Chapter 111: Counting the Chain
Despite all the troubles, there seemed to be a kind of magic in the ship, and as soon as he lay down in bed, the knife quickly forgot everything else and fell into a deep sleep. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
It was dawn, there was no rooster crowing, and there was no noisy sound like the inn, and the knife didn't know how long it took to wake up. When he had finished his clothes and walked out of the room, he went to the deck. On the way, he passed by Tang Tian's door, stopped for a while, and then walked towards the deck again.
The knife went to the deck, and looked up at the sky, the sun was high, and it was almost noon. When I looked again, I saw Tang Tian leaning on the side of the boat, looking into the distance, already out of his mind. Xiaodao coughed deliberately, walked slowly towards him, and said, "What do you want? I just wanted to knock on your door to call you, but I didn't expect you to be here." ”
"So, you passed by my door twice after last night, but you didn't come in, what's the matter, did you get angry with me after I said a few words to the white girl?" Tang Tian said without hesitation.
The knife took a deep breath, and suddenly said with relief on his face: "Yes, yes, yes, it's me who is stingy." It was I who was held up by her and didn't distinguish the situation. ”
"Shhhh Tang Tian noticed that someone was approaching behind him, so he interrupted.
The footsteps are getting closer and closer, light but powerful. Xiao Dao turned around casually, but what he saw was Ding Sanye, wearing a wide robe, walking towards them with his hands behind his back. This Ding Sanye has been similar in the past two days, and suddenly changed to a different person, and they don't want to be as familiar as before, Xiaodao smiled, and said leisurely: "The light skill on the third master's feet seems to be still powerful, and we only noticed it when I walked to it." ”
"I don't know what the two of you are doing here, but are you thinking about last night?" asked Ding Sanye with a smile.
"The third master is sharp-eyed, but what do you have to say to the two of us?" Tang Tian also turned around and asked.
"Don't dare, don't dare, but there is something unknown, last night the two suddenly ran into the cabin, and immediately caught the murderer after coming out, after the white girl killed the man with a heavy hand, the two seemed to be extremely surprised and worried. Although the white girl shot too hard, I also felt that something was wrong, but after all, the murderer was punished. I don't know what you're worried about? But what's wrong with the jade?"
"Oh, Ding Sanye, I don't know where you are. Tang Tianyi raised his head and asked with a smile.
"Where and where, I'm just speculating, after all, I, Ding San, have also been in this river and lake for a long time, although my martial arts are not good, but my ability to look at things has not been pulled down. Ding Sanye said with a smile.
"Then the third master might as well take another look for us?" Tang Tian said.
Ding Sanye stroked the beard on his chin with a smile, and said: "In my opinion, the white girl was born in a martial arts family, punishing evil and promoting good, and it is not surprising that she shot a little heavier, the worries of the two must be related to the murderer, the body of the kitchen worker who died last night, I also went to see it in the morning, I think the person who died last night would never be able to do that kind of technique." ”
"Oh, the third master said the Tao, continue to speak. "Little Knife Road.
"I think at least two people did what happened last night. One kills someone, deliberately making him scream, attracting everyone here, and one does something unknown when everyone is looking at the corpse. Ding Sanye said.
"The third master is really sharp-eyed. "Little Knife Road.
"But the question is, what did that person do?" Ding Sanye squinted at Xiao Dao and Tang Tian.
Tang Tian stood up and preemptively said: "Yes, what did he do?" I was also puzzled, I wanted to stay alive and torture it, but I never thought that the white girl would be ruthless to understand, and I couldn't figure out what that person was going to do after thinking about it, I was really depressed." ”
"Hehehe, if my guess is correct, I have a way to find out the other person. Ding Sanye said.
"What's the solution?" Knife asked hurriedly.
"All it takes is for you to secretly hand me a burden, and then I will put it on the top of the mast, and if there is a wrongdoer on this ship, it will be strange, and he will definitely go and take a look at it before he gets off the ship. Won't it be clear then?" said Ding Sanye.
"Burden, so conspicuous on the mast, if there really is such a person, would he take such a risk?" asked the knife.
"We are in the open, the enemy is in the dark, if we keep hiding, it is difficult to guarantee that no one will be killed again, so we just put this thing under his nose. In addition, there is not much itinerary from Yanmingzhuang, it will definitely arrive before tomorrow morning, this boat is rented, we got off the boat, if the person misses this opportunity, he will not be able to succeed again, and there are many people who take risks. Ding Sanye said.
"And since we secretly handed it over to you, how can anyone else know?" asked the knife.
"Then let's see if there is such a person. If so, do you think he's just staring at us somewhere? Ding Sanye said.
"That's good, although the result is unknown, but it's a way anyway, then bother Ding Sanye to wait here, and let's go and take a burden casually. After Tang Tian finished speaking, he pulled the knife and walked towards the cabin.
After entering Tang Tian's bedroom, Xiao Dao asked, "What kind of medicine are you selling in this gourd? Haven't you already lost it? Where will there be any thieves to rob it?" ”
"Don't you understand? If the person you want to assassinate was obviously killed by you last night, and just as you are about to leave, you find that a person who looks exactly the same has reappeared, will you not take another look? Tang Tian said.
This makes sense, but the other party must also know that this is a trap, and if he had to act, he would not have made a bigger move. Knife said uneasily.
"That being said, that's not what I'm concerned about right now. Tang Tian said.
"And what do you care about?" asked Knife.
"Hehe, I'll tell you when I get off the boat, now, hurry up and find a baggage. Tang Tian said with a smile.
Tang Tian and Xiaodao casually wrapped a few things, wrapped them into a package, and then went out and handed them over to Ding Sanye.
I saw Ding Sanye, a few steps over, and hung on the mast with one hand, and after putting the burden away, he jumped down from it with the rope on the side several times.
At this moment, Xu Dali, the boss of the boat, happened to pass by, and several handymen also saw it, and came over to stare at the mast, Xu Dali asked strangely: "What are you doing, why is the burden hanging on it." ”
"You don't understand this, anyway, we'll pick it up when we get off the boat, and if any of you go to get it during this period, don't blame our men for being ruthless. The last few words of Ding Sanye became louder and louder, for fear that no one on this ship would hear them.
"What's the matter, it's so lively here?" Bai Xiaomeng listened to the movement on the deck and ran out to take a look.
Tang Tian approached Bai Xiaomeng and whispered, "We are testing whether there are any other thieves." ”
"Can you catch it like this?" Bai Xiaomeng also asked quietly.
"Who knows? "Tang Tiandao.
"Okay, okay, by the way, it's time to eat, let's go eat. Bai Xiaomeng said.
"I'll stay here for a while, and you go eat first. Knife said, staring at the mast.
"Let's go, no one will do it now, eat and drink enough, and wait until night to get nervous. Tang Tian said as he pushed the knife into the cabin.
In the afternoon, after everyone had eaten, Tang Tian called a knife and a knife to come to his room.
Tang Tian put his hands behind his back and looked at the knife and knife Wantong who was sitting, but he didn't speak for a long time. Xiaodao looked at him for a long time, sighed, took out a teacup and put it in front of Tang Tian, poured him a cup of tea steadily, and said, "This son, please drink tea." ”
Tang Tian hehehehehe
Seeing him put down the teacup, Xiaodao picked up the teapot and poured a full cup again, and said, "Okay, this tea has also been drunk, so you can say it." Which play are you playing with the third master today? ”
Tang Tian drank it all again, and after drinking, he just smiled at the knife, but he didn't say a word.
Dao Wantong couldn't stand it anymore, and said silently: "Actually, that thing doesn't... ”
Tang Tian heard that Dao Wantong was about to tell the truth, and hurriedly interrupted, "Wait, if you want to say it, I'll talk about it." ”
Dao Wantong had no choice but to stop, pursed his lips, and stared at Tang Tian with his eyes.
Tang Tiandao: "Actually, that thing wasn't lost at all, and it was still put in my place." ”
"What!!!" Knife shouted in shock and lowered his voice.
"When I gave you something, it was an empty box, and it was not right to say that it was an empty box, and I also had a small mechanism in it, if someone accidentally opened it, I was afraid that it would be a little injured. Tang Tian said leisurely.
"Aren't you afraid I'll open it?" Knife was startled when he heard this.
"Will you? Your mind is on that Bai Xiaomeng, where will it be. Tang Tian said, seeing the knife, he seemed to be getting more and more angry, and said in a weak voice: "No, you definitely won't go to see it." ”
Xiao Dao suppressed the anger in his heart and said, "Even if it won't be in the next two days, I will check it in two days." That means that you secretly made a fake and handed it over to me, and it really has been with you all along. ”
"That's not entirely right, it was still when I was in Xuzhou, and I was prepared when I was injured, just in case, what you carried before has always been true. And how can a smart person like me only make a fake one, I also gave a fake one to Brother Dao last night. Tang Tian said.
"I knew you were giving me a fake. Dao Wantong said.
"Wait, that's not right, since what we stole is fake, the one who stole it must now know that it's still on us. Then why do you still have to cooperate with Ding Sanye to play such a play?" Xiao Dao gradually calmed down and thought about the strangeness in the middle.
"That's what I'm going to tell you. This idea was made by Ding Sanye, I just planned it, don't you also suspect that Ding Sanye is a little weird? Let's take a look tonight, if there is movement at night, there are thieves rushing towards the burden on the mast, then Ding Sanye has no problem, if it is coming at us, then Ding Sanye may not be able to escape. Tang Tian said.
"Why?" asked Knife, puzzled.
"Because in order to make it look real, two of us must go to guard the burden on the mast, and there is not only one person left in the cabin, and the possibility of the other party succeeding is still very high. Tang Tian said.
"The White Maiden. Knife asked.
"No matter what, she has to be careful, tonight Brother Dao and I will go outside to guard, oh no, Brother Dao and I will go outside now, you will change it later, you must do it more real than the real thing, and when it is night, you will watch things in the room." Tang Tian said.
After Tang Tian finished speaking, he and Dao Wan went to stay on the deck together, and even when they had dinner, they were sent to the deck with a knife to feed them.
The night was getting deeper, and Xiaodao was lying on the bed with his head on his pillow, still worried about Tang Tian's situation outside. At this time, there was a sound of three knocks on the door outside the door, and then Bai Xiaomeng's voice came: "Meng Gongzi, are you sleeping?"
Xiaodao sat up, and as soon as he opened the door, a faint fragrance came to his nose, and he saw that Bai Xiaomeng was only wearing a tulle single coat, a cloak on the outside, and a tray with a pot of wine and a plate of side dishes on it standing outside the door.
"Why, don't let me in?" Bai Xiaomeng said with a smile.
The knife took the tray and hurriedly said, "Come in, please come in." After the knife finished speaking, he turned around and put the things on the table, and when he turned around, Bai Xiaomeng had already walked into the room and closed the door.
"What is the White Girl doing, it's late at night, why haven't you fallen asleep?" asked the knife.
"You haven't slept yet, look at you, you haven't even taken off your clothes. Bai Xiaomeng sat down as he spoke, picked up the wine jug and poured wine into the glass.
"I was worried that something would happen at night, so I slept with my clothes together for the past two days. The knife said innocently.
"I've never been on a boat before, and I've been churning in my stomach since I got on the boat, and I can't move, so I can only lie down in bed, and I fall asleep again, but I wake up not long after I go to sleep, and that happened again last night, and it's even harder to sleep. Tonight, I suddenly panicked, thinking that I should bring wine to you for a few drinks, and maybe I can sleep peacefully tonight. The more Bai Xiaomeng spoke, the softer her voice became.
Xiaodao said with a smile: "You are not used to it, originally in this situation, you should go outside for a walk and breathe, so that it can be more comfortable." ”
After Bai Xiaomeng poured two glasses of wine, he picked up one of them and put it in front of the knife, but his eyes never left the knife's eyes for a moment.
Xiaodao was nervous by these charming eyes, not only his hands and feet, but also his whole body stiffened, and he wanted to swallow his saliva, but found that his throat was dry.
"Come, let's have a drink first. Bai Xiaomeng raised his wine glass and said.
Xiaodao sat motionless and said, "There may be something to do at night, but I still don't drink it." ”
"Don't you still blame me for beating that man to death last night? Bai Xiaomeng said angrily.
"No blame, no blame, that man deserves to die. "Little Knife Road.
Then he drank this cup with me. Bai Xiaomeng toasted and saluted.
"Well, just one drink. The knife couldn't withstand Bai Xiaomeng's repeated persuasion, and drank all the wine in the cup.
After Bai Xiaomeng saw that the knife drank the wine, he smiled slightly, and put down his cup.
"Why, you don't drink?" asked Knife, confused.
"Although this wine is good, it is too strong, and the little woman is not strong enough to drink, and I am afraid that she will not wake up for a long time after drinking it. Bai Xiaomeng stood up as he spoke, walked behind the knife, put his hand on the knife's shoulder, and gently rubbed it, the head of the knife leaned on Bai Xiaomeng's soft body, the fragrance of the bones went straight to his heart, and he slowly closed his eyes.
Bai Xiaomeng said: "Just now I went to ask the boat boss when he would go to Yanmingzhuang, and he said that the wind has been good for the past two days, and Yanmingzhuang will be in front of him in another hour." He also asked me if I would rest on the boat until dawn or if I would get off the ship immediately. Hehe, I smiled and asked him why he was sleeping on a ship with a dead man. He smiled and said, as long as you sleep with me, everywhere is gentle, and it doesn't matter if he is dead or not. You say it's not funny. ”
"What are you talking about?, this wine?" asked Knife.
Bai Xiaomeng saw that what he said was already weak, and pinched it with his hand, and his whole body was also soft, and with a hard pull, the knife fell from the chair to the ground, Bai Xiaomeng said with a smile: "You Xiaodao, oh no, it should be called You Hall Master now, I didn't expect it, it will also end up today." ”
"You... Do you know me, who are you?" said the knife weakly.
"Hahahaha, then I'll let you take a look. Bai Xiaomeng put his hand under his cheek, rubbed it slowly with his hand, and then slowly pulled, and a face was torn off. Human Skin Mask!!The face knife behind the mask now recognizes !! ghost woman who was seen in the mansion of the Moon Scar Valley that day.
"Ghost woman, it's you? when... Where's the White Maiden?" said Knife.
"Hahaha, what an amorous species, it's a pity, when did you ever know a white girl?" said the ghost woman with a smile, and the laughter became more and more debauched.
"You... The knife struggled to squeeze out a word.
"Don't you, don't you, save some effort. I'm not going to talk nonsense with you, it's time to get down to business, where's the thing?" the ghost woman began to search for the bed, and after rummaging through it, she couldn't find the package. The ghost woman pondered for a moment, looked around, and this room was just a table, a chair, and a bed, so she went down and looked under the bed, and saw a package. The ghost woman was overjoyed, and she lowered her hand a little, and reached out to take it, but suddenly her fingers, which had been extremely powerful, dotted several times on her back, and the acupoint was sealed, and the ghost woman couldn't move.
"You... What's going on, it's impossible, drunken immortal brewing with netherworld incense, this poison is absolutely impossible for anyone to solve. The ghost woman exclaimed incredulously.
"Yes, but how do you know I've drunk your drunken brew?" said Knife, standing up and sitting back in his chair.
"How could you not have drunk it? I obviously saw that you drank it. The ghost woman said.
"The combination of drunken immortal brew and netherworld incense can make anyone's muscles and bones soft and lose their internal strength, if there is no antidote after a few hours, then that person will always be a waste person in the future, this thing should be the most vicious poison in the world. Netherworld incense may be impossible to prevent, but the drunken immortal brew that needs to be matched with it has a drawback. Knife said.
"What's the downside?" asked the ghost.
"It's so fragrant, so fragrant that you are already drunk before you drink it, and I am afraid that only the evil spirits in the wine dare to drink such wine, and ordinary people will not be vigilant when they see it? Knife said.
"But... The ghost woman said.
Before she could finish speaking, the knife interrupted, "But you also know, so I wore such a tempting dress late at night to my room, hoping that I would pay attention not to the wine, but to you." It's a pity that your abacus fell through, but I never imagined that you were a disguised ghost woman. If you are ... ”
Before the knife could say anything, suddenly the big ship seemed to have hit something, and with a loud bang, the hull of the ship also shook, and with great force, the knife was thrown into the wall.
At this moment, on the deck, Tang Tian and Dao Wantong also fell to the ground, and the hull of the ship was extremely tilted. Tang Tian and Dao Wantong hurriedly grabbed the rope beside him. At this moment, a black shadow burst out, and with a few extremely flexible steps, stretched out one hand, about to grab the burden on the mast. Suddenly, Ding Sanye flew out of nowhere, and kicked the man out of mid-air with a volley.
The swaying of the ship's hull finally stopped, and Tang Tian and Dao Wantong were about to stand up, when the man saw this situation, he hurriedly shot out a few hidden weapons, wanting to knock the burden off the mast. Unexpectedly, the third master of Ding jumped up directly and blocked in front of the burden, "Ah." Ding Sanye shouted in pain, grabbed the burden and fell from the mast.
When the man saw that he could no longer succeed, and was about to jump ship to escape for his life, he also screamed. Tang Tian and Dao Wantong rushed to the man at this moment, and saw that he had been hit by several hidden weapons on his back and died on the ground.
"Third Master, how are you?" Tang Tian hurriedly turned around to look at Third Master Ding's injuries.
"I'm fine, the ship is sinking. Ding Sanye shouted bitterly.
Tang Tian looked around, the hull of the ship was getting more and more tilted, and slowly fell to the stern direction and sank, and saw that there seemed to be lights in front of him, thinking that he was already close to the shore, and said: "Not busy, we are not far from the shore, if we jump ship at this moment and tread the water, it will not take long to reach the shore, but there are still many people in the cabin, I don't know what the situation is." ”
As he was talking, people kept pouring out of the cabin, and after Tang Tian saw Chai Daguan, he pulled him to his side.
Chai Daguan said in a panic: "What happened, how could this be, how can this be done." ”
Tang Tian hurriedly reassured: "Don't panic, big officials, this place is not far from the shore, and it will be fine." ”
Before he finished speaking, suddenly there was a loud bang in the direction of the bow of the ship, the fire rushed to the sky, and the entire bow was blown off in half, and there was a violent vibration, and everyone on the deck was unsteady in their footsteps, and they fell to the ground one after another, and several people standing on the edge were directly shocked and fell directly into the water.
Tang Tian was worried about the situation of the knife, but at this moment, the cabin was even more chaotic, the ship had sunk more than half, and it was already difficult to enter, after hesitating again and again, Tang Tian handed over the Chai Daguan to the knife Wantong, and stepped into the cabin by himself.
The water was already knee-long, Tang Tian walked step by step to the direction of the knife's room, halfway through, he saw the knife carrying a burden coming from the front, Tang Tian looked at the knife happily.
The knife also saw Tang Tian waiting in front at this moment, and waved his hand again and again to signal Tang Tian to retreat.
After a while, Tang Tian and Xiaodao finally came to the deck, but when it was said to be a deck, it was only like a piece of driftwood in the water at the moment.
Everyone swam to the shore with great difficulty, and Dao Wantong helped the Chai officials to rest under a tree. Until the ship sank completely, and the surroundings were completely dark.
There was also the sound of swimming ashore around, and it was believed that other survivors were approaching. But the situation is extremely dangerous. The knife groped around to collect some dead branches and leaves, slowly gathered into a small pile, both palms moved enough internal strength, constantly rubbing, suddenly a burst of fire rose, the eyes were open, and finally saw the surrounding situation clearly. Tang Tian and Dao Wantong continued to collect some branches by lighting the light to keep the fire alive.