Chapter 27 Gallo

The moonlight tonight is particularly desolate, like dancing silver strings, playing that crazy necromantic song in the chaotic clouds.Outside the Qiansi Hall, the strong wind howled, and all the creatures on the figurine mountain screamed and swayed in the wind, trying to completely subvert the rules and morals of the world. Under the dim candlelight, the survivors of the puppet gate gathered together, silently looking at the one-armed youth in the field.Except for the crazy Ouyang Gaolun and the silly boy Xiaoquan, everyone's expression was heavy and uneasy. This person is going to expose the real culprit of a series of murders in the past few days in front of them.Tonight, the fate of each of them, and even the entire puppet sect, is in his hands.

Who is the murderer? Is it the flood expansion machine that has committed suicide?Or a puppet disciple here?Or was it—Li Wuxin whose body disappeared without a trace after his death?The answer will be revealed soon "Everyone..." Yun Jisang walked slowly in the field, calm and calm, and talked casually, "Since Brother Zhang was killed four days ago, so far, four people in your family have been brutally killed by murderers, and the origin of all this , it is this 'Puppet Curse' in my hand..." He raised the yellow paper in his hand, and the vermilion blood was dripping and glaring.

"'The old roots of a rotten tree will wither and become a spirit. Eliminate all my sins and make me live forever?'" Yun Jisang read slowly, shaking his head, "Who would have expected that the hidden truth in these sixteen words Crazy delusion turned out to be the cause of all these tragedies. It all started five years ago, when Li Wuxin, the unparalleled genius of your family, and the third disciple Li Wuxin accidentally learned a secret passed down through the ages—the Invincible Puppet Master The existence of the black sky..." Following his plain words, the dark episodes between Li Wuxin and Daheitian, full of obsession, madness, cruelty, blood, and despair, were presented to everyone one by one.It's like a black mandala breaking through the fog of time and space, opening evilly in the sun with its vines.

"...In this way, Li Wuxin finally completed his last and most proud puppet before he died - Daheitian. And this is the beginning of a series of bloody cases..." Speaking of this, Yun Jisang stopped Let everyone relive the horror and shock. After a long silence, Cao Zhongcai slowly opened his mouth: "Regardless of whether this is true or not, Yun Shaoxia probably wants to say that everything that happened in the past few days is the work of that big black sky, right?" "Of course not." Yun Jisang smiled slightly, shaking the yellow paper in his hand, "No matter how flexible the puppet is, how can it write such good characters? As I said, the reason why Li Wuxin was able to create a big black sky is because It was because of the help of one person. And this person is the real culprit behind the case!" "Oh, who is this person?" Cao Zhong asked calmly.

"It was this murderer who obtained Daheitian after Li Wuxin's death..." Yun Jisang did not answer his question directly, but continued to pace, "To the murderer's disappointment, Daheitian was not really finished, but There are certain flaws, in order to complete Daheitian, the murderer had to find another helper, a puppet disciple who is also known as a genius..." "Senior Brother Linghu!" Gu Yinglan blurted out, covering her mouth with her hands in disbelief. "That's right, this person is Linghu Tiangong." Yun Jisang said categorically, "Since then, the murderer and Linghu Tiangong continued to develop the Daheitian puppet. What the murderer didn't know was that Luo My brother has already noticed this matter, and it is only out of maintaining the reputation of the Puppet Sect that I did not say anything. Instead, I secretly investigated this matter with my fourth junior brother Zhang Chun. Coincidentally, on the second day of my visit , Zhang Huang accidentally discovered evidence that the murderer killed the villagers..."

"Evidence found? What evidence?" Cao Zhong's face changed slightly. Yun Jisang still did not answer: "After discovering this evidence, Zhang Chun, who has always been timid, was afraid of being involved in the incident, so he even thought of running away. So, he put on straw sandals for traveling, and stole a few more. The golden arhat who is in charge of the sect hastily fled down the mountain as travel expenses." "Unfortunately, Miss Gu saw his theft of evidence and told Linghu Tiangong..." Yun Jisang turned to Gu Yinglan, "Am I right?" Gu Yinglan looked gloomy, and nodded slowly: "Senior brother Linghu said that someone in the sect has become a spy of the Tianji sect. If I see any unusual behavior by other senior brothers, I must tell him. I believe it is true, so... At once……"

As she spoke, the innocent girl couldn't help sobbing. "After Linghu Tiangong learned of this, he immediately notified the murderer. So, the murderer personally went out and killed Zhang Huang. But he did not expect that Zhang Huang did not take the evidence away, and stayed in the In the study..." As he spoke, he took out the "Record of Transforming Figurines" from his pocket, and pulled out the letterhead from it, "Mrs. Ru, please read it for everyone..." Wang Biyan stepped forward to take the letter, and read softly: "You Zhaowu Beach, the water of Liangyang; ,what is this?"

"This is the murderer's code word! You Zhao is an alias for Bing in the Heavenly Stem, and Suitan is an alias for Sui Yinshen in the Earthly Branch. Liang, alluding to Liangyue, which is October. Yang is male. And this water, It refers to the kidney among the five viscera. When connected together, it means the October month of Bingshen year, the kidney of a man; and correspondingly, the following "Qiangwu makes evil, the tree of Maoyin" refers to the second month of Dingyou year. , the lungs of a woman. In other words, this is a timetable of the murderer's murder Faint words, terrifying content, and a gloomy hall.Everyone here feels that they are in the Nine Nether Hell, as cold as ice wrapping their bodies.

"The handwriting on this letter is exactly the same as the message on Li Wuxin's handwriting. It is certain that it was written by the murderer himself." Yun Jisang added. "This handwriting..." Wang Biyan looked at it carefully for a while, then shook his head, "I've never seen it... Everyone, have you seen it?" Everyone read it one by one, but no one saw the handwriting on the letterhead. "Young Xia Yun, what should I say?" Cao Zhong frowned. "Master Cao, don't worry..." Yun Jisang said calmly, and raised the letter paper, "You have never seen this kind of handwriting, but I have seen it before."

"Young Xia Yun has seen it? Where is it?" Cao Zhong asked in surprise. "Seven years ago, when I passed the Baohe River in Shaanxi, I saw exactly the same handwriting on a rock on the shore. Although there were only two characters on the rock, the composition and strokes in it were exactly the same as the words on this letter... ..." "Shaanxi...Baohe..." Mei Zhaoxue read softly, and then her expression changed, "What Yun Shaoxia saw, could it be the word 'Gunxue'?" "Madam is right. What Yun Jisang saw was the word 'Gunxue'. When Cao Mengde conquered Zhanglu in the west and traveled to Hanzhong, he saw the surging Baohe River, so he left a book and carved it on the riverside. Unexpectedly, A above the reef has become the key to solving the murder case today..."

Cao Zhong snorted coldly: "Does Yun Shaoxia think that Meng Degong was reincarnated to handle this case?"What absurdity! " Yun Jisang stared at Cao Zhong: "I remember Brother Luo once said that the sect master highly respects Cao Mengde, right? In order to imitate this Duke Meng De, the sect master even built a bronze sparrow on the top of the Qiansi hall." "So what?" "Since that's the case, I wonder if the sect master imitated Meng Degong's calligraphy?" Cao Zhong's face was as gloomy as water, and his voice was as cold as thunder: "What does Young Xia Yun mean by this? Could it be that he is alluding to me as the real murderer?" "Sect Master, don't blame me, Yun just said it casually." Yun Jisang smiled indifferently, and turned away again, "The date and age of the deceased on this letter are exactly the same as what my senior sister and I found in the secret room. This also confirms that this letter is credible. The only regret is that we do not know where Zhang Chun got this letter. Of course, we do know that before he left, he had secretly visited the sect master study, isn't it?" "If Shaoxia Yun has anything to say, you might as well say it together." Cao Zhong said calmly without changing his face. "For a long time, the murderer, like Li Wuxin, has been trying to create a puppet that is exactly like a living person with crazy ideas. I don't know when, he began to call himself a Yanshi. He thinks that he can take advantage of good fortune and can be compared to ghosts and gods, but All the creatures in the world are just puppets in his hands. In the puppet gate, there are a few people who have always been the thorn in the side of the murderer. When he killed Zhang Huang, a string in his heart suddenly snapped, and the suppressed feeling in his heart The killing intent grew wildly. He began to think: Why not take the opportunity to get rid of these people together? They are nothing but puppets. If their kidneys are destroyed, they will not be able to walk; if their livers are destroyed, they will not be able to see; Lose their hearts, and they will never be able to speak again..." Having said that, he turned around abruptly and looked directly at Cao Zhong: "Am I right? Clan Master Cao?" Everyone present was shocked, they all looked at Cao Zhong. Cao Zhong's expression remained unchanged, and he raised his left hand falsely: "Young Xia Yun, please continue..." "Almost in an instant, the master of the sect came up with a whole set of murder plan based on the allusions of the advocates in Yanshi, and blurted out, that is--'Remove your kidneys, so that you have feet and can't walk; dig out your liver, Make you have eyes but not see; gouge out your heart so that you have mouth but not speak'." Yun Jisang read calmly. A gust of wind blew into the hall, the candles flickered, and the hall was full of ghosts, like demons dancing wildly. "Perhaps the door master's voice was too loud, and the mad mother-in-law wandering around heard these words and wrote them down. This is also the first flaw left by the door master..." Yun Jisang smiled slightly, He continued pacing again, "It's easy to kill people, but it's not easy to get out of it, especially the head of the sect will soon accept the imperial imperial seal, and his promotion is just around the corner. Once his feet are exposed, it will definitely hinder his official career. Soon , the head of the door came up with a brilliant idea to divert the disaster to the east, making Li Wuxin and his faceless puppet, who had been dead for a long time, become the murderers, and he himself became the victim. So, there was a dinner party. The assassination scene..." "It's a joke, Cao was assassinated in full view and was almost poisoned to death. Could it be a fake?" Cao Zhong said in a deep voice. "The sect master was in danger, but everyone witnessed it with his own eyes, but didn't the sect master just turn the danger into safety? As for almost being poisoned and dying, although the poison of the ghost tree saw blood seal his throat, it was not without medicine. Since the sect master dared to After deciding on this bitter plan, we are naturally well-prepared." "So, the scene next to the Yuxi Bell was also arranged by me?" "Since we are going to play a show, we will naturally have to do a full set. The door owner first brought Zhang Huang's body back to Qiansi Hall and buried it in the garden. I found red soil in the garden of Qiansi Hall, the soil quality and Zhang Huang's body Not only that, but just now, I dug out Zhang Chung's lost shoe in the garden..." Cao Zhong said coldly: "So what, Qiansi Hall is not a forbidden place, if the murderer wants to bury his body here and blame me, it would be easy." "That's right, it is indeed possible that the murderer intentionally blamed the sect master, but it is also possible that the sect master did it himself, isn't it?" Cao Zhong snorted, noncommittal. . "In this way, the sect master left a puppet spell in Zhang Chun's body to divert his attention, and set up a mechanism to create the illusion that the body hit the bell, and then sneaked into Linghu Tiangong's workshop, The puppets on the boat were replaced with golden arhat puppets. In this way, the thrilling scene at the dinner happened on time. And the door owner, as a matter of course, became the victim. In order to make himself appear more innocent, the door owner even arranged a second This assassination was carried out by Linghu Tiangong, the only accomplice of the sect master in the matter of Daheitian. When the senior sister was ambushed in the forest, she wondered why the faceless puppet was in front of her. The hidden weapon flew from behind. The only explanation is that the faceless puppet had an accomplice at that time. And that accomplice was naturally the sect master." "Then tell me, why did I kill Linghu?" "'Dug out your liver so that your eyes cannot see', the reason why you want to kill Linghu Tiangong is naturally because he saw something he shouldn't see..." Yun Jisang came to Meizhao In front of Xue, "Madam once said that recently I can always feel the presence of Li Wuxin, even when I fall asleep and take a bath, I feel that he is watching you. In fact, the person peeping at you is not Li Wuxin's undead, but the ghost of Li Wuxin. Fox Tiangong! He has been secretly in love with his wife for a long time, and has been spying on you all the time. He even named his residence Zhikeyuan. Talking inside the house, the person peeping out the window is Linghu Tiangong, unfortunately, under the cover of Miss Gu, he escaped." Mei Zhaoxue's face was pale, her fists were clenched tightly, and she didn't say a word. "It was Linghu Tiangong's desire to covet his wife that triggered the sect master's murderous intentions. In addition, he knew too much about the sect master's secrets. If he didn't take this opportunity to get rid of him, wouldn't he be called a Yan master? ?So, on the night I talked with Mrs. Cao, the sect master made another move..." Yun Jisang walked up to Zhuo Anjie, held up a teacup, turned around and said loudly: "This time, the master of the sect couldn't be more relaxed. With only a cup of tea, he took Linghu Tiangong's life. It's just that the sect master What the master didn't expect was that brother Linghu just happened to have murderous intentions towards the sect master! While drinking with each other, he actually tried to use his 'magic hand' technique to change the sect master's teacup and poison the sect master!" Yun Jisang shook his head and sighed: "Unfortunately, he still thinks too simply. With the master's scheming, how can he not take precautions? I think the master planted a ghost tree in his cup at that time. After Linghu Tiangong changed the cup, although the door owner found out, he remained calm and pretended to drink tea while watching Linghu Tiangong drink the cup of poisoned tea. After that, the door owner poured it out again. The poisoned tea in my hand, cleaning the teacup, and refilling the tea created the illusion that the murderer’s hands were faster than Linghu Tiangong’s. All this was to continue to draw my attention to the long-dead Li Unintentional!" Putting the teacup heavily on the table, Yun Jisang raised his head and stared at Cao Zhong: "It's a pity that the sect master didn't find out that Linghu Tiangong left the last message before he died, which was written on the sole of the shoe. Just the word 'two'. The eldest son is Meng, and the second son is Zhong. This word 'two' refers to the name of the sect master! I wonder if the sect master has any explanation for this?" Cao Zhong said indifferently: "No matter whether I can be convicted based on this simple word 'two', how should Luo Jiankong's death be explained? Everyone has seen that when Hong Kuangji jumped off the cliff to commit suicide, I was with Father Peter and the others..." "I have to say, this is the most wonderful part of the sect master's plan. Brother Luo and Zhang Huang secretly investigated the sect master, and the sect master killed Luo brother, naturally to prevent him from telling the truth. , so that you have the origin of "you can't speak". After killing brother Luo, there must be a victim as the murderer to take the blame for the sect master. And this person is Hong Kuoji, the sect master's favorite fifth disciple. " Speaking of this, Yun Jisang shook his head and sighed softly: "Actually, the master of the sect has long wanted to get rid of Hong Kuoji. Among the disciples of the master of the sect, he is the only one who leads art investment teachers, and the possibility of being a spy is extremely high." Big. Not only that, but he also used drugs to control the young sect master and provoke the relationship between the sect master and other disciples. Based on this alone, no matter whether he is a spy or not, the sect master will get rid of him soon..." "Joke, that Hong Kuoji obviously committed suicide by jumping off a cliff, so what has he got to do with Cao?" "Yes, Hong Kuoji did coerce me, but I saw him commit suicide by jumping off a cliff! Everyone was there, and they all saw it! You must have made a mistake!" Cao Bian stood up and shouted excitedly. refute. "Young sect master was wrong. It was not Hong Kuoji who jumped off the cliff, but a puppet carefully prepared by the sect master!" "Puppet?" Cao Bian was taken aback for a moment, and then said fiercely, "Nonsense! Hong Kuoji roared like thunder at that time, how could the puppet roar so loudly? Everyone was present except the little junior sister, and the faceless puppet was surrounded by empty space. Without one person, who can manipulate the puppets hundreds of feet away?" Yun Jisang smiled slightly: "Why do you need to manipulate it? Isn't Master Cao's best skill at ringing the clock? You just need to set the time on the puppet, and the puppet will automatically run when the time comes. This is what I saw with my own eyes in the master's study. See." "What about the roar? Such a loud roar, as loud as thunder! Then how to explain it?" "The puppet sect is famous all over the world for its hair-shaking puppets, but the master of the sect knows that the hair-shaking puppets are also called medicine hair puppets. According to the Esoteric Buddhism "The Mandala Mandala Mandala" built by Tianzhu Esoteric Buddhism is often There are gods, Buddhas and ghosts. If you hold the medicine and put it in the mouth of the sky statue, it can make the heavens dazzle for a while and make a loud cry. If you put it in the mouth of the Mahakala statue, it will make the statue roar. When it roars, the earth, mountains and forests There was a momentary shock.' Doesn't the Young Sect Master feel familiar with this situation?" Cao Bian's lips trembled, and he said bravely, "What about the puppet? Where is the puppet? There is obviously only Hong Kuoji's body in the pool, and there is no puppet you mentioned!" "The puppets are right here!" Zhuo Anjie jumped up suddenly, leaped to the top of the girder, and lifted one of the puppets from those strangely shaped beams.This puppet was about seven feet tall, dressed in a gorgeous brocade robe, with a white face and hair, very terrifying. "Faceless puppet!" Wang Biyan lost her voice. "After the door master killed Hong Kuoji, he put on a brocade robe and a mask, and threw the body into the pool. Then, he placed the puppet on the cliff and set a time. When the time came, the puppet walked to By the side of the waterfall, let out a roar, and then jumped off the cliff, just as we saw. However, the puppet was filled with lead bars, and after falling into the pool, it did not float up, but sank directly to the bottom of the pool. When we came to the pool, the only thing we saw was Hong Kuoji's body. And this roaring Mahakala was hiding under the pool, hiding from everyone's eyes. The gatekeeper didn't expect Well, the medicinal puppet Mahakala you painstakingly created turned out to be the deadliest evidence. You know, Mahakala is exactly the real name of Mahakala!" Yun Jisang turned around abruptly, and walked slowly towards Cao Zhong: "The master of the sect has been developing Daheitian for many years, so he is naturally familiar with the method of using medicine to make the puppet make sounds. In fact, this matter is not mysterious, it is nothing more than using certain medicines to harmonize each other. , causing it to generate air bubbles, and drive the machine to vibrate to make a sound. And this technique of using medicine to make a sound, as well as the formulas of several medicines, happened to be recorded in the sect master's handbook! I don't know what explanation the sect master has for this? " "Explain? Why does Cao have to explain?" Cao Zhong sneered, not panicking, "Although this method of making puppets with medicine is rare, it is not a unique skill. With a little effort, it is not difficult to find. Cao is also unintentional." It was found in an ancient book left by the seniors. I am afraid it is not appropriate for Shaoxia Yun to use it as evidence?" "What about this one?" Yun Jisang took out an account book from his pocket and threw it in front of Cao Zhong. Cao Zhong picked up the account book, rolled his eyes, and smiled slightly: "This is the account book of my family, and all the expenses are recorded on it. Why, Yun Shaoxia is also interested in making accounts?" "This account book was found at the scene where Brother Luo was murdered, and it recorded the date and congratulatory gifts when the sect master went to Lu Wang's Mansion." As he spoke, Yun Jisang raised the letter in his hand and said in a deep voice, "Coincidentally, These dates are completely consistent with the dates on this letter! In other words, every time the sect master goes down the mountain to visit King Lu, there will be a bloody incident at the foot of the mountain! Dare the sect master say, is this also a coincidence?" Cao Zhong looked at Yun Jisang quietly for a while, slowly raised his hand, and applauded gently: "Young Master Yun's wonderful theory, Cao admires it very much... But, although Cao is not a person in the officialdom, he also knows how to inspect prisons." Judging the case depends on witnesses and physical evidence. Although Yun Shaoxia asserted that Cao was the real murderer, Yun Shaoxia did not have witnesses. As for the physical evidence, no matter whether it is a letter or a puppet, it is impossible to be sure. It was what Cao did. Shaoxia Yun has said so much, almost entirely based on conjectures, none of which can be called ironclad evidence, how can you be convincing just based on your one-sided words?" Yun Jisang closed his eyes slightly, took a deep breath, and opened it again, his tone as calm as water: "Indeed, I do not have the so-called ironclad evidence in my hand. However, if I remember correctly, the imperial court will come tomorrow Are you human?" As soon as these words came out, Cao Zhong's face finally changed, and even his voice revealed a tinge of chill: "What does Shaoxia Yun mean?" "I don't know if Yun's one-sided words can catch the eyes of the court's emissary?" Yun Jisang said indifferently. Cao Zhong didn't say a word, just stared at Yun Jisang, his five fingers clasped tightly on the mahogany armrest gradually turned white. With a "click", the hard mahogany handrail was grabbed by him abruptly, which shows how angry he is! Everyone knows that Cao Zhongxiong is a talented person. He has worked hard for many years and spent a lot of money to befriend King Lu, in order to be able to rise to the top of the court one day.In order to become an official, he even resigned from the position of sect master! Yun Jisang is a military strategy general conferred by the imperial court. Although he is a casual general and has no real power, he is a popular person in front of the Minister of the Ministry of War. If he believes that Cao Zhong is suspected of murder, who would dare to promote Cao Zhong rashly? ? Cut off Cao Zhong's road to Qingyun, it is more uncomfortable than killing him! "Young Xia Yun, don't force people too much! People in the Jianghu have their own rules, why play with the officialdom?" This sentence was almost squeezed out of Cao Zhong's teeth, every word was full of hatred , condensed into ice slag. "Well said..." Zhuo Anjie raised her sword and walked into the arena casually, "Matters between people in the Jianghu should naturally be resolved according to the rules of the Jianghu. Since the head of the sect has made such a bold statement, please go ahead." .” Cao Zhong's face was ashen, but he never dared to end.Zhuo Anjie's swordsmanship is like a god, and she is a first-class top master. Even if she fights against the master of Shaolin Wudang, she may not be at a disadvantage.He is the head of a small sect, his martial arts are barely top-notch, so how dare he step forward to make a move? "Senior Sister..." Yun Jisang winked at Zhuo Anjie. Zhuo Anjie has been with him for many years, she has a tacit understanding in her heart, she flew in front of Cao Zhong in a flash, and slashed at his neck with her palm! Cao Zhong didn't have time to get up, so he raised his left hand to fight!Zhuo Anjie pointed her left hand together and quickly touched Tanzhong acupoint! Cao Zhongren was sitting on the chair, unable to dodge, he simply raised his leg and kicked Zhuo Anjie's lower abdomen!Zhuo Anjie slapped the scabbard around her waist with her right hand, and the hilt was struck down with force, hitting Cao Zhongfeng's Long acupoint with great precision! Cao Zhong roared, but he was powerless to resist.Zhuo Anjie stretched out her fingers, and sealed the Liangqiu and Futu holes on his legs.In a blink of an eye, the master of the puppet gate was already sitting on the grand master's chair, unable to move. "The head of the sect will have a good rest in this Qiansi Hall tonight, and think about how to explain it when the court comes tomorrow." Yun Jisang said calmly. "Father!" Cao Bian roared and rushed over. Yun Jisang flicked his fingers, and a grain of "Raksha Tears" hit Yamen acupoint.Cao Bian's body went limp and he fell to the ground. Yun Jisang frowned, and then said to Wang Biyan: "The young master will be taken care of by Mrs. Ru and Miss Gu. As for Mrs. Cao..." He looked at Father Peter and smiled slightly, "There will be Father Lao, Madam tonight You must pray wholeheartedly for the head of the sect, and ask you masters and apprentices to help her well." Li Zhongxiu smiled knowingly: "Young Xia Yun, don't worry, we will take good care of Mrs. Cao." "So, thank you very much." Yun Jisang nodded slightly to him, and looked around the crowd, "Senior sister and I will guard the corridor going down the mountain. No one is allowed to go down the mountain without permission tonight, let alone walk around and make confessions at will. The fate of the puppet gate will be It will be decided by the court envoy tomorrow! Do you have any questions?" — Yun Jisang has always looked like a polite scholar, but now his eyes are cold and sharp, his tone is cold, and his whole body is full of decisiveness.Everyone was frightened by him, and suddenly no one responded, and there was a dead silence in the hall. "Since no one objects, please go back and rest early, tomorrow will be a very long day." Yun Jisang said lightly.