Nan Chan

Jing Lin tightened his belt, but fortunately "Zuo Qingzhou" didn't use any force, leaving his clothes intact.Cang Ji didn't turn around until Jing Lin tied the watery silver hair behind his head.

The collar still couldn't cover Jinglin's neck, and the red spot was shocking in the dark.Fortunately, Ye Mingzhu was not bright enough, so Cang Ji kicked back to consciousness.Jing Lin had already sat back on the blanket, all the lust just now was imprisoned under the solid ice, and the suppression disappeared.

"This place seems to be Dong Jun's 'illusion', the bronze bell imitating the illusory scene of others' past. It leads us here, and its purpose is to point out that Zuo Qingzhou is Qian Yu's 'suffering'." Jing Lin paused for a while , said, "Le Yan changed his life spectrum privately, what was Zuo Qingzhou's original destiny?"

"No. [-] scholar." Cang Ji leaned back on the bookshelf, "Zuo Qingzhou should be this year's No. [-] scholar. He and Chu Lun are both in the examination room. Is there any relationship between these two?"

Hard to tell.

Jinglin feels that Tongling's style has changed drastically this time, and she is obviously more eager than the previous two times. Why is she so eager?Were neither of these things to be delayed, or did something compel it to be so urgent?But what did these things have to do with me? It was worth it to force the two of them to "personally" experience.

Jing Lin murmured: "Le Yan looked at Zuo Qingzhou's fate. This person is not a short-lived ghost. Not only is he not a short-lived ghost, he is also a good fate with a prosperous official career and a bright star. Even if such a person is going to die, there must be a reason. "

"He specifically mentioned the name 'Zuo Qingzhou'. It must not be that simple." Cang Ji picked up Zuo Qingzhou's book with his backhand, flipped through a few pages, and said, "Since Zuo Qingzhou and Chu Lun are taking the exam at the same time, I am happy Yan should have seen this person, because he was thinking of Chu Lun's number one scholar, so he would definitely take a special look at who Zuo Qingzhou was, maybe..."

Cang Ji's voice was shaky, because there were a few strands of hair in the book, which should have been caressed from Jing Lin in the heat of the moment.Cang Ji felt a burst of anger rushing to his lower abdomen following the impulse just now, he immediately closed the book and bent his legs.

"... Le Yan was afraid that his fate would change, so he killed Zuo Qingzhou first."

Jing Lin didn't know what he was thinking at all, and said: "Although Le Yan is mixed with lies, he won't kill people."

"You haven't seen him for 500 years, so you are so sure that he won't kill people?" Cang Ji snorted, showing no sympathy for the pen demon.

"I don't believe him, but I believe in Yining." When Jing Lin folded his sleeves, his wrist bones were obvious, and his outline was smooth in the dim light.He said, "Yining and Drunken Mountain Monk have a lot of friendship. Both of them are jealous of evil. They have met each other many times. Yining is by no means the kind of person who is lenient and disciplines others. On the contrary, he treats himself very well. Harsh. Although he throws Le Yan into the lower realm, he may not really ignore it. If Le Yan dares to kill someone, he will definitely not stand idly by."

"What lies did Le Yan say?" Cang Ji said, "You think he is lying."

"He contradicted himself when he described Chu Lun." Jing Lin looked up at Cang Ji and asked suddenly, "Why are you so far away?"

Cang Ji said: "To deal with unexpected needs, if the copper bell comes again, will you still have room to run if you get close?"

"It's just that big here." Jing Lin tilted his head slightly, his brows and eyes were shrouded in the soft light of the night pearl, and he said flatly, "It already knows that it will arrive, so it won't do such things again."

"What are those things?" Cang Ji covered his knees with a book, "Cannibalism?"

"I don't know." Jing Lin replied.

Cang Ji said: "Have you ever done it with others before?"

Jing Lin said: "... Le Yan wants to save Chu Lun, but he definitely wants Chu Lun to win the first prize. There must be something hidden in it."

"That's what I said." Cang Ji interrupted him and said, "Who are you with?"

"If I taught you how to get to the bottom of it," Jing Lin said, "then throwing it away right now is definitely not a good habit."

Cang Ji looked at him for a moment and said, "You don't think you don't remember?"

"Are you going to help me remember?" Jing Lin said.

Cang Ji paused, and Jing Lin went on to say: "It can be seen that 'number one scholar' is an important word. It is very important to Chu Lun, and it is also very important to Zuo Qingzhou. The number one scholar is the key to the changes in the fate of these two people. We need to know What happened in the days of the exam."

"But it obviously hasn't planned to let you and me out." Cang Ji flicked Ye Mingzhu, "I'm still 'Zuo Qingzhou'."

What does the copper bell mean?

Do they want the two of them to continue following the behavior of "Qian Yu" and "Zuo Qingzhou"?

The two looked at each other, and at the same time staggered.The delicate atmosphere persisted, making Cang Ji sweat.As soon as he moved away, the book resting on his shoulder fell down.Cangji realized that this book was different from other books, but edited by Zuo Qingzhou himself, so he casually flipped through it.

"The old case of Dongxiang." Cang Ji turned the book upside down and pushed it towards Jinglin, "Chu Lun is from Dongxiang, did the demon mentioned that Chu Lun is also investigating the old case of Dongxiang."

Jing Lin followed Cang Ji's fingers and glanced at the pages of the book.Although he can't remember many things, he has observed the recent events in detail.When he saw something, his heart skipped a beat.

"Dongxiang and Xidu are separated by thousands of miles. What case do you need to invite the inspector of Xidu to come..." Jing Lin paused, his eyes deepened in silence, and said, "It is not easy to go from east to west, with Xijiang and Kyoto in the middle. Going around from the south, there are many waterways to check, and the layers of checkpoints are time-consuming and labor-intensive, only going around from the north is the most suitable."

Cang Ji had a tacit understanding: "The relationship between Dongxiang and West Road is that they must go through the northern mountains."

Jing Lin turned the page and saw that Zuo Qingzhou carefully listed the names of the people involved in the case, all of whom had lost their women and children.Since the first year of Tianjia, more than a hundred people have been lost in Dongxiang alone.The police of the Dongxiang Government Office were overwhelmed, but no one has been recovered so far, and the most peculiar thing is Zuo Qingzhou's comment, he wrote a line of words in the footer of the case.

[The tooth dealers in the four places are rampant, and I have never heard of them in Beijing for several years. 】

"Strange." Cang Ji gradually leaned down and leaned next to Jing Lin, and said, "Isn't the capital of mortals the residence of the emperor? It stands to reason that such major human trafficking cases have occurred in various places, and it is only necessary to inform the central government of the capital to become the center." Should it be?"

"The mountain is high and the emperor is far away, so it's okay to block the news." Jing Lin said, "But if it is absolutely impossible to hide everything, the local government will report to the superior, and then the superior will be sent to the capital, and there must be someone in the capital deliberately obstructing it. Those who can prevent such a major case must be placed in a high position, so that ordinary people cannot be easily offended."

Cang Ji turned a few pages back, Zuo Qingzhou must have investigated these cases in detail, and even made a special trip to the west.Cang Ji looked down, and saw an acquaintance in the list of foreign transfers in Dongxiang.

"Gu Shen."

The two of them looked at each other, and Jing Lin said: "Gu Shen was transferred from Dongxiang to West Road, and he was already investigating these cases."

"Gu Shen knows Dong Lin, so what about Zuo Qingzhou and Chu Lun?" Cang Ji used the book to connect one by one, "Dong Lin is running around for this, Gu Shen is running for this, Zuo Qingzhou and Chu Lun are also running for this Running around. The city on the hills is gone, but the cases are still open, because most of the lost are dead—then the thread is broken."

"No." Jing Lin pressed the last book with her fingertips, "It hasn't been broken, because the copper bell is still chasing, and the eight sufferings are still unfinished, which shows that these cases are still going on, maybe they are happening."

"Both humans and demons are involved." Cang Ji said vigilantly, "Could it be that you and I will have to deal with the division in the future."

"There is also a question here." Jing Lin raised his head slightly, with a beautiful neck, he leaned slightly towards Cang Ji, "The monsters are also among them, why hasn't the Boundary Division moved yet?"

Cang Ji paused for a while, then burst out laughing, he said: "Could it be that gods also participated in it."

But Jing Lin didn't answer the words, Cang Ji saw his face turned pale, and he didn't know what to think of.Jing Lin pursed her lips tightly and suddenly coughed.He covered his lips and bent over, and Cang Ji directly covered him with a handkerchief.Cang Ji circled his body that was shaking from coughing, and covered the blood stained area on the veil.

"No. [-]." Jing Lin suddenly grabbed Cang Ji's hand, "No. [-]! Chu Lun and Zuo Qingzhou both want to take the No. [-] exam, because the No. [-] scholar has always been favored by the cabinet. Then you have power, and when you are lucky enough to enter the cabinet, you will have power at your fingertips. Not only are they investigating these cases, but they also want to get justice for these cases."

Jing Lin raised his eyes and inspected the bookshelves, and said: "Tongling arranged this place because it is important. All Zuo Qingzhou's investigations are here. He negotiated with people...he must have found out the key points. Le Yan said his fate "Official luck is prosperous", yes, these four words are the root of Zuo Qingzhou. He was wiped out as the number one scholar, and he should not die, because with his talent, he will still be lucky in the next year, but he is dead. , because he was perceived."

"The No. [-] scholar is his protection. The people he investigated discovered him. According to the original fate, because he was the No. [-] scholar in high school and was highly anticipated, it was inconvenient for the other party to attack him." Cang Ji said in a deep voice, "But the pen demon changed his fate. "

What about Chu Lun?

Jing Lin turned the page to the last page: "Chu Lun and Zuo Qingzhou knew each other."

But these two people are far apart and their status is very different, how could they know each other?Chu Lun is a talented person in Dongxiang, but his family is poor, and he still relies on farming to survive when he sells calligraphy. He can perceive these cases because he was forced to make a living at first, and became a litigator.Zuo Qingzhou was born in Kyoto, and his family was well-off. There was a special library in the courtyard to collect books, and he had a wide range of books. It can be seen that someone from his father's generation must have been an official in the court, but they were not from a high-ranking family.

How did the two of them meet?

Cang Ji said: "Zuo Qingzhou called Chu Lun 'Shen Zhi', they not only know each other, but also are very familiar with each other."

"If they are familiar with each other," Jing Lin said, "Le Yan has been with him for a year, how could he not know him?"

"Perhaps it's because the two of you haven't had any correspondence in this year." Cang Ji got up and started searching according to Zuo Qingzhou's order, "According to what you said, both of them are investigating these cases, which also involve high-ranking officials in Beijing and China. If you are targeted, it is a good strategy to cut off the news for safety."

"Then the best time is the day of the exam." Jing Lin said, "Scholars from all over the country gather in Kyoto, and Chu Lun will not attract people's attention when he comes. Also, this is the time when classmates and fellow villagers are socializing. The two of them If they happen to sit at the same table, no one will be suspicious."

Cang Ji turned sideways, and said regretfully: "In my opinion, Chu Lun has already been suspected. The pen demon said that he would die of illness and die alone. But the demon is bound to go to the underworld."

"He didn't die of illness." Jing Lin said.

The "Chu Lun's death" in the original fortune-telling may be inseparable from the other party.Le Yan knew this very well, so he risked the disapproval of the world to revise his fate.

"Interesting." Cang Ji said intriguingly, "How come I feel so familiar with this kind of plot where the mastermind behind the scenes covers the sky with one hand?"

Jing Lin said softly, "It seems like a heavy journey."

"Ok?"

"……fine."