Ximen Zhanying was obviously still in awe of Shenhou. Although he was a little reluctant, he still came back. When he got to the table, Qining said with a smile: "Miss Ying, it's all thanks to you."
Ximen Zhanying couldn't help but said: "Don't call me that."
Ximen Shenhou coughed, and Ximen Zhanying could only stand aside with his hands down, but his pretty face seemed to be covered with frost.
"Miss Ying, if you really don't want to, actually... you don't have to force yourself." Qi Ning sighed, "I'm drinking with Lord Shen, and if you act coldly, then...!" He shook his head with a wry smile.
Ximen Zhanying knew that Qining was deliberately adding fuel to the fire, and wanted to kill him with a knife, but when Ximen Shenhou stared at him, he could only say: "Young Master, you can drink, but I will only serve you and will not disturb you." Her mood." She glanced at Ximen Shenhou, and it was obvious that even Ximen Shenhou was also blamed by her.
Qining picked up the wine glass and said: "Shenhou, today I am honored to be invited, so let me toast you a glass first!" He raised the glass and drank it all in one gulp.
Ximen Shenhou smiled and said: "It seems that the young prince enjoys drinking just like your father." He raised his glass and drank it all, glanced at Ximen Zhanying, and signaled Ximen Zhanying to pour the wine.
Ximen Zhanying picked up the wine jar and poured wine for the two of them expressionlessly. Qining smiled and said, "Miss Ying's pouring skills are really good, just right."
Ximen Zhanying glared at Qining fiercely, but did not dare to say anything in front of Ximen Shenhou.
"It is said that the Marquis saw the murderer that night." Ximen God Hou Jiacai said: "The Marquis still remembers his appearance?"
Qi Ning knew that what Shenhou was talking about was a vampire murderer, so he shook his head and said: "Shenhou misunderstood. I did see the murderer, but I couldn't see his appearance clearly. He was wearing a black cloak. He covered his figure and wore a mask on his face, which made him look very scary. He was deliberately trying to hide his true face."
"Of course, if you commit such a major crime, you won't show your true colors to others." Shenhou nodded slightly, "Then did the Marquis hear him speak? Do you remember his voice?"
Qining shook his head and said: "He didn't speak from the beginning to the end, but... Well, I remember he seemed to bark twice, and the sound was very weird, like the roar of a wild beast."
"Then what the young Marquis saw was a murderer wearing a cloak and a mask." Shen Hou said: "Little Marquis, can you tell whether he is a boy or a girl?"
"Ah?" Qi Ning was startled and asked curiously: "Did Marquis Shen think it would be a woman?"
Shenhou looked serious and said: "Before the evidence is clear, all assumptions and judgments must be taken into account. If the murderer is unexpectedly a woman, and we have concluded that it is a man from the beginning, then when we pursue the clues, we will go in the opposite direction. , further and further away.”
Qi Ning thought that Jiang was still old and hot, and nodded: "What the Lord Shen said is absolutely true, but judging from the sound he made that night, it shouldn't be a woman."
Ximen Zhanying snorted coldly, and Qi Ning smiled and said, "Does Miss Ying have any insights?"
Ximen Zhanying said: "Master Jinyi, with all due respect, you have never investigated the case, and maybe you have seen too little. Sometimes your voice sounds like a man's, but you can't be sure that it is a man. The eunuchs in the palace speak with different voices. Very sharp, like a woman, do you dare to say that all the eunuchs in the palace are women?"
Qi Ning smiled and said: "Miss Ying, as you wish, I would like to ask, are the eunuchs in the palace men or women?"
Ximen Zhanying was startled, then his cheeks turned slightly red and he turned his head away, ignoring it.
"Young Master, don't be the same as her." Shenhou said with a smile: "This girl's mother passed away early, so I indulged her a little. She is spoiled on weekdays and doesn't know how high the world is. Don't worry about it."
Qi Ning waved his hand and said confidently: "Miss Ying is still young and I don't have the same experience as her. Lord Shen doesn't need to worry."
"You...!" Ximen Zhanying raised his eyebrows, showing a sullen expression.
"Marquis Shen, why do you think that man wanted to kill people and suck blood?" Qining didn't wait for Ximen Zhanying to get angry, and already looked at Ximen Wuhen, "I saw the corpse, most of the blood in the body was sucked away, a person's stomach How can you bear so much blood?"
Shenhou said: "Actually, this kind of thing is not strange."
"Isn't it strange?" Qi Ning said in shock: "Has the Lord Shen ever seen someone suck blood?"
Shenhou said: "To tell you the truth, I have never seen it with my own eyes before, but... there are also such rumors in the world."
"Dad, what is this rumor? Why have you never told me about it?" Ximen Zhanying asked immediately.
"This is not a good thing, why should I tell you?" Shenhou glanced at Ximen Zhanying and said: "Many years ago, I heard people say that there were some scum in the world who practiced some extremely weird kung fu. The evil arts of heretical practices cannot be tolerated in the elegant hall, and they are also despised by people in the world. But to be fair, those evil arts, if you really want to practice them successfully, are very powerful and very powerful."
"The Lord Shen is saying that the murderer sucked blood to practice martial arts?" Qining frowned.
Shen Hou explained: "Practice evil skills, you can take advantage of opportunities and use some appalling methods to make your own martial arts improve by leaps and bounds. For example, some scum in the world use the method of harvesting yin and replenishing yang to practice evil skills, and some use highly toxic substances to enhance their skills and absorb them. Although it is rare to practice martial arts with human blood, it is not unheard of." After a pause, he said: "As far as I know, more than seventy years ago, there was a blood-handed demon king who made trouble in the world and killed people without calculation. The way to practice is to take people’s blood.”
Ximen Zhanying's face turned pale and he said in shock: "Dad, could the murderer this time be related to the Bloody Hand Demon Lord?"
"Miss Ying, the Blood-Hand Demon Lord was a figure from seventy years ago. How can he still be alive today?" Qining said with a smile, "Unless he has become an immortal devil."
"What's impossible about that?" Ximen Zhanying sneered.
"Even if he really lives a hundred years, he won't be able to live until now." Qining said: "Such an evil demon, do you think the world can let him go? Shenhou, if I am not wrong, the bloody-hand demon Jun must have died long ago. Otherwise, if that guy hadn't died, it would have been more than seventy years, and his martial arts must have been invincible. How could anyone kill him?"
The Shenhou said with a smile: "Young Master Xiaohou is right. The Blood-Hand Demon Lord only ran rampant in the world for a few years before he was rounded up and killed. He has long since ceased to exist."
"Doesn't he have any disciples?" Ximen Zhanying was still unwilling to give in. "Dad, maybe those who are doing evil in the capital now are the disciples and grandsons of that devil."
The Shenhou shook his head and said: "That's not possible. The devil is arrogant and arrogant. He has never heard of having an apprentice. If he really did have one, it would be impossible for him to have lurked in the world for more than seventy years before suddenly showing up." He frowned slightly. Said: "If the murderer this time is really practicing blood-sucking, then he must be caught as soon as possible. Otherwise, if you give him time, I am afraid that he will cause even greater trouble."
Qi Ning hesitated for a moment and finally said: "Shenhou, I think the identity of the murderer may be extraordinary."
"Oh?" Shenhou said, "Why did the young prince say that?"
"I saw that man's figure, unlike ordinary people, very majestic." Qi Ning frowned and said: "At that time, he was standing on the roof, his cloak fluttering, looking down at me, that aura... Let's put it this way, I was looking at me It was like seeing a general inspecting his soldiers. I don't know why I felt that way, but... the feeling was very strong at the time, so I felt that the murderer was no ordinary person."
The Shenhou nodded slightly and said: "Xiao Cang also told me that the young Marquis provided clues about that person that night." He pondered for a moment and then said: "A person's temperament cannot be possessed overnight; It has been accumulated over many years, and once you have such a temperament, it is difficult to hide it in every gesture."
"There is another very strange question." Qi Ning said: "Shen Hou, why did the murderer choose to commit the crime in the capital if he just wanted to practice evil arts? Everyone knows that the capital is the heart of my great Chu. This place is full of experts and is heavily fortified. It is also where the Shenhou Mansion is located. This person kills people and sucks blood. There is no way he can go unnoticed. If he does this, isn't he asking for trouble? The world is so big. He really needs to practice blood-sucking. With some evil skills, it is not difficult to go to some remote places and kill people and get blood, but in the capital, there must be something weird."
Ximen Zhanying was originally a little disgusted with Qi Ning, but when he heard this, he frowned and said: "Dad, he... what he said is not unreasonable. It is impossible for the murderer not to know that once he commits such a case, he will definitely He is being watched by the court, but why does he do this?"
The Shenhou looked at Qi Ning and asked, "What do you think, Mr. Xiaohou?"
Qi Ning said: "I also thought about it, and the most likely possibility is that that person... can't leave the capital at all, or that his identity is destined to prevent him from leaving the capital for a long time."
"Oh?" Shenhou said with great interest: "Little Marquis, your speculation is quite reasonable."
"Why can't he leave the capital for a long time?" Ximen Zhanying looked at Qining and asked.
Qining picked up the wine glass and drank it all, then looked at the wine jar. Ximen Zhanying was originally full of curiosity, but after being teased like this by Qin Ning, she became a little angry, but she could only pick up the wine jar and pour it out. superior.
Qi Ning then said: "Miss Ying, think about it for yourself, what kind of person cannot leave the capital? And once he leaves for a long time, it will arouse suspicion?"
Ximen Zhanying just frowned and did not answer.
"In my opinion, that person should be someone who attracts attention. At least most people are familiar with him." Qi Ning said slowly: "He cannot be like a businessman or a wanderer, who can go without attracting others. The reason why such a person cannot leave the capital is because he still has responsibilities in the capital. Once he leaves, even if it is not known by most people, at least it will be noticed by the people around him and even become suspicious. "
The Shenhou stared at Qining with a solemn expression and his eyes became piercing.
"So after thinking about it, and adding some of the clues I know so far, the blood-sucking murderer is most likely an official of the imperial court." Qi Ning said seriously: "And this person may even be a military general." After a pause, he said : "There is another extremely crucial clue."
"What clue?" Ximen Zhanying couldn't help but ask.
"I just said that that person cannot leave the capital for a long time, but that does not mean that he cannot leave the capital for a few days." Qining said: "Many officials in Beijing leave the capital for a few days, but in fact it will not attract too much attention. It's just that the time is long. It will make people suspicious. If the murderer only wanted to suck blood and practice martial arts, then he could occasionally take time to leave the capital for two or three days, and it would definitely not attract any attention. But why did he still stay in the capital at the risk of being chased by the court? Committing a crime?"
Ximen Zhanying was obviously attracted by Qi Ning's analysis and asked: "Why?"
"Because the murderer probably can't even control his own time." Qi Ning said word by word: "He kills and sucks blood. He cannot design it according to his own time, but needs it at any time, which he cannot control."