Chapter 240：

He thought for a while, took out two concealment charms from Qiankun Ring, handed them to Yun Ran and Zhuo Tingqiu each, motioned them to use the concealment charms on themselves, and then took one for himself and input spiritual power. After patted on himself, the three figures gradually disappeared.

The black feather crow on the branch tilted his head, and a trace of doubt flashed through his eyes, as if he didn't quite understand why the person who was still there just disappeared suddenly.

Because the person was gone, Kuroba no longer stared at that place, but closed his eyes and prepared to rest.

Feeling that the malicious snooping disappeared, Yue Zhao made a gesture to Yun Ran and Zhuo Tingqiu, and the three of them walked gently into the yard.

There was darkness in the city lord's courtyard, and suddenly there was light in a room. Although it was not obvious, it still attracted Yue Zhao and the others' attention, and the three of them immediately walked towards that room.

Through the window, Yuezhao saw a person wrapped in a black cloak holding a lamp. A place behind him, like a bookshelf, was slowly closing. Obviously, this was a secret room!

Moreover, Yue Zhao's nose moved, and he smelled a faint **** smell in the air, which gradually disappeared as the bookshelves closed.

His expression was a bit solemn, and he vaguely felt that this secret room might be related to these strange events in Canghui City this time.

The man in the cloak seemed to have discovered something, and suddenly blew out the candle, and the room plunged into darkness again.

Yue Zhao gestured to Yun Ran and Zhuo Tingqiu to stop moving.

The three of them stayed quietly, the effect of the hidden charms on them had not disappeared. Even if the cloaked people came out of it at this time, as long as they did not touch them, they would not find their existence.

"squeak!"

There was a slight opening of the door, and the Yue Zhao trio immediately became nervous and looked at the doorway.

Sure enough, the man in the cloak walked out carefully from the inside. He looked around and found that there was nothing. As if not quite convinced, he walked aside again. Almost, he was about to get to Zhuo Tingqiu.

Fortunately, there was some slight movement in the room at this time, which attracted the attention of the cloaked man. He hesitated for a moment and returned to the room unwillingly.

The three of Yue Zhao breathed a sigh of relief. Although they wanted to explore more, they were found out. They didn't stay there, but left carefully.

After leaving the City Lord's Mansion, Yun Ran and Zhuo Tingqiu breathed a sigh of relief.

"Senior Brother Yue, the man in the cloak just now?" Yun Ran looked at Yue Zhao and asked with some uncertainty.

"Go back and talk about it." Yue Zhao looked around and shook his head towards Yun Ran.

Yun Ran and Zhuo Tingqiu understood in seconds, nodded immediately, and the three quickly left.

After a while, a black feather crow appeared in the place where the three of them were staying. It curiously sniffed on the spot, but did not smell anything, flapping its wings and flew back to the city lord's mansion.

…

Gu Qing and Jun Wu were the first to return to the inn, followed by Nan Hua and Mu Chen, and Yue Zhao and the three were the last to return.

Several people gathered in Yue Zhao's room as before. Nan Hua took out a formation and enveloped the entire room, ensuring that no matter what happened inside, it would not be noticeable outside, and then he looked at Yue Zhao and the others.

"The harvest we went to Xicheng District was not very good. The general situation is the same as what we heard before. Except for the wounds that were cut to remove internal organs, there were no other wounds on the dead, and there was no sign of poisoning. There was nothing wrong with anything else. Yes." Gu gently took out a piece of pastry from the storage bracelet, and after speaking, put the pastry into his mouth and started eating.

"Our side is the same as them. There are no other wounds, less internal organs, no poisoning, and the death of the deceased is instantaneous, and there is no trace of struggle." Mu Chen is better at this, let him Talk about their findings.

Yue Zhao nodded and began to talk about their group's discoveries.

"The condition of the deceased is the same as you found, but we went to the city lord’s mansion at night. I found the black feather crow in the lord’s mansion, and I also found a man in a cloak in the city lord’s study. There is obviously a secret room, and I also smelled a hint of blood. I guess there may be any clues there, and from what I found, the city lord may have been controlled." Yue Zhao briefly described what they found. .

Hearing this, Gu Qing and the others were a little surprised.

"It's no wonder that the distress letter from the city lord to the White Tiger Holy Land is not right with the information here. If the city lord is controlled, it will be easy to explain." Gu Qing murmured thinking of the task profile in the jade slip.

Nan Hua nodded, and said thoughtfully, "If the city lord is controlled, then our mission this time will be a little troublesome."

"It's not that there are elders following us, do you want to tell the elders?" Yun Ran looked at Yue Zhao, then looked at Gu Qing and the others, and asked.

"No, the elders will stare at us. When we can't solve them, he will naturally appear." Mu Chen licked his mouth with a wicked expression, "And, isn't it more interesting?"

This is the first time Yun Ran has seen Mu Chen like this. I don't know why, but he feels that Mu Chen is very dangerous at this time.

Yuezhao and Nanhua looked at each other, and at the same time showed a smile that only they could understand.

"Okay, the exploration time is over, everyone should have a good rest, and protect yourself at night." Yue Zhao stood up, neatly organized her clothes, and said to the others.

Gu Qing and the others nodded, and after Nanhua lifted the formation, they returned to their respective rooms to rest.

…

The first night in Canghui City passed quickly. When the sun rose, Gu Qing and the others also got up one after another, came out of the room, and came to the lobby of the inn.

The recent events have made people in Canghui city panic. Everyone is afraid that they will be the next victim. Even at night, they are afraid of fear. Few people have a good rest, so they are really resting. The most At least the owner and the guys of the inn were trembling all night, afraid of accidents.

When everyone came to the lobby, the innkeeper yawned and got up from the counter. He was very envious when he saw Gu Qing and their bright looks.

He also noticed that although these young people living in their inn looked young, they seemed to have good cultivation skills.

I don't know why, feeling that these people are there, he has some sense of security inexplicably, and because of this, the innkeeper has a lot of enthusiasm for Gu Qing and their attitude.

After the innkeeper delivered breakfast to Yuezhao's room, they laid a barrier in the room as usual, and then they discussed today's actions while having breakfast.

"After breakfast, I will take Nanhua and Mu Chen to the City Lord's Mansion, and you will go to Dongcheng District to take a look." Yue Zhao swallowed the porridge and said to Gu Qing and the others.

"Go directly to the City Lord's Mansion? Will this be a horror?" Gu Qing asked curiously and somewhat worriedly.

"What we have to do now is to fight the grass and startle the snakes. At present, we still have too few clues. Only when they move can we find more flaws. And we are still in the competition. The time to complete the task should also be included in the results , So I don’t have much time.” Yue Zhao patiently explained to Gu Qing gently, of course, it was also explained to others.

"The person behind the scenes has not stopped killing people, which means that what he wants to do has not been successful, and he will send a letter of help to the White Tiger Holy Land, which means that the other party wants us to come here. We have to before they succeed. Just end this matter, or it's not good for us!" Jun Wu said slowly when he watched Gu Qing eat the food he had picked up.

"Yes, we just want to hit him off guard." Yue Zhao looked at Jun Wu's eyes with a glimmer of appreciation.

Both of them said so, and the others were not stupid. They naturally understood what they meant and nodded immediately.

After eating, they split into two operations.

Yue Zhao, Nan Hua, and Mu Chen went to the City Lord’s Mansion together. It was still a long way from the inn where they lived, but the speed of the three was not slow, and they soon reached the gate of the City Lord’s Mansion.

There were guards at the gate of the city lord's mansion during the day. When he saw the three of them, he immediately stepped forward and blocked the way of the three of them.

"Who is coming? This is the city lord's mansion, don't rush!" the guard on the left shouted sharply.

Yue Zhao and the others did not speak immediately, but frowned and looked at the two guards in front of them. They found that both of them had a black mark on their eyebrows, which gave people a not-so-good feeling.

"Who are you? Come here by name." Seeing Yuezhao, the guard on the right asked impatiently, and even had the urge to do it.

"Two of us, we are disciples from the White Tiger Holy Land. The Holy Lord received the distress letter from the city lord, let us investigate this matter." Nan Hua stepped forward, with a faint smile on his face, said quickly.

The two obviously knew the White Tiger Holy Land, and a hint of surprise flashed through their eyes at the same time. They looked at each other and looked at Yue Zhao and their eyes were a little surprised.

"What can you do to prove your identity?" The guard on the left was obviously more experienced. He didn't believe Yue Zhao and the others because of what they said, but asked questioningly.

"This is the distress letter we received and the reply given by the Holy Land. You can show it to the city lord." Yue Zhao's eyes flashed, took out the jade slip and a letter, and handed it to the guard on the left.

"You are waiting here, I'll go in and ask the city lord." The guard on the left gestured to the guard on the right, and then took what Yuezhao had handed over. He and Yuezhao urged them to walk quickly into the city lord's mansion. go.

The remaining guards retracted their weapons and looked at Yue Zhao and the others. It was obvious that they wanted them to wait in place.

Yue Zhao and the others stood in place with a good temper, waiting for the guards who had left to return.