Is there a culprit?!
Li Yan was surprised, happy, and a little surprised at the same time.
Along the way, he collected a lot of information.
Even though he spent most of his time on the ship, he still asked Cao Gang to investigate and see where the suspected criminals were.
However, nothing was found.
It's not surprising.
After all, those who escaped alive and dead were afraid of being discovered by the underworld, so most of them hid in Blessed Grotto-Heavens.
Li Yan Several big gains were also made in these places.
Most of the people who appear in the market are ordinary people who accidentally return to the sun.
Unexpectedly, I actually gained something from this Jin Prefecture Guild Hall!
Without any hesitation, Li Yan immediately held the gou ultimatum in his hand and his mind sank.
In an instant, the surrounding sounds disappeared and were shrouded in thick fog.
He has long been used to it. Because he is still at the Jin Prefecture Guild Hall, he must speed up to prevent others from noticing.
But after passing through the thick fog, the scene in front of him stunned him.
In front of it is a bronze well, bound and entangled by chains, and billowing black water swirls.
It's an evil spirit that escaped from the underworld!
The Yin Division releases tasks, and different wells represent different goals.
Stone Well is the person who captured Huan Yang,
Black Well Blood Water is to capture demonic energy.
As for this bronze well, it is an evil ghost that escaped from the underworld.
According to the mission introduction, these "evil ghosts" usually do not belong to the human world, but are ghosts, or terrible things born in the Great Luo Dharma Realm. They are powerful, only know how to destroy, and cannot communicate.
This kind of task is usually more dangerous.
Therefore, just like capturing demonic energy, there will be no punishment for failure.
Jin Prefecture Guild Hall How come there is this thing?
Li Yan was curious and quickly put his hands on the edge of the well.
Wow~
Black turbid well water swirls.
The accident happened again.
In normal times, a yellow edict will appear in the center of the vortex, telling the story of the sinister crime.
But this time, only a black mist appeared, surging up and down, changing erratically.
The Yinsi can't tell the difference?!
Li Yan's eyes were full of surprise.
He has vaguely understood the process and general principles of catching the criminal.
Like the Bronze Nuo Mask, the Gouji is also a channel magic weapon connected to the Great Luo Dharma Realm. Once it senses the Qi breath of the Yin criminal, it will be recorded, and then the Yin Division will judge and issue orders.
And this situation means that the vagina cannot find the root...
Just as he was thinking, the huge Red Robe figure appeared again in the gray sky in the distance. It was blurry and only a human figure could be distinguished, with two short black figures beside him.
"What's going on?"
A loud and majestic voice came from the air.
Li Yan already knows that this is the famous Judge Cui.
He pretended to be confused and looked at the Inoue black mist, but in fact he listened attentively.
"Return to my lord."
A strange and sharp voice sounded, "This sinister crime is not the breath of Hades, it should come from somewhere else."
"From somewhere else?"
Judge Cui seemed to have thought of something, and said in a deep voice, "It seems that the dynasty of the human world has opened the sea, and evil things from other realms have also entered Divine Land. Let him investigate clearly, and the reward will be doubled."
"Yes, sir!"
As the strange voice responded, the black fog in front of Li Yan also changed rapidly.
Between the surges, it turned into a yellow edict.
Sure enough, the superiors not only asked him to arrest him, but also to investigate the source.
The rewards are also very generous, including a Celestial Decree and a divine power.
Li Yan was afraid of exposing any flaws, so he deliberately showed a look of surprise, stretched out his hand to grab it, and Huang Zhao fell into his palm.
Then, he pretended not to see it and quickly disappeared into the thick fog.
When I came back to my senses, I saw the guild hall in front of me.
This back and forth lasted only a moment, so no one noticed it.
Li Yan's face remained unchanged, pretending that nothing happened, but in fact he was on alert.
They passed the screen wall and happened to encounter a group of men in short coats carrying lacquered wooden cargo boxes across the courtyard.
The blue brick floor was polished by treads, and the sunlight stretched the shadow of the Xieshan Gate Tower, making the golden plaque "Connecting the World" on the lintel shine even more brightly. Several gray pigeons at the corners of the eaves were startled by their footsteps, and they fluttered past the old pine trees in the courtyard.
The layout of the Jin Merchants Guild Hall remains unchanged.
The entire guild hall has the Guandi Temple as the core. The main hall is dedicated to Guan Gong. In larger ones, a mountain gate, a stage, a Guandi Hall, etc. will be built. The east and west side halls are used for discussions, and the courtyard is used for activities.
If someone entertains guests, it will usually be in the East and West Halls, and a theater troupe will also be invited.
The courtyard at the back is where guests stay and eat, and there is also a tea room and study room.
"Hahaha..."
Hearty laughter came from Wing Room on the east side.
"Those Frankish people are dishonest in their business and their silver coins are of questionable quality. Twenty boxes have just been confiscated."
The Jinzhong accent came from the west Wing Room, with a hint of schadenfreude.
Li Yan glanced slightly and looked through the carved fan.
I saw several businessmen in brocade clothes sitting around the Eight Immortals table.
Among them, there was a foreigner with red hair and blue eyes.
He was dressed in Hangzhou silk, and if it weren't for the crystal glasses on his aquiline nose, he would be just like a local merchant.
The old man in a purple mandarin jacket knocked on the hookah. "It has only been three years since the imperial court opened the sea, and the score of Yue Port has increased four times. The tax collector insisted that my ship's Siamese rice was Siamese fragrant rice, and I lost an extra 30% of the ship's silver."
He slipped out a Spanish silver coin from his sleeve, rubbed the cross pattern on the surface of the coin with his fingertips, and looked to the side:
"I heard that your country has set up a mint in Nanyang?"
The Portuguese merchant nodded quickly and answered in blunt Mandarin: "The Automaton Clock and glassware shipped by our merchant ship can be worth the same weight of silk tea in Jiangnan."
He opened his account book and lowered his voice. "If you are interested, we can bypass Yue Port"
"Be careful!"
The bearded man in the main seat suddenly lowered his voice.
But it was they who discovered Li Yan and others while watching through the carved window.
Li Yan had already withdrawn his gaze and followed the owner of the club to the backyard.
Although the person left, he secretly pinched Yang Seal and eavesdropped.
Those people discussed in lowered voices again, but Li Yan heard them clearly.
"Yue Prefecture The tax inspector is not easy to fool. I will do some planning and leave from Zhangzhou."
"This plan works!"
"Hmph! The profits from opening the sea are huge. The imperial court is eyeing this fat man from top to bottom. The imperial court wants to take it, the local government wants to take it, no matter how many cats and dogs come in, they all want to get some profit."
"I don't want to think about it. We have been through life and death. If the boat capsized, we would be bankrupt. We are all talking about whether we can do business. Otherwise, who would want to take this risk!"
"Didn't you see Linqing Customs's chaos the day before yesterday?!"
"Shh, be careful what you say..."
Li Yan It suddenly became clear that these businessmen were discussing smuggling and tax evasion.
He was too lazy to deal with this kind of thing.
But that foreign businessman just now is not simple.
Now that Gouji has the jade sword, it can be positioned.
The sinister aura is pointed at the other party.
No wonder Yinsi couldn't find it out.
It turns out to be a foreign ghost!
This is Jin Merchants Guild Hall, but Attendant is Lord Guan.
The other party dared to show off and show off, and no one noticed the sorcerer's aura.
Could it be that there is National Sacrifice Divine Artifact on me...
While Li Yan was meditating, they had arrived in the backyard.
Jin Merchants Guild Hall indeed treated them as guests and chose a separate courtyard. No one else disturbed them. The beds were replaced with clean bedding, and several servants were working together to carry hot water into the room.
The shopkeeper's surname was Xie. After he ordered the boy to move the luggage into the room, he smiled and said with a smile, "Young Hero Li, you are a distinguished guest of our chamber of commerce. Please forgive me if I did not treat you well."
"Thank you, shopkeeper, for being so polite."
Li Yan nodded, pretending to be surprised and asked, "I just saw why there are foreigners in the Chamber of Commerce."
"Young Hero Li doesn't know something."
Shopkeeper Xie didn't hide anything, and said with a smile, "Since the opening of the Jinmen and Tonghai rivers, there have been more business groups from various countries in the city, and they can be found everywhere. It's not surprising."
"That person's name is Mendes. He is a maritime trader from some Lisbon business group."
"These Red Haired Foreigners visited Nanyang Countries earlier than us, followed 'Malacca' to Beijing to pay tribute, and then stayed in Jinmen. They had three ships in hand, and could often get some rare goods, and gradually became connected with Jinmen merchants."
"Nanyang..."
Li Yan smiled slightly, "Jinmen is indeed extraordinary."
Shopkeeper Xie is definitely hiding something, but after all, it involves the secrets of other businessmen, and I guess if he continues to ask, he will only pretend to be confused.
Shopkeeper Xie didn't doubt that he was there, so he cupped his hands and said, "Fine and food will be delivered shortly. You are all tired from the journey, so I won't bother you. If you need anything, just ask the boy."
After that, he hurriedly said goodbye and left, obviously he had other important matters.
As soon as he left, Sha LiFei asked in a low voice, "Yan XiaoGe, is there something wrong with Red Haired Foreigners?"
"Hmm."
Li Yan signaled Wang Dao Xuan to hang up Wish-Fulfilling Pearl, and then said, "That person is related to the conspiracy. I took over the task to find out what is going on. San Er, help me keep an eye on it."
Lu San nodded, came to the luggage rack, and removed the black cloth from the cage.
Wow!
Falcon Li Dong immediately spread its wings and jumped out.
With a few underestimations from Lu San, it fluttered its wings from the courtyard and flew high into the sky.
Soon, several servants brought wine and food.
The wine and food in the clubhouse not only have Jinzhou flavor, but also combine Jinmen characteristics.
The blue and white porcelain plate holds the shaved noodles, but the topping is Sancha River Mouth prawn marinade. The yellow rice noodles are wrapped in the Wei River herring belly and fried, then poured with sweet and sour sauce. It is golden and silvery, and Jinmen crispy rice noodles are also mixed in.
Everyone was already a little hungry. After Xilihulu finished eating, Li Yan assigned tasks.
"Old Sha, you and Dragon Lady go get some information, and pay attention to that guy Liang Biaozi. If this kid discovers anything, tell me in time..."
"San Er, keep an eye on that Red Haired Foreigners and figure out where the other party is staying."
"Brother Zhao the Donkey, you and your wife are recovering from your injuries at the Chamber of Commerce. I heard that the Jinmen ghost market has a special Xuan Gate People trading place. Come with me when you have time..."
When they talked about these things, they did not avoid the scholar Kong Shangzhao.
Seeing his curiosity and embarrassment, Li Yan smiled slightly and said, "Brother Kong, don't be afraid. You have also seen what happened on Xu Fu<Seeking Immortality Chapters>. We are not evil people, and this matter will not harm you."
Along the way, they got to know Kong Shangzhao.
The other party is also a warlock, one year younger than Li Yan. He is a disciple of the Mingde Martial Hall and is a Confucian scholar Righteous Qi. His qualifications are acceptable and he has a lot of weird knowledge. However, he is still young and distracted, so he has not developed any skills.
The key thing is that he is quite chivalrous and benevolent, otherwise he would not offend Yansheng Duke grandson in order to save others.
There are many things that the other party sees, and Li Yan is too lazy to hide them.
"Young students are not afraid."
Kong Shangzhao smiled awkwardly, "I know a lot about myself. When I was in Qufu, I thought about traveling Divine Land all day long. But now that I have gone out, I find that I am looking at the sky from a well. No wonder my father often scolds me."
"Traveling a thousand miles is important, reading thousands of books is even more essential."
Li Yan comforted him and then said, "I'm afraid it will take a few days at Jinmen. Brother Kong has been cracking it day and night these days, so it's time to take a rest."
"Well, thank you Great Hero Li."
Kong Shangzhao was already exhausted, so he did not retort and took out a few pieces of paper from his arms, "These have been cracked. Give them to Great Hero Li first. I will crack the rest as soon as possible."
After that, he said goodbye and returned to his room.
After Li Yan took it, he looked carefully and saw that it was densely covered with writing:
"Fu Wei His Majesty's holy virtues are obvious, the sun and the moon shine together, I observe the "River Map" vertical image, "Luoshu" performs the Austrian, the land of Jiugai should be controlled by Nine Cauldrons, and the essence of Jiuyao should be captured by Jiugong..."
"For the position of the Tianshu of Daizong, it is appropriate to cast Xuan Gui as the base, take three hundred and sixty shark beads from the East China Sea, and lay the Beidou Xuanji..."
Seeing this sentence, Li Yan's expression became solemn and he handed it to Wang Dao Xuan next to him.
After taking it, Wang Dao Xuan took a few glances and sighed, "First Emperor really knew about this and didn't know what happened. It was not successful at that time."
"Wrong."
Li Yan shook his head and said, "Look at this first sentence."
"Chen Stargazing Division, Daizong, Mount Yi, Zhibu Island, Langya, Kuaiji, Yunmeng, Nine Doubts, Jieshi, Ying Zhou The nine places, in conjunction with Purple Tenuity Nine Luminaries, should establish the 'Nine Extremes of Immortal Ascension Formation'. When the formation is completed, the Immortal Gate will open, and His Majesty can ride a dragon to the sky, and hold Divine Land forever..."
"Back then, Nine Cauldrons had just entered the Divine Land leyline, and it had not turned into the artifact it is today. Even if it was taken out, it would not cause Divine Land to be turbulent or cause great damage to its luck. Judging from the tone, it is not deceiving First Emperor. He truly believed that it could open the gate of immortality and ascend to the gods."
"I guess this Xu Fu is also a chess piece. Someone lent this thing to him..."
Everyone looked at each other and couldn't figure out what happened.
"That's all."
Li Yan shook his head and said, "No matter what plan they have, after cracking this thing, they will hand it over to Mystic Sacrificial Official and dismantle all the arrangements on the mountains. All plots are useless!"
While he was talking, there was a sudden sound of wings flapping outside.
Lu San quickly opened the window, and Falcon Li Dong fluttered its wings and entered, chirping wildly.
"Then Red Haired Foreigners has entered a place where it can't be seen in the beginning of winter."
"Quick, get the map!"
Li Yan asked Sha LiFei to take out the Jinmen map that he had already purchased.
I saw Falcon Li Dong leaning down and drawing lines on the map with his sharp beak.
Finally, it points to an area at the San Cha River pier.
It clearly says "Haiheshui Military Camp"!
"Okay!"
Sha LiFei sneered and said, "This guy is quite capable. He is a wealthy businessman and even the navy has hooked up with him."
Li Yan thought of those opium inexplicably, and had some vague guesses in his mind.
Jianmu used special opium to control Yang Lao Hai's master and apprentice to steal Xu Fu's posthumous slips...
Jinmen Opium is rampant. It is said that it flows from Nanyang...
Red Haired Foreigners merchants followed the Nanyang mission to Beijing to pay tribute...
These guys may have been colluding together for a long time.
"Keep following him and see where he goes!"
Thinking of this, Li Yan carefully warned Lu San.
"Mr. Li."
At this moment, a servant hurriedly came over and said, "There is a man named Liang Biaozi outside looking for you."
So fast?!
Li Yan was a little surprised and quickly asked the servant to lead him in.
"Young Hero Li, found it!"
Liang Biaozi's face was full of excitement, "I don't dare to neglect you. I will search along the street when I get back."
"What a coincidence, there is a family with your pattern painted on the door, and they are having a funeral!"