Daming's Bizarre Story: Painted Skin

Li Mo's body trembled slightly and he tried his best to support the chair. Wang Zeng approached the north window with his sword hilt. The windows of the Buddhist hall were divided into north and south.

There are no stars and no moon outside, only the sound of "popping" coming from the roof, if you think of Mrs. Li's leftover human skin, it is enough to send chills down your spine.

At this moment, he saw a bright light on the back wall, and a flash of inspiration suddenly appeared in Zhaoran's mind, and he pulled Wang Zeng to jump back. Almost instantly, a fire snake rushed into the window lattice, and the window frames flew in all directions. It touched Wang Zeng's face.

Wang Zeng lay down on the ground and couldn't help but his complexion changed, with anger on his face: "Jinyiwei's Musketeers!"

Zhaoran was in a hurry, Wang Zeng was almost on top of him, almost breaking his waist, Wang Zeng helped him up from the ground, Zhaoran supported the old waist and thought to himself, a good man is really hard Doing it, he rolled his eyes and asked suddenly: "Where is Jiuru?"

Only then did the people in the room realize that Jiuru had disappeared at some point, Li Mo pointed to the key that had disappeared on the table and his face changed color: "He, he went to the clock tower!"

Zhao Ran hurriedly asked, "Where is the entrance?"

Li Mo pointed to the back of the confession case. Zhao Ran found the door and ducked in. At this time, the Buddhist hall was being roasted by the brocade-clothed fire dragon, the fire outside was full of flames, and the room was also emitting fire everywhere. Either retreat outside the house, or simply Entering the stone bell tower, Wang Zeng had no choice but to follow Zhao Ran into the bell tower.

There is no stone chamber in the bell tower, the tower is hollow, and there is only a very narrow stone staircase that spirals up against the wall, like a deep well.

Zhaoran looked up but couldn't see Jiuru's shadow, so he had to climb up on his stomach on the wall. He was out of breath when he climbed to the top, but he saw Jiuru standing on the outer wall of the tower. The sleeves of the clothes fluttered, and the white forehead also flew in the air.

He slowly looked down at his feet, took a look at Zhaoran, and was dizzy immediately. He quickly grabbed the stone wall and looked at the house below which was covered by fire. dog.

Wang Zeng came up a little slower than Zhaoran, but his breath was much better. He also looked from top to bottom and frowned slightly: "I'm afraid this monster can't escape."

Jiuru jumped down from the edge of the wall, and Wang Zeng asked again: "When the Buddha came up, was there anyone on this tower?"

"No!" Jiuru shook his head lightly.

Zhaoran circled the clock, knocked it with his hand, put his head inside the clock again, and then poked his head out and asked, "Why doesn't it knock louder?"

"Why don't you knock louder?"

Zhao Ran gestured and said: "That monster, since it's protesting, why don't you knock it louder?"

Wang Zeng frowned: "What did you say?"

There was a "cracking" sound coming from below, it was Jin Yiwei's people who were putting out the fire with water.

They met Li Mo who was out of breath halfway down the clock tower, and heaved a sigh of relief when he saw them: "Are there still monsters up there?"

"Never."

Li Mo's face showed hatred: "That's good, I'm afraid the coefficients will be burned to death below."

Zhaoran watched Jiuru jumping down from the tower with Li Mo in his arms, so he had to move down step by step, and when he moved down, he felt that the bones in his skin were about to fall apart.

The fire in the Buddhist hall had already been extinguished, but the inside was in a mess, and the black ash was blown everywhere by the wind from the hole. Wang Zeng saw Zhaoran looking around in the house and asked, "What are you looking for?"

Zhaoran carefully removed a Buddhist scripture full of black and ash and said happily: "I found it!"

Under the Buddhist scriptures was the bowl of noodles brought by Li Mo. Zhao Ran picked up the chopsticks from the ground and wiped them clean, and then he ate the noodles hungrily. Some shyly said: "This side is really delicious, it's a pity not to eat it."

He wiped his mouth, and walked out of the house. Wen Zhigeng was looking at the ghostly corpse presented by his subordinates. Wen Zhigeng rarely wore dark clothes, probably to hide his presence in the night. The black clothes and silver hair had a strange look He is gorgeous, seems to be in a good mood at the moment, and looks even more outstanding, the only regret is that standing next to him is Jiu Ru.

Jiuru is the kind of person who is always beautiful, but can make all the stunning looks disappear from everyone.

Zhaoran felt that Wen Zhigeng seemed to know this too, so there was always a trace of hostility in the eyes of Jiu Ru.

"Congratulations, my lord! This demon has been exterminated by my lord." The Jinyiwei Xiaoqi flattered him.

It was rare for Wen Zhigeng to have a hidden smile on his lips, and Zhao Ran let out a "bah" in his heart, no wonder he knew that Jiu Ru, a Buddhist disciple, was present, yet he still resorted to such a big battle, he was clearly using them as bait, while he himself Hide aside to grab credit.

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Li Mo grabbed a handful of scorched bones and wept tears, pulled a Jin Yiwei and asked in a low voice: "You are outside the wall, so you can see what that monster looks like?"

"What does it look like? A dark patch, several feet wide, falling from the sky, filled with mist, and surrounded by countless little monsters." Jin Yiwei is worthy of being the emperor's guard, and his description is clear and vivid.

Wang Zeng seemed unhappy, so he didn't talk much with Wen Zhigeng, and went straight back to the mansion. Obviously, the man in the nominal concubine's mansion had no choice but to turn back.

When passing by Jiuru, Zhao Ran asked with a smile, "Is there anything else you want to say, Master Fo, I'm leaving now!"

Jiu Ru leaned slightly: "Fortunately, Fuyi, misfortune, Fuyi, the princess is careful all the way."

"Tsk!" Zhao Ran turned his head and left.

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Zhaoran went there in a sedan chair with a dignified appearance, but now the white temple silk was covered with black ash, his face was also white and blue, the carriage was moving slowly, he opened the curtain and looked out, only to see that it was pitch black outside. Only the dim light emanating from the white lanterns of the Li Mansion could be seen faintly.

He retracted his head and asked the female guard closest to him, "Why is this alley so dark?"

It was so dangerous just now, and the female guards were not around Zhaoran, Zhaoran didn't seem to complain, but he had a little more affection for him, so he said, "It's called No Light Lane."

"Lightless Alley?"

"All the poorest people in the town live here. No one can light oil lamps and candles at night. Therefore, when it gets dark, every household closes their doors, and the alley is naturally dark. That's where the name "Lightless Alley" comes from."

"Lightless Alley..." Zhao Ran turned his head and glanced at the Li Mansion deep in the alley.

"So Mrs. Li built the house here out of compassion. Although every house is dark outside, there is always a little light from Li's house to illuminate."

Clearly said: "This Mrs. Li is a kind-hearted person."

The female guard said with a bit of injustice: "It's a pity that good people don't get rewarded."

"Master Li and Mrs. Li have a good relationship, right?"

"Master Li is not happy with his official career. He has been idle in Rong'an Town for many years, and he relies on Mrs. Li's incense to maintain a prosperous life. It should be because of his good relationship."

That's what the female guard said, but Zhao Ran could hear some sarcasm, he clapped his hands and said: "It must be so, those two concubines must have been married by Mrs. Li to Mrs. Li, it's a pity, meeting such a good man good mistress, but they have no part to enjoy."

To his surprise, the female guard replied: "The relationship between the three of them is indeed good. Mrs. Li even brought them to meet our princess."

This made Zhao Ran a little puzzled, and then asked: "Then how did our princess know Mrs. Li?"

The female guard said: "How do I know, but it should have happened in the past few years. In the past few years, the princess will come to Rong'an Town in winter, and Li's Mansion in Rong'an Town is so famous, probably because of this." Bar."

"It's so cold, why does the princess want to go to the mountains?" Zhao Ran asked, Rong'an Town is not warmer than Jingli when it is close to the Five Elements Mountain.

"Buddhas come to Rong'an Town every winter."

"Is the princess here to see the Buddha?" Zhaoran remembered that Wang Zeng and Jiuru seemed to be old acquaintances, and couldn't help pricking up his ears, as if he had heard some great gossip.

It's a pity that at this time Wang Zeng turned his head and said, "What are you talking about?"

Zhao Ran hurriedly said: "Oh, I was asking them when?"

"You mountain people don't know how to read the time." Wang Zeng slowed down his horse and asked.

Zhao Ran pointed to the sky and said, "At this moment, there are no stars or moons in the sky, even if you know how to see it, you can't see it."

Wang Zeng raised his eyes to look at the sky, and sure enough, the sky was pitch black, and he felt a little uneasy in his heart, and said, "Quickly go back to the station!"

As he spoke, he rode his horse and led the way. Not far away, a cloud of thick fog hit them head-on.

"Protect the son-in-law!" Suddenly a voice shouted.

The guards immediately surrounded Wang Zeng in the middle, and when the fog passed, Wang Zeng turned his head, and saw a carriage left alone behind the guards, with a gun stuck on top of the carriage, which penetrated the entire carriage.

"Ru Niang!" Wang Zeng blurted out in shock.

"Princess!" Some of the guards who didn't know the truth couldn't help but change their expressions. Although they belonged to the son-in-law's old house, if the princess died in front of them, they would not be able to get rid of the crime from the horse to them, especially the guards could only apologise.

Two female guards who knew the inside story boldly stepped forward and slowly lifted the curtain of the carriage.

The surroundings were pitch black, and the lanterns in the hands of the guards had been blown out a lot, so the light was even more unclear. As soon as the female guard lifted the bridge curtain, something in the bridge ticked down along the side of the car, presumably It was blood gushing from the barrel of the gun.

The surrounding light is not clear, and the human ear is especially sensitive, and many people's faces are already pale.

The female guard was also in a daze, only feeling that her hand was cold, and a pale hand rested on the back of her hand, even if she had been trained, she couldn't help screaming sharply.

"You give me a hand!" someone shouted from under the carriage.

Wang Zeng stepped forward and pushed the female guard away, and pulled the people below up. It was clear, Wang Zeng looked at the dripping water and asked, "What is this?"

When Zhaoran came out at night, Wang Zeng told him to eat what he wanted, and he took advantage of the opportunity to ask the kitchen to make two pig urine soaks, which disgusted Lianqiao and left on the spot.

After he made the pig urine foam and put it on, it was really lifelike, but when he wanted to go out the window just now during the chaos outside, he found that it was stuck, so he had to throw the two urine foam from his breast pocket. Never thought that one of them was being pierced by a gun.

Now that Wang Zeng asked, Zhao Ran could only rub his chest and said vaguely: "It's my drinking water bag. It was too salty for dinner just now."

Have you never eaten salt on weekdays? The princess's meals are also salty. Wang Zeng glanced at him.

While they were talking, footsteps could be heard from all around, Wen Zhigeng appeared with a group of Jin Yiwei.

It is obvious at this moment that the role of his bait after coming out of Li's mansion is not over at all, maybe it was just when he came in handy, and if someone really wanted to harm the princess, they would definitely not take advantage of their heavily guarded time .

Wen Zhigeng glanced at the gun that was thrust into the back of the carriage and said clearly: "Your life is really big."

"How can you, a vicious dog, survive until now..." Zhao Ran retorted with lowered brows.

Wang Zeng said, "Where did that thief go?"

Wen Zhigeng looked around at the guards in Jinyi, but no one made a sound, he frowned slightly: "The action was quick, it's too dark today, so I have to try another day."

Zhao Ran couldn't help but change his face and bared his teeth and said: "This vicious dog!"

Wang Zeng's face was displeased: "Our son-in-law's mansion has done everything we can, and we need to return to the capital as soon as possible, otherwise the princess's safety will be compromised, and you and I can't afford to walk around."

"The demon has been destroyed, and the remaining demons are nothing to fear, but now that the assassin is gone, how can the princess' safety not be threatened?" Wen Zhigeng said without changing his expression.

Zhao Ran replied: "Who said the assassin escaped?"

Wen Zhigeng closed his long and narrow eyes: "Do you know where he is?"

Zhao Ran defended with a pointing finger: "Among them!"

With these words, Wang Zeng's expression changed, and he said in a low voice, "Ru Niang, don't talk nonsense, none of my guards use long spears."

Zhao Ran spread his hands and said: "Because the long gun was on the carriage, the man tied the shaft of the long gun under the shaft in advance and only carried the head of the gun with him. When the chaos started, he quickly ran forward from the left side of the car and took out the gun at the same time. head, pulled down the barrel of the gun, put the head on the gun, turned around and shot, and then ran to the side of the horse."

Wen Zhigeng asked, "Why must you be running from the left?"

"Which hand is Master Wen usually using?" Zhao Ran waved his hand and said, "If he came from the right side, he would have to do a sideways movement to pick up the gun, unless he is left-handed and the son-in-law is the young master, presumably the guards also There will be no more left-handed people, so everyone draws their swords together, others use their right hands, and he uses his left hand, that would be unbeautiful!"

Wen Zhigeng looked at Wang Zeng, Wang Zeng glanced at Zhao Ran and nodded slightly.

"Similarly, if he runs from the front and then runs back, he will make a lot of moves, which will attract attention, and the time will not be enough!" Zhao Ran said with a smile: "So, that person must have walked in the car on purpose. Afterwards, the person on the left side with water splashed on his lower body..."

The female guard looked up at someone in the guard group and said in surprise: "Lu Jia is you!"

The guard simply pulled out his knife and wiped his neck, Wen Zhigeng sneered, "I want to die!"

With a flick of his finger, an iron ball shot through the back of the guard's hand, and the knife fell to the ground. Wang Zeng shouted with a livid face, "Take him down!"

The guard was pinned to the ground, but he struggled a few times before lowering his head. Wen Zhigeng raised his head and saw that Lu Jia had already passed away from anger. He just drew his saber just to put on a show, and the purpose was to earn Time to bite the poison sac in its mouth.

Wen Zhigeng couldn't help throwing away the head of the dead body in his hand with an angry expression on his face, and said "tsk tsk" twice in his heart, but Wen Zhigeng turned his head and looked at him: "Master Fuma, this little maid is very smart... "