Chapter Eleven The Thief in the Heart, the Thief in the Heart
"Is the news true?"
On the way to the palace, Chen Cuo asked again.
Chen Hai became more energetic and hurriedly said: "The news was revealed by the villain's brother. As soon as the villain knew it, he came to report it immediately. At the moment, not many people even know about it in the palace!"
Chen Cuo glanced at him in surprise.
He could hear the request for credit and the intention to please in his words, but the scene a few days ago was still vivid in his mind.
Chen Cuo had a lot of experience in the ups and downs of the workplace in his previous life, so he would not take this matter lightly. He only vaguely guessed that Chen Hai's change was also due to the popularity of "Painted Skin" in Jiankang's reputation.
"After all, in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, reputation can be quite useful sometimes."
With a sigh in his heart, Chen Cuo returned to paying attention to the theft case of the palace.
After working hard for several days, the purpose was to build popularity and then obtain the elixir or the ink crane. Finally, the light finally came to light, but the goal was lost. No one else would be able to treat him normally. Since Chen Hai was so cooperative, he
Of course you have to ask more questions.
Unfortunately, although Chen Hai wanted to show off, his knowledge was limited. After saying a few words, he did not dare to lie and said truthfully: "The specific situation is not clear yet. I just heard that the old lady ordered that the news of the theft of the elixir cannot be disclosed for the time being.
Mr. Zhou."
Chen Cuo nodded.
That Taoist priest Zhou Youzi was very generous. When he first came to visit, he handed the two boxes directly to the palace. However, within a few days, they were stolen. Not to mention how much the stolen items were worth. If word got out, it would be just
The prince's palace couldn't bear to lose face.
"But in the final analysis, my cheap old mother attaches great importance to elixirs. Mo He has no reason to be careless. She must have sent a lot of people to guard and patrol. If everything can be lost, it is probably an internal crime..."
Chen Cuo thought secretly, trying to find out the context, but to his surprise, he thought he would have to go through a lot of twists and turns to find the clues. Unexpectedly, when his group arrived at the palace, news immediately reached Chen Hai.
, saying that the thief has been caught!
"He is indeed a traitor!"
As soon as he got the news, Chen Cuo asked for details, intending to have enough information before meeting Chen's mother.
"It's really hard to guard against day and night, and it's hard to guard against domestic thieves! He actually stole it on the head of the master's house, and he is not a human son!" Chen Hai hated this man very much, "The person who committed the crime was one of the people who was waiting at the house the day Mr. Zhou came to the house.
Ming Jia Ding, you are so shameless! That day the elixir appeared and filled the room with a fragrant fragrance, which aroused this man's greed. Although the old lady dispersed the crowd in time, she was unable to suppress this man's cowardice! He actually did such evil things!
It deserves to be cut into pieces!"
When Chen Cuo saw what he said, he knew that it was not a disguise. Because the incident was committed by an internal thief, it involved the steward of the house, Chen Hai's brother Chen He. This was a great disadvantage to his family and the interests were involved, so he naturally hated it extremely!
He didn't care and just asked: "Now that I've caught you, are the stolen things still intact?"
"I really don't know about this, I have to wait for more news."
While the two were talking, Chen He had already come over, respectfully informed Chen Cuo and asked him to go into the back house to meet Chen's mother.
Seeing that the chief steward was neither happy nor sad, Chen Cuo felt deeply that this person had extraordinary determination.
As soon as he thought about it, he stopped. What he was really concerned about at the moment was what happened to the stolen elixir, so he hurried to the backyard.
When he arrived at the hall of the back house, Chen Cuo first saw Chen's mother sitting on the main seat with a pale face. On both sides, there were powerful servants guarding the courtyard.
In front of Mother Chen, there was a person kneeling.
This man was shirtless, his body was covered in bruises and purples, and there were many bruises on his skin. He was kneeling on the ground and shivering.
Chen Cuo stepped forward to salute, but Chen's mother just nodded slightly, still looking at the man with anger on her face.
Chen Cuo took advantage of the situation to look at the person, and he still had some impression in his mind. It seemed that he was waiting in the hall that day, not far from him. But before he could think about it carefully, Chen Cuo's eyes suddenly solidified and locked on Chen's mother's hand——
There was an open wooden box on the table, and inside was a bunch of broken things.
At first glance, it looks like broken moon cake dregs.
But Chen Cuo's heart suddenly became cold.
Tongming Dan is broken.
To verify, Chen Cuo also took a special sniff and found no strange scent in the air.
"Madam, have mercy on me! Have mercy on me! My little one, I'm just temporarily obsessed. Ever since I went to the teahouse yesterday, I have been distracted and confused. Maybe I was drugged!"
The witness who committed the crime kept kowtowing and his forehead was covered in blood and flesh.
"If it wasn't for the medicine, how could the villain be so courageous? It's really not the villain's original intention. He fell into a coma at home, and when he woke up, he took the elixir. This... is really not what the villain meant! I hope the old lady sees it...
…”
The man kept kowtowing on the ground and begging for mercy.
Snapped!
"You bastard! Why did you raise such a white-eyed wolf like you!"
Chen's mother was furious and slapped the table.
"Spare your life? How much is your life worth? Ten of you are not worth the preciousness of this thing. As long as the elixir is damaged, it will have no effect at all. Look! You! You!" He cursed
Then, her face turned pale and her body swayed.
Everyone in the room was startled, and several maids who were nearby quickly came forward, stroking their chests and beating their backs.
Chen Cuo couldn't help but go to help him, but halfway through, Chen's mother let out a long sigh of relief and recovered.
Chen Cuo stopped his movements and his eyes fell on the broken pill pill again, feeling secretly regretful.
"Mother Chen is a noble lady and is well-informed. He said that the Broken Pill is ineffective, which is probably true. It's such a pity. I have managed to gain popularity in the past few days, but in the end the thing broke. This... eh?
"
Suddenly, his thoughts stopped, and a flash of inspiration flashed through him, and his heart started to beat rapidly!
Now that the pill is broken, if the breaking time does not exceed an hour, wouldn't it mean that...
"Do I have a chance to put this thing into Mengze? Once it is put into Mengze, it can be restored!"
Chen Cuo touched his arms.
The little gourd is lying quietly inside.
Suddenly, his thoughts became clearer.
"If you take the elixir and enter the dreamland, you will be able to reorganize immediately as soon as you enter the dreamland, but you don't know if it has any effect in the dreamland. Zhou Youzi said that this pill can make you wise. For those who practice Taoism, it can break through the bottleneck.
But it is quite useless for ordinary people, but if you enter the dream lake, swallow it in your dream, and understand it clearly, you can continue to copy it. Wouldn’t it be great to comprehend it for a while, and continue to comprehend it all the time?
Cool!"
Thinking of this, he almost couldn't hold back and wanted to take out the gourd on the spot. Fortunately, he still had the sense to hold it back, but his thoughts became more and more distracted.
"Zhou Youzi also said that you can only choose one of the two, Dan Wan or Mo He. But if I take the Dan Wan and the popularity is not exhausted, I might still be able to get Mo He. After all, the one who took the Dan Wan is Gourd."
, what does it have to do with me? I can go get that Mo He, and that’s the best of both worlds! The biggest question now is how long it took for the elixir to be broken, it must not exceed an hour!"
"Erlang! Erlang!"
Just as Chen Cuo was having a beautiful thought, he was suddenly brought back to his mind by a voice filled with anger. Following the sound, he looked around and saw Mother Chen with an angry face.
"I'm calling you, why are you ignoring me? Do you still hold grudges about what happened before?" Mother Chen looked at Chen Cuo and said in a bad tone, "That day you delayed the business and should have been punished.
I didn't even pursue it, but now you want to hold a grudge?"
Chen Cuo suppressed his dissatisfaction and said, "I don't dare. I'm just thinking about whether I should inform Mr. Zhou about this pill." He glanced at the Shattered Pill Pill with eager eyes, but in public, he really wanted to
If you accept it in public, the consequences will be endless.
If you want to succeed, you have to find a reason to be alone with Danwan, or at least get close to it, so that you can take advantage of others and collect it in the gourd.
Chen's mother was sad after hearing this.
Seeing this, Chen Cuo seized the opportunity and asked: "When did this person catch it? How did the elixir break?"
Chen Hai happened to walk outside the door. When he heard the words, he immediately raised his hand and stepped forward: "Return to the Lord, I searched the whole house before, but this person couldn't hide himself. He took something and tried to run away. He was stopped by someone and he pulled him. The wooden box fell on the ground.
The pill was broken because of this."
"How long has it been broken?" Chen Cuo asked.
"About half an hour!"
Chen Cuo's breathing became a little louder, and his heart became more and more agitated.
Still within the statute of limitations!
be quick!
Otherwise, if you wait for more than an hour, you will miss the opportunity!
He quickly said to Chen's mother: "Since we don't have much time, why not report it to Mr. Zhou? Maybe there will be a remedy."
Mother Chen struggled with her face, but finally nodded slumped and said to Chen He: "Sir, please come here and I will talk to him."
Chen Cuo wanted to go there in person with the pills. If time was tight, he would take a chance and put it into the gourd halfway. If someone asked, he would find an excuse to shirk it. After all, if he put it into the gourd, it would not be found on him!
Although it is a risk, it is still worth taking!
But Chen's mother had made an arrangement, but he couldn't stick to it in case others became wary and suspicious.
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"Things are destined to happen, and someone needs to urge them."
In a clean, tidy and elegant room, Zhou Youzi sat cross-legged on the bed, his eyes lightly closed, his hands on his knees, his fingers flicked gently, and then he slowly exhaled.
The air is condensed and not dispersed, like a long snake.
Suddenly, Zhou Youzi flicked his sleeves, stood up and came to the table, picked up the teapot on the table, poured a cup of tea, and opened an article at hand.
At the beginning of this article, the word "painted skin" is clearly written.
"Sure enough, you have to experience in the world to know what is true and false. Because of my relationship with King Nankang, I was selected to go down the mountain to find the reincarnated fairy boy guarded by the spirit crane. The three ladies from the palace were accompanied by the spirit crane. They should be reincarnated.
I didn’t expect that there would be such a variable as the Marquis of Linru County! Previously, his merits were insufficient and no one wanted to place his trust in him. But as soon as this article came out, not only would there be people’s thoughts surrounding him, but there might be other involvements, even if it wasn’t him.
Taking the opportunity to set up the incense root, someone also used him as a chess piece, the evil ghost with painted skin... the evil ghost with painted skin... Hey!"
With a smile, Zhou Youzi raised the cup with his left hand, drank the tea in one gulp, and flicked his right hand, causing the article in his hand to spontaneously ignite without fire!
"You are ignorant and fearless. If these people gather their thoughts and push forward, they may really follow the trend, turn the imaginary into the real, and even turn the guest into the guest. But since I am here, I have to do something."
His lips moved slightly, and in the burning article, a faint purple and ferocious face flashed.
"Well!"
Suddenly, Zhou Youzi was shocked, groaned, and his hand was filled with fire. In the blink of an eye, a piece of talisman paper was burned to ashes.
"I still underestimated that monarch, but this article actually has such accomplishments! Could it be that he is a blood relative of the reincarnated fairy boy and has received his blessings? I can't control the thoughts that I have gathered in this article for just a few days! Now!
But it’s too bad!”
His eyes showed surprise, and he reached into his arms, as if he wanted to take out something.
At this time, there was a knock on the door.
Chen He's voice then entered the room: "Sir, my mistress has invited you."
When Zhou Youzi heard this, he stopped and said in a loud voice: "This is over."