Your Majesty, please draw the card

"Look!"

Liu Xi hastily took out a boxy box from the hidden compartment. After opening it, there were more than 20 squares on three floors.At the beginning of last year, he ordered people to build this box to store the drawn cards in different categories, and there was a special compartment for cards that had been broken.

"This... this... and this... aren't these the names of the people whose bodies were stolen?" Liu Xi was sweating on his forehead, feeling that something was wrong.No one other than him knew that these people were card characters, or they didn't know all of them. How could there be so many card characters whose bodies were stolen?It can't be the ghost in the card character, right?

Li Bai frowned and said, "Your Majesty, I can't see it."

Liu Xi: "Huh?"

"Your Majesty, only you can see the words on the god card." Zhao Yun reminded, "I can only see it because it is the emperor's natal card. The emperor remembers it right, it is the names of these people."

It was only then that Liu Xi remembered that the words on the cards were all foggy for other people, but Zhao Yun was the only one who could flip through the cards and read the biography of the characters from the jade plate.Because Zhao Yun was his natal card, the two of them had exchanged some abilities.

But what exactly is going on here?

Those card characters whose bodies were stolen had only one three-star rating. After Liu Xi drew them, he arranged their respective jobs without paying special attention to them.It wasn't until someone broke the card that Liu Xi realized that the card would also die, so he made a special order to bury these card characters properly.How these people could be dug out of their identities, and how they could be related to Xue Huairen is really puzzling.

"Actually, it is not difficult for interested people to know the identities of these people." Zhou Yu, who was summoned in a hurry, said after hearing what happened.

Liu Xi was startled: "How do you say that?"

Zhou Yu rubbed the jade flute on his waist with his fingers: "It's very simple. Although the god card has prepared a set of identities for us, it is not perfect. Most of the identities prepared by the god card are unrelated. Although others remember it, the memory is very vague. It is no different when you are born out of nowhere. The emperor arranged these people based on each person's talent and ability. In this way, some people's positions appear to be high at the beginning, and they are directly assigned from Chang'an. Wouldn't it be great? Can you tell?"

Liu Xi thought about it, and it seemed that this was really the case.The people he sent over were all airborne troops, and they were assigned through a "special channel", which was different from ordinary appointments.

The selection of officials in Dayan is first through nominations. Most of the nominees will be awarded false titles, and then they will be delegated to serve as deputy positions when there are vacancies, and then they will be promoted according to the "Examination and Evaluation Law".During the period of obtaining a false title, except for those with particularly high grades, there is no need to stay in Chang'an. You only need to report to Chang'an and go directly to the post when there is a vacancy.Because it is possible to wait for a vacancy in this way for three to five years, so Liu Xi used the "emperor's decree" when appointing card characters-officials below the fourth rank do not need to discuss with the courtiers, and directly stamp the decree. You can take it with you to the office with just one stamp.In this way, the waiting time is saved, and the card characters usually start from Chang'an, and the position they hold at the beginning is no longer just a deputy.

"So someone saw the clues and stole the bodies of these people?" Liu Xi frowned.

Zhou Yu shook his head and said, "I'm afraid there are other secrets. The first thing we should figure out is what's special about these people's corpses. Your Majesty, Xue Huairen is the king of the Huns, and many people in the god cards died on the battlefield. It is not ruled out that the corpses of the characters on the god card fell into the hands of Xue Huairen earlier. Did he find something from these people, so that after the defeat of the Huns, he would rather take the risk of staying in Dayan than Going to confirm this discovery and steal the bodies of other gods?"

"It is possible. The Huns were cruel by nature, and many martyrs died after being captured." Zhou Yu's analysis made Liu Xi feel like he was seeing the light of day.

"So there are only two things the emperor has to do at the moment. First, step up the pursuit of Xue Huairen's whereabouts. This man is extremely ambitious, and he must have a lot of plans. He must be captured as soon as possible. It's just that he is well versed in Jiahewei's investigation methods. I am quite skilled in strategy and martial arts, I am afraid it will not be easy to find out. The second thing is to find the corpse of a god figure and investigate the secrets in the corpse."

Liu Xi was startled: "You said the coffin was opened for an autopsy?"

Zhou Yu nodded and said, "That's right, it would be difficult to find out Xue Huairen's motives without opening the coffin for an autopsy. Anyway, we are all people who have died once, and doing so is not disrespectful to the corpse."

Zhao Yun also said: "That's exactly the case, the emperor should not care about it. We will share weal and woe with the emperor. If the emperor is gone one day, all records about us will disappear in the world. There is nothing wrong with the emperor opening the coffin for an autopsy."

Liu Xi let out a long breath: "Alright, let's open the coffin for an autopsy! The living are always more important than the dead."

Although it was decided to open the coffin for an autopsy, there are no tombs of card characters near Chang'an.Liu Xi handed over the matter to Li Bai and ordered him to check the tomb of the nearest card character.In addition, he also ordered the defenders to strictly control the cemeteries of other card characters to prevent Xue Huairen from succeeding again.At the same time, the sea arrest document offering a reward for Xue Huairen's arrest was also posted. Dali Temple Minister Bao Zheng was in charge of arresting the traitor Xue Huairen, and those who reported were rewarded with ten thousand taels of silver.

Liu Xi waited restlessly for two days before finally waiting for Li Bai to come back.When Li Bai entered the palace, his complexion was not very good, so he hurriedly bowed to Liu Xi, took out a bead and handed it to Liu Xi.

"This is……?"

The bead is slightly smaller than a pigeon's egg, and the whole body is transparent. There is a "three" character floating inside, and I don't know how it was carved in.

Li Bai took a few steps back, and said with a long breath, "I would like to ask Rong Chen to start from the beginning. According to the emperor's order, I dug up the tomb and opened the coffin, but no body was found in the coffin."

Liu Xi was quite surprised: "What? Could it be that this tomb has also been stolen?"

Li Bai shook his head and said: "The nails on the coffin are all there, it doesn't look like it was opened by someone. Everything in the coffin is complete, except the body is missing."

"How is it possible? Could it be possible that the corpse can still disappear?"

"It's not missing. I checked carefully, and the only suspicious thing in the coffin is the bead that I handed over to the emperor. It was not buried with me, and no one can tell its origin, and..." Li Bai revealed his face. Suspicious, hesitated, "This bead itself seems to have some power. When I approached it, I felt a faint sense of discomfort. The internal breath in the meridians was chaotic, and I couldn't concentrate."

Liu Xi was startled: "How could this be?"

Li Bai said again: "The beads are only effective at a very short distance. As long as you don't carry or hold the beads at any time, you won't feel abnormal."

"But I don't feel anything?" Liu Xi tried his luck, but didn't find anything unusual.

"Because this bead is only effective for the characters on the god card! When I gave the bead to Yan Qi, he also felt uncomfortable, as if his internal energy was suppressed by something, but he gave it to other people. He didn't feel any abnormality at all, which shows that this thing It is indeed related to the god card. I boldly guessed, did the missing corpse turn into this bead? We always thought that what Xue Huairen stole was a corpse, so we always followed this clue to trace it. Could it be that he took away the root cause? Not a corpse that is difficult to carry, but a bead about the size of this?"

Liu Xi felt that although this guess was incredible, it was not unreasonable.

"How can a good corpse turn into beads?"

"Your Majesty..." Zhao Yun said, "We don't know what will happen after the card is broken. Maybe I will return to the Hall of Fame once the card is broken, so the corpse will only exist for a short period of time. How about leaving a bead?"

Liu Xi nodded: "It's possible, I remember that this person is a three-star card, so there is only a three-character in the bead."

Li Bai asked suspiciously, "Your Majesty, are there words in this bead? I only saw a cloud of white mist."

Li Bai's words once again proved that this bead is indeed related to the card system.Liu Xi thought for a while, took out the jade plate, and put the beads on it.The jade plate lightened slightly, showing two lines of text——

【Broken Jade Beads: The remnants left after the broken cards have unknown powers. Maybe something unexpected will happen after collecting all twenty of them. ] Liu Xi blinked blankly.

So after the card character dies, the corpse will turn into broken jade beads after a while?The "unknown power" possessed by Sui Yuzhu suppresses other cards?This is too cheating, right?And what the hell is collecting twenty of them?Who would be willing to smash twenty cards to see something unexpected?No, in the battle with the Huns, it seems that more than twenty cards were killed in battle!

The emperor's face was cloudy and uncertain, and Zhao Yun was a little worried. "Your Majesty, what's the matter with you?"

"Look!" Liu Xi handed the jade plate to Zhao Yun.

After reading the explanation on the jade plate, Zhao Yun said solemnly: "From this, it is very likely that Xue Huairen stole the broken jade beads. Since the broken jade beads can suppress our power, the emperor should be careful about his own safety. Before, you couldn't rely too much on the protection of the gods. Your Majesty, I have a merciless request."

"what happened?"

"The emperor, please give me this broken jade bead, and I will take it with me to see if I can get used to it. If not, please appoint someone else to take up the post of Weiyang court lieutenant!"

Zhao Yun spoke very firmly, and Liu Xi knew that he could not be easily persuaded.Liu Xi thought for a moment and said: "I can give you broken jade beads, but the most important thing right now is not my safety. Xue Huairen has so many broken jade beads in his hand, which means that almost all the characters on the god card are powerless to resist Xue Huairen. I think The most important thing to protect is the safety of the pillars of the imperial court, and everyone must be equipped with reliable guards. Zilong, don't leave the palace for now, I don't worry about it!"

Zhao Yun: "Your Majesty..."

"Xue Huairen can't hide in the dark all his life, as long as we are careful, he will definitely show his feet! Zilong, I will temporarily entrust this broken jade bead to you for safekeeping."

"Yes, Your Majesty."