But it was said that Jia Cong found Chen Ruijin from the cellar of Yuanchen Hall of Qingyang Palace and held him for a long time. He heard the sound of iron chains and lowered his head to see that Chen Ruijin's ankles were trapped by iron buckles. He felt like needles pricking his heart and asked softly: "
Are you hurt?"
Chen Ruijin smiled and said: "Nothing. It's just that the lock can't be opened."
Jia Cong turned back to look at the Taoist priest who had led him here. The Taoist priest hurriedly said, "The Taoist brother who sent this girl here locked it himself, and he took the key away."
"The evil path is really far away!" Jia Cong clenched his fist and pulled out a dagger from his boot. This thing was found by Jia She when he was moving the large warehouse of Rongguo Mansion in the early years. He said it was a rare treasure blade. Their old man
My ancestor Jia Yuan used it. Because Jia Cong often ran around outside, he gave it to him. Although the dagger was good, it only made a rough cut after half a day of use.
Jia Cong thought for a while and asked the Taoist priest: "Do you have green vitriol oil in your meditation?"
"Yes," the Taoist priest said, "at the master's place." He looked at Chen Ruijin with complicated eyes.
Chen Ruijin stood up and bowed deeply to him: "Thank you, Taoist Master." The iron chains on his feet jingled.
Jia Cong didn't know what Chen Ruijin had coaxed him to do, so he said: "Your master's failure to protect the integrity of his family was coaxed by Zhenyuan. After all, he knows people and faces but does not know the heart. He also looks like a fairy. After these things, we will talk about it."
Mr. Cha Qiu has solved countless cases, if he is innocent, he will naturally be cleared."
The Taoist priest recited "Infinite Heavenly Lord". People were brought in from all over the cellar, one more or one less was fine. Then he led Jia Cong to a small alchemy yard at the back and found a large urn with a green face. Jia Cong
He ordered someone to move the object to the cellar and said to the Taoist priest: "Go back first and pretend you didn't say anything." The Taoist priest responded and left.
Jia Cong then ordered the soldiers to light more candles, fetch a large bucket of water, and fetch a large blue and white bowl. He carefully scooped out the green vitriol oil from the big bowl with a porcelain spoon and filled most of the bowl. He held on to it tightly.
Holding Chen Ruijin's left ankle, he immersed the iron lock protruding from the iron buckle into the bowl of the sea. Bubbles immediately began to bubble inside. Green vitriol oil is dilute sulfuric acid, which will begin to corrode when it comes in contact with metal.
Chen Ruijin asked: "Would it take too much effort?"
"It won't take long." Jia Cong concentrated on holding the thing for a long time to react. He took out the iron lock and carefully stood it upright on the ground. Chen Ruijin grabbed the iron buckle on his ankle. Then he took out the revolver and gun from his arms.
He fired a "bang" shot at the keyhole from directly above. The bullet was stuck inside and never came out, and there were slight cracks on the iron lock. Jia Cong then dipped the iron lock into green vitriol oil again and tried it again. So there was
Fourth, the iron lock "popped" open. Jia Cong showed off: "Knowledge is power!" Chen Ruijin looked at him with a smile.
Jia Cong breathed a sigh of relief and saw that there was a circle of red marks on his fair ankle. He couldn't help but gently stretched out his hand to rub it for a while. Chen Ruijin still sat against the wall, his head slightly bowed, as quiet as an orchid. Jia Cong felt a sudden change in his heart.
He jumped and hugged the girl again.
The two of them gathered together and spent half a cup of tea together. Chen Ruijin pushed him and said, "There is one more." Jia Cong nodded repeatedly, then followed the same pattern and unlocked the iron lock on her right foot.
He first diluted the remaining green vitriol oil in the bowl in a bucket, poured it out, and then ordered the soldiers to hold the urn and put it back to its original place.
Chen Ruijin asked: "Why put it back?"
Jia Cong said: "That Taoist priest helped us, but he is against the master's sect. I'm afraid he has a bad reputation. If he doesn't mind, let's talk about it later. What if someone else minds? It's better not to make it public."
Chen Ruijin nodded: "That's right. Let's go out."
"Yes." Jia Cong stood up and took her hand, picked up the lantern and walked outside. He said to the soldiers who were following him, "Put the lid back on and then smash it."
The soldiers were stunned: "Go back?"
"Build it back first, then you can rest for a while, gossip, and then smash it."
"yes."
The two of them walked side by side outside the palace. Coincidentally, a full moon hung in the sky in the west, round and bright. Chen Ruijin sighed: "Today is exactly the fifteenth day."
Jia Cong said: "As an auspicious saying, the moon is two full moons. I would rather find you when it was not so round yesterday."
Chen Ruijin gave him a sideways look: "You are the most annoying person."
Jia Cong heyed twice: "I really want to go back first?"
"The sun is about to come out." Chen Ruijin looked to the east, "Let's watch the sunrise."
"good."
The two of them quietly stopped talking. After a long time, a clanging sound came from the hall behind them. It was not very pleasant, but it was very pleasant. Soon there was a series of "crash" sounds, and the stone cover on the cellar broke.
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It was late at night, and Qiu Liang was pretending to interrogate a Taoist priest. Hearing the noise behind him, he stood up and asked, "What did you find?" He sent a soldier to take a look.
Not long after, the soldier ran back and shouted: "Sir! Found it! The girl has been found! In a cellar!"
Qiu Liang laughed twice and shouted: "Take them all!" Then he strolled to the front of Yuan Chen Hall and saw the two of them sitting on the stone steps.
Jia Cong waved his hand: "Hello, Mr. Qiu!"
Qiu Liang smiled and raised his hands: "Congratulations, Mr. Jia!"
"I owe you a favor." Jia Cong said seriously, "We are looking at the moon."
Qiu Liang looked up at the moon: "The sun is about to come out."
"Yeah. Look at the sunrise and the moon."
"I won't disturb you, sir." Qiu Liang then led the soldiers to go.
Jia Cong and Chen Ruijin were sitting in front of Doumu Yuanjun's palace, watching the full moon set in the west, and the early sun revealing a ray of light from the sky. The surrounding clouds were gradually dyeing, with red, gold, purple and green colors. Unconsciously, the clouds gradually
The various colors faded away, leaving only a golden color. Suddenly a sharp light shot out, and a bright and eye-catching color jumped out from the east. It was now pure white instead of gold. Jia Cong said softly: "You are like the sun.
At first it was just a glimmer of light, but then it became brighter and brighter; when it really came out, it became unique." Chen Ruijin looked up at the sunrise and leaned lightly on Jia Cong's shoulder.
The sun came out. The two of them sat for a while longer before standing up. The soldiers were busy with their own business and laughed twice as they passed by. Chen Ruijin's face was blushing, and Jia Cong pulled her to say goodbye to Qiu Liang like no one else and went back to his residence.
Went to rest.
Jia Congshi didn't sleep for three days and three nights. When he woke up, it was bright. He took out his pocket watch and saw that it was only midnight. So he packed up and ran out. Those people were all having tea in the courtyard. Jia Xu looked at him and said
"I've slept a whole day and I still have a lot." Jia Cong touched the back of his head and saw that Chen Ruijin's face was as normal. He felt calm and sat down beside her to drink tea and snacks and asked her how the past two days were.
It turned out that a thief came to investigate the night of the accident. Seeing that his skills were mediocre, Chen Ruijin chased him out. She didn't expect an old Taoist priest waiting outside, so she knew she was no match after just one move. But the old Taoist priest's hands and feet
It was so fast that on the one hand it forced her to go farther and farther away, and on the other hand it was so fast that she couldn't even take out her hand or gun, and finally someone grabbed it.
The old Taoist priest then took a rope to tie her up and asked, "Are you Chen Siniang?"
Chen Ruijin immediately knew that he had something to do with Zhenming Taoist from Tianning Temple in Nanchang, and wondered: "I didn't leave my name everywhere, how could the immortal know about it?"
"As expected, I followed Jia Cong." The old Taoist priest said, "I am so calm."
Although Chen Ruijin's hands were tied, he still bowed and said: "May I ask the immortal, what is the purpose of arresting the little girl?"
The old Taoist priest said: "There is a reason." He looked at her again and asked, "Where are you from?"
"Just an escort."
The old Taoist priest chuckled and said, "What a coincidence that Jia Cong met the stunning female escort."
Chen Ruijin then pretended that he had practiced martial arts with a nun from the South China Sea since he was a child, and after completing his studies, he returned home. Not long after, he met Jia Cong of Linhai and was kidnapped by water bandits. After Jia Cong coaxed the two of them to be released, he said that he would
Find two reliable escorts. Her brother found out about this, and he recommended her through others.
The old Taoist priest looked at her for another long time: "Are you from Wu?"
"I am from the capital, and I followed my brother to the Kingdom of Wu."
"I don't think you look like a native of Wu." The old Taoist priest said, "Is your brother a member of the King of Wu?"
Chen Ruijin hesitated for a moment. Because the old Taoist priest's eyes were so bright, she flinched, lowered her head and said, "My brother's name is Chen Ruiwen."
The old Taoist priest was shocked, pointed at her and said: "Isn't it the eldest grandson of Qi Guofu? Are you Chen Yi's granddaughter?"
Chen Ruijin said in surprise: "The immortal knows my grandfather?!"
The old Taoist priest couldn't help but take a closer look at her: "Your grandfather is willing to let his granddaughter practice martial arts! He underestimated him." Then he stood and thought for a while. Looking at his expression, Chen Ruijin knew what he had changed his mind about.
The old Taoist priest suddenly picked her up and flew her all the way to Qingyang Palace. She didn't even enter the door, and went straight into Yuanchen Palace from outside the wall. Chen Ruijin had a very good memory, and because she had been to Qingyang Palace, she recognized it at that time. She knew that this was the case.
If Taoist Temple had a secret, no one would know it, so he pretended to be confused and lost his mind. The Taoist priest guarding the candlelight came forward to give him a heads-up, and secretly glanced at Chen Ruijin, with doubts on his face. He led the two of them.
Opening the cellar lid, the old Taoist priest ordered Chen Ruijin to go in. Chen Ruijin walked in as stiff as a wooden man, and the Taoist priest guarding the candle became more and more suspicious.
The old Taoist locked Chen Ruijin in the cellar and said, "Since she is a girl from Chen Yi's family, you can just stay here with peace of mind and see if there will be any luck in the future." Chen Ruijin stood blankly, and the old Taoist left.
The next day, the Taoist priest guarding Yuanchen Hall came to bring her food and water. Chen Ruijin had returned to her soul and asked with tears in her eyes: "Can I still see my parents?" The Taoist priest put down the food basket and said nothing.
His eyes became more and more suspicious.
Another day later, when the meal was served in the evening, the Taoist priest guarding the temple asked her: "Who are you?"
Chen Ruijin burst into tears and said: "I am the daughter of a good family. I was sleeping well in the house, but somehow I ended up here. Is this a place for taking pictures?"
A trace of anger flashed across the Taoist priest's face and he said: "Don't worry, girl, there is someone outside looking for the girl."
Chen Ruijin grabbed his sleeve: "Is my father looking for me? Taoist priest, can you send a message to my father?"
The Taoist priest chanted "Immeasurable Heavenly Lord" and said: "I have sworn an oath not to reveal even a single word."
Chen Ruijin thought for a while and said: "Then... can the Taoist priest help me send a painting back?" The Taoist priest shook his head. Chen Ruijin begged, "I'm missing. Others can just pay it back. My grandmother is afraid she will die of panic. She has already died."
Eighty-six years old." The Taoist priest still shook his head. Chen Ruijin then drew a sketch on the ground with his finger. It was the mask drawn by Jia Cong that day that was dug out from the Qingyang Palace by later generations. "This is what I did randomly when I was a child.
The Taoist priest traced the graffiti and sent it to my home. When my parents saw it, they would know that I was still alive. They would not be too worried or cause anything to happen."
When the Taoist priest saw it, it really looked like a child's graffiti, and he believed it in his heart. Chen Ruijin's eyes were reddish, with tears in his eyes. Baba looked at him. The Taoist priest relented, secretly noted the graffiti, and drew it himself. I came out and took advantage of the darkness to find a little beggar and asked him to deliver him to the small courtyard where Jia Cong and others lived according to the address.
After hearing this, Jia Cong let out a sigh of relief and patted his chest: "I am really lucky to have met this Taoist priest." Then he asked Jia Xu, "Does Uncle Wu know what happened to these two old Taoist priests Zhen Ming Zhen Yuan? "
Jia Xu said: "I don't know at all."
"Where's Qiu Liang?"
Jia Xu said: "A message came yesterday that the master of Qingyang Palace has made a move. What do you think Zhenyuan has on his hands?"
"Where can I guess?"
Jia Xu smiled and said: "The gold medal, the late emperor's gold medal, is as if I were here in person."
"Yes, he is indeed the late emperor's man." Jia Cong's lips twitched, "The person who wrote to him is probably that old monk, so don't trust me."
"I don't know how old the host is. Zhenyuan went to him with the gold medal and said that he would use the cellar of Yuanchen Palace to temporarily imprison a key criminal. It was extremely important and mysterious. And the key to the iron lock in the cellar was the master of the host. No, but it is in Zhenyuan's hands." Jia Xu said, "The host only knows how to open the cellar."
Jia Cong threw a piece of peach cake into his mouth and asked: "That night he was so stubborn that he refused to talk. Why did he suddenly do it?"
Jia Xu smiled and said: "Everyone has been found, and there is no way to deny it. Besides, the charge you charged Zhenyuan with is that of a human trafficker. The notices all over the street were posted by the government, and one was posted opposite Qingyang Palace. He didn't know Zhenyuan. I don’t know who he is. After seeing the appearance of Mr. Qiu on the notice, I can’t help but feel suspicious. There is also someone who has angered all the Taoist priests in the city because of Zhenyuan.” Everyone chuckled. “And Chen Yatou also pretended to be missing that day. The appearance of the soul really seemed to have fascinated the photographer. The host did not say anything, but he also secretly wondered in his heart whether Zhenyuan had kidnapped a decent girl."
Jia Cong said: "It can be seen that these monks still have conscience after all, and they don't blindly believe in authority without distinguishing between good and evil. How far is it really?"
"No trace yet."
"No problem, let him fall into the ocean of people's war." Jia Cong winked, "Where there are people, there are families, and there are families with children. Who is not afraid of those who make love?" He asked again, "That Taoist priest who helped us Woolen cloth?"
Jia Xu said: "According to what he said, he didn't say anything. You and Qiu Liang found Chen Yatou on your own."
Jia Cong said: "He opened the lid of such a big stone without any effort. When he put it back later, three soldiers were carrying it. I still want to hook him up and become a military general."
Jia Xu said: "In that case, I'm going to check on this person. I think he was specially assigned to guard Yuanchen Palace." He looked at Jia Cong again and said, "Don't eat so many oil-fired snacks, and go and have some porridge." ."
"Oh~~" Jia Cong responded. He must have slept too much and was a little dizzy, so he simply started doing eye exercises.
Then I heard the soldiers outside the door saying back and forth: "There is a porter outside asking to see Mr. Jia, saying that he knows the location of Zhenyuan Taoist."
Jia Cong put down his hand and blinked: "Why come to me instead of Qiu Liang?" (..)