Volume 2 Lan Zhou Chapter 14 No one can be trusted
Although Chu Ting has a good reputation, he is a big devil who is afraid to talk about the tiger's color change, but after being tripped by Xu Yanchen and thrown into the cabin, after all, he is only the body of a young man, and he is like a trapped beast in a cage all of a sudden, without the slightest power to scare people, and can only accept the slightly teasing and curious eyes of the people around him.
Zhao Wu'an entered the cabin after them, and specially gave An Qing in front, in order to play the role of the queen of the palace, in case Chu Ting still had a backhand.
However, Chu Ting, who was tied by a rope, did not struggle, but was escorted into the cabin by Xu Yanchen like a stream. Zhao Wu'an looked at Chu Ting, but remembered Ye Ting who was escorted into the village by him and Liu Zhilei in Willow Leaf Villa.
At that time, Ye Ting was also the same as Chu Ting at this time, without the slightest act of resistance. Considering that after Ye Ting entered the village, Liuye Villa immediately ushered in the disaster of annihilation, Zhao Wuan really didn't dare to take it lightly.
What's more, the dignified Demon Greed Hall Demon Devil was caught by an ordinary boatman, which is too suspicious.
A boatload of people had gathered tightly in the cabin. Zhao Wu'an was guarding the hatch, the number one hero Xu Yanchen was standing next to Chu Ting, Duan Hunttian was holding a knife and guarding the other side, and Li Huanglai, who was palpitating, retreated far away, more afraid than Duan Taoli, who was a girl.
Annan took a tobacco leaf in his mouth, frowning at the situation. Although he was rolling on the sea, he was far away from the rivers and lakes after all, and he never cared about or paid attention to these disputes. Now that such a big battle was suddenly set up on his ship, Annan was not puzzled.
Seeing that everyone seemed to regard themselves as fierce rivals, Chu Ting sighed helplessly, "Let's talk about it first, I'm not here to trouble you." ”
The situation changed so quickly that everyone was stunned, thinking that they had misheard. The old Ling Zhixiao sat next to Annan with a frown, stroked his beard, and asked sharply, "What does this mean? I heard Hunt Tian say that you are a devil." ”
"It's true that I'm a demon, but you're not good people, right?" Chu Ting's gaze glanced over Ling Zhixiao, Duan Hunting, Li Huanglai, and An Nan and the others one by one.
"The reason why I was tied up is that I don't want you to misunderstand. I did get on the ship without permission, but I didn't have the slightest intention of hijacking it. I'm going to make a move, but this miscellaneous guy can't stop me. ”
Thinking about it, Chu Ting is the leader of the Greedy Demon Palace, how could he be caught by a little-known boatman who doesn't even know martial arts. Even if the horse misses its front hoof, there are still hind hooves that are enough to deal with it.
Xu Yanchen nodded slightly, unmoved, but seemed to admit that what Chu Ting said was true.
Zhao Wu'an leaned against the doorrail and didn't say a word. In this case, all he had to do was listen. Whether it's true or not, if you talk too much, you can naturally tell it.
"What are you doing here, how can you come here when the boat is going so fast?" asked Li Huanglai, curling his head behind the table. In the face of this demon, he is still a little afraid.
"I swam here, I just had a smooth ride today, I followed you for a ride, and I climbed into the boat along the way. I originally wanted to save some effort and negotiate with you in advance, but I didn't expect to be misunderstood. Chu Ting sighed and shook his head, "It's really troublesome to help the hall master do things." ”
"Are you helping the hall master do things?" Li Huang didn't know why.
"That's right. The reason why I came to Jiangning Mansion was that I was entrusted by the hall master to wait for someone there. It was just a whim to follow you to Zhongshan that day, so I don't have to mind, so I didn't slip away later, and I actually wouldn't have killed you. ”
The corners of Li Huanglai's mouth twitched, trying to curb the urge to beat people. If Zhao Wu'an had appeared a little later that day, Li Huanglai's neck might have been cut into two pieces by Chu Ting, and the culprit was still here to exonerate himself seriously.
"In the past two days, I have waited for someone, and I have received the order for the next step, so I will come to you without stopping. Chu Ting said, "Actually, I think you may have misunderstood the Greedy Demon Hall all along. We returned to the Central Plains this time to find an opportunity to clarify our image in the hearts of the martial arts people in the Central Plains, and it is the same for us to send me to you, the hall master is to prove that the Greedy Demon Hall is not an evil demon, but just a slightly remote gang. ”
What kind of "three kings, six evils, and four evils" will a slightly remote gang have? When a person in the faction enters the Central Plains in person, he will almost kill people casually? Back then, the Central Plains martial arts almost did their best to defeat the powerful Greedy Demon Hall back to Xiliang, and it was also a heavy loss for this, but Chu Ting said it lightly and innocently, but unfortunately it had no credibility at all.
The demon is capricious, and Zhao Wu'an also knew that he was not necessarily playing some ghost idea if he was tied up at this time, so he quietly opened the sword intent enchantment of the Luo Shen Sword Box and listened to the movements around him, while pretending to be useless and asked, "What did the hall master send you to us for?"
"The hall master wants something and is willing to exchange it for equal value. Chu Ting said seriously, "Jinling armory blueprints, I remember that Li Huang should have them." ”
“...... Get out!" Li Huanglai's roar resounded through the sky.
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Although Chu Ting had such a fork in the road halfway, except for Li Huanglai's soul, he did not suffer any losses. After confirming that he couldn't get any useful information from Chu Ting's mouth, Zhao Wu'an personally tied him again, tied a rope in his hand and threw it to the stern, and let him fend for himself.
How can it be said that Chu Ting is also a person in the Greedy Demon Palace, even if he is tied here with his hands and feet and thrown into the sea, it is estimated that he will be able to escape. The enemy who has already been captured has nothing to fear, and the biggest threat at the moment is probably Lan Zhouzi, who doesn't know when he will attack.
Zhao Wu'an sat back on the bow of the boat, staring intently at the layers of waves in front of him, spreading all the way to the place where the water and the sky meet. Occasionally looking back at Xu Yanchen sitting on the side side, most likely he would see the dark-skinned young man staring at the sea intently, not saying a word, and not noticing his gaze.
Zhao Wu'an didn't stay idle for long, and in the afternoon, an uninvited guest wearing a robe came and sat on the ground beside him.
Zhao Wu'an replied lightly: "Daoist Ling." ”
"Don't dare to be. I haven't been a Taoist priest for so many years, and I don't expect anyone to call me a Taoist. Ling Zhixiao waved his hand kindly, "This ship is almost halfway through, the old man has already heard about the visualization after the battle between Hunting Heaven and you, and watched you sit on the bow of this ship day and night, knowing that you are a master, so I have this question." What do you think of what Chu Ting said?"
"Nine times out of ten, what you say is not true. Zhao Wu'an said lightly.
The old man thought the same thing. Most of them are that the Greedy Demon Hall has other plans, first send him to the ship to show goodwill, and then then cooperate with the outside to kill people and get goods. It's just that the drawings are no longer with us, and Chu Ting followed Li Huang into the mountain before, so he didn't know this. What exactly he calculated, I'm afraid it's hard to say. The old man had the courage to guess, and asked Zhao Jushi to give some advice. ”
Zhao Wu'an didn't dare to slack off: "Please speak." ”
"The situation in Xiliang has not been good recently. The civil strife in Daliao continues, and the shrinkage of the territory is inevitable, and the party clan in Xiliang has a faint tendency to raise its head, and the old man has lived for a long time, and some things about the old rivers and lakes have also heard of one or two, and it is rumored that the unstoppable lord of the Greedy Demon Hall in the Central Plains was the party clan. He was beaten back to Xiliang by the Central Plains Martial Arts, and he didn't know how long he had been left to fend for himself, but now he sent four of his subordinates back to the Central Plains with great fanfare, and he didn't see any reaction from the martial arts alliance leader in Shuzhong. It's not so much a blind eye, but a tacit approval. Between the Greedy Demon Hall and the Shuzhong Martial Arts Alliance Leader, there should be an agreement that is beneficial and harmless to both parties. ”
"The Greedy Demon Hall ravaged the Central Plains back then, and was chased and intercepted by the seven major sects, and it was still victorious. If it weren't for the fact that Dongfang Lianmo was born out of nowhere, starting four tornadoes near the Dragon Gate and turning the hundred-mile desert into a purgatory, it really wouldn't be able to stop the eastward journey of the Greedy Demon Palace. There is such a deep hatred between the two, how can Dongfang Lianmo, as the leader of the alliance, open the way for the Greedy Demon Palace?"
"Times have changed, and today's rivers and lakes are no longer the rivers and lakes of that time. ”
The old Taoist priest let out a sigh, Zhao Wu'an was slightly stunned, and the face of Aunt Lin appeared in front of him. When Shengu practiced swords, when she listened to her tell the stories of those famous heroes, she always said that the ancestors of those great heroes used bloody wind and blood to exchange for a not so interesting rivers and lakes for future generations.
I really don't know whether this deal is a profit or a loss.
"Now that the four seas are clear, there has been no major war in the Great Song Dynasty for several years. If there is no war, there will be no disasters and casualties, and there will be no grievances and hatreds in the rivers and lakes. ”
Zhao Wu'an was stunned: "What does this mean?"
"Hey, I'm old, I think too much about it, and it's inevitable to talk nonsense. This is all the old man's own opinion, knowing that Zhao Jushi is an understanding person, he dares to say a few words without shame, and Zhao Jushi has the right to be a joke. Ling Zhixiao shook his head, obviously not intending to continue.
Zhao Wu'an was rarely unyielding: "Dongfang is not even willing to be indifferent to Yan Qing from all over the world?"
Ling Zhixiao smiled bitterly.
Zhao Wu'an had already guessed seven or eight points.
"Chu Ting of the Greedy Demon Hall infiltrated Jiangning Mansion, and he also came here for the armory blueprints. Tracking Li Huanglai was by no means a whim, but he had been prepared for a long time, but he suddenly changed his mind in front of the village that the Black Cloud Society slaughtered, intending to erase Li Huanglai. If this is the case, the clue will be broken. Chu Ting still withstood the task assigned by the hall master, and finally even ran to the farmhouse, obviously skilled, and he would never burst out and kill people because of a disagreement.
"And the task that the hall master gave Chu Ting was probably not just as simple as finding the wooden cylinder with the drawings, he wanted all the weapons, which was most likely acquiesced by Dongfang Lianmo. If the blueprint is in the hands of the Black Cloud Society, and then sold to Li Huanglai, and then stolen by Lan Zhouzi, the Greedy Demon Hall will not be able to get it. Their only chance was to send someone to negotiate with Lan Zhouzi head-on, and Chu Ting was the person who had been hiding in Jiangning Mansion early in the morning, waiting for negotiations. He was supposed to kill Li Huanglai, and he went to see Lan Zhouzi in his place, but I stopped him, and the plan was ruined. Running to the farmhouse is also desperate, hoping to find Lan Zhouzi and barter for drawings in advance. Whether he saw it or not, Lan Zhouzi couldn't open that mechanism, but since he had the gold owner of the Greedy Demon Palace, Lan Zhouzi also dared to take the initiative to contact Li Huang and ask him to trade at sea. There is a game within a game, and Chu Ting also wants to take advantage of the situation to blend in with us, take advantage of the two of them to regain the blueprints, and complete the plan of the Greedy Demon Palace. ”
Ling Zhixiao didn't speak, silently staring at the blue water in the sky, and just nodded meaningfully.
Zhao Wu'an smiled bitterly: "However, Chu Ting's infiltration method is too unscrupulous, right? If I directly throw him into the sea now, won't the Demon Greed Hall be in vain?"
The old man felt the same way. But judging from the hearsay on the rivers and lakes, Chu Ting, a bad boy in the Greedy Demon Palace, is not a good liar, he may make up lies, but it is difficult to lie on the spot. I'm afraid that Chu Ting will be arrested, and he is already in the calculation. ”
Hearing this, Zhao Wu'an's expression was solemn, frowning and pondering for a long time, still puzzled.
Ling Zhixiao stroked his beard and said meaningfully: "The old man has been walking the rivers and lakes for forty years, and the most enshrined thing is that in addition to the lack of one of the eight veins of the Qi Sutra, Duan Hunttian, who can only untie the shackles of the Mandate of Heaven by relying on the skills of my sect, will never trust anyone. ”
Zhao Wu'an was stunned.
Ling Zhixiao's words were more straightforward, but they were not coarse.
On the vast sea, looking around at a loss, people's hearts are sinister, who can be gullible?