Chapter Forty-Nine: The Golden-Faced Man
Sure enough, as soon as the three drums passed, Yuexian put on his clothes again and hurried out. After seeing her go out, Zhao Weiming didn't dare to hesitate a little, so he quickly put on his clothes and quietly followed out.
Although the sky is not bright at this time, the lights on the many painting boats on the Qinhuai River still shine on the river as if it were day.
When he walked out of the attic, he saw that Yuexian had boarded a small boat. By the time Zhao Weiming quietly touched the bow of the boat, the boat that Yuexian was riding on had already rowed more than ten zhang away from the painting boat.
Just as Zhao Weiming was thinking hard about how to catch up, another small boat stopped in front of him. One of the people on the boat whispered, 'If you want to chase the boat ahead, please come up quickly!'
Zhao Weiming saw that it was the chief catcher of Bianjing City yesterday. So he said no more, raised his legs and jumped in.
Seeing that the boat in front of him had rowed to the middle of the river, the person who was responsible for the award did not say much, only paddled hard to catch up.
But the boat in front of it did not go all the way straight, and after about an hour, when it passed a fork, it suddenly turned its bow and turned into a fork in the road.
By this time, it was already a little light. Worried about being discovered by the people on the boat, Zhao Weiming ordered the boat he was riding to distance some distance from the boat in front of him, and then chatted with the chief catcher.
After talking, I learned that the chief catcher surnamed Tie Mingzhan is now an errand under Yin of Bianjing Mansion. A few days ago, he suddenly received a task from the Prime Minister of the Mansion: let him come to Jiangning to assist a big man in investigating a murder case.
When asked who the big man was called, Prime Minister Yin of the Mansion was hesitant, and only said that he was his master, so that when he met yesterday, Tie Zhan called Zhao Weiming his master.
Asked about today's events again, Tie Zhan told Zhao Weiming that during dinner last night, a high-ranking person came to him and asked him to prepare a small boat to wait for dispatch near the Qinhuai River painting boat.
But there was no movement until the second watch, but unexpectedly, just after the third watch, I saw a woman hurriedly board a small boat, and Zhao Weiming also followed.
When it was expected that Zhao Weiming was going to chase the boat ahead, he hurried to the front to help Zhao Weiming chase the boat.
Because Tie Zhan was born on the bank of the Yellow River, he used to manipulate boats when he was young, and at this moment he personally paddled the boat fast and steadily, and has been following the boat in front of him unhurriedly.
At this time, the reeds on both sides of the river gradually decreased, and green lotus began to appear. Tie Zhan quietly told Zhao Weiming: This is already the Taihu Lake area, and it is nearly 100 miles away from the Qinhuai River.
Seeing that it was already dawn at this time, the small boat in front of him was still rushing all the way, for fear of being discovered by them, Zhao Weiming leaned down and let Tie Zhan only pass through the lotus to track.
After about half an hour, I saw that the boat in front of me stopped on a small island in the middle of the lake, and after the woman on the boat went ashore, Tie Zhan also stopped the boat on the other side of the island in the middle of the lake.
Then after Zhao Weiming landed on the shore, he continued to wait on the boat. After Zhao Weiming landed on the island, he found that this island was not as small as he imagined.
Not only is it quite large, but it is also full of trees and flowers, and in the center of the island, a magnificent palace rises from the ground.
At first glance, it was a little abrupt, but after a closer look, Zhao Weiming found that this palace seemed to be somewhat similar to the Chengtian Hall in the palace.
What is this place, and who built this great palace in this deserted land?
Zhao Weiming was full of doubts in his heart for a while. In the distance, I saw the moon fairy walking towards the palace. Zhao Weiming hurriedly cast the method of getting up and quietly followed.
After Yuexian entered the hall, Zhao Weiming jumped on the roof again, found the skylight and peeked inside. Although this palace is quite similar to the palace building, because the skylight is not closed, it is not only clear what is going on inside, but also the people inside can hear clearly.
At this moment, the Moon Immortal was talking to someone. I only heard her say, 'My lord, I have finished what you have explained, and the king of Fangzhou Shou and the masters he brought have all been killed by me in the Jiangning Mansion Restaurant!'
But the man only snorted and said, "You have done a very good job!" It's just that there are many remnants of Taizu's lineage, and what you have destroyed is only the tip of the iceberg, and it will take some time to destroy them all, and it will take some more effort and feet!"
'What kind of person hates my Taizu lineage so much?Do you have to put me to death?' Zhao Weiming was quite surprised for a while.
But because the man always had his back to the Moon Immortal, although Zhao Weiming had never seen his face, his voice left a deep impression on Zhao Weiming.
This is a voice that is neither male nor female, neither yin nor yang, and different from ordinary people. When he was young, the man said, 'But the girl doesn't need to be in a hurry, and now there is a wonderful opportunity!'
''What opportunity?'' the Lord will make it clear!' the Moon Immortal stepped forward and said eagerly. Hearing this, the man turned to Yuexian and said, "On the ninth day of the first month of this month, that is, after the fifth day, the Empress Dowager Song will celebrate her eightieth birthday, and many remnants of the Taizu will go to celebrate their birthday;
At this time, Zhao Weiming saw clearly, only to see that the person was actually wearing a golden mask! After hearing his words, Yuexian nodded and said, "Lord, rest assured, the slave will definitely kill all of his people this time!"
The golden-faced man nodded with satisfaction, and waved his hand, 'Go ahead, go and do your thing, don't let me down!'
The Moon Fairy took the order and walked out. But before she reached the door, she suddenly turned back. The golden-faced man was stunned, 'What else is going on?'
Yuexian paused and said, "It's just that after this time, I hope that the lord will not break his word, and return my eldest brother and nephew to the slave maid!"
Then he turned and walked away. Seeing this, Zhao Weiming seemed to understand a little. It turned out that this golden-faced man was using Yuexian's relatives as a threat to force her to do these many tragedies.
Now that the identity of the killer of the Moon Immortal has been determined, and the mastermind behind the scenes has also been investigated, the purpose of this trip can be said to have been achieved.
Worried that the golden-faced man would find out about his whereabouts, Zhao Weiming quietly returned to the place where the boat was parked.
After getting on the ship, Tie Zhan will work hard to move forward with all his might. Not long after it was feasible, Zhao Weiming saw from a distance another small boat sailing out of the island, speeding towards the opposite place.
With a move in his heart, he hurriedly turned back with Tie Zhan to catch up. After a while, the boat stopped in front of another island in the lake.
As concocted, Tie Zhan rowed the boat to the other side and let Zhao Weiming go to investigate alone, while he was still moored and waiting on the shore.
The island is still similar to the one in the middle of the lake, but it looks more deserted. I saw that among the same lush trees, the clumps of wild grasses that were one person tall were even more abundant.
Zhao Weiming first found a tall tree, jumped up and looked at it. At dusk, he saw a figure hurrying towards a bush.
I quickly looked at it, but I found that there seemed to be a stone house looming behind the trees.
The stone house is not big, and it does not look like an ordinary house at all.