Demoness, where are you Fleeing to?
Chapter 588 - 476 Liuhe Zhuxian Sword Diagram (Big - asking for guaranteed monthly ticket!)_2

Chapter 588: Chapter 476 Liuhe Zhuxian Sword Diagram (Big Chapter asking for guaranteed monthly ticket!)_2

Li Xuan’s significant investment naturally was not just motivated by Lv Qiluo’s flippant remarks. He truly saw the potential in the ’Liuhe Zhuxian Sword Diagram’.

Even now, their power is extremely formidable. In the future, not only could they withstand thousands of troops alone, but even slaying gods and immortals would be as easy as pie.

The key is that he doesn’t need to spend time practicing with this sword diagram.

Li Xuan only needs to spend half a moment each day to condense the Spirit of Gengjin born from his lungs into Sword Qi, refine it into those materials, and throw them directly into it.

The sword formation loop within the ’Liuhe Zhuxian Sword Diagram’ can naturally help him purify, condense, and nourish. Moreover, the more Sword Qi inside, the faster the purification and enhancement progresses.

Li Xuan does not regret spending money on this. However, being low on money is also quite distressing.

He holds some resentment towards Leng Yurou, who handled this matter, for buying him such a massive heap at once. Couldn’t she have made purchases in installments?

Li Xuan suspected that she did it purposely with the excuse that the more you buy at once, the more substantial the discount would be, but she had ulterior motives.

Li Xuan understood this maid of his mother, who was cold-faced but dark-hearted. Even his clever sister-in-law, Su Zhaojun, was once at a disadvantage before Leng Yurou, which forced her to keep an empty room for several days.

As Li Xuan returned to his study, working on official business while pondering how to make some money soon, Zhang Yue entered hurriedly with a look of excitement. Following him was a charming and alluring young girl dressed in Xiuyiwei Baihu’s outfit.

It was indeed Zhang Yue’s love, Gong Xiaowu, who comes from the Demon Sect’s Mei maiden.

Before, this woman was hired by the Shenyi Department as a technique advisor, but after the elder council incident at the beginning of the year, her advisor status was stripped by the Liudao Division.

But at this time, Li Xuan, who already had countless connections, found her a post in the Xiuyiwei when she could no longer fit in the Liudao Division, directly making her a Baihu there.

If not for Li Xuan’s firm refusal, Zuo Daoxing was even ready to give Gong Xiaowu a real position and manage a Baihu’s office under Wei Bailong.

However, all Li Xuan wanted was for Gong Xiaowu to draw a salary and hold an official title to make the Empress Dowager and the Emperor’s in-law wary.

Even though they promised not to retaliate against Gong Xiaowu, what needed to be guarded against still needed to be guarded against.

"Qianzhi, look at this!" Zhang Yue excitedly handed a piece of Xuan paper to Li Xuan, "Qianqian was right, there truly is a problem with Longfu Temple."

Li Xuan took the Xuan paper from Zhang Yue’s hands, and then with a slightly focused gaze, realized it was a roster of monks from Longfu Temple.

He didn’t understand why Zhang Yue was giving him this roster, but the two names circled with cinnabar on it did catch Li Xuan’s attention.

"Duojicairen, Zaxigongbu? Who are they? They sound like Tibetan Lamas?"

Speaking of which, Longfu Temple is the only temple in Capital City where Lamas (Tibetan monks) and Chan (Chinese monks) monks coexist.

This matter originated five days ago, when Yue Qianqian was checking the records and discovered that from November to December of last year, three households within three miles of Longfu Temple reported suspicions to the Liudao Division and Shuntian Government that their family members had fallen victim to the demons.

However, after the autopsies, it was found that all three victims had died from brain tumor attacks.

This time frame happened to be when demon disturbances in Capital City were most rampant. These three false reports, each under different Xiaowei jurisdictions, didn’t attract anyone’s attention.

However, Yue Qianqian linked it to the Crown Prince’s sudden illness case. It was the same with the brain tumor, the same with the acute onset, and all three households had various degrees of association with the Longfu Temple, which led her to conclude that the Longfu Temple was suspicious.

Li Xuan, being preoccupied with a hundred things, could only instruct Zhang Yue to help him investigate.

In fact, he relied on Gong Xiaowu, this good wife of Zhang Yue, who had won his trust through several cases in these three months.

This woman was incredibly astute. No matter how complex the case was, she was able to solve it effortlessly.

The current situation was strange. Of Li Xuan’s two brothers, Zhang Yue was clearly the most physically capable, but now he was the brilliant case investigator by his side.

Peng Fulai, who was clearly the smartest, had become the force to be reckoned with.

If the Shenyi Department meets a powerful demon now, there’s no need for Luo Yan or Sun Chuyun to take action. Simply send over Peng Fulai, and rest assured, he could wipe out the demon.

Although it seemed that Peng was quite distressed and reluctant—

"They are Tibetan lamas, also known as the so-called ’Rinpoche’, who came to the royal capital to request for the consecration of the Jinping Dharma King of Tibet. They stationed at Longfu Temple," Gong Xiaowu solemnly informed, "On the 26th of December in the 12th year of Jingtai, they lodged at Tongzhou post station when they returned to Tibet."

Li Xuan’s eyes lit up, and he immediately began to browse through the case files.

Yue Qianqian reminded him from the side, "On the 297th page of the Crown Prince’s case file, those close to the prince at the time confessed that the Crown Prince once spoken a few words with them from a distance of five feet, and even learned a few words of esoteric Buddhism from them."

She gave Gong Xiaowu a sidelong glance, thinking that her memory was extraordinary.

Three months later, regarding the case files on the Crown Prince’s sudden illness, they had grown incredibly large, reaching three million words, yet Gong Xiaowu was able to remember such insignificant details.

According to Yue Qianqian’s guidance, Li Xuan had already turned to this section. He asked with a focused gaze, "Other than this, is there anything else suspicious?"

"They planted some black datura in the backyard of the Longfu Temple," Gong Xiaowu answered solemnly, "I asked around, it’s a medicinal herb native to the Qinghai-Tibet region that can make one’s blood boil, but its medicinal properties are not very potent.