When Li Chongrun woke up, he was already lying in a place he didn't recognize.
I don't know whether it's because I slept for too long or something, but my brain is groggy and there is some pain.
Li Chongrun tried to sit up several times, but he couldn't muster the strength to lift himself up, and the objects on his body were very heavy. He simply lay down, took a few deep breaths, and turned his head to look at the surrounding environment.
stand up.
He should be in a tent. Li Chongrun judged it immediately.
The tent made of white linen is very large. The angle of view is very low. I should be lying on the ground. The soft and furry skin under me feels very comfortable. I don't know what kind of leather it is.
"If I have a chance, I can make one and put it on my bed for my own use in the future." Li Chongrun thought to himself. After all, he had lived in seclusion for many years. Although he would not be cold or hungry, it was still far from comfortable and enjoyable.
Looking further away, I saw a fire pit in the tent, with a few weak flames dancing feebly, looking very pitiful.
As if to avoid the cold wind blowing in, the tent door was tightly closed.
"I c... I didn't die of gas poisoning. It's really a lucky thing."
Realizing that he might have escaped from the explosion, but was suffocated to death in this small tent, Li Chongrun broke into cold sweat and struggled to get up. He ignored the dirt on the ground and climbed to the tent door using his hands and feet.
Edge, pull hard.
The somewhat genial warm light of the newborn morning sun, accompanied by a gust of cool east wind, greeted Li Chongrun's face. Along with the bursts of coolness, it was sucked into his chest and abdomen. His groggy mind was obviously much clearer, and he felt a little better.
The sense of strength also gradually returned to the limbs.
Li Chongrun didn't rush to get up at this time, and simply lay on the ground at the door, breathing hard, feeling the pleasure of escaping from death.
It was just a black shadow that blocked the top of Li Chongrun's head, who was trying to perform photosynthesis, and some breath was vaguely sprayed onto his head.
Li Chongrun raised his eyelids in displeasure, trying to find out which blind guy dared to walk around on the young master's head.
Just when he raised his head to look, he saw a bright red tongue licking his face.
"I'm a dog!"
Li Chongrun's screams rang out, startling Yishu's birds who were having a morning meeting.
A pure black big dog was sitting in front of Li Chongrun. It seemed that he had not licked his face just now, and it was very disrespectful of the landlord's etiquette. It got up, took two steps towards Li Chongrun, and then went straight to Li Chongrun's face.
Licking.
Li Chongrun crawled back to the tent and grabbed a stick-like object in a panic. He didn't care to see what it was and waved it in front of him, threatening the black dog: "Don't come here.
Young Master, I know how to beat a dog with a stick, but if I hurt you later, I’m afraid you won’t be able to handle it!”
"It turns out that Li Chongrun, the great poet who is famous all over the world, is actually afraid of dogs."
A burst of hearty laughter came from outside, full of energy and with a heavy resonance in the chest. But for some reason, Li Chongrun sounded familiar.
A fat old man opened the door curtain and walked in. When he saw what Li Chongrun was holding, he smiled brightly, "Is Mr. Li planning to use that whisk to perform the dog-beating stick technique?"
Only then did Li Chongrun see clearly that what he was holding was a dust whisk for cleaning the bed. It was only about a foot long. He didn't know what kind of hair it was made of. It felt good to the touch.
"You care about me, isn't it okay for me to know Taoism?"
Just when he mentioned Taoism, the fat man's expression changed. He waved to the two guards standing guard at the door to lead the black dog away. He bowed deeply to Li Chongrun who was still sitting on the ground.
"Di Huaiying, Sima of Luozhou, met Mr. Li Chongrun."
"Di Huaiying, this name is so familiar..." Li Chongrun felt as if he had heard this name somewhere before and it felt very familiar.
Suddenly, Li Chongrun heard the voice of the fat old man leading the black knights on the mountain behind Longmen yesterday. Although the distance was a bit far away, the penetrating voice left a deep impression on people.
"Are you the detective Di Renjie?"
"That's right. It's just that Mr. Di has only been a Bingzhou legal officer for a few days. He doesn't dare to take the name of a great detective. He doesn't dare to take it."
"Do you have a Qianniu Guard attendant named Li Yuanfang?"
"The Qianniu Guards are the imperial guards. Di is just a low-ranking official. How can he be qualified to be guarded by the Qianniu Guards." Di Renjie explained to Li Chongrun with a smile. "About last night, Di has already asked Mr. Chen
As well as the surviving officers and soldiers, I just don’t understand something, and I hope you can give me some advice.”
Being able to teach a famous detective, Li Chongrun felt that he was a little bit arrogant, but he was still sitting on the ground, which seemed very inelegant. He dropped the whisk in his hand, stood up and returned the greeting, "Master Di, please speak.
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"I heard that there was a meteor falling in the wild last night. Does this have anything to do with the young master?" Di Renjie changed his smiling look before and asked with a serious face.
"How can something like a shooting star have anything to do with me? I'm not a god."
Li Chongrun shook his head in surprise, but murmured in his heart: "I'm just kidding, don't talk about the meteorite technique, if I can summon Qi and set fireballs, I've already taken away the one in the middle of Ziwei Palace. Where?
There is no need to suffer the anger in the other city to the west."
"Then why did several injured officers and soldiers say that the young master once shouted a warning in that earth temple?" Di Renjie's eyes were not big, but the bags under his eyes were heavy and there were some dark circles, as if he had stayed up all night.
While speaking, he stared at Li Chongrun's eyes very seriously, seeming to be observing his expression.
"Oh, I saw that the trap left by the thief was obviously about to be activated. I had no choice but to take this step."
Li Chongrun vaguely guessed that Di Renjie seemed to want to investigate the explosive matter, but he must not be involved in this matter. After all, this was his last resort to save his life.
And looking at the way the old man stared at him carefully, it seemed that he had some means of observing micro-expressions to judge the truth and lies. Li Chongrun simply told the truth, but just skipped some content. It was difficult for him to judge the authenticity of what he said.
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"Then Mr. Chen, I also said that you mentioned the Five Thunders Tianxin Dharma rectification. How can you explain it?"
"You mean sir, he was very dazed. I told him to run quickly, but he didn't even know he was afraid. The boy got smart and thought of an excuse to deceive him, otherwise he would have died on that stone flat."
Li Chongrun thought that what he said was very sincere, and his eyes were pure and steady. He thought that he should be able to deceive this master detective.
Di Renjie stared at him for another long time, his smiling expression returned to his face, and he just moved closer to Li Chongrun.
"Mr. Di has inspected the scene before, and it seems that it has nothing to do with meteors." Di Renjie lowered his voice and got closer to Li Chongrun's ear. "But how did you know what the thief's mechanism was? Why are there all the traces on the scene?
They all seem to have been struck by lightning? I heard that the young master’s famous poem seems to have something to do with thunder?”
After just whispering these few words, Di Renjie returned to his original position and said loudly in a very cheerful voice. "It turns out that the young master discovered that a meteor was about to fall, so he raised the alarm loudly.
The few brothers who were lucky enough to escape thanked the young master!"
After saying that, he winked at Li Chongrun very slyly, but his eyes were really not big and his slyness was not obvious.
"Who the hell said that the ancients were all stupid and cute?" Li Chongrun said angrily, feeling as if he had been deceived by a time-travel novel again.
The two came out of the tent. The morning light outside was very fresh. After looking carefully, they seemed to be in a military camp, surrounded by identical tents.
Several knights dressed in black were riding their horses towards the outside of the camp. Judging from their attire, they looked exactly like the black knights led by Di Renjie on the back mountain when he saw them.
"When I return to Beijing this time, I thought I would have the opportunity to work with the young master, so I might as well let you know." Di Renjie drew a circle in the distance, seeming to include the entire military camp. "I heard that the young master also assisted Fengyi in the investigation before.
Of course, we know that the predecessor of Fengyi Guard was the Hundred Cavalry. Of course, the man in the palace likes to call them Black Cavalry."
"Looking at the tent, there seems to be more than a hundred people."
"Twelve squads, each with twelve knights. A total of one hundred and forty-four people. They are all capable of fighting, and one is worth ten."
"Looking at the situation yesterday, it seems that he is not particularly capable of fighting."
Li Chongrun's typical behavior of refusing to open or pick up certain pots actually earned Di Renjie a big eye roll.
"Compared to the top masters in the world, it is definitely still worse."
While the two were talking, a Qianniu Guard wearing a green robe and a sword on his back came running over.
When he arrived in front of the two people who were chatting, he pulled the reins and the horses stood upright, and then stopped there steadily.
The Qianniu Guard turned over and dismounted, held his hands clasped in front of him far away, but bent his waist very deeply: "Report, Mr. Di, the Holy Father has ordered you to return to the capital immediately to see the emperor."