Li Si's family was poor, so it was An Zicheng who helped to collect his body. His grave was on a small hill outside the city. An Zicheng used all his money to buy a thin wooden coffin and buried him in a hurry. Although it was a bit sad, after all, he had a friend like An Zicheng who took care of his afterlife, so at least he didn't end up with his body exposed in the wilderness.

After An Zicheng bought the coffin, he had no money left, so he could only find a piece of wood, write "Li Si's Tomb" on it, and stick it in front of the grave, which was at least a tombstone.

After scattering paper money and lighting incense, several people solemnly performed the ceremony of worship. An Zicheng poured wine in front of the grave and muttered: "Brother, I met you once. I thought I would die before you, but you went down first. But it's okay. You are unlucky and can't even marry a wife. When you go down, find a female ghost to accompany you... You also know that brother has no money, so I can't use big fish and meat to worship you. I just prepared a glass of light wine. Don't blame me. If you want me, just use some magic to send me some gold and silver. Forget about other things. You don't have to come to see me..."

Lu Zheng wanted to leave, But An Zicheng didn't stop talking after he said this: "...You are also unlucky. You couldn't even eat your last meal well. If I had known that, I wouldn't have argued with you that night. I would have let you buy a duck and eaten it. Hey, but if you walked slowly, you would have the kind-hearted Lu to accompany you. He has done so many good deeds. Maybe he can become a city god or something after he goes down. You might even be able to get an official position if you follow him. But you must remember not to let it slip. What if he knows that you picked up his sachet and didn't return it to him, he will definitely look down on you. Then you will be unlucky and might have to go to the animal path..."

Lu Zheng heard that he was getting more and more outrageous and even involved Lu Enguang. He couldn't help but asked with a smile: "What sachet?"

An Zicheng wiped his tears and muttered: "It's Li The night before the four died, when we were returning from drinking, I went to the river to relieve myself. When Li Si was waiting for me, he bumped into Lu Dashanren. Lu Dashanren was walking in a hurry and a sachet fell from his body. Li Si picked it up because the sachet looked nice. "

Lu Zheng's eyes fixed: "Where is the sachet now?"

An Zicheng said "Oh", took out a dirty sachet from his arms and handed it to Lu Zheng, saying: "Li Si was afraid that Jiang Sanniang would see it and mistakenly think that he had a lover, so he threw it to me."

Lu Zheng looked at the sachet over and over again, but couldn't see anything, so he asked again: "Which direction did Lu Enguang come from and which direction did he go?"

An Zicheng thought for a while, and then said: "He seemed to have come back from outside the city, but judging from the direction he was walking, it didn't seem like he was going home."

"Did you and Li Si go home directly? Did you not run into anyone else afterwards?"

"Yes." An Zicheng said affirmatively, "Because it was a little late, there were not many people on the street, and we walked fast."

Lu Zheng pondered for a moment before saying to An Zicheng, "Leave this sachet here for now. If I have anything else to ask you, I'll find you again."

"Please help yourself, help yourself."

When they returned to the back court, everyone had already started eating. Seeing them, Liu Zhi quickly stood up and said, "My lord, why did you come back so late? I've heated up the food for you." Then she went to bring out the hot food on the stove.

Lu Zheng was weighed down by the matter, and waved his hands, saying, "Don't eat yet." He then asked You Xiaowu, "How is your investigation going?"

You Xiaowu's face was not looking good, "No news for the time being."

Lu Zheng sighed.

Seeing this, Liu Zhi handed the chopsticks to him, "Don't worry, sir. This kind of thing can't be solved overnight. The most important thing in the world is eating. Let's eat first and talk about it."

"Yes." You Xiaowu also said, "Although there is no news about Huang Jiu, I have heard of another piece of news."

Lu Zheng was refreshed, "What news?"

"Mr. Lu went on two long journeys in the winter. Although he used the excuse of doing business, the season for collecting medicinal herbs is mostly in autumn or early winter. How could he go to collect them so close to the end of the year?" You Xiaowu said, "Besides, even if he went to collect medicinal herbs, how could he go alone without a partner?"

At this point, Lu Zheng took out the sachet, repeated An Zicheng's words, and then smiled bitterly, "I think the timing is too coincidental, so I'm worried that this sachet has another secret, but no matter how you look at it, it's just a simple sachet."

You Xiaowu stopped eating, took the sachet, looked at it, and poured out the medicinal herbs inside. There was nothing inside, and the sachet was made of a single layer of cloth, and it didn't look like it had any layers.

The sachet was passed around in everyone's hands, and finally placed on the table.

Lu Zheng rubbed his forehead and said, "It feels like this case is getting more and more complicated."

You Xiaowu also sighed, "The water in Qingxi County is really too deep."

At this time, Liu Zhi suddenly said, "Sir, I think I know what the secret is in this sachet."

Liu Zhi took out the sewing basket from her room, opened the sachet, untied the string that held the sachet, and then untied the string lightly, revealing a piece of paper that was folded very small like a piece of silk.

You Xiaowu was amazed and was about to take it, but was stopped by Liu Zhi.

"This is called fish intestine paper. Although it is very tough, once it is stained with oil, the words written on it will fade away. You'd better not touch it with your oily hands." Liu Zhi said, and took a piece of clean cloth and slowly opened the fish intestine paper.

To everyone's surprise, there was a sea map on the fish intestine paper.

Lu Zheng asked Liu Zhi: "Liu Zhi, do you understand it?"

Liu Zhi hesitated for a while, and then said: "I understand it."

Everyone's eyes were cast on Liu Zhi.

Lu Zheng did not ask her why she could understand it, but just asked: "Do you know where the place on the nautical chart is?"

Liu Zhi nodded: "The location on the nautical chart should be in the South China Sea. This is an island, and this..." She whispered, "This should be the lair of the Sea Dragon King."

The Sea Dragon King was a notorious pirate during the Yongning period. His fleet was elusive and his methods were extremely cruel. Not only did he want money, but also lives, and even pregnant women and children were not spared. Not only that, in recent years he even brought people ashore to rob, making the residents along the coast uneasy and making many righteous men grit their teeth at him.

Liuzhi gently pointed at a snake-shaped symbol above the island and said, "This is what is painted on the flag of the Sea Dragon King. I will never forget this pattern." At the end of her speech, her eyes were red and full of hatred.

"Liuzhi..."

Liuzhi bit her lip and said, "I am originally a resident of Qingzhou. My parents are both alive at home. Although we are poor, we are a happy family. But these pirates destroyed our village. They killed people in the village. My sister and I were hidden in the cellar by my mother to save our lives, but they..." Her tears rolled down and she shook her head sadly, "My sister and I left our hometown, and now my sister has died in a foreign land. I have no other request, but I just want these devils to kill people to pay for their lives!"

Lu Zheng nodded: "Don't worry, I will definitely make this sea chart useful." He carefully folded up the sea chart and put it into a small wooden box, but he was worried when he held the wooden box. The role of this sea chart was beyond doubt, and the identity of this kind-hearted Lu was also obvious. He was most likely a spy of the court, in order to find the lair of the Sea Dragon King, but now he was dead, and this sea chart was like a hot potato. What should he do?

After thinking about it, Lu Zheng had no choice but to carry this wooden box with him and hand it over to the court when he found a suitable opportunity.

Now that he knew that Lu Enguang's death was related to the Sea Dragon King, Lu Zheng didn't know how to investigate further. On the one hand, the case was becoming more and more complicated, and on the other hand, the Sea Dragon King was cunning and cruel. If he found out that the sea map was in his possession, he would be in danger of losing his life. Not only his own life, but also Bao Zheng and the others would be implicated.

Now that he thought about it, he could only follow the scapegoat and put the blame on Lu Enshan, temporarily close the case, and wait until the storm had passed before handing over the sea map to the court. But no matter how hard Lu Zheng thought, he couldn't convince himself. He couldn't send anyone to take the sea chart to Yanjing. Otherwise, according to the cautious nature of the Sea Dragon King, the slightest disturbance would attract his attention, and then the sea chart would not be able to reach the capital safely.

Lu Zheng thought about it and couldn't think of a perfect solution. At this time, he suddenly missed Rong Zhen very much, as if nothing could stump him. No matter how difficult the problem was, he could solve it as long as he was there. And this idea was like a switch, pouring out all the memories of Rong Zhen. They were like glass beads hitting the heart, causing the originally calm heart to suddenly ripple.

Lu Zheng sighed softly. He thought he could face everything with strength, but he was always weak, and the source of his weakness was Rong Zhen.

Stopping his own thoughts, Lu Zheng had to return to reality. At present, he could only ask everyone to keep the secret and not reveal the slightest information to anyone, otherwise it would be a disaster. Everyone

knew the seriousness of the matter, Shihu and Liuzhi were of course not to be mentioned. You Xiaowu was the most afraid of death. Knowing that this matter was a matter of life and death, he was probably tighter than a clam shell. Although Tiedan was small, he was very opinionated and there was no need to worry. In the end, everyone's eyes were actually on Bao Zheng.

Bao Zheng's eyes widened: "What do you mean?! Are you saying that my mouth is not tight?"

You Xiaowu looked up at the sky and whispered: "Hmm, you are quite self-aware!"

Bao Zheng didn't care to get angry, and looked at Lu Zheng with a face full of grievance: "Does the lord think so too?"

Lu Zheng coughed: "Well... I know that talking in sleep is something that cannot be controlled, but this is related to our safety. I can only force you to plug your mouth when you sleep."

Bao Zheng's expression changed from shock to despair. Liu Zhi, who was still wiping tears, couldn't help but burst out laughing, and the others also laughed, sweeping away the heavy atmosphere.