After finishing the matter, King Wu quietly took several paintings that were placed next to him and took Li Zesi into the secret room. When Zhou Hui showed one of them to the secret warlock in the secret room, the latter didn't notice anything special: "It's just an ordinary peony and a cat." King Wu snorted from his nose: "I said that you didn't count Danqing, but you still don't believe it." Take a closer look. ”

The mystic's eyes widened: the picture was very simple, three full and brightly bloomed peonies occupied the lower left corner of the Zhou paper, and under the cover of their branches and leaves, there was a mischievous Zhou colored lion cat looking out with a mischievous expression. "Uh...... Cute drawings? Zhou Hui was completely powerless, so he had to point to the picture and say, "Look at the cat's eyes." "Round pupils, very naughty." "When are a cat's pupils round?" "Evening." "Yes, look at this peony again." "There are a lot of petals and the color is good." "That's not right! If you look at the edges of their leaves, they are slightly curled. And the outer edge of the petal has dry brushstrokes. ”

"What's the difference?" "This shows that it is a peony under the scorching sun." Li Zesi looked at King Wu in surprise: "Peony under the scorching sun...... Cats at night? "The timing isn't right, is it? Look at this question again. "The layout of the painting is mainly concentrated on the lower left, and if the usual rule is followed, the upper right side of the picture should be inscribed with verses, so that it looks visually balanced. However, where poetry should be written, there is only one seal. It is the mark of the Wing King's Mansion. "All the literati paintings from the Prince's Mansion will indeed be sent to me to see, but the paintings sent by the Yiwang Mansion tonight have not been paid, only seals. Moreover, only this one painting was painted at the wrong time. "What do you mean?"

"It's a stinky chess drawing." Li Zesi was shocked: "Does he want to say something?" Zhou Hui looked at the picture nervously: "Stinky chess will not really disappear, the reason why he doesn't contact me may be inconvenient to do so." He is a gambler by nature, and everyone who knows him in Tianyuan knows it. This must be a game he has set up openly, and he wants to say something to us at the opportunity. Li Zesi suddenly realized: "For example, make a bet with the people in the Wing Wangfu to see whose paintings will be appreciated by you." "Yes, if you send a painting to me alone or if the text is too big, the meaning of the picture may be guessed, but if you bet with a group of people, you can take advantage of the chaos. I deliberately drew the wrong time, just to remind me. "In this way, there are strong mystical sorcerers in the Wing King's Mansion." Li Zesi said in a deep voice, "With my understanding of Shenluo, it is difficult for someone to really suppress him. ”

"Maybe he doesn't want to rush out so hard." Zhou Hui looked at the picture and slowly read out the meaning of the picture word by word: "Sanhua is the table, and Zhou Ming is inside." The mystic warlock looked at King Wu in disbelief: "...... Are you sure he painted it? Is there really no mistake? Zhou Hui hugged his shoulders and sat down on the chair: "I have seen all the paintings sent in by the Yiwang Mansion today, and I will never guess wrong, I have this confidence." After a moment of silence, King Wu stood up: "Brother Chu, try to contact me with Master Mo of Dali Temple." Zhu Yu did not nod or shake his head in the face of the question that Li Zesi tried to send.

What Li Zesi wrote on Zhu Yu's desk in the air was the eight words that Zhou Hui had read. After listening to Li Zesi's report, King Wu fell into deep thought. The mystical warlock waited for him a little, and went straight in: "Dali Temple has acquiesced." "I can't figure out why." "Can't figure out what?" "Since the above thinks that Sanwen is innocent and the eldest brother is suspicious, why is he reluctant to act." "It's very simple, I can figure it out." Zhou Ming is the eldest son of Emperor Wen, who has a very high prestige in the army, and has just returned from the frontier, and has worked hard, which can be said to be without the slightest flaw. Even if he was prejudiced against Bu Arrest and cut him in public, it was impossible for Emperor Wen to punish King Qi.

"It stands to reason that at least the two who killed and arrested should be arrested and scapegotified, why didn't there even be this movement? The big man with no face is called the ugly cow, and the little Zhou face who makes the saber, isn't it the one Yu Yu met on the field? Why did he follow Zhou Ming? It's all confusing. Li Zesi responded: "You think too much." "How?" "It's waiting to see what happens." Li Zesi took Shen Luo's painting and lit it out of thin air, "Besides, this news came from the Wing King, and it doesn't necessarily mean the holy will they guessed, it is likely that it is just their own plan - to use this matter to contain Zhou Ming." If Emperor Wen is suspicious, he may also restrict His Royal Highness King Qi in this regard. ”

King Wu was silent for a short moment: "But why did you choose to capture the foot?" He's a good guy. "Great, it's a perfect target. You also said that there are not many civilian families that are of great significance to the above, and Bu Hunt happens to be such a candidate. "He could have done something big." Zhou Hui got up and walked out of the room, "This thing is too brain-consuming." "You have to pay for it, just wait and see." "You're right. I'll just take a look at the tender lotus root and change the taste at night. "At all the moments of obscurity, something chilling happened again.

On the third day after Bu Zhu's death, before his father and grandfather had left Tian Yuan, the sun was shining brightly in broad daylight, and a pedestrian was on fire again in front of countless people on the bustling avenue. This time, there was no ugly cow and Xia Ling to relieve him of the pain, he crawled on the ground for a full half an hour with a scream, and then slowly lost his voice in the flames. The people around him poured water on him swore that the water poured on him was like oil, and the more it was poured on him, the more it became more and more prosperous. Others tried to cover the fire with sand, but the fire permeated his whole body and could not be covered up unless he was buried alive.

At the time of the autopsy, he told Dugu Sheng that this person was a cripple. People around also testified that the fire was lit while limping down the street on crutches. Dugu Sheng stared at the charred black corpse that was burned and crumpled into a small mass, and when he heard the name of the victim reported by an acquaintance who witnessed it, he knew very well why he was crippled. This person is a chivalrous man whom Dugu Sheng met five years ago. It may seem too grand to say that he is a chivalrous man, his father is a giant who does cloth trading in Tianyuan, he is the last in line, and there are four brothers above who are all in business.

Only this person wants to change his background and become a successful person who enters the court by virtue of martial arts and ability. When Dugu Sheng met him, he was masked and doing chivalrous righteousness in the night of Tianyuan. He told Dugu Sheng that if he had the chance, he would definitely make Tian Yuan's night even quieter. The ambition of the bird. Dugu Sheng thought. That's good. The two quickly became good friends, and it was Dugu Sheng who told him about this summer's martial arts. Then the owner of these wrecks in front of him spent a lot of money to buy horses, asked teachers to train himself for a few months, and went off the field full of fighting spirit, and in the first round, he was abolished by the Qi King and withdrew from the martial arts arena.

Dugu Sheng was reluctant to think of his name again, which made him feel a chill. The onlookers' eyes widened in horror, and the whispering voice gradually sounded like thunder in Dugu Sheng's ears. He personally picked up a whip and roared and rushed into the crowd: "Look at what! Spread out!! After the case was reported, a notice was quickly issued on it: Anyone who reports private secret techniques and arson will be rewarded heavily, and those who get from it will be abandoned from the market. All the princes received a secret edict from the palace, prohibiting private secret sorcerers from traveling. Once you leave the house, you will be killed on the spot after being caught.

Hundreds of folk mystics have been reported, and they are basically all charlatans. Zhu Yu hacked five to death by drawing lots, hung his head above the city gate, and the crowd of onlookers blocked all the streets for a while. The vehicles passing through the gate of Tianyuan City, whether under the banner of the inner government or the prince, were all carefully searched, and countless mules, horses, and ox carts were seized at one time, and the price of grain in the city was high, and the stores in the city were everywhere. Rumors burned all over the city like a raging fire, and all kinds of strange rumors were processed by people and turned into countless distorted horror legends, some people said that the palace secret warlock was testing new secret techniques with civilians, some people said that Tian Yuan was originally built on the secret ritual array, and now it was finally triggered, and some people even described vividly that on the highest roof of the palace, there was a huge flint mirror, which was usually used by dignitaries and nobles to gather sunlight to illuminate pedestrians on the road, just like burning ants.

But without exception, the spearhead was unconsciously pointed at the people in Zishou Street and Tianyuan Imperial Palace. As time passed, the truth was still unclear, and Li Zesi was also called for a second questioning. But because of Zhou Hui's strong protection, Mo Yuyan suppressed his witch Gu case record, and after some questioning, he was released back to King Wu's mansion. Although Zhou Ming did not argue, he resolutely refused to hand over the ugly cow and Xia Ling, but only strengthened the defense of his mansion by several layers, and there were black-clothed soldiers patrolling silently every Sunday and night. As soon as Wen Yu was able to get up from the bed, Wen Fu received a warning letter, saying that the problem of Benma Jian City must be investigated to the end. After Wen received this official letter, he went to the Yiwang Mansion for the first time, and locked himself deeper in the study after he came back.

At the same time, Zhou Ju began to frequently travel to Zishou Street and various princes' mansions on the grounds of raising money and food for Ji Zetang, and he even rushed to the Qiwang Mansion to lobby with great fanfare, but when he came out, he found nothing, but his expression did not change at all. Everyone felt a strange uneasiness, tossing and turning in the night like refugees who would starve at any moment. The tranquil pool of water in Tian Yuan City finally began to stir slowly. The courtyard wall of the Qiwang Mansion is not higher than that of other princes' mansions. Li Zesi was not far from the backyard wall of the Qiwang Mansion, hiding in the corner of an alley, thinking about how to sneak in without being discovered.

As we all know, the Qi King doesn't like mystics, and he doesn't need this kind of person to protect himself. He had an unknown number of guards, not so numerous as to displease the higher-ups, but enough to pacify any problematic subjects in the event of a mutation. I'm playing with my life. Li Zesi thought. He subconsciously looked at his arm, and beneath the wide sleeves of his robe were two bone-deep lacerations. If it weren't for the extra heart and eyes at that time, and the defense technique was launched in advance, these hands would have been in this position long ago. Careful secret techniques cannot always save one's life in time. I am not a spirit, I only have one life. Li Zesi stared at the high wall reflecting the dark shadows of the patrol soldiers again, and his mind spun rapidly.

How much should I pay for King Wu's curiosity? If you run away now, it's still too late. Or simply leave Tian Yuan and go back to the countryside, away from this increasingly hideous place, where I may be able to continue to make a living by forecasting the weather. Li Zesi staggered between the two groups of soldiers, dodged close to the wall of the Qiwang Mansion, and desperately squeezed himself in, for a while, his nose was full of the earthy smell of masonry, mud and tiles, and there was unbearable pain on his face and bare skin. He is not a sharp blade, and the sturdy wall is not a gap in the bones of a cow, this kind of virtual flesh traversing secret technique is just a clumsy imitation of his deep Luo spirit ability, not only can he not control it freely, but it also consumes a lot of energy, and the slightest carelessness will get stuck in the center of the wall.

I can't go back. Venus was popping up in front of me, and there was a hoarse grinding sound in the depths of my head. I can only move forward. The feeling of vomiting rushed up from the stomach. It's not just for King Wu and Zhou Hui. I also have my destiny. After Li Zesi's face was exposed to the air, the dizziness and nausea caused by the overuse made him lie in the corner of the wall and vomit for a long time. Even though he was out of strength, he had to endure the tumbling of his internal organs, digging with his hands to bury his vomit.

He stood up and silently walked through the bushes, groping his way to find the Qiwang's residence. It was pitch black everywhere, with only a faint light in the distance. Li Zesi followed the light all the way to sneak up, and after dodging several groups of soldiers, his spirit relaxed a little.

If it's just this level of defense, maybe it's okay...... Before Li Zesi could finish thinking about it, he felt that something cool was wrapped around his face. At the last moment, the mystic sorcerer once again activated the Void Technique, and he seemed to see three thin black passages leading straight through his eyes. When he coughed and fell out of range, he looked back to see a terrifying black figure standing behind him, looking in amazement at the narrow, shiny black sword on his arm.

Li Zesi was shocked: That turned out to be a sword just now! If he hadn't voided his body in time, he would have had to cut his head three times alive with those three swords strangled on his face just now! The other party instantly understood what was going on, took a step forward, and asked in a low voice, "Mystic Warlock?" In the dark, Li Zesi immediately knew that this was an ugly cow! He was the only one who wielded this weird black sword. Did he recognize me? It's too late. Li Zesi has only one thought: run! He concentrated his mind like never before, and in an instant, countless sand and gravel on the ground shot out violently, heading straight for the ugly cow's face and body.