Volume 1 Loulan Secret Words Chapter 13 Copper Coins
Lu Li's whole face began to distort a little as soon as he heard this, and he hurriedly touched the dantian on his chest with his hand, and a piercing chill made him subconsciously retract his hand.
"Don't make such a fuss, anyway, you are a person who can't cultivate, so the dantian doesn't matter if it's broken or not. It's just that the flying sword is invisible, and it will make you infected with a cold poison from the inside out, although it feels like it just hurts, and it is cold, but. The girl paused as she spoke, and looked sideways at the end of the alley, where the rain had not stopped, and the sound of hurried footsteps mixed with several roars came from far and near.
Li Dian was wearing a hooded coat and riding a war horse and was standing by an archway on Nanmen Avenue, and a group of black-armored soldiers were still struggling in pain lying on the rainy ground, and behind him, a large number of people and horses had gathered in the black press!
"A bunch of waste!" Li Dian spat into the potholes of stagnant water, his face looked a little hideous, and he seemed to be a little inexplicably excited!
"Today's key criminal, even if he digs Loulan City three feet into the ground, he will find out for me!" Li Dian knew very well in his heart that the death of a monk of the Langtuo Temple and the death of a great priest of the Nine Eunuchs of Qintian were not the same thing at all. And today, he committed murder in broad daylight outside the south gate, and those few monks who came to preach Buddhism and martial arts can be said to be more precious than himself, and now he is so dead, and it is within his own jurisdiction, and this responsibility is basically spread on his head.
However, Li Dian thought about it again, he came to this Loulan Ancient City to make meritorious contributions, this murder case is a disaster for him, and it is also an opportunity in disguise, although this matter is indeed in the Loulan Ancient City, but the root cause must be more than that, as long as he can catch the key culprit of the murder and ask the inside story, then it must be a great achievement!
Thinking like this, Li Dian's heart was even more surging, and he almost wanted to immediately find out the culprit and send it back to Luoyang City to invite merit!
At this moment, a middle-aged man in a black eunuch uniform holding a big black umbrella was walking quickly with a gloomy face, followed by three young monks, all dressed in uniform linen monk robes of the Landa Temple.
However, it looked like they were all a little disheveled, apparently from the fight outside the South Gate.
"What are you doing standing here, why don't you go and arrest the criminal! If you let the murderer go unpunished, you all have to wait to lose your heads!" The middle-aged man walked up to Li Dian and pointed at the group of black-armored soldiers behind him and said sharply. The man gasped and snorted twice, pulling the clothes on his body.
Li Dian frowned when he heard this, but he suppressed the anger in his heart, he raised his head and suddenly changed his expression, and said with a flattering face: "Gonggong Chen, you can rest assured about this matter, three days, at most three days, I will definitely arrest the murderer!"
"Then, please ask the general to give us an explanation of the temple at that time. The young monk who had been standing beside Gonggong Chen squinted his eyes slightly and agreed.
"It must be!" Li Dian bent down and nodded repeatedly.
"The body of the junior brother is still lying outside the south gate, and he asked the general to send someone to send him back to Luoyang Landa Temple. Another slightly tall and thin monk replied, his face was obviously much calmer than the other two monks, and he was probably the main person in preaching Buddhism and martial arts this time.
"This is nature, this is nature!" Li Dian continued to nod.
The Gonggong Chen seemed to want to shout a few words, when he saw the tall and thin monk winking at him.
"Since the general has made a promise, our family will not bother, but the ugly words will be said first, don't be unable to hand over people at that time, but you will lose the face of your Li family. Let's go!"
Li Dian kept his head down and raised his eyes, until he watched the four of them disappear from his sight with a team of black-armored soldiers, he slowly raised his head, the flattery on his face just now changed in an instant, he turned his head sharply, and looked at the people behind him fiercely: "What are you still doing in a daze! Search me, every corner and every detail has been searched for me! Otherwise, don't say that I can't keep your heads!"
In the storm, Li Dian kept staring at the long knife that had drawn its scabbard in his hand.
"It's just a remnant of a traitor seeking glory, today's shame, I, Li Dian, will definitely let you pay it back!"
Half-loud, he snarled in a suppressed voice.
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The girl turned her head, raised her eyebrows, and looked at Lu Li and continued: "I scared you just now, if you don't get rid of this cold poison, you can live for a month at most, but don't think about finding a doctor or someone to help you get rid of it, this cold poison is the body of the flying sword, and no one can solve it except me." ”
Lu Li sat paralyzed in the rain from beginning to end, with a frightened look on his face. All this was like a dream, which made him feel so unreal, but it was alive in front of his eyes.
Today, Lu Li just wanted to go to the red sleeves to make a wish, and then how to live and how to continue to live, he thought that as long as he brought the words, the guilt in his heart would be less.
But this halfway episode was too unexpected for him, and the accident was only half a pillar of incense, and his own life was firmly grasped by others in the palm of his hand. Lu Li couldn't have imagined that such a childish girl would have such a vicious mind, which gave him no room to retreat.
Thinking of this, Lu Li didn't want to speak ill of the girl in front of him, in such a scene just now, since she didn't take action to finish herself, then this cold poison was just to seal his mouth. Thinking like this, Lu Li gradually calmed down a trace of anger in his heart.
The girl seemed to see Lu Li's thoughts, she walked up to him, lowered her head and said, "However, I will live here for a while, as long as you don't say it, I will help you seal the meridians tomorrow, and then help you clear a part of the cold poison every day until I leave." ”
After the girl finished speaking, she took out a thin red rope from her sleeve, she looked at the red rope and was stunned, before her fingertips flicked the rope to Lu Li's wrist accurately, and then turned around and walked, she didn't care about Lu Li's demeanor at this time, and said as she walked: "Don't lose that rope, otherwise I won't find you." Also, don't think that if I help you seal the meridians, you'll be fine, as long as that cold poison is in your body, you will still die slowly!"
Lu Li kept raising his head and staring blankly, until the girl's figure disappeared at the end, and he withdrew his gaze. Lu Li lowered his head and glanced at the red rope on his wrist again, and was about to tear it off with one hand, thinking about the words reminded by the girl just now, the raised hand paused in the air.
For the first time, Lu Li felt that it was really a little uncomfortable for him to live to this extent. He picked up the leaf in a daze, and when he stood up, he heard a cacophony of footsteps coming from the end of the alley. Lu Li hurriedly turned around, lowered his head and walked towards the red sleeves.
Even if such a tragedy is inserted, even if Lu Li's life is hanging on the belt of his pants now, he still thinks that he still has to bring the words. He didn't know what drastic things the woman named Su Jiu would do after she left, but the last sentence of determination made him feel that that farewell might be the last parting.
Some people may only see each other once in their lives, but they will remember it for a lifetime.
Old man Xu said that the world is nine points sinister, and he must not forget to have a good heart.
Lu Li walked briskly in the rain, the wind was a little raging, he simply held the edge of the hat with his hand and lowered his head lower. A chill came from his chest, which made his thoughts especially clear at this moment.
In such a situation just now, if it were him, he might do the same, after all, the world is sinister, after all, people's hearts are unpredictable, after all, they just want to live well. Lu Li suddenly felt that the girl in white and Su Jiu and himself were actually the same kind of people, and they all belonged to the group of people who were desperately trying to survive at the bottom of Western Xia.
Lu Li turned a few streets and alleys, and finally walked to the door of the Red Sleeve Move. He originally thought that because Su Jiu's identity was revealed, this red-sleeved move should not dare to open the door blatantly to welcome guests.
However, quite the opposite.
Lu Li stood on one side, looking at the red-sleeved move in front of him with the main door wide open, a trace of self-deprecation flashed in his heart, it seemed that either they didn't know Su Jiu's identity yet, or they didn't care at all. Lu Li held those copper coins in his hand again at this time, to be honest, he was still a little scared in his heart, after all, as long as he entered this door, once he was caught by someone with a heart, this was the crime of colluding with the remnants, and he was going to lose his head!
Lu Li paced back and forth, and he didn't seem to be able to pay attention to this matter again.
"Little brother, in fact, if you don't want to go in, give the few copper plates in your hand to Poor Dao, and Poor Dao can go in for you!"
Lu Li was in a hurry and didn't know what to do, and when he heard the words, he turned around sharply, and saw that the old Taoist who had been twisted out of the door that night was curled up under the eaves, and he held a pu leaf fan in his hand on the signboard that read "Miracle medicine, save the life and help the wounded", as if to shelter it from the rain. The fan was already a little tattered, and I don't know where it came from, and at this time it was raining a lot, and his whole body was already drenched, but he didn't care about it, his hands were still dancing wildly, constantly covering the rain that came in from everywhere.
"You. Lu Li only said one word and didn't know how to continue, this action was really puzzling to him. It's just a signboard, is it heavier than his own body! Lu Li carefully looked at the old Taoist in front of him again, this dress seemed to be the same as it was worn that day! Could it be that since he was twisted out of the door that night, this old Taoist has been outside the door of this red-sleeved move.
"You guessed right, since Poor Dao ate a leftover meal that night, he felt that the food in this restaurant was really much sweeter than other places, and he would not have gone to any other Cuixiang Building, Mingyue Building, terrible! Not only is the girl not beautiful, but the rice is also difficult to swallow!"
Lu Li was so surprised at this time, how did he know what he was thinking!
"Oh, Poor Dao has long said that money is something outside the body, although Poor Dao has a breeze on his sleeves, fortunately, there is a kind-hearted little monk here, and I have never fallen three times a day in the past few days. As he spoke, the old Taoist took the fan and gently fluttered in the direction of Lu Li.
Lu Li felt that his palms were empty in an instant, and the copper coins that were almost pulled out of sweat by him suddenly disappeared. He subconsciously raised his head and looked at the old Taoist.
"However, these copper coins are really not good for you, so it is better to lend them to Poor Dao for the time being, so that Poor Dao can go in and eat a bowl of noodles openly, even if we have a good fate?" The old Taoist stared at the three copper coins in his hand, and a fine light flashed in his eyes.
Lu Li only felt inexplicable in his heart, this was simply a trick to deceive him, but what kind of trick was his trick just now when he took out the copper coin in his hand through the air!
"Don't be surprised, it's actually just a blind trick, have you ever seen those tricks on the street? Yes, it's just those gadgets, don't believe it? Then when you have time to see it for yourself, you can learn it a few times. The old Taoist put the three copper coins into his long sleeves as he spoke, and then said: "Oh, I'm drenched in my baby when I talk to you, okay, okay, why should you go, you don't have to come again in the future, it won't be long." Also, I said that you young people really won't enjoy it, you see in the wind and rain, fighting and killing, wouldn't it be beautiful to go back and sleep!"
The old Taoist's words sounded like thunder in Lu Li's ears, and he actually knew the purpose of his trip, and also knew the details of the red sleeve move! But he only had a relationship with him that night, and after that, he never met him again at all.
Lu Li stared at the old Taoist man in front of him who was still dressed in rags and had a sloppy image, and a boundless fear suddenly surged in his heart, as if his heart was completely pierced in front of his eyes, how terrible should this be?
What is the identity of this person!
Lu Li didn't dare to think about it anymore, since he knew his intentions, then this sentence could not be delivered, at least temporarily. A trace of guilt flashed in his heart, and he was about to turn and leave.
"Don't look like you owe you money, I said that this copper plate is only temporarily lent to Poor Dao, and I will naturally pay you back when the time comes. The old Taoist lowered his head and added.
Lu Li turned his head again when he heard this, and was about to say that you originally owed me money, but before he could speak, he saw the old Taoist suddenly raise his head, and the broken fan that was originally resting on the ground jumped up like a living thing, and slapped Lu Li hard.
"you!"
The old Taoist snorted softly and lowered his head again.
Lu Li only felt that it was dark in front of him, and the whole person suddenly lost consciousness.
When Lu Li woke up again, he found himself lying on a floor. He opened his eyes slightly, only to see that this was a pavilion, it was dark at this time, the heavy rain was still falling, and Lu Li suddenly got up from the ground as if he remembered something.
He remembered the moment when he finally woke up during the day, and he only felt a little incredible, but this series of dream-like encounters made Lu Li a little less strange and a little more calm.
But he still couldn't guess the identity of the old man, and he didn't even think about it.
The cloak was still draped on Lu Li's body, he eased up, looked around again, and then picked up the hat next to him and walked out of the pavilion, and went straight to the south alley.
Along the way, Lu Li looked at the black-armored soldiers patrolling back and forth at least five times as many as in the previous two days!
Lu Li ran to the stone slab bridge in one breath, and then slowed down his pace, he was glad that no one seemed to have come here yet, when he heard a sound of footsteps coming from the stone slab in front of his house.
"What people!"
Lu Li was stunned by this reprimand, and saw two soldiers in black armor walking briskly towards him.
Lu Li's legs were a little unable to stand at this time, he couldn't be sure if the two soldiers had found any traces of the swordsman and Su Jiu, or some details of his own home! Lu Li took two deep breaths quickly, trying to stabilize his mind.
"What are you doing!" one of the black-armored soldiers suddenly drew his knife and patted Lu Li's shoulder.
"That's where I live, and the house in front of me is my house. Lu Li pursed his lips and swallowed his saliva, trying to make his voice appear as steady as possible.
"Is there anyone else living here?" asked another black-armored soldier holding a lantern and looking around.
"No, I'm the only one living here. The dilapidated houses in the neighborhood have been abandoned for decades. Lu Li said and glanced at the residence where Su Jiu had settled at that time, and quickly took his eyes back.
"Fourth, let's go, this place is weird and gloomy. It's a big deal, we'll come back tomorrow during the day!" the black-armored soldier with the lantern tugged at his coat and shuddered.
"It's not been peaceful in the city lately, don't come out and hang around at night, otherwise you won't know how to lose your little life!" The man with the knife patted Lu Li's side face again, and then nodded to the other black-armored soldier, and the two rubbed Lu Li's shoulder and walked slowly.
It was only at this time that Lu Li exhaled heavily, he closed his eyes slightly, silently said a word of thanks, and prepared to walk towards the house.
But just as Lu Li stepped away, he heard a rapid sound of the piano coming from the pile of broken tiles.
The sound of the piano is weird, tactful and sorrowful!
Lu Li's feet froze in the air, and his whole face was bloodless in an instant!