The flower is a tulip [Chu Liuxiang]

Nangong Ling was indeed very young, and she did not have a beard.He was wearing a well-washed blue shirt and trousers, and the patches on the back of the elbows were carefully patched, almost as if they were decorated on purpose.He also didn't wear a headscarf, but simply tied his hair up with a ribbon, which looked very chic.As soon as he saw Chu Liuxiang, he quickly ran down the steps, grabbed his wrist under his arm and dragged him into the room.

"You actually thought of finding me!" He shouted while tugging, laughing, "First, he committed a crime in Beiping, which made it difficult for even the god catcher Vulture to survive, and then ran to Jinan." , How did you come here in the blink of an eye? If you don't stay for ten days and half a month this time, I will break up with you from now on!"

Chu Liuxiang laughed along with him, but his eyes suddenly flickered: "The news of the Beggar Gang is so well-informed, you even know that I came from Jinan."

Nangong Ling pulled Chu Liuxiang into the living room, still smiling and said: "Not only do I know that you have been to Jinan, but I also know that you met this playboy. You have a new friend, and you did not forget to come and see me, an old friend. Have a conscience!"

Chu Liuxiang and Nangong Ling grabbed Hua Manlou who was going to salute almost at the same time, but stared at Nangong Ling and said with a smile: "You must not be too polite with this person, he is uncomfortable seeing others salute. Scared him away, we Who can I ask for help?"

"Help?" Nangong Ling paused, then deliberately frowned, "I thought you had a conscience and came to see me, so you thought of me because you had something to do?"

Chu Liuxiang coughed: "To tell you the truth, I do have something important to ask for."

His expression has become solemn and deep.Nangong Ling stopped laughing and listened to him talk about the amazing discovery at sea and the possible conspiracy behind it.But before he finished speaking, Nangong Ling suddenly interrupted: "Do you think someone threw the corpse on purpose?"

Chu Liuxiang nodded and said, "If there were no people behind the scenes, how could these dead people all appear on the sea after killing each other?"

Nangong Ling rubbed her chin with her fingers, and said thoughtfully, "Then, have you looked around right away? Maybe the person who threw the corpse is still nearby."

Chu Liuxiang smiled wryly and said, "Of course I also thought of this, but it's a pity that none of the ships in the nearby seas have anything to do with martial arts people."

"Not one?"

Chu Liuxiang sighed: "Unless you think that 'Miao Monk' Wu Hua is the murderer behind that scene."

Nangong Ling seemed to be choked by this answer, and sighed: "You make me believe that Wuhua is the murderer, why don't you let me eat my own nose!"

Hua Manlou had been quietly listening to their conversation.When he heard Wuhua's name, he already thought of the elegant and refined monk he met in Daming Lake, Jinan, who was almost unworldly.

There is no greater difference between such a person and the Japanese killer who has repeatedly committed bloody murders.

Chu Liuxiang was silent for a while before continuing to talk about the doubts he and Hua Manlou had about the dead girl.Nangong Ling was startled, and then murmured, "Shenshui Palace?"

Chu Liuxiang said: "Shenshui Palace."

Nangong Ling sighed: "This time you are too lenient in your business, and you will get into trouble with Shenshui Palace."

Chu Liuxiang rubbed her nose and said, "I didn't provoke them, they came to trouble me, now I can't do anything about it."

Nangong Ling said: "What?"

Chu Liuxiang smiled bitterly and said, "It's just because of the 'Tianyi Shenshui' that killed people, they insisted that I stole it. If I don't find out who the murderer is, won't I be blamed?"

Nangong Ling said: "But that dead woman..."

Chu Liuxiang said: "There is no proof of death. Maybe I killed her and put all the crimes on her head."

Nangong Ling said: "You are a scapegoat who recites the blame very quickly."

Chu Liuxiang said: "If I can't find out the truth, I'll be blamed, so I'll give it a try first."

Nangong Ling stared at him vigorously, as if seeing a flower growing suddenly on his face, and said after a while, "Have you ever thought that Shenshui Palace deliberately wanted you to carry this blame?"

Chu Liuxiang said, "Oh?"

Nangong Ling said slowly: "Look, you discovered the corpse in the sea by accident, and you didn't tell anyone about it, but within half a day, Shenshui Palace found your head!"

Chu Liuxiang's gaze jumped twice, and he said hurriedly: "You mean to say that Shenshui Palace is related to the killer behind the scenes?" He didn't wait for Nangong Ling's answer, but hurriedly paced back and forth in the room, muttering He muttered, "That Gong Nanyan did come very quickly, could it be... If those people were killed by them, they must find someone to set the blame on, and that 'Tianyi Shenshui'... If they don't want people to suspect Shenshui Palace, why use Tianyi Shenshui to kill people?"

Nangong Ling chuckled and said, "Perhaps this is their brilliance. According to common sense, the real murderer must not leave any evidence against him, so he used Tianyi Shenshui to kill people and disguised one of the dead The one who becomes a disciple of Shenshui Palace should not be Shenshui Palace itself."

Chu Liuxiang said: "Do you think they want to create the illusion of being blamed by others, so as to wash themselves off? In this way, it's no wonder that the murderer wanted to chop off the girl's left hand to deliberately cover up her identity."

Nangong Ling pondered and said: "Or maybe that girl has no special identity at all. She is a disciple of Shenshui Palace, and the others are done on purpose to lead you astray."

Chu Liuxiang nodded and said: "That makes sense. That's why Gong Nanyan categorically denied seeing her, and then told me about Situ Jing's suicide, so that I would think that someone really colluded with Situ Jing and stole Tianyi Shenshui But Shenshui Palace has always been indifferent to the world, so what is the purpose of doing these things suddenly?"

Nangong Ling thought for a long time before shaking his head, and said, "I can't figure it out. Well, let's get back to the topic, what is it that you came to ask me for help?"

Before Chu Liuxiang could speak, Hua Manlou laughed softly and said, "If it's like Nangong Gangzhu said, do you think this trip is still necessary?"

Chu Liuxiang came to Nangong Ling to ask him to help her enter the Murong family.The purpose of entering Murong's family is to find out whether the dead girl is related to these martial arts families.

But now Nangong Ling put forward a new view, that is, the girl was originally a member of Shenshui Palace.

If all this is really a conspiracy planned by Shenshui Palace as Nangong Ling speculates, then the investigation that Chu Liuxiang is doing has obviously gone astray.

However, Chu Liuxiang did not have any evidence that Shenshui Palace was the real murderer.

So he touched his nose and said, "It is necessary."

Hua Manlou was startled, and said, "You still doubt..."

Chu Liuxiang laughed.He smiled like a fox who stole a chicken. Although Hua Manlou couldn't see her, Nangong Ling couldn't help shaking her body, and said, "Seeing you laugh like this, I have a bad feeling."

Chu Liuxiang acted as if he hadn't heard, walked over and patted him on the shoulder and said, "Master Lao Nangong, please introduce me and Young Master Hua to the Murong family who are the leaders in the martial arts. You won't say it's inconvenient, will you?"

Nangong Ling blinked, and said with a wry smile: "You've already said it, how could it be inconvenient for me? It's just you...why are you going to the Murong family at this time?"

Chu Liuxiang snorted: "Who let them tell me to shut the door! Although the wall of his house is not high, I don't bother to jump, but I just want to walk in through the gate!"

He said these two sentences so forcefully that he seemed like a rascal.Nangong Ling couldn't help but sighed, put one hand on her forehead, turned to look at Huamanlou and said, "Actually, I have a very normal relationship with this person, and we don't see each other once a year. Don't misunderstand that I am him." friend!"

Hua Manlou also suppressed a smile and nodded, "I understand, I understand... Actually, this man and I only met last month, and I still don't know whether he gave his real name or not."

Nangong Ling had a sympathetic look on his face, and when he wanted to say more, Chu Liuxiang grabbed the hem of his clothes, and then saw that fox-like smiling face approaching him, and said word by word: "The leader of Nangong is clearing up at this time. Don't want to help Chu with this?"

Nangong Ling said helplessly: "Help, I will definitely help... As long as Young Master Chu doesn't smile at me like this, I will do whatever you ask me to sweep the floor of the Murong family!"

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The carriage that came to Murong's family was driven by disciples of the beggar sect, and the leader Nangong Ling was sitting in the carriage.

Chu Liuxiang did not expect that in order to help him enter the Murong family, he actually accompanied him to Yingtian.

Having such a good friend who despised power and valued loyalty, Chu Liuxiang only felt very happy in her heart, and almost forgot about being rejected by the Murong family.

"Look," he couldn't help but said to Hua Manlou, "I didn't make friends with Nangong Ling, right?"

Huamanlou is next to Chu Liuxiang.Instead of riding in a cart, they followed the cart on horseback.Just because at this moment both of them put on green clothes similar to Nangong Ling's, and disguised themselves as disciples of the Beggar Clan, and their true colors were already hidden under the exquisite masks handmade by Su Rongrong.

Their current identities are the followers of the leader.

The Murong family refused Chu Liuxiang's visit, so it couldn't be Chu Liuxiang who Nangong Ling brought.

So Chu Liuxiang became another person again.Although he can no longer be Zhang Xiaolin, he can be Wang Xiaolin, Li Xiaolin, and Sun Xiaolin.

Hua Manlou had no choice but to follow him in the modification.

For a blind person, both appearance and clothing are like clouds in the sky.Therefore, Hua Manlou didn't care what he was dressed up like.

He just kept thinking, not knowing what to think.

At this time, Hua Manlou paused, as if casually asked: "Your Excellency, Gui Geng?"

Chu Liuxiang rubbed her nose inexplicably, and said, "I remember telling you my age?"

Hua Manlou chuckled lightly and said, "28, is that so?"

Chu Liuxiang said: "You clearly remember, why are you asking me again?"

Hua Manlou said: "It's just because I suddenly couldn't figure out whether you are 28 years old or 28 months old."

Chu Liuxiang smiled and said, "Do you think I'm that young?"

Hua Manlou coughed, and said, "Master Nangong's speculation is not unreasonable. What's more, in order to force you, Shenshui Palace only gave you a month to prove your innocence. You have already passed 20 days, so why not worry?" You are not slow, but you want to get angry with the Murong family? Do you know that Shenshui Palace might be expecting you to run around and check out all the clues that are in a mess, but you don't suspect them at all!"

Chu Liuxiang blinked and said, "You were the one who reminded me to check that girl's identity, why did you change your mind again?"

Hua Manlou seemed to want to say something, but she pursed her lips, and after a long silence, she said flatly, "I'm talking too much, Xiangshuai don't mind."

Although he wore a mask of disguise on his face, his expression was obviously dimmed.Chu Liuxiang looked at him, but didn't know what to say, and the two never talked to each other along the way.

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Walking in the courtyard of the Murong family, Chu Liuxiang suddenly felt that she was a genius.

"Nangong Ling has only been the head of the Beggars' Clan for two months, and he hasn't visited his fellow martial artists. I have given him a chance to pay a visit to the Murong family. Although he helped me, I didn't treat him badly. To be honest, no one owes anyone."

Thinking of not having to repay Nangong Ling's favor, Chu Liuxiang was in a good mood, and her steps became lighter.But only then did he realize that the little girl who was washing clothes with him had disappeared.

He and Hua Manlou pretended to be Nangong Ling's subordinates, so naturally they couldn't be invited into the main hall with the gang leader.The Murong family was very considerate to their guests, and led them to the nearby courtyard to rest. Chu Liuxiang immediately saw the girl who was drying the sheets and clothes in the small courtyard.He said to Hua Manlou in a low voice, "Come as soon as you go", and then went out to follow after him.

He had noticed Hua Manlou's depression, and decided to investigate this time by himself.

But at this moment he lost him.

The world's number one thief and commander-in-chief, followed a little girl who was washing clothes in the gate of a big mansion, and lost him.If this kind of thing gets out, won't people in the Jianghu laugh their teeth out?

Chu Liuxiang stood in a completely unfamiliar yard, rubbing her nose vigorously, as if she could rub that little girl out.

Entering the courtyard was different from the places they had been to before, and it seemed very deserted.Tall sycamore trees are planted in other courtyards, but here there is not even a single tree or blade of grass. The ground is covered with flat blue bricks, and the joints between the bricks are carefully aligned, and there is no trace of soil.

The corridor in the courtyard seems to be much lower than other places, so the sunlight can't shine in at all, and the rooms behind are all dark.

The doors and windows of the main room and wing rooms are hung with dense blue cloth curtains.

In mid-May, Jiangnan is in midsummer, and every household is eager to open their doors and windows to dissipate the heat indoors, but the houses here are almost like prisons.

What the hell is this place?Does anyone live here?

Chu Liuxiang was thinking about it when she heard a low voice coming from the room.Just as he was about to go closer to listen, the curtain of the main room had already been parted, and the little girl just got out from inside.

It turned out that she had walked into the house before, instead of disappearing out of nowhere.Chu Liuxiang couldn't help smiling to herself.

The little girl suddenly saw Chu Liuxiang, couldn't help but screamed, took half a step back, and stammered, "You... who are you? Why are you here?"

Chu Liuxiang looked at himself up and down, spread his hands and said, "Do I look like a bad guy?"

The little girl was startled, stared at him and said, "No...it doesn't look like it."

Chu Liuxiang smiled and said, "Then why are you shouting so loudly?"

The little girl gasped, stroked her chest and said, "You appear here all of a sudden, and you appear like a ghost without making a sound, of course I will be startled."

Chu Liuxiang shook his head and said, "I'm not a ghost, I'm your guest."

The little girl blinked and said, "Why did the guests come here?"

Chu Liuxiang put on an innocent look, looked at her and said, "Your house is too big, and the yards are all about the same size. I just came out for convenience, but I can't find the way back."

The little girl breathed a sigh of relief, then laughed happily, ran to Chu Liuxiang and said, "You must be a member of the Beggar Gang. You have never entered such a big house before, so it's no wonder you got lost. I'll take you back right away. "

Chu Liuxiang rubbed her nose amusedly to herself, just after following the little girl's footsteps, she suddenly looked back.The door was still silent, not a single sound could be heard.He couldn't help asking: "Is this your warehouse? Why is it so tightly closed?"

The little girl whispered without turning her head: "No, this is Miss Biao's residence."

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About the ingredients of Tianyi Shenshui.

The following original text:

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Chu Liuxiang said: "This is the elite extracted from the water by Tianchi's "Shenshui Palace". All the rivers and lakes call it "Tianyi Shenshui", and the disciples of "Shenshui Palace" call it heavy water."

Li Hongxiu was moved and said: "Is this really the 'Tianyi Shenshui' that is more poisonous than any poison in the world?"

Chu Liuxiang said: "Of course it is true. It is said that one drop of this 'Tianyi Shenshui' is heavier than three hundred barrels of water. As long as an ordinary person takes one drop, his whole body will explode and die immediately!"

He sighed, and continued: "Besides, this 'Tianyi Shenshui' is colorless and odorless, and there is no abnormality when you try it. Therefore, even the 'King of the Desert' will inevitably fall into the trap."

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So two days ago, a guest officer was right. If Tianyi Shenshui is really dense, how could it be poured into the cup without being noticed?

It can be seen that this is what Lao Chu heard, especially from the word "heavy water".

Chemically the real heavy water is deuterium oxide, its molecular weight is slightly heavier than ordinary water, and its appearance is very similar to water.But drinking heavy water alone can be fatal because it does not support certain metabolic processes in the organism.

I guess Gu Da is also the Tianyi Shenshui born from this.But in martial arts movies, who would have the patience to poison for many days before it takes effect, so the role of Shenshui is exaggerated in the novel.

On the other hand, the poisoning characteristics described by Lao Chu are actually close to heavy metal poisoning, typically mercury poisoning.

Yes, everyone knows how Jia Jing died in Dream of the Red Chamber.In ancient times, mercury poisoning was relatively common because of the many alchemy furnaces.

The problem with this though is that mercury ions are easily detectable.In ancient China, silver hairpins were commonly used in poison testing. The principle is to use the easy oxidation of silver to test the strong oxidants in food.

In the original book, it is said that Qiu Lingsu is a master poisoner, and even she cannot detect the existence of Tianyi Shenshui, so it is less likely that Tianyi Shenshui contains heavy metal ions.

So what exactly is this magical non-toxic poison, the guest officials can figure it out for themselves.Usually, at times like this, I just say "this is an unreliable martial arts novel" to deal with it.