Don't be busy with the situation, the most important thing is to search for information.

Qiu Shaohu wanted to know what was going on in the Lingchuan Sect, and before he personally investigated, he first had to try to collect relevant information from the periphery.

He had his own way of doing it, and now he was at the bookstall – at the book.

"Hey, hey—" The old man who bought the book pulled him with a long stick that chased flies, "I've been standing and watching for a long time, and you can't buy it or not." ”

Qiu Shaohu casually threw him three copper plates, and put the book back in his hand, "Don't buy it, but look at it for a while." ”

"Weirdos." The old man muttered, accepted the money and said nothing.

The printing industry in Zhaoguo is developed, and there are many books circulating in the market, in addition to agricultural medicine, four books and five classics and novel readings, there are also many special issues of news written by writers.

For example, in this small bookstall, you can find a lot of publications about the news near Chaomen recently. Officially, there are official periodicals such as "Jokhang Fengkan", and you can read a lot of correct information about the imperial court, including how the tax burden is this year and the recent use of troops; In addition, there are also folk magazines such as Zhile Zhai's "Harmonic Qi Wenmo", Bao Le Zhai's "Su Magazine", Qingxin Shuhu's "Eight Points of Idle Talk" and other folk magazines, focusing on local gossip news.

From these official and non-governmental publications, careful people only need to sort it out a little, and they can often detect details far beyond ordinary people's imagination.

But Qiu Shaohu found nothing.

Qiu Shaohu had long been mentally prepared, and when it came to the affairs of the Lingchuan Sect, even if it was an official magazine, it was impossible to write it in detail, but he was originally confident that he could analyze some of the information he wanted from the clues.

When it comes to some important but unspeakable news, the imperial court always likes to avoid the important and trivial. For example, if a plague is prevalent in a certain place, it will be written in the official journal that "many doctors have been sent to the clinic, and many people have been cured, and the people are called good ......"; And if it is the imperial court and the use of troops is not conducive to foreign countries, it will be "the soldiers sacrificed bloodily, and the courage is unparalleled......".

However, even this kind of sloppy words, Qiu Shaohu searched through all the publications, but he didn't see a single word, but when it came to the Lingchuan Sect, it seemed that all the news had been deliberately forgotten.

"Words can be deleted, but rumors may not be able to cover up." Qiu Shaohu thought that since these things could not be found from official and private magazines, it would be more appropriate to ask someone directly.

So, he opened his mouth and asked the old man selling books in front of him.

"I've sent someone to catch the stall! Run—"

At the entrance of the market, the "spies" who looked at the wind suddenly shouted into the street, and all the vendors immediately collected the trading capital of each family in a panic, and hurriedly fled towards another exit on the side of the street.

All of a sudden, I saw that the carts, burdens, and backpacks were all panicking, raising smoke and dust, and leaving only a mess at the scene.

Even the old man who sold books in front of him was also nimble, his book box was a customized box, just close the book in the lock cardinal and it will be automatically stacked neatly, one does not pull, and there are wheels under the box, just push it and go, just suitable for him to walk the streets and alleys to sell books, hide from the official and check the stall.

"I haven't had time to ask, I can't run so fast." Qiu Shaohu held a fruit in his hand and smiled bitterly.

This fruit was accidentally thrown out when a fruit seller ran away, and it happened to be smashed towards Qiu Shaohu's side, and he caught it easily.

"What about people, what about people? Where did they go? Damn, these unscrupulous peddlers are running so fast! Two poor men in soap-colored uniforms and thin-soled official boots ran over panting, holding in one hand a three-pronged iron ruler to drive away the crowd, and in the other hand carrying a dragon chain that could lock the prisoners.

Seeing that Qiu Shaohu was the only one standing here, the two poor people were also shocked and asked, "They all ran away, why don't you run yet?" ”

"I'm not a trader, so why do I need to run?" Qiu Shaohu said.

The two poor people looked at him suspiciously, and without asking any more questions, they turned to chase after the group of vendors who set up stalls without permission.

"Even in prosperous places, there are also government affairs, and the people's livelihood is lamentable." Qiu Shaohu was a little emotional.

At this time, he noticed that another person with a large bag and a small bag sneaked up here, and seeing that there was no one else, he opened his package on the spot.

"As soon as the messengers passed, you were not afraid that they would come back." Qiu Shaohu didn't expect that there would be someone "Yellow Sparrow behind".

"Hehe, just because someone just chased him, he won't come back." The peddler smiled at Qiu Shaohu and said, "Now this good place for selling belongs to me!" ”

"......" Qiu Shaohu threw the fruit to him and left here.

At noon, there were few clouds in the sky in the city near the sea, and the sun was stronger than usual. Qiu Shaohu walked along the street and narrowed his eyes slightly.

Long letter lamps are neatly arranged on both sides of the road for illumination at night. There are craftsmen who ride the telescopic escalator and carry themselves to the top of the high lantern to repair the damage on it.

Zhaoguo admired all kinds of institutional creations, and craftsmen led by Shengongmen could provide tens of thousands of kinds of artifacts from the imperial court to the people a year, and promote them in various places. For example, in Chaomen City, this kind of thing can be seen everywhere.

Qiu Shaohu followed the path of memory and walked towards a place. He noticed that the alley seemed to have been renovated, and that the road was paved with freshly burned stone bricks to level the ground.

At the end, a gate shop that was larger than expected appeared in front of you, and the signboard of the word "Shen Gongfang" was particularly eye-catching.

The first thing you see inside is a whole line of furnace workshops, where sturdy craftsmen are working hard to build metal parts.

Shengongmen sells so many machine tools every year, so naturally many of these workshops are needed to provide them with all kinds of equipment and parts. In the workshop, they also like to directly show the scene of internal manufacturing to outsiders, which can be regarded as confidence in their own production quality and craftsmanship.

Although Di Ying is the shopkeeper here, he still prefers to wear rough clothes and work in front with everyone. The feeling of sweating like rain can give him a sense of steadfastness more than glory and wealth.

Seeing someone coming in, Di Ying first squinted her eyes, and after confirming that she was not mistaken, she was a little surprised and said, "Yes, Engong?" ”

Qiu Shaohu said: "You are getting more and more tired. "Craftsmen face the stove all the year round, smoky and burning, and the aging is more obvious than ordinary people. Di Ying looks middle-aged, but she is actually the same age as Qiu Shaohu.

"Engong is very skilled, and he hasn't changed at all if he hasn't seen him for many years." Di Ying happily put down the work in her hand and walked over and said, "Engong is rare to come over, do you want to accompany you to enjoy the mountain scenery first, or taste the local delicacies first?" ”

Undisguised friendship and generosity, like the eagerness of a teenager.

It's all because when a young man in Chaomen sold himself to save his father because of his father's illness, someone came to help.

"It's not that troublesome, you're not idle here, and I don't like those things." Qiu Shaohu casually picked up what Di Ying had just built and looked at it, it was the craft that he paid for him to learn at the beginning that had the foundation for his life, and now he has also improved a lot.

"Then Engong came over this time?" Di Ying was puzzled.

"You check something for me." Qiu Shaohu said: "Have you heard about the Lingchuan Sect? ”

"I've heard of it."

"Any news lately?"

"In the past, those Taoist priests occasionally interacted with the city, but I don't know when they have not been heard from again."

"I want to know what's going on." Qiu Shaohu said: "You have a lot to do with Chaomen, help me investigate this matter." ”

"That's it?" Di Ying asked.

"That's all."

"Okay." Di Ying simply nodded in agreement, neither asking Qiu Shaohu what he knew about this, nor asking about any remuneration.

Qiu Shaohu nodded, this place is well arranged, and he turned around and was about to leave.

Suddenly, he remembered something else, turned his head again, and asked, "Is your father well?" ”

"My father has passed away." Di Ying lowered his head and said in a deep voice: "He asked me to bring a message before he died, let me thank you." ”

"Condolences." Qiu Shaohu said. People live for a hundred years, trees live for a thousand years, and trees are not evergreen.

"Eun Gong walks slowly." Di Ying watched Qiu Shaohu's figure leave, and no longer stayed.

They are not friends, but they can master distance and proportion every time they interact. All perhaps just because, when we first met, we retained the enthusiasm of our youth.

……

"Senior brother, where are we going to find Qiu Shaohu now?" The people of Forgetful Island also gathered together, and the junior brother Fuxun asked about the dust.

"Let's not go look for him yet." Dusty's answer was unexpected.

"That?" Fu Xun and the others were puzzled.

"Calm, do you know why we came out this time?"

"Isn't it because Qiu Shaohu left the island without permission during Master Lianmo's retreat, and Master Wanyin instructed us to find him back?"

His junior brother was so ignorant, Meng Chen was a little annoyed for a moment, but he calmed down and shook his head: "This is just one of them. Before and after Qiu Shaohu left, another incident happened - in Chaomen City, there was originally a disciple of our Wuwang Island here, as an informant to contact the outside world, but he suddenly died mysteriously, not only the head of the corpse was missing, but everything in the room was looted. Among them, there are books related to my Forgetless Island! ”

"This!" Everyone was shocked and immediately realized the seriousness of it.

"I will abide by the oath of my ancestors, avoid the world, cultivate less, and prevent outsiders from discovering the location of the island. But this incident proves that someone is investigating us. And if the incident of Qiu Shaohu's departure from the island is also related to it, the consequences are unimaginable! ”

Meng Chen said categorically.

Thinking of such consequences, he couldn't help but panic.