I Killed Gods and Demons in Song Dynasty

Chapter 55 Fire Marshal Yang Paifeng

Ever since he saw the horse-faced man again through divination last night, Li Qingyun has been thinking about how to deal with him.

It was obviously not possible to directly report his identity to Kaifeng Prefecture and then arrest him, as he could not explain the source of the information at all.

This involves a "spiritual wizard" of the fourth realm, not an ordinary gangster like Wei Xiuwen. Excuses such as tracking and peeping will not work.

If he directly reported the other party's identity and hiding place without any reason or evidence, he would definitely not be able to get past Bai Yunrui. He would not only lose more than he gained, but his own secrets would be easily exposed.

Just as the Wei Xiuwen incident happened, Li Qingyun found that he could shift his target to Xuanwu Pavilion without leaving a trace. Under the guise of investigating Du Huairen, he could legitimately lead out the boss of Xuanwu Pavilion, the mastermind behind the scenes.

This is called "determining the result and finding the cause." He already knows the final result. What he needs to do now is to find a suitable reason to explain his conclusion.

This is also the reason why he racked his brains to persuade Bai Yunrui and Lu Zhen to investigate Du Huairen.

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After Bai Yunrui left, Lu Zhen conducted another detailed examination of Li Qingyun's spirit. After confirming that there was nothing unusual, he wrote a visiting card and went to Xuanwu Pavilion with him.

As the two men walked out of the yamen gate, they saw a female general coming towards them. She was wearing a fiery red military uniform, a black fire stick on her waist, and black hair draped over her shoulders. She looked heroic and extraordinary.

She blocked their way, and her sharp eyes scanned around coldly, finally landing on Li Qingyun, and asked:
"Are you Li Qingyun?"

The female general had a loud voice with unquestionable majesty. Even though she was right in front of him, her voice seemed to come from a great height, echoing all around, filled with a mountain-like sense of oppression.

The two were shocked by her aura and were speechless for a moment. After a moment's silence, Li Qingyun replied:

"That's right, Your Excellency is..."

The female general said sternly:
"I am General Yang Paifeng, and I am here on the orders of my commander-in-chief to ask you to come to my residence for questioning."

Yang Paifeng, the "Fire Marshal" of Tianbo Mansion?
Li Qingyun reacted immediately, knowing that this might be related to the golden tablet in Yang Jinhua's hand last night, but he still looked surprised:

"Are you from Tianbo Mansion? Marshal Mu and I have never met each other, why are you looking for me?"

Yang Paifeng said coldly:

"I am following orders. If you have anything to ask, you can go ask the Marshal."

Lu Zhen took a step forward and said in his usual soft voice:

"General Yang, since it is the Marshal who has invited us, we will certainly obey his orders. However, Li Qingyun is still an official of Kaifeng Prefecture. We have to investigate a case right now. We are on official business and time is tight. Can we go later?"

Yang Paifeng nodded:
"You have your duties, and I have my orders. Since the Marshal asked me to take you to Tianbo Mansion, I will not leave until this matter is done. Wherever you go to investigate the case, I will follow you."

Lu Zhen frowned:

"This one……"

Li Qingyun smiled:
"General Yang, did you just go to see Du Huairen?"

Yang Paifeng was obviously stunned for a moment:
"How do you know?"

Is there any need to ask this? The only intersection between me and your Tianbo Mansion is that I met Yang Jinhua at the trade fair last night. If you want to investigate my identity, you can only go to Du Huairen... Li Qingyun muttered in his heart, but his face was still full of smiles:

"What a coincidence. We also have to go to him to ask something. Since General Yang has already been there once, how about you lead the way again? After this is done, I promise to follow you to Tianbo Mansion to meet Marshal Mu."

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Xuanwu Pavilion, Qingyuan Hall.

Lu Zhen handed over the visiting card, and the three of them successfully met Du Huairen, who was dressed in fine clothes.

Du Dangjia was in a very good mental state, with rosy skin and bright eyes. When he saw Yang Paifeng coming back with two more people, he couldn't help but wonder:
"General Yang is here again, is there something else?"

Yang Paifeng found a chair and sat down, then replied calmly:
"I am here with two officials from Kaifeng Prefecture. They are here to investigate a case with you. I have nothing to do with the rest."

After saying this, he looked at his nose and then his heart, sitting in meditation, like a resolute statue. Hearing this, Du Huairen turned his head and looked at Lu Zhen and Li Qingyun and said:

"What can I do for you, my Lords?"

Lu Zhen glanced at Du Huairen and said with a slight emotion:
"My name is Lu Zhen. I heard rumors that Master Du of Xuanwu Pavilion is a second-level 'dream-enterer', but now it seems that your spirit has resonated with the spirit world. Could it be that you are a third-level 'psychic'?"

Du Huairen said with a smile:
"So it's Captain Lu. I'm ashamed, ashamed. I was just promoted. It was pure luck, luck. Haha, I can't compare to you, a genuine psychic."

Although he spoke humbly, the pride on his face was hard to hide and was evident in his words.

An exaggerated facial expression, exposed emotions, and an impetuous spirit are not what a psychic should behave like. If one tries to communicate with the spirit world in this state, he will probably get lost in it and become a living dead.

Lu Zhen thought to himself and reminded:
"Since you have just been promoted, Master Du, please be careful to stabilize the foundation of your spiritual body. Do not try to communicate with the spiritual world at will, otherwise there will be a danger of losing control."

Du Huairen smiled and said:
"Thank you Captain Lu for your reminder. I will be careful."

Li Qingyun listened to the conversation between the two, his heart in turmoil.

He recalled the divination scene he saw at that time. At that time, Du Huairen was still a "dreamer" of the second realm and was seeking the help of the horse-faced spiritual practitioner to improve. It seemed that he had indeed just been promoted successfully and he was not lying.

However, wasn't it said at the time that with his talent for advancement, there was a high possibility that he would lose control? The "big boss" also asked him to prepare for his funeral.

How come he looks fine now? Could it be that he is the legendary chosen one who can get through even the smallest probability events safely?

Li Qingyun pondered for a while, put aside these doubts for the time being, and asked:
"Master Du, we are here to check on a person who attended the trade fair organized by your pavilion last night. Could you please help us?"

Du Huairen also recognized Li Qingyun at this time and said with a smile:
"So it's Boss Li. Why do you all want to investigate someone from Du? Well, since you are an official from Kaifeng Prefecture, I will obey your orders. Who do you want to investigate?"

Li Qingyun nodded and replied:
"It's our gang's deputy leader Wei Xiuwen. Did he come to the trade fair last night?"

Du Huairen thought about it for a moment, then nodded slightly to show his affirmation.

Li Qingyun asked again:

"We want to know who he has been in contact with, what he has bought, or what information he has obtained. I know that all the transactions that night were notarized by Mr. Du and his men. They should all remember it."

Du Huairen pondered for a while before saying:

"He did buy a few things, but I can't quite remember who he traded with. Please give me some time so I can 'dream' and recall."

Spiritual practice focuses on the spiritual body, which is mysterious and can record everything it sees and hears.

Therefore, every spiritual practitioner can be regarded as a god with a photographic memory. As long as they communicate with spirits through dreams, they can recall all the scenes in their subconscious mind, even those details that are usually overlooked, and they will be able to see them at a glance like turning the pages of a book.

Li Qingyun looked at Lu Zhen and saw that the latter nodded slightly to show his agreement, so he said:
"In that case, I'll trouble Master Du."

“You’re welcome, you’re welcome…”

Du Huairen said a few polite words, then began to meditate and enter his own spiritual body.

Li Qingyun waited patiently for him to search for his memory, but half an incense stick of time passed and he still had no reaction.

At this time, Lu Zhen suddenly shook his head and said:

"Something is wrong. With his level of spiritualism, even if he has just been promoted and his spirit body is unstable, he should have found the answer and woken up after being in the dream for so long. Let me go to his dream and take a look."

As he spoke, his eyes focused with divine light, and he was about to forcefully communicate with the other person, entering his dream and waking him up.

But at this moment, Du Huairen suddenly opened his eyes and looked straight at Li Qingyun. A dark red light emerged from his dark brown eyes, filled with deep malice...

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(End of this chapter)