A spiritual stone exudes a faint light in the darkness, barely able to illuminate a square foot, and can only illuminate the palm holding it.
"Interesting, this thing is really interesting."
A voice full of emotion and banter came from the darkness. Although the voice was not loud, there was still a stiff echo in the empty space.
"Tell your lord, we are here!" A respectful voice came from a distance.
"Bring this person here." The originally joking voice became more serious: "By the way, light the lamp too and let me take a look at this kid."
As the voice fell, white flames suddenly lit up on the tall pillars. Although they looked small, the light emitted was very bright. Two rows of candlelight instantly dispersed the darkness of the entire palace, making the place as bright as day.
The cold candlelight also illuminated the tall middle-aged man wearing a python robe at the main seat of the palace.
It is none other than the leader of the southern martial arts, the guardian of Zijin Town, the Marquis of Yongchang, Mu Yunkuan.
Not long after, two strong men in black dragged a young man in short gray clothes into the palace, and casually dropped the young man on the black marble ground.
It was obvious that the young man was in a very bad condition. His legs had obviously been hit hard at the knees, and his entire calves were loosely dragged on the ground. One arm could still support the ground, and so did the other arm. Luan Mian looked like she couldn't exert herself, her face was not in good shape, her hair was disheveled, one of her eyes was swollen, and there were obvious blood stains on the corners of her mouth.
"This is this kid's situation." One of the strong men in black took two steps forward, respectfully took out a pamphlet from his arms, and handed it forward.
The shadow of the pillar next to it twisted for a while, and a maid in a blue dress emerged from the shadow, took the booklet, checked it briefly, put it respectfully on Mu Yunkuan's desk, and then merged into the shadow again.
Picking up the booklet, Mu Yunkuan flipped through the pages with no expression on his face.
After a while, he finished flipping through the book and put down the book: "He Dayou, right? His place of origin is normal, and he can be considered an innocent family. Tell me, why did you want to assassinate Shopkeeper Qiu? And where did you learn your magical powers? of?"
The young man in gray didn't say anything, but the strong man in black next to him was not so patient. He kicked him directly on the injured knee and shouted sternly: "Speak!"
"I...I didn't kill Shopkeeper Qiu." The young man finally explained: "When Shopkeeper Qiu died, I was busy in the medicine shop. Several senior brothers can testify. As for magical powers, a Taoist priest said that I had them. The talent was taught to me secretly at night. After I learned it, I left my hometown and came to Purple Gold City to make a living."
"You are sharp-tongued." Mu Yun smiled broadly: "The booklet says that you often pass off medicinal materials as good ones to get the price difference. You also have many friends and spend lavishly. Is this true?"
"This...I admit, I was deceived by lard..." The young man's voice was pitiful: "I am a farmer's child. I have been afraid of poverty since I was a child. I...I accept the punishment and accept the punishment. I just ask Sir, please spare my life...but I really didn’t kill Shopkeeper Qiu."
"What about your senior brother? How did he die?" Mu Yunkuan asked again.
"How did I know this?" The young man began to argue again: "Senior brother went out that night and never came back. I was in the shop that day, playing Pai Gow with other senior brothers for half the night."
"Ha, you kid is very good at what you do." Mu Yunkuan chuckled: "You know how people die, and I also know it. Let's not mention it for now, what do you think of this thing?"
The young man looked at the spirit stone in Mu Yunkuan's hand, and his expression froze. He wanted to put it into his arms, but he still stopped and tried his best to explain: "This... this is what Taoist Master You Fang gave me. Yes, it is said to be able to delay and reduce the cost of magical powers, so I should always carry it with me."
"How to use this thing?" Mu Yunkuan asked again.
"This... um..." The young man moved his mouth twice and finally spoke: "Just grind it into powder and eat it."
"Lies!" A stern female voice suddenly appeared from behind the screen behind Mu Yunkuan.
Mu Yunkuan was not angry, and still played with the spirit stone in his hand: "There are many magical powers in this world, and there are also those who can detect lies, so... tell me how to use them."
The young man raised his head, the expression on his face changed, but he didn't speak for a long time.
"Speak!" The strong man in black kicked him again, causing the young man to grin, but he still did not speak.
"It seems that I don't want to say anything anymore. Hey, why are there so many tough bones in this world?" Mu Yunkuan sighed with emotion, and then waved his hand: "Take him down and ask Mr. Six to come over and give him the injection!"
The young man was taken down. The candlelight in the palace was swaying, and a maid brought a plate. On the plate was a wine pot and a cup.
Mu Yunkuan poured the crimson liquid from the flask, poured a full glass, and drank it all in one gulp.
Soon, his originally pale face gained a hint of blush.
As if thinking about it, he put the spiritual stone into the cup, then poured another cup of spiritual blood and drank it all in one gulp.
He closed his eyes and thought for a while, frowned slightly, hesitated for a moment, then pulled out a small knife from his waist and began to scratch on the spirit stone. Soon, the fine spirit stone powder fell into the cup.
"My lord! Let me try first!" The maid standing beside her couldn't help but speak.
"It's okay!" Mu Yunkuan ignored it and drank the cup again.
Soon, his eyes, which had been closed in realization, suddenly opened, filled with disbelief: "What this kid said is actually true!"
He turned around and was about to say something behind the screen when another voice came from outside the palace: "Sir, Lord! That boy has fainted!"
Mu Yunkuan's face turned ugly: "Just wake him up when he faints! After working for so many years, don't you have any skills like this?"
"We have tried, Master Six has also tried, but that kid doesn't wake up at all!" The strong man in black knelt down and smashed his head on the ground: "Master Six has tried several times, but the kid's heartbeat and breathing are normal. , seems to be asleep, but no matter how hard the needle is inserted, he won’t wake up!”
"Is there such a thing?" Mu Yunkuan looked puzzled: "Is there such a magical power?"
A voice came from behind the screen: "There is no such magical power in the catalog we collected, and there is no such magical power in the external list."
"This is a bit interesting." Mu Yunkuan looked at the strong man in black again: "How is the other investigation of the boy?"
"I just found out that this kid goes to a small courtyard in the west of the city to meet with a group of people every dinner time." The strong man in black introduced: "But the time is limited, and I am afraid of being discovered by him, so I don't get close. I don't know for the time being. What did they talk about."
"Who are they?" Mu Yunkuan asked again.
"This..." The strong man in black hesitated slightly, but still introduced: "I haven't finished the investigation yet. I know for now that there is a guest from the Luo family in Jinchuan, a guest from the Dugu family, and a disciple from Yuhuang Mountain... "
"They are all earth evil spirits..." Mu Yunkuan's face showed surprise: "You check first, but be careful! Don't let them find out!"
"yes!"
(End of chapter)
