Several old men seemed to know about this strange birthmark on their buttocks, which made the young ones a little curious - under what circumstances would so many people have seen the same birthmark on their buttocks? Going to the bathhouse together? Or are there still birthmarks?

That man ran away naked? Just like what Sexiao saw?

"What's it if it's not a birthmark?" Zhan Zhao asked.

"Uh... how should I put it?" Yao Changtian looked at Yin Hou and the others.

"Is it a scar?" Yin Hou asked.

Yao Changtian nodded, "Just like, animals from big farms, don't they also get burnt scars on their buttocks?"

Everyone frowned upon hearing this, "So it was burned with a soldering iron?"

"Sexiao said it was cyan..." Zhan Zhao felt confused.

"Because it is ironed with a special kind of wood, there will be a blue scar after the ironing." Yin Hou said, "The person you are looking for should be a domestic slave of the Gao family."

"House slave?!"

Yin Hou also nodded and explained to the children, "The Gao family was originally an old noble in the Erhai area. At that time, these families raised a lot of domestic slaves. In the earliest times, domestic slaves were regarded as property, so they were treated like domestic animals.

Seal the mark. At that time, the Erhai nobles mainly included the Gao, Dong and Yang families. The Gao family's mark was like a scoop, the Dong family's was a circle, and the Yang family's was a triangle. However, after the founding of Dali, the Dong and Yang families gradually faded out of power.

The Duan family worshiped Buddhism and advocated benevolent governance, and things like buying and selling domestic slaves were prohibited. Later, it gradually became a special mark of the Gao family... Most of the Gao family have such a mark, but according to different bloodlines,

The location of the brand is also very particular. Usually those branded on the arms, back and chest are nobles with the blood of the Gao family. The ones branded on the buttocks are not from the Gao family, but are commoners belonging to the Gao family...for example

Adopted children, subordinates who have worked hard for many years, etc."

"Oh..." Zhan Zhao finally understood, "So, the murderer came here from Dali?"

Yao Changtian and Yin Hou shook their heads.

"Didn't you say they were from the Gao family?" Bai Yutang asked.

"This is really not necessarily true. Because this kind of family is so big, they will continue to expand and often give away their children to expand their power." Yin Hou thought for a while, "otherwise, let's ask Tianhan."

Everyone was stunned.

Bai Yutang was also puzzled, "Does my grandpa know about this?"

"We were investigating a murder case in Dali. Several of the deceased people had the marks of various major families. They were all domestic slaves in the earliest period... We didn't understand the marks at that time, so we asked Tianhan to investigate."

Yin Hou said.

Everyone encouraged Bai Yutang to ask his grandfather.

The fifth master asked his uncle, "Is grandpa sleeping?"

Yao Changtian looked up at the sky. Although Tuanzi was still there when he came out... he must have been sleepy by this time.

The Demon King asked Yao Changtian to call Lu Tianhan for questioning.

After a while, Yao Changtian dragged the confused Grandpa Lu over...

Mr. Lu was already in a semi-asleep state now. He sat at the table and nodded, barely opening his eyes just a slit.

Both Tianzun and Yin Hou looked at him helplessly - they didn't know whether it was because he had a good tutor when he was a child or he was born with lethargy. He must be sleepy at this point and couldn't stay up at all. They always said that they didn't take him to play.

Zhan Zhao asked Bai Yutang in a low voice - Grandpa looks very sleepy, why not wait until tomorrow morning?

The Fifth Master shook his head slightly and whispered, "It's just the right time to ask questions in this state."

Everyone was wondering - they were half asleep, could they remember anything?

Tianzun patted Lu Tianhan and asked him if he still remembered the time when he checked the mark of the slave of the Gao family in Dali.

Mr. Lu nodded and said, remember, the Gao family sent many children out to be adopted sons of dignitaries from various places to build relationships. These children all have the mark of the Gao family on their butts.

Everyone looked at the old man in confusion - Oops, why are you so dumb when you are sleepy?

The fifth master nodded and said - you are the best at this time. My mother said that she wanted to get married to my father, so she told my grandpa at this time, so my father did not get beaten.

In this way, the clues will be clearer... Someone from the Gao family has always been in Kaifeng. Although they bet on the wrong money back then, they should have many friends in the court. Have they ever given children to "friends" here to do?

Adopted son?

Zhan Zhao asked Zhao Pu - Is there such a person in the court?

Zhao Pu said that it might be true, but it needed to be investigated carefully.

It was getting late now, so the Demon King asked everyone to go back and rest quickly.

Yao Changtian dragged the dazed Mr. Lu back to sleep, and everyone else went back to their houses.

Zhao Pu returned to the room and saw Gongsun sitting on the bench of the fourth son, soaking his feet.

The gentleman was holding his chin with one hand, leaning on his knees and sighing.

Zhao Pu walked into the house and asked him, "What's the matter?"

Gongsun pointed to the empty bed behind him.

The Ninth Prince glanced at him, puzzled, "Where is my son?"

Gongsun shook his head, "I wonder which old man's house I'm in to inquire about gossip..."

While the two were chatting, they saw the White Dragon King walking in from outside. The old man was holding the sleeping little fourth son, and Zhao Pu hurried over to pick him up.

The White Dragon King smiled and gave the dumpling to Zhao Pu, then walked back to sleep.

Zhao Pu put the little fourth son on the bed and covered him with quilt. Gongsun also wiped his feet and got up.

The fourth son fell asleep in a daze, holding Zhao Pu's arm and muttering, "Zunzun..."

Zhao Pu covered him with quilt and shook his head.

After Gongsun poured the water, he came over and got into bed.

The little fourth son hugged Gongsun and rubbed him, "...Zunzun is so cute!"

Gongsun and Zhao Pu both couldn't laugh or cry. Tuanzi worked so hard, but he didn't know how much gossip he got...

…

In Meow Meow Tower, Zhan Zhao went to see the little tigers in the tiger room as usual before going to bed.

Gongsun told him this morning that the tiger cubs might be about to open their eyes, and Zhan Zhao was in a hurry for fear of missing them.

At this point, Xiaowu and Yinxue were also ready to go to sleep, but the three little tigers became very skinny after eating enough milk, and stepped on Yinxue's belly.

Zhan Zhao picked up Baomei and kissed her first, then Xiao Wu came over and rubbed his big head against him.

Bai Yutang also came in and caught Yao Yaoqianchi, who was hiding in the tiger room and refused to leave.

Zhan Zhao felt that the little tiger's cry was subtly similar to Yaoyao's, and he was not sure whether the tiger was leading the dragon instead of the dragon, or the dragon was leading the tiger instead.

Holding his chin, Zhan Zhao stroked the little tiger while chatting about the case with Bai Yutang, "The one with the birthmark, I feel like he should just be the scapegoat in this case."

Bai Yutang also thinks it is possible, "As long as we can find out which families adopted children of the Gao family, we can roughly find out the real mastermind behind it. But... we have to find the descendants of the Gao family who have birthmarks first."

Zhan Zhao was a little disgusted, "I won't go to the bathhouse to look for you! It's so annoying!"

Bai Yutang also found it difficult to search like this. After thinking about it, he suddenly asked, "Can we find it by smell?"

After being reminded like this, Zhan Zhao felt that there was a way to do it - yes! That kind of special fragrance.

…

Early the next morning, Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang woke up to a burst of noise.

Zhan Zhao looked at the top of the bed, "Kaifeng Mansion is so lively every morning."

Bai Yutang had also just gotten up. While putting on his outer robe, he asked, "Are we still going to play in today's match between Taixue and Dali? This is what happened in Dali..."

"Uh..." Zhan Zhao turned over and sat up, "Yes, Gao Ruiguang is dead, do you still want to continue playing the game?"

The fifth master is not sure either.

After the two washed up, they left the Miaomiao Building and saw everyone in the yard eating breakfast obediently as always.

The Demon King seemed to be in a good mood today. He got up early and made two kinds of crystal buns, sweet and salty.

When the little boy got up in the morning, he drank a glass of goat's milk and ate an egg. Now he was half full. He was holding two buns and hesitated whether to eat sweet or salty ones. He could only eat one by visual inspection. He would definitely eat two buns.

I'm tired, but both of them want to eat...

At this time, Zhan Zhao came over and helped Xiao Sizi break the buns in half and share them with him.

While eating steamed buns, the fourth boy asked Zhan Zhao, "Maomao, are you investigating the case today?"

Zhan Zhao said "Oh", "I want to investigate, but there are no clues at the moment."

The fourth son looked at Zhan Zhao sympathetically. This is what the legend says. Life is not easy. Does Maomao sigh...

"Then do you and Bai Bai want to go to the game with us?"

"Competition?" Zhan Zhao asked, "Does Dali still want to continue to participate in the competition?"

"I haven't heard that the opponent has abandoned the game." Gongsun also said, "It seems that the game will continue this morning."

Zhan Zhao felt a little suspicious, "Even if the envoy of Guanyi is dead?"

"More than just keep playing."
To be continued...