Only the seriously injured Li Wei was left lying on the ground, howling and screaming in pain...

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"Ah! Ah!"

Xue Bai and Jiao Nu came out of Pingkangfang and suddenly heard screams, so they looked towards the square tower.

Suddenly, his eyes narrowed.

Among the thousands of lanterns and bright firelight, he saw a familiar figure wielding a knife to kill someone.

Jiang Hai.

There are also Jiang Mao, Tuoba Mao, Lao Liang, Liu Quan and Xiao Bosi.

Hearing about Yang Shen's visit to his ancestral grave today, Xue Bai had an uneasy feeling, but there were still some things he couldn't see through.

When something happened, he immediately realized that he had neglected someone since the Spring Festival - Pei Mian.

This matter must have been arranged by Pei Mian, but I don't know why.

Xue Bai immediately pushed aside the crowd and stared at the Longyou veteran to catch up.

Jiaonu was also chasing, but he shouted: "The Seventeenth Mother is there!"

Xue Bai turned his eyes and looked at the fleeing crowd. In the chaos, it was impossible to see who was Li Qiniang.

The frightened crowd stood in front of them, and they pushed forward with difficulty until they reached the cross street and lost their direction.

Jiaonu stopped and looked around in panic.

"Where's the Seventeenth Mother?"

"Which one is her?"

"I can't find it, look for it quickly... white fox fur, apricot yellow brocade silk, flying feather mask... look for it quickly..."

Xue Bai's tone was calm and he ordered: "Go and ask Juro to mobilize someone."

"I……"

"go!"

Xue Bai gave an indiscriminate shout, and Jiao Nu turned around and ran away.

Xue Bai calmed down, looked around the long cross street, observed the movements in all directions, and headed straight to the west.

Because there were shouts in the west, it was Marquis Wu who was chasing the six Longyou veterans. If Li Shiqiniang was elsewhere, it would be fine, but there would be trouble in the west.

After running for more than ten steps, he saw a Feiyu mask on the ground.

There was Jin Wuwei standing next to the mask and looking around in panic. He must have been squeezed out of the chaos and lost track of Li Qiniang.

There was no time to pick it up, so he walked faster and faster, chasing all the way until he stopped near the south gate of Pingkangfang, and the movement in front of him gradually became smaller.

Even the patrols have lost track of the murderer.

Xue Bai immediately raised his head and looked at the Fire Watching Tower. Sure enough, someone upstairs was raising a fire as a signal.

Not far away, there was a dull Jinwu Guard who was looking at the Fire Watch Tower. Xue Baidang walked over and asked: "The prime minister's daughter is lost! What is the meaning of the Watch Tower?"

The Jinwu guard turned around, but it was the guard beside Li Qiniang. He even recognized Xue Bai and responded: "Langjun Xue? I... lost him..."

Xue Bai didn't expect that he recognized him, so he stopped his bluffing tone and asked: "How did you lose it?"

"The young lady said that the woman is still crying. I wonder if she is the murderer's mother-in-law... She asked me to save her... I, I don't dare to go up..."

"What does Wanghuo Tower mean?"

"The general sends orders, the patrols perform their duties, secretly hunt for the murderers, and do not disturb the Lantern Festival... I, I, I..."

This order sounds ridiculous to those who know it, but when you think about it from the perspective of the commander-in-chief of the Sixteenth Guards of Nanya, it is easy to understand.

The right prime minister robbed a civilian girl in the street and was stabbed by her husband who was holding Jinwu. This matter may be big or small, but tonight, no one can bring this matter to the saint's ears and affect the saint's elegance.

Xue Bai thought about the matter for a moment, and immediately asked: "Which Wanghuo Tower sent the order first?"

"that."

The Jinwu Guard raised his hand and pointed, but he was pointing at the north gate of Xuanyangfang. Looking again, most of the Wuhous there were missing. It is possible that the Wuhous had found clues about the "secret murderer", so they let him

Don't move around while patrolling elsewhere.

Although this was just speculation, Xue Bai still rushed into Xuanyangfang decisively.

When he reached the first alley, he looked around and was surprised to find a bloody handprint on the west wall.

That handprint gave him a very arrogant feeling. He could imagine Jiang Hai casually swiping it on the wall, grinning nonchalantly.

It seemed as if they were deliberately leading the patrol to chase them.

There was the sound of running ahead.

Xue Bai quickly caught up and when he was about to reach an alley, a woman wearing a white fox fur and a luxurious cloak of apricot yellow brocade walked past.

From a short distance away, we could only vaguely see her beautiful face.

"Li Qiniang?"

When he asked, the woman was startled and ran away like a frightened rabbit.

"Seventeenth Mother, don't run, wait for Mian'er..."

Immediately in the alley on the left, there was a petite figure leading several Jinwu guards to chase him.

The petite one was Mian'er. She was more flexible and pursued Li Qiniang the most closely than the Jinwu Guard.

"Xue Langjun scared people away, don't chase them..."

The Jinwu guard who was following Xue Bai was also overjoyed. He shouted, "Fortunately, I found it," and chased after him in a panic.

Xue Bai relaxed a little, slowed down, and looked around.

There were also lanterns hung in the alley, allowing him to see a few drops of blood dripping on the ground. He followed the blood stains, turned left, and saw a pile of debris ahead.

Li Qiniang was dispersed by the crowd and got lost here. She hid for a while and walked back after the crowd dispersed. When she met her, she ran away shyly?

After walking forward for a while, not far away is the west gate of Xuanyang Square. The guards at the gate all stand on the top of the square to watch the lanterns, allowing people to come and go freely.

He frowned slightly and walked over there.

Ahead is another brightly lit street.

The streets are crowded with people, and even small lights are hung on the trees, just like pear blossoms in bloom.

Across the street, several Jinwu guards entered the east gate of Chongyifang.

Xue Bai was about to follow, but was blocked by many people.

"The float is coming!"

The luxurious float is slowly driving through the streets.

This float is decorated with plum blossoms, lanterns are hung high, and a high platform is set up at the top. There is a graceful dancer dancing gracefully, waving colorful silk in her hand, as if she is about to fly into the sky and become a fairy at any time.

There was an elegant man standing on the shaft of the carriage, playing the flute, causing the children to chase after him.

Pedestrians heard the sound of the flute and sang to the rhythm.

"Fire trees and silver flowers bloom together, and the iron locks of the star bridge open."

"The dark dust follows the horse, and the bright moon follows the person."

"All the players and performers are like plum trees, and all the singers are like plum blossoms."

"Jinwu cannot help but stay at night, and jade leaks must not urge others."

Xue Bai lost the clue and stood alone in this bustling area for a while. Only when the float slowly passed by did he continue his pursuit.

When he turned his head, his eyes were fixed.

A few plum blossoms fell, and across the long street, a girl was looking at him.

This girl was very plainly dressed, far less glamorous than the other women in colorful silks around her, but somehow Xue Bai noticed it at a glance.

He then looked at her and realized that it was because her eyes were very bright and there seemed to be a slight smile in her eyes, as if she knew him.

The two looked at each other for a while, which seemed to last only a moment. The girl turned her back and went to pick up a sachet from the stall.

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Xuanyangfang.

"Seventeenth Mother, don't run away..."

Mian'er chased her for a long time. Although she was flexible, her physical strength was weak. She finally chased Li Tengkong to the corner of the square, but saw Jin Wuwei forcing her little lady under the wall. She couldn't help but get very angry.

She trotted forward, pushed away the guard, knelt down and took a look, only to see that the person wrapped in the luxurious cloak of her little lady was shivering. The original clothes were torn to pieces, and her face was full of tears, but

It was the poor woman Li Wei wanted to kidnap.

Mian'er was immediately frightened to death.

"You are not my seventeenth mother? Where has she gone?!"
Chapter completed!