Daxuanti criminal officer

Chapter 166 Who is the Devil?

An hour later, the two carriages set off from Jinde Inn, exited the city gate, and headed south all the way.

Xu Zun originally had a carriage of his own, and the carriage was damaged by Wei Beihui before, but it has been repaired now.Ku Niang, Ani and Xiwa were sitting inside, and the driver was still Liu Dong.

Ani once witnessed Wei Beihui being killed by Ku Niang with his trachea pulled out, so she naturally kept silent while sitting in the carriage, not daring to do anything wrong.

The reason why Xu Zun took so much effort to bring Ani was because he wanted to obtain Taoist information through Ani, but also because he was afraid that Ani would tell the story of Ku Niang.

Of course, apart from these two reasons, the idea of ​​warming the quilt is not a casual talk.

Knowing that Xu Zun had many entourages, Cai Kun generously gave Xu Zun another carriage. Although this one was much smaller than his own, it was made with exquisite materials and was more comfortable to sit on. It could be called a carriage. The deluxe version of the world.

At this moment, Xu Zun, Zhao Yu and Huo Anu were sitting in the carriage of the new carriage, and the driver was one of the eight guards.

The other guards were on horseback and escorted by two carriages.

Due to the haste of the matter, Xu Zun had not had time to get acquainted with the eight guards, he only knew that the leading guard was named Dai Long.

The temples of these eight people were bulging high, and the veins on their necks were conspicuous. It could be seen that they had practiced horizontally.

Moreover, these eight people didn't say much, even though they came from the aloof Neiwei Mansion, they didn't express any criticism towards Xu Zun.

It can be seen that these eight people are well-trained professional guards.

"My lord, don't, don't..." In the carriage at this moment, Zhao Yu put the ingot of gold that Xu Zun handed over into his arms, and said hypocritically, "It's too precious, I dare not take it, hehe..."

Xu Zun and Huo Anu looked at Zhao Yu in amazement, they didn't speak for a long time, they made Zhao Yu's face turn red.

"My lord," Zhao Yu patted the gold in his pocket and said, "You are so generous, this ingot of gold is enough for me to pay for several years of wine! No, the buyer's winery is similar, right?"

"My lord..." Huo Anu returned the gold and said, "I'm not as shameless as him. I follow my lord not for money!"

"Take it," Xu Zun handed the gold back to Huo Anu, "I haven't paid you any salary before! Besides, your iron umbrella broke twice because of me!

"Don't worry, if Xu Zun doesn't look like a local tyrant after following me, then I won't be happy in my heart!"

"This..." Huo Anu looked at the heavy gold in his palm and asked hesitantly, "What is a local tyrant?"

"Anu, you are a beautiful woman after all," Xu Zun said again, "You have to buy cosmetics and nice clothes, right?

"Besides," he said to the two of them, "You two are guarding me with your life, no amount of money can exchange this friendship!"

"Yes, my lord is right, I am so touched!" Zhao Yu said with cupped fists, "I also admire my choice at the beginning, it must be right to follow your lord!"

Seeing this, Huo Anu stopped being humble and put away the gold.

"By the way, the Empress Dowager also rewarded me with a hundred bolts of high-quality silk," Xu Zun said again, "When we are free, let's each make decent clothes to wear..."

"My lord..." At this moment, Zhao Yu finally said the question that was pent up in his heart, "We left Shangyuan City in the middle of the night, why are we going?"

"Yeah," Huo Anu had asked no less than ten times before, and now he asked again, "What exactly did Mr. Cai, the inner guard, tell you when he came to see you?"

"It's like this." Seeing that the carriage had driven out of Shangyuan City, Xu Zun stopped hiding and said to the two of them, "The Queen Mother sent me a decree to go to Yonghui to investigate a strange incident of cannibalism by evil spirits." , It is said that the one who was eaten was the governor of Yonghui himself!"

"what!?"

Sure enough, Zhao Yu and the two stared wide-eyed and small-eyed without any surprise.

Xu Zun explained briefly, saying that this case came strangely and suddenly, and the higher-ups were worried that the governor Li Yan would not be able to stand the excitement, so they sent Xu Zun to handle the case with full authority to find out the truth.

"What are you doing?" The second monk Zhao Yuzhang couldn't figure it out, "Shangyuan City is still in a mess, so let's leave like this?"

"Yeah, it feels so messy," Huo Anu was also puzzled, "Where did the ghost come from? How could the magistrate be eaten by ghosts? Also, why are you in such a hurry to do it?"

"Master Xu..." Zhao Yu said again, "Does the higher-ups think that this kind of ghost cannibalism is more powerful than Xuanmen rebels?"

"You don't need to say any more," Xu Zun said, "This is the Queen Mother's order, and we will follow it. I am the prisoner of Tangzhou, and I should be responsible for serious cases under Tangzhou's jurisdiction."

"Yonghui...huh..." Zhao Yu sighed, showing deep worry, "Although I have never been there, I heard that it is remote, barren and barren, and people worship primitive religions and believe in ghosts and gods!
"As the saying goes, there are many troublesome people in poor mountains and bad waters, we have to be careful!"

"Yeah?" Huo Anu looked expectant, "The sheriff can be eaten by evil spirits, which shows how dangerous it is, just think about it and get excited!"

"Cut," Zhao Yu snorted coldly, muttering in a low voice, "I'm still too young to know the dangers of Jianghu..."

"The situation over there is unclear now, and it's useless for us to think wildly. Let's talk about it later!" Xu Zun said, "You should rest well these few days and be prepared."

"Yes! But..." Huo Anu asked, "My lord, if we go to Yonghui, how should we go?"

"What's wrong?" Xu Zun asked, "Why do you ask that?"

"If you go straight to Yonghui," Zhao Yu replied, "you can go directly to Yonghui from Shangyuan County through Changqing City."

"It's like this," Huo Anu said, "The iron umbrella is broken. I want to go back to Xinye County to get one. The iron umbrella is at my uncle's house."

"Oh..." Xu Zun hesitated for a moment, then said, "Ah Nu, if it wasn't for the sudden incident, the queen mother would not have ordered us to set off late at night. If we go to Xinye County first, we will go far away!"

"Then... my lord," Huo Anu said, "How about I go to Xinye County on horseback to get an umbrella, and then how about chasing you from there? When you reach Changqing City, I can catch up."

"Alright," Xu Zun nodded, "However, you have to be careful on the way, do you want me to send you two guards?"

"Your Excellency is joking," Huo Anu said confidently, "Aren't you laughing at me if you want a guard to escort you?"

"Okay," Xu Zun said, "Then we'll wait for you in Changqing City, and I'll let Liu Dong wait at the East City Gate."

"Okay," Huo Anu cupped his fists, "If this is the case, then I'm leaving now!"

"Well," Xu Zun urged again, "Be careful!"

Just like that, Huo Anu went to another carriage to pack his luggage, and prepared to ride to Xinye County overnight.

"Without an iron umbrella," Zhao Yu shrugged his shoulders while looking at Huo Anu in the other carriage, "She can't beat me, heh..."

"By the way, Old Zhao," Xu Zun pretended to remember something, and asked, "Do you understand Qiu Dingtian?"

"Ah?" Zhao Yu raised his eyebrows and agreed casually, "Don't you dare to know? The old man is a former national teacher! What's the matter? Why did you mention him all of a sudden?"

"It's nothing, what happened to the matter I asked you to inquire about?" Xu Zun asked, "Have you found out the master with the magic word?"

"After checking, none of the top ten masters in the world has anything to do with the magic word. Among the masters in other states, those with the magic word are basically bad old men. There is really no one like Ku Niang..."

"Then..." Xu Zun asked again, "Among Qiu Dingtian's disciples, is there anyone with the magic word?"

"Well," Zhao Yu frowned, "I don't really understand! My lord, why do you ask this? Do you think Ku Niang has something to do with Qiu Dingtian?"

"Hush..." Xu Zun made a silent gesture, for fear that Zhao Yu's voice would be too loud and be heard by the guards driving.

But at this moment, there was a neighing sound from outside, and Huo Anu had already rode his horse and rode away, disappearing into the night...

(End of this chapter)