Chapter 177: Night Detective
In front of the Longmen Tower, the bright voice of the young man attracted many pedestrians to turn their heads to look. In this place, this scene is really rare.
The nursing home at the door glanced at him lazily: "Which one's recommendation?" β
β.β Pei was stunned.
The two nurses looked at him and frowned.
Pei Ye suddenly found that he had some misunderstandings with the girl before - not only did he not know how to deal with the big shopkeeper of the Chamber of Commerce, but in fact, he didn't understand the rules of the following gangs.
"What the bastard," the nurse said irritably, "Get out!" β
Pei Ye clenched his fists in embarrassment: "It's really abrupt, I'm a newcomer - I want to see Master Kou, do you need a recommendation?" β
The other tall nurse had a cold and hard face, and his voice was also cold: "Listen, Master Long Zhu doesn't see the kid who has no future." If you really want to ascend to the sky in one step, first ask the three dragon heads to take the bones, hard enough, Long Zhu Ye is in a good mood, and I will give you a chance to meet. β
"I am in a hurry, can I be accommodating?" Pei Ye thought to himself that most of the three faucets also had the rules of the three faucets, so he really didn't have much time to waste on knocking on the door.
He thought for a moment and took out the bronze finch card: "Two of you, can you make a step with this?" β
The two of them were indeed stunned, but soon a sneer squeezed out of their throats, which was a kind of envy mixed with disdainful anger: "Don't bring the dog tag of Xianrentai here to fill the big head!" Boy, the only rule in Qijiu City is the rules of Lord Long Zhu! β
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However, the eyes of this nursing home were on this heavy bronze slab, and they suddenly smiled coldly: "Look at you, you also have some skills, if you really ask to see, I will give you a chance to fight in an iron cage." β
Pei was stunned: "What is an 'iron cage bucket'?" β
The courtyard showed a weird smile, pushed open the courtyard door, and pointed to the side, Pei Ye looked at it, and was stunned for a while.
The three unsightly men were lying on the ground, not even a straw mat was spread, the gray shirts were stained with blood, the limbs were strangely twisted, and the elbows and elbows were severe, and they were cruelly seriously injured.
Several of them closed their eyes tightly, and a low moan came out of their mouths.
"The three-zhang long cage fights out, whether you are disabled or alive, Lord Long Zhu is upstairs, when you look down and see that you are playing interestingly, I will give you a chance to come forward and speak." The nurse smiled darkly, "From now on, there will be your No. 1 name in Qijiu City!" β
β.β Pei Li's expression turned cold, he glanced at them in disgust, and finally understood what this so-called gang rule was, he raised his eyes to look at the candle-lit Longmen Tower, and turned away.
It's going to be dark anyway.
He turned to leave, found a corner and set up, and continued to look through the script in his hand.
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East of the city, Bixiao Pavilion.
The last rays of sunset slid down from the glazed tiles, and the light under the eaves was already dark.
This pavilion compound seems to be cut into two sections, the front is a large candle flame, the garden trees are reflected like gold, but the back two courtyards are immersed in darkness.
Li Yiqing sat under the eaves and carefully held the black cat on his lap.
Since that opening just now, it has never spoken, Li Yiqing didn't dare to talk, let alone poke it again, and only kept searching for memories of "monsters" in his heart.
In addition to those legendary stories such as humanized demons and demonized people, the only real ones are probably the legendary "Xian Hunt" similar to them.
But, Senkari
The only spirit that descends from heaven in the world, after making a contract with the destined person, will live together and never be separated, and will be the most powerful and reliable partner.
But. Could it be the palm-sized kitten on his lap? You have to be like a fox and a unicorn.
The girl now wanted to ask Pei Li very much about it, but to call the boy and pass through the black cat, the girl couldn't help but feel itchy.
"Kitten." Li Yiqing looked at the sky, and finally whispered, "I'm going to go to their backyard to have a look, what about you?" β
The black cat silently jumped onto her shoulder.
"Okay, then you have to hurry."
When Li Yiqing lived, he chose the innermost one, and the surroundings were very quiet. The girl had already seen it in the afternoon, and there were some guards in the backyard, but it was loose enough for a fifth student, and the dusk that had just fallen was also the time to slack off after dinner.
She walked to the wall with the flowers and trees, gently broke off a branch, and glanced around casually, and her body suddenly rose and fell, and she was already standing behind the wall.
It was the narrow gap between the wall and the room, the girl stood here steadily, not even a corner of her clothes was touched, she turned her head to look, and the two nurses outside the courtyard were leaning against the wall and laughing.
Li Yiqing took out a small dagger and picked it gently, the window at the back of the house was opened silently, and she landed silently like a cat.
Turn around and close the window gently.
The candleless room was even darker, and the girl gathered her true qi and tried to identify the terrain - true qi could certainly enhance the five senses, but at this time, the moon was not yet up, and it was indeed a bit difficult to distinguish the details.
Then a faint blue suddenly burned silently beside him, reflecting the layers of drawers around him.
The girl opened her eyes sharply and looked back, and the black cat's blue eyes were quietly looking at the cabinet shelf.
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She took two steps, and the flower followed, and she took two steps back, and the flower retreated.
It wasn't until she glanced at the black cat's cool blue eyes that she pursed her mouth and smiled embarrassedly.
Under the reflection of this fireworks, the girl looked for and identified the counter, slowly walked deeper, and finally stopped, and the two dim pigments of "Renzi" were engraved in front of her, reflecting the faint blue.
Looking down in this section, I skipped the "floor" and "personnel" and other strips, and stopped at the small drawer of "access and access", and a small lock fell on it.
Li Yiqing stretched out his hand and held the small lock, and the true qi penetrated into it and shook softly, and the lock broke into two sections silently, and fell loosely in his hand.
There are a total of 12 books in the drawer, and she clearly remembers that the "Yinyang County Chronicles" is the "Winter of the Dragon", so she turned out the last three volumes, sat on the ground and read them carefully.
Let's start with October.
When the ancient scroll was in his hand, many things that seemed to have been submerged by time were clearly presented in front of him - as soon as Li Yiqing turned to the section of [Calligraphy and Painting], on the slightly yellowed paper, the three words "Western Tian" squeezed into the girl's eyes in a large space.
It was obviously the peak of the man's creation after he became famous, and one painting after another was handed to the Qiyun Chamber of Commerce, with an interval of only two or three days.
"Autumn Dew of Pine Rank", "Twilight Covering Autumn Building", "First Snow in Xiangzhou". "Ren Zidong is made for Danjun"ββ
The girl snapped her fingers.
It was not the name "Danjun" that caught her attention, in fact, in this volume of October alone, there are many names with names, such as "Gulou Sends Wine to the Court and the Filial Army", "Remembering the Autumn Song and Marrying Relatives and Getting Drunk Like Mud" and so on.
From these entries you can see the passion of the painter, who loved to paint for his friends, and often had to draw the little things, and always enthusiastically inscribed the names of these friends on the paintings.
This "Made for Danjun" is only one of them, and it should not attract any attention, but the girl clearly saw that there was no record of selling this one.
Is it still in the Qiyun Chamber of Commerce? In recent years, there have been many people seeking it, why didn't Qi Yun sell it?
Li Yiqing subconsciously raised her head and looked around, but it was not hanging around after all, the girl lowered her head and closed the book, and continued to open the November book.
This time when I came to the section of [Calligraphy and Painting], the girl was stunned.
She refuted her previous assumption that "names don't matter" because of this page. It is densely packed with the word "Danjun", which almost exceeds the number of the three words "Xitian".
Under the big entry of "Danjun This Year", "Danjun Twelve: One", "Danjun Twelve: Second", "Danjun Twelve: Third". It is neat and tidy, and there are twelve articles that form a set.
There is no record of any sale.
The girl was silent for a moment, then gently put down the book and picked up the December book. This time, the section of [Calligraphy and Painting] was suddenly much less, and there was no name of Western Tian in it.
So the girl thought that this was the last winter of the year of Renzi and the last month of Xi Tian's life, and he walked into the Xincang Mountain Range.
So Li Yiqing inevitably thought of "White Snake Love" just now - most of the people in the West really really have a woman named "Danjun", and just before entering the mountain, he was still in love with her.
If Xi Tian had any abnormal behavior at this time, this woman might not be able to get out of the relationship.
The girl's bright eyes thought quietly for a while, then turned her head and whispered to the black cat: "Can you talk to Pei Li and let him take a good look at the script again?" β
Black cat jaw.
Then I saw that the girl was motionless, and her eyes were shining at it.
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"What did he say?" The girl blinked.
The black cat was silent for a moment: "He said okay." β
"That. How do you speak? Li Yiqing finally couldn't help but be curious.
"We speak from our hearts."
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The girl and the cat looked at each other quietly.
Then the girl lowered her head and slowly put the three books back in the drawer.
This is the "public account room" of the Qiyun Chamber of Commerce, according to Zhang Dingyun, the information recorded on it is clear and clear, and it can be called out at any time for others to check or use as a basis for accounting.
If you want to get to the bottom of some of the internal context of the Chamber of Commerce, you must find the so-called "private ledger", which will clearly record the reasons behind the coming and going of each transaction - not all of them are unpopular, but it is inevitable that some relationships are inconvenient to make public, because there is such a book.
This book is usually placed in the owner's residence.
As long as you find this book, you can find the reason why Xi Tian handed over a large number of paintings but did not sell them.
Li Yiqing gently hung the broken lock back, she didn't want to leave traces, but at this time there was no other way but to try to disguise it intact.
Then the fireworks beside him moved, and a thin stream of blue poured into the keyhole, and the originally cool and insensible flame suddenly showed a ferocious temperature. The girl watched as the broken section of the lever melted and re-glued together.
β.β The girl looked at the quiet kitten next to her in a daze, and just couldn't help but speak, the blue flames around her suddenly collapsed, and the surroundings suddenly fell into darkness.
At the same time, a calm and cold voice sounded in her ears: "Silence, someone is coming." β
Li Yiqing choked his heartbeat and breathing for a moment.
Under the miserable light of the cold moon, there was no need to turn his head, the shadow of a human figure had been cast on the thin doors and windows, and gradually expanded towards this door.
The silence of its movements made the girl's heart tighten slowlyβshe tensed her nerves the whole time, but she didn't even notice the person entering the courtyard.
At least. Seven lives.
The girl knew very well that her breath-holding skills were definitely not enough to hide in front of such a masterβin the same room, they could even hear the sound of blood flowing slowly.
People outside the house went up the steps, and then there was a "click", which was the sound of unlocking.
Li Yiqing's palms were sweaty, and he slowly grasped the hilt of the sword.
It is precisely because such a public account room is not too important that she is confident that she can take advantage of the night to explore, and she really did not expect to meet such a master.
Her body was stiff as iron, a small paw lightly put on her wrist, and a mysterious and inexplicable qi flowed into her body, and the noise of her body was suppressed for a moment, and she suddenly felt that she became as silent as air.
The door squeaked open, and a faint moonlight flowed in, and the person who came did not hold a candle, and the long shadow almost pulled in front of Li Yiqing.
He walked slowly inside, and the girl noticed that the kitten next to her was also tense.
The account books in the house were summarized by year, and she had found thirty years ago, but in fact she was already in the very deep part of the house, and this person walked slowly into the depths, but did not know which year she was looking for.
The footsteps were approaching step by step, and the two sides were only two rows of shelves apart at this time, and Li Yiqing had already faintly seen its outline.
It was a slender man, his age was indistinguishable, but the moonlight cold on his body seemed to be approaching his body, the silver pendant on his earlobe flashed a slightly cold light in the dim moonlight, the girl's eyes pierced, and the cold hair on his neck rose like a cold blade.
In the hair, the heart-warming footsteps finally stopped.
Li Yiqing didn't even move her eyes anymore, she identified it, it was about twenty years ago, and she only listened to him open the lock and take the book, and then stood still for more than a dozen breaths.
There is only the sound of gently turning the page.
Finally, the sound of the drawer closing was crisp again, followed by the sound of the lock. But in the middle, the process of returning the book was missing, and the man took the book and left the accounting room.
The black cat immediately jumped out of the window without a sound.
After a long silence, the girl slowly got up, collected the traces, and returned to the courtyard by the same way.
The black cat was already waiting for her here, stretching out her paws to point to the small courtyard in the southeast corner: "He entered that courtyard." β
Li Yiqing nodded, the flowers and trees under the moon were shining, she enjoyed the scenery and walked to the main gate of the courtyard just now, leaning against the courtyard by the wall, the girl had already smiled first: "You are not allowed to enter here, right?" β
"Yes, distinguished guest, we apologize for any inconvenience." The nursing home hugged his fist.
"Where, where, it's me who has gone far to enjoy the scenery - this pavilion is really beautiful." The girl smiled, inadvertently looked at the southeast corner, and her eyes lit up, "Huh? That small building is really beautiful, is it also the courtyard of your pavilion? β
The nurse looked down and said with a smile: "That's where our owner lives." β
Li Yiqing nodded, the courtyard was still dark before, and a bright candle was lit at this time.
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When the moonlight was in the sky, Pei Li's play book had reached the end.
Li Yiqing's discovery of the night visit to the accounting room has been informed to him, Shan Pei Ye checked the play book, and did not see the word "Danjun", but there was indeed a plot of the painter painting for his lover, and the painting was named "Winter for Bai Suzuo".
Pei Li felt more and more that this play had the shadow of the events of the year, and he still remembered the words "pupil shooting snake light" in "Yinyang County Chronicles" clearly.
Then he flipped through the script in his hand, and found that there was no similar plot, but he found that the ink-colored handwriting on the last few pages was different from the previous one.
Pei Ye was stunned for a while, and immediately suddenly realized - if he hadn't repaired, he had changed!
He suddenly remembered the slight sense of conflict when listening to the play, as well as Xiaosheng's sentence "This play is only available in our theater." β
So Pei Ye immediately felt that he had ignored an important line, which was much more effective than asking Kou Ye about it.
- Since "White Snake Love" is only available in the Qijiu City Theater, where did they get this drama from? Who is the author? What has been changed?
On this line, there must be insiders of what happened in the West back then!
He immediately got up, and no longer cared about the filth and dirt behind him, and went back to the theater.
(End of chapter)