When the two arrived home, it was already dark. Old Shen, who opened the door, hurriedly reported: "Master, a guest named Lin came to see me in the afternoon. He didn't go back until dark. He said he would come to see him again tomorrow."
Qin Xiao knew that the person coming must be Lin Hong.
Lin Hong had pinned his family's fate on Qin Xiao. Now that the situation has changed suddenly and Qin Xiao has been dismissed from his official position, Lin Hong is naturally worried and it is reasonable to come to investigate the situation.
Kyoto has a curfew as soon as it gets dark. Without approval, you are not allowed to walk between the houses at night. Lin Hong doesn't live here, so he naturally has to rush back before dark.
Qin Xiao nodded, and Old Shen glanced towards the main hall and whispered: "Not long after the guest named Lin left, two more guests came over. When they saw that the master was not in the house, they did not leave either.
I have to wait for the master to come back."
Qin Xiao was startled and said to Qiuniang: "Sister, you go back to your room first, and I'll go take a look." He thought that if he didn't leave after dark, he must have a way out, and he was naturally an official of the imperial court.
The hall was lit with lights. After Qin Xiao entered the hall, he saw two men in black sitting on chairs. Their bodies were as straight as javelins, with their hands on their thighs. Their sitting postures were very elegant. They waited until Qin Xiao came to the hall.
Xiao came in and the two of them turned to look over.
"Who are you two?" Qin Xiao saw that the two of them looked unfamiliar. Although the material of their black clothes was not bad, they couldn't tell the difference from the clothes.
The two of them had already stood up, and one of them turned to Qin Xiao, cupped his hands and said: "Xue Quan, the young prisoner of the Purple Clothes Prison, is under the command of Mr. Xiao!"
Qin Xiao's heart trembled. Although the Ziyi Prison was still blocked by a layer of mist and it was difficult for Qin Xiao to see clearly, he already had some understanding and knew that there were four major young eunuchs in the Ziyi Prison.
The purple-robed prison has a chief supervisor, and there are left and right guards under it, and there are two young guards under each guard, which are called the four young guards.
Chen Xi, who accompanied him to Jiangnan, was one of the four young eunuchs.
Qin Xiao knew that the two chief eunuchs of the Ziyi Prison were not in Kyoto now, Luo Hu seemed to be far away from the customs, while Xiao Jianzhi was still in Jiangnan, and the Chief Superintendent was said to be in the palace all the time, so the current Ziyi Prison in Kyoto was really governed by a young eunuch.
Xue Quan was on the same level as Chen Xi, so his sudden visit really surprised Qin Xiao.
"Xue Shaojian!" Qin Xiao cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Dignified guests are here, please take a seat!" He turned around and said: "Come here, serve tea!"
Xue Quan raised his hand and said: "No need. Master Qin, we have been waiting for a long time. Since you are back, please do your best and come with us!"
Qin Xiao was startled, then smiled and said, "Where are you going?"
"You'll know when you get there."
"Xue Shaojian, you should know that I have been dismissed from office and am not an official of the imperial court." Qin Xiao sighed: "So I am just an idler now. I can't help you much if I go with you."
Xue Quan said with a smile: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, we are just asking the Marquis to meet someone."
Qin Xiao was startled and felt strange. He couldn't help but ask: "Who are you meeting?"
The man behind Xue Quan said calmly: "Your Majesty, there is no need to ask more. The young prisoner has been waiting here for a long time. Don't waste time. Please move here now." He raised his hand and said: "Please!"
The people from the Purple Clothes Prison suddenly came to the door, and
Asking to follow them immediately, Qin Xiao naturally felt a little surprised and uneasy, but he also knew that Ziyi Prison was directly affiliated with the Saint. When they came to visit, the Saint must have been informed in advance, and there was no need for him to embarrass them.
"In that case, let's take a trip." Qin Xiao went out, but saw Qiuniang looking at him worriedly not far away, and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter, these two have something to ask me for help, and they will be there soon.
return."
Xue Quan was very sensible. He turned around and saluted Qiuniang, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty will be back soon, don't worry."
Qin Xiao didn't know whether Xue Quan was comforting Qiuniang or whether he would really be back soon. He followed out the door. The entourage beside Xue Quan whistled, and soon a carriage came over. It was a black horse and the carriage was also gray-brown.
, seemed extremely grim.
"Master Marquis, please get in the carriage!" Xue Quan raised his hand. Qin Xiao did not hesitate and got on the carriage. Xue Quan and his entourage followed on horseback.
The interior of the carriage was very simple and dark. What was strange was that the carriage had no windows and was sealed very tightly. It was impossible to see what was going on outside. As soon as we got on the carriage, the carriage began to shake and move forward.
Qin Xiao was puzzled, wondering what kind of medicine was sold in the purple prison gourd.
He knew that the officials and people in Kyoto feared the Punishment Department like a tiger, but compared to the Punishment Department, the Purple Clothes Prison was an even more terrifying existence, and nothing good would come of it if they were approached by these two yamen.
Could it be that Ziyi has discovered something about himself?
In fact, Qin Xiao never took it lightly. Xia Houning, the Hou of Anxing, died in the hands of Shen Yaoshi, a disciple of Jiangu. Jiangu had already been a thorn in the side of the saint and the Xiahou clan, so he quickly eliminated it.
What's terrible is that he has a long relationship with Sword Valley. Not only did he become the apprentice of Pharmacist Shen inexplicably, but he also fought with his junior aunt Mu Yeji outside the pass and Luo Hu and a group of people from the Purple Clothes Prison. His appearance was...
Luo Hu saw it clearly.
At that time, in addition to Luo Hu, there were many purple-robed supervisors. These people narrowly escaped death under the Blood Demon Sword. Qin Xiao did not pay much attention to it at the time. He did not expect that one day he would return to Kyoto and might even often interact with the purple-robed supervisors.
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If Luo Hu and his men return to Kyoto, they will be able to recognize him as soon as they see him. Once this happens, the saint will immediately know that he has a close relationship with Mu Yeji. With the hatred of the saint towards Jiangu, it is really going to happen.
At that time, disaster was approaching.
He sometimes thought about it and felt annoyed in his heart. If he had known what would happen today, he should have encouraged the Blood Demon Ancestor to kill all the people in Luohu. In this way, there would be no future troubles.
Now that the Purple Clothes Supervisor suddenly came to take him away, he was still really uneasy. He secretly wondered if Luo Hu had returned to Beijing with his men, and had even discovered his existence?
If this were to happen, I might not be able to return tonight.
However, with his current strength, if he wants to fight against the Purple-clothed Prisoner or even the Saint, he will undoubtedly be trying to defeat the stone with an egg.
After a long time, the carriage finally stopped. The driver opened the curtain, lowered his head and said nothing. Qin Xiao got off the carriage and discovered that there was a small river next to it. On the other side of the small river was a gray-white stone wall, and there was a stone wall on the river.
There is a stone bridge, and there are green trees on both sides of the river.
Xue Quan came over, raised his hand and said: "Sir, please!"
"This is
Where?" Qin Xiao looked around. It was completely silent, and no one else could be seen. As soon as he said the words, he immediately thought: "This is... the Purple Clothes Prison?"
Xue Quan didn't say anything, but took the lead in walking in front. The attendant followed Qin Xiao, as if he was worried that Qin Xiao would turn around and run away.
It had already darkened. When we entered the courtyard, we looked up and saw extremely ugly and primitive buildings. There were not many places to light up the buildings, giving people an extremely cold feeling.
Qin Xiao sighed inwardly, Ziyi Prison is different. The people who work here are all eunuchs, and their temperaments are very sinister. In addition, these people are doing shady things. They are a group of sinister people.
This place naturally looks very cold.
After entering the courtyard, the attendant quickened his pace and walked in front, leading the two of them to the back of the purple-clothed prison. On the way, he met several purple-clothed prison officials. When he saw Xue Quan, he immediately bowed and saluted, looking extremely awe-inspiring. Qin Xiao saw
In his eyes, he knew that the purple-clothed supervisor had a strict hierarchy, much stricter than ordinary yamen.
Like walking in a maze, he finally came to a house built of black stone. Two officials in gray short shirts bowed in front of the door and saluted, then opened the door. Qin Xiao frowned when he saw the darkness inside. Xue Quan looked at
He glanced at Qin Xiao and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, please!"
"Xue Shaojian, where is this?" Qin Xiao did not go in immediately and asked: "What do you want to do by bringing me to Ziyi Prison?"
Xue Quan's attitude was very good and said: "Please sir, please see someone. That person is inside now. When you see him, everything will be understood. Sir, don't worry, we have no other intentions. Your safety is guaranteed by us."
of."
Qin Xiao didn't know what kind of medicine they were selling in the gourd, but he had even entered the Ziyi prison yamen, so he didn't care about entering a dark room.
The entourage was still leading the way. As soon as he entered the house, Qin Xiao felt suffocated. There were thick stone walls on both sides of a long corridor. The road was narrow, giving people a strong sense of oppression. Compared with the outside,
The road is winding, and this dark room is more like a maze.
After a while, he finally stopped outside a stone door. The attendant stretched out his hand and pressed it against a depression in the stone door. He rotated his palm and the random stone door slowly opened. A strong smell of blood filled the air from inside. Qin Xiao frowned.
, took a look inside, and saw a wall first. The wall was covered with a dazzling array of torture instruments. Although it was just the first time to see many of the torture instruments, you could tell at a glance how they were used. And in the middle of the room was a
There was a stone platform, and under the dim light, everything looked eerie.
Qin Xiao's face was even more ugly. Anyone could tell that this was clearly a torture chamber.
"I...I said everything...!" At this moment, a feeble voice was heard coming from the room: "You...don't use...
...After torture, I...I have told you everything I know...!"
Qin Xiao was a little surprised. He couldn't help but walked into the torture room and looked around. On the other wall, he saw a naked man whose limbs were chained with iron chains and stuck to the wall in large letters.
His hair was disheveled and his body was stained with blood. He had obviously been tortured extremely cruelly.
The prisoner hung his head, as if unable to lift it up, his hair was hanging down, and his voice was weak: "Please... spare my life, I... I will confess to everything...!"