I have just been promoted to Qianhu, and I was shocked to hear that this is a Liaozhai!

Chapter 124 Kyoto Murder Case
That night.

Zuo Dao changed his clothes, left the mansion directly, and walked all the way to the east of Kyoto City.

Somewhere in the east of the city, there is a small market hidden among the markets.

Known as the "ghost market".

During the day, the ghost market is crowded with people. Most of the countless people who first enter Kyoto will visit this ghost market first.

Goulan, gambling houses, restaurants, inns, everything is gathered here.

It can be said that the ghost market during the day is the largest gold selling cave in Kyoto and is extremely lively.

Only at night will the place become deserted.

But that's just a deserted surface. Underground in this ghost city, there is a cave extending in all directions.

This is the real ghost market.

The ghost market is only allowed to enter at night. The space below is huge, and many transactions that are prohibited and cannot be traded can be carried out here.

Some people say that the underground of this ghost market is the same as the above ground, and there are royal forces involved in it.

Some people also say that this ghost market was set up by a high-ranking official with great power, which is why it is so arrogant.

But no one can accurately tell the person behind it.

When Zuodao was just promoted to one hundred households, one of the cases involved the ghost market.

He also led people to investigate secretly.

He even used his connections to find out who was behind the ghost market.

But in the end, nothing was found.

Zuodao's figure wanders around the city of Kyoto, mostly walking in the shadows.

After confirming that no one was following him, he took out a ghost face mask and put it on himself, and changed into a black robe.

This was found from Taoist Green Snake's storage ring.

The green snake Taoist often regarded himself as a Taoist, so there were a lot of Taoist robes accumulated in the storage ring.

And they are all new, which is quite cheap.

Zuo Dao came to the east edge of the city, jumped directly into an abandoned house, and looked around.

After confirming that no one was there, he jumped directly into the dry well in the courtyard.

He fell down about four or five meters, then raised his hand and patted behind him. His body immediately floated forward and landed steadily on an open space.

In front of his eyes, a little more light suddenly appeared, coming from a gap.

Zuo Dao walked forward and gently pushed open the stone wall in front of him. There was a stone door here.

Pushing open the stone door, the scene in the ghost market instantly came into view.

There are houses built in underground caves everywhere here, and their prosperity is no less than on the ground.

Most of the people walking in the ghost market were dressed in black and had black faces.

Except for the beautiful ladies who stand in brothels soliciting customers and the vendors setting up stalls, only a handful of people show their true colors.

Zuo Dao closed the stone door again, then merged into the crowd and walked towards the ghost market.

The vendors who set up stalls along the way were not surprised when they saw how everyone was dressed.

After all, what kind of costumes have they not seen in this underground ghost market?
Not to mention Taoist robes, they have seen many monk robes and even lama robes.

There are even monks who specially select the best brothels in the ghost market, saying that those beautiful ladies help them practice.

Everyone knows what they are planning.

Zuo Dao followed the flow of people and came to a small shop on the edge of the ghost market. There were a few candles in the shop, but it still looked ghostly.

The store door is open here, the lobby is facing a huge jar, and there is a lot of space around it.

There were only some tables and chairs for guests to sit on, but it was impossible to tell what the place was selling. Not even the boss had seen it.

He walked straight into the store, took out a money bag, and threw it directly into the jar.

There was a dull sound as the money bag fell to the ground.

A candlelight stepped out from behind the jar.

I saw an old woman with many wrinkles on her face and a stooped body walking out from behind the jar holding a lamp.

He came to the jar and sat on the futon.

She lowered her head and said, "Twelve gold, what does the guest want to ask?"

Zuo Dao glanced at the old woman and said, "Grandma Jinhua, you are fine."

After hearing this voice, Grandma Jinhua raised her head and glanced at Zuo Dao, a hint of surprise seemed to flash in her somewhat cloudy eyes.

Then he said: "Who am I? It turns out to be you, kid. Have you ever been so generous?"

Zuo Dao sat down on the chair, took out two sticks of beef jerky, and threw one over.

He ate alone and said, "What you said is like the money I gave you when I was young."

Granny Jinhua took the beef jerky and took a bite. Her eyes suddenly lit up and she said: "Big demon flesh and blood, it seems that you have got an incredible opportunity."

"This trip to Youzhou, even though it only lasts for one year, has allowed you to achieve such a breakthrough."

"You shouldn't be able to capture the Tao Seed in the Hundred Thousand Mountains, right?"

Hearing this, Zuo Dao couldn't help but freeze his hands and said, "Do you know what happened in Youzhou?"

While eating the beef jerky, Grandma Jinhua said with a smile: "My place sells information. If the information is not well-informed, who will come?"

"What do you want to ask when you come here this time?"

Zuo Dao sighed deeply.

If even Grandma Jinhua had such a guess, then the martial arts immortal in the deep palace might not be able to hide it.

But that person's behavior seems to be decent so far.

Or maybe there was no other way. Judging from Cao Xiang's attitude towards him at the beginning, he probably wouldn't take action against him.

He glanced at Granny Jinhua and said, "I came here to inquire about the Taoist seeds."

Upon hearing this, Granny Jinhua took out a letter of paper from her arms, and then threw it to Zuo Dao.

Zuo Dao glanced at Granny Jinhua.

Granny Jinhua smiled and said, "It has been prepared for a long time."

Zuo Dao heard the words and chuckled. Although there was no other expression on his face, he was much more wary in his heart.

This Golden Flower Granny is more terrifying than she imagined.

Being so far away in Youzhou, he knew everything that happened. He could still guess that he would come today, and even guess what he would ask about.

This is really a bit scary.

Zuo Dao was always vigilant about his surroundings while looking at the message in his hand.

When he was in Youzhou before, he didn't know the specific information about the Taoist species. He only heard a general idea from some people.

But the message Grandma Jinhua prepared for herself was extremely detailed.

This so-called Tao seed is the seed of Tao.

Only when the world is in turmoil and inspiration arises between heaven and earth, will Tao seeds appear in the human world.

There are thousands of Tao types in the world, and each Tao type represents a different meaning.

In addition to the Four Symbols Tao, there are other Tao types, such as immortality, cause and effect, demons and gods...

But every Tao seed, if refined, can bring considerable benefits to people.

Increase understanding, aptitude, physical fitness, increase the recovery speed of true energy, etc.In addition to these, there are also different attribute increases, and the ability to create Tao foundations.

Lay a perfect foundation for your future enlightenment.

Just like there are thousands of methods of practice in the world, but all the methods lead to the same goal through different paths, and in the end they all lead directly to the great road.

It’s just that some processes are smooth and some are bumpy.

The Tao Seed is to make your road to enlightenment smoother and bring you a wave of rebirth.

With the current power of the Left, even if it makes no further progress in the future, it can still live for at least 800 years.

However, Tao seeds are difficult to find, and the time, place, and method of their appearance are not fixed.

Therefore, if you want to find the seed of Taoism, it can be said that you can only rely on chance.

As for the methods of refining the Tao Seed, they are also different. Even Zuo Dao cannot explain clearly how he refines the Tao Seed into the body.

Zuo Dao looked down, trying to find information corresponding to the situation inside his body.

Finally on the last night of the paper, a similar situation was found.

It is said that 800 years ago, a monk accidentally obtained three Tao seeds. The Tao seeds disappeared from his body just like he does now.

But I can clearly feel that the Tao seed is still there.

Later, after careful research by this person, he discovered that it turned out that the Tao seed was integrated into his five internal organs and became one body.

As for the follow-up, there are not many records.

And the paper also said at the end that there is no definition of whether this matter is true or false, and it can also be treated as a legend.

After reading the information in his hand, Zuo Dao frowned slightly.

This information was not much different from what he knew, but it was more detailed. The information he wanted about whether he could practice Taoism was not recorded at all.

It seems that he saw what Zuo Dao was thinking.

Grandma Jinhua swallowed the last piece of beef jerky, and then said: "Twelve gold, you are lucky to get this information from me."

"In any other place, you wouldn't be able to get even 100 taels of gold, let alone ten taels of gold."

Zuo Dao sighed, and then the paper in his hand was suddenly shattered to pieces.

He asked: "Is there anything more detailed, such as the method of cultivating Taoism?"

Granny Jinhua smiled and said, "Yes!"

Zuo Dao's eyes suddenly lit up and he said, "Where is it?"

Grandma Jinhua pointed in the direction of the palace and said, "You have to ask the one who lives longer. He knows much more than we do."

When Zuo Dao heard this, his complexion suddenly darkened.

If he could really ask, why would he come to the ghost market? This damn old woman actually dared to make fun of him.

Grandma Jinhua said, "By the way, there seems to be some unrest in Kyoto recently. It may not be a good choice for you to return to Beijing at this time."

Hearing this, Zuo Dao asked, "What happened in Kyoto?"

Granny Jinhua stretched out her hand with a smile and said: "Ten taels of gold."

A look of helplessness flashed across Zuo Dao's face, and then he took out ten taels of gold and threw it away.

Grandma Jinhua said with a smile: "Since this imperial master entered the city, three officials have been killed in Kyoto one after another, and even the bones have not been found."

"Your commander-in-chief was furious because of this, but he had no choice but to shelve the matter."

"Today, the Imperial Master has entered the capital again. I am afraid that an official will die tonight."

Hearing this, Zuo Dao frowned and said, "You mean, the Imperial Preceptor and the Emperor conspired to eradicate dissidents?"

Grandma Jinhua waved her hands quickly and said, "I didn't say that, it was just your kid's guess."

Just as Zuo Dao was about to speak, he saw a young man hiding under a black robe walking up to Grandma Jinhua and whispering a few words in her ear.

The expression on Grandma Jinhua's face changed slightly, and then she said: "Another one."

Zuo Dao frowned slightly and said, "Another one?"

Grandma Jinhua waved her hand and said, "You will know tomorrow. Now that you are back in Kyoto, you should take it easy these days, otherwise I won't even know if I die in Kyoto."

"It's hard to find a junior as generous as you."

After saying that, he disappeared directly behind the jar.

Zuo Dao frowned when he heard this.

suddenly.

He remembered Granny Jinhua's words before and murmured to himself: "Won't another official die unexpectedly?"

If this is the case, then this will be troublesome.

Although their job as Jinyiwei is to supervise all officials, they will also take some disobedient officials to prison.

But that is the emperor's order after all.

In Kyoto, there has never been an incident where an official died unexpectedly.

But Granny Jinhua said that this had happened three times since the Imperial Master entered Kyoto.

If his guess was accurate, wouldn't it be that another official died unexpectedly just now?

What does that big centipede want to do?
Is it possible that the national fortune of the Wei Dynasty is not enough for this person?
Zuo Dao quickly walked out of the shop, shuttled through the ghost market, shook off a few tails following him, and returned to the streets of Kyoto.

After making sure that no one was behind him, he returned to his mansion.

Early the next morning.

Before Zuo Dao went out, he heard the voice of Wang Chao outside the door: "Sir, the Fusi side of Beizhen is calling for you to go forward urgently."

Zuo Dao opened the door and frowned: "What happened?"

Chao Chao said with an ugly expression: "It seems that an official in Kyoto died unexpectedly. His body was missing and only a pool of blood was left at the scene."

After hearing this, the expression on Zuo Dao's face became more solemn.

That's true.

He led people all the way to Beizhen Fusi, but this time the person looking for him was not Zhao Yuan, nor was he a higher-level commander.

Instead, Cao Xiang was in command.

Cao Xiang was sitting in the lobby, and a group of royal guards stood on both sides below, with serious expressions on their faces.

Wait until Zuo Dao comes.

Cao Xiangcai slowly said: "Last night, Mr. He Biping disappeared in his residence. There was only a pool of blood left at the scene. The Jin Yiwei who went to the scene to investigate came to report, suspecting that something happened to Mr. He."

After hearing this, the expressions on the faces of the guards below became even more ugly.

After all, basically all officials in Kyoto, large and small, are secretly monitored by Jin Yiwei.

Especially after the previous incident, Jin Yiwei's monitoring intensity increased a bit.

I originally thought that the evil spirit who secretly took action would not take action again, but I didn't expect that the guy would do it again.

Cao Xiang looked at Zuo Dao, who had just entered the lobby, and said, "Zuo Dao, you have been in Youzhou for more than a year and have rich experience in dealing with such cases, so you will be responsible for this case."

Hearing this, Zuo Dao was stunned for a moment, and then he quickly raised his hands and said, "In this humble position, I will only obey your orders."

Cao Xiang said: "The imperial guards you brought are still obeying your orders. This matter must not be spread outside. Try to suppress the news as much as possible. Do you know?"

Zuo Dao nodded and said, "I understand."

Cao Xiang glanced at Zuo Dao and said, "In that case, go down!"

(End of this chapter)