Early the next morning.

Following the usual practice, Ling Qing led people to Huashan Town to inquire about the news. Liu Xunyi stayed in the lobby of the inn with Qin Ku, waiting for the man in white who left a penny last night.

After tea and dinner, the sun is three poles, and the inn that has been quiet all night gradually becomes lively, and the people of the rivers and lakes who come and go shuttle upstairs and downstairs.

The sound of greetings, shouts, and shouts came and went, and there was an endless stream.

"Will that person really come?" Qin Ku put his hands on his cheeks and lay lazily on the table, looking bored, as if he had not woken up from sleep.

"I don't know. Liu Xunyi shook his head and said, "But I'm curious about him." You have been walking the rivers and lakes all year round, and you have seen a lot of knowledge, can you know the origin of that person?"

"The rivers and lakes are so big, the sea of people is vast, how can I know them all?" Qin Ku muttered, "Look at his appearance, he looks like a dog, but he only has a penny on him, which is really a bit ......"

Hearing this, Liu Xunyi and Qin Ku looked at each other and smiled, which was self-evident.

"If I knew he wasn't coming, I shouldn't have answered him last night. Qin Ku complained, "It's better to sleep in the bed." ”

"It's really Cao Cao, Cao Cao has arrived. Liu Xunyi raised his eyebrows, looked into the distance, and reminded, "He's here." ”

Qin Ku looked sideways, but saw the man in white last night, holding a one-foot-square wooden box in both hands, walking towards the two of them with a spring breeze on his face.

"Bang!"

When he got closer, the man in white threw the wooden box on the table and said with a smile: "Fatty, open it and take a look." ”

Qin Ku's mouth pursed, and he stretched out two fingers with an arrogant face, and slowly lifted the lid of the wooden box.

In an instant, the gold and silver were dazzling, and the jewels came out, which made Liu Xunyi and Qin Ku, who were caught off guard, subconsciously squint their eyes.

If you look closely, the wooden box is actually full of gold and silver jewelry, pearls and jade rings.

Seeing this, Liu Xunyi couldn't help but be stunned. Qin Kuze's eyes lit up, the drowsiness on his face disappeared in an instant, and his hands played with the gold, silver, pearls and jade in the wooden box, looking greedy and salivating.

"How?" said the man in white with great interest, "the contents are worth at least five thousand taels, only a little more." ”

Qin Ku ignored the man in white, quickly took out a golden hairpin from the wooden box, put it in his mouth and bit it fiercely, as if he was distinguishing the real from the fake.

"Real money, all fine jewelry. The man in white smiled secretly, "It's like a fake." ”

"Brother Ren, these are women's jewelry. Liu Xunyi hesitated, "How are you ......?"

"Whatever he cares, men and women, it's worth it. The man in white interrupted, "These are the treasures I have treasured for many years, and if it weren't for the shyness in my pocket, I would be reluctant to take them out to offset the bill." ”

After that, the man in white threw a wink at Liu Xunyi and said with a wicked smile: "The young man is so handsome, if he wears these jewelry, he must be more charming than a woman." ”

Liu Xunyi was extremely embarrassed and didn't know what to say. Qin Ku hurriedly threw the golden hairpin in his hand back into the wooden box, and at the same time showed disgust on his face.

"You took the money, what do I want?"

Hearing this, Qin Ku looked into the wooden box again, and then took out an invitation card from his arms, and said, "Check on the spot, and you won't return when it's outdated." ”

The man in white glanced at the invitation, then quickly stuffed it into his arms, nodded and said, "The money and goods are clear, and we don't owe each other." ”

"You can see clearly. Qin Ku reminded, "Walking out of the inn gate, if anything happens, Lao Tzu doesn't care." ”

"The same goes for you. ”

The man in white smiled heartily and turned away rather chicly.

"What a weirdo. ”

"Whatever!" Qin Ku excitedly dragged the wooden box to the front and said excitedly, "Xun Yi, help me count how many treasures there are, and we will exchange them for money in a while." ”

Liu Xunyi smiled helplessly, and picked up a piece of gold-inlaid jade pendant, but inadvertently found that the jade pendant was engraved with a strange pattern that looked like a dragon but not a dragon and a phoenix.

When he looked through the other pieces of jewelry, he found that each piece had an identical pattern.

"This pattern...... Why is it so familiar? It seems...... Where have you seen it?" Liu Xunyi looked at the jade pendant in his hand stupidly, reminiscing bitterly in his heart.

Seeing that his soul was not guarding, Qin Ku, who was full of interest, couldn't help but be stunned, and exclaimed, "Could it be fake?"

"It's not. Liu Xunyi frowned, shook his head and said, "I just think the patterns on these jewelry...... Something familiar. ”

"Women's things are either dragons and phoenixes or mandarin ducks, and there is nothing strange about the same. Qin Ku was relieved and took a long breath.

"That's not right!"

Liu Xunyi's mind suddenly flashed with inspiration, and he woke up: "It's not jewelry, it's a piano." ”

"What?" Qin Ku looked dazed, "What qin?"

"I once saw the same pattern on a guqin. Liu Xunyi muttered thoughtfully.

At this moment, he had thoroughly recalled that in the Desperate Valley Liuyu, Xiao Zhirou's thatched house, the dusty guqin was engraved with exactly the same pattern.

"What guqin?" Qin Ku's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly asked, "How much is it worth?"

The country is easy to change, the nature is difficult to change, and Qin Ku's three sentences are inseparable from the word "money".

Liu Xunyi cleared his thoughts, and under Qin Ku's expectant eyes, he opened his mouth to explain: "Actually, that guqin is ......"

"Bang!"

As soon as the words came out, a sudden palm slapped heavily on the table, shaking the cups, dishes and chopsticks, and at the same time making Liu Xunyi's voice stop abruptly.

"His grandmother's! Why is it that when it comes to a critical moment, there is always an eyeless bastard who jumps out to disturb him?"

Qin Ku, whose curiosity was interrupted, was furious and stood up with a "Teng". His mouth was scolding, and his eyes were burning with anger.

However, at this time, there were not one or two people standing behind Qin Ku, but more than two dozen people.

They were both men and women, all armed with swords. One by one, they were furious, and they looked like they were bitter and hateful.

Seeing that there were many people on the other side, Qin Ku's momentum suddenly weakened a lot, and the arrogance on his face instantly turned into flattery, pretending to be honest, and said with a smile: "Bosses, what are you doing to find a younger brother?"

"Look! That's our jewelry. He snuck into our room last night and was the thief who stole something!"

Suddenly, a young woman reached out and pointed to the wooden box on the table, and said angrily, "Not only did he steal from us, but he also ...... and humiliating us......"

Hearing this, Liu Xunyi and Qin Kudeng's faces changed, and they both looked stunned.

"Yes, it's him!" the other woman shouted indignantly, "I knew that Huashan Town was mixed, but I didn't expect the dog thief to dare to sneak into the Teng woman's room. ”

"Now that it's the end of summer and the beginning of autumn, isn't it for nothing that we sleep and dress coolly?" said an older woman, "His eyes must be gouged out to make an example!"

"Wait!"

Liu Xunyi finally heard a hint from his gossip, and hurriedly interrupted: "You are the disciples of the Xiangxi Teng clan?"

"Phew, why do you knowingly ask, you dog thief?" the young woman's face turned red, and her voice trembled a little.

"These jewelry...... Is it yours?" asked Liu Xunyi, embarrassed.

"That ......" Qin Ku coughed lightly twice, and interjected with a smile on his face, "Forgive the little brother for asking more, how did that person humiliate your sisters last night?"

Qin Ku's words surprised Liu Xunyi. At the same time, it attracted the monstrous anger of the Teng disciples, and almost attracted a knife and axe.

"Last night, someone sneaked into the guest room of the female disciple of the Teng tribe, stole all the gold and silver jewelry, and painted flowers, birds, fish, insects, turtles and crabs on their faces. ”

Suddenly, a deep voice rang out from behind the crowd. Immediately afterwards, Teng Sanshi, accompanied by Teng Cang and several disciples, came quickly.

"Patriarch Teng?"

As soon as he saw Teng Sanshi, Liu Xunyi quickly got up and bowed respectfully to Teng Sanshi.

After Teng Sanshi saw Liu Xunyi's appearance clearly, a strange color couldn't help but appear on his sunken face, and his tone was slightly surprised: "Why are you?"

After that, Teng Sanshi turned his angry gaze to Qin Ku, who was smiling hippie, frowned again, and said in a deep voice: "The old man knows you, the fifth master on the dragon elephant list, and the people in the rivers and lakes call Qin Ku 'ghost sorrow'." ”

"The old hero is famous, and he has already been thunderous in the future, and when I see it today, I will be lucky!" Qin Ku didn't dare to hold it up in front of Teng Sanshi, and hurriedly gave it up.

"What's going on?" Teng Sanshi cast his gloomy gaze on the gold and silver jewelry on the table, and said unhappily, "One is the black fan of the Xianwang Mansion in the middle of the day, and the other is a world-famous Mai swordsman, and now he has been reduced to stealing women's ornaments for a living?" or...... Is this your particular fetish?"

"Misunderstanding!" Liu Xunyi explained, "These jewelry are not stolen by us, they are ......"

"There is a saying that 'catch a thief and take the stolen goods'. Teng Sanshi interrupted, "Now that people have obtained stolen goods, how can they be quibbled? As for Liu Xunyi, when Luo Tianjin arrives in Huashan Town, the old man will reason with him in person!"

"Wait a minute!"

Qin Ku's face changed suddenly, and he hurriedly said, "Everyone, these are the hard-earned money of the junior brother. The one who stole it was not me, but my guest......"

"What do you mean...... All these jewels are yours?" Teng Cang asked rhetorically.

Qin Ku replied without thinking: "Of course it's mine!"

"It's good to admit it!" Teng Cang said coldly, "Patriarch, I have heard that Qin Ku is very greedy for money, and this matter has nothing to do with Liu Xunyi, everything is Qin Ku's intention to see money." ”

Another Teng disciple echoed: "Liu Xunyi is the black fan of the Xianwang Mansion, and he doesn't expect to do such a dirty thing and destroy his future." ”

"What do you mean?" Qin Ku was stunned for a moment, and said in amazement, "Persimmon picks soft pinch, seeing that I have no backing, he put the pot on my head? It's too bullying......"

"Less nonsense, take down his ...... for me"

"Wait!"

Teng Cang's order was not issued, Liu Xunyi quickly stopped in front of Qin Ku, and pleaded: "Patriarch Teng, there is indeed a misunderstanding in this matter, please think twice." ”

Teng Sanshi's face sank, and he said angrily: "Liu Xunyi, don't forget your identity!

"Whether I am Liu Xunyi or the black fan of King Xian's Mansion. Qin Ku is my friend, he has been wronged, I must not sit idly by!"

"What do you mean......"

"Qin Ku, I have to protect it!"

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