In the bustling city of Jinhua Mansion, Lin Yehuo and Zou Liang, who came to inquire about the situation, chose a busy restaurant and sat down to drink tea.

Zou Liang found that many people cast curious glances at Lin Yehuo.

But this is normal. Lin Yehuo is still quite eye-catching. Apart from being dressed in red, she cannot be low-key in appearance.

But this time the attention of passers-by seemed to be accompanied by discussions. Zou Liang vaguely heard people talking about "could it be him?".

General Zuo felt a little confused and looked up at Lin Yehuo, who was sitting opposite and drinking tea - could it be him?

After sitting for a while, I saw a man with a vine wrapped around his waist walking over and asked, "Brothers, are you from the Shanshen Palace?"

Zou Liang raised his head and looked at him, but didn't answer - they came to the street to inquire about the Shanshen Palace. Does this count as the news coming to their door?

Lin Yehuo raised his eyes, glanced at the man, and asked, "What? Are you looking for the Mountain God Palace?"

As soon as the man heard this answer, he hurriedly smiled and rubbed his hands, sat down and asked, "Which palace are you two from?"

Lin Yehuo asked him, "What do you think?"

"Are they from Fire Fox Palace and Snow Wolf Palace?"

Lin Yehuo almost wanted to praise this person for his discernment. He was dressed in red, so it was understandable that he was mistaken for the Fire Fox Palace. How could he tell at a glance that Zou Liang was a wolf? Why not give the Snow Wolf Palace...

Zou Liang, on the other hand, kind of missed the Seiler family far away at the border... I wonder if Little Snow Wolf has grown up...

"Hey." The man continued to get closer and asked how to join the Mountain God Palace and whether he could participate in this sacrificial ceremony.

Lin Yehuo and Zou Liang saw many people wrapped in vines or wearing flowers, plants and leaves along the way. They originally thought that these people were from the Mountain God Palace, but upon hearing this, it turned out that these people were planning to join the Mountain God Palace.

Lin Yehuo was a little confused - is Shanshen Palace so popular?

Zou Liang was not sure, but judging from the formation brought out by Ouyang's little Taohua, there should be many experts in the palace...

…

Also curious about Shanshen Palace are Zhan Zhao and the others.

When Yao Tingyuan, the prefect of Jinhua Prefecture, heard that someone was pretending to be a government official, he even stole the body and destroyed the crime scene. What's wrong with that?!

This former deputy general of the Zhao family army had a bad temper, so he ordered the whole city to draw pictures and arrest Wang Shao and a group of fake government officials.

After following Yao Tingyuan back to the Yamen and waiting for news, Zhan Zhao and the others asked him if he knew anything about the sacrifices at Shanshen Palace.

When Yao Tingyuan heard the words "Mountain God Palace", his face showed a bit of helplessness.

"I don't know what's going on these days, but all of a sudden it's all about the Shanshen Palace. It's spreading all over the city, and a bunch of weird people are coming."

Yao Tingyuan was very good at gathering information when he was in Zuoying. He had been asking people for some time and had a certain understanding of Shanshen Palace.

"To be honest, I have never heard of the Mountain God Palace before." Yao Tingyuan said, "I only learned about it recently. It seems to be a secret sect hidden in the mountains. It has always stayed aloof from the world. Speaking of mountains,

, there are five mountains and five towns. The five mountains all belong to large sects, and this mountain temple is hidden among the five towns. Yishan is in the east town, Wushan is in the west, Lushan is in the north, Huoshan is in the middle, and Kuaiji is in the south...

...This Kuaiji Mountain belongs to Nanzhen. The Shanshen Palace has a set of mysterious rules for selecting the main god that have been passed down for nearly a thousand years. It is said that the previous main god has passed away. According to the order, this year's main god selection ceremony will be held at Kuaiji Mountain in Nanzhen.

"

Everyone understood, "Is that why there are so many people from the Mountain God Palace gathered here?"

Yao Tingyuan shook his head when he heard this, "Stop it, those people in strange and weird clothes on the street are not from Shanshen Palace at all, but people who come here to join Shanshen Palace!"

"Not from the Mountain God Palace?"

This was beyond everyone's expectation.

"Shan Shen Palace is said to be very mysterious and does not take the initiative to recruit disciples." Yao Tingyuan said, holding out three fingers, "There have been a lot of rumors recently. I sent someone to inquire about it and roughly divided into three versions."

"First, the treasure theory. This is also the main reason why so many people want to join. It is said that the Mountain God Palace is very rich and has accumulated endless wealth through the ages. Especially in ancient times, many emperors' tombs were in the mountains.

All kinds of activities to worship the mountain god will bring a lot of treasures to the mountain god palace. As long as you can join the mountain god palace, you will get endless glory and wealth."

Everyone was also a little speechless - they just wanted to do good things.

"Second, the gods said. This is more evil. It is said that the Mountain God Palace is blessed by gods, and all kinds of divine objects have divine power. If you join the Mountain God Palace, you can enter the divine land deep in the mountains. It is completely different from the human world.

This is a place where you can become immortal after entering. Especially the main god. It is said that the selection of the main god in the Mountain God Palace depends entirely on God's will. Even if you have nothing, you may be selected. Once you become the main god, you can enter another world and transform into a true god.

.”

Everyone couldn't help but frown - it sounded a bit ridiculous!

"Third, the sect said. This one is more practical. It is said that Shanshen Palace used to be strong and indeed accumulated a lot of wealth, but then it declined for a period of time. After cultivating one's character in the past few years, the sect has a tendency to become bigger. Again

In addition, the martial arts world is in the stage of reorganization recently, and the Shanshen Palace intends to get a piece of the pie. The chosen new main god may expand the sect and get involved in the affairs of the world, so many people want to join him."

Everyone touched their chins - this is somewhat possible.

"But so far." Yao Tingyuan shook his head, "No one from the Mountain God Palace has actually appeared, so I once wondered if someone had an ulterior motive and deliberately spread the rumors?"

Everyone thought about it and felt that this was also possible.

"How long has this matter been going on?" Zhao Pu asked.

"It's been almost a month, and the rumors have become more and more lively in the past few days." Yao Tingyuan said, "He has also arranged a lot of informants in various places to keep an eye on these gangsters in case anything happens."

Everyone nodded, the prefect was quite reliable.

After waiting all afternoon, it was almost getting dark, but there was still no news about those fake government officials and Wang Shao.

Zhan Zhao and the others left the Yamen and returned to Baifu first.

…

The Baifu in Jinhua Prefecture is also very large. Unlike the old house in Shaoxing Prefecture, the Baifu here is a house in the city, located in a bustling downtown.

The Bai family has many relatives, and they are all literati like Bai Xia. They have inherited the ancestral property and the ability to do business, and the family has a great business.

It is also very close to Skyfall Island and has a homely atmosphere.

Zhao Zhen and the others had already settled down in Baifu and were having dinner at the moment.

When the relatives of the Bai family heard that Bai Yutang was coming, they all came to see him. All the elders were very kind. Under the promotion of Bai Xia and Lu Xueer, Zhan Zhao became very famous in the Bai family. All the uncles and aunts teased him.

This made Zhan Zhao feel quite embarrassed.

The whole family finished dinner in a lively manner, all the relatives went back, and the White House became quiet.

Lin Yehuo and Zou Liang also came back. They spent the whole afternoon wandering around and were mistaken for people from the Shanshen Palace.

But after asking around, I found that no passerby had actually seen anyone from Shanshen Palace, which was a bit strange.

At night, everyone gathered in a large courtyard to chat.

As soon as Mr. Wu entered the yard, he saw a large white ball coming towards his face. He stretched out his hand and pressed it and found that it was Yaoyao.

Yao Yao fluttered his wings and acted like a spoiled child when he came over.

Zhan Zhao also stretched out his hand to touch its head, "Didn't you follow the adults to Hangzhou? Why are you back?"

Zhao Pu said that they were brought by Heiying and Baiying who were sent to Hangzhou to deliver a message. Yaoyao made a fuss when he couldn't find Zhan Zhao and Baiyutang. When he heard that they were going to stay in Jinhua for a while, Mr. Bao asked the shadow guards to bring Long.

Already.

Zhao Zhen felt relieved when he heard that the imperial concubine and Lord Bao had arrived at the palace in Lin'an and settled down.

Yinxue was obviously familiar with everyone. At this moment, three children, Liangchenmei, were practicing kung fu, and the fourth child was standing aside, holding a big brush and brushing Yinxue's hair.

Xiao Sizi said that he felt that Yinxue's hair was softer than Xiao Wu's.

Xiao Wu and Yao Yao both circled around Yin Xue.

Yinxue is also very interested in Yaoyao. It is probably the first time she has seen a sea dragon lizard, and since everyone is white, they are relatively close.

Xiaowu still approached Yinxue, but Yinxue no longer beat it, but stretched out her paw to push it away. That gesture was quite cute.

…

The housekeeper came to Bai Yutang and said that the Xu family's tigers were almost settled. One of Fifth Master's cousins ​​had an island in the middle of the lake nearby. There was a treasure garden on the island, and there was a tiger park inside. There had never been any tigers before.

This time I happened to keep all those tigers inside. Moreover, the zoo is open to the public and is very close by boat. Many people who love painting will go there to paint various rare birds and animals.

Fifth Master thinks this arrangement is quite good and is very satisfied with it.

The housekeeper told Fifth Master again, "Someone came to ask if the tiger was for sale on the way. I said I would come back and ask..."

With that said, the housekeeper took out a piece of paper and handed it to Bai Yutang, "This man said his surname is Xiong and he lives in Fenglai Restaurant in the city. If he says he is willing to sell it, send him a letter. The price can be negotiated."

Bai Yutang took the note and asked the housekeeper, did the man say why he wanted to buy the tiger?

The housekeeper shook his head and said that he liked tigers. He built a yard at home and wanted to buy two and keep them.

After the housekeeper finished speaking, he was about to leave. He hesitated and then said to Bai Yutang, "Master, there is something quite strange. Because we were afraid of attracting onlookers, the cages where the tigers were kept were covered with black cloth. The Xu family has been doing this for a while.

The tiger was also very docile and didn't bark or make any fuss on the way... But when the man came up, he didn't even ask or look, so he knew we were transporting a white tiger."

The fifth master nodded, understanding what the butler meant - indicating that this person had known about it all along.

Bai Yutang gave the note to Zhan Zhao.

Zhan Zhao felt quite concerned, "Isn't it a coincidence that your surname is Xiong?"

"Let's make an appointment to meet tomorrow and see if there are any clues." Gongsun suggested.

Zhao Pu also thinks it is feasible.
To be continued...