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"If you really want to help Xuanyuan Zhan, I think I can help you." Murong Zhi said to Feng Yu.

"What do you mean?" Feng Yu, who was just about to leave, stopped and turned to ask after hearing Murong Zhi's words.

"As you can see, my Hongfei Pavilion is the biggest intelligence organization in the Xiao Kingdom. Our intelligence personnel are spread throughout the entire Xiao Kingdom's territory, and I am the only one who can't find anything. I heard that a treasure was recently lost in the Imperial Palace, right?"

"The news from the grand pavilion master Mu Rong sure is well-informed." Feng Yu quipped.

"Of course." Murong Zhi said with a face full of arrogance, "In this world, there is nothing that I, Murong Zhi, do not want to know."

"Since that's the case, then I'll have to trouble Pavilion Master Murong to take note of this. If anything happens, please send someone to the Battle King Manor to notify them."

"Naturally."

When Feng Yu left Murong Zhi's courtyard, she thought about how Dou Dou really liked the pastries in Jade View Workshop, so she thought about buying some of the things that Dou Dou liked, before heading over to Duke Xuan's Palace to fetch Dou Dou back.

Feng Yu went to the Jade View Workshop to buy a few of Dou Dou's favorite pastries before heading over to the Duke Xuan Palace.

Within Duke Xuan's manor.

"Third Sister-in-Law." Xuanyuan Feng called Feng Yu over, and very cordially went over.

"Mother." Dou Dou was definitely very happy that his mother had come over. As usual, he hopped into Feng Yide's embrace, and Feng Yu went upstairs to hug Dou Dou.

"Third Sister-in-Law, has Third Brother made any progress in investigating the case of the theft of the blood droplets recently."

When Xuanyuan Feng saw Feng Yu coming over, he wanted to ask Third Brother about the progress of his investigation on the Blood Bead. Although the emperor had ordered Third Brother to investigate the matter regarding the Blood Bead, Xuanyuan Feng felt that this matter was too dangerous and thought that he could help Third Brother out. Who knew that when Third Brother said he was still young, he wouldn't go to such a dangerous place. However, Xuanyuan Feng had no choice but to give up. Since the Third Sister-in-Law just happened to be here today, he wanted to ask his about it.

"Since your third brother doesn't want you to interfere in this matter, then you don't need to ask." Seeing how much Xuanyuan Feng valued Xuanyuan Zhan, Feng Yu felt very gratified in his heart.

"Mother, what is this bead of blood?" Seeing that her mother and Uncle Xuanyuan Feng were so focused on talking about the blood pearl, Dou Dou ignored her and asked unhappily.

"Blood bead ah, that thing isn't funny. Look, mom brought you some pastries from the Jade View Workshop that you love the most." Feng Yu changed the topic.

When Dou Dou heard that Feng Yu had brought him delicious food, he had indeed forgotten about what happened just now. He took the food in Feng Yu's hands and insisted on sharing it with Xuanyuan Feng.

In the palace.

Inside the Jadeite Jade Pavilion, all of the palace maids were extremely curious about Xuanyuan Zhan's arrival. The Jadeite Jade Pavilion was a place where palace maids stayed so normally no one would come here.

"Greetings His Majesty the Battle-King." The head manager and palace maid brought the palace maids who were waiting outside to pay their respects.

"Do you have a palace maid called Ling Shuang here?" Lei Yu asked.

Hearing Lei Yu ask Ling Shuang, the palace maid in the lead was a bit suspicious. Ling Shuang was just a small palace maid who was cleaning the imperial study, why would he look for her?

"Reporting to His Majesty the Battle-King, Ling Shuang suffered from a bit of cold yesterday, so she is currently resting in her room." The female head palace said, "I wonder if it's appropriate for His Majesty the Battle-King to look for Ling Shuang?"

"I heard today that this Ling Shuang saw a suspicious person appear in the palace on the night the blood droplets were stolen, right?" Xuanyuan Zhan asked the palace maid in charge.

"This... This servant is also not very clear, how about this, Ling Shuang is in her room today, this servant will call her over for His Highness, Your Highness will ask about it personally? "

"Mm, that's fine, you go."

"Yes."

In Ling Shuang's room, Ling Shuang was lying on the bed resting. Yesterday night, she had a chill, and today, she asked the manager's Grand Palace Maiden to take a break to rest. Suddenly, she heard a knock on the door. Ling Shuang stood up and opened the door, only to find that it was the Jadeite Jade Pavilion's manager, Grand Palace Maiden. Ling Shuang bowed slightly.

"Ling Shuang, the His Majesty the Battle-King is here. They wanted to call you by name, pack up and come with me."

"His Majesty the Battle-King is looking for me?" Ling Shuang was suspicious, her heart was a bit uneasy, "I wonder if this sister knows that the His Majesty the Battle-King fighting servant is for the sake of suitability."

"How would I know? But I heard that you saw a suspicious person the day the blood droplets were lost. I think the His Majesty the Battle-King is in charge of investigating this matter and should be here to ask you about it."

Hearing that the Mistress had told him that the His Majesty the Battle-King was here to investigate the case of the missing blood droplets, Ling Shuang's expression couldn't help but change, but he quickly returned to normal. Since the His Majesty the Battle-King guards had come after investigating, he didn't dare to delay any further. Thus, he got up to wash his face and rinse his mouth before following the manager and the palace maid to the Jadeite Jade Pavilion's courtyard.

"This servant greets His Majesty the Battle-King." Ling Shuang replied.

"Get up." Xuanyuan Zhan said, "I heard from the servants of the palace that you saw someone suspicious appear the day the blood droplets were lost?"

"This servant isn't sure either." Ling Shuang said, "That night, on my way back to the Jadeite Jade Pavilion from cleaning the Imperial Study, I accidentally bumped into a little eunuch, but when I saw the little eunuch's hurried expression, it seemed like someone was chasing him. When I bumped into him, I didn't even stop, and directly ran away."

"Do you still remember the appearance of that little eunuch who bumped into you?" Xuanyuan Zhan asked.

Hearing that, Ling Shuang's expression became a bit odd, "This slave, this slave doesn't remember it too clearly."

"In that case, if you see him, will you be able to recognize him?"

"This servant should be able to do it."

"That's good. In this way, you can go to the palace and search for the little eunuch you saw that day. If you see him, come over and report to your lordship." Xu Xuanyuan Zhan said.

Xuanyuan Zhan did not manage to find any useful clues from the little palace maid called Ling Shuang. Although Xuanyuan Zhan had asked the little palace maid to look for that strange young eunuch, Xuanyuan Zhan did not hold much hope regarding this matter. After all, the imperial palace was so huge, it was not easy to find a person.

After Xuanyuan Zhan left, Ling Shuang began to search for the suspicious little eunuch's figure in the various palaces.

After searching for a whole day without any clues, Ling Shuang finished cleaning the Imperial Study and was on her way back. Passing by the little river in the Jadeite Jade Pavilion, she discovered a group of palace maids and eunuchs gathered by the small river. Ling Shuang felt very suspicious. Normally, there wouldn't be so many people gathering at one place.

"What are you guys looking at?" Ling Shuang

A young eunuch was pulled aside and asked.

"Didn't you see?" The young eunuch said, "The people here are dead. Look at the guards fishing for people."

Ling Shuang raised her head to look, and sure enough, a group of guards were fishing in the water. In about the time it took for an incense to burn, they fished out a corpse dressed in the uniform of a eunuch from the river.

A eunuch! A look of relief flashed across Ling Shuang's face the moment she saw the eunuch's corpse being fished out.

Xuanyuan Zhan had been busy during the past two days with the investigation of the disappearance of the blood droplets, so naturally he had been staying in the palace these past few days. was still investigating the situation in the treasury.

"His Majesty the Battle-King, this servant has found the young eunuch from that day." Ling Shuang hurriedly ran over to report to Xuanyuan Zhan.

"Where is he now? Quickly bring this king to see him." Xuanyuan Zhan said.

"Yes sir!"

Ling Shuang brought Xuanyuan Zhan to the river side where the eunuchs were fished out from. The crowd had not dispersed yet, but the guards were still by the river side, and when they saw His Majesty the Battle-King, they greeted him respectfully, "Greetings, His Majesty the Battle-King."

"Get up." Xuanyuan Zhan said as he looked at Ling Shuang with a puzzled expression. Ling Shuang, the reason you brought this king here is because of you. "

"His Majesty the Battle-King, this servant has indeed found the eunuch that I saw running away from that night! It's just that he's already …" Ling Shuang said as she pointed to the little eunuch on the ground who was fished out a white cloth.

"You're saying that this young eunuch is the same one that you met that day."

"Yes." Ling Shuang replied.

Xuanyuan Zhan walked over to the body covered in white cloth and opened the white cloth. He discovered that the eunuch's face was pale white and was extremely swollen, it was obvious that he had been soaking in the water for at least one or two days, it was already a little festering, it was difficult to make out his original appearance.

"He's already like this. Are you sure he's that eunuch you're looking for?"

Ling Shuang saw that the young eunuch's corpse had already started to fester after being soaked in the water for too long, so he couldn't see his original face clearly. He stammered, "Yes, yes. Your servant clearly remembered the little eunuch's figure that day. It was exactly like this."

Xuanyuan Zhan looked at Ling Shuang's hesitant appearance and was very suspicious. A normal person definitely wouldn't be so sure that this little palace maid called Ling Shuang was absolutely sure that this dead man who couldn't see her original appearance was that eunuch. In addition, there were so many similar figures in the palace. Just by looking at their figures, one could tell that it was indeed impossible.

"Identify him carefully. Are you sure it's him?" Xuanyuan Zhan raised his eyebrows and asked.

"Yes, this servant is certain, it is this person." Ling Shuang confirmed.

"This King knows. Someone, bring this corpse to the palace and put it there. This King will continue pursuing the matter of the blood droplets being stolen." Xuanyuan Zhan said to the guards, looking at Ling Shuang who was standing at the side, "This is none of your business, you can go back first."

That night, Xuanyuan Zhan arrived at the morgue within the imperial palace and removed the white cloth that was covering the young eunuch. Xuanyuan Zhan extended his hand out to check if there were any suspicious items on the eunuch, maybe he had some clues.

Seeing this, Lei Yu said, "Your Highness, come down."

Hearing that, Xuanyuan Zhan lowered his hand and walked to the side. Lei Yu walked forward and searched the body of the young eunuch once, but didn't find anything. Lei Yu looked at Xuanyuan Zhan and shook his head.

It had been three days since the drop of blood, but he could not find any clues at all. Furthermore, what confused Xuanyuan Zhan was that the drop of blood had already been lost for three days, and the Emperor was not in a hurry at all. The more Xuanyuan Zhan thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong, but he was unable to figure out what was wrong.

Xuanyuan Zhan looked at the cold corpse lying on the wooden board, and started to ponder. Xuanyuan Zhan felt that it was extremely necessary for him to go to the treasury again, so he brought Thunder Rain along.

In the Jadeite Pavilion, a figure sneakily ran out with a basket in his hands. He ran to an empty corner of the backyard, quietly lit a candle, and took out a stack of yellow paper from the basket.

"I also don't know who you are. Since you're already dead, then help me. I have no other choice. I am just a young palace maid, and no one can afford to offend me, not to mention the emperor. So you help me, help me take the blame for this black pot. Don't come looking for me, I'll burn some paper money for you. "How about it?"

If anyone were to pass by, you would realize that the small palace maid was Ling Shuang.

Outside the warehouse, Xuanyuan Zhan came to the treasury once again. The bodyguard guarding the treasury saw Xuanyuan Zhan and said, "We greet the Battle-King."

"Get up." Xuanyuan Zhan glanced at the guard guarding the door and said, "This king wants to ask you two, did you really not see any suspicious people that night when the blood droplets were lost?"

"Reporting to Your Highness, indeed, there is none."

"Impudent, This King asks all of you again. Really, there isn't any." Xuanyuan Zhan showed his might without getting angry.

"My prince, this subordinate really doesn't dare to lie. On that day, there was indeed nothing suspicious that came by, only the Grand Palace Maiden who was by Yan Feifei's side came over to receive a set of jewelry."

Xuanyuan Zhan thought about how he came over yesterday to ask, and the eunuch who guarded the treasury also said that he only saw Grand Palace Maiden, the Xiao Cui, by Yan Fei's side that night, and no one else came over.