The sharp bloody light, after cutting into pieces the Jingjun eunuch who rushed into the woods, continued unabated and headed straight for the mysterious man wrapped in black robes.
The skull saw this and let out a piercing scream.
However, these bloody lights could not hurt the black-robed man or the skull.
Several eunuchs following the men in black robes rode out, activating their ferocious aura and blocking the roaring blood.
The man in black robe also activated the evil energy at this moment, using the skull to release it, turning it into an invisible sound wave, instantly extinguishing the sharp blood light, and destroying the trap hidden in the grove.
After searching around the grove, these eunuchs reported to the man in black robe:
"The mouse has escaped. There are no other clues except the broken trap."
"This trap is very similar to the Black Lotus Sect's Sword Mountain Purgatory!"
After listening to their report, the man in black robe stretched out his holstered hand and waved in the air.
The skull in his hand looked like he was addicted to drugs. He screamed: "This chaotic breath is the power of the blood moon. Quick, let me inhale more, I want more..."
The man in black robe ignored the skull's cry, frowned and pondered: "Is it really the Black Lotus Sect that is causing trouble? What do they want to do if they don't hide now and are still doing these things? Revenge?"
The skull didn't answer him. After all, using the brain was not what the skull was good at. There was no brain in its skull.
The eunuchs around him did not say anything, fearing that a wrong answer would lead to death for them.
The man in black robe pondered for a moment, then turned and ordered the surviving eunuchs around him to rush back to the palace and report the findings here to Emperor Jianwu.
At the same time, they sent people to mobilize the troops from the Demon Division, the Editing Factory and the Five Cities Military and Horse Division to launch a search in the suburbs of Beijing, hoping to find the hidden rats!
At the same time, Lu Mansion.
A eunuch who rushed from the palace was conveying Emperor Jianwu's oral instructions to Lu Bing.
"Master Lu, the Emperor has an order for you to enter the palace immediately."
When Lu Bing heard this order, he knew that it must be Qin Shaoyou and the others who took action.
I just don’t know what Qin Shaoyou and the others detected? Is Sixiu in the Ancestral Temple?
But on the surface, Lu Bing still pretended to be surprised.
After the eunuch finished delivering the oral instructions, he stepped forward, held the other person's hand, and took the opportunity to stuff a banknote into the other person's hand.
"Eunuch Chen, I am idle at home now and am not a grown-up. May I ask why Your Majesty summoned me?"
After receiving the money, Eunuch Chen's face smiled as brightly as a chrysanthemum in full bloom.
"You're welcome, Mr. Lu. Although you are temporarily idle, sooner or later you will be re-employed by the Emperor. Maybe today..."
Having said this, Eunuch Chen paused, glanced around, and lowered his voice: "I heard that something happened at the Ancestral Temple?"
"Something happened in the Imperial Ancestral Temple? What happened?"
Lu Bing thought to himself, but his face pretended to be more and more surprised.
Eunuch Chen stared at Lu Bing, observing his reaction. After hearing his question, he did not answer, but asked:
"Master Lu really doesn't know?"
Lu Bing smiled bitterly and spread his hands: "If I were still the commander of the Demon Suppression Division, I would definitely know about this matter as soon as possible, but I have been dismissed, and no one will report to me what happened in the capital.
How can I know?"
Eunuch Chen heard the complaint in Lu Bing's words, smiled and said nothing.
In his opinion, it is normal to complain. It would be weird if Lu Bing did not complain after being dismissed.
He just said: "I don't know what happened to the Ancestral Temple. Maybe Mr. Lu will know it when he enters the palace."
Lu Bing nodded, said no more, and followed the eunuch into the palace.
Not long after he left home, several eunuchs from the editing factory came to the door with supernatural items and interrogated his family...
After entering the palace, Lu Bing was taken all the way to the Ascension Hall.
In addition to him, there are also Xu Jianzheng of the Qintian Prison, Wei Bao, the newly appointed Superintendent of the Editorial Factory, and Luo An, who is currently acting as the commander of the Demon Suppression Division, and others.
Seeing Lu Bing coming, Xu Jianzheng immediately snorted coldly, with a look of disgust on his face.
Although behind the scenes, he and Lu Bing were in the same group, but in front of Emperor Jianwu, they had to act like enemies.
When Luo An saw Lu Bing's appearance, his face looked a little unhappy.
As for Wei Bao, he didn't even look at Lu Bing and pretended he didn't exist.
"Do you know why I called you here?"
On the high platform, Emperor Jianwu's voice was erratic and seemed quite strange.
"I asked the father-in-law who delivered the order and he said there was something wrong with the Ancestral Temple."
Lu Bing was the first to speak out and told the story of his search for information to show that he had no evil intentions.
"Ah……"
Emperor Jianwu sneered and ordered to the eunuch standing in the Ascension Hall: "Who is going to deliver the decree to Lu Bing? Cut his tongue to see if he dares to talk too much in the future."
"Yes." A eunuch bowed to accept the order and immediately left the Immortal Palace.
Lu Bing pretended to be panicked, knelt down and kowtowed, saying that he was at fault and should not have asked the eunuch for information, and asked Emperor Jianwu to punish him.
In his heart, he sneered: "That eunuch who delivered the order, dared to reveal the information to me without your signal? Acting this play for me, trying to deceive my reaction? Is it interesting?"
On the high platform, Emperor Jianwu stared at Lu Bing for a moment, and then coldly snorted: "You are indeed guilty, but there are still uses, and you will be able to make meritorious service."
Lu Bing immediately pretended to cry with gratitude.
Emperor Jianwu ignored him and questioned Xu Jianzheng instead.
"Today, thieves broke into the Ancestral Temple, disturbing the kings of the past generations, and even almost destroying their tablets... Didn't you, Qin Tian Jian, discover anything in advance?"
"I am incompetent, please forgive me."
Xu Jianzheng was very frightened. He first apologized and then explained: "Recently, the stars have been disturbed by a force, making it impossible to observe accurately, let alone perform divination through the stars... I have previously made a special report to explain this situation.
Passed."
"I remembered, it seems that you have indeed been in such a memorial..."
On the high platform, Emperor Jianwu squinted his eyes and stared closely at Xu Jianzheng below, as if he wanted to see whether he was telling the truth or lying.
Although there are supernatural items in the palace that can detect lies, it is still difficult to identify masters like Lu Bing and Xu Jianzheng.
After a few breaths, Emperor Jianwu withdrew his gaze and asked again: "Do you know what force interfered with the observation and divination of the stars?"
Xu Jianzheng replied: "A few months ago, a guest star appeared in the east, and it has been shining brightly in recent days... I suspect that the unpredictable stars may have something to do with this strange guest star."
"Guest star?" Emperor Jianwu pondered for a moment and then asked: "Is the appearance of this guest star a good omen or a bad omen?"
Xu Jianzheng shook his head and replied: "It's unknown at the moment, we need to follow up and observe."
Emperor Jianwu hummed and ordered: "Then keep an eye on the stars and report to me immediately if you find anything. Wei Bao, send a few people to Qintian Prison to help Xu Jianzheng run errands to deliver the news.
"
Xu Jianzheng and Wei Bao both raised their hands and accepted the order.
Both of them knew very well that Emperor Jianwu's arrangement was basically to send people to monitor the Qintian Prison.
Next, Emperor Jianwu reprimanded Wei Bao and Luo An again, saying that they were not doing their job well. The Black Lotus Sect had just caused trouble earlier, and now they had people break into the Ancestral Temple. He ordered them to launch an investigation immediately and be sure to arrest the culprits.
Find out.
At the same time, he also asked Lu Bing to participate in the investigation.
But whether intentionally or because of negligence, Emperor Jianwu did not restore Lu Bing's official position.
When Lu Bing and others were ordered to leave, there were no outsiders in the Immortal Palace. Emperor Jianwu, who was sitting in front of the alchemy furnace, suddenly spoke, not knowing who he was asking: