Demoness, where are you Fleeing to?
Chapter 144 - 139 Narrow Road for Enemies_1

Chapter 144: Chapter 139 Narrow Road for Enemies_1

When Li Xuan stepped out of the small room, he felt like he was floating. He felt as if his whole body had been torn apart, reminiscent of the ancient torture method of being torn apart by five horses.

He wondered where he might have offended Leng Yurou, but couldn’t figure out the reason.

However, the result after he took the Liudao Renyuan Elixir that night was as effective as Leng Yurou had described. The growth of his Zhenyuan surpassed the previous sessions by at least twenty percent.

More importantly, the ’Yinsha’ accumulated in his chest had also been expelled a little through the medicinal power. He estimated that this pill could extend his lifespan for about seven days.

Li Xuan was quite surprised, but when he thought about the pain of practicing the ’Motian Dalunzhuan’, he felt it was nothing more than the payback for his efforts.

By the next morning, seeing the increasingly tense atmosphere in preparation for the upcoming fight, Li Xuan decided to end his leave early and retreat to the Zhuque Hall in the Liudao Division to avoid any repercussions.

Unexpectedly, his mother, Mrs. Liu, didn’t stop him this time. She was so preoccupied with his sister-in-law’s return that she had no time to concern herself with Li Xuan’s matters and let him leave Earl Chengyi’s mansion with Li Dalu.

On the contrary, Earl Chengyi Li Chengji and his son Li Yan seemed a bit resentful as they watched him, but they couldn’t argue since his reason was fully justified.

Once they reached Zhuque Hall, Li Dalu left with two quilts to find Ma Chenggong, while Li Xuan went to terminate his leave with Jiang Hanyun.

"You’re not going to continue your sick leave?"

Jiang Hanyun looked surprised and a bit impressed, "Li Xuan, you should think this through. This isn’t like the time when you were loafing around. We in the Liudao Division are busy all year round and never have spare time. The Lord’s willingness to grant you fifteen days off is as rare as the blooming of an iron tree, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. There won’t be such good things later."

Li Xuan hesitated for a moment, thinking about the work of the Liudao Division, and the imminent battle at the earl’s mansion, he made up his mind and solemnly replied, "I thought about it very carefully and decided to terminate my remaining leave. With my comrades working tirelessly day and night, I feel restless staying at home. I simply cannot stay put any longer."

He had to find a reason to stay clear of the upcoming storm.

"Alright, we in the Liudao Division are always short-staffed. If you are willing to give up your leave, it’s nothing but good news for me. As a matter of fact, I have been meaning to discuss something with..."

Jiang Hanyun coughed and seemed hesitant to speak, she wore a complex expression as if she was having a hard time articulating her thoughts. A faint blush appeared on her face.

Li Xuan found it strange. "Colonel, if you have any instructions for me, please don’t hesitate to say."

"Hmm... I mean, you giving up your leave has helped resolve an ongoing issue here in the Division."

Jiang Hanyun shook her head, "It’s about the case of the royal treasury being stolen. The Princess Changle has told you about it, right? Yesterday, the Prince also sent a document regarding the case, asking for your assistance. Traditionally, this is beyond our jurisdiction, but considering it’s the Prince’s request and that it’s the royal treasures being stolen without affecting the livelihood of the people, we couldn’t refuse.

The problem lies in the fact that this case is filled with doubts and lacks evidence. The later the case starts, the less likely we are to solve it. However, your sick leave previously granted can’t be directly revoked. Now that you’ve voluntarily ended it, this case will be handed over to your team."

Li Xuan perked up immediately, "The princess has indeed asked for my help with the case, but I declined since it went against the Division’s rules. But if the superiors decide to place this case under my jurisdiction, I will not back down! I’ll make sure that the culprit does not go unpunished."

In fact, he was seriously moved by the treasures promised by Princess Changle. He intended to do everything he could to secure them.

"Good! We Mingyou city folks should have this kind of spirit!"

Jiang Hanyun praised, then changed the subject. "But your team is still a bit short-staffed. Considering the magnitude of the case, the Managerial Lord has intentionally arranged for an additional talented and capable team member."

After saying this, she rang a bell on the table and said, "Can someone call Luo Yan in for me?"

Shortly after, a young man about twenty years old dressed in Fumo Youjiao attire entered, "Colonel, you were looking for me?"

Li Xuan looked at him skeptically, and he couldn’t help but think of ’Sword Rain’ Hua Shenxiao, whom he had once turned into an ice sculpture.

This Fumo Youjiao named Luo Yan, although a man, was extremely feminine with rosy cheeks and attractive features. Just judging by his looks, he was slightly more attractive than Hua Shenxiao.

"Let me introduce him, this is your future boss Fumo Youjiao, Li Xuan. You should’ve heard about him, so I won’t talk about him anymore."

Jiang Hanyun then looked at Li Xuan, "This young man is Luo Yan, a ’trial Fumo Youjiao’. Despite his youthful appearance of under twenty, he already has over five years of experience in the Liudao Division. He’s an orphan nurtured by the Liudao Division. He entered the organization managing cases at the age of fourteen. Xuanying Tower appraises him as experienced, well-connected and sharp-witted. Since joining, he has solved over twenty cases and slayed hundreds of evil spirits and demons. Furthermore, his cultivation level is quite remarkable, having reached the fifth house level."

Li Xuan felt dubious, as the credentials of Luo Yan appear not less than Ma Chenggong’s.

Such a character is still merely a ’trial Fumo Youjiao’?

Jiang Hanyun sensed his thoughts: "With Luo Yan’s merits, he was originally eligible to be promoted to Fumo Duyu. But he committed a major mistake a while ago, so he was demoted by half. The director has taken into consideration the special situation of your team, deliberately assigned him to assist you, Li Xuan, you must treat him with respect!

Thinking of Li Xuan’s team, she couldn’t help but feel a headache.

Ever since Li Xuan started his medical leave, those three officials’ and businessman’s sons have been causing trouble three to five times, making her worry a lot. During the demon elimination, it was all right for the evil spirits to escape, but they even injured pedestrians while chasing criminals.

The key is that their ’evil repelling’ ability is gone, those evil spirits no longer avoid this group of people.

Assigning Li Xuan to lead such a non-functional rag-tag team to investigate the robbery in the royal palace couldn’t be justified.

At this moment, Luo Yan also smiled and greeted Li Xuan with a salute: "I’m glad to meet you, Youjiao Li. From now on, I have to rely on you for my staple diet. If there’s anything inappropriate, please bear with me."

Li Xuan also quick to respond with a salute: "No problem! No problem! Being assisted by Youjiao Luo is my good fortune."

He felt that this man’s voice was also gentle and magnetic, very pleasant to listen to. But for some reason, there was always a faint sense of familiarity, which puzzled Li Xuan.

Next, Li Xuan followed Jiang Hanyun to Zhuque House to pick up the files on the palace theft case.

Because it was related to the Demoness Zidie, this case was originally handled by the Sitian Department and Huoque Department. They had done some preliminary investigation work, such as crime scene investigation, confessions of the people at the scene, and so on, all of which were recorded in these files.

When they came out from the backyard of Zhuque Hall, Luo Yan asked, "Where does Youjiao Li intend to start the investigation on this case?"

"I want to go to the palace first."

Li Xuan handed over the file while speaking, thanks to the greatly improved thinking and memory power after practicing martial art, he had already got an overview of this file.

"The Sitian and Huoque Departments have detailed records of the crime scene investigation, but it’s not very intuitive to just read text. We still need to go to the scene to have a look. Also, I want to question the guards on duty that night personally. I don’t know if Youjiao Luo has any suggestions?"

Upon hearing this, Luo Yan pondered slightly, "I have some thoughts, but let’s take a look at the scene first."

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Before rushing to the palace, Li Xuan had to gather his team together. When he found Peng Fulai and the other two, they were being scolded by Ma Chenggong.

The reason was that they slaughtered a hard-raised cow when they were catching demons outside the city yesterday, which led to a group of villagers making a scene in front of Zhuque Hall. In the end, Ma Chenggong had to compensate them with three hundred teals of silver to settle the matter.

When Li Xuan came to pick them up, Peng Fulai and Zhang Yue were relieved and followed Li Xuan without a word.

"I don’t care about this money at all, it’s just a trifle, but I can’t swallow this."

Peng Fulai was extremely angry, "It’s clear that their family’s cow was possessed by an evil spirit, but they falsely accused us of slaughtering their cow. At that time, if we hadn’t acted, the evil spirit would have run away, but who knows what would have happened to that village. Instead of being grateful, they turned against us. Yokels! Really yokels!"

Zhang Yue also gritted his teeth, "The market price for a cow is no more than fifty teals, but they dared to ask for three hundred! I fucking lost my ancestry. This hit was too enjoyable."

Li Xuan’s reaction was quite calm, "As I said, we need to pay attention to the method when handling cases. We must strictly abide by the regulations in the ’Book of Liudao Chumo’. I guess you, Peng, have not read this book yet. But it shouldn’t be so, Qianqian, you should know."

Except Yue Qianqian pouted, "I told them! Unless the household gives written consent, they absolutely can’t take action. Rather bear some hardship, spend more time to wear down the evil spirit, than being taken advantage of. But they don’t listen!"

"So don’t blame others, since you guys don’t like reading, you have to learn from your mistakes."

Li Xuan was saying this when he suddenly looked stern and looked forward.

By this time, they had already arrived at the Hongwu Gate of Nanjing’s Forbidden City. At this moment, a group of people were coming from the opposite side.

At the front of them was Situ Zhong, the ’Iron Heart’, who had a tiff with him over the Lanyue House case.