Liu Xie sat alone by the window, frowning, and deep troubles were revealed in his eyes.
He sighed and murmured to himself: "Oh, how can we help Xi Yu?"
At this moment, a little eunuch came over.
His name is Xiao Lianzi.
Little Lianzi walked up softly and asked respectfully: "Your Majesty, why are you so worried?"
Liu Xie raised his head and glanced at Xiao Lianzi: "I am worried. Ji Yu has troubled me for a long time, but I have no choice."
He told me about Ji Yu's request to get Liu Long's portrait.
Little Lianzi was overjoyed and smiled slightly.
"Your Majesty, the matter is simply a coincidence. If I know someone, I might know the news about Liu Long."
A glimmer of hope flashed in Liu Xie's eyes: "Really? Who is this person? Take him to see me quickly!"
Xiao Lianzi kowtowed: "I'll make arrangements now."
At night, Liu Xie's room was brightly lit.
The candlelight swayed gently in the breeze, illuminating the entire room.
Liu Xie was anxiously waiting for Xiao Lianzi's return.
After a while, Xiao Lianzi led an old man into the room and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, I have brought this painter. He has seen Liu Long."
The painter bowed and bowed: "Welcome to Your Majesty, the villain once painted Liu Long, so he remembered his appearance."
Liu Xie was overjoyed: "Take it seriously? If you can draw Liu Long's appearance, I will definitely have a great reward!"
The painter smiled and nodded: "The villain must do his best."
Liu Xie quickly got up and walked to the painter: "Then let's start, I can't wait to see the portrait of Liu Long."
An hour passed, and the candlelight was still bright.
Liu Xie focused on the paintings completed by the artist, and the room was silent.
The painter presented the painting to Liu Xie and said confidently: "Your Majesty, Liu Long's portrait has been completed, and the villain promises that there will be no mistakes."
Liu Xie took the portrait, looked carefully, and showed a satisfied smile on his face.
"Very good! Come on, go and find Xi Yu."
A guard took the order and left.
The old man finally received the reward from Liu Xie.
"Thank you, Caoren, for your reward."
"You don't have to thank you either. This is what you deserve. But if the portrait you paint is fake and deceived me, I will not let you go."
"Please rest assured, your Majesty, it will definitely not be fake."
The guards found Xi Yu.
"Prime Minister, the emperor has found someone to paint a portrait of Liu Long. Now please come over."
A trace of surprise flashed in Xi Yu's eyes. He did not expect that the emperor was so efficient in his work.
He smiled slightly, followed the guards and stepped into the manor again.
In the manor, Liu Xie stood with his hands behind his back, his face full of pride.
When he saw Xi Yu coming, he smiled and said, "Prime Minister, come and see this portrait. This is what Liu Long looks like."
Xi Yu gave a simple salute, walked quickly to Liu Xie, and looked at the portrait carefully.
Liu Long on the picture is lifelike, as if he can walk out of paper.
"How did Your Majesty get this portrait?"
At this time, the little eunuch, Little Lianzi, came over.
Liu Xie said: "All this is his credit."
At the same time, I told you about the relevant situation.
Xi Yu glanced at Xiao Lianzi gratefully.
He said, "Thank you, Xiao Lianzi, if you can succeed this time, you will be the first to be successful."
"You are polite to the Prime Minister. I feel very honored to be able to share the Prime Minister's worries."
Xi Yu was filled with joy. He thanked God for his help and made things go so smoothly.
Xi Yu looked at the portrait in his hand and showed a hint of relief on his face.
So he left here.
The next day, Xi Yu ordered several cavalrymen to find painters, draw the image, and post it everywhere.
The cavalry responded and hurried to do it.
Xi Yu thought to himself.
He understood that finding Liu Long was as difficult as finding a needle in a haystack.
However, with this portrait, it is much better than having no clues.
He looked up at the sky and prayed secretly in his heart, hoping that this clue could lead them to find Liu Long.
He remembered what happened last night.
Before leaving, Liu Xie said, "Prime Minister, I believe you will be able to find Liu Long."
Xi Yu nodded and said, "Thank you for your trust, I will do my best."
On the other side, Liu Long slowly opened his eyes in the room.
However, he felt extremely uncomfortable in his body, as if countless bugs were running around in his stomach.
Liu Long struggled to get up, but found that his body seemed to be nailed and could not move at all.
"Is there anyone? Who will help me..." Liu Long's voice echoed in the quiet room.
His eyes were filled with despair and helplessness, and the scene of himself killing the old immortal appeared in his mind again.
"Is this really a punishment from God?" Liu Long murmured to himself.
Liu Long's heart was filled with regret and fear, and he didn't know what his destiny would be.
At this moment, many painters came to the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Xi Yu looked at Liu Long's portrait and began to think about it.
From now on, we must create momentum so that everyone can think that Jia Xu’s incident is related to Liu Long.
In the Prime Minister's Mansion, many painters were busy painting portraits of Liu Long.
The room was filled with a faint fragrance of ink, and the painters waved their brushes intently.
After everyone finished painting, Xi Yu immediately arranged for the soldiers to post these portraits on various streets.
The soldiers took the order and left.
On the street, people stopped to watch the posted portraits and talked a lot.
"This man looks mysterious."
"I heard that Jia Xu's incident is related to him."
On the city tower, a soldier spoke loudly about Liu Song and Liu Long's rebellion, and his voice echoed in the air.
"Liu Song and Liu Long secretly colluded to rebel and endanger the safety of the people!" The soldiers' words were full of majesty.
The people below gathered around and listened to the soldiers' narratives.
In the crowd, an old man murmured to himself: "So that's it. It seems that the Prime Minister may have been wronged."
Another young man continued: "The person behind this scene is probably Liu Long's people, and they want to frame the Prime Minister."
The streets were bustling with people's discussions one after another.
There was a dull aura in Liu Long's residence.
Finally, a confidant came, named Wang Shuai.
Wang Shuai walked into the room and was shocked when he saw Liu Long.
"Boss, what's wrong with you?" Wang Shuai asked with concern.
Liu Long said weakly: "Don't talk nonsense, hurry up and invite a doctor."
Wang Shuai nodded and turned around and left quickly.
Walking on the road, he felt a little confused.
"The reason why the boss became like this must be related to killing the old god. It was a retribution. We advised him not to act irritably, but he just refused to listen."
His heart was filled with worries and helplessness.
Wang Shuai speeded up his pace, hoping to find a doctor as soon as possible to treat Liu Long.
Liu Long did not wait for the old doctor to arrive in the end. After a few painful howls, he finally died.
Liu Long's room was filled with a breath of death.
Wang Shuai and the doctor arrived in a hurry, but it was too late.
"Boss...he has gone..." Wang Shuai said in pain.
The doctor shook his head silently and said softly: "I'm one step late, so let's mourn."
Then turn around and leave.
Wang Shuai stood there blankly, tears slid down his cheeks.
"I must tell the other brothers about this." Wang Shuai said to himself.
He walked out of the room slowly, his steps heavy and difficult.
Wang Shuai summoned the other brothers.
"Brothers, Boss Liu Long... He has passed away." Wang Shuai's voice was filled with endless grief.
When everyone heard this, they looked shocked and sad.
"What's going on?" someone asked.
Wang Shuai told them what happened.
"It seems that all this is indeed related to killing the old god." A burly man broke the silence, with a hint of helplessness in his voice.
"Oh, what's the use of talking about these now?" Another person sighed, his eyes revealing despair.
"The boss is dead, we must face the reality." The third person said, with deep sadness on his face.
"What should we do now?" someone asked.
The room fell into silence again, and everyone fell into deep thought, as if looking for a glimmer of hope in the darkness.
"Now that the boss is dead, our previous plans cannot be realized." One person said helplessly.
"Yes, I can only give up the matter of killing Liu Xie and Xi Yu." Another person sighed and responded.
"But the boss is our brother after all, and we want to be buried." Another person said.
Everyone nodded in agreement.
They discussed the burial of Liu Long.
In the end, they decided to bury Liu Long on a small hill outside the city.
On the other side, the cellar was filled with a damp atmosphere, and the dim lights swayed, giving people a gloomy feeling.
Jia Xu curled up in the corner, his face pale and trembling all over.
Lei Tiangui slowly walked into the cellar, and his footsteps echoed in the silence.
"Jia Xu, come with me." Lei Tiangui's voice was cold and ruthless.
Jia Xu raised his head, and a glimmer of hope flashed in his eyes.
"Are you here to let me go?"
Lei Tiangui sneered.
"Don't be foolish, you can't escape."
They came to where they first arrived.
A woman sitting on a chair.
Jia Xu recognized that she was the woman she had seen last time.
The woman's eyes were cold.
A fear surged in Jia Xu's heart.
Jia Xu stared at the woman with horror, and asked in a trembling voice: "What do you mean? Why did you get me here?"
The woman's mouth raised slightly, showing a strange smile.
Her voice was cold and low, and she replied, "I am a witch."
Jia Xu's body involuntarily took a step back and leaned against the cold wall.
At this time, the only oil lamp in the cellar flashed with a faint light, illuminating the woman's figure to the point of being light and dark, adding a bit of terrifying atmosphere.
"What do you... want to do to me?" Jia Xu's voice was filled with fear.
A trace of cunning flashed in the woman's eyes. She slowly approached Jia Xu and said softly: "Your blood is of great use to me."
The woman giggled, her voice echoing in the air like a ghost.
"Yes, I am a witch. I need to suck other people's blood to enhance my magic. And the blood of a resentful and talented person like you will be more helpful to me." A greedy light flashed in the woman's eyes.
Jia Xu felt his heart beating faster, and his body trembled involuntarily.
He looked at the witch in horror again.
Suddenly, he saw the witch's face full of hideousness, and his distorted face made him feel disgusted.
"You...you can't do this!" Jia Xu's voice was hopeless.
The witch giggled again, the laughter was creepy.
Jia Xu begged: "Please, let me go!" However, his begging for mercy was useless.
The witch nodded at Lei Tiangui.
Lei Tiangui immediately walked to Jia Xu with heavy steps.
His fist fell like an iron hammer and accurately hit Jia Xu in the head.
Jia Xu had no time to let out a muffled groan and fainted on the ground.
Lei Tiangui quickly brought a big basin and placed it on Jia Xu's forehead.
The woman squatted down and her cold hands gently placed on Jia Xu's forehead.
Jia Xu's blood flowed out along his forehead and gathered in the basin.
After a while, the basin was filled with blood.
The woman picked up the basin without hesitation and drank the blood in one go.
A strange and satisfied smile appeared on her face.
The smile seemed particularly hideous under the dim light.
The candlelight swayed, as if adding a weird color to this terrifying scene.
Lei Tiangui smiled flatteringly and said to the witch: "Congratulations, his skills have been improved one more level."
The witch's husky voice echoed in the air.
"Thank you for getting Jia Xu. If there are any similar people, you must get them for me."
Lei Tiangui nodded repeatedly and replied: "Don't worry, as long as there is such a person, I will definitely get it for you."
On a sunny day, County Magistrate Wang Liang hurried to Xi Yu's residence.
He was full of guilt and knelt down with a "plop", his head lowered, his voice with annoyance.
"Prime Minister, I have not found any trace of Jia Xu until now, let alone the mastermind behind the scenes. Please punish me, I am willing to resign from office and not do it."
Xi Yu sat on the chair with his brows slightly frowned. He stared at Wang Liang with reproach in his eyes.
He tapped the table with his right hand and said in a deep voice: "How can you be so negative? You can't give up when you encounter difficulties. You'd better find a way to inquire."
Wang Liang lowered his head, his hands trembled slightly, and his lips tightly pursed, showing his inner uneasiness.
After listening to Xi Yu's words, he stood up silently, looked lonely, turned around slowly, and left sadly.
After Wang Liang returned to the county government office, he looked serious.
He looked around the yamen runners around him and said in a deep voice: "Now the Prime Minister thinks that the matter is related to Liu Long. So no matter what, we must find Liu Long."
The light in the lobby was a little dim, and the yamen runners looked painful on their faces.
A yamen runner muttered, "The world is so big, where can we go to find Liu Long?"
Wang Liang frowned and raised his voice and said, "The Prime Minister has also issued an announcement to the whole country. Other places will definitely help find it. But the matter was made in our Youzhou, and we must find it first, otherwise our Youzhou County Office will lose face."
The yamen runners looked at each other helplessly, and finally had to agree in unison: "Yes, sir!"
After two yamen runners walked out of the county yamen, they stood on the bustling streets, paying attention to the movements around them and muttered quietly.
"This task is too difficult to complete, and the county magistrate is too real. Why should I be so serious? Just just treat the prime minister perfunctorily." A yamen runner curled his lips and said.
Another yamen runner nodded and echoed: "That's right, he took it seriously."
The other yamen runners also agreed and decided secretly in their hearts that they just acted as routine and didn't have to be too serious.
However, they never expected that the county magistrate Wang Liang was walking out of a corner at this time.
Wang Liang's face was gloomy, and he accused angrily: "You dare to be passive and lazy!"
Several yamen runners were so scared that they shivered, lowering their heads and daring not to speak.
The yamen runner who made his ideas, named Liu Quanneng, knelt down with a thud and begged for mercy.
And Wang Liang had already decided to punish him to serve as a warning to others.
"Come on, beat Liu Quanneng's thirty-pin!"
During the execution of the punishment, several yamen runners felt a little reluctant and wanted to let go.
Wang Liang said coldly: "Let me see who dares to let go of water in this county!"
Due to Wang Liang's warning, they had to fight.
I heard the sound of the stick falling on Liu Quanneng's body, dull and loud.
Wang Liang stood aside, his eyes were cold, and he said loudly: "Whoever releases water again will be punished together!"
The yamen runners sighed helplessly, but they did not dare to relax at all in their hands.
Liu Quanneng's screams kept coming, echoing, making people feel heart-pounding.
After the punishment was over, Wang Liang signaled the yamen runners to carry Liu Quanneng into the room.
He looked at everyone and warned sternly: "Whoever talks randomly will be punished the same way!"
At the noisy market entrance, several yamen runners who went out to perform tasks stood together with serious expressions and whispered.
"The county magistrate is really angry this time." A yamen runner frowned and said.
"That's right, otherwise I wouldn't have come out and killed the chicken to show the monkey." Another yamen runner echoed, looking around nervously.
The streets were bustling with crowds, and noisy sounds filled my ears.
The hawkers' hawking, the children's play, and the sound of horses' hooves and wheels intertwined.
"Don't talk anymore. If the county magistrate came out of some corner, it would be in great trouble." A yamen runner reminded with a nervous expression.
The other yamen runners were also shocked, fearing that the county magistrate would come out soon.
In the dark and cold cellar, there was still a mysterious aura.
The faint candlelight was still swaying, barely illuminating the figures of the witch and Lei Tiangui.
There was a hint of coldness on the witch's wrinkled face.
Her voice seemed to come from the depths.
"Lei Tiangui, you need to continue looking for people outside."
Lei Tiangui nodded slightly.
The witch warned seriously, "Be careful, don't let the government catch it."
Lei Tiangui's lips raised, showing a sneer.
"The person who can catch me has not yet been released!"
"Confidence is a good thing, but don't be careless."
"Okay, I understand, just wait for my good news."
After saying this, Lei Tiangui left immediately.
Chapter completed!