Sitting in the lobby of Changyun Inn, Zhou Jun was sipping fruit wine while listening to the old man in the hall playing the song "Travel to the Tianshan Mountains" on the huqin.
The Huqin, also known as the Xiqin, is the predecessor of the Erhu in the future. Compared with the Erhu, the Huqin has a richer tone and a rough charm unique to the grassland. It is easy to get started, but extremely difficult to master.
The piano player in the inn today has a stooped figure and an unattractive appearance, no different from the old farmers in the streets every day.
What's surprising is that this old man's Huqin skills are so superb that they are rare in the world.
Hanguli, who was greeting the guests, found time to come to Zhou Jun's table and said with a smile: "Fei Weng seldom plays the piano on weekdays. You are lucky today."
Zhou Jun was sitting in a corner of the lobby. There were no guests nearby. He asked Hanguli in a low voice, "Do you have any clues about what I've asked you to do?"
Hanguli: "The stewards in the sect are all hard to find. It is not easy to invite them to Shicheng Town. You can wait a little longer."
Huayue on the side asked: "Don't you think you have any evil thoughts in private?"
Hanguli raised her eyebrows and said, "What are you talking about?! I am quite famous in the Western Region, how could I go back on my word and ruin my reputation?"
Zhou Jun changed the topic: "What departments are there in the Hidden Sect?"
Hanguli: "To put it simply, it is three gates and six halls."
"The three gates refer to the Zhengyin Gate, the Zuoyin Gate and the Right Yin Gate. These three groups belong to the sect master and the two deputy sect masters respectively."
"As for the six halls, the first is the Guantang, responsible for managing the affairs of the Hidden Sect; the second is the Pavilion, responsible for collecting intelligence and summarizing information; the third is the Executive Hall, responsible for executing tasks; the fourth is the Patrol Hall,
It is responsible for supervision and inspection work; the fifth is the Dharma Hall, which is responsible for doctrinal explanations and believer training; and the last one is the Punishment Hall, which is responsible for punishment and detention."
Zhou Jun sighed after hearing this: "There is a clear division of labor in the Hidden Sect."
Hanguli: "Of course, the Hidden Sect has existed for hundreds of years, so it must have its own way of survival."
As soon as he finished speaking, Fei Weng's "Travel to the Tianshan Mountains" ended.
After putting away the huqin, Fei Weng stood up tremblingly and left the inn without saying a word.
Hanguli first looked at Zhou Jun, then at Hua Yue, and said with a smile: "You two neither look like a master and servant, nor a husband and wife, which is really rare."
Huayue was startled and said in a deep voice: "It's none of your business."
Hanguli covered her mouth and said with a smile: "But you made me talk about a painful point?"
Then, she said to Zhou Jun: "It's strange to say that if it were an ordinary man, facing such a beauty, he would have been deceived and deceived long ago... Look at her appearance, but you didn't
Have you touched her?"
Before Zhou Jun could speak, Huayue shouted to Hanguli: "Erlang is not that kind of person!"
Han Guli curled her lips: "All men in the world are all the same. The more power, money, and women, the better. When they see good things, they want to rob them by force and pocket them all. What's the difference?"
Zhou Jun saw the expression on Han Guli's face and guessed that she had experienced a lot in the past and didn't want to make any excuses.
Just as Hanguli was about to continue talking, she saw the guest appearing at the door, her expression froze, and the smile disappeared from her face.
Zhou Jun turned around and saw a young man in red standing at the gate. He looked enchanting and had powder on his face.
Hanguli stood up, walked to the man in red, and asked, "Qin Xiangbi, what are you doing here?"
Qin Xiangbi smoothed the hair beside his ears with his fingers and said, "I just completed the red list in Shicheng Town, so I stopped by to see my junior sister."
Hanguli frowned and said, "Okay, now that you've finished reading, where did you come from and where are you going back to!"
Qin Xiangbi moved his steps, passed by Hanguli, and entered the lobby of the inn. He also said: "You are so anxious to drive me away. Could it be that your lover is hiding here?"
Hanguli picked up the menu card next to her and wanted to slap Qin Xiangbi on the back of the head. Unexpectedly, the latter seemed to have eyes behind him and turned sideways to dodge the attack.
Qin Xiangbi stood still and looked around the lobby. Finally, his eyes fell on Zhou Jun. While licking his lips, he laughed in a low voice: "What a handsome husband."
Hanguli approached Qin Xiangbi and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "That is a distinguished guest from Youyin. If you dare to mess around, I guarantee that you will die without a burial place!"
When Qin Xiangbi heard this, he restrained himself. He turned back to Hanguli and said, "I want to rest in the town for two days and help me find a room."
Han Guli wanted to refuse, but seeing Qin Xiangbi's firm attitude, she was worried that the latter would become suspicious, so she agreed.
Qin Xiangbi walked towards the side room, and when he was leaving the lobby, he looked back in the direction of Zhou Jun and said to himself: "Strange, I always feel that I have seen that person's appearance somewhere. Where is he?"
In the evening, Feng Changqing returned to Changyun Inn and went to talk to Zhou Jun again.
Seeing his serious expression, Zhou Jun asked, "What happened?"
Feng Changqing nodded first, then took a big gulp of wine and said, "They're all dead."
Zhou Jun had already expected this and asked Feng Changqing: "Where are the accompanying items?"
Feng Changqing: "Everything that could prove his identity was taken away. Even the stains on the deceased's body were cut off with sharp blades."
Zhou Jun: "Where were the Sogdian officials who came to the inn to pick up the prisoners?"
Feng Changqing: "He insisted that he had no knowledge and was just following the rules from beginning to end. Even if I knew that he knew the inside story, I couldn't take him at all."
Zhou Jun: "The clue is broken?"
Feng Changqing sighed: "The clue is gone."
After saying that, Feng Changqing took another sip of wine and said to Zhou Jun: "I have reported everything that happened here to the Duhu Mansion. I hope that Gao Duhu will personally come forward to mediate with the Shicheng Guards and interrogate the Sogdian officials.
, investigate the case thoroughly.”
Zhou Jun shook his head gently.
He knew very well that Feng Changqing's character, at best, was called selfless, but at worst, he was stubborn and resigned to death.
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Feng Changqing cupped his hands and said: "Supervisor Zhou, Feng will stay in this inn for a few more days until he receives a reply from the Protectorate."
Zhou Jun smiled and said hello.
That night, in the corridor of the inn, a red figure flew through the air and rushed toward the backyard.
Just as he arrived at the door of the backyard, a few rays of silver light shot from the darkness, stopping the red figure's progress.
A flash of sword light flashed, and several flying knives were knocked to the ground.
The red figure fell to the ground and said, "Junior sister, you have broken the rules of the Hidden Sect."
Faced with Qin Xiangbi's doubts, Han Guli also came out of the darkness and said: "Rules are dead, but people are alive."
Qin Xiangbi raised his voice: "That court official named Zhou is the first on the red list! Do you know that as long as you take off his head, you will be rich and prosperous for the rest of your life?"
Hanguli: "I said, he is a distinguished guest from Youyin."
Qin Xiangbi: "Who knows whether what you said is true or false? Maybe you were just in love and fell in love with that Zhou Lang. Then you wanted to trick me into leaving by using Youyin's reputation."
Hanguli said angrily: "I'll say it again, he is a distinguished guest from Youyin!"
Qin Xiangbi smiled charmingly: "Junior sister, you should know that you can't stop me."
After saying that, Qin Xiangbi's figure was like a ghost, he flashed past Han Guli and rushed straight towards the gate of the backyard.
Between the lightning and flint, Qin Xiangbi's foot had just stepped into the door. Before he had time to be happy, a sound of music broke through the air and cracked the stone, ringing from a distance, penetrating the night sky and the wall, like a heavy punch, hitting him.
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Qin Xiangbi opened his eyes wide, and a heartbreaking pain spread throughout his body. He fell to the ground, and blood overflowed from the corner of his mouth.
Hanguli looked at Qin Xiangbi who was horrified, and said coldly: "Get out of here immediately before the seal master gets angry, the further away the better!"
Qin Xiangbi glanced at Han Guli bitterly, struggled to get up, and left without looking back.
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