In Huanyue Pavilion, Chen Huang was smoking a hookah leisurely. With a hint of teasing, he blew a smoke ring on Dong Ming's face.

"Ahem!"

Dong Ming coughed repeatedly and fanned the smoke away in disgust.

Chen Huang chuckled: "So, you are confused now and can't find a breakthrough. You want to find some clues from me, right?"

Dong Ming said seriously: "Yes, I know that the master of the pavilion is not an ordinary person. He must be the rumored warlock from the Western Regions."

"Since the Pavilion Master can give me such a magical "Qi Tan Yao Yi Zhi" as a way to extend my life, and also reminded me to investigate carefully, then I must know that there is something hidden in this matter."

Chen Huang raised his eyebrows: "But I really didn't expect that."

"You actually, really know how to investigate."

Dong Ming was stunned: "Master, what do you mean by this? I, the Soul-Suppressing Division, hunt down strange and chaotic gods and find out the truth. Isn't this natural?"

Chen Huang smiled and said: "But as far as I know, your parents died at the hands of monsters and monsters, and the truth has not been found so far."

"Judging from your past experience, it is appropriate to have a deep hatred of monsters and monsters."

Dong Ming frowned: "The Pavilion Master said this wrongly!"

"Based on this case, if Liu committed the murder of Biro, of course I will punish him on the spot!"

"But Liu Mo is so childish and innocent! But now he died miserably!"

"Such injustice, no justice, just because of the ghost body, must be eradicated. What's the difference between me and those evil ghosts who harm people indiscriminately?"

Chen Huang showed a hint of admiration: "It's good to have a clear distinction between grudges and grievances, and to be eager for justice and justice."

"In that case, come in with me."

With that said, Chen Huang led Dong Ming into the interior of Huanyue Pavilion.

Only then did Dong Ming notice that the room where he was lying yesterday was, strictly speaking, only an outer cabinet.

When Chen Huang pushed open the door to the cabinet, Dong Ming couldn't help but be stunned by the scene in front of him.

The room may seem narrower, but it is full of luxury from the Western Regions!

The finest carpets from Persia fill the room.

Soft goose feather pillows, exotic incense, and countless dazzling gemstones and porcelain made Dong Ming dizzy.

"These are all the gadgets I collected."

Chen Huang smiled and took down a small square box from the shelf next to him. The square box was about the size of a palm and seemed to be made of fine agarwood.

After the agarwood was opened, there was a bird inside that seemed to be carved from a special stone.

"If you take this, it will help you find clues."

Dong Ming looked at the stone bird in confusion: "Pavilion Master, please stop making fun of me, this little stone bird..."

However, before he finished speaking, he saw cracks appearing all over the body of this stone bird! From the cracks, soft blue light burst out!

In an instant, the slightly dim cabinet room was illuminated by this light into a magnificent and strange color.

As the stones attached to the bird's body were peeled off little by little, what came into view was a dreamy bird with a blue body!

Watching the birds waving their wings and making crisp calls in the air, Dong Ming was extremely surprised: "Pavilion Master, what is this?"

"Have you ever heard of Blue Bird?" Chen Huang asked: "The Classic of Mountains and Seas once said, 'Nothing can be seen in the world except Penglai Mountain'."

"It is said that there is no road in Penglai, and only the blue bird can travel between the human world and Penglai to deliver letters."

"Legend has it that it is the messenger beside the Queen Mother of the West."

"Therefore, the blue bird is also called the three blue birds. It likes jade and can find things."

"Give it the jade pendant."

Dong Ming hurriedly followed the instructions. Then he saw the three blue birds slowly falling into Dong Ming's palm, gently picking up the blood-stained jade pendant, and immediately made a crisp chirping sound.

"Pavilion Master, this is..."

"It's been found." Chen Huang showed an unclear smile: "But... is this really good? The truth behind this matter is quite shocking."

"If it is really found out, let alone your official position, I'm afraid your life will be..."

The meaning of Chen Huang's warning is self-evident.

But Dong Ming's expression remained unchanged, and he said in a serious voice: "Pavilion Master, I, Dong Ming, am not a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death!"

"The justice of this world will never be polluted by those who do evil!"

"No matter what kind of powerful background the person behind the scenes has, Dong Ming has no regrets or complaints!"

Chen Huang nodded: "The three blue birds are quite spiritual. If it senses that evil spirits are approaching, it will warn you, so be careful!"

"Yes, I have written it down. Pavilion Master, please have a good rest. Dong Ming bids farewell!"

After saying that, under the guidance of Sanqingniao, Dong Ming quickly left Huanyue Pavilion.

Chen Huang waved his peacock fan lightly, looked at Dong Ming's back, and murmured: "Then... I wish you a happy journey in this life!"

…

It was already late at night in Chang'an. Because the curfew policy had been relaxed a lot, every house was brightly lit and the market was bustling with activity.

In order to prevent excessive attention from others, Dong Ming hid the three blue birds in his round-necked robe.

As long as Dong Ming is walking in the right direction, the three bluebirds will chirp.

Soon, Dong Ming arrived at Yongan Pawnshop in Dongshi.

"Pawn shop?" Dong Ming couldn't help but be surprised.

"Hey, sir, what do you want to see?" The pawn shop clerk welcomed Dong Ming into the shop very enthusiastically.

"I'm sorry, please take a look at this." After saying that, Dong Ming took out the jade pendant: "I am from the Soul-Suppressing Department, and I am currently investigating a case."

"Currently, this Guanyin jade pendant is a very important clue."

"I would like to ask... do you have any impression that similar things have been sold in the past two or three months?"

The waiter scratched his head in confusion: "That's it. Sir, please wait a moment. I'll ask the shopkeeper to come out and take a look."

After a while, a fat shopkeeper who looked fat and big-eared came out.

"Mr. Sir, I heard what happened from my clerk, but I don't know about the jade pendant..."

Dong Ming stretched out his hand: "That's it. But it's broken, and I don't know where the missing part went. At the moment, I just want to know if the shopkeeper of this jade pendant still remembers it, and who did it sell to?"

The shopkeeper said he was offended and took the jade pendant into his hand.

Wearing gold-rimmed glasses with the characteristics of the Western Regions, he carefully examined the contents of a cup of tea:

"Mr. Sir, this jade pendant does belong to our family. Well, as for the time of sale... it was about three months ago."

As he spoke, the pawnshop owner began to look through his account books.

Dong Ming's eyes lit up: "In that case, does the shopkeeper know who the buyer of this jade pendant is?"

"Wait a moment, sir, I'll look for it...ah, I found it!" The pawnshop owner pointed to the list in the account book: "The buyer is the eldest son of the Chen family."

"I remembered that Mr. Chen Tingsheng said that he chose this jade pendant for his old lady's seventieth birthday."

"Celebrating your birthday?" Dong Ming frowned slightly.

He had also heard of the Chen family. Although they were not considered a wealthy official family in Chang'an City, their ancestors were also a powerful family that followed Emperor Taizong and conquered the world.

Although it is gradually declining now, the glory of the past is still there, so Mrs. Chen’s 70th birthday must be held grandly!

Thinking of this, Dong Ming cupped his hands and said, "Thank you so much, shopkeeper."

"You're welcome, Mr. Lang!" the shopkeeper said repeatedly.

After leaving the pawn shop, Dong Ming hurried to Chen's house.

The Chen family's house is located in Taipingfang, which can be said to be close to the foot of the imperial palace.

And the most important thing is that according to the layout of Taipingfang, it is closer to the West Market.

And Yanzuofang is naturally in the direction of West Market!

When Dong Ming arrived in front of the Chen family's house, he couldn't help but be stunned when he saw the crowd in front of him.

What a coincidence that Mrs. Chen's seventieth birthday is today?

Just as Dong Ming was struggling with how to get in, someone suddenly tapped him on the shoulder.

"who!"

Dong Ming instantly turned around and drew his sword.

"..." Liu Ye opened his mouth, but not a word came out for a long time. He couldn't help but roll his eyes: "I said Dong Ming, you are too cautious."

"I almost had my head chopped off by you."

"Don't worry, I'm sensible. I'll rub your skin to the death, but you won't die." Dong Ming calmly retracted the horizontal knife.

"..." Liu Ye said angrily: "So? What are you doing here?"
To be continued...