The royal house.

Taking advantage of the fact that there was no one around, Gu Ku jumped lightly and jumped into the courtyard of the royal mansion. The Wang family has been doing business for generations, accumulating huge wealth, its house has three entrances, it is symmetrical in the center, the scenery in the courtyard, the carvings on the windows, etc., are modeled on the south of the Yangtze River, and have been carefully designed, in such an arid area, there is a small bridge and flowing water in the royal house.

After the death of the arrogant shopkeeper, many subordinates were afraid of getting into trouble, so they ran away, and the relatives were immersed in grief and silent, and the house was much cleaner.

Like a black cat, Gu Ku jumped on the eaves several times, came to the study, and landed silently.

A few days ago, a young man opened the door of the study in the early morning to clean it, but found a large area of blood. According to Mrs. Wang, after the big shopkeeper confessed that he was going to the study to read the accounts, he didn't return overnight, and he didn't expect that something would happen at home.

Affected by the "red rain", no one was arranged to inspect that night, and no one knew how the big shopkeeper died and where the body was. Gu Ku squatted down and tapped the blood with his fingers, but did not notice anything unusual. Turning over on the table, looking down at the blood stains on the floor, wondering in his heart, it was impossible for him to be able to finish in a short time after being bloodied, but there was no trace of struggle on the ground. There are also long blood marks on the chair, presumably the big shopkeeper was bleeding by the murderer while sitting on the chair. Gu Ku looked closely, and there was also a large blood stain on the top of the back of the chair, and he reached out and gestured down, and his neck ......

Gu Ku frowned, it should not be, cut the artery in the neck, the blood should appear in the form of a spurt, not a natural flow like this, unless it is an extremely small and not deep wound. Gu Ku's pupils suddenly constricted, no, there is another kind. Covering the whole body of a person from top to bottom, just like Ling Chi, can bleed in a short time, which is also in line with the current distribution of blood stains. As for why the big shopkeeper didn't struggle......... Either someone is drugged and stunned, or the killer uses some kind of spell to immobilize the person. Who was it that had such a grudge against the great treasurer and killed him in such a cruel way? Gu Ku left the study and went to check in other rooms, but found no other clues, nor did he see the body of the big shopkeeper. He returned to his place, looked at the rows of books on the shelves, his eyes narrowed, he reached out and pressed a few books, and with a few "clicks", the shelves parted in the middle, revealing a secret passage. Gu Ku raised his foot and just wanted to step over, but suddenly thought of something, smiled contemptuously, withdrew his foot, restored the bookshelf and left. Gu Ku stood in a corner, merging with the darkness, his eyes obscure as he looked at the burning fragments. The red moon is rounder than the previous days. Gu Ku suddenly pulled out the small silver knife on his waist and stabbed at a black shadow, the man didn't expect that someone was waiting here, dodging in a hurry. When Gu Ku approached, he smelled a strong bloody breath, and immediately stopped fighting and withdrew. The descendants of the Wang family were awakened, screaming and shouting, accompanied by the sound of sparse cheering up. The man cursed secretly, lest the soldiers patrolling the city turn around and disappear into the "red rain". Guku shuttled under the eaves of the street, dodging the debris as much as possible. When Gu Ku walked to the medicine store, he saw a large blood stain in front of the cabinet where the medicine was placed, which was exactly the same as the Wang family. Gu Ku clenched his fists, the person must have something to do with the dead. But he saw that the black-robed man was not carrying a humanoid object on his back, and thought that he might not have time to deal with it, so he hurriedly searched for it, and he could still give the victim a chance to live, and no matter how bad it was, he could see the body to prove his previous guess. I didn't expect ...... Could it be that the murderers are two people? The guards who patrolled the pharmacy found something strange about it, and Gu Ku hid in the inner room of the pharmacy instead, and he found that each guard had a talisman attached to his waist, which was from the Gu family, and with this talisman he could move freely in the "red rain". Gu Ku rolled his eyes, and an idea popped up in his heart.

Su Qing stayed awake all night, dizzy the next day, and when he saw that the sky was already bright, he had no scruples and ran quickly to the king's house in the north of the city. The door of the Wang family is still closed, but the people who came to make trouble a few days ago have dispersed. The plaque above the door was crooked, but no one had to fix it. At this time, the palace was defeated. Shuqing walked around the house a few times, but did not see Gu Ku's figure, so after thinking about it, he went to the pharmacy first and asked the boss how he was studying. Before she could set foot in the pharmacy, she heard a commotion. The front of the pharmacy was crowded with people, bustling, and a few guards with spears stopped the people who were crowded forward. Su Qing sighed in his heart, it's broken, what happened to the boss? Su Qing squeezed through the crowd and squeezed inside, "My lord, can you let me in?" I ordered some herbs from the pharmacy yesterday. The guard squinted at Shu Qing and said, "You just think you're unlucky, the owner of the pharmacy is dead." Shu Qing was shocked, and before he could ask, he heard the excited shouts of the people around him, "Hey! This Lang Zhong is really dead! Su Qing frowned, "No matter how you say it, it's also a dead person, you ...... like this" Before Shu Qing finished speaking, she was pushed by someone behind her, she was defenseless for a while, and almost hit the guard's spear. "Hey, hey! I'll see who speaks for this quack! Shu Qing looked back, realized that the situation was wrong, and pretended: "This big brother is angry, I really don't know what happened, may I ask what is the sin in this man?" When the man heard this, he became angry, and the people around him were also angry. Among those broken men, they are all lackeys of the rich! Only heal the rich, not the poor! "Yes, yes, he, as a healer, was able to watch my son die, I ...... I knelt down and begged him for a doctor, promising to pay back the money in the future, but he was hard-hearted! Have pity on my son...... Have pity on me! The man whimpered, wiping away tears. A group of people began to complain and abuse, and the guards shouted "quiet" a few times to no avail, and Shuqing found an opportunity to sneak out of the crowd. In the past three days, three wealthy families in the north of the city have died, and the city lord has ordered a strict investigation into the matter, and the streets are full of guards wearing armor. Shuqing walked along the main street for a while, only to see the joy of eating in a remote morning tea shop in the south of the city. Gu Ku saw Su Qing beckoning her to sit down, and said while smacking his lips: "This Yanjing's glutinous cake really deserves its name. Su Qing asked him about last night, and Gu Ku gestured with his eyes, and only after a team of guards behind him walked over did he briefly tell her about last night's events. Su Qing ate the cake and frowned, corpse? After the murder, the killer took great pains to take the body to another place to dispose of it, unless ....... body had obvious wounds that could reveal his identity. Su Qing asked, "What color is that blood?" Gu Ku said: "It's a normal color, the amount of blood is huge, and you know at a glance that you can't live." Li Zhai didn't know that when I went, his family had already cleaned up. The Wang family and Mrs. Langzhong made a fuss at the city lord and demanded an explanation. The two decided to go to Wang's house again tonight, but due to the "red rain", although they didn't know if the previous strange man died suddenly because he didn't dodge in time, Gu Ku suggested that everything should be cautious, sneak into the palace in the afternoon to find a place to hide, and wait for dark to search. "That's right," Shu Qing suddenly thought of one more thing, "Why is Cangyijun here, isn't he ......" Gu Ku said: "I came with him as agreed, the Spirit Holy Sword is not something he can take back alone, and we also need his strength." Gu Ku smiled slyly and said: "It's all here, 'people' make the best use of it, kidnap him to investigate the red moon and your snake together." Moreover, it is not only the three of us who are investigating, but also the forces of the capital. Su Qing told Gu Ku about the incident at home last night, and returned home to check on the dead snakes. Shu Qing said: "I asked the owner of the pharmacy to help investigate what kind of snake it was, but I didn't expect it to ......" As he spoke, the two walked to the residential area, where a team of guards were going in and out of each house. Su Qing was puzzled, and quickened his pace, wanting to rush to his home as soon as possible. In the distance, she saw a group of soldiers looting around her house like robbers. Shuqing rushed in and shouted, "What is this for?" The leader gestured, and two tall guards stood behind Su Qing. The man was different from the usual city patrol guards, and looked a little majestic. With a dark complexion, sharp eyes, and a sword at his waist, he looks like a man who has been on the battlefield. A small soldier ran over and saluted the man, "Tell the captain, all the searches have been completed, and no other visions have been found." The person known as the "school captain" nodded, and said to Shu Qing: "I seriously suspect that you are seriously involved in the murder case in the north of the city, please come with us." Shu Qing looked at him in surprise, and the leader waved his hand to get the searching soldiers out of the way, pointing to the group of snakes in the corner. Shu Qing said: "That snake crawled to my house last night, there are many before, I also told one of your little guards, let him tell the city lord, but now there is no news." The captain said: "It's better to go with us to meet the city lord now, so that you can return your innocence." Su Qing thought about Gu Ku's eyes, Gu Ku quietly waved his hand, indicating that it was not a good time to make a move, only to hear the man whisper: "Lord Gu, the city lord is invited." Shu Qing knew that he couldn't hide, so he had to follow. On the way, she kept thinking in her heart, because the pile of snakes suspected that the matter had something to do with her, could it be that the two dead were bitten to death by snakes? Shu Qing asked politely, "Dare to ask what the general is called?" The lieutenant said: "The general doesn't dare to be, my surname is Liu, and I serve as the captain of Xuanwu under the command of General Zhenxi." Su Qing was secretly shocked when she heard this, but she didn't expect that things would be much more involved than she imagined. Located on the border of the Jingchuan Continent, Shioi City is often attacked by foreign or foreign races, and was attacked by the Demon Clan decades ago. General Zhenxi was personally appointed by the emperor to guard the western border and protect the safety of the people. Shuqing revered these soldiers from the bottom of his heart, without them, the people in Yanjing and other cities on the western border would have left their homes long ago. Captain Liu respectfully took the two to the second floor of the City Lord's Pavilion, let them rest for a while, and then went out to do other things. Su Qing looked at Gu Ku suspiciously, "Hongmen Banquet? Gu Ku said: "Wait and see, the captain didn't lock you up directly, presumably at the behest of the city lord." The Lord of Yanjing City must know something inside. ”

Shu Qing lowered his head to drink tea and sighed slightly. Master was attacked by a snake and died, and now this matter that he is involved in is closely related to snakes, which is ...... Is it really a coincidence? Su Qing had a hunch that Master's death was not an accident, and there might be something else hidden. If that's the case...... Su Qing secretly clenched his fists.