White clothes bind me [cat and mouse]

When Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao returned to Kaifeng Mansion, the matter had really been settled.

In the palace, the rebellious Zhao Xiu had already been captured by Cao Xu and his party, and the quack puppets he made were not even close to Cao Xu's body, so he caught them all in one go.Presumably Cao Xu has shown his strength this time, and the Holy Majesty will definitely continue to reuse him.

And the corpses of the disciples of Qianshengmen lying in the Kaifeng Mansion frightened the maids and servants of the Kaifeng Mansion, but there was an inexplicable man in black who helped them tie up these moving corpses. In the Kaifeng mansion, Mr. immediately began to study this poison with great interest.

Afterwards, Zhan Zhao learned all about it from Mr. Bao.

Zhao Xiu rebelled, and after this matter was effectively controlled, His Majesty immediately recruited Lord Bao into the palace, probably to discuss how to deal with this person.

The Holy Majesty is a benevolent monarch, and he is unwilling to kill Zhao Xiu, the only one who has the right to inherit the royal blood, but the crimes he committed are heinous, and he doesn't know what to do to make the people agree.

Probably in order to mitigate the crime, Zhao Xiu confessed everything he had done, especially the group of people who helped him.

Just as everyone thought, Zhao Xiu had offended many people in the court. In addition, he had no power and power, so it was impossible for him to rebel out of thin air. Sure enough, there was a force behind him.But even Zhao Xiu didn't know what the leader of the other party looked like, but the other party coaxed him and seduced him, which made him very interested in the throne, and even told him how to poison the Jianghu people into puppets, and the Jianghu people's martial arts High-strength, able to defeat a hundred with one, such an army can naturally succeed immediately.

It just seemed that he was out of his mind, and the other party deceived him with a few casual words, and threw himself into the abyss.

In other words, the deaths of other people in the Jianghu were caused by them, and the disciples of Qianshengmen died of poisoning because it was the restaurant opened by Zhao Xiu. , the people of Kaifeng Mansion didn't even ask more questions, so they fooled Kaifeng Mansion.

This alone made Bao Zheng plead guilty in front of the Holy One.

The Holy One waved his hand and said, "It's not Qing's fault, it's because I hesitated too much this time."

If it wasn't for giving Zhao Xiu hope that he might inherit the throne, and Concubine Pang Gui was pregnant at this time, the Holy Majesty couldn't help hesitating, and he couldn't handle this matter in time, which gave Zhao Xiu the courage to fight for the imperial power.

In the end, the Holy Majesty ruled that the eldest son Zhao Xiu was demoted to a common man, sent to the mausoleum and not allowed to go out forever.

But before Bao Zheng left, Zhao Xiu said one last thing.

Zhan Zhao looked at Bao Zheng and asked curiously, "What's the last thing?"

Bao Zheng smiled, and it was rare for him to let it go: "He said that he once helped the people behind him deal with a batch of dirty things."

Zhan Zhao thought for a while and said, "Could it be the filth from the Daqing Security Bureau?"

Bao Zheng nodded: "It was he who helped the man in black find out Li Huai's whereabouts. The death of more than 20 people in the Daqing Escort Bureau was also done by the man in black behind him."

Zhan Zhao asked: "Then does he know why the man in black wants to inquire about Li Huai's whereabouts?"

Bao Zheng said: "Because Li Huai has a treasure map handed down by the Zhang family."

Zhan Zhao pondered for a long time after listening.

More than 20 people died in the Daqing Escort, and Li Huai's family disappeared.All of this was done by the men in black behind the scenes. From such a sensitive treasure map, one can guess that these men in black are the masterminds behind the treasure hunt.

Qinniang may be one of them, but now the situation is much clearer. The purpose of the man in black is probably the sentence in the legend. Now they have the ruby ​​in their hands and the treasure map, and they don’t know what to do next. What are they going to do?

How did they get the poison of the Demon Cult, and how did this secret technique of turning people into puppets come into being?

Although the case has been solved, there is still a big cloud of fog waiting for Zhan Zhao to solve it.

Of course, there is another crisis waiting for Zhan Zhao.

That was Bai Yutang who was playing chess with Hong Yu seriously.

Two people, a young man in white clothes and an old man in gray clothes, sat on the stone table in Zhan Zhao's courtyard, and spread out a chess table, using the white jade chess pieces that were still left in Zhan Zhao's courtyard. People are playing chess.

Bai Yutang knew a thing or two about piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, but Hong Yu didn't seem to be a chess player, so the two of them played the simple and easy-to-understand backgammon.Of course, it's just a game of chess to keep an eye on someone in case he escapes.

As soon as he heard the sound of Zhan Zhao taking steps, Bai Yutang turned his head, and Zhan Zhao knew that he couldn't hide.

Zhan Zhao looked at Hong Yu and blinked at him, so Hong Yu looked at Bai Yutang, seeing that he really wasn't looking at him, he quickly "sighed" and disappeared.

Everyone had already left, Bai Yutang turned his head to pick up the black and white pieces on the chessboard separately, and saw that Zhan Zhao was already sitting opposite him.

"Why didn't I know that Nanxia Zhanzhao, a well-known hero in Jianghu, actually knew someone from the Demon Cult?" Bai Yutang said lightly, but for some reason, Zhan Zhao felt a little guilty.

He looked up at the sky, he would only make these little moves when he had nothing to do with Bai Yutang, but in the end he still said honestly: "Actually, the leader of the Demon Cult is my uncle."

"My grandfather and uncle were half-children. Because my uncle was not welcomed by the mistress at the time, he practiced martial arts and left home. At that time, the relationship between the two was not close. Later, the uncle and grandfather passed on. After the Demon Cult, the family even severed ties with him to protect the family from being pursued by the enemy, and even hated my uncle."

"It's just that after the war, my uncle disappeared. In fact, he returned to the family and lived in the surrounding area. I accidentally met him when I was a child. I thought he was a hidden master, so I wanted to learn from him."

When talking about this, Bai Yutang smiled, never thought that the former Zhan Zhao would have such an experience.

Zhan Zhao looked at him helplessly, and continued, "It's just that he didn't accept me as an apprentice, nor did he teach me any martial arts. He just asked me to go to other places to learn from him. He was just an old man at that time, and he ate sweet potatoes and rice bran all the year round. , It’s pitiful to be unaccompanied, so I often go to him to play. After getting along with him for a long time, he didn’t hide it, so I naturally knew his identity.”

Bai Yutang looked at him: "Then you..."

Zhan Zhao knew what Bai Yutang hadn't said. The Demon Cult 30 years ago was indeed abominable. It killed countless people and acted recklessly. Maybe it was just to find a way out for itself, but the facts are unforgivable.

Zhan Zhao said: "I later told my grandfather about him, but my grandfather just said that he should not be bothered. Later, I gradually realized that my uncle was staying near the house just to atone for his sins."

"He has killed so many people and has so many enemies. Even if the family has severed ties with him, there will still be enemies who want to come to seek revenge. So he came here to make up for the mistakes he made."

Bai Yutang raised his eyebrows and remained silent.

Zhan Zhao stroked his chin and said, "That's it. Later, I learned martial arts and became a teacher, and you should know the rest."

Bai Yutang asked curiously: "So who is your master?"

Zhan Zhao looked up at the sky: "Well, I probably don't have a master, I just watch those people practice martial arts, and I'll be able to do it myself."

Bai Yutang almost coughed up, if other Jianghu people heard it, he would probably vomit blood. They always said that Zhan Zhao's martial arts are so profound, his martial arts are unfathomable, his swordsmanship is flexible and changeable, his lightness skill and cloud piercing speed are unmatched To be able to fight, but I didn't expect it to be practiced casually by others.

How can a genius keep those ordinary people alive these days?

After Zhan Zhao finished speaking, he looked at Bai Yutang curiously: "Since you've finished asking, it's my turn to ask?"

Bai Yutang felt that he didn't have any secrets, so he raised his eyebrows and asked, "What do you want to know?"

Zhan Zhao said, "What's inside the thing your master gave you?" Because although Bai Yutang was very nervous about losing something, he didn't rush to open it to check if it was damaged after he got it. Zhao was a little curious.

It's just that Bai Yutang didn't expect that Bai Yutang immediately turned black, covered his face and said, "Do you really want to know?"

Seeing his appearance, Zhan Zhao became even more curious: "I'm really curious, what's inside?"

Bai Yutang gritted his teeth and held back for a long time, and finally said under Zhan Zhao's gaze, "It's a double cultivation cheat book."

What?Zhan Zhao blinked and watched as Bai Yutang's fair face slowly turned red, which surprised Zhan Zhao. A man as handsome as Bai Yutang, with good martial arts, never seemed to have this aspect experience?This innocent young man became inexplicably shy in front of Zhan Zhao.

This made Zhan Zhao unable to blurt out any teasing words, and in the end the two of them stayed in place, and Zhan Zhao could only choke out one sentence: "Then do you have a partner for double cultivation?"

After Bai Yutang heard it, he gave him a hard look: "Don't you have it?"

There seemed to be feathers tickling in Zhan Zhao's heart, and there seemed to be something in his chest that was about to be blurted out, but then he was interrupted by another voice.

"Master, there is a letter from the empty island." Bai Fu was led by the yamen servant to the gate of Zhan Zhao's courtyard, holding a red letter in his hand.

Seeing that Bai Yutang frowned, his expression was a little strange: "This is an urgent letter from the Sky Island."

Zhan Zhao could only watch him finish reading the letter, before asking for a long time, "What happened?"

Bai Yutang rubbed the letter in his palm, and the red letter suddenly turned into red fragments: "There is a big case in the Songjiang Mansion, my brother asked me to return to the empty island immediately."