Jiangshan Fengwuzhi

Chapter 61 Suspicion
The lighting in the small building is not very good, and it is already a little dark in the afternoon.

Chu Danqing stood up, lit the candle, and sighed, "Master Xuandao is indeed a genius. In fact, at the beginning, he was not studying the art of refining, but how to restrain the aliens and protect the people. Because of him, some aliens that often harmed the people gradually became less. He was only eleven years old when he came to prominence. He was recruited to Chongjing Academy and had a bright future. But later, he advocated that ordinary people are weaker than aliens, and the only way to strengthen oneself is to refine aliens, and gradually embarked on an evil path."

Gu Jingnian asked: "Why did Chongjing Academy and the imperial court prohibit his refining method?"

"Of course it is against the harmony of nature." Chu Danqing said, "For example, the method of raising snakes, it is not just the alien species that are refined. The number of people who died for this is probably countless. Do you know how the Kingdom of Yue was destroyed?"

Pei Nian said: "It was destroyed by the Da Rui soldiers."

"In my opinion, the demise of the Kingdom of Yue was due to the fact that the national strength had been exhausted by Master Xuandao."

"what for?"

"Ever since Master Xuandao fled to the Kingdom of Yue, he has used his alchemy to help the Kingdom of Yue train famous generals, or so-called divine generals. Fan Tianbo is so powerful that he can knock down a city wall by himself; Wang Zuishan is a man of steel, invulnerable to swords and spears, and can walk through a crowd of soldiers like an empty space; Li Hengqiu can fly into the sky and hide underground, appearing and disappearing like a ghost, and is hard to resist... In those years, the divine generals of the Kingdom of Yue were like a swarm of carp crossing the river, emerging one after another, and once attacked the capital. But its national strength was also drained, and the roads were covered with bones for thousands of miles, and the fields were uncultivated. Even in the big cities, there were few people, and its soldiers could only eat pigs and people all day long."

Gu Jingnian asked, "You only eat pigs?"

"Yes, in fact, pig-men were rare. Sometimes the Vietnamese army didn't eat pig-men at all, but real people. In the end, the whole country became cannibals."

When Chu Danqing said this, he shook his head and sighed.

"As for those divine generals, Fan Tianbo went crazy. It is said that he ate too much crazy pig flesh, so he punched through the ground with his palms and starved to death in the bottomless underground. After Wang Zuishan was defeated, he wanted to commit suicide but failed. He knelt in front of Wu Dinghou, crying bitterly, and begged Wu Dinghou to break his head with the Sky-Splitting Palm. Li Hengqiu was tied up in a black iron cage by his men and starved to death... It was all in vain."

"Where's Master Xuandao?"

"It is said that he was cooked by the rebels." Chu Danqing said, "There were many rebel armies in Yue at that time, one of which was called the 'Immortal Army', led by a pig man. Before the fall of Yue, they broke into its capital and captured Shi Xuandao. In front of everyone, they cut off pieces of his flesh and shared them. It is said that they cut more than 930 pieces."

"Is our sect extinct?"

"In light of the lesson of Yue, before destroying Yue, His Majesty issued three imperial edicts to Wu Dinghou's army, prohibiting the remnants of his master's sect from practicing evil again. Therefore, Wu Dinghou killed almost all the captured members of his master's sect."

"Who is the one who raises snakes and makes medicine in the country of Da Rui now?"

"It could be the disciple that Master Xuandao left behind. It could be someone who saw his notes in Zhaowen Pavilion."

"The notes in the Shobunkan were not destroyed?"

"Even if it was destroyed, no one read it or even copied it during the destruction process?"

Pei Nian and Gu Jingnian asked a lot of questions, but this was an old story that happened decades ago. Chu Danqing only knew the general idea and could not tell more details.

When it was almost dusk, the two said goodbye and left.

A civet cat was lazily lying on the eaves. Hearing the noise in the yard, it quickly stood up and walked a few steps. When it saw that the visitor didn't pay attention to it, the cat pretended to be nonchalant, sat down and licked its butt.

Beside the bamboo garden, a little boy in green, He Shu, was standing there yawning. When he saw the two men coming out, he stepped forward and asked Gu Jingnian, "Were you injured last time?"

"Yes."

"I later learned about the leech incident, and I remembered that your wound was probably caused by a leech bite."

"so what?"

"Why didn't you turn into a leech?"

“I met a miracle doctor.”

"Impossible." He Shu said confidently, "It is impossible for anyone to have better medical skills than my master. If he says it cannot be cured, then it cannot be cured."

In fact, Gu Jingnian still had some doubts that Chu Danqing was the great pharmacist. After hearing this, he felt that He Shu's reaction was very real, so his doubts were somewhat dispelled.

He was very curious about Chu Danqing, so he said, "It's too late today, can I come and discuss this with you more often?"

"Humph, no need."

He Shu snorted lightly and sent the two of them out of Jingxin Hall.

After leaving the house, Gu Jingnian asked Pei Nian, "Who is this Mr. Chu?"

"do not know."

Pei Nian said, "I don't know who he is. He lived here long before I joined Kaiping Division. I heard that he was a close friend of the commander, so people respect him. He is a great doctor. I asked him some questions about Liu Heng's case before."

“It’s not ordinary to be able to own a house here.”

Gu Jingnian looked at the Beiya Prison across the alley.

He thought of Mei Chengzong's suspicion and awe of the Great Pharmacist, and secretly thought that Chu Danqing was just the right person to tie the hands of the Northern Yamen.

Because the Great Pharmacist lived opposite the Northern Yamen and was a person who could not be traced, the Northern Yamen transferred Mei Chengzong out and recruited him to track down the Great Pharmacist.

If so, some doubts can be cleared up.

Pei Nian immediately understood what Gu Jingnian meant and asked, "You suspect him? But he doesn't have a scar on his face."

"I don't have any scars on my face." Gu Jingnian said, "The great pharmacist is actually good at alchemy. It is very likely that he already has the physique of a pig man."

This is the question he has been thinking about all the time. He is a "useless medicine". The material that the great pharmacist wants is Ying Yao, not him. He also said that the snake heart refined this time is not bad.

It's not that it's bad, but it already exists.

Therefore, the great pharmacist who died in the woods was a fake, and his purpose was to make him relax so that the real great pharmacist could find Yingyao.

"This matter is actually very easy to verify." Pei Nian whispered.

"Yes."

All the guesses can be solved as long as we can cut a knife on Chu Danqing's body.

Gu Jingnian asked, "Can you do it?"

"It's difficult. He is in a special position."

"I have an idea."

"what?"

The two walked a little further away. Gu Jingnian looked around and whispered in Pei Nian's ear, "Set a trap to get me seriously injured. Ask him to heal me and I'll bite him."

"You are a dog, and you bite again..." Pei Nian said almost subconsciously, and quickly stopped talking after he reacted.

She folded her arms, nodded, and said, "Don't worry, you will risk exposing your secret. Wait for two days and let me think about it. Let's first check the relationship between Liu Heng and his master."

"I'm on vacation these two days."

"Are you still in the mood for a vacation?"

Gu Jingnian's voice became even softer, and he said, "I have to meet Gu Jizu."

"Well, you should persuade him to cooperate with us."

"I think even though Xu Tisi has expressed his opinion, it is not appropriate to tell him many things for the time being."

"Don't worry, I know..."

The two of them talked in low voices as they walked through the long alley.

In front of me, I saw someone holding a book and standing under a lantern reading it.

"Wang Qinghe? What are you doing here?"

"Take some fresh air. Pei Jishi, if you don't tell the captain and patrol captain about something, and you keep whispering with the patrol inspector all day, I'm afraid it's not good."

"It's not your turn to interfere in my official business."

"Why not transfer Gu Jingnian to serve under me as a constable?"

"I was promoted twice in a row. Can you make the decision?"

Wang Qinghe looked at Gu Jingnian, smiled reservedly, and said, "As long as you agree, I will do it."

"Okay, thank you, Wang Jishi."

"It's a word."

Wang Qinghe nodded slightly and turned away.

Looking at the elegant figure, Gu Jingnian was a little puzzled and asked, "What kind of book does he read all day long?"

"I don't know, maybe he's just pretending. Why did you agree to it?"

"He admires me and wants to promote me."

Pei Nian didn't expect Gu Jingnian to be joking. He wanted to scold him, but in the end he didn't say a word.

Wang Qinghe has many reasons for wanting to transfer Gu Jingnian, and she can't be sure which one it is for the time being, but if she wants Gu Jingnian to help her investigate the case, she might have to fight for it.

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As the sky darkened, the moonlight lengthened their shadows.

A man and a woman walking on the path finally held hands.

"Sister-in-law." Gu Jiye felt a little aggrieved, "It's so hard to see you recently."

"Do you blame me?" Zong E said, "My aunt said that we are forbidden to meet, at least until you become an official."

Gu Jiye came forward and put his arm around Zong E's waist.

It was rare for love to develop from adultery, but the more Zong Huan prevented him from seeing his sister-in-law, the more he felt that he was sincere this time.

"I don't want an official position, I just want you."

"You are going crazy. I heard that it was not going well for you to get an official position. I still ruined your reputation."

"My second uncle made up an excuse. He didn't do anything for me. Instead, he said that the doctor in the Ministry of Personnel used to be a soldier under Gu Jizu and asked the disabled man to speak for me. How dare I go to him?"

"Why not? After all, you are my elder brother."

"I……"

Gu Jiye had a hard time speaking out his feelings. Thinking of the threats from Gu Jingnian, his originally high spirits also dropped, and he finally let out a long sigh.

There were footsteps at the end of the path, and the maid who was on guard reminded him, "Sir."

"coming."

Gu Jiye reluctantly separated from Zong E and walked over to ask, "What's the matter?"

"The Eleventh Young Master is back."

Gu Jiye wanted to find that bastard for something, so he asked his maid to carry a lantern and lead the way to see Gu Jingnian, complaining, "I'm not at home every day, and I'm not a high-ranking official, so it's hard to see him."

When he arrived at the front yard, he saw Gu Jingnian from afar wearing a brocade robe from the Kaiping Division. He hurried forward and greeted him warmly, blaming the housekeeper for not providing Gu Jingnian with a servant and for not even having anyone to turn on the lights when he returned home at night.

"Is something wrong?"

"Yes." Gu Jiye smiled awkwardly, and pulled Gu Jingnian and said, "This side...can you tell my elder brother to say hello to the doctor of the Ministry of Personnel for me?"

"Threaten us?"

Gu Jiye's face changed, his eyes were filled with fear, he waved his hands quickly and said, "I dare not, how dare I threaten you... We are brothers, brothers are just helping each other."

"Well, do me a favor."

Gu Jingnian has always been worried that Yingyao would be caught without Master Ma by her side. He and Master Ma are both at Gu's house, and he guessed that she is likely to be wandering around.

"It is true that my courtyard cannot do without servants. You can arrange a few, but don't hire old servants from the mansion. Send an old maid to buy thirty for me to choose from. They must be young and weak, but don't let anyone know that I asked you to do this."

"Thirty? Or..."

Gu Jiye despised it in his heart, but he still kept his mouth shut, nodded, and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely get it done."

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