Tang riddles

The fact that Huang'er was kidnapped happened so suddenly that people were caught off guard.However, it cannot be said that there was no warning.Originally, the birth of Huang'er was based on the calculations of the cult members, otherwise, how could Shen Sui cut his palm, and how could Zhang Ruohan have been poisoned with aphrodisiac drugs.And this child obviously has a great effect on the mastermind behind the scenes, otherwise he wouldn't be planning step by step like this.What is certain is that Bai Liuniang and the people behind her are the driving forces behind the birth of Huang'er.After they impregnated Zhang Ruohan with the Luanhuang bloodline, they hibernated in the dark and waited for the child to be born.It was also predictable that Bai Liuniang would be captured by Shen Sui and brought to the Northwest General Forum.

Now, Bai Liuniang disappeared with the child, and Xiao Kai and the guard were killed. The only explanation is that Shen Sui's prison car can't hold Bai Liuniang, and she has a way to escape.But she has been waiting, and after the child was born, she finally found a good opportunity to abduct the child.

The child was taken away, and these drastic changes made Shen Sui and Zhang Ruohan, two novice mothers, suddenly lose their sense of place.Zhang Ruohan needless to say, she was already flustered to the point of indiscriminate speech and rampage.But Shen Sui's panic was more reserved and forbearing.On the surface, she seems to be quite calm, but in fact she has already panicked. She wants to go deep into the desert to track Huang'er, but she only cares about the horse, forgetting that only camels known as "desert boats" can travel in this vast desert. Shuttle, the horse can't go far at all.She even forgot to find the army in the city to help, and she didn't think of sending an order to the Qianyu Sect to send people to help.

What makes people even more sad is that she believes that Huang'er was kidnapped, and [-]% of the responsibility lies with herself.It was she who neglected to guard Bai Liuniang, it was she who made a cradle for Huang'er to sleep alone, and it was she who even failed to guard against whether there were enemies lurking in the city.Endless guilt and pain caused Shen Sui, who was always wise and calm, to lose his footing for a while, which is why he made so many low-level mistakes.

In any case, the matter has already happened, regretting that the past cannot be resolved, Shen Sui still needs to look forward, the most urgent task is to catch up with the escaped Bai Liuniang as soon as possible and get the child back.

Regarding Bai Liuniang's whereabouts, it is really uncertain.According to Shen Sui's previous speculation, Bai Liuniang is not the saint's person, but the Great Pope's. It's hard to say whether she will go to the main altar after she escapes, after all, the main altar is not the territory of the Great Pope. There should be no way for Bai Liuniang to untie the formation.

So, will she leave the northwest desert?Early in the morning, Shen Sui sent people to search all the people in the city, initially to find the child, but in the end, there was only news of an eyewitness.The only witness was a soldier who was guarding the city last night.According to the soldier, the shadow she saw was heading northwest.But the light was so poor that he couldn't even see the outline of that person clearly, he only vaguely felt that there was something in that person's arms.That time was just after midnight, and five hours had passed since now.

Shen Sui guessed that it was Bai Liuniang, but Bai Liuniang should not have escaped by herself, there was at least one accomplice by her side.

Her guess comes from the traces left in the firewood room where Bai Liuniang was imprisoned.first.The lock of the prison cart holding Bai Liuniang was twisted from the outside, and Bai Liuniang, who was inside the prison cart, could not twist off the iron lock with her hands in a powerful posture.At the scene, there was no tool left to break the iron lock.Secondly, Xiao Kai and the guard died when their throats were pierced by a triangular pyramid-shaped sharp weapon. One attacked from behind, and the other pierced from the front. have.This kind of weapon is not found in the entire post house or even the entire Loulan Mansion military camp. It is obviously a special weapon carried by an outsider.And Shen Sui speculated that this triangular pyramid-shaped sharp weapon should be a tool for breaking the iron lock.

Furthermore, the Qianyumen and his party stationed in the post were all drugged last night.According to the analysis and investigation of Xiongniang after getting up in the morning, this kind of drug is another form of Jinzuifang. It is in the form of smoke. Last night, someone used a blowpipe to blow misty smoke into the house, silently bewildering the entire posthouse.It is impossible for Bai Liuniang to obtain these things at the posthouse, so it is obvious that some accomplices did such a thing.

In the end, the intruder did not eliminate the traces left by himself.In the firewood house, including the courtyard and the corridors, there were strange sand and dust footprints—a pair of suede boots with diamond-shaped soles, and the toe of the boots was like a ship's point, which was the style of the Western Regions.This is the most unshakable evidence.

Miyan not only stunned the adults, but Huang'er also inhaled the mist in the house, so the child didn't cry at all, and was carried away quietly.The door latch of Shen Sui and Zhang Ruohan's house was pushed open bit by bit by a fine-edged blade. The intruder did not destroy the latch violently, probably in order to keep the original state as much as possible, so as to ensure that the fact that the child was taken away was discovered as late as possible, so that Buy time to escape.

The only thing that puzzled Shen Sui was that the intruder didn't murder other people's lives, except for the brother guarding Bai Liuniang, everyone in Qianyumen just fainted.There was no drug blown into the firewood room, and the door lock was damaged by external force, which was a forced intrusion.

Shen Sui inspected the scene and came to the conclusion that the reason why the firewood room was not blown into drugs was because the firewood room had no windows and only one door, which should have been locked from the outside at that time. Xiao Kai was imprisoned in it together, and the purpose of doing so at first was to ensure that the two of them would not make any small moves in the woodshed.The key is on Huyan Zhuoma, and if the people inside want to come out, Huyan Zhuoma needs to open the door himself.The second is that the person who kidnapped Bai Liuniang obviously hoped that she could keep her sanity, otherwise it would undoubtedly be a burden to take the comatose Bai Liuniang away.Therefore, only violent means were used to invade the firewood room. The door was directly smashed open. After the door was opened, the intruder immediately assassinated the sane Xiao Kai and the guard inside the door, and then immediately destroyed the lock of the prison car, bringing Bai Liuniang runs away.

From the beginning to the end, the cult had no intention of murdering Shen Sui and the others. They just planned a series of traps step by step to lure Shen Sui into taking the bait bit by bit.And even if Shen Sui could tell that this was a game, he had to jump into it. This had obviously changed from a conspiracy to an overt conspiracy.

And why the cult always wants to save the lives of Shen Sui and others is what puzzles Shen Sui the most.

Although there were still many unsolved things, Shen Sui could no longer wait any longer.Zhang Ruohan ran out of control, she tried her best to recover, and finally comforted Zhang Ruohan who was full of pain.It's just that the anxiety of Lian Maid has reached the extreme at this moment. Although she understands that she needs time to prepare to go after Huang'er, she really can't wait for a moment.Shen Sui took her back to the city camp post, and began to pack his luggage, ready to leave immediately.During this period, she sat alone in silence, without saying a word, her tears dried up in the dry air, her eyes were red and swollen, and she was in a trance.Shen Sui couldn't bear to look at it, she just forced herself to get busy and not to think, so that she could take a breath from the guilt, remorse, anxiety and pain like drowning and suffocating.

With the assistance of Huyan Zhuoma and Hutuo, they first sent a message back to the rear, asking the Qianyu Sect in Liangzhou and Shanzhou to send people to help immediately.Then they entrusted General Jiang to find ten camels, three old horses that often walked in the desert, and a wide-wheeled cart for carrying loads in the desert.

Shen Sui, Huyan Zhuoma, Hutuo, Congyun, Congyu, Yingniang, the old Sogdian guide, and three capable Qianyumen elites rode nine camels respectively, among which Congyu and Yingniang rode one .The tenth camel was used to carry the large and small burdens and baggage.Two old horses were used to pull a wide wheeled cart. The cart was originally a flatbed cart. Shen Sui set up a simple felt canopy on top of it to protect against the strong sunshine and sandstorm in the desert. Zhang Ruohan, Wu Ya and Shen Jin Sitting in the car, responsible for looking after the unconscious Chizuru.The last old horse has a birdcage hanging on it, and there are three pigeons and a yellow finch in it. These are the spare birds for summons, and a brother from Qianyumen is in charge of riding and looking after them.

When Sima Chengzhen set off, he took away twelve brothers from Qianyumen, and now there are six brothers left, one of whom was in charge of guarding Bai Liuniang, who had been killed.Shen Sui entrusted General Jiang to cremate him, and when she returned, she would take her brother back for burial.In the end, he also left a brother in the city to be in charge of the rear liaison, to receive and guide Qianyu from Liangzhou and Shanzhou who came to support.

Shen Sui also tried to negotiate with General Jiang, hoping that he could lend him troops, but General Jiang had the command to defend the city, neither he nor Shen Sui had the right to mobilize troops at will, so he had to give up.But he also knew that it would be dangerous for Shen Sui and the others to go, so he tried his best to prepare supplies for Shen Sui and the others as a token of his appreciation.

In this way, a group of 14 people set off in a hurry.Until they left, the black-feathered fast eagles of Sima Chengzhen, Xuan Weizi and others in front of them did not come back, and the haze in Shen Sui's heart was getting bigger and bigger.

Discovering that the child was missing in the morning, they set off from the early afternoon at the fastest speed and began to advance towards the northwest.This direction was set by Shen Sui, and the elderly Sogdian merchant had already led the way with Hutuo, but Huyan Zhuoma was a little worried:

"Master, are you sure they took the child to the ancient city of Loulan? If not, we made a big mistake."

"No, it's the ancient city of Loulan. It was Bai Liuniang and her accomplices who took the child away. At this moment, they will only go to the main altar."

"Why?" Huyan Zhuoma was puzzled, "Bai Liuniang belongs to the Great Pope, but the main altar is the site of the saint?"

"No, there must be a very special reason why the saint can't get out of the main altar. It's just Bai Liuniang and Xiao Kai's one-sided story that she controls the main altar. We can't believe it. In the main altar, there may be something we can't imagine The situation led us all the way to the main altar, and it would be too far-fetched to say that it was a slap in the face, when the lotus maid gave birth to a child, the purpose of taking the child to the main altar is actually very clear."

"Whether it was the saint who kidnapped the child, or the great pope who kidnapped the child, I am confused." Huyan Zhuoma sighed.

"At least, the person who killed and pretended to be the bluebird and guided us is Bai Liuniang's accomplice. This is for sure. Two people, one outside and the other inside, combined with each other, and single-handedly contributed to the birth of Huang'er. If Bai Liuniang Liuniang is indeed an accomplice of the Great Pope, and so is the fake bluebird. It is further deduced that the person who wants the child is the Great Pope. If Bai Liuniang is not the person of the Great Pope, then things will be complicated. She may be the saint. People may not belong to either the Pope or the saint. The former is the saint who planned all this. The latter... may be someone other than the saint who has been planning carefully, and the saint In the name of acting, hiding in the darkest place."

"There's a third party?" Huyan Zhuoma was stunned.

"It's just a guess. I have a vague feeling that the complex performance of the fake bluebird and Bai Liuniang reveals the existence of a third party from the side." Shen Sui said, her hoarse voice seemed a little weak in the wind and sand, and the fatigue between her eyebrows and eyes was gone. Can't hide.

The wind and sand are endless, the sun is scorching, and the team is marching in the vast desert against the scorching weather.Water is more precious than gold here, everyone is trying their best to save energy and avoid talking to reduce drinking water.In the team, the stern and silent atmosphere made everyone look very dignified.

Several hours later, night fell and the temperature plummeted.Four weeks ago, Shen Sui ordered the team to stop at the same spot and set up camp to rest.The desert at night is full of dangers, so you must not rush into it out of haste.The sky was clear and cloudless. In the vast desert night sky, the stars were extremely clear. The curtain of continuous stars brought a psychedelic charm. Looking at the night sky, Shen Sui gradually eased his anxious mood.

She knelt down on the sand slowly, bowing to the south.Huang'er, you must be born in the Southern Vermilion Bird Constellation, with divine destiny and divine protection.I named you Shan'an for my mother, and may God listen to my humble prayers and keep you safe forever.

She kowtowed nine times, and finally formed a Taoist seal of blessing with both hands, and chanted "Supreme Taiyi Duer saves the suffering Tianzun" in a low voice, lying on the sand, and did not get up for a long time.

After an unknown amount of time, a soft hand touched her shoulder.The hand was trembling, Shen Sui heard a familiar voice, suppressing the faint sobs.

"Akashi... sorry..."

Shen Sui slowly raised her body and looked at the person beside her. Zhang Ruohan was kneeling beside her, with two lines of tears rolling down her beautiful face.Shen Sui's eyes were wet with tears for a moment, and he said in a trembling voice:

"What are you... say sorry to me again... you should blame me, it's my fault, it's my fault..."

"No..." Zhang Ruohan took her crying face into his arms, "None of us should blame anyone else, let's rescue Huang'er, we are a family of three, and we will never be separated again."

"Ok!"

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