Glamorous Fast Time Guide

In the deep courtyard with broken flowers and rocks, many unknown herbs grow lushly in the cracks in the mud, and they look up vigorously to enjoy the scorching sun that is unique to noon.

Several people came in and out of "Meifeng Residence" carrying earthen pots containing medicines and buckets.

After a while, the hot air in the room expanded and brought a cloud of smoke. I saw a sandalwood barrel in the center of the room. The water temperature in the barrel was so high that the sandalwood on the seamless edge of the barrel leaked hot mist.

After everyone retreated, a slender young man slowly took off the gauze wrap trousers on his body, revealing an agar-like jade body that outsiders could not see, straddling with graceful steps into the bucket.

After Sigui came in, he saw such a scene that made him suffocate.

It seems that the medicinal materials in the barrel are slightly painful and numb. Jiang Chushui sat on the side of the barrel, raised his head, closed his eyes tightly, his long hair fell out of the barrel, his long and smooth neck was exposed, and the whole portrait It is a swan whose throat is strangled and wants to raise its head and sing.

And the lips that usually only showed a light lip color were turned bright red by him biting, that bit of bright red seemed to be holding back the tingling touch and trembling slightly, making people want to press it with their thumbs presumptuously.

Sigui has always known that his master is very good at forbearance, and it seems that he has never seen his painful expression, and his whole person has a sense of indifference that ordinary people don't have, but now in the hot smoke, it seems that he has A fluttering feather string, the feeling of riding the clouds and wanting to return.

All of a sudden, Sigui realized that Jiang Chushui opened his eyes and looked over. At that moment, his eyes were deep and emotionless, cold as cold as ordinary people. After seeing him, those eyes slowly became warm. Bending back, he changed back to his usual aura of a scholar with a white jade face.

Jiang Chushui asked: "Why are you back?"

Sigui was taken aback for a moment, not understanding why he didn't show his footsteps due to his advanced martial arts skills, but how did Jiang Chushui find him? Only then did Jiang Chushui feel sensitive to smell his bloody smell.

Sigui no longer hides herself, approached him and answered him: "Your subordinates dare not leave their posts, and they will definitely stay by your son's side day and night."

"Nonsense." Jiang Chushui frowned, looking at Sigui who had just been beaten with a hundred army sticks and was holding on desperately, but he could still clearly see Sigui who was breathing heavily and stumbling: "Now we are in the mansion, and there are many guards in the mansion. Guard, there is no danger, you don't need to guard here, you go down to heal your wounds first."

Looking at Sigui's hard and expressionless face, Jiang Chushui felt a little headache at his deadheadedness.

"Go on, I don't want to suddenly see you fainting in front of me one day, I will give you three days to recover from your injuries, if you still follow me every day, if you can't take care of yourself, after three days, you will be responsible for the consequences." Jiang Chushui closed his reply Rolling his eyes, he said in an imperative tone: "Go down, don't let me call someone over to tie you down."

Sigui also knew that his body was seriously injured, his back to waist and buttocks were all bruised, even if Jiang Chushui didn't say anything, he would find some Jiang Chushui to take a lunch break or sleep to heal his injuries, and after hearing Jiang Chushui's words, On the one hand, he was happy that he was sympathetic to himself, and on the other hand, he didn't want other people to come in and see Jiang Chushui's muscular and beautiful scene.

So in the end, Sigui knelt down on one knee, knelt obediently and retreated.

After soaking in the scalding hot water, Jiang Chushui only felt that his pores seemed to open comfortably. After the daily routine inspection, after soaking in the medicated bath, the root bones of the meridians did not change at all, and were still as thin as a hair. Jiang Chushui didn't feel any pity, after all, he had been used to it for 17 years, and his disposition had always been stable and calm. After all, he believed that as the protagonist, he would definitely be able to avoid danger.

After changing into new clothes and having dinner with Mrs. Zhou in the main hall, he took his attendants and servants into the carriage and went to the Prison Division.

It happened that Zhuang Rong was also there, and when Zhuang Rong heard that Jiang Chushui was coming, she put down what she was doing and rushed to the door to meet him.

"Sir."

"Master Zhuang."

Jiang Chushui walked politely with him and said: "I came this time to understand the antecedents of this case. I don't know if it will disturb your lord's time. Can lord Zhuang explain it to me?"

After hearing this, Zhuang Rong quickly answered him: "Your Majesty's words are serious, and the next official will know everything."

Afterwards, Zhuang Rong told Jiang Chushui what he knew in detail, and Jiang Chushui didn't finish listening to him until Jiang Chushui followed him to the prison.

Only then did Jiang Chushui understand some things about Bei'e village. First of all, this village is basically selling dog meat under the guise of a sheep, and will go out to do some robbery things in name, but it is actually a copycat that specializes in transit, including traffickers. , sell/slave, and sell fertile women, and Bei'e Village is close to the Haikou border area, and will capture some impoverished village tribes, bring them out as animals and sell them, and what's more frightening is that they also specialize in dealing with some of the forbidden by the imperial court. Prohibition of drugs and drugs, secretly selling some poisons/drugs similar to opium poppy, such as mass production of Hanshi powder, and some corpses will be given away, and the living people will be used by some "high-ranking officials" with special hobbies to vent.

After knowing these things, even Jiang Chushui, who is calm and calm, will feel warm and angry in his heart.

"Is there someone secretly manipulating them?" Jiang Chushui asked Zhuang Rong straight to the point.

Zhuang Rong nodded in agreement, and then sighed sadly: "These people almost don't know what to ask, and they are all manipulated to do things. In fact, they are ignorant villagers, and they don't know who is in charge of them .”

"is it?"

"Your Majesty, please follow the officials to have a look." Zhuang Rong said.

Jiang Chushui followed Zhuang Rong into the depths of the mansion. From the spacious and bright rooms to the dark and narrow roads, the flickering candles came into view, and they were inserted in an orderly manner on the stone and copper walls.

A moldy smell and bloody smell came to the nostrils, and some moaning/groaning voices could be heard faintly.

"My lord." A man in a black silk gossip coat came over.

Zhuang Rong pointed to him and said to Jiang Chushui: "This is the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, named Tang Huan, and he is also one of the persons in charge of the trial of this case."

Zhuang Rong pointed to Jiang Chushui: "This is the prince of Yongcheng County."

After the two were introduced by Zhuang Rong and greeted each other, they stopped talking and quickly entered the topic.

Tang Juan led the two of them through one of the prison doors of the dark palace where there were guards. The inside was arranged in a straight line, with rooms and cages one after the other. After entering, there was no light, like a dark and deep valley. It was frightening, but the only light was Tang Juan at the side, and the color of the torch brought by the two attendants who followed.

Jiang Chushui knew that darkness was an excellent and alternative way of interrogation.

Tang Huan led them through these darkrooms one by one. These cages are extremely small, and can only accommodate three people. There are many interrogation instruments that even Jiang Chushui does not know, and the prisoners are tied inside, eating and drinking Sandu will deal with it inside, and only when the room needs to be replaced, will someone clean the environment once.

When Tang Huan walked away, he took a sneak look at Jiang Chushui, who was out of tune with the atmosphere here. Looking at these bloody things, his face looked particularly pale under the firelight, attracting attention, and his expression seemed to be pity. However, he observed carefully that Jiang Chushui There is no sadness or joy in his eyes, and there are no ups and downs.

Tang Wang said: "Among these people, half of them don't open their mouths whether they live or die, they grit their teeth and stick to it no matter what torture is used, as if they are afraid of something, while half of them answer in panic and fear when asked, as if they are very afraid of being tortured. Painful." Tang Juan paused: "Many people here have gone crazy."

"By the way, they were all poisoned by a certain kind of poison. After reporting it to the emperor, they sent a doctor to look at it. After seeing it, the doctor said that these people didn't seem to live long, and now some people are researching these antidotes. I was afraid that they would die at any time, so they were severely punished in prison, and I hope they can be brought to justice as soon as possible.”

Jiang Chushui noticed that these people had lost their arms, were bloody and dirty, and their hair roots were all wet and black.

"The lower officials have investigated, and according to their dictation, their leader, the so-called master, has disappeared for nearly a year, and every time he appears in front of them, he wears a mask with a silver frame, and the people here They don’t know who he is, nor where he came from.”

Tang Wan went on to say: "There is a woman among them, it is said that she should know the identity of the head of the family, but..." Tang Wan sighed: "When I was catching, I caught all of them, and I missed a fish that slipped through the net. It happened to be this woman."

Hearing these words, Jiang Chushui thought of the woman with the snake face and eagle eyes, and the scene of calling him Mrs. Wang with a smile on her face that day seemed to be close at hand.

This dark room was not long, and the few people slowly came to the end.

At the corner at the end, locked alone was a man with his waist hunched and his knees hugged. Under the firelight, it appeared that the cheekbones on this man's face were deeply protruding. In the eyes, there are only some ugly lumps sticking to them.

Jiang Chushui was stunned, his eyes focused on this person.

Although this person is bloody and messy, but with Jiang Chushui's photographic memory, he can still recognize him from his posture and body lines. This person is the Gu Gu who once helped him.

Tang Huan: "When this person was caught, someone had already inserted a sharp object from both ears, just enough to disturb his eye sockets. Although he was cured, he became a deaf and blind person, but he seems to be The internal response of this case, but no matter how you ask him to move him, he never speaks or responds, so I have to lock him here."

Jiang Chushui stared deeply for a while, and asked Tang Juan, "How long does he have to live?"

Tang Huang shook his head and sighed: "Although it is said that he took his life from the hands of God, but after all, he injured his skull. Even if he took the antidote in the future, he probably lived for a few days."

Zhuang Rong sighed: "Let him eat and drink well for the next few days. If he is really an insider, then don't treat him badly. Besides, he only has a few days to live."

Tang Huan continued: "A clean ordinary prison cell has already been tidied up, but this person does not move, but every time he drags him, he will tear and roar madly, and will bite people, so the guards don't care about it." Move him again."

Having finished reading the dark room, Tang Jue said to the two of them: "This is a place to bury the filth, it is really not suitable to stay for a long time, and I will report to the two adults after the next official interrogates and finds out other useful information."

Zhuang Rong: "Thank you, Mr. Tang."

After all the people in the room left, the darkness returned to the darkroom. Gu Gu, who was originally in the corner, flowed a line of blood and tears from the eye sockets that had lost his eyeballs. After the tears flowed away, only intense pain remained. He opened his mouth wide and made a hissing sound, but he couldn't utter a word, lying on the ground in despair as if he was shouting a name.

The moon and stars are sparse, and the night is coming. There are no birds chirping outside the window, only a few cicadas and insects humming hoarsely.

"Master, do you need another lamp for you?"

Guan Weicheng sat at the long table intently, and there was only one candle lamp in the room that flickered on and off.

Guan Weicheng held a pen in his hand and seemed to be writing a letter. After hearing Congren's words, he didn't look at him, only shook his head, and quietly backed away without daring to disturb him.

The printed paper slowly emerged word by word.

Brother Chu:

No see in one day, like every three autumns.

I heard that you are weak and weak, I don’t know how you are now, but did you ask the doctor for a consultation, how did the doctor explain to you?

Three days later, can we get together at Yueyang Tower——

Before finishing writing, Guan Weicheng stared down at the words with frowning brows, and for a long while, crossed out the first sentence heavily with pen and ink.

Guan Weicheng put down the pen, twisted his sword eyebrows to draw a deep line, crumpled the paper Ge into a ball, and threw it on the candle in the lamp.

Guan Weicheng looked deeply at the ashes of the paper that were about to be burned, took out a white cloth from his arms, put it under his nose and took a sip, under the dim light, he could not see his body clearly. With a dazed expression on his face, he could only hear a low cry from him.

"—Brother Chu."