Nightwatcher

"National teacher, let's go back first, and I will inform you when there is new progress, please"

Before Xu Qi'an finished speaking, he saw the national teacher turning into a golden light and fleeing, his expression froze immediately, "Please send us back" and he couldn't utter it again.

Anyway, take us back, my little mare didn't bring it!

He complained in his heart, and immediately looked at Heng Yuan beside him, well, luckily he didn't bring a filly with him.

The two climbed out of the high wall of the Earl's Mansion. There was no one around, they left quickly and entered the street to join the flow of people. .

Go to the intersection, under the archway on Yong'an Street, the sundial shows the time at 4:00 (8:00 am).

At the intersection of every main road in the capital, there is a huge archway, and beside the archway is a sundial, which is specially used to tell the time for the people.

"It takes about half an hour to go home, I hope Huaiqing doesn't have to wait any longer." Xu Qi'an muttered to himself.

In the capital, no matter day or night, flying over eaves and walls is not allowed.

Xu Qi'an didn't want to attract too much attention. It's better to keep a low profile for his current reputation, otherwise it will attract the fanatical pursuit of passers-by and cause confusion.

Fortunately, he doesn't wear silver gong uniforms, so ordinary people won't notice him. Most of the time, people can only remember some obvious features, such as the cultural treasures in the hard drive of Xu Qi'an's previous life. not come out.

Besides, the capital city has a population of more than two million. It is impossible for everyone to be so lucky to see Xu Yinluo's heroic appearance.

Many people have never seen the real Xu Yinluo.

As he was walking, Xu Qi'an froze suddenly, then looked at Hengyuan with a normal face, and said, "Master, you have been trapped for more than a month, you should go back to the Yangsheng Hall to see the elderly and children."

Heng Yuan nodded: "How are they doing?"

Xu Qi'an said calmly: "Although I haven't visited it, people have been sending money and household items."

Hengyuan clasped his hands together and bowed in salute: "Master Xu is the most kind-hearted person I have ever met. The poor monk is very happy to befriend Master Xu."

Xu Qi'an returned the gift, and was also very happy, to be worshiped by a master who is pregnant with the status of Arhat, and he will benefit a lot in the future.

The amazingly talented Chu Yuanzhen, the heroic and courageous saint of Tianzong, Lina who is extremely talented and powerful, Hengyuan who is pregnant with the Arhat status, and Huaiqing, the eldest daughter of the emperor with unparalleled intelligence.

In at most ten years, the members of the Tiandihui may become the peak power in Kyushu.

Well, No. 7 and No. 8 have not appeared for the time being, I hope it will not disappoint.

Xu Qi'an heaved a sigh of relief as he watched Heng Yuan leave. If Heng Yuan followed him back to the Xu Mansion, Huai Qing's No. 1 status would not be hidden.

With Huaiqing's character, let's all die together.

Xu Mansion.

Sitting in the hall, Huaiqing was impatient to wait. The aunt, who was the mistress, was forced by the powerful aura and status of the eldest daughter of the emperor to accompany her for a while, and went back to her room on the pretext of feeling unwell.

Xu Lingyue was turned back by Li Miaozhen. Although the eldest lady of the Xu family was more responsible than her mother, the next thing to talk about involved confidentiality, so it was not easy for her to attend.

Li Miaozhen remains skeptical about Huaiqing's claim that the case has serious doubts. She thinks that her reasoning ability is only inferior to Xu Qi'an's, and she is the second person in charge of investigation in Tiandihui.

Finally, they saw Xu Qi'an enter the yard, walk through the green stone slabs, and step into the hall.

As the host, Xu Qi'an glanced at the two chairs, Huai Qing and Li Miaozhen were sitting respectively, so he had to sit in the guest seat below, looking at the eldest daughter of the emperor:

"what have you found?"

Huaiqing had a few seconds to speak, and his voice was clear: "How can you confirm that the Daozong of the Dizong is one Qihua Sanqing?"

Does this still need to be confirmed? Xu Qi'an froze for a moment, not knowing how to answer.

Huaiqing looked at Li Miaozhen again, and asked: "Can the magic of the Taoist sect make people split their souls, but it doesn't necessarily mean turning them into three people."

Li Miaozhen didn't need to think about this kind of question, and said:

"One Qi Transforming Three Purities is the pinnacle spell in the Yuanshen field. It can split a person into three people, and all of them have independent consciousness. Even a single person can also combine the three into one.

"If it's just the splitting of the soul, anyone who has cultivated the yin god can do it. But the split soul is incomplete and incomplete, and it can't be compared with the transformation of three cleans in one breath."

Huai Qing was very satisfied with this answer, and turned to look at Xu Qi'an, Qiu Shui's bright eyes were burning and compelling:

"You said that Daoist Jinlian is a remnant soul, which is in line with the split of the soul. The Taoist head of the Dizong may only have good thoughts and evil thoughts. The so-called one-qi transformation into three cleansing is just your speculation, and there is no evidence."

Xu Qi'an frowned, maintained a calm tone, and analyzed:

"Perhaps, the three people from the sect and Taoist priests have been separated. Well, this is inevitable, otherwise Daoist Jinlian would have been found by Heilian long ago."

Li Miaozhen said: "One Qi Hua San Qing can also be independent, the three people who have no connection do not have to be separated."

Xu Qi'an was at a loss for words for a moment, he remembered the commentary of the emperor's life record on the transformation of the three cleans into one qi.

One person and three people, that's what we're talking about.

Three people can be completely independent.

Huaiqing continued: "One more thing, you said that in the case of massacring the city in Chuzhou, King Huai got the Blood Pill, and the Emperor Father got the Soul Pill. But the effect of the Soul Pill is not enough to make the Emperor Father risk the disgrace of the world. "

"Yes, it is precisely because of this that I started investigating Yuanjing." Xu Qi'an nodded.

"I asked Caiwei and learned about the efficacy of the Soul Pill. I found that repairing the remnant soul is its strongest efficacy, and the rest of the effects are incomparable. However, if the Daoist of the Dizong really transforms into three cleans in one breath, then the primordial spirit Absolutely impossible to be incomplete.

"Let me make it more clear. Can a master of the second rank of the Taoist sect be unable to control the technique of transforming three cleanses in one breath?"

Xu Qi'an was taken aback for a moment, and quickly reviewed his reasoning, combined with Huaiqing's words:

I fell into a misunderstanding. After suspecting that another avatar of Di Zong Dao Shou might be hidden in the dragon veins, I connected the clues of the Soul Pill, and naturally thought that Di Zong Dao Shou refined the Soul Pill to complement the incomplete soul. But I ignored the personality of the second-rank Taoist priest. How could the Daoist priest of the Dizong transform into three Qings with one qi, and his soul would be divided and incomplete? But Taoist Priest Jinlian is indeed a remnant soul

The chaotic thoughts flashed like a revolving lantern, Xu Qi'an swallowed his saliva, and exhaled:

"This is indeed an unreasonable point, but just like my doubts about the Daoist Emperor, your doubts are just suspicions without any real evidence."

Huaiqing nodded, glanced at the legendary silver gong, and said:

"There is another doubtful point, um, I think the suspicious point of abduction began in the 26th year of Joan of Arc, which you found out."

Xu Qi'an pondered for a while: "Even though it was the first emperor who was in power at that time, as the crown prince, Yuan Jing is still capable of opening secret rooms in the palace."

Huaiqing shook his head slowly, "What I want to say is that Uncle Ping Yuan was still very young at that time, very young, and he was in the stage of flourishing. He secretly formed a human teeth organization to do shady things for the father. Here, there will definitely be beneficial transactions.

"But later when my father became the emperor, Uncle Pingyuan was still Uncle Pingyuan, no matter whether it was a title or an official position, he didn't go any further. And it's not that Uncle Pingyuan didn't have ambitions. In order to gain more power, he joined forces with the Liang party to assassinate Princess Pingyang is the best evidence.

"Do you think this is reasonable? If you were Uncle Ping Yuan, would you be willing? You have done shady things for the crown prince, and after the crown prince ascended the throne, you have been standing still for more than 20 years."

There was a dead silence in the hall.

The atmosphere quietly became heavy. Although Li Miaozhen didn't fully understand what she heard, she could also realize that the case seemed to be reversed. What Huaiqing said made sense, and Xu Qi'an didn't object.

Huaiqing took the initiative to break the silence and asked, "What did you find in the underground dragon vein?"

Xu Qi'an then told the story of rescuing Hengyuan.

"So, there is indeed a terrifying existence hidden above the dragon veins, but it's not the head of the Dizong?" Li Miaozhen glanced at Huaiqing, then at Xu Qi'an:

"Who could it be?"

Huaiqing shook his head: "No, it is still not certain that that person is not the Daoist of the Dizong, even if the Soul Pill was not given to the Daoist of the Dizong, even if there are doubts about Uncle Ping Yuan, we still cannot be sure that the person in the dragon vein is not the Daoist of the Dizong .”

Xu Qi'an thought for a while, frowned, and said: "It's easy to confirm. Hengyuan has seen that guy, and Miaozhen and I have seen Heilian. Draw the portrait and let Hengyuan identify it."

Li Miaozhen and Huaiqing's eyes lit up.

Xu Qi'an and Li Miaozhen said at the same time: "I don't know how to paint."

In this regard, Huaiqing did his part.

The three of them left the inner hall and entered the room. Xu Qi'an diligently poured water and rubbed the ink, spread out the paper, and pressed the white jade paperweight on it.

Huaiqing rolled up his sleeves in one hand, and held a pen in the other, hanging on the paper, raised his head and glanced at Li Miaozhen and Xu Qian: "What does he look like?"

He is a mermaid that is half human and half fish, not left or right, nor up and down, with a head and a penis Xu Qi'an described: "The face is thin and the nose is high"

In his description, Li Miaozhen added that Huaiqing drew four or five portraits in succession, and finally drew an old man who was 70% or 80% similar to the Daoist Emperor.

"Okay."

Xu Qi'an grabbed the paper, shook his hands, and steamed the ink with an air machine. While rolling up the portrait, he said in a low voice: "Draw another one, you should be familiar with that person."

Huaiqing was silent for a while, spread out the paper, and drew the second portrait.

Looking at the figure of Xu Qi'an leaving in a hurry, Li Miaozhen frowned and asked, "Who is the second person you drew?"

Huaiqing didn't answer, his face was gloomy and dignified.

Dongcheng, Yangshengtang.

Hengyuan visited every old man and child, including the poor kid in dog fur. He returned to his room and started to pack his things.

Not much, just two monk robes and a few Buddhist scriptures.

The monks are alone, and the salutes are only three or two.

He can't stay here any longer. Emperor Yuan Jing will come back sooner or later. He can hide from the first day but not the fifteenth day. Only by leaving here and cutting off contact with the elderly and children can he protect them better.

The old official stood at the door of the room, trembling, with a sad face.

"I won't leave the capital for the time being. I plan to live in Xu's Mansion for a while. It will not only provide a relatively safe shelter, but also strengthen the defense force of Xu Mansion. After the Chuzhou massacre, his situation has become extremely bad. During the period, I will check back regularly.”

Hengyuan folded the monk's robe, and spoke softly: "Don't worry about the money, Mr. Xu is a kind-hearted person, and he will bear the expenses of the Yangshengtang."

In fact, he did the same.

The old official kept nodding, and said sadly: "Master, you have to promise that you don't have to come back. We don't want you to have another accident."

Hengyuan packed up and saluted, passed the old officials, and walked out of the room.

In the yard, eight gray-haired old men, either supported by children or leaning on crutches, gathered together.

Twelve children are here too, except for the one in the backyard who can no longer walk

The children looked up at Hengyuan silently with clean faces and pairs of pure and bright eyes.

"Let's send the master off."

An old man said: "Let's go, don't come back again, you have helped us too much, we can't hurt you anymore."

The children were in tears and did not speak.

Hengyuan put his palms together silently and saluted.

When he looked up again, he happened to see Xu Qi'an coming in from the gate of Yangsheng Hall, walking in a hurry.

"Master Xu?"

Hengyuan went up to meet him, both pleasantly surprised and astonished.

"Master Hengyuan, you've seen that existence underground, right?"

Seeing Heng Yuan nodding, Xu Qi'an unfolded Hei Lian's portrait, staring at him with burning eyes: "Is it him?"

Heng Yuan focused on identifying for a moment, then shook his head and said, "It's not him!"

It’s not him, that’s right, Hengyuan has also met Hei Lian, and he also participated in the lotus seed battle in Jianzhou. If it was Hei Lian, he should have pointed it out when he was underground. It is because the appearance of that clone is different from that of Hei Lian, after all, Jin Lian and Hei Lian are different

Xu Qi'an shook his hands and set Hei Lian's portrait on fire. He unfolded the second portrait drawn by Huaiqing, and asked in a strange tone: "Yes, is it him?"

Hengyuan's face suddenly became serious, and he said in a deep voice, "Why do you have his portrait, it's this person."

Xu Qi'an's pupils suddenly became bigger, and for no reason there was a feeling of hair standing up and a chill down his back.

The first emperor!

Huaiqing painted the first emperor!

The existence in the underground dragon vein is the first emperor! !

At this moment, Xu Qi'an's true feelings were both absurd and reasonable, shocking but not shocking.

After Huaiqing pointed out two doubtful points, he became suspicious of the late emperor, so he asked Huaiqing to paint the second picture, and Huaiqing really painted the portrait of the late emperor, which means that Huaiqing also doubted the late emperor.

"It turns out that it wasn't King Huai and Yuan Jing who were polluted by the Daoist sect back then, but the late emperor. The late emperor mentioned many times that one Qi transforms the Three Purities and longevity. He is the one who is obsessed with longevity."

Xu Qi'an walked slowly to the stone table, sat down, one detail after another was flooding in his mind.

"One qi transforms the three Qings, three people and one person, three people and three people, one person and three people. One person can be the three. The first emperor can be the first emperor, King Huai, or even Yuan Jing."

"It turns out that the father and son are the same person, so the suspicious Yuan Jing confided in King Huai, bestowed him with the Sword of Restraining the Nation, and bestowed him with the number one beauty, showing trust that did not conform to the emperor's mind."

"I remembered that the princess once said that when Yuan Jing first met her, she was extremely obsessed with her beauty (see Chapter 164 of this volume for details). No wonder he would be willing to give the princess to Duke Huai. What if Duke Huai is also himself?"

"In this way, even if King Huai and Yuan Jing didn't die in the incident in Nanyuan back then, something went wrong. They were either controlled or polluted by the Daoist chief. Afterwards, they were assimilated by the late emperor and became one person. It is the secret of one person and three people. This is the secret that the Daoist sect first told the first emperor? After that discussion, they may have started planning."

"Lying under the dragon's veins is the former emperor's own body, Jianzheng, who knows everything, but he doesn't care about anything, because the person making the noise is not the head of the Dizong Dao, but the emperor of Dafeng. No, Jianzheng may have his plan, but I guess not."

"Uncle Ping Yuan has been doing things like abducting people, but he didn't dare to claim credit. This is because he was doing things for the late emperor. He thought he was doing things for the late emperor, not Yuan Jing."

"Why did the late emperor need those common people? The Chuzhou massacre case has already given me the answer - blood pill and soul pill!"

"The first emperor was not an orthodox Taoist priest, and he couldn't perfectly control the transformation of one qi into the three qings. He left hidden dangers for this, such as the incompleteness of the primordial spirit, so he needed the soul pill to repair it."

Xu Qi'an's scalp felt numb.

PS: This case is not over yet, Xu Baiyou only found out part of the truth. Some unexplained points will be explained by Capuchin. Well, this volume is almost finished, and there are only about 100,000 words left. At my update speed, it will take more than a week.