Chapter 116: The Butler's Whereabouts
After the acupuncture points on Li Tianqi's body were self-extricated, it was almost noon, thinking that Yang Wen was still waiting for him in the Drunken Immortal Building, and there was no news about Linlang's whereabouts, so he had no choice but to go back to the Drunken Immortal Building first, inform Yang Wen, and then discuss with him how to find Linlang's whereabouts. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
When he returned to the Drunken Immortal Tower, he was surprised to find that Lu Linlang had already returned!
"Linlang, you...... You're all right, right? Li Tianqi couldn't believe his eyes.
"Brother Apocalypse, I'm fine, I'm still worried, sure enough, the masked woman didn't lie to me." Lu Linlang was full of joy.
"You met her too?" Li Tianqi asked in surprise.
"Ah, didn't you ask her to come over and inform me to come back first?" Lu Linlang blinked, full of questions.
"What's going on?" Li Tianqi asked.
"I was waiting for you outside, and suddenly a person came from behind me, and before I could turn back, I was taken away by her point, hidden behind a rockery in a courtyard, she asked me not to make a sound, saying that a group of people were looking for you, coming this way, she asked me to keep quiet, and said that you asked her to assist me, of course I didn't believe her, but how can it. Then she came back after a while, and said that you are all right, and untied my acupoint, and let me find it myself. I went to the alley, and sure enough, I saw messy footprints, and I hurried back. Lu Linlang told the story one by one.
Li Tianqi thought to himself, it turned out that this was the case, it seemed that this masked woman was not as bad to herself as before, after all, she had also helped her when she was in danger.
This masked woman must have discovered her and Lu Linlang's whereabouts a long time ago, and then she must have seen Mu Yanyuan and others looking for her, and things were in a hurry, so she could only hide her while Lu Linlang was unprepared, and she followed behind the group to get a glimpse. Seeing that Mu Yanyuan's group didn't take advantage of it, they got up and left, but they were unexpectedly caught up by themselves, so the scene just now happened. This can be confirmed from the words that the masked woman said when she left, alerting herself and Linlang.
Is the masked woman also for the black stone? This is unknown.
"Who is she?" Lu Linlang asked.
"I don't know, she always covers her face, and I've only had a few chances with her, and I really don't know why she did this." Li Tianqi said it from his heart, although he knew that this person's name was Yuxian, but there were so many people in the world who called Yuxian, not to mention that he didn't know the other party's surname, and it wasn't clear just to know the name.
Li Tianqi paused and said, "But judging from her style, at least there is no ill will towards us." Because just now, I encountered a few people from the Shu Mountain Sword Sect last night. ”
"Huh?" Lu Linlang was really taken aback.
Li Tianqi told Lu Linlang about Mu Yanyuan's words, which really amazed her.
"If it weren't for her, maybe you and I would have fallen into the hands of that Mu Yanyuan." Li Tianqi said.
"Hmm." Lu Linlang nodded.
"By the way, did she slap you twice?" Li Tianqi suddenly remembered what the masked woman said.
"Why are you fanning me?" Lu Linlang didn't know why.
"Oh, it's okay, it's okay......" Li Tianqi scolded in his heart, this masked mother-in-law, false and real, tricking me, it really makes people always worry, and she actually jokes at that time.
"By the way, by the way, what about General Yang Wen?" Li Tianqi saw that Linlang was fine, and his mood suddenly improved, and he remembered that he had asked Yang Wen to come here to talk about it.
"He couldn't come, and he said he was very sorry. An hour ago, he sent a message, and because he didn't see us, he told the bookkeeper that he must be on his way to Hangzhou. ”
"Hangzhou? So fast? Li Tianqi looked at the sky and sighed, according to the calculation of the day, the prince is about to arrive in Hangzhou, since Yang Wen is here to protect the prince, then he must have encountered something new, so he will leave in a hurry. Asking Yang Wen about the fourth master's whereabouts could only be postponed.
"It seems that Brother Tianqi and General Yang Wen must have something to say." Lu Linlang suddenly asked meaningfully.
"Actually, it's not ......" Li Tianqi just wanted to ask Yang Wen about the situation of the county lord's sister, after all, he had been separated for a long time, and for some reason he always wanted to hear some news about her, after all, he felt the kindness of the county lord's sister at the first sight in the barracks. Of course, it was impossible for him to tell Linlang what he was feeling at the moment.
But how could the smart Lu Linlang not guess his thoughts? Hearing Li Tianqi say this, it made her heart ripple a little.
"Then we ...... now"
"Fill your stomach first, are you talking?" Li Tianqi touched his stomach, only to find that the place where he was stabbed by the masked woman was still a little stinging, and he couldn't help but shake his head.
Zuixianlou served several dishes this time, none of which were the same as before: Songhua mandarin fish, steamed white fish, stir-fried river shrimp, duck with eight treasure sauce, and osmanthus sugar lotus.
At the dinner table, Li Tianqi told Lu Linlang about everything he saw in the Wanhuaxiang Mansion.
When talking about the part of the beams and columns that burned down in the back garden, Li Tianqi asked Lu Linlang what he thought.
Lu Linlang pondered for a while and said, "Could they be the same as Zinanyuan in Nalianzhou, which are all Tibetan warehouses?" ”
Li Tianqi was so excited that he almost hugged Linlang, and he smiled: "My good sister, it's really a word to wake up the dreamer." Now there is a preliminary outline, that is, they have broken the people into pieces, and transported them here in batches with Peng carvings and giant nets, and hid them in the mansion of Wanhuaxiang and a cave, so that we will find those huge nets of thick hemp rope here and on the waterfall island. ”
"Well, that makes sense." Lu Linlang nodded in agreement.
"Then now we have two clues, one is to find the missing Wanhuaxiang, and the other is to find the housekeeper and the like in the Wanhuaxiang Mansion to ask clearly, how can you ask the ugly man, but the first one is more difficult to achieve in a short time, and the second is to ask the housekeeper, tonight we will sneak into the mansion again and find out." Is Wan Hua Xiang really her aunt? If she was really her aunt, why was she in league with those monsters? Did the mother also get involved? Could it all be a conspiracy? Li Tianqi didn't want to think about it anymore in his heart.
"Good. That's it. A red cloud appeared on Lu Linlang's face. Presumably her heart was also excited.
After dinner, the two of them went back to the inn and meditated cross-legged until the evening, and after some hasty dinner, they both changed into night clothes and put on masked scarves.
Half an hour later, he appeared in front of Wanhuaxiang's mansion, the door of the mansion was closed, and there were no guards left. The two of them didn't hesitate, and both jumped into the mansion.
Li Tianqi was familiar with the road, and after a while, he came to the back garden, and the two of them carefully explored for a while again, and determined that this pile of ruins was several huge warehouses. Again, it was determined that this must be the place where the captives were housed.
There were also some maids and servants in the house, and the two of them asked several in a row, and everyone said that the back garden was newly built, and Mrs. Wan did not allow others to enter. So no one dared to go into this back garden. The housekeeper was taken away by several officials during the day.
Under Li Tianqi's description, these maids confirmed that the person who took away the housekeeper was Yang Duwei and his party wearing gold and silver masks.
Because they are easy to recognize, not to mention wearing masks, and blue cloaks, even people in the rivers and lakes are generally not dressed like this, so it is impossible to be mistaken.
As for the cause of the fire, no one knows, the two of them are at a loss, Li Tianqi suddenly became anxious, he speculated that Yang Duwei and his party may not have been running around with a person in broad daylight, maybe they will put people in prison first, anyway, now the two of them have nowhere to check, so they decided to go to Suzhou Prison to see if they can find this housekeeper, as for the housekeeper's surname, voice and appearance, they have asked these people clearly.
The Suzhou Prison is not hidden, it is located in the west of the city, like an island, it is surrounded by water, and a wooden bridge flies from the prison gate to the shore, connecting the road in the city.
Due to the wide surface of the water, the two of them could not fly over, and for a while they could not find a boat, and the only way to cross was through the wooden bridge.
Li Tianqi still pretended to be Lin Yifan, while Lu Linlang pretended to be a follower.
The two swaggered over and were stopped at the door of the cell.
The captain of the jailer guarding the door said, "Idlers are not allowed to enter. Besides, you are still children. ”
"I'm Lin Yifan from Fulin Commercial Bank, and I want to go in to see an acquaintance." Li Tianqi said without changing his face.
"It doesn't matter what kind of business you are, go away. Come on. The captain of the jailer was a little impatient and waved his hand.
No, it seems that not everyone has heard of Lin Yifan of Fulin Commercial Bank. At least among the jailers in Suzhou, his reputation was not great.
"Then this big brother, can you ask for some things?" Li Tianqi still didn't want to give up.
"Let's go. Let's go, the child is so late to go back, don't let the father and mother rest assured. The jailer's voice was menacing.
"It's a little thing." Li Tianqi had no choice but to take out some broken silver from his arms and put it in the hands of the jailer captain.
I saw that the captain of the jailer suddenly opened his eyebrows and laughed: "It's easy to say, it's easy to say." Well, who are you going to go in and see, go in. But come out quickly. ”
"Thank you." Li Tianqi gave up his hand and quickly walked into prison with Lu Linlang.
After reading it all, they didn't find the housekeeper, and the two walked out again with a depressed mood, Lu Linlang suddenly asked the jailer captain, "This eldest brother, has the housekeeper of Mrs. Wan's family been here, but he was taken away?" ”
"This ...... This cannot be said. The captain of the jailer shook his head, but his fingers were rubbing together, as if he were counting money.
"There's more, a little bit here." Li Tianqi stuffed some broken silver into his hand, and he had already scolded this person for being insatiable.
The captain of the jailer laughed and said, "In the evening, there are indeed people wearing silver masks who have come to inquire about the whereabouts of this steward of the Ten Thousand Mansions, but no new prisoners have come in today. The hopes of the two men were dashed and rekindled.
"What? They're also here to inquire about the news? Li Tianqi and Lu Linlang asked in unison.
"For the sake of money, I'll tell you, they are from Hangzhou, and I heard that it was a fire in Chawanfu." The captain of the jailer said.
After the words fell, the captain of the jailer suddenly found that there was no trace of the two of them, and realized that he seemed to be dreaming, but when he saw that the broken silver in his hand was real, he was no longer at ease, but hummed a little song happily.
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