Qingyi, Rongniang, Jiuniang, Pei Zhongning, Song Yuqiao and other female nuns were chatting and laughing in the pavilion, while Zhao Ran was roasting sheep on the bonfire beside him. Next to him were the butcher and Rich Man Shen who were also busy.
After the two moved into Songfan, their life was more lively than before. They were often invited by Zhao Ran to do this and that, which was very fulfilling.
While Zhao Ran was roasting the sheep, he was concerned about the progress of the two brothers' cultivation, discussed the reasons why the two brothers had been trapped in Huangguan for more than ten years and could not form elixirs, and analyzed the next step in their cultivation.
He had made golden elixirs twice and had rich experience in making elixirs, so the two of them listened carefully. While busy with the dinner, they also kept the practice experience he told in their hearts.
While they were chatting freely, Dongfang Li came over and said hello to Zhao Ran. Zhao Ran wiped his hands and asked Qu Fenghe to come over and take over. Then he followed Dongfang Li to the distance: "Brother Li, are you okay?"
When they proposed marriage at Yuhuang Pavilion a few days ago, Dongfang Li was not on Qingcheng Mountain. Dongfang Jing said that he was working at the foot of the mountain and was back to attend the double cultivation ceremony of Jiang Tenghe and Zhao Liniang. Zhao Ran knew without even thinking that there must be something for him.
Dongfang Li looked around. The congratulators were busy in the distance, and there was no one within a few dozen feet, so he said, "Do you still remember the Xiu'an case I told you last year?"
Of course Zhao Ran remembers that this was a major case last year. A Taoist Palace Supervisor of Shifang Jungle in Jinhua, Zhejiang was instigated by the Buddhists to rebel. This led to the Xiu'an case. Sanqing Pavilion and Dongji Pavilion jointly handled the case. All clues were revealed.
Pointing to the Shangsan Palace. The two pavilions wanted to search the Shangsan Palace, but were blocked by Chen Shandao, which eventually led to the decision of the Zhenshi Hall: in the absence of conclusive evidence, neither the Sanqing Pavilion nor the Dongji Pavilion could search any one.
The monastery pavilion.
Obviously, after suffering such a loss, the two pavilions are definitely not willing to let it go. It seems that there should be new clues.
"Senior Brother Li has been busy with this matter? Do you have any clues?"
"Another nunnery was found, which was run by Qingyuan Palace in Wuchang. The prisoner named Sun has been detained. After our interrogation, the clues still point to Shang San Gong. The matter is already very clear. It was Shang San Gong who ordered some individuals to
The girls trained by the local Xiu'an are also sent to the Shangsan Palace. But the problem is the same as that of the Jinhua Taoist Palace in Zhejiang. The identity of the person who handed over the ceremony cannot be verified, and there is no actual evidence."
Zhao Ran thought for a while and said: "Since Shang San Gong did such a thing, there must be other clues to investigate. Maybe these clues are in places we didn't pay attention to. It's just that two xiu nunneries were discovered one after another, and Shang San Gong
The other side of the palace will definitely destroy some of the evidence, and I'm afraid it will be a little difficult next time."
Dongfang Li smiled and said: "There are new clues! In the Xiu'an of Qingyuan Palace, we rescued eight girls, but in fact there should be nine, and one person escaped last summer. According to these eight girls
According to the inquiry records, the person who escaped once mentioned many things in Shangsan Palace to them. They all said that this girl must have stayed in Shangsan Palace. Later we interrogated the prisoner named Sun, and he also confirmed
, this girl was brought to him by the person who handed her over, saying that he wanted to re-train her. She only raised her in Xiu'an for half a year before she ran away. The person named Sun said that he didn't even know how she escaped."
Zhao Ran nodded: "If we can find this woman, there should be clues that Shang Sangong is involved in the Xiu'an case."
Dongfang Li handed Zhao Ran a picture scroll, which was a copy of the picture of a maid. In the picture, the woman is graceful and holding a pipa in her arms. Dongfang Li said: "This is based on the descriptions of Sun Jianyuan and eight Xiu'an girls.
There should be about seventy or eighty percent similarity."
Zhao Ran looked at it carefully and curled his lips. It seemed that he had to introduce Yang Zhiwen to Dongfang Li. The portraits drawn with this method are already 70-80% similar. It is already an extraordinary level. Maybe only people who are familiar with it
If Yang Zhiwen can identify it, it will be more helpful to Sanqing Pavilion and Dongji Pavilion to track down the suspects when Yang Chiwen shows him the perspective painting method.
Dongfang Li said: "This woman has a Sichuan accent. She should be from Sichuan and Sichuan. At least her ancestral home is this province. It is suspected that she may have escaped back to her place of origin. Therefore, our search here is the focus. This portrait is for you. This area in northwest Sichuan is from
You are responsible for the search. Since this girl escaped, she may flee across the border. Song Fan needs to pay special attention to it, but it has been a year since she escaped. I don’t know if she has crossed the border."
Zhao Ran nodded. He was the Junshan Guards subordinate to the West Hall of Sanqing Pavilion, and he was also a very important "big man" in the Shifang Jungle of Song Fan. He had no shirk in this area of northwest Sichuan.
It's just that I have been on the run for a year, and there is little hope of finding this girl in the vast sea of people.
"Are there any other characteristics?"
"She is good at singing and dancing, and is particularly good at playing the pipa. The supervisor surnamed Sun said that this girl is also good at cooking, and the food she cooks is very delicious. In addition, she is excellent in the art of sexual intercourse!"
Zhao Ran nodded, wrote down these characteristics, and asked: "What is this girl's name?"
Dongfang Li shook his head: "Every girl who is selected to enter Xiu'an is given a new name. Her past name is never known, so the name is meaningless. Of course, I can tell you, but don't start with the name to search, as you will get twice the result with half the effort——
She is called Wan Niang in Xiu'an."
In the eyes of the senior officials of the two pavilions, the Xiu'an case is not a big case. Even if it is found to be related to the Sangong Sangong, after all, it is just a custom case with bad influence. At most, a few responsible Sangongongs will be prosecuted.
Monk, if you explicitly order to ban the remaining nunneries that may be hidden, the case will be almost over.
But things have evolved to this day. For Sanqing Pavilion and Dongji Pavilion, the ultimate goal of searching for clues no longer cares about the case. The reason why they have been staring at it all is because of the defeat in the Zhenshi Hall meeting last year.
Didn’t you say that there is no conclusive evidence? Well, we will give you conclusive evidence and tell you that our search for the Shangsan Palace is not without purpose!
This is not a battle of emotions, but a struggle for the right to speak in the True Master Hall, and has nothing to do with the case itself.
For Zhao Ran, being able to leverage the upper three palaces is a good thing anyway. The general trend of the world is changing, and Lou Guan is now the authority. In the chess game, even if he is not a chess player, he is at least an important chess piece.
Perhaps the chess game was not even seen clearly by the players. Perhaps Xu Zhenren, Zhao Zhenren, Wu Tianshi and others did not know how to play the chess game. Perhaps everyone was just sensitively aware of some differences and reported to the group.
To keep warm, he didn’t have any idea of what would happen. But the consequences of not staying together could be understood by those in high-level positions, let alone Zhao Ran, who was hiding from the rain under the eaves.
Now that I have joined, of course I want to know the future development, and the Xiu'an case is the best opportunity at the moment.
Zhao Ran put the portrait away and began to think about how to find the escaped former Wuchang Qingyuan Palace Xiu'an girl.