Xu Chui glanced at Lu Sheng, and after receiving his consent, he drove the car to follow the men, walked along the streets of the town for a while, and saw a huge four-story red attic coming into view.
The attic has a white roof and red walls, and a pair of large bronze scissors hang on the door. The scissors are as tall as a person and look extremely sharp. But if you look closely, you can tell that they are just decorations, patterns embedded in the door.
Behind the attic is a large, layered courtyard.
Outside the gate, a tall girl with a slim waist and a well-proportioned figure was waiting there, wearing a green gauze dress with a long sword on her back.
When she saw Lu Sheng and the two of them, the girl's eyes lit up and she hurriedly came to greet them.
"May I ask, are you the envoy of the Red Whale Gang?"
"Exactly, you are Dong Qi, the eldest lady of the tea gang, right?" Xu Chui replied with a smile. "My lord is here to resolve this matter in person, please lead the way."
Lu Sheng slowly walked out of the car at this time. His figure now is much more normal than before. He no longer has the exaggerated muscular lines. There is also a thin layer of short hair on his bald head. At least
Not so fierce and violent anymore.
But as he looked like this, Dong Qi immediately felt a fierce aura rushing toward him.
Just by looking at the two crossed swords carried behind Lu Sheng's back, one knew that this person was the one who was responsible for solving the matter.
"May I ask what the name of this envoy is? I am Dong Qi, the daughter of the leader of the tea gang. Now I am the assistant to the prime minister of the gang." She asked with a solemn tone in her tone.
"My surname is Lu, Miss Dong Qi, let me introduce you to the tea gang first." Lu Sheng did not introduce himself in detail. Naturally, his identity as the leader of the gang was not easy to spread to others.
"It turns out we are envoys on the road, please come down with me." Dong Qi looked relieved. She had been suffering every night these days and had nightmares. Now the savior finally came, the Red Whale helped to deal with such things.
It’s not just once or twice. The Tea Gang has also applied to invite masters from the Red Whale Gang before, and it was successfully resolved. So there is still confidence.
At that moment, she took Lu Sheng and the two of them into Sheng Mingfang behind her.
Passing through the main room, a large table of wine and food was already placed in the side courtyard, obviously used to entertain the two of them.
After inviting Lu Sheng and Xu Chui to take a seat, he told the story of the tea gang's existence until now.
"This is what happened." Dong Qi fell into memories, with a hint of sadness on his face. "More than a year ago, in early spring, something happened to our gang. It was this incident that made my father and I
Uncle, as well as many senior members of the gang, something happened one by one."
"What's the matter? Miss Dong, just tell me." Lu Sheng sat alone where two people sat, holding the wine glass and taking a sip.
Dong Qi nodded, calmed down a bit, and continued.
"At that time, my father, the leader of the tea gang, Dong Shengsheng, met the current pharmacist in the gang, Zhuo Qingyang, when he was out inspecting the tea mountains.
My father and Zhuo Qingyang hit it off immediately, and they often talked at night by candlelight and stayed up all night.
At first, my uncle and I just thought that the two of us were really chatting, but once, I accidentally got up at night and passed by my father's room, and I heard something strange."
"What's strange?" Lu Sheng asked. As soon as he entered Shengmingfang, he felt something was wrong. He felt that there was always a lack of life.
"The first time I saw it, my father and that *** Zhuo Qing were not talking at all. Instead, they were in the room, kneeling together in front of a glass mirror that was as tall as one person." I was very scared at that time, because I saw
Zhuo Qingyang and his father knelt down and murmured something to each other, their faces turning blue, and they quickly ran away.
"The next day, I went to ask my father again, but he unexpectedly" Dong Qi lowered his head and paused, "actually didn't remember this at all, and said I was talking nonsense."
"Don't remember? Are you pretending or do you really don't remember?" Lu Sheng narrowed his eyes and asked.
"My father and I are very close. Because I lost my mother when I was a child, my father raised me alone, so I am familiar with all the details of his habits." Dong Qi explained, "I can distinguish them very clearly.
, he probably really doesn’t remember such a thing happening.”
"You really don't remember?" Lu Sheng squinted his eyes and slowed down his breathing, and glanced at the willow trees in the yard from the corner of his eyes.
There is more than one willow tree planted in the home. Willow trees are yin, which is not common in ordinary people's homes.
"You continue." He motioned to Dong Qi to continue.
Dong Qi nodded and added: "From that day on, every night after that, I went to peek outside the door of my father's room, and from time to time I would ask other people to join me. But every time after that, what I saw was my father sleeping normally.
There is nothing unusual. As time goes by, this matter will gradually fade away."
"Until one day" Dong Qi's expression suddenly became extremely painful. She lowered her head, squeezed her hands tightly, and her body began to tremble uncontrollably.
"I really don't want to remember what happened that day," she said, and began to cry softly.
Lu Sheng remained silent and gestured to Xu Chui beside him. Xu Chui immediately spoke up and began to comfort Dong Qi.
Lu Sheng took the opportunity to look at the layout of the house.
Six willow trees were planted in the center of the yard, all with hanging branches and catkins fluttering in the wind.
The eaves and walls are quite old, with mottled walls exposed in many places, and a lot of thin moss growing on the stone tiles on the floor.
The entire courtyard was very quiet. The maids standing guard all looked listless and had dark circles under their eyes, as if they were in a trance due to severe lack of rest.
There is a corridor in the courtyard leading to the bedrooms in the inner courtyard.
Lu Sheng glanced towards the corridor. Looking along the corridor, he could only see a dark and gloomy area. Bursts of cold wind blew out, and it was biting and cold.
After Xu Chui comforted him for a while, Dong Qi seemed to recover and continued.
"My father went out on inspection, and what he brought back was a body that was completely mutilated. After that, I cried for several days, vowed to find the real culprit, and went to find the pharmacist Zhuo Qingyang.
But the man looked strange, and although he said a lot of comforting words, he felt awkward listening to them.
I was a little suspicious at the time. Then I asked my uncle and uncle to monitor him, but what I didn't expect was that not long after, both uncles and uncles disappeared one after another." As soon as Dong Qi said this, he couldn't hold back his tears anymore.
The threaded pearls flowed down.
"What about the pharmacist?" Lu Sheng interrupted and asked.
"In the gang, he didn't leave, and no one dared to let him leave. There were some senior members of the gang who would come to his room every night and didn't know what they were doing.
During the day, everyone is normal, but at night," Dong Qi showed a hint of fear and worry. "I am now worried that the Zhente Tea Gang will be completely destroyed like my father, so I had no choice but to invite an envoy.
Come and investigate this matter.”
Lu Sheng asked a few more details and roughly understood the process.
"By the way. Have you seen the glazed mirror that your father and the pharmacist worshiped before?" he asked in a deep voice.
"I've seen it before. It was placed in the bedroom of the pharmacist Zhuo Qingyang. He never left the mirror when he was out to eat, sleep or do anything. I took advantage of him to go out and look at it secretly. It's no different from an ordinary glazed mirror.
, I just feel that the photo is quite clear." Dong Qixun replied.
"Glazed mirrors are much more fragile than bronze mirrors, but the mirror reflects people very clearly. Such mirrors can only be obtained from the Ju Rong Kingdom, and they are extremely expensive. Have you asked the pharmacist how he got it?" Xu
Fuki couldn't help but interjected.
Dong Qi shook his head.
"That pharmacist is very weird. You will know it when you go see him. I don't dare to see him alone."
Lu Sheng nodded and stood up.
"Forget it, take me to see that pharmacist Zhuo Qingyang now. It won't be too late."
"Now?" Dong Qi didn't expect Lu Sheng to act vigorously. After hearing the whole story, she went to investigate the situation.
"Yes, right now."
Dong Qi hesitated for a moment, then slowly stood up.
"I'll take you to the pharmacist's room, which is in the far corner of the inner courtyard. Please follow me." She stood up slowly and led Lu Sheng and the others towards the corridor leading to the inner courtyard.
While Lu Sheng followed up, he looked back at the maids who came up to clear away the food and drinks.
The eyes of these maids were dull, and their movements were feeble, as if they were severely deprived of sleep. Their expressions gave people a wooden puppet feel.
The three of them walked through the dark corridor and soon entered a spacious courtyard. They then passed through an arch to the left and passed through three arches in succession before arriving at a remote and deserted courtyard.
inside.
Two well-dressed men were guarding the entrance of the courtyard, yawning nonstop. When they saw Dong Qi coming, they quickly came up to greet her.
Dong Qi communicated with the two gatekeepers before turning to Lu Sheng.
"This is the courtyard where the pharmacist lives, you two."
"Just go in." Lu Sheng, with his golden sword, lowered his hand and walked into the courtyard.
Fallen leaves piled up on the ground in the yard, turning in the wind and making a thin rustling sound.
There is also a doll hanging under the eaves, which seems to be made of linen. The palm-sized doll has two small hands and two legs that are gray and white. It also wears a messy black headband, covering most of its face.
Lu Sheng walked over and looked at the doll.
Through the black silk, you can see his face, with two eyes and a mouth dotted with cinnabar. The eyes are painted extremely vividly, as if he is smiling.
But the corners of his mouth were curved downward, as if he was unhappy.
Lu Sheng looked at the doll, then ignored it and walked straight to the bedroom door.
"Sir, I'll do it." Xu Chui caught up and stopped him.
Lu Sheng shook his head. "I'll just come. Just pay attention to your surroundings."
Xu Chui then nodded and walked to the edge to be wary of his surroundings.
Boom, boom, boom.
Lu Sheng reached out and knocked on the door. After a while, there was no response.
Boom, boom, boom.
He knocked again, but still no one responded.
"Perhaps it's a courtesy?" Dong Qi whispered from behind.
"Do you have a key?" Lu Sheng turned around and asked.
"No, no." Dong Qi shook her head. She was scared to death. Most of the people in the gang only listened to the pharmacist. Now the situation became extremely strange. She finally used her authority to send someone to send a message to the Red Whale Gang.
.
Under such circumstances, it is naturally impossible to have the key to the pharmacist's room.
"Then wait until that person comes." Naturally, Lu Sheng would not just listen to Dong Qi's words. This kind of investigation naturally requires multiple verifications. Otherwise, if Dong Qi also has problems, he frames the pharmacist or helps others
Man, if he just takes action without researching, then he is not completely mistaken about the target.