107 · Esoteric Cult (II)
Chen Jian became interested in this "boss" who only appeared in dreams, and he asked, "How old was the princess when she met her?"
Bai Yao touched her chin: "I don't have any impression, I guess she is only four or five years old, I just watched her play in the garden for a while, and then she left." But is what you're saying true? Now it's the princess who is presiding over the government?"
"Hmm. Chen Jian nodded, "Let me tell you, the princess now has a team of personal guards, and I am one of them......" Chen Jian briefly recounted what had happened in the past.
After Bai Yao heard this, he regretted what happened to him, and said helplessly: "If you are cautious, you will not be plotted by the Bianliang diagram." But I've heard of Bian Liangtu - he's Zong Zhengqing, right? Old and calculating, the era in which I was born was quite famous, and it is normal for you to fall into his trap. Thinking about it this way, he has been in the imperial court for so many years, and it is really not easy to sit firmly in the position of Zong Zhengqing. ”
Hearing this comfort, Chen Jian was very uncomfortable.
At that time, he was bent on bringing the gramophone urn to the princess, and after seeing the real Gonglian team token in the unfamiliar capital, he was not suspicious at all, but breathed a sigh of relief and handed everything over to the betrayer.
"It's useless to regret it now, let's find a way to get out together!" she plucked a branch of a plant, "eat some of this and quench your thirst." ”
"Thank you. Chen Jian skillfully chewed the dry branches, "You said that Princess Tilting Lotus was controlled by others, is it possible?"
"How do I know. Bai Yao glanced at Chen Jian speechlessly, "At least in my impression, she doesn't look like someone who can control the overall situation at all, she is now the regent, and there are likely other forces behind her to support and manipulate her - but this is all my speculation, I have been dead for a long time." She smiled wryly, "Anything can happen."
"But Bian Liangtu intercepted the gramophone urn halfway through, and became the princess's enemy, and the princess's next road may be a little difficult to walk—ah, I like that girl a lot, and she is endearing. ”
"Obviously, I just looked at her a few times and talked about what I liked. Chen Jian thought to herself, does the princess have such a great charm?
"You don't understand that. She smiled meaningfully.
Chen Jian waited for a moment, thinking that she was going to continue to explain, but she didn't speak, as if waiting for Chen Jian to start a different story.
The silence lasted for a long time, and they were already far away from the East China Sea and were heading in the direction of the Central Mountain. As the bloody waves of the evil sea receded, Chen Jian took a big breath and enjoyed the rare freshness - but only relative to the East China Sea.
The stench that permeates purgatory, no matter where you hide, you can't escape.
"But the princess cultivated the Gonglian team with her own hands, which is really suspicious. Bai Yao finally spoke, "When did Team Gonglian appear?"
"I don't know, at least when I joined, it was already around and prestigious. The two personal guards beside the princess, an archer Tai Hongduo and a maid Shen Shuoxia, are well-known martial arts masters in the capital. ”
"Tai Hongduo, Shen Shuoxia...... It's all unfamiliar names. They must be not young, right? If they are strong in martial arts, I should have heard about it. ”
Speaking of which, what did Bai Yao do before? Chen Jian looked curiously at this girl whose real age was unknown.
Her skin was terrifyingly clear, her face was bloodshot and boneless, like a skeleton wrapped in cloth, and it was impossible to see how many vicissitudes she had gone through.
The red light of purgatory can greatly cover the flaws on her face, but Bai Yao still looks terrifying, and it is hard to imagine what kind of face she looks like in the world. She must have been discriminated against and insulted because of her strange skin, right?
Chen Jian was worried that this was her heart disease, so she didn't ask more, just waiting for Bai Yao to take the initiative to say it.
"Forget it, there's so much I don't know. She shrugged her shoulders in relief, her frizzy hair fluttering with the wind and waves, like explosive curls permed in the pursuit of trends in modern society.
Chen Jian thought to herself, when she first crossed over, she still wanted to travel back, but now it's okay, and even normal human society can't return...... It's really getting worse, but if you fall into purgatory, you shouldn't be able to go any further. He smiled optimistically and kept up with Bai Yao's pace.
"Bai Yao, you just said that you found a secret, what's going on?"
"Ha-" Bai Yao sighed, "That's all in the past, you shouldn't know at all." But let me tell you, it's been a long time since I've met normal people in purgatory, and everyone is almost crazy and doesn't want to think, and even many travelers are like crazy people, they often talk and put their hopes on sacrifices, which is ridiculous. ”
"Sacrifice...... What is that sacrifice?" asked Chen Jian thoughtlessly.
"Of course, it's a sacrifice for yourself. ”
After hearing this, he let out a low "hiss", not daring to imagine the violent sacrifice scene: "That's it." ”
"Don't talk about them, let's talk about me. Bai Yao waved his hand and began to tell the story of more than ten years ago-
"At that time, I was a member of the Jinyiwei in the capital, because I was a woman, so my fame was much greater than that of other Jinyiwei, but also because of the 'woman' I was criticized, everyone thought I would only get in the way, but in the end I used countless successes to make those rumors completely die, and I became famous two years after entering the Jinyiwei, and I was respected on one side.
"One day, a man dressed like a beggar came to the door, knelt down in front of him and asked me to help him find a murderer, I asked him why he didn't report to Jinyiwei, but wanted to look for me privately, and he said that Jinyiwei had a killer's internal response. I was shocked to hear this, so I promised him to find the murderer and swore an oath to find out what was going on.
At that time, there were two murder cases that caused a sensation in the capital: one was the assassination of the prince of the country, the other was the assassination of the king of Sanliu County, both of whom were important ministers of the court, the former died in the capital and was investigated by Jinyiwei with full power; And that down-and-out man came to me just to kill the king of Sanliujun.
"Jin Yiwei divided his soldiers and horses to go to Fenzhou to investigate, and the man told me that the soldiers and horses who went to Fenzhou had a killer inside, and he would destroy all the evidence, and I had to arrive in Fenzhou before I could. Although the man did not show actual evidence, his language was earnest, and I could see that he was not lying, so I rushed to Fenzhou overnight.
"Before leaving the capital, I investigated the recent situation of the king of Sanliu County, and he seemed to be involved in the position of Zhongshu Ling, and what surprised me even more was that Guozi Saijiu was a close friend of Zhongshu Ling at that time. I won't talk about the specifics of my investigation, and to be honest, I can't remember the bits and pieces. In short, everything suddenly became clear, and all the spearheads pointed to the newly appointed Zhongshu Ling-Xu Siyou. ”
Chen Jian knew Xu Siyou, who could be described as the mainstay of the Western Dynasty.
"You mean, Xu Siyou sent someone to assassinate the king of Sanliu County and the prince of the country?"
Bai Yao didn't answer Chen Jian's question, but continued along his own train of thought: "When investigating the clues of Xu Siyou and the killer, a friend who traveled the rivers and lakes revealed a clue to me - there is a mysterious killer organization in the rivers and lakes, and Xu Siyou is likely to be the killer entrusted by that organization. They did things quite cleanly, in line with this assassination, Jianghu was also panicked because of that organization in those years, I was far away in the temple, and I didn't know about Jianghu at that time. ”
Hearing the killer, Chen Jian suddenly thought of a person who died under his hands - Chang Fengyuan.
Chang Fengyuan's life history is still unknown, he came cleanly and died cleanly.
As if it was fate, Chen Jian felt that he needed to ask, and he had to ask: "What kind of organization?"
"On the rivers and lakes, it is called the 'secret sect', and there are only twelve people, and they call each other by the month. Bai Yao said, "I borrowed a letter from the Wudang Trace Hall to track down a letter, which revealed that the person who killed the Guozi Sacrifice Wine was 'Zhuangyue'. ”