The stolen magic is a bit magical

Zhang Tao's eagle eyes were fixed on one person.

This person was none other than Song Yuncang.

Song Yuncang's face remained calm and composed, but his movements were slightly distorted, a fact that only a keen observer like Zhang Tao could discern.

If Zhang Tao was alert, Gu Suixin was excited.

The most crucial reason he stayed by Lin Xiaosu's side was that he needed to find that enchantress in the vast sea of ​​people and retrieve a piece of Xuanjia armor that was crucial to his success in mastering the "Divine Demon Body Technique".

Therefore, what he cared about most was his junior brother's tracking ability.

If Ye Jun's tracking ability is real, then his tracking skills are unparalleled. But is it really real? He's not sure. Perhaps this "senior brother" already knew Ye Jun's location and intentionally lied to him about the tracking technique.

But in today's investigation, no one will play along with his act.

If he can truly find the real culprit amidst this fog of mystery, then his tracking skills will truly be proven.

Mad Wolf feels different from everyone else.

Since that extremely abrupt incident last night, she has completely changed her perspective on this official.

She increasingly felt that this man was incredibly heroic.

For example, today's projection of the official seal deceived everyone, but he alone offered a different opinion.

That's what it means to be unconventional, that's what it means to be different.

He wanted to make a move on her...

She was conflicted...

She desperately wanted him to succeed...

However, she was also very clear-headed; under the current circumstances, he actually had no way to succeed...

Or, if he gets the urge again next time, let him give it a try?

Whether it succeeds or not is secondary; the key is to make him understand that he is not against her. This means that even if his body isn't physically present, his attitude is.

For a moment, the ruthless and decisive wolf on the battlefield found himself in a state of utter confusion.

Lin Xiaosu fell from the sky and landed in a backyard.

As soon as the music ended, the sounds of string and wind instruments in the front yard suddenly went off-key.

"This is Miaoyinfang!" a prefectural official exclaimed.

As soon as he uttered the words, his expression changed slightly, and he wished he could slap himself.

Miaoyinfang, nominally a music hall, was actually a high-end brothel, a fact that everyone knew.

I've been here many times before, and it's nothing special in the past, but what's the occasion today?
The Minister of Justice was present.

The chief inspector, who specializes in investigating problems, was present.

However, he revealed the reason why he came to Miaoyinfang...

Fortunately, no one's mind was on that at the moment.

Song Yuncang's heart pounded like a drum, a question lingering in his mind: Why? Why did he come here? How much does he actually know?

Song Lifu looked around. At this moment, he truly transformed into a breath of fresh air in the officialdom, possessing the basic sensitivity of someone who was the Minister of Justice.

Footsteps sounded rapidly.

A chubby, round man came stumbling and crawling from the attic, followed by several stewards dressed in luxurious clothes. He knelt down before them, saying, "Your Excellency the Prefect has arrived! I have failed to greet you properly. Please forgive me... Please forgive me, gentlemen..."

The round of kowtows had just reached Lin Xiaosu.

Lin Xiaosu has disappeared!

He walked to a small pavilion by the lake.

Song Yuncang shouted, "Lord Su, this is the manager of Miaoyinfang. If you want to investigate anything, just ask him."

Lin Xiaosu slowly turned around: "That's good! Why don't we ask this shopkeeper where this underground tunnel leads?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he lightly traced a line on the inside of the pavilion with his finger...

In silence.

The pavilion's floor tiles were separated, creating a passageway.

The shopkeeper stiffened his neck, just about to deny it, when the tunnel opened...

The entire room fell silent.

All eyes were on the pavilion, including their team and the talented men and women in Miaoyinfang who were composing poems and enjoying the moon.

Song Lifu stepped into the pavilion, his gaze falling on the tunnel below, his eyes suddenly lighting up: "Tell me! Where does this tunnel lead?"

"Sir... sir..." the fat shopkeeper said, "This tunnel leads to the basement, which is just a place for storing miscellaneous items in this shop."

"Your Excellency!" Lin Xiaosu turned around: "Now that we're here, how about taking a look at the storage room of Miaoyin Pavilion?"

The complex emotions on Song Yuncang's face vanished in an instant, replaced by a smile: "If Lord Su is interested, I will accompany you for a while."

"Please, everyone!" Lin Xiaosu bowed slightly and took the lead.

Everyone descended into the tunnel.

The tunnel wasn't particularly tall, which would be enough for an ordinary person, but it was a bit too short for Mad Wolf. Her waist was bent at a sixty-degree angle. Lin Xiaosu's voice drifted into her ear: "You don't need to come in!"

"No, I'll go with you!" Mad Wolf replied.

"Does the husband lead and the wife follow?"

These five words entered Mad Wolf's ears, and Mad Wolf's mind was in turmoil.

But she didn't stop. Even if she had to bend over and cross the tunnel in the most disheveled way, she was determined to walk with him...

Fortunately, the area in front of us was open.

There are hundreds of jars of wine stored there.

The rich aroma of wine filled the air.

“Lord Su, it seems this really is the Miaoyinfang wine cellar,” Song Yuncang said.

The portly shopkeeper trotted up to the two men and said, “Your Excellency, esteemed lords, our wine is quite famous in Jiangnan. Since you have come to our wine cellar by chance, consider these three hundred jars of aged wine before you as our tribute. Please come in and have a seat. I will arrange for someone to deliver these wines to your residences.”

Song Lifu looked around, examining the wine cellar, trying to find something unusual, but clearly, he couldn't.

This appears to be the wine cellar of Miaoyinfang.

A very simple wine cellar.

This also aligns well with Miaoyinfang's positioning.

Miaoyinfang is a place for eating, drinking, and having fun, so the wine must be high-end. It's perfectly normal for high-end wines to be stored in underground cellars.

A large group of officials arrived at someone's wine cellar, staring at the hundreds of jars of wine they had treasured. It seemed as if they had come specifically for the wine. Coupled with the shopkeeper's words, anyone with a modicum of integrity would have turned away.

However, Lin Xiaosu walked to the very center of the wine jar.

"Lord Su..." the shopkeeper called out.

Ka!

A soft sound!
It begins at the very center of the wine jar array.

A huge crack appeared.

Everyone was suddenly jolted!
With a whoosh, the mad wolf appeared to Lin Xiaosu's left, accompanied by a fierce gust of wind, while Zhang Tao's figure flashed and appeared to her right.

Above, a folding fan was opened, revealing Gu Suixin, who appeared silently.

Beneath the enormous crack lies what resembles the gates of hell!

Two enormous green eyes suddenly opened.

A strange, world-destroying aura enveloped the entire area. Under this aura, everyone was like an ant before a demon lord of hell.

"The Dao-Mastering Realm!" Mad Wolf roared, "My lord, step back!"

With a whoosh, the mad wolf transformed into a red lotus, blooming directly to protect Lin Xiaosu.

Because she felt a tremor in her soul.

Because she knew very well that this terrifying aura was absolutely not something that someone in the Enlightenment Realm could create; it was someone in the Execution Realm!
No matter how powerful they are, none of them are people that this group can contend with.

Let's retreat!

However, Lin Xiaosu laughed: "Creating the power of a realm of power is also a kind of illusion! Give me... manifest!"

He suddenly stretched out his hand!
This hand, when extended, is of normal size!
But right under the nose of the mad wolf, it suddenly expanded!
This expansion is not the manifestation of true essence, but rather the actual expansion of the physical body...

The enormous hand struck directly at those two fierce green eyes.

To onlookers, it was so breathtaking.

Just like a mortal, exerting all his strength to angrily strike a demon from hell...

However, a tremendous roar shook the ground...

The unfathomable hellish illusion vanished into thin air.

Below was a huge cave, half of which had collapsed. Lin Xiaosu's enormous hand was firmly gripping a gray-clad man whose head had been crushed to pieces.

"Over there!" Zhang Tao shouted, pointing to the left side of the secret chamber below.

Song Lifu's eyes narrowed, and he saw it clearly.

The direction Zhang Tao pointed to was where a group of people dressed as elders of the Heart Pavilion were, some lying on the ground, some sitting cross-legged, some eating, and some drinking. They stared blankly at the giant hand above them, their lips trembling...

Mad Wolf looked on in surprise.

Her adult hands can grow bigger!

My God, his body can grow bigger!
This is an ancient magical technique!
Divine and Demonic Cultivation Techniques!
He was a disciple of the Ancient Sect, and he followed a path that emphasized both physical health and spiritual cultivation.

What does this mean?
This means that he can actually... can enter her body!
Is this the real reason he wanted to sexually harass her?
Because she's big!

He wanted to experience the feeling of something huge against something huge...

"Arrest everyone!" Lin Xiaosu slowly withdrew her hand, and her huge palm gradually shrank to a normal size.

"As you command!" Zhang Tao leaped down, and the ten Enlightenment Realm followers who accompanied him jumped down at the same time.

More than a hundred elders who had been rescued from prison were all captured again after only half a day outside, without a single one missing. The dual master who had broken out of the prison, a sub-god and a highly skilled cultivator, had his physical body crushed by Lin Xiaosu's "divine claws." His sub-god also launched a desperate counterattack, invading Lin Xiaosu's spiritual platform.

However, with the destruction of his physical body and the severance of his demigod status, his level 40 demigod cultivation was shattered by Lin Xiaosu's spatial turbulence, which then absorbed and refined it, becoming new nourishment for him.

This fierce battle took place within the spiritual realm and the sea of ​​consciousness.

Outsiders know nothing about it.

The emotions surging within everyone were boundless. Song Yuncang, who had maintained a calm expression throughout, finally lost it…

But when Lin Xiaosu's gaze fell on his face, he still smiled and bowed deeply: "Lord Su's tracking skills are truly astonishing! I admire you greatly!"

"Your Excellency is His Majesty's appointed inspector, so your insight is naturally remarkable. I admire you!" The Provincial Governor bowed.

"It is a great blessing for the imperial court that Your Majesty has such a virtuous minister as you!" The Inspector bowed.

The other officials were about to offer their praises one by one when Lin Xiaosu gently raised her hand: "Minister, let's return to the prefectural government for the meeting!"

“Excellent!” Song Lifu said.

The group of officials returned to the surface through the tunnel and, with a single step, returned to the prefectural government.

The entire Miaoyin Pavilion was in complete chaos...

A group of people were looking for the innkeeper, but they couldn't find him. Finally, a plump, round ball was thrown out from under the pavilion, and that was none other than the innkeeper.

Amidst the collective gasps of alarm, a stern voice rang out: "Miaoyinfang, completely sealed off! No one is to leave even a step, or face execution without mercy!"

With a whoosh, hundreds of people landed on the flagship in the sky and sealed off Miaoyinfang.

Prefectural Government.

Song Yuncang finally got to be a host and entertained the Minister of Justice from the capital.

He originally intended to receive the distinguished guests in the prefect's reception room.

However, after entering the prefectural government office, Lin Xiaosu did not follow the proper procedures. He wandered around, looking at everything, and scanned the area from the front courtyard to the back courtyard.

Song Lifu stayed with him, and no one else dared to urge him.

Finally, Lin Xiaosu took a few steps and arrived at a small pavilion.

In front of that rather elegant little pavilion in the backyard of the prefectural government office.

He stopped, slowly raised his gaze, and looked at Song Yuncang: "Prefect, the results of last night's prison break are in. All the missing suspects have been recovered. In your opinion, is this a perfect ending?"

Song Yuncang smiled and said, "I had no way of explaining the kidnapping of the suspects to the Minister or His Majesty. I believe that the fact that all the suspects have been brought back is a stroke of good luck amidst misfortune. I thank you, Lord Su, for your skillful handling of the case."

The other officials turned around at the same time, probably wanting to express their gratitude to Lin Xiaosu again.

However, Lin Xiaosu raised her hand to stop her: "Your Excellency, what I'm asking is... whether it's perfect?"

Song Yuncang's face stiffened: "Lord Su means..."

"What I mean is... although the suspect was recovered, the outcome was not perfect! Yesterday, someone with ulterior motives orchestrated this grand prison break, which truly cost the lives of more than two hundred innocent people. Do you think this planner deserves to die?"

Song Yuncang took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "Daring to storm the prefect's prison and cause the deaths of more than two hundred innocent guards, how can he not die? He should be exterminated along with his entire family! However, the culprit has already been killed by Lord Su and his face is unrecognizable. It will be quite difficult to find out who he is... In fact, Lord Su should have acted a little slower just now. If he had spared this person's life, he might have been able to find out who he was."

The provincial governor said, "Lord Su, please don't misunderstand. The prefect did not mean to blame you. He was just anxious because the identity of the real culprit could not be verified for the time being."

Zhang Tao was furious: "My lords, I must make one thing clear! You all personally experienced the hellish abyss created by that villain who was proficient in the art of the demigod. When facing a demigod, we must fight quickly and decisively. If even a trace of his aura is left, a terrible change may occur. My lord, the most appropriate strategy is to make a decisive move and eliminate this villain."

Song Yuncang smiled: "Captain Zhang's loyalty to his master is admirable. When has this prefecture ever complained about Lord Su? We have always praised Lord Su for his skillful pursuit of the criminal and his outstanding methods."

Zhang Tao was speechless for a moment.

Mad Wolf's chest rose and fell gently.

You didn't make any explicit accusations, but we're not three-year-olds; everyone can hear the underlying meaning in your words.
Aren't you all blaming him, shifting the blame for not being able to find the real culprit onto him?

This is the officialdom.

That's bureaucracy.

Every word they say is not easy.

They are all meticulous and cunning, capable of handling any legal battle.

Lin Xiaosu smiled faintly: "The murderer who died at my hands is unable to speak, but esteemed officials, he is not the only one who can speak!"

"Oh?" Song Yuncang's eyes narrowed slightly: "Does Lord Su mean that we can also interrogate that shopkeeper?"

Song Lifu's heart stirred slightly.

Yes, the real culprit is dead. Dead men tell no tales. But the fat shopkeeper isn't dead. He's been arrested by Zhang Tao's guards. Interrogating him might lead to a breakthrough.

Lin Xiaosu slowly shook her head: "Let's interrogate the other person first!"

His hand suddenly shot out!
With a stretch of the hand, it extends indefinitely.

With a whoosh, he reached deep into the backyard, and with a swift retraction, he grasped a man in his palm—a refined old man dressed in blue robes and wearing a scholar's hat.

"Master of Criminal Investigation!" The Provincial Governor's heart skipped a beat.

Song Yuncang's face suddenly stiffened: "Lord Su, this is the prefectural clerk, what... what could he possibly know?"

Lin Xiaosu said calmly, "I am also very curious about what he did when he secretly went to Miaoyinfang before the prison break last night."

The clerk trembled all over: "Sir, I was at the prefectural government office all night. The prefect can testify that I did not go to Miaoyinfang."

“Master Xing, do you think you can deny it just because you sneaked into Miaoyin Pavilion in the dark and no one saw you?” Lin Xiaosu said, “Unfortunately, you don’t know that everyone has a unique aura. I only need to investigate the scene to see who was there and when they were there. Tell me, what were you doing at Miaoyin Pavilion?”

The voice suddenly lowered when he said the next sentence.

His gaze was fixed directly on the clerk.

The advisor was initially full of anger and tension, but suddenly his face became blank.

Song Lifu's eyes lit up: Sub-God Soul Suppression Technique!
This was the secondary divine soul-suppressing technique he used when interrogating He Yun, the illegitimate son of He Fanglue, the master of the Dark Pavilion, in the Heart Pavilion that day.

Under the Secondary God's Soul Suppression Technique, everyone must speak the truth.

The clerk said blankly, "Go and inform the people over there to send experts to break us out of prison."

In a word!

The entire audience was stunned!

Last night's major prison break was actually orchestrated by this very advisor himself!

"You audacious scoundrel!" Prefect Song Yuncang roared, his official seal suddenly rising and transforming into a giant hammer, which crashed down from the sky towards his advisor.

This is the power of officialdom, the power of a second-rank official seal, comparable to a full-force attack from a cultivator at the Enlightenment Realm. Moreover, being in the prefectural government office, the power of the official seal is ten times stronger than outside.

However, just as the official seal hammer fell, a golden light shot out from Song Lifu's hand.

Chi!
The golden light collided with the golden hammer falling from the sky, unleashing an extremely powerful shockwave that sent the surrounding officials flying.

The backyard wall collapsed suddenly.

Amidst the falling leaves, Song Yuncang's face was ashen: "Your Excellency, how can such scoundrels of the public office be tolerated?"

Song Lifu held his official seal of the Minister, his face expressionless: "Does the Prefect not tolerate this scoundrel, or is he worried that this scoundrel might say something detrimental to the Prefect, and thus intends to kill him in public to silence him?"

With a whoosh, Mad Wolf and Zhang Tao appeared simultaneously beside Lin Xiaosu.

On this side, the official seals of two second-rank officials gleamed with golden light.

On Lin Xiaosu's side, two super experts stood behind him, their official seals gleaming with golden light, no longer able to illuminate the area where Lin Xiaosu was located.

Song Yuncang coldly said, "Minister, this prefecture respects you as a minister in the court, but that doesn't mean you can frame and slander this prefecture at will!"

"Whether it was a frame-up or not, Your Excellency, please listen to Lord Su's interrogation." Song Lifu replied coldly.

All the officials were completely silent; fallen leaves drifted overhead, but no one dared to wipe them away…

Lin Xiaosu said, "Master Xing, continue... who ordered you to do this?"

Everyone in the room was on high alert.

The clerk responded numbly, "Prefect Song."

In an instant, everyone's eyes were focused on Song Yuncang's face.

Song Yuncang's face was ashen and grim, unlike his usual self, but he still stood firmly...

"Why did Prefect Song order you to seduce the woman in your heart and come to break her out of prison?"

"because……"

A taboo word was revealed in its entirety under the influence of the Secondary God's Soul-Suppressing Technique.

Song Yuncang had a long-standing relationship with Xinmen, and the two sides had been exchanging benefits. Xinmen helped him thrive in the officialdom and rise through the ranks, while in return, he protected Xinge Pavilion in Huzhou.

His relationship with Xinmen was actually very secretive; it was Ye Jun who acted as the matchmaker and bridger.

He originally planned to rescue these more than one hundred elders from Lin Xiaosu, turn around and send them back to Xinmen, thus doing Xinmen a favor. However, he did not expect that the Ministry of Justice would send a message that Minister Song of the Ministry of Justice would personally interrogate them.

This startled Song Yuncang.

Although these 127 people didn't know much about him and the secret of the Heart Gate, they all knew that the Prefect was one of their own.

If Song Lifu obtains this information, His Majesty will definitely become suspicious of him, and his official career will be subject to change.

Therefore, he dared not allow the Ministry of Justice personnel to contact these hundred-odd people; he had to risk dealing with the Ministry of Justice's urgent interrogation first.

There were originally two plans. One plan was to send a skilled assassin to impersonate Zhang Tao and kill all 127 people in prison before the Ministry of Justice arrived. However, Song Yuncang rejected this plan because he worried that such a deception would not fool Xinmen. He was not afraid of being investigated by the court, but he was afraid of being investigated by Xinmen...

In the end, this was the only option we could take.

The advisor informed Miaoyinfang, who in turn notified the experts of XinGe to come and break them out of prison.

The fact that the expert from Xin Ge was disguised as someone from the Time-Space Path was also arranged by Song Yuncang. Only the intervention of the Time-Space Path could truly intimidate His Majesty, preventing him from investigating the case in detail. It might even have caused His Majesty to halt his trip to Jiangnan, thus contributing to the overall safety of the cultivation path in Jiangnan...

The Jiangnan cultivation path, having escaped the crisis, will also be grateful for the kindness of the Heart Pavilion, thus forming a good cooperative relationship between the Heart Pavilion and the Jiangnan cultivation path...

After the interrogation ended, the clerk collapsed limply.

Lin Xiaosu slowly raised her gaze and it landed on Song Yuncang's face.

Song Yuncang also raised his eyes and stared at him coldly.

"Your Excellency, is it your turn now?" Lin Xiaosu asked.

Song Yuncang sneered, "Lord Su, just because of what Master Xing said, you're pointing the finger at this prefecture?"

“Under the Secondary God's Soul Suppression Technique, he can only tell the truth; that's basic common sense,” Lin Xiaosu said.

Song Yuncang laughed loudly, "Who can prove that Lord Su used a secondary god's soul-suppressing technique, and not a demonic mind-deceiving technique?"

Everyone felt a jolt in their hearts at the same time.

With just this one sentence, Song Yuncang was able to regain his footing on the edge of the cliff.

The Secondary God's Soul-Suppressing Technique makes people tell the truth.

The Demonic Deception Technique is something that no one knows what it is, but since it has the word "demon" in it, it must not be a legitimate method. Everyone can figure it out if they think about it. Who can guarantee that this Lord Su is not using some kind of magical technique to secretly set a trap and induce this clerk to confess according to his wishes?

There are countless amazing arts in the world, and such arts must exist.

This is the shrewdness of a seasoned prefect; taking him down will not be an easy task for anyone. (End of Chapter)