In the Heavenly Master Palace, the two imperial doctors finished treating Zhou Guangji's injuries and walked out of the inner room with their heads bowed. Duan Lang followed closely behind, watching the imperial doctor finish writing the prescription, Duan Lang asked respectfully with his fists.

"Imperial Physician Zhang, Imperial Physician Liu, my uncle's injury~ does it matter?"

The two glanced at each other, and Imperial Physician Zhang said in embarrassment, "General Duan, your uncle is old and healthy, and it is rare that he has been so seriously injured and can persist until now. Judging from the old man's many years of experience, if there is no more bleeding in the chest and abdomen within three days, it will be fine. Otherwise, it's hard to say. ”

Imperial Physician Liu also stroked his beard and said, "Although the injured person was not hit, he was very old, especially the healing of the wounds in the body was very slow. Whether you can persevere or not depends on how fast you heal. ”

Duan Lang's heart tightened, and he nodded silently, "Thank you, two imperial doctors, I'm really sorry to disturb you late at night, a little respect, I hope to accept it." ”

Duan Lang took out two silver bags and handed them over, and the two imperial doctors resigned for a long time, but they couldn't refuse, so they had to accept it. Seeing off the two imperial doctors, Duan Lang sat in the hall with a heavy heart.

Tantai Mingyue and Zhang Ruming walked over, and when they saw Duan Lang's expression, they knew that the diagnosis of the imperial doctor was very serious without asking.

Tantai Mingyue comforted, "Lang, in the face of the pursuit of Great Xia back then, Zhou Bo survived such a difficult time. I believe that this time, God will bless Uncle Zhou. ”

Zhang Ruming also followed and said, "What my brother and sister said is right, don't forget that this is the Heavenly Master Palace, and the gods will definitely bless Uncle Zhou." ”

As the two were talking, Azhu, Zhoulong, and Zhouhu also walked out of the inner room. Looking at the heavy expressions of Duan Lang and the others, Zhou Long said in a choked voice.

"Duan Shuai, Master and we are like father and son, if something happens to Master, even if we chase it to the ends of the earth, we have to find out that old ghost Huai."

Duan Langqiang pretended to be fine, "Zhou Long, don't talk nonsense, the imperial doctor just said that Uncle Zhou is old and his recovery is slow." In the past two days, the three of you brothers and sisters have taken turns on duty, and the matter of tracking down the old ghost will be left to me. ”

"Duan Shuai, Ah Hu and I can take care of the master, and let the fourth sister follow you to find clues."

Duan Lang thought for a while, "It's okay, Ah Zhu does have something special in this regard." However, I also want to remind Azhu that if you find any clues, you must come back and tell me immediately, and you are not allowed to do it privately. ”

Azhu's eyes were red from crying, and he nodded sadly. Zhang Ruming also walked over distressedly, holding Azhu's hand, not knowing how to comfort his beloved wife.

Tantai Mingyue looked at Duan Lang and said, "Lang, Master should also be in Kyoto in the past two days." As soon as his old man arrived, we had more strength. ”

Duan Lang was stunned, "What, Uncle Seven is also coming to Kyoto?" ”

"Well, before I set out for Lidu City, I asked the secret stations from all over the country to inform Master to come to Kyoto to rendezvous. Supposedly, it should have arrived early, perhaps the master was a little slow to receive the news. ”

"Great, to kill a master like Huai Lao Ghost, you really need a helper like Uncle Seven. In the city, the ordinary guards pose little threat to the old ghost, unless they can besiege him. Otherwise, it can only be killed by the people of us. ”

"Duan Shuai, this is not necessarily. After all, the old ghost is of the same generation as the master, although he didn't hit the vital point, but if he broke one of his arms, his skills would definitely be greatly damaged. As the saying goes, boxers are afraid of being less strong, and an old man with an arrow in a broken arm would be good if he could have half of the original lethality. Zhou Long said.

Ah Zhu also said, "Big brother is right, if the old ghost Huai still has the ability, he will not be chased and killed by the big brother all the way." With his arrogant character in Kyoto, he will definitely fight back against his eldest brother. It seems that the old ghost Huai is not lightly injured. Early tomorrow morning, I'll check the route my eldest brother has tracked to see if I can find a hiding place. ”

Duan Lang nodded, "Be sure to pay attention to safety." ”

Everyone was discussing how to find Lord Huai in the Heavenly Master Palace, and Delong, who was in the palace, was also disturbed by this incident. After Duan Lang entered the palace, he stated two things to Delong. First, Duan Lang did not hide his identity anymore, and was willing to ask Delong to be Duan's Zhaoxue. The second is the true identity of Lord Huai.

Inside the Palace Retreat, this is where Delong stays. After all, Delong has not yet married, so it is inconvenient to stay in the harem. After drinking the conditioning decoction sent by the imperial doctor, Delong looked at a blind old eunuch in the pavilion.

"Shuzang, I have something I want to ask."

"Master, please ask, the slave knows everything." Shuzang replied with a bow.

Delong thought for a moment and asked, "Shu Zang, during the time of Emperor Jian'an, grandfather, as a personal guard, you should be very familiar with Ruimu. ”

"Back to the master, Ruimu, as the head of the internal guards at that time, commanded us and other guards, and the old slave is really familiar with it."

Delong's eyes froze, "Then I ask you, even if you are blind, can you hear his voice?" Or, if he was in this hall, would you be able to feel it? ”

Shu Zang was slightly stunned, not understanding why Delong asked about Mizuki, "Back to the master, if it was twenty years ago, maybe the old slave would be able to distinguish Mizuki's voice." But as he gets older, his voice will change, and the old slave is not sure. ”

"Then when Lord Huai entered the secret vault, was you on duty at the second pass?"

"Back to the master, the last time the secret vault was opened, it was the father-in-law of the nursing home who was on duty."

Delong breathed a sigh of relief, he was afraid of this bundle of hiding, and he secretly communicated with Ruimu. Now it seems that he was overly worried. Gonggong An was the guard responsible for the security of the Empress Dowager in the early days of Emperor Yuning, and he had no deal with Ruimu.

"Shuzang, what do you know about Na Ruimu?" Delon asked.

Shu Zang was a little puzzled, but still replied sincerely, "Master, Ruimu is a confidant brought by the old master of Jian'an from the Prince's Mansion. After entering the palace, this person was deeply favored by the old master, so everyone was a little in awe of him. Later, when I heard that Mizuki had betrayed his old master, the entire palace was shocked. It seems that this person is very deeply hidden, and it is really heinous. ”

"Is there anyone very close to him in the palace?"

"This~!" Shu Zang thought for a while and shook his head, "Mizuki has an arrogant personality and rarely gets close to the ministers, but there are some royal masters who have frequent contacts with him. ”

Delong frowned slightly, of course he knew that the master Shu Zang was talking about was his father, Emperor Yu Ning. This incident is exactly what gives Delong a headache. He was afraid that the old ghost dog would jump off the wall in a hurry and reveal everything. If that's the case, Emperor Yuning's reputation will be ruined. After all, Ruimu's crime was not an ordinary crime, but he almost united with Moro and Xiyue to destroy Great Xia. Emperor Yuning secretly hid such a national sinner, which was simply a betrayal of the ancestral system.

"Shu Zang, I ask you, what do you think of the Duan Clan's shadow sect back then? After all, I was still young at the time, and my understanding of the shadow was very vague. Delon asked.

"Back to the master~ old slave~ don't dare to say." Shuzang replied with a bow.

"But it doesn't hurt to say it, and you're not guilty."

"Master Xie, in fact, ~ Duan's family ~ should be loyal. When the old master was dying, the slave was waiting outside the Heart Cultivation Palace, and only the Duan family was guarding the old master at that time. His loyalty can be seen in the sky. Shuzang said, bowing to his knees.

Delong nodded, "I also asked casually, you go down first." ”

"No, the old slave retires." Shu Zang groped his way to his feet, and a eunuch hurriedly stepped forward to support him and retreat.

Delong rubbed his brows, not knowing what to do with Duan Lang's pleading. In any case, Great Xia is still in the midst of an engagement, and the stability of his country is temporarily inseparable from Duan Lang's assistance. But his father killed people all over the house, if he overturned the case as soon as he took the throne, I am afraid that those royal relatives would not agree. What's more, doing so will also be in the name of unfilial piety, and how can you blame your father as soon as you come to power. After thinking about it, Delong decided that he couldn't give Duan Zhaoxue for the time being. But in this case, he must give Duan Lang a great favor.

Early the next morning, Delong began to exert strong pressure on his ministers above the early dynasty. On the issue of Fang Jiye and the defeated soldiers of Landu City, Delong showed a tough stance that he had never seen before. In addition, Prince Hong himself favored the western soldiers, and under the strong pressure of Delong, he finally gave Fang Jiye, Shen Qishan and others the title of Chase. And Duan Lang himself was canonized as the generalissimo of the western soldiers and horses, and was given the title of general of the Zhenguo University. Tai Mingyue, also with the strong support of Delong, was given the post of military division and the title of mighty general. Li Jianshan and other soldiers received different awards.

For a time, the generals in the west were famous, and the rewards of Duan Lang and Zhang Ruming alone were enough to make people blush and be in awe.

Outside the Heavenly Master Hall was full of cars that came to congratulate, Duan Lang didn't have time to enjoy everyone's compliments, he pushed this kind of thing to Zhang Ruming. Fortunately, Zhang Ruming is very useful, and I wish these people would send him congratulatory gifts every day.

Ah Zhu followed the clues to no avail, and Duan Lang led everyone to the place of killing again. The inside and outside of the house are heavily guarded, and seals are also affixed to the doors of the houses. Duan Lang ordered someone to open the seal, and he walked in with Mingyue and Azhu.

The room looks ordinary, but it always feels eerie. Duan Lang and Yutai Mingyue stood in the hall, while Ah Zhu was cautiously looking for something around.

"Lang, don't you feel it, the layout here doesn't look like a hall." Yutai Mingyue said softly.

"Well, it's like the Dharma Hall of Dali Temple."

"Young master, there is a dao mechanism here." Azhu said suddenly.

"Be careful, I knew it wouldn't be that simple." Duan Lang reminded.

"Young master, you and Mingyue retreat one after another, and I'll open the mechanism."

"Azhu, you two go out, I'll come."

"No, the young master is not familiar with the mechanism setting, so I'll come."

"Well, be careful."

Duan Lang said, taking Tai Mingyue's hand and retreating to the door. If something happens, they can leave the hall immediately.

Ah Zhu carefully twisted a stone vase, and after a few clicks, only to hear a squeak, a portal flashed out of the right back wall. The portal has stone steps leading down, and when the portal opens, a foul smell hits the face.

Yutai Mingyue hurriedly covered her nose in disgust, Duan Lang had been on the battlefield for a long time, and as soon as he smelled it, he knew that it was the smell of corpses.

"Azhu, Yue'er, you go out first. Come in, to the heavens. ”

Duan Lang gave an order, and Xiang Tian and the others walked in with knives. Seeing the portal on the wall, everyone was cautiously on guard.

"Young master, I'll go down with you to have a look." Azhu said.

Tantai Mingyue also wanted to follow, but she really couldn't stand the smell, so she had to endure it and didn't say anything.

"Okay, Azhu, you follow me, Gu Fan, you open the way. Be careful, everyone. ”

"Lang, be sure to pay attention to safety." Yutai Mingyue said uneasily.

Gu Fan found a few torches from Xiangtian and the others, lit them and went down cautiously. Duan Lang pulled Azhu behind him and cautiously followed with a war knife in hand.

Everyone went all the way down, and after a while, a passage more than thirty zhang long appeared. On both sides of the passage, there are iron gates. Duan Lang and the others looked carefully, but found that in the front few iron gates, all kinds of torture tools were placed.

"Young master, this is a secret prison." Azhu said.

Duan Lang glanced at it and ordered, "Open all the doors and see what the situation is." ”

Gu Fan Xiangtian and the others directly used a long knife to cut off the chains, and the doors in the passage were opened one by one. Many of the cells were stained with blood, and some even had bones.

"Duan Shuai, there is no one in the passage, and there are still bones in some prisons." Xiang Tian said.

"Duan Shuai, there is a secret book in this room." Liu Xi shouted.

When Duan Lang heard this, he hurriedly walked over. A stone chamber opened by Liu Xi seemed to be a place for interrogation in this secret prison. In the wooden cabinet next to it, there are secret books neatly placed. Duan Lang casually picked up a book and flipped through it, and there was actually a detailed interrogation record on it. The information of the interrogated person was written on the cover, and the book in Duan Lang's hand turned out to be a high-ranking household official.

"Hong Jichen? Ah Zhu, do you know that there is an official named Hong Jichen in the court? It's still the household. Duan Lang asked strangely.

Azhu shook his head, "I haven't heard of it." ”

Duan Lang put down the booklet in his hand and looked at the cook's secret book, "This old ghost Huai, there are really a lot of interrogators." To the sky, bring all of these back to the Heavenly Master Hall. ”

"No!"

After Duan Lang finished ordering, he went to the other cells to take a look, and in addition to these secret books, he couldn't find any useful information.

Everyone returned to the hall, Duan Lang told Mingyue about the following situation, and Mingyue also felt that there was no need to inquire other than those materials. After inspecting the hall, everyone went to a few rooms in the backyard and searched carefully, and then returned to the Heavenly Master Palace.

As soon as Duan Lang entered the Heavenly Master Palace, he was immediately surrounded by the visiting courtiers. There are not only six senior members here, but even Wu Guangguang, who was promoted to the position of prime minister, came to congratulate him in person. Duan Lang had no choice but to greet them. Tantai Mingyue went to the backyard with Azhu and looked at the secret books brought back.

During the greetings, Duan Lang asked Wu Guangguang, "Lord Wu, do you know that there is an official named Hong Jichen?" ”

Duan Lang was also on a whim, and he wanted to know what the origin of this person interrogated by Lord Huai was.

"Hong Jichen?" Wu Guangguang thought for a while, "Isn't he the Kusi who has been missing for many years?" Why did you suddenly ask about him? ”

"Oh, it was a friend who mentioned the name, and I just casually asked."

Wu Guangguang thought for a while, "This person is the Household Treasury during the Jian'an Emperor's period, and after Emperor Yuning ascended the throne, he disappeared inexplicably. It is said that it is related to the Duan Shadow Artist, who is a household commissioner who specializes in allocating funds to the Shadow Artist. Oh, you're still young and probably don't know these old things. ”

Duan Lang was stunned, he didn't expect that he would ask casually, this Hong Jichen was actually the commissioner of the household department who sat in the shadow. Could it be that the inner ghost of the shadow back then has something to do with this person?

Just when Duan Lang was stunned, he saw Gu Fan hurriedly running over, "Duan Shuai, Master Military Master, please go to the backyard, there is something important." ”

Duan Lang's heart tightened, and he hurriedly hugged his fists to the adults and said, "Everyone, let Lord Shangguan accompany you first, let's have a good drink tonight." In the next little personal matter, take a step back. ”

Fan Cheng laughed and said, "Duan Lang, you can't hide tonight, you have to get drunk." ”

"Yes, definitely." Duan Lang agreed, and hurriedly retreated outside the hall.

Duan Lang didn't know what Mingyue had to do to disturb him at this time, so he hurriedly came to the backyard. In the hall of the backyard, Yutai Mingyue and Ah Zhu were flipping through the pile of secret books. Seeing Duan Lang coming in, Tangtai Mingyue put down a booklet in her hand and picked up one on the table.

"Lang, guess what I found?"

"What, there's a big discovery?"

"You take a look at this first, perhaps, it can solve the mystery in your heart."

Yutai Mingyue stretched out her hand and handed the booklet to Duan Lang, Duan Lang looked at the name and information written on the cover, and the whole person was shocked.

On this somewhat yellowed secret trial record book, a name that made Duan Lang's heart tremble was written with a thick pen~ Duan's shadow Ghost Guard Qi Zhongshan!