Chapter 324 Crane inspection
Pei Ye stared at these two lines of words until the cold morning light filled his eyes.
After standing in front of the courtyard for a long time, a beautiful figure walked out first.
Shi Hanxue was startled when she saw him: "Pei Shaoxia, are you awake?"
Pei Ye came back to her senses. The woman in front of her was still as beautiful as pure snow, but she seemed to be a little darker, and her head and face didn't look quite new.
"Yes." Pei Ye responded subconsciously, and the woman continued to walk out without any intention of talking too much.
Pei Ye reacted at this moment and called her from behind: "Miss Shi."
"Um?"
"Tianshan. Will you come to Shaolong again?"
"I'm afraid there will be some gap in the short term, but I think it will happen." Shi Hanxue was silent for a moment, "But we still have to wait for the reply from the sect first and listen to the arrangements of Qunyu Pavilion."
"If anything goes wrong, I hope Miss Shi can fight for it a few more times. I will definitely remember this favor from you."
The woman lowered her eyebrows and smiled lightly: "Pei Shaoxia is serious. We also like Cuiyu and the young master these days, and we definitely don't want Tianshan's efforts in Shaolong to give up halfway."
Pei Ye was silent again: "If you really have any difficulties, you can send me a message and I will do your best."
Shi Hanxue smiled again, hesitated for a moment, and said softly: "It's not just polite, Shaoxia Pei, this involves things within the Tianshan Wall. Anyway, please believe that at least on my side, we must be serious about moving towards Shaolong, He also supports Cuiyu seriously."
"Thank you so much." Pei Ye cupped his fists and saluted.
Shi Hanxue returned the gift and the two of them said goodbye.
Pei Ye put away his small sword and walked into the courtyard in front of him.
This atmosphere seemed a bit familiar, cruel and sharp, and everything was hurriedly busy. Pei Ye walked through the busy courtyard, asked where Wudong was, and went straight to the fourth floor of the Immortal Terrace.
The warlock who had no connection with Dong was here, but when Pei Ye walked in the door, what he saw was unexpected.
Pu Huaimeng was still sitting cross-legged in front of the array. The collected and analyzed residual profound energy showed different colors in different bottles. He was dressed neatly without any holes. The injuries from the night before seemed to have left no trace. He put his sword on the case and was talking. What is the warlock explaining?
He turned his head to see the young man and signaled him to wait a moment.
"The Sun Swallowing Society doesn't have that much extra power. If [Hanshi] is broken, it will probably not come again. You can put it back first." The old man's voice was low and he spoke very quickly, "Tianshan's "Jade Records of the West Sea" Shi Hanxue will come back to identify it later; the sample of "Mingguang Thunder" is here."
Wudong continued: "Extract the unfamiliar mystic arts as soon as possible. If it is inconvenient to do, send them to Fucheng. I will see the results directly there."
Pu Huaimeng nodded.
Wudong turned his head.
Pei Ye looked at this scene: "Do you want to leave, sir?"
"You're here just in time." Wudong walked to the table next to him, "Li Mingqing has already told me about your stay in Xiangzhou. Please add some details for me."
".Including matters about the Zhushi Sect?"
"Everything," Wudong said, "I'll just pass it on to Shenjing."
The two of them found a quiet room, and Pei Ye told him what happened in the past two days. He filled in the holes in the case file. Finally, looking at the recorded words, he put down the pen and groaned hoarsely: "After finishing this matter, Maybe they’ll transfer me to Shenjing.”
Pei Ye then asked again: "Do you want to leave Bowang, sir?"
"Yes." Wudong sealed the record and looked at him seriously, "I know what you are here to do. I have summarized the current situation of the case and will now explain everything to you."
"First, the news you brought from Xiangzhou is that there is no clue about the Zhu Shijiao incident for the time being. We sent Xiangzhou Xianrentai to dig up the tomb of the Yi family, and the coffin at the end of the clothes was empty. This matter is wrapped up in In the case of the Soul Seizing Pearl, an edict and an empty coffin are a bit wireless. Here, we can only check the Zhushi Sect through the Huansi Tower, but we cannot go through the Zhushi Sect to capture the Huansheng Tower."
Pei Ye nodded.
"Secondly, the records about Xin'a that we got in Qiyun are very important. We used to trace the soul-seizing beads in tiny ounces, and it was really difficult to analyze them in detail. But now that we know one hundred and twenty jins of Xin'a, this number must be You can find out things.”
"With so many transactions over so many years, they can accumulate them little by little from different sources——"
"I know." Wudong looked at him, "You can rest assured about this. Since the Immortal Platform knows that he holds the 120 kilograms of amulet, the Immortal Platform will definitely be able to find it."
".good."
"I'm going back to Fucheng to do this now." Wudong said, "I'll personally take care of all the arrangements involving Xinpo. In fact, I think it's related to the assassination of Yu Chaocai and the incident of Qiao Changyue's replacement of Tai Shaoqing's weapons department. , Huansilou will not do this without purpose."
Pei Ye nodded: "Sir, I will go with you."
"No need." Wudong decisively refused, "Wandering around the government offices and dealing with officials. You have no position and no experience, so you can't help."
Pei Ye was silent for a moment: "Is there anything I can help with?"
Wudong tilted his head to look at him and calmed down: "You have seen the battle the night before. He was killed by Xuanmen's three moves, and the Pulse Master was ineligible to enter. Why are you throwing away your talents and prospects here?"
The old man said hoarsely: "No one will blame you for not pursuing Xuanmen with your pulse. I know you are connected, so I told you the matter - go to Shenjing in a down-to-earth manner."
Pei Ye shook his head and lowered his eyebrows: "I can't stand it myself."
"." Wudong was quiet for a while. He was obviously not good at persuading people and said, "Then let me tell you something. You go to Kongtong."
".Kongtong?"
"Kongtong." Wudong said, "Thanks to the bravery of An Sifeng and Master Li, we were able to cut off the enemy's arm, but the Ming Sword Master came quickly, and he only had time to burn him with a puff of fire."
Pei Ye followed his gaze and saw a half-iron and half-amber bead placed on the table.
"But this soul-stealing bead was kept by us."
"."
"We still don't know the purpose of Huansilou's collection of it, but if it was still a guess before, it's enough to confirm now - it must be something indispensable for them." Wudong clicked on the bead, "I'm going Fucheng traced the Xinpo, and it turned out that it was only within ten days. They lost this thing at this time, and they must make up for it before these 'ten days'."
Pei Ye frowned and nodded slowly.
"Then I'll give it to you." Wudong put it into the young man's hand.
Pei Ye was startled for a moment and took it away.
"In this way, it will be impossible for them to get it back, and in Shaolong, they want to find another swordsmanship with enough weight in a hurry."
".Only Kongtong."
"That's right." Wudong nodded, "Only Kongtong."
Pei Ye lowered his head and looked at the bead in his hand. It was in an overflowing state. It cast light and shadow on Chaohui, as if the souls he had collected were floating inside.
"If you must risk your life, this should be the most suitable job. I asked Master Mingjian, and she was about to go back to ask about the sword. If you stay with her, everything will be fine." Wudong said, "This I will lend you a kingfisher temporarily. If you need anything to hand over, just send a letter using it."
Pei Ye reached out and took the small pendant handed over by Wu Dong. It was made of gold and iron and made into a small cage as big as a thumb, which contained a jade bead that had been pecked out in half.
"[Liu Feng] doesn't recognize living beings and is very spiritual. It will recognize you when it sees you."
Pei Ye turned his head and looked out the window. He saw a sharp blue bird stepping on the branch, its gray eyes meeting his. But just for a moment, there was nothing on the branch, and the flashing scene just now was like an illusion.
"Open the jade cage, and then pour your true energy into the jade beads, and the [Flowing Wind] will come in an instant." Wudong pondered for the last time and looked at him, "Since you are determined to enter the game, I will make the interests and benefits clear to you - hand it over Your line is not a response, it is one of the two real keys. I originally planned to use a trusted informant to do it."
"But firstly, I trust your position, and secondly, I admire your agility, so I entrust you with this job. I will definitely find out the direction of the 'Xinpo' line, but the key point is time. Huanshilou Now that there is such a commotion, and the things planned in the future come true, there is no reason to hide them anymore, but by then it will be too late to know their roots." Wudong said, "I even suspect that they have been planning for many years just for this one move. After it is completed, they take away the key and throw away everything. Do you understand what I mean?"
"Understood." Pei Ye said, "If you can't find out the case before them, I will grab their necks that are sticking out to Kongtong."
"That's right." Wudong nodded, "In addition, there is a line here in Bowang. Just communicate with Li Mingqing and don't leak information to each other."
Pei Ye was stunned: "What?"
Wudong raised his eyebrows: "Didn't you just meet? The people I sent didn't see you and said that you and Young Master Cuiyu went out."
".Didn't talk about this."
"Yu Chaocai once bought five taels of amber at the Qiyun Singing Fair in Xiangzhou. After Li Ningqing reported it, he has been checking the state treasury these two days."
".Maybe it's not stored in the warehouse?"
"Yu Chaocai purchased it in the name of Bowangzhou Yamen. Firstly, this official is clean and honest. He can't take out the money himself. Secondly, he follows the rules. Since he bought it with official silver, it must be put into the official treasury first. How will it be used later? Re-approval." Wudong looked at him.
So Pei Ye understood what he meant and nodded slowly.
if not found
Wu Zong saw that he understood, so he said no more, raised his sword and said without hesitation: "I like you very much, but let's part ways."
Pei Ye was startled for a moment and remembered something: "Sir, has this matter been reported to Fucheng? How will we arrange for help?"
"Reported." Wudong tied his sword around his waist, put on a dark cloak, and then glanced at him, "Help. What kind of help do you want?"
Pei Ye was stunned, he clearly remembered how powerless he felt the night before.
"Fighting is fighting, and investigation is investigation. This is a delicate job." Wudong put on his hood, "In the Shaolong realm, as long as we find them out, help will be there at any time. Otherwise, even if we come to Tianlou, we will only be able to alert the snake. , headless fly.”
"Isn't the Immortal Platform Hejian right in front of you when it comes to investigating cases?" Wudong glanced at him, waved his robe and walked out.
His actions finally showed some inconvenience caused by the injury, but it was more like a sharp and bloody sword. The sudden setback the night before obviously only made him see the appearance of the enemy more clearly.
Pei Ye watched the figure leave. The sun outside the window was already getting high. He stood stunned for a while, and forgot to say hello to the warlock. He lowered his head and turned to go downstairs.
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Li Mingqing looked at Pei Ye's leaving figure and stood stunned for a long time.
Before she came to see the boy, she spent a whole night thinking about it. But when all this really becomes a reality, the emptiness and depression in my heart are not reduced at all.
"after".
The word that came out of the boy's mouth almost burned her. She quickly covered his lips, but she still couldn't stop the suffocation in her heart.
She really didn't dare to look directly at this word. It was so beautiful, it was like a magical medicine. As soon as she thought of it, the sun pierced through the heavy haze, and her whole heart suddenly became bright and relaxed.
But at the same time, it really seemed like a bait that wanted to drag her deeper into the abyss. She has experienced the consequences of greed, and she knows how to choose.
But the way the boy lowered his head and pushed her away in the end really made a deep and sharp bloody wound appear in her heart.
When they promised each other, they made all the misunderstandings and speculations, but at the moment of separation, there was no need to say anything more. When you think of a question, you immediately know the answer in the other person's mind.
He knew everything, and he also knew how she would choose to be so silent.
The girl's lips moved twice, and she lowered her head to look unconsciously at the lake under the willow tree. The morning breeze cooled her clothes a little, and the lake gradually turned into a golden carpet.
Suddenly there were footsteps nearby. Li Mingqing turned around and was stunned. The godlike woman in white stood quietly beside her.
"Obviously the sword master?"
Ming Qitian nodded: "Xianrentai came to see Pei Ye. Yang Yan said you guys came to the lake."
"Oh" Li Mingqing lowered his head, "He just went in the direction of the Immortal Terrace."
"Oh, that's good." The woman turned her head to look at the girl and said softly, "Are you okay?"
Li Pingqing's lips suddenly shrunk. She pursed her lips and lowered her head for a while before whispering: "It's okay."
Ming Qitian looked down at her and said no more.
Li Mingqing suddenly felt that the cool lake breeze seemed to be much softer. She whispered: "Master Mingjian, have you ever had someone you like?"
Ming Qitian was startled and shook her head.
Li Mingqing fell silent again, and after a while, she said softly: "Sister Ming, you also grew up in a sect, right?"
"yes."
"I used to always think about what you would do." Li Mingqing showed a sad smile to the woman next to her, "You are really amazing. You don't get hung up on anything."
"What's so great about being born with nature?" Ming Qitian said softly, "At your age, I may not be as good as you."
".Liar." The girl choked with laughter.
"I don't lie."
The expression on Li Mingqing's face could no longer be suppressed. She lowered her head and whispered, "Sister Ming, can I give you a hug?"
Ming Qitian was stunned for a moment and nodded.
The girl immediately stepped forward, opened her arms, and gently placed herself in the woman's arms.
As soon as her face was hidden, her emotions began to flow out freely, and the girl's choking became more obvious: "Sister Ming, do you think I have become someone like you?"
"Yes." Ming Qitian said softly, "You are now 'Jade'."
But the girl couldn't hold back her tears any longer, and she choked and cried: "But...but I'm so sorry for Pei Ye."
"He was so determined to let us go on the same path. He kept encouraging me and never wavered no matter what difficulties I faced. He tried so hard to be with me, but when I decided to separate."
The girl cried: ".He just nodded."
Ming Qitian stood quietly and patted the girl's back gently.