From Jiu Shu's world

"Peeling the skin without hurting the flesh, dismantling the bones without leaving any marks, keeping the corpse from sinking, and the body from collapsing. This is not something ordinary people can do."

Henry Zhang has seen the corpse of Liu Jingxuan, it seems that there is nothing missing except the human skin, even the muscles all over the body are bulging, as if supported by a bone frame, it is obvious that something has been added to the corpse, acting as bones, or Cast a secret.What's even more powerful is that the body can't be seen at all from the outside.

Huai Bailiu took a sip of tea and said, "Who do you think can do such a trick? A butcher or a tailor? Or a killer?"

Huai Bailiu shook his head while talking, although there are many experts in these professions, but this Qinglin Town obviously does not have such skilled people, if there are, he will not be unaware.

Henry Zhang said three words at this time: "Second cobbler."

As soon as the words "Second Cobbler" came out, Huai Bailiu was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said, "It would be great if there was a Second Cobbler in this town, and the Second Miss of the Liu family would not be buried in such a state."

The second cobbler is a profession in Laoyinmen, also known as a linker.Flower growers have been paying attention to a dead body and a decent death since ancient times.But people's life and death are not as you wish, who would know how you will die?So there are all kinds of strange ways of dying in this world, some of them have mutilated bodies due to various accidents, so they have the profession of these two cobblers.

As a profession of scooping up the Yinmen, it naturally has its own way. The second cobbler's way of life is naturally high and low. Ordinarily, the second cobbler can connect corpses with different heads with a thread, which is regarded as a teacher.But in the eyes of people in the cultivation world like Henry Zhang, this kind of thing is just an ordinary thing, and it can be called a connection master.

A real second cobbler, his craft is as its name suggests, even if the body is skinned, he can use special materials to make up a piece of human skin for you.Their methods are exquisite and meticulous, connecting, repairing, repairing, and painting are all indispensable, and everything is extremely fine.

It needs to be connected without traces, no silk threads; repaired without defects, restored to the original; repaired without traces, natural; painted with refinement, lifelike, these requirements are not like earning a living, but rather turning repairing corpses into art.

Henry Zhang has this doubt because of the appearance of Liu Jingxuan's corpse. In his impression, only the second cobbler can have such skills because of the inheritance from generation to generation. If others don't have thousands of corpses to practice their hands, how can they have such skills?He looked at Bailiu Huaihuai, and asked in a deep voice: "Senior, is there really no second cobbler in Qinglin Town?"

Huai Bailiu put down his teacup and sighed: "Yes, but as early as 20 years ago, that old guy violated a taboo when he was repairing a guest, and was beaten to death by the guest, disemboweled, and not even a soul left."

Hearing this, Henry Zhang asked aloud, “Who is he?”

Huai Bailiu said: "Ghost Hand Wangchi."

When Huai Bailiu said this name, it was like opening a chatterbox, and he said: "This guy was well-known in Qinglin Town back then. I don't know his name. A pair of skillful hands, a unique skill, no matter how mutilated the corpse is in his hands, within one night, it is guaranteed to be exactly the same as it was in life, and the makeup is even more beautiful. Later, Even for those whose bodies are intact, the family will invite him to make up for the dead for the sake of the scenery."

Huai Bailiu said with emotion, Henry Zhang's eyes gradually lit up, isn't it easy to skin and tear people apart with such a craft?It's just that this person is already dead, could it be a fake death?

Henry Zhang's thoughts were revealed on his face, and Huai Bailiu was also a fine person, and he saw it at a glance, and said with a cold snort: "Hmph, I personally built that old guy's coffin, and I also handled the ritual, it is impossible He didn’t die. If it’s really the second cobbler’s fault, it can only be his two disciples.”

Henry Zhang was splashed with cold water by Huai Bailiu, but he was not annoyed. Thinking about it carefully, one is a second cobbler and the other is a coffin maker. This is probably an old partner, so it is no wonder that Huai Bailiu's tone suddenly changed.What Henry Zhang cares about now is Wang Chi’s apprentice who appeared in Huai Bailiu’s mouth.

He asked: "Senior Huai, what happened to this apprentice of Senior Wang?"

Huai Bailiu took a sip of tea, and said in a colder tone: "Hmph, the two white-eyed wolves that Wang Chi took in, before being encoffined, the eldest apprentice stole the master's wealth and gold and silver and ran away in the dark. The second apprentice still has a conscience. The master collected the bones and repaired them and put them in the coffin. But before the ceremony was over, this kid rolled up the rest and ran away."

Henry Zhang asked: "Could it be that the two of them have returned to Qinglin Town?"

Huai Bailiu said: "Who knows? The two white eyes were only twelve or thirteen years old when they ran away. I don't know what they look like now. And at that age, I'm afraid I didn't learn any skills at all. This time to peel the skin and bones?"

Henry Zhang frowned, saying so, the clue seemed to be broken here.

For a while, Henry Zhang didn’t know how to determine whether it was the apprentice of the second cobbler who returned to Qinglin Town to harm the village.Looking for two people who have never met in the vast sea of ​​people is no less than looking for a needle in a haystack.Not to mention, why did the person behind the scenes peel the skin and tear apart the bones, why there is no news so far, and questions linger in Henry Zhang's heart like a mess.

Henry Zhang secretly said in his heart, it seems that he can only use the ghost-headed mantis caught last night, and try to see if he can track the person behind this scene.

Thinking like this, the door of the room suddenly opened, and Liu Jingya walked in wearing white linen clothes, carrying tea and pastries.She put the things on the table, and said in a weak voice with red eyes: "Daoist Zhang, Grandpa Huai, please take time to use these cakes. Please worry about my sister's affairs. Please find the murderer behind the scenes and avenge my sister. "

She said the word revenge with an unusually firm tone.Her younger sister was brutally murdered, and she felt hatred in her heart, so she brought the tea in person to avenge her younger sister with a word of advice.She had seen Henry Zhang’s skills last night, and knew that Henry Zhang was the hope of finding the person behind this scene. She bowed deeply like Henry Zhang and said, “Mr. Zhang, please.”

Henry Zhang said that there is no need to be like this, and reached out to help her up, but when his fingertips touched her shoulders, a familiar fragrance floated to the tip of Henry Zhang’s nose.

Henry Zhang asked aloud: "Miss, where did your incense come from?"

1 Chapter Twenty

Henry Zhang's sudden question stunned Liu Jingya for a moment, and she asked, "Did the Taoist ask about the incense on my body?"

Henry Zhang nodded and said: "I saw that this incense is the same as the incense on the second lady, and I have never seen it before, so I am a little curious."

When Liu Jingya heard Liu Jingxuan's name, she became depressed again, but she still replied: "This is Hongyanxiang, it is the secret incense made by the owner of the Piaoxiang clothing store. My sister liked this incense the most during her lifetime."

Henry Zhang was thoughtful, but Huai Bailiu said: "Could it be that you think this incense is related to the person behind it?"

Henry Zhang shook his head. He is proficient in pharmacology, but he is just curious about what this special incense is. No other peculiarities are included.

Huai Bailiu continued: "Qinglin Town is rich in precious woods, and it is fashionable to play with incense, but most ordinary people still cannot afford to enjoy incense. The victims of the previous few times were just ordinary people, and they did not play with incense. "

Qinglin Town is rich in precious wood, and there are naturally a lot of sandalwood agarwood, and there are many snakes, insects, rats and ants in the mountains of Qinglin, so the residents more or less like to smoke some grass and wood incense to prevent snakes, insects, rats and ants, but it is really a fun fragrance. , and only big families.

Liu Jingya didn't stay long before retreating, and Huai Bailiu also returned to the mourning hall to preside over the ritual.As for Henry Zhang, he changed his clothes and left Liu’s house.He wanted to find out who was behind the scenes through the ghost-headed mantis caught last night, and some materials needed to be bought on the street.

The way to find people is to use breath as a guide, and then use skillful methods to guide the way.The method of dismounting is the simplest, the yellow paper is the spirit crane, and the horoscope is formed in the script, and the spirit crane is used as a guide.But Henry Zhang didn't know the birth date of the person behind the scenes, so naturally he couldn't use this method.Therefore, what Henry Zhang wants to use is the Kongming Lantern.

When Henry Zhang arrived on the street of Qinglin Town, he found that although Qinglin Town was lively, there were a lot fewer young girls. He wanted to keep his mouth shut, but he couldn't stand the rumors, and the whole person was panicked.

Henry Zhang was walking on this road, when he suddenly heard the voice of the security captain: "Boss Bai, after all, have any suspicious people visited your clothing shop, if you don't tell, the suspect is you!"

The security captain's voice was loud and threatening.When Henry Zhang looked over, he saw that he was talking to a fair-looking man in a colorful brocade suit.Henry Zhang looked up, and it was a coincidence that this clothes shop was the Piaoxiang clothes shop.

Henry Zhang walked over and greeted the security captain: "Captain Yang, what are you?"

Captain Yang saw that it was Henry Zhang, and said with a smile: "It turned out to be Daoist Zhang, are you going to buy clothes?"

Henry Zhang shook his head and said: "That's not it. Seeing you talking to the boss here, come over to say hello. But what did you mean by what you said just now?"

Although the security captain doesn't understand metaphysics, they are the first to take over every case, and there may be many clues.

Captain Yang said: "It's not that case yet. I thought about these women who were victimized. They have nothing in common, except that they are young and beautiful, that is, they often come to Piaoxiang Clothes Shop to buy clothes. You say there is no suspicion in this clothes shop, who has any?" suspect?"

Hearing this, the owner of Piaoxiang Clothes Shop refused, he said: "Sir, you come to judge, there are only one or two clothing shops in Qinglin Town, and the craftsmanship of my Piaoxiang Clothes Shop is even more outstanding." .Which girl has never come to my place to buy clothes. Wouldn’t it be a great injustice to say that I’m suspected because of this.”

Boss Bai seemed to get angrier as he talked more, and he glared at the security captain and said, "Hmph, I haven't mentioned you yet? I haven't solved the case for more than half a year, and people are panicking. I can't even make a few orders, and I have paid security fees for nothing."

Captain Yang seemed a little unreasonable when he heard this, and hurriedly said to Henry Zhang: "Daoist Zhang, I'm leaving first." Then he took people away in a hurry.

After Captain Yang left, Boss Bai turned to Henry Zhang and said, "Sir, why don't you go into the store and have a look?"

Henry Zhangzheng wanted to see what was going on with the clothes shop selling incense, so he nodded and said, "That's exactly what I meant."

Henry Zhang entered the door of the fragrance clothing shop, only to find that there was a faint fragrance in the clothing shop, which was similar to the fragrance of beauty, but this time Henry Zhang smelled the fragrance of sandalwood with a touch of lilac, The technique of configuration is not bad, but the two do not conflict, which makes people feel calm and calm.

This Piaoxiang Clothes Shop lives up to the name of Piaoxiang and Clothes Shop. On the left wall are incense burners, large and small. Inside the brocade boxes should be spices, while on the right are some ready-made clothes in different styles Very beautiful, the sewing process is very delicate and superb.

Boss Bai of the clothes shop poured Henry Zhang a cup of hot tea, which was fragrant and seemed to have added spices.Boss Bai's incense way is really complete, and it seems to be involved in incense, burning incense, smelling, and eating.

Henry Zhang took a sip of tea and said: "Boss Bai's incense is not bad, but you sell clothes and incense, so you are not afraid that your clothes will be stained, don't you want it?"

Boss Bai himself took a sip of tea, and said with a smile: "Playing with fragrance is just a hobby, and it's not good. As for the clothes, I'm not boasting. I don't sell ready-made clothes. These are just styles. They are all real figures. , The clothes that are made right now are all unsuitable, you are guaranteed to wear them out, it will be a flower in Qinglin Town. And what kind of incense you want to match with your clothes, I will match it for you, it will definitely add three points to the color."

I didn't expect that the boss is really a marketing genius. If it's really like what he said, don't those women often come to buy clothes?Henry Zhangdao: "No wonder your business is so good, boss."

But Boss Bai said: "Oh, how can business be good? This person is in a panic. The girl's family dare not go out. Who will buy clothes. But sir, buy some clothes for your friend."

Henry Zhang said with a smile: “You know how to do business.”