Jiajing Spiritual Records

Ning Huan still thumped in his heart, what happened in Yan's house?Why is there dragon grass?Why would all the [-] people be silenced?

Ning Huan felt uncomfortable being stared at by Su Xian, he lowered his eyes and muttered in a low voice: "I really don't have this kind of antidote on me." Well, this kind of murder happened, shouldn't we go back and find someone from Dali Division first?"

The corner of Su Xian's mouth twitched into a sneering smile: "You don't think that the extermination of a merchant's family can alarm the Jinyiwei, do you?"

"Then...then why are you?" Ning Huan suddenly raised his head and asked with something in his heart.

"It's been said that Jin Yiwei is in charge of business, idlers should not inquire about it." Su Xian pushed Ning Huan away impatiently and walked forward, Ning Huan hesitated for a moment and followed.

Passing through the carved corridor, the vermilion lacquer gate room at the end is getting closer and closer.

"There are really man-eating monsters there. I won't lie to you. We have to make a long-term plan. Let's go back."

Su Xian snorted: "Don't worry, I won't die."

As night approached, the sound of two people's footsteps "tapping and tapping" sounded on the quiet and empty corridor.Without the cover of the vermilion lacquer gate, the strong smell of blood permeates the air from afar.Su Xian took out a fire pocket from his bosom, and the flame danced faintly in the darkness, illuminating the spooky room in front of him.

At this time, the whole room was in a mess, the heads of a hundred or so people were left scattered and hanging on the beams in the back row, and most of them only had half faces left.Looking at the scene in front of him, Suxian frowned and murmured: "The Mantou Sacrifice?"

Ning Huan hid behind Su Xian, poked out half of his head: "Then what... what is the Barbarian Head Sacrifice?"

Suxian slowly approached the head of the person closest to them, and the part below the nose had been eaten by the monster in one bite.I don't know if it was Ning Huan's illusion, but when Huozhezi approached, he even felt the head's reaction to the light source.The pale and bloated face wrinkled exaggeratedly, the eyes were closed in pain, this scene was indescribably weird.

Suxian explained patiently: "'Mantou Sacrifice' is a sacrificial tradition in the Miaojiang area. They believe that there are three souls and seven souls gathered on the top of the head. Therefore, in order to prevent the soul from dissipating during the sacrifice, they will put Three "soul-locking nails" as thick as index fingers are knocked into the spirit cap of the living sacrifice to lock the three souls and seven souls. It is said that the sacrifice after being beheaded can still speak and think as if it were alive." Su Xian looked at it. Turned around, "It seems that this is not as simple as a massacre."

Sacrifice?Who did Uncle Yan's family offend?Ning Huan stared at the flying fish suit on Su Xian, since Jin Yiwei could be involved, it must be a big deal.He suddenly thought of that letter, could there be clues in it?

"Master Su, what is the purpose of coming here?"

Su Xian snorted, but didn't take Ning Huan's words to heart: "I said Jin Yiwei handles the case, idlers should not inquire about it."

"Then what if I exchange a message with your lord?" Ning Huan answered carefully, considering his words.

Su Xian finally put away his casual expression, he turned his head slightly, and the corner of his lips evoked a meaningful smile: "What news?"

Ning Huan licked his chapped lower lip: "Since I came here, I must have my reasons, but I said it was an exchange. To be fair, my lord must first say why you came here."

Su Xian squinted his eyes, rubbed his thumb lightly on the scabbard, he raised one corner of his mouth, the firelight illuminated the warm smile on Su Xian's face, his expression was dark and unclear: "Are you negotiating terms with me? "

It's over, angry!

Ning Huan leaned forward, with a flattering smile on his face: "I... I don't know that your Excellency is working hard, and want to share your worries for him. If you don't tell your royal secrets, you will not talk about it. Why are you so tense?" Su Xian Without speaking, he sneered and looked sideways at Ning Huan.

Ning Huan howled even harder: "My lord...you don't know, but since I said goodbye to you in the south of the city, I have been secretly determined to study hard. The adults care about the people, and they worry about the world's worries first, and the world's joys later." And the spirit of Le deeply touched me. Little talent is shallow, but please allow me to compose a poem for adults. In the dark night, I fly over the eaves and walls, and burn myself for the peace of the people. During the day..." Ning Huan took the opportunity to hold down the left hand Su Xian put his right hand on the scabbard.

"Is it over?" Su Xian frowned critically and disgustedly.Fly over the eaves and walk on the wall, who are you scolding?Serious work, do you understand?

"It's not over." Ning Huan raised his head and said confidently.

"Do you think that if you put your hand on my scabbard, I won't be able to pull out the knife and cut you?" The two looked at each other, and in the end it was Su Xian who was defeated first.

"Do you know Zhennan King Qian Mian?"

Ning Huan didn't know what Su Xian meant: "General Qian Mian made great contributions in pacifying the Southwest. I heard my father mention him."

Suxian said: "A few months ago, Jin Yiwei received a secret report from the spies that Qian Mian was recruiting troops in the southwest behind his back, fearing that he would be dissatisfied. The emperor called him back to Beijing on the grounds of the spring festival. Unexpectedly, Qian Mian not only went happily, but also proposed Three Taoist treasures should be presented to the emperor at the spring ceremony. The emperor has been obsessed with alchemy for several years, and he was naturally overjoyed after hearing the news, and plans to pursue the matter of recruiting troops and buying horses."

"A month ago, I received a verbal order from my master, saying that there was a flash of light beside the Ziwei Emperor Star, and there might be a change in the world, so I was told to act carefully. I suspected that the treasure offering was fraudulent, so I followed Qian Mian for several days and found that Since he returned to Beijing, he often stays behind closed doors. Three days ago, he went out suddenly, and I followed him all the way here."

"I sent people from Jinyiwei to investigate, and the people who came back reported that Yan Ziyan recruited a group of skilled craftsmen outside the capital about a month ago. It's Longyan grass. The Jin Yiwei who was in charge of watching a few days ago came back and said that the movement in Yan's mansion was strange, and no one had entered or left the mansion for three days. That's why I came here in person."

Ning Huan's heart trembled: "So, the death of Uncle Yan's family may be related to King Zhennan."

Su Xian nodded: "Maybe."

"Where are those artisans now?"

Su Xian said: "There is a mass grave ten miles away from the capital, and they all died there." Su Xian looked at Ning Huan, "So what do you want to tell me?"

Ning Huan was silent for a moment, then took out the envelope his father gave him from his pocket and said: "This is a letter from my uncle Yan to my father a month ago, saying that he has a big business to do in the near future, if When I can't get in touch, I will take the letter and go to the old house in the south of the city to look for him."

Su Xian took the letter and smelled it with the tip of his nose: "The smell of dragon's root, no wonder you don't respond to dragon's flower." He tore off the seal on the envelope, and pulled out a piece of paper from inside.

"What is this?" Ning Huan leaned over and asked.

"A map." Su Xian stared at the paper for a moment and was silent for a moment, followed the graph on the paper and gestured towards the vermilion lacquered door room in front of him, humming, "It seems that Qian Mian's things are hidden here."

He turned his head and looked at Ning Huan in a daze and said: "There is a secret room in the house, do you want to go there with me?"

The night took away the last trace of temperature in the West Garden, and under the moonlight, everything around was covered with a layer of weird blue, like a dying phosphorescent fire flickering in the wilderness graves.Ning Huan glanced at the deep and dark corridor behind him, hesitated for a while and said, "Okay, I... I'll go there with you."

Ning Huan followed Su Xian across the high threshold, the bluestone slabs inside the house were stained with blood, and his black boots were already splattered with a lot of blood: "How long has it been, the blood here hasn't dried up yet? "

"The blood will not dry up if the resentment is still there. Have you ever heard of the 'blood corpse coffin'? When a person who died of injustice was buried, someone found that blood was continuously overflowing from the cracks in the coffin, because his injustice had not been resolved." Su Xian rummaged through the house. After a while, I found that the door of the secret room was hidden in the north corner, right in the center of the Mantou Festival.There was a fixed candlestick with candles on the surrounding wall. Su Xian walked over and turned it clockwise, and saw a three-foot-wide black hole on the ground.

"The same old rules as last time." Ning Huan took the dagger thrown by Su Xian and nodded.

Su Xian walked in front holding the torch, the faint light of the torch could only illuminate the steps a few steps away from his feet.Ning Huan followed closely behind him, turning his head to check from time to time, lest there would be something strange following behind.There was a strong stench in the air, the entire secret passage was extremely damp, almost all the steps were covered with moss, Ning Huan had to be careful with every step.