Since it was a secret investigation, Nalan Ye would not come openly.

Using the secret channel of the Dark Night Hall, he shortened the original journey of ten days to six days, and he had already arrived at Lingxi, the main city of Beijun. There weren't many people around, except for Yuan Xing and Xu Wei, there were only four pro-soldiers.

It was already dark, and Nalan was dressed in black, draped over his body, and rode slowly on horseback. It's just that no one can recognize his identity, with a thin mask on his face, covering his resolute and handsome appearance, and he looks ordinary.

Beneath his feet was a flat and clean bluestone slab, and there was no trace of blood to be seen, which was completely different from when he left a few months ago. Returning to Lingxi City, Nalan Ye looked around casually, quite touching.

This was once the capital city of North Vietnam, Mingyang City, but now it has become the Lingxi City of Western Chu, but in just a few months, it has changed dramatically.

The paved and open streets lead straight ahead, and even at night, the shops on both sides are lined up, showing the prosperity of the day. Some shops carried a lamp in front of it, piercing far through the darkness, and the cloth curtain fluttered back and forth in the wind, making a gurgling sound.

The horse's hooves were crisp and slow, walking without a foot, Nalan walked through Lingxi City at night, watching casually. Yuan Xing and Xu Wei followed behind him and did not speak, quietly looking around, vigilant for all possible changes.

With dark pupils, Nalan stood at the corner of the street, looking at the tall building in the distance in front of him—the City Lord's Mansion.

This time I came to Lingxi in Beijun to find out what was involved between the county guard and the third princess Nangong Wan'er, and what they were planning. If it's a petty fight, even if he dies and loses some money, he won't interfere, and he has no interest in care. But if something serious is involved, then he has to intervene.

There was a faint sense of foreboding, the mountain rain was coming, and Nalan stood in the night for a long time.

"Lord Wang, do you want to go down to visit the city lord's mansion at night?"

Seeing that he had been standing still, Yuan Xing thought that Nalan Ye was hesitating, and asked out loud at the moment: "The secret of our coming, Guan Junshou will definitely not find anything, maybe he can find it at night......"

Before he finished speaking, suddenly a faint voice came from a distance, and when he listened carefully, someone was shouting: "Walk the water, go to the water, come on!" ”

In a moment, a fire had risen in the dark sky, and the surrounding area of the seal was transparent, and Xu Wei blurted out: "Lord Wang, this fire is so fierce!" I'm afraid something will happen! ”

The corners of his lips hooked, Nalan Ye waved his big words, and his thin lips opened lightly: "Let's go, go over and have a look." ”

The horses' hooves were gained, but in a few moments, the group had reached the street where the fire had started.

Even though there are still dozens of feet apart, there are already countless people around, obviously who were awakened at night and rushed to put out the fire. The crowd was surrounded by three floors inside and three layers outside, some wanted to put out the fire but couldn't rush in, some cried and cried, and some talked about pointing to the burning houses with shocked faces......

"Get out of the way, don't block it, put out the fire, what are you doing in a daze?"

"My house...... My ...... Oh my God, which one of the arsons ...... a thousand knives"

"You see that this fire is burning so fast, and it is so fierce, at least more than ten rooms have been burned, do you smell it? It smells like fire oil...... Someone must have set it on purpose! ”

"What nonsense, don't you know how to fight fires? You are in the way, don't you see? How dare you kick me? ”

"Ah...... God, why are you burning my house! I don't want to live......"

All kinds of chaotic sounds are mixed together, and I can't hear what is going on at all, you push and push me in the crowd, children cry, adults scold...... In the chaos, there were even people who fished in troubled waters and took the opportunity to steal money, shuttling around the crowd, and no one noticed at all.

Looking at this sky-high firelight, Nalan Ye and his party did not approach, but only watched from afar. The smell in the air was so special, he naturally wouldn't miss it, the fire in front of him was deliberately done by someone, but when he first arrived, he naturally didn't know why these people wanted to make the fire.

"Lord Wang, my subordinates asked, this is a rich merchant's house, because of the problems of North Vietnam and Western Chu some time ago, the whole family doesn't know where to flee, and the house has been empty. But it seems to be ...... recently" Xu Wei quickly told him what he had inquired about, and asked in a low voice: "Do you want to go down and investigate, in case you ......?"

"Not for the time being, just look at it." Nalan Ye said lightly.

As long as it is not proved that the matter is related to the purpose of his trip, he does not plan to do much. Whether it's a grudge or a vendetta, there are too many such murders and arsons, and he is no longer surprised, if he has to take care of everything, he doesn't have so much time and energy.

Suddenly, a woman passed in front of him, and Nalan Ye's eyes moved.

This woman ...... It gave off a faint smell of fire oil. If it weren't for his keen sense of smell, he would have confused this particular smell with the smell of burning in the air.

Something flashed in his mind, Nalan Ye looked at the woman, watching her look around at the burning building, her face full of panic, not much different from the ordinary people around her, there was no flaw at all.

But her eyes were not afraid, but had a complicated look.

This woman is naturally Long Ning, looking at the raging fire, the crowd fighting the fire on the street, crying and frightened, chaotic, and feeling guilty and unbearable. If it weren't for her and her father who set this fire and deliberately poured fire oil, how could it have caused such a big panic?

Eyes turned scene after scene, it was the first time for Long Ning to do this kind of thing, the burden and pressure in her heart were like a mountain, even if she had already prepared in her heart, but when she saw the women and children crying loudly, the innocent people who were burned to death, she still couldn't help but pinch her heart.

It became more and more uncomfortable, and Long Ning didn't want to watch it anymore.

Anyway, it had already burned, and there was no way to do it again, she kept telling herself that the purpose of setting the fire was to save more people, and it was better than directly asking her and her father to kill dozens of people who were imprisoned, right? Now it's burned a lot of houses and destroyed a lot of things, but it's still much better than life.

Lowering his head, Long Ning muttered to himself, wanting to alleviate the guilt in his heart, but he didn't notice that someone was already following behind him.

"Stop!" Suddenly, a deep and mellow voice came from behind him.

Long Ning was shocked, and subconsciously turned around, and saw several men following her, already walking to a secluded place.

The man in front was tall, and even if he didn't do anything, he put a lot of pressure on her. There were two people behind him, one on the left and one on the right, like a guard, and the four subordinates also stared at her, which immediately made her panic.

Without saying a word, Long Ning turned around and fled.

Like a bird, she performed light skills and disappeared in an instant.

Who knows, she only ran a few feet away, and she heard the fierce sound of clothes behind her, Long Ning's heart beat sharply, and she didn't need to look back to know that the other party was chasing after her. Not only is he also good at martial arts, but he is obviously better than her in light skills, and he caught up with her in the blink of an eye.

I didn't expect to be noticed by someone when I set a fire, Long Ning had a ghost in his heart, and he didn't dare to explain it at all, and the more luck he raised the speed to the highest, the whole person flew like the wind, and he just wanted to escape quickly.

But there was constant movement behind her, and the man not only followed closely and was not thrown off at all, but let her escape, as if he wanted her to lead the way to find more accomplices. How dare Long Ning return to the City Lord's Mansion, he was shocked and frightened at the moment, turned around and struck at the other party.

"Who are you......" Nalan Ye was just about to dodge away, but he saw the face that suddenly turned back.

It's familiar, as if I know it, this woman...... It's like an acquaintance, although he hasn't seen him for a long time, but when he suddenly sees it, the memories in his mind flood up in an instant, and he recalls it little by little.

But it was this stunned, Long Ning saw that the other party was overwhelming, and his heart was ruthless, and he took out the dagger on his waist and stabbed at this person.

Nalan Ye's eyes lit up, and he recognized this trick!

"Get out of here!" Long Ningjiao snorted and was ruthless.

The name had already reached his lips, Nalan Ye still didn't shout it after all, there were too many questions in his heart, which made him surprised and happy, but he was used to not revealing it all year round, and he also wore a mask, which made him look expressionless, but his body slowed down.

With one move, Long Ning took advantage of the momentum, and the whole person was like an arrow off the string, and his speed suddenly doubled, and finally disappeared into the night.

Nalan Ye didn't chase anymore and stood in place, but after a while, Xu Wei and Yuan Xing caught up.

Seeing that the person was gone, Yuan Xing was very strange, there was someone who his prince couldn't catch up? What kind of sacredness should this be, to have such a clever ability? He looked at Nalan Ye's face, stared thoughtfully ahead, and couldn't help asking, "Lord Wang, why did this woman run away?" Isn't it meant to be caught? ”

"It's okay, just run." Nalan Ye said lightly, turned around and walked back.

"Hey, my lord, this is strange. Aren't you going after this woman? She's not the one who set the fire, but why don't you chase it again? Yuan Xing stood still, unable to understand what was going on.

Nalan Ye didn't answer, and directly turned over and got on his horse: "Let's go, don't talk so much nonsense, has the brother of the hall notified?" Find a place to rest first, it's time to sleep. ”

"But the prince ......"

Yuan Xing still had to ask, Xu Wei grabbed him and said, "Didn't you see that the prince is tired and wants to rest, if there is anything, I will ask tomorrow." ”

The fire in the distance was still raging, staining the night red, and the noise was continuous, but the group never looked at it again, and the sound of horses' hooves trampled lightly, and gradually disappeared into the darkness......

On the other side, Long Ning, who finally joined up with Long Kai and carefully returned to the city lord's mansion, told what had just happened.

"Dad, it was so dangerous just now, I was almost caught by those people." Long Ning still has palpitations, and his face is still a little pale. When she thought of this man who found out that something was wrong with her, she felt a deep jealousy.

"But since the other party's martial arts are higher than you, and there are many people, why did they let you go in the end?" This was a question that Long Kai couldn't figure out, his face was solemn, and his brows were furrowed.

"Who knows, what if he is just good at light skills, but his martial arts are half-baked?" Long Ning pursed his lips to ease the pressure in his heart.

Either way, since they were almost discovered, they had to be even more careful. Fortunately, the fire has been set out, and the matter has become bigger, and they can't control how many people in that house have escaped and how many people have been burned to death.

Now, they only hope that this matter will make as much trouble as possible, and attract the government to investigate, so that the county guard will not dare to act without permission.

Long Kai said in a deep voice: "Write a letter immediately and send it to the capital to your senior brother, quickly!" ”