Chu Yueli didn't find the so-called old man, but found the bodies of two maidservants. Obviously, the old man knew that she was coming, so he killed and left, not wanting to clash with her head-on. Chu Yueli finally caught a clue, how could she let it go? However, the enemy's efforts to slip away were beyond the reach of the dust, and could only be given up temporarily.

Outside the door, Liao Zhan and Feng Jiang fought inextricably, and each other was injured and red-eyed.

Qi Otherwise, he quietly appeared behind Liao Zhan, like a ghost.

Liao Zhan noticed it, turned around in an instant, and was about to make a move.

Otherwise, Qi didn't give him a chance to make a move, and sent the dagger that had been prepared a long time ago into his heart.

Liao Zhan took a step back, clutched his heart, and said hoarsely, "You...... Sneak attack. ”

Qi Ran replied very seriously: "I didn't say that I couldn't sneak attack." ”

Liao Zhan didn't come up in one breath, and fell to the ground, dead and blind.

Chu Yueli came out of the Xiaoyao Pavilion, looked at the injured Fengjiang, and asked, "Is there a big problem?" ”

Feng Jiang shook his head.

Chu Yueli picked up Fan Tuan and said, "Let's go." ”

Feng Jiang nodded.

Qi Ran picked up Fan Liang and asked, "Can you kill the county lord of Qiongzhu?" ”

Chu Yueli replied: "Leave her alive and find someone for me." She intuitively thought that the old man in the mouth of the county lord of Qiongzhu was definitely the key person in the problem. Otherwise, he would not have come to the door at this time and instructed Qiongzhu to deal with her.

Chu Yueli glanced at the dead Liao Zhan and said, "Throw him into the Xiaoyao Pavilion." ”

Feng Jiang grabbed Liao Zhan's two legs, shook his hand, and threw him into the Xiaoyao Pavilion.

Chu Yueli and the others left, but they didn't know that the so-called old man was still hiding in the Xiaoyao Pavilion. He stepped out of the shadows and came to the front of the county lord of Qiongzhu step by step.

The county lord of Qiongzhu squatted on the ground, raised his head, looked at the old man, his eyes instantly burst with desire and hope for life, grabbed his robe, and said, "Help me, save me......

The old man looked charitable and said, "You have saved yourself......

The county lord of Qiongzhu muttered: "Okay, okay, I'll save it, how can I save ......?" ”

The old man smiled and stroked the head of the county lord of Qiongzhu......

It didn't take long for the old man to lead a woman in a black cloak and a cloaked hat out of the room. The woman was wearing a white dress embroidered with red plums, looming as she walked. In fact, the red plum is nothing more than bloodstains.

When the old man passed by Liao Zhan, he didn't even look at it. However, when he walked past Liao Zhan, he heard a low muffled snort. The old man turned around, squatted down, and touched Liao Zhan's pulse......

The next day, the entire Imperial Kyoto was plunged into an atmosphere of unprecedented tension.

Just because, the lord of Qiongzhu is gone!

Moreover, the entire Xiaoyao Pavilion was empty. Yes, just a few corpses. As for the servants of the people, there is no trace of them. If it weren't for the fact that the county lord of Qiongzhu ordered two dresses before the hunt and asked to send them today, the matter of Xiaoyao Pavilion would not have been exposed to everyone so quickly.

The matter was quickly reported to the emperor.

The emperor sent Gonggong Tao to find out the lord of Qiongzhu and find out the truth.

Gonggong Tao came to Xiaoyao Pavilion and dug up the corpses from the back garden very openly. In order not to cause panic and arouse public anger, Gong Tao sealed the Xiaoyao Pavilion and did not let anyone enter and walk out at will, and then returned to the palace to pay homage to the emperor.

When the emperor heard this, his brows furrowed.

Killing people and burying corpses is something that only the county lord of Qiongzhu can do. As for the scattered corpses outside, it should be someone else's trick. And Qiongzhu, where did she go, this matter is the crux of the matter. Find Qiongzhu, and the problem will be solved.

However, in the afternoon, there was suddenly a shocking news about the lord of Qiongzhu!

The lord of Qiongzhu is dead, and he dies naked in a big tree used to worship and pray for blessings. If it weren't for the fact that someone found blood oozing from the bark of the tree during the worship, and touched the blood trail, a large piece of the bark would have fallen off.

Under the bark of the tree, in the hollow of the tree, is the lord of Qiongzhu.

At the beginning, no one recognized this woman as the lord of Qiongzhu, but as more and more people came to see the excitement, the yamen knew about it and came to see the situation, and the result was ...... Someone in the yamen recognized the lord of Qiongzhu, and the matter exploded, and he reached the heavens as quickly as possible.

Emperor! Above! Shake! Anger!

Qiongzhu kills innocents indiscriminately, and she will be punished, that's right. However, whoever dares to insult the county lord of Qiongzhu, who grew up under the knees of the queen mother since childhood, is simply slapping the royal family in the face. Moreover, the means are so bad, it is simply pouring on the face of the emperor and the queen mother!

The emperor was furious and directly ordered Gonggong Tao to find out the murderer of the county lord of Qiongzhu and kill him alive!

Gonggong Tao went out of the palace again and went straight to the hundred-year-old tree that was worshiped by everyone.

The area around the big tree has been guarded by people from the yamen, and no one is allowed to approach. On the tree, a white cloth was wrapped, wrapping the body of the county lord of Qiongzhu in it, so that she would not be seen by the people as she looked naked. There is a place to collect corpses in the yamen, and there are also post-mortem examinations, but the county lord of Qiongzhu has a noble status, who dares to touch it at will? What's more, it's still such a way to die.

After Gonggong Tao arrived, everyone quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

Gonggong Tao ordered someone to open the white cloth, approach the corpse himself, and observe it carefully. He found that two of Qiongzhu's fingers had been neatly severed and then sewn up on her fingers. Moreover, her face is simply miserable.

Gonggong Tao covered his nose with a handkerchief and said secretly: It's all disfigured like this, and there are still people who recognize who she is, it's really not easy.

Thinking of this, Gonggong Tao straightened up and asked, "Who saw that this corpse belonged to the county lord of Qiongzhu?" ”

The official replied: "Go back to my father-in-law." It was a noble man who happened to pass by here and exclaimed, 'Lord Qiongzhu'! The little one reported the matter to the adults. ”

Father-in-law Tao asked, "Which nobleman?" Can people be available? ”

The official replied: "At first glance, the villain heard that he was the lord of Qiongzhu, and he was a little incredulous. When he looked back for a nobleman, he did not see him. ”

Gonggong Tao continued to ask: "Do you know which noble person it is?" ”

The official replied, "I don't know. I saw that he was dressed luxuriously, but his appearance was ordinary, and he was a villain...... Didn't remember. ”

Gonggong Tao let go of the already sweaty servant, and said to Duoyan: "Please bring the body out, bring it back to the Secret Mansion, and check it." ”

Multi-eyed fists and a nod.

Vigorously stepped forward and cooperated with Duoyan to dig out the county lord of Qiongzhu, wrap it in a white cloth, and bring it back to the Secret Capital Mansion.

Gonggong Tao got into the carriage, closed his eyes and recuperated, and ordered: "Miscellaneous words, go and listen to the wind." ”

Murmur answered outside the window: "No." ”

The wheels rolled, and after about half an hour, the carriage arrived at the Imperial Palace.

The people under Gonggong Tao were busy, and their movements were both silent and methodical.

When it was dark, Eyes presented a piece of paper full of the results of his dissection.

Gonggong Tao looked at it, and his eyes flashed with surprise.

After a while, the murmur went back and forth, and whispered a few words to Gonggong Tao.

Gonggong Tao smiled, stood up, and said, "This day is going to change, it's really suitable for drinking a little wine." ”