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Chapter 616 An unexpected thing
Shunyang Prefecture, Ningzhou Road.

In recent years, Ningzhou Road has had a low presence. The good thing is that it has not suffered too many disasters, but the bad thing is that no one cares about it. However, Shunyang Prefecture, as a transit station on the important inland waterway north of Jinhuai City, is still very prosperous compared to other places on Ningzhou Road.

Every morning is the time when the number of merchant ships docking at the dock outside the city is the highest. The river here has been expanded several times over the past few hundred years, but it is still a bit crowded.

In a busy mutton restaurant outside the dock, merchants coming and going in the morning would hurriedly drink a bowl of mutton soup and leave in a hurry. However, it would become even busier after the morning because the freight workers at the dock would stop here to eat some mutton offal to fill their stomachs, usually with some inferior wine.

There are only a few places in the entire south where people can drink in the morning, and this is one of them, because dock workers can sleep well after drinking and get up at midnight the next day to continue unloading and loading cargo.

In addition to the dock workers, there were also some tourists occupying the inner room and the second floor of the mutton restaurant. They leisurely enjoyed the delicious mutton soup and morning wine, watching the busy dock workers come in waves and then leave in waves.

In a private room on the second floor near the official road leading to the dock, Liu Huai'en, Lu Shan and four others were sitting around an octagonal table. In front of each of them was a wine bowl, and in the middle of the table was freshly stewed lamb.

"This stuff is really delicious, no wonder it's so popular!" Liu Huai'en held a piece of lamb ribs in a very ungraceful manner, his mouth full of grease, and he picked up a big bowl of wine from time to time.

"This sheep was raised by the demon tribe. Each of their tribes will raise some livestock and nourish them with demon energy every day. If they can transform within five years, they will naturally become members of their tribe. If they fail to transform, they will be sold to various parts of the continent, or they will be exchanged among different tribes to eat."

Lu Shan also held a piece of pork ribs, which he chewed and swallowed directly with the bones.

Upon hearing this, Liu Huai'en bit off the ribs in his hand and ate them. After swallowing them, he said, "I've heard of it before, but I never had a chance to try it. It's a pity. After I finish this business, I must go to the north to buy more."

He licked the oil on his hands, then stood up and leaned over the window to look at the city wall in the distance. He said, "Master Li Miaolin is good at using puppets. He has at least two very powerful puppets around him. You must suppress his puppets as soon as possible, and leave the rest to me!"

"Fellow Daoist, please do whatever you want. As long as his master does not interfere, he will not be able to escape!" Lu Shan's tone was full of confidence.

"Haha, if his master is not stupid, he will not be involved in the cause and effect of the southern cultivation world at this time. As for what happens later...you and I don't need to worry about it. Changqing Zhenren will take care of it."

While speaking, Liu Huai'en returned to his seat, picked up the mutton on the middle plate and started eating again.

Soon, the mutton and wine were all gone, and Liu Huai'en called the waiter to settle the bill in a very mercenary manner, and then led Lu Shan and others to the city gate.

The city was surprisingly quieter than the dock. There were not many people walking on the street. Apart from the inn, the only shops along the way were some grain stores and cloth shops. When approaching the city center, I saw a worldly place that smelled of rouge.

Opposite this worldly place is the residence of Ningzhou Road Taoist Palace.

"Are we just going to go in and find him?" Lu Shan couldn't help but ask as he approached the Taoist Palace.

"Of course, we have the investigation files in our hands. When Taoist Li Miaolin refuses to cooperate and rises up in resistance, it will be our time to take action!"

"You guys really thought it through!"

"Ha ha!"

Liu Huai'en laughed loudly, attracting the gaze of the Qigong practitioner guarding the Taoist palace. Under the scrutinizing gaze, Liu Huai'en took out an identity card and a document from his arms, handed them over and said, "I have been ordered to come to Taoist Li Miaolin for questioning." The Qigong practitioner guarding the gate's face changed slightly when he heard Liu Huai'en's words, but he was not too nervous. Perhaps it was because Li Miaolin was an outsider, and even if there was a problem, it would not have much to do with him.

After the Qigong practitioner confirmed the ID card and the documents, he first greeted the two servants beside him, then clasped his fists and said to Liu Huai'en, "Excuse me, senior, please sit in the reception room for a while. I will go and report to you."

"Stop talking nonsense and just lead us to the backyard!" Lu Shan said with the good face.

After all, the Qigong practitioner did not dare to disobey. Of course, perhaps he also wanted to watch the show. After a moment of hesitation, he led Liu Huai'en and others to the backyard.

The layout of the Taoist Temple is still maintained here. Soon the group walked through the front hall and then through the courtyard. From a distance, Liu Huai'en saw a middle-aged man in a gray-green Taoist robe with narrow sleeves, waiting for him with a smile on his face.

The middle-aged man gave a good first impression, because his image was consistent with the impression given by a Taoist master. He had a full forehead, thick eyebrows and big eyes, a one-foot long beard, and wore a white jade crown popular in the south.

This is Li Miaolin, and he looks exactly like the portrait in the information.

After the two sides met, they exchanged polite words according to Taoist etiquette. Liu Huai'en then took out the documents and case files and said directly: "I have been ordered to take you to Jinhuai City to ask you a few questions."

He changed his statement temporarily. His original plan was to ask some questions on the spot to provoke this person, but judging from the current situation, this person could not be angered by just a few words.

"Oh? Could you tell me why?" Li Miaolin asked politely.

"Someone reported that you were behind the battle in the north of Ningzhou Road, trying to interfere with the fight for the artifact in Chu." Liu Huai'en first talked about the case seriously, and then explained with a smile: "We are just asking routine questions, don't panic, fellow Taoist."

Li Miaolin remained calm. He glanced at the faint demonic aura emerging from the hands of the three people behind Liu Huai'en, clasped his fists and said, "Okay, I'll go with you!"

"... "

The smile on Liu Huai'en's face froze, and then he stood there in a daze, not knowing how to respond.

Lu Shan and the two weapon cultivators beside him also felt their breathing stagnate. The demonic energy flowing through their hands turned into red spots, with fine magic runes flashing in the red spots.

Li Miaolin still had a smile on his face. He clasped his fists towards Liu Huai'en and said, "However, it would be best if the 50,000 demon army assembled by Fellow Daoist Hu Yin came with me to the south. This way, we could catch Linshui Prefecture off guard, or support the battle in the Liangjiang area to the east, and maybe even counterattack."

Liu Huai'en finally reacted. He looked at Li Miaolin seriously, clasped his fists and said, "Daoyou is really good at scheming!"

"Ha ha!"

Li Miaolin laughed out loud, and said with a slightly smug tone: "Back then, those idiots from Linshui Prefecture found me and promised me a lot. Did they really think I would be fooled? They were just playing along..."

He said as he cupped his hands to Liu Huai'en and said, "Isn't this going to steal your credit?"

(End of this chapter)