"Senior, we are really destined..."
After finding out the identity of the old man, a smile appeared on Li Yan's face.
As the saying goes, "The white head is as new and the top is as old as ever."
Sometimes when we get along day and night, it may imply murderous intent, and sometimes we just meet each other, but we can feel like old friends at the first sight.
The so-called fate is so wonderful.
Although both parties were masked at the time, Li Yan admired the old man's magnanimous demeanor and his demeanor when he saw injustice on the road.
"I never thought that we would meet again so soon."
The old man's face was pale, with a smile on his face, "I heard the voice just after you entered the door, so I asked Daoist Liang to invite you."
So that's it...
Li Yan After listening, it became clear instantly.
This senior Pear Garden Troupe, the one who awakened is Ear Mystical Power.
Thinking of this, Li Yan smiled again and asked, "Since we are destined, I should tell my juniors about my seniors' names."
"It's all old almanac."
The old man shook his head slightly, "Old man Situ Bo."
Situ Bo?
Li Yan I have never heard of this name.
However, the world is huge, Divine Land is vast, and there are many unknown and strange people. It is normal that you have never heard of them.
Li Yan didn't ask in detail, but looked at the other person's body, smelled it, frowned and said, "What a powerful poison, it has invaded the five internal organs. Who is the plot for me, senior?"
This Pear Garden Troupe senior Situ Bo has a profound knowledge of the profession and has rich experience in the world at first glance, so he must have been plotted against.
"It's not like you don't know people well!"
Liang Yu next to him suddenly spoke in a cold voice.
Situ Bo heard this, his face darkened, he shook his head and said, "That's right, the old man just got old and lost his mind and made a big mistake."
Seeing Li Yan's doubts, Situ Bo explained, "Although the old man's lineage is Pear Garden Troupe, in fact, his origins are not right."
"Do you know Jiangzuo Evil Path?"
"Of course."
Li Yan frowned slightly and nodded.
Jiangzuo Evil Path, of course he knows.
During the Three Kingdoms period, Eastern Wu Zhu Huan Family discovered Flying Head Liao. From then on, a lineage of the Zhu family began to study various sorcery. In addition to the war at that time, it gradually grew stronger and became the famous Jiangzuo Evil Path.
Animal making, skin painting... many evil practices are related to them.
Even Zhao Changsheng comes from this family.
Situ Bo sighed, "Back then Jiangzuo Evil Path brought trouble to the world and was wiped out by the righteous, but all kinds of evil arts were also scattered everywhere."
"The old ancestor got some, coupled with his talent and intelligence, combined with the Liyuan inheritance, he developed the <Hundred Aspects Manual> secret method. During the turmoil in the late Tang Dynasty, he was also called a master, but unfortunately he later entered the evil way."
"It has been passed down to the old generation that he was able to keep his true intentions and did not act recklessly. He traveled around the world with Daoist Liang and others, and got a nickname, 'Six Idlers of the Bamboo Grove'."
"That's it. I've admired your name for a long time!"
Li Yan looked surprised and raised his hands to the two of them.
He had actually heard of this name.
Their "Twelve Yuan Chen" is a team of wandering immortals. This custom is very ancient and has been practiced in all dynasties. It even gave birth to the famous "Wandering Immortal Ballads".
Some have become famous all over the world, while others have been lost in history.
"Six Idlers of the Bamboo Grove" is one of them. It is the same generation as "Ghost Opera Troupe" but is much less famous.
Li Yan learned about it while investigating the information of "Ghost Opera Troupe".
There are rumors in the world that "Six Idlers of the Bamboo Grove" has a profound moral character and calls himself Heterodox Idlers. He is also good at opera, tea, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. He can be regarded as a strange man in the world.
Situ Bo was a little surprised when he saw this. He shook his head and said, "I didn't expect that there are still people who remember us now."
After that, he continued, "We are of the same mind. Although we have gained some fame in the world, it is still a side street. As we get older, we all retire."
"I'm not afraid of my friends' jokes. At that time, 'Ghost Opera Troupe' was raging, and I had a younger brother who joined in with evil intentions."
"He is far more qualified than the old man. It's a pity that he made his own mistakes and was eventually wiped out by the righteous path, leaving only an orphan."
"The old man couldn't bear it, so he rescued the child and kept him by his side. He taught him since he was a child. He is usually kind-hearted. Who would have thought that this kid actually coveted Prosperity. After learning about his father, he secretly contacted 'Ghost Opera Troupe'..."
Li Yan was slightly stunned, "Is that person's name Xie SanYang?"
Situ Bo shook his head and said, "No, his name is Situ Qian."
"I have found out that now 'Ghost Opera Troupe' and Sheng, Dan, Jing, Mo, Chou each have their own seats, and many monsters are competing for them. If one of them dies, the next one will take the position."
"Situ Qian has become 'Order-Holding Wusheng', and 'Xie SanYang' has the same smell as it, and was taught the secret method."
"I also heard that 'Xie SanYang' died in your hands, so I took the liberty to invite you."
Li Yan's face became solemn, "Senior, how did you know this?"
He knew that Ghost Opera Troupe would be more difficult to deal with when it re-emerged, and he had already obtained information about the internal organization from Blood Parrot.
What surprised him was that so many people knew about their killing of Ghost Opera Troupe in a short period of time.
"News from the palace."
Liang Yu next to him suddenly spoke and said in a deep voice, "King of Shu is seriously ill and the palace has become chaotic. Several Attendant saw something bad and left. These things came from their mouths."
"That's it..."
Li Yan nodded and looked at Situ Bo, "Senior must have been harmed by Situ Qian. Do you want junior to help you clean up the family?"
"That's right."
Situ Bo sighed and said in a deep voice, "Xie SanYang is Situ Qian's bastard. That traitor will definitely seek revenge from you."
"Lao Chan's lineage has an unhealthy origin. If his cultivation goes awry, he will often be infected by evil spirits and lose his humanity."
"The traitor deserves to die, but the more important thing is a treasure."
"The troupe is Entertaining Gods and Offering Sacrifices. Back then, my ancestor developed a treasure called 'Netherworld Stage', which suppressed many evil spirits. Once released, all living beings would be destroyed."
"I originally wanted to destroy this treasure, but this thing uses a secret method and is driven by demons. Destroying it rashly will cause more trouble, so I can only suppress it."
"A few days ago, this villain made a surprise attack, injured the old man, and took away 'Netherworld Stage'. I'm afraid he is going to do something big..."
Ghost Opera Troupe has actually come to Chengdu!
Li Yan was also surprised when he heard the news.
And Evil Omen Qi!
Li Yan's heart moved, and he took out the broken mask, "Senior, take a look, is it related to this?"
"Is this Xie SanYang's?"
Situ Bo looked at it, and anger rose again in his eyes, "This traitor has indeed spread this method!"
"This is a forbidden technique. Mortals cannot bear it. The backlash is serious. It will turn into a demon after being used twice. The traitor must have leaked it on purpose and used Xie SanYang to test the waters."
"Okay."
Li Yan did not hesitate and nodded in agreement. "We have become enemies with Ghost Opera Troupe. We don't need to be reminded by our seniors, and we are incompatible with them."
"If we find this evil treasure, we will definitely take it back!"
Liang Yu next to him saw that he readily agreed, his face softened slightly, and he said in a deep voice, "He is indeed a young talent."
"Although we have retired, we are all close friends of life and death and will not sit idly by. Several others have received the news and are rushing to Chengdu. They will all arrive around the fifteenth day of the first lunar month."
"Ghost Opera Troupe is coming fiercely and has many people. He is our common enemy. We old guys want to join forces with you Twelve Yuan Chen to deal with it together. What do you think?"
"That's good!"
Li Yan Hearing this, he immediately felt happy.
As he said, Ghost Opera Troupe is really difficult to deal with. One small team almost caused them heavy losses, let alone Shu King Residence.
Twelve Yuan Chen has just been established, and Sha LiFei and others are still weak, but with the help of these seniors, they can defeat them.
Also, Ming Shanzi of the Cheng family can also say hello and ask Qingcheng Mountain to take action. As long as Ghost Opera Troupe is found, they will be buried in Chengdu!
Liang Yu was obviously very satisfied with the result, and said in a deep voice, "I opened this teahouse accidentally back then, hiding behind the scenes and living in seclusion. Chengdu Prefecture Very few people know about it."
"Shopkeeper Lu is a shrewd person. Chengdu Prefecture can deal with all forces and has collected a lot of information. If you need help, you can come to him directly."
"'Ghost Opera Troupe' is now unknown where it is hidden, but it must be in contact with Shu King Residence. However, King of Shu was seriously ill and fainted. I don't know who he is in contact with now."
"If you find a clue, don't act rashly. It won't be too late to wait until all of us old guys are here before taking action."
"That's what senior said."
After leaving the teahouse, night had fallen.
The wind howled and fine snow fell from the night sky.
After all, it was the New Year's Eve and it was lively during the day, but at night, many shops on the street were closed, and only red lanterns were swaying in the wind and snow.
Li Yan came out of the back door of the teahouse, looked around and saw no one was around, then put on his bamboo hat and headed north of the city.
He was in a good mood, and he didn't expect an unexpected gain.
As the saying goes, if you get the right way, you will get more help, but if you get the wrong way, you will get less help.
Chengdu Prefecture is turbulent and the situation is complicated. There are also forces such as "Dragon Worship Sect" and "Ghost Opera Troupe" lurking.
But there is good in this world where there is evil.
By uniting all forces, you may not be afraid of them.
What he has to do now is to clear away the fog in front of his eyes and find out what happened.
After all, he also has two tasks.
One is from the Underworld, arresting Dragon Worship Sect master "Lang Wu".
The second one is from Lei Mansion, killing Celestial Person and "Li Wenyuan".
And "Ghost Opera Troupe" has already made enemies with them and will definitely not give up and will have to fight again.
There is also the sacrifice of "Dragon Girl" and the calamity of Erlang Zhenjun.
Li Yan has roughly formed an outline in his mind. These things may seem complicated, but they are all related to Shu King Residence...
Thinking of this, he quickened his pace, Hidden Strength burst out, like a ghost, walking through the dark alley.
There are fewer streets High Person at night, making it easier to travel on the road.
Not long after, he arrived at the north of the city.
The structure of Chengdu Prefecture is tricyclic.
The center is Shu King Residence, and the four outer cities are east, west, north and south, each with its own characteristics. The outermost are several urn cities and small villages built outside the city.
The southeast and northwest cities each have their own characteristics.
South City temple has many visitors, and it is also where City God Temple is.
In order to defend the west, Chengdu Prefecture Yamen and several guard posts were set up in the west city, where most officials came and went.
East City Three Religions and Nine Schools gather.
As for Beicheng, most dignitaries and gentry gather here, and the Provincial Administration Commissioner Office Yamen is also located here.
Therefore, when we arrived in Beicheng, the streets became obviously wider, the neat bluestone slabs were covered with a layer of white snow, the shops on the streets were more luxurious, and they were surrounded by various deep houses and courtyards.
"Bang--bang bang!"
"The cold wave is coming, be careful of fire candles!"
The watchman walked through the street beating the gong.
In the distance, there was a group of soldiers patrolling with torches.
Prosperity Where people live, there are naturally more guards.
In the dark alley, Li Yan walked left and right. With Divine Ability, he could avoid the patrolling soldiers in advance, and Dragon Snake Plate also allowed him to hide his aura.
Not long after, they arrived outside a large house.
I saw a canal in front of the house, thin bamboos planted around it, and two big red lanterns hung on the towering gatehouse with the big Chinese character "Xu" written on it.
According to the clue given by Liang Yu, a tea belt was found in the fire of the gold and silver shop, which was purchased by Shu King Residence Chief Secretary Xu Yongqing.
Here, it is Xu Residence.
Fan Royal Palace Secretary is the core staff of the royal family and is in charge of all subordinate officials, including Li Zheng, Dian Book, Fengsi, etc.
The finances, etiquette, documents and daily affairs of the royal palace are all managed by him. In layman's terms, he is the chief administrator.
The other party must know a lot about Shu King Residence.
Appearing in a gold and silver shop is inherently suspicious.
Maybe, the other party is the demon hiding in the palace!
Thinking of this, Li Yan immediately pinched Yang Seal, took a deep breath, and then listened.
"Ho--!"
Almost instantly, a roar sounded in my ears.
But when I saw the two stone lions at the entrance of Xu Residence, a whirlwind blew around them, and the flying snow surged, and then slowly fell.
Fortunately, the door was closed and no one noticed this phenomenon.
"Good baby!"
Li Yan was taken aback, secretly surprised.
There is Xuanmen power in this world, and evil spirits are not an illusion, so many Prosperity families will invite things to control their houses.
But the stone lion in front of me is extraordinary.
With his ability, ordinary house-protecting objects would not work at all, but these two pairs of stone lions were able to find that they were truly extraordinary.
If you look closely, you will see that the stone lion is quite old. It is estimated that it was made by some master. It has been helping people look after homes and homes for a long time, and it has developed spirituality.
Li Yan is naturally not afraid.
He can easily break this thing, but it is difficult for him to use magic to invade it silently.
He rolled his eyes, quickly came to the wall, jumped up, grabbed the edge of the wall with his hands, and jumped into it.
Behind the wall was a garden. As soon as it landed, Li Yan exerted its strength again and flew into the air silently, clinging to the back of the rockery like a gecko.
The next moment, three men holding lanterns and leading fierce dogs passed by. Their temples were slightly bulging.
"Gululu!"
The fierce dog seemed to have discovered something and suddenly stopped.
"Who is it?"
A man asked in a deep voice.
Then, he slowly drew the knife and searched half a circle in the garden. When he found nothing, he turned back.
"Senior brother, you are too nervous, this is the Chinese New Year..."
"What nonsense!"
"People have spent a lot of money, so we can't destroy the sign..."
The two chatted in low voices and walked to other courtyards.
Behind the rockery, water mist rose, and the figure of Li Yan slowly appeared. He looked at the two leaving figures thoughtfully.
At first glance, these two men looked like they were working for a living, and from what they could tell, they were hired only recently.
There is definitely something wrong with this Xu Yongqing.
Thinking of this, Li Yan jumped up, hid in the dark, and walked carefully along the corner.
Leaving the garden, we soon came to a courtyard.
This courtyard is not big and is located on the west side. Generally speaking, it is a branch of the house or a guest residence.
Li Yan took one look and prepared to leave.
However, a cold voice suddenly came from inside the house.
"Since your Excellency is here, why don't you come into the house to talk?"