Chapter 11: The Moat's Drowning Ghost

  Long Xilan thought he was in trouble, he had encountered a drowning ghost in the water!

  The so-called "water ghost" refers to someone who died in the water and is trapped there, unable to be reborn. The method to release and liberate them is to find another living person to serve as their substitute.

  What a formidable water ghost, it can actually grab her foot and pull it down, but unfortunately there is no leverage in the water. This vengeful spirit was born from the water, and Long Xilan, being in the water, couldn't possibly conjure up a talisman. Moreover, she had been stuck at the bottom of the water for quite some time already, and now she's almost out of breath, her mind is getting cloudy. Being pulled like this, she's completely flustered!

  She thought to herself, this is it, having just escaped from Ji Jin Hua's identity, now she's going to be killed by a water ghost?

  She was a renowned figure in Jianghu, yet her illustrious name ended up being buried here, it's truly unbearable.

  She then used her last bit of strength to bite her finger, almost forgetting that the blood of the Long family was the best sacred item for driving out evil spirits. The fresh blood quickly dispersed in the water, and the force holding onto her ankle finally disappeared. She drank a lot of river water, and with one swift motion, she floated up to the surface, gasping for air, finally freed!

  But she didn't dare stop, and swam desperately towards the shore.

  At this moment, the people of the Ji family learned that their second miss had gone missing in Guanlong Pavilion. Ji Jinjiang brought a group of guards and quickly arrived at the scene. As soon as they entered the room, they saw Xi Wang Li Hua sitting in the center of the tea table, drinking tea.

  "I will see you later, Your Majesty!"

  "Right on time!" Li Hua's starry eyes flashed across the other person's solemn and heavy face, as if in thought.

  Ji Jinjiang said firmly: "I have ordered people to search the entire city for news of Jin Hua's whereabouts. As long as she is still alive, we will definitely be able to find her."

  He had already learned in advance how people disappeared, and he knew better than anyone else that the future Empress Xi was not kidnapped, but escaped on her own, so at the first time, he sent someone to search along the city moat!

  "I heard that Ji Duwei is sending people to search the moat around the city?"

  But he didn't expect that Xi Wang had already known before leaving the Guanlong Pavilion. He paused for a moment and replied, "Yes, this side room leads directly to the moat outside. The assassin must have taken my sister into the moat."

  "Ji Duwei, do you think His Majesty would believe she was taken away by assassins?" Li Hua's voice drew out, as he picked up the teacup in his hand, calm and powerful.

  Ji Jinjiang's heart tightened, and he humbly lowered his head, saying nothing.

  Li Hua's meaningful question was: "Today's matter, I believe Commander Ji has a plan in mind. His Majesty hopes that the Ji family will not be involved in today's incident at Guanlong Pavilion!"

  Ji Jinjiang only felt that the warm and gentle gaze was like a sharp blade, pressed against his forehead. The King of Xi had given the Ji family a big hat to wear!

  "I will definitely bring little sister back within three days!"

  Li Hua didn't speak, continuing to savor his tea, but the subtle gentleness between his eyebrows made people dare not look straight at him.

  Ji Jinjiang could only raise his hands, "I'll take my leave!"

  When he finished speaking, he respectfully backed out of the room.

  Li Hua waited until he closed the door before slowly putting down his tea bowl and calmly telling Yan Ting: "Go investigate, Ji Jin Hua!"

  "Yes!"

  Long Xilan, wearing a wet and dripping brocade robe, walked on the main street, really eye-catching. She could only hide in a dark place and wait until the curfew time. First, she sneaked into the backyard of a residential house, stole the men's clothes hung outside, and changed into them. The wet clothes she took off couldn't be thrown away randomly, so she had to pack them up and carry them on her back, heading towards the inn where she stayed that day.

  She entered the stable and saw a man wearing a blue cotton-padded jacket sleeping in the hay, she called out softly: "Brother Zhang?"

  That man was startled and jumped up in surprise.

  Long Yilan took a look and it wasn't Zhang Liu.

  "Who are you?"

  The other party saw that it was a slender young man and patted his chest in relief.

  "I'm a friend of Zhang Dage who used to guard horses here, isn't Zhang Dage in tonight?"

  That man's face turned even whiter when he heard her call him "Big Brother Zhang" one after another!

  "I'm his substitute, he won't be coming again!" The man waved his hand and avoided looking around, as if escaping.

  Long Xilan's heart suddenly rose with a bad premonition, and he went forward to ask: "What's wrong with Brother Zhang?"

  "He... he's dead!"