The matter is very important, Xia Qingyun is afraid that the wall will have ears, so he asks Si Hongrui to move to the Ruyi Treasure Pavilion to discuss in detail.

It turned out that during this time, Si Hongrui and Hongjin of the national protection company had been secretly investigating the cause of the emperor's illness. He also sent people to infiltrate the barbarian country to find out the information about the dragon bone map.

After some investigation and covert visits, Fang knew that the dragon bone diagram was not a special person's name, but the honorific title of the chief wizard of the Barbarian Country. In other words, when he was an old wizard, his apprentice inherited the mantle and cultivated to the same level as him, and he would also be revered as a dragon bone diagram.

The spy also brought back a portrait of a dragon bone from the barbarian country, and the painter's craftsmanship was very exquisite, and the demeanor of the figure was vividly depicted.

The portrait depicts a sleek, black, thin, unattractive figure, wearing only a grass skirt to cover his body, covered with black tattoos, and wearing a horrific skull necklace on his chest. There are a total of nine skeletons, which means that his identity is the most noble nine-headed wizard in the Barbarian Country.

The painter painted one of his eyes very cloudy, and at first glance he appeared to be blind. Si Hongrui explained that barbarians believe that the eyes hide the soul of a person, so when painting a portrait, they will not draw the eyes very carefully.

"This person is definitely not the dragon bone diagram I have seen before, it is likely to be his heir. The spies also inquired that there were three of the most powerful Gu techniques of the barbarian wizards, and the Ten Thousand Worms Gu was one of them, and only the Dragon Bone Diagram would grow this kind of Gu. ”

Xia Qingyun asked, "Then what are the other two Gu techniques?" ”

Si Hongrui had a disgusted look on his face, and it seemed that even mentioning the name of Gu Jushu would make him feel uncomfortable.

"The other two, one is called Heart Devouring Gu. It is a kind of mind-eating insect endemic to the southwestern jungle and raised on a poisonous snake. Witchcraft is used to plant eggs into human flesh and blood. After the eggs hatch, they will burrow into people's brains, unknowingly confusing people's minds, and turning those who fall into Gu become puppets of wizards.

"There is another one, called Tong Zi Gu, which is specially used on children, and it is necessary to kill the child first, and then soak it in potion to make its body not rot. You can grow up like ordinary people. But in fact, it is already the living dead. It is said that the living dead are invulnerable and move extremely quickly, once cultivated. Will always be the most loyal undead guard. ”

Speaking of which. Si Hongrui and Xia Qingyun glanced at each other in unison. Both of them had a chill down their spines. According to Zhiqiu's description, the dragon bone diagram used peeling to peel off Sihong Bowen's skin and subcutaneous scars, and then applied medicinal powder. Could it be that the powder is mixed with the eggs of the hearteater? Talent director zhì Si Hong Bowen's temperament has changed a little bit?

Thinking of this, Si Hongrui clenched his teeth, his fists clenched so that his knuckles turned blue, and his heart ached.

Si Hong Bowen has been fighting for the country since he was a teenager, and he was born and died. When a person is alone, even if he is injured, he does not dare to tell his parents, lest they be sad. If you really fall for the tricks of a barbarian wizard, become a puppet who has been robbed of your mind by a heart eater, and do things that bring disaster to the country and the people, how sad and regrettable it should be!

Xia Qingyun comforted: "Father, it's still not sure if Bowen has fallen into the Gu. Zhiqiu has seen the keel diagram, and I will take this portrait for her to identify. Take 10,000 steps back, even if Bowen is plotted, we can cure the emperor's ten thousand insect Gu, and we will definitely be able to drive out the heart-eating worms in Bowen. ”

Si Hongrui took a long breath, "It's the only way to do it now." I really don't want you to get involved in this, but now it seems that you have to be involved. By the way, let's build a fort in the treasure pavilion, don't sue Sù Bowen for now, and wait until the matter is clear. ”

Xia Qingyun nodded, and asked again: "The emperor is anxious to order my father to enter the palace, but what is the matter?" ”

Si Hongrui hesitated for a moment and said, "I won't say anything about this matter, you have to know sooner or later." The emperor received the letter of state from the steppe khan, and the khan was about to arrive in Beijing in the near future and personally submit the letter of surrender to the emperor. ”

Xia Qingyun looked sideways slightly, thought for a moment, and asked, "It is said that the grassland khan is cunning and cruel by nature, and he is arrogant. Even if he lost the battle with Bowen in the northwest, how could he personally come to bow down and profess himself. I'm afraid it's not that simple. ”

"The emperor also has this intention, so he announced that I will enter the palace with your uncle to discuss. No matter what his intentions are, it is the best policy to do a complete strategy and respond to all changes without change. ”

Xia Qingyun thought so, looked directly at Si Hongrui, and sincerely requested: "Father, no matter what, I am also the Taiping County Lord of Qi State, if there is a place where my daughter can contribute, please sue me!" ”

When the father and daughter came out of the Ruyi Treasure Pavilion, it was already the third watch.

Xia Qingyun lay on the bed and tossed and turned, unable to sleep for a long time. Si Hong Bowen's scarred face after the injury and his smooth face after the recovery kept shaking in front of her eyes alternately. It wasn't until the fifth watch that I fell asleep for a while.

Si Hongrui and Si Hongbowen father and son went to the court together early, and after Xia Qingyun got up and freshened up, he asked Xue'er to call Zhiqiu and took out the portrait of the keel diagram for her to identify. Zhiqiu immediately pointed to the portrait and affirmed that he was the one who went to the barracks to treat Si Hongbowen's injuries.

Xia Qingyun told Zhi Qiu about the guess of the Heart Devouring Gu, and Zhi Qiu shook his head again and again in shock, "Impossible, impossible!" How could Childe become a puppet of a wizard! That small barbarian country has long since surrendered, and it does not have the courage to do such a thing! If this is the case, the Protector will be able to pacify the barbarians by sending troops! ”

Xia Qingyun was busy silencing her, the matter was serious, and she was just guessing, and she must not leak the news. She instructed Zhiqiu to secretly observe Si Hongbowen's actions, and if there was anything abnormal, she would immediately report it to her to know.

Zhiqiu's heart was startling, and after resting for a while, she recovered her usual look, and just walked out of the study to the middle of the courtyard, when she suddenly remembered something and turned back again.

Back in the study, she told Si Hongrui about Si Hongrui's letting people smash the cloud tower in Hejian Mansion, and said worriedly: "If you follow the previous nature of the son, you will never care about this little thing, but this time she has no scruples about his reputation, and he is afraid of it."

Xia Qingyun also frowned when he heard this, Si Hong Bowen was thoughtful and cautious, this was indeed not his style. Although it was Aunt Jiu's shop that was smashed, if it was spread out, how could people not think that he was slapping Prime Minister Nangong Xi in the face?

Could it be that he really fell into the Heart Devouring Gu and wanted to stir up trouble in the capital? The steppe khan came to visit again at this time, is there any connection between these two events?

Xia Qingyun couldn't figure it out for a while, his heart was not happy, and his face also brought out a point or two. When eating lunch, the attentive Mrs. Zhenguo saw it first and asked her if she had something on her mind.

Xia Qingyun hurriedly covered up, maybe he didn't sleep well last night, his stomach was a little full, and he didn't want to eat.

Madame hurriedly asked Chunxiu to ask for a doctor, Xia Qingyun stopped and said, "It's okay, I'll go make up for sleep later, and then drink some ginseng soup." ”

Madame was not reluctant, so she didn't have to accompany them, and went back to her room to rest first. As soon as Xia Qingyun stood up and was about to go out, he heard someone running in to report, "Madam, there is a holy decree!" ”

As he spoke, the palace people who passed the decree had already entered the courtyard and sang loudly: "Fengtian carrier, the emperor's edict said, on the fifteenth day of the first month, the Shangyuan Lantern Festival will be held in the imperial garden, and the lady of Zhenguo and the lord of Taiping County will all participate, and they will not be allowed to resign, so they are here!" (To be continued......)