Chapter 12: Bookworms
This is a cocoon note, colorful and exquisite. It appeared silently in front of Su Musha in the early morning.
At the same time, a man holding a flower note in both hands, dressed as a scribe, dressed in a long robe, carrying a cloth bag on his back, his appearance is unremarkable, and he cannot tell how old he is.
Su Musha took the flower note, but did not immediately read the text on it, and only said with interest: "It turns out that you are a bookworm." ”
The man she called "bookworm" nodded.
Su Musha continued: "One of the six protectors of the Dharma, a bookworm specializing in intelligence gathering? ”
The bookworm bowed slightly, thinking that Su Musha would not ask anything more, but who would have thought that she tilted her head and continued: "I invited the bookworm who guarded the library?" ”
The bookworm still nodded quietly, and saw Su Musha sigh lightly, as if he was very sorry, and then went to read the content on the note. There is not much content, only a few words:
Dark Village, located in Liangzhou, is the treasure of Zhenzhuang. The owner of the village, Yin Cheng, has dozens of apprentices and grandchildren, and the eldest disciple is good at fists and feet.
Su Musha read these words twice, and then asked, "What is the Soul Bead?" ”
Another piece of flower paper was handed over, and it was written:
Cang Soul Bead, the light of the sun and the moon, the change of yin and yang, has the effect of nourishing qi and calming the nerves, and can treat all kinds of poisons and internal injuries.
Su Musha suddenly realized that what she needed to find when she went out this time, instead of the Holy Lingzhi to detoxify General Zhennan, was the Cang Soul Bead of the Dark Village.
A few glints flashed in her eyes, and she asked, "Why did you choose the Cang Soul Bead, isn't this kind of treasure of Zhenzhuang firmly regarded by the entire Zhuangzi." It's not that easy to get your hands on. ”
As expected, it's another piece of note:
The antidote elixir in the world is scarce, and it is impossible to find it. Coupled with the advent of the Holy Lingzhi, their usefulness has been greatly reduced, and their whereabouts are no longer known.
In other words, at least this antidote elixir knows its whereabouts.
Su Musha grinned and deliberately made a gesture of ignorance: "How can I get the Soul Bead?" Do you want to borrow it? With that, she spread out her white palms and waited to see if there were any flowers:
The helper does not advocate coming to the door to ask for borrowing, I am afraid that it will be inconvenient. The birthday of the owner of the dark village is approaching, and in the name of congratulating the birthday, he can mix into the village and wait for the opportunity to move.
At this time, Su Musha was a little convinced, not because of the bookworm's idea, but because he actually looked at it and prepared an answer to all the questions she might ask. She said helplessly with a slight smile: "It seems that you have made up your mind not to talk to me." ”
This time, the bookworm finally opened his mouth: "What do you want to say?" ”
"I want to say, are you on the road with me?"
"Yes, the gang leader sent his subordinates to assist the young lady in her actions." After that, the bookworm handed a black and heavy wooden card to Su Musha's hand, and handed over a piece of paper by the way:
The helper instructed his subordinates to hand over this token to the young lady, and the rudder owners could help as appropriate.
Token?
Su Musha took a closer look and found that the token was boxy, with no words or flowers on the front and back, not so much a token as a piece of coal, she held the token above her head and glanced at the skylight: opaque.
Would you like to take a bite?
The bookworm saw her contemplative, but did not open his mouth to interrupt her thinking, and only waited quietly to the side, showing that she was a quiet and patient character.
To no avail of researching the token, Su Musha sighed secretly, put the sign away closely, and said in his heart: Knowing that I have no experience in the rivers and lakes, the first task is to let me "wait for the opportunity" to steal other people's treasures...... What is Auntie's idea, can't I change this bead unless I make a move? Others don't mention it, this bookworm protector looks at the martial arts is not weak, isn't it more sure to let him act alone?
"Squeak, squeak......"
A small insect chirp sounded between the two without warning, and the bookworm looked at Su Musha inexplicably, and finally his eyes fell on the phoenix flute that she was carrying cross-legged.
The shape of the phoenix flute resembles the wings of a phoenix, but it is half smaller than the average phoenix flute. It is made of thirteen thin bamboo pipes of different lengths arranged in sequence, and then tied with three thin bamboo pipes that are cut open.
The front and back of each bamboo tube are blocked with beeswax, leaving pores as thin as a pin's nose. It can be seen that this is not an ordinary musical instrument, but a container.
Seeing the bookworm's puzzled expression, Su Musha patted the phoenix flute on his waist and explained: "This is the 'Time Telling Gu' I raised, and it will be called on the hour." It's already the beginning of the morning. ”
Ever since she got the "Gu Sutra" by chance, Su Musha has been refining a lot of Gu out one after another according to the method taught in the scripture, but she is still unfamiliar with this one, basically she has not refined a Gu that is "used for other purposes", she can only make simple poisonous Gu, needless to say, those Gu all fell into Xiaobai's stomach.
And this time-telling Gu was the first useful Gu she successfully refined, and she was almost eaten by Xiaobai.
Bookworms were unheard of about the Time Signal, but they didn't ask too much.
"I heard that your martial arts are very good, and your light skills are even more first-class."
The bookworm didn't take the initiative to speak, so Su Musha had to find some topics, after all, the two of them had to walk together for the next few days and months, and they had to get familiar with it as much as possible.
Su Musha's question was direct and abrupt, but the bookworm did not hesitate for a moment, bowed his head slightly, and admitted that he was "very good and first-class".
Seeing him like this, Su Musha restrained his joke and asked, "You are so powerful, it would be overkill to just guard the library." ”
The bookworm showed a hint of a smile: "Miss praises, after guarding the library, I know that there is an end to life and there is no end." ”
Su Musha shrugged his shoulders and said in his heart: This person is also interesting, as if he prefers to do learning rather than the wanton of the rivers and lakes.
"Uncle Worm, when are we leaving?"
Worm, worm?
The bookworm has always boasted of being calm, but Su Musha's title still made him overwhelmed, this girl doesn't treat others as outsiders.
But how can I be so old?
He steadied himself and replied, "If there is nothing to do, go now." ”
"I still have some things to do," Su Musha said softly, "Do you want to go have breakfast first, I know a good restaurant." ”
“…… Good. ”
The bookworm walked with Su Musha, saw that she first met with a maid, took the burden from her, and talked a lot with her, and then went to a restaurant called Zhou's restaurant, and after a full meal, he said goodbye to a man and a woman in the restaurant, and after talking with the man for a few words, he walked back to him with a gloomy face:
"Uncle Worm, it's time to go."
The bookworm glanced at Su Musha, then moved his gaze to the two women and a man, circled for a while, then retracted, got up and left with her.
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It was the tenth year of the new emperor's accession to the throne. The new emperor was very much loved by the emperor when he was the crown prince, and he was also praised by the government and the opposition. He is wise and wise, serving the first emperor, and the second prince and the third prince are also brothers, friends and brothers.
The first emperor experienced the rebellion of the Taizu period, and knew that the prince could not have too many, and he knew that there would be chaos and more than ten dumps, so he established the identity of the prince early, and did not have nostalgia for the harem and sowed gently. After the death of the first emperor, the crown prince ascended the throne, and the next year changed the year name to Qingli, which was used for nine years, and was abolished last year, and now the year name is the beginning of the establishment, and this year is the first year of the establishment of the beginning.
Located in the southwest corner of the mainland, Su Musha's hometown of Yunnan is neither the hinterland of the Central Plains nor the coastal important places such as Yangzhou in Qingzhou, nor is it an economic hub or a famous cultural city.
Just as when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty passed through the southwest barbarians, he sent Sima to read the edict to Shu, and the emperor also sent officials to read the edict to the Dian text and appointed the Tusi, the Tusi autonomy made the people of Yunnan mostly only know the Tusi but did not know the emperor, and for the sons and nephews of the "martial arts family" like Su Musha, the emperor and the minister, this qiē has been very far away from her life.
She never thought that one day she would leave her hometown and be involved with the General's Mansion.
What she didn't expect was that she would come back after so many years.
On the eighth day of June in the first year of the founding of the first year, Su Musha and the bookworm set off to leave Dian Zhou.
(Heroine 12: On the eighth day of June in the first year of the founding of the country, the poisonous sun, the insect uncle chatted with people, and the paper was quite expensive)