My clone is on the other side of the starry sky

"Brother, Zhou Ji's family members are all here, and..." During the time when Zhou Ji was being treated, everyone from Zhou Ji's family to the servants and maids in the prefecture were controlled by Lu Xuan's personal guards and concentrated in In the courtyard.

"If you have anything to say, just say it." Lu Xuan glanced at him.

"You'd better go and see it yourself." The guard said with a bitter smile.

"What is it? So mysterious." Lu Xuan glanced at the guard and saw that his face was a little ugly. He straightened his expression, stood up and said, "Let's go."

Under the leadership of the personal guards, Lu Xuan came to the side courtyard of the Taishou Mansion. There were already several personal guards guarding the place. They all had a look of shock on their faces. When they saw Lu Xuan coming, they hurriedly greeted him.

"Open." The personal guard led Lu Xuan into the side courtyard, to a large attic, and motioned to the gatekeeper to open the door.

"Yes!"

crunch~

Accompanied by the sound of wood rubbing against each other, the door was pushed open, and a cold breath accompanied by a strong smell of medicine hit his face. Oil lamps were already lit in the attic. Lu Xuan looked inside. This was an ancestral hall. There are many tablets placed.

But what attracted Lu Xuan was not these tablets, but the figures on both sides of the tablets.

At first glance, they look like paper figures, but if you look closely, each paper figure appears to be alive, as if it were a real person.

Lu Xuan came to a paper boy, squatted down and reached out to touch it. It was a little slippery, but it felt like a real person.

"Human skin?" Lu Xuan turned around and looked around. Almost all boys and girls were like this. Even though he was used to seeing life and death, he still felt numb in his scalp in such an ancestral hall.

"Yeah." The guard nodded.

"Find some housekeepers and the like." Lu Xuan stood up, gave instructions and went up to the second floor. There is no memorial tablet here, but there are still human skin puppets, but they are no longer boys and girls, but young ones. Women, from Lu Xuan's point of view, these women should have been good-looking during their lifetime.

After a while, three middle-aged men dressed as butlers came to the second floor tremblingly, pushed by their guards.

"Can you tell me what these are all about?" Lu Xuan pointed at these dolls and looked at the three housekeepers and asked.

"This..." The three housekeepers muttered.

"Say it." Lu Xuan came to a housekeeper on the left, looked at this person and smiled.

As if the smile gave him strength, the butler turned his head to the side.

"Loyal servant, not bad." Lu Xuan extended his thumb and praised, then smashed his throat bone like lightning.

"Drag them out." Lu Xuan waved his hand, looked at the remaining two pale-faced butlers and said, "Are you two also loyal servants of the Zhou family? If so, I won't ask."

"Sir, these are the young master's treasures." The two butlers knelt down quickly, not daring to hide anything anymore.

"Treasure?" Lu Xuan nodded and said, "What do you mean?"

"The young master is a seductress. At first, he was nostalgic for brothels. Later, he felt that the girls in brothels and hookups were unclean, so he asked people to find girls from good families. But he got tired of them after a while, so he made these human skin puppets. It's okay. It’s time to come and enjoy it.”

"Then those below are also your young master's masterpieces?" Lu Xuan asked.

"No." The two butlers told the story roughly like they were pouring beans into each other's mouth.

Mr. Zhou Ji's generation began to become prosperous. His uncle liked the art of Feng Shui and believed that Feng Shui could change the family's fortune, so he would visit some famous Feng Shui masters when he had nothing to do.

In his later years, he received a teaching from a Feng Shui master who said that placing dolls made of the skins of boys and girls in the ancestral hall would ensure a prosperous official career for future generations.

Zhou Ji's grandfather was a filial son, and he used this kind of human skin puppet to serve his ancestors in the ancestral hall according to his father's instructions before his death. It seems to be true as he said. From Zhou Ji's grandfather to the current Zhou Ji, almost everyone can achieve the position of prefect. .

"Heirloom?" Lu Xuan looked at the girl's human skin puppets around him, nodded and said, "This rich man still knows how to play. How is Zhou Ji's injury?"

"The loss of energy and blood is too much, but the wound has stopped bleeding. The doctor said that he needs to rest for a while."

"There is no need to rest, as long as he can speak. Take him to the courtyard. I have something to ask him." Lu Xuan shook his head. If a court official wants to rest, what does it have to do with him, a rebel? As long as he doesn't die now and can answer his own questions, that's fine.

"Yes." The guard agreed, turned and left. Lu Xuan also went straight back to the courtyard. After a while, Zhou Ji was brought to Lu Xuan with a pale face.

Seeing that his family members were being controlled, Zhou Ji's face darkened, he looked at Lu Xuando and said, "Lu Dutong, it's no harm to my wife and children."

"I know, I don't need to remind you, Lord Prefect." Lu Xuan glanced at a young girl's face: "This is your daughter, she looks pretty good."

A hint of gloom flashed across Zhou Ji's face and he said nothing.

"I would like to know how to break through the transformation state. Can you tell me, Lord Taishou?" Lu Xuan didn't mention the human skin puppet. What's the use of mentioning it? Ask him if his conscience won't hurt? If it hurts, this thing won't be passed down. It's better to ask some practical questions.

Zhou Ji glanced at Lu Xuan and didn't answer.

Seeing this, Lu Xuan smiled and nodded: "Master Zhou, let's play a game."

Regardless of whether Zhou Jida agreed or not, Lu Xuan asked someone to bring a handful of copper coins, weighed them in his hand, took out one and said, "The rules are very simple, let me show you."

As he spoke, he took out a copper coin and flicked it into the air, letting it fall to the ground. It crashed on the ground a few times and landed in front of Zhou Ji's daughter.

"Congratulations, little girl." Looking at the confused girl, what flashed in Lu Xuan's mind was the human skin puppets of young girls in the ancestral hall. They were about the same age as this girl. He turned to look at the ones beside him. The guard said: "Drag him out and chop him!"

"Yes!" A guard came forward with an expressionless face. Amidst Miss Zhou's screams, he dragged her out and stepped on her feet. Then he ignored the girl's screams and struggles and used the cold steel knife fiercely. With a vicious chop, the girl's screams suddenly stopped, and the head rolled into the crowd, arousing a burst of frightened screams.

"Beast, she's still a child!" Zhou Ji's pale face flushed, and he stared at Lu Xuan and roared.

"Don't get excited, I'm just setting an example for you." Lu Xuan shook the copper coin in his hand and said, "The rules are very simple. Every time I ask a question, if you don't answer or don't know, I will throw out the copper coin. Who will the copper coin fall on?" Isn’t it easy to chop off the head of anyone around you?”

"Kill me!" Zhou Ji roared.

"If Mr. Zhou must do this, that's fine. I'm easy to talk to and won't embarrass others. But after the game is over, these props seem to be useless." Lu Xuan pointed at these people.

"Dad, please promise him that the child doesn't want to die!" A young man with a slightly green face shouted in the crowd.

"Your son?" Lu Xuan motioned for the other party to shut up and turned to look at Zhou Ji.

Zhou Ji looked gloomy and said nothing.

"It's too much indulgence. Have you made your decision, Mr. Zhou? If you want to die, start with him first." Lu Xuan said with a smile.

"The state of transformation is the control of one's own strength and true energy to the limit. Although the innate true energy can form a cycle on its own, this cycle is not perfect. The control of true energy is also the training of the gods, which is somewhat similar to the Taoist refining of Qi to transform into gods. , is a process of using Qi to temper the gods. When the gods grow to a limit, the transformation will take place on its own. I am not proficient in martial arts. For the specific details, I still need the guidance of a martial arts master or the corresponding secrets."

After hesitating for a moment, Zhou Ji said in a low voice: "There is a secret compartment in my study. There are several martial arts practice books hidden there. The highest ones even point to the realm of no leakage. The righteous can go and get them on their own."

"I am very curious. The imperial court needs luck. This luck is also good for you officials. Luck comes from the hearts of the people. Why is it that no one, whether it is your Excellency or the officials I have met, takes the people at heart? Up?" Lu Xuan asked.

This is his biggest puzzlement. It is said that in this world, luck can be manifested, and the benefits can be truly demonstrated. Why do these officials still treat the common people like nothing?

Zhou Ji was silent, while Lu Xuan played with the new copper coins: "Your Excellency, please think about it before you speak."

When Zhou Ji heard this, he sighed helplessly and slowly explained to Lu Xuan...