Chapter 4 Fourth Chapter, No. 113

There was a malicious smile on the corner of the woman's mouth, but Chu Liuxiang didn't let her speak. He held her hand, looked into her eyes, and said, "Miss Leng, if you want to reveal the mystery of this matter, you can You have to trust me." The woman finally smiled shyly and said, "My surname is not Leng." Chu Liuxiang's eyes sparkled, and he said, "Then, what should I call you?" The woman's face suddenly sank again, and she said coldly: "Just call me Miss Leng!" Chu Liuxiang sighed softly, and said: "First, what we need to study first is that the 'Tianyi Shenshui' can neither exchange for wealth nor improve martial arts. Why did he steal it?"

The woman sneered, "I should ask you that." Chu Liuxiang said: "The only use of the 'Tianyi Shenshui' is to harm people, and kill people unconsciously, he spent a lot of effort to steal this 'Tianyi Shenshui', obviously there is only one reason. " The woman said: "This reason is enough." Chu Liuxiang said: "From this point, we can conclude that the person 'he' is going to kill must not be killed by ordinary poisons, nor by 'his' own strength." The woman nodded and said, "That's right, otherwise 'he' wouldn't take the risk of stealing water."

Chu Liuxiang said: "But if he can really steal water from the 'Shenshui Palace', how many people in the world can't be killed by him? To steal water from the 'Shenshui Palace', it must be as skilled as you. " He smiled slightly, and continued: "It can be seen from this that 'he' stole the divine water, and there must be someone secretly helping him." The woman said: "Who are you talking about?" Chu Liuxiang stared at her, and said, "After the Shenshui was stolen, is there anyone missing in your palace?" The woman sneered and said: "So you mean that some of my disciples secretly helped 'him' steal the water, so after stealing the divine water, I also absconded in fear of crime, right?"

Chu Liuxiang said: "Is this impossible?" The woman said: "Of course it's possible, but it's a pity that none of my disciples has escaped in the past few decades, and there will never be anyone missing." Chu Liuxiang frowned, thought for a while, and said, "Since the Shenshui was stolen, didn't anything happen in your palace? For example, did someone commit suicide..." The woman's expression changed immediately, and she said, "How do you know?" Chu Liuxiang's eyes lit up, and she said loudly, "Someone did commit suicide, right? Why did she commit suicide?"

The woman said sharply: "Are you asking casually about the affairs of this palace?" Chu Liuxiang took her hand and said slowly: "Miss Leng, you must tell me this matter, because this matter is the key, you...you must believe me." The woman withdrew her hand, turned her back, and said in silence for a long time, "She is a lovely girl, beautiful, passionate, and the youngest, she...she is dead, I can't Let's talk about her..." Chu Liuxiang's eyes flashed, and she asked, "Is it because she is pregnant that she feels shameless?" The woman didn't answer, but a hand hanging down tightly pinched the belt, it was obvious that her heart was full of grief, indignation and excitement.

Chu Liuxiang said loudly: "That's right, she must have been deceived by 'he', and then, under the coercion of 'him', she stole the magic water, but 'he' didn't keep her promise to take her away." Take it away, so she has only one way to die!" The woman suddenly trembled and said loudly: "Shut up!" Chu Liuxiang sighed: "This is the tragic fate that all affectionate girls have encountered since ancient times. Instead of being sad for her, you might as well try to find 'him' and avenge her." The woman suddenly turned around and said in a trembling voice, "How can I find 'him'?"

Chu Liuxiang pondered: "Did she say anything before she died?" The woman's eyes were full of tears, and she said sadly: "She just said...she is sorry for the child in her belly." Chu Liuxiang sighed: "Under such circumstances, why does she refuse to tell who 'he' is, and she is still deeply afraid that others will hurt 'him'... Sigh! What kind of magical power does 'he' have that can make a young girl do it?" He' so infatuated?" The woman said sadly: "She never mentioned 'him'. She never mentioned any man at all. We really never dreamed that such a thing would happen to her."

Chu Liuxiang said: "Usually, does she know any men?" The woman said decisively: "She has almost never talked to a man." Chu Liuxiang said: "Strange thing, how could there be so many strange things today... Five unrelated people would die in one place at the same time! The Shenshui in the 'Shenshui Palace' was mysteriously stolen! A dignified and quiet girl who never talks to men is pregnant, and these three things seem to have nothing to do with each other, but they are entangled again..." He raised his head and murmured, "Who can explain this kind of thing?"

The woman said: "You!" Chu Liuxiang smiled wryly, "I..." The woman stared at him and said sharply: "For yourself, you must uncover the mystery." Chu Liuxiang said: "But the clues... I almost have no clues at all." The woman said: "There must be clues, you can find them yourself." She turned around again, turned her back to Chu Liuxiang, and said word by word: "I'll give you a month, if you can't find it, Shenshui Palace will come looking for you!" Chu Liuxiang said: "Why did you turn around? Could it be that you couldn't say such unreasonable things when you were facing me?"

The woman ignored him and walked slowly from the side of the boat to the stern. In the shadows at the stern, there was a delicate boat. She floated down and the boat slid away immediately. Chu Liuxiang leaned on the side of the boat, watching her quietly. The starlight was shining, and the light boat seemed to be rippling in the sea of ​​stars. The veil danced by the wind was more like a fairy's feather coat. She suddenly turned her head, smiled sweetly, and said, "My name is Gong Nanyan." Chu Liuxiang stretched her legs, lay comfortably on the chair, stared at the swirl of the amber wine in her glass with blurred eyes, and murmured: "She is indeed beautiful, especially that smile, the starlight in the sky, the beauty of the sea." The starlight seemed to be all reflected on her face, and then quietly fell into the mysterious night."

Li Hongxiu smiled lightly and said, "After a month, I'm afraid you won't find her beautiful anymore, especially when her sword touches your neck..." Chu Liuxiang smiled and said, "She doesn't use a sword." Li Hongxiu blinked and said, "What does she use? A kitchen knife?" Chu Liuxiang held back her laughter, and said seriously, "She uses a vegetable bowl." Li Hongxiu wondered, "Vegetable bowl?" Chu Liuxiang laughed loudly and said, "If you don't need a bowl, how can you catch the overturned bottle of vinegar?" Song Tian'er chuckled and said, "You can't offend her, she is much better than Gong Nanyan." She didn't speak her native dialect because she was afraid that Li Hongxiu might not understand it. Chu Liuxiang said: "Oh!" Song Tian'er bent over, panting and laughing, "Gong Nanyan is at best a disciple of the 'Shenshui Palace', but our girl Li Hongxiu is the head of the 'Sacred Vinegar Palace'." Li Hongxiu rushed forward, gritted his teeth and said, "Little devil, do you want to die?" Song Tian'er huddled into a ball laughing, and said, "Sister Rong, help me! The head of the 'God's Vinegar Palace' is so powerful..." The two laughed and fought, one fled, the other chased, and they all ran out. Su Rongrong looked at Chu Liuxiang, and said softly, "What do you want to do now?" Chu Liuxiang sighed: "Until now, there is indeed no clue to find, but now we finally know that 'he' must be a handsome man, otherwise how could that girl be so infatuated with 'him'?" Su Rongrong smiled and said, "Girls don't necessarily like handsome men." Chu Liuxiang smiled and said, "In your opinion, what kind of person is 'he' going to be?" Su Rongrong said: "He must be very good at talking, very smart, very good at pleasing girls, and he must also be very romantic. Young girls will never be able to resist this kind of man." Chu Liuxiang said: "But can such a man enter the Shenshui Palace?" Su Rongrong said with a smile: "This kind of man entered the Shenshui Palace, I'm afraid he won't be able to come out alive... I'm afraid there are not many men in the world who can walk out of the Shenshui Palace alive." Chu Liuxiang sighed: "So, I have to beg you to do something." Su Rongrong said: "You want me to go to Shenshui Palace?" Chu Liuxiang said: "I...I am only worried about your body." Su Rongrong smiled sweetly and said, "Do you think I'm really weak?" Chu Liuxiang said: "I don't know if you can find your cousin and ask what kind of men can enter and exit the Shenshui Palace on weekdays? Then ask her what kind of person is that dead girl? What do you like to do on weekdays?" ?It’s best to find the girl’s belongings, if she has a letter left, that would be great.” Su Rongrong said: "As soon as the sky breaks, I will leave." Chu Liuxiang looked at her tenderly, and said, "It's just you..." Su Rongrong gently covered his mouth, and said with a smile: "I already know what you want to say... After I leave, what about you?" Chu Liuxiang said: "Seven days later, I will wait for you at the Wind and Rain Pavilion by the Daming Lake in Jinan." Su Rongrong said: "Jinan? Isn't that the base of Cinnabar Palm?" Chu Liuxiang said: "The Hainan Sect and the Seven Stars Gang are too far away from here, and Jamuka came from far away from outside the customs. I can only hope to get some news from the disciples of Zhusha's head." Su Rongrong said: "But you have to be extra careful, if they know it's you..." Chu Liuxiang smiled and said, "Although they hate me, they still have nothing to do with me." He suddenly spread his palm, and at some point in time, there were many small crystal bottles in his hand. When he uncorked the bottle, a mysterious tulip fragrance filled the cabin. Chu Liuxiang said in a manly voice: "The bandit commander Ye Liuxiang, where is the ecstasy?" Su Rongrong smiled and said: "You want me to leave a fragrance for you all over the world again?" Chu Liuxiang said: "By the way, you might as well leave some scent trails for me along the way, so that others will never know where my whereabouts are, let alone think that I have arrived in Jinan." Su Rongrong said: "But you...what identity do you want to appear as this time?" Chu Liuxiang smiled lightly and said, "Most of Zhu Sha's subordinates are from rich families. If I want them to trust me and respect me, the only way is to pretend to be more magnanimous than them." He stood up lazily, and gently pushed the cabinet full of wine bottles to the side, and a narrow door appeared behind the cabinet. Behind this secret narrow door is a strange six-sided cabin, with mirrors on the hexagonal walls, and a single light can make this cabin ten times brighter. Along the mirror wall is a row of low wooden cabinets with hundreds of small drawers, each of which is numbered, like a pharmacy. Su Rongrong leaned against the door and said with a smile: "I'm afraid you want the number 63? Maybe it's the number 113?" Chu Liuxiang opened drawer No. 63 casually, and there was a set of shirts and trousers made of strong dark blue satin, which seemed to be only 50% new. In addition, there were also a pair of strong cloth boots, one made of shark skin. A small black bag and a thin paper book. Chu Liuxiang frowned and said, "Is this number right?" Su Rongrong said: "Probably not wrong." Chu Liuxiang said: "But looking at the clothes, they don't look like those worn by wealthy people." Su Rongrong smiled and said: "There are only two types of richest merchants in Jinan City. One is the big boss of Shanxi Bank, and the Shanxi boss is willing to wear this kind of clothes, which is considered very generous." Chu Liuxiang smiled and said: "By the way, I actually forgot that most of the money in Shanxi is boiled with water. Sometimes I wonder, what are they saving so much money for?" He picked up the paper pad and flipped through it, only to see that it read: Before Chu Liuxiang finished reading, she hurriedly threw the book back into the drawer, closed the drawer tightly, sighed a long time, and shook her head: "If you want me to pretend to be like this, you might as well kill me." Su Rongrong smiled and said: "You told me to prepare a copy of the materials of every typical character. You have even acted as a beggar, why can't you..." Chu Liuxiang quickly waved his hands and said, "I'd rather be a beggar than a big boss like this." Su Rongrong said: "Then, take a look at No. 113 again." Chu Liuxiang opened No. 13. Inside the drawer was a set of gorgeous clothes, a pair of shiny leather boots, two iron balls that would jingle when squeezed in his hands, and a waist knife inlaid with jade. , in addition, there is a black sharkskin bag, a thin paper book. Su Rongrong said: "The people who come and go to Jinan City, apart from the owner of the Shanxi bank, the most magnanimous ones are the ginseng collectors in the Changbai Mountain area outside the pass." Chu Liuxiang smiled and said, "This must be much more interesting." Name: Zhang Xiaolin. Identity: Great ginseng medicine merchant outside the customs. Age: Thirty-five or sixteen. Hobbies: strong alcohol, gambling, women... This time, Chu Liuxiang didn't finish reading it either, so he closed the notebook, clapped his palms and said with a smile: "Interesting, it's really interesting." Su Rongrong said quietly: "I knew it would suit you, but no matter what, you still have to bring the box, and I will prepare the numbers 3, 7, 28, and 40 in the box for you. " Chu Liuxiang smiled and said, "Okay, from now on, I'll be Zhang Xiaolin for a few days!" Amidst the laughter, he opened the black sharkskin pocket and took out a delicate human skin mask. Su Rongrong leaned against the door, only to see his laughing figure in the mirror, a Chu Liuxiang seemed to have incarnated countless times. The three golden characters of "Happy Hall" sparkle under the light. This is the biggest casino in Jinan City. At this moment, when the lights are on and the pheasants and reeds in the Happy Hall are already very lively, the three spacious halls are filled with the smell of alcohol and tobacco, as well as the smell of powder on women and the smell of sweat on men... Every day Everyone's head was glistening with red sweat. However, some people are full of joy, some are downcast, some are calm, and some are trembling nervously. In the outermost room, there are two tables of Pai Gow, two tables of dice, and two tables of odd and even. Standing at the table, no matter who wins a bet, he will take 10%. There is a flower hall inside, with fewer people and quieter. At the three tables, most of the people sitting are fat-headed wealthy businessmen. Heaps of flowers and money are turning around in sweaty hands. There are fragrant teas and fine wines at the table, and a dozen or so bejeweled young girls shuttle back and forth among the crowd with charming smiles, like a butterfly wearing flowers, touching a handful of silver here and picking up two gold ingots there . Those who gamble money don't care about this.Therefore, although the money of the loser is empty, the wallet of the winner has not necessarily increased much. Seeing that the accumulated gold and silver have flowed from the slender hands of the girls wearing rings into the pockets of the casino owner, this casino was opened by Zhu Sha. In the innermost room, there is a thick curtain hanging down. There are only seven or eight gamblers in this house, but there are more than a dozen girls accompanying them, some are serving tea, some are pouring wine, and some are just snuggling in other people's arms.The peeled melon seeds were lightly sent into the mouth of the rich man, their fingers were like spring bamboo shoots, and their eyes were as sweet as honey. On the gaming table, no gold or silver could be seen, only a few notes were circulating, but the amount on each note was enough for ordinary people to live comfortably for a lifetime. A pale-faced young man in a green long gown, looked at the side with a smile, and patted the shoulders of the rich customers from time to time, and said with a smile: "You are old and unlucky, ask Zhu'er to accompany you to lie down before you come back!" The answer must have been a big laugh: "What's the hurry, it's less than fifty thousand taels of miles!" So the boy withdrew his hand and stroked his newly grown beard with a smile - the hand he used must be his left hand. His right hand was always hidden in his sleeve. This is the director of "Ruyitang" and the head disciple of the "Cinnabar Gang"-the killer Yulang, the noodle Mengchang Leng Qiuhun.