Bone

Chapter 89

Before this trip, I didn't say hello to Tan's family, it was a sudden visit, Fu Duanshui listened to Ji Zhuoran's "freedom" and "freedom" all the way into the Tan mansion and the inner courtyard, Then he saw Tan and Qin who were drinking tea and chatting with Tan's family members.

... I don't know whether to say that these two people have warm personalities, or that they have a familiar attitude with everyone. In just a few days, they seem to have integrated into the chat family, and they are enjoying themselves. Those who don’t know think that they are a family—aside from the easy-going Tan Taifu and his wife, even the Tan family old lady who is too old to remember anything seems to like the two of them for ten minutes. Even if I sat by and listened to their chatting, I still had a happy expression on my face, and I still had to cling to their hands.

Fu Duanshui has no parents, no brothers and sisters, and his sense of kinship is very weak. He only looked at this hot scene for a while and then looked away, listening to Ji Zhuoran going up to greet them as a routine.

... It is still the same set of rhetoric of "exemption from courtesy" and "exemption from courtesy".

The prince came to visit with his people, and he must have something to discuss with Tan Qin.Tan Taifu had a brief chat with the prince very tactfully, then he retreated consciously with his wife and grandmother, and also took away the servants who were accompanying in the hall.

It wasn't until the footsteps outside the door faded away that Ji Zhuoran looked at Tan and Qin with a smile, and was not in a hurry to talk to them about serious matters, but first politely said: "Do you feel comfortable living in Tan Mansion? "

There was a false alarm at the banquet last night, and after watching the midnight lighting, Qin Nianjiu couldn't sleep well, holding hot tea lazily, and yawned tiredly, "...you feel at home."

Comfortable, why not comfortable.Needless to say, Yu Tan Fengyue, this is his hometown, and as far as he is concerned, there is nothing bad about this Tan Mansion, even the food is particularly to his liking.

Thinking of the quarrel that failed to gain the upper hand in the Hongling Inn a long time ago, he turned his face to look at Ye Jinzhu who was standing behind Fu Duanshui, and pretended to say with emotion: "——especially the one in the Tanfu The food, tsk tsk, is really delicious. Even Ye Xianyou has never eaten such delicious food..."

In the usual way, Ye Jinzhu would have jumped up and retorted when he was so provocative by him, but he was fined all night, and it was already exhausting to stand up straight, so he didn't have the energy to argue with him. Nodded, "Well..."

"..." Didn't get the expected response, Qin Nianjiu looked at him strangely, saw his tired face, his legs trembling slightly inaudibly, and saw Ye Yunting beside him doing the same, Knowing that they must have failed to escape under that old-fashioned Fu Duanshui, he couldn't help showing a bit of sympathy in his eyes, "Cough..."

"Sit and talk, sit and talk. After the chat, go back to rest and take care of yourself—" No need to guess, he knew that they came here to discuss how to deal with the national teacher. He stood up, went around and took the two little leaves Pressed down on the chair and sat down, he asked the two of them straightforwardly: "I didn't have time to ask in detail yesterday, you have seen the national teacher closely, have you noticed anything unusual about him?"

Ye Jinzhu didn't feel sad about being punished, instead he felt a little grievance surfaced after being cared by him so unintentionally, and he stopped thinking about confronting him, and shook his head honestly, The voice murmured muffledly, "...that sick tuberculosis suddenly got into trouble, I was so frightened to death, how could I have the heart to look at him..."

Tan Fengyue didn't expect much from him, so she turned her head to look at Ye Yunting who was frowning and thinking, "What about you, what did you find?"

"Well... I didn't see it too clearly...but..." Ye Yun stopped and whispered uncertainly: "When he grabbed us, a part of his sleeve fell down, and I caught a glimpse of his arm... which seemed to be There are many unhealed round scars, like rotten sores..."

The situation was critical at that time, he only glanced at it hastily, and didn't look too carefully, so he didn't dare to make a judgment, he just said: "I think it might be the curse mark left on the arm after the prohibition..."

If this is the case, it is just another confirmation of their previous speculation, and it cannot be called a new discovery... Everyone present was silent for a while, and each fell into deep thought, especially Ye Jinzhu.

Thinking of how he was frightened in vain and how he was punished for it, he was so angry that he held back his breath and tried to review the false alarm, intending to find some new clues from it. ——

Suddenly, he let out an "ah", "That's right! When he grabbed me, something icy bit my wrist... um... it seemed like a red one—uh..."

Unable to tell what kind of object it was, he hesitated, and Qin Nianjiu answered thoughtfully, "...Plum Blossom Glazed Pendant?"

As soon as the words fell, all the eyes except Kai Tan Fengyue focused on him, either puzzled, puzzled, or wondering why he had such a guess.

"...haha." Qin Nianjiu couldn't tell the truth about the palace, he gave a dry laugh in disguise, "I saw that the emperor is very fashionable, everyone in the street wears it, so I guessed it..."

... Even if it is, it is just an accessory worn on the hand, nothing special.Ji Zhuoran took pains to arrange it, and asked the two teenagers to approach the national teacher to investigate, but only got such two innocuous discoveries, he couldn't help sighing softly, and looked at Tan and Qin, "What did you two see?"

Did you find out, there must be some, but...Tan Fengyue put away the silver fan calmly, looked at Ji Zhuoran and said: "We guessed that the national teacher is using the lives of the people to renew the life of the emperor. I believe the prince Your Highness also heard a little bit?"

Having heard Fu Duanshui mention it a little bit, Ji Zhuoran nodded with a smile on his lips.

Tan Fengyue said: "I saw that Emperor Ren's complexion was faintly blue, and when he spoke, he would spit out a faint white mist, full of the appearance of the dead - it seems that there must be such a thing."

Fu Duanshui was a little embarrassed when he heard the words, annoyed that he hadn't noticed this, and heard Qin Nianjiu express their concerns implicitly, "That is to say, if we directly deal with the national teacher, no matter whether we capture him or punish him, people will The emperor may also..."

Having said that, he stopped talking, waiting for Ji Zhuoran's response.

Ji Zhuoran is not a fool, so he naturally understood what he was saying. He couldn't help lowering his eyes and fell silent for a moment, then smiled bitterly, "...Father, he...has always loved the people like a son. If he really did such an evil thing , then he... is no longer the father."

Tan Fengyue and Qin Nianjiu were not stupid either, and they also understood what he meant, that is to let them boldly attack the national teacher without worrying too much.

After confirming that the matter of dealing with the national teacher is a certainty, Tan Fengyue nodded sneeringly, thinking that this is really a father's kindness and filial piety, and then asked Ye Yunting: "You just said that the arms of the national teacher are all An unhealed wound?"

Ye Yunting didn't know why he asked this question, and nodded cautiously, "It should be... Is there anything wrong?"

"Even a low-level cultivator should know how to use Su Xin Jue to heal wounds. How could he leave unhealed wounds on his body—" Tan Fengyue said, turning her head to look at Fu Duanshui, "Or is Shi The curse marks left on the arms after the ban will fester forever and cannot heal?"

Sensing the unusualness, Fu Duanshui frowned lightly and shook his head, "As far as I know, the curse mark is just a mark similar to a brand mark, and it is a mark, not a wound."

There can be no one who wants to leave wounds on his body, it can only be a last resort...Qin Nianjiu tilted his head in thought, tapping the handle of the umbrella with his fingertips, "...the wounds can't heal... Could it be that this national teacher is also a dead man No... living dead?"

He just said this casually, but after he finished speaking, he felt that it was not impossible, so he sat up straight suddenly, "That's right! Look, let's not talk about his appearance as a sick and consumptive ghost. It’s not that the people have been unlucky in the past two years, the shade trees alone have been planted for more than ten years, and the group of children also said that the ‘nursery rhymes’ they recited already existed in their parents’ generation...”

That is to say, long before the emperor got seriously ill, the national teacher had been mobilizing the luck of the people in the city. Who would use it--it could only be for himself!

He added: "And he likes to use spices, maybe it's to cover up the rancid smell on his body..."

Remember when he was reincarnated just now, when he met Fu Duanshui in Hongling City, didn't he accidentally use the smell of powder on the veil to cover the lingering corpse aura on his body?

He didn't need to go any further, everyone present believed the matter to a point of seventy percent, with different expressions on their faces.Ye Jin cursed angrily: "This is a bad habit!"

Let's first guess that Xu Yanqing did evil in secret and harmed Guanshi Manzong, but if he himself died once, then...Tan Fengyue's hand holding the fan slightly tightened, looked at Fu Duanshui again, and asked: "Among the many forbidden techniques, is there one that can bring people back from the dead?"

Hearing an evil cultivator ask himself about the forbidden technique, it feels strange.A rare wave appeared in Fu Duanshui's eyes, he looked at him strangely for a moment, and then said: "When I get the relevant files from the sect, I can find out at a glance."

After all, there was no need for them to urge them, so they left the scene to set up an array to collect the files.

As soon as Fu Duanshui left, Qin Nianjiu didn't know what to chat with the prince without the presence of his middleman, and he felt uncomfortable sitting idle, so he just strolled over with hot tea to tease the two little leaves, "Tell me , why were you punished?"

Let's pretend to be nice and kind, so we're just going to sprinkle salt on the wound?Ye Jinzhu answered him angrily, "...kneeling to copy scriptures."

...It was originally supposed to be some kind of cruel punishment, but it was nothing more than that.It seems that Fu Duanshui is not completely unreasonable... Qin Nianjiu smirked at hearing this, and lightly poked his calf with a black umbrella, "Is it uncomfortable?"

"...How about you kneel on the gravel for a night?" Ye Jinzhu almost couldn't feel his legs, looked at him sadly, but saw that he suddenly took out a yellow talisman from his sleeve, Put it on your knee——

At first, he subconsciously thought it was a talisman that could eliminate numbness and relieve pain, but after a closer look, he realized... Isn't this the talisman that contains the "Ghost Servant Boy"!

"..." Ye Jinzhu's expression cracked, and the evil cultivator said leisurely, "Let him rub it for you."

Sanjiu has been staying in the talisman, although he can't show his body, but he has all five senses. Of course, he knew that this little leaf was punished for acting recklessly at the banquet, and before he had time to gloat and laugh out loud, he was assigned After taking such a job, I immediately became anxious, "I don't want to—"

However, as far as the ghost servant is concerned, what the ghost king said is an inviolable law. He was still cursing, and the thin yellow talisman moved involuntarily, twisting the four corners in a leg-beating shape.

... What is the use of rubbing the legs with a paper talisman?It's just funny.Ye Jinzhu was amused by the "say one thing, do another" paper talisman on his lap, and he forgot about the pain in his legs, and kept poking the cursing paper talisman with his fingertips. .

Taking the complaints from the paper talisman as deaf ears, Qin Nianjiu also pursed his lips and smiled, then pointed to Ye Yunting who was beside him, "Don't forget that there is another one here—"

……

The three of them and one Fu were chatting and laughing in low voices, but the other side who was talking about Fengyue had no intention of playing.

Still remembering that Xu Yanqing also died, his expression was not relaxed, he quietly sipped his tea, thinking about it.

There are countless questions related to Guan Shizong, and there is a lot of fog, so I can only go to Xu Yanqing to find the answer...

Ji Zhuoran, who was sitting beside him, was also sipping tea in silence, Mr. Yuan's smiling brows and eyes were covered with a layer of worry.

After such a long while, he gently put down the teacup, turned his head and asked Fengyue hesitantly: "...besides removing the forbidden technique, is there any other way to save the emperor?"

Tan Fengyue's thoughts were interrupted by him, and she turned her head to meet his worried eyes.

He didn't directly answer the prince's question, he raised his eyebrows slightly, and asked him without beginning or end, "How is the eighth prince's eyes?"

"..." Ji Zhuoran was taken aback by him for a moment, and shook his head, "I visited the Eighth Emperor Brother with Fu Xianjun a few days ago. The Emperor Brother is still ill and in good spirits, but his eyes... It cannot be recovered."

Tan Fengyue twitched the corners of her mouth, turned around and poured herself a cup of hot tea, "Isn't that enough? The eyes are still like this, how can a dead person be saved?"

Ji Zhuoran was taken aback again, as if he wanted to say something, but Fu Duanshui, who came back after seeing him, stepped into the hall with a not-so-thin booklet.

Everyone saw him coming in, and they knew that he had found something by seeing his expression. The few people who were talking and laughing also silenced their voices, waiting for him to speak, and as expected, they heard him say coldly: "There is indeed such a forbidden technique. , can teach people to resurrect after death. Looking at the above statement, it is no different from the state of the national teacher—if nothing happens, the national teacher is actually a living dead."

It can be regarded as having found some clues, Qin Nianjiu hurried over, "Is there any record on how to deal with this kind of strangeness?"

Fu Duanshui nodded, and said in a rare detail: "The living dead are similar to zombies, but they are more difficult to deal with than zombies. They can never die. It is because after resurrection, their 'life' is no longer owned by their 'body', but separated from it." In order to save their lives, they usually hide this "gate of life" in a magic weapon or a spiritual weapon, and place it in a hidden place close to them. They need to find out and destroy the gate of life before they can be killed Of."

... Good guy, thanks to him still thinking how much he can capture the master alive and hand it over to the sect for punishment, so he went straight to exterminate him.Qin Nianjiu looked at him rather speechlessly, and heard Ji Zhuoran heaving a sigh of relief, said: "It's easy to handle. The national teacher seldom goes half a step out of the national teacher's tower. If there is any spiritual weapon, it should be hidden in the national teacher's tower." In the master tower."

"National Master Tower?" It sounded like a fortified boundary, Qin Nianjiu turned to look at him, "Is it difficult to get in and out?"

Ji Zhuoran shook his head and explained: "The National Teacher Pagoda is just in the southwest corner of the palace. It's just an ordinary pagoda. It was originally used to enshrine the treasure of the town. After the National Teacher came, he needed to take care of the national treasure, so he simply After living in it for a long time, the tower has also become the National Teacher Tower."

How come no one mentioned it before?Tan Fengyue frowned slightly, "The treasure of the town?"

"Yes." Ji Zhuoran patiently said to him: "It is a secret box passed down from the ancestors. It is said to be used for suppressing the dragon veins. It must not be opened."

Ye Jin bluffed after hearing it one by one, "Send a villain to guard the secret box of the national treasure, can he be indifferent!"

As he said that, he paused again, "Wait, don't open it, then if he hides his door of life in the box, no one will dare to move it—"

indeed.

The goal was clear, and they all looked at Ji Zhuoran, saw him ponder for a moment, and then made a decision, "It's not too late. Tomorrow night's palace banquet, please stay at the banquet with the two immortals of Qin Qin and the palace to watch over it." National teacher, Lao Fu Xianjun and the two Ye Xianjia went to the national teacher's tower to have a look."

The two little leaves have already shown their faces in front of the national teacher, and it is really inappropriate to go to the banquet again. The two of them are not close to the prince. It is understandable that the prince does not want them to enter the national teacher's tower, but... After all, There is also a hidden secret that is unknown to members of the Yuyan Sect, and it is impossible to leave the search for clues to others.

Tan Fengyue glanced at Qin Nianjiu, Qin Nianjiu understood instantly, and pointed to the paper talisman that was resting on Ye Yunting's lap, "I have a ghost, it's hard for ordinary people to see his figure, and you can also see some things that are hard to see with human eyes." What he can see, let him go with Fu Xianjun, maybe he can discover more."

Ji Zhuoran looked at the paper talisman that seemed to have supernatural powers, and nodded after a little weighing, "That's fine too."