Everyone present was taken aback by Shang Buqi, could it be that he shouted in surprise because Xie Yixiang could break the truth about the theft of the jade pendant? ”

Xie Yixiang couldn't help but ask, "What does Shang Zhutou understand?" Shang Buqi glanced at Xie Yixiang disdainfully, and said with excitement on his face: "The so-called 'Lanzhou Ghost Monkey', I have completely figured it out now. You heard it right! That is to say, the 'Lanzhou ghost monkey' case has been solved by me!"

Hearing this, Xie Yixiang and Xian Jingyue were both shocked, but when they asked again, Shang Bu gave up but wanted to sell Guanzi, and pretended to be profound: "Since ancient times, solving the case is only the first step, and then it is necessary to verify the arrest of the murderer, and finally the trial and conviction can be made." Although the case has been solved now, to handle this case, it is far from enough to rely on the strength of you and me, and we need to find someone to help. ”

After that, he suddenly had an idea, and smiled at Xie Yixiang again: "This time it is the 'face tearing demon' who made a gambling contract with me, and I came to solve this case, speaking of which, you can also be regarded as half of Zhuang Lao'er's apprentice, and now you and I might as well make a bet to see if you, Miss Xie San, can also solve this case alone? Yes, this is a good idea! It just so happens that it will take some time for me to find someone to help here, so you might as well leave it alone, and after three days, meet at the yamen of Lanzhou Mansion." At that time, I will find a helper to completely close the case, and if you Xie Yixiang haven't found out what is going on with the 'Lanzhou Ghost Monkey' case, then you will lose. ”

You must know that this Beiping God Catcher does not abandon his pretentiousness, and he is particularly fond of showmanship, Xie Yixiang has long been accustomed to this way, and now he has already said that he wants to find someone to help, he has his own reasons; if he insists on acting separately, he and his senior brother will not be able to do anything about him. What's more, at the moment, he is still confused about the words "Lanzhou Ghost Monkey", but Shang Bu gave up saying that he had solved the case, and if he was told the truth, it would be a little boring. At that moment, Xie Yixiang was about to agree to Shang's gambling agreement, but he heard Xian Jingyue next to him suddenly say: "If people's lives are at stake, but Shang Zhutou wants to play tricks, then don't blame me for being rude." ”

Shang Buqi was always a little afraid of Jingyue first, and hurriedly smiled: "Don't worry, Gongzi Jingyue, this case does not involve human life. If you really want to solve this case once and for all, you can't rush it for a while. After that, he didn't wait for Xie Yixiang's answer, he thought that he had already made this bet, and walked straight out of the gate of Cao's house. When he walked out of the door, he suddenly sighed and said to himself: "Although this case does not involve human life, there are some things that are a hundred times more terrible than harming people's lives......

Seeing that Shang did not give up and left alone, Xie Yixiang had no choice but to hastily settle the matter of the Cao family with Liu Zhu, and then left the Cao family together. After a night of hardship, the sky has gradually brightened, and there is a morning market in Lanzhou City, which has become lively. Then Liu Zhu quickly invited Xie Yixiang and Xian Jingyue to eat mutton steamed buns, and said a lot of compliments, but Xie Yixiang and Xian Jingyue were full of worries, and they still couldn't figure out what Shang Buqi thought of with the Cao family's monkey theft case. The two casually said a few words to Liu Zhu, and even said goodbye to him and told him to go home to make up for sleep.

After Liu Zhu left quickly, Xie Yixiang and Xian Jingyue were not sleepy, and saw the morning sun rising into the sky, plating the entire Lanzhou City with a layer of gold, but it was a good weather, so they wandered around this Lanzhou City. Xie Yixiang had been thinking about what Shang Buqi said before leaving, but she still didn't have the slightest clue, so she had to ask her senior brother for advice. Xian Jingyue also didn't know why, Wuzi pondered for a while, and finally said: "The so-called 'Lanzhou ghost monkey', the key is the word 'monkey'; judging from Shang's non-abandonment behavior, it is very likely to be related to the monkey that stole into Cao's house to forage for food." Since that monkey was mostly domesticated by humans, according to this clue, can we go and find the 'monkey tricksters' in Lanzhou City?"

Xie Yixiang didn't pay attention to anything else at this time, but the senior brother's suggestion was feasible, so the two of them inquired while walking in the city, asking where there were monkey tricksters in this Lanzhou city. Speaking of which, this is the first time they have come to Lanzhou, a city built on the south bank of the Yellow River, as an important stop on the "Silk Road" in ancient times, the customs and customs are completely different from those in the south of the Yangtze River and even the Central Plains. Speaking of the shops on both sides of the street, more than half of them sell exotic goods, such as woollen fabrics, glass, mirrors, crystals, spices, etc., almost all of which Xie Yixiang and Xian Jingyue have never heard of or seen. After all, Xie Yixiang was only a little girl in her twenties, and when she saw these dazzling goods, she suddenly became excited, and gradually left the "Lanzhou Ghost Monkey" case behind.

Looking at the pedestrians on the street, in addition to the Han people, there are more people with colored eyes. You must know that the so-called "color people" is just a general term for the foreign tribes in the northwest of the previous dynasty, taken from the meaning of "various names", which covers many ethnic groups, not only different body shapes and appearances, but also very different customs and habits. Many Han girls follow the trend of dressing up with veils, short clothes, and long boots, while many girls with color eyes imitate the costumes of Han people, wearing silk clothes and embroidered shoes of Jiangnan women.

Xie Yixiang couldn't help but think of a girl, and immediately pulled Xian Jingyue into a clothing store, and chose a set of clothes for herself, and then compared with Xian Jingyue's figure, she also picked out a set of clothes for him. Although Xian Jingyue was not interested in this, she couldn't bear to brush her up. After the two sets of clothes were bought, Xian Jingyue asked the owner of the clothing store about the monkey trickster in Lanzhou City, and the boss thought for a while, and immediately said: "If you want to talk about the monkey trickster in the city, I know that a master of Persia raised an extremely smart monkey, and one person and one monkey are almost inseparable." And this Persian makes a living by selling arts, and performs at the foot of Wuquan Mountain in the south of the city on weekdays. If you rush to the foot of Wuquan Mountain at this time, you will most likely be able to meet him. ”

After receiving this news, the two of them went to the south of the city, and after about half an hour, they came to the foot of Wuquan Mountain. It is said that the Han general Huo Quai's expedition against the Huns in the past, when passing through Lanzhou, the whole army was already sleepy and lacking, but how could not find the water source, Huo Quai's disease poked five times on the hillside with a horse whip, and in an instant there were five clear springs bubbling out along the whip marks, not only let the soldiers of the three armies drink enough, but also the water source is continuous, and has been preserved to this day, so the whole mountain is also named "Wuquan Mountain". Now there are several temples of the Shijia family built on this Wuquan Mountain, and the Han people and Semu people who believe in Buddhism in Lanzhou City have to come here to make incense, which is also a lively place.

Xie Yixiang and Xian Jingyue didn't spend much time, so they found the monkey trickster mentioned by the owner of the clothing store at the foot of Wuquan Mountain, and was setting up a stall in the open space in front of the mountain at this time, attracting forty or fifty people to stop and watch. The two squeezed into the crowd of onlookers, only to see that there was only one man in the open space, and sure enough, it was a blonde and blue-eyed man, about forty years old, who was speaking fluent Chinese to the onlookers: "...... There is a way that all brothers are brothers in the four seas, whether it is the brothers of the Semu people, or the friends of the Han people, if the villain's performance just now is still passable, please have a show! Thank you! Thank you!"

As soon as the words fell, a monkey came out behind the performer, with golden hair all over his body, a Confucian hat on his head, and a large iron plate in his hand. I saw this monkey come to the onlookers, and then bow to everyone one by one, and then shake the iron plate in his hand, so that a few copper coins in the plate made a "bang and bang" sound, obviously asking the onlookers for money.

If you want to talk about the "monkey tricksters" who domesticate monkeys, the Jiangnan area abounds, and it is even more common for people like this to partner with monkeys to perform their arts. Xie Yixiang and Xian Jingyue looked at this monkey carefully, and it was indeed a smart and clever demeanor, which showed that it was domesticated very well, but they couldn't see anything evil about it.

Recalling that Cao Yuanwai once said that the person who entered his kitchen that night to forage for food was clearly a brown and black monkey, but the monkey in front of the performer in front of him was golden fur, Xie Yixiang and Xian Jingyue glanced at each other and shook their heads, thinking that it should not be the same monkey.