Chapter 58 Water Hall Workshop
Zhang Yuelu did not directly inform Bai Yingqiong, but told Mu Ying about the news and told Mu Ying to tell him that when Bai Yingqiong took the initiative to ask, she would tell Bai Yingqiong. If Bai Yingqiong didn't ask, there would be no need to say it.
Mu Jing couldn't help asking, "Where are you investigating the case? Just forget it?"
Zhang Yuelu replied: "Brothers fight against the wall and defend against their insults. If I can only choose one of them, I would rather let those Taoist scums go for the time being, and save Jinling first."
Mu Jing was silent and didn't say anything more.
Things are prioritized. If Zhang Yuelu’s guess is correct, then naturally, Jinling Mansion is more serious and investigation is lighter.
After Zhang Yuelu finished the explanation, she raised her chin slightly to Qi Xuansu who was waiting next to her: "Let's go."
Before Qi Xuansu could reply, Zhang Yuelu jumped and flew into the air.
Qi Xuansu injected true energy into the "Taiyi Cloud Yi", and felt a rising force coming from his waist. Then cloud energy emerged around the "Taiyi Cloud Yi", causing a sudden light to fall on his body, and then he was held up by the rising force like a goose feather and flew up.
To be fair, if you fix the silk on the chest strap of half of your arm, then put it on your shoulders, and twist it between your arms, the lift formed can be evenly supported by the whole body. At this time, Qi Xuansu wrapped it around his waist, and the center of gravity was somewhat unbalanced and shaking. It can be seen that it has its own reasons to be designed in the silk style.
Fortunately, Qi Xuansu is not far from the heavenly beings, and has no experience in controlling the wind, but has had the experience of temporarily stagnating in the air. He quickly controlled his body and began to fly forward with his thoughts.
At this time, the night was already deep. Even if there was no curfew in Jinling Mansion, not many people were still active outdoors. The two of them flew around half of Jinling Mansion in the darkness, and then lowered their bodies not far from a lively street.
This long street is the famous Ten Miles of Qinhuai.
There is no way. The Ten Miles of Qinhuai was built along the banks of the Qinhuai River and has been passed down for hundreds of years. The water purification workshop cannot be far away from the Qinhuai River, so the two are close together.
Legend has it that the Qinhuai River was Zulong, with two sources. The east source is located in Ronghua Mountain and the south source is located in Shuilu Mountain. Two waterways merge into the main stream in Jiangning Prefecture and flow to Jinling Prefecture. At Tongjimen, the Qinhuai River is divided into two, one branch is the "Nei Qinhuai River". It flows into the city from Dongshui Pass, flows through the south of the old city and exits from Xishui Pass. It is about ten miles long, which is the "Ten Miles of Qinhuai"; the other branch flows around the city wall outside the city, playing the role of a moat, and merges with the Nei Qinhuai River near the Shuixi Pass into one, and finally merges into the river at the Sanban River.
The two sides of the "Ten Miles of Qinhuai" are the most prosperous places in Jinling Prefecture, with a gathering of industries and a prosperous market. A water is separated by the river, the north bank is the Jiangnan Gongyuan, and the south bank is the place where famous scholars gather.
At this time, Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu were on the south bank. Even though it was late at night, it was still very lively. Not only were the lights brightly, but people were coming and going.
The two walked side by side, and after crossing the long street, they could reach the Water Hall Workshop.
Colorful lights hang high around, the piano and zither are noisy, and the figures are shaking.
Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu walked while walking, and seemed out of place with the surroundings.
Qi Xuansu restrained the cloud aura that was born from "Taiyi Cloud Yi" and the murderous aura on his body, and seemed very low-key. Zhang Yuelu was still dressed as a Taoist priest, but when she was fighting fiercely, her head crown was broken, so her hair was covered with casually, even covering part of her face, which was not very conspicuous.
The two of them deliberately walked in the dim shadow of the lights, covering their bodies with the night.
Zhang Yuelu was distracted for a moment, and her thoughts briefly left the case investigation and secret society, and her eyes turned to Qi Xuansu beside her.
The light of light and darkness fell on Qi Xuansu, illuminating his face with a flash of light and darkness. Just like him, he was never light, but it was not dark, but black and white intertwined.
If it weren't for her, Qi Xuansu probably wouldn't have taken the initiative to participate in these things. Many people think that Qi Xuansu is with her because she is greedy for vanity and wants to seek something from her. But when you think about it carefully, did Qi Xuansu really get something? I'm afraid it may not be possible, but he almost lost his life.
If he was not by her side, he would have been alone at this time. He would not return to the dungeon after escaping, nor would he not remedy Zhenwu Temple at this time, but would come to the Water Hall.
In a sense, Qi Xuansu has always been pursuing "maintaining the family" rather than "pacifying the world".
She thought so and couldn't help but hum the song "Double Tune Qiao Card". Although Zhang Yuelu was not proficient in music, she was at least in tune with someone's absurdity.
Although the sound was low, it lingered around the two and reached Qi Xuansu's ears.
Zhang Yuelu found that Qi Xuansu was still looking ahead, but her lips moved slightly, as if she was silently simultaneously holding the beat.
Zhang Yuelu couldn't help but smile gently, without saying it out loud, and continued to hum, feeling a little relaxed.
The two of them walked through this bustling and prosperous street and came to a deserted place.
Zhang Yuelu raised her hand and pointed: "That's the Water Hall Workshop."
Qi Xuansu looked at it and saw a building similar to a temple standing quietly in the dark shadows, with high walls and black tiles, and the door was closed. Four big red lanterns were hung under the eaves of the main entrance, and the four big words "Sky", "Slow", "Tai", and "Flat" were written in turn from right to left. The light of the lantern was only a few feet above the front of the door, and the rest was still dark. From a distance, it looked like a black beast opened its bloody mouth.
"How is it a temple?" Qi Xuansu couldn't help but ask.
Zhang Yuelu replied: "There are 480 temples in the Southern Dynasties, and there are so many towers and rain. It is not a strange thing to have temples in Jinling Mansion, but there are not many Taoist temples. However, when the Buddhist and Taoist families broke up and the Taoist sected and confiscated many temples. Some temples were converted into Taoist temples, and some temples were directly demolished for other purposes. This water hall workshop was transformed from the temple."
"How to get in?" Qi Xuansu asked again.
Zhang Yuelu pondered a little and said, "Snooze in. If we are wrong, then just leave. Just think that there is no such thing. If we are wrong, we will not be alarmed."
Qi Xuansu had no objection, looked around and walked straight to the alley next to him.
Zhang Yuelu followed Qi Xuansu.
In this regard, Qi Xuansu's experience is richer than Zhang Yuelu.
Entering the alley, there was no light, only moonlight. Qi Xuansu saw a dead corner and jumped gently, and had already crossed the wall.
Zhang Yuelu followed closely behind.
After climbing over the wall, it should have been a small fenced patio, but many buildings were demolished, and the patio was connected to the outside yard and turned into a large open space.
Looking around, there is a desolate scene with overgrown weeds. Because it is summer, the weeds against the wall are almost half a person tall, so it is very easy to hide their bodies.
Zhang Yuelu explained: "The main facilities of the Water Hall Workshop are concentrated in the underground part, and the above part is just a cover-up. In the eyes of unknown people, it is just a deserted temple."
Qi Xuansu nodded and asked, "How do we go to the underground part?"
Zhang Yuelu activated the "Immortal Qi-seeing Technique", and purple air flowed in her eyes, and a blood-red "airflow" that could not be seen by the naked eye appeared in her sight, extending to the extreme distance like a winding path.
"Follow me." Zhang Yuelu followed the blood-red "airflow", and Qi Xuansu followed Zhang Yuelu.
After seven or eight turns, we came to a side hall, which was the entrance to the underground part.
Pushing open the hidden door, Zhang Yuelu paused for a moment, looked down and saw a large pool of undried water stains.
Qi Xuansu twitched his nose: "It smells so bad, it seems to be the smell of corpse water."
The so-called "corpse-transforming water" is famous in the world. As long as corpses and living people are contaminated with the water of corpse, they will be transformed into a pool of liquid by this poisonous water in a very short time. Even bones and clothes are also melted into liquid, melting like candles. This kind of thing is not difficult to make, but it is expensive. A poor boy like Qi Xuansu has some understanding but has never used it.
Zhang Yuelu stepped over the threshold with one foot and gently twisted the tip of her shoe. Sure enough, she felt a slight uneven feeling of the ground beneath her feet. This should be due to corrosion, making the originally flat ground like the sand after being hit by rain.
Judging from the area of water stains, there should be quite a few bodies that have been dissolved.
No wonder this place is quiet.
Zhang Yuelu whispered: "It seems we are not wrong."
Chapter completed!