Lin Shuhan, Wen Lingjiao, Wu Ruofei, He'er and others filed in. Naturally, they were filled with emotion when they saw such a scene.
Wu Ruofei looked up and down, then said: "Sir, this garden is quite unique, but why are there so many big holes dug under the wisteria flower stand?"
Qiu Yizhi said solemnly: "This is where the Miao Zhen Demon Dao buried them after they harmed the young men. If it hadn't been for Yang Ying'er's case, I don't know when this place would have seen the light of day!"
When Wu Ruofei heard this, his beauty immediately turned pale: "They say it's the 'Thirteen Fate Cases'. Could it be that these thirteen corpses are all buried in these pits?"
"Excluding Bi Xiuwen, there are twelve in total." Qiu Yizhi replied.
Wu Ruofei saw that these potholes were nearly one foot deep, and the scorching sun could not penetrate them. They were all pitch black, as if leading straight to hell. He frowned and said, "It's too gloomy here... I... I don't want to go in." ”
Qiu Yizhi didn't force himself, so he ordered: "Ji Ming, please accompany Miss Wu outside to watch the nearby scenery first, and I and the others will go in to check it out, okay?"
Yuchi Jiming had already gotten along well with Wu Ruofei, so he agreed without thinking. Qiu Yizhi and others also knew that Yuchi Jiming had extraordinary martial arts skills, so they went to Miaozhen's study with great confidence.
Qiu Yizhi almost died in this "Liaochen Palace" before, so although he had only been here once, he had a profound impression, and it didn't take much effort to enter the study where Miaozhen lived.
When I pushed the door and walked in, I saw that the furnishings here were also very elegant. Except that no one had come to clean it for a long time and everything was covered with a layer of dust, everything was neatly placed and nothing was messy, as if time had passed. It's like solidified.
Therefore, Qiu Yizhi and others searched very carefully. However, although the books in Miaozhen's study were miscellaneous, they were all common classics such as "Tao Te Ching" and "South China Sutra". Occasionally, there were a few books from What is compiled in "Tao Zang" may seem rare to others, but in the eyes of a well-read person like Lin Shuhan, it is nothing.
Everyone searched for more than half an hour, but still found nothing. Just when they were about to feel discouraged, they heard He'er say loudly: "Miss, do you think there is a secret door here?"
Wen Lingjiao turned around and saw He'er tapping on a bookshelf.
Qiu Yizhi knew that the Tianzun Sect was doing strange things, digging tunnels and setting up secret doors. They were experts in the matter, so he hurried forward and said, "He'er still has good eyesight, but I don't know what he discovered?"
He'er glanced at Qiu Yi proudly: "I don't know what it is, I just think there is something strange behind this bookshelf. If the labor master moves the bookshelf away, maybe he can find something."
After Qiu Yizhi heard what she said, he looked up at the bookshelf and saw that it was as tall as a person and five or six feet long. It was filled with books and looked very heavy. When he shook it hard, it became very flexible.
So Qiu Yizhi moved his shoulders and pushed the bookshelf hard. As expected, the entire bookshelf was pushed aside, revealing a locked secret door.
Seeing this, Qiu Yizhi couldn't help scratching her head: "This wonderful truth is indeed a bit weird! However, this door is locked, and we have to look for the key carefully before we can enter."
Wen Lingjiao smiled and said, "Young master, have you forgotten? The precious sword you are wearing can cut iron like clay. Even the official lock of the prison of the Ministry of Punishment is like wearing a piece of silk. What is the use of a small lock like Miaozhen?" What about hanging teeth?”
Qiu Yiyi patted his head: "You are reminded, Miss." After saying that, he took out the sword from his waist, held it with both hands and aimed for a long time, and then raised the sword to strike.
This lock was indeed just an ordinary thing. Under the destruction of the black Western Region sword in Qiu Yi's hand, it was immediately broken into two pieces and fell to the ground with a "clang".
So Qiu Yizhi put her sword back into its sheath, stretched out her hand to push open the secret door, and walked in with her head tilted.
But I saw that this dark room was surrounded by stone walls on all sides, and there was not even a vent for air to escape. There was a large bed in the middle of the room, with the quilt still on. The bedside cabinet was filled with objects such as horn stems, bells, and amaranth - not to mention the two women Wen Lingjiao and He'er, even men like Qiu Yizhi and Lin Shuhan blushed when they saw them.
(Please search for these things by yourself.)
Qiu Yizhi coughed lightly, regained his composure, and looked around the room again - he saw a box placed on a table opposite the bed, which was also carefully locked with a small fine copper lock.
Qiu Yizhi had no choice but to take out the sword from his waist again, use the blade to gently break the lock, open the box, and saw several books inside.
He flipped through a few pages and then said to Lin Shuhan: "Mr. Lin, this is Yaodao Miaozhen's diary. It may have written about her relationship with the Tianzun Sect. You can read ten lines at a glance and help me read it here to see if there are any. There are no solid clues.”
Lin Shuhan nodded, took the box handed over by Qiu Yizhi, and said, "The darkroom is very strange and the light is dark. Why don't we go out and study these diaries together?"
Having said that, without waiting for Qiu Yizhi and others to agree, he closed the wooden box and walked back to the study. He sat down calmly in front of the desk and flipped through the pages of the diary written in front of Miao Zhen.
As expected, Lin Shuhan read very quickly. He wrote densely packed pages. He only had to glance at them to understand the main idea. Those who didn't know it thought he was just counting pages.
Less than an hour passed like this, and Lin Shuhan had read through all five volumes of diaries. After taking a deep breath, he put the diaries back into the box and closed them.
Qiu Yizhi asked hurriedly: "Mr. Lin, have you found any clues in it?"
Lin Shuhan sighed again: "Alas! This Miaozhen is actually a fool. She wanted to pursue the art of immortality and eternal beauty, but she didn't know that this art was illusory. She searched for famous teachers in the world, practiced martial arts first, and then learned Taoism, but she never No way. Even if you practice the art of harvesting yang and replenishing yin in spite of the disapproval of the world, it will only seem to be effective, but there is no real effect. "
He paused and continued: "Miao Zhen wanted to join the Tianzun Sect because she was disappointed with Taoism. She wanted to see what special abilities this religion spread from the Western Regions had. However, she joined the Tianzun Sect several times. He even prepared countless amounts of money and found a way to keep sending documents of allegiance to the saint of the Tianzun Sect—"
When Lin Shuhan said this, he raised his eyes and looked at Wen Lingjiao, and then continued: "However, the saint refused for various reasons. According to Miaozhen's diary, the more she was unable to enter the Tianzun Sect, the more she believed in it. There must be exceptions in Tianzun Sect until..."
"Until what?" Wen Lingjiao asked anxiously.
"Until one day, a person came to the 'Liaochen Palace', saying that he was sent by the Tianzun Sect. When she saw this person coming for no reason, she was afraid that he was a fake, so she kept him in the 'Liaochen Palace' Stayed for one night. After talking with him all night, I heard that he was familiar with his teachings and knew that there were many secrets in the Tianzun sect, so I completely believed in this person, gave him a few hundred taels of silver, and... that's it. This person was very satisfied and immediately accepted Miaozhen as a disciple." Lin Shuhan took a breath and said, "There is no record of what happened next."
Wen Lingjiao listened and muttered softly: "I wonder if Miaozhen has recorded how to contact the person who accepted him into the religion? Isn't this the person we are looking for?"
Lin Shuhan shook his head after hearing this: "No. It's just that this person comes here sometimes to get some money, but I don't know how to contact him."
Wen Lingjiao said: "So, this clue has been broken..."
Qiu Yizhi said: "A broken clue is better than no clue at all..." However, even though he said this, he didn't have any good countermeasures. He didn't know what to say next.
When the whole room was silent, Yuchi Jiming's voice was heard from outside: "Uncle, uncle, I caught a spy!"
Qiu Yizhi was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly rushed out of the door. As expected, he saw Yuchi Jiming escorting a person to the study. He kept escorting the person to Qiu Yizhi, stretched out his hand and pushed the person down. Kneeling on the ground.
Qiu Yizhi looked at the man carefully and saw that he was probably in his early twenties, with a childish look on his face, and a frightened and helpless look that could not be concealed. He really did not look like a spy, so he asked Yuchi Jiming: " Ji Ming, why is this person a spy? Don’t take the wrong person.”
These words made Yuchi Jiming, who was originally full of confidence, hesitant: "Well... I saw this man sneaking around at the gate of the Taoist palace, not knowing what to look for, and his behavior was very suspicious, so I caught him first. Uncle, take care of him. Ask, if this person is really not a spy, I can just help him."
Qiu Yizhi nodded and asked the man: "Look up, let me ask you, what are you doing here at the 'Chen Palace'? You don't necessarily come here to practice Taoism, do you?"
"Yes, yes. I just came to practice Taoism..." The young man replied casually without thinking, but he didn't even believe what he said. He opened his squinted eyes and stared at Qiu Yizhi nervously.
Seeing his dull look, Qiu Yizhi deliberately frightened him, and suddenly shouted sharply: "Tianzunjiao!"
This shout was not good. It immediately frightened the young man. He was stunned for a long time and then said: "You... how do you know the name of my Holy Cult?"
After hearing this, Qiu Yizhi immediately smiled and said in Wen Lingjiao's ear, "Do you know him?"
Wen Lingjiao smiled contemptuously, then shook her head: "This man looks like a fool, how can I possibly know him?"
Qiu Yizhi also smiled: "Didn't you see that he was frightened just after I said the words 'Tianzun Sect'? Maybe he is really someone from your sect!"
"There are hundreds of thousands or millions of followers in our holy religion. How can I know them all?" Wen Lingjiao replied, "Don't you know how to examine cases? Why not interrogate this person to see what his background is. "
Qiu Yizhi heard what Wen Lingjiao said, although it was rude, but it made some sense. So he rolled his eyes and had an idea: "To be honest with you, I admire Tianzun's holy religion and want to come here to worship Master Miaozhen as my teacher. However, I have no information and I don't know that something has happened to Master Miaozhen. When I was at a loss, I saw that this brother was of extraordinary talent and might be a member of the Holy Cult, so I tried a word."
Seeing that the young man's face gradually became calmer, he knew that his few words had gained this man's trust. He suddenly slapped his thigh: "Oh, why is this brother still kneeling?"
After saying that, Qiu Yizhi bent down and stretched out his hand to help the man up, then raised his head and said to Yuchi Jiming: "Jiming, why are you so harsh? You have offended the divine envoy of Tianzun Sect, can you afford it? ?”
Yuchi Jiming was a straight man, and when Qiu Yizhi rebuked him in person, he immediately got angry, pursed his lips and said angrily: "Uncle, why are you talking! I didn't do anything wrong!" (To be continued)