The White snow covered the path and many other tracks, but that did not stop Feng bujue from exploring the forest.
In the time it took to make a cup of tea, he found a guest house with his mysterious ability to find the way.
Of course, the "Inn" was already in the past, because at this time, the small house had become a burnt ruin.
The thick burning smell that had not dispersed was undoubtedly one of the reasons Feng bujue could find this place.
"This place should have been an Inn." Feng bujue stood on the hill and came to that conclusion after a quick glance.
"How do you know?" RUO Yu was not questioning brother Jue's conclusion, but she needed more details to understand the reasoning process.
"Looking at the foundation," brother Jue replied."It's too big for a house built in the forest. As for a temple, its structure was wrong. So the most likely place is an Inn. "
"Would an Inn built in such a place have guests?" RUO Yu asked.
"That's where you don't know ..." Feng bujue said."Even though this is not the main road, based on the terrain and the appearance of the forest ... At this moment, there is actually a path under the snow that we are standing on. A small path was also a path, and if there was a path, it meant that someone was walking on it. And those travelers would naturally need a place to rest. "
"But not many people will take this path." RUO Yu continued.
"Ha ... Looking at the size of this Inn, it can't accommodate many people." Feng bujue smiled and walked down the hill.
RUO Yu followed his steps and thought.
"It seems that this fire has just finished burning." RUO Yu said as they approached the ruins.
"Well, these ashes are still warm. I guess ... It's the fire from last night or this morning." When Feng bujue answered, he had already taken out Bell's daily knife and stepped into the ruins to fiddle with the various remains on the ground.
RUO Yu knew what he was doing and was happy to let him handle the task. Thus, the two of them immediately fell into a silence that seemed rather abrupt to the onlookers.
However, this silence, in their eyes, was a tacit understanding that did not need to be said.
"Phew ... I'm almost there." About ten minutes later, Feng bujue walked out of the scorched earth and sighed.
"What did you see?" RUO Yu looked at him expectantly and asked.
"First the murder, then the arson. There were nine victims, and at least three of them knew martial arts. All nine of them were killed by martial arts masters." At this point, Feng bujue paused for a few seconds before adding,"the number of the murderer is unknown, but ... This person, or this group of people ... They must be experienced, efficient, and highly efficient."
Hearing this, RUO Yu pondered for a few seconds before saying,""In a wuxia setting, it's not unusual to meet an experienced murderer."
"But the crime scene is not far from our teleportation point, which means there must be something wrong." "It's very likely ..." Feng bujue mumbled.
[Side quest has been triggered]
Before he could finish his sentence, the system's voice rang in their ears.
"Take a look ..." Brother Jue spread his hands and said to RUO Yu.
They opened the game menu almost at the same time and saw the new mission [find out the truth behind the murder case at Miyao Inn].
"Just as well, this is your strong point." RUO Yu said in a relaxed tone after looking at the mission.
"Even if it's a strong point, the information I can gather at this stage ... Is only what I've just said." Feng bujue looked helpless.
"Yes, I understand." RUO Yu said,"even with the criminal investigation technology of our era, it would be difficult to find evidence in a fire site that 'burned to the point that there was nothing left to burn before it was extinguished'. It's already not easy for you to be able to read this information. "
"Eh?" When Feng bujue heard this, he smiled slyly."What's going on today? Not only did he not argue with me, but he also seemed to be very understanding? Are you going to ask me for my red packet money?"
"According to my estimation, the value of the red packet money and all kinds of holiday gifts I've received since I was young should be more than the total value of all the legal assets you've handled in your life. Do you really want to continue talking about this topic with me?" RUO Yu retorted without changing her expression.
"That's more like it." The next second, Feng bujue nodded in satisfaction.
Obviously, he didn't care about the content of the other party's argument. He just wanted to have an attitude that made him feel more at ease.
To put it more bluntly, this was called being cheap ...
But then again, didn't the so-called "flirting" most of the time start from a man's cheap behavior of looking for trouble?
Just like mancai (a type of Japan stage comedy, similar to China's crosstalk, but slightly different), one person had to play dumb to get the other to criticize.
No matter how foolish a person acted, they were not truly foolish. No matter how sarcastic the person was, he didn't have any ill intentions.
This kind of game, where one is willing to fight and the other is willing to suffer, is an indispensable part of human social behavior.
Only friends who could unscrupulously scold each other for being retarded but no one took it seriously were called Iron Brothers. True love was true if a man and a woman could get used to each other's shortcomings and treat them as a point of criticism, but still not abandon each other.
This sentence was said by "Zhang San," but the voice he used to say this was completely different from his previous voice. It was exactly the same as Zhu Cheng's voice.
"You ..." Seeing this, Cheng Wei was also at a loss for words.
"So ... You used to be Zhu Cheng, but you're now Zhang San?" Wang Qiong's reaction was faster than his.
"I've never been Zhu Cheng ... The real Zhu Cheng has been replaced by me long before the four unique of Yuling met you,"Zhang San replied.
"Oh ... So you've always been Zhang San and only pretended to be Zhu Cheng for a while?" Wang Qiong said.
"I'm not Zhang San either,"Zhang San said.
"Then Who are you?" Wang Qiong asked.
Zhang San laughed."It doesn't matter who I am. I can be Zhu Cheng, I can also be Zhang San. If necessary, I can also be Wang Qiong. I can even be Wang Qiong for the rest of my life."
This sentence was very dangerous.
He was as dangerous as the person who said that.
"What?" Before his voice fell, Cheng Wei's eyes and murderous aura were already approaching Zhang San like a blade.
"Hahaha ..." Zhang San laughed."I'm just joking ... I'm just joking. Don't take it seriously, warrior Cheng."
Whether Zhang San was really joking and whether Cheng Wei took this seriously, everyone knew without saying.
But they didn't continue on this topic, because Wang Qiong had already started to talk about something else as if nothing had happened."Alright, alright. It doesn't matter who you are. You don't have to tell me what happened between you and the four unique of Yu Ling. The grudges between you people of the martial world have nothing to do with me. I only care if the deal can be done. As for who I do it with ... It's all the same to me."
As he spoke, he shifted his gaze to the woman who had been sitting silently at the side.
The woman was wearing a thick cotton coat and a red cloak. She had a bamboo hat on her head, and a thick black Veil covered her face completely.
Since she was wrapped up like this, there wasn't much evidence left to determine her gender. However, there were still some ... Such as the style of her clothes, the way she walked, and ... The only part of her body that was not covered, her pair of white, Jade-like, slender hands.
It was indeed a pair of beautiful hands, so beautiful that they were flawless, and even made people feel that they were fake.
The owner of this pair of hands had obviously not done any rough work, nor had he practiced martial arts ... Even if he had, it was definitely not hand martial arts.
Wang Qiong had seen many women, and he had also seen many pairs of women's hands. Thus, at this moment, he didn't need to look at the woman's face to know that she must be a peerless beauty.
"This is ..." Wang Qiong spoke again after a moment. He had wanted to say,"this is the goods," but after some thought, he changed the latter half of his sentence to,"...The person I'm looking for?"
"Yes." Zhang san's reply was neither fast nor slow, and his tone sounded very confident.
"She ... Is she alright?" Wang Qiong's next question seemed a little ambiguous.
However, Zhang San knew what he was asking.""She's fine,"
A second later, as if afraid that Wang Qiong didn't understand, Zhang San added,""It's as good as new. "
Wang Qiong didn't respond. Instead, he turned around and said,""Cheng Wei."
"Yes," Cheng Wei responded.
"Call the two maidservants and the midwife over ..." Wang Qiong had not finished his sentence.
"Hold on," Zhang San interrupted.
"What's wrong?" Wang Qiong asked.
"Are we not going to negotiate the price before inspecting the goods?" Zhang san's eyes were filled with greed.
"How much do you want to add?" Wang Qiong was truly a straightforward person.
He skipped the nonsense of asking the obvious and Zhang san's description of how many difficulties he had experienced and how many risks he had taken in this operation. Instead, he directly asked the core question about the other party's purpose.
"I'll double. " Zhang San was also a formidable character. In the face of Wang Qiong's question, he didn't panic at all and stated his obviously excessive asking price in a deep voice.
"Alright," he said. Wang Qiong also answered without hesitation,"check the goods first. If there's no problem with the goods, you can take the money and leave."
After saying this, Wang Qiong turned around and left.
He didn't say anything else. He knew that Cheng Wei would do a good job.
When Wang Qiong turned around, he looked very ordinary, and so did the way he walked.
There was absolutely no domineering aura in his movements.
However, when he turned around,"Zhang San" looked at his back with respect.
"I, Zhang, will see you off, boss Wang." When he walked out of the room, Zhang San bowed even deeper than when he came in. He said this in a tone of admiration.