8 The Art of Deduction

A pillow view.

A bright red robe was spread on the ground, like a cluster of red lotus flames in full bloom. The old master knelt on the ground, his face was dusty, and the identity of this young Taoist really frightened him, and he didn't dare to get up for a long time.

On the old man's dust-covered face, if you wipe off the dust, you can see that it is an old face that is so white that there is no trace of blood.

When the young Taoist mentioned the young man, the old man kowtowed vigorously without raising his head, and the dust was splashed everywhere, until the dust covered his face, and the old man dared to look up at the young Taoist. Although the identity and status of the young Daoist is indeed terrifying, but in the final analysis, everyone is their own person, the old man has been monitoring the town for them for so long, there is no merit and hard work, it stands to reason that there should not be such a panic, after all, this town is extremely special, the people who have the ability to sit here do not want to come, and the people who want to come to rely on the forces behind the young Daoist do not have the ability to sit here, so even if the forces behind the young Daoist want to change his position, they will not be able to find a suitable candidate for a while.

This is the old man's cleverness, the reason why he keeps kowtowing and hiding his face with dust is not because he is afraid of this young Taoist, but because he is afraid of the old shopkeeper in the lamp shop.

In order not to be seen by the young Taoist in his frightened face, the old man had to cover it with dust.

At the same time, this panicked attitude was able to deceive the young Taoist and make him believe that everything he said next was true.

The young Taoist turned slightly, turned his back to the old man in bright red clothes, raised his right hand, and placed it on his lower abdomen. The young Taoist kept pinching his fingers and deducing, this young Taoist's attainments in the art of deduction can be described as perfect, and the one-handed deduction technique made the fellow senior brothers envious, you must know that in terms of the identity of the young Taoist, which of his senior brothers is not the existence of the famous party.

When a young Taoist first entered the master's school, he was able to roughly deduce a person's life fortune and misfortune with his outstanding deduction talent, and now he has gone one step further, and can even deduce the operating rules of a small world.

The reason why the young Taoist took this experience in person was because before coming, the young Taoist had a deduction of Red Candle Town, and the result of the deduction was unsatisfactory, so the young Taoist would go this experience in person, hoping that after visiting the town, he could deduce the final result of the town.

The so-called "looking, hearing and inquiry" means that when the physician sees a patient, he first looks at the patient's mental state, then listens to the patient's story about the root of the disease, then asks about the root of the disease, and finally cuts the pulse. There are many Chinese medicine practitioners who claim to know all kinds of diseases by feeling the pulse, most of them are tricks and deceitful people, because the three veins on the wrist dominate the veins of the whole body of the human body, and it is difficult to accurately determine the cause of the disease just by cutting the pulse, and can only roughly determine what is wrong.

And the art of deduction is also so exquisite, if you want to completely sort out the context of the future development of things, the first thing is to recognize the current situation, in this town, the biggest situation is that it is a legacy of the previous dynasty, and most of the lonely souls floating here are the remnants of the previous dynasty. The second is to find the key entry point, before coming to the town, the young Taoist took those big guys as the entry point, so the result was a little cloudy, but after seeing the young man, the young Taoist suddenly realized that this young man may be his biggest omission and key entry point in the deduction process. Finally, it is to coordinate the overall situation and predict the direction of the situation.

The thumb of the young Taoist flies, and the clouds flow smoothly, which is very ornamental. When the thumb taps the fingertips of the four fingers, it will be accompanied by the undulation of light points, and the fingertips of the glowing like a light worm seem to be pulling the stars in the sky, and the fingertips are like a vast and magnificent scene of the galaxy gathered by the fingertips.

The young Taoist closed his eyes slightly, his forehead was densely covered with sweat stains, and with the violent fluffing of his fingertips, the Daoist's face began to become hideous, as if a huge stream of information had been forcibly poured into his mind.

The old man who was kneeling on the ground raised his head, looked at the young Daoist's trembling forearms violently, his eyes became solemn, he naturally knew that the Daoist was performing the technique of deduction.

The old man's heart was a little flustered, and his heart was beating violently.

Those who are proficient in the art of deduction are best at chasing after the wind and shadows, and once a trace of horse's feet is revealed, they will be infinitely magnified by it, and finally find their heels along the veins.

There are only two ways to fool someone who is proficient in deduction, one is to make up a lie that is absolutely perfect and without any flaws, and the other is to be absolutely concise and to the point, the more vague the statement, the better, and it is better to be full of loopholes so that it is impossible to deduce.

The old man thought to himself in his heart, fortunately, the old shopkeeper's remarks to him were only a rough idea, and many key details were not detailed, and this young Taoist should not be able to figure out anything.

Thinking of this, the old man was slightly relieved. Immediately adjust your emotions and try to calm down your mood, preferably with a touch of awe for the Taoist.

Because most people who are good at deduction are proficient in some mind-reading skills, he can judge the truth of words from your current emotions, mood and other aspects.

The old man tried his best to calm his mood and comfort himself in the bottom of his heart, "People are not as good as heaven, the more proficient people are in deduction, the more flawed they are, in the final analysis, this is just a sideshow, it is a psychological intimidation of the opponent." You must not mess with yourself, hold on steadily, that old shopkeeper is the sky here, no one can steal a trace of heaven from him, what the hell are you afraid of?!"

The more the old man comforted himself, the more panicked he became, and in the end he almost had to worship the young Taoist in front of him, asking him to bless himself not to be deduced from any flaws.

At this moment, the young Taoist suddenly turned his head and drank majestically, "What are you panicking about?"

The old man stiffened up suddenly, sweat seeped out of his skin, wetting the dust on his forehead, and the old man said tremblingly: "The immortal master is kind to deduce the heavenly opportunity for the villain, and the villain is flattered!"

The young Daoist's eyes froze, and he questioned, "How do you know that the person who calculates the path is you?!"

The old man was stunned for a moment, his expression was extremely exaggerated, and he was very performative, and asked rhetorically: "Could it be that the immortal master is not a villain?"

The young Taoist's eyes narrowed, and he was clear and solemn, "You have a ghost in your heart!"

As soon as these words came out, the old man kowtowed again, the strength was so great that the ashes on the beam in the view were about to be shaken off, "The villain really has no ghost in his heart! The villain has always been loyal to the sect, except for complaining about the withering of incense, he has never said a bad word about the sect!"

The young Taoist still questioned: "Then why can't Xiaodao deduce any cause and effect from you! Even your heels can't deduce who you are!"

The old man stopped kowtowing, raised his head and said sincerely: "The immortal master forgives the sin, and the villain is recruited from the truth." The reason why the eldest master can't deduce the cause and effect of the villain is because since the villain entered this ancient battlefield site, he has been cut off by the immortal master himself, so the villain will not be contaminated with any cause and effect when he is here! The immortal master also knows that the weight of cause and effect here is difficult to compare even with the red dust land of the outside world, and if the cause and effect are not cut off, the villain will not be able to stay at all. ”

The young Taoist took a breath gently, what the old man said was also reasonable, if there was cause and effect that bound him, at this time, he would have already fallen into the demon path under the erosion of the yin aura, and it was impossible for him to hold on to the time of hundreds of years here.

Since his causal line has been broken, he is also a poor person, and once the causal line is broken, it means that he has no possibility of promotion in this life, and can only stay in this dilapidated Taoist temple for the rest of his life.

The young Taoist stepped forward, helped the old man up, and said guiltily: "It was the small path just now, please don't blame the Lord of the Lord." ”

The old man was suddenly a little flattered, hurriedly waved his hand, and said flatteringly: "The immortal master is a wise man, and he is really a master. ”

The young Taoist smiled, waved his sleeves, and a coffin flew sideways from the paper carriage and landed on the open space of the Taoist temple, and the Taoist said: "Old master, please sit down, the sect has indeed mistreated the master over the years, and this coffin supply should be regarded as the sect's compensation to the master." ”

The old man's eyes suddenly lit up, his eyebrows opened and he smiled, and when he saw the stitches, he said, "No disadvantage, no disadvantage." ”

The young Taoist nodded, and said in an astonishing voice: "In the future, every year when the sect sends supplies to the town, it will send some supplies to Yizhuguan, and I will also explain it, so that those disciples and grandchildren should give the Guan Lord the respect they deserve." ”

Immediately, the Taoist took another look at the dilapidated Taoist temple and the cracked clay statue, and said, "Since the Yizhuguan is the transfer station of the sect here, it is time to repair and repair." Next year, someone will be responsible for repairing the Taoist temple, as well as offering statues, which should also be clay and gold. ”

The young Taoist said calmly, the old man was already moved to tears at this time, and he was about to kneel down and kowtow to thank the immortal master for his longen, but he was stopped by the young Taoist.

The young Taoist looked at his face and wanted to be grateful to the old man, and chuckled, the combination of grace and power is the real means of maneuvering.

The old master and the young Taoist sat side by side on the red coffin, and the Taoist turned his head and smiled and said, "Please also ask the old master to tell the young man about the origin of the young man." ”

The old man's face became solemn, and the old shopkeeper had already made a draft of his explanation, so he said directly: "Actually, that young man is not a living person, and he is essentially the same kind of person as those walking corpses in the town, but there is just a trace of yang energy in his body. ”

Then the old master turned his head slightly to look at the young Taoist, with a trace of imperceptible scrutiny hidden in his eyes, and said with a smile: "When the immortal master saw the young man, was the young man picking up paper money all over the street?"

The young Taoist nodded slightly and said, "Yes, Xiao Dao happened to be picking up paper money when he saw the young man, but what made Xiao Dao wonder was how he could see the true nature of the convoy?

Then the young Taoist shook his head and said to himself: "If he can see the true nature of the convoy, then these walking corpses in the town will naturally not be able to escape his eyes, and that young man appeared on the street in such a grand manner, why didn't the dead soul come to bite him? ”

The old master smiled and said: "It is not unusual for the young man to be able to see the true appearance of the chariot and horse, it should be that the masculine aura on the immortal master resonates with the wisps of yang on the young man's body, and the yang qi that was suppressed by the yin and dead rioted in an instant, so that he could see through the true appearance of the chariot and horse." As for why he couldn't see the true appearance of those walking corpses, it should be that the yang energy in his body has been suppressed, and there is no chance to emerge at all. The third point is why he is not bitten and devoured by wandering undead may be because of it. ”

Speaking of this, the old man stretched out his hand and pointed to the southeast, and in the southeast sky, there was a gloomy "sun".

The old man explained, "In order to suppress these wandering revolts of the souls, the exiles had to hang this treasure in the air, so that the convicts could use the yang energy emanating from the treasure to deter the souls, imitate the outside world, and establish order for the town. This is a tough control method, and it is also acquiesced by the sect, otherwise this ancient battlefield will be completely reduced to a violent ghost Shura field, and even the sect will not dare to step into it. Therefore, according to the villain's guess, the yang energy on the young man's body should be roughly equivalent to or lower than the yang energy of the heavy treasure flowing, so the young man took advantage of a loophole and was able to survive in the town. ”

The old man looked at the young Taoist without a trace, and after seeing the Taoist man fall into deep thought, he was a little relieved, at least until now, the immortal master has not refuted in the slightest, everything is following his own rhythm.

After the old man's heart relaxed, he continued: "In fact, the young man's body is a dead baby who has not completely lost his breath, and he has grown up by instinctively inhaling the yin breath in the town, and because there is still a breath of anger at that time, the trace of yang energy has been retained. But that young man probably won't realize what kind of world he lives in in this life, here he is a poor ghost, collecting dead people's money all over the street, there is no need to worry at all!"

While the old man was talking, the young Taoist silently deduced again, and the old man's narration was calm, and there was no flaw in what he said, so he couldn't help frowning.

I always feel that some places are unreasonable, how can there be a dead baby left in this town full of walking corpses?

Like a sculpture, the young Taoist asked, "Why is there a dead baby in the town?"

The old master had already expected it, and said in a low voice: "The Immortal Master should know that there are a few former dynasty prisoners in the town, right? These people do not exist in the form of ghosts, but they are forced to carry the Yin Evil and exist here in the flesh, this is the contract signed between those people and the sect, and they are responsible for managing the soul of the dead country. Among these people, there is a military general, who is responsible for managing the war spirits in the town, and only this person can suppress those fierce war spirits. ”

The young Taoist Mu Ne nodded, and the old master said angrily, as if he was accusing the general, "Originally, that military general was also an iron-clad man, who knew that he would do such a ridiculous thing! A few years ago, he actually hooked up with a long-cherished 'woman', and that female ghost was also shameless! She was an official prostitute when she was alive, and she couldn't even repent after her death, and she did her old job from time to time! The military general probably couldn't bear the loneliness, and he actually got together with that Hai Youling! In the end, a dead baby was born inexplicably!"

Speaking of this, the old master touched his red suit, and said angrily: "If it weren't for the fact that the man still has some residual skills, the old man would have to hack him to death!"

Then the old man calmed down his high-pitched emotions and shook his head and said: "The old man really regrets that he has not fought on the battlefield, and the people who have fought on the battlefield are different. ”

The young Daoist stopped his deduction, turned his head and asked, "That martial artist should be the master of the Slaughter City, a pure martial artist who claims to have a pure yang body, right?"

The old man nodded in frustration and rebuked angrily: "If it weren't for that, how could the old man allow him to do anything wrong in the jurisdiction!"

Before the young Taoist could speak, the old man actually laughed darkly, his eyes were fierce, "But he can't jump for long, under the erosion of this yin atmosphere, even if he has a pure yang body, he can't bear the wear and tear of the drop stone, one day, the old man will let him know what the end of hooking up with the woman that the old man values!"

The young Taoist turned his head to look at the red dress on the old master, and said with a smile: "It can't be because that female ghost likes red makeup that you like this red dress so much, right?"

The old viewer was ashamed, and only nodded awkwardly after a while.

The young Taoist's eyes were surging, the old man's words were not flawed, and even the red dress was already worn by the old man before he mentioned the young man, and the old man said that the military general and the female ghost were adulterous should also be true.

But the young Taoist was still uneasy in his heart, could it be that this uneasiness was caused by the ambiguity of his own deduction results, not because of that young man?

The young Taoists themselves are a little confused.

The young Taoist's eyes suddenly brightened, and there was still a clue to follow!

He suddenly turned his head to look at the old viewer, "Where is the female ghost?" ”

The old viewer actually said with a sad face: "The old and decrepit woman has collapsed in the hands of the military general who was stabbed with a thousand swords?"

The young Taoist looked pensive: "Why?"

The old master seemed to be a little sad, and said: "After the military general learned that he had shed a trace of Yang Yuan, he became angry and shattered the woman's soul!"

The young Taoist asked again, "Why didn't the martial general kill the evil son and forcibly take back the Yang Yuan that was lost?"

The old man snorted angrily and said, "Because someone is protecting that son!

The young Taoist asked suspiciously, "Who is protecting that son?"

The old man's face became solemn, "The sect and the drummer of the Dead Country War are protecting him!"

The young Taoist priest pondered for a moment, and the drummer of the Dead Country War was able to explain that he had personally slaughtered the remnants of the previous dynasty who had high hopes for him, which was also the reason why the sect let him rule this ancient battlefield. Thinking about it, the drummer of the war of the dead country felt guilty and wanted to keep this last but inconsequential bloodline of the previous dynasty, but why did the sect also let the existence of that young man go?

Don't you know the truth that the grass does not come out of the roots, and the spring breeze blows and grows again? Although it is only an inconsequential half-remnant bloodline, the sect should also be completely wiped out.

The young Taoist pinched his fingertips again, and the life of the military general of the dead country reappeared in his mind one by one, and finally the Taoist stopped his hand and showed a treacherous smile.

I see......