Chapter 19 Xiao Li, who has a keen sense of hearing
Qi Lu stood up in a daze, looking at the two red waxes in front of the statue with a dull expression, the flames were still burning, like ghost fires hidden in the shadows.
"I just felt the smell of harvest." Old Wu sighed.
"Yes, the only thing that is certain now is that the Golden Emperor will be reborn through Qi Jinghan's body." Qi Lu's tone was weak, and his eyes were a little confused.
"Then we ......" Lao Wu suddenly shut up and stopped talking, his eyes were watching the direction they came in.
The closed door was pushed open. A young man in a crisp suit walked in, his shrewd little eyes rolling around.
"Mr. Qi, Mr. Wu, why are you here?" He still had that trademark smile on his face, as if the people here would always be his guests.
"Hehe, it's boring, let's just hang out." Qi Lu responded with a dry smile: "Xiao Li, the hotel is fine, have you also come out to hang out?" ”
"I'm busy every day, how can I have this leisure." The waiter Xiao Li picked up the broom in the corner, "There used to be an old Taoist in this temple, and then he died, so the matter of cleaning every day fell to me." ”
When the sky was overcast, Qi Lu saw that it was about to rain, and was about to urge Lao Wu to go back to the hotel to rest, but inadvertently saw Xiao Li using a broom to brush the dust on the face of the statue of the Jade Emperor. ”
Xiao Li said while sweeping the dust: "If you ask for a signature, if you believe it, you will have it, and if you don't believe it, you will not have it." If I had Mr. Qi's spare time, I would have gone to the waterhole to fish for treasure. ”
"Hehe, that's what I said." Qi Lu pretended to be casual and asked, "Do you know a woman named Qi Jinghan?" ”
"Qi Jinghan? I don't know, there is no family surnamed Qi in our village. ”
"She's a tourist and she's pregnant, so you should have an impression."
"Pregnant woman, you're kidding, if you're pregnant, you should raise a fetus at home, how can you run around."
Qi Lu was stunned when he heard this, and he asked in disbelief: "Hasn't your hotel had a pregnant woman stay in this year?" ”
"Nope." Xiao Li first refused, and then said a little hesitantly: "If she only came to our store a month pregnant, then I wouldn't be able to see it." ”
Hearing Xiao Li's words, Qi Lu and Lao Wu, you looked at me, I looked at you, and they were silent.
According to the information provided by Liusha, 15 pregnant women who were pregnant with a divine fetus came to Charbagh Village one after another, and went to Death Valley after a short rest.
What he didn't expect was that he had just seen Qi Jinghan, although she had mysteriously disappeared, it was enough to prove that Qi Jinghan did not arrive in Death Valley but stayed in this village. Imagine that she is a weak woman and is pregnant with Liujia and urgently needs to be taken care of, where can she go if she doesn't live in a hotel, can she not be a relative here?
The suspicion in Qi Lu's heart became thicker and thicker, and he was about to ask further, but he saw that Lao Wu secretly glanced at him and motioned him to look at the statue of the Jade Emperor.
The statue looked new after Xiao Li's cleaning, and he was now cleaning the base, which was covered with a thick layer of dust. Qi Lu's gaze followed Xiao Li's figure, stopping at the right foot of this statue and no longer moving.
This statue of the Jade Emperor is slightly different from the usual image, it is not dressed in royal clothes, but in a golden chain mail. At his feet, there was a well-behaved little beast that looked like a jade rabbit in the Moon Palace.
Qi Lu sneered and asked Xiao Li, "What is the name of the divine beast at the foot of the Jade Emperor?" ”
"How do I know this, the golden statue handed down by the ancestors, we don't know the origin."
Qi Lu saw that he was talking without leaking, so he knew that Xiao Li couldn't ask any clues, so he beckoned Lao Wu to go out. Before going out, Qi Lu stopped again and asked, "Xiao Li, do you know where Widow Zhu lives in the village?" ”
This time, Xiao Li's answer was quite refreshing, and he immediately said Widow Zhu's address. It was exactly the same as what Yi Hanchuan provided, Qi Lu sneered again, and walked out of the door with his legs raised.
"It's almost time for dinner, Mr. Qi should go back to the hotel early to rest and don't run around." Xiao Li's voice came from behind him, which sounded humble, but it had an irresistible force.
Along the way, Qi Lu found a strange phenomenon, that is, he didn't meet a single villager on the road, and it seemed that every household was closed, doing shady things in the house.
Finally saw a villager returning to the village, Qi Lu hurriedly stepped forward to ask him for the detailed path of Widow Zhu's home, the villager was very enthusiastic, led the two through several vertical and horizontal alleys, and finally pointed to a family at the end of the road and said, "This is it." With that, he took his leave.
Qi Lu came to the dilapidated door and was about to knock on the door, but the door opened with a "creak", and a white figure walked out of it.
The two of them were stunned for a moment, the person who came out of the house turned out to be the old grandson.
"What are you doing here?" The old grandson was also taken aback when he saw them, with a hesitant expression on his face.
"We ...... I heard that Aunt Zhu has been having a hard time recently, so I came to condole. Qi Lu replied.
"I didn't expect you to be quite loving...... Old Sun Tou just wanted to praise Qi Lu, and his face changed. Condolences, condolences empty-handed? ”
Qi Lu saw that his little trick was recognized, and he was suddenly a little embarrassed. Lao Wu said without a red face and a heartbeat: "Do you have to mention things when you come to condole, can't we send cash?" ”
"Hehe, I'm afraid that people won't be able to look down on your little money." The old grandson left a strange sentence and walked away.
"Who are you?" A middle-aged woman appeared at the door, less than fifty years old, but her haggard face made her feel that she was at least seventy years old.
"Aunt Zhu, my name is Qi Lu, can I go into the house and talk?" As he spoke, Qi Lu had seen everything in the house clearly. Xu is owner is still immersed in the pain of losing his daughter, and the house has not been cleaned up for a long time, and it looks very dirty. But every piece of furniture in her house is made of valuable mahogany, but it's covered in dust.
Qi Lu couldn't help but smile bitterly secretly, the old grandson's words were not wrong at all, the people in this village were very wealthy, and if she gave Widow Zhu a little cash, she would really look down on her.
"What are you looking for me to do?" Widow Zhu stopped in front of the door, and it could be seen that she was very vigilant.
"We want to ask something about your daughter......" Qi Lu saw that her face was expressionless, so he continued: "I heard that she is missing, have you looked for her?" ”
Widow Zhu looked Qi Lu and Lao Wu up and down, and suddenly laughed, it was a strange, feminine voice, that laughter instantly penetrated the entire alley, Qi Lu heard it goosebumps, so much so that he wondered if Widow Zhu had a neurotic attack.
"Get out, you all get out of here!" After laughing, she suddenly became angry and closed the door with a "bang".
Qi Lu was closed, not to mention how depressed he was, but Lao Wu laughed, put his arm around Qi Lu's shoulders and asked him to go back to the hotel together.
"Meow!" , a cat meow came from some unknown dark corner. A bright light shot out from the dark crack in the door of Widow Zhu's house......
It was already dark, and on the way back, Qi Lu was very surprised, he saw that every household had their doors open, and the villagers were sitting at the door of their homes, looking at him with strange eyes.
Hardly touching people during the day, and coming out at night, Qi Lu looked at the unfamiliar faces, pale and neurotic, like a vampire lurking in the dark night.
Finally returning to the hotel, Qi Lu let out a long breath, he felt that the journey was too depressing.
Hong Yi, who was sitting on a bench in the hall, saw Qi Lu and quickly got up to greet him. "Mr. Qi, please come and sit in the room for a while, we have been waiting for you for a long time."
Qi Lu grimaced at Lao Wu and followed Hong Yi into his room, where he found that the other four monsters had been waiting for a long time. The small single room was crowded with so many people at once, and it suddenly seemed crowded.
When Hu Lei saw Qi Lu coming in, he said with a smile on his face: "Your Excellency is really busy, let our brother wait for a few hours." ”
"Love can't wait, I'll lose my life if I see you too much." Lao Wu replied to him angrily.
"Guys, this is not the time to argue." Hong Yi poured a cup of tea for the two of them and said, "On the orders of the master, we have something important to discuss with Mr. Qi. ”
"What's the matter?" Qi Lu glanced at the crack in the door, and the demon leader standing at the door immediately locked the door knowingly.
The five monsters all stretched their hands into their arms, and each took out an item, although it had changed shape, Qi Lu still recognized them.
Pei Liping's Qianlong Tongbao, the turquoise on the Songwen sword, and the red agate on the Yanshi ancient mirror...... The key part that Sha Hua and Manzhu wanted to get to open the Heavenly Shooting Bow was now held by Hong Yi and the others. Although Yi Hanchuan did not show up, Qi Lu knew that he must also have the orb he got from Guta Village in his hand.
Hong Yi smiled and said, "Mr. Qi, we have all shown our treasures, you should also take out the last parts, right?" ”
"Huh." Qi Lu's color suddenly changed, and he said coldly: "If I don't hand it over, will you rob it?" ”
"Mr. Qi misunderstood, we are just assisting you to get the Divine Bow."
"It's better to say than to sing!" Qi Lu slapped the table, stood up and said coldly: "What tricks do you want to play?" ”
The atmosphere in the room became tense for a while, and at this moment, the door was suddenly opened, and the waiter Xiao Li walked in with a smile.
The monsters' expressions changed suddenly, and they quickly put the parts in their hands back into their arms, Hu Lei stepped forward and yelled at Xiao Li: "Don't you see that we are talking about private matters, what are you doing here?" ”
The corners of Xiao Li's mouth raised slightly, revealing a hint of sneer, and said, "I can't take care of your personal affairs, but if you break the rules of the store, I can't ignore it." ”
"What do you mean by that?" As he spoke, Hu Lei's true qi in his palm was quietly condensing.
"You signed a contract when you stayed in the hotel, and you slapped the table in the room to make noise, which had already exceeded 70 decibels, and you had to pay a fine of 1,000 yuan."
Everyone suddenly realized, and they all looked at Qi Lu, Qi Lu was suddenly a little embarrassed, and hurriedly asked Lao Wu to pay for the punishment and admit the punishment.
Xiao Li took the money with a smile, "I kindly remind everyone, don't go out for a stroll at night, otherwise you will be fined again." ”
"Get out, get out!" The Demon Leader's face had turned red with anger.
Xiao Li left with a satisfied smile, but Qi Lu's eyes shrank suddenly.
The door was closed, but the waiter could hear himself slapping the table downstairs, his ears were too smart?