The coroner and the concubine doctor pursue the murderer in the Dali Temple

However, Lang Rui did not tell Xiao Mubei about all this in the letter he sent back. He only said that he and others had successfully entered the county government office, and asked the prince to wait patiently for news, as he would find out the county government's deployment and military strength as quickly as possible.

At this time, Xiao Mubei and his companions were less than a day's journey away from Wushan Town.

The luxurious carriage was a bit too big a target, and it might arouse the suspicion of County Magistrate Zhu and others before even entering Wushan Town. So in the previous town, Wu Lingqi, Wan Ruwei and the girls stayed and waited for Xiao Mubei and the others. Xiao Mubei, Chu Yunxi and Wen Rulan, along with Baiyu Heimu, Hongyu and Yan Mingzhu, drove only two carriages and entered Wushan Town.

The Purple Guards followed secretly and finally entered Wushan Town that afternoon.

Wushan Town is located at the foot of Wushan Mountain. It is not a large place with a population of over 100,000. Although it is not a large population, the town seems quite crowded because of the dense population, and there is a large flow of people coming and going on the streets.

When Xiao Mubei and his friends entered the town, it was already evening. The vendors were calling out their wares, and many people had come out to digest their dinner. The streets were bustling with people coming and going.

Yan Mingzhu said to Xiao Mubei, "Your Highness, Mr. Zhang's residence is on the street that turns a corner in front. The largest house in the middle is the Zhang Mansion. We were imprisoned in the Zhang Mansion before we were sold to Wushan Town."

"Go over and have a look."

Baiyu Heimu drove the carriage past the gate of Zhang's mansion. Chu Yunxi found with regret that there was no inn or the like in front of Zhang's mansion, and it was not prosperous, so there was no way to stay and observe. Moreover, it would be easy to be exposed if you stayed for too long. It seemed that this was also a deliberate choice of location.

Although it was not yet night, the gate of Zhang's house was closed, and there were two men like thugs guarding the door. It was obvious that the security was quite strict.

"I don't know if Mr. Zhang and Mr. Zhang are in the mansion." Chu Yunxi said, looking at the closed door.

Xiao Mubei curled his lips, "That's easy, we'll know when we go and have a look tonight."

Although this mansion looks heavily guarded, not to mention that they have Wen Rulan here, even Bai Yu, Heimu, or even Zi Han and any one of the Purple Guards would find it easy to enter and exit such a house.

So, the group first went to find an inn to stay in. At night, Bai Yu and Zi Han went to Zhang's house with two purple-clothed guards.

Xiao Mubei stood in front of the window, looking at the endless dark night outside. Wushan Town was close to southern Xinjiang. The weather in May was already a bit hot and humid. Chu Yunxi handed him a cup of cold tea and said, "Don't worry, Bai Yu and the others will be fine."

"I know. I'm not worried about them. I'm just wondering how many women like Yan Mingzhu are locked up in this mansion, living in darkness." Xiao Mubei's voice was deep. From the outside, this mansion looked like an ordinary house, but they all knew that it was actually a cage. Countless young girls were imprisoned here, and their lives ended here.

, The people of Wushan Town trusted him like a god. On the way, she had chatted with Yan Mingzhu, who told her that about six or seven years ago, when she was still very young, a plague had broken out in Wushan Town and many people had died. The county magistrate at the time escaped himself and ordered people to guard all the exits of the town and seal the people inside. He ordered the town to be burned down to completely eradicate the plague. It happened that Xiao Mubei arrived with his troops and stopped the county magistrate, so that Wushan Town would not be burned down. He brought a military doctor and risked being infected to enter the town. He isolated the sick people for treatment and asked the military doctor to prescribe preventive medicine. He sent soldiers to run around nearby towns. The farthest one even ran more than a hundred miles to buy medicine. In the end, all the people who were infected with the plague but did not die were saved. Since then, the people of Wushan Town have regarded King Dingbei as a god. However, later, Xiao Mubei went to the battlefield in southern Xinjiang and never came back to Wushan Town.

Therefore, Xiao Mubei should have special feelings for Wushan Town. After all, it was the town he saved.

But now this town has been corrupted by two termites, causing the girls in the town to fall into dire straits again and turning this town into the source of sin. This is hard for him to accept no matter what.

Chu Yunxi gently leaned on Xiao Mubei's shoulder and said, "Now that we are here, they should be punished for their crimes. At least those women are still alive. Once we deal with the culprit, they will be free again."

"Hmm." Xiao Mubei looked at the boundless night and hummed softly after a long time. The sky of Wushan Town should change.

In the middle of the night, there was a gentle knock on the door of Xiao Mubei and Chu Yunxi's room. The two had been waiting for news from Bai Yu and the others, and had not rested. When they heard the knock on the door, Xiao Mubei immediately said, "Come in."

It was Bai Yu and Zi Han who pushed the door open. They were dressed in night clothes and had taken off the black scarves covering their faces. As soon as they came in, Bai Yu said, "Your Majesty, Young Master Zhang is in the mansion, but your subordinates did not find him. I overheard the conversation between Young Master Zhang and the housekeeper, and they said that Zhang was out and should be back in two or three days, and would bring back new people. Your subordinates and the Purple Guards searched the Zhang mansion but could not find the place where he was hiding. Now there are only two or three women in the house being toyed with by Young Master Zhang. Your subordinates did not move for fear of alerting the enemy."

According to Yan Mingzhu, after she was bought by Mr. Zhang, she was locked up and played with by him for about half a year. During this period, because she was obedient, she was occasionally allowed to walk around the mansion during the day, but most of the time, she was still locked up. There were at least a dozen people locked up with her.

This proved that there was a place in Zhang's mansion where people were imprisoned, but Yan Mingzhu couldn't tell where it was because her eyes were blindfolded every time she was taken in and out. She only knew that it seemed like she had walked quite far downwards, but she didn't know where the entrance and exit were.

"This entrance must be very hidden. Zhang's father and son are very cautious, fearing that others will know where they hide people. Even though they are sure that these women can't escape, they still don't let any of them know where the entrance is just to be on the safe side." Chu Yunxi slammed the table and cursed, "This cunning scum."

Zi Han suddenly said, "Let me go."

Chu Yunxi was stunned for a moment, then understood what Zi Han meant, "You mean, you want to pretend to be a maid they bought into the mansion and go in to find out the location of the entrance and exit?"