Chapter 528: A Failed Attempt

Although Cen Boqing was angry and hateful, thinking back, he probably still had to thank him.

Fu Fu Shanyue was truly a bit depressed. If he couldn't solve the case before the Lingxu City special envoy arrived, where would the effect of his, the Crown Prince, coming in person be reflected?

Was it just to suppress Cen Boqing so he wouldn't flee Bai Sha Fu Jue?

He He Lingchuan comforted him: "Think on the bright side, the master and servant are at odds, far from being as close as they appear on the surface. Once we capture Wu Kai, the difficulty of getting him to open his mouth and testify against Cen Boqing will be smaller."

Fu Fu Shanyue said unhappily: "That's only if we capture Wu Kai first."

He He Lingchuan thought for a moment and said: "To track Wu Kai, it's not that we are helpless; I still have a clue."

Fu Fu Shanyue was overjoyed: "I knew you kid had something. What time is it now, we can't afford to delay, bring it out quickly!"

Only then did He He Lingchuan take an oil-paper package from his bosom.

Opening it, inside were a few strands of hair, some long and some short.

Fu Fu Shanyue leaned in to look: "Could this be Wu Kai's hair?" He habitually sniffed it again. "Hm, that's not right, it has the fragrance of hair oil! This is a woman's hair."

*Amazing. This heaven-defying sense of smell, even a dog would have to be convinced. *

Hair oil was the hair gel of this era, or rather, setting spray, and also had the effect of nourishing hair. Wu Kai, an elderly man, where would he need to nourish his hair?

He He Lingchuan gave a thumbs up: "You are truly capable. This is the hair of Wu Kai's daughter-in-law and grandson; Wu Kai should be with them now. You have capable people under your command, you track them."

Fu Fu Shanyue was overjoyed. Jiao Yu had gone to search for Wu Kai's family earlier, but unfortunately, that private residence had been processed, and no useful clues could be found; even the hair and fingernails had been cleaned away.

"How did you get this?" Fu Fu Shanyue didn't dawdle, turned his head to give an order, and then looked at He He Lingchuan with a strange gaze. "Eh, is his daughter-in-law only in her early twenties?" *In the prime of her youth. *

"I entrusted old Mr. Xiang Yan to get it." He He Lingchuan said unhappily. "The servant women in his house hear everything, there is no gossip they don't know, so inquiring about the residence of Wu Kai's family was a piece of cake. Old Mr. Xiang also has a pair of pearl birds that helped me pick up the human hair on the comb."

That pair of little bird demons didn't just have an ornamental function.

"Why are you tailing his family?"

"Just planning ahead. I always feel that this Uncle Wu is a bit off." He He Lingchuan shrugged. "Not just these two, I also sent people to his hometown to investigate. The Wu family's ancestral home was in Chi Yan, Yang Shui. Heh, it turns out they were all Chi Yan people. It's just that Yang Shui is a bit far, I'm afraid the intelligence won't be sent back for a few days."

At this time, the spellcaster under Fu Fu Shanyue arrived, first bowed to him, and then listened to the leader's requirements.

It turned out he was to track the whereabouts of the hair's owner. He took a crystal box from his bosom, saying it contained rootless water, and then used true fire to burn a long strand of hair into ashes, dissolving it in the water.

After that, he took out a wooden carved little fish half an inch long, put it into the box, and covered it.

Strange to say, the dry wooden little fish gradually expanded after entering the water, its belly bulged, and it could even shake its head and wag its tail, no different from a real fish...

In short, this little fish swam very lively in the box, looking very healthy at first glance.

Fu Fu Shanyue waited for a few breaths, saw no abnormality, and couldn't help but ask: "Has the tracking started yet?"

"Please wait a moment."

Waiting idly was not a solution, so He He Lingchuan asked him: "By the way, have you found the other clues provided by Mai Xuewen?"

"You mean, Wu Kai's other hunters?" Fu Fu Shanyue said: "After receiving your message yesterday, I already sent elites to rush to Xia Hulu Town in Baiting County, letting them capture Yang Song and escort him here."

Yang Song was the leader of another demon-hunting squad, counting as being on the same level as Mai Xuewen, and also had five or six subordinates.

He He Lingchuan had always found it strange how Mai Xuewen, with his ability, couldn't find the information on the other groups. Now seeing Wu Kai's arrangement for his family, he understood; this old man was indeed always careful and cautious everywhere.

"Even if they testify, Wu Kai might not pay attention." He He Lingchuan pondered. "But you can get more physical evidence of Between Beijia demon folk being killed and having their pearls harvested."

Fu Fu Shanyue said in a deep voice: "This evidence is very useful—hey, what's wrong with this fish?"

They had already waited for the time it takes to drink a cup of tea; was this person's method effective or not? The spellcaster's forehead was faintly sweating, muttering: "Strange, logically it should be pointing the way."

"Hm?" Fu Fu Shanyue said, and the spellcaster hurriedly explained: "The fish will swim toward the direction where the owner of the hair is located."

*It's just an activated compass for finding things? * "Then why is it malfunctioning now?"

"This..." The spellcaster thought for a moment. "Perhaps the other party set up a concealment array to avoid being tracked."

"A woman knows these things?" Fu Fu Shanyue asked the fierce tiger Jiao Yu on the side. "Is his daughter-in-law also a cultivator?"

"Doesn't seem like it."

"Then it must be the effect of a magic tool." Fu Fu Shanyue stroked his chin. "This old thing Wu Kai is quite meticulous, actually thinking of letting his daughter-in-law and grandson wear such things."

"Useless, demote your salary by one level!" He waved away the spellcaster casually.

He He Lingchuan put away the oil-paper package. He had an idea, but he had to wait until night to implement it.

"There is one more thing—"

Fu Fu Shanyue pricked up his ears: "Hm hm, you say."

"Once Lingxu City sends a special person down to handle it, will you hand over the case?"

The missing courier was from Lingxu City.

The missing Patrol Inspector was from Lingxu City.

There were suspects and partial physical evidence; with the Chi Yan Nation's investigation reaching this progress, it was completely reasonable for the special envoy sent by Lingxu City to take over.

What's more, when did Lingxu City ever need to pay attention to legal principles when doing things?

Fu Fu Shanyue was startled, then said: "There are many demon folk of our country among the victims, our country should give them an explanation. Therefore, I must finish this case from beginning to end."

*So that's it. *

He He Lingchuan took the scroll from his bosom again and opened it, pointing to the woman holding a flute in the painting: "Do you recognize this person?"

"Eh? Isn't this National Master Qingyang?" Fu Fu Shanyue was very surprised. "Why are you taking her portrait, don't you like this style?"

He He Lingchuan rolled his eyes: "I don't like old women."

*I'm only seventeen, okay, seventeen! * "Who can say for sure... oh!" Fu Fu Shanyue remembered. "Is this the portrait you got from Mai Xuewen's study?"

"Yes." He He Lingchuan knew Jiao Yu would also report the progress of the case investigation, so it wasn't strange that Fu Fu Shanyue knew the details. "I asked, but he wouldn't say. But there must be some connection between these two."

"Don't look at her appearance; in fact, National Master Qingyang is the oldest among the four great national masters. She just finished her 190th birthday last year, and even my father sent people to Lingxu City to send gifts and congratulations."

*A person nearly two hundred years old, with the appearance of thirty? * He He Lingchuan took a light breath: "Is she human?"

Two hundred years old, already breaking the upper limit of the current normal human lifespan.

"Yes." Fu Fu Shanyue said. "I heard that National Master Qingyang had a miraculous encounter when she was young, obtaining a secret technique for preserving youth, and her appearance remained unchanged until death."

"I thought that was the method of ancient immortals."

"Who says it isn't?" Fu Fu Shanyue shrugged. "I only heard it too. A national master can mobilize yuan power, this stuff is even better than spiritual energy; who knows how many methods she has?"

"One hundred and ninety years old..." *Then one hundred? *

"That goes without saying. I remember National Master Qingyang followed the army on expeditions at least five times and was seriously injured herself; it can be said that her achievements are outstanding."

He He Lingchuan was surprised: "As a national master, even if she goes to the battlefield, she should be surrounded by heavy protection. What kind of opponent could hurt her?"

"I heard it was the Battle of Panlong City."

"What?" He He Lingchuan's heart shook, *it really was like this! * "I heard that two countries requested Lingxu City to coordinate in the battle, and the Emperor sent National Master Qingyang to follow the army, but that battle was fought very tragically." Fu Fu Shanyue recalled. "However, that's a very old story, long before I was born, and I don't know the specific details either."

At this time, an official came to visit the Crown Prince, and He He Lingchuan took the opportunity to say: "I'll go back first, to play with the bronze man."

He couldn't ask any more, lest he arouse suspicion.

"By the way, when will you reimburse my travel expenses?"

"Is it necessary? Didn't you just win fifty thousand taels?" The talented people Fu Fu Shanyue had seen either sought power or fame; He Xiao was the first to be so stingy about money.

"One thing is one thing, talking about money hurts feelings." He He Lingchuan shrugged. "Besides, the money in my hand is dead money. If I don't open sources, I can only cut expenses."

Fu Fu Shanyue was helpless and had to agree.

So He He Lingchuan, relying on public fund reimbursement, immediately changed to a top-notch upper room.

Here, whether it was the size, lighting, furnishings, bedding, or soundproofing effect, it was much better than the original one. Of course, the price was also beautiful, and he didn't show any politeness to Fu Fu Shanyue at all.

The arrival of the Chi Yan Nation Crown Prince took away most of the pressure on his shoulders, so he could free up his hands to study the Golden Armor Bronze Man.

This thing had been used a few times before, and He He Lingchuan summarized his usage experience; besides his own control not being skilled enough, the bronze man's skin and bones were not strong enough. Its head was shaved off by Hong Chenglue in the Battle of Hanhe, its arm was pierced by an arrowhead when riding the Red Luan in the dream world, and it was also seriously injured in the Battle of Hegong.

Of course, it was still just a bare-bones bronze man, like a bachelor; after upgrading to a Bronze Guard, all its abilities should be significantly improved.

What surprised He He Lingchuan was that Fu Fu Shanyue actually brought a dedicated caster from the Chi Yan Royal Palace this time.

"You want to upgrade to a Bronze Guard, how can a layman be as skilled as an expert?" This was Fu Fu Shanyue's original words. "He is heating the furnace, take the materials and go find him."

*This guy. * He He Lingchuan finally understood why Fu Fu Shanyue, with his arrogant and violent temperament, still had many followers.

When he was good to people, he really gave a lot.

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