7. Theft
"This senior brother, I'm looking for Xu Xiaobo, can you ask where he lives?"
Nangong Yu's cultivation was in the early stage of the majestic realm, and this was a lowly existence in the outer gate. The mark of the apostle of Yifeng Hall on the left chest is not much known among the outer disciples, but the middle-aged senior brother who was watching under the battle ring he asked should have a little impression of the mark, and his demeanor is very regular: "Xu Xiaobo? At the gate of Qingpu Garden, it's over there." ”
The middle-aged monk deliberately pointed out the direction, but Nangong Yu could feel some undignified and even laughing in the regular expression, and he couldn't help but be a little inexplicable.
Qingpu Garden is not very far, walked more than two miles, and saw from a distance that a person on the right side of the wooden archway was tied to a high wooden stake, and a tall young man whipped down with a rattan in his hand, and shouted in his mouth: "Do you accept it, do you accept it!"
"Senior brother, kill me. "Every rattan whip, either the clothes are torn off or a blood groove appears on the flesh. The kidnapper was so painful that he spoke with gasps, but it was only this sentence intermittently.
It was a little far away, and the kidnapped person couldn't tell the difference, but the voice was familiar. Nangong Yu only felt the blood rushing to his head, and shouted from a few feet away: "Stop!"
More than a dozen pairs of eyes looked at the sound when they heard the sound, and the tall young man was angry after a while: "Get out!"
"Senior Brother Tan is slow. The middle-aged monk who was in prison looked at it and said, "It's not like a person from the outer gate." ”
"It's just a majestic realm, it's not an outer door, is it an inner door, and the core can't be!"
As Tan Liang spoke, the prison monk had already greeted Nangong Yu, clasped his fists and said, "Deacon Zeng Yuntao of Qingpu Garden has seen the apostle of Yifeng Hall. ”
"Deacon Zeng, in the next wind hall Nangong Yu. Nangong Yu returned the salute with a fist, and then said: "Xu Xiaobo is my brother, I want to know what is going on." ”
Tan Liang saw Senior Brother Yuntao come forward to salute, and naturally stopped in surprise. And Zeng Yuntao listened to Nangong Yu's words but hesitated a little: "This?" It stands to reason that the identity of the core disciple is the same level as the elder of the outer gate, and the apostle is one level higher than the core disciple, but even if the hall master of Yifeng Hall arrives, he may not be able to open his mouth to interfere in the internal affairs of Qingpu Garden. Nangong Yu opened his mouth and decided on a brotherly relationship with Xu Xiaobo, and made it clear that he wanted to save people, which was not qualified to make a decision as Zeng Yuntao's deacon. "Apostle Nangong, I'm going to ask for a family teacher. ”
Nangong Yu nodded and watched Zeng Yuntao enter the garden gate. Walking slowly towards Xu Xiaobo, Chaos said that Chaos Qi has the effect of repairing wounds, but it is not convenient to make a move in this situation.
Tan Liang stared at Nangong Yu approaching, seeing that the other party ignored him at all, he hesitated, Tan Liang put away the rattan whip and retreated a few steps.
"Nangong Yu, why are you?"
"That's me. Xiaobo, what's going on?" Nangong Yu glanced at the dozen or so onlookers with cold eyes, except for one Wang Zhe, Chen Fanying, there was no other acquaintance, and Wang Zhe obviously winced when his gaze swept over, Chen Fanying, as a direct member of the Chen family in Tieta Town, had no good impression of Nangong Yu, and turned his head to pretend not to know.
"Xiao Yu, I don't blame Master and Deacon Zeng for this, it's my own fault. ”
"Oh?" Nangong Yu didn't think that the honest and honest Xiaobo could do anything bad, and his eyes couldn't help but sweep Wang Zhe again. Then he stared, not far ahead, Yuan Menghan, dressed in a red dress, walked slowly.
"Yifeng Hall eighth, if you don't cultivate well, you can manage it quite widely!"
"Senior Sister Yuan, what do I care?"
"Hmph, I don't admit it yet, but I just heard that the apostle of Yifeng Hall wants to save the brother of Qingyuan, but unfortunately your brother is a shameful thief. Yuan Menghan's face and chin rose slightly, "Miss Ben is watching, if you want to save people, it won't work." ”
Nangong Yu hugged his fists: "What Senior Sister Yuan said is that right and wrong must always be distinguished." After a pause, he said: "If my brother is wrong, Nangong Yu will do his best to share the burden for him, but he will never be partial; ”
Yuan Menghan clapped his little hands: "Happy! But it's just a majestic realm, and it's been less than half a year since you entered the Cangming faction, I don't know where you got the confidence, as if you are the second person in the Cangming faction." ”
Yuan Menghan's words were sharp, and Nangong Yu's expression was not moved at all, not at all like the normal reaction of an eleven or twelve-year-old boy; Supposedly, you and I should be in the dark, the least of which we have a say. Or, Wang Zhe, you may know something, why don't you tell me about it first?" As Nangong Yu spoke, his eyes suddenly stared at Wang Zhe again, and said leisurely.
Wang Zhe was startled, couldn't help but take half a step back, and said, "I....I, why are you pulling me?"
"Hey, Wang Zhe, what are you afraid of! The evidence of Xu Xiaobo's theft is what you discovered, what, do others dare to kill you!" A fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy next to Wang Zhe shouted, and pushed him easily.
Wang Zhe's waist straightened up before he could speak, but Nangong Yu no longer paid attention to him, because at this time, Zeng Yuntao had already accompanied the two of them to approach.
The old-looking Xu Jiaxian first said hello to Yuan Menghan, and then said hello to Nangong Yu, but he didn't say a word, and then took two steps back. The middle-aged square-faced monk beside Xu Jiaxian took two steps forward and said, "Fang Ying, the first disciple in Xia Qingpu Garden, has seen Yuan Apostle and Nangong Apostle. The trivial matter of a famous disciple in Qingpuyuan bothered the two apostles to come, and Fang was really ashamed. The family teacher didn't know much about this matter, but he was here, and in front of the two apostles, he could guarantee that the handling was fair and impartial. Yuan Menghan didn't answer, Nangong Yu hugged his fists and said, "Senior Brother Fang, it's easy to say." ”
Fang Ying said: "The specific situation, Senior Brother Yuntao, let's talk about it." ”
The two apostles of Yimengtang and Yifengtang came, and what was originally simple became complicated. Zeng Yuntao sorted out his thoughts and said: "After Xu Xiaobo entered the Qingpu Garden, I taught him on behalf of the teacher, and at the beginning he was still diligent, not much talking, quick in work, and very able to endure hardships in cultivation, which was quite likable. ”
"But I don't know when it started, Xu Xiaobo befriended a group of outer disciples, and he was contaminated with the bad habit of gambling, and the resources that were originally enough to support his cultivation were often lost once or twice, and his cultivation began to lag. That's it, but he began to steal the Yuan Jing, pills, and even medicinal materials from the senior brothers and uncles in the Qingpu Garden, and these stolen resources were not used for cultivation, and often lost in gambling. ”
It wasn't until two of the five Qingyue grasses cherished by the family teacher were stolen that the family teacher ordered a thorough investigation under the anger of the family teacher, and Xu Xiaobo, the internal thief, was found. His past gambling was gradually revealed. Even so, the family teacher did not intend to take his life, as long as he admitted his mistake after the punishment, he then accepted the exercises and expelled him from the Qingyuan Garden. ”
After Zeng Yuntao finished speaking, Yuan Menghan said: "Senior Brother Xu is benevolent, a waste like this that does not grow up, directly abolish the exercises and throw them out of the Cangming faction." Even if there is a brother of Yifutang, what can it be? ”
Nangong Yu's expression did not move. Said: "Xiaobo, do you have anything to say?"
"Xiaoyu, I ..... I still say the same thing, gambling is my fault, but I just lost my own Yuanjing, they want to borrow me to gamble, I didn't ask for it, and I never stole anything. ”
"However, things have been searched from your residence, there are Qingyue grass, or stolen goods that senior brothers and uncles can recognize, right?" Nangong Yu said. Xiaobo is an outer disciple, and it is impossible to have even the lowest standard ring, and only the core disciples of the Cangming Sect and above are eligible for free standard rings.
"I don't know where those things come from, but there are only a few pieces of wild boar jerky left in the ironwood box under my bed, and I have never been willing to eat them. ”
Nangong Yu felt a sour nose for no reason, but the expression on his collapsed face remained unchanged at all, turned around, and said, "Wang Zhe, is it time for you to talk about it." ”
The young man next to Wang Zhe pushed him, Wang Zhe stiffened his neck, and said, "Just say it." Xu Xiaobo had always lived in the same room with me, and he had a new place to live after he entered the Qingpu Garden, but his bed was never occupied by anyone, so he kept it. After Elder Xu ordered a thorough investigation of the inside of Qingpu Garden, Senior Brother Tan Liang found Xu Xiaobo's old residence, and I said that his things were basically in an ironwood box, and that's it. ”
"Haven't you touched that ironwood box before?"
"Nope. ”
"No one has ever wanted that bed?"
"Nope. ”
"Xu Xiaobo participated in gambling, did you organize or pull him into the gang?"
"No, I never gamble. ”
The fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy next to Wang Zhe raised his voice and said, "Senior brother Wang Zhe never gambles. In our spare time, our outer disciples pushed pai gow and gambled on dice, Xu Xiaobo began to watch, and later joined himself, and no one pulled him. ”
Xu Xiaobo said in a sullen voice: "Yang Jin, it was you and Guo Lianhuan who instigated me to participate, and you have always wanted to borrow Yuanjing to gamble with me." ”
"Hmph, I'm egging you up? Are you stupid? Wang Zhe can't help it. ”
Nangong Yu said: "Let's not talk about how Xu Xiaobo entered the bureau, Yang Jin, let me ask you, does Xiaobo owe you Yuanjing?"
"Nope. However, there are not a hundred or eighty gambling disciples in the outer sect, Xu Xiaobo must owe someone else if he doesn't owe me, otherwise what would he do if he stole so many resources?"
"Well, what you said is true. It's just that the number of outer disciples has increased suddenly this year, Xu Xiaobo has a place to live in Qingpu Garden, and no one has ever wanted the old residence, his face is really big enough for this named disciple of Qingpu Garden, this suspicion is one; This suspicion is two; third, many of these stolen things, many of which cannot be directly used as gambling books, what kind of means does Xu Xiaobo use to turn into Yuanjing, and the clues to eliminate the stolen goods can be found; fourth, such a precious medicinal material as Qingyue Grass, presumably no one dares to accept it outside the door, why didn't Xu Xiaobo quietly throw it away and hide it in an ironwood box, does he want to die?"