The Legend of the Young Swordsman: A Prequel - A Phantom Melody Embarks on a Journey Through the Mar

Helian Yun Shen and the other man saw Luo Xuan wave his hand, then climbed down the wall and stopped watching, coming to Luo Xuan's side. The three of them pushed open the door and entered the room, then opened the window to go out, locked the door, and went back in through the window.

They disguised everything so perfectly that no one could see anything suspicious.

in the room

Everything was simply furnished, with nothing particularly novel or luxurious about it. Lei Mengsha reached out and rummaged through the bottles and jars in the room, while Luo Xuan went to the desk in the room to look for suspicious documents and envelopes.

Helian Yun Shen, on the other hand, would just knock on the walls in various ways.

"Yun Shen, what are you doing?"

Lei Mengsha found Yun Shen's actions rather strange and asked him about it. Yun Shen, the one being questioned, slightly relaxed his movements, looked up at Lei Mengsha, and whispered.

"Let me see if there are any secret passages or mechanisms here, just like those in that inn."

"We should also look for the secret passage and the mechanism. I just checked and all these bottles and jars can be picked up, so this room doesn't seem like it has any hidden mechanisms."

"Brother Lei, do you think the mechanism might be well hidden? Otherwise, this room looks quite strange."

"You two should stop discussing this so-called mechanism. The Earl of Ninghe is a count who has been granted a title by the imperial court and is also the lord of a city. He is meticulous and cautious in his dealings with others, and it is impossible for him to leave behind any so-called evidence."

I just noticed ashes near this document, which means any possible written evidence was destroyed by burning.

Luo Xuan, who was walking over from the desk, spoke to Helian Yun Shen and the other man who were searching for the so-called mechanism. The two men stopped what they were doing and looked at Luo Xuan.

"Wouldn't we have just wasted our time coming in for nothing?"

"It's a waste of time, but not to the point of being a waste of time. I just found some fragments of letters that weren't completely burned in the desk area of ​​the room. They don't look like the contents of a single letter."

However, the contents of some letter fragments confirm that what Ninghebo Guan Sheng was doing was likely not simple, but it's difficult to determine exactly what he wanted to do.

Luo Xuan showed the evidence he had to the two men, explaining his reasoning and analysis. He Lian Yun Shen found his reasoning reasonable.

"Then what should we do now?"

"Naturally, we should continue searching the room for other things. Even the most cautious person will leave something behind. I don't believe anyone can be completely foolproof."

Lei Mengsha replied to Helian Yunshen first, then glanced at Luo Xuan before continuing to search the room. Seeing this, Luo Xuan also continued searching the room, and Helian Yunshen, seeing the two of them, could only follow suit and search the room as well.

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After searching for an unknown amount of time, all three of them found only what Luo Xuan had discovered, leaving them with no choice but to leave.

They quietly opened a crack in the window to check that it was safe outside. The three of them climbed out the window, and Luo Xuan unlocked it. They went inside, closed the window, and then locked the door.

The three of them used their strength to scale the wall and leave the courtyard. Having discovered such a shocking secret, they left immediately, having forgotten their original purpose for scaling the wall.

In Helian Yunshen's room at the inn

The three of them stared at the fragments of letters on the table, lost in thought. The fragments were too scattered, and there was very little useful information to be gleaned from them.

"When I read some of the letters, I could tell that they were written in the script of the Beique Kingdom, which was previously destroyed by our Beili Kingdom, and the calligraphy was also in their Beique Kingdom style."

This script and writing style were completely abolished by the court after the Northern Kingdom was destroyed by the Northern Li Kingdom, and almost all related content was destroyed within the territory of the Northern Li Kingdom.

Only those who fled the Northern Kingdom and remained there could write.

The text contained very little useful information, but the erudite Luo Xuan deduced from the scattered fragments that it was the script of the destroyed Northern Que Kingdom.

Helian Yunshen was relatively unfamiliar with the Northern Que Kingdom, and was even more puzzled when he heard these things. On the other hand, Lei Mengsha rubbed his chin and muttered something after hearing this.

"Could it be that this Lord Ninghe is colluding with the remnants of the Northern Que Kingdom to plan some earth-shattering event within the territory of Northern Li?"

"Are you talking about cooperating with the remnants of the Northern Que Kingdom to revolt and restore their kingdom?"

"That's what I mean."

Listening to Luo Xuan's concise explanation, Lei Mengsha nodded. Upon hearing the word "rebellion," Helian Yun Shen instantly understood what was going on.

Such a thing, if it were to happen, would surely cause immense suffering and loss of life.

"Brother Lei, Brother Luo, how about the three of us join forces to capture this Lord Ninghe and torture him severely before asking him if it's true?"

If it were true, it could eliminate the suffering of the people.

It is also a great act of merit.

Helian Yun Shen addressed the two, offering his ideas and suggestions. Lei Meng Sha and Luo Xuan, upon hearing Helian Yun Shen's thoughts, found themselves in a dilemma.

A bitter expression appeared on his face.

At this time

Lei Mengsha spoke up.

"This Earl of Ninghe, Guan Sheng, is an earl personally conferred by the imperial court. The three of us doing this is openly challenging the prestige of the imperial court."

Don't be fooled by the fact that the imperial court seems to ignore us江湖人 (jianghu people, people of the martial arts world). If we do something that damages the court's reputation, the court will not remain indifferent.

Unless we become powerful enough to make the imperial court think twice before taking action against us, which is clearly beyond the reach of the three of us at present.

"This is the first time I've heard you act with such reservations. Isn't this the same as when you and Liu Yue were racing horses in the streets of Tianqi City?"

Luo Xuan was quite surprised to see Lei Mengsha speaking so eloquently about these things.

When did this guy start being so hesitant and indecisive?

"Back then, I was young and impetuous, and I was fearless and reckless. Now it's not the same."

Lei Mengsha replied to Luo Xuan with a slight smile.

Luo Xuan naturally understood Lei Mengsha's meaning from his words, while Helian Yunshen was a little confused. However, he was still thinking about how to capture Ninghebo Guan Sheng and find out all the details.

“We can write to Ruofeng and ask him to come over. Given his position, there's absolutely no problem with him doing these things. After all, he led us in doing it, not the other way around.”

Even if the imperial court wanted to say something, it wouldn't say more.

Luo Xuan's eyes darted around, and he immediately thought of a perfect scapegoat.

It would be most appropriate for him to take the blame.

"Is it really okay for us to screw over Ruofeng like this?"

Lei Mengsha felt a little embarrassed to do something that might harm Xiao Ruofeng. After all, the two had a good relationship, and it just didn't feel right to do it this way.

“What’s wrong with it? After all, this is something that’s closely related to the Xiao family. Just do it.”