Tang riddles

As the night darkened, the Cui Mansion was full of flames and commotion broke out.The female relatives huddled in the house in fear, secretly listening to the movement outside.The men, regardless of their masters and servants, put on armor and weapons, and joined the search and pursuit team in the mansion.At this time, a large number of people staying in Changfang Academy were moving towards the archery tower next to the main gate of Cui Mansion.There is a defense agency specially set up by the Cui Mansion, with thick brick walls and a high position, which can resist the invasion of enemy soldiers.

Cong Yun, Cong Yu, and Blue Robin seemed very vigilant, watching all directions and listening to all directions along the way, keeping Zhang Ruohan, Shen Jin, and Xiong Niang inside at all times.Zhang Ruohan pushed Shen Jin's wheelchair and hurried along the way, following behind Li Jinyue and Cheng Yan.Shen Jin bowed his head without saying a word, only hearing shortness of breath.Behind them are the guards and servants of Cui Zhen and Cui Mansion.Adhering to the principle that guests come first, Cui Zhen still maintains the hospitality etiquette of aristocratic families even in such a chaotic situation.He also calmed down from the previous panic and panic, and regained control of the situation. Along the way, guards kept coming to report the latest news, and he delivered orders in an orderly manner.After all, it is a child of a noble family, even though he faces death tonight, he can cheer up in a short time, which is not something that a child from a commoner family can do.

"Report! The woman in white has already fled towards the ancestral hall. Mr. Shen and the two nuns have been chasing closely. Our people have already rushed there as fast as possible." Another guard came to report.

"Send someone to strike the bell immediately. The people in the ancestral hall must be warned in advance and be prepared to resist the enemy's interception." Cui Zhen ordered.

"Here!" The guard hurried away.

Cui Zhen wasn't the only one who was busy, Li Jinyue was also ordering that she mobilize all the Thousand Gongyue Army stationed not far from Cui's residence.Among them, 200 people defended the archery tower, and the remaining 800 people were divided into three teams to surround Cui's ancestral hall from three directions, making sure to intercept the woman in white.A series of orders were issued, adding a bit of tension to the team walking quickly in the corridor.

Zhang Ruohan lowered his head and asked Shen Jin in a low voice:

"Qinnu, do you know what happened to the marrow blood of Luanhuang?"

Then she saw Shen Jin and shook her head.

"Could this be a trap?"

Shen Jin nodded, she thought so too.

"Who are they here for, Cui Zhen, or Bo Zhao?"

Shen Jin raised two fingers.

"Come here for both? This is to kill two birds with one stone." Zhang Ruohan said.

"Will Cui Zhen still be in danger?" Zhang Ruohan glanced around, everyone around her was nervous and dignified, but she felt that everyone looked suspicious.

Shen Jin tapped three times on the armrest of the wheelchair. Zhang Ruohan understood the meaning, it meant to wait.It seems that Qin Nu is not sure whether there are any assassins lurking beside them.Although the Cui Mansion has been screening people these days, as long as they are people, there will be omissions, so there is no way to be foolproof.Therefore, anyone around him cannot be trusted, especially those guards and servants who follow Cui Zhen.

Ahead is the last section of the corridor. After turning that bend, there is only a few feet left, and the heavy door of the archery tower is in front of you.

If there really is an assassin, right now is the best and last time to assassinate. After entering the watchtower, it will not be so easy to escape.And at the moment when everyone is about to enter the archery tower, it is best to strike.

Zhang Ruohan's nerves were tense, she didn't dare to turn her head, she was afraid that if there really was an assassin, she would provoke the assassin by acting rashly.Then she saw Shen Jin take out a bronze mirror from his bosom. This bronze mirror was her heart mirror, which was kept close to her heart all the time.But the size of a palm, her clothes have specially sewn pockets to hold the bronze mirror, so no straps are needed.In fact, Shen Jin also has a soft armor of gold silk, which can protect her neck all the time. won't wear it.

Shen Jin turned the bronze mirror slightly away from his body, and Zhang Ruohan could just use the bronze mirror to see the scene behind him.Although it is very blurry, it is enough to identify whether someone has moved behind.

Li Jinyue and the others who took the lead had already turned the corner. Zhang Ruohan pushed Shen Jin, but he didn't dare to stay and turned the corner.Shen Jin tilted the bronze mirror in his hand, and the scene disappeared instantly.

At this moment, an exclamation suddenly came from behind, Zhang Ruohan took a breath, looked back, and saw that when Cui Zhen was walking, he didn't notice that he had to go up a small step when turning a corner, and was tripped. Fortunately, the two guards behind him had quick eyes and quick hands, and supported him, so that he was saved from falling.

This fall shocked Zhang Ruohan and Shen Jin so much that they were dizzy.Even Li Jinyue in front of her was pale and short of breath.

"It's me... I was negligent, it's nothing, it's nothing, I disturbed everyone." Cui Zhen said apologetically.

"Mr. Wei Chen, as long as nothing happens, please be careful." Zhang Ruohan breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhang Ruohan turned around, ready to continue pushing Shen Jin into the archery tower.But her eyes rolled away inadvertently, and she saw the guard on Cui Zhen's left who reached out to support him, wearing a very unique ring on his index finger.

Zhang Ruohan's eyes flashed with confusion, hesitating in his heart, while turning around.She pushed Shen Jin and continued to walk forward.

One step...two steps...three steps...

A gust of wind blew past her back, and the hairs on the back of her neck stood up, and she couldn't help but pause in her steps.

She didn't look back for a while, but suddenly asked:

"Mr. Wei Chen's guard on the left, your ring is very unique, can you lend me a look?"

The air seemed to freeze at that moment, Zhang Ruohan didn't know how long it had been, her hands and feet were numb, and her mind was buzzing, hoping that the guard would show her the ring without hesitation.

But, after all, she just waited for a cold snort.Immediately afterwards, the sound of the robe flapping in the wind came, and immediately behind him exploded like a fish with water in a pot:

"Hey!"

"He ran away!"

"stop!"

"catch him!"

Zhang Ruohan looked back hastily, and saw Cui Zhen standing there motionless, his eyes had lost their light, and he was staring at him with a livid face.His lips were purple, his skin was bulging with veins, and then he fell straight down like this.

"Sir!" Zhang Ruohan exclaimed, raised her hand to help him, but was unable to support his heavy body, and was brought down to the ground by him.

Li Jinyue was frightened and angry, raised the purple sheath sword, jumped out of the corridor, and rushed straight to the assassin who was about to climb over the wall to escape.

She pulled out the big sword and threw it directly. The big sword swirled and pierced into the back of the assassin who was clinging to the wall and had not fully turned over. The assassin let out a muffled grunt and was directly nailed to the wall.The tip of the big sword was still stuck in the bricks of the wall, debris fell down, and the blade trembled slightly.

Li Jinyue stepped forward, raised her hand to grab the assassin's hand, looked carefully, and found that there was a poisonous needle hidden in the ring.

Tiaoniang rushed forward, first helped Zhang Ruohan to make sure she was fine, then probed Cui Zhen's mouth and nose, and died.Pulling away Cui Zhen's sleeve, he saw a black and purple needle hole under the armpit of his left arm.

"It's aconite poison, it's hopeless." She said softly.

"Alas!" Li Jinyue slammed her fist against the wall.

"Boom~dong~" In the distance, the alarm bell rang.

***

Shen Sui paused, because Anna Yi stopped, she climbed up to the tower in front of Cui's ancestral hall, and sat down on the eaves of the tower again, looking very relaxed.And not far from the tower, there is a group of Cui family guards guarding the ancestral hall, armed with weapons, and slowly encircling here.The bells in the distance kept ringing, presumably they used this as a signal that they knew that there was an enemy coming.

"Let's just chat here." Annayi turned her head, her green eyes squinted at her, contemptuous and charming.

Shen Sui stopped, clenched the snow knife in his hand, and looked up at her.But he felt that this posture was inappropriate, so he stepped on the wall of the tower, took a few steps, jumped up to the tower opposite to Annayi, stood still on the eaves with a knife in his hand, and looked at Annayi.

The night wind was blowing, fluttering the fringe of her hat and the hem of her robe, her eyes were like ice and fire, the violence was suppressed forcibly, and it might erupt at any time.

Anna looked at her with a smile, and lifted her veil, revealing a beautiful face full of exotic customs.High nose and deep eyes, bright red lips, and a coquettish and seductive smile.Shen Sui suddenly felt that her eyes seemed a little familiar, as if he had seen them somewhere, but he couldn't remember them for a while.

Anna Yi looked at the handsome girl standing still with a knife in her hand, her eyes were full of mockery and appreciation, but deep in her eyes, there was nothing but nothingness.

"Do you know, Master Shen, I really admire you. Seventeen years ago, Qianyumen almost collapsed, and you turned the tide with your own strength, and built a world that is comparable to my god sect today." The first intelligence agency. Your ability is really strong, sometimes I think, if you can join my god religion, my god religion will be able to reach a higher level, covering the world, no problem."

"Hmph, what an idiot is talking about dreams." Shen Sui said coldly.

After saying that, an angry shout came from below the tower: "Anyi! Don't be so clever as to confuse others!"

It was Yi and Li Hong who arrived, and Li Hong took a step forward and shouted loudly.

Shen Sui raised his hand and made a sign of restraint, saying:

"Two masters, there is no need to say much, I have something to talk to this person."

"Shen Dalang! Her words are absolutely unbelievable! You must not be fooled by her!" Liao Hong said urgently.

"I'll tell if it's true or not." Shen Sui looked straight at Anna Yi.

"Hahahaha..." Annayi laughed loudly, "Thank you, Master Shen, for your kindness and willingness to talk to me. Master Shen, your decisive and absolutely confident attitude is really charming. Three months ago, you and I On the outskirts of Jiangling, I had a face-to-face interview once. I wanted to ride in your carriage, but you directly refused. At that time, I knew exactly what your character is. You are as confident as I thought, to the point of conceit. You , I have found the right person, and I can assure you that what I will say next will be absolutely true."

It turns out that the Nestorian female disciple who tested me on the outskirts of Jiangling three months ago was her!Shen Sui suddenly realized that, starting from the case of the kindness monster, a series of incidents were most likely planned by this person behind the scenes.

Wait...something seems wrong...

Something seemed to flash through Shen Sui's mind, but she couldn't catch it for a moment.But Annayi's words interrupted her train of thought:

"Master Shen, let's start. If there is anything you want to know, as long as I can tell you, I will tell you the truth."

Shen Sui thought for a while, and decided to make a detour. What she wanted to know might touch the deepest secrets of the organization Anna Yi was in. If she asked directly, she would definitely not answer.Therefore, it is best to insinuate and dig out some valuable clues.

"Since the Mercy Ape case last December, a series of events, are you the mastermind?"

"Hmm..." Annayi nodded her chin playfully, as if thinking, and then said, "If I have to say it, I am indeed the mastermind. However, our organization divides labor and cooperates, each performs its duties, and helps me There are at least two staff officers."

"What is the purpose?"

"Troubleshooting, what's the purpose? We can't see the situation of good neighborliness and harmony. The more chaotic the situation, the more profitable we will be." Anayi said with a smile.

What a cunning answer!

"What exactly is your position in your organization?"

"Well, I'm just a middle-level person." Annayi shrugged, "Actually, even I don't know much about many things."

"Don't listen to her, she is one of the six priests of that cult." Liao Hong shouted.

"Six chief priests?" Shen Sui wondered.

"Yes, yes, you know a lot, my little mistress." Annayi shrugged indifferently again, "Under the archbishop and the saint, there are six priests who lead the twelve popes. Under the hands of two popes, each is in charge of a part of the area we control. This organizational structure is very simple, anyway, it is much simpler than the Tang Dynasty court."

Shen Sui thought for a moment and said, "So, you are one of the six priests, and Tang Shisan is one of your popes."

"Yes, really smart." Anna smiled happily, "We Zoroastrians worship the God of Light. The great supreme god Ahura represents infinite light. He has the virtues of universal illumination, life, and creation. He is the law of heaven, order and harmony." The symbol of truth. Fire is his incarnation in the world. In the church, the saint represents the purest and most beautiful power in the world. The representative of the supreme authority has the greatest secular power. Ahura, the god of light, created six gods, the sky, the earth, water, plants, animals, and humans, and the six priests correspond to one of them. The concubine is inspired by my lord , is the priest of water. Compared with the archbishop and the saint, this position has much less power. I am definitely not lying to you. I am really just a middle-level person. If you don’t believe me, you can ask me below That junior sister and teacher nephew, they have already investigated these situations clearly."

Annayi blinked innocently.

Shen Sui glanced at Yi and Le Hong who were below, and seeing that they were silent, he knew that Annayi was not lying, so she sneered and said:

"It seems that Mrs. Yan is really the saint you used to impersonate her."

"That's right, the saint is so precious, how could she just show up casually." Anayi laughed.

"Her use value should be gone, why don't you let her go?"

"Tut tsk tsk..." Anna shook her head again and again, "How can I do that, it won't be fun."

Shen Sui clenched his teeth, suppressed his anger forcibly, and the snow knife in her hand creaked.

"The series of cases you led me to investigate are all related to the massacre in Princess Taiping's Mansion 17 years ago. What exactly do you know?"

"Hmm...Master Shen, I know this is what you are most concerned about. I want to tell you that although my Zoroastrianism participated in the tragedy in Princess Taiping's mansion, I was not the mastermind. Of course, although I am an insider, But it's not the mastermind, let alone a participant. It's all the truth, whether you believe it or not, it's up to you." Annayi's smile was slightly restrained, and her face suddenly became serious.

Shen Sui was taken aback for a moment, but he didn't know how to respond next.

"There is not much time, and I will attach the last message from Master Shen. I think you must be wondering why I led you to investigate this 17-year-old case. Specifically, I can't say more, but I have no malice. At least I haven't hurt your life so far. I look forward to working with you in the future."

cooperate?Shen Sui frowned tightly.

The author has something to say: Ninety-Nine Double Ninth Festival, climbing high and nostalgic for hometown.Alone as a stranger in a foreign land, I miss my relatives every festive season, and wish all the wanderers away from home healthy and happy.