Chapter 11: Interrogation in the middle of the night
As soon as the old man Bai left, Su Muyu got up and left closely, if he was a step late, it was estimated that he would be blocked by Yuliu, who rushed over to provoke, Yuliu looked at Su Muyu, who was the first to leave, gritted his teeth with hatred, but he was helpless.
Su Muyu went to the steward's office to receive the daily affairs - to take care of the spirit plants in the Baicao Garden for three days. It sounds very simple, but when Su Muyu stepped into the Hundred Herb Garden, he felt that he still underestimated the Nine Swords Sect!
Instead of being called Baicao Garden, it is better to call it Baicao Peak, from the peak to the foot of the mountain are cultivated in a terraced manner, using different formations to create different environments to adapt to the growth of various types of spiritual plants, and even under the introduction of the disciples of Baicao Garden, the Nine Swords Sect also specially took out a spiritual vein for these spiritual plants and formations.
Let's take a look at the spiritual plants planted, green spirit grass, flame lingzhi, snake fruit, and magnolia...... Except for those that grow under extremely harsh conditions, most of the other spiritual plants can be found in this garden.
I have to say that the Nine Swords Sect's approach is really so bad that it has no friends~
Following the guiding disciples all the way from the peak to the top of the mountain, Su Muyu's eyes searched everywhere, and he never stopped, and finally saw what he was looking for in a small piece of field on the mountainside.
The golden grass plants with curly corners sparkle in the sun, and each grass has four or five leaves on it, and it grows happily. It is exactly the Golden Branch Grass that Su Muyu needs to repair the system, but even if it is the Nine Sword Sect, the Golden Branch Grass is only planted with seven or eight plants, even if it is used in medicine, it is only to take the leaves above, not the whole plant into medicine, and the leaves will grow slowly after being picked, so seven or eight plants are enough.
But what Su Muyu needed was two whole plants, and from this point of view, it would be much more difficult for her to obtain the Golden Branch Grass from the Hundred Herb Garden, after all, there were only seven or eight plants in the entire sect.
"Senior Sister Su, it's here. The guiding disciple didn't seem to notice what Su Muyu was thinking, and took her to a field, there are ten pieces in this field, five large, three middle and two small, the big field is planted with a large demand but easy to cultivate, the middle field is also planted with a certain demand but the planting conditions are relatively harsh, and the two small fields are planted with treasures that are carefully cultivated just in case.
"This is some of the basic information and items needed for the spiritual plants in this field, senior sister can understand them first. The disciple who led the way had a burned jade slip and a storage bag on the ground, and said, "The wooden house there is the resting place of the senior sister for the past three days, and the formation formulas are all in the jade slips." Taking care of Lingzhi requires carefulness, and there will be Senior Sister Lao in the next three days. ”
"Thank you, brother, I will be cautious and careful. Su Muyu naturally knew that taking care of Lingzhi for three days was not a worry-free job, and if he was not careful, he would probably catch fire.
After the guiding disciple left, Su Muyu gently put the jade slip on his forehead and read it, and after reading it, Su Muyu had to admire the importance that the Nine Swords Sect attached to Lingzhi's care in this regard. As the saying goes, it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, no matter how good an alchemist is, without good medicinal materials, nothing can be refined.
The cultivation and care of spiritual plants is not only cumbersome, but the waiting time for harvest is also very long, and it is possible to waste all efforts if you don't pay attention to it during the period, especially the higher the level and the rarer the spiritual plants, the required growth conditions are extremely harsh, so few people can calm down and cultivate spiritual plants, and the various precautions recorded in this jade slip of the Nine Swords Sect can be said to be very detailed, and I don't know how long it took to sum up.
sighed and sighed, but after Su Muyu's mind was withdrawn, he still put it on how to obtain the golden branch grass for the first time. It is definitely not possible to take it secretly, not to mention the defensive spirit array around this Hundred Herb Garden, it is really stolen, such a big thing will definitely alarm the whole sect, if it is really checked, she is not sure that she will not show her stuff in front of so many powerful monks.
But if you want to get it head-on, I'm afraid it's not so easy. She is a beginner disciple of the outer sect, and it is useless to make the slightest contribution to the sect, just taking care of the spirit plants for three days, and she wants to get the rare golden branch grass, or two, which is a fantasy when you think about it.
"Alas, why is it so difficult?" Su Muyu thought with a sad face while taking care of Lingzhi according to the method on the jade slip, this feeling was like having meat but not being able to eat it, which really made people's hearts itch.
It's a pity that until nightfall, Su Muyu didn't come up with a reason, so he had no choice but to seriously inspect the ten fields he was responsible for, and after making sure that there was no problem, he turned around and went into the cabin to meditate and cultivate.
At that time, the sound of a bell woke up Su Muyu, who was sleeping and resting, and then it was just a cup of tea, and a knock on the door sounded shorter and shorter.
"Who is it?" asked Su Muyu, holding the long sword in his hand.
"Senior Sister Su, I'm Law Enforcement Hall Kangnan, there are some important things that need to be asked, please come out and meet Senior Sister Su. ”
"Senior Brother Kang, please wait a moment. Su Muyu tidied up his clothes, and when he opened the door, he saw several disciples wearing the waist badge of the Law Enforcement Hall outside the door standing outside the wooden house menacingly.
"Senior Brother Kang, I don't know what happened when I came here late at night?" Su Muyu retracted his eyes and bowed.
Kang Nan also looked at this outer disciple who was woken up in the middle of the night, originally thought that she would be frightened by this battle when she first arrived, even if she couldn't be scared, she would be more or less nervous, but who knew that the person in front of him was very calm, even if he saluted, he was still neither humble nor arrogant.
This made Kang Nan a little surprised, but it was only a little, as a disciple of the Hundred Miles Divine Monarch of Chiwu Peak, and he had been crawling in the Law Enforcement Hall for a few years, Su Muyu's behavior would not impress him.
"Disturb me late at night, please forgive Senior Sister Su. Kang Nan was obviously more tactful than the ordinary Law Enforcement Hall disciples, "Just a quarter of an hour ago, the Nine Cold Caves of the Hundred Herb Garden were invaded by thieves, but fortunately they were discovered in time, but they still let the thieves slip away. ”
Kang Nan paused when he said this, but seeing that Su Muyu didn't react, he continued: "When the thief was discovered, the defensive array around Baicao Peak was directly activated, this formation was arranged by Elder Shan in the Jindan Period, unless the cultivation is higher than Elder Shan, it is only allowed to enter and not leave." ”
"The formation has not been destroyed now, and no one has forcibly touched it, so ......"
Therefore, Senior Brother Kang suspected that the thief was still in the garden, so he investigated them one by one. Su Muyu was clear-minded, and naturally knew why Kang Nan woke her up late at night, "It's just that you saw the thief's appearance at that time?"
"According to the report, the thief was dressed in black, and the cave was dark, so he could not see the thief's face clearly. "Connan Road.
"The thief has never succeeded, and he has never seen his appearance, how does Senior Brother Kang determine who the thief is?" asked Su Muyu rhetorically.
"That thief was wearing warm jade, and I heard that when Senior Sister Su came here today, she sometimes needed warm jade to take care of the spiritual plants here, so there was a warm jade in the storage bag for you at that time. ”
"Senior Brother Kang's words are wrong, warm jade is not a rare thing, this cannot be used as direct evidence. Su Muyu retorted, "Could it be that I have Nuan Yu, and that thief is me?"
"There are only ten people in this Hundred Herb Garden, and as for who it is, it still needs the elders to make an assessment. Kang Nan hugged his fists and said: "So I want to ask Senior Sister Su to go to Shennong Hall with us, I believe that the Qing will clear itself, and then Senior Sister Su will naturally be given justice." ”
Although it is please, but Kang Nan's words are extraordinary, and his every move reveals the meaning of non-resistance, but it is right to think so, Su Muyu is a new disciple who has just started, and it is not easy for Kang Nan to take the time to explain the reason, and if he is replaced by other law enforcement teams, he has long been indiscriminately pressed Su Muyu to go to Shennong Hall.
"There's Senior Brother Lao Kang. Su Muyu didn't resist, he was obediently surrounded by the disciples of the Law Enforcement Hall, and followed Kang Nan to the Shennong Hall of Baicao Garden.
At this time, the atmosphere in Shennong Hall was solemn, there were already seven or eight people kneeling in the lobby, Su Muyu arrived with another male disciple of Baicao Garden, and there was a white-bearded old man sitting in the middle of the hall, but both spirit and momentum were very different from the white old man in the daytime, the old man was in good spirits, a pair of black eyes were shrewd and thorough, and being stared at by such a gaze invisibly gave people great pressure.
On the right side of the old man stood a bright and flamboyant girl in red, with a long black whip hanging from her waist, and her eyebrows were slanted, adding a bit of arrogance.
"Are you all there?" asked the old man, looking at Kangnan, who was standing at the bottom of the group.
"Elder Shan, the ten people who carried the warm jade, are now all in this hall. Connan replied without humility or arrogance.
That being the case, the old man will tell you what happened tonight. Elder Shan said solemnly: "A quarter of an hour ago, a thief stole into the Nine Cold Cave with warm jade, although he didn't succeed, but it was inevitable that the thief would commit it again in the future, and the old man had to gather everyone together to find out the real culprit, so that Baicao Garden could be stable, and he would also return his innocence." ”
The ten people kneeling on the ground in the lobby, including Su Muyu, were all silent, thinking that no one took the initiative to admit that they were the thief.
Suddenly, a long black whip struck the empty floor, and the woman in red said sharply: "I advise you to take the initiative to confess, and maybe you can be punished lightly, otherwise if I find out, then there will be no way to be good." ”
As soon as the woman in red said this, it was obvious that some people felt panicked, and those who were not good at concentration even couldn't kneel, but Su Muyu remained silent from beginning to end.
"Since we don't say anything, let's do it one by one. Elder Shan pointed to the male disciple on the far left of the first row and said, "Starting with you, tell me your name, which place you are responsible for, what you are doing between the time and the hour, and who can testify?"
"Yes, yes, the disciple's name is Li Yuan, he is in charge of the No. 5 field of Jiazi, between the time of the child and the time of the child, because of the need for the disciple to inspect the field, and then went back to the house, until the senior brother of the law enforcement hall came, they were all in the house, and the senior brother Zhang in the same room could testify for the disciple. ”
Elder Shan glanced at Kang Nan, Kang Nan understood, and immediately sent his subordinates to check whether it was true, and at the same time, the next disciple also began to introduce his own situation.
Time passed little by little, some people were incoherent because of nervousness, some seemed calm but their language was trivial, and some people even broke out in cold sweat because there was no one to testify.
Su Muyu lowered her head and didn't know if she heard it, until the person on her left finished speaking, she said calmly: "Disciple Su Yu, I just started yesterday, and today I received the affairs and went to the C-word No. 13 field, and I practiced in the room from Zishi to Zi Shi, and no one proved it. ”
"Hmph! What a person who has no one to prove, you few who have no one to prove, are the most suspicious!" The woman in red at the top stood aside, as early as when these disciples were telling themselves, the people from the Law Enforcement Hall had verified the truth of each person's words in turn, and those who had certified and had no discrepancies with the testimony had already gone back first, and now there were only three people kneeling in the hall, including Su Muyu.
"Say!Who the hell?!Otherwise, be careful that my whip is merciless!" The woman in red threw out another whip, this time it was implemented, and the wooden table swept by the whip shattered instantly, because it was relatively close to Su Muyu, so Su Muyu's sharp eyes found that there were barbs all over the long whip, if it fell on her body, it would be really sad.
"Should, shouldn't be, it's not Su, Senior Sister Su......" In the silence, a trembling and subtle voice remembered, and everyone's eyes immediately fell on him.
Su Muyu also raised her eyes, but found that this person was the disciple who guided her by daylight, and she remembered that it seemed to be her surname...... What's going on?
"What did you just say, be louder!" The woman in red said loudly, "Speaking in such a small voice, haven't you eaten?"
"Disciple is saying, not Senior Sister Su!" This person's voice was very loud, and it sounded like he was excusing himself, but it would have been better if this voice had not trembled and panicked, and now it sounds like he was threatened by someone to say this.
Su Muyu still lowered her gaze, her face did not show any panic at all, she wanted to hear what this senior brother who was only a one-sided relationship could say.
"Why are you not her?" said the old man, stroking his beard.
"Today's disciple led the way to Senior Sister Su, because Senior Sister Su had just entered the door, she was very curious about the Hundred Herb Garden, so she asked me a lot of things, especially about the spiritual planting related to the eradication of spiritual plants. The man quietly raised his eyes to look at the old man, and then lowered his head and said: "The disciple saw that she was so studious, thinking that her studious might also be because of qualifications, so he relented for a while and told the truth, but because he was afraid that his junior sister would trespass, he specially told her not to trespass into the Nine Cold Caves, and she also said that she knew......
"Elder, although Senior Sister Su is close to me, I can also see that she is simple by nature, but she prefers to be strange, but I believe that Senior Sister Su will never trespass into the Nine Cold Caves......" The male disciple seemed to secretly glance at Su Muyu and said, "I think there is some misunderstanding here." ”
In this peek glance, the unclear point was very strong, with fear and hesitation, as if telling others that I was excusing her, not to mention that although it was on the surface to exonerate Su Muyu, the meaning of the words had to make people think deeply.
Innocent by nature, he is curious, so he trespasses into the Nine Cold Caves to satisfy his curiosity?
Once other people's minds really follow this line and add something self-righteous, it is very likely that the so-called 'truth' will be made up in their brains.