Jiangnan West Road, Jiujiang County, Pengze County.

Three months ago, a man came from Chang'an to serve as the county magistrate of Pengze.

This person's name is Di Renjie, and he was given two years to worship the prime minister, but after only four months as the prime minister, he was imprisoned by the cool official Lai Junchen in the name of rebellion.

Since the queen of heaven took power, he has reused cool officials, among which Lai Junchen is a well-deserved leader, and those who fall into his hands, whether they are princes and nobles, or civil and military generals, have all been killed without exception.

His methods were so cruel that he once created a punishment in which a man's ears were deaf and his nose vinegared, and then he was put into darkness to deprive them of their senses and make them endure endless loneliness.

For the noble scholar, he made the prison full of feces, causing him to have a nervous breakdown, and finally had to confess his guilt.

He famously said that one can accept death, but not pain, and the torturer should take it.

For this reason, he also invented many inhumane torture instruments, called what is the determination of a hundred pulses, breathlessness, death when begging, immortals offering fruits, and jade maidens climbing ladders......

It is said that as long as it reaches his hands, no prisoner will come out alive.

Except for Di Renjie.

In prison, Di Renjie didn't know what he had done, so he asked the queen of heaven to summon him personally, and finally exempted him from the death penalty and demoted him to the county order of Pengze.

From the prime minister of the dynasty to a seven-grade county order, it can be said that he fell into the clouds overnight, and I don't know how much cold eyes and ridicule he received.

But Di Renjie was not shocked by the humiliation, he was not depressed, after coming to Pengze County, he suppressed mountain bandits, opened ditches, and rectified the wind of corruption, and for a time Pengze County took on a new look.

The most popular thing is his ability to solve cases.

Di Renjie once served as the temple of Dali Temple, and 17,000 cases were adjudicated in prison, and no one avenged his grievances, and he has been famous since then.

But after coming to Pengze County, Di Renjie, known as the 'detective', encountered a very difficult case - the case of losing his heart.

The identity of the deceased is very special and has a strong legend.

It is said that he used to be a medicine picker, and he went to collect medicine in Oolong Mountain for decades, but met two immortals playing chess, a man and a woman.

The herb picker watched the chess from the sidelines, and the white-clothed immortal also let him take a sip of wine.

At the end of the game, the white-clothed immortal waved his sleeves to send him away, and the herb picker saw Wan Lei descend into the world, and when he returned home, he found that a full twenty-one years had passed!

The experience of this herb picker is very legendary, and later he worshiped a local Taoist temple, became a Taoist priest, learned the art of astrological divination, and often gave people fortune telling, known as half immortals.

Because of its special experience, the people of ten miles and eight towns have come here, and even more at the expense of asking for hexagrams.

But just three days ago, this famous half-immortal was found dead in the Taoist temple, his heart was gouged out, and he was still holding a bloody dagger in his hand.

The most creepy thing is that after looking at the corpse, Di Renjie found that not only did not have the slightest pain on the face of the deceased, but showed a strange smile.

After investigation, Di Renjie finally came to a conclusion that made him gasp.

The heart of this half-immortal...... It was dug up by his own hands!

However, the lost heart was not found at the scene.

In the past three days, Di Renjie ruled out the suspicion of other people in the Taoist temple, and the clues were interrupted, even with his intelligence, he felt that it was very tricky.

After thinking about it, he decided to go to the Oolong Mountains again, which was rumored to be a god by the locals.

After all, that half-immortal was the one who met the fairy who played the game at the top of Oolong Mountain.

His intuition told him that perhaps the two things were faintly related.

"My lord, you really can't go any further, it is said that if you go any further, you will get lost, and there will be not only wild beasts, but also unclean things!"

The head catcher stopped talking, looking at the deep Oolong Mountain Range with a hint of fear.

It is known as the sacred mountain by the locals, and anyone who desecrates the sacred mountain will be punished by the mountain god, or will be lost in the mountain or taken by wild beasts.

Over time, no one dared to set foot on this mountain at all.

Di Renjie glanced at him and said with a smile: "Since that's the case, you can stay here and wait for you, Di Chun, follow me up the mountain." ”

"Yes!"

Di Chun's eyes flashed, he was dressed in a strong robe, with a sword and a bow on his back, and thick calluses on his hands.

Di Renjie was calm and walked up the mountain road.

As he walked, he found that this Oolong Mountain was indeed strange, the trees were very tall, the flowers and plants were extremely lush, and he took a deep breath and felt a feeling of invigoration.

I don't know if it's an illusion, the more he goes, the fresher the air becomes, and there are many flowers and plants along the way, many of which he can't identify.

Di Renjie ate a little fat, and after walking for a long time, he was a little panting and sweating, so he simply sat on the mountain rock to rest for a while, looking at the surrounding scenery.

"It's a deep and secluded mountain forest, but it's too steep, and I don't know if we can reach the top of the mountain before dark."

Di Renjie was a little worried that he would spend the night in the mountains tonight, but Di Chun was worried about something else.

"My lord, something really doesn't seem right here, in case there are really youkai ......"

Di Chun frowned, for some reason, he always had a feeling of being spied on.

Di Renjie shook his head and said: "As early as the Taizong period, my Tang Dynasty had already laid out the Zhou Tian Star Dou Great Array, and now King Chen is still here, and the bad people under her command can fight well and support the righteous path, if there are really monsters, they would have found them a long time ago." ”

When Di Chun heard the word Taizong, there was a hint of yearning in his eyes.

At that time, Taizong got the help of the national teacher, Buqi Array, built the dragon, punished the evil god, and conquered the Turks, the two were not only monarchs and ministers, but also confidants, and worked together to create this prosperous era of the Tang Dynasty, which has become a good story for the ages.

It's a pity that with the queen of heaven taking power, there are fewer and fewer of the kind of monarchs and ministers who are suitable for recreation.

Just as Di Chun was distracted, a figure quietly approached behind the two.

When the scarlet wind hit, Di Chun was the first to notice that something was wrong, and when he turned his head, he suddenly gasped a breath of cold air, and the cold air only rushed to the sky.

It is actually a white-fronted tiger with hanging eyes, a body length of nearly one zhang, golden hair, majestic style, and vigorous posture, showing the spirit of a king.

Roar!

A tiger roared and startled thousands of mountains and birds, fierce and threatening.

"Run, sir!"

Di Chun pulled out his saber and bravely blocked in front of the tiger, breaking the back for Di Renjie, and at the same time secretly glad in his heart, fortunately, the big insect didn't take the opportunity to sneak attack just now, otherwise he might be a corpse now.

Di Renjie showed hesitation, but when he saw the slowly approaching tiger, he moved his eyes and observed carefully.

"Di Chun, put the knife away."

Di Chun was stunned for a moment, put the knife away, isn't this self-defeating?

But he has followed adults for many years and understands that the wit of adults is unparalleled in the world, and there must be a reason for this.

Di Chun's heart was crossed, he put away the saber, and stared closely at the approaching tiger.

After he put away the knife, the tiger no longer put on an offensive posture, its tail hung down, its body relaxed a lot, and it walked past Di Chun, with a proud expression, as if it looked at it with disdain.

Di Chun was stunned, could it be that he was too thin and didn't have much meat to arouse his interest?

Di Renjie looked at the tiger walking towards him, and said that it was fake not to be afraid, but his concentration was extraordinary, and he seemed to have discovered something, and he could still keep his face unchanged.

The tiger came to Di Renjie's side, circled around him, and finally seemed to be sure of something, let out a low roar, and then squatted down.

Di Renjie was stunned and didn't move for a long time.

Later, under the constant urging of the tiger, he stepped forward with some hesitation.

The tiger didn't resist, and after he sat down, he kicked his limbs violently!

Almost didn't get up.

The tiger's body trembled, and after all, he endured the unbearable weight of his life.

With a roar, the tiger shook his spirits and carried Di Renjie to the top of the mountain, his limbs seemed to be stepping on the black wind, looking a lot lighter, and climbing the mountain was like walking on the ground.

Di Chun looked at this scene and couldn't help but be dumbfounded, and he didn't come back to his senses for a long time.

The adult just shouted that he was tired, and as a result, a tiger immediately appeared, willing to be a mount?

Suddenly, he remembered something.

Legend has it that adults also met immortals when they were young, and the immortals also predicted that adults would become prime ministers of the Tang Dynasty in the future.

Originally, he thought it was just a rumor, but now it seems that the adult really has the protection of the gods!

……

Riding a tiger and riding against the wind.

Di Renjie was lying on the back of the tiger, his heart was pounding, as a former prime minister, he also knew something about ghosts and gods.

Now he could be sure that there was indeed a miracle hidden in the Oolong Mountain, but the other party did not seem to have malicious intentions, and instead sent a tiger to meet him.

After walking like this for a while, the tiger was so tired that he stuck out his tongue, and finally came to the top of the mountain.

Di Renjie looked at the panting tiger, feeling a little ashamed in his heart, but before he could speak, the tiger roared, and it seemed to go down the mountain.

I can't carry it, I really can't carry it!

Di Renjie coughed a little embarrassed, and then looked around.

The top of the mountain is very open, surrounded by trees and green vines, exotic flowers and plants, quiet and elegant, refreshing and pleasant.

There is a stone table directly in front of it.

Di Renjie took a closer look, only to find that it was a chessboard, with black and white dotted on it, full of mottled traces of time, and thick dust had fallen.

Weeds even grew in the crevices of the chessboard.

He remembered the story of the herb picker meeting the immortals, and his heart moved, knowing that this was the chess game that the pair of immortals played back then, so he stopped and watched.

"Wonderful indeed!"

Di Renjie secretly sighed, he is also well versed in the way of Go, and this chess player can be called a national player.

"Huh? Not right......"

Di Renjie carefully examined the chessboard, and suddenly found that the shape of this sunspot was very strange and looked very familiar.

After thinking about it for a long time, he suddenly woke up, isn't this an oolong mountain range?

I saw that the sunspot was winding like a dragon, and the white was like a cloud, isn't it exactly what the Oolong Mountain Range looks like?

"It's just that this longan is not ......?"

After thinking about it, Di Renjie picked up a sunspot and put it in the eyes of the oolong.

Rumble!

In an instant, the entire Oolong Mountain Range trembled slightly, and the sunspot on the chessboard seemed to have really become an oolong, breaking free from the shackles of the leylines, roaring, and rising into the sky.

Di Renjie only felt that the sky was spinning, and with a flower in front of him, he came to a cave.

The cave is not dark, and the five-colored divine light alternates and shines like day.

In the center there is a huge malachite statue, lifelike, very realistic and graceful, and the five-colored divine light is shot out of its body.

A voice sounded in the cave, like muffled thunder.

"Please draw your sword and smash my body."

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