Cheng Xiaoxiao didn't even manage to see any scurrying chickens, ducks, or poultry on the street, nor did she see any broken and lit cannonballs on the ground.

Space out, the whole of Sioux City is like a dead city, off to the side and giving a sense of quiet.

Along with this Jiangnan water town scenery, and make you feel not out of place.

It's as if people here are supposed to be like that, with families closed and no visitors, and the whole water town is gentle and quiet.

Cheng Xiaoxiao remembered that the ancient towns of Jiangnan in the latter part of the world were not like this, right, but they were somewhat similar.

The people of the old town are very simple and shy, will hide in the distance to sneak a look at outsiders, but also do not dare to come directly to say hello.

Some of the timid ones will hide and close the door if you go over and strike up a conversation.

The whole old town is shy, a bit like a crescent moon hiding in the clouds, only daring to secretly shine for passersby.

The scenery of the old town is the same, and the willows on the riverbank may be quietly green in early spring.

There are even white daffodils in clear water celadon on the window sill, and there are also a few not yet faded plum blossoms, the dark fragrance floating in the inconspicuous corners of the wall.

The entire ancient town of Jiangnan is hidden vitality, just need to come to people with a pair of good eyes to find beauty.

It's not that Cheng Xiaoxia is boasting, not only is she a good food finder, but she also observes things very attentively, okay?

As far as this place in Sioux City was concerned, she felt something was wrong as soon as she arrived.

Speaking of out of place, she was inexplicably reminded of those ghosts from yesterday.

Today, her jade pendant was glowing again, it seemed that there were quite a few grievous spirits in this city as well, she just didn't know if she would still encounter the same situation as yesterday.

There was another thing that puzzled Cheng Xiaoxiao the most.

She packed her bags last night before she saw that the Baoxin was also faintly glowing, a glow somewhat similar to the green light that Baoxin had when she was mending Xiao Qin's soul at that time.

Again, not quite the same.

This time, the green light of the treasure letter was a green glow that seeped out from the inside out, and she was worried last night that the treasure letter would dissolve into a puddle of green liquid.

It's not that she's overly brainy, it's that Bao Han is just horrible like that.

It seemed as if it would melt away at any moment, and she didn't even understand why the treasure letter was suddenly releasing its light so desperately.

She was worried about the little fledglings inside again, and she shouted at the treasure letter for half a day without any movement.

Baohan that way is like the peacock in the animal kingdom opening its screen for courtship, in order to get the favor of its mate, so it frantically attracts the attention of the other party.

Cheng Xiaoxia also knew that her analogy was not quite appropriate, but who's Baoxin would glow in the middle of the night to scare people, and without warning.

She was also not afraid to die and put her jade pendant next to the treasure letter, it was rare that she was so dedicated.

It was a good thing that Baohan no longer had any interest in the jade pendant, and it couldn't be ruled out that the jade pendant didn't have much spiritual power this time.

It's not about the jade pendant, and it's not about the little fledgling wanting to come out, so the treasure letter can't have a brain fart of its own, can it?

It doesn't have a brain either.

Cheng Xiaoxiao has to think about so many things before she goes to sleep, if she can fall asleep like this, then she really has no heart and no lungs to see a ghost.

The treasure letter lit up for a long time, then flickered on and off like a bouncer, and she had a bunch of things going on in her own head, which led to the fact that now she had to think twice and then again about everything she looked at, even if she didn't end up thinking about it.

The carriage swayed and finally stopped at the center of the two majestic stone lions, and Cheng Xiaoxiao re-shrunk back into Chu Yunshen's arms with a lack of interest.

Chu Yunshen, like the last time he investigated the private salt case, also entered the county office without alerting anyone, and the human skin mask on his face was also taken off before he got off the carriage.

The place is all here, and it's almost time to meet the main man, so all this unnecessary camouflage can only be redundant.

It had to be said that the officials of the Su City County Office were still very good at their job, they just politely asked Chu Yunshen about their identity and directly let Chu Yunshen and the others in.

I can't believe I don't have to check my token and feel alarmed.

It's not usual that such a small character is terrified to see a nobleman all of a sudden, how come this government officials are so calm?

Seems to have seen a lot of the world, the whole thing is as if they knew they were coming ahead of time.

Cheng Xiaoxiao didn't know that whatever she said with this mouth worked, and soon this was well verified.

The magistrate of Sioux City has an honest-looking appearance, a goatee, and slightly squinted eyes that will always make people mistake him for not opening his eyes.

He didn't look more than forty or fifty years old, and his face had fairly few wrinkles, while his beard and hair were mostly florid white.

Maybe it's the fact that teenage whites look like they age fast, Cheng Xiaoxiao speculated in her mind.

Both sides exchanged pleasantries and courtesies, and after the magistrate had saluted, Chu Yunshen sat down on the main seat with the lion cat in his arms.

This is also considered so many days to the first formal mention of the Chu Hongzhen secret orders in the 'strange things', Cheng Xiaoxiao must be perked up ears open wide eyes, bright eavesdropping some na.

"Does Lord Lin know what we are here for?"

Xiao Wu put away his usual cheeky demeanor and began his questioning session, which he hadn't conducted in a while, with a taut baby face.

One look at this look, I know that it is forced to business, Cheng Xiaoxiao looked at Xiao Wu's tightly frowned, can guess that Xiao Wu's heart must be annoyed to death right now.

It was estimated that Xiaowu only wanted to severely beat this dried up Lord Su in front of him for a wave of time before letting him tell the truth all by himself.

It is Xiao Wu this violent temper to do things, than so slowly grinding slowly set words, simple and rough faster and better to get the information to be more refreshing.

Regardless of whether or not Cheng Xiaoxiao's speculation really hit the nail on the head for Xiao Wu, Xiao Wu still had to follow the usual tactics.

Lord Lin, who was sitting at the bottom, respectfully shook his head at Chu Yunshen and Xiao Wu, his long and thin face was filled with doubt, and the confusion in his eyes looked so sincere.

"My humble servant truly does not know. I still hope that His Highness King Jing will enlighten me."

Chu Yunshen stroked the lion cat's fur unhurriedly, and twisted up a piece of the pastry that the maidservant had just brought up, breaking it finely before feeding it to the lion cat's mouth.

Cheng Xiaoxiao was thinking about the credibility of Lord Su's words, and the next second she was poked in the mouth by this pastry that was shoved over unexpectedly.

Cold sweetness spreads in the nose, as if it were the scent of plum blossoms... Plum cake?

But this isn't the time to eat or for you to throw me food!

You've got to be more serious!

Cheng Xiaoxia disliked Chu Yunshen's unprofessionalism in examining the case, and complained in her heart but still swallowed the plum cake in one bite.

"Go on."

Chu Yunshen lowered his head and concentrated on feeding the lion cat, and from time to time, he even used the brocade handkerchief he pulled out of his sleeve to wipe the pastry foam around the lion cat's mouth.

Looking at the pastry crumbs staining the lion cat's whiskers, Lord Lin's eyelids fluttered imperceptibly twice, his goatee twitching along with them.

Xiao Wu nodded at his command and cleared his throat squarely,

"Lord Lin, the brightest of the brightest don't speak in the dark. His Highness has come here on His Majesty's orders this time, and as for His Majesty's meaning, I'm sure that Lord Lin doesn't need me to say more."

Xiao Wu spoke so directly this time, causing Cheng Xiaoxiao to be a little puzzled by Chu Yunshen's meaning.

Isn't it logical to pretend to condescend?

Could it be that Chu Yunshen had already discovered something else?

Lord Lin was silent, seemingly weighing something.

Only Xiao Wu smiled slightly and leaned forward slightly, lowering his voice to Lord Lin,

"It's not clear that Lord Lin still has such good skills, and was actually able to learn in advance that our prince would be coming. These magistrates are very well-trained."

It's still true!

Cheng Xiaoxiao's plum cake was also not eaten, she asked Chu Yunshen with her eyes subtly, just wanting to know if Xiao Wu was serious about this, or was she deliberately trying to trick him?

Could it be to make Lord Lin scared and finally concede to confessing on his own?

Chu Yunshen, however, acted as if he did not read the lion cat's hints, as he reached out and gently patted the lion cat's small head, reminding in a low, somewhat disgruntled voice,

"Eat some more, you didn't use breakfast."

Did you feed me because I didn't eat breakfast?

Cheng Xiaoxiao was a bit touched in her heart, after all, even she herself didn't care much about the matter of eating breakfast.

But this touching was quickly replaced by curiosity, she still wanted to know what Chu Yunshen's intentions were ah.

The more Lord Lin, who was sitting at the bottom, watched the interaction between the lion cat and Chu Yunshen, the more uncontrollable the expression on his face became.

He dropped his head sharply, which hid the complicated look on his face.

"Lord Lin? Lord Lin."

Xiao Wu called out with some impatience, obviously quite displeased with this long period of silence from Lord Lin.

Lord Lin snapped back to his senses as he got up and saluted Chu Yunshen and Xiaowu once again,

"Your Highness King Jing, my humble servant was distracted just now, I'm really sorry."

You know you've wandered off, too.

However, this Lord Lin was quite honest, and really lived up to his good looks.

How dare you say it so openly when you've gone off on a tangent? I don't know what to say about him.

Calling him honest is a bit too honest, and calling him arrogant is not really what people mean.

Cheng Xiaoxiao finally did not let down Chu Yunshen's piece of goodwill, she had plum cakes stuffed in her mouth and had to probe her head to observe Lord Lin.

In order to help investigate the case, Cheng Xiaoxiao said that she was really worried about it.

Chu Yunshen was still concentrating on feeding the cat, as if the matters within this hall had nothing to do with him at all.

In the face of Xiao Wu's silence and the meaningful smile at the corner of Chu Yunshen's mouth, Lord Lin finally sighed and opened his mouth again,

"Your Highness King Jing, my humble servant did know early in the morning that you were coming."

Lord Lin sighed deeply, his brows furrowed together while his right hand kept stroking his goatee,

"That His Majesty would send you to investigate after such a strange occurrence, my humble servant can still guess a few reasons for this."

Chu Yunshen silently stopped feeding the lion cat the pastry, he put the remaining half of the pastry in his hand back on the plate, and wiped his hand with the brocade handkerchief that he had just used to wipe the lion cat's mouth.

The brocade handkerchief gently passed through Chu Yunshen's long and slender fingers, and Lord Lin was momentarily mesmerized by it.

"Ahem."

Xiao Wu saw that Lord Lin had lost his voice as he spoke, and hurriedly coughed a few times as a reminder.

Lord Lin stirred for a moment before coming back to his senses when he heard the coughing sound, and he withdrew the confusion he had felt when he froze just now, once again stroking his beard in remembrance,

"This illness in this town this time has indeed never been seen before."

Xiao Wu nodded in fake agreement, the perfunctory smile on his face made Cheng Xiaoxiao laugh.

Knowing that people would be sent from above, and knowing that there was a problem in the place under their jurisdiction, they had acted as if nothing had happened just now.

Lord Lin, you're very good at pretending!

Cheng Xiaoxiao didn't need to go eyeballing Chu Yunshen this time, she herself could see that this Lord Lin was far more than what was embodied on the surface.

"But Your Highness King Jing, this sickness is all from a year ago. After the New Year the sickness has gradually disappeared, and now the commoners who had it are gradually healing." Lord Lin twirled his mustache as he replied with a flourish.

He sounded very relaxed, as if they were not discussing 'strange illnesses' but how the weather was today.

"Cured? Then may I ask Lord Lin by which remedy the people were actually cured?"