Chapter 720

Hengy Yuan's gaze fell on the small jade mirror, which he had left at the bottom of the well. During the conflict with Heng Hui, it accidentally fell out of his arms.

After listening to Heng Hui's story and watching him die, he was filled with sorrow and did not care about the fragment of the Book of the Earth.

After that, the night watchman came. He knew that he would have to go to the dungeon. To prevent the mirror from being taken away by the night watchman, leaving it at the bottom of the well was the best choice.

Hengy Yuan's plan was to retrieve the fragment of the Book of the Earth if he had the chance to escape, or perhaps the Jinlian Taoist priest would pick it up for him.

He did not expect it to fall into the hands of the night watchman.

Xu Qi'an stared at Hengy Yuan, waiting for his reply.

The small jade mirror was given to him by Wei Yuan this morning. He did not leave any instructions, but Xu Qi'an felt that Wei Yuan wanted to return the fragment of the Book of the Earth to Number Six through him.

Seeing that Baldy was silent for a long time, Xu Qi'an took a sip of tea and said slowly, "This mirror was found at the bottom of the well. If it is not yours, then it is Heng Hui's. And its real name is the Book of the Earth. "

Hengy Yuan suddenly looked up and stared at him. Xu Qi'an smiled and said confidently, "There are many people in the world who do not know about it, but that does not include us night watchmen."

Hengy Yuan lowered his head and said in a low voice, "That is indeed mine."

Xu Qi'an said, "From what I know, this is a treasure of the Daoism and Earth Sect. How did it end up in the hands of a monk like you?"

Hengy Yuan replied, "It was fate that allowed me to obtain this treasure. I hope that you can return it to me."

Xu Qi'an shook his head and took back the small jade mirror. He played with it in his hand and smiled, "Master, I don't think that's all there is to it. How can a treasure of the Daoism and Earth Sect be explained with the words' fate '?

"If you are honest and say something useful, I will let you leave. Otherwise, you will spend the rest of your life in the dungeon of a night watchman."

Hengy Yuan was silent for a while and got up to leave.

Xu Qi'an frowned, "Where are you going?"

"I am going back to the dungeon."

Number Six's character wasn't bad. He didn't betray Tian Di Hui. Of course, it could also be because he hadn't been tortured. But that is not what I want. Xu Qi 'an said in a low voice, "It's just a magical weapon. Master, why do you have to go this far? Is there anything more precious than freedom in this world?"

Heng Yuan didn't turn around. He only said, "Sir, please put back the shackles on this poor monk."

Xu Qi 'an looked at the official who was taking notes. "You can leave first."

The officer packed up the pen, paper, and inkstone and left the interrogation room.

Xu Qi 'an coughed and said in a gentle tone, "Master, please sit down."

He got up, pulled Heng Yuan's arm, and made a respectful gesture.

Heng Yuan sat back down at the table in a daze. Looking at the copper gong whose attitude had changed by 180 degrees, he had no idea what he was planning.

"Master, I do not know anything. I obtained the Book of the Earth by chance." Hengy Yuan said helplessly.

"Don't be so sure. A monk does not lie. You will be embarrassed later." Xu Qi'an said with a faint smile, "Ning is the Number Six of the Heaven & Earth Society."

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Hengy Yuan's eyes widened. He looked at him in shock. The indifferent temperament on his face disappeared. It was replaced with hostility and alertness.

It seemed that if Xu Qi'an showed any sign that he was going to harm the Heaven & Earth Society, he would slap the gong to death.

Xu Qi 'an lowered his voice and used the tone of an underground gang member. He leaned on the table and said, "I'm Xu Qi' an, a spy planted by Yunlu Academy in the Night Watchers' Office.

"The Book of the Earth was not found by the office. I fished it out of the well. I was also the one who found you. And all of this was ordered by Number Three. He's my superior. "

'Number Three?!' Hengy Yuan was deeply shocked. He did not immediately deny or doubt the words of the gong. At that moment, he thought of something.

'Number Three is a student of Yunlu Academy. He has revealed more than once that the academy has planted spies in various offices of the imperial court. As an orthodox Confucian academy that once controlled the imperial court, such behavior is normal.

'After the Sampo Case, Number Three mentioned the details of the Sampo Case in a letter sent by the Heaven & Earth Society. There are indeed spies from Yunlu Academy in the night watchman's office.

'But how did Number Three know my location? Yes, the Jinlian Taoist Priest knows our identities. At that time, Heng Hui was with me. The Jinlian Taoist Priest would definitely avoid conflict with Heng Hui, so he could only ask for help from others. The night watchman was in charge of the Sampo Case. Number Three, who had spies in the night watchman's office, was the best person to ask for help.

'I owe Number Three another life. Number Three is indeed a scholar. He is chivalrous and a trustworthy friend. I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to repay this debt in the future.' At this thought, Hengy Yuan took a deep breath. He looked at Xu Qi'an without wariness and hostility. He asked gently, "What else did Number Three say?"

"He said that the Spring Examination is around the corner and that he could not leave Yunlu Academy. If he were to encounter similar problems in the future, he might not be able to save him in time. So, he asked me to contact you. If you need any help in the future, you can look for me. "

Xu Qi'an added in his heart, 'If I need any help, I can look for you too. It won't expose Number Three's identity.' At least not in the short term.

He did not want to expose himself for the time being. First of all, the image he had set up before was a little exaggerated. The members of the Heaven & Earth Society all thought that he was a top elite of Yunlu Academy and a learned scholar.

In the end, they found out that Number Three was just a gong.

Second of all, if he did not reveal his true identity, it would be equivalent to leaving a lot of leeway for him to operate.

In any case, to Number Six, Hengy Yuan, it did not make much difference whether he was a night watchman or a student of Yunlu Academy. He would not lie to him.

Hengy Yuan nodded and took the fragment of the Book of the Earth from the handsome gong. He said, "If you need my help in the future, please don't hesitate to ask."

Xu Qi'an smiled and waved his hand. "Master, I will take you out now."

After seeing off Hengy Yuan, Xu Qi'an returned to Spring Breeze Hall. The Lü Qing and other constables of the government did not come to the government office anymore, because they knew that Xu Qi'an was likely to make up for his mistake with the case of Princess Pingyang.

Song Tingfeng and Zhu Guangxiao were meditating in the side hall, while Li Yuchun was tidying up things. Every ornament must be in order.

"Boss, let me help you …"

"Don't, don't move." Li Yuchun hurriedly stopped him. "I can do it myself. I can do it myself."

Xu Qi'an was happy to be free. He sat down at the table and said, "When the case is over, let's go to the Musical House for a drink. My treat."

"The Musical House …" Li Yuchun was a little hesitant.

"Boss, you haven't been to the Musical House, have you?" Xu Qi'an noticed this and winked in a strange way.

In this era, a man with a high status who had never been to the Musical House … was very rare. Just like in Xu Qi'an's previous life, a female doctor was still a virgin, and a 30-year-old male doctor never used his hands to show off.

They were all rare in the world.

"How can we go to such a foul place?" Li Yuchun shook his head and said, "The three will be beheaded at noon today. Do you want to go and watch?"

Xu Qi'an hurriedly shook his head. "No, I can't stand that kind of scene."

Li Yuchun cast a puzzled look at him.

Beheading was all too common in Great Feng. Not to mention the fact that a group of officials from the capital were dragged to the market to be beheaded, even those condemned to death were enough for the commoners to watch as they ate.

There was no psychological pressure.

"Anyway, I won't go," Xu Qi'an said.

The scene of hundreds of people being beheaded was still too shocking for him, and he wouldn't be able to sleep. This was because he had several years of criminal investigation experience and had seen a lot of bloody murder files. If it were ordinary people, they would probably be traumatized.

…

At noon, in the market.

On the execution platform, more than a hundred people were kneeling, and the first two were Zhang Feng, the Minister of War and his son Zhang Yi.

They were wearing white prison uniforms, and their eyes were covered with black cloth, waiting for death. More than a thousand commoners had gathered around them, watching from the inside and outside.

Not everyone liked to watch a cruel and bloody scene, although in the eyes of the common people, the beheaded were all guilty murderers. The main reason was that the imperial court adopted a policy of half forcing and half encouraging the "onlookers". Some people had no choice but to come. They were forced to come.

The reason was very simple, to promote the majesty of the imperial court and to frighten the common people.

"Behead!" The executive official looked at the sundial and threw out the token.

When death came, the blindfolded relatives cursed and scolded Zhang Feng, the Minister of War, for harming others and himself. They wouldn't let him go even if they became ghosts.

The executioner raised the butcher's knife high, and heads rolled down one by one. Blood splattered everywhere, and the thick smell of blood could even be smelled by the common people.

After that, two more batches of death row prisoners were beheaded, and they were the family members of Count Pingyuan and Sun Zhongming.

Monk Hengy Yuan, who was standing outside the crowd, silently turned and left. He came to watch the scene of the execution for two reasons.

The first was to help his junior brother Heng Hui settle the karma, so he came to watch the enemy behead. The second was to calm his obsession and prevent inner demons from forming in the future.

Heng Hui was the junior brother he raised, and he treated him like a son. An eye for an eye, and this matter was over.

…

"Master Shen Shu … are you awake?"

In the side hall, Xu Qi'an was cultivating his Qi while summoning Shen Shu, but he still didn't get a reply from the senior monk.

He seems to be able to sense my thoughts. Is it the Buddhist Mind Connection? His Mind Connection shouldn't be able to read memories … No matter what, he was asleep most of the time, and that was a good thing.

As Xu Qi'an was thinking, his heart skipped a beat. He opened his eyes and saw that his two colleagues were cultivating with their eyes closed. He took out a small jade mirror and read the message.

[Six: Everyone, I'm fine now. Thank you for your concern.]

[Five: Is Number Six really Number Six? Could it be a disguise from the night watchman?]

Number Five was the first to raise his doubts. At first glance, he seemed to be a cautious person, but in fact, he was the stupidest.

[Four: Heh, if it was fake, the Jinlian Taoist priest would have warned us in advance. Number Five, what you should think about is whether Number Six was instigated by the night watchman.]

[Number Four is indeed a scholar, and he used to be a high-ranking official. His mind is sharp …] Xu Qi'an clicked his tongue.

[Five: Then, Number Six, were you instigated?]

[Six: I'm fine. I just want to thank Number Three and the Jinlian Taoist priest for saving me.]

[Nine: There's no need to thank me. Your junior brother had no intention of killing you.]

[Four: How's the progress of the Sampo Case?]

Upon seeing this, Xu Qi'an waited for a moment, but Number One's message didn't arrive. He typed: [The Sampo Case is over, but it's not over either.]

[Four: As expected.]

[Five: What do you mean? What do you mean by as expected? How is the Sampo Case over? How is it not over?]

[Four: Heh, let Number Three explain. I believe he can explain it better than me.]

Xu Qi'an pondered for a moment and chose to take on Number Four's burden. He typed: [It's very simple. The true goal of the Sampo Case was to draw out Princess Pingyang's case. Heng Hui brought the Sealed Artifact and wreaked havoc in the inner city. The destruction of Count Pingyuan's residence is the best proof.

"At noon today, the three officials involved were beheaded at the entrance of the market by the Yi Clan. Princess Pingyang's case is over, and the mastermind has achieved his goal. They will most likely leave the capital with the Sealed Artifact, and this storm will be over.

[But the Sampo Case itself isn't over.]

So that's how it is. Number Five was enlightened. Then, he suddenly stabbed Number Three in the back. [Number Three, you're a big liar. The person who picks up money every day is obviously you.]