Dragon Pattern Roll Set

Guo Tian is worthy of being a cooking god. This bowl of ordinary fried noodles is so delicious that Bai Yutang couldn't help but praise it. Tianzun said from the side, "Guo Da cooked it better in the past."

The anxious Guo Er jumped straight.

After eating enough, it was time for everyone to get down to business. According to the clues given by disciple Guo Tian, ​​Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang found the area near the pier.

Tianzun and Yinhou also followed with Xiao Wu.But Xiao Wu is a bit conspicuous, and there are people everywhere near the pier during the day, so it is not easy to get close.

Yin Hou and Tianzun helped hold Xiao Wu, while Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao slipped quietly to the berthing area where the ships were densely packed.

Bai Yutang counted, pointed to a dilapidated looking very inconspicuous fishing boat not far away, and asked Zhan Zhao, "Is that the one?"

Zhan Zhao thought for a while, "Somewhat similar."

"Slip up and take a look." Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao arrived at the side of the boat, looked left and right, and found that there was no one guarding the area, so they sneaked onto the boat, but just as they got on the boat, they saw someone carrying a fishing boat. The tools came up, and the two quickly hid under a canopy.

Behind the rain cloth, several big men were drying fishing nets, busy discussing the windy weather these days, when they can go to sea and so on.

Zhan Zhao frowned slightly and looked at Bai Yutang—as if he was a real fisherman.

Bai Yutang also nodded, looking into the distance - there are too many boats here, and it feels like everyone is about the same...

While struggling, Zhan Zhao suddenly tugged at him, and pointed to his nose.

Bai Yutang was a little puzzled, leaned over to look at Zhan Zhao's nose, and poked it with his finger, it was very tall and straight.

Zhan Zhao was speechless, grabbed Bai Yutang's sleeve with one hand, turned around...and put it on in another boat.

Seeing Zhan Zhao touch his nose, Bai Yutang checked his direction in the wind, and then arrived at another boat.

Bai Yutang looked at Zhan Zhao patiently using his nose to identify the direction, and he couldn't laugh or cry, so he asked, "Cat, what can you smell? The smell of dried salted fish is everywhere."

"No." Zhan Zhao shook his finger lightly, "The fried noodles that Guo Er invited us to eat just now, I seem to smell a little bit, and it's a bit close to that."

"You can smell it like this?" Bai Yutang felt incredible.

"This way!" Zhan Zhao seemed to have finally found the boat he was looking for, and boarded the deck with Bai Yutang.

Bai Yutang looked around and found that there was no one on board, but the cabin was locked with multiple chains, and the deck was a bit worn out, as if he hadn't been out to sea for a long time.

The two looked at each other and searched for a while, but there was no place to go in.

So, Zhan Zhao stretched out his hand to pinch the chain and took a look, using his inner strength to gently break it, and with a click, the chain was twisted open a gap.

Zhan Zhao broke off the chain, and Bai Yutang reached out and pushed the cabin door at the back, and pushed it aside.

Bai Yutang turned and went in, Zhan Zhao also followed, and by the way, hooked the broken chain again, and closed the door. If you don't look carefully, you probably won't find it.

The light in the cabin was dim, with only a few gleams of light coming in from the cracks in the planks.

When Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang walked into the cabin, they saw a staircase leading to the bottom. There was a person downstairs, and there should be only one person.

The two walked downstairs, and what caught their eyes was a prison cell. There was a person curled up in the cell, and the clothes looked familiar.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang glanced at each other—this is the academic gown of the Taixue!

The two walked to the cell door, and Zhan Zhao patted the cell door lightly.

The person inside the door moved, as if he had woken up.Then, the man looked back slowly... This man was disheveled and his hair was messy. Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang couldn't see his face clearly, but after staring back at the prison door for a while, the man suddenly turned over, probably Because he got up too fast, he rolled off the stone bed directly, rolled into the straw pile and struggled to get up, threw himself on the door of the cell, grabbed the door and shouted, "Master Zhan! Master Zhan, save me!"

Zhan Zhao squatted down, looked carefully, and got rid of some dirty appearance, this should be a young man, he looked about the same age as Bao Yan and the others, and was dressed in a school robe... Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang couldn't help but think of someone, " Who are you……"

"I'm Shi Ye!" the boy said excitedly, "Master Zhan, help me!"

Although Zhan Zhao doesn't know Shi Ye, most people in Kaifeng Mansion know Zhan Zhao, so it's not surprising that Shi Ye knows him.

Bai Yutang tugged on the chain of the prison door, and with a "crash", the chain was broken by his internal force. Zhan Zhao opened the prison door, went in and helped Shi Ye up, "We are looking for you everywhere, why are you here?"

"I was caught!" Shi Ye was finally rescued, crying with excitement, "It's all because I'm stupid, I tried some Yin-Yang Palace to save Yue'er, after I found the place where Yin-Yang Fengshui converged, I used the formula of Yin-Yang Palace .When I entered the gate, I didn’t find any way to enter the Yin-Yang Hall, but two men in black suddenly appeared and brought me here. I was locked up here for a long time, and someone brought me food every night. , but other than that, no one came, I screamed and my voice became hoarse, but no one came."

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang looked around, the ship's walls here are thick, and the interior is hollow, and the environment outside is noisy, so no one can hear Shi Ye calling for help here.

If Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang took Shi Ye away, they would definitely scare the snake, but they couldn't keep him here. Seeing him like this, I guess I've had enough, and I really have something important to ask him.

Once outside the boat, Zhan Zhao looked around, then reached out and snapped his fingers.

Bai Yutang looked at Zhan Zhao with some puzzlement, what does that mean - cat, what are you doing?

Zhan Zhao snapped his fingers twice and touched his chin, "Oh, it really only works for Zhao Pu."

Bai Yutang was speechless, and thought for a while, "Mao'er, do you want a shadow guard to pretend to be Shi Ye?"

"Well, it's best to have a few more shadow guards, ambush nearby, and then let the black shadows make up to look like stone leaves. The stone leaves left by the other party must be of some use. And there is no evidence against Wang Feng. This may be the only person who stole the money." and opportunities.”

Bai Yutang nodded, "Then you take him back first, I'll watch here, if someone comes, I'll try to lure him away."

"Uh..." Zhan Zhao was a little worried, and thought for a while, "You just wait at a distance..."

Seeing Zhan Zhao hesitate, Bai Yutang patted his shoulder, "Don't worry."

"Oh..." Zhan Zhao thought for a while, and then warned, "Then be careful, don't take risks."

Bai Yutang nodded.

Zhan Zhao hurried back to Kaifeng with Shi Ye, and when he passed the intersection, he saw Tianzun and Yin Hou were there, he felt a little relieved, and hurried to find Hei Ying.

……

Putting aside Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang's separate actions, let's talk about Zhao Pu and Pang Taishi who went to the Ministry of Criminal Investigation to investigate.

Zhao Pu was looking at the file in Si Tong's study, and after a while, the grand master ran in, "My lord."

Zhao Pu asked with a smile, "Did you find out?"

"Understood." The grand master nodded, "About two years ago, some people were lost one after another. Of course, the more frequent ones started this year."

Zhao Pu calculated the time, "Two years ago..."

"Two years ago, the imperial court strengthened the patrols around Kaifeng, especially some vagrants and beggars, and also carried out some statistics." Pang Taishi said, "Because a beggar disappeared two years ago, and his companion went to Kaifeng Mansion To report the case, Zhan Zhao had just arrived in Kaifeng mansion at that time. He searched the whole Kaifeng mansion, but found no one or body, so he started to ask if there were any other beggars missing. "

Zhao Pu raised his eyebrows slightly, "It really looks like Zhan Zhao's style."

The grand master nodded, "After he inquired, he found that most of the beggars and homeless people don't care about them, even if they are lost, no one will know, so Mr. Bao thought of a way, on the one hand, he increased the number of people patrolling in the imperial city and Frequency, on the other hand, after arriving in Kaifeng, homeless people can register at the porridge shop, because they can often get free food and clothes, so most homeless people will go there, and they will meet more people after coming and going, and they will take care of each other , if anyone hasn’t been there for a long time, you can find out by looking at the registration booklet.”

Zhao Pu frowned, "You suspect that the other party was originally using homeless people, but then the Kaifeng government was too tight, so they turned to the criminal department. Prisoners in the criminal department have escaped the control of Kaifeng government, and most of them are repeat offenders without relatives. Even death row prisoners, the other party is very careful."

"I made a rough count." The grand master didn't look at the foolish look, and he was still unambiguous in his work. "So far, all the missing prisoners add up to more than 40."

Zhao Pu couldn't help frowning, "So many?"

The grand master nodded, "Not counting the transfer of death-row prisoners, that's hard to count. And there were more than 30 corpses that were beaten to pieces by Yin Hou that day!"

Zhao Pu raised his eyebrows slightly, "In addition to the beggars who were lost before, are there still some people whose whereabouts are unknown?"

The grand master nodded, "Yes! There are at least twenty more people!"

Zhao Pu rubbed his chin, "So many living people, where did they go?"

The grand master lowered his voice and said, "I asked the people in Haotian Tower to inquire. It is false that Yan Feng'er liked someone back then and was forced to death. That woman is missing!"

Zhao Pu admired the Grand Master a little, "Can this be found?"

The grand master smiled, "Money can turn ghosts around."

Zhao Pu laughed, nodded, and waited for him to continue.

"Yan Feng'er really fell in love with a rich man, and that boy got along well with her, and she didn't intend to be his main wife, but she really gave him her heart. But that young master One day after leaving Haotian Tower, she never came again. Later, Yan Feng'er happened to meet him on the road and went up to talk to him, but the young master didn't know her anymore." The grand master raised his eyebrows, " At that time, Yan Feng'er thought that the man was afraid that she would ruin his reputation, so she pretended not to know him, and sighed for a long time after going back. Many people in Haotianlou knew about this. Many people persuaded her, saying that these days How could those rich men take the sincerity of these fireworks girls seriously? But Yan Feng'er seems to be concerned about this matter all the time, she always feels that the man really doesn't remember her, and he seems to be a different person .Two days after this happened, Yan Fenger disappeared."

Zhao Pu frowned, "So strange?"

"Then." The grand master continued, "The cleaning servants of the Haotian Building said that the princess seems to like to chant scriptures and burn incense. Every time, a lot of incense ashes are sent from Dongkua courtyard where the princess lives. The person who collected the incense ash sent it back that day. I bought a hairpin and said it was in the incense ashes. It looked very expensive. I wonder if it was lost by the princess. The servant looked at it and found that the hairpin belonged to Yan Fenger. People were too frightened to say anything, for fear of losing their lives if they knew something they shouldn't know, so he sold the hairpin. The old man asked someone from the jade shop to find out the jade hairpin and Laobao from the temple. The hairpin I had was the same. The shopkeeper of the jade shop said that the hairpin was stolen later.”

Zhao Pu touched his chin when he heard that, "Xiang Ash?"

The grand master nodded and stroked his beard, "I heard that the volume is very large!"

Zhao Pu was a little puzzled, "How can one burn incense so much incense ash?"

"Those who collect incense ashes said that it is really about the same as the amount of a temple." The grand master patted his rolling belly lightly, "I asked those who bought incense ashes to toss some out, and they said that the incense ashes from Haotian Building were mixed with A lot of charcoal ashes and bone meal went in, and they were directly sprinkled on the ground as fertilizer."

The corner of Zhao Pu's mouth twitched, "Could it be the dregs of refining medicine."

"I also think so, so I asked someone to look for it at the old farmer's house who collects incense ash for fertilizer." The grand master smiled, "It has been sent to Mr. Gongsun for inspection."

Zhao Pu laughed, patted Grand Master Pang's rolling belly, nodded in praise, "Grand Master is really capable!"

The grand master is very happy.

……

In Taixue, Zou Liang and Lin Yehuo were dizzy after listening to the lectures of several masters. Finally, after class was over, they came out rubbing their drowsy heads.

Lin Yehuo patted his legs, "No, I must skip class this afternoon!"

Zou Liang also rubbed the center of his brows, and slept soundly.

Bao Yan was in good spirits, and turned around to ask Pang Yu where to eat, but he was nowhere to be found. The three of them looked around and saw Pang Yu chatting with Lan Shaotian behind him.

Lan Shaotian was usually eccentric, so there were very few students who would get close to him, and Pang Yu didn't know what to say to him at the moment.

Bao Yan and the others leaned over to listen, and they heard Lan Shaotian say, "That black shadow has been refusing to leave."

Everyone looked at each other.

Bao Yan asked, "What shadow?"

Lan Shaotian suddenly stretched out his hand, pointing to the attic in the distance where the man in black used to haunt, "In that small building, there is a ghost who refuses to leave."

Everyone subconsciously looked at the small building.

Lan Shaotian shook his finger at them, "He has made up his mind, and he will not give up until he achieves his goal. Don't provoke him easily, remember, remember!"

After speaking, Lan Shaotian walked away unsteadily.

Everyone was left staring at the attic in a daze.

Bao Yan asked Pang Yu, "How did you mention the attic?"

Pang Yu felt chills running down his back, "I'll try and ask him where the ghost is haunted, and he said a bunch of weird things, saying that the ghost has been wandering around for 20 years and won't leave. .”

"Wow...it's a bright day." Lin Yehuo shook his head and decided to eat.

At this time, Wang Qi and Chunhua also ran out, and everyone was about to discuss where to go, when a shadow guard came down and said something in Zou Liang's ear.

Zou Liang was taken aback for a moment, then turned around and waved to the four teenagers.

The four of them leaned forward, and Zou Liang said in a low voice, "I found the stone leaf!"

Wang Qi and Chunhua opened their mouths wide, "Really? How is he?"

"I'm still alive, let's go back to Kaifeng mansion first!" Zou Liang took Wang Qi and Chunhua back first. Although Bao Yan and Pang Yu were also curious and wanted to go back, the task Master Bao had arranged for them had not yet been completed. , This is the secret of Taixue, they have not found it yet.

Lin Yehuo wanted to go with Zou Liang, but Zou Liang asked him to stay with Bao Yan and the others. Lin Yehuo came back from a stroll, yawning, "By the way, is there a lot of books in Taixue's library?"

The two nodded, and Bao Yan asked, "What book are you looking for?"

"Hey." Lin Yehuo turned around, "Just take a look." After finishing speaking, he strolled away.

Bao Yan and Pang Yu looked at each other - Lin Yehuo won't cause trouble, right?But don't burn down the Taixue Zangshu Pavilion, it's more reliable to follow.

……

Near the pier, Tianzun held a tea bowl and asked Yin Hou, "Why are you so slow?"

Yin Hou didn't answer, just looked at Xiao Wu at the side, waved to Tianzun, and asked, "Is there something wrong with this tiger?"

Tianzun also leaned over to take a look, and saw that Xiao Wu didn't know why, he seemed a little uncomfortable, looking at a few children who were eating buns, and let out a low growl.

The children were eating buns quite well, but when they looked up and saw Xiao Wu, they were so scared, "Mother!", threw the buns and ran away.

Xiao Wu didn't chase those children, but stared at the steamed stuffed bun on the ground with an expression like watching some cockroaches and bugs.

Tianzun and Yin Hou looked at each other.

The shopkeeper at the side came out and wanted to pick up the buns and throw them to the dogs, but when Xiao Wu touched the buns, he yelled again, and the shopkeeper sat down on the ground in fright, "Oh my god, this is not from Kaifeng Mansion!" Xiao Wu? Don’t you say you don’t eat people?”

Yin Hou patted Xiao Wu, "It's true that you don't bite people, but where did you get this bun from?"

The shopkeeper didn't know either, "Those kids dropped it just now."

"I know." The shopkeeper's daughter-in-law who was boiling water at the side said, "Today Haotianlou sent out a lot of delicious food for free. The doll came to me just now and told me that it was the steamed stuffed bun from Haotianlou. I still have it here. .”

Saying that, the aunt handed two over to Yin Hou and Tianzun, and stuffed another one into her man's mouth, "Would you like to try it? The cook of Haotian Building is the imperial cook!"

Putting the bun on the table, Yin Hou and Tianzun saw Xiao Wu staring at the bun with hatred.

Tianzun touched its head, reached out to pick up a bun, and smelled it.

Tianzun frowned slightly, stared at the bun for a while, opened it, and smelled the meat stuffing inside.

Yin Hou saw Tianzun squint his eyes, reached out for a pair of chopsticks, took out the meat stuffing, put it in a bowl, and started poking.

Several people looked at Tianzun's actions curiously. Tianzun didn't know what he was picking up. After working for a long time, he finally took out a piece of meat skin with chopsticks and showed it to the shopkeeper and his wife who were eating the buns.

"What's this?" The shopkeeper looked at a piece of light yellow meat like pigskin, and there seemed to be faint circles on it.

Tianzun stretched out a finger, compared it with the piece of meat, and said, "Whose finger."

After finishing speaking, the shopkeeper was stunned, then put down the steamed stuffed bun, "vomited", hugged the pillar and threw it aside, his daughter-in-law screamed, "Oh my god! Human flesh!"

"What kind of human flesh?" Several people on the side leaned over and asked.

The daughter-in-law pointed at the meat buns and yelled, "The buns from Haotianlou are human flesh buns!"

The shopkeeper's daughter-in-law also had a high voice, and now, the whole street was blown away.

……

On the fishing boat, Bai Yutang heard a sudden commotion near the pier, why was he so surprised?

Just as he was wondering, suddenly, he felt a faint aura behind him.

Bai Yutang frowned slightly, this inner strength was somewhat familiar, he stood still, and felt a hand gently pressing on his shoulder.

Looking at the gray hand on his shoulder, Bai Yutang frowned slightly, "You have practiced to the point of becoming obsessed, that's why your inner strength is only faintly visible."

The person behind him didn't answer, but just said, "You'd better come with me." Bai Yutang glanced back, and a white ghost face came into view.

Bai Yutang frowned slightly, "It's true that you surrender yourself to Kaifeng Mansion with me."

The ghost-masked man smiled "hehe", "I will come, so I'm not afraid of you catching me. Let me remind you first, if you don't come with me, I'm afraid you will regret it."

Bai Yutang raised his eyebrows, "What do you regret?"

"Everyone in Kaifeng will die!" The ghost-masked man said in a sinister voice, "You make your own decision."

Bai Yutang thought for a while, "Wait for Zhan Zhao to come..."

"Zhan Zhao cannot participate!"

Bai Yutang frowned, "Why?"

"Because he's an official!" The ghost-masked man said briefly.

"What's wrong with the official post?" Bai Yutang asked back.

"I hate all officials," said the ghost-faced man coldly.

Bai Yutang frowned.

The ghost-masked man's hand on his shoulder tightened slightly, "Hurry up and make a decision!"

Bai Yutang thought for a while, then nodded, "Okay."

The ghost-masked man turned around and left, but Bai Yutang had no choice but to chase after him.

Holding the tea bowl, Tianzun looked at the people in Kaifeng who were throwing up in the dark, and asked Yin Hou, "Why do I feel a strange internal force sweeping over?"

Yin Hou nodded to Yin Hou who was sitting on him, pointed to the direction of the pier behind Tianzun, and said, "Just now Yutang followed a man wearing a white mask and left."