Chapter 25 Confusing the real with the fake
In the afternoon, outside the provincial government office, a pitch-black sedan chair carried by four ghost soldiers landed at the steps outside the government office.

Behind the sedan chair, Hei Wuchang ran forward with his back bent and lifted the curtain to the side.

Meng Po came out of the sedan chair with a hunched back and trembling. She had to take the wooden crutch handed to her by Bai Wuchang before she could walk up the stone stairs safely.

At the gate of the yamen, the two guards on duty hesitated for a moment, but ultimately did not dare to step forward to stop them.

As for the clerks who were either busy or leisurely in the government office, they sensed this deathly aura from afar and began to get busy. The officials who were running around in the corridor with official documents turned their backs and did not even dare to look at Meng Po.

Bai Wuchang walked behind with his waist twisted. When he entered the government hall, he showed a smug look on his face and shouted: "Meng Po of Xuanming Sect was ordered by the Emperor of the Underworld to detain the criminal Xuan Jingtian. Who is responsible for guarding him?"

An assistant officer looked embarrassed and bowed, saying, "A few days ago, this criminal was under the charge of your sect's Huizhou leader..."

"Nonsense!"

Bai Wuchang flicked his long sleeves and knocked the assistant officer to the ground, then said grimly: "The leader of Huizhou went out of the city to fight the thieves. Could it be that he also brought the criminal with him?"

The assistant officer covered the painful area and defended himself, "But no one from Xuanming Sect sent anyone to prison..."

"Go and call out Governor Zhu immediately. If you don't have anyone to take responsibility, you will have to look for him."

Bai Wuchang's eyes flashed with contempt, and he sneered, "And there is one more thing. The Prince of Jiyin is not in the palace. I am afraid I have to ask your governor why!"

The people in the government office were immediately in a panic. Everyone looked at each other and dared not speak.

From beginning to end, Meng Po just sat there with her eyes closed, not saying a word.

The assistant officer could not make the decision, so he hurried to the back hall.

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In the backyard, Zhu Hanbin was in the study with a gloomy face, staring at the volume on the table for a long time.

Later, the beautiful woman, who was only in her prime, cried and said, "If my son really can't come back, what will my husband do to me..."

"Don't cry!"

Zhu Hanbin was furious. He pushed aside the scroll he had not read at all and said angrily, "When you women are in trouble, you only know how to cry. I am in great trouble now. If I don't do this, my whole family will be beheaded. What can you do to me?"

The beautiful woman hid her tears with a handkerchief and sobbed, "I really don't understand why the Prince of Jiyin suddenly became so powerful..."

Zhu Hanbin was speechless for a moment, then began to walk back and forth with his hands behind his back.

"Stupid woman! Just remember, everything you heard today must be kept to yourself. Even if it means death, don't let anyone else know about it. Do you understand?"

"As long as my son is safe..."

"Just listen to your husband," Zhu Hanbin's mind was in a mess, but he had to comfort the beautiful woman, "Under the current situation, we have to compromise with that boy temporarily."

He paused, then with an evil gleam in his eyes, he whispered, "Wait until I get through this..."

At this time, the old servant outside knocked on the door while calling out "Young Master", and then said through the door: "Sima Tong asked Young Master, it is said that Meng Po from the Xuanming Sect has come to the government office."

"What's the matter?"

Zhu Hanbin calmed down a bit, then immediately changed his words and said, "Please invite them in and tell them that the Prince of Jiyin is in a certain house."

The old servant responded and left quickly.

"If you keep crying, hide from me and don't show up!"

Zhu Hanbin usually treated this beautiful woman with special affection, but at this moment he felt a little annoyed. However, he couldn't bear to part with her beauty, so he could only emphasize it a little and hurried out.

……

In the lobby of the government office, Bai Wuchang widened his eyes in disbelief and asked suspiciously, "The Prince of Jiyin is in the back house?"

Hei Wuchang also frowned and looked at Meng Po who seemed to be dozing off.

Sima Tong just wiped his sweat and nodded in response, "That's exactly what the commander said."

At this time, Meng Po opened her eyes and said, "Then I will go in and take a look."

Tong Sima was leading the way in front, and he felt as if he had walked through the gates of hell today.

……

Outside the middle gate, the old servant had already been waiting with a few slaves.

"Please don't blame me, my Alangyan has been a rebel recently, and I have to keep an eye on the King of Jiyin in person to make him feel at ease."

Bai Wuchang looked unconvinced and said disdainfully: "Just don't play any tricks."

Meng Po knocked the ground with her wooden crutch and said hoarsely, "Behave yourself. Governor Zhu has made great contributions to Daliang. How can you be so presumptuous?"

Bai Wuchang was somewhat unconvinced, but was extremely afraid of Meng Po, so he could only lower his head and follow behind. After entering, Zhu Hanbin first met with several people in the main hall.

But his attitude was obviously not very good. He sat in the main seat without even getting up. Instead, he glanced at the Black and White Impermanence and said with a fake smile, "I heard that Meng Po had come to Caozhou, but I never saw her. After watching her from afar on the battlefield outside the city that day, I thought Meng Po had returned to Bianliang."

At the same time, he pretended to be looking for someone, "Why, didn't the remaining Lord Yan in the sect come with us? I heard what the guys below said. The three of them have a lot of complaints about me."

"you!"

Bai Wuchang knew that he was taking his anger out on her. He was furious but had to hold it in. He could only whisper to Meng Po, "Meng Po, my brother and I saw the man being kidnapped with our own eyes. Don't let him delay any more time..."

"In the matter of suppressing the rebels, Governor Zhu also bears responsibility, and cannot blame others for judging."

Meng Po narrowed her eyes, and the wrinkles on her face seemed to have drooped to her chin. She said expressionlessly, "I have received the order from His Majesty and the trust of the Underworld Emperor. I will report this matter fairly. In addition, His Majesty also asked me to take extra care of the King of Jiyin. May I ask where Governor Zhu took him?"

"And there is Xuan Jingtian from Huanyinfang!"

Bai Wuchang glanced at Zhu Hanbin with an arrogant look and said, "This wanted criminal is also missing."

"I have nothing to do with the people you captured." Zhu Hanbin was furious. He stood up and pointed his spear at Bai Wuchang and said, "Who are you? How dare you treat me so presumptuously? Do you really think my sword is not sharp?"

Hei Wuchang, who was standing by, hurriedly stepped forward to block the latter and said with a smile, "General, calm down. She doesn't think before she speaks. Just treat her as fart. There's no need to bother with such an insignificant person like her."

But before he could finish, a slap was heard from behind him.

Hei Wuchang turned around in surprise and saw that it was Meng Po who slapped Bai Wuchang to the ground.

"Meng Po, you..."

"It is because I failed to discipline him that this little impermanence acted so recklessly in front of the governor. When I return, I will punish him severely on behalf of the governor."

"Humph!"

Zhu Hanbin smiled coldly and then called the old servant in.

"Where is the King of Jiyin now?"

The old servant was somewhat afraid of Meng Po and the other two, so he bent over and replied, "Inside the garden."

Zhu Hanbin turned his back and waited for several people to be led away by the old servant. He immediately became a little worried.

He walked back and forth and thought for a moment, then decided to follow and see.

In the backyard, several maids were waiting around a wooden pavilion. At this time, the ground was covered with snow, and there were almost no flowers to appreciate in the garden.

In the wooden pavilion, a thin young man was shivering from the cold and tossing back and forth beside a stone table.

When I got closer, I saw a chessboard on the table, and he was playing chess by himself.

But looking at it this way, it is unclear whether he was moving back and forth because of the cold, or whether he was constantly changing direction because he wanted to play chess on his own.

"How can it be……"

The slap mark on Bai Wuchang's face was still red, but she didn't bother to cover it. She was so shocked that she could hardly speak.

Hei Wuchang frowned, glanced at Zhu Hanbin behind him, and lowered his head.

As for the latter, he snorted coldly at this moment, but his heart suddenly felt relieved.

Inside the pavilion, the young man seemed to have just realized the arrival of several people because of the cold snort. He turned back in panic, and then after seeing the Black and White Impermanence, he was so scared that the chess box in his hand fell to the ground, scattering the chess pieces all over the floor.

His face was filled with fear, and he shrank back in fear, his voice already tearful as he said, "Emperor Liang, Emperor Liang, is this ordering you to come and deal with the little prince?..."

Outside the pavilion, Meng Po stared at the boy's face carefully, and bowed slightly with an expressionless face.

"I am here in compliance with the order of His Majesty to see if Prince Jiyin is doing well in Caozhou."

"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I hope the little prince is doing well..."

Xiao Yan shivered, then looked at Zhu Hanbin in fear, and pleaded in a low voice: "It's just that Xiao Wang is a little cold, can you put on more clothes for Xiao Wang?"

After hearing this, Meng Po shook her head, turned around and left.

Bai Wuchang was still in a daze when he was suddenly pulled by Hei Wuchang, and he followed in a panic.

As they passed by Zhu Hanbin, the latter asked in a cold voice: "How is it?"

But Meng Po gave a hoarse smile, answering the question irrelevantly.

"Li Tang, there is really no hope."

(End of this chapter)