This is the downtown of Qiantang, and this liquor store is not very big.

However, if it can be opened here, its business will naturally not be bad.

In addition, the old man of the shopkeeper does have a good skill in making wine, and the family heirloom wine is pearl red, which is famous for ten miles and eight towns.

On weekdays, the store is always full of drinkers.

Among them, there are indispensable guests who come from afar just to taste a good wine.

Even among the dignitaries, they would often send people to buy some and bring them back to the house.

The shop is not very large, and there are only seven or eight square tables in it.

On the four walls, large black wine vats are stacked.

At this time, the scene inside makes people dare not look at it directly.

On the ground, on the table, on the wall, there were pools of sticky blood.

Tables and chairs also toppled over to the floor.

The dark vats, several shattered, and the pale red wine with an amber sheen spread on the ground.

It's a mess everywhere.

Only then did people realize what was the strange smell they had just smelled outside.

It was a rich bouquet with an even stronger rusty smell mixed with a foul, rancid smell.

This rusty and rancid smell is the sticky blood color of the puddles in the store.

That's blood.

It's not just the blood, but looking at the viscosity, I'm afraid it's something that makes the flesh like rice paste.

There's a little bit of white, green, and black mixed in......

In short, how disgusting it is, how disgusting it is, how scary it is, how scary it is.

"Chief, this is not ......"

A few catchers covered their bad breath and looked at the scene in the store, with a little surprise in disgust.

Li Zhutou raised his hand and interrupted.

Of course, he knew what it was, because this scene was exactly the same as the several cases that had occurred one after another in the previous months.

But it is not suitable to say it in such a place, otherwise it will only make people's hearts and minds emperor.

"Shopkeeper, what's going on?"

Li Zhutou asked casually while watching.

"Shopkeeper, what do you say?"

Seeing that the old man was just hunching his neck, his eyes were closed, his hands were closed, and he kept muttering Amitabha Buddha in his mouth, and patted him angrily.

"Ouch yo!"

The old man in charge of the shopkeeper was as if he had been electrocuted, and his whole body trembled violently.

"There is a head catcher, what are you afraid of?"

Li Zhutou stretched out a hand and put it on his shoulder.

The old man suddenly felt a burning heat coming from the palm of his hand, and he felt as if he were leaning on the edge of the fire, very secure.

"Whew-"

The old man came to his senses, let out a long breath, and glanced at the store with apprehension. He hurriedly looked away.

"Li Zhutou, this is none of Xiao Lao'er's business!"

As soon as the old man opened his mouth, he called out: "Little Lao'er has always been a good people, and he has always done his duty, how do you know that you can encounter such a disaster?" ”

"I didn't say you did it, why are you in a hurry?"

Li Zhutou said impatiently: "This catcher is asking you, what is going on?" If you don't make it clear, this head catcher is really going to take you back to the yamen for interrogation! ”

"No, no, no!"

The old man in charge was frightened by this, and he didn't dare to be verbose: "Li Zhutou, it's not that the little old man doesn't say it, but the little old man doesn't know how,"

"Today's noon, Xiao Lao'er, as in the past, sells wine in the store in a dignified manner,"

"Li Zhutou, you also know that Xiao Lao'er can't do anything else, he has been making wine for a lifetime, and everyone is still ......"

The old man in charge didn't know if he was originally like this, or if he was frightened, and his mouth was babbling, rambling, and saying a lot of idle words.

Li Zhutou gritted his teeth, listened patiently for a while, and then heard the old man say something important: "Li Zhutou, you don't know wow, but I'm scared to death of the little old man!" ”

The old man gestured with a frightened expression: "The guest is sitting upright, and suddenly a canopy of blood and mud is sprayed next to him!" ”

"It's not my nonsense......"

The old man grabbed behind him and pulled out a young man in his teens, who was the servant in his shop: "Look at it, he also saw it at that time, and he was sprayed with dirty things!" ”

He spoke incoherently and repeatedly several times, and people slowly understood.

It turned out that the customers in his shop were eating small dishes and drinking small wine when they suddenly heard a soft bang.

Then a few of the guests screamed.

These people, without exception, were all splattered with blood and mud on their bodies.

When everyone was panicking, I saw a drinker bang and suddenly disappeared.

I only saw a tent of blood and flesh exploding.

Except for a puddle of filth left in place, not a single piece of meat, a bone, or even a single hair was missing.

This frightened the drinkers, and they screamed and ran away.

The mess in the store, the overturned tables and chairs, and the broken wine vat were actually all knocked over by people when they fled.

While escaping, several more people suddenly blew up a puddle of blood and disappeared.

In the end, less than half of them escaped from the liquor store.

"What about the living?"

Li Zhutou turned around and asked.

One of them pointed to the side and replied, "It's all there." ”

When such a thing happened, people were so frightened that they couldn't even think of reporting to the official.

However, today's Datang cannot be speculated by common sense.

Not long after this happened, the government knew that something strange had happened, and Li Zhutou rushed over with someone.

There were about seven or eight people, who were gathered together by two hunters, their faces full of horror, but they did not dare to leave.

With the prestige of Datang now, there is no safer place than staying by the side of the official.

"Okay, bring everyone back to the government for resettlement first,"

Li Zhutou glanced at the terrible scene in the shop, turned around and ordered: "Go to the Guantian Pavilion again to inform me, and invite a mage or scribe to come and have a look." ”

Guantian Pavilion is a special place set up by the emperor himself more than 300 years ago.

Inside, please enshrine the world's masters, regardless of their background, but with their ability, as long as they can pass the imperial court's examinations, they can be awarded the title of Guantian Pavilion Bachelor by the emperor, and they will be famous.

The three religions of Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism are all included, and even there are many people in the world.

Datang has now a prosperous era of bliss, and now it has been all over the Guantian Pavilion in all states and county capitals of the world, which can be said to be indispensable.

Compared with most of the bad people, they are from martial arts, and for this kind of strange thing, they are still more proficient in those bachelors and masters in the Guantian Pavilion.

A few similar strange cases flashed in succession, letting Li Zhutou know that this was no longer something they could handle.

At least with the bad people in Qiantang County, there is still no way to catch it.

"Yes!"

"It's all scattered!"

One of his subordinates led the order to leave, and Li Zhutou waved around to drive away the crowd of onlookers.

Although these melon eaters were frightened by the scene in the wine shop, they were also disgusted enough.

But he soon came to his senses, and there was not much panic on his face, except for a few palpitations.

Because they are still very confident in these bad people to catch them quickly.

The Guantian Pavilion in Li Zhutou's mouth made them feel at ease.

There are also jokes, pointing at the store.

Seeing Li Zhutou's appearance, he also knew that the excitement was to see the head.

With a little bit of unfinished business, the crowd slowly dispersed.

Li Zhutou and the others dispersed, entered the store, and looked around, but as he expected, found nothing.

It was the same for the first few times.

He is a martial artist, and his martial arts are not weak, nor outstanding, and he is decent.

As a bad lieutenant, he can be regarded as a small official.

For some secrets of Datang, it can be regarded as qualified to contact that little.

I know that the martial arts that everyone can practice today seem to be from the hands of a holy monk.

That holy monk, I heard that you are the teacher of the emperor.

Today's emperor intends to create a great world, so that everyone in the world is like a dragon and everyone is self-reliant.

Then he asked the holy monk.

How that holy monk explained the way for the emperor is not something that ordinary people can know.

But this move to make a martial arts move in the world is obviously from that holy monk.

Even the martial artists in the world practiced most of them were a "Musashi" created by that holy monk.

From the Tibetan essence to build the foundation, for the day after tomorrow from the first to the third level, called the martial arts first realm.

To open the qi aperture, nourish the blood and qi of the five internal organs, contain extraordinary power, and be the fourth to sixth class of the day after tomorrow, and the lower realm of martial arts.

If you can penetrate the five qi, you can step into the upper realm of martial arts in one fell swoop.

When it comes to Jiudeng, the five qi converge, condense like wolf smoke, and rush into the sky, which can be called the extreme realm of martial arts.

I heard that above the extreme realm, there is a higher and deeper realm.

Li Zhutou is too far away to know.

When he was in his twenties, he stepped on the most important foundation of a martial artist, the realm of hidden essence, opened the qi aperture, and reached the fourth rank of the day after tomorrow.

In the lower realm, he is not a weak hand, and he is already very satisfied.

The martial artists of the lower realm who have opened the qi aperture are full of qi and blood, and they can already have a certain impact on the flow of demons and ghosts, and they can also perceive some demon aura a little.

But these successive strange cases seemed to be demonic, but Li Zhutou did not notice the slightest abnormal aura at the scene.

Of course, it is also possible that his cultivation is insufficient.

Therefore, until the people from Guantian Pavilion are confirmed, there will be no clue about this case for the time being.

I looked at the sun, it was already setting in the west, and it was getting late.

He is a person who has some advantages, is open-minded, and is very open-minded in everything.

Although he is quite pedantic and righteous in his heart, he does not drill the tip of this bull's horn.

Left and right before the Guantian Pavilion bachelor inspected, he couldn't notice anything for the time being, and when it was time to hand over the shift, Li Zhutou went straight back to the yamen, handed over the shift, and rushed back to his house.

When I arrived at the door of my house, before I went in, I heard the voice of someone coming from the house, mixed with the sound of laughter.

Li Zhutou listened, it seemed to be his mother's voice, and he seemed to have a good conversation with others.

I wondered, so I walked in.

When I came to the hall, I saw my mother and a mother-in-law who wore red hair, grease and powder, and wiped her face like a monkey's butt laughing.

As soon as they saw him come in, their eyes lit up.

His wife was happy to see him.

But the mother-in-law, who was dressed as a madman, had eyes that lit up as if she were going to swallow him.

"Father-in-law, you're back!"

Mother Li greeted her son with a happy face.

"Mother, what's so happy?"

Li Gongfu saw that his wife was rarely happy, so he endured the woman's dress, smiled, and came to the old lady's side after seeing a salute.

Mother Li was full of laughter, pointed to the mother-in-law next to her and said, "This is Granny Xu, the matchmaker on West Street, who came to say goodbye to my son." ”

"Oops, mother!"

Li Gongfu rolled his eyes: "I'm still young, what do you say?" Besides, my son, I just became the head catcher, and I don't know how many things are waiting for me to do in the government, where is the idle work?"

"You're still young!"

Mother Li's smiling expression suddenly changed: "People in their twenties, which kid in the neighborhood is not a child at your age?" Wang Xiucai next door, one year younger than you, will hold his grandson next year! ”

"Headcatcher? You're a little head catcher, what's up? Do you think you're a county lord? If you're busy, you won't marry? No matter how busy you are with the emperor, the emperor still has three palaces and six courtyards! ”

"Ouch my mother!"

Li Gongfu was almost frightened, and said with a headache: "Your Majesty is also something we can talk about?" Say less! ”

"I said what's wrong? What's wrong? What did I say, your mother? The three palaces and six courtyards are originally a good thing, even if the emperor is not afraid to hear it! Shengming is better than today, where will he worry about an old woman and son? ”

This Mother Li looked weak, and she was a little fierce when she spoke.

"Hey~ Mrs. Li, don't be angry,"

The mother-in-law who had been smiling next to her finally spoke, persuaded a few words, and said to Li Gongfu: "Li Zhutou, as the saying goes, there are no clouds in the sky and no rain, and there is no matchmaker on the ground to get married,"

"It's not that my wife is troublesome, it's true that Li Zhutou is also old, if you don't get married again, you don't worry, Lingtang is really going to be sick in a hurry."

After observing Li Gongfu's expression, he saw that he seemed to be ashamed, so he smiled and said: "Li Zhutou, the old woman and I are not the one who pulls the red rope indiscriminately, you can listen to the old woman and talk about the good person in your Li Zhutou." ”

Speaking of this, Mother Li was happy first: "My son, what Granny Xu said is the Xu family on the edge of the West Lake!" ”

"This Xu family has been in business for generations, the family is rich, there is a daughter named Xu Jiaorong, twenty-eight years old, knowledgeable and courteous, dignified appearance, you want to marry someone, you have to see if people are willing or not, do you still dislike it?"

Today's Datang Bliss is not the work of one person and one family, but a hundred schools of thought at the same time, and a hundred flowers blooming, which has created such a unique prosperity throughout the ages.

Shinong industry and commerce, except for the "shi" is still one level higher, there is no line of industry or industry, which will be looked down upon.

The Xu family she said has been dealing in medicinal materials for generations, and they are all modest when they say that their family is well-off, and they can be said to be one of the few wealthy families in this Qiantang County.

Although she is not a person who dislikes the poor and loves the rich, her family background is also an excellent yardstick to measure a person.

The Miss Xu family, who has been taught by a good teacher since she was a child, is knowledgeable and reasonable, and is generous, without the cares of ordinary women from small families, she is really a good match.

Li Gongfu's heart moved slightly.

He had also heard of the reputation of Miss Xu.

"Hehehe......"

What kind of character is Mother-in-law Xu? The look in Li Gongfu's eyes flashed, and she was caught, knowing that this trip should be nine out of ten.

laughed, and then made a mysterious appearance and said: "Don't hide it, I am a distant relative of the Xu family, last year, the wife of the Xu family was pregnant, and now I am afraid that it will be a short time before she gives birth,"

"The master of the Xu family invited the bachelor master of the Guantian Pavilion to see it, and said that it was a son,"

"That old man Xu felt that the Xu family's incense had been followed, and the daughter who used to hold it in the palm of his hand and was reluctant to marry it, saw that he had reached the age of age, so he got up, and asked the old woman to find a suitable one, and there was not much of a request, as long as in the future, I could help take care of the son of the Xu family, just do it."

"I said, what do you do? Who is my mother-in-law? I said, when will the media pass? You must find a son-in-law for Master Xu! ”

"You Li Zhutou is young, you have already become a bad lieutenant, and you will either enter the court or enter the cabinet in the future, and you have a great future! With his Xu family, that is more than enough! ”

Datang has Guantian Pavilion and Chongxiao Hall.

The former collects all the strange people in the world.

The latter is longed for by the world's martial artists, and the generals of the imperial court are all out of this.

Entering the cabinet is the ideal of people with lofty ideals in the world, and in the people, it has become a person's description of a great future.

"This ......"

Li Gongfu is actually interested, but his face is a little thin in this regard.

Under the persuasion of his wife and mother-in-law, he agreed half-pushed.

That Mrs. Xu is also a neat person.

Only then did he leave the Li family, and he came over again the next day and said that the Xu family had agreed.

asked for the time of Li Gongfu, went to find a couple with Miss Xu, and set a date.

Just a month later.

Coincidentally, on the day he married Miss Xu, Mrs. Xu really gave birth and gave birth to a little son.

Master Xu had already asked the master to take more than a dozen names by the hour.

The time when the son of the Xu family was born happened to be one of them.

The surname is Xu, and the name is Xian......

……

The vastness of heaven and earth, and the things of the world, are not as good as one of the billions of them that ordinary people see.

On the day when the Li and Xu families were happy, they didn't know that when the little son of the Xu family was about to be born, between heaven and earth, there were eyes looking at the sky.

A star shines brightly, and there is purple light in it.

As soon as the light bloomed, it fell......