Chapter 62: Jade Rakshasa
There must be some kind of connection between all the people in the world and everything that happens around these people, and two people who seem to not know each other must have some kind of connection if they go back together, they may be friends or even relatives of friends, or enemies. Two seemingly unrelated things, in fact, may have a causal cycle.
Unintentionally looked at the sluggish Tie Feiyun, and couldn't help but shake his head secretly in his heart, originally in the impression that although Tie Feiyun seemed to be arrogant, but at least he had a bloody nature that was not afraid of the sky, but now it seems that he is just a fledgling hairy boy, although with more and more experience in the rivers and lakes he has gradually become mature, but when he encounters major events, he is inevitably less calm.
"What kind of case is it, is it the murderer who is chasing?" Wuxin glared at Tie Feiyun and asked in a deep voice. Although Tie Feiyun is still his senior brother, this cannot be a reason for him to be respectful because of this, sometimes, respect is not given by others, but earned by himself.
Tie Feiyun relieved his emotions and said slowly: "It's not a murderer, the other party didn't hurt anyone at all, and no one took a picture of her, because she always acted at night, only stealing things, and didn't hurt anyone." ”
"Stealing something, big thief?" Unintentionally a little surprised, I didn't expect that the case described by Tie Feiyun as if it was a shocking case turned out to be just a theft case, after thinking about it, I felt that it was wrong, if it was just a simple theft, then why did the imperial court send several dispatch orders to urgently recruit Tie Xiong to return to Beijing, how could Tie Xiong suddenly disappear.
Tie Feiyun nodded and continued: " That's right, and the other party is a woman, this person is superb, no courtyard wall can stop her, out of nowhere, according to what we know, this person actually stole the secret book of the treasure of Wudang Zhenshan Qingying Sword and Shaolin Peerless Divine Skill one after another, and was unharmed, and then lurked in the capital, sneaked into the palace of the prince and minister several times, stole countless treasures, and became more and more bold, before each action, he blatantly released words, announced where the next target was, and then easily succeeded among the layers of guards, and recently even threatened to sneak into the palace to steal the jade seal of the country, which is incredible。 ”
Unintentionally listened to Tie Feiyun's narration, his brows furrowed deeper and deeper, because this is simply incredible, there have been different thieves and thieves in the rivers and lakes for generations, but such an unbelievable thing has never been heard of, and the other party is still a woman, which makes people even more unbelievable. He finally understood why the imperial court was so close to the enemy, and he also understood that this matter was by no means as simple as he imagined.
"How did you find her?" Wuxin asked lightly, his mind constantly analyzing Tie Feiyun's description of the whole thing.
"It was after she announced the next goal, she let out the words, two days ago, to steal a pair of jade unicorns in the palace of today's brother Seven Sages, my father and I immediately lurked in the dark, planning to arrest her before she succeeded, but the other party's light skills are too strong, my father and I had no choice but to outflank, but I didn't expect my father to disappear from then on, and his whereabouts are unknown. It's all my fault, if I hadn't been separated from my father, this wouldn't have happened. Tie Feiyun said, and began to look sad again, with a look of self-blame.
Unintentionally, my heart is getting more and more solemn, I didn't expect more and more people to be involved, Wudang and Shaolin are the two largest sects in today's martial arts, and they are also on the road, this can be said to be a great shame, the two factions will definitely not give up, maybe they have already sneaked into the capital, and now even the Seven Sages Mansion is involved, I didn't expect that the feet of the Son of Heaven are not necessarily too peaceful.
"Don't stop mother-in-law, the most important thing now is to catch this person as soon as possible, she didn't say when she would steal the jade seal of the country?"
Tie Feiyun thought for a moment and said seriously: "Tomorrow at midnight! But I don't know exactly when it is." ”
Wuxin nodded, he didn't expect that it was really time for him to come, and now he doesn't care how many people are involved in this matter, and he doesn't want to care, his purpose is not to catch the culprit and eliminate harm for the people, he just wants to rescue his uncle as soon as possible, whether it is life or death, they have just met for a short time, and they have not yet sat down to talk properly.
This famous thief in the capital, named Jade Rakshasa, would leave a mark in the owner's house every time she committed theft, which was a black dart in the shape of a swallow, with the words "Jade Rakshasa" engraved on it, from which her name was derived. No one has ever seen her for what she really is, but rumor has it that she is a young girl, as she always leaves a faint scent of fat powder in the air wherever she steals.
After the incident of the Seven Sages Palace, the palace has already spread the will to solve the case on time, and the murderer must be caught within three days, otherwise the six doors will be dismissed and investigated, and the errand arrester will be demoted to a commoner and will never be hired, including Tiexiong's father and son, although Tiexiong's whereabouts are still unknown. It seems that the behavior of the Jade Rakshasa has made the royal family lose face and provoke Long Yan to be furious.
The matter of the Jade Rakshasa has spread in the streets and alleys of the capital, and there are people everywhere whispering about what has happened these days, and some people have even begun to bet on whether the Jade Rakshasa will succeed tonight. The streets were full of six doors, looking around for a possible hiding place for the Jade Rakshasa.
Wuxin sat in a teahouse, listening to the storyteller in the teahouse talking about the deeds of the Jade Rakshasa, looking at the crowds of hunters on the street through the window, and couldn't help but shake his head, since the other party can come and go without a trace, there must be an excellent hiding place, how can it be found so easily, and such a large-scale search, even if it is really found, it will have already been empty.
Wuxin stayed awake all night last night, and went through the ins and outs of the matter, but he still had no clue. Who is this Jade Rakshasa again, is it related to Red Feather, what is her purpose in such a blatant way, is it really just to prove her unique stealing ability? Then why did she kidnap Tie Xiong? and even offend Wudang Shaolin? I don't understand.
At this moment, Wuxin frowned, because he saw an acquaintance, or rather a familiar stranger. In the crowd, he saw several people dressed as Taoist priests, as well as a few bald monks.
A Taoist led by him was Aoki, the head of Wudang, but he didn't expect him to come to arrest the Jade Rakshasa in person, but the loss of the treasure of Zhenshan is really a big deal. Although it is still the same fairy wind bone, it looks older than the last time I met it in Huashan, and I don't have the sword I have been carrying in my hand, that sword should be Wudang's Zhenshan Treasure Qingming Sword, which is the token of the head of Wudang.
After recovering from the attack on Wudang at the last martial arts conference, I have forgotten to ask Ruyi, and I don't know if the loss is heavy. It seems that even a big faction like Wudang cannot escape the disputes in the rivers and lakes. Next to Aoki, walking side by side with him, was an old monk with white eyebrows, holding a string of Buddhist beads in his hand, not knowing what he was muttering, and bowing his head slightly.
Watching Wudang and Shaolin gradually walk away, he unintentionally lowered his head and took a sip of tea, it seems that something is going to happen in the capital tonight. If the Jade Rakshasa doesn't come, if she really dares to sneak into the palace, even if she can escape the encirclement of the Ouchi guards and the Imperial Forest Army, she can't escape the interception of Wudang Shaolin guarding outside the palace.
He spent the whole morning in the teahouse, not to drink tea, but to inquire about the news. The teahouse has always been a place where people gather in their leisure time, not to mention that there is a storyteller, where dragons and snakes are mixed, and it is bound to find out some news from here.
But he was unintentionally disappointed, because what he found was basically what Tie Feiyun had already told him, and there were no valuable clues. So, he was ready to leave.
Just as Wuxin walked out of the teahouse, a cart selling roasted white potatoes was about to pass by the door and almost crashed into Wuxin's body. The cart was pushed by a gray-haired old lady, who saw that she almost hit a pedestrian, hurriedly put down the trolley, staggered to Wuxin's face, kept apologizing, and reached out to pat Wuxin's body. It seemed like he wanted to pat off the dust that stuck to Wuxin's body, but he obviously didn't hit it just now.
When Wuxin was puzzled and slightly unhappy, the old lady secretly stuffed Wuxin with a piece of paper, and then apologized in her mouth while pushing the trolley and left.
Wuxin was stunned, looking at the back of the old lady leaving, a trace of doubt rose in his heart. But he did not immediately open the piece of paper, but clutched it tightly in his hand and left as if nothing had happened.
Because he found that there were people staring at him, several of them were the catchers of the six doors, and some of them did not know each other and could not see where they came from, but when they looked at them intentionally or unintentionally, those people dodged their eyes and immediately looked away. He didn't know if they were watching him because they looked different in their clothes or because they were being instructed by someone to spy on him.
After waiting for a relatively hidden place, he opened the note after unintentionally confirming that he had shaken off those people. I saw that it was written: "The jade rakshasa in the scholarly house, I saw its shadow but did not see anyone, the hibiscus hall was hidden in the city, and Nangong was already on the way." ”
Wuxin looked at the few lines of poetry on the paper, and gradually understood the meaning of the words. It seems that Furong Tang has already known about Tie Xiong's disappearance, and knows that he will definitely intervene, maybe he has already informed Ruyi, who is far away in Phantom City, Nangong Chu is already on the way here, and Furong Tang has already found out that the Jade Rakshasa is hiding in a place called Shuxiangzhai, but it has not found out who is in Shuxiangzhai.
It seems that Ruyi has already greeted the people of Phantom Sound Pavilion and Furong Hall, paying close attention to his movements, and helping himself secretly at the right time, although he knows that Ruyi is because he cares about himself, but he is always being secretly stared at, and he always feels a little uncomfortable.
After some inquiry, I didn't want to find the place called Shuxiangzhai mentioned on the note. This is a very famous place in the capital, although the appearance looks the same as the general Fengyue place, but it is not a place where Yingying sings and dances, buying and selling flesh, and comes here are some people who read poetry and books, and there are some vassal and elegant magnates.
The girls here are proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and they are also full of poetry and books, and the people who come here for recreation are to simply drink and compose poems with the girls here, and enjoy the flowers and the moon. There are even many scholars who choose to come here to study, ask for a private room, order a woman, and study the books of the sages, not knowing whether their minds are really used in poetry and books, or if they have long been drunk.
Wuxin chose a quieter corner, looking at the so-called sons and talents of the so-called families and talents who were holding books and reading words in their hands, but their eyes kept glancing at the girls around them, and they couldn't help but shake their heads. The ancients said that there was a golden house in the book, and there was Yan Ruyu in the book, but when the golden house and Yan Ruyu in the book really came out of the book and returned to reality, they were no longer as beautiful as described in the book, and there was more greed and blasphemy.
When Wuxin was observing others, some people looked at him from time to time, probably the strangest guest Wuxin had visited since it was built, because to be honest, he didn't look like a person who read poetry books from head to toe and became a poet in seven steps without saying a word.
At this time, a gentle and graceful girl walked over to Wuxin, with a smile on her face, and a pair of dimples embedded in the corners of her mouth, which looked extremely moving......