After Luo Qingyun woke up, the food on that table was long gone, she couldn't remember when she fell asleep, and she didn't know if everything last night was just a dream. The spell was swept by the wind on the ground, and she suddenly remembered the female ghost. At this time, there were only a few clothes in the cabinet, and she was long gone.

Luo Qingyun's eyebrows were slightly clustered, could it be that the female ghost had already been scattered? She picked up the charm on the ground in a daze, and a cold drop of water dripped on her hand, and she raised her eyes, but she didn't know where the water came from.

In the Palace of Cultivating the Heart, a young man in a dragon robe was reading a book, his eyebrows and eyes were slightly drooping, his long eyelashes moved slightly, and another man walked in wearing a military uniform, he carried a sword in and out of freedom, and was the emperor's most trusted imperial guard - Ruan Yuheng.

The emperor put down the scroll in his hand and looked at it, but saw that he had a serious expression, and hurriedly said: "Minister, see Your Majesty!" ”

"No need to be polite!" The emperor's eyes lit up and he paused: "The affairs of Luofu are doing well!" Luo Haoxuan is suspicious? ”

Ruan Yuheng shook his head: "Although I was very surprised, within a few days, the powerful people in Beijing went to cling to him, and he was very useful for this favor!" He looked stunned: "However, the minister found out about it, and it was quite strange!" Maybe it has something to do with dragon scales! ”

"What?" The emperor was overjoyed.

He was silent and sighed: "It's not a good thing, a few days ago, there was a strange thing near the Sae Ishikawa on the east bank of the river, at first the villagers' sheep and dogs disappeared inexplicably, the village thought that there might be thieves in the village, so he asked the strong men in the village to take turns to look for them overnight, but who would have thought that the grandson of an old man in the village also disappeared three days ago, and the group searched all the nearby mountains and forests and did not see it, and the next day, the child's body was floating in the river, and his mouth and nose were full of aquatic plants!" He raised his eyes and looked at the emperor, his face pale: "The villagers of Sarushikawa all say that this is the work of the kappa in the water!" ”

The emperor's face turned pale, and he said stiffly: "Kappa? ”

"Exactly! Legend has it that the kappa was once the son of the water god Ryu-kun, and was transformed by the frost and dew that fell from the dragon-king, but some kappa were naughty by nature and liked to drag their children or livestock down the river. Later, it was relegated to a monster that inhabits the water. ”

"The kappa is the boy of the dragon king, that is, he was the messenger of God, why do you want to do such a harmful thing?" The emperor thought about it for a while, and finally said, "But what does this matter have to do with dragon scales?" ”

Ruan Yuheng said softly: "Although this kappa is said to be transformed by frost dew, their primordial spirit is the essence of the dragon scales, if they can catch it, there may be other scattered dragon scales!" ”

The emperor thought for a while, and said for a while: "This is just the speculation of the villagers, but if there are really monsters that harm people's lives, then they must be removed!" You let the star officer handle this matter! ”

"Yes!" Ruan Yuheng was about to turn around, when the emperor suddenly stopped him: "If there is really the whereabouts of the dragon scales, I also want to go and see!" ”

"Never, Your Majesty!" Ruan Yuheng bowed and saluted: "Your status is noble, if there is really a monster there, what should I do if I hurt you?" The minister himself will go to this matter, and when he comes back, he will tell you everything! ”

The emperor sighed and said, "If there are really dragon scales, will you accept them?" I've been looking for it for three years, and I can't miss a chance! ”

"Yes...... Two days later is Chinese New Year's Eve, tomorrow you leave the palace, the Queen Mother knows that she will not allow it! ”

"The queen mother is worshipping the ancestors in the Buddha hall today, I don't plan to tell her the old man when I leave the palace this time, we will set off now, maybe it's too late!" After that, he looked at him coldly: "I disguise myself as your guard and return to the palace before sunset." ”

The Saruishi River is rocky and rugged, and it is a mountain in the mountains. The trees were sparse and dark, but fortunately, the direction of the river gradually opened up, and the clouds drifted in clusters, and the sky became darker and darker. The next road was not easy for the horses to walk, so they had to tie the horses to the trees and continue walking. The group gradually walked into the chaos of stones, but they saw Master Song and several attendants of Jing Zhaoyin not far away, waiting here for a long time.

Seeing that it was someone from the palace, Lord Song's eyes lit up and hurriedly stepped forward, seeing that it was Ruan Yuheng and star official Lu Yun, Lord Song hurriedly bowed and saluted, and his tone was very respectful: "Two adults, the lower officials have been waiting here for a long time!" ”

Star official Lu Yun's skin is like condensed fat, and his eyebrows are handsome. He was wearing a white robe embroidered with rune beasts and a simple white jade crown, and he was three years younger than Ruan Yuheng, but his face was not the slightest immature, but he looked cold and arrogant. He was dressed in immortal bones, ignoring the world, ignoring the etiquette of Lord Song, he walked to the river alone and began to ponder.

Ruan Yuheng returned the salute and asked, "Has there been any strange things happening in this ape Ishikawa recently?" ”

Lord Song looked frightened and stammered, "Today, a child has disappeared again!" ”

The emperor's expression tightened, and at this moment he was wearing the clothes of a guard, standing behind Ruan Yuheng.

"Then, according to Lord Song, who will do this, and is it related to the monsters in the mouths of the villagers?" Ruan Yuheng looked around nervously.

Lord Song waved his hand: "Don't believe those so-called rumors, this is like today's peace, the country's fortune is prosperous, how can there be such a monster who doesn't know what to do dare to come to the capital to make trouble, the lower officials never believe in these ghosts, although yin and yang have a way, gods and ghosts have no heart, but the nonsense of the villagers, adults don't need to take it to heart!" ”

Ruan Yuheng didn't pay attention to it anymore, looked around and said coldly: "Behind the Ape Stone River is a cliff, there is nowhere to hide, and we are a river here, wide and unobstructed, with a clear view of the left and right scenes, why do children and livestock drown here, and why did the murderer only choose the vicinity of the river bank to do such evil things, wouldn't it be too ostentatious if a villager passed by." What is Song's explanation for this? Besides, after so long of investigation, is there any suspicious person in this village? ”

Lord Song was speechless for a while, and an embarrassed smile appeared on his face: "This ......"

On the other side, Lu Yun was squatting by the river, looking at the bottomless river, looking out of his mind, there was no sparkling light here, the water surface was calm and occasionally waves, Lu Yun picked up a stone and threw it forward, and a large splash instantly splashed on the water not far away, a circle of water rippled, the stones fell, and the water surface gradually calmed down again.

Ruan Yuheng didn't sell Guan Zi anymore: "Are there any monsters in this water?" ”

Lu Yun didn't look back and said coldly: "Lord Ruan is so anxious to know, you can jump down and find out!" ”

"You ......" Ruan Yuheng was so angry with him that he was about to return the favor, but he thought that the emperor was still behind him, so he suppressed the fire and said in a low voice: "Then as soon as possible, you know, the master has limited time!" ”

Lu Yun glanced at him, and ordered his subordinates to fold the gold paper he brought into a paper boat, he picked up the flint and lit a white candle, he carefully placed the candle in the middle of the paper boat, he took out the prepared soul search charm from his waist and pasted it on the paper boat, the river flowed from the west to the east, but the paper boat went upstream, moving straight to the center of the lake, for a long time, it floated in one place and stayed for a while, the candle suddenly went out, and the water surface formed a vortex around it, and it kept wandering in circles in the whirlpool.

This scene was so weird, everyone was stunned, Lu Yun squinted his eyes slightly, got up for a moment, and slowly walked to Lord Song: "My lord, the missing child you said should be there!" Send someone to salvage it. ”

"The kid already?" Lord Song felt a chill down his spine, but he was very indignant when he thought of another immature child dying.

Lu Yun returned to the river and pasted a spell on the paper boat, he recited the spell silently, but the paper boat did not move, he looked tight and recited the spell again. The paper boat burned instantly without candles, and even the charm was lit, and the flame danced and the paper boat quickly sank into the water.

Lu Yun was so frightened that he took a step back, and everyone was already shocked. The soul seeking talisman he used just now, and the guide talisman he used at this moment, usually this talisman can find the place where the demonic energy is heaviest, but the talisman just now completely failed, and the boat actually burned on its own. It seems that there are indeed youkai in the water, and they are a ruthless horn.

Lu Yun hurriedly retreated: "I didn't expect this water demon to be very powerful, the magic weapon I brought today can't lead it to appear, if it really fights with me, I'm afraid it will be difficult to deal with it alone, besides, ......" He was slightly stunned and looked at the emperor: "Today's master is also here, and it is not appropriate to stay here for a long time." I'll be here tonight, and if he shows up, I'll find a way to contain it!" ”

"But you just said, it's hard for you to deal with alone, this monster is so powerful, you don't even know what it is, don't be rash and guard here." The emperor whispered: "Now it is imperative that innocent villagers can no longer be implicated, you immediately go to Yanshan Yingguang Temple, please help!" ”

"Yes!"

Lord Song didn't dare to slack off and hurriedly walked over: "Two adults, I don't know if there are monsters in this river?" Speaking of which, he is obviously lacking in confidence.

"Lord Song doesn't have to guess, what you just said is very good! From today onwards, you will arrange for your people to guard here, and don't let the villagers get close to the river! Ruan Yuheng calmly ordered: "This official and Lord Lu already have a method, you don't have to worry, but the guards guarding here, remember to let them be more careful!" ”

"Yes! The subordinate obeys the order! ”