Minglong

Chapter 77 A large wave of monsters!

The moon is bright and the stars are sparse, and the quiet chirping of insects echoes in the courtyard.

Chirp chirp~~
Linghu Qingmo sat cross-legged on the bed with his eyes closed. Qi could be seen flowing around his body. He practiced his skills seriously with his eyes closed, his mind already in a state of ecstasy.

But just when she was immersed in practicing, she heard a voice from outside:
Click~
The sound of a door closing gently.

?

Linghu Qingmo frowned slightly, then calmed down and looked towards the door, only to see a familiar silhouette passing by the window and stealthily approaching...

!

Xie Jinhuan?
He...why is he coming here so late at night?
Linghu Qingmo's eyes flashed with panic. He wanted to run and bolt the door, but it was too late. He could only move his sword closer and nervously watch the shadow approaching from afar, hoping that Xie Jinhuan was just taking a walk with the coal balls...

But unfortunately, this seemingly righteous and unparalleled true knight still stopped outside his daughter's room, first listening attentively, then raising his hand and tapping lightly:

dong dong~
There were two soft knocks on the door, as if knocking on the door of my heart!

Linghu Qingmo's face flushed red. She wanted to pretend to be asleep and ignore the scoundrel who had entered her boudoir at night, but Xie Jinhuan insisted on knocking, and Meiqiu also started kicking the door like a woodpecker. She could only grit her teeth and say:

"I...I'm asleep, what are you doing?"

A clear voice came from outside the door:

"The night is long, and I have no desire to sleep, Miss Momo..."

Linghu Qingmo's eyes were slightly fierce: "If you can't sleep, then practice martial arts. Why are you running into my room? I can't coax you to sleep!"

"Hmm? Miss Momo's thoughts are not pure. I think at our age, how can we sleep without solving a major case? I just thought of some clues and plan to investigate the demon bandits. Do you want to come?"

"?"

Linghu Qingmo took a deep breath, causing his clothes to bulge, and his eyes were full of disbelief!

You must be crazy!
In the dead of night, a man and a woman were alone. They sneaked into the girl's room and invited her to slay demons and monsters...

This is exactly... what I want~!

Linghu Qingmo was a workaholic to begin with, and his inner embarrassment vanished completely. He quickly ran to the door with his sword in hand, opened it, and peeked in:

"Any clues~?"

The way she speaks is a little more cute.

Xie Jinhuan, with two soldiers hanging from his waist and a coal briquette on his shoulders that he had woken up to work in the middle of the night, walked out:
"All demons need blood essence. I'm going to go to the black market and investigate the source."

"Blood Essence?"

Linghu Qingmo asked doubtfully:
"Demon Daoists do need Blood Essence, but the stuff on the black market can only make you look like Li Shizhong. The murderer has reached the fourth level of Demon Dao and dared to commit murder in the capital without being discovered. He must have a strong background. How could he buy Blood Essence on the black market?"

"Let's try our luck. What if we find out?"

Linghu Qingmo knew that Xie Jinhuan was a master at hunting down criminals, but they had never investigated a case together before and he really wanted to learn.

She naturally had no objection to being woken up in the middle of the night to work the clock. She jumped onto the roof and walked out of the palace.

Prince Dan is the younger brother of Emperor Qian. His palace in the capital is quite large. Zhao De lives in the east house, the west house is the territory of Princess Changning, and the main house is where Prince Dan lives, which has been vacant for a long time.

Princess Changning had not yet arrived in the capital, and the entire palace looked sparsely lit, with only a small area in the east house still having lights on.

Xie Jinhuan quietly passed by the east house and glanced into the courtyard.

It turned out that Zhao De was not asleep. He was pacing back and forth in the room, discussing with his lackey Lai Fu:

"As soon as Linghu Qingmo, the 'Tiger Vanguard', arrives, the 'Mountain King' will be here soon. How much silver is left in the mansion?"

"Silver deposit? I've never seen this before. I still owe over 8,000 taels..."

"Huh?! I sold the two vases from my father's room last time. I need to make up for it as soon as possible, otherwise that mountain king will come and beat me to death. Um... go and borrow some silver first, for emergency use."

"Your Highness, I really can't borrow any money. Everyone who knows you is so eager to wear patched clothes when they go out... How about I ask Master Xie? Master Xie has thick eyebrows and big eyes, and he looks like a generous person..."

what?
Xie Jinhuan's face suddenly changed, and he pulled Mo Mo and ran away.

Linghu Qingmo also tried to avoid it, and after leaving the palace quickly, he reminded:
"Don't borrow money from me. The prince even dared to borrow a few coins from Yang Dabiao, and he never paid it back..."

Borrowing and not returning it is called robbery!
Xie Jinhuan always robs others, and he has never seen anyone dare to rob him. He nodded thoughtfully:
"I've seen it all. I'll stay away from you next time."

As they sped along, they also scanned the huge city with bright lights along the way.

Luojing has a permanent population of over two million, which is quite astonishing.

The black market is located in the Xiaoyao Cave area of ​​the outer city, which is a relatively chaotic area in the capital. There are brothels and gambling houses everywhere, and all kinds of people and foreign merchants gather here. It is a grocery market during the day and turns into a ghost market at night.

Because the personnel composition is too complicated, there are also hidden Northern Zhou spies, evil secret agents, etc., and it is said that there are also people selling hooks!

It's just that it can't be found using normal means.

Xie Jinhuan’s coal balls and Tiangang mace were bought in Flower and Bird Street.

Linghu Qingmo rarely came to the capital and was not familiar with the roads. He followed Xie Jinhuan around for half a day before arriving near a group of low-rise buildings in the outer city. The noisy and smoky sounds entered his ears one after another:

"Come on, drink!"

"Mr. Xu has a good alcohol tolerance~"

"Ah~ah~it's reached the bottom..."

……

Linghu Qingmo then landed on an earthen wall. He heard the climaxing cheers in the dark alley below. His cheeks flushed slightly. He pretended not to hear anything and glanced at the messy street below.

Most of the buildings in Xiaoyao Cave are old and stacked up, with rags, cloth strips, etc. hanging on them, so the view is not very wide.

Because after midnight, the ghost market begins, there are many stalls on both sides of the street, selling all kinds of things, but at a glance, there are no major forbidden items. Linghu Qingmo searched the street and soon found an alley. A middle-aged man stood there, holding a small bottle in his hand. He shook it twice when he saw people, his eyes full of expectation.

"This guy sells Ascension Powder, so he should know the way. Do you want to ask him or should I?"

"How can you let a girl come here for this kind of thing?"

Xie Jinhuan didn't say much, he just flew over the house.

Linghu Qingmo was stunned and thought to himself - why should he go up and ask, why should he walk on the roof?
But she soon discovered that the word "inquire" in Xie Jinhuan's dictionary means to inquire first and then listen!
Xie Jinhuan moved swiftly through the house and landed silently in the dark alley. He stepped forward, covered the middle-aged man's mouth, and dragged him into the dark alley.

“Wu——?!”

The middle-aged man was still soliciting customers when he suddenly encountered a standard assassination process. He was so scared that he almost lost his soul. He frantically took out a dagger from his waist, but before he could pull it out, he was hit in the kidney.

bang——

After the muffled sound, the dark alley fell silent.

The middle-aged man almost collapsed in his arms, his whole body twitching, his breath stagnant.

"Where can I buy blood essence?"

The middle-aged man looked terrified and raised his hand to point northwest. After his hand was released from his mouth, he responded with a trembling voice, his breath shuddering:

"In Sanliu Hutong, Mr. Li Si might have a connection. Please spare me, hero..."

bang——

Xie Jinhuan slashed the man's neck with a knife, and he fell into the thatch pile immediately, cleanly and neatly.

Linghu Qingmo flew over and landed in front of him, his eyes wide as coal balls:

"You...is that how you get information?"

Meiqiu narrowed his eyes slightly, as calm as Momo, and probably meant:

You even threw it on the straw pile to prevent someone from falling. You wouldn't be so gentle even when throwing a bird...

Xie Jinhuan was already being kind in front of the girl, and responded:
"These drug dealers never tell the truth. If you encounter them in the future, do not be soft-hearted."

Linghu Qingmo is a decent female knight after all, and she feels that the style of attacking without asking any questions is a bit too gangster.

But Xie Jinhuan was better at slaying demons and monsters than she was. After thinking about it, she pulled out a small notebook and a pen from her pocket and carefully wrote down Xie Jinhuan's approach - if you encounter a drug dealer, beat him half to death first and then question him...

Xie Jinhuan didn't waste any time and brought Momo to Sanliu Hutong.

There are several secret brothels inside the alley. Although it is past midnight, Xiaoyao Cave is busier at night than during the day. You can still see some prostitutes inside, and there are thugs standing at the entrance to keep watch.

Xie Jinhuan wanted to use the same trick again, catching the tongue and beating it first and then listening, but he stopped halfway and looked at a fur shop not far away.

The fur shop had closed long ago, and there were a few stalls outside. One of the people there obviously had some skills, and he sat in a position where he could see the front of the shop and the side alley.

If nothing unexpected happens, there's another secret sentry in the blind spot behind the shop...

Even if Xie Jinhuan didn't rely on the ghost wife, his experience in the martial arts world was not bad, but having the ghost wife was always safer. He held Zheng Lun's sword and asked:
"Is there something wrong with this shop?"

Linghu Qingmo followed beside him and looked at him blankly:
"Have it?"

Fortunately, this question is not directed at Momo.

Ye Hongshang walked out from behind and took a quick look:

"There seems to be someone in the shop, but it's too far away to know their details."

Ye Hongshang has a strong insight, but the range is not boundless. The farther away, the less clear it is.

Xie Jinhuan quietly hid in the darkness and reached more than ten feet away from the shop.

The ghost wife's response then rang in my ears:

"No wonder there's blood essence here. There's a whole bunch of wizards hiding in the shop, all gathered in one room. Their strength is between rank four and six, so they can take down everyone in one fell swoop."

A large group of wizards? !
Isn't this graceful...

Xie Jinhuan looked at the shop carefully and was quite surprised.

The witch cult is not allowed to be seen in public, and the scattered wizards in Daqian can only hang out in the ghost market. Most of the various strange poisons sold in Xiaoyao Cave are prepared by these people.

Xie Jinhuan knew that Xiaoyao Cave had witch cult members, but seven mid-level wizards together could form a small sect in the southern border wilderness!

In Beijing, it is definitely a major criminal gang!
Wizards and alchemists are just as expensive, and those who can reach the middle level are basically all rich guys...

Thinking of this, Xie Jinhuan couldn't help but feel refreshed, and even felt a little regretful for bringing Mo Mo out.

After all, Mo Mo was right in front of him, and he was killing and robbing, which affected his image a bit...

Linghu Qingmo found Xie Jinhuan leaning against the wall, his brows furrowed in thought, his eyes full of doubts:

"What's the problem here?"

Xie Jinhuan raised his hand and pointed at the street stalls:

"That man is on guard. There must be something wrong here. I'll go over and take a look. You and Coal Ball stay here to keep watch. Don't alert the enemy."

Linghu Qingmo had no doubts and began to be vigilant around him with his sword in hand:
"Okay. Alert immediately if there's any danger!"

"Don't get too close, and don't rush over if you hear any movement!"

"understand……"

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(End of this chapter)