Chapter 17 Chapter Seventeen

After Gu Yueming finished speaking, he looked up at the starry sky. Jneti sat on a rock on the hill, bowed his head and thought hard. Xiangshui flows two miles behind.After crossing the Xiang River, Ji Nieti lost his usual patience and went to the hill to talk with Gu Yueming, while his subordinates waited for them at the foot of the hill. Hui Jian refused to leave his master, just hovering nearby. Jneti sighed: "It's unbelievable. Is Xue Tinghao lying? Everything may be fabricated by him out of thin air." Gu Yueming cast his eyes on him and said, "Master Ji really thinks so?"

Ji Nieti met his gaze, and said in a deep voice: "I don't really think so, but I hope it is true. Because what Xue Yanhao said is not something I can understand and grasp. After entering Yunmeng Lake just now, the war horse Suddenly retreated in panic, but no wild wolf appeared, only Yueming came, and this is also a strange thing that I can't explain." Gu Yueming's image of Wushuang girl appeared in her heart, and she thought: If she finds Xue Tinghao's body, she will be heartbroken.Xuan forced her out of his mind again, collected his mind, and said, "Why did you allow Gemo to participate in this matter?"

Ji Nieti's eyes flashed, and he said, "It's Qian Shichen's suggestion to use Ge Mo's extraordinary medical skills to find out the cause of death of the members of the treasure hunting team." Gu Yueming sneered and said, "The investigation of Ge Mo's death must be bad for Fu Meng, right?" Jneti didn't answer him, and after a while, he said, "Are you suspicious of Gemo?" Gu Yueming said lightly: "Master Ji, answer my question first." Ji Nieti nodded: "That's true. After Gemo's autopsy, he found that all the corpses had been stabbed by poisonous needles, and the positions were all behind the back. Only Fu Meng could sneak in from behind when they were unsuspecting. , and according to the positions of the dead bodies of the team members at the scene of the murder, it shows that Fu Meng acted in the thick fog and killed everyone at once."

Gu Yueming calmly said: "Is there such a powerful poison in the world, it will kill people immediately. Have you ever heard of such a powerful poison?" Then his eyes were full of murderous intent, and he said: "I am on the way here , I was ambushed twice, if I expected it to be true, it must have been Ge Mo who attacked me, and Qian Shichen couldn't get rid of the relationship, only he knew that I came from the capital." After Gu Yueming explained the circumstances of the two attacks, Ji Nieti pondered: "In fact, I have always suspected that someone played tricks, but I never thought it was Qian Shichen. Just like your inference, Fu Meng couldn't open the Chu box at all. How can you ruin your life and ruin your family for something you don’t know. But Qian Shichen is in the same situation, and even knows even less than Fu Meng. Fu Meng at least knows the story of Mou Chuan, while Qian Shichen only knows that Fu Meng went to Ze Nei to find him. A box left over from ancient times, Fu Meng even kept the ghost domain from him."

Gu Yueming asked, "Ghost Domain?" Jneti smiled wryly and said: "If the ancient city really exists, why can't we find it, what is it if it is not a ghost domain?" Gu Yueming said: "With Ge Mo and Qian Shichen, the impossible will become possible. Plus Fu Meng has no defense at all, and it is not surprising that they will be fooled by their mental calculations. Although I don't I understand why Qian Shichen took a big risk to snatch Chu He, but I am sure that as long as I arrest two people, and then I use torture to extract a confession, I will definitely be able to find out the whereabouts of Chu He. Do you agree with me?"

Ji Nieti took a deep breath and said, "I totally agree." Gu Yueming was astonished, and asked: "I didn't expect your lord to answer so crisply. Isn't Qian Shichen from your lord?" Ji Nie said pointingly: "Whoever dares to lie to me will die. However, if we want to capture two people alive, we must deploy carefully, and we must not act recklessly. Of course! If I call in the army, we will do whatever we like, I just hate that the current situation will never allow us to do this, otherwise the consequences will be very serious." Gu Yueming said puzzled, "I don't understand."

Ji Nieti seemed to be thinking of a certain aspect, his eyes twinkled and said slowly: "It must be divided into several aspects, Yueming will understand the subtle situation in Yueyang City now. First of all, Qian Shichen himself, he is not Not just a local minister with military power in his hands, but a rich man with a solid foundation in Jiangnan, his family is powerful and deeply rooted, and he has been an official in Jiangnan for a long time, so it is easy to cause trouble if he is arrested." Gu Yueming nodded to express his understanding. Ji Nie said: "Secondly, the imperial court's confidants are in trouble with the Dahe League. Its leader, Huangfu Tianxiong, is not to be feared. He is just a person without great ambitions, but his right and left hands, Qiu Jiushi and Ruan Xiuzhen, are completely different things. , Since their debut, the power of the Great River League has expanded aggressively. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that they are not willing to be a gang that dominates only one side. If the south of the Yangtze River is unstable, and the imperial court mobilizes troops to go south, it will force them to rebel immediately. The Great River League The appeal in the Dajiang area must not be underestimated."

Gu Yueming said: "As long as we set up a scheme to lure Qian Shichen and Ge Mo to Yunmengze, capture them alive, and then find a high-sounding excuse to appease the people in Jiangnan, the Dahe League will not be alerted." Ji Nie said: "Under normal circumstances, Yueming's proposal is a good solution, but it is not a normal situation now. Qiu Jiushi and Ruan Xiuzhen are currently in Yueyang City, working closely with Qian Shichen to trap the five escaped robbers." , Any action against Qian Shichen may affect the whole body, causing unpredictable consequences."

Then Ji Nieti told the ins and outs of Qiu Jiushi's big plan to capture and steal, and then said: "It's easy to catch Qian Shichen, but Ge Mo is a man with erratic movements, deep personality, and great wisdom. Hearing the wind, run away first, the difficulty of hunting him down is not inferior to capturing Xue Tinghao, so if you are not 100% sure, you must not act rashly and startle the snake." Gu Yueming couldn't think of a simple thing, and it suddenly became complicated, with many obstacles. After thinking for a moment, he said decisively: "Let Gemo handle it to me. As long as he is really the one who attacked me, I will have a way to capture him alive, and then Then deal with Qian Shichen."

Ji Nieti shook his head and said: "It's not that I don't trust Yueming's ability. If you just want to cut off Gemo's head, I will rest assured that you will deal with him. But if you want to capture him alive, even Yueming is powerless. If one is bad, if he informs Qian Shichen, and Qian Shichen joins the Dahe League in order to save his life, the consequences will be disastrous. There is only one situation where we have no scruples." Gu Yueming was worrying about when he would be able to get back the Chu box and completed the task. Hearing this, he was refreshed and said, "What's the situation?"

Ji Nieti said in a deep voice: "It is to kill Qiu Jiushi first. This man is so brave that he is very popular among the disciples and the people. As long as he gets rid of him, Ruan Xiuzhen will only be slaughtered, and the Dahe League will have nothing to fear." Gu Yueming's eyes lit up, and he read: "Master Qiu Jiu!" Ji Nie said: "Yueming first rushed to Yueyang to see Qian Shichen, pretending to be indifferent, neither met me nor Xue Tinghao. I will go back to Yueyang in a few days, and take advantage of this time to ask Feng Gonggong Report to see if we can dispatch a group of elites to sneak in secretly. When I complete the deployment, the end of Qian Shichen and Ge Mo will also come." After Wu Zixu left, Fatty Zhou breathed out comfortably, and said: "Our Hongyelou must be lucky, as if God arranged it himself, suddenly a painting fairy came out of nothing, whether the Hongyelou can be famous through the ages depends on it." This is the master painter who knows how to fish in troubled waters. Hey! Why did the expression of my good daughter become so weird? It’s not empathy, fall in love with this kid!” Baichun said unhappily: "What is empathy? There is no such thing at all. But the eight beautiful pictures drawn by this lecherous guy are indeed exciting, and it also makes me more confident in organizing our tenth anniversary celebration." Fatty Zhou said happily: "In this regard, I rely entirely on you, my dear daughter. I really can't help you. Of course, I will be in charge of the banquet. I am familiar with this aspect. There are more than ten famous chefs from far and near to help out, and the cooking is the best. For the famous seasonal dishes with local characteristics, the ingredients are also selected by me, so there is no need to worry about this.” He also said: "The celebration program at the dinner party is led by the good daughter to lead the other Qimei's singing and dancing performances. As for the other celebration programs, I don't know how it is arranged?" Baichun said distressedly: "There is a small problem. The most famous illusionist in Yangzhou, Min Zilin, has fallen ill. He can't meet the appointment to perform hall illusion. It will make the dinner party very eclipsed." Fatty Zhou frowned and said, "Doesn't he have any apprentices?" Baichun said: "We are all inviting people with reputation in Jiangnan. If we use second-rate goods, people will make fun of them. It's better not to invite them." Fatty Zhou said with a headache, "Are we going to post job postings like we are recruiting painters again? Sigh! I hope there will be a master of illusion after the immortal." Wu Zixu sat blankly in the center of the hall, with a big bundle on the round table, beads of sweat faintly visible on his forehead, and his face was pale.Because he suddenly thought of a question, which he had never seriously thought about. How could he be so negligent with his always careful and cautious style of action? Until the moment before he sat down, he still firmly believed that after Qian Shichen saw Ye Mingzhu, he would buy this rare treasure at all costs.But that might just be wishful thinking on his part.Why hadn't I thought about this before?It felt like being fascinated by ghosts. This epiphany made him feel a chill in his heart. I just hate that I can't escape even if I want to escape now. The safest place for him in the whole country is the Red Leaf Building in Yueyang City. What's more, the identity of this Baichun exclusive painter makes his treasure sale operation seamless. , If you don't try it, it's like entering a treasure mountain empty-handed. At that time, you will regret not taking the eight ingots of gold from the fat boss. Fortunately, now that he has the identity of a painting fairy as a cover, as long as Qian Shichen comes to Hongyelou, he can make precise arrangements according to the situation, and draw up a treasure sale plan that can be advanced or withdrawn.He is a person who knows how to use the environment best, and Hongye Building provides the most ideal environment.For the future, he must persevere. With such an opportunity to sell treasures in front of him, no matter how obsessed he is, he must never have sex with any woman in the building.He knew his own business, according to the past situation, once he had a physical relationship with a woman, he would fall into the abyss of loss when he woke up tomorrow morning, all thoughts were lost, he couldn't get excited about anything, he just wanted to leave immediately and never come back.Just like a person who has been looking for a certain treasure, when he got the treasure, he found that it was not what he was looking for at all, and the ensuing irrepressible disappointment would make him collapse.This is the curse of fate on him. What about Baichun? He has never met a woman who can make him fall in love with her so purely.Will she be the only exception?How I hope that after spending the night with Baichun, he never wants to leave.In order to know the truth, he is willing to make any sacrifice, including his future.So before touching Baichun, you must never touch other women.For others, this should not be a difficult decision, but for him, it is like a hungry man facing a feast full of delicious food and wine, forcing himself to wait for the last dish. He asked for an independent and secluded residence for the convenience of his movement, and he wanted to hide the night pearl and any things that could show his identity as a five-way thief, such as the "stealing clothes" he made by himself, hooks, water supports, and ventilation. Brass pipes, silent cloth shoes and so on. Thinking of this, he put aside all doubts and reached out to untie the burden in front of him. Gu Yueming rode his horse and galloped along the dark official road, accompanied by only the stars and moonlight, his heart was at a loss. Maybe he will never see the girl he met at the ferry again, or maybe he will meet her again in Yueyang.Nothing is certain. Since taking over the task of Eunuch Feng, it seems that fate is no longer in his hands.Fear became reality, the girl was indeed someone related to Chu He, the thread of fate had tied them together, and he had no way of guessing the future development. Dismissing his military post and regaining his freedom is his greatest desire, but at this moment, this matter has become very far away, and it is no longer important. Ji Nieti does not have any restraint on him, he Gu Yueming will only do things in his own way.Although he likes to act on his own, he is by no means a person who ignores the overall situation. He has his own plans, which are based on deeper considerations. He must not let the Chu box fall into Ji Nie's hands. If Eunuch Feng really wants to keep Chu He as his own, then Chu He is his only magic weapon to make Eunuch Feng keep his promise.Eunuch Feng only promised to relieve him of his military post, but did not promise not to kill him. He was sure that the person who attacked him was Ge Mo. How many masters like Ge Mo are there in the world who are both knowledgeable about demons and powerful in martial arts?And if he doesn't provoke Gemo, Gemo will come to provoke him, and he will not suffer this loss if he strikes first. As for Qiu Jiushi, he has no grievances or enmities with the other party, how could he be so stupid as J Nieti's murder tool?If he could take advantage of Ji Nieti's absence to kill Gemo and get the Chu box, he would be able to walk away, forget the ancient city, forget what Xue Tinghao said, and forget everything.He really didn't want to think about illusory ghosts and gods. But can he forget the girl? "The food and wine are here!" Hearing the call of the cicada's wings, Wu Zixu quickly turned down from the tiled roof, nimble as a cat and entered through the window, returned to the bedroom on the second floor, wiped off the dust on his body, put on his robe, and went down the stairs to the lower floor. The most dangerous moment has passed, and now there is no evidence on him that can reveal his identity, and he is completely "innocent". There were three exquisite side dishes on the table. This time, it wasn't because Wu Zixu had high requirements, but to buy time, he intentionally ordered dishes that would take a long time. Wu Zixu sat down at the round table under the service of two other maidservants, and said to Cicada Wing, who was standing solemnly on the other side of the table, "Why don't you sit down and have something to eat with me, Big Sister Cicada. Ha! The kitchen doesn't have to walk very far to get here." The little maidservants who set the bowls and chopsticks and poured wine for him covered their mouths and snickered. Although they were far from being as beautiful as cicada wings, they were all a bit pretty.Immediately, the whole room is full of spring. Cicada Wing didn't smile at all, and stared at him with a tight pink face, saying: "You can eat enough for yourself! The food and drinks come from East Kitchen. There are five kitchens for guests, three in the main hall and left and right wing halls on the main street. The other two are located in the east and west courtyards respectively. The Fengzhu Pavilion belongs to the east courtyard, and the food and drink are of course provided by the east courtyard." After speaking, he turned to the two maidservants and said, "You wait in the outer hall." The two maidservants left as ordered, disappointing Wu Zixu who just wanted to make fun of them, but luckily Cicada Wing stayed. Although Cicada Wing is still not pretending to him, but her attitude has improved a lot, at least she is willing to look at him, and has questions and answers. Wu Zixu was the best at insinuating, chewing on the table, pretending to be casual and asking: "Where is the most beautiful place in Hongyelou?" Cicada Wing stared at him, seeing that he must have lost the patience to bear him, and said reluctantly: "Of course, there are eighteen water pavilions near the lake in the east and west courtyards. They are only for dignitaries, and they cannot be bought even if you have money." Wu Zixu immediately brightened his eyes and said, "I want the best, ha! This is what your boss personally promised me. Which water pavilion is the best?" Cicada Wing showed disdain, and said: "East and West courtyards have their own characteristics, and both are the best, it depends on personal preference." Wu Zixu calmly said: "For example, let's take Qian Shichen, the most important official in your Yueyang City, as an example. Which waterside pavilion will he choose?" Cicada Wing showed a charming and naive expression that was almost pissed off, and said: "Master Shi Si always goes to the Shuxiangxie in the West Courtyard every time he comes. It is for the Lord Shisi's exclusive use. You can't think of Shuxiangxie." Wu Zi humbly rejoiced secretly, most afraid that Qian Shichen would choose a different place every time he came, since having a specific place would be of great benefit to his actions, although up to this moment, he still had no idea how to meet Qian Shichen alone Nothing can be done. Cicada Wing couldn't hold back anymore, and said: "I will come here at noon tomorrow and lead you to purchase the materials for painting. Do you want someone to serve you?" Wu Zixu nodded quickly, and before he had a chance to speak, Cicada Wing slipped away like a plague god.