Northern Song Dynasty: The City of Qingquan Mystery Case

"It won't be so unlucky..."

Ganqing was in a panic, and he didn't dare to breathe.Fortunately, the water tank at the foot is still intact.He was about to breathe a sigh of relief, but when he looked closely, there was an arrow sticking out of the water tank.

It was almost completely submerged, but a small section of its black feathers was sticking out.

Qian Qing was stunned.His first reaction: This arrow was definitely not shot by manpower, but by a bow and crossbow.

Just at this short moment, another "bang" sound was heard in the distance.Gan Qing was looking back to see where the sound came from, only to feel a gust of wind blowing past his ear, scraping his cheek like a knife.He was covered in cold sweat, it was clear that something had wiped his face!

This time I saw clearly—another arrow shot into the water tank in front of me.

"Arrow! Get down! Quick!" Fang Qian shouted, and immediately fell down.Upon hearing this, Ganqing immediately climbed down with the crowd, with his feet touching the rough bark.

There were four beeps in total, two arrows sank into the water vat in front of him, and the other two sank into the other water vat.

Ganqing gasped for breath, and looked forward blankly, only to see that the "arrow" in front of him created a huge crack in the water tank, and suddenly, the water tank burst open!

Ganqing was the closest to the water tank, drenched in sweat, crawling backwards while shaking, and his clothes were scratched.

A black stream gushed out of the water tank.

After Qianqing Qianqing saw the black thing clearly, his head "bang", and his blood immediately surged up.

"Oh my god! This is...an ant?" Fang Qian turned pale, staring at the water tank beside Qianqing.

At the other corner of the courtyard, the guard looked at it and said loudly: "This tank is also cracked... this... is also an ant!"

"You kill a thousand knives——" Qianqing cursed, his stomach churned, he jumped up, ran away, and quickly retreated to the outside of the yard, even he himself didn't know that he could run so fast!

"It's really unlucky!" Lin Yuan still felt sick after he cleared it up, but he saw the guards in the courtyard subconsciously backed away, and everyone was like frozen puppets.No one uttered a word, no one gave an order, no one did anything.

Who has seen such a scene!

The water tank was completely broken, and the ants were not a small piece, but a large group, just like flowing water, more and more, black waves rolling, covering the white rhinoceros, at first glance, it looks like white The flowing sand intertwined with black, but those are living creatures, thousands of them, under the shadow of the lamp, they are like rivers of death constantly gushing out of hell, gnawing pale bones.

Totally disgusting.

At this moment, the yard was absolutely quiet, and it seemed that the sound of thousands of ants wriggling could be heard.

Yang Fuyin froze in fright.Although his mind was not working, he understood everything at this moment - the guard had reported that Boss Zhang, who sold private wine, had lost his wine.

It's these two tanks of ants!

Who would have thought that Boss Zhang's things were actually stolen by the strange thief in Tsing Yi!

The scene right now was too strange, Mr. Zhao reacted first and glared at the front.But his throat moved, but no sound came out.

He needs to make quick judgment calls.For ants, fire is not acceptable.He didn't know what would happen to the rhinoceros when exposed to fire, or whether the fake would resist fire.But what about water?No, no!If there is any trick, wouldn't it be a trap.

"Don't move! Stay where you are!" Master Zhao yelled, glanced at the crowd, and his voice was like a bell, "Don't panic! It's just ants, what can ants steal! Anyone who dares to leave the guard without permission will be severely punished!"

"Then...look at it like this?" Yang Fu stared blankly, then looked at the Octagonal Glazed Pavilion in horror, and wanted to turn around and run out like a clean slate, but he had no choice but to be farthest from the "ant nest" .

Mr. Zhao said coldly: "Is there any items like camphor and mint in the government office of Yongcheng?"

"How can there be such things in the government office!" Yang Fuyin was sweating profusely.

"What about the spices for cooking? Pepper, star anise and the like? The situation is critical, why not—"

"Yes, yes!" Yang Fuyin nodded, and quickly raised his fat hand to send someone to get it.

Several guards rushed out of the yard immediately, and some even bumped into Qianqing—no one wanted to stay in such a disgusting place.After a while, they brought some ant repellents, borrowed some from nearby homes and medical centers, and scattered them in the yard.

Fuxue was still on the tree at the moment, it seemed to be awake, licking its paws, looking blankly at everything in front of it, like a snow-white statue.

But no one cares about it.

The yard was strewn with patchouli, camphor, even fennel and dogwood leaves for the Double Ninth Festival—anything with a scent was used.Although the guards were flustered, they were in order, so they would not be at a loss.Qian Qing couldn't help sighing that the guards must first have strict discipline and stay calm in times of crisis, so that great things can be achieved.

Although the reaction is slow, these are all people sent from the battlefield!

The courtyard of the Yongcheng government office is almost full of stone lamps from the Wei and Jin Dynasties, and the lights are burning quietly, with a little bit of fire.Stone lanterns started in the Spring and Autumn Period and were popular in the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties. Intaglio and openwork carvings are common, and most of them are lotus patterns.Looking from the outside of the yard from a distance, I can only see the lights flickering, as if there were ants crawling over, and there is only the sound of the guards spreading the ant-repelling things and falling to the ground, which makes people feel chills .

Qian Qing felt more and more terrified.

He often heard his mother recite the Tao, and he knew it. It is said in the "Sixth Patriarch Heart Sutra" that one lamp can extinguish the darkness of a thousand years.The lights in the dark night have their own Zen, but now the lights are flickering by the ants, which makes people feel depressed like a heavy stone.

Tonight will not be peaceful.

However, looking carefully, Qianqing is not only happy.Under the light of the stone lamp, the ant colony receded little by little.The yamen yard of Yongcheng Mansion is huge, with many trees and lots of land, so the ants just crawled away gradually.

Qian Qing was still in a daze, he didn't know whether it was the spices that had an effect, or the ant colony retreated like a ghost.He laughed at himself secretly, he was scared half to death by the ants.

In the distance, Mr. Zhao's brows were filled with joy. Seeing the ants recede, the corners of his mouth turned up, and he said coldly: "But that's it, luckily there is no water or fire."

Qianqing sat down on the stone steps at the door, but didn't say a word.I secretly felt strange in my heart.Whether it is lamp oil or ants in the water tank-it takes so much trouble, but I don't know why.The Strange Robber in Tsing Yi is like a juggler, the ant colony recruits as soon as it says a trick, and retreats as soon as it says it will retreat.

Seeing that the yard is quiet now, Ganqing wants to go in to watch the fun again because the soles of his feet can't be controlled.He secretly scolded himself for not knowing the lesson, but he still went back to the yard in a dreadful manner.

At three o'clock in the morning, the strange bandit in blue was nowhere to be seen.

The person who just drew the bow and crossbow to break the water tank is the strange thief in Tsing Yi.Thinking about it, the Tsing Yi Bandit is already nearby.Breaking a water tank from a long distance is a difficult task, but it is even more difficult to smash it with extreme precision in the dark.

The strange thief in Tsing Yi has a bow and crossbow in his hand!And he is a good hand!

Ganqing shuddered, that thing was absolutely murderous.Since the thief is nearby, why didn't he do it?It would be easier to just kill everyone.

What is he waiting for?

Gan Qing couldn't figure it out, and listened to Yang Fu Yin flatteringly said with a smile: "Master Zhao is so determined, I think that the thief's little tricks will not do anything, I am afraid that he just wants to disturb us."

Mr. Zhao has no expression on his face, and his eyes are fixed on the yard: "Maybe. Fortunately, the method of repelling ants is very effective. Yang Fuyin will suffer in the future. I am afraid that this mansion will be plagued by ants in the future."

Yang Fuyin laughed, and the flesh on his face twitched: "It's okay, just put away the sugar, ants love sweet things the most. In the future, we won't eat sweets—"

Master Zhao smiled politely, but suddenly froze.Qian Qing was also taken aback, and interrupted loudly with his eyes wide open: "Yang Fu Yin, what did you just say?"

Before Yang Fuyin could speak, Gan Qing hurriedly answered: "If I remember correctly, this real rhinoceros—"

"The real rhinoceros has been soaked in sugar water for many years." Mr. Zhao said in a deep voice, his face suddenly turned ashen, and turned pale: "Look for it!"

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