A genius girl with her own space

Qiqi left the space and thought about the crocodile that the secret guards had caught. She didn't know what to do with it, so she went to the iron cage where the crocodile was kept. The crocodile couldn't escape, and there were no secret guards guarding it. Qiqi easily put the crocodile into the space and told Kong Ling to let the little red bird train it.

As soon as the crocodile arrived in the space, the other seven crocodiles saw it and gathered around to talk to it. Kong Ling, knowing that the trapped crocodile wouldn't cause trouble in the space and would obey the little red bird, let it out of the cage. The eight crocodiles were reunited. He ran away, humming.

Qiqi went to find the master, "Master, let's go back tomorrow and see if it's still in time to spend the New Year with our family."

"Okay, dear disciple. We won't buy anything. We can rush back in ten days."

Jingze told the leader of the secret guards to arrange for a few people to continue guarding the coal mine, especially the sealed mine. After arranging everything, the master and his apprentices set off to return to the capital.

One day they passed by a small town and found a small restaurant to eat at. They ordered a few dishes. There were two middle-aged men sitting at the table next to them. They started chatting. "Brother, have you heard? A woman went missing in the village next door and hasn't been found yet. I also heard that a teenage girl went missing in the village next door. She hasn't been found yet. We've reported to the police for a few days, but they haven't found her yet. A girl went missing in my wife's hometown village, and the family is going crazy. We hired people to look for her everywhere. But she hasn't been found yet. I told the women in my family not to go out and to stay at home. And they're still talking. Everyone in the surrounding area knows about this, and the women in my family are not allowed to leave the village.

Hey man, who do you think is doing this? They're specifically arresting girls. Are they selling them or making them do something else?

"Brother, let's keep our voices down. If they hear us, it will cause us trouble." She looked around and saw that no one was paying attention to them, so she started eating the food with big mouthfuls.

Master Qiqi and his two disciples were very sharp-eyed and sharp-eared, and they had heard what they said long ago.

Qiqi asked her master, "Master, should we care? Three women are missing. Won't the government report it? If the county magistrate can't catch them, why would the government?"

"Qiqi, I don't think the girl is missing in this place alone. There may be similar cases of girls missing in other places. That's why the government didn't send anyone here." Zhou Jingze said.

"Qiqi, what Jingze said makes sense. Let's go to the Zoucheng government office and find out the situation. Then we'll decide whether to intervene or not. With you here, I, the master, can't not intervene. Don't you think so? You are just a naughty girl." Yun Jizi said angrily.

"I knew it. Master is the best. He always gets involved when something like this happens."

"You're just so clever! You see others are too busy trying to hide, but you just keep coming up." Qiqi laughed heartily. "Master, you're the only one who knows how to frame me. I'm ignoring you." Qiqi pretended to be angry and turned away.

This made Zhou Jingze laugh too. Qiqi also smiled secretly beside him. The atmosphere had been so depressing these past few days, but finally there was a smile.

They went to Zoucheng early in the morning. It took them half a day to reach the city, which was supposed to be a day's journey. After entering the city, they arrived at the government office. The legal advisor of the government office was arranging yamen runners to investigate the case of the missing girl. There was a middle-aged woman crying and waiting beside her. After the legal advisor finished the arrangements, he turned around and said to the middle-aged woman, "I have arranged for someone to investigate your daughter's case. You go home first. I will inform you if there is any progress. I have registered your residence. We in the government office will not let a bad guy go. We will definitely send more people to solve the case. You go back first." The middle-aged woman went back crying.

Qiqi, her master, and Jingze entered the government office. The legal advisor immediately recognized the Crown Prince, Princess Qiqi, and Taoist Master Yunjizi and hurried over to greet them. "Master, you still remember us," Qiqi said with a smile.

How could he not recognize the government advisor? The heavy rain and flooding in Zoucheng were handled by the Crown Prince, Qiqi, and Taoist Master Yunjizi. Even if he forgot anyone, he couldn't have forgotten these people.

"Remember, remember, I will always remember your help to the people of Zoucheng. Please." The lawyer led the way. When they arrived at the mansion master's study, the mansion master was looking at the file on the missing girl and frowned.

"Master, the Crown Prince, Princess Qiqi, and Taoist Master Yunji have arrived." The lawyer reported.

The lord of the mansion looked up and saw them, and quickly stood up to salute the Crown Prince and Princess Qiqi. Jingze hurriedly gave them a light support. The lord of the mansion then saluted Taoist Master Yunji.

"Master, a girl went missing in your town. We happened to be passing by and wanted to see if it's true." Zhou Jingze asked.

"Prince, it's true. This is the file of the missing girls. These seven girls are all in their teens. Their families couldn't find them for several days, so they came to report to the authorities. They didn't know how they got lost. We have been investigating for several days but still have no clue. If they were to be maids, it wouldn't cost much to buy them. Why bother? I think catching them will be useful to these people. I asked the yamen runners to check the villages where the girls disappeared to see if they had seen any strangers wandering around their villages. People in several villages had seen them, but they couldn't remember what they looked like. The case has come to a standstill. I was just about to report it." The lord of the mansion reported to Zhou Jingze.

Zhou Jingze also picked up the file and read it carefully, then handed it to Qiqi, who also lowered her head to read it. After Qiqi finished reading, she said, "Master, please take a look at it and analyze it."

"It's a rare thing that seven girls are missing in the same place. The government office must solve the case as soon as possible. This is a premeditated crime. I suspect they used these girls to do something bad. Find them as soon as possible. They may be in danger. Jingze, please mobilize some secret guards to help solve the case." Yun Jizi said.

Yun Jizi didn't say the rest of the sentence, as he was afraid of dampening the lord's enthusiasm for solving the case. The yamen runners alone couldn't solve the case.

Jingze sent a signal to the secret guards, and they arrived at the government office in a short while. Zhou Jingze asked them to read the files to find out where these girls were missing. After reading the files, the secret guards took the order and left.

Qiqi also sent a message to the Hidden Gate and the Anmen via carrier pigeon, asking them to send someone to investigate the matter and report back as soon as they had any information.

Qiqi, her master, and her brother Jingze left the government office and headed for a barbecue restaurant. The lord of the government office had asked the prince and princess to stay at the government office as a token of gratitude for their disaster relief. Qiqi declined. The three of them arrived at the barbecue restaurant and saw that the name had been changed. The sign now read "Fuxiangju," a place of prosperity, peace, and harmony. All of the branches now carried this name. Now, upon hearing the name "Fuxiangju," ordinary people praised the restaurant's food and barbecue, saying it was incredibly delicious. The wealthy became regulars at Fuxiangju.

Qiqi saw the name and praised it repeatedly. "The restaurant's name is great, it's so nice!" Give the person who came up with it a bonus. Yunlei, Xielei, and Yunfeng spent a day thinking about it and came up with this great name. Yunlei had spent the entire morning thinking about it and named the restaurant "Fukang Restaurant." Xie Lei named it "Auspicious Hotel." Yunfeng named it "Yaju Garden." All three of them felt their names weren't quite up to par. That afternoon, the three of them locked themselves in the study. They discussed their ideas, one after another. They all said their names were okay. Finally, Yunfeng took one character from each of the three names, forming "Fuxiangju." The three of them recited the names together.

The name "Fuxiangju" is grand, meaning a place of prosperity, auspiciousness, and harmony. It's wonderful! The three of them jumped for joy, and all the restaurants hung up the plaque with the name "Fuxiangju".

Qiqi and his two disciples entered the restaurant. The restaurant's owner hurried over to greet the owner, the prince, and Taoist Master Yunji. He quickly invited them upstairs to a private room. After pouring tea and leaving the room, he quickly ordered the kitchen to prepare the restaurant's finest meals and barbecue. In a short while, the tables were filled with barbecue and the restaurant's signature dishes.