Climbing over the outer wall, Dusty led the people cautiously into the empty house.

It was empty, and since the murder, all the relevant things had been taken away by the government, not to mention that this place had been looted in the first place.

Things are not people, and they are quite bleak.

"Senior brother, nothing." Fu Xun took the other juniors to look up and make sure that no one else was hiding here.

Meng Chen stood in the center of the courtyard, put his hand on his eyebrows, and prayed silently: "May the Taishang Cave Xuanling Treasure Heavenly Venerable be blessed, Senior Brother Lingdi." ”

Lingdi is the people who died on the island of Forgetfulness in Chaomen, and they are now investigating in Lingdi's residence.

"Senior brother, the government has taken away everything that can be taken here, and we can't find anything left." Fu Xun saw that the rest of the junior disciples had found nothing, and he was also embarrassed.

"What!" , Meng Chen was a little anxious, and soon continued: "Calm down, continue to look, the grass and trees and snake ashes can always leave some clues." Meng Chen said as he took the initiative to walk into the middle of the courtyard in the thatched hall.

The walls of the thatched hall are painted with mud, except for a few rough tables and chairs, there is no long thing, which is very different from the residence of the disciples of the Xianmen in the imagination of ordinary people.

Meng Chen walked to the broken window, bent over, broke the wall with one hand, and groped for something in the crack in the wall below the window.

The disciples of Forgetless Island would hide important things under the windows, and they guessed what clues the Spirit Truth might leave for them.

Fingers touched a hard crunch at the end of the crack in the wall, and the fingertips were quite cold, like an iron box. Meng Chen's heart was overjoyed, and he immediately took out the box.

The box is one foot square and about two inches thick, and it is estimated that it can hold a book.

Dusty immediately opened the lid, and the inside was empty.

"What the hell is this?" Meng Chen wondered, "It's just the classics of the Forgetless Island, would the Lingdi Senior Brother deliberately hide here?" ”

At this moment, Meng Chen suddenly felt something in his heart, and subconsciously glanced to the left.

"Because what was originally placed in there was not the book of your Forgotten Island." The man in white appeared at this time, looking at Meng Chen, and his tone was neither sad nor happy: "You can detect me, it seems that cultivation is also a fivefold path of the Divine Dao." ”

"Please ask the seniors for advice." Meng Chen immediately said respectfully.

"Aren't you afraid of me?" The man in white did not restrain his aura, and the thousands of killings were like Shura purgatory, except for the dust, the others were unconscious.

"On the body of my senior, I feel the breath of Forgetless Island, and I guess that you have a great relationship with us." Meng Chen said: "Dare to ask what the predecessors just said, what does it mean that there is not a book on the Forgotten Island?" ”

"What your junior brother Lingdi found is a book that has long been lost to the island of forgetfulness - the first book "Taishang Ji" written by Wan Yin." The man in white said.

Dust does not change color.

Reprints of "Taishangji" are not uncommon on the island of forgetfulness, but the first edition has long been missing, and if Lingdi discovers this, it is really not trivial.

……

By the Chaomen River, the officials of the government had arrived and transported the corpses in the boat one by one.

Many people on both sides of the embankment on the river bank watched the excitement and pointed fingers at the matter, in their opinion, it is rare for so many people to die at one time, and there must be something hidden behind it.

Qiu Shaohu hid in the crowd and was silent.

"These people have no scars on their bodies, and the cause of death is unknown, so it may not be the hand of the people in the resting place." He thought to himself in his heart, "The people from the government have arrived, and there is nothing else to explore here." If you want to know exactly what these people died, you have to go upstream to see where they came from. ”

Having made up his mind, Qiu Shaohu left the crowd without a trace, and searched all the way upstream along the riverbank.

It has deviated from the main part of the city, and the more you go upstream, the fewer houses there are on both sides, and the more no one can see the whereabouts of the boats. No matter how Qiu Shaohu searched, he couldn't find anyone who knew where the corpses came from in the first place.

Several investigations were fruitless, Qiu Shaohu was not discouraged, he had long thought that things could not be so simple, but why the other party was so fanfare, he was still puzzled.

At this time, we have reached the edge of the city, the bustling buildings are no longer there, and the muddy dirt road in front of me seems to indicate that it has just rained heavily, and the grass houses on the roadside are arranged in a mess, without the slightest sense of neat and tidy planning of the inner city. The wind blew, bringing a strong earthy smell, and occasionally someone wearing rags and rough clothes walked in and out of it, glanced at Qiu Shaohu, and no longer cared.

These poor people, who work hard every day, can barely make ends meet. They don't have the energy to think about a better life, and the rest of their lives are just trapped here as usual, like these grass huts, and the land is getting dilapidated day by day.

Qiu Shaohu's eyes showed a little sadness.

He has a special empathy for this.

Suddenly, a breath swept over his perception, making him shudder slightly.

The amber color of his eyes flickered, and he keenly captured the origin of the breath.

This is a familiar feeling that he will never miss.

Passing by a person on the side of the road, Qiu Shaohu's body staggered, trying not to let the other party notice him. Then he was short, and hid in the corner of a grass hut without anyone noticing, keeping an eye on the other party's whereabouts, and followed him from afar.

Qiu Shaohu's eyes reflected the other party's back, like a wolf observing its prey.

The man was wearing a soap-colored coat that didn't fit in with his surroundings, and he was clearly not a resident of the place. He was familiar with the road for a long time, and he still walked fast in the complex and narrow dirt roads.

After a short time, I walked to the innermost thatched cottage. The portal had been wide open, and several figures had gathered inside.

This thatched cottage is as dilapidated as the other houses on the periphery, but the biggest difference is that it is very clean, and the owner must have been diligent in cleaning, even if it is in the mud, he does not forget to be noble.

Qiu Shaohu saw that the other party walked directly inside, and turned to the roof of the grass hall to avoid being discovered.

If you look down cautiously from a high place, you can see that there are many officials standing or sitting, and many officials are gathered together.

"This headless corpse case has been investigated for so long, and I don't know when it will be resolved."

"I've heard that since the people here came here more than two years ago, they have not had much contact with their surroundings, and I don't know what they do."

"Let's take a look here today, there must be someone here who is rummaging around, there are no clues, and there is no way to find it now."

"But the top is still urgent, how many times have we come to check, we have to check it three times or twice, bah, I want to say check a fart!"

The person who was waiting for Qiu Shaohu to follow also walked in, and the officials stood up one after another, "Yo, the master is here, hurry up, the brothers have been waiting for a long time." ”

"Well said, well said." The master who came in took out a pen and paper and skillfully prepared to write down the notes of the officials.

The head of an official team said casually: "It's still the same, everything that can be found has been checked before." Is the owner here called Lingdi, or is it from the bottom of zero? He is in his early twenties, and he usually has little contact with others, and his neighbors also say that he is nothing special. The only thing worth noting is that he is said to believe in some ghosts and gods, and he is suspected to be related to some Taoist temples......"

The team leader said quickly, and the master was still able to keep up and record it.

In Qiu Shaohu's position, he could look directly at everyone's situation, and in his yellow-brown eyes, he could clearly see that in the master's mind, a black insect shadow was beating uncertainly.

He is also a man who is deceived by the resting place! No wonder the moment he saw the other party, Qiu Shaohu felt that something was wrong.

Why would the people of the resting place come to look into this case?

But if you keep following each other, you may be able to know the traces of the "token".

Qiu Shaohu made up his mind and waited patiently.

After about a stick of incense, the master's record was finished, and the officials searched for it several times, but there were no other clues, so they decided to go back together to make the errand, and the master also acted with him.

After they left the cottage, Qiu Shaohu followed again. However, after following two steps, Qiu Shaohu felt that there were many constraints. The terrain near these thatched huts is narrow, and it is extremely difficult to conceal their whereabouts.

At this moment, the officials went around a corner, and an old man pushing a cart appeared in the opposite side of the road, and collided with them. The officials shouted, and the old man's cart overturned, and the contents spilled out, emitting a pungent smell.

"Oh, old fellow, you don't have long eyes!"

"A cart of swill stains the old man's clothes!"

The officials were furious and surrounded the old man, who had to kneel and beg for mercy.

"Stop!" Qiu Shaohu's expression changed, and he immediately rushed up, protected the old man behind him, looked directly at these officials and said, "You also eat the emperor's food, but now you are bullying an old man here, don't you feel ashamed?" ”

"Hey, boy, you're going to have to be tough, aren't you?" A messenger picked up a threatening water and fire stick and wanted to give Qiu Shaohu a little color to see, but the team leader stopped him.

The head of the official team glanced at Qiu Shaohu coldly, seeing that this young man had a fair face and bright eyes, not like an ordinary poor person, if he was a scholar, maybe he might even be a talent, but it seemed natural.

The imperial court has long decreed that all students who have won the show do not have to pay taxes, and if the ordinary people collide with them, they will be arrested and beaten on the 30th board, which can be described as the emperor's grace.

Therefore, if it is about identity, the young man in front of him does not know how much taller than himself, so why bother to touch his moldy head.

The team leader's face turned blue and white, and in the end he didn't say anything, and left with his own people. Some of the officials behind him understood, some didn't, and they all walked away with them.

Qiu Shaohu took the opportunity to help the old man up, and with this one action, it was inevitable that he would have physical contact with those officials in the narrow streets and alleys.

The moment he came into contact with that master, Qiu Shaohu imperceptibly put one more thing on the other party.

"Young man...... Thank...... Thank you. Although the old man Xu Xian didn't understand why the official errand was so straightforward, he still thanked Qiu Shaohu.

"It's okay, it's a gesture." Qiu Shaohu saw that the old man was dressed lightly, and took out a string of copper coins and wanted to leave it for the old man, but he didn't expect the old man to accept it.

Xu Xian waved his hand and said, "Old man, although I am old, I still have hands and feet, and I can beg for food by myself." I still have a son, and I also have a job in the official family, so I still have a little hope for the future. I received your heart, young man, but I really can't ask for this money. If you really want to help me, I still have a grandson, who is studying at home every day, and will take exams in a few years, I think you are also like a reader, if you have time, you can come to my house to help my grandson study. ”

Qiu Shaohu nodded and said, "Okay, if you need it, I will come back to see you." But I have other urgent matters now, so I won't send you home yet. ”

After Qiu Shaohu and the old man Xu Xian separated, they hurried towards the place where the group of officials left, their eyes like torches, chasing the strange wisps of fireflies left in the air.

What he had just stolen on his master was a night glowstone, which could not be seen during the day, and would emit a ghostly light at night. That kind of light was the best mark in Qiu Shaohu's eyes at this moment, even if it was far away, its emerald green color could be seen.

Qiu Shaohu quickly caught up with them, and after seeing them wandering around the market for a while, he went straight into the official yamen, and the master also went in and didn't come out for a long time. Qiu Shaohu waited patiently outside, believing that this was not the final end.

After about a cup of tea, the master really came out again, this time he was cautious, trying to take the unnoticeable road, and rushed to a place. Turn left and right in the alleys, for fear that others will find out.

Eventually, I walked to the front door of a house and walked straight in.

Qiu Shaohu quickly followed, only to see a pawnshop standing in front of him.