Liu Xin's main task is actually to help Chen Xiao and the others track down the White Lotus Sect.
Now that the task is basically completed, he doesn't need to worry about the follow-up matters.
More importantly, he felt that the noise caused by the wandering Taoist priest was somewhat unusual.
There was absolutely no need for him to collapse the building.
Although Chen Xiao found that his location was far from the collapsed building.
But if you want to use this method to confuse the audience, it is somewhat unnecessary.
Since his traces can be found, it may be that Black Sword Lao Ba didn't stop him for too long.
Or there is a special way to find him.
No matter which of these two possibilities it is, he can't cope with it by destroying a house.
Among the four missionaries of the White Lotus Sect, the Wandering Taoist can be said to be the most cunning one.
He won't do such meaningless things.
Therefore, Liu Xin felt that the other party must be hiding something.
It is very likely that the treasures stolen from the palace were hidden there.
So Liu Xin came to the collapsed house.
This place was originally a land temple, with warehouses nearby, and most of the people who used these warehouses had businesses.
This earth temple should be a place of worship for these business people.
From the surface, it seems that two load-bearing pillars of the Earth Temple were broken and then collapsed suddenly.
Therefore, the direction of its collapse is not outward, but inward.
Liu Xin searched among the ruins for a moment and found nothing suspicious.
But when he came to the open space in front of the Earth Temple, he found a suspicious place.
Directly in front of the gate of Tutu Temple, there is an incense burner.
This incense burner was not affected by the collapse of the Earth Temple and is still standing there.
But there are several white marks on the ground below the incense burner, extending from the direction of the earth temple gate to its feet.
Although it was difficult to see clearly in the dark night, Liu Xin could see it clearly.
These white marks undoubtedly indicate that the original location of the incense burner was not here, but where the ruins collapsed.
This incense burner was pushed here forcefully.
Liu Xin checked carefully and found a small depression in the direction of the incense burner facing the gate of the Earth Temple.
It should be that the wandering Taoist priest used his whisk to push the incense burner, causing it to move sideways from its original location to this place.
Why would the other party do such a thing?
Could it be that the treasure on his body is in this incense burner?
Without saying a word, Liu Xin pushed down the incense burner and scattered the ashes on the floor.
Liu Xin carefully searched for a moment among the incense ashes, but found nothing.
Liu Xin did not believe that a wandering Taoist priest would do so many things in one fell swoop.
Moreover, the traces of the incense burner's shifting position are too obvious.
Although in this night, especially when there is no moon tonight, it is not that easy to find this trace.
But if it comes during the day, the traces will be very obvious.
Liu Xin thought for a moment and thought of a possibility.
Could it be that the wandering Taoist priests who created such obvious traces were used as reminders for those who followed.
He could be tracked by Liu Xin, and he must have thought in his mind that he might not be able to escape tracking.
So leave the stolen treasure here in advance.
As Chen Xiao said before, the two treasures they stole were both large objects.
It will not be convenient for them to escape if they carry it with them.
But if it wasn't a small thing, where would it be hidden?
Liu Xin looked around, and suddenly he followed the mark on the ground of the incense burner and looked in one direction.
In about a cup of tea, Chen Xiao, Lang Jun and Xin Chuanzhi returned to the collapsed Tu Tu Temple.
Chen Xiaogang's eyes widened as soon as he landed.
Because Liu Xin was playing with the imperial seal in his hand.
Of course, he didn't take it directly in his hand, but took out a tattered yellow cloth from somewhere.
It looks like it should be something found in the Earth Temple.
"Liu Qianshi, what are you doing?"
Chen Xiao didn't know what to say.
The three of them joined forces to pursue him, but they still let the wandering Taoist priest run away.
Lang Jun's long whip even hit the opponent's back, drawing blood from the wandering Taoist priest's back.
But the other party still focused on escaping, completely ignoring the pursuers behind him.
In the end, he actually let the other party run away.
Because they really couldn't catch up, they also found that Liu Xin was no longer with them at some point.
So I could only come back and try to get Liu Xin to continue using the method of controlling beasts to see if he could still lock in the wandering Taoist priest.
What he didn't expect was that Liu Xin found the Jade Seal of the Kingdom directly.
"Senior Chen, can you see if this is the lost treasure in the palace?"
Liu Xin smiled and handed the imperial seal to Chen Xiao.
Chen Xiao took it carefully.
This is a national jade seal, which has been passed down for more than 400 years since the first Zhengyang Emperor made this jade seal.
It once fell into the hands of the Northern Barbarians, and finally Emperor Kangyang snatched it back from the Northern Barbarians.
There are a total of 37 fine lines and 12 coarse lines on it, which are all traces left by history.
And behind these 49 traces, there are also countless killings.
This is the jade seal passed down from the country, and anyone who causes scars on it will have to pay the price.
Chen Xiao was counting these fine lines in detail at this time.
Finally, he took a long breath. There were 49 traces in total, not one too many.
He carefully took out a piece of bright yellow silk cloth from his arms.
At first glance, it looks like a royal item in the palace.
Chen Xiao carefully wrapped the jade seal and retrieved it. In fact, more than half of his mission was completed.
After all, although that map is also His Majesty's favorite thing, it can be recreated after all.
Although it is not known why the White Lotus Sect stole the map, its preciousness cannot be compared with the jade seal passed down from the country.
Chen Xiao let out a sigh of relief and found the jade seal, his heart dropped.
“I’ll take this thing back to the palace first.
Liu Qianshi, I would also like to trouble you to take Lao Lang and Lao Xin to continue searching for traces of the White Lotus Sect.
This treasure is too precious, I have to send it back to the palace first. "
"understand."
Liu Xin nodded.
Not long after Chen Xiao left, news came from the northern city wall that rebels had broken out of the city at the city gate.
According to the description of the city defense soldiers, he should be a wandering Taoist priest.
Moreover, the opponent was already injured. When he broke out of the city, he directly carried a Thousand Bull Crossbow. The injury was even more serious and it was impossible to come back.
And Liu Xin also interpreted the news from the watchtower and found that someone also broke out on the west wall.
So far, the rebel bandits in this operation of the White Lotus Sect have been killing and escaping.
When everyone returned to Nanzhen Fusi, Dai De'an had also returned, with residual blood stains on his body.
"Liu Xin, you did a good job there. If the jade seal can be found, His Majesty's anger will be relieved by more than half."
Dai De'an praised Liu Xin. As for Lang Jun and Xin Chuanzhi, they said goodbye to Dai De'an and returned to the palace.
"Sir, how is the situation over there?"
Liu Xin asked. He had used the watchtower to convey the news that he had recovered the jade seal, but he did not know the situation on Dai De'an's side.
"Kill some of the little ones, and all the real big fish will run away.
However, the Black Lotus Hundred Ghosts were injured by me, and there was no evidence from the city defense army that he left the imperial capital.
Therefore, it is not certain whether he is still in the Imperial City.
It's all up to you to recover the jade seal this time.
Chen Xiao has already sent me a message. I will definitely remember you for your great contribution this time. "
"Thank you, sir."
Liu Xin didn't show any pretense and thanked Dai De'an directly.
The relationship between him and Dai De'an is no longer an ordinary superior-subordinate relationship.
The latter obviously felt Liu Xin's ability, and coupled with Qin Guogong's relationship, the two now looked more like cooperation.
Dai De'an knew that Liu Xin was not a thing in the pool, and he would become famous sooner or later.
"By the way, sir. About leaving the city tomorrow..."
"I will report it to the Admiral for you. Don't worry, if something like this happens, many people will ask to leave the city tomorrow even if you don't ask.
After all, everyone knows very well that the White Lotus Sect is indispensable for causing trouble among the one hundred thousand rebels outside the city.
Taking advantage of His Majesty's anger, those in the military will definitely find an opportunity to ask for a fight.
When the time comes, our Jinyiwei will also send people there, and I will recommend you as the commander of this team. "
"Okay, thank you, sir!"
"Okay, it's getting late. It's better to go back and rest early. You may have to be woken up soon!"
Dai De'an smiled and asked Liu Xin to go home and rest first.
Liu Xin was not eligible to participate in the morning court, and he couldn't sleep tonight. He had to prepare for the morning court.
Although the jade seal was retrieved, Jin Yiwei still had to bear some pressure.
After all, the thief escaped.
On Liu Xin's way home, the red rabbit he sat on snorted and stopped at an intersection.
"It seems Liu Qianshi has discovered me!"
Liu Xin had already drawn the Dao-Breaking Sword and looked at an archway ahead.
A dark figure was squatting on the archway.
He just sat on it, dangling his legs.
Liu Xin could tell from the other person's voice that the other person was not very old.
Because the distance was slightly far, Liu Xin could not see the other party's information through the attribute panel.
But without thinking, he knew that the other party should be from the White Lotus Sect.
"Liu Qianshi, I have seen everything you did today!"
Liu Xin's heart trembled. The other party used internal force to transmit sound, which meant that the other party was at least at the middle-level Dacheng realm.
"Liu Qianshi, you don't need to answer me, just listen to me quietly.
Today you found the jade seal in that ruined temple before me.
But I didn't expect you to be so brave.
But this is good, it just helps us.
In fact, what we want is not that jade seal at all.
It's the big seal he stamped.
It is a serious crime for you to write a jade seal privately. As long as I reveal this matter, it will be enough to ruin your reputation and put you in jail.
But please rest assured, I will not do that. Instead, I will invite you to cooperate.
Today I am just here to convey this matter to you and express my goodwill to you.
I will come to you when I need you in the future.
Farewell today, I don’t know when I will see you again, I will miss you, Liu Qianshi! "
As soon as he finished speaking, the man fell backward and fell from the archway.
But in the dark night, Liu Xin could barely see that the other party flew away.
He knew that this should also be a top-notch movement technique, and he couldn't catch up with the opponent.
What worried him the most was what the other party said.
In fact, today in the broken earth temple, he successfully found the jade seal hidden by the wandering Taoist priest on a big tree in the direction pointed by the mark.
Out of curiosity, he covered the blank space of the secret letter with the jade seal.
But I didn't expect that the other party would steal this Fang Yuxi and just want his seal.
In today's Zhengyang Dynasty, this imperial seal is not used to stamp imperial edicts.
The seal used to affix the imperial edict was the family seal of Emperor Wuyang. The seal that had been stained with countless blood and turned into blood red during the war with Emperor Wuyang was the seal that had always been used to affix the imperial edict.
The Chuanguo Jade Seal is more of a symbol, symbolizing that the current Zhengyang royal family is orthodox.
But the White Lotus Sect wants a seal from the Jade Seal, so why not just print one as soon as you get it.
Is it too hasty?
Or they didn't know that there was still residual ink pad underneath the jade seal.
Liu Xin didn't know about the ink pad at first. When he got the jade seal, he found that there was red and wet ink pad underneath.
Then I thought of this, but the jade seal and the ink pad used must not be ordinary.
He had read in some books that good ink pads could be preserved for hundreds or even thousands of years.
So he tried it, and sure enough he got a very clear and complete seal.
He originally wanted to take this back as a souvenir.
I didn’t expect that everything I did would fall into the eyes of others.
We may have to discuss this matter with Senior Brother Cheng after we return home.
And that person has the cultivation level of the middle-grade Dacheng realm, but it is obviously not the last person of the missionary, Baigui Niu Zhangtu.
I heard he was a rude barbarian.
And the age doesn't match either.
He shook his head and put these thoughts behind his head for the time being.
What worried Liu Xin even more was the combination task.
He was looking forward to receiving the reward.
[Star Transformation] gave him the ability to fight against a veteran powerhouse like Black Sword Laoba.
I don’t know how much the subsequent rewards will improve his strength.
And he also had to take some time to slowly ponder the magical events that had happened to him.
The attribute panel made him, an atheist, shaken in his heart.
After returning to Liu Mansion, Senior Brother Cheng had disappeared, presumably going about his own business.
There was chaos in the imperial capital tonight, and it happened to be an activity with the secret investigation team.
There were less than two hours before dawn, so Liu Xin did not choose to sleep. Meditation and practice could also relax the mind and get some rest.
At dawn, Liu Xin got up and came to the front hall.
As an intelligence officer, he had to hide at dawn, so he estimated that Brother Cheng would come back at this time.
Sure enough, as soon as he arrived at the front hall, Senior Brother Cheng walked in from the front door.
"What a coincidence, are you waiting for me?"
Senior Brother Cheng had a smile on his face. It seemed that he had done a lot this night.
"Yes, let's talk in your study."
Liu Xin needs to bring the matter of the jade seal back to the Holy Sect through Senior Brother Cheng.
There are many people in the Holy Sect who like to study these things. Maybe someone can know why the White Lotus Sect wants this seal of Fang Yuxi.
As for the other contents of the secret message, he had already removed it.
Only an envelope was left.
When Liu Xin handed the envelope to Senior Brother Cheng, Senior Brother Cheng had a strange look on his face.
When he saw that seal, his face was even more shocked.
"You couldn't have done what happened last night, right?"
Seeing the wary look on Senior Brother Cheng's face, Liu Xin suddenly felt speechless.
"Senior Brother Cheng, why do you think so?"
"Nothing, I just wonder why you are so brave?
This is a serious crime of privately sealing a jade seal and confiscating a family and exterminating a clan. "
"Come on, this is not the square jade seal used to seal the imperial edict."
Liu Xin rolled her eyes at Senior Brother Cheng, and then told Senior Brother Cheng what happened last night.
He also told him about the mysterious man from the White Lotus Sect.
"Tell me, why are you so curious?
If you don't wear the seal, they won't find you. "
"Really not?"
"..."
Senior Brother Cheng was immediately speechless by Liu Xin's rhetorical question.
Yeah, really not?
According to Liu Xin, the White Lotus Sect is not all idiots. Since they only want a seal, why not just seal it when stealing.
Wouldn't it be better to just take the seal away afterward?
It may not even attract such a large pursuit.
That black-knife old man will not be killed.
The White Lotus Sect has lost both its wife and its troops.
If one of their targets is Liu Xin, then what is their purpose?
Although Liu Xin is now a member of Jinyiwei Qianshi, his real identity is Senior Brother Shengzong.
But these two identities are really looked down upon by those really big forces.
In the end, Senior Brother Cheng decisively put this issue behind him.
What Liu Xin and Brother Cheng didn't know was that when they stole this jade seal, they were discovered as soon as they took it away.
Everyone in the White Lotus Sect fled all the way, without any time to think carefully.
Of course, there are no educated people among them, like Liu Xin, who can imagine that the ink mud stained under the jade seal will not dry out for a hundred years.
Of course, this is mainly because the palace is properly maintained. Otherwise, if it were blown outside, the seal would have cracked, let alone the ink pad.
In short, the people of the White Lotus Sect really didn't think of stealing the seal. They were used to making things complicated.
"Okay, I will pass this matter back to the Holy Sect and ask the elders.
They know a lot and may be able to give us an answer. "
"By the way, I may have to leave the city today. Is there any way that Senior Brother Cheng can help me find Xiao Qi?"
"If the city gate opens today and people can be allowed to leave, maybe I can help search for them.
But the most important thing is that Xiao Qi, don't hide it too deeply.
Otherwise, we are not omnipotent. "
Liu Xin nodded.
If Xiao Qi hides deeply, then he may have to rely on himself to find him.
After all, there is a secret code for communication between the seven brothers.
That set of code words was designed for them by their fifth uncle, Zuo Changyu.
Extremely mysterious.
At first, Liu Xin secretly showed it to the two elders, but even the elders couldn't figure out the secret inside.
It is enough to illustrate the level of this set of code words.
After chatting with Senior Brother Cheng for a while, the two of them saw that it was almost dark, so they went to the front hall to have breakfast.
