"Hmmm......"

"Queen Mother, are you awake?"

He Xiaocui helped Xiao Wan'er to get up.

"I'm ...... Xiaocui, why are you crying? ”

"No, it's nothing, Niangniang, it's okay if you're fine," He Xiaocui wiped the corners of her eyes and asked softly, "Is there anything uncomfortable about your body?" ”

When she got up this morning, Xiao Wan'er felt dizzy and weak, but now she is much better, full of energy, and feels energetic.

Xiao Wan'er shook her head and said, "I think it's good, there's nothing uncomfortable." ”

He Xiaocui breathed a long sigh of relief and said happily: "That's good." ”

Xiao Wan'er: "But has the imperial doctor been here?" ”

"The imperial doctor in the palace has indeed come, but it is not the imperial doctor who has treated you."

He Xiaocui told Xiao Wan'er what happened, and deliberately concealed the removal of clothes.

"Immortal in white?"

Xiao Wan'er's face was slightly red, recalling the spring heart at the Chinese New Year's Eve tea party, and the deer in her heart collided, and asked cautiously: "What else does the immortal say?" ”

He Xiaocui's face hesitated, and she lowered her head to consider whether she should tell Xiao Wan'er that she had a short life.

She squeaked: "Immortals, immortals also said that after the Queen Mother woke up, go to the Stargazing Tower to find him." ”

"Go, go to the stargazing tower?"

Xiao Wan'er squirmed: "Isn't this good?" ”

"What's so bad?" He Xiaocui wondered.

"No, nothing!" Xiao Wan'er's face was embarrassed for a moment, she looked out the window, it was getting dusk, and her voice was stiff, "It's not early, it's not convenient to leave the palace now." ”

"It's okay, the national teacher said that he will wait for you in the stargazing tower, just pick a time to go over after you are well."

Xiao Wan'er: "That's it, I know." ”

……

After the daily routine of the small court meeting, Zhao Qingsong left the palace by car, as he expected, He Xiaocui's medical treatment was promoted by Li Yu and Gongsun Changquan.

However, He Xiaocui didn't know anything about it, and was completely treated as a manipulated chess piece.

Although what He Xiaocui said may have been handed over or deliberately guided, it does not prevent Zhao Qingsong from looking down on her, after all, there are not many sincere and upright people.

Out of the palace gate, Zhao Qingsong did not go home, but went straight to the Taoist court.

Stargazing Tower.

Library Cabinet.

There were many scrolls and books piled up on the bookcase, and Mo Bai buried his head in flipping through them.

"Hey~" Mo Ying put a bunch of scrolls in his arms on the ground, and there was no place to put them on the bookcase.

Glancing at the puppet dragon man carrying piles of books taller than hers, Mo Ying pursed her lips, feeling that she didn't need to contribute at all.

After the completion of the Stargazing Tower, Mobai included all the books in the Taoist Hall into the Library Pavilion on the middle floor of the Stargazing Building.

Although most of them are unnutritious tattered or crooked evil arts, there are still some serious scriptures that have useful use.

Wiping the sweat from her forehead, Mo Ying looked at the scrolls on the bookcase curiously, all of which introduced insects.

"Xiaobai, what are you looking for?"

"A worm," Mo Bai describes in a nutshell: "White, soft, and legless." ”

"White...... Software...... Footless? Mo Ying's complexion changed for a moment, and she thought of something that was not very good.

Putting aside the disgusting thoughts, Mo Ying sat down next to Mo Bai, picked up a book and flipped through it, and asked while reading: "What is the illness of the Queen Mother?" ”

"Not sick." Mo Bai said in a calm tone: "It's just that there is a worm in my heart." ”

"Worm!?" Mo Ying's face was ugly, and his brain couldn't stop imagining a white soft-bodied footless insect crawling around his body.

"Hmm~" Her shoulders trembled, her legs blended together, and she felt itchy just thinking about it.

Mo Bai was concentrating on reading the books, not paying attention to Mo Ying, at a certain moment he raised his head, his eyes cast towards the door of the hall, and now no one came to ask his heart, except for the black guy with the iron head.

"Sir, here we are."

……

Zhao Qingsong looked at the pile of books on the bookcase curiously, and asked, "Mo Gongzi, Mo girl, what are you doing here?" ”

Mo Ying replied: "Xiaobai is looking for a kind of bug, the white soft body has no feet. ”

"White soft body without feet?"

Zhao Qingsong's face was awkward for a moment, and Mo Ying Ke captured the change in his complexion.

"Miss Mo, what are you laughing at?"

Mo Ying waved her hand: "It's nothing, is the doctor here to help?" ”

Zhao Qingsong did not hesitate, brought a cushion, and joined the book flipping team, he said while flipping the book: "Master Mo, about the Queen Mother's illness, I don't know if some old things will help you." ”

Mo Bai raised his head and raised his eyebrows slightly: "Sir, please speak." ”

"The Queen Mother herself has the root of the disease, and the emperor ...... According to the old eunuch in the palace, sixteen years ago, the queen mother somehow contracted the wind cold, and the imperial doctors at that time did not get better how to heal it, and finally one of the Taoist people raised by the emperor offered a bowl of special decoction, and the queen mother had to escape from death after taking it, and then the queen mother drank the medicinal materials that nourished blood and qi all year round. ”

"Special, decoction?"

"That's right," Zhao Qingsong bowed: "It didn't take long for the original Taoist who offered medicine to disappear, but his teacher is still in Dayan's country." ”

Mo Bai put down the bamboo scroll, "Where?" ”

Zhao Qingsong: "The prison of the Criminal Department." ”

……

In the dimly lit cell, the ragged Taoist priest with iron cuffs on his feet leaned against the wall and stared blankly.

There is nothing in the prison, only the sound of water droplets melting snow, ticking non-stop, disturbing people's dreams.

The light of the fire flickered in his sight, and then he got closer and closer, and the familiar and unfamiliar shouting and scolding rang out.

"Dead Daoist, get out."

'Haven't you eaten yet?' Thinking so in his heart, the Taoist stood up and walked towards the firelight.

The servant opened the prison door and handcuffed the Taoist priest with chains.

The Taoist priest looked at the heavy handcuffs on his wrists and muttered, "I...... Is this going to die? ”

Somehow, there was no fear in my heart, and I was even a little relieved and relieved.

The servant looked disdainful, pinched his nose and said, "You can't die, someone wants to see you!" ”

"See me?"

"You'll know when you arrive!"

……

In the prison visit room, Mo Bai sat quietly next to Zhao Qingsong with a mask.

The errand manager looked at Zhao Qingsong and said respectfully: "Lord Shangshu, someone brought it to you." ”

Zhao Qingsong nodded, looking at the Taoist who was dressed in rags and dirty, "You are Xu Fu?" ”

Xu Fumu replied: "I am." ”

"I have something to ask you, and if you answer truthfully, I can get you out of here."

Xu Fu's eyes slowly widened, and he looked at the middle-aged man in front of him seriously, recalling that the servant had just called him Lord Shangshu......

"Are you the secretary of the criminal department?"

"Hehe, you don't have to worry about that, you just have to answer my question." Zhao Qingsong asked, "Do you remember that you have an apprentice?" ”

"Apprentice? I guess there is, I don't remember exactly. ”

"Your apprentice's name is Xu Xuan, he suddenly disappeared sixteen years ago, and he gave Tai ...... before he disappeared The queen offered a bowl of decoction. ”

"Like...... That's the thing. ”

"Do you know what that bowl of potion is?"

"......" Xu Fu was silent for a long time, shook his head and said, "I can't remember it for a while." ”

Zhao Qingsong looked like he had expected it, it was normal for him to not remember what happened sixteen years ago.

He looked sideways at Mo Bai and motioned for him to be okay.

Mo Bai then stood up and walked in front of Xu Fu, who stared at the white mask suspiciously.

Mo Bai raised his hand and tapped on Xu Fu's eyebrows, and the next moment Xu Fu fainted to the ground.

Zhao Qingsong glanced at Xu Fu, who had fainted: "Take him back, change to a better prison room, and I will inform the Shangshu of the Criminal Department." ”

"Yes, Master Shangshu walks slowly."

After returning to the Stargazing Tower, Mo Bai went straight to the library and found a book with a yellowed cover on the bookshelf in the depths, the title of the book had long since faded, and only the outline of the word "Gu" was faintly visible.

Mo Bai opened the book and found the correct number of pages with Xu Fu's vague memory.

"Hua Dan Butterfly?"

……

In the front hall, Zhao Qingsong drank the tea made by Mo Ying and told Mo Ying the tragic story of Empress Dowager Xiao.

Knowing that Xiao Wan'er was now alone and unaccompanied, Mo Ying suddenly felt a little sympathy in her heart, "Empress Dowager Xiao is so pitiful, she must be lonely alone, right?" ”

"It should be," Zhao Qingsong put down the teacup and looked at Mo Ying, "Wasn't Miss Mo also alone once upon a time?" ”

"I'm fine," Mo Ying smiled, "at least I can go wherever I want." ”

Zhao Qingsong smiled kindly, his gaze fell to the door, and Mo Bai appeared there at some point.

"Young Master Mo, what did you find?"

"Found it," Mo Bai walked in, sat down next to Mo Ying, and handed the yellowed book to Zhao Qingsong.

Zhao Qingsong took it and looked at it, there were folded pages in the book, and he frowned, "Hua Dandie?" ”

The book says that the flower pill butterfly is a kind of Gu worm, the larvae are snow-white and boneless, and the adult body is as beautiful as a flower, which is the best medicinal material for refining the yin and yang nourishing pills.

If you want to get the adult body of the Hua Dan butterfly, you need to nurture it with the painstaking efforts of the perfect woman, and take it orally, and the larvae will be entrenched in the heart of the Gu woman and suck the heart's blood.

The Gu recipients need to drink the herbs that nourish blood and qi for many years to nourish the larvae of the Hua Dan butterfly.

It takes 18 years for a butterfly to reach adulthood, and when it reaches adulthood, it will break out of its heart and fly into a butterfly.

At that time, it will be the time for the Gu planters to harvest.

Zhao Qingsong's face was gloomy, and he said sharply: "There is such a vicious thing in the world!" ”

Continuing to flip back, Zhao Qingsong was stunned, the pages were missing, and the most important part was torn off.

The records about the Hua Dan Butterfly in the book only have the origin, usage, and function, and the method they need to get rid of the Gu is gone.

"Mo Gongzi, this ......"

Zhao Qingsong looked at Mo Bai, pulled open the book in his hand, and showed Mo Bai the traces of tearing.

Mo Bai shook his head, the interior was already missing when he found this book, and there was no missing part in Xu Fu's memory.

Zhao Qingsong put down the book, and a sense of indignation and powerlessness came to his heart.

Mo Ying took the book and looked at it seriously.

Just after looking at it a little, her little face turned slightly white, and she said in a trembling voice: "Good, what a vicious Gu worm!" ”

Zhao Qingsong shook his head and sighed: "It's not Gu worms that are vicious, it's people. ”

"Xiaobai, is there really no way to save the Queen Mother?"

Mo Ying looked at Mo Bai, in her eyes Mo Bai was an omnipotent immortal, and nothing could stump him.

Unless Mo Bai is not interested in this matter.

Mo Bai looked at Mo Ying, who was silent for a long time with anticipation and trust in his eyes, and then stood up.

"Huh? Xiaobai, where are you going? ”

"Stargazing Tower."

On the middle floor of the Stargazing Tower, in the closed room, the small cyan sword on the altar was dim.

Mo Ying followed behind Mo Bai and looked curiously at the small cyan sword on the altar, she remembered that it was given by Luo Qingyao.

"Xiaobai, what are you doing here?"

Zhao Qingsong looked at the altar and the cyan sword, and asked curiously, "This is?" ”

"Didn't Xiaobai tell the master?" Mo Ying looked at Zhao Qingsong, saw the latter's confused expression, and explained: "This is one of the eyes of the Stargazing Tower Formation, and the cyan sword was given by Fairy Luo, and it is one of the cores of the Stargazing Tower's Formation today. ”

Zhao Qingsong blinked his eyes and did not speak.

I didn't understand, but I was shocked.

Mo Bai's purpose here is simple - to ask for help from the sidelines.

Questions that those present cannot answer, those outside the audience may know.

It's time for "Luo Encyclopedia Qingyao" to appear.

Mo Bai came to the altar, and the originally dim cyan sword lit up.

This cyan sword came from Luo Qingyao, and there should be Luo Qingyao's aura remaining on it.

Mo Bai stretched out his hand, and a paper-cut butterfly appeared in his palm, Mo Bai whispered something to the paper butterfly, and the next moment, the paper butterfly flew out of his palm.

The wings of the paper butterfly gradually take on color, and it flutters as if it has come to life, as beautiful as a flower.

It's not the first time that Mo Bai has seen Mo Bai turn a piece of paper into a living thing, and she is very calm.

Zhao Qingsong was a little excited, his shoulders trembled, staring at the flying butterfly, he really wanted to grab the paper butterfly and study it deeply.

Paper butterflies swirled and flew around the small cyan sword, and their dark white face was rarely serious.

After a long time, the paper butterfly flew back into the inky white palm.

On the top floor of the stargazing building, Mo Bai released paper butterflies, "Go, go and find, Luo Qingyao." ”

Looking at the flying paper butterfly that was strong in the cold wind, Mo Bai's face was expressionless, and he didn't know if he could find Luo Qingyao with the strength he had recovered now.

If not......

Mo Bai looked up at the dim sky, the sun had set, and the stars in the night sky were scattered.

Kunlun Ruins, inside the summit hall.

The old man who was sitting suddenly felt a chill on his back, and a vicious cold swept down from the heavenly spirit cover.

He opened his eyes and looked at the galaxy in the hall, and the stars in the galaxy were shining rapidly, as if they were trembling and fearing.

“……”

◇——◇

Thirty miles to the west outside Bian Du, the undulating mountains are green and verdant.

There is no moon tonight, and the night is dark and windy.

In a certain mountain, the cottage is brightly lit.

On the mountain road, a group of people dragged a sealed thick box, and the leader was dressed in black and had a knife at his waist.

"Stop!" A group of dark shadows burst out of the forest, and the comers with blades surrounded them.

If you are surrounded in the mountains, nine times out of ten you will meet bandits, and you will suffer.

Qin Fan's face did not change, let go of the hand that was subconsciously holding the knife, and waved his hand to signal the people in his entourage not to act rashly.

One of the thieves walked out, who should be the leader of the team, and the leader asked, "Mushroom, where are you?" What's the price?"

Qin Fan was not in a hurry: "Call the east, deliver the goods." ”

"A cloud in the northwest Xuantian?"

"The crow fell into the flock of phoenixes."

"My own family."

The leader of the bandits waved his hand and motioned for everyone to put away their blades, and he glanced at the man in black, who was in good shape and handsome, and was dressed in black and hidden in the night, and it was easy to lose sight if he did not pay attention.

"Fresh faces?"

"Be careful," the man in black said in a flirtatious but calm tone, he looked at the thief led by him, and smiled: "Last time, the one secretly collected the property of unknown origin, and was found out by the eldest master, and it has been buried in the ground." ”

The thief's face did not change, and he smiled and said, "The hands and feet are not clean, and they should indeed be buried." ”

The thief looked at the tightly sealed carriage.

"What?"

"The old three, wine, meat, chicken."

"Put it here, you can go back."

"That's not how it works."

"What rules? Where do the rules come from? ”

Qin Fan didn't talk nonsense with him, turned around and let the convoy turn around and go down the mountain.

"Hey, big brother, am I not kidding?"

The leader hurriedly stopped him, and said with a smile: "Let's go, I'll take you up the mountain, it just so happens that the big boss is celebrating today's birthday, maybe I can reward you with a chicken to eat." ”

Qin Fan pulled his face and smiled: "Excuse me, I don't want to be half in the ground." ”

The convoy continued its march up the hill.

……