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Chapter 376 Almost exposed
There really was a Xu Yuan in the Champa office of the Exorcism Bureau.

It was played by Lang Xiaoba.

When Xu Yuan left, he left Lang Xiaoba and Mao Dabing to handle the "aftermath".

This included instructing Lang Xiaoba to disguise himself—making sure Gao Wanli didn't notice anything amiss.

Xu Yuan had not forgotten that Gao Wanli was still an inside man in his office.

After cleaning up the battlefield, Lang Xiaoba and Mao Dabing returned to the yamen. Lang Xiaoba then took a so-called "job" and went to Luocheng.

Lang Xiaoba took a stroll outside the city and returned looking like Lord Xu.

After that, everything returned to normal.

There was no deliberate attempt to keep a low profile, as that would only arouse suspicion.

Lang Xiaoba impersonated his superior and first reported to the Southern Bureau that he had been assassinated.

Then a city-wide search was launched to find the assassin's accomplices.

On the other hand, a strange case occurred in Wan Yun's jurisdiction, which he was unable to handle, so he sent someone to ask the adults for help.

As a result, the adult was assassinated on the way.

Lang Xiaoba also took his men and solved this strange case as well.

Lang Xiaoba's technique perfectly imitated Xu Yuan's every move.

Throughout the entire bizarre case, Wan Yun, who had been by his side the whole time, was completely unaware of anything.

If the Crown Princess adopts the second plan, she will definitely be deceived by Lang Xiaoba.

……

The Crown Princess then went to the river camp.

The river supervisor had already prepared a pool of things for her.

The task of catching these things was passed down from the river inspectors to the canal transport gangs, which in turn passed it down to the fishing gangs, and so on, naturally to the ordinary fishermen who made a living along the river.

Because of the pressure from above, dozens of fishermen have capsized their boats and fallen into the water in the past few days, never to be able to get back to shore.

Rui Rui waited for news of those four low-level officials at the canal government office.

Just like when I was waiting for Xiao Wu.

Dafu wandered around outside the city for two days.

After eating that nest of ants, it remained drowsy and lethargic.

I suddenly woke up today.

Then, as if she had become smarter, she returned to the city smoothly and found her way home without any trouble.

He crawled back to the backyard of the government office and lay down in his own little nest.

Take a deep breath.

I finally feel a bit more at ease.

Then it poked its head out of the nest and peeked furtively into the yard.

I didn't find Fanzhezi. I haven't been back for a long time, have I?
If he finds out... I'm afraid I'll get a lecture.

……

"Lord Xu" is not in the government office.

They were assassinated in the west of the city.

Rui Rui waited for several hours, and it was getting dark, but no one came back.

But news had already spread throughout the city:

Lord Xu has been assassinated for the second time.

There were four assassins, all of them sixth-rate!

Having been assassinated twice in just a few days, Lord Xu was furious and burned all four of them to ashes with a single burst of fire.

Rui Rui then went out and rushed in before the city gates closed, and personally inspected the site of the battle.

The next morning, she was finally able to leave the city and report to the Crown Princess: "It was Danxiu's internal fire."

"To be able to burn four sixth-rate people to ashes with a single fire, one must at least be a fifth-rate fire in one's belly."

Lang Xiaoba carried Aunt Wang's heart.

When Aunt Wang returned from Hegong Lane this time, Grandpa Shen gave her three plasters.

She can make three shots.

……

The four sixth-rate bastards who died are not important.

It has been confirmed that the one in the Exorcism Bureau is indeed the real Xu Yuan.

The Crown Princess then set off to invite her seventeenth uncle.

Uncle Seventeen did not refuse again and set off immediately.

The Crown Princess then sent Rui Rui to summon Gao Wanli. ...

Gao Wanli explicitly refused: She would not go.

I'm a sixth-rate craftsman!

Do you know what this level of craftsmanship means?
In this Ming Dynasty, which power would be willing to let a craftsman of this caliber risk going to some remote and uncivilized place?
Therefore, Gao Wanli was very confident.

But Rui Rui had a faint smile on her face and said, "This servant is of lowly status and is just a messenger. It is indeed impossible to invite Lord Gao. This servant will go back and report now. His Highness has always been respectful to the virtuous and talented, and will surely come to invite Lord Gao in person."

Gao Wanli was furious and stared intently at the smiling maid.

"No need, I'll go," Gao Wanli said through gritted teeth.

Rui Rui bowed and said, "Please, Lord Gao."

He thought disdainfully: What's with the pretense? He has no choice but to obey orders.

After Gao Wanli left, "Xu Yuan" returned with his men.

Dafu immediately felt guilty and quickly shrank back into its nest.

When "Xu Yuan" passed by its den, Da Fu suddenly glared at it.

With a whoosh, it rushed out of its nest and started pecking at "Xu Yuan" with a loud pecking sound!
Lang Xiaoba hurriedly tried to hold down Dafu, drag it back into the house, and then tell it the truth.

Then, embarrassingly, he discovered that he couldn't handle the enraged Daifu!

After being pecked a few times on the head, Lang Xiaoba covered his head and scurried into the house—Dafu chased after him.

Lang Xiaoba was taken aback. Although the process was different from what he had expected, the result was the same!

Lang Xiaoba quickly closed the door, transformed back into his original form, and gave a proper explanation.

Fortunately, Gao Wanli had already left the yamen by then, otherwise she might have been exposed.

……

The Crown Princess gathered her troops and headed towards Ghost Witch Mountain.

On the way, she made a special trip to Datianpo Village and slaughtered all the villagers, young and old, as well as their chickens, dogs, cattle, and sheep.

He fulfilled Rongrong's "last wish".

Afterwards, the group circled around Guiwu Mountain and arrived at Qihetai Town.

His men hired a young guide in town.

He happened to be a handyman at a newly opened inn in the town.

Xu Yuan, standing on a secluded high point in the mountains, gazed at the Crown Princess's entourage from afar. Upon seeing the young guide, he couldn't help but feel a little dazed.

It felt like going back a few months, when the Holy Maiden was doing the same thing, driving Ah Guang into the mountains to hunt her down...

Tian Jing, who was standing beside the official, couldn't help but ask, "Sir, how strong are they?"

Xu Yuan waved his hand, signaling Tian Jing to hurry up and follow him.

"The old man beside the Crown Princess is a fourth-rate scoundrel!"

Tian Jing shuddered: "Fourth-rate?!"

Xu Yuan remained calm and said, "Don't forget, that person's ticket has already been lost in Qidou Village."

Without the ticket, the evil spirits in the mountains won't recognize you as the Crown Prince's consort.

They're all fresh and delicious flesh and blood!
"But... even if they could incite the evil spirits in the mountains to attack them, it would be difficult to kill a fourth-rate person."

All sorts of evil spirits are on Guanghuo Street.

Xu Yuan smiled and said, "Then we'll have to see if our son-in-law can pull it off."

"A son-in-law who marries into the family? Who is that?" Tian Jing asked, puzzled.

"Never mind that for now," Xu Yuan said, keeping everyone in suspense. "They'll definitely go to Qidou Village first, so we need to hurry up and make arrangements."

Xu Yuan then quickly walked up the Copper Coffin Cliff.

……

Gao Guanzi returned to the village and, with a stern face, ordered the entire village to relocate.

Even though he was a mountain runner in the village, many people still opposed his idea of ​​moving the entire village.

Gao Guanzi was prepared.

First, keep an eye on those who oppose the most vehemently, and make a mental note of them.

Only then did they gradually reveal the benefits that Lord Xu had promised.

When it was mentioned that "newborn children can go to live outside the mountains after passing the examination," everyone fell silent.

"Move!" With someone taking the lead, the whole village quickly agreed.

The village was poor, and the villagers didn't really have much to their name.

After gathering food, ironware, tinder, and other supplies, the entire village followed Gao Guanzi to the Copper Coffin Cliff in a grand procession.

The trail left clear marks, making it easy to track.

(End of this chapter)