Chapter 222 Red and Pink Skull
In the dilapidated hut, there were only a few candles, and it was dim and difficult to see.
The dim light shone dimly on the wall, casting twisted shadows, silent.
At this time, there were five people sitting in the room.
These five people all wear masks and are members of the Tianying Organization.
In addition to the nightingale in black robes, the black monkey seen in the ancient temple in the capital last time, Mei Niang wearing a fox mask, and the man wearing a cat mask were all there, except Lord Tiger and Lao Yang were missing.
Lao Yang died in the battle when Yelu Shenye broke into the palace because he was a spy of Yan Rong.
But Mr. Hu is busy with Luo family affairs.
In addition to the four of them, there was another person wearing a bull-head mask in the room, who was tall and tall.
“It’s fate, I met Mr. Cat and two girls again.”
Black Monkey was as talkative as ever, squatting on the chair like a monkey, holding a banana in his hand, and said with a smile, "I suspect that all the other members are dead, and only a few of us are left."
"Hmph, if one dies, the other will be replenished. As long as the interests exist, even if all of us die, there will be people behind to make up for it."
Mei Niang, who is wearing a fox mask, still looks that way. Wearing extremely revealing clothing, the skirt is slit almost to the root, revealing her two long thighs, adding to her romantic appearance.
Black Monkey smiled and said: "That's true, but I want to make love to you, Mei Niang."
"Okay."
Mei Niang raised her red lips and sneered, "I'm afraid you won't be able to whip it short enough."
Black Monkey immediately became furious and pretended to take off his pants, "You're looking down on me, Master Monkey, aren't you? I have you. While crying."
"Okay, let's get down to business!"
The man in the bull-headed mask looked at the two with disgust and said coldly, "If there is no information to provide, I will. Let’s go.”
“Okay, I’ll give Brother Niu some face. After all, Brother Niu is a native of Qingzhou and is considered a half-landlord.”
Black Monkey smiled, squatted back on the chair, and shook the banana in his hand at Mei Niang.
Meiniang was too lazy to pay attention to him and said calmly: "Since everyone has come to Qingzhou, it means that we may be doing the same thing, so we might as well do some business with each other."
" Let me tell you first, I will provide you with important information for free."
Black Monkey lay on the table, deliberately lowered his voice, and said mysteriously, "The legendary ancient city of Shura has appeared, in Qingzhou. You can enter through the entrance to the underground palace. The entrance to the underground palace is at..."
"There are three entrances, one of which is at Su's house."
Nightingale said calmly.
Black Monkey's voice froze and he slumped down on the chair, "It's over. Sister Nightingale can actually sense what I'm saying. Is this a telepathic connection?"
Meiniang sarcastically said: "That's it. Even a three-year-old child knows your bad information.”
“Come on, if you have the ability, tell me something?”
Black Monkey was very dissatisfied.
Mei Niang smiled contemptuously, "I want to prostitute you for free."
"That's so smart."
Black Monkey gave a thumbs up.
He bent down and looked carefully at the opponent's long legs, and said: "It's amazing, it's exciting just by looking at it."
Master Mao, who had been silent, knocked on the table and said in a tone of voice Sheng Leng said: "Since we are going to trade information with each other, at least tell us what kind of information it is. I won't give it to you for free. After all, every piece of information I tell you is valuable."
"Yes, this is how business is done." Black Monkey clapped his hands.
Master Mao said calmly: "Let me ask one question first, there is a dark lamp named Jiang Mo at the six doors. What is the origin of this person?"
Nightingale's eyes flickered and she remained silent. Silent.
“I have heard of this guy.” Black Monkey touched his chin and said, “It is said that he single-handedly brought down the Xi Chu Pavilion in the capital and offended the Luo family, but what about his origins? I really don’t know.”
He looked at Nightingale, “Sister Nightingale, do you know where this guy came from?”
The nightingale remained silent.
Those who can enter the Tianying organization are all elites. Even if they know some information, they will pretend not to know.
Who knows if this monkey is acting on purpose.
“I know a little bit, but I don’t know it comprehensively.”
Meiniang spoke softly and said with a smile, “Master Cat, I will learn from the monkey and tell you for free. It’s a personal favor, after all, this information is of little value to me, it’s too easy to obtain.”
It’s too easy to get...
When Nightingale heard these words, her heart moved.
From what she meant, she seemed to be very familiar with Brother Xiao Jiang.
Meiniang said: "About nine months ago, this person came to the capital, entered the Ran Mansion with a marriage certificate, and married Ran Qingchen, the eldest daughter of the Ran family. I haven't checked his origins yet. Perhaps only Mrs. Ran knew about it.
However, Ran Qingchen didn't like him since they got married, so the two have been separated and only met recently
He also has two relatively close friends. One is Zhang Yunwu, who comes from an ordinary family. The other one is called Lu Renjia, who is also an ordinary person. In addition, Jiang Mo and Yinyuelou also have intersections. "
"It turns out to be the uncle of the Ran family. "
Master Mao murmured to himself, thoughtfully.
Black Monkey covered his heart and said in an exaggerated tone, unbelievably: "This boy actually married Li Zhu from the capital! ? Don't give us a way to survive. "
Mr. Cat hesitated for a moment and said with a smile: "Since Mei Niang is so generous, I will also give you a piece of information that is not valuable to me. The prince has successfully obtained the Green Dragon Monster and plans to do so in three months. Later, he went to Shiwanda Mountain with the purpose of subduing the dragon demon clan. ”
After hearing the news, Nightingale was secretly helpless.
I originally wanted to let Brother Jiang get this opportunity, but now it seems that it is too difficult, which is a pity.
“Sister Nightingale, the three of us have selflessly contributed information, so you don’t plan to share any of it?”
Black Monkey suddenly turned to Nightingale and asked with a smile.
Meiniang lifted her long hair and mocked: "Every piece of information is worth thousands of gold, how can I share it."
In the Tianying organization, Nightingale is indeed the relatively silent one.
She held up the cold silver mask on her face and said in a low voice: "The former Qingzhou magistrate He Benquan is back."
The other four were stunned.
The man in the bull-headed mask tensed up slightly, staring closely at the nightingale.
"Isn't he dead?" Mei Niang asked.
Nightingale said in an indifferent tone: "The golden cicada escaped from its shell and fled to Fengcheng, and recently ran back."
"Oh, Qingzhou is really lively." Mei Niang laughed.
Black Monkey clasped his hands in front of his chest, not knowing what he was thinking, his eyes flickering uncertainly.
"Old Niu, don't you share one?"
Meiniang looked at the big man in the bull-head mask, looking at his tense muscles, her eyes were a bit charming, as full as water.
The man in the bull-headed mask said calmly: "Do you know about the Songjiang shipwreck case?"
"Chi~"
Meiniang made a scornful sound, "Isn't it just a mysterious organization looking for evil spirits? To revive the truth, are you going to hold ten sacrifices? I also know that they were responsible for the Mengyao Pavilion massacre not long ago."
This time, the most talkative monkey remained silent.
After all, the organization sent him to lead the previous shipwreck incident.
It was just that it was not completed in the end and too few people died.
The man in the bull-headed mask said coldly: "That's true, but what I want to say is that the locations chosen for the ten sacrifices are all located above the underground palace, which is in line with the celestial phenomena. And in these ten underground palaces, they are actually suppressed A monster.
Just like what is being suppressed under the Huailan Lake Underground Palace in the capital, there is a green dragon being suppressed inside the Qingzhou Underground Palace. Monster..."
"You are talking about the bull monster, right?"
The black monkey interrupted the bull-headed masked man and said with a smile,
"I have also paid attention to this case. Many surviving ship passengers claimed that they entered an underground palace and saw a giant golden cow. Old cow, this monster cannot be your relative, haha."
Null Head The masked man picked at the extinguished candle wick and said, "This bull demon is just an ordinary bull demon and is not actually very powerful. The real monster suppressed on the altar is a skeleton... called the Pink Skeleton."< br>
Pink skull?
Everyone in the room stared at each other.
This is a quite famous monster from the previous dynasty. It was transformed from a skeleton into a monster and can transform anyone.
"Why? Didn't those survivors see it?"
Nightingale asked.
I remember Jiang Shouzhong told her the detailed shipwreck process, during which he only encountered the bull demon. The cultivation level of the bull demon has reached the feathering stage, which is extremely strong among monsters.
But the big man in the bull-headed mask in front of him claimed that the bull demon was not very powerful.
Telling lies on purpose?
In addition, according to Brother Xiao Jiang, the altar was empty at that time.
The bull-headed masked man said slowly:
“It is difficult for ordinary people to discover its existence. After the altar was destroyed, it came out quietly.
I have read the records of the surviving ship passengers, and I can confirm that the powerful cultivation of the bull demon was given by the pink skull.”
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After two days of rest, Jiang Shouzhong recovered more than half of his injuries.
Even Jiang Yi, who has collected and experienced many powerful exercises, can't help but marvel at the magic of the Daomen River Map.
I thought that if I castrated this kid, he would be able to recover.
Since experiencing Xia He once, Jiang Shouzhong has never found an opportunity to have a deeper discussion.
Firstly, Jiang Yi paid close attention to Xia He.
Secondly, Ran Qingchen watched him closely.
Jiang Shouzhong felt that his daughter-in-law was strange. Although her attitude was okay in the past, she always maintained boundaries. But after returning from Shura Ancient City, he seemed to be a different person, more considerate.
I chat with him every day when I have free time, and even make medicine myself.
If it weren’t for the other party’s advanced cultivation, Jiang Shouzhong would have doubted whether this woman had been snatched away.
In addition, during his recuperation, Master Yuantong from Jingang Temple and Duo Ying and Hou Qi from Danxia Peak specially said goodbye to him.
Jiang Shouzhong had a good impression of them and gave them gifts before leaving.
While chatting with brother and sister Duoying, Jiang Shouzhong accidentally learned that the reason why their master suffered from the disease was because he had the "Water Moon Dream Mirror".
Failed to pass the sixth level and became half dead.
This is also one of the few people who survived after failing the test.
Jiang Shouzhong, who was originally optimistic, couldn't help but feel a haze in his heart after hearing this. He secretly made a decision to go to Danxia Peak and meet the other party's master when he had time.
Maybe we can get some experience from it.
Fortunately, he has the White-haired Cake King.
After having breakfast cooked by Jinxiu, Jiang Shouzhong, who had nothing to do, went out for a walk and talked to Li Nanshuang.
Ran Qingchen originally wanted to accompany him, but because an oral order and a letter from the imperial concubine suddenly came from the capital, he had to go back to handle official duties.
And Jiang Yi took the four girls of Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter out early in the morning and didn't know what they were doing.
An Anping is sitting in the house making inventions for her new best friend.
The reason is that Anjing took out a small toy made of quail eggs. It is not only very elastic, but also can automatically jump around when placed on the table. It is quite cute.
Dongxue greatly appreciated it after reading it, but hoped to increase the frequency.
And it is important to emphasize that it must be waterproof.
Although Calm was confused, since her best friend had this request, she devoted herself to transforming herself into a real homebody.
……
The sky is clear and the air is clear, and the wind is gentle and gentle.
Jiang Shouzhong walked comfortably along the long alleys of the ancient streets, the sunshine was gentle and shining, and he felt relaxed and happy.
After calming down, he began to think about what to do next.
The Mengyao Pavilion murder case and the shipwreck case had already been taken over by the higher authorities, and he could not intervene. The changes in the Su family did not seem to attract much attention.
Now the new owner of the Su family has become Su Junwen.
That is the illegitimate son of the Su family whom Jiang Shouzhong met in the cave before.
Jiang Shouzhong just wants to find Su Junyang, the former eldest son of the Su family.
Back in the cave, this guy took a mysterious old Taoist priest to capture Mengniang, and during the process, he used blinding techniques to trap him outside.
If Miss Xie hadn't happened to appear, the other party might have successfully captured Meng Niang.
Qiu Jiang Shouzhong always remembers this.
Unfortunately, the eldest son of the Su family seemed to have disappeared from the world and did not appear in Qingzhou, which made Jiang Shouzhong very disappointed.
Heading to the alley where Li Nanshuang's second uncle lived, halfway through, Jiang Shouzhong happened to see his boss Li Nanshuang playing chess at a tea stall in front of him. There were six or seven onlookers around.
"Boss, this old habit of enjoying life has really not changed at all."
Jiang Shouzhong thought to himself and walked over quickly.
Although there were many people at the tea stall, there were no other customers except those playing chess and watching chess.
The pretty little girl who was looking after the tea stall for her grandfather who was playing chess lay bored on a tea table next to the chess game. She yawned lightly from time to time, dipped her slender fingers in the tea, and placed some tea on the table. Write and draw on it.
The sign on the tea stall says, "This stall specializes in the finest Jade Dew Fairy Tea, and each bowl is only five cents."
As a shadow fell in front of her, the little girl suddenly woke up when she realized there was a guest. She quickly stood up and wiped off the water stains on the table with her sleeves.
Seeing that the guest was a handsome young man with a slender figure, the little girl blushed for no reason. She subconsciously wanted to call her grandpa, but she glanced at the old man who was playing happily on the chessboard and blushed. He asked in a low voice with a straight face: "Does the guest want tea?"
Jiang Shouzhong nodded with a smile, took out five cents and handed it over, then leaned close to the chess table to watch, patiently waiting for Li Nanshuang's chess game to end.
The person facing Li Nanshuang was an old man wearing an old gray robe and the owner of a tea stall. His hair was already gray and sparsely covered on the top of his head, like a piece of silver snow.
As old as he is, he is still in good spirits.
Maybe he felt that he had a good chance of winning, and his face was rosy, and he couldn't hide his pride.
Beside Uncle Li is still the conspicuous broad black sword, as if he is carrying a tombstone on his back.
The slender body is incompatible with the broadsword.
After bringing the tea, the little girl returned to her seat. Her pair of almond-shaped eyes secretly looked at the handsome man from time to time.
“Little friend Li, you still won’t admit defeat?”
After a while, the white-haired old man, whose winning look became more and more obvious, stared at Li Nanshuang with a smile.
Li Nanshuang frowned, holding a black chess piece between her tender and green fingers. Hearing the old man's show off and urging, he snorted and dropped the piece heavily.
Pop!
The chess pieces on the chessboard shook.
The white-haired old man who was a tea stall was startled and said dissatisfied: "You girl, can you be gentler with your moves? This is already the third chessboard, so you can't mess with it anymore."
"If it's broken, I'll pay for it!"
Li Nanshuang said in a heroic tone.
The white-haired old man had no choice but to pick up the piece and prepare to drop it.
But when he lowered his head, he immediately glared, pointed at two of the black and white chess pieces and said angrily: "Girl, the positions of these two chess pieces are not like this, why did you secretly change them?"
“Change?”
Li Nanshuang's pink cheeks turned red, and she looked as if she had been greatly wronged. "You old man, don't talk nonsense. You can doubt my strength, but you can't question my chess skills!"
"It's obvious. You changed it. If you don’t believe me, just ask them.”
The old man at the tea stall was also stubborn.
"Old man, if you can't win, then don't act shameless. You're even more of a pussy than me."
Li Nanshuang sneered and turned to look at the man next to him who also had gray hair and a fatter figure, left The old man, whose eyes were slightly bruised, said, "Old man Li, you are close. Do you think I have secretly changed the positions of these two chess pieces?"
Old Man Li, who got a panda eye for "slandering" Li Nanshuang for stealing chess pieces, shook his head vigorously, "I didn't see it."
"What about you, You Mazi? Did you see it?"
< br>"I...I didn't see it either."
"Old Man Zhu?"
"I didn't see it."
"Stewing noodles? You're here too, so tell me, did I secretly switch chess pieces?"
Jiang Shouzhong stood firmly on the side of his boss, shook his head and said, "I didn't see it either. I believe in the chess pieces of this fierce heroine."
"..."
Seeing old friends and passers-by pretending to be blind, the old man at the tea stall trembled all over and said angrily: "Okay, what's the point of letting you play a chess game? I'll definitely win, old man!"
Li Nanshuang raised his eyebrows, "What do you mean by giving in? Can you blame others for your dimness?"
A gentleman does not meet women... The old man continued to play chess with a sullen face.
The little girl at the tea stall who saw her grandpa eating shriveled next to her smiled. Seeing Jiang Shouzhong looking at her, her delicate face blushed, and she lowered her head and took out a book of poems from somewhere and looked at it.
A girl’s feelings are always poetry, but the poetry collection she holds in her hand is upside down.
When the little girl came to her senses, she quickly straightened the poetry book and looked up to see the handsome man staring at the chessboard. She breathed a sigh of relief and her face turned red.
The old man at the tea stall still played very hard, but after a while he turned the situation around and regained the chance of winning.
But at the critical moment, his old eyesight was dim and he "saw the wrong" position again.
In the end the old man lost.
The old man refuses to accept and comes again.
One set after another, one set after another, the sky was dark and the earth was dark.
After being "slandered" by stealing chess nineteen times, changing chess 21 times, intimidating him nine times, and accidentally smashing the chessboard into pieces twice, Uncle Li finally won ten games in a row heartily. I no longer have any interest in continuing to ravage the rookie.
Except for Jiang Shouzhong, all the people watching the chess game dispersed.
“I am alone and seeking defeat, I am alone and seeking defeat. In this huge world, who else can fight with me? There are no national players in the world.”
Li Nanshuang couldn’t help but shake his head and sighed. Feelings.
Seeing that the face of the old man at the tea stall was as dark as the bottom of a pot, Li Nanshuang patted him on the shoulder and comforted him: "Old man Qin, it is not shameful to lose to a master like me. It is the glory of your life."
The girl carried the knife and walked away.
Jiang Shouzhong returned the tea bowl and quickly followed.
Seeing the handsome man walking away, the little girl at the tea stall looked away and caught a glimpse of her grandfather cursing while collecting his son, wrinkled his little nose, and uttered two words from his pink mouth, "Shame on you!" "
Old man Qin stared, "If that girl hadn't cheated, how many people in the world could have won me?"
"Then you still keep playing."
The little girl rolled her eyes.
Old man Qin put the chess pieces into the straw chess basket and said with a smile: "If I don't keep playing, will my precious granddaughter be able to keep looking at that handsome young man?"
The little girl was so embarrassed that she moved her hand. The collection of poems was thrown over.
Old man Qin took the collection of poems, turned to look at Jiang Shouzhong's back, and murmured softly, "The boy's peach blossoms are very prosperous, but he doesn't know that the biggest peach blossom is calamity. Hehe, pink skull, pink skull."< br>
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The two of them walked side by side in the alley.
The girl carrying an overly generous sword on her back not only does not hinder her appearance, but also adds a bit of heroism, her steps are light and her actions are full of vitality.
Every time Jiang Shouzhong sees the girl, he feels like his life is full of sunshine.
"Murong Nan is dead."
Li Nanshuang, who continued to fight fiercely on the chessboard, stretched his muscles and said.
"What?" Jiang Shouzhong was startled when he heard this, his expression was stunned, "Murong Nan is dead?"
I had a conflict with this guy at Mingjian Villa and defeated him. Although he did beat him severely in the process, he was not fatally or seriously injured. How could he die?
"It has nothing to do with you."
Li Nanshuang said, "The body was only discovered last night. Judging from the death of Murong Nan, it should be that he was killed by a monster and was killed together. There is also the female disciple Zhang Lanlan from the Yin and Yang Sect.”
The sun shines through the gaps in the leaves, falling on their shoulders, adding a bit of romance.
Killed by monsters...
Jiang Shouzhong fell into thought.
Who did Murong Nan offend and seek revenge? Or was he just too unlucky to be killed by a passing monster?
"It seems that Liumen has not received any reports." Jiang Shouzhong asked curiously.
Li Nanshuang yawned lightly and said with a bit of laziness and exhaustion: "When it comes to family training cases, families generally conduct internal investigations and rarely involve outsiders."< br>
“Got it.”
Jiang Shouzhong nodded slightly.
When we arrived at the small courtyard, Mr. Wen was boxing in the courtyard.
After a long period of recuperation, Mr. Wen's spirits improved for a long time, but he still couldn't forget Miss Yan'er.
No, as soon as he saw Jiang Shouzhong, he quickly stepped forward and asked, "Xiao Jiang, is there any news about Miss Yan'er?"
Jiang Shouzhong said seriously: "Listen to the boss. , I saw Yan'er following the prince in the underground palace last time. I don't know what is going on now, but there is a high probability that she will die. After all, she is just a chess piece."
"Alas, from now on, my heart is dead."
Er Wen sighed.
Seeing his niece staring at him with disdain, Mr. Wen smiled and said, "Actually, there is nothing to worry about."
Looking at the talented and beautiful pair in front of him, Wen Erye smiled. The second master coughed twice and changed the subject, "Xiao Jiang, I didn't ask you properly last time. You haven't gotten married yet. Do you have any girls you like? Look at my Nanshuang..."
Bang!
Second Master Wen fell straight backwards.
Li Nanshuang withdrew his fist and said to Jiang Shouzhong: "You are pretty good at making noodles now. Come with me and try two moves."
Jiang Shouzhong waved his hand quickly, "Boss, I am injured now. He hasn't recovered yet."
Li Nanshuang then remembered that the other party had almost become a cripple before, and put away the knife with some regret, "Forget it, I will discuss with you later on what weapons you are good at. Whatever. "
I'm good at spear or stick skills... Jiang Shou muttered in his heart and nodded with a smile.
After chatting with Li Nanshuang for a while, Jiang Shouzhong left.
Second Master Wen touched his beaten red nose and said helplessly: "You girl is too barbaric. No wonder no man likes you. You can even break the red thread that your second uncle pulls for you." "
"I don't need you to lead the way. Besides...can I get married?"
Li Nanshuang said angrily.
Second Master Wen thought of something, looked at his precious niece with some distress, and said softly: "Didn't your master say that as long as your cultivation level does not break through for the rest of your life, you will be fine."< br>
"Who can guarantee that?"
Li Nanshuang rolled his eyes and waved his hand, "Forget it, I won't talk to you anymore, I'm going to bed."
Master Wen sighed. .
When they were young, Li Nanshuang and Ran Qingchen fell seriously ill at the same time and recovered at the same time. To outsiders, it seemed like a coincidence, but only he knew...the two girls almost died at that time.
The reason why they are alive today is because Jiang Wan saved them.
However, the root cause of the disease also fell.
One cannot be emotional, and the other cannot break the situation.
……
In the alley, Jiang Shouzhong walked silently alone.
Suddenly, a burst of pipa string sound was as thin as a gossamer, faintly wafting into the ears. Jiang Shouzhong didn't pay attention at first, but the sound of the pipa became clearer and clearer, penetrating through the alley like the tinkling of spring water.
Jiang Shouzhong stood firmly on his feet.
He looked up at the high wall in the distance and saw a familiar figure of a woman standing quietly, with her skirts floating in the air and a pipa in her arms.
Qin Shier!
One of the leading husbands of the Qing Dynasty in the Western Chu Palace in the past.
At first, this woman came to the door for no reason and asked to recommend herself as a pillow. Later, Jiang Shouzhong and Qiuye Xiahe went to the Xichu Pavilion to rescue people. During this period, they were chased by this woman so hard that they almost lost their lives.
As the Xi Chu Pavilion was sealed, this woman disappeared.
I didn’t expect to meet you again here.
"Master Jiang, you are well." Qin Shier's tone was indifferent, her eyes were cold.
Jiang Shouzhong put one hand on the handle of the knife and said with a smile: "She turns out to be a good daughter. What? Are you like this when you meet your reborn parents? Shouldn't you kowtow first so that I can give you a red envelope and flowers?"
Hearing the words "reborn parents", Qin Shier's whole body burst out with murderous intent.
"I wanted to kill you last time, but Ran Qingchen was by your side. Today you finally showed up alone."
Qin Shier pressed her fingertips on the strings and said coldly: "Do you have any last words? "
Qin Shier is an absolute master in the Tianhuang Realm.
As for Jiang Shouzhong, he is a warrior at the Daxuan Master level, especially since his injuries have not completely healed, and the evil energy of the Seven Killing Sword has been almost exhausted... But if he really wants to fight, he will not back down.
"Unfilial daughter, do you want to kill your father?"
Jiang Shouzhong said sarcastically.
Clang!
With a clear sound, the woman raised her bright wrist lightly, her five fingers were like flying swallows piercing willows, and she quickly plucked the strings of the pipa.
The sound of the strings suddenly became sharper before it stopped, and the air suddenly stirred, and sharp wind blades came out in response, whistling with a sound that broke through the air.
As the cold light flashed, the surrounding air flow was stirred and dust was flying.
(End of this chapter)