Volume I, Chapter 18: Search
In the study, Liu Yong carried a wolf pen and swiped ink, and one stroke at a time seemed to be flowing water. Just a few breaths, the originally blank rice paper has two more magnificent characters.
"This kid has some secrets. ”
Putting down the pen and ink, Liu Yong's profound gaze fell on Zhao Jiu. made the latter's tall figure instantly weaker by three points.
"My lord, do you want to control the young master?"
Zhao Jiu asked like this, and there was more uncertainty in his heart. I don't know why, he hasn't seen Liu Yong have such a complicated look for a long time, and he can't remember whether the last time was five years ago or ten years ago.
"Over the years, I have not asked about political affairs, and I have rarely even interacted with powerful officials, do you know why?"
Liu Yong did not answer Zhao Jiu, but threw out such a question.
"It should be to avoid getting involved in partisanship. “
"Party strife?"
Liu Yong's eyes narrowed slightly, but he shook his head and said, "I'm here to protect Liu's mansion." ”
"The subordinates are stupid. ”
Zhao Jiu has followed Liu Yong for many years, so he naturally knows that the person in front of him is cautious and has always been very afraid of the party struggle in the government. But today, he seemed to feel something more terrible than party struggle from Liu Yong's tone.
"Since the ancestors built the Liu Mansion for two hundred years, a long-standing title can make many people aspire, and in recent years, the Liu family has been weak, and many people wish that the Liu Mansion would fall and replace it. ”
Liu Yong's tone was a little low, and he said slowly: "Since someone is unscrupulous, then whether it is me or him, we must thrive and become a tree that is difficult to destroy by a hurricane." ”
"Now you understand?"
"Subordinate, understood. ”
Under Liu Yong's direct gaze, Zhao Jiuqiang nodded with the waves in his heart.
"You don't have to tell me about him in the future. ”
Liu Yong continued to pick up the pen and added casually.
Zhao Jiu responded "yes" again and slowly withdrew from the study.
After Zhao Jiu left, Liu Yong put away his pen, and the two big characters were like dragons and snakes, which were the words "Liu Yang".
"Master, the Supervision Department is here. The old butler's voice came from outside the door.
"Is it finally here?"
Liu Yong looked at the handwriting on the rice paper that had not yet dried, his brows first furrowed, and then loosened.
The dark guards in black leather armor stood at the gate of Liu's Mansion in a neat and orderly manner, their expressions were indifferent, as long as the commander gave an order, no matter whose mansion was on the other side or how powerful the enemy was, they would also swarm up and tear the other party to pieces.
The night owl pinched the silver token, and his expression was very solemn. Looking at the open door of Liu's mansion, he had a very complicated mood. With some hope, but also some worry.
The hope is to be able to find the demon who escaped that night, and the worry is that if the Liu Mansion protects it, then the front is the place where he was buried. Although he is strong in cultivation, he knows better that Liu Yong's methods are no less weak than Cao De.
At the beginning, Cao De did not rashly punish him, I am afraid that he was more of a chess piece to test Liu Fu's reaction.
"My lord allowed the search. Please come in!"
The black-armored guards received the order, put away their knives, and motioned for these people from the Supervision Department to enter the mansion.
"Thank you. ”
The night owl took a deep breath and swarmed in with the crowd.
At this time, Liu Yang sat in the room to rest. Every day, he exercised his body according to the high-intensity activity level, and he got a very great change, his originally thin body became stronger and stronger, and his exposed skin became more shiny.
"Bastard. ”
On the bed, a white cat suddenly rolled over. Keep sniffing the air with your nose. Its pupils continued to contract, and after a moment, it looked at Liu Yang, flashing with a cold glow.
"What do you do?"
Liu Yang's heart was furious, this white cat occupied his bed all day long, and today it was even more abnormal, could it be that this goblin had murderous intentions towards him again.
"You called these people?"
The white cat's voice was a little low, its fur was open like a hedgehog, and there was a blue glow in its pupils, which looked very terrifying.
"Wait, you make it clear. ”
Liu Yang sensed the danger and hurriedly asked.
"I smell them. ”
Seeing that Liu Yang was not pretending, the white cat looked at him deeply, and the chill on his body was lighter.
"Them?"
"If it's your enemy, how can it appear in the Liu Mansion. ”
Liu Yang was secretly anxious in his heart, where did Liu Mansion allow others to enter and exit at will, but seeing the cat demon's reaction was not like cheating, it gave him a headache. If the other party mistakenly identifies you for attracting its enemies, you don't have to think about it to know that you will be the first to die.
"Don't be impatient. ”
After hesitating for a moment, Liu Yang got up and beckoned Xiao Ling who was passing by.
"Young master, there is something you command. ”
"Xiao Ling, who is in the house?"
"Ahh ”
"I see, you can get busy. ”
"Inspectorate!"
Liu Yang's heart moved, and the secret saying was not good. Could it be that the enemy of this cat demon is the Supervision Division! He knows very well that this Supervision Department is similar to a law enforcement agency in the world of science and technology, not only is it extremely powerful, but there are many capable people in it, and if the identity of the cat demon is exposed, it will also be a disaster for himself.
"These bastards are chasing here. ”
In the room, the white cat heard Liu Yang and Xiao Ling's questioning, and his breath eased. But the blue light in the pupils is even worse, and since the Supervision Department can search here, it may have confirmed the exact location through some method, and something will definitely happen if it continues.
"I'm leaving. ”
After the white cat said this, he was about to turn into a shadow and burrow out of the window.
"Bang"
Suddenly, the white cat fell heavily to the ground, as if struck down by an invisible force. It screamed, its bright eyes rapidly dimming, and a repeated black glow penetrated through its body.
Liu's mansion is very large, and the night owl does not plan to search them one by one.
"Is there a response?"
He looked at the subordinate next to him, this person was holding a instrument plate in his hand, and the pointer on it began to tremble after entering Liu's mansion.
"My lord, it seems to be inductive, but it's not very accurate. ”
"Urge all the true qi, attract the strange poisonous stinger in its body, and determine the direction. ”
The night owl frowned, this ritual plate was very precious and was handed over to him by Cao De himself. The biggest effect is to be able to detect the evil that has been stabbed by the strange poison, and in a small area, it can also rely on the true qi to attract the suppressed poison in the opponent's body. At the beginning, the Liu Mansion was not searched in time, and Cao De had been waiting for this thing.
Hearing this, this tall subordinate gritted his teeth, and the true qi in his body poured into this ritual plate like a flood that broke the embankment. The hands above suddenly brightened and shimmered with blinding brilliance.
"It's over here. ”
His face was a little pale, reminding the night owl to go deeper into Liu's mansion.
Seeing the murderous spirit of the secret guards, many subordinates of the Liu Mansion avoided one after another. Although they are stationed in the prefecture, they have heard of the thunderous law enforcement methods of the Supervision Department, and they dare not provoke them easily.
"Is it something?"
Looking at the backs of the people in the Supervision Division, Liu Yang walked out of the corner, a white cat on his shoulder curled up and nodded.
"I ruined it. ”
"They're not easy to mess with. ”
Looking at his close face, the white cat spoke, and his tone was a little hurried.
"I'm afraid that if you die, no one will solve the poison on your body. ”
Liu Yang smiled faintly and strode towards his residence. The white cat's eyes changed, and she lost her voice.
"My lord, there is it in front. ”
Pinching the instrument plate, the palms of this subordinate were oozing sweat. He stopped at the door of a courtyard and slowed down.
Hearing this, the night owl's eyes narrowed slightly. His face became a little solemn, and dozens of tall figures behind him felt the aura of the leader's change, and one by one they flashed out their short swords.
In an instant, this annex was shrouded in a thick killing intent.
"Get in. ”
The night owl spat out two words and was the first to enter.
"Meow ......"
"Meow Meow ......"
Xiao Ling has a lot of meat in his hands and is feeding dozens of kittens. As soon as she seemed to notice something, the courtyard gate exploded with a "bang" and shattered, and a large number of images of people in black floated in like ghosts.
"Who are you?"
She screamed, after all, she had never seen such a scene when she was young.
"Inspectorate, search here. ”
Sensing that Xiao Ling's breath was weak, he was not a martial artist, and the night owl frowned slightly.
"This is where our young master keeps cats, what is there to search?"
Fortunately, Xiao Ling was ignorant and had never heard of the horror of the Supervision Department, so he asked. If you were someone else, you would have been so scared that your ass was urinating.
"Young Master?"
The night owl's brow furrowed even deeper, but he didn't intend to embarrass the little girl in front of him, and motioned for his men to probe the instrument plate again.
"That's right, right here. ”
The finger of the instrument plate was aimed at the dozens of gathered kittens, these cute little ones had no idea that a terrible crisis was coming, sniffing the fragrance and gathering next to Xiao Ling to call.
"Kill them!"
The night owl spoke indifferently, he knew that the other party's identity was a real demon, and naturally he could also transform into various appearances.
"What are you doing!"
Xiao Ling screamed, unable to stop the slaughter of these men in black at all. The kittens gathered around screamed and fell in a pool of blood. One, two, three......
"Bastard!"
Suddenly, a furious voice came. A man with a disheveled hair rushed over, his speed was not fast for these dark guards, but the black-armored guards chasing behind him made many dark guards on guard, and it seemed that the identity of the person who came was not simple.
"Who dares to obstruct the Supervision Department from doing things!"
Several guards tried to stop it, and the sharp dagger was held in front of the man. Seeing this dangerous scene, the black-armored guards behind him shouted one after another: "Bold, that's our young master!"
Liu Yang wore his hair scattered, his robe was scattered, and his eyes were full of madness. The two sharp sword tips were already aimed at his chest, and he gritted his teeth secretly, and there was no pause in the force under his feet.
"What?"
The two secret guards were also unexpected, the other party rushed over like crazy, and it was beyond their strength to retract their swords.
"Bastard!"
Just when the tip of the sword was half an inch away from Liu Yang's chest, the two short swords suddenly exploded, and the person holding the sword flew as if he had been hit hard. Liu Yang's face was hideous, and he rushed over with the blade of his sword.
He was extremely fast, and he seemed to be heading in the direction of Xiao Ling, but he didn't know whether intentionally or unintentionally he struck the secret guard who was pinching the instrument plate, and the person had lost most of his true qi and was weak, but he didn't expect his companion to stop the other party, and he couldn't prevent being knocked on his back.
"Bang"
The delicate instrument plate shattered in response, and Liu Yang fell to the ground heavily, his eyebrows were full of blood.
"Bastard!"
The night owl scolded secretly, not only blaming his subordinates for not protecting the instrument plate, but also because the person in front of him was injured. He only had time to shake away two subordinates just now, and he didn't care about it at all.
"Be bold, hurt our young master!"
Roaring like thunder, the black-armored guards emerged from courtyards and corridors like a flood, and the dull sound of metal crashing made the guards sink in their hearts.