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On this day, the sky of the imperial capital Bianliang is as blue as washing, and the warm winter sun caresses her child like a mother who has reunited after a long absence. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info the whole Bianliang city is a happy and peaceful atmosphere, everyone's eyes are filled with hope and prayer for the New Year, they just want the next year to be more solid than this year, there is no war, the world is peaceful and prosperous. The red lanterns hung high became more and more dazzling like the blazing hope in the hearts of the people.

Ling Tianyun took Zhao An and Ma Chenghui out of the Zhao Mansion, and when they left the Zhao Mansion, the warm winter sun had already risen into the air, and the white mist rising from the dawn in the city had already been expelled by the warm sun. Except for the occasional gust of cold wind blowing like a cone, everyone was full of joy.

They came to the place where the crime occurred, Xiting Street, at this time, because the murder occurred less, but it should be lively and prosperous, and a little more condensed and murderous atmosphere. With such a clear sky and good weather, this is an extremely lively and bustling street, and there should be more people. Today, it is sparsely crowded, not that pedestrians and passers-by do not want to come here, but that there is a murder on this street, everyone is in danger, and the blockade of the scene by the arresters in the government office, so this street has become extremely deserted.

When Ling Tianyun and the three of them came to the scene of the murder, they saw several arresters in official uniforms inspecting the scene. Those catchers were all some unfamiliar faces, but they didn't see the figure of Da Liu. Ling Tianyun was very puzzled, he knew that Da Liu was the first to come to this scene, but there was no reason not to see him. When the three of them approached a noodle shop, they were stopped by the catcher who was surveying the scene.

"Idlers and others are not allowed to approach, otherwise they will be punished for obstructing official business." A hunter with a solemn face and a small height shouted at the three of them. And from their cold eyes, it can be seen that they attach great importance to this matter, although there are people killed in this imperial capital city all the year round, but only since the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty, this matter has been decreasing day by day, especially in this year, there are almost no murders in the city. But at the end of the year, there was such a strange murder, which made those fast catchers not pay attention to it.

Seeing that the government was arresting Kuai so much about this case, Ling Tianyun didn't feel that his eyebrows were furrowed, he knew that there must be a reason for Liu to catch his head. But why didn't he see that Liu Zhutou, logically speaking, Liu Zhutou should be the first to appear here, but he didn't see that Liu Zhutou. Of course, he also knew the relationship between Liu Zhutou and Lao Li, but Liu Zhutou went to investigate by himself.

Unable to get close to the scene, Ling Tianyun was not discouraged, he instructed Zhao An and Ma Chenghui to carefully investigate the surrounding environment. Seeing the shocking footprints one after another, there was no clue in those messy footprints, which made Ling Tianyun give up a little. Since there are no clues on the scene, I can only go to other places to see. And all the shops in this street seem to have been killed because of the murder, and many of them are closed.

Of course, the catchers on the scene did not ignore those shops, only to see them keep entering and exiting those shops with open doors, and then walked out one by one disappointed. There was a solemn and dejected look on their faces, and none of the shops here had a single witness, which meant that at dawn, none of them knew what was going on here. The blood stains all over the ground, such a big movement, but no one heard or saw it.

Looking at the respectful shopkeepers who sent out those inquiries, Ling Tianyun knew that it was difficult to find any clues here. And his eyes couldn't help but look around at the shops on both sides of the street, and when his eyes fell on a shop, he couldn't help but light up. The shop was a rouge gouache shop specializing in women's products, and I saw a graceful woman standing in front of the store, looking at the busy catchers calmly with her eyes.

The woman was about thirty years old, with fair skin like clotted cream, and a long dress like a light gauze that showed her graceful figure to the fullest. was originally thirty years old, but she had a girlish complexion, with a slight pink flush on her cheeks, like a young girl with spring. Her gaze swept over Ling Tianyun's body, and she didn't seem to notice the seventeen or eighteen-year-old young man in Xuanyi.

However, Ling Tianyun felt a trace of weakness in his heart, and as for what was wrong, he couldn't say anything. But he felt something peculiar in the woman's gaze, a sensation he seemed to have encountered before, but he couldn't remember where for a moment. The woman's figure and gaze were firmly remembered by Ling Tianyun at once, he just remembered the woman directly by himself, but he couldn't tell what was wrong.

You can't stay here for long, because the catchers are starting to notice the three of them, and if they continue to stay here, they will definitely cause some unnecessary trouble. Although these troubles could hardly pose any threat to Ling Tianyun's opinion, it was better to have more than one thing.

The three of them continued to walk forward, deliberately bypassing the cordon set up by the catchers and walking forward. Along the way, Ling Tianyun couldn't stop looking at the messy footprints on the ground, one of which was a row of footprints with bright red bloodstains, which made him feel his heart sink. These footprints are supposed to be carrying a person, and the footprints of the weight of the two bodies are more clearly visible, while the other footprints are messy but not very clear.

"Ling Gongzi, those footprints are not Khitan." Ma Chenghui, who had been following Zhao An, suddenly whispered to Ling Tianyun, and Ling Tianyun, who had fallen into deep thought with his words, was stunned for a moment and had not yet reacted. And Ma Chenghui said it again, but his words made Ling Tianyun and Zhao An stop.

"Old Ma, how do you know that those footprints are not Khitans, can you tell whether we are from the imperial capital or Khitans just by these footprints." When Zhao An heard this, he couldn't help but refute the thief. Just look at the footprints, you can see whether it is Khitan or Han, which is also incredible.

However, Ma Chenghui's words shocked Ling Tianyun's heart, and he went through the footprints he had just seen in his mind again. Ling Tianyun couldn't say that he knew 100% about the Khitans on horseback all year round, but he could say for sure that he basically understood. As for the clue of this footprint, he really didn't notice it for a while. Only then did he remember that those footprints were relatively flat and symmetrical, and if they were Khitan footprints, then they would be different. The Khitans were adept at fighting on horseback, and they spent more time on horseback than on the ground. So their feet should have some deformities, and they can't be so shapely.

"Yes, Lao Ma is right, those footprints are not Khitans, but some people in this imperial capital." Ling Tianyun's eyes flashed, and he explained to Zhao An. Since he is not a Khitan, why blame the Khitans, is there any ulterior motive for the real murderer, he couldn't help but think in his heart.

As soon as Ma Chenghui heard that Ling Tianyun agreed with his point of view, his eyes suddenly revealed some strange brilliance. But that Zhao An was in the clouds, he saw that Ling Tianyun was deep in thought again, and it was not good to disturb, so he had to ask Ma Chenghui for advice. In the Zhao family, in addition to Zhao Kuangyin and Ling Tianyun who are more familiar with him, it is Zhao An, the family member of the Zhao Mansion, who is simple and simple, but he is smart and lively by nature, he can get along with anyone, and he has no discrimination against Ma Chenghui. Ma Chenghui saw Zhao An asking him for advice, and he also said the key to this without reservation.

Ling Tianyun originally wanted to ask Zhao An about the Flying Bird Camp, but this Flying Bird Camp was originally a secret, and Zhao An might not know about it. As for the matter between Lao Li and Alai, Zhao Kuangyin also told him a rough idea, but some details were not mentioned. Presumably, Zhao Kuangyin may not know all the details.

The three of them walked all the way along the Xiting Street, and when they came to the end of the street, they saw a narrow alley appear at the end of the Xiting Street. At the entrance to the alley was a towering tree, which guarded the alley like a faithful guard.

"The courtyards on both sides of this alley belong to the big families in this imperial capital, and there are about ten families in the first place. Large families have a habit of opening a small door behind their yard to make it more convenient. Zhao An frowned when he saw Ling Tianyun looking at this deep and endless alley, and he explained to Ling Tianyun. And Ma Chenghui's eyes showed a little surprise, he had never seen such a deep and narrow alley.

Ling Tianyun looked into the alley again, only to see a cloudy and windy feeling in the deep and endless alley, and a rustling sound on the ground full of dead leaves. At first glance, the alleys were lined with dead branches that had fallen their leaves, and those dead branches covered the alley, which was less than a foot wide, and the mottled courtyard walls on both sides of the alley that were about to collapse formed a deep and gloomy long hole.

Ling Tianyun raised his feet and walked towards the alley, he looked up at the sunlight shining down from the cracks in the dead branches, the mottled trees were sprinkled with golden sunlight, illuminating the ground full of dead branches. And although the sun can shine in this alley, it is a gust of cloudy wind, gathering but not dispersing, which makes people can't help but give birth to creepy heart palpitations.

Seeing Ling Tianyun stepping into the small alley, Zhao An and Ma Chenghui also walked in, they stepped in the small alley full of dead leaves, and they could only hear the rustling sound of the dead leaves under their feet, as well as the sound of gusts of wind wailing. I don't know how long they walked, but the alley seemed to have no end, and there was still no end in sight.

In front of them, a striking and dazzling object fluttered in the wind, and when they stepped forward, it was a red ribbon, the blood-red color of the ribbon was as old as the wind and rain for many years, but it was still well preserved. The sudden appearance of this dazzling ribbon made their hearts suddenly tighten, as if the bright red ribbon was the weapon of impermanence.

"This courtyard was the mansion of an important minister of the former Jin State, and at that time the Shi family sat on the dragon chair, but they didn't want to be replaced by the Liu family as the Han State. In the chaos of that coup d'état, the entire family of this important minister was killed and all turned to ashes. This ribbon was hung by the daughter of this important minister, who is said to have fallen in love with a man of low status. Unexpectedly, a disaster came, the whole family was killed, and the man disappeared mysteriously. ”

A strange light flashed in Zhao An's eyes, and he recounted to Ling Tianyun and Ma Chenghui that he did not tell the identity of the man, but only the love story between a woman who was persecuted by a war and a man of low status. There is no tragic emotional color, only a story that makes people tremble in their hearts when they listen to it. This is just a corner of this imperial capital, and this imperial capital does not know how many stories like this happen every day.

"Do you know who owns this compound?" Ling Tianyun's heart didn't fluctuate much, although he had some feelings in his heart for such a story, it was not enough to make him fluctuate.

"The patriarch of the Four Dynasties, the minister of the country, and the mansion of Taishi Feng." Zhao An's eyes showed a solemn look, and he told Ling Tianyun the owner of this courtyard at this time.

"Master Feng, but Feng Dao, also known as Feng Daozi." Ling Tianyun locked his eyebrows and thought for a moment, then blurted out. Faintly, he felt a tense when he said the name, as if he felt a pair of sharp eyes watching them in the dark, not to say that those eyes were watching him, watching his every move.