Si Tianjian has a special meaning in Jin State.
People in Si Tianjian do not have official positions in the true sense. Even if they are supervisors, they are only serving as casualties.
But the status of Si Tianjian is higher than that of the Three Divisions and Six Ministries.
There is no other reason than that Si Tianjian specializes in handling all mysterious cases related to evil spirits in the Jin Dynasty. It is a special agency for hunting down evil spirits and is directly under the personal jurisdiction of the emperor.
Si Tianjian has the power to mobilize six ministries and even the Imperial Army.
There is no need to say more, just say a word to help investigate the case, no matter the Sixth Department or the Forbidden Army, they must obey the orders.
The demon-suppressing formation deployed in the imperial city was built by Si Tianjian and was responsible for supervising it.
There is another reason why Si Tianjian has a high status, and that is because Lu Qing, the contemporary eunuch, is one of the three pillars of the Jin Dynasty.
The only support Mu Qingyao can think of at this moment is her master.
It was already midnight when the little princess hurried to Si Tianjian.
The lights in Sitian Prison were brightly lit, and some minor officials were busy.
Si Tianjian is divided into multiple areas.
There are secret rooms for developing magical formations, halls for worshiping and refining magic weapons, incense halls for mixing elixirs, prisons for criminals, and even charnel houses where monster corpses are stored for research.
Mu Qingyao is a direct disciple of Jianzheng. When he arrives at Sitianjian, it is just like going home, and he has no problem.
She asked someone to inquire and learned that the prisoner was at the observatory, so she immediately ran upstairs.
As soon as I went up the stairs, I met someone coming down.
"Little junior sister! Why didn't you wait for me?"
The person who came downstairs was Li Xuanju, who had just returned from searching for half a night in the wild.
"Sorry, Third Senior Brother, General Bai Yan escorted me back, so I didn't wait for you." Mu Qingyao said apologetically.
"Bai Yan, that guy is quite annoying. I'll pay less attention to him from now on. By the way, senior brother's prison is pretty powerful, that thief will definitely be trapped for a long time!" Li Xuanju said proudly.
Mu Qingyao was embarrassed for a moment, not embarrassed to say that your prison was broken in just a moment.
"Thankfully, senior brother took action. Senior brother's magic power has obviously improved further."
Mu Qingyao praised without hesitation.
She knew the temper of this third senior brother very well. He liked compliments the most, and the more he praised him, the less likely he was to be praised.
"Hehe! It's just a small trick. Senior brother's teleportation array is truly unique! When I finish this set of ten consecutive teleportation arrays, I can take my junior sister for a ride!" Li Xuanju said proudly.
"Senior brother's continuous teleportation array, will the distance become farther?" Mu Qingyao asked.
The teleportation array has only one function, which is to achieve the single purpose of long-distance teleportation across space. The farther the teleportation is, the more mana is consumed.
"No, the distance is the same as a single teleportation array." Li Xuanju shook his head.
"What's the difference between teleporting ten times in a row and teleporting once?" Mu Qingyao wondered.
"The difference is huge! Think about it, little junior sister, if you teleport from the Imperial City to the Eight Mountains City at once, won't you be able to see any scenery? How boring! My set of ten teleportation arrays can stop ten times at the place it passes. See ten different scenery! Compared with a single teleportation array, ten consecutive teleportation arrays simply break the shackles of the teleportation array! You can also see the scenery during the teleportation, you can't say no!"
Li Xuanju said proudly.
Mu Qingyao was dumbfounded and could only give one word of praise in the end.
"Absolutely!"
Seeing Mu Qingyao hurriedly going upstairs to find the prison officer, Li Xuanju's expression became strange and said:
"Junior sister, my master knew that you were back. He said that you had a dangerous journey back to the imperial city, but you didn't go to Si Tianjian first. Instead, you ran around in the city. So I sent you to the dungeon to face the wall and think about your mistakes. You won't be able to come out until ten days later."
"What!" Mu Qingyao was shocked and said, "I didn't run around! I'm going to see Master for comment!"
Two expressionless Si Tianjian disciples walked out from behind Li Xuanju and carried Mu Qingyao to the dungeon without any explanation.
"Master just ordered me to come down and escort you to the dungeon. Little Junior Sister, please feel sorry for yourself. You can read a book and rest inside. If you want to eat something good, Senior Brother will buy it for you." Li Xuanju said with a bitter face.
He didn't want to lock up Mu Qingyao, but he didn't dare to disobey the prison officer's orders.
The dungeon is located under the highest observatory in Si Tian Prison. It is dark and cold, with only a few small oil lamps.
After Mu Qingyao was imprisoned, she stamped her feet anxiously.
The emperor was dragging Yun Que away and refused to let her go, and the master was punishing her by grounding her. Mu Qingyao was so frustrated that she felt like crying without tears.
After ten days of confinement, the Academy Examination will be over long ago!
"Master! Let me out! I have something urgent!"
"Master, please let me see you once and then lock me up!"
"Human life is at stake! Master, help me!"
Mu Qingyao shouted in the dungeon, but unfortunately there was no sound outside.
While she was shouting anxiously, Mu Qingyao suddenly heard a beast-like roar coming from behind her.
She looked back.
In the dim corner, a pair of bloodshot eyes were staring at him.
Mu Qingyao was startled and quickly shut up.
The owner of the eyes emerged from the darkness.
She was a woman dressed in black, with disheveled hair and a very pale face. At first glance, she looked like a wild ghost.
The woman in black didn't move her feet, but her body instantly appeared in front of Mu Qingyao, almost touching Mu Qingyao's body, staring directly at the little princess.
"S-Sister!"
Mu Qingyao had a bitter look on her face and said in a very soft voice, "You are still here."
The woman stared at Mu Qingyao for a long time, then made a sound from her throat and retreated into the shadows like a ghost, making no sound again.
Mu Qingyao pursed her lips and sat down helplessly.
She didn't dare call her Master anymore.
Because senior sister hates noise and likes silence.
This senior sister is very fierce.
Almost everyone in the entire Si Tianjian was beaten by her.
He was very cruel and often hurt people, so the chief prisoner was imprisoned in a dungeon to think about his mistakes.
The last time Mu Qingyao left the imperial city, the senior sister was locked up in the dungeon. It had been several months. When she came back, the senior sister had not left yet.
Mu Qingyao didn't want to be beaten by senior sister.
If you really need a beating, you won't be able to get out of bed for two months.
"Yun Que, you must not let anything happen to you."
The little princess prayed secretly in her heart, but there was nothing she could do.
It was not that he was afraid that Yun Que would be beheaded, because Mu Qingyao knew very well that the emperor was not a foolish emperor, and the matter in Wujiazhai would come to light sooner or later.
What she was afraid of was that Yun Que would be impulsive and forcefully break into the prison.
If we really get to that point, there will be no place for Yun Que to stand in Tianqi Imperial City.
Mu Qingyao's worries are not unreasonable. With Yun Que's combat power, the Tianlao will definitely not be able to hold him.
But Mu Qingyao forgot that Yun Que was also a person who had been in the officialdom.
Although it is just a small job, it can still be regarded as half an official job.
How could Yun Que not understand the crime of breaking into the sky prison?
Unless he really reaches the point of death, Yun Que will fight his way out of the prison, otherwise he will just find another place to sleep.
Normally when hunting monsters, he would sleep in the wilderness, let alone a prison with a house and a bed.
When they arrived at Tianlao, Yun Que just thought he was at a free inn and didn't care.
The Tianlao is located within the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Punishment, covering a large area and housing as many as thousands of prisoners.
Almost overcrowded.
Yun Que was shackled, his hands were locked, and his packages were also seized.
Even the scabbard was taken away.
Fortunately, he swallowed the long knife into his belly before, otherwise Yun Que would have to perform another swallowing knife in the sky prison.
The cell was relatively clean and covered with a thick layer of straw.
Two simple wooden beds, a chamber pot, and nothing else.
When Yun Que was put into the cell, he found someone inside.
The cells in the sky jail are very spacious. When there are many prisoners, there will be two people per room.
The sound of the cell door opening and closing woke up the prisoner inside. The man cursed and stood up, rubbing his eyes.
He is a man in his thirties, not tall but very stocky, and he seems to have a lot of strength.
After the jailer left, the man glanced sideways at Yun Que and curled his lips:
"Newcomer, you disturbed me when I slept!"
Yun Que said casually: "Then you continue to sleep."
"I can't sleep!" The man clenched his fists and said in a demonstration, "What have you done, kid?"
"I just entered the city and swindled a little money."
Yun Que had no intention of paying attention to the other party and described the previous performance to make money as a way to cheat a small amount of money.
Upon hearing this, the man immediately became energetic and sneered: "It seems that you are a habitual criminal. Anyone who can defraud money must be eloquent. Come on, let me sing a little song for you!"
Yun Que turned to him helplessly and said, "You can't sleep, right? Do you need me to sing you a lullaby?"
"Okay! You can sing anything, as long as it's interesting!" the man said enthusiastically.
"I don't know how to play lullabies. I'm just doing nothing. I only know how to sing funeral songs. Can I sing one for you?" Yun Que said.
The man sensed something was wrong, clenched his fists loudly, walked towards Yun Que and said:
"You want to find trouble, don't you? Today I will let you know how heavy the fists in the prison are!"
Bang!
There was a muffled sound.
The man was kicked into the air by Yun Que, hit the wall and slowly slid down, passing out without saying a word.
Yun Que sat cross-legged on a wooden bed and waited for a long time. He saw that it was getting dark outside and Mu Qingyao was nowhere to be seen.
"An accident happened? You shouldn't have forgotten me so quickly."
Yun Que muttered to himself.
He never thought that Mu Qingyao would be in the same situation as himself, being locked up.
Yun Que was not the only one who said this.
At the same moment, in a deserted forest somewhere between the Imperial City and Bashan City, Mr. Pingshan, with a bruised nose and swollen face, was sitting on a dirt bag, looking longingly in the direction of the Imperial City.
After waiting for most of the night, Yun Que and Mu Qingyao did not appear again.
"Have you forgotten about me? The human race really has no credibility! This king's order to sway demons!"
Mr. Pingshan yelled, and then quickly shut up.
This place is too close to the imperial city, so it doesn't dare to make any noise. It really wants the experts in the imperial city to know that there is a seventh-level tiger demon outside, and anyone who comes out can take care of it.
"This is not a good place, I have to stay away."
Lord Pingshan fled away from the imperial city before dawn.
Mr. Pingshan never imagined that
Yun Que and Mu Qingyao were imprisoned separately soon after entering the imperial city. Not to mention executing demon orders, they could not get out of the prison.
In the prison, when he was bored with waiting, Yun Que subconsciously communicated with Yao Dao.
He often does this kind of behavior.
Just like clenching your fists and moving your hands and feet, it is a habit unique to monster hunters.
After all, the demon sword is part of the body.
But then Yun Que suddenly froze, and his eyebrows furrowed.
The demon knife is in the stomach, there is no problem, and it can be taken out at any time.
But Yun Que couldn't feel the special connection between himself and the demon sword.
"what happened……"
Yun Que closed his eyes, calmed down, and carefully communicated with his soul.
Whenever he feels the soul like this, he can detect the existence of another powerful demon soul in the soul.
That was his companion demon soul, which had been there since he was three years old.
But today, Yun Que couldn't feel the demon soul!
It was as if his accompanying demon soul suddenly disappeared.
Yun Que had never encountered this situation before.
The demon sword is still there, but the demon soul disappears!
Soon Yun Que calmed down and thought to himself.
Then Yun Que thought of the strange soul curse that the leader of the Red Lotus had activated at the last moment.
His body was still intact, with no signs of injury.
But the disappearance of the demon soul, Yun Que believes that it must be related to the soul curse!
Thinking of this, Yun Que took off his shirt.
I looked down and saw a small lotus pattern printed on the center of my heart.
Soul curse, lotus seal!
