Zhu Youxian will not mention it for the time being. Cheng Li still has a good impression of Li Yanzhou, who "swallows the world". Thinking that soon after, the two would meet each other, and Cheng Li couldn't help but sigh a little.

When you're in a bad mood, you want to drink. Cheng Li picked up the wine glass and drank three glasses in a row before temporarily suppressing the unhappiness in his heart. He turned the conversation and said, "Don't talk about that." Miss Rou, listen to what you just said, the amorous girl was also with you?"

Xiaoqing also said: "Yes, yes, yes." I remember that Qiu Yeyu said before that his senior sister and second senior sister went to Xiangxi in order to investigate a strange case. Now that I think about it...... Could it be that this strange case has nothing to do with the statue in the center of the street outside?"

The Bodhisattva bowed his head and said, "That's true. If we talk about this matter seriously, we must start with the platoon teaching. Cheng less. I don't know how much you know about Pai Jiao?"

Cheng Li shook his head: "I don't know much." Xiaoqing knows better than I do. ”

Xiaoqing said: "Platoon, it is divided into two rows: the south row and the north row. The southern platoon is based in Yongzhou, and all important matters are decided by the leader of the platoon, the person called the 'platoon leader'. The north row is entrenched in the Chenzhou area, mainly by the Yan family. ”

The Bodhisattva nodded and said, "This is indeed the case. But three years ago, things changed. Of course, strictly speaking, only the south row has changed. The north row is still the world of the Yan family. ”

Cheng Lidao: "The five thieves of the Yuanjiang River said before that it was the sect leader of the Pai Sect who ordered them to lock the river. The change in the southern platoon is not related to this sect leader?"

The Bodhisattva's expression was solemn, and he nodded: "Three years ago, there was a person who entered Yongzhou, and in the shortest possible time, he subdued all the leaders of the southern platoon, and proclaimed himself the leader of the Pai sect. Under his leadership, the power of the southern platoon expanded rapidly, constantly compressing the power of the northern platoon. The Yan family sent elite soldiers and fierce generals to fight several battles with the southern platoon, but they all ended in defeat.

However, after all, the Yan family is a martial arts family with hundreds of years of history, and the heritage is very profound. No matter how powerful the leader of the Pai Sect is, it is easy to defeat the speaker, but it is difficult to destroy the speaker. Therefore, after gaining the upper hand in the battle, the leader of the Pai Sect accepted it as soon as he saw it, turned the spearhead, and went to fight those Miao barbarians in the deep mountains of Xiangxi.

In less than a year, almost the entire Miao Man in Xiangxi has surrendered to the leader of the Pai Sect. To tell the truth, such a force is no longer under the Badou Hall or the Canghai Yueming Tower. Even compared to the Golden Dragon Gang, it will not be much inferior. ”

Xiao Qing's eyes widened, and she said in surprise: "Wow, it turns out that there is such a thing." Without saying a word, such a big force has developed, and no one on the rivers and lakes knows about it? ”

Cheng Li said: "Although it is powerful. But it only belongs to the category of ordinary battles in the rivers and lakes, and there is no need to dispatch your four major stalls, right? What's more, the senior sister and the second senior sister are dispatched together. ”

The Bodhisattva shook his head: "If what the sect leader does is limited to this, then of course there is no need for us to go out. However, after the leader of the Pai Sect accomplished this feat, he did one thing. ”

Cheng Li subconsciously asked, "What's the matter?"

The Bodhisattva said slowly: "He built a huge statue in Yongzhou, worshiped as the patron saint of the Pai religion, and worshiped day and night. He also claimed that the catastrophe would arise and the world would be chaotic. Only by believing in the true God can we be saved. ”

Cheng Li frowned and said: "The catastrophe is coming, and only by believing in the true God can we be saved?" Hmph, it is obviously just a trick used to deceive some ignorant people. If things come to this, will the local officials turn a blind eye?"

The Bodhisattva said, "Naturally not. The first to take action was the Yongzhou prefect. He led the officers and soldiers to the bullet press, and finally drove away those platoon sect members. They were not allowed to worship the patron saints of Paijiao.

But only three days later, the prefect disappeared from the government. When it was rediscovered, the prefect had been reduced to a stone sculpture and placed in the center of the busiest street in Yongzhou, with a look full of fear, as if he had seen something incredible, or had been tortured. When people look at it, it is creepy. ”

Cheng Li was taken aback, and said, "Even the prefect was turned into a stone carving?

The Bodhisattva sighed: "In the days after the incident, the sect leader of the Pai Sect had solid evidence that he could not be a murderer. Afterwards, the leader of the Pai Sect declared that the prefect of Yongzhou had offended the true god, so he was punished by the gods. ”

Cheng Li sneered slightly. He asked, "Miss Rou, you said this was just the beginning, right?"

The golden armor girl said: "The prefect was killed, and it stands to reason that a new official should come to take over." However, before and after the imperial court, several alternate prefects sent by the imperial court have not yet arrived and have been turned into stone sculptures on the road. Finally, no one is willing to come here to be an official anymore. In the entire Xiangxi region, people are panicked and almost in chaos. ”

Cheng Li shrugged: "It's a big mess, and the sect leader of the Pai Sect just came out to clean up the mess, and by the way, he bought people's hearts." ”

The Bodhisattva said, "Exactly."

From that time until now, almost two years. The true god worshiped by the leader of the Pai sect has completely replaced the traditional three schools of Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism. Now, there is only one god believed in in the entire Xiangxi region, and that is the patron saint of Paijiao. ”

Cheng Li nodded: "It's actually going to be this point." Then it's no wonder that the imperial court wants to send two of the four major stalls to join forces here to investigate. But then again, what kind of god is this guardian god that the Pai cult believes in?"

The Bodhisattva took out a scroll of drawings from his bosom and placed it on the wine table. said: "On this picture scroll, it is the true face of the patron saint of the Pai Sect painted by the senior sister herself. ”

Cheng Li took the scroll and slowly unfolded it. Xiaoqing also came over curiously, but when she saw the pattern at first glance, she was taken aback and blurted out, "How can this be?"

Cheng Li stared intently and saw that the guardian saint depicted on the picture scroll was like a half-human and half-snake. Above the waist, she is a wild and glamorous, stunning woman full of charm. Below the waist, there are colorful and terrifying pythons.

This half-human, half-snake woman has a head full of fiery red hair. Every strand of hair is actually a living poisonous snake. Although it is only a picture, the feeling of a group of snakes surging and dancing like flames is still extremely vivid. The person who wrote the pen has a deep skill in Danqing, and can be called a famous master.

In addition, this half-human, half-snake woman, one long and one short on her hands, each holding two knives, which happened to be the child knife and the mother knife of the glass treasure knife. On the woman's chest, there is a green jade, which is a glass crystal bead.

Cheng Li subconsciously turned his head and glanced at each other with Xiaoqing. In their hearts, no matter what, they didn't believe that this was just a coincidence. Cheng Li glanced at Xiaoqing and asked her if she knew this statue, or whether this statue had anything to do with the snake clan back then. But Xiaoqing's response was just shaking her head.

The small action of the two of them glancing at each other did not hide from the Bodhisattva. The golden armor girl said: "In the Pai Sect, it is claimed that this guardian god is the mythical Nuwa Niangniang. But only they say so.

In fact, there are many temples dedicated to Nuwa Niangniang in all parts of the Central Plains, and there is no statue of Nuwa Niangniang in any temple that is similar to the image of Paijiao, the half-human, half-snake guardian deity. ”

Cheng Li came back to his senses and said lightly: "It may be that the sect leader of the Pai Sect is just talking nonsense." Don't bother with that. But Miss Rou, you've been here to investigate for so long, and that's all you can find?"

The Bodhisattva sighed: "The style of the sect leader is mysterious, and he is heavily guarded when he enters and exits. In addition, the whole of Xiangxi has become the world of Pai Jiao, and it is also the eyes and ears of Pai Jiao everywhere. It's hard to find out what to look for and what a useful clue is. Of course, that's just under normal circumstances. ”

Cheng Li was keenly aware of the key to the Golden Armor Girl's words. "What if it's not normal?"

The Bodhisattva suddenly narrowed his eyes and smiled. This smile is like a spring flower blooming and everything disappears. It's incredibly moving. She stood up, bowed deeply to Cheng Li, and said softly: "Cheng Shao, little green girl, I'm really sorry." I have another purpose in bringing you into this village openly this time. ”

The golden armor girl bowed close to ninety degrees. Suddenly, Cheng Li only felt that a large piece of snow white broke into his eyes, it was simply a stormy wave, rippling thrillingly. His heart moved, but then he remembered that Xiaoqing was by his side, and secretly screamed at the moment, so he quickly withdrew his gaze and didn't dare to look more. said: "Miss Rou, your purpose is to 'scare the snake', right?"

The Bodhisattva sighed, "Exactly. I also had no choice, so I had to make this decision. Cheng Shao, please also look at the people of Xiangxi, bear with me. After the case is solved, let's go back to Bai Yujing, and I will personally cook and clean up a meal of wine and food as an atonement for the two of them. ”

Cheng Li stretched out his hand and pressed it falsely, and said, "Lady Rou, don't say it so seriously. In fact, Xiaoqing and I also want to know what this Pai Sect Leader and this Guardian Spirit are. ”

Xiaoqing also walked over and sat down with the Bodhisattva's hand. comforted: "Sister Rou, I really don't need to apologize. No matter what we say, we are our own people. If you help your own people, then why do you need any special reason? Don't worry, we've got you covered. That's right. What's going on with that Golden Dragon Gang's Chang Feng outside?"

The Bodhisattva nodded to Xiaoqing gratefully, and then said, "Half a month ago, the sect leader of the Pai Sect suddenly issued an order to lock the mountain and seal the river. Completely close the entire Xiangxi and cut off all communication and contact with the outside world. The good helpers were then almost all dispatched out to assist in the implementation of the order to lock the mountain and seal the river. ”

At about the same time, the Golden Dragon Gang and Canghai Yueminglou, as well as some other people from the rivers and lakes, all entered the Xiangxi area one after another. Seems to want to find out some secrets. But they disappeared separately. When it reappeared, it also became a stone carving. ”

Xiaoqing's heart sudden, and she couldn't help but ask, "What is the secret?"

The Bodhisattva said slowly: "Of course, it's the secret of the glass treasure knife. ”

Xiaoqing's eyes contracted, and he smiled forcefully: "Sister Rou, what do you mean is that the secret of the glazed treasure knife is related to Xiangxi?"

The Bodhisattva said, "I'm afraid that's the case. On the same day, Hangzhou Leifeng Pagoda collapsed, and a woman's figure appeared, suspected to be the mythical and legendary White Lady. She snatched the glass sword, rode the thunderstorm, and flew southwest. You are the parties involved in this matter, and you should know better than me.

Later, Uncle Shi consulted various classic archives and found that the White Lady was probably related to a strange snake that appeared in Yongzhou eight hundred years ago. Coupled with the statue of the true god of Paijiao, what he is holding in his hand is clearly a glass treasure knife. Therefore, Uncle Shi concluded that most of the treasures hidden by the treasure knife were near Yongzhou.

The Golden Dragon Gang and Canghai Yueming Building, their intelligence organizations, even if they are not as good as Xiuchun Tower, will not be far behind. It's not surprising to be able to find the same clues. So it's only natural to send someone over to make up your mind. ”