"Is the news true?"

On the way to the palace, Chen Cuo asked again.

Chen Hai came to his senses and hurriedly said: "The news was revealed by the villain's brother, as soon as the villain knew, he immediately came to report it, right now, not many people even know it in the palace!"

Chen Cuo glanced at him in surprise.

He could hear the invitation and flattery in his words, but the scene a few days ago was still vivid.

Chen Cuo's previous life was full of ups and downs in the workplace, and he had a lot of experience, so he would not take it lightly because of this matter, but he vaguely guessed that Chen Hai's change was also the impact of the reputation brought about by the popularity of "Painted Skin".

"In the end, it is the Northern and Southern Dynasties, and the reputation is sometimes quite useful. ”

sighed in his heart, and Chen Cuo paid attention to the theft of the palace again.

After a few days of hard work, in order to establish popularity, and then obtain the pill or the ink crane, it was hard to see the light of day, but this goal was lost, and no one could treat it normally, since Chen Hai was so cooperative, of course he had to ask a few more words.

It's a pity that although Chen Hai has the intention to behave, he has limited knowledge, so he didn't dare to deceive after saying a few words, and said truthfully: "The specific situation is not clear, but I heard that the old lady ordered that the news of the theft of this pill cannot be told to Mr. Zhou for the time being." ”

Chen Cuo nodded.

The Taoist of Zhou Youzi was very atmospheric, the first time he came to visit, the two boxes were directly handed over to the palace, but within a few days, they were stolen, not to mention the value of the stolen goods, if this was passed out, the palace alone could not hang its face.

"But in the final analysis, my cheap old mother attaches great importance to pills and ink cranes, there is no reason to be negligent, she must have sent a lot of people to guard and inspect, so that they can be lost, it is very likely that it is an internal crime......"

Chen Cuo thought to himself and tried to find out the context, but to his surprise, he thought that he would have to go through some twists and turns to find the clues, but he didn't expect that when his group arrived at the palace, news immediately reached Chen Hai, saying that the person who stole had been caught!

"Sure enough, it's a thief!"

As soon as he got the news, Chen Cuo asked for details, intending to have enough information before meeting Chen's mother.

"It's really day and night, it's hard to guard against thieves! It actually stole to the master's house, not for the son of man!" Chen Hai hated this person very much, "The one who committed the crime was a family member who was waiting next to Mr. Zhou on the day he came to the house, and he was really shameless! On that day, the elixir appeared, and the room was full of strange fragrances, which aroused this person's greed, and although the old lady dispersed everyone in time, she failed to suppress this person's guts! She actually did such an evil thing! It should be cut with a thousand knives!"

Chen Cuo saw his words and knew that it was not a disguise, and Gai was committed by an internal thief because of this, and it involved the steward of the house, that is, Chen Hai's brother Chen He, who was very disadvantageous to his family, and his interests were involved, so he naturally hated it very much!

He didn't care, he just asked, "Since the person has caught it, is the stolen thing still intact?"

"This, the villain really doesn't know, and he has to wait for news. ”

While the two were talking, Chen He had already come over, respectfully informed Chen Cuo, and asked him to enter the back house to meet Chen's mother.

Looking at the appearance of this chief steward who was neither happy nor sad, Chen Cuo deeply felt that this person's determination was extraordinary.

As soon as the thought turned, it fell, and what he really cared about at the moment was what happened to the stolen pill, so he hurried to the backyard.

When he arrived at the hall of the back house, Chen Cuo first saw Chen's mother sitting on the main seat, her face was pale, and on both sides, there was a powerful family guard.

In front of Chen's mother, there was a person kneeling.

This man was shirtless, with a blue and purple body, and a lot of skin and flesh, and he knelt on the ground and shivered.

Chen Cuo stepped forward to salute, but Chen's mother just nodded slightly, still looking at the man with an angry face.

Chen Cuo took the opportunity to look at him, and he still had a little impression in his heart, that day seemed to be waiting in the hall, not far from him, but without waiting for careful thought, Chen Cuo's gaze froze, locked on Chen's mother's hand-

On the table was an open wooden box, inside which was a broken mass.

At first glance, it looks like crumbling mooncake dregs.

But Chen's wrong heart was instantly cold.

Tong Ming Dan, broken.

In order to verify, Chen Cuo also deliberately sniffed, but did not catch the slightest strange fragrance in the air.

"Madame's life! Small, small is a momentary ghost, since I went to the teahouse yesterday, I don't belong, I am confused, maybe I was drugged!"

The perpetrator kowtowed repeatedly, and the flesh and blood on his forehead were blurred.

"If it weren't for the drug, how could the villain be so bold? It's really not the villain's intention, it's a coma at home, and when he wakes up, he takes the elixir, which ...... It's not a small thing! I hope the old lady looks at it......"

The man kept prostrating himself on the ground, begging for mercy.

Syllable!

"Bastard, why did you raise such a white-eyed wolf!"

Chen's mother was angry and slapped the table.

"Spare your life? How much is your life worth? Ten of you is not worth this precious, but all the pills, as long as they are damaged, have no effect, you see! You!" she scolded, her face turned white for a while, and her body shook.

The room was startled, and a few handmaidens who were close to hurriedly stepped forward and stroked their chests and backs.

Chen Cuo couldn't help but want to help, but halfway through, Chen's mother breathed a sigh of relief and had already recovered.

Chen Cuo stopped his movements, and his gaze fell back on the shattered pill, secretly regretful.

"Chen's mother is a noblewoman, well-informed, he said that the broken pill is invalid, eighty percent is not fake, what a pity, I have finally accumulated popularity in the past few days, but the thing is broken, this ...... Huh?"

Suddenly, his thoughts froze, and a little spiritual light flashed, and his heart jumped up sharply!

If the pill is broken, if it is broken for less than an hour, doesn't it mean that it ......

"I have a chance to put this thing into Mengze?

Chen Cuo touched his arms.

The little gourd was lying quietly inside.

Suddenly, his train of thought cleared.

"If the pill is accepted, as soon as you enter the dream, not to mention anything else, you can immediately reorganize, but I don't know if it is ineffective in the dream, Zhou Youzi said that this pill can be wise, for the cultivator, it is a help to break through the bottleneck, but for ordinary people, it is quite chicken, but if you enter the dream, swallow it in the dream, and you can also understand the heart, you can continue to copy, isn't it cool for a while, and it has been cool to be enlightened!"

Thinking of this, he almost couldn't bear to take out the gourd on the spot, but fortunately, he still had reason and forcibly held back, but his thoughts became more and more detached.

"Zhou Youzi also said that the pill and the ink crane, only one of the two, but if I receive the pill, if the people are not consumed, maybe I can still go to get the ink crane, after all, it is the gourd that receives the pill, what does it have to do with me? I can go and get the ink he, this is the best of both worlds! The biggest problem now is how long has this pill been broken, don't exceed an hour!"

"Erlang!

Chen Cuo was thinking about beauty, and suddenly was called back to his heart by a voice full of anger, and when he followed the sound, he saw Chen's mother who was full of anger.

"Why don't you ignore it?" Do you still hold a grudge against that incident before?" Chen's mother looked at Chen Cuo, and her tone was not good, "You delayed the business that day, and you should have been punished, but you didn't know how to advance or retreat, but the old body didn't hold it accountable, and you have to hold a grudge now?"

Chen Cuo suppressed his dissatisfaction and arched his hand: "Don't dare, the child is just thinking about whether to tell Mr. Zhou about this pill." He glanced at the Shattered Pill with eager eyes, but in front of the public, he really wanted to accept it in public, and there would be endless troubles.

If you want to succeed, you have to find a reason to be alone with Danmaru, at least close to each other, so that you can take advantage of other people's unpreparedness and put them in the gourd.

Chen's mother was sad when she heard this.

Seeing this, Chen Cuo seized the opportunity and asked left and right, "When will this person catch it, and how will the pill be broken?"

Chen Hai happened to walk outside the door, and when he heard this, he immediately stepped forward: "Back to the prince, I searched the whole mansion before, this person didn't have time to hide, he was about to run away with something, he was stopped and pulled by him, the wooden box fell to the ground, and the pill was broken." ”

"How long has it been broken?" Chen Cuo said.

"About half an hour!"

Chen Cuo's panting voice was a little rougher, and his heart became more and more agitated.

It's still within the time limit!

Be quick!

Otherwise, more than an hour, you will miss the opportunity!

He hurriedly said to Chen's mother: "Since the time is not long, it is better to report to Mr. Zhou, maybe there is a remedy." ”

Chen's mother struggled, and finally nodded dejectedly, and said to Chen Hedao: "Please come over, Mr. will talk to him." ”

Chen Cuo wanted to take the pill and go over in person, if the time was urgent, he would take a chance, and he would enter the gourd halfway, and when he was asked, he would find a reason to shirk it, after all, he couldn't find it on the gourd!

It's risky, but it's worth the risk!

But Chen's mother had an arrangement, but he didn't want to insist on it, in case others became wary and suspicious.

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"There is a certainty, and someone needs to urge it. ”

In a clean, tidy and elegant room, Zhou Youzi sat cross-legged on the bed, his eyes were lightly closed, his hands fell to his knees, his fingers flicked slightly, and then he slowly exhaled.

The breath condensed but did not dissipate, like a long snake.

Suddenly, Zhou Youzi flicked his sleeves, got up and came to the table, picked up the teapot on the table, poured a cup of tea, and opened an article at hand.

At the beginning of this article, the word "painted skin" is written.

"Sure enough, I have to experience in the world, only to know the reality of the line, I have to go down the mountain to find the reincarnation of the Linghe guard, the three ladies of the palace are accompanied by the Linghe, it should be the reincarnation of the person, I didn't expect that there is such a variable as the Marquis of Linru County......! Painted Skin Devil...... Hey!"

Hehe smiled, Zhou Youzi raised his glass with his left hand, drank the tea, shook his right hand, and the article in his hand spontaneously combusted without fire!

"Ignorant and fearless, these kinds of thoughts gather and promote, maybe they really want to take advantage of the trend, turn fiction into reality, or even turn against the guest! But since I am here, I have to do one. ”

His lips moved slightly, and a hideous face flashed faintly in the burning article.

"Hmm!"

Suddenly, Zhou Youzi was shocked, snorted, and the fire in his hand was great, and in the blink of an eye, a piece of rune paper burned to ashes.

"I still look down on that prince, this article actually has such attainments! Could it be that he is a blood relative to the reincarnated fairy child, and he has obtained his blessings? I can't control the thoughts gathered in the article for a few days! This is terrible!"

His eyes were surprised, and he reached into his arms, as if he was about to take out something.

At that moment, there was a knock on the door.

Chen He's voice then came into the house: "Sir, my housewife is invited." ”

When Zhou Youzi heard this, he stopped his movements and raised his voice: "This is over." ”