Remembrance of Tianyin's Adventure

This night seemed destined to be a sleepless night, not only in the palace, but also in Kaifeng Mansion.

The corpse collection room in Kaifeng Mansion was shrouded in a heavy cloud.With the help of the flickering candlelight, Gongsun Ce carefully looked at a corpse in front of him, and asked the people beside him, "Guard Zhan, what clues can you see?"

Zhan Zhao thoughtfully said: "If the folk theory of the evil spirit's murder is true, then the murderer should be the ghost of Deputy General Guo."

"That's right!" Gongsun Ce said, "Since Deputy General Guo was executed at the border for collaborating with the enemy and treason, in the past few months, along with his head being transported back to Beijing, nine murders occurred in many counties along the way. If it weren't for the strange similarity of the victims' deaths, it would be difficult for people to connect these murders that occurred at different times and in different states and counties. Nowadays, the theory of evil spirits has spread among the people, and even the emperor has some Believe me, as soon as the head of Deputy General Guo was transported back to the capital, the emperor hastily ordered the Ministry of War to bury him, and I only hope that this weird thing can stop here."

Zhan Zhao looked down at the corpse and said, "However, that so-called 'evil ghost' came out to commit murder last night."

"It seems that you don't believe in evil spirits after hearing Zhanwei's words?" Gongsun Ce asked.

Zhan Zhao Xingmu said with a smile, "It's not only Zhan Zhao who doesn't believe in the murder of evil spirits, but also my lord and my husband. Otherwise, why should my lord rush to call Zhan Zhao back to Beijing to investigate the case?" He bowed his hands to Gongsun Ce and said with a smile: " Just invite Gongsun Banxian to perform ritual rituals in front of Vice General Guo’s grave, wouldn’t it be enough?”

Gongsun Ce returned the salute with a wry smile, "Thanks to Zhan for the compliment!"

Zhan Zhao restrained his smile, and sighed, "I really hope this is the work of evil spirits, otherwise, finding the murderer may be like looking for a needle in a haystack."

Gongsun Ce's eyes brightened and said: "So, Zhan Huwei at least knows who this 'needle' is?"

"This..." Zhan Zhao reached out to take the candle in Wu Zuo's hand, illuminated a dark red and blackened wound on the corpse's neck, and asked Wu Zuo, "Uncle Chen, are you sure that the wound on the deceased's neck is a tooth mark?"

Chen Yutong hurriedly adjusted his untidy clothes and hats, bowed and said, "Master Hui Zhan, I have spent most of my life dealing with corpses, so I won't lose anything. In addition, although the corpse was torn all over, there was not much blood on the scene. , it can be seen that the murderer first sucked a lot of blood from the neck of the deceased before dismembering the corpse."

Zhan Zhao said: "In this case, it should be right." He said to Gongsun Ce: "There is an evil saying in Jianghu that drinking human blood can improve a person's skill in a short period of time."

"In this way, Guard Zhan believes that this case is the work of the Jianghu monster?" A deep and clear voice came from outside the door, Zhan Zhao hurriedly turned around, went up to salute and said, "Isn't your lord already asleep?"

Bao Zheng stepped in and said solemnly: "How can this house sleep when such a tragedy happened in the capital?"

Gongsun Ce lightly stroked his black beard, and smiled at Zhan Zhao: "Your Excellency purposely rested early tonight, because I was sure that you would rush back to the mansion tonight, and I didn't want you to be busy with the case as soon as you entered the door. Unexpectedly, you see Your lord fell asleep, and you woke up me and Zuo Zuo to conduct an autopsy first."

"Oh?" Zhan Zhao said with some embarrassment: "It's my subordinates who have let down your love." With a smile in his eyes, he raised his brows lightly and said, "However, the master's biography of Feige was written with such urgency, how could my subordinates dare to neglect it?" ?”

Bao Zheng shook his head and said with a smile, "According to what you're saying, it's the mansion's job, isn't it?" This willful subordinate, Bao Zheng is really getting more and more helpless with him.

In the darkness of night, a blood-red phantom hurriedly drifted over the streets of Kaifeng Mansion, entered an abandoned ancient temple outside the city, landed with both feet, and turned the incense burner on the altar table to the right with delicate fingers, and landed on the ground. A door of two feet square was opened.Immediately, Phantom shook her red skirt, turned over and fell into the secret passage.

"You are finally back!" A young man with a fair face, handsome and suave rushed over from the depths of the secret passage, took her hand, looked her over carefully and said, "Why don't you listen to me? Entering the inner palace at night How dangerous is it?" Seeing that she was not injured, and she didn't look like she had just been in a fight in the palace, she was relieved.

The woman in red didn't appreciate his concern, she suddenly raised her hand, slapped the man on the face, and said harshly: "How many times have I told you, except for your brother, no man in this world can touch you?" Me!" Claw-like five fingers grabbed the man's left arm, eyebrows stood erect, and he said solemnly: "Guo Zhongqing, you heard me clearly! If you dare to touch me again, I will cut off your entire arm! "

Guo Zhongqing replied boredly, and continued to ask: "You didn't kill the Queen Mother?" He hurriedly persuaded: "There are so many masters in the palace, why take risks? It's better to think long-term."

The woman in red snorted coldly, walked into a well-furnished stone room, sat on a stone bench, cast a disdainful glance at Guo Zhongqing, and said, "You think I'm just as greedy for life and afraid of death like you? "He resolutely said: "If you can avenge Jian'an, why should you be afraid of death!" Asked him: "Didn't you come to me to avenge your brother? Why don't you care at all?"

Guo Zhongqing said: "Of course you have to take revenge, but I don't want you to have any mistakes because of it." He said anxiously: "There are many ways to take revenge, why kill the Queen Mother? Why bother to use evil methods to improve your skills? You know that this will happen at any time Go mad!"

"I said it!" The woman in red raised her head and said, "For revenge, I will do whatever it takes!" There was determination in her eyes.

"Then you don't even want your life?" Guo Zhongqing subconsciously stretched out his hands to grab the arms of the woman in red, and when he saw her warning eyes, he quickly retracted.

"I don't want this life anymore!" The woman in red stood up abruptly, and shouted frantically, "He's dead, what's the point of me being alive?" Knuckles creaked, and the slender nails gradually sank into the stone table. Angrily said: "I don't want to live anymore, and I won't make my enemy feel better!" He said with a sneer: "Your Majesty, if you ordered to kill my beloved, I will kill your closest relatives! Hahahaha... "The sound of wild laughter resounded through the stone room.

Guo Zhongqing was surprised: "Could it be that you still want to kill the Queen Mother?"

"Of course!" The woman in red said slowly: "But what you said is right, the odds of winning in the palace are indeed too small. I just happened to inquire about an important piece of news when I entered the palace. Let's do it." A smug smile faded from the corner of Lingxiu's mouth.