The streets suddenly became lively.
The patrolling soldiers, the Embroidered Uniform Guards, and the Taoist priests from the Purple Gold Temple all began to rush towards the Southern Prince's Mansion.
Obviously, they knew about the deaths of those people immediately.
Luo Qingzhou walked into the dark alley and waited until several Taoists from Zijin Temple hurriedly left before he walked out and continued walking towards Zijin Temple.
Even if he didn't take action just now, the Southern County Prince's Mansion should have taken action.
So they had to deal with the mess themselves. He hoped that what he said before leaving would be of some use to them, and that the emperor would not make things difficult for them.
If you think about it carefully, the emperor must have been mad at the escape of those monsters, right
In order to find the Qin family, he actually attacked his uncle Wang.
Or maybe, it was just that the people from Zijin Temple and Jinyiwei went there on their own initiative in order to please him
If one thinks more deeply, perhaps the emperor has already begun to eliminate dissidents, and perhaps he has already discovered the attitude of the Southern Prince's Mansion towards the eldest princess.
Both are possible.
But no matter what the reason, his actions only accelerated his failure.
The Enfeoffment Order has already been implemented. It has already offended the kings in various places, and now it has begun to offend these princes in Kyoto.
I believe the eldest princess would be very happy to see this situation, right
Of course, I believe that many of the things that have happened recently were secretly promoted by the eldest princess.
Judging from what he saw after entering the palace, the eldest princess was really not an ordinary person.
While thinking, Luo Qingzhou came to the northwest corner of Zijin Temple and looked at the wooden door behind.
He stood in the darkness and waited for a while longer.
Several spirits flew up from the temple and hurried towards the Southern Prince's Mansion.
The old Taoist priest obviously had a very high status in Zijin Temple. His death would naturally cause a stir in Zijin Temple, so there would definitely be many Taoist priests who would go over to check it out.
At this time, the defense of Zijin Temple was the weakest, and it was also his best opportunity to get in.
"Squeak..."
At this moment, the wooden door suddenly opened, and two more Taoists came out and hurried away.
Luo Qingzhou waited in the darkness for a while before walking directly towards the wooden door.
Then he leaped and jumped in.
The Taoist temple was pitch black, with only a few lights on in the attic not far away.
He hid in the shadows, walked forward for a distance, and soon saw the two stone Qilin in the corner.
A dark passage appeared between the two stone Qilins, with steps extending downwards into the ground.
This should be the dungeon of Zijin Temple, right
Seeing that there was no one guarding outside, Luo Qingzhou was puzzled for a moment, then he swaggered over with his whisk in his arms.
Just as he got closer, two red lights suddenly appeared in the eyes of the two stone Qilins and shone towards him.
Luo Qingzhou's heart trembled, but he did not stop and continued to walk towards the dungeon.
At this moment, the red light in the eyes of the two stone qilins suddenly went out. At the same time, a low conversation sounded from the mouth of one of the stone qilins.
"It's Brother Wang. He probably just changed shifts and came to the dungeon to relax."
"Hehe, probably because of the noble lady that was captured today. Senior Brother Wang likes plump ladies like that the most..."
The sound of their conversation quickly disappeared.
Luo Qingzhou pretended not to hear, lowered his head slightly, and continued to walk down the stairs calmly.
After a while, we reached the end and turned a corner, and suddenly a red light curtain appeared in front of us, blocking the passage.
If it weren't for the Taoist priests of Zijin Temple, it would be difficult to pass through this light curtain, right? Or, as long as they touched this light curtain, an alarm would be triggered.
Luo Qingzhou paused, and immediately took out Dabao and Erbao from the storage ring, hid them in his wide sleeves, and then walked directly towards the light curtain.
"puff!"
A soft sound.
He penetrated the light curtain directly and continued to move forward.
Sure enough, with Dabao and Erbao, all formations and barriers can be easily passed.
He secretly felt lucky, and immediately put away Dabao and Erbao, continued to walk forward quickly, and soon walked out of the passage and arrived at the cell.
The first thing that catches your eye is the rows of strange and hideous-looking torture instruments hanging on the wall and placed on the iron racks in the corners.
Two middle-aged Taoist priests were sitting there pushing bamboo signs. In front of one of them was a thick stack of gold coins. The other Taoist priest had a serious look on his face and urged impatiently, "Hurry up!"
The slightly plump Taoist priest who won the money was in a very happy mood. He glanced at Luo Qingzhou and said with a smile, "Junior Brother Wang, you just changed shifts, right? Do you want to play a few games?"
Luo Qingzhou covered his mouth, lowered his head slightly, coughed a few times, and said in a hoarse voice: "I feel a little uncomfortable, so I won't play anymore. Let the two brothers play."
The slightly plump Taoist priest laughed and said, "Why are you playing with women when you're not feeling well? Hehe, you should feel better after you're done."
Then he raised his hand and threw out a bunch of keys, saying, "We caught two fresh ones during the day and locked them up in cell number five. Go ahead, just don't kill them. We will select a few more corpse refiners later."
"You're so long-winded, push the cards!"
Another Taoist priest immediately urged impatiently.
The slightly plump Taoist priest chuckled and pushed out the bamboo card in his hand.
Luo Qingzhou took the key, lowered his head, and walked forward quickly, looking anxious.
He glanced at the keys in his hand. There were ten keys in total, each numbered from one to ten.
But this cell was large and deep, and there were obviously more than ten cells.
I don’t know who is in charge of the other cells.
These Taoists seem to be capturing people every day. The captured people can be insulted by the Taoists in the temple at will, and some may even be turned into corpse slaves. Even if they are evil, they wouldn't be so dirty and inhumane, right
Luo Qingzhou's heart was filled with anger, and he stopped in front of the door of the first cell.
He looked around, took out the key, slowly opened the iron lock, and then carefully pushed open the cell door.
A foul odor suddenly came from inside.
In the dark corner, there were several men and even a child huddled together. When they saw the iron gate opened, they all locked themselves together and trembled.
Luo Qingzhou took a look, closed the door but did not lock it.
He took out the key again and opened the second cell.
In the corner of the cell, there was a wooden stake, on which was tied a naked woman.
The woman had her head down and her hair was disheveled. It was unclear whether she was asleep or unconscious.
On the ground next to it, there were some torn clothes, which looked like the tight-fitting clothes worn by warriors.
Luo Qingzhou was quiet for a moment, then walked in, ready to help her untie the ropes. But just as he approached her, she suddenly raised her foot and fiercely kicked him in the crotch, gritting her teeth and cursing, "Beast!"
Luo Qingzhou dodged easily without saying a word. He walked past her and with a flash of cold light in his hand, he helped her cut the rope on her body.
The woman's body softened and she slid to the ground, then she pounced on his thighs and opened her mouth, ready to bite him.
Luo Qingzhou stepped back and dodged, saying: "Save your strength, remember to escape later."
After saying that, he threw her a men's robe and turned to leave the cell.
The woman was stunned for a moment, raised her head, and looked at his leaving back with a look of surprise on her face.
"Card!"
Luo Qingzhou opened the third cell.
There were two little boys locked inside. They looked like twin brothers. They were hugging each other, hiding in a dark corner, and shivering.
Luo Qingzhou whispered: "Remember to run out later."
He left the cell door ajar but did not lock it, then opened the fourth cell.
There was no one in the cell, but there was a large pool of blood and a lot of hair on the floor.
Luo Qingzhou took a few glances, closed the cell, took out the key, and opened the fifth cell.
As soon as the cell door opened, a figure suddenly jumped out from the darkness next to him and bit him!
Luo Qingzhou grabbed his neck and took a closer look. He saw that it was a young woman. Judging from her clothes, she should be from a wealthy family.
At this time, the woman struggled desperately, stretched out her nails to grab him, and cried out in a shrill voice: "Beast! You beasts! May the sky be struck by thunder and you will not die a hapless death!"
In a corner not far away, there was a girl sitting. The girl had disheveled hair, two whip marks on her face, her dress was torn, and there was some blood on her legs. At this moment, she was trembling all over and crawling up from the ground, saying in horror: "Mother... Mother... Don't hurt my mother..."
She just got up and fell to the ground again in pain. Blood flowed down her legs. She cried, "Mother, it hurts... Qiao'er hurts..."
Luo Qingzhou stared at her bloodstained skirt and suddenly walked over.
The woman's body softened and she sat on the ground. Then she hurriedly crawled on the ground and chased after him, crying and begging, "Don't... don't hurt her anymore, please... I'm willing, I'm willing to accompany you... Please..."
Luo Qingzhou walked up to the girl, held her with one hand, and slowly lifted her torn skirt with the other hand.
His body trembled, his face turned pale, and he raised his hand tremblingly and grasped the broken whisk.
The girl cried, "Mother... Mother..."
The woman ran over and begged, crying, "Please, don't, she will die... Please..."
Then he pounced on him and started biting and beating him.
Luo Qingzhou looked at the blood that kept flowing down the girl's legs, slowly closed his eyes, then took a deep breath, and with trembling hands holding the whisk, he slowly took it out with force.
The girl screamed miserably, her body went limp, and she fainted...
The woman also burst into tears.
Luo Qingzhou immediately took out the spiritual fluid and trauma medicine produced by the Sun and Moon Treasure Mirror, handed them to the woman behind him and said, "Help her apply them quickly. These medicines are very effective and may be able to save her."
The woman was stunned for a moment and looked at him with tears on her face.
At this moment, footsteps and the obscene laughter of the slightly fat Taoist priest were suddenly heard outside: "Junior Brother Wang, why are you making such a big noise? What new tricks are you playing? Let me learn from you."
The figure of the slightly plump Taoist suddenly appeared at the door. Before he could see clearly inside, he laughed and said, "By the way, Junior Brother Wang, did you see my half-broken whisk? Hey, that girl just now... hm?"
In the corner of the cell, there was only the mother and daughter hugging each other, but Junior Brother Wang was nowhere to be found.
The plump Taoist priest was stunned for a moment. When he was about to turn his head to look at other corners, a hand suddenly stretched out from the darkness at the door, grabbed his neck, and dragged him into the cell.
Then the iron gate closed.
The slightly fat Taoist priest widened his eyes and punched to the side, but he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his neck, which made his body go limp and his fist fell down powerlessly...
Luo Qingzhou pinched his neck with one hand and held the half of the whisk with the other hand. With a "puff" sound, he stabbed it directly into his heart, passing through his chest and back!