Nian Fan's actions after coming to the imperial city were very hidden.

Familiarity began the moment he investigated Xia Fan.

His every move was already under Xia Mingyuan's gaze.

After all—

This is the Imperial City.

The headquarters of the Demon Suppression Division.

You're welcome.

The eyeliner of the Demon Town Division can be said to be all over the entire imperial city, basically to the court, down to the market, there are people from the Demon Town Division.

If there is no such airtight intelligence network.

I'm afraid that the Imperial City has already infiltrated the demon side into a sieve.

True.

Now it is true that there are some demons hidden inside and outside the imperial city, but these demons do not dare to act rashly at all, and they are cautious and cautious all day long, it is nothing more than that these demons are very clear, and the slightest negligence will expose and cause the thunderous blow of the Demon Suppression Division.

In fact, Nian Fan's exposure originated from Huang Dafa.

That is, there is the shopkeeper of an inn.

You must know that a long time ago, there was an inn and the shopkeeper in the inn were included in Xia Mingyuan's key surveillance.

Therefore, after Huang Dafa carried out the task ordered by Nian Fan, he immediately aroused the vigilance of the monitoring members of the Demon Control Division, and under the Shun Teng touching melon without startling the grass and snakes, Nian Fan's exposure was reasonable.

"It's a huge possibility. ”

Xia Mingyuan looked at the Imperial City Road in front of him with deep eyes.

"Can you find out?"

Dou Yao said in a deep voice.

"It's hard. ”

Xia Mingyuan shook his head lightly and said.

"You and I both know that with the realm of this senior master, it is undoubtedly easy for him to evade our pursuit, not to mention that rash action will also arouse the vigilance of this senior master, so I restrained the people below to prohibit the investigation, and put the focus of surveillance on that young man......"

"Are you going to use this young man to find that senior master?"

Dou Yao immediately understood Xia Mingyuan's thoughts.

"Because it's the safest and most practical way to do it. ”

Xia Mingyuan said in a calm tone.

“...... If this senior master is really in the Imperial City, what are you going to do?"

Dou Yao was silent for a moment and said.

"When the other party didn't want to see us, they already made their attitude clear. ”

"You know I don't like accidents that are out of my control, especially at this juncture. ”

Xia Mingyuan said indifferently.

"I just hope you don't make some things self-defeating. ”

Dou Yao looked deeply at Xia Mingyuan and said.

"Of course I know that. ”

Xia Mingyuan said.

"Then again, does the emperor already have a favorite heir?"

on this.

Dou Yao no longer dwelled on this topic, and instead talked about another thing seemingly casually.

"I can only tell you that the princes who are now qualified to inherit the throne have entered the inspection stage, and it is expected that His Majesty will decide on the successor in less than three years. ”

Xia Mingyuan said lightly.

"Who are you more optimistic about will become the new emperor of the Jade Ding Dynasty?"

Dou Yao thought for a while.

"The Four Princes. ”

Xia Mingyuan said without thinking.

"He and the prince are brothers of the same mother, although the moral character is slightly inferior to the prince, but the talent is far above the prince, if the prince is not dead, the fourth prince will be the prince's most trusted right-hand man in the future. ”

"What about the other princes?

Dou Yao said curiously.

"Of course, they have the possibility of inheriting the throne, but this possibility is much lower than that of the four princes, so there is no need to talk about it. ”

Xia Mingyuan said lightly.

"In that case, I won't ask anymore, as long as you think the four princes are good, I believe in your vision. ”

Dou Yao regained his lazy posture and said.

He would ask about the heirs.

It is nothing more than the hope that the Yuding Dynasty can solve this hidden concern as soon as possible.

He has been in the Demon Division for many years.

Dou Yao has a very deep understanding of the situation in the Yuding Dynasty and even in Central Continent.

Future wars are inevitable.

Both they and the demons are already preparing and planning all the time.

Among them, the death of the crown prince made Dou Yao and Xia Mingyuan aware of it.

In order not to repeat the defeat in the Battle of the Red Sea.

This time, the demon side will inevitably have a resolute attitude of not succeeding.

Otherwise, once the demon fails, there is no possibility of turning over.

"Childe, this is a small re-collected list, please take a look. ”

Meanwhile.

There is an inn inside.

Huang Dafa respectfully presented a jade talisman to Nian Fan.

"Thank you. ”

Nian Fan took the jade talisman and said as he inductively scanned the information recorded in the jade talisman.

Compared to the previous list.

This time, there were hundreds more people on the list in an instant.

This made Nian Fan feel surprised.

"Why have people become so many?"

"Back to the young master, because this time the scope of the investigation has been expanded, and even the people living outside the imperial city have been investigated. ”

Huang Dafa hurriedly said.

"Well done, worthy of being a person that my uncles and aunts valued. ”

Nian Fan did not hesitate to praise himself.

Because this list is really very detailed, it can be seen that Huang Dafa has really put a lot of thought into it.

Even he saw Xia Fan, who was not on the previous list.

That's right.

This Xia Fan is the Xia Fan of Chongwen Academy.

Nian Fan has always been a person who is never ambiguous in his business.

After getting the new list.

He launched an investigation with great vigour.

Kung Fu in the blink of an eye.

Half a month has passed.

Disappointingly, however, none of the people on the new list were the ones he was looking for.

"Oh my God, where the hell is my cheap daddy hiding!"

Red Sleeve Building.

Nian Fan, who had been getting nothing, couldn't help but complain to Xue Rong.

"Childe, I think you seem to have fallen into a misunderstanding right now. ”

Xue Rong looked down at Nian Fan, who was lying on his lap, a little irritable and depressed, and said softly.

"What misunderstanding?"

Nian Fan was stunned.

"Childe, from the beginning you were sure that your father didn't change his name, but what if your father did change his name?"

Xue Rong said with a serious face.

"That way, you won't be able to find your father anyway. ”

“...... Well, it seems like that's exactly what happened. ”

Nian Fan suddenly said thoughtfully.

He was sure that his father had not changed his name.

Largely because of the rhetoric of the uncles and aunts.

What if the aunts and uncles misjudged?

This is the thinking mistake that Nian Fan fell into.

It's nothing more than that he didn't suspect his uncles from the beginning.

He has great trust and respect for his uncles.

After all, he was able to have this day thanks to his aunts and uncles.

"Looks like I need to get in touch with my aunts and uncles. ”

Result –

When Nian Fan used special means to contact his uncles and aunts.

The uncles and aunts are still adamant.

His cheap father would never change his name.

This made Nian Fan difficult.

He knew that there was no need for his aunts to deceive him.

Here's the problem.

He searched all the people with the same name and surname as Xia Fan inside and outside the imperial city, but none of them were his cheap fathers.

Could it be that he wanted to expand the scope of the investigation to the entire Jade Ding Dynasty?

Even if he has the heart, he is powerless!

Although there are also intelligence points of inns in various parts of the Yuding Dynasty.

But the intelligence network of one inn can't afford such a huge search mission after all.

Time.

Nian Fan became a little dazed.

"Big bad guy, that little guy doesn't seem to have given up yet. ”

Sunny noon.

The little flower cat lies lazily in the sun on a futon in the courtyard.

"Just let him like it. ”

Xia Fan was carefully pruning the flower bed with a pair of scissors in his hand, and said a little absent-mindedly.

"Are you sure you really don't see him? I have heard that he seems to be his own son. ”

The little flower cat stared at Xia Fan's back with burning eyes.

"I don't have a son. ”

Xia Fan didn't reply.

"Well, really, I don't believe it!"

The little flower cat was stunned for a moment, and then snorted softly.

"It doesn't matter to me whether you believe it or not. ”

Xia Fan said lightly.

"If it weren't for the king's careful investigation, I would have really let you hide it......"

Little Flower Cat pouted.

"Oh, you know again?"

Xia Fan said casually.

"This king really didn't expect that you turned out to be a person who abandoned his wife and children!"

Little Flower Cat suddenly sighed.

"Abandoning his wife and children, this is a bit serious. ”

Xia Fan stopped the pruning work in his hand and wiped his forehead casually.

"I confess that I did marry a woman in this world, but we were husband and wife in name only, and we had never even had any further relationship, so why should we have children......? In my state at that time, even if we were in a relationship with each other, it was basically impossible for the other party to conceive my child......"

"Ho ho ...... Do you say ......"

The little flower cat seemed to think of something, and suddenly her eyes flashed with inexplicable brilliance.

"You think too much, she's still perfect. ”

Xia Fan turned around and walked to the table, picked up the teapot on the table and poured himself a cup of tea.

"So, is he your child and that of other women?"

A look of disappointment flashed in the cat's eyes.

Boring.

"No way. ”

Xia Fan sat on the chair next to the table, cocked Erlang's legs, and smiled.

"Because to this day, I have not divulged my money. ”

If this was put in a previous life, it would inevitably cause laughter and banter among friends.

But it's different in the Qing micro world.

Yuanyang did not leak.

It often means that the other person is a practitioner who is bent on seeking the path.

"But where did that little guy who claims to be your son come from?"

The little flower cat was suddenly confused.

"I guess it's adopted. ”

Xia Fan shrugged his shoulders and said.

"Don't you see? The child's eyebrows and eyes are very similar to mine. ”

“...... I see, no wonder you won't recognize him. ”

The little flower cat instantly became interested.

"Don't go out lately. ”

Xia Fan said suddenly.

"Why?!"

Little Flower Cat immediately became excited again.

"It's been a bit rough in the Imperial City lately, so if you don't want to get involved, stay at home. ”

Xia Fan understated.

“...... All right. ”

Since it is something that makes Xia Fan feel that it is not peaceful, it will definitely not be simple.

The little flower cat with a sense of proportion in her heart had to compromise in a sudden.

It's just that.

What the hell is going to happen in the Imperial City?

This can't help but make the little flower cat have a strong curiosity.

Soon.

Her curiosity was satisfied.

The Imperial City is dead.

Despite the fact that people are dying every day in the imperial city.

Only this time was different.

Because those who die are suicides.

And it was a mass suicide.

There are dozens of people at the minimum, and hundreds at the most.

Every day from then on, there will be similar strange and terrifying deaths all over the Imperial City.

At first, this matter did not attract much attention from the Imperial City Division, and it was not until the death incidents of collective suicide continued to occur that the Imperial City Division hurriedly launched an investigation.

But.

The Imperial City Division's investigation yielded nothing.

According to the Imperial City Division's covert visit.

All of the people who committed mass suicide were ordinary people, and most of them were neighbors who knew each other.

Before they committed suicide.

All the people who came into contact with them claimed that the other party was a normal person, and there was no abnormal behavior on weekdays, let alone any suspicious people.

Here's the problem.

Then how could they make an appointment to commit suicide together for no reason?!

Burnt forehead.

The Imperial City Division had to turn to the Demon Suppression Division for help.

Because the Imperial City Division has realized that this matter is not something that he can interfere in at all.

The Imperial City Division was even skeptical.

There may be a great conspiracy behind these frequent mass suicides of ordinary people, perhaps related to demons.

Here's where the fun comes in.

Whether it is the Imperial City Division or the Town Demon Division taking over the process of investigating this matter.

Mysterious mass suicides are still taking place every day in various parts of the Imperial City.

Do the math carefully.

From the moment the Demon Suppression Division took over.

Tens of thousands of people have already died in this mysterious mass suicide in the Imperial City.

Despite the fact that the imperial city has a population of tens of millions.

The deaths of tens of thousands of people were nothing more than a small number for the imperial city.

In addition, the deceased are all distributed throughout the vast imperial city, so that this mysterious case has not yet caused panic among the people of the imperial city.

As the death toll soared to 100,000 by the time.

Even if the Imperial City Division and the Demon Suppression Division jointly attacked, they could no longer block the mouth of Youyou.

Time.

The people in the streets and alleys have become panicked, and they have discussed this matter in private, and every night falls, the originally bustling and noisy night market suddenly becomes deserted.

"Childe, have you heard about the recent incident in the Imperial City?"

Since coming to the Imperial City.

Nian Fan spent at least half of his time in the boudoir of the red-sleeved building Xue Rong.

Compared to a cold inn.

Where is the warm fragrance of nephrite comfortable.

Under the condition of conditions, Nian Fan is a person who will never treat himself badly.

"Of course, after all, this matter has already caused a stir in the wells of the Imperial City......

Nian Fan lay in Xue Rong's arms, nibbling on a fruit in one hand and said casually.

"What? Do you know anything about it?"

"If the slave family knew, they wouldn't have asked the childe. ”

Xue Rong was holding a wooden comb in her hand, just to help Nian Fan comb her hair.

"This incident is indeed very mysterious, I heard about this incident and sent someone to investigate, but I still have no clue. ”

Nian Fan said lightly.

"I heard that the Demon Suppression Division in charge of the investigation is the same. ”

"Childe, who do you think will be doing this?"

Xue Rong thought with a dear face.

"I also want to ask if this matter has anything to do with your demon clan. ”

Nian Fan said intentionally or unintentionally.