Dreaming back to the Tang Dynasty, I was working as a detective in Chang'an

This series of questions makes us all feel confused. How should we check next?

I picked up the weird soul-catching talisman, looked at it, and said to the fat man: "Let's start with this soul-catching talisman first. It's easier than checking the tribute ink."

The fat man nodded and said: "My father has a close friend. He is a well-known Taoist priest in Qujiangfang. His Taoist name is Wuwei Shanren. He also talks to the people about Feng Shui and criticizes hexagrams. Maybe he can know the secret of this spell. .”

So, we rode on fast horses for about half a day to find the Wuwei Mountain Man.

He is a lean old man, probably in his 60s, with a goatee, wearing a green preacher's jacket, with fair hair and a boyish face, and he really has some fairy-like demeanor.

When the fat man saw him, he made a compilation and asked, "How are you, old man?"

The old man stroked his beard and said with a smile: "You're the boy from the Zheng family. What brought you here? The last time we met was at your father's funeral. More than ten years have passed in the blink of an eye, and you are getting richer and richer. Okay. , OK, OK.”

The fat man said: "Thanks to you, it's not bad. I have something important to do with you today. Could you please help me identify what this thing is?"

"I heard that your boy is now working for the yamen. He has become a gangster. He can be considered as having a regular career. Your father can rest assured. Tell me, I will know everything about it." The Taoist priest said with a look on his face. He doted on him, stroking his beard and smiling.

The fat man took out the yellow paper charm that was stuffed into Lin Wan'er's coat from his arms and handed it to Taoist Master Wuwei. He only took one look at it, and there was a look of fear on his face!

"How did you get this talisman?" he asked.

We cannot divulge the details of the case, other than to say what was found on a body. Taoist Master Wuwei frowned and said:

"In addition to this talisman, this corpse is also wearing a red dress, right?"

Fatty and I were both shocked. How did he know?

I said yes, she was indeed wearing a red dress. The Taoist priest listened, nodded, and said thoughtfully: "This is a soul-catching talisman, and that red dress is a soul-suppressing garment. This is a very poisonous curse in Maoshan, which can make the victim Don't make trouble for harming others, and then make the victims unable to survive."

This was consistent with what the fat man said. I asked the chief: "Master, who can do such a magic?"

The Taoist Master sighed and said: "Alas, the only one who knows this evil magic is my unsatisfactory junior brother, who calls himself Fuyaozi. He does not follow the orthodox sect, but is obsessed with these evil ways that are extremely harmful to one's morality. Since the death of my master, , he left here and traveled around. I don’t know where he learned this Maoshan soul-catching technique. He specialized in serving the rich and powerful people to earn some money for committing crimes. I told him that he had done too much of this evil technique. , will be backlashed, he won’t listen, it seems that this time it really came true.”

"Where is your junior brother now?"

"He has been living in Baiyun Temple at the foot of the West Peak of Huashan Mountain a few days ago. I don't know if he still lives there now. His whereabouts are always erratic and he often travels. If you find him this time, be sure to persuade him to return to good health. If this continues, I don’t know how and when I will die.”

We nodded in agreement, said goodbye to Taoist Master Wuwei, and planned to go to Huashan to find this Fuyaozi.

Before leaving, Taoist Master Wuwei glanced at me and said, "Young man, you have an extraordinary background and can be considered a strange person. However, I still advise you to go back and forth wherever you want to avoid causing big trouble for yourself!"

Let me go, this god is here, does he know that I come from modern times? But why did you ask me to go back? I put it on for no reason. I haven't found a way to put it back on again. Besides, I think this investigation is really fun, and I have an unprecedented sense of pride and honor. The sense of accomplishment after solving the case is even more addictive.

However, this old man saw the clues, and I couldn't help but feel a chill on the back of my neck. I hurried out of the door, afraid that if he kept looking at me, I still didn't know what he might see.

The fat man was confused when he heard this, "What are you talking about?"

I smiled and said to him: "The secrets of heaven must not be leaked, and the Buddha's clouds must not be revealed or revealed."

The fat man said: "This is all a mess."

After coming out of Wuwei Taoist Headquarters, Fatty and I planned to go to Huashan Mountain to meet this fellow Taoist named Fuyaozi for a while.

We arrived at the Chang'an County Yamen. We were already very familiar with the county magistrate here. He expressed his gratitude again and again for the defeat of the Red Lotus Sect last time. We followed him politely and got down to business.

This time, Lin Wan'er's headless body was found in a mass grave in Qujiangfang, Chang'an County. It was implicated in another murder case. The government did not dare to neglect it and had already posted a notice identifying Lin Wan'er's body. Since it was the body we found, the county magistrate also Instruct our Yun to help investigate this case and provide us with maximum help if there are any difficulties.

So the fat man and I borrowed two fast horses from the county magistrate, saying that we had clues and wanted to investigate. We were afraid of alerting others and could not disclose them in advance. We would report to the magistrate after the investigation was completed. The county magistrate was very knowledgeable and ordered people to bring the horses and repeatedly told us to be careful.

The two of us ate two bowls of whistle noodles on the side of the road, and then went home to prepare some dry food, water, and thicker clothes, ready to go on the road overnight.

Huashan Mountain is located in Huayin County, more than 200 miles east of Chang'an City. It is called "Huashan Mountain" and is said to be "the most dangerous mountain in the world". It also takes us half a day to ride a fast horse.

We didn’t dare to delay along the way. Apart from letting the horses eat and drink at the inn, we basically only ate the dry food and water we brought with us in order to save time. In this way, we arrived at the foot of the West Peak of Huashan Mountain and were already on the second day. It's dusk.

I have been to Huashan Mountain several times in modern times. There are cable cars and ropeways, but it is also extremely dangerous. The mountain feels like it goes straight up and down. In the Tang Dynasty, Huashan Mountain was even more cliffy and there was no place to stay. , I feel dizzy just looking at it.

The fat man looked at Huashan in a trance and said: "There are white clouds at the foot of the mountain. If it were covered with the mountain, my mother, even if it kills me, I won't be able to go up, unless I grow wings and fly up!" "

There are a few sparse families at the foot of Huashan Mountain. They all make a living by farming and are very kind-hearted people. We walked outside the fence of a farmhouse and knocked on the firewood door: "Is there anyone there? A passerby is looking for a drink of water."

Hearing the sound, a middle-aged man in his 50s came out. He walked to the door and asked, "Who are you looking for?"

I quickly cupped my hands and said, "We are passing by and we don't have enough water with us. Could you please bring some water for convenience?" After that, I smiled and handed some scattered silver from my arms to the man.

When the man saw us, he didn't mean any harm and said, "Just a sip of water. How much more money do you need?" He took our kettle and prepared to fetch us water.

I smiled and said, "We've been walking for a day and we're really hungry. Can you give us something to eat? This little bit of money isn't much, so just keep it." Then, I stuffed the money into it. In the hands of men.

The man let us into the courtyard. There was a stone table and a few stone stools in the courtyard. We sat down and rested our feet.

Soon the man brought out a large piece of steamed bun, which we call Guokui, and a bowl of pickles from the house. He said: "There is nothing to entertain you in this mountain. This wheat is freshly ground, and the Guokui is delicious. You guys hurry up and try it." As he said that, he brought us bowls and filled them with boiling water.

We were just rushing along the way and didn't eat much. The smell of the steamed buns made us feel fragrant. Each of us broke off a piece and ate it with pickles. It was really fragrant.

Fatty and I chatted with this man while eating and asked him why he was home alone. The man said: "There is only one daughter in the family. She got married last year. My wife has gone back to her parents' house to stay for a few days, so I look after the house alone." As he said this, he took a cigarette pot and smoked it next to the stone table. got up.

I asked, "Is there a Taoist temple called Baiyun Temple here?"

The man smoked a cigarette and said, "Yes, yes, this Taoist temple has a history of hundreds of years. However, it used to be very deserted and not many people came. In recent years, it has suddenly become more popular. I heard that the Taoist priest there is very capable. Rich people come to him. You also come to him to read your fortune, right?"

I smiled and said, "I came here on my mother's orders. I am already in my twenties. I have proposed several marriages but they have not been successful. I want this teacher to figure out when I can find a wife."

The man smiled and said, "Then you've come at the right time. Go burn the incense and make a fortune, it's accurate!"