Black Fairy, the master is a female ghost

Some people in Changzhou City are now in panic.

The officials from the former Five Princes faction and the former Shangguan Shangshu faction were frightened and sent people to ask for experts to come back for protection.

All the big and small sects in Western Chu were visited by people from far and near at that time.

Of course, those who have high power and a lot of money can naturally hire real masters.

In just a few days, all of Xichu's dozen or so top masters of the ninth level of Qianyuan were asked to leave.

The leader of the Baihe Sect originally said that the Baihe Sect would no longer be involved in worldly affairs, but he could not resist the high salary offers and went out in full force to visit the homes of various important officials.

Those with slightly lower official ranks, if they cannot invite someone at the ninth level of the Qianyuan Realm, will invite someone at the eighth or seventh level.

After a few more days, all the cultivators in the Qianyuan Realm were invited to Changzhou City without a single one left.

But this is far from meeting the demand. Some people cannot hire someone from the Qianyuan Realm, so they hire someone from the Huiyang Realm. If they are not confident in hiring just one, they hire several.

Some even went so far as to invite all the members of an entire sect to serve as guards.

For a time, the number of immortal cultivators in Changzhou City increased dramatically, and they could be seen everywhere on the streets.

Lu Xunhuan watched all this silently. He really wanted to know, did Prime Minister Zhou invite anyone?

He also wanted to go and have a look.

But he couldn't go at this sensitive moment.

After the death of the Fifth Prince, Prime Minister Zhou became a thorn in the eyes of the Queen and the Crown Prince.

If he visited the Prime Minister's Mansion at this time, it would probably arouse suspicion.

While the officials were inviting immortal masters to come and guard the palace, the court was also busy.

The case could not be solved, no one could feel at ease, and His Majesty the King also lived in fear.

I don't know who came up with the idea, but the king adopted it and offered a reward to the whole city, asking the people to provide clues so that the murder of the Shangshu and the fifth prince could be solved as soon as possible.

There are basically no secrets in the palace now.

His Majesty the King ordered the reward during the morning court session, and when the officials left the court, people with good information would know about it by noon.

In the Xia Building, Captain Ma chatted with everyone during lunch.

"His Majesty is offering a reward for information leading to the swift resolution of the Shangshu and Fifth Prince murders. You claim the government can't solve the case, but why didn't he think of my Xialou?"

"My Xialou is well-known after all."

Lu Xun Huan asked, "Do you really want His Majesty to come and ask us to solve the case?"

Captain Ma immediately shook his head: "Then don't come. I was just joking. We can't take this kind of case. If we dare to take it, they will destroy our Xia Lou."

"No, absolutely not."

After dinner, everyone went back to their rooms.

Lu Xunhuan was thinking of a good plan.

At that time, he pretended to meet Xia Yin in the tailor shop, at least the people in the tailor shop saw it.

Later, he went to a teahouse with Xia Yin to drink tea, and the waiter in the teahouse also saw it.

Xia Yin, the key figure in the poisoning of Shangguan Shangshu, had contact with a man before committing the crime.

If a bounty is issued, people from the tailor shop and the teahouse will report the incident for the reward.

Then, it would be disadvantageous to Lu Xunhuan.

Although those people did not know his name or where he came from, they had seen him and could describe him.

It is very likely that the authorities would draw a portrait of him based on the description, in which case he could be quickly identified.

He didn't even take the government and those immortal masters seriously.

But the key point is that if his information is known to the president of the Immortal Friends Association, it would be bad.

Anyone who dares to kill the president's stand-in is equivalent to killing the president. Will the president let him go?

After enduring what felt like a very long afternoon, it finally got dark.

After dinner, Lu Xunhuan took action.

On the morning of the next day, when the governor's office in Changzhou City sent runners to post the reward notices all over the city, they discovered that someone had already carved warnings on the walls of various places in the city with sharp tools.

"Anyone who dares to accept the bounty will be killed without mercy."

Just these few words have a huge deterrent effect.

And it quickly spread throughout the city.

Such words were also engraved on the walls outside the tailor shop where Lu Xunhuan had made clothes, and the teahouse where he had tea with Xia Yin.

The owners of the tailor shop and the teahouse were so frightened that they hurriedly told all their employees not to meddle in other people's business and not to be obsessed with money, so as to avoid fatal disasters.

Therefore, even though the reward order was posted for a whole day, no one dared to go to the governor's office to provide any clues.

The next morning, the owner of the tailor shop opened the door and saw a silver note worth ten thousand taels on the ground.

He picked it up quickly.

He knew very well in his heart that it must be the reward given to him by the person who killed Shangguan Shangshu.

To be honest, in this situation, it is possible that someone would kill the tailor shop.

But not only did they not kill him, they also gave him a reward of 10,000 taels of silver, which was twice as much as the reward offered by the government.

Therefore, he asked everyone to keep their mouths shut and pretend that they didn't know Xia Yin.

Similarly, after the teahouse owner opened the door, he also found a silver note worth ten thousand taels.

He quickly put it away, and after the guys arrived, he repeatedly reminded them that human life was at stake and no one was allowed to say a word.

These two banknotes were naturally placed there by Lu Xunhuan.

It was Ye Yayun who gave it to him at that time. He didn't spend a penny of it and just gave it away for free.

After a few days, the reward order posted by the governor's office was in vain, as no one provided any clues.

After receiving the report, His Majesty the King discussed the matter with his ministers, but it was not known who suggested that Xia Lou intervene.

After all, Xialou once solved a major case and eliminated the flower-stealing thief who was plaguing Changzhou City.

Maybe Xialou has a way to find out.

So, His Majesty the King sent officials to Xialou to investigate the murder of the Shangshu and the Fifth Prince.

But when the official from the court arrived at Xialou, Xialou flatly refused and refused to accept him.

The official had no choice but to report to His Majesty the King.

At the next morning court, His Majesty the King said, "My dear ministers, Xia Lou refused to take that case, no matter how much money was offered. Are we going to let the deaths of the Minister and my fifth brother go unresolved?"

One of the ministers said, "Your Majesty, why don't you just let it go? I don't think anyone would dare to investigate this case. Anyone who does would lose their head."

Beside the king, the crown prince was not happy and shouted, "What nonsense are you talking about? Since ancient times, no case has ever been left unresolved. Even if it was Prime Minister Zhou who sent someone to kill the Minister, I must investigate it for you."

All the civil and military officials in the court were stunned when they heard what he said.

Isn't this equivalent to directly saying in front of all the civil and military officials in the court that Prime Minister Zhou was the mastermind behind this?

His Majesty the King scolded: "What nonsense are you talking about? Shut up!"

Afterwards, when the ministers had quieted down, the king asked Prime Minister Zhou, "Prime Minister, the government office can't find the truth, no one is paying the reward, and the Xialou is refusing to accept it. Do you have any solution?"

Prime Minister Zhou sighed and said, "How about I retire and return home, so as not to become a murderer."

His Majesty the King said in dissatisfaction, "Ah, what are you saying in anger? The Crown Prince is young and doesn't know the severity of his words. Don't take it to heart."

Prime Minister Zhou said, "Your Majesty, I have visited the Fifth Prince's residence twice. He was not assassinated."

His Majesty the King was quite surprised: "Isn't it an assassination? The house has collapsed several floors."

Prime Minister Zhou said, "The Fifth Prince has preserved the dragon bone, which symbolizes royal power. As far as I know, he has placed it in a secret room, which is full of traps."

After hearing what he said, His Majesty the King stroked his beard.

"You mean, someone... no, an expert sneaked in, stole the dragon bones, and accidentally got caught in a trap. Then, in order to escape, the expert used brute force to destroy it?"

Prime Minister Zhou said, "Yes, Your Majesty. The aftermath of the brute force of the expert destroyed the surrounding buildings. The Fifth Prince happened to be in one of those buildings and lost his life."

His Majesty the King stroked his beard and said, "That makes sense. Alright, find out who stole the dragon bones and avenge my fifth brother."

Prime Minister Zhou was speechless: "This..."

He originally wanted to calm things down and not cause any more trouble so that everyone would feel more at ease.

Unexpectedly, His Majesty asked him to investigate the expert who stole the dragon bones. Where can he investigate?

His Majesty the King added, "Even if Fifth Brother was accidentally killed by a master, Shangguan Shangshu was indeed poisoned by Xia Yin. We must find out who ordered Xia Yin to do this."

He asked his ministers, "Who dares to take on this important task?"

All the civil and military officials in the court lowered their heads, fearing that they would be called upon.

Beside the king, the crown prince said, "Father, in my opinion, no one can investigate. We should ask Prime Minister Zhou to ask Xialou to investigate. If Xialou doesn't come, then don't open it. It's useless. What's the point of opening it?"

His Majesty the King thought for a moment and said to Prime Minister Zhou, "Prime Minister, Xialou refused to agree earlier. Perhaps the official we sent was not high enough. You should go in person. If Xialou doesn't even give you the respect, then don't open it."