Ziyun Tower is located on the bank of the river, opposite Wangheng of Yuedeng Pavilion.

After what happened just now, no one dared to take shortcuts anymore. They bypassed the bamboo forest and got onto the road. After running for a long time, they finally reached the riverside.

By the light from the car window, Teng Yuyi looked at the wound on her cousin's palm. The blood marks were not healed and were very thin and deep. She originally thought they were injured by monsters, but the more she looked at them, the more they looked like they were stabbed by embroidery scissors.

"Auntie, look."

Mrs. Du held Du Tinglan's hand and inspected it back and forth, saying in a trembling voice: "It was fine when I went out in the morning, but it was probably broken by the monster."

Teng Yuyi was full of doubts. The monster's sharp claws were as big as cattail fans. If he had caught it deliberately, his cousin's hands would have been bloody and bloody. How could there be only a thin scar left?

"Aunt, did my sister tell you before she left that she was going to leave the nunnery?"

Mrs. Du said with tears in her eyes: "Have you ever told me? I went to the front to watch the show, but your sister felt bored and wanted to stay in Yunhui Hall to rest. I thought I would go back to the city after watching the show, so I didn't force her.

Who would have thought that this child would turn around and leave the nunnery, and encounter such a strange thing."

She was stunned for a moment, then grabbed Teng Yuyi's hand and asked in a low voice: "Good boy, you and your sister exchange letters, have you ever heard your sister mention any young man in her letters?"

Teng Yuyi had thought about this problem thousands of times, but when the accident happened, she had not seen her cousin for more than half a year. The two were separated by two places. With her cousin's cautious temperament, she would only confide her concerns to her face to face and would never write them down casually.

"My sister sends me some novel items every now and then. I didn't say anything else in the letter. I would like to ask my aunt, is there anything unusual about my sister in the house these days?"

Mrs. Du was frightened and thought about it for a long time: "You don't know that your sister has always been steady and considerate in everything. Even if she encounters something unpleasant, she never shows it on her face. I see that she is a little depressed these days, so I pay attention to her."

I didn't see anything inappropriate about my daily life. I heard you were coming to Chang'an a few days ago. Your sister moved all your mattresses and quilts into her room. She gave you all the food you mentioned to her.

She came out in advance, and I saw that she was happy and didn't look worried, so I put her hand down."

She was so remorseful that she beat her chest: "I am also confused. There are so many good and bad people in the nunnery, how can I leave her alone in the backyard! If I can't save her, I won't live either."

Teng Yuyi grabbed Mrs. Du's shoulder: "We invited Taoist Master Qingxuzi, are you afraid that my sister can't be saved? My sister is waiting for treatment urgently. Everything needs to be decided by my aunt. If my aunt is messed up, how can she deal with what happens next?

thing?"

Mrs. Du was stunned for a moment, wiped her tears and nodded: "My dear child, you better understand that my aunt is in a hurry."

After saying that, he forced himself to calm down, wiped the curtain and ordered his servants: "Send someone to the city to quickly deliver news to the master and the eldest son! The sooner, the better!"

Teng Yuyi recalled the scene in the forest with a gloomy face. The carriage happened to pass by Yue Lan Pavilion, and she subconsciously turned her head to look outside.

The lights in the building were bright, and the Jinshi Banquet was about to begin.

All the guests were seated, and the attic door was closed tightly. There was no way she could get any clues from the outside. She looked carefully for a long time, and no matter how suspicious she was, she had no choice but to give up.

When they arrived in front of Ziyun Tower, an elderly palace man came over and said: "The Taoist leader was drinking in the building first. Hearing that the competition at Yuedeng Pavilion had begun, he immediately disappeared. His Royal Highness was afraid of being delayed.

For now, let me wait here while I go to the Moonlight Pavilion to find the Taoist Priest."

Mrs. Du did not bother to wonder why an old Taoist priest who was nearly 70 years old was interested in playing volleyball. She hurriedly got out of the driveway and said, "I'll help you, Your Majesty."

The old palace man asked someone to bring a few baskets; "His Royal Highness the County Prince has always been grateful for General Teng's life-saving grace. It happened to happen tonight. It is natural for people to tie grass rings, not to mention all these people in the house.

Even if your life is in danger, even without the friendship of the past, Your Highness will not just sit idly by."

At this moment, the evening wind blew up the curtain in front of the cage. Du Tinglan choked, and his face was covered with a layer of scary golden gray. Then his nose quivered and he vomited a large mouthful of black blood.

This situation was indescribably weird. Teng Yuyi and Mrs. Du's hearts trembled. While wiping the blood with a handkerchief, they said anxiously: "I think the cold wind can't blow. Please take us in quickly, father-in-law."

The old palace man only knew that he had hit something evil, but he didn't know how dangerous it was, so he hurriedly said: "Follow me quickly. The second wife of Magistrate Dong of Wannian County was also frightened just now. She was going to rush back to the city for treatment. I heard that

His Royal Highness the Prince of the County invited the Taoist Priest to temporarily entrust someone to take care of him, and he also entered Ziyun Tower."

Mrs. Du nodded. His Majesty usually only invites officials of the third rank or above to drink with him. Ordinary officials cannot enter Ziyun Tower without an invitation from a distinguished person.

In addition to the front building of Guan Da Lu, Ziyun Tower also has ten annexes of various sizes, covering a very large area and capable of accommodating a thousand people.

The old palace man did not take them into the main building, but went directly to the annex at the back.

Most of the official women's families had a banquet in the main building in front, but there were also many noble ladies in the annex. In the past, if the women's families accidentally got drunk, they would often leave on their own in a basket.

I took a quick look and specially prepared a few baskets.

When passing by the atrium, silk and bamboo orchestral music played loudly, and nearly a hundred singers walked into the courtyard and danced.

Teng Yuyi looked closely behind the old palace man.

In a blink of an eye, we arrived at Lanxia Pavilion. This place is located in the northwest corner of the back garden. It has a rockery in front and a wall behind it. Everyone thinks it has a poor scenery. Often only drunk female relatives are willing to hang out here.

The old palace people knew that this place was cleaner than other places, so they specially set it aside to accommodate the injured.

Just as the group was about to enter the yard, someone suddenly exclaimed: "Why is there a man hiding in the cage?"

Everyone stopped in their tracks. It turned out that the palace lady fell down when going down the steps and accidentally knocked Duan Fu's leg out. The high-heeled boots on his feet revealed that they were those of a male servant.

Teng Yuyi and Mrs. Du looked at each other. They had previously covered Duan Fu's pocket tightly for fear of unforeseen complications. Normally, there would be no flaws. They didn't know why the palace man suddenly fell down.

The speakers were several ladies with hairpins and jade. They came with help from drunken faces. It seemed that they were about to rest in Lanxia Pavilion.

"Eunuch Wen, how can the back garden accommodate such barbaric servants? Why don't you drive this thing out quickly!"

The old palace man smiled and stepped forward to salute: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry. This is the wife of General Teng, the military governor of Huainan. This is the wife of Dr. Du, a doctor of Chinese imperial studies. She accidentally had an accident on the way to the banquet tonight.

Now they are urgently waiting for treatment. When Prince Chun'an heard that several people were injured, he went to ask the Taoist priest first. Before leaving, he ordered the old slave to place the injured. Because the situation was urgent, there was no time to notify everyone. He hoped that the ladies would not blame them.

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The faces of the girls brightened slightly: "I see, we have always been timid, and suddenly we saw a servant hiding in a cage, and mistakenly thought that someone was trespassing in the back garden. We were rude just now, so let us apologize."

Teng Yuyi smiled lightly, lifted the soap curtain of the power fence, leaned forward and returned the greeting: "I can't afford it. Things happened suddenly and abruptly. It's all our fault."

When the girls saw her charming and graceful character, they felt good about her. Someone whispered: "A few days ago, I heard that there was an evil spirit causing trouble, and several young ladies died. Because there were no injuries on the body, Fa Cao mistakenly thought it was her.

He died without any illness, and it wasn't until more people reported to the official that Dali Temple was alerted."

Teng Yuyi was shocked. Before and after her cousin was killed in her previous life, she had never heard of any evil beings in Chang'an City. There were obvious strangulation marks on her cousin's neck. It was clear that she had been harmed. Why did she say "no physical injuries"? Could it be that we bumped into him in the forest tonight?

That person was not the murderer who killed my cousin in the previous life.

"Now that we have invited Dali Temple and Taoist Master Qingxuzi, I think we can find out what is causing the trouble soon. Madam Teng, just put this servant outside to wait for treatment. Why bring him to the hospital?"

Mrs. Du smiled and said: "There is no cold wind. If you leave it outside, you may die without waiting for treatment. After all, it is the protector who is so seriously injured. How can you just abandon it?"

The women looked hesitant: "But many ladies at the banquet were drunk and let this male servant lie in the courtyard with a big penis. What if the female family came to rest here and were bumped into by this man?"

Mr. Wen said fairly: "The old slave didn't think carefully. He just thought that the injured were all female relatives. When he came to the door to greet Mrs. Teng and Mrs. Du, he realized that a male servant was also injured. The head of Dong County Magistrate's family had already been injured.

The second lady was placed in Lanxia Pavilion. She couldn't move out of the other courtyard for the time being, so she had to move in. But don't worry, ladies and gentlemen, the old slave has already arranged for Zhaolexuan next to it, and they can be placed in it in a quarter of an hour at most.

Already."

The girls relaxed a little, and suddenly someone asked: "What are you doing?"

A beautiful woman walked lazily into the hospital, looking around at everyone with her beautiful eyes as she walked. She had a green hair on her temples, she was graceful, and her behavior was extraordinary.

The noble ladies stepped forward one after another and saluted: "Mrs. Anguo Gong."

Teng Yuyi did not stay in Chang'an for a long time in her previous life, but she had met a lot of the female relatives of princes and ministers. She vaguely remembered that after the death of his first wife, An Guogong married the widowed sister of the Li family in Zhao County as his second wife.

Mrs. Li has a beautiful face and has been good at music since she was a child. Old Mrs. Li regards this daughter as the apple of her eye and wants to listen to her play the piano every day.

Nv Li was also filial, and she took care of her mother safely until she was in her twenties before leaving the court. It was a rare and good marriage, but unexpectedly, her husband fell off his horse and died within three years of the marriage.

Li Nv was unhappy and returned to Chang'an for a trip. An Guogong met her by chance and was shocked at first sight. The next day, he invited someone to come to her house to propose marriage.

In Teng Yuyi's impression, Mrs. Xiaoan Guo was weak and did not like to socialize, so she had never met her in her previous life. After meeting her tonight, she realized that Li Nv was so beautiful.

Someone told what happened just now, and Mrs. An Guogong raised an eyebrow: "Every courtyard is occupied tonight, but Lanxia Pavilion is idle. We are not allowed to sober up here, where else can we go? Earlier they forced

I drank a lot of wine, and I felt so panicked that I was afraid I would get sick if I didn't rest."

Eunuch Wen's face was tense. It was very windy tonight, and the light curtains of the cage could not block the wind. He had learned from this just now. The Du family's young lady's face became so scary when she blew the wind. If the male servant was lying in the wind,

Here, he will probably die soon.

Mrs. Du went to visit Du Tinglan in the cage. She was very angry and her hands and feet were cold. She could not drag him any longer and had to be carried to the house immediately. But looking at Mrs. An Guogong's situation, how could she be willing to vacate the courtyard.

"What are you waiting for? Throw him out quickly. He will not die. He is just a rough servant, but he is more noble than his master." Mrs. An Guogong seemed to be very drunk. After saying this,

Putting his hand on his forehead, he walked unsteadily into the courtyard.

Mrs. Du was feeling burnt inside and out, and she was thinking about what to say, but Teng Yuyi was one step ahead of her and said with a smile: "Mrs. Du Guo doesn't know something. Mr. Wen placed the injured in the same courtyard. First, it was convenient for the Taoist Priest to come and do the trick.

Secondly, it is also to find out the origin of the evil spirit as soon as possible. This monster appears bizarrely and has powerful magic power. If it is not subdued earlier, I don’t know whose wife will be the next victim."

The expressions of the girls changed, and Mrs. An Guogong stopped and turned around to look at Teng Yuyi.

Teng Yuyi said again: "You guys were not in the bamboo forest just now. I don't know how ferocious the monster is. Its claws are so big that it can kill people with one claw. When it attacks people, it makes no sound at all."

People in the court looked at each other, fear deepening in their eyes.

Teng Yuyi said: "If such an evil spirit is not eliminated, there will be no peace in Chang'an. Women may run into it at any time when they go out. Now we can only hope that the Taoist priest can capture this monster as soon as possible, but even if the Taoist priest has the power to reach the sky,

Even though I have the ability, I still have to save this old slave first, why?”

Mrs. An Guogong's interest was aroused: "Forgive my blindness, I really can't see what this old servant has. Tell me, why did the Taoist priest save this old servant first when he came?"

Teng Yuyi said with a smile: "The Taoist priest has not met the monster face to face. If he fails to find out the details of the monster during the fight, it is very likely that the monster will escape by chance. This old slave is different. Not only can he clearly see the monster's appearance, but also

You know very well how it moves. As the saying goes, if you know yourself and the enemy, if you want to catch the monster, this old slave's life must not be lost. Not only cannot he lose it, but he must also find a way to wake him up early."

The noble ladies were relieved, and Mrs. Anguo's expression changed unpredictably, and she seemed to have no intention of stopping her.

"Forgot to say something." Teng Yuyi added seriously, "If this old slave hadn't sacrificed his life to resist for a while, the monster might have jumped to Ziyun Tower and caused chaos. It would be a small matter to ruin the banquet, but a big deal to hurt people."
To be continued...