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From Yizhou to Kaifeng, it was a distance of [-] li. Aoshuang's footsteps were extremely fast, and her personality was extremely docile, so she was very easy to drive, and it only took five days to get there.Zhan Zhao ran around for days, but couldn't find any useful clues, and felt very frustrated.

After returning to Kaifeng Mansion, he reported to Bao Zheng in detail what he had gained along the way. Bao Zheng heard that although he knew that many of the dead were indeed killed by poison, he still did not know the method of poisoning and the identity of the murderer.

"Then is Tang Shi's words credible?"

"My lord, Tang Shi is obsessed with refining poisons and has no intentions. His words should be credible."

Gongsun Ce on the side also echoed: "My lord, the students have also heard about the Tang Sect's rebellion, Zhan Huwei saved Tang Shi's life, his words should not be false."

"Well... you have been away for a few days, but no such murders have occurred in the city. I still don't know why the murderer wanted to kill these people. At present, we can only conduct unannounced investigations to solve the case. The guards have worked hard all the way. You go down and rest first."

"Subordinates obey."

Zhan Zhao exited the study room, feeling lost in his heart, and came to the stable unknowingly, Wang Chao and others heard that Zhan Zhao had brought a thousand-mile horse back, and they were discussing around Ao Shuang, seeing that it was Zhan Zhao, Ao Shuang hissed affectionately .

"Master Zhan, this is really a fine horse!"

"Even the bridle is made of jade, it doesn't look like anything in the world!"

"Master Zhan, where did this horse come from?"

Zhan Zhao said simply: "In Yizhou, I saved a woman's life, and this horse was a gift from her."

Everyone was amazed.

Zhan Zhao felt restless, turned and left, "Guard Zhan," Gongsun Ce followed at some point.

"What's the matter, Mr. Gongsun?"

"I have something to say to Zhan Wei."

"Mr. Gongsun, please speak."

During the conversation, the two walked to the corridor in the mansion, and there was no one else in between.

"Guard Zhan knows that the white horse you brought back is not an extraordinary horse?"

"I'm only familiar with the way of appreciating horses. I can see that Aoshuang is a rare horse. I don't know if Mr. Gongsun means something?"

Gongsun Ce pondered for a moment, and said: "I read "Galanji" many years ago, and it is recorded in it: During Daizong's time, the god dragon appeared, the tribute horse, the forehead was nine feet high, the hair was like a lin, and the color was clean and proud, hence the name' Aoshuang'. The emperor gave it to Guo Ziyi, saying, "This horse is tall and tall, and it is called Qing Yizhi, and I gave it a purple jade whip and bridle."

"From my observation, the appearance and title of this horse are consistent with those recorded in the book. If this horse is indeed a famous horse from the former dynasty, how could it have lived for such a long time?" Two women named Qin Rui and Liu Li gave it to Zhan Wei, and these two women lived in the East China Sea, so could they be related to the dragon who paid tribute to the horse back then?"

"According to Tang Shi, in the strange cases that occurred recently, the poison of the dead was refined by the blood of the merman in the sea, and the merman is also a monster that lives in the East China Sea. Perhaps these two women have something to do with this case." Ten thousand connections." After finishing speaking, Gongsun Ce laughed at himself again, "However, this statement is just my speculation, which is too ridiculous, so I never mentioned it to Mr. Bao, so don't laugh at Zhanwei."

Zhan Zhao's thoughts raced for a moment, the voices and smiles of the two women came back to his mind, and his doubts about their identities came to his mind all the time, "Mr. Gongsun, there is one more thing, please take a look." After saying that, he took it out of his bosom. The brocade box presented by Qin Rui was given to Gongsun Ce.

Gongsun Ce opened the brocade box and was immediately amazed: "Guard Zhan, even in the Imperial Palace, it is difficult to find the same one."

Zhan Zhao sighed: "At that time, I was only thinking about Tang Shi's visit, but I did not investigate Qin Rui's identity carefully. Now it is difficult to find them again."

"Qishu Mingxia Wufeng Tower, Yimen has been in the Emperor's State since ancient times."

As night fell, Rui'er and Liuli rode their horses and stood outside the city of Kaifeng, looking at the majestic city walls and towers in the distance, Rui'er murmured.Although she has never been to the most magnificent and prosperous city in the world before, Rui'er has heard about its general appearance from the mouth of the Dragon Clan who once cruised to the Yellow River.At this time, when I arrived at the city, I was still full of emotion.

"Rui'er, since you feel that the Huanzhu has arrived in the capital, it must be right. But why did she come here?" Ao Shuang gave Zhan Zhao as a gift, and Liuli summoned another BMW "Jiuyi" in the Shuifu. Jiuyi was Huanzhu's mount before, and he was very tame to Liuli.At this moment, Liuli was worried.

"Yeah, we always feel that someone is instigating behind the scenes, but we have no clue. The Magic Orb led me all the way to Kaifeng. Why?" Ruier also felt the same way.

"No matter what, we have to go to the city to find the Huanzhu. Rui'er, let's go."

The two women drove their horses and galloped towards the city.

After entering the city, it was already dark.Rui'er knows that in the world of mortals, only King Wu can't help at night in the Song Dynasty, and ordinary people can haunt teahouses and wine shops at night, but at the head of Bianjing City, at night, the streets and alleys are full of peddlers hawking along the street, feasting, singing and dancing. All mortals are nostalgic and forget to return.

As soon as they entered the city, they dismounted and walked when they saw a lot of pedestrians on the street. Liuli said to Rui'er: "It's getting late, although we are wearing veils, but from the eyes of ordinary people, the two girls are walking on the street at this time. , is indeed inappropriate. Let’s find an inn to stay in.”

Rui'er nodded, and the two of them inquired about the nearest inn from passers-by, and followed the direction pointed.Just a few steps away, a pair of dirty little hands lay in front of Rui'er:

"Two sisters, please give me something to eat. I haven't eaten for two days. Please do me a favor!"

Rui'er was startled at first, and when she took a closer look, she saw that the girl in front of her was only a seven or eight-year-old girl, with tattered clothes, a sallow complexion, and her eyes were wide open, full of prayers.Rui'er asked Liuli softly: "Is this girl what people call a 'beggar'?" "It should be true, she looks really pitiful." Liuli said in a low voice.

"Little sister, we didn't bring any food, so I'll give you some money and you can buy it yourself, okay?" Ruier nodded to Liuli.

Liuli took out the money bag, there was no need for human coins in Shuifu, and the two came out in a hurry. After arriving in Yizhou, Liuli found a pawn shop and pawned the coral necklace she was carrying with her, pawned 3000 taels of silver, and used it To pay the rent of the hotel where he stayed at that time.The things the two of them brought were all treasures of the Shuifu, which were hard to find in the world, but they didn't know how much they were worth. "Jiaozi" issued by households with one hanging coin and one coin.Rui'er lost the dragon ball, so she couldn't turn into a dragon and soar into the clouds. Along the way, the two of them stayed in the shop and didn't bother to care about it. They threw a piece of gold to pay the bill, and the shopkeeper was stunned.At this moment, Liuli casually took out a small piece of gold, about the size of a tael, and put it in the beggar's hand.

The little girl looked at Jin Zi incredulously, and was stunned by the heroism and generosity of the two people in front of her. She even forgot to say thank you, and just watched the two walk away in a daze.

After walking less than two streets, I saw another boy about eight or nine years old, also dressed as a beggar, running out of the alley in a hurry. Both of them were startled, Liu Li hurriedly attached herself to help the little beggar up, and the beggar got up and ran away again.After running a few steps, Liuli shouted: "Stop, you little thief. Put your things down!" It turned out that the beggar stole the purse and ran away while Liuli was helping him.But he didn't want to be seen through so quickly.Liuli was about to get up to chase, but Rui'er stopped her: "Liuli, forget it."

"why."

"This child is probably in the same group as the girl in front of her. She lives by begging and stealing at such a young age. It's very pitiful. Those things are worthless. Let them go."

Liuli was angry and funny: "My good princess, your kindness is really timely. You let them go, and we will sleep on the street." There was no trace in an alley, and Liuli was anxious to chase again.

At this moment, Zhan Zhao came from a distance, saw the beggar running away from the two women leading the horse, and was about to go up to inquire, but found out that it was the two of them, he couldn't help being surprised. "Then let me go." Rui'er said to Liuli, just as she finished speaking, she disappeared when she saw a flash of blue light.As soon as Liuli turned her head, she saw Zhan Zhao standing behind her in a bright red official uniform. She couldn't help being a little flustered, and still gave a salute: "Mr. Zhan! Good luck meeting! I didn't expect to meet here again." She thought to herself: This person is actually It's better for people in the government to be less friendly.

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