Zhao Zheng found the thief who stole the wine, and he was very happy, so that he could get the imperial wine, and the upper and lower levels of the Cao family would no longer have to be punished for losing the imperial wine. The next question is to think about how to deal with the five ghosts who move mountains, and find a way to defeat this family and ask about the whereabouts of the imperial wine from this family.

This is not an easy thing, the strength of the five ghosts is not weak, among which the highest martial arts is grandfather Xu Tai, this old man who is disrespectful has the strength of the four heavens, followed by Xu Chu and Xu Ruyi, both of whom have the strength of the triple heavens, as for Zhao Ying and the youngest Xu Ling, they also have the strength of the two heavens and the first heaven respectively.

If he fought alone, Zhao Zheng was not afraid of anyone in the Xu family, even if it was Xu Tai in the same realm, he could easily defeat, but if the Xu family was added together, he would have no chance of winning.

The martial arts practiced by the five ghost families are roughly the same, and there are two of the most important martial arts, one is the light skill "Ghost Shadow Trace" that is good at speed and body technique, and the other is the "Spirit Bird Claw" that uses the technique of pointing points and scratching and injuring the enemy, these two martial arts combine to complement each other, and they are all smart routes. In addition to being used in combat, the "Spirit Bird Claw" can also improve the dexterity of the hand, and it is also very helpful for unlocking and stealing.

In addition to these two martial arts, the Xu family also created a formation that was performed by five people on their own, called the "Five Ghost Killing Array". The purpose of this formation is to deceive the enemy with a flexible and ingenious body, deliberately sell the flaws, lure the enemy into a trap, and once the enemy attacks the seemingly weak point of the formation, he will be strongly counterattacked by the other four.

After the five ghosts of moving mountains cast the Five Ghost Killing Array, their strength will skyrocket. It can probably reach the strength of the Five Heavenly Warriors. If Zhao Zheng has a hard fight with the family of the five ghosts who move mountains. It's hard to get a bargain.

If you want to defeat the five ghosts of moving mountains, you can only break them one by one, and take the opportunity of one of the five ghosts to go out and capture them. It's much easier to catch one of them and deal with the other four.

Thinking of this, Zhao Zheng came up with a new question, there are obviously five people in the five ghosts who move mountains, but there are only two people in this house, grandfather Xu Tai and granddaughter Xu Ruyi. Where did the rest of the three ghosts go? Could it be that you are in a different room in the courtyard? Or do the five ghosts who move mountains have multiple strongholds in Gujing Town?

Random speculation will not lead to results, and the answer can only be found with your own hands.

Zhao Zheng retracted his gaze, bent his waist, and slowly advanced along the base of the wall. He went around to the other side of the house, listened intently for a while, there was no movement in the house, only vaguely heard the voices of Xu Ruyi's grandfather and grandson, there seemed to be only these two people in the house, and no one else was there.

In this courtyard, in addition to the house where Xu Ruyi's grandfather and grandson lived, there was also a warehouse, a thatched house and a horse shed. Zhao Zheng quietly searched these places, but did not find the remaining three of the five ghosts who moved mountains. I don't know where the other three ghosts are.

His search was unsuccessful, so he had to return to the previous corner and continue to eavesdrop on the conversation between the grandfather and grandson of the Xu family.

Xu Ruyi and Xu Tai have changed the topic at this time and no longer talk about any marriage matters. Xu Ruyi concentrated on picking the lock, occasionally asking his grandfather for some technical questions, and the rest of the time, the two remained silent. After about two quarters of an hour, Xu Ruyi finally pried open the complicated "My Monarch's Ten Thousand Years Wide Lock". Seeing that it was too late, the grandfather and grandson said goodnight to each other and went back to their rooms to rest.

Zhao Zheng has not yet figured out the details of the five ghosts moving mountains, so it is not appropriate to act rashly tonight, and after the grandfather and grandson of the Xu family fell asleep, he made a move to make the hole he made bigger, disguised as if it was blown by the wind, and then quietly left the courtyard.

He returned to the inn overnight, lay on the bed and thought about the next plan, and planned every step of the way.

In the early morning of the next day, Zhao Zheng came to the north of Gujing Town again, found a suitable family near the residence of the five ghosts of the moving mountain, and rented it at a large price. As the saying goes, money can make ghosts grind, as long as you give enough money, it is very easy to do such a small thing.

The original householder was very poor and did not have many belongings, so under the urging of Zhao Zheng, he took his only belongings and clothes and moved away happily.

Zhao Zheng moved into this new house on the same day, and with such a foothold, it was much more convenient for him to get things done. He covered the courtyard door, revealing a gap, and hid in the courtyard to quietly observe the situation of the five ghost houses moving mountains diagonally opposite, and stared at it all day. He hoped to wait until one of the five ghosts moved the mountain to go out, so that he could do it, but he didn't wait until it was dark to get this opportunity.

If the five ghosts don't come out, he can only go to the courtyard where the five ghosts are again to eavesdrop on the news, and strive to get useful information in just a few words.

He was dressed in a night suit, his feet treading the dark night, his toes tapping the ground, and flying through the night. He came to the base of the wall again, the window lattice paper that had been broken last night had now been replaced with a new layer, and if it was pierced again, it would inevitably arouse the vigilance of the five ghosts, so he could no longer spy on the house in this way tonight, and could only rely on eavesdropping.

There is a light in the house, and tonight the grandfather and grandson of the Xu family seem to be still fiddling with the complex "My Jun Wannian Wide Lock", and the sound of metal collision is constantly coming from the house, Zhao Zheng squatted for a long time, and then heard a rattle, and the lock seemed to be pried open.

"Haha, I'm much faster tonight than last night, it only took a little more than a quarter of an hour to unlock this lock, and it looks like I'm about to leave the school." Xu Ruyi said happily.

"Don't be complacent too early, although the time you used to pick the lock this time is very short, it does not mean that your skills have become higher, it can only mean that your memory is good, and you have memorized the process of picking the lock. You just follow the steps to unlock this lock, one after the other, what's so hard about that? Don't say it's you, just find a new hand, as long as you tell him the steps to unlock the lock, he can easily do it. Xu Tai did not praise his granddaughter, but poured a basin of cold water unhurriedly.

"But didn't you say last night that as long as I can pick this lock in a quarter of an hour, I will be considered a teacher?"

This is true, but instead of letting you open your eyes and see the lock open, you will use a cloth to cover your eyes and pry the lock open. Only in this way can it be regarded as a teacher. You open your eyes and look at this lock. The internal structure of the lock is laid out in front of your eyes. How difficult it is to pry open. The real locks are hidden in the door or in the chest, and they are not visible to you. Now that you're confident in your lockpicking skills, try picking the lock blindfolded. After Xu Tai finished speaking, he rummaged through his body for a while, and a sound of cloth rubbing came out, "Come, cover this." ”

"Even if blindfolding will make it more difficult, I will get through it after a few more days of practice. Old man. I've worked so hard to pick locks, you've got to hang some kind of color on your precious granddaughter, right? If I can pry open the 'My Monarch's Ten Thousand Years Wide Lock' in a quarter of an hour blindfolded, what reward will you give me? ”

"Okay, if you can reach this level, I will reward you with a majestic and mighty man, so that you will not be lonely at night."

"Phew! I don't need you to find me a man, if I can pry the lock open blindfolded in a quarter of an hour, you can give me a thousand taels of gold. ”

"Hehe, I'm not old, but I don't have a small appetite."

"That's it." Xu Ruyi made a gambling agreement without waiting for his grandfather to agree. Then there was a sound of the cloth rubbing, and it seemed that she had blindfolded her eyes with strips of cloth.

Xu Ruyi has a monetary stimulus. began to concentrate on overcoming the lock in her hand, and she didn't speak for a long time, and her grandfather didn't bother her.

Zhao Zheng squatted in the cold wind, not daring to move, and waited dryly for the grandfather and grandson in the house to continue talking.

After blindfolding, it seemed that the difficulty of picking the lock had increased a lot, and Xu Ruyi had not been able to pick the lock for two quarters of an hour this time.

At that moment, there was a muffled sound in the room, and it sounded like a huge wooden cover had been lifted.

Zhao Zheng felt that there was something wrong with his voice, so he quickly cheered up and pricked up his ears.

"It's so boring to stay down there, I'll come up and breathe." Just listen to the voice of a young boy, judging from the voice, that is, he is just in his early tens, and this age is completely consistent with the age of Xu Ling, the youngest grandson of the Xu family.

The rest of the five ghosts finally appeared, and from the muffled noise just now and Xu Ling's conversation, it seemed that there was a hidden basement hidden in this house, and perhaps the rest of the ghosts were staying below. Among the five ghost families who moved mountains, Xu Ling's strength was the lowest, and he was a child, so he was the easiest to deal with, and he was a good target.

"It's okay to come up and breathe, but don't mess around in the house and interfere with my lockpicking." Xu Rucheng warned his younger brother.

"Sister, what are you playing blindfolded?" Xu Ling asked curiously.

"I said I was picking the lock."

"My sister is so good, she can pick the lock blindfolded."

"Little rabbit, put back the tweezers you stole from your hand, your sister will have to pick the lock with this thing." Xu Tai suddenly scolded beside him.

"Hehe, you've seen it." Xu Ling sneered, and then slapped it on the table, as if to put something back on the table.

"Stinky boy, just told you not to make trouble, you stole my tools." Xu Ruyi said angrily.

"If you don't scare me, I won't make trouble, and the more you scare me, the more I will make trouble for you!" Xu Ling grinned.

"If you mess with me again, I'll screw your ears off."

"You've said too much, I'm not scared at all." Xu Ling picked a high note, "Besides, even if I make trouble for you, you can't complain about me, it's all because you forced me to this place to suffer with you, otherwise I wouldn't have come." ”

"If we let you, a little rabbit cub, be home alone, maybe you will stab us again, and we won't take you with us, we don't worry." Xu Tai said.

"It's just enough to bring me, but you still trap me and my parents under this broken yard every day, and don't let us go out."

"Whoever let the three of you be careless and let the government know your appearance, if you three are allowed to swagger on the street, our family will have to be exposed. The Cao family's wine has just been stolen, and the wind outside is tight. Only when the rumors have passed can I let you out. ”

"Well, I've had enough of this place." Xu Lingfu pleaded softly, "My good sister, can't you make me a child's human skin mask?" That way I can play outside. ”

"No, firstly, I don't have good materials in my hands, and secondly, your mouth is not tight, so you are messing around outside. None of our family will be reassured. Xu Ruyi flatly refused.

Xu Ling pleaded for a long time. But my sister just didn't agree. The other little ghost sighed bitterly and said: "Alas, I am really miserable, but I was born in a den of thieves, if I were born as a crown prince, it would be great." ”

"Crown Prince, don't want to be a thief in your life, feel at ease to be your thief. You don't have to be too discouraged, when this deal is done, we can make a lot of money and we won't have to work anymore for a short time. You can have a good time. Xu Ruyi said.

"How long will it take for us to get out of this place?"

"Wait until the wind has passed, and then you can leave."

"And when will the rumors pass?"

"Don't worry, it won't be long." Xu Tai interjected and replied, "After a while, I will let some mouth go out in a farther place, so as to attract the attention of the Cao family, and then we can leave here with the imperial wine, find my old friend, and sell the wine." ”

"How much can these wines sell?" Xu Ling asked excitedly.

"How much we can sell depends on when we sell. If you wait until the news of the theft spreads all over the country, you will definitely be able to double the price of these wines. More than 70 jars of imperial wine. It can be sold for at least a million taels. Xu Tai replied.

Zhao Zheng was surprised to hear it clearly outside, this number was twice as much as he estimated, and it seemed that he had underestimated the value of this batch of imperial wine.

When Xu Ling heard that he could sell for so much money, he suddenly came to his senses and began to think about how to spend the money after receiving it. With him messing around beside him, Xu Ruyi couldn't calm down anymore to pick the lock, so he simply stopped.

"We stole all the imperial wine, and when the matter is revealed, will the Cao family be punished?" Xu Ruyi was a little unsteady and worried.

"Those who do our job can't have the kindness of women, so don't worry about the Cao family. Whether their family will be punished or not is their family's business, and even if their family is fined, it is not anyone's fault, only their family is not careful enough, if their family hides the wine more safely, it will not be stolen by us. Xu Tai said disapprovingly.

"You're talking about fallacies."

"What a thief believes is a crooked reason, and his mind is full of big truths, how can he be a thief?"

"But don't you often say that there is a way to steal? We stole all the imperial wine, and the Cao family had no way to explain it to the above, if we took a few jars less, the Cao family would not have to worry about not having wine to pay tribute. ”

"If we take less, we make less money." Xu Tai seemed reluctant to talk further on this issue, and interrupted, "Okay, okay, stop arguing about this, with this idle time, you might as well practice picking locks, this is the right thing." ”

"Steal secretly, you know stealing, and in your head only stealing is the right thing." Xu Ruyi taught his grandfather a lesson and stopped talking.

The Xu family chatted for a while, and as the night deepened, Xu Tai drove Xu Ling back below. Before leaving, Xu Ling asked to eat fish tomorrow and asked his sister to go out to buy it for him, and Xu Ruyi agreed. The Xu family went back to the house to rest, and the oil lamp in the house was blown out and turned into darkness.

Zhao Zheng was outside the house, thinking about the next countermeasures based on the current situation.

The five ghosts and grandchildren of the mountain moved the mountain and lived in the house, and the other three lived underground, which means that the family was all together, and if they sneaked into the house to do it, the risk was too great. Just now, Xu Ruyi promised to go outside tomorrow to buy fish for his younger brother to eat, which was a good opportunity to get off the phone.

Zhao Zheng made up his mind, quietly left this small courtyard, returned to his temporary rented residence, and spent the night to recuperate his spirits.

The next day, Zhao Zheng got up early and hid behind the gate of his house to secretly observe the movements of the five ghosts moving mountains. He waited all morning, and when it was close to noon, he finally waited for Xu Ruyi.

Xu Ruyi was wearing a simple apricot-colored skirt and holding a big bag in her hand, looking like she was going to the vegetable market to buy fish for her younger brother. There is a river that runs through the town, and you can eat fresh fish all year round, and you can easily buy it. Xu Ruyi was carrying a bag, and Shi Shiran passed by Zhao Zheng's door.

Zhao Zheng was patient, and waited until Xu Ruyi walked farther, then pushed the door and walked out of the courtyard, keeping a certain distance, and followed behind Xu Ruyi. There were too many people on this street to get his hands dirty, and he had to find a more deserted street to do it.

Xu Ruyi walked all the way to the vegetable market, selected some fresh fish and winter vegetables, and stuffed the bag to the brim. She has lived in Gujing Town for a while, and she is familiar with the locals, and many vegetable vendors know her. She disguised herself well, like an ordinary girl, and talked to the greengrocers for a while.

Zhao Zheng was hiding in the distance and secretly observing, feeling a little tricky, there were a lot of people on every street, if he moved, it would inevitably alarm the people on the street, and he would have to cause trouble at that time. But if he misses this opportunity, I'm afraid that within a few days, the Xu family will probably not leave the house again, and he won't have time to spend it with the Xu family.

Just when Zhao Zheng was struggling with this, Xu Ruyi, who was originally talking to the vegetable vendor, suddenly dodged and got into the middle of the two stalls, blending into the dense flow of people, and disappeared.

"Oh no, she may have found out I'm stalking her!" Seeing this, Zhao Zheng secretly said that it was not good, so he hurriedly chased after him. He did not dare to alarm the people on the street, and instead of jumping up with light skills, he chased forward with his feet on the ground. He deftly dodged the crowd in the way, quickly shuttled through the crowd, and soon chased in front of the vendor where Xu Ruyi was standing just now.

Zhao Zheng crossed the crowd and looked around, looking for Xu Ruyi's figure, and saw an apricot-colored woman flashing in the distance and burrowing into the alley, the woman's clothes were exactly the same color as Xu Ruyi. He glared and immediately chased after him. (To be continued.) )