Wei Guang should have given his hand, although he was also very worried about the safety of his prince, but his trust in the prince was deeply rooted in his bones. The prince has always acted in a very disciplined manner, and he will never do useless work, let alone put himself in danger easily, since he has such an order, he must be able to ensure that he and Lord Xu are safe.

However, Liu Deming couldn't help but speak up, "Lord Wang, how can this be, the old slave is just a eunuch, how can he let General Wei protect him." The prince can rest assured, the old slave has been serving the emperor for decades, and he will not be afraid if he has never seen any charms and spirits, and he will not be afraid, and please let General Wei accompany you, so that you can take care of it. ”

Although Liu Deming was frightened in his heart, he tried his best to maintain his composure on his face. His eyes were full of worry, lest something would go wrong with Xiao Qinglang. In his heart, how can he compare with the prince, if he can protect the prince, even if he loses his life, what is he afraid of?

Xiao Qinglang's face remained unchanged, and his voice softened slightly, "Father-in-law, don't worry, since the person behind the curtain introduced Ning Shizi into the secret passage, it proves that in a short period of time, it is impossible for him to arrange it here again, let alone rashly use this secret passage again." So, there will be no ambushes and no traps. ”

Otherwise, if he was not careful, Ning Subai would fall into the trap, and at that time, the purpose of the people behind the scenes who wanted to drag the protector into the water through Ning Subai would naturally not be achieved.

And Ning Subai's conspiracy with Aunt Hong through the secret passage has only been two or three days, and for the sake of prudence, that person will not easily use the secret passage.

Liu Mingde knew that Xiao Qinglang never told lies, and Xu Chu, a prodigy who solved the case, never refuted it, so he believed it seven or eight points in his heart. But even so, his heart is still very grateful.

Xiao Qinglang didn't care about what he was thinking, at this time he frowned, carefully helped Xu Chu take out the gloves from the toolbox, and then the two of them put them on separately.

"I just saw a lot of fragments of iron in the bones, so when you examine the bones later, you must be careful not to get hurt."

Hearing this, Xu Chu nodded cautiously.

She understands Xiao Qinglang's worries, she has been dealing with corpses all year round, and she often uses autopsy, and sometimes her fingers will be cut during the autopsy, so she has a little corpse poison in her body. Now, Xiao Qinglang has worked hard to condition her body, and naturally she doesn't want to be hurt again.

Moreover, there are a lot of bones here, and it will not be much cleaner than the iron tools that have been soaked together for many years with the corpses that have long been ossified. If you cut your fingers and get contaminated with bad luck, I'm afraid that Xu Chu will be entangled in corpse poison again.

When he was in the Danding faction before, because some guards put the wooden ladder down early, Xu Chu did not feel difficult when he went down into the ravine. But right now, the ravine was more than two meters high, with neat edges, and there was no place to climb, which made her look embarrassed.

It's more than two meters high, and the situation is unknown, so you can't just jump down.

Just when she hesitated and wanted to tell Xiao Qinglang that she wanted Wei Guang to send her down, she suddenly felt a warm and powerful hand gripping her waist. Immediately, before she could react, Xiao Qinglang had already jumped up.

In the darkness, Xu Chu didn't have time to exclaim, so he instinctively stretched out his hand and wrapped it around Xiao Qinglang's strong waist.

The two of them have been friends for a long time, and they have done a lot of intimate actions. But just like today, it still made Xu Chu can't help but blush. Naturally, Xiao Qinglang couldn't be calm, that is, he was used to keeping a solemn face in his daily life, and the light and shadow in the secret passage were dim at this time, so that people didn't notice the bright light and ghostly light that suddenly burst out from his eyes.

Between the noses, there is each other's breath, with warmth blowing through the cheeks and sideburns, making people's hearts itch slightly.

Just when the two were silent, Xiao Qinglang jumped into the ravine.

In the pile of bones, no matter how beautiful the mind is, it is gone. After Xiao Qinglang stabilized his body, he reluctantly let go of the hand around Xu Chu's waist, and then looked at the pile of bones with his hand.

Xu Chu stepped forward and carefully looked through a few relatively complete corpses, and then carefully checked the pelvic bones of all the white bones by the firelight, and after a while, he said with a solemn face, "There are no traces of canine gnawing, and there are no bones of girls, young children and women." The bones here are all adult males. I have looked at the joints, teeth, and development of these skeletons, and I have deduced that these men are sturdy men, between thirty and forty years old, who have been working hard or laborer all year round, and whose family is not well-off. ”

Xiao Qinglang nodded, took the iron tools on the side and said, "These should be the tools used by the Ministry of Industry for work, but looking at the material of these cloth strips that have not yet been rotten, they are not government officials or official uniforms." After a pause, he seemed to think of something, frowned and said, "But what remains is a white strip of cloth, which is strange, like a prison uniform......"

Xu Chu hesitated for a moment and said, "Ministry of Industry, I remember that it was mentioned in the file that the old lady of the Dong family once served as a waiter in the Ministry of Industry. But what's the connection? If these people are prisoners, then they should be managed by the yamen and the three law divisions in various places, how can they gather here and be involved with the Ministry of Industry? ”

Just when she was full of doubts, Xiao Qinglang's eyes sank, and she whispered, "No, the Ministry of Industry can move the prisoner......"

As soon as these words came out, Xu Chu chuckled in her heart, she looked at Xiao Qinglang's suddenly gloomy face, her face was like snow and frost, she gritted her teeth and asked in a low voice, "What did the prince say...... Exiles and death row inmates? ”

Xiao Qinglang nodded slowly, and said with a cold eyebrow: "The exiled people, except for the most heinous people who are exiled thousands of miles away, most of the rest are exiled to this city. The so-called exile is mostly in prison, and on weekdays, they work as coolies in exchange for food and lodging but have no wages. The same is true for those sentenced to months and years. ”

And although they obeyed the discipline of the yamen, the roster and management were the responsibility of the yamen. However, in terms of daily work, there is a work part, most of which is to repair bridges or build civil works. ”

After Xu Chu listened to his deep and slow explanation, uneasiness gradually rose in his heart. This uneasiness seems to come from the predicament of the case at hand, but she knows that it is because she is beginning to determine the shocking conspiracy behind this case, perhaps...... Maybe she can't afford it.

Xiao Qinglang came back to his senses slightly, looked sideways at Xu Chu, and saw her eyebrows frowning and her lips locked, and sighed secretly in her heart.

In the quiet and dark room, he gently hooked Xu Chu's fingers, with a sense of comfort and pity, and called out softly with a sigh, "Xiao Chu......"

That Xiao Chu, thousands of thoughts surrounded, and Xu Chu's heart suddenly trembled. She glanced blankly at Xiao Qinglang, who looked helpless, and finally bit her lip and said, "It's me who lost my mind." ”

Xiao Qinglang shook his head, "No, this matter was actually unexpected by me. After all, I have been in charge of the Three Law Divisions for many years, and I have never found such a strange disappearance of prisoners, which is really incompetent. ”

"The prince doesn't need to blame himself for this matter. I've examined the bone scars, and according to the bones, they've been dead for at least ten years. At that time, the prince had not yet entered the Three Law Divisions. ”

Xiao Qinglang was stunned for a moment, "More than ten years? ”

Xu Chu nodded solemnly, "The specific situation will be examined in detail." However, I am sure that they must have died during the reign of the first emperor. ”

It was the first emperor's year again, and the bones in the dark room of the Danding faction in front of him could already be traced back to the first emperor's year according to the year.

After examining the bones, Xu Chu and Xiao Qinglang followed the light of the lamp in their hands to look around. After a while, Xu Chu exclaimed in surprise, and immediately picked up a lump from under his feet.

"It's a blackened silverfish talisman!" Xu Chu's face turned pale, and his breathing was slightly short, looking at Xiao Qinglang.

Xiao Qinglang squinted his eyes and took the silverfish talisman. The silverfish talisman has all turned black, and this color is not a discoloration caused by oxidation, it is obvious that the essence of the fish talisman has changed because of what the fish talisman has encountered.

"If I'm not mistaken, this silverfish talisman has become like this, it should have met the crane top red." Xu Chu said in a hoarse voice, "I need to take some soil and the hair of the deceased and go back to Aunt Chu for help." ”

Xiao Qinglang nodded, obvious things, he naturally had nothing to question.

It's just that the silverfish talisman has always been given to officials from the fifth rank and above, and it is used to indicate the identity of the grade. If it is a military general, it can also be used to send troops, enter and exit the palace gate or city gate.

But now, this silverfish talisman has appeared here, and the relationship between the inside and the inside really can't help but make people think deeply.

If all the prisoners who came here to build the passage and the secret room were overseen by the Ministry of Works, then how could they die here? Even if it is extinguished, it can't be so clean and neat, without a little wind. Unless......

Xiao Qinglang suddenly thought of a possibility, and couldn't help but feel more and more shocked in his heart. Unless, these prisoners have no family at all, or even if they have relatives, they are also implicated and killed.

And there is only one person in the world who can do this......

But it doesn't make sense, Xiao Qinglang's eyes are dark and uncertain, his fingers are constantly rubbing the black fish talisman in his hand, and his mind is thinking quickly.

If it was the first emperor, then why did the first emperor do such a thing. You must know that during the reign of the first emperor, he did not have a love for anyone, let alone a person who was enough for him to do such a thing and be resurrected.

Even if it is the method of seeking immortality, it is when he is old......

The Dong family's courtyard, the dark room of the Danding faction, the secret passage between the British Mansion and the Imperial Palace, seems to have a thousand relationships. But it always makes people can't see clearly, and the corpse spell is to resurrect someone......

Wait a minute, no, the so-called tantric spell also has an evil art, and the alchemy of human blood can then restore the man's majesty. Just as Dong Ruiyang begged, he was used by the Xuanyang Daoist to use the blood of a girl into medicine and alchemy, is it because he can't be humane?