The beams and pillars in the incense pavilion of the temple were originally painted with the phoenix pattern of vermilion and black, but now they are hung with plain white cloth, the windows in the pavilion are closed, only the main hall is left to walk the door, the candles in the hall are moving, the incense is burning, and the smoke is slowly surrounded.

In the middle of the main hall, there is an uncovered coffin, and there is a person lying inside, dressed in a white shroud and pants, with a peaceful expression, but with a face that is neither yin nor yang, and it is somewhat abhorrent to be dead.

For three days, no one in the incense pavilion of Jiali Temple has come to mourn, but the monarch recently asked his subordinates to send a pair of elegiac couplets on the grounds that he was busy with state affairs.

"Hmph, I thought that the people of Jiali Temple were all over Yundu, and there should be a lot of people coming to the third brother's funeral, but I didn't expect that no one came, big brother, do you say that our Jiali Temple is so hateful?"

As the youngest of the five, He Peijiao, the valley owner of Landie Valley, said angrily, although she was wearing plain clothes, her face was still slightly powdered, her body exuded a refreshing fragrance, and her beautiful eyes were like a still tide, which seemed to be warm, but it could burst out at any time.

Xiao Luo's expression was indifferent, and he didn't want to talk more, but what He Pei said was indeed the truth, and he was suddenly slightly dissatisfied in his heart.

"He Pei, do you have any news from the people you sent?"

"Brother Hui, these days, Chongwan and I have searched all corners of Yundu City and found no suspicious people. ”

"Is there a careful inventory of the various pass checkpoints?"

"The pass checkpoint was inspected by the monarch, and the whole process of martial law seemed to be nowhere to be found. ”

Chong Wanzhong, who was on the side, interjected in time: "The person who was the monarch killed the third brother, and now helping us check the pass is simply guarding and stealing!"

Xiao Luo scolded loudly: "Shut up! How dare you frame the monarch of the dynasty out of thin air!"

Although Chong Wanzhong was born with a fierce face, Ping Suli has always believed that his strength is very high, and he is reckless and upright, but he does not dare to make a mistake in front of his eldest brother Xiao Luo and fifth sister He Pei. At this time, hearing Xiao Luo's sharp scolding, his brows were raised, and he hurriedly argued: "This is not my idea alone, and the second brother Bai Zixiang also said so." ”

Bai Zixiang, who was in charge of Luochuan Yuan, shook the folding fan lightly, there was a lot of light between his eyebrows, and the fine light revealed by the fine eyes of the two lines of Danfeng seemed to be able to penetrate everything, but he didn't expect that Chong Wanzhong would confess himself without hesitation, so he simply took a step forward and took the lead.

"Big brother, don't you also suspect that the death of the third brother is related to the monarch? Think about it, these days, our Jiali Temple has also sent several waves of people to visit secretly, and the city of Yundu has turned upside down, but we can't find the perpetrator, and we can hide the murderer and his party in the city to avoid our investigation, presumably the mastermind must be a powerful person, of course, the more important thing is the motive, although the third brother regards money as his life, but it can also be regarded as taking people's money and eliminating disasters with people, why will it cause the disaster of killing?"

Bai Zixiang said to himself, although Xiao Luo did not nod in response, but the listener intended that Zuo Tian'an's death had really weakened the power of Jiali Temple, and only the monarch and his descendants could benefit afterwards.

"Self-appreciation, in your opinion, there is no other possibility than the monarch?"

"Not necessarily, but the younger brother now has a plan to make the perpetrator appear?"

"Oh?" Xiao stood up slightly, staring at Bai Zixiang intently, "But it doesn't hurt to say it!"

"Big brother, you might as well order to stop the arrest, and spread rumors in the city, just say that the murderer's whereabouts have been seen, I painted a portrait of the murderer and posted it in various markets, and then took the fourth brother and the fifth sister to secretly guard the two pass checkpoints in the east and west of Yundu, expecting that there will be suspicious people out of the city within three days, so we will take the opportunity to capture and take revenge on the third brother. ”

"I understand what you mean, you want the murderer to show his feet, this trick is very ingenious, but we haven't seen the appearance of the murderer, how can we draw a portrait?"

"The eldest brother should still remember that the humerus of the third brother's left Tian'an was cracked by the hammer, and it must be the fourth brother's powerful appearance to use such a weapon in the form of gasification, plus the person who drives the brute power all the year round, his blood is spurting, he is bound to be rough and debauched, unkempt, and it is normal to have a beard on his face. In this way, as long as you add a big waist to the description of physiognomy, a full beard, and a good use of iron and hammer, there will be no mistakes. ”

He Pei stood aside, gesturing Chongwan's thick arm while letting out a silver bell-like laugh. Chong Wanzhong snorted and said: "What's wrong with big shoulders and round waists? What's wrong with the beard, this is the symbol of a man, which is like some people, white-faced scholars, looking like a girl." ”

"Eh," Xiao Luo stretched out his hands and pressed Bai Zixiang to keep him from getting angry, and at the same time motioned to Chong Wanzhong, "Wanzhong can't make his temperament talk nonsense, I think the method of self-appreciation can be tried, I will immediately issue an edict to stop the search in the city, and everyone will act according to the plan." You and He Pei obeyed the dispatch of self-appreciation, monitored the movement of the city gate day and night, and reported anything abnormal to me immediately. ”

Everyone took their orders and retreated, leaving Xiao Luo alone to guard the spiritual position. I didn't think that Chong Wanzhong turned back again, Xiao Xiao saw that his expression was abnormal, and he seemed to have something to say, so he asked, "Does the fourth brother have anything to talk to me about alone?"

"Big brother, Bai Zixiang is not here, then I can rest assured to tell you. ”

"The fourth brother said it was okay. ”

"Over the past year, the second brother Bai Zixiang has been a little unruly, I mentioned it to you, but you haven't believed it, big brother, and I can't show any evidence, so..."

"So what? I said that the five of us were originally the same students from the Jiali Temple, and we were also appointed as the Si Tian of the Jiali Temple, and we have experienced life and death together, and we have long been like brothers, so why should we be suspicious of each other?"

"But two days before the sacrificial ceremony, I saw with my own eyes that Bai Zixiang sneakily entered and exited Anlin with Zuo Tian'an, and then Zuo Tian'an brought back a child and hid in the incense pavilion, proving that Bai Zixiang was also involved in the matter of changing the child's life. The third brother died in Anlin, and he didn't say a word in vain, isn't this a suspicious place?"

Xiao Luo frowned and asked, "Fourth brother, do you think Bai Zishen knows the cause of the third brother's death?"

Chong Wanzhong shook his head, "The third brother has been dead for so many days before I recall these things, so I want to inform the eldest brother as soon as possible, he has been wanting to sit in the position of the main patrol of the Jiali Temple for a long time. Don't look at him as gentle and elegant on weekdays, when the eldest brother is away, he is arbitrary..."

"Okay, don't say it again," Xiao Luo interrupted Chong Wanzhong's words in time, he clasped Chong Wanzhong's shoulders with both hands, and said with a serious face: "Wanzhong, I know your personality, you have one thing to say, and you never beat around the bush, but this time is different from the past, the deacon is not there, and the monarch's power is pressing step by step, if we are still suspicious of each other at this time, we will let others benefit." Listen to the eldest brother, don't make any drastic actions now, let alone tell others about this matter, I will naturally find out when I have time. ”

"Well, then I'll step back first. ”

Chong Wanzhong said goodbye to Xiao Luo and walked out of the incense pavilion. Outside the attic, there is a beach of greenery, a place with a unique artistic conception, but behind the green shade is a pair of sharp eyes are staring at every move in the pavilion.

After the erection day, the streets and alleys of Yundu City posted notices, the content and portraits of the notices were completely from the hands of Bai Zixiang, and the wanted culprit was a big man with a hammer, and the temperature in the city rose for a while, and passers-by used it as a talking point to talk about.

When Guo Qingquan first entered the city, he only heard that an important person in Yundu City was assassinated in Anlin, and after reading the proclamation, he knew that the person who died was Zuo Tian'an, although he had never seen this person, but he also knew from Lu De's mouth that this person was the great Si Tian of Jiali Temple, and the change of son sacrifice was from this person's hand.

Zuo Tian'an was ambushed and killed, does this matter have anything to do with Lu De? Guo Qingquan showed eagerness, he picked up the vegetable load and walked towards Lu De's house, only to find that Lu De's house had already been empty. Guo Qingquan asked the neighbors around him, and the neighbors said that they didn't know the whereabouts of Lu De's family.

Guo Qingquan secretly felt bad in his heart, so he hurriedly set off to return, but was stopped by the Yundu guards at the west gate. Not only himself, but there were many pedestrians and traders from Rizhao Country gathered at the door, and some of them had been trapped here for more than three days, Guo Qingquan stood at the end of the line, thinking that he was afraid that he would go in vain today, not only did he not see Lu De, but he was also trapped here.

If so, it is better to go to the temple and see your son.

Guo Qingquan patted the dirt on his body and stood up, and suddenly felt that his thoughts were very naïve, what kind of place is Jiali Temple, how can he be a farmer who can say that he can enter, and now that the whole city is under martial law, it may not be possible to be arrested as a murderer. But what else can be done?

Guo Qingquan suddenly remembered that there was a person, he had a relationship in the battle of Yeyue City back then, it was better to beg him, with his power, he might be able to let him meet his son Guo Ruolin, then this trip was not in vain.

The person Guo Qingquan was reading was Situ Hongyuan, the general of Pingxi, Situ Hongyuan's mansion was close to the imperial city, and everyone in Yundu City knew the location.

The courtyard gate of Situ Hongyuan's mansion is full of brilliance, and the two stone lions at the door stand majestically, revealing a killing atmosphere. The two guards on duty were both wearing silver wire armor, and the bright silver spear in their hands shone brightly, and when Guo Qingquan appeared, their eyes focused on this rickety cropper man.

"General's mansion, no trespassing!"

"Two military masters, the villain has something important to ask to see General Situ, and he also asked the military master to report on his behalf. ”

"What is your identity, how can the general have time to see you?"

"The villain's name is Guo Qingquan, please let the military master pass it on, if General Situ still remembers the villain's name, he will naturally let me in. ”

"With such a cheap name, how can the general remember, to tell you the truth, the general went to the border to defend against the Rasheng ronin and has not returned yet, you will not see him. ”

"In this case, when will General Situ be able to return?"

"Why are you asking this, hurry up, or I'll be rude to you!"

The guards on duty both showed the weapons in their hands, Guo Qingquan was timid, so he had to return in a huff. However, he didn't want to go to the west checkpoint to wait, after all, it was not known when he would be released, so why waste time waiting there, besides, it was getting late, and he couldn't go back to Guojia Village today anyway.

Guo Qingquan didn't have any entanglements on his body, so he naturally couldn't afford to live in an inn, and he suddenly remembered that there was a dense forest in the west called Anlin, which was a good place to shelter from the wind and rain.

Although Zuo Tian'an was killed there a few days ago, no one has died in any place over the years, and he has long had no taboos. When Guo Qingquan arrived in Anlin, the sky was already night, he took out the fire fold he carried with him and made a fire, the fire light was like a bright lamp to illuminate the surrounding darkness, Guo Qingquan collected a lot of dry firewood through the firelight, with this fire, although he was in the dense forest, he did not have to be afraid of the invasion of poisonous insects and beasts.

Guo Qingquan leaned cross-legged beside a big tree, he suddenly thought of his son, and he didn't know if his son was dead or alive now, if he was still alive, then Ruolin should be regarded as a person who cultivated fate, would he hate himself for sending him to Jiali Temple?

Guo Qingquan shook his head helplessly, sometimes people's fate is involuntarily, and change is not necessarily a bad thing. Guo Qingquan can only comfort himself like this, otherwise tonight will be another sleepless night.

He lay down on his side, watching the flames on the fire beating, and suddenly saw a glowing green light flickering behind the flames, Guo Qingquan thought it was a ghost fire in the forest, and his heart suddenly became nervous.

"There won't be ghosts in this kind of place......

Guo Qingquan had the courage to take out a long wooden pendant in the fire as a torch, he took a few steps forward and swept it tentatively with the torch, the firefly disappeared, but the grass revealed half of the white jade, Guo Qingquan picked it up and found that it was a pendant, the pendant was tied with a red spike at one end, the middle was finely carved, the jade was warm and moist, and it was worth a lot at a glance.

Guo Qingquan thought to himself, fortunately he came here to spend the night, and he was able to find such a treasure.

He took the jade pendant in the palm of his hand to play, when the moment he turned over, he found that the jade pendant hollow carved is a word, take a closer look, the middle is engraved with a 'song' word.

"Hey, it's actually the Qu family's jade pendant, how could they come to such a place?"

Guo Qingquan's heart sank, and he stuffed the jade pendant into his arms, okay, maybe everything is just speculation, Zuo Tian'an's death seems to be just a coincidence, but Yun can't stay any longer, and he has to rush back as soon as it is dawn.

Guo Qingquan rushed for a day, as the fire slowly went out, the green smoke was entrenched in the forest, Guo Qingquan was thinking about his son Guo Ruolin, his eyelids gradually became heavy, and he fell asleep deeply after only a while.

It's just that he didn't expect that there would be no chance to open his eyes in this sleep, and he and his son Guo Ruolin would be blocked by yin and yang, and the mountains and rivers would never meet.

The ugly time has passed, the seven people in the high wall are different in their own shape, they have turned over, the eaves of the body walk quietly and smartly, like a flash of the moonlit night, they have not even touched the flowers and trees in the garden when they land, the rain and dew are wet, can only feel the breeze on the face.

Seven people came to the flower room in the garden, at this time there was still a candle flame in the flower room, a figure projected to the window lattice, and all seven people knelt down and bowed outside the window.

A low voice came from the people in the flower room: "The jade pendant has been recovered?"

The first of the seven replied: "Yes, the jade pendant was indeed lost in An Lin, but it was only a step late and had already been picked up, so the seven of us discussed and ended up with this person and recaptured the jade pendant." ”

"What? How can you be so bold!"

"Back to my lord, we did a clean job, just an ordinary farmer, and we didn't waste much time!"

"Can the corpse be disposed of?"

"I haven't disposed of it, the villain knows the preferences of the adults, and specially brought it back to the adults to make flower fertilizer. ”

"Very good, your decision to kill is worthy of the proud commander of my Qu someone, but the whereabouts of the assassination of Zuo Tian'an have been revealed, and the Jiali Temple has posted portraits everywhere to arrest you, and I am not absolutely safe here now, so I can only transport you out of the city for now. ”

One of the seven people took over the words: "On that day, the seven of us fought with Zuo Tian'an in Anlin, and I didn't see any other figures, I really don't know how there is a portrait of me?"

The candle flame in the window flickered, and it seemed that the person inside was snorting heavily, and his voice was deeper.

"It's only your inconsistency that I have made up my mind, and I will find someone to send you out of the city at once, and as for the reward, I will not treat you badly. ”

The figure swayed, and then the door of the flower room was pushed open, and out came a man with a steady walk, who held a brocade box in his left hand and handed it to the leader, and said, "Take it!"

The seven of them shouted in unison: "Thank you, Lord for the reward!" and they formed a circle and couldn't wait to open the reward, but as soon as the brocade box was opened, a white mist flew out of it, and the air was instantly filled with an exotic fragrance of flowers. The faces of the seven people were all covered by white mist, and suddenly the sky swirled, as if they were drunk and wading in the water, and the turbid air sank into their hearts and lungs, and they didn't even have time to shout, so they all fell to the ground.

The man who came out stood with his hands behind his back, covered his mouth and nose with a silk scarf with one hand, and coldly watched the seven people in front of him fall to the ground one after another, and said: "My Qu someone's money is not so easy to earn, and let you taste the poison of agarmary, and die happily, you might as well use more of you seven people in the garden as flower fertilizer." ”

He kicked the seven men who had fallen to the ground to make sure they were dead, and remembered that there was a cloth bag behind him that contained the body of the farmer they had killed.

"And bury you with seven people, and if you die, you will have a companion on the Huangquan Road!" he untied the mouth of the cloth bag, and a human face slipped out of it.

"It's you!haha, it's good to kill, it's good to kill..." The laughter of the wild waves came from the garden, which looked terrifying in the quiet night...