"But that day, a flying boat floated over Luan City, and countless residents looked up and saw a human head hanging in front of the door!"
The gavel was severely smashed down, and the storyteller spoke with a red face, his tongue slammed like an electric motor, and he poured saliva into his throat, and continued in high spirits:
"Everyone is only the Xuanxu Sword Sect's mutilating disciples, but they don't know that there is a mystery in it - since then, the Xuanxu Sect's vast and long-lasting strategy has taken the first step!"
"what?"
Someone in the audience was stunned: "Didn't you say before that Elder Tianxian abused the disciples of the sect and twisted He Zhizhou's head off as a kick?"
"It's all superficial and superficial! We are all ignorant mortals, how can we see through the thoughts of the immortals!"
Mr. Storyteller's beard and hair danced in extreme excitement, his tone was impassioned: "You must have expected that the reason why He Zhizhou's head was hung on the boat is because the Xuanxu faction has long noticed the city lord, ah no, Luo Yuanming's It's tricky, I want to use this method to lure snakes out of their holes."
There was a loud chatter in the crowd.
Ning Ning sat in the corner of the teahouse and took a sip of water with a complicated expression.
Not to mention, this explanation is not only unexpected for the general public, but even her client was stunned when she heard it.
What is the source of art, but life is higher than life, Mr. Storyteller is really amazing.
The girls who were trapped in the secret room at the bottom of the well last night launched a spirit-locking formation together. Luo Yuanming had no way to survive, and was deeply pierced into the bone and blood by silk threads turned into blood. on the eyes.
As for the door He Zhizhou and Lin Xun entered, it turned out to be the storage place for the girl's bones after soul refining.
After walking for half a cup of tea after entering the door, you can gradually see the white bones and scraps of clothes everywhere, and finally the skeletons are piled up, which is very scary.
And the reason why Luo Yuanming said "they will definitely not get out" is all because of the poor air in the secret room and the accumulation of resentment. Every corner is full of poisonous blood mist and resentment. He fainted in confusion.
These two were brought up by the elders holding their necks afterwards.
Ning Ning and Pei Ji fought with blood all over their bodies, and they both slept as motionless vegetable men. When Lin Xun woke up, his dragon horns were flushed with shame, and he kept muttering and apologizing. Not only did they fail to help, but they also Trouble the elders.
"It's okay, anyone who enters this kind of place will be affected."
Ji Yunkai smiled and comforted him: "If you don't have to hold your breath with Turtle Breath Pill, I'm afraid even Luo Yuanming won't dare to go in."
Turtle's Breath Pill is a kind of medicinal pill that can make breathing apnea. After repeated searches, a large box full of it was found in the city master's bedroom.
Later, the Criminal Division intervened in the matter, and more than 30 victims watched, and the precious images recorded by Ning Ning with Vision were broadcast in public.
This time, there are all witnesses and physical evidence, and it is confirmed that the city owner who works hard on weekdays is the culprit of the maiming of the girl. The city is full of storms for a while, and it can be called one of the best news of the year in Luan City. Fuzhuan is not a native of Luancheng.
The Suoling Formation will cause serious damage to the people who set up the formation. Fortunately, the girls shared the pain evenly with each other, and everyone's injuries were not serious. After Su Wentang's treatment, they all returned home safely.
The mother of the farm girl came to the inn on purpose and thanked her again and again with tears in her eyes. Xu Ye of Wanjianzong next door happened to pass by. Seeing this, he felt a little bit and gave her a magic pill that could cure her illness.
As for a group of apprentices under Tianxianzi.
Even Ningning couldn't understand why, they suddenly became famous in the whole city.
Whether it is the common people's criminal minister or the monks of other sects, they all want to come to the inn to visit. They were so troubled that they jumped out of the window immediately, and after using a blindfold, they took refuge in the teahouse.
By the way, cultivators have supernatural abilities, but they don't have the ability to make money.
Pei Ji, the richest of the group, was injured and could only stay in the room to recuperate. The other prodigal sons were so poor that they could not wait to sit on the ground and gnaw on the bark. This tea money was considered happiness. City Lord Jiang Si paid.
Jiang Si also heard about their exposure of Luo Yuanming's crimes, the curvature of the right corner of his mouth was cold and arrogant, like a Nike shoe logo sewn on his face: "Woman, how many surprises do you have that I don't know? "
This sentence was said to Zheng Weiqi.
Senior Sister Zheng had never been angry with him, she quietly turned her head and gave Ning Ning a mouth with a "head in a bag", and then glanced at him lightly: "I took it out and it's bigger than you."
It wasn't a surprise, it was a shock.
Jiang Si's tyrant's quotations have never met such an opponent before, and he immediately snapped his shell, lowered his head and drank tea quietly like a chicken, and planned to fight again in the future, he must tell her.
After listening to what Mr. Shuo said seemed like a fantasy, someone from the audience continued: "Sir, what is the connection between the heads of this ship and the bureau set up by the Xuanxu faction?"
"That's the point!"
The gentleman stroked his beard with a smile and narrowed his eyes: "I don't know if you still remember that, for revenge, He Zhizhou pushed Tian Xianzi down the stairs in public? , let Luo Yuanming relax his guard!"
The discussion under the stage grew louder.
"Think, everyone, Luo Yuanming is in charge of the power of Luan City, and he may have arranged secret guards somewhere to monitor it. It is now the ten-law meeting. He has done such a wrong thing, and he will definitely be on guard against all major sects."
The gentleman said, "What else can we do if we want to lessen that guy's vigilance and investigate the truth without hindrance? Of course, it makes Luo Yuanming feel that the disciples under Tianxianzi's sect are too busy to take care of themselves and will never have time to intervene in the case!"
These words sounded so reasonable, and with his cadence and excitement, he forced out the illusion of 100% addition.
Not only the audience, but even Ning Ning almost believed it.
"As for Elder Tianxian's nonsense in front of everyone, this matter is even more meaningful."
The gentleman suddenly turned serious and slapped the jingle hard: "Everyone think about it, what is the homophone of 'shoe repair'? Shoe repair, repair evil! Elder Tianxian seems to be unconscious, but he is actually insinuating Luo Yuanming's cultivation practice. Sorcery is not tolerated by the cultivation world!"
He Zhizhou couldn't hold back, and spit out a mouthful of tea.
However, everyone in the audience showed the look of "So it is", and they all cheered and got up and clapped their hands.
"This is nothing, there are more powerful ones! Do you still remember that Luo Yuanming wanted to let Ning Ning step forward, and Elder Tianxian flew to the stables and ran out with his horse?"
The head of the audience is no different from the hand of the lucky cat, going up and down.
"There was an omen before. Ning Ning was clearly at the scene, but why did he suddenly say, 'Ning Ning is gone'?"
When the husband mentioned the excitement, he almost broke his voice: "That's when Elder Tianxian noticed that Luo Yuanming had a bad intention to Ning Ning, and implied that she was running away!"
Jiang Si's mouth was already open enough to fit an entire egg.
And gavel on the stage continued to pat like a disco: "Let's think about it together, what does raising the horse above our head symbolize? The horse is on top, 'right now'! After that, he grabbed the door and walked away. Going out and running on the street, what does it mean?"
I don't know who suddenly realized, at that moment, he understood the true meaning of life and the power of thinking, and answered like a bell: "Ning Ning, run now!"
Absolutely, absolutely.
As expected of Elder Tianxian, in order to solve the major case in Luan City and protect his disciples comprehensively, he did not hesitate to destroy his image! What a great sacrifice and dedication! What an unparalleled high IQ!
The broad masses of the people praised with love and applauded with heart. Under the leadership of Mr. Storyteller, they mobilized the brains of the whole city to cleanse Tian Xianzi desperately.
To say that whitewashing is light, it is like holding a white paint and pressing his head hard, making him turn his reputation from the number one beheading madman in Xianmen overnight, and he has become one of the top ten figures in Luan City who endured humiliation.
"Speaking of which, we have to mention each other's greatest hero - Ning Ning."
Mr. seems to be under the curse of "every time he talks about gossip, he will be heard by the gossip himself", and he continued to race with his mouth in Ning Ning's complicated eyes:
"This girl is amazing! Not only did she break the mystery in the secret realm, but she also revealed that the mastermind of the disappearance case was Luo Yuanming. I heard that she was born very intelligent. The head is half the size of someone else's!"
Zheng Weiqi choked a sip of tea in her throat, almost out of breath.
Jiang Si was stunned when he heard it, and looked at everyone present carefully, until this time, he did not forget to manage his expressions, and he frowned and said, "Is this true?"
"fake."
Ning Ning was so angry that he stared at the stars, and ate the cake with an expressionless face: "The story he told is probably called "Xuanxu School: Parallel Universe".
Later, the husband said a lot more logically, such as "He Zhizhou disguised himself as a man and sneaked into the flower building in order to detect information, and his dedication was moving", "Zheng Weiqi turned into a shadowless spy and disappeared in the city for a whole day, just for the secret Monitor Luo Yuanming's every move."
It's not exactly the same as what actually happened, at least it's irrelevant.
Inexplicably, a group of drunkards who caused trouble in Tianxianzi's sect became unspeakable and bears humiliation.
Zheng Weiqi was amazed when she heard it, Lin Xun was so embarrassed that she buried her face in her arms, and He Zhizhou was extremely satisfied with her role and kept giggling.
Ning Ning was thinking about when to visit Pei Ji, and looked up at the sky, it was noon.
She has an appointment with someone, but she can't be late.
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At noon in summer, the intense heat settles down with the sun, and the melodious sound of Xia Chan is infinitely elongated, connecting the clear sky and sparkling water.
The fragrance of lotus on the Longyin River is refreshing, the swirling tree shadows cast light spots that are constantly dancing, the water mist is lingering with heat, and the smoke and water are both misty, silently surrounding a small boat.
The young woman dressed in white sat quietly on the edge of the boat. She was gazing at the gurgling water waves. She noticed that someone was approaching, and suddenly raised her head with a teacup.
It's Lady Luan.
Or Meng Tingzhou.
She used to wear complicated and gorgeous red clothes. This white dress has almost no decoration. Under the sunlight, her skin is whiter than snow, and she is as beautiful as autumn water. Although she is still charming, she exudes some profit from her bones. The rustle of a sword unsheathed.
Although Meng Tingzhou had been guiding them to discover the truth, he had never been alone with any of the disciples under Tianxianzi's sect, and even that he would leave by boat at noon today, he only quietly told Ning Ning at the bottom of the well.
Now that the two have finally met, Meng Tingzhou raised his eyebrows lazily and evoked a fox-like smile.
"Meng girl."
Ning Ning simply greeted her: "What are you looking at?"
"shadow."
She lowered her eyes and glanced at the green water waves under her feet.
Ning Ning followed, and saw that the blue and white clouds were vaguely reflected on the river, and the shadow of the ship also fell into it, blending with a few snow-white clouds.
Meng Tingzhou didn't know what to think, and a faint smile appeared in his eyes: "Look, the reflection of the cloud falls into the water, and it merges with the shadow of the ship - it turns out that the ship in the water can also touch the distant sky in the sky. Cloud."
Ning Ning understood what she meant and couldn't help but be stunned.
"Do you have a question for me?"
"I have a question for you."
The two voices sounded at the same moment, she raised her chin and motioned for the little girl on the shore to speak first.
There was a doubt that troubled Ning Ning for a long time.
Although it was not that important, it seemed like a nail was stuck in her heart all the time, and she always felt that there was still something that could not be completely ascertained.
"I went to that store, and the owner told me that Song Xianning asked him about soul-changing."
Ning Ning took a light breath and looked into her eyes earnestly: "Luo Yuanming is using girls to refine souls, if you ask about the technique of soul refining, it's reasonable... But if you say 'soul changing', what does it have to do with this matter? "
The method of exchanging souls has been lost for many years, and there are only a few words in the sorcery books.
At that time, Song Xianning broke Luo Yuanming's secret and moved into a separate courtyard in a rage. According to the store owner, she fell seriously ill shortly after asking about the soul change.
This time happened to be between the two major turning points in Song Xianning's life trajectory, and if she wanted to change her soul, the only reason was—
"Instead of asking this, don't you want to know anything else?"
Meng Tingzhou reclined in front of the awning, letting the sun shone down through the gaps between the branches, like a butterfly falling on her flawless profile and nose.
She was born beautiful, and now she has been washed by the sun to make her more clear and moist, like a person in a painting that is half-real and imaginary. After staring at Ning Ning quietly for a while, she finally burst out laughing.
"For example, who was drugged in Jiuzhou Chunguili? Who was the one who sent your brother Meng Jue to the door of grandma who sold paintings? Who was the old woman that Young Master He met by the river?"
She said, shaking the wooden cup in her hand, her tone was like a low bewitchment: "And... who is the person who added this cup of tea for me?"
Ning Ning was startled.
Meng Tingzhou had no relatives or reasons in Luan City, and the identity of the city owner's wife was extremely sensitive. If strangers are employed throughout the whole plan, it is very likely that they will be betrayed or leaked, thus causing Luo Yuanming's suspicion in advance.
With that old man's character, once the evidence is there, and before Ning Ning and others find out the truth, she may have scored twice and become another city lord wife who died of a sudden illness.
In addition, the most worthy of scrutiny is why Song Xianning asked about the soul-changing technique.
She broke through Luo Yuanming's secret of sacrificing young girls, and showed a strong sense of resistance, and she was reluctant to be with him. What a smart person Miss Song is, how can she not guess, Luo Yuanming hides a murderous intention in his heart.
And the use of soul-changing... Isn't it that Jin Chan escaped from the shell and borrowed the corpse to restore the soul
Ning Ning stared into the charming eyes of the woman in front of her, and said hesitantly, "But the shop owner clearly said that soul-changing is an old secret technique, and even he doesn't know the secrets."
"The soul-changing technique is just a way."
Meng Tingzhou smiled softly, as if he was patiently persuading him: "One way doesn't work, isn't there another way?"
Another way.
Yup.
Asking about the soul-changing technique, it means that Song Xianning had been on guard against Luo Yuanming a long time ago, trying to find a suitable way to escape for himself, but apart from soul-changing, the one most likely to hide from the sky is—
Ning Ning blurted out: "Turtle Breath Pill!"
Turtle Breath Dan can hide the breath and restrain breathing. If you take too much, the sea of consciousness will even be injured and you will fall into a state of suspended animation for a long time.
And precisely in the city lord's mansion, Luo Yuanming had prepared many such pills.
If Song Xianning really took this drug back then and fell into a state of suspended animation... Wouldn't it be exactly in line with her "sudden death"
Meng Tingzhou curled his lips when he heard the words, still kept leaning on the boat, leaned back slightly, opened the thin tent made of black gauze outside the canopy, and stuck his head inward.
From Ning Ning's point of view, you can see her delicate neck and thin, white and tender chin, the corners of her mouth are drawn in a beautiful arc, and her lips are opened and closed.
The glamorous woman in a white dress has a clear voice and a brisk smile: "I'll just say it, she will definitely think of it."
… what. She was speaking to the man behind the black veil.
As if there was an electric current running through the spine, Ning Ning heard the thumping sound of his heart.
After a short time of solidification, a thin and white hand came out of the boat and gently lifted the black veil.
Then, caught off guard, Ning Ning was facing a pair of dark eyes.
Song Xianning.
This name, which was buried deep in memory by everyone, finally had a specific appearance at this moment.
Her appearance is gentle and beautiful, and her appearance is like a distant mountain. Although her face is unbelievably pale, she is inexplicably reassuring, especially when she smiles at Ningning, like a light breeze passing over the water, causing a wisp of light ripples.
"first meet."
She fixedly stared at the girl on the shore, and finally said softly: "I'm Song Xianning, thank you girl Ningning this time."
"She took a lot of Turtle Breath Pill, which made Luo Yuanming mistakenly believe that she died suddenly. Although she escaped from the city lord's mansion, because of the effect of Turtle Breath Pill, she fell asleep in the coffin for half a year."
Meng Tingzhou smiled and said, "Fortunately, I woke up later. I was shocked when I saw her—I couldn't get out of the City Lord's Mansion. She is the one who really guides you step by step."
It turned out to be a story of two people from beginning to end.
Ning Ning had guessed so many tricks before, but there has never been a time when he was so excited and sorted out his thoughts in silence before continuing to ask in a deep voice: "Now that Luancheng is over, I don't know what will happen to the two of you in the future. Intend?"
"Naturally, it is to travel all over the world, to cultivate all the way, to see the scenery in all directions, and to settle the injustices in the world."
Meng Tingzhou looked at Song Xianning with a smile, with a youthful spirit in his eyes that he hadn't seen in a long time: "Where did we come from last night? Imperial Capital, Nanping or Youzhou?"
Song Xianning smiled helplessly: "It's Youzhou. You couldn't wait to see it last night, why did you forget it today?"
Ning Ning listened without saying a word, knowing perfectly well that it was time for her and them to say goodbye.
The boat slowly swayed forward, and Meng Tingzhou, who was dressed in white, bent her lips and said to her, "Thank you, Miss Ningning!"
She paused as she spoke, and adjusted the volume to a louder voice: "Pei Ji is very good to you—you guys have to work hard!"
Ning Ning's smile and actions froze together.
The two laughter on the boat became more unscrupulous.
At noon in midsummer, a small boat broke through the steaming mist by the river.
The ripples swayed layer by layer, and in the endless sound of cicadas and running water, a woman's clear and jade-like voice sounded.
"What? The boatman doesn't know how to get to Youzhou? Oops, I forgot to buy a map—should we go south or north? Ah, which is south and which is north?"
Then another person smiled crisply, as if bells and flowers collided: "Forget it, let's go wherever the water goes."