Linque

On the outskirts of the imperial capital, Luyuan.

It was daytime, but the dew garden was still busy and noisy. Qi Feng was instructing the maids and servants in the garden to tidy up the rooms in the east and west courtyards.

The Qianqiu Festival will be at the beginning of next month, and today is the ninth day of the winter month. In a few days, Mu Xiyun, the head of the astrology pavilion who came to Beijing to celebrate his birthday and present gifts, will arrive.At that time, the major families in Kyushu will visit and come and go, and there will be a lot of noise.

Seeing that the sun was about to sink into the sky, Qi Feng was making arrangements when the gatekeeper suddenly came to report that Chu Heng had come and asked him for something, and he was waiting in the study.

Qi Feng was a little surprised.

Today is not the sixth day, so Chu Heng should not take a rest, Luyuan is not close to Miyagi, seeing the setting sun is almost setting, but Chu Heng suddenly came to Luyuan at this time, Qi Feng frowned slightly under careful consideration He frowned, feeling a bad premonition in his heart.

He calmly and casually gave a few more instructions, then put down what he was doing and went to the study.

When Qi Feng came in, Chu Heng was standing in front of the desk writing a letter.Looking up and seeing him, before Qi Feng could open his mouth, Chu Heng said solemnly: "Master, please send someone to help me send a message to Mrs. Mistress immediately, the faster the better, it must be before they reach the eight hundred miles of Gyeonggi. When it arrives, it happened suddenly, and my wife will understand when she sees the letter."

Qi Feng saw the rare serious expression on Chu Heng's face, and his heart sank suddenly, knowing that the situation must be serious, he hurriedly went out to call Luyuan's secret guard.

When he came back, Chu Heng had already finished writing the letter, and together with the letter paper, he put a jade charm into the envelope. Qi Feng's eyes shrank slightly, and he recognized what it was at a glance——

Order of Dongjun!

The badge of Lishan Dongjun, the symbol of the law, the sphere of influence of all Lishan Mountains in Dayin Kyushu, seeing this talisman is like seeing Ji Wuyue in person, and all Lishan people will be ordered to be respectful.

Chu Heng seldom used Dongjun’s authority. In the rare appearances of Dongjunling in Lishan, most of them were sent to Shuijingtai to fish for his junior who made mistakes and was punished—poor Lishan. The young master Ye Xinghui.

Qi Feng suddenly felt that the situation was not good, and said in a deep voice, "Ah Yue, what happened?"

Chu Heng frowned, raised his eyes to look at Qi Feng, and said in a low voice: "This time, Dong Jun and Shi Niang came to the imperial capital together for private business, so we don't invite orders to enter the city for the time being."

"What?!" Even Qi Feng, who was as steady and experienced as Qi Feng, immediately changed his face when he heard Chu Heng's words, and hurriedly asked, "What's going on?"

Chu Heng rubbed the center of his eyebrows, his expression was very worried.

An hour ago, Duanmen Tower——

Ling Qi's eyes were full of scrutiny, and his indifferent voice came along the cool evening wind: "Where was your senior brother three months ago?"

Chu Heng's heart jumped suddenly, his eyes moved slightly, and when the silence shifted, he suddenly smiled and said helplessly: "Did the commander ask the wrong person? It is true that I lived in Lushui for a few days at the end of July. It is true that I did not see my elder brother in Guangling at that time, but if you want to say where Dong Jun has gone, let alone me, even the first elders of Lishan Mountain have no way to ask, how can I, an ordinary disciple, know?"

Ling Qi was not surprised by Chu Heng's answer, with a half-fake smile on his face, he said: "Chu Heng, do you still need me to make my words clearer?"

Chu Heng's heartstrings tensed instantly.

"You came home from Lishan Mountain, and you should have returned directly to the imperial capital, but you took a detour to go to Lushui first. The reason is that you need to ask your elder brother to sort out your meridians. root cause."

Ling Qi's voice was calm and unwavering, he stared at Chu Heng's face, and continued: "From the time you were four years old to Lishan, your elder brother has been helping you adjust your breath, at first it was every other month, and then two or three Month, now every six months, you have to look for your elder brother. Three months ago, on the eve of the Mid-Autumn Festival, it was exactly half a year since the last breath adjustment. From the end of July to your arrival in Gyeonggi on August [-], you have not seen Your big brother?"

Chu Heng's expression remained motionless, various thoughts lingered in his mind, he thought about it for a while, and said decisively: "No."

"Well, since you said you haven't seen it, then pretend you haven't." Ling Qi said, "Then Chu Heng, I still have one thing I don't know. You only entered the city when you were sixteen, so there must be a reason for you to stay in the capital for a few days, right?"

Chu Heng's back was tense, his eyes flickered, and something suddenly occurred to him in his mind.

Three months ago, when the Mid-Autumn Festival was approaching, the only major event that happened in the imperial capital was that small thieves entered the Dichun sacrificial altar of the Imperial Mausoleum on the outskirts of the city. Although there were many things, no one caught them.

Ling Qi asked him where Ji Wuyue was three months ago, and where he had been during the time he was in the outskirts of the imperial capital. In fact, he was asking whether Lishandong Jun had been to the imperial capital before the Mid-Autumn Festival.

The Shadow Guards of the Son of Heaven would not investigate the whereabouts of the Mahayana Realm for no reason, and Di Chuntai was definitely not as simple as a small thief, something big must have happened.

Ling Qi now only asked him about the whereabouts of Lord Lishandong, and did not mention the Lord of the Eastern Capital. That was because Ye Jianwei had always been in Lishan and had never been out of Yiye Gucheng.If he guessed correctly, Ji Wuyue must be among the five missing people in the Mahayana realm during the Mid-Autumn Festival, and Ji Wuyue may even be the only one.

What he was most worried about finally happened.Chu Heng was transferred to Yuqian, and of course the Shadow Guard of the Son of Heaven would check him again, which was expected.But by coincidence, something happened to Di Chuntai, and the shadow guard was also checking Ji Wuyue at the same time, and the two of them were actually found out together.

Fortunately, Ling Qi is still only checking Ji Wuyue's whereabouts, not Ji Wuyue, and since he asked him clearly, there must be room for change.

But he must give an explanation as soon as possible.

Chu Heng showed a bit of embarrassment on his face, coughed lightly, turned his gaze to the sunset in the sky, and there was a layer of loneliness between his brows, and said in a low voice: "The commander-in-chief is right, I am indeed on August [-]th On the outskirts of the imperial capital, I only entered the city when I was sixteen. But that's because of me..."

He paused, and his voice seemed bitter: "I haven't returned home for 16 years. When I come to the imperial capital, I always feel a little... close to the hometown. I stayed in Luyuan for the Mid-Autumn Festival on August [-]th."

Now it was Ling Qi's turn to be stunned. It was no secret in the imperial capital that Zhong Pinghou's mansion had ignored Chu Heng for 16 years.

Chenfeng Lingyu has been separated for a long time, and Chu Heng, a family member who looks like an "outsider", always seems a bit out of place on the day of family reunion like Mid-Autumn Festival.

Chu Heng seemed to have adjusted his mood quickly, turned his head to look at Ling Qi, and said sincerely, "I didn't see my elder brother in Lushui, and I really didn't know his whereabouts. Later, during the few days before the Mid-Autumn Festival in Luyuan , My senior brother did not come to the imperial capital to look for me. But the commander-in-chief is right, the matter of sorting out the meridians cannot be delayed any longer. When I was out of the palace for a rest last time, Uncle Qi from Luyuan told me that the empress dowager Qianqiu, my master If you want to come to the imperial capital to celebrate her birthday, then my senior brother may come with her and stay in the suburban dew garden for a few days."

Will Lishan Dongjun come to the imperial capital?

Ling Qi's expression moved slightly when he heard the words, he took a few glances at Chu Heng, and suddenly said: "Chu Heng, for the sake of Lishan, I hope you'd better tell the truth. I might as well tell you, there are rumors in the market that three months ago, eight On the twelfth day of the lunar month, a few little thieves entered Dichun Terrace—this is true. But besides that, there was an unexpected guest.”

"An uninvited guest?" After listening to Chu Heng's narration, Qi Feng knew that the uninvited guest mentioned by the shadow guard of the Son of Heaven must not be an ordinary person, but he still felt strange: "The imperial mausoleum and underground palaces are all sealed, and no one can enter. For sacrifices, some gold and silver utensils are stored, I have never heard of other very valuable things. Although the guards there are strict, how can they be found in the Mahayana realm? Do the royal tomb guards have this ability?"

"Because His Majesty happened to be at Dichun Terrace on August [-]th, so the Emperor's shadow guards were also there. How many uninvited guests can there be in Dayin Kyushu that the Emperor's shadow guards did not intercept?" Chu Heng said in a deep voice: "I also I don't know who it was that day, but judging from Ling Qi's meaning, the missing Lishan Dongjun is the most problematic one."

Qi Feng was startled suddenly, the nature of night visits to the imperial mausoleum changed when the emperor was around.To put it at the smallest level, it is also stealing the royal property of the ancestral temple, and to say it at a high level, it can be directly counted as an assassination, and it is not one or two points involved.

Chu Heng sealed the letterhead and Dong Junling with wax paint, handed it to Qi Feng, and said with a frown: "Fortunately, it's just to check Ji Wuyue's whereabouts now, and I haven't started to check him himself. Back then in Lishan Mountain When I made my identity, I said that Chu Heng suffered from a disease when he was young, his meridians were damaged, and he couldn't practice martial arts. Ji Wuyue has been taking care of him. When Ling Qi asked me, he obviously started to investigate from this. If it continues like this, who knows What can the Shadow Guard of the Son of Heaven find out? If there is an eventuality, if it is found out that Dongjun himself is not only in the imperial capital, but even in front of the imperial court, then I will be the one who visits the imperial tomb at night, and then I will..."

Chu Heng didn't know what to think of, and his voice suddenly stopped, he turned his head, and his heart was full of anger: "Who knows who did what happened to Di Chuntai, but he ran away, and now I have all the blame. If I find out in the future..."

Qi Feng took the envelope that Chu Heng handed over, and he couldn't help sweating when he heard the last few words that were almost gnashing his teeth.

He went out to the outer courtyard and explained carefully to the hidden guards of Luyuan. When he came back, Chu Heng had already informed the cleaning boy and was hurriedly heading towards the Chuihua Gate, preparing to leave Luyuan.

It was getting late outside, Qi Feng hurriedly called out to stop him: "Don't eat? It's the hour of the year, when will you be back in the palace?"

Chu Heng waved his hands, but still kept on stepping: "Don't eat, I have something to go to the bookstore."

"Hey——" Qi Feng didn't call out to anyone in the end, he just shook his head looking at the distant figure.

Perhaps it was because it had only snowed in the imperial capital two days ago, and the night on the ninth day of the winter month seemed to be extraordinarily cold.

In Yan Xiang's mansion, Yan Mao read a letter word by word by the light, and pondered for a moment with his eyes downcast, then he suddenly asked Yan Cang who was standing beside him: "When we passed by Duanmen, did we see the person of our Majesty?" Imperial servant Mo also left the palace?"

Yan Cang thought about it, "Yes."

"Just right," Yan Mao slightly raised the corners of his lips, and ordered: "Go and see where Chu Heng is now, if you haven't returned to the palace, invite him here."

"Please, please Chu Heng?" Yan Cang doubted his ears.

"Well, what you said makes sense." Yan Mao seemed to have come to his senses, touched his chin, nodded and said: "You don't need to invite him. If he is on the road right now, he will be robbed directly."

Yan Cang: "..." I didn't say anything.

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Yan Cang: I didn't say anything, did I focus on "please"?