Demoness, where are you Fleeing to?
Chapter 643 - 528: You Might As Well Rob (Seeking Monthly Pass)_1

Chapter 643: Chapter 528: You Might As Well Rob (Seeking Monthly Pass)_1

At dusk, Li Xuan controlled his ’Second Mind’, while departing from the Jiang’s clinic, Dugu Biluo also accompanied him out.

Her expression was somewhat solemn, hesitating to speak several times in the short walk.

It wasn’t until Li Xuan was heading towards Leng Yurou’s workshop with the Fumo Vajra that Dugu Biluo opened her mouth with a complex expression: "There’s no need for you to go to so much trouble for me."

Li Xuan gave Dugu Biluo a glance, thinking to himself, this girl is indeed delicate in her thoughts, but why couldn’t she discern Huaibi’s true character?

Could it be she didn’t wish to think in that direction?

He slightly shook his head: "You should direct that remark to my true body. However, I do want to meddle, Miss Dugu, you are not even afraid of death, why bother about my original body’s trivial tricks?"

In fact, his main and secondary minds were dominated by one consciousness. Li Xuan was pretending that his auxiliary body had self-awareness, which would facilitate his main and secondary bodies to shift blame on each other under certain circumstances.

Seeing Dugu Biluo speechless, Li Xuan chuckled, waved at her, and continued on his way to Leng Yurou’s workshop with the Fumo Vajra.

What surprised Li Xuan was that Leng Yurou identified his cloned body at first glance.

"There’s still a significant difference between your main and secondary bodies." While examining the damage of the Fumo Vajra, Leng Yurou said expressionlessly, "When I first met your wife, you were still in open-seat pants. I would recognize you, Li Xuan, even if you turned into ashes, let alone a clone."

Then, she quoted a price that made Li Xuan’s Second Mind palpitate.

"Two million and two hundred thousand teals?" Li Xuan was flabbergasted: "League Master Leng, you might as well rob me! This is too outrageous!"

"Robbing doesn’t make money as quickly as manufacturing concealed weapons." Leng Yurou glanced at him: "The price of two million teals is for the fourth-order Great Five Elements Yin-Yang Magnet Miejue Needle. You should know that some people are willing to buy it for two million, but it’s not available in the market. Even we in the Shenqi Union don’t have enough. Also, due to the super electromagnetic cannon, the price of Five-Color Magnetic Steel has risen. What I quoted you is just the cost price. The remaining two hundred thousand teals are for repairing the Fumo Vajra and do not include the two large fumoshiields. Any questions?"

Li Xuan couldn’t help but choke. He knew that the fourth-order ’Great Five Elements Yin-Yang Magnet Miejue Needle’ was indeed very expensive.

After all, it is something that can threaten the heavenly level, and many people would try to get one even if they have to spend their entire fortune.

Li Xuan pondered for a moment and reluctantly said: "Alright, when can my original body repair it? Also, he will deliver the silver coins to you later."

Luckily, he made a fortune during this trip to Tubo.

Just from the Khanate of Duogansi and the Folun Temple, his income was as high as three million six hundred thousand teals. Subsequently, he received various ’gifts’ worth more than two million teals from various religious leaders. When he left Tubo, Zambro Khan also gave him a generous gift worth six hundred thousand teals.

All these treasures were swallowed by Li Xuan alone. Luo Yan and the others were very sympathetic to him, knowing that he was currently poor, they insisted on not accepting the money.

Li Xuan, however, didn’t get any silver coins from the treasure of the Leshan Giant Buddha.

Li Xuan had no face to ask for money. He had already taken one divine treasure’s prototype and helped Jiang Hanyun take one immortal artifact. If he took the money, it would be too shameless.

Therefore, aside from the ’Outer Michen Shengeng’ that could aid him in condensing Sword Qi, Li Xuan took nothing else.

Li Xuan originally thought that this sum of money would last him quite a while.

But now it seems that it might not even be enough to pay off his debts.

"Five to six days!" Leng Yurou waved her hand, indicating that Li Xuan’s Second Mind could go: "But once the Extinguishing God Needle is used up, you’ll have to wait another four months. We only managed to produce four needles this time due to the lack of skilled craftsmen in the Shenqi Union.

Also, if you dare to call me black-hearted again, next time I’ll charge at market price! Don’t think I won’t consider you as Li Xuan just because you’re using your auxiliary body to speak!"

When she said this, Leng Yurou might have used too much force. With a ’clatter’, she dismantled the armor over the Fumo Vajra’s legs with the pincers.

Li Xuan felt a chill running through his body and dared not say another word.

As Li Xuan stepped out of the workshop, ready to go to the Liudao Division to sit and play the role of a tool man, he suddenly furrowed his brows.

It was because his original body had received a letter from Peng Fulai.

Today, over a hundred people have died of heatstroke in the area of Mingzhao Lane, Nanxun Lane, and Chengqing Lane.

Li Xuan’s expression hardened momentarily as he looked in the southern direction. Then, without any hesitation, he transformed into a ray of light and disappeared like a lightning bolt.

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Half a moment later, Li Xuan arrived at Baofang Alley in Mingzhao Lane. Behind him were all the members of the Shenyi Department, apart from Luo Yan.

His ’Shenyi Department’ was actually not in charge of a specific area, it was responsible for major cases throughout the northern region.

However, for the past half a year, every province and region in the world was peaceful, and there were no significant cases for the ’Shenyi Department’ to handle. Therefore, Li Xuan, at the request of the Lord of Qinglong Hall, focused his attention on the security of the Capital City.

Earlier this year, after Meng Wu suffered a great defeat, a large portion of the territory under the jurisdiction of the Nuergan Division in Liaodong returned to the Jin Dynasty.

So the ’True Lord Lingyou’, the Venerable of Zhuque Hall, was prepared to make a big effort to clear out the demons in the Liaodong area and change the current state of demons running rampant in the Liaodong area. Thus, a large number of elites from Qinglong Hall were dispatched to Liaodong area, resulting in a significant reduction of Qinglong Hall’s forces in the Capital City.

It was under these circumstances that the ’Shenyi Department’ took over the patrolling duties of Mingzhao Lane, Nanxun Lane and Chengqing Lane.

"Did the people of this house also die from heat stroke?" Li Xuan looked at the three entrances of the courtyard in front of him, and the white banner at the door, then strode in.

Behind him, Peng Fulai, Zhang Yue and others all had solemn expressions.

The owner of this courtyard house must have gotten the news early. The householder and all his family members were waiting respectfully at the door, inviting Li Xuan and others to enter.

The one who died in their house was the householder’s mother, a nearly ninety-year-old elderly lady. Prior to her death from heat stroke, she had also visited the Chenghuang Temple.

Besides her, one of the elderly lady’s maids also fell critically ill from heat stroke.

The first one Li Xuan checked was the maid. On the surface, this young woman seemed to have been struck by a common heat stroke, albeit severe, leading to organ failure.

But when Li Xuan observed her with his ’Tao-protecting Eyes’, he noticed a faint black qi on her body.

It’s worth mentioning that Li Xuan felt the benefits of the ’Seven Orifices Exquisite Furnace’ for the first time, which made the observations with his ’Tao-protecting Eyes’ even sharper and more precise.

When Li Xuan concentrated his aura on his eyes, he could clearly see even the scales on the hairs.

——The outermost layer of human hair usually consists of two to four layers of scales, scattered with numerous tiny scales.

And the diameter of human hair is about fifty to sixty thousand nanometres. The diameter of three oxygen molecules is close to one nanometre.

Li Xuan felt that with a bit more effort, his ’Tao-protecting Eyes’ could be used as a microscope.

With a gesture from Li Xuan, the black qi was forcibly drawn into his hand.

After taking a closer look, Li Xuan turned around and walked out of the room.

"Peng, feed her a Spirit-breaking Evil-removing Elixir and a Wuxiang Zhengqi Pill! She should be able to be saved."

He strode towards the coffin of the old lady and began to meticulously examine the body inside the coffin.

After a long time, Li Xuan retracted his gaze, standing in place with furrowed brows, silent.

"Zhonglangjiang, sir." The householder looked fearfully at Li Xuan. "Please tell me, did my mother die from a demon’s attack?"

Being a well-to-do family in the Capital City and possessing considerable knowledge, he knew that the Liudao Division had, as early as two hours ago, began a full investigation of all the deaths in Baofang Alley in the past two days.

Although the householder didn’t know the details, since the matter had caught the attention of the Liudao Division, it must have something to do with demons.

However, Li Xuan did not explain. He scanned the people around him and instructed, "Seal the coffin, no one is to touch the body of the old lady. Go buy some strong alcohol, everyone needs to rub it on their bodies."

Afterwards, he left the house and headed to another house at the end of the street - forty steps away, where someone else had also died.

At this moment, Sun Chuyun stepped forward and stood in front of Li Xuan. "Lord Zhonglangjiang, could you please tell me the cause of death of the old lady? Since you gave the maid the Spirit-breaking Evil-removing Elixir, her condition must not be an ordinary heat stroke."

In front of Sun Chuyun, Li Xuan was straightforward: "Heat qi!"

"Heat qi?" Zhang Yue raised his head to look at the sky. "This year’s sun is indeed very strong. I didn’t expect Beijing’s summer to be this hot."

"If you don’t understand, don’t just speak nonsense." Gong Xiaowu shook her head. "The heat qi Lord Zhonglangjiang referred to is not the sun, but a peculiar type of poison. It was mentioned in the preamble of Zhonglie Duke Wen’s ’The Song of Integrity’. When Meng Wu used seven types of poisons to torture Zhonglie Duke Wen’s body and spirit, attempting to force him to submit, he resisted with his own sheer force. Hence the phrase, ’the enemy has seven forces, I have one; with one force against seven, what have I to fear’!"

Sun Chuyun recited, "I am imprisoned in the north courtyard, sitting in a mud room. The room is eight feet wide and deep enough to burrow four times. The solitary door is small and low, the cell is short and narrow, filthy below and dark. During this summer, all sorts of qi gather:

Sometimes the rain floods and floats the bed and table, this is water qi; sometimes stepping on mud half the morning, steaming and humid, this is earth qi; sometimes the sudden intense heat, with the four wind paths blocked, this is heat qi; sometimes the shadow of the eaves fuels the heat, this is fire qi; sometimes the rotten grain stored causes a terrible smell, this is rice qi;

Sometimes, the crowded shoulders and stench of sweat and filth, this is human qi; sometimes filth, or decaying dead bodies, or spoiled rats, all kinds of unpleasant smells emerge, this is filthy qi. These are the numerous qi, those who confront them rarely escape harm. Yet I, weak as I am, live in this for two years and by some lucky streak have not fallen ill. Perhaps it is due to some form of care."

She suddenly gasped and remembered that the current ’Chenghuang’ of Beijing is Zhonglie Duke Wen.

"Does this case have anything to do with Zhonglie Duke Wen?"

"I can’t conclude just yet." Li Xuan was already standing in front of the white-flagged courtyard house at the end of the street, his eyes cold. "If the deceased in this house is also related to this ’heat qi’, then we’ll need to go to Chenghuang Temple to see what’s really going on."