Luo Fan flew out of the well and saw Xie Xu, Wang Luochuan and others walking in.
"Luofan! Why are you in the well? Is there any mechanism or secret passage under the well?" Upon seeing this, a group of people gathered around him out of curiosity.
Luo Fan replied: "I saw that the water in the well was steaming, as if it were boiling. I thought it was strange, so I went down to take a look. There is indeed a mechanism underground, but I don't know what it is for."
"How could there be a mechanism in the well?" Everyone became interested and gathered around the mouth of the well.
"Hey, this water is really steaming, so hot! This well is not connected to the palace's bathhouse. I heard that wealthy families like to boil a large pool of hot water for bathing." He Mingming lay at the mouth of the well and looked around, smiling. .
"Don't talk nonsense! This well is so deep, and the water below is so fast, how much water must be boiled to fill it up. I think this is a natural hot spring." Bai Tianya also lowered his head and disagreed.
"This is the Sun and Moon Well, and everyone in the palace knows it. The water in this well is very strange. Half of the well is boiling water, and even birds and beasts can be boiled if it falls into it. It's frozen into ice. So no one else is allowed to come near here." Long Xilin explained.
"Sun Moon Well, it's so magical. The palace is indeed a treasure on earth, and it deserves some magical sights." Ye Tan said with a smile.
"Don't worry about this well. Since the water in this well alternates between hot and cold, it's impossible for the gangsters to escape from here, right? Let's look for clues! This is an important place in the palace. The sooner we solve the case, the better." Xie Xu reminded.
"Hey, I don't think so. Captain Long, you said that the water in the well changes every half a month, but yesterday Captain Zhang said that the prisoner also appears once every half a month. When does the water in the well change and when does the criminal appear? What about coincidence?" Wang Luochuan reacted the fastest and asked Long Xilin.
Long Xilin thought for a while and said: "I don't care about this. You can ask Aunt Liu, the manager of Huaxian Palace. She has been in charge of this place for several years, so she should know. However, even if the time matches, it is impossible for the villain to hide It's in the well water. Is there a secret room under the well? It's unlikely."
"Didn't the Jing Lei Divine Catcher go down and take a look just now? There is indeed a mechanism underground. Maybe this mechanism is the key. If there is such a big mechanism in this palace, King Tiandu would also know about it. Can you please ask Tiandu? Duwang, what is the mechanism under the Sun and Moon Well?" Wang Luochuan asked again.
"Okay, I will ask in person. And I will ask someone to find Aunt Liu for you. You can continue to check for other clues."
Long Xilin left. Xie Xu arranged for everyone to start looking for clues.
Xue Yuran walked to the pavilion and sat alone to watch the scenery. Luo Fan knew that the gangster came down from Riyuejing, so there was no need to continue searching for any clues, so he also walked to the pavilion and sat down.
"The Riyuejing should be the secret passage of the palace, which is the passage where Li Yilong and Li Benxin escaped from the pursuit of King Xie Li Tao three years ago. You already knew this." Xue Yuran looked at Luo Fan and asked.
"You don't know too. Maybe Xie Xu and Wang Luochuan have guessed it, but they are just afraid of King Tiandu's suspicion, so no one dares to say it. But it is still strange, how come King Tiandu's secret passage is hiding a bad person? There must be some unknown secret inside. It's so strange to be able to go back and forth to the palace all the time and only kidnap a few palace people." Luo Fan.
"No matter how strange things are, there must be a simple reason behind them. It's just that matters in the palace always involve too many things. Maybe the outcome of this case will put everyone in crisis." Xue Yuran.
"Oh, then I'm not afraid. I am the biggest crisis myself. Oh, by the way, are you still using the thousand tricks that you used to defeat the angry monk last time?" Luo Fanhu asked.
Xue Yuran took out the small silver box from his sleeve, Luo Fan took it into his hand, took a look, raised his head and said with a smile: "The drug on the steel needle inside has long since expired. Let me modify it for you. This There are many dangers in the palace, maybe it will come in handy.”
"Are you talking about Li Benxin, or the gangster?" Xue Yuran said displeased.
"It's all the same. Anyway, people still have to have some ability to protect themselves and can't always rely on others."
After Luofan finished speaking, he used a dagger to open the back cover of Qianji hanging. Then he took out a thumb-sized porcelain bottle from his pocket, dipped a grass branch into a little red venom, and applied it to the steel needle. Finally, the lid was resealed and returned to Xue Yuran.
"What kind of poison are you talking about? There is a strong fishy smell, it seems to be snake venom. Isn't it poisonous to death?" Xue Yuran asked with some suspicion.
"Hey, you really have a good nose. There is indeed snake venom in it, as well as several other poisons. I mixed it myself. As long as one injection is given, the tiger can be knocked down. But it will not kill people, it will only make people comatose. After a few hours, the whole body is just swollen. Okay, you guys stay busy here, I’m going to find something to eat. It’s been a long time coming to the palace, and I have to try the royal food here.”
Luofan said this and left.
Seeing Luo Fan leaving the yard, Xie Xu hurriedly called Zhao Xue to follow Luo Fan again.
"Why are you going?" Zhao Xue asked after catching up with Luo Fan.
"Go to the kitchen. Wang Luochuan is investigating this case. I have nothing to do. Go to the kitchen to find some wine and food. This is a palace, and the food here must be extraordinary." Luo Fan said with a smile.
"Hey, there's nothing delicious. It tastes the same as in restaurants outside. But again, we don't need so many detectives to investigate the case. It's not in vain for us to visit this palace. I heard that Li Benxin has several concubines, all of them are very tall. It's as beautiful as a flower, let's go and have a look!" Zhao Xue was also fearless and laughed.
"Then I don't dare. You are a woman and can walk in the harem without getting in the way, but I can't. If the word spreads, the living Yama will put green hair on the head of King Tiandu. This is a big sin for me." Luo Fan.
"Hey, I'm not surprised that his body is so weak and he has so many concubines, and his head is a little green." Zhao Xue also joked without caring.
The two were walking when Luofan suddenly stopped and hissed at Zhao Xue. Zhao Xue stopped and looked forward. Behind the gate of Lihua Palace, a palace maid in pink was kissing a servant in blue.
"Hey! It's really broad daylight, you don't care about your shame. You can't find a deserted place, why do you do this behind the door. It's weird." Zhao Xue said with doubts.
At this time, I heard the palace maid pushing away the servant and whispering: "Death, don't worry! I will be seen again in broad daylight." The servant smiled and said: "What are you afraid of? This man is in love with a woman, who can There's no rush. If you, Concubine Li, are not having fun with that pretty boy in the palace, let's take the opportunity to have fun too."
"Bah, the sign of death. Let's wait until night. If someone passes by, we will be dead. Tonight, Li Fei and Li Tian are going on a date, and they will probably be busy until dawn. Tonight, I will bloom the pear blossoms on duty , I will wait for you in the east wing. Then we can have a happy night."
"Ah! No way, I was right, someone in this palace is putting green hair on Li Benxin's head. Concubine Li, isn't that Lu Qiaoqiao, the daughter of Lu Yuan, the leader of the Iron Head Sect? She is the God Catcher Lu She is a famous sister. Li Tian is the grandson of Li Chaolou, the leader of the Divine Leg Sect, and can also be regarded as Li Benxin’s cousin. These two people dare to have an affair in the palace. They are so daring! Let’s go and catch him now. They are doing this." Zhao Xue said angrily.
Luofan stopped Zhao Xue and said with a smile: "It's none of your business. If someone has an affair, just do it. It's understandable that someone in this deep palace is lonely."
"Ah! It's understandable that this kind of behavior not only tarnishes the reputation of King Tiandu, but also violates ethics. If we don't stop them, how can we live up to the name of this divine catcher." Zhao Xue glared.
"Hey. You think too simplistically. First, don't you find it strange? The maid and the servant do not go anywhere else to whisper, but hide behind the door to talk. They are afraid that people passing by will not hear. Second Second, even if there is really an affair inside, we outsiders do not have the appropriate status to intervene. Think about it, if we expose the scandal of King Tiandu in public, King Tiandu will become the biggest joke in the world. Will he be grateful to us in the future? Resent us? Third, once this matter is exposed, Lu Qiaoqiao and Li Tian will definitely die. Once they die, the Iron Head Sect and the Shen Leg Sect will have a blood feud from now on, and the two closest confidants of King Tiandu will turn against each other. Such a useless thing Things, why should we do it?"
"What you said makes sense. But if there is really something dirty inside, wouldn't it be consistent with our righteousness for us to ignore it?"
"Great righteousness? It depends on how big your righteousness is. King Tiandu has married so many wives today, and not all of them are voluntary. Most of them are forced to have no choice. They are also human beings, and they also long for love. People stay together. Therefore, from a broad perspective, the biggest mistake is that King Tiandu should not have married so many wives. If he married and couldn't fulfill his responsibilities as a husband, he deserved to end up dead!"
"Hey! This theory of yours is quite novel! But no matter what, as the concubine of the King of Tiandu, you shouldn't do anything casual. Since I, Zhao Xue, know about it, I can't ignore it."
"Hey, we are not the parties involved. We don't know the inside story and we can't judge. If you really want to take care of it, it is better to inform the Prime Minister Wu, and let him go to the Iron Master to find Lu Yuan to inform him of the matter, and then take Lu Qiaoqiao home. , Ask for clarification in secret. If you break it off immediately and seek a result that does not harm the three parties, it is not smarter than directly breaking down the door to catch the traitor. "
