Chapter 186: Investigating Honglu Temple

Just now, everyone in the Xuanjing Division thought that Lin Qingyue was caught by Prince Jin and might be in danger, so they followed Dongfang Qi to save people.

Only Xie Shouzheng suddenly remembered that Hong Yao had been missing.

Thinking he was a bit worried, he went back to look for her.

When he arrived near the Honglu Temple, he saw Hong Yao looking around there.

"Hong Yao, why are you standing there stupidly? Aren't you going to save Deputy Envoy Lin?"

Hong Yao heard his voice and turned back: "I suspect Yan Qiu'er is hiding in the Honglu Temple!"

Xie Shouzheng asked: "Did you see it with your own eyes? Can you be sure?"

"I can't be completely sure. It's just that just now, I vaguely smelled a scent of powder, that scent is the same as the powder on Yan Qiu'er's dressing table when we searched the Feng family, it's a very special scent of roses mixed with clear tea. Ordinary people might not be able to detect it, but I can smell that it is consistent."

The distinguished guests in the Honglu Temple have noble status and concern the relationship between the two countries, so Xie Shouzheng could not break in rashly.

Xie Shouzheng urged: "The matter is of great importance, Hong Yao, you guard here first. You must not act rashly, pay attention to your own safety. I will go find His Highness the Crown Prince, and come over immediately after saving Deputy Envoy Lin!"

Hong Yao nodded: "Official Xie, hurry up! Let's investigate the case and save people without delay!"

Lin Qingyue and Dongfang Qi originally planned to go to the Honglu Temple to investigate today, and at this moment, the two exchanged a look and said in unison:

"Go, go to the Honglu Temple!"

Regardless of whether Ling Zhen really has a problem, or Yan Qiu'er has other plans, the Honglu Temple must be visited.

To be safe, Dongfang Qi sent people to mobilize the imperial guards as reinforcements.

The Honglu Temple is a department specifically responsible for diplomatic reception, presiding over etiquette and sacrifices.

After Ling Zhen and his sister arrived in the Jingcheng, they had been arranged to stay here.

Seeing the Crown Prince suddenly arrive, Ling Zhen was a bit surprised, then asked with a smile: "Your Highness the Crown Prince, where are we going to inspect today? Is Princess Chaolan also here?"

Dongfang Qi looked at the entourage around Ling Zhen and said: "First Prince, you mentioned the Guiyuan Sect yesterday, and I happened to receive some news about the Guiyuan Sect last night. I wonder if you can step aside and talk?"

"Naturally!" Ling Zhen responded without hesitation.

The official beside him was a bit worried: "Your Highness, your status is noble, if you don't keep guards to protect you, in case..."

Ling Zhen waved his hand and said: "No need to be so guarded. This is the Honglu Temple, which is a safe place. Furthermore, His Highness the Crown Prince is not an outsider, could he do anything dangerous to me?"

Dongfang Qi nodded: "Thank you for your trust, First Prince."

One of the Feng Kingdom envoys said worriedly: "Your Highness, we will come in after a quarter of an hour. Even if there is something important, a quarter of an hour is almost enough."

Ling Zhen knew that his subordinates were worried about him, so he nodded with a smile: "Okay, after a quarter of an hour, I will come out."

After the Feng Kingdom people left, Dongfang Qi also let the close guards around him, etc., all retreat outside the door to guard.

In this way, only Dongfang Qi, Lin Qingyue, and Prince Ling Zhen were left in the hall.

"Did the Guiyuan Sect also appear in the Qi Guo? That..."

Dongfang Qi said: "We will talk about this later, First Prince, have you seen the person in the portrait?"

He said, taking out a portrait of a person and showing it to Ling Zhen.

After Ling Zhen finished reading, he shook his head: "I haven't seen it. Is this woman in the painting related to the Guiyuan Sect?"

Dongfang Qi said: "To be honest, it's another case. This woman is lurking in the Qi Guo, raising Flying Corpse Silkworms in corpses, plotting something wrong. If First Prince Ling Zhen has seen this person, please tell the truth."

"Flying Corpse Silkworm? What is that?"

Lin Qingyue told Ling Zhen all about the characteristics and harm of the Flying Corpse Silkworm.

Ling Zhen finished listening, rolled up the portrait, and returned it to Dongfang Qi: "Sorry, Your Highness the Crown Prince. I really don't know the woman in this painting. Let's talk about the Guiyuan Sect."

Seeing that time was running out, if they talked more, a quarter of an hour would be up. The Feng Kingdom people were highly vigilant and could not be dragged until they came in.

Lin Qingyue didn't know what trick she played, but Prince Ling Zhen had just finished speaking when he suddenly rolled his eyes and fainted in the chair.

The next moment, Lin Qingyue closed her eyes and released her spiritual power to investigate Ling Zhen's sea of consciousness.

This method can quickly retrieve his memory to find out whether he is related to Yan Qiu'er and the corpse silkworm—they cannot guarantee whether Prince Ling Zhen will lie, so they can only take this extreme measure.

The matter is urgent, and it must be resolved quickly.

The method Lin Qingyue used was simple and effective.

It's just that this method has a drawback: the person performing the technique needs to be fully focused and cannot be interrupted in the middle, otherwise the person being investigated might have their spirit stimulated, leading to confusion.

In contrast, the Dream Tracing Technique is gentler and safer, and the person being traced will not have any memory or discomfort after waking up. The only disadvantage is that it takes more time.

At this moment, with Dongfang Qi guarding by her side, and Hong Yao and Xie Shouzheng outside the door, Lin Qingyue dared to boldly investigate Ling Zhen's sea of consciousness.

A moment later, Lin Qingyue opened her eyes suddenly.

Dongfang Qi hurriedly asked: "How is it?"

Lin Qingyue shook her head: "In his memory, there is no content related to Yan Qiu'er and the corpse silkworm."

Ling Zhen also woke up quickly. His head was slightly painful, which was a symptom of some discomfort caused by external force intrusion just now.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince!" He rubbed his forehead and was a bit unhappy, "What are you doing?"

"First Prince, please let me explain. The situation is like this..."

But Prince Ling Zhen was already full of vigilance at this moment, and shouted: "Someone!"

The Feng Kingdom guards who had retreated earlier broke in regardless of Xie Shouzheng and Hong Yao's obstruction.

With his own people by his side, Ling Zhen breathed a sigh of relief, and then began to hold them accountable:

"Your Highness the Crown Prince, I trusted you and treated you as a brother, so I sent away my entourage, but you two actually made me faint. Although I don't know what tricks you specifically played, this move is clearly contempt for the diplomatic relations between the two countries! If I hadn't woken up in time, wouldn't I have died without knowing how?"

Dongfang Qi hurriedly explained: "First Prince, please forgive me, we have no intention of harming anyone. It's just that there has been a case of Flying Corpse Silkworm parasitizing on people in the Jingcheng recently. Prince Jin and Prince Jin's secondary consort just died because of this. And the murderer is currently on the run, we found that she is from the Feng Kingdom, and there is a high probability that she is hiding in the Honglu Temple."

Ling Zhen was surprised to hear this: "You mean, Prince Jin was harmed?"

Then he was a bit angry: "So, you suspect that the murderer is related to me, Ling Zhen? How unreasonable!"

He slapped the table and said angrily: "Even if the other party is a Feng Kingdom citizen, does it mean I, Ling Zhen, instigated it? Furthermore, the Feng Kingdom has tens of millions of people, even if they commit a crime, they should be sanctioned according to the laws of the Qi Guo. But you used the trust I had in you to implement hypnosis on me, a dignified prince of a country, it is simply bullying!" ===== CHAPTER 187 =====