"Zhang Qian, are you crazy!"

The first to react was Jiang Yufan, who stretched out his arms and stood in front of Jun Qinglan without hesitation.

However, there was silence all around.

Jun Qinglan stood quietly behind him, her clear eyes flickering, and she looked at Zhang Qian faintly through Jiang Yufan. Li Congyao slowly turned over a page of the book, and did not seem to see the tension in the pavilion. Zhang Qian's arm was not lowered, and although the guards of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division gathered around the pavilion, no one dared to move without his further instructions.

"How do you know that Jun Qinglan is a thief? I'll gouge out both of my eyes for you! Jiang Yufan's eyes widened, and his voice was sonorous.

These words made Jun Qinglan suddenly think of the tragedy of the Qin family, and she was a little undecided for a while. Could it be that Zhang Qian knows something? She looked sideways at Li Congyao, but the man was only as indifferent as water. Looking at this look, Zhang Qian should not know her true identity. So what's so scary?

She gently patted Jiang Yufan's shoulder: "Master Jiang, leave a line in everything, don't talk too much." ”

If she didn't have the ability to clear the grievances of the Qin family, she would really become an out-and-out thief. When the time comes, Jiang Yufan will not really gouge out both eyes?

"Master Zhang." She looked at Zhang Qian indifferently: "Why do you say I'm a thief?" You can't talk nonsense without evidence. ”

"I ask you." Zhang Qian said in a cold voice: "Is the secret passage from Yingtiantai to the outside of the city a fortification that can be built in one or two days?" ”

"Of course not."

"Not only is this not a work that can be completed in a day or two, but it is not even a work that ordinary people can accomplish at all. Not only to avoid people's eyes, but also to dig accurately. Where would ordinary people spend huge financial resources and energy to build such a huge fortification? Except for the anti-thief! This secret passage can be silent, avoiding all the checkpoints and entering the interior of Yanjing City. There can be no one but the thief. ”

Jun Qinglan bowed his head: "Lord Zhang's inference is not unreasonable. ”

"The matter of the secret passage of Ying Tiantai is so secret, but it is not a secret that ordinary people can know. It's inconceivable how convincing you can be to conclude that there is a secret passage hidden under a dead body just by a small patch of red earth on the steps. The only explanation is that you are one of the thieves, so you have a clear understanding of the structure here. ”

"Are you stupid?" Jiang Yufan snorted coldly and said, "If Jun Qinglan is a thief, why do you tell you so much?" If she doesn't tell me, will you be able to find the secret passage below? ”

Zhang Qian frowned: "This may just be a drama for them to abandon the car to protect the handsome." The secret path penetrates deep into the Yingtian Sect, which shows that the people of Yingtian Dao are inextricably linked with the anti-thief. Since the Ying Tianjiao has been eradicated, it means that this gathering point has been abolished. Then confessing the location of the secret passage can not only make a great contribution, but also make everyone believe in Jun Qinglan. So that she can better hide in Yanjing City. ”

Jun Qinglan hooked the corner of her lips: "Lord Zhang's story is very complete. But I have to regret to tell you that I have nothing to do with the thieves, and the reason why I can guess from the red clay marks that fall from the soles of my shoes that there is a secret passage under the corpse is because I ....... ”

She deepened her smile: "Because of me, smart enough." ”

The sudden silence of the needle drop could be heard in all directions, and everyone's eyes were burning and they all looked at Jun Qinglan. There was shock and disbelief in his eyes.

They only have about this once chance in their lives, to hear a person say that he is not ashamed, his face is not red, and his heart is not beating...... Clever?!

Wasn't Northern Xia a ceremonial state known for its humility? What's going on right now?

Li Congyao hooked the corner of his lips, and in the silence, he let out an elegant and indifferent laugh. Finally, he slowly put down the scroll in his hand.

"Zhang Qian, you don't have to doubt Jun Qinglan at all. This king vouched for it in his own name, if Jun Qinglan was a rebel with a rebellious heart, he would make this king cough up blood immediately, and he would die without a place to be buried. ”

Zhang Qian took a breath of cold air, his eyes full of horror: "Lord Duan, you ......." ”

Jun Qinglan looked sideways, his eyes were complicated and dark, but there seemed to be a huge wave rolling in his heart. Jiang Yufan and Li Congyao both used their lives to protect her safety, but the meaning of these two people's actions in her heart was different. Jiang Yufan didn't know that she was Qin Wei, and when she stood in front of her, she was only moved in her heart. It's more because the two have worked together for a long time, and he is pleased with the trust he has given birth to her.

But Li Congyao is different.

Li Congyao knows her details very clearly, and he knows that she is now burdened with the crime of being a thief. But he still swore a poisonous oath to protect Jun Qinglan with his life. How much trust does it take to make such a sacrifice?

"You ......." Jun Qinglan's lips moved for a long time, and finally she only said a few words softly: "Why are you like this?" ”

Li Congyao didn't answer, his long and narrow phoenix eyes were as light as water, and he stared at Zhang Qian for a moment: "You should do what you should do." ”

His gaze was distinctly light and fluttering, and he didn't weigh half a penny. But seeing Zhang Qian's head getting lower and lower, even his eyes drooped: "Humble duty...... Got it. ”

"Huh." Li Congyao said lightly: "It seems that you should say something to Jun Qinglan." ”

Zhang Qian's breath condensed, and his chest rose and fell violently, as if pulled by a bellows. Liang Jiu suddenly raised his head, stood in front of Jun Qinglan, and solemnly clenched his fists: "I am dedicated to Beixia, and it is also because of its quick success, so I will think about it and say some bastard things." I ask for your forgiveness. ”

"Lord Zhang is polite." Jun Qinglan pulled her lips and smiled, but her eyes involuntarily looked at Li Congyao.

Why did she vaguely feel that Zhang Qian seemed to be very afraid of Li Congyao, and Zhang Qian listened to whatever he said. These two people don't seem to have anything to do with each other.

"I have one more thing to ask." Zhang Qian pursed his lips, and the accommodation and embarrassment in his eyes suddenly disappeared: "Since Lord Jun can see the matter of the secret passage, the matter of sitting and turning into an immortal will naturally not be established." So, can you see the cause of the death of the Heavenly Daoist? ”

Zhang Qian's actions made Jun Qinglan feel a little admiration in his heart. This man can bend and stretch, and he is a character.

"I do have some experience." Jun Qinglan glanced left and right: "Please also ask Lord Zhang to retreat left and right before talking, it's a little dull." ”

The outside of the pavilion is surrounded by soldiers and horses on the inside and outside of the three layers, all of which are tense, and it makes people uncomfortable no matter how they look at it. Zhang Qian nodded and waved his hand, seeing that the guards of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division were scattered in an instant.

Only then did Jun Qinglan clear her throat and speak: "The people of Yingtian Dao and the Yingtian Sect in the tunnel have all died of cinnabar poisoning. ”

"Cinnabar?" These two words stunned everyone.

Jun Qinglan glanced at Li Congyao when her voice fell. At the beginning, she found cinnabar in Li Xueyi's lipstick. Cinnabar was not a particularly easy item to obtain in Northern Xia, and they suspected that it came from the underground black market, so they had something to do with the Night Qilin. Ying Tiandao was the helmsman of the Yanjing branch of the underground black market, and he happened to die in cinnabar. Among them...... Could it be related?

Zhang Qian frowned and didn't speak, only Jiang Yufan rolled his eyes and reached out to poke Jun Qinglan's arm.

"You're not mistaken." Jiang Yufan frowned, on the one hand, he felt that Jun Qinglan would not be wrong, but on the other hand, he couldn't ignore the doubts in his heart, and he was very entangled: "Cinnabar is a sacred relic of Buddhism. It is said that that thing can refresh and nourish the spirits, prolong life, seek good fortune and ward off evil spirits, and even immortality, how can it poison people? Again....... ”

He glanced at Ying Tiandao, and hesitated to speak: "Cinnabar is a rare thing, in addition to the imperial palace in Yanjing, only Puning Temple has inventory. If they were really poisoned with cinnabar, they would have eaten a lot. Where did they get so much cinnabar? ”

"Have you forgotten your other identity as a Heavenly Daoist?"

"Yes......." Jiang Yufan took a breath of cold air: "Is it an underground black market?!" ”

Exactly the underground black market. It is only in that kind of place that you can have such a big deal through extraordinary channels. The dark night unicorn set fire to the ship, as if he was planning to end Yanjing's business. But...... No one could have imagined that he would actually kill all the Yingtian Sect members in the Yanjing area, and even threw Yingtiantai to him.

If you want to destroy the corpses, the Lingshui River is definitely the best choice. He asked all the corpses to appear in Yanjing City, and this kind of action was obviously afraid that people would not know that Ying Tiandao was dead. Why?

Jun Qinglan frowned, how could such a big dark line be drawn out of a small case of suicide and martyrdom?

"I can't be sure where the cinnabar came from, but I'm sure they all died from cinnabar poisoning."

Jun Qinglan shook her head, temporarily putting her vigilance against the Night Qilin behind her.

"When we checked the corpse of Ying Tiandaoren, we found that there was a strong smell of metal in his mouth. The throat is much larger than normal, the gums are swollen, bleeding and ulcerated, and there is a lot of mucus in the mouth. When pressed on his abdomen, it was extremely soft, and there was a large amount of pus and blood in the crotch of his pants, and I am afraid that all the internal organs have been damaged. There was still a dark blue line left on his gums. These are all symptoms after cinnabar poisoning. I have examined several corpses underground, and all of them are the same as those of Ying Tiandao. Therefore, they should have died at the hands of the same people. ”

Zhang Qian frowned slightly and said: "If as you said, they corroded their internal organs due to cinnabar poisoning, and their limbs should have been as soft as cotton, why are they as hard as iron?" Especially Ying Tiandao people, can they still pose in such a peculiar pose? ”

"That's a good question." Jun Qinglan said: "Have you noticed that all corpses have a common feature? It is that the surface of their corpse skin has a special luster, and it looks unusually bright. Under the touch, that layer of luster has a slippery touch and a spicy scent? That's not some kind of Buddha light immortal qi, but a layer of oil. ”

"I think I've heard of that." Jiang Yufan said: "I used to hear the good old monk talk about some of the strange things he traveled to. In some places in the Western Regions, there is a peculiar custom of smearing a special spice on the body of a person after death, so that the corpses have lost their moisture and become dry at a very fast rate, and also ensure that the corpses will not decompose for thousands of years after burial. ”

Jiang Yufan blinked, his face was not comfortable. It was as if I was disgusted by what I had just said: "This kind of thing, I listened to it as a story in the first place." Could it be ...... Is it still true? ”