Chapter 41: The Theft of the Infinite Gate
The rain stopped, but it was muddy. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoThe sun is shining, but there is still a cool breeze to the bone.
Zeng Mao and Jiang were already busy working in the stove room, after Shen Xiuwen washed up, he went to the valley for a walk, and when he came back, everyone got up, Yin Rou saw him come back, walked over, and said softly: "Shen Gongzi, we have all eaten, and the steamed buns on the table are gruel for you." ”
Shen Xiuwen looked at her and Liu Menghan's identical beauty, his heart ached, he secretly took a breath, nodded, walked straight past her, suddenly remembered something, and turned around and asked, "Miss Yin, is your body better?" ”
Yin Rou smiled and said, "It's better." ”
"That's good."
Shen Xiuwen sat on the bench and touched his chopsticks.
I didn't eat much last night, and I'm really hungry now.
Yin Rou came over and sat down, looked at him, and said softly: "Father said that a friend asked him to go to Yu County, Junzhou to do some business, and he has already taken the first step, and he will meet at the Fuyou Inn there." ”
Shen Xiuwen raised his head slightly and asked, "When did Master Yin leave?" ”
Yin Rou said: "Before dawn, I set off with the steward." ”
When Shen Xiuwen heard this, he felt a burst of joy in his heart, and he felt comfortable thinking that he didn't need to see Master Yin's fake face along the way.
After eating and saying goodbye to Old Man Zeng's family, their group went on the road in a clean manner.
The carriage traveled from the valley through Qing County, Mao County, and Dafeng County, and arrived in Junzhou ten days later.
This road is calm and boring, except for no, day and night rush is the dream of Zhou Gong, there is no big wind and waves.
If there is really a big deal, it is the case of the theft of Wuji Gate two days ago.
Wuji Gate is located in the eastern suburbs of Yu County, Junzhou Wuji Mountain, is the top ten sects in the martial arts, famous for the "Wuji Sword" in the world. Shao Huajun, the master of the sect, is only twenty years old, his martial arts are extraordinary, and he has 3,000 disciples of Wuji Gate, and his position in the rivers and lakes is becoming more and more prominent.
And her other identity is the eldest lady of the Ma family in the capital, and Ma Wensheng, the secretary of the ministry, is her maternal grandfather, who has been honest and thrifty all his life, loyal to the court, and claims to be "Sanfeng Layman", also known as "Yousong Daoren".
And the case of the theft of Wuji Gate is really strange, the rules of Wuji Gate are very strict, and it is a big faction in the martial arts that should not be underestimated, and can quietly and unconsciously steal a volume of martial arts secrets hidden in Wuji Pavilion, this person has a strange method, and he must be a martial arts master.
As soon as this incident came out, it immediately caused a sensation among the major sects in the martial arts, and they sent disciples to Junzhou to investigate the truth and truth.
At this moment, Shen Xiuwen and his party had already stayed at the "Fuyou Inn" on East Street in Yuxian County, Junzhou, but Master Yin and the steward did not come to meet for a long time.
Three days have passed, and more and more people in the martial arts have gathered in Yu County, among which there are also many people who join in the fun, and there are also people who take the opportunity to fish for oil and water.
Yan Dongming saw that the situation was becoming more and more intense, and he was worried that he would get them involved, so he had to lead the accompanying maids and servants to inquire around, but there was still no news of Master Yin and the steward.
Yin Rou's eyes flashed with tears, and her voice choked up: "Cousin, Dad should have arrived earlier than us, it's been a few days, why is there no news yet?" ”
Yan Dongming also frowned, his face was full of sadness, listening to her question, he didn't know how to answer for a while.
Shen Xiuwen saw it in his eyes, got up and patted the fat man and Miao Laosan, and said, "Let's go out and find it too." ”
Liu Da'an let out an "ah", then stood up very cooperatively, and dragged Miao Laosan, who had an elegant and calm face, out of the door.
At the mouth of the alley next to the Qingfeng Inn, Liu Da'an sneered: "You really want to find Master Yin, right?" ”
Shen Xiuwen nodded, "That's nature." ”
Liu Da'an smiled suspiciously, "You really spared no effort to please Miss Yin, but Master Yin didn't show you any mercy." ”
Shen Xiuwen glanced at him lightly, "This has nothing to do with Miss Yin, you don't understand it when I told you." ”
Then, the three of them went from the east of the city, the west of the city, and the south of the city to inquire about the whereabouts of Master Yin.
Shen Xiuwen went all the way east and inquired along the shop, but there were many merchants and travelers, and the shopkeeper was not impressed.
At this time, more than a dozen people wearing the same light blue robes hurried towards the eastern suburbs with long swords in their hands. They passed by Shen Xiuwen, walking frivolously, coming and going like the wind.
Before Shen Xiuwen could react to what was going on, he heard someone behind him shouting, "Senior Brother Yue Ling Sect has discovered the traces of that thief!" ”
Then I heard a commotion on the street, and there were people in the martial arts chasing after them with swords in the eastern suburbs. Shen Xiuwen was stunned for a while, decided not to join in the fun, changed his pace, and walked towards the north of the city.
Along the way, I have inquired about everything that should be inquired, but there is still no whereabouts of Master Yin and the steward.
Shen Xiuwen couldn't help frowning, and thought: This doesn't make sense, if Master Yin arrived in Yu County ahead of schedule, even if he didn't live in the Fuyou Inn, he would live elsewhere, and it was impossible for this palm-sized county town not to find out the slightest news.
Unless...... Master Yin and the steward deliberately concealed the place where they stayed! Or maybe they're not in Yu County at all!
Such a thought made Shen Xiuwen tremble, hiding the place where he stayed, why? I can't help but feel that the second guess is more likely.
Shen Xiuwen inquired and unconsciously walked out of the North City Gate.
There was a noodle stall outside the city gate, and Shen Xiuwen felt a little hungry, so he sat down in the only empty seat and asked for a bowl of noodles.
After a while, a bowl of hot noodles was served. Shen Xiuwen took the chopsticks and was about to put them down, when he raised his eyes and caught a glimpse of a man wearing a hat at the next table, which was very strange.
He asked for a bowl of noodles, but he didn't move his chopsticks for a while, he was wearing a coarse linen shirt, and there were still a few obvious patches on the sleeves, but in Shen Xiuwen's opinion, he had a restrained aura all over his body, and he was definitely not an ordinary person.
After a while, seeing that the man had paid and hurried to the woods to the east, Shen Xiuwen didn't eat noodles anymore, and hurriedly put down the two copper coins and followed behind him.
That person's pace was extremely fast, and his body was agile, if it weren't for Shen Xiuwen's practice of catching ghosts and collecting souls, he would never be able to keep up. But that person was very alert, obviously a martial arts master, Shen Xiuwen had to follow ten zhang away, Rao is such a distance, it has not escaped his detection.
Seeing that the man's body was slightly stunned, and suddenly he was motionless like a diamond rock, Shen Xiuwen held his breath in a panic and hid behind a new and lush tree.
After a while, he silently stretched out his neck and leaned forward, only to find that the man had long since disappeared from the vast verdant mountain forest.
Shen Xiuwen did not give up, and went back and forth in the forest to find traces, until the sunset was setting, and the evening was approaching, and he could not find out what was famous.
When he was in distress, Shen Xiuwen suddenly said "ah", patted his head and said: "I'm here to find Master Yin, what does the person wearing the hat do?" ”
Shen Xiuwen shook his head, looked up and saw that it was almost dark, so he hurried back to the Fuyou Inn. And the fat man and Miao Laosan had already gone back, and they were looking around at the door of the inn at this time.
"What are you doing?"
A fluttering voice suddenly came out behind him, and the fat man and Miao Laosan were startled.
Looking back, Shen Xiucai silently clubbed behind them at some point.
Liu Da'an patted his chest, as if he hadn't eased up, Miao Haoran was much calmer, looked at Shen Xiuwen and said, "Master Yin and the steward have already come to meet." ”
"They're coming?" Shen Xiuwen couldn't help but raise his voice, thinking that he had heard it wrong. Master Yin and the steward, who had disappeared for several days, suddenly appeared, and Shen Xiuwen didn't react for a while.
Liu Da'an nodded again and again, "When I came back with the third child, Master Yin and the steward were at the inn. ”
Shen Xiuwen asked, "Then where have they all gone these days?" ”
Miao Laosan said in a sylvenile manner: "When they passed through Dafeng County, they were targeted by bandits, turned the road, and made a detour from Runing Mansion, so they were a few days late. ”
Shen Xiuwen was surprised when he heard this: "How could they be targeted by bandits?" Besides, at present, the prosperous times are prosperous, and most of the robbers who rob homes and houses have changed careers to do business under the inspiration of the imperial court, how can there be such rampant bandits who dare to do such a thing of robbery and robbery in broad daylight? ”
Miao Laosan suddenly smiled elegantly and steadily: "Even in a prosperous and prosperous era, those ministers in the court who claim to be lonely and high are not necessarily clean, let alone bandits in the mountains?" There are always some fish that slip through the net! ”
Liu Da'an echoed and said: "That's, that's, besides, Master Yin carried a piece of priceless Khotanese jade, which was entrusted to the master of Qingfeng Pavilion by his friend, but he accidentally leaked the news, and those bandits revealed their true nature, and they stared at him together." ”