Chapter 6 The Sixth Deadly Date

The West Garden is a large garden in the west of the city.Now it is past dusk, and there are star-like lights in the flowers, under the shade of trees, and between pavilions and pavilions.The evening breeze carried the fragrance of flowers and wine.The moon is as round as a mirror, hanging on the treetops.It is Lianli tree.Tall red kapok, two plants are connected together to form one plant, just like lovers are embracing. Lu Xiaofeng thought of Xue Bing again.As long as he thought of Xue Bing, his heart felt as if someone had stabbed him suddenly.He is not a heartless person, but he also knows that now is not the time to be anxious and sad.He has walked through the garden once, and there are not many female guests tonight, and he has not seen a woman wearing red shoes.But he was in no hurry.

Because Gongsun Lan didn't know that someone like Lu Xiaofeng was looking for her in the garden, he undoubtedly had an advantage in this regard.The bright moon like an ice plate has gradually risen, and the hazy moonlight is so beautiful that it breaks your heart.If Xue Bing was by her side now, she would definitely clamor to find a seat to sit down and order a large plate of the most famous Dinghu Shangsu here. In front of others, she is always very shy, and her face turns red before she says a word.But as long as she was with Lu Xiaofeng, she seemed to suddenly become a naughty child, arguing for one thing and another, not even for a moment.

Lu Xiaofeng suddenly discovered something - he likes her quarreling, likes listening to her quarreling, watching her quarreling, likes seeing her act like a child in front of him, likes her around... He forbids himself to think about it any longer, he is going to have another Go somewhere else. Just when he turned around, he saw an old woman coming out from under the shadow of the tree.A very old woman, wearing a blue dress covered with patches, seemed to have a big stone on her back, as if her waist had been crushed in the middle. When she walked, she seemed to be bent over, looking for something on the ground.The moonlight shone on her face, which was so wrinkled that it looked like a piece of tissue paper that had been crumpled and then unfolded.

"Stir-fried chestnuts with sugar!" She was still holding a big bamboo basket in her hand, covered with a piece of thick cotton cloth: "Stir-fried chestnuts with sugar, which are just on the market, are fragrant and hot, only ten cents a piece." catty." A lonely and poor old woman, at the twilight of her life, would come out to sell her roasted chestnuts in sugar with her almost completely hoarse voice. Lu Xiaofeng suddenly felt uncomfortable, he was a very sympathetic person: "Old lady, come here, I'll buy two catties." The chestnuts are really fragrant and hot, and they are just on the market.

"You said ten cents a catty?" The old lady nodded, still bent over, as if she had been looking at Lu Xiaofeng's feet, because her waist could not straighten up at all. But Lu Xiaofeng shook his head and said: "Ten cents a catty will never do!" "It's only ten big bucks, sir, do you think it's too expensive?" Lu Xiaofeng said with a straight face: "Such good chestnuts cost at least ten taels of silver a catty, and I won't buy anything less." The old woman smiled, and the wrinkles on her face deepened. ——Is this person an idiot?Or is it someone from the Gentleman Kingdom in Fate of Flowers in the Mirror?

"Ten taels of silver a catty, if you are willing to sell, I will buy two catties." Of course the old woman is willing to sell: "I will also sell twenty taels a catty!" Why is a person always greedy when he is old? Lu Xiaofeng smiled and said: "But I also have something to ask you to do me a favor!" The old woman smiled wryly, "What else can an old woman like me do for you?" Lu Xiaofeng said: "Only you can do this!" "why?" Lu Xiaofeng smiled and said: "Because your waist is already bent, it's like looking for something on the ground, so I want you to find something for me!"

"Looking for what?" Lu Xiaofeng said: "Look for a woman wearing red shoes with an owl embroidered on the red shoes." The old woman laughed too.There is nothing more appropriate to ask her to do this kind of thing. Even if she slips under other people's skirts, no one will be suspicious. She took the money, her eyes narrowed into a line of laughter: "Master, you wait here, once I find it, I will come back and tell you." Lu Xiaofeng said: "If you can find it, I will buy you another five catties of chestnuts when I come back." The old woman left happily.Lu Xiaofeng was happier, not only happy, but proud.Only a smart person like him can come up with such a clever idea.He suddenly discovered that he was really a genius.But he forgot one thing - geniuses are often short-lived!

The chestnuts are still hot, hot and fragrant.Lu Xiaofeng was preparing to comfort and comfort herself.He found a clean stone and sat down, peeling a chestnut to put in his mouth.He suddenly thought of Xue Bing again.Xue Bing likes to eat chestnuts the most. When it is cold, she always puts chestnuts in her arms first, warms her hands, and then peels them slowly to eat.Once when Lu Xiaofeng saw her, she was peeling chestnuts. It was really cold that day, Lu Xiaofeng's hands were almost frozen, so she took his hand and put it into her arms.Until now, that kind of sweet warmth still seems to remain in Lu Xiaofeng's fingertips.But what about her people?Your name is Lu Xiaofeng, how can you eat these chestnuts?

From among the flowers in the distance, there is a faint and sad singing voice, "The clouds are in disorder, the make-up is broken, the eyebrows are full of hatred, and the bamboo shoots are springing up, leaning on the railing with tears for whom?" In the beautiful singing , full of a lingering lovesickness that is too thick to dissolve. Lu Xiaofeng sighed lightly.The chestnuts in the corner of the clothes were scattered all over the ground.Even he himself didn't know that he was such a sentimental person. He leaned against the tree and closed his eyes. "What if we never find her?"

His mood suddenly became very depressed, and he didn't want to move anymore, looking like a dead person. At this moment, the old lady selling candied and fried chestnuts came out of the shadows again. Lu Xiaofeng's eyes were not completely closed, but narrowed slightly. He thought of asking the old woman if she had found the woman with the bright red shoes.But he suddenly discovered that there seemed to be a blade-like light flashing in the old woman's dim eyes.Such an old woman should never have such light in her eyes. Suddenly, a ray of light seemed to flash in Lu Xiaofeng's heart, an aura.

He simply held his breath.The old woman looked at him.He looked at the fried chestnuts scattered on the ground, and the corner of his dry mouth seemed to reveal a sinister smile again.Under the shadow of the tree, Lu Xiaofeng's face was dead gray. The old woman murmured: "One of such good fried chestnuts can poison thirty people to death, it would be a pity not to pick them up!" She staggered over.Lu Xiaofeng suddenly noticed that although she walked like an old man, her steps were still very light.The skirt she was wearing was so long that it dragged down to the ground and covered her feet. What kind of shoes were she wearing on her feet? Lu Xiaofeng suddenly opened his eyes and stared at her.The old woman was not surprised, at least Lu Xiaofeng didn't see that she was surprised. She was really able to hold her breath, and even squinted her eyes and smiled, saying: "It seems that there are no women wearing red shoes in this place, but there are two wearing purple shoes and yellow shoes!" Lu Xiaofeng also smiled, and said: "There is also one with red shoes, I have already found it!" The old woman said: "Master, have you found it? Where is it?" Lu Xiaofeng said: "It's right here, it's you!" The old woman looked at him in surprise: "Is it me? An old woman like me would wear a pair of red shoes?" Lu Xiaofeng said lightly: "My eyes can see through, and I have seen the red shoes on your feet, and I can also see the owl embroidered on them!" The old woman suddenly laughed.Her laughter was like a silver bell, more melodious than a silver bell: "Did you eat my candied chestnuts?" "No." "Such a good candied chestnut, why don't you eat it?" Lu Xiaofeng sighed and said, "Because I am a passionate person!" The old woman blinked her eyes and said, "Sentimental people don't eat fried chestnuts with sugar?" Lu Xiaofeng said: "Occasionally I eat it, but I only eat the kind that is not poisonous." The old lady laughed again, and said with a silvery smile: "Okay, Lu Xiaofeng really deserves to be Lu Xiaofeng!" "You know I'm Lu Xiaofeng?" The old woman smiled and said, "How many people with four eyebrows are there in this world?" Lu Xiaofeng also laughed.Of course he didn't smile as nicely as the old woman did, because he wasn't really smiling at all.He knew that the old woman was about to make a move, and he also knew that this blow must be very uncomfortable.He guessed right. Just as he started laughing, the old woman had drawn out a pair of short swords from the basket, and the swords were tied with bright red satin.Just when he saw the pair of daggers, the light of the sword flashed, and the edge of the sword had already reached his throat.So quick!What a fast sword! Lu Xiaofeng didn't dare to go to catch it, he was afraid that there would be poison on the edge of the sword.He may be a very careless and sloppy person at ordinary times, but when it comes to this kind of life-and-death juncture, there are few people who can be more cautious than him in the whole world; suddenly his people slipped out like fish. .Not only quick response, faster action.But no matter where his people went, the flickering sword light immediately followed them there. The sword light was like a shocking rainbow, and the leaves were destroyed by Senhan's sword energy, and fell one by one.In an instant, it was shredded by the sword light.Lu Xiaofeng was forced into a cold sweat.He originally thought that Ximen Chuuxue and Ye Gucheng were the most terrifying swordsmen in the world, but he never imagined that there was such a person in the world. "In the past, there was a beautiful woman named Gongsun, who swung her sword in all directions. The viewers were as depressed as the mountains, and the sky and the earth were low for a long time. Yao Ruyi shoots the nine sunsets, and he is as graceful as the emperors and dragons soaring.Come like a thunderbolt, stop the wrath, stop like the river and sea condense the light..." Although there are no mountain-like spectators here, the expression on Lu Xiaofeng's face is indeed depressed.Even the bright moon on the fifteenth day seemed to be forced to lose its brilliance by the cold sword energy.Could this be the sword weapon that Aunt Zhai Gongsun taught her disciples to dance? It was only then that Lu Xiaofeng realized that sword weapons were not for showing off to others, and sword weapons could also kill people.He could die under this sword weapon at any time now.The red satin wielding the short sword is far more flexible than using the hand, and the speed of the change of moves is even more unimaginable. Lu Xiaofeng's clothes had been cut, and he was forced to stick to the tree trunk. With a sound of "chi", the sword wind broke through the wind, and the two short swords cut like dragons, piercing like lightning.There is no way out here. Aunt Gongsun smiled sinisterly again, but she didn't know that Lu Xiaofeng's greatest skill was to survive in the face of desperation, to survive in the face of death.Suddenly his man slid down the tree trunk and onto the ground like a snake. Just listening to the sound of "Duo", the sword's edge has been nailed into the trunk.At this very instant, Lu Xiaofeng's figure bounced up again, and with a backhand swipe, the ribbon on the hilt of the sword was broken!This move is equivalent to cutting off the two hands holding the sword.Aunt Gongsun's body has also turned out in the air, her long skirt is flying, and Lu Xiaofeng finally saw her shoes.Red shoes! The bright moon was in the sky, and the red shoes appeared in the moonlight, and her person had already flew five feet away.Of course Lu Xiaofeng would never let her go like this, but when he moved his body, he was already one step behind her.He was unable to catch up with this step. No matter how fast he moves, the distance between them is always four or five feet away.Lu Xiaofeng has also seen many masters known for their lightness kung fu in the arena.Sikong Zhaixing is of course the one with the highest lightness kung fu, Yan Tieshan, Huo Tianqing, Ximen Chuuxue, honest monk, these people are of course not weak. But if these people were running ahead at this moment, Lu Xiaofeng might have already caught up.He suddenly discovered that this "grandmother" was not only terrifying in swordsmanship, but also a master of lightness kung fu that he had never seen before.Flowers, trees, gardens, pavilions, towers and pavilions, like flying backwards from their feet. Then there are many ridges and roads.Aunt Gongsun's body skills never slowed down, she is obviously not an old woman whose strength has weakened, but Lu Xiaofeng is also young and strong, both mental and physical strength are at the peak, of course his body skills have not slowed down either. Aunt Gongsun has realized that it is really not an easy task to get rid of the person behind. The street in front is brightly lit, it's not too late, this street is the busiest place in the city.There are two or three tea houses and two or three taverns on the street, and there are various stalls along the street, some of which sell needlework pollen, and some of which sell raw fish porridge and roast goose. Aunt Gongsun's body suddenly fell, and she landed on the street, she immediately yelled: "Help, help..." She yelled and ran into a tea house, Lu Xiaofeng had already chased her, but an old woman called for help, and a young and strong man chased after her, of course everyone was not used to it.There were already a few young men with straight eyebrows and dumbfounded eyes, who jumped up roaring angrily, and some even drew their knives.Lu Xiaofeng already realized that things were going to get worse.Of course he has the ability to knock down all these brave young people who see injustice, but it seems that these people can't wait to knock him down at once. Seven or eight people crowded up together, those who wielded knives moved knives, those who held benches took benches, surrounded Lu Xiaofeng, and cursed one after another: "I lost your old mother, what are you doing chasing an uncle and grandpa? I don't understand you Do you want to force yourself to pray?" Lu Xiaofeng really couldn't laugh or cry, wanted to explain, but didn't know how to explain, wanted to make a move, but couldn't. A bench had already been smashed down, he could only stretch out his hand to block it, "collapsed", his arm was not broken, but the bench was broken.Everyone was taken aback, at this moment, someone rushed in, "slapping", and one of them gave them a big slap in the face.None of these straight-eyed young men dared to fight back. Lu Xiaofeng finally heaved a sigh of relief, he could tell that the person who rushed in was one of the two shirtless men who wanted to try his kung fu in the yard downstairs of the Snake King yesterday. "Do you know what kind of person Prayer is?" The big man pointed at Lu Xiaofeng, and said loudly: "Prayer is the best friend of Boss Snake King, Lu Xiaofeng with the sharpest kung fu in the world." For these young men, Lu Xiaofeng's name is not scary, but for the friend of the Snake King, no one can touch it.So those who took the knife hid the knife, those who picked up the bench put down the bench, and everyone wanted to come over to apologize and make amends!But Lu Xiaofeng took the opportunity to rush out, out of the back door.There is an alley outside the back door.He saw Aunt Gongsun go out through this door just now, but now, there is only a wild dog in the alley, squatting by the gutter and gnawing bones.Aunt Gongsun couldn't even see her shadow. Lu Xiaofeng sighed, knowing that there was no way to chase after him, so he had to turn around. The big man had already followed him, speaking in half-baked Mandarin, "We were going to look for you in the West Garden, but we didn't expect you to come!" "What's up?" The big man nodded, and said: "We have found the girl's place, she..." He is not afraid of the sky and the earth, but he is afraid that the Cantonese will speak the official language. He stammered and was sweating profusely. Lu Xiaofeng was even more anxious and interrupted him: "Where is she?" The big man said, "I'll take you there!" There were still many people on the street, but when they saw this big man approaching, most of them avoided it. "My surname is also Lu, and my name is Lu Guang." He seemed to think that being surnamed Lu was a very honorable thing, so he felt that his face was also honored. Lu Xiaofeng only hoped that he would talk less and walk faster. "I admire you, your skill is really amazing." Lu Guang was all about flattering him: "This food is very fragrant, do you want to eat it?" What he took out from his arms turned out to be a few more candies Stir-fried chestnuts, fragrant and hot fried chestnuts with sugar. Lu Xiaofeng seemed to have seen a poisonous snake, and grabbed his hand: "Where did this come from?" Lu Guang was stunned, and said: "Of course I bought it, the surname Lu never takes other people's things for nothing!" "Where did you buy it? Where is the chestnut seller?" "It's over there." Lu Guang pointed at it casually, and there was indeed a stand selling chestnuts on the corner of the street, and a man was frying chestnuts in a big iron pot.Chestnuts are nothing special, they are sold everywhere.Lu Xiaofeng breathed a sigh of relief, but his palms were already covered in cold sweat. Thinking about it now, he realized that the moment he peeled the chestnut just now was perhaps the most dangerous moment in his life, as soon as that chestnut entered his mouth, he was no longer Lu Xiaofeng. "A dead person is a dead person, and a dead person has no name." Even the moment when Ye Gucheng's sword edge pressed against his chest was not as dangerous as before.He suddenly realized that it is also good for a person to be affectionate.What's more, he now finally knows Xue Bing's whereabouts. Lu Xiaofeng suddenly felt happy again, patted Lu Guang's shoulder, and said with a smile: "I never thought your surname is Lu, that's great, I'll treat you to tea when I'm free." Drinking tea is the biggest hobby of Cantonese people, and meals are fine If you don't eat, you must drink tea. Unexpectedly, Lu Guang shook his head and said, "I don't drink tea, I only drink alcohol!" Lu Xiaofeng laughed so loud that others turned their heads and looked at him in surprise.But he doesn't care. When he is happy, he only hopes that people all over the world will know and be happy with him.At this time, Lu Guang had turned into a small alley, which was in the middle of a bakery and a silk shop.The alley is so narrow that two people cannot walk side by side, and there are no doors on both sides of the alley. It seems that this is just a little space deliberately left by the two shops when they built houses. Maybe the two families dislike each other, so neither of them wants their walls to be connected to each other.But at the end of the alley, there is a small red door.The door was ajar, and a man was standing there, rubbing his hands together as if in a hurry. Seeing Lu Guang, this person immediately came up to him, and whispered a few words in Lu Guang's ear, Lu Guang's expression seemed to have changed, he turned around and forced a smile at Lu Xiaofeng, saying: "It's here, I... I I can't go in with you." Why can't I go in?Is there something terrible going on in this house too? Lu Xiaofeng has rushed in, as long as he can find Xue Bing, no matter what happens to him, he doesn't care. There are only two bungalows in the yard, and there are two people in the room.Both are not Xue Bing.It was two men, one of whom was Jin Jiuling. Lu Xiaofeng was stunned: "Why are you here? Where is Xue Bing?" Jin Jiuling didn't answer this sentence, but stretched out his hand - he was holding a piece of clothing in his hand, a light and soft white dress.This is Xue Bing's clothes.Of course Lu Xiaofeng recognized it, his expression had changed.Xue Bing's clothes are here, but the person is not there. Of course, this clothes can't come by himself.Of course she wouldn't take off her clothes by herself and go out naked. Lu Xiaofeng suddenly felt his legs go weak, he took two steps back, and fell on the chair, acid water gushed out of his stomach. Jin Jiuling's face was also very heavy, hesitating, and finally asked: "Do you recognize this is Xue Bing's clothes?" Lu Xiaofeng nodded, when he broke up with Xue Bing, Xue Bing was still wearing this dress. "Since her clothes are here, her people must have been here too!" "Did you see her?" Lu Xiaofeng was still holding on to hope. Jin Jiuling shook his head and said, "When we came, there was no one here." "How did you find it here?" Jin Jiuling said, "We didn't find this place." "Is it the Snake King?" This time Jin Jiuling nodded and said, "He is indeed your good friend, and he did his best for you!" Lu Xiaofeng didn't speak, he was asking himself in his heart: "Did I do my best for him?" Jin Jiuling said: "Since the early hours of today, all his brothers have been looking for Xue Bing for you!" Their method of finding people is very effective, because their brothers have penetrated into every corner of this city.Especially teahouses, taverns, inns, small restaurants, and even food stalls selling boat porridge and roast goose rice.These are the places with the most people and the most news. They started to inquire from these places, if there are any suspicious strangers recently.Everyone has to eat and sleep.There was none in the inn, so they asked again if there were any vacant houses nearby that could be rented to strangers.Three thousand heroes in the market, inquiring about one thing at the same time, of course they will soon find out. "There is a small house behind the Maijia Bakery. It was rented out to someone three or four months ago." Ask the landlord again, the landlord's answer is: "The person who came to rent the house is a very beautiful young man, and he paid a lot of money in advance. He paid the rent for one year in advance, but since that time, he has never appeared again, and the house has been destroyed. It’s always been empty, as if no one has ever lived in it.” No one in the world would spend money to rent a house and leave it there all the time, of course there are reasons and secrets. Jin Jiuling said: "At dusk today, when they asked about this matter, they immediately sent people here to inquire. At that time, there seemed to be women moaning in the room. The people who came to inquire did not dare to act rashly. They went back and searched again. People come, but there is no one here." Lu Xiaofeng said: "How did you know about this?" Jin Jiuling smiled and said: "The brothers who followed me before have all been promoted and become famous!" He patted the shoulder of the person beside him, and said with a smile: "This is the president of Yangcheng." Catch the head, Lu Shaohua." It was only then that Lu Xiaofeng noticed that there was a short and thin man in Tsing Yi beside him, although he was not very old, his hair was already gray. He was dressed like an ordinary businessman, but his eyes were piercing, his nose was like a hook, his waist was bulging slightly, and his clothes There are obviously soft weapons such as soft whips and guns in it, and maybe chains and shackles.Anyone who has been in the world for a few days can tell at a glance that he must be a master of the six schools. "Bald Eagle" Lu Shaohua is indeed the most troublesome famous arrester in the southeast area. Lu Shaohua smiled apologetically and said: "Although I eat Gongmen food, I have always admired the boss of the Snake King. As long as I can live, I will always try to give convenience to his brothers..." In fact, he also felt in his heart I know that if you want to maintain the peace on the ground in Pu City, you'd better not mess with the Snake King's brothers. "But early this morning, the three thousand brothers under the King of Snakes were all mobilized. I don't know what happened, and I can't just close my eyes." So he also sent his arresters to inquire around.Yangcheng is the largest port in the south of the Five Ridges, with mixed dragons and snakes, and everywhere. Being able to be the head of the police in this kind of place is of course a skill. Lu Shaohua said: "When I know that this matter has something to do with Lu Shaoxia, I will immediately try to contact the boss." Although Jin Jiuling is no longer his boss, his title has not changed.Only now did Lu Xiaofeng know why Lu Guang didn't want to come in just now, the head catcher from Yangcheng was here, of course they had to avoid it. Jin Jiuling said: "Miss Xue's clothes are still there, but she is gone. There is only one explanation for this!" Lu Xiaofeng was listening.He believed in Jin Jiuling's judgment, but his own heart was in a mess again. Jin Jiuling said: "The person who kidnapped her knew that her whereabouts had been discovered, so he took her away immediately, but he thought the white clothes she was wearing were too eye-catching, so he changed her clothes!" "There are clothes to change here." Lu Shaohua opened the closet in the corner of the room, and there were six or seven sets of clothes in the closet, some for men and some for women, some for the elderly and some for the young. Jin Jiuling said: "There is only one bed in this place, and only one person lives there, but there are six or seven different sets of clothes. This can prove one thing." Lu Xiaofeng said: "It proves that this person must be good at disguise and may appear in various identities at any time!" Jin Jiuling said: "But there are only clothes and no shoes. This can also prove one thing!" Lu Xiaofeng said: "It proves that no matter who she is, she only wears one kind of shoes!" Jin Jiuling said, "Red shoes?" Lu Xiaofeng said: "That's right, red shoes, red satin embroidered shoes, like the kind worn by brides!" Jin Jiuling said: "It can be seen from many signs that the beautiful young man who came to rent the house is indeed a woman in disguise!" Lu Xiaofeng said: "Oh?" Jin Jiuling said: "Dust is everywhere here. It is obvious that no one has lived here for a long time. There is not even a single thing that is needed for daily life here, but there is a mirror!" Women always prefer to look in the mirror. But-- Lu Xiaofeng said: "Men also like to look in the mirror, and when changing their appearance, they must look in the mirror!" On the table in front of the window, Jin Jiuling picked up a mirror and said, "There's a mark left by sweat on it, and it's a new one!" Lu Xiaofeng said: "Is it a woman's handprint?" Jin Jiuling nodded, and said, "But it's definitely not Xue Bing's. Since she was imprisoned here, even if her hands and feet were not tied, she must have had her acupuncture points tapped." The bedding on the bed was messy, as if someone had just slept in it. Jin Jiuling said: "If my guess is correct, she was probably lying on the bed the whole time just now." Lu Shaohua said: "Brother of the Snake King, I once heard a woman moaning in the room, so I guess that Miss Xue may have been injured!" Jin Jiuling gave him a look, obviously he didn't want Lu Xiaofeng to know this This matter, to save Lu Xiaofeng from anxiety and discomfort. Lu Xiaofeng sighed, and said: "Actually, even if he doesn't tell me, I can still think about it!" Jin Jiuling immediately said: "But there is not even a trace of blood in the room, so it can be seen that even if she was injured, it was not serious!" These are words of consolation. If Xue Bing suffered internal injuries, no matter how severe the injury was, there would be no blood stains left behind.But Lu Xiaofeng likes to hear such words, he really needs other people's comfort right now. Jin Jiuling said: "This person wanted to take Xue Bing away temporarily, and he obviously left in a hurry, that's why these traces are left behind!" Lu Xiaofeng said: "When did she leave?" Jin Jiuling said: "It's not even dark yet!" At that time Lu Xiaofeng was on the way, preparing to go to the West Garden for an appointment, and the "grandmother" selling sugar-fried chestnuts hadn't appeared yet.She probably went to the West Garden after taking Xue Bing away.She was probably the one who rented the house. Jin Jiuling said: "This house was rented two months ago, and the correct date is May 11th." Lu Xiaofeng moved, "May 11th?" Jin Jiuling said: "The robbery in the palace happened on June 11th. When she came to rent this house, it happened to be one month before the robbery happened." Lu Xiaofeng said: "It's also three days before Jiang Chongwei's birthday!" Jin Jiuling said, "What does Jiang Chongwei's birthday have to do with this matter?" Lu Xiaofeng said: "On his birthday, Jiang Qingxia specially came to celebrate his birthday." Jin Jiuling's eyes flashed, and he said, "On that day, she made a model of the key to the wine cellar." Lu Xiaofeng said: "In order to prevent others from suspecting that she had something to do with this matter, they waited for more than 20 more days before doing anything!" Jin Jiuling said: "Before doing such a big case, of course you must have a very careful plan, and you must first try to understand the environment of the palace, so that you can be safe when you do it." Lu Xiaofeng said: "Of course she can't appear as that bearded man normally, so on that night, she must prepare a secret place and disguise herself." Jin Jiuling said: "This is a very good place!" Lu Xiaofeng said: "Just because this place is in a busy area, it won't arouse people's suspicion!" Jin Jiuling sighed: "It seems that she is really good at grasping the weaknesses in other people's hearts!" Lu Shaohua has been listening quietly by the side, and at this moment he couldn't help asking: "Could it be that the person who came to rent this house is the embroidered thief?" Lu Xiaofeng said: "Although we are not completely sure yet, we are at least 60 to 70% sure!" Jin Jiuling suddenly said: "More than 60% to 70%!" Lu Xiaofeng said: "Oh?" Jin Jiuling said: "I dare say we are at least 90% sure now!" Lu Xiaofeng said: "Why are you so sure?" Jin Jiuling said: "It's because of something like this!" He took out a small red satin pouch from his sleeve: "I found this from under the closet just now, take a look at what's inside?" There was a pack of brand new embroidery needles in the purse! Lu Shaohua bought some freshly baked mooncakes from the Maijia Bakery at the entrance of the alley.Although there is still a full month before the Mid-Autumn Festival, mooncakes are already on the market.Lu Xiaofeng reluctantly ate half of it.The street was very quiet, and they ate while walking—of course the Embroidered Thief would never go back to that house again, and there was no need for them to stay there. Jin Jiuling said: "These embroidery needles are all made of refined steel, different from ordinary ones!" "Is there any poison on it?" "No." Jin Jiuling said again: "She kept those people alive, maybe in order to let them prove that she is not a woman, but a man with a big beard who can embroider." Lu Xiaofeng said: "She has no need to kill them at all!" Jin Jiuling said: "Do you think she might be Jiang Qingxia?" "No, it's absolutely impossible!" Lu Xiaofeng said: "Jiang Qingxia's martial arts are not weak, but compared to hers, they are far behind!" He continued: "Jiang Qingxia's only task is to Go to the palace to investigate the situation for her, and make a few key models!" Jin Jiuling said: "Do you think Jiang Qingxia is her subordinate?" Lu Xiaofeng nodded. Jin Jiuling said: "Jiang Qingxia is also a celebrity in Jianghu, and she is very proud, how could she be willing to be controlled by her?" Lu Xiaofeng said: "Because she is much better than Jiang Qingxia in everything, I have never seen a woman with such high martial arts, such fierce and cunning in my life!" Jin Jiuling was shocked: "Have you seen her?" Lu Xiaofeng smiled wryly: "Not only have I met her, but I almost died at her hands!" Jin Jiuling said, "How did you meet her?" Lu Xiaofeng said: "I originally went to the West Garden to attend an appointment on behalf of a friend!" Jin Jiuling said: "Appointment? What kind of appointment is that?" Lu Xiaofeng heaved a long sigh: "That is really a terrible date!" Jin Jiuling said, "Who is your friend dating?" Lu Xiaofeng said: "Aunt Gongsun, Gongsun Lan." Jin Jiuling frowned and said, "I seem to have never heard of this name before." Lu Xiaofeng said: "Because she is not a famous person, and she never wants to be famous!" Jin Jiuling said, "What kind of person is she?" Lu Xiaofeng said: "I don't know." Jin Jiuling was even more surprised: "You have seen her, but you don't even know what kind of person she is?" Lu Xiaofeng said: "The one I met was an old woman who sold fried chestnuts in sugar. I bought her two catties of fried chestnuts in sugar. I only need to eat one, and you won't see me now." Jin Jiuling suddenly lost his voice and said, "Grandma Xiong's sugar-fried chestnuts!" "Grandma Xiong's sugar-fried chestnuts?" Lu Xiaofeng didn't understand what it meant! Jin Jiuling said: "In the past two years, some people often died on the road for no apparent reason. They were all poisoned to death, and there were some fried chestnuts scattered around the corpses." Lu Shaohua also knew about this: "When the accident happened, it was always on the night of the full moon." Lu Xiaofeng said: "Today is the full moon." Lu Shaohua said: "I have handled such a few cases before, and I have never been able to find out any clues. The people who died were neither killed by enemies, nor murdered for money." Jin Jiuling said: "Because the people who died were unknown people, this matter has not been circulated in the Jianghu. Only those who handle the case in the Gongmen know about it." Lu Shaohua said: "Two years ago, there was a new bodyguard named Zhang Fang, who died like this, but he said a few words before he died." "Say what?" "The first sentence he said was: 'Grandma Xiong's sugar-fried chestnuts'. Let's ask him again, who is Grandma Xiong? Why did he want to kill him? He said another sentence: 'Because she likes it every time the moon is full. kill'." Lu Xiaofeng let out a long breath: "It turns out that she is not only the female butcher, the peach blossom bee, the five poisonous lady, but also Grandma Xiong!" Jin Jiuling said: "Do you think the Embroidered Thief is also her?" Lu Xiaofeng said: "I didn't think of it at first, but a few things put together can almost prove that she is the Embroidery Thief!" "Which things?" "I chased all the way to the street of Maiji Bakery before she slipped away. Now I know why she ran there." "Because she lived on that street and is more familiar with the terrain of that street than you!" Lu Xiaofeng said: "And those clothes in the closet are also suitable for her figure, judging from her voice, she is not very old, if she pretends to be a beautiful young girl, she will never be seen through!" But that's not the most important thing. Lu Xiaofeng said: "Although she is dressed as an old woman, she still wears a pair of red shoes - bright red satin shoes, and it is said that there is an owl embroidered on them." Jin Jiuling also let out a long breath: "No matter what, we finally know who the embroidered thief is!" Lu Shaohua said: "It's a pity that we still can't find her, and there is no clue to find her at all!" Lu Xiaofeng suddenly said: "Yes." "A clue?" "Not only is there, but there are more than one!" Lu Xiaofeng continued: "First, we already know that Jiang Qingxia recognizes her; second, since she has a secret lair here, when she is working in other places, There will definitely be the same!" Jin Jiuling's eyes lit up: "That's right, no matter what kind of expert handles crimes, he will inevitably have his own unique habits, and it is difficult to change." Lu Xiaofeng said: "So I think she must have a nest in the South China Sea!" Nanhai is where Huayuxuan is located. Lu Shaohua's eyes lit up, and he said, "Meng Wei, the team leader in Nanhai, is also the brother who used to follow Boss Jin. I can ask him to start looking for it now. When you get there, he might have found it!" Lu Xiaofeng said: "Can you ask him to look for it now?" Lu Shaohua nodded and said: "We have been in touch all these years, and we have used the fastest method!" Lu Xiaofeng said: "What method?" Lu Shaohua said: "Flying pigeons pass on the letter." Jin Jiuling said: "Perhaps she is going to take Xue Bing there. If we rush there as soon as possible, maybe we can catch her there!" 鲁少华道：“我会叫孟伟在查访时特别小心，千万不要打草惊蛇！” 金九龄道：“你现在就写这封信！” 鲁少华道：“是。” 他刚加快了脚步，金九龄忽然又道：“还有一件事！”鲁少华就停下，等着吩咐。 金九龄微笑着，看着他，道：“你每个月要收蛇王兄弟他们多少例规银子？” 鲁少华的脸有点红了，却还是不敢不说实话：“八百两，但也是由兄弟们大家分的！” 金九龄沉下了脸，道：“你知不知道蛇王是陆小凤的朋友，知不知道陆小凤的朋友也就是金九龄的朋友。” 鲁少华垂下头，道：“我知道，这份银子从今天起我就不再去收。” 金九龄又笑了：“好，从今天起，这份银子由我补给你！” 鲁少华看着他，目中露出感激之色，躬身一礼，什么话也不再说，转身而去。 陆小凤忽然叹道：“我现在才知道别人为什么都说你是三百年来，六扇门中的第一高手了！” 金九龄微笑道：“为什么？” 陆小凤道：“因为你不但会收买人心，还会出卖朋友！” 金九龄笑得似已有点勉强：“我出卖过谁？” 陆小凤道：“我。”他苦笑着，接着道：“若不是你把我拉下这淌浑水，我现在怎会有如此多麻烦？怎么会如此头疼？” 金九龄道：“可是现在看来，你已经快把你的头疼送给别人了！” 陆小凤道：“送给谁？” 金九龄微笑着，缓缓道：“绣花大盗，公孙大娘。” 陆小凤也笑了：“我们现在就去送给她？” 金九龄道：“当然现在就去，别的无论什么事，都可以先放到一边再说。” 陆小凤道：“但我却还有一件事放不下。” 金九龄道：“什么事？” 陆小凤道：“朋友。” 金九龄叹了口气，道：“我就知道你一定还要去找蛇王的，却不知他肯不肯交我这个朋友？” 蛇王不肯。因为他已根本没法子再交朋友。死人怎么能交朋友？ 小楼没有声音，也没有灯光。院子里兄弟们都已派出去，只有四个人在守望，他们本已在奇怪，但却没有一个敢上去看。没有蛇王的吩咐，谁也不敢上楼去，但陆小凤当然是例外。 “昨天晚上他就没有睡，也许现在已睡了。”门是虚掩着的，陆小凤推开门走进去，金九龄给了他个火折子。火折子刚燃起，又熄灭，落下。陆小凤的手已冰冷僵硬，连火折子都拿不住了。 火光一闪间，他已看见蛇王一双凸出眼眶外的眼睛。他竟已被人活活的勒死在软榻上，被一条鲜红的缎带勒死的。公孙大娘短剑上系着的，正是这种缎带。 陆小凤走过去拉起蛇王的手，身子突然开始颤抖。蛇王的手比他的更冷，已完全冰冷僵硬。It was dark in the room.金九龄也没有再燃灯，他知道陆小凤一定不忍再见蛇王的脸。他也找不出什么话来安慰陆小凤。死一般的黑暗、死一般的静寂，一个人只有在这种情况下，才能真正感觉到“死”是件多么真实、多么可怕的事。 也不知过了多久，陆小凤突然道：“走，我们现在就走。” 金九龄道：“嗯。” 陆小凤道：“但我却不会再将头疼送给她了。” 他忽又笑了笑，笑声中充满了一种无法描叙的悲痛和愤怒之意。 幸好金九龄没有燃灯，陆小凤现在的表情，他一定也不忍看的。 只听陆小凤一字字道：“我要让她的头永远不会再疼。” 金九龄明白他的意思。一个人的头只有在被割下来以后，才永远不会再疼的！