The sky is dark, and rows of lanterns are hung up, sparkling, making Tonglin County contrast with the night sky. However, Tonglin County is full of tourists, but it is more noisy and popular than the sky.
"It's so lively!" Liu Qingyan praised.
"It's so beautiful!" Liu Qingquan pointed to a large lantern hanging in the center of the city, "Is that Sister Shen?"
Lu Zheng and Liu Qingyan followed Liu Qingquan's fingers and saw a human-shaped lantern that was three people tall and floating in the center of the county town.
The lantern is an image of a woman, and the clothes on her body are exactly the same as the statue of the Peach Blossom Fairy in the Peach Blossom Temple. Moreover, the craftsmanship of the ancients is indeed not covered. The head and face of the lantern are not a flat surface, but a three-dimensional image woven from bamboo strips. It has the graceful and peaceful appearance of the Peach Blossom Fairy in the Peach Blossom Temple.
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There was nothing to say about the market during the day. It was probably an enhanced version of the Qiqiao Festival. Lu Zheng accompanied the Liu sisters to the market, watched the sideshows, bought some things, and then participated and watched the worship ceremony at the City God Temple. Because there were so many people, I didn’t join in the fun and went in to burn incense and pray.
In the evening, they went home to have dinner, and then they were pulled out again by an excited Liu Qingquan.
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Tonglin County, which is full of lanterns, does have a different flavor compared to the daytime. Although it is only a county, ordinary people will take advantage of this few festivals in the year to give themselves a rest, and the entrances of each store have distinctive decorations. For lanterns, many stores have also launched small activities to compete to win lanterns and win rewards.
Lu Zheng looked around. Although there was also an activity of guessing lantern riddles here, it was not considered a traditional program. Instead, it was juxtaposed with activities such as pot throwing, ring roping, stilt walking, tug of war and other activities.
In addition, Lu Zheng was still looking for an opportunity to see if he could sing out the killer weapon he had prepared. However, although some stores also launched activities to write poems and get rewards, those rewards did not attract the Liu sisters. The two had never Never been together.
What interests them is...
"Brother Lu is so awesome!" Lu Zheng helped Liu Qingquan get a candy man by throwing the pot.
"Thank you, Lu Lang!" Lu Zheng helped Liu Qingyan win a story novel through guessing.
Lu Zheng blinked and pointed to a calligraphy and painting shop in the distance, "Do you want a painting to be hung in Renxintang?"
Liu Qingyan glanced at it and shook her head, "It's not as good as Lu Lang's calligraphy. Why not buy an empty scroll and let Lu Lang write the calligraphy."
Lu Zheng touched his chin. It seemed that the only calligraphy he revealed was the running script of the inscription "Tao Yao" in Taohua Temple?
"Okay!" Lu Zheng made his left hand into a palm and his right hand into a fist, smashing it up and down, "Then buy an empty scroll. I will burn incense and bathe, concentrate on my energy, and write a piece of amazing calligraphy!"
Liu Qingyan smiled sweetly, gently pulled Liu Qingquan, and then walked away with Lu Zheng.
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However, before reaching the calligraphy and painting shop, he saw Capt. Liu and two agents walking through the crowd, looking around.
When he saw Lu Zheng, Capt. Liu's eyes lit up. He immediately pushed aside a few people blocking the way and came to Lu Zheng in a few steps.
"Master Lu!"
"Captain Liu." Lu Zheng saluted with his hands raised, "But something happened?"
Capt. Liu nodded repeatedly, "The people reported to the government that a child was missing. We thought it was just the child who was playing and had not returned home, but three more people reported to the government in a row, so I felt something was wrong and took the streets with people to search."
"Then you come to me..." Lu Zheng had a vague guess.
Liu Captou smiled shyly and held up his hands repeatedly, "Old Liu, I didn't want to trouble you at first, but now that I've bumped into you, hey, Baiyunguan's "Five Talisman Techniques" is famous. I beg you to be kind and act in a righteous way."
Lu Zheng frowned, "How many?"
Liu Captou immediately said, "Four families!"
At this moment, a police officer hurriedly ran from a distance, "Sir! Your Excellency! Two more families have reported to the police!"
Liu Captou turned around and said, "Six families!"
This speed...
If the child didn't get lost on his own, then the person who took action was either a well-organized gang or a well-behaved stranger.
Moreover, kidnapping children...
Lu Zheng took a deep breath, his eyes narrowed, and then looked at Liu Qingyan sheepishly. Liu Qingyan immediately nodded seriously, "Business matters, Qingquan and I will go home first."
Lu Zheng nodded and said to Capt. Liu, "It's too crowded. Send two people to escort them back. You take me to the nearest home of the missing children."
"Okay, okay!" Liu Captou turned around and said, "Zhang Long and Zhao Hu, send the two girls from the Liu family home! They must be sent home safely!"
"yes!"
"yes!"
Lu Zheng, who had just made up his mind, almost choked himself to death with his saliva. He took a closer look at the two detectives. They were indeed ordinary people. They were both in their thirties and did not look like martial arts masters.
Then he breathed a sigh of relief.
So the Liu sisters left under the escort of Zhang Long and Zhao Hu. Liu Captou immediately took Lu Zheng into the side alley, turned around a few times, and came to the outside of a courtyard house.
Outside the courtyard, there were only a few elderly people looking anxiously.
"The child's parents have already gone out to look around." Captain Liu mentioned to Lu Zheng, and then immediately waved his men to come forward, "Look for some of the child's clothes or toys."
So the two men stepped forward and took the old people back to the yard. After a while, they walked out quickly holding a rattle.
Lu Zheng took the rattle, then took out a Qi-seeking Talisman from his arms. He drew the Qi in his body and pressed the seal in his hand.
"Your Majesty's order, find your Qi, Ji!"
A breath is collected from the rattle by the Qi-seeking talisman, and then attached to the Qi-seeking talisman.
But...the source was not found?
Lu Zheng's eyes flashed, it was indeed a cultivator's method!
In fact, he had already guessed it when he learned that six families had lost their children one night, but now he just confirmed it again.
Kidnapping and selling children, whether to resell them for profit or to sacrifice them in evil ways, is a crooked way to do this. It is a shame for practitioners. Since Lu Zheng encountered it, he naturally wanted to take care of it and purify the air in the practice world. By the way,
Earn some light of luck.
However, the Qi-Seeking Talisman was useless, but it made Lu Zheng alert.
The other party still has some tricks, does he have a unique secret method, or is he profound?
Lu Zheng's eyes flickered, he put away the Qi Seeking Talisman, and then transformed the Seal Talisman again in his hand.
"Your Majesty's order, watch your breath and find your breath, Ji!"
Using the Qi Observation Technique, Lu Zheng finally faintly felt the same aura as the rattle from the west direction of the city.
Seeing Lu Zheng cast a spell, Liu Patou was shocked. He looked at Lu Zheng incredulously and his posture became more respectful.
After sensing for a moment, Lu Zheng said, "The place has been found, but the other party is a stranger, and his cultivation level should not be weak. I will go back to get something first, and then we will go again."
"Okay, okay, I'll listen to you!"
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Lu Zheng hurried back home without disturbing the Liu sisters who had already arrived. Lu Zheng hung up two embroidered spring knives, took enough cold spells, and set off again, holding the rattle and heading west along the alley.
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After a while, in the west of the city, Tonglai Inn.
The lights are brightly lit and people come and go.
Lu Zheng stood far away across the street from the entrance of the inn, with Capt. Liu standing beside him, followed by several other constables.
"Um, in the inn?" Mr. Liu blinked, looking confused.
"No way, we've looked here, but we haven't seen those children?"
"And those children are so conspicuous. If they were in the inn, they wouldn't be discovered, right?"
"Is the inn full of people?"
Several agents looked at each other in confusion. Only Agent Liu seemed to have thought of something. He was startled and looked at Lu Zheng with eyes filled with joy.
Lu Zheng frowned. Isn't it inconvenient to start a fight in the inn?
With his eyes flickering, Lu Zheng turned around and said, "Captain Liu, don't alert the enemy just yet. You and I go for a walk first, and don't let anything out and attract that person's attention."
Liu Captou immediately nodded, "Yes!"
So Lu Zheng took off the two embroidered spring knives and handed them to the police behind him, and then crossed the street first, and Liu followed behind him.
However, when entering the door, Lu Zheng slowed down a little, but was actually a step behind Mr. Liu.
Liu Captou glanced out of the corner of his eye and understood, so he didn't give in and took the lead to walk through the door of the inn.
The inn is bustling and noisy, and most of the people sitting there are businessmen from other places. It is not easy for people who are out on business during the Lantern Festival. During the festival, ordering a few side dishes and a pot of good wine is a way to reward yourself.
Seeing Mr. Liu entering the door, everyone looked over curiously. Some of the timid people couldn't help but feel their hearts skip a beat. Could it be that there was some case going on in the inn?
The inn that was bustling just now suddenly became quiet.
Shopkeeper Lu of the inn saw Mr. Liu entering the door, hurriedly walked around the counter and ran over in small steps.
Before anyone arrived, he smiled without saying anything, "Hello, Mr. Liu! You're celebrating the festival, what kind of wind brought you here? Nothing happened to the shop?"
Capt. Liu nodded majestically and said, "It's nothing important. It's just a holiday today. I asked everyone to patrol around and check. I also walked around, and happened to be transferred to your inn, so I stopped by to have a look."
"call--"
The hotel lobby came alive in an instant.
Shopkeeper Lu smiled when he heard this, "You are really hardworking. Even during the holidays, you have to patrol the streets to protect us ordinary people."
After saying that, he introduced Liu Captou and Lu Zheng, who looked like Liu Captou's junior, to the seat. "You sit down first. I'll give you two side dishes and a bottle of wine. You can eat something before you get busy."
Lu Zheng looked at Liu Captou. Liu Captou was a little shy, but he still pretended to sit down.
Lu Zheng glanced around at everyone in the inn lobby, then turned his eyes to the backyard and asked shopkeeper Lu softly, "Shopkeeper, do you dare to ask if there is a toilet in the backyard?"
Shopkeeper Lu nodded, "Yes! Yes! There is a stable and a hut in the backyard, which is where sundries are kept. The guests' goods are piled in the backyard."
Lu Zheng nodded, and then said to Liu Captou, "Sit down for a moment, I'll be back soon."
Seeing Mr. Liu sitting down peacefully, Lu Zheng turned around and passed by the lobby, then walked calmly to the door leading to the backyard.
I opened the half-hung curtain, turned down a folding corridor, opened the wooden door, and the cold wind of early spring blew in.
Then, the sound of wind, the sound of donkeys and horses, and the chirping of chickens and ducks came to my ears.
Looking left and right, there are several vehicle frames crowded in the center of the yard, and some bamboo baskets, poles, wheelbarrows, etc. are placed against the walls.
There are also some wooden cages, one for chickens and ducks, and one for cats and dogs.
Lu Zheng blinked and found the hut behind the yard.
"Fuck!"
As soon as he entered the door, Lu Zheng's face was distorted and he felt as if his nose had been forced ten thousand times. Then he held his breath, frowned and turned around to leave.