Please call me Huanxian

Chapter 31 Almost framed
Near noon, Xu Yuanchang invited Senior Brother Yin to have a drink at Taibai Tower. The whole trip was mysterious and he refused to reveal what was going on.

In the private room of Yaxiang, a large table of sumptuous food and wine was served. After three drinks, Chang Xu Yuan told his senior brother that he was going to the Taoist Palace in the county to study for three months. Senior Brother Yin treated him with support and care. Share happy events with them.

Besides, this matter can’t be kept secret for long.

Yin Quan's eyes turned green with envy, and he clamored to eat the best Taibai wine and take a jar away.

"I went to Xianyu Garden this morning and heard Lao Mo and others talking about it. They said that Yan Jiaoyu from the academy came to see you yesterday. Are you asking for a favor from Yan Jiaoyu?"

"Yes, I met Taoist Fellow Yan during my travels and thought of giving it a try, but I didn't expect it to happen."

Xu Yuanchang couldn't tell the story about Wen Yunshi, so he just followed the words.

"That's because you fell in love with him. If you try it with someone else, it will definitely not work."

Yin Quan wouldn't even think about trading in his wildest dreams. His junior apprentice, who had only debuted for a year and a half, didn't even have enough spiritual coins to buy a few five-element magic books. What good things could he have with him?
While the two were talking, the closed door was pushed open with a loud bang, and the door latch cracked and fell.

A square-faced man wearing a white official uniform walked in with a gloomy expression. He was none other than Rong Mu, the inspector of the Baiji Division. He shouted: "Xu Yuanchang, you are guilty of the case. You can be arrested without hesitation. Come with us."

The inspector came in next, with a natural smile on his face, and glanced at the two surprised people in the room.

Xu Yuanchang put down his wine cup and signaled his senior brother to stop talking, so as not to get into trouble.

He roughly guessed what was going on.

It's strange, how did they find him?

Over the past eight months or so, this efficiency has been impressive.

There was no trace of panic on his face, and he said: "Two adults, have you mistakenly believed someone's slander? Xu is law-abiding and has never done anything untoward, let alone committed any crimes. Recently, he has been appreciated by the county and the Taoist Palace. , included in Liuyuntai to listen to the lecture."

He only said that he had done nothing wrong and had not committed a crime, but he did not dare to swear that he had not killed any culprits.

Fortunately, the temporary waist badge of "Liuyuntai" from the Taoist Palace that I just applied for in the morning was still warm when I took it out.

Rong Mu took the iron plate that was handed to him, looked at it over and over again, and exchanged a look with the slightly astonished Zhejie.

Xu Yuanchang didn't want to go to Baijisi to drink tea with the two of them at all. He smiled at the right time and said: "It was recommended by Yan Jiaoyu from the Academy. He personally sent me to the Taoist Palace this morning."

The sky-high errand fee of one thousand spirit coins forced Yan Jiaoyu to show his face for a while.

He had no evidence and fell into the hands of the other party, and he handled it cleanly from beginning to end. The so-called case was nothing more than speculation or false accusations.

Zhuang Liang is a patrol officer assigned by the Baiji Division, and he must investigate after receiving clues and reports.

He pulls two tiger skins to make a banner, and there is always one that can make the other party wary.

When did he laugh, he took the sign and gave it back to Xu Yuanchang, smoothing things over and saying: "It must be a misunderstanding. Some guys don't have a door on their mouths and are biting randomly. How can we take it seriously? I won't disturb you to have a drink and let's go."

I came in a hurry and didn't carefully check out this kid's background. I didn't expect to get involved with Yan Jiaoyu.

What's the point of investigating this matter?
It is necessary to go back and check whether this boy and Yan Jiaoyu are really friends.

Xu Yuanchang politely sent the two of them to the door, and in a low voice inquired with Shi Zhijie who looked easy to talk to: "Master He, may I ask who is having trouble with Xu? Next time Xu will have to guard against being framed by the villain again."

He didn't look back, and walked forward side by side with Rong Mu, but sent a message: "Zhuang Liang's brother, Zhuang Yu, suspects you of plotting to kill his brother. You are just talking nonsense without any evidence. Don't take it seriously."

Xu Yuanchang knew it in his heart. He really didn't know that Zhuang Liang had a brother in the city. He was not familiar with the casual cultivator circle and they were just acquaintances. Perhaps Zhuang Liang planned to deal with him last year and had spoken to his brother, but he couldn't tell. many.

After such a long time, when he returned to the county town, Zhuang Liangsheng saw neither dead nor corpses.

Zhuang Yu went to the Baiji Division to report the case.

He now has a temporary identity that he can put on the stage, which is really useful in critical moments. Otherwise, he would have been taken to Baijisi Yamen, and he would have been in trouble every day, which would have been very dangerous.

One thousand spirit coins are well spent.

I heard Senior Brother Yin say privately that most of the casual cultivators who came back from adventures had blood on their hands, which was not a big deal.

As long as your hands and feet are clean, you don't leave any clues, and don't let Brother Bai Jisi come to your door.

After closing the door, he sat down and drank a glass of wine with Yin Quan, and asked, "Senior Brother Yin, are you familiar with Zhuang Yu?"

Yin Quan listened to the message and understood why the two inspectors came to the door. Zhuang Liang had been missing for more than half a year, so he whispered: "I have met him a few times, but I am not familiar with him. That boy has a withdrawn temperament and does not get along with us." There is a relationship. Although they were close friends, he and Zhuang Liang were close brothers, not as close as he and Junior Brother Xu had the same temperament.

When he supported Junior Brother Xu, his original idea was to have a friendship with the same family, so that they could go through life and death together in the future and have peace of mind when going on adventures, just like Senior Sister Lan supported him back then.

He thought deeply and wanted to slowly observe his character.

However, Junior Brother Xu suddenly became friends with Yan Jiaoyu and went to the Taoist Palace to listen to lectures. The Taoist Palace supervises various local Taoist temples and is a good place to build connections.

He was overjoyed.

Yin Quan added: "I know the courtyard where Zhuang Yu and Zhuang Liang live."

Xu Yuanchang pondered: "Since he has mastered my whereabouts, when he knew that I went to the Taoist palace with Yan Jiaoyu in the morning, he wanted to report a crime and frame him. It was a desperate move...he should not return to his residence again."

He would never tell anyone that he killed Zhuang Liang.

It's one thing for others to speculate, but to say it yourself is hopelessly stupid.

Yin Quan suggested: "That boy Zhuang Yu has been refining medicinal powder at home all day long. I'm going to check out the situation. It's not far from here and I'll be back soon. Just wait for me."

Xu Yuanchang smiled and said, "Excuse me, senior brother."

Based on Senior Brother Yin's experience, he doesn't need to remind him how to avoid alerting the enemy.

Yin Quan came back less than two-quarters of an hour after leaving the house, and said in a low voice: "When I went there, an official was affixing seals. The Baijisi Yamen concluded that the boy had falsely accused him and absconded, so the case has nothing to do with you."

Xu Yuanchang nodded, it was because of Yan Ruoxing's face, and said: "He will not be in the city for a long time, how strong is he? We must guard against him jumping over the wall."

Yin Quan thought for a moment, "It's very common. I heard Zhuang Liang say that that kid is developing poison. But it's no use if we can't get powerful medicinal materials. With our cultivation level, we can avoid poisoning trouble by being careful." "

After talking for a while, the banquet ended.

Yin Quan had extensive connections in the county, so he volunteered to investigate Zhuang Yu's whereabouts.

Xu Yuanchang returned to the inn and when he took out the key and was about to open the door, he suddenly stopped in alarm. A tiny bit of hair caught under the crack of the door was still there.

He held his breath and took out a blue cloth handkerchief, folded it three times, and carefully wiped it several times on the copper lock and the nearby door.

Some off-white powder remains.

The staff at this inn wipes the doors of each guest room before noon every day and cleans them very clean.

Fold the green handkerchief over and keep the powder on it.

Open the door and check that the secret mark left on the window is intact and no one has entered the room.

After quickly tidying up, Xu Yuanchang put his bamboo box on his back, checked out of the guest room, and went around to Xicheng to find another inn to stay at.

Before evening, I came to the teahouse in Dongcheng where I had agreed to meet Senior Brother Yin. After waiting for a while, Yin Quan and Lan Yinger, who was wearing a curtain hat, walked into the private room.

"Zhuang Yu has left Qingping City. Someone saw him leaving the west gate and disappeared without a trace."

Xu Yuanchang opened the bamboo box, took out a small wooden box from inside, carefully took out the green cloth handkerchief, unfolded it to reveal the gray-white powder on it, and said: "I went back to the inn at noon and found from the copper lock and door that it was very toxic."

He did experiments with chickens and rabbits in the afternoon.

Yin Quan had a cautious look on his face, tilted his head and said, "Ying'er, please help me take a look."

Lan Ying'er took off her hat without saying a word. She looked very beautiful, but there was an ugly dark red scar on her left cheek. The contrast with her smooth and fair skin was shocking.

No wonder he wears a curtain hat wherever he goes. It turns out his appearance is disfigured.

"Ding Gong Vine, Jiuli Xiang, Jin Can Zi, and Aracenia... This is Ding Gong Bone Erosion Powder. The ratio is unknown. Go back to Xian Yuyuan Shop and find An Ci Yu to buy a 'Bai Yan Dan' for your body. The price is slightly higher. It’s expensive, and it can detoxify most of the first-order poisons and save lives at critical times.”

It was rare for Lan Ying'er to say so many words at once, so she carefully put on her curtain hat again.

It seems that this is the only way to isolate the strange eyes from the outside world and maintain the beauty in her heart.

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(End of this chapter)