Nightwatcher

Chapter 147: A Message from Jinlian

# 147. A Message from Jinlian

Under the black cloak, those hands stretched out on their own, qi swirling in their palms whoosh! Hengyuan helplessly flew up, flying towards the whirlpool of death.

In pain his eyes opened wide, his skin quickly drying, his blood flowing away, as his body began to visibly wither away.

That familiar face reflected in his eyes, slowly withering away, slowly inching towards death Henghui, watching all of this, suddenly showed some expression on his ruthless face, his inky black eyes no longer as cold and unyielding.

Bang! Hengyuan was thrown aside, colliding heavily with the well wall.

Henghuis left hand was clamped over his right, as he grunted through gritted teeth, You will not kill him, you will not kill my Brother

His face suddenly became cold and unfeeling, and his voice became enticing, Hengyuan is a warrior monk, his qi is flourishing, he would be perfect to heal your injury do you not want revenge, do you not want revenge?

Immediately after, that cold expression disappeared, and pained struggle took its place, No, you cant kill him! Hes my sect-brother!

You can kill anyone in the world, why not him?

You can kill anyone, just not him! Hes my Brother, hes the one I revere the most.

How about Pingyang?

Pingyang

His expression became cold, then pained, then cold again, as if two personalities were fighting over his body. As they struggled, the veins on that thick right arm began to glow in red light, becoming stronger and weaker, as if it were breathing.

Henghuis main personality seemed to have been suppressed, as the coldness slowly took the upper hand.

Henghui Hengyuans voice was tired, Do you remember that chant that your brother taught you before?

*The Chant of calming minds* Henghui resisted the right arm that had gotten out of his control, and sat down slowly, his back to the well wall. He put his hands together, and started to mutter.

A long time later, he slowly calmed those evil desires, and the right arm stopped its agitation.

Henghui opened his eyes, those eyes that still had no sign of white. In the darkness of the well bottom he stared at Hengyuan, his voice hoarse:

Brother, didnt you want to know what I encountered a year ago? Well, Ill tell you.

Whats the maids name?

In the interrogation room, Xu Qian drank tea, looking at the oiran sitting anxiously opposite him.

Heer Mingyan answered promptly.

She constantly stole glances at Xu Qian, as well as the tightly shut door behind them. As an oiran of the Jiaofangsi, she had received her fair share of important guests, and knew what the Nightwatchers Constabulary was like.

Any officials who were put here, would lose a layer of skin if they did not outright die, and a weak woman like her, may be facing a fate worse than death.

When did she start serving you. Xu Qians expression was serious.

For- for three or four years. She looked at Xu Qian in fear, Around three and a half years, as for the exact time your servant cant remember.

This young man sat there expressionless, an imposing aura naturally forming around him. She hardly dared to take breath, as a towering mountain of stress weighed on her heart.

*How did he change so much? Last night he seemed fully like a hedonistic boy born with a silver spoon.*

*Three and a half years afterwards Ill send someone to look that up, to see which women entered the Jiaofangsi at that ime.* Xu Qian nodded,

Normally, who did she meet, or were close confidants with?

Mingyan thought for a long time, simultaneously trying to remember, and giving out a long list of names.

After asking a few more questions, Xu Qian looked at the clerk who was making notes, who nodded back.

Thank you, Miss Mingyan, for your cooperation. You may leave.

Eh? Fortune came like a tornado, and she was momentarily in disbelief.

Ill take you back to the Jiaofangsi. Xu Qian rose, and made a please gesture.

Oiran Mingyan anxiously followed him out of the room, and all the way to the constabulary door. When she saw the horse-drawn carriage parked there, she finally felt a great weight lift, and knew that she would really be sent back to the Jiaofangsi, and not to be kept in the constabulary to be

She immediately recovered some of her past personality, giving a full bow, Thank you, Master Xu.

Xu Qian stretched out a hand, and pinched those round, plump buttocks, Dont thank me with words, thank me with actions.

*This man can change face faster than a woman can* Mingyan was somewhat embarrassed, and glanced at the carriage.

Xu Qians eyebrow raised, looking at the carriage and falling into thought.

The horse drawn carriage stopped outside the alleys of the Jiaofangsi. The oiran stepped out, and said softly, If Sir Xu has time, please come to my Azure Pond Courtyard for tea.

With pleasantries exchanged, she quickly turned and left, her steps very quick, her dress flapping.

She was somewhat scared of Xu Qian, naturally not because of his 24-carat gold hardness; nothing happened on the carriage.

She was always apprehensive of those with hard to predict tempers.

Xu Qian rode back to the constabulary, and gathered the core members of his team for a meeting.

Very quickly, the three Silver Gongs, Lyu Qing, as well as Song Tingfeng and Zhu Guangxiao were summoned to the side hall by Xu Qian.

I gather everyone knows what happened last night in the Jiaofangsi. Xu Qian said.

Everyone nodded their heads; they had all been told by Song Tingfeng. They also knew that in the end it was the Sitianjians disciples that acted and saved the day.

As to why Song Tingfeng did not report back to the constabulary, they all tacitly did not ask, because yesterday night, unfortunately, it was Gold Gong Zhu who was on duty.

Lyu Qing stared at Xu Qian for a long time, to where his hair stood on end, and he asked with a frown, Constable Lyu, whats the matter?

Lyu Qing pursed her small red lips, How did Sir know that there were Yao hiding in the Jiaofangsi?

The other men gave understanding smiles, and only Li Yuchun maintained a stiff face, being out of tune with the others due to his insufficient lustfulness.

Xu Qian replied with a straight face, When I was patrolling one night, I looked at the Jiaofangsi with qi-watching magic, and discovered Yao qi.

Why did I not hear you report this? Li Yuchun asked blankly.

At that time, I didnt know what green light stood for, after that because I gave that arsehole Zhu a blade, and was put in jail for it, and then after Xu Qian shrugged.

*After that you became my subordinate, even though we called each other by what we did, I didnt need to report to you any more.*

Alright, theres things I need you all to do. Xu Qian took out a list of names from his robes and smacked them down on the table.

Boss, you lead people to investigate the names on the list. They were close with the Yao woman. Furthermore, investigate for people who joined the Jiaofangsi four years ago, or any woman who suddenly got famous.

Constable Lyu, you take a team to search house by house for Henghui, remember to take utmost care.

After he had spoken, Xu Qian sat down again and drank some water, planning to go report the matter at the Jiaofangsi to Wei Yuan.

That twinge in his heart came out of nowhere. He immediately left the side hall, and entered the latrine, whereupon he took out the Earth Book fragment. The Earth Book Group Chat, which had not had activity for a long time, finally came to life again.

FIVE: Ive come to pay back my debt to THREE, mm, weve finished exploring the Abyss. Ive discovered a secret as big as the heavens themselves!

Given that she had deliberately mentioned him, Xu Qian could not remain silent, and replied THREE: What secret?

FIVE: How about you guys, have you decided to owe me one?

TWO: Lets hear it then.

FOUR: Heh, no problem.

FIVE: Is ONE not here?

ONE: Ok.

After everyone had expressed themselves, number Five messaged: FIVE: The seven shaman tribes have worked as one, and overcome many difficulties, and after a life-and-death exploration, finally reached the abys

THREE: Just get to the point.

FIVE: we found the Confucian Sages statue in the abyss, hes watching into the abyss.

*The Confucian Sage?* Everyone in the Heaven and Earth Society were shocked, and then could not help but think of Three. As a distinguished student of the Cloud Deer Academy, he may know something about this.

But he probably wont say furthermore, they still hadnt returned any favours the amount they owed was just getting more and more

FIVE: THREE, youre a student in the Cloud Deer Academy, you should know something about this, right?

Everyone in the Heaven and Earth Society were very happy, Five asked well.

*How would I know, Im also shocked* Xu Qian did not respond directly, adding Apart from the Sages statue, what else was there? Furthermore, could you describe in detail what the stages statue looks like.

This was all useless talk without any substance, with the only goal to get more information.

FIVE: Apart from the Gu god and various insects, the only thing in the abyss is the sages statute. Oh, Ive just remembered, the sages statue was cracked at the forehead, the elders in the tribe seem to be really worried.

*The sages statues head is cracked the Shaman clans elders are really worried* Number Two suddenly had a thought, Say, might the Sages statue not be suppressing the Gu God? Otherwise, why would the sages statue appear in the Abyss?

FOUR: We cannot discount this possibility, using statues, bronze models, and other bronze items as vectors for sealing formations is very commonly seen. The best example of this is in ancient times, when the human emperor cast nine cauldrons, to suppress the mountains and rivers of the Nine Provinces, gathering the fortunes of Humanity.

ONE: That Sage statues forehead is starting to split, doesnt this imply that the seal is no longer as stable? Thus the Gu God is beginning to re-awaken.

FOUR: This is a possibility.

This topic quickly passed, as after all both the rank of the Gu God and the distance to the Southern Marches were all too far removed from everyone.

Xu Qian sent another message ONE, recently you havent even asked me about the Sangpo cases status, have you got any leads from those ancient books?

ONE: None.

After this, One silently went back under the water.

*ONEs reply isnt usual, earlier they were clearly very interested in the Sangpo case but after so may days, he (or she) hasnt even asked me once* Xu Qian continued to message, TWO, do you have any leads on where Zhou Chixiong is?

TWO: Nope, Ill continue to keep an ear out.

People mountain people sea, of course it was not so easy to find him. Xu Qian was both disappointed, but also felt that this was expected.

After talking for a few more minutes, number Four and the others expressed their worry towards Sixs whereabouts, calling for Number Nine the Daoist Jinlian, yet he did not respond.

* The weathers so good today, perhaps Jinlian Daozhang is up on some roof sunbathing.*

Xu Qian lampooned, before suddenly seeing Jinlian stick his head out of the water, NINE: Three, come out and see me.

Hm? Xu Qian stared blankly, before understanding him. He quickly put back his jade mirror, left the latrine, and quickly walked towards the constabulary door.

He looked around at the door, and saw on the street stood a ginger cat, its tail perked up high, quietly watching the Nightwatchers Constabulary main door.

Xu Qian naturally walked over, over to beside the cat, yet he did not look down at it, rather looking in all four directions.

The ginger cat said solemnly, Ive found Six.