Chapter Ninety-Three: Seeing the Old Man in the City Lord's Mansion
Yan Chang'an's words were very clear.
The identities of these missing individuals are obvious.
Either the two are happy, or the newlywed Yan'er is in love, and it is the time when the love is strong.
Yan Chang'an, a foreigner, can inquire about these things, and it makes no sense that Uncle Mu and other locals don't know.
Yan Changan was silent for a moment, as if organizing the language, and only spoke again after a long time: "...... Several pairs of men and women are missing, and there are two theories in the city, one is that there are monsters in the city that specialize in catching lovers, and the other isβ"
He paused: "The second is that these people have been in contact for a long time and agreed to elope together." β
Shu Nong was puzzled, "Huh? He didn't hesitate: "This second statement, how can it not be believed?" β
"That's right."
Song Lin took over, "If it's just the disappearance of men and women who have exchanged hearts, it can be said that there are still newlyweds among the missing people, and there is no need for them to elope." β
Looking at it this way, the first claim is obviously much more credible.
Yan Changan responded: "There are indeed people who have suspected this, but after reporting to the City Lord's Mansion, the City Lord's Mansion has explored the whole city, and no traces of monsters have been found, but some evidence of these people communicating with each other has been found." β
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Shu Nong stopped: "What does the City Lord's Mansion mean that these people are eloping?" β
Which city lord?
So sloppy?
Yan Changan's lips, which were not covered by the mask, straightened slightly: "It's not all, it is said that the other side does not want to believe this situation, so they invited the disciples of the Cheng family and the Chunyun Sect to investigate, and even the second elder of the Cheng family was invited out, but nothing was found." β
So, this is the second argument that has to be believed.
In this way, if they gave up looking for Mu Lingling because they were afraid that they would directly believe in the second situation, Uncle Mu's concealment would be understandable from their position that they wanted them to explore Dusk Cloud City again.
Shu Nong raised his feet again, and several people staggered to the gate of the City Lord's Mansion.
Compared to the bustling other streets, the place where the City Lord's Mansion is located is much more deserted, it is already night, and half of the building is hidden in the darkness, relying on a few lights to illuminate the surroundings, and it is a little more desolate.
There was not a single vendor on this street, and even pedestrians, only Shu Nong and a few people who slowly stopped in front of the City Lord's Mansion.
There were two guards at the door, one drowsy and napping with a spear, and the other dutifully staring at them.
Shu Nong smiled and touched Yan Chang'an beside him: "Have you read the book of subduing demons and eliminating demons?" β
Yan Changan: "? β
She blinked: "Some things are obviously very simple, but because of all kinds of mistakes, they have to wait until the protagonist comes to be solved." β
"I have a hunch." She said softly, "This matter is the guidance of Qingguang." β
She stepped forward first, but was unsurprisingly stopped by the dutiful guard, who by the way woke up another napper.
"Why did the girl come from?"
Shu Nong's eyes under the mask were slightly bent, and he turned back and beckoned to Shu Yue, who was waiting at the bottom of the steps.
Shu Yue stepped forward according to her meaning.
Shu Nong's hand spread: "Jade plate." β
Shu Yue bowed his head slightly, opened his hand, and summoned the cyan jade plaque that he had taken off his waist not long ago.
Shu Nong stretched out his hand to take it, and spread his hand in front of the two guards.
"Yuanzhou Shujia."
She put away the jade card and gave it back to Shu Yue, the corners of her mouth hooked slightly, "I want to visit the city lord." β
The two guards looked down at the jade card at the same time, looked up at each other, and the person who had been napping before nodded slightly, turned around and entered the City Lord's Mansion.
The other person's tone became much gentler, and he bowed to Shu Nong: "Fairy, wait a moment." β
After a while, an old man who looked like a butler hurried out with the guards and bowed to Shu Nong.
Shu Nong took a closer look at his face, chuckled, and suddenly reached out and took off the mask.
The butler was attracted by her laughter, and when he looked up, he saw Shu Nong take off the mask and reveal his original face.
The expression on the face of the housekeeper in brocade clothes was momentarily blank, stunned and stunned, his lips opened and closed, and after a long time, he bowed down again in Shu Nong's smiling eyes: "Shu Fairy ......"
His voice trembled slightly, but he thought that he had heard the story of Shu Nong's return from the spirit, and he was not shocked for too long.
"It's you, Steward Gong."
Shu Nong's gaze swept over him, and looked into the City Lord's Mansion with a few lights on the sporadic lights, "Then the current Dusk Cloud City Lord, or the Fu City Lord?" β
Steward Gong led them inside, listened to her words, and smiled slightly: "Yes and no, the old city lord Fu you saw at the beginning has retreated to the backyard, and now the person in charge of the city lord's mansion is the eldest grandson of the old city lord Fu, also known as the city lord Fu." β
"Ah, that's right." Shu Nong nodded as he followed him, raising his eyebrows slightly, "I remember that you seemed to have said something like this, 'There is nothing to do with the second master in this life'. β
"Indeed." Steward Gong held a lamp in his hand, barely illuminating the way forward for Shu Nong and the others, and with this faint light, when Shu Nong looked at the past, he could barely see his obedient lowered eyebrows, "But now that the old city lord Fu is still in the city lord's mansion, I am still just doing things for him." β
Shu Nong opened his mouth, and was about to ask the new Fu City Lord if he could stand the pressure of his father and his old ministers on his head, but saw the lights in front of him, and Steward Gong led them to stop in front of the private living room of the City Lord's Mansion.
"Master."
Steward Gong took the lead in entering, turned off the light in his hand, greeted the people on the main seat, and welcomed Shu Nong and the others in.
The person on the main seat has already given birth, and his face looks much younger than Steward Gong, and when he saw Shu Nong, he also stood up and bowed slightly: "I haven't congratulated the fairy on his return yet." β
Shu Nong returned the salute: "The old city lord Fu is polite." β
She died and gave birth to this kind of thing, he didn't go to the world banquet, and he didn't know that her death and transformation into a spirit actually had nothing to congratulate.
This old city lord Fu is a person who knows that she is dead, but he doesn't know how she died.
The three people behind Shu Nong also took off their masks on the road, one of them was the new master of Qingguang who had been in the limelight recently, and the other two were the children of the family who had already become famous.
"Late at night, I hope the old city lord will forgive me." Shu Nong touched the wall of the teacup that he didn't know whether it was hot or cold, "It's just a revisit to the old place, and before I know it, I want to see the old man." β
Old City Lord Fu smiled nonchalantly, waved his hand and said, "What's the bother, for the people of Dusk Cloud, it's not too late at this moment, it's our honor that the fairy is interested in meeting us." β
He continued unknowingly: "In the past, the fairy and Liu Xianjun traveled to Dusk Cloud, thanks to the two of you, the Dusk Cloud Immortal Gate discovered the demon conspiracy in time, set up a formation in advance, and sheltered the people here. β
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There was an eerily quiet moment in the room.
Yan Changan and the three of them did not speak, it was Shu Nong who chuckled, broke the strange atmosphere, and pulled the corners of his mouth: "The past has ended, and the old city lord Fu is serious." β