As soon as the old Taoist priest sniffed it, he lit a stick of incense, but they were all some common high-quality incense on the market, and the strange incense was not among them at all.

Zeng Cha's bizarre death has once again become a headless case.

Lu Xiaoxian didn't believe in ghosts and gods, but there was no trace of this bizarre corpse turning into smoke, and it stumped him for a while.

Fortunately, not everything has not made any progress, and Leng Qing brought him good news.

The two criminal departments under Leng Qing were very quick to do things, and they had verified both things according to Lu Xiaoxian's request.

Lu Xiaoxian's guess was right, those dead Tuyuhun people had all served in the army without exception, and they all participated in the battle of Dafeichuan against the Tang Dynasty with Qinling.

From this point of view, the death of these people must have something to do with the battle of Dafeichuan that year.

Lu Xiaoxian firmly believes that this mystery will soon be revealed.

A total of 79 people came to settle in Taozhou City two years ago, and 34 of them moved to Taozhou City within 10 days before the first crime. Until now, they are still in Taozhou City, from all walks of life.

Lu Xiaoxian held the list of these people in his hand and hesitated for a long time, not knowing whether he should take these people down in one fell swoop now.

If he had learned the news yesterday, Lu Xiaoxian would have taken them down without hesitation. But he learned from the old Taoist priest that these people were all killers of the "Heavenly Evil", and if they wanted to act, they would probably have to go through a lot of twists and turns.

Just when Lu Xiaoxian couldn't make a decision, Long Zhuang brought Lin Yun to visit.

Listening to Long Zhuang's explanation, Lu Xiaoxian said: "The master of the Dragon Bureau will not stay for a few more days, is this going back to Luoyang?" ”

Lu Xiaoxian still has a good impression of this master of the Long's dart game.

"It's not too long to go out! It's time to go back, too! Besides, Taozhou is about to go to war, so it's better to leave this place of right and wrong as soon as possible! Long Zhuang smiled and said, "Thanks to the care of Gongzi Lu along the way, Long is grateful!" Before leaving, I want to invite Mr. Lu to have a meal, chat and express my gratitude, and hope that Mr. Lu will appreciate the light! ”

"I'll invite you, the bureau master!" Seeing that Long Zhuang still had to insist, Lu Xiaoxian waved his hand and said, "Just tonight, when the time comes, I will call Master Guo, Captain Chen, Mr. Leng Hunting, and Wang Langjun and his wife, and it can be regarded as giving the Dragon Bureau Master and Lin Dart's head!" The Dragon Bureau invites me, wait until I return to Luoyang! Anyway, you'll have to treat me to a big meal! ”

Hearing Lu Xiaoxian say this, Long Zhuang had no choice but to agree.

There are some things in this world that are really wonderful, and a few people who have never known each other have become friends all the way for various reasons.

Guo Zhen and Chen Xuanli were because of His Majesty's orders, Long Zhuang and Lin Yun were because of the responsibilities of the dart bureau, Leng Qing was because of Di Renjie's special explanation, and Ouyang Jian and Tang Qian were because of unknown reasons. No matter what the reason was, they all gathered here to Lu Xiaoxian from different directions, and they walked all the way to Taozhou together.

After three rounds of drinking, Lu Xiaoxian said arrogantly: "Dragon Bureau Master, through this dart, I also have some understanding of the dart game, maybe I will also be a dart master in the future, it's really not bad to be an executioner!" When the time comes, you'll have to take me in, Lord of the Dragon Bureau! ”

"Lu Gongzi said with a smile, how can you be an executioner?" Long Zhuang shook his head and smiled.

"Why can't I be an executioner?" Lu Xiaoxian said seriously, "I'm not joking, I think it's good to be an executioner!" ”

Tang Qian asked strangely on the side: "Master Lu, why do you have such an idea?" ”

"Because I'm happy, I'm free. You will come to realize that happiness comes from freedom. Lu Xiaoxian's eyes were a little dazed.

He traveled from the afterlife, to this world that did not belong to him, but now belongs to him, and the crossing has made him lose a lot of things, if he doesn't even have freedom after crossing, what is the point of living?

"People should experience a variety of roles in their lives, but unfortunately many people can't switch roles freely, if there is only one role in a lifetime, they will inevitably fall into a bunch of right and wrong, and they will naturally be unhappy, and they will even collapse after a long time." Lu Xiaoxian seemed to be talking to himself, and continued, "I don't want to live an ordinary life like this, I want to pursue freedom as much as possible, so that I can be fast." There's nothing wrong with being an executioner, it's just one of the roles I'm going to experience, it's just one of the parts of reaching the state of a happy life, it's good! ”

After listening to Lu Xiaoxian's words, everyone was silent, and everyone seemed to be thinking: Am I free? Am I happy?

Tang Qian was deeply shocked by Lu Xiaoxian's words, she used to think that she knew Lu Xiaoxian very well, but now she found that she didn't really understand the person in front of her at all.

Thinking of her situation, unconsciously, Tang Qian was already teary-eyed.

……

Early the next morning, Lu Xiaoxian had just had breakfast, and the post house came to report: "There is a Taoist priest who asks to see!" ”

Lu Xiaoxian's mind flashed, could it be the old Taoist priest of Baiyun Temple yesterday?

Sure enough, the old Taoist priest walked into the house with a happy face, and said to Lu Xiaoxian excitedly: "Childe, I checked the books all night last night, and finally found some clues?" ”

Lu Xiaoxian was stunned: "Come and listen!" ”

"In ancient books, there is a strange incense called Jintuo incense, which is said to come from Persia. Jintuo incense blooms in 30 years, and when it blooms, the fragrance spreads dozens of miles away, like musk deer, like sandalwood not sandalwood, and it makes people fascinated when they smell it. I guess Zeng Cha's death has nothing to do with this flower. ”

Lu Xiaoxian scratched his head and said: "It is produced in Persia, and it happens once in a hundred years, how can such a thing appear in Taozhou City?" ”

"Don't forget, Childe, there are also many Sogdians in Taozhou City!" The old Taoist priest reminded.

Sogdians?

Lu Xiaoxian's eyes lit up.

Sogdians can be found everywhere in the Tang Dynasty, and Taozhou City is no exception.

The Sogdians have been in business since childhood, and they are proficient in business, good at calculation, fearless of hardships and dangers, fluent in various languages, and have many means of doing business. As long as it is favorable, no matter how far away it is, it will run to do business. They bought silk from the Central Plains, and brought in small and valuable treasures from the Western Regions, such as Sesser, Meiwang, agate, pearls, etc.

The old Taoist priest was right, such things as Jin Tuoxiang could only be brought by the Sogdians from the Western Regions. The city of Taozhou was not very large, and it was not difficult to find the Sogdian merchants in the whole city.

Lu Xiaoxian nodded and changed the subject: "Dao Chief, look at this!" ”

The old Taoist priest took the document handed by Lu Xiaoxian, probably flipped through a few pages, and looked up at Lu Xiaoxian: "Childe, what do you mean?" ”