Wandering among the heavens, learning has no end.

It was clearly his parents who did this.

His parents had always forbade Fang Duobing from venturing into the martial arts world or becoming a detective.

Fang Duobing's identity meant he didn't need to venture into the martial arts world; they only hoped he would stay safe and sound.

Going out into the world to become a detective or criminal investigator is extremely dangerous.

However, Fang Duobing was determined to become a criminal investigator.

Even if the banknotes are invalid, he still wants to pawn them.

In fact, he is not a criminal investigator now, and the criminal investigator token is not his.

Baichuan Academy also did not want to recruit Fang Duobing, after all, they did not want to offend Tianji Manor and Minister Fang.

In addition, they have always kept their distance from the imperial court.

This young master Fang is already engaged; his fiancée is Princess Da Xi.

In other words, this young master Fang is also the future consort of the Da Xi dynasty.

Baichuan Academy really doesn't want to take in someone like that.

Fang Duobing had also taken the entrance exam for Baichuan Academy several times, but was rejected each time for various reasons.

This time, he took the exam masked and came in first place.

However, after the assessment was over and the mask was removed, Baichuan Academy still wanted him to go back and didn't want to accept him.

He certainly couldn't agree to that, so he made up some nonsense, saying that Li Xiangyi was his master and that his master had sent him to Baichuan Academy.

Actually, that's not true at all. However, he did meet Li Xiangyi when he was a child, and Li Xiangyi even gave him a small wooden sword.

He used this small wooden sword to fool Buddha White Stone.

Finally, he made a bet with Fobi Baishi: he could solve the cases first, and if he could solve three cases, Fobi Baishi would have to take him on as a subordinate.

Whether Fo Bibaishi believed Fang Duobing's nonsense or it was a delaying tactic, he agreed to Fang Duobing's bet.

……

So Fang Duobing went out this time for the first case, which happened to take place in the Lingshan Sect of Jiaozhou City.

The story goes like this: Not long ago, Wang Qingshan, the leader of the Lingshan Sect, sent a letter to Baichuan Academy, saying that the Golden Mandarin Duck Alliance's communication code had been discovered in Jiaozhou City, and he suspected that there were remnants of the Demonic Cult in Jiaozhou City.

Baichuan Academy originally planned to send someone to investigate, but before they could go, they received news that Wang Qingshan had died, supposedly by molting into immortality.

Regardless of whether the story of the cicada molting and ascending to immortality is true or not, the timing is too coincidental, so an investigation is needed.

Fang Duobing accepted the task of the investigation. Before leaving, since he was not a formal criminal investigator and did not have a criminal investigator's token, he took the criminal investigator's token from the Buddha White Stone.

……

Before the case even started, Fang Duobing encountered his first problem: he ran out of money.

There was no other way; he was determined to become a detective. So he simply pawned some of his ornaments for money, planning to investigate the Lingshan Sect thoroughly before considering the money.

Before he set off, he remembered what Ji Yuan had told him before he left, and he also told his page and maid to go back first.

However, the two of them definitely couldn't agree to it.

The young master ran away from his arranged marriage and left home. How could they possibly go back on their own?

Indeed, many people believe that Fang Duobing ran away from home to escape an arranged marriage.

After all, the engagement had just been finalized and he ran away. If this isn't escaping the marriage, what is it?

It's only because Fang Duobing's family is quite powerful that he's in such dire straits; otherwise, someone else would definitely be doomed.

The engagement was arranged and you went off to travel the world. What are you trying to do? Are you defying the imperial decree?

Fang Duobing really didn't mean that... well, maybe a little bit.

He had always wanted to be a detective and roam the world, and this marriage proposal only added fuel to the fire.

……

Jiazhou City.

Baiyang Town is not far from Jiaozhou City. The three of them arrived in Jiaozhou in no time and then hid the two families' carriages in a field.

They weren't worried about the carriage being stolen.

In the desolate wilderness, few people are usually seen.

Even if someone were to encounter it, generally no one would dare to steal it.

Horse-drawn carriages are extremely valuable, mainly because the horses are precious. Stealing one would be a serious crime.

Those without money or power wouldn't dare to break the laws of Dae Hee, and those with money and power wouldn't do such a thing either.

Ji Yuan and his two companions walked into Jiaozhou City.

As soon as I entered the city, I saw a group of people gathered in front of a notice.

The three of them went over to take a look and listen to what others were saying.

The notice stated that the Lingshan Sect was looking for a young man who was said to be their successor as sect leader. If the young man was found, he could inherit all of the Lingshan Sect's assets.

The document also states the heir's birth date: born on the sixth day of the fourth month of the Bing Shen year, and that he has a lotus-shaped birthmark on the sole of his foot.

After learning about the current situation of the Lingshan Sect, the three headed towards it.

"This Lingshan Sect is quite interesting. Why don't they look for a successor within the sect?"

Su Xiaoyong couldn't understand what the people in this sect were thinking.

"Didn't the passerby just say that when Sect Leader Wang ascended to immortality, he left behind a note, and only the person whose name is on the note can become the next sect leader of the Lingshan Sect?"

Ji Yuan smiled and said.

"There must be something fishy about this."

Li Lianhua spoke first.

Ji Yuan nodded: "I don't believe it even if it's true, let alone the idea of ​​ascending to immortality through shedding the cicada's skin."

Ascending to immortality is one thing, but leaving a note is quite another. This "immortal's" behavior is rather poor and low-class.

Ji Yuan just wants to say one thing: it's rubbish.

"Anyway, we'll know once we go and take a look."

Li Lianhua nodded slightly and said.

……

The three of them soon arrived at the Lingshan Sect.

However, the three of them soon encountered their first difficulty: they were not allowed to enter the Lingshan Sect.

Their purpose in coming here was not actually related to the Lingshan Sect's search for a spiritual child.

The main purpose was to find people from the Golden Mandarin Duck Alliance.

However, whether it's for the former or the latter, they at least have to get in.

Now we can't even get in.

Actually, they could have gone in; they could have just said they were there to watch the child identification ceremony.

However, Li Lianhua said she was there to collect a debt.

Then they were kicked out and blocked at the door.

Well... the talk about collecting debts isn't entirely unfounded.

That Sect Leader Wang had indeed bought medicine from Li Lianhua before, medicine to nourish his body, but he didn't pay, saying he would owe it to her first.

Therefore, Li Lianhua knew this Master Wang to some extent. He was reluctant to pay even five taels of silver for medicine back then, which meant he valued money as his life.

The Lingshan Sect is also very wealthy.

The idea of ​​a cicada shedding its skin and ascending to immortality is absolutely impossible.

He is not the kind of person who would give up his vast fortune.

In other words, this Sect Leader Wang didn't ascend to immortality like a cicada shedding its skin; he's probably dead.

Interesting, it's a pity we can't go in to see what's going on.

After the three were stopped at the door, Li Lianhua was not annoyed and said with a smile, "It seems we can only act tonight."

"No need, someone who can take us in has arrived."

Ji Yuan noticed Fang Duobing's figure not far away and spoke up.

"Ok?"

Li Lianhua asked in confusion, looking in the direction Ji Yuan was looking.

"What a coincidence!"

Li Lianhua smiled.

Su Xiaoyong said quietly, "I suspect he doesn't want to take us into the Lingshan Sect, but rather wants to send us to the Baichuan Academy." (Shi Shui)