Tang riddles

Behind the door of the nine-storey pavilion is a deep masonry corridor, which is so narrow that it can barely accommodate one person.Shen Sui and his party were almost all wounded, and they had to take out the eighteen dead brothers, the fainted Yixu, the dead Goddess with Thousand Faces and Bai Liuniang, and the injured Wuya. Stay behind and take the wounded out first.Wait outside, settle the wounded, and then re-enter, and transport the corpses out.Before Shen Sui left the Loulan Mansion Military City Camp, he sent a sect master's order to the Qianyu Sect at the rear, counting the time, the support should have arrived nearby by now, and this matter can be handed over to them at that time.

Hutuo and Yingniang had already woken up, Shen Sui handed the bloody root to Yingniang.Hu Tuo led Wuya again, Huyan Zhuoma picked up Yixu, and the group entered the tunnel behind the door in a single file.

Although this tunnel is deep and has no end, it is not dangerous.It feels like the tunnel is going up, and it is about to lead to the ground.However, it was difficult to judge the direction in this environment, and Shen Sui didn't know which direction he was going.

After an unknown amount of time, Shen Sui, who was leading the way at the front, stopped suddenly, and two forked roads appeared in front of the torch in her hand.And there is no trace around here that can guide her. It seems that she can only go to find out the situation first.

"Everyone rest in place, I'll go explore the way." Shen Sui said.

"Chishi, I will be with you as a teacher." Sima Chengzhen said.

"Chishi, be careful, come back if you can't do it, don't go far." Zhang Ruohan said.

Shen Sui nodded, and then walked into the road on the right hand side with Sima Chengzhen.

Fortunately, they were lucky. Not long after they entered this road, they discovered that this road was actually a dead end.It didn't take long to go out, and it came to an end.And in the darkness at the end, there was a figure sitting upright.Shen Suichu was startled, and immediately put his hand on the handle of the knife (the scabbard had been recovered), but after a closer look, he found that it was just a skeleton that had lost its life.The clothes on his body are still in good condition, because this tunnel is not far from the desert outside, the air is very dry, and there are no scavengers here. Turned into a mummy.

Shen Sui and Sima Chengzhen approached, illuminated with torches, and took a closer look.It was only then that Shen Sui discovered that this corpse was actually wearing an gossip Taoist robe, and in the thin white hair that remained on the scalp, there was also a wooden hairpin that tied Taoist hair.

Sima Chengzhen sighed deeply, and pulled something around the corpse's waist. Shen Sui saw that a jade tablet had been removed.Shen Sui leaned over to take a closer look, and the jade plaque read: Shangqing·Tianyin·Yin Yuyue.

"Taoist Tianyin, after 70 years, I finally found him." Sima Chengzhen said slowly.

Shen Sui was completely shocked. She was stunned for a while before asking:

"Master, what is going on here? Is this the person you are looking for, the person who talked with Master about the law of immortality 70 years ago? Card?"

Shen Sui clearly remembered that when she first arrived in Liangzhou, she met her long-lost master Sima Chengzhen in the Lotus Mountain Temple.At that time, Sima Chengzhen explained that the purpose of his trip to the Western Regions was to find an old friend from 70 years ago.At that time, Sima Chengzhen, who was still practicing with Pan Tianshi on Maoshan Mountain, welcomed a guest one day.The guest was dressed in a moon white robe, with an incomparably handsome face, ethereal and dusty.Looking at the age of only three or forty years old, her hair is silvery white, without a trace of black.This guest came to discuss the Tao with Pan Tianshi, and Sima Chengzhen was serving outside the hall at that time, listening to all their conversations.The guest, discussing the way of longevity with Pan Tianshi, said that he is already a hundred years old and three years old, which is even more impressive than Pan Tianshi's ninety years old.Pan Tianshi didn't believe him, so he told Pan Tianshi a story.The content of the story is exactly the separation of the Shen family in Yanling and the Shen family in Wu Xing.However, this story is completely different from what Sima Chengzhen's grandfather told him. The mystery of Luanhuang's bloodline that he mentioned makes one's hair stand on end.In the end, when the guest left, he said with a smile that what he said was all fabrications, so Pan Tianshi didn't have to take it seriously.Then, he gave Pan Tianshi a elixir that he made himself, which can prolong life.Pan Tianshi did not take the elixir, which was still sealed in a box and was brought over by Sima Chengzhen.

"Bo Zhao, I didn't tell you the whole truth." Sima Chengzhen apologized, "Actually, my so-called guest is my younger brother. He didn't leave immediately after he went to Maoshan, but he joined me and practiced for three years. He went down the mountain and left after two years. Of course, in terms of age, he is far above me, and I never even know his exact age. But he started later than me, and he is indeed my junior in terms of seniority. We never call him Junior Brother. Even if he is in the Shangqing Sect, he is a very special existence. He is more like a guest than a disciple. During those three years, he mainly followed my master to study the method of alchemy. There is a special attachment to pills. My master once told me that this person is half-mad and half-insane, and he is not far from becoming a demon. The pill in my hand was indeed refined by him."

As he said, Sima Chengzhen took out a medicine box from his arms and handed it to Shen Sui. Shen Sui opened it and saw a blood-colored pill lying in it.

"Blood pill? In other words, this is the most authentic blood pill." Shen Sui said.

"That's right, this is a blood pill made from the real Luanhuang's blood, which is much better than the batch-made blood pills in this underground labyrinth. I witnessed the whole process of his alchemy. After refining, he He gave this elixir to me, not to my master. He also said that this is a secret between us."

"Yin Yuyue... Yuyue, Wang Shuye, is also surnamed Yin. It seems that this person is probably... the son of Wang Shulang and Mrs. Shu Yao back then."

Sima Chengzhen nodded, and said: "I didn't know if I could find him at first. This person has a great relationship with the Yin family. I dare not tell you of his existence easily, so I concealed it. I just rely on some weak clues. Only then did I find the Western Regions. Yin Yuyue once said that the Western Regions are vast in size and sparsely populated, and it is the most suitable place to fight against the sky and the earth. I don’t understand what he meant, but I remembered that he once said I have said it. He also said that human blood has many secrets. The seemingly mediocre blood may hide ancient inheritance. Under the stimulation of special drugs, it can stimulate unimaginable potential. Especially the human spinal cord, It is the key to hematopoiesis. If it can change the hematopoietic function of the spinal cord, it can completely change the human body. There are too many profound and difficult things in what he said, which I couldn’t understand at the time. Decades of digestion gave me some Experience."

He paused, and then said: "My master left a last word before he died, saying that if I have the ability in the future, I hope I can find Taoist Tianyin and get rid of him. Master is very worried about this person. He said that this person It's very dangerous. My master is a person who has always believed in Taoism and nature. He will not interfere with everything in the world, let alone kill people. Only this time, he struggled for a long time, and he did not entrust me until the end of his life. Eradicate Taoist Tianyin for him. But I... searched for so many years, until now, I found him. But he... has already turned into a skeleton. How come immortality... It's all delusion, alas ..."

"The astrolabe, the labyrinth, the Taoist puzzle, the Taoist alchemy furnace in the nine-story pavilion...these all make sense. In fact, this underground labyrinth was designed and built by him." Shen Sui said.

"That's right. Back then, apart from making alchemy, his favorite thing was to observe the stars and calculate the secrets of heaven. What has he experienced all these years? Did he come here and build this place to realize his dream of immortality? " Sima Chengzhen sighed.

Shen Sui checked the corpse carefully again, she is still not sure about the cause of Yin Yuyue's death, nor why he died here alone.He moved the neck of the corpse slightly, only to find that the back neck of the corpse had been pierced.

"Huh? Yin Yuyue didn't die naturally, but was killed by someone." Shen Sui said, "It's a very special weapon, a bit like... a bit like the triangular-edged bayonet used by the cult associate who rescued Bai Liuniang. And This attack was a sneak attack from behind, without any warning, Yin Yuyue was stabbed to death."

"The cult associate who rescued Bai Liuniang... Isn't it the mother-in-law that Yixu said? Only Yixu and the mother-in-law are left with your mother. Yixu pretends to be an old Sogdian, and the young Sogdian can only Was it the mother-in-law in disguise? Bai Liuniang escaped that day, probably Yixu let her go, and then Yixu stayed alone. At that time, the mother-in-law had already left the Loulan Mansion military camp with us." Sima Chengzhen analyzed.

"That's what I thought about too, but the strange thing is that I searched Yixu's body, but I didn't find that special weapon on him, nor did I see it in the nine-storey pavilion... If it is true that there is only Next to Yixu and Grandma Zu, then I suspect that my mother may have taken the weapon away. Or... there is another person beside my mother, and this person saved Bai Liuniang and took my mother away."

Sima Chengzhen pondered for a moment, then said, "Then, who killed Yin Yuyue?"

Shen Sui thought for a while, and said: "I had a conversation with Anna Yi on the fifth floor before, and she mentioned the words 'the Great Pope at that time'. After hearing this, I found it very strange why she would use Words like 'at that time'. Could it be said that the current Grand Pope is not the Grand Pope at that time? Yin Yuyue is the designer and builder of the cult's main altar. His status is obviously still very high. If it is assumed that he was the Grand Pope at that time, then the current Grand Pope took his place after assassinating him."

Sima Chengzhen nodded: "It makes sense."

Shen Sui moved Yin Yuyue's body to the left, but heard a "clang", the sound of something heavy being knocked to the ground.Shen Sui took a closer look and found that there was something rolling out from behind the corpse.This is a silver jug, shaped like a barbarian's skin.There is a curved handle on the top of the pot, and there is a hanging chain on the edge, and its edge is also inlaid with gold.This is a kettle that is hung on the side of the saddle when rich people ride horses.On the bottom of the pot, there is a print of the supervisor.

"A silver pot with a cup pattern on a dancing horse." Shen Sui said, "I once saw a grand banquet in Chang'an on Emperor Wu's [-]th birthday. The Yuefu played "Qing Cup Music" and ordered hundreds of dancing horses to wear gold and silver , head to tail, singing and dancing, and the horse will hold a cup and drink for the guests at the end. Afterwards, the supervisor made a batch of silver pots with this theme, and gave them to the princes and nobles for hunting and entertainment."

"The 27th birthday of Emperor Wu...was that [-] years ago?"

"Yes, about a year after I was born."

"Then, Yin Yuyue's death time is at most 27 years." Sima Chengzhen said, "But, why did this palace item appear here? Is this Yin Yuyue's belongings, or is it left by someone else?"

Shen Sui turned the body over and said:

"It's his belongings. Look at his belt. This jug fell from his broken belt buckle."

Sima Chengzhen said: "It seems that his death may have something to do with the court or people in the court."

"Yi Xu once said that the current Pope is a member of the court and has great power." Shen Sui stood up, held the silver pot in his hand, and said, "This should be a good clue. The person who killed him carelessly left this thing behind, but now he gave me a clue."

"Hmph, how could they have imagined that we would come here and see Yin Yuyue's corpse." Sima Chengzhen sneered and stood up.

He looked at the profile of Shen Sui who was looking at the silver pot, and said:

"Bo Zhao, what do you think? I see you, you are not in a hurry to find your mother. Right now, your mother is being hunted down by the Pope's people. Annayi and his group were also released by you. .”

"With my current manpower, I can't stop Annayi. Fighting with them will only bring unnecessary sacrifices. My mother doesn't want to see me, or she doesn't want to meet me right now, so she will meet me soon. Before meeting, I ran away in a hurry. Then, I will not go against her wishes." Shen Sui said lightly, "Besides, if the Great Pope wanted my mother's life, my mother would not be alive now. He won't harm her , I can be sure of this. Perhaps for the Grand Pope, my mother is very important."

She pinned the silver pot to her waist, and walked back together with Sima Chengzhen:

"The purpose of my trip has been basically achieved. At least I found Huang'er, and I also found the antidote. It is already impossible to completely eradicate the cult here. I must return to Chang'an, the vortex of power in the court. Go inside and find out the great pope who is hiding in it. Only then will everything be over."

While talking, they had already returned to the place where the team was resting, and Yixu, who was knocked unconscious by her punch at that time, came back to life again, and Ying Niang was squatting beside him, facing him silently.The blood stains on his face, even the bride did not clean it up for him.

Shen Sui stepped forward, patted the girl on the shoulder, and said:

"I'll come and talk to him."

Tiaoniang nodded, and Shen Sui saw that the masseter muscles on her face were bulging, obviously suppressing the anger of gnashing her teeth.Shen Sui walked over, sat on the ground next to Yi Xu, and asked in the first sentence:

"You love my mother very much."

Yi Xu was silent for a long time before saying: "Yes, I love her...more than anything else in this world."

The author has something to say: Next, a memory will be inserted, telling the story of the generation of Yin Yu and Qin Lian in their early years.