Chapter 247: Secretly Seeking Cause and Effect
Perhaps, for ordinary people, it is just an ordinary sunrise and moon set, but for the people in this "Luoyang chess game", it is a redemption to death.
Everyone, waiting, waiting for the dawn to come. This is an indescribable and unclear tacit understanding, just like an old friend who has been separated for many years, sympathizing with each other.
Hades reached out and helped the mask, and the three of them sat in a corner, but they were silent. The three of them seemed to have too much to say, but they didn't know where to start or who to say.
Hades lowered his head and examined the sword marks on his clothes, without the slightest fluctuation in his heart. When he forcibly broke into Mingyue Tower, he may have expected this result. It's just that he acted rashly at this juncture, but people are puzzled.
It has been more than a few months since the Immortal Venerable and Gu Xing were separated. These days he is not idle, but is investigating the "old thing" of decades ago.
But it seems that all the clues have converged in Luoyang City, and they have been interrupted one after another, and there is no news. The reason why Hades wanted to investigate this old matter was because of official affairs and selfish motives.
The owner of Guxiao Village asked him to escort Gu Xing all the way to Luoyang, not for no purpose, but for the sake of temptation, which is the official matter on the surface.
One of them is to test the Immortal Venerable, which is just a superficial trick that anyone with a discerning eye can see, and it is not worth mentioning.
One layer deeper, it is necessary to test whether the "chess pieces" buried in Luoyang are stable, and the owner of the lonely village can rest assured, and he will pave the way for the layout.
Then, to test the ups and downs in Luoyang City is to take advantage of the trend, Luoyang City is no longer as calm as it seems, but the black clouds have been bullied overhead, and I believe that no one can stay out of it.
And the most important temptation is the "blood sacrifice rivers and lakes" that is tried to hide, but wants more people to know. This is a public provocation by Lone Whistling Heights against Hou Tang, but the real reason for it is probably only known to a few people.
Hades Venerable is not ignorant of this, but he has no intention of asking.
Therefore, it wasn't until the dead soldiers of Lone Howling Heights came out of the nest and went on a killing spree in the surrounding counties of Luoyang, that Hades Zun took out a little spirit and sniffed out a trace of clues. After many years of getting along, it's not that I can't understand or guess, but I don't take it to heart.
It's just that the matter has come to this point, and the Immortal Venerable has chosen to plan the plan, obviously knowing the importance of Gu Xing in this "chess game". Perhaps he is the most critical presence in the whole layout.
Because from the moment the Immortal Venerable first saw Gu Xing, the broken memories in his mind began to be slowly pieced together, but always when he wanted to remember, he suddenly crumbled and could not be restored. The past, so close, so far away.
Then, the key to unlocking all this lies in Gu Xing.
As for private matters, it is to find the truth about the past and the old things. But what makes the Immortal Venerable strange is that the forbidden army's Gao Mansion, Mingyue Tower, One Penny Village, and even the one who is high above all want to take Gu Xing, which is a little puzzling.
In this way, Gu Xing is in the light, and the Immortal Venerable is in the dark. Those things were all seen in the eyes of the Immortal Venerable and remembered in their hearts.
Perhaps, it was because of Gu Xing's sudden appearance that some plans that should have been continued to be hidden, so that some people had to surface, and some things had to be done in advance, which gave the Immortal Venerable a chance.
When Gu Xing was brought back to the penny village by Ge Lao, the Immortal Venerable disguised himself as a shop guy and always accompanied him, and saw Ge Lao's calculations clearly. This is the reason why Gu Xing always felt that there were people around him staring at him, but he couldn't see anyone.
The facial disfigurement technique that has been circulating on the rivers and lakes for many years may have long been lost in the eyes of most people, but it is very common in the Immortal Venerable. When he recovered from his near-death experience, he had this secret technique in his remaining memories.
People will always forget many things, but if they are extremely important to them, they will not forget.
Although Gu Xing and Ge Lao didn't get along for a long time, the Immortal Venerable saw the clues.
Ge Lao didn't know Gu Xing's life experience, so he made up the identity of a miserable old man who had been looking for his son for many years as a cover, and "became" him from Master Lin, who was "picked up" outside Gu's mansion decades ago, into his long-lost son.
Although Gu Xing was suspicious, he still believed it in the end. But as everyone knows, this "Lin Craftsman Xin" is also a dark move played by Ge Laobu, and it is the most important move.
The Venerable wanted to remind him secretly, but because he didn't have the opportunity, he didn't intervene anymore when things began to develop and take a new turn. The few beatings on Ge Lao were just to "hide people's eyes".
Later, Gu Xing was taken away by Bai Li, and was sent to Mingyue Tower by Bai Ya and Yunlan together, although there was a secret instruction from the owner of Mingyue Building, it was a dangerous move by Ge Lao. He's betting, betting on a result.
The impression of Ge Lao was not good or bad, but he learned from the mouth of the owner of Guxiao Village that this person was a person in the palace when he was young, and later lived in seclusion in Luoyang City for ulterior reasons, running a pawn business.
Lonely Whistling Heights deliberately wooed and took the opportunity to support, which is also one of the reasons why One Penny Village can stand tall in troubled times.
But because Ge Lao is not a descendant of Lone Whistling Heights, he is more like a wild monk looking for an old temple to live in, so there are later variables. Ge Lao has always had his own plans, and it has not been easy to lie dormant for so many years.
It's just that what Shen Zun didn't expect was that Ge Lao actually had something to do with the forbidden army Gaofu and Li Yanyun, the prince of the Later Tang Dynasty.
In order to knock on the mountain and shock the tiger, the Immortal Venerable took action and ended up with Yunlan, this person has been scheming and ambitious. But he has no ability, and his mind has been uncertain for many years, and I am afraid that it will become a stumbling block in the plan.
Therefore, it makes sense to take a step to solve it.
But this time, it achieved unexpected results and led to more clues. When Ge Lao heard the news of Yunlan's death, he panicked like a frightened bird. Although he didn't know that it was Hades Venerable, he lived directly in the palace and attached himself to Li Yanyun, but things were not so simple.
Ge Lao entered the palace to hide, and he has been dormant all the time, and occasionally he shows up in a hurry, and hides in the secret room. This made the Immortal Venerable even more confirmed that Ge Lao was a thief.
However, Li Yanyun's style of acting became more and more high-profile, and the "little things" of receiving the latter's envoys were publicized to the outside world, for some reason. At that time, Hou Zhou had already invaded the heart of Hou Tang, and he must have a plan to act in such a high-profile manner at this time.
But several parties in the city were unmoved, but fortunately, Li Yanyun made a fuss for a while and stopped.
At this juncture, Gu Xing got acquainted with the second son of the Gao family. This "sick seedling" who has not been out of the house for many years rashly appeared on Xuanhu Road, where Yifenzhuang is located, how can it not make people reverie.
Sure enough, Gu Xing "took the bait" and entered the Gao Mansion for several days. The Immortal Venerable waited anxiously, but saw a person who should not have been hereβthe Immeasurable City of Kuma.
I immediately understood why, but it was too late.
can only squat outside the gate of Gaofu day and night, waiting for Gu Xing to leave. But this stupid boy mistakenly took the token of the "Twelve Nights" of Mingyue Tower, and became the "golden mouse" of Nalaoshizi, and had to enter the Mingyue Tower.
But judging from the look on his face when he entered the building, Gu Xing seemed to know a little bit of the "so-called truth".
After that, he was sent to Longshou County to act secretly, and it was inconvenient for the Immortal Venerable to follow him, so he could only secretly send a few people to guard along the way, and he would never make a move if it was not life and death. Unfortunately, this stupid boy actually became friends with the county guard of Longshou County, and caused many incidents.
On the day I returned to Luoyang City, another tragedy occurred in the "half-section stall" in the north of the city. In this way, the situation is even more urgent. But that old incident is also getting closer and closer to the truth.
When Gu Xing returned to Mingyue Tower, the Immortal Venerable had already spliced together the broken past one by one, but only the piece of the Later Tang Dynasty Lord Li Cunqiao was missing.
Although the Immortal Venerable intended to continue to go deeper, it was still in vain. Finally waited for Gu Xing to sneak out of the Mingyue Tower, and found the Guanhai Pavilion hidden in the city, and had a little more memories of the past.
But the two of them were clearly very familiar, but they couldn't remember their names. Until tonight, when I wanted to sneak into the Mingyue Tower again, I had a fight with the owner of the Mingyue Building. At this time, the Immortal Venerable sat opposite Bai Li and Luo Xiu, and when he put down the hand holding the mask, he gently placed it on the table and knocked up. Bai Ya and Luo Xiu were both stunned, not knowing what the Immortal Venerable wanted.
Hades didn't say anything, just a smile on the corner of his mouth under the mask, and the sword marks on his clothes seemed to reveal an aura of the past, which gave him some confidence in revealing the truth.
Luo Xiu was still a little unable to sit still after all, stood up and said: "Qi Qi Immortal Venerable, during your absence, a lot of things have happened in Guxiao Mountain Villa and Luoyang City. I think it should be ......."
Hearing this, the Immortal Venerable raised his hand to interrupt Luo Xiu's continued words, and just said lightly: "I know. β
The hand that knocked lightly on the table unconsciously sped up a little, but it was not out of order, but it seemed very rhythmic. He remembered that it had been taught to him by a man many years ago.
The man's memory was very vague, but the name of the technique became clear, "Rhythm".
Luo Xiu had to shut his mouth suddenly, raised his hand and rubbed his temples that were a little bulging, reached out and took off the wine gourd on his waist, and poured his head up. Because, the other person he was waiting for, did not come.
That person was supposed to come.
If that person had come, it would have been different. Maybe between that person and Bai Ya, Bing will release his suspicions. That person will also bring the movement of Mingyue Tower, and it will not make them so passive.
Bai Li looked at the two people in front of him, a little bored, Luo Xiu had said not long ago that Mo Ye would meet him here, but he didn't expect it to be delayed.
Bai Li could only pick up the tea cup on the table and take a sip gently, so that the bitterness lingered between his lips and teeth for a few more points.
Hades retracted his thoughts and asked casually, "When will you be able to arrive at the villa?" β
Luo Xiu and Bai Li glanced at each other, the latter nodded, and Luo Xiu said with a solemn expression: "If you follow the normal footpath, you should go to thirty miles outside the city, and you can enter the city before dawn." β
"Then you get it." Hades muttered to himself, not seeming to hear Luo Xiu's answer.
Bai Ya still couldn't hold back, got up and hugged his fists and said: "Hades Venerable, you have been in a trance since you came here, did something happen?" β
The eyes hidden under the mask suddenly lifted, looking directly into Bai Li's eyes through the mask, as if he wanted to explore the meaning of her words. Seeing this, Luo Xiu was about to step forward to play the round, but was interrupted by the two of them raising their hands at the same time, so they could only stay where they were, indifferent.
Hades Venerable was still staring at Bai Li's eyes, but he said an irrelevant word, "Bai Li, do you know where Mo Ye went?" β
Bai Li's cheeks were crimson, and the essence in his eyes flashed, but he still shook his head.
Hades didn't seem to be angry, but continued in a flat tone: "When I came, I looked north outside the city gate, and I faintly felt that someone had used some secret technique and was ready to do it. β
"What do you mean?" Luo Xiu asked urgently when he heard this.
There was no expression on the masked face of the Immortal Venerable, but in an unquestionable tone, he said, "One of you, go to the thirty miles outside the North City Gate, and if you find Gu Xing and Mo Ye, bring them back." β
Bai Ya couldn't control his emotions anymore, he was a little restless, and hurriedly asked, "Could it be that Gu Xing and Mo Ye are there?" β
Hades was silent for a moment and then continued, "Eight or nine is not far from ten. β
Before the words fell, Luo Xiu had already climbed out of the window and disappeared into the night.
Hades Venerable did not look up, and Bai Li looked at the direction in which Luo Xiu disappeared, stunned.
Luo Xiu and Bai Li didn't know how the Immortal Venerable knew, but at this moment, if Gu Xing misunderstood the overall situation, I am afraid that none of them would be able to bear it. As for why Hades Venerable didn't mean to go in person, Bai Ya guessed a few points.
The Immortal Venerable is staying here, perhaps to keep an eye on every move of the Inner Palace and Mingyue Tower, as well as the "Charm and Spirit" who is hiding in the dark and wants to get a piece of the pie.