Volume 2: Female Corpse in Monk's Clothes Chapter 89: The Performance of the Draytan (Part 1)
At 5 p.m. that day, Xu Zun woke up from the big bed in the inn.
Just as he was about to stretch hard, when he opened his eyes, he saw Huo Anu and Zhao Yu staring at him with two pairs of big eyes.
"Oh my god!"
Xu Zun was startled and quickly covered his chest.
"Can you really fall asleep?"
Huo Anu's eyes were bloodshot and he looked surprised.
"Yes," Zhao Yu hugged his shoulders in disbelief, "Does Lord Xu have a plan in mind, or is he just throwing everything away?"
"Huh? What time is it now?"
Xu Zun subconsciously looked at his wrist, and when he saw that there was no watch on his wrist, he finally woke up from his nap.
"It's already Youshi," Zhao Yu said anxiously, "It's less than an hour before your bet with the Marquis ends, and you... are such a sleeper!"
"Nonsense!" Xu Zun shouted, "I'm not a night owl. I didn't sleep all night last night. How can I not catch up on my sleep?"
"But..." Huo Anu wanted to say something, but Xu Zun had already sat up from the bed.
Since Xu Zun was dressed rather simply, Huo Anu frowned slightly.
"Come on," Xu Zun put on his clothes and said to the two of them, "Follow me! The moment to witness a miracle is coming soon!"
"Sir," Huo Anu and Zhao Yu asked together, "where are we going?"
"Marquis' Mansion," Xu Zun said, "Since we have already made an appointment with the Marquis, we can't break it! You don't know, the osmanthus cake in the Marquis' Mansion is delicious..."
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The Marquis' Mansion was very close, and in less than an incense stick of time, Xu Zun and the other two had arrived at the Mansion.
The sky was getting dark, but the lights were already on in the mansion.
Because people had been sent to monitor Xu Zun, when Xu Zun and the other two arrived, the steward of the Marquis's Mansion was already waiting at the door.
"Xu Tixing," the butler saluted Xu Zun with his fists and said in his shrill voice , "Please follow me into the mansion!"
"Thank you, thank you, hehe..."
Xu Zun also clasped his fists in return, but as soon as the butler turned around, he grabbed Zhao Yu's collar, pulled Zhao Yu in front of his face, and whispered:
"Zhao Yu, when everyone is here, you will pretend to have something to report to me, and then whisper to me in front of everyone!"
"What?" Zhao Yu was confused. "I...what was I whispering?"
"You can say whatever you want," Xu Zun instructed, "Do you understand?"
"Whatever..."
Zhao Yu was still in a mess, but Xu Zun had already followed the butler into the Marquis' Mansion.
The butler brought Xu Zun to the grand reception hall of the marquis's mansion, but saw officials such as Li Yan, Tai Min and Yuan Xingtai drinking tea inside!
Obviously, everyone wanted to come and see whether Mr. Xu, the Chief Justice, could find the young lady of the Marquis' Mansion.
"Hello, everyone..."
Xu Zun did not dare to be negligent and followed the ancient etiquette and greeted all the gentlemen one by one.
Just after saying hello, Changping Hou Lu Jinlong entered the hall with his bodyguard Wei Beihui.
"Xu Tixing," Lu Jinlong walked quickly to Xu Zun and asked anxiously, "What's going on? The hour of the night is about to arrive. Do you have any solution?"
"My Lord, don't worry, I have roughly grasped the news," Xu Zun said, "I think there will be results soon!"
As he spoke, he glanced at the door.
this……
Zhao Yu knew that this was a signal from Xu Zun, so he gritted his teeth and ran into the hall with his head down.
Because he was panicking, the guy actually stirred the garlic and almost tripped himself.
"Sir...Sir Xu..."
Zhao Yu's voice became almost the same as that of the butler. He ran in in a panic and then put his face close to Xu Zun's ear.
"Sir, what on earth should I say..." Zhao Yu's face turned red with anxiety.
"Ah!!? What!!!?"
Unexpectedly, after hearing this, Xu Zun felt like he was struck by lightning, and even his hair stood up.
"Zhao Yu! What did you say? Miss Lu is dead!? You have found Miss Lu's body!?"
I wipe...
Zhao Yu was stunned. His knees went weak and he knelt down immediately.
The next second, he cursed in his heart: Damn it, Lord Xu, you can’t play like this, it will kill people!
"Right...right at Qinglan Academy!?" Xu Zun continued his performance, "Are you guys mistaken?"
As he spoke, Xu Zun frantically grabbed Zhao Yu by the collar and shook Zhao Yu's head violently, making Zhao Yu dazed and fuming.
However, Zhao Yu and Xu Zun still had some kind of tacit understanding, and they nodded and said sadly: "It's absolutely true! Wuuwuwu..."
ah!!?
The master and servant's concerted response immediately shocked everyone in the audience.
The Marquis almost fell down because of his unsteady footing, but fortunately he was supported by Wei Beihui.
Li Yan and others also stood up, scratching their heads, at a loss.
"How could this happen?" Xu Zun cursed, "You bunch of rubbish! Quick, take us to see..."
"Yes... yes, yes..." Zhao Yu was speechless and could only continue this sudden performance.
But he was worried in his heart. If he really arrived at Qinglan Academy and couldn't find the young lady's body, how could the two of them continue the performance?
By then, the Marquis will probably be so eager to kill us that we won't even want to die.
Huo A'nu didn't understand what was going on, so he grabbed Zhao Yu's collar and asked loudly, "Zhao Yu, are you crazy? Where did you get this information? Just now, we didn't..."
Seeing that the situation was not good, Xu Zun immediately kicked Zhao Yu to the ground and cursed loudly:
"What did I tell you? I'm still thinking about getting the reward in front of the Marquis! You bunch of rubbish, come on, take us to see it quickly..."
As he said this, he deliberately pushed Huo Anu aside, then pulled Zhao Yu and walked outside.
"Hurry! Hurry..." Li Yan jumped up and down anxiously and immediately ran out after Xu Zun. Of course, he also wanted to see with his own eyes whether the news was true.
Once Li Yan made a move, other officials followed suit.
"I...my daughter..." At this moment, the Marquis' face was pale and heartbroken. He suppressed his great sadness and hurriedly followed out.
"My Lord, My Lord..." Wei Beihui and the housekeeper were terrified, and hurriedly supported the Lord on both sides, walked out of the hall, and walked quickly towards the gate of the mansion...
Now that the Marquis had left, the servants in the hall naturally couldn't stay where they were, so they all followed the Marquis.
In almost an instant, only a few maids were left in the huge reception room.
Among them was Miss Lu’s personal maid, who was also present when the lady disappeared and was knocked unconscious by the criminals.
At this moment, the little maid was so frightened that she was shaking like a sieve and trembling all over when she suddenly heard that Miss Lu had been murdered and her body had appeared in Qinglan Academy.
She suppressed her trembling body and placed the teapot in her arms on the tea table.
Then, while no one else was paying attention, he quickly slipped out through the back door of the reception room and headed straight for the back garden of the marquis's mansion.
The little maid was nervous and her steps were disorderly. She stumbled even after walking the short distance and was caught on a branch.
But she didn't care about much else. After entering the back garden, she went straight into the rockery hidden by the shadows of trees.
This rockery is huge and is made of strange stones. There are many low holes that can be passed through.
The little maidservant weaved around in the short cave and finally came to a sunken dark place in the cave.
Knock knock knock…
The maid knocked on the innermost stone a few times, but it made a strange wooden sound.
It turned out that those stones were painted on wood, and it turned out to be a small wooden door.
Squeak...
There was a knock on the door and the wooden door opened from the inside.
"Ah?" The little maid was shocked and asked, "Miss, is that you?"
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