In the prison of Pinghe City, Xuanliu told Daxi the truth: "You are right, that kitchen knife was indeed given to my brother by the emperor, because I have always had a dream since I was a child to explore the rivers and lakes, so I stole his Xuantie kitchen knife and left him ......"

Onishi smiled coldly and said, "What else? Keep talking! ”

Xuanliu hesitated, sighed, and continued: "I am a self-proclaimed 'kitchen knife man', and I have been to more than a hundred cities with this Xuantie kitchen knife. Half a year ago, I came to Pinghe City, at the beginning, many people in the city did give me some silver taels, but I didn't control my hands, there is a big gambling house in the city, I wanted to go in and win more money. But in less than an hour, I not only lost all my money, but also owed the gambling house shopkeeper 200 taels of gambling debts. In desperation, I had no choice but to bet the dark iron kitchen knife in the gambling house. But when I looked back, that kitchen knife was given to my brother by the emperor, and if it was handed over to them like this, how would I explain it if I met my brother one day. So, I sneaked into the gambling house in the middle of the night, intending to steal the dark iron kitchen knife. As soon as I found the kitchen knife, I was discovered by the guys at the gambling house. ”

After hearing this, Onishi nodded and said, "So that's the case!" ”

Xuanliu said aggrievedly: "I told you the truth, can you really save me from this prison?" ”

Onishi said confidently: "Of course I can save you!" He looked around, afraid that his words would be overheard by the jailers, so he lowered his voice and continued: "I can tell you just now, I am the entourage of Lord Taihao, the deputy general of Pinghe City, and I came here to secretly investigate a matter on the order of Lord Taihao. Let me ask you, you said that you have been locked up here for half a year. Some time ago, was there a tall man who looked a few years older than me in the prison? ”

Xuan Liu thought for a while and said slowly: "There are men who are imprisoned here every day, and there are many who are tall and older than you. ”

Onishi couldn't remember what other characteristics Gu Sheng had for a while, and he suddenly felt helpless. Seeing this, Xuan Liu continued to ask, "What is the name of the man you are talking about, and what crime has he committed?" ”

Daxi said lightly: "His name is Gu Sheng, he didn't commit a crime, he was framed." ”

Xuanliu asked puzzledly, "Could it be that you came in to check if he was imprisoned in this prison?" ”

Onishi nodded and said, "That's right, he was secretly arrested, and the purpose of my entry into this prison is to make sure that he is not here." After saying that, he sighed deeply.

"The ancient student you are talking about, the old man knows where it is." The words came from the cell next to them.

There was only a row of iron bars between the cell next to it and the cell where Onishi was, and Onishi followed the sound and saw that in that cell, an old man in a monk's robe was meditating cross-legged inside. Onishi hurriedly walked to the iron fence, held the fence with both hands and asked in surprise, "Did you hear what we just said?" ”

The old man blinked slightly, showed a hint of a smile, and replied, "I heard it, but I didn't hear it all, but I heard the ancient student you said just now, and I have seen him, and he lives in the same cell as me." ”

Onishi looked through the fence into his cell and saw that he was the only one sitting in the cell. Then he asked, "Isn't you the only one in this cell, when I am a fool?" ”

The old man continued: "The ancient student you mentioned was taken to this cell by the jailer that day, and was only locked up for one day, and then he was taken away by the jailer again, and he did not know where he went. ”

Xuan Liu, who was on the side, also nodded and said, "Some time ago, a tall man was indeed locked up in his cell, but he was taken away after only one day. ”

Da Xi thought for a while and continued to ask: "Dare to ask what the senior is called, do you know where he was taken by the jailer?" ”

The old man paused and said, "The old man's name is Huiren, and the old man doesn't know where the benefactor named Gu Sheng was taken. ”

When Onishi heard him say the Dharma name Huiren, he knew that he was originally a monk. Onishi was surprised: "Then the junior will call you Master Huiren, Master Huiren, you are a monk, why were you also arrested in this prison?" ”

Master Huiren still sat cross-legged in the center of the cell and said softly, "Don't say it! Then he gently closed his eyes and continued to meditate.

Seeing that he didn't want to say, Daxi didn't continue to ask, muttering to himself: "Could it be that Brother Gu Sheng has been executed by them, otherwise why was he taken away after only one day in prison, and he didn't bring it back, the hateful Xiao Fuji, I didn't expect it to be so vicious, first secretly arrested Brother Gu Sheng, and then hurriedly killed Brother Gu Sheng, just because I was afraid that this matter would be discovered by other officials in the city." ”

Onishi's anger burned in his heart, and he slammed his fist against the iron fence. Seeing this, Master Huiren opened his eyes slightly, and said to Daxi: "Don't worry, don't worry, according to Lao Wei's guess, there are three possibilities for taking the prisoner away from here, one is that he has been released, the second is that he has been executed, and in addition, there is another possibility, that is, he has been taken to another prison." ”

Onishi pondered: Brother Gusheng was definitely not released, so the first possibility is none. If he had really been executed, then he had really offended Twelve, and if there was a third possibility, then he should not have been executed.

Onishi then asked, "In addition to this prison, is there a second prison in Pinghe City?" ”

Master Huiren said slowly: "There are two prisons in Pinghe City, and those who enter this prison are only locked up and will not be beheaded. The other prison is located in the southwest corner of Pinghe City, which is a 'death row', and those who are imprisoned in that prison have little chance of surviving. ”

When Daxi heard this, his heart was suddenly shocked: "If that's the case, how can I rescue Brother Gusheng?" ”

Master Huiren responded: "If that Gusheng benefactor is really locked up in that 'death row', and trying to save him is almost a pipe dream, the prisoners who enter the 'death row' want to be released, and they can only be released by the order of the city lord of Pinghe City. ”

Onishi frowned and said: "That Yao Fuji is too vicious, it seems that I can only wait until I get out of the prison tomorrow and report the truth to Lord Taihao, and then Lord Taihao will discuss how to save Brother Gusheng's countermeasures." ”

The words are divided into two ends, and the matter is one side. On this side, Onishi knew that in the prison he was in, Brother Gusheng was not locked inside, and it was very likely that he was on "death row". On the other hand, Dumb Shan is in trouble.

Early this morning, Dumb Shan accompanied Mao Ru to leave the Adjutant General's Mansion together. I thought that I would go directly out of the city towards Fengling City, but I didn't expect that Dumb Shan was taken by Mao Ru to a place called "Black Market Alley".

Black Market Alley is a dark alley located on the corner of Pinghe City, full of mystery, danger, and temptation. Here, you'll find people of all kinds, from traffickers to gamblers, thieves to assassins, and even thrill-seeking adventurers.

Unlike the rest of Pinghe City, it is impossible to distinguish between day and night here, and the streets are covered in darkness at any given time, with only the occasional street lamp illuminating a small area, which makes the people feel a little uneasy. Noises and noises in the distance pierced the silence of the night from time to time, making the people vigilant.

The buildings in Black Market Alley are almost all dilapidated, as if they have been baptized by the years, full of history and legends. These buildings are bustling with people trading goods, haggling, gambling games, and private transactions.

In the black market alley, you can buy anything you want, from ordinary food and clothing to the world's scarce highly toxic drugs, as long as you have enough money, you can buy anything. Here, an ordinary person never knows when he will be in danger.

Although he had been walking the rivers and lakes for many years, he had never seen such a scene, and he couldn't help but start to be a little scared, but Mao Ru seemed very familiar with this place. Mao Ru told Dumb Shan in a voice that bordered on horror that everything had changed here...... Dumb couldn't hear her, just nodded and continued walking. When they came to a humble shop, Mao Ru pointed to the sign outside the store and said, "Here we are, this is where I want to come." ”

Dumb Shan was confused by Mao Ru's actions, although he was deaf and dumb, but he was witty and smart, he knew that there must be something ulterior about the Mao Ru girl in front of him. Dumb looked at the dilapidated sign outside the store, and couldn't tell what the words were on it. Dumb Shan knew that what Nian Yu conveyed to him last night was to accompany Miss Mao Ru to Fengling City, not to this dim alley. At that moment, Mao Ru walked into the shop with dumb kindness. After entering the shop, Dumb Shan found that it was a medicine shop, and the medicine store was very messy, with all kinds of medicinal herbs piled up everywhere. On the wall behind the counter hangs a wooden sign with the word "poison" clearly written on it. There was a table and a few chairs in the center of the shop, and there were some pen, ink, paper and inkstones on the table.

Mao Ru looked at the words written by the dumb Shan, then looked at the dumb Shan, and said: "I almost forgot just now that you can't hear me, I used to come here every month, the street outside is called 'Black Market Alley', which is a place that the government will not manage, this shop is called 'Ten Thousand Poison House', where you can buy 10,000 kinds of poisons." ”

Dumb Shan looked at the shape of her mouth, guessing the meaning of her words, but he was still confused, because he couldn't guess exactly what Mao Ru said. Dumb Shan said "babbling" in his mouth, and pointed to the words on the paper, and handed a brush to Mao Ru's hand.

Mao Ru took the brush and wrote on the paper: Don't blame me, this is all Yao Fuji asked me to do this!

Looking at the words written by Mao Ru, Dumb Shan was suddenly terrified, he knew that there must be a hidden conspiracy here, and he was about to be in danger. Mao Ru saw that after reading the words he had written, Mao Ru immediately picked it up and tore the piece of paper to shreds. At this moment, a "black shadow" suddenly came out of the darkness and ran towards the dumb good, the dumb good noticed at this time, and when he was turning around, he was hit by the "black shadow" flying a palm straight to the heart, and the dumb good immediately fell to the ground. I saw that the "black shadow" was a man in a black robe, and the man had fainted when he saw that he had been slapped by dumb Shan, so he took off the hat he was wearing on his head. I saw that the man's face was gloomy and hideous, and there was an evil aura all over his body.

Mao Ru looked at the dumb man who was lying on the ground and had fainted, and asked the man tremblingly, "Poison Slaughter Ink Hero, is he ...... Dead? ”

It turned out that the man was the martial arts master from the north, Tu Poison Mo, Tu Poison Mo looked at the dumb man lying on the ground and said with a cruel smile: "He is not dead yet, but if he is hit by me, he will at least hurt nine points of true qi, and his life will not be long." I really didn't expect that he was still Yuan Shi's apprentice, but his martial arts were so poor, I knew that it wouldn't take much trouble for me to do it myself, and I could just send one of my apprentices over to clean him up. ”

Mao Ru continued to ask, "What did the city lord of Yaofuji say?" ”