Can you even lend out heavenly and earthly treasures to someone else?
After reading this, Shangguan Yunlan looked at Mo Ronghua with a skeptical gaze.
“Envoy Mo, is this record about Lu Xuan, the Xuan Envoy of Baidao Mansion, actually true?”
As she spoke, she had one of her Heiyu Guard members hand the record book over to Mo Ronghua.
“Lu Xuan?”
Upon hearing these two words, Li Chengxing’s eyes flashed with a sharp glint. He casually raised his hand, curled his fingers slightly, and made a grasping motion toward the air.
The record book that Mo Ronghua had just received seemed to be gripped tightly by an invisible hand.
The book slipped out of Mo Ronghua’s grasp and flew extremely quickly toward Li Chengxing.
“Lu Xuan, so it really is him!”
After seeing the record, Li Chengxing’s eyelid twitched involuntarily. Clearly, he was a bit speechless at Lu Xuan’s actions.
Seeing this, Mo Ronghua gave a bitter smile. He didn’t even need to look at the record to know exactly which matter Shangguan Yunlan was referring to.
“Lady Yunlan, this matter is indeed true. Your subordinate would never fabricate something like this!”
After getting her answer, Shangguan Yunlan showed no reaction at all, which greatly surprised Mo Ronghua.
What Mo Ronghua didn’t know was—
Shangguan Yunlan’s main purpose for coming to Anzhou was precisely for Lu Xuan.
Checking the records of other Xuanniao Guard mansions in other cities was just something she did on the side.
Li Chengxing’s purpose for coming to Anzhou was also for Lu Xuan.
Because His Majesty wanted to summon Lu Xuan!
A short while later, seven or eight Heiyu Guard members who had gone to inspect the stored martial arts resources walked in through the door.
“Milady, the martial arts resources stored at Jingtai Mansion do indeed match the records.”
“Good, very good!”
Seeing that her task was complete, Shangguan Yunlan said a final farewell to Mo Ronghua and left without looking back.
“Envoy Mo, we still have other matters to attend to, so we won’t disturb you any further!”
Seeing how cleanly and decisively Shangguan Yunlan left, Mo Ronghua was a bit puzzled.
That’s it? Just like that?
He had been ready to come up with all sorts of excuses to convince these Heiyu Guard people.
After Shangguan Yunlan and her group left, Mo Ronghua walked over to Li Chengxing and asked the question that was bothering him.
“Brother Xing, why would you personally come to Anzhou?”
How strange.
Li Chengxing was one of the three deputy directors of the Xuanniao Guard. He held immense power and his strength was unfathomable.
Why would he have the time to personally show up in a small place like Anzhou?
Li Chengxing handed the record book back to Mo Ronghua and gave a faint smile.
He just mysteriously pointed a finger toward the sky and said a few vague words.
“Brother Mo, my coming to Anzhou was naturally arranged by that certain someone.”
“That certain someone is very interested in that person from Baidao Mansion in Anzhou.”
“Well, Brother Mo, I won’t disturb you any further.”
With that, Li Chengxing lost interest in staying and turned to leave.
That certain someone?
Someone from Baidao Mansion?
Mo Ronghua thought about it for a moment. Then, suddenly, Lu Xuan’s face appeared in his mind.
Could it be that they’re here for Lu Xuan?
………
Baidao Mansion Government Office!
Inside the main hall, a man wearing a constable’s uniform, about sixty years old, stood rigidly in the hall with a terrifyingly stern expression on his face.
This man was the chief constable of the government office, Fan Wei, a martial artist who had achieved minor success in Blood Refining.
In front of Fan Wei sat an old man with slightly frosty temples. He was none other than Hong Zhi, the prefect of Baidao Mansion.
At this moment, Hong Zhi looked extremely grave. His eyes were filled with anxiety and a sense of urgency.
“Have you found any trace of those four men yet?”
Hong Zhi’s words were firm and resounding, leaving no room for disregard.
“Your Excellency, no, we haven’t.”
“Those four subordinates of mine completely vanished after going to the east side of the city.”
“Also, that man Wu Wei’s body has also disappeared.”
“It happened near Shuimen Alley.”
Fan Wei told him everything he knew, one by one.
Hong Zhi muttered softly to himself.
“Shuimen Alley? Wu Wei?”
“Wu Wei, if I remember correctly, he was the owner of the Wu Family Martial Arts School, right?”
“Yes, Your Excellency!”
“Early this morning, that Wu Wei died mysteriously at home. So I sent Constable Fan Dong with four men to go investigate.”
Hong Zhi then raised his head and stared intently at Fan Wei, as if he were scrutinizing him.
Hong Zhi’s gaze was like an icy, bone-chilling wind blowing straight into Fan Wei’s face.
“Where did that Fan Dong fellow go?”
Fan Wei looked ashamed and spoke cautiously. “Your Excellency, that Fan Dong fellow abandoned his post during the mission and ran off to Xinyue Tower.”
“But he did return to the office around noon.”
“He came to me and reported the mysterious disappearance of those four constables and Wu Wei’s body.”
“Right now, that Fan Dong fellow is waiting outside the door!”
The reason Fan Wei looked so troubled was that Fan Dong was his own nephew.
This fellow was already twenty-nine years old, yet he still fooled around all day long.
Even with the help of his uncle, he had barely managed to reach the Bone Refining realm.
That was just enough to meet the standard for a constable in the office.
So, relying on his position as chief constable, Fan Wei had informed the prefect and had his nephew promoted to the rank of constable.
After saying this, Fan Wei barked an order toward the door.
“You good-for-nothing! How could you abandon your post like that? Get in here right now!”
The moment Fan Wei finished speaking, a man in a constable’s uniform scrambled in from outside, practically falling over himself.
The man looked a bit chubby, and his face still had an obvious red flush, clearly showing he hadn’t fully sobered up yet.
“You worthless fool, get down on your knees!”
Seeing how angry his uncle was, the drunken flush on Fan Dong’s face immediately disappeared, replaced by a pale pallor. He stumbled forward and knelt before Hong Zhi.
“Spare me, Your Excellency! This subordinate abandoned his post. Please punish me!”
Hong Zhi furrowed his brow slightly but didn’t say much. He just spoke calmly.
“Go on. I want to know all the details.”
Seeing that the prefect didn’t seem angry, Fan Dong felt a flicker of relief in his heart. Without even catching his breath, he hurriedly began to speak.
“Yes, sir!”
“This morning, I was ordered to go to Shuimen Alley in the east of the city to investigate the mysterious death of the Wu Family Martial Arts School’s owner.”
“Then, along with four others, I thoroughly inspected the martial arts school and found nothing suspicious.”
“So I decided to have Wu Wei’s body transported back to the office’s mortuary for a closer examination.”
“But along the way, I suddenly had some urgent matters to attend to, so I left the four of them in charge of carrying Wu Wei’s body back to the office.”
“And then… and then… as you can see, Your Excellency, those four men and Wu Wei’s body all disappeared together!”
After Fan Dong finished speaking, a look of relief appeared on his face.
It seemed he had unknowingly dodged a deadly calamity!
