Chapter 1106 The Stolen Light

"Oh, it's quite heavy. These two little ghosts have made a lot of money."

After saying that, he handed a small snack to the ghost ape and happily put away the purse.

Not only did the two thieves fail to steal from them, but the ghost ape also stole the things.

He Lingchuan smiled and whispered to him, "You are being watched."

When a half-grown kid steals, there are adults watching him from behind.

"Isn't that what you want?" Dong Rui deliberately shook the purse a few more times, and two men followed him out, not far behind.

After all, there were many people on the road, and they passed a government office, so the two men didn't rush up.

Passing through the smelly and messy docks and the noisy market, there was a row of restaurants and inns in front, with different sizes of storefronts.

He Lingchuan chose the inn with the brightest sign and the cleanest lobby, "Lao Qian's Inn", and walked in to ask for two upper rooms.

When they were looking at the surroundings of the inn, the soul-catching mirror in He Lingchuan's arms reminded them: "Someone has been staring at the noodle shop at the opposite alley."

More than that? He Lingchuan swept through the lobby on the first floor of the inn.

There were also three tables of guests in the lobby. Two of the men were sitting opposite the main door, and no one who came in could escape their eyes. Although they were dressed as merchants, their eyes were particularly sharp.

He Lingchuan and his companions had to follow the local customs when they came to the Shining Gold Plain. Their clothes were very ordinary, like a traveling merchant.

Wearing luxurious clothes here was like writing a few big words on their faces:

Come and grab me!

As soon as they came in, the two men kept looking at them until He Lingchuan's back disappeared upstairs.

Unexpectedly, the room in this inn was quite clean, the bedding was dry, and there was hot water on the table, except for the seven or eight mosquitoes resting on the wall that looked malicious.

The shopkeeper looked like he didn't want to rent it, saying that there were only three upper rooms with very good conditions left, so the price of each room was expensive.

At least 20% more expensive than the good inns and rooms in Blade Harbor.

Dong Rui suspected that he was bragging. Lao Qian's family had many rooms, but how many VIPs in this broken place of Julu Port could fill up his upper rooms?

However, he soon discovered that the shopkeeper was not lying, because Lao Qian's family had only four upper rooms, and the other two were already occupied.

He Lingchuan's contact person for this mission also lived here.

The layout of this inn was in the shape of a "冂" character, and the upper rooms were all on the second floor.

After He Lingchuan settled down, he walked to the other corner of the second floor.

But as soon as he approached, the two people who were originally standing at the corner chatting reached out to stop him:

"Hey, this place is full."

Although these two were dressed as ordinary guests, their eyes were bright, their backs were straight, and their eyes looked at people like an eagle looking at a chick, which made people secretly afraid.

He Lingchuan was naturally not afraid. He took out a black token from his storage ring and shook it in front of them: "I'm looking for Jin Bo. This is a token of our meeting."

There was no word on the token, but the card kept changing. Sometimes it was rushing water, sometimes it was a steep mountain, and sometimes it was a misty cloud.

When the token was turned over, the mountains and rivers also overturned and took shape again.

Such magical skills are difficult to imitate.

He Lingchuan is not a native of Mou country and cannot use the official card of Mou country, so the token for handling cases given by Wang Xingyi is called "Flip Cloud Order", which can represent the subordinate institutions of Lingshan outside.

Lingshan does not belong to any country, so it is not surprising that the identity token of Lingshan envoy does not show Yuanli.

During the period of holding the card, he can call himself Flip Cloud Envoy.

The two were startled when they saw the card. One took the card and said "wait", then walked deep into the porch and pushed open a door to go in.

After more than ten breaths, the door opened.

This man's attitude was much more respectful: "Please!"

There were three people sitting at the table in the guest room. When they saw He Lingchuan coming in, they all stood up to greet him.

The leader was as tall as He Lingchuan, with a square face and big eyes, and a sharp gaze.

He winked at the guard who led He Lingchuan in, and the latter immediately stood back in the porch and continued to guard.

Then, the leader clasped his fists to He Lingchuan and said in a deep voice: "I am Jin Bai, the deputy commander of the Shadow Fang Guard. What is the name of this Cloud Fan Envoy?"

There was a barrier in the room, so the voice was not expected to be heard outside.

"He." He Lingchuan also reported his name readily, and then took back his Cloud Fan Card from Jin Bai.

"Please sit down!" Jin Bai checked the token and it was correct, otherwise he would not be so polite to He Lingchuan.

The Shadow Fang Guard next to him brought tea to He Lingchuan.

It was not mentioned in Wang Xingyi's information, but Fang Canran explained it to He Lingchuan himself. The Shadow Fang Guard is the private armed force around Emperor Mou, specializing in intelligence gathering, armed arrest, overseas pursuit and private trial of felons. They are both eyes and ears and fangs.

In short, Emperor Mou will give the Shadow Fang Guard the things that are inconvenient for the regular army and palace guards to do.

Therefore, this organization is also a very special existence in the capital of Mou State.

Jin Bai is the deputy governor of the Shadow Fang Guard. His title is not high, but he can "supervise the noble with the humble". If you want to compare, he is equivalent to Fan Sheng, the deputy commander of the Tongxin Guard in Lingxu City.

The military generals who can sit in this position may not have high cultivation, but they are loyal to the monarch.

The fact that Mou State sent the Shadow Fang Guard to escort the Ming Lantern shows the importance of this tribute.

It seems that this caution is not without purpose. It was stolen this time.

Jin Bai certainly does not respect He Lingchuan very much, but he still has basic courtesy.

As a direct subordinate of Emperor Mou, he knows very well what the "Fanyun Order" represents.

Otherwise, how could this young man who was less than 20 years old be worth a second glance from him?

He Lingchuan sat down and handed him a letter first.

The envelope was sealed, Fang Canran only told him not to open it and give it to the contact person.

Jin Bai took it with both hands, opened it and looked at it, his eyes fixed.

The envelope was plain, and the letter paper was also plain white. Only when it was held up to the light could a faint cloud pattern appear.

This was the letter paper used by Emperor Mou, Suyun paper.

There were only four words written in a dragon-flying-and-phoenix-dancing style on the paper:

I will tell you everything I know.

There was no signature or seal.

Jin Bai had served Emperor Mou for many years, so of course he could recognize whose handwriting it was at a glance. He stood up and bowed to the west: "I will obey the imperial order!"

When the Mingdeng was stolen, he reported the news back to the country, and continued to search for the whereabouts of the treasure while waiting for the king's approval.

Whether they wanted to leave or stay, whether they wanted to continue chasing the treasure or go back to wait for their fate, it was all a matter of a word from the king.

Emperor Mou would definitely be unhappy if the tribute was lost.

As a result, the Cloud-turning Envoy of the Royal Master came, bringing with him the King's reply.

He Lingchuan had already stepped aside, and his first words were: "The Royal Master asked me to investigate the case. I'd like to trouble Commander Jin to recall it carefully."

Was he invited by the Royal Master? Jin Bai collected his thoughts:

"Okay. We just found out the whereabouts of the tribute and who the criminal is. Mr. He came just in time. I just sent a message to the Imperial Capital for instructions. I will get a receipt in a few days."