Chapter 60: The Cold-Faced Ghost King
"Oh no, no...... a little guy stumbled in from outside the yamen.
Tao Luo, who was sitting in the high hall, glanced at his master. After following him for so long, of course the master understands what adults mean. "What is the matter with those who shout? How dare you shout here, someone! Drag it down......" Before he finished speaking, the little guy foamed at the mouth, bleeding from his seven orifices, his hands and feet spasmed, the flesh on his body gradually disappeared, and only a skeleton remained after half a pillar of incense. The faces of the people in the high hall were extremely ugly, and they whispered one after another.
"According to Duan Zhu, why did this person die?" Tao Luo got up and walked towards Duan Minghao, looked at Bai Gu and asked in surprise.
Duan Minghao arched his hand, "It's the first time the villain has seen this kind of situation, and he really can't find any clue, so it's better to let the master call him to come to the autopsy ......."
Tao Luo has seen countless strange things since he was a child, and it is the first time that he has let a person die tragically in front of his eyes. The cause of death, which can't even be explained, adds a bit of mystery to the murder, and it seems that Qinglan Town is facing an unusual enemy. "Master, you are responsible for writing notices, Duan Zhukuai, you are responsible for commanding, when night falls, everyone should not go out at will, and do not make loud noises in the house, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble."
"Yes, my lord." After receiving the order, Master and Duan Minghao left with a few people.
Tao Luo, who was reclining on a rattan chair, took a sip of tea and instructed his maid Rongcheng to prepare water for bathing.
"Who?" Rong Cheng vigilantly guarded in front of Tao Luo, she knew that Miss hated being disturbed when she was bathing. She remembered that when the young lady was sixteen years old, just as she was bathing, the nephew of the lady suddenly broke in, and was almost not killed by the young lady, and since then, no one in the house dared to step into the boudoir of the young lady at will.
Tao Luo heard Rong Cheng's voice and asked softly, "What's wrong?" ”
"Miss, it may be that I didn't close the window properly and was blown open by the wind, please punish Miss......" Rongcheng fell to his knees, waiting for Tao Luo's punishment.
Tao Luo stretched out his hand and pulled Rong Cheng up, "How can I blame you, just close it, it's not too early, you can go down and rest!" After Rongcheng withdrew, a hint of murderous intent flashed in Tao Luo's eyes. Except for the candle on the table, which was suddenly extinguished, Tauro walked to the table, made a cup of tea, and then slowly sat down, "Aren't you tired after hiding for so long?" ”
A dark shadow watched in the corner, but did not move a half-step, and in a moment the window was opened, and the room was lit up again, as if nothing had happened.
The next day, rumors spread in Qinglan Town, and the identity of Tao Luo's daughter was exposed. The emperor was furious when he heard this, the dignified Wu Zhuangyuan was actually a woman, no wonder he refused to marry the princess.
"Someone, pass on the decree, investigate and deal with Tao Luo's dismissal, and hand over this matter to Dali Siqing." The Son of Heaven is angry, who dares to intercede.
"Wechen obeys." Dali Temple Qing Gu Yang arched her hands, a female stream has such a ability, it is really the luck of our dynasty, but under the instigation of traitorous ministers, she has become a heinous sinner. Gu Yang couldn't figure out what kind of woman she had such courage.
"Isn't this Lord Gu?" Liu Qing blocked Gu Yang's way. Seeing Liu Qing, Gu Yang knew what kind of medicine he was selling in his gourd, the red man in the eyes of the emperor, manipulating witchcraft behind his back at will.
Gu Yang echoed casually: "Lord Liu, don't come unharmed!" I have time to sit in Dali Temple, not long ago, the emperor rewarded the tea from the Western Regions, and Lord Liu had the opportunity to taste it......"
"If you have a chance, you will definitely try it, and there is still something to do, so I will be one step ahead."
"Master Liu walks slowly." Gu Yang looked at Liu Qing with disdain.
Back in Dali Temple, Gu Yang began to flip through the files many years ago, there was no record of Tao Luo, just when he was distressed, a bundle of dusty bamboo slips, attracted his attention. He gently brushed the dust off it, sat on a chair and carefully examined the contents of the bamboo slips. At that time, the Tao Mansion used witchcraft in the Western Regions to cause panic among the people, and the political situation in the imperial court was turbulent, and it was the Tao Mansion that Liu Qing was ordered to slaughter, and only Tao Yan, the lady of Tao Mansion, and a maid inadvertently escaped the catastrophe, and never knew where to go. Gu Yang recalled the tragedy of Tao Mansion in his mind, could it be that Tao Luo was the person Liu Qing was looking for, but Liu Qing wanted to use Dali Siqing to get rid of Tao Luo, Gu Yang thought about it, and in this way, all the questions were cleared.
A few days later, Tao Luo was taken into custody at Dali Temple.
Although Liu Qing manipulated witchcraft to harm Tao Luo many times, Tao Luo was still unharmed, Tao Luo knew that the black shadow was always with and protected him, but why did he never speak?
After learning that Tao Luo was detained, Gu Yang gave other official orders to his subordinates and hurried to the cell. The cell where Tauro was held was stinking, there were cockroaches running around on the ground, his hands and feet were chained, and there was a slight blood stain on his white prison clothes...... Gu Yang's heart trembled, he could imagine the hardships of this journey, and immediately ordered the jailer to find a spacious and bright cell and prepare a good meal to deliver it.
"My lord, she is a serious offender ......in the imperial court," the jailer wanted to say more, but was shocked by Gu Yang's prestige.
"I'll take care of something Gu Yang."
The jailer quickly packed up the cell, and when he was about to leave, Gu Yang stopped him, "Give me the chain and the key to the cell, from today on, you are no longer a jailer, but a member of the Dali Temple case......
When the jailer heard Gu Yang's words, he hurriedly knelt down, "Thank you for your promotion, in the future, the little one is willing to saddle the horse and smudge the ground for the adult." With that, he left the cell.
"I have long heard that Lord Gu is kind-hearted, and the rewards and punishments are clear, and it is true when I see it today." Tauro dragged his tired body and said with a hoarse smile.
Gu Yang walked over and opened the chain with the key, "The girl has worked hard all the way, I have ordered someone to prepare a comfortable cell, and I also asked the girl to move." ”
"Master Gu, aren't you afraid that I will use witchcraft and escape in front of your eyes?"
"I believe that the girl has something unspeakable, I will find out the truth and give the girl justice."
"Thank you." Tao Luo, who had not walked a few steps, fainted due to physical exhaustion, but fortunately, Gu Yang was agile and caught Tao Luo. The person in his arms has both the delicacy of a woman and the handsomeness of a man, and he has never seen such a beautiful woman when he has grown so big.
When Tao Luo woke up, he had already changed into clean clothes, and his wounds had been treated, could it be Lord Gu, she remembered that she had fainted.
"Miss Tao, it's time to eat......" Gu Yang's personal guard Qin Feng walked into the cell.
"How long did I sleep?"
Qin Feng smiled and said, "The girl is good, she slept for three days and three nights, but she worked hard for my family, hey......"
Tao Luo asked again, "What's wrong with your family?" ”
"He took care of you for three days and three nights, he went out just now and asked me to bring food to the girl, I have never seen an adult so good to any woman, especially the person who the court wants to kill." With that, Qin Feng turned around and left.
Tao Luo held the jade pendant in his arms and fell into deep thought, why did Gu Yang treat him like this, she was just a prisoner. In the Taofu tragedy that year, Liu Qing was at large, she disguised herself as a man and studied martial arts hard, but she finally ended up in such a field. "Father, mother, brother, Yan'er is sorry for you, you know everything from the spring, please bless your daughter, kill Liu Qing, and clear up the grievances for Tao Mansion."
"Yan'er, you're finally awake." After hearing the voice, Tauro looked around, but there was no one.
"Who are you? Don't pretend to be a ghost, come out quickly......"
"Yan'er, it's me." When I was dying, I was taken back by the people of the Western Regions who passed by, they used the secret art of the Western Regions to turn me into a ghost king, I recuperated during the day, and waited for an opportunity to take revenge at night, but the Liu Qing thieves were heavily guarded, and they were full of enchantments in Liu's Mansion, and they lost too much of my strength by breaking through many times, and I blamed my brother for being useless, so that you would be hurt......
"Brother, the dark shadow that accompanies me at night and protects me several times, is that you?"
"It's me."
"Then why don't you talk to Yan'er and refuse to see me, do you know that I miss you very much......" Tao Luo's tears dripped on the jade pendant, and a beam of light and shadow drilled out of the jade pendant and turned into a human form, Tao Luo looked at the man in front of him in surprise.
"Yan'er!" The moment the man turned around, Tauro pounced, and the cowardice that had been hidden for a long time was suddenly released.
"Good, Yan'er doesn't cry."
"Brother, Yan'er finally saw you, how have you been doing all these years?"
"Silly sister, it is your tears that allow my brother to appear during the day and not be affected by the light." He told Tauro about everything from many years ago, and an old wizard from the Western Regions once told him that a piece of purple jade that had been lost for many years, coupled with the tears of my loved ones, would allow me to come and go freely during the day, and no one except my loved ones could not see me.
After Gu Yang came back, he heard that Tao Luo had woken up and came to visit him without changing his official uniform. Hearing the smiling Tauro in the cell, he opened the door and walked in. "Miss Tao, how are you feeling?"
"Thank you Lord Gu for your careful care over the past few days, if you don't dislike it, call me Taoluo!" Tao Luo got up and saluted Gu Yang.
"Today's court, I have explained to the emperor that the murder case in Taofu was full of suspicions and needed to be heard again, and the emperor gave me a seven-day deadline, I hope I can help you......" Tao Qian kept looking Gu Yang up and down, Tao Qian saw all his intentions in the past few days, and gave his sister a look from time to time, saying that the man in front of him was good, and he accepted it early and became a husband for himself. Tao Luo glanced at his brother, Gu Yang chatted with Tao Luo for a while, and then left for official business.
"Brother, next time you won't be allowed to do this, he's a good person, I don't want to bother him." Tauro sighed meaningfully.
"Don't worry! Now I will not be restricted by any enchantment, Liu Qing must die. Tao Qian clenched his fists, and a trace of killing intent flashed in his eyes.
"I don't want my brother to be hurt, I don't want to lose you anymore." Tauro snuggled into his brother's arms and said worriedly.
Tao Qian scraped the bridge of his sister's nose, stroked her head and said, "I am now the real ghost king, and the evil and the little ghost have already run away when they see me, waiting for the good news from my brother." Tauro fell asleep unconsciously.
The court was raised, and the emperor was furious, "Why hasn't Liu Aiqing come to the court yet?" "The emperor instructed Gonggong De to go and please.
After a while, Father-in-law De's face was pale, and his face was covered with beads of sweat, "Lord Liu, I was killed last night, and my methods are extremely cruel......"
The emperor was shocked, "Lord Gu, you go and investigate, and report in time." After Gu Yang thought about it, he killed Liu Qing to avoid the enchantment and powerful witchcraft, who had such great ability to kill Liu Qing overnight. Investigated the inside and outside of Liu's mansion, in addition to the piles of white bones, the main hall of Liu's mansion has a line of eye-catching big characters, "The cold-faced ghost king descended to the world", and there is a blood book, with the sign of the underworld, Gu Yang presented it to the emperor, and saw the emperor after the blood book was paralyzed on the dragon chair, and the civil and military officials looked at each other, I don't know what to do?
"Your Majesty, Lord Liu's death is exactly the same as the Taofu murder case back then, I don't know how to decide, and I ask the emperor to make it clear." Immediately, Gu Yang presented the things that Liu Mansion had searched out in front of the ministers.
"Immediately release Tao Luo, build an ancestral hall for Tao Mansion, ask the master to spend seven days of undead, Tao Luo is promoted to Shangqing of Dali Temple, I don't know what Gu Aiqing wants?"
"Everything is subject to the emperor's arrangement." Hearing that Tao Luo is going to serve with him, not to mention how happy he is, so that he can see him every day in the future.
There are many stories about the cold-faced ghost king among the people, as long as they are traitors, they can't escape ...... killing.
Many years later, the Taofu was decorated with lights, and a couple of newcomers in the main hall knelt down to worship heaven and earth and the high hall. Tao Qian, who was standing next to the rattan chair, was a little impatient, he still had important business in the underworld, and after saying hello to Tao Luo, he quietly walked to Gu Yang's side, "Be kind to my sister in the future, otherwise the cold-faced ghost king will definitely not let you go." ”
On the night of the candles in the cave room, drinking together, Gu Yang recalled a sentence in his ear from time to time: "Be kind to my sister in the future, otherwise the cold-faced ghost king will definitely not let you go." He was a little confused and asked Tao Luo, "Luo'er, have you heard of the cold-faced ghost king?" ”
Tao Luo was amused by Gu Yang's serious appearance, "What a three-year-old child knows, how could I not know!" ”
"Then you say, does he really exist?"
"If you don't believe me, you can try ......," Tauro deliberately teased.
"I don't want my wife to stay alive and ......widowed," in the Hongluan tent, the two flirted and scolded. A dark shadow disappeared into the moonlit night.