Chapter 51: Common Ground
"Yes, his name is Bai He, with the same surname as Brother Bai, and it is said that he is also a chivalrous man who walks the rivers and lakes." Jin Su said while reminiscing, "So, Brother Bai, don't mind, I'll follow a big man like you to find it, and I'll get more help for me." ”
"Jin Xu said with a smile, how can I be a big man with great powers, otherwise I will definitely be able to help you find him." Bai Qiuchi said a little ashamedly.
"At that time, at the Heroes Conference, who respected you, why wasn't it a big shot? Along the way, you have solved so many tricky things easily, why don't you have great powers? Jin Xu proudly praised him, "Brother Bai, don't blame yourself. The rivers and lakes are so big and there are so many people, maybe this chivalrous man happens to be someone that Big Brother Bai doesn't know. But I'm sure we'll all find the people we're looking for. ”
"Definitely." Bai Qiuchi nodded and said, "This matter is settled, I will visit a few old friends and help you see if there will be any clues." ”
"Thank you, Big Brother Bai."
"But why do you say 'supposedly'? Haven't you seen the person you're looking for? ”
"No, I was also entrusted by a friend to find him." Jinxu thought of this incident and was a little depressed, "Actually, I have been with this friend for a short time, and there are very few clues. ”
Bai Qiuchi was just about to open his mouth to ask about the specific situation, when he heard a quick knock on the door.
It turned out that Xin'er was knocking on the door outside and said, "Bai Daochang, Steward Mo said that something happened, over there in the lotus pond!" ”
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"Is there only one corpse?" Bai Qiuchi was the first to rush to the lotus pond and asked.
"There was only one corpse." Butler Mo Yinfeng said nervously, "It was discovered by the first shift of our patrol in the morning. ”
In other words, this can't be regarded as a corpse, because in the same tragic situation as the old lady, this poor servant was sucked dry of flesh and blood and died, only a pair of skins remained, and the lotus flowers seemed to bloom more brightly and moving.
"In other words, when I made my rounds last night, I didn't show up yet. Is this what the water demon said he was going to do? Bai Qiuchi held his chin and thought while looking around.
"Oh my God!" Jin Su rushed over, it was the first time she saw such a scene, and she immediately closed her eyes. I had heard Bai Qiuchi say that the old lady had died in a tragic situation, but I didn't expect it to be so terrible.
"Except for the old lady, no one else is as miserable as him." A little guy whispered next to him, and happened to be heard by Bai Qiuchi.
By the way, except for the black cat, the old lady and this servant, the bodies of several other people are very complete, why is this?
Is it blood? The blood of the living? No, except for the old man, who may have been poisoned in advance, the others all looked like water demons directly, but she didn't suck up their flesh and blood essence.
So, what is the common denominator?
"This is definitely the work ......of the demon in the lotus pond," Jin Xu said.
That's right! It's just that it only appears next to the lotus pond. However, knowing this, it can only allow everyone to avoid activities in this area to reduce casualties, but now the water demon can move with the help of corpses.
But it's very strange that the water demon is trapped in the water and can't get out, and needs to rely on other people's bodies, so how did she get out when she didn't have Wan'er? And she can go to the Ice Pavilion without being discovered......
"Big Brother Bai, what do you think?" Jin Xu saw that Bai Qiuchi was silent for a long time and asked.
"There is no doubt that this is a warning from the water demon, and four more people should be in her hands as well." Bai Qiuchi analyzed.
"But what is her purpose?" Mo Yinfeng asked in a cold sweat.
"It's not clear. What can be confirmed is that we must get rid of her as soon as possible, otherwise there will be more people ......," Bai Qiuchi said as he looked at the red lotus who was swaying slightly in the rain.
"Is Bai Dao Chang sure?" Mo Yinfeng asked.
"Steward Mo, apart from the two young ladies, is there anyone in this family who is a sister."
"The Hu Mansion is very big, and I can't name many of the subordinates, but I have a roster there, which I can show to the Taoist Chief."
"Then I'll have to take a trip."
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After Steward Mo left, Jin Xu asked Bai Qiuchi: "Brother Bai, why did you ask Steward Mo so much just now?" ”
"The water demon said in her dream that the people she killed were nothing compared to her sister's life, and I think that is probably the reason for her killing." Bai Qiuchi pointed to the lotus flower in the lake and said to her, "Jinxu, you now send a message to Fanluo to investigate the families who have been recruited to come to the Hu Mansion to see if there are any clues." I'll go get ready, and I'll go down to the lotus pond later. ”
"Big Brother Bai, didn't you let me go down this time?" Jin Su hurriedly grabbed him.
"That's right, you'll bring the crystal ball down later, so I can see underwater too. I'm trying to use the time I have been waiting for the housekeeper to come back with the roster to check for clues by the lake. Because this is only the case when there is a murder next to the lotus pond. ”
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Jin Xu hid behind the rockery, and was about to pass on the message to Fanluo, when a string of silver bell-like laughter suddenly came from behind him, and when he looked back, it turned out to be twin sisters.
"Sister Jinxu!" My sister Hu Nian'an was very happy to see Jinxu and quickly ran over.
"Sister Jinxu, what are you doing here?" Sister Hu Nian'an asked.
"Ah, nothing." Jin Xu smiled and said, "I was just about to look for you!" ”
"Sister Jinxu, do you have something good to show us again?" Hu Nianan asked expectantly.
"Yes, look!" Jin Fu took out a few pieces of red paper from the treasure bag, cut them into the shape of a butterfly, and blew on a few pieces of paper, and the red pieces of paper flew up from her hand and danced.
"Wow! It's so beautiful! The two sisters applauded and said in unison, "Sister Jinxu is so amazing!" ”
"Haha, these butterflies are given to you, and they will fly with you today."
"Really? That's great! Thank you, Sister Jinxi! The two sisters spoke together, their voices overlapping, like a man speaking loudly.
"To be honest, I still can't tell the two of you apart, is there any way?" Jin Su asked with a smile.
After Jin Fu came, according to the previous plan, he would play with the two of them whenever he had the opportunity, and he didn't ask any questions about these events, just talked about some topics that girls liked. Tell them about the interesting things about the outside world that they don't know, plus there are always a lot of strange gadgets in the brocade, which immediately attracted them deeply. Pretending to ask questions casually, they gradually let down their guard and did not have doubts.
"The two of us look exactly the same." Hu Nianci said with a smile.
"If there's one thing that's different, it's our personalities, I'm a little bit livelier than my sister."
"It's still so hard! Isn't there any mark? How did your mother distinguish you? Jin Su continued to smile, asking without a trace.
"Sister Jinxu, we'll only tell you one person!" Hu Nianan whispered.
"I'll keep it a secret for you."
Jin Su leaned her face over, and Hu Nianan whispered in her ear: "Actually, the difference between me and my sister is my teeth." ”
"Really?"
"Look." The two sisters bared their teeth together.
Jin Fu looked at it carefully, but still shook his head.
"Hee-hee, this is it." Hu Nianan pointed to the tooth on his left side, and whispered embarrassedly, "Sister Jinxu, look, my teeth here are darker than my sister's. ”
"It's not because you don't rinse your mouth properly." Hu Nianci nodded Hu Nian'an's head.
"Hahaha......" The three of them laughed together.
If you don't need to complete the plan, these two sisters are really cute playmates.
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Bai Qiuchi looked along the edge of the pool to find out if there were any traces that could find out where the officials were hidden, and he didn't know where the water demon hid them.
"Bai Dao Chief." A man in a green dress approached.
"Miss Cui'er." It turned out to be Cui'er, who had disappeared for a long time.
It should be said that she didn't disappear, but recently she has been busy taking care of the young lady Lan Sening, and Bai Qiuchi feels like she hasn't seen her for a long time.
"Bai Dao Chang must be curious, why am I here?" Without waiting for Bai Qiuchi to ask, Cui'er said with a smile.
Bai Qiuchi didn't speak, indicating acquiescence.
"Let me answer your concerns first, the young lady is not sober yet, the eldest maid of the eldest young master, Lei'er, is taking care of her, don't worry." Bai Qiuchi was just about to speak, but Cui'er took the initiative to open her mouth again, "And the eldest young master went to see her once." ”
"Did the eldest young master say anything?"
"He let us all out, and he came out after less than half an hour inside. The second young master came to visit the young lady every day. ”
"...... like this" Bai Qiuchi lowered his head and thought about it, then looked up at Cui'er, could it be that Cui'er only came to tell him this?
"You can't find it like this." Cui'er smiled slightly, owed a debt and said, "Follow me." ”
"Xueyan!"
"Why are you here?" Shu Xueyan was embroidering, and when she saw Mo Yinfeng running in a hurry, she quickly put down the embroidery cloth and stood up to meet it.
"We can't wait any longer."
"Did something happen?"
"That monster is starting to haunt again." Mo Yinfeng nervously held Shu Xueyan's hand and said, "You are ready to prepare, we will leave in the next two days." ”
"What about Ping'er?"
"Just let Nianci and Nian'an persuade him to go together, aren't they very good?"
"But the orangutan grass may not live long if it leaves the environment here."
"You prepare a sealed water dish, and I'll come and transplant it tomorrow night, and we'll survive for seven more days, enough for us to go out and find a place to live."
"Okay." Shu Xueyan hesitated and agreed.
Mo Yinfeng turned around and left.
"Where are you going?"
"I went to send the roster to Bai Daochang, and I always felt as if he knew something, so we hurried to leave for this reason."
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"Miss Cui'er, what are you bringing me here for?"
This was the back of the Ice Pavilion, and they easily avoided the guards and hid in the grass.
"Here's what I stumbled upon." Cui'er made a silent gesture and said, "Be quiet, I don't want to be discovered." Although when someone comes to patrol, you can say that you are here to investigate. ”
"Are they hiding here?" Bai Qiuchi asked in a low voice.
"Look here." Following the direction of Cui'er's finger, there was an inconspicuous crack in the wall under the cover of grass and trees.
Bai Qiuchi stepped forward to investigate, his hand gently stroked the crack, and found that a brick was slightly raised, he turned around and was about to ask Cui'er if this was a mechanism, but found that Cui'er was missing.
He couldn't shout out to Cui'er, so he had to bend down, intending to find out for himself.
Cui'er is really not simple, a little maid will come to this place that others don't usually approach, and so accidentally find such a good place to hide.