It doesn't matter what the lord is.

The patrol captain glanced at her, but with his status he couldn't see Bai Huang on a daily basis, so he ignored her.

Bai Huang suddenly kicked him to the ground and said unhappily:

"My aunt is talking to you!"

She was in a bad mood, thinking that it was her elder brother Bai Ye who contacted her, but when she got here, she found nothing. Seeing that these people dared to rob women in the city that never sleeps, Bai Huang's mood suddenly became worse.

Before the patrol captain had time to get angry, Bai Huang had already spoken:

"Bai Zheng, Yuan Xiang, Milode, Siduoli, Lilinai, who are you working for?"

The patrol captain was stunned for a moment, and began to have a bad feeling in his heart.

The five people Bai Huang mentioned are the five highest-level inspectors in the City That Never Sleeps, and not everyone can get in touch with them.

Su Yu also cast his eyes towards Bai Huang, but he was standing at a bad angle and could only see half of Bai Huang's profile. For a moment, he just felt that this person was a little familiar, but he had not yet connected her with the devil. It was not his fault. Bai Huang had been harming Li De in Yunyang for the past two years, and the young masters and young ladies in Yunhai had not experienced the fear of being oppressed for a long time.

The patrol leader replied with difficulty:

"Bai Zheng... But there are still a few levels between me and Master Bai Zheng."

Bai Huang continued to smile and asked:

"Do you know what Bai Zheng calls my aunt?"

The patrol leader shook his head.

Su Yu shuddered and said in a lost voice:

"White Phoenix?"

Bai Huang turned around and glanced at him.

Su Yu's face turned pale in an instant.

The patrol captain was almost scared to death. All the officials in Yunhai had heard of this name. He wanted to get up but didn't dare to. He could only let Bai Huang step on his wrist and apologize continuously.

Bai Huang snorted and waved his hand to knock away the patrol member's hand holding the girl. On the second floor of the inn, Lid finally noticed a strange gaze. Someone was quietly hiding in the crowd outside the inn and watching this scene, as if to confirm something. The moment Lid looked over there, the other person disappeared into the crowd.

For some reason, Reed always felt that the other party looked at him before leaving.

Not at him, but at Alayya beside him.

25. Storm Premonition

Reed drummed his fingers rapidly on the wooden railing.

After Bai Huang came back, he met the Lord of Yunhai and the second son of Yunhai, Bai Feng. Although the news had not spread completely, it was not difficult for those who were interested to find out about it. Especially the conflict with Bai Qiu at that time, many businessmen witnessed it, but later Bai Huang stayed in the Lord's Mansion for a night and was trapped in the army by Bai Feng, so he had no chance to cause trouble, which made Yunhai remain calm for the time being.

There are many people in the Never-Sleeping City, and there are many people who are watching Bai Huang. Not long after the group returned to the Never-Sleeping City, someone delivered a letter, pointing the clue to the east of Jiangcheng Inn. After arriving here, they ran into Su Yu, the son of Yunhaiwei, molesting the girl. All this seemed too coincidental.

In fact, when Reed first came to the City That Never Sleeps, he was a little skeptical.

Bai Qiu and Bai Huang didn't have a good relationship, so Bai Huang would not inform him when she returned to the city. Could Bai Qiu block the entrance of the Never-Sleeping City every day to check on people? He didn't have the courage or the power to create a large-scale traffic jam for several days in a row. It would be strange if the Cloud Sea Lord didn't break his legs.

In other words, someone revealed to him the approximate date of Bai Huang's arrival in the City That Never Sleeps.

Just now, someone wanted Bai Huang to come to the east of Jiangcheng Inn, so they used letters to lure them over.

But the problem is that Reid can't guess what the other party wants, so it is difficult to infer the other party's identity.

If the other party's target is himself or Alayya, then most likely they are Yunyang's enemies, or they want to take the opportunity to provoke a conflict between Yunyang and Yunhai. If the other party's target is Baihuang, then they may be someone who has a grudge against Baihuang, or someone who plans to use Baihuang to make a fortune in the battle for the crown prince.

So if there were a bunch of assassins in the inn, or someone was sitting in the inn waiting for negotiation, Lid could understand it.

The problem is that there is nothing here. There is no trace of the assassin, and no one has come to contact Lid or Bai Huang. Lid can feel the gaze from the dark, and can sense the feeling of being stared at, but the other party has not done anything at this stage, which makes Lid feel a little puzzled.

The only clues at the moment are the few people present.

The girl playing the piano, Su Yu, the young master of Yunhaiwei, and the captain of the patrol team who was kneeling on the ground and dared not get up.

Lid's eyes swept over them, his expression looking as calm as before. In the capital, Lingwu, and Nanchu, he had already broken up many schemes. Although he had no clues at the moment, the other party did not pose any effective threat.

Bai Huang kicked the patrol captain on the butt and said:

"Go to Bai Zheng and report everything you did today! I just don't believe it. When did the public security in Yunhai become so bad? Ask Bai Zheng to come and give me an explanation within three days!"

The patrol captain bowed his head and nodded repeatedly, but there was a hint of viciousness in his eyes. He knew very well that if he went to Bai Zheng, he would be dead. The only way to survive was to escape from the City That Never Sleeps or even the Sea of ​​Clouds. He would live in anonymity for the rest of his life and take revenge on Bai Huang at all costs.

Bai Huang didn't see his expression, she turned around and lectured Su Yu:

"You like to compete with your father, right? Sure, let your father go to my father to report."

Su Yu clenched his fists, but looked into Bai Huang's eyes and nodded in agreement.

When the patrol captain and Su Yu left the inn, Lid gave Alayya a wink.

Alayya, who knew her young master well, knew what she should do and followed him without showing off. Bai Huang dispersed the crowd in the hall who were applauding and said to the pink-haired girl wearing a cloak:

"It's okay. Don't worry, no one in Yunhai dares to cause trouble in front of me."

After saying that, Bai Huang turned around, waved his hand and prepared to leave. This wave seemed to be hiding his merits and fame, but in fact, Bai Huang was not in the mood to have a deeper exchange with the girl. Instead, the girl gently called Bai Huang's name, and then said with a smile:

"Um...thank you. Wait a minute, I'll treat you to some milk and bread. It's delicious."

The girl jumped to the counter, put a token on the table, raised her index finger and said:

"I want a sweet bread with red bean paste filling and a glass of milk."

Bai Huang was stunned when he saw the token, and asked in confusion:

"Cloud Sea Order? Why do you have this?"

The girl said puzzledly:

"Someone gave it to me not long ago. They said I was very cute and asked me what I wanted. I said anything was fine, and they said yes. I then said I wanted lots and lots of bread and milk! They gave it to me and told me that as long as I showed it to the merchant, I could get unlimited bread and milk."

Bai Huang took the token from the girl's hand and found that it was indeed somewhat different from the Yunhai Token he knew.

There is no Yunhai logo on it, nor any complicated mechanism, which means that this token cannot mobilize Yunhai’s army or issue orders to Yunhai Guards. However, the seal of the Yunhai lord is engraved at the bottom of the token, with a piece of bread on the front and a cup of milk on the back, and a line of small words on the side:

"Give this token to the new Yunhai Courtesan Irene. Anyone who sees the token must provide the store's best bread and milk for free."

The girl took off her hood.

A head of long pink wavy hair suddenly jumped out, like cherry blossoms blooming overnight. She raised her head, a silly smile on her cute face, and a red flower in the middle of her forehead. Judging from her age, she was probably only fourteen or fifteen years old, not tall, with chubby cheeks, obviously not fully grown yet, but giving people a sweet and soft feeling. The girl stood on tiptoe, handed the bread in her hand to Bai Huang, and said happily:

"My name is Irene, and I'm a... um... traveler! This is for you, thank you for helping me out just now."

Bai Huang took the bread from her hand, and for a moment he was shocked by the girl's cute appearance and stuttered:

"Oh, my name is Bai Huang. Um, have you been staying in the inn the whole time? Have you seen my brother? He's about this tall, always with a stern face, and he has an aloof and arrogant aura."

Irene thought for a long time and shook her head apologetically. Bai Huang felt a little disappointed.

The next moment, Bai Huang noticed that Reed was standing beside him, staring at Irene without saying a word.

Irene also noticed that there was another person beside Bai Huang, so she tilted her head and asked with a smile:

"Hello, are you Sister Bai Huang's friend?"

Lid nodded, and Irene picked up the milk on the counter with both hands and handed it to Lid, smiling sweetly:

"Then I'll treat my brother to some milk, too."

Lid took the milk and touched the back of Irene's hand with his fingers. When Irene pulled her hand away, Lid's fingertips touched Irene's nails again. He calmly injected a breath into Irene's body, confirming that she really had no martial arts skills. But for some reason, this breath did not move in Irene's body along the path he expected, as if Irene's body structure was slightly different from that of ordinary people.

She should have nothing to do with the sender.

Lid drank two sips of milk, put it on the counter, and said to Bai Huang:

"I'm going to run something. You and Heji stay here first. We'll probably have to stay here tonight as well. The news that this girl is the most beautiful girl in Yunhai must have spread out. Otherwise, it wouldn't make sense for that young master Yu to force himself on her without even seeing her face. There might be a lot of trouble later, but you should be much better off here."

Bai Huang also perked up and said with a smile:

"Don't worry. I don't have any other skills, but I can take care of a pretty girl."

Reed flexed his wrist and walked out of the inn calmly.

26. Secret interrogation

There was no one around in the narrow alley.

Two men, tied up behind their backs, were kneeling there, their mouths gagged with cloth, their bodies shaking uncontrollably.

Because their eyes were covered with black cloth, they didn't even know where they were. Su Yu, who had a little realm cultivation, could still realize that he was attacked by someone, but the patrol captain next to him could only feel a burning pain in the back of his head. He didn't know what happened, so he was even more terrified.

After an unknown amount of time, the two heard footsteps, followed by the calm voice of the young man:

"Just dig a hole nearby and bury it."

She was responded by a female voice without any emotion:

"Yes, Master."

The two people kneeling on the ground heard the sound of digging in the sand. The sound of digging was not fast, as if playing a slow ballad, but it sounded like a call from hell to Su Yu and the patrol captain. They couldn't help but estimate in their minds how big the pit was not far from them. The scene of themselves being buried alive and suffocating to death bit by bit appeared in their minds, and cold sweat kept pouring down.

The whole process lasted about two minutes. The patrol captain suddenly fell forward, hitting his head with a bang, causing blood to flow. Then he twisted his body on the ground with difficulty and kept knocking his head. But the strange digging sound did not stop, and it made people despair.

After a moment, a female voice sounded:

"Master, the digging is done. Which one should I bury first?"

Lid thought for a moment and replied:

"Let's bury that lackey first. With him as a cushion in the pit, the one next to him will be able to die more comfortably later."

Without saying anything, Alayya picked up the patrol captain's feet and threw him directly into the pit. The patrol captain felt his body falling continuously, and then he was hit hard on the hard gravel. Before he could recover from the pain, a shovel of soil mixed with gravel fell on him.

The soil slowly buried it.

The patrol captain made a humming sound, and his tears wet the black cloth covering his eyes. He could feel that his breathing was becoming more and more difficult, perhaps because the sand had accumulated to a certain extent. Just when he was in despair, he suddenly heard another sentence:

"Hey, wait a minute... I have a question for him. You can bury it later."

Alayya stopped shoveling.

The patrol captain felt like he had grasped the last straw, and his whole body was shaking. He felt someone jump into the pit and step on his chest, and then he heard the boy's voice in the distance:

"You only have one chance to answer, so think it over before you speak. Who arranged for you to appear in the inn today?"

Alayya waited for a while, and suddenly tore the cloth out of the patrol captain's mouth.

The patrol captain gasped for breath, opened his mouth several times and hesitated to speak, and finally said timidly:

"It's always been decided who is responsible for patrolling which area every day... Dear brothers and sisters, I really don't know what you want to ask. It was wrong of me to protect Master Yu today... I protected Su Yu, but he is a member of the Yunhai Guard, and I have no power to arrest him. Moreover, he is used to bullying men and women. The patrol members who opposed him disappeared from Yunhai inexplicably. He is followed by the Yunhai Guard. If he can accuse us of treason or something like that, our whole family will be killed..."

The patrol captain cried out of breath. He felt that he was wronged. He lost face when he ran into Su Yu, and lost his job when he ran into Bai Huang. He wanted to retaliate secretly, but he was tied up and thrown into a pit as soon as he left the house. When a person is unlucky, even cold water will stagnate. This life is too difficult.

Lid nodded and said to Alayya:

"Take him out and throw the remaining one down."

Su Yu felt a little more at ease, not as panicked as at the beginning. Unlike this team leader, he was from a big family after all and had seen the world. From Li De's questioning of the patrol captain just now, he already knew that Li De's purpose was not to kill people, but to get information. This instantly restored a lot of courage for Su Yu, and his body stopped shaking. He also began to think about how to fool the team leader later.

Then he heard Alayya ask:

"Master, don't you need to ask this person anything?"

Lidd replied:

"No need, he probably doesn't know either. And didn't you just hear what that lackey said? They, the Yunhai Guards, can easily accuse someone of treason and kill the entire family. What's the point of keeping such a person? Just bury him."

Alaiya grabbed Su Yu's legs and threw him directly into the pit, and the speed of filling the pit increased significantly. Su Yu could feel that it was becoming more and more difficult to breathe. Because his mouth was blocked, he could only breathe through his nose, but his nose was soon covered with dust. The courage he had just accumulated was gone at this moment. Su Yu used his little realm cultivation to struggle desperately, drilling out like a sandworm, and shaking his head constantly.

Lid said with disdain:

"Tie it tighter."

After saying that, without Su Yu seeing, Lid gave Alayya another wink.

Alaiya jumped into the pit and continued to tie Su Yu tightly with a rope, but when tying the rope, she seemed to accidentally loosen the rag that was blocking Su Yu's mouth. Su Yu used her tongue and teeth to push the cloth out of her mouth, and shouted hoarsely:

"I know, I know what you want to investigate!"

Lid squatted on the ground, looking down at Su Yu in the pit, and asked with interest:

"what do you know?"

Su Yu tried to catch his breath. It was difficult for him to think normally. He just said whatever came to his mind:

"I don't know what you're investigating, but someone told me that the pink-haired girl is an oiran. I don't know who the person is, but he sent it to me via a letter."

Lid looked embarrassed: