Patrol Captain

"General?"

When the prefect Li Xun heard the word "general", he was shocked and at the same time, a feeling of doubt filled his heart.

He stopped walking, his relaxed brows tightened, he lowered his head, looked suspicious, and said to the captain in silver tiger armor in a low voice:

"you sure?"

"It's true."

"Why did this gentleman suddenly write to me?"

"There has been no major events in the palace recently. Could it be the battle between Taibai Dongtian and Tianlong Temple?"

"No, this kind of momentum should not alarm this lord."

As the governor of Baoqing Prefecture, Li Xun was several levels away from this adult. When he suddenly heard the letter from this high-ranking official, he felt somewhat unsure and nervous for a moment.

After all, this man is in charge of the power of life and death in the Three Qins, and he is high above them. They have never met each other, and they felt a little uneasy when they were suddenly visited by this adult.

The captain on the opposite side turned his body to the side, also a little nervous.

"I don't know. It was sent here in a hurry over 800 miles."

He had never encountered such a situation during his tenure.

Upon hearing that it was an express delivery of 800 miles, the prefect of Baoqing Prefecture's brows jumped.

"Where is the messenger?"

"My men are reporting to the government hall."

"Come on!"

As he spoke, Prefect Li Xun immediately walked quickly to the yamen in front.

In the lobby of the government office, a general in red armor was already standing there, tall, mighty, and imposing.

Baoqing Prefecture Governor Li Xun led his men in, came in and held the handrail,
"I am Li Xun, the governor of this prefecture. I am honored to meet you, General. I heard that the commander-in-chief has issued an order. May I ask what it is?"

The red-armored general turned around, with thick eyebrows and a beard, and a businesslike expression.
"Lord Li, you are too polite. I am here on orders. The general has an urgent order to convey!"

When the prefect Li Xun heard this, he was about to speak when he heard the captain who had followed him see the red-armored general and notice the unique dragon pattern on his arm armor. He whispered, "Sir, this seems to be the standard armor of the Yulongguan army."

Li Xun's eyes flickered, "General, are you coming from Yulong Pass?"

General Chijia nodded and did not deny it. "Yes, the general is at Yulong Pass now."

As he spoke, he glanced at the other people in the room and said, "Master Li, please ask the others to leave. This is a secret order."

Li Xun turned his head to look at the captain beside him, then waved his hand, "You guys go down!"

The captain then took the others out.

Seeing that there were only two of them left in the hall, Li Xun straightened his expression and said, "General, you can speak now!"

This made him feel a little nervous.

The red-armored general reached into his sleeve, took out two scrolls, and threw them into the air in front of him.

The reel broke free from the ribbon and fell down.

A portrait of a man with tiger eyes, broad face, drooping ears and a high nose appeared on a piece of paper!

The other one was very strange. It only had a white figure in green clothes, without any facial features, like a half-finished copy.

The governor Li Xun glanced at the two portraits, and asked with a puzzled look, "Excuse me, General, what is this?"

"This is the secret order from the general. Investigate secretly and find the two people in the portrait!"

"Two people?" Li Xun frowned, and following the conversation, his eyes inevitably fell on the half of the painting without a portrait.

"That's right!" A trace of awe flashed in General Chijia's eyes. "The person in this painting, even the most skilled painter can't copy it. If you want to paint the whole picture, you will suffer a huge backlash, so there is only this half."

As he spoke, his eyes turned and fell on another portrait. "But this one is clear. As long as you find this one, you should be able to find the one in the second portrait."

Li Xun seemed to understand what he said, and from what he heard, it seemed that the two people the general was looking for were of important backgrounds.

"The person the general is looking for must be someone extraordinary. May I ask who this person is?" His eyes fell on the portrait of the man with droopy ears and a broad face.

"This one is the Third Inspector!" General Chijia said with a solemn expression.

When Li Xun heard this, his pupils widened in shock.

Such a big name!
"What about this one?" He couldn't help but become curious.

However, General Chijia's expression became serious.

"Hey, the general has ordered that this person's identity cannot be revealed. If it gets out, I'm afraid there will be big trouble."

"Lord Li, as long as you know that, you can find this person by finding the inspector. Once found in your jurisdiction, you must not disturb him. If you meet him and are discovered, you must not neglect him, but the news needs to be blocked. Then send someone to convey the message to the Fusi or Yulong Pass as soon as possible, and the general will come out in person."

Li Xun, the prefect of Li Prefecture, was deeply shocked when he heard this. How could a small prefect like him possibly offend such a person who had come in person from the general?

It sounds like something is not right here. He doesn't know what happened, but it's better not to know too much about things between such important figures.

I have to remind myself to be careful and responsible.

"I understand!"

"I will mobilize the people in the government office to help the general relieve his worries."

As he said this, although the Baoqing prefect was nervous, he knew that the general had given the order directly and there was no possibility of compromise, so he agreed, then raised his hand and solemnly put away the two portraits.

It seems that the workload of the government office has increased a lot recently. Coupled with the fight on the city wall tonight, the governor's heart is in a turmoil, and he feels depressed and sad.

Just like that, General Chijia, who came to deliver the letter, did not stay for long and left quickly.

"Auntie, please slow down!"

On the other side, there is a small courtyard in the backyard of Baoqing Prefecture, which is planted with flowers of various colors, looking fresh and elegant.

In front of a bed in a room, the daughter of the prefect who had just returned home was sitting on the bed, helping an old woman to sit up from the bed.

The woman was in her sixties, with silver hair fluttering at her temples and traces of time in her brows and eyes, but one could still vaguely see her beauty in her youth, and her eyes and brows showed kindness as she looked at the woman in front of him.

"Our Xiao Yu'er has been out for half a month and seems to have lost some weight." The old woman raised her hand and touched the girl's face, her eyes and eyebrows revealing the gentleness of the spring sun.

"Aunt, you were fine when I left. Why didn't your family send you a letter so that I could come back to see you earlier?" Li Yu said softly, grabbing the old woman's hands with both hands and blaming herself.

"I didn't ask them to tell you. It's rare for you to go out and visit friends. You should see more of the scenery outside. You can't let this secluded courtyard restrict our little Yu'er's future."

"My illness is nothing serious."

The old woman smiled and didn't seem to be in any discomfort. She took out her hand and patted Li Yu's hand, then held it tightly. Her kind eyes looked at Li Yu with love.

"That's good!"

"You have to stay healthy and watch Yu'er get married. You can't regret it."

"Good, good, good!" The old woman smiled happily, "Did our little Yu'er meet her ideal husband this time when she went out?"

Hearing the old woman's joke, Li Yu showed a little girl's expression, but when she thought of something, her expression turned cold and she shook her head.

"Don't joke around, aunt. Just follow father's instructions."

Born in this official family, living in a large mansion, as the daughter of a prefect, everyone would praise her and envy her, but being born in this family, there are many frustrations.

The old woman heard this and patted Li Yu's hand.

"I will talk to your father. Just pick what you like and don't leave any regrets."

"I don't want you to be like me." The old woman said this with a smile, but her words seemed to contain memories of the past.

After hearing this, Li Yu looked at the old woman's appearance and felt sad. He thought of something and hesitated to speak.

My parents were very secretive about my aunt's past and didn't want to tell her much, but she was brought up by my aunt, so she probably noticed something was wrong. It seemed like my aunt had been waiting for someone for many years.

"Auntie, do you still remember the Xintianyou song you used to hum?"

"Ouch, three blue streaks, that one!"

Li Yu tried to hum a passage.

The old woman nodded, still smiling, "Why are you bringing this up suddenly? I just hummed it for fun in my spare time. Do you remember when you were a kid and wanted to learn it, your mother stopped you, saying that no lady from a noble family would sing this, and you even got beaten up."

"Yes, that's why Yu'er has a vivid memory of it, but since then, I have never heard anyone else sing it except you."

"Is this the tune you sang yourself?"

When the old woman heard this, she seemed to be reminiscing, and her kind eyes lost some color, "These are all sung by men."

"I heard this song by chance in the wilderness of my hometown when I was a girl. I don't know who sang it."

As he said this, he forced a smile and shook his head.

Li Yu felt a little disappointed after hearing this, so he told her what happened on his way back in the morning. "Is that so? Yu'er thought this song was very important to you, because you often hummed it."

"On my way back to the city today, I heard someone singing this song loudly on the official road."

"So Yu'er became curious and sent guards to see who was singing."

As Li Yu was talking, she felt the hand holding her tighten. The old woman in front of her suddenly tightened her grip, and her kind eyes stared straight at her.
"Auntie?"

"Did you see that man?" The old woman's tone was very strong, but she seemed to be trying hard to hold it back.

Li Yu clearly sensed the change in this young lady. "No, the carriage saw that we were aggressive and drove away quickly."

"But when I returned to the city, the guards found the carriage at an inn."

When Li Yu said this, he saw his aunt's pale eyes light up again.

Her breathing became unstable as she rose and fell. Then the old woman sat up from the bed and tried to get out.

"Yu'er, help me undress. I want to go to that inn! I want to take a look and ask where that person heard it!"

The old woman spoke quickly and began to cough.

Seeing her aunt so excited, Li Yu looked a little surprised and hurriedly stopped her.
"Auntie, you are still not feeling well. Don't worry. Yu'er has already sent guards to investigate!"

But the old woman seemed to have been greatly shocked at this moment, or perhaps she was triggered by some obsession, and she insisted on coming down.

But the moment his legs dropped off the bed, his breathing became rapid, he felt dizzy, and then he fell headfirst onto the bed.

Li Yu's face suddenly turned pale and he screamed.

"Auntie!"

"Auntie!"

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Suddenly, the scream spread throughout the courtyard, attracting the attention of the maids and nannies outside, who all suddenly changed their expressions and swarmed into the courtyard.

Soon after, a burst of hurried footsteps was heard outside a study.

At this time, outside the study, there were a group of policemen guarding, several times more than before, and people in official uniforms outside the study walked into the study one after another.

There were the Tongzhi, Tongpan, and Zhaomo of the government office. Officials of all sizes in the government office appeared.

A middle-aged man in brocade clothes, a butler's hat, and a mustache came to the study and tried to go in, but was stopped by a policeman wearing a thin armor and a jacket.

"Butler Wang, the governor is convening all the adults to discuss matters, and no one is allowed to disturb them!"

The middle-aged man named Steward Wang looked very anxious and said to the policeman:
"It's bad. Go and report it quickly. Your aunt's illness has suddenly worsened. Now the backyard is in a state of panic. You need to make a decision!"

When the messenger heard this, his face changed. Hearing that the young lady was regarded as the lord's biological mother and valued her very much, he hesitated for a moment, then turned around, hurried up the stairs, and bent over to report outside the study door.

Soon, the study door opened wide, and the prefect strode out with a face as gloomy as rain, as if he had lost his composure.

"Asshole!"

A loud shout came from the backyard.

In that small house, the prefect of Baoqing Prefecture who had rushed over was like an angry lion, shouting at Li Yu who was kneeling in front of him.

At this time, in the back, in front of a bed, several doctors were treating an old woman on the bed. The room was in chaos and many maids and nannies were crying.

Li Yu's mother hurriedly protected her daughter, and with a worried and worried look on her face, she helped Li Yu up from the ground.

"You, you, why did you have to mention those things to your aunt? You are doing evil. Your aunt is a pitiful person."

"What can we do!"

Seeing Li Xun furious, she stepped forward and quickly grabbed her master, "Master, Yu'er's mistake was unintentional, don't be angry, think of a solution quickly."

Li Xun breathed heavily, trying hard to suppress his inner anger, and quickly gave several orders to the outside of the door.

Soon, more people came in and quickly rushed to the bed.

After about half a cup of tea, the chaos in the room slowly subsided.

"Sir, the old lady's breathing has stabilized for the time being, but the disease is more serious than before."

"I am exhausted, it's a mental illness, there's nothing we can do about it."

Several doctors wiped their sweat and came out, holding Li Xun's hand.

Everyone in the room breathed a sigh of relief when they heard this.

"Sorry to trouble you all!"

Li Xun expressed his gratitude and asked people to see them off. Then he strode to the bed, bent down and held the old woman's hand.

The old woman on the bed slowly opened her eyes and her face turned pale.

"aunt!"

"Don't worry, I'm fine!"

Li Xun's eyes trembled, "Why are you doing this?"

As he said this, he suddenly turned his head, his eyes darkened, and said, "Send someone to bring back the guard who was sent out!"

Not long after, there was a noise outside.

A voice sounded outside the house, "Sir, I am back on the orders of the young lady."

"Tell me, what about the person the young lady asked you to investigate?" Li Xun said in a gloomy voice.

"Your Excellency, I found it!"

"The man who sang that song was just a coachman!"

"What is your name?"

"He said his name is Gongsun Yang!"

At that moment, there was a cry of pain in the room. (End of this chapter)