There are three reasons why Qian Xiuye is nicknamed the King of Youzhou, one of which is that ancient China was divided into Kyushu, and Youzhou was one of them; Second, the Han Dynasty, the Wei and Jin dynasties, and the Tang Dynasty all set up Youzhou, and the scope of governance was in the area of today's Beijing; Third, Qian Xiuye was very famous when he was young, although he was not limited to Beijing, but because his understanding of Beijing's ancient culture was higher than that of his peers, he was given the nickname of "King of Youzhou" by his peers over time.

After the liberation, he became famous for a while because he cracked a lot of superstitious activities that pretended to be gods and ghosts, especially during the prevalence of qigong in the nineties, Qian Xiuye was one of the few people who stood up to question and even wrote articles to criticize.

It is also because of his high morality and respect, so Qian Xiuye later became the head of the nine sons, but the strange thing is that the nine sons have no other arrangement except for him, the leader, in other words, except for him, the status of the other eight people is the same among the nine sons.

Before Qian Xiuye rushed back to the "Longde Treasure House", the torturer simply told Ma Fei what he knew about Qian Xiuye, and while he recounted these past events, the middle-aged man at the counter pricked up his ears to eavesdrop while pretending to be the account.

Xingshu knew that this person was eavesdropping, and he deliberately spoke a little loudly, the purpose of which was also to let this snob know that there was some special connection between himself and Qian Xiuye, after all, this person's attitude and way of doing things earlier made Xingshu very unhappy, and he even felt strange, how could there be such a guy in Qian Xiuye's shop?

It stands to reason that traditional pawnshops follow the rules, and there are two words that must be done up and down, that is, "polite".

Nearly an hour later, Qian Xiuye appeared on the side of the screen at the door of the pawnshop, and it was a young woman who was dressed beautifully, with long hair and a shawl, wearing a cheongsam inside and a shawl outside.

Ma Fei and the torture technique immediately got up, and at the moment of getting up, the torture technique that was originally focused on Qian Xiuye suddenly set his eyes on the woman beside him, and then he was shocked, and the whole person was stunned.

The woman had the same effect when she saw the torture technique.

Ma Fei noticed this detail, and when she saw Qian Xiuye slowly stepping forward with a cane, and when her hands stretched out to hold the torture technique, she immediately stepped forward and pushed the torture technique with her hand.

The torture technique came back to his senses and immediately held Qian Xiuye's hands: "Uncle Qian, is you in good health?" I'm really sorry, if it weren't for the urgency, I wouldn't have bothered you. ”

Qian Xiuye, who was old and full of white hair, with countless old age spots growing on his neck and cheeks, nodded slightly, took out a handkerchief from the pocket of his tunic coat, wiped the corners of his tearful eyes and said, "Torture, what are you talking about?" I don't bother with anything, I hope that you and your master will come to see me every day, but you just won't come. ”

The torture technique hurriedly said: "Uncle Qian, Master has explained, saying that your old man likes to be quiet, so if I am not in a hurry, I must not look for you and cause you trouble." ”

While the two were talking, Ma Fei had been paying attention to the girl beside Qian Xiuye, and she could conclude from the reaction of the previous torture technique that she must have known the torture technique, and was once very familiar with it, I am afraid that the degree of familiarity is more than that of ordinary friends, otherwise, the torture technique would not have that kind of reaction.

After being polite to Qian Xiuye for a while, Qian Xiuye turned his head to look at the woman, the woman immediately stepped forward and nodded slightly towards Xingshu and Ma Fei, Qian Xiuye said: "This is She Caixiang, the last disciple I have accepted, and the only female disciple...... Picking incense, called Senior Brother Xing, by the way, didn't I ask who this is? ”

After She Caixiang whispered "Senior Brother Xingshu", Xingshu was about to introduce Ma Fei, but Ma Fei stepped forward and said, "Hello Uncle Qian, I am Xingshu's fiancée, my name is Ma Fei." ”

As soon as Ma Fei's words came out, everyone present was stunned - the torture technique also froze, Qian Xiuye was also extremely surprised, and She Caixiang obviously focused all her attention on the torture technique for the first time.

Of course, Ma Fei did this on purpose, because after returning from Qian Xiuye, no, to be exact, she felt that from the moment she walked into this pawnshop, she and the torture technique had fallen into passivity, so she needed to change from passive to active.

Of course, Ma Fei also regretted it, because the same words were also said from He Chenxue's mouth at the beginning, and they were also covered up for the convenience of action, but the words had already been spoken, and the torture technique was not immediately refuted, and this lie could only continue.

"Fiancée?" Although Qian Xiuye looked surprised, he still smiled and nodded to Ma Fei, and then looked at the torture technique and said, "Torture, take a step to speak." ”

Ma Fei sat down with interest, picked up the teacup and drank, but his eyes still stayed on the woman named She Caixiang not far away, this woman has a very unique temperament, it should be said that Qian Xiuye, Yi Caiyun, and Criminal Technique stood together, and they knew that they were people in the same industry, but on the contrary, Ma Fei was even more out of place.

Behind the screen, Qian Xiuye asked in a low voice: "Torture, the news I heard is that your fiancée is the second daughter of He Fenglei and Ai Xingling, one of the four former first workers of the Jade Casting Society, and I also heard that you have succeeded to the position of first worker, what is going on?" Also, your master has also cut off contact with me for a while, is there something wrong? ”

Xingshu thought for a while and said: "Uncle Shi, there was a little accident, but now it has almost nothing to do with the Jade Casting Society, if they want to meddle in the current affairs in the future, it is only out of personal grudges and cleaning up the portal, I came here mainly for two things, first, I want to know what happened to the "Nine Sons Map" back then?" Second, I also learned about my master's former apprentice Lian Jiuqi from Uncle Qian. ”

Qian Xiuye was obviously stunned, and grabbed the wrist of the torture technique: "Torture technique, why are you suddenly asking about this?" ”

Xingshu didn't answer directly, but just said, "Uncle Qian, it's inconvenient to talk here, let's change places, right?" ”

Qian Xiuye nodded: "It's okay, let's go to the backyard, the backyard is quiet, I asked Xiao Hei to buy some cooked food and wine and come back, let's eat and chat, in addition, I have to ask, whether the person named Ma Fei just now is your fiancée or not, I want to know, is she trustworthy?" ”

Xing Shu subconsciously glanced back, and through the screen, he could only vaguely see the outline of Ma Fei's body sitting there.

"My master said she was trustworthy. ”

Qian Xiuye shook his head: "I'm asking about you, not your master." ”

The torturer hesitated for a moment, then nodded affirmatively, "Trustworthy." ”

Qian Xiuye said "um": "Follow me." ”

At this moment, the torture technique did not move, and subconsciously glanced at She Caixiang, who was very regular on one side.

Qian Xiuye immediately understood, and said in a low voice: "Don't worry, she is also trustworthy." ”

Xingshu hesitated, but nodded, because the words he originally wanted to say "she is not trustworthy" swallowed back directly.

After that, Qian Xiuye sent Xiao Hei, the little courtier on duty at the counter, to buy cooked food, wine and food, and he took the torture and others to the backyard.

As soon as they entered the backyard, Xingshu and Ma Fei found that there was a hole here, the so-called backyard was actually a large patio house, and there was a simple pavilion under the patio, in which there were stone tables and stone benches, and a wooden recliner lying next to it.

After the torture helped Qian Xiuye to sit down, Qian Xiuye pointed to the chaise longue and said: "This chaise longue was sent by your master at the beginning of the year, and I used it once, but the wood is high-quality, and the craftsmanship is quite good. ”

At this time, She Caixiang said in a low voice, "Master, I'll go make tea." ”

"Okay." Qian Xiuye nodded slightly, and subconsciously glanced at Ma Fei, because Ma Fei's eyes kept falling on She Caixiang's body.

After Ma Fei found Qian Xiuye looking at him, he immediately looked away and smiled.

Qian Xiuye also nodded politely at Ma Fei, and said, "Torture, what happened?" ”

Xingshu said: "Uncle Shi, I have to start from the beginning of this matter, it is estimated that it will take a long time." ”

"It's okay, your uncle doesn't have anything now, but I have spare time." After Qian Xiuye finished speaking, everyone laughed, and Qian Xiuye said again, "So, you say, even if you say that it is a year, I want you to stay here for a while longer." ”

The torture technique then started with Tian Lianfeng taking out the pair of chopsticks, and talked all the way to the Jiacuo Hall in Xiangxi, and this talk was said until more than ten o'clock in the evening, during which he finished eating, and drank several pots of tea.

In the process of saying the torture, Qian Xiuye and Ma Fei listened very carefully, but Ma Fei noticed that She Caixiang was always going in and out, pouring evening tea, and refilling the water, and he was just standing outside the pavilion, looking very well-behaved, and seemed to deliberately show that he was not interested in what the torture said at all.

After the torture was finished, Qian Xiuye sighed: "So that's the case, I can't imagine that even Jiuqi is really not dead, and I can't imagine that your master didn't tell you anything." ”

Xingshu said: "I don't know why, Uncle Qian, why didn't Master tell me about Lian Jiuqi?" ”

Qian Xiuye raised his eyes and said: "I think, he doesn't want you to look for "Nine Sons", after all, he is your master, I know that you are temperamental, don't say it's you, even if I proposed to write this book, I have germinated the idea of going all over China's great rivers and mountains, looking for strange goods all over the world, but the idea is always a thought, people will eventually be tired, and they will eventually get old, and when they are tired, in fact, people are also old, and they just want to live a down-to-earth life." ”

Xingshu asked: "Uncle Qian, what kind of person is Lian Jiuqi?" Why did he take a copy of "Nine Sons" in the first place? ”

Qian Xiuye said: "When we compiled the "Nine Sons", almost none of the nine people left the Northeast, and it took a year to write, and the manuscript paper used during the period was burned on the spot, for fear that the news would leak out, and the places recorded in it were all places we had been to when we were young, and basically all of them were forbidden places that no one else had set foot in. After the completion of the compilation of "Nine Sons", we wanted to hide this book, because there are some things that should be hidden forever, and once they are present, it will not only lead to bloody storms, but also damage the ruins of those forbidden places. ”

"In that case, why do you need to write it?" ”

Qian Xiuye smiled: "What do you say? It can be regarded as an affirmation of what we did when we were young, we are cargo chasers, we can't take dead things, you should know this, so we will never set foot in ancient tombs, we will only go to find some ancient ruins, and often in these places can actually find very few strange goods, but once found, it is a rare treasure...... After 49 years, the national situation is very different, although we claim to be craftsmen, but we also have to abide by the law, what we can't take is not to take, moreover, the business we do on weekdays is enough to eat and drink, at least better than the average person, so ah, compiling "Nine Sons" is like the life autobiography of the nine of us. ”

Xingshu nodded: "Why did you give it to Lian Jiuqi at that time?" ”

"At that time, there were only three people who accepted apprentices, including your master, me and Ma Guiyuan, and the others had no interest in accepting apprentices, needless to say Chen Taidong, he was actually the youngest among us, and he was also a rising star, and the reason why he was pulled into the nine sons was also because he was too good, and we didn't want this kind of excellent person to go astray into the evil path and become our opponent." Qian Xiuye recalled carefully, looking at the teacup in front of him, "And at that time, my two apprentices were not angry, the eldest apprentice wanted to make a fortune, and followed a group of tomb robbers to Shaanxi, but died there, and the second apprentice was too stupid, and his brain was not good, as for the apprentice who Ma Guiyuan was smart and smart, but he was a sick man, and his legs and feet were not good, so he thought about it, only at that time Lian Jiuqi could be competent, this Lian Jiuqi was not only good at kung fu, but also quite good in mind, and quite loyal to your master, Never sat on anything out of the ordinary. ”

The torture was puzzled: "Is it just that, or is there no choice?" ”

"You're actually right, but you don't have a choice." Qian Xiuye shook his head, "In fact, after compiling it, it is a question of who to hand it over to for safekeeping, after all, everyone actually doesn't believe anyone from the bottom of their hearts, when they chose Lian Jiuqi, everyone also thought that Lian Jiuqi was so loyal to your master, if your master had selfish intentions, even Jiuqi couldn't refuse, so your master thought of a way to let Lian Jiuqi worship nine of us as teachers, and each of them taught him a skill." ”

Xingshu said: "In other words, in the future, even Jiuqi actually became a common disciple of the nine of you?" ”

Qian Xiuye said: "Yes. ”

Ma Fei couldn't help but interject at this time and asked, "Uncle Qian, I'm sorry, can I ask a question?" ”

Xingshu looked at Ma Fei and felt that she didn't understand the rules, while Qian Xiuye nodded and said, "You ask." ”

Ma Fei said: "Uncle Qian, even so, you can't guarantee that Lian Jiuqi will not betray you and hand over the "Nine Sons Map" to Zheng Cangqiong privately, right?" ”

Qian Xiuye said: "Of course, this is the main reason why we later found out that Lian Jiuqi found a way to make a copy of the book and sold it to that foreigner, Zheng Cangqiong was so angry and finally decided to clean up the portal." If Zheng Cangqiong didn't do that, he was worried that he would think that he was the mastermind of this matter. ”

Ma Fei said: "However, doing so will also make you think that he is killing people!" ”

Qian Xiuye shook his head: "No, we won't." You must know that the real copy of "Jiuzitu" has been manipulated, not that you can find the real mystery in it by taking it to copy or copy, because we have designed a set of correct interpretation methods, this matter even Jiuqi does not know, if he knows, it means that Zheng Cangqiong said, the most important thing is that Zheng Cangqiong has stolen the real book back, and Ye Suxin and Cai Nayun and his wife went to Hong Kong to recover the copy, and they also found that the Englishman was indeed unable to interpret the book, so it was confirmed that Zheng Cangqiong was not involved in this matter. ”

Xingshu said: "Is it really my master who first proposed to clean up the portal?" ”

Qian Xiuye was stunned for a long time before shaking his head: "No, I first said that I had to let Lian Jiuqi give an explanation, I didn't want to take his life at that time, but Cai Nayun thought that his wife died because of this incident, so he wanted Lian Jiuqi to pay for his life, if we didn't clean up the portal, he would do it himself, because nominally, Lian Jiuqi is also his disciple." Your master is very painful, very conflicted, and very sad why Lian Jiuqi would do such a thing, and finally thought of the way to clean up the portal, but we all know that in fact, doing so is like everyone falling into the grass, and accepting the name is a reason. ”

When the torturer heard this, he suddenly felt that something was blocking his chest - what is the name of "Natou Name"? Just to keep the secret from being revealed, just for the so-called punishment, do you have to kill someone? And the most critical issue here is not clearly understood.

Xingshu asked: "Uncle Qian, I have been to see Lian Jiuqi's ancestral house, I think his ancestors are not poor, there should be no shortage of money, there is no lack of education, what is his motive for getting a copy out and selling it to the British?" He should understand the value of "Nine Sons", right? Let me estimate that if I have to sell it at a price, its value will be at least 10 billion. ”

Qian Xiuye shook his head: "Who knows?" I think, only Lian Jiuqi himself knows, and now, he has come back, everyone knows, what he came back to do, I'm not afraid, because I'm old, half buried in the soil, it doesn't matter, it's you, you shouldn't be involved in this matter, torture, listen to Uncle Shi's words, do what you have to do, don't track it down, I think in this way, Lian Jiuqi shouldn't trouble you. ”

Ma Fei has been looking at Qian Xiuye, she doesn't know if Qian Xiuye knows the relationship between criminal art and Lian Jiuqi, now it seems that it should be like she doesn't know, it should be Zheng Cangqiong who did this without telling the other eight sons, and now the only people who know about it should be Ma Fei himself, Zheng Cangqiong, Chen Taidong, Mo Duqiao and Lian Jiuqi.

The torture technique is right, what is the motive for Lian Jiuqi to do that? If it was just for money, it would be impossible for a smart man like him to sell it for a few percent of the value of "Nine Sons".

"Okay, let's rest, I'll let Xiao Hei prepare a room at the express hotel next to me, and I'll let Cai Xiang take you there later." Qian Xiuye got up slowly, "I also have to rest, if there is anything to talk about tomorrow, I will analyze it." ”

Xingshu, Ma Fei and Qian Xiuye said good night, and then watched She Caixiang help Qian Xiuye into the back room, and waited for She Caixiang for a while before coming out, leading the two towards the express hotel.