[Old Nine Gates] Homecoming

After dinner, the adjutant brewed several cups of tea and brought them to the small living room on the second floor, including Tieguanyin, Pu'er, and a glass of milk.

"The Buddha said that Ms. Yu likes sweet things, and the milk that is only added to coffee at home is sweet. Please don't dislike it, Ms. Yu."

Yu Manli quickly thanked: "Adjutant, you are too polite, I don't want to be picky." I wondered when Zhang Qishan knew that I like sweets.

Only Qi Tiezui muttered on the side: "I made the rice, I cleaned the bowls, and the focus interviews are not allowed to watch, so I have to sit here and discuss some shit. Hmph, let me say that Buddha agrees with me this time." I wouldn’t be so kind, I just wanted to hire a free cook and think tank.”

The adjutant brought the teacup to Qi Tiezui: "If you don't want to live here, you can move out now. The stairs are outside the door, and the door is in front of the stairs."

Qi Tiezui pouted, with an aggrieved expression of a good citizen being bullied by the imperial army.

Zhang Qishan knocked on the table: "Okay, it's important. Today, the adjutant got a message from Xie Jiu that Ying Falcon found a dead pigeon at Uncle Wang's house. Fortune teller, you are well-informed, do you know the origin of this dead pigeon?" origin?"

Qi Tie smacked his lips: "Dead pigeons? I grew up so old, and I have never heard of dead pigeons in Jiumen. After the death of Jiumen's carrier pigeons, they were burned to ashes along with the seal of the Jiumen admiral on it. , how could anyone get dead pigeons?"

Zhang Qishan said: "This is strange. Could it be that other people are also domesticating pigeons like the nine pigeons?"

Qi Tiezui said: "I think we still have to ask Mr. Jie Jiu about this matter. He must know something. Although the original origin of the nine pigeons is still unclear, since they can tame falcons, it is enough It can be seen that the nine family of carrier pigeons also have some connections with Jiu Ye's family."

"But I don't think he wants to talk about it, so I came to ask you." Zhang Qishan was a little disappointed, "But no matter what, the whole thing must be related to Uncle Wang. But the problem now is, what happened at the scene of the murder?" The bloodstains belonged to Wang Qijun. Whether Uncle Wang is the dead Wang Qijun is the first one. Second, Manli and I have seen the guards several times, inside or outside the coffin array, so we don’t know whether this guard is Uncle Wang I know. So, the two issues now are, first, to prove that Wang Qijun is still alive, and second, to prove that Uncle Wang is the guard."

Everyone fell silent after listening.

After a while, Yu Manli said, "I have a solution for this."

Yu Manli said: "Connecting the front and back together, it seems that there is a high possibility that Uncle Wang is the guard who has been trying to kill us. Now his target is me, why don't I lure him out."

Everyone looked at her.Qi Tiezui interjected: "It's strange to say that when Yu Manli first lived in Xiangtang, Uncle Wang seemed to know about it. There are not many outsiders who have entered the tea village these years, and everyone who comes and goes in the village knows each other. People, it is really conspicuous to come to an outsider. But Uncle Wang asked me about Manli before he met Yu Manli. It can be regarded as a strategy to use Manli to attract."

Zhang Qishan thought for a while, and then asked: "How to lure him? Re-enter the black corpse coffin?"

Yu Manli looked firmly: "Enter the coffin I lowered for the first time. There is only one passage in that coffin, the layout is simple, and it will not change with time. Since I have gone down before, it will be much easier to go down this time. "

Zhang Qishan nodded: "Then let the adjutant get ready, we will go the day after tomorrow."

Yu Manli shook her head lightly: "Not the day after tomorrow. Buddha, have you discovered that there is a characteristic of the time when you see the dead."

Qi Tiezui became interested: "Why didn't I find out."

Yu Manli said: "At first, the voice told me that I had to go to the tomb every year during the Ghost Festival. I thought it was because of the 'ghost festival', which was in line with the 'good day and auspicious time' that the grave explorers said, but the last time I heard Ba Ye Talk about seeing her father." Yu Manli was afraid that what she said would hurt Qi Tiezui's heart, so she lowered her voice, "It's the Mid-Autumn Festival."

Sure enough, Qi Tiezui's expression was a little dark, but his eyes soon lit up: "The fifteenth day of the lunar calendar is the day of the full moon! The time when you and I saw the handsome guy is also the day of the full moon!"

Yu Manli said, "Exactly."

Zhang Rishan asked: "I seem to understand a little bit, but I don't seem to understand. I remember that the last time the Buddha met the guards in Wazhai was on the [-]th day of the lunar calendar, and the Buddha also saw the guards bleeding in the illusion. Doesn't this mean that the guards Is it really a person? Since it is a person, why not arrest him immediately to prevent him from killing again."

"Because we need evidence." Zhang Qishan said, "First, to prove that Uncle Wang is Wang Qijun, you need to take blood from Uncle Wang's body. And second, to prove that Uncle Wang is a guard, you have to catch him when he is a guard." He. But whether the guard is human or not, he may be proficient in escapism and other special skills. Therefore, the best time is to enter the black corpse coffin formation on the fifteenth day of the lunar calendar. See how many real guards there are."

Yu Manli nodded: "That's right, Master Buddha. I calculated the time, from the time I went down to enter the tomb, it would only take two hours if I could go quickly. So I will go on vacation alone at 9 o'clock in the evening on the [-]th day of the lunar calendar next month." If I can see the guards at that time, I will use the second ring ring to transmit the sound to you." Yu Manli made a double ring Ring ring gesture.

Zhang Qishan looked at Manli thoughtfully.Zhang Rishan was full of surprise, and just about to blurt out a question, Zhang Qishan gave him an affirmative look.Zhang Rishan understood immediately, swallowed the questioning quietly, and finally left only a stomach full of dog food—that is, Buddha never knew what flavor he liked when he lived under the same roof, how could he suddenly know one? What do girls like to eat?Anger! !

Man Li didn't notice the comings and goings between the Buddha and the adjutant, and said with a clever smile: "Sure enough, I can't hide it from the Buddha. I do have one condition, to give birth to white jade."

Unexpectedly, as soon as the words Shengxuebaiyu came out, there was a "buzz" in her ear.Yu Manli's face turned pale in an instant, and her eyes flickered.

All three of them noticed Manli's abnormality, Zhang Qishan said: "Forget it, it just so happens that it's late today, the time for the plan Yu Manli just proposed has been fixed, and the specific plan will be discussed later."

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Yu Manli lives in the room next to Buddha's, a small room with a simple and warm decoration, and there is a bookshelf in the corner.

Yu Manli likes books. When she sees a book, she can't help but want to touch it, but unexpectedly she finds a photo album.

When I opened it, it was empty, not even a single photo.Yu Manli was a little disappointed: she wanted to steal one and hide it on her body.Pursing her lips and sighing, she was about to put the photo album back on the shelf when someone behind her asked:

"What do you want to see?"

Yu Manli turned her head and saw that it was Zhang Qishan. She couldn't help but blushed and said angrily, "Dignified Changsha 'City Defense Officer', don't you know how to knock before entering other people's houses?"

"I see the door is open." Zhang Qishan wanted to explain something, but found that explaining everything was strange, so he changed his words, "I will pay attention next time."

Yu Manli almost had a fit, but suddenly felt funny again: "Are you apologizing? There is no one to apologize to, nor what to apologize for, not even sorry."

Zhang Qishan thought for a long time, but didn't think of what to say.

Yu Manli stuffed the photo album back and joked, "Lord Buddha, you should invite me to see your photos right now."

Zhang Qishan was stunned for a moment, and then grabbed Yu Manli's wrist: "I only have one photo album, and I have never let anyone see it. Would you like to read it with me?"

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The two sat side by side on the big sofa by the window. Zhang Qishan spread out the photo album and flipped through it for Yu Manli page by page.

The thick half of the book in front is full of old photos, with one or two color photos occasionally mixed in black and white, all of which are yellowed memories.

Yu Manli pointed to one of the group photos: "Are these two your parents?"

Zhang Qishan slid his fingertips across the edge of the photo: "Yes."

Yu Manli said longingly: "Auntie was so beautiful when she was young, intellectual and elegant, and there was some unusual wisdom in her eyes."

Zhang Qishan said with a smile: "Probably only such a woman would make my father leave Changbai Mountain to be with her without hesitation."

If not, how could he give birth to a different man with poor blood?

Yu Manli gently shook Zhang Qishan's hand: "Lord Buddha, your parents gave birth to you so well."

Zhang Qishan was slightly stiff when touched by Yu Manli's hand, and then he held Yu Manli's hand instead: "I think you are very similar to my mother."

Yu Manli shook her head when she heard the words, she hurriedly withdrew her hands, and after calming down for a while, she said, "Buddha, you can only say such things to someone you like. And you must like it very much. If you do this to me There will be a misunderstanding." Yu Manli's last words were almost in a low voice.

Hearing this, Zhang Qishan grasped Yu Manli's hand again, and held it even tighter.The two looked at each other, Zhang Qishan: "I..."

However, before the second word was spoken, there was a sudden knock on the door.

"Buddha." Qi Tiezui shouted outside the door, "Buddha!"

Zhang Qishan stood up abruptly, stepping on the wooden floor with a pair of cotton slippers, which looked like military boots.Opening the door, she leaned sideways to block Yu Manli who was inside, her face dripping with gloom, "Fortune teller, what can't you say tomorrow?"

Qi Tiezui was taken aback by the Buddha's man-eating posture, and after muttering for a long time, he had already left what he was doing to find the Buddha to Monkey King to go to the West to learn scriptures.It’s okay to have something, but it’s easier to not think of anything, and finally I had to hang my head: "Yes, let's do it tomorrow..."

With a "bang", the last word "Shuo" was shut out by the Buddha.

Qi Tiezui was pitiful, feeling baffled: "What's wrong with Buddha? How dare he kill me!"

Even Yu Manli laughed at Zhang Qishan: "Lord Buddha, I didn't expect you to be disrupted sometimes."

Zhang Qishan was still angry: "If it wasn't for you, why would I be in such a mess?"

After saying this, both of them were stunned.

It was Yu Manli who came to her senses first. She stood up from the sofa, took a step forward with her hands behind her back, and was only one step away from Zhang Qishan: "Then what? Will you remember me more?"

Yu Manli raised her head, with a little light in her eyes.