Chapter 25 Chapter 23 Who Knows the Bees and Butterflies

When Acacia woke up for the second time, it was already dawn.A faint ray of sunlight passed through the curtains, spreading a halo in front of the bed.The surroundings were so quiet that one could hear the slight sound of dust falling to the ground.If it wasn't for Zhuo Wangsun's clothes still covering her body, she would have thought she had a nightmare last night. It became very noisy outside the door, it seemed that many people were running and shouting. Did the ship really run aground? Xiangsi jumped up from the bed, put on her clothes and left the room. In the middle of the corridor, a large group of people gathered around the door of Fang Tiansui's room to point and point, while Yue Jie was angrily scolding several of his subordinates.Both he and those subordinates had black eye circles and looked tired, as if they hadn't rested all night.

A large stream of blood leaked from the crack of the door, meandering until it reached the feet of everyone, like a scarlet stream.Next to it, a few guards took out their sabers and carefully removed the door panel. With some force, the door panel turned over immediately. The room was in a mess, and a strong stench came over the face. On the blood-soaked wooden board, there was a dead body nailed with feathered arrows. The long arrow seems to have grown from the back of the corpse. The arrow has been deeply rooted in the door panel. The shiny black arrow body protrudes from the chest, but the tail of the arrow presents a strange arc, like a strange hook protruding from the corpse.

At the tip of the hook was a clipped feather. At first glance, the clipped feathers seem to be made of extremely fine gold threads, but they are brighter than gold threads.In the center of the golden light is a mass of blood-red patterns, jumping like flames in the rising sun, shining brightly. This kind of feather is ten times more gorgeous than peacock feathers, and it is absolutely impossible to come from a common bird in the world. Could it come from the tail feathers of the legendary phoenix? Rare and rare, it has been used to describe the rarest items since ancient times.And since this iron arrow is decorated with phoenix feathers, it is by no means an ordinary feather arrow.

As soon as a small feather is clipped, it seems to have a magical power, and people can't help thinking that maybe it really comes from a magic arrow. Only the god-killing arrow shot by Lord Shiva when he destroyed the Three Linked City deserves to be called the real magic arrow! Legend has it that King Ashura used the power of asceticism to surpass all laws of the universe and force the Emperor of Heaven to fulfill his wish.He asked for a city that would never die.The Emperor of Heaven warned him that there is nothing eternal in this world.So King Asura made a contract with the gods-this city can only be destroyed by Shiva's arrow, and it must be destroyed by one arrow.

Later, King Asura built three fortresses with gold, silver, and iron successively in the sky and on the ground, and later combined them into one, called the "Three Linked City". This Asura's strongest fortress was used to fight against the gods Order. The gods were afraid, the god of the earth turned into a chariot, the god of the sun and the moon became a wheel, the god of the mountain became a battle flag, the snake god became an arrow, the phoenix became an arrow feather, and Brahma himself was the driver. He went to the top of the snow mountain to ask Shiva to fight. Shiva led the army of gods and approached the city of Sanlian. At this time, the army of the emperor of heaven was almost wiped out. God Shiva sat on the chariot transformed from the gods and shot a slaying arrow at the so-called eternal city. Arrow of God.

The Three Links City collapsed suddenly.A year later, the gunpowder smoke cleared, the earth saw the sun again, and everything returned to nothingness, only this magic arrow was still firmly nailed to the center of the sky and the earth. But now, this magical feathered arrow is nailed to the corpse. Could it be that it reappeared in the world? In the pool of blood, a mandala composed of countless arrow marks covered the entire door panel bluntly and ostentatiously, as if it was in the shape of a three-linked city. Yue Jie's face was livid, and he leaned over to examine the corpse under the arrow.He is such a famous arrester who has been with corpses all year round, and he can't help being horrified:

The beard and hair of the corpse were pulled out by the roots, and the whole face was swollen out of shape, with blood covering most of the face.Those long beards separated from the body of the owner, turned gray overnight, and wrapped around the limbs of the corpse weakly, like some pale tassels.And the right hand of the deceased had disappeared. The mutilated limbs of the corpse twisted extremely strangely.A human limb could never have been twisted to such a degree if the joints and bones hadn't been snapped off every inch of it.The skin in some places has been broken, exposing the broken bones and meridians.Those beards and hairs were entwined around these broken joints, like countless tentacles extending from the wound, wriggling lifelessly in the early morning air.

The squirming feeling seemed to come from his own stomach. Xiangsi couldn't bear it anymore, she held on to a lamp holder in the corridor and retched violently. Yue Jie suddenly glanced at Acacia, and said coldly: "Madam Yu looks so haggard, could it be that she didn't sleep well last night?" Xiangsi straightened her body and said softly, "It's not as hard as Mr. Yue." Yue Jie sneered and said, "My hard work is to stay in front of Mrs. Fang's room all night. I don't know what Madam Yu's hard work is?" Xiang Xiang thought of the scene last night, it was like a nightmare, and he couldn't say a word.

Zhuo Wangsun said from behind her: "My wife is just worried about Shemei's condition. Mr. Yue has worked so hard, I think he has learned a lot about the whole story of the case?" Yue Jie shook his head and said, "I have no clue. I only know that Mr. Fang was shot through the heart by this arrow and died, and his body is still warm. Obviously, the tragedy happened not long ago." Zhuo Wangsun stared at the half of the arrow tail, and said slowly: "Where does the arrow come from in the vast sea?" Yue Jie pointed to the window and said, "This is it."

The opposite window was locked tightly, and there was a thumb-thick hole in the keyhole, through which a ray of sunlight faintly peeked out. Yue Jie said: "The marks of the hole are still new. After the measurement just now, the position of the hole is exactly the same height as the feathered arrow on Mr. Fang's chest. It is obviously the hole where the arrow shot in." He shook his head, and said: "However. , since the window is locked, how does the visitor see through the object and accurately nail Mr. Fang to the door panel? This arrow can penetrate the window, the human body and penetrate into the door panel. How amazing is this person's wrist strength! And the waves have no roots, so where does he get his footing? Such an arrow hits so hard, we waited at the door, but we couldn’t hear a single sound!" He sighed and said, "It's unreasonable, Unreasonable!"

Zhuo Wangsun moved his eyes to the messy room and said, "I don't know what he is looking for." Yue Jie was stunned: "Who?" Suddenly remembered something: "By the way, I lost a lot of things this time!" Zhuo Wangsun smiled slightly: "Unexpectedly, Jayanti will not only kill people, but also steal money." Yue Jie frowned and said, "Don't be joking, my lord. The stolen items include the most valuable treasures in Mr. Fang's luggage, each of which is priceless. There are also Mr. Fang's official seals and official uniforms, and the documents he took office. In the big rattan box, it disappeared." Zhuo Wangsun was not interested in those things, he pondered for a moment, and asked, "Is there anything not valuable?" Yue Jie frowned, looked around, and said, "There is also a bronze lamp holder that was originally placed by the bed." Zhuo Wangsun said: "The lamp holder?" Yue Jie said: "It is the kind of bronze lamp holder that is found in every room. Although the workmanship is exquisite, it is worthless compared to other objects, and it is extremely heavy. I don't know why the murderer took the trouble to put it take it away." Zhuo Wangsun said: "Master Yue has been guarding the door of the room all night, but he didn't notice that the room was turned like this?" Yue Jie smiled wryly twice, but the expression on his face almost made him want to cry: "It's just because it's none other than Mr. Fang himself who turned the house like this!" All the listeners around were shocked. Zhuo Wangsun said with a smile: "It seems that Yue Butou's protection is not very trustworthy, no wonder Mr. Fang wants to find his own way out." Yue Jie shook his head, looking very embarrassed, said: "Master Fang really wants to escape from the Dawei Tianchao before dawn. Those treasures were packed into rattan boxes by Master Fang himself, and he is going to leave by boat." Zhuo Wangsun said: "Master Fang is the governor of Hainan, so it is easy for him to summon a few ships in the nearby waters." Yue Jie smiled wryly and said: "It's more than that! Master Fang probably dispatched half of the warships along the coast of Hainan. Although the sky was full of fog and it was impossible to distinguish the north from the south, one of them still found the Dawei Tianchao in the middle of the night. Master Fang I probably saw the signal from the ship through the window, so I carried the box and went out. At that time, I was patrolling in front of Miss Tang’s door. According to my subordinates, Mrs. Fang was extremely irritable at the time. When boarding the ship, we must order all the people on board to be arrested, and no one else is allowed to escort them." Yue Jie sighed: "The official is extremely high, and Mount Tai is overwhelming, not to mention that this is the border of Hainan, and my subordinates can only watch Master Fang leave with open eyes." Zhuo Wangsun said: "So Master Yue didn't see Master Fang get on the boat with his own eyes?" Yue Jie shook his head and said, "No, I rushed over immediately after receiving the notification from my subordinates. At that time, Mr. Fang was on the boat. Miss Tang was also going there together." He cast a helpless glance at Tang Xiu'er next to him.It seems that Yue Jie is careful enough to keep the protected person close to him for a moment. But when things get too weird, a little caution doesn't help. The expression on Yue Jie's face became more solemn: "If it wasn't for the dozen or so of us who saw it with our own eyes, I still can't believe what I saw at that time was the truth." Zhuo Wangsun said: "Is there any mystery about that ship?" Tang Xiu'er suddenly sneered and interrupted: "He clearly boarded a ghost ship!" Everyone's expressions changed. Yue Jie shook his head slowly and said: "The lights on that ship are all extinguished, under the faint starlight, the cabin windows are all open, and there is no one in sight. It is clearly an empty ship with no driver!" You must know that in such weather and waters, if someone really sailed with the lights out on the boat, it would not take a moment for the boat to hit the rocks and be smashed into pieces.However, in the dense fog, an empty ship drifted forward in the vast sea, but it accurately found the Tianchao. Could it be that the crew on the ship had already died, and they came here driven by countless ghosts? Yue Jie's face became even more ugly, and he said, "Lord Fang didn't seem to notice it at all, as if he really saw the crew members who greeted him, and went directly into the dark cabin. There was a lot of fog and the wind and waves were so strong that I thought it was my eyesight." Zhuo Wangsun's eyes flickered with divine light, and he said: "At that time, if Mr. Yue was willing to board the boat and take a look, maybe he would have seen some clues." Yue Jiechang sighed: "When I settled Miss Tang, rushed to the side of the boat, and was about to rush up to pull him back, Master Fang had already walked out by himself!" He kept shaking his head, as if he still couldn't believe the scene last night: "In just a moment, Mr. Fang's demeanor is completely different from that of just now! He hunched over, kept shaking his head, and walked a lot heavier. My subordinates went up to ask He ignored the words, walked into the room and locked the door forcefully." Zhuo Wangsun said: "Could it be that Mr. Fang saw something on that empty boat?" Yue Jie said wearily: "Perhaps it is because Mr. Fang suddenly found out that it was an empty boat, and he was unable to sail away in the thick fog, and his hope of escape was shattered, so he was extremely depressed. But if it is really an empty boat , How did it ride the wind and waves and find the Tianchao in the fog?" Zhuo Wangsun said: "In any case, Master Fang is still safe and sound after boarding the boat?" Yue Jie said: "Yes. After returning to the room, Mr. Fang's room did not change at all. However, in the early morning, someone under my command found blood seeping from the crack in the door. After opening the door, Mr. Fang was dead and the box was gone. It's a pity So far, except for the arrow hole, no clues have been found in the entire room." On the side, Tang Xiu'er seemed to be suffering from a cold, coughing slightly, and said, "It's ridiculous." Yue Jie changed his face and said, "Did Miss Tang discover something?" Tang Xiu'er smiled mockingly, and said, "Based on Mr. Yue's way of finding, let alone catching the murderer, even the possibility of suicide cannot be ruled out." Yue Jie's face darkened, and he said, "Suicide? Could it be that Mr. Fang stood outside the window and shot an arrow into the house, then closed the window, and then ran to the door faster than a flying arrow, closed his eyes and waited for death? " Tang Xiu'er sneered and said, "Master Yue, do you know that the arrow hole on the window must have been left when the feathered arrow went in, not shot out?" Yue Jie was stunned for a moment, then asked, "Where did that feathered arrow come from?" Tang Xiu'er coughed for a moment and said, "Maybe it's Master Fang's own." Yue Jie sneered, "Ridiculous!" Tang Xiu'er said unhurriedly: "If Mr. Fang can't sleep at night, stand up and shoot an arrow out of the window with a crossbow, then open the window and throw the bow and the extra arrows into the sea, then close the window and retreat to the door, The remaining arrow nailed me to death..." She said this with a sneer. Yue Jie shivered and said, "Why did Mr. Fang commit suicide?" Tang Xiu'er said coldly: "Who knows? Maybe Fang Tiansui was the murderer, and his conscience found out that he committed suicide in fear of crime. Maybe this is also a trap. Someone wants everyone to think that Mr. Fang is dead, ha ha, but who can tell me about this bloody corpse?" Are you sure he is Mrs. Fang?" Her voice became even more gloomy: "Everyone is bloody and bloody, and who knows who is really dead and who is not dead? Or those dead people are hiding in a corner of the Tianchao, etc. We also got into those open coffins one by one..." Yue Jie said angrily, "Miss Tang! Don't make people sensational here. If Mr. Fang shot an arrow out by himself, how would that explain the broken bones all over his body and the disappearance of his right hand? Could Mr. Fang have stabbed himself in the heart?" With one arrow, crush your own bones little by little, and throw your right hand out of the closed window?" Tang Xiu'er chuckled and said, "Perhaps the crew members of that ghost ship floated in through the arrow holes one by one, and together they broke Mr. Fang's bones..." Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, as if Tang Xiu'er was sad, frightened and nervous. Xiangsi couldn't help but said: "Miss Tang, you should go back to your room and have a rest." Tang Xiu'er stood motionless, like a skinny stone statue.Xiangsi sighed, reaching out his hand to give her a hand. Tang Xiu'er's whole body trembled suddenly, her eyes stared straight ahead, as if some terrible scene appeared in front of her eyes, she said slowly: "Slow down, I know who this arrow belongs to!" Yue Jie asked in surprise, "Who?" Tang Xiu'er's face was pale, and she said two words with trembling lips: "Zhuang Yi."