It doesn't matter what the lord is.

"Now Jinxiu City is an iron barrier. It is indeed possible to break the situation only by killing Xiang Linglong. But the situation is critical. Even if there is a trace of evidence left, we will die here. It is so difficult to perfectly kill the lord of a city under the protection of so many masters..."

Lid was slightly surprised that she could calm down so quickly, but he also looked up to her. This girl seemed to have grown up in a greenhouse, but in fact she always made some extraordinary moves. Whether it was trying to seduce him before, or now planning with him to kill Xiang Linglong, Xiang Zhehua's willpower could be seen from it.

Lid smiled and said to her:

"Don't worry. His death will be incredible, but it will also be a peaceful one. No one will feel pain for it, including Xiang Linglong herself. A beautiful night, a beautiful dream, a beautiful death, and a beautiful ending. He has played chess with us for so long, and I admire him very much, but it's time to change people."

43. The Assassin Arrives at Yutai Mountain

Outside the Splendid City.

The old man with a bamboo cane and straw sandals yawned, picked two lice from his body, and chewed them with a crackling sound. Behind him followed a little boy holding a sword case, walking very fast with a pair of short legs. After a while, the old man turned around, frowned, and asked:

"Where's your senior sister?"

The child looked around blankly and replied:

"I do not know."

The old man slapped his forehead and said to him:

"Let's go back and find it!"

The child hurried to catch up. The two returned the same way and walked for about half an hour before they saw a cloth-dressed girl squatting by a pond. The girl had long, dirty hair hanging down behind her, her bangs covering her eyes. She smelled slightly musty and looked like she hadn't taken a bath for a long time. When she saw the old man and the child, she grinned and said incoherently:

"Master, look at this fish. It's so beautiful."

The old man slapped her on the top of her head and said angrily:

"Still looking, still looking! I've told you so many times that we are now assassins of Yutai Mountain. If we take their money, we have to do things for them. The task of reviving the glory of our master is now on me. When I close my eyes and kick my legs, won't it be on you two? Cheer up and don't be at a loss every day about what you should do."

The little boy and the girl dragged out their voices and answered in unison:

"Yes~~"

The old man continued to walk towards Jinxiu City with his cane. However, ten minutes later, he turned around and found that not only the seaweed-haired girl was nowhere to be seen, but also the child who had followed him before had gone away. The old man stood upside down with his hair and beard, and strode back to the pond. He found that the seaweed-haired girl was still squatting there, and the child was standing beside her.

Seeing the old man coming back, the girl turned around, grinned again, and said happily:

"Master, look at this fish. It's so beautiful."

The little boy nodded in agreement, smiling innocently:

"Yes, yes, Master, look...!"

The old man gave each of them a slap on the head, which made a bump on their heads. Then the old man stopped talking and directly held the two of them under his armpits and led them straight to Jinxiu City. He didn't look old at all, and he could walk briskly with the two of them. As he walked, he said to them:

"This time we are going to Jinxiu City to assassinate an important person. It is said that the person is very powerful, and Yutai Mountain has dispatched a large number of assassins. You two are too naive. After entering the city, don't act rashly. Let the master test his ability. If the idea is difficult, we will just run away."

The two people who were sandwiched under the armpits dragged out their voices and answered in unison:

"Yes~~"

In this way, they arrived at Jinxiu City. When they were about to reach the city gate, the old man slowed down his pace and put down the two people under his armpits. The atmosphere near the city gate was a little different today, and the murderous atmosphere was heavier than before. The old man frowned slightly, not knowing what happened. He was leaning on a cane, leading two disciples to line up in the crowd, listening to the conversations from all directions.

However, they did not enter the city, and the people queuing outside basically did not know much about the situation in the city. The girl with the seaweed hair began to stare at other things in a daze, and several times she almost ran away with the flying butterflies. When it was finally the old man's turn to enter the city, the guards at the city gate carefully checked his identity and then let him pass.

After entering the city, the old man immediately found an inn and ordered a pot of tea. The child obediently took the teapot from the waiter and poured tea for the master and the sister. The old man took the opportunity to ask the waiter:

"There's a massive traffic jam outside Jinxiu City. Did anything happen today?"

The waiter looked around, came forward, and said in a low voice:

"Sir, are you from outside? Xiang Linglong, the Lord of Jinxiu City, died yesterday."

The old man stood up with a bang and said in a lost voice:

"how is this possible?"

The waiter waved his hand and continued:

"This morning, four groups of people have been trying to find out about this news before you, and each of them had the same reaction as you. To be honest, no one would believe it. The city lord was so powerful in Jinxiu City, and yet he disappeared just like that. The whole city is in chaos."

The old man sat back in his chair in a daze.

The boy finally finished pouring the tea and sat on the chair. He picked up his own bowl and drank it all, then wiped his mouth with his sleeve and asked:

"Master, is the big shot you mentioned the city lord? If he dies, can we still get the money?"

The old man slapped his forehead and said unhappily:

"Don't talk nonsense. Why would we kill Xiang Linglong when we have nothing better to do? We wanted to kill someone else, but we didn't expect Xiang Linglong to die first. It seems that the other party is no ordinary person either, so we shouldn't act rashly. There are so many people coming from Yutai Mountain, let those who are not afraid of death consume some of the resources first, and we will follow behind and take advantage of them."

The seaweed-headed girl and the child responded again:

"Yes~~"

At the same time, there was chaos in the City Lord's Mansion.

The chief guard looked coldly at the eight doctors present, his right hand on the hilt of the sword, ready to be unsheathed at any time. The eight doctors trembled with fear, lowered their heads and sweated profusely.

The chief guard's voice was somewhat threatening:

"Have you found out the cause of the city lord's death?"

The doctors looked at each other and shook their heads. The captain of the guards drew his sword and the doctor in front immediately knelt on the ground, lowered his head and said:

"The Lord City Lord has no external injuries on his body, nor any signs of poisoning. His complexion is normal and his demeanor is peaceful. The only problem is organ failure... I don't think the Lord City Lord died a violent death. Instead, I think he is, is..."

The chief guard shouted angrily:

"What is it? Tell me!"

The doctor opened his mouth for a long time before saying:

"…died of old age."

The captain of the guards chopped him down with a sword, and blood spurted out. He roared at the remaining doctor in anger:

"How old is the city lord this year? How could he die of old age? A bunch of quack doctors, who are of no use at the critical moment, all deserve to die! If you don't treat me properly, I will kill you all!"

The doctors knelt down, but no one dared to stand up and say anything.

The guard chief panted heavily, looking at Xiang Linglong, who was intact yesterday but now lying flat on the wooden board and unable to open his eyes, and wiped the sweat off his face with his sleeve. As Xiang Linglong's guard chief, he couldn't even find out the cause of Xiang Linglong's death, and he couldn't get rid of this blame anyway.

The captain of the guards narrowed his eyes and recalled the scene of accompanying Xiang Linglong to the inn yesterday morning.

The boy with the bright smile appeared in his mind.

The captain of the guards slowly clenched his knees, gritted his teeth, and whispered:

"Good trick, really good trick. But you will also die. If you kill the city lord, you will also die——"

44. Search

A heavy rain that had been accumulating for a long time finally fell, and even Nanchu, which had always maintained a high temperature, began to cool down.

Amidst the thunder and lightning, Xiang Linglong's chief guard was still investigating the cause of the city lord's death, but perhaps even Xiang Linglong himself did not realize how he died. He did guard against Li De's assassination, mobilized various masters to secretly protect the city lord's mansion, and set up many spies near the inn where Li De settled, but he still could not escape this disaster.

Only Lid looked at the little ghost floating in the air and asked with a smile:

"What kind of dream did he have?"

The little ghost thought for a moment and replied:

"Peace reigns over the four seas, and the world is unified."

Lid exhaled and sighed:

"That's truly an extraordinary achievement... Xiang Linglong is a talented person. If an ordinary investigation team came here, they would either return empty-handed or die. Seven investigation teams died one after another, but he is still sitting firmly in the position of city lord. This cannot be achieved without some ability. It's a pity that only one of us can survive. If I want to live, I can only trouble him to report to hell."

The little ghost held up a sign with an expression on it and continued:

"No one can find anything on me, but it's better to bury him as soon as possible. Don't let him get caught. [ψ(*｀ー?)ψ]"

Reed nodded.

At this time, Xiang Zhehua pushed the door open and the little ghost immediately got into Lid's wrist. Xiang Zhehua looked around suspiciously and asked:

"Who were you talking to just now?"

Lid pointed to his head and said casually:

"Do you see anyone else here? I am discussing the next battle plan with my 28th sub-personality."

Xiang Zhehua naturally didn't believe it, but since Li De had made such a joke, she couldn't ask any more questions. So she smoothed out the wrinkles on her clothes, threw an oil-paper umbrella to Li De, and said:

"I followed your instructions and announced the news of Xiang Linglong's death. Now everyone in the city knows about it. The City Lord's Mansion also seems to be in chaos. What are your plans next?"

Lid drank the tea in the cup, put the teacup on the wooden table, stood up with the umbrella, and said to Zhehua:

"Go to the City Lord's Mansion and search it yourself."

Xiang Zhehua was shocked:

"Are you crazy? Because of Xiang Linglong's death, everyone in the City Lord's Mansion wants to cut you into pieces! I may be able to survive with my background, but what about you?"

Lid tried the umbrella in his hand, confirmed that there was no problem, and walked outside:

"I have to go. As long as they don't have evidence that I killed Xiang Linglong, I am now the leader of the pure and innocent investigation team. Before the new city lord takes office, no one in Jinxiu City is qualified to compete with me. If there are blind people who attack me, it won't be a big deal to kill them as traitors."

He sighed to Zhehua, but finally followed with the umbrella in hand.

Xiang Linglong's captain of the guards was thinking about how to attack Lid, but Lid had already kicked open the door of the City Lord's Mansion in the heavy rain.

The servants in the city lord's mansion immediately filed out and blocked Lid in the front yard, with all kinds of weapons pointed at Lid's head.

Someone in the crowd had followed Xiang Linglong to the inn, and after recognizing Lid's identity, he asked in confusion:

"Investigation team leader Lid...?"

Lid shook his sleeves, took out a document he had written in advance, handed it to Xiang Zhehua, and said:

"Decree."

Xiang Zhehua cleared his throat and said in a cold voice:

"Xiang Linglong, the Lord of Jinxiu City, devoted himself to the blood-stained clothes case. Now he is unfortunately killed. It must be because someone does not want to investigate the blood-stained clothes case thoroughly! There is a traitor in the City Lord's Mansion, and Jinxiu City is leaderless. As the person in charge of the investigation team, we cannot watch the whole case come to a standstill again. Now an order is issued that no one in the City Lord's Mansion, whether in public or private, is allowed to leave the City Lord's Mansion, otherwise they will be severely punished! We must search the City Lord's Mansion and find the traitor buried beside Xiang Linglong to comfort Xiang Linglong's spirit in heaven!"

As soon as the words fell, an angry shout rang out from the crowd:

"Stop them, don't let them in!"

The servants made way for him and the captain of the guards came out with a stern face. His taut muscles stretched his broad and strong figure to the extreme and he was obviously on the verge of a fit of rage.

The captain of the guards stood in front of Li De and Xiang Zhehua, his eyes bloodshot:

"How dare you come here... The death of the city lord is closely related to you! Come here, capture him!"

Reed slapped the captain of the guards in the face, knocking him to the ground.

The servants rushed forward, and Zhehua gritted his teeth and drew his sword to protect Lid. But before the servants got close, they heard Lid's cold voice:

"Think it over. Drawing a sword against me is tantamount to rebellion."

The servants slowed down their pace, but the chief guard shouted sternly:

"Think about who provides you with food and drink on a daily basis, and who gives you a foothold! Quickly capture him and avenge the city lord—"

Lide kicked him so hard that he vomited bitterly. The guard captain usually prided himself on his high level, but at this moment he had no power to fight back. He only felt that Lide's kick was vaguely sharp and full of internal strength, which was like a long sword piercing into his muscles at first, and then like a sledgehammer hitting his internal organs and causing them to move.

The captain of the guards fell to the ground, curled up like a cooked shrimp.

Lid looked at the people present, dusted himself off, and said with a smile:

"He wants to kill me because he will be imprisoned and executed for failing to protect the city when the new city lord arrives soon. He instigated you to kill me in order to divert the blame and save his own life. I heard that Xiang Linglong's death was suspicious, and it might be your captain of the guards who killed her. You are of low status, so it's best not to get involved in such a case."

The servants looked at each other and most of them put down their weapons.

Of course, there were still some people who were extremely loyal to Xiang Linglong who rushed forward, and were killed in an instant.

Li De glanced at Xiang Zhehua, who put the search warrant written by Li De into his arms and sheathed his sword.

He stepped on the blood all over the ground, stepped over the captain of the guards who was living a life worse than death, and entered the gate of the city lord's mansion.

He only gave Zhehua a one-word command:

"Search."

As soon as he raised his hand, the rockery in the yard was shattered into pieces, and the pond with many koi fish was broken into pieces. The clear water seeped into the mud, and the fish without water flapped their tails. The flowers were either broken in half or uprooted, and the sound of broken bricks and tiles falling to the ground was crisp and pleasant.

There are no longer any blind spots in the huge City Lord's Mansion, and the once restricted area is now open to the public.

Xiang Zhehua took a deep breath. Her upbringing made her hate to see people squandering natural resources like this, but she also knew that she was racing against time. The new city lord would probably take office soon, and it would be unreasonable to search the place then. She and Lid had to find some decisive evidence from Xiang Linglong's territory before the new city lord arrived.