There are nine floors in total, the top floor is an octagonal single eaves and a spire, the floor is empty, there are no doors and windows, the furnishings are simple, and the gossip is secretly combined.

If you stand on the edge of the floor and look down, you can have a panoramic view of Yujing City.

The white-robed old Taoist and Shangguan Jinghong were concentrating on the game, and the battle on the chessboard was in full swing.

The girl in purple ate a bright red pomegranate, and went and returned, and the pudding followed her from a distance.

"Uncle Shi, the little Taoist priest is awake."

Neither looked up.

On the criss-crossing nineteen chessboards, Bai Zi was slightly better at this time, and this was the first time that Lao Dao held black.

The girl in purple approached and looked closely, and her eyes widened suddenly, this chess game looked like a mess.

She was stunned, and one of the pomegranate seeds she was eating suddenly landed on the chessboard.

Shangguan Jinghong raised his head and said with a kind expression: "Senior Sister Jiang, do you think this pomegranate seed should be abandoned?" ”

The white-robed old man picked up the pomegranate seed, held it in the palm of his hand, and dropped a black seed at the pomegranate seed, but he didn't expect it, but he accidentally stumbled into a good chess hand, Shangguan Jinghong suddenly felt the crisis, but he was not in a hurry to deal with it calmly, and said with a cheeky smile:

"National teacher, the old ancestor of my family wants to invite the distinguished guests of Qingyu Mountain to drink, and let me regret a move, I will tell the national teacher, how about the place where they drink?"

The style of chess is prevalent, and the chess world is divided into three factions: the southern faction, the northern faction and the imperial capital faction, with a total of 18 big players. Zhou Ruliang, Li Yizhong, and Yan Lun are the most representative of the three factions and have been famous for decades.

Among the younger generation in Yujing City, those who can be called otherworldly in chess have to look at Chu Yiqiu, the chess pavilion of Tai Academy, who is the most promising person to climb Xingyi Mountain in today's Yujing City.

In fact, the chess strength of the white-robed veteran Zhao Fuyao and the second-grade demon hunter Shangguan Jinghong are equal, so it is no wonder that they are often inseparable.

In the end, the old Taoist priest won the game with difficulty.

With a wave of his wide sleeves, the chessboard returned to its original place, and he patted his ass and got up, refreshed. He took a few pomegranates from the purple-clothed girl's hand and put them in his mouth, and smashed them twice:

"If you hadn't promised Ting'er to quit drinking, Lao Dao would have to ask the old widower if Meng Yulong was bewitched by ghosts and would go to his thief ship."

A hint of comfort flashed in the purple-clothed girl's eyes.

After Shangguan Jinghong got up, he stood at the threshold of the Star Picking Tower, looked at the layer of the city from afar, and the Dan Tower was like a glow, and said: "It's just the right time, it's not accidental." ”

The white-robed old man looked at the armillary sphere in a daze, and muttered: "Three days together, the river is out, and where it passes, the land is empty." ”

"Ting'er, tell Sanbao to go and invite the one from Changning Hall to come to the Star Picking Tower."

The girl in purple went downstairs with the pudding.

Shen Zheng - Muddy beach, all things are spitting and falling.

Jingzhao Mansion, back hall.

Meng Huai'an, Dian Kui, Zheng Kaifeng, Lu Shengxiang, Shang Qing, Dongfang Xi, Chen Yuzi, Qin Shiyue and Lu Cheng gathered together again, and the time had just passed two hours.

The weather has been hot these days, the hall is stuffy, and Fu Yin Lusheng's irritable mood is mixed with sweat.

Seeing this, Qin Shiyue ordered someone to go to Fengle Building to buy "Ice and Snow Licorice Soup", this soup is boiled with liskin, sugar, and water, and then added crushed ice cubes after cooling, and the drink is refreshing and delicious, and it is comfortable!

In Yujing City, there are cold drinks such as "Ice and Snow Licorice Soup": "Ice and Snow Cold Yuanzi", "Raw Flooded Papaya", "Cold Water Lychee Paste", "Snow Bubble Bean Water", "Snow Bubble Plum Blossom Wine", ......

There is a record in the "Great Dry Geographical Chronicle": "A melon and fruit produced in the south, if it is separated from the branch, the color changes in one day, and the taste changes in three days, then it is said to be separated from the branch, and now it is called lychee." ”

If you can eat a bowl of "cold water lychee paste" in Yujing City, it is an extremely luxurious and rare thing.

After everyone finished drinking the soup, they sat around a large desk, and in front of each of them, there was a map of the Yujing City, Shang Qing glanced at it, and said, "Chen Fucheng, what are the results of the investigation of the Stargazing Workshop?" ”

Jingzhao Mansion Cheng Chen Yuzi said: "The stargazing square is backed by Xiaoli Mountain, the terrain is wet, the bridge is wide and wide, and it is connected to the Ming and Qing canals, and there are five culverts in the square......"

Shang Qing raised his hand, interrupted his rambling, and asked, "How many places are there on the way from the Stargazing Workshop to the Qin Heavenly Prison of Xiaoli Mountain?" ”

"Just one place, but ......"

At that moment, a sneeze interrupted him, and a young catcher in a black uniform smiled wryly.

"Chen Fucheng, but what? You continue. ”

"Yuzhenfang, Yuqingfang, and Sibeifang also have a road each, which can go up to Xiaoli Mountain." Chen Yuzi continued what he had just said.

The four squares of Stargazing Fang, Yuzhen Fang, Yuqing Fang and Sibei Fang are encircled, guarding Xiaoli Mountain, and the star-picking building is on the top of Xiaoli Mountain, the building is 100 feet high, standing majestically, standing on the top of the building can pick up the stars in the sky.

Shang Qing nodded and looked at Dian Kui: "Brother Dian, which way does the saint come from Xiaoli Mountain?" ”

He suddenly spoke sharply and advised: "The sage's travel is a very important matter, everyone, don't leak the news." ”

Dian Kui didn't care: "Second brother, rest assured, the saint went up the mountain from Yuzhenfang, and there were black horsemen and Jin Wuwei escorting him all the way, besides, my senior sister and the five eunuchs were by my side, so I guarantee that there will be no trouble!" ”

"Even if it is a public execution, the people will definitely go to watch it......" Shang Qing paused for a moment, half an hour ago, a holy decree came out from the Changning Palace, and the little Taoist priest who was taken away by the national teacher will be executed at the Shenglong Platform of Xiaoli Mountain at three o'clock in the afternoon tomorrow.

While Dian Kui brought a sage's oracle, he also gave Shang Qing a golden gold medal carved with a five-toed golden dragon.

Shang Qing became a veritable case leader.

He continued: "Everyone, please see, out of the Taiping Fang, is Chunfeng Street, although Chunfeng Street is the only way to go to the Stargazing Square, but this street is mixed, which is not conducive to ambush, and the Stargazing Square, the terrain is complex, and it is not the best ambush location. ”

Shang Qing looked at Xiaoli Mountain on the map, and his eyes lit up: "Let them go to Xiaoli Mountain." Let some of the catchers, Jin Wuwei, black riders, and demon hunters disguise themselves as ordinary people, break them into pieces, and hide in the crowd to closely monitor all movements. If an abnormality is found, it will be secretly controlled and arrested, and once Gu Baimen is found, it will be called by the arrow. ”

At this time, a servant hurriedly broke into the hall and handed over a bamboo tube, and Shang Qing took the note inside.

"There are passers-by in Heshanfang who provide clues, saying that the night before saw a woman in white on the shore, and finally entered Tongling Lane."

Shang Qing pinched the note and held it in the palm of his hand: "Everyone, it's decided, let's get busy!" ”

"Qin Zhutou, bother you to stay!"

Dongfang Xi is on the first day of duty today, and he also stayed with Qin Shiyue.

Shang Qing handed the note to Qin Shiyue and said, "Qin Zhutou, let's go to Tongling Lane in Heshanfang." ”

Dongfang Xi was eager to try on the side, and also said, "Big brother, I'll go too." ”

Qin Shiyue scolded: "Nonsense, you just became a catcher, what are you going to do?"

Dongfang Xi pursed his lips and ignored him, but looked at Shang Qing expectantly.

Shang Qing felt that what Qin Shiyue said was also reasonable, but looking at the other party's hopeful eyes, his heart still softened, and he said:

"Then let's go together, but what, third brother, we have to make three chapters of the law, if there is danger, you don't have to worry about us, come back immediately to find Captain Diandu to support."

When Dongfang Xi heard this, he cheered!