soul repair

Su City is located in the south of the Southern Dynasty, less than [-] li away from Yunxi Ridge, where the Lu family of the Southern Dynasty is located.This is a small town, but its geographical location is unique. It is the intersection of two waterways, and there is an endless stream of passers-by. Although there are no scenery or products, it has a unique north-south street. There are brothels and casinos. It is a place for business and travel. The place.

Sucheng started to be lively after dark, but in the morning it was quiet like a dead city.It was snowing lightly in the cold winter morning, and in the private room of a certain teahouse in this dead city, four solemn-faced people sat silently.

Tsing Yi wrote down the things he had found and put them on the table, and Shi Knock read them softly, and then there was a dead silence on the table.

"So, the soul cultivator is not actually in Sucheng?" Guan Lingdao asked.

Tsing Yi nodded.

In the past two years, some people have died intermittently, all over the Southern Dynasty, and many of them are near the Shangqing Palace. I don't know who did it.Tsing Yi started from the details, and found out that these people had all stayed in Sucheng, and bought the oiran here by coincidence.These passers-by bought love and then left, and they all died within three months.

When these people died, they were at least a hundred miles away from Sucheng, and the soul cultivators of Sucheng would not be able to kill them even if they had great abilities. In other words, these soul cultivators were not in Sucheng.

"Could it be that there are many soul cultivators scattered all over the place, and someone in Su City wanted these benefactors to die and spread the names?"

Tsing Yi nodded again, making gestures: That's what I thought.

Is there any great hatred, must these benefactors die?Could it be that the man who secretly admired the oiran did something out of jealousy?

Shi Knocking said thoughtfully: "There are sixteen brothels in Sucheng. The oiran is selected once a month, and the oiran will be publicly called on the day of the election."

In this way, there are twelve oirans in Sucheng every year, so what I thought just now was wrong, and the reason for killing people out of jealousy is even less.

Since there are no personal grievances, why choose these benefactors?Who did these benefactors offend?

"Third Palace Master, what should we do now?" Shi Kousheng looked at Ji Qingyan beside him.

Tsing Yi gestured: Many of these businessmen do not use their real names, and they did not know who they were when they called for prices. After leaving Sucheng, they are like fish entering the sea of ​​Sichuan.I guess someone must have tried to figure out their life experience in order to kill them all.

"How do you choose the oiran?" Ji Qingyan asked.

Shi Knock said in a low voice: "I know a thing or two about this. Although there are many brothels in Sucheng, there are people behind them secretly controlling them. It is said that there were 22 brothels in Sucheng ten years ago, and the three forces behind them fought to the death. Lou quietly got rid of the other two forces and merged several brothels to get what it is today. On the surface, these [-] brothels are soliciting business from each other and not giving in to each other, but in fact they are secretly connected. Who will be the oiran of the month has already been decided."

Tsing Yi nodded slightly, gestured and said: Knocking sound is right.

The stone knocking sound blushed for some reason.Usually he respects Tsing Yi very much, but he can't even see Tsing Yi's face, now he is praised by him, and he can't find his way for a while.

Guan Lingdao whispered: "How did you know the life experience of the benefactor? Did the oiran blow the pillow wind?"

Ji Qingyan gave him a cold look: "What do you know about pillow wind?"

Guan Lingdao was extremely dissatisfied: "I understand." I can still brag.

Ji Qingyan is a master of Taoism, and he is willing to live his whole life as a lonely and lonely person, guarding a chessboard, so don't he allow others to talk about romance?

Tsing Yi gestured again: If it is true that the oiran asked about his life experience from his benefactor, and released the news to kill someone, I am afraid that someone secretly instigated it, and it is inseparable from the forces controlling these sixteen brothels.

That said, there are some clues, at least there is a direction to follow.Shi Knock asked, "Who controls these brothels?"

Tsing Yi shook her head: I don't know.

Although the sixteen brothels are controlled by Yishuilou, no one knows who is in control of Yishuilou. After the oiran learns of the client's life experience, how many people know about it?

"Isn't it enough to arrest the former oiran for questioning?" Guan Lingdao whispered.

"Abducting an oiran from a brothel, I don't know how many people will be alarmed. If you can't ask, you will startle the snake?" The stone knocked thoughtfully, "Either capture the oiran, or you have to be their guest-- Do you know who the next oiran will be?"

Tsing Yi put a note on the table with a few words written on it: Wangchentai, tired of thinking.

The brothels in Sucheng have their own styles, some have the style of imperial power, some have the style of the Southern Dynasty, some have the style of the aristocratic family, and some have the style of the fairy family.And Wangchentai is a land of gentleness beyond the reach of ordinary people, and those who serve the benefactors are all women who are tired of Si, who don't seem to be born in the world.

Tsing Yi has already found out who the next oiran will be, so it is clear what to do next.If it was possible to find out exactly how the benefactor leaked his identity and how many people were involved that night, most of the matter could be resolved.

The stone knocking voice said in a low voice: "The oiran is selected fifteen times a month, and tomorrow is the night of picking flowers. If you miss this time, you will have to wait for a month."

In other words, this night of flower-picking must not let others take the lead. One of the four of them must bid for the flower-picking in order to find out the news from the mouth of the oiran and continue to investigate.

Tsing Yi watched his nose with his eyes and his heart with his nose, and pointed to his mouth: I am a dumb person, and I can't be a guest in the curtain.

Shi Knocking sound blushed, put the support of his left hand on the bench, and gently touched the sleeping Jun Mo with his fingers: "I can't do it either. I blush when I see women, and I don't know how to talk to them."

Guan Lingdao looked around and saw that no one was willing to sacrifice, so he whispered: "Actually, I can—"

Ji Qingyan raised his teacup and took a sip, then interrupted him lightly: "I'll go."

Hearing the sound of knocking on the stone, Ji Qingyan opened his mouth, he was a little surprised, and hurriedly said: "I also want to go to the spiritual way, but it is best if the third palace master is willing to go. The lord of the third house has a higher chance of winning than us."

Tsing Yi made gestures: so it's a deal.

Guan Lingdao felt a little uncomfortable in his heart, and flattened his mouth.Ji Qingyan and Sucheng Oiran could not be better.

It gets dark early in winter, and even at dusk, when the lights are gradually turned on, there are still very few people on the streets.Ji Qingyan and the others were wandering around the deserted street when a man was suddenly pushed out from a nearby restaurant and staggered and fell to the ground. Next to the man, pinched his waist and scolded: "If you don't know how to play the piano, don't make up for it. My family is tired of thinking about choosing the oiran tomorrow, so you still want to make a living with your skills?"

"Your luthier broke her hand, and she still picks and chooses, let her dance by herself tomorrow!" The man stood up angrily, "Who doesn't make a living and bully people like this!"

Guan Lingdao was silent.Tired of looking for a luthier?

Shi Knock lowered his voice, and said in Guan Lingdao's ear: "Don't you know how to play the piano? As her luthier, maybe you can find out the news early."

Guan Lingdao nodded quickly, and secretly winked at the sound of the knocking stone. The sound of the knocking stone couldn't react for a while, and stood on the street like an idiot, frowning and winking at Guan Lingdao: "What do you want me to do?"

Guan Lingdao closed his mouth with a sullen face.He wants to be a luthier who is tired of thinking, so why don't he come to the door and say it by himself, how embarrassing does that look?The sound of the stone knocking is good for everything, but this kind of thing can't be turned around.

Qingyi couldn't make a sound, Ji Qingyan stood by and watched quietly, the middle-aged woman in the room had already started to close the door, and ordered impatiently: "I can't find anyone to be a luthier tonight, so I have to go to another house to borrow it." .”

Not long after, a yellow notice was posted.

Guan Lingdao took off the notice and said with a smile: "It would be great if we could find out the news before the night of picking flowers. Even if we can't, at least we can cooperate with each other. Good help."

Ji Qingyan looked at him silently, seemingly indifferent, but somehow made people feel a little colder than usual.

Tsing Yi nodded: This is also reasonable.

Guan Lingdao knocked on the door with a good temper. Not long after, there was the sound of running inside. When the door opened, a little girl's face was revealed with a green smile: "Guest officer, please wait, we haven't opened yet." Woolen cloth."

Guan Lingdao smiled gently: "Miss Yansi is looking for a luthier, isn't she?"

"Yes." The little girl was only thirteen or fourteen years old, and she blushed at the handsome young man in front of her, "Is the young master here to be a luthier? Please come in, mother is inside."

Guan Lingdao entered the Wangchen Terrace, the door was closed, and there was no movement for a long time.Not long after, I saw the little girl running out just now: "Guan Gongzi has stayed to be a luthier, let me tell everyone."

Ji Qingyan lowered his head and left without saying a word.