Old Huang's explanation afterward seemed simple. He just found A Xun's secret location and discovered A Xun was refining the 'Death Refusing Incense.' When the incense was ready, its aroma spread far, causing the infamous corpse transformation.

After listening to Old Huang's statement, Wu Jinliang raised another question, "You don't have the surname Jin anymore, you changed it?"

At this, Huang Yingying, whose face was swollen, sighed, "After leaving Divine Mountain and gaining freedom, I feared that someday my surname might again cause disgust, so for fewer troubles, I changed it to 'Huang.'

It's imaginable how scared he was at that time. Wu Jinliang didn't ask much and left the cave. He also took out the Mother-child Talisman and directly sent a message to Shi Chun: Chun Tian, did you get the thing from A Xun's body?

The library was dimly lit, the street lights outside the window were still hazy, and there were occasional movements of passers-by.

Shi Chun sat alone in the shadows, guarding the patched table, slowly chewing on fruit. He suddenly took out the Mother-child Talisman and glanced at it, seeing Wu Jinliang's message, and replied: It's not the time to take things, didn't take.

Wu Jinliang promptly informed: Is there still a chance to get it now? According to Huang Yingying's account, the corpse transformation back then happened because A Xun was secretly refining 'Death Refusing Incense,' which means A Xun might have 'Death Refusing Incense.' on him.

Shi Chun never dreamed that the esteemed A Xun might have the thing he was searching for. He instinctively jumped up but quickly sat down again, sending another message: How could he have 'Death Refusing Incense' on him?

Wu Jinliang immediately conveyed the relevant information piece by piece, including the matter that the 'Divine Mountain' is 'Divine Bird Mountain' and 'Golden Que Mountain,' and Huang Yingying's background, finally reminding that before confirming, it might not be wise to eliminate Old Huang.

Of course, he expressed suspicion, doubting that this might be Huang Yingying's means of self-preservation.

Whether it's a self-preservation method is another matter, Shi Chun asked again: Check with Lao Changtai's people. Among the suspicious persons found in the shop, is there a man with long flowing hair, sleek black clothes, a defined face, and slightly reddened eye sockets?

Wu Jinliang, upon seeing this, raised his hand to slap his forehead, meaning how he forgot about this part.

He immediately turned around and whistled twice.

Inside the cave, Lao Changtai came out upon hearing and Wu Jinliang showed him the message.

After seeing it, Lao Changtai nodded immediately, "Yes, he appeared a few days ago, went up the mountain in the city, we couldn't follow him down, don't know which mountain person is he, trying to find out his identity..."

As he spoke, he himself also realized what happened.

Wu Jinliang then immediately conveyed the relevant information to Shi Chun.

Upon seeing it, Shi Chun felt a headache, there was actually this oversight, replied: It should be A Xun indeed, Huang Yingying probably didn't lie, but it's certainly impossible to go to the scene of his demise now.

Wu Jinliang asked: Then what to do, the thing is likely on him.

Shi Chun: I'll handle it, keep Huang Yingying alive.

After finishing their contact, Shi Chun fell into contemplation in the dark, then took out the Mother-child Talisman again and sent another message to Wu Jinliang: Leave me the Mother-child Talisman that contacts Mei You.

Wu Jinliang reminded: The Mother-child Talisman they use might be different from ordinary ones, might be locatable, once Mei You realizes something happened to his men, he might trace them up through the location.

Shi Chun: I know, keep steady, don't let him realize for now.

Said so, Wu Jinliang naturally had no objection, turned around and handed the Mother-child Talisman to Lao Changtai, instructing: "If something goes wrong, Dazhi City might seal the city, I live outside the city, no matter, you quickly hurry back, how to hand over the stuff, you ask the Master via communication yourself."

"Got it." Lao Changtai took the stuff and swiftly retreated first.

Handing over the stuff wouldn't be difficult, Shi Chun went out once more, on the way, the two brushed past each other and completed the handover.

The mountain within the city, suddenly much brighter with lights, this unusual movement caused quite a stir within the city, just as anticipated by Wu Jinliang, the Dazhi City mobilized forces and activated the City Defense Array, sealing the city!

Wu Jinliang's reaction was very timely.

At the same time, Mei You hurriedly rushed to the Inner Court, waited until Lou Xiu dismissed and assigned tasks to a group before stepping forward and whispering, "Commandant, heard that A Xun was killed?"

Lou Xiu hummed, "The situation is severe, the City Lord is very angry, hmm? What's with your eyes? You don't think I did it, do you? Let me tell you, I've been on the mountain all along, this has nothing to do with me, I'm also quite surprised."

Mei You was stunned, didn't know if what the other person said was true or not, if it's not him, then who could it be?

Lou Xiu continued, "But this isn't a bad thing for us, notify your people out there, no need to run, let them return quickly."

"Alright, okay." Mei You agreed, took out the Mother-child Talisman instantly and issued orders to his team, indicating nothing happened, have them return immediately.

The night has its bustle; people come and go on the street. Shi Chun who was wandering just found a secluded corner to sneak into then saw Mei You issuing orders on the Mother-child Talisman.

He immediately replied: In Sanqi Lane, the stuff inside the broken wall hole, hand over to Lou Xiu, you'll regret it if late.

When the message was sent, he directly made a hole in the wall in front, retrieved another Mother-child Talisman, stuffed it into the broken wall hole along with the one sending the message, and then just turned around and left.

Inside the Inner Court Hall, upon seeing the message, Mei You froze, this clearly wasn't a reply from his subordinates, had his subordinate's Mother-child Talisman fallen into someone else's hands? Then would previous contact...?

Thinking of this made him almost break out in a cold sweat.

Unintentionally turning around, Lou Xiu saw his expression and noticed something abnormal, asking, "What's wrong?"

Mei You swallowed hard, quickly stepped forward, and handed the message on the Mother-child Talisman to him.

Lou Xiu, after reading it, was quite surprised. How did it end up implicating him directly? He shot an angry glare and rebuked, "What's going on?"

Mei You awkwardly replied, "I don't know either."

Saying that, he hurried to reply, asking, "Who are you?"

However, no matter how he asked, it was as if the message had sunk into the sea, with no further response.

Lou Xiu suddenly said in a deep voice, "Stop messing around. Go quickly and see what it is."

"Okay." Mei You quickly sprinted away.

After going down the mountain, he had someone drive a carriage, hiding himself inside the carriage to avoid being recognized by the many people who knew him in the city.

When the carriage arrived at Sanqi Lane, he jumped out and quickly slipped into the alley, searching with his eyes and spotting a hole. Carefully using a spell to probe inside and confirm there were no traps, he reached in to retrieve two Mother-child Talismans.

After a quick look around, he swiftly departed and jumped back into the carriage.

After the carriage made its way back to the foot of the mountain, he quickly got off and ran back up the mountain, returning to the Inner Court Hall. Seeing Lou Xiu who was pacing and waiting, he immediately presented the two Mother-child Talismans, "Inspector, just two Mother-child Talismans."

"Two?" Lou Xiu took them and flipped through them, saying, "Just say we got the items and ask what they want."

"Okay." Mei You complied immediately. Unexpectedly, as soon as the message was sent, one of the talismans in Lou Xiu's hand glowed with ghostly writing.

Seeing the content, Lou Xiu immediately showed it to Mei You and cursed, "Idiot!"

Upon looking closely at the serial numbers on that Mother-child Talisman, and matching them with the marks on his own, Mei You realized they were halves of a pair, which he hadn't noticed before, feeling embarrassed.

But it also made the two understand the purpose of the other Mother-child Talisman.

Lou Xiu threw Mei You's half back to him, propped up the other half, and snorted, "Such cautious behavior, those who seek us out are unlikely to mean well."

Saying this, he directly sent out a questioning message on the talisman: "Who are you?"

Having returned to the library and continuing to eat the fruits, Shi Chun looked at the content on the Mother-child Talisman, put down the fruit he had bitten, and replied: The one who killed Lord A Xun first found two followers at the scene, dispatched one to lure Mrs. Bai away, and when that person returned, the murderer instantly killed the two followers, then went to Lord A Xun's side, took advantage of the unawareness to successfully attack, eliminated the rest, and then set fire to leave.

After sending the message, he placed the talisman down, continued munching on the previously bitten fruit, and silently chewed while watching the shadowy light on the window in the darkness.

Upon seeing the densely packed small characters on the Mother-child Talisman, Lou Xiu's heart sank. He immediately avoided Mei You's inquisitive gaze, walked back to sit behind his desk, and sent a message back asking: What do you want?

Shi Chun, unhurriedly finishing the fruit in his hand until only the pit was left, picked up the Mother-child Talisman and, seeing the new message content, was almost certain it was Lou Xiu himself. He simply replied: Give me every item of A Xun's personal belongings, none missing.

Wanting A Xun's things? Lou Xiu's eyes showed doubt; he didn't know why the person wanted A Xun's belongings. It certainly wasn't for wealth, otherwise, they could have blackmailed him, which meant there was something special among A Xun's personal belongings.

After a few thoughts, he sent a message asking: How do I give them to you?

Shi Chun replied: Wait until you can get them.

Lou Xiu pondered silently for a long time before slowly putting away the Mother-child Talisman in his hand, got up, and left.

Mei You followed, anxiously asking, "Inspector, what does the other party mean?"

"Mean what? That you'll need to clean up the mess," Lou Xiu replied irritably.

Tonight was destined to be sleepless. The entire Dazhi City began to stir, with City Guards knocking door to door, Chao Yue Hall being no exception. The lights in the front hall lit up, and Dong Wenshu's whole family was startled.

There was no choice; the person knocking felt that Shi Chun as a clerk was inadequate, insisting Shi Chun call out the Master, and required everyone to be present.

Once everyone was gathered, the leader's gaze swept over the people and asked, "Are these all the people? Is everyone here?"

Dong Wenshu replied, "These are all the people in the library, what's happening this late at night?"

The leader loudly said, "Mr. Wenshu, everyone listen clearly. Tonight at 7 p.m., anyone who left their homes, the shop, went anywhere, or did anything must honestly report for verification. There must be no concealment, or the consequences will be serious!"

Hearing this, Dong Liangyi instinctively glanced at Shi Chun standing to the side.

With the lively commotion outside, Dong Wenshu asked again, "Did something happen?"

The leader replied, "Someone committed murder, killing the envoy sent by the Divine Mountain. Whoever can provide useful clues will receive a substantial reward; the City Lord has declared a reward of one billion Sandalwood Gold!"

"One billion?" Dong Liangze couldn't help but react.

Everyone present was moved, even Shi Chun. It's imaginable, just providing a clue could earn such a hefty reward, indicating the City Lord was genuinely enraged.

At first, it seemed like a big deal, but hearing it, Dong Wenshu was relieved, thinking such a matter had nothing to do with their family. He immediately looked around and asked, "Did everyone hear that? Did anyone go out at 7 p.m.?"

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