Taoist Tingfeng didn't know the old man's name. He only knew that he called himself Taoist of Lingtai Mountain. This Taoist of Lingtai Mountain sold women who were better trained than Yangzhou's thin horses. This was rumored among the few wealthy island owners in the East China Sea.
, it was precisely on the basis of this rumor that he followed an acquaintance and got hooked up with a Taoist from Lingtai Mountain seven years ago, and bought three beautiful girls from him one after another.
But when he came this year, the Lingtai Mountain Taoist asked him to wait, saying that "the supply of goods was not stable" and there was a little accident. The Taoist Tingfeng kept his mind and waited patiently. Anyway, every time he came from overseas
, they have to stay in Jiangnan for a period of time, ranging from three to five months at least, to a year and a half at most, it doesn’t matter.
Tingfeng's cultivation level is almost at the level of a great mage. The reason why I say "almost" is because he has indeed developed spiritual consciousness and his life is entrusted with magic weapons. However, he has not yet received the magic weapon. As far as the Xuanmen authentic sect is concerned, this means that it has not been completed.
A jump in realm - because he has not received the rank of Archmage, he cannot perform talismans of this level and many Taoist techniques that require the communication of divine power, and he is considered a disabled Archmage.
Of course, Taoist Tingfeng doesn't care whether it is incomplete or not. There are countless islands in the East China Sea and the South China Sea, and there are countless island owners. Only a small number of them can get the opportunity to be buried. Everyone is the same, so they don't think there is any problem.
Taoist listeners who experienced the worldly world on their own in the prosperous place in the south of the Yangtze River patiently waited for the "supply of goods" while taking away the special products of the East China Sea such as clam beads, corals, sea animal skins and bones, and undersea spiritual herbs and spiritual minerals.
, buying various daily groceries and cultivation materials that Donghai lacked, and unknowingly waited until now, but still did not wait for the notification from the Taoist of Lingtai Mountain, and was finally captured by the two pavilions.
Tingfeng Taoist's bones are a bit harder than those of Chunfeng and Guanyun, but only a few points. This hardness comes from the habit of chaotic killing in the Donghai casual cultivator community, and also comes from his record of being arrested.
According to what Wu Jia and Ding Si said, this kind of toughness is actually not toughness. To be precise, it should be called oiliness. Monks with criminal records will appear more calm and cunning in Taoist interrogations, and they will have a more obvious tendency to bully the weak and fear the strong.
Characteristics. So at the beginning, he still struggled hard. When he couldn't struggle, he explained the Ming Law and the Taoist commandments to Dongfang Li, Wei Chaozong and Wei Sanniang who captured him. Not to mention, he still talked about it very clearly.
When the indifferent Dongfang Li and others were about to take him away from the inn, the guy started acting up in the street again: "The Taoist monks are beating people..."
So Wei Sanniang offered a flower basket to cover his head, and he was taken unconscious to the secret stronghold of Dongji Pavilion.
When he woke up, he immediately became scared when he saw Wu Jia and Ding Si. He didn't act as aggressively as he did when he was arrested. He was really like the "good children" they said they were, answering whatever they asked.
Especially after seeing the dying Chunfeng and Guanyun in the underground detention room, Taoist Tingfeng finally realized that he might have been involved in a major case inexplicably. This was similar to the fact that he was arrested by Dongji Pavilion for wounding a few years ago.
It was completely different. Although he was still slick, the listener still answered the question honestly.
"How did you connect?"
"This... is a normal transaction, not a joint... Wu Xingtou, you can't accuse Xiao Xiu unjustly..."
"Normal business? Haha, my aunt is laughing so hard. You forcefully buy good people to go to sea. This is kidnapping. How do you think your crime should be punished? Xiao Tingfeng, the kidnapping is a small matter, and you intend to cover the main criminal. This is an extra crime! To be honest,
, you are not very lucky. This is the biggest case in recent years. Looking at the appearance of your good friends Chunfeng and Guanyun, I think you should wake up. I will give you a cup of tea and think about it.
I wonder if you should continue to pretend to be stupid and cover your accomplices so that your aunt will love you, or if you should make a meritorious service..."
"Report the punishment, Xiaoxiu, I want to make meritorious deeds!"
"What a good boy. Tell me about the question just now."
"Taoist from Lingtai Mountain...that guy has a broken house in Beishanfang, and there is a ghost hanging outside the house..."
Just as he said this, Wu Jia took out a piece of white paper and waved it in front of his eyes: "Is this it?"
Taoist Taoist Tingfeng nodded like a chicken pecking rice: "That's it, that's it! It turns out that even the martial arts chief knows about it..."
"We know a lot more than you think. Tell me honestly. If you tell a lie, you will inevitably suffer a lot. Why is this picture called Ghost Square?"
"Martial Punishment Leader, Xiao Xiu has confessed, can you let Xiao Xiu go? Xiao Xiu really doesn't know what this guy has done that is so harmful to the world. When Xiao Xiu buys people, he always has a contract to sell himself..."
"Xiao Tingfeng, do you really plan to negotiate terms with my aunt?"
"Let's not talk about it, let's not talk about it... then... Wu Xingtou, Xiao Xiu is thirsty, really thirsty, so thirsty that he can't speak, cough, cough, cough..."
In the battle of wits and courage with Taoist Tingfeng, the two parties finally reached a verbal agreement. As long as Taoist Tingfeng provides important information in solving the case and helps Dongji Pavilion get the person, Dongji Pavilion will deal with him lightly, and even can
Release as appropriate.
After the agreement was reached, Taoist Tingfeng immediately provided a lot of effective information, the first of which was this pattern. When the pattern is connected with the wooden sign, it is called the ghost side. The pattern of the ghost side looks very strange, but according to Taoist Tingfeng’s confession,
In fact, it is the character "闗" that has been transformed into a circle, and 闗 is the odd-shaped character for ghost. He speculated that the name Guifang came from this.
The ghost square is hung outside the shabby house in Beishanfang. There are two variations in the pattern. If the round mouth at the top is open, it is an appointment. If the guest crushes the ghost square, the Lingtai Mountain Taoist can get the news; otherwise, the round mouth at the top is closed.
Yes, the sign is also an ordinary wooden sign and cannot be communicated.
Dongji Pavilion immediately took out the portrait of the Lingtai Mountain Taoist painted according to Hu Xiaojiu's description and asked Taoist Tingfeng to identify it. It was immediately determined that the Lingtai Mountain Taoist who sold beautiful girls was the same as the Lingtai Mountain Taoist who had lured Hu Xiaojiu to help in western Sichuan.
Shan Taoist is exactly the same person.
Speaking of this, Dongfang Li and Wei Chaozong were very excited. After years of pursuit, the key figure in the Xiu'an case finally surfaced. His surname was Gu, he called himself a Taoist from Lingtai Mountain, and he was practicing as a master.
He has been in the realm for at least ten years, so he cannot rule out the possibility of being a great refiner, but what is certain is that he has not received any qualifications above that of a master refiner. The trust required to become a master refiner and become a great refiner can reach millions of gold points.
Jiuzhou Pavilion will record every large amount of expenditure. Which pavilion and pavilion has awarded the rank of master or above to Jiuzhou Pavilion. It is clear that this Taoist from Lingtai Mountain is not among them.
There should be helpers around this person. Taoist Tingfeng has seen two of them, both of whom are in the realm of Jindan Master.
This person has maintained business relationships with a small number of overseas casual cultivators all year round. The price of each beautiful girl he sells ranges from two thousand taels to three thousand taels.
Hearing this, Zhao Ran became curious: "Can it be sold at such a high price?"