Food Fairy Lord

Chapter 682 Crane
Xing Zhi had no prejudice against headless people. She lifted the curtain to take a look, then got on the car and sat on it. "The jade-bone spirit body, is it the Xuanmen that Master Pei just killed?"

After a while, a voice hissed softly from inside the carriage: "Visiting the palace?"

"He was killed in the palace, with the help of the mirage." Pei Ye said, "The time, the place and the people were all right. I'm afraid it will be a long time before there is another sword like that."

"In the palace? That's a person of real status?" Xing Zhi was stunned. "Yes, is it the person killed in the case you are handling?"

Xing Zhi is now in the Purple Ribbon rank, a high position in the Immortal Terrace. She knows about the secrets that have been going on in the palace and outside the city recently, and she also knows that the young man took away the "Thorn of the Moon" that has been sealed for 23 years and "unseen and unheard". However, her duties are not here, so she does not know the details of the secret case.

"I guess so. The case is closed only after this man is killed."

"Done?"

"Yeah." Pei Ye watched Shang Lang sit next to him and handed the whip to him. "Originally it could have been done in a month, but I've been waiting for this one."

"..." Xing Zhi didn't know what to say for a moment. She had worked in the Immortal Terrace for a long time. Countless difficult and strange cases had been investigated and settled by the Immortal Terrace. But after so many years, there were only a handful of extremely important cases that had been lingering, but no one dared to investigate or could investigate. They were of the highest level of secrecy and were stored deep in the Immortal Terrace, waiting for the right person to reopen them at the right time.

[The Volume of the Assassination of the Queen in Mingyue Palace] is one of them. It has been twenty-three years since it was closed.

Now the young man has received the case file, and after three months in the palace, he can come back and get an official seal of "case closed"... To be honest, since the time when "Crane Character Jiayi" was resigned, there has been no such inspector in the office.

Gao Yang is the backbone of the family, but he still has to return to his position as the heir to the clan eventually. Moreover, the stupid things he did when he first started as a goose inspector almost made her doubt her own judgment.

"I won't ask about the case in detail, but... the station has records and notes on all the Xuanmen in Beijing. Who is this person? Just report it and we can cross it off."

"The personal attendant before Li Du was also the 'Bashui Envoy' of Mirage City, Zhang Mengqiu."

"..."

Xing Zhi was silent for a while: "How did you kill him... This person is ranked 263rd on the Crane Ranking."

Shang Lang, who was sitting in front of the car, seemed to understand what was going on. At this moment, he hissed in shock and turned his head to stare at the young man.

Pei Ye smiled, not knowing what to say. To be honest, he really didn't realize the strength of this man at all. Forty days and Yue Muzhou had a special training. With one sword, he pierced the throat of a man whose half body was still in the mirage. It was not as easy as pie, but it was also like taking something out of a bag.

This expression was even more unfathomable in Shang Lang's eyes. He knew that Pei Ye was extraordinary now, but he didn't expect that Lian Hebang could kill him easily. He clasped his fists and said, "Brother Pei, you must be careful when you see Zhu Ge'er. Don't crush him to death by accident."

Pei Ye smiled: "I will definitely use less strength."

Even though he knew that it was a sword that was the result of the combination of many conditions, the young man had indeed achieved too many such achievements, but most of them were not convenient to talk about.

However, this kind of record that is inconvenient to talk about will not be affected within the Immortal Platform, so Xing Zhi smiled and sighed meaningfully, saying: "I hope that Young Master Pei will support me in the future."

Zhaoshixianren Terrace is located in a quiet place and is usually very low-key, but it is not hidden, or in other words, its existence cannot be ignored.

To the west of the imperial city, where the ancient Observatory was located, a straight high platform rises to the sky like a silver python, or it is like a sword from the Shenjing City piercing the sky. It is far taller than all the buildings in the Shenjing City without any fear of overstepping its boundaries, and stands there uniquely.

Below it is the main office of Xianren Terrace.

It is indeed a majestic and cold place, and it does not hesitate to keep strangers away. Its architectural form is also quite unique, with four high-rise buildings surrounding the Immortal Terrace, which have been there for many years, and the upper floors of each building are connected by multiple corridors.

Below the high-rise buildings are some townhouses, courtyards, and two- or three-story buildings. Overall, it is more exquisite and magnificent than Pei Ye had imagined, but it does not occupy too much land.

Xing Zhi flashed the purple ribbon seal, and the carriage drove into a courtyard. Shang Lang drove the carriage along the way, and Pei Ye sat cross-legged on the shaft of the carriage, finishing writing the first case closing document since he became the Yan Prosecutor.

If every inspector could return to the station with his life and the completed case file, he would write a handwritten closing note and seal it together with the case file in the archives of the Xianren Station. By looking through the case files of the Xianren Station from many years ago, one can see not only the beginning and end of those cases, but also the traces left by the inspectors of previous generations.

Xing Zhi led Pei Ye through the gates and houses, without climbing any tall buildings, and went straight to the observatory. Then she did not go up, but said a few words to the clerk in front of the door. The clerk glanced at Pei Ye, put down his pen and went up to pass the message. After a while, he came down and made a "please" gesture to Pei Ye.

Xing Zhi smiled and said, "Go ahead, the host is up there. I have nothing else to report, so I won't get involved."

Pei Ye nodded, clasped his fists in farewell to her, then walked in holding the scroll and sword.

"There is only one way, go up." The clerk at the door pointed upwards.

There is indeed only one path, and the stone-paved corridors and stairs give people a sense of eternal purity and stability. The moment Pei Ye walked in, he could hardly hear any sound from the outside world. The higher he went, the quieter it became. Pei Ye couldn't help but have a thought - people who have lived here all year round probably rarely think about worldly affairs.

I don't know how long I went up, but finally the sky gradually opened up. There was only a huge room at the top, very spacious, with a flat ground and a round sky, shaped like a dome. It was filled with some strange instruments and piles of books.

It is also made of stones of the same color, but the top is very high off the ground and very clean, making the plain robe below appear even thinner and smaller.

But he was actually still very tall, with a strong frame, and when he turned around he looked very generous: "Nice to meet you again, come in."

Pei Ye bowed and said, "The case of Mingyue's assassination has been concluded, so I came to report."

"Well, I just received the report this morning. Has the case closing document been written?" Li Yan stretched out his hand.

Pei Ye handed it over.

Li Yan looked down and saw that the boy had written very concisely. It was almost hard to believe that such a case involving so many people and which had been unsolved for twenty years had only a few words to end.

"The assassination of the Queen in Mingyue Palace 23 years ago has been solved. The rain will spread the spirit realm to the shore, and the assassin will draw his sword from the mirage.

The people involved are: He Wujian, Yu Sicheng, Yu Ziliang, and Zhang Mengqiu, all of whom have been killed; Yong Bei and Yong Ji have not yet been killed.

No innocent people died.

Locking scales for twenty-eight years, Peiye. "

The language was very plain and simple, but Li Yan read it for a while longer, took out the official and private seals, sealed them, closed them and handed them back, saying: "This case has been pending for a long time. First, it is difficult to act in the palace, and there is also the obstruction of the Yu family; second, the assassination was complicated and bizarre, and no one knows the details since Yue Muzhou left. Now the fog of this case has been blown away by you, and everything is clear. It can be considered a closed case."

Pei Ye took it over, and Li Yan continued, "The confidentiality level of this case file is 'see and hear nothing'. The priority rank in this level has always been 'nine', and it has been raised to 'seven' in the past two years. Once you have closed this case, you can do the crane inspection."

This was said once before in Wuyun Tower. This case was indeed thrilling and difficult, but it was only the first case that Pei Ye had really handled. Moreover, he had always used Xianrentai as a raft to do some convenient things, and he did not think of himself as a member of Xianrentai. When he was suddenly given this Crane card, he was still a little hesitant.

"Well, I'm only eight years old, and I've only handled this one case... and it has to be kept secret. I'm afraid I can't convince everyone."

Li Yan's expression did not change, as if it was not worth mentioning. He lowered his head and opened a small cabinet, selecting something: "Anyone who is promoted to the position of Crane Inspector must have a few secret cases that are forbidden to be examined. Since he was promoted to Crane Inspector, he must have done something worthy of promotion - take it."

He handed over a small sign with almost no identifying features. "Before, Xizhou asked for it for you. You haven't arrived in person yet, so the name recorded for you is Yan Yi Shang. Crane is not ranked upper, middle or lower. The total number of people in all the branches of the Tang Dynasty is limited, so they are only ranked in A, B and C. I'll give you C Yi for now."

"Isn't this too high?"

"I think you can do most of what other crane inspections can do in the Bing character; but the things you can check, almost all Bing characters and most Yi characters can't check, so let's leave it at that for now."

"Then, then Brother Zhu, what is Zhu Gaoyang's ranking?"

"Well, he's 'A-Thirteen'." "Oh."

"As for cultivation, it is not something that a Hejian needs. Most of the time, you are not as good as a black-robed official, but sometimes, you are enough to exceed the upper limit of a Yeque. I think you are very skilled in putting yourself in the right position at the right time." Li Yan lowered his head in front of the table, moved his powerful fingers to the left, and pulled out a piece of white paper, "Then, we can open a new case."

He reached out and picked up a pen, then dipped it in ink: "Secret level... 'See and Heard', priority rank 'First'."

Pei Ye was slightly startled: "What?"

"[Zhu Jing Palace assassination of the eldest princess]" Li Jian said calmly, picking up the pen and writing these seven words diagonally on the paper, "Twenty-three years ago, 'Mirage City' plotted to assassinate our Great Tang Queen, and last night he plotted treason again and assassinated our eldest daughter of True Blood. Investigate this so-called 'Mirage City', no matter who is behind it, he must be executed according to the law."

He put down his pen, took out his seal and stamped it, then handed the paper to Pei Ye: "This case concerns the foundation of the empire. All the inspectors of the Xianren Terrace will take it, and it will also be reported to the Southern Court and the Dali Temple. Since Inspector Pei He is here, he should be the first to take it."

Pei Ye looked at the old man's calm brows. His face was as calm as ever, without any emotional fluctuations, but Pei Ye realized that the counterattack had begun.

Pei Ye was so used to being on high that he almost forgot that the Daming Palace had guards and the Tang Dynasty had laws.

This was because the people he was fighting against were almost all the people who made these laws. Just as the other party could not use the Southern Court to investigate him, it was difficult for him to report to the Dali Temple that Yu Sicheng poisoned the princess in the palace.

Is it the government's turn to take charge of what happens in the place where the Qilin is watching and the emperor lives?
But some things seem to have always been within the law.

If you get used to ignoring it, by the time you realize it, you may already be unable to escape the stranglehold of this web.

With the conclusion of the [Ming Yue Assassination] case, the bodies of the two Qing Feng Envoys have been displayed in the Immortal Terrace. There is irrefutable evidence of their assassination methods, and the case files were written by Yan Jian Pei Ye himself. Then the Mirage City should of course be overturned, and there is no reason why all the government offices should not work together to overturn it.

On the surface, Nan Ya is now Yuan Zhao's territory, but secretly it is the territory of the Five Surnames. No matter which side it is, they will be happy to oppress Prince Yan's faction.

If the investigation of Mirage City was completed and the person who ordered everything was caught, even if he was the prince of Yan, and even if his assistant was a general who had made great achievements in the Northern Frontier, why wouldn't they be beheaded in public? In a place like Shenjing, once the charges were made, is there anywhere they can escape to?

Pei Ye took the paper, and Li Jianze seemed to have just approved a case as usual. He put away the seal and said, "Since the last time, you have inherited the position of [Star Guardian] through Xiting Xin, but you haven't used it yet."

"Don't you mean that you need to obtain complete immortal power to connect to the true sky?"

"Yes, the power of the true sky must be completely 'real'. However, among the [Zhaozhu] recorded by the Immortal Platform, no one has complete immortal power, let alone Xitingxin, and can still inherit the name of the god and use the power of the god. For you, the name of [Shenxingshou] should be greatly enhanced, but I have no case before. You can try it when you leave Beijing this time."

"Leaving Beijing...where should I go?"

Pei Ye really couldn't stay in Shenjing. The "Zixing Power" had not been settled yet, and Xiting was still undecided. He knew that Yong Ji was still working and it was impossible for him to rest.

But as Li Yan said, he is good at and used to putting himself in the right position. He has to first ask about the layout of the Immortal Terrace about the situation outside the city and how he can intervene.

"Well, outside of Shenjing, the preliminary exploration has basically been completed and is now in the next stage. You can go to the West Building to ask Zhang Zhongcheng about the specific implementation matters." Li Yan said, "Let him handle the filing of this new case and the archiving of your old case."

"Well, good."

Li Yan nodded, as if there was no more topic to talk about. He nodded slightly to him, indicating that he could leave.

But Pei Ye did not move. He was silent for a while, and suddenly said, "Master Li."

"Ok?"

"I want to ask you a question...I don't know if this is a good place to do it."

"Please say."

"Excuse me, can I enter the 'Life Dog'?"

Li Yan turned around and glanced at him: "You don't know anything, you're just a returning guest, and you like us?"

"I want to know from you at this time." Pei Ye said.

Li Yan was quiet for a moment: "First of all, I want to remind you not to reveal anywhere that you have seen the people of 'Destiny Dog', and don't let anyone know that you know them."

Pei Ye nodded.

"Secondly, you can certainly join the Fate Dog. We are currently observing you as the next member." Li Yan looked at him, and Pei Ye once again felt what Xu Chuo said, "Li Yan speaks for precision, without code words, and it's not easy to make any witty remarks."

He really means what he says.

"However, whether you can enter the 'Dream of the Queen Mother of the West' is not decided by us." Li Yan said, "If you come in with our promise, then you may be rejected by us in the future."

"So, what decided it?"

"Two things." Li Yan said, "The first thing is the Queen Mother's legacy. Legend has it that before the Queen Mother of the West died, she left her legacy to the world. Later, those who picked up the Queen Mother's gift were qualified to be invited into her dream. Xitingxin is also her legacy, or it can be said to be the most precious legacy."

"Then now I..."

"Not only now, but even earlier. I noticed you when you just got the Xiting Heart." Li Yan looked at him, "Of course, I also noticed it when it was still on someone else."

Pei Ye was startled and stared at the old man in front of him in a daze.

"So, 'Xiting Heart' has always been a floating thing." Li Yan said, "We have been observing its possible owners. At first it was Yue Muzhou, then Qu Zhu, and then you. We can all accept it. Of course, the next one may also be Yong Ji."

Li Jian said calmly: "I hope it's you. If it's Yong, things will be very troublesome. But after all, we still have to wait until it is finally settled."

Pei Ye was silent for a moment: "Do you mean the power of communication with the true sky?"

"It can be understood in this way."

"Okay, what about the second thing?"

"Do you know what 'life dog' means?" Li Yan said, rarely silent.

"What do you mean?"

"It means exactly what it says. A few dogs chasing after their fate." Li Yan looked at him. "Pei Ye, everyone who picks up the Queen Mother's legacy has a reason to die for it. So what is your reason, or ideal?"

Ideal is actually a word that Pei Ye rarely comes across.

But he was only slightly stunned for a moment, then he said, "Kill Taiyi True Dragon Immortal Lord."

Li Yan looked at him silently, and he looked at Li Yan fearlessly.

(End of this chapter)