If you don't count, you will die

Silence had a dream at night.

Very strange dream.

In the dream, he was floating in the starry sky, with thousands of stars drifting slowly by his side, but he didn't feel any disobedience when he was in it, he just felt comfortable and relaxed unconsciously.

He looked around, and there were seven twinkling stars not far away, which were the Big Dipper.

"That's too late……"

A woman's sigh suddenly sounded beside her ears, soft and helpless.

Turning around silently, he is the only one among the thousands of stars, and there is no other.

And the starry sky he was in was suddenly covered with layers of dark clouds. The dark clouds were thick and thick, covering his surroundings so densely that he couldn't even see a single star.

"It's too late...he's waiting for you..."

In the end, he only vaguely heard this sentence, and Mo Mo was pulled away from the dream by a strong force.

When he woke up, Zhao Bao was calling outside the door one after another: "My lord, are you awake yet? My lord, the people from the Court of Rites are here."

Shen Mo rubbed his forehead and sat up, his forehead was aching, but it was much better than yesterday, it should be the effect of the pill.

Pushing open the door to let Zhao Bao come in to tidy up, he washed in silence and simply asked, "What are you doing here at the Court of Rites?"

Zhao Bao stood aside and handed Shen Mo a face scarf, respectfully said: "My lord, five days later will be the canonization ceremony of the new national teacher, and the Court of Rites will teach you the procedures, etiquette and many chores required for the canonization ceremony."

Shen Mo frowned: "It's so troublesome..." This seems to have a little time conflict with the investigation.

When he went out of the room, he saw someone from Lige waiting respectfully at the door, he must have heard the trouble of silence, but he still stood there calmly without changing his face.

Seeing the silence, this person bowed first and saluted, "My lord, please come with me."

All the way to the first floor of the Hall of Peeping Pole.

At this time, there were many people standing on the first floor, all of them were women, and they stood around the courtyard on the first floor. In the middle, a woman in emerald green clothes saw Silence, bowed her eyebrows pleasingly, and saluted silently. said:

"My lord, I will teach you the etiquette process for these five days. Before the canonization ceremony of the national teacher, you need to purify your body for one day. On this day, except for water, nothing can enter the internal organs. Keep yourself clean to show your respect to God. Respect. There are three steps in the canonization ceremony, being canonized by heaven, canonized by the emperor, and worshiped by thousands of people, that is, worshiping the sky, worshiping the emperor, and patrolling the city."

"Worshiping the sky requires a sacrificial dance. The sacrificial dance takes a long time, and it is also a test of physical strength."

Frowning silently, "Sacrifice dance?"

The female officer still bowed her eyebrows pleasingly, and replied without hesitation: "Yes, Jiwu."

"Worshiping the emperor after worshiping the sky, the emperor is kind, and has eliminated many cumbersome etiquettes. You only need to drink the wine given by the emperor to be recognized by the emperor. And for the final tour of the city, the new national teacher will ride with the emperor in a luan chariot , patrol the city for a week, to inform the people of the world, and to give the people a chance to worship."

Dancing, drinking, and patrolling the city together in a luan chariot, no matter what you listen to, it doesn't sound like a canonization ceremony for a national teacher, but more like an emperor marrying a wife?

Silently looked at the woman officer's low-browed and sympathetic appearance but didn't say a word, in the end he didn't ask any more questions, he knew that even if he asked her, he wouldn't be able to find anything.

The so-called sacrificial dance is not complicated, and it is not as exaggerated as the great dancing gods in modern TV programs. The entire sacrificial dance cycle is only a dozen movements, but it takes a long time and is not easy. This morning, silence was suppressed. The female officer is practicing the sacrificial dance.

The female officer, who was originally low-browed and pleasing to the eye, was quite strict during the practice. She kept silent and gave pointers all the time. Either the arc of the arms was not stretched enough, or the movements of the legs were too large.

It wasn't until noon that the Li Pavilion retreated.

Shen Mo asked Zhao Bao to pass on the meal, and went to the third floor by himself.

The meals in the palace were always exquisite and luxurious, silently waved away the crowd, and started to eat alone.

Halfway through eating, someone came uninvited and sat beside Shen Mo with his robe lifted.

The uninvited person pushed away the food in front of Shen Mo, opened the food box in his hand, took out the plate and put it in front of Shen Mo.

Lin Mu said with a smile: "You can't sell a few of the eight-treasure ducks in Yuezhulou in a month. I brought them specially for you. Don't let me down."

Mind?

Mo Mo repeated these two words in his heart.

Lin Mu set the plate, then sat aside and watched Silence.Shen Mo picked up the chopsticks and silently picked up a slice of thin, crystal-clear duck meat and chewed it carefully in his mouth. The duck meat was fragrant but not greasy, with a delicate taste, crispy on the outside and soft and juicy on the inside. It was really delicious.

Lin Mu saw that his food was delicious, so she also picked up the chopsticks, randomly picked up other meals on the table and ate a few mouthfuls.

Seeing that he didn't eat the duck, Shen Mo asked, "Why don't you eat it?"

Lin Mu smiled and put down his chopsticks, poured himself a cup of tea and drank it down, "Just eat what you have."

Shen Mo looked down at a plate of crystal clear duck meat in front of him, it was exquisite and not too much, thinking to himself, is Lin Mu afraid that it would not be enough to eat?

After dinner, the two sat in the pavilion and drank tea.

Shen Mo asked: "Do you know the ceremony of the canonization of the national teacher?"

Lin Mu tilted her head, propped her cheek with one hand on the table, her posture was casual and lazy, her eyes were downcast and she didn't know where to look, "Of course."

Silently asked: "This canonization ceremony seems a bit strange."

Lin Mu: "What's so strange?"

Shen Mo frowned and expressed his doubts: "Compared with the canonization of the court official position, it is more like the emperor marrying a wife, which is a bit ridiculous."

Lin Mu's empty gaze finally came back, looked at Shen Mo, and asked speciously: "Do you think this is a marriage? Marry who? You?"

Silently, he didn't expect Lin Mu to ask such a question.Holding the teacup in his hand, he frowned, "Why should I marry a man?"

Ling Mu asked: "What happened to the man?"

Seeing the silence, he said again: "You guessed right. Before Zhantian Kingdom changed its name to Zhantian, it was named Tianmu Kingdom, a country favored by the heavens. Tianmu Kingdom has a long history and the national teacher has a high position and authority. , one person is under one person and over ten thousand people. Most of the people who serve as the national teachers of Tianmu Kingdom are women, and women without exception are the wives of emperors. And men..."

Lin Mu stopped suddenly when he said this, and stared at him silently, as if eagerly waiting for him to speak.

Lin Mu draws his voice: "Men, there are also those who are married into the harem by the emperor. As for whether they become good stories or resentful spouses, that's another matter. Today, the Mu Kingdom no longer exists, and the Zhantian Kingdom has not needed a national teacher for a long time. The second canonization ceremony has been simplified and many unnecessary steps have been omitted."

Silence asked: "What steps?"

Lin Mu chuckled: "For example, this bridal chamber wedding night."

Silently choked, she turned her head to the side, seemingly unbelievable: "The bridal chamber wedding night with the man..."

Lin Mu restrained her smile: "It doesn't matter if you are a man or a woman, you should think about what you should do after becoming a national teacher."

Shen Mo turned back to look at Lin Mu, "But it will be different from now? What should I do on weekdays?"

Ling Mu: "National teachers have always lived in the deep palace for a long time, watching the stars and making fortunes, living in seclusion and not going out."

Shen Mo frowned, his lifespan was like an apocalypse, if he couldn't divination he would have to die, if he had to live in the palace, he would be in trouble.

Lin Mu saw that he was troubled, and changed the subject: "But...you have obtained permission to freely enter and leave the imperial palace? If it is not too much, who can do anything to you?"

Nodding silently, she felt that what Lin Mu said was feasible.

Lin Mu asked again: "Are you busy this afternoon?"

Silence: "Continue to investigate the case."

Lin Mu: "You, a national teacher, are more active than the Law Enforcement Hall."

Silent, if it is linked to life, he must be active.

Although the emperor sent him this matter, he knew that his own life was more important than the emperor's order.

Lin Mu: "Forget it, I will go with you in the afternoon, okay?"

Shen Mo tilted his head, "Isn't it the duty of the Law Enforcement Hall to investigate cases?"

Lin Mu sneered, "You are not from the Law Enforcement Hall either."

After saying that, the two of them left the Hall of Peeping Ji hand in hand.

Lin Mu: "Where are you going?"

Silence: "Zhenggang Pavilion."

Lin Mu: "Let the master of the country make the decision."

When I came to Zhenggang Pavilion, the doctors in the lobby were busy writing prescriptions, dispensing medicine, grinding powder and making pills. The death of Jing Bozhong, the deputy chief of the first generation, did not bring too many changes to Zhenggang Pavilion. Death is like a lamp going out.

The first person to notice them was Cao Heming, the disciple of Jing Bozhong.

Before Jing Bozhong's accident, others said that the master and apprentice got along like their own father and son. At this moment, besides Jing Bozhong's family, he should be the one who is saddest.

Seeing Lin Mu, Cao Heming asked respectfully, "Master, this is..."

Cao Heming had never met Lin Mu, but saw that he was well-dressed, elegantly behaved, and able to come and go freely in the imperial palace. He thought his status was not low, so he first asked about Silence.

Before waiting for Silence to answer, Lin Mu waved his hand first, signaling that he doesn't need to care about himself, and then pointed to Silence, meaning that all decisions are made in silence.

Cao Heming nodded, assuming that the important figures in the palace were unwilling to reveal their identities, he looked at Shen Mo.

Nodding silently, he said bluntly, "Take us to Jing Bozhong's pharmacy."

When I came to Jing Bozhong's pharmacy again, there was no change from the last time. I wiped the table silently, without a speck of dust. It must have been cleaned all the time.

After Cao Heming came in, he stood silently aside, Shen Shen went back and forth to check and rummage, Lin Mu also found a corner to stay, and did not disturb Shen Shen.

Silently explored around, looked at Cao Heming, and saw that he was standing next to a straw man, so he went to his side and started groping for a straw man.When Cao Heming saw Shen Mo checking the straw man, he immediately made room for Lin Mu, and silently stood next to the other straw man.

After inspecting several straw men in the pharmacy one by one, he asked silently: "In Zhenggang Pavilion, besides Jing Bozhong, who else uses a pharmacy alone?"

Cao Heming: "My lord, there is one for the pavilion master, one for the two deputy pavilion masters, and one for Heming who is not talented."

Nodding silently, "Take us to your place to have a look."

Cao Heming nodded, and then led the way out. Lin Mu followed behind, his eyes lingering on Shen Mo, as if he was very interested.

The pavilion master of Zhenggang Pavilion is different from the two deputy pavilion masters who have been sitting in the pavilion all the time. He is a person full of Jianghu atmosphere. People like to travel around the rivers and lakes, willing to hide their names and become a barefoot doctor, but the emperor doesn't care about him.

Under the leadership of Cao Heming, Mo Mo and Linmu visited the three pharmacies of the pavilion master and deputy pavilion master in turn, and finally went to see Cao Heming's pharmacy.

The pharmacies of several people are similar, they are all medicinal materials, medicine jars, medical books and a few grass figures.

The order of silence is also generally the same, turning around, flipping through medical books, flipping through medicine jars, flipping through medicinal materials, and looking at a few grass figures.

At the end, Shen Mo asked, "How long have you been studying medicine with Jingbo Middle School?"

Cao Heming bowed, and there was a sense of sadness in his brows from beginning to end, as if he couldn't recover from Jing Bozhong's death.

"Returning to your lord, Heming's family has fallen and his family has been separated. He was picked up by his master since he was a child and taught medical skills. It has been more than ten years now. It is the master who gave Heming a new life..." Cao Heming looked blank as he said. Is caught in the memory.

Nodding silently, no further questions, and leaving with Lin Mu.

After leaving the Zhenggang Pavilion, Lin Mu looked at Shen Mo with unclear meaning in his eyes: "Do you have an eye?"

After a moment of silence, he asked without answering: "Lin Mu, do you see what he said is true?"

Lin Mu raised his eyebrows, "The words are true, so they should be true."

Shen Mo asked again: "Is the feeling true?"

Lin Mu: "Emotions come from the heart, it's true. But it's not necessarily..."

Silence: "Not necessarily?"

Lin Mu lowered his head to look at the young man who looked up at him, reached out and tapped the eyelid covered by Shen Mo's black cloth, "Seeing is not necessarily true, people's hearts are changeable, what is true at one moment, it will be false at the next moment. maybe."

Silently repeated: "People's hearts are changeable... I probably know who the murderer is, but..."

"But?" Lin Mu raised an eyebrow.

However, Shen Mo penetrated into the fortune-telling system in his mind, the scarlet letter is still there, and his lifespan has not increased.

Shen Mo vaguely guessed, does this solution also require a cause and effect?

If so, the silence lacks a cause.

Seeing him meditating, Lin Mu didn't bother him.

After a while, he said in silence: "Can the law enforcement hall find out about Cao Heming's life experience and the people he has been in contact with recently?"

Lin Mu nodded: "I think the law enforcement hall still has this ability."

Nodding silently, just leave the matter to Su Yuanhuan.

It was getting late, Lin Mu looked at the westward sun and said, "Why don't I take you to the Bamboo Tower to learn more?"

Yue Bamboo House hides all the delicacies in the world and brews all the world's fine wines, not to mention Jiuchong. If you look around, the entire Zhantian Kingdom can't find a place comparable to Yue Bamboo House, and even other countries are envious.

But this Yuezhulou is not a place where you can go if you want, not to mention that you are a relative of the emperor, even if the emperor himself comes here, Yuezhulou should not be used, and you cannot enter.

Yuezhu Yuezhu, the so-called Yuezhu, hides in a bamboo forest.

Lin Mu took a tall, pitch-black horse, turned over neatly, and then stretched out his hand to Shen Mo, "Although Yuezhulou is also counted in Jiuzhong, it is far away from here. If you don't know kung fu, you can only ride a horse." .”

Shen Mo looked at the hand in a daze, as if remembering the divination for Lin Mu when they first met.

At that moment, Shen Mo slowly put his hand in Lin Mu's hand. Lin Mu's palm was hot and dry, and he quickly ironed his cold palm.

Lin Mu exerted his strength, and Shen Mo sat firmly in front of Lin Mu.

"Sit still."

A familiar voice came from a close distance, Shen Mo shrank his neck somewhat uncomfortably, and moved his body closer to the chest behind him, riding a horse for the first time, Mo Mo grabbed the mane of his horse nervously, Rin Mu As soon as he kicked the horse's belly, the black horse roared away.

Yue Bamboo Tower is hidden in the bamboo forest, and this bamboo forest is naturally impossible to be in Jiuchong City.

This dark horse probably has a good bloodline, and its speed is getting faster and faster. Apart from the whistling wind, there is only the steady and powerful heartbeat coming from the chest behind him.

That was the first time that Mo Mo heard the heartbeat of others so clearly: Boom...boom...boom...

Listening to the heartbeat behind him, Shen Mo felt that his own heartbeat slowly coincided with that of the person behind him, the same thump...thump...thump...