The horses and the man in black who were running at night were like the characters in the story of Mr. Storytelling, and they were all unreturned guests in the world.

At this time, a crow flapped its wings and landed on the roof of a restaurant in front of them. It stood quietly on the eaves and watched Chen Ji and Yunyang gallop past without moving, as if it was the eaves and ridges of the building itself.

The crow's feathers reflect the luster under the moonlight, like a layer of silver veil, quiet and mysterious.

Hey, crow?

Chen Ji looked back at the eaves, but found that the crow had flapped its wings and didn't know where it was going to fly.

He was sure that he had seen this crow in the backyard of the clinic, and the look of looking at him seemed to be from the scrutiny of the superiors.

When he saw this crow, he thought it was an illusion of being nervous, but now when he saw the other party again, Chen Ji didn't think so much. The mystery of this world was far beyond his imagination.

He thought for a moment and asked Yunyang: "Mr. Yunyang, your spy department should be knowledgeable. Have you ever seen anyone who can control animals?"

"I haven't seen it before," Yun Yang responded casually.

"Is there anyone who practices Taoism? I heard that Mr. Shu told some stories about gods and monsters. Is it true?" Chen Ji asked.

"No."

Chen Ji fell into deep thought. He was already on the road of cultivation and was sure that there were definitely other practitioners in this world, but why have you never heard of it?

What causes those practitioners to hide in the market?

Tear and pull.

Yun Yang turned around and saw Chen Ji tearing off the hem of his robe and tied it to his face.

"What are you doing? You are open and honest in your work for my spy department, and you don't need to hide your head and tail," Yun Yang said disdainfully.

Chen Ji responded casually: "Mr. Yunyang, I am just a little person, it's okay to be cautious. And you have to protect my identity, otherwise the Liu family will take revenge on me, and no one will help you make contributions in the future."

Yun Yang thought about it carefully and it was indeed the case: "Then cover your face tightly...wake!"

He suddenly pulled the reins tightly, causing the horse to stop in the dim street.

Chen Ji's eyes swept away, and dozens of people stood on horseback opposite them.

The group of people were wearing straw raincoats and hats. Each of them had a long sword behind their waists, and murderous aura rushed towards them.

The leader looked up at Chen Ji. Chen Ji saw that in the shadow under the hat, the middle-aged man's eyes were like a knife, and his cheeks hurt.

"Who are these?" Chen Ji asked in a low voice on the horse's back.

"The person from the 'Maintain Punishment Department'," Yun Yang responded, tightening the reins and whispered loudly: "Commander Lin was full of dust, probably he came from Jinling with Yulongwei day and night."

The middle-aged man said calmly: "You and Jiaotu have stabbed such a big mess. I will take you two back to the capital and obey the inner minister."

"Have you been stolen?" Yun Yang sneered: "I came to Luocheng with Jiaotu to capture the spy in Jing Chao. What's wrong with that?"

The middle-aged man said solemnly: "You arrested the people from the Liu family, but couldn't provide strong evidence to convict them. Now that the old master of the Liu family is in a daze, this matter is not negligent."

Yun Yang was calm: "Jiaotu and I have found evidence long ago. We don't take it out because we want to fish for big fish with long lines and don't want to alarm the snake. Lin Chaoqing, you will come to arrest us to block the investigation when you hear a little movement. Are you a spy installed by Jing Chao in the main criminal department?"

"All nonsense," Lin Chaoqing looked at him disdainfully: "My chief of the Criminal Department has the responsibility of supervising all officials. Your Secret Spies Department is already within my supervisory authority. I advise you not to struggle meaninglessly anymore and follow me to return to Beijing!"

Yun Yang said in a voice: "Lin Chaoqing, I want to capture me, at least I will wait until Old Master Liu dies."

Lin Chaoqing was originally taciturn and no longer wanted to say nonsense: "Catch them."

After he finished speaking, dozens of fish and dragon guards rode their horses behind him and rushed over.

The horseshoes stepped on the bluestone road, making a shocking sound.

At this time, the sky was covered by a dark cloud, and the long street was like ink.

The faces of the fish and dragon guards were blocking their hats, and their eyes were hidden in the terrifying shadow. When they were about to come to Yun Yang, everyone pulled out the long sword from behind their waists in an orderly manner!

Yun Yang said to Chen Ji in a deep voice: "Sit firmly!"

After saying that, he jumped down from the horse, and his fingertips stabbed the horse's butt like a thunderous thunder. The horse neighed in a frightening voice, and ran wildly in the other direction with Chen Ji!

Chen Ji was not good at equestrianism, so he could only lower his body and hug the horse's neck tightly. When he looked back, he saw Yun Yang wearing black clothes, he did not retreat but advanced, and he strode to meet dozens of fish and dragon guards!

boom!

The moment he met the first Yulong Guard, Yulong Guard held a knife and slashed, but before the knife could fall, Yun Yang had already sank his waist and twisted his hips, and punched him on the horse's head!

A horse whineed, and the huge war horse as big as a car was shaken by this slender punch, and fell on the long street like a collapsed mountain.

"Disaster order and refuse arrest, the crime will be even higher!" Lin Chaoqing's body suddenly exerted force. He stepped on the saddle and drew a knife in the air. His knife was longer than others and heavier!

When he stepped on the horse's back and exerted force, the majestic horse could not resist the force and bent his knees.

On the other side, Yun Yang also jumped up when he saw this. The collision between the two in the air actually brought up a surging airflow. No one could see clearly what was going on and the two were about to part.

Lin Chaoqing fell from the air and stood firmly on his horse's back. A knife mark several meters long was left on the bluestone road where the two collided!

On the other hand, Yunyang jumped onto the eaves with the power of collision. The rabbits caught up with the running horse like a phantom as they fell, and jumped onto the horse's back and ran away.

On the long street, Lin Chaoqing was not in a hurry to chase him. He sat back on his horse, pressed his hat, and asked calmly: "Who is sitting behind his horse?"

"I have never seen a man from the Missing Spy Department before."

Lin Chaoqing's voice was as powerful as metal interlaced: "Check."

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...

Chen Ji said with lingering fear: "You said you have never seen a practitioner before..."

Yun Yang was about to answer, but opened his mouth but spit out a mouthful of blood. He wiped the corner of his mouth with his sleeve: "How can the practitioners tell the world? Whatever you have cultivated and what level you have reached, you can't tell others."

"Why?"

Yun Yang said meaningfully: "It is beautiful to practice and seek immortality, but that is just a story in the storybook. There are only life and death on this road. I think you have a future and may really be promoted by a big shot in the future, but remember, if you really embark on this road, don't tell others what you are practicing."

Chen Ji's heart was shocked. Yun Yang's words contained a deep warning, which must be the life experience that the other party had only summarized after experiencing certain things.

While thinking, Yun Yang coughed up another mouthful of blood: "Boy, if you can't find evidence to convict the Liu family's children tonight, we may have to die together."

Chen Ji said: "So the reason why you said you had to find evidence tonight is that you were worried about being held accountable by the 'Master Criminal Department'. I thought your secret spy department was the most powerful."

"Stop talking sarcastic words. The Chief Criminal Office is in charge of the imperial guards. Of course, these martial artists are powerful," Yun Yang said coldly: "But everyone is working under the inner minister's side. Our secret spy department holds his head and fights with the Military Information Department every day. They check what their family members are capable of every day."

The two had arrived at the gate of Zhou's mansion. Yun Yang jumped off the horse first and pushed open the vermilion door with force. The creaking sound rang in the night, making people feel sour.

The Zhou Mansion has been cleaned, the table is straightened and the chairs are raised, as if more than a dozen people have never died here.

Yun Yang stood in the courtyard and turned to look at Chen Ji, saying in a narrow voice: "There is not much time, I bet on you. I hope you don't disappoint me. Tell me, what did you find in the Zhou Mansion before?"

Chen Ji walked straight to the main house of Zhou Mansion: "Where has Zhou Chengyi collected all his books?"

"There are not a lot of books here."

Chen Ji stood in front of the bookshelf and quickly took down the books one by one to read.

Seeing that he was focused, Yunyang walked out of the main house and took out a shadow puppet from no one. He bit his index finger and used blood as the finishing touch.

The shadow puppet came alive, with a strange smile on his face, staggered onto the yard wall, and ran eastward.

He returned to the main house, but saw Chen Ji finally picked out two books: "The clues should be in these two books."

Yun Yang took the book and looked through it, but found that the contents of the two books were exactly the same: "Both books are the eighth chapter "The Second Chapter of the Governance" in "The Chapter of the Four Books". One of them should have been copied by Zhou Chengyi himself, and I have seen his handwriting."

In this era, the common ways of circulation of books include trading, borrowing, copying, looting and theft.

Printing books is monopolized by aristocratic families and is expensive, so borrowing and copying is a very common behavior.

But the problem lies here, Zhou Chengyi is not short of money.

Chen Ji pointed to hundreds of books in a wall and said, "As a county magistrate, Zhou Chengyi seems honest on the surface, but he secretly raises women in a foreign house, and even has more than a dozen servants. How could he copy books by himself? I guess that every time Zhou Chengyi borrows books and returns them, he is the way he conveys information. This book he just copied has not been able to return it to, and there should be a secret that he wants to pass on."

Yun Yang looked at Chen Ji with a strange expression: "The first time you checked was these books. At that time, you found this clue. Why didn't you speak on the spot to save your life, but instead continued to look for other clues?"

Chen Ji said: "It's always wrong to have more information that can save lives. Moreover, it's only a quarter of an hour. Although I know there is something wrong with it, I can't guarantee whether I can decipher the password of the Military Intelligence Department within a quarter of an hour."

That night, although Chen Ji was afraid, he never panicked. His trump card was like the broken porcelain piece he always held in his hand, and he had never let go.

Yun Yang sat tiredly on the chair: "Then are you sure now?"

"If there are two more hours left, it should be fine," Chen Ji said confidently.

Before she finished speaking, the sound of horse hooves sounded outside the Zhou Mansion. The two of them looked up and saw Jiaotu rolling over and dismounting with more than ten secret spies. She handed the reins to a secret spy and walked quickly towards the mansion: "Close up! On the way back, I found that the Liu family was coming here in a blatant manner, with a large number of people!"

Yun Yang was surprised: "What are they going to do?"

Jiaotu said heavily: "Old Master Liu is dead."

Yun Yang looked at Jiaotu in shock: "Is the old master of the Liu family dead? Chen Ji, didn't your master go? His medical skills are not good!"

Inside the room, Jiaotu said solemnly: "I died an hour ago, and the Liu family was excited at this time."

"Damn it," Yun Yang rubbed his face with both hands: "We are so fucking unlucky. How could he blame us for his own health? Why did this stuffy shit stick on my head?!"

Jiaotu said: "I have two secret spies under my command missing. Maybe they have been killed in the chaos. There are 'evil officials' raised by the Liu family in this group."

As soon as he finished speaking, there were dense sounds of horse hooves and footsteps coming from outside again. The Liu family came very quickly and urgently!

Someone shouted loudly: "They arrested the young juren of my Liu family and killed me in the imperial prison without any evidence. The old man was so angry that he died. Today we must give an explanation!"

"Yes, we must give an explanation!"

In the midst of the crowds and the restless fire, Yun Yang looked at Chen Ji with a strange expression: "Now, you probably only have a quarter of an hour."

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Chapter completed!