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The news brought by Sima Chengzhen's master and apprentice plunged the Shen residence into an atmosphere of tension and fear.Shen Jin was a little undecided for a while, so he decided to invite his sister-in-law Zhang Ruohan out first, and let everyone sit down and talk carefully.

Soon, Zhang Ruohan's face was solemn, and Hutuo, who had reported the news, hurried out from the back hall and came to the front hall.Shen Jin and Qianhe were sitting and drinking tea with Sima Chengzhen's master and apprentice. Seeing Zhang Ruohan coming, Shen Jin and Qianhe got up to greet them. Zhang Ruohan raised her hand and pressed it, indicating that there is no need to be polite, and she quickly sat down with her skirt on her back Next, straight to the point:

"Master Sima, there are dangerous people in the surroundings right now, and there are hardly any trustworthy people around. Forgive Ruohan for being rude, but there are some things that Ruohan must confirm. How did you know that Yin Yuyue has entered the capital? And why did it take three months?" It took four years to tell us that the corpse in the secret way was not Yin Yuyue?"

Brother Chen wanted to answer, but Sima Chengzhen raised his hand to stop him, saying:

"Let me say it. When we took the bones out of the secret passage, we didn't inspect them for a while. Because it was a mummy, there was no problem of decay, so we decided to transport it back to Maoshan for burial. I never thought about it. When I went back to Maoshan for burial However, it was found that the little finger of the left hand of the corpse was not defective. Taoist Tianyin never hid his left hand when he practiced on Maoshan Mountain. Anyone who has seen him knows that his left little finger is defective. Clear. So I understand that Yin Yuyue must have escaped by feigning death." At this point, he coughed suddenly, and couldn't stop it for a while, Senior Brother Chen hurriedly took out the pills for him, and drank a glass of water, Only then did his cough subside.

"What's the matter?" Zhang Ruohan frowned and asked, "Sima Tianshi has always been healthy, how could he suffer from such a severe cough?"

"Master was hit by a palm in the back of the chest, leaving irreparable damage to his heart and lungs, and his lifespan is numbered. Yin Yuyue's subordinates did the damage!" Senior Brother Chen gritted his teeth, "If Master and I were not trapped, how could we Will I deliver the news to you in time? Master and I escaped desperately, and rushed to report to you before the other party reacted, and you still doubt us?"

"Qingfeng! Don't talk like that." Sima Chengzhen grabbed his arm and stopped him, "It's normal for them to doubt, just explain the matter clearly, why get angry, you haven't reached the level of cultivation yet."

"I'm sorry... Master." Senior Brother Chen took a deep breath and apologized.

"When we discovered the problem of Yin Yuyue's bones, I immediately planned to contact Chishi. But I didn't expect that there was always Yin Yuyue's dark thread in the Daomen. This person is the medicine boy in my alchemy room. He has a very high burden. Martial arts, a sneak attack on me, I was unprepared, and fell to the ground. At that time, Qing Feng was not by my side, guarding outside the door. After the drug boy attacked me, he successfully attacked Qing Feng again and locked us two insiders together. Afterwards, he announced to the public that Qingfeng and I were going to retreat for a long time, and he would only deliver the most basic food and clothing, and locked us in the stone room for a full three years."

"Master is seriously injured, and there is no medicine to recuperate in the stone room. The stone room is dark and cold all day long, and the food is simple. The injuries that could have been cured have deteriorated. Now it is... there is no medicine and stone..." Senior Brother Chen said And here, already choked up.

"How could this be..." Shen Jin couldn't believe it.Zhang Ruohan and Qianhe were also depressed.

"Everyone has their own life. When my life span is up, I have lived long enough. Even if I am gone, there is nothing to be sad about. Why is this?" He took a short breath and continued, "The medicine boy didn't kill us at that time. It was to wait until the Daoist sect was really controlled. After all, he was single and weak, and his accomplices were not around at the time. And because my retreat seemed very abrupt and hasty, without telling anyone, the elders felt very strange. In the past, I In retreat, I will definitely explain everything clearly before, and meet with everyone who should meet. Once an elder asked to see me, and the medicine boy asked them to watch from the small air hole on the stone chamber in order to win their trust. Qingfeng’s Ya acupuncture point was blocked in advance and he was unable to call for help. People outside saw us sitting cross-legged in it and believed it was true, so they stopped being suspicious. About two years later, some of their accomplices sneaked into the Taoist gate and killed A large number of elders and disciples who were loyal to me completely controlled the Daomen. Then they planned to take my life and Qingfeng's. During this period, Qingfeng and I did not waste time in vain. We found a very weak foundation on the edge of the stone room and used it to It took more than two years to hollow out the iron arm (heavy object, used for weight-bearing exercise) tied to Qingfeng’s body, and he escaped in advance. Now, the fact of our escape must have been exposed, and Qingfeng and I did not hide. After arriving in Chang'an, he showed up and entered the palace at the invitation of the emperor, with the purpose of finding out the whereabouts of Yin Yuyue. Until today, I finally found the opportunity to find you and explain the situation."

"Yin Yuyue is in the palace?" Qianhe asked strangely, "Why do you think so?"

"I guessed his whereabouts from his purpose. His current goal is to kill Chisi and take her blood to extend his own life. The second is to completely control the royal family and satisfy his desire for power. Recently, Chang'an There are so many murders, Yin Yuyue must be making trouble among them. He himself is probably hiding in Chang'an City, waiting for an opportunity. Just now, Erlang also told me about Yin Yuyue's past, since he pretended to be Lu Yifeng and faked his death to get away. From a point of view, he is very good at disguising himself as an unsuspecting relative next to the target in order to sneak attack. But I am not sure if he will repeat this trick. Judging by his cunning and changeable personality, I am afraid He has already expected that this trick will not work, because I have escaped, and he knows that I will come to report to you. Once you know about the little finger on your left hand, you must first check whether the people around you are disguised. Then, his last A possible hiding place is at or near the palace so that he can manipulate the royal family."

After speaking, Sima Chengzhen took the initiative to stretch out his left hand to check for Shen Jin and Zhang Ruohan, and also glanced at Senior Brother Chen beside him.Senior Brother Chen sighed and stretched out his left hand.Zhang Ruohan and Shen Jin met each other, but they were not polite. They carefully checked their fingers, and found no signs or abnormalities of camouflage, which proved that they were indeed not Yin Yuyue pretending to be.

"Yin Yuyue can only pretend to be a limited number of people. He is tall, so it would be very difficult to disguise as a woman. Unlike the Goddess of Thousand Changes, who can change into men and women at will. The person he pretends to be should be a man." Sima Chengzhen said.

"Is it possible that his left little finger can be cured?" Shen Jin asked. After all, Luanhuang's marrow blood has miraculous effects, and even her paralysis was cured. It doesn't seem strange that the left little finger is cured.

Sima Chengzhen gave a negative answer:

"Luanhuang marrow blood heals your paralysis because your spinal cord is injured, and it is time-sensitive. Similar to Qin Lian, the healing effect will be greatly reduced. And Qinnu, you have to understand that Luanhuang marrow blood It is impossible to regenerate a severed limb, and Yin Yuyue's little finger is the same, otherwise he would have healed himself long ago, why bother to pretend."

It dawned on Shen Jin that such a simple truth, she was the one who got into a dead end.

"In this way, it will be easy to handle. The little finger of his left hand will become an inevitable factor in determining his identity. Now that he knows his flaws, he will no longer be afraid of his deceit." Qianhe laughed.

"Don't take it lightly. This person is cunning and unpredictable. We don't know what kind of traps he has set up for us." Sima Chengzhen reminded. After saying this, his face turned pale. Far from what he looked like when he just entered the door.It seems that he has been trying to keep his spirits up, and he doesn't want others to see that he is suffering from illness.

"Tianshi Sima, you should stay in the mansion, don't run away anymore. I'll let the girl come and show you, maybe there is a way." Zhang Ruohan said.

"Yes, my sister misses you very much too. She is still in a coma with a high fever. When she wakes up, she will be very pleasantly surprised to see you." Shen Jin also persuaded.

"It's okay to stay here, but tomorrow we have to leave. The emperor set up an altar in the northern suburbs, and we have to go to worship the heavens and pray for blessings and eliminate evil spirits."

"How can you do it with your physical condition?" Zhang Ruohan was worried.

"Don't worry, I can still hold on. We came today and did not hide our whereabouts. It is tantamount to officially declaring war on Yin Yuyue. After that, you must be careful. I will go to the altar to distract him. Let's see if he If you will make a move, this is an excellent opportunity to bait, don't let it go." Sima Chengzhen warned.

Sima Chengzhen was sent by Hu Tuo and Senior Brother Chen to Yizhuo for diagnosis and treatment, and Zhang Ruohan went to the backyard residence together with Shen Jin and Qianhe.They planned to see if Shen Sui showed signs of waking up, and to see if she could meet Sima Chengzhen in her condition.

"Sister-in-law, although the truth has come to light, I still don't understand some things. If Yin Yuyue killed eight officials and three servants of the Crane Mansion for Aunt Lian, why did he have to take such a strange way of killing?" How? Also, is there any particularity in the order in which these people were killed?"

"Five Elements Blood Fiend Formation Breaking Technique..." Qianhe suddenly said.

"Huh? You know?" Shen Jin was surprised, she didn't expect Qianhe to have her own thoughts on this matter.

"Hmm... When I was wandering around the rivers and lakes back then, I heard from my eldest brother that Chang'an City has a five-element feng shui formation, and blood can break feng shui. You all know this too."

Shen Jin and Zhang Ruohan nodded suddenly: "So it's to break the so-called five-element feng shui formation?"

While talking, they had arrived at the main courtyard where Shen Sui and Zhang Ruohan lived. As soon as they entered the courtyard, they saw that Shen Sui had gotten up, dressed in a loose white robe, with long hair loose, squatting on the ground and staring intently at Another person watches.This other person is her daughter—Xiao Huang'er.At this moment, Xiao Huang'er was drawing something on the ground with a branch, Shen Sui stared at it in a daze.

Just as Shen Jin was about to go up to call for his sister, Zhang Ruohan grabbed her. Zhang Ruohan made a silent gesture, signaling to keep silent, and then led Shen Jin and Qianhe to quietly approach the mother and daughter in the yard.

Zhang Ruohan was the first to see the pattern Huang'er drew on the ground. It was not a pattern, but a grid with words written one by one.Huang'er has been obsessed with practicing knives and calligraphy recently. Zhang Ruohan personally drew the matts for the child to practice calligraphy, and standardized the frame structure of the child's fonts.From now on, whenever the child writes, he will draw a grid first.

What's going on here?Staring at Huang'er's writing, and being able to watch so intently, my sister must have burnt out her brain.Shen Jin said worriedly.

Probably after hearing the discussion of the three just now, Shen Sui and Huang'er almost raised their heads at the same time, looking up at them.Immediately, Shen Sui stood up slowly, the long black hair in the shawl fluttered in the warm summer wind, the expression on her face was calm, without any negative emotions, she said leisurely:

"Breaking the five-element feng shui formation is just a trick to confuse the emperor. The real intention of Yin Yuyue's order of killing is to write the word 'pity' in Chang'an City."

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