38: Noble

Hai Xiang paused when he heard that. It seemed both special task forces had started off badly.

If they returned to South Capital Yingtian Prefecture in such a dejected manner, both groups would likely have a hard time.

Both ended the call with heavy hearts, each pondering their next move.

Qi Huaiyi racked his brain but couldn't think of any Breakthrough, so he simply took out all the case files and prepared to review them carefully from the beginning.

Suddenly, his heart trembled slightly; Hai Xiang's last words still echoed in his mind—the words of the Fusang People diplomatic envoys.

They had said that it was uncertain whether the culprit was a Fusang People and asked how they could just pin the blame on them.

“That’s right, what they said doesn’t seem unreasonable, and I haven’t even seen the culprit yet.

So, is he really a Fusang People?” Qi Huaiyi felt a wave of speechlessness.

If the Fusang People diplomatic envoy’s words turned out to be true, the Great Ming Empire would be even more humiliated.

He quickly called Geng Yun to inquire, and Geng Yun immediately assured him, “Brother Qi, the culprit is a Fusang People, there’s absolutely no mistake!”

“How can you be so sure?” Qi Huaiyi retorted.

“This… When we captured him, we found documents with Fusang People writing on him, and he spoke Fusang Language…” Geng Yun said.

“You understand Fusang Language and the writing of Fusang Country?” Qi Huaiyi asked in surprise.

He had known Geng Yun for many years and never knew he had this ability.

Geng Yun chuckled, “Not really, but I’ve seen Fusang Country writing before.

Although I can’t read it, the characters should be correct!”

“Should be? If you can’t read them, how can you be sure they are Fusang People characters?

Those documents could also have been obtained by the suspect from someone else.

What if there’s a misunderstanding here? Wouldn’t that be a joke?

It would be great if there was a travel pass to confirm his identity…” Qi Huaiyi said.

“Travel pass? Yes, the culprit did have similar documents on him, with his photo on them.

However, with the disappearance of the special plane, that document should also be gone…” Geng Yun sighed.

He suddenly remembered something and said, “Although I don’t understand Fusang Language, someone here can understand it.

It was the information he provided that allowed us to catch this culprit!”

“Is that so?! Who is this person? Where is he now?” Qi Huaiyi’s eyes lit up.

“He’s at Fengyang No. 1 High School! He’s a middle school student named… Long Yuan.”

“A middle school student? And he understands Fusang Language?!” Qi Huaiyi was surprised again.

If this happened in the Empire’s Capital, he would at most be a little surprised, but for it to happen in Fengyang made him somewhat shocked.

After all, Fengyang was only a third-tier base city, and it was impossible for it to have as many talents as the Empire’s Capital.

Moreover, in a remote small place like Fengyang, foreigners rarely came, so it was unlikely for a middle school student to have the opportunity to interact with foreigners, let alone understand their language.

Subconsciously, Qi Huaiyi felt that there must be something special about this middle school student.

Perhaps this person was the Breakthrough he had been desperately searching for to solve the case, so he immediately said, “Quickly bring this student over, I have something I want to ask him.”

“No problem!” Geng Yun immediately sent someone to find Long Yuan.

About half an hour later, Long Yuan was led to the County Government office, looking utterly bewildered.

He was also helpless; he had been cultivating vigorously in the middle of the night when Principal Lu Shijie suddenly visited him late at night, saying that County Magistrate Geng Yun wanted to see him and that the matter was urgent, requiring him to go immediately.

Thus, he was brought by Lu Shijie on a unicorn horse, arriving at the Fengyang County Government office for the first time.

To his surprise, the person who truly wanted to see him was not County Magistrate Geng Yun, but someone else.

He glanced at the person sitting on the seat, and a phantom panel appeared in his eyes:

Name: Qi Huaiyi, a member of the Qi Family, one of the five super families in South Capital Yingtian Prefecture, and one of the Xuanwu Guard Captains of the Jianxuan Envoy Department South Division.

Realm: Early Martial Ancestor.

Special experience: He was ordered to Fengyang to investigate the disappearance of the plane escorting the Fusang People culprit and is currently in a predicament.

He urgently needs to find a Breakthrough to solve the case, otherwise he will not be able to report to his superiors upon his return.

He had just learned that the host provided the clue that led to the capture of the culprit, so he ordered the host to be brought for questioning.

Special reminder: Martial Ancestor Xuan Practitioners have entered the Innate Realm and can detect the Xuanhuang Bloodline Qi within the host's body.

Currently, the Xuanhuang Aura within the host's body cannot be completely concealed.

This must wait until space abilities are enhanced, or the host Cultivates a Qi-concealing immortal art!

The information recommended by the Heavenly Dao Eye was concise and to the point, allowing Long Yuan to instantly understand the whole story.

However, the subsequent reminder made him exclaim in distress: was he about to be exposed?!

Clearly, Qi Huaiyi could sense the Bloodline Qi on him, and the Heavenly Dao Eye, due to its current spatial ability limitations, couldn't help him conceal it.

As for cultivating immortal arts, that was also impossible now, because he had to wait until his Physique had been nurtured for a period before he could begin cultivating immortals.

So, this was clearly a dead end!

Long Yuan immediately felt incredibly depressed, in the middle of the night, sitting at home, disaster struck from the sky!

At this moment, Qi Huaiyi trembled all over the first time he saw Long Yuan, a look of confusion and shock flashing across his face!

Nothing else, just as the Heavenly Dao Eye showed, Qi Huaiyi, as a Martial Ancestor, had already entered the Innate Realm.

His Xuan Practitioner Sense was naturally much stronger than that of ordinary Xuan Practitioners, and he immediately sensed a strong “noble” Qi from Long Yuan!

That’s right, it was the noble Qi, the kind that was indescribably noble!

In the Great Ming Empire, this nobility was actually Xuan Huang energy, a Bloodline Qi unique to some members of the imperial Family.

As a member of the Qi Family and one of the Captains of the Jianxuan Envoy Department, Qi Huaiyi had interacted with many members of the imperial Family and had a deep impression of Xuan Huang energy.

He believed his feelings could not be wrong; this young man definitely had Xuanhuang Aura.

In other words, he was very likely a member of the imperial Family, and he must be a direct descendant, very close to the Ming Emperor, to possess such a strong Xuanhuang Aura!

He even felt that the Xuanhuang Aura on Long Yuan was much stronger than that of some imperial princes, which made his heart tremble from his Soul.

He was also shocked to find that Long Yuan's appearance bore a striking resemblance to the current Ming Emperor.

If compared to the Ming Emperor's younger self, the resemblance seemed even greater.

In fact, his perception was completely correct.

After Long Yuan's transformation by the Heavenly Dao Eye, his Xuanhuang Bloodline was also infinitely purified and reached the state of Perfection, making him the foremost person in the current imperial Family!

Even the current Ming Emperor and Prince An, who wielded the Xuanhuang Sword, had Xuanhuang Bloodline purity far inferior to Long Yuan.

And just now, Long Yuan was in the middle of Cultivating when he was called over temporarily.

His Qi and blood were at their most vigorous and thriving, and Qi Huaiyi, a Martial Ancestor, could naturally feel this Xuanhuang Aura emanating from him.

By the time Long Yuan realized this, it was already too late, but even if he knew, there was no way to conceal it at the moment.

This situation was indeed a bit tricky, almost no different from walking down the street with his origins written on him.

In a small place like Fengyang, it was fine without a Martial Ancestor, but if he went to a large base city, he would probably be discovered very quickly.

Qi Huaiyi had previously heard Geng Yun briefly introduce Long Yuan’s background: just an ordinary middle school student whose parents were Mortals.

His grades were usually at the bottom, but he was valued for detecting a spiritual talent during a recent Awakening ceremony.

It was also at that time that he discovered Fusang People attacking Ye He and provided this information to Lu Shijie, thereby helping the County Government capture the culprit.

But after discovering the strong Xuanhuang nobility on Long Yuan, Qi Huaiyi couldn't sit still.

He quickly restrained his Martial Ancestor Aura, quickly recalled Long Yuan's information again, and then cautiously said, “You must be Long Yuan, please sit down quickly!”

“Yes, sir!” Long Yuan thought this was a normal occurrence, so he sat down in the chair Qi Huaiyi indicated.

This made Geng Yun and Lu Shijie, who were standing nearby, widen their eyes, wondering why Qi Huaiyi was so polite to Long Yuan.

Could it be because he respected the elderly and loved the young? He was a Martial Ancestor, so it couldn't be like that…

Qi Huaiyi said kindly, “Just call me Qi Team Leader! Did County Magistrate Geng introduce me to you just now?”

“County Magistrate Geng…” Long Yuan paused, turning to look at Geng Yun.

He had just met this County Magistrate Geng, and his panel information was no longer important at this moment, so he quickly skimmed over it.

Geng Yun quickly repeated Qi Huaiyi's identity.

Long Yuan pretended to realize, “So it’s Sir Qi, ahem, it’s Qi Team Leader.

May I ask what instructions Qi Team Leader has for calling me over?”

“This… It was indeed a bit presumptuous to call you over so late, but because the matter is a bit urgent, I had to summon… um, invite you over in the middle of the night!

The situation is like this…” Qi Huaiyi briefly explained the case to Long Yuan, his tone throughout the process being extremely polite and amiable, which left Geng Yun and Lu Shijie full of doubt and shock.

Why was Qi Huaiyi one way when talking to them, and completely different when talking to Long Yuan?

They hadn't seen him in such a good mood for quite some time now.

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