"Harmful medicine!" The tea shop owner looked at the badge waving in Shi Qian's hand on the drum and recognized it as Commander Ximen. At the same time, he was frightened by Shi Qian's words.
No matter how stubborn King Jia and Lin Lingsu were, they even asked the Imperial City Secretary to secretly keep an eye on the Shenxiao sect, but it was only limited to the periphery and Lin Lingsu himself.
As for the elixirs that the Shenxiao sect is refining behind closed doors, that is not something that these detectives can know.
But now that Shi Qian had said something shocking and had Commander Ximen's token in his hand, not to mention the heavy-faced Deputy Commander Wu Songwu next to him, the tea shop owner was a little hesitant.
As the on-site commander of the Chazi near the Shangqing Baolu Palace, he was naturally responsible for the entire incident. The Shenxiao sect refined the "harmful medicine" under his nose, and he himself could not escape the blame.
Should we take a risk and send people into the Shangqing Baolu Palace to collect evidence, or should we keep a close watch and report the situation first?
The tea shop owner made his decision in the blink of an eye.
"Since your Majesty said so, how about following a lowly rank and entering the Shangqing Baolu Palace to find out what's going on?" The owner of the tea shop said to Wu Songyi, "It's not a big deal for this royal Taoist to be locked up here."
Wu Song nodded and said, "Do you have any ordinary clothes? Lend me a set for a change."
The tea shop owner secretly raised his thumb and raised his head slightly. Deputy Commander Wu immediately understood his intention.
As long as he and Wu Song advance and retreat together, no matter whether he gets credit or makes trouble, he will naturally have this deputy commander to carry him.
Soon, a set of clothes that were neither new nor old was presented. Wu Song changed his clothes and looked around and they seemed to fit him quite well.
However, even though Wu Song had changed his clothes, the heroic spirit on his face remained unchanged.
Taoist Wang was helped out by two waiters, but he was still unconscious. The owner of the tea shop ordered the cart to be driven out, and he untied the rope. He lay flat on his back on the cart, and the group went to the next door to load the treasure basket.
Come to the palace.
The Baolu Palace of the Shangqing Dynasty is large in scale and has towering walls. It was originally a royal Taoist temple, but was casually given to Lin Lingsu as a Taoist temple by Zhao Ji, Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty.
At this time, the door was closed and there was no movement. The tea shop owner came forward and knocked on the door. Not long after, two Taoist boys came out. One of them asked impatiently: "Who is making noise outside the door? This is Tongzhenda
No one else is allowed to enter Mr. Ling’s place of cultivation!"
The tea shop owner saw the little Taoist boy with his nostrils turned up in the sky and expressed disdain. He sneered in his heart and saluted: "Taoist boy, you are so polite! I am the owner of the tea shop next door, and there is a Taoist who is unconscious in front of my shop.
If you don't wake up, I'm afraid it's the Taoist priest from Shangqing Baolu Palace, so I sent it here specially."
The little Taoist boy then saw what seemed to be a person lying on the cart behind the tea shop owner. Next to him was a big man dressed as a waiter, looking at him with his arms folded. There was also a short man not much taller than himself squatting in front of the cart.
He was looking at himself with a smile.
"Where did this wild Taoist come from? How could he be from my Shangqing Baolu Palace?" When the little Taoist boy saw that the Taoist lying in the car was wearing Taoist clothes that were not common among the Shenxiao sect, his little face suddenly sank and he shouted loudly.
: "I think you are not good people, take them away, take them away!"
"You little Taoist boy, don't say anything to hurt anyone!" Shi Qian touched his mustache and sneered twice.
Seeing Shi Qian's treacherous appearance, the little Taoist boy said angrily, "If I say you're not a good person, you're not! If you don't leave, I'll call for someone to come out and beat you!"
Another young Taoist boy with sharp eyes pulled the sleeve of the previous Taoist boy and whispered in his ear: "Brother, I think this is Senior Brother Wang who we teach. He was the one who went out in this outfit this morning. Didn't you see it when you went out?"
The little Taoist boy was startled before, but when he took a closer look, he was indeed the second-ranked Taoist in his sect. He was secretly glad that he was reminded by his brother, otherwise it would not be a joke to blame the headmaster.
The little Taoist boy's expression changed, he pretended to cough and said: "However, our Shenxiao sect is a famous sect. Since a comrade is in trouble, even if he is not a member of our sect, we still have to lend a helping hand. In this way, you can pull people in.
Don’t wander around the palace!”
Seeing that the little Taoist boy was not talking about what he was saying, Wu Song obviously recognized Taoist Wang, and sneered and drove the carriage forward; the two Taoist boys had something in their minds, one went to open the side door, and the other helped the carriage in, knowing that
Don't say anything when you're wrong.
When they arrived at the side courtyard, two little Taoist boys came up to help Wang Taoist get out of the car. When fleas started to appear, they moved up to help, but they secretly took out the two sesame walnuts from Wang Taoist's mouth and threw them into the grass nearby.
The two little Taoist boys helped Wang Taoist to the bed in the house. Seeing that Wang Taoist was still unconscious, one of the boys went to find someone for treatment, while the other boy looked at Wu Song, Shi Qian and the other three to prevent them from wandering around.
Shi Qian, an old man from Jianghu, took out a grasshopper from his arms and gave it to the little Taoist boy. Seeing that the bug was alive, the little Taoist boy couldn't put it down in his hand, but Shi Qian said it in a few words.
After being trapped, the one who went to call someone was Mingyue, and the one in front of me was called Qingfeng, who was younger.
It was Qingfeng who recognized Taoist Wang before and chatted with Shi Qian for a few words. He immediately regarded Shi Qian as a good person and talked about everything. He even found out the location of the alchemy furnace behind him.
Shi Qian rolled his eyes and lied to Xiao Qingfeng: "Little Taoist, we have never seen much of the world. We opened a small tea shop next to the Shangqing Baolu Palace, and we don't have the luxury of sightseeing in the palace.
, now by chance, I might be able to walk around the palace and feast my eyes."
The tea shop owner knew Shi Qian's intentions and immediately agreed.
Xiao Qingfeng said angrily: "I saw that you are a kind-hearted man and saved the second senior brother, so I just chatted with you for a few words. Why do you have to push the envelope and walk around in the palace? My senior brother Mingyue said you are not allowed to walk around.
I'm optimistic about you! It's better not to cause me any trouble!"
"Did your senior brother Mingyue also say not to talk to us?" Shi Qian said with a smile, "But aren't you happy talking to me?"
Xiao Qingfeng said "Ouch" and then remembered that his senior brother Mingyue had just told him not to chat with these people, especially this mean-spirited guy. How come he had forgotten how to have fun?
"It's all my fault that you had to give me this grasshopper and forgot your senior brother's instructions!" Xiao Qingfeng angrily stuffed the grasshopper into Shi Qian's hand: "Take it, take it, and give it back to you!"
"Could it be that you just do what your senior brother says?" Shi Qian chuckled, put the grasshopper in Xiao Qingfeng's hand and said, "I'll just give you this little thing, as long as we don't wander around."
The little Qingfeng turned from anger to happiness and said: "This is the best. Wait for my senior brother to come back in this courtyard."
Before he finished speaking, Shi Qian, who was on the drum, pretended to be surprised, pointed at Xiao Qingfeng's back and said, "Isn't it your senior brother Mingyue who is back over there?"
Xiao Qingfeng only thought that his senior brother had come back and that he had nothing to do with it. When he turned around happily, he saw that Mingyue was nowhere to be seen.
When there were fleas in the drum, he coaxed the little Qingfeng to turn around and pressed twice on the little boy's neck. The little Qingfeng's vision suddenly went dark and he fell softly to the ground. Wu Song picked him up and put him on the bed in the house.
"Now that the location is clear, let's go and find out." Wu Song turned back and whispered to the tea shop owner: "As long as you have a good idea of the place, go back and ask for instructions from your superiors. Just wait here. If God
Xiao will send someone to buy us some time."
When the tea shop owner saw what Wu Song said, he felt relieved, nodded and said, "You know, I understand."
Shi Qian tiptoed out of the yard, looked around, and then called Wu Song forward. The two slowly walked to the alchemy room at the back. From a distance, they smelled a strong sour smell in their noses. Shi Qian recognized the stone sulfur.
It was this kind of smell. I checked it out outside, and sure enough, there were piles of medicinal materials and minerals on the shelves, and there was stone sulfur in them.
Two or three Taoists covered their mouths and noses with handkerchiefs, went to the shelf to get stone sulfur and other materials, slowly crushed them in an iron mill, wrapped each package in yellow paper, and placed it on the other side of the shelf; in the middle of the room
A large alchemy furnace, but there was no fire.
Shi Qian said hello to Wu Song, rolled to the other side of the alchemy room, touched a broken brick in his hand, stretched out his hand and popped it out, hitting the window of the alchemy room with a muffled sound.
The Taoist priests all rushed out of the room to take a look, but there was no one there. When they were about to go back, they heard a "meow" in front of them. A Taoist priest laughed and said, "There are also wild cats in Shangqing Baolu Palace?"
Another person laughed and said: "Then let's see what Master Dao can do, catch that cat and stew it!"
Those Taoists are looking for traces of wild cats everywhere. Where can they find them?
Shi Qian kept saying "meow" and "meow", which made the Taoists stay away from the door. Wu Song got the opportunity and ran into the house. He saw stacks of bulging paper packages on the shelf next to him, and took each one.
He held a packet in his arms.
When they came out to take a look, the Taoists were still looking for wild cats that didn't exist at all. Wu Song secretly praised Shi Qian's skill and went out first.
Shi Qian meowed several times, and when Wu Song succeeded, the meowing sound gradually became lower. The Taoist priests thought that the wild cat had gone far away, and went back to work dejectedly. They did not notice that several packages of medicinal materials were missing.
When Shi Qian and Wu Song met and returned to the side courtyard, the tea shop owner was talking to a Taoist priest. Wu Song recognized him as Zhang Ruhui, a great disciple of the Shenxiao sect whom he had met in Fengle Tower. He hurriedly turned his back and let him know.
Shi Qian stepped forward to deal with it.
"How come I, a disciple of the Shenxiao Sect, suddenly fainted at the door of your tea shop?" Zhang Ruhui looked at the tea shop owner suspiciously.
"Taoist Priest, you also used tea in the villain's shop, how come you forgot about it?" The tea shop owner smiled and said: "The villain is a serious businessman, Taoist Priest should go and see how the disciples of your noble sect are doing?
The weather has been a bit hot recently, maybe it’s heat stroke.”
Zhang Ruhui would never believe that this kind of weather would cause Wang Daoren to suffer from heatstroke. At this moment, Ming Yue's exclamation came from inside the room: "Junior brother, why did you faint too?"
Zhang Ruhui was shocked and lost his temper. When he hurriedly entered the room to take a look, Taoist Wang and Qingfeng were lying on the bed side by side. Mingyue jumped anxiously: "Elder brother, what should we do?"