Holy Bone

Chapter 1629: Marquis Shenwu and King Zunyi

Feihe Mountain outside the capital.

After Prince Zunyi had gone to the palace to meet the emperor, he did not return to Prince Zunyi's mansion, but went directly out of the capital and went to Feihe Mountain, where Prince Zunyi's ancestral tomb was located.

King Zunyi stayed in Feihe Mountain for several days.

On this day, Prince Zunyi had just returned to the palace when the Bi'an horse-drawn carriage that belonged exclusively to the commander of the Criminal Investigation Department stopped outside Prince Zunyi's palace.

The two people who got off the carriage were Jin An and Fatty Li. Fatty Li was holding several gifts in his hands, all of which were prepared by Jin An in advance.

Only Jin'an and Fatty Li knew the details of the bone-picking and cannibalism case. Today, Jin'an came to Prince Zunyi's mansion to ask for apology, so he only brought Fatty Li with him and did not bring other senior officials of the Criminal Investigation Department.

This was not the first time Jin An came to Prince Zunyi's Mansion. He had been here several times before. Once he had something to ask Master Yiyun, and another time he wanted to thank Master Yiyun in person for helping him in the underworld. However, he had not met Master Yiyun on any of these occasions.

I don't know if it's a coincidence.

"Commander-in-chief, are you here to see our Princess Hanyun again?"

"Unfortunately, Princess Hanyun is at Feihe Mountain today and is not in the mansion."

The servant answered familiarly, he had repeated the same words more than once.

Jin An smiled and said, "I heard that King Zun Yi is in his residence. Can you please inform him for me? Tell him that the commander of the Criminal Investigation Department has come to visit King Zun Yi."

The servant looked at Jin An curiously and said, "Commander-in-chief, please wait a moment. I will go in and report to you right away."

Jin An clasped his fists and said politely, "Thank you very much."

The servant came back soon and said that King Zunyi wanted to see him, and then he personally led Jin'an into the palace.

In the main hall of Prince Zunyi, the servant asked Jinan to sit for a while and admire the flowers and trees in the flower garden. Prince Zunyi was meeting with a few visitors and would come out soon.

  Oh?

Jin An didn't expect that someone had arrived earlier than him. He immediately became interested and asked about the other person's identity.

The servant replied, "They are some friends in the capital who have a good relationship with the prince."

The servant's answer was ambiguous, and it was obvious that he was very cautious in his words and actions. Those who could work in the palace were all smart and clever people who knew what to say and what not to say.

At the same time, it can be seen that Prince Zunyi’s palace has strict discipline on weekdays.

After Jin'an understood the inside story, he did not ask any further questions. It was embarrassing for a servant. If he really wanted to know, he could just ask the Criminal Investigation Department to investigate it later and find out the truth.

In fact, he already had some answers in his mind.

It was very likely that the several guests received by Prince Zunyi were officials in the court, and their positions were very high, so even the servants did not dare to discuss it too much.

Afterwards, the maid brought some tea and cakes, but the two did not sit there for long as King Zun Yi came into the main hall to meet them.

Prince Zunyi wore casual clothes in the palace. His temples were slightly gray, but his face did not look weathered or rough. His eyebrows were like swords, and his eyes were particularly dark and bright. He had the sharp edge of a general who could see through fire during marches and battles. Whenever he glanced at people, it would shock them.

King Zunyi was tall, half a head taller than Jin'an, but not burly. He had a lean, muscular, and solid Qi and blood. He exuded a deep and heavy aura, giving people a sense of majesty that could support the heaven and earth. As soon as King Zunyi entered the main hall, he noticed Jin'an at first sight: "He is worthy of being the youngest martial arts immortal. He has destroyed the Holy Land of No Life and the Bulao Mountain."

"Marquis Shenwu has a dignified appearance and a noble bearing. He is obviously a great hero at first glance."

King Zunyi was not as serious and stern as he appeared. He laughed heartily as soon as he opened his mouth.

"Meet King Zunyi."

Jin An stood up, clasped his fists and bowed, and Fatty Li hurriedly followed.

"Lord Shenwu Hou, there is no need to be so polite. I have known Shenwu Hou for quite some time."

Jin'an looked puzzled. He thought for a while and was sure that this was the first time he met King Zunyi and they had never known each other before.

King Zunyi sat down on the upper throne and said with a hearty smile, "When I was guarding the border, I had already heard all kinds of rumors about the Marquis of Shenwu from the merchants of various countries. The Holy Land of Immortality and the Bulao Mountain were both earth-shaking events. These were thousand-year-old evil cults that had harmed people for a long time. The Marquis of Shenwu wiped them out, eradicating the thousand-year-old root of evil for the people, and the people supported him very much."

Jinan was humble and did not take credit for himself.

King Zunyi said with a slight displeasure: "Marquis Shenwu does not need to be too modest. Every young person is full of youthful vigor. As the youngest martial arts immortal in history, Marquis Shenwu will give people the impression that he is cunning and scheming if he is too modest."

"Young people should be full of vigor and enthusiasm. Leave those hypocritical and polite words to us old-fashioned old folks."

Jin An clasped his fists and said, "Follow King Yi's enlightenment."

Jin'an Xiao is flattering Prince Zunyi.

Fatty Li looked at the two people praising each other in a very harmonious atmosphere, and thought to himself that it seemed that this visit was the right one, as King Zun Yi did not seem like a person who was difficult to talk to.

King Zunyi shook his head and said, "Marquis Shenwu, please don't rush to praise me. On my way back to the capital this time, what I heard the most was that people were discussing Marquis Shenwu, which deepened my understanding of Marquis Shenwu."

"The Marquis of Shenwu supported the folk storytellers, booksellers and bookstores in several states with his own efforts. I am also addicted to the Marquis of Shenwu's books on solving cases and have collected a complete set."

"I have carefully read every book related to Shenwu Hou. After reading about Shenwu Hou's experience in solving cases, I have always been curious about him."

Seeing Jin'an's puzzled look, Prince Zunyi put away his smile: "'The Taoist Priest Jin'an Fights the Seven Headless Rain Fairies', 'The Legend of Jiangzhou by the Marquis of Shenwu: The Case of Framing the Accused in the Coffin', 'The Legend of Jiangzhou by the Marquis of Shenwu: The Case of Framing the Accused in the Coffin', 'The Case of Cannibalism and Bone Picking by the Marquis of Shenwu', 'The Case of the Tomb Robbery at Guimo Mountain by the Marquis of Shenwu'...are the strange cases and investigations described in these books really all personally experienced by the Marquis of Shenwu, and were all solved by him personally?"

"It is not uncommon for some unscrupulous booksellers to make up stories and fabricate some unjust and wrong cases in order to make money, thus disrupting the public order. Some comic books were listed as banned books by the imperial court, and private distribution was prohibited among the public."

When Fatty Li heard this, he knew that King Zunyi had come to call for punishment, and that he was using the private printing of books among the people as an excuse to uncover the tomb robbery case.

Fatty Li felt that King Zun Yi's tone became more severe as time went on, so he hurriedly pretended to lower his head to drink tea in order to avoid King Zun Yi's majestic gaze.

Among the dozen or so book titles reported by King Zun Yi, only two books were the focus, namely "The Case of Cannibalism and Bone Picking of Marquis Shenwu" and "The Case of Tomb Robbery in Guimo Mountain of Marquis Shenwu".

Both cases happened to occur near the ancestral tomb of King Zunyi.

The atmosphere in the main hall began to become heavy and depressing, and King Zun Yi's eyes were always on the two of them.