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Chapter 216 The Old Taoist Priest and the Handsome Scholar (Seeking monthly votes and continued reading)

Qin Changge continued, "What did that person look like? How old was he?"

Xuan Yi explained, "That man was an old Taoist priest with gray hair and a wine gourd hanging from his waist. He seemed to possess some mysterious qualities. That's why I believed him."

Upon hearing this, Qin Changge nodded, and then led Xie Buyan and Ye Hanzhou away from the Golden Knife Guard prison, heading towards the Bright Moon Tower.

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Soon, the three of them arrived at Mingyue Tower, a famous restaurant in the capital of the Great Xia Dynasty, frequented by high-ranking officials and nobles.

Upon seeing this, Qin Changge frowned. There were too many people here, all sorts of people, so finding the person who leaked the exam questions wouldn't be easy.

Qin Changge said, "You two go and call our teammates over, and then take turns keeping watch. We must find the person who leaked the exam questions."

Xie Buyan and Ye Hanzhou both clasped their hands in a fist salute.

Soon, Xie Buyan and Ye Hanzhou called over the other four members of their team.

Qin Changge instructed them to keep watch here, while he himself entered Mingyue Tower.

The shopkeeper ignored Qin Changge, because Qin Changge was just a silver-armored patrolman with a silver knife, whose rank was too low.

Qin Changge took out the Golden Knife Patrolman's token and waved it in front of the shopkeeper.

The manager of Mingyue Tower widened his eyes instantly, and respectfully clasped his hands in greeting, saying, "Sir, what are your orders?"

Qin Changge asked, "Do you remember someone dressed as a Taoist priest, with gray hair and a gourd of wine hanging from their waist?"

The shopkeeper shook his head and said, "I'll ask for you."

Immediately afterwards, the shopkeeper called over the waiters, waiters, and general helpers, asking them if they remembered anything.

However, all these people said they had never seen the old Taoist priest who leaked the exam questions.

Clearly, these people had never seen the old Taoist priest, which also meant that the old Taoist priest had never been to Mingyue Tower.

Qin Changge frowned, then returned to the vicinity of Mingyue Tower to reunite with his teammates.

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Qin Changge asked, "Any clues?"

Xie Buyan and Ye Hanzhou shook their heads and said, "Captain, we've been monitoring this place for a long time, but we haven't seen any old Taoist priest."

Qin Changge frowned, then felt that waiting like this was really foolish.

So Qin Changge took out three copper coins and began to divine, hoping to find out the old Taoist priest's whereabouts. It should be noted that Qin Changge's divination skills were quite strong; he could divine the whereabouts of almost anyone who wasn't too powerful.

Qin Changge is now gambling that the old Taoist priest isn't that strong.

Qin Changge cast a divination, but the result was somewhat chaotic, which meant that Qin Changge was unable to divine the whereabouts of the old Taoist priest.

Qin Changge frowned. In this situation, it could only mean that the old Taoist was either very strong or was with someone very strong.

Qin Changge shook his head; it seemed there was no other way.

Qin Changge instructed Xie Buyan, Ye Hanzhou, and the others, "Stay here and take turns. Make sure at least two people are here, and then notify me if there is any news."

Qin Changge returned to the Golden Knife Guard headquarters, to room number twelve of the Ren-character building, where he sat cross-legged and began his cultivation.

Right now, the only way to find that old Taoist priest is to stake out the place.

However, Qin Changge didn't need to do these things himself; he only needed to give instructions to his subordinates.

Qin Changge continued his cultivation, consuming the Heaven-Mending Elixir to gradually improve his cultivation level, and soon broke through to the mid-stage of the Divine Illumination Realm.

Qin Changge discovered that his domain had doubled in size, from one li in radius to two li in radius, which was a significant improvement.

At the same time, Qin Changge also discovered that the Heaven-Mending Elixir was indeed a good thing, and Qin Changge felt that he could exchange all the other spirit stones for the Heaven-Mending Elixir.

The next day, Qin Changge received a report from Xie Buyan, who said, "Captain, we've found that old Taoist priest and are following him. Should we capture him?"

Qin Changge nodded and said, "We represent the imperial court, so there's no need to hesitate. Just arrest him and interrogate him slowly." Qin Changge led Xie Buyan to the vicinity of Mingyue Tower.

At this moment, Ye Hanzhou had already subdued the old Taoist priest.

This old Taoist priest was not a regular at Mingyue Tower, but he was a regular at the brothel next door, Yanxia Tower.

Yanxia Tower is a famous brothel where people come to drink and have fun, unlike Mingyue Tower, which is a restaurant where people come to eat and chat.

At this moment, the old Taoist priest felt somewhat innocent and said, "Gentlemen, what do you want with me? I am a law-abiding citizen!"

Qin Changge said expressionlessly, "Bring the Golden Knife Guards back first, and we'll talk about it later."

You must know that this old Taoist priest can disable Qin Changge's divination abilities, so Qin Changge dared not be careless.

However, the old Taoist priest did not act rashly. He obediently followed Qin Changge and the others back to the Golden Knife Guard headquarters and was directly imprisoned.

Qin Changge was somewhat surprised. What gave this old Taoist priest such confidence? He was cooperating with them so obediently.

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In the cell, Qin Changge asked the old Taoist priest, "What's your name?"

The old Taoist priest answered honestly, "My name is Murong Guihe."

Qin Changge continued, "Have you ever sold a practice exam paper to a scholar?"

Without hesitation, the old Taoist priest nodded and said, "That is indeed true."

Qin Changge said expressionlessly, "Who instructed you to leak the imperial examination questions?"

The old Taoist priest, Murong Guihe, was somewhat surprised and said, "What do you mean by leaking exam questions? I just took on a task and earned some money."

Qin Changge frowned and asked, "What mission?"

The old Taoist priest, Murong Guihe, explained, "A scholar asked me to sell a scroll to another scholar. I thought it was an easy deal, so I accepted the task and earned one hundred taels of silver. That's all. What did I do wrong?"

Qin Changge said expressionlessly, "The exam papers you sold are the questions for this year's imperial examination."

Upon hearing this, the old Taoist priest widened his eyes and said, "How is this possible? Sir, please don't wrong me. How could I possibly have the ability to obtain the questions for the imperial examination?"

Qin Changge frowned, said nothing more, and then returned to his office as a Silver Knife Patrolman.

Qin Changge said to Xie Buyan, Ye Hanzhou, and their many teammates, "Go and investigate this old Taoist priest, Murong Guihe, right now."

"Yes!" Xie Buyan, Ye Hanzhou, and the others accepted the order and left.

Before long, the men returned to report.

Xie Buyan said, "Captain, this old Taoist priest is indeed named Murong Guihe. He's an old drunkard who often appears at Yanxia Tower. He's not hiding anything, but his background is too clean. He doesn't seem like someone who could get his hands on the imperial examination questions."

Qin Changge nodded. It seemed the old Taoist priest was telling the truth; he had simply been used.

Qin Changge returned to his cell and asked Murong Guihe, "What did the scholar who asked you to sell the exam questions look like?"

Murong Guihe thought for a moment and said, "He is a very handsome scholar, dressed in a common blue robe, with black hair like a waterfall and a face like jade. Oh, and he also likes to wear perfume, so he smells like osmanthus all over."

Murong Guihe said, "Sissy, Osmanthus Fragrance, he's the one who ruined me."

Upon hearing this, Qin Changge nodded. "Where did you two meet back then?"

"Near Yanxia Tower," Murong Guihe replied.

Qin Changge nodded, then left the cell and returned to the Silver Knife Police Station office.

Qin Changge said to the team members, "Let's go find a handsome scholar near Yanxia Tower who smells of osmanthus perfume."

"Yes!" Xie Buyan, Ye Hanzhou, and the others accepted the order.

(End of this chapter)