The next day

Early in the morning, an inconspicuous young man cautiously looked around and walked towards the alley.

He walked around the alleys, looking up at the house number from time to time.

Eventually, at the end of the alley, he stopped, stepped onto the cracked bluestone pavement, and raised his hand to knock on the door.

At this moment, in the garbage pile below, a shining object caught Xingxi's attention.

Curious, he went down and picked up the shiny thing.

It was a shard similar to glass, although the Yuan Power on it had long been exhausted, Xing Xuan could also feel that it was an alchemy product, that is, something on a certain Yuan Vessel.

Xing Zhen frowned slightly, walked down the steps, and looked around to check the surroundings.

Further on is a rudimentary area, where the twisted wooden sheds are wobbly and shimmering like a gust of wind that can blow them down, piles of garbage, and a sickening sour smell that hits the human brain.

Xing Xuan looked at the slum and had doubts in his heart, but he didn't rush to find out, he collected the fragment of the elemental weapon, stepped on the steps, and knocked on the door.

A short time later, an old man's voice came from behind the door.

"What for?" the voice was old and weak, hoarse to the point that it sounded like a gossamer.

"Sellers of grain and oil. Xing Zhen replied.

"There is a mask here, can I change the grain and oil?"

"Yes, but you have to take off the skimming, dip it in water, and send it with a red plate. ”

With that, the door slowly opened.

Where is an old man behind the door, it is obviously a little student dressed in costume and wearing heavy makeup.

The corners of his mouth were hooked up wickedly, and he was still holding a singing mask in his hand, greeting Xingxuan.

Xing Xuan also nodded slightly, and then walked in.

The costumed boy poked his head out and looked around, closing the door again.

Xing Xuan walked through the corridor and courtyard to the main hall.

The main hall is already crowded, there are about a dozen people, different shapes, if it is not eye-catching, then it is done, but from these people to pick a normal one, it is none other than Xing Xuan.

"Hey, you're also a member of this mission?" At this time, a beautiful woman with bright eyes and bright teeth stepped forward and stepped forward with a Luo fan in her hand.

I saw her close the Luo fan, close to Xingxi, and her lips raised.

It's Yingchen Ji.

Today's Yingchen Ji did not have a golden hairpin, but was plain, and she couldn't tell that she was an oiran at all, but her beauty did not decay in the slightest, and she was still so beautiful and fragrant.

Xing Zhen couldn't help but be taken aback, but Ying Chenji tilted her head and put her index finger to his mouth.

"Hey, what special function does this kid have?

At this time, a young man with a folding fan beside him glanced at him angrily and stepped forward.

Xing Zhen was shocked when he saw his face, and he felt that he had given himself a particularly familiar feeling, but he couldn't remember where he had seen it.

"Alright, everyone, everyone. The boy said, bowing slightly, "I am the commander-in-chief of this mission ordered by the Yuan Palace, we are all doing things for the Yuan Palace, take care of it." ”

"I'm not good at investigating cases, why did Yuan Dian let me come?" said one of the middle-aged people angrily.

"It's said that you're good at killing, you can't excuse that, can you?" said the boy, rolling his eyes.

"It's okay, I'm okay. The man leaned back in his chair, crossed his hands behind his head, and closed his eyes.

As he spoke, the boy took out a piece of parchment.

"You have all heard about the trouble, according to the analysis of the Yuan Palace, the real culprit must be within the scope of this county, whether he is a husband or a rich official, he must find out. "The scope is not small, so we need to be grouped." ”

As he spoke, he opened the roll of parchment and began to group them according to the list above.

"Xing Naiger Zhen and Yingchen are in a group responsible for the investigation of clues in Dongcheng and other areas?" At the end of reading, his eyes widened significantly, and he was puzzled and puzzled.

Similarly, Xingxi's eyes widened.

"Me?"

Before he could react, Ying Chenji had already leaned against him.

"Okay, Master Li is very good at arranging this. Ying Chenji smiled.

A hint of ferocity flashed in the child's eyes, he originally wanted to change the list, but when he thought of the adult's ferocity, he couldn't help but shudder in his heart.

"Alright, guys, if anything, shake the bell. Childe said, "In order to ensure our concealment, except for the two people in groups, we should not meet easily." ”

"Since it is the order of the Yuan Palace, I have no opinion, but what are you doing, commanding us?" At this time, a person made a disdainful voice and looked at the son.

Hearing this, the boy glared at him, and the huge Yuan Force gathered in front of him.

Under this huge fluctuation of Yuan Force, Xing Xuan was suddenly startled.

The young man in front of him turned out to be a cultivator of the Yuan Refining Realm?

The man was a little out of breath under the pressure of this powerful force, and his legs seemed to be unable to support his body, and he fell to his knees with a painful expression.

"Just because I'm the Refining Yuan Realm, you're the Ning Yuan Realm, because I'm a demon clan, you're a demon clan, is the reason enough?!" the boy asked viciously, long since he lost his original elegant appearance.

"The adults spare their lives, the small, the small ones don't know Mount Tai with their eyes. The man was in agony and hastened to forgive.

Immediately, the huge yuan force slowly dissipated, and the person who was in trouble coughed a few times, and retreated angrily.

"Since there is no problem, let's go on a mission, remember, you must not ring the bell or come here unless there are special circumstances. The boy said with a gloomy face, and finally his eyes fell on Xing Zhen, "Understood?"

"No!" said in unison.

Ying Chenji patted Xing Zhen's shoulder, and said happily: "The two of us are in charge of Dongcheng, don't hold back." ”

The corners of Xing Xuan's mouth twitched.

Having said that, in fact, this arrangement is not bad, after all, I know Yingchen Ji relatively well, and the task is much smoother.

When they walked out and were about to leave, Xing Xuan grabbed Ying Chenji, and his eyes turned towards the slums next to them.

Ying Chenji was stunned for a moment, and then immediately understood what Xing Xuan meant.

But her brow furrowed as she looked into the slums.

Filthy sewage, patches of garbage, pungent sour smell blowing in the face, Ying Chenji is an Oiran, is the most famous geisha in the county, every day and rouge gouache, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting as a companion, seeing this kind of scene, I only feel that there are tens of thousands of ants crawling in the bottom of my heart.

But in the end, she is a member of the Embroidery Palace, and her psychological quality is still quite strong, so she just frowned, and forced this discomfort down.

As for Xing Zhen, he lived in a not much better environment for two years a few years ago, and he has long been used to it, so how can he feel uncomfortable?

Although Yingchen Ji can bear it, she is very puzzled, what is there worth exploring in the slums?

Although she didn't understand, she still kept up with Xingxuan.

"How many people did the Embroidery Palace send to investigate this matter this time?" Xing Yu asked.

"Two, one for me, and one for the boy you met. ”

Hearing Ying Chenji say that son, Xing Zhen's brows couldn't help frowning.

"Two people? I just wanted to ask, isn't it the duty of the Embroidery Opera Hall to supervise, why don't you send some people if there is such a big thing?" Xing Xuan wondered, "Among those individuals, isn't it a bit of child's play if you count the two or four of us in the Quenching Realm?"

"I don't know why Master Li made such a decision, but I know that something more serious than the riots in the county town has happened recently, so I can't allocate manpower. ”

Something more serious than the Burnt Rite Disaster?Xing Xuan frowned when he heard this, what could be more serious than the Burnt Rite Trouble in the near future?

"Do you want to know? Please, please, I'll tell you. Ying Chenji smiled.

“............ It's not uncommon to know, what do I have to do with the matter of the Embroidery Palace?" Xing Xuan rolled his eyes and said nonchalantly.

"It's boring, can't you ask?" Ying Chenji glanced at him and said with his arms crossed.

"Okay, Oiran girl of the Embroidery Palace, something big has happened in the Yuan Hall recently. ”

"Actually, I don't know, hahahaha. Ying Chenji stuck out her tongue.

“............ Girl, the embroidery hall is usually not very idle. Xing Xuan asked, the corners of his mouth twitched.

Ying Chenji gave him a blank look: "No sense of humor." ”

Xing Xuan spread his hands.

"By the way, I haven't asked you why you came to this slum. Ying Chenji looked at the ragged and scrawny beggars, and her brows furrowed.

It's really dirty, crowded, and the environment is terrible, and everywhere you can see beggars with broken bowls and staring blankly at the sky.

"You'll find out later. Xing Xuan said mysteriously, "Do you know what the end of this front is?"

"The entire slum of Tianyou County is here, and at the end, it seems to be the back of a cemetery. Yingchenji said with a deep groan.

"Okay, let's go to the back of the cemetery. As he spoke, Xing Xuan pulled up Ying Chenji and quickened her steps.

Soon, they were at their destination

The cemetery was built on higher ground and was protected by iron railings.

Xing Zhen picked up the piece of land and looked around the cemetery through the iron railing, checking little by little, not letting go of a single centimeter of land.

Ying Chenji on the side didn't know what medicine he was selling in his gourd, so he could only frown and look at Xing Zhen on the side.

After a long time, as Xing Zhen looked at it centimeter by centimeter, he seemed to be a little impatient, jumped up, and jumped in.

"Hey!" Ying Chenji didn't react for a while, and when she saw Xing Zhen flipping in, she hurriedly chased after her with a vertical leap.

She hurriedly came behind Xing Zhen and pulled up Xing Zhen who was rummaging on the ground.

"What are you doing, this is a cemetery. ”

"Eh, the people of the Embroidery Palace are afraid of even entering a cemetery?" Xing Xuan wondered.

"It's not a question of fear or not, this is a place that belongs to the Holy See, and it is not allowed to trespass without permission. Ying Chenji hurriedly said, "If we break in so rashly, if we are seen by the people of the Holy See and reported to the Yuan Palace, we will have no way to continue our secret investigation this time." ”

"So serious?" Xing Xuan looked at Ying Chenji, "I ......"

Before Xing Xuan finished speaking, Ying Chenji pulled up Xing Xuan and jumped off the iron railing.

At this time, there happened to be a wooden priest walking in the cemetery, and he seemed to notice that there was movement here, and came over to take a look.

But he saw nothing, and though he was puzzled, he left the place.

"Whew. Ying Chenji let out a sigh.

"What happens if you're discovered? Seeing this, Xing Xuan couldn't help but laugh.

"The cemetery has always been a sacred place for the inhabitants of the Heavenly Blessed County, let alone the cemetery of the Holy See. Ying Chenji said, "The bishops of Mu Duo believe that the cemeteries of the Holy See are protected by the gods, so they generally only allow people to come on the day of the rites, and if there are people from outside the Holy See breaking in the rest of the time, it will be regarded as disturbing the gods, because the residents all believe in it, so the Yuan Hall does not dare to break into it casually, and there is a contradiction between the Holy See and the regime, and this case cannot be investigated." ”

"Is it so serious?" said Xing Zhen.

"Reading a book and looking at a stupid son, remember to come out and walk around often. Ying Chenji teased.

"By the way, you haven't told me what you've found. ”

"Found this in the slum at first. Xing Xuan took out the fragment of the Yuan Artifact and said, "Alchemy product, although the Yuan Power is exhausted, this is a magic product, and it is not cleaner than other traces." ”

"So you set your sights on the cemetery through the traces of magic?" said Ying Chenji.

"Isn't it doubtful that fragments of such things as Yuan Vessels have appeared in the slums, and there are traces of magic in the cemeteries? Xing Xuan said, "I'm just guessing, after all, you don't have a clue about this matter, do you?"

Ying Chenji was silent when she heard this.

Xing Yu is right, there is really no clue about this matter, but that is also because there is no place to investigate, and the burnt ceremony is extremely clean, so clean that they can guess that it is related to the officials of the Yuan Palace, but they can't find evidence, plus in order to avoid political interference, they can't move to the open to investigate, which undoubtedly increases the difficulty.

But Ying Chenji thought the same as Xing Zhen at the moment, and finally had a place to intervene, and she was unwilling to give up like this.

"Go back and get ready, let's sneak in at night, okay. After pondering for a long time, Ying Chenji spoke.

Hearing this, Xing Zhen laughed.

"Okay, that's it!"