Chapter 679: The Case of Losing Heart, Peacock Divine Light
Jiangnan West Road, Jiujiang County, Pengze County.
Three months ago, a man came from Chang'an and served as the magistrate of Pengze County.
This man was named Di Renjie. He was appointed prime minister in the second year of Tianshou. However, he served as prime minister for only four months before he was thrown into prison by the cruel official Lai Junchen on charges of treason.
Since the Empress Dowager came to power, she has used cruel officials, among whom Lai Junchen was undoubtedly the best. Anyone who fell into his hands, whether they were princes, nobles, or generals and ministers, were all killed without exception.
His methods were extremely cruel. He once created a punishment that deafened people's ears, poured vinegar into their noses, and then put them in darkness, depriving them of their senses and making them endure endless loneliness.
As for the scholar with a noble character, he filled the prison with feces, causing him to have a mental breakdown and finally force him to confess his guilt.
He has a famous saying: people can accept death but cannot accept pain, and punishment should make people suffer.
For this purpose, he invented many cruel and inhumane torture instruments, such as Ding Baimai, No Breathing, Seeking Death, Immortal Offering Fruit, Jade Girl Climbing Ladder...
It is said that no prisoner can walk out alive once they fall into his hands.
Except Di Renjie.
In prison, Di Renjie did something unknown that made him be summoned by the Queen Mother herself. In the end, he was spared the death penalty and demoted to the magistrate of Pengze County.
From being the prime minister of the dynasty to being a seventh-rank county magistrate, it can be said that he fell from grace overnight, and I don't know how many cold stares and ridicules he suffered.
But Di Renjie remained unmoved by fame or disgrace. He did not become depressed. After arriving in Pengze County, he suppressed mountain bandits, dug ditches, and rectified the trend of corruption. In a short time, Pengze County was completely transformed.
What people talk about most is his ability to solve cases.
Di Renjie once served as the Secretary of the Dali Temple. He solved 17,000 cases a year and never got anyone wronged. From then on, he became famous.
But after arriving in Pengze County, Di Renjie, known as the "super detective", encountered a very difficult case - the Lost Heart Case.
The identity of the deceased is very special and has a strong legendary color.
It is said that he was once a herbalist who went to Wulong Mountain to collect herbs decades ago, but he encountered two fairies playing chess, one male and one female.
The herbalist was watching the chess game from the side, and the immortal in white even gave him a sip of wine.
At the end of the game, the immortal in white waved his sleeves to see him off. The herbalist saw thousands of thunders descending to the world, and when he returned home he found that twenty-one years had passed!
The experience of this herbalist was quite legendary. Later, he entered a local Taoist temple and became a Taoist priest. He learned the art of astrology and divination and often told fortunes for people. He was known as a half-immortal.
Because of his special experience, people from all over the country came to him, and some even paid a large sum of money to ask for divination.
But just three days ago, this famous half-immortal was found dead in a Taoist temple, his heart had been dug out, and a bloody dagger was still in his hand.
The most horrifying thing is that after looking at the corpse, Di Renjie found that not only was there no pain on the deceased's face, but there was a strange smile.
After investigation, Di Renjie finally came to a conclusion that made him gasp.
The heart of this demigod... was dug out by his own hands!
However, the missing heart was not found at the scene.
During these three days, Di Renjie ruled out the suspicion of other people in the Taoist temple. The clues were interrupted, and even with his intelligence, he found it very difficult to solve the problem.
After much thought, he decided to go to the Wulong Mountains, which were said to be magical by the locals.
After all, that half-immortal had met the immortal playing chess on the top of Wulong Mountain.
His intuition told him that perhaps these two things were vaguely related.
"Sir, we really can't go any further. It is said that if we go any further, we will get lost. Not only will there be wild beasts, but we will also encounter unclean things!"
The captain of the police wanted to say something but stopped himself, looking at the deep Wulong Mountains with a hint of fear.
This place is called the sacred mountain by the locals. Anyone who blasphemes the sacred mountain will be punished by the mountain god, and either disappear in the mountain or be carried away by wild beasts.
Over time, no one dared to step into this mountain.
Di Renjie glanced at him and said with a smile: "In that case, you stay here and wait. Di Chun, come with me up the mountain."
"yes!"
There was a gleam in Di Chun's eyes. He was wearing a tight robe, carrying a sword and a bow on his back. There were thick calluses on his hands. It was obvious that he was an expert in martial arts who had practiced martial arts for many years.
Di Renjie remained calm and walked up the mountain road.
As he walked, he found that Wulong Mountain was indeed strange. The trees were very tall and the flowers and plants were extremely lush. He took a deep breath and felt uplifted.
He didn't know if it was an illusion, but the higher he went, the fresher the air felt. He often saw rare flowers and plants along the way, many of which he couldn't recognize.
Di Renjie had gained some weight, and after walking for a long time he was a little out of breath and sweating profusely. He simply sat a rock to rest for a while, looking at the scenery around him.
"What a deep and secluded forest, but it's too steep. I don't know if we can reach the top before dark."
Di Renjie was a little worried about having to spend the night in the mountains, but Di Chun was worried about something else.
"Sir, something seems to be wrong here. What if there really is a monster..."
Di Chun frowned. For some reason, he always felt like he was being secretly watched.
Di Renjie shook his head and said, "As early as the time of Emperor Taizong, our Tang Dynasty had already laid out the Zhou Tian Xing Dou Great Array. Now that Queen Chen is still alive, the bad guys under her command are all good at fighting and upholding justice. If there really are monsters, they would have found them long ago."
When Di Chun heard the word Taizong, a hint of longing appeared in his eyes.
At that time, Taizong, with the help of the imperial teacher, set up a strange formation, built a dormant dragon, killed the evil god, and conquered the Turks. The two were not only monarch and subject, but also confidants. They worked together to create the prosperous Tang Dynasty, which has become a story for all ages.
Unfortunately, as the Queen Mother took power, the atmosphere of harmony between the ruler and his subjects and the desire to rebuild the country became less and less common.
Just when Di Chun was distracted, a figure quietly approached behind the two of them.
When the scarlet wind hit, Di Chun was the first to realize something was wrong. He turned his head and immediately took a breath of cold air, which rushed to the top of his head.
It turned out to be a huge white-browed tiger with hanging eyes, nearly ten feet long, golden hair, majestic and agile body, showing the aura of a king.
roar!
A tiger's roar startled thousands of birds in the mountains, and its ferocious power was intimidating.
"My Lord, run!"
Di Chun drew his sword and bravely stood in front of the tiger to cover Di Renjie's retreat. At the same time, he was secretly glad that the tiger did not take the opportunity to attack him, otherwise he might be a corpse now.
Di Renjie showed hesitation, but when he saw the tiger slowly approaching, his eyes moved and he began to observe carefully.
"Di Chun, put away the knife."
Di Chun was stunned and put away the knife. Isn't this just seeking death?
But he has followed the Master for many years and understands that the Master's wit is unparalleled in the world, so there must be some truth in what he said.
Di Chun made up his mind, put away his sword, and stared closely at the approaching tiger.
After he put away his knife, the tiger no longer took an attacking stance. Its tail drooped and its body relaxed a lot. It walked past Di Chun with an arrogant look, as if it was disdainful to even look at him.
Di Chun was stunned. Could it be that he was too thin and didn't have enough meat to attract its interest?
Di Renjie looked at the tiger walking towards him. It would be a lie to say he was not afraid, but he had extraordinary concentration and seemed to have discovered something, yet he remained calm.
The tiger came to Di Renjie, circled around him, and finally seemed to be sure of something. It growled and then squatted down.
Di Renjie was stunned and did not move for a long time.
Later, under the constant urging of the tiger, he sat on it hesitantly.
The tiger did not resist, but after he sat down, it kicked its limbs violently!
Almost didn't get up.
The tiger's body trembled, and finally endured the unbearable weight of its life.
With a roar, the tiger perked up its spirit and carried Di Renjie to the top of the mountain. Its limbs seemed to be stepping on the black wind, making it look a lot lighter and climbing the mountain was as easy as walking on flat ground.
Di Chun was dumbfounded when he saw this scene and it took him a long time to come back to his senses.
The master just said he was tired, and immediately a tiger appeared. Is he willing to be your mount?
Suddenly, he remembered something.
Legend has it that when you were young, you met a fairy, and the fairy predicted that you would become the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty in the future.
He originally thought it was just a rumor, but now it seems that the adults really are protected by gods!
…
Ride on a tiger and ride the wind.
Di Renjie lay on the tiger's back, his heart pounding. As a former prime minister, he also knew something about ghosts and gods.
Now he can be sure that there are indeed magical beings hidden in Wulong Mountain, but the other party does not seem to have any ill intentions. Instead, it sends a tiger to greet him.
After walking for a while, the tiger finally reached the top of the mountain when it was so tired that it stuck out its tongue.
Di Renjie looked at the panting tiger and felt a little ashamed, but before he could say anything, the tiger roared and fled down the mountain.
I can’t carry it, I really can’t!
Di Renjie coughed awkwardly and then looked around.
The top of the mountain is very open, surrounded by trees, green vines, exotic flowers and plants. It is quiet and elegant, refreshing and pleasant.
There is a stone table directly in front.
When Di Renjie got closer, he found that it was a chessboard with black and white pieces scattered all over it, covered with traces of time and thick dust.
There were even weeds growing in the cracks of the chessboard.
He recalled the story of the herbalist encountering the immortal, and his heart moved. He realized that this was the chess game that the immortals had played that year, so he stopped to watch.
“It’s really exquisite!”
Di Renjie secretly sighed, he also understood the art of Go very well, this chess player could be called a national master.
"Eh? That's not right..."
Di Renjie carefully examined the chessboard and suddenly found that the shape of the black piece was very strange and looked very familiar.
After thinking for a long time, he suddenly realized that this is a Wulong Mountain Range.
I saw that the black spots were winding like a dragon, and the white spots were as thin as clouds and smoke. Isn’t this the appearance of the Wulong Mountains?
"Why isn't there any point to this longan..."
After thinking about it, Di Renjie picked up a black piece and placed it at Wu Long's eye.
boom!
In an instant, the entire Wulong Mountains trembled slightly, and the black piece on the chessboard seemed to have really turned into a Wulong, breaking free from the shackles of the earth veins, roaring, and soaring into the sky.
Di Renjie felt the world spinning around him, his eyes blurred, and he found himself in a cave.
The cave was not pitch black, but five-colored divine lights rotated alternately, shining like daylight.
In the very center there is a huge malachite statue, which is lifelike, extremely realistic and graceful, and the five-colored divine light is emitted from its body.
A sound rang out in the cave, like muffled thunder.
"Please draw your sword and chop my body into pieces."
