"It must have been influenced by a monster!" Li Huaiyun said.
"Obviously, this locust tree must be some kind of monster,"
When Mu Yuan heard this, she shook her head, "Impossible! How could this locust tree be a monster? When I was a child, my mother and I used to enjoy the shade under this locust tree."
"Think clearly, is it there? Because the smell in the locust tree can make people self-aware, just like when you fell asleep, you thought you had been in the palace."
Mu Yuan was stunned, and she also began to doubt which part of her memory was true?
"Then what kind of monster is this locust tree!"
"This aspect is still unclear. Maybe we can find out if we investigate the liquid on the gloves."
Li Huaiyun stood in front of the tree trunk and pressed it gently with his hand. "After this servant girl's chest was severely injured, she was swallowed up by the locust tree."
"It didn't take long before the locust tree was processed and turned into a real locust tree. Therefore, the corpse inside the body was also preserved in this way. As for why the face became older, there should be another reason."
"In short, if you can turn a monster into a real locust tree, I'm afraid this person is quite advanced."
Yan Zheng had nothing to refute this explanation. He directly asked, "Motive! What is the motive?"
"Finding the wife who died of illness and escaped the death penalty... we will know immediately what the motive was."
"But how to find them?" Mu Yuan asked, "Didn't you say before that you can't just look for them one by one?"
"Yes, if we had carried out the search like that as previously speculated, I'm afraid we would have gone in the wrong direction!"
"What does this mean?" Yan Zheng asked, "Is this the wrong identity?"
"Yes!" Li Huaiyun explained, "This is the most important discovery in the anatomy!"
He pointed to the corpse on the ground, "Look, I said before that the corpse's lungs had been hit hard. Judging from the depressions in the lungs, this person had deep inner strength that could penetrate the skin and attack. Lungs.”
"Actually, this excludes eunuchs to a certain extent! Due to physical factors, it is difficult for them to have such internal energy."
"Who could that be?"
Yan Zheng also thought of it and blurted out, "Guards of the palace or guards on patrol."
"Yes! Judging from the list, the most likely ones are the guards of Qihua Palace. If they can come to the palace, they must have a certain foundation in martial arts. As long as they practice diligently, they can still reach this level. He will definitely kill the palace maid. It was to silence him and not to let others know his identity.”
"Therefore, people who make such talismans actually do it to clear away their grievances."
Mu Yuan asked excitedly, "Then how can we find the guard?"
"Do you have any floor plans of the palace?"
"What do you want the blueprint for?" Mu Yuan asked strangely.
"Based on the location of the incense and the talisman, we can probably know where the guard is hiding."
Yan Zheng and Mu Yuan are both curious about this. Can they still judge the hiding place by the position of the incense and talismans? I have never heard of such a thing, so I feel quite curious.
Yan Zheng called his follower and asked him to get the drawings of the palace. He turned around and asked, "Master Li, how do you judge in this way?"
Li Huaiyun waved to them and pointed around, "Look around, the pavilion in the center of the lake, the four walls, the entire border of the lake, and the structure of the rockery. Are they similar to the layout of the entire palace?"
"It seems that this person is offering incense in this palace, but in fact he is marking the designated location."
Yan Zheng frowned, "This is too outrageous, I can't explain it!"
Mu Yuan also agreed. She didn't quite believe this explanation, "Is it possible that this is just a coincidence!"
Li Huaiyun explained the reason for his conjecture, "No! This is not a coincidence, someone did it on purpose!"
"deliberately?"
"Yes! This is actually a kind of seal. Just like last time, we were in the widow's house and the temple in the north of Kyoto, just to keep people away."
Mu Yuan shouted in an angry tone, "Where is that place?"
"I'm afraid we can only know this if we get the floor plan of the palace."
In this way, they could only wait patiently. Not long after, Yan Zheng's attendant had brought the floor plan of the palace. However, due to the long time, the drawing was thrown directly outside, so the color of the appearance looked quite dilapidated. , so old that the styles drawn above have become a bit blurry. You need to lean down and look for the things on the paper carefully.
Li Huaiyun took the floor plan, then walked to the Huxin Pavilion, spread the drawings flat on the stone table, and others gathered around him.
After seeing the structure on the drawing, they were even more convinced that the style of this palace was indeed similar to the layout of the entire palace.
Yan Zheng had some doubts about this, "How did you know? This place has a similar structure to the entire palace?"
Li Huaiyun explained, "When I saw the creek behind Yangxin Hall, I got a little understanding of the general situation. Although it was dark at the time, I could still clearly see the general flow direction of the creek, and several times Walking around the palace gave me a rough idea of some of the conditions in the palace, and this time I came up with this conjecture."
This guy's keen observation skills are probably not inferior to those of Dali Temple's previous detectives. It's a pity that there was a fire. . .
Li Huaiyun said, "We will mark the place where the talisman is buried, and then enlarge the entire palace to the entire drawing!"
He pointed to a place on the drawing, "That's where it is now."
"Yangxin Hall!" Mu Yuan blurted out and knocked on the stone table hard, "It is indeed this foolish king!"
Yan Zhengze looked a little at a loss, "Is it the Emperor? This... how can we check this?"
Li Huaiyun frowned and looked carefully at the location on the drawing. It was still somewhat different from what he had judged! its not right! It can’t be the Yangxin Palace! Was it a mistake?
He leaned down and looked at it carefully again, only to realize that he had turned the drawing upside down.
"Wrong! Mu Yuan!" Li Huaiyun shouted loudly, then awkwardly turned the drawing over again and said with an apologetic expression, "This is the place!"
Yan Zheng sighed. He was almost frightened to death by the place he was pointing at. After knowing that it was a mistake, he finally calmed down a little.
"Xiangning Palace!" Mu Yuan looked at the black words on the drawing, and his face gradually darkened.
Li Huaiyun asked, "Who lives in the emperor's harem?"
Yan Zheng thought for a moment and then said, "In those days, concubines with the same status as the princess were ranked behind the queen."
Without saying a word, Mu Yuan turned around and said, "Let's go! Hurry over."
"Wait! Princess! Mr. Li and I cannot go to the harem at will, so..."
Li Huaiyun pointed to his chest and said with a smile, "I have no problem. The emperor has already told me to check this matter first to show that I can still go to the harem."
"Ah!" Yan Zheng cast an envious look at Li Huaiyun. He actually wanted the emperor to decree that he could do the same so that he could accumulate experience.
Mu Yuan said, "Follow me first! When the time comes, we will think of ways to arrange it. Do you know this noble concubine?"
Yan Zheng immediately said, "In order to investigate this case, I found a lot of information and learned a little bit about this noble concubine's life."
"Is there anything suspicious?"
Yan Zheng shook his head, "Basically there is nothing suspicious. The two noble concubines have been together for more than ten years and have had many disputes. But before Princess Yi died, Concubine Rong was paying her respects to the Queen Mother!"
Mu Yuan clenched her fists tightly, "Damn woman! She pretends to be so good." She walked out, followed by Li Huaiyun and Yan Zheng, and strode toward Xiangning Palace.
Compared to the other two, Mu Yuan's face was obviously more angry, as if he wanted to kill his enemy impatiently.
Li Huaiyun is not very optimistic about this, because this case has been going on for so many years. It is obviously the result of two women competing for favor. No matter who they are, they are victims of this social system.
Walking on the road, Li Huaiyun looked at Yan Zheng, who was almost a head shorter, "Since you have investigated Concubine Rong, you should have a clear understanding of this woman's experience. Let's briefly talk about it."
A trace of confusion flashed across Yan Zheng's face, "Speaking of this, there is something quite weird!"
"What?"
"After the case, Concubine Rong, for some unknown reason, devoted herself to Buddha and no longer paid attention to the emperor's summons! The entire palace is filled with Buddha statues and scriptures!"
"He even had a special tattoo on his body! It was precisely because of this that the emperor began to distance himself at that time!"
Li Huaiyong rubbed his chin vigorously, "Worship the Buddha with all your heart?"
This time, Mu Yuan turned her head and looked at him, "Is it the same as the previous temple in Kyoto's northern district?"
"You don't know?" Li Huaiyun shook his head, "I'm very surprised, why did you convert to Buddhism?"
Mu Yuan snorted, "That's not surprising, I feel guilty! My mother's death must have a lot to do with her!"
"Why couldn't anything be found in Dali Temple more than ten years ago?" She looked at Yan Zheng with a complaining look.
Yan Zheng spread his hands helplessly, "Princess! Don't blame me, it's only been a few years since I arrived at Dali Temple!"
"It's not because of your Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment that the murderer is allowed to go free."
Li Huaiyun immediately spoke to mediate, "Mu Yuan, don't blame them. Maybe at that time, they didn't think of going to the Demon Slayer Division! After all, the imperial city was blessed by Taoism, and there were specific demon hunters patrolling the palace. "
"Under normal circumstances, it is difficult to make such an association. In addition, the jade carving blocks the evil spirit in the locust tree, so it is even more difficult for people to associate this situation."
When Yan Zheng heard this explanation, he quickly gave him a thumbs up secretly, "That's true! Mr. Li is right."
Mu Yuan glanced at the two of them and continued walking forward.
Having said this, Li Huaiyun suddenly thought of something. He touched his head gently, "Wait a minute, I thought of something!"
The other two people looked at Li Huaiyun, curious about what question he had in mind.
Li Huaiyun frowned, "Since the imperial city has such strong protection, it means that ordinary monsters cannot get close at all. Even the man in black robes would have left traces of infiltration before and was discovered by me. "
"So how did the locust tree monster enter the imperial city before? And where did this maid get the jade carving? This seems so weird!"
