At the Imperial Forest Lantern Festival, Yun Yao was running towards the Magpie Bridge. She felt particularly impatient at this moment, and decided to do things faster than usual. Although she was usually very impatient, she didn't know why she was faster than usual today. She rushed in one direction without even thinking. This made her feel a little strange, but she couldn't tell what was strange.
She happened to see the guards on both sides of the bridge, and she remembered Fu Mingrui, so she stepped forward and asked casually, "Have you seen Fu Mingrui?"
The imperial guards in the palace might not know other noble sons, but they must know Fu Mingrui, who often hangs out with Crown Prince Duanmu Qingchen. Moreover, sometimes when there is a big case, Fu Mingrui will mobilize the imperial guards.
The guards said seriously: "Master Fu left without crossing the Magpie Bridge." Sure enough, they knew Fu Mingrui.
"Gone?" Yun Yao was a little surprised. Fu Mingrui went down the mountain? Did he... go to find Sister Youyou? Or did he get upset and go back to the Eight Gates
"Miss Yun Yao—Miss Yun Yao—" Yuchi Jingbei caught up, and the two of them happened to stand on the Magpie Bridge.
Yun Yao rolled her eyes when she saw Yuchi Jingbei: "Why are you chasing me again? I'm telling you, don't be fooled by my stunning beauty! You don't even know who I am." Yun Yao pointed her thumb at her face and looked at Yuchi Jingbei proudly. Her brother really underestimated her, and the young masters who chased her one after another.
Yuchi Jingbei was also stunned by Yun Yao's smug expression.
Yun Yao continued proudly, "I know I am the most beautiful. No woman here can compare to me. It is reasonable for you to be fascinated by me, but I tell you, I will not like you, just like I don't like that Fu Minghui!" Yun Yao's eyes widened.
Yun Yao had seen many men, alive, dead, human, not human, all males only looked at the face. As long as a woman was pretty, his legs would go weak, but once she revealed her true form, his legs would immediately go weak with fear. Men would never have true love for the demon race!
Yuchi Jingbei was stunned for a while, his face suddenly flushed: "No, no, no, it's not what you think. Qian'er said you were going to investigate a case. Um... do you need my help?" He was so embarrassed that he stuttered.
"What can I do for you?" Yun Yao looked at Yuchi Jingbei with amusement, "Is there anything I can't solve?"
Yuchi Jingbei's face turned even redder, but she was not angry at Yun Yao's contempt. Instead, she was full of infinite tolerance and pampering towards her.
Suddenly, an idea came to his mind, and he said, "Our Yuchi family has some reputation in the capital. It might be useful if you take me with you. No matter where we go, we can get through with me!" Yuchi Jingbei patted his chest confidently, his face flushed and he looked at Yun Yao firmly.
This is to pursue a girl, and the simple-minded man is forced to use quick wits.
Yun Yao blinked and began to hesitate again. She didn't want to take Yuchi Jingbei with her. After all, it was inconvenient for mortals to know where they were going. However, if no one in the underground city caught the girl at the Lantern Festival, then she might have to go to the capital government to look through the files.
To read the files, you need the consent of the prefect of Beijing. But where is the prefect of Beijing? He is attending the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet nearby! It will definitely cause a lot of trouble. Even if you can see the files, it may be tomorrow before you can report them to the higher authorities!
Sometimes, a word from the royal family really does work.
"Okay, you can follow me." Suddenly, a sentence came out of her mouth, and Yun Yao herself was stunned. Why did she always make decisions without thinking, one faster than the other tonight? She even clearly preferred not to bring Yuchi Jingbei, because they had never brought outsiders to handle cases in the Nine Gates. After all, their case was so special.
Until Lian Youyou came, she brought Duanmu Qingchen and Fu Mingrui to do a lot, but that was also to generate income for the Nine Gates. Could it be that she would make an exception tonight
Yuchi Jingbei grinned happily and immediately became active: "What case are you going to investigate? Tell me too."
Yun Yao walked forward blankly, still confused as to why she agreed to let Yuchi Jingbei follow her: "Anyway... just follow me, I'll tell you on the way." Now that she had said it, it was God's will, so she let Yuchi Jingbei follow her.
"Okay!" Yuchi Jingbei looked at the back of Yun Yao's head happily. To be honest, he really hadn't handled any cases. The Celestial Empire had been peaceful and prosperous in recent years. Moreover, because his brothers had pacified the four directions and made all the countries submit, their generation didn't even have the opportunity to go to the battlefield.
Although peace is a good thing, they are still military commanders with warrior blood flowing in their bodies. They are really uncomfortable sitting idle at home every day.
Yun Yao walked in front and scratched her head in confusion, feeling like she was racing against time with someone.
But she thought again, isn't it just a race against time? Because if the other party had a plan and a purpose to kidnap the girl at the Lantern Festival, she would naturally race against time with them. She couldn't let another girl go missing at this year's Yujing Lake Lantern Festival, causing a tragedy!
Inside the Tianji Instrument, Duanmu Qingchen had a gloomy look on his face, and his eyes, burning with golden divine light, stared depressedly at the chessboard in front of him. He just gently pushed a chess piece that had turned black, and suddenly, all the chess pieces turned white!
"Puchi!" Lian Youyou patted Duanmu Qingchen's shoulder with a smile, "It's okay, it's normal~~normal~~~You just lost two chess pieces."
Duanmu Qingchen frowned, the fate was indeed changing rapidly. At this time, the fate network on the chessboard changed again, and several chess pieces flashed at the same time.
"Oh~~ The difficulty has increased." Lian Youyou frowned. Because you can only push one piece at a time, and it is unknown which piece will be beneficial to you and which one will be beneficial to the opponent, so you have to be more cautious when pushing the chess pieces now.
"You can only choose one." A deep voice came out of Duanmu Qingchen's mouth, reminding Lian Youyou. His golden eyes stared at Lian Youyou's every move to prevent her from doing anything when he wasn't paying attention.
Lian Youyou frowned and pointed at the light spots with her fingers. The identities of their owners appeared above the light spots one by one!
Duanmu Qingchen's eyes widened immediately. So there is such a coquettish operation? But this does not seem to be cheating, because Lian Youyou only said that you cannot hear the voice of the heart at the beginning of the game, but did not say that you cannot see the identity.
Among the people flashing around Lian Youyou were Li Juanlan's sisters, a candied haws seller, an old man, a child, and even... a dog that had wandered in.
When he saw the dog, Duanmu Qingchen's golden pupils were already wide open. Could this dog also be related to and change people's fate? What kind of opportunity is this? (To be continued)