who and the rivers and lakes

Wu San took the imperial decree from Ah Yue, held it tightly in his arms, handed it back to Ah Yue, and said in a trembling voice: "Ah Yue, you... are now... the only... High Priest of the Moonlight Clan, you ... must lead the tribe ... back to the Central Plains ... must revive my Guo family."

Ah Yue took the imperial edict, but bowed her head in silence.

Wu San said anxiously: "Ah Yue...you...must...promise...I..."

Seeing more and more blood dripping from the corner of his mouth, Ah Yue couldn't help pity him, but she clearly felt that he had ruined not only his own life, but also the lives of his children for this so-called volunteer, was it worth it?

Wu San was short of breath, and stared earnestly at Ah Yue's face, waiting for her to agree.

Ah Yue couldn't bear his uneasy death, so she nodded and said, "Don't worry, I will bring the Moonlight Clan back to Jiangnan."

Wu San struggled to reveal some smiles, let out a long breath, his upright body was completely paralyzed, his eyes turned with difficulty, saw Zhan Zhao, and said: "The list...the list...at...the counter..." Without saying a word When it was over, he lowered his head and swallowed his last breath.

Zhan Zhao asked anxiously: "Master Wu, shopkeeper Wu, where is the list?"

It's a pity that Wu San couldn't hear anything.His dull eyes stared blankly ahead, but he could no longer see his wish come true.

Zhan Zhao sighed helplessly, coughed twice, and spat out a mouthful of blood.His mood was more uncomfortable than the pain on his body. No matter how much effort he had spent and how many people's lives were involved, he still couldn't find the list, and everything seemed to be back to the beginning. What can he do now?

Ah Yue stretched out her hand and slowly closed Wu San's eyes, looked at Zhan Zhao's pale face, felt extremely guilty, and said, "Brother Zhan, I'm sorry..."

Zhan Zhao shook his head, took a deep breath, and said, "It's not your fault, you don't need to apologize, this is the end, let's find a way."

He has always been determined and unyielding, and now he feels a little tired and helpless.

Bai Yutang understood his mood, and interjected, "Didn't Wu San say that the list was at some counter before he died? It should probably be hidden in the inn, so we'll go back and look for it."

Zhan Zhao glanced at him, very grateful, but didn't speak.

Ding Yuehua suddenly asked: "Sister Ah Yue, do you really want to lead the Moonlight Clan back to the Central Plains?"

Ah Yue looked at Wu San's pale and old face, then at the imperial decree in his hand, then slowly turned his eyes to look at the vast desert yellow sand, and said, "I don't know, I really don't know. Where is our refuge?" where?"

The group went back to the inn silently. Liuhuai timidly came over to greet Ah Yue, and said, "High Priest, the villain is also a disciple of the Moonlight Clan. He was taken in by his master since he was a child. Now, the High Priest please accept him."

Ah Yue looked at his rough face and didn't know what to say, so she just said, "From now on, you can go back to the clan."

Liuhuai didn't need to give more instructions, and went to tidy up Wu San's body with the disciples of the Moonlight Clan. Only when the night was auspicious, Ah Yue could hold a memorial service and burial.

Bai Yutang and Ding Yuehua surrounded the counter where Wu San used to sit, searched inside and out three times, but still found nothing.

What was on the counter was nothing more than a broken abacus. Unfortunately, Wu San died, and no one would fiddle with this abacus again. There were also a few account books and some pens and ink.And in the grid under the counter, there are only some old accounts and some worn-out bottles and cans.

Bai Yutang and Ding Yuehua went through all the account books, and turned every bottle and jar upside down, but they still couldn't find the list.

Zhan Zhao sat at the table, stroking the old wound on his right chest with one hand, lowered his head, covered his mouth and coughed softly.He originally wanted to search by himself, but because of his serious injuries, Bai Yutang and Ding Yuehua persuaded him to wait aside.

After returning to the inn, Ouyang Chun settled down with Li Xiaoli, walked over and sat down at the table silently.

He wanted to speak several times, but he hesitated.

He put down the cup that was still full of tea in his hand, and without looking at Zhan Zhao, he finally said, "Zhan...Brother Zhan, I'm really ashamed that I mistrusted a traitor, which caused you to fall short."

Zhan Zhao turned his head to look at him, without a trace of complaint on his face, and said sincerely, "Brother Ouyang can't be blamed for this matter, who would have expected that Gong Qianshan lurks so deeply, everyone has been deceived by him."

"Yeah, Brother Ouyang is also a victim. The thief Gong Qianshan is too cunning. Now that he has disappeared, sooner or later, Fifth Master, I will go deep into Xixia to look for him, and I will never let him go." Bai Yutang said.

Ouyang Chun glanced at Zhan Zhao, nodded, but didn't speak.He has always been not good at words, but he has made up his mind and completely changed his view of Zhan Zhao.

Ding Yuehua straightened up from under the counter, covered his face with dust, beat his waist with his hands, and complained: "This is Wu San too, such a precious list must be hidden in a very secret place, how can anyone find it? I am afraid except He himself, no one can think of where the list is hidden."

Bai Yutang exclaimed: "How about dismantling the counter, or even dismantling the entire inn, I don't believe I can't find it."

He pricked his hands and feet, carried a stack of account books, put them on the table, fanned the dust, and said to Zhan Zhao and Ouyang Chun: "If you are injured, do light work and write these account books page by page. Check again."

Ouyang Chun was eager to do something to make up for his mistakes, so without further ado, he immediately picked up an account book and looked it over carefully.

Zhan Zhao, on the other hand, stared at the counter and didn't speak or move.

Bai Yutang waved his hand in front of his eyes, and said, "Hey, what are you thinking? Don't you see the list in your hand and lose it, and you are so angry that you are stupid?"

Zhan Zhao turned his head to look at him, and said, "I was thinking, this counter is in the most visible place of the inn's restaurant, where can Wu San hide the list, which is the most unexpected?"

"Oh? Tell me where he can hide the list?" Bai Yutang was very interested, and folded his arms around his chest, waiting for him to continue.

Zhan Zhao casually flipped through the account books on the table, and said, "The list is one page. Most people will naturally think that the list will be hidden in the account books when they see the account books, but I think that with Wu San's shrewdness, he will definitely not Think about what ordinary people think."

Bai Yutang rolled his eyes and said, "Okay, I'm an ordinary person, so I think the list is probably hidden in the account book. Brother Ouyang, don't look at the account book, let's take a look at Mr. Zhan who is not an ordinary person." What can be analyzed, if he is just playing tricks and making mysteries, we will let him go through all the account books here page by page."

Zhan Zhao glanced at him, smiled, and continued, "For the same reason, the list will not be hidden in those bottles."

Bai Yutang immediately turned his head and shouted to Ding Yuehua: "Little sister, put those dirty bottles down, and let us Mr. Zhan, who is wise and wise, search every jar and bottle himself."

Zhan Zhao ignored him and said, "If the list isn't hidden in the places that ordinary people would think of hiding things, where would it be hidden?"

Bai Yutang slapped his thigh and yelled strangely: "Smelly cat, you are indeed smarter than ordinary people. You've been talking nonsense for a long time. Isn't this what the big guy is thinking about all the time?"

He stretched out his hand to pick up an account book, threw it heavily in front of Zhan Zhao, and said, "You better stop thinking about it, and check the account book from the beginning honestly."

Zhan Zhao had a pensive look on his face, and he didn't even look at the account book on the table. Instead, he supported the table with his hands, stood up slowly, walked to the counter, looked around, his eyes sparkled , and said slowly: "Wu San must have hidden the list in a place that no one will notice or think of."

He leaned against the counter, reached out and touched several things on the counter one by one, and said: "Sometimes, the most conspicuous and easy to see things are the least likely to be noticed by others, and they are also the best places to hide things." The place."

Everyone seemed to have understood what he meant, and they all stared at him, even Bai Yutang shut his mouth and didn't speak.

Zhan Zhao continued: "The first day I came to this inn, the first time I saw Wu San, he was just sitting behind the counter, fiddling with the abacus. He didn't want to be discovered that the six fingers on his left hand were abnormal, so he deliberately put the six fingers on his left hand. The left hand is on the most chest, so that people don't think about it, and they take it for granted that his left hand is disabled, and there is no doubt. And the abacus is casually placed on the counter all day long, and he has nothing to do. When the abacus is used to calculate the accounts, everyone will think that it is just an ordinary abacus. Just imagine, if ordinary people have precious things at hand, they will carefully hide them where no one can see them, so why would they swagger How about putting things in front of everyone? However, Wu San’s left hand has all the six fingers of the murderer, and could this abacus also hide some secrets? There are not many guests in this small inn, but Wu San settles accounts every day It’s just too much time.”

He was talking, picked up the abacus, looked up and down, stretched out his slender fingers to fiddle with the abacus beads, turned his face slightly, and listened carefully to the sound of the abacus beads colliding with each other.Suddenly a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, he pinched a bead, and with a little force with his fingertips, the bead fell off the abacus, "The sound made by this bead is different from others, and there must be different materials in it."

He looked up at the crowd, walked back to the table with the abacus bead, and sat down slowly.

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