i people must also bravely raise the villain cubs!

Mermaid tears have a magical effect and can guide the owner to a place with water.

After walking for about a quarter of an hour, they finally came to a lake that connected several places. The two of them avoided several waves of officers and soldiers along the way.

The palace was heavily guarded, and they were really frightened and struggling every step in the palace.

But where there is water, it is Jiang Zhi's territory.

Jiang Zhi used Merman's Tears to condense a huge bubble in his palm, covering Shen Xian's entire body in it.

Then he pulled him into the water.

The two of them hid in the lake and swam forward slowly. When they heard someone talking, they surfaced and quietly eavesdropped to find out the news.

"I heard that this cold palace is haunted!"

"I know, I know! It is said that someone saw the face of the dead woman on the wall of the Cold Palace! Wearing a black night suit, she was flying around, appearing and disappearing!"

"The emperor specially called a mage to come to the cold palace to do it for this! But at the same time, he also offered a reward for this woman. I really don't know if she is a human or a ghost! I am more inclined to be a ghost. The two people look so alike. I can see They all thought it was a resurrection."

"I see, the Ninth Prince is probably in a difficult situation. I heard that he will be sent to Mingyuan by the Emperor."

"So what? Who told him to be the child of a woman from the cold palace? It's a pity that the Ninth Prince will be sent away when he is only three years old. Without the protection of the palace, there is no telling how long he can live."

"..."

Haunted?

Night clothes?
  The three-year-old Ninth Prince?

Jiang Zhi quickly caught the key point of their words.

Night clothes...

She suddenly thought of the woman who was at the inn last night.

When the officers and soldiers came to check the ward, they seemed to have told her that they were looking for a female thief who broke into the palace and stole treasures. Could it be that she was actually talking about this female ghost?

Also, the ninth prince’s tragic experience coupled with his age of three.

This fits their criteria perfectly.

She had a hunch that the three-year-old Ninth Prince might be the target of their mission.

The prince usually lives in his elder brother's house after he is six years old, and still lives with his mother when he is three years old.

But from the conversation of the maids, one could probably guess that his mother had passed away, and it was impossible for the emperor to leave a three-year-old child in the cold palace. After all, he was his son.

It may have been sent to the elder brother's house in advance, but it is also very likely that it has been adopted by another queen and concubine.

If it's the former, it's easy to say, but if it's the latter, it's going to be troublesome.

They still have to slowly find out which concubine the Ninth Prince was adopted to.

and many more……

Jiang Zhi frowned and suddenly thought that the group of maids were not discussing just now. The emperor might be planning to send the Ninth Prince to live in a bright garden somewhere.

If it is true, can they just go to Mingyuan and wait for the Ninth Prince to arrive?
  Jiang Zhi quietly retracted his head into the water and asked in a low voice: "Teacher Shen, if our mission target dies, then we..."

"You can't go back either." Shen Xian replied.

Jiang Zhi suddenly felt like a deflated rubber ball, his head drooped, looking a little listless.

It seems that the only way for them to return to the real world is to find Zai Zai and convince Zai Zai to take Zai Zai back.

If any of these steps are outside of travel, it is very likely that they will stay here forever.

She didn't regret coming, but she regretted forgetting to say goodbye to Ayi.

Jiang Zhi took a few deep breaths, suppressed the complicated emotions in his heart, and his eyes gradually became serious.

"But since Zaizai can destroy the world, he must be slowly accumulating strength until he grows up before he can destroy the world, right? That means that even if he goes to Mingyuan, he is growing up well."

"so what?"

"So it means that we still have three years. We can leave first and wait in Mingyuan in advance. We can make plans after the so-called Ninth Prince is sent to Mingyuan."

"What if he doesn't come to Mingyuan?"

"Then let's start with the Ministry of Industry. The Ministry of Industry must have a map of the imperial city. Once you get the map of the imperial city, you will know the distribution of the entire palace. This way, at least you won't be running around like flies with your head covered."

Shen Xian lowered his eyes and stared at the side of her face, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

Jiang Zhi took Shen Xian's wrist and led him quietly ashore in a deserted place.

"Shall we go back now?" Shen Xian lowered his eyes and looked at her.

Jiang Zhi lowered his eyes and thought for a moment: "Teacher Shen, is your ability to teleport to a place regardless of whether you know it or not?"

Shen Xian shook his head: "If you want to teleport into a certain place, you must know the specific location."

"Is that so..."

Jiang Zhi was lost in thought, completely unaware that Shen Xian was staring at her with a half-smile.

It was like an examiner testing her.

"The Ministry of Industry is usually located outside the East Palace wall. As long as we go east, we can naturally find the East Palace."

"It's not too late, let's go."

The two of them walked eastward together for about two hours, hiding in various directions and almost being discovered several times.

Fortunately, we finally found Donggong successfully.

"The Ministry of Industry is outside the East Palace Wall..."

Jiang Zhi murmured to himself and walked forward, and suddenly heard sparse conversations on the other side of the wall.

"Shh."

Jiang Zhi pulled Shen Xian to the wall and made a silent gesture to signal him not to make a sound.

"Sister, did you hear that... the ghost of Concubine Liu is back? Oh, no~ it's not Concubine Liu. She had long been demoted to a commoner and thrown into the cold palace because of her grandstanding and fake pregnancy to compete for favor.

It’s hard for her sister who was also implicated in her birth into the Liu family, so she got a ceremonial position. Otherwise, with that person’s prosperous family background and her sister’s beauty, she would have to be a good lady, and her sister would definitely resent her. Bar. "

The female voice sounded sharp, mixed with gloating and ridicule.

She didn't expect that this kind of plot, which can only be seen in TV series, would actually be played out in front of her.

It's really amazing.

The ghost of Concubine Liu?

It seems that the one who died in Leng Palace was Concubine Liu, and their target was Concubine Liu's son.

And the person this woman was mocking must also be from the Liu family.

Then another cold and indifferent female voice sounded: "Indeed, how can I compare to my sister, who has a good family background and beauty, but still can't get the position of good concubine? Maybe she is not born with that destiny."

"you!"

The sharp female voice said angrily: "We'll see! Let's see how much longer you can be arrogant!"

The hurried footsteps gradually faded away.

Jiang Zhi, who listened to the whole process outside the wall, sighed secretly.

She originally thought that the plots in the TV series were too exaggerated, but she never expected to realize that the TV series was still conservative after seeing it.

What a powerful mouth.

"Ning'er, quietly ask people to continue to incite rumors about ghosts and gods. You must help your aunt to provide a good cover. You must not let anyone discover her."

"Yes."

aunt?

A trace of doubt flashed in Jiang Zhi's eyes.

Just when she wanted to continue listening, the footsteps of the person on the other side of the wall slowly moved away.

No matter what, their mission is just to bring Zaizai back to kindergarten.

As for these royal struggles, they are not within the scope of their tasks, so it is best not to get too involved.

And I heard what the female voice just said.

The rumor that Concubine Liu turned into a ghost and came back was spread by them to provide cover for the so-called "aunt".

Could this "aunt" be the woman in black she met at the inn last night?
  Then why did she risk entering the palace?

If she really stole the royal treasure as those officers and soldiers said, she should not have gone to the cold palace, which means she wanted to take something away from the cold palace.

Maybe items.

Or maybe it's a human being. Jiang Zhi lowered his eyes and thought for a moment.

Since they continue to spread rumors, it means they must not have gotten the things yet.

And looking at her skills, she doesn't look like a girl from a boudoir.

If the person she was taking away was a person, it would probably be the same as their target.

This is not easy to do.

If that woman found the Ninth Prince first and took him away quietly, they wouldn't know where to look for them later.

They must be stopped before they leave.

Otherwise this task would be too difficult.

The two surrounded the outer wall of the East Palace and finally found the location of the Ministry of Industry.

The two of them found a place to hide and hid until dark. Finally, when no one was around, they quietly slipped in through the window.

They didn't know where the imperial city map was placed.

You can only find them one by one along the bookshelves.

Even though it was late at night outside, Jiang Zhi didn't dare to relax at all.

On the other hand, Shen Xian seemed much more casual.

After flipping through it, I just put it on the shelf without thinking about returning it or worrying about being discovered.

The two of them rummaged through the shelves for an unknown amount of time.

"found it!"

Jiang Zhi excitedly held the slightly new map of the imperial city in his hand, which was obviously the latest.

The hard work paid off, her eyes were almost dazzled, and she finally found the map of the imperial city they wanted.

After hearing this, Shen Xian put down the scroll in his hand and walked over.

Jiang Zhi pointed to their current location on the map in his hand: "We are here now, Leng Gong is here, and Shangshu Fang is here."

"Then where are you going to go first?" Shen Xian glanced at it and wrote down the general direction.

Jiang Zhize took out his mobile phone and took a photo of the map of the imperial city.

Although there was no signal in ancient times, the function of taking pictures and recording is still there.

I just don’t know how long this electricity can last, so I’ll find paper and pen to copy it when I get out.

"I want to go to the cold palace first. Maybe I can catch a 'ghost'."

Hearing this, Shen Xian lowered his eyes and squeezed out a very low laugh from his throat.

"why are you laughing?"

Jiang Zhi heard this and turned to look at him suspiciously.

"I remember, isn't Teacher Jiang afraid of ghosts? Why are you so looking forward to seeing 'ghosts'?" Shen Xian's tone contained a hint of teasing interest.

Jiang Zhi looked embarrassed: "Then I must know that it's not a real ghost, but a human being."

"Oh? How are you so sure?"

"Because... I've seen it."

"Have you seen it?" Shen Xian narrowed his eyes slightly.

Jiang Zhi classified all the things he had messed up, and then told what happened last night.

"That man attacked you?"

Shen Xian's brows furrowed, and a hint of darkness flashed in his eyes.

"It's not an attack. She probably arrived at the guest room before me. If someone hadn't checked the room, she wouldn't have shown up to touch me. And she clearly had a sword but didn't draw it. That's enough to prove it."

Hearing this, Shen Xian's expression softened a little.

"I think she must be the 'ghost' they call her. She must have sneaked into the Leng Palace of the Imperial City yesterday to take away something. Perhaps she was discovered on the way, so she had to escape temporarily and sneak into the inn.

And it happened that I was staying in that room, so they had no choice but to hold me hostage."

Jiang Zhi's words suddenly stopped.

"what happened?"

"I want to go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Maybe I can get the list and residence of the concubines and the residence of the princes."

With the roster, it will be easier for them to move.

The two of them put everything back in place, slipped out of the Ministry of Works, and walked to the Ministry of Internal Affairs according to the direction drawn on the map of the imperial city.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs is different from the Ministry of Works, and there are still people working at night in the evening.

It's not easy to infiltrate.

Just when she was still thinking about how to sneak in and get the roster, someone suddenly poked her shoulder.

"what happened?"

I saw Shen Xian pointing to the palm of his hand.

Jiang Zhi subconsciously lowered his eyes and looked at the palm of his hand.

A dark light gradually condensed in his hand, exuding a cold and evil aura that made people wince.

The dark light dispersed, and a small man with a bull's head and human body appeared in his palm.

Jiang Zhi was slightly stunned.

Is this the legend
  Bull head? !
  Jiang Zhi stared at the roughly ten centimeter bull head in his palm with wide eyes and fell into deep thought.

But this
  Is it too small?
  Shouldn't the Minotaur and Horsemen in the TV series be very tall?

Why is this one so small?
  Shen Xian seemed to see her doubts and explained to her: "I'm afraid you will be scared, and it's easier to detect if you are smaller."

"Well, I'm not afraid of this kind. I'm afraid of the kind of female ghost in red, Sadako, the kind that looks very scary, with a bull's head and a horse's face. Actually, it's okay, it's not that scary."

After all, it depends on your face.

Hearing this, Shen Xian nodded to express understanding.

Then he said lightly to the bull head in the palm of his hand: "Find the roster and take it out."

The cow head nodded, jumped out of his hand, rode on the clouds, and quietly flew into the Ministry of Internal Affairs through the window.

The two of them hid in a hidden place and waited quietly for Niutou to find a list for them.

Maybe he felt that he was looking for a ghost too slowly.

He transformed into various strange little people and sneaked into the Ministry of Internal Affairs to search for them.

Jiang Zhi: "."

what to say
  Pretty cute.

Finally, after putting in an unknown number of little people, the bull-headed and horse-faced ones jumped out of the window carrying two rosters.

Jiang Zhi took the two rosters and thanked him in a small voice: "Thank you."

I opened the roster and took a look at it. After confirming that it was correct, I took pictures of each page with my mobile phone.

After taking the picture, he handed it back to the Minotaur Horsemen and told them to put the roster back to its original position.

The roster clearly records where each concubine lives, as well as where the prince lives in his elder brother's house.

With this roster, plus the map of the imperial city.

They can basically travel unimpeded in the imperial city.

Jiang Zhi put the phone away.

Suddenly, out of the corner of his eye, he saw a black figure flashing past the roof.

When he looked up again, there was nothing there.

Is it an illusion?

Little did they know, the figure on the roof also discovered them hiding in the dark.

"."

It was last night.
  What are they going to do when they sneak into the palace?