PS: I'm sorry for being late today, because there was something at home today, I went out early in the morning, and I came back in the afternoon......

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Yang Sen said: "Yes, but there is no trace of restraint on his hands, which is a little strange." ”

Duan Fei said: "It's not strange to say, maybe he was unconscious from smallpox infection to death, and a hundred days of drunkenness is enough." ”

Yang Sen said: "Well, this is very likely, if the Juntian Sect really tries to scare people with pox and attract believers, this is very likely. ”

Duan Fei sneered: "What Jun Heavenly Sect, it's either a branch of the Demon Sect or the Demon Sect has changed from wearing a vest!" The person who shot me an arrow at the gate of the city just now is a master in the Demon Sect, and I don't know if I don't ask, most of the people I shot and killed are also disciples of the Demon Sect, and the leader of the Demon Sect appeared in Xi'an some time ago, and this smallpox epidemic is a conspiracy of the Demon Sect. ”

Yang Sen became excited after hearing the name of the Demon Sect, he thought about it for a while, and said in a low voice, "Brother Fei, do you want to send someone back to inform my grandfather?" ”

Duan Fei glanced at him and said, "Send you back?" Don't go to your grandfather if you have a problem, now we are all different from what we used to be, and I have brought 5,000 elites, 5,000 muskets! When necessary, I can also use the secret decree given to me by the emperor to mobilize the soldiers and horses of Shaanxi and even the surrounding provinces, even if the Demon Sect develops fast, we can handle it, will the masters of the Demon Sect dare to forcibly assassinate me? Then I'll make sure they don't come back! ”

Yang Sen said happily: "Brother Fei, what you said is that I really hope to be able to kill a few Demon Sect disciples with my own hands, I was so excited at the South Gate just now, I didn't even catch a dead mouse, it's a pity." ”

Duan Fei said with a smile: "Don't worry, we will have a chance to meet with the Demon Sect in the future, and I will never waste your ability, but you should concentrate while you are working and continue to perform the autopsy." ”

Yang Sen glanced at the corpse and said, "What else is there to test?" Unless you move back to the house and inspect it carefully, there should be nothing to check, right? ”

Duan Fei said: "I heard that the corpse was covered with a white cloth when it was carried out, why has it become a straw mat now?" The stretcher under him doesn't look like it's improvised, you've already had pox, and you're wearing a mask and gloves, what's there to be afraid of? ”

Yang Sen looked at the straw mat and said: "Brother Fei, I'm a man, and I'm not omnipotent, this broken straw mat is very ordinary, I can't see the calendar, and this stretcher, it seems to be specially made, very strong, but I have never seen this style of stretcher, maybe it's unique to the local area, how do you tell me to know?" ”

Yang Sen's four words 'local unique' made Duan Fei's heart move, he raised his eyes to look around, and asked in a raised voice, "Ling Chen, didn't Lord Xia say that he had already sent a servant to collect the corpse?" Why is it still missing? ”

Ling Chen also said with some doubts: "My lord, I don't know about this, maybe it's because of the delay, right?" ”

Duan Fei was about to send someone to find a few people nearby to come back and ask, only to hear Ruan Xiangshu's voice come and say: "My lord, I have invited the master of Nian Ci Nunnery, Master Wuchen, when someone on the street abandoned the corpse, Nian Ci Nunnery was giving porridge to the refugees, and the situation at the beginning of the chaos was seen in my eyes one by one, if there is anything to say, just ask her." ”

Duan Fei said happily: "Or are you smart, Master Wuchen, I don't know which little master was giving porridge at that time?" Can you summon her and ask the officer to inquire about it? ”

Dressed in a silk robe and wearing a Dharma hat, she was about forty years old, with a kind face, she folded her hands and recited the Buddha's name, and replied: "Lord Qincha, every day when the nunnery is giving porridge, the poor nuns will stand in front of the nunnery and watch, afraid that some scoundrels will bully the young disciples, so everything that happened at that time can be seen very clearly, and if the adults have anything to ask, please ask the poor nuns." ”

Duan Fei perked up and said, "Did Mrs. Shi see who it was and where it came from, carrying a stretcher and throwing this corpse to the intersection?" ”

Wuchen Shitai recalled: "They came from the south, the clothes were very ordinary, the four people carried the stretcher, it looked very relaxed, there was no medicine shop near Nianci'an, because Nianci'an usually often gave free medical treatment to the female benefactors of the poor families nearby, so the poor nuns thought that they were carrying the female benefactor of the family to Nianci'an for diagnosis and treatment, and turned back to ask the disciples in the nunnery to prepare the needle and medicine. ”

Mrs. Wuchen shook her head and said, "When the poor nun was puzzled, someone in the crowd was already shouting, 'Someone has died of pox, The government is about to close the city gate and let everyone die or something, the street is suddenly chaotic, some people take the opportunity to grab things, even the small shed of the porridge in the temple is crowded, the pots and pots and spoons are all snatched up, and in the blink of an eye, the originally crowded street becomes empty, and when the poor nun opens the door and comes out to see, there is only one corpse left on the street and a broken straw mat that was originally used to put on the top of the porridge shop to shelter from the wind and rain, the poor nun took the straw mat to cover the corpse, and went back to the nunnery to wait for the people of the government to come to inquire, this is the detailed experience, please see it。 ”

Duan Fei nodded with satisfaction and said, "Master, you said in detail, but ...... Can you see the faces of those four people? Do you know anyone? ”

Master Wuchen shook his head and said, "It's a little farther away, and there are so many people on the street that I can't really see, as if there are no people I recognize." ”

Duan Fei thought for a moment and asked again, "Is there any place south of Nianci'an or nearby that is equally crowded?" ”

Wuchen Shitai said: "Yes, the most people in the vicinity is the West Market, but it is in the north, not far from the south of Nianci Nunnery is Huai'en Temple, and there is also soup soup in front of its door, and there are many people, and then it is nearby...... Xuanyuan watched ......"

Master Wuchen hesitated and stopped, and Duan Fei asked, "Mrs. Shi, what's wrong?" ”

Wuchen Master Taiheshi said: "The monks don't speak, this Xuanyuan Temple recently came to a group of Taoist priests, claiming to be from the Juntian Sect, they forcibly occupied the Taoist Temple, widely accepted believers, a few days ago was seized by the government once, but it secretly continues to deceive the people to join, the poor nun once talked to a female layman about the Juntian Sect's methods of deceiving people, I don't know how these words spread out, since then the nunnery has no longer been peaceful. ”

Duan Fei pretended to be surprised and asked, "Jun Tianjiao?" The official of this sect has also heard that they plant pox for believers to avoid pox, although the method used is mysterious, but it can be regarded as a good deed for the people, why does the teacher say that it is a lie? ”

While speaking, Duan Fei gave Ruan Xiangshu who was standing next to him a look, Ruan Xiangshu's ability to observe words and emotions was very strong, he immediately went to Shi Bin, Guo Wei and a few of them, and said in a low voice: "Each of the four of you will bring a hundred brocade guards, let Ling Chen lead the way to Xuanyuan Temple, seal the range of a street around it, and no one will be allowed to enter or exit, waiting for the order of the adults." ”

Shi Bin and the others nodded, and Shi Bin asked, "Is it enough to leave only a hundred people here?" ”

Ruan Xiangshu said: "The Demon Sect's conspiracy has just been foiled, and they will not have any new actions for the time being, besides, a hundred brocade guards wearing muskets are enough to withstand one or two waves of attacks on the long street, Xuanyuan Guan should not be far away, if you hear the gunshots, you will be too late to rush back." ”

Shi Bin and the others dispelled their worries at this time, and each led a team of people to leave, and the dustless master here answered Duan Fei's question: "Lord Duan is right, if they just use some means to recruit believers, it would be fine, after all, their pox planting technique can save people, but they use this to confuse believers, force believers to worship huge sums of money, and even lewd wives and daughters, this is harmful." ”

Duan Fei snorted and asked again, "Do you remember which female layman she once talked to about the Juntian Sect's deceptive methods?" ”

Wuchen Master Tai said: "Her Dharma name is Wuyuan, and she is a monk who temporarily lives nearby. ”

Duan Fei said: "Go Fang Jushi? Is she very familiar with Shitai? Why did Mrs. Shi talk to her about these topics? Where does she live now? ”

Master Wuchen said: "Wuyuan layman is a hard-working person, although she has not been with the poor nun for a long time, but the poor nun believes that she was only deceived for a while, so he said those words to her, the next day the poor nun never saw her again, went to visit her temporary residence, the person said that she had left Xi'an, thinking that she had returned to her hometown. ”

Duan Fei shook his head and said, "Master Wuchen, you said that she was deceived for a while, could it be that she was also deceived by the Juntian Sect?" Since you have been cheated of money, why not go to the Yamen to report to the official and ask for your money back? ”

Wuchen Shitai said: "The true identity of the Wuyuan layman is the mysterious goddess of the Juntian Sect, she came to our Nianci Nunnery to preach and develop believers, but she communicated with me every day, and was gradually persuaded by me, when I pointed out that the Juntian Sect concealed the facts, deceived the people with the technique of human pox, and did not know how many people were killed, she suddenly came to her senses and stumbled away from the Nianci Nunnery, and the poor nun never saw her again. ”

"Mystic Heavenly Maiden? Hehe, this name is really tempting, no wonder there are so many believers," Duan Fei said: "Master Wuchen, thank you very much for providing so many clues to this official, I don't know if you know that there is any other place in Xi'an City that is the territory of the Juntian Sect?" This official intends to completely eradicate such a cult, and the more unknown the place to this official, the more useful it is! ”

Dustless Master Tai said: "The Juntian Sect has a few nests in Xi'an City, as for the unknown places...... The poor nuns don't know much about ......."

Wuchen Shitai said a few places, all of which were places where the Juntian Sect openly or semi-openly recruited believers, Duan Fei wrote them down, and then said to Wuchen Shitai: "The clues provided by Shitai are very useful, now Shitai can go back to the nunnery to rest, now it is in an extraordinary period, Shitai still guards the nunnery and closes the door, if the official has anything else to ask Shitai, the official will send someone to invite him." ”

Master Wuchen recited the Buddha's name and said: "Poor Ni has heard the story of Lord Duan, and I believe that Lord Duan will be able to eradicate the cult and make profits for the people. ”

Duan Fei said with a smile: "This official has brought new pox species from the capital, which can safely prevent pox, and if there are people in Nianci Nunnery who have not been vaccinated with pox, they can go to the courtyard of the Ma family under the Big Wild Goose Pagoda to line up for pox." ”

Master Wuchen said to Duan Fei: "Thank you for informing me, the poor nun will arrange this matter when she goes back, please rest assured." ”

Wuchen Shitai said goodbye and returned to Nianci'an, Duan Fei turned around, only to see the Jinyi guard in the outer circle stopping two people, Yang Sen was talking to them, Duan Fei walked over and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Yang Sen turned around and replied: "My lord, they said that it was a work sent by Lord Xia to collect the corpse, because he had not planted pox, so he went to find someone who had planted pox to collect the corpse for them, so it was too late, and they planned to burn the corpse on the street, so they brought a cart of wood." ”

Duan Fei frowned and said, "Okay, it's okay to burn it, so as not to cause fear, you stay here and burn the corpse, and then go back to your life, Yang Sen, throw away the mask and gloves, let's go over there and take a look." ”

Duan Fei threw the mask on the corpse, then got on the horse and led the people to the south, and after walking a short distance, Duan Fei whispered to Yang Sen: "Did you notice it?" ”

Yang Sen nodded slightly, quietly took out the slingshot, and said, "Brother Fei, when will you do it?" ”

Duan Fei shook his head and said, "Don't startle the snake for the time being, when those two go back to report the news, you quietly follow over, see where their nest is, and then come back to report, you must be careful, don't be caught by the Demon Sect Master, I can't explain it to your grandfather." ”

Yang Sen said confidently: "Look at me, I haven't been idle in the past six months, and I will never ruin my grandfather's reputation!" ”

The two muttered quietly, Ruan Xiangshu didn't hear their words, and couldn't help but ask, "My lord, what are you discussing with Yang Sen?" ”

Duan Fei turned around and smiled: "I was asking him if he could draw his face according to the face and bones of the deceased, this kid said that he didn't have that ability, but unfortunately, if he could draw the face of the deceased, he could show it, find out his identity, and find his relatives." ”

Ruan Xiangshu thought for a while and said: "I can give this a try, you must know that I have made a living by looking at faces since I was a child, although the face of the corpse is rotten, but it is not difficult to draw a five-or six-point resemblance." ”

It would be good to have five or six points of resemblance to the portrait this year, Duan Fei knew that Ruan Xiangshu would never promise easily, and he was immediately overjoyed: "I didn't expect Mr. Ruan to have such a thaumaturgy, then please ask Mr. Ruan to draw it as soon as possible after returning to Qin, and I will order someone to copy it out and make an announcement." ”

"It's a trivial matter, please rest assured." Ruan Xiangshu gently stroked the newly grown short beard on his chin and said with a smile.

Duan Fei and his people quickly came to the vicinity of Xuanyuan Temple, which had been surrounded by Shi Bin and his people, and the place where Shi Bin was guarding was facing the main gate of Xuanyuan Temple, seeing Duan Fei coming, Shi Bin slapped his horse and said, "My lord, this is it." ”

Duan Fei said, "Go knock on the door and be careful of the mechanism." ”

Shi Bin grinned and said, "Is it that exaggerated? ”

He came to Xuanyuan Temple and dismounted, knocked on the door and shouted, "Is there anyone inside?" Open the door, open the door! Lord Chincha is here, open the door! ”

The sound of banging on the door shook the sky, but no one answered the door, Duan Fei shouted: "Smash the door open, bring someone in to search!" ”

Shi Bin happily agreed, and then a big foot flew up and kicked on the gate of Xuanyuan Temple, only to hear a loud bang, and the two gates fell in response, smashing on the ground and stirring up dust.

Just when Shi Bin kicked open the door, Duan Fei's heart moved, his eyes looked at Yang Sen, Yang Sen nodded to him, Duan Fei quietly took the bow in his hand, and counted softly: "Five, four, three, two, one, go!" ”

Just as he was saying the word "gone", an arrow shot out silently, and at the same time Yang Sen slapped his hands on the saddle, and his man suddenly rose to his feet, and in a graceful turn in the air, landed lightly and skillfully on the eaves beside the road, and then quickly ran westward.

Duan Fei withdrew his bow and said lightly, "Who is going to retrieve the prey for this official?" ”

Soon the two brocade guards dragged a corpse back, the corpse was hit by an arrow in the head, with a pair of eyes open, and a face full of horror, as if it was very incomprehensible.

Duan Fei said: "Search for anything on him, and take the body back to Yang Sen for examination." ”

The two brocade guards searched the body, seized a bamboo whistle and a signal rocket, and said, "My lord, there are only these two things on him, and nothing else." ”

Duan Fei took the bamboo whistle and the signal rocket in his hand and looked at it, and said, "Very good, order a hundred people, and go to Xuanyuan with this official to take a look." ”

As soon as Duan Fei walked into the Xuanyuan Temple, Shi Bin had already turned around and walked out, spread his hands and said, "My lord, there are no ghosts here, and the people have already run out." ”

Duan Fei snorted and said, "Search carefully, you will always find something." ”

Shi Bin shrugged his shoulders, and helplessly started searching with Guo Wei, who came to hear the news.

Soon, there was really a discovery, a large number of residual smell of herbs was found in a side courtyard of Xuanyuan Temple, and a lot of poured medicine residue could be found on the side of the gutter, it is not strange that herbs appear in the Taoist temple, but it is strange to use so many medicines every day, not to mention that in addition to the mandala flowers that Duan Fei is very familiar with, there are several other herbs that Duan Fei has only remembered recently, all of which belong to the same prescription, which is used to reduce the mortality rate of human pox!

In addition, some other clues have been found in the Xuanyuan view, it is certain that those believers were stunned after donating their belongings, and then poured medicine to plant pox, and when they woke up, they had been hit by pox without knowing it, and after being stunned by the mandala flower, there would be various hallucinations, which made people have unusual feelings, and then through the guidance of some hypnotic words, many people dreamed that they saw or became immortals, and as soon as they went back to publicize, the believers of Juntian Sect exploded.

Generally, if a strong person is selected to plant pox, the mortality rate will be very low, and supplemented by medicine, the mortality rate will be even lower, even if a pox person has smallpox, these fake Taoists still have one last trick, that is, to destroy the corpse and destroy the traces, Duan Fei just wanted to find traces of the last trick in this Taoist temple, but unfortunately there was no gain in the end.

"These bastards are really clean." Duan Fei muttered secretly in his heart, shook his head and walked out, and ordered: "Collect the team and return to Qin." ”

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, no one wanted to stay for a long time in this place that might be the source of the acne, and they all left behind Duan Fei, Duan Fei was about to get on the horse in front of the Xuanyuan Temple, only to see a number of flying horses in flying fish suits galloping, dismounted in front of Duan Fei and bowed: "My lord, I sent a letter on the order of Lord Qian, please take a look." ”

Duan Fei took the letter, opened it and saw that Qian Rujing wrote very simply, in the letter, he told Duan Fei that the cowpox seed was almost exhausted, and asked him what to do now?