Chapter Ninety-Six: The Brother Absconds
Pang Tong fell into deep thought. The sect leader sighed and said, "Alas, this is troublesome, it is very likely that our conversation that day was overheard. It seems that the secret has been leaked, I really didn't expect there to be traitors in this sect!
Gongsun Jie said: "You have to believe me, I am by no means a guard and a thief, I don't need to do such a thing!"
Pang Tong said to him: "We have never doubted you, don't worry." ”
Kong Ming and the others carefully searched for all clues. Kong Ming suddenly found that the quilt on the bed was stained with a few grains of dust, and the folded shape of the quilt had an indescribable sense of incongruity. He looked up, and there seemed to be two tiles on the ceiling that had been moved, so he asked Gongsun Jie: "Do you usually have the habit of folding quilts when you get up?"
"Yes, I fold the quilt every day. Gongsun Jie also saw the folded shape of the dust and quilt, "It seems that someone has touched my quilt." ”
"Lift the sheets and take a look. Kong Ming said.
Gongsun Jie quickly lifted the sheets. Sure enough, the bed board had been cut in one piece, a foot long and wide, and although the cut had been put back in place, the cut was too obvious to be concealed.
Gongsun Jie tried to take out the incision, but the gap was too small for his fingers to reach into. Kong Ming got under the bed and helped him get the board out.
Gongsun Jie tried to reach in directly, although there were beams under the bed to support, but the spacing between the beams was large, and it was completely easy to take away the sword hidden under the bed.
"I see. The thief should have hung a rope from the roof and used a tool to cut open the bed board and take the Blood Dragon Sword without falling to the ground. Kong Ming pointed to the roof and said, "Obviously, the roof tiles have been moved. As long as you move more than two pieces, one person can come in. ”
Gongsun Jie was stunned, he didn't expect the structure of the roof to be so fragile, and the sect leader and Pang Tong were also speechless for a while.
Kong Ming analyzed: "Judging from the traces at the scene, it is difficult for one person to do it, it should be a double crime, one person pulls a rope on the roof, and the other ties himself with a rope, hangs upside down and steals the sword." Moreover, judging from the methods of theft, they should be more professional in acrobatics, and they don't want to be discovered by us so quickly, otherwise they don't have to be so troublesome, just pick the door lock when no one is around. This shows that this matter is definitely done by insiders. I wonder if there is anyone in your sect who can achieve such a difficult crime?"
Pang Tong thought for a while and said, "Could it be Du Liang and Du Yu brothers?"
The sect leader knocked his head: "Yes, they were born in acrobatics, and they originally made a living from street performers, and later joined the sect after being introduced." Only they have the ability to do this!"
He ordered Gongsun Jie to go to the brother surnamed Du immediately. After a while, Gongsun Jie hurried back and said, "I asked the guards just now, and they said that they had left the cottage one after another an hour ago, saying that they had been ordered to go to the city to preach the teachings, and that they were all carrying their bags; None of them rode horses, though. ”
"It must be them!" the Sect Master said with great certainty, "There is no one else! I really don't know how they knew about the Blood Dragon Sword." ”
Pang Tong was very puzzled: "They have been coming to the Tiangu Sect for more than a year, and they usually haven't found any bad behavior, why do they suddenly want to do such a thing?"
Zhiming pondered for a moment and analyzed: "Their purpose in stealing the sword is not for money, but to return it to the Nine You Sect; Someone must have eavesdropped on our conversation that day, and for some reason, he would rather steal the sword and tell the other party than keep it a secret for the Tiangu Sect. Maybe they have also experienced a struggle in their hearts, or they have been suffering from not being able to find an opportunity, so they have not taken action for the first few days. When they heard that we were going to return the sword today, they were so anxious that they stole the sword before they could think about it, so the time when the sword was stolen was exactly after noon, and it was very likely that they were already on their way to Heizheng Mountain. Because every exit here is tightly guarded, and I heard that when going out with a horse, I must register with my real name and check the items, so I don't dare to go out on horseback, and I must be on foot. I must set out at once, trying to intercept Hoyu before he meets them, or the consequences will be devastating. As for how the sword was stolen, it will be known when the interrogation comes. ”
Everyone thinks it makes sense. Kong Ming said: "Without further ado, Zhiming, you should hurry up and go, don't worry about the rest in advance." The Sect Master can order all entrances and exits to be unsealed. ”
Zhiming immediately rode straight to the outside of the village. He thought: "If Huo You knows, King Yue will know sooner or later, and then not only will it cause chaos, but even the plan to realize the reconciliation of Wu Yue will be difficult to achieve, I have to hurry!"
He hurried along the way, keeping an eye out for suspicious people around him.
Gongsun Jie was remorseful and said, "I was careless, I should have locked the sword in the cabinet in the first place." If I have harmed this religion because of my poor custody, I will not be able to escape the blame!"
Pang Tong comforted: "Qingyuan (Gongsun Jie's words) don't blame yourself, it's not your fault." Even if you lock the sword in the cupboard, I'm sure they will be able to get it open. ”
The sect leader was puzzled: "In broad daylight, why doesn't anyone see anyone on the roof?"
Kong Ming said: "It must have been that they went up to the roof while no one was looking, and then one of them leaned down and pulled the rope, and the other person tied the rope and hung it upside down to commit the theft." However, judging from the walking speed, they should not have descended to the bottom of the mountain now, and Zhiming should be able to intercept them, so everyone can rest assured. ”
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On the same day, after Yang Jiye stole the Blood Dragon Sword and returned to the Tiangu Sect, he came to a dark place to report to the sect leader and Pang Tong, and happened to be seen by Du Liang, who was relieving himself nearby. Out of curiosity, he snuck out into the grass behind him and eavesdropped on all the conversations.
When he heard that the sect leader wanted to marry Princess Yu'er to Yang Ji, Du Liang's heart trembled. He has also had a crush on fish for a long time, but he didn't expect to have a "love rival".
After they disbanded, Du Liang secretly followed Gongsun Jie, and after he entered the door, he peeked through the crack in the door to confirm the hiding place of the Blood Dragon Sword. After that, he returned to the dormitory, told his younger brother Du Yugu about the past, and told him that he wanted to steal the sword and blame Yang Ji.
Du Yu was shocked when he heard this, and said, "Brother, I can't help it! This is against the purpose of this religion!"
"We've been here for more than a year, and we haven't seen any good days, and we have to eat less meat and more vegetables every day, and we have to often go down the mountain to preach the teachings, which is tiring. Why did we join the Tiangu Sect in the first place? Isn't it just to have comfort? Now not only do we not have enough to eat, but we also have to work hard from time to time, so we might as well go back to the streets to perform arts. ”
"Brother, you can't say that. Although the Tiangu Sect didn't give us any special treatment, at least we had a fixed place to live, and we lived a stable life, so we should be content. ”
"Brother, brother is different from you, brother is not a person who is content with the status quo. As long as we return the Blood Dragon Sword to the Nine Unitary Sect and tell Huo You the truth, he will reward us again. ”
"Brother, don't be wrong. First, we would never dare to do such a harmful thing to our religion, and second, even if we returned the sword, we could not guarantee that the other party would reward us, and we would even lose our lives. The other party is a cult!"
"Brother, you're thinking too much. To live in the world, we have to fight, even if we sometimes have to take risks, we must give it a go. And you also know that my brother has been secretly in love with the princess for a long time, and now that Yang Ji has made a great contribution, the sect leader has agreed to this family affair in principle, do you say that my brother can stop here? Brother is very psychologically unbalanced!"
"Brother, I think it's better to be at peace with what happens, there's no need to deliberately make things bigger, besides, we can't do it if we want to, Gongsun Jie will lock the doors and windows whenever he goes out, how can I have a chance?"
"Then you can rest assured, my brother has come up with a brilliant plan after on-site investigation, but it needs to be completed by the two of us. ”
“... Brother, you better think twice, I think..."
Du Liang stopped him and asked, "You just give me a direct answer: do it or not?"
Du Yu thought about it for a moment, and finally shook his head. Du Liang was extremely disappointed and said: "At the critical moment, our brothers don't have the same heart!"
"Brother, brothers, I advise you to give up, once this matter is found out to be committed by the two of us, we don't want to mess around in Tiangu, and we may be imprisoned for life. ”
Du Liang sighed and said, "What you said is also reasonable, it is indeed a lot of risk, so you still have to be cautious." Let me think about it a little more. ”
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On this day, Zhiming came back from Yuezhai, and the sect leader set up a banquet to treat him. Du Liang, who had been secretly paying attention recently, heard that they were going to return the sword today, so he hurriedly went back and called Du Yu to a place, saying, "Brother, it's too late if you don't act today, they are already planning to return the sword." After eating for a while, Gongsun Jie was about to go back to the room to get the sword. ”
Du Yu was stunned for a moment and said, "Brother, I haven't seen you mention this matter in the past few days, I thought you had given up." ”
"I never gave up, I just couldn't wait for the opportunity. They finished eating quickly, and this is the last chance! Without further ado, you must help your brother this time! Don't forget who took care of you when you were a child. ”
Seeing the persistence on his brother's face, Du Yu was afraid that he would fall deeper and deeper, and said: "Brother, I know that you have taken care of me since I was a child, but I can't watch you make mistakes in vain." I think we'd better give up. ”
"No!" Du Liang frowned, "I have made up my mind, after I succeed, I will leave the Tiangu Sect immediately and join the Jiuyou Sect instead! It's a pity that I can't blame Yang Ji, I didn't expect that kid to stay in Yuezhai." ”
"Brother, I'm afraid you're going farther and farther!" Du Yu tried to drag his brother back from the Demon Gate.
Helplessly, Du Liang's determination intensified, and said: "Yu, one last question for you, can you help my brother with this? This plan is foolproof, they will never think that we did it! If you think it's really reluctant, forget it, brother can do it alone, although it may not be successful, but you have to try." If it succeeds, it will be impossible for my brother to stay in the Tiangu Sect, and our brothers will say goodbye, if you still remember your brother in the future, you can go to the Jiuyou Sect to find your brother, and if you don't want to leave here, you must at least keep it a secret for your brother. Yu, take care!"
Seeing that his brother insisted on going his own way, Du Yu, who couldn't let go of his brotherhood, finally chose to compromise and said: "Brother, I didn't want to do it originally, but for the sake of brothers, I can only help you." The Nine Unitary Sect and the Tiangu Sect are not enemies of the same heaven, and it is a question of whether the other party can accept us, not to mention ...... Forget it, I hope you made the right decision. ”
Seeing his younger brother's dejected appearance, Du Liang patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't do this, brother won't harm you, brother knows everything!
So, the two took thick ropes, cutting knives and other tools, and quietly went to Gongsun Jie's bedroom. Even though it was broad daylight, they couldn't manage it so much, so they could only bite the bullet.
Both of them were martial arts practitioners, and when no one was looking, they jumped onto the roof one after another with their dexterous skills and began to cooperate with the action......
After succeeding, the two quickly left and returned to the room. Du Liang said: "I didn't expect it to go well! By the time they suspected us, we had already fled!"
Du Yu was always uneasy. Du Liang comforted: "Don't be afraid, everything is up to my brother." Hurry up and pack your things, let's talk about it when we get out of the cottage. ”
The two hastily packed their bags, did not dare to ride their horses, and left on foot from the main entrance and exit, saying that they had been ordered to go down the mountain to preach the doctrine. The guards let them out, without hindrance.
Du Liang said: "It's a long way to go, so let's work hard." If we can join the Nine Unitary Sect, we will definitely receive preferential treatment, and then we will have a bright future!"
Du Yu said: "I'm not afraid of hard work, but I'm a little worried, after all, we are walking, what if they catch up?"
"Don't worry, our theft methods are so skillful, they won't be able to find out anything in a short time. By the time they know the truth, we'll be there. Du Liang's face was calm.
However, things were not as simple as he thought, and he never dreamed that someone would soon catch up.
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The lens of the story comes to the distant boundlessness. When Log Ming defeated the White Tiger Demon God with the Holy Qi Light Wave, Boundless produced abnormal phenomena such as a great earthquake and rock rain. At that time, Zhiming entered the dark two-dimensional space in the sea of ice, in fact, it was an unbounded "space transfer station", and the person who entered would reach the place he wanted to go most in his subconscious through spatial transfer under the premise of "accepting" the coma. There is no doubt that the place where Zhiming wants to go the most is of course home, so he returned home unconsciously after being knocked unconscious by a heavy object. Unbounded is a divine domain independent of heaven and earth, as the administrator here, the White Tiger Demon God can not be restricted by the laws of heaven and earth, and bring gods and humans such as Tianfeng from the divine realm to the human world, but he cannot bring the creatures of the human world to the unbounded, except through the power of the medium body, such as Tianfeng. As an independent divine being, the White Tiger Demon God will not be easily destroyed by a god human who incarnates as a human being, as long as there is still super biological energy in the Unbounded, he can be resurrected, and this energy comes from the Red Flame Tiger and the Thunder Ice Tiger. At the beginning, after they were sent out by Zhiming's holy qi light wave, they were only seriously injured and did not die, so the biological energy on their bodies allowed the White Tiger Demon God to be resurrected in a short period of time, which is also the reason why the White Tiger Demon God asked Tianfeng to send them to the Boundless Residence early in the morning, just in case. The first thing the White Tiger Demon God did after resurrection was to resurrect Tianfeng and make him even stronger......