Lantern bearer's office!

Commander Ma Song Courtyard!

"You have been the lantern bearer for almost three months!"

"Yes, sir!"

The two sat in the courtyard drinking tea, and Xia Chen nodded.

"But do you still remember why His Majesty asked you to join the Lantern Bearer?"

Ma Song is a middle-aged man with an ordinary appearance. He does not show any edge or pressure in his daily life.

Xia Chen looked at the teacup in his hand and said with a smile.

"Of course I know. I told Your Majesty that day that I would catch the traitor within three months. Now the three-month deadline is almost up. I dare not lie to Your Majesty!"

"That's good. A month ago, I summoned all the hall masters and thousand households who were on business outside and are waiting for you to show your strength. What help do you need?"

Ma Song glanced at Xia Chen and asked.

"Thank you for your support, I need some experts to help me!"

Xia Chen stood up, clasped his fists and spoke seriously.

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Xia Chen walked out of Ma Song's courtyard, Xia Qian appeared beside him, and Xia Chen said in a deep voice.

"Have you arranged everything that was assigned to you?"

“Everything has been arranged!”

Xia Qian nodded and said seriously.

"We'll take action tomorrow night. I'm going to go somewhere tonight!"

Xia Chen's eyes moved, looking in the direction of the capital, with a smile on his face.

night!

Xia Chen seemed to blend into the darkness and moved quickly.

It was almost curfew time, so people on the road were in a hurry, but as Xia Chen went in that direction, more and more people met him along the way.

This is the famous Suyu Street in the entire capital!

This is also the easiest place to find like-minded people.

Xia Chen came to the downstairs of a building called Liusu Pavilion.

"Miss Su Su is really beautiful, but it's a pity that she is from a Qingguan. Otherwise, I would definitely like to have a taste of her!"

"There is no such thing as a Qingguan person. Why would you sell your art but not your body? It's just that you don't have enough money!"

"No, no, Miss Su Su really sells her art but not her body. Some time ago someone offered her 10,000 taels, but Miss Su Su refused without hesitation."

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As soon as Xia Chen arrived here, he heard people discussing in front of the door. He glanced at the attic, then glanced at a few people, and did not choose to enter through the main door.

He slowly retreated into the darkness, restrained his aura, and sneaked in directly from behind Su Yuge.

Are you kidding? Normal people would go through the front door when they go out to play. Of course they would go through the back door...

Su Yu Pavilion has five floors in total. Xia Chen discovered that starting from the third floor, there were more blue-clothed servants.

There is energy hidden in everyone's body under their clothes. They all restrain it very well, but they cannot avoid Xia Chen's Dual Pupils.

“There are quite a few Seventh Grades, and three Sixth Grades!”

Xia Chen muttered to himself. He found many experts on the fourth floor, but even so, no one noticed him.

It was not until Xia Chen reached the fifth floor that he discovered a scorching breath.

"A Fifth Grade warrior, no, a master!"

Xia Chen looked towards a corner room on the fifth floor. His gaze penetrated the obstruction and the two pupils in his eyes slowly split apart, as if evolving chaos. Finally, one large and one small appeared. With this, Dual Pupils are no longer hidden, but revealed to the world.

Wisps of chaotic energy diffused from the Dual Pupils, and a mysterious power was brewing in his pupils.

His eyes seemed to be able to see through all illusions, and nothing in the world could escape his gaze.

"A bug?"

Xia Chen saw a bug with golden light all over its body, clinging to human flesh and blood.

"Gu Master!"

Xia Chen's eyes fixed. There are Gu in this world. Some people raise Gu and let the Gu worms parasitize in their flesh and blood to gain powerful strength. They are called Gu masters, and this path is also called the Gu Dao.

And Su Yuge, is in charge of a Fourth Grade Gu Master!

Xia Chen was surprised. Gu Masters were popular in Southern Xinjiang, and rarely seen in other parts of the world. He didn't expect to see one today.

Xia Chen continued to sneak in while thinking. He was now skilled and courageous, and had some means to protect his life. He was confident that even a Fourth Grade Gu Master would not be able to kill him instantly.

Xia Chen found the target and climbed through the window into a room.

This happened without alerting anyone, not even the Fourth Grade Gu Master noticed.

There was a faint fragrance in the room, like jasmine or pear blossoms.

The layout of the room is extremely elegant, the room is very large, and it is connected to a side courtyard where a wooden barrel is placed, which is a place for bathing.

There was no one in the room. Xia Chen took a look at the large bed and finally thought about it and climbed onto the beam.

Just wait!

Time passed slowly, Xia Chen was very patient, it was still early, and since he was preparing for a night attack, he had no intention of going back tonight.

Suddenly Xia Chen opened his eyes and heard footsteps. Although they were very light, he still heard them.

Since the awakening of Dual Pupils, his five senses have become extremely sensitive. Xia Chen's eyes moved, and his gaze penetrated the wooden door, and he saw an extremely beautiful and cold figure walking towards the room in the corridor outside.

A maid followed her.

Soon, this beautiful figure pushed open the door. She was extremely careful and looked around the room before entering. Seeing that nothing had changed, she walked in.

"I'm so tired. Those stinky men don't even know what they are like. They still want the lady to let them stay overnight. What a dream!"

The maid behind the beautiful woman entered the room and said indignantly.

"Even if we let them stay overnight, it's just to let them sleep in their dreams. But letting men in here does make the room a bit dirty!"

Su Su had a cold look on her face, but she couldn't help but smile at this moment.

"Miss, please wait a moment, I'll go get some water!"

The maid next to Su Su said after chatting with Su Su for a while.

Every time the young lady goes out to play the guqin, she will take a bath, as she doesn't want to be contaminated by the foul air of a man.

Su Su nodded. She looked very good, the kind of gentle and pretty girl from a small family. The more you looked at her, the more you liked her.

The maid left the room, Susu walked into the side courtyard, came to the bathtub, and prepared to take off her coat first.

She had just taken off her coat when she suddenly felt cold all over. She was about to turn around when a big hand as hard as iron grabbed her white, silky neck.

"Miss Qingya, long time no see!"

Behind her, Xia Chen leaned close to Su Su's earlobe, blew a breath into her ear, and said with a smile.

Su Su's ears instantly turned red, her pores opened, goose bumps spread all over her body, and the blush spread from her cheeks to below her collarbone...

"It's you!"

Although Su Su's body was a little out of control, her mind was extremely calm.

She recognized Xia Chen's voice.

"Mr. Xia, as the consort of the emperor, you sneaked into my room in the middle of the night and hid on the beam. Now I need to take a bath. You grabbed me like this. It's not gentlemanly behavior, right? And aren't you afraid that Princess Yaoguang will be jealous?"

Although Su Su's body felt a little weak, her consciousness was extremely clear.

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