Chapter 36 Shadows in the Sun
On the official road of Luocheng, Yunyang was sitting on his horse waiting. It would only take an hour for Jiefanwei to rush over from the Mengjin camp. Jiaotu was holding the king's banner, so no one should dare to disobey his orders.

More than a dozen secret agents stood on horseback behind him, silent.

These spies were dressed in black, like solid reefs in the river. The flow of people on the official road was like the river water, and they would go around them when they saw them.

The Secret Service Department and the Chief Criminal Department have such a fierce reputation that ordinary people don't dare to provoke them.

At this time, the sound of horse hooves came from afar, getting closer and closer, as loud as thunder.

But we saw Jiaotu, dressed in black, leading the way on horseback, followed closely by five hundred Jiefan guards, raising a cloud of dust.

Jie Fanwei was wearing a straw raincoat, a bamboo hat, a long sword across the saddle behind his waist, a black cloth scarf tied between his mouth and nose, and he looked as murderous as a dragon.

"Okay, okay, the whole camp is here!" Yun Yang chuckled and rode his horse to meet them, with the joy of having victory in his laughter.

When the two sides met, Yun Yang's face turned dark.

He frowned and looked at Lin Chaoqing in the crowd: "Commander Lin, why are you here too?"

Lin Chaoqing said in a deep voice: "I am the commander of the Criminal Department. You mobilized the Jiefan Guards for no reason, so I naturally have to come and inquire. I need to know, what are you doing with the Jiefan Guards? Although the Wang Ling Flag Card is easy to use, if it is not used properly, the consequences will be very serious."

Yun Yang rode his horse to Lin Chaoqing. The two were only two feet apart and confronted each other: "This matter has been reported to the internal minister. I have Wang Ling's flag in my hand, so there is no need to tell you. Moreover, I need to be careful that some of you are colluding with foreign enemies. If the news leaks out, you can't bear the consequences."

Lin Chaoqing looked around, his gaze from under his bamboo hat slashing through the spies like a knife: "What about the masked guy? Is this his decision?"

"What do you mean?" Yun Yang frowned. "Why does my Secret Service need a little hawk to make decisions?"

Lin Chaoqing snorted softly, "If you get into a disaster this time, no one will help you turn the tide. Let's go, I'll see what you plan to do."

"Haha, Lin Chaoqing, you will be envious when Jiaotu and I perform great deeds this time!" Yunyang kicked his horse's belly and led the five hundred riders straight to Beimang Mountain.

Along the way, Lin Chaoqing looked at the direction they were heading, and the more he looked, the more frightened he became. Until he vaguely saw the cemetery on the mountain in the distance, he couldn't help but ask, "Are you going to the Liu family's ancestral tomb?!"

Yun Yang laughed out loud: "Jiaotu and I have found out that there is only an empty coffin in Old Master Liu's tomb. A few days ago, the Liu family petitioned His Majesty to posthumously confer a title on Old Master Liu, but now they have committed the crime of deceiving the emperor! Now, no one is allowed to leave, otherwise they will be treated as leaking secrets!"

Five hundred riders rushed up Beimang Mountain, but more than a hundred guards at the Liu family's ancestral tomb blocked their way, with a long wooden barrier placed in front of the gate.

Someone shouted at Yun Yang, "This is my Liu family's ancestral tomb. All the ministers who have served are buried here. There are also twelve loyalty and filial piety archways bestowed by the emperor. How dare you trespass here?"

Yun Yang ignored him and just shouted: "Follow me to ride on Beimang Mountain. Now is the time to make a contribution! Anyone who stands in my way will be killed without mercy!"

He rushed out first, leaped forward on his horse and even jumped over the wooden barriers.

Among the Liu family guards, one man leaped up and slashed with his sword in mid-air.

However, behind Yun Yang, Lin Chaoqing drew his long sword and threw the scabbard casually. The scabbard flew as fast as lightning and knocked the warrior raised by the Liu family down in mid-air.

Jie Fanwei rode past one after another, and the cavalry charged back and forth, killing the Liu family members and making them fall to the ground.

In front of Jie Fanwei, this line of defense was like a piece of paper and was easily broken through.

In a blink of an eye, Yun Yang had already arrived in front of Old Master Liu's tomb. He pointed at the stone gate in front of him and said, "Jie Fanwei, break into the tomb, open the coffin, and examine the body!"

However, at this moment, a familiar voice came from a distance: "Master Yunyang, do you know what the consequences will be after doing this?"

Yun Yang looked over and saw Liu Mingxian still in mourning, slowly walking out of the crowd.

There were more than ten people following behind him, staring at him eagerly, ready to kill at the command.

Jiaotu whispered, "He is an official raised by the Liu family."

"No matter how powerful the officer is, he can't break the army formation alone, unless those people come!" Yun Yang didn't care: "Liu Mingxian, your old man is obviously not dead, you can take off the mourning clothes on you! Come on, break the tomb!"

Liu Mingxian shouted angrily: "Let's see who dares?!"

"I can't help you!"

The Jiefan Guards are the elite of the inner court. They only know how to obey orders. It doesn’t matter whether you are the Tongpan of Luocheng or the Tongpan of Jingcheng.

The next moment, the Jie Fan guards jumped off their horses, rushed over with swords in hand, and completely dispersed the Liu family, and arrived in front of Old Master Liu's tomb!

Jiaotu snatched the long sword from the Secret Service and said coldly, "Get out of the way!"

The Jiefanwei team worked in unison to make way for her, allowing her to drag her sword forward to the front of the mausoleum and chop it down with one blow!

There was a boom.

With one cut, the stone mausoleum collapsed into two, revealing the coffin inside.

Yun Yang strode forward, stood in front of the coffin and sneered, "Liu Mingxian, let's see how you can keep your mouth shut!"

After saying that, he struggled to open the coffin!

The world was silent. All those who were fighting stopped what they were doing and looked over in shock... The coffin was really opened!

Everyone says that after being put into a coffin, one cannot look up at the sky or down to the ground, otherwise the soul will wander between heaven and earth and will never be reborn!
But Old Master Liu had been in power for more than ten years, but his coffin was opened after his death!
Yun Yang asked, "Liu Mingxian, do you have anything else to say?"

Jiaotu, who was standing by, looked inside the coffin and asked in surprise, "What's going on?!"

Yun Yang turned his head and was stunned for a moment. He saw Old Master Liu lying quietly in the coffin.

Liu Mingxian burst into tears and fell to the ground: "Grandpa, I am an unfilial grandson. I allowed the eunuch party to do such a disaster! I am an unfilial grandson. I deserve to die!"

Yunyang looked at Jiaotu in astonishment: "Didn't you say..."

Jiaotu was also stunned: "When we investigated that day, there was indeed no one inside!"

Yunyang took a step back.

how come?
There should be no one in the coffin, and Old Master Liu should be alive, so how could he appear in the coffin!
how come? !

Liu Mingxian looked at Lin Chaoqing with red eyes from crying, and said fiercely: "Lin Chaoqing, is this how you, the Chief Criminal Division, do things? Allow the Secret Service Division to persecute meritorious officials!?"

Lin Chaoqing looked at Yunyang and Jiaotu with a sullen expression: "Is this what you want to do? Come here, arrest the two of them and take them to the capital to await punishment!"

Yun Yang suddenly raised his hand: "Wait!"

As he said this, he was about to touch Old Master Liu's body, but before he could touch him, someone suddenly jumped up from behind Liu Mingxian and kicked him out: "You still want to disturb the old master's peace? You're looking for death!"

This person's strength is actually much stronger than what he showed before!
When Jiaotu saw Yunyang suffering a loss, he picked up his knife and killed him.

Another person suddenly rose up from behind Liu Mingxian, and the two separated in front of the coffin. This time, Jiaotu flew backwards and fell heavily to the ground. When Jiaotu got up again, he raised his hand angrily, ready to cut his forehead and start a killing spree.

However, Yunyang shouted, "Jiaotu, no! You can't reveal your cultivation methods!"

Jiaotu looked at Yunyang coldly: "It may be possible that we cannot defeat him. Kill them and hide your identity."

"Five hundred Jiefan Guards are here, we can't defeat them," Yun Yang shook his head and said dejectedly, "Even if we hide our identities, there is no place for us to stay. Let's go back to the capital and see the internal minister."

Lin Chaoqing jumped on his horse and said, "Take them both away!"

Liu Mingxian's eyes turned red and he gritted his teeth and said, "Just leaving like that? I want these two to be buried with my grandfather!"

Lin Chaoqing sneered, "When will it be your turn to make the decision on the affairs of our Imperial Household Department? The Minister of Internal Affairs will give you justice, but no one can touch them unless the Minister of Internal Affairs speaks up."

Having said that, Lin Chaoqing took Yun Yang and Jiao Tu away.

Yun Yang was on the mountain road of Beimang Mountain, staring at Luo City in amazement: when they came, they were holding the royal flag and were the twelve zodiac signs of the Secret Service with great glory, but when they left, they had become prisoners.

The disaster this time is so big that even the Prime Minister may not be able to cover it up.

Yun Yang looked at Jie Fanwei beside him and said impatiently, "Don't keep holding me. I can't run away. Step aside and let us talk."

The Jiefan Guards took one look at him, but were ultimately intimidated by his vicious reputation and silently stepped back a few steps, then walked down the mountain, surrounding him from the front and back.

Seeing this, Jiaotu came up to Yunyang and whispered, "What's going on? Did the Liu family get the news in advance and know that we would open the coffin for an autopsy? But it's not like Old Master Liu died just like that. Did I see it wrong that day... Wait, did Chen Ji pass on the news to the Liu family?"

Yun Yang frowned suddenly, and he subconsciously looked around to see if Chen Ji was there.

He always felt that the apprentice was watching him in the shadows.

Yun Yang knew that he would not die, as the Minister of Internal Affairs still needed him to kill people. But if it was really Chen Ji who did it this time, he would probably be bullied when he returned to the Secret Service.

He hesitated a little: "Chen Ji didn't know that we were going to open the coffin for an autopsy today. If he could even guess this, he would be too good."

"He is indeed very powerful," Jiaotu said frankly.

Yun Yang was unwilling to admit that he had not only failed to kill someone with a borrowed knife, but was also framed by the other party and thrown into prison: "He should be unable to take care of himself at this time. After losing her son, Concubine Jing also lost her nephew who she had watched grow up. She has already lost her mind and will definitely take revenge on him."

Jiaotu was being escorted, but her tone became relaxed again. She lowered her voice and said, "Let's not talk about who leaked the news for now. We have to find someone to find Chen Ji and let him find a way to save us! Give him money!"

Yun Yang was silent for a moment: "But we are being watched by Lin Chaoqing now, where can we find someone!"

"Too……"

Yun Yang suddenly said, "I have planted an insider in the Liu family. Maybe I will soon know who passed the message."

When the two were escorted down the mountain by the Jie Fan Guards, Liu Mingxian stopped crying. He stood up from the coffin with a calm expression, wiped his tears, and said calmly: "Check who gave us the message?"

"It was said that there was a letter suddenly in the room, and the guards didn't notice who put the letter in."

Liu Mingxian frowned. "How could someone enter the inner house quietly? What are those masters I hired for? When will you recruit some real masters for me?"

There was total silence all around, and no one dared to respond.

Liu Mingxian took a deep breath and said, "There is actually a high-ranking official hiding in a dark place unknown to us, and he was able to sneak into my inner house. It is necessary to investigate even if it is difficult to investigate!"

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Chen Ji walked slowly on the long street, in the shadows under the eaves. People were flowing around him, and he seemed to have nothing to do with the world.

The fallen autumn leaves covered the streets, creating a bleak scene.

This is not the Los Angeles that Chen Ji imagined. It is more cruel than he imagined. If you don't kill people, people will kill you.

When he first arrived, he had to be very careful in everything he did, for fear of doing something wrong or saying something wrong.

And now, he has learned how to deal with this world.

Although life is not glamorous, it doesn’t matter.

A furry head popped out from Wuyun's arms: "Chen Ji, there is a roast chicken over there, buy me a roast chicken."

Chen Ji smiled and said, "Okay, you have done a great deed today, you can eat whatever you want, and it is reasonable for you to sleep on my head."

At this time, they heard the sound of laughter behind them. Chen Ji turned around and saw dozens of people riding tall horses, walking happily in the sunshine.

Someone shouted, "The prince is back! The prince and the two princesses are back from Donglin Academy!"

But he saw a young man wearing a white sable fur coat sitting on a horse. Liang Gou'er, who had chopped Lin Chaoqing's hat at night, was holding the reins for him with a flattering look. Liang Mao'er was holding the long sword, following behind with a distressed look on his face.

Five or six women followed behind on white horses, whispering and laughing from time to time.

When the group of people approached, Chen Ji suddenly saw two people riding horses behind the crowd. They were his two elder brothers from the Chen family.

The two men rode their horses alongside the prince, and one of them laughed and teased, "Prince, my brother and I returned to Luocheng a few days ago. You left the academy earlier than us. Why did you come back only today? Where did you go to play?"

The prince laughed: "If I go back to Luocheng, I will be under the supervision of the old man. Of course, it is better to come back later!"

Wu Yun quietly asked in his arms: "Chen Ji, who are they?"

"unimportant."

As he was talking, people passed by the eaves where he was, and no one even looked at him.

The brilliant light of midday shone on their white horses and brocade robes, they were in high spirits and the sun was shining brightly.

Chen Ji stood in the shadow under the eaves, and in the shadow there were only the boy and the cat.

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Volume 1, Prologue (End)

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