In the afternoon, Lin Jue found Liu Dabao to ask him for leave, asking to go out for a walk in the afternoon. Liu Dabao was naturally full of promises. Just told him not to walk around, just walk near the left, don't break into the place where you shouldn't break in, let alone go to the main village, otherwise you don't know how to die if you die.

With Liu Dabao's permission, Lin Jue left the station and slowly detoured to the north of the island along the mountainside. On the way, I met a lot of roaming bandits, but they were in a hurry, and no one had time to ask where this little minion who was wandering alone on the road was going. After all, the mountainside is not a forbidden place, but the defense areas are different from each other, and there is no need to ask too clearly.

After more than half an hour, Lin Jue approached the mountainside in the north of the island. It is the highest place in the cottage, and there is a cliff on the side of the lake, so it is impossible to go up at all. The highest place on the island above the cliff is the place where Lin Jue has been out of reach for more than ten days. Where is the cottage Juyi Hall located, the main two villagers and the backbone of the main village live in the main village.

Because it's a cliff area, there are not many people here. It's just that there are boats cruising on the lake outside the island, and you have to be careful not to be suspicious by these people, otherwise you will immediately whistle and send a message, and you will have nothing to hide.

Looking at the bare cliff in front of him, Lin Jue squatted between the rugged mountains and rocks, scratching his head a little. It is impossible to climb the rock, that is beyond Lin Jue's ability. At the same time, climbing on the cliffs will also attract the attention of patrol boats on the lake. But he didn't have wings, so he seemed to have no choice.

Quietly walking slowly along the edge of the cliff, Lin Jue suddenly found a place to climb. It was a vine hanging down from the side of the cliff, embedded in a crevice, so it was impossible to see from the outside. Moreover, Lin Jue stood under the crack and looked at the lake, and found that this was the dead end of the boats on the lake. Lin Jue was overjoyed in his heart, tied his belt, and took out a pair of cowhide gloves from his arms.

This glove is also a glove made by Lin Jue with a small grappling hook inlaid on the cowhide, which is used for climbing trees. Lin Jue knew that his ability was not enough, even if there was a thick rope hanging in front of him, he might not be able to climb it himself, so he could only rely on these tools. If it weren't for the rough craftsmanship of these years, he would even want to make a rope climber. However, after thinking about it, in the end, all I could get was this cowhide glove with tiny barbs.

Tightly tying the rope of the glove to his wrist, Lin Jue began the difficult climb. The gloves are indeed still easy to use, and the barbs are embedded in the thick vines, allowing Lin Jue to only need to pull his body upwards without spending too much grip strength. Rao is like this, the cliff is more than ten zhang high, and Lin Jue is still sweating profusely. The wind blowing from the gap in the cliff in the middle blew Lin Jue like an ant attached to a rope, and after a few catties of force, he slowly poked his head out of the edge of the wild grass on the side of the cliff.

To Lin Jue's surprise, the situation on the top of the cliff was completely different from the situation of the rocks, weeds and trees below. Except for a patch of weeds on the edge of the cliff, there was a flat area in the distance, and the grass on it was neatly built. Not far away, there is also a small pine forest, and from a distance it seems that there is a path that winds into the forest. Further afield, on the top of the mountain, rows of houses and stone towers and fortresses are clearly visible. A big flag is waving in the wind, and it is where the main village is located.

Lin Jue crouched in the grass on the edge of the cliff for a long time, observing the movement around him. The whole cliff top of the back mountain is quiet and empty, except for the wind passing through the treetops and the sound of birds chirping, there is nothing unusual. Lin Jue gritted his teeth and got up, quickly crossed the open area of nearly a hundred steps, and rushed into the pine forest.

It was dangerous to cross that open area, because there were several arrow tower lookouts hundreds of paces in the direction of the main village, and although they were far away, they would not attack and hurt their lives. But once they find their tracks, they will be trapped in the mountain behind this cliff and become a turtle in an urn. If you don't want to be captured alive, I'm afraid you can only jump off the cliff and fall to pieces. So after rushing into the forest, Lin Jue's heart beat faster, leaning against a tree trunk and panting.

After making sure that the traces had not been found and there was no abnormal movement around, Lin Jue was relieved. After taking a few deep breaths and calming down his emotions, Lin Jue slowly touched the depths of the forest under the cover of the pine trunk. This pine forest is actually not large, with a radius of only fifty paces, and it looks extremely abrupt in the flat and empty terrain of the back mountain. It looks like the pine forest in the back mountain has been cut down completely, and such a small forest is deliberately left behind, but I don't know what the purpose is.

It wasn't until Lin Jue touched the middle of the pine forest and saw a small clearing and a huge tomb made of stone and sand that sat north and faced south, that Lin Jue finally understood that the reason why this pine forest existed was because this tomb was here. Lin Jue slowly walked to the front of the big tomb and saw the huge stone tablet that was more than one person high. It is engraved with several gilded big characters 'the tomb of the ancestor Gao Gong Yuankui', and a few small characters are engraved at the bottom 'Filial piety Gao Muqing stands up'.

There are only a dozen of them on a huge tombstone that is one person high, neither the words of singing the praises of virtue, nor the marking of the age of life and death, nor the name of the grandson of the filial son, which is the burial place of Gao Yuankui, the original owner of the Guishan Island village who has been in Guishan Island for 20 years and is buried here after his death. However, the scale of this tomb is very large, and it is also very magnificent, several times taller than ordinary people. This is also in line with his position during his lifetime. Although it is not a lake bandit, it is also a strong party. During his lifetime, Gao Yuankui sat on Guishan Island as the king, and after his death, this tomb and this green pine forest were also his territory.

Lin Jue slowly walked around the tomb, and saw that the tomb was neatly repaired, and the wild grass and thorns on the ground and the grave were clean, so he knew that there were often special people who came to maintain it. And it is very obvious that a large pile of fruits and animals are enshrined there in front of the grave, and there is a large pile of paper money that has not yet been burned up, and there are green smoke, and footprints on the ground. All this shows that many people came to worship Gao Yuankui not long ago. Seeing all this, Lin Jue felt a little worried, but also a little relieved. The concern is that it is obviously a frequent place where people come and is not off the beaten track, which will affect their plans. Rest assured, at least no one should be here today, because it seems that a large group of people who have come to pay their respects have already come.

But no matter what, Lin Jue still acted cautiously. He sat on a stone beside the grave and frowned, wondering what to do. I came here today to verify a question in my heart, that is, how could Gao Yuankui die violently in the prime of life. To verify this, I am afraid that I will do a taboo thing. The dead can't speak, and Lin Jue is not a god, but the bones of the dead can speak, if Gao Yuankui died unnaturally, then he should be able to find clues from his bones. Therefore, if you want to find out the suspicions in your heart, you have to dig up this grave and dig up Gao Yuankui's body for examination.

originally thought that Gao Yuankui's grave was just an ordinary earthen grave, but Lin Jue already had the intention of digging the grave with his bare hands when he touched it today. However, the tomb in front of him was a mixture of masonry, stone, sand and soil, tall and sturdy, and it was absolutely impossible for him to carry out it alone, and Lin Jue was very distressed about it. It seems that today is going to return empty-handed, and I must find a helper to help. And this helper can only be Ma Bin and Shen Tan, how can they ask them to discuss this matter together, and find a time to dig the grave together, it is a bit of a headache.

After thinking for a while, Lin Jue decided to go back the way he came, looking for an opportunity to meet with Ma Bin and Shen Tan to discuss the matter. Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly heard the sound of someone talking outside the woods.

"You just stay here, you don't have to go in with me." A woman's voice came.

"The big village master, the small ones will accompany you to go in and worship the old village master......"

"As I said, I don't need you to accompany me. Won't my words work? The woman's voice said coldly.

"Yes...... Yes, sir! Brothers, be on guard outside the forest! ”

The sound of footsteps sounded, and it seemed that many people were standing around the pine forest and blocking the surrounding of the pine forest. Lin Jue's scalp was numb, and he wanted to exit the pine forest from the other side immediately, but obviously he couldn't do it anymore, and he would be found as soon as he went out. In a hurry, he saw that the pine branches of a large pine tree next to him had a dense canopy, so with the help of the climbing ability of the barbed glove, he climbed up to the crown of the tree in three times and hid in the pine needles.

As soon as he settled his body, his footsteps sounded softly, and a figure appeared on the edge of the clearing in the south, and slowly walked towards Gao Yuankui's grave. Lin Jue didn't dare to come out, his eyes stared at the woman, but he saw that the woman was all vein, and her face was covered with a white veil. There was a small white flower on top of the temples. Although he can't see his face clearly, his body is slender and well-proportioned under a plain dress, and his body is graceful. Based on the conversation between Lin Wai and the inscription on the tombstone, Lin Jue had already guessed who she was. This woman should be the daughter of Gao Yuankui, the old owner of Guishan Island Cottage, and now the owner of Guishan Island Dazhai, whose name is Gao Muqing.

Although the purpose of Lin Jue's plan this time is to find a way to contact the core people in the cottage of Guishan Island, so as to try to solve the matter through negotiation. But at this moment, Lin Jue must not show up. First, the current situation on Guishan Island is more complicated than I imagined, and the real person in charge is not clear, so I can't rashly expose my identity. Second, he didn't have any reason to prove his identity and convince the female owner of the village. Even if you plan to negotiate, you need to be more familiar with the situation and understand the attitude of the other party. It is possible to negotiate before negotiating, otherwise it is to seek death. Moreover, there is a third reason, that is, Lin Jue hopes to find more secret information in the cottage, so that he can stir up chaos within the cottage and achieve his own goals. This is exactly what Lin Jue thinks is most likely to do, but it requires Lin Jue to have more information.

In the eyes of Lin Jue's pine branches, Gao Muqing, the plain-clothed female village owner, had slowly come to Gao Yuankui's tomb. She frowned and looked at the pile of tributes and paper money in front of the grave, stood quietly for a while, turned to the other side of the grave and slowly squatted down, and then took out the wine and food tributes in the bamboo basket she carried in the crook of her arm and placed them on the ground. At the same time, he blew the fire fold, lit three sticks of incense, and inserted them in the cracks of the masonry on the ground.

After that, the woman slowly reached out and untied the black veil covering her face, revealing her face. The moment he saw Gao Muqing's true face, Lin Jue's eyes widened in surprise in the canopy. It was a face that was so beautiful that it was suffocating, like marble, white and delicate facial features, white and tender skin that was almost transparent, eyebrows like daisies, pink lips like glow, and eyes like stars in the mist. is not only beautiful, but also exudes a cold air from the woman's eyebrows, which makes people feel that they can only be watched from a distance and cannot be blasphemed.

Gao Muqing is really a stunning beauty, and the words that Liu Dabao said last night when he was drunk are absolutely true. Liu Dabao held Gao Muqing to the sky and said that she was the first beauty in the world. At that time, Lin Jue felt that it was too exaggerated, but at this moment, it was not so exaggerated. Although this Gao Muqing does not deserve the name of the world's first beauty, her appearance and temperament can be called superb. This can also understand the reason why Qiu Biao, the second master, coveted Gao Muqing and frantically pursued Gao Muqing to marry her