When Mo Xi came out of the cold room, the jailer's soul was about to leave his body.
Previously, when the ruthless official Lord Wangshu came to interrogate Gu Mang, he came out wearing a silk sapphire blue robe. It was so clean that even the moonstone pendant on his chest was not crooked at all. However, when he went in to take a look, good lord, Gu Mang was completely covered in blood.
Lord Wangshu himself did not spill any blood, but he had already tortured Gu Mang to such a state. Now, Lord Xi He's royal army uniform was almost completely soaked in blood. Then, wouldn't Gu Mang —
Thinking of this, his legs almost gave way and he fell to the ground. Fortunately, his little disciple beside him supported him in time. Only then did he manage to stand up straight, trembling. He saluted Mo Xi and said, "Lord Xi He, take care."
Mo Xi's face was pale. He pursed his lips and silently walked out of the cold and gloomy corridor without looking back. The iron-plated military boots stepped on the cold bricks, producing a crisp sound.
"Heavenly Fragrance Life-prolonging Open-Air Fragrance Life-prolonging Dew! Hurry, hurry, hurry!! "
The jailer's hands trembled as he held the elixir that could regenerate muscles and remove rot. He led a group of medical practitioners into the cold room. Before he could even stand still, he was stunned.
He saw Gu Mang lying on the stone bed, wrapped in a black and gold winter coat. Half of his thin face was exposed under the fur, but it was clean.
The little disciple was stunned. "Master, this, what's going on …"
The jailer's eyes swept around and fell on the complicated golden snake totem on the sleeves of the coat. His heart skipped a beat. Wasn't this the emblem of the Northern Frontier Army?
Then he thought again. When Mo Xi came in, he was clearly wearing a winter coat, but when he went out, he was wearing a fitting black robe. These clothes … could it be …
He swallowed his saliva and walked a few steps forward. He gently lifted a corner of the fur coat. Sure enough, he saw Gu Mang sleeping inside, breathing evenly. The wounds on his body had all stopped bleeding. The jailer couldn't help but stare blankly. He vaguely felt that something was wrong, but when he thought of Mo Xi's usual cold and arrogant demeanor, and how Gu Mang had mercilessly stabbed Mo Xi in the past, this daring thought was quickly extinguished.
The young disciple also stuck his head over to take a look. After looking for a while, he finally reacted, "Aiya! Isn't this Lord Xi He's outer robe? "
"…"
"Master, master. Isn't it said that Lord Xi He is obsessed with cleanliness and never lets anyone touch his things? "
The jailer was speechless. "Do you think he'll ask for it back?"
"Oh …" The little disciple scratched his head in embarrassment. "That's true."
He paused for a moment, and then his curiosity killed the cat, "But isn't the Lord Xi He here for interrogation? Why are you so nice to the prisoners? "
"He's not a cruel official." Although the jailer still had some doubts in his heart, he was still very clear about what should and shouldn't be guessed. Thus, he patted his little disciple's shoulder and said earnestly, "Not everyone likes to see blood as much as the Lord Wangshu."
"Oh …"
"Pay attention to what happened today. Don't speak of it to anyone else." The jailer turned around and instructed the others. From the corner of his eye, he glanced at the shining golden snake on the fur robe and whispered,
"Remember, don't talk too much."
Mo Xi walked on the official road in the rain and snow. The west wind blew on his face, but he didn't feel cold even though he didn't have winter clothes. His eyes were burning and his heart was beating like a drum. Gu Mang's murmur kept echoing in his ears.
I want … to have a home …
His heart was like a piece of messy grass that was set on fire, burning all the way from his chest to the point that even his eyes were slightly red.
He increasingly felt that perhaps Gu Mang's mind wasn't damaged. Otherwise, why would he unconsciously murmur this sentence when he was unconscious?
The fire in his chest was both a kind of torture and a kind of hope. He kept thinking about it like this, not even noticing that his shirt was covered in blood and had attracted the attention of passers-by.
The snow was getting heavier and heavier, and Mo Xi's eyes were getting brighter and brighter. He thought that no matter what, after this case was over, he must get Gu Mang from the Murong Lian.
Only in this way could he spend time with Gu Mang and have a chance to find out whether Gu Mang was pretending to be stupid or really crazy.
While he was lost in thought, a shrill scream suddenly came from afar, "Ah —!!"
Mo Xi stopped in his tracks and looked up to follow the sound.
Now that the situation in the capital was in a state of high alert, he immediately rushed in the direction of the scream. It was a wine shop. The tables and chairs were all smashed, and a few wine jars piled up in the corner were also broken. Aged pear blossoms flowed all over the floor, and the room was filled with the strong fragrance of wine.
The customers rushed out, and only a few cultivators who happened to be drinking wine gathered outside the private room on the second floor, including Yue Chenqing.
Yue Chenqing covered the wound on her arm that was bleeding incessantly. She was so angry that she let loose a torrent of abuse. This was really strange. He had such a good temper and would not get angry easily, but at this moment, he looked like he was fuming with anger. He muttered, "Coward! Little turtle! You're not a good friend at all! "
His mind was simple and cheerful, and he rarely scolded people. Thus, he only used a few words, and even "little tortoise" was considered a swear word.
"It hurts!"
Mo Xi quickly went upstairs and bumped into Yue Chenqing, who was shouting angrily, "Big bad dog!"
As soon as he looked up, he happened to be cursing Mo Xi.
Mo Xi: "…"
Yue Chenqing was stunned, and his round eyes widened. "Lord Xi He? Why are you here? Um, I'm not talking about you … "
"What happened?" Mo Xi glanced at Yue Chenqing. "Are you hurt?"
"Yes, yes! Just now, a skilled man in black suddenly jumped in through the window and wanted to take Sister Xiao Cui away from the wine shop. " Yue Chenqing was angry and anxious. "Sister Xiao Cui is usually very cute. Every time she drinks wine, she gives us brothers more. Sometimes she even gives us peanuts and kidney bean cakes. Although the kidney bean cakes aren't very delicious, but —"
"… Get to the point."
"Oh, the point, the point." Yue Chenqing thought for a while and said angrily, "The point is, when I saw that the situation was not right, I rushed up with a few friends to stop the man in black. But that guy used some strange witchcraft. I didn't even touch the corner of his sleeve before he cut me with his sword. But those friends of mine, when they saw that I was injured, they all ran away in fear! They're all little turtles! "
The more he said, the angrier he got. He looked like he was about to vomit blood.
"Our Chong Hua's Hundred Herbs Gathering is actually a bunch of playthings. That's too mean!"
"…"
The Chong Hua's Hundred Herbs Gathering was a small group formed by Yue Chenqing and a group of young people. A group of young masters who liked to climb up the social ladder swaggered around the city every day. They even secretly gave themselves honorific titles in the pugilistic world, such as "Proud Dragon" or "Embroidered Tiger". Mo Xi already thought that they were retarded. When he heard what Yue Chenqing said, he naturally scolded them sternly. "I told you not to hang out with those people, but you didn't listen. Are you hurt badly? "
"I'm fine, I'm fine." Yue Chenqing looked like she had nothing left to live for. "I was just betrayed by my brother. My heart is cold and sad. Now I can finally understand how you feel, Lord Xi He. Back then, you … "
Halfway through her sentence, she suddenly felt that what she said was wrong. She quickly shut her mouth and looked at Mo Xi with her round eyes.
Mo Xi was silent for a while, then asked, "Where did the man in black go?"
"I don't know. His movements were too fast. He didn't seem like a living person. With a whoosh, he disappeared without a trace. My poor Sister Xiao Cui … Lord Xi He, do you think he's the early prostitute … "
Mo Xi frowned. "What is it?"
Yue Chenqing realized that Mo Xi had been so busy recently that he definitely didn't hear about Mr. Shu's exaggerated brothel murder case. She said, "He's the murderer from the Hongyan Brothel."
"Let me see your wound."
Yue Chenqing showed it to him with an aggrieved expression.
"…" Mo Xi scrutinized Yue Chenqing's wound, frowning deeper. "… It's the Broken Water Sword …"
Yue Chenqing was shocked. She asked in shock, "The Broken Water Sword's Grandmaster Li Qingqian?"
Mo Xi shook his head and didn't deny it. He only said, "Go home first. The capital has been very chaotic recently. Don't run around if you have nothing to do."
"My father went to the Lava Mountain to cultivate in seclusion. My Fourth Uncle is very cold. He doesn't even care about me. I can't stay at home alone."
"Then go to your brother's place."
Yue Chenqing hesitated and muttered, "He's not my brother …" Because she had been influenced by the Yue Clan since she was young, Yue Chenqing didn't have a good impression of Jiang Yexue. She only thought that he was a good-for-nothing and a disgrace to the Yue Clan. However, she couldn't say much in front of Mo Xi. She changed the topic. "By the way, Lord Xi He, where did you come from? Why are your clothes covered in blood?"
"…" Mo Xi looked down. After a while, he said, "I took care of someone."
"Took care of someone?" Looking at the blood on his clothes, she wondered if that person had been beaten to death by Lord Xi He.
"Don't ask," Mo Xi said, "Can you draw a portrait of the kidnapped Miss Xiao Cui?"
"Sure, I'll try!"
Yue Chenqing said. She asked the Lady Boss for a pen and paper. Soon, the face of a young girl appeared on the paper. Mo Xi watched from the side. However, even after Yue Chenqing finished the last stroke, he still couldn't see anything special about this girl. Just as he was about to ask the Lady Boss about her background, Yue Chenqing suddenly picked up the pen he had put down.
"Wait! There's still something missing! "
After saying that, she hurriedly drew a mole beside Xiao Cui's eye. Only then did she say with satisfaction, "Yes, that's right."
Mo Xi's eyes widened slightly. "She also has a mole?"
"Ah? What do you mean by 'also'? Who else has it? "
Mo Xi said, "… Among the five prostitutes who were taken away from Hong Yan Lou, one of them also had a mole at the corner of her eye."
As he explained to Yue Chenqing, he thought to himself, "Could it be that this mole is a very important feature in front of that 'flower thief'? Could it even be the prostitute's' escape from death '?"
Just as he was deep in thought, Yue Chenqing said hesitantly, "Lord Xi He, actually, there's one more thing I want to tell you."
"Go ahead."
"That … that's right. I don't know if it's just my imagination, but when I was fighting with that man in black just now, although I didn't see his face, I felt that there was a smell on him that I was very familiar with."
Mo Xi asked, "What smell? Where have you smelled it before?"
"It's not that I smelled it. It's just a kind of … uh … I can't describe it. It's a kind of aura. I think I've felt it before. But at that time, we were fighting in a hurry and he left quickly. I didn't have time to examine it carefully before he disappeared. "Yue Chenqing sighed," Lord Xi He, do you think he's the murderer of Hong Yan Lou? "
"… I'm not sure." Mo Xi finished speaking and thought for a while, then said, "How about this. Yue Chenqing, go to Shen Nongtai to treat your injuries first. Also, go to the Security Agency and tell them something. "
"What is it?"
Mo Xi looked at Xiao Cui's portrait and said, "If I'm not wrong, that flower thief is looking for women with certain characteristics. The mole should be one of those characteristics. Tell the Security Agency to announce to the whole city that all the girls who meet the requirements should go to the Security Agency for temporary shelter. "
"Oh, okay, okay." Yue Chenqing responded and was about to go out when she suddenly remembered something. She hurriedly turned back and said, "By the way, Lord Xi He, I heard that Big Brother Murong has received an order from the Emperor to interrogate Gu Mang at any time. Do you know about this?"
"… Yes."
"Gu Mang seems to still be useful to you, Lord Xi He. If Big Brother Murong interrogates him, I'm afraid he will be half-dead. Do you want to first …"
"It's fine." Mo Xi shook his head and subconsciously rubbed the mysterious silver ring on his thumb. His eyes slowly darkened.
When he was treating Gu Mang's injuries, he had already put a tracking talisman unique to the Mo family into Gu Mang's body. During the duration of the talisman, as long as Gu Mang acted strangely, the ring on his finger would heat up and help him sense Gu Mang's location and condition.
He really didn't want to see Gu Mang's appearance after being tortured by others.
Mo Xi said, "I'm already prepared. No matter what the Murong Lian does, I will know. You don't have to worry. "
After bidding farewell to Yue Chenqing, Mo Xi returned to his residence and took out the jade scrolls of the five prostitutes.
He put Xiao Cui's portrait together with the singer with the mole of tears, and then stared at the other four faces.
The other four women didn't have any obvious characteristics. Just by looking at the portrait, he couldn't find any more details.
However, this situation didn't last long. As more and more women went missing in the city, Xi He's residence also got more and more portraits. After categorizing them, they found that the shapes of their lips were very similar, and their noses were very similar.
Therefore, according to these characteristics, Mo Xi asked the imperial guards to invite the girls who met the requirements to the Peace Bureau for protection.
Sure enough, it didn't take long for the disappearance of women to stop for the time being. Occasionally, a few girls who weren't taken over by the Peace Bureau in time would be taken away by the "flower thief". Now, it was the cultivators who were very worried.
"Elder Yu of the Sky Bearing Platform is no match for that guy. If he takes our hearts, what should we do?"
"Sigh, I don't dare to go out to the wild to practice alone recently."
Seeing that the end of the year was approaching, the originally bustling Chong Hua City quieted down. People always went out in groups of three to five and hurried back home before the sky turned dark. The Yue family's enchantment talisman was selling at an unprecedented high. Many people didn't buy it, and they didn't even dare to leave their weapons when they slept at night.
As for those who couldn't afford it, they cried and begged the Yue family to be merciful and let them pay for it later.
Yue Chenqing couldn't make the decision on this matter. Her father wasn't here, so her uncle went out and angrily drove all the poor and pedantic cultivators away. He scolded, "What are you making a fuss about? Do you think you have the right to behave atrociously in front of a first-class cultivator's residence? The Yue family's talisman is indestructible, it's worth this price! Can't afford it? Borrow money from your brothers and friends! "
The storytellers didn't dare to tell stories anymore. Moreover, the situation was getting worse and worse. Who would dare to listen to stories happily?
In front of Yue Lai Teahouse, the small red pasted paper of "The Brothel Guests Killed Seventy Men in Fury" slowly became tattered in the wind and snow. The rainwater soaked the brush and ink, making it difficult to read the words on it …
That night, the snow stopped. The capital was filled with bright moonlight.
Mo Xi sat in Xi He's courtyard, flipping through the files he had accumulated over the past few days. At the same time, he subconsciously rubbed the Flying Snake Silver Ring on his thumb.
He had been doing this a lot recently. This tracking ring was like a link between him and Gu Mang to avoid being noticed by others. Only when it was safe could he feel at ease.
However, on this quiet night, when he was about to close the book and rest, the ring suddenly became hot!
Mo Xi suddenly turned his gaze and saw the snake pattern on the ring start to twist and turn. It slowly turned into the shape of a pointer, pointing to the southwest of the capital. The silver snake's body also started to change color. After a few flashes of light, the scales finally all shone with a green brilliance.
When the snake scales turned green, it meant that the person being tracked had been drugged. This wasn't strange. When the Murong Lian interrogated prisoners, they would often give them all kinds of hallucinogenic drugs.
The problem was the direction. The southwest of the capital wasn't where the Yin Prison was, but where the heroes of the Chong Hua were buried. War Spirit Mountain.
Why did Gu Mang suddenly leave the Yin Prison and be transferred to War Spirit Mountain?
Mo Xi had just thought of this when he heard all the defensive barriers in the city emit bursts of golden light. The martial law bell in Wang Cheng rang. One after another, a total of thirteen rings.
— — A prisoner escaped from prison!!
Gu Mang escaped from prison!?
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