Yinshan Record

Chapter 216 Knowledgeable about the East Sea

Pei Huai looked at Su Che in shock.

Qin Si's soul, or more precisely, his spirit, is gone.

Humans are said to have three souls and seven spirits.

The Imperial Academy's compilation, the Taiping Yulan, states that essence and energy constitute the soul, while physical form constitutes the spirit.

Qin Gengfu's physical body is fine now, but his soul has inexplicably left his body.

"If the soul leaves the body, it's either because of a demon, or because you yourself are a demon."

Su Che gave a comment.

Astral projection can be considered a form of the soul leaving the body. However, Su Che only said this to Pei Huai.

"What does Su Lixing mean? Are you implying that I am guilty of negligence?" Pei Huai's expression was serious: "This official..."

"I didn't mean that, Your Excellency, please calm down."

What could be so important about a night watchman who's been cheating on his wife? Instead of killing him, we're going to take away his soul.

"Since the man has already lost his soul, and this case involves a sorcerer, I will take him away. Magistrate Pei should have no objection, right?"

Su Che clapped his hands and stretched his body.

"of course."

Su Che said he wanted to take the person away, and Pei Huai naturally agreed.

Keeping someone like that in jail is like holding a hot potato. If anything happens to him, Pei Huai will be unable to defend himself.

"However, since this matter involves Tian'an County, we still need to delay Su Lixing for a while."

Pei Huai waved his hand, signaling the clerks and yamen runners around him to step back.

After the prison was cleared out, Pei Huai looked at Su Che with a serious expression.

"Su Lixing, what exactly happened? Please tell me the truth."

"It's nothing, the case is solved."

"broken?"

"of course."

Su Che nodded.

"How was it solved?"

"The sorcerer has been found. Don't worry, Magistrate Pei, I'll go and capture him right away. Please lend me another squad of constables, Magistrate Pei."

Su Che turned around.

"Who is this sorcerer?"

"I shouldn't have said it, lest the sorcerer become suspicious."

Su Che looked at Pei Huai: "However, I consider Magistrate Pei one of my own, while the sorcerer is the manager of Tongdelou."

"Why?"

Pei Huai certainly knew whose property Tongdelou belonged to.

"Since this involves confidential information, it will not be made public. Once the investigation is complete, Magistrate Pei can forward the case to the Imperial Guards, and I will have someone send the case file to Magistrate Pei."

"Li Xing, Tongdelou is..."

"From the Wang clan of Langya."

Su Che looked at Pei Huai.

"If there's nothing else, Magistrate Pei, I'll be leaving now."

“Su Lixing should think twice.” Pei Huai looked at Su Che: “Cizhou will soon be personally governed by the Prince of Wuling, and his chief secretary is…”

“A case is a case, but it can’t be that the Prince of Wuling or the Wang family of Langya were behind it.” Su Che smiled and said, “Don’t worry, Magistrate Pei.”

Who is the sorcerer?

Su Che, of course, had no idea.

However, his opponent was clearly playing a chaotic game. Su Che responded with chaos.

Regardless, a Vajra Yaksha sits at the entrance of Tongdelou.

Although that guy has passed out now, things are definitely not going to be clear about the Tongdelou incident.

When Su Che attacked Tongdelou, Yaksha personally stepped in to block him.

There must be something wrong here. So Su Che decided to frame the manager of Tongdelou.

Firstly, to see if they had any connection with the Vajra Yakshas. Secondly, to send the wrong message to the enemy hiding in the shadows.

My previous actions were all too obviously purposeful.

This isn't a detective agency, so there's no such thing as a single truth. The imperial guards, these henchmen of the court, are best at framing people.

As long as innocent people aren't wrongly accused, it's fine.

Pei Huai glanced at Su Che and slowly shook his head.

"Please understand, I cannot lend you the yamen runner."

"Easy to say."

Su Che could understand Pei Huai.

Lending people now is tantamount to risking going against the Langya Wang clan.

Pei Huai, being from a humble background, naturally dared not.

"These are turbulent times; please take good care of yourself, Magistrate Pei."

Su Che waved his hand.

"No need to see it off."

Today, a guest arrived in the small courtyard behind Tongde Building.

Madam Xie, dressed in formal attire, sat upright in the main hall. Her maid stood quietly behind her.

Smoke billowed from the animal-shaped incense burner, the wisps of smoke making the place seem like a fairyland.

A middle-aged man sat opposite Madam Xie. He wore a lake-blue long robe, but his hair was thick and bushy. His long, narrow eyes, like snake pupils, had a deep blue hue.

"This Ningshan White Mist tea is indeed a fine tea. It is a wonderful product cultivated by the Langya Wang family. Its aroma can nourish the soul and is truly a blessing for health."

"Lord Deer, you are too kind. The Rakshasa Sea is full of rare treasures, and such coarse tea is probably not worthy of your attention."

Madam Xie glanced at the man opposite her.

I never expected that the Rakshasa Sea would send him.

"These past few years, we've been fighting with the Su Nu Sect in the East China Sea year after year. How could we possibly have the time to appreciate tea and incense?" Lord Deer shook his head: "It's difficult."

“I thought Prince Siksananda would come with the Divine Lord, so I prepared a small gift for him. I will have to ask the Divine Lord to help me present it.”

"He."

Deer God stuck out his tongue and licked his lips: "I just ran away from the Hungry Ghost Realm, where have I ever seen this wonderful world? I was going to take a walk and see what it was like, but who knew that a pretty powerful swordsman would suddenly appear out of nowhere and kill several of his clansmen, saying that he wanted to avenge his clansmen and went to seek revenge."

Lu Shenjun put the teacup aside and stared at Madam Xie's jade-like skin below her neck.

"If he knew that the guard by the lady's side was gone, I wonder what he would do. The lady probably knows that their branch of the family is small; he only brought two sixth-rank guards with him..."

"However, on the other hand, Madam is naturally beautiful, and I, Lu, would never allow him to lay a finger on her." Lord Lu laughed heartily, "If anyone is to lay a finger on her, it will be me, Lu, doing it myself..."

"How could a lowly concubine of humble appearance possibly catch the eye of the Divine Lord? The Divine Lord is a master who has attained the fifth-grade Golden Core..."

"It's acceptable."

Deer God stood up: "Madam Xie, what is worldly wealth and riches worth? Why not come with me to the East Sea..."

"Lord Deer, you've drunk too much seawater."

Madam Xie smiled gently.

A domineering aura suddenly rose from the maid beside Madam Xie.

"you are?"

Deer God retreated several steps, his honed intuition desperately reminding him that he was not facing a mere maid, but a ferocious beast from the primordial world.

"She is just a Zhu Yan that has not fully grown."

Madam Xie took a light sip of her tea.

"I have two more things to tell you, Divine Lord. The first is that the swordsman who killed the Shichananda people is none other than Su Che, whom you are investigating this time."

"The second thing is that you'd better hurry up and put away those junk items you've been hiding in Tian'an County, because this Su Lixing has already set his sights on you." Madam Xie's eyes were full of frost: "I've already covered for you, but you'd better think carefully about what happens next."

She touched the maid's face.

"Please see Lord Deer off for me."

(End of this chapter)