The Great Wei Music Bureau

Chapter 389 Old Friend

Last time, we talked about Xiang Liang asking Li Yi to go to the palace with him to meet the King of Chu. So what does Tu Xiu’s death mean to the King of Chu? Let’s read on.

When Li Yi told the king about Tu Xiu being burned to death by hellfire, the king of Chu was furious: "Wei Le, do you know what you are talking about? Chou'er is a Jiuli witch priest, he can exorcise ghosts by himself, how could he be burned to death by a fierce ghost! Also, you have already rushed to the Huannv Division, why don't you save Chou'er?"

"Your Majesty, I am powerless. The fire of hell can burn souls and turn bones into ashes. It cannot be extinguished by water or covered with sand. Everyone present has seen it with their own eyes!"

"Yes, and the guards of the Laundry Department, what are they doing? Come, seal off the Laundry Department, and jail all the officers on duty yesterday! Call Lord Wangbei, I want to investigate this matter thoroughly!"

"Your Majesty, it was I who dissuaded them from taking the risk to rescue Lord Tu. Please don't blame them."

"As a guard, I failed to protect Chou'er and that was a dereliction of duty. How can you condone this alone?"

"Your Majesty!" Li Yi wanted to argue.

Xiang Liang stretched out his hand to stop him and whispered, "The king is angry right now, don't bring bad luck to him. Wait until the king finds out what happened, and then you can come forward to plead for mercy."

Li Yi waved his hand and said, "I have told the guards of the Washing Women Department that I will explain the whole story to the king. They are innocent, so why should they be imprisoned?"

"Wei Le! Do you know how important Chou'er is to me and the State of Chu? He was the one who dealt with the Wu Gu Cult, and he was also responsible for gathering intelligence from other countries. He was also responsible for the royal family's ceremonies. Now that Chou'er is dead, who will do these things!"

"Your Majesty! I have made inquiries. That Han Xi was a princess of Korea. She was killed by Tu Xiu. After her death, she turned into a fierce ghost and came to seek revenge on Tu Xiu. If Tu Xiu couldn't deal with a fierce ghost, what can those warriors do?"

"Wei Le! Who do you think you are talking to?"

"Your Majesty, Tu Xiu's death was his own fault. A government office like the Washing Women's Office that persecutes female slaves and provides entertainment for the rich and powerful should not exist!"

"Wei Le! Do you know what you are talking about?" Xiong Zhen slammed the table and stood up, pointing at Li Yi and shouting, "You are so bold! I will now remove you from all your positions and demote you to a commoner! Come on, kick him out of the palace!"

The gate of Chuxing Hall opened, and a team of imperial guards rushed in and surrounded Li Yi. Li Yi took out the gold medal given to him by the King of Chu from the sack and threw it on the ground, gathering his righteous spirit and chanting:

"The State of Chu sought out the wise and demoted the good ministers, and the southern border was in chaos and no one was there to keep it in check. It's a pity that he sits in the Golden Dragon Palace, not caring about the people but asking about ghosts and gods."

After Li Yi finished speaking, he turned around and took one step out of the hall; he took another step out of the palace; and with the third step, he was back to the Washing Women's Bureau. This is the Lotus Step of Buddhism.

When the washerwomen's guards and servants saw Li Yi suddenly appear, they immediately stepped forward to ask.

Li Yi bowed and said, "I'm sorry, everyone. I was incompetent and failed to persuade the king. The king ordered that all those who were on duty last night be imprisoned, and sent people to investigate the cause of Tu Xiu's death. If you don't want to go to jail, I can take you away."

"We appreciate Lord Wei's kindness, but if we run away, won't our families be implicated? Lord Tu died, and we can't escape death either. We just hope that the king can show mercy and not bring disaster to our families."

Li Yi shook his head and sighed, "Alas, I was not thoughtful enough. I will stay here with you all and wait for the king's order."

More than an hour later, Duke Wangbei arrived at the Washing Women's Office with the King of Chu's imperial edict. The King of Chu ordered that all the guards be escorted to the prison for trial, and all other personnel be placed under house arrest in the Washing Women's Office awaiting questioning, and were not allowed to leave until the matter was thoroughly investigated.

This decree was a mercy, after all, the King of Chu originally intended to imprison all the officials. Now he changed his mind thanks to Xiong's pursuit of love, but he also had his reasons for doing so.

After Xiong Zhui finished reading the decree, he walked up to Li Yi and said sternly: "Wei Le, you are confused! The king is angry, how dare you contradict him in person!"

Li Yi bowed and said, "What Wei said is true, but the king won't listen. Who can stop the evil spirit from coming to kill them?"

When the evil spirit was mentioned, Xiong Zhui looked at everyone and waved his hand to signal the soldiers to escort the guards to prison. He then pulled Li Yi aside and asked in a low voice, "Are you sure it was done by an evil spirit? Are you sure it was that Han Xi?"

Li Yi nodded and said, "It is true that it is a fierce ghost. The previous one was hellfire. Apart from fierce ghosts, only Buddhists can use it, and there are no Buddhists in our Chu State.

As for whether it is Han Xi, I can't say for sure. This is what Tu Xiu said himself. I have never heard of such a person before. What, do you know Han Xi?"

"Of course I know her, but she and I have some grudges against each other. Do you think she will come to trouble me after killing Tu Xiu?"

"If you don't do bad things, you won't be afraid of ghosts knocking on your door in the middle of the night. As long as she has no grudges against you, why would she come to you again?"

"Although I didn't kill Han Xi, it was more or less related to me. Wei Le, tell me the truth, is the female ghost possessing Zhao Zhu Han Xi?"

"Do you know that there is a female ghost possessing Zhao Zhu?"

"Didn't you and Xiang Ying investigate the previous haunted case together? Did you come to visit me because you found that the female ghost was hiding in my house?"

Li Yi nodded and sighed, "Yes, I chased the female ghost to Shennongjia, and then all the way back to Baidi City. I found that she hid in the Duke's Mansion and disappeared. It was not convenient for Wei to break in privately, so I came to visit her."

"That female ghost is so powerful that even you can't subdue her?"

Li Yi waved his hand and said, "It's not that I can't subdue her, but there is a righteous spirit in my body, and the female ghost can sense it from a long distance, so she will deliberately avoid me.

It wasn't until I met Zhao Zhu in your house that we had the chance to fight for the first time. She was a fierce ghost who could control hellfire, but I'm not sure if she was the Han Xi that Tu Xiu mentioned. "

Xiong Zhui said solemnly: "Hellfire, didn't Tu Xiu die from this move? Then it must be true, the female ghost is Han Xi. Wei Le, if you meet her again, can you deal with her?"

"What do you mean?"

"Now it seems that Han Xi, who has transformed into a fierce ghost, is here to seek revenge on Tu Xiu! From King Han's exile to the extermination of the Han family, her target of revenge will not be just Tu Xiu!

Considering all the things that happened in the past, the king may become her next target, so we must not let her do whatever she wants, we must set up a trap to get rid of her once and for all."

"If she really takes action, it won't be difficult to kill her. But after the last time, she knows she is no match for me. She senses my righteous spirit, so I'm afraid she won't show up easily."

"Prime Minister Su also has a righteous character. We can make use of this to do something."

"This is a good idea!"

Xiong Zhui stuffed the gold medal that Li Yi had dropped in Chuxing Hall into his hand, patted his shoulder and said comfortingly: "Don't be so impulsive in the future, and be more restrained in front of the king, understand?"

Li Yi nodded, looked at the guards of the Washing Women Division who were wearing shackles and chains, and then asked: "Then they..."

"Tu Xiu is not just an arm to the king, but more like a son or nephew. The king is also a human being and needs to vent his anger."

"The King wants to kill them?"

"They have failed in their duty by asking someone to be buried alive with Tu Xiu. This result should be better for them than being punished."

Hearing this, Li Yi suddenly turned around and said angrily: "Living people buried with the dead? The First Emperor did not use living people as burials, but pottery figurines. How can Tu Xiu, a witch, sacrifice..."

"Wei Le! This is the Chu State! We use Chu etiquette!"

"So what about Chu rituals? Shouldn't Chu rituals keep pace with the times? Decadent and cruel rituals like burying people alive with the dead should be abolished!"

"Wei Le, you are so arrogant! This is a thousand-year-old etiquette, you can't just abolish it!"

Xiong Zhui saw that Li Yi was so excited that his fists were clenched so hard that they made a rattling sound. He immediately changed his tone and said, "The king is still angry, so don't add fuel to the fire. If you really want to save these guards, you'd better solve this problem as soon as possible so that we can plead for them."

Li Yi looked at the escorted guards and silently thought about how to save them. After all, Han Xi had already arrived in the underworld, and he had no idea where to find a scapegoat.

When he was worried, he walked towards the guards who were wearing shackles and restrained their hands. Everyone present knew that Wei Le was in the extraordinary realm, and they didn't dare to move when they saw him coming. The officers and soldiers looked at him nervously, and the guards looked at him helplessly.

Xiong Zhui shouted, "Wei Le, don't do anything stupid!"

Li Yi stretched out his hand and pulled the iron chain on the body of the guard, then said: "I will definitely find a way to save you."

The chief guard forced a smile and said, "No need. I heard what you said to Lord Wangbei. Doctor Wei, you are young and promising. You don't need to ruin your bright future for us."

It is our honor to be buried with Master Tu. Maybe our family can even get a pension, which is already very good. It can also be considered an explanation to the family. "After saying this, he turned around and walked forward.

Li Yi looked at their departing backs and asked, "Don't you want to live well?"

The captain of the guards stopped, shook his head and sighed, then continued walking forward.

Li Yi condensed gas into a guitar, and then played and sang the song "Your Answer".

Maybe the world is just like this. I am still on the road. No one can tell.

Maybe I can only remain silent, tears wet my eyes, but I won't be a coward

Lower your head, look forward to the day, accept all the ridicule

Face the wind, embrace the rainbow, and move forward bravely

The light of dawn will transcend the darkness

Break through all fears I can find the answer

Even if I have to go against the light, I can dispel the darkness

Throw away all the burdens, no longer alone, no longer alone

Amid the singing, the guards of the Washing Women's Bureau were escorted away. Li Yi looked at the direction they left and took a deep breath.

"Oh my, why are you still sentimental, little brother? If you want to save them, come and comfort your sister. If you can make your sister happy, maybe she will help you."

A woman's coquettish voice was heard, and everyone looked over to see a red-robed beauty standing on the beam. Her face was fading away from the alcohol, and the rising sun filled the sky with red. This beauty was none other than Li Yi's old friend Zhang Hongchen!

Seeing the beauty in red, Li Yi instantly had an idea and asked excitedly, "Why are you here?"

"I heard from your lover that you were in trouble in Xichu, so I came to see what was going on."

Li Yi was just conveying his inner thoughts to Zhang Hongchen, asking her not to reveal her identity. Wang Beigong walked up to him and asked in surprise, "Wei Le, who is this girl?"

"Oh, she is..."

"I am her sister, half sister."

While Xiong Zhui was still wondering what this half-sister meant, Zhang Hongchen had already come to Li Yi, put his arms around his neck and said with a smile: "Are you so happy to see your sister? You can't even close your mouth."

This scene stunned everyone present. Li Yi stretched out his hand to push Zhang Hongchen away and said sternly: "Don't you know to pay attention to your image in public? You don't care, but I do!"

"Oh my, are you still being reserved? Come on, let me see..."

Li Yi grabbed Zhang Hongchen's hand and used his other hand to grab her neck and shouted, "If you dare to be presumptuous again, I will not be polite!"

Zhang Hongchen said happily: "You're welcome, try harder, I can bear it!"

Everyone was stunned when they heard this. Li Yi's reputation was completely ruined this time. What did that sentence say? Reputation can be good or bad. It was the past, but now it is abnormal.

Li Yi, helpless, let go of Zhang Hongchen, pushed her aside, bowed to Xiong Zhui and said, "I just thought of a way to deal with that evil spirit, I'm going to try it now, I'll take my leave now."