The night was still dark, Li Mu flew back to Luoyang City, followed the eaves of each house, and arrived at the Yulu Tower.

He had been staring at the wine bag and rice bag of the Song family for a long time, and he knew that this person almost stayed in the brothel every night, so the first stop to find him was Yulu Tower.

There was endless sound in Yulu Tower, but Li Mu seemed to be deaf, and his expression did not change at all.

Also, since he has been traveling around the world, he has seen so many brothels everywhere and has developed a sense of coldness. Naturally, he will not have any unusual expressions.

What's more, I came here tonight to kill people.

The young master of the Song family was well prepared and had brought many elite soldiers from his father, Song Yicheng, to protect him, all of whom were stationed outside his room.

When Li Mu saw this scene, he sneered, disappeared and easily climbed into the inner room of the brothel.

He travels around the world as an assassin. If a secret guard who is good at guarding is in front of Master Song's room, or can detect Li Mu's movements and stop him, how can ordinary elite soldiers who are always invisible be able to stop him?

Assassinate him who is famous in the world.

Li Mu knew how much these elite soldiers weighed, so when he climbed into the inner room, he did not worry at all about being discovered by them.

But when he entered the inner room, he vaguely seemed to notice someone staring at him in the dark, but it was just a little far away, and the sound was not very clear.

After Li Mu entered the inner room, he stopped moving and listened carefully to the sounds in the distance. He felt relieved when he didn't detect anything anymore. He thought to himself that maybe he had heard something wrong.

Filthy words continued on the bed in the inner room. Li Mu's eyes were full of disgust, he took off a black cloth from his wrist and tied it around his eyes.

The black cloth was tied around his eyes, and all the movements and scenes on the bed were no longer noticeable to his eyes. Only then did Li Mu hold the long sword in his arms.

His ears twitched slightly, and he used the movement coming from the bed to identify his position. With a tap of his feet, he was at the bed in an instant.

Through the black cloth, Li Mu couldn't see the person on the bed. Based on the sound he just heard, he first cut off the young master of the Song family's tongue with a sword, and then hit the prostitute on the back of the neck with the hilt of the sword.

The unconscious prostitute was wrapped in a quilt and thrown out of sight behind her.

After doing this, I untied the cloth strips around my eyes.

Li Mu removed the cloth from his eyes. The young master of the Song family, whose tongue had just been cut out, was bleeding from his mouth, but could not say anything. He could only raise his hand and point at Li Mu angrily.

When he saw Li Mu's face after taking off the cloth, he became even more angry and slapped the bed repeatedly with his hands.

It's a pity that he was lying on the bed for a while. Even if the guards outside heard the movement of the bed, they only thought that their master was having sex. Who would have thought that it was him who had his tongue cut out?

He repeatedly beat the bed and called for help.

Li Mu looked at his embarrassing and ridiculous look, his eyes were full of disgust, he was holding a long sword and approaching him step by step.

The young master of the Song family crawled into the bed in embarrassment, thinking only of escaping for his life and not caring about anything else.

Li Mu took out his long sword and pierced the wooden planks of the bed, blocking the path of the young master of the Song family.

In an instant, Li Mu arrived in front of the young master of the Song family and held his long sword again.

"I have never spared anyone under my sword. You are the first to have great luck. But it's a pity that you are not a person who cherishes his life. In this case, I will take back your life."

His voice was low and cold, he pulled out the long sword from the wooden board of the bed, and pierced the throat of the young master of the Song family with his backhand.

When the sword was retracted, there was a cross-cut in the throat of the young master of the Song family, and blood was gushing out. It was exactly the same as the cut on the man in the wilderness outside Luoyang City not long ago.

Blood was pouring out. The man's eyes were wide open, his hands were pointing at Li Mu in vain, and his mouth was open, as if he was still asking who Li Mu was, and he would not be able to rest in peace until he died.

Li Mu lowered his eyes and glanced at him lightly, and said in a low voice: "My surname is Li, my given name is Mu, and the people in the world gave me the nickname 'Fu Yi'. In the Palace of Hell on Huangquan Road, Master Song, please don't find the wrong person."

Kill one person in ten steps, and leave no trace for a thousand miles. When it's done, he brushes off his clothes and hides his body and name.

That's Li Mu.

The young master of the Song family was completely dead. Li Mu took out the cloth just now and wiped the blood on the sword, then put his hand back and put the sword away.

His murderous intent also subsided the moment he retracted the long sword.

The movement in this inner room did not alarm the elite soldiers deployed by the young master of the Song family outside the room. Instead, the secret guard outside the other room at the end of the corridor sensed something was wrong.

The room at the end of the corridor was extremely quiet, which was incompatible with the overwhelming sounds in the brothel.

There were many secret guards waiting outside the room, but inside the room there was only one serving eunuch and the brothel's madam waiting for orders.

"Young master has seen almost all the prostitutes in our house tonight. Is it possible that there isn't anyone that suits your liking? That shouldn't be the case. Our Yulu Tower is the first-class gold-selling cave in Luoyang City. Girls.

She is also first-class and outstanding, so I can't help but look down on everyone." Mammy watched as the eunuch sent the last prostitute out, and she felt that this guest had a headache.

Qi Zhen looked cold and said nothing, his eyes fell on the portrait scroll placed on the table.

He came here to look for Shen Linglong, but he asked the old madam to bring the new girls to the brothel one by one, but he did not see Shen Linglong.

In fact, if Linglong is really not here, Qi Zhen would be lucky.

He was only afraid that the old bustard would hurt or harm Linglong.

"Are you sure that no girl has ever died or been hurt in this brothel of yours?" Qi Zhen spoke in a low voice, and his gaze on the old madam was full of coercion.

The madam was unlucky to have met such a guest, but after looking at Qi Zhen's royal demeanor, and thinking of the boy who sounded like a chamberlain, he thought that some prince might have come to have fun in disguise.

Don't dare to offend him.

I could only admit that I was unlucky and replied again to explain.

"Hey, sir, you can go to Yangzhou City to investigate. We at Yulu Tower are all the most fair and conscientious people. We will never do anything harmful to others. Except for the big ones that I pulled, the rest of the newcomers

Among the girls, I have already let go of those who would rather die, and the ones left behind are all miserable people who will suffer even if they go back."

Li Mu looked at the madam, but couldn't see any difference in her expression. He thought that there had indeed been no murder cases in the place where the secret guards were checking, and his face softened a little. He thought that maybe the crazy scholar had made a mistake, so he took the portrait.

He stood up to leave.

The old bustard saw him leaving, feeling regretful that he had missed a big customer. When he saw him coming and leaving, he was holding a scroll in his hand. An idea flashed in his mind, and he hurriedly said: "Young master, the one he took was from some girl's family."

The portrait, are you trying to find a life like the prostitute in the portrait? If so, could you please let me take a look at the figure in the painting, maybe I can find it for you."

Qi Zhen came to Yulu Tower to look for someone, but he actually did not want to expose Linglong's portrait to others. He had already planned to welcome Linglong into the palace after the situation stabilized. If Linglong really stayed in Yulu Tower, he would see her

The fewer people who have seen this portrait, the less likely it is to avoid the trouble of silence in the future.

However, the madam's words also reminded Qi Zhen.

The people in this brothel are from all walks of life, and they are the best at buying and selling women. If Linglong really suffered in Yangzhou, these people may not have seen her.

Qi Zhen pursed his lips slightly and said, "After looking at this portrait, if anything leaks out, I will be careful about your fate and that of all the people in this building."

The old madam's heart skipped a beat, and she secretly thought that she was greedy for money and meddlesome. But even though she had said the words, she couldn't take them back. She could only watch Qi Zhen open the portrait.

As soon as the portrait was opened, the face of the person in the painting was revealed, and the expression of the madam immediately changed.

"Isn't this Yun Niang?" she blurted out.

Qi Zhen's expression also changed drastically. He suppressed his emotions, and then he calmed down and asked, "Who is Yun Niang?"

Seeing the anxious look on the young master's face, the old bustard hurriedly replied truthfully: "This Yun Niang was originally the number one in our Yulu Tower and the first-class oiran in Luoyang City..."

When she said this, she noticed that the face of the young master above her was extremely gloomy, she was hesitant in her heart and became speechless.

Qi Zhen held the scroll in his hand, suppressing his emotions and motioning for her to continue.

The old bustard took a deep breath, wiped his sweat, and then continued: "Half a year ago, I was redeemed by the son of General Song's family and brought back to the house. I heard that he disappeared. Master Song ordered someone to find him.

It's been more than a month and I haven't found anyone. Mr. Song is resting in our building right now."

Half a year? Qi Zhen frowned and asked: "The body was redeemed half a year ago? Then when did she arrive at Yulu Tower?"

The old bustard remembered clearly that Gu Yuniang was the one who brought it up, so she didn't know why. She immediately replied: "You have followed me to make a living in Luoyang since you were five years old. After calculation, you should be twenty years old this year."

."

No. Shen Linglong has left the palace for less than half a year, and she cannot be a child prostitute who has been raised in a brothel since she was five years old. This Gu Yunniang is definitely not her.

Qi Zhen put the portrait on the table and said again: "Take a closer look. The Gu Yunniang you mentioned looks like this."

After hearing this, the old bustard came closer and took a closer look. After a while, he wondered: "No, no, Yun Niang's appearance is similar to that of the person in the painting, but she is not as childish. Hey, she looks like Yun Niang.

Mother, may I ask the young master, where did you get this painting?"

Li Mu answered truthfully: "I got it from a crazy scholar selling paintings in Luoyang City."

The madam slapped her forehead and understood.

"Oh, let me tell you, this scholar was originally the guest of my family's Yun Niang, but later, my Yun Niang was ransomed by Master Song and disappeared again. When he came to find him, he was beaten up by the Song family.

Then I went crazy. Master, if you are looking for the person in this painting, it is probably Yun Niang. It’s just that the scholar painted the person and added a few extra things himself."

After the old bustard finished speaking, Qi Zhen breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing this, the waiter hurriedly answered: "Miss Shen is so blessed that she will not suffer any disaster. A few days ago, the secret guards sent to various places replied to the letter. Those places that suffered are all There has been no trace of Miss Shen, so don’t worry, Master, our troops are searching everywhere and we will definitely find Miss Shen."

Yes, Qi Zhen thought, maybe his worries were unfounded. After all, before arriving in Luoyang, secret guards were sent to various places to search the fireworks alleys, but Shen Linglong was not found in those places.

He held his forehead, and the fatigue that had not rested for a few days came over him, and he felt a little relieved.

Suddenly, a woman's shrill shouting sounded outside.
Chapter completed!