Chapter 15 Chapter Thirteen

In the early morning, the Dawei Tianchao has been mooring at Wuxi Port to replenish fresh water.In the afternoon, the weather became overcast again, and it appeared that there was another storm during the night. In the past few days, there has been continuous wind and waves, and all smaller ships have entered the port and stopped.Only one passenger ship, Tianchao, was sailing in the wind and waves in the vast sea.Looking from a distance, a thick black cloud hovered heavily over the Tianchao.Several seabirds in the shape of corpse doves neighed sharply around the mast. Since the day when Jayanti was shot, these carnivorous raptors have been coming here one after another, as if waiting for the coming feast of death.The cabin also became gloomy and stuffy, exuding an indescribable stench.

Although there was a bloody incident on the deck, Tang Xiu'er would rather lean on the deck railing against the sea breeze to breathe.However, I don't know if it's because the storm is approaching, and the sea breeze that hits the face also brings a faint smell of rancidity. Tang Xiu'er frowned, and was about to go down, when a very strong fragrance suddenly came from the end of her nose.Tang Xiu'er took a sniff, and murmured: "Musk, Nangui, Borneol, Garan... who sent so many spices?" Seeing Zhuo Wangsun leading Bu Xiaoluan over. Behind them were some sailors, who brought up a huge pile of boxes.Bu Xiaoluan clapped her hands happily, looking here and smelling there.

Zhuo Wangsun said with a smile: "The spices from several nearby provinces have been brought back for you. You haven't said why you want spices all of a sudden?" Bu Xiaoluan smiled shyly: "I saw Brother Xiaoyan's scent, and thought it was quite interesting, so I also wanted to make some for fun." Zhuo Wangsun said: "If that's the case, turn around and make a few sachets and bring them with my icy and exquisite sister, so that they can be more worthy of the word Xinming. We can discuss it with Xiaoyan and let him take this How about giving you the title?"

Bu Xiaoluan said seriously: "I'm afraid it's the name given by his father, and he won't agree." Zhuo Wangsun said with a faint smile: "Others would naturally refuse. If a girl like a fairy like me came to ask, who in the world would really refuse?" Bu Xiaoluan said happily: "Really, then we will go find him now!" Zhuo Wangsun said with a smile: "Then there is no need to rush." Before Bu Xiaoluan could answer, there was another noisy sound on the deck, and Ao Guang also followed Xiangxiang.As soon as he arrived, he laughed and said: "The children of the Yu family in the south of the Yangtze River are really luxurious. I have seen the world, but like Young Master Yu, I have never seen it before."

Zhuo Wangsun smiled lightly, and said, "Since Boss Ao rewards you so much, why don't Yu give these spices to Boss Ao?" Ao Guang paused for a moment with the golden crutches in his hand, and said joyfully, "My lord, are you serious? I have never seen so many spices before. How can I accept such a generous gift?" Zhuo Wangsun turned to Bu Xiaoluan and said, "You can pick whatever you need. The bow of the boat is very windy, so don't stay too long." Bu Xiaoluan looked at the spice boxes on the boat, blinked, shook his head and said, " Now I don't know what to pick."

Zhuo Wangsun took her hand, went to the pile of spices, picked them up and said, "Musk, Jialan, Lindu, Yunxi... well, these spices are enough for you to use for three to five months. Boss Ao, The God of Wealth is here, why don't you take it home quickly?" Ao Guang said in a loud voice: "Come here! Hurry up and carry it to the cargo hold! Laixi, hurry up and call some more people! Move them all in for me! Be careful! These spices are more expensive than gold, so don't spread them at all! " But a person behind said coldly: "Although the God of Wealth is your God of Wealth, he is my God of Plague. If you transport these stinky garbage to the cargo hold, I guarantee that your eyes, nose, hands and feet will not be with you tomorrow." body."

Ao Guang looked back in astonishment, and saw Tang Xiu'er was smiling, standing leaning on the railing.Ao Guang frowned and said, "What orders does Miss Tang have?" Tang Xiu'er said: "The gifts I just purchased are all in the cargo hold. If you put stinky garbage in there too, it will ruin my presents. I always bring such a pack when I give them away. Don't people underestimate me, Miss Tang? I just want to tell you once, if you must transport these junk to the cargo hold, then I can guarantee it," she paused, and said heavily: "I will definitely It can be guaranteed that these spices will have nothing to do with you from now on. And there are definitely more than just spices."

Ao Guang shook the golden crutches in his hand, remembering the vicious and domineering hidden weapons of the Tang Sect, suppressed his anger and said, "Miss won't let me be put in the cargo hold, so where should I put it?" Tang Xiu'er smiled and said, "Since you like them so much, of course you pile them up in your room. It's best to pile them up on your bed. Wouldn't it be great if you hug them every day?" Ao Guang smiled wryly, "With so many spices, where can I put them in my room?" Tang Xiu'er said coldly: "The room is a bit small, but I think this deck is big enough, and he is rich. You should ask him to give you more. It would be better if the deck doesn't even fit."

Ao Guang stayed for a long while, but finally did not transport the spices to the cargo hold, so he had to direct a few small servants to cover the spices with black canvas.Almost all the canvas on the boat was used up, but the rich aroma was still coming out, and although the sea breeze was strong, it still couldn't blow it away.Ao Guang sat down by the side of the spices, dejectedly, and when he smelled the fragrance, he let out a long sigh: "The spices of dozens of taels of silver are gone again! What gift can be more expensive than silver? Alas!" Tang Xiu'er heard him complain for a while, frowned, and said: "Some people only know gold and silver, and they are afraid that they will be dazzled by other people's money, and in the end they can only use gold bricks to cushion the coffin."

Ao Guangdao: "What does Miss Tang mean by this sentence?" Tang Xiu'er said: "It's nothing else, I just don't like some people colluding to pretend to be gods and ghosts. This is good, some people pretend to be monsters, some pretend to be gods, and they want us all to be buried here. Don't you think we are all villagers? Rascal peasant woman, why do we believe that the gods and witches come and dance around?" Ao Guang frowned and said, "You mean Miss Lan Pa is playing tricks?" Tang Xiu'er glanced at Zhuo Wangsun, and said with a sneer, "She's a barbarian from the outside world and can do anything, but the fairy behind her has a lot of mysteries."

Zhuo Wangsun just smiled lightly. Suddenly, a rush of footsteps came from downstairs.But lovesickness. She covered her eyebrows with one hand, and supported the cabin door with the other, her face was terribly pale, and she trembled, "Something happened!" Zhuo Wangsun stepped forward to support her and said, "What's wrong?" Acacia was panting unsteadily, two blushes of morbid blushes gradually appeared on her face, but there was a kind of extreme panic in her eyes, and she murmured: "Lan Pa..." Zhuo Wangsun said: "What happened to Lanpa?" Xiangsi held his hand tightly, her body trembled, and she began to sob: "She is dead, lying in a pool of blood, her face is ashen, the blood flowed all over the ground, bright red like a giant palm..." Tang Xiu'er exclaimed, "How could she just die?" Zhuo Wangsun gave her a cold look, and went straight downstairs with lovesickness. When they rushed to Xuan Yi's room, there were already many people gathered there.It seemed that the guests who had lunch in the dining room heard the noise first and had already arrived in advance. However, none of them seemed to sense the presence of Zhuo Wangsun and his party, they just stood quietly in a circle at the door. The door of the room was slightly open, and a faint sunlight slanted inside. The dust floating in it seemed to be frozen suddenly, and it was eerily quiet.Everyone's eyes were firmly fixed in the crack of the half-open door, and the expressions on their faces changed drastically. Inside the door was a decayed gray. Lime covered every corner of the room, forming a hideous mandala.Lan Pa's corpse was lying prone among the countless gray flames, with both arms stretched forward, in a weird posture, like a bird with broken wings. Not an inch of clothing, not even an inch of skin on her back. The mandala tattoo has been completely stripped off, and the knife technique is amazingly detailed - the entire huge wound still retains a thin layer of fat, and the countless blood vessels under the yellowish fat seem to have opened up a fine network. Although they lost the restraint of the skin, they were still intact and tight. Countless small blood streams entangled with each other and flowed down her body to the limestone ground, and finally stretched out a dark red giant palm on the snow-white limestone—it was exactly the same as the one under Jayanti's corpse. Beside the giant palm, her head was feebly turned towards the door.A blood hole the size of a bowl was pierced on his forehead, and the crimson gem had disappeared.There was only one black lip left on the whole face, which was slightly parted, maintaining an extremely strange expression. An expression of extreme pain and no expectation. The door was opened, and the bright colors of the sunset slowly soaked in, dispelling the heavy darkness in the room.The whole gray mandala dojo has become like an ancient altar, bloody and peaceful.A gust of wind blew by, and the sky was full of limestone, like a snowfall, like a heavy wing spread out in the hearts of everyone. Someone sighed softly: "Totally destroyed." This sentence was said very lightly, very naturally, without the slightest intention of intimidation, but everyone felt a chill coming through their bones. Zhuo Wangsun said: "Unexpectedly, I have to ask His Highness again." Xiaoyan moved his gaze out of the window, and suddenly smiled: "Does Mr. Yu believe in divine punishment?" Before Zhuo Wangsun could answer, Tang Xiuer suddenly shouted: "I don't believe it, I don't believe it, only fools believe those nonsense!" Xiao Yan looked back at her, with only an indescribable compassion in his eyes, and said slowly: "This is the sacrifice of the second world God to the ascetic incarnation of Shiva. The sin to be washed away is infidelity, and the sacrificial words are complete. destroy." Tang Xiuer's body trembled, and a burst of sharp laughter suddenly burst out: "Totally destroyed, I or you?" She flicked her sleeves violently, and slid her fingers across the crowd: "The leader of the martial arts, the heir of Nether Island, and Young master of the Yu family in the south of the Yangtze River, are you trying to protect someone, or are you really not aware that she is lying?" Her laughter stopped abruptly, she turned to Xiangsi, and said word by word: "I remember you just said that her face was livid? " Acacia has been frozen in place, seems to have been stunned. Tang Xiu'er pointed at the bloody corpse and said sharply, "Where's her face? Where's her face?" The expression on Xiangsi's face changed rapidly, as if she had seen something incredible.She suddenly covered her eyes and cried: "Impossible, impossible." Zhuo Wangsun stepped forward to support her and said, "What's going on?" Xiangsi raised her head in panic and said, "I'm not lying. When I first saw the corpse, her face was livid, her eyes were protruding, and there was still a weird smile on her face, and the mandala tattoo on her back was still there! But wait for me Call you over, she has already..." "This..." Fang Tiansui couldn't help but interjected, "We ran over as soon as we heard your call for help. Isn't this a little too fast?" Zhuo Wangsun silently looked at Lan Pa's body and the mandala dojo. It took only a moment to go from Lan Pa's room to the dining room and back again. How could the murderer casually enter and exit this corridor full of masters?What's more, even if the murderer is next to the corpse, it is not difficult to pierce the head instantly, but how can you peel off the entire tattoo with such a delicate knife technique?What's more, the mandala dojo is full of very fine powder, not to mention people, even if a fly stops for a while, it will leave traces. If someone enters Lan Pa's room, how can there be no dust? Zhuo Wangsun said to Acacia: "Why did you come here?" Xiangsi shook her head: "I don't know... Recently, every time something weird happened, I would feel a stabbing pain in my forehead. This time, I heard that Lan Pa had finally regained consciousness under Mr. Xie's treatment, and there was an unprecedented pain between her eyebrows. I expected Lan Pa to be in danger, so I rushed over to see her, but it was too late!" Zhuo Wangsun nodded and said to Xie Shan, "Mr. Xie, when did you leave Lanpa?" Xie Shan said: "Around noon. At that time, Miss Lan Pa had already woken up, but her body was still very weak, so I asked her to take a kind of sleep powder, and then left." Zhuo Wangsun said to Acacia: "Then when did you leave your room?" Acacia said wearily: "At noon." A look of surprise flashed across everyone's faces, as if they had heard another unbelievable thing. Zhuo Wangsun's face became serious, and he said, "You have to think clearly, don't remember wrongly." Xiangsi didn't seem to notice the strangeness around her, she shook her head and said, "I can't remember wrongly, when I left, it happened to be leaking, and it turned itself over, I paid attention to it." Tang Xiu'er suddenly laughed out loud: "It's noon? In this way, it took Madam Yu more than an hour to walk from her room to Xuanyizu!" Xiangsi was stunned: "What? Could it be..." Tang Xiu'er looked at her mockingly, and said, "Now is the time." Xiangsi was startled for a moment, closed her eyes abruptly, seemed to be asking her, and also seemed to be talking to herself: "How is it possible, I just walked over...how could it be Weishi?" Tang Xiu'er said loudly: "The whistle on the boat set sail just now, it's the time of the end! Everyone on the boat knows that Mr. Yu and Miss Yu Xiaoluan must have heard the flute sound before they came back to board the boat. It's just this hour... She glanced at Xiangsi's face, and said with a sneer, "It's a bit long for walking, but it's just right for setting up the scene." Xiangsi said in surprise, "You think I'm the murderer?" Tang Xiu'er said: "I just think it's a bit weird that this moment disappears. I want Mrs. Yu to give you an explanation." Xiangsi sighed feebly, bowed her head and said, "I don't know either." Zhuo Wangsun pulled Xiangsi behind him: "My wife may be a little overly frightened, or there may be more problems." Ao Guang suddenly said: "Exactly, come here, hurry up to Mrs. Yu's room and bring Geng Lou." Tang Xiu'er ignored him, and turned to Yang Yizhi, "Leader Yang, I have something to ask." Yang Yizhi was still looking at Lan Pa's body silently, before he said for a long time, "What do you want to ask?" Tang Xiu'er said: "In a split second when going to and from the corridor, you can completely peel off the skin on a person's back, and then disappear out of thin air into a room covered in limestone. How many people in the world can do such a thing?" Yang Yizhi said indifferently: "Since the young lady knows that this is definitely not something human can do, why bother to ask me?" Tang Xiu'er said: "Thank you for this sentence that cannot be done by human beings." She glanced at Zhuo Wangsun and said: "I don't know if I can boldly say that Mrs. Yu is clearly lying?" Zhuo Wangsun smiled lightly and did not answer. Tang Xiu'er saw that Zhuo Wangsun had been talking for a long time, but Zhuo Wangsun didn't take it seriously, and suddenly became angry: "Yu Qingyang, what are you laughing at?" Zhuo Wangsun said: "I'm laughing at why my wife made up such a lie that no one would believe." "Then how do I know!" She sneered: "Maybe it was really Jayanti who was still haunted and borrowed Mrs. Yu's hand to peel Lanpa. Otherwise, why is half of Lanpa's face still smiling?" Originally, she just wanted to scare people, but at this moment, her eyes could not help but move to Lan Pa's incomplete face, her black lips were parted black, as if she was really smiling.Tang Xiu'er trembled suddenly, unable to speak any more.