Gongsun Ce and Bao Zheng

When the sky was about to get dark, Gongsun Ce stepped out of the inn, and in front of him, one step ahead of him was Bao Zheng.Then, Bao Zheng turned around and stretched out his hand towards him.

Gongsun Ce was stunned for a moment, then smiled and took Bao Zheng's hand, and Bao Zheng led him out of the inn.

In Huanxi Town at this time, everything seems to be silent in the blackness, not yet awakened, and the surroundings are so quiet.

"Leave Zhan Zhao and Xiao Bai, Mr. Zhao's safety should be safe." Gongsun Ce said in a low voice.He was a little worried about the Holy Majesty. Huanxi Town seemed peaceful at this moment, but it was actually extremely dangerous.

"It's okay, Pang Tong is still outside. If there is any emergency, just break through directly." Bao Zheng said calmly.The overall situation is the most important thing, if something happens to the Holy One, Da Song will be over.

"...If this is the case... I'm afraid some truths will never be known." Gongsun Ce sighed softly, looking at Bao Zheng who was walking forward holding his hand tightly, for Bao Zheng, he must never let go .

"So, let's hurry up and see if we can make a breakthrough today." Bao Zheng glanced at the sky, it was still dimly lit.

Gongsun Ce suddenly stopped and looked towards the alley on the right.There was the smell of blood.There seemed to be the sound of mice.

"A Ce?" Bao Zheng called out in a low voice, followed Gongsun Ce's gaze to the right, then frowned, "Go and have a look."

Gongsun Ce nodded, and just two steps away, he was suddenly pulled back vigorously. Looking back, Bao Zheng blocked him behind him. Gongsun Ce couldn't help crying and laughing. They were going to go deep into the tiger's den, how could there be no danger?Why did Bao Zheng do this?Hey, that's all, Bao Zheng has always been like this.

After walking carefully into the alley, there were still empty clothes and a head on the ground.But the head...is the maid beside the princess of Xixia.

Gongsun Ce stared at the pool of blood and remained silent. It seemed that they were late.

Why did the maid of the princess of Xixia walk out of the inn?

Where is the man-eating mouse hiding?

In his previous life, according to what Xiao Ruoshui said, that mouse died.But, is it really dead?

If it feeds on human flesh, how can it die so easily?

The hunting instinct has been whetted, and that rat is definitely still in this town somewhere!

"A Ce?" Bao Zheng's voice brought Gongsun Ce back to his senses.

Gongsun Ce looked at Bao Zheng, who was squatting on the ground, staring at a certain place.

Gongsun Ce followed and squatted down, is that...?Trench?

"The track of the trench is not right." Bao Zheng stared at the trench on the ground, the blood was slowly flowing along the track, and it disappeared when it reached the corner of the alley.

The normal drain should not be close to the corner, and there is no entrance to the underground waterway in the corner?

Gongsun Ce stared at the drain, and couldn't help muttering, "Could it be...they are raising it?"

Bao Zheng immediately sharpened his eyes, staring at Gongsun Ce, "Raise it?"

Gongsun Ce was at a loss for words for a moment, looked at Bao Zheng's sharp eyes, opened his mouth, smiled wryly, and sighed, "It's a dream."

Bao Zheng frowned, and patted Gongsun Ce's head, "Just this once, don't mention it again."

Gongsun Ce nodded, looked around, "Now, where should we go?"

"Go to Xuannv Temple." Bao Zheng glanced at the ditch again, and said calmly, "If blood is used to feed living things, Xuannv Temple should be a good place."

That's right, the temple that can't be approached casually, far away in the corner of this small town, is indeed the most suitable.

"Bao Zheng, what do you think about Tianmang?" Gongsun Ce asked in a low voice.Now, it seems that he is getting farther and farther away from Tianmang, although he has known from his previous life that Tianmang no longer exists, or is in the stomach of a certain mouse monster.But he still wanted to ask Bao Zheng's opinion.

"There are often reports of villagers missing near Huanxi Town. The government has searched for them for many years but found nothing. Do you remember?" Bao Zheng asked instead of answering.

Gongsun Ce was taken aback for a moment, he had a superb memory, of course he remembered, he had read all the county annals and official documents of the nearby government on the way out.

"Remember." Gongsun Ce nodded.

"The builder of Huanxi Town was Xu Fu who went out to sea to search for treasures during the Great Qin Dynasty. The people left behind are said to be Xu Fu's followers. Tianmang is a treasure handed down from the Great Qin Dynasty." Bao Zheng said thoughtfully to himself. He said, "Most of the people in the town are descendants of the Great Qin Dynasty, but many people disappeared overnight..."

Gongsun Ce saw that Bao Zheng stopped suddenly and muttered to himself, so he didn't bother him, but focused on looking around, and before he knew it, they had already reached the Xuannv Temple.

And the sky is slowly getting brighter.

The Xuannv Temple is just a small temple, but there are many trees planted around it. Looking at these trees carefully, Gongsun Ce gave a surprised cry.

Just at this moment Bao Zheng came back to his senses and looked at Gongsun Ce, "What's wrong?"

"These trees...are plane trees." Gongsun Ce whispered, "They are rare Phoenix plane trees. Why are they here?"

"They...are difficult to grow?" Bao Zheng asked in a low voice while looking at those trees.

"It's very, very difficult to plant. Before, there was a tree in the palace, and it didn't grow as well." Gongsun Ce said in a low voice.

Speaking of which, because of the implication of its name, the phoenix sycamore has always been regarded as a tribute to the royal family, and it can only be planted in the palace. Of course, the phoenix sycamore itself is very difficult to live.But I didn't expect that there are so many of them in this place, and they look so good.

Gongsun Ce stepped forward a few steps, then stopped.

Bao Zheng looked sideways at Gongsun Ce, "What?"

"It smells of blood." Gongsun Ce frowned, and there was a strong smell of blood.

Bao Zheng let go of Gongsun Ce's hand, stepped forward a few steps, and entered the plane tree forest, Gongsun Ce followed closely behind.

Unexpectedly, Bao Zheng suddenly stopped in his tracks, Gongsun Ce was stunned, stepped forward to look over Bao Zheng, and couldn't help but turn pale.

In the sycamore forest, there are bones everywhere.Shredded pieces of meat.

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Kyoto at the same time.

Prime Minister Wang looked at the sky and sighed, "It's a new day."

Last night, the thieves made a sudden attack and set fires in all directions in the capital. Fortunately, the acting governor of Kaifeng Mansion had already made preparations, so no major incident happened.

It's just that I have been busy all night, and I have arrested a few culprits, who are waiting for interrogation, but I don't want to, those culprits would rather die than tell.

In the end, someone had a way to pry open one of them's mouth, but he didn't want to, because he didn't know much. So far, he only knew about Tsingyi Building and Huanxi Town.

"A new day, there will always be something different." The gentle voice behind said with a smile.

"Well, indeed, Defang, how about some porridge today, I've already cooked it." Another deep voice said, with imperceptible tenderness in his voice.

Prime Minister Wang turned around and said with a smile, "Oh, I have to taste the porridge made by the grand master himself."

Grand Master Pang glanced at Prime Minister Wang and said, "No more."

"Forehead?"

"I only made two bowls."