The Imperial Mausoleum is not a small place, but the relative number of guards is not much. After the three of them walked into the imperial tomb, they dismounted and walked, and only after walking a stick of incense did they find the entrance to the imperial tomb. General Naye's residence is also nearby.

"We just followed the clues told us by the Dustless Daoist to find here!" Ji Cunyan told Jian Shaolin the reason why he and Zhang Ji found the imperial tomb, "What about you, Lord Jian?" ”

"The infanticide case of that year was just as sensational as the capital. Some elderly people still remember that I checked the information of all the cases of Qin Tianjian decades ago, and it was not difficult to find this place. ”

Ji Cunyan nodded clearly.

As they spoke, the three of them arrived at the door of General Ye's residence. This is a nondescript bungalow, and although the buildings in the imperial tomb are not dilapidated, this stone low house is not a comfortable place to live.

Jian Shaolin knocked on the door, but no one answered inside the door.

Zhang Ji said: "Do the math, this General Ye is probably not young, right?" ”

Jian Shaolin said: "It's more than ninety." ”

Zhang Ji pouted and said, "So long-lived? Have you gone out to inspect the inside and outside of the imperial mausoleum at such an old age? Can the old arms and legs still move? ”

Ji Cunyan frowned and looked at Zhang Ji and said, "My father-in-law is also over ninety!" can also play a set of five poultry dramas without breathing. Doesn't it mean that you Taoist priests live long? Haven't you seen it in more than ninety? ”

"Who told you that Taoist priests live long?"

"Didn't the ancient Taoist priests refine all kinds of immortal pills for the emperor? Why don't you try it yourself? ”

"Well, that's why you're not good at it. Have you ever seen an emperor ascend to immortality with the elixir? Isn't that all a trick to deceive people? Heaven and man are different, and the word 'don't' has a lot of exquisiteness. What mortals can understand best is lifespan. If you become an immortal, you will not live a thousand years. But if mortals can live that long, what difference is there from immortals? ”

"You're not good at it." Ji Cunyan glared at Zhang Ji.

"Who are you? What to do here? ”

At this time, an old voice suddenly appeared, interrupting Zhang Ji's bickering with Ji Cunyan.

The three of them looked back together, and sure enough, it was a white-haired old man standing in front of the three of them on crutches and carrying a handful of wild vegetables that they didn't know where they had picked from nowhere.

This old man really looked like he was in his nineties, with a thin body, hunched over, looking sturdy and dry, his face was not very colored, his eyes were blank, as if he could close his eyes at any time.

"Your Excellency is General Ye Yigui Ye, who guards the mausoleum?" Jian Shaolin asked the old man.

The old man frowned, and looked the three people up and down: "Outsiders are not welcome here, please go back." ”

Zhang Ji said: "The three of us came to the capital to ask General Ye about the demon beast eating baby case, and specifically asked General Ye for questioning. ”

When the old man heard the words "demon beasts eat babies", he was stunned, and then he fought slightly, waving his hand and saying, "I don't know anything, please go back!" Please come back! I don't remember anymore, I forgot all of them. ”

After speaking, he trembled and walked into the house.

Jian Shaolin was unwilling, grabbed the old man's wrist and said, "General Ye, now that the demon beasts have reappeared in the capital, there are countless infanticides. If you don't help, you don't know how many innocent babies will die. ”

General Ye's left wrist that was held was slightly forced, and as soon as he struggled back, Jian Shaolin felt that his mouth was numb, and this numbness scurried to his entire arm, and then his hand holding General Ye unconsciously let go.

Jian Shaolin's heart is worthy of the general who fought on the battlefield at that time, although he is old, his internal strength can be so deep.

General Ye looked back at Jian Shaolin, his eyes were quite unkind, and said, "I won't help you catch that person." ”

Jian Shaolin said: "We have caught that monster." ”

General Ye's eyes were shocked, and he said, "...... Caught? Now that you've been caught, what are you still looking for me for? ”

Jian Shaolin said: "Although the person has been caught, if we want to solve this case, we can't just stop at catching that monster, we also have to catch the person who made this monster." ”

Probably Zhang Ji and Ji Cunyan also felt that Jian Shaolin's words made sense, so they also looked at the old man together.

The old man sighed slightly, "You have found out so many things. Alas, then come in with me! ”

The old man invited the three of them into the stone house where he lived, and there were no cups for entertaining guests, and it seemed that the old man had been isolated here for many years, and all the furnishings looked old and shabby, and there was no pomp and circumstance of the royal mausoleum keepers.

After the three of them sat down, the old man spoke: "The one you arrested...... How's it going? ”

Ji Cunyan said: "I was locked up in the Tianlong Guard Heavenly Prison, and I was heavily guarded by heavy soldiers. However, when he was arrested, he was seriously injured by Lord Luo Sinan Luo, the current commander of Tianlongwei, and he couldn't make any more trouble. ”

The old man opened his mouth, but after all, he didn't say any words of pleading, but he was silent for a long time before he said, "That person, I didn't mean it. He was only controlled by others to commit this heinous crime. Is there a soul-calming nail on his head with a Baihui acupoint? ”

Ji Cunyan nodded, "Yes!" ”

The old man said: "This is the evidence that he was controlled and turned into a puppet." If...... If he is to be executed in the future, please ask the three to remember that he did not intend to commit the crime, so that he should not be tortured too much. ”

Jian Shaolin frowned slightly and said, "Between General Ye's words, he seems to have a lot of pity for this lizard-clawed stranger, I don't know if he has some relationship with him?" ”

The old man sighed, "There is more to it than that! Sixty years ago, the man-eating monster I captured was my mentor! ”

This sentence shocked Jian Shaolin. However, when he thought about it carefully, he also felt that it was not impossible to do so.

"What you mean is this: these monsters who are forced to become lizardmen are actually famous martial arts masters in the rivers and lakes. That's why they're so hard to deal with. After they are controlled by some force or organization, they turn into monsters and hunt babies everywhere in the capital. ”

The old man nodded, "That's right." After I took a team of elites and captured my mentor, I took off his mask and discovered his true identity, which even I couldn't believe. But it's really him! Qin Tianjian found the soul suppression nail on top of his head at that time, and it was clear that he did not intend to kill. But at that time, the case of the monster snatching the baby was too big in the capital. Qin Tianjian said that if he didn't kill his master, it was not enough for the people to be angry, and it was not enough to reassure the people of the capital. I hated that I was an official of the imperial court, but I could not protect my mentor, so I could only watch him be killed and hang his body for public display...... Master was so kind to me that in the end, I couldn't repay Master's kindness, and even sent him to the guillotine with my own hands. I was ashamed of my mentor and had no intention of pursuing a career, so I complained of illness and volunteered to go to the imperial tomb to guard the tomb and repent of my sins. Over the years, I have been chanting sutras and praying for my master, and I have been a vegetarian on weekdays, hoping to atone for my master's sins under the Nine Springs, so that he can get out of the sea of hell as soon as possible......"

Ji Cunyan and Zhang Ji looked at each other. I also feel that this matter is too helpless.

Jian Shaolin still grasped the key point and asked: "General Ye, you participated in the whole process of the year, although the age is far away, I don't know if you remember the case back then, do you have any clues about the mastermind behind the scenes?" ”

The old man shook his head and said, "If there are clues, I will definitely investigate them in order to clear my master's grievances." Master had his tongue cut out that day, and his hands could not write. Although the nail on his head was pulled out, he was not conscious, and when I asked him anything, he couldn't say. When it came to the top and said that Master must be executed, I was disheartened and did not dare to see him again......"

After asking for a long time, things seem to be back to square one......

Coming back from General Ye, the mood of the three of them was not very happy.

Ji Cun said: "Actually, as General Ye said, the weirdos who were controlled and turned into lizardhands seem to be poor victims." ”

Jian Shaolin said: "But what General Ye said is not wrong, not killing him will not be enough to anger the people." This time, too, in this case of mandrill snatching babies, Tianlongwei must give an explanation to the people of the capital. And what the people want is to kill the monsters. ”

Ji Cunyan pouted, but he couldn't say anything to refute.

Jian Shaolin looked at Zhang Ji and called him, "Zhang Tianshi? ”

"Huh?" Zhang Ji was pulled out of his thoughts by Jian Shaolin and responded.

"It's been a long time since you've spoken, did you think of something?"

"Ah, you've fought that lizardhand weirdo, is he a top master?"

"He's not bad, I'll join forces with Lord Ji, if there are no injuries on his body, it's enough to deal with him together. But if you want to say whether he is a top master, he was knocked to the ground by Lord Luo's move. ”

"Alas! The kind of guys who are too strong to be human are excluded! Zhang Ji waved his hand indifferently, "A master of this level can also be ranked number one in the rivers and lakes, right?" ”

"Nature."

"That's fine. Since this road doesn't work, we can go to the rivers and lakes to inquire about the news and ask the people in the rivers and lakes, if there are any peerless masters who have disappeared recently? ”

"That's a way to do it, too. Find out the true identity of the lizardhand monster, and maybe dig more clues from him. Right, Lord Jane? ”

Jian Shaolin looked at Zhang Ji's words with Ji Cunyan, thought about it, and then nodded. "You can ask Tianlongwei to handle this matter."

Zhang Ji said, "Although Tianlongwei is well-informed, after all, it is still an official yamen, and the things they can inquire about are not as good as mine." It's up to me. ”

"But you're not from the capital, and you're not familiar with the place, so what relationship can you inquire about?" Jian Shaolin asked.

Zhang Ji said with a smile: "Jianghu people, naturally there are ways for Jianghu people. ”

Zhang Ji took Jian Shaolin to a market in the western suburbs of the capital with Ji Cunyan.

"The Gulaijing City Market is divided into the East City and the West Market. The East Market is the place where you dignitaries trade and trade, what rare antiques, glass treasures, are all in the East Market. The West Market is much more complicated, and the people in the market often live in the West Market. Zhang Ji walked at the forefront and said to Jian Shaolin in the same quarter, "So, inquiring about the news of the rivers and lakes, of course, is the most well-informed in the West Market." ”

"We're already in the West Market, where are we going to inquire about the news now?" Jian Shaolin vigilantly looked at the people who came and went around him, and he had to be careful for fear that Ji Cunyan would be lost.

Naturally, he knew the rules of the East and West markets, and he also knew that this was not a safe place. Especially for a young lady like Ji Cunyan. Once he is lost and taken captive, even if Tianlongwei wants to find someone in the West Market, it may not be smooth.

This is because it is also the largest concentration of human trafficking in the capital, and the government has repeatedly banned it.

Zhang Ji turned around and asked Jian Shaolin: "Lord Jian, what kind of person do you think is the most well-informed here?" ”

Jian Shaolin frowned slightly and said, "Inn? Pawnshop? Or is it a storyteller? ”

Zhang Ji said: "It's a fortune teller." ”

After speaking, Zhang Ji walked to a stall of a scholar on the corner of the street and sat down. He chatted with the priest for a few words, and then took out a piece of broken silver from his bosom and handed it to the priest.

Xiangshi accepted the money, pointed in the direction of another street, and said a few words to Zhang Ji.

Zhang Ji walked back with satisfaction, and said to Jian Shaolin who was waiting for him: "We have to go to the Fenglai Teahouse on the street over there and find Bai Xiaosheng in the rivers and lakes." ”

Ji Cunyan said unexpectedly: "Is there really a hundred Xiaosheng in the rivers and lakes?" I thought he was a character in a book. ”

Zhang Ji smiled: "Hi! In fact, it's called 'Bai Xiaosheng', but they are all news dealers who buy and sell information for a living. These people are mixed in the market, and each of them calls himself 'Jianghu Baixiaosheng', which is not only real, but everywhere. ”

Ji Cunyan nodded clearly.

Instead, Jian Shaolin said: "Miss Ji, there is a lot of people in front, and the environment is even more complicated. You're still following us honestly, but don't get lost. ”

"Don't worry! I'm not a kid anymore. Ji Cunyan didn't care about the authenticity.