The envelope was just an ordinary envelope, but it seemed to weigh a thousand pounds in Lu Cheng's hands.

He naturally knew what the second prince meant. This was an obvious attempt to win over Lu Cheng.

Although the second prince received very wide support in the castle tower, the support in the court was completely inferior to that of the eldest prince.

Even if the castle tower can really support the second prince to the throne, it will be very difficult for the Sixth Ministry and the Supervision Department to have anyone of their own.

Therefore, the second prince threw an olive branch to Lu Cheng.

"Your Highness, you seem to be very interested in me as the imperial envoy to the Western Regions?"

Lu Cheng weighed the letter and smiled.

"Aren't you afraid of me and won't do anything with the news?"

The second prince smiled and did not take Lu Cheng's words seriously at all.

Seeing this, he, Master Lu, was not polite to the second prince and opened the letter directly.

On the letter paper, three big characters were written clearly.

ovary flag.

Lu Cheng looked at these three big characters and suddenly felt that he had been tricked by the second prince.

Of course you are not afraid that Lu Cheng will do nothing if he gets the information. The flag of Zifang, one of the Eight Banners of Zhongzhou, is very big. If you go to investigate with the information, you will probably find no one there.

"Hehe, I only know a general idea, but for the details, I still have to ask Envoy Lu personally."

After the second prince said this, he walked straight out of the circular wing. The old eunuch followed behind him, signaling Lu Cheng and Tang Ke to follow him quickly.

After walking out of the circular wing, Lu Cheng and Tang Ke followed the second prince to a room located in the corner of the fourth floor. As soon as they entered, there was a cold atmosphere.

There are no windows on the walls of this room, and it is kept lit by a few lamps that emit a cold light.

The room is not small, and there are three coffins made of crystal in the center of the room.

The second prince quickly opened the three crystal coffins. Inside these three coffins were three cold corpses.

"This is?"

Tang Ke had some questions. The second prince turned around and looked at Lu Cheng, pointed at the three coffins and said:

"Jiang Hua'er was the cook in the Diaojiaolou, the guard who died mysteriously at the Castle Pavilion, and this one, I suspect, he killed Jiang Hua'er himself."

After the second prince finished speaking, Lu Cheng raised his eyebrows.

As expected, these second princes have great hands and eyes. They are the three most important people in Jiang Huaer's case.

The bodies of these three people are not something that can be obtained casually.

"If I guess correctly, the lights in this room should all be Minghun lamps."

"Master Lu really has a good eye."

The second prince extended his thumb to Lu Cheng.

"It's not difficult to get the corpses. The corpses of these three people were discovered by our scouts."

"After all, our temple also has a certain status in the castle tower. It is not difficult to get these three corpses."

Isn't it difficult?

This is a bit arrogant. In any case, Jiang Huaer was taken over by Zhongzhou Mu, and your second prince's intervention in this case has already exceeded your authority.

How could you get the body of such an important witness so easily?

"Although I doubt the authenticity of these three people's identities, I think you are testing me."

Lu Cheng's words made Tang Ke a little confused. In terms of brains, he, Tang Er, was indeed not as good as Lu Cheng.

However, isn't this second prince a libertine who spends all his time looking for flowers? Is it possible that his behavior in front of others is all an illusion?

"Then you think highly of me. How can I think of testing you? I don't have any dreams. I just like to make capable friends."

"At best, I want Master Lu to help me and see if I can solve this matter."

"After all, I am still very interested in these murder cases."

Although the second prince didn't say it openly, Lu Cheng knew it very well in his heart.

His second prince just wanted to see Lu Cheng's ability to summon spirits.

In the current Cloud Empire, those who practice the soul-forging technique are either not seen at all, or the second prince cannot be invited at all.

The only soul-forging practitioner who has entered the realm of transformation and still has a chance to be invited is Lu Cheng.

But unfortunately, two of the rare soul-forging spiritual weapons among the thirty-two spiritual weapons are in the hands of Zhenren Lu.

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Whether it was a coincidence or the second prince did it intentionally, Lu Cheng became more and more convinced that the second prince had the ability to read minds.

If it's not the ability to read minds, then the second prince's ability to observe words and emotions has reached its peak.

Lu Cheng walked towards the first coffin. Inside was a thin, middle-aged chef.

Lu Cheng took out the Qinglong Soul Suppressing Bell and shook it gently. A wave of soul turbulence rippled out from the middle-aged chef.

"The blue dragon calms the souls and summons the souls. It is indeed worthy of its reputation."

The second prince murmured that he seemed to have studied the list of thirty-two spiritual weapons very well, and he told the name and purpose of the Qinglong Soul Suppressing Bell in just one sentence.

Although this is only its superficial use, being able to understand these things proves that one has also studied the Spiritual Weapon List.

After all, the list of spiritual weapons only announced a name and did not announce the effect. The second prince must have consulted many classics in the castle tower.

At this moment, Lu Cheng had a completely new understanding of the second prince. Rumors from the outside world said that he was a flamboyant and unrestrained royal child.

Wrong, absolutely wrong.

"Exorcise evil spirits and suppress spirits. Listen to my inquiry."

Lu Cheng asked directly about the soul of the summoned chef.

“Are you cooking for Ginger Wall?”

The soul's feedback showed a kind of confusion.

Since this person has been dead for a long time, it is impossible to recall his complete soul to communicate with Lu Cheng in detail.

In this case, its words and deeds can only be judged through the fluctuations of the soul.

Moreover, the memory left by this remnant soul is also very fragmented, and it is impossible to accurately obtain the complete memory of his life.

"Did you die from the poison?"

The feedback from the soul fluctuation is still confused.

"Whether you were murdered or not."

This time the feedback from the soul was very clear, he was not.

Lu Cheng looked at his body carefully. He seemed to have some diseases before his death.

"Master Tang Er, let's conduct an autopsy."

Soul interrogation is Lu Cheng's specialty, and autopsy is Tang Ke's specialty.

Tang Ke put on gloves, walked to the body, and used a sharp scalpel to cut open the heart of the middle-aged man.

The old eunuch on the side closed his eyes and did not watch this scene. He felt that treating the corpse like this was disrespectful to the deceased.

But the second prince watched it with great enthusiasm. Tang Ke's skillful autopsy technique was definitely top-notch.

After a lot of twists and turns, Tang Ke came to a conclusion with certainty.

The cause of death of this middle-aged man was illness, not murder.

Before his death, he had a sudden attack on his heart, which caused damage to his heart vessels, and he died.

Having come to a definite conclusion, Lao Lu stopped asking too many questions and simply dismissed the middle-aged man's remaining soul.

The remnant soul should also enter reincarnation. After being dispersed in the heaven and earth, the soul will become invisible.

Next, there is the mysterious death of the guard at the Tenshu Pavilion.

The degree of damage to this man's soul was simply outrageous. After he was killed, he used extremely cruel methods to scatter his soul to pieces.

As a result, the Qinglong Soul Suppressing Bell can only recall a little bit of the remnant soul, which is even thinner than the previous remnant soul of the middle-aged chef.

"Do you have any impression of who killed you?"

The remnant soul didn't even make the slightest movement.

Seeing this, the second prince shook his head.

Sure enough, for such a broken soul, even the Qinglong Soul Suppressing Bell has no effect.

"Master Lu, I'm afraid..."

Before the second prince could finish speaking, a death aura surged through Lu Cheng's body.

This breath of death made the old eunuch hurriedly step forward to protect the second prince, who also took two trembling steps back.

This breath is not like the breath that a living person can emit.

"Your Highness, Second Prince, don't be surprised. This is just a small skill of mine."

"Master Lu is really good at scaring people."

Although the second prince said so, there was still a little cold sweat on his forehead.

"Well, how about I take charge of the drinks during the banquet later? Just think of it as an apology to His Highness."

"That's a good relationship. I'm very curious about the drinks in the sea."

After saying that, the second prince stopped talking and watched Lu Cheng's movements carefully.

A gray death aura surrounded the wisp of blood on his hand

Every time the Qinglong Soul Suppressing Bell is shaken, the size of the remnant soul will increase a bit.

"Master Lu is really capable."

The second prince looked at Lu Cheng's actions in shock. Although the old eunuch guarding him was not low in cultivation, he could not understand the secrets at all.

"May I ask, Your Highness, what evil trick did Master Lu use?"

"He's recuperating his soul."

That's right, Lu Cheng was using the breath of death to replenish this remnant soul.

Because this residual soul is too weak, nothing can be asked at all without soul replenishment.

Lu Cheng, who understands the law of life and death, is not only able to summon souls, but the art of replenishing souls is also one of his specialties.

Lu Cheng, who practices Guiyan Qing Ling Gong, can be said to be the person with the deepest understanding of souls in the Cloud Empire.

This remnant soul gradually became solidified under Lu Cheng's repair, and one could clearly feel the existence of a soul wave.

"The soul-replenishing technique cannot reshape the soul. It has reached its limit at this level."

After Lu Cheng gathered his strength, the terrifying aura of death disappeared. The old eunuch breathed a sigh of relief and respectfully retreated behind the second prince.

"Okay, let's tell you who killed you."

Lu Cheng's inquiry was very simple, and a strong wave rippled from the remnant soul.

Resentment and hatred make the remaining soul tend to turn into a resentful spirit.

"How dare you, a little innocent soul, do something wrong in front of me?"

With a slight click from Lu Cheng, this violent remnant soul lost its vigor and obeyed Lu Cheng's orders honestly.

"Master Lu's boundless way is truly magical."

The second prince's praise came from the bottom of his heart. In his more than fifty years of life, he has never seen a practitioner who can treat his soul like this.

Maybe in this cloud empire, apart from those powerful people who have never been born, Lu Cheng should be the strongest person in the soul-forging practice.

"Is the person who killed you Balro the Madman?"

Lu Cheng's question was very direct, and the remnant soul answered him very simply.

A certain soul wave came.

Lu Cheng thought for a moment and asked the next question.

"Did Barro not leave the Sutra Pavilion in the castle tower directly after killing you?"

"Did he find the Space Transfer Formation and the Wan Lai Guiji Formation in the Scripture Collection Pavilion?"

"And, you also browsed the secrets of the eight counties in Zhongzhou, right?"

Lu Cheng's three questions were all answered in the affirmative.

"Did Zhenren Lu come to such a conclusion just based on speculation? It is really beyond our expectation."

The second prince was a little surprised if Lu Cheng could come up with so many guesses just by going to the scene of the Diaojiaolou.

Then Lu Cheng's intelligence is definitely rare in the world.

"How can I say, I still found some clues."

Lu Cheng did not hide anything and directly told the second prince about the corner tower.

"I see, then it will be easy to handle."

The second prince obviously knew a lot of things, and through what Lu Cheng told him, he completely connected some things.

This remnant soul's inquiry ended here, and the result was that the madman Balro had indeed sneaked into the Sutra Pavilion of the castle tower.

After assassinating the guard of the Sutra Pavilion, he entered the outer cabinet of the Sutra Pavilion.

The outer cabinet is not a place to collect taboos. In comparison, it is more like an encyclopedia library.

Various formations, various encyclopedias, and various comprehensive books.

The Space Transfer Formation and the Wan Lai Guiji Formation are not secrets that are not told, they are just things that ordinary people cannot access.

Moreover, these two formations can only be regarded as mid-level formations, not even high-level formations, so there is really no need to keep them secret.

"So, Second Prince, why are you sure that Barro will be at the Zifang Flag?"

"Oh? It's very simple. The Zifang Flag is equivalent to my private area. If a character like Madman Balro appears there, I won't even know it."

The second prince smiled slightly.

"Then I'm afraid I would have been killed by my big brother..."

Out of affection, the second prince did not continue speaking, but only showed a deep smile.

Tang Ke suddenly felt irritated. This royal family was really not a good place. It was common for brothers to fight and kill each other.
Chapter completed!