The arrogant imperial concubine arrives, the favorite of the regent

This is the mountain villa area outside the city, with many high mountains stretching out.

It is not true that there are densely populated villas here, because although many powerful people would build a villa in the mountains so that they can go there to play in the future, only a small number of people would choose to build a villa in a barren mountain. In addition, the mountains here are continuous and vast. So if you really look at it, it is far less dense than the areas where residents live in the city, and it can even be said to be deserted. There may be only two villas on a certain mountain, or there may not be a house with the breath of living people on several mountains.

On a towering mountain, in a dense forest near the peak, there are several tall attics standing among the trees, and some small wooden houses scattered around.

A red figure came here on horseback, and the person standing in the lookout immediately opened the gate when he saw the figure from afar.

Then the red figure galloped on his horse, followed by two men in black on horseback. As the three of them entered the loft complex, several more men in black came forward to greet them.

The tall man in red robes walked in front, followed by a small group of people. After going through several paths, they finally arrived at an underground palace.

At the entrance of the underground palace, there was a group of masked men in black guarding. Like the men in black here, they all wore dark patterned clothes with red and silver threads on their sleeves. When they saw the person in front of them, their eyes suddenly changed and they knelt down to salute.

"Meet the Lord of Hell!"

Netherworld Jiuchong waved his hand and touched the secret compartment on one side of the stone door. The heavy stone door opened, revealing a spacious and long passage inside.

Even though this is an underground palace, the scene inside is not significantly different from that on the ground. It is brightly lit, spacious and bright, and the air is just as fresh and comfortable.

Soon, a lot of people stood in a magnificent house.

Netherworld Nine sat on a gold-carved throne and spoke in a cold voice.

"Manager Mo, how are Soul Steward and Dongyang doing?"

The leading black-clad man raised his head, revealing a calm middle-aged face. "Reporting to Lord Ming, the Underworld Palace has already found some information according to your instructions."

Although Netherworld Nine accepted the bounty order issued by Soul Stealing Yuanxi for the young master, it did not mean that he would be restricted by others. In addition, he also intended to investigate the origins of Soul Stealing Yuanxi and the identity of Pavilion Master Qian. So he would still pay more attention to Soul Stealing.

This inquiry was not only to find out the mysterious origin of the Soul Stealer Yuanxi, but also to further investigate whether the flower mark on Yun Mujiu's body was related to the Soul Stealer, and to prepare for the future when Mushi Jiuyou Pavilion could one day surpass the Soul Stealer...

Before returning to the capital, Youming Jiuchong bluntly refused the request to meet with Pavilion Master Qian.

At the same time, he had already instructed the killer Mu Shi to pay attention to the situation of Pavilion Master Qian and Soul Stealer. Even if the other party's defense was tight, his people still found some clues.

A few days ago, when Pavilion Master Qian received the clue about the young master from Netherworld Nine Layers, he hurriedly wrote a letter and had it sent to the Eastern Empire. The people in the Underworld Palace could not intercept the letter, but at least they knew that the recipient address of the letter was the Eastern Empire.

The reason why Pavilion Master Qian wrote a letter to Japan after learning the whereabouts of the young master was, of course, because...

First, the person who wanted to find the young master was in the Eastern Empire! Second, judging from Pavilion Master Qian's reaction, Pavilion Master Qian himself had a close relationship with that person! These two major discoveries were a major step forward in the Netherworld Nine-Layer Investigation.

Long before, he had been alert to the young master's background, the relationship between the Soul Stealing Pavilion Master, the young master, and the person who put the bounty on him.

Now it seems that this is true...

After Netherworld Jiuchong returned to Beijing a few days ago, he also asked his subordinates to pay attention to the situation of Soul Stealer Yuanxi. After several days of investigation, he finally confirmed the authenticity of some news.

Netherworld Jiuchong said in a cold voice: "The young master's background is indeed extraordinary." Yes, apart from the people of the Eastern Empire, which country's people can easily issue a bounty order that offers a huge reward to the whole country?

He then added: "Pavilion Master Qian is also related to this bounty case."

These two light concluding words were quite profound in content. Just two sentences were enough to explain why Pavilion Master Qian was so concerned about this search case, and why Pavilion Master Qian's reaction was so stressful after receiving the news of the young master's whereabouts from him, which even surprised Youming Jiuchong himself at Pavilion Master Qian's intense reaction.

From issuing bounties continuously for more than two years, to paying close attention to all clues related to the bounties, to being eager to meet with Youming Jiuchong who took over the bounty, and to hurriedly sending a letter to the East Ocean Empire to report...

Today, Youming Jiuchong came to the Hades Palace, firstly to collect and organize the newly found clues mentioned above, and secondly, there was a batch of new information on the way.

Netherworld Nine Lights tapped lightly on the handle of the golden chair, and a crisp knocking sound was heard.

A man in black satin with gold and silver thread edges bent forward, and Youming Jiuchong calmly took a dark purple teacup from the other person's tray.

He took a few sips of tea, and before he finished his cup of tea, another man in black knocked on the door and came in.

The Soul-stealing Yuanxi replied.

Netherworld Nineth Level glanced at the letter and said, "Pavilion Master Qian asked the person who was looking for the young master, and he said that the young master was born weak and sick."

Manager Mo's expression changed slightly: "So, the cause of the young master's death was his own illness?"

The Lord of Hell found out where the young master was, and then he wanted to find out the cause of his death. Since the young master had been dead for a long time, there was no way for a coroner to verify the cause of death, so the Lord of Hell asked Soul Stealer to question the people who were looking for the young master, in order to test whether the young master died of man-made external factors or natural internal factors.

Netherworld Nineth Level shook his head slightly and said in a dark voice: "It is not enough to judge so quickly."

He paused, and then said, "The letter said that the young master's illness was just a common one. I don't think it's enough to kill him."

With a glance of his blood-red indifferent eyes, he said coldly to Manager Mo and the others: "It seems that we have to continue investigating the cause of the young master's death..."

If he didn't die from a congenital disease, then we need to investigate in detail what caused his death.

It’s not that simple…