Chapter 62 Case (Part 2)

The two came to Zhang Yuelu's temporary detention room.

Qi Xuansu asked: "How much peace money does a 'little elixir' cost?"

"The external sales price is 2,500 Taiping coins, while the internal price of Taoism is only 2,000 Taiping coins. If you are a high-grade Taoist priest, there are discounts and benefits." Zhang Yuelu, like Qi Xuansu, spends ten months a year I am very poor and cannot regard money as dirt, so I naturally treasure all kinds of prices.

Qi Xuansu said: "It's not cheap, I'm really willing to spend the money."

Zhang Yuelu smiled and said: "In order to bribe you, I would even give up 20,000 worry-free money. Do you still care about this mere 2,000 peace money?"

As they spoke, both of them already acquiesced that it was an internal member of the Taoist sect who committed the crime.

Qi Xuansu said: "Don't mention the twenty thousand worry-free money. I have never seen so much money in my life. Every time I wake up from a dream, I can't help but feel melancholy..."

"Do you still want to wet your pillow towel with tears? Those who don't know would think you miss your lover." Zhang Yuelu joked.

Qi Xuansu said cheekily: "Isn't my lover you? The days when you are not here are the most difficult to catch your breath. Three glasses of wine and two glasses of light wine are no match for him. The wind comes late at night! How can you be so dark when you are alone by guarding the window? !”

Zhang Yuelu punched him gently: "When I was here, the two of us were also innocent."

After laughing, Qi Xuansu remembered something again and asked: "You just said that you can induce the power of the medicine from the outside. I wonder how you can induce it?"

Zhang Yuelu hesitated for a moment and put his hand on Qi Xuansu's lower back: "Because the medicine is gradually released, it is necessary to carefully monitor the flow of Qi in the body to avoid being too fast or too slow, so it is best to contact it like this."

Qi Xuansu asked again: "What if the master is a man and the disciple is a woman?"

"Why do you have so many problems?" Zhang Yuelu spat, "Don't think I don't know what you are thinking."

Qi Xuansu said seriously: "Then you are thinking wrongly. I actually want to ask if I can guide you through the air. After all, I want to avoid suspicion."

Zhang Yuelu coughed slightly to cover up his embarrassment: "Of course, as long as you don't care about the life and death of your disciples and your cultivation level is sufficient, you can guide him in any way. But there is no need to be so troublesome. If it is inconvenient, just don't use the 'Little Spiritual Pill'."

Qi Xuansu gently grabbed Zhang Yuelu's wrist, letting her palm continue to stick to his lower waist, and said without changing his expression: "The spiritual officials responsible for guarding Gao Mingyin have said that no one has come into contact with Gao Mingyin during this period, let alone As we are doing close-range guidance now, it must be guidance from a distance.”

Zhang Yuelu lowered his eyes and spat out the true energy in his palm, which shocked Qi Xuansu: "Master Qi is really thoughtful. He immediately discovered something unusual in it. I admire him."

Qi Xuansu stood firm and stretched out his hands to rub his lower back. Zhang Yuelu was still measured, she just gave him a warning and didn't really want to hurt him. However, this position is where the lower dantian is. If it were not someone close to him, Qi Xuansu would not dare to let anyone put their hands on this place.

"You are becoming more and more bold." Zhang Yuelu snorted coldly, "It is not easy to learn well, but you will slip away when you learn bad."

Qi Xuansu said innocently: "What did I do?"

Zhang Yuelu rolled his eyes at him and said nothing more.

After all, the world has changed, and ethics have been overthrown. Young men and women, if they are in love, do not mind a little outrageous behavior.

Zhang Yuelu returned to the topic and said: "Regarding this matter, I have informed Qian Xiangyun in the name of Jinque that she has to return to the Jade Palace within three days to accept questioning. If she fails to do so within the time limit, I will write a letter to the Imperial Palace in the name of Jinque." , and asked Li Ruoshui to send a spiritual officer to invite her over."

Qi Xuansu said: "The case is progressing very quickly. It won't take long to get a result. And in my case, according to Taoist law, false accusations are punishable by rebellion. It's time to settle the score. That one almost killed me. Monk Yanxiu, it’s best for me to do it myself.”

Zhang Yuelu was not rigid, nor did he overly pursue the so-called procedural justice. He just asked: "Don't leave such a big handle for others to hold."

Qi Xuansu should be modest. At the same time, I felt that there was something in Zhang Yuelu's words. Did she already know about the Qingping Association? Could this be the reason why she suddenly asked to see Qiniang?

Thinking of this, Qi Xuansu was a little worried. Zhang Yuelu must be doing it for his own good, but he was a little worried that Zhang Yuelu would suffer a loss. Compared with Qiniang, Zhang Yuelu was still a bit shallow.

What’s more, Qiniang doesn’t necessarily like Zhang Yuelu that much. At least Qi Niang has never said anything good about Zhang Yuelu, and Zhang Yuelu is indeed difficult to get along with. She admits this herself.

Zhang Yuelu is too strong, too strong and easy to break.

Qi Niang refused to take the hard one again, and Qi Xuansu burst into tears, so Qi Niang patiently tried to comfort her. If Qi Xuansu and Qi Niang fell out, Qi Niang would not be polite. She must let Qi Xuansu know what listening means. Mother's words.

So Qi Xuansu just agreed, but had no motivation to facilitate the meeting between the two.

After Qi Xuansu left Zhang Yuelu's temporary detention room, he planned to go to meet Yanxiu for a while before he was reinstated. If there was a chance, he would not mind killing the thief himself, so that the old and new grudges could be put to rest.

As for why he didn't take the normal route, firstly, it was too cumbersome, and secondly, the questions raised by Yanxiu were reasonable and not fabricated, so they may not necessarily lead to a false accusation. The key point is that he is still a member of the Buddhist sect. Due to many concerns, the Taoist sect may not personally punish him, but will hand it over to the Buddhist sect. Judging from the seniority and rank of this monk, we can also know that he has a good status in the Buddhist sect and let the Buddhist sect punish him. What's the difference between three penalty shots?

Even if there was no false accusation, there was still the matter of the Yulan Temple in Yishan City.

No matter what, he had to settle it himself.

The Imperial Capital City was big and small, and it was not easy to find someone. After Qi Xuansu was suspended, it became even more difficult. But it was a coincidence that just yesterday, Li Qingnu suddenly sent a message to Qi Xuansu through the mother-child talisman, saying that Monk Yanxiu lived in Wutong Garden.

For Qi Xuansu, this was really a piece of cake.

This evil monk probably thought that Wutong Garden was the territory of the Li family. As a Quanzhen Daoist, Qi Xuansu was hostile to Taiping Dao and guarded against each other. He had no news and would not know that he lived in Wutong Garden. Even if he knew, he would not dare to run to Wutong Garden to make trouble, so he lived in Wutong Garden without fear.

But he would never expect that Qi Xuansu also had eyes and ears, and they were Li Qingnu, the owner of Wutong Garden.

Qi Xuansu sneered in his heart. He lived in the brothel, spent his days drinking and having fun, and was an out-and-out playboy.

After leaving the branch of Taiping Inn, Qi Xuansu went straight to the outside of the block.

Generally speaking, the residences of the nobles were located in the East Block of Yubao, the residences of the officials were located in the Northeast Block of Duxian, the wealthy merchants lived in the Northwest Block of Wuliang, various shops and warehouses were located in the West Block of Taimiao, the Taiping money houses and some government offices were located in the South Block of Xuanzhen, the Imperial Capital Daofu occupied the North Block of Xuanshang, and the brothel was located in the Southwest Block of Tailing.

Haosheng Southeast Block and the Southwest Block of Tailing were both in the south, with only the South Block of Xuanzhen in between.

Qi Xuansu did not go directly from the South Block of Xuanzhen, but went around and went to the South City first.

The Imperial Capital was a structure of four outer cities and eight inner blocks. The four outer cities were square, but the eight inner blocks formed the shape of the Eight Diagrams, implying the Dao Gate. In this way, each outer city is connected to three inner squares. Except for Xuanshang North Square, Xuanzhen South Square, Taimiao West Square, and Yubao East Square, which are only connected to one outer city, the other four squares are connected to two cities.

Take the South City for example. In addition to Xuanzhen South Square in the south direction, it is also connected to Haosheng Southeast Square and Tailing Southwest Square, while Haosheng Southeast Square is connected to East City, and Tailing Southwest Square is connected to West City.

In short, look at the directional words in the names of each square. Southeast Square connects East City and South City. South Square only connects South City.

Qi Xuansu went to South City, made a circle, and then entered Tailing Southwest Square.

This way, it would not attract attention.

Wutong Garden covers a large area and is not difficult to find, so Qi Xuansu soon came to the outside of Wutong Garden.

In order to ensure that everything is foolproof, Qi Xuansu found a secluded place and took the initiative to contact Li Qingnu with the mother-child talisman.

Soon, Li Qingnu's lazy appearance appeared in the light curtain, revealing half of his shoulders, with a loose collar, and seemed to be leaning on the chaise longue.

Qi Xuansu got straight to the point and asked, "Is that thief bald still here?"

"Thief bald." Li Qingnu said, "So you can curse people, I thought you were always so polite."

Qi Xuansu was only not so serious in front of Zhang Yuelu. In front of other people, he would pay more attention to his image, especially after becoming the head of the group, he did not say the underworld jargon, and he was like a Taoist disciple with meritorious ancestors, clean background, reserved and polite, calm and measured. This time, he was really provoked by Monk Yanxiu, so Yanxiu became the evil monk thief bald.

Qi Xuansu ignored him: "I'm outside Wutong Garden."

"Are you really here to kill me?" Li Qingnu sat up straight, "I thought you were just talking."

"Killing is a big deal, how can you just say it casually?" Qi Xuansu said, "It just so happens that I just got a precious sword today, so I'll use this bald head to test the sword."

The first half of the sentence is still the tone of the Taoist leader, and the second half reveals a bit of the bandit spirit honed in the rivers and lakes.

Li Qingnu then said, "I have been keeping an eye on you. Everyone in Wutong Garden, from the girls serving wine to the maids, must obey my orders. His every move is under my control."

Qi Xuansu asked again, "What does this thief bald do?"

"Drinking and playing with women." Li Qingnu said in a tone of indifference, "In his words, he is practicing happy Zen, ascending to some blissful realm together, and comprehending the blissful truth."

Qi Xuansu pulled the corner of his mouth, "It's really better to say than to sing."

Li Qingnu said, "He lives in the twelfth of Jia... Forget it, you won't know where it is even if I tell you. You just need to know that after nightfall, a sky lantern with the word 'Tong' written on it will be hung above the courtyard where Monk Yanxiu lives."

Qi Xuansu said seriously, "Thank you."

Li Qingnu finally reminded, "Remember, I can only buy you half an hour at most."

Qi Xuansu nodded, ended the conversation with the mother-child talisman, closed his eyes, and waited for dark.