Chapter 48: Commissioner Qian Shi

Today, Cang Cang Yin Yue publicly denied her engagement to Fu Yu in front of all the Constables at the Six Gates.

Besides drawing a clear line and venting her own anger, her most important purpose was for this very moment.

That First Lady of the Hou Fu of the Marquis of Yuan had, long ago, strictly forbidden her from setting foot in the Hou Fu.

And with so many experts within the Hou Fu, even if Cang Cang Yin Yue wanted to secretly infiltrate and steal the secret manual of the Bone-Eroding Yin Wind Finger, it would be fundamentally impossible.

So, she thought of this method.

Based on her understanding of her cowardly father, only by doing this would the other party become angry and actively drag her into the Hou Fu.

However, for Cang Cang Yin Yue, this happened to be exactly the opportunity she needed.

On the bustling street filled with carriages and horses, vendors shouted constantly, and pedestrians flowed without end.

A squad of stern soldiers clad in armor and holding sharp weapons escorted a carriage moving quickly forward; inside that luxurious carriage, Li Musheng and the Grand Eunuch Sun Changyu sat facing each other.

Li Musheng leaned casually against the soft pillow behind him, looking dazed, but in reality, he was continuing to deduce and create the Death Talisman Wu Gong in his mind.

The Grand Eunuch Sun Changyu opposite him sat upright, his narrow eyes slightly narrowed, occasionally sizing up the young man before him.

Judging by appearance, the possibility that the other party was the son of Consort Jing was extremely high; it was very likely that Seventh Imperial Prince who had been lost among the common people.

"Young Master Li, it will take about an hour to reach the General Headquarters of the Tianjin Guard; why don't we chat?"

The Grand Eunuch Sun Changyu suddenly spoke, picked up the teapot that had already boiled on the nearby tea table, poured a cup of tea, and handed it to Li Musheng.

Li Musheng raised his eyes slightly, glanced at the other party, took the teacup, and took a light sip.

Immediately, his eyes lit up; hmm, this tea is quite fragrant, and it must be worth a fortune.

"What do you want to chat about? Better pick something I'm interested in, otherwise I have no time to chat idly with a eunuch like you."

Li Musheng said lazily, considering the tea was quite good.

The Grand Eunuch Sun Changyu's eyelid twitched; he thought for a moment, then said slowly:

"I have seen Young Master Li's Juan Sect file and know that Young Master Li has been staying in a small martial arts school in Wanzhou for the past ten-plus years."

"However, it seems Young Master Li learned a very profound acupoint technique from somewhere, one that even I am helpless against; this truly makes me quite amazed and curious."

Hearing this, Li Musheng raised an eyebrow and said:

"If you're curious, just be curious; do you also want to learn this Wu Gong of mine?"

The Grand Eunuch Sun Changyu's face froze, then he coughed awkwardly and said:

"Young Master Li misunderstood; the Grand Li Imperial Palace's martial arts arsenal contains countless top-tier Wu Gong secret manuals, so naturally I would not covet the martial arts in Young Master's hands."

"It's just... such a powerful acupoint martial art must not be unknown in the Jianghu; I am somewhat curious and wonder where Young Master Li's master is from? And what realm has your martial Dao cultivation reached?"

Li Musheng stared at the Grand Eunuch before him, who had a clean face and acted coy, for a while, rubbed his chin, and asked:

"Do you want to know this yourself, or did the Wang Hou Mother in the palace ask you to ask?"

Hearing this, the Grand Eunuch Sun Changyu looked at Li Musheng with some surprise, then his eyes shifted slightly, and he nodded, saying:

"The Wang Hou Mother and the late Consort Jing had a very good relationship and cared deeply about the matter of the Seventh Imperial Prince, which is why this question arose."

Li Musheng nodded slightly, seemingly not caring how much truth or falsehood was in the other party's words, and simply waved his hand, saying:

"I have always been straightforward; you can go back and tell that Wang Hou Mother that I have no background behind me and no powerful master lineage."

"I did learn some shallow Wu Gong in the martial arts school before, but the martial arts I use now are all self-created by me."

Speaking of this, Li Musheng paused, then smiled meaningfully:

"As for you asking about my current martial Dao cultivation realm, I can only say... very high."

Hearing this, the Grand Eunuch Sun Changyu frowned tightly, suddenly fell silent, and did not speak again.

After a good while, he shook his head and said:

"I understand what Young Master Li said and will report it truthfully to the Wang Hou Mother."

Li Musheng glanced at Sun Changyu, knowing the other party did not believe his words, but he did not care.

Sometimes it is like this; when he is honest with people, others think he is bragging.

When there is not even the most basic trust between people, it can only be said to be the tragedy of this world.

Next, the atmosphere inside the carriage became silent again.

However, not long after, Li Musheng seemed to remember something and suddenly spoke thoughtfully:

"There is something I forgot to tell you just now; I think it is still timely to tell you now."

Hearing this, the Grand Eunuch Sun Changyu pressed his lips together, seemingly a bit resistant to Li Musheng's previous "outrageous words," and said in a flat tone:

"Young Master Li, please speak; I have been listening all along."

Li Musheng drank the tea in the cup in one gulp, then placed the teacup back on the tea table, signaling the other party to continue pouring tea:

"Earlier you said that young man was a different kind of demonic heart; I just happened to remember that I previously saw that Commissioner Qian Shi who appeared with you."

Speaking, Li Musheng narrowed his eyes slightly and said:

"On him, I detected an aura similar to demonic technique."

Upon hearing this, the Grand Eunuch Sun Changyu's expression changed slightly, and he raised his eyes to look at Li Musheng.

But very quickly, he withdrew his gaze, shook his head slowly, and said:

"Lord Song has served in the Tianjin Guard for many years, has a clean record, is diligent and responsible, and is also a trusted confidant of the Commander-in-Chief; it is absolutely impossible for him to have any connection with people of the demonic path."

Obviously, the Grand Eunuch Sun Changyu did not believe Li Musheng's words.

Whether it was Jianghu sects or the Grand Li court, they all adopted an attitude of absolute intolerance towards people of the demonic path.

These people, in order to cultivate demonic technique, stop at nothing; abandoning wives and children, severing emotions and nature, is a small matter.

Some with deep demonic nature have no humanity at all; killing people to practice martial arts and harming the common people is simply an endless poison.

Therefore, the Grand Li had long issued laws that anyone practicing demonic cultivation technique would be killed without mercy; naturally, it would be absolutely impossible to allow people of the demonic path to mix into the court.

Seeing that the Grand Eunuch Sun Changyu took his words lightly, Li Musheng raised an eyebrow.

Just now, his mind had been entirely absorbed in studying the new Wu Gong, so he had not paid too much attention to this matter.

However, having recalled this matter, he informed them in time, which was as benevolent and conscientious as one could be.

As for the other party not believing him, there was nothing he could do about it.

Just then, Li Musheng suddenly felt a stir in his heart; he reached out, lifted the carriage's cloth curtain, and looked outside.

The carriage originally escorted by the armored soldiers had by now left the bustling long street and entered a somewhat quieter street.

However, just as the carriage was about to reach the fork ahead, it suddenly veered away from the armored soldier formation and drove toward another alley.

And immediately after, a carriage identical to the one Li Musheng was riding in emerged from the side.

It took the place of the carriage Li Musheng was riding in and continued forward under the escort of the armored soldiers.

(End of this chapter)