Xuanyuan Jue

Chapter 105
Seeing that Feng Shen was about to untie the package, Xiu Niang rushed forward and tried her best to block it horizontally and vertically.Feng Shen moved his body aside, protected the package with his left hand, and quickly reached behind Xiuniang's head with his right hand, stroking lightly on her left and right Fengchi acupoints.

Xiu Niang felt a darkness in front of her eyes, her whole body was limp, and she slumped on the bed weakly.

"Offended!" Feng Shen placed the bag on the case, and untied the knot with three strokes.There was a crackling sound of "crash", and a terrifying skeleton was revealed in the package.

Feng Shen was taken aback by this and couldn't help taking a step back.After a while, I finally got my breath.Feng Shen calmed down, went back to the desk, and lifted the skeleton to watch.

The skeleton is very complete, from head to toe, there is no missing piece.Small holes are drilled on each joint, and they are all tied with thin wires to connect them to each other.When the bones are hanging, you will be in the state of standing.Under the candlelight, the pair of empty eyeholes on the skull exudes a faint cold light, which is almost soul-stirring!
Even though Feng Shen was used to seeing corpses, he felt chills at the moment.Wanting to put the skeleton back to its original place, Wu Chengxiang couldn't hold it firmly in his hand, so he knocked the skull hard on the corner of the case.

"Ah!" Xiu Niang exclaimed, clutching her chest tightly, the pain was as painful as a knife.

Feng Shen sensed something was wrong, turned to Xiu Niang and said: "About this withered bones, the girl has nothing to explain?"

Xiu Niang pointed at the skeleton, trembling and crying, almost pleading: "Give it back to me... I beg you...Give it back to me..."

Hearing Xiuniang's mournful words, Feng Shen couldn't bear it, hesitated for a while, and handed the skeleton back to her.

As soon as Xiu Niang received it, she hugged her tightly in her arms, her tears streaming down like broken beads.

Feng Shen coughed lightly, and said, "Miss Xiuniang...you should talk now, right?"

Xiu Niang cried and shook her head, bit her lips tightly, refusing to utter a word.

"Alas..." Feng Shen let out a long breath, and it was not easy to rush her.I want to wait until Xiuniang's mood stabilizes a bit before making any plans.

Seeing a stool next to the table, Feng Shen pulled it over to sit on it.Unexpectedly, with a flick of the rear skirt, the corner of the clothes touched the table and wrapped it in cloth. With a "pop", something rolled down from inside.

It turned out that Feng Shen was only interested in playing with the skeleton before, but ignored the other things hidden in the package.Feng Shen bent down and picked up the things at his feet.

It was a piece of bamboo board with a barb on the top and a long handle at the back.On both sides of the board body, fine holes are densely packed, there are more than ten places; and on the long handle, there is a thick circle of tough wires.Look at the thickness and length of the tough line, which can just penetrate into the line position of the board body.

Don't look at the weird shape of this thing, but people who often watch juggling recognize it.This is not something else, it is the string hook that manipulates the puppet!
Near the overpass in the capital city, entertainers from all walks of life gathered, and the Eight Immortals crossed the sea, each showing their magical powers.Among the most popular skills is the puppet trick of Caimen.

This kind of silk puppets can be big or small.After being sculpted according to the real person's appearance by skilled craftsmen, they are matched with various clothes and crowns.There are rotating joints inside the puppet, so the mouth, eyes and limbs can move freely.Then use the hook card to lift the line to control the lead, and the puppet dances with a gun and sticks, or swings a fan, which is lifelike and lifelike.Feng Shen went to the overpass a lot, how could he not know this thing?

"That's right!" Feng Shen held the hook and said to the embroidered lady, "No wonder those fans said they saw the skeleton walking by itself, so it turned out to be a good trick for the girl!"

Xiu Niang huddled in the corner of the bed, her eyes were tightly closed, she let Feng Shen cross-examine her, but she just kept silent.

"Even if the girl doesn't say anything, I can figure out a thing or two," Feng Shen said, "I found out that Du Kuishao's death was suspicious before, but I didn't suspect it to the girl. But from the mouth of the muskmelon, I learned that the girl is still a master of puppetry Afterwards, I looked closely at the girl's dormitory, and saw several rows of slide rails nailed to the purlin beams of the roof. Presumably, it should be a traction hook card to control the skeleton."

Feng Shen paused for a moment, then peeked at Xiu Niang's expression, seeing that she was still sad, he had no choice but to continue: "I also tested the girl's zither, and found that the strings of the zither can be fastened together from beginning to end, so they are connected together. The length of the place is enough to extend from the outside of the house to the inside of the house. With the help of the slide rail on the beam, only need to manipulate the silk thread outside, you can stage a strange phenomenon of "pushing the door and entering". Because the line is long and the bone is heavy, it is much easier to manipulate. It’s inconvenient. In order to be realistic, you naturally worked hard. The strangle marks on the girl’s palm must have been cut at that time? Of course, this alone does not mean that the girl is the real murderer... It’s just that After investigation, I learned that Du Kuishao had killed a Jianghu woman...I don’t know if that woman knew you or not?"

"Officer! Don't ask! I beg you...don't ask again!" Xiu Niang cried and knelt on the ground with a "plop". "I beg the official to give me a few more months... A few months will be fine... When the time comes, Xiu Niang will definitely tell the truth... The government wants to chop and kill, and Xiu Niang has no objection!"

"How many months?" Feng Shen was puzzled, "Why?"

Xiu Niang wiped the corners of her eyes and stroked her belly. "Because I'm pregnant with Liujia, and I want the child in my womb...to survive!"

Hearing this at first, Feng Shen couldn't help being taken aback. "The girl is really pregnant?"

"Yes", Xiu Niang nodded, tears in her eyes. "Xiu Niang first had signs of pregnancy, but it was not yet three months old, and her body was frail, so she couldn't show her pregnancy..."

This kind of pregnancy incident made Feng Shen a little embarrassed, he coughed a few times to cover up his embarrassment. "I'm listening to the old bustard in the hall say... Although the girl lives in the fireworks house, she has always guarded herself like a jade... Ah!? Could it be..."

Before Feng Shen finished speaking, the door of the room slammed.It turned out that Su Wang was worried about it, and had already waited outside the door.Hearing that Xiu Niang is pregnant, how can she hold back?As soon as he pushed the door open, he hurried in. "Could it be...that's my flesh and blood!?"

"Ah?" Su Wang broke in suddenly, which really surprised Xiu Niang.But when she saw the person coming, the surprise on her face became more intense. "It's...it's you!?"

Su Wang stepped forward quickly, helped Xiu Niang from the ground, and said emotionally: "Xiu Niang...you made me find it hard!"

At this moment, Xiu Niang's mind was blank, she grasped Su Wang in a daze, and refused to let go again. "Is it really you? Xiuniang never expected...you and I will meet again one day..."

Seeing Xiuniang's tearful face, Su Wang's heart was pierced like a knife, touching Xiuniang's clear cheek, choked up and unable to speak.

Seeing this, Feng Shen had no choice but to come forward to comfort him: "Reunion is a happy event, the prince should smile happily..."

But nowadays King Su's love is so strong that he can't help himself, how can he listen to it?He just looked at Xiu Niang with pity, tears welling up in his eyes.

"My lord..." Xiuniang looked at King Su in a daze, and murmured like a babble, "You are actually a lord...you are actually a lord..."

After Xiu Niang finished speaking, she threw herself into King Su's arms, weeping uncontrollably, tears pouring down.

"It's hard for you." Su Wang hugged Xiuniang tightly, and said with a long breath on his back, "I only blame this king for being incompetent...you have suffered all this for nothing..."

After hearing this, Xiu Niang fell to her knees. "Your Majesty is serious, I still have a merciless request from Xiu Niang."

"What are you doing?" King Su hurried to help. "Get up!"

Xiu Niang burst into tears, and refused to get up no matter what she said. "The child in Xiuniang's womb... is indeed the prince's close relative! Please promise that Xiuniang will raise this child! Even under the Nine Springs, Xiuniang can rest in peace..."

"Don't say that!" Su Wang said, "What is wrong with you, Xiu Niang? Even if it's a big thing, this king will take it for you!"

"It's not a pity for Xiuniang to die..." Xiuniang shook her head and said, "I just hope that the prince will let the government give me a few more months for the sake of the love that night... After giving birth, I will have nothing to worry about, and I will go Plead guilty and submit to the law..."

"Confession...to subdue the law!?" King Su trembled in shock, "Then Du Kuishao...really...you really killed him!?"

Xiu Niang turned her head to look at Feng Shen, and nodded cruelly. "Yes, it is!"

King Su staggered to the point of falling, he supported the table beside him, and then tried his best to support it. "Why...why did you kill Nadu Kuishao?"

Xiu Niang raised her face, gritted her teeth and said, "Because he deserves to die! I wish I could tear him into pieces!"

Feng Shen stepped forward and helped King Su to sit down on the stool. "If the humble job is as expected...Xiuniang girl and Du Kuishao have a deep hatred for the murderer!"

"What?" King Su trembled, "You mean...then Du Kuishao killed Xiu Niang's sister? Feng Shen, how did you know that?"

"The humble officer interrogated Du Kuishao's two long followers," Feng Shen said, "According to their confession: Du Kuishao once met a woman in the Stone Tablet Store and strangled her to death because he failed to rape her. Then he set fire to her." Burning the corpse in an attempt to cover up the crime...Of course this is only a speculation, but I'd like to ask Miss Xiuniang to tell the truth about the cause."

"That's right," Xiu Niang sighed softly, "This official is really astute... Xiu Niang thought that this matter was done seamlessly, and she could push everything on the ghost's head... But since being an official After my master went through the investigation, I felt that I couldn't hide it from you... The more I thought about it, the more flustered I became, so I took advantage of people's surprise and escaped from the planting flower shop... It is said that the revenge has been avenged, and the embroidered mother has no intention of living. I wanted to die, but I couldn't bear to bear the child in my womb, and I didn't bury my dead sister in peace..."

Feng Shen frowned and said, "Sister Ling's body...hasn't been incinerated?"

Xiu Niang shook her head, tears streaming down like rain. "The skeleton on the couch... is the remains of the dead sister!"

Feng Shen was stunned for a while, before he said: "Making bones into puppets...that's disrespectful to the dead!"

"No!" Xiu Niang insisted. "My sister won't blame me! My sister will never blame me..."

"Xiu Niang, don't worry," Su Wang said sadly, "What is the cause and effect, you can tell slowly."

Seeing King Su's face full of concern, Xiu Niang's heart warmed up, and she calmed down, and then told the details:
(End of this chapter)