UGB Chapter 69
Chapter 69
Lu Xiaofeng didn't come down alone, he was still holding a small object in his hand.
It was the little thing he pulled off the wall.
There was a confident and proud smile on the corner of his mouth, as if he had seen through the mystery and took everything into his eyes.
Jin Jiuling knew that Lu Xiaofeng was a very intelligent person, so when he saw Lu Xiaofeng showing such a confident smile, he was quite convinced of him.
He might have found something.
Jin Jiuling took a closer look and found that it was an iron object like a hook.
It is said to be like a hook because it is not a hook. Whether it is the sharpness of the pointed tip or the thickness of the utensils, it is different from ordinary hooks.
Lu Xiaofeng carefully held this strange hook with his two different fingers, if he touched it with other parts of his hand, maybe a piece of flesh would be rubbed off.
After all, the cold light of its pointed tip looks so sharp.
Jin Jiuling's eyes were like a searchlight. He scanned the hook from top to bottom, and unexpectedly found that there was a small ring behind the thing's buttocks, and there were traces of white lines on that ring.
Jin Jiuling said: "This is?"
He leaned involuntarily and moved closer.
Twist the white thread carefully with your fingers, and look at it carefully in the sun.
A huge piece of cloth should be woven with countless fine threads. If the cloth is torn off rashly, there may be residual white threads left on sharp objects.
Not to mention this kind of small ring that is not sharp.
If the fabric is torn, it seems normal to have a few tangles.
But the cloth was wrapped around the small ring, which seemed abnormal.
Jin Jiuling suddenly realized that he probably knew how the battle post was placed on the city gate.
Jin Jiuling understood it, and he said, "Is this the white line left on the battle post?"
Lu Xiaofeng smiled and said, "Not bad."
Jin Jiuling stretched out his hand and lightly tapped the pointed end of the small hook. It seemed that before his hand touched it, blood beads came out from between his fingers.
Very sharp.
He also looked at the structure of the hook, it was abnormally thick, unexpectedly it was pulled out by Lu Xiaofeng from the stone wall without any passivation, and the material used to make it was also very hard.
Jin Jiuling narrowed his eyes and said, "It's not impossible for such a sharp weapon to sink into the city wall."
He already guessed what Lu Xiaofeng wanted to say.
Lu Xiaofeng said: "Thinking about it, the huge post should have been pasted in the middle of the city wall, with the hem close to the ground. If it wasn't for the lightness kung fu masters, they wouldn't be able to remove the battle post from the middle, they could only pull it from the bottom."
If you pull it from the bottom, you won't notice the small hook naturally.
After all, although the capital is large, there are not many people who can walk on the smooth stone walls, and even if there are, they will not work for the court.
Most people in the Jianghu are still not interested in the imperial court.
Thinking about it this way, it seems that there is only one way to force it from the bottom up.
Jin Jiuling's face darkened.
all hit!
Lu Xiaofeng's guesses were all correct.
There was no other way, among those who ate the emperor's food, there was indeed a lack of people with high martial arts skills. Jin Jiuling's own martial arts were very good, but his goodness was in his hands, and the lightness kung fu on his feet did not reach the level of Lu Xiaofeng's ability to come and go freely.
The smooth stone wall is different from the rough branches. If you accidentally step on the air and fall from the city gate, this is not a joke. No matter what kind of master falls from the city gate, you will end up with a broken leg ending.
Just concentrating on the feet would take a lot of effort, let alone looking for them carefully.
Finding this hook seemed to solve a mystery, but because of their lack of effort, they suddenly missed it.
If it wasn't for Lu Xiaofeng being here, no one would even be able to find out.
Jin Jiuling's complexion was very ugly, his eyes turned cold when he looked at Lu Xiaofeng.
A man like him takes face very seriously, and being pointed out by his friends for his poor martial arts made him extremely unhappy.
But his heart is not so small that he can have a deep hatred at every turn, otherwise, wouldn't he be full of jealousy towards Lu Xiaofeng, wouldn't he be so jealous that he would kill him?
Jin Jiuling is not such a person.
Although he stands in the evil camp, he is still very lawful, otherwise he would not be able to become friends with Lu Xiaofeng
So even though Jin Jiuling felt a little unhappy, he could still have a peaceful and friendly conversation with Lu Xiaofeng.
It would be better to say that he had to have a peaceful and friendly dialogue with Lu Xiaofeng.
Because he still needs to rely on Lu Xiaofeng to find the owner who made this thing.
Seeing Lu Xiaofeng's confident look, it was obvious that he already had the answer in his heart.
Jin Jiuling said: "How do you think this thing didn't go into the wall?"
Jin Jiuling said again: "Don't tell me that I was pushed in by human hands."
Maybe someone has such kung fu, but there is no support point for hanging in the air. Unless the person has become a feather and can float in the air, he will definitely not have this ability.
Lu Xiaofeng said: "Of course not."
Jin Jiuling said, "What is that?"
Lu Xiaofeng said: "It's an organ."
Jin Jiuling said: "Organ?"
Lu Xiaofeng said: "Not bad."
He seemed to think of something, with a look of nostalgia, he said: "It's like a bow and crossbow. It can shoot two hooks at the same time."
He continued: "I don't know what kind of strange skill it is, but the two hooks can be opened more and more apart in the process of flying in the air, and the distance between them is getting bigger and bigger, until the whole post is pulled apart and submerged into the wall. among."
His description is so lifelike, as if he has seen this scene with his own eyes.
But who would shoot a crossbow in this way if they weren't idle?
Sounds like a child's joke.
Only children with both imagination and hands-on ability can make such things.
Jin Jiuling said: "It sounds like you have seen this kind of mechanism before."
Lu Xiaofeng said: "I have not only seen it, but also used it myself."
But it was when he was a child, when he used this thing for pranks.
Since childhood, Lu Xiaofeng has not been a peaceful and good boy.
He is a skin monkey.
Jin Jiuling said, "Where did you use it?"
Although he said so, he already had a guess in his heart.
Because in the rivers and lakes, there is a person who is famous for being able to play with some strange skills and create machines that others cannot make.
Of course, it seems that he is famous not only because of his skillful hands that can make all kinds of hidden weapons, but also because of his overly beautiful wife.
Sure enough, Lu Xiaofeng said, "It was used by Zhu Ting."
There was a smile on the corner of Lu Xiaofeng's mouth, it was a proud smile.
He is very proud of having a friend like Zhu Ting.
Zhu Ting sat on a large grand teacher's chair.
He seems to be a very lazy person, as long as he can sit, he will never stand.
The fat on his body also proved this point, sometimes Lu Xiaofeng even wondered if he would invent a chair that could walk by itself in order to be able to sit forever.
He told Zhu Ting about his conjecture, but Zhu Ting told him that he would make such a thing after a while.
Lu Xiaofeng never doubted, because Zhu Ting's mind was full of fantastic ideas.
If he hasn't made it yet, it can only prove that he has been too lazy during this time.
Lu Xiaofeng took Jin Jiuling to look for Zhu Ting, and he saw that there was still a chair that couldn't walk under him.
Lu Xiaofeng said: "Where is your walking chair?"
This is undoubtedly a joke.
Zhu Ting turned his head slowly. In fact, his movement didn't have to be so slow, because his neck wasn't so fat that he couldn't turn his head.
But he was more than happy to do so.
Because he considers himself a very lazy person.
Zhu Ting said, "I haven't had the chance to walk recently."
So the chair that can carry him has not been invented.
He doesn't like to go out, and most of the time he just sits in the Taishi chair.
Boss, there is always no need to go out by yourself.
But Zhu Ting did not admit that he was the boss, because he felt that he was not in business.
He is just selling some gadgets under whimsical ideas, so why is he doing business?
But his trinkets are worth a lot.
Zhiqian said that he could sit comfortably on the Taishi chair for the rest of his life.
So he really didn't need to invent a chair with wheels.
If Lu Xiaofeng wanted to argue with Zhu Ting, they could spend the whole day, but he didn't seem to want to do that today.
Because Lu Xiaofeng was in a hurry.
Lu Xiaofeng said: "Let me ask you something."
Zhu Ting said, "Say."
He seemed careless, but Lu Xiaofeng knew that as long as it was something he said, Zhu Ting would never refuse, as long as Zhu Ting knew about it, he would answer everything he wanted.
Because they are good friends who grew up wearing crotch pants.
How many people in the world know that a prodigal like Lu Xiaofeng who jumped out of a rock actually has friends who grew up with him?
Zhu Ting is.
Lu Xiaofeng said: "Have you sold anything recently?"
Zhu Ting said: "Coincidentally, I not only sold one thing recently, but also sold dozens, hundreds of things."
Lu Xiaofeng said: "You made that thing more than ten years ago."
Zhu Ting seemed to remember: "You said it was the serial crossbow?"
Lu Xiaofeng said: "That's right."
Zhu Ting said: "I thought that thing would never be sold for the rest of its life, because it was originally made for fun."
Although it is called Lianliannu, which is a tall name, it is actually useless except for joking.
Because of the sharp crossbow, the aim is really bad.
It can't hurt people, and it can't bring convenience to people. From this point of view, it has no value except to amuse.
Many people came to Zhu Ting with one thousand gold and ten thousand gold, but it was not for fun.
Lu Xiaofeng said: "Since you remember selling that thing, do you remember who bought it?"
Zhu Ting said, "I don't remember."
Jin Jiuling who was standing behind Lu Xiaofeng twitched, the disappointment in his eyes was visible to the naked eye.
He almost thought he had found a clue.
The most taboo thing for people is to give him despair after getting hope.
But Lu Xiaofeng's expression did not change, because he knew that Zhu Ting hadn't finished speaking.
Sure enough, Zhu Ting said, "Although I don't remember it, the proprietress does."
Zhu Ting is called the boss, and his wife is naturally the boss's wife. He only heard the sound of brisk footsteps coming from far and near, and the bursts of fragrant wind also approached with the approach of the footsteps.
Jin Jiuling looked up, half of his body was about to crumble.
Even if a man like him has seen countless women, he still has to be tempted by the beauty of the proprietress.
Because she is really a very, very beautiful woman.
But this very, very beautiful woman did not marry a handsome man, but a fat Zhu Ting. Thinking about it this way, almost all men would envy such a fat man's good luck.
But Lu Xiaofeng would not be envious, even though he is a prodigal, a very caring man, he would never do anything to his friend's woman.
And he knew that even though Zhu Ting was not that handsome, he had many treasures that handsome young men did not have.
That is his wisdom.
Therefore, Lu Xiaofeng greeted naturally: "Madam Boss."
The proprietress smiled brightly at him.
In addition to being beautiful, Zhu Ting's wife also has two skills.
One is the photographic memory that is common among Jianghu people.
The second is the lifelike painting technique.
Taking these two hands out alone seems to only arouse people's admiration, without any special effect.
But if put together, it can generate enormous power.
The proprietress seemed to be scribbling on the white paper, and a human face appeared on the paper.
It was a face that was neither too old nor too young. If it was placed in a crowd, it seemed that it would be buried by the crowd in an instant and no one could be found.
But when Jin Jiuling came into contact with this face, he immediately exclaimed.
He said: "It's Qin Sanlang from the blacksmith shop!"
Qin Sanlang of the blacksmith shop is not an extraordinary figure, he is not even the owner of the blacksmith shop, but an apprentice of the blacksmith shop.
He was tall, silent, and strong, and generally speaking, he was a very hard-working apprentice.
The owner of the blacksmith shop likes him very much, but he is not going to make him his heir, because Qin Sanlang is not eloquent enough.
Jin Jiuling knew him because his swords and weapons were polished in that blacksmith's shop. Although Qin Sanlang didn't speak much, he was good at work. Jin Jiuling would meet Qin Sanlang every time he went to the blacksmith's shop. Do you know this person?
How did he know that the other party turned out to be a spy!
That's right, Jin Jiuling didn't think that this person was coerced at all, and he didn't think he was just taking money to do things, because the position of the battle post was really good. What kind of chain crossbow is used perfectly, it is simply a fantasy.
At the very least, Qin Sanlang must have practiced martial arts.
Since he is a martial artist, why should he go to a blacksmith's shop as an apprentice?Even as an escort, you can earn much more money than in a blacksmith's shop.
Thinking about it, it seems very simple, because the blacksmith shop that Jin Jiuling went to was not a simple blacksmith shop.
Those who forge weapons by taking the land, the swords of the Jianghu people, and the guns of the Jianghu people can all be polished in the shop.
Moreover, the skills of the boss and the apprentices are very good, and they attract a large number of people from the rivers and lakes.
As long as there are Jianghu people, it is easy to inquire about the news, especially all the people who come to the blacksmith shop are very relaxed.
When people relax, they become talkative.
What's more, if Qin Sanlang's eyesight is strong enough, he can even see the problem from the wound of the weapon.
There is a lot of information contained in the gap of the weapon.
If Qin Sanlang is a spy, it must be a spy that can collect a lot of information.
Jin Jiuling couldn't be more surprised. He always claimed to be smart, but he let a small work go under his nose for so long without realizing it. This was a shame to him.
Jin Jiuling gritted his teeth and said, "Let's go!"
Wherever he went, it was naturally the blacksmith shop where Qin Sanlang was.
The blacksmith's business is very good.
Thinking about it, how could Jin Jiuling send his weapons to be polished without two brushes?
You must know that the gold catchers of the six doors must be good at whatever they use, even if they are sharpening swords, they must find the one with the best reputation.
For Jin Jiuling to send his swords to this shop for polishing, the blacksmith shop naturally has a certain reputation among the Jianghu people, especially these days, there are more Jianghu people in Yingtian, and this shop is in full swing.
When Jin Jiuling and Lu Xiaofeng came over, the small shop was full of apprentices.
One, two, three...
Jin Jiuling's sharp eyes swept over everyone's faces, frowning tightly.
He said: "Blacksmith, where did Qin Sanlang go?"
He was so busy blacksmithing that he wanted to have a fit when he was called by his name so rudely, but he didn't expect that it was Jin Jiuling who made the sound.
This is a master, and he was born in the government. As long as he is a peddler who does business here, he doesn't want to mess with Jin Jiuling.
If he is unhappy, he will find a reason and close the shop in minutes.
So he immediately swallowed his anger and pulled out a flattering smile, but this smile appeared on the blacksmith's dark face, which was indescribably strange.
The blacksmith said: "Master Jin, Qin Sanlang is not here today."
When he said this, he was even more furious, and all the anger that was not at Jin Jiuling was directed at Qin Sanlang.
He said: "I used to think that Qin Sanlang was a good person. Who knew that today he was so busy that he didn't even touch the ground. He even slipped away. I don't even think about who gave him the wages. Everyone is busy. He ran away alone, and I will not sweep him out when he comes back."
Who knew that Jin Jiuling and Lu Xiaofeng not only did not share the same hatred when they heard his complaints, but their expressions became more dignified.
Lu Xiaofeng said: "Is he not here today?"
Jin Jiuling said: "Tell me about it in detail."
Seeing the expressions on the two of them, the iron striker was taken aback. He had an intuition that something was wrong, so he immediately told everything he knew.
He said: "Qin Sanlang didn't come over this morning."
Jin Jiuling said: "Does he come here on weekdays?"
The blacksmith said: "He is the most diligent on weekdays, basically the first one to come every day, but occasionally something will disappear for a while, but which of the apprentices here is not like this, Qin Sanlang is very diligent."
Jin Jiuling said: "If he is not here, where will he go?"
There was a hint of urgency in the words.
He's always there, and even the first to come, but today he's gone, which sounds too strange.
The iron man originally wanted to say, how do I know where he is going, but since it was Jin Jiuling who asked the question, even if he thought so, he couldn't say that.
He racked his brains to think about the places where he might go, and he could only say: "Master Jin should go to the place where he lives, and I don't know about other places."
After Jin Jiuling heard him say that Jin Jiuling always lived, he left, his pace was very hurried. Lu Xiaofeng originally wanted to go directly with Jin Jiuling, but unexpectedly he was dragged away by the blacksmith.
The Iron Man Nuonuo said: "My lord, what did Qin Sanlang do?"
When he thought of Jin Jiuling's pale face, his heart beat.
If you don't know what happened to that audacious person, you probably won't be able to sleep well for a few days.
Lu Xiaofeng could only smile wryly: "I don't know either."
He said: "But if he really committed a crime, it would be a big deal."
What is the big deal?
When Lu Xiaofeng saw Qin Sanlang collapsed in the apprentice's room, he knew that this was a big deal.
Jin Jiuling's complexion was not only ugly, he couldn't even look at it anymore, he walked to Qin Sanlang's side in two steps, put his hand under his nose and said, "I'm out of breath."
Lu Xiaofeng was dumbfounded, he really didn't expect such a result.
Qin Sanlang's death undoubtedly proved that he was the one who got the post, but at the same time, it directly cut off the route they continued to explore.
Jin Jiuling said: "I can only see if there are any clues in the room."
But after tidying up the room from beginning to end, only half a candle and a pile of fly ashes were found.
I thought there might be some letters before coming here, but they were all burned before Qin Sanlang died.
Jin Jiuling said, "What do you think he is?"
Without even thinking about it, Lu Xiaofeng said: "Dead man."
He has met a lot of dead men recently, so he is already very familiar with their behavior patterns and appearance characteristics.
They were all young people who couldn't be seen in the crowd, and they died more and more neatly one by one.
According to the way people in Jianghu deal with private affairs, if a dead man knows that he has to die, he will not reveal the secret of 01:30 after his death.
Isn't Qin Sanlang's appearance and means of doing things just the word "dead man"?
Jin Jiuling said: "A dead man?"
He was surprised.
Lu Xiaofeng said: "That's right."
Jin Jiuling said: "Have you seen the dead man?"
Lu Xiaofeng said: "I've seen it."
Jin Jiuling took a deep breath and said, "Do you know who can support the dead?"
Lu Xiaofeng smiled wryly and nodded, "I know."
Only very powerful people can raise dead soldiers.
Jin Jiuling said: "Where did you see the dead man?"
Lu Xiaofeng said: "This cannot be said."
Jin Jiuling said: "Can't you tell me?"
Lu Xiaofeng said: "I can't tell you either."
Because there are too many secrets involved.
Jin Jiuling called someone from the six doors.
He is still unwilling to give up, even if there is only Qin Sanlang's body left, he can do many things, such as examining the body, such as investigating his interpersonal relationship.
Although Jin Jiuling also knew that this was probably useless.
If Qin Sanlang is a dead man, then all his past is forged, especially in the blacksmith shop he is a silent and inarticulate person, which makes his social circle very small.
Can you imagine that he hardly spoke to other fellow apprentices, and he was almost like a mute on weekdays.
Qin Sanlang is such an existence thinner than air.
Lu Xiaofeng shook his head and left first.
He is different from Jin Jiuling, there are still many things to explore and deal with.
Lu Xiaofeng knew that Jin Jiuling was also very suspicious of him now, not because he suspected that he was behind the scenes, but because he suspected that he knew some secrets.
Lu Xiaofeng knew many things that he shouldn't know.
But he would not say anything.
Jin Jiuling watched Lu Xiaofeng go, he thought about whether he should find someone to follow Lu Xiaofeng, see where he went, who he was looking for, and whether he could find clues from him.
But this thought only lasted for a while before being dismissed by Jin Jiuling himself.
As long as Lu Xiaofeng is unwilling, who can follow him?
Who has this skill?
Lu Xiaofeng ran around in the streets and alleys.
He seems to be gathering information, but also seems to be simply walking around alone.
He dodged into an alley, but strangely, although this alley was remote, it was not dirty.
Compared with other alleys on the street, this alley is much cleaner.
The road is so narrow that only one person can pass, but the road is very long.
In a place like Yingtian, it is actually abnormal to have such a long and narrow path.
Lu Xiaofeng was walking in the alley, and the more he walked, the more he was amazed that City Lord Ye was so powerful, that even a small courtyard could be built so tall.
He still doesn't know at this time that Ximen Chuuxue also owns a lot of real estate in Yingtian, not only that, but also a century-old pastry shop, if he knew, Lu Xiaofeng would not even have the strength to sigh.
Anyway, his friends are rich too much.
As for why they lived in Ye Gucheng's courtyard instead of Ximen Chuuxue's courtyard, it was simply because Ximen Chuuxue entertained Ye Gucheng in Saibei, and when they went to other places, they should change their tastes, and the two of them were not picky about where they lived. , is it not the same where you live?
At the end of the path, there is a small courtyard with all internal organs, and there are red plums blooming in the courtyard.
White plums have the elegance of white plums, and red plums have the characteristics of red plums. The people of Baiyun City hate it when others bump into their shirts, Ye Gucheng should be unique.
Wanmei Villa has been around for more than 20 years, and people say that Ximen Chuuxue has become a representative of white plum blossoms. How could they have so many white plum blossoms related to Ximen Chuuxue in the courtyard of Ye Gucheng?
Naturally, it became a red plum.
There was someone on duty at the door, and when they saw Lu Xiaofeng coming in, he didn't say a word and didn't look sideways. If someone else came, it might be blood spattered three feet.
The subordinates of Baiyun City definitely have the highest professionalism.
When Lu Xiaofeng entered the room, the first thing he saw was Zhang Wanrou. Although she didn't show her emotions on her face, Lu Xiaofeng could feel her anxiety.
Seeing Lu Xiaofeng coming, she immediately said, "How is it?"
Lu Xiaofeng shook his head and said, "The matter is very complicated."
Hearing what he said, Zhang Wanrou's eyes flashed a look of sadness or hatred. She had already made the plan rationally, but emotionally she was still not used to it.
Where is she being involved in the vortex now, she is clearly being dragged into the abyss.
Ximen Chuuxue and Ye Gucheng were inside, everyone knew who was the backbone of this incident, although Zhang Wanrou was the first victim, there was absolutely no reason for Lu Xiaofeng to discuss everything with her.
Ye Gucheng and Ximen Chuuxue are the real masters.
The two of them were very calm, those who should practice swords should practice swords, and those who should drink tea should drink tea. Yingtian's mansion is quiet enough, and their lives are no different from those in Saibei Wanmei Villa.
This year, they are afraid that they will live in Yingtian.
For Zhang Wanrou, it must be the most unforgettable year in her life.
Seeing Lu Xiaofeng coming, Ye Gucheng put down the chess piece in his hand and said, "How is it?"
Lu Xiaofeng smiled wryly, "It's not that good."
Ye Gucheng said: "How do you say that?"
Ximen Chuuxue also came in from outside the door. Although he didn't say a word, his eyes were fixed on Lu Xiaofeng, obviously waiting for him to explain the cause and effect.
But what causes and effects can be explained?
Lu Xiaofeng said: "Jin Jiuling and I found out the source of that post."
Ye Gucheng's heart skipped a beat when he heard Jin Jiuling's name, is he still alive?
Ye Gucheng said: "Have you found any clues?"
Lu Xiaofeng said: "No."
He said: "We found out who hung the battle post on the city gate, but he died."
Ye Gucheng said: "Dead?"
Lu Xiaofeng said: "Not bad."
He smiled, but there was an indescribable bitterness in the smile, Lu Xiaofeng said: "That person seems to have just died, that's the most terrifying thing."
·I think Qin Sanlang didn't intend to die at first, because no one suspected him. Any dead soldier is a lot of wealth, especially for those who are deeply rooted like him, one death is less than one.
But he died suddenly, there must be some reason.
Maybe he knew that someone suspected him, but the question is, how did he know.
Lu Xiaofeng was extremely afraid, only he and Jin Jiuling knew about it, at most Zhu Ting and the proprietress, but no matter who it was, it was impossible to betray them, Zhu Ting and the proprietress needless to say, as for Jin Jiuling and his being together, Lu Xiaofeng saw Just then I knew there was no chance.
So, why did Qin Sanlang know?
After hearing his question, Ye Gucheng said, "You can ask Jin Jiuling to pay attention."
Lu Xiaofeng said: "Pay attention to what."
Ye Gucheng said: "Pay attention to whether anyone is staring at him."
Lu Xiaofeng said: "Why would someone stare at Jin Jiuling?"
Ye Gucheng sneered and said, "You have to ask him that."
His smile is ironic, but there is wisdom in it that sees through everything.
Ye Gucheng always knows something that others don't.