Chapter 9 Chapter Seven Ancient Books

Someone often complains: "People should have a better way to start the day than waking up every morning." There are also some people who stay in bed, and they often say with a serious expression: "The dream now determines your future, so let's sleep for a while!" Yang Junfei feels that he is very unhappy now, like a bomb that will explode at any time. Not only did he wake up early in the same way today, but he also stared at Yebuyu dreamlessly, and followed him from the downtown area to this messy, dirty, chaotic street. What's even more unlucky is that now he actually lost someone, this kind of thing has never happened since he debuted as a detective.

Yang Junfei angrily threw the hamburger in his hand to the ground, and stomped on it a few times.Depend on!What kind of character is that kid, to be able to run away from his palm without making a fuss. He frowned, and suddenly his eyes lit up. A young woman appeared in my sight, a beautiful oriental woman, with a look of anxiety, hovering at the door of a store, not knowing who she was waiting for. Yang Junfei suddenly found her, and couldn't turn his head around for a while. Isn't this the one who pretended to be his fiancée, ran to the ice sheet of Greenland to pull him back, and claimed to be that bastard Lu Ping's assistant Zixue?All along, I have never believed a word of her nonsense.

It's just that this woman was still asking about the progress in Canada yesterday, why did she get here today? A man walked out of the store, also very young, about twenty-six or seven years old, with a handsome face, but his eyes revealed an indescribable sense of vicissitudes. He said a few words to Zixue, and then they left together. There are weird!Yang Junfei intuitively believed that the man must have been indirectly or even directly related to Lu Ping's kidnapping. Also, every time Zhang Bingying mentioned Zixue, his tone faltered, as if he was afraid of something. I am afraid that these two people are related to the force that kidnapped Lu Ping.

what should I do?Do you want to continue looking for Ye Buyu, get back the ring, and teach him a lesson by the way?Or follow these two people to see if there are any clues? He took out a cigarette, and finally put it down helplessly. He just put it in his mouth and didn't ignite it. Yang Junfei looked left and right, followed the place where the two disappeared, and followed them without showing any trace. I was in a small shop, and I let out a sigh of relief when the guy who was following me went away. Yu Xin next to him asked puzzledly: "Didn't you wish that handsome middle-aged guy would come to you a long time ago? Why are you desperately trying to get rid of him now?"

I glared at her: "You don't understand. Tracking and trading are two different things. I prefer him to stand in the position of trading and appear in front of me." Yu Xin was even more puzzled, and pouted her cute little mouth and said, "Why are you so fierce? I really don't understand what is tracking what transaction, what is the difference?" "It's a big difference." I snorted: "If he follows me, it means that he is for some purpose, and he is unwilling to contact me openly. He just lurks by my side, when it is most favorable, like At that time, we had no choice but to be slaughtered by him. But the transaction is different, it is two equal exchange methods, each takes what it needs, only in this way can I get the greatest benefit."

"Brother Xiaoye is really a traitor." Yu Xin tilted her head and pinched my nose vigorously, "Even for such a small matter, I have to calculate it and calculate it. I really don't understand you boys! Couldn't Brother Xiaoye Are you using your good mind to benefit the world? If you think about it like this, you will grow gray hair." I shook her hand vigorously and didn't speak again. I went to see my second uncle Yexuan early this morning, and told him roughly what I found last night. The second uncle was very excited. Regarding his current research in a sluggish state, these discoveries undoubtedly injected a dose of stimulant into the entire archaeological team.

At the same time, I also asked him to help me find out the contact information of the male host of "Midnight Philosophy". He used his network and quickly found it. I talked to that man on the phone, he listened to my request, and said bluntly that he was in the No. 23 shop on Antique Street, and he had seen a record about Lu Yu, which was very old and had no title. Originally, he really wanted to buy it, but the boss treated it like a treasure and refused to transfer it. After he finished speaking, he inquired about the recent situation of the archaeological team with great interest, and of course I was very blunt and perfunctory.

While perfunctory, a rare sense of guilt appeared in my heart.After all, he knew everything and answered everything, so Yu Xin couldn't listen anymore and scolded me for being stingy. The so-called antique streets are found in almost every city with a bit of history. They are nothing more than selling antique-looking trinkets, books, ceramics, ancient weapons and so on. Most of them have the local characteristics of that city. It's just that usually there are not many genuine antiques sold on these streets. I pulled Yuxin and quickly arrived in front of the No. 23 shop. This is a very small shop, only about twenty square meters inside.The house has not been decorated, and it looks like it has a long history. The eaves are so low that they almost touch the top of my head.

When I walked in, I didn't see anyone. There were six bookshelves in the store, densely packed with books.The books are very old, and there is no obvious classification. "Is anyone there?" I yelled. "Am I not human?" An old and gloomy voice suddenly appeared from behind me, and Yu Xin, who was beside me, was so frightened that her legs went limp, and she almost sat on the ground out of embarrassment. I was also frightened, turned my head, and tried my best to squeeze a kind smile on my face, and said, "Old man, I want to buy a book." The old man snorted, "Everyone who comes here buys books. Does anyone still like to read me, an old man?"

This old guy's personality is really weird. It seems that he is used to living alone, and his personality has become withdrawn. I still smiled, "Old man, this book is a little bit special, it records things about Lu Yu." "The cabinet over there is full of books about Lu Yu. Just pick one, give as much money as you want, and just put it on the shelf." The old man was ready to walk into the room without raising his head sickly. I hurriedly said again: "What I want to buy is an ancient book that records Lu Yu and a girl named Cui Miaoer. I don't know if it is on that shelf."

The old man's footsteps stopped abruptly, he turned his head abruptly, and looked at me unblinkingly with his cloudy eyes, as if he wanted to pierce me through with his weak sight. I looked at him calmly, although I was a little puzzled, it was just buying a book, so there is no need to make such a fuss? Slowly, my body stiffened under the sight of the old man, and I couldn't move even a single finger all over my body. The old man's eyes are like the sun, invisible rays of light pass through the filthy eyes, and suddenly become sharp, like countless swords piercing through my body, and then passing away. My heart was shocked crazily, what a terrifying look in his eyes, is he still human? After a long time, the old man looked away and said slowly, "There are no such books here." "I don't believe it." I seemed to be wandering on the verge of life and death for a while, and I was covered in cold sweat.After finally calming down, I found that the muscles in my legs and feet were weak and I couldn't use any strength.The body is also trembling slightly.I am actually afraid! The old man sighed deeply: "Why did you buy that book?" "There is a reason." I procrastinated these three words, like childish revenge. The old man laughed inexplicably, as if he had encountered something very interesting.He looked at me again without blinking, but this time there was less pressure than before: "You can ask for a book, but answer me a question." "Okay." I agreed confidently.I think Ye Buyu is extremely smart, how could I not be able to answer. "Have you ever heard a poem?" The old man laughed a few times, "Bodhi does not have a tree, and the mirror is not a stand. There is nothing in the first place, so where does the dust come from?" I nodded, everyone knows this famous poem.The old man asked: "Then do you know what this poem was like before it was corrected?" Although it is a bit difficult, it does not bother me.I opened my mouth and replied, "As a bodhi tree, your heart is like a mirror stand. Always wipe it diligently so as not to stir up dust. Old man, isn't it like this?" I had a rather smug look on my face, and secretly resented him for scaring me to death just now, even waiving the honorific title of old man. Yu Xin, who was beside me, tried hard to pull on my sleeve, "What kind of riddles are you playing? I can't understand anything." Seeing the old man's displeased expression, I was immediately happy, and I didn't care about Yu Xin's interruption. I explained: "This is a story about Taoism and poetry. You know the sixth patriarch Huineng, right? Don't know? It's okay, I'll tell you. "He is a great eminent monk in Chinese history. He is well-known illiterate. Although he could not read, he wrote very good poems. He was born in a poor family and made a living by collecting firewood. Later, he realized something when he heard people recite the "Diamond Sutra". Walked from Guangzhou to Hubei, and went to learn Buddhism under Hongren, the fifth patriarch of Huangmei. "His master, the Fifth Patriarch, is getting old and wants to pass on his mantle to his successors, but who should he pass it on to? Huangmei Fifth Patriarch asked all his disciples to write a verse to see who has the highest understanding of Tao. Disciple Shenxiu was very knowledgeable, so he wrote the gatha I just read: As a bodhi tree, your heart is like a mirror stand. Always wipe it diligently, so as not to stir up dust. "The Bodhi tree is the place where Sakyamuni enlightened. 'Being a Bodhi tree' means that our body is as firm and strong as the Bodhi tree. 'The heart is like a mirror stand' means that our heart should be like a mirror. It generally reflects all things. For this time, it is always wiped, so as not to let our hearts be dirty, and not to cause it to get into the dust of the world. "But the Sixth Patriarch Hui Neng believed that his brother did not really realize the Tao, so in order to express his own views, he slightly changed the gatha of his brother Shenxiu to read: Bodhi does not have a tree, and the mirror is not a stand. There is nothing in the first place. Where can I mess with it?" Dust. As soon as the fifth patriarch heard this gatha from Huineng, he knew that the sixth patriarch had a higher understanding of Dao than Shenxiu, so he passed on his mantle to him, but he was afraid that others would harm the sixth patriarch, so he told Huineng to go south quickly. "The sixth patriarch left for several days before the fifth patriarch announced to his disciples that Huineng was his successor. Shenxiu said nothing, but the other disciples quit. Huiming, who was a general, went after Huineng with a knife in his hand. Huiming caught up with him. After Huineng, he didn’t kill Huineng, and of course he couldn’t kill Huineng. Huineng passed on some Taoism to Huiming. After Huiming got some insights, he went back to practice Taoism. Huineng lived in seclusion among hunters and practiced Taoism. Fifteen years later, he came out of the mountain , when I went to Faxing Temple in Guangzhou, Master Yinzong was giving a lecture. At this time, the wind was blowing the flag, and one monk said it was the flag, and the other said it was the wind. The sixth patriarch Huineng went to tell these two monks that it was neither wind , it is not the movement of the flag, it is the heart of the benevolent..." Speaking of this, I trembled all over, and looked at the old man with horror on my face: "Is there something in that book that will kill the person who gets it?" The old man nodded in satisfaction, and said, "Young man, you have good comprehension. That book is not something you can bear. Even if you die, do you still want it?" After pondering for a while, I resolutely said: "Compared with fate, I am more curious about the truth. If I am afraid of everything, I am not me. Besides, I am not the kind of short-lived character. Can live to be one hundred and sixty years old." Seeing how stubborn I was, the old man didn't say anything anymore. He walked into the back room silently, took a square thing wrapped in oilcloth, and handed it to me. I don't know if it was an illusion, but at that moment, I seemed to feel that he seemed to have used up all the energy in his life, and the wrinkles on his forehead like a Shar-Pei were densely piled up, making him look even older. "Be careful." Before leaving, the old man whispered this sentence in my ear, but I didn't expect that it was the last sentence of this mysterious old man who had only seen one side. That night, the old man's antique bookstore suddenly ignited a strange fire, burning the house, all the furniture and people inside, leaving no bones left... Back to the second uncle's research institute, as soon as he entered the underground research room where Lu Yu's coffin was placed, he saw the second uncle and the lunatic uncle arguing about something red-faced. When the two of them saw me, they immediately stopped their quarrel and asked in unison, "Have you found that book?" "Of course." I made an OK gesture and said triumphantly, "I'll help your nephew, so there's nothing we can't fix." Yu Xin next to her immediately covered her stomach, making an expression of "I can't stand you". Yexuan couldn't wait to rush towards me, stroked the book affectionately several times, and then untied the tarpaulin. This book is not thick, and the paper is yellowed, but the handwriting on it is not blurred at all, and it can be seen that it is well maintained. There were no words on the first page, and when they turned to the second page, everyone gasped. The four of us looked at each other in shock, and the second uncle's hand holding the book trembled slightly. In the center of the second page, there are only two words - The Classic of Tea. "Impossible, this book of tea cannot be true. The book of tea written by Lu Yu himself has long been destroyed, and now most of the folk collections are the book of tea engraved by Wu Dan in 1542." ", Ming Dynasty Jiajing Renyin Jingling Ben." The second uncle was the first to call out. I pondered for a while, and shouted: "Yu Xin, where is the piece of paper you copied yesterday?" Yu Xin, who was still in a sluggish state, handed the paper to me reflexively. Without saying a word, I took the ancient book from Ye Xuan's hand, and carefully compared the characters on the two. After a long time, I raised my head and panted, "The words above and the words copied in the coffin were written by one person. I'm afraid this book is real!" The second uncle still had an unbelievable look on his face. He grabbed the book and began to search it carefully.I was very upset and was about to sarcastically say a few words to him, when suddenly, the cell phone in my pocket rang. It was Zhao Qian'er, her tone was very urgent, she must see me immediately, and said she wanted me to see something.I frowned, and made an appointment with her to meet at the gate of the institute. I chatted with the lunatic uncle who was obviously absent-minded and fixed his eyes on the book in the second uncle's hand. I laughed secretly and said, no wonder, there are historical records. In the original "Tea Classic", Lu Yu not only included The complete version of The Classic of Tea, also recorded in detail the types and distribution of various teas. Although there are more and more types of modern tea, almost all of them are artificially cultivated, losing their natural properties and not necessarily good in taste. If we compare the records in the original tea classics, we should be able to find several kinds of tea trees that are now extinct. These alone are enough to make the lunatic uncle even more crazy. Now that the information is in the hands of someone, how can he not be in a hurry to grab it and study it? Looking at my watch, it was almost time for my appointment with Zhao Qianer, so I got up and walked to the gate of the institute. As soon as I went out, I saw her walking up and down anxiously, looking very panicked. "What happened to Zhang Ke?" There should be only one person who can make this strong woman so anxious, but Zhang Ke has become a vegetable. What could be worse than this?I wondered. "It's his business." Zhao Qian'er looked around carefully, "He left me a letter, and asked me to let you see it too. Is there a relatively safe place in the house? I'm afraid someone will follow me." "Go to my room." I hesitated for a moment, what happened to her, why did she have a suspicious expression? Zhao Qian'er's nerves were tense, she followed me quickly, and after I opened the door, she dodged and quickly ran in, she really looked like a female detective. Sitting on the sofa face to face with her, I didn't speak, just looked at her quietly.What is this woman doing? After a while, just when I was impatient to break the silence, she took out some papers and handed them to me. "Isn't this the love letter Zhang Ke wrote to you? Why do you want to show it to me?" I glanced at it and asked very puzzled. "I don't know." Zhao Qian'er was a little frustrated, "But in his letter, he asked me to show it to you several times, and many places were written contradictory and sloppy, which is very unlike his style. Also, there was a letter early this morning. Two strong men broke through the door and broke into his apartment, I always feel that the fact that he turned into a vegetable is not so simple." I fell silent.That's right, why did Zhang Ke insist that I read this letter, and even said that he wanted to share something with me. I don't know him well, so it's definitely weird! After carefully reading the letter from beginning to end several times, my face became more and more solemn, and finally I took out a few blank sheets of paper to mark.About an hour later, I raised my head abruptly, my face contorted slightly with excitement. Unexpectedly, two very important pieces of information were hidden in this short article, and it was thanks to him that he figured it out. I said to Zhao Qian'er with a wry smile: "It seems that Zhang Ke of your family is not as rough as it appears on the surface. Although his brain and nerves are not developed, he is indeed a little smart. But, how does he know that I must understand?" "Do you really understand what it means?" Zhao Qian'er asked in surprise. "You don't believe it?" I was still smiling, and I searched for a hand-sized thing that looked like a radio among the luggage I brought, and said, "I'm afraid it's not safe here, I'll take you to see it." Several people, I will tell you what is hidden in the letter." I took Zhao Qian'er and took the elevator into the basement. Seeing those huge spiral-shaped unknown objects, she was also amazed and amazed.I looked at these things for which I didn't know their purpose again, and I felt an unknown strange feeling in my heart. It is absolutely impossible for this thing to be used to extract the essence of tea, and no one knows the specific method of use. The old man Huangfu Sanxing is a typical businessman. A businessman will never spend money to make useless things as decorations.Besides, anyone with a discerning eye can tell at a glance that each of these things is worth a lot of money. I really don't understand the mysterious old man more and more. Walking into the research room, the second uncle and the lunatic uncle looked at me in confusion as soon as they saw Zhao Qian'er. "I'll explain later." I took out the instrument I just found and started to probe everywhere.Seeing my strange actions, several people were even more puzzled. Yu Xin couldn't help asking, "Brother Xiao Ye, what are you doing?" "Looking for a bug." I replied without looking up. "How could there be such a thing as a bug here?" Before she finished speaking, she heard the instrument in my hand making a rapid "beep". I dug the bug out from under a projector, crushed it with my foot, and then said, "Don't underestimate this thing, this is a special anti-eavesdropping device for the police, and you can't escape the special fluctuations within ten meters. I managed to get it from my cousin." Didn't see Ye Hao and Ye Xuan, whose faces were petrified with astonishment, and didn't seriously think about why there was a bug here, Yu Xin wondered indifferently: "Why do you carry that kind of device with you?" thing?" "Your brother, I often do some sneaky and shameful things, and I often say things that can't be heard by others. Of course, we have to take precautions before they happen, otherwise I don't know how I died." I took it for granted. replied. Zhao Qian'er almost fainted after hearing my answer, who the hell is this kid! I searched the research room carefully, and even Lu Yu's coffin was not removed. A total of five bugs were found. I destroyed the corpses one by one, and then sat comfortably on the chair. Finally, there is a certain guarantee for speaking. Ye Xuan frowned, "Xiao Ye, what's going on? Who installed these bugs?" "Do you still remember the disappearance of Lu Yu's body?" I asked. He nodded: "How could I forget it? It's been so long, and there is no clue at all. In order to suppress the news of the theft, I have suffered a lot." "I think at least two forces are involved in the disappearance of the corpse." I explained: "We have never seen the first force, but somehow it stupefied us. And the second force The representative is our old friend, the middle-aged man who was tied up. But I actually found out that he was following me this morning. Why can he grasp my every move so clearly? I doubt that he must be in and out of me. Bugs were installed in the places where they passed in order to obtain more information." As I spoke, I calmly picked up a pen and wrote the four words "Huangfu Three Stars".In fact, destroying the bug is just for show. I don't believe that the old guy has been setting it up for so long to leave such a little way of wiretapping. Ye Hao and Ye Xuan were shocked, unable to conceal their surprise, with expressions of disbelief. I nodded with certainty, and continued to cut corners and say something that needed to be overheard, "Let's not talk about that, the lady next to me has brought us a very shocking piece of information." "What information?" Yu Xin suddenly became interested, and Zhao Qian'er also pricked up her ears to listen carefully. I smiled and handed the copy paper to them. Yuxin looked at it, and just like me just now, she yelled in disappointment, "Isn't this a love letter from Brother Zhang Ke to Sister Qian'er? Brother Xiaoye, you are so bad, you don't even let such things go." The second uncle and the lunatic uncle did not speak, they knew that I would not be aimless, and just waited quietly for the next step. I whetted everyone's appetites, and then explained: "Actually, there is a code hidden in the short text here, which can only be deciphered in a very special way. Fortunately, I happen to know that method, but it took a lot of effort. Only then did I understand what that guy Zhang Ke wanted to express in the end." After a moment of silence, I said loudly: "Actually, there is another tomb under Lu Yu's tomb, where the tea saint's favorite person is buried." "What?" The four people beside them obviously didn't react. After a long time, Ye Xuan said loudly: "How could Zhang Ke know that there is no historical record in history!" It seemed that he didn't have a good impression of Zhang Ke, a carefree young man. "Cui Miao'er, isn't there any historical records? But it can't be erased. She once existed. She and Lu Yu were in love. Even before Lu Yu died, he couldn't forget the fact of her. However, Zhang Why would Ke know? And why would I believe it? Of course I have my own basis.” I told Zhang Ke’s current state and the tea leaves left in Lu Yu’s coffin in his apartment, and told them exactly what happened. Added a little bit of my own speculation. "Perhaps, after drinking the water made from those strange tea leaves, Zhang Ke and Lu Yu also had some ideological connections." While talking, I wrote a few more words on the paper, "The tea is from Huangfu Sanxing to Zhang Ke", and after making sure they had seen it, I calmly burned the paper, crushed the ashes, and threw it into the trash bucket. Everyone's brains were shocked again, Ye Xuan's legs went limp, and he sat down on the chair excitedly. Ye Hao's whole body was stiff, and he kept chanting something.And Zhao Qian'er was already in tears. She was crying, she must be worried about her Ake again. After an unknown amount of time, the second uncle suddenly jumped up and rushed towards the phone. He shouted loudly: "Liu Feng, call everyone, start work tonight, I want to dig deeper into Lu Yu's tomb. What? Insufficient funds and equipment? Fuck off, call Huangfu Sanxing, that old man Guys will definitely be sponsoring. I'm going to see you all there tonight!" As soon as he put down the phone, my cell phone rang, and it was the middle-aged man who was tied up by me. His voice is magnetic and, I have to say, very manly. After only a few words, the triumphant smile on my face froze, melted, and finally collapsed, leaving only an unbelievable expression. "What's wrong?" The four people beside me saw that my expression was not good, and asked at the same time. I smiled wryly, and there was still a hint of suspicion in my tone, "That old man wants to make a deal with me. The object of the deal is the ring I found from him, and the price is to take me to participate in today's event. Tonight's black market auction. Tonight, the missing body of tea sage Lu Yu will be sold there..."