Chapter 347: Those Dolls

Whether Chu Shi is laughing or picking up vegetables for Fang Jie, he seems a little stiff, and it can be seen from this point that she has not been with anyone like this for a long time, including her son Luo Wen. If she had gotten along with her family like an ordinary mother, she would not have been as she appeared to be.

Fang Xie originally thought that the Chu clan invited him to dinner, but it was just a matter of etiquette. After all, she is Luo Yao's wife, and she is the wife of Yipin, so it is necessary to come forward to invite Lord Qincha to have a meal. But after walking into this small courtyard, Fang Xie found that it was completely different from his expectations, where did the nature of Chu's family banquet have a bit of official meaning?

Chu Shi looked a little cramped, and so did Fang Jie.

"It's my birthday in a few days, you...... If you have time, Lord Xiaofang will also come to have a good time. ”

After being silent for a while, Chu said in a very soft voice.

Fang Xie hurriedly put down the dishes and chopsticks: "Naturally, I want to come on my wife's birthday, it's really rude, I only found out about this matter today." ”

"It's okay"

Chu got up and poured a cup of tea for Fang Jie: "I heard the general mention that Lord Xiao Fang had many ups and downs when he was young. If Lord Xiaofang doesn't have anything to deal with in a hurry today, can you tell me about it? ”

Fang Xie was stunned for a moment, but it was not easy to excuse himself. He said a few things about his previous ten years of fugitive life, which didn't matter, and when Chu asked, he knew his life experience, Fang Xie just shook his head and said that he didn't know that he didn't talk about it. By the time Fang explained these things, the food on the table was already cold. Chu Shi listened attentively, but he didn't realize that it was very rude to ask the other party to talk about this when the guest had not finished eating.

As a duchess, even if you don't see guests often, such a faux pas shouldn't appear.

"During the three years you were a border soldier in Fangu, did you have to go out to kill thieves every day?"

If this was asked by a young girl, Fang Xie would definitely be very interested and even exaggerated. After all, such an experience is one of the capitals that men can show off, and those girls like the most is the legend of heroes and heroes.

But for the Chu family, he really has no interest.

So Fang Xie just shook his head slightly: "No, in the first year, there were still many mountain bandits and horse thieves near the border city, mostly wandering herdsmen who broke the rules and were expelled from the tribe on the side of Meng Yuan, and some scum of our Great Sui." Most of them were killed by us in the first year, and very few in the second year, and by the third year, the horse thieves basically did not dare to approach Fan Gu. ”

"Oh...... Have you ever been hurt? ”

Chu asked.

Fang Xie nodded: "How can anyone from the border army have not been injured, if there are not a few scars on his body, he will be looked down upon by his comrades." Just like the wolves on the prairie, the male wolves in the pack who do not have gaps in their ears will be looked down upon by the other wolves. Because it proves that they have never bitten other wolves, and that they are cowards. ”

When Fang Xie said this, he was a little stunned, because although he was not a coward when he was in Fan Gu, he did rarely fight horse thieves head-on. Most of the time, he hides in the shadows and hurts people with a bow and arrows. At that time, he was not even willing to kill people with his own hands, and only two years have passed, and now he has changed dramatically.

"Can I see the scars on you?"

When he heard Chu's question, Fang Jie's face changed significantly.

If it was rude for Chu to serve tea without waiting for the guests to finish eating during the meal just now, then this sentence is extremely rude. Although the Great Sui was not the kind of country that preached the incompatibility of men and women, it was clearly inappropriate to ask guests to take off their clothes to look at the scars on his body.

Fang Xie was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously glanced at Chu.

Chu Shi suddenly explained: "It's just that I happen to have some good wound medicine in my hand, and the scars will fade after a month or two." ”

Fang Xie sighed and said, "Thank you, madam, it's just that the scars on the man's body are not ugly in my opinion. ”

"yes......"

Chu Shi muttered, "The Great General said the same thing, he said that the scars on the soldiers' bodies are a symbol of glory. ”

Fang Xie hummed and didn't continue to say anything. His mind was full of questions, although he didn't know what kind of person the Chu clan was usually, but from the analysis of the news she inquired about, she should never be the way she behaved now. Seeing him bow his head and drink tea, Chu Shi knew that what he had just said was a little inappropriate, and it was not good to say anything more.

After sitting like this for a while, Fang Xie owed his body and said goodbye.

The Chu clan did not stay any longer, and personally sent Fang Xie out of the courtyard. When he passed by the big locust tree, Fang Xie still couldn't adjust to the presence of those dolls.

After coming out of the courtyard, Fang Xie walked out under the guidance of the people from the General's Mansion. At this time, the sky was already dark, and when Fang Xie passed by the small lake, he found that the lights were already on in the three-story stilt building on the opposite bank, and it seemed that Luo Yao had already returned. However, since he didn't come out to meet him, Fang Xie didn't plan to meet him.

When he left the General's Mansion, Fang Xie saw that the carriage driven by Nie Xiaoju was already waiting outside.

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Back at his residence, Fang Xie asked Nie Xiaoju to invite Zhuo Buyi to take a shower and change his clothes. When they came out, Zhuo Buyi was pouring into Mu Xiaowaist, and a few of them were already waiting in the living room, and Fang Xie asked Nie Xiaoju, Yan Maia, and Chen Xiaoru to stay outside, and even the roof was arranged with manpower.

"Sir, there are a few things that must be checked by your men. Now the people in my hands are all on the bright side, and every move is being watched by Luo Yao's people. Big Dog and Kirin were assigned by me to do something else, and they couldn't come back for a while. ”

Zhuo Buyi didn't know that he still had ten elites outside the palace under him, so Fang Xie naturally wouldn't take the initiative to say it.

"Now your people are the only ones we can use secretly."

"What's the matter?"

Seeing what he said solemnly, Zhuo Buyi sat up straight and asked.

"The first important thing is to find out where the monk named Shi Yuan is, he must be in Yongzhou City. Judging from the fact that he had found two women to have sex with him in a short time on the way, it was impossible for this man to hide in one place. The Qinglou in Yongzhou City is the first target, he is a bald man, even if he goes to the Qinglou, he will not easily take off his hat when he does that, as long as he goes to the Qinglou, it is not difficult to find out. Then we have to check whether there are any women who have disappeared in the city recently, and if so, where and where people have disappeared. ”

"Well, I've arranged for someone to be watching."

Zhuo Buyi nodded.

"Second thing......"

Fang Xie looked outside, lowered his voice and said, "Send someone to carefully check how many children have gone missing every year in the past twenty years, that is, since Luo Yao was stationed in the southwest and lived in Yongzhou. With everything from a full-moon child to a three-year-old boy, it shouldn't be hard to find out. In addition, I will go to a place called Su Ji Underworld Shop, which specializes in the business of dead people. This shop should have some connection with Luo Yao's Mansion, and what I accidentally heard from Luo Yao's Mansion today is a direction. ”

Zhuo Buyi nodded: "I will order this matter, the people from the Ouchi Guard Department are far more than those I brought in Yongzhou." The second thing is that these two things to check are not too difficult to check, and you can inquire about the missing child as long as you talk to someone at any food stall on the street. As for the shop, it can be found as long as it exists. ”

"But ......"

Zhuo Buyi asked, "What do these two things have to do with Luo Yao?" ”

"I'll be explaining in a moment, let's talk about the third thing first."

Fang Xie looked at Zhuo Buyi and asked, "What kind of cultivation is Luo Wen?" ”

Zhuo Buyi said: "The record in the Ouchi guard office is the seventh grade, what's wrong?" ”

Fang Xie asked again, "Judging from the cultivation you have recovered now, can you use the mind reading technique to dig something out of the brain of a seventh-rank cultivator?" ”

"You want to start with Rowan, it's too difficult, this is Yongzhou!"

Zhuo Buyi frowned and said, "With the cultivation I have recovered now, it is not difficult to spy on the mind of a seventh-rank martial artist. But in Yongzhou City, you can't find a chance at all. ”

"Rowan is not in the city, he went to Cangman Mountain."

Fang explained: "In a few days it will be the birthday of Luo Yao's wife Chu, Luo Wen is a filial son, he went to a place called Deer Monkey Cave in Cangman Mountain, looking for strange things as a birthday gift for his mother." Although Rowan had a team of armor soldiers and the old man with a steel sword box on his back, this was a relatively good opportunity. ”

"If you can do it now, we need to take a trip to Cangman Mountain."

Zhuo Buyi shook his head: "Now our every move in Yongzhou City is being watched to death, as long as you go out of the city, no matter where you go, you can hide it?" I'm afraid that before you have time to do it, Luo Yao has already arrived with someone. ”

"Falsification"

Fang Xie smiled: "When I was in the imperial capital, since I found out that Wu Yiyi had a lot of masks, I always felt that this was a good thing, so I asked Wu Yiyi to find someone to make a few for me, and now it just happens to be usable." If we do it, find someone about the same size as me, and take the escort to the beautiful places outside the city every day. You, me, plus Chen Hum and Chen Ha, can't they still deal with a team of armor soldiers and a guard with a sword box on their backs? ”

"That being said, it's still a bit risky."

Zhuo Buyi hesitated for a moment and said: "But it's really a rare opportunity, since you have already thought about it, I'll follow you." If you were to die anyway, you wouldn't die later than me. ”

Fang Xie skimmed: "Anyway, you are also a martial arts senior, so you can't speak with a little grace?" ”

"With you, no bearing is worth anything."

Zhuo Buyi glared at him: "Just now you asked me to send someone to investigate the missing children in the past twenty years, what else is that Su Ji shop for?" ”

Fang Xie was silent for a moment, and then let out a long sigh of relief: "You are well-informed, do you know that there are people in this world who can make dolls no different from real people?" Can even the black and white eyeballs of the eyes, eyelashes, teeth, and even the pores on the skin be made? ”

"It's difficult, there is a difference between this human skin mask. The mask is just a face, and it is not easy to be indistinguishable from a real person. What's more, on the mask, it is impossible to make even the eyelashes and eyebrows. The corresponding places are holes, and the eyebrows, eyelashes, and eyes that appear when glued are all people's, not on the mask. ”

"So, ah......"

Fang Xie shook his head: "I'm still scared now, I guess I'm going to have a nightmare tonight...... Although I was scared and disgusted and had to pretend, I took a closer look. It was precisely because I didn't believe that there were techniques in this world that could make dolls so realistic, so I was scared. Because she is a lady of the first grade, no one will doubt what she says, but I met someone like me who didn't believe her. ”

"What if...... If nothing else, the dolls hanging from the big locust tree in her yard are real children. It just so happened that today I learned one more thing from her maid's mouth...... The Su people have a secret method that keeps people's heads from decaying for many years, and it is not difficult for skilled wizards to ensure that a corpse does not decay for decades. Being able to turn a living person into an invulnerable zombie by relying on poison Gu, it would be too simple for them to save the corpse, not to mention ...... There is no shortage of such clever wizards in Luo Yao's Mansion. ”