The red-clothed snake lady laughed when she heard this, and the laughter was especially eerie and eerie, echoing in everyone's ears, and even her companions couldn't help but send chills down their backs.

The corners of Rao's mouth curled slightly. The red-clothed snake lady finally laughed enough, she jumped off the horse and walked outside the curtain of Shen Zhu's carriage, "The son in the car, your lady wants to give you to me, but I have a word." Wouldn't it be a useless product, so scared that you didn't even dare to make a sound, right? ”

The curtain of the car was lifted, and he walked down, without even looking at the red-clothed snake lady, and his handsome eyes fell on Rao.

Dressed in a black shirt on a white background, full of silver wires, and handsome eyebrows.

There was a sick scholar in the crowd, and his expression changed slightly. The red-clothed snake lady's eyes flickered, and she laughed to herself: "Childe, if the group of men from the slave family see you, they won't be in a hurry?" ”

Rao nodded and said, "Yes, you have to protect him." ”

Shen Zhu glanced at Rao Di, and then swept his gaze to the group of roadblockers, "Who is your leader?" ”

The sick scholar knocked the horse's belly a few times, stepped forward and said slowly: "Snake girl, don't let me come back yet!" ”

The snake lady turned around and glared at the scholar fiercely, "Today's little white face, the old lady is going to decide!" ”

The sick scholar sneered: "Go home and let the snake in your arms play with you, this son, please don't move." ”

The snake lady was full of unconvinced, and suddenly pulled out a thin sword like a snake from her waist with her sleeves, shook a sword flower in the air, and stabbed straight towards Rao.

Caiyi Jinxiulang scolded, "This little lady is Lao Tzu, you dare to move!" As he spoke, he flew to grip the blade of the snake lady with his fingers. The snake lady flicked her wrist slightly, and the sword body rippled out like ripples, and the colorful clothes were in the air with two fingers, and the tip of the sword shot towards the center of Rao's eyebrows.

The mountain ghost who had been standing next to him sneered, protected Rao Di behind him, leaned diagonally almost to the ground, and swept the red-clothed snake lady with a whip leg, kicking her body a foot away. The mountain ghost gained the upper hand with one blow, took advantage of the victory and slashed into the void, empty gloves and white blades, snatched the snake sword and pointed at the neck of the red-clothed snake lady.

A series of actions, in fact, only in a moment.

The red-clothed snake girl never expected that she would be defeated in the hands of an inconspicuous maid, and she was about to fight again, when the sick scholar flew in the air, grabbed her shoulders and lifted her whole person, and threw her far away.

Lu Zhiming said lightly to the colorful clothes Jinxiulang who was standing nearby: "The anger is too heavy, and today is the way for the sky." ”

Caiyi Jinxiulang was about to exert his strength, but suddenly found that he couldn't move, the sleeves of the Taoist priest in green clothes moved without wind, and his whole body was full of qi, as if he had supreme magical powers.

Lu Zhiming gently shook off the dust, and Caiyi Jinxiulang immediately screamed, and his body flew out several feet away like a dead leaf, a mouthful of blood sprayed in the air, and he fell to the ground and died immediately.

All the monsters present were shocked.

Shen Zhu looked at the sick scholar whose expression had changed drastically, "Are you blocking the road and robbing it?" ”

The sick scholar saw that the young Taoist did not move the slightest bit and beat the colorful cloth Jinxiulang to death, although he was surprised, but it was not that he had not seen it.

He arched his hand and said, "Dare to ask, but Lord Shen?" ”

Rao Di thought it was very interesting, since this group of people knew Shen Zhu's identity, they actually dared to come to block the road and rob? She walked to Shen Zhu's side and looked at the red-clothed snake lady who had fallen far away with a smile, "Auntie, didn't you hear that Lord Shen was handsome and handsome, and deliberately came to rob her?" ”

The red-clothed snake lady was kicked by the mountain ghost and broke a leg, and shrank on the ground and couldn't speak in pain.

The sick scholar hurriedly bowed down and said, "We are on the orders of the mountain lord of Liuli Mountain, and we are specially waiting for Lord Shen here to welcome Lord Shen into the mountain. The owner of the mountain promised that if Lord Shen was willing to condescend, he would be named the chief guest secretary of the mountain. Before, the villain had eyes and didn't know Mount Tai, and please don't blame the adult. ”

Shen Zhu sneered: "Liuli Mountain? ”

The mountain ghost said in a low voice: "It is said that there are a group of evil demons who have gathered crooked ways, and they are the number one demon sect in the rivers and lakes. The position of the mountain lord of Liuli Mountain has been vacant before, and I don't know how to come out with a mountain lord recently. ”

Shen Zhu said indifferently: "Forget about Keqing, Shen is not uncommon." Who is the owner of the mountain? ”

The sick scholar said: "The mountain lord has the surname Murong, and he dare not say anything about his name. ”

Rao Tu looked at the mountain ghost, and the mountain ghost shook his head, "I haven't heard that there is a master with the surname Murong on the rivers and lakes, but since he can rule the demons, he must be a powerful character." ”

Rao Tu said indifferently: "No matter how powerful it is, today's rivers and lakes can't confront the imperial court." She smiled at the sick scholar and said, "Go back and tell your master, Lord Shen doesn't look down on Liuli Mountain, and the temple is too small, but if your master is willing to give me the master of the mountain master, I may consider it." ”

The sick scholar said calmly: "I will definitely return to the mountain lord exactly what Mrs. said." ”

Shen Zhu waved his hand, "Let's go, by the way, tell your master, if I hear you doing that scourge of the people in the future, it will definitely make people crush Liuli Mountain." ”

The sick scholar said the word "yes", turned around and left.

The red-clothed snake lady reluctantly turned on the horse's back, but Rao Tu smiled: "Wait, they can all go, but this aunt, you can't." ”

The red-clothed snake lady looked gloomy, gritted her teeth and asked, "What advice does Madame have?" As he spoke, the flower snake swam out of his chest.

Rao Tu pointed at Lu Zhiming and smiled at her: "You have demon magic, and this Taoist master just broke your demon magic." So don't get too excited, or you'll be the one who suffers. ”

The red-clothed snake lady glanced at Lu Zhiming, obviously very afraid.

Rao Tu leaned down and whispered a few words in the mountain ghost's ear, and the mountain ghost understood, turned around and took out a pink clay vase from the carriage.

Shen Zhu smelled a faint fragrance of peach blossoms, he held Rao's hand, and said in a deep voice: "What the hell is the idea?" ”

Rao Tu glanced at him, "It has nothing to do with you. As he spoke, he threw the pink clay vase to the red-clothed snake lady, "You have two choices, first, drink it and help me do something; Second, I was cramped and skinned by the little girl next to me. ”

The red-clothed snake lady pulled the stopper of the clay bottle and sniffed it, "Aphrodisia? ”

Rao Di nodded and said: "Auntie is worthy of being an expert, it is this aphrodisiac medicine, you drink it, and then go to the Five Princes' Mansion in the capital to find the Fifth Prince, Xiao Yanning, for the antidote." ”

She was an aunt at a time, and the red-clothed snake lady listened to it harshly, but because Lu Zhiming was on the side, she didn't dare to refute it.

"This ...... This aphrodisiac is poisonous, and the five princes have an antidote? ”

"He is the only one who has the antidote, the fifth prince is a real fairy-like beauty, if you can take the antidote and earn a night in Wushan, it is naturally the best."

The red-clothed snake lady is in a dilemma, if she drinks the peach blossom dew, the antidote may not be available; But if she didn't drink it, it would be a tragic death immediately, and she didn't think that the glamorous girl in front of her was joking.

Rao Di obviously has no patience, "I'll count to three, if you don't drink, my girl will do it." 1.2......"

The red-clothed snake lady drank the half bottle of peach blossom dew, dropped the bottle, and rode away towards Jinling City.

Shen Zhu pulled Rao Tu into the carriage and said coldly, "Is it fun?" ”

Rao Di said "um", and said lazily: "I don't want the five princes to be too lonely during the festival, send a beautiful woman who still has charm to relieve his boredom." ”

Shen Zhu was silent, he knew that he had the poison of peach blossom dew in his body, and Rao Di did not shy away from it at all, and even bluntly said that Xiao Yanning had the antidote to peach blossom dew.

In fact, both of them are as clear as a mirror, but neither of them is willing to pierce that layer of window paper. The estrangement is deep, piercing the window paper, and the two of them also cross this deep stream, what's the use?

Rao Tu pushed him and said, "What are you doing in my car, go back to your own car." ”

Shen Zhu didn't move like a mountain, picked up the jade flute in the car, "Blowing all the way, it doesn't form a tune." Those two girls are not too noisy? ”

"If you don't leave, you'll be the one who is arguing."

Shen Zhu took the jade flute into his arms, and the old god leaned against the wall of the car on the ground, closing his eyes and recuperating.

Rao Tu was anxious, reached into his arms to take out the jade flute, was held down by him, and then the whole person was hugged by him.

"Shen Zhu, you let go of me."

Shen Zhu said slowly: "The forces of the rivers and lakes are stupid and moving, and the beams are going to be chaotic. ”

When Rao Di heard this, she became honest, thought about it, raised her head and asked, "Then why did the mountain lord of Liuli Mountain recruit you as a guest, could it be that the person surnamed Murong wants to rebel?" ”

Shen Zhu looked at the small golden bell pendant on her ear, and did not answer her question, but muttered: "The rivers and lakes have been suppressed by the temple for too long, once the emperor dies, the rivers and rivers will change hands, and the rivers and lakes will be turbulent." ”

Rao Tu pursed her lips, "What does this have to do with me, and what does it have to do with you?" ”

Shen Zhu stretched out his hand and touched the golden bell earrings, but when they didn't ring, he asked, "There are no beads in it?" ”

She shook her head, "Wouldn't it be noisy to die with a bead?" ”

He carefully removed an earring from her ear and looked at it carefully, his expression a little solemn. Rao Tuqi said: "What are you staring at this, is there something wrong?" ”

Shen Zhu shook his head, "Where did this come from?" ”

Rao said: "On the day when the emperor decreed that I was the king of Liupin County, several ladies in the palace gave some gifts, and the mountain ghost saw that this bell was beautiful, so he picked it out for me and put it on today." ”

Shen Zhu also took down the other bell and ordered the mountain ghost to give it to Lu Zhiming in the other car.

"What's wrong?" Rao Tu was a little curious.

"I once heard a secret story that there used to be a very favored lady in the palace, who favored the six palaces, and was extremely domineering, and even the queen was not in her eyes. One day, the Empress Dowager gave the lady a pair of golden bell earrings, and soon after, she died suddenly. ”

When he spoke, his tone was light, and he felt a chill on his body, and pushed him: "Don't be mysterious, there are many possibilities for sudden death, why is it related to those pair of golden bell earrings?" ”

"Because when the lady died, there was nothing else unusual on her body, only the palace maid who was close to her found that her pair of earrings had become lighter, and there was a hole in each of the two earrings, as if something had crawled out of it."

Rao Tu frowned heavily and rubbed her ears, she had always been afraid of insects, and she was uneasy for a while.

Shen Zhu rubbed her earlobe, "What else is there on her body that comes from the palace?" ”

Rao Tu thought about it, and stopped talking a little. He raised an eyebrow and wondered, "What?" ”

Rao Tu Na said: "I remember that there is a ball of silver thread sent from the palace, and Liu Xing'er used it to make female red a few days ago, maybe ...... Maybe the embroidery on the little dress I was wearing was sewn with silver thread. The mountain ghost said that the silver is close to the body, and it has the effect of detoxification......"

When Shen Zhu heard this, he was about to undress her, but Rao Di hurriedly covered it and said, "It should be ...... It should be fine, right? It's just a ball of thread. ”

Shen Zhu said seriously: "What if there are corpse mealworm eggs on the line?" ”

The words frightened Rao Di, and let him reach behind her neck, untie the belt of the little coat, and pull the belly pocket of the blue-bottomed embroidered silver lotus from the collar.

He held the soft little robe in his hand, carrying the light fragrance and residual warmth of her body. At this moment, Rao Di couldn't care about being shy, and looked at the silver lotus on the small coat in his hand, for fear of being contaminated with something strange.

Shen Zhu asked Liu Xing'er to cut off the silver lotus with scissors, and also sent it to the carriage next door for Lu Zhiming to check.

Rao Di felt a little uncomfortable in her heart, after all, she was worn closely, and it was still quite awkward to check it for Lu Zhiming, but she was more afraid in her heart, afraid that there were insect eggs on the silver thread, so she had been wearing it for so long, wouldn't it have been on her body a long time ago.

She clutched her chest, wanting to see if there was any change there, if it really got something, it should turn red, and it should feel tingling, right? But now, I don't feel anything.

This only made Rao Tu even more worried.

Shen Zhu looked at this somewhat restless woman, a faint smile appeared in his eyes, but he quickly covered it up, and said with a serious face: "Let me help you take a look?" ”

Rao Tu blushed, although there was no one else in the car at this time, he had said a lot of light things and done a lot of light things before, but now he was in the car, and there were many people outside!

"I'm thin-skinned and embarrassed."

"Well, I'll keep it for you here at the curtain, see for yourself. Can you see it? ”

I was so embarrassed that I couldn't do it, but I was really afraid in my heart, and I didn't dare to talk nonsense at the moment, so I turned my back and untied my clothes, and bowed my head to check it myself.

Shen Zhu looked at her back, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. She would at least be afraid, and that's a good thing. If he is not by her side in the future, she will live well, right?

Rao Di looked at it carefully for a long time, and didn't feel anything abnormal, but listened to the man behind him say with bad intentions: "It's dark inside, can you see it clearly?" ”

Rao Di said angrily: "It's okay at all, you're scaring me." As he spoke, he gathered his clothes and turned his head to look at Shen Zhu angrily.

His eyes caught a glimpse of the slightly revealing style of the placket, intentionally or unintentionally, and pretended to be surprised, "Huh? With a sigh, Rao's scalp was numb, and the whole person was not good, so he sat there and didn't dare to move, and asked him what he saw.

"Is it worm eggs or corpse powder?"

Shen Zhu stepped forward, picked at the placket of her clothes with his slender fingers, and then thoughtfully pulled it together for her, and said with a smile: "It's okay, it's just a little redder than before, are you rubbing?" ”

Rao Tu was stunned for a moment, saw him smiling or not, suddenly understood, slapped him in the face, and said angrily: "Shen Zhu! ”

When the mountain ghost and Liu Xing'er opened the curtain, they happened to see the scene of Lord Shen being slapped, and the two girls lowered their heads in embarrassment.

Shen Zhu sat down as if nothing had happened, and asked, "What did Mr. Lu say?" ”

The mountain ghost said: "There are Gu worms in the golden bell, which will break out of the bell in the middle of the night, burrow into the ears, and eat away at the brain marrow. Fortunately, Mr. Lu found out that Mr. Lu had already burned the insects with a talisman. ”

Shen Zhu snorted and said lightly: "Do you remember which lady in the palace sent it?" ”

"It's Princess Xunyang's mother, Concubine Lin Shu."

Rao Di only felt afraid for a while, although she was not afraid of death, she didn't want to die so tragically without knowing it. She asked Liu Xing'er: "Is there any problem with the silver line?" ”

Liu Xing said: "Mr. Lu watched it for a long time, but he didn't see any clues. ”

Rao said anxiously: "I didn't see it, or absolutely not." ”

"Mr. Lu said that there should be no problem, but he didn't say it so absolutely."

Rao Di was very depressed, and Shen Zhu comforted her kindly: "Don't worry, I will stay in Lingbaozhuang later, you can take a good bath, I will go to Mr. Lu to ask for some ashes from the talisman and sprinkle it in the bath bucket." There shouldn't be any problems with it. ”

"When will Lingbaozhuang arrive?"

"It's coming."

Shen Zhu comforted her a few more words, secretly thinking that Lu Zhiming, the Taoist priest, looked a little sluggish, but it was very much in line with him. He actually knew in his heart that there was no problem with the silver line, and the lady of the palace would not be so blatantly harmful. Besides, if there is really a problem with the silver thread, then Liu Xing'er should be the first to suffer.

He deliberately asked Liu Xing'er to take the silver lotus to ask Lu Zhiming, and Lu Zhiming was also very smart, and he saw that he was teasing Rao, so he deliberately said those ambiguous words.

She finally stopped in front of a manor, and she jumped out of the car first.

Zhuangzi is built by the mountain, the door of the house hangs the three-character plaque of "Lingbaozhuang", it can be seen that the pavilions in the white wall are numerous, the large building is glazed, and the style is very.

Shen Zhu and Lu Zhiming also got out of the car, Shen Zhu traveled this time, acting in a low-key manner, although there were dozens of dead soldiers accompanying him in secret, but only Yang Qian was carried on the surface, and he did not take the pomp of the waiter of the Ministry of Rites.

He placed a hood on Rao's head and knocked on the door. A family member came out, and Shen Zhu said with a smile: "In Xia Shen Yanbing, passing by here on the way home, it is getting late, I don't know if the master can make it convenient, let me wait for a night." ”

He said it politely, and the man looked at the people behind him, and saw that among the group, there was a Taoist priest in a plain robe, a young lady with a graceful figure and a veil covering her face, two beautiful maids, and a tall young man who looked like a guard. And the one who was the first to greet the salute, although his hair was all white, his bearing was extremely noble, and his speech was also very appropriate, and the family did not dare to slack off, and said busily: "Please wait for a while, let the villain go and tell the big housekeeper." ”

Shen Zhu hugged his fists and said, "Thank you for your kindness." ”

The house closed the door, and soon the sound of hurried footsteps came from inside the door, and a middle-aged man in a gray brown mouse coat opened the door and came out, looking like the housekeeper.

He looked like Shen Zhu and made a deep gesture, "The distinguished guests came from afar, the family was rude, and there was some neglect, and it was not strange to invite the guests." The villain is Wang Quan, the steward of the house, welcoming distinguished guests into the house. ”

It turned out that the family Ding ran to return to the steward Wang Quan, and Zhao Huaisheng, the head of Lingbaozhuang, happened to hear the word "Shen Yanbing" next to him, his face was a little complicated, and he didn't explain the reason, so he hurriedly ordered Wang Quan to go out to welcome the guests, and told him to be sure to entertain him, but he couldn't get sick.

It is a privilege for the butler to personally welcome the guests. Lingbaozhuang has been in business for generations, it can be said that the wealth is rivaled by the country, the head of the family Zhao Huaisheng is kind and charitable, likes to make friends from all over the world, and is mixed in the temple and the rivers and lakes. He knew that there was an upstart in the capital who was white-headed overnight, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites and the priest of the country, and was named a scholar of the Eight Dou University by the emperor's imperial pen, named Shen Zhu, and the word Yan Bing.

Shen Zhu and the others were welcomed into an elegant courtyard, and an old red plum tree in the courtyard was in full bloom, very cold and beautiful.

The maids in the courtyard heard that there were guests who came to stay overnight, and they were reluctant to entertain outsiders under the festival, and they were all a little complaining, but after seeing the white-haired handsome boy in black clothes and white background, they were secretly happy, and their eyebrows and eyes were three points curious, three points of shame, and three points of admiration.

However, when they saw that there was a woman with a veil covering her face next to the boy's brother, the maids muttered to themselves, and the rest of the distraction was faintly lost.

Wang Quandao: "Son, please wait a moment, the villain will ask the kitchen to prepare a banquet." My lord has been unwell recently and can't greet guests in person, please forgive me. ”

Shen Zhuwen replied: "Don't bother, you stay overnight in your village, Shen is already grateful." ”

Wang Quan hurriedly said goodbye and left, Shen Zhu saw a few maids standing outside the door, and smiled, "A few girls, my lady is tired of traveling and driving, and she is tired of preparing some hot water for bathing." ”

The maids were stunned for a moment when they heard "my lady", then nodded reluctantly, and hurriedly retreated shyly. The mountain ghost and Liu Xing also went to clean up.

Wang Quan got the news and knew that the woman with the yarn hat was Shen Gongzi's family, and the woman was always extra particular when she went out. Na Wang was thoughtful, and hurriedly sent the warehouse to prepare a new bath bucket and sent it, and ordered it to be replaced with a new and clean silk bedding.

Shen Zhu and Lu Zhiming sat around the fireplace in the wing room, and Shen Zhu said with a smile: "Lingbaozhuang is rich and rich, but it is very particular. ”

Lu Zhiming said calmly: "I'm afraid that the family master has already guessed your identity." ”

Shen Zhu nodded, "I've guessed it, but I can't see it." First, he complied with my love, and secondly, he must have known that my situation in the capital was not very good, so he didn't want to make friends. Zhao Huaisheng is a smart person. ”

"I heard that Lingbaozhuang has a wide range of activities, not only for the living." Lu Zhiming has always been superficial when he speaks, only saying three points, and leaving the remaining seven points for people to ponder by themselves.

But how smart Shen Zhu was, he naturally understood what he meant, "It is rumored that there is a killer organization in the rivers and lakes, called Yin Sorrow Stream. It was created by a remnant of Dashu decades ago, when the state of Chu destroyed the state of Dashu, and the remnant of the state of Dashu wanted to assassinate the emperor of the state of Chu, but he did not succeed after all. ”

"Later, the state of Chu was destroyed by the state of Beifu, and the rise of our dynasty, the emperor and the current saint stepped on the five kingdoms, and fought against the state of Beifu, which achieved the current pattern of confrontation between the north and the south of the Great Liang and the north. The Xishu Kingdom is already in the past, but the gloomy organization has not been destroyed, and the dead soldiers in it are no longer the old people of Xishu who want to restore the country, but have become killers who purely do business transactions, killing people for money. There are interests with this Lingbao Village. ”

Rao Di heard Shen Zhu's words in the inner room, and she suddenly remembered the word "Xishu" written on the table by Xiao Yanning with wine in the hot pot restaurant in Yongzi Lane that day......

At this time, in Jinling City, Xiao Yanning was crying and laughing.

He was holding a beauty in the palace just now, drinking wine and listening to a little song, which was leisurely and leisurely. Suddenly, a disheveled woman in red broke in, saying that it was a pillow recommended by Mrs. Shen Zhu, and asked the fifth prince to allow her to spend a night in Wushan Yunyu, and then reward the antidote to peach blossom dew.

It took the fifth prince half a pillar of incense to sort out his thoughts, and he scolded with a smile: "Rao, are you full?" Is the king's taste so strong? ”

Looking at the red-clothed snake lady who had a very confused expression because she drank half a bottle of peach blossom dew, he patted her face with the scabbard, "This lady, you go back and tell the woman that if she is willing to recommend a pillow to this king, maybe this king can consider it." ”