Dragon Pattern Roll Set

"What about the powder?" Gongsun was curious.

Tan Shaoyan said, "I'll go back."

Gongsun narrowed his eyes, what does that mean - why are you so honest, at least save some for yourself!

Zhao Pu asked him, "You suspect there is a case because of what Chen Sangua said?"

Tan Shaoyan shook his head, "Of course what Old Chen said made me a little concerned, but I can't jump to conclusions so rashly, and then I investigated again."

Everyone felt that the young man spoke in an orderly manner, and he seemed to have a brain, so he probably found something.

"After I drank with Lao Chen, I closed the shop and went to the old house to find my master." Tan Shaoyan said, "I told the master what happened, and the master frowned and asked me to open the door. Business."

Zhan Zhao was curious, "Does your master know something?"

"Master told me something about the art of mixing gold." Tan Shaoyan said, "The craft of mixing gold originated from the ancient art of alchemy. Now alchemy is not popular, so many skills have been lost."

Everyone nodded.

The fourth son raised his face and asked Gongsun, "Father, is tofu also made from alchemy?"

Gongsun rubbed his head, nodded and said yes.

"Those people made alchemy for immortality back then, and indeed they made a lot of weird things." Tan Shaoyan said, "It is said that there is a technique that can be mixed with gold that is harder than iron and bronze. The technique is called blood and bone mixed with gold."

"Blood bones..." Gongsun touched his chin, and the rest of the crowd also frowned. The name didn't seem like a good idea!

"Master told me that this kind of blood and bone gold-blending technique uses a rare herb and bone meal to make gold." Tan Shaoyan continued, "But it is not simply mixed with herbs and bone meal and then mixed into gold water, but It is to let people take the highly poisonous herb first, and after eating this poisonous herb for seven days, they will die, and then cremate the person...The corpse will become very flammable. Originally, after cremation, the ashes of an adult can last for one day. jar, but the burnt ashes after being poisoned by this kind of poison are red, similar to iron powder, and the quantity is very small, only about one coin, while the package of medicine powder he gave me that day weighed three or two.”

Everyone was stunned when they heard this.

The fourth son counted with his fingers, then opened his mouth wide and looked up at his father, "Does father have thirty people?"

Gongsun rubbed his chin and said to himself, "It's also lucky that you didn't accept this deal, otherwise you should be dead!"

Everyone looks at Gongsun.

"The powder he gave you should have the same ingredients as Huozhan Powder, it's highly poisonous!" Gongsun said.

Everyone grinned, what kind of rare poison?

Tan Shaoyan was also surprised, "My master only knows that this thing is highly poisonous, but he doesn't know what it is made of..."

Gongsun waved his hand and explained to everyone, "The so-called highly poisonous herb should be fire corpse grass. This kind of herb can be used as medicine. If you eat too much, you will die. If you eat less, it can cure diseases. It is used to treat weak bones. It has miraculous effects and is also suitable for the elderly. But the amount must be very small! After eating too much for seven days, the bones of the whole body will turn red after death, hence the name! Once this poisoned corpse is cremated, it will remain The powder that comes down becomes a kind of poisonous fire corpse powder. This kind of poison is quite dangerous. If you take it, you will see the blood seal your throat, and you will be poisoned if you touch the skin. It will be poisonous if you smell it for a long time, and the symptoms are different depending on the dosage. This poison is dry poison. After being poisoned, people will have symptoms of red eyes, red eyes, hot body and hallucinations. They die of mania, and the bones of the corpse are still red after death. But this poison has been extinct for a long time... because The fire corpse plant is almost extinct, anyway, I have never seen a live one in these years."

Everyone nodded after listening - that's how it is.

Tan Shaoyan frowned, stroked his chin lightly as if thoughtful, "Then I guess I can't be wrong..."

"What can't be wrong?" Zhan Zhao asked him.

Tan Shaoyan frowned and said, "Three days after I took over the business, that person came again. I just told him that my master said that he had bad eyesight because he was old, so he couldn't take this job. In addition... my master was He also asked me to say one more word."

Everyone looked at him.

"Master asked me to tell him that no one in the world can do it, so let him give up." Tan Shaoyan said, "After he took the medicine package, he weighed it and found that there was nothing missing, so he took it and asked for it." Gone, and never saw him again."

After hearing this, Zhan Zhao was also a little concerned, "Where did he get that packet of medicine powder? Thirty lives were involved here?"

"Not necessarily." Bai Yutang said, "After all, it's hard to tell the truth from the fake. There's only a packet of powder."

Gongsun also nodded, "That's right, no one knows if that bag is really Huoshisan."

Tan Shaoyan looked at the crowd and said, "If I stop here, I won't come to see you."

Zhan Zhao was startled, "Is there a follow-up? Didn't you say you never saw him again?"

"Although I haven't seen what he looks like, but the tone of his voice seems to have a Suzhou accent." Tan Shaoyan said, "It just so happens that I was born in Suzhou Prefecture, and I have many friends there, so I wrote a letter to Xiaoxiao. , and talked about it."

Seeing that everyone was puzzled, Tan Shaoyan said, "My house is by Yangcheng Lake..."

As soon as Tan Shaoyan said the words, Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang almost reacted at the same time, but the content they said in unison was quite different.

What Zhan Zhao said was, "Crab!"

What Bai Yutang said was, "Eryan Palace."

After speaking, Zhan Zhao blinked.

Tan Shaoyan rubbed his chin, looked at Zhan Zhao again, and felt that he had a new understanding of this legendary southern knight, royal cat and little palace master.

Zhan Zhao added, "Of course...there is Eryan Palace."

Bai Yutang supported his forehead.

The fourth son thinks that Zhan Zhao is right. When it comes to Yangcheng Lake, don't you always think of hairy crabs in red oil?What is Eryan Palace?

Zhao Pu held a cup, "Although I'm not from Jianghu, I've heard of Eryan Palace."

Gongsun also nodded, "It seems to be a very big school."

Bai Yutang nodded, "There are many powerful Jianghu sects gathered in the area of ​​Taihu Lake and Zhejiang Province. There are four largest ones. They are all built near mountains and lakes. They are large in scale and have a long history. They are Eryan Palace, Shihutang, Donghuangmen and Luojiazhai."

Zhao Pu nodded. These sects are indeed well-known, so he asked Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao, "How much do you two know?"

Zhan Zhao shrugged his shoulders, "I'm fine, I know a few people, but I don't have too many connections in gangs." Then, looking at Bai Yutang, "You are different, these four are well-known and decent. You should have a lot of contacts with the Tianshan School."

Bai Yutang thought for a while, and said, "There should be contacts, but I don't care about the Tianshan faction... I only heard that the Tianshan faction has a good relationship with Eryan Palace and Shihutang, and then Luojiazhai and Zikong The island has business contacts, and my second brother seems to have a good relationship with Luo Manjin."

"I grew up near Eryan Palace. At that time, many of my friends went to Eryan Palace to learn martial arts, but I didn't go. My father forbade me to join other sects." Tan Shaoyan said.

Zhan Zhao knew in his heart that all empresses of the Demon Palace do not want their descendants to learn martial arts in other sects. First, they are afraid of trouble, and if their identities are exposed, they may be excluded. It will not be worse than what other schools have learned.

"I have a brother who has played with me since I was a child, and he is from Eryan Palace." Tan Shaoyan said, "After I wrote to him about this matter, he told me one thing."

Everyone listened with their chins on their hands.

"Recently, the Suzhou area is not very peaceful, and there have been several murder cases one after another." Tan Shaoyan said, "The senior brother among the four major disciples of Eryan Palace died half a month ago."

Both Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang were taken aback.

"Big disciple..." Bai Yutang thought for a while, "Yan Tiankai?"

Tan Shaoyan nodded.

Zhan Zhao found it inconceivable, "The status of the four major disciples of Eryan Palace is not bottomless, why haven't we heard about such a big thing?"

"It's true that it didn't come out, the palace asked to keep it a secret." Tan Shaoyan said, "I heard that the death was weird."

"He was killed?" Gongsun asked.

"I don't know." Tan Shaoyan shook his head and said, "There are different opinions about where he died. Some say he died in the forbidden area of ​​Eryan Palace, some say he died in his own room, and some say he died in the guest room of the inn. The basic theory of death is unified... It is said that his whole body's joints are broken, which should be shattered by internal force, and then the whole body is wrapped with gold thread, hanging on the beam like a puppet."

Zhan Zhao was stunned for a while, then looked at Bai Yutang.

Bai Yutang also frowned—"He has been in Jianghu for so long, has he never seen any sect that kills people like this, and it takes so much trouble, personal grievances?"

"I've seen Yan Tiankai before." Zhan Zhao rubbed his chin, "He's very easy-going, the most important thing is... he's so good at it, how could he die like this?"

Tan Shaoyan spread his hands, "Yan Tiankai is the head master of Eryan Palace, it's not a joke to die like this, Eryan Palace should not let it go."

Gongsun asked, "Do you think that murderer has something to do with the person who asked you to forge those ten rings?"

"Hmm..." Zhao Pu also thought it was possible, "What a coincidence, this method of death and those rings are all related to the puppet show."

"How many murders did you mention just now..." Bai Yutang asked, "So it's not just Yan Tiankai who died?"

"Well." Tan Shaoyan nodded, "It is said that people from Shihutang and Donghuangmen have died. The situation in Luojiazhai is not clear, and the method of death is the same. nervous."

"It's really weird." Zhan Zhao shook his head, "Has it been too long since I've asked about Jianghu? In the past, if there was a murder case in those sects, they would spread the word all over the world and then hold a martial arts conference. Why are they so low-key recently?"

Tan Shaoyan laughed, "I used to hear my father say that the sect is somewhat secretive, and I think there may be some hidden secrets that I don't want people to know."

Both Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao also nodded, thinking that some ulterior secrets within the sect might be involved.

"And another thing." Tan Shaoyan continued, "Recently a famous goldsmith passed away suddenly."

Everyone asked, "Who?"

"When I was making things for the gold shop, I heard about it from a few gold shop shopkeepers." Tan Shaoyan said, "I don't know if it's a coincidence, but the goldsmith is from Suzhou Prefecture, named Jin Baoshan. "

"It is indeed very famous." Bai Yutang had obviously heard of it, "The gold and jade wares produced by Baoshan are famous for their luxury, and the phoenix crown worn by Concubine Pang when she got married was made by Jinbaoshan."

Tan Shaoyan raised his eyebrows, "Fifth master is knowledgeable, Jin Baoshan is over 70 years old this year, and one of the best goldsmiths in the world!"

"How did he die?" Gongsun asked.

"It is said that he suddenly contracted a strange disease, or he died of heat, with red eyes and a fever." Tan Shaoyan said, "It is close to the death method that Mr. Gongsun described just now, when the corpse was scattered by the fire."

Gongsun frowned, "Did he accept that deal?"

"I inquired in detail. It is said that before his death, he did take over a business, and then worked intently for several days like a demon...so his family thought he was a strange disease caused by overwork." Tan Shaoyan said, "I told Master about this matter, and Master only said one sentence of 'doing evil', telling me to be more careful when accepting business in the future, and don't accept customers who don't understand."

Speaking of this, Tan Shaoyan said to everyone, "That's all I know about the situation."

Zhan Zhao and the others nodded. How should I put it... Judging from their years of experience in handling cases, there is definitely something to do with it. Moreover, this is not a small case, but a big one. The trouble lies in the grievances involved. Well, the big sect didn't report it to the officials if they wanted to do it privately, so there might be a lot of obstacles in the investigation.

"I always feel a little bored after thinking about it." Tan Shaoyan said, "If old man Chen didn't happen to come to drink to remind me that day, or my master didn't know the legend of the technique of mixing gold, in short, even if it was a little bit short, I would accidentally pick it up. After this job, I might be the one who dies today."

Everyone nodded, and they were really scared when they thought about it.

"I have no grievances with that person, it's too much to do so much harm!" Tan Shaoyan said to Zhan Zhao, "Master Zhan, if you go on tour in the next year, you might as well go to Suzhou Mansion to have a look."

Zhan Zhao nodded in agreement, everyone was aroused a lot of curiosity

After eating, Tan Shaoyan said goodbye and went back, Zhan Zhao and the others strolled back to Kaifeng Mansion slowly.

Bai Yutang originally wanted to rush back to the White Mansion, but was held back by Zhan Zhao and the fourth son.

The fourth son said to him very seriously, "Bai Bai! Running just after dinner is not good for your health, so you must walk slowly!"

Therefore, Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao, who followed the doctor's advice, strolled side by side, as slow as stepping on ants.

Zhan Zhao turned his head and winked at the fourth son who was following behind.

The fourth son also winked at him.

Zhao Pu folded his arms and watched from behind, "My son is spirit!"

Gongsun laughed, "Didn't you say he was dumb this morning?"

Gongsun didn't speak very loudly, but the fourth son seemed to hear it, and looked back—who said I was dumb?

Zhao Pu hurriedly stepped forward and picked up his dumpling, "My son is a good boy."

The fourth son smiled—that is.

Zhan Bai Yutang actually didn't want to go back to the White Mansion, it was all messy things.

The two walked through the Kaifeng mansion, and finally Zhan Zhao simply accompanied him back to the Bai mansion, saying that he ate too much and took a walk to digest.

As soon as the two of them arrived at the gate of Baifu, they saw several convoys leaving, and Bai Fu ran out cheerfully, dusting off the dust while running.

"Yo, you are back, young master." Bai Fu smiled, "The work is done!"

Bai Yutang was slightly taken aback, "Don't tell me you'll be busy for a few more days?"

"There are capable people to help!" Bai Fu said as he bowed his hands to Zhan Zhao, "Thank you Mr. Zhan for introducing such a good helper!"

Zhan Zhao was also taken aback - helper?

Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao were in a daze at the door, when they heard the sound of joking and joking coming from inside the White Mansion, as well as two sounds of "哗哗", which seemed to be the sound of abacus beads swinging.

"Ah!" Zhan Zhao jumped.

Looking again, I saw three people coming out from the gate of the White Mansion. The two walking in front were An Yunmo, whom I hadn't seen for a while, and her husband Wu Tianming. Behind them was an old man with a black beard, dressed like a The accountant holds a golden abacus with white jade and beads in his hand.

"Zhaoer!" The old man yelled when he saw Zhan Zhao when he went out.

Zhan Zhao got excited and jumped up, "Second Grandpa!"

Bai Yutang understood at a glance that this person should be Xiao Binghan who is known as the god of gold and jade, known as Xiao Erye.His magic calculation is not a fortune-telling calculation, but an abacus calculation. This old man is the number one accountant in the world. In addition, Wu Tianming is best at doing business. It is estimated that with the help of the two of them, he finished the work that would take several days to complete. .

Zhan Zhao and this "Second Grandfather" obviously have a good relationship, so he dragged Bai Yutang to introduce him after being hot for a long time, and sure enough, Xiao Er was lucky!

Xiao Erye should be very familiar with Tianzun, so he happily greeted Bai Yutang.

Zhan Zhao originally wanted to ask An Yunmo why they came here, but after thinking about it, he asked more... Wu Tianming is Wu Yifu's nephew, and An Yunmo is closest to Jiuniang. When he heard that they were going to get married Where can I still sit still, I guess I can't wait to come here, and Aunt Cheng and the others at home should also be very happy.

Sure enough, An Yunmo told Zhan Zhao that the Demon Palace set off fireworks every day to celebrate!Livelier than New Year's Eve.

The arrival of these people rescued Bai Yutang from the sea of ​​misery, and the fifth master was finally able to return to Kaifeng mansion to raise cats with ease.

So everyone went to Kaifeng Mansion together.

Zhan Zhao remembered that Wu Tianming and An Yunmo were doing business in the area of ​​Liangzhe, and there should be a lot of business in Suzhou Mansion, so he asked them if there had been any death lawsuits recently against the four major sects in Suzhou Mansion.

Wu Tianming was stunned by Zhan Zhao's question, and he stroked his chin and said, "Speaking of which, it is true that there was a murder case at Donghuangmen a while ago, and it was quite a big scene. It is said that a disciple died in the inn. It was hung on the beams like a doll."

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang looked at each other - the same way Yan Tiankai died.

"Is Yan Tiankai dead too?" Zhan Zhao asked.

An Yunmo narrowed his eyes, "Oh, the rumors are indeed true!"

"Then it's not just Yan Tiankai and Donghuangmen." Xiao Erye said, "I heard that Shihutang and Luojiazhai also died."

Both Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang frowned—regardless of whether the murderer was the one who used poisonous powder to make a ring, it's not easy to offend the four major sects at the same time with just this one tone.