Above Ningtian Mansion, Zhou Jing's clothes fluttered, wielding the wind, looking down at the riots in the city like an eagle and a falcon.

"This assassin assassin assassinated the emperor alone, and I don't know if there are any accomplices to help..."

He murmured quietly while opening the elemental vision patrol, but found nothing.

This assassin seems to be a pure warrior and does not use magic. For him, it is harder to catch than Mei Zhanqing.

He specialized in his skills. At that time, Mei Zhanqing was full of evil spirits. In the elemental vision, he was as distinctive as a fireflies in the dark night.

An ordinary warrior has no distinctive characteristics than a mortal, and there are no special traces in the elemental field of view.

Zhou Jing tried for a while and then closed the elemental vision. For this kind of goal, it is better to use normal senses to find traces.

He lowered his height, hovered in the night sky, observed the search trajectories of many imperial guards, looked at the streets illuminated by torches, and at the same time he devoted his energy to pay attention to the movements in the dark streets and alleys.

With his high perception, he could see all the conditions of the areas he flew through. Although it was not obvious, he would not ignore the slightest movement.

I searched for a while but found nothing.

"The assassin is very skilled. As long as he gets rid of the pursuers, he can hide anywhere. Ning Tian Mansion is very big. If there is no mysterious means to track it, it is almost the same as finding a needle in a haystack..."

Zhou Jing thought secretly from his own perspective.

If you are an assassin, how will you escape if you fail to perform the assassination?

Well... I'm just running away, I must be swaggering out of the city.

"Well, this is not a normal person's idea."

Zhou Jing calmed down, switched to the mortal idea, and pondered:

"Assassination at night, the city gate is closed, and the assassin can only hide in the city. When the emperor was assassinated, even during the day, the city gate would inevitably be martial law. If the thief cannot be found, the access control will not be lifted easily. Therefore, the assassin either hid in the city and prayed that he would not be found, or he would find a way to sneak out of the city. He dared to assassination and was very skilled, so he should not sit and wait for death, but could avoid the city gate and investigate the way he escaped from Ning Tian Mansion..."

He narrowed his eyes and looked at the Yulin River, which was well-connected in the city.

Ningtian Mansion has dense water networks. If you want to avoid the investigation, the most likely thing is to take the water route at night and find a way to get out of the city from Shuimen.

Zhou Jing thought about it, lowered the height and simply flew against the banks of the Yulin River to observe the movements on the river surface.

The Yulin River surrounds Ningtian Prefecture, with prosperous river sections and remote river sections.

He searched carefully for a while and found some abnormalities in the turbid remote place on the river.

There is a stone bridge here, with a clump of water plants growing in the hole, and fish swimming, making ripples.

Everything seemed normal, but Zhou Jing found a reed tube stretched out from the aquatic plants.

In a dark environment, it is difficult for ordinary people to notice this detail, but his perception is quite high, and his vision, smell and hearing are far superior to those of ordinary people.

Under comprehensive perception, he not only discovered this detail through vision, but also vaguely felt the faint air flow of the reed tube, as if someone was breathing in his small mouth.

‘There should be a person hiding under the water…mostly an assassin, otherwise he would not have hidden himself like this.’

Zhou Jing's eyes flashed, but he did not step forward to expose it. Instead, he listened to the movements around him.

The footsteps of the Imperial Guards' search were quite far away from this place, and most of the buildings on the banks of this river were closed with doors and windows, and no one was watching.

His eyes rolled, he coughed, and muttered deliberately:

"I don't know who this assassin is. Could it be that he was the Chen Feng who urged Yan Luo to kill the powerful officials and the powerful, claiming to be a traitor, which is the most suspicious."

After saying that, Zhou Jing turned his head and flew up, as if he was going somewhere else.

In fact, he circled around and came back, quietly watching the movement here in the air.

Not long after, he discovered that a "drifting" reed tube appeared on this section of the river, moving quietly along the river and heading towards the edge of the city.

Zhou Jing's eyes lit up. He did not tell others about this discovery, but followed quietly in the air, staring at the man's traces.

...

Duan Yunfeng was holding a reed tube in his arms and swam carefully in the river.

It was autumn, and the river water was biting cold. Even though he was strong and had internal energy to protect his body, he felt that his body was gradually freezing and could only hold on.

The water was turbid and dark. Duan Yunfeng could not see the way ahead clearly and did not dare to show up. He could only swim for a while and listen carefully to the movements on the shore through the river.

Fortunately, he has been scouting the site this month and is already familiar with the terrain of the river. Even if he can't see clearly under the water, he can still move in the dark. When he escaped, he specially picked this route and led to the water gate west of the city. He did not pass through the bustling river section of the pleasure boat, and just avoided his eyes and ears.

After swimming for a while, Duan Yunfeng finally touched the slippery moss beside the water gate wall. After listening to the movement for a while, he confirmed that there were no officers and soldiers around, and then he carefully emerged from the water.

Here, the water gate is connected to the city wall, arched and closed by iron railings. The river channel is narrow and only allows a small black-topped boat to pass through. Outside is a winding river channel, which directly leads to the Chunshan River.

Just go out and you can escape from the sky.

Duan Yunfeng groped and held the edge of an iron railing. There were several loose positions at the connection between the city wall. He was sneaking at night during the time of his scheduling site this month, making it loose day after day.

He took a deep breath and exerted his strength suddenly.

Click!

The corner of the iron railing was broken, revealing a gap, and it could barely pass through sideways.

Duan Yunfeng's body made a cracking sound, and he used the bone shrinkage technique, and he drilled through the gap.

He walked through the water gate and did not dare to relax. He quickly swam along the river, swam all the way into the spring mountains and rivers, and walked up the shore in the darkness of a wild forest that was deserted.

Only then did he look back and see the general outline of Ning Tianfu in the darkness.

"It's out..."

It was not until this time that Duan Yunfeng's tense nerves relaxed, and he felt his clothes wet and sticky to his body, wet and cold.

"Damn it, the officers and soldiers support too quickly. I didn't kill the dog emperor this time, and I almost broke it inside..."

Duan Yunfeng gritted his teeth, feeling both discouraged and disgusted as he failed, and his heart was mixed.

He took a breath, suppressed his inner emotions, and said intimately:

"Fortunately, I escaped and left a useful body. I can't miss it again next time..."

Although this failed, he did not intend to give up assassinating the emperor.

However, after this battle, the protection around the emperor must be strengthened, and he knew that there would be no chance in a short time.

Duan Yunfeng's original plan was to escape immediately if he missed a single blow, but at this moment he was a little confused.

"I was assassinated in a mask, and I didn't expose my hiding. I'm not worried about the court's wanted... But the world is so big, where should I go now?"

Duan Yunfeng hesitated.

At this moment, he suddenly remembered the sound of the "pursuing soldiers" he heard through the water when he was hiding in a bridge hole.

"I've heard of the name of Yan Luo Chen Feng... I've heard of this man's name, a hero. This man is in Jiangchun's territory. Although he has committed many crimes, he has not come to Ningtian Mansion. The court should not keep this account on him. This matter will probably not involve him. Well, Chen Feng has been punishing evil all the way, which shows that he is also angered by the court. Why don't I go to see him? If I can get help from this person, it would be better than I assassinate the dog emperor alone..."

Duan Yunfeng's eyes changed and he made a decision. He immediately stood up, dragged his tired body, and moved forward in the dark.

But he didn't know that Zhou Jing, who was flying in the sky, was looking at his back from afar, watching him disappear into the darkness.

"It's a little skill..."

Zhou Jing withdrew his gaze and had no intention of catching him.

He didn't know the identity and origin of this person, and was not sure about the reason for the assassination, but he didn't want to catch the assassin at the moment... No matter what the reason was, a hero who dared to assassinate the fool alone was more valuable than death.

But he didn't plan to meet this person and made a statement, nor did he want to take the risk of keeping this person by his side. He kept following him quietly in the air, with the intention of acting on the occasion.

If the assassin unfortunately meets the Imperial Guard while escaping, he will seize the assassin and treat it as a robbery.

But if the assassin did not alarm the pursuers and fled quietly, he would turn a blind eye and pretend that he had not noticed it.

After all, Zhou Jing did not really serve the emperor.

Catching the assassin is just the icing on the cake for him. The reason for his favor is the support of alchemy and metaphysics. This is the core competitiveness of gaining the holy family. He will not lose favor just because he comes to help the boxing but fails to find the assassin... This is the responsibility of the Imperial Guard, not his.

Moreover, the emperor's heart was unpredictable, and he really caught the assassin who could not help but be helpless in the imperial guards. While the emperor was rewarded, he might feel even more afraid and suspicious, and it was hard to say.

Zhou Jing intentionally instructed the assassin to find Chen Feng, but because it was inconvenient to speak in person, he just pretended to mention it and suggested to guide him. As for whether this person would go, it was unknown.

"If he goes to find Chen Feng, I will know his origin..."

Zhou Jing had various thoughts in his mind and pretended to continue flying in the city and searching.

...

After a night passed, the sky gradually turned white.

Due to the extensive search of the Imperial Guard, the news of the emperor's assassination had already alarmed the entire Ningtian Mansion, especially the powerful and powerful class, were shocked.

Zhou Jing flew in the sky all night, showing his searching all night in front of everyone. It was not until the sky was bright that he fell down and asked to meet the saint.

This time the emperor agreed to the summons and asked the commander of the Imperial Army to come in and report together with Zhou Jing.

In the hall, the emperor was wearing a dragon robe and sat upright, watching the two of them saluting.

"Can the assassin catch it?"

The emperor's tone was calm.

The Imperial Guard commander swallowed and stammered: "Your Majesty, the thief is cunning. We searched for a night but have not found any traces of the thief yet. I have asked the city to be closed and the assassins will not let the assassins slip away."

"Have you caught it yet?"

The emperor was furious and suddenly stood up, pointing at the Imperial Guard Commander and scolding:
To be continued...