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Looking at the scroll in his hand, Li Yan looked gloomy and broke the armrest with one hand.
"They all blame me..."
Next to him, Sha LiFei looked full of self-blame and murmured, "If I hadn't been greedy for credit and rushed forward, there would be no loopholes in the defense."
Fatty Lin also lowered his head, "It's all because of my family's affairs that I got everyone involved..."
"Stop talking!"
Li Yan raised his eyes and interrupted their words, stood up and said quietly, "It's useless to talk about this now. Besides, I don't blame you for this matter. The purpose of those monsters was very clear from the beginning."
"That's right." Kong Shangzhao nodded solemnly and said, "I was closer at that time, but after the old demon captured Daoist Wang, he would rather sacrifice the near and seek the far away, and kidnap Brother Lu. I guess they had a plan in advance, knowing that they were the first to follow and have the deepest relationship with Brother Li."
As he said that, he looked at Sha LiFei, "As for why Brother Sha was not arrested, I probably thought it was more important for Daoist Master and Brother Lu to have one preside over the altar and the other to be responsible for the investigation."
Li Yan nodded and said, "The analysis is correct. I have already sent a letter to Golden Swallow Gate. Murong Yan will arrive soon. Then I will ask where 'Hongxiao Workshop' is."
People from Ghost Opera Troupe left messages about the "Hongxiao Workshop" transaction, but they inquired and found that there was no such place on the Qinhuai River in Jinling. They could only ask Golden Swallow Gate.
"Young Hero Li, wait!"
At this moment, Qiu Mingyuan, who had always been silent next to him, became anxious.
Because of the incident in the palace, Commandery Commandant Office team went to investigate, and because they were afraid of being caught, they asked Li Yan to stay in the palace to help cooperate. However, they did not expect that such a big thing would happen.
Commandery Commandant Office also suffered heavy losses, but he only dared to order his deputy to deal with it while he stayed here all the time. This was what he was afraid of.
His eyes were full of anxiety, and he said, "Young Hero Li, I know you are very loyal, but if you do this, you will be fooled. Without the identity of Living Underworld Messenger, those monsters have no scruples anymore."
"I have received some news that the demon has strong support again. This time the attacker is the leader of Ghost Opera Troupe. Even he has to be driven by others. There may be others behind him."
"These monsters are cruel and ruthless. If you give them something, not only will you not be able to save anyone, but you will not even be able to save your life..."
"Lord Qiu Stop talking!"
Li Yan interrupted him coldly and said calmly, "Instead of ordering us, sir, it is better to find out who is responsible for this matter. If the palace invites you, it is obvious that someone is behind it!"
Qiu Mingyuan felt a thump in his heart and smiled bitterly.
He didn't want to speak just now because he was afraid of this.
Li Yan is right. Last night's banquet was probably a trap from the beginning. The purpose was to transfer Li Yan away so that the Earth Immortal could calmly take action and kidnap his companions as a threat.
He was persuaded to go there and indirectly became an accomplice.
But the trouble now is that the principals of the Gusu Lu Family and Qiantang Xie Family in Jinling have died in the explosion, and even King of Jinling is still seriously injured and unconscious.
No one knows the inside story of this matter, and people from those two families are still clamoring to find the murderer.
This headless case is really difficult to investigate for a while.
I read the intelligence before and heard that Li Yan is a difficult master. Now he is clearly suppressing his murderous intention. He is no longer polite when talking to him. If he continues to persuade him, it will arouse the rebellious spirit in the other party.
Thinking of this, Qiu Mingyuan has no choice.
"I said this Lord Qiu..."
At this moment, Kuai Dayou suddenly spoke, "Can you tell me, has Thunderfire Mechanism in Colonel Zhou's belly found its creator?"
Qiu Mingyuan became more energetic when he heard this, and said in a deep voice, "We have also thought of this. Being able to hide that exquisite mechanism in the belly is very difficult for a human being to do. Zhou Dayong has long been in despair. If he can use this method to sneak into the well-defended palace, someone must have arranged it!"
"Maybe it has something to do with those monsters!"
"But the problem now is that Zhou Dayong has been shattered to pieces, and the mechanism is also in pieces. Only the remains are left. We really can't find who made it."
"Can I have a look?"
"Of course, someone is coming..."
Soon, the remains were presented on a plate.
Kuai Dayou took it and looked at it carefully one by one.
As Qiu Mingyuan said, this object had been destroyed beyond recognition, and the parts and remains were all twisted and charred. However, after Kuai Dayou looked at it, he already had a guess in his mind.
"Yan XiaoGe, this technique is the method of 'wearing the craftsmanship'!"
He picked up a broken piece with a solemn expression and said, "Look at the fragment of the Thunder Fire Orb. The inside of the cast iron shell is engraved with 'Spring Silkworm Silk Winding Pattern'. <<Lu Ban Book>> has an evil chapter, and it is exactly the 'Five Viscera Burning Sha Curse' recorded in it!"
"This spell requires using the organs of a living person as a guide, implanting thunder and fire beads into three inches of the Dantian, and then using secret methods to bind the meridians to delay the outbreak. Then Divine Silkworm Silk is very suitable."
"I still remember that disciple Lin Family said that there were demons who often came to the store. One of them was named Chen San, nicknamed 'Deaf-Ear Lu Ban'. He specialized in 'Seven Sha Yansheng Curse'!"
"Oh?"
Qiu Mingyuan looked at Kuai Dayou in surprise.
He has read all the information about Twelve Yuan Chen, so he naturally knows the identity of Kuai Dayou.
Descendant of the master craftsman "Kuai Lu Ban", the nominal young master of the craftsman sect "Xiangshan Gang", a talented craftsman, but because of his deviance, he was expelled from the clan and lived in the capital.
I didn't expect to find clues from the clues so quickly.
And that scholar Kong Shangzhao just now.
Among Commandery Commandant Office, he has a good reputation, has an amazing memory, and is good at analysis. Because he let him go easily, Luo MingZi also had a conflict with several people from Commandery Commandant Office.
In this current situation, I can still calmly express my opinions.
Wang Dao Xuan and Lu San are the core members of Twelve Yuan Chen. They thought that being abducted by the demon would be equivalent to cutting off Li Yan's right and left hand, but they never thought that another talented person would emerge.
Thinking of this, Qiu Mingyuan clasped his fists seriously and said, "Young Master Kuai is indeed extraordinary, but the 'Deaf-Ear Lu Ban' Chen San sound is hidden deep. I wonder if there are any clues about the opponent?"
"Of course!"
Kuai Dayou sneered, "This Old Ghost practices 'Seven Sha Yansheng Curse'. Although the side magic is good at harming people and is quite powerful, the backlash is also very serious."
"When Malevolent Qi gathers together, he often takes strong Yang medicine. He is extremely lustful and develops the bad habit of prostitution. He performed a caesarean section on Zhou Dayong and hid the mechanism. He cannot leave for too long, and he must still be in Jinling City."
"In order to cover up the body odor, I must use a lot of spices to cover it up..."
"Got it!"
Qiu Mingyuan suddenly understood, nodded and left.
The old men use sachets. This characteristic is very obvious. As long as you send people to inquire in various flower streets, willow lanes and goulan tile houses in Jinling, you can always find clues.
Furthermore, he could also see that Li Yan and others intended to get rid of him, so Kuai Dayou informed him of this clue without any reservation, and if he continued to stay, it would be annoying.
Squeak~
After he left, Kuai Dayou immediately stepped forward and closed the door. Sha LiFei had a tacit understanding and took out Wish-Fulfilling Pearl from the package and hung it up to isolate it from any Divine Ability detection.
"Any other clues?"
Sha LiFei stared at Kuai Dayou with nervous eyes.
At this moment, he wanted to go and rescue Wang Dao Xuan immediately.
"Not me."
Kuai Dayou shook his head and looked at Kong Shangzhao, "The scholar has something to say."
Li Yan also looked at Kong Shangzhao.
Along the way, Kong Shangzhao and the three of them were honest and helped collect some clues when looking for Zhou Yinyao, but Li Yan knew that this scholar's head was very Spiritual Light.
"Just in case..."
Kong Shangzhao looked at everyone with a solemn expression, "Right now Jinling City The water is deep, there are still people colluding with those monsters, and they are in high positions, we cannot trust them easily."
"Even that Qiu Mingyuan has something to hide!"
Sha LiFei became angry when he heard this, "I feel like something is wrong with this old official. Why, is he also suspected of colluding with the demon?"
"That's not true."
Kong Shangzhao shook his head and said, "Don't you think that Jinling City's situation is a bit strange?"
"The Jianmu Organization is a major enemy identified by the imperial court, and it involves Yangzhou Cauldron. The affairs in Chengdu and Luoyang caused turmoil, and the imperial court killed many people."
"But this time Jinling City is in danger, Yangzhou Cauldron has been taken away by the demon, and the Qianhu who came to investigate also died in mysterious circumstances, but the court only sent a few people, not a single expert."
"On the contrary, Jiangnan Xuanmen is so active..."
Li Yan said thoughtfully, "There is indeed something wrong."
The existence of earthly immortals is very special. Although they have the word "immortal", they are not immortal Xiaoyao. Instead, because they have survived for too long, things have changed and people have changed. In addition, they avoid the heaven and the underworld, and have a weird temperament.
It is impossible for them to discipline the etiquette and order of the world, so many of them have made deals with Daoist sects from various places, accepted Attendant's protection, and become thugs.
But that doesn't mean that there are no Earth Immortal masters on the imperial court's side.
There were Prince De's Residence who participated in the "Peach Rebellion" in the capital before. With the temperament of the current emperor who likes to control everything, how could he be unprepared?
It's just hidden deep...
Thinking of this, Li Yan said in a deep voice, "Qiu Mingyuan are probably just people on the surface, and there are others hiding in the dark. Jiangnan is a tax-rich area for the imperial court, with many open sea ports, but it has suffered from Japanese pirate rebellion. The local forces are colluding with Jiangnan's dharma lineage, and they are probably taking the opportunity to attack."
"I'm a coward."
Sha LiFei cursed fiercely, "How long has it been? You still have so many plans!"
Li Yan looked calm, shook his head and said, "My butts are different, my thoughts are different, just take care of yourself, we don't have time to care."
As he said that, he looked at Kong Shangzhao again, "Isn't that what you want to say?"
"Hmm."
Kong Shangzhao nodded and looked at everyone, "Qiu Mingyuan is right. Even if Brother Li hands over the ultimatum, he won't be able to save Daoist Wang and the others. Instead, the demon will have no scruples."
"But they showed a little bit!"
"Living Underworld Messenger was hunted in large numbers, but we saved one..."
Sha LiFei's eyes lit up, "Old Wu!"
Previously, Living Underworld Messenger in Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei were hunted in large numbers and almost wiped out. However, an old man escaped and hid in the ghost market in Beijing. He was rescued by them and placed in secret.
The old man's Gou ultimatum was smashed, and most of the people in Jianmu thought that there was no threat. However, Living Underworld Messenger's identity was still there. As long as he got the Gou ultimatum again, he could summon the soldiers of the Yin Division again.
"By the way, why did I forget this!"
Sha LiFei said excitedly, "Yan XiaoGe, didn't we kill a few Living Underworld Messenger scum before, and used the collusion documents we found there to trade and set up an ambush."
"It's useless."
Li Yan shook his head and said, "The Gou ultimatum is just a channel for casting spells. The identity of Living Underworld Messenger appears randomly from the underworld. Not even the underworld can control it. Otherwise, the Jianmu Organization would have had a lot of Living Underworld Messenger."
"Besides, my ultimatum is special, so they must be on guard."
"Old Wu's side is a good move, but he is far away in Cangzhou. This trip will take at least a few days. We have to trade tonight and there is no time at all."
Sha LiFei heard this and suddenly felt a headache, "What should we do?"
"Don't worry."
Li Yan said in a deep voice, "They made more than one mistake in their calculations!"
He said, looking at everyone, "Before I was at Mount Tai Secret Realm, my Living Underworld Messenger authority has been upgraded. There is no need to make an ultimatum. As long as I sense the underworld criminal, I can also summon the underworld troops."
"What!"
When everyone heard this, they were immediately overjoyed.
Li Yan's face was still solemn, "Those monsters are very scheming, and they may be prepared, so there will definitely be a battle tonight. The top priority is to first find out where 'Hongxiao Workshop' is!"
As he spoke, his ears moved slightly and he looked out the door.
Everyone also heard footsteps approaching from far away.
Sha LiFei immediately stepped forward and put Wish-Fulfilling Pearl away.
Sure enough, the Commandery Commandant Office clerk's voice soon sounded outside, "Young Hero Li, Qi Yan Tower Shopkeeper Murong's visit."
Li Yan stood up and opened the door, only to see a middle-aged beautiful woman had been led down to the courtyard by a Commandery Commandant Office clerk, followed by a cold-faced woman. It was Murong Yan, the commander of Jinling Golden Swallow Gate, and the disciple of Zhou Yinyao, the earthly immortal, Demon Hunter Wang Lu.
"Please."
After inviting the two of them into the room, Li Yan didn't waste any time and directly explained the reason.
"Hongxiao Workshop..."
Murong Yan After hearing this, his expression suddenly changed, "It's impossible, this place has disappeared long ago."
Li Yan narrowed his eyes slightly, "It seems that senior knows?"
Murong Yan shook his head, "Such a big thing happened, and with the relationship between Golden Swallow Gate and Young Hero Li, I naturally knew everything. This 'Hongxiao Workshop' is an evil sect Secret Realm..."
"It is said that at the time of Southern Dynasties, Weaving Bureau rushed to make the 'Vermilion Bird Silk Canopy' for the palace and forced three hundred embroiderers to death. Since then, there has been a strange thing on the Qinhuai River that 'gold powder is a boat, blood and tears are an oar'."
"It is said that every night when the moon is full, a mysterious boat will appear on the Outer Qinhuai River outside the city. Passers-by are often confused and enter it, never to get out again."
"But during the Song Dynasty, Divine Firmament Sect Grandmasters Lin LingSu came to Jinling and led many Xuanmen masters to use the Jinling land to seal it off. It has never been seen again."
"The town was closed during the Song Dynasty?"
Li Yan heard this and immediately frowned.
Murong Yan said helplessly, "That 'Hongxiao Workshop' is very weird. No one knows when it will appear, and no one knows where it will be, not to mention it has been so long."
"Those monsters decided to go here to prepare for the young hero in advance. If I am not mistaken, there will probably be someone leading the way tonight, so that the young hero can go there alone."
"This matter is too passive and needs to be discussed in the long term."
At this moment, Wang Lu next to him also said in a deep voice, "This is my master's judgment. The master said that this matter is serious. His old man is arranging rituals and it is difficult to take action. I advise you to take the overall situation as a consideration..."
"Okay, stop talking!"
Li Yan's eyes were slightly cold, "Li is not such a person to give up his companions!"
When the two women saw this, they stopped trying to persuade her. Apparently they had anticipated Li Yan's attitude.
After they left, Kong Shangzhao's eyes flashed with excitement.
"Yan XiaoGe, I may have a clue!"
As he said that, he looked at everyone and said, "I was sorting out Zhao Changsheng's information at Commandery Commandant Office, and adding the news about Murong Yan reminded me of something."
"That Zhao Changsheng's previous life was Great Song Ghost Sect's leader Zhang HuaiSu."
"He and Jinling City have a very close relationship..."