Chapter 31: Case Follow-up
Three days later.
The nobles of the Underworld Kingdom colluded with the crown prince to send a horse team, and the case of bribing the guards has made initial progress under the strict supervision of He Zhe. And as a wartime bulletin, it was sent all over the streets and alleys of Blackwater City. The whole plot gradually became known, and as an important case spread to the front and the court.
The captain of the horse team was caught up by the guards who rushed to hear the news that night, and was arrested not far from the military camp of the Underworld and thrown into prison for three days. The general ins and outs of the incident have been written on the wartime bulletin.
The Zhang family members who learned the news were all shocked, and since the morning, three or five people have been sitting in the living room of the City Lord's Mansion anxiously asking about the safety of their families.
According to his confession, the source of the whole thing was a month ago. At that time, this horse team had just arrived in the border city near Blackwater City in the Underworld and was ready to go through the corresponding procedures for exiting the customs. Due to various reasons, after the paperwork of their caravan was reported, it took more than ten days for the Underworld Guards to allow them to leave the customs. It was during this long wait that they found Captain Zheng.
The story that came out of Captain Zheng's mouth is like this. At that time, they were discriminated against by the people of Hadesa and could not stay in official hotels, so they could only stay in the temple. The conditions of the Zhang family guests are slightly better and they can live in the smoke house.
For safety, every day Captain Zheng would send a brother to guard their bedroom in the smoke house. Because the smoke houses in the country of Hadesawa are mixed, prostitution and brawls are commonplace. However, on that day, he personally went to the smoke house to guard the door for the Zhang family travelers, and as a result, he fell into the den of thieves.
After dinner, he went to the tobacco house to perform his duties, and bought a small bag of so-called high-grade tobacco from the Underworld to taste. He didn't know at the time that this little boy in the tobacco house had been drugged in tobacco. At first, he didn't feel it at all when he took a few puffs, he thought he had been deceived, but after two more puffs, the momentum came up all of a sudden, and it was a fluttering feeling. He wandered around the three bedrooms of the Zhang family downstairs, smoking the peculiar tobacco in his hand, and it felt very good at first. But as time passed, he felt that his whole body was hot and delirious, and the most strange thing for him was that the thing under his crotch wanted to break through the restraints for no reason. It made him very uncomfortable. It was only then that he understood that he had been drugged.
And then it's like a plan. On the roof of the building, a luxurious woman wearing a black veil walked down, and her figure was extremely graceful. She walked up to him and took off her veil. I don't know why, the woman's face captured him at once. In the bloody prison, the captain of the horse team was still obsessed with mentioning it, he had never seen such a woman who could provoke his impulses from top to bottom. She handed him her cigarette pouch, and he couldn't even remember what they had talked about, so he followed her upstairs.
In that room, he saw another girl, much younger. Riding on her was a noble son of the Hades Kingdom, and he later learned that this person was the son of the Hades Qiyan family. That girl is really like a stunner in the world, in the confusion, every breath of the two people on the bed makes him ** burn. Under such circumstances, the woman slowly whispered something in his ear, roughly asking him to help them blend into the Qinshan Kingdom, with a huge reward and reward.
The captain of the horse team also mentioned that he didn't listen at all. I just feel that there is nowhere to release the desires in my body, and it is very uncomfortable. But the woman beside him was charming with a natural nobility and coldness, which made him dare not cross the line. He asked a few words vaguely, and when he looked at the spring palace picture on the bed, the woman chuckled and bit his ear and pulled him to another bed. While rubbing his boots against his two strands. That feeling almost made him reach Elysium, which he had never reached.
But just as he was about to erupt, the woman stopped, and her legs turned to clamp his waist tightly. It's very strange that all the ** went out at once, and there was a sharp convulsive pain in the lower body. The son of the beggar family stood up from the girl below him and threw a money bag in his face. When he opened it, he saw that the contents were more precious than he had imagined, all of them were pure pearls and diamonds that radiated aura. The woman whispered in his ear that this was the first deposit, and they knew that he didn't have a small family, so why not do something big... And told him that after the deed was completed, he would be paid three times the deposit.
He was stunned, stared blankly at the money bag, and then turned to look at the woman's graceful and beautiful face. After being stunned for a while, he only felt that the fire in his whole body was rekindled, and the woman continued to serve him with her legs at the right time. Of the women he had tasted, there was indeed none that gave him such a fairy-like feeling that day. Her skills are so good, that time he felt that he was not only his own Mi Qinghua, but also like the mouth of the turbulent giant waves above the East China Sea. There is no greater happiness on earth than this.
In order to win him over, this is not the end. When the woman had finished doing it for him, she opened the door and called in a beautiful girl for him to enjoy. Although he didn't have the blissful feeling she had when she served him, it also made him really eat a mouth full of oil and couldn't think of returning.
When the third watch was exhausted and called away the girl of the Underworld, the three people who were still in the house quickly convinced him completely. He had always felt that their plans were seamless and flawless. So in the early hours of the morning, together with more than a dozen nobles of the Underworld Kingdom, they pretended to be robbers, broke into the bedrooms of the Zhang family guests downstairs, looted their money, and imprisoned them in two secret rooms of the Smoke House. In other words, they are currently imprisoned, and their fate is uncertain.
Listening to his words, there is another suspicion that can be regarded as completely established. In addition to the dead spies of the Underworld, there are two less people who have not been captured. That's the woman and the girl who seduced him. After the incident that night, a large number of manpower were dispatched from the border to search all the way to the vicinity of the military camp of the Underworld, which took a day, but did not catch any caught fish. But hearing the captain of the horse team, it seemed that the two women had fled to a place they could not pursue. He Zhe knew that there was no need to do any more useless work, so he ordered that there was no need to track down the traces of the two women for the time being.
The Blackwater border has also undergone emergency remediation during these three days. The original rotational patrols were all replaced. And the high-ranking officer of the patrol army who colluded with the country of Hades was also found out and put in prison pending trial. The wartime bulletin mentions a thrilling incident that happened in the castle tower that night.
When the guards first noticed the movement, it was because of the sound of fighting not far outside the city gate. The leader of the patrol at that time, because he was connected to this matter, ordered everyone to stand still. But the two people who were fighting outside ran to the bottom of the castle. One is a young brother with a delicate face, and the other is covered with blood, like a groom. It seemed that they had been fighting for a long time, but the groom had been beaten, and it was only with great difficulty that they chased them to the bottom of the city gate.
The other person had a very helpless and resentful expression on his face, as if he wanted to eat the other party alive. In this way, the leader can no longer ignore it, and go down to inquire about the cause and effect of the matter first.
When He Yue read the report, he understood that the person with a bloodied face and finally escaped to the city gate was the first horseman to flee the scene at that time. But this man was unlucky. He hadn't realized that the person who was coming to him was a traitor. However, after arguing with the nobleman of the Underworld for a while, he was coldly stabbed in the throat by a dark sword by the leader.
The soldiers who were originally watching from the back were shocked and ran to the front to inquire about the situation. The leader was just trying to find a reason to kill, but the groom was unwilling to give up. With his last breath, he threw himself at the nobles of the Hades Kingdom, smearing his hands full of blood on his face. After being kicked away, there was still the last shred of life, providing the last information for the soldiers who looked at each other.
"This man... It's a brute... Not far ahead... There is a situation..."
Several soldiers stepped forward despite the leader's angry reprimand, and after wiping the blood from his face, the disguise technique could not withstand such a toss, revealing his true colors. More than twenty soldiers immediately tied him up and tore his face with the leader. The leader also tried to resist stubbornly, and joined up with two or three of his accomplice men, in fact, in order to find an opportunity to escape. was outnumbered, and naturally the little calculations in his heart did not succeed. He was captured alive, and several of his accomplices were killed. The soldiers immediately alerted the guards on the castle tower and gathered their men and horses to go to the place of the incident.
In the end, he successfully captured eleven spies from the Underworld. A total of three Stygian spies were killed, six horsemen died, and the rest were seriously wounded. The next day, He Zhe ordered that the horseman who sacrificed his life for the country be buried in the name of the martyrs, and his family should be rewarded. Especially the man surnamed Liu, who was the first to run back and desperately report the news, posthumously gave his name.
After reading the shocking tragedy in the Qiao Mansion with Zheng Ergou Qiao Xuebin, He Yue sighed softly. This is a man who sacrificed his life for the country, and a strong man is also.
Among the contents of the interrogation that have not yet been fully made public, there is another piece of information that carries quite weight. The captain of the horse team also mentioned an incident under torture, which allowed the inquisitor to obtain an extremely important information about the Underworld. Those nobles of the Underworld inadvertently revealed one thing, it was suspected that a great change had taken place in the underworld, and they seemed to be planning to sneak into the Qinshan Kingdom secretly in order to get rid of the pursuit and ask for help.
But as for so many nobles, their five surnames are all ancient clans of the Underworld Kingdom. Such a force is actually evading pursuit. So... It is conceivable what kind of things happened in the underworld, the scope of its impact is wide, and the power is so great that it is at least the level of the three major surnames of the underworld.
A day ago, He Zhe got the news for the first time, and immediately summoned the henchmen of the mansion and the senior officials of the various families in the city to come to the city lord's mansion to discuss matters. Many Blackwater officials personally went to the black cell where the spies of the Underworld were held to assist in the interrogation. But no matter whether it was coerced by torture or induced by benefits, none of the spies of the Underworld confessed. Even, a few aristocratic ladies were tight-lipped in the face of the terrifying torture instruments. The captain of the horse team has dug up what he knows, and this has undoubtedly brought a huge obstacle to Ho Zhe's investigation.
In the end, someone suggested that since the matter of the underworld was closely related to the war between the two countries, if the case could not make good progress in Blackwater City, it would be better to send these eleven spies of the Hades Kingdom to the front line and hand them over to the various coalition forces led by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for interrogation. In this way, maybe their interrogation method will be effective. Another important point is that this matter has nothing to do with Blackwater City.
Qiao Liangyan, the acting head of the Qiao family, who was also among the officials at that time, was the first to second. He Zhe pondered for a while, and also understood that this was another problem in Blackwater City. Although it is not directly related to him, it will have a bad impact after all. The matter of Hekang has just been assured by the three cardinal ministers. He also knew that he couldn't let Blackwater City be criticized by others anymore. It was indeed a wise move to hand over these prisoners to the front at this time.
Qiaofu had a close relationship with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and Hufu, as the administrator of the military camp in the southern part of Blackwater City, had some overlap with various military forces. He Zhe handed over the matter to the two families. The second government gladly accepted the order. Qiao Liangyan will be very busy in the past two days.
At the same time, after successfully completing the task, Zheng Ergou disappeared for a day on the grounds of incident, and today he also returned to Qiao's Mansion, bringing good news to He Yue, as well as some cultivation resources that Sen Qian asked him to bring her.
"The old man is quite satisfied with our performance, Miss. After all, only us and that Sima Yin dared to challenge this task. As soon as this incident passed, many registered disciples scattered all over the Qinshan Kingdom were removed. He also asked me to bring these cultivation resources to you. But... In addition to these spirit stones, the others are just some ordinary books. ”
Zheng Ergou poured the contents of the bag on the table, shook his head and said, "With this quality, it can't be compared to what my brother cheated." ”
As soon as He Yue saw him pour out two yellowed ancient books, he felt his head big, and he drooped his head and said, "What are these two books? I know all the basics about the condensation period. Zheng Ming, why don't I rest first?"
"Miss, that book is the most basic part. Not to mention our Dream Palace disciples, even those disciples of the sect who are hidden in the world outside also need to understand this knowledge. It's all about the basics. These two books are the cultivation methods that have the characteristics of our dream clan disciples. You see, the first book is about a special way of breathing after entering the fourth layer of condensation, and you can also learn it, it's not difficult. The second half is about the Tuna Refining Body, but it is done in the way of our Dream Clan. Tell me how many parts monks usually have to cultivate?"
He Yue tilted his head and thought for a while, "Refining the body, refining the qi, refining the gods." Who doesn't know. But... I felt that after entering the fourth layer of condensation, my physique was naturally so powerful. But if I were to refine my body by myself, I wouldn't know how to do it at all. ”
"That's why I need this book! The refining method in this is the refining method of the Dream Clan. Absorb the aura of heaven and earth through the general method of breathing of the dream clan, and then refine the body through specific acupoints. There are many more moves to follow, and it's too early to tell. If you read the book and think about it slowly, you will definitely be able to learn it. Generally speaking, before the fourth layer of qi condensation, body refining and qi refining are carried out together. Qi refining is a sign of realm cultivation, and when your qi has the strength of the four layers, the boundary between the two will become clear. From now on, refining qi is refining qi, and refining the body is refining the body. You have to practice hard. ”
He Yue nodded with a bitter face, took the first book, pointed to the second book and asked listlessly, "So, this is also the Dream Clan's special qi refining method?"
"That's right. The general method of breathing has been mentioned in the body refining chapter, and this one is about qi refining. The old man didn't give this kind of sect-level book to many people, you have to cherish it. Another point, don't look at the two books about the same thickness, the content of the body refining chapter is actually not much, enough for you to use until the middle stage of foundation building, but the qi refining chapter is very profound, and the content inside is relatively difficult and deep, listening to what the old man said, it is useful all the way to the Void Dan stage. ”
"The old man said that because you have a treasure like the Sanqing Stone, and you have a preliminary fusion with your divine consciousness, the part about refining the gods has far exceeded your cultivation level, and after your realm has advanced by leaps and bounds, you will cultivate it again. ”
He Yue nodded helplessly, and took the other book in front of him. She suddenly remembered something and asked with interest, "Zheng Ming, if you don't say it, I'll forget it." When will I be able to use those spirit stones you tricked last time? ”
Zheng Ergou was stunned for a moment and said with a smile, "Those things are treasures, but the premise is that they must be used properly." Anyway, it's definitely not for you for the time being. After you reach the seventh layer of cultivation, a small part of it will be available to you. No, the old man specially provided some spirit stones in the dream palace for your level? They can assist you in the process of learning to breathe. When no one is around during this time, read more books. I think his hopes for you are indeed not small, Miss. ”
Seeing that He Yue nodded with a little disappointment, opened the book on it, and frowned a little before he could read a few words. He just wanted to smile lightly, but he was aroused by the content of the conversation just now - the guy who strayed into his dream by the Silver Creek that day was an unlucky guy with so many treasures on his body. After that day, he hired a guide friend to throw him into the wilderness of the Underworld, how was he now?
He had planned to tell Sen Qian about it. But a rosary on his chest dispelled the thought. When he dragged the other party's unconscious body and saw this string of ordinary prayer beads, he had a bad premonition, and suddenly felt as if he had provoked someone he shouldn't have provoked.
This feeling is very uncomfortable