The book continued from the above, and the last book said that as time went by, Tianxin's growth became more and more obvious, and her relationship with the old madman became closer. chatting from time to time, and even sometimes the old madman would take her secretly down the mountain to drink a little wine to eliminate minor harms for the people. However, since there are times when you drink too much, this harm will naturally encounter tricky opponents. As a result, the bizarre murder case was sad, the four female corpses were unpresented, the flesh and bones were all gone, and a plain skin bag was left.

On this day, the old madman and Li Tianxin, who was dressed as a man, sat on the second floor of the Songhe Tower, and the two listened to the gossip of the crowd while sipping tea. Hearing the curiosity, Li Tianxin grabbed a handful of melon seeds and squeezed them over to join in the fun.

"I heard that there is a new painter in the Zhilan Painting Academy, who is a big celebrity in the calligraphy and painting world!"

"Are you talking about Mr. Ziyu? Isn't he homeless? Why did you come to us? ”

"Mr. Ziyu is the best at painting girls, and the eyes of the girls in his pen are expressive, vivid, and real."

"Nowadays, his paintings are hard to find, and even those princes and nobles are hard to get."

To say that what makes people feel deeply is the story of him and the calligraphy talent Fu Xuan, the two were high-spirited and like-minded when they were young, and left many masterpieces. It's a pity that Fu Xuanying died young, and Mr. Ziyu almost went with him. After recovering from a serious illness, he left behind Danqing's vow that he would never forget each other. ”

"Danqing swears that he will never forget each other." Li Tianxin muttered carefully in her mouth, and then she threw the melon seed skin on the table next to her, and subconsciously asked. "They're lovers?"

"You little boy, how can you talk nonsense! Both gentlemen are men. ”

"Tut-tut, is this the so-called soulmate hard to find?" Tianxin couldn't help but think of Yu Boya and Zhong Ziqi in another world, those two people were the objects of many rotten girls' hearts. With her perception of a rotten girl, this Ziyu and Fu Xuan must have a leg.

"It is said that he is going to paint a portrait of Princess Fengyang this time, and it seems that another masterpiece will come out soon."

"Princess Fengyang? Is it the princess who gave the marriage to General Li a few days ago? ”

"Yes, General Li Hong made great contributions in the first battle of Mobei, and now he has gained fame and fortune, which is really envious of others."

Just when everyone was talking about Ziyu and Fu Xuan, the three catchers quickly walked up to the second floor of the Songhe Tower, and they found a corner and sat down. "Little two come and two taels of beef, two dishes of side dishes, and a pot of soju."

"Gotcha! Upstairs, the three officials have two taels of beef, two side dishes, and a pot of soju. Xiao Er stood at the top of the stairs and shouted downstairs.

"Zhu Ye, what do you say we should do next?" One of the tall men, Catcher, had a sad face. "You have also seen the female corpse, the death is terrifying, to be honest, I think this murderer is not human!"

"Hey! Don't say you doubt it, even I, who have seen so many big cases, think it's incredible. Where is the flesh and blood of the female corpse, there is clearly a skin left. The catcher who was called Zhu Ye sighed. You said this is the fourth murder, and there are still no clues at all. ”

"The master ordered us to find the murderer within three days, this is simply a fool's dream!" The other fat catcher with a fat figure was almost dissatisfied, and he turned to shout at Xiao Er, who was waiting at the staircase. "Why haven't I come yet? Are you uncomfortable? ”

"What are you talking about? I'll show you the little ones! Xiao Er naturally saw that the official was resentful, and ran down the stairs with the oil on the soles of his feet. After a while, with a few "dong dong" steps upstairs, he sent the wine and food to the catchers with a smile on his face.

"Lao Tzu can't sleep at night these tired days, and now I have to suffer from your little two's bird anger! It's really hateful! "Fat catcher, scold and scold." If it weren't for that bullshit leather corpse, Lao Tzu would still have to suffer this crime?! ”

"Be quiet! Don't want your head anymore? Zhu Ye glared at the fat catcher, turned his head and waved his hand to the little er. Forget it, you go down. ”

"The three officials use it slowly." After finishing speaking, the little two went downstairs one by one, for fear of finding him trouble again.

"Why don't we find a Taoist priest to show you?" The tall catcher quickly took the flask and filled the glasses of the three of them.

"Where to find it? Is it possible to go to Qianshan and ask for one? "Fat Catcher quickly took a bite of beef, and said angrily." Those Taoist priests are busy cultivating immortals every day, how can they have the kung fu to take care of this bird ball business? ”

"So what do you say? Solve the case within three days, even if our people in the Yamen don't sleep for three days and three nights, they can't find any clues! The tall man frowned. If I want to see this case so evil, I have to find a Taoist priest! ”

"Looking for a Rausch priest? Useless! Useless! "Fat Catcher looked disdainful." Now that Princess Fengyang and General Li are about to get married, how can we solve the case before this?! ”

Zhu Ye, who had been sitting on the side and had not spoken, raised his head and drank all the wine in the cup, and with a snap, he dropped the wine glass on the table. "I'll go to the Qianshan faction early tomorrow morning to find a helper, and Zhu Gui, who is a cook there, is my eldest brother, and I'll ask him to think of a way."

The carriage over there was worried about the corpse of the leather woman, and the old madman here had already taken the words of the three of them to heart. He wanted to ask Li Tianxin to settle the bill and leave, but the little girl was still there gossiping endlessly about the painter named Ziyu. He picked up a melon seed from the small plate with two fingers, and hit the back of Tianxin's head with a flick.

Tianxin sighed, looked back and saw that the old madman raised his eyebrows at her, and sat back obediently. "What's wrong?"

"The sale is coming to the door." The old madman threw the broken silver on the table, got up and walked down the stairs.

Seeing this, Tianxin grabbed a handful of melon seeds and hurriedly followed.

Back to the Thousand Mountains. Li Tianxin told Zhu Gui, the cook of Yushizhai, the reason for the incident, according to the old madman's explanation along the way, and Zhu Gui was naturally overjoyed when he heard that the big disciple of the head of Qianshan was willing to help his brother Zhu Ran, and he was naturally overjoyed and agreed again and again.

On the second day, Zhu Gui's younger brother Zhu Ran, sure enough, went up the mountain to ask him for help, and after some introduction, Li Tianxin naturally became the first choice for this demon extermination. On the way down the mountain, Tianxin introduced the little madman who had been waiting for a long time to Zhu Ran.

"This little brother looks like he is only twelve or thirteen years old, how can he have gray hair?"

"This is the junior brother under him, because he had a strange illness when he was young, and his hair suddenly turned white after he recovered, please don't be weird."

"What's the matter, as the saying goes, young people don't have to worry about old age, and little brothers don't care too much." Zhu Ran touched his beard.

Soon the three of them came to the private room on the third floor of Guangsheng Tea House, and Xiao Er served them tea and snacks before closing the door and leaving.

"Brother Zhu, can you tell us more about the case? Let's have an idea. Tianxin picked up a piece of matcha crisp on the plate and took a bite unceremoniously.

"Here's the thing, since two months ago, there have been four murders in our Cangsong Town, the victims are all women, their identities are different, and they have nothing to do with each other, the only thing they have in common is the appearance of death and its horror, all the flesh and bones on the body are gone, as if they have been drained, only a skin remains."

"Ahem... Leather? Li Tianxin sprayed the scraps in his mouth on the face of the old madman sitting across from her. Cough... I... I didn't mean to..."

The old madman sitting opposite him wiped the scumbags on his face with his sleeve expressionlessly, and he asked Zhu Ran. "Who are those four people? What suspicious people appeared at the scene of the crime, and did they have a grudge against anyone during their lifetime? Who did you associate with when you were alive? ”

"The victim of the first murder was a young girl from the Red Sleeve Workshop, she was a celebrity in the Red Sleeve Workshop and was good at playing the guqin. The old bustard said that the women in Fengyue Field are very good at being people, and it is too late to chirp the guests, and they generally will not offend the benefactors. As for her relationship with the girls in the workshop, there is nothing wrong with her, and she has never seen anyone blushing. ”

"Could it be which benefactor covets her appearance? Ask for her to be killed? Li Tianxin sat obediently on the side and didn't move the matcha crisp on the plate.

"We have also investigated the benefactors related to her, and there are really no suspicious figures in it except for elegant personnel and dignitaries." Zhu Ran paused. "The victim of this second murder is Long Mei, the daughter of the owner of the Long Xiao Martial Arts Pavilion, to say that this Long Mei is also a person who practices martial arts, a set of Long family boxing is perfect, and the person who can kill her can be said to be a master. According to his father, Long Mei usually doesn't go outside much, and basically cultivates in the martial arts hall. As for getting along with other disciples, they are also very good, and they are considered to be everyone's favorite little junior sisters. Although the suspect has not been found, it seems that the murderer is certainly not an ordinary person who is useless. ”

The old madman didn't speak, he listened quietly to Zhu Ran's description. Li Tianxin on the side saw that he didn't speak, so he naturally knew that this little ghost was thinking about the case, so he drank tea calmly, for fear of interrupting his train of thought.

"The victim of the third case is General Li's distant cousin Li Manman, she lived in the General's Mansion three months ago, if she hadn't died, she should be General Li's wife now, but unfortunately she died in the woods of Faning Temple. However, General Li is also a blessing in disguise, this is not about to marry Princess Fengyang. ”

"So Li Manman is dead, and the biggest beneficiary is General Li? Could it be him? Li Tianxin touched his chin and pondered.

"General Li Hong is the queen of the gate, he has repeatedly performed miraculous feats, he is a good person, worried about the country and the people, it is impossible to be the person who did such a thing. What's more, on the day of the incident, General Li was still on his way back from victory, and he couldn't do it in time. ”

"Could it be that because of the emperor's marriage, he was afraid that Li Manman would become a stumbling block for him, so he sent a message to the slave at home to kill her?" Li Tianxin was a little suspicious of this Li Hong, after all, Li Manman's death was beneficial to him.

"We have also considered this matter, but the problem is that the current Holy Lord's marriage was decreed at the beginning of this month, that is, after Li Manman's death, so he has no motive to kill."

"This..."Li Tianxin was speechless for a while.

"The deceased in the last murder was Su Cha, a female painter from the Zhilan Painting Academy, according to the people in the painting academy, Su Cha has a gentle and introverted temperament, usually doesn't talk much, and there are no more than five friends with her, and they are all people with status, not like people who can do such cruel things."

"According to what Brother Zhu meant, is it really a monster?" Li Tianxin held her cheeks, although she didn't know who the murderer was, her intuition made her feel that Li Hong must have something to do with it.

"First, I can't figure out the reason, and second, when I look at the corpses of those women, I have to suspect that it is a strange force." Zhu Ran shook his head helplessly.

"Can we go and see the bodies of those women?" The old madman who had never opened his mouth suddenly opened his mouth.

"If the two of you don't shy away from it, there will be no problem." Zhu Ran didn't expect that the twelve or thirteen-year-old white-haired boy in front of him would take the initiative to ask to see the corpse, and he couldn't help but be a little impressed.

"That's very good." The old madman smiled at Zhu Ran's eyes.