The mind-reading coroner drove the court crazy

That night, another figure suddenly appeared in the forbidden area of ​​the palace's bamboo forest, and a bell rang silently.

Qin Miaoxi, who was sitting in meditation to regulate her breathing, immediately opened her eyes and said, "Second Senior Brother."

Xie Baiyan, the White Tiger of the Four Imperial Guards, is the accountant of Shuxiang Pavilion on the surface, but in fact he collects intelligence through literati and officials, and he and Fu Yifan, one openly and one secretly, collect evidence of crimes committed by officials.

He walked forward and looked through the books on the table, poured himself a cup of tea, and asked curiously, "Why did you suddenly ask me to come here?"

"Second Brother, please help me, I need to go out for a while."

Xie Baiyan looked at her thoughtfully, "The reason."

The four imperial guards each have their own rotation schedules and will not be replaced unless necessary. Now he is very interested in that reason.

Qin Miaoxi clenched her fists, the hatred in her eyes overflowing like substance, "The mad demon has come out."

Xie Baiyan's expression instantly became serious, "Are you sure?"

Qin Miaoxi nodded solemnly. When the demon was rampaging, in order to find the Yin Yuan for immortality and to increase his cultivation, he wiped out families, villages, and even towns wherever he went. It was like an evil ghost passing through, causing great suffering to all living beings.

The imperial court was incompetent and could not find his whereabouts after tracking him for a month. Later, the four imperial guards personally captured him and finally found his whereabouts with the help of clues from various places, but he cunningly escaped when they finally arrested him.

Since then, he seemed to have disappeared from the face of the earth and never appeared again, which became an unresolved pain for the four of them.

Xie Boyan immediately said, "I'll contact Senior Brother right away."

The four of them failed to capture the person back then, so how could they succeed now relying only on the junior sister?

Qin Miaoxi responded, "I have sent a message to Senior Brother and Third Sister. I will not let him go this time."

Late at night, a nimble figure passed through the sky above the palace and flew rapidly towards the commercial district.

The moment Qin Miaoxi arrived at the paper-making shop, she stopped immediately because she smelled a different scent.

Someone has been here, it was the Poison King Xiao Yan.

She looked around and didn't find anything unusual in the room. Could it be that Xiao Yan just came to take a look and left after making sure that there was no one there?

She didn't have time to think about it and immediately went to look for something hidden in the house, but left after a moment.

The news of the madman has been circulating for more than half a month, but fortunately no one has been heard of being killed, which also makes Qin Miaoxi confused.

This doesn't seem like the behavior of a madman at all. Is he planning to do something big?

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but shudder all over.

According to Zi Yan's investigation, the mad demon last appeared in Youzhou, 500 kilometers away from Jingzhao.

It was under the jurisdiction of Fanyang County and was the last line of defense of Jingzhao.

Is he going to... ?

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At this moment, some people were also fleeing frantically in the night.

Rough shouts and curses echoed along the official road. "You bunch of bastards, when I regain my strength I'll tear you all into pieces."

The voice belonged to a madman, and behind him were seven or eight figures chasing after him.

"Damn it! Wasn't he hit by your special muscle softening powder? Why is he still able to move?"

"He was even stabbed by you! But he acted like nothing happened."

"Stop talking nonsense and chase them! Otherwise, the 100,000 taels of gold will be gone."

That's right, these people received a bounty order from Yunyin Pavilion to hunt down the madman. Because the bounty was high enough, it was still worthwhile even if many people worked together to hunt him down, and the bounty they would share was still tempting.

Just behind this group of people, there was also a figure chasing after them. It was Wen Zhu.

He listened to these people's nonsense with a frown on his face. They had time to talk nonsense but instead of catching up with them, they were indeed a bunch of rabble.

He had been tracking the news of the Mad Demon and had secretly taken action to deal with him, but as Lu Qingchen said, the other party's martial arts skills were extremely powerful and he could not deal with him alone, so he spread the news about him.

In the end, people showed up, but none of them were any use. It would have been better to just sneak attack and cause more damage to the other party.

Seeing these people being left far behind by the mad demon, Wen Zhu sighed in his heart and took a shortcut from the other side.

It was a group of mountains. Under the cover of night, one could only see the shadows of the overlapping mountains, which looked a bit eerie and scary.

"Where have people gone?"

Once you enter the mountains, finding people will become difficult.

Wen Zhu explored the surrounding area but to no avail, so he had to go back to the city to send a message, because he was very familiar with the terrain of this mountain. If he wanted to walk out of the hundred-meter cliff at the back, he could only go through a few specific entrances into the mountain.

Seeing the clear marks and messy scraps of cloth left on the ground, he nodded in satisfaction.

It is impossible for me to observe this mountain area by myself, so it would save a lot of effort to let others guide me.

As soon as he left, the mob rushed over.

"Look here, there are footprints on the ground."

"There are some rags here."

"The mad demon must have hidden in the mountains."

Several people were immediately overjoyed. If they went to call for support now, the madman would be caught in the trap and would not be able to escape even if he had three heads and six arms.

Everyone was busy with their own things, and Qin Miaoxi also came to the vicinity of Youzhou.

But Youzhou is a large territory, and she lost her direction. She could only wait for the latest news from Zi Yan before continuing her action.

She found an inn to stay in. While she was eating to replenish her energy, she saw a familiar figure downstairs.

"Why is he here?"

Wen Zhu hurried over, borrowed paper and pen from the post station, quickly wrote a letter and sent it out. When he was about to leave, he heard a shout from above.

"Wen Zhu!"

He looked up and met Qin Miaoxi's eyes. The next moment, guilt and nervousness flashed across his eyes.

"Ma'am, why are you here?"

He only heard Lu Qingchen say that his wife was going on a long journey, but he didn't hear that she would come to Youzhou!

Qin Miaoxi winked at him, and Wen Zhu walked upstairs dejectedly.

"Tell me! Why are you here?" Qin Miaoxi looked at him scrutinizingly, her eyes still fixed on his ink-stained fingers. "Who are you writing to?"

Wen Zhu naturally didn't dare to hide anything and immediately replied truthfully, "It was written... for the Marquis."

"Ok?"

One word instantly made Wen Zhu's heart hang in the air.

"Just, just some homely things."

Qin Miaoxi's lively eyes looked him over, she put down her chopsticks with a snap, and wiped the corner of her lips gracefully.

She threatened with a smile: "Since you won't tell me, then I can only ask the young marquis."

Wen Zhu: “…”

A quarter of an hour later, Qin Miaoxi knew the whole story. Lu Qingchen knew that Yunyin Pavilion had issued a hunting order, and because the amount of gold was too attractive, he asked Wen Zhu to come and capture the person.

Qin Miaoxi's mouth twitched when she heard this. "Did he have a seizure? He's the only one who needs money. Who is this crazy demon? Isn't it like asking you to die? Go back now."

This may sound outrageous, but considering Lu Qingchen's personality, it seems understandable.

Wen Zhu lowered his head and hesitated to speak, "But I have tracked down his whereabouts."

"Tracking him is one thing, arresting him is another. Why do you think so many people didn't catch him back then?"

Qin Miaoxi said solemnly: "You go to the border now. This matter has nothing to do with you."

"But..." Wen Zhu didn't want to think about it, because the demon had been surrounded, and they had plenty of men and time to force him out and capture him.

Qin Miaoxi took a deep breath. Normally, Zi Yan didn't seem to be embarrassed when talking to him. Why was she still so stubborn?

I immediately wrote a letter and handed it to him, "Take this letter back with you, and the young marquis will not make things difficult for you."

Wen Zhu showed his big white teeth this time, "Thank you, Madam, for your understanding."

Qin Miaoxi: "..."

She waved her hand at him in disgust, "Alright! Let's go!"

Wen Zhu quickly bowed and left, his legs practically sending sparks from running.

Qin Miaoxi was too late to call him back. She sighed helplessly and had to go downstairs herself to get the letter back.

When she saw the contents of the letter, she became completely upset.

The devil is hiding in the mountains?

She set off without hesitation and headed straight for the mountains and forests.

But at this moment Wen Zhu did not leave, but went to the shop secretly run by the Lu family.

"Pass the information back to me."

Unfortunately, the shop here does not have enough staff, and it takes twice as long to deliver a letter as it does to the post station. Otherwise, there would be no need to go to the post station to send a letter.

Unexpectedly, the shop owner began to hesitate, "Sir! Is this not necessary?"

"why?"

"Because the Marquis has already come to Youzhou!"