Above the Tianhe River.

Ferry deck.

Princess Taiping and the others stood at the railing and looked in the direction of the pier.

Zuo Dao looked at the father and son who turned back, and remembered the appearance of these two when they came today, and always felt that something was wrong in his heart.

Originally, according to Princess Taiping's idea, they should have gone to the City Lord's Mansion to visit the City Lord, and then returned to Beijing directly.

But this Lian Wushuang actually endured the pain and blocked the inn early in the morning.

said that he was going to bring his son to visit Her Royal Highness the princess, and there was always an indescribable weirdness in this matter.

Princess Taiping beside her also had a thoughtful look in her eyes.

Then he asked Zuo Dao: "Master Zuo, how do you think of the strength of this Lian City Lord?" In Tianhe City, what about the offerings and dead soldiers he raised? ”

Although she is the princess of Taiping who was raised in the palace, it does not mean that she is a fool.

Ever since the Dragon Monarch Festival that day, she had been able to detect that something was wrong in Tianhe City.

It's just that there have been a lot of rumors over the years, and she can't tell the truth from the fake.

That's why I wanted to ask Zuodao.

Hearing this, Zuo Dao said: "Even the strength of the city lord should be comparable to the level of a great martial arts master, but what he cultivates is the Dao method, and there may be many supernatural methods in it. ”

"As for the worshippers and dead soldiers raised by his city lord's mansion, they are very different from those in Kyoto."

After his observation these days, the dead soldiers raised in the City Lord's Mansion were only close to the level of the Little Grandmaster.

As for those offerings, there is not a single great master.

If it weren't for some means of cultivators, I'm afraid I would have been killed by Qingsa girl last night.

Compared to Kyoto, there is no comparison.

Hearing Zuo Dao's opening, Princess Taiping showed a look of doubt on her face, and said, "If this is the case, then why do they often have information about rebellion and collusion." ”

Zuo Dao said with a smile: "It's just talking, it's been passed on for so many years, and only now have I discovered the collusion, and it's still a cooperation to win the treasure." ”

"This point, the commander must be clear in his heart."

"As for why the imperial court didn't bother with it, that's not something we can know."

Princess Taiping nodded slightly, obviously thinking that this was the right thing in her heart.

After all, in the entire Great Wei, there must be nothing that can hide from her Thirteenth Emperor Uncle, right?

Princess Taiping turned her gaze to the old turtle, her eyes full of curiosity.

This old turtle has been following the left side of the river since it met on the river that day, and has never left.

At present, she can't see what the strength of this person is, even Eunuch Wang can't see the slightest.

But she could also faintly feel that the old turtle should be much stronger than the eunuch Wang next to her.

She hesitated for a moment, and then said, "This senior, is you going to Kyoto with Master Zuo?" ”

When the old turtle heard this, he immediately spoke: "There is only one junior in the old man, and now that he meets it, he naturally wants to let him support me for the elderly." ”

Princess Taiping nodded slightly and said, "Filial piety in the world should be so." ”

Zuo Dao took a deep breath and said, "What the righteous father and the princess said is extremely true. ”

Princess Taiping: "......"

Old Turtle: "......"

Princess Taiping looked at Zuo Dao suspiciously, didn't she still admit that this senior was her father-in-law before?

Why have you changed your tune now?

Princess Taiping said: "If the seniors go to Kyoto and want to do things for the imperial court, it is better to let Master Zuo ask for an official position for you in the Jinyi Guard." ”

"After going back this time, Master Zuo is at least a conductor."

"Ordinary appointments, Master Zuo can also be the master."

Hearing this, Zhang Long, Zhao Hu and the others were overjoyed.

Zuo Dao was promoted, but the happiest people were not necessarily Zuo Dao, but the hundreds of households who had been labeled as Zuo Dao.

The higher the official position of the left Dao, the more comfortable they will be in the Jinyi Guard.

When the old turtle heard this, he said with a smile: "Forget it, old man, I don't want to be restrained anymore in my life." ”

Zuo Dao also spoke: "Your Highness, his temperament can't be an official." ”

When Princess Taiping heard this, she couldn't help but show a strange look on her face.

At this moment, Eunuch Wang hurriedly walked over and said to everyone in the field: "Your Highness, something has happened. ”

Princess Taiping frowned slightly and said, "What's wrong?" ”

Eunuch Wang's face was a little ugly, and he said, "The Wang Baihu who returned to Beijing with us died in the cabin. ”

Hearing Eunuch Wang speak, the faces of everyone in the audience suddenly changed.

That Wang Baihu is a nail that has been rooted in Tianhe City for more than ten years, and now he has encountered such a scene.

That's why he was taken back to Kyoto and asked him to return to Beijing to report on his work.

By the way, I told the commander of the capital the matter of Tianhe City as it was, and even the emperor.

And early this morning, Wang Fugui disguised himself into Princess Taiping's entourage, and after getting on the boat, he hid in the cabin.

If no one touches it, how can they die?

The faces of the people were a little ugly, and then they followed the eunuch Wang to the cabin.

I saw that in Wang Fugui's room, Wang Fugui collapsed in the room at this moment, and the whole person was withered, as if the flesh and blood had been devoured by something.

It's like a skinny skeleton, and it looks quite scary.

Zuo Dao stepped forward, took a closer look, and found that all the flesh and blood on this Wang Fugui had dissipated.

It's as if you've been devoured by something, and it's terrifying.

Zuo Dao said in a cold voice: "You protect Your Highness, I will investigate around the ship." ”

Hearing this, Eunuch Wang immediately took Zhang Long, Zhao Hu and others to bring Princess Taiping to the deck.

Because the deck has a wide view, you can see at least the surroundings at a glance.

And those cabins are quite dark and difficult for people to detect.

Even if the perception is released all the time, who can say for sure if there is something that can block the perception from approaching.

If something really happened to this princess of Taiping.

I'm afraid that their nine clans will be lost.

After everyone left, Zuo Dao looked at the old turtle beside him and said, "Senior, what do you think is going on in this matter?" ”

When the old turtle heard this, he couldn't help but show a thoughtful look on his face.

He leaned down and looked at Wang Fugui's specific condition, then his nose moved slightly, and said, "I seem to smell some curses." ”

"Someone sacrificed him to a demon and devoured his flesh."

Hearing what the old turtle said, Zuo Dao showed a look of shock on his face.

Said: "There is still this method? ”

The old turtle nodded slightly and said, "There is indeed this method, but it has great limitations, and it seems to be a little different from the past. ”

"The power of this kind of curse killing is very weak, and it can only deal with these mortal warriors."

Zuo Dao frowned and said, "Can you find out where the murderer is?" ”

The old turtle shook his head and said, "It's very difficult, the traces left by the curse killing technique are very weak, if it was more than 10,000 years ago, I could still give it a try, but not now." ”

"This time the world has changed, I am afraid that after making a move, it will lead to natural disasters."

Hearing what the old turtle said, Zuo Dao couldn't help sighing, with a helpless look on his face.

If this is the case, I am afraid that this king Baihu will also die in vain.

Left Path walked around the cabin, checking it out casually before heading up to the deck.

When Eunuch Wang saw Zuo Dao coming, he immediately spoke: "Lord Zuo, have you ever inquired about anything?" ”

Zuo Dao immediately replied: "Wang Baihu should have been cursed and killed. ”

"Curse?"

There was a look of doubt on everyone's faces.

Forthwith.

Zuo Dao said all the words that the old turtle had told him before.

When everyone heard this, their faces were full of disbelief.

Unexpectedly, there is such an evil method in this world, which is really eye-opening for them.

Princess Taiping's face was a little ugly, and she said: "In the entire Tianhe City, I am afraid that there are only the father and son who want Wang Baihu's life." ”

For Lian Wushuang father and son, Wang Baihu is an extremely important certification.

His existence makes even the unrivaled father and son like a man.

Because as long as he goes to Kyoto and tells everything about everything, even if Cao Xiang and the others don't want to pay attention to the affairs of Tianhe City, they have to take care of it.

In their opinion, Kyoto has been deaf and dumb to Tianhe City all these years.

A large part of the reason is because of the current changes in heaven and earth, coupled with the fact that the Cao family's ancestor Shouyuan is about to be cut off.

They need to stabilize the Great Wei first.

Only when the entire Great Wei River is stabilized can they mobilize their spare strength to solve the problem of Tianhe City.

But if Wang Fugui goes, they can't even pretend to be deaf and dumb.

Otherwise, at that time, all those in the know will begin to question Dawei, and if these things are spread, Dawei will be in danger.

When everyone heard what Princess Taiping said, they couldn't help but sigh.

Even if they knew, they didn't leave the slightest trace of the curse.

You can't let them turn the bow of the ship and take the corpse to your face!

It was early in the morning of the second day.

Ships dock at the pier.

Everyone stepped off the boat, and now there were people returning from Tianhe City on the dock one after another.

When they disembarked, the owner did not leave immediately.

I'm going to wait here at the dock for a while to see if anyone goes to Teemall so that they can make more money.

Zuo Dao and the others came to the inn where they lived before.

The innate maid who stayed behind immediately greeted her.

She had been in the inn these days, guarding the horses left behind.

After all, not to mention anything else, Princess Taiping's horse, but the emperor gave it, and the BMW that is one in a million is still raised by Princess Taiping from childhood to adulthood.

If something goes wrong with that horse, even if Princess Taiping's temper is good, I'm afraid she will be angry.

After seeing everyone returning, the shopkeeper also hurriedly greeted him.

After all, these are the big customers of the inn, and they are the kind of high rollers who spend money without blinking.

Naturally, they have to make a good gesture.

After stepping ashore, Eunuch Wang breathed a sigh of relief, and then said, "Your Highness, should we rest for a while before leaving, or go back to Beijing directly." ”

Princess Taiping said: "Rest in the inn for a morning, have lunch and then leave." ”

Although when they are on the ship, most of the time is rested.

But on the water, and on land are completely different concepts.

And the body of Wang Baihu was also taken down by Zhang Long and Zhao Hu, and found a secluded place to bury it.

As for the bereavement pension after this person goes back, Zuo Dao will try his best to fight for him.

After all, Wang Baihu has been lurking in Tianhe City for more than ten years, and his family should also be taken care of.

At noon that day, after everyone had eaten, they took some dry food and set off for Kyoto.

Everyone hurried all the way until the evening, and only then did they faintly see some fires in the distance.

It was a village, and it was dinner time, so almost every house was smoking.

Seeing this, Eunuch Wang also showed a smile on his face, and said, "There shouldn't be any need to sleep in the wild today." ”

As a loyal servant, the last thing he wanted to see was that Princess Taiping was wronged.

Otherwise, when he chased and killed the deadly scholar by the river before, he would not have been angry at Zuo Dao rarely.

The eunuch asked a maid to enter the village, and then negotiated with the wealthier families in the village to see if they could spend money to stay overnight.

By the time they entered the village, the maid had found a nice-looking mansion, probably the richest in the village.

And the master of the house obviously saw the extraordinaryness of the innate maidservant, and decisively agreed.

and ordered his subordinates in advance to prepare a few rooms for them.

Seeing this, Eunuch Wang was very satisfied.

He arranged one of the best rooms for Princess Taiping, while he lived next door, and the maid lived outside the princess.

And Zuo Dao and others were on the other side, protecting Princess Taiping in it.

Evening.

Princess Taiping even practiced magic and martial arts under the guidance of Zuo Dao.

Although she has now converted to cultivation, she is at her current stage.

The martial artist's moves are the simplest and most useful.

When Princess Taiping practiced swordsmanship, the youngest son of the owner of the manor here also came to watch.

clapped his hands from time to time, and his eyes were full of envy.

Even after Princess Taiping's sword practice ended, she wanted to ask if she could apprentice and learn martial arts.

Princess Taiping likes this silly boy very much.

Instead, he taught the other party a few hand-held styles.

Even though the little guy wanted to kowtow to the teacher, he was quickly stopped by the eunuch Wang.

And the owner of the manor also came here and cleaned up the little boy.

The man shouted in a low voice: "This melon baby, you will study and take the imperial examination in the future, if you dare to practice martial arts, I will break your legs." ”

When Princess Taiping heard this, she immediately frowned and said: "Master, now Dawei has more than one way to take the imperial examination, and the imperial court has also opened a martial arts examination, I think your kid has good qualifications, if he also cultivates martial arts, even if he can't pass the imperial examination in the future, he can also give the martial arts examination a try." ”

When the man heard this, he immediately waved his hand and said, "What kind of martial arts test, isn't that still a group of cannon fodder?" ”

"Now that in the territory of Great Wei, demons and evil are everywhere, isn't the martial arts examination just picking people to fight against demons? How dangerous it must be, it is better to be a civil servant and work comfortably in Kyoto. ”

"My eldest son has no hope that he will inherit the family business and become a rich man in the future, and this younger son must take a scientific examination."

"I hired the best teacher for him, and I also invited Xiucai to enlighten him personally, he became an official in Kyoto, and our family can live in peace."

Hearing this person speak, Princess Taiping couldn't help frowning slightly.

And the same is true of the left road on the side, not because of these words, but because of the meaning of the words.

Before they leave Kyoto, except for those who have been to other places, or officials who have reached a certain level, will know about the rise of evil spirits.

The people around Kyoto, on the other hand, were ignorant of this.

Some people even say that they only read it as a script, because they have not been exposed to it.

Because the government never publicized the matter, and it would not be known to the people around Kyoto, they feared that it would cause panic.

But now it seems that this kid has not only spread out, but also spread all over the vicinity of Kyoto.

Could it be that something has happened in Kyoto?

Zuo Dao opened his mouth and asked: "Master, my Great Wei is now a strong country, how can there be demons and evil in the world, are you afraid that you have heard false news?" ”

Hearing this, the host leaned into Zuodao's ear and whispered, "This is news from Kyoto, and there is absolutely no lie." ”

Zuo Dao said in surprise: "How do you know that what you heard is not a lie?" ”

The host said: "Naturally, I heard from the mouths of those warriors who failed to make the list in Kyoto, and now there are not only youkai in other places, but also many in Kyoto. ”

"Even during the martial arts examination, I heard that there were still very powerful martial artists missing."

"It is rumored that they were all arrested to refine the longevity pill."

At this point, he looked around vigilantly, and only then did he breathe a sigh of relief when he was sure that there was no one else.

When Princess Taiping heard this, she immediately thought of rumors about the ancestors of the Cao family.

She was just about to open her mouth to defend herself, but she was stopped by Zuo Dao.

Zuo Dao took out a piece of broken silver and handed it to the other party, and said, "We have just come here, and we are going to Kyoto to make a living, if my brother knows about it, please let me know." ”

The other party weighed the broken silver in his hand, and then said, "Since this is the case, then I will tell you." ”

"Some time ago, before the martial arts examination was over, some martial artists fled Kyoto in a hurry, and when they passed through the village, they also looked for a place to spend the night."

"At that time, my family was kind-hearted, so I let him stay at home, and I also found out some news about Kyoto."

"He said in his own mouth that during the martial arts examination, there were martial artists who kept disappearing, and it was said that the legendary martial artist was refining the longevity elixir."

"I even didn't hesitate to release a few monsters to confuse the public."

Speaking of this, he couldn't help sighing and said: "It is rumored that one is the founder of the country, how heroic he was back then, I didn't expect that today in order to prolong his life, he would be able to do such a thing." ”

"In addition, I heard from Nabu that the next door neighbor of the second uncle of his uncle's family was an official in Kyoto."

"It is said that Pudu Cihang, who was previously named a national teacher by His Majesty, is a big demon, and he was invited by His Majesty to balance the one in the deep palace."

The pupils in Zuo Dao's eyes shrank, how did this special come out?

How dare this thing spread around?

He looked at the person in front of him and said, "How do you know?" ”

The owner said confidently: "Not only I know, but our village knows it, and there are also those surrounding villages, which have all been compiled into books, and have made a lot of money for those storytellers." ”

(End of chapter)