Chapter 28 Red Flame Beetle(1/2)
Under the sunlight, what is magical is that the bowl of chicken blood actually began to emit blue smoke.
After a while, it started to burn with a "boom".
"This...what's going on?"
Shangguan Wan'er and Pei Donglai were shocked.
"Let's talk about it when you go back to the house."
Mo Ziming raised his hand and returned to the hall with Shangguan Wan'er and Pei Donglai.
"You guys go out to guard the door, and no one is allowed to come in."
"Yes, sir!"
After the person left, Mo Ziming glanced at Pei Donglai and whispered: "Donglai, do you still remember the mysterious missing imperial physician Wang Bo that year?"
"Of course I remember, you suddenly mentioned what PhD Wang did? Could it be... this case is related to him?"
"That's right!"
"What?" Shangguan Wan'er was also shocked: "What do you mean is that Wang Bo is not dead, is he the real murderer behind the scenes?"
"I didn't say he was the real murderer behind the scenes..."
"Then what did you suddenly mention him for?"
"You have also seen the bowl of chicken blood just now. It is exactly the same as the dead in Tongtianfu Tu. It will spontaneously burn when it shines on the sun."
Shangguan Wan'er said with a serious look on her face: "Can you discover the secret?"
"That's right, someone plotted against us that night, and a special poison was soaked on the arrow. I used the arrow to dissolve the poison into the chicken's blood, and you saw it."
"Hiss..." Pei Donglai couldn't help but take a breath: "Who is so arrogant? So cruel? What kind of strange poison is the other party using?"
"Red Flame Golden Tortoise!"
"Red Flame Golden Ghost?" Pei Donglai was stunned for a long time: "We don't have this thing in Middle Earth, by the way... It seems that when the Emperor was there, the Western Regions had paid more than ten pairs of tribute."
Mo Ziming smiled and patted Pei Donglai on the shoulder: "That's right, the Western Regions have received more than ten pairs of tribute."
Shangguan Wan'er entered the palace late and was not clear about this matter, so she said with a puzzled look: "What are you doing for tribute to such a strange thing?"
"The answer... I want to go to the ghost market to find it."
Ghost Market is a special place in the Eastern Capital, an underground world.
The Eastern Capital was originally built under a thousand-year ruin, and the ruins underground eventually became a place for some fugitives, criminals, and some people who could not stand the sun.
Many people have heard of the ghost market, but they cannot enter.
Of course, this is not a problem for Mo Ziming. Not to mention Di Renjie's memory, even if it doesn't, you can find the entrance based on your perception.
The entrance is actually an underground river with special people ferrying.
This is also the reason why most people cannot find the entrance. Who would have thought that an underground river leads to another world?
Mo Ziming took Pei Donglai and Shangguan Wan'er to find the underground river and called the ferry through special contact information.
After passing a dark underground passage, Shangguan Wan'er and Pei Donglai finally saw the legendary ghost market.
This is a ruin of an ancient city thousands of years ago, gloomy, dark and weird.
If I hadn't lit a torch, I wouldn't have seen the surrounding environment clearly.
People living here are like mice...
Finally, Mo Ziming found an old man with a hair and beard.
Mo Ziming, despite the old man's opposition, forcibly brought him to the ground and took him to a secret detention site in Dali Temple.
There are no heavy troops here, and it looks like an ordinary courtyard of a residential house.
It is precisely because of this that it is safer.
After all, many people would not have thought that there would be a special prison mixed in the houses.
Moreover, even if someone accidentally breaks in, he will not find this place a prison.
Because the guards here are also specially disguised, including men and women, old and young, they dress up as a family.
The place where the detainees are located underground, and people who do not understand the authorities cannot find them at all.
"He is not Doctor Wang."
Pei Donglai looked at it carefully and said with a puzzled look on his face.
"He is Doctor Wang, but it's just Yi Rong. Doctor Wang, let's change back to your original appearance."
"Di Renjie, what do you want? Do you want me to die?"
"No, I am saving you. You live in a ghost market. People are not humans, and ghosts are not ghosts. What's the point of living?
As long as you cooperate well and solve this case, I will definitely plead with the Queen of Heaven to forgive your sins and allow you to enjoy your old age."
When Wang Bo heard this, he couldn't help laughing: "Di Renjie, are you telling a joke? Even you can't protect yourself. Do you have the nerve to say plead for me?"
"Believe it or not. Or you'll be kept here."
After saying this, Wang Bo looked helpless and could only sigh: "Okay, I said. Back then, in order to treat the disease of the late emperor's deficiency and cold, I searched through ancient medical books.
Later, I finally found a folk remedy, which was to use the red flame golden beetle to assist in the treatment.
After I advised the Emperor, the Emperor issued an order to pay tribute to the Western Regions ten pairs of red flame golden beetles.
At that time, I put these ten pairs of golden beetles in Wuji Temple and feed them..."
"Wuji Temple?"
When Pei Donglai heard this name, he couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
Nowadays, the name of Wuji Temple is so powerful that it is the place where the national teacher practices the Qing Dynasty. Wu Tianhou ordered that no one should trespass, otherwise he would die without mercy!
Of course, this is also something in recent years. The Wuji Temple in the past was just a royal Taoist temple in the suburbs of Beijing, and it was not so vigilant.
"After a period of feeding and my testing, I found this thing too dangerous.
That folk remedy is not enough to be accepted. The red flame golden beetle cannot cure the emperor's disease at all, but will harm people.
As you know, this thing is extremely poisonous. As long as it is exposed to its poison, it will cause spontaneous ignition when sunlight is shining..."
Hearing this, Shangguan Wan'er couldn't help but angrily said, "You dare to use such a dangerous thing to treat the last emperor?"
"Mr. Shangguan, I didn't know that this thing was so dangerous back then.
Later I discovered it, but I didn’t dare to tell the emperor, otherwise it would be a crime of deceiving the emperor.
In horror, I put the thing in the sun, then escaped and fled to the ghost market.
Logically speaking, the red-flame turtle will ignite itself when it is sunny, and somehow it still has…”
Pei Donglai couldn't help but frown and said, "Maybe, someone brought some from the Western Regions again."
"This possibility is not ruled out... However, this thing is not so easy to support. If the method is not appropriate, it is likely to cause fire and burn yourself."
"Wuji Temple... Could it be... it's the national teacher..."
Pei Donglai couldn't help but murmur.
Shangguan Wan'er immediately shouted angrily: "Don't talk nonsense. The national teacher is highly respected and has boundless magic power. How can he raise such an evil thing?"
"Sir Shangguan, why are you doing so excited? We are solving the case and have reason to doubt anyone."
Shangguan Wan'er said coldly: "Mr. Pei, please pay attention to your words. According to what you mean, even the Queen of Heaven will doubt it?"
In fact, that's what Pei Donglai thought in his heart.
But how could he admit it in front of Shangguan Wan'er? Unless he is tired of living.
Therefore, he argued: "Why did Lord Shangguan say this? We are all investigating this case under the order of Queen Tian. Anyone except Queen Tian can doubt it."
After saying this, I have more confidence.
But Shangguan Wan'er was still dissatisfied: "It is possible to doubt anyone, but it is absolutely impossible for the queen and the national teacher to be related to this case."
"Hahaha, Lord Shangguan is really arbitrary. So, according to your wishes, Lord Shangguan may be the murderer?"
"you……"
"This is not what Bei Zhi said, it was what Lord Shangguan himself said, and anyone except the Queen and the National Master could doubt it."
"Okay, what's the point of arguing here? It will only bring pain to the loved ones, and happiness to the enemy.
At present, we must work hard to solve the case with sincerity and stop being suspicious of each other."
"Then... Lord Di, should we go and investigate Wuji Temple in secret?"
When he heard this, Mo Ziming couldn't help but widen his eyes and shouted: "Come to the east, don't talk nonsense. Where is Wuji Temple? How can you trespass?
And Wan'er is right. The national teacher is highly ethical and highly respected, and it cannot be related to this case. You don't have to mention Wuji Temple anymore."
Mo Ziming said this to protect Pei Donglai.
Wuji Temple is something that no one can touch.
To be continued...