Maung-mei is wrong

Chapter 11 Candid

After hearing what he said, Nie Yunhan immediately stopped and looked around with burning eyes.

"How did you know?"

Zhuo Yingxian pointed to the books on the shelf: "The order is all out of order."

The two walked towards the shelf where the books were stored, Zhuo Yingxian explained: "I thought it was wrong before, because the master scoffed at this "Autumn Sun in the Sky" and would not have put it here. , and then triggered the mechanism. Now you see, the order of the books before and after the mechanism has been messed up. Two other books."

While listening to him, Nie Yunhan checked the shelf carefully and found clues: "Someone has searched here, and the dust marks on the shelf are wrong."

Zhuo Yingxian lit the candlestick on the wall again, and the two of them drew up an area tacitly, and searched carefully.

"The container of medicinal materials on the shelf here has also been moved."

"The cauldron in the alchemy furnace was overturned."

"The brick joints here have also been pried, and there are obvious knife marks."

"The two rows of shelves against the wall were forcibly moved, and there were scratches on the floor tiles."

"The documents in the cabinet have also been searched."

They split up and sifted through all the traces in the entire secret room, making sure that someone came in and searched after they came in.

Nie Yunhan looked at Zhuo Yingxian suspiciously: "What are they looking for?"

"It must be for Master's Dan Jing, which records the formulas of all the medicines he has tried in these years." Zhuo Yingxian leaned on the table in a daze.

"Will your master put the alchemy here?"

"No." Zhuo Yingxian thought for a while, then shook his head, "Master is always thoughtful, he won't put all the important things in one place."

Nie Yunhan walked up to him: "In this case, your master's life should be safe for the time being, so don't worry too much."

"Even if they found the alchemy scriptures, they would not dare to hurt the master. Some prescriptions recorded in the alchemy scriptures are extremely dangerous, and if they make a mistake, they may kill people, and they must be directed by the master himself." Zhuo Yingxian squeezed Eyebrows, "I'm afraid that Master will suffer, he can't afford it."

"Yun Xuzi has been missing for a month, but today we came to search, and there were still people behind, indicating that they hadn't found anything in this month. They must be here waiting for Yun Xuzi's apprentice to come back, thinking that they will be able to find something. .” Nie Yunhan pondered, “Did you reveal your identity in the past five days?”

"No, I'm afraid you may arrive at any time. In order not to be spotted by you, I kept pretending that this was my first visit to the temple." Zhuo Yingxian said frustratedly, "These people are very good at lurking. After staying for five days, I didn’t even notice them!”

Nie Yunhan comforted: "Since the other party is a spy, he is naturally good at covering up his whereabouts. Yu Shu and I didn't find out just now, so you don't have to blame yourself."

"Is the spy really that good?" Zhuo Yingxian couldn't help being puzzled, he thought that his skills were not bad, but who knew that when he came out this time, he knew that there are even better players among the best.

"That's natural. What they usually practice is how to hide their whereabouts, but I think it's not as good as our brother Zuo. When he is in excellent condition, he can hold his breath for a cup of tea. If he wants to follow and ambush, unless Da Luo Immortal to find out."

However, Zhuo Yingxian was not comforted by his words, he felt frustrated and exhausted.

Nie Yunhan saw the tiredness on his face, and said, "It's useless to spend here now, let's go back first."

Zhuo Yingxian hesitated slightly: "Could they be secretly spying on us right now?"

"The secret room was discovered and checked tonight. They probably didn't expect us to come back." Nie Yunhan said, "There should be nothing wrong with the inn. If there are spies, they can't hide from Brother Zuo's eyes."

As he spoke, he leaned close to Zhuo Yingxian's ear and whispered: "These people are doing this now in order not to startle the enemy, so as to steal clues from us one after another. But since we have found their traces, we are not afraid." They continued to follow, just in time to invite you into the urn, and turn to find out which gods and Buddhas they are."

Zhuo Yingxian nodded, and restored the secret room to its original state with Nie Yunhan, the two left Qingxin Temple again and returned to the inn.

After entering the room, Nie Yunhan picked up the quilt and said proactively, "Ah Xian, you have been on your way with fear these days, and you must have not had a good rest. You sleep on the bed, and I will make a bed on the floor."

Zhuo Yingxian poured himself a cup of tea to moisten his mouth, upon hearing this, he said casually: "No need, the bed is very wide, so you can sleep comfortably."

Nie Yunhan was taken aback, a little surprised.

Only then did Zhuo Yingxian come back to his senses, and looked at him awkwardly: "You were trying to tease me earlier, but the fact that you cut off your sleeve...is it true?"

Nie Yunhan nodded calmly: "If you have any scruples, I'll go squeeze with Yu Shu and Brother Zuo, they are the ones..."

He had a troubled expression on his face, as if there was something inconvenient to say.

"The night is dark, they should be fast asleep, so don't bother me anymore." Zhuo Yingxian hesitated and said, "I don't care about this kind of thing. Besides, I also believe that brother Nie is a gentleman, and there is no need for big men to be so twitchy." Pinch, just sleep together."

After all, he calmly took off his boots and went to bed, proving that he really had no grievances about this matter.

Zhuo Yingxian still slept next to the wall, but he didn't stick to the wall like a hairtail like before.He knew that Nie Yunhan's eyes were bright and his thoughts were delicate, and he was afraid that if there was something wrong with his behavior, the other party would misunderstand that he had prejudice against people like them.

He doesn't care about the unbroken sleeves, he has a deep understanding of the feeling of being looked at in a different way when he was young, his master once taught that do not do to others what you don't want to do to others, so Zhuo Yingxian is quite cautious in dealing with others.

After a while, he heard Nie Yunhan put the quilt back to its original position, and then lay down beside him, and he was relieved.

Nie Yunhan is a good person, and Zhuo Yingxian knows it well. Although the other party is behaving frivolously, he always feels that this person carries an inexplicable sadness, that kind of unrestrained behavior, that kind of madness that spares no life, all are deliberate. Consequences of repression - if you feel uncomfortable in your heart, it seems that you can only release it by not cherishing yourself. If you really die one day, it will be a relief.

It must be the long-term life of licking blood with the tip of the knife and two years of imprisonment that made him like this, and then he is a broken sleeve, and he will inevitably be criticized behind his back.

Zhuo Yingxian couldn't help but feel sorry for him, he is a pretty good guy, and he is in the army, but he has such a preference, so he will inevitably be misunderstood by his brothers.

Maybe he is alone, he doesn't even have a friend, even when he said he was going to sleep with Yu Shu and the others just now, he seemed a bit embarrassed.

--wrong!

Zhuo Yingxian suddenly thought that this room was newly opened after he came, that is to say, Nie Yunhan originally wanted to sleep with Xiang Yushu and Zuo Hengqiu, and those two didn't care if he had broken sleeves at all!

That person acted so embarrassed and hesitant just now, he was acting for him again!

Falling into his trap for the third time, Zhuo Yingxian became angry and annoyed, turned around to look at the back of Nie Yunhan's head, the more he looked, the angrier he became, he couldn't help kicking him with his leg.

"Hey!" Nie Yunhan rolled to the ground with the quilt in his hands, got up, turned his head and saw a pair of angry eyes, and said aggrievedly, "Ah Xian, are you so dishonest in your sleep?"

Zhuo Ying sat up and stared at him: "Why did you lie to me?!"

Nie Yunhan was stunned: "Why did I lie to you again?"

"Xiang Yushu and Zuo Hengqiu obviously don't dislike you, why do you say you're going to sleep with them, and you look so embarrassed?!"

"When did I say they disliked me?" Nie Yunhan was filled with righteous indignation, "Brother Zuo snores while sleeping, Yu Shu has smelly feet, grinds his teeth and moves around while sleeping, I despise them, okay?!"

Zhuo Ying casually moved towards the wall, feeling a little broken inside: "Oh... sorry."

Seeing his apologetic appearance, Nie Yunhan found it funny in his heart, he didn't care about these things, and he was the one who deceived the other party many times before, so he really had to bear the consequences of "crying wolf".

He picked up the quilt from the ground and patted it clean, sat on the bed, facing Zhuo Yingxian, pondered for a moment: "I have something to say."

"……what?"

"Since we're going to act together next time, we might as well speak our minds and be honest with each other, how about that?"

"What do you want to say, Brother Nie?"

"The things I told you before were both true and false, so I won't mention the false ones. I want to say the truth again." In the darkness, Nie Yunhan's eyes were like bright stars, "I do have a crush on you, first I like it right away, and I know you have no bad intentions. I don't care if you are the real Tiehewei—but I have no intention of doing anything to you, otherwise I wouldn't design to throw you away as soon as I left Tangzhou Mansion. I don't want you to get involved."

He stared at Zhuo Yingxian. In fact, he could guess a thing or two about the other party's thoughts. When he mentioned that he was a broken sleeve last time, Zhuo Yingxian did not show any abnormality. disgusting.

At this moment, the young man lowered his eyes slightly, avoiding his gaze, his face was a little nervous, and he pursed his lips subconsciously.

Nie Yunhan knew that he was too intimidating when he was serious, and Zhuo Yingxian was not in the army, so he was afraid that he would feel forced, so he also blinked and put on a smiling face.

Seeing that the other party bowed his head and said nothing, he said slowly: "The other sentence I said before is also true. The "red boa" licked blood with the tip of the knife. I came out this time to defy the emperor's orders. , I will probably be hunted down by the emperor, and I don't intend to use my feelings to trouble others. Therefore, I will take care of my own emotions, so you don't have to be wary of me."

"I'm not on guard." Zhuo Yingxian looked up at him, and suddenly his voice became softer, "It's just that I was thinking too much just now. Besides, I'm not afraid of what you will do to me, but I don't like falling into your trap one after another. .”

"I am always on guard against outsiders, and I have always been honest with my brothers." Nie Yunhan looked at him seriously, with a solemn expression, "Since we are on the road together, and you have saved me, you are also my brother from now on. .”

"Why..." Zhuo Yingxian murmured, he never trusts people easily, and he only confided his heart to his master for so many years. Facing Nie Yunhan, he really didn't understand why someone's emotions would be so flippant, It will be so grand, "You don't know me at all, so you are not afraid that I will not treat you as a brother?"

Nie Yunhan looked at his bewildered look, smiled and reached out to pat his head: "Even if you want to deceive me, you have to be able to deceive me first."

Zhuo Yingxian: "..."

Being underestimated, Zhuo Yingxian felt upset, lay down and turned his back to him: "I won't be able to sleep for a few hours, go to bed early."

Nie Yunhan also lay down, staring at the thin back in front of him, he could hear the other person's breathing, and knew that Zhuo Yingxian was not asleep, so he asked, "Ah Xian, how did you come up with the idea of ​​pretending to be Tie Hewei?" came to find me?"

It's really uncomfortable to hold these questions in my heart. I wanted to ask them another day, but I asked them earlier so that I could find clues from them.

Zhuo Ying thought for a while, turned around, and met Nie Yunhan's eyes.

The two are very close to each other, face to face, it seems a little ambiguous.

But Nie Yunhan's expression was too sincere, Zhuo Yingxian felt that he was dirty by thinking wildly at this moment.

"After I came back, I found that Master had disappeared, so I hurriedly searched for his trace, but I couldn't find it everywhere, and I was very disturbed. When I was looking for him, I was also thinking that Master has no enmity with others. If there is anything unusual recently , that is, a strange person came to him two months ago."

He had forgotten about this matter long ago, but he suddenly remembered it on the way to trace the trace of his master.

Zhuo Yingxian told Nie Yunhan that two months ago, when he finished his outside work and came back to the temple, he heard the master arguing with someone, what he didn't understand, it seemed like a foreign dialect.

The master has always been kind to others, and usually only the master and the apprentice bicker, and he will not blush with outsiders easily.Zhuo Yingxian was wondering, when he entered the temple, he saw a tall man, dressed in rich and rich clothes, but his eyes were very gloomy, and there was a scar on the corner of his right eye, which did not look like The son of an ordinary wealthy family.

When the master saw him, he stopped talking to the man and pointed to the outside to show off.The man put down a harsh word, only telling him not to toast or eat fine wine, then turned and left.

Zhuo Yingxian asked the master what happened, the master only said that it was the creditor who came to the door, so naturally he would not have a good face.

At that time, Zhuo Yingxian didn't think much about it, after all, the game master played was very expensive, and it's not surprising that he had owed others before.

Afterwards, the master also repeatedly urged him to go out to work and earn money, so that he could pay off the debts and change his life.Zhuo Yingxian knew that his master was very cowardly on weekdays, and the person who came that day was really fierce, so it is normal to want to pay off the debt early.

So for the next month, Zhuo Yingxian didn't go back to the temple very much, and just ran around outside.When I came back again, I found that the master had disappeared.

I heard that the uncle who delivered the food had already reported to the government, but no one was alive or dead. The government initially regarded it as a hostage, but there was no letter from the robber asking for a ransom.

There is no way to investigate the disappearance, so we can only wait for news.Zhuo Yingxian couldn't hold back anymore, and started looking for clues around like a chicken without a head.

The place he went to the most was the inn, thinking that he could always find out some news.There are many foreigners in the inn, and once he met a Duyu businessman. He heard the Duyu people in the caravan communicate with each other in their native dialect, and he was suddenly enlightened——

That day when Master quarreled with that person, they spoke Duyu dialect!

Hearing this, Nie Yunhan sat up in a huff: "How can your master speak Duyu dialect?"

Zhuo Yingxian also got up and sat cross-legged facing him: "I don't know about it. I was picked up by my master when I was 12 years old, and I lived with him for ten years. I never knew that he could speak Duyu dialect. "

"So you believe that the Duyu people kidnapped your master?"

"Master is proficient in outer alchemy. To put it bluntly, he knows how to prepare gunpowder. After he blew up the Qingxin Temple last year, someone from the Ministry of War came to him. It seemed that he wanted to ask him to go out to help develop gunpowder weapons, but Master refused. "Zhuo Ying said leisurely, "Master said that he is a cultivator, and he should not do those things that hurt nature and reason."

"Your master, an old Taoist priest who broke the Taoist concept, what else can people miss?" Nie Yunhan sneered, "The people from Duyu must have come to him for this!"

"Other than that, I can't think of any other reason."

Zhuo Yingxian also felt that this idea seemed too absurd, but it seemed to be the only reasonable explanation.However, how can he save Master from Duyu people alone?

When he was in a state of despair and was almost overwhelmed by a sense of powerlessness, in an inn he passed by, the storyteller was telling the story of the battle between the red boa and Duyu, the heroic sacrifice of Guanshan, and the murder of Nie Yunhan. jail.

He had read these stories in the story books before, and hearing this time, Zhuo Yingxian was full of emotion, thinking that if he could find someone from the red boa to help him, maybe he could find out the whereabouts of his master.

"So you pretended to be Tie Hewei and came to Tangzhou Mansion to save me, and you came here because of the fame?" Nie Yunhan smiled with great white teeth, very proud, and asked hypocritically, "Why didn't you find Brother Zuo and the others? Looking for the best?"

Zhuo Yingxian didn't want to pay attention to his self-satisfaction, and continued: "How can I have that ability? If I come here rashly, I'm afraid Song Mingchong will directly detain me and put me in prison. However, I did meet someone in the inn that day. Arrived at an Iron Crane Guard."

That Tie Hewei was obviously passing by and had business to do, he just came in to buy something to eat, when he heard the storyteller talking about the red anaconda, he got angry at the storyteller on the spot.

The red boa shamed the emperor because of the Guanshan case, so all the books about the red boa were banned, but everyone still told their stories out of yearning for heroes.

Tie Hewei was wearing ordinary clothes, no one recognized him, but he used a token to call the local county magistrate, and directly arrested the storyteller.

The storyteller knelt on the street and begged for mercy. The county magistrate cared for the local people and pleaded with Tie Hewei.However, Tie Hewei pulled the magistrate aside, pointed to his chest, and said that he was carrying the emperor's order to go to Tangzhou Mansion to take the old department of the red anaconda, and asked the county magistrate how dare he beg for mercy for the supporters of the red anaconda? !

The red boa is suspected of being connected to foreign countries. Which emperor is the county magistrate loyal to?

With his threat, the county magistrate naturally softened his legs, and made the storyteller be taken down without saying a word.But when Zhuo Yingxian heard this from the sidelines, he was moved.

So he followed Tie Hewei all the way to the post station, broke into the other party's room at midnight, knocked the Tie Crane unconscious and tied him up, and came out to steal the day.

"You are also a lifeless person. If you are caught for this crime, you will be killed." Nie Yunhan looked at Zhuo Yingxian and smiled, "A desperado is not a brother to a desperado?"

Zhuo Yingxian whispered: "Master's kindness to me is as great as a mountain, even if it pays off with his life, it should be paid off."

"I understand. If my adoptive father is in trouble, I will do the same. Don't worry, with Brother Han here, I won't let you pay for it with your life." Nie Yunhan paused suddenly, and asked, "The emperor's handbook originally required How to take the old part of our red boa?"

Zhuo Yingxian pursed his lips, and there was a hint of pity in his tone: "Everyone who belongs to the old tribe of red boa will be punished and killed!"

The author has something to say:

Ah Xian is actually a fan of Brother Han, so this is a story where dreams come true.

As for the matter of impersonating Tie Hewei, it is not that simple, another reason will be revealed later.

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