Wait a minute, heroine

Ten miles away from Yun'an City is Guantou Town.

Xuanji, a real person wearing a white curtain hat, was sitting in a restaurant in the town. There was a pot of wine in front of him. He poured himself into the drinking room and occasionally glanced at the carriages and horses in the town.

Guantou Town is the main land road, and most of the people coming and going are small merchants with small quantities of goods. Because the road to Beijing is quite crowded, most people unload and hand over goods here. Many wealthy merchants in the city also have their warehouses around Guantou Town, which can be regarded as A place where dragons and snakes mingle.

The carriage and horse carriage that Master Xuanji was following was the hiding place of Blood Bodhi in the past. It was not a big place. At this time, six or seven carriages were parked in the courtyard, covered with oilcloth. The outline of wooden barrels could be vaguely seen, and in the air You can also smell a hint of soy sauce.

After taking over the shift with Ye Jingtang last night, Master Xuanji followed the guidance and went to the vicinity of Jiang'an Pier. Not long after staring, he found a group of people appearing near the merchant ship, loaded the barrels onto the carriage, and arrived at Guantuan Town.

Because the people who came were all pawns with mediocre martial arts skills, and no major figures were present, Master Xuanji followed him all the way, waiting here to wait and see what was going on.

But after staring here all night, before the leader of the other party came over to hand over, Master Xuanji was attracted by the sound of a bell.

Ding bell~ding bell~

The sound of the bell is very clear, and the shaking speed is not fast or slow, which is very different from the horse bell.

Zhenren Xuanji had been to the sandbank, and when he heard the sound, he knew it was a camel bell. He looked towards the entrance of the town and saw a caravan coming from the road.

The caravan was not a large one, consisting of six camels, with luggage hung on both sides of the hump and goods covered by oilcloth inside.

There were a group of five or four people in the caravan, all dressed like those from the sandbank, wearing loose sun-protective robes and gauze scarves on their heads. They looked dusty.

The capital is home to treasures from all over the world, and merchants from Shazhou are not uncommon. The blankets and embroidery there are famous for their gorgeousness and are very popular with the families of princes. The goods are quite popular. As soon as the caravan entered the town, there were many shopkeepers. The member of staff stepped forward to take a look.

However, what caught Xuanji's attention was not the goods carried by the camels, but the woman on the big camel in the lead.

The woman's face was covered with a red gauze scarf that had been exposed to the wind and the sun, and she was wearing a loose long skirt with red gauze on a yellow background. She wore glass beads on her long black hair and had several braids on her head. She looked gorgeous and a little bit gorgeous. She is wild, with bright eyes and fair skin. Just by looking at her eyebrows, you can tell that she is a very distinctive beauty.

The woman seemed to be the leader of the caravan. When the merchant came to chat, she started negotiating smoothly:

"It's all medicinal materials, 30-year-old snow mountain ginseng, and Cordyceps..."

“Are there any sandbar iron yams?”

"Go aside!"

"Hehehe..."

…

Seeing such an exotic beauty, Master Xuanji's eyes lit up slightly. After opening the curtains and taking a closer look, she quietly stood up and went out.

The camel caravan stopped in the old street of the town. There were merchants on three floors inside and outside watching the excitement. They asked questions here and there, but few of them actually paid.

The woman in red gauze who led the camel team may have also realized that these idle men came purely to see the beauties from a foreign land and were too lazy to sell their goods. After driving them away, they settled in an inn in the town.

After her men unloaded the goods on the camel, the red gauze girl took a caravan member to a wing on the second floor and said:

"Lao Jiu, do you have any acquaintances in Yun'an?"

The middle-aged man in the back took off his turban, revealing a rather gentle face. He looked like a big shopkeeper who had been in the business all year round, but his eyes were bright and he was obviously a warrior.

Upon hearing the woman's inquiry, the middle-aged man called Lao Jiu responded:

"There are few martial arts forces in Yunzhou, and there are no contacts outside the customs. It is difficult to find acquaintances. Zheng Kun from the Hongshan Gang is quite familiar with me. It is said that he is also in Yun'an, but he is in prison, so he probably can't be contacted... "

"Then find a way to find out. Daokui is so famous, I don't believe that the people in the capital know nothing about him."

"clear……"

After the men left, the woman in red gauze closed the door, breathed a sigh of relief, took off the veil on her face, sat down at the table, opened the tea cup and took out the water bag from her waist, wanting to take a drink of water and rest.

But as soon as the water reached halfway, the woman in red gauze realized something was wrong. She didn't stop pouring water and touched her waist with her hand.

Hula——

At this time, the door behind him was blown open and closed by the cold wind.

A ghostly white shadow flashed into the room at an astonishing speed and rushed directly behind the woman in red gauze.

The red gauze woman's eyes suddenly changed, she held three silver needles in her hand, and wanted to throw them behind her back, but as soon as she raised her arms, she was grabbed by someone, and then twisted behind her back. Someone pressed her back, and she fell directly on the table. .

thump--

The woman in red gauze tried her best to push herself forward, but she couldn't get away. Her eyes showed fright and anger. She wanted to say hysterically: "Witch, are you done yet!", but when the words reached her lips, she swallowed them back and turned into a panic-stricken one. cowardice:

"Hero, spare your life! I will give you everything, don't kill me..."

Master Xuanji twisted her fair left hand behind her back and pressed the woman on the table with her elbow. She touched her willow-like waist with her hand, took off the dagger and poisonous needle, and threw them far away. Her tone was full of evil spirit:

"Oh? Really give me everything?"

The woman in red gauze looked back slightly with confusion in her eyes:

"Nvxia, I am a serious businessman and I don't know you. Have you found the wrong person?"

"You are a serious businessman, and I am not a serious person. Look at how beautiful you are, so I am here to rob you of your beauty."

Xuanji's body was lowered a bit, and her hands slid up along her waist and abdomen to search her body, pinching the areas that could not be grasped with one hand:

"Female donor, are you willing to cooperate, or should you resist first and then cooperate, huh?"

The red woman had goosebumps all over her body and twisted her shoulders hard:

"You madman, I really don't know you..."

Master Xuanji didn't even bother to listen. She just held the red gauze woman down and searched her body back and forth. Because she had important things to do now, she couldn't make any mistakes, so she didn't give any chance. She carefully removed all the sinister items. He also joked casually:

"She has a slender waist, plump hips and beautiful shoulders. She looks like she's going to be fertile at first glance. If she were thrown into the black prison dungeon and fell into the hands of the King of Hell, I don't dare to think about what would happen..."

The woman in red gauze wanted to fight back, but she never found a chance. Unable to bear it, she turned her head forcefully:

"Witch, you're not done yet, are you? I spared you last time and explained it clearly to you. What do you mean by chasing after me and biting me?"

After Xuanji finished searching her back, she tied her hands with the fabric of her belt:

"One code equals the other. I did not chase you last time, but this time you showed up to the door yourself, and you were also planning to find out about the high-ranking officials in the black government. Who would I catch?"

The woman in red gauze had a calm expression: "What if I inquire about the contemporary swordsman? Is it illegal? He is a high-ranking official in the Yamen of the Wei Dynasty. Can I come to the capital to file a complaint?"

"..."

Master Xuanji blinked and felt that it made sense, so he stopped moving, sat in front of him, untied the wine gourd and took a sip:

"The tribes in the Western Sea are not under the control of the Wei Dynasty. If you want to file a complaint, you should go to Yanjing. What's the use of running away to Yun'an?"

"My tribes in the West Sea have been raided by Beiliang and their people have been looted. Where can I go to complain to the emperor? Ye Jingtang is a high-ranking official in the Wei Dynasty. You, the Wei Dynasty, are saying that the whole world is not the land of the king..."

"okay."

Master Xuanji put down the wine gourd, stopped talking nonsense, and looked a little more serious:

"Don't say that you have these things or not. For the sake of beating you for more than half a year, I will give you a chance to tell the truth honestly. The capital is not peaceful recently, and the court is searching for traitors. If you come here at this time, you are very suspicious. Big, if you don't explain your identity, origin, and purpose clearly, even if I am compassionate, I will still have to send you to torture. I am still easy to talk to, but if you don't cherish it, you will be sent to the hands of King Ye Da, and you will break his throat if you scream. I won’t let you go…”

The red woman felt that the witch was much more serious than before, and she seemed to really want to use rough torture to extract a confession. In the spirit of a good man not to suffer the immediate loss, she thought about it and said:

"I am upright, what can't I say? My surname is Sanskrit and my name is Qinghe, and I am the Zhuzong of the Dongming tribe. You can find these in the Wei Dynasty. I traveled in the northern and southern dynasties, looking for the things left by the northwest royal court. Things, the title of 'Saint of Thieves' was thrown at me by people in the world. I have never stolen anything.

"Last time in Wuzhou, I went to Zhang Jinglin to ask for the prescription for Tianlang Pearl. As for Tianlang Pearl, I told you last time. The day I got the prescription, I found that Ye Jingtang, the contemporary sword master, had used it. Not only is Tianlang Pearl fine, but her skill has also greatly increased. I told the elders in the clan about this, and the old man said that maybe Ye Jingtang's body was special, so he asked me to come over and try to find a way to invite Ye Jingtang to visit the Dongming Department..."

"please?"

Master Xuanji frowned and said, "Are you sure you're not kidnapping a civilian man, kidnapping Ye Jingtang back to study, or acting as a village minister?"

Fan Qinghe was a little annoyed: "How can I tie up the sword leader of your Wei Dynasty?"

"You're a beauty trap. You have so many tricks. You can even bring me down. Isn't it easy to kidnap a man?"

"..."

Fan Qinghe opened his mouth and replied:

"What does this have to do with you? No matter what method I use to invite him, as long as he comes with me voluntarily, do you care?"

Master Xuanji shook his head: "Yejingtang is the military chief of our Wei Dynasty, and he holds an important position. He went abroad to the rebellious tribes in the West Sea. What if you do anything to win over him and elect him as the leader, and pull up the Tianlang Iron Cavalry? How can we Aren't you looking for trouble for yourself? Don't even think about it. Take people back now. I can pretend that I have never seen you. If you dare to approach the Night Terror Hall without permission, you will be treated as a spy of the enemy."

Fan Qinghe took a breath and raised his hand:

"Okay. Untie me and I'll go back now."

Master Xuanji is not stupid. She knows that this smart guy will run away if she dares to leave. She doesn't have the energy to be on guard all the time now. After thinking about it for a while, she wants to carry Fan Qinghe up.

"What are you doing? Where are you taking me?"

"I'll take you to the black prison dungeon and lock you up for a few months. When I'm done, I'll escort you out."

?

Although Fan Qinghe is from outside the customs, she has been running around all year round, but she has heard that the black prison dungeon has a reputation of being difficult to get in and out. She struggled and said:

"I didn't commit any crime, why do you lock me up? Can't you just kick me out?"

"I'm busy lately and don't have time."

"Why are you so busy that you can abuse lynching and not even care about the morality of the world?"

Master Xuanji moved for a moment, thought for a moment, and sat down again:

"I am busy investigating a batch of black feather grass of unknown origin. I remember that black feather grass comes from the tribes of the West Sea and Southern Xinjiang. The Dong Ming tribe is also famous for its witchcraft. You are the king of the Dong Ming tribe..."

"It's Zhu Zong!"

"Okay, Zhu Zong. Do you know the origin of this batch of black feather grass?"

Fan Qinghe thought for a while and didn't hide it:

"Last month, a group of wealthy donors with unknown origins went to the four major parts of the West China Sea to purchase medicinal materials. They didn't want any strong poisons, but only chose black feather grass, a relatively rare and less toxic hallucinogen.

"The smell of black feather grass is very strong. Experts will hold their breath if they smell something wrong and will not be greatly affected. However, ordinary people are easily affected. I suspect that they bought this stuff in large quantities to harm the common people, so they did not sell it. In the end Those people bought the medicinal materials from Xuanhao Department, and they were all boiled. I heard that they weighed more than a thousand kilograms, and they bought all the stocks of Xuanhao Department..."

Master Xuanji nodded and asked, "Have you ever touched the other person's identity?"

Fan Qinghe shook his head: "Our Xihai ministries are all about credibility. We never ask about the whereabouts of merchants, and we don't do any business. I don't have the time to check these. Hmm... But there seems to be a patient in that team."

"patient?"

"Yes, it's a very special disease. There are bone spurs on the body, which directly pierce the skin and expose it. It's terrible. I wasn't there at the time. The elders in the clan saw the disease. They said it was incurable and they only prescribed some forcible analgesic drugs. , so that the person can live more comfortably before death..."

"Bone spurs..."

Master Xuanji had heard of diseases such as 'osteophytes', but this was the first time he heard about it when the flesh was pierced and exposed. Thinking about it, he just nodded slightly.

After Fan Qinghe finished speaking, he twisted his body and sat up:

"I've told you everything I know, can you let me go now?"

Master Xuanji frowned slightly, confused:

"I said I would let you go after you explain the situation?"

"you?!"

Master Xuanji raised his hand to stop his words, thought for a while and said:

"Don't you want to study Tianlang Pearl? Zhang Jinglin has been studying it for many years, and he must have more experience than you. I will give you a chance to ask Zhang Jinglin for advice. You just stay here these days. If you don't obey me..."

Master Xuanji flipped her wrist lightly, took out three golden needles, and aimed at Fan Qinghe's buttocks:

"As long as you let me catch you, I will prick you with a few needles so that you will never be able to return to the tribes of the West Sea in your life. You will marry a prince here as a concubine."

Fan Qinghe didn't believe this nonsense at all, and just said:

"I can be obedient, and I can help you if you have any trouble, but you will make me suffer night terrors afterwards."

Master Xuanji shook his head decisively: "Don't even think about persuading me, Wei Dongliang, to defect. But afterwards I can think of a way to let the court open a convenient door. From now on, your Dongming tribe's caravan will not be blocked at the pass. .”

Fan Qinghe blinked, feeling a little moved. After all, although the Northern and Southern Dynasties had trade, due to historical reasons, the tribes in the West China Sea were not counted as human beings. They had to eat and get cards everywhere. Even if they want to buy salt, grain, cloth and other daily necessities, they can't buy them. Most rely on smuggling.

"Are you sure you can talk?"

"You lie to me every time. I beat you when I say I will. When have I ever lied to you?"

"..."

——

Yutan Villa.

In the afternoon, in the large garden of the villa, more than twenty heroic maids were divided into two teams, red and black, playing takraw on the grass.

The empress usually likes to play football, but now she is not feeling well and cannot play in person. She still soaks in the Dragon Washing Pond and reads miscellaneous books. The Queen Mother was bored during the football match. Taking advantage of the cool autumn weather, she took her maids to play with Dongfang Liren.

Dongfang Liren has been playing with his sister since he was a child, and his skills are quite good. Because there are very few opportunities to kill everyone, he must have attracted the Night Terror Hall who was patrolling the villa.

Ye Jingtang didn't like bullying women, and he didn't play much football, so he stood outside the field and watched the ball carefully with Niao Niao doing his duty.

Because the empress has always been very relaxed, her dress requirements for the maids are not so rigid, and there are no other men behind the villa. The maids who often play football with the empress in the palace dress quite unrestrained - skirts with high slits on both sides. A short-sleeved top, if you're shy, wear a pair of trousers underneath, and if you're too hot, just wear bow-knot pants. When you're running, you'll basically see all your thighs.

Dongfang Liren is more formal. He also wears a black outfit when playing football, which doesn't reveal much of his body. However, unfortunately, his clothes are too rich, and he is already very oppressive when standing. Needless to say, the scene of running is enough to give the whole room a fright at night. I was terrified, fearing that the hem of my clothes would be stretched open due to the heavy load.

The Queen Mother is petite and delicate, and she looks frail on weekdays. But on the court, she is unexpectedly dexterous. She wears a crimson close-fitting dress and moves among the crowd with a sepak takraw ball. Her posture is quite agile. , just like a girl in her prime.

However, the Queen Mother is not a girl after all. She is not as tall as a person, but her figure is quite mature. When she runs, her impact is not inferior to that of Big Benben.

Ye Jingtang stood upright outside the field and watched the ball for a long time. He simply failed to notice the score. This was partly because of the interference on the field, but it was mostly because of worries about foreign affairs.

The bird flew over at noon. According to the description of the dancing wings, the trap should have been opened, and Ning'er let him pass.

Ye Jingtang really wanted to see what was left behind by the previous emperor, but Fairy Lu was gone and never came back. Yuhu was lying on his bed sickly and didn't want to get up. If he left Yutan Villa, he would be gone. For this reason, people who can shoulder the important task can only wait here. At the same time, they are also a little worried about the safety of Master Xuanji.

Fortunately, after waiting for most of the day, the ethereal figure appeared again outside the villa.

Seeing this, Ye Jingtang greeted Benben who was playing football, then quickly came to the outskirts of the villa and asked:

"Why did you come back so late? Did you encounter special circumstances?"

Master Xuanji did encounter a special situation, but she had not figured out the exact intentions of the Beiliang Thief Saint, and it was difficult to say these things at the moment. She just responded:

"The goods were transported to the carriage and horse shop in Guantou Town. No leader showed up all day long. I can't tell how many masters Prince Yan has. It should be the incident about the Jiang thieves yesterday that alerted Prince Yan. From what I can find out now, Judging from the general information, Prince Yan should have sent people to purchase medicinal materials from various tribes in the West Sea. The quantity is quite large, and there are probably other strange medicines. There is a person under his command who is very special. He has bone spurs on his body. I suspect that he is secretly trying to figure it out. It is caused by physical imbalance in Jade Bone Tu. However, these are just speculations. You should rely on your own judgment in your further investigation."

Ye Jingtang blinked, full of surprise: "Where did you come to these conclusions?"

"Information obtained from acquaintances in the Xihai tribes."

When Master Xuanji said this, he thought about it and said:

"If you want to deduce the Minglong Diagram on your own, you usually need a picture as a primer. If nothing else, the Dragon Elephant Diagram stolen after the city was breached was in the hands of King Yan. King Yan relied on these to support the masters of the world for his own use. You If you encounter an opponent, pay more attention to this aspect, the Minglong Diagram does not follow common sense, so don’t capsize the boat in the gutter.”

"Dragon Elephant Picture..."

Ye Jingtang blinked his eyes, and suddenly he had some speculation about the origin of his dragon-elephant drawing. However, the drawings were all in his hands. These were irrelevant at this time, so he said no more at the moment and watched Xuanji off. After the real person returned to the garden where the ball game was being held, he took the birds and set off, first arriving at the foot of the mountain.

Zhe Yunli has been recuperating in Mrs. Wang's courtyard since she turned into a crazy girl last night. She has recovered as before in the morning. She did not dare to go up the mountain because of her special status, so she waited at the foot of the mountain for most of the day.

At this time, in the courtyard where Dr. Wang was staying temporarily, Mrs. Wang was imparting her experience to the ladies who came from the capital.

In the courtyard, the white-haired doctor Wang was doing health-preserving boxing in the elegant courtyard, and said:

"This boxing technique of mine is the best in the world. Although it cannot hit people, it can make you live longer. No matter whether it is the Three Immortals or the Eight Chiefs, it is just a passing cloud, walking around in the world, and you can live to the end. That’s the real skill…”

Zhe Yunli, wearing a waist-length undershirt, followed the exercises slowly and studied very seriously.

Seeing Ye Jingtang coming in from the door, Zhe Yunli stopped his work and stood up straight:

"Cousin Jing, you are here."

"Um."

Ye Jingtang first greeted Dr. Wang for a few words, then led Zhe Yunli to the door and asked:

"How are you feeling?"

Zhe Yunli patted her breasts, which were already looking a little like a girl:

"It's been healed a long time ago. Speaking of which, the black feather grass is so strong, I don't even remember what I did last night..."

Ye Jingtang felt that Xiao Yunli remembered it completely, but he didn't point it out. After walking out of the gate of Yutan Villa with him, they rushed along the official road and continued to work on the case of Crown Prince Yan.

Fearing that the gap would be too long and leading to missing important clues, Ye Jingtang immediately came to the carriage and horse shop in Guantou Town and asked Niaoniao and Yunli to follow them with binoculars in the distance so that they could follow the clues and catch the subordinates of Prince Yan. The old lair where the master was hiding, and he took the time to return to the capital and came to the imperial city.

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Inside the Imperial City, outside Cheng'an Hall.

Since the mechanism was opened, Luo Ning and Pei Xiangjun have been waiting in the garden for Ye Jingtang to come back. Because they waited a little long and were afraid that the mechanism would be discovered by the palace officials, they took out the various files inside and put them in the temporary residence. In his room, he closed the mechanism again and took care of the lawn to prevent others from seeing anything strange.

Ye Jingtang hurried back to the outside of Cheng'an Hall, and Luo Ning came over with a few pieces of paper:

"The agency is open. I've sorted through the general information inside. There isn't much important information. Take a look."

Ye Jingtang took the paper and looked at Juanxiu's handwriting on it:

"Daliang...the Northwest Royal Court...the Qinchi Department...the treasure...that's it?"

Luo Ning shrugged slightly: "The news that was out of date a year ago is completely useless. I feel like it doesn't matter if I send it to Bai Jin."

Ye Jingtang took the paper and read it carefully, then took the pendant with five beads to look at it, thought about it and said:

"I am the only one who can use Tianlang beads. The Qinchi tribe was suppressed for decades, so it seems that it may have something to do with me. I will keep this bead for now. As for other news... well... you can suppress it first. Come on, send it to Pingtian Sect now, you have no reason to stay in the capital anymore."

Luo Ning wanted to nod in agreement, but thought about it and said:

"Staying in the capital with such different tricks, Bai Jin will notice something strange sooner or later. You...you have to think of a way as soon as possible to solve this problem once and for all."

"I understand. I'll finish my current affairs and find a way to deal with the leader of Pingtian. In the worst case, I'll confess in private, and I'll admit it if I get beaten up."

Ye Jingtang put down his things, leaned over and tapped Luo Ning's lips, ran into the waterside pavilion and kissed Sanniang who was meditating, and then set off again, heading out of the city...

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