Records of Mysterious Things in the Southern Dynasties

Chapter 241 Comrades
In the mansion of Marquis Xifeng.

Xiao Zhengde cleared his throat, spat into the beauty pot, and then asked Xiao Zhengze: "But what are you thinking? People say 'a wife is not as good as a concubine, and a concubine is not as good as a secret lover'. If you want to get her, why don't you just go to Changle Mansion to play? Why do you have to bring her back?"

"I am not following my third brother?" Xiao Zhengze said with a smile, "It's called 'like brother, like brother'."

"Ball!" Xiao Zhengde spat again, and the beauty quickly caught it.

"Why? Because he's my son." Xiao Zhengze then told his third brother the answer.

"You said our nephew was born by you?" Xiao Zhengde was stunned when he heard this: "Why wasn't he born by me?"

"I used blood to identify my relationship with you." Xiao Zhengze said confidently, "Our blood has merged together!"

"Really? You're awesome." Xiao Zhengde couldn't help but praise him, "Finally you beat me for once."

"Hahaha!" Xiao Zhengze said proudly, "I'm already thirty-five, and I only have this one son. How can I not bring him back?"

"That makes sense." Xiao Zhengde agreed and said, "You can let others raise anything except your son."

"Haha, that's right." Xiao Zhengze nodded and said with a smile: "I knew that Third Brother would understand me."

"Of course." Xiao Zhengde took the responsibility and said, "Don't worry, if anything goes wrong, it's my fault. I did it anyway."

"Hehe, thank you very much, Third Brother." Xiao Zhengze smiled and crossed his arms, "But it's better to hide the person. I don't want my son to become a nephew."

"Are you still not confident about my hiding?" Xiao Zhengde patted his chest and said, "I guarantee that those henchmen of the Gouchen Division will never find it in their lifetime!"

"I'm convinced. It's been 20 years, and I still don't know where you hid that person." Xiao Zhengze couldn't help but ask curiously, "You don't have to hide it from me, right? Where did you hide it?"

"I can't tell you. If I tell you, it might leak out." Xiao Zhengde shook his head and said cautiously, "When the storm is over, I will return him and his mother to you."

"Oh, okay." Xiao Zhengze had no choice but to nod reluctantly.

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On the other side, the Fifth Dimension led his men through the city, escorted the four assassins back to the Gou Chen Division, and immediately began to interrogate them separately.

He asked the three leaders of the group to judge one each, and the fortune teller was handed over to Zu An and Ren Yuan for judgment.

Although the two were only deputy team leaders, Zaun was a professional interrogator. When Mr. Chen was captured, he was the first to interrogate him. So it was very reasonable for the Fifth Dimension to let him interrogate the assassin leader.

However, when they arrived at the door of the interrogation room, Zu An stopped and smiled at Ren Yuan, "Go in and interrogate yourself."

"Why?" Ren Yuan asked.

"Are you born in the Year of the Pig? Why are you asking why all the time?" Zuan kept his usual foul mouth and said, "Does the Gou Chen Division have a rule that two people must conduct an interrogation?"

"Not really." Ren Yuan shook his head.

"I'm doing you a favor, don't you understand?" Zuan lowered his voice and said, "The old man inside is obviously from the Taoist sect. If you have anything to ask, ask him first."

After a pause, he lowered his voice and said, "But don't think about saving him. Anyone who can be Xiao Zhengde's running dog is definitely not a good person."

"I understand, thank you." Ren Yuancheng said.

"Just think of it as me repaying you." Zuan smiled and said, "Thanks to you, I have enough merits. After this case is over, I can be promoted to captain."

According to the rules of the Gou Chen Division, if the subordinates make contributions, the superiors will also receive merits. Otherwise, the superiors would not give their subordinates the opportunity to show their talents, and they would definitely take all the credit for themselves. Zuan was not far from being promoted to captain. Ren Yuan and his gang had joined the Gou Chen Division for half a year and had made a lot of contributions. He also rose with the tide and accumulated enough merits for promotion.

"That's great, congratulations to the captain for his promotion." Ren Yuan was sincerely happy for him.

"Actually, it doesn't matter whether I get promoted or not, the main thing is that I don't have to serve that old drunkard anymore." Zuan patted his shoulder sympathetically: "Hehe, from now on, you will have to serve him."

“……” Now Ren Yuan couldn’t laugh anymore.

"So. You helped me get promoted and filled my vacancy. How can I feel comfortable if I don't return the favor?" Zuan smiled and pushed him, "I'm at the door. Call me anytime."

"Thank you." Ren Yuan thanked him and pushed the door into the interrogation room.

Then he saw that the fortune teller had been pierced through the collarbone and tied tightly to the demon-locking pillar.

Generally, suspects below the level of great supernatural powers would not receive such treatment. It was because he assassinated the ghostwriter and violated the taboo of the Gou Chen Division that he was given such "favorable treatment".

The fortune teller was originally groaning, but when he saw Ren Yuan coming in, he stopped groaning and said, "You are from the Shangqing Sect! Although you hid it very well, I can see that your fire dragon also uses talismans."

"Where is the Shangqing Sect?" Ren Yuan said calmly, "My magical powers were not taught by the Taoist priests."

This is why Zuan didn't come in. He couldn't lie in front of him.

But strictly speaking, what Ren Yuan said could not be considered a lie. After all, it was his senior sister who taught him his magical powers, and she was at best a Taoist nun...

"Yes, the Taoist sect has been destroyed?" The fortune teller sighed, "Where is the Shangqing Sect?"

"So you were originally a Taoist priest of the Shangqing Sect?" Ren Yuan asked.

"Yes." The fortune teller nodded and said, "I used to be a disciple of Master Tao, but later Master Tao became a monk, and we disciples can only make a living on our own."

"Is the Master Tao you are talking about Tao Hongjing?" Ren Yuan asked calmly.

Senior brother Sun Youyue had several disciples, among whom was the famous Tao Hongjing.

"Yes." The fortune teller nodded and said proudly, "It was Tao Hongjing, the prime minister in the mountains and the protector of the country for two dynasties!"

"..." Ren Yuan thought to himself, you still have to call me your uncle master, this is really disrespecting your master and ancestors.

Tao Hongjing was well-known in the Southern Dynasties and could be called the most famous Taoist of the time. He was born into a noble family and was said to have the ambition to cultivate immortality when he read the "Legends of Immortals" at the age of ten. When he was fifteen, he wrote "Records of Seeking Mountains" and abandoned his wealth and fame to live a secluded life in the mountains.

Later, he became a disciple of the Taoist priest Sun Youyue, from whom he received talismans, scriptures, and edicts. He then traveled to famous mountains in search of elixirs and scriptures, and was already very famous in the previous dynasty.

Moreover, he and Xiao Yan had been friends for many years, and the name "Liang" for Xiao Yan's country was given by him.

After Xiao Yan founded the country, he sent envoys to invite Tao Hongjing many times, but Tao Hongjing refused to come out of the mountains. Xiao Yan respected him more and more because of this, and he often consulted Tao Hongjing whenever there was an important matter in the court. The two of them exchanged letters frequently, and people at that time called him the "Prime Minister in the Mountains", and they all believed that Taoism would be revived by him.

Later, under the instigation of Buddhism, Xiao Yan decided to abandon Taoism and follow Buddhism. His fellow Taoists all over the world hoped that he would stand up to defend the Taoist orthodoxy, but he suddenly knelt down and became a monk.

This caused the Taoist sect throughout the world to fall into decline, and Sun Youyue also felt ashamed of it.

(End of this chapter)