Xu Jiaorong's words are undoubtedly a great encouragement to Chen Jianqiu. Needless to say, what does it mean to be the secretary of Qi Cixian? His adoptive mother Xu Jiaorong is the secretary of Zhenren Lan Da, and is now a third-level secretary.
Youyi Taoist Priest may not be of high rank, but many real people would give her three points, because she also represents the real person of Landa. Of course, Qi Cixi cannot compare to the real person of Landa, but she is better because she is young and has a bright future.
In addition, Chen Jianchou has already had the status of a Taoist boy. This is a necessary prerequisite for entering the Taoist sect. He is considered to be half a Taoist sect member. Therefore, after his meritorious service, he will not be given the same birthplace as a Taoist priest, but will soon be
Entering a fast promotion channel is undoubtedly much better than directly arranging a seventh-grade Taoist priest.
More importantly, if he can become Qi Cixi's secretary, then he will be qualified to face Chen Jianqiu directly.
Of course, the premise is that he can find out about this matter.
After Chen Jianchou left the tavern, he returned to his residence and stayed up all night, sorting through all the known clues from the beginning.
The answers given by his adoptive mother Xu Jiaorong overturned many of his speculations, such as the speculation that the Taoist sect assassinated the leader of Dayu, the speculation that the Taoist sect allowed Chen Shuhua to assassinate the leader of Dayu, etc. .??.
But this also opened up another way of thinking for Chen Jianqiu.
The adoptive mother made it clear that those eunuchs who died suddenly had nothing to do with the Taoist sect, so who killed these eunuchs? What was the purpose?
In fact, the intention is easy to guess. The intention is naturally to frame Daomen, muddy the water, and cover up some other things.
The key is who killed these eunuchs?
Chen Jianchou is a member of the Qingluan Guard and has the responsibility of guarding the palace. There should be files on these eunuchs in the Qingluan Guard Governor's Mansion.
So early the next morning, Chen Jianqiu took advantage of his position to check the relevant files.
Not surprisingly, the real cause of death will not be recorded in the file. They were all so-called deaths of sudden illnesses. However, Chen Jianchou did not want to see this. He mainly wanted to know where those eunuchs were buried.
Since he died of a sudden illness, he cannot be treated as a sinner, and he still has to take care of his posthumous affairs.
As the personal eunuchs of the leader of the Yu Kingdom, these eunuchs had a good status, similar to the ceremonial supervisor Bingbi of the former Wei Dynasty. They also had adopted sons, nephews and even family members. Their affairs after death were more solemn and not easy to mess with.
Moreover, the Dayu Kingdom was deeply influenced by the Central Plains. Both Taoism and Confucianism emphasized burial. Only Buddhists would cremate them. In order to eliminate the suspicion that these eunuchs were Buddhists, it was naturally difficult to cremate them and they had to be buried.
This gave Chen Jianchou a breakthrough.
According to the records in the file, Chen Jianchou came to a place thirty miles outside Shenglongfu City.
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The last eunuch who died suddenly was named Wu Fu and was buried here.
These eunuchs are what the common people call great eunuchs. They have private residences and properties, and their cemeteries are also geomantic treasures. They even have tombkeepers, so it is difficult to go there directly during the day.
Chen Jianchou could only wait until night, when the moon was dark and the wind was high, and he took advantage of the darkness to sneak into the cemetery.
He wants to open the coffin and conduct an autopsy.
The tomb here is of course not a small earthen bag, but an underground tomb.
In the past few years in Qingluan Guard, Chen Jianchou has been exposed to many methods of the three religions and nine schools. I can't say he is proficient in the ability of tapping acupuncture points to read Qi, but he still knows a little bit about it. He quickly determined the layout of the tomb chamber and the location of the tomb door, and then
Then he began to dig the "robbery hole".
Although these eunuchs' tombs have tombs, they are by no means like a large maze like the emperor's tomb. The inside is at most the size of a folk tile kiln, divided into a main tomb and two side chambers. The smaller one is only one room.
Big or small, Chen Jianqiu had obtained Xu Jiaorong's true biography, and his cultivation level was quite good. He was a veritable innate person, so Chen Jianqiu dug in without much effort.
The tomb was very cold and dark, with a dark coffin placed in the middle.
The so-called coffin is composed of an inner and an outer part. The outer one is called the coffin, which is the outer coffin, or the big coffin, and the inner one is the coffin that holds the body.
Chen Jianchou stepped forward and wanted to push open the lid of the coffin. He was greeted by a biting chill. The entire coffin was like a piece of ice. He had to retract his palm and looked down. Just under the touch just now.
, his palms were already covered with a thin layer of white frost.
Chen Jianchou couldn't help but secretly felt a strong chill. There was indeed something fishy about the deaths of these eunuchs.
Chen Jianqiu was a Qi practitioner. He immediately circulated his Qi to isolate the cold. At the same time, he used force to push open the coffin lid, revealing the smaller coffin inside.
All four corners of the coffin were nailed shut. Although there was no light in the main tomb at this time, it still shone with a deep luster.
Chen Jianchou lit a fire stick and looked carefully. He saw that above the nail, where the hammer struck, there was a seal character "kill" carved in it. He couldn't help but change his expression, "This is the Taoist's 'corpse-killing nail'"
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The so-called "corpse-killing nails", as the name suggests, are nails used to suppress corpses. Nailing them on the coffin can prevent the corpse in the coffin from mutating. The cemeteries chosen by these eunuchs are all geomantic treasures. If they die normally, they will never die.
It's only right to transform into a corpse. Since it doesn't
If the corpse can transform, why bother to use "corpse-killing nails" to nail the coffin?
There was also the chill just now, which also revealed something extremely abnormal.
Chen Jianchou was immediately caught in a dilemma. After a battle between heaven and man, he finally made up his mind and used the tools he had prepared to remove the "corpse-killing nails" from the four corners of the coffin.
Then Chen Jianchou pushed open the coffin lid, and the coffin was actually filled with green water, which was filled with Yin Qi and exuded a blood evil aura.
Chen Jianchou's face became more and more solemn. He stretched out his hand to stand up the coffin, causing the green water in the coffin to pour out, revealing a skinny corpse. The shroud had been completely corroded, and each rib was clearly visible. The corpse was tightly
Close to the bottom of the coffin, the skin showed a gray-white color, the eye sockets and cheeks were sunken, the eyes were wide open, and the mouth was slightly open, as if he was extremely frightened and had lost his life.
Chen Jianchou suddenly raised his brows, wrapped his palms with true energy, reached out and touched the corpse lightly, and saw that the corpse's chest collapsed completely.
This is the last eunuch who died suddenly. He died less than a year ago and ended up like this.
At this moment, the corpse suddenly opened its eyes and turned into a living corpse, biting towards Chen Jianchou.
Chen Jianchou was already on guard, and immediately struck out with a palm, holding the living corpse's chin up and letting it close its mouth.
"What exactly is going on?"
Chen Jianchou's thoughts suddenly changed. The corpse had mutated and seemed to have died under a "ghost curse".
The so-called "ghost curse" is a Taoist secret. According to what the foster mother said, after being hit by a "ghost curse", if it is discovered early, it may be possible to save it. If you wait until the body gradually decays, it will be too late, and the "ghost curse" has already
It goes deep into the bone marrow and cannot be saved by gods.
That's all. The bodies of people who die from "ghost curses" will turn into living corpses. No wonder Chen Jianqiu said that these eunuchs died at the hands of Taoists.
Fortunately, the eunuch's corpse had just turned into a living corpse. Although it was ferocious and terrifying, it was not very powerful. It was quickly crushed into a puddle of flesh by Chen Jianqiu's powerful Qi.
Chen Jianchou searched around the tomb again, and found that the coffin seemed to have been moved. After pushing the coffin open, he discovered that there was a tunnel underneath.
Why is there a tunnel in the eunuch's tomb? Where did the green water come from? What do the people behind the scenes want to do?
Chen Jianchou was filled with questions. After thinking about it for a while, he decided to go into the tunnel to investigate.
All the way down this tunnel, Chen Jianqiu walked about a hundred feet.
, his footsteps stopped for a moment, and at this time, the walls around him began to become damp, and water dripped down constantly. Not only did a small puddle accumulate in the corner of the wall, but also a lot of moss grew on the surrounding walls.
Yin and Yang are opposite to each other, and water and fire cannot tolerate each other. When the Yang Qi is at its extreme, it can produce fire, while when the Yin Qi is at its extreme, it can turn into water. There are water droplets falling here, which shows how strong the Yin Qi is.
When Chen Jianchou saw this scene, although he was not afraid, he was a little more vigilant in his heart.
He continued to move forward, not deliberately seeking speed, but walking at a normal walking speed. After walking for about half an hour, he found that the tunnel had turned into a tomb passage with a masonry structure. It seemed that he had entered a large underground tomb.
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In addition, Chen Jianqiu also found several corpses that had begun to turn into bones. Judging from the degree of decay, they should not have died recently. Looking at the clothes on these corpses, they were severely damaged due to the age.
.However, when Chen Jianchou saw what looked like a short blade and a huge tooth hanging on the waist of one of them, he understood the identity of these people. They should be tomb robbers many years ago. He didn't know how to enter this place.
In the tomb, there is life in and out, and it remains here forever.
Just when Chen Jianchou leaned over to check the situation, one of the corpses suddenly opened his eyes and stretched out his hands to grab Chen Jianchou's neck.
In fact, ordinary living corpses are not a big threat to Chen Jianchou, because not only are they slow in movement, but they are not as strong as zombies. Anyone who knows a little bit about exorcism and exorcism can completely destroy them.
Therefore, Chen Jianchou did not hesitate at all. While avoiding the zombie's hands, he took advantage of the situation and smashed the zombie's head with one palm.
After losing its head, the living corpse collapsed to the ground again.
Chen Jianqiu looked around and found that there were some murals on the walls, which were a standing female Bodhisattva. It was somewhat similar to the Bodhisattva Chen Jianqiu described in the king's dream. However, in addition to the female Bodhisattva, there was also a Buddha.
, sitting on the lotus.
Could it be that he guessed wrongly that Blood Bodhisattva actually has nothing to do with Lingshan Witch Cult, but a certain branch of Buddhism?
Chen Jianchou thought so and continued to move forward.
After walking a distance of more than a hundred feet, a small light spot suddenly appeared at the end of Chen Jianchou's sight. After walking a few hundred feet further, the light spot became larger and larger, and it turned out to be an exit with light coming out.
Chen Jianchou's heart moved, he took out the "Too Invisible Talisman" given to him by Xu Jiaorong, clamped it between his two fingers, and shook it gently. The talisman spontaneously ignited without wind, and Chen Jianchou's figure also disappeared.
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Chen Jianchou, whose figure had disappeared, was like a disembodied light smoke, floating silently towards the exit of the tomb passage.