Daming's Bizarre Story: Painted Skin

Mrs. Rong was wearing coarse cloth, and there was only a thorn hairpin in her hair, but her skin was white and her pupils were black, and her figure was light. She stood there like willows in the wind, and she had a special charm. Looking at that familiar face, Zhao Luli felt completely at ease. With a different appearance, I was really surprised in my heart.

"Mr. Zhao..." Zhao Luli stared straight for a while, and Madam Rong cut into the topic with a blush on her face: "Mr. Zhao, you must know Santunzhuang."

"Yiren Village, Ronghou Village of General Tianmang." Zhao Luli paused and said, "Ronghou Village of human skin."

Mrs. Rong sighed softly: "A little snake sheds seven layers of skin to become a giant python, but a human face has to be repaired to nine layers and nine faces."

"Does General Tianmang's Ronghou Village have anything to do with today?" Zhao Luli knew that Mrs. Rong would not be aimless.

Madam Rong still spoke softly: "Because Ronghou Zhuang Zishi is inextricably linked with this weird inn."

Zhao Luli's black eyebrows trembled, but Mrs. Rong lowered her head and poured him another glass of water at the low table: "I was born in the Jiang family, and my father and grandfather were both the imperial supervisor. There is a rumor in the world, you must have heard of it." , General Taiyin’s wives are all out of Jiang’s residence.”

Zhao Luli glanced down at the almost colorless tea soup and said nothing. Mrs. Rong looked towards a corner of the kitchen, as if she was looking at an unknown distance: "There are actually rumors in Jiang's mansion, for example, that General Taiyin will wear Wearing a golden mask, I came back to life from the dead. I was stubborn since I was a child, and I didn’t believe in rumors. I always thought in my heart, what is the meaning of this rumor, and why the Jiang family’s daughter must marry Taiyin General? It’s impossible to guard your body for a lifetime.”

She held tea soup in her hand, and her tone was soft and gentle: "I am very curious, but also a little bit unwilling. Fortunately, I once heard Grandpa talking about the nobles in the palace who forced him to find the secret of General Taiyin's resurrection, so I recommended myself. Persuaded grandpa, and married me to Ronghou Village, General Tianmang, who is said to be hiding the secret of General Taiyin."

Zhao Luli seemed to be a bit enlightened: "No wonder a fourth-rank official, the daughter of the daughter of the Zheng family of Qin Tianjian, will marry a villager."

Mrs. Rong's face also seemed to have a trace of sadness, which made people feel pitiful: "Eleven is good, but unfortunately he is in poor health. Although we have the name of husband and wife, we have no real husband and wife."

Zhao Luli didn't show much sympathy, and asked directly, "What did you find in Tianmang Ronghou Village?"

Mrs. Rong shook her head lightly, and she said: "The village is poor, it's hard work every day, and it's just a little corn for food. The people in the village also regard me as a foreigner, so be careful, and there is no way to find out the secrets. After ten years Before, the village head brought back a nine-year-old child, and let me treat him as my son. This child is extremely intelligent, so wise, and with him, we calmly got a glimpse of some secrets in the village."

Mrs. Rong didn't tell the secret directly, but said softly: "Young Master Zhao, you have also seen the secret here, so you said that the order of our death is based on the serial number of the room, right?"

Zhao Luli asked back: "I don't know what secret Mrs. Rong learned from Tianmang Village?"

Mrs. Rong said softly: "It has been known since ancient times that the King of Zhou is a virtuous king from heaven, so that he can summon a strange person to serve him, but no one has ever been able to tell where this strange person came from, but if you think of another rumor , General Taiyin's ability is a nightmare, and it may be inferred from this that these aliens were all created in his dreams. General Tianmang is the No. 1 created by him. I forgot his other most important skill, which is making human skin, there are thousands of different people, if the young master is the Taiyin general, he will need two subordinates who can help when he initially creates different people."

"If so, isn't General Taiyin comparable to a god?" Zhao Luli asked in surprise.

Mrs. Rong only said: "General Taiyin's abilities are comparable to gods and demons, but after all, he only made wedding clothes for King Zhou..."

Zhao Luli pondered for a moment but asked: "Madam Rong, you have been in Tianmang Village for ten years, but have you ever visited the place where General Tianmang is buried?"

Madam Rong shook her head: "Where can I, a weak woman, go to the place where ancestors are worshiped in the village?"

Zhao Luli couldn't help but asked a little perplexed: "Even if all the different people in the world were created by General Taiyin, that happened thousands of years ago, so what does it have to do with you and me now?"

"Because of the things that Lord Jin Yiwei bet on."

"Do you know what Mr. Wen is betting on?"

Mrs. Rong said: "The court has been investigating King Zhou's tomb in this mountain. The guides from all over the world lead out to Rongzhuang. Even if they kill all the guides, Ronghou Village still has a way to get the news."

"Could it be that Mr. Wen found the tomb of King Zhou?"

Madam Rong shook her head slightly: "It's not the tomb of King Zhou, but the tomb of a stranger."

"Wen Yinong escorted the bones of a foreigner."

Madam Rong looked at Zhao Luli and said word by word, "It's a corpse, but it's not."

Zhao Luli frowned slightly: "What's the answer, madam?"

Madam Rong steadied herself before uttering the secret from her white teeth: "Because they are alive."

She took a step forward as she spoke, but she was interrupted before her red lips opened, "Mrs. Rong, is there any carbon in the kitchen?"

Madam Rong's forward steps immediately stopped and said in a soft voice: "Yes, Miss Wu."

Zhao Luli turned his head and saw the beautiful girl standing behind him with a smile. He didn't know that the girl's surname was Wu until now, but the girl surnamed Wu said unceremoniously: "Madam, please bring me some. It's freezing cold."

Madam Rong lowered her head and responded softly: "Okay."

When she left, the girl surnamed Wu smiled and said to Zhao Luli: "Young Master Zhao, as the saying goes, a young woman trips up an old man, you have to be more careful."

Zhao Luli was a little bit dumbfounded. Looking at the girl, he suddenly felt an indescribable familiarity in her eyes and eyebrows. The girl didn't say much to him, and turned around to follow Mrs. Rong's background to the backyard.

At this moment, there were footsteps coming from outside the door. Except for the weak Mrs. Rong and the beautiful girl, the sour scholar who has no strength to restrain a chicken, and Lu Jiusi, who is muddle-headed, everyone else went out to explore the way. .

At this moment, Wen Yinong and the others pushed the door in in a blizzard, but their expressions were a bit unkind. Mrs. Rong had already turned back to the hall and hurried up to meet her, and asked Rong Shixi: "Is the road outside accessible?"

Rong Shiyi shook his head and coughed a few times: "The fog outside is so thick that you can't see your fingers, you can hardly tell the direction, and there seems to be an unknown man-eating beast hidden in the fog. All the wild beasts have come down the mountain and come to the town."

Mrs. Rong's face turned pale: "Brother, are you alright?"

Rong Shiyi shook his head again, and said in relief, "I'm fine, but Lord Wen's guards have broken a lot. You go to the kitchen and boil some water for the adults, and go to get rid of the cold."

At this time, there were footsteps on the stairs, and when everyone looked up, they saw Lu Jiusi walking down the stairs slowly.Mrs. Rong touched the stern look in Lu Jiusi's eyes, and shrank back without saying anything.

At this moment, Lu Jiusi's face had regained his composure. Looking from Zhao Luli's position, he could only see his eyes were so black that they could not help frowning slightly.

"Mrs. Rong..." Lu Jiusi found a chair and said in a rustling voice, "If it's convenient, heat a pot of water for me."

Mrs. Rong woke up from her stupor, and said repeatedly: "It's a little effort, I'm going to boil the water right now."

She walked away, and the others sat down in twos and threes. As soon as they got off the table, Xiong Nengren said in a rough voice: "Master Wen, at this point, let's open the skylight and tell the truth, and tell all the secrets. It also makes me an old bear who can be a sensible ghost even if he dies."

Wen Yinong frowned and said, "What did you do?"

Xiong Nengren snorted coldly: "Old Xiong has figured it out now, everyone here didn't come here for no reason! Now, no one should put on airs, and Lao Xiong doesn't recognize anyone! It doesn't matter if you don't say anything, anyway, the murderer It's among you, don't blame the old bear for being rude!" As he spoke, he stuck a dagger upright on the table, the other's dagger was no more than seven inches long, and his was a foot and a half long. The bottom of my heart is hairy.

Wen Yinong's complexion was ugly, now that the situation is unclear, everyone is already panicking, his prestige among this group has already been shaken, Xiong Nengren's provocations are most likely aimed at him.

A sneer flashed across his face when he thought of this: "Why, is it possible that I have to confess to you?"

As soon as Wen Yinong finished speaking, the two guards behind him also pulled out their waist knives from the table.

Before Xiong Nengren could open his mouth, he heard someone say: "Master Wen, you must act in a hurry. If everyone can't tell the truth, no one can survive. If you can't survive, what's the use of a big secret?" It was Lu Jiusi who spoke with a rustling voice.If it were someone else, Wen Yinong could raise his identity, but Lu Jiusi was different, he was capable, he had status and he was a landlord, what he said Wen Yinong was angry but he couldn't turn his back on him directly.

Originally, Shen Fangji was still alive, and he could barely be regarded as a member of the court. Lu Jiusi only followed Shen Fangji's lead. Now that he is dead, except for the sick and weak couple of the Rong family, and Zhao Luli, a sour scholar, the rest have force They were all strangers, Wen Yinong already regretted in his heart why he couldn't see the situation clearly earlier and joined hands with Shen Fangji.

If the two had joined forces earlier, he would have drawn some troops to Shen Fangji, or Shen Fangji would not have died, but he also knew that it was too late to think about anything now.

At this moment, Mrs. Rong brought the tea that Madam Rong had made, and Lu Jiusi slowly picked up the teapot and poured himself a glass of water. He was often in a daze for the past few days. The place is inconspicuous, but now it seems to have regained its former splendor. Under the orange candles, the room is full of light and there is a red mole between the eyebrows. People can't help but feel moved when they see it. The Lord is such a romantic person.

Wen Yinong glanced at the people in the hall, the Rongs were huddled in a corner, the girl smiled nonchalantly, Zhao Luli half-closed his eyes and lightly tapped the table with his fair fingers, with a sad face as if he was thinking about something big and difficult , but apparently did not open his mouth to help, he took another look at Xiong Nengren and Fang Zishi who were sitting next to him and staring at each other, knowing that there was no room for change.

"Master Wen..." the guard beside him said softly.

Wen Yinong waved his hand: "It's not that Wen XX didn't cooperate, it's that Wen XX's thing in custody is a court secret, and I can guarantee that the thing I'm in charge of has nothing to do with Yesha and Shen Wuji's death. "

Xiong Nengren snorted coldly: "If you say it has nothing to do with it, then it has nothing to do with it? Don't scare the old bear with the court, even if you want to kill the nine clans, you have to survive tonight."

Although Wen Yinong is not stationed in Jinyiwei in Beijing, he is also a guard of the emperor. On weekdays, everyone in the local area has to give some face. Whenever someone pushes his nose on the face, no matter how good he is, he can't help but change his face :"presumptuous!"

Unexpectedly, Xiong Nengren was not timid at all, and said arrogantly: "Old Xiong, I live in Liuweiju. After the word five, it will be the turn of six. The person who will die next is Xiong. Who wants to block the old bear's way of making a living?" , don’t blame the old bear for being rude.”

Fang Zishi took out his handkerchief and coughed a few times: "My lord, you are in a hurry to follow the power. I understand your lord's urgency to do your duty, but if you can't get out of this weird place, it will delay the important affairs of the court, right? We all He is a grassroots person who is not interested in the secrets of the court, and only wants to find a way to escape as soon as possible. If the adults agree, we can swear that the secrets here will not be leaked."

He spoke very euphemistically, but he bit the word "secret" more heavily, with a feeling of trying to show it. Wen Yinong's eyes flicked across everyone's faces one by one: "I don't care who is among you." Whoever dares to move the things in the court rashly, don't blame me, Wen Mou, for being ruthless! I will say it again, the things Wen Mou escorted have nothing to do with this place!"

Xiong Nengren sneered: "It's no wonder Mr. Wen is not in a hurry. Mr. Wen is number two. It's a circle, and it's your turn to be the last one! I, Xiong, are about to die!"

"Ridiculous!" Wen Yinong scolded, "It's just a few random nonsense of a sour scholar, how can it be taken seriously?"

Everyone looked at the sour scholar next to him, Zhao Luli looked dissatisfied, but pretended to be elegant and upright, and kept silent.

The two parties were at loggerheads, Xiong Neng said: "Okay, if Mr. Wen doesn't believe it, how about changing rooms with Mr. Xiong?"

"Presumptuous!" The guard behind Wen Yinong said angrily.

"If you don't change the house, then hand over the things you bet for everyone to take a look at."

Wen Yinong's eyes flicked across the faces of everyone, knowing that this matter was difficult to deal with, and there were only two guards left by his side, but this was no longer the time to regret, let alone show weakness, as long as he stepped back a little , I'm afraid these desperadoes are even more rampant, he stood up holding the handle of the knife, and was about to talk about various aspects, but Zhao Luli who was next to him rushed over: "My lord, I have something to say!"

Everyone didn't know what he was talking about, but they saw Zhao Luli put his mouth against Wen Yinong's ear and said a few words, Wen Yinong turned his head and looked back at him, then he seemed to weigh something before speaking : "Forget it, since Mr. Xiong is so confused, I will stay in your room tonight, and I want to see who is trying to kill Wen Mou."

He was just reprimanding Zhao Luli for being a sour scholar, but now he agreed to change the house after only hearing a few words from Zhao Luli. He couldn't help but look at Zhao Luli, wondering what he said. Show cold light.

Xiong Nengren immediately stood up and cupped his hands and said, "Then thank you, Mr. Wen. Old Xiong is going to move now." He said as if he was afraid that Wen Yinong would regret it, so he hurried upstairs. Wen Yinong was angry, but Can only keep up.Fang Zishi came forward and said a few good words, but he had to hear that Nong flicked his sleeves, and the others couldn't help but sigh, most of these officials can't eat bandits, and if they can eat, they are educated and polite.

The girl always liked to watch the excitement, so she followed suit, and the others went upstairs except for Lu Jiusi. A few of them stood in the corridor, and saw that Xiong Nengren really had to exchange with Wen Yinong with a gift bag room.

The girl asked Zhao Luli, "What did you just say to Mr. Wen to let him agree to change rooms."

Zhao Luli shook his head and said, "I'm just telling the truth. I said Mr. Wen can't beat Mr. Xiong."

The girl glanced at him with a half-smile, and Rong Shixi next to him said, "Master Wen would rather change rooms with Mr. Xiong than show the convoy. It seems that it is really a court secret."

Zhao Luli sighed: "Isn't this Xiong Zhuangshi afraid of going out and hearing that Lord Wen will settle accounts after autumn?"

Rong Shixi also coughed a few times, the girl sneered softly and said disapprovingly, "I think this old bear is smart, he won't be able to survive tonight, what else is he thinking about?" She said with a sideways glance at Zhao Luli , "But after all, how do you know that the murderer killed people in order?"

Rong Shishi also looked at him curiously, and Zhao Luli half-covered his face and quietly said to the two of them: "To tell you the truth, I thought that the price of the No. Does the language come true?"

When he said this, even Rong Shishi was a little tongue-tied, Xiong Nengren and Fang Zishi switched rooms, walked out from the other side, and seemed to hear Fang Zishi admonishing Xiong Nengren from a distance, Zhao Luli Suddenly said: "What is the ability of the Fang family?"

It wasn't Rong Shiyi who answered, but the young girl: "The Fang family in Shaoshi Mountain served the Buddha and once produced a great prophet, but now, they pass on martial arts to the family."

"Servant Buddha, then they must have a close relationship with the National Teacher Pagoda on Xiaoxing Mountain." Zhao Luli said.

"Buddhist restricts strangers from all over the world, and which stranger will he have a close relationship with? Could it be that you see something wrong with that prescription?" The girl asked back, turned to look at Zhao Luli, but saw that he seemed to be wandering away, no wonder know what to think.

"Who is safe here?" Someone asked hoarsely, they turned their heads, but saw Lu Jiusi standing behind them at some point, and he said that his eyes fell on Zhao Luli intentionally or unintentionally. On the body, quite bad.

If it weren't for this sour scholar talking nonsense, surely the murderer would not have thought of playing tricks to kill people according to the room number, not to mention that he can persuade a Jinyiwei official with a few words, how can he be such a stupid sour scholar?Regardless of whether Zhao Luli was the real murderer or not, this matter should be brought up for him, Lu Jiusi thought that this person deserved to die!

Zhao Luli seemed to sense the fierce look in Lu Jiu's eyes, and shivered. He woke up and said to the girl, "If we all live in the living room, where will the murderer go?"

The girl shook her head and yawned: "You can't rest well if you live in the wing room, let alone want to sleep if you move to the living room. Before the murderer comes, I'm afraid the wild beasts in the mountains will not be able to beat them."

Xiong Neng said humanely: "Brother Fang, don't mind, one person does everything and the other is in charge. After all, it won't hurt others."

Fang Zishi seemed to have nothing to say, so he stopped persuading. After the wing room was changed, everyone seemed to be relieved of their panic, and became dull again, each sitting in a corner of the hall thinking about something.

Lu Jiusi picked up the teapot, made himself a glass of water and said calmly: "Everyone came to my land, and I have never asked before, but now I want to know why you came here? I know that Mr. Fang and Mr. Xiong were subjected to night sand. Invited, Mr. Wen was escorting things to the capital, the Rongs and his wife were guided by others, I don't know who they were invited by, why did Mr. Zhao pass by Jiuwei Peak, where did this girl come from, and where was she going? place?"

Rong Shixi sighed lightly and looked at Mrs. Rong's eyes before saying, "Actually, we were invited by Mr. Shen Fang Ji Shen of Luozi Peak."

"What? Mr. Shen!" Xiong Nengren was taken aback.

Rong Shiyi nodded and said: "Exactly, but after Mr. Shen met us, he said that there is an old friend here, and he wants to stay here for a few days before leaving. Let us not only be strangers, but continue to wait for guests. We are originally Being employed by Mr. Shen, one naturally listens to what the employer says."

Lu Jiusi felt as if struck by lightning, and his eye circles suddenly became sour. It turned out that Shen Fangji hadn't forgotten him, and he still missed him. She still has... affection for him.

But all of this...it was too late, the teacup in Lu Jiusi's hand burst with a "boom".

Rong XI was taken aback: "Master Lu, I'm telling the truth."

Lu Jiusi threw away the teacup in his hand: "It's okay, it's none of your business." His eyes turned and fell on Zhao Luli's face, "Master Zhao, why did you come here?"

His eyes were full of murderous intent, everyone didn't know where this Zhao Luli had provoked Lu Jiusi, but they thought to themselves that this sour scholar might die soon.

Zhao Luli didn't notice it at all, and spread his hands together: "I, like Master Wen, also went to the capital. For the next spring exam, I learned the world's books and sold them to the emperor's house. Of course, Xiaosheng is going to fight for fame."

"Oh, come to Beijing to rush for the exam, and come here to celebrate the New Year?" Lu Jiusi chuckled.

Wen Yinong said indifferently: "Master Lu is a capable man and a stranger. I don't know the joints. The Central Plains is vast, and the distance between the north and the south is long. Most of the students will go to Beijing in advance for as few as three months, and at most half a year. Students can also call on teachers from the same hometown to make connections, and it is not uncommon for students to enter Beijing before the year."

He was speaking for Zhao Luli, Zhao Luli immediately cupped his hands and turned to Wen Yinong to salute: "Thank you, Mr. Wen."

Wen Yinong bowed slightly and returned the salute: "I only said a few words of justice, Mr. Zhao, you don't have to be polite!"

The two of them bowed their heads like this, and saw a cold light shooting towards Zhao Luli, and the others would be able to react, the white light was already on the back of Zhao Luli's neck, and the girl let out an "ahhh", but heard a "pop" With a sound, two slender fingers clamped the white light, and everyone saw clearly that it was a piece of broken porcelain, and the person who clamped the porcelain piece was Fang Zishi.

No need to ask, the person who shot the tiles was naturally Lu Jiusi, he said without changing his expression, "I'm sorry, my hand slipped off."

"You, you, you dare to commit murder. Is there any law?" Zhao Luli realized that he had escaped death, and he was so frightened that he covered his neck and cried out in pain. The porcelain slipped on his neck The slender mouth, a trace of red blood set off the white neck, if he hadn't yelled, it would have been a little strangely glamorous.

Lu Jiusi didn't talk too much, and saw the debris next to him slap on the table, Zhao Luli shut up immediately, and quickly hid behind Fang Zishi, Fang Zishi cupped his hands and smiled: "Master Lu, the situation is unclear now, everyone still It takes solidarity.”

"Mr. Fang is good at work." Lu Jiusi didn't answer, but raised his eyes leisurely and said something.

"Thank you, thank you." Fang Zishi said a few words politely.

They chatted for a while, Zhao Luli had already moved to the table next to Fang Zishi at the door, Xiong Nengren gave him a sideways look, but didn't say much.

No one was in the mood to eat more for dinner. Without the shopkeeper and waiter, the most humble Rong family naturally became the person who boiled water and cooked rice. Zhao Luli was frightened by Lu Jiusi once, and for the first time, he stopped chattering and expressing his opinions.

Mrs. Rong brought the food, knowing that everyone didn't believe her, she filled up some and started to eat. After using up some of the tea soup and food, everyone got up and took their portion back to eat.Although everyone didn't have much appetite, they all ate a few mouthfuls and went back to their rooms to rest.

When Zhao Luli went upstairs, a girl surnamed Wu followed her and asked in a low voice, "Hey, Suan Xiucai, I remember you brought a bookboy here, where are the others?"

"After the avalanche, I sent him out to investigate, and he never came back. I'm afraid it's more than auspicious." Zhao Luli had a bitter look on his face.

The girl asked softly again: "What did you say to that big fat man? Don't try to lie to me. I saw you give him a look at what's in your palm."

Zhao Luli still shook his head, and the girl said unwillingly, "Forget it, I'll trade you a secret. This secret may allow you to escape."

She paused as she spoke, a little desperate to get her, but she saw Zhao Luli looking at her with black and white eyes, really waiting for her to exchange her secrets, the girl looked around, and pulled him into her room: " Do you know who Madam Rong is?"

Zhao Luli looked at the girl surnamed Wu with her beautiful peach blossom eyes: "The eldest daughter of Qin Tianjianzheng, Miss Jiang who is said to be married to General Taiyin, but when I look at Rong Shiyi, she doesn't look like General Taiyin. Woolen cloth."

The girl's complexion changed and she almost lost her voice. She narrowed her voice and said, "You, how do you know?"

"Even if I don't know that you want to trade Mrs. Rong's secret, I won't agree. If I want to know her secret, why don't I trade it with her."

Zhao Luli usually insists on words, but he is procrastinating when it comes to making deals. The girl had no choice but to bite her lips: "Forget it, I owe you a favor. When I want to leave, I will take you with me."

"Everyone can't leave, how did you manage?" Zhao Luli asked curiously.

The girl shook her head lightly: "I can't tell you about this, as long as you know that I can leave."

Zhao Luli said: "Then I will tell you when you take me away."

The girl was dissatisfied but helpless, who asked them to ask each other about the hole cards, since she refused to show the hole cards to others, naturally she couldn't force Zhao Luli to show her the hole cards, so she could only sigh and say: "That's all, look at it with me For the sake of your fate, I will give you a secret."

"Miss, please tell me." Zhao Luli's eyes lit up when he heard the secret again.

The girl surnamed Wu couldn't help laughing at Zhao Luli's enthusiasm for hearing gossip and death in the evening.

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