Just like that, Ni Shang was taken away by Liu Minzhi. Ling Yuxuan, who was in the inn, was still completely unaware. He was studying the account book and the mysterious box alone. He stared at the lock of the box for a long time. He pulled out the cold soul and slowly inserted it along the edge of the box. He came to the lock and circulated his internal strength. With a bang, the box opened.
There was only a note inside. Ling Yuxuan opened the note and it said," I can't be with you in this life, but I will be by your side in the next life. Li Lang, it is my greatest blessing to be able to know you in this life. If you read this letter one day, I might have already met with an accident. Don't hate anyone. You know that I am used by the emperor. It is my blessing to be able to work for the emperor. The third prince is very cute, but I discovered a secret. I discovered it when I was taking care of the third prince." There was a map behind him. It was very strange. It came and went. I'm telling you this just to tell you that I'm sorry. I can't be with you forever. I'll wait for you in my next life. Cuiyu's final stroke."
Looking at the things written on the white silk cloth, Ling Yuxuan could roughly remember some things."That year, not long after father tattooed the map, I started to have a fever. I was in a daze and only remembered that there was a person taking care of me day and night. When I woke up, I didn't see him again. I even specially went to look for father because of this matter. A fever would definitely cause the map to appear on her back. Cuiyu was probably killed by her father because she saw the map. She really did not know how many people had died for this map. Sigh, people were so greedy. For a so-called treasure, it seemed that she had to take down Liu Zhixian tomorrow.”
Ling Yuxuan had read the account book beside him many times. It was indeed a huge amount. All the money in the past few years was recorded in this account book. They could only wait until tomorrow to take Liu Minzhi into custody. It was already very late when he put away the ledger. Ni Shang's lights had already been extinguished, so she must have fallen asleep long ago. Ling Yuxuan had also turned off his lights and went to bed. It was a dreamless night. When Ni Shang did not come out in the morning, Ling Yuxuan directly broke into the room. There was no one there, and the blanket was neat. Did she not come back last night?
"Chou Kun, did you see Ni Shang last night?”
"Young master, didn't Ni Shang go out with you last night?”
"What did you say? I was reading the account book in the guest room last night. Why would I go out?”
"I clearly saw you jump over the wall and Miss Nichang followed you. I thought you had something to do, so I didn't follow you. That person does look like you."
"Oh no, someone is pretending to be me? "It's very likely that Ni Shang has already been captured. No one would capture Ni Shang for no reason. Moreover, she's disguised as me. I reckon that Liu Minzhi should know that we took the account book. It's very likely that he captured Ni Shang and prepared to use Ni Shang to threaten me. I'll go test him and see if Ni Shang is in his hands."”
"Young Master, why don't you wait a moment? I'm afraid that the two of us won't be able to deal with him. If he has any ill intentions, the Eighteen Horsemen will be here tonight.”
"No, you stay here. When the eighteen horsemen arrive, bring them to find me. I'll go and meet him myself.”
Ling Yuxuan left Chou Kun alone and headed towards the government office.
The morning sunlight in Qushui County was beautiful, but the atmosphere today was a little strange. The streets were extremely quiet. Ling Yuxuan walked on the streets, and it was cold and cheerless. The doors of the government office were already open, as if they were waiting for Ling Yuxuan to come.
The atmosphere around the county office was very depressing. There was no one in the office. When they arrived at the court, the advisor walked out and looked at Ling Yuxuan sinisterly.
"Hey, isn't this the Third Prince? How come you have the time to come to our government office? Unfortunately, Daren has gone out to handle a case today and has not returned.”
"Where does your lord go to handle matters? Even I, an imperial envoy, can ignore him. He's quite bold, don't you think so?”
Looking at Ling Yuxuan, who was not angry but was still imposing, the advisor felt a little scared." Master, you really have to do something today. I don't know what it is that's more important than welcoming His Highness?" He left after giving me some instructions. Sigh, what should I do now?”
Ling Yuxuan walked to the chair and sat down. He crossed his legs and looked at Grand Master." Grand Master, where did your master go to handle the case? I want to see what kind of big case requires the magistrate to personally handle.”It seemed that Ni Shang had fallen into his hands. He did not know where she was now. How worrying!
The advisor was frightened by Ling Yuxuan's gaze and knelt on the ground." Your…Your Highness, I really don't know where the master went to handle the case. He told me to say that he went out to handle the case when His Highness came over and then left. I'm just a subordinate, so I'll follow whatever the superior says. We don't dare to ask too much. I really don't know!"”
Ling Yuxuan stood up and looked down at the Grand Master. He said ruthlessly," Alright, I wonder if the Grand Master knows that your lord has embezzled the military rations, money, and relief money. Does the Grand Master still not know about these things?"”
Hearing Ling Yuxuan's words, the advisor was so anxious that he was sweating profusely." How did His Highness know so much? Did he find out something? That's impossible. Those accounts were done very carefully and there was no mistake. What should we do now? The Old Master is not here. What if His Highness gets angry and kills me?"”
Ling Yuxuan looked at the sweat on his advisor's face and smiled, a little contemptuous.
"Grand Master is indeed Grand Master. His self-control is not good. It seems that as long as I scare him a little more, I can get some information out of him.”
"Grand Master, you should know that I'm here to investigate the theft of military rations and money. I have a lot of evidence now, including Grand Master's share. As long as Grand Master tells this king the truth, this king can consider letting you live.”
The more the advisor thought about it, the more afraid he became. When the old master did this, he was afraid that something would happen. He didn't want to participate in the first place, but he was greedy for money and couldn't stand the temptation of money. Later, it was too late to regret it. Now that there was a chance, he should seize it quickly. You can really let me go and not pursue the matter.”
"Although this king's words are not as good as the emperor's, this king can still protect your life. Don't worry, as long as you tell me, I will guarantee that you will be fine.”
" Okay, okay, I'll tell you, I'll tell you everything, ah…" The advisor grunted and fell to the ground, dead.
"Who is it? Stop!" Ling Yuxuan looked at the man in black who had jumped onto the roof and chased after him. The man in black was not in a hurry to leave, as if he was deliberately waiting for Ling Yuxuan. They chased one after the other, occasionally stopping for a few moves. Then the man in black continued to escape until he came to a large open space. In front of him was a piece of land, deep and bottomless.
"Why aren't you running? Why did you lure me here?”
At this moment, the man in black stepped back. Liu Minzhi slowly walked out from the side." Your Highness, you're really punctual. It's about the same as what I calculated. It seems that this woman is really one of your weaknesses, hahahaha."”
"Lord Liu, I didn't expect to see you here. Didn't your Grand Master say that you were out on a case? Lord Liu sure has a lot of time." Nichang was indeed in his hands. He wondered where Beiou Pass was.
"Useless thing. If you want to betray me, you have to die.”He turned to the man in black and asked. The man in black nodded.
Ling Yuxuan observed the surrounding terrain. Other than the bamboo, there was nothing special. In front of him was a deep abyss. There was no place to hide. Could it be that Ni Shang was not here?
"Ling Yuxuan, I know you have the account book, but I have already moved the money to another place. It will be difficult to get it back. I want you dead today, dead in this town.”
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