Zhan Zhao moved the curious group of people in front of him away, jumped down from the roof of Meow Meow Tower, and gently landed on the stone table beside Bai Yutang. He picked up Xiao Sizi and sat down on his legs.

Seeing Bai Yutang looking at him, Zhan Zhao said, "That is the young boss of Jinyin Pavilion, Yu Tianren."

Bai Yutang frowned slightly, "Golden and Silver Pavilion? Where?"

Zhan Zhao blinked and looked at Bai Yutang with a little surprise, "Have you never heard of it?"

Bai Yutang shook his head.

Zhan Zhao touched his chin and said to himself in confusion, "Oh... I thought they were quite famous."

"Jianghu Sect?" Bai Yutang asked, "It looks like the kung fu is pretty good."

"The sect is quite new, it has just been established for about three or four years." Zhan Zhao said, "The Jinyin Pavilion is the kind of place where you give money and he will help you with your business. Of course, it is not illegal or illegal on the surface, but no one knows what the situation is in private."

Bai Yutang nodded, but he still looked at Zhan Zhao because he felt that the attitude of the handsome Tianren towards Zhan Zhao seemed to be different, and the two of them looked very familiar.

Seeing that Bai Yutang didn't ask much, Zhan Zhao still showed a little curious expression, so he didn't take the initiative to say it, waiting for him to ask, and holding his chin to talk to him about something else.

Bai Yutang used other people's words to describe it as being cold, but used Zhan Zhao's words to describe it as being too shy, so... Zhan Zhao was secretly happy when he wanted to ask but was embarrassed to speak.

The others above the Miaomiao also landed in the yard. Yin Hou shook his head and looked at Zhan Zhao - the thief cat bullied the honest man again... Fortunately, Bai Yutang indulged him everywhere.

The little four son, who was sitting on Zhan Zhao's lap, suddenly raised his face and asked Zhan Zhao, "Who is that person in the cat?"

Zhan Zhao blinked and looked down at the little fourth son.

The little Sizi tilted his head, "He seems to be very familiar with you? Are he a friend?"

Zhan Zhao's mouth moved and looked at Bai Yutang.

Bai Yutang held the tea cup and drank tea calmly - Xiao Sizi asked you.

Zhan Zhao pinched the little Sizi's cheeks, "It's just a common friend, and you also remember that people who are kidnapped children's faces, don't believe him, do you know?"

"Um." Xiao Sizi nodded seriously, tilted her head and continued to ask, "Then how did you know each other? How long have you known each other? Do you like him on weekdays?"

Zhan Zhao was amused and crying, and the little fourth son had many problems.

"When I first came to Kaifeng, the Jinyin Pavilion had just been established. The new sect had no rules. I dealt with him a lot at that time. He was well-informed and had many clues for me to solve the case. In addition, he was a first-timer and had conflicts with local gangs, and there were constant troubles. However, this man was cunning and cunning. He always asked the yamen to come forward to resolve the troubles. By the way, he could also use the government to eliminate hostile expansion forces. He was a calculating person." Zhan Zhao said, touching Xiao Sizi's head, "This person will not get up early without any profit. He would never remind me for no reason, such as 'I have been guilty of Tianbao', which is definitely profitable... but it is also a clue. I have no contact with him, and I think he is very disliked." After that, Zhan Zhao also tilted his head and asked Xiao Sizi, "Are you satisfied?"

The little Sizi blinked, turned his face and looked at Bai Yutang, and said with a smile, "I'm satisfied!"

Bai Yutang was a little embarrassed. He put down the teacup and reached out to touch the ear gently. He stood up and looked at the sky, "It's getting late, go to bed."

After saying that, he returned to the house with a relaxed mood.

Zhan Zhao couldn't help laughing when he looked at him, and turned around and pinched Xiao Sizi's cheeks - the little guy was still looking at the rat.

Xiao Sizi rubbed her cheeks and squinted her eyes at Zhan Zhao - cats would bully Bai Bai!

Zhan Zhao scratched his chin awkwardly - just teasing him?

The little fourth son hugged Zhan Zhao, "I'm going to sleep in your room tonight."

Zhan Zhao estimated that Xiao Sizi was still afraid of seeing an unknown scene, so he nodded and carried him into the house.

Yaoyao and Xiaowu also followed Zhan Zhao Baiyutang into the house.

The rest of the people were speechless and dispersed.

After Gongsun came back, he found that Xiao Sizi was not there, so he ran to Zhan Zhao's room to take a look. Xiao Sizi had already fallen into the quilt and hugged Zhan Zhao's arm and fell asleep. Gongsun had no choice but to go back and sleep by himself...

But Zhao Pu was not there either. Gongsun circled around the house and felt very "lonely" and had no sleepiness, so he simply ran to the library.

Sure enough, Bao Yan and Pang Yu were reading at night. Gongsun moved the ladder to climb the second floor of the study to find some ancient books about the island that no one reads all year round, and wanted to find clues about the evil pot island.

...

In the palace, Zhao Zhen heard Zhao Pu and Bao Zheng talk about Ehu Island after hearing what happened to Ehu Island, frowned slightly and touched his chin, "Ehu Island..."

"Sixty years ago, did anyone raise monsters on an island?" Zhao Pu asked, "Does your father or my father have this interest?"

Zhao Zhen was quite embarrassed. He was younger than Zhao Pu. Who knew about this, so he asked Eunuch Chen.

Eunuch Chen shook his head, but at the same time he clapped his hands gently and said, "I remembered something."

All three of them looked at him.

Eunuch Chen said righteously, "When I was a child, I heard several princes talk about the Xingtian name in the palace, another rumor about the Xingtian name that year."

"Another rumor?" Zhao Pu was curious.

"Although there are many different opinions on the reason for the sinking of Xingtian, one thing is basically certain, that is, the ship is carrying soldiers." Eunuch Chen said.

Zhao Zhen and Zhao Pu both nodded, "Why are the warships? They are naturally equipped with soldiers."

"But when I heard the two princes chatting, the ship was loaded with a boat, with more than 5,000 prisoners."

"Prisoner?" Zhao Zhen was surprised, "Why are you pretending to be so many prisoners?"

"It seems that they are all war criminals, nobles from the southern alien race and captured soldiers. It seems that they were sent to sea to throw them on a deserted island and let them die for themselves." Eunuch Chen said, "I was too young back then, so I stood beside the princes and poured them wine. They said one by one, and then I heard a rough idea, but they didn't tell me what island it was. Then they talked about the sinking of the Xingtian. They laughed and said that they were punished by God, and they were quite happy. Although I was young at that time, I was very disgusted by them for laughing at such a miserable thing, so I didn't listen and found a chance to slip away."

"Which two princes are still alive?" Zhao Zhen asked.

Eunuch Chen shook his head helplessly, "I have passed away for many years."

Zhao Zhen frowned, but his curiosity was aroused, and he probably wouldn't be able to sleep well tonight, so he told Zhao Pu, "If you find that old man tomorrow, remember to tell me."

Zhao Pu nodded.

While speaking, Nangong Ji came, holding a picture of the suspected hull of the "Xingtian" he had taken to show Zhao Pu and the others that he had shown before.

"Your Majesty, I have found a few famous boatmen to see it. They all said that the shape and structure are very similar to the legendary Xingtian, but it feels a little smaller. This size of ship can be made now, and it can only carry one or two thousand people at most. It may be a model ship."

"Sample ship?" Zhao Pu touched his chin, "It means to try building a small boat before preparing to build a large ship?"

Nangong Ji nodded, "That's what the boatmen said."

"Well..." Zhao Pu nodded, "Can the ship on Ehu Island be the real Xingtian? It occupies the entire rift valley... How did such a large ship run into the rift valley?"

"Will it drive in when the tide is high, and the tide is stranded there and cannot come out?" asked Mr. Bao, "There may be an earthquake or other reason. The tide will no longer enter the rift valley, and finally fallen leaves accumulate and become what it is today?"

Both Zhao Pu and Zhao Zhen felt it was possible, but there was another puzzle at the same time...

"What is tied to the other end of such a thick chain?" Zhao Pu couldn't help asking, "Monster? How big is a monster with such a thick chain? There is definitely no need for tigers and lions. You don't need such a thick chain to tie Yaoyao!"

"And that thing is obviously still sucking people, but Yaoyao doesn't." Zhao Zhen, as the true dragon emperor, has always loved Yaoyao deeply. There is a small wood carving given to him by Xiao Sizi on the Longshu desk.

After staring at the wood carving for a while, Zhao Zhen suddenly frowned slightly, and then said, "If that ship was Xingtian, would it be on the island many years ago? What monster has such a long life? Let's take a step back, even if it really happened... it happened sixty years ago, maybe it's dead now."

Zhao Pu and Bao Zheng both subconsciously looked at Zhao Zhen - has the conversation changed?

Zhao Zhen waved his hand, "I have only been looking for good weather recently. If you investigate the case, you will be able to investigate the case. Don't touch those strange and chaotic things in the early years." As he said that, he pointed to Bao Zheng, "Your dear, prepare for the spring trial." He pointed to Zhao Pu, "Uncle Jiu is in charge of the training of the navy, keep a low profile, keep a low profile!"

Zhao Pu and Lord Bao frowned slightly. Did the emperor get upset by the previous cases? This time, Xingtian is very closely related to the incident of sending prisoners to Ehu Island. It is indeed possible that something irrelevant may have been brought up. But I don’t know if it’s an illusion... Zhao Zhen seemed to have suddenly remembered something, and temporarily changed his mind and told them not to investigate the matter of Ehu Island?

The two of them were helpless and felt that they should calm down and be busy with the matter in front of them. Leave the case to Zhan Zhao Baiyutang and others to investigate.

...

When Zhao Pu and Bao Zheng left.

Zhao Zhen stood up, walked out of the study, and turned around twice in the garden with his hands behind his back, as if he was worried.

After all, Nangong Ji has been following Zhao Zhen for a long time and knows his personality very well. Although Ehu Island is a deserted island, it should belong to the territory of the Song Dynasty. Someone slaughtered so many people at once, Zhao Zhen will inevitably be furious. In addition... using prisoners to feed monsters will also make Zhao Zhen unhappy. Why didn't he get angry? Even his curiosity is hidden, there should be a reason here.

Zhao Zhen turned to the end with his hands behind his back and stopped. Nangong stood beside him and asked, "Your Majesty... don't want to investigate the matter of Ehu Island?"

Zhao Zhen shook his head, "I suddenly remembered something just now, and I don't know how to talk to Bao Qing, Uncle Jiu and others."

Nangong Ji was puzzled, "Are you about Ehu Island?"

Zhao Zhen frowned and waved to Nangong. The two returned to the study, and Zhao Zhen signaled Nangong to close the door.

Nangong Ji closed the door and returned to the desk, and saw Zhao Zhen rummaging through the boxes and cabinets and looking for something.

Nangong hurriedly helped him move the box, and finally... Zhao Zhen found something from the box where his father's relics were stored.

Nangong Ji was a little puzzled. What Zhao Zhen took out was a stone, like an ordinary rock. The kind that is very common on streams and rivers, half of which are crystal stones and half are ordinary stones.

Nangong looked at Zhao Zhen, who was frowning in front of Long Shu's desk in confusion, staring at the stone in a daze.

Zhao Zhen looked at the stone for about a stick of incense without blinking, and finally raised his head.

Nangong Jishi couldn't help it anymore, "Prince, what is this?"

Zhao Zhen looked at him and said, "When I was a child, I once stepped on this stone by the river in the palace and my feet slid."

Nangong Ji blinked - what does this... have to do with the case?

"The father was with me at that time." Zhao Zhen continued, "He picked up the stone, stared at it for a long time, and suddenly said to me, 'It turns out that all of this shape are dangerous.'"

Nangong Ji was stunned and subconsciously looked at the shape of the stone - it was a stone with half a goose egg shape as a whole. The rock structure at the bottom was relatively flat, with a raised upper part, and the white crystal stone was intricate. In the middle, there was a crack that almost divided the entire stone into two.

Zhao Zhen took the stone and said, "I didn't care much at that time, but my father gave me this stone very seriously and asked me to put it away, saying... If you see a stone of the same shape, don't approach it."

Nangong Ji frowned, "Are you afraid that the emperor will be hurt again? It's not like the personality of the previous emperor..."

"There is another sentence later." Zhao Zhen smiled faintly, "The most dangerous thing is this island."

"Island..." Nangong frowned.

"Do you know what this kind of island is called?" Zhao Zhen asked.

Nangong shook his head.

"The father said that this kind of island is called the beast-stricken island." Zhao Zhen said.

"Beast clip..." Nangong had an epiphany, "Well... it really looks like a hunting clip in shape."

"Beast Jia Island..." Zhao Zhen murmured to himself, "Evil Hu Island is Beast Jia Island!"

"Where is the Beast Island?" Nangong was confused.

Zhao Zhen was angry and raised his hand and slapped his forehead, "Do you have lost your memory?!"

Nangong was photographed, suddenly remembered and exclaimed, "Ah!"

Zhao Zhen glared at him, and Nangong quickly swallowed the words behind him.
Chapter completed!