Chapter 56 Entering Ping'an City, the enthusiastic magistrate Zhao, wash it up and tell you
Heian Castle under the jurisdiction of Kyoto Prefecture is relatively far from Kyoto compared to some other cities.
The two of them traveled non-stop and didn't arrive until evening.
At the gate of the city, Liu Ruyue's maroon horse couldn't retract its tongue. She was breathing heavily, drooping her head, and looked at Bai Longju with a pitiful expression.
Although Bai Longju was panting heavily, his non-stop running has not yet reached its peak.
Naturally, it is impossible to reach the point where Maroon Male's tongue cannot be retracted.
Xiaobai held his head high and looked sternly.
He looked at the bay-red horse with disdain.
Sample, compared to this girl... you are still young.
Liu Ruyue looked at Xiaobai under Jiang Nan's crotch with a surprised look.
Her 'Big Red' is an excellent horse in its own right.
But compared with Jiang Nan's white horse, it is far behind.
As the saying goes, a horse's power is known by the distance.
You can't even see it in Kyoto on weekdays.
After all, even if you run, you won't be able to cover very far.
But when I went out for a walk, what kind of thing it was was immediately exposed.
She knew that if Jiang Nan's white horse hadn't led the way, her 'big red' would never have been able to persist until now.
"Young Master Jiang, are all the horses in your Demon Slayer Division so powerful?"
Along the way, after some chatting, the relationship between the two quickly heated up.
Liu Ruyue no longer calls Jiang Nan 'Sir Special Envoy', but 'Young Master Jiang'.
At the same time, Jiang Nan was asked to call her ‘Ruyue’.
It's more casual and kind to say it this way.
Jiang Nan naturally would not refuse the beauty's kindness, and sometimes she would casually call her "Ruyue".
When Xiaobai heard Liu Ruyue's words, his big eyes suddenly looked at her with disdain.
He snorted loudly.
It seemed that Liu Ruyue was quite dissatisfied with Liu Ruyue's comparison of it with the Demon Slayer Division's horse.
Jiang Nan smiled slightly, patted Xiao Bai's neck, and said, "The demon-slaying department's horses are not as powerful as it. This is my own horse."
Feeling the master's praise, Xiaobai's head was raised higher, his big eyes were crooked, and his nostrils were turned upward.
Liu Ruyue was also very surprised to see Xiaobai being so understanding of human nature.
And she also found that the little mare seemed to be particularly concerned about her owner.
"Let's go into the city."
Jiang Nan Road.
Xiaobai didn't need Jiang Nan's urging, so he walked forward with his head held high.
Liu Ruyue's 'Big Red' dragged her tired pace and followed behind with her head drooped.
People at the city gate were surprised when they saw Jiang Nan.
This was their first time seeing such a handsome man.
White clothes and white horses, as handsome as immortals.
Some women's eyes were straight.
It was the first time in her life that she saw such a handsome man.
For a moment, I suddenly felt that my man... was simply impossible to look at.
Jiang Nan showed the token at the city gate. When the city guards saw it, they were so frightened that they dared not speak out.
The Purple Gold Token of the Demon Slayer Division!
This is a powerful person at the level of a patrol angel!
"Please, my lords!"
The guard quickly clasped his fists and said.
Afterwards, Jiang Nan and Liu Ruyue drove straight in and headed straight to the county government office.
Ping'an County Magistrate Zhao Wanli had already received the news, so he kept watch at the Yamen Gate early.
When Jiang Nan and Liu Ruyue arrived one after another, Zhao Wanli's eyes lit up, he stepped forward in three steps and two steps at a time, bowed and clasped his fists and said: "Ping'an County Magistrate Zhao Wanli pays homage to the two adults."
Although I don’t know Jiang Nan, nor Liu Ruyue.
But one can tell from the temperament of the two of them that they are definitely big shots from Kyoto.
And Jiang Nan is the best to recognize.
After all, how can ordinary people have such a fairy-like temperament and handsome appearance.
Jiang Nan looked at this middle-aged man with a round face and a big belly, and smiled slightly.
As expected, he is a pampered person.
Then he turned over and dismounted, stepped forward, stretched out his hand to help him up, and said with a smile: "You're welcome, Mr. Zhao."
"I am Jiang Nan, the special envoy of the Demon Slayer Division, and she is Liu Ruyue, the deputy chief arrest officer of Kyoto Prefecture. This is my token."
With that said, he took the initiative to take out his token and handed it to Zhao Wanli.
Liu Ruyue also dismounted and showed the token.
Zhao Wanli was surprised when he saw the purple gold token.
He knew that Kyoto Prefecture would send big shots to help, but he didn't expect that a special envoy from the Demon Slayer Division would come.
He didn't know much about the special envoy, but he was very clear about the Purple Gold Token.
That is a color that only patrol angels have.
More importantly, he just said that he is 'Jiang Nan'.
But this was obviously not the time to ask, so he quickly said: "Two adults, please come in."
Then he ordered the government servants to take good care of their horses and provide them with the best horse feed.
Arrive at the lobby.
Zhao Wanli said to Jiang Nan tremblingly: "Is your lord the one from Prince Yong's residence?"
Jiang Nan smiled and said, "It's me."
Zhao Wanli was shocked and quickly saluted again: "Zhao Wanli pays homage to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"
Jiang Nan helped him up helplessly and said: "I am no longer the prince, sir, please don't be so polite. There is no need to call me your highness anymore."
Of course Zhao Wanli knew that Jiang Nan was no longer the heir apparent.
But he knew very well that this man who was demoted to the dungeon torturer of the Demon Slayer Division had in a short period of time become the special envoy holding the Purple Gold Token of the Demon Slayer Division. It was obvious that the emperor had no intention of touching him at all.
If the throne of the Crown Prince is deprived, when will it be given to him? That is not a word of the emperor.
The Jiang family's status remains unshakable.
Therefore, in calling Jiang Nan His Royal Highness, Zhao Wanli was actually playing a trick to show his absolute respect for the Jiang family.
Zhao Wanli stood up and said sincerely: "Then I will call His Highness the Special Envoy."
Jiang Nan smiled slightly and nodded indifferently.
"The lower official has prepared a banquet for the special envoy and Mr. Liu, so that the two adults can wash away their dust."
Jiang Nan raised his brows slightly, and the corners of his mouth curved in an imperceptible arc.
Liu Ruyue frowned slightly.
The two of them were here to handle a case, not to eat or drink.
Besides, hundreds of people disappeared in the past few days, and more than ten families died inexplicably yesterday.
Is it okay to eat and drink at this time?
Turning to look at Jiang Nan, she saw that Jiang Nan had an indifferent expression on her face, which made her not sure whether she should refuse or not.
Jiang Nan raised his eyes to look at her and said with a smile: "This is Master Zhao's wish."
Then he turned to Zhao Wanli and said, "But before that, we want to take a look at the dead."
Zhao Wanli said: "Why don't you go after dinner?"
Liu Ruyue said, "I'll just go and see the deceased first, Mr. Special Envoy."
Zhao Wanli was shocked.
Knowing that he had made a mistake, he quickly said: "You two adults are devoted to the people, and I admire you. Please come inside. Everyone is in the morgue."
He then ordered the yamen servant to bring two masks and explained to Jiang Nan and Liu Ruyue: "The situation is not clear yet. I am worried that it is a plague. This is also to prevent the two adults from being infected."
Jiang Nan nodded in understanding.
He took the mask and put it on immediately.
In fact, he doesn't need to wear it at all, just hold his breath.
His cultivation had broken through to the Dan Palace realm, and he could already breathe internally.
Liu Ruyue is at the peak of the Divine Treasure Realm. The five divine treasures in her body circulate continuously and she can also breathe internally.
Obviously, Zhao Wanli, an ordinary person with no cultivation base, had no idea about the cultivation base of these two people.
The reason why he took it was just because he didn't want to explain.
When Liu Ruyue saw Jiang Nan take it and put it on, she took it and put it on calmly.
Zhao Wanli personally led the two of them, followed by Ping'an County Sheriff Lu Yang, and they all entered the county morgue.
When they arrived at the morgue, a fishy smell came, and Jiang Nan and Liu Ruyue immediately held their breath.
Zhao Wanli's fat, round face was a bit uncomfortable. Although he was wearing a mask, his face still looked ugly.
If Jiang Nan and Liu Ruyue hadn't come, he wouldn't have come to this place at all.
Jiang Nan glanced at him, and then turned his attention to the morgue.
I saw corpses placed neatly in the morgue.
It can be seen from their clothes that these people are civilians.
Some people were naked and some were wearing pajamas.
There are men, women, old and young.
Jiang Nan and Liu Ruyue looked at each other carefully.
Each of these corpses had their eyes closed, with a peaceful expression, and some even smiled, as if they were still dreaming when they died.
From the outside, there are indeed no scars, as if he died of natural causes.
But the problem is there are children and young people here.
Like middle-aged and elderly people, they all die naturally.
That's not normal.
Jiang Nan asked Lu Yang to lift up the clothes on a corpse and look at it carefully, then asked him to turn over and look at it carefully again.
No abnormalities were found.
After turning over more than a dozen corpses one after another and finding no abnormalities, they left.
Outside the morgue, Jiang Nan asked, "I've looked at all the works carefully."
Zhao Wanli nodded and said, "I've looked at everything and found nothing unusual."
Jiang Nan nodded slightly.
There was nothing strange about the body, and there were no external injuries. It was really strange that he died like that.
"All these weird things happen at night?"
"Yes, it was all at night, and there was no movement at all during the day."
Zhao Wanli said.
Jiang Nan nodded.
Then remove the mask.
He was about to throw it away, but he suddenly stopped, put the mask away as if nothing had happened, and then walked to the lobby.
The attentive Liu Ruyue discovered this.
Although he didn't know what Jiang Nan was going to do, he still put away the mask in a imitating manner.
"Two adults, do you want to clean up before eating?"
In the lobby, Zhao Wanli said.
Clean?
Jiang Nan smiled slightly.
He used his true energy to protect his whole body throughout the process.
Even this little girl Liu Ruyue is like this.
Both of them were clean.
You don't even need to wash your hands.
However, this also shows from the side that Magistrate Zhao loves to be clean and even has some mysophobia.
At the same time, it seemed that he didn't know much about warriors.
But is that really the case?
Jiang Nan glanced at Zhao Wanli's sleeves, and then said with a smile as if nothing had happened: "No, we are going to rest now. We are really tired after running all day."
Liu Ruyue spent some time at Jiang Nan's house searching for some evidence of Li Lu's relics.
I know Jiang Nan is actually a very clean person.
But now he wants to eat without doing any cleaning, which is obviously not in line with his habits.
Did this guy discover something?
Liu Ruyue glanced at Zhao Wanli thoughtfully, but didn't notice anything.
But she basically didn't speak during the whole process.
Anyway, whatever Jiang Nan does, she will do.
If Jiang Nan doesn't do anything, then she won't do anything either.
Zhao Wanli was startled.
We agreed to eat just now, why do we suddenly stop eating now?
He said quickly: "My lords, I have already prepared the food and drinks in the back hall."
Jiang Nan shook his head and said: "Thank you, Mr. Zhao, for your kindness. We have been tired for a day, and we just went to the morgue, but we have no appetite at all."
With that said, he was ready to walk out.
Zhao Wanli muttered in his heart: I just asked you to eat first, but you want to see the corpse.
But I could only express my dissatisfaction in my heart, but I didn't dare to express it on my face.
He quickly said: "In that case, let's follow the instructions of the two adults.
But as for accommodation, it's better to stay in the Yamen. The official has already prepared a suite for the two of you.
You two adults, please rest assured that all the items inside are newly purchased."
Jiang Nan smiled and clasped his fists and said, "Thank you, Mr. Zhao, but we still want to stay in a hotel outside.
Firstly, let’s take a look at the beautiful scenery of Ping An City, and secondly, it’s also a good time to see what weird things will happen at night.
If we live in your yamen, what kind of monsters and monsters would dare to come and cause mischief here, Mr. Zhao?"
Rejected again?
Zhao Wanli felt for a moment whether he had done something wrong.
Then he looked panic-stricken, clasped his fists, bowed, and said, "Sir, special envoy, did I not receive you well in some way?"
Jiang Nan shook his head and said calmly: "There is no such thing as poor hospitality. We are here to handle cases, not to eat, drink and have fun.
Just because we don’t eat your food doesn’t mean we are dissatisfied with you.”
"Okay, get up. Capt. Liu and I will come back tomorrow to discuss the case."
Zhao Wanli cupped his fists and bowed, "Yes, Mr. Special Envoy."
Jiang Nan looked at Liu Ruyue, who nodded, and the two of them immediately took the horse from the Yamen servant, mounted it and left.
Along the way, the two did not speak.
At night, there are not many people on the streets of Heian City, which is naturally incomparable with the prosperity of Kyoto.
Although there are many shops, many have closed.
Except for restaurants and brothels, everything else has basically ceased operations.
Ping'an City is not a small city and there are many restaurants, but there are only two or three good ones.
Liu Ruyue pointed to the signboard of a restaurant called 'Fuxiang Restaurant' in front and said, "We will stay here tonight."
Obviously, she had done her homework before coming to Ping An City.
Jiang Nan naturally would not refuse.
After the two registered, they requested two upper rooms.
Since it was a suite, Jiang Nan asked the hotel to deliver meals to the room.
And casually threw away a hundred taels of silver notes.
There is no way, this is the smallest denomination of his current banknote.
The restaurant owner was overjoyed.
I originally thought that people from the Demon Slayer Division would not pay for their stay, but I didn't expect that they would be given so much.
He hurriedly shouted to the kitchen at the back to serve good wine and food.
After settling in, Liu Ruyue finally couldn't help but ran to Jiang Nan's room and asked, "Young Master Jiang, can you tell me the reason?"
Jiang Nan was surprised by her sudden question and said, "What's the reason?"
Liu Ruyue also felt that the question was a bit abrupt, and then asked her questions in the county government one by one.
Jiang Nan smiled and said, "Go take a shower. I'll tell you after you're clean."
Liu Ruyue was stunned for a moment, then blushed.
Immediately, he twisted his waist, turned around and ran away.