Yanzhou is located between Langya and Fufeng. In the heyday of Muyun Heavenly Palace, it was managed by Muyun Heavenly Palace. Yanzhou is very rich, the terrain platform, is a rare treasure land, and has also become a place for soldiers. During the war, Yanzhou was contested by the six kingdoms of Zhao, Chen, Liang, Chu, Lu and Dongping.

Since the four great families ruled the Central Plains, Yanzhou has not been war-torn since the four great families, and the development of nearly three hundred years has made Yanzhou grow rapidly, which can almost be compared with Langya and Fufeng.

As soon as I entered Yanzhou, the streets of Yanzhou were not lively. The steamers on the stalls emitted a billowing mist, and pancakes were spread out on the iron plate. The red sugar gourd in the alley was held high in the air, and it seemed that the aroma could be smelled from afar. The stalls buying lanterns and sugar cakes on the street are next to each other, and there are many children in front of the stalls.

"Bai Ranxi, this doesn't look like anything unusual. Lu Yubao held a lot of things in his arms, all of which were Yanzhou's specialties.

Except for Bai Luo and Ye Ming, who were empty-handed, the rest of the people took some things in their hands. Xue Yu looked at a fan. Jiang Qinghan carried a lot of special Yanzhou medicine in his hand. Jiang Jiu was suspicious of holding a rabbit lamp in his hand, if it weren't for Bai Luo's face getting darker and darker, he would definitely have to buy another string of sugar gourds.

Bai Luo had an illusion, as if he was not here to seal the Sky Split, but was tied up for an outing.

"Bai Ranxi, go this way! I've inquired. Lu Yubao stood across the street and waved at Bai Luo.

Seeing that there were still people thinking about business, Bai Luo felt that this group of people was more or less saved.

Bai Luo followed Lu Yubao left and right, and turned into a small alley. The streets of Yanzhou are wide, but the alleys are narrow. If two people walk, they have to turn sideways to pass.

Bai Luo asked, "Here?"

Lu Yubao pointed ahead: "It's almost there." ”

Although the alley was small, there were many people, and Bai Luo squeezed sideways through the crowd. If there is a crack in the sky here, there must be a hidden god or a ghost. This Yanzhou people are bold and not afraid?

It wasn't until Bai Luo saw a pennant embroidered with the word "spicy" in the alley that Bai Luo dispelled all his doubts.

Lu Yubao found a table to wipe it clean, and chattered: "This place looks a little broken, but don't dislike it." I've long heard that there is something called Hu spicy soup in the land of Qilu, which tastes very good. And ah, this spicy soup has spicy seeds added to it, and I guess it is also very suitable for selling in Shuzhong. As soon as I entered Yanzhou, I asked several people, and they all said that this restaurant tasted the best and couldn't be wrong. ”

Bai Luo felt that these people were hopeless at all!

Xue Yu shook his fan and walked in. Bai Luo looked at Xue Yu and immediately understood the literal meaning of "Peng Shen Shine". In this small shop, where even the tiles were missing, Xue Yu was stunned and walked out of the steps of the Tianchi to go to the banquet.

He lifted his pink gauze and sat down in the hall with a fan. There was a "clang" and the chair collapsed.

Xue Yu: "......"

Bai Luo suddenly felt a lot more comfortable in his heart. It's better to kill you pretending old dragon demon!

Ye Ming smiled at the corner of his mouth and said lightly: "It smells good." With that, he walked in.

After all, a few people are either Shenjun or the young master of Shennong, although there is no god-like person like Xue Yu, but since he entered the small shop selling spicy soup, it still caused the small shop that was originally full of people to quiet down.

The cook who sold spicy soup looked at everyone and looked straight at everyone.

Lu Yubao stretched out and shook it in front of the cook: "Six bowls." ”

"Eh, here it is, you can wait a moment. The cook suddenly came back to his senses: "The nobles can also try my pancakes, which are also among the best in Yanzhou." ”

"Okay. Lu Yubao's eyes fell on the gurgling soup pot, thinking about how to bring this recipe back to Shuzhong.

The cook brought six bowls of steaming spicy soup and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, are you from other places?"

Bai Luo said lightly: "Go to Langya, and come to Yanzhou to play by the way." ”

The cook smiled and said, "Then the nobles came at the right time, and it will be the temple fair in a few days." It was very lively. ”

There was a layer of red oil floating on the spicy soup, and the bowl was warm and warm after drinking, and the slightly spicy taste calmed Bai Luo's irritable mood a lot. Bai Luo asked, "Has anything happened in Yanzhou recently?"

The cook was puzzled: "What do you mean by a nobleman?"

Even Bai Luo doesn't know much about this Heavenly Splitting Ghost, and he thinks that he has different forms, and the events in this life are not the same. Bai Luo didn't know how to answer for a while.

However, Jiang Jiu was a little more clever: "It's just something unusual." We went to Langya this time to look for Muyun's seven sons, and their whereabouts are uncertain. But if there's something out of the ordinary, you can find them, right?"

The cook thought about it carefully and shook his head: "I have also heard of the reputation of Muyun's seven sons, but they are all heroes who subdue demons and exorcise demons and eliminate evil spirits, if it weren't for a big event, they wouldn't have come, right?

As the cook spoke, two more diners came outside the door. The cook said politely: "Ladies and gentlemen, you use it slowly." Then he hurried to greet the guests.

Xue Yu's peach blossom eyes were slightly raised, and a pair of golden pupils narrowed slightly: "Nine suspicions seem to be quite familiar with Muyun Qizi." ”

"Of course!" Jiang Jiu was a little smug: "My life's wish is to be chivalrous and righteous like them." Although I had only been down Kunlun for a short time, I heard their statements on the way. Although he is only a mortal, there is still something to admire. ”

"Oh?" Xue Yu smiled faintly: "That's a pity, if you didn't go to Xuanyin Pool with Bai Ranxi and directly entered Yuquan Town, you would have been able to meet the seven of them, and you would indeed be quite chivalrous." ”

"Ah, where are they?" Jiang Jiu was a little regretful.

After drinking the spicy soup, several people also got up and prepared to continue their search in Yanzhou. Bai Luo muttered in his heart, this hundred sketches do show that the crack in the sky is in Yanzhou, could it be that this hundred sketches are also wrong?

Just as he was about to leave, a shout came from the other end of the alley: "Let one go, let one go!" The sound of the wheels running over the bluestone slabs was accompanied by the sound of shouting.

The people in the alley suddenly stepped aside. In the narrow alley, the people on the side can't wait to stick to the wall.

A cart pulled from outside the shop, and everyone covered their mouths and noses and turned their heads sideways. The strong smell of blood wafted into the shop from outside the alley, and even the aroma of Hu spicy soup was suppressed by the smell of blood.

A corpse was pulled from the cart, covered with a straw mat, from which fell a dirty arm. The man's arms were stained with blood, his nails were covered in dirt, and there was a foul smell in addition to the smell of blood. But he had a new red rope tied to his exposed ankle, and there was no stain at all. There is a bell hanging on the red string, which is somewhat similar to the soul bell.

The cook waved his hand in disgust, sighed, and said, "This is the third incident this month, so what can I do with this business? ”

Bai Luo glanced at Lu Yubao, and Lu Yubao stepped forward knowingly: "Shopkeeper, what's going on?"

As soon as the corpse was pulled over, the two diners who had just arrived in the shop left before they could finish the spicy soup. The cook put away the bowl and said with a wry smile: "Noble, you are laughing, I will sell Hu spicy soup, where can I afford to be the shopkeeper?"

The cook threw the bowl into the bucket and pointed deeper into the alley: "Behind this wall is the yamen, and the side door of the yamen is open in this alley." Originally, this alley would go in and out of the prisoner car, and many people who loved to watch the excitement would come to me to drink spicy soup on the day of the extremely evil people's beheading. The cook pointed to the other end of the alley: "Go out there and the West Market, and the guillotine is over there." But for three months, I don't know what happened, and those death row inmates died before they went to the guillotine. I can't count the number of them today. ”

Lu Yubao was puzzled: "The person who was pulled out just now was covered with a mat, how do you know that he is a death row prisoner?"

Seeing that he had no business anyway, the cook simply sat down and poured a bowl of tea for Lu Yubao and said, "Did you just see the red rope on that person's feet? The bell on the red rope is called the soul bell." That is the habit handed down by our ancestors in Yanzhou, and those who ask for beheading or those who die in battle must tie this bell. ”

Yanzhou is a battleground for soldiers, and since ancient times, once the army has been raised, countless casualties have been inflicted. In the two most tragic wars, Yu Yanli came to Yanzhou to cross the soul. The appearance of this soul bell must have been seen by the people who were still alive on the battlefield at the beginning, so they described it and used it to this day.

The cook took a sip of tea and continued, "This soul bell will be worn on the death row prisoner the night before the beheading. Anyway, they are going to die, and wearing this soul crossing bell in advance can also place some thoughts. However, for these three months, it was said that the soul bell had been cursed, and the death row prisoner who wore the soul bell died before he could ask about it. It's all dug out of their hearts. ”

Lu Yubao snorted: "Shopkeeper, look at what you said so madly." I just asked you if there was anything strange about you, and you said no!"

The cook sold Guan Zi and said, "No, the case has been solved." ”

"Solved the case?" Lu Yubao looked at the cook puzzled.

"Wait. The cook stood up and walked to the corner of his boiling table with spicy soup, and turned it over, and pulled out a portrait from the corner: "Look this is the man who did it." ”

Lu Yubao took the portrait, this portrait can't say anything wrong, in short, it is an extremely ordinary face, so ordinary that people can't remember. The person in the portrait didn't even have a recognizable feature.

Lu Yubao asked, "Did you catch this person?"

The cook shook his head: "No." ”

Lu Yubao knew that it would be hell if he could catch the prisoner with this wanted warrant.

The government's wanted warrant does not require that the drawing be exactly the same as that of the prisoner, but it must highlight the features. For example, if a prisoner has a mole on his face, then he must draw the mole in the right place, draw it bigger, and there will be some words on the wanted notice to show its characteristics. For example, if you want to want Xue Yu, you will definitely write golden pupils, love pink shirts, and be very sassy. In this way, it is easy to recognize it in the vast sea of people.

But in addition to the facial features, this wanted notice does not even have the text it should have.

Lu Yubao was puzzled: "Since no one has been caught, how do you know that this person killed those death row prisoners?"

The cook said, "This is a portrait drawn by our prefect after seeing it himself." ”

Lu Yubao knew that the cook's spicy soup was praised by the whole city, in addition to the secret recipe of his spicy soup, there must be a mouth of the cook. When he told the story, it must have been confusing and exciting.

Seeing that Lu Yubao didn't believe it, the cook hurriedly said: "Your honor, our prefect will not be mistaken. In the past three months, after the prefect decided to behead a death row prisoner, he would bring the official to the prison to guard the beheading night. But this man is very powerful, and he has not been caught several times. ”

Lu Yubao was even more puzzled: "The people the officials saw were like this? After being arrested a few times, this person really has no characteristics at all?"

The cook shook his head and said, "That man's kung fu is very good, and the officials saw a back." It's too fast to catch it! I've heard the officials who drank the soup say that the man was very fast at the cornice. As soon as he came out of the yamen wall, he disappeared. Every time they fell back, the hearts of the death row prisoners were gone. It's amazing!"

Lu Yubao muttered: "In this way, only your prefect has seen the face of the prisoner in the past three months. ”

Cook: "That prisoner is so powerful, our prefect can see that he is already very powerful." ”

Lu Yubao asked cautiously, "Haven't you ever suspected your prefect?"

The cook was stunned, and his face, which was still pleasant, suddenly shrugged down: "You said that these people were killed by our prefect?" The cook was in a hurry, and he wanted to blast Lu Yubao and the others out if he didn't say the right word.

Lu Yubao hurriedly said: "What I'm talking about is that your prefect may not see it clearly, right?"

The cook looked at Lu Yubao suspiciously: "What do you mean?"

Lu Yubao said from a good point of view: "Of course, of course, they are all death row prisoners who have been convicted and beheaded, so why bother doing this?"

The cook let go of his suspicions, but he looked at Lu Yubao and emphasized: "Our prefect is a good and good person!"

Lu Yubao looked at the spatula that the cook was waving in his hand because of excitement and nodded, "Of course, of course, what you said is right." ”

Then Bai Luo and the others walked out, turned around the alley, and saw the prefect of the great good man in the mouth of the cook.

The prefect looked like a scholar with beautiful eyebrows, and although he was tall, he always had a feeling of malnutrition. He stood in front of the government office, pulling up his sleeves, which were patched and somewhat torn. He took out white bread from his pocket and handed it to the beggars passing by.

The bags of white flour were quickly distributed. The man who looked like a servant next to him put away the bag and said with a bitter face: "My lord, you don't leave two pieces, there is only some chaff left in the yamen." ”

The prefect smiled in a low voice: "It's okay, in a few days, there will be a portion of rice and noodles delivered, and we won't be hungry for a few days." These people haven't eaten rice noodles for a long time, and today is the birthday of Jizo Bodhisattva, so of course they have to eat it first. ”

The little guy's clothes were patched, too, and they didn't look much better than the beggars, except that they were cleaner.

The little guy was a little aggrieved, but he didn't dare to let the prefect see it, so he could only burst into tears.

The prefect looked at the little guy and smiled, and took out a white-flour flatbread from his arms: "I left a piece for you in advance." ”

As soon as the little guy saw the white flour flatbread, his stomach gurgled and screamed, he took the white-flour flatbread and was about to bite it down, then he paused and divided the flatbread into two and handed it to the prefect: "My lord, I know you haven't eaten it yourself, don't fool me." ”

"Good. The prefect took the half of the cake. Just as he was about to return to the palace, the prefect saw a little yellow dog squatting at his feet and looking at him.

The prefect smiled gently and tore a piece of bread for it: "You're hungry too, aren't you?"

The little guy was really angry this time: "My lord, what is it hungry for? Look at how fat it is! I guess it usually eats better than you!"

Lu Yubao saw Bai Luo standing at the mouth of the alley, looking at the prefect without speaking, and asked, "Do you also think that this prefect is not like a wicked person?"

"Nope. Bai Luo said lightly: "I think that dog is a little familiar." ”