After Han Yunong led Qin Xiao and Meng Zimo out of Zhenhou Mansion, he did not feel relieved. Instead, his heart was filled with a layer of gloom.
He knew very well that although Meng Zimo was brought out of Zhenhou Mansion safe and sound, this was not the end, but just the beginning.
The conflict between the Zhenhou Mansion and the Duwei Mansion has been going on for a long time, but the Zhenhou Mansion has not really taken action against the Duwei Mansion. Although the undercurrents are surging between the two sides, they are not at odds with each other. However, this time Zhen Yujiang designed to frame Meng Zimo, but
Qin Xiao's revelation of the truth will only make the Zhenhou Mansion angry and humiliated, and the conflicts between the two parties will only become more intense in the future.
Of course, Meng Zimo already knew that the Buddha statue was found in Lang Shenshui's house. He was very angry, but he had no choice. He was lucky to come out of Zhenhou Mansion safe and sound. Do he still want to continue arguing with Zhenhou Mansion?
Han Yunong walked in front, while Qin Xiao led the horse behind him. When they walked into an alley, Han Yunong turned around and frowned: "How do you know where the Buddha statue is?"
Qin Xiao knew that Han Yunong would definitely ask, so he had already prepared for it, saying: "I'm also taking a gamble. Since the Buddha statue is so precious, Zhen Yujiang will never let the Buddha statue leave the Hou Mansion, let alone destroy it. It can only be hidden
In the prince's mansion."
"Zhenhou's mansion is so big, how do you know it's hidden in Langshen's water house?"
"Since it is a treasure given by the emperor, even if it is hidden, it will not be found anywhere at will." Qin Xiao raised his hand and touched his nose, and said with a harmless smile: "I guess Zhen Yujiang either hid the Buddha statue himself or gave it to Lang Shen
The water is temporarily stored, but I am not sure whose hands it is. When I said that I wanted to search the Zhenhou Mansion, I saw that Lang Shenshui's face looked wrong, so I guessed that the Buddha statue might be in his hands."
"Oh?" Han Yunong stared at Qin Xiao: "Even if you guessed that Lang Shenshui hid the Buddha statue, how would you know where he lives?"
"I just walked all the way to see his reaction." Qin Xiao said as he walked: "The closer I got to his residence, the more panicked he became. When I walked to his residence, his expression was completely wrong, so I guessed that was him there.
But Meng Zimo had already raised his hand and patted Qin Xiao on the shoulder, saying: "I didn't expect you to be very clever. If it weren't for you this time, it would be really a big trouble." Then he frowned and said to Han Yunong: "Sir, the Zhenhou Mansion is here.
We set a trap and were ruthless. If it weren't for Qin Xiao, things would have gone wrong this time. Zhen Yu Jiang will definitely retaliate. If he doesn't succeed this time, he will definitely look for opportunities to cause trouble for us in the future."
Han Yunong nodded slightly: "Our people should try to have as little contact with people from the Zhenhou Mansion as possible."
"This time it was Qin Xiao who ruined their plot. They must hate Qin Xiao to the core." Meng Zimo frowned and said, "Qin Xiao, you must always be on guard from now on and don't get into trouble with the Zhenhou Mansion."
Han Yunong said: "From now on, you will stay in Prison A and don't care about things outside, let alone cause trouble. Do you understand?"
Although his tone was stern, his concern was clear. Qin Xiao felt warm in his heart and nodded: "Don't worry, sir. I will stay in Jiazi Prison honestly and will not be hostile to anyone."
"It's getting very late, go back early." Han Yunong waved to Qin Xiao, "Don't cause trouble for me in the future."
"No, no, I've always been very good." Qin Xiao chuckled, turned to leave, but was stopped by Meng Zimo, worried: "Sir, Qin Xiao is alone, will the Zhenhou Mansion...
..?"
"They are not that bold yet." Han Yunong sneered.
The Zhenhou Mansion is indeed the local emperor of Zhen County, but after all, he is still afraid of the imperial court. If there is no conclusive evidence, he will not dare to easily touch the people of the Duwei Mansion.
If the Duwei Mansion is accidentally caught by the Zhenhou Mansion, it will certainly cause big trouble, and if the Zhenhou Mansion is found an excuse by the court, it will also bring big trouble to the Zhenhou Mansion.
Qin Xiao bent towards Han Yunong, turned around and ran away.
Looking at Qin Xiao's back, Han Yunong's eyes were deep and thoughtful.
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Turtle City has both the carved beams and painted buildings of Zhenhou Mansion, as well as the old and dilapidated buildings of Mumu Lane.
Mumu Alley is one of the many alleys in Turtle City. It is wide and narrow. Compared with the open road in front of Zhenhou Mansion, Mumu Alley is a bit narrow and the ground is uneven. When it rains, it is muddy and water accumulates everywhere.
.
Although poor, the people living in this alley have become accustomed to all this.
When Qin Xiao returned to Mumu Alley, the night was dark and the entire alley was dead silent. In late spring, the night in Xiling was still a bit cold.
Qin Xiao earned a lot of money in Jiazijian. It only took him half a year to save money and buy this small courtyard in Mumu Lane. Because it was located in a remote place and was very dilapidated, the price was very cheap, so Qin Xiao had it.
There is no need to build a bunk on the floor in the yamen's prison cell for shelter.
He closed the courtyard door with his backhand and looked towards the corner of the courtyard. The old black dog was curled up under the plum tree in the corner of the courtyard.
Perhaps hearing the sound, the old black dog turned his head, barked twice at Qin Xiao, and then curled up again.
After Qin Xiao was admitted to the hospital, he quickly walked to the door of the house. He looked up at the door with a hint of hope. When he saw that the small dead branch he placed on it when he went out was still there, he couldn't help but smile bitterly, sighed, and murmured:
: "It's the one hundred and ninety-seventh day, and it seems like he really won't come again."
This is a secret.
If it weren't for "him", Qin Xiao believed that he would have died half a year ago.
Three years ago, Qin Xiao followed the old man's instructions before he died and left the village where he had lived for more than ten years. He contracted an epidemic on the way. Fortunately, Meng Captou came to the rescue and survived.
But after recovering from the epidemic, the cold syndrome that had plagued him since childhood began to attack.
Cold syndrome has been with him since he can remember. Every now and then, his whole body would be as cold as ice in the middle of the night. If it weren't for the old man's acupuncture treatment, Qin Xiao would have frozen to death at a few years old. Under the old man's care
When Qin Xiao was seven or eight years old, as long as he continued to drink alcohol every day, the cold syndrome would never occur again.
From that time on, the wine gourd never left his body, but Qin Xiao didn't know why he had such a strange illness. Although the old man tried his best to help Qin Xiao with his treatment, he never mentioned the origin of the illness.
Meng Captou helped him cure the epidemic, but the cold syndrome began to attack. At first, it only happened once every three to two months. Drinking alcohol could barely suppress it. Later, the intervals between attacks became shorter and shorter, and strong alcohol had no effect.
For many nights, Qin Xiao tried his best to endure the pain caused by cold syndrome and did not dare to let anyone know.
Late that night half a year ago, the cold attack was more severe than ever before. Qin Xiao was confused and knew that he could not survive. At the moment of life and death, "he" appeared.
Qin Xiao only remembered that the man used strange techniques to help him survive that night. When he regained consciousness, "he" disappeared without a trace.
It appeared again a month later, that night one hundred and ninety-seven days ago. When Qin Xiao's cold attack occurred again, "he" also appeared again. When Qin Xiao was confused, the man fed Qin Xiao something to drink.
I dropped something and disappeared again before dawn. Once I left, I never appeared again.
That night, it was only when Qin Xiao recovered at dawn that he realized that the man had actually given him a cup of blood.
In addition, the man left behind a wine gourd. The shape of the wine gourd is exactly the same as the gourd Qining used before. It is even made old. When two wine gourds are put together, it is impossible to tell which one is which from the appearance.
My original gourd.
From that day on, everything changed extremely strangely.
Blood can greatly alleviate the pain of cold syndrome. Whenever symptoms of cold syndrome appear, you only need to drink a cup of blood to curb the onset of cold syndrome.
Qin Xiao still can't get used to the taste of blood, but he can't leave the blood.
Because blood is the only way to overcome cold syndrome.
Apart from himself, perhaps only "he" knows this secret.
But something even weirder happened next.
In the past six months, Qin Xiao has discovered some amazing abilities from the changes in his body.
Blood can suppress cold symptoms. What's even more strange is that the body will have extremely surprising reactions depending on the type of blood.
For example, once you drink dog blood, your sense of smell will become more sensitive than ever within the next two hours. Qin Xiao can easily smell smells that are impossible for ordinary people to smell. Not only that, even if there are two kinds of smells,
Qin Xiao can distinguish the smells with extremely small differences in an instant.
In addition, the sensitivity of the sense of smell is closely related to the amount of blood consumed. Drinking too much blood will increase the sensitivity of the sense of smell. After two mouthfuls of blood, you can even smell the pretty wife of the Zhang family half a street away.
Body scent.
He was able to quickly find the Buddha statue carved from ghost wood in Zhenhou Mansion. This is the secret.
After Qin Xiao sniffed the shell box, he immediately knew the smell of the Buddha statue clearly. After finding an opportunity to drink the dog blood in the gourd, he used his superhuman sense of smell to follow the scent of the ghost wood from Linghe Pavilion.
I tracked it all the way to Lang Shenshui's living room and easily found the location of the Buddha statue.
The wine gourd that Qin Xiao keeps with him now is the gourd within the gourd that "he" left that night. There are small gourds inside the gourd, the outer gourd contains wine, and the inner gourd contains blood. There is a mechanism at the bottom of the wine gourd.
As long as the mechanism is touched, the inner gourd will rise, and what you drink is the blood of the inner gourd. As long as the stopper is closed, the inner gourd will automatically sink.
Qin Xiao didn't know who "he" was, and why when he was dying, he was like a god descending to earth, pulling him back from the gate of hell.
But just like Meng Baotou's status in Qin Xiao's heart, "he" is Qin Xiao's savior. Qin Xiao only hopes to see his true face and keep the appearance of his savior in his heart. If there is a chance, he can repay his debt.
The kindness below.
Qin Xiao has always been looking forward to that person appearing again. For this reason, in the past six months, whenever he left work every day, he would rush home quickly to see if the person was waiting at home.
Today is the one hundred and ninety-seventh day of waiting, and the person still didn't show up after all.