Witch, don't do anything reckless!

Seemingly sensing Li Chuqiu's doubts, Xu Jinghong said smugly, "This is called a 'Concealing Aura Talisman,' which can hide one's aura and evade the divine sense detection of those experts from the Jingwang Mansion."

As expected, even though the two of them blatantly broke into Prince Jing's residence, there was still no movement around them.

"Walk."

Xu Jinghong was about to leave.

"Where to?"

"Investigate the background and origins of these monsters!"

Xu Jinghong clicked his tongue and said, "I didn't expect that there were so many 'ghosts' hiding in the Prince Jing's mansion?"

"interesting!"

Li Chuqiu looked up and observed the surroundings. The two of them were in a corner under the wall. Lights were on not far away, and occasionally patrolling guards and servants from the mansion would walk by.

The mansion was very quiet.

"The Prince Jing's residence is so large, how can we investigate it?"

Li Chuqiu raised a question: "Relying on us, I'm afraid we'll investigate until dawn without any results, and we might even alert the enemy."

This stumped Xu Jinghong.

If those demons don't show themselves, it's impossible for the two of them alone to investigate this vast Prince Jing's mansion. But if they openly invite the Heavenly Profound Division to investigate, it will most likely alert the demons, making it even less likely that they will find anything.

"What should we do then?"

Li Chuqiu thought for a moment and said, "The best course of action now is to investigate whoever is suspected first. Maybe we can find some clues."

Since these demons have entered Prince Jing's residence, they must have a place to hide. But where in the entire Prince Jing's residence could those demons possibly hide?

More accurately...

Who is most likely to collude with the demons?!

Xu Jinghong asked hopefully, "Then who is the most suspicious?"

"I don't know either."

"..."

The two stared at each other, wide-eyed.

Li Chuqiu had a guess in her heart. According to what Deputy Commander Liu said, the Crown Princess was indeed highly suspicious.

However, this is only a preliminary suspicion. The fact that the two of them sneaked into Prince Jing's residence in the dead of night is already quite audacious. If they were to investigate the Crown Princess further, and were exposed, they could be convicted of a serious crime of having improper intentions towards her—that would be the end of them!

Xu Jinghong comes from a prominent family in the capital, with a powerful background and no fear, but Li Chuqiu has no power or influence, and if she gets caught, she's finished.

"There's another place..."

Just then, Li Chuqiu suddenly spoke up again: "There might be a clue."

"where?"

"The body of Prince Jing's heir."

Upon hearing this, Xu Jinghong was taken aback: "You mean...?"

"Since the death of Prince Jing's heir is suspicious, there must be some secrets he has."

Li Chuqiu narrowed her eyes slightly. A few days ago, Liu Xu went to examine the body of Prince Jing's son alone and ended up encountering that witch.

...Although it's unclear where that enchantress came from, she was most likely after Prince Jing's heir.

Therefore, the best way to find out the truth is to start with the body of Prince Jing's heir.

"That makes sense!"

Xu Jinghong was not stupid and quickly understood the meaning behind Li Chuqiu's words.

"Alright, then let's examine his body!"

Xu Jinghong immediately made up her mind.

Under the cover of darkness, the two concealed themselves, evaded the patrolling guards of the mansion, and silently arrived at the place where the body of Prince Jing's heir was kept.

"The murderer of Prince Jing's heir has not yet been caught. Prince Jing's body is stored in the inner hall over there, in an ice coffin. It is guarded by many skilled guards from Prince Jing's residence, making it difficult for ordinary people to approach..."

Not far away, the two hid on the rooftop, gazing at the heavily guarded inner hall.

"After the last time, Prince Jing strengthened the security here, so it's probably impossible to sneak in now."

"Is there nothing you can do?"

Li Chuqiu turned to look at Xu Jinghong.

Do you think I'm a god?

Xu Jinghong rolled her eyes.

Li Chuqiu originally thought that this Lord Xu might have some other skills, but he didn't expect that was all.

"Then we'll have to think of other ways."

Just as Li Chuqiu was about to give up, she suddenly noticed something and looked up.

Not far away, in the sky, several auras fluctuated.

There was also a familiar feeling about it...

"Another demon?!"

Xu Jinghong suddenly looked up and saw several dense demonic energies crisscrossing the sky above the Prince Jing's mansion.

How dare you?

Xu Jinghong was slightly surprised. She hadn't expected that a demon would dare to show up and cause trouble directly at Prince Jing's residence!

Sure enough, not long after the demonic energy appeared, several auras emerged from the Jingwang Mansion and quickly headed towards the place where the demonic energy was gathering.

The government was thrown into turmoil.

"A great opportunity!"

Xu Jinghong's excited voice rang in my ears: "Let's go!"

Just as Li Chuqiu turned her gaze away from the distant area, she saw Xu Jinghong leap up and head towards the inner hall not far away.

Li Chuqiu hesitated only slightly before quickly following after him.

Under the cover of darkness, the two used the "concealment talismans" on their bodies to evade the divine senses of the Prince Jing's mansion. Taking advantage of the chaos within the mansion, the two silently approached the inner hall.

The footsteps outside were chaotic. After sneaking into the inner room, the two quickly slipped inside.

The further in you go, the more a chilling cold gradually spreads.

The surroundings were empty and dark, with no one in sight. The two entered the innermost room.

Push open the door and enter.

A chill spread around her, and as soon as Li Chuqiu entered the room, a strong sense of unease welled up in her heart.

"Ouch, it's a bit cold!"

Xu Jinghong, who was in front, used his spiritual power to resist the cold. He looked around and saw that it was pitch black and empty, except for a huge crystal coffin lying in the room.

Inside this crystal coffin lies the body of the Prince Jing's heir.

Xu Jinghong stepped into the crystal coffin and glanced at it: "Huh, it's all frozen solid?!"

Li Chuqiu followed closely behind and arrived in front of the coffin.

"Is this the heir apparent of Prince Jing?"

This was the first time Li Chuqiu had seen the prince's true face. At this moment, the prince was a cold corpse, frozen stiff, his skin pale and looking somewhat terrifying.

"It's him."

Xu Jinghong nodded. He didn't have much of an impression of this Prince Jing's son; he had only met him a few times.

Li Chuqiu's gaze fell on the visible wound on the neck of the Prince of Jing. It was so deep that the bone was visible, as if it had been cut open by some sharp weapon, but the cut was uneven and looked extremely terrifying.

"Is this the fatal wound?"

Li Chuqiu quickly scanned the area. The Prince Jing's son was still wearing clothes, and only the wound on his neck was visible.

If this is the fatal wound, then something is rather strange...

"Did you notice anything?"

Xu Jinghong stared at it for a while but couldn't see anything. He turned to look at Li Chuqiu next to him and saw that he was staring intently at the coffin. He then asked him a question.

Li Chuqiu pondered, "Does this Prince Jing's heir know martial arts?"

"Really?"

Xu Jinghong thought for a moment and nodded: "This Prince Jing's son's martial arts talent isn't particularly high, but it's not bad either. With the resources available to the Prince Jing's mansion, they can definitely turn him into a cultivator."

"That's even stranger..."

Li Chuqiu pointed to the corpse inside the coffin: "The way he died doesn't seem like he was killed by a demon... If a demon wanted to kill him, it wouldn't have gone to such lengths to leave such an obvious wound."

Upon hearing this, Xu Jinghong followed Li Chuqiu's finger and looked in the direction she was pointing: "You mean, the one who killed Prince Jing's heir might not have been a demon?"

"It's hard to say..."

Li Chuqiu shook his head; he couldn't be sure either, after all, he wasn't a professional coroner.

To find out the cause of death of the Prince Jing's heir, a professional and thorough autopsy is required.

"It seems we need to find a way to examine the body of Prince Jing's son again."

Xu Jinghong and Li Chuqiu exchanged a glance and quickly came to a conclusion.

Given their current situation, they naturally lack the ability to perform a second autopsy on the Prince of Jing. The only option left is to ask Deputy Commander Liu for assistance.

Only with her influence could she possibly persuade Prince Jing.

"We should go. If we don't leave soon after the noise outside stops, we'll probably be discovered."

Xu Jinghong spoke up to remind him.

Just as the two turned to leave, a faint fluctuation of energy seemed to flash through the darkness.

"Who goes there?!"

Xu Jinghong suddenly looked in a direction in the darkness, and at the same time, a powerful aura rushed towards the two of them.

Xu Jinghong flicked his sleeve, and a powerful aura clashed forth.

"Bang!"

The air clashed, producing a dull thud.

"It's you?!"

Xu Jinghong stared into the darkness, sneering, "So you were hiding here?!"

At that moment, a white light silently emerged from the darkness. Then, the figure of a young man in white robes gradually appeared, his eyes cold and his teeth clenched: "You persistent ghost, it's you again!"

Xu Jinghong was clearly excited and said to Li Chuqiu, "He is the monster I encountered at the restaurant before. He escaped earlier, but I didn't expect him to hide here."

"Where do you think you're going to run now?!"

Li Chuqiu looked at the demon in the corner. This demon was full of demonic energy and was at least a high-grade sixth-level demon, not to be underestimated!

At this moment, the young man in the corner glanced at the two of them, automatically ignoring Li Chuqiu and focusing on Xu Jinghong, his expression cold and his teeth clenched.

This guy appeared out of nowhere, and I'm going to clash with him tonight. He's relentlessly pursuing me.

The two were evenly matched in strength. Bai Ze had important things to do and was not in the mood to get entangled with this guy. He had finally managed to shake him off, but he didn't expect to run into him here again.

"Hmph, next time we meet, I'll definitely take your life!"

Bai Ze had no intention of lingering any longer and turned to leave.

"Trying to run away?!"

Seeing that the demon was trying to escape again, Xu Jinghong was not about to let it get away with it. He immediately took out a talisman from his pocket and threw it at the demon.

The talisman burned in the air, instantly igniting a raging fire that blocked the demon's path.

"You're asking for it!"

Bai Ze was furious: "I've put up with you for too long, don't push your luck."

"So what if I bully you?"

With a flick of his sleeve, Xu Jinghong pulled out a large sword from his storage ring, its spiritual energy swirling around it, and slashed it towards the demon's head.

Bai Ze's expression changed, and he immediately turned around to break through the fire circle. He was burned badly by the fire, and the sharp demonic energy crackled and popped as it was roasted.

"You just wait, I'll kill you sooner or later!"

Bai Ze escaped the ring of fire and stormed out of the door without looking back.

Xu Jinghong quickly followed, chasing after him aggressively.

Li Chuqiu followed them out of the room and saw the two figures transform into two balls of light, disappearing one after the other from the rooftop.

He didn't chase after them.

With Li Chuqiu's current strength, he is not able to deal with a sixth-level high-grade demon. If the other party insists on running away, he will not be able to catch up at all.

Looking back, his doubts deepened.

Chu Wanqing that night, and this demon tonight... they are clearly both after Prince Jing's heir.

However, the body of Prince Jing's heir clearly did not appear to have been killed by a demon...

So, what exactly happened?

Before Li Chuqiu could think it through, footsteps sounded from outside.

"A demon has broken in! Quickly check and protect the prince's body!"

"Immediately seal off the area, and kill all indiscriminately!"

Clearly, the commotion Xu Jinghong and the demon had caused had alerted the guards outside.

Although Li Chuqiu is a member of the Tianxuan Division, her presence here late at night would surely cause unnecessary trouble if she were discovered.

Thinking of this, Li Chuqiu immediately turned around, leaped onto the roof of the nearby building, and prepared to leave.

"stop!"

Just then, a sharp aura suddenly locked onto Li Chuqiu.

The aura was very strong, carrying a powerful pressure.

Li Chuqiu didn't turn back, nor did she intend to stop. Instead, she moved even faster, leaping from the eaves and landing on a nearby rooftop, disappearing into the distance.

"Trying to run away?!"

A deep voice rang out, followed closely by a sharp aura.

Realizing he was being targeted by an expert, Li Chuqiu dared not relax his guard in the slightest. He immediately reached into his robes, took out a Qi Condensation Pill, and swallowed it. With the spiritual energy entering his body, Li Chuqiu's speed increased to an even higher level.

In the darkness, he moved swiftly and darted into a nearby alley.

Behind her, a man clad in armor with an expressionless face stopped and looked around, but Li Chuqiu was nowhere to be seen.

He couldn't even detect the other party's presence?!

Who on earth is this person?!

If you can't even detect their aura, either their strength and realm are unfathomable, or they have some kind of magical treasure hiding their aura.

If the princess and the noblewoman are alarmed and injured, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Thinking of this, Chen Muye's face turned extremely grim: "An assassin has broken into the Prince's mansion; the danger is extremely high. Search the place! Notify the Prince and request the Imperial Guards to intervene. We must find the culprit!"

"Yes."

"..."

On the other side, Li Chuqiu shook off her pursuers, but soon got lost in the vast Prince Jing's mansion.

It was pitch black all around, so dark you couldn't see your hand in front of your face.

He was so focused on shaking off his pursuers that he forgot where he had run off to.

Looking around, everything was completely unfamiliar.

Not far away, there were flickering firelight and the sound of hurried footsteps, clearly indicating that the guards in the manor had been alerted and had begun to patrol and search for the assassin.

Without a doubt, the entire Prince Jing's residence was on high alert!

Leaving Prince Jing's residence now won't be so easy.

...I was ruined by that brainless Xu Jinghong.

He simply ran away in a flash, leaving Li Chuqiu to be surrounded and trapped.

With such a commotion, if the guards catch us, it will be hard to explain.

Just then, hurried footsteps approached from both sides of the alley not far away, as if many guards were rushing in this direction.

Without the slightest hesitation, Li Chuqiu leaped over the wall in front of her and landed in the courtyard.

As soon as you enter the courtyard, you see a brightly lit house with windows in front of you.

Through the window, a beautiful figure could be seen idly leaning against the windowsill. The girl wore an exquisite sheer dress, her snow-white skin faintly visible. As the hem of her dress lifted slightly, a pair of bare, snow-white feet could be vaguely seen swaying gently.

At this moment, under the lamplight, the girl appeared somewhat disheveled and lacked any semblance of decorum.

He was somewhat bewildered as he watched Li Chuqiu suddenly burst into the courtyard.

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