Chapter 52: The Dog Returns to the Flute
The voice is yin and yang, and it is sour to the bones when I hear it.
Liu Zhutou .
"Headcatcher, what kind of wind is blowing you here?" Tai Lai stepped forward and said respectfully.
"Hmph," Liu Zhutou twisted his head and replied, "I haven't been sent down yet, do you think I want to." ”
Gu Huai saw that Liu Zhutou was alone, and he was not even there to protect the red sand, so he could see that he was just here to deal with it.
Tai Lai also said before that this place is only a stone carving competition once a year, and Shakun Yamen does not want to invest too much manpower and material resources.
"Then where do you know where there is such a mage?" asked Gu Huai.
"I just heard what you said," Liu Zhutou thought for a moment, "It shouldn't be beyond the reach of some people here." ”
Wei Changqing was also on the side, and when he heard someone say in public that he was "waiting for leisure", his face was blue and white for a while, but he couldn't help it, he should know that this Liu Zhutou also had some material, and he was also an official, so he didn't dare to do anything.
Gu Huai looked around and asked:
"Is it because of the power of qijutsu?"
"That's just one aspect," Liu said, "and the kind of cyclone you're asking for not only has specific casting requirements, but also needs to be effective for a long time." ”
"Yes!" Wei Changqing snatched the words from the sour grapes and said, "With so many requests, can you afford to give you the silver?"
Liu Zhu's headhead showed that he didn't mind others disturbing him to speak, glanced at Wei Changqing fiercely, and then pointed in one direction and said:
"Your surname is Wei, right? You can go over there for a while, otherwise you will not be polite to blame this seat. ”
In Liu Zhutou's eyes, it seems that he doesn't like to see these mages.
Wei Changqing was still arrogant just now, and when he was called by this headcatcher, he immediately lowered his head and ran to the side.
Gu Huai could see that Liu Zhutou was using an excuse to break people away, so he asked:
"Then Liu Zhutou said this, he should know some directions, otherwise he wouldn't have told us, right?" Gu Huai thought about it and said.
"I do know some. Liu Zhutou said.
Gu Huai's eyes lit up at first, and he was a little excited, but he immediately calmed down again. Because he knew that this Liu took the initiative to come and talk about things, and he would also tell him the news he wanted, and there must be a price.
He asked Liu Zhutou directly:
"Lord Headcatcher, I don't know how I can help you?"
"Hmph-" Liu Zhutou leaned back with a smile, stretched out his thumb, and said, "Count your kid's head bright." ”
As he spoke, he took out a parchment roll from his robe.
Seeing this frame, Gu Huai was a little apprehensive.
He remembered that the last time Liu Zhutou took out the parchment roll, it was to find the wanted criminal, Black Boy. Isn't this time to arrest the criminal?
The sheepskin is rolled open, revealing a piece of hand-drawn paper.
This drawing is much rougher than the last time the black boy looked, but you can probably see the appearance.
Gu Huai and Tai Lai stepped forward, looked at each other carefully, and then looked at each other without saying anything more.
They recognized this person, it was the drunkard who was in Qinghongyuan for the first time, and the driver who stopped the car in Tailai for the second time.
That is, the person who told them to make the cyclone crisper!
"This person, should you have seen it?" asked Liu Zhutou, his eyes constantly wandering over Gu Huai and Tai Lai.
"This ......" Tai Lai hesitated a little, not knowing whether to say it or not.
"Yes. Gu Huai was simply there. He knew that Liu Zhutou did this, and he must know the intersection between himself and this drunk.
"Hmm-" Liu Zhutou squinted and rolled up the parchment roll in his hand, "If it weren't for your You family reporting the case, I'm afraid I would never have known about it." ”
As soon as he said this, Gu Huai immediately understood.
Of course, the one who reported the case was Sha Wuliu.
Yan Niang of Qinghong Courtyard would not do this, because the incident happened in her shop, and it has already been dealt with, and more is better than less.
"The guy in your family surnamed Sha started to say that you did it," Liu Zhutou sneered, "but how can this seat believe him." And with the way you look, you can't have that kind of ability. ”
"Liu Zhutou is discerning!" Gu Huai thanked.
He understands very well the reason why Sha Wuliu reported the case. First of all, he wanted to transfer the sin of injuring himself to Gu Huai first. But he knew Liu Zhutou's shrewdness, and knew that he would find out the drunk man and associate it with Gu Huai.
This trick can also be called killing two birds with one stone. If Liu Zhutou knew that the two of them had nothing to do with what happened last time, then it would be Gu Huai who suffered. Because the Sha family knows the ability of Liu Zhutou and Chengfulou.
No matter how powerful the master is, he has injured people, and he can't escape the yamen.
Then I went to the Qinghong Courtyard and asked the old bustard, and then I made this portrait. Liu Zhutou continued,
"According to the description of the woman and the person surnamed Sha of your You family, this person should have very strong mana, but I don't know if he is not a mage, at least not in the register. ”
"All the mages in Shakun City must be certified. Tai came to see Gu Huai a little bit of understanding, and explained on the side, "Only after passing the certification can you enter the market to do business." ”
"So you came to work today, and you also came to find out the whereabouts of this person by the way?" Gu Huai asked.
Liu Zhutou nodded and said:
"However, I've checked all the mages here, and some of them are indeed uncertified, and they are also trading as mages, but their looks and mana don't match. ”
"Sigh, of course," the head catcher sighed, spread his hands, like a deflated little daughter-in-law, and said, "Such a master should also be hidden, and my futility is only expected." ”
"So, you want me to lure this person out by doing business?" Gu Huai asked.
He guessed that in Liu Zhutou's eyes, this so-called person with high mana should have no problem making his own objects.
"This person will definitely be able to make what you want, but he needs your help", Catcher nodded again, then looked at Gu Huai directly, and said, "It just depends on whether you are willing or not." ”
Gu Huai thought about it and sorted it out by himself.
It's basically like this: Sha Wuliu was beaten, and he first wanted to report the case and drag Gu Huai into the water. But Liu Zhutou went to Yan Niang first and found out the drunk. In the process, Liu Zhutou also found that this person's mana was not bad, and he happened to find that Gu Huai was also looking for a spell master, so he wanted to search for it with Gu Huai.
"But Liu Zhutou," Gu Huai asked, "you can't find anyone, how can you make sure I can find him?"
"This person is neither registered nor has a fixed residence, and the money is spent in the Qinghong Courtyard, which will definitely be a problem in terms of finance. Liu Zhutou smiled and said, "So, I conclude that in order to make a living, he is likely to take orders in private to make money." ”
Liu Zhutou said this, intending to expand his search circle to include shops.
If you say that you are a man, you can not prostitute or gamble, but you must eat rice.
Since he has some skills, he can make a living without killing or robbing some silver, so he must have a connection with the merchants of Shakun City.
Gu Huai nodded and said:
"I'm going to help you, but such a person, even if I find it, I'm still in danger of civilians, so ......"
Liu Zhutou squinted his eyes again, stared at Gu Huai for a moment, and said:
"I understand. You just need to provide me with some clues, and you will not be able to do your benefit. ”
"For example?" Gu Huai was a little curious, thinking that the head catcher in this city was also like a trader, and talked about business with him.
Liu Zhutou immediately took out an ingot of gold and brought it to Gu Huai.
Gu has never been a person who lacks money, until he came to Shakun City.
When he saw the ingot of gold, which was ten taels, he immediately thought of the debt he owed, and his eyes turned green at the moment.
However, he was embarrassed to immediately stretch out his hand, and pretended to be calm and asked again:
"What do you say after it's done?"
"After the matter is completed, I will have ten taels of gold with you, what do you think?" Liu Zhutou said.
"What if that person is allowed to run away?" Gu Huai asked.
He knew that with ten taels of gold in his hand, if there was no restraint, normal people would not work hard, and even pretend to ignore it.
Liu Zhutou is also an old Jianghu, how can people take money for nothing?
"This ......," Liu Zhutou thought for a while, and said, "Return my gold, and then I will take you to the city mansion to visit." ”
The so-called visit is certainly not a good thing, and you may have to go to the yamen to serve as a servant.
However, these twenty taels of gold are really attractive and can solve many problems. Moreover, doesn't the surname Liu just ask for a clue?
Gu Huai looked at Tai Lai, who knew that he was asking for his opinion, rolled his eyes, and said:
"I saw him once last time in Qinghong Courtyard, and next time I go, why not wait for the rabbit?"
Gu Huai didn't think much about it, took the ten taels of gold from Liu Zhutou, and asked:
"What should I do when I see it?"
Liu Zhutou took out something from his robe again, a small dark red flute, which seemed to be made of red.
"Blood Jade Sinking Wood!" Gu Huai took it in his hand and looked at it, and found that the material he had seen in You Shi's catalogue book, it was a material that grew several feet underground, with a texture between wood and jade, and contained animal blood, which was priceless!
"Hmph, count you as knowledgeable. Liu Zhutou said proudly, "There are no defective products in the things used in the city mansion, so if you cooperate with us more, there will be no benefits!"
Gu Huai nodded, and asked again:
"Is this flute for you?"
When Liu Zhutou heard this, he immediately looked embarrassed and said:
"This is the dog's flute, and when it is played, the sand devil dog will come, and I will hear it. ”
When Gu Huai heard that it was originally used to summon dogs, he also felt that he had said the wrong thing, so he hurriedly turned around and asked:
"I remember that your sand devil dog was summoned with a spell, why can it be driven with an artifact?"
"You don't know this," Liu Zhutou said, "I asked Mu Qiang to make himself such a flute, and then the mana solidified the incantation inside, and every time it was blown, it was equivalent to the sound of the incantation, and it was more effective." ”
Gu Huai sighed in his heart, it turned out that Mu Qiang was really capable of doing everything, even this kind of object that could solidify mana.
It seems that there are such people who are willing to help themselves make things and the fee is not high, which can be regarded as providence.
"Then I'll leave this matter to you?" Liu Zhutou saw that Gu Huai was a little distracted, patted him on the shoulder and reminded, "Father is capable, and your son should not be much worse, right?"
"What!?" Gu Huai heard Liu Zhutou talk about his father, and knew that his father was very capable, so he looked at Liu Zhutou in surprise and asked, "Do you know my father?
Seeing that Gu Huai was so surprised, Liu Zhutou didn't say another word at the moment, just patted him on the shoulder again and turned around and left.
Gu Huai looked at Liu Zhutou's back and was stunned for a while.
If Liu Zhutou had seen Gu Li, had Liu Zhutou been to the human world, or had Gu Li been to Shakun City......
Suddenly, a burst of laughter came from not far away, interrupting Gu Huai's thoughts.
The woman's laughter, as if unobstructed, was particularly ear-catching in the noisy human voices.
Looking for the sound, Wei Changqing, who had been driven away, was frolicking with a woman.
He kept performing some earthy tricks in front of the woman, conjuring up an earthy animal at one moment, and then pinching out a castle to make the other party very unhappy.
The woman had been laughing, as if she hadn't been so happy in a long time.
"That's not right!" Gu Huai said secretly, "Why is that woman so familiar?"
Shoulder-length short hair is jet black and shiny, with a small nose and big almond-like eyes......
"Miss You!"