The fish spirit holds a city seal token, has an edict from the city master, and outwardly appears as a scholar, being a guest of honor at the city master "Chen Guangrui's" seat.
He appeared, and the surrounding officials immediately prostrated themselves in worship.
"Gentlemen, there are three pools of blood in this place, but only two headless demon corpses." The captain said: "Perhaps a person took away a corpse."
"Demons?" The fish spirit blew out a breath and said, "Clearly, these are humans."
The officials felt a fierce wind blow, and their eyes became painful.
They couldn't help but rub their eyes. When they opened their eyes again, they found that it was indeed two human corpses, not any demon corpses!
The captain was greatly startled: "How did it turn into human corpses?"
The fish spirit said: "There are evil people who have cast illusions, killing humans and pretending to be demons. If I don't blow, it will be a case without heads. It might turn into an unsolved one."
The officials were enlightened.
They all praised in admiration.
The fish spirit continued: "Probably the young man who committed the murders on the street a few days ago. The crime scene is identical, and both these human corpses were decapitated by that young man."
The captain said with discouragement, "We failed in capturing the criminals. Our brothers have surrounded the inn, but they still escaped."
The captain bit his teeth: "Especially that young Taoist, he's quite skillful, and he injured several of our brothers with just one person."
"Grandfather……"
The captain asked weakly, "If the criminals escape, what about Master Chen? Won't he punish us heavily?"
"There's no need to blame yourselves."
The fish spirit narrowed his eyes and said, "The criminals won't run away. There are things they want to know in Jiangzhou City. I will explain the matter to Master Chen, and this time's negligence is not related to you."
The officials were overjoyed.
They all thanked him.
The fish spirit waved his fan, and the two headless corpses rose into the air. He said, "I need to take these two headless corpses to Master Chen for a report."
Seeing the fish spirit's ability, the officials dared not stop him.
They even praised him: "Gentleman, you truly have outstanding abilities and profound techniques."
However, the fish spirit did not go to see Liu Hong.
He slipped into the river, transforming into a white carp, with its whiskers dragging the two corpses. He swam for nearly half an hour before he saw several palace-style buildings underwater.
If a knowledgeable person sees them, they will be amazed to find that the style of these several palaces is very similar to that of the Sea Dragon Palace.
It must be a building that was modeled after the Sea Dragon Palace.
There are many monsters guarding the outside, all of them being aquatic creatures.
Looking around, there were many monsters.
And each one exuded an extraordinary aura.
There are more than a dozen monsters with an aura similar to that of the fish spirit.
"The big white carp! Stop quickly!"
The gate-guarding monsters, some holding spears and others carrying javelins, were trying to stop the fish spirit.
The fish spirit became angry and shouted: "I am Liyu, a close confidant of the king! How dare you, blind dogs, not recognize me?"
The words were harsh, but he still took out his credentials to prove his identity.
He finally managed to enter a palace.
The fish spirit immediately knelt down and bowed to the king without any hesitation.
"Report to the king, there is a serious matter!" He recounted the recent events and then showed the bodies of the shrimp spirit and eel spirit. He said frankly, "That young man is very formidable, and he has two accomplices. If they find out anything and expose the abnormalities in Jiangzhou, it's likely that the Tang Emperor's army, or even celestial soldiers, will come!"
The fish spirit realized the ferocity of the thief, whose cultivation was only slightly higher than that of the shrimp spirit, eel spirit, and pond turtle spirit. He feared that he might not be able to withstand the thief's attacks.
Moreover, he had read books and wore shoes, so his future was promising.
How can someone who wears shoes lower their status to fight against those who are not afraid of death and go barefoot?
"Can you know the reason why they wear shoes?"
A sudden voice echoed.
The fish spirit shook his head: "I don't know, but I know they have three people, all very young, two boys and one girl. One of them is a Taoist. The most formidable one is skilled in sword control techniques and has killed many monsters."
The "king" pondered for a moment and said, "Don't go one by one, call more powerful people. Wait for an opportunity and strike them all at once."
The fish spirit was stunned: "Do we need to be this careful?"
The "king" said, "This is the Southern Subcontinent, and it is under the rule of the Tang Dynasty. Everything must be done cautiously. Don't make too much noise or else more than just three young men will come, do you understand?"
The fish spirit nodded: "Yes, Your Majesty!"
The "king" said again, "Solve it as soon as possible. Don't add more complications."
The fish spirit gained confidence and made a solemn promise: "With the king's assistance, I will definitely present the heads of the three thieves to you within five days!"
The fish spirit withdrew, and he summoned several fierce monsters and demons according to the king's order.
The monsters emerged from the water and turned into human forms.
They mingled with the city of Jiangzhou.
...
The next day.
From a distance, Jiang Li'er saw officials searching the streets for "wanted criminals." He also heard that the notorious brute who committed murders in public a few days ago had killed more than a dozen people again last night, and the method was extremely bloody and cruel.
The people of Jiangzhou were scared and worried, hoping that the government could do everything to capture the criminal.
Jiang Li'er knew that the Liu bandit had conspired with monsters again to twist things around.
Huyu Yu couldn't bear it, her cheeks puffed out: "How can there be such injustice? These monsters are even less considerate than the ones in Langjian Cave. Human hearts can be evil, but monster hearts are even worse!"
She couldn't bear being wronged by others.
Shuqing felt confused: "Last night weren't only three monsters killed? Why did the officials say that more than a dozen people were killed last night?"
Jiang Li'er said, "Perhaps someone else died last night, and the blame was shifted onto us. It's also possible that the Liu bandit killed some people to tarnish our reputation. His goal is to provoke us, make us angry, and cause us to lose our composure in a moment of panic, leading us to rush into danger and meet our deaths."
Shuqing was greatly shocked: "Can it be like this?"
Jiang Li'er said, "We cannot let them have their way. Let's hide for a few days first."
The two people and the fox really hid for three days.
There are only four days left until Liu bandit marries his concubine.
Jiang Li'er again infiltrated Liu bandit's private office. Shenyun Jiai was very worried: "My son, Qiuju showed me the wanted poster. What's going on? Why did the government officials misunderstand you?"
Jiang Li'er told her the truth.
Upon hearing this, Yin Wenjiao was angry and scolded: "How low-handed!"
She was worried and said: "But Jiangzhou is searching for you. What should we do? It's better not to kill Liu bandit and just leave Jiangzhou directly."
Jiang Li'er shook his head confidently: "Mother, there's no need to worry. The ones who should be worried now are Liu bandit and the monsters. They want to provoke us, but I've not moved for several days. They are in a hurry!"
"Moreover, Liu bandit must be punished. Whether it's for avenging my father or for the sake of the people of Jiangzhou, I am his adopted son and have a responsibility to straighten out the Tang Dynasty."
"Adopted son? Who is his adopted son?" Shenyun Jiai was startled.
As Jiang Li'er was climbing over the wall to leave, he replied, "Li family's second phoenix!"
Li family's second phoenix...
Li's second phoenix...
Yin Wenjiao opened her mouth as if to say something, but then saw that her son had disappeared and she didn't know where he had gone to do what.
...
The fish spirit was indeed anxious. He regretted not having made the promise in the first place.
The five-day deadline has already passed three and a half days, and the criminals still have no trace.
For these days, they have searched the entire Jiangzhou City and still haven't found any trace of the criminals.
“It's not possible that they really ran away?”——The thought occurred to him.
The fish spirit couldn't sit still anymore.
He immediately went to the prefecture and told the officials to expand the search area. They needed to search the entire area around Jiangzhou, including several tens of miles outside the city.
"According to the king, don't act alone," several humanoid monsters got up and went to the prefecture with the fish spirit.
However...
'I found it.' Jiang Liuer gazed at a 'scholar' who was rushing into the prefecture office.
He also saw several "people" walking into the prefecture with the scholar.
His eyes had a faint glow.
He had been lurking here, using the "Through the Dark Method," for over two hours.
Jiang Liuer guessed that since the monsters and officials were collaborating, they must have been visiting each other.
He guessed correctly.
In Jiang Liuer's sight, the scholar's soul was in the shape of a carp, and the "people" following behind were also monsters. They were a green carp spirit, a crab spirit, a leech spirit, a yellow eel spirit, and a loach spirit.
He lowered his hat.
He climbed over the wall and sneaked into the prefecture.
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