"The king is in the temple?"
Qin Shaoyou chewed on this sentence and thought about its meaning.
Monk Ma, who was not good at deciphering, simply asked Cui Youhang directly, who was still laughing proudly.
"Old Taoist, what does this hexagram mean?"
Senior Brother Cui felt that his performance time had come, he immediately stopped laughing, shook his head and answered:
"The king understands it very well. He must be talking about Si Xiu. That boy is the prince. It is not an exaggeration to call him 'king'. So the meaning of this hexagram is that Si Xiu was hidden in a certain temple by Emperor Jianwu."
"What kind of temple could it be?" Monk Ma asked.
The proud expression on Cui Youhang's face froze for a moment.
He laughed twice, shook his head and said: "It's hard to say. There are many temples in the capital, including your monk temple, our Taoist temple, and some Nestorian temples that are said to have come from the west. As for the Chenghuang Temple , Earth Temple and other temples, there are even more. If you ask me which temple is mentioned in the hexagram, I can’t tell you."
Qin Shaoyou touched his chin and said in deep thought: "Sixiu's identity is special and very important to the great sacrifice. It is impossible for Emperor Jianwu to hide him in an ordinary temple and at the same time prevent anyone from discovering him. Therefore, this temple is either related to It is related to the Black Lotus Sect, which allows Emperor Jianwu to use the power of the Black Lotus Sect to trap Sixiu. Or there is the power of the mad god shrouded in it, which can directly sacrifice Sixiu during the big sacrifice..."
Having said this, he suddenly remembered something and turned to ask Zhu Xiucai: "Where is the sacrifice of prisoners and ancestors held?"
Zhu Xiucai replied: "It must be the Imperial Ancestral Temple. After all, this time is not an ordinary prisoner sacrifice, but a prisoner sacrifice after the country was destroyed. According to etiquette regulations, the emperor had to salute at the Imperial Ancestral Temple to inform the heaven and earth and the ancestors of the past about his civil and martial arts... "
At this point, Zhu Xiucai suddenly reacted.
"The king is in the temple...this temple refers to the Ancestral Temple?"
"Yes, it must be the Ancestral Temple!"
Cui Youyou remembered something and hurriedly echoed.
"I remembered that when I was doing divination before, I used my great magic power to break through the fog that blocked the secrets of heaven and saw many tablets, but I couldn't see the words on the tablets clearly.
Originally, I was still wondering what these tablets had to do with Si Xiu and the results of divination.
Now that I hear what you say, I understand. The tablets I saw must be the tablets enshrined in the Ancestral Temple, the tablets of the emperors of the Great Xia Dynasty!
That kid Si Xiu must have been hidden in the Ancestral Temple by Emperor Jianwu. That place was usually heavily guarded, but now it was even more heavily guarded, and it was all under the control of Emperor Jianwu himself.
Not only that, no one else can enter a place like the Imperial Ancestral Temple. Hiding Sixiu inside, it is difficult to be found.
Moreover, it was also the place where great sacrifices were held. By offering sacrifices to his ancestors, Emperor Jianwu was actually offering sacrifices to the mad god. When the sacrifice begins, he can directly sacrifice Sixiu to the crazy god in the blood moon without moving it, thus avoiding the risk of increased exposure..."
Qin Shaoyou nodded repeatedly.
He also felt that there was a high possibility that Sixiu was hidden in the Ancestral Temple.
At least judging from the clues they have so far, they all point to the Ancestral Temple.
It's just that a place like the Ancestral Temple, as Senior Brother Cui said, must be heavily guarded. It's not easy to sneak in and find Sixiu.
After thinking for a while, Qin Shaoyou made a decision.
He planned to sneak into the capital first and go to the Ancestral Temple to inquire about the situation and see if he could gain anything.
"Senior Brother Cui, you come with me to the capital. The others stay here and provide us with cover by interrogating the Black Lotus Sect demons."
Hearing Qin Shaoyou's arrangement, Cui Yougui was very proud and laughed and said: "Sir, you have the foresight to know that among this group of people, I am the most reliable."
Qin Shaoyou did not spoil him and snorted coldly: "You are wrong. I will take you with me. Firstly, because your ability to escape is good enough. Secondly, you are with me and can help you perform divination in time to determine Si The latest position of the show. If you select people based on reliability, you won’t be ranked at all.”
Cui Youwei was stunned for a moment and shouted strangely: "Are you using me as a driver and a locator?"
"It's good that you know, don't get too complacent and cause trouble. When the time comes, I can deal with you without my ancestor having to do anything."
In fact, Qin Shaoyou wanted to bring Zhu Xiucai with him.
Zhu Xiucai is not only good at finding traces, but he can also give good suggestions when analyzing problems.
But here in the Demon Division of Xu County Town, Zhu Xiucai is needed even more.
Otherwise, it might not be easy for Monk Ma and others to deceive the editors who are watching from outside.
There needs to be an old and cunning person staying here to take charge.
After making the decision, Qin Shaoyou discussed the specific action plan and response plan with everyone. After that, he did not immediately rush to the capital with Brother Cui.
He first asked Zhu Xiucai to take everyone to the cell to continue interrogating the captured Black Lotus Demons.
He stayed in the kitchen, putting the finishing touches on a few new dishes.
These dishes have already been cooked. If they are not finished, it will be a big waste.
Fortunately, it's all coming to an end and it won't take long.
When the new dishes such as Dragon Sauce Golden Needle Gu, Earthen Pot Boy Chicken, Feilong Soup, Golden Bowl Fax, and Copper Coin Wontons were all added to the pot, Qin Shaoyou also ate a portion himself after offering a portion to the statue of the Patriarch.
Some of the rest was put into the "human arsenal" to be sent to the master and spiritual officials afterwards, and some was sent to Qiu Rong's cell to be shared with Zhu Xiucai, Cui Yougui and others.
With three dishes, one soup and one staple food, the meal was as sumptuous as a banquet, which made Qin Shaoyou and his ancestors enjoy the meal.
Zhu Xiucai, Cui Yougui and others, although the amount they received was a bit small, they all tasted it and benefited from it.
Qin Shaoyou, who had eaten and drank enough, sat cross-legged in the kitchen, activated the breathing method, and absorbed the effects of these new dishes.
His soul, body and blood surged rapidly in the process, bringing him one step closer to the second level.
It is estimated that once the effects of these new dishes are fully absorbed, there will be a chance to be promoted to the second level.
Of course, the premise is that everything goes smoothly and there are no bottlenecks.
Qin Shaoyou turned to look at the statue of the Patriarch and whispered in his mouth: "You will never let me get stuck, right? If I get stuck, how can I kill the mad god and make new dishes?"
The statue of the Patriarch ignored him at all.
When the time was almost up, Zhu Xiucai ran to the kitchen and reported loudly outside the door, saying that the captured Black Lotus demon had a too tough mouth and they could not pry it open using many methods. He asked Qin Shaoyou to come over for technical guidance.
Qin Shaoyou then stopped refining the new dishes, put the oily-mouthed Patriarch statue into a bamboo basket, carried it out of the kitchen, and followed Zhu Xiucai to the prison.
On the way, he also deliberately reprimanded Zhu Xiucai a few words, letting everyone in the Xu County Demon Town Department know that their interrogation was unfavorable and Qin Shaoyou needed to personally intervene.
This news was quickly learned by everyone in the editing factory who was hiding outside the Yamen of Xu County Town.
They finally found a place that was better than Qin Shaoyou and others.
"Those Qiu Ba from the Demon Suppression Department may be very good at investigating crimes, but when it comes to torture, our editing department is stronger!"
"That's right, these people from the Demon Suppression Department are not even qualified to carry our shoes during torture. If those Black Lotus Sect demons were in the yamen of our editing factory, their mouths would have been pried open long ago... "
In a private house diagonally across from the Demon Division of Xu County Town, several surveillance officers were boasting sarcastically and boastfully.
They were blowing vigorously when suddenly, a supernatural object in the room that looked like a water tank began to flash with a scary red light.
Seeing this scene, everyone in the editorial office who was bragging suddenly became nervous and exclaimed in low voices:
"Supernatural object warning, there are spell fluctuations in the surveillance area!"
"Someone is using escape techniques!"
"Inform father-in-law quickly, quickly!"
