Chapter 361: Puzzle Clearing
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After finishing their errands, Suzaku and Ning'er and the others returned to the Bird Cat Villa. www.biquge.info Zhu Qing had been waiting in the villa for a night, and was drinking tea alone in the pavilion in the village at this time. And Li Zicheng and others were discussing in the guest room overnight, and the Baihualou incident made them passive, so to speak, Li Zicheng owed Jinyiwei a favor. But Zhu Qing did not send anyone to monitor this time. No matter what kind of countermeasures Li Zicheng discussed, Zhu Qing was ready. The process may be different, but the result is predestined. He is confident in tomorrow's negotiations.
Back at the gate of the villa, Suzaku waved his hand and motioned for the five Suzaku disciples who followed him to disperse.
"I'll go back to my room first, and let him know that he'll be upset if I act without his permission." Ning Er said to Suzaku and wanted to take a detour back to her room.
Unexpectedly, Zhu Qing said lightly, "No need to hide, come here." Obviously, Zhu Qing already knew Ning'er's whereabouts.
"It's a shame that you've been with him for so long......" Suzaku smiled at Ning Er without mockery, and the two walked towards the pavilion.
Zhu Qing added two more cups of tea, "Sit down, it's cold, drink a cup of tea to warm up." ”
Zhu Qing's calm words made the two women feel a little unaccustomed, especially Ning Er, the more calm Zhu Qing was, the more nervous she became.
Suzaku and Ning Er sat down for the first time, and they both subconsciously glanced at Zhu Qing secretly.
"You're taking longer than I expected." Zhu Qing continued.
"Qinglong, there are seven of them." Suzaku explained.
"You're not too little." Zhu Qing replied and glanced at Ning Er, this was Zhu Qing's first reaction to her after Ning Er came back.
"Ning'er has helped us a lot." Although Suzaku didn't want to see Ning'er, since Ning'er saved her life, she felt that she should at least say something for her.
"You're hurt?" Zhu Qing asked Suzaku that he didn't seem to care about what Suzaku said for Ning'er.
Suzaku nodded, "Those Dameng are even more powerful than those in Baihualou, thanks to Ning'er for helping me." Suzaku still hopes that Zhu Qing can forgive Ning Er for her unauthorized actions, or at least say something, instead of making Ning Er worry all the time.
"I don't mean to reproach you." Zhu Qing looked at Ning Er calmly, and Ning Er always felt that he would say yes quickly.
"But your look tells me that I'm a little bit of a disappointer." Ning Er responded.
Zhu Qing shook his head, "I want to tell you that since they chose to embark on this path, no one has been able to save them. I just don't want some of your last disillusionments or what you saw with your own eyes. ”
At this point in the conversation, Suzaku and Ning'er were relieved, it turned out that Zhu Qing still cared about Ning'er.
Ning'er nodded, relieved by Zhu Qing's tolerance and disappointed by what she had seen in Chengdong Village, she originally thought that Nadamon would have strict order and firm beliefs, even if it was an assassination operation. But what she saw in Chengdong Village was human desire and greed.
"I have something that I don't know if to talk about or not?" Suzaku asked.
Zhu Qing nodded.
"Zhu Wusheng, the stationmaster of Chengdong Village, is a powerful character." Suzaku replied.
Zhu Qing didn't think so, and took a leisurely sip of tea, "I know that the 18th stationmaster of Chengdong Village is the most diligent and attentive of all the stationmasters in the capital. He had a broad knife that he used to slash in the air. ”
"So you already knew? Then why not accept it for the use of Jinyiwei? Suzaku wondered.
"Not all powerful people have to join Jinyiwei, and Jinyiwei doesn't necessarily have to wear a flying fish robe and carry an embroidered spring knife." Zhu Qing smiled faintly. As soon as the two women saw it, they knew that everything was under Zhu Qing's control, no wonder, he would let Suzaku go to Chengdong Village with the Qinglong Full Moon Knife.
"Give it back to you." Suzaku said, handing the Qinglong Full Moon Knife to Zhu Qing. Zhu Qing quickly put the knife away, "It's better not to talk nonsense if the emperor doesn't ask about this." Zhu Qing instructed, after all, the token of a Jinyi Guard's commander can be worth the emperor's imperial decree, and this kind of thing is a different taste when it reaches Chongzhen's ears through the mouth of the official.
"Understood."
"You don't care about your old lover and little lover who care about you?" Ning Er deliberately glared at Zhu Qing, of course she knew the story of Chen Yuanyuan, Li Yufeng and Zhu Qing.
"You're both gone, what am I worried about? If I'm not mistaken, they're sleeping soundly right now. Zhu Qing smiled faintly, this smile was a little unnatural, after all, it was a person with a story, and in the end, it was somewhat turbulent.
"Can't you? Hutong No. 36 has just killed someone, don't the two weak women have a bit of a psychological shadow? Suzaku shook her head, she felt that either Zhu Qing was overconfident or overestimated the two of them.
"That's it, in order to make them, especially your Miss Chen, less frightened, we played a game of mahjong with them." Ning Er said, she was a little unhappy, she didn't expect that she would soften her heart and serve her little rival.
When Zhu Qing heard this, he laughed, "I said, just seven Nadamon, no matter how powerful you are, it is impossible to waste so much time on you." It turns out that there is also kung fu mahjong. If I'm not mistaken, Miss Chen must have won, right? ”
Ning Er's eyes lit up, "You guessed right this time, I originally wanted to take care of your old lover, but my aunt and grandmother were waiting for Suzaku's 80,000, so she threw a nine cylinders to your old lover." Suzaku-sama is really a rare bodhisattva. ”
"Can you stop an old lover? It's all in the past, isn't that adding to your own blockage? Zhu Qing looked at Ning Er's expression and smiled slightly.
Ning'er wanted to stimulate Zhu Qing, but she didn't expect Zhu Qing to be unmoved, but the more she thought about it, the more uncomfortable she felt.
"Actually, I'm just trying to make myself feel better." Zhu Qing smiled bitterly, in her life, she never needed to show mercy to anyone, especially women. If it weren't for her selfishness that caused Chen Yuanyuan to fall into danger, I'm afraid she would never have been able to sit down and play mahjong with Chen Yuanyuan.
Suzaku replied that Zhu Qing was very satisfied, and he nodded, "Jin Yiwei has to pay the price for his mistakes, and getting along with someone he doesn't want to see is a painful price in itself. Zhu Qing naturally knew about the festival between Suzaku and Chen Yuanyuan. But the funny thing is that the two of them celebrate the holiday because they are alone, and they don't belong to anyone in the end.
"A game of mahjong can't wash away the fear left by a killing, maybe they fall asleep temporarily because they are tired, but they must also have nightmares." Ning Er feels that an entertainment is just a symptom rather than a cure.
Zhu Qing shook his head, "That's because you don't know Chengdong Village." ”
"Oh?" The two women said in unison, although Chengdong Village also gave them a strange feeling, they never thought that there was another strangeness.
"There is a rule in Chengdong Village that does not be, the wizard keeps vigil." Zhu Qingdao.
"Wizard's vigil?" When the two of them heard it, they felt a little overwhelmed.
Zhu Qing nodded, "King Yan Jing is difficult, he once defeated the Beijing division and was forced to go to Chengdong Village for temporary refuge. King Yan felt and sacrificed to the sky, please do it. A few days later, the peak turned around, and the king of Yan rose again, approaching Yingtian, and was called the ancestor. Zhu Qing paused and continued, "So since the beginning of the ancestor, Chengdong Village is also considered to be the blessed land of the Ming Dynasty. ”
When the two girls heard it, they thought it was some legend but accidentally believed the so-called ghosts and gods.
"Even if there is really a psychic mage, then Hutong No. 36 is really not a little uneasy? Not to mention two women. Ning Er said, she studied medicine, so she naturally believes in medical skills more.
Unexpectedly, Zhu Qing shook his head, "What kind of method is it, it's just to make a show to confuse outsiders." The real secret is the Mage's Recipe Potion. ”
"Potion?" When Ning Er heard this, she became even more interested.
"Yes. There is a kind of grass in the mountains of Chengdong Village, called Yishen grass, which has a strong effect of calming the mind and pleasant feelings. As long as people smell the fragrance of this potion, they can calm their nerves, dispel dryness and sleep, and make people forget their pain for a while. Back then, King Yan helped the army through the traumatic period and rebuild the prestige of the army through the role of Yishen grass. ”
Speaking of this, Suzaku and Ning'er both looked at each other and nodded, this explanation seems to be reasonable, although they are in an era of believing in ghosts and gods, but Jinyi Weiduo does not believe in these things, it has always been almost people blocking and killing, and ghosts blocking and killing ghosts.
"So, after we left, there was a wizard's vigil in Chengdong Village? But I don't know which master in Chengdong Village has a stunt. Suzaku inferred.
Zhu Qing nodded and smiled slightly, "Didn't you say that Zhu Wusheng is a powerful character?" ”
"What? How can the stationmaster do it? Suzaku was a little unconvinced.
Zhu Qing shook his head and said slightly, "I didn't say that the stationmaster would do it, I just said that the stationmaster is a stationmaster who is very attentive to Chengdong Village." He must have urged you to leave. ”
When Ning Er heard this, she was taken aback again, this could also be guessed by Zhu Qing, "How do you understand?" It's not that our Suzaku-sama has a crush on other people's martial arts. Ning Er quipped sarcastically.
When Suzaku heard this, his face became hot, and he muttered embarrassedly, "Don't talk nonsense, I'm joking with him." ”
"It's rare for Suzaku-sama to make a joke, but this martial artist is really good. In fact, he urged you to leave for the good of all, because he could only ask for a night watchman if outsiders left. Zhu Qing looked at Suzaku's expression and quipped.
Suzaku's face drooped even lower, and he suddenly got up and returned to the house, "You two are bullies. Suzaku said shyly.
Ning Er smiled on her face, she knew that Suzaku had admiration for Zhu Qing, if she really got along with Zhu Wusheng, she didn't have to be embarrassed on both sides.
"Hey, I really don't know who the master in Chengdong Village is, I must ask him for advice when I have the chance." Ning Er looked at the back of Suzaku entering the door, stretched and smiled.
"Mr. Luo, the red-robed old man in the north of the city." Zhu Qing said, taking a sip of tea.