Chapter 195 – Drawing Out the Black Hand Behind the Scenes (Second Shift) (1 / 2)

“This,” Qi Xuan looked on in shock, feeling a wave of revulsion straight away, turning his back and not daring to look at it more than once.

Mu Zi Yan eyes flashed a dark, the corner of the mouth hooked up evil cold light, from the pocket took out a porcelain bottle, and then sprinkled in front of the eyes, after a few moments, in front of the eyes, but there is nothing.

Qi Xuan’s eyes flashed with surprise as he turned to look at her, “What’s going on”

“Psychedelic.” Mu Zi Yan continued, “This person is good at illusions.”

“Hardly a thousand years ago” Qi Xuan asked as he looked at her in shock.

“I don’t know.” Mu Zi Yan shook her head, “But the ones that can use illusion techniques have long since gone extinct, and now that they have resurfaced, it’s not a good thing.”

“It’s just that that’s nothing more than a rumor.” Qi Xuan couldn’t help but feel sick to his stomach as he remembered the scene in front of him just now.

Mu Zi Yan took out a pill and handed it to him, “Cousin, just take this.”

“Good.” Qi Xuan nodded his head and responded, raising his hand to take it and hurriedly took it, after a while this was much more comfortable.

Mu Zi Yan was silent for a moment, “Let’s go out.”

“Not going in,” Qi Xuan asked in a low voice, looking at the road in front of him.

“This is a maze, we can’t get in.” Mu Zi Yan turned around and left the secret passage.

Qi Xuan turned his eyes to look at her, “Cousin, if you don’t go in, what should Dr. Jin do”

“Go back first.” Mu Zi Yan said faintly.

“Good.” Qi Xuan saw that her expression was strange and her eyes flashed with a touch of doubt, so he did not say anything more and reentered the State Duke’s Mansion with her.

Now that the case of the skeleton of the government office in Beijing has not yet been found out, but instead there is one more case of disappearance, only to feel that the things in front of them have become more and more confusing.

Mu Zi Yan sat inside the medicine hut in silence for a long time and did not go out.

Qi Xuan and Qi Xue’er then stood outside and waited.

“Brother, what’s wrong with big cousin sister,” Qi Xue’er asked worriedly as she was puzzled.

“Should be thinking about something.” Qi Xuan said as he looked at her.

“Oh.” Qi Xue’er nodded her head and responded, “But I see that she doesn’t look well.”

“En.” Qi Xuan also noticed it, but now he didn’t dare to go forward and disturb it.

Mu Zi Yan thought for a long time, straight until someone came in, she shook her head, “Why are you here”

“What’s on your mind,” Chu asked in a low voice, having sat down on her side at some point.

“Thinking about illusions.” Mu Zi Yan said faintly.

“Illusions,” Chu mused for a moment, “falsehoods always carry confusion.”

“I wondered if I was confused,” Muzzy Smoke whispered, raising her eyes to look at him, “like you.”

“I,” Chu Ye was slightly stunned, a charming light smile at the corner of his mouth, “It’s hard to believe that Smokey is bewitched by me”

“It is making me puzzled.” The corner of Mu Zi Yan’s mouth turned away as she turned her eyes to look at the medicine hut in front of her, “I always feel that Master did not leave the State Duke’s Mansion.”

“If that’s really the case, I think that person must have known that senior brother would leave a secret mark, and that’s why he lured you forward” Chu Ye said as he looked at her.

“En.” Mu Zi Yan nodded, “If I had continued to go inside after entering the secret passage at that time, I might have fallen in and been unable to come out.”

“Her goal is to trap you inside.” Chu said in a deep voice.

“Yes.” Mu Zi Yan responded, “Good thing I came to my senses fast enough.”

“Looks like what I gave you worked after all.” Chu said with a smirk, his eyes flashing a faintly warm light.

Mu Zi Yan nodded, “Very useful.”

“Since that person is accustomed to using illusions and has been in the State Duke’s Mansion for so long, I’m sure that he will use this to confuse others as well.” Chu Ye stated the point.

“Yes.” Mu Zi Yan nodded and responded, “I just don’t know who that person actually is”

“If you look hard enough, you’re bound to find it.” Chu said as he looked at her.

“I’m still worried about Master’s safety nowadays.” Mu Zi Yan sighed, worried.

“Think about what Senior Brother has said to you in the past, and some of the unusual behavior” Chu Ye saw her rarely reveal this rather sad look, raised his eyes to survey the surroundings, and said after a moment of silence.

Mu Zi Yan whispered, “I’ve thought about it all, but I haven’t found any other abnormalities either.”

“Take a walk,” Chu said, looking at her.

“Ah,” Mu Zi Yan was slightly stunned, then she saw that Chu Ye had already dragged her out of the medicine lodge and flew away.

Only then did Qi Xuan realize Chu Ye, his eyes darkened slightly as he turned his eyes to look at Qi Xue’er, “Go back first.”

“Oh.” Qi Xue’er nodded her head in response and left with Qi Xuan.

Mu Zi Yan was Chu Ye dragged out of the State Duke’s mansion, and did not know to what place, wait until after the fall, they saw in front of them is a large lake, the two have already stood on a high tower, raised his eyes to look into the distance, a breeze came, but it is to dissipate a lot of her sadness.

Mu Zi Yan turned her eyes to look at him, “How could I not know that there is such a good place”

“When your mind is disturbed, look into the distance.” Chu Ye said indifferently.

In the distance came the shallow sound of the breeze blowing on the lake, like a wisp of warm wind blowing, refreshing the heart, and Chu Ye’s voice seemed to merge with this warm wind, and little by little it fell on her heart.

She turned her eyes to look at him, handsome and peerless silhouette, alabaster mask in the daylight refracted brilliant halo, snow-white brocade robes moving with the wind, rippling with layers of ripples, not too late and not too fast, such as line like a stream, absolutely unparalleled.

She coughed softly a few times, people were attracted to things of beauty, naturally she would be no exception, yet she was always afraid of matters that were too beautiful, and because they were too beautiful, she would worry that one day, it would be nothing more than a flash in the pan.

She turned her eyes to look ahead, the blue waves rippling, the shore willow, flying birds indulge, indescribable clear mind leisure, seems to be her inner set off the raging restlessness is also brushed away, just so quietly stand and look, enjoying this brief tranquility.

Chu Ye turned his eyes to look at her, pavilion jade, but extremely fond of wearing plain dresses and skirts, without too much makeup.

Skirt, without much makeup, but always through the people can not figure out the breath, she seems to be bland, but he understands that under this calm appearance, her heart may be a thousand holes, just don’t know what this girl actually endured to be quenched into today’s waves of this appearance.

Mu Zi Yan is seldom to care about Chu Ye’s mind, from the first time he stepped forward, and then from the back of the fate of the meeting, to now this unclear, close and far from the entanglement, even she herself is a little unclear, between them can actually go to what point or one day, they will face what kind of situation!

She didn’t dare to think deeper, she still had people to guard that she didn’t want to guard, and things to do that she didn’t want to do, she didn’t dare to stop or have a moment’s rest, she was afraid that if she was a little bit lax, this thousand years of waiting and tribulation, in exchange for this rebirth would repeat the same mistakes and push her into the place of eternal doom.

Gradually she suppressed the surging emotions within her, time could heal any heartache, but it couldn’t soothe her broken heart, and the hatred and pain of her past life.

Perhaps only when she has avenged her great hatred and become the chess player, she will be able to stop and rest for a while, but this road full of thorns, she is not willing to let the others walk with her, only because this road is too bloody and too cold, and also too difficult.

Gradually her emotions returned to what they used to be and she exhaled deeply, turning her eyes to Chu, “Go back.”

“Good.” Chu Ye was able to feel her breath change, he did not say, does not mean he does not understand, just that he is clear, at this time, even if he uses all the methods to take her for himself, in the end will eventually lose, it is better to stay with her, to do everything she wants to do, he will wait, wait for her to turn back to look at him at that moment.

Chu accompanied her down the tower, then handed her a book, “This will be useful to you.”

“How did you get this” after Mu Zi Yan took it, her eyes flashed with surprise and she raised her eyes to look at him.

“I think it can be of great use.” Chu Ye did not respond positively, and when he had said that, he brought her back to the State Duke’s Mansion, while he also flashed away.

Mu Zi Yan stood in front of the medicine hut, looking down at the scroll, raising her eyes to look at his departing figure, the corners of her mouth hooked up into a light smile, turning around and heading back to the medicine hut.

When she sat down inside the medicine hut, she carefully flipped through the book, which exhaustively described the origin and destruction of illusions, as well as the methods of cracking the different illusions inside, which made Mu Zi Yan delighted.

When Qi Xue’er and Qi Xuan came in, they saw her reading a book intently, and the two of them exchanged glances before re-emerging inside the medicine hut.

“What’s wrong with big cousin sister,” Qi Xue’er became more and more puzzled.

Qi Xuan said warmly, “Maybe looking for clues.”

“It should be.” Qi Xue’er nodded her head in response and left with Qi Xuan.

I do not know how long, Zhang Zong some can not wait, they rushed to the State House, Qi Xuan see him to come, since it is detailed to say with Mu Zi Yan went to the secret passage, Zhang Zong listen to it, the color is unusually heavy, only feel that the case is afraid of a moment and a half can not be solved.

“How could there be illusions,” Zhang Zong had more or less heard of it, and back then, it was because of illusions that would lead to the destruction of a large country, which led to the present-day Great Amazing Country.

And since then, that illusion has been destroyed, now reappears, does it herald the Great Amazing Country will also be destroyed with it Obviously this ridiculous idea is just a flash, he does not dare to think deeply.

Qi Xuan saw his thoughts and said in a low voice, “It’s too early to talk about this now, so we can only wait until cousin comes out.”

“En.” Zhang Zong said in a deep voice, “I’ll go back first, it looks like there will be no progress tonight.”

“You should go back to the mansion, cousin thinks that she will have to stay at the medicine hut this day, she is worried about Dr. Jin’s safety now.” Qi Xuan looked at Zhang Zong and said.

“Alright, farewell.” Zhang Zong arched his hand and then left the State Duke’s Mansion.

Until dawn, Mu Zi Yan only finished that book, and then carefully put it away, only then refreshed out of the medicine hut, tilting her head and stretching her arms, deeply exhaled, the morning sunlight sprinkled on her pretty face, through the faint soft light.

Qi Xuan walked up and saw the scenery in front of him, slightly stunned, convergence of the eyes of the stunned and love, walked to her front, gently spoke, “Cousin, but you want to take a rest.”

“No.” Mu Zi Yan waved her hand, “Cousin, I know where Master is.”

“It seems that cousin has already thought of a method.” Qi Xuan said with a smile when he saw her say so.

“En.” Mu Zi Yan nodded and responded, “Let’s go out first.”

“Good.” Qi Xuan readily answered, and then went out of the medicine hut with Mu Zi Yan.

When the two of them went to the hall, Qi Xue’er was already waiting for her, seeing that she looked unharmed, she put her heart down, last night she herself was tossing and turning, and got up early this morning.

The State Duchess was also in the hall, including people from all the houses in the house in one place.

When Mu Zi Yan entered the hall, the crowd rose and saluted since, “See county princess.”

She smiled lightly and said, “They are all family members, no need to be formal.”

“Smoke girl, you have been in the medicine hut yesterday, can be used for breakfast” Mrs. Guo Gong looked at Mu Zi Yan asked with concern.

Mu Zi Yan hooked her lips in a light smile and said, “Not yet.”

“Then use it with me.” The State Duchess said with a smile.

“No, Great Aunt, I’m going back.” Mu Zi Yan whispered.

“Going back,” Mrs. Guo Gong was obviously stunned, but seeing her calm demeanor, she didn’t ask any more questions, but nodded her head and responded, “Since you’re going back, I’ll let Xuan Ge’er send you.”

“En.” Mu Zi Yan nodded slightly, turned around and left the hall.

Qi Xue’er paused for a moment, “Mother, my daughter is also going to see off her first cousin.”

“Go.” The State Duchess was happy to let Qi Xue’er get close to Mu Zi Yan, after all, Mu Zi Yan had a lot to learn from Qi Xue’er.

Mu Zi Yan went out of the hall, and when she sat in the carriage, she raised her eyes and looked at the opposite side of the room, where she was sitting

Looking at Qi Xue’er, who was sitting across from her, “Cousin, you will go back later.”

“Ah,” Qi Xue’er was surprised, and after a moment of silence, she then asked, “Eldest cousin, do you have an idea?”

“En.” Mu Zi Yan nodded her head and responded, “After you go back, if anyone asks about you, you will say that you are traveling to the Medicine Lodge to get an item, and say that it is something I left behind, it seems to be something called Illusion.”

“Good.” Qi Xue’er took note of it, and when she arrived at the Marquis Mu Mansion, Qi Xue’er took the carriage back again.

Qi Xuan, on the other hand, rode with Mu Ziyan in another carriage to the Beijing Zhaoyin’s government office.

When she arrived inside the government office, Niangzi Lu knew she would be coming over, so she prepared breakfast, and specially made the pastries she always liked to eat.

After Mu Zi Yan entered, she ate without any constraints since she was like in her own home, without any constraints.

When Qi Xuan saw her like this, he just smiled warmly and used it together.

After using it, Mu Zi Yan purified her hands and rinsed her mouth before she got up and paced back and forth in the hall.

Qi Xuan sat aside and watched, his brows and eyes were tender and doting, turning his eyes to look at Lady Lu, “She’s always like this at the government offices.”

“En.” Niangzi Lu had long been accustomed to this, and responded lightly since she was currently hugging and playing with Zhang Qian.

“It’s not restrained at all.” Qi Xuan laughed lightly.

“You will know her nature when you get along with her for a long time in the future, this past prudishness outside is all pretense.” Niangzi Lu said with a smile.

Qi Xuan faintly responded, “I have seen it since now.”

Mu Zi Yan raised her eyebrows and looked at them in disbelief, “This is a jab at me.”

“You’re the one who pokes fun at others all the time, where can anyone poke fun at you” Nyonya Lu looked at her with her eyes raised, “He won’t be back until after lunchtime.”

“Sister Lu, I’ll play with my nephew for a while first.” Mu Zi Yan said with a smile, stepping forward and opening her hands towards Zhang Qian.

Zhang Qian happily then stretched out his two little arms, and Mu Zi Yan looked at Niangzi Lu triumphantly, so she carried Zhang Qian into her arms.

Qi Xuan looked at Mu Zi Yan in front of him and fell into deep thought, if they can be like this in the future, how happy it would be, but he lowered his eyes to converge on the bitterness in his heart, fearing that this day will never come.

“Look at you, you haven’t seen smiling like this at me either.” As Niangzi Lu watched Zhang Qian grinning gleefully at Mu Zi Yan, the corner of her mouth turned away and she whispered.

“Jian’er ah, your mother is jealous.” Mu Zi Yan said as she looked down at Zhang Qian.

“If you like it, then I’ll give it to you.” Niangzi Lu said and pushed Mu Zi Yan with both hands.

Mu Zi Yan smiled lightly and said, “Yes, I couldn’t wait.”

“If you really like it, you should get married earlier,” said Niangzi Lu halfway, as if she realized something, and hastily stopped her mouth.

Mu Zi Yan raised her eyes to look at her, “That would also be when Qian’er is a bit older.”

Lady Lu nodded her head and said, “Yes, and we can still have your wedding wine then.”

“Haha.” Mu Zi Yan laughed cheerfully, where was there any trace of the gentle air of a lady of the house.

Qi Xuan had never seen Mu Zi Yan laughing so openly, and raising his eyes to see her so, he also had another thought in mind.

This day coincides with Qi Xuan’s vacation, so it will be free to come, until late afternoon, Zhang Zong and Zhang Shi, Mu Lingxuan, Lei Yichen together back to the Beijing Zhaoyin government office, after a moment, Jun Qianhao also came in with great excitement.

Mu Zi Yan raised her eyes and looked at them, “All have arrived”

“There’s still me.” Su Qinrou said and pulled Hou Yi Yi over.

Mu Zi Yan laughed lowly and said, “Rather, wherever is lively, where do you go.”

“That’s natural.” Su Qinrou responded with a light smile.

Mu Zi Yan then sat down, silent for a moment, which slowly opened his mouth, “This case involves a wide range of things, and now there is no clue, everyone can also say their own ideas, everyone brainstorming.”

“Sister Mu, do you have a clue,” Su Qinrou asked in a low voice when she heard Mu Zi Yan say so.

“No.” Mu Zi Yan shook her head, “That’s why I was thinking of discussing it together.”

“Smokey, since this person is within the State Duke’s residence, this matter has since been unrelated to the State Duke’s residence.” Jun Qianhao stated the fatal point.

Mu Zi Yan is waiting for his words, and now the spearhead is pointed directly at the State Duke’s Office, and I think the murderer who did this in the first place is also in order to frame the State Duke’s Office in the end, so that there is such a layout.

“Third Highness is right.” Mu Zi Yan nodded her head and responded.

“Then this matter should still be investigated from the State Duke’s residence,” Su Qinruo said in a low voice, raising her eyes to glance at Qi Xuan.

Qi Xuan lowered his eyes and remained silent, his expression gentle and without any ground of irritation.

Only then did Su Qinruo put her heart down.

Mu Zi Yan nodded, “Yes.”

Hou Yi Yi then opened her mouth, “Sister Mu, but the matter has been over fifteen years, even if you want to investigate but there are no clues, this is not become an old case.”

“Not bad.” Mu Zi Yan responded with her own approval.

“Then there is no way to find out,” Zhang Zong said coldly.

“There aren’t too many clues above the skeleton, and the people who were involved in this matter at the time are all dead, so if we want to find out the real culprits, then we can only ask the Emperor and the Empress Dowager.” Mu Zi Yan said bluntly.

When Jun Qianhao heard Mu Zi Yan say this, his eyes flashed with a flash of ghostly light, the corner of his mouth slightly hooked, “Smokey is going to”

“It’s just that His Majesty will definitely not reveal what happened back then.” Mu Zi Yan looked at Jun Qian Hao with a smile.

Jun Qianhao nodded slightly, “The Empress Dowager even less so.”

“Therefore, it is untraceable today.” Mu Zi Yan looked at them and said.