[Rat cat] Long live the emperor

After dinner, Zhan Zhao pestered Second Uncle Zhan to inquire about [Supernatural Workmanship].Second Uncle Zhan, who is unreliable occasionally, is still reliable most of the time, "When I was young, I traveled all over the world to subdue demons, travel all over the mountains, rivers and five mountains, and only saw [Supernatural Workmanship] once in the Western Regions."

Uncle Zhan gnawed on the fragrant pear and said expressionlessly: "About decades ago, a few cunning sand bandits stumbled across a desert ruin, and the ruins would produce mirages at certain times of the month. ] as an excuse to deceive the ignorant and cowardly desert people, who can pay a large amount of food and drinking water every month, and also offer boys and girls for the sand bandits to play."

Zhan Qingfeng frowned and said, "Why didn't I hear you say that?"

Second Uncle Zhan blinked, "I forgot, I'm not a child, why do I report everything to you."

Bai Gu acted as the commentator, "Every time Zhan Lao Er was bullied, he would run home and cry to Zhan Lao. If he didn't cry, he wasn't bullied."

Uncle Zhan glared at Bai Gu, puffed his cheeks and chewed the fragrant pear vigorously, "Those sand bandits have no humanity at all. They recruited martial arts scum who did all kinds of crimes into their gang, and they were extravagant with the money they got from burning, killing, and looting. They also let the girls they snatched back Pregnant, and when the pregnancy is ripe in October, the child will be sold to nearby human traffickers, leaving the young girl to continue to bear children for them. Middle-aged men and women will be reduced to their slaves, and the remaining old people who have no use value will be driven to the depths of the desert by them Fend for itself."

Everyone frowned when they heard this, and the wives said angrily: "Is there any law for this group of scumbags!"

"No, there is no kingly law in the desert, only whose fist is big." Uncle Zhan put down the pear pit that he had gnawed cleanly, "I only went there when I heard that there were demons haunting that desert. People are doing mischief. In fact, the strange things of gods, ghosts and ghosts in this world are mostly caused by evil people. It is not easy for real demons and ghosts to cultivate.

Second Uncle Zhan got off topic again halfway through, Zhan Zhao hurriedly stopped him, "Second Uncle, you still haven't said what supernatural craftsmanship is."

Second Uncle Zhan tilted his head, "Didn't I say that? Back then, I wiped out all the Sand Bandits in a fit of anger."

Bai Yutang had a bad feeling: "So..."

"So I didn't know about it later." Second Uncle Zhan said calmly, "That thing is called [Supernatural Craftsmanship] is what Old Ghost Bai told me."

Everyone turned their heads silently, only to see Bai Gu drinking a little wine, humming a little song, and smiling proudly with his tail up~

Everyone understood in seconds - no wonder he didn't stop Uncle Zhan from revealing the answer just now, it turned out that he gave hope first and then broke it, how cruel!Everyone smacked their lips, putting their last hope on Daddy Zhan. Daddy Zhan was majestic and rigid, he was known as [topic terminator], and ended the conversation with three words - "I don't know."

The power of these three words was comparable to a knowing blow, and everyone turned their sympathetic eyes to Bai Yutang. It seemed that if they wanted to know the truth about the haunting, they had to shout "Daddy" if they didn't want to.Bai Yutang was struggling, but Bai Gu let go of his mouth first, "Supernatural workmanship is actually a kind of mechanism..."

Bai Gu took a sip of wine and said quietly: "First, a skilled craftsman builds the crypt according to the blueprint, combines the light angles of the sun and the moon, carves a lifelike mural on a certain wall of the crypt, and then digs holes at a specific angle inside the crypt so that The light passes smoothly through the holes and reflects the carved murals to the sky outside the crypt, which looks like a magical mirage."

Zhao Zhen was amazed by the creativity of the ancient working people, "Is there anyone still able to make this kind of mechanism?"

Bai Gu shook his head, "The skill of [Uncanny Craftsmanship] originated from the craftsmen of the Western Regions hundreds of years ago, and it has long been lost. The crypts left by the people were all built by the predecessors. [Supernatural Craftsmanship] was popular a hundred years ago. It was especially sought after by the princes and nobles back then, who spared no expense in hiring craftsmen from the Western Regions to build their own tombs."

Zhan Zhao was very interested, "Then, why is such a miraculous skill lost?"

Bai Gu sneered, "At that time, only rich and powerful princes and nobles could afford [Supernatural Workmanship]. At first, these princes and nobles thought 'such a miraculous mechanism, how good it would be if it were built in my tomb', and later But it turned into 'such a miraculous mechanism, it would be great if it was only built in my tomb'..." Listening to Bai Gu's cold voice, everyone already had a bad feeling.

Bai Gu mocked: "Some rich and powerful princes and nobles united to imprison the craftsmen of the Western Regions who made [Uncanny Craftsmanship] and forbid the people to build [Uncanny Craftsmanship] crypts. After the tomb was completed, the craftsmen of the Western Regions were brutally killed, and some craftsmen were killed. Trapped to death in the tomb. The only remaining Western Region craftsmen are all anonymous, wishing they had never learned this craft."

Zhao Zhen swallowed, "So there is a crypt under this house? And this crypt..."

Bai Gu raised his eyebrows and said: "It was built by your ancestors. It connects the underground secret passage of the imperial palace. Its main purpose is to escape. In order to keep this secret, more than a dozen craftsmen from the Western Regions and dozens of ordinary craftsmen were trapped in the cave. "

The corners of Zhao Zhen's mouth twitched, "Shouldn't the secret way be low-key, why make a mirage to attract attention?"

Bai Gu rubbed his chin, "It's impossible for [Supernatural Workmanship] to move by itself, there must be many people manipulating it together."

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang let out a long sigh: Buying a new house is enough to be haunted by ghosts, can the neighbors live under their feet and stop the trouble?

Brother Zhanjia shook his head, "You two have such an eye for picking houses, I really can't flatter you."

Sishu nodded vigorously, "There are so many houses in the city, you two have to choose from thousands of choices to buy a ghost house, your hands are really dark!"

Second Uncle Zhan looked serious, "Hiding the corpse under the house is a bad omen, do you want me to change the feng shui?"

Blacksmith Zhan used an orange to plug Zhan Shenstick's stinky mouth.

Zhao Xiaozhen was thoughtful, "If I remember correctly, this house and several other houses were copied from home. The Ministry of Household Affairs originally planned to sell it at a bidding price after the spring, because you two were in a hurry to use the house, so you bought it in advance. In order to buy a house Have you ever been made things difficult by officials from the household department?"

Zhan Zhao had a good temper and said, "It's not really making things difficult, it's just procrastinating and not wanting to sell."

Bai Yutang frowned and said, "Could it be that someone has been eyeing this place for a long time."

"I think so too." Sitting next to Mrs. Zhan, Zhao Zhen was kneaded and kneaded like dough by her. Zhao Zhen struggled and said, "Someone must know that there is a crypt under the house, and they want to get this place." The house was afraid that our actions would cause us to suspect too much, so we patiently waited for the Ministry of Households to estimate the price for sale, but unexpectedly, two Cheng Yaojins were killed halfway."

Zhao Zhen pointed to Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang, "You two have me and Kaifeng Mansion as backers, they can't forcefully stop them, they can only watch the important house being bought. They play tricks in the mansion to let you two know Get out of trouble, and take the initiative to give up the house." Zhao Xiaozhen pretended to let out a long sigh, "It's so pitiful, as a villain, but being bullied by pig feet like this, I want to shed tears of sympathy for them!"

What the hell is a pig's foot?

Zhao Xiaozhen has a bit of a crazy personality, and he likes to talk nonsense when he is excited. Everyone can't understand his baggage, and they don't understand the meaning of Zhao Xiaozhen's occasional smirk.

Zhan Zhaohe and Zhao Xiaozhen had the most contact, and they had already mastered the skill of listening or not listening, automatically skipping passages they didn't understand, and directly refuted his last sentence. "Both Xiaobai and I are not afraid of ghosts. They pretend to be ghosts and can't scare us away. Isn't it thankless."

Zhao Xiaozhen rubbed his chin, "That makes sense." When everyone was analyzing the case together, they would occasionally come across a knot that couldn't be solved, and this knot was often an important clue that was ignored.Everyone was still thinking, and Zhan Qingfeng who was drinking tea suddenly asked, "Is this servant trustworthy?"

Zhao Xiaozhen slapped his forehead, "Oh, it really is clear to the bystanders. Instead of forcing you two away, the behind-the-scenes people should leave you two as a shield. No wonder everyone said it was dark under the lights, and strange things happened frequently in the mansion. I never doubted it." The servants of the mansion!"

Everyone suddenly realized, and Zhan Hui said: "According to the temperament of you two, you definitely don't need servants to serve food and daily life, and you rarely have contact with servants. The people behind the scenes have arranged cronies to sneak into the mansion, not only to guard the crypt, but also to bury it. Even if we don’t get any confidential information, we can get a general idea of ​​our movements.” Zhan Hui smacked his lips, “And taking wages from the enemy, this idea is simply too bad!”

Jiang Ping slapped his thigh, "His grandma! What haunting, poisoning, uncanny workmanship, all to attract our attention. I have been thinking about it in my heart for the past few days. The more I think about it, the more complicated it is. The method is ignored! This is a traitor!"

Zhan Zhao rubbed his chin, "When the mansion recruited servants, I was a little puzzled, why are all the little maids in the city and outside the city crazy? Well-off maids from wealthy families don't do it, they insist on vying to sell themselves into the mansion It turned out that someone was secretly instigating it!" Zhan Zhao said angrily, "It's too cunning! The enemy deliberately used crowd tactics to annoy us both, so that we didn't find a single servant girl, and the house is full of strong men except for the cook!"

The corners of Zhao Zhen's mouth twitched: Mr. Master, you think too much, those little maids definitely sold themselves voluntarily!

Bai Yutang held down the angry cat, turned around and asked Zhao Zhen, "Should I strike first, or should I not move if the enemy doesn't move?"

Zhao Xiaozhen stroked his chin and gave a sly smirk, "Of course it's a pre-emptive strike, and it's better to hit the sun than choose the day!"

When everyone saw Zhao Zhen's smirking bun face, they subconsciously touched their foreheads—it was cute and sinister, no matter how many times they saw it, they felt that it was against harmony!

Zhao Xiaozhen pinched her waist with both hands, and looked terrified, "Where is Chengying! Let me die!"

Poor Cheng Xiaoying was squeezed out by the hidden guards, squeezed and squeezed all the way to the outer guard yard, too far away to hear everyone's words, and was told by other dark guards that Zhao Zhen was looking for him, Chengying's first reaction was—— Baozi Finally made a big move, high-energy warning ahead!

As soon as Cheng Ying stood firm, Zhao Zhen pulled Zhan Zhao's sleeve and shook it, "Come on, Master! Stop him! Make him unable to resist!"

Zhan Zhao was speechless, "Do you want to play hooligan?"

Cheng Ying was very cooperative, "Do you want me to take off my clothes?"

Zhao Xiaozhen: "..."

(╯‵ ′)╯︵┻━┻Take off your sister! Don't complain about the wise and far-sighted me!

Zhao Zhen puffed his cheeks and said, "Master, stop him quickly, the fox Chengying is too cunning, don't let him have a chance to tip off the news!"

In the end, at Zhao Zhen's insistence, Cheng Ying chose a comfortable position, and was pressed by Zhan Zhao for an hour.Zhao Xiaozhen walked over to poke Chengying's itchy flesh, and made sure that he couldn't move, so he asked someone to lift it down, squinted his eyes and pinched his fingers, and let out a "hohohoho" smirk.

Zhao Zhen asked all the servants in the mansion to come to the main hall to gather, one by one, lay down in a row on the ground and sleep, with all the doors and windows locked, and handed them over to several elder brothers to guard them.The four rats of Zhakong Island are good at martial arts, the eldest brother Zhanjia has a good mind, the powerful alliance of three kung fu black bears and a thousand-year-old fox, all evil forces are paper tigers.

Zhao Zhen is so bad!Knowing that Pang Tong didn't want to mess around with everyone in the middle of the night, he wanted to play with the coffin-faced general and let the cool Pang Heimian quietly lead the soldiers to watch the house.Zhao Zhen's original intention was to abduct Mr. Gongsun as a life-saving talisman, but unexpectedly, even Mr. Bao was alarmed.

Everyone watched Zhao Xiaozhen jumping up and down together, but General Pang was the only one who was blunt, pouring a basin of cold water on his head, and asked a question that everyone was curious about—"Do you know where the entrance to the crypt is?" What are you fussing about?

Zhao Xiaozhen felt confident in his stomach, "Stupid! There is no way in the world, if there are too many people walking, the way will become!"

Everyone was bewildered.

Zhao Xiaozhen stomped her feet vigorously, "Come here, open a few holes for me in the open space! If there is no entrance, just dig one out!"

Everyone's tangled mood suddenly became clear—they all walked into a dead end. Any sharp mechanism and secret passage is useless in the face of absolute power. If you can't find the key, you can open it violently. After all, whoever has the bigger fist can formulate the truth. game rules.

Han Zhang laughed loudly, pulled the shy Xu Qing and said, "This is a good way! What a mother! Our brothers are best at punching holes!"

A few men dressed as imperial guards came up dragging wooden boxes, "Where did the emperor start bombing, and directly blow up here?"

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang sighed at the same time - show mercy.