Chapter 793

Swish swish swish!

The rain hit the eaves densely, like silkworms eating mulberry leaves.

The water mist rising in the courtyard kept gathering, but there was no sound at all.

Qiu Mingyuan and a group of subordinates who were ambushing and waiting outside didn't even notice it at all.

Seeing this, everyone's expressions were gloomy.

Any art was realized by manipulating the Gang and Sha energy between heaven and earth. In the process, there would inevitably be some movement, such as howling Yin winds, ground shaking, all caused by the flow of Gang and Sha energy.

This kind of control was the first time they had ever seen it in their lives.

Soon, the water mist gathered into a human figure.

The appearance could not be seen, and one could only vaguely judge from the body shape that it was an old woman leaning on a cane.

Li Yan narrowed his eyes and gripped his fist fiercely.

What he worried about most was that there was more than one Earth Immortal, but it happened to be the worst situation.

"Follow this old body..."

The human figure in the water mist made an old voice, then smiled coldly:

"If you can't keep up, the deal is off!"

Before the words fell, a stream of water vapor rose into the air and flew toward the distance, with astonishing speed.

This was a strategy to catch them off guard.

However, these were all within Kong Shangzhao's expectations.

Li Yan's expression was solemn, he nodded to the crowd, then exerted force under his feet to rush forward, leaped into the air, and at the same time, his hands formed seals, using the North Emperor Divine Movement Technique, and the armor horses already tied to his legs immediately heated up.

But seeing strong winds blowing in the air, Li Yan's figure also disappeared in the strong winds.

At the same time, footsteps rang out.

It was Qiu Mingyuan who ran over in a hurry with a group of people, and after seeing the scene, he was suddenly anxious, "Where are the people?"

Seeing the appearance of the crowd, he had already guessed something, and couldn't help but say angrily: "It's simply reckless! You are all people in the martial world, how can you be fooled by such tricks? This is throwing yourself into the tiger's mouth!"

He was also holding a fire in his heart.

Although there were many officials in the capital, and he was in the Commandant's Office, he was considered a person with great power, but since arriving in Jin Ling, many things had been beyond his control. He treated Li Yan with courtesy, and the other party also began to guard against him.

Seeing the situation becoming more and more unfavorable, his face had already become very gloomy.

"Lord Qiu, don't be angry..."

Kong Shangzhao's expression was calm, and he said in a deep voice: "The Commandant's Office has many people and mixed eyes. After the incident before, there might be the opponent's eyes and ears. At the critical moment, there is no room for the slightest mistake."

"Oh?"

Qiu Mingyuan was also a shrewd person, and his eyes suddenly lit up, "What did you find?"

Seeing that Kong Shangzhao and the others didn't speak, he suddenly understood and let all his subordinates retreat.

Half an hour later, the elite of the Commandant's Office guarding outside saw Qiu Mingyuan walk out quickly and ordered in a deep voice: "Take my hand order, find Assistant Chu of the Northern Town Fushi Division, immediately close the city gates, prohibit anyone from going out, and at the same time send people to guard every street intersection, implement a curfew, and arrest anyone wandering at night immediately!"

Hearing this, everyone looked at each other in dismay.

Someone cupped their hands and said: "My Lord, temporary curfew..."

They were also a bit embarrassed. In the huge Jin Ling City, issuing a temporary order and wanting to implement a temporary curfew would inevitably require the army to enter the city, which would cause panic, and local officials in Jin Ling would also make trouble.

"Shut up!"

Qiu Mingyuan was full of murderous intent, saying in a deep voice: "His Majesty sent me to Jin Ling, not to put on a show with them. If something big happens, everyone's heads will be lost. Whoever has an opinion, let them come to me!"

"Yes, My Lord!"

Seeing his anger, everyone didn't dare to talk nonsense and left one after another.

This temporary military order was like sparks falling into a pot of oil, and Jin Ling City, which was dead and oppressive in the night, was instantly ignited.

The tall city gates opened with a creak, and black-clad knights poured in like a tide.

Countless horse hooves trampled on the bluestone slabs, like the roar of thunder.

Assistant Chu Zhenyue of the Northern Town Fushi Division was originally a bloody person, and this time entering the city was even more full of evil energy.

Rumble!

After the army entered the city, the heavy city gates slammed shut amidst the harsh friction of the winch.

The door bolts wrapped in iron leaves fell, cutting off traffic inside and outside.

Teams of soldiers in armor and holding sharp weapons deployed along the streets, the heavy footsteps echoing on the wet stone roads, accompanied by rough shouts: "Obey the curfew! Everyone return home immediately! Those who violate will be treated as colluding with the enemy!"

Lanterns were roughly extinguished, and shops closed their doors tightly.

The common people hid in their homes in panic, not daring to go out, peeking at the cold iron armor and cold light outside through the cracks in the windows.

The singing and music on the painted boats on the Qinhuai River also stopped abruptly, and the sound of oars and lantern shadows were replaced by the murderous military formation.

In the Jin Ling Prefecture Office, local officials who were not implicated gathered together.

The Silk Bureau was investigated, the Wang Fu had a shocking explosion, and the heads of the Lu and Xie families died tragically. They were already frightened by this series of events, and at this moment, their faces were blue, and their whispers were full of resentment.

"Reckless! Simply reckless!"

"Is Qiu Mingyuan crazy? Making such a big fuss, sealing the whole city, where does he put the stability of Jin Ling?"

"The Wang Fu blood case is not yet clear, and the Lu and Xie families have lost their backbone. He doesn't think about soothing the hearts of the people, but instead adds fuel to the fire! This is not pacifying the chaos, it is clearly inciting chaos!"

"If it triggers a civil uprising, let's see how he ends it!"

Of course, they only dared to gather and complain in private.

Anyone could see that going to Qiu Mingyuan at this moment would inevitably mean losing their lives.

Floating and sinking in the officialdom, they were not fools either.

The bird that sticks its head out cannot be the one, but after such an incident, submitting a memorial to the imperial court was certain.

Although this move was considered to have completely offended the local bureaucracy in Jin Ling, it indeed, as Kong Shangzhao expected, severely cut off the "eyes and ears" of the Cocoon Clothing Sect spread throughout the city.

Those bottom-level eyes and ears who were driven by hatred or small profits and were responsible for delivering messages could only stay at home at this moment.

South of Jin Ling City, a piece of abandoned and desolate land.

Kong Shangzhao, Fatty Lin, and a team of elite Commandant's Office experts personally selected by Qiu Mingyuan were walking quickly through the muddy dark alleys against the wind and rain.

The rain washed the broken walls and ruins, and the smell of mud mixed with decay rushed toward them.

The target was exactly the key that Kong Shangzhao found during the day.

The site of the Lock Dragon Well by the old path of the Rouge River.

Qiu Mingyuan had already learned the situation on the way, and at this moment, his eyes were full of gloom.

Although it had been a long time, it was a matter of the Great Song Dynasty, but whether it was the Commandant's Office or the Enforcement Hall, there were experts who were good at criminal investigation and solving cases, and it was only until now that someone discovered it, which meant someone must have covered it up.

No wonder Pei Zongti sighed with him before coming to Jin Ling. The Great Xuan Dynasty had been founded for a hundred years, and although it seemed like cooking oil on a hot fire, it was already full of toxic sores, not to mention some stubborn diseases of the previous Daxing Dynasty, which were left behind because a large number of forces surrendered at that time.

By now, they had started to break out one after another.

Suddenly, the emperor's indifferent expression when he left floated into Qiu Mingyuan's mind.

And another team of people acting in the dark...

He shivered, vaguely guessing the emperor's intention.

After this, Jin Ling and the entire Jiangnan officialdom were afraid they would be unlucky...

"It's here!"

The voice interrupted Qiu Mingyuan's thoughts.

But seeing Kong Shangzhao wipe the rain off his face, pointing to an ancient well in front that was surrounded by low stone railings and was bottomless.

The well mouth was pressed by a heavy basalt rock covered with moss, and on it were remnants of silk ribbons that had long since faded and decayed but still exuded a strange dark red evil. On the ground around the well railing, one could vaguely see complex and strange rune carvings.

Even after being eroded by the years, it still exuded an unsettling Yin cold energy.

"The ley line map shows that this is the Xun-position auxiliary vein node of the 'Li Fire Lock Yin Array', and it is also the 'living buckle' left by Zhao Changsheng back then. We came here during the day and found that many common people were setting up tea stalls nearby. I don't know if there were any eyes and ears of the opponent, so the curfew..."

Kong Shangzhao said while squatting down, carefully identifying the runes revealed after being washed by the rain.