As for why you don't go straight down, it is naturally that the lack of oxygen in it makes people faint.

After the torch came, Tang Qiao leaned over and handed the torch inside, only to see that the flame shook slightly but did not extinguish it. He was surprised: "There is wind, there may be other exits inside." ”

Ning Subai, who was vomiting weakly, heard this, and no longer disliked the unpleasant smell in the house, and wanted to lean down with eagerness.

It's just that before he could see the situation inside, he was pulled by Xu Chu, "I don't know what's going on inside, don't be so reckless." ”

Probably staying with Xiao Qinglang for a long time, her expression at this time was exactly the same as Xiao Qinglang, which made Ning Subai, who wanted to retort with her neck up, suddenly dumbfounded, and finally only muttered a few words.

"Ning Shizi, Miss Xu, the official will take someone down to have a look first, and you will wait on the top." Tang Qiaozheng admonished, and explained a few words to Sikong Han, and then took three officials down to the cellar one after another.

When a few people entered the cellar, they found that there was still a layer inside. However, for the sake of prudence, several people did not rush to go further, but looked around with torches.

In the cellar, there were many blood stains, and some of the blood was still in the crockpot, and it had not dried up. There was a dilapidated table of eight immortals on the side, which looked to be some years old, and it had already grown mildew.

On the side of the table of the Eight Immortals, there was a small iron pot, and there seemed to be something in the pot.

But before he could go up to check, he suddenly felt an inexplicable chill rise from behind him, as if he was being targeted by something terrible. He subconsciously turned around, but only saw a white shadow flashing, silently but with the flame of the torch kept shaking.

Just when he was about to investigate here, he suddenly heard Xu Chu's voice say solemnly: "Take down the people." ”

Tang Qiaozheng was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly looked out, facing the strange eyes of a woman who was white, even her hair was white, her face was thin and her eyes were empty.

The woman seemed to notice his gaze, and actually smiled at him, and there was still a dark red between the white lips and teeth, which was particularly terrifying.

He shuddered, only to feel a terrible chill suppressing him.

Xu Chu saw that the left and right officials pressed people down, so he went to the cellar with a torch and went down. When she landed on the ground, after seeing Tang Qiao's stiff movements, she raised her eyebrows and said, "Don't be afraid, if I guess correctly, it is the woman with bloodsucking disease that the prince asked you to find." ”

It's just that she didn't expect that she was hidden at home by Zhuang Songqing. Moreover, she was also supplied with blood......

When Tang Qiaozheng heard this, he was sure that it was a human and not a ghost, so he slowly breathed a sigh of relief.

At this time, Ning Subai, who had slightly eased his strength, also went down to the cellar. But when he saw the situation inside, his face turned white again, and his throat began to roll up and down, if he hadn't clenched his teeth, he was afraid that he would have to vomit again.

Xu Chu walked over to the desk, which was covered with knife marks and wet dark red blood. It's just that the conditions at this time can't determine whether it is human blood or pig and cow blood.

After a slight hesitation, she gave up checking the table and walked to the iron pot that had just caught Tang Qiaozheng's attention.

There was some solidified liquid in the iron pot, and the appearance of slices of meat could be faintly seen in it, and there were some meat rolls.

"It's jelly of meat." Suningbai, who had some spirits, covered his mouth and nose and stepped forward, and after reading it, he said, "Generally, when the restaurant makes meat skin jelly in summer, it will be put into the ice cellar, and the method of putting it in the cellar to let it solidify is rarely heard of. ”

"The cellar is cold, and in the absence of ice and ice, it is a good place to make frozen meat." Xu Chu said, and used the hook on the side to pick up the meat slices little by little. As she set the slices of meat aside, all that was left in the pot was a clump of minced flesh that was not rotten.

"That's right, but it's really pleasant to eat meat jelly in summer, drink two or two small wines, and pair it with some meat jelly that tastes......," he said, leaning over to the edge of the pot and sniffing it, and judged, "Although the environment is a little worse, like a black workshop, but the taste is quite fragrant, and it is more fragrant than the taste I ate in the restaurant yesterday." I just don't know what kind of material the butcher uses......"

It's a pity that before Suning Bai finished recalling, Xu Chu, who listened to it, spoke here.

"It's human skin!"

In a word, Suning Bai, who had been talking about how delicious the meat skin jelly was, vomited in an instant. That look, not to mention the tragic can be said, almost all the tears came out.

Especially when he thought that he had just leaned over and sniffed for a long time, and was still so intoxicated, he realized that the whole person was not good.

In the summer, the most common side dish in the Protector's Mansion is the frozen meat skin, and when he thought of the smooth and delicious meat jelly, maybe it was made of human skin, Ning Subai couldn't help but gag again. When he was out of breath, he finally couldn't spit out, and when he turned his head, he took out another piece of human skin from Xu Chu, and wiped it carefully with a cloth towel, as if he was wiping some treasure......

Suddenly, he had the illusion that what he ate yesterday was the human skin in her hand.

There was a sudden twitch in his stomach, but fortunately, he had been trained by Xiao Qinglang a lot, and even if he was disgusted at this time, he was no longer afraid when he saw the corpse when he was young.

"Well, you can't be mistaken, isn't that man a butcher? It's not difficult for him to get some pigskin and cowhide covers......" Suningbai's body was slightly stiff and looked at the meat skin that was fished out by her one by one, and only after a while did he look away with difficulty, and asked repeatedly with struggle in his eyes, "I see that it is not much different from pigskin......

Xu Chu glanced at him and said calmly: "Ning Shizi can touch it, the pig skin is rough and has the roots of pig hair that cannot be cleaned." But the skin that can be fished out now is delicate and thin......"

"Moreover, a relatively complete eagle tattoo can be spliced on top of the flesh." Xu Chu pulled out a strip of meat four fingers wide and suddenly said, "According to the dossier, there happens to be an eagle tattoo two inches square on Yalikun's chest. ”

Ning Subai's throat moved slightly, he swallowed a mouthful of spit, and just wanted to take a deep breath, he suddenly remembered that there was still a foul smell and bloody smell in the air where he was. Immediately, he wanted to cry without tears and waved his hand again and again: "No, no, I believe you can't do it." ”

After a few people carried the things out of the cellar, Ning Subai looked at Xu Chu, who was carrying the wet flesh skin in his hand, and hid away for a while. That look, I'm afraid that if you get closer, you can smell the smell of meat that drills your nose.

Xu Chu didn't care about his dodge, and walked straight to the white-haired woman who was struggling with pressure. After a moment's hesitation, she got up and took off the stained gloves on her hands, and took a cotton cloth and wiped the corners of her mouth.

After a little recognition, she said, "It's blood!" ”

This explains why the blood in the urn in the cellar was kept.

As soon as Suning Bai heard that someone was drinking blood, he immediately trembled, took a step back with a snort, and his mouth was sour and bitter. He wrinkled his face, his legs trembled and lay on the nearest official beside him, and the ghost cried wolf: "What kind of case is this, how can someone drink raw blood, and someone in the sea cooks human skin jelly!" ”

Unlike the sorrow and grief on his face, Xu Chu's expression at this time was extremely calm.

"Isn't this a big case that Ning Shizi has always wanted to participate in?" After speaking, she said to Tang Qiaozheng and Sikong Han, "My lord, now do I need to hand over the spliced human skin to the yamen, or let the prince see it first?" ”

Tang Qiaozheng's face was not good at this time, in addition to the reason for being depressed in the cellar, he was also worried about that person's skin jelly. Come to think of it, he will have to see it for a few days, and he will not be able to eat there......

"Let's go back to the prince first."

Xu Chu got the right words, nodded and walked towards the courtyard with his baggage. With a calm expression, she placed the flesh skin on the stone table where Xiao Qinglang and Zhuang Songqing were sitting opposite each other, and said in a condensed voice: "Lord Wang, I have found the human skin that Yalikun has been stripped off. Moreover, there is a secret passage outside the cellar that can only be passed by one person, and there are dried blood stains and drag marks on the walls around the secret passage, and Lord Sikong has already led people to follow the traces to find it. ”

Now that the stolen goods have been obtained, it is difficult for Zhuang Songqing to find a statement. Even though what he did was really excusable, killing people was killing people after all, and he killed the visiting envoys after the Northern Xinjiang Council and surrendered to the Great Zhou. Murder is not counted, but also the destruction of corpses, this crime is enough to make him pay for his life.

Zhuang Songqing laughed miserably: "I confess my guilt, the end of the secret passage is the place where I threw my body." In addition, there are only a few small dirt slopes in the middle of nowhere, and this is where I cooked the Dorikuna house. ”

"But I don't regret it, I just hate that God didn't give me more time to slaughter all those beasts."

Xiao Qinglang quietly looked at Zhuang Songqing, who seemed to be venting, and waited until he calmed down before he asked, "Then the remaining few killed envoys, have they been related to you?" ”

Zhuang Songqing shook his head, forcibly restrained his trembling body and said, "The deaths of the other people have nothing to do with me. ”

"But you know who's doing it, right?" Xiao Qinglang's face was silent, as if he had seen everything, and said, "How did you get in touch, and how did you know the whereabouts of the envoy?" ”

Zhuang Songqing was stunned for a moment, obviously not expecting him to suddenly ask like this. But just when he was about to deny it, he heard Xiao Qinglang sneer.

"Even if you monitor the envoys day and night, you will eventually be incapable of doing so. It is impossible for you to be able to accurately find a lone envoy who can do it alone. ”

Zhuang Songqing smiled bitterly, shook his head and said: "Sure enough, it is worthy of the king of Jing'an, when I returned to Beijing, I heard about your divine name, but I still think everyone is exaggerating." ”