Holy Bone

Chapter 1547: Friendship of Life and Death, Jin An Pays Tribute to Old King Ling

Just as Fatty Li said, the death of old Prince Ling soon caused a huge sensation in the capital.

This not only involves the death of the prince, but the whole country is mourning.

  It even involves the death of the fourth realm!

The first powerful man of the fourth realm to fall!

It is conceivable how great the storm this incident caused in both the secular and spiritual worlds!

  That’s the fourth realm!

Not the third realm!

Before the Four Symbols Bureau of Breaking Heaven and Earth is broken, three is the limit. How many proud girls and giant old monsters in seclusion are eager to one day break through the fourth realm, break through the limits of life and death, the limits of the shackles of the mortal world, jump out of the fish pond, soar ten thousand miles, be free and unrestrained, and roam in a wider world.

  That is the goal that everyone strives for their whole life! They strive for several lifetimes!

In the past, it was just an unattainable daydream!

  Suddenly one day, you told those people in the sea of ​​suffering that the fourth realm is not invincible. As soon as the shackles of the mortal world are broken and someone breaks through the fourth realm, he will be chopped down into dust!

The great path that I had been pursuing so hard was suddenly and ruthlessly destroyed one day. The blow to my heart, the shock to my mind, and the threat to my soul are not enough to be described in words. It was the emptiness of a worldview that had been held for thousands of years, shattered like a dream bubble!

  It's not that a fourth realm master can't fall, but that, just as the shackles of the living world were broken, many people were still immersed in the joy and shock brought by the fourth realm, and immediately a fourth realm master fell! And the man who fell was a well-known big shot, the elder of the Tianshi Mansion, a top master who had been famous for a long time!

The fact that Old King Ling had entered the fourth realm could not be concealed, because too many people in the entourage had seen the scene of Old King Ling breaking through on the spot, so when people heard that Old King Ling had fallen, they immediately thought of his fall from the fourth realm!

Whether it was the fall of a powerful man in the fourth realm or the death of old King Ling, the news they brought was too shocking. On just the first day, half of the hot topics in the capital about Jin'an were taken up by the death of old King Ling.

People's focus shifted from Jin'an to old King Ling.

Jin'an killed the eunuchs, confiscated the residence of the academicians of the Imperial Medical Bureau, and kidnapped the concubines around the Queen...these influences were limited to the secular world.

However, the death of old King Ling shocked both the secular world and the world of cultivation, so the impact spread so quickly.

Pieces of information were transmitted into the Criminal Investigation Department like snowflakes, then classified and finally presented to Jin An.

These intelligences are all from spies in various parts of the capital, which convey the latest reactions of the people, important figures, and various forces in the capital to the death of the old King Ling.

These also include Yujing Jinque, Zhenguo Temple, and Tianshi Mansion.

At present, the thresholds of Tianshi Mansion and Lingwang Mansion were almost trampled by mourners, and even the princes were the first to go to the mansion to pay their respects.

In the eyes of these princes, this is the best time to express their stance, win the favor of the Tianshi Mansion, and win over the Tianshi Mansion to their side.

It is just like the saying goes, there is no gain without pain.

  The death of a fourth-level strongman was a heavy blow to an empire. Now the whole city was in an uproar, speculating on the cause of death of the old King Ling. Could he have been besieged by the Great Witch of the Grassland Khanate? Are there other accomplices of Cheng Baiqing lurking in the capital?

Therefore, the spies planted by the Criminal Investigation Department in various places have taken the initiative to launch investigations without any orders from their superiors, and have been passing the encrypted intelligence to the Criminal Investigation Department Jin An one by one like snowflakes, helping Jin An solve his problems.

What's more, there is the beautiful story of "the friendship between Jin and Luo".

Everyone knows that Jin'an and the Tianshi Mansion have a deep friendship, which is a brotherly relationship. So whether in public or private, it is only natural for the subordinates to take the initiative to help their commander solve problems.

If they knew that old Prince Ling died at the hands of their commander-in-chief, and that his entire family was killed by their commander-in-chief himself, I wonder how the Criminal Investigation Department would feel.

Jin An not only did not blame this behavior of flattering the horse, but praised it. This shows that the Criminal Investigation Department was efficient and had accurate control of intelligence from all over the capital.

It can also help him hide from others.

  As soon as we learned of the death of old King Ling, the Criminal Investigation Department immediately and efficiently operated the Intelligence Department to gather intelligence from all over the place and help old King Ling find his enemies. Who could know the brotherhood between our Criminal Investigation Department and the Tianshi Mansion?

"Wait for me to change into my official uniform, Fatty Li, come with me." Jin An put down the secret letter of intelligence in his hand and walked out.

"Where to?" Fatty Li didn't react for a moment.

Jin An: "Since all the officials in the capital have gone to Prince Ling's Mansion to pay their respects, as a colleague in the court, how can I not express my feelings and advise the Tianshi Mansion to mourn and accept the change? The dead cannot be resurrected."

  what?

Oh.

Fatty Li quickly ran to catch up.

While running, he was muttering in his heart, wondering if there would be any trouble when Taoist Jin An went to Prince Ling's mansion to pay his respects this time...

In the Criminal Investigation Department, only Fatty Li truly understood the relationship between Jin An, the Heavenly Master's Mansion, and Old Prince Ling. They were true life-and-death friendships, and it was either you die or I live...

The old dog who liked to join in the fun also wanted to follow, but was glared at by Jin An and was sent back: "You haven't made up for riding the Feng Shui turtle of the Criminal Investigation Department. You haven't redressed the grievances of the people and helped the people solve a hundred cases. You are not allowed to go anywhere."

The old dog started acting again, lifting one of its front legs and pretending to be lame, while its mouth howled in pain.

The rest of the people from the Criminal Investigation Department were amazed. The commander was indeed an extraordinary person. The pets raised in the Five Internal Organs Taoist Temple all understood human nature and essence.

The Bi'an carriage set out again, causing quite a stir in the capital. People thought that the Criminal Investigation Department had another big case to solve, so they went to watch the fun.

Fatty Li lowered the curtain cloth and said, "Today, the people are not as enthusiastic about you, Taoist Jin'an, as they were a few days ago. Many people are discussing the death of old King Ling."

"Master Jin'an, you didn't see the scene a few days ago. Thousands of people emptied the streets just to fight for a book about solving crimes and strange stories related to you. Even the booksellers from the north and south fought for you, Master Jin'an."

"In the past, I only heard about women fighting for favors. It's also a strange story for a bunch of big and strong men to fight for you, Taoist Jin'an. During those days, the people of the whole city did nothing else but talk about you, Taoist Jin'an. But today, the heat has dropped a lot. The sudden news of the death of old King Ling from the Tianshi Mansion was too abrupt, and the whole world was shocked."

Fatty Li was talking excitedly when he mentioned the fight between the North and South Bookstores for the publication of Jin'an. His hands and feet were moving back and forth, and he was enjoying the fun.

Jin An also lowered the curtains to block out the noisy sounds from the street market: "In fact, the Tianshi Mansion has long known about the death of old Prince Ling."

  what?

Fatty Li looked at him in confusion.

Knock, knock, knock——

Jin An tapped the wooden armrest of the seat with his fingertips and said in a cold voice, "Large sects like these have soul tablets or soul lamps to detect the safety of people who go out at any time. When a person dies, the lamp goes out."

"In fact, as early as the first day of the old Ling Wang's death, the soul tablet that the old Ling Wang left in the Tianshi Mansion had already been broken. The Tianshi Mansion had already learned about the old Ling Wang's death on the first day."

Fatty Li's mouth dropped open in shock. Jin An continued indifferently, "I guess the Tianshi Mansion has been hiding the death of old King Ling for three reasons."

"First, we don't want to become a laughing stock. The Tianshi Mansion, one of the three great holy places in the world, is the first to fall to the fourth realm. How will the world view the Tianshi Mansion in the future? This has shaken the foundation of the Tianshi Mansion among the people, which is something the Tianshi Mansion absolutely cannot tolerate."

"Secondly, everyone in the world knows that the old Ling Wang of the Tianshi Mansion has entered the fourth realm. Why not continue to raise the banner and gain more benefits for the Tianshi Mansion in this chaotic world of great contention, or in other words, buy more time."

"Third, perhaps they also intend to use this to lure out the real murderer who killed Old King Ling, and secretly observe who is most likely to kill Old King Ling."

"Master Jin'an, how do you know that old King Ling has died a long time ago..." Fatty Li suddenly stopped talking in the middle of his words, his eyes widened like cows, and the expression on his face was shocked beyond words.

Having been in the Criminal Investigation Department for so long, he is not stupid. On the contrary, he often deals with all kinds of people in the underworld and is very shrewd. He already has a very scary guess in his mind.

Fatty Li felt a chill on his spine and couldn't help shivering. He said with trembling lips: "Master Jin'an, you..."

"I..." Fatty Li was so shocked that he couldn't utter a complete word for a moment.

Jinan nodded slightly.

Although Fatty Li didn't finish his words, everything was implied at this moment. This was the tacit understanding among smart people.

Fatty Li sorted out his thoughts for a while, then said with emotion: "Master Jin'an and the Tianshi Mansion are indeed friends of life and death. Master Jin'an, you went to the Lingwang Mansion to pay your respects to the old Lingwang today. It must be touching and tear-jerking."

As for whose tears are being brought to light, only God and earth know.

"Since the Tianshi Mansion wanted to conceal the news of old King Ling's death, why are they making it public now?" Fatty Li asked puzzled.

Jin An sneered and said nothing.

The reason is simple, because it wants to divide people's hearts.

Now, he has shown signs of being more powerful than his master, and the common people support him. Thousands of people flock to buy the case books in the streets. Now, the two words "Jin'an" in his name represent the will of the people.

Some people don't want to see the situation continue to develop in this way, so they try their best to interrupt it and suppress it. The people cannot let it continue to develop in this way.

Why didn't they announce it earlier or later, but chose this time to announce the death of old King Ling? The intention to suppress it is too obvious.

As for who wants to suppress him?

  Don't want to see public opinion continue to lean towards him?

Perhaps they were some Shinto masters who were wary of his status as a martial arts immortal.

Or maybe he is the one who is afraid that he will become more successful than his master.

Or maybe two parties with a common goal join forces to suppress it.

He is now at the peak of his popularity. If he wants to disrupt people's hearts, divide people's attention on him, and slowly make them forget his popularity, the only thing he can do is to spread the news of the death of old King Ling, which can cause a major earthquake in the secular world and in spiritual practice and expand the scope of influence in the shortest time.

……

The official residence of the old Prince Ling is located on the Royal Avenue outside the Dragon Gate in the inner city.

Before the Bi'an carriage approached Prince Ling's mansion, it was blocked outside the palace avenue and could not enter. It was not because there were blind people who dared to stop the people from the Criminal Investigation Department, but because the news of the old Prince Ling's death was too sudden, and many people came to pay their respects all of a sudden.

Even if the streets were wide enough to accommodate several carriages side by side, it was normal for all the dignitaries in the capital to gather in their carriages on Wangfu Avenue, causing congestion.

Afterwards, Jin An got off the carriage and asked the people from the Criminal Investigation Department to wait outside the palace avenue to help him look after the Bi'an carriage. He then took Fatty Li with him and walked to Prince Ling's palace.

While walking, he met many officials from the court who, like him, got off the car and walked towards the old Prince Ling's residence, including civil and military officials.

As soon as these officials saw Jinan, their faces changed drastically. After hurriedly greeting him, they left in a hurry, eager to get away from Jinan.

Jin'an is now addicted to arresting people. The Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Imperial Hospital were all defeated by Jin'an this time. Those below the fourth rank dare not even breathe when standing in front of Jin'an.

  Even the eunuchs who were the favorites of the Queen could be abducted at will. It was said that the Queen had sent people to the Criminal Investigation Department to retrieve the people several times but failed. Who would dare to worry at this time?

They all wished that Jinan would just let them go as if they were nothing and not target them.

The Imperial Hospital almost poisoned the emperor. Now he is furious and his mood is erratic. Everyone in the court is in danger and has deeply understood what it means to serve the emperor like a tiger.

If he is targeted by Jin'an at this time, even if he is eventually found not guilty, he will not be able to explain himself even if the dissidents report it to the Holy Emperor.

So the best thing to do is to stay away from Jinan.

"Master Jin'an, there is one thing I don't understand. Why did you specially change into the uniform of the Criminal Investigation Department to come to mourn Prince Ling today?" Seeing that the officials in the capital were like a tiger and were avoiding Jin'an, Fatty Li asked in a low voice.

Jin An explained calmly, "I changed out of my Wuzang Taoist robe and put on my official uniform, which means that I am not here to pay my respects to Old King Ling as an individual, nor am I here to pay my respects to Old King Ling as the head of Wuzang Taoist Temple. Instead, I am here to pay my respects to Old King Ling as the imperial court."

Fatty Li fell into deep thought.

……

When Jin An walked to Prince Ling's Mansion, the place was already hung with white silk and paper lanterns and filled with inscriptions. Before he even got close, he could hear the servants of Prince Ling's Mansion kneeling at the door, wiping their tears and welcoming the guests.

What a touching scene of deep affection between master and servant.

Jin'an's arrival was too conspicuous. Wherever he passed, civil and military officials avoided him, leaving a large open space. As soon as he arrived at Prince Ling's Mansion, the steward of Prince Ling's Mansion, who was wearing mourning clothes, came out to greet him and took him all the way to the mourning hall.

There was a coffin in the mourning hall, and a portrait of the old King Ling was hung on the wall. In the portrait, the old King Ling was wearing a royal robe, and a shiny black fox fur cloak was fluttering behind him in the wind and clouds like a black dragon. His figure was as straight as a spear, and he looked mighty and majestic, with deep eyes and the majesty of a domineering king.

The old Prince Ling was killed by Jin An himself, and he also destroyed the body with his own hands. It is conceivable that the coffin is empty and it is a cenotaph.

Beside the coffin, a large group of family members in mourning were kneeling and crying. Old Prince Ling had many wives and concubines, and about a dozen children.

The daughters have all grown up, some are still waiting to get married, some are already married, and the remaining few young sons and daughters are not even as tall as a wheel.

The only two talented sons of the old Prince Ling both died at the hands of Jin An, and now the Prince Ling's Mansion has no successor.

"Marquis Shenwu has arrived." As the voice of the old steward of Prince Ling's Mansion reached the mourning hall, the air suddenly became quiet, and the eyes of the guests who came to pay their respects were all focused on Jin An.

Today, Jin'an is able to intimidate people with just his name, overpowering the civil and military officials of the imperial court and the supreme power of a group of Shinto masters.

Jin An came to pay his respects in his official uniform today. His eyes were like stars, his forehead was bright with a golden seal, as if a divine light was shining between his eyebrows, and he exuded a righteous aura that could ward off evil. The majesty of the criminal investigation official uniform, coupled with his righteous aura of warding off evil, was upright and unyielding. There was a cold lightning in his eyes, and as soon as he appeared, he had a breathtaking aura that made people dare not look directly at him, including the fifth and seventh princes.

Civil and military officials were wary of his status as an imperial envoy.

The Shinto masters were wary of his hot-blooded martial arts master.

As soon as Jin An arrived at the mourning hall of Prince Ling's mansion, before he could utter a word, just the three words "Marquis Shenwu" were enough to suppress most people in both the secular and spiritual worlds, making them unable to raise their heads, and they avoided looking at him, not daring to look at him.

Among those who came to pay their respects, there were many familiar faces. Jin'an saw the elders of Yujing Jinque, including Zhenren Chiyuan, Zhenren Xuanlei, and Uncle Lin.

I saw people from Zhenguo Temple, including Master Xuxing and Master Jingchan.

Jinan nodded one by one.

The most experts came from Tianshi Mansion, and he finally saw all the elders of the Eight Jing Sect of Tianshi Mansion gathered together for the first time...