In Meilin Courtyard, the door of the main house was closed again and locked tightly.

As the sound of certain footsteps faded away, silence returned to the courtyard.

Inside the main room, which is dimly lit and the door is closed.

Dust is quietly floating in the air.

On an Eight Immortals table covered with dust-proof cloth, in addition to extra envelopes, official seals, official uniforms and other items, there was also a pot of orchids hanging with nectar on the table. I don’t know when it was carried from the window sill.

come over.

Clivia quietly faced the closed door in front of the Eight Immortals Table.

Everything becomes lonely and silent.

And the gray young figure in the distance put down his baggage and left alone, striding towards Dagushan without looking back.

…

"How is he doing? Is there any sign that he hasn't woken up yet?"

In a certain official's house, in a heavily guarded courtyard, the door was pushed open from the outside, and a serious voice came into the house.

Beside the bed in the room where the unconscious prisoner was lying, several young police officers who were guarding him stood up and moved out of the way.

Yan Liulang held the handle of the knife in his hand and walked in from outside with a solemn expression.

The young policemen gathered around, talking all over the place:

"Not yet, Sixth Brother."

"Sixth Brother, since this demon girl suddenly vomited blood and fainted last time, we have tried every method, but there is still no movement. Is there no way to save her?"

"What are you talking about? I was still alive and bedridden for half a month, but Master Xie saved me. Now, isn't this just spitting out blood? It's not a big problem. Don't make random ideas."

Yan Liulang frowned slightly and scolded the subordinates on the left and right.

Without Ouyang Rong, Yan Liulang's style seemed like a different person, he looked serious and business-like, which made his subordinates fear and admire him.

As for the reason for the change, it may be that the seniority has gradually changed from "Xiao Liu" and "Liu Lang" in Ouyang Rong's mouth to "Sixth Brother" and "Sixth Master" in the mouth of his subordinates.

After asking the young police officer about the current situation of the sick prisoner, Yan Liulang frowned slightly and sent everyone away to guard the hospital.

There were only two people left in the house.

Yan Liulang stood on the bedside and looked down at the dying Jade Immortal on the bed.

The palm of your hand on the handle is kneaded and released for a while.

There seemed to be a moment of hesitation.

Yan Liulang looked out the window and nodded gently:

"It's a long night and many dreams. It's better to inform Miss Xie. It seems that this matter needs to be handled by Miss Xie. The longer it is delayed, the greater the risk. What if this witch suspect dies... eh."

With a melancholy look on his face, he silently put his hand into his arms, then took out a pale green jade pendant, lowered his head and muttered:

"Miss Xie also told her before she left that if there is an emergency or accident here, she should immediately smash this psychic jade pendant infused with some of her spiritual energy, so that she can sense it from thousands of miles away and return quickly..."

I do not know how long it has been.

On the bedside of the unconscious bedside of the Jade Fairy, the figure of the detective in blue disappeared, and several young detectives returned to take care of it.

On the coffee table next to the bed, at some point, there was a small pile of broken jade.

The sharp-eyed police officer among them turned his head curiously.

On the coffee table, I saw fragments of a jade pendant that were pure white in color.

The green has faded.

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This official ship, which sailed from Longcheng County, Jiangzhou, was not very conspicuous in a section of the Xunyang River where there was an endless stream of water transport merchants.

At least it was not as eye-catching as the magnificent fleet that carried the Luoyang envoys not long ago.

On the river where the wind and waves were blowing suddenly and slowly, ships occasionally passed by official ships, attracting the attention of some passers-by. At most, they only attracted a few speculations and murmurs about the status of the ship's owner.

These mutterings were quickly blown away by the noisy river wind.

Traveling in this era is actually very boring. This is because water transportation is the fastest. If traveling by land, it is normal to travel for several months and half a year.

On the river, the early morning mist had just been blown away by the morning breeze, and the new morning sun had just risen. On the bow deck, a group of boatmen gathered to catch fish, chat and chat.

An old boatman told vividly that when he was working as a boatman on the boat of a certain Lingnan feudal official who had left his post and returned to Beijing, he accidentally overheard and saw the story of the jealous concubines of the feudal official in his eighteenth room.

The other boatmen, who had dark faces and rough skin blown by the river wind, listened with great interest.

Occasionally, a few boring Meiluyuan maids and guards who passed by the deck stopped to enjoy the breeze, looking intently at the river view, quietly listening, and collecting gossip.

But at this moment, there was a sound of a door being pushed from a main cabin not far away.

The maids and guards gathered around the fishing boatman, as if they had received some kind of signal. Their faces became solemn, and they turned around and left without saying a word. They dispersed, each doing their own thing and sticking to their posts.

They didn't even look at the location where the sound of the door opening came from, as they seemed to be very familiar with the signal.

Sure enough, after a while, the familiar figure of the "young county magistrate" appeared on the deck and walked towards the bow of the ship.

The young county magistrate, with a long sword at his waist, circled the ship, his face indifferent and silent.

This appearance of not allowing others to enter made the surrounding boatmen, maids and guards afraid to talk to each other. Everyone was immersed in doing their jobs, moving lightly, as if they were afraid of accidentally making a big noise and attracting the attention of this handsome young man.

The official's sideways glance.

It has been more than two days since the official ship set sail from Longcheng County.

Everyone on the boat discovered by chance that the county magistrate, who was returning home on leave, seemed to be in a bad mood, and they didn't know if it was because of seasickness.

In the past two days, he said no more than ten sentences in total.

Moreover, the county magistrate spent most of his time in the main cabin, closed in, seemingly immersed in a book.

There are only two times in the morning and evening. I will go out, look around the boat with a straight face, and then bring some food back to the house.

In this regard, no one dared to come forward to disturb.

Even Miss Ye, who heard that she was the personal maid of the county magistrate, could not enter the main cabin even once.

Only when the county magistrate went out for inspection twice in the morning and evening, and took advantage of the opportunity of delivering meals, could he exchange greetings and exchange a few words.

But the county magistrate also cherished his words like gold.

With the male host in such a state, the atmosphere on the entire ship was naturally quite serious.

The same is true now.

I saw the county magistrate wearing the familiar and meticulous official uniform. He inspected the official ship with a straight face. He stood on the bow of the ship and blew the river breeze for a while. He disappeared in front of the main ship's cabin door and continued to read behind closed doors.

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Everyone who peeked out of the corner of their eyes suddenly looked relieved and looked at each other. Well, let’s continue fishing. The next time we come out will be in the evening.

Ye Weilai was wearing a moon-white dress, with a jade hairpin tied up her waist-length silver hair. Her small face was covered by a thin white gauze, and she came to the main cabin with a plate of breakfast in her hand.

She stood in front of the door happily, glanced at the closed door, and whispered:

"Tanlang, it's time to eat."

A steady voice came from inside the door: "Put it on the table outside the door."

"Yes." Ye Weilai glanced at the door, then bent down and put down her breakfast.

The silver-haired girl turned away and went to greet the maids to work.

What Ye Weilai and everyone on the ship didn't know was that there was no sign of Ouyang Rong in the main cabin at the moment.

There was only a dull man sitting in front of the table with a serious face and nervously holding a bronze animal mask in his right hand.

When he heard Miss Ye's footsteps outside finally disappearing, the man let out a long sigh.

Liu Ashan lowered his head, glanced at the bronze beast face, then looked at the moonlight sword on the table, and shook his head with a sigh.

In the past few days, he has been pretending to act in accordance with the master's instructions. At present, it seems that there is no flaw.

The moonlight sword was given to him by the master before he left, saying that it could be made more like it.

As for the Mirage Mask, according to the old man, after the old man collected his qi machine and operated it, Liu Ashan can use it for a short time. As for outsiders, they can't use it even if they get it.

Even so, Liu Ashan did not wear the mask all day long. He only wore it briefly when he went out for patrols in the morning and evening, and took it off as soon as he returned to the cabin.

Because he heard the master say that this thing needs to be supplemented with some special aura that only the master possesses.

So Liu Ashan thought that he could save some spiritual energy and only wear it when necessary. After all, the distance is still far. What if he wears it for a long time and uses up all his spiritual energy?

Recalling Miss Ye's tone just now, Liu Ashan nodded and said to himself:

"The master is still smart and thoughtful. He told Miss Ye some things in advance before boarding the ship. After boarding the ship, I found an excuse to study behind closed doors. Miss Ye didn't doubt it. She probably thought it was because the master was in a bad mood..."

Liu Ashan was a little panicked at first, but after two days of observation, Ms. Ye has been in a stable mood and has a normal schedule, without any abnormalities.

Liu Ashan touched his growling belly, lowered his head and put on his mask.

Immediately, a "young county magistrate" in official uniform stood up in front of the table, walked to the door and listened carefully. When no one was passing by outside, he quickly opened and closed the door and took in the dinner plate.
To be continued...