Chapter Ninety-Three: Suspicion
Guan Luo stayed to make the final adjustments to the mechanism in the tomb, the tomb was very hot, he was so hot and sweaty, that Noya felt very unhappy, so he took the initiative to stay and help.
Yuanbao has always looked at Guan Luo's displeasure, and he felt uneasy when he left Noya here, lest he and Noya take the opportunity to move closely, so he also stood behind Guan Luo and looked at it with a shy face, sneering a few words from time to time, and occasionally making trouble.
said it was helping, but to be honest, I didn't know anything about it, so I really didn't have anything to help. All the utensils that Guan Luo needed were all in his treasure bag, and he carried them around his waist, and he could easily use them for anything. Later, when Nuoya saw that the tomb was really hot, he instructed Yuan Bao to fetch the sour plum soup and melons and fruits from the mountain spring to cool off the heat.
Guan Luo was standing on a high place, repeatedly debugging the mechanism, and there was no time to come down, Nuoya took a cold peach and waved at Guan Luo: "I'll throw a peach to you, you eat two bites to quench your thirst first." ”
After speaking, he threw the peach in his hand towards Guan Luo. Guo Luo hurriedly turned around, the peach had already flown straight towards him, he stretched out his right hand, deftly copied it into his palm, and then the peach jumped, spun around his fingertips, and obediently slid into his palm.
Noah stood below, raised her head, and squinted her eyes: "And the melon, do you want to have one too?" ”
Guan Luo stopped what he was doing, shook his head, and took a bite of peaches: "It'll be finished in a while, go down and eat again." ”
His hand holding the peach is different from others, he does not grasp it with five fingers, but only uses three fingers, and the ring finger and tail finger are curled, as if, this is Guan Luo's habit.
Noah couldn't help but say, a melon was thrown up, he took the peach in his mouth, reached out to grab it, and took it firmly in his hand, and spun it twice in the palm of his hand.
"Taste it, won't it? They were all sent by the mountain people under the mountain. ”
Guan Luo "clicked" and smiled: "It's delicious, it's quite sweet." ”
Noah got up from the ground, patted the dirt on her buttocks, and walked around the mausoleum, eating sweetly.
After debugging the mechanism in the tomb, it was already dinner time, and it was Guan Luo himself who was busy and debugging repeatedly, so Nuoya came up in advance and personally cooked a few dishes of game to treat him.
This time, the ingots were stained with other people's light, and their mouths were full of oil, so they had short mouths and were no longer cynical.
Noya was so impressed by Guan Luo's stunts, so he naturally asked Guan Luo about some things about the old man Tianji, such as the skills taught, how many disciples he had and so on.
The old man of Tianji has only accepted two apprentices in his life, and the eldest apprentice has set up his own door after hearing about the teacher, and he is not in front of the old man of Tianji, and Guan Luo is a closed disciple of the old man of Tianji. It's just a pity that the old man of Tianji had already driven the crane west the year before last, and he died under the mechanism he made, and was pierced through the throat by a sleeve arrow and died.
Guan Luo couldn't help but feel sad, sad that he had not been able to fulfill his filial piety in the master's lifetime, and now it has become a lifelong regret. After a moment of emotion, Nuoya couldn't help but empathize, and after a moment of silence, he said to Baili Jiu: "Ah Jiu, I plan to postpone the memorial ceremony for a few days, sprinkle the hero's posts, and invite my father's and mother's old friends to come together and bury them in a beautiful way." Otherwise, I will always feel uneasy and fail to fulfill my filial piety as a child. ”
Bailijiu couldn't help but be stunned, obviously a little surprised, but quickly smiled: "You can do whatever you say, it's okay to postpone it for a few more days, and we are not in a hurry to enter Beijing, and we have to make more preparations." ”
"But although the villa is spacious, there is not even a place to entertain, what should I do?" Yuanbao is most concerned about eating.
"It's not too far from Handan City, and the road is easy to walk. Guests should all ride horses up the mountain. According to the local customs, I can change the time of the memorial to seal the tomb around the afternoon of the prayer, and the ceremony is not cumbersome, and it can be finished in the evening. I looked for a decent restaurant in the city in advance and contracted it all. After the ceremony, we went into the city together, feasted guests, and arranged accommodation, so that it would not lose etiquette, do you think? ”
"This arrangement is naturally the most appropriate, so I will order it tomorrow and start preparing. We don't have a lot of people, so I can seconded some errand officers to the government to deliver invitations, and you have to write down the guest list as soon as possible. ”
Noya nodded: "It's said that it's a big show, but in fact, I just want to invite a few Shibo who used to move closely and a few more famous clans in the martial arts to come." After all, my father has been dead for many years, and I don't know if they want to come over. The more remote ones, I don't really remember them, so I can only just. ”
"My father-in-law played a pivotal role in the martial arts back then, and he was a master of martial arts, and there were many people who had received his kindness. The tragedy of Murong Villa caused great turmoil in the rivers and lakes. I think there will definitely be no shortage of people who come to mourn, and we should be fully prepared in advance, so as not to mess up when the time comes. ”
Several people discussed some specific details, and Noya saw that Guan Luo had worked hard for a long time, his face was tired, and he yawned for a long time, so he let him rest first. Yuan Bao and Bing Lu were assigned to discuss with Master Tian the three animal sacrifices needed for the ceremony, such as incense wax paper and platinum.
There were only two people left in the room, Baili Jiu and Nuoya, and Baili Jiufang asked suspiciously: "Nuo'er, why did you suddenly remember to invite the martial arts heroes to come to mourn your father-in-law?" ”
He clearly understood Noah's temperament, and Shicai felt a little suspicious, but he didn't break it in public.
"Forgive me for making my own decision without consulting you." Noah smiled forcefully, and could see that she obviously had something on her mind.
"What's wrong, Noir, is something happening?" Bailijiu immediately sensed her emotions and asked with concern.
Noya shook her head, stood up, walked to the door, opened the door suddenly, and looked outside vigilantly for a long time before turning around and coming back, and said to Baili Jiu in a low voice: "I have a little suspicion, but I can't confirm it now." I need Yuan Bao to help me find out a person's bottom play, the more detailed the better. ”
"Who is it?"
"The apprentice of the old man of Tianji-Guan Luo."
Baili Jiu frowned slightly: "Are you suspicious of Guan Luo?" ”
Noah nodded: "I suspect that this Guanluo is not Biguanluo. ”
"What do you mean by that?"
"At that time, when he went to the prison to save me in the Killer's Pavilion, he reported himself to his family, claiming that he was my impostor, and I was convinced. But now that I think about it, although the person who took the lead in making trouble against the guards was wearing a mask, his voice was obviously a little rough and heroic, and his skills were much better than him, unless, he was deliberately hiding his kung fu. ”
"You mean to say that you suspect that he deliberately approached you and pretended to be Guanluo?"
"Xia Zhi's death, I have not been able to get over this hurdle in my heart, thinking about it over and over again, and I feel more and more that her death is a little strange. So I asked the two masters behind my back, and they said that they were in a hurry to push the wheelchair on the day of the summer solstice, as if they were chasing someone.
Only then did I remember that Xia Zhi had whispered something to me, and she felt that Guan Luo was very familiar, as if she had seen it somewhere before. So I had some doubts in my heart.
In the past few days, I have been thinking about some of the things I used to do, and I think that he is now close to us, and we can say that we don't know anything about him, so I want to know more. Always be careful to sail the ship of ten thousand years. ”
Baili Jiu nodded: "This is simple, tomorrow I will hand over the task of sending invitations to Yuanbao, which can be used as a cover." Is this incident related to the postponement of the funeral of the father-in-law and mother-in-law? ”
Nuoya approached and beckoned to Baili Jiu: "This matter is confidential, you still have to come with your ears, and I will tell you, so as not to have ears on the wall." ”
Seeing her mysterious face, Baili Jiu obediently leaned over, and Noya whispered a few words under his ear.
Baili Jiu's face was full of disbelief: "You mean, Guan Luo may be ......?" ”
"It's just a little bit of my personal conjecture, a bit fanciful, but I think it's possible. If Guan Luo's identity is really not simple, then everything he does must have a conspiracy, and this conspiracy can only have two possibilities, one is the mineral deposits in Hanshan, and the other is to get close to you. ”
Baili Jiu didn't speak, muttered for a long time, and then said categorically: "No'er, I think your conjecture is very likely!" I'm afraid it's nine times out of ten. The mine had been operating in Handan City for many years, and the forged weapons should not only be found in the cave, otherwise Huang Dexing would not have had to risk building the mountain road and revealing his conspiracy. They clearly wanted to send weapons out. So, where did the other weapons go? Is it possible that his conspiracy revolves around these weapons? ”
After the prince was placed under house arrest, the case was settled and the prince's guilt was determined, but no one continued to investigate the whereabouts of the weapon, and the emperor's "serious illness" was also resolved. But in Baili Jiu's heart, it has always been a great hidden danger.
"Actually, I have a very bold idea that has been in my heart for a day."
"What?"
"The road leading to the official road in the mountains has just been built, which means that there may not have been any transportation in the past many years. After the road was repaired, the villagers did not see any vehicles entering and leaving frequently, you say, is there such a possibility, weapons are still hidden in the mountains? ”
Baili Jiu raised his eyebrows and smiled: "If the hero really sees the same thing, you and I have the same conjecture." It's just that we searched all the mountains, and we didn't find anything, where can we hide weapons, right? Later, people from Beijing came and launched a dragnet search in the mountains, if there is, it is impossible that there is no clue? This is really incomprehensible. ”