Goddess Atlas, Starting from the Queen

Chapter 146 What is that evil spirit doing at the Prince of Xiaoyao's mansion?
Upon hearing the words from the Zhenling Guard commander behind him, Mu Yongfeng immediately turned to look at the Zhenling Guard commander at the door. He frowned and asked, "Has that pool of black blood dried up yet?"

They spent the entire night searching for traces of the evil spirit. Although they found a lot of black blood from the spirit's wounds, they still couldn't find its hiding place.

If that evil spirit were to hide in the home of an ordinary noble family and kill them, their observatory might face impeachment from the court officials.

However, it was only an impeachment, since at present, apart from the Zhenling Guard, the Great Zhou had no other forces capable of dealing with evil spirits.

But if the evil spirits hide in the Prince of Xiaoyao's mansion and kill the Prince of Xiaoyao, then the problem will be huge. The Prince of Xiaoyao is the offspring of an immortal, and most importantly, the Star Gazing Tower was built by the Prince of Xiaoyao's father. The exorcism methods of the Spirit Suppression Guards are also basically derived from the old Prince of Xiaoyao.

As a result, the Zhenling Guard couldn't even protect the offspring of the old Xiaoyao King. If this got out, the Zhenling Guard, and even the people of the Star Gazing Tower, would probably have no face to face the people of the Great Zhou.

As soon as Mu Yongfeng finished speaking, the commander of the Zhenling Guard immediately said, "No, and there was a lot of black blood in that pool. That evil spirit may have been standing at the gate of the Xiaoyao Prince's Mansion for a long time."

Upon hearing the Zhenling Guard commander's reply, Mu Yongfeng did not hesitate and walked directly towards the door, saying as he went, "I'll go and see for myself."

Mu Yunyan followed suit; she was also going to the Prince Xiaoyao's Mansion today.

Soon, Mu Yongfeng and his group arrived at the gate of the Xiaoyao Prince's Mansion, where a crowd of onlookers had already gathered.

People wouldn't care too much about black blood in other places, but this is the Prince Xiaoyao's Mansion. The key is that there's so much black blood here, and people are curious about what happened at the Prince Xiaoyao's Mansion last night.

The Prince of Xiaoyao was frequently targeted for assassination, a situation the people of the capital had long since grown accustomed to. However, whenever something happened at the Prince of Xiaoyao's residence, people would gather around to watch the spectacle.

When Mu Yongfeng and the others arrived, the Zhenling Guards had already surrounded the pool of black blood. Mu Yongfeng came to the pool of black blood and took a look. At this time, the black blood was emitting a strong bloody smell and was still in liquid state, not congealed. It seemed that the evil spirit had lingered at the entrance of the Xiaoyao Prince's Mansion for a long time.

Mu Yongfeng looked up at the guards at the entrance of the Xiaoyao Prince's Mansion and then asked, "I am the Zhenling Guardian, and I have a few questions for you."

Upon hearing this, a guard from the Prince of Xiaoyao's mansion immediately said, "Please ask, sir."

Mu Yongfeng asked directly, "It's the two of you on duty this morning, right?"

One of them said, "Yes, sir."

Mu Yongfeng then asked, "Have you seen any strange people pass by here?"

Another guard from the Prince's mansion said, "When it was just getting light, a burly man covered in blood stood at the entrance of the Prince's mansion for a while. We were going to tell the Prince, but the man left after standing there for a while."

Mu Yongfeng was puzzled. What was that evil spirit doing at the Xiaoyao Prince's Mansion? And why did it stand at the entrance of the Xiaoyao Prince's Mansion for a while? Could it be that the Xiaoyao Prince's Mansion was the next place it wanted to deal with?

Just then, Xiao Qingyun, dressed in a blue robe, came out of the Xiaoyao Prince's Mansion. Seeing a large crowd gathered at the gate, including members of the Zhenling Guard, Xiao Qingyun immediately asked the guards at the gate, "What happened?"

The guard replied, "A man covered in blood came to the gate of the Prince's mansion this morning, stood there for a while, and then left."

Xiao Qingyun frowned slightly. "Why didn't anyone tell me?"

Since Li Yunfan was sent by Lu Ming to the manor to train the personal guards, Xiao Qingyun has been in charge of guarding the entire Xiaoyao Prince's Mansion. As a result, such a thing happened at the gate of the Xiaoyao Prince's Mansion, and the soldiers of the Xiaoyao Prince's Mansion did not come to inform her.

Seeing that Xiao Qingyun's expression was not good, a soldier quickly said, "Miss Xiao, I asked the maid to pass on a message to you, but the maid said that you are still sleeping. I thought that the man was probably just passing by and did not cause any trouble for the Xiaoyao Prince's Mansion, so I did not send any more messages."

Apart from Lu Ming, no other man was allowed to enter the inner courtyard. Therefore, the soldiers could only send a maid to deliver the message. Xiao Qingyun's maid saw that Xiao Qingyun was still fast asleep and thought it was not a big deal, so she did not tell Xiao Qingyun immediately.

Xiao Qingyun said coldly, "If something like this happens again, no matter how important it is, you must tell me immediately." This time, Xiao Qingyun did not punish the two of them. After all, as the person in charge of the security of the Xiaoyao Prince's Mansion, it was her dereliction of duty to sleep until dawn without getting up.

However, it can't be entirely blamed on her. After being scolded by Lu Ming in the study yesterday morning, although her cultivation level broke through, she was listless and felt very tired all day, which is why she slept so soundly last night.

Thinking about what happened in the study yesterday, Xiao Qingyun couldn't help but clench her fists.

The two soldiers replied in unison, "Yes, Miss Xiao."

At this moment, Xiao Qingyun's gaze fell on the pool of black blood surrounded by the Zhenling Guard soldiers.

Even from a great distance, Xiao Qingyun could faintly smell the stench of blood.

Mu Yongfeng stepped forward. "Miss Xiao, I have important matters to discuss with Prince Xiaoyao. May I ask if you may send someone to convey my message?"

Xiao Qingyun said to a soldier at the door, "Go and deliver the message."

"Yes."

The soldier immediately turned and entered the Prince Xiaoyao's mansion.

Xiao Qingyun then asked, "What happened that made Envoy Mu Zhenling come all this way?"

Mu Yongfeng did not answer directly. There were many onlookers behind him, and if he revealed too much, it would inevitably cause panic among the people.

Mu Yongfeng said, "It's not convenient to talk about this outside. Let's go inside and discuss it."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Qingyun realized that it might involve evil spirits, so she stopped asking questions.

Soon, the soldier who delivered the message returned, and Lu Ming's personal maid, Xiao Huan, also came out.

Xiao Huan said, "Please come with me, Envoy Mu Zhenling. The King is waiting for you in his study."

Upon hearing the word "study," Xiao Qingyun reacted as if to a shock, her delicate body trembling slightly. She quickly restrained her emotions.

Immediately afterwards, Xiao Huan led Mu Yongfeng and Mu Yunyan to Lu Ming's study, while Xiao Qingyun simply watched their backs from behind without following them.

Led by Xiao Huan, Mu Yongfeng and Mu Yunyan arrived at Lu Ming's study. This was not Mu Yongfeng's first time visiting the Xiaoyao Prince's Mansion; he had visited several times when the old Xiaoyao Prince was alive.

After the death of the old Prince Xiaoyao, the Star Gazing Tower severed ties with the Prince Xiaoyao's Mansion, and he never came again. However, as a Spirit Guardian, he really had no reason to come to the Prince Xiaoyao's Mansion.

Xiao Huan led the person there and then left the study.

Upon seeing Lu Ming sitting at the desk, Mu Yongfeng and his daughter simultaneously bowed and said, "Greetings, Your Majesty!"

Lu Ming said calmly, "No need for formalities. Envoy Mu Zhenling has come to see me personally, surely it must be something important?"

(End of this chapter)