In the kitchen of Xu County Town Yaosi, Qin Shaoyou, who was cooking new dishes, suddenly noticed something and turned to look at the window sill.
I saw a shadow slipping in from outside the kitchen along the window sill gap at an extremely fast speed, and then emerged like a snake.
It's the shadow demon.
Qin Shaoyou waved to it and asked it to climb onto the stove, and then asked: "How is the situation in the capital? Is something happening?"
The shadow demon quickly changed its shape.
First, the word 'Yes' appeared on the stove, and then a line of text appeared.
Qin Shaoyou glanced at it, and his expression suddenly changed.
Because the line of characters conjured by the shadow demon actually said - "Sixiu is missing".
"Qiu Rong, come and hold the spoon for me. Just stir it from time to time so that the vegetables don't stick to the pan."
Qin Shaoyou called Qiurong over and temporarily entrusted her with the food in the pot.
Then he stared at the shadow demon on the stove, frowned and said, "What do you mean by missing? Si Xiu is not in the clan mansion?"
Shadow Demon quickly formed two words and responded: "No."
Qin Shaoyou asked again: "When did this happen?"
Without waiting for the shadow demon to give an answer, he thought again: "No, if something happens to Si Xiuzhen, it is impossible for my sisters not to send me the news... Is there something weird here?"
The shadow demon quickly changed out lines of text and answered Qin Shaoyou:
"Master, Si Xiu disappeared three days ago. During this period, the clan's mansion was sealed off and no one was allowed in or out. It was said that there was a suspicion that there was a ghost in the mansion and a strict investigation was required. Although the people in the mansion knew about this, they were not allowed to go in or out because of
With this ban, the news cannot be spread..."
"That makes sense." Qin Shaoyou nodded slightly when he saw this.
No wonder there is no news from Sixth Sister.
The Zongren Mansion was sealed off and no one was allowed to enter or exit, let alone the Sixth Sister. I am afraid that even Lu Bing, the dismissed Commander of the Demon Suppression Division, did not know that something had happened to Si Xiu!
Shadow Demon's narration continues.
It told Qin Shaoyou that after sneaking back to the capital, he first walked around other places in the capital, but did not get any useful information.
Because Qin Shaoyou specifically told him to find a way to spy on the situation in the clan mansion before he set off, so he went.
The security at the Zongren Mansion is indeed very tight. In addition to the elite forces sent by each yamen, there are also many magic circles, mechanisms, traps, and statues brought by each yamen.
With the strength of the shadow demon, it was originally impossible to enter the sect's mansion.
And its initial idea was to find someone who could enter and leave the clan's mansion, and hide in his shadow when he left the clan's mansion to see if he could overhear some information.
As a result, when it was wandering outside the clan's mansion looking for its target, a mysterious force suddenly pulled it into the clan's mansion.
This unexpected situation frightened the shadow demon, thinking that he had been exposed and was caught, and would be silenced soon.
Just when it thought it was certain to die, it discovered that none of the people patrolling the clan's mansion, as well as the numerous traps laid out, responded.
The shadow demon was stunned and confused. He looked around and saw a statue of a god placed in the clan's mansion.
It is the statue of Jiutiandang Mo Patriarch.
"You mean, it was the Patriarch who brought you into the clan's mansion?"
When Qin Shaoyou saw this, he couldn't help but interject and asked.
The shadow demon quickly changed the text to reply: "It must be. Without the blessing of the ancestor, I would not be able to freely come and go in the clan's mansion and spy on the information."
This is the truth.
Qin Shaoyou nodded, but he was also a little confused.
"The statues of gods sent into the clan's mansion by various yamen must have supernatural powers. Since Emperor Jianwu wanted to cause trouble in the clan's mansion, didn't he make arrangements for these statues?"
"There are arrangements, there are arrangements."
Shadow Demon told Qin Shaoyou that on the surface, there was nothing wrong with the statues in the clan's mansion.
But in fact, the eyes of every statue were blinded by the chaotic power of the blood moon.
"The power of the blood moon blinded your eyes?"
When Qin Shaoyou heard this, he suddenly remembered that when he first entered the Demon Suppression Department and offered incense to the statue of the Patriarch, the Patriarch's eyes suddenly dropped and shed tears of blood.
Was it at that time that the statue of the Patriarch enshrined in the Demon Division of Luocheng Town was also blinded by the power of the blood moon?
Because his appearance triggered some kind of opportunity, allowing the statue of the Patriarch to break through the blindness of the blood moon, so that was the reason for that terrifying scene?
And it was at that moment that the Patriarch saw himself through the Patriarch's statue that broke through the power of the blood moon?
And then you were impressed by your handsome appearance?
Qin Shaoyou turned his head and looked at the statue of the ancestor placed in the kitchen. He wanted to ask, but after thinking about it for a while, he gave up the idea.
First, the current situation is inappropriate.
Second, I was afraid that if I asked, I would follow in the footsteps of Senior Brother Cui.
So he decisively swallowed these questions back into his stomach and signaled the shadow demon to continue talking about what it discovered in the sect's mansion.
The shadow demon told Qin Shaoyou that after it was confirmed that it was the ancestor who summoned it into the sect's mansion, it immediately relaxed and launched an investigation inside the mansion.
It turned out that everyone in the clan's mansion looked like they were mourning for their heirs.
Soon it knew the reason, but Sixiu disappeared.
"Disappeared? How did it disappear?" Qin Shaoyou asked.
"He just disappeared suddenly. Qin Lin is still in the clan mansion. He has been living with Si Xiu these days and protecting her personally.
As a result, just three nights ago, before falling asleep, Sixiu was still there. In the middle of the night, Qin Lin got up to go to the toilet, only to find that Sixiu was missing.
A shocked Qin Lin immediately called the police and searched the entire sect's residence with the guards, but no one was found.
At the same time, no traces of a fight were found in the room, nor any clues.
Si Xiu seemed to have disappeared from the world.
Immediately afterwards, the sect's mansion was sealed, and no one was allowed to enter or exit. It was said that they wanted to find out the mole, and the news was sealed inside.
People outside, even if they have some suspicions, are not sure what happened in the house..."
After reading these words transformed by the shadow demon, Qin Shaoyou fell into deep thought.
"Disappeared suddenly, without any trace of a fight? Without any clues?"
"No! There are clues! The people from the team that broke into the clan's mansion before are the clues!"
Qin Shaoyou's brain was running rapidly at this moment.
"Emperor Jianwu had a double intention when he sent those people to rush into the clan mansion.
It would be best if they succeed. If they fail, they can also use their flesh, blood, and soul layout to practice evil and arrest Si Xiu..."
"What a good Emperor Jianwu, he acts step by step, he is really an old fox!"
After Qin Shaoyou figured it all out, he strode to the kitchen door and shouted outside:
"Senior Brother Cui, monk, come here...has the scholar come back? If so, ask him to come over too."