Chapter 179

179. Chapter 179: The Missing Lu Xiaofeng! Plan Against Plan!

"According to the information given by those colleagues before, that guy spent thousands of gold in Xianyu Building a few days ago and even slept with their top-ranked courtesan."

"How come he's gone just as we arrived?"

Li Ge Xiao searched Xianyu Building from top to bottom but couldn't find Lu Xiaofeng's figure.

Unwilling to give up, he brought the procuress to question her, only to learn that Lu Xiaofeng hadn't appeared since he left with the yamen's bailiffs a few days ago.

"The yamen's bailiffs?"

Chu Yang shook his head helplessly: "Which national law did this cheapskate break again? Let's say it first, if he's thrown into the big prison, I won't fish him out. Let him reflect on it inside; it's really shameful!"

Li Ge Xiao nodded in agreement.

The procuress, who was first-class at recognizing people, felt the noble aura on Chu Yang and thought it would be great if she could hook up with this distinguished young master.

She smiled lightly: "Young Master, you must have misunderstood. That Master Lu was invited away by the bailiffs; it seems they needed help with something important."

"What help can a slippery drunkard provide?" Chu Yang mocked disdainfully.

"Young Master, don't say that. That guy's ability to solve cases is not bad, and he is agile in dealing with people. He is no worse than the Four Great Divine Catchers of the Six Fan School, so it's normal for the yamen to ask him for help." Li Ge Xiao grinned.

"Does that mean we have to go to the yamen?" Chu Yang waved his hand lazily: "You go ask yourself, I'll rest here for a while."

"No problem, you rest, I'll be back soon." Li Ge Xiao agreed and left in a hurry.

The procuress immediately arranged a superior room for Chu Yang. He lay half-reclined on the bed, and after a while, a group of courtesans holding musical instruments entered the room and began to play.

At the same time, Li Ge Xiao also rushed to the Jinling City Yamen and saw a strange scene.

In broad daylight, the yamen gate was closed tightly.

Li Ge Xiao knocked on the door with a puzzled face. After a long time, there was no response. He had no choice but to beat the drum of injustice next to it. The gate creaked open a crack, and a head appeared from behind the door, looking at him cautiously.

"Who are you? Why are you beating the drum?"

"I'm here to find someone, you didn't respond, so I had to beat the drum."

"Who are you looking for at the yamen?"

"Lu Xiaofeng."

Hearing the name Lu Xiaofeng, the person behind the door let out a scream, turned and ran into the inner courtyard, shouting as he ran: "Master! Someone is here to find Great Hero Lu!"

Seeing his strange behavior and attitude, Li Ge Xiao had a bad premonition.

Deng deng deng.

Rapid footsteps sounded.

The yamen gate was suddenly opened, and a middle-aged man in official uniform stood in front of Li Ge Xiao with a group of bailiffs.

The middle-aged man was imposing and awe-inspiring. He glanced at Li Ge Xiao and said in a deep voice: "This official is the Magistrate of Jinling City, surnamed Xu. May I ask who you are, and what is your relationship with Great Hero Lu?"

Li Ge Xiao replied: "I am a friend of Lu Xiaofeng. Magistrate Xu, if you have anything to say, just say it."

Magistrate Xu sighed and said: "To tell you the truth, Great Hero Lu has been missing for a few days. I have also been looking for him for a long time, but there is no clue."

Li Ge Xiao frowned and said: "Missing? That guy comes and goes without a trace. It's not ruled out that he left Jinling City. How can you easily conclude that he is missing?"

Magistrate Xu smiled bitterly: "Because the seventh young master of the Jiangnan Hua family, Hua Manlou, is also missing with him. Young Master Hua has not returned yet, and the Hua family has been looking for him for many days!"

"Hua Manlou?" Li Ge Xiao pondered: "How did the two of them get together?"

Magistrate Xu hesitated, seemingly having concerns.

Li Ge Xiao took out a token from his waist and handed it to Magistrate Xu. He just took a look at the waist token, and his whole body stiffened, as if struck by lightning. Beads of sweat the size of beans slid down his pale face.

"Jinyiwei token... My Lord, you are actually a Jinyiwei?" Magistrate Xu's expression was bleak, as if he saw the future of his family being raided and exterminated at this moment.

"Don't talk nonsense, hurry up and explain why Lu Xiaofeng went missing!" Li Ge Xiao looked coldly at the terrified Magistrate Xu.

"The reason Great Hero Lu went missing is because he was helping me investigate a case."

"What case?"

"This is a long story. A strange thing has appeared in Jinling City since a month ago."

"Many people in the city have lost their essence for no reason, from eighty-year-old elderly to children only a few years old, regardless of gender, all have this symptom."

"At first, this official thought that a demon or a big demon had come, so I reported it to the Shenhou Mansion overnight. Who knew that the people from the Shenhou Mansion didn't find anything unusual and had to return without success."

"After the bailiffs of the Shenhou Mansion left, strange situations began to appear in the city again. It just so happened that Great Hero Lu came at this time. Jianghu rumors say that Lu Xiaofeng is an extremely intelligent person, so I entrusted him to investigate this case."

"He soon found a clue. The cause of the strange disease in the city was actually the banknotes of Datong Bank!"

"There is a strange demonic power on those banknotes that will absorb people's essence!"

"This matter also alarmed the Jiangnan Hua family, the shareholders behind Datong Bank. Seventh Young Master Hua Manlou came to Jinling City in person to investigate. If the truth cannot be found, the Hua family will be charged with colluding with demons, and the end will be the extermination of the nine generations!"

After hearing the ins and outs, Li Ge Xiao said: "That is to say, Lu Xiaofeng and Hua Manlou joined forces to investigate the demonic power behind this case, but the case was not found, and the two disappeared together?"

Magistrate Xu nodded with an ugly face. If the two were completely missing, he would not only be charged with dereliction of duty but might also be troubled by the Hua family.

Li Ge Xiao asked: "Do you know where they last appeared?"

Magistrate Xu shook his head: "I don't know, but Qian Laoda, the manager of Datong Bank, might know."

Li Ge Xiao saw that Magistrate Xu didn't know anything, so he left a "Take care of yourself" and left.

Thinking of the other party's Jinyiwei identity, Magistrate Xu couldn't lift any strength anymore and sat on the ground limply.

Returning to Xianyu Building, Li Ge Xiao followed the procuress to the room where Chu Yang was staying. He hesitated at the door whether to go in. If the Prince was in the middle of something, wouldn't it be seeking death to go in at this time?

The next second he heard Chu Yang's voice.

"If you have something to say, get in here quickly. Why didn't Lu Xiaofeng come back with you?"

Li Ge Xiao pushed the door open and saw Chu Yang lying on the bed alone. Several courtesans were packing up their musical instruments. As he entered, they exited the room quietly.

"I thought the Prince was busy." Li Ge Xiao grinned.

"Busy my ass, the courtesans sell their art but not their bodies. Do you think I'm like that guy with four eyebrows, sleeping with everyone I see?" Chu Yang replied disdainfully.

"Cough cough, Prince, I have bad news to tell you." Li Ge Xiao put away his smile and said solemnly: "Lu Xiaofeng seems to be in trouble."

Chu Yang said nonchalantly: "When is that guy not in trouble?"

"This time it might be a bit different." Li Ge Xiao shook his head and told Chu Yang what happened in Jinling City.

Chu Yang stood up and walked out: "Then what are we waiting for? Let's go see that Qian Laoda. With my intuition, that guy must have a problem."

"If we go late, I'm afraid that guy with four eyebrows will really hang up."

Qian Laoda, the manager of Datong Bank, was a traitor in the original plot. Now that it involves demons, the plot has begun to run wild. Chu Yang is worried about other changes.

The two rushed to Datong Bank without stopping. After waiting for a while, a servant led them to the main hall, where they met Qian Laoda.

This person was pot-bellied and covered in jewelry. As soon as they met, there was an aura of a local tyrant. In addition, his steps were floating, his face was sallow, and his body was clearly deficient. Seeing him like this, Li Ge Xiao thought he was also a victim, but when he thought of Chu Yang saying he had a problem, he immediately felt a bit strange.

Chu Yang smiled, as if he had discovered something interesting.

Qian Laoda seemed to have received the news and knew that Li Ge Xiao was holding a Jinyiwei token, so he was quite polite to them and almost told them everything.

After all, no one in the world dares to impersonate a Jinyiwei to handle a case, because that is a serious crime, at best thrown into the heaven prison, and at worst beheaded.

Qian Laoda told the whole process of contacting Lu Xiaofeng and mentioned a special existence.

"Great Hero Lu's process of tracking the demonic energy of the banknotes was quite smooth. He soon found a place called Bliss Building, and he said the banknotes flowed out from there."

"The origin of Bliss Building is very mysterious. No one knows where it is, and ordinary people can't find a way to go there, so Great Hero Lu asked a friend to take him there."

"That person's name is Sikong Zhaixing, known in the Jianghu as the King of Thieves, who knows many side doors. He took Great Hero Lu and Young Master Hua and disappeared together. As for whether they went to Bliss Building, I don't know."

"I, like everyone else, haven't received any news."

Li Ge Xiao frowned and asked: "Did he tell you how to go to Bliss Building?"

Qian Laoda replied: "There is a mass grave outside the city with many coffins. Just lie in one and wait until late at night, and someone will carry you to Bliss Building."

The intuition cultivated by handling cases for many years made Li Ge Xiao feel that Qian Laoda was increasingly suspicious. He clearly knew so much but didn't tell anyone, not even Magistrate Xu.

Li Ge Xiao looked at Qian Laoda up and down, making him very nervous, not daring to look Li Ge Xiao in the eye.

"Since this is the case, then we won't disturb you..."

Li Ge Xiao cupped his hands at Qian Laoda and just wanted to say goodbye, but was pressed down by Chu Yang.

"The sun has set outside, why don't we stay at Datong Bank for a while, and Manager Qian personally takes us to that mass grave?"

"We just arrived in Jinling City and are not familiar with it, so I'm afraid we'll miss the time and won't be able to go to Bliss Building."

Chu Yang showed a kind smile.

Qian Laoda nodded hurriedly: "It should be so, it was my negligence. Please follow me, two lords, and have something to eat and rest."

Chu Yang and Li Ge Xiao were arranged into a guest room. Not long after, Qian Laoda sent a table of good wine and food.

Li Ge Xiao still tested the poison first as usual, and after confirming it was correct, he let Chu Yang use his chopsticks.

"Don't worry about poison in the food, he's not a fool. If we two die at Datong Bank, how can he explain it to Magistrate Xu?"

Li Ge Xiao didn't refute. He was used to being cautious and couldn't change it for a while. After waiting for the food to enter his throat, he asked curiously: "Prince, what is so strange about this Qian Laoda?"

Chu Yang said: "He has demonic energy on him."

Li Ge Xiao was shocked and blurted out: "Why didn't I feel it?"

Chu Yang explained: "His demonic energy is not floating outside his body, but is scattered from his bones. The quantity is very small, so of course you are hard to detect."

Li Ge Xiao said in a deep voice: "Is he a demon?"

Chu Yang shook his head: "Strictly speaking, he is not yet a real demon, just developing in the direction of a demon, but he is only one step away."

Li Ge Xiao drew his sword and said indignantly: "Such a scourge that abandons the human race, I want to kill him with my own hands!"

Chu Yang pressed his hand down and signaled him to sit down, "You kill him, who will take us to Bliss Building? If we don't go to Bliss Building, who will save that bastard Lu Xiaofeng?"

Li Ge Xiao sighed, put away his sword, and picked up the wine pot to pour into his mouth. Although he was not from the Shenhou Mansion, which was dedicated to eliminating demons, he also hoped that he could kill more demons and monsters and do something for the country and the people.

Chu Yang tapped the table with his finger and said softly: "The reason Bliss Building is hard to find should be relying on a formation formed by natural terrain. Ordinary formations are fine, just break them with force. I'm afraid it's an illusion formation, and we can't even find the entrance."

"Now that we want to find Bliss Building, we must first use their method to enter the formation and break this formation from the inside."

Chu Yang reminded him: "When we arrive at the mass grave and lie in the coffin, let that wolf dog follow behind properly."

Li Ge Xiao nodded, "I understand, I have already let Xiaofeng wait outside the city."

Chu Yang was stunned for a moment, "Who is Xiaofeng?"

Li Ge Xiao scratched his head embarrassedly: "The name I gave that big wolf dog. Doesn't Xiaofeng sound very majestic? Is it not good?"

Chu Yang shook his head decisively, "It's not good, it's not as good as Wangcai. A serious good dog should be called Wangcai."

"Wangcai..." Li Ge Xiao hesitated, thinking that this name was not as good as Xiaofeng, and it was a wolf, not a dog...

"Do you think Wangcai is not good?" Chu Yang squinted at him.

"It's good!" Li Ge Xiao shuddered, "It's Wangcai's blessing that the Prince named it!"

Chu Yang said coldly: "Don't lose it, otherwise I'll stew it when I come back!"

The sky was getting late, and the moon and stars were sparse.

A knock on the door sounded.

Qian Laoda's voice came from outside.

"Two lords, it's time to go on the road."

On the road?

Chu Yang and Li Ge Xiao looked at each other.

"This dog thing really knows how to talk."

"Maybe it's what he really thinks?"

Chu Yang didn't care, pushed the door and walked out. Li Ge Xiao was different, cursing Qian Laoda.

"The villain is clumsy, I hope the two lords will forgive me!"

Qian Laoda knelt on the ground in fear and kowtowed constantly, looking as if he was terrified of the Jinyiwei.

Chu Yang's mouth curled up.

This person is really good at acting! Maybe from the moment Chu Yang and Li Ge Xiao stepped into the bank, he was hoping that the two would go to Bliss Building to die.

"Hurry up and take us there, don't delay the business!"

Chu Yang lifted him from the ground lightly and left a spell on him.

Qian Laoda nodded repeatedly, walked in front to lead Chu Yang and Li Ge Xiao to the outside of the bank, and boarded the carriage that had been prepared.

The carriage drove away in the dark night.

Because strange things have occurred frequently in Jinling City recently, the city gate guards are strict, and no one is allowed to leave the city after curfew, but Qian Laoda just got off the carriage and said a few words to the guards at the city gate and was released.

When Qian Laoda returned to the carriage, Chu Yang looked at him with a smile.

Qian Laoda laughed: "Now General Qi is not in Jinling City, leading the Qi Family Army to fight outside, and the city gate defense is temporarily responsible by the County Magistrate." (End of chapter)