Chapter 563 [Malice]
On the training ground, everyone gradually dispersed, Zhanzhao had to continue to investigate the case, and after a trip to the Prefecture Mansion, although he found clues, there were still a lot of serious things to do. If you love to play and watch, come to WWW. LοΌ·XοΌ³οΌοΌοΌγ οΌ£οΌ―οΌ
Zhao Pu and the others were also busy with other things, and gradually, on the huge playground, only Long Qiaoguang who was worried with a bow was left, and Xiao Xiaozi and Xiao Liangzi, who were sitting with Xiao Wu and accompanied Long Qiaoguang.
The right general was worried about something, Xiao Liangzi hugged his arms and sighed, he replied to Long Qiaoguang It turned out that he would not, this is also an evil door.
Xiao Sizi is the most patient, and he thinks that he is also a little fool, and there are many things that he can't learn, so he encourages Long Qiaoguang not to be discouraged, otherwise think of other ways?
Long Qiaoguang held the bow and crossbow and looked at the arrow target in the distance...... Something else?
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After Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang left the barracks, they first went to the Zhaoyue Jade Shop.
There is a white lantern hanging at the door of the jade shop, the door is also closed, and a white notice is posted next to the door, Wang Shouye is going to mourn his deceased wife in the past few days and close the door.
Zhanzhao walked up and knocked on the door.
After a long time, the door opened, and a little guy wanted to thank the guests, but when he saw that it was Zhanzhao and Bai Yutang, he asked, "The two of you...... Something? β
"Is your master here?" Zhan Zhao asked.
The little guy sighed, "The old man is sick." β
Zhan Zhao frowned slightly, did Wang Shouye miss his deceased wife?
"Can you meet him?" Zhan Zhao asked.
The little guy nodded, opened the door and invited Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang to enter the house.
The jade shop looks messy, and there are not many family members, but it seems that they are almost gone at this time, and there is only one small house left.
Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang glanced at each other, and the little servant was helpless, "After Madame died, the old man was depressed all day long, and he fell ill within two days...... He drove away all the people in the family, and I was afraid that the old man wouldn't be able to think about it, so I stayed. β
Zhan Zhao nodded.
Bai Yutang walked to the door of Wang Shouye's bedroom, opened the door and glanced inside, frowning slightly.
Wang Shouye was wearing a piece of clothing, leaning on the left side of the rattan couch, in a daze. It's only been a few days, and he seems to be a teenager old, and he's so thin that he's out of shape.
Zhan Zhao also frowned slightly-Wang Shouye seemed to have a deep love for Pei Qin, it turned out that if he lost his lover, people would suddenly become like this, and the whole person was in a state of lovelessness, which was very pitiful.
The two of them wanted to ask Wang Shouye about Pei Qin's background, but looking at his current situation, they shouldn't be able to ask anything.
The two turned around and looked at the little guy who was still tidying up the yard.
Zhan Zhao asked, "Why is the yard so messy?" β
The little girl sighed, "Who knows, it seems to be a thief, that day I went to my wife's funeral with my lord, went out of the door, and when I came back, the house was turned into a mess...... In these years, people's hearts are not ancient, people have just suffered such a big disaster, and someone came to steal things, it's a bastard! β
"Did you lose anything?" Zhan Zhao asked.
"Not really, so we didn't report to the police." The little guy was helpless, "The master doesn't have the heart to care about these at all, and he's sad all day long." β
Zhan Zhao looked at Bai Yutang.
Bai Yutang also frowned - did someone come back to look for something? The two of them thought of the three paintings in unison...... Now it is known that two of them were stolen, so will the remaining third one be in Pei Qin's hands? But the jade store, including Pei Qin's room, had been searched before, and there was no picture scroll. Wang Shouye also did not find out what paintings his deceased wife had collected. And look at the yard rummaging Cheng dΓΉ...... The people who came to steal should not have found what they were looking for...... Could it be hidden somewhere else?
Zhan Zhao asked the little guy, "Your wife, do you usually go to any places?" β
Xiaowu shook his head, "My wife doesn't go out on weekdays...... By the way, she sometimes goes back to the river to burn paper, saying that it is to worship her ancestors. β
"The riverside?" Zhan Zhao asked.
"It's quite remote, just to the southeast of the moat, there is a large area of reeds, and Mrs. always burns paper in the reeds to worship her ancestors." The little guy replied.
After Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang asked him to describe the location in detail, they left the jade shop and rushed to the southeast of Kaifeng City.
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"Ahem......" In Wu Yiwu's room, there were bursts of coughing sounds.
In the courtyard outside the door, Gongsun frowned and prescribed medicine, and Jiuniang sat sullenly at the door.
Lin Yehuo passed by, frowned and asked Gongsun, "What's wrong with Uncle Xiaohuo?" Isn't it better? β
Gongsun sighed, "It was good, but he couldn't stand the fact that there were always things to provoke, he was heavy-hearted, and his mood was chaotic but strict." β
Lin Yehuo frowned, "Then don't always bother him with things, let him rest more and think about it." β
Sitting at the table and watching Gongsun open the prescription, Granny Heishui sighed, "If I could think of it and persuade it well, I wouldn't have become today's sick bag." β
Jiuniang grabbed a straw in her hand, "I don't know if it's intentional or not, one after another is some bad things in the past!" β
Hong Jiuniang's words attracted the attention of Gongsun and Lin Yehuo, the two glanced at each other, and Gongsun thought of it inexplicably...... In the academy just now, Ge Qing's list of people who wanted to invite him to the birthday banquet, as well as the sentence "Everyone is fine now" said by Lin Fuzi...... Although Wu Yijiao has a kind of immortal to save his life, he is actually very sick and can't bear too much blow, and repeated stimulation will increase his illness, and too heavy a blow may kill him.
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On the outskirts of the eastern part of the city, there are indeed a lot of reeds near the moat, and no one comes here on weekdays, and many egrets inhabit here, so it is also called Egret Bay.
Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang went back to Kaifeng and flew to the sky above the reeds.
Probably the huge size frightened the waterfowl in the reeds, and I saw a large number of egrets flying out of the reeds and passing over the water, and the scene was very spectacular.
Bai Yutang pointed to a clearing in the middle of the reeds, Zhan Zhao stretched out his hand and gently patted the head of the unit, and the unit fell down and stopped in the clearing.
There is still a lot of open space in the reeds, and Zhanzhao and Hakuyudo will choose this place because there is a stone tablet on the ground.
After landing on the ground, the two walked to the stele.
There are no words on the stele, and there are traces of frequent worship in front of the stele, which looks like an unnamed mound.
Zhan Zhao rolled up his arms and sleeves.
Bai Yutang asked, "Are you sure?" Maybe it's a columbarium when it's dug up. β
Zhan Zhao smiled, quite a little taboo-free, "If you dig it wrong, apologize to people and bury it back!" Burn a lot of paper money! β
Bai Yutang was also helpless, watching Zhanzhao bury himself in the hard work and dig the pit.
The fifth master stretched out his hand and gently wrapped the hair that Zhan Zhao hung in front of his eyes behind his ear, this cat passed by the yard when he went back to get a shovel just now, and after hearing Wu Yixuan's coughing sound from inside, he didn't laugh, and he laughed a little reluctantly at this time......
Zhan Zhao was so preoccupied that Bai Yutang felt panicked, his cat should be carefree.
It didn't take long for something to be dug up under the stele, a black ebony box, square.
Zhan Zhao dug out the box and placed it next to the stone tablet and asked Bai Yutang, "How is the size?" β
Bai Yutang nodded, "It's just right to put it in an ash jar." β
Zhan Zhao also felt that it was like an urn, so he bowed gently to the box with his hands folded and said, "Don't blame! β
After that, open the box......
The box opened, and inside was a gray porcelain jar - the columbarium.
Zhan Zhao blinked, slightly tangled.
Bai Yutang also squatted down and looked, "Is it wrong to dig?" β
There was a seal on the ash jar, and a thought flashed through Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang's minds - will there be retribution for opening the seal like this?
Zhan Zhao hesitated, but Bai Yutang saw that there seemed to be something pressing under the altar, so he asked Zhan Zhao to take out the jar.
Sure enough, at the bottom of the box, under the lime jar, there was an oiled paper bag.
Bai Yutang opened the oiled paper bag and found that it was holding a famous post.
There is such a thing as a famous post, which is usually owned by officials, and there are official ranks, positions, etc., as well as the seal of the imperial court to prove their identity, and Zhanzhao also has one.
Bai Yutang opened the name card and looked at it, and handed it to Zhanzhao, "It seems that there is no mistake in digging." β
Zhan Zhao took the name card and opened it, and saw that this was the name card of the former Hangzhou prefect.
Zhan Zhao frowned and looked at Bai Yutang.
Bai Yutang stretched out his hand and opened the lid of the ash jar.
In the jar, there was no white powder, but a long brocade box and a letter.
Zhan Zhao reached out and took out the brocade box, as well as the letter.
Bai Yutang opened the brocade box, and there was a scroll of pictures inside, which was a picture of a snow scene.
Contrary to the expectations of the two, this painting is not similar to Lin Xiao's painting, and the overall style is very different. But I don't know why, I always feel that two completely different paintings have the same feeling, very much like the same person.
Bai Yutang is very interested in painting, and the painting technique pays attention to a momentum, and the direction of the gesture determines the style of a painting...... It's the same talent!
Zhan Zhao looked at the painting and suddenly asked, "Is this painting a place?" β
Bai Yutang also picked it up and looked at it, and saw that the main picture in this snow scene was the mountains and rivers, there were rivers under the mountains, and there were temples on the mountains, and the paintings were very fine.
"Looks like it's somewhere." Bai Yutang has also walked through many famous mountains and rivers, but he doesn't have much impression of this picture, "The painting should be incomplete, and it feels like there is no beginning or end." β
Zhan Zhao said, "If it's really one of the three paintings in the legend, even if it's complete, we can't understand it." β
Bai Yutang nodded, "I need to let Uncle Xiao Yu recognize it." β
Zhan Zhao frowned, looking embarrassed, "He vomited blood when he saw Lin Xiao's painting last time, can you show him this painting directly?" β
Bai Yutang nodded, "Then don't show him...... By the way, what about the inside of the letter? Is there anything written? β
Zhan Zhao took out the letter, and the envelope was wordless...... When I opened it, there was a piece of letter paper and something, and when I poured it out, I saw that it was half a copper coin.
Zhan Zhao raised his head to look at Bai Yutang, Bai Yutang shook his head, indicating that he had no clue.
The two of them collected the things, and then restored the soil that had just been dug up, and then rode on the unit, planning to go back to Kaifeng Mansion together......
He spread his wings and flew into the air, flapping his wings and trying to fly high, when he suddenly ...... Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao heard a sound of breaking the sky, and the speed was extremely fast.
Bai Yutang suddenly tugged on the dorsal fin of the unit, and the man screamed sideways, and at the same time, two crossbow arrows flew over against the abdomen of the unit. One of them grazed his wings......
Zhan Zhao sprang up from his back, and at the same time, several more crossbow arrows shot up.
He lost his balance and fell after a few spins in the air...... When Bai Yutang was close to the ground, he pulled the back of the small man up, unloaded the weight and slowed it down, and finally ...... They landed on the sand near the river beach. Fortunately, the ground was soft, so he rolled in a circle on the ground, screamed a few times, and lay down on the beach.
Bai Yutang immediately checked its condition, and saw a blood mark appear on the left wing...... Fortunately, the scales were hard, but they still left abrasions. Bai Yutang frowned, touched his chest and abdomen again, and was relieved to find that there were no other injuries.
It probably hurts too, and rubbing Bai Yutang with his big head has a little coquettish meaning.
At this time, Zhan Zhao grabbed a few crossbow arrows and fell, and his eyes narrowed when he saw the wounds on his wings.
He chirped a few times in dissatisfaction, stood up, shook his head and tail, and looked at his wings.
There was still blood oozing out of the wings, and Bai Yutang took the hemostatic ointment given by Gongsun and rubbed it on it, and he didn't know if this thing had any effect on the dragon.
Zhanzhao looked around, and there was no one near the river beach.
"Was it a sneak attack?" Bai Yutang asked, "I feel that the place where the arrow is shot is far away." β
"Hmm!" Zhan Zhao nodded, "The archery technique is very good and the internal strength is deep. β
"Could it be the same person who shot the snake to the Kaifeng Mansion cell before?" Bai Yutang asked.
Zhan Zhao nodded, thinking that it was possible, "Fortunately, he didn't learn to use the wind to hide the sound of arrows breaking through the air like Long Qiaoguang." β
Bai Yutang nodded and touched his head, "Otherwise, you may not be able to dodge this arrow just now." β
Zhan Zhao took the crossbow arrows and glanced at them, then frowned, and handed the arrows to Bai Yutang to see, "Look at the tail of the arrow." β
These crossbow arrows are quite peculiar, the shaft of the arrow is very thick, it can be understood that it was shot with a heavy bow, the tail of the arrow has very few feathers, and at the end of the arrow, there is a mark - three halves of the mida.
Bai Yutang frowned, "This is Cheng Bang's military emblem." β
"Isn't the purpose of such a sneak attack too obvious?" Zhan Zhao took the arrow and studied it, "Is it really the arrow that Cheng Bang used back then?" β
"It doesn't matter if he's real or not, it's not Cheng Bang who shoots arrows anyway." Bai Yutang said, frowning, "Why did you sneak attack you?" Or do you want to sneak up on the two of us? β
"These arrows can't kill us either." Zhan Zhao also felt that the sneak attack was a little unnecessary, and looked at the arrow again, "Don't you think that from the case of the three-headed Jintuo, the old things of Cheng Bang back then were brought out?" β
"Someone is guiding us to investigate what happened back then?" Bai Yutang shook his head, "But I heard Master and them talk about Cheng Bang back then, and the matter is over, why is there a follow-up?" β
Zhan Zhao looked at the scroll in Bai Yutang's hand, "The target is the secret behind this scroll?" β
The two were talking about it, and suddenly ...... In the distance, in the reeds, large egrets flew up, as if they had been frightened by something.
Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao looked back at the same time, and then the two of them made the same action, pounced on the two of them, and crawled to the ground......
As the two moved, two crossbow arrows flew over their heads, piercing a large ginseng tree in front of them, leaving two holes.
Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang glanced at each other - no sound! There was no sound from the arrow just now, in other words, if it hadn't alarmed the egrets in the reeds, they might have been hit!
Zhan Zhao looked back at the reeds gently swaying in the wind in surprise, "This is the arrow shot by Uncle Xiaowu......"
"Your little uncle's arrows have no shape." Bai Yutang glanced at the hole in the big tree in front of him, "If it's the same person who attacked you just now......
"He didn't really do anything just now." Zhan Zhao was shocked, "What person? The archery is about the same height as Uncle Woe, and what does he mean? Provocation? β
Bai Yutang said in a low voice, "If there is such an arrow sneak attack, ordinary people will not be able to prevent it at all. β
Zhan Zhao frowned, "It's not that ordinary people can't prevent it...... There are very few people who can prevent it! β
The two of them helped the huge target to his feet, raised his vigilance, and left the river beach.
When they got to the back of the tall tree, they found the two crossbow arrows that had fallen to the ground, and sure enough, they were the same arrows that had struck them just now.
Bai Yutang saw Zhanzhao's hand holding the arrow, which seemed to be shaking slightly, and he was a little puzzled, and looked up.
Seeing that Zhanzhao's face at this time was unprecedentedly ugly, the cat that had always been gentle was gritting his teeth at this time, and there was irrepressible anger in his eyes, which seemed to be flowing out little by little.
"Cats?" Bai Yutang called Zhan Zhao.
Zhanzhao looked up.
"Are you alright?" Bai Yutang was a little worried.
Zhanzhao came back to his senses, only to find that the arrow in his hand had been broken by himself unconsciously.
"What's wrong?" Bai Yutang was puzzled.
Zhan Zhao said, "If we go back with this arrow, we will definitely ask Uncle Xiao Yu as soon as possible." β
"Hmm." Bai Yutang nodded.
"Whether it's the battle of Guancheng or the dead Cheng Bang, every time you mention it, it's a scar of Uncle Xiaocao." Zhan Zhao's face turned cold, "His health has been getting worse and worse recently, it's just torture......"
Bai Yutang frowned slightly, indeed, these arrows, which happened one after another more and more strange things, seemed to be torturing Wu Yiyi repeatedly.
Bai Yutang glanced at Zhanzhao again, and Zhanzhao under his anger was not so easy to see...... After all, for him, hurting any old man in the Demon Palace is undoubtedly using a knife to rip off his flesh, which is unforgivable!
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The author has something to say: This article will not talk about Cheng Bang and the battle of Guancheng in detail, it will not affect the plot, and it will be left in the article of the Silver Demon King.