The master said not to judge people by their appearance

"Master Xie, what do you think we should do now?" As soon as he got out of the prison, Xu Xin hurriedly asked, with a courteous look.

"The snake is lurking in the water of the Cangjiang River. It feeds on resentment and is likely to continue to hurt people." Xie Yunlan murmured, "Master Xu, please order someone to keep watch along the banks of the Cangjiang River. If the snake is found Immediately report back whereabouts, and also ask the people not to go into the water in the near future."

"Okay, I'll take care of it now, Mr. Xie, just don't worry!" In order to express himself, Xu Xin personally arranged the matter.

After Xu Xin left, Xie Yunlan was not in a hurry to leave. He patrolled around the prison with a lantern, and asked Shen Fan while patrolling: "Snake, or heart demon, is it possible to transfer a person dozens of miles away out of thin air?" Is it the ability of Cangjiang outside?"

"No." Shen Fan said, "The transforming snake only has the ability to control water and charm, while the inner demon itself is very weak, and its ability largely depends on the strength of the possessed person."

Xie Yunlan thought for a while and said, "Does that mean he won't be stronger than Yuan Shuo?"

Yuan Shuo is so powerful because he is the emperor himself, and the emperor has the power of luck and great convenience in his actions, so he can develop and strengthen his magic power by cultivating the demon fetus. Whoever it is, the power will not be greater than Yuan Shuo.

"Yes." Shen Fan affirmed, "The woman who turned into a snake was transformed by the demon's magic power, just like the monster dragon, it represents the current strength of the demon. He is much weaker than Yuan Shuo."

"In this case..." Xie Yunlan pondered, "How did He Zhu be taken out of the prison and drowned in the Cangjiang River overnight?"

What he said to old man He just now was just to provoke him. In fact, he didn't know how He Zhu died, and whether it was the hand that turned into a snake.

Shen Fan didn't speak, and he didn't know either.

After Xie Yunlan observed all the entrances and exits of the prison as well as the layout of doors and windows, he finally stopped for a while at a ditch behind the cell. He called a prison guard and asked, "Where does this water flow go?"

The officer replied: "Leading to the Yanshui River, almost all the waterways in Cangzhou City are connected, and they all flow to the Cangjiang River in the end."

Xie Yunlan's heart skipped a beat. This explained how He Zhu reached the Cangjiang River without alarming anyone, just walk along the waterway.

But how did He Zhu get out of prison?Xie Yunlan had already seen it just now, and there was indeed no sign of prying the prison door, and there were guards guarding the only exit, which he couldn't figure out.

If you can't figure it out, don't think about it for the time being, there are other things to do right now.Xie Yunlan told Wang Tai, "Go and tell Xu Xin that besides the banks of the Cangjiang River, the waterways in Cangzhou City should also be watched by people. The snakes may go to the city from the waterways."

Wang Tai took the order to leave, and Xie Yunlan said to the officer who had just questioned him: "Go to a man named Zhang Li in Hekou Village and bring him here. I have something to ask him."

"Zhang Li?" The guard replied, "Master Xie, he should not be in Hekou Village."

Xie Yunlan looked at him: "You know him?"

"I know!" the guard said, "The famous local ruffian in Cangzhou City does everything from cheating to cheating, and he is addicted to gambling. He spends almost every day in the gambling workshop, and he lost all the ancestral property left by his family's ancestors. , I heard that his father was mad at him to death."

Another officer also said: "He still owes a lot of debt to the gambling house, and he was chased by the creditors everywhere for a while. Fortunately, he later flattered Mr. Luo, paid off the gambling debt, and turned himself into a gambling house owner. In charge of affairs, in charge of accounts."

"Master Luo?" Xie Yunlan's heart moved, "Luo Hongyuan?"

"Yes, it's Mr. Luo Hongyuan. Who doesn't know that this Li is the dog raised by Mr. Luo. He takes advantage of others all day long and does some deeds to bully men and women." The guard reminded, "Master Xie, although Zhang Li is a rascal , but he is also considered Mr. Luo's person, if you want to interrogate him, should you first..."

"Do you want to do something first?" Xie Yunlan laughed, "Ask Luo Hongyuan for instructions?"

"It's not asking for instructions, it's just saying hello..." The officer smiled and said, "It's easier for us to explain..."

With the power of the Luo family in Cangzhou, Xu Xin, the eunuch, had to give way to Luo Hongyuan by three points, and he even tried his best to make friends with Luo Hongyuan on weekdays. Master.

"Confession, it's a good confession." Xie Yunlan was smiling one moment, and the next moment his expression was like a cold iron unsheathed, with a piercing cold light, "I think you have forgotten your last name! What is Luo Hongyuan?" Something? A commoner, you errands don’t explain to the government, what are you going to tell a commoner?!”

Xie Yunlan's aura is usually not obvious, but at this moment when his face is cold, the killing spirit that has been experienced on the battlefield can no longer be concealed. The guards are all tall men, and they are trained to shrink like quails. He bowed his head, not daring to make a sound.

"Go and bring Zhang Li here. If Luo Hongyuan wants to explain, let him ask me in person!" Xie Yunlan said coldly.

The guards hurriedly went to fetch people, as for those who did not leave, they would stay in the prison on duty. They looked at Xie Yunlan cautiously, not daring to make a sound.

Xie Yunlan calmed down a little, and asked seemingly unintentionally: "Since Zhang Li is so famous in Cangzhou, do you know that he met the River God ten years ago?"

"I know, almost all the locals in Cangzhou know..." The guards hurriedly replied in fear of angering Xie Yunlan again.

However, after finishing the answer, they realized something belatedly.

"Why didn't you say it earlier?" Xie Yunlan looked at them coldly.

Among the guards who stayed in the prison on duty, some of them went to the pier during the day. When Xie Yunlan investigated the case of He Zhu's drowning, he asked about the River God, but none of the guards present mentioned this matter.

The guards fell silent again.

It could be because of something, because I saw Xie Yunlan's attitude towards the sacrifice of the river god, and I was afraid that they would be blamed if I mentioned it. Although they were not the masterminds, they did participate in the sacrifice, just like other people in Cangzhou.

They could guess the reason without mentioning Xie Yunlan. He sneered. Originally, he only felt that Xu Xin, the prefect of Cangzhou, was a poor man, but he didn't think that Cangzhou had always been like this. The upper beam was not straight and the lower beam was crooked. It is extremely absurd to sit back and watch a group of foolish people force an innocent woman to death.

Xie Yunlan coughed again after thinking about it, and felt that the symptoms of choking were much better after drinking the medicine just now, but now he was very angry, maybe the disease was induced again, that's all, when the case is clarified, I will follow these one by one People settle accounts.

Xie Yunlan turned around and walked towards the guest room. Xu Liniang's matter had already been investigated, but there was one other matter that concerned him very much.

On the way back to the guest room, Xie Yunlan asked Shen Fan: "Do you think the dragon that fell from the sky on a thunderstorm night ten years ago is related to the river god?"

"No." Shen Fan's tone was very firm.

Xie Yunlan stopped, looked at him and asked, "Why?"

"Because..." Shen Fan paused, and then said, "Dragon is a symbol of power, and they are also righteous gods canonized by heaven and earth. There are only three or four...three dragon gods in the world, each performing their duties. It has nothing to do with the river god."

He changed his words twice when he mentioned the number of dragon gods. Xie Yunlan didn't go into it. He observed Shen Fan's expression and asked, "Then why did it rain heavily in Cangzhou shortly after the dragon appeared, and there happened to be a river?" The appearance of God?"

"It's just a coincidence." Shen Fan looked a little cold, as if he didn't want to talk about it anymore, and he continued to walk towards the guest room alone.

Xie Yunlan stared at Shen Fan's back for a moment before following.

A group of his subordinates also went to Cangzhou with Wang Tai, and they are currently living in the courtyard arranged by Xu Xin for them, next to Xie Yunlan's guest room.

He called a more stable subordinate named Qiao Zhen over, and said, "Go to Huaizhou overnight, and use my name to ask Zheng Rui, the former prefect of Cangzhou, about Xu Liniang's affairs ten years ago." Cause and effect, and..."

He paused, saw that Shen Fan was sitting in the hall eating snacks, he didn't pay attention to this side, and then lowered his voice and said, "Ask him if it's true that the dragon fell on a thunderstorm night ten years ago, and if the dragon's horn is in his hands. "

"Yes." Qiao Zhen took Xie Yunlan's warrant, immediately went to the backyard to lead the horse, and set off for Huaizhou.