Maung-mei is wrong

Chapter 29 Induction

Spring is getting warmer, but at this moment Zhuo Yingxian's back felt a chill.

His face changed slightly, and he looked at Nie Yunhan in surprise: "How could it be? Why would someone do this?"

Nie Yunhan was silent for a moment, and seemed to have figured it out: "The other party may not be for you."

"Then what is it for?" Zhuo Yingxian felt that he couldn't figure it out, "Even if Tie Hewei is killed? Sooner or later, people will know. He should have gone to Tangzhou Mansion, but he didn't. Song Mingchong's place The imperial order that should have been received has been dropped, how long can we hide it?"

"It doesn't take long." Nie Yunhan looked at him, "As long as it's enough for you to bring me out of Tangzhou Mansion, that's all."

"This, this..." Zhuo Yingxian was tongue-tied, eyes wide open, and looked at Nie Yunhan helplessly, "This is impossible... who is behind it? How could he know what I'm going to do?!"

In fact, after seeing the two corpses last night, Nie Yunhan had a general idea in his mind. He didn't tell Zhuo Yingxian, firstly because he was too sad at that time and didn't want to add fuel to the flames, secondly because he was a little Things are still not sure, it is best to find more evidence.

But now, everything makes sense.

Things have to be told to Zhuo Yingxian, since he has been involved in this matter, he can't hide it, besides this person is stubborn, he will get to the bottom of everything.

Nie Yunhan couldn't bear to see him like this, so he walked up to him, hugged him in his arms, and tried to support him.

Zhuo Yingxian's body was stiff, he didn't push Nie Yunhan away, he lowered his eyes, waiting for his answer unconsciously.

Nie Yunhan was silent for a moment, and then he said cruelly: "Ah Xian, I guess, it's not that you are going to find me to save someone, but someone put this idea into your mind. I'm afraid that this matter started from your master being taken captive. It was already planned the day I left.”

These words were like an invisible hand, clutching Zhuo Yingxian's neck fiercely, he felt that he could hardly breathe, he clenched his teeth tightly, but because his whole body was trembling, his teeth rattled.

"So I'm just a pawn, right?" He said word by word.

Nie Yunhan felt the person in his arms trembling badly, and his heart ached beyond measure.

This person just got a glimpse of the unbearable world, and became so angry. If he sees more in the future, will he be able to bear it?

At this point, the cold finally overwhelmed him, Zhuo Yingxian rested his chin on Nie Yunhan's shoulder, his eyes were red, his hands clenched into fists, and he tried his best in his life not to shed tears.

He can cry out of guilt, out of emotion, out of sadness, but never out of anger.

It would make him feel weak, powerless, and vulnerable, a nightmare he didn't want to recall when he was ten years old.

"We are all chess pieces." Nie Yunhan gently stroked Zhuo Yingxian's back, pressing down along the slightly convex spine step by step, repeating the cycle, his voice as gentle as possible, "I, you, Your master is a pawn. No matter how many people are behind the scenes, Haqin must be one of them. We must find out his purpose and hiding place before we can solve this matter."

Zhuo Yingxian closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and broke away from Nie Yunhan: "You said that someone put this idea into my head, I don't believe it. Even though I am not as experienced as your red boas in dealing with the enemy, I have traveled all over the years, yes People are not defenseless, how can they be easily instigated by others? Besides, I didn't talk to anyone too much along the way."

Nie Yunhan opened his mouth, wanted to say something, but hesitated again.

"Brother Han, just say what you have." Zhuo Ying calmed down, even though he didn't know that his pale face was not convincing, he still said, "I can bear it."

"No, I'm just thinking about how to say it." Nie Yunhan said, "Take me to the inn where you listened to people's stories and met Tie Hewei, and try to remind yourself."

Tie Hewei did not live in the official post, but in the best inn in Fusha County.The inn is located on the widest street in the city, the two of them passed by yesterday, they didn't pay attention to it, when they come back now, the street is still lively, but their state of mind is completely different from yesterday.

When all thoughts are lost, when you see the blooming flowers, you feel like a haggard tree.

Zhuo Ying sat idle behind Nie Yunhan, pressing his forehead against his back as if he was overwhelmed. He didn't want others to see his weakness, so he could only take this opportunity to pass it off secretly.

Nie Yunhan stopped his horse in front of the inn, and immediately a handyman stepped forward to hold the horse's head. When they dismounted, a young man came out to welcome them, and brought them into the inn lobby in a hospitable manner.

The lobby is spacious, with individual seats and private rooms. There is a huge platform in the middle, where you can watch songs and dances and listen to books.

At noon, the seats in good positions were almost full, and there was a din of voices. Only a storyteller on the stage was telling a story, his voice was hoarse and he was working hard.

People who are far away can't hear clearly, so naturally they don't pay much attention to it.The tables sitting by the stage listened intently, and some children sat on the floor below the stage, listening intently with their necks up.

These children obviously didn't spend any money, and the shopkeeper didn't chase them away, and asked Xiaoer to grab a handful of candies and hand them to them.

The oldest one got up and took it with both hands, thanked the younger one politely, turned around and gave it to the companions around first, and put the last one in his mouth carefully, and sat down to continue listening to the book.

Nie Yunhan was inexplicably moved. Who would have thought that under such a harmonious and stable life scene, there are hidden evils that people can't imagine?

He turned his head to look at Zhuo Yingxian who was beside him, but saw that the soft-hearted young man was not moved by the scene in front of him. At this moment, this man's lips were pursed into a line, and his eyes were lowered, as if he was desperately suppressing something.

The waiter leading the way led them to an empty table: "Guest officer, please take a seat."

Nie Yunhan said, "Ah Xian, where were you sitting last time?"

Zhuo Ying raised his eyes and pointed to the side seat that was flush with the performance stage. Although it was far away, it was convenient for listening to books.But it was also because of the bias, most customers didn't like to sit there, and this seat was empty at the moment.

"We can just sit there." Nie Yunhan rushed to the waiter in the shop.

Some people would like to take a side seat, but the waiter in the shop is just asking for it, and quickly takes them there.

"That day you were here, what kind of food did you order?" Nie Yunhan looked at Zhuo Yingxian and asked.

He was busy on the road that day, Zhuo Yingxian was always frugal, so he only ordered a bowl of plain noodles.

Nie Yunhan nodded, glanced at the names of the dishes hanging on the wall, in addition to two bowls of plain noodles, he ordered two more dishes, and ordered Xiao Er to serve the dishes first and then the top.

Xiaoer bowed and retreated, Zhuo Yingxian turned his head and glanced at the storyteller on the stage, now he was telling the story of how the founding ancestors conquered the country and opened up the territory, the audience was fascinated by it, and when it was the festival Excited applause and cheers.

Nie Yunhan also sighed, presumably no one dared to mention their "red boa" anymore.

He picked up the teapot and poured water, and pushed it in front of Zhuo Yingxian: "Drink some water to moisten your throat."

Zhuo Yingxian lowered his eyes, turned the tea cup in his hand a few times, and looked at Nie Yunhan: "I still can't figure out what's going on, please tell me."

He originally didn't believe that anyone could "put" thoughts into his mind, but since Nie Yunhan said it, he couldn't help but not believe it.

He was dubious along the way, but at this moment, he felt that it was probably true.

Zhuo Yingxian couldn't help sneering, he, a person who has never even met the county magistrate of Wenzhou, dared to pretend to be Tie Hewei to go to Tangzhou Mansion Prison to scoop up people. If someone had told him a month ago, he wouldn't have believed it. Things you can do yourself.

He was impulsive, he was stunned, he had learned from his master to ignore it all over, but whether he had reached this point, if it hadn't happened, he really couldn't believe it.

Nie Yunhan squeezed the teacup, turned it back and forth in his hands, and thought: "Six years ago, with the emperor's order, Han Fang took the lead, and my adoptive father established the Red Boa, and there were two teams under his command. I was nineteen that year, from the cavalry battalion. Transfer in, and fight side by side with foster father from now on."

"In the past four years, the red boas have fought against Duyu on a battlefield invisible to others. Although there were no dead bodies and gunpowder, they also paid the price of blood and tears, pulling out Duyu people from the army again and again. Nails, destroy Duyu's sneak attack plan against my Dayao, intercept their intelligence, and if necessary, go deep into the enemy's camp to risk yourself..."

"The emperor was very satisfied with the achievements of the red boa, so there were countless words about the red boa in the streets and alleys in those years. But the king's heart is unpredictable. Since the death of my adoptive father, I have been labeled as collaborating with the enemy and treason. In an instant, The red anaconda seems to be a vicious dog that bites back, and it has become the emperor's most unspeakable pain. He once ordered the people to forbid the people to mention the red anna again, so how can ordinary people dare to openly disobey orders and talk about the red anna here?"

Zhuo Yingxian was startled: "Could it be because the sky is high and the emperor is far away?"

Nie Yunhan looked at him: "Then why did Tie Hewei bump into him?"

"coincide?"

"It just so happened that you wanted to save Yun Xuzi, it happened that you suddenly heard the story of the red boa, it just so happened that you thought of asking me to help save people, it just so happened that you met Tie Hewei who was on business in Tangzhou Mansion." Nie Yunhan looked deeply, " But in the world, how can there be so many 'coincidences'?"

Zhuo Yingxian bit his lip and said nothing, he vaguely felt that this matter was more complicated than what he could think of so far.

Nie Yunhan said in a deep voice: "Ah Xian, think about it carefully, was that day here in the past two years, the first time you heard someone mention the red boa?"

This is not the first time, could it be...Zhuo Yingxian frowned, searching for the memory of the red boa in his mind, but there was no trace.

He had read the words of the red anatomy a long time ago, and it was true. After the accident of the red annaconda, it was true that it was forbidden to talk about it. But recently, he remembered for the first time, when exactly?

Nie Yunhan patted the back of his hand: "Close your eyes, listen to my voice and think slowly."

Zhuo Yingxian closed his eyes as he said, and held Nie Yunhan's hand, not for any other reason, but because he felt that his mind could be connected in this way.

The man's palm was warm, which made people feel safe.

Nie Yunhan shook his hand a little harder: "Ah Xian, adjust your breathing, try your best to concentrate, and try to eliminate the noise around you."

Zhuo Yingxian did as he did, and after a few breaths, he felt his ears gradually quiet down.Those human voices are still there, but they seem far away, and my mind has become clear.

"Since the day you set off to find your master, think carefully about who you have met, who you have talked to, or whether anyone has spoken by your side."

Zhuo Yingxian's memory went back to the tenth day of the first month of March. He didn't find out that Master had disappeared when he arrived at the Qingxin Temple, but he planned to bring some fresh vegetables back to the temple, so he first went to the uncle who delivered the vegetables and found out that Master had an accident.

Afterwards, he hurried back to Qingxin to observe, hoping to see if there were any clues that could reveal the master's whereabouts.

Nie Yunhan's voice was soft, like a gentle comb, helping him to sort out his chaotic thoughts slowly.

"If you want to find someone, you have to have a direction, otherwise you will be running around like headless chickens. Maybe there is something that gave you a hint, but you just didn't pay attention to it at the time. Try to think about it now and see if you can remember it."

At that time, there was a mess in the Qingxin Temple, and the county government officials had gone through it. If there were any clues, it should have been destroyed long ago.

Zhuo Yingxian held Nie Yunhan's hand tightly, and rummaged through the scenes in his memory. The master's room was very simple, with a bed, a desk, bookshelves and a wardrobe against the wall—suddenly his hand suddenly , opened his eyes and said: "Master's wardrobe door has a picture of gossip and double fish engraved on it!"

Nie Yunhan hooked the corners of his mouth and showed a smile: "What's so special about this picture?"

"It's because it's not special, so I ignored it earlier." Zhuo Yingxian was a little excited, "I take care of Master's daily life. I'm sure that there has never been such a pattern on the wardrobe door before!"

Nie Yunhan squeezed his hand: "Next, where is the first place you will go?"

"It's Yuyou Town near Wenzhou!" Zhuo Yingxian said puzzled, "But I just wanted to find it from nearby towns. It would be too bizarre to say that I was influenced by the gossip Pisces."

"It's not necessarily influenced by this pattern, but now that you remember this incident, it means that someone is indeed secretly inducing you, doesn't it?" Nie Yunhan said softly, "Concentrate first and continue to think about it."

Zhuo Yingxian nodded, continued to close his eyes, and resumed the thought that had just been interrupted.

In Yuyou Town, he didn't find anything, so he speculated how the kidnappers took Master away, maybe they used a carriage to pretend to be a merchant, or maybe they traveled over mountains and ridges, taking the road that is difficult for ordinary people to find.

He still remembered that he wandered through the towns in a daze, and every time he passed a city, he would ask the gatekeepers. Unfortunately, the clues he provided were too vague, and there were so many passing merchants, how could the guards have any impression!

but……

"When I passed through Hanshui County, I came across a market. There were people performing arts in the market, and the performance was snake charm." Zhuo Yingxian recalled that in the lively street, a thick man wrapped a python with a thick mouth around his neck. When I showed it to people, the onlookers retreated again and again in fright, but they stared at the man and the snake curiously, staring intently.

And that snake... was red.

"At that time, I was full of thoughts about Master's whereabouts. My mind was at a loss. I was crowded by the crowd and couldn't move. I didn't intend to watch any performance. It's weird to think about it now, because I was standing on the outermost side. But the snake charmer held the snake and came to me to beg for coins."

There was no trace of Yun Xuzi in the city, so Zhuo Yingxian planned to try the mountain road, but unfortunately the mountain road was so inaccessible, let alone inquiring, and he didn't have the ability to find traces, even after spending several days, he still found nothing.

"It's just that in the mountains, I have encountered wild snakes several times. The whole body is red, like the legendary red snake." Zhuo Yingxian frowned and said, "I grew up near here, and the local snakes are mostly blue or green. Black, I have almost never seen a red snake. Could it be that this is the hint that the people behind the scenes gave me about the 'red boa'?"

Nie Yunhan couldn't make a conclusion, and said frankly: "Maybe it is, or it may not be."

The shop waiter came up with a plate, and was about to yell loudly, but when he saw Nie Yunhan's restraining eyes, he suddenly lost his temper, put a few dishes on the table lightly, bowed and left.

Zhuo Yingxian was so immersed in his memories that he didn't even notice that Xiao Er was serving the food, but he smelled the aroma of vegetables at the tip of his nose and couldn't help sniffing hard.

Nie Yunhan immediately said: "You said that in an inn, you accidentally heard a Duyu businessman speaking in dialect, and then you realized that Yun Xuzi was speaking in Duyu dialect with the uninvited guest who came to Qingxin Temple more than two months ago. From this, it is judged that Yun Xuzi's disappearance is related to the Duyu people, right?"

Zhuo Yingxian nodded immediately: "Yes! It was also at this time that the hall was smelling of vegetables. I heard a few words in dialect behind me, which was very similar to what Master said to that person that day, so I couldn't help but look back."

Duyusu and Dayao are at odds. Although the red boas have been exterminated in the past two years, the two countries have opened a mutual market, and there are many business exchanges, but most of them are limited to the border. There are not many Duyu people who have penetrated into the hinterland of Dayao, so Zhuo Ying Although Xian has traveled all over the world, he has never met many Duyu people.

What's more, there is not much difference in appearance between the other party and Dayao people. If he didn't wear their country's costumes, speak Duyu dialect, and just meet each other, he wouldn't be sure that he would be able to see through it at a glance.

If you have to come to Dayao for something, Duyu people will wear Dayao clothes and speak Dayao official dialect to avoid trouble.

So even though Zhuo Yingxian looked at them, he didn't recognize anything, but quietly pulled the waiter over to find out where the dialect was.

The waiter said disdainfully that he was from Duyu, and he had lived in the inn for a few days. He also said that such a blatant and undisguised Duyu person was very rare, and he was not afraid of being beaten on the road.

"First the red snake, and then the undisguised Duyu people. From this point of view, the implication is very obvious." Although Nie Yunhan can't be sure that this is the mastermind behind the scenes, such tactics are not uncommon.

Duyu's secret agents are used to using hints to induce others, and they naturally understand it, and they have often used this trick against Duyu people. Now thinking about these things that Zhuo Yingxian encountered, they are just ordinary methods.

At least they haven't drugged Ah Xian yet.

"After you learned that Yun Xuzi's disappearance may be related to the Duyu people, how did you plan?"

Zhuo Yingxian sighed, and said: "What can I plan, and I don't know where the Duyu people who kidnapped him are."

Yes, I was just a little excited at that time, and I thought that even if I had a clue, it would be useless, and I was even more depressed.

He carefully reviewed the scene at that time, and remembered staring sideways at those Duyu people, thinking about how to get more clues, and then——

Zhuo Yingxian suddenly clasped Nie Yunhan's hand tightly with both hands, opened his eyes, and said in a low voice: "That day, someone sang a little song praising red boas, and that was the first time I heard people mention red boas recently!"

The author has something to say:

Zhuo Luyu: I don't believe it.

The role of psychological hints cannot be ignored~

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