Star Trace Gate

In the dungeon.

Weng Sanren was speechless for a long time before he forced a smile on his face: "You are right, Niu Xi did give me 100,000 Star Sources."

"How can you be so confused?" Ren Ye frowned and advised: "Brother Sanren, you are guilty. It is difficult to explain why you accepted Niu Xi's stolen money. Once the witch master investigates, the consequences will be unbearable for you...!"

“Ha.” Weng Sanren sneered: “Then I’ll have to trouble you, brother, to help me bear the consequences.”

Ren also raised an eyebrow: "Huh...why should I help you bear the consequences for nothing?"

"You mean, you still need some kickbacks?" Weng Sanren asked in astonishment.

"All right." Ren Ye nodded immediately.

Weng Sanren gritted his teeth and nodded in admiration, "Young Master's talent is truly extraordinary and can surpass any treacherous official in history. I really admire you. However, you love money so much, maybe you have some unspeakable reasons, right?"

"Alas, every family has its own problems." Ren Ye replied perfunctorily.

"How about this?" Weng Sanren thought for a moment, "You can leave these 100,000 star sources of Niu Xi with me for now. When I get out, I may return them five or ten times. You just need to help me find out the situation outside and tell me the truth about what happened between the five of you."

Are you starting to make empty promises? Don't you know that I am the Van Gogh of Qingliang Mansion?

Ren Ye sneered: "I never believe in the promises of strangers."

"Don't worry, brother. You and I can make an agreement. Xingyuan will definitely fulfill it before I leave." Weng Sanren paused with a smile: "And maybe... I will give you another gift."

Ren was also stunned when he heard this: "What gift?"

"It is not convenient to disclose it for now." Weng Sanren regained the initiative: "One hundred thousand star sources are free stuff. It seems that we can't lose by using this free stuff to try for a bigger prize. This business can be done."

"Yeah, that makes sense." Ren nodded slightly. "How about this, as long as the witch master has no errands, I will come to bring you food every night and tell you what happened outside."

"It's a deal." Weng Sanren nodded.

After the two finished talking about this "agreement", Ren Ye asked about the real matter: "You just said that Niu Xi gave that little kid a book. What's going on?"

Weng Sanren did not hide anything and simply recounted in a low voice what he had just overheard truthfully.

After listening to this, Ren Ye's pupils dilated and his expression froze, as if his thoughts had drifted away into the sky.

Weng Sanren did not disturb them. He just shook his messy hair and waited quietly.

After a while, Ren Ye frowned and said, "Are you sure that the book has been taken away by the little kid?"

"I heard it clearly. He took it away."

"Well, let's not talk about it for now. I'll come when I'm free in the evening." After Ren Ye said this, he turned around and was about to leave.

"Brother, brother, wait a minute." Weng Sanren shouted, "Can you ask the jailer to help you and take out that stinking shit and urine basin... I have always been neat and tidy, it would be best if you could give me a bronze mirror so that I can tidy up my appearance."

What a trouble! You're already in jail, but you still have to take care of your appearance. Are you trying to compete with Niu Xi in beauty?

Ren nodded helplessly: "Okay, I understand, I will explain it later."

"it is good."

After saying that, he turned around and left.

……

After leaving the dungeon, Ren also specifically instructed the jailers to take proper care of Weng Sanren.

Play is play, jokes are jokes, although this coward Weng Sanren looks unreliable, he is actually a cunning and sly person, and has not shown any great malice towards Ren Ye so far.

At present, it should be okay for the two sides to get closer and become a pair of teammates who are in name only.

The most important thing is, no matter what happens, Ren won’t lose anything.

On the flat bluestone road, Ren Ye walked against the wind, frowning as he thought.

After listening to Weng Sanren's narration, he felt that many doubts in his mind seemed to have been cleared up.

Niu Xi might have felt guilty, or loved Jing'er, or he might have wanted to bribe the witch master through Jing'er so as to protect more people.

In short, he gave a classic book to the little kid.

Judging from the key words mentioned by Weng Sanren, such as family treasure, never passed on to outsiders, etc., it is not difficult to guess that the classic is most likely "Thousand Poisons Book".

Niu Xi passed the "Thousand Poisons Book" to Jing'er, and Jing'er is the only son of the Witch Master... This kind of relationship can't help but make people think a lot.

You should know that the Six Gentlemen did not exist in history. These may be the six characters and gameplay that were forcibly added after Tiandao evolved the Star Gate mission.

That is to say, in real history, Niu Xi might not have been captured by six people, but most likely by other people, such as the secret guards and so on.

In this way, without the existence of the Six Gentlemen, no one would be like himself, determined to obtain the "Thousand Poisons Book" to solve the plague, and outsiders might not even know of the existence of this thing.

Going back in time, the person who finally got the "Thousand Poisons Book" might be Jing'er, a little kid of seven or eight years old.

Thinking of this, Ren also felt that he had grasped the key point.

He thought about the recent events in southern Xinjiang and realized that the plague in Qingliang Prefecture was most likely caused by the recipe of "Thousand Poisons", and the place where it was refined was right here in the Bulao Villa.

Then stroke it.

Niu Xi gave the recipe, and Jing'er inherited the poison-making skills. According to historical records, Wu Yuanjun, the witch master, "died of illness" not long after, and died in the Bulao Villa...

Judging from the current situation, if the witch master is really dead, it is definitely not due to illness, but most likely a violent death.

In other words, when Jing'er grew up, he had a blood feud with the imperial court.

Ren Ye suddenly stopped where he was, and suddenly remembered what Yan Bo had said to him that day.

They investigated Master Guanfeng, who had previously bribed frontier generals and smuggled contraband materials.

Damn it.

A bold guess has formed in my mind.

The grown-up Jing'er is most likely the mysterious "Master Guanfeng". This atlas was given to him by Niu Xi, and he has had it since he was a child.

Damn, this little kid looks kind-hearted with rosy lips and white teeth, but I never thought that he would be so vicious when he grows up?!

Okay, okay, just wait for me.

……

Not long after.

Ren also came to the case library and said to the clerk in a very impressive manner: "I want to investigate an important case for the witch master. Please choose a quiet room for me. I won't come out, so please don't disturb me."

The clerk did not dare to delay and immediately led him in and selected a separate room for him on the second floor.

Ren also walked around the document library, picked up some documents and historical materials related to the Pingnan Campaign, then came into the room and closed the door.

After everything was ready, he changed into a set of cloth clothes in the room, covered his face, and finally used the invisibility talisman.

Alas, there are not many invisibility talismans left. I must buy more next time I go to the migration area. This thing is so useful and it is essential for committing crimes.

"Squeak!"

Ren Ye opened the window, looked around, then held onto the eaves of the second floor and ran quietly.

He came to the archives mainly to create an alibi, because he was going to the family compound behind the main hall.

……

We sneaked along the way without any danger.

Ren Ye took advantage of the guards' shift rotation at noon and sneaked into the second floor of the family compound. Then he walked around and finally found the room where Jing'er was.

After he pushed the door open and saw that there was no one around, he found a place to hide.

About a quarter of an hour later, hurried footsteps were heard outside.

"Mother, I'm full. I'll study in my room this afternoon." Jing'er's voice rang out from outside: "In the evening, I'll go and have dinner with father."

"Okay." The witch master's wife replied from a distance.

After the two finished talking, Ren also heard the sound of the door opening. He hid behind the closet, hiding his figure, and squinted at Jing'er.

After the boy returned to the room, he ran to the bed and carefully took out a book from under the pillow.

From Ren Ye's position, he could just see the three words "Thousand Poisons Book" written above the book.

Jing'er took the "Thousand Poisons List" and ran to the sunny window, where he sat cross-legged like a little adult, and began to read it attentively while eating fruit snacks.

Damn, do you call this reading reading?

You are still young and don't learn how to poison others?

Ren Ye was certain that the kid in front of him was basically "Little Guanfeng", so the more he looked at him, the angrier he became.

"brush!"

He walked invisibly, walked to a couch by the window and sat down, less than half a meter away from Xiao Guanfeng.

Originally, Ren Ye was thinking about taking a peek from the side for a while, but he didn't expect that as soon as he sat down, the boy suddenly scratched his head.

"Oh, I forgot to tell mother about that..." Jing'er murmured, and actually stood up to leave, and even took the "Thousand Poisons Book" with him.

Ren Ye was very surprised when he saw this scene, because he could see that this guy actually sensed his aura, and he didn't get scared at the first moment, but chose to pretend to leave...

Damn, showing off my acting skills in front of the movie emperor?

Ren Ye stood up instantly and took a step to block Jing'er.

"You...!" Jing'er was a little panicked. He was a child after all. When he sensed that Ren Ye had stood up, his face turned pale and he opened his mouth to shout.

"brush!"

Ren Ye put the middle finger of his right hand against his thumb, stretched his arm towards Jing'er's face, and stopped near his forehead.

"Snapped!"

With a flick of a finger, a crisp sound of a head bang echoed throughout the room.

A child of six or seven years old was hit by a second-level magical being who inherited the legacy of the Human Emperor. The consequences can be imagined!

"Gudong!"

Jing'er fell on his back, his whole body twitching, and even foam coming out of the corners of his mouth. In the blink of an eye, he fainted.

"Snapped!"

Ren also raised his hand and picked him up from the ground, cursing: "Damn it, I can't find the grown-up Guan Feng, can't I find the young one?!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he pulled Jing'er's pants open, swung his hand and slapped her.

"Snapped!"

There was a crisp sound, and a palm print completely covered the tender buttocks.

Jing'er woke up in pain and was about to cry out in grievance.

"Snapped!"

Ren did not hesitate, and went up to him and hit him with two consecutive attacks: "You little bastard, you have a grudge against the emperor, why are you messing with my Qingliang Mansion?!"

"Hundreds of thousands of people were poisoned just because they were told to do so?"

"Why are you so cruel?"

"If you have the ability, why don't you use it with the emperor?"

"You naughty boy, if I don't beat you up today and make your life miserable, you'll be considered tough!"

"Snapped!"

It's another combination of a blow to the head and a slap in the face.

After a while, Jing'er's eyes were completely rolled back, his head was covered with lumps, and his butt was swollen like dough.

However, Ren Ye still held back. After all, he was just a small Guan Feng, and although he was also thinking deeply at this time, his crime was not punishable by death.

Just order a dozen sets of meals to vent your anger.

King Huai was the most reasonable person, and he behaved differently when facing different opponents. When he met someone who was easy to control, especially the elderly and children, he was really fierce and really killed them!

After beating Jing'er up, he reached out and picked up the Thousand Poisons Book and prepared to leave.

At this moment, the damn door started turning again like the wheel of fate.

"Squeak!"

There was a sound of grinding teeth, and someone sneaked in from the outer hall.

Ren Ye only took a look outside and saw a man with his face covered, who tiptoed in and pushed the door closed in a stealthy manner.

Damn it!

I am definitely cursed, absolutely.

Whenever I commit theft, I always meet people with the same affiliation as me. There is no exception!

He felt panic-stricken and helpless, and felt that his luck was just a decoration and he was extremely unlucky.

"brush!"

While thinking, he stepped behind the curtain of the couch and squatted by the wall.

Amitabha, Amitabha, don’t find me, don’t find me…

Oh, forget it. I’ll be discovered every time I pray!

Ren was also very active in thinking. He squatted behind the curtain, not knowing whether to pray or not.

After waiting for a while, the footsteps gradually became clearer, and the masked man touched the side of the couch.

When this person entered, he was completely confused.

He saw Jing'er lying on the ground, with big bumps all over her head, her hair disheveled, and her pants stripped off.

Oh my God!

What is going on here?

The masked man looked at Jing'er with a puzzled and bewildered expression, and stood there very awkwardly, as if he didn't know whether to leave or not.

In just a moment, his eyes suddenly became sharp again.

Jing'er looked like she had obviously been attacked, which meant - there might be someone in the house!

Behind the curtain, Ren Ye looked at his expression and thought, oh no, this idiot has a very high IQ and has discovered that there might be someone in the room.

No, I have to leave quickly to avoid being discovered.

As he spoke, he moved slightly along the wall, preparing to leave through the window.

but!

The moment Ren Ye approached the window, his mind suddenly became active.

Damn, the witch master's son was beaten, and the Thousand Poisons Book was lost. Although no one knows that I did it, the witch master must investigate this matter. Once he finds some clues, it will be risky...

Thinking of this, Ren looked up at the masked man with sharp and wise eyes, and suddenly an idea came to his mind.

Why not... hehe.