The food was served in a short time. In order not to delay the evening operation, the grimace Taoist priest only ordered a jar of "Qiao Yingchun" from Luo Laoqi. This is a unique wine in the south of the Yangtze River. It is brewed by adding winter jasmine petals to the wine slurry and has a delicious taste. It is refreshing and slightly sweet. Because winter jasmine is in season, it is the most popular wine sold in various restaurants. The most important thing is that the alcohol content of this wine is not high. A drinker like the Taoist with a grimace will be fine if he drinks one or two jars. Give it to Luo A pot of it from Lao Qi will quench his thirst, and he will definitely not get drunk and miss his business.
The two of them were eating and chatting. Unknowingly, the night was already late, and there were only one table of diners left in the room. The Taoist priest with a grimace accidentally caught a glimpse of the unhappy look on the shopkeeper's face, so he got up and asked the shopkeeper what time it was. He was heartbroken when he learned that it was past Haishi. I knew it was about to close, so I paid the money and left the tavern with Luo Laoqi.
At this time, there were no pedestrians on the street. Although the new emperor Liu Ziye abolished the curfew after he came to the throne, people's long-established routine cannot be changed easily. Except for the flower tower, the lights are still on in the entire Jiangzhou City. It was pitch black, leaving only the bright moon rising in the sky, illuminating the towering city walls and overlapping roof tiles.
Taoist Ghostface and Luo Laoqi found an alley to change into night clothes, and followed the route they had taken during the day to the front of Qi Mansion. Starting from dusk, Taoist Ghostface saw no one coming in or out even after observing a stick of incense. At this time, there was no one coming or going. The door was closed tightly, and there was no sound in the mansion. It seemed that most of the people inside were asleep. The Taoist priest with a grimace shook his head at Luo Laoqi, and the two of them turned to the southeast corner of the mansion, without the help of the Eagle Lock, stepping on the wall. With a little effort, the brick base climbed up the more than ten feet high palace wall.
The general layout of Qi Mansion is divided into front yard, inner court and backyard. After entering the main entrance, there is a screen wall. Turning around the screen door is the front yard. Among them, there are rows of houses built according to the front wall. From the front yard to the back, the first If you go straight through the Hanging Flower Gate, you will find the inner courtyard. At the end of the inner courtyard is the main room. Needless to say, it must be the residence of Mrs. Qi. If you go left or right from the Hanging Flower Gate along the verandah, you can directly reach the east and west side rooms. When stepping on the plate, I found that the Qi Mansion was quite large, no less than the mansions of some wealthy businessmen and officials. There were seven or eight side rooms on both sides, which should be where the Ji Ling girls lived. As for the backyard behind the main house, The huts were mostly used by servants, so I won’t go into details here.
After speculating, the duo climbed up the wall of the house and looked around first. Sure enough, the lights in the front yard and the inner yard were all out, but there was still a candle dimly lit in the backyard. Seeing this, Luo Laoqi pointed at the backyard, and the Taoist priest shook his face. He shook his head and whispered: "Don't worry about the back. I'll go to the side room to check first. You stay on high alert here."
The two Ghostface Taoist priests came here this time to mainly rely on clues from burning incense to find He Siniang. However, Luo Laoqi has been drinking alcohol all year round, and his sense of taste and smell is not as good as ordinary people. Compared with the Ghostface Taoist priest, the nose of a dog is even worse, and in terms of The Qinggong Ghostface Taoist is also much better, so when not fighting, it is safer to leave these sneaky things to him.
After saying that, the Taoist priest with a grimace stepped on the wall of the palace and tiptoed around to the inner courtyard. After passing the screen wall and climbing over the ear room, he reached the roof of the east wing. He took out the Eagle Lock and hooked the corner of the roof. After entering the inner courtyard, he left the rope where it was. This way, if there is an accident, there will be a way to retreat, and then go up the steps to find traces of He Siniang.
The Taoist priest with a grimace came to the window and was about to get closer to take a sniff. Suddenly, he smelled a strange smell in his nose. It was definitely not the faint fragrance of incense, but the smell of herbs mixed with the smell of sulfur. This smell was not something others dared to smell. He said that the grimace Taoist was very familiar. He could smell this smell almost every day in Qingyun Temple. He couldn't help but wonder in his heart: Is it possible that there are still people making elixirs in this mansion?
Although the grimace Taoist priest didn't know the principle behind the incense used by He Siniang, he thought it couldn't be based on the process of making alchemy, right? This smell is clearly the one that came from Zhang Tianshi's alchemy room from time to time. Sometimes I would add some mercury and the spicy smell would choke my throat. If incense was made in this way, wouldn't everyone be dizzy?
The Taoist priest with a grimace hurriedly sniffed along the east wing, and found that the smell did not come from inside. He walked lightly to the west wing, and finally found that the smell seemed to come from the main room or even the backyard. Apart from this smell, there is no other odor in the inner courtyard. Even if you listen carefully outside the window, there is not even the sound of anyone breathing in the wing. It seems that no one lives in the wing rooms on both sides.
The ghost-faced Taoist priest became curious, climbed up the roof along the rope, and gave Luo Laoqi a signal to come over. After Luo Laoqi came, the ghost-faced Taoist priest whispered: "There seems to be no one in the inner courtyard. The poor Taoist smells something like someone in the backyard." It tastes like making alchemy, why not go and see what it has to offer."
"Alchemy?" Luo Laoqi sniffed hard, but obviously couldn't smell anything. He couldn't help but wonder: "What kind of elixir is not made in a Taoist temple here? What kind of weird smell does alchemy have?"
"It's not much better than the smell of your dick." The grim-faced Taoist priest put away the eagle lock and said, "I can't be sure even if I'm a Taoist. I'll know after you go and see. But put on the mask first to avoid getting burned again." Got it."
The doors and windows of the main room in Qi Mansion were also closed and there was no sound. The two of them walked directly across the main room and walked to the backyard from the side hall. As soon as they turned the corner, they saw two people standing at the door of the main room, one on the left and one on the right. Standing guard at the door, the Taoist priest with a grimace hurriedly shrank back in fright, made a silent gesture to Luo Laoqi, and then pulled Luo Laoqi to turn around and walk towards the inner courtyard.
After returning to the inner courtyard, the Taoist priest with a grimace said, "It's the two men in black we met at Yanshan Inn. Something is really wrong in this mansion. Why are they guarding the back room at night?"
"Refining elixirs." Luo Laoqi said disdainfully: "Afraid that his grandpa will come and steal the elixir to eat, Taoist Master, should we kill him?"
"Why are you trying to kill me? Is there really an elixir for you? Master Zhang Tian of Qingyun Temple has been practicing elixirs all his life. Except for the fact that he suffered from tuberculosis and had no hair to look at, you really believe this." The Taoist priest with a grimace pointed at the roof: "We started from Then go up and see what's in the ward before making any plans."
After a while, the two of them followed the wall of the mansion to the roof of the hood. The Taoist priest with a grimace carefully uncovered a roof tile, and the scene inside the house immediately came into view - there was an alchemy furnace placed in the middle of the house, and the fire was burning. Wang, a stooped old man sat in front of the stove, adding more firewood to the bottom of the stove from time to time. Because the grimace Taoist priest was on the roof, he could not see the old man's face clearly. He could only see the old man's white hair, which was like a galaxy flowing down his back. With the luster of the moonlight, it seems that this person is really old, and at least he has expired. He should be Mrs. Qi, the current head of Yuefu.
There was a chair in the northeast corner of the room, with a woman sitting on it. Luo Laoqi almost cried out when he saw it. The Taoist priest with a grimace hurriedly looked at Luo Laoqi, who nodded, indicating that this person was that person. The man in black trapped the two of them at the princess's house at night.
The Taoist priest with a grimace nodded, he'd been caught by you even after he'd gone half way across the Yangtze River. At this time, Mrs. Qi in the room said, "You know you have butterfly poison on your body, but you still dare to disobey and abscond. Do you really think you can escape from me?" The palm of your hand?"
He Siniang was tied to a chair and said feebly: "I just went to avenge my sisters, how can I disobey my order?"
"What happens after revenge?" Mrs. Qi threw the wood in her hand into the fire, stood up and walked towards He Siniang, saying: "I have lived for a hundred years, what kind of intrigues have I not experienced? Xiaonizi, you have only been in Yuefu for half a year. , you dare to play tricks with me?"
He Siniang turned her head away and said no more words. Mrs. Qi sneered and continued: "Let you fight to find the medicine. That is a major event that benefits the entire Yuefu. But you are not good at all. You are trying every possible means to escape. Don’t you have to come back crying and asking for the antidote in the end?”
"Any major event that benefits today's Yuefu is just to satisfy your selfish desire to live forever." He Siniang looked at Mrs. Qi and said bitterly: "But you have to know that the girls are not your slaves, and their life span is also It’s destiny, if you want to go against the will of heaven and change your destiny, don’t be a fool!”
Snapped! Old Mrs. Qi slapped He Siniang: "Be careful when you speak, be careful with your tongue." Old Mrs. Qi turned around, walked to the alchemy furnace again, and said: "Since you don't believe in the art of immortality, why do you keep it a secret? Won’t you let go? Isn’t it fair that one piece of news can exchange for your life?”
"He Siniang is not a newcomer to the world (Leng Touqing). If the secret is revealed, is she still alive?"
"Then you spread the news about the Immortal Cave to the Jianghu?!" Old Mrs. Qi looked fiercely: "You think people in the Jianghu will save your life if the news spreads out? That's so naive! Do you want to move mountains or move mountains? Is it Yin Yang Zhenjun and his group of demons who are here to save you, or are those new recruits from the Juezi camp coming to rescue you? I tell you that your life is in my hands. If you want to die within a moment, those who know the truth should tell you the location of the ancient tomb quickly, otherwise I don’t need to explain the taste of butterfly Gu, right?”
Hearing this, the grimace Taoist finally got an idea. It seemed that the old lady Qi had become obsessed with the magic of immortality at some point. All the urgent girls in the house were poisoned by her, and they were sent around to look for the elixir, but why? Siniang seemed to have clues about an ancient tomb, where there happened to be what Old Mrs. Qi dreamed of. So He Siniang, who couldn't escape, used this as a bargaining chip to exchange for freedom with Old Mrs. Qi. However, for the sake of safety, He Siniang decided in advance He also spread the news to the world, and after listening to what Old Madam Qi said, Taoist Banshan and True Lord Yin Yang seemed to be looking for this ancient tomb as well, and even the newly established Juezi camp was involved in it, so they got involved. Several fellow thieves serve as a backing, so Mrs. Qi must consider the consequences of making enemies when acting.
The curiosity of the grim-faced Taoist priest was instantly aroused. What kind of ancient tomb would attract so many sects' attention, even Juezi Camp was no exception. There couldn't really be any Laoshizi elixir in the tomb, right? He understood that Taoist Banshan and Yin Yang Zhenjun were both from Taoism, and it was natural for them to be interested in elixirs. However, the newly established group of official thieves in Juezi Camp were in the stage of establishing their power through fighting, so they couldn't get involved. Come here, didn't Luo Wancai, who was pawning in Luoji during the day, say that the Juezi camp will attack the National Protector Panlong Temple in the near future? Is this ancient tomb related to the Panlong Temple that protects the country?
The Taoist priest with a grimace smelled the smell of speculation. At this time, Luo Laoqi couldn't bear it anymore. When he came, he clearly said to set fire to take revenge. Why did everyone find him, but he still stuck his butt out and eavesdropped for a long time, thinking about reaching out and stabbing him. The Taoist priest made a grimace and winked to show his confusion.
The grim-faced Taoist priest whispered into Luo Laoqi's ear: "This ancient tomb has a lot of mysteries. Watch my eyes and act later. Maybe you and I will rescue this bitch."
