Chapter 78 The Sword of the Son of Heaven, Volume 1
If you want to know the whereabouts of Qianye Sword, the only clue is Yi Hongwen.
Yun Que ordered his people to return all the things that the Mu family had moved out to the temporary Marquis Mansion. Not a single rockery or rockery was left behind, and they were all packed up and taken away.
Due to Yun Que's intervention, Piao Miao Pavilion's proceeds from confiscating their homes were reduced by half, making Haitang and Nan Eunuch gnashed their teeth in anger.
Watching the other people's motorcade drive away in a mighty manner, Haitang's eyes were gloomy.
"You are such a Hanshui Marquis. You dare to disturb Tai Sui. You are really brave and resourceful. But it is a pity that you are a short-lived ghost."
The woman who was talking to herself had a sneer on her lips.
She stretched out the hand that had just patted Yun Que's shoulder, and in the palm of her hand, a faint green light loomed.
The dignitaries in the imperial city all know the truth that those who offend Piaomiao Pavilion often do not live long.
Yun Que took Mu Qingyao to the first assistant's house and found Zhou Yuanliang.
Zhou Yuanliang was hosting a banquet for Luo Xiaoyu at home, just like serving an ancestor, and kept helping to pick up the dishes.
After learning Yun Que's intention, Zhou Yuanliang immediately promised:
"Don't worry, Marquis Yun. I will help you find out Yi Hongwen's movements when you get back. His every move will not escape the eyes of my office!"
The reason for asking Zhou Yuanliang for help was because Yun Que and Mu Qingyao were related to the Mu family and it was inconvenient to interfere.
If outsiders know about it, it may attract unnecessary covetousness.
Zhou Yuanliang has nothing to do with the Mu family and has many connections in the Sword Palace, so it would be safest for him to come forward to inquire about Yi Hongwen.
"Go back now." Yun Que pulled Zhou Yuanliang and left.
"There's no need to be in such a hurry, Junior Sister Luo hasn't finished eating yet!" Zhou Yuanliang had no choice but to follow back to the Sword Palace.
Seeing that everyone had left, Luo Xiaoyu felt embarrassed to eat alone, so she grabbed two chicken drumsticks and followed them back.
The reason why Zhou Yuanliang asked Zhou Yuanliang to go back immediately to inquire about the news was not that Yun Que was impatient, but that he really couldn't trust Yi Hongwen's IQ.
If that guy knew the whereabouts of the magic weapon, he might be able to find it that same day.
Sure enough, when Zhou Yuanliang found a few acquaintances in the West Courtyard and made some inquiries, he learned that Yi Hongwen had left the Sword Palace early in the morning and had not returned yet.
Mu Qingyao immediately became anxious.
Yi Hongwen is very likely to know the whereabouts of the magic weapon, but its whereabouts are a mystery, so he can only wait for him to come back before making plans.
Mu Qingyao didn't have any good ideas, but Yun Que didn't intend to wait and see.
Because the rabbit is too stupid, it may fall into the wolf's mouth before it hits the tree stump.
"The Yamen are familiar with Tianlao. Can you find out the whereabouts of the person who visited the prison today?" Yun Que said.
"Easy! You can know who has been there by asking the jailers in the sky prison. But if they don't know where they are going, the jailers will definitely not know, and they can't leave the jail."
After Zhou Yuanliang finished speaking, he thought for a while, then suddenly snapped his fingers and said, "There is someone who may know where Yi Hongwen is!"
Seeing Yun Que and others looking at each other, Zhou Yuanliang proudly named him.
"Feng wants gold!"
Half an hour later.
Outside the Tianyao, Imperial City Guard Feng Yaojin was sitting under a homemade tea tent drinking tea, twisting five banknotes worth ten thousand taels each in his hand, squinting at Yun Que and Zhou Yuanliang next to him with disdain on his face.
"I am the guard of the imperial city! I guard the important place of the prison and protect the safety of the city. You want to bribe me with this money?"
Just when Yun Que and Zhou Yuanliang thought they had hit a wall this time, they heard the other party continue to speak without a red face or a heartbeat.
"More."
Add some more...
It turns out that there are too few people.
After receiving another 50,000 taels of silver notes, Feng Yaojin nodded with satisfaction, stuffed the banknotes into his arms, and said:
"The person you are looking for is the one who entered the prison at Mao hour and left the west gate of the imperial city at Chen hour."
After saying that, he continued to pick up the teacup and tasted it leisurely.
After getting the news, Yun Que stopped staying and left the prison with Zhou Yuanliang.
The harvest is not small!
At least we know the general whereabouts of Yi Hongwen after leaving Tianlao.
As the imperial city guard, Feng Yaojin was not only stationed in Tianlao, he was in charge of the entire imperial city. Each of the four city gates had its own spies. He, the guard, knew who was going out of the city even if he was sleeping at home.
Chu.
"One hundred thousand taels in one sentence, this money is so profitable! Isn't he a general in the foundation realm? Sooner or later, my father will convict him of corruption and perverting the law!" Zhou Yuanliang scolded angrily.
He could only curse, but he didn't dare to do it in front of others.
Even Zhou Yuanliang himself knew that for generals who had reached the foundation-building stage, let alone greedy money and money, even if they killed people in the street, the emperor would not punish them, but would only reprimand and fine them.
You still expect others to protect the imperial city. How can you be convicted?
This is the privilege of practitioners.
Yun Que didn't care about one hundred thousand taels of silver, since the Mu family had plenty of money anyway.
"What property does the Mu family have west of the imperial city?" Yun Que asked.
Mu Qingyao thought for a while, then frowned and said: "There are many. I remember there were manors, inns, horse farms, many businesses and a dock."
Zhou Yuanliang was very surprised when he heard this and said:
"The area to the west of the Imperial City is mostly desolate. Your family has so many businesses, and there would be no more in the other three directions! It is indeed the most wealthy family in the Yan Kingdom. I thought your Mu family only had copper and iron mines."
Mu Qingyao added: "My family mainly relies on mining to make money. There are many other industries that I don't know about. By the way, there is another mine west of the imperial city, and the third uncle's family is in charge of it."
"How far is the mine?" Yun Que pondered for a moment and asked.
"It's almost a day's journey by carriage, Feijian can reach it in an hour by driving," Mu Qingyao said.
"Go to the mine first." Yun Que set his first goal.
"How can you tell that Yi Hongwen went to the mine?" Mu Qingyao asked strangely.
"The older people get, the more they like to bury things. They bury treasures first, and then themselves." Yun Que spread his hands and said, "I guess your third uncle buried things in his own mine, so that he feels safe enough."
Mu Qingyao was helpless after hearing this.
Unable to refute Yun Que's fallacy, she could only agree: "Let's set off now. With my level of cultivation, it's not a big problem to wield a sword for an hour."
"Don't worry, I'll go to the North Courtyard to borrow something."
Yun Que returned to the North Courtyard alone, and when he came out he was holding a puppy, which was Wu Dachuan's Wangcai.
In Yun Que's hands, Wangcai seemed extremely honest.
When Yun Que walked, he walked; when Yun Que stopped, he stopped; he didn't dare to make any unnecessary moves.
"Tracking with dogs is one way, but we don't have Yi Hongwen's items, so how can we let the puppy smell it?"
Mu Qingyao's worries disappeared after Yun Que took out the IOU.
The IOU is printed with Yi Hongwen's handprint.
Although more than half a month has passed, the IOU is still in the storage bag, and the smell on it is lost very slowly, enough for Wangcai to track it.
Yun Que jumped on Mu Qingyao's flying sword and prepared to rush to the Mu family mine.
Just as I was flying, I heard the sound of wind behind me.
Turning around, he saw Zhou Yuanliang also rising with his sword, carrying Luo Xiaoyu.
"I have nothing to do. Let's go help. Marquis Yun, don't worry. I will never hold you back."
Zhou Yuanliang said with a smile: "As long as there is danger, I will definitely be the first to run."
Yun Que shook his head helplessly.
If you like, go with him. Anyway, with Mu Qingyao's skill in handling swords, Zhou Yuanliang will probably be out of sight before we get there.
The two flying swords soared into the air one after another, flying out of the imperial city and heading straight to the west of the city.