I Have A Dual World Seal

"You all?"

Lu Zheng was taken aback by the words, looked at Liu Qingyan and Li Hanyu, "Are we involved too?"

The leading chief constable nodded, his gaze towards Li Hanyu and Liu Qingyan carrying a hint of wariness, "You are involved too."

"Hmm?"

The group exchanged a glance, all feeling puzzled and confused.

Lu Zheng frowned and asked, "What is this about?"

This chief constable stood firm like a pine or cypress, resembling a formidable mountain, clearly a Martial Dao expert at first glance.

The other constables surrounding them all had their hands on their weapon handles, bodies tense, eyes sharp, all skilled hands among ordinary people.

Lu Zheng couldn't comprehend what had happened that made the constables of Yizhou Prefecture so wary of them?

"Zhu Yushan, you disappeared a few months ago, where did you go?" The leading chief constable suddenly asked.

Zhu Yushan was surprised by the question, glanced at Li Hanyu, "I went to get married."

He hadn't mentioned joining the River God's Mansion to anyone, well, he actually had no family left, and since joining, he hadn't returned home even once.

In any case, the rent for the few acres of thin land at home still awaited autumn.

"Got married?" The chief constable followed Zhu Yushan's gaze towards Li Hanyu.

Although the clothes were not luxurious, the fabric and ornaments were exquisite and delicate, definitely not crude items.

Moreover, her appearance was charming, her skin tender, clearly a young lady untouched by manual labor, and such a woman would marry a poor scholar like you?

Could she be... an otherworldly being?

"Where is this young lady from?" The chief constable asked with a solemn tone.

The vague questioning of the chief constable stirred Li Hanyu's temper, her face stern, she replied coldly, "Does where I am from have anything to do with this case?"

"Whether it's related or not depends on your identities." The chief constable's eyes narrowed, his hands slowly forming claws.

"This chief constable, could you first explain the matter clearly before discussing anything else? This way, misunderstandings are easily caused."

Lu Zheng raised an eyebrow, then looked at the chief constable, cupping his hands in salute, "Lu Zheng, Outer Disciple of White Cloud Temple, greets this chief constable."

The chief constable was suddenly stunned, "White Cloud Temple? Jizhou White Cloud Temple?"

Lu Zheng nodded and continued, "I am also a friend of Lord Duan Changzai from your Yizhou Town Anomaly Suppression Bureau. If you don't believe me, you can invite Lord Duan to come here."

"What?" The chief constable was stunned again, and his demeanor softened.

"So." Lu Zheng tapped the table, "Could you please explain clearly what crime we are accused of?"

The chief constable blinked, "Are you really a disciple of White Cloud Temple?"

Lu Zheng exerted his True Qi, wisps of Cloud Qi gathering around him.

This pure Daoist True Qi and Cloud Gathering Technique were unmistakable.

"Uh..."

The chief constable was stunned, suddenly feeling awkward, "Could I have analyzed wrongly?"

As he finished speaking, the constables in the inn's hall began to relax slightly.

Lu Zheng was simultaneously amused and relieved, thankful for his presence, otherwise, with Zhu Yushan's inflexible nature and Li Hanyu's temper, they might have truly started a fight.

How on earth did you become a constable?

The chief constable clearly understood Lu Zheng's glance, so he defended himself, "Did you meet with Duan Xian, Li Shao, Shi Yulin, and Liu Zhongling's group at the mountain yesterday?"

Lu Zheng nodded, "We only knew Duan Xian, there was another scholar surnamed Liu, and two other scholars we didn't recognize."

Lu Zheng paused, "What happened?"

"They are all dead."

The leading constable said, "According to the testimonies from several ladies at Yu Luo Building, they gathered outside the city early in the morning, returned to the city in the evening, and immediately parted ways. Throughout the day, the only ones who met them were you.

Furthermore, it's said that a conflict arose between them and a scholar named Zhu Yushan, and the two young ladies with Zhu Yushan were unnaturally beautiful..."

The chief constable glanced at Li Hanyu and Liu Qingyan as he spoke.

"So," Lu Zheng nodded, "You think Brother Zhu was possessed during his disappearance, and when he reappeared, he used evil techniques to kill due to the verbal conflict?"

The chief constable remained silent, clearly thinking along these lines.

Lu Zheng shook his head and recounted their activities from the previous day to the constable.

"In fact, we parted ways after briefly meeting," Lu Zheng explained.

The chief constable glanced at Zhu Yushan, "But Liu Zhongling did indeed offend you verbally."

Lu Zheng's eyes narrowed.

The chief constable looked at Lu Zheng, then at Zhu Yushan and Li Hanyu, "Even with a White Cloud Temple disciple present, there's still suspicion on both of you."

The implication was Zhu Yushan and the others might have deceived Lu Zheng.

Lu Zheng, "..."

Zhu Yushan finally understood the situation and immediately said, "My wife is from the Lu River God's Mansion."

Li Hanyu retorted, "The Lu River God is my father!"

The chief constable: =͟͟͞͞(꒪ᗜ꒪‧̣̥̇)

...

The constables from Yizhou Prefecture, who appeared so assertive, left in dismay.

One was a disciple of White Cloud Temple, the other the daughter of the Lu River God's Mansion.

Both representing righteous forces, without concrete evidence, it was impossible for him to apprehend them as suspects.

"How did he become a chief constable?" Li Hanyu complained while eating beef.

Lu Zheng raised an eyebrow, "It's because you're too beautiful, perhaps?"

Li Hanyu chuckled at his words, whispered something to Liu Qingyan, causing her to blush.

"Oh right!" Li Hanyu suddenly said, "Since that constable suspected us, it means they have no other leads, doesn't it? So, as long as they don't catch the culprit, we remain suspects?"

Zhu Yushan nodded, "That's true, though with the State Capital's resources, solving a case shouldn't be difficult."

However, Lu Zheng noticed the meaning in Li Hanyu's words.

"Do you want to get involved?"

"Since we encountered it, we should check it out, to see what exactly dared to frame my husband!"

"Let's go! To the government office!"

...

A quarter of an hour later, they were led into the mortuary at the constables' room of the state capital.

There, they found, besides the previous chief constable, a figure wearing a hood, giving off a sinister presence.

"This is Lord You from the Anomaly Suppression Bureau."

The figure turned around, his face under the hood covered by a black ghost mask, the area around the eyes also completely dark, making it hard to see clearly.

"You Che from the Anomaly Bureau."

You Che spoke in a remote voice, "Lu Zheng, I've heard Du Huanzhen mention you."

"Greetings, Lord You!" Lu Zheng cupped his hands in salute.

"Hmm." You Che nodded, ignoring the others, simply telling the constable, "These three were killed by Liu Zhongling, who was silenced himself."