C91

In the early morning, the birds were singing a melodious tune. The trees on both sides of the road were intertwined and a dark green cloud was floating under the gentle breeze. It had a different charm to it as it stopped under the rosy morning glow.

After a simple farewell with their friends and relatives, Fan Mu, Lingyun, and Susu set out on their journey to Ming Chen Academy. Their faces were brimming with joy and anticipation.

"I don't know how Brother Yun is doing, but it's actually my first time going on a long journey." Fan Mu raised his eyebrows, clicked his tongue, and thought about how he had been holed up in a small town for fourteen years. It seemed that he had never been to the nearest city or Huai City, so he couldn't help but sigh, "Ah, there's no childhood."

"Pfft, your words make it sound like I've been out of the Cloud Mountain, in my opinion, you are already very lucky." After a period of her mortal life, Susu felt that she had gradually become one with this life. No matter what, it would be much more lively here than when she was alone on the mountain.

"You two really are enough." Ling Yun looked at the two of them speechlessly. After thinking about it carefully, Ling Yun himself had never been out of the room before, let alone in a situation where there were no guards watching.

"Let's go, we'll make a small turn and we'll arrive at Hui Fang City." Seeing Lingyun's serious expression, Fan Mu couldn't help but smile. He looked into the distance and saw a glowing outline slowly appear.

It was a scene of red fire, but today, as soon as they entered the city, the three of them were enveloped by an atmosphere of bleakness. The peddlers that didn't walk along the street, instead, there was an additional group of government soldiers that were ready to go. Judging from their clothing, they probably had quite a bit of status, and were most likely the guards of the Nine Regions Imperial City.

"What's going on? It seems like something big has happened." Fan Mu rubbed his head. He had never seen the outside world, so he had no idea what had happened.

Lingyun did not say anything. Instead, he walked up and tore off the notice pasted on the wall. After he scanned through it, he revealed a shocked expression. Fan Mu and Susu quickly went up and did not wait for Lingyun to say anything.

"Three days in the afternoon, Wang Dong Street of the Western Lion King executed in public." Lingyun read the last line of the notice word by word, his face filled with pride. Sure enough, he had gotten into big trouble.

His hands were trembling, he did not expect that a big figure like the Western Lion King would be facing such a crisis. Thinking about it carefully, there was something fishy about this, thinking about the news that he had heard about the death of the Emperor and the enthronement of the Emperor, and the fact that the King of the Western Lion was his trusted aide, Fan Mu could not help but feel a trace of coldness in his heart.

"Go to Lord Xing's residence and ask him. He's in charge of matters in Hui Fang City. Let's go." Lingyun's tone was hurried. Uncle Murong had saved him many times in the face of danger, and now that he was faced with such a taboo, he definitely could not sit idly and ignore it.

In just a few words, the three of them had arrived at the manor of the Punishment Lord. They had wanted to enter directly, but they had not expected that they would be hindered by the officials returning to patrol.

"What are you guys doing? Don't you know that no one is allowed to enter?" The leader of the group said angrily. He was naturally in a bad mood since he had been dragged out to patrol the streets early in the morning.

Lingyun did not bother with him and took out a silver jade token, which was inlaid with a golden word of punishment, and handed it directly to the leader. He did not know why, but he just laughed and made a 180 degree turn, saying: "Um, this little one has eyes but does not recognize Mount Tai, your excellency has a lot of things, please let me go." It turned out that the jade medallion was the symbol of the highest honored guest of the Punishment Hall.

"Scram," Ling Yun taunted. He hated dogs like this the most.

"Yes, yes, yes. Please." As he spoke, he opened the doors to the punishment chamber for the three of them. Afterwards, he brought his subordinates away from this land of conflict.

"Brother Yun, you're so awesome. You have a pass everywhere," Fan Mu laughed. He could not stop thinking about Lingyun's condescending attitude.

"Little Fan is too kind, because Huanghun City is close and my family is in the business world, regardless of whether it is those large families or the government, they all have connections. This Lord Xing is also my father's sworn brother," Lingyun explained, while handing the jade token to the people checking the roads.

Just as Lingyun had thought, the Lord Xing was indeed resting here. However, looking at his tightly furrowed brows, it was likely that he was busy with time. After all, he and the Western Lion King were very good friends.

"Uncle Xing?" Ling Yun lightly asked as he knocked on the door. No one answered him.

Only then did he realize that there were a few children standing outside the door. Upon closer inspection, it was none other than his son, Ling Yun, who had just woken up early in the morning. He hurriedly opened the door, invited them in and sat them down.

"Xiao Yun, what are you doing here?" Even though he knew the answer, he still asked out of etiquette.

"Originally, the three of us were planning to head to the academy, but we didn't expect to see a notice pasted in the city when we passed by. Uncle Xing, what exactly happened here?" "Why is Uncle Mu Rong going to be executed?" Ling Yun's eyes were filled with doubt. He knew that besides fighting, Uncle Mu Rong was also extremely low-key. It was hard to imagine that he would be executed because of something.

"I'm not particularly clear about this matter, but as his close friend I can't participate in the investigation, so I can't do anything about it." Xing Yu helplessly shook his head. It had already been two days, but the people he sent out hadn't made any progress at all.

"Uncle, why don't you tell us what you know. We have a great detective here," Sue giggled, clearly not yet aware of the seriousness of the situation.

"Don't make a fuss, this is a matter of life and death." Fan Mu covered Susu's mouth to stop her from laughing.

"Got it. Hmph, little Mu Mu is becoming more and more violent now. Wai ?" Susu struggled to get rid of Fan Mu's hand, and made an unpleasant face at him.