There was a rumor before the Yuan Day Festival, that there was a "ghost" night walk in the inner city, but in the atmosphere of the Yuan Day Festival, the people did not care about the rumors of this "ghost" night walk.

After the Yuan Ri Festival, the people had already forgotten about this "ghost" night walk, but today, this shocking case finally awakened the memory of the people of Jianglin.

One of Qi Yun's arms, Fan Mou, who was facing the right, actually died at the hands of the "ghost" last night, not only that, but the entire Fan Mansion was also slaughtered overnight, and no one was spared.

As soon as this news came out, the government and the opposition were shocked, and now the saint heard that he had lost his arm, and fainted in court, so shocked that the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty even called the imperial doctor, and finally slowly woke up under the golden acupuncture point with internal medicine.

The Son of Heaven was furious, and the heavens were furious, and ordered a strict investigation of the case of "Ghost Night Walking", and the nine guards poured out of the nest, but after several days of investigation, to no avail. In anger, the Son of Heaven issued an edict to dismiss the chief of the Nine Gates Division and put him in prison, and all the Nine Gates guards on duty on the night of the crime were beheaded to show the public, and then issued an edict ordering Duanmu Qiu to return to the hands of the Nine Gates Division and continue to investigate the case.

The matter of the court, along with the case of "ghost night walking", instantly spread all over the streets and alleys of Jianglin City, and people were panicked for a while, not to mention that all the Qiyun officials in Jianglin Inner City were in danger, that is, the four cities of Jianglin City, and there was no prosperity in the past.

On the contrary, it is the mansion of Yan Ruohai, the grandmaster of the Protector Army, which has become a place full of people, no matter how big or small the officials, whether they have a friendship with Yan Ruohai, or those who have no friendship with others, they keep visiting, from morning to night, without interruption, the threshold of Yan Mansion was almost trampled by this group of people.

These officials just wanted to beg Yan Ruohai to send the children of the Yan family to guard their mansion and protect their hard-won glory.

Grandmaster Yan, who rarely shows up on weekdays, finally shows his grandmaster's bearing at this moment, no matter how big or small the officials in the DPRK and the central government, whoever comes to ask for it, they all send the children of the Yan family to protect each other, which attracts a lot of officials in the DPRK and the central government, and praises them.

The people have no way to ask Grandmaster Yan for help, and those who have a lot of money have found some Jianghu guests and hired them as family guards to protect their family resources.

It is strange to say, since Duanmu Qiu returned to take charge of the Nine Sects and Sect Master Yan sent the children of the Yan family, Jiang Lin City has been peaceful for a while, and the hundred officials have finally slowly relaxed their hearts, and the haze of "ghost night walking" has finally dissipated a little.

A spring breeze poured into Jianglin City with warmth, indicating the change of seasons and the long winter finally passing, but these spring feelings could not completely smooth the haze of "ghostly night walking".

The spring breeze blew into an official residence in Jianglin's inner city, blowing on the face of a person who looked up at the sky, this official was only wearing a middle coat, not afraid of the cold that still existed in God, sighed slightly, and his eyes were full of worry.

A woman walked out of the room behind her, with a cloak on her arm, slowly walked behind the official, draped it on, and said softly, "Master, why haven't you slept at such a late hour?"

"Hey! To this day, my husband still can't believe that our Qi Yuntang would die so hastily."

"Master, don't think about Fan Xiang anymore, it's been so many days, didn't the saint also make Duanmu Qiu take charge of the Nine Gates, what kind of person is Duanmu Qiu, that is a Hades, that is, 'the ghost sees it, and he has to be afraid of the lord." When the woman finished speaking, she seemed to remember something sad, and her face suddenly darkened, and she slowly began to sob.

When the official heard his wife's crying, he hurriedly looked back and held his wife's hands, and said with pity: "What's the matter, who caused the lady to be sad, is it that the subordinate is not attentive to the service, and told the master that the rod will not be spared."

Seeing the old man's expression, the lady hurriedly wiped away her tears: "It's not about other people's business, but I think of my hard-working brother, to this day, I can't see anyone alive or dead, I begged the master to transfer him to the capital that day, but the master didn't allow it, that's right..."

At this point, the lady sobbed even more, crying so much that the pear blossoms brought rain.

Seeing this, although the official looked a little impatient, he still comforted: "Madame, don't be sad, that Wan Jun has already been convicted and imprisoned, and Madame also knows that if you bring him to Jianglin, you will definitely bring him to Jianglin

Bad things, Mrs. also knows that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince attaches great importance to his husband, and when His Royal Highness the Crown Prince ascends to the position of the Ninth Five-Year Plan, Chongzhi will no longer have to stay in a remote place such as Lingzhou.

After listening to the official's comfort, the lady finally stopped crying, wiped her tears and said, "But... After all these days, Lingzhou still hasn't found Chongzhi's whereabouts..."

"Madame, don't worry, Chongzhi's wit must have offended Wan Jun, so she found a place to take refuge temporarily, and wrote a handwritten letter to Lingzhou Metropolitan Protector Si Cheng for her husband, so that she would find Chongxia's whereabouts no matter what." The officer continued to reassure the woman.

After receiving her husband's promise, the woman finally stopped crying: "Thank you, master, and..."

The words did not fall, but he heard a report from the people in the house, and bluntly said that Duanmu Qiu, the master of the Nine Gates, came to the door.

There was some doubt in the rat's eyes, and the official turned to the woman: "Madame will go back to the room first, and I will go see Lord Duanmu."

When Madame heard Duanmu Qiu's name, she hurriedly grabbed her husband's arm and spoke, and said with a panicked face: "Master, Duanmu Qiu is the king of Hades, and he came to the door late at night..."

The official sneered, "Hmph, Hades? Duanmu Qiu is just a vicious dog next to the saint, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has long looked at Duanmu Qiu unpleasantly, if it wasn't for the saint to protect him, I am afraid that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would have taken his life a long time ago, and it was not for the 'ghost nocturnal case, the saint reactivated him, Mrs. Rest assured, go to meet him for the husband, and then accompany Mrs. to sleep."

"The lord still has to deal with it carefully, no matter how much His Royal Highness the Crown Prince values the lord, he will never do it for the sake of the lord and the saint..." The woman seemed to be extremely worried about Duanmu Qiu's door, and pulled the official's sleeve to admonish.

The official looked at the woman's aging face, and his heart was already bored, and he only thought about sending Duanmu Qiu Hou away to accompany his new concubine, thinking of the tender skin, the delicate little face, and the little tightness and lubrication... Impatiently, he pulled the woman's hand away, and his tone was a little colder: "Madame, let's go, for the husband and to meet guests."

After finishing speaking, he turned around, and under the guidance of his subordinates, he looked at the main hall, and only the woman sighed slightly and returned to the room.

Duanmu Qiu had a cold face, looking at the official lobby, as far as his eyes could see, whether it was the tea cup sent by the subordinate or the ornaments in the hall, they were all of the highest quality, and he couldn't help sneering, and the coldness in his eyes gradually rose.

"Lord Duanmu, coming to visit late at night, Cao Jing has lost his welcome, and I ask Lord Duanmu to forgive my sins, forgive my sins."

The official who walked out of the back hall quickly, with a smile on his face, and the corners of his eyes had exploded with laugh lines, he came out with a fist and greeted Duanmu Qiu.

"Lord Cao's words are serious, Duanmu came to visit rashly, Lord Cao is not surprised, Duanmu is already flattered." Although Duanmu Qiu's words were polite, the hand of the straddle knife was never raised, and there was a slight coldness on his face.

This kind of expression, in the eyes of people like Cao Jing, who have been working hard in the officialdom for many years, will not show any emotion, only a little dissatisfaction in their eyes, and then immediately return to normal.

"Lord Duanmu, where is this, Cao Mou is thinking about going to visit a few days ago, congratulations to the Lord on returning to the Nine Gates..." Cao Jing hurriedly opened his mouth and arched his hand, his eyes moved slightly, and he saw Duanmu Qiu standing beside him, the tea in the tea cup did not move at all, and he couldn't help but roll his eyes, and shouted angrily to the people in the hall.

"Bastard, Lord Duanmu is here, you don't know how to wait, this Chinese tea is cold, hurry up and change some hot tea and good tea."

The people can't say what kind of people Duanmu Qiu is, the people can be slaves in the house of Cao Jing, the servant of the Ministry of Rites, naturally they have heard of the name of Duanmu "Hades", how dare they slack off, don't say that this cup is all the best tea, that is, the tea in the cup is slightly cold, and the people are busy changing it a few times, but their own master opened his mouth, and the people can only break their teeth and swallow it in their stomachs, bow forward, and want to change the tea on Duanmu Qiu's side.

"No need, Master Cao, Duanmu is here for business..." Duanmu Qiu finally withdrew his gaze from Cao Jing's house, and looked straight at the official servant in front of him who was only wearing a middle coat.

The sky is getting warmer, and Cao Jing's mansion has a silver charcoal fire to keep warm, but Cao Jing felt a chill under Duanmu Qiu's eyes, and after listening to Duanmu's words, he knew what he meant, and immediately waved his hand and retreated from the crowd.

Seeing this, Duanmu looked back slightly, and when the nine guards who came with him saw this, they immediately understood

Then the man turned and went out of the house, and waited outside.

Seeing that only himself and Duanmu Qiu were left in the lobby, Cao Jing forcibly endured the chill in his heart, and said with a little flattery: "Lord Duanmu, I don't know what is important when I come to Cao's mansion so late?"

Duanmu Qiu didn't speak immediately, but just turned his eyes out of the window, as if looking at the sky, and paced a few steps before he looked back and replied, "Why did Lord Cao say this, it's fine, and you can't come to visit Lord Cao."

Hearing this, Cao Jing showed a little anger in his eyes, he was also an important member of the imperial court, this Duanmu Qiu said that he was going to visit at night, and then said that he had nothing to do, no worship, and no matter what happened, it was rude, but he had no choice but to take charge of the nine gates, and the holy family was long, so he had to force his anger to speak.

"Where is Lord Duanmu, Cao can't wait for Lord Duanmu to come as a guest every day... It's just that I'm worried that I'm delaying my adult's business trip, so I asked."

"It's okay, the hour is not over, Lord Cao just needs to wait for a moment."

Cao Jing heard this, it was not good to ask questions again, now Duanmu Qiu is in charge of the nine gates, in addition to the palace, the officials below the second rank in Jianglin City are immediately captured and detained, and there is no need to ask for an order, so naturally they dare not offend, so they have to stand by the side, serve carefully, and keep speculating in their hearts about what Duanmu Qiu is here.

Don't do bad things, don't be afraid of ghosts knocking on the door, Cao Jing not only did enough bad things, not to mention that the one who came to the door was not a ghost, but the king of Hades, as the hall quieted down, the longer the time, the more bottomless Cao Jing's heart became, and he couldn't help but want to say a few more words to Duanmu Qiu, maybe he could get some clues, and he could deal with it in advance.

"This night is still long, I don't know if Lord Duanmu is hungry, or Cao will go and order his subordinates to make some supper for adults..."

"Not necessarily." Duanmuqiu only replied with two words, and then kept silent and continued to look out the window.

Duanmu Qiuzhi's attitude made Cao Jing's heart more and more panicked, his eyes moved slightly, and he spoke again: "Ah, by the way, after the case of this 'ghost night walker' came out, all of us went to ask Sect Master Yan, his old man is very benevolent, and at this moment, I also have the children of the Yan family in my family to take care of it, otherwise, I will invite it and introduce it, in this officialdom, we will meet in the future, and everyone will be counted..."

"Lord Cao's words today seem to be extraordinarily much." Before Cao Jing finished speaking, Duanmu Qiu was already looking back and raising his eyes to interrupt, and in those blazing eyes, killing intent had gradually risen.

Cao Jing saw this kind of look, and his heart was even more flustered, and he hurriedly explained: "No, it's just that the hour is not early, Cao... I'm a little tired, so... If you want to talk to adults, you can temporarily relieve your sleepiness, so that you won't lose your manners in front of Lord Duanmu."

"It's okay, adults want to take a break, please do it yourself, but... Thou shalt not leave this hall."

As soon as these words came out, Cao Jing was shocked in his heart, Duanmu Qiu's words, where is the way to come to the door, it is simply like treating his servant as a prisoner.

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