24. (twenty-four)

"Shopkeeper Su, I've been waiting for you for a long time."

The man turned, his usual peaceful smile on his face.

If it weren't for the wrong place to meet him, Su Muxian would probably think that it was just an ordinary greeting in the inn.

It could be him, how could it be him......

Su Muxian looked at him with a complicated expression, and said hesitantly: "...... Mr. Lu? ”

That's right, standing in front of her is Mr. Lu who said a few days ago that he was going out to collect style, but the problem is that the old Mr. Lu that Su Muxian knows is obviously an ordinary painter, and the person in front of him can't match the ordinary words no matter how you look at it.

"It's old age. Could it be that after a few days of separation, the shopkeeper Su is no longer recognizable? Mr. Lu smiled, and lightly high-fived him three times, and dozens of black-clothed people jumped out of the bamboo forest, including Ouyang Chun, who was tied up, and Wang Meng, who appeared behind them with a calm face.

As soon as Ouyang Chun's gaze touched her, he immediately turned his head.

This was the first time that Su Muxian had time to look at him carefully after he came out of the dungeon, the young man had a very delicate face, his complexion was very white, and his lips were as rosy as if he had been smeared with a layer of rouge. The only thing that makes Su Muxian feel that the fly in the ointment is that this appearance is a little more feminine, good-looking is good-looking, but it is too feminine.

Su Muxian's gaze stayed on the hemp rope around his neck, retracted his gaze for a moment, and lay on Jiang Yuanzhong's back and looked at Mr. Lu quietly.

"What is your purpose?"

An old resident who had lived in the inn for a long time suddenly became the leader of the black-clothed man who kidnapped him, which was originally incredible, Su Muxian didn't believe that he had spent so much effort, and finally just wanted to ask her to chat.

"It seems that Shopkeeper Su has a good relationship with Ouyang Gongzi, so I am much more relieved." Old Mr. Lu smiled kindly, "Although this is a bit of a danger, but are Shopkeeper Su and Young Master Jiang willing to look at Ouyang Gongzi's face and go to the old mansion to have a cup of tea?" ”

“…… Did I say you couldn't let us go? ”

Mr. Lu shook his head: "Then I have to persuade until Shopkeeper Su agrees." ”

Su Muxian: "......"

What's the point of you asking for our opinions!

She rolled her eyes, and said to Mr. Lu, who looked amiable, with a gloomy face, "Lead the way." ”

"Shopkeeper Su is really a cheerful person."

Mr. Lu praised it and took the lead in leading the way for them. Ouyang Chun was carried up and fell softly on the man's shoulder, and with his face, there was still a sense of pity.

Wang Meng saw that there was nothing to do, and then walked to Jiang Yuanzhong's side.

"Shopkeeper Xiaosu, what's wrong?" He asked.

"Twisted my foot." Jiang Yuanzhong replied succinctly, raising his eyes to look at Wang Meng, "What's going on over there?" ”

After he and Wang Meng entered the bamboo forest, they chose to act separately in order to speed up the efficiency, but the result was that he met Su Muxian, and looking at Wang Meng's expression, something obviously happened.

"It's nothing, it's just a fight." Wang licked the corners of his mouth, and there was a hint of excitement in his eyes.

Su Muxian, who was silently listening to their conversation: "......"

She sullenly leaned on Jiang Yuan's shoulder and said, "You guys...... All know martial arts. ”

It turned out that after a long time, the only person in the entire inn who didn't know martial arts was her?

Wang Meng: ...... Careless.

He grabbed his slightly curly hair and said distressedly: "Shopkeeper Xiaosu, this is a misunderstanding. ”

He wanted to explain a few words, but thinking that the current situation was not suitable, he held back for a long time and finally said, "Will I go back and confess to you?" ”

"Done." Su Muxian nodded, and then asked, "You didn't save Ouyang Chun when you met him?" ”

"When I met him, he was already tied up, and after saving him......" Wang Meng's expression was a little strange, "He didn't run two steps and was arrested again." ”

Su Muxian: "...... Oh. ”

……

The group followed Mr. Lu into a mansion that looked very magnificent.

Su Muxian said that he was very puzzled, a dungeon for a while, a bamboo forest for a while, and now there are luxury mansions, and your architectural design is very fascinating.

Enter and take a seat.

Mr. Lu really let people serve tea in turn, and Ouyang Chun, who was bound in his body, was no exception.

Ouyang Chun: "......"

That's enough.

Su Muxian glanced at him sympathetically and did not express any opinion.

Mr. Lu drank the tea slowly and methodically, and said leisurely: "Shopkeeper Su knows, why did I ask you to come over for tea so hard?" ”

"You don't know how I know." Su Muxian choked him.

Mr. Lu smiled disapprovingly, and said, "Then the shopkeeper Su should know that there are many people in the rivers and lakes who are very interested in the treasure map in your inn. ”

"Including you?" Su Muxian pursed his lips and said, "Then you are wrong, I have never had any treasure maps in my store." ”

How many times have she said that if there is really any treasure, she will be the first to dig it out, how can she wait until now.

Old Mr. Lu chuckled and shook his head: "I've lived in the inn for so long, so I naturally know that this is just nonsense. ”

He searched inside and outside the inn, and he also tried Su Muxian side by side, and the results were all the same, and finally he determined that Su Muxian and the inn did not have anything to do with the so-called treasure of the previous dynasty.

"And you're still kidnapping me?" Su Muxian looked at him like a monkey, and really didn't understand what he was thinking.

"Although there is no zài in the treasure map, there are many people who believe in rumors." Mr. Lu said meaningfully, "I just intercepted Shopkeeper Su from someone else halfway." ”

“…… Thank you for thinking so highly of me. ”

"After talking about it for so long, shouldn't the old gentleman also report himself?" Jiang Yuanzhong suddenly interjected.

"Young Master Jiang is really careful." Mr. Lu glanced at him appreciatively and introduced himself, "In Xia Lu Sheng, he is a person in charge of this small branch. ”

"I'm afraid it's more than that, right?"

Wang Meng stood on the side and raised his eyebrows and said, "Mr. doesn't know martial arts, if he doesn't have other abilities, I'm afraid he won't be the person in charge of the Bloody Clothes Gate Branch." ”

What he said was the truth, Mr. Lu's steps were vain, and his face carried the twilight of an old man, this was by no means the posture of a martial artist.

Lu Sheng readily admitted: "Sure enough, I can't hide it from you, I really don't know martial arts." ”

"The reason why I can enter this bloody door is nothing more than because the old man is the descendant of the remnants of the previous dynasty, and it is profitable for some people." He rolled up his sleeves and calmly said the fact that he was being used, and he didn't see any dissatisfaction at all, "The reason why I invited a few people here today is to make a deal with them." ”

Jiang Yuanzhong lowered his eyes and muttered, "What deal?" ”

"Someone wants to use my Lu clan as a gunman, and the old man is naturally not ready to let them go, but this is a game, and someone still needs to help cover it up to be more complete." Lu Sheng said with a smile, looking like a cunning and shrewd old fox, "If it weren't for my small tricks the day before yesterday, whether Shopkeeper Su would be able to stand here intact now is still two words." ”

Hearing him mention himself in his words, Su Muxian raised his head, pointed to his feet and said, "It's not very good with you." ”

Lv Sheng: "......"

Lu Sheng's smile stiffened slightly, and then he smiled: "Shopkeeper Su said that he laughed, others kidnapped you for the treasure map, and the old man invited you to be a guest." ”

"Whoever invited the guests directly took the guests and threw them into the small black room." Su Muxian muttered, but she also knew that he was right, after all, no matter what, she was still alive and kicking from being captive to now, and if she fell into the hands of others, she might have died a long time ago.

"Su ......"

"Don't beat around the bush, Mr. Lu still has something to say." Su Muxian interrupted his unspoken words and said bluntly.

Lu Sheng also knew a little about Su Muxian's temperament, and knew that she was impatient to listen to his gossip again, so he said straight to the point: "I hope Shopkeeper Su can do me a favor." ”

He clapped his hands, and the man in black next to him immediately turned around and entered the room, and in a blink of an eye, he walked out with a tray made of rosewood.

Su Muxian looked up, only to feel that the tray seemed to be an extremely thin cloth, the color was dull, and the cloth was painted with complex stripes.

She frowned, puzzled by what Lu Sheng meant.

"This is the treasure map that I have made by skilled craftsmen, and now I am in the hands of Shopkeeper Su, hoping to borrow the hand of Shopkeeper Su to let it go to the hands of those who should go."

Lu Sheng said, giving his subordinates a look, and the man in black respectfully owed, and walked up to Su Muxian with a tray and offered it with both hands.

Su Muxian stretched out her hand to take out the so-called treasure map and unfold it, and the patterns she thought were complicated before turned out to be the lines of mountains and rivers. The cloth is more than three feet long and shows a dark yellow color, and just looking at the delicate geographical markers, you can see that the painter is very attentive. Su Muxian is not very familiar with the place name on it, and she doesn't know where it is displayed, but she estimates that it covers half the size of the country.

I don't know what the material used to make the treasure map is, but it is soft and delicate to the touch, and it is a little smooth to the touch. Su Muxian thought about it while casually asking the doubts in her heart.

"People/skins." Lu Sheng replied.

Su Muxian: "......! ”

She threw the map out of her hand as if she had been electrocuted, rubbing her fingers desperately with a hellish expression.

The man in black quickly grabbed the human/leather map and put it back in the tray, and stood back beside Lu Sheng.

People/skin!

How curious Su Muxian was just now, how much he regrets it now.

Let you ask nonsense! What to ask, now it's okay......

Jiang Yuanzhong looked at her and wanted to rub her hands to rub off a layer of skin, and reluctantly took out a handkerchief from his arms and handed it to her.

"Wipe it first."

Lu Sheng coughed lightly and said, "Shopkeeper Su doesn't have to worry, this person/skin has not just been picked off, it has been some years." ”

It's even more disgusting for you to explain this, okay?

"Why take ...... This kind of thing is made zuò? Su Muxian stared at the tray in the black-clothed man's hand, and asked with a tight frown.

"Nature is to make it more like the real thing." Lu Sheng said, "According to the records of the classics handed down from the ancestors, the legendary treasure map was drawn with people/skins. ”

Su Muxian: "......"

I can't quite understand what you royals think.

"By the way, I want to ask a question." She took a sip of her teacup and said, "Who do you want me to give this to?" I don't even know who it is, how can you be sure I can give it to him? ”

Lu Sheng shook his hand and said, "Shopkeeper Su doesn't need to ask much, as long as this map is with you, it will definitely fall into his hands in the end." Shopkeeper Su only needs to take it back to the inn as if nothing has happened, and the rest can wait and see. ”

"In that case, why didn't you just put it there when you stayed at the inn?"

"The old man said, the key to this bureau is you the shopkeeper Su." Lu Sheng glanced at her meaningfully, "Shopkeeper Su, sometimes knowing too much is not necessarily a good thing. ”

Su Muxian: "......"

It's really annoying that someone likes to pretend to be mysterious!

Wang Meng listened to their conversation silently for a long time, and suddenly said, "Mr. Lu's move is probably not just for Shopkeeper Su, right?" ”

If he just wanted to make this deal with Su Muxian, he could say it directly after he kidnapped people, and there was no need to wait until now. His real purpose was to attract people to save Su Muxian, and this person was ......

Wang Meng swept his eyes at Jiang Yuanzhong, who was like an old monk, except for the occasional words, he listened carefully the rest of the time, and seemed to have discovered something.

Lu Sheng was poked by him and didn't care about it, and said calmly: "Indeed, inviting the shopkeeper Su is only one thing, and the other is that I want to say a few words to Young Master Jiang." ”

Jiang Yuanzhong put down the teacup and smiled playfully.

"Why, hasn't the idea of revival of the Lu clan of the previous dynasty been extinct?"

Lu Sheng didn't answer his question directly, but said: "Young Master Jiang is a smart person, the rivers and lakes are too small, I want to come ......"

"No need." Jiang Yuanzhong interrupted him, "I'm not interested. ”

"Are you really not interested?" Lu Sheng picked up the teacup, used the tea lid to remove the floating dust on the upper layer, and blew lightly, "The old man said that this is a transaction. ”

"What are you going to trade?" Jiang Yuan narrowed his eyes heavily.

Lu Sheng smiled indifferently: "Shopkeeper Su." ”

Su Muxian: "...... Wait, what's going on that I don't understand? ”

What do you mean by trading her......

Su Muxian is really confused by the second monk now, and he can't understand what dumb riddles they are playing at all, but they all seem to know what the other party is talking about.

Lu Sheng raised his finger and pointed to the cup in her hand, and said with a kind smile: "The water is poisonous." ”

Oh, there's poison in the water......

Wait a minute?! Poisonous?

When she was poisoned, how did she not know!

"Poof-" The tea that had just been drunk in his mouth was squirted out by Su Muxian, and it happened to drench Ouyang Chun on the other side.

Ouyang Chunsheng squinted at her without love, and his eyes revealed such a sentence: Why is this girl's heart so big.

When you go to the territory of strangers, you dare to eat and drink other people's things casually before you know the details, and you don't poison anyone.

Su Muxian pinched her neck and coughed for a long time, but the tea had already entered her stomach, and she couldn't cough anything at this time.

“…… Heaven is going to kill me. She lay down on the table with a worried face and stopped talking.

Jiang Yuan looked at Lu Sheng with a cold face, he smiled leisurely, and asked again: "Young Master Jiang, what do you think now?" ”