Dragon Pattern Roll Set

"If you want to enter purgatory, the fire and phoenix lead the way. The phoenix is ​​hidden in the jade, and you will see it when you meet the fire. If you enter without the phoenix, you will never recover. Remember, remember."

The old monk's words aroused everyone's thoughts—then Chen Xiu asked his men to look around for a piece of jade, and said that a phoenix would fly out of the jade when it encountered fire... Could it be what he said here? The jade that "the phoenix hides in the jade"?According to the old monk, only by obtaining that piece of jade can one successfully enter Purgatory, otherwise one will be forever lost!

"In this way, the context of the case is clear!" Zhan Zhao said, "But where is that piece of jade?"

Everyone was puzzled, and they read the volume of "Purgatory Genealogy" from the beginning to the end, and they were all horrified.

It turns out that there are 49 levels in Purgatory, and there are murals on each level, which is the key to practice. Only by completing all the levels can one cultivate the true and pure fire attribute internal force!And there are countless forks near each checkpoint. Once you enter the fork, it will be an abyss of fire that will never be restored, so there must be a guide.

In addition, there is a mechanism on the gate of purgatory. After the mechanism is turned, the fire of purgatory will pour out from the side. When it is opened again, the fire of purgatory will not rush out and hurt innocent people.To open this mechanism, the word "phoenix" is written next to the scroll, and it seems that you need to pass through the jade with the phoenix.

"Jade with a phoenix..." Everyone frowned and looked at each other, but no one had ever seen this kind of jade pendant, or even heard of it before.

"Jade? There are many kinds of jade. What kind of jade is it? There are too many choices whether it is a jade basin or a jade bowl. No wonder I haven't found it after searching for a hundred years." Lin Yehuo squatted by the stone table, teasing with one hand holding the puppy, with one hand on its chin.

Zou Liang stared blankly at the stick figures in the shape of phoenixes on the scroll—this phoenix looks familiar!

Zou Liang glanced at Lin Yehuo again, and saw that the bastard was still squatting on the stool with his head tilted to flip through the scrolls. He didn't seem to find anything, so he didn't say much.

Among the people present, Bai Yutang and Grand Master Pang were the most knowledgeable about jade, but neither of them remembered ever encountering or hearing about this kind of jade.

When everyone was at a loss, Wang Chao came in to report that someone had been sent from the palace.

Lord Bao asked him to come in, and after a while, he saw an eunuch next to Zhao Zhen.

"Eunuch Zhang." Bao Zheng stood up.This father-in-law has followed Zhao Zhen for many years, and he is young and good at martial arts. Zhao Zhen often asks him to pass some news quietly.

Eunuch Zhang bowed to everyone one by one, then leaned close to Bao Zheng and said in a low voice, "Master Bao, the emperor asked me to deliver a letter."

Bao Zheng nodded.

"The son of the prefect of Guiyang is also here to participate in the celebration." Eunuch Zhang blinked at Mr. Bao, "Just now the officials specifically checked, the youngest son of the prefect should be almost 40 years old this year, and the little girl who was sent to the palace It was a fake at all, the emperor has sent someone to Guiyang to investigate carefully, whether there is something wrong with the prefect, so..."

Everyone understood... Could the son of the Guiyang prefect who came this time also be an impostor?

Bao Zheng ordered Eunuch Zhang to be sent out, and looked back at the crowd, "Will Chen Xiu take the risk of coming to the palace celebration?"

Everyone looked at each other, Zhan Zhao suddenly looked at Yuan Tianqing who was drinking tea and peeling oranges, and said, "Whether he will go or not, no one knows, but... there is a way to lure him out !"

Everyone was stunned.

Bai Yutang seemed to understand Zhan Zhao's meaning, "You mean, if that piece of jade appears and is taken into the palace...he might take the risk of stealing the jade at night?"

Zhan Zhao nodded.

"A good plan." Zhao Pu also felt that it was feasible, and at the same time understood what Zhan Zhao meant when he saw Yuan Tianqing... If it was someone else who suddenly sent out such a piece of precious jade, it might arouse suspicion.But the person from the Wolf King Castle in the Western Regions gave a piece of ancient jade. If it is matched with the story of an eminent monk holding jasper in his hand in the cave of death, it will be more believable... Of course, we have to think about it in the long run, and we can make it more convincing. Words you can trust.

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In the afternoon, Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang ran to the vicinity of the Jinting Pavilion Station and took a sneak peek.

The Guiyang prefect seemed to be in his thirties, and he looked rather unassuming and gentle, but since someone in the Chilian Hall was proficient in disguise, there was no reason for this.

When they returned to Kaifeng Mansion, Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang brought Wei Chang up again and asked him——what does Chen Xiu look like?

Wei Chang said that Chen Xiu wore a mask all year round, and he only met a few times.Chen Xiu's appearance is not bad, but because of his practice, his hair is slightly dark red, and when he encounters flames or gets emotional, his eyes will turn green.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang recalled that Wang Dong said that when he first entered Chilian Hall, he saw Chen Xiu wearing a mask. He also mentioned that when he looked at Chen Xiu from a distance, his eyes looked like a beast at night, with a faint green light. .

Everyone recharged their batteries and waited for the big fish to drop the bait tonight.

It was night soon, everyone had changed into their fancy clothes, more people entered the palace tonight, and the whole city of Kaifeng was beaming with joy.

Bao Zheng brought Zhan Zhao and others into the palace early, while the fourth son and Xiao Liang stayed in the harem, accompanying Concubine Pang and Xiangxiang.

When the lanterns first came on, envoys from various countries entered the palace with gifts in their hands.

The emperor Zhao Zhen actually did a decent job. Even with an invincible general like Zhao Pu in his hands, he has no intention of expanding his territory outward, so the neighboring big countries are relatively harmonious.

Many small countries farther away have received the favor of the Song Dynasty. At the same time, Zhao Pu also restrained the troops of several big countries such as Liao and Xixia. Because they were afraid of Zhao Pu, they did not dare to expand or fight casually, so they gave many small countries a chance to recuperate.

Because of this, those small countries came to express their friendship one after another.

Zhao Zhen doesn't have too many requirements for gifts, even if you send a sachet, you can get it if you feel like it, and the gift can be put into the warehouse directly, or it can be presented in front of a dinner party for the appreciation of all countries.

The guards at the gate have long been replaced by a few shadow guards, and everyone who comes in must post a name card and verify their identity.

Several shadow guards stared at the son of Guiyang prefect who entered the palace with everyone as if nothing had happened. His name is "Zhang Mao"

Everyone frowned——Zhang Mao? !The word "Mao" is the same as Chen Mao back then, some kind of coincidence?

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang also paid attention to Zhang Mao's actions. He brought two attendants, and the gifts he brought were not rare treasures, so they were delivered to the warehouse early.Basically, officials in the Song Dynasty did this. Even if there were generous gifts, they would not show them to avoid criticism.Foreign ones are different, not only to offer, but also to compare.Who doesn't have a baby, right?Take the opportunity to show it, anyway, in the future, if you reciprocate courtesy, you will be like a follower. There will always be a time to pay back, and no one will lose.

The banquet started in a peaceful and lively atmosphere.

There were several tables opened outside the imperial garden, officials should eat and drink, anyway, Zhao Zhen always treats guests, those outside officials are the most cost-effective, come to have a big meal, chat for a day and go home.

In the imperial garden, I was a little more cautious, because Zhao Zhen was there.

Today is really grand, even the queen mother who rarely shows up... Actually, the queen mother came to see the son of the prefect of Guiyang.

The queen mother has friendship with the prefect of Guiyang. She has never seen the fake daughter before, and thought it was born after the prefect. Now that I think about it, it is really unreliable.This person turned out to be a master pretending to be a man... If this is a sneak attack on Zhao Zhen, what's the deal?

The Empress Dowager got anxious and exempted the other two dignitaries, and she no longer dared to randomly choose a concubine for Zhao Zhen.

Sitting next to Zhao Zhen, the queen mother looked closely at Zhang Mao. After looking at it for a long time, she turned her face away and shook her head slightly at Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang who were not far away.

Everyone in Kaifeng Mansion knew it—as expected, Zhang Mao was pretending.

Sitting next to Zhao Pu, Gongsun always felt that it was uneasy not to have the fourth son by his side.

Seeing that he was at a loss, Zhao Pu said, "Oh, the fourth son has something to eat at Concubine Pang's place, and the food is better than here."

"No, I'm not used to it..." Gongsun scratched his head, and Zhao Pu stuffed a delicious dish with chopsticks into his mouth, "Eat more, I guess I'll have to tonight."

Gongsun was fed several mouthfuls by Zhao Pu, but he didn't know how to react, he just chewed and chewed blankly.

All the civil and military officials present saw it, especially some foreigners who paid more attention to Zhao Pu, secretly talking about it...

"Who is that scholar?"

"Zhao Pu feeds him himself."

"A miracle doctor in Kaifeng Mansion!"

"Oh? Divine doctor..."

"Their relationship is unusual?"

"No, I heard that even the son is raised together."

"Wow..."

Zhan Zhao sat at the table, eating delicious food leisurely with his legs crossed, as if he was not very interested.

Zhan Zhao also asked Bai Yutang to feed him, and he felt that the cooks in the palace were not as good as the aunts in Kaifeng Mansion, but it was actually because the ingredients were not fresh enough.It's good for the chef in the palace to make meat or fish, but it's not as delicious as Kaifeng mansion for making seafood. After all, there are live seafood sent from the empty island.

Seeing that Zhan Zhao lacked interest in eating, Bai Yutang knew that the cat loved fish and seafood, so he leaned over and whispered, "Eat less."

Zhan Zhao glanced at him.

Bai Yutang smiled slightly, "Chen Xing'er said just now that he sent a batch of good-quality bamboo-jointed shrimps in the afternoon. Each one was as long as chopsticks. They picked out some and steamed them, and they will feed you when they go back."

Zhan Zhao's eyes lit up again and again. Bai Yutang said that he had eaten the bamboo prawns when he was in the empty island. The prawns were huge, steamed and dipped in a special vinegar sauce, they were delicious!

As a result, Zhan Wei was in a good mood, and continued to leisurely choose a few favorite foods to eat.

After the ministers had finished discussing Zhao Pu, they went on to Zhan Zhao and the others.

"Huh? Bai Yutang is here too?"

"It is said that he lives in Kaifeng Mansion all year round, and he is said to be feeding cats or something."

"Huh? Isn't Bai Yutang Chinchilla? You like cats so much?"

"That's right, good seafood is brought in from the empty island every day to feed the cats!"

"Hey! It turns out that Bai Yutang loves cats like his life!"

"Ask Master Bao another day to find out what kind of cat it is."

"Yeah, we also get one to raise."

"Don't even think about it. I've already asked. Old Bao said, there's only one cat in the world. It's very expensive, and you can't buy it anywhere else!"

"what?"

"Old Bao said that Bai Yutang liked that cat, and he fed it directly to his mouth, and took it for a walk around the street every day when he was free."

"Has Bai Yutang ever walked a cat in the street?"

"I haven't seen it before, but I saw him go shopping with Zhanwei..."

It was Lin Yehuo's first time entering the palace, and the banquet table was short, so he felt uncomfortable sitting, so he squatted on the stool.

Zou Liang was right next to him, and he didn't talk about him. He picked out a few things he liked and put them in front of his eyes while eating.

Lin Yehuo ignored Zou Liang, and seemed to be still arguing about what happened during lunch.

Zou Liang also had nothing to do with him, thinking that it was you who touched the uncle and I didn't touch you, wouldn't you be happy to take advantage of it?Grandpa hasn't been touched yet!

Seeing Zou Liang staring at him, Lin Yehuo curled his lips and choked out three words, "Shameless."

Zou Liang sighed, thinking to himself why he was at such a disadvantage, or else he could just touch it back!

After the officials finished discussing Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang, they saw Zou Liang and Lin Yehuo again.

"Who is that beauty in red next to General Zou?"

"Is that a man? Oh, it's so beautiful."

"Look at his blue eyes, could he be a Persian?"

"That should be a man, Persian women have big breasts!"

"What nonsense are you talking about, that one is said to be a top expert, the master of the Fire Phoenix Hall."

"Hey, General Zou brought food for him!"

"It's evil, did General Zou still talk just now?"

"There are too many capable people in Kaifeng Mansion. When did Lao Bao invite so many capable people?"

"I asked the same day."

"How did he say?"

"He said there was no other way. His Kaifeng mansion has good Fengshui and peach blossoms are flourishing."

"C'mon, is his yamen so gloomy and romantic?"

"Besides, what does peach blossom have to do with talent?"

Everyone spread their hands together, expressing—God knows.

Master Bao drank some wine and watched the various countries show off their gifts.

Grand Master Pang suddenly touched Bao Zheng with his elbow, and said in a low voice, "Oh, did you hear that?"

Master Bao glanced at him, "What did you hear?"

"I probably can't say it today, but tomorrow the emperor should know." Pang Ji covered his mouth with a cup and said softly to Mr. Bao.

Bao Zheng also covered his mouth with his cup, and asked, "Could it be that something frustrating happened on this auspicious day?"

Taishi Pang smiled faintly, "The whole family of the prefect of Changzhou Prefecture was killed, dozens of people died."

Bao Zheng was shocked.

"Alas." The grand master reminded him, "Pay attention to your expression."

Master Bao quickly put away the expression on his face, and asked with a frown, "The prefect of Changzhou Prefecture... the one from the new school this year?"

Taishi Pang nodded, "Some people say that they have offended the Jianghu people, and the area around Changzhou Prefecture has not been peaceful recently."

Bao Zheng frowned, "How do you know? There's no reason you have better news than me."

The grand master pouted at a person in the distance.

Master Bao looked in the direction of his finger, and saw that he was signaling to look at the Jiangning prefect not far away.

Seeing that everyone else was beaming, only the old magistrate had a pale face, and kept wiping off his sweat, as if he was preoccupied.Changzhou Mansion is under the jurisdiction of Jiangning. It is estimated that the old magistrate will be killed this time. He came to report the funeral on a happy day, but it is impossible not to report. The imperial court ordered the death of a lot of officials. It was a big case that shocked the government and the public.

"Speaking of..." Master Bao frowned slightly, "How come I remember that the prefect of Changzhou Prefecture was killed last year?"

Grand Master Pang raised his eyebrows, "Isn't that right! But he was the only one who died at that time, this time the whole family died!"

Lord Bao frowned, "Last year's case was an unsolved case, and the case is still pending in Longtu Pavilion. This time, another one died within half a year after taking office. It's weird!"

"Isn't Zhanwei from the Changzhou mansion? And I heard that the Demon Palace is also near the Changzhou mansion." The grand master curled his lips at Mr. Bao, "We have been in the palace for a long time, I suspect that after the celebration, we will be caught Chen Xiu, the emperor should drive us to Changzhou."

Mr. Bao stroked his beard, and then looked at the Jiangning prefect with a mournful face. It is true that one case has not been resolved, and another case has arisen.

Just as he was thinking about it, the Eighth Prince walked in from the outside, and happily said to Zhao Zhen, "Your Majesty, the Wolf King Fort in the Western Regions has also sent envoys."

Everyone present was surprised, and many foreigners also looked at each other in blank dismay, "Wolf King Fort, isn't that Wolf King Xiao Tonghai?"Wolf King Castle is far away in the Western Regions, far away from the Song Dynasty, and Xiao Tonghai has never liked to cling to other big countries, it is very mysterious, but his special status is that he is a tyrant in the Western Regions, Xixia of Liao Kingdom has a headache seeing him, why... unexpectedly Even the wolf king came to give presents to Zhao Zhen's little princess to celebrate her birthday, what a face!

Zhao Zhen was naturally happy, and asked people to come in quickly.

It was none other than Yuan Tianqing who came in.

Yuan Tianqing's reputation was so great that all the officials were even more surprised - he sent a general to give gifts in person, the wolf king is so interesting.

Yuan Tianqing was very polite, saying that the Wolf King entrusted his father and son to the Ninth Prince to teach martial arts and warfare, and the little prince often wrote letters home saying that everyone in the Kaifeng Mansion and the palace loved him very much and let him learn something, so the Wolf King came here to express his thanks and offer his respects. Happy birthday to the little princess...

Based on what Gongsun wrote to her, Yuan Tianqing said a lot of New Year's greetings, Zhao Zhen nodded frequently, thinking that these words must not be said by that little rascal Xiao Liangzi, the literary talent is so good and decent!

Zhao Pu folded his arms and nodded - that is!My son's father is a literary genius, and my grandson is the most talented man in the world...

Gongsun was eating, and looked at Zhao Pu shaking his head, which was funny, and stuffed a chopstick of fish into his mouth.

Zhao Pu chewed it, squinted his eyes and smiled at Gongsun—there was no fish bone!good!

Seeing that he was smiling like a flower, Gongsun was a little speechless, shook his head and continued to help him remove the fish bones.

All the ministers were puzzled—the God of Kaifeng Mansion!Not only did he recruit so many martial arts masters, he even helped raise the son of the wolf king Xiao Tonghai?

Lord Bao and Grand Master Pang looked at each other, and smiled—it was said that the peach blossoms are flourishing, the big peach blossoms and the small peach blossoms are all in bloom, the garden is full!

Afterwards, Yuan Tianqing took out a box, opened it, and took out a jasper in the shape of a phoenix from inside.

All the ministers took a look, and many cups fell to the ground, and couldn't help admiring - what a jade!

Pang Ji asked Bao Zheng curiously, "Where did you get it? This good thing is worthy of being a national treasure!"

Master Bao said, "Bai Shaoxia asked Bai Fu to bring it. It seems to be ancient jade, and it also comes from the Western Regions. Isn't it enough to bluff people?"

Pang Ji kept nodding his head, thinking that Bai Yutang was really cheating!Throwing this large piece of jasper to Kaifeng Mansion is like throwing a brick.

"Your Majesty, this jade has a very strong origin!" Yuan Tianqing told how she and her sister Liao Jie found the old monk in the cave in the deep mountains, what kind of immortal monk he was, and how he passed away. Said that the old monk took the jasper and disappeared, leaving a sentence on the ground-the phoenix is ​​hidden in the jade.

"The phoenix is ​​hidden in the jade?!" Zhao Zhen was also curious, "Could it be that there is a phoenix hidden in this jade?"

Yuan Tianqing said, she doesn't know about this, but Master Wusha, a divine monk in the Western Regions, said that this jade is a jade of great wealth and great wealth, it is very important, it needs to be kept properly, and it should not be near fire.

Zhao Zhen smiled and nodded, saying that naturally he would not let such a good jade get close to fire, so he politely accepted it.

The Empress Dowager got up in person, took Yuan Tianqing to the harem to see Concubine Pang, and was very courteous.

This scene was played perfectly.

Zhan Zhao and the others took a peek at the son of the Guiyang prefect again, and sure enough... the master, those eyes have never left since they fixed on the piece of jade.

Zhan Zhao winked at Bai Yutang—he was hooked!

Bai Yutang reached out and gently wiped the corner of his mouth, and showed it to Zhan Zhao, "Rice grains..."

Before he finished speaking, Zhan Zhao took a sip, grabbed Bai Yutang's finger, and licked away the rice grains on it.

After licking, Zhan Zhao was stunned and scratched his head—should he lick it?Of course, rice grains cannot be left, and food cannot be wasted.

Looking at Bai Yutang again, he saw Fifth Master was stunned for a long time, then he stuck his finger into his mouth and sucked it, turned his head as if nothing had happened, and continued to drink.

Zhan Zhao's ears are a little hot, but Fifth Master is thinking seriously at this moment - everything that can be fed to cats in the future can be cut into the size of rice grains!

The author has something to say: This case is almost over, and everyone will go to the Demon Palace in the next case, where more than 300 demon heads will be in a pot of porridge.