Zhou Xiaolin said, "The letter said that Uncle Liu had obtained evidence of King Lin's rebellion, but he didn't expect that not long after, the news came that Uncle Liu's family had been burned to death, and he did not mention the evidence. Where!”
"This is exactly the purpose of my coming here. I hope to find out Uncle Liu's death and find the evidence."
Li Huaiyun asked, "What exactly is the evidence?"
Zhou Xiaolin pondered for a moment, "Well, I'm not sure about this. It seems to be some kind of astrological pattern. The time and place where my second uncle is preparing to ascend the throne are related to this astrological pattern!"
"Ah! Astrology, do you want to make it so complicated?"
Zhou Xiaolin glanced at Li Huaiyun disdainfully, "What do you know? If the second uncle directly forces the emperor to abdicate and then ascends the throne and proclaims himself emperor, it will definitely be against the laws of nature and the name is unfair."
"However, if we can judge based on the stars, why the Ziwei Emperor Star was born, the foundation of the Great Zhou Dynasty is unstable, and the emperor is fatuous, etc., we can convince people that he ascended the throne in compliance with the way of heaven, and then there will be a lot less trouble. Opposition.”
Li Huaiyun suddenly realized that he clapped his hands vigorously. It was indeed true. He used the Supervisor in the imperial court to exaggerate the visions that happened when he ascended the throne, and then used the ignorance of the people to explain these visions, so that the people could believe it. , he ascended the throne to comply with the way of heaven.
This King Lin is far-sighted! Maybe they've already made preparations there.
He looked at Zhou Xiaolin and said, "So, we need to find that astrological map, so that we can understand from it, your second uncle's plan to ascend the throne, and we can also deploy it to expose his conspiracy."
"Yes! You are finally smarter."
Li Huaiyun bowed respectfully, "It's still not as good as the princess. I hope the princess will promote her more in the future."
"Your humble attitude is very good and can be taught to children."
This princess is too self-righteous! Li Huaiyun looked at the ruins around him, "Then let's find it quickly! Depending on the situation, this thing should be hidden in the bedroom or study!"
Zhou Xiaolin said, "It may have been burned. After all, in such a big fire, apart from the iron tools, even the corpses were almost burned, let alone the paper."
"Don't give up hope. Your Uncle Liu should be a thoughtful person. He should know that this evidence will definitely be remembered by others. Maybe it is hidden somewhere else, or protected by something!"
Li Huaiyun continued to dig out the earth and rocks on the ruins. It was quite easy for him to dig out the earth and rocks on the ruins. He was like a human-shaped excavator.
Zhou Xiaolin was not very happy to dig up the earth and rocks. Firstly, she felt that she had a noble status, how could she be reduced to digging earth and rocks? Secondly, it was the same as Li Huaiyun said, because Uncle Liu was calm and calm. When facing danger, It can also be as motionless as a mountain, so she believes that this evidence has been placed in a secret place and will not be easily found. Maybe it is for this reason that the mastermind behind the scenes chose to use fire to burn down the whole place.
She walked around the ruins several times, just to see if there was any suspicious place nearby where those things could be stored.
However, to her disappointment, she searched the area for a long time and found nothing.
Li Huaiyun was there, digging with his hands for a long time. He saw Zhou Xiaolin strolling around and looking around. He thought to himself that this woman was really lazy. She just wandered around and looked at the scenery without knowing how to help.
"Hey! Princess, if you keep going like this, you will be out of this house soon."
Zhou Xiaolin raised her head and said, "What's wrong? Do you want me, the princess, to dig up these ruins with you?"
"That's not necessary. You can't do this physical work. I just want you, Princess, to think more about whether your Uncle Liu will hide the star map in some other hidden place."
"You have known him for so long, don't you know where that thing will be?"
"You know how long it's been since Uncle Liu and I saw each other!"
"Then he didn't write anything in the letter anymore. Where is that astrological chart?"
Zhou Xiaolin fell into deep thought. She only briefly scanned the contents of the letter. There was not much content about the evidence in it.
She said helplessly, "No, I just said that the star chart has endless changes and is kept by someone."
"What does this mean? Who is keeping it?"
She shook her head.
Li Huaiyun had no choice but to continue to put on his gloves, and then kept moving out the earth and rocks from the ruins, looking for the remaining things from the burnt things. He found a lot of calligraphy and paintings, jades, and several weapons. However, due to the fire, For all the reasons, they were almost all burned.
He finally found the dead tree-like jade carving under a piece of earth and rocks, along with others, and burned only a third of the drawing.
The drawing is blackened and very unclear, but you can still see the lines drawn on it, which are square and square. There are also a few places where the talisman is vaguely marked. Judging from the density of the lines, this The picture should be quite detailed, with some annotations, giving the impression that it is a bit like a marching map.
Li Huaiyun thought of King Lin's possible intention to rebel, and felt that this speculation was very likely.
He rolled up the talisman paper. Since the drawing had been burned, he wrapped it with other things very carefully.
He was going to take it to Liu Pingzhong of Iron Painting Pavilion and let him see what was drawn on the drawing.
The two of them searched the ruins for a long time. After digging through almost everything in the ruins, they found that there was nothing left to dig out, so they planned to leave here.
It was noon at this time, and the other two properties had also been searched. Now they had to deal with the things on hand first.
Then when night comes, sneak into those houses and deal with the ghosts hiding in the houses, and even catch them all.
Li Huaiyun looked solemn and thought to himself, what is the painting in that painting? He ruled out the speculation that it was a landscape or portrait. After all, there were talismans on it.
He scratched his head and shouted to the princess, "Let's go! Let's go get something to eat and then return to the Demon Slayer Division. There are still some things on hand that need special processing and answers."
Zhou Xiaolin walked up and kicked the dirt and rocks on the road, "Didn't you find anything useful?"
"It's not like there's nothing gained!" Li Huaiyun raised his hand and held the lifelike jade carving, "This thing can show that there is still some progress."
"This is?"
"Withered wood and jade carving! It can block the breath of monsters or ghosts in the vicinity!"
Zhou Xiaolin asked in surprise, "What does this mean? Does it mean there is a demon in Uncle Liu's house?"
"That's not true. Every monster carrying this jade sculpture has something to do with the man in black robe, and behind the man in black robe, there should be the figure of King Lin."
"You shouldn't be doubting Uncle Liu, he is also a member of King Lin."
"No, if so, why would he write a letter to inform King Lin of rebellion? He already has the evidence!"
"In this case, how do you explain this jade sculpture!"
After Li Huaiyun was silent for a long time, he said, "Someone gave it to him as a decoration. It's pretty good! It's possible...!"
Seeing that Li Huaiyun suspected Uncle Liu, Zhou Xiaolin immediately said, "Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"
"Generally speaking, these ghosts and monsters can do harm to the world and not be discovered by the monster hunters. They must have their purpose. However, we know too little about it, so we know nothing about it."
Li Huaiyun recalled in his mind that from the corpse in the water prison to the current ruins, this kind of jade carving has always existed. Could it represent some kind of symbol?
He suddenly remembered something, picked up the partially burned drawing, and made a guess based on the remaining patterns in it.
Seeing him walking around, Zhou Xiaolin took out the drawing again and asked, "What are you doing? What else did you find?"
"Yes!" Li Huaiyun held the drawing with both hands, "Do you think this looks like a sub-map?" He pointed to a few relatively obvious places.
Zhou Xiaolin's eyes fell on the drawing, but she felt that way, "It's a bit like it! What did Uncle Liu use to draw this map?"
"Since Uncle Liu was sent to Kyoto to secretly investigate King Lin's troops, then this map must be used for surveillance."
He walked towards the wall, lightly kicked on the ground, flew up to stand on the table, then put away the drawings, looked at the house carefully, and suddenly discovered that the house was located in one of the talismans on the drawings. Inside.
Could it be that these are three houses, all within the talisman? What does that mean?
He stood on the wall and thought quietly. There seemed to be many clues in front of him, but they were too messy and lacked a main axis. If he could know the purpose of their doing this, whether it was to ascend the throne or something else, then he could slowly Connect everything together.
Zhou Xiaolin patted his shoulder and said, "Did you test me on purpose? Why did you come here all of a sudden?"
"Of course not, I found a more important clue all along."
"What clue?"
"If the three places chosen for the fire were marked on the map, they would form a triangle. Maybe their plan is not over yet, and the next place to set fire to is!"
Zhou Xiaolin immediately responded, "It is at the center of the three pillars."
"clever!"
"That is, don't even think about it, what is my identity? Jiang Hang's chief catcher!"
Li Huaiyun immediately clapped his hands and applauded, "The princess is talented and intelligent, and there is no one in Kyoto who can match her." He strictly followed Qin Gang's instructions and did not conflict with the princess.
"You're so flattering, I'm so embarrassed!"
"What? Embarrassing? What's going on, Princess, I really respect you like a torrential river...!"
The two of them were just like this on the wall, chatting awkwardly. The two of them had a tacit understanding, and there was no sense of tension like when they first met.
At noon, Li Huaiyun wanted to take the princess to eat at a roadside stall. As a result, he was mercilessly despised by the princess, so he could only choose a quite luxurious restaurant in Kyoto and get a small private room.
It's not that Li Huaiyun doesn't have enough money to spend again, but he feels that it's more cost-effective and relatively fast outside, so he can return to the Demon Slayer Division as soon as possible and send someone to search carefully.
However, since the other party was unwilling, he had nothing to do. After all, letting the princess eat at a roadside stall was simply an insult to the other party's identity.
After switching to this luxury restaurant, the food was quite good, but the food was served slowly and there were few people to talk to about other things.
Zhou Xiaolin held her chopsticks and looked at the steaming food on the table. She suddenly felt elated. She had never eaten outside before.
It is also because of her attitude that people feel that the contrast is quite big.
