On the way, Meng Huai'an asked hopefully, "Shang Qing, what have you discovered?" ”

Meng Huai'an knew that among the seven-rank demon hunters in the Demon Hunting Division, Shang Qing had the best brain. If it weren't for Shang's father's incident a few years ago, with Shang Qing's ability, he would have been in this position a long time ago!

Alas!

As the saying goes: there have always been only cubs who pit their fathers. Shang Qing was good, but he was cheated by his old man.

Shang Qing didn't answer, but asked him, "Master Meng, do you know anything about Master Zhu?" ”

Meng Huai'an pondered for a long time and said: "Master Zhu's real name is Zhu Fugui, his ancestral home is from Wannian County, Gyeonggi, and he makes a living from a few sects handed down by his ancestors, and he can be regarded as a wealthy family in this Ping'an Fang. On weekdays, there are many good deeds, and he is good friends with his neighbors, and the Lotus Court private school in Ping'an Fang heard that he paid a full five hundred taels of silver that year, and Fang Fu Yin at that time also personally met him. This person is honest and law-abiding, and he is devoted to business, except for occasionally going to Qingping Music Fang to listen to music. ”

"Gone?"

"It's gone!"

Shang Qing was a little speechless, these news can be known as long as he casually inquires, it seems that he has to meet and communicate with that Qin catcher.

However, the words "Qingping Lefang" left an impression in his mind.

Qingping Lefang Shangqing is known, is the largest gold cave in the jade capital, has the "jade capital one hundred and nine squares" said, especially the music and maiko in the two of the three unique in the jade capital. How many literati and are happy in it, spending money like rain.

Daqian's poetry can be proud of all countries, and Qingping Lefang has made great contributions.

Thirty years ago, the Taixu monk was a god overnight, and the ten classics made that night, I don't know how many women regarded the Taixu monk as a confidante, and they were willing to offer their own pillows and let them pick up.

Even though many Confucians ridiculed his works for being difficult to reach the hall of elegance, it is undeniable that three of the ten excellent works were included in the Taibai Poetry Pavilion.

You must know that Taibai Shige is personally created by Bai Qinglian, the poetry and sword fairy!

Shang Qing slowly reviewed and scrutinized the information and clues he learned at the moment in his heart. It is very likely that all three cases are demonic disasters, and there is also an intersection in the cases.

Shang Qing suddenly had a bold guess in his mind, Zhu Fugui must have been to Qingping Lefang recently.

Why did the Zhu family hide this? Or do you really not know?

"Qingping Lefang!" Shang Qing muttered softly.

When Meng Huai'an heard this, his face suddenly became a little unhappy, the Qingping Lefang in the past few days has been very lively!

So he hurriedly reminded: "Shang Qing, the master only gave us three days, and the Mid-Autumn Festival Lantern Festival is coming, if we can't solve the case within three days, I am afraid that you and I will not be good." ”

Shang Qing reacted, smiled dumbly, and shook his head helplessly.

Besides, didn't you earn the three-day deadline with your Lord Meng's vow?

"My lord, relax, maybe in three days, this case will be solved!"

Meng Huai'an instantly came to his senses, and the trace of displeasure just now suddenly disappeared without a trace.

He couldn't wait to ask, "Is this true?" ”

Shang Qing smiled mysteriously, stretched his waist, and said, "My lord, it's not early tonight, go back to rest, recuperate, and go to Chen's Mansion early tomorrow morning." ”

Meng Huai'an saw that Shang Qing was not joking, so he smiled, and before leaving, he didn't forget to tell a few words repeatedly, and then went home.

Shang Qing didn't go home, he returned to the Si Nei Warden again. At this time, in the Monster Hunting Division, only sporadic lights were still swaying tenaciously, and it seemed that after the master left, his colleagues had gone home one after another.

The warden was dozing, and the old generation of demon hunters who had managed the archives in the division for decades had no descendants in his family, so he simply stayed in the cubicle next to the chamber most of the days.

The old official didn't expect Shang Qing to come back at this time, and there was a hint of kindness in his cloudy eyes.

"Qing boy, have you encountered something tricky?" The old official cut the core thread of the candle in his hand, and spoke softly, showing kindness.

Shang Qing was slightly stunned, and the memory of this old official gradually appeared in his mind, Shang Qing only knew that the old official's surname was Yang, and he was a three-grade demon hunter in less than a year.

How rare is a three-grade demon hunter? Take his boss Meng Huai'an as an example, it has only been a few years since he was promoted to a fifth-grade demon catcher, since the "Ten Thousand Buddhas and Demons" incident, the demon hunting division has rarely produced a few third-grade demon catchers, and Old Man Yang has become the one with the best qualifications. The old master at that time once trained him as a successor.

However, more than forty years ago, Old Man Yang led several four-rank demon catchers in the division to the south to carry out a mission, although the task was completed, but several four-rank demon catchers were wiped out, and Old Man Yang's domineering cultivation was gone, and he became a wasted person.

After the death of the old master immortal, Old Man Yang stayed in the department and became a warden, and now he has been in this palace for more than 40 years.

"Well, it's not particularly tricky, it's just that these three cases seem to be a bit weird, and there are a few doubts that are not clear." Shang Qing looked at the file seriously again.

He remembered the little white powder he found in Zhu Fugui's bedroom just now, which was arsenic that was not difficult to buy in the market. Ordinary people may not be able to buy it, but the Zhu Mansion can definitely buy it.

Arsenic is poisonous, it can kill, but it can also save people.

Judging from the residual smell of traditional Chinese medicine in Zhu Fugui's house, Shang Qing couldn't be sure for a while what role this arsenic played in the cause of Zhu Fugui's death.

As for the way to find arsenic sales, it is tantamount to looking for a needle in a haystack. Yujing City is so big, almost every pharmacy sells it, and there may not be a record of who bought it.

Clue 7: Arsenic. It can be ruled out for the time being.

At this moment, Shang Qing felt that all the information and clues he had mastered were like yarn, becoming more and more chaotic, and a deep sense of frustration arose.

"No way, there is no perfect crime in this world! As long as a crime is committed, it will definitely leave direct or indirect traces at the scene..."Shang Qing was upset, and he kept forcing himself to calm down.

That's right, direct traces. The "paw prints" are direct traces, the black hair found in Zhu Fugui's room is a direct trace, and the lost "Zhao Zi Rite Sutra" is also a direct trace!

He is still not sure where the "paw prints" and black hair were left by the monster, and then for Shang Qing, who has only been studying private school for a few years, he has not read the "Zhao Zi Rite Sutra".

"Master Yang, is there a "Zhao Zi Rite Sutra" in the palace?" Shang Qing asked.

"Qing boy, I'm an ordinary bad old man who has been half-cut into the ground, but I can't be your master. "Zhao Zi Rite Sutra"? Yes, yes, wait for me to look for it, people are old, and this memory is not good. Old man Yang spoke very slowly, and his movements were also slow.

Shang Qing found out that in this room, in addition to all kinds of archives, there are also many collections of books, which I think are collected by the old man himself.

Old man Yang searched for about half an hour on the bookshelf full of books, took out a yellowed book from it, wiped it lightly with his sleeve, and handed it to Shang Qing.

"Master Yang, this book is a little old, right?" Shang Qing took the book and asked curiously.

"I can't remember, I don't know if it's been put for twenty or thirty years!" Old man Yang said casually.

Shang Qing opened it and took a look, and suddenly felt that one head and two big words, a single word was recognized, and when they were connected, they really didn't know each other.

He suddenly thought about it, since this book was collected by the old man, then he must have read it, so he sincerely and humbly asked: "Master Yang, what is this "Zhao Zi Rite Sutra" about?" The kid reads less! ”

"This "Zhao Zi Book of Rites" is just a fame and reputation, used to seek the next means of sanctification, the first generation of Confucianism sages said, 'Don't see, don't listen, don't speak, don't move', is to persuade people to be benevolent, to persuade people to be benevolent. However, he said that if he violated the 'etiquette', he would have to suffer punishment, and if he saw something he should not see, he would have his eyes gouged out, and if he heard something he should not hear, he would have his ears cut out, and if he said that he should not have said it, he would cut off his tongue, and if he did something he should not have done, he would have his hands and feet cut off at the worst, and he would be deprived of his life at the worst. Alas, it's really appalling, and it's not shallow! Old man Yang's tone was still so slow and methodical, not in a hurry or slow, as if he was just telling an ordinary thing.

After Shang Qing listened, he was like being struck by lightning.

Sure enough, once the dregs of etiquette are accepted by the world, they will imperceptibly cause people to suffer from ideological poison.

It's also a cannibalistic world!

However, those scattered clues and fragments began to be gradually pieced together in my mind at this moment, and the case began to become clear.

Chen Sangongzi was cut off the root of the bane, the little servant Zhang San had his tongue cut off, and Zhu Fugui had his five fingers cut off.

Yes, it's revenge!

In these three cases, crimes were committed with an apparent purpose.

One of the three major elements of solving the crime: the motive for the crime.

Now that the motive for the crime has been found, does it mean that it is one step closer to solving the case?

It's still a crucial step.

The gloom that shrouded Shang Qing's side dissipated instantly, revealing his tired body, which was full of excitement and ecstasy at the moment.

Suddenly, a strong tiredness struck, and Shang Qing fell asleep on the desk unconsciously.

Heaven and earth seemed to be one with each other, it was endless red, Shang Qing was wrapped in red heaven and earth, he panicked, and ran in a panic.

I don't know how long it took, Shang Qing saw a dazzling light in the red world, he walked towards the light, getting closer and closer, the light became bigger and bigger, and more and more dazzling.

Then a thick voice suddenly sounded in Shang Qing's ears:

"Husband and wife worship each other and drink wine."

Shang Qing opened his stinging eyes, and what caught his eye was a woman with excellent appearance and figure, wearing a golden cloud smoke shirt embroidered with a phoenix, a golden antique double-disc cloud-shaped thousand water skirt mopping the floor, and holding a mist veil of Bixia Luo peony. The clouds are ethereal, wearing the five phoenixes hanging beads on the head, especially in those eyes, there seem to be thousands of stars shining.

Shang Qing looked at the person in front of him and had an illusion of déjà vu!

Shang Qing drank the wine.

At this moment, a tingling pain from the depths of the soul swept through the body.

The deep voice sounded again: "Licheng! ”

Under the high stage, guests gathered and sent congratulatory words of blessings.

The woman helped Shang Qing to leave, the noisy voices in her ears became smaller and smaller, and the vision in front of her became more and more blurred, and a hot current was about to gush out of her throat, Shang Qing stumbled, and the woman hurriedly held on.

Shang Qing turned his head in disbelief to look at the woman in front of him.

However, the woman walked forward very calmly, and did not look at Shang Qing much, as if all this was expected by her.

Inside the palace, Shang Qing became more and more painful, and his whole body was trembling slightly.

Seeing this, Old Man Yang shook his head and sighed, his cloudy eyes full of solemnity. After pondering for a long time, he took out a piece of Zou Baba's rune paper from his body, and with a slight grip of the dry hand, the rune paper turned into golden fluorescent, wrapping Shang Qing in a long way, and then those fluorescent papers disappeared in Shang Qing's body in a few breaths.

Shang Qing began to sleep soundly gradually.

In a place where the fairy spirit lingers, there is a quiet ordinary courtyard.

In the courtyard, a woman who can't see clearly is boredly feeding fish food by the fish pond, and in the fish pond, colorful fish are scrambling to break out of the water.

An old man hurriedly entered the courtyard and said respectfully to the woman: "Miss, the curse has been broken!" ”

The woman always had her back to the old man, and when she heard the old man's words, the movements of her hands suddenly stopped.

After a long time, the woman spoke calmly, "I know, my husband, it's really not so easy to die." ”