Volume 6: Demons Rise from the East Sea Chapter 329: Wrong Status
The sun rises over the East China Sea, dazzling and brilliant.
The sea is sparkling, and there is peace and tranquility.
Shen Xinglian, standing in front of the boat railing, carefully examined the Lily Order bestowed by the Queen Mother on Xu Zun, and was still in great shock.
Yes, who could have expected so many things to happen in just half a year?
"Brother Shen," Xu Zun said to Shen Xingran while looking at the sea in the distance, "I bought the Xu family's old house... Oh... No, it was the Queen Mother who gave it to me as a reward. I feel like the old house hasn't changed much..."
"Xu Zun..." Shen Xingran returned the Lily Order to Xu Zun. He didn't care about what Xu Zun said and asked anxiously, "Where is Xixi now?"
Xu Zun was slightly startled, and said casually: "Zhaoye Temple."
Xu Zun naturally could not say that he suspected Shen Qian was the real murderer of Shen Tiande, nor could he say that he had been to Zhaoye Temple again later.
"Where are Xinghong and Xinglian?" Shen Xingran asked worriedly, "Are they okay?"
"All good," Xu Zun said, "We're all waiting for you to come back!"
"Hmm..." Shen Xingran felt relieved to know that his brothers and sisters were safe, and asked, "I have also heard about the iron coffin case two years ago . Xu Zun, can you tell me, what happened to the iron coffin back then?"
Xu Zun shook his head helplessly and told the truth: "I still haven't figured out the true situation of the Iron Coffin Case. It seems... this matter involves the powerful people in the court, and everyone is keeping it a secret."
Shen Xingran was obviously not satisfied after hearing Xu Zun's answer.
In fact, apart from his father's death, what shocked and surprised Shen Xingran the most was Xu Zun himself.
Because Shen Xingran has watched Xu Zun grow up since he was a child, and he knows Xu Zun's abilities and character very well.
In his opinion, the fact that Xu Zun had solved many major cases and was promoted to the Chief Inspector of Daxuan was simply a fantasy!
"Brother Shen," Xu Zun thought of something and asked Shen Xingran, "How did you go to the East China Sea with the Crown ? I heard... you entered the Xuan Dao?"
"There's nothing I can do," Shen Xingran said helplessly, "If I don't enter the Dao, it will be difficult to develop further."
"You followed... Yuan Su, oh no, Master Yuan?"
Xu Zun remembered that Yuan Su held a high position and it would be inappropriate to address him by his name.
"It's just an empty title," Shen Xingran said, "I became his nominal disciple only through the help of a friend, but I don't even know which way the gate of Xuanwu College opens!"
Yuan Su is Qiu Dingtian's most outstanding disciple in terms of ability and connections. He is currently the president of Xuanwu College and was named the Protector of the Nation President by the Queen Mother, a position second only to the Imperial Preceptor.
Xu Zun felt that if Yuan Su had not been implicated by Qiu Dingtian, he would have been the current national teacher.
Originally, Xu Zun wanted to take the opportunity to ask about Qiu Dingtian, but when he saw that Shen Xingran was not interested in Xuan Dao, he had to give up.
"Xu Zun, I really don't understand," Shen Xingran said, "Why did the Queen Mother send you to find the prince? Since even His Majesty has been placed under house arrest, then the prince... is still..."
"Brother Shen," Xu Zun said, "Although you come from a military background, you have been in the officialdom for a long time!
"The Crown Prince is still the Queen Mother's grandson, and the only grandson! He is the royal bloodline. Although the Emperor is under house arrest today, who knows if he will ever return to the throne?"
"Well..." Shen Xingran exhaled heavily, "I'm not worried about anything else, but ... I saw with my own eyes that the prince's warship was sunk by the sea monster, I'm afraid... it's already in danger, right?"
"But no matter what," Xu Zun said, "we have to investigate thoroughly and find the survivors."
"The place where the sea monster attacked the fleet," Shen Xingran thought of something and said, "There are indeed many islands nearby, and it is very close to the Banshee Kingdom. Maybe... there should be survivors, right?
"Oh, right," he finally thought of the point and said hurriedly, "How did you know that the prince was attacked?"
"It was the news that the Queen Mother received," Xu Zun said truthfully, "but the situation is not clear. There are only rumors that the prince's delegation was attacked somewhere in the East China Sea and the prince's whereabouts are unknown, but no one knows if there is a sea monster."
"The Queen Mother has received the news, so there are survivors?" Shen Xingran was puzzled, "Where are the people?"
"Well..." Xu Zun looked embarrassed.
"No way?" Shen Xingran was shocked, "Could it be... Could it be..."
"I suspect the survivors were silenced," Xu Zun said, "someone doesn't want the news of the Crown Prince being attacked to be reported back to Daxuan!"
"Oh my god," Shen Xingran sat down dejectedly, "Why is this happening? Why is the news being blocked?"
Shen Xingran’s problem is also Xu Zun’s problem.
Originally, if the prince was attacked by criminals and the news was blocked, it might make sense.
But the prince was attacked by a sea monster, so why block the news?
What kind of medicine is sold in this gourd?
"Brother Shen," thinking of this, Xu Zun couldn't help but ask, "You said you attacked the Siren at that time? You fired? What was the reaction of the Siren?"
"Siren?" Shen Xingran said, "It seems... there is no reaction! Its body is too big, and there was no abnormality after the shell hit it.
"We shot arrows and fired cannons, but that thing..." Shen Xingran was a little incoherent, "We didn't even see clearly what it looked like."
When Shen Xingran said this, a movie about Di Renjie popped up in Xu Zun's mind. It seemed to be called Dragon King, and there was also a huge sea monster in it.
Could it be... that there are also sea monsters in this great mysterious world, but this sea monster feels a little weird.
"Brother Shen," Xu Zun said, "You just escaped death from Gufeng Island. I sent someone to arrange a room for you. You should have a good rest first! When you feel better, tell me in detail about the sea monster!"
"Xu Zun, then..." Shen Xingran said, "Do you have incense, candles, and paper to burn? I want to... offer sacrifices to my father. I am an unfilial child who was unable to see him to the end..."
When talking about sad things, Shen Xingran shed tears.
"Okay," Xu Zun said, also quite sadly, "I'll send someone to arrange it for you!"
Next, Xu Zun waved to Hou Zhen and asked Hou Zhen to arrange for Shen Xingran.
After Shen Xingran left, Xu Zun called Huo Anu over and instructed:
"Anu, go to the cabin and ask the dancers and musicians whether their experiences are the same as Brother Shen's!"
"Ah?" Huo Anu was startled. "Sir, what's the matter? Don't you believe in Brother Shen?"
“It’s not that I don’t believe him,” Xu Zun said, “I just feel that his mental state is not right, and he seems a little confused.
"So far, all the stories about the sea monster have been told only by Brother Shen," Xu Zun said, "We must understand all the versions."
"I understand," Huo Anu accepted the order, "I'll go right away. "
"Also," Xu Zun said, "tell Ani that I want to meet the Crown Princess later..."
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