Chapter 58: Shuitang Workshop

Zhang Yuelu did not inform Bai Yingqiong directly, but told Mu Jin the news, and told Mu Jin to wait until Bai Yingqiong asked about it, and then tell Bai Yingqiong. If Bai Yingqiong did not ask, then there was no need to say it.

Mu Jin could not help but ask: "What about investigating the case? Just let it go?"

Zhang Yuelu replied: "Brothers quarrel within the wall, defend against insults from outside. If I can only choose one of the two, I would rather let those Taoist scums go for the time being, and save Jinling first."

Mu Jin was silent, and said nothing more.

Things are divided into priorities. If Zhang Yuelu's guess is right, then naturally Jinling Mansion is more important and investigating the case is less important.

After Zhang Yuelu finished explaining, he slightly raised his chin to Qi Xuansu who was waiting beside him: "Let's go."

Without waiting for Qi Xuansu to reply, Zhang Yuelu had already jumped into the air.

Qi Xuansu injected true qi into the "Taiyi Cloud Clothes" and felt a rising force coming from his waist. Then, clouds appeared around the "Taiyi Cloud Clothes", making his whole body suddenly light, and then he was lifted up by this rising force like a goose feather.

To be fair, if the shawl is fixed on the chest strap of the half arm, then draped over the shoulders and swirled between the arms, the lifting force formed can evenly lift the whole body. At this time, Qi Xuansu wrapped it around his waist, and his center of gravity was somewhat unbalanced and swaying. It can be seen that it was designed as a shawl style for a reason.

Fortunately, Qi Xuansu was not far from the heavenly man. He had no experience of riding the wind, but he had the experience of staying in the air for a short time. He quickly controlled his body shape and began to fly forward with his mind moving.

At this time, it was late at night. Even if there was no curfew in Jinling Prefecture, not many people were still outdoors. The two flew over half of Jinling Prefecture in the night, and then landed not far from a busy long street.

This long street is the famous Shili Qinhuai.

There is no way. Shili Qinhuai is built along the banks of Qinhuai River. It has been passed down for hundreds of years. The water purification workshop cannot be far away from Qinhuai River, so the two are close together.

Legend has it that the Qinhuai River was dug by Zulong. There are two sources. The east source is located in Ronghua Mountain and the south source is located in Shuilu Mountain. The two waterways merge into the main stream in Jiangning Prefecture and flow to Jinling Prefecture. At Tongji Gate, Qinhuai River is divided into two. One is the "Inner Qinhuai River", which enters the city from the East Water Gate, flows through the south of the old city and exits the city from the West Water Gate. It is about ten miles long, namely "Shili Qinhuai"; the other flows around the city wall outside the city, playing the role of a moat, and merges with the Inner Qinhuai River near Shuixi Gate, and finally merges into the river at Sanchahe.

The two sides of the "Shili Qinhuai" are the most prosperous places in Jinling Prefecture, where hundreds of industries gather and the market is prosperous. A river separates the two sides of the river. The north bank is the Jiangnan Imperial Examination Hall, and the south bank is where the famous courtesans of the Jiaofang 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 with bright lights, but also with people coming and going.

The two walked side by side, and after crossing this long street, they arrived at the Shuitang Workshop.

There were colorful lanterns hanging high around, the sound of music and the harp was noisy, and people were swaying.

Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu walked in the middle, and they seemed out of place with the surroundings.

Qi Xuansu restrained the cloudiness of the "Taiyi Cloud Clothes" and the murderous aura on his body, and seemed very low-key. Zhang Yuelu was still dressed as a Taoist priest, but the crown had been broken during the previous fierce fight, so the black hair was casually scattered, even covering part of the face, and it was not very conspicuous.

The two deliberately walked in the shadows of the dim lights, using the night to cover their figures.

Zhang Yuelu was distracted for a moment, and her thoughts were temporarily separated from the investigation and the secret society, and her eyes turned to Qi Xuansu beside her.

The light of varying brightness fell on Qi Xuansu, reflecting his face in a flickering manner, just like him, who was never bright, but also not dark, but a mixture of black and white.

If it weren't for her, Qi Xuansu probably wouldn't take the initiative to participate in these things. Many people think that Qi Xuansu is with her because he is greedy and vain, and wants to seek something from her, but think carefully, did Qi Xuansu really get anything? I'm afraid not, but he almost lost his life.

If he wasn't by her side, he would have kept himself safe at this time. He wouldn't have returned to the dungeon after escaping, nor would he have come to Shuitang instead of not remedying Zhenwu Temple at this time.

In a sense, Qi Xuansu has been pursuing "harmony of the family" rather than "peace of the world".

As she thought so, she couldn't help but hum the song "Shuangdiao Qiao Pai'er" softly. Although Zhang Yuelu was not proficient in music, compared with someone else's out-of-tune singing, at least it was in tune.

Although the voice was low, it lingered around the two of them and reached Qi Xuansu's ears.

Zhang Yuelu found that Qi Xuansu was still looking forward, but his lips moved slightly, as if he was silently keeping the beat.

Zhang Yuelu couldn't help but smile softly, and didn't say anything, and continued to hum, feeling inexplicably relaxed.

The two of them walked through this bustling long street and came to a deserted place.

Zhang Yuelu raised his hand and pointed: "That's the Shuitang workshop."

Qi Xuansu looked over and saw a temple-like building standing quietly in the dark shadows, with high walls and black tiles, and the doors were closed. Four big red lanterns were hung under the eaves of the main gate, with the four big characters "天", "下", "太", and "平" written from right to left. The light of the lanterns only reached a few feet in front of the door, and other places were still dark. From a distance, it looked like a black beast with its bloody mouth opened wide.

"Why is it a temple?" Qi Xuansu asked.

Zhang Yuelu replied: "There are 480 temples in the Southern Dynasties, and many towers are in the mist and rain. It is not uncommon for Jinling Prefecture to have temples, but there are not many Taoist temples. However, at that time, Buddhism and Taoism tore each other apart, and the Taoist sect sealed and confiscated many temples. Some temples were converted into Taoist temples, and some temples were directly demolished and used for other purposes. This Shuitang workshop was converted from a temple."

"How to get in?" Qi Xuansu asked again.

Zhang Yuelu pondered for a moment and said: "Sneak in. If we are wrong, then we will retreat and just pretend that nothing happened. If we are not wrong, we will not alarm the enemy."

Qi Xuansu had no objection, looked around, and walked straight to the alley next to him.

Zhang Yuelu followed behind Qi Xuansu.

In this regard, Qi Xuansu has more experience than Zhang Yuelu.

Entering the alley, there was no light at all, only moonlight. Qi Xuansu saw a blind spot and jumped lightly, and he had already climbed over the wall.

Zhang Yuelu followed closely behind.

After climbing over the wall, there should have been a small courtyard surrounded by trees, but many buildings were demolished, and the courtyard was connected to the outside yard, becoming a large open space.

Looking around, the surroundings were desolate and overgrown with weeds. Because it was summer, the weeds against the wall were almost half a person tall, which made it very easy to hide.

Zhang Yuelu explained: "The main facilities of the Shuitang workshop are concentrated in the underground part, and the above-ground part is just a cover. To those who don't know the inside story, it is just an abandoned temple."

Qi Xuansu nodded and asked: "How do we get to the underground part?"

Zhang Yuelu activated the "Immortal Air Viewing Technique", and purple air flowed in her eyes. A blood-red "airflow" that could not be seen by the naked eye appeared in her sight, extending to the far distance like a winding path.

"Follow me." Zhang Yuelu followed the blood-red "airflow" and Qi Xuansu followed behind Zhang Yuelu.

After turning around, they came to a side hall, which was the entrance to the underground part.

Pushing open the half-closed door, Zhang Yuelu paused for a moment, looked down, and saw a large pool of wet water.

Qi Xuansu twitched his nose: "It smells so bad, it seems to be the smell of corpse-dissolving water."

The so-called "corpse-dissolving water" is well-known in the martial arts world. As long as the corpse or the living are contaminated by the corpse-dissolving water, it will be turned into a pool of liquid in a very short time. Even bones and clothes are also dissolved into liquid, just like candles. This kind of thing is not difficult to make, but it is expensive. A poor boy like Qi Xuansu knows about it but has never used it.

Zhang Yuelu stepped over the threshold with one foot and gently twisted the tip of his shoe. Sure enough, he felt that the ground under his feet was slightly uneven. This should be due to corrosion, making the originally flat ground like sand after being hit by rain.

Judging from the area of ​​the water stains, there should be quite a few bodies that have been dissolved.

No wonder this place is so quiet.

Zhang Yuelu whispered: "It seems we are not wrong."

Qi Xuansu pulled out the "Feiying" from his waist.

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