Zhong Shen beat Zou Shunda, making Bao Jingzhong tremble with anger.
"Commander Zhong, we are here on the orders of the elders of Canglong Palace to interrogate important criminals. What is your intention? Is it to despise the Daxuan court or to despise the Daxuan law?"
Zhong Shen frowned and said, "Who decided to commit the crime? Are you going to commit it if you say you want to commit it?"
"Okay!" Bao Jingzhong said in a trembling voice, "Zhong Suming, you are overbearing enough. I will go to Canglong Hall to ask for an explanation!"
Bao Jingzhong left with the people from the Ministry of Punishment.
Zhong Shen is not afraid of what he will say. Canglong Palace should not interfere in political affairs. Even if the elder does come, Zhong Shen is not afraid!
However, the eunuchs at the Yamen Gate are not easy to get rid of. They are members of the palace, and the Imperial City Department must obey the emperor's orders.
Zhong Shen turned around and looked at the lantern holder. Qiao Shungang lowered his head and remained silent, waiting for Zhong Shen to scold him.
Zhong Shen sighed and said, "Have you eaten?"
Qiao Shungang said: "Return to the commander, we have fought so hard last night and haven't even had a drink of water."
Zhong Shen said: "I'll ask someone to buy you some food."
"Not only did we not eat, but Qianhu also didn't eat." Xu Zhiqiong unfolded his clothes, which contained Wu Xu's broken bones.
Zhong Shen looked at it for a long time, his cheeks twitching from time to time.
Xu Zhiqiong said: "Let us build a mourning hall for Qianhu and the dead brothers."
Guo Yucheng, the chief minister of Zuosi Temple of Dali Temple, said: "This, this is not appropriate, the elders have ordered that Wu Xu is a sin..."
Qiao Shungang gritted his teeth and said, "What do you mean?"
Guo Yucheng did not dare to say anything and quickly left with the officials from Dali Temple.
Zhong Shen nodded and said, "Okay, I'll ask someone to purchase the items. Shungang, you come with me first."
Qiao Shungang followed Zhong Shen to Mingdengxuan. Not long after, Chu He and others entered the Yamen with wine, food and items for the mourning hall.
"Zhiqiong, what happened last night?"
Chu He did not go to Beiyuan last night and followed the other lantern-bearing men to guard the palace. After returning from the palace, he could not enter the Yamen. He knew nothing about what happened in Beiyuan.
Xu Zhiqiong did not speak. He first arranged the funeral hall for Wu Xu, lit incense, poured wine, and sat silently under the mourning platform to eat.
Is this spiritual position useful?
Qianhu's soul has exploded. Can he still receive the incense and wine?
There was a burst of yelling and cursing from the backyard of the Yamen, and Qiao Shungang was pushed into the hut by Zhong Shen's guards and locked up.
After entering the hut, Qiao Shungang was still shouting: "Listen here, all of you. If anyone dares to throw dirty water on Qianhu, I will kill eight generations of his ancestors!"
The green lantern men Liu Dashun and Qu Jinshan were called to Mingdengxuan one after another, and not long after, they were also imprisoned in the small house.
The fourth was Xu Zhiqiong's turn. When he entered Mingdeng Pavilion, Zhong Shen said with a solemn expression: "Zhiqiong, you are a smart man. I also know that Wu Xu valued you the most before he died, so I will discuss this important matter with you."
Zhong Shen briefly told Xu Zhiqiong what happened last night. Only then did Xu Zhiqiong realize that Liang Yuming had made such careful arrangements to usurp the throne.
Attack the Canglong Palace, attack the palace, attack the city gate, and finally let Gui Yuan's evil star finish.
The whole plan was impeccable. If Wu Xu hadn't destroyed the Eternal Star of Yuan Dynasty, Liang Yuming would have put on the dragon robe and sat on the throne.
And the capital city of Daxuan is probably about to burst into rivers of blood.
"Zhiqiong, I know that if Wu Xu hadn't led you to fight all night, it's hard to say what the capital would have been like, but now this matter is related to your lives. If I want you to survive, you have to let Wu Xu take the blame.
Take it off."
Xu Zhiqiong turned his head and looked at Zhong Shen: "Commander, I don't understand you."
Zhong Shen said: "You are a smart man. I don't need to waste words on you. Do you think it is reasonable for Guiyuan Exing to seek revenge on Wu Xu for personal grudges, so that the common people are affected?"
Xu Zhiqiong looked at Zhong Shen blankly and asked, "Who came up with this idea?"
Zhong Shen said: "Don't ask who came up with it, just ask you whether it makes sense?"
"Commander Zhong, do you know that you owe Wu Qianhu a life? Everyone in the capital owes Wu Qianhu a life."
"I agree, so I have to save your lives. I ask you again, is it reasonable?"
"Don't ask if it's unreasonable, just tell me what you want me to do?"
Zhong Shendao: "I want you to be a witness."
Xu Zhiqiong smiled: "You want me to be a witness and frame Qianhu?"
Zhong Shen nodded: "Wu Xu should have told you about my temperament. I only care about the living and not the dead. I have to let you live!"
Xu Zhiqiong stood up after hearing this: "Should I go back to the cabin too?"
Zhong Shen shook his head: "You don't have to rush back to the cabin. You can stay in front of Bo Feng's soul for a while, and I will go with you."
Xu Zhiqiong's brows trembled and he sighed: "Commander, you are so poisonous!"
The first three people were locked into the hut. Only Xu Zhiqiong did not have to enter the hut. Why was this?
Why can he still leave Mingdengxuan with Zhong Shen?
Passing by Qiao Shungang's small house, Qiao Shungang shouted from the crack in the door: "Xu Zhiqiong, you bastard, you agreed, right? You are a coward who is afraid of death! I, Qiao, am blind, and I regard you as my brother.
You beast!"
Liu Dashun was also scolding in the room.
Qu Jinshan looked at Xu Zhiqiong and didn't know what to say. He just shook his head.
Xu Zhiqiong did not argue. Amidst the scolding, he returned to Wu Xuling and sat silently.
Zhong Shen offered incense to Wu Xu and ordered all the lantern-carrying men to be locked in the hut, and only Xu Zhiqiong was allowed to move around freely in the yamen.
"Zhiqiong, don't blame me. If Wu Bofeng were alive, he would have asked me to do this. He also hopes that you can live."
Zhong Shen looked at Tong Qingqiu and Han Chen again: "You two, go back to the Yin and Yang Division."
Han Chen said: "Let's put some incense sticks on Mr. Wu and leave."
Zhong Shen nodded and left Zhang Deng Yamen first.
While the two of them were lighting incense, Xu Zhiqiong came closer and asked in a low voice: "Doctor Han, what is the technique of hanging the capsule you just mentioned?"
Han Chen snorted coldly: "What? Do you want to report me?"
Tong Qingqiu said: "Don't talk nonsense. My brother is not that kind of person. Zhiqiong and Senior Brother Shihan were just angry for a moment and did not use any means against those in the Punishment Department."
Xu Zhiqiong smiled and said: "Brother Han, what you said is interesting. I wonder why you are so angry? Are you angry with Liu De'an? I was the one who hit him, why do you want to make me angry again?"
When Han Chen heard this, he looked at Xu Zhiqiong and said, "Aren't you trying to frame Wu Qianhu?"
"I just want to learn some skills from you, the art of hanging a bag, the art of curse and killing, etc."
Just as Han Chen was about to speak, Tong Qingqiu stopped him and said: "Zhiqiong, this method cannot be learned randomly. The days are long and there will be plenty of opportunities for revenge."
Han Chen lowered his voice and said, "Do you want to avenge Mr. Wu?"
Xu Zhiqiong looked at Han Chen: "Are you willing to teach me?"
"But this method cannot kill..."
Tong Qingqiu quickly grabbed Han Chen and said, "Senior brother, it's time for us to leave. Zhiqiong, listen to me and don't mess around!"
The two walked to the yamen gate, and Han Chen suddenly turned back. Tong Qingqiu was afraid that he would teach Xu Zhiqiong the art of hanging a bag, but she heard Han Chen explain: "I forgot to have a drink with Mr. Wu."
"Hero, let's go!" Han Chen poured a glass of wine and drank it in front of the tomb. When he put down the glass, he sprinkled a little incense ash on Xu Zhiqiong's clothes.
Tong Qingqiu stared at the two of them closely, Han Chen didn't say anything more, and followed Tong Qingqiu out of the Onmyoji Division.
Xu Zhiqiong stared at the incense ashes for a moment, and saw the incense ashes slowly moving on his clothes, and there was an extra book under his clothes.
…
Tong Qingqiu and Han Chen returned to the Yin and Yang Division and saw that the Yin and Yang Division was surrounded by soldiers and horses. Han Chen asked the reason, but Taibu did not answer.
Han Chen went back to his room to rest, and Taibu left Tong Qingqiu behind: "I don't let you leave the Yin and Yang Division, but you refused to listen. This time you encountered a fierce battle and almost lost your life. You should know that you are afraid.
You and Xu Zhiqiong are not the same kind of people. Don't have any contact with him in the future. Han Chen is just my subordinate and I don't want to restrain him. You are my disciple, but you must obey my orders."
Tong Qingqiu smiled and said: "I'm a little scared, but I can fight against Xingguan and I have no regrets in this life. I have to thank my brother for giving me this opportunity."
Taibu sneered: "I remember you have a nickname called Hua Meng Jushi. You are a person who likes to talk in your sleep because you always live in a dream. If you meet a star official again, you can still come back alive.
What?"
"It's hard to say, maybe I don't have such good luck," Tong Qingqiu said with a smile, "I like to talk in my sleep, but it's not me who lives in the dream. People who live in the dream can only watch. I went to fight.
It’s not like you’ve been watching.”
Tong Qingqiu returned to his house, and his wife hurriedly stepped forward to hug him: "Where have you been? Are you injured? You scared me to death!"
Tong Qingqiu smiled and said: "What are you afraid of? Isn't this a good look?"
"I made soup and I'll heat it up for you."
"Don't be in a hurry to drink the soup!" Tong Qingqiu picked up his wife-in-law and said, "Let's do something serious."
"You, why are you in such a hurry? Slow down, be gentle, be gentle, be gentle, officer, you, why are you so cruel..."
…
Late at night, Xu Zhiqiong took the tips given by Han Chen and learned the art of hanging bags.
The hanging bag technique is indeed a type of curse-killing technique, but it is different from ordinary curse-killing techniques.
Ordinary curse-killing spells are effective as soon as they are released, and the enemy is killed invisibly by the spell.
There is a delay after the hanging bag technique is launched. Today the spell is cast and the person escapes overnight. The spell will take effect tomorrow and the opponent will be dead. It will be difficult to find clues.
This is a very rare onmyoji technique, but it is rare and difficult to learn.
Xu Zhiqiong had learned some basics of curse-killing techniques before, but had never gained any experience. Now he was learning advanced curse-killing techniques, and he was even more confused.
Yin energy is divided into seven and five parts, Yang energy is divided into one and three parts, and a part of Qi energy needs to be saved. How much Qi is suitable to be saved has to be calculated separately...
Xu Zhiqiong first calculated a result, as long as one part of yang energy is preserved, there is no need for yin energy.
Another calculation result is that it seems to be more reliable to keep four parts of yang energy and four parts of yin energy.
There is another result...
The more Xu Zhiqiong calculated, the more tired he became. His brain throbbed with pain, as if he was hearing hallucinations.
"Can't you learn?"
It's not an auditory hallucination, it's a real voice echoing in my head.
It's Taibu.
"The technique of suspending the bag is a technique that can only be mastered by fifth-grade Yin-Yang cultivators. It is too reluctant for you to want to learn it when you are just at ninth-grade."
Xu Zhiqiong smiled slightly: "Taibu, why are you in the mood to see me?"
"Who comes to see you? I'm here to offer incense to Mr. Wu."
The incense burned by itself and flew to the incense burner.
Taibu said: "Wuxu is gone, who will take care of you in the future?"
"Will Taibu accept me into the Onmyoji Division again?"
"You have such a temperament that you won't listen to my orders when you get to the Onmyoji Division. Why do you want to learn the art of hanging bags? Do you want to avenge Wu Xu? I advise you to give up this idea as soon as possible.
It's hard to kill someone with the curse technique, but even worse with the hanging bag technique. You can't expect to kill Liang Yuming with the curse technique, let alone kill a high official."
"I don't have such extravagant hopes. If the curse killing technique was effective, Liang Daguan's family would have died in your hands."
"You know I hate him in my heart?"
"You only dare to hate him in your heart."
Taibu let out a long sigh: "Did you know that he already has a third-level cultivation level? How can you kill him with just you now?"
"I don't want to kill him now. Although Liang Daguan's family is hateful, the culprit this time is Liang Yuming. He attracted the evil star and killed 20,000 people. Thousands of households will not ignore it. Regardless of whether Liang Daguan's family uses tricks or not, Qian There will definitely be a battle between Hu and Xie Xing,
Every injustice has its owner, and every debt has its owner, and this bastard Liang Yuming is the culprit who has killed thousands of families and 20,000 lives!"
Taibu said: "You can't kill Liang Yuming. You can't resist the power of the royal family. You have to endure it and survive."
Xu Zhiqiong smiled and said: "You have endured for so long and lived for so long, and what have you gained?"
Taibu asked: "What do you want?"
"I want justice," Xu Zhiqiong looked calm, "for a thousand households and more than 20,000 lives."
"You can't find this justice!"
"As long as there is justice in this world, I must find it!"
"The justice of Daxuan is hidden in the belly of the royal family and is displayed in the face of the royal family. Whatever they say is justice is justice!"
"If they hide it in their belly, I will burst their belly and get out the justice! If they keep it in their face, I will tear off their face and dig out the justice!"
"What a crazy person!" Taibu said after a long silence, "I can help you, but you have to do something for me."
"Tell me what it is."
"I want you to help me rescue my disciple. She is trapped in the palace. As long as you agree, I will teach you the technique of hanging bag now. The so-called technique of hanging bag is just a combination of the curse and killing technique. In addition, use Yin Yang magic to wrap a layer of skin. When you pierce the skin at another time, the spell will take effect."
"Can the technique of hanging bag be used on Liang Yuming?"
"It works. You can also use onmyoji to make a skin bag in his body. You can also find a suitable time to pierce the skin bag, but what's the use? The curse is ineffective. There are fourth-grade golden silkworms in his body. The Golden Silkworm is immune to spells, immune to hundreds of poisons, invulnerable to invulnerability, water and fire. Not to mention you, even I can't curse him to death."
Xu Zhiqiong shook his head: "How can Liang Yuming have a fourth-level cultivation level? His cultivation level has long been abolished by Liang Jixiong."
Taibu said: "The fourth-grade golden silkworm is not a fourth-grade cultivation, he can only be regarded as a Gu scholar."
"But Golden Silkworm is an inner Dao Gu, so how can it change its owner?"
"The golden silkworm is the king of all Gu. Even if you are in the inner circle, you can also marry outside. Therefore, it is said that you can marry a golden silkworm. If you get a fourth-grade golden silkworm, you will not only have the combat power of the fourth grade, but also quickly improve your own cultivation. , Liang Yuming can get such precious Gu insects, this is the strength of the royal family!" Taibu sighed, "You are no match for Liang Yuming, even if he stands in front of you and stretches his neck to kill you, there is nothing you can do. !”
Xu Zhiqiong lowered his head and said, "I have to kill him."
Because I made an oath.
Because I am the judge.
To advocate justice, to advocate the righteous way, to decide life and death, all based on the laws of good and evil. This is the original intention of my Tao.
No matter the threats or inducements, no matter the swords and mountains of fire, this heart will never change, and this determination will remain unswerving until death.