The Demon Soul is Coming

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Liu Sang made a face at his sister-in-law, and said in a pitiful voice like a wronged daughter-in-law: "My lady, she bullied me again."

Xia Yingchen ignored him, floated over, and said: "Zhaowu, the chief arrester has something to ask you for questions."

Xia Zhaowu threw the book case aside and snorted: "What's the matter with him?"

Xia Yingchen sighed lightly: "Shi Yuan, the daughter of Fifth Doctor Shi Yan, was killed at home last night."

Xia Zhaowu was stunned.

Xia Zhaowu was talking outside with the seal of the new chief arrester of Xuan Tunmen.

The stamp didn't suspect her, it was just that Shi Yuan was suddenly stabbed through her throat with an iron hook and hanged at home. Those who walked with her in the past few days would naturally be interrogated to see if there were any clues.

Liu Sang saw that Xia Yingchen was sitting there looking a little restless, so he asked, "My lady, is there anything else going on?"

"Well," Xia Yingchen said, "President Tu's arrester just brought the news that eighteen children's bodies were found in Dongxiao Forest in the early morning. After investigation, they were the eighteen children from the Blood Prison Gate. This news should have been kept secret, but after His Highness Wushang knew about it, he asked him to inform me."

Liu Sang pretended to be shocked: "The eighteen boys from the Blood Prison Gate? The eastern suburbs?"

Xia Yingchen's thoughts turned quickly... My sister and husband planned to go to the Investigating Academy early this morning, but the eighteen boys from the Blood Prison Gate died on their way to the Investigating Academy. Is this just an accident?

Liu Sang whispered: "My lady is worried. The fact that the Eighteenth Boy will be there has something to do with us? But if the Blood Prison Gate wants to deal with us, they can do it directly in the city. Why go to the eastern suburbs?"

Xia Yingchen shook his head: "The king's birthday banquet is just around the corner, and the princes of various towns or their representatives have entered Yingdu one after another. Because of the rumors of cutting the feudal clan that are spreading everywhere, it is difficult to distinguish the true from the false. On the surface, everyone is very peaceful. It's nervousness. Shi Yuan is just the daughter of the five doctors, and the city is already full of troubles at this moment. It is estimated that people from all walks of life are now guessing whether her death will affect the complicated situation. The blood prison gate has always had a bad reputation. If you dare to kill a daughter of a prince who has just been promoted to a county princess in the royal city at such a time, I am afraid that no one will be able to protect them."

Liu Sang said: "So they chose to attack outside the city?"

Xia Yingchen said: "If you do something outside the city, then take people away or destroy their corpses without leaving any traces, then no one will know what happened to Zhao Wu, and they will not be able to trace it. However, if this It was the purpose of the Eighteen Boys appearing there, but who killed them?"

She couldn't figure it out.

***

There is an earthen castle more than ten miles north of Yingdu.

Xuanyu Meihua looked at the curtain flying in front of her, and said indifferently: "Although I don't know who the person who killed the Eighteen Boys is, I can be sure that he is definitely not weak."

From behind the curtain, there was a "crack" sound, and the "crack" sound stopped, and a woman said coldly: "Could it be Xia Yingchen? She knew we were going to take her sister there, so she took the lead first? "

"It's absolutely impossible," Xuan Yumeihua said, "Xia Yingchen might be able to kill the Eighteen Boys by himself, but that person was unarmed, and Xia Yingchen used the Snow Sword among the Five Swords of Heaven and Earth. Xia Yingchen Yingchen hasn't cultivated to the level of a master yet, so she can't get out of the shackles of her dual cultivation of ice and martial arts, if she is the one who makes the move, I can definitely tell."

"Based on your judgment, how strong is that person?"

"Hard to say!"

"Hard to say?"

Xuanyu Meihua said: "The eighteen boys died more scattered, and their deaths were different. It can be seen that the man did not have the ability to defeat them in one fell swoop. He could only rely on guerrilla attacks to defeat them one by one. From this point of view, the strength of the man should be Not as good as you and me. But judging from the scene, although the man failed to defeat Shiba Boy in one fell swoop, Shiba Boy did not pose any threat to the man from the beginning to the end, so it cannot be ruled out that the man is the same as Xia Yingchen in the station. Deliberately concealing the possibility of strength."

The woman behind the mantle said: "Although Xia Yingchen hides his strength, he can't hide it from you."

Xuanyu Meihua said indifferently: "But I haven't seen that person make a move with my own eyes."

There was another "pop, pop" sound from behind the curtain.

"I have conveyed this matter to the sect master through the young master," Xuan Yumeihua said, "The sect master asked the young master to pass the message, your revenge will eventually be avenged for you. But since there are still unknown enemies hiding in the dark, and The current situation is extremely complicated, he asked you to be patient for a while and not act rashly."

The woman didn't answer any more, only the sound of "papa" continued.

Xuanyu plum blossoms drift away.

Behind the curtain, there is a paper figurine on the ground.

The woman took the slippers and patted the paper figurine one after another, letting out a vicious and terrifying shrill smile...

***

Sending off the new head of Xuan Tunmen, after lunch, someone sent an invitation.

Xia Yingchen took the invitation, flipped through it, asked for details, and asked someone to send the envoy.

"His Highness Wushang is hosting a banquet tonight, inviting the sons or princesses who came with the princes from all walks of life, and we are also invited." Xia Yingchen glanced at Liu Sang lightly, "What do you think?"

Xia Zhaowu muttered: "Sister, what are you asking him for? How does he know so much?"

Liu Sang first smiled at his sister-in-law, then looked at Xia Yingchen and asked: "That day we met His Highness Wushang on the road, do you know where he came back from?"

Xia Yingchen said: "His Highness Wushang came out of the royal city this time, nominally to inspect on behalf of the king. I have checked the official itinerary. He was supposed to be in Tai County that day, thirty miles away from us."

Liu Sang said with a smile: "So he went to some places he shouldn't have gone without telling the court?"

Xia Yingchen said: "This is not something we should care about."

Liu Sang sighed: "But the situation is like this, we have to care about it."

Xia Zhaowu asked suspiciously, "What are you talking about?"

Xia Yingchen ignored her, looked at Liu Sang and said, "I just asked for the list of envoys, and he didn't hide anything. The people invited tonight do not include princes, but all parties came to pay their respects. The important people around the princes of the towns are either wise generals or princes."

Liu Sang said: "Marquis Dingbei and Lord Zhiyu have come to Yingdu to pay their respects?"

Xia Yingchen shook his head: "His younger brother Wu Lin was sent by the Marquis of Dingbei, and his second son Yue Ziming was sent by Lord Zhiyu. They are also on the list of His Highness Wushang's dinner party."

Liu Sang sighed: "It's very clear now, no wonder the rumors of cutting down the feudal clan spread so strongly, because it was spread from Yingdu in the first place."

Xia Yingchen's eyes flickered: "I heard that the great Sima and the queen have been urging the king to declare His Highness Wugui as the crown prince at the birthday banquet. Now the position of crown prince has not yet been determined. After all, His Highness Wushang is the eldest prince. People dare to touch him. Once the crown prince is confirmed, His Highness Wushang will not only lose his status, but also, according to the usual practice, he will be directly enfeoffed as the county king and ordered to go to the fief.

"If he really falls into that situation, he's afraid he won't be able to reach his fief for the rest of his life."

Xia Yingchen said: "So, His Highness Wushang's move is actually for..."

Liu Sang said: "Use the princes to protect yourself!"

Xia Zhaowu seemed to understand but half understood.

……