Creation Color Master

As if to confirm what he was thinking, Duan Yanqing waved his hand and asked the yamen runner to come closer and listen.

After receiving the order, the bailiff left in a hurry.

Duan Yanqing looked serious, as if he was making a decision. After some thought, he said, "Duan Er, go gather all the yamen runners. Put down everything you are doing and gather at the county yamen."

For a moment, Weiyu City was in danger of a storm.

Finally, Duan Yanqing ordered everyone to arrest the beggars entering the city as quickly as possible and block all news.

How could Chu Mo, who was leaving the city, not know what was happening in the city? He rode his horse on the road.

Seeing another small group of beggars blocking the road, Chu Mo's eyes were filled with a hint of coldness. Since leaving the city, he had been stopped seven times, all by beggars.

Moreover, Chu Mo discovered that the beggars outside the city were no better than the beggars entering the city. They were more muscular and their eyes were full of greed when they looked at him.

Another horde of filthy bugs, what a nuisance.

Chu Mo tightened the reins, trying to control Grassland Wind-Step to jump over the beggar.

But who would have thought that when the beggar saw that Chu Mo had no intention of stopping, he directly took out a machete from behind and a strange smile appeared on his face.

Seeing this, Yang Jiye snorted coldly and shouted, "How dare you block the lord's carriage? You are courting death."

After saying that, he picked up his sword, mounted his horse, and rushed out from beside Chu Mo. With just one sweep, he killed all five beggars.

Yang Jiye seemed to be very disdainful of this kind of person. He used his spiritual power to vibrate the long sword, shaking off all the blood on it.

Riding back, Yang Jiye said to Chu Mo: "My Lord, I saw several figures last night. Judging from their attire, they seemed to be beggars. There are so many beggars in Weiyu City, they must not be that simple."

Chu Mo naturally understood the hidden meaning of Yang Jiye's words, and looked at him and said, "Are you saying that the disappearance of children in the city is related to them?"

Yang Jiye did not deny it and said, "I am not 100% sure about this, but those beggars just now actually set their sights on the lord, so they deserve to be killed."

Yao Guangxiao suddenly came to Chu Mo's side and said, "My lord, General Yang is right. My lord, don't forget to cut the body."

Hearing this, Chu Mo's pupils shrank, as if he thought of something very scary.

In previous lives, there were professional beggar gangs who would abduct and sell children, then torture them, turning them into disabled people and forcing them to beg on the streets. They would often abuse them and were completely inhumane.

In this age of cultivation, if the practice of cutting living things into pieces really exists, it would probably be even more horrifying than in the rule-of-law society of the previous life.

Chu Mo didn’t dare to imagine what would happen to those missing children.

Thinking of this, Chu Mo's eyes were filled with murderous intent, and as his robe fluttered, Bai Feng's figure appeared beside him.

Chu Mo said to Bai Feng in a cold voice, "Bai Feng, there is a group of beggars doing evil here. I will give you one day to find their lair and find out the details. If you really find children, you must ensure their safety without exposing them in advance."

Bai Feng nodded, patted the spiritual weapon's Thousand Down Bird Bag, released a white phoenix and flew away.

Chu Mo thought for a moment, and said to Yang Jiye and the others, "Why don't we go back to Weiyu City first and tell the city lord of this place all our guesses, and ask him to be careful of beggars to prevent more children from going missing."

Yang Jiye said worriedly, "My Lord, what if the city lord doesn't believe what we say?"

Chu Mo smiled and said, "Don't worry, I will have a way when the time comes."

So, everyone returned to Weiyu City again.

As soon as he entered the city, he heard that another child had gone missing last night. Yang Jiye clenched his fists tightly.

Chu Mo naturally knew why Yang Jiye was angry, and said softly: "Jiye, don't worry, you will have time to vent your anger. The most important thing for us now is to inform the city lord of the news and wait for the news from Bai Feng."

Yang Jiye quickly restrained himself and said, "I'm sorry, lord. I was thinking about what happened last night."

Chu Mo signaled everyone to follow, and soon they arrived at the City Lord's Mansion.

In front of the door, two guards were standing guard intently, until Chu Mo dismounted and ran towards the gate. One of the guards held the hilt of a knife and said, "This is an important place in the government office. If you have any grievances, you can beat the drum to complain. If you want to find our city lord, I'm sorry, our city lord is entertaining guests. Please come back later."

Chu Mo listened to the cold tone, but he didn't get angry. He took out a token and said, "I want to see your city lord. Show him this and he will come to see me."

Seeing that Chu Mo was in high spirits, the guard was afraid that he must be of extraordinary status, so he did not dare to be careless and hurried in with the token.

At this time, the city lord was entertaining guests. In the room, a couple was crying sadly, and the husband was supporting them and comforting them.

Duan Yanqing looked at the middle-aged man and said, "This city lord wants to ask you, did you find anything unusual last night, or anything different from usual?"

The man thought for a long time and said, "No, there was nothing different last night than usual."

Duan Yanqing frowned. How powerful must a person be to be able to steal a child silently?

At this time, the woman who had been crying said, "My lord, there was something unusual last night, but I didn't pay much attention to it because I had already gone to bed."

Duan Yanqing was shocked and took a few steps forward and said, "Tell me quickly, what's wrong?"

The woman said, "Yesterday at four o'clock in the morning, I got up to feed my child and seemed to hear the sound of a flute outside the courtyard."

Duan Yanqing was shocked, as if he had found a key clue. Just as he was about to call for help, the guard walked out the door.

"Sir, there is a young man outside the door. He asked me to give you something."

The guard's voice came from outside the door.

Duan Yanqing motioned for the guard to come in and said to him, "Take a few brothers to the missing child's home and ask them if they heard the flute sound before the child was lost."

The guard handed over the token respectfully. The moment Duan Yanqing saw the token, he was struck by lightning.

After a long while, Duan Yanqing took the token and said to the couple, "I have already figured out the matter. You can go back first."

After everyone left, Duan Yanqing entered the inner hall, put on his official uniform, and walked out the door with a horrified look on his face.

The secret guards are collecting intelligence for the emperor and investigating mysterious cases. It is hard to understand why the governor has not sent any news even though the missing child's case has alerted the higher-ups.

Also, shouldn’t it be the Shadow Guard’s job to inspect all officials?

Duan Yanqing walked to the door with a nervous heart. He was shocked when he saw the handsome, elegant and extraordinary young man. However, he still said respectfully, "I am Duan Yanqing, and I am honored to meet the secret guard."

The Secret Guard Censor is equivalent to the governor of a county, and his official position is much higher than his own.

Chu Mo took back the token, looked at the frightened look in front of him, and said, "Don't worry, I just passed by here and found some strange places. I want to give you some information."

Duan Yanqing breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Please speak, sir. I am all ears."

Chu Mo didn’t waste any words and said, “First, the missing children must be related to the beggars in the city;

Second, they must have a hiding place outside the city, and the missing children must be imprisoned there;

Third, we need to find them as soon as possible. I suspect they are collecting children and performing live castration.”

Duan Yanqing's pupils shrank. This matter seemed to be far beyond his expectations.

Chu Mo stopped looking at Duan Yanqing and prepared to turn around and leave.

As if he had thought of something, he said, "I'll give you a piece of advice. If you want to keep your official position, you must act quickly. The sooner you find the location of the enemy's lair, the better."

After saying that, he turned around and left.