Chapter 13: The Serpent on the Water
A big boat is running on the water, two rows of bamboo rafts stretch out from below, rowing together with the neat rhythm, this is the most primitive way of sailing, after a few days of healing, Qin Wan's injuries stabilized, everyone finally put their minds at ease, Zou Yan devoted himself to studying mathematics, occasionally came to the bow of the boat to check the stars, most of the time hiding in the room to check the classics, frowning, seemed to see something, but it was impossible to determine for a while.
Yun Nu pushed the door in, but saw that Zou Yan's eyes were locked and he didn't dare to disturb, so he had to stand aside, time passed slowly, Zou Yan put down the classics in his hand, raised his head and fell on Yun Nu, "It's Yun'er here!" ”
"Mr. hasn't gone out for a day, Yun'er came to visit!"
Zou Yan slowly stood up from the ground, sat for too long, his body couldn't help but feel sore, and his legs became even more inflexible, Yun Nu hurriedly stepped forward to help and move, "How is it outside?" ”
"One qiē is normal, and you should be able to reach Daliang in two days!"
Zou Yan sighed, "I originally thought that the crisis was over, and I didn't want to still hide the murderous intention." "What it refers to must be the killer sent by Huang Xie, the centipede appears, and other killers must be around.
"Sir has been calculating for a few days, have you found anything?"
Zou Yan shook his head, "The holy star shines brightly, and the other stars reflect in it, which has the meaning of protecting the lord, and from the astrological point of view, it must be fine!" ”
"I hope so!"
Zou Yan smiled, "I forgot, Yun'er's fate is related to the saint, and it makes sense to be nervous!" Zou Yan smiled after speaking.
Yun Nu's face turned crimson and became even more coquettish, "Why is Mr. making fun of Yun'er!" ”
"Alright, let's go out and have a look."
Zou Yan walked down the bamboo ladder, Yun Nu followed behind, Zhao Kuo and the others gathered in the hall on the first floor to laugh with each other, and when they saw Zou Yan, they quickly got up, and they respected this old man who knew star art very much, after all, it was a mysterious realm that others could not comprehend.
The maid brought the wine and food, Bai Ying stepped forward and tried them one by one according to the method taught by Zhao Kuo, and confirmed that it was correct, there was a hidden killer on the ship, and everything had to be careful, Zhao Kuo raised the wine glass with a smile, "You don't have to be like this, as long as the killer is thoughtful, he will definitely not be able to start!" ”
Mu Chen sighed and said: "I'm just worried that we are in the dark, we are in the dark, I don't know how to prevent it, if we jump out and fight, it's just that, I can't stand this kind of torment!" ”
Bai Ying smiled: "This kind of thing has to be calm!" ”
Mu Chen glanced at it, "I don't want Brother Bai to change a lot in a few days, not only do you understand the rules, but you can also calm down!" The maid on the side suddenly blushed, she has been entangled in the past few days, and the concubine is so unhappy, and now she is ashamed to be mentioned.
Zou Yan nodded, "What Gongzi said is right, everything has a cause and effect, you can enter the beam tomorrow, as long as you are careful enough, the murderer will not dare to take it lightly!" ”
Qin Wan's face was worried, her eyes never left Zhao Kuo, all the worlds became pure, there was only one person in her eyes, watching quietly, and happiness swelled in her heart.
After a night of silence, the big boat continued to move forward, and suddenly the curtain opened, and Bai Ying entered from outside the door, "Big brother, something is wrong!" ”
Zhao Kuo got up, "What's going on?" ”
Bai Ying said: "I just came to the bow of the boat by accident and found that the body that was placed there last night was missing!" ”
"The corpse is gone!"
Bai Ying nodded, Zhao Kuo walked out of the door and came to the bow of the boat, the place where the corpse was originally placed became empty, it was fashionable to check it at night today, there was nothing suspicious at all, a corpse that had been dead for four days disappeared inexplicably, it was definitely not the corpse that moved by itself, there was only one explanation, someone secretly moved the corpse.
"Don't make a noise, do you see a figure?"
Bai Ying shook her head, "I didn't see anything, I happened to be in urgent need of urine at that time!" ”
The voices of the two attracted Yun Nu and the others to come, and their eyes fell on the bow of the boat and they were also stunned, "How can this be!" ”
"Could it be that the corpse is being cheated!" Mu Chen's urn said angrily.
"Someone must have moved!"
"Still their people on board?"
"So to speak!"
"Could it be the boatmen?"
"Lord Xuan, where did these boatmen come from?"
Yun Nu thought about it and said: "On the same day, I promised Qin Yu to rush to Linzi to celebrate the birthday of the King of Qi, and according to Mr. Waiting, I was waiting for Gongzi in Gaotang, and I didn't want Gongzi to really come, so I simply proposed to go to Linzi, and Gongzi happily agreed to go with him, and began to recruit shipwrights after some preparations. ”
Zhao Kuo nodded, "If Huang Xie's people have been secretly following, they must know that Zhao Kuo and Shui Yunxuan and the others went to Linzi together, and it would be the best way to get close to the ship by pretending to be a boatman!" ”
"Childe, it's better to arrest all the boatmen and interrogate them one by one, Mu Chen won't believe it and can't ask it!"
Zhao Kuo shook his head, "A shrewd killer must know how to disguise himself, doing so will only startle the snake, forget it, it's just a corpse, can Lord Xuan slow down the big ship?" ”
Yun Nu frowned, "Childe means to find that person before entering the girder?" ”
Zhao Kuo nodded, "Regardless of whether this method is feasible or not, you should always give it a try!" ”
Yun Nu had a smile on his face, "Leave this matter to Yun Nu!" ”
Yun Nu left, Bai Ying couldn't help but ask: "Why did the eldest brother do this, after the big ship went ashore quickly, wouldn't it be possible to get rid of those boatmen, and it would also save a lot of trouble!" ”
Zhao Kuo said with a smile: "This is on the water, although the opponent is in the dark, after all, there is no helper, once you go ashore, things will become complicated, just let the master Xuan order the boatman to slow down just to see the purpose of these people, a conceited killer will definitely not let go of his prey." ”
Bai Ying still wanted to say something, but Mu Chen poked on the side, "What I listen to is that Brother Bai has become fond of asking questions since he had a woman." Mu Chen let out a hearty laugh after speaking, and Bai Ying looked helpless.
"Bai Ying didn't have any intention of questioning the eldest brother, but there were some things that he couldn't figure out."
"We'll find out soon."
The big ship slowed down, the boatman was ordered to enter the girder early tomorrow morning, if he could enter at dusk with full horsepower, the boatman was naturally happy to be idle, Shui Yunxuan paid far more than other ships, the most important thing is to calculate by day, and you can get a lot of benefits by one more day.
More than a dozen boatmen got together, barefoot, dressed in short clothes, dark face, long-term sailing wind and sun, especially a pair of hands full of chapped, took out some salted meat, one person brought a jar of old wine, the big bowl was put on, the jar was opened, and suddenly there was a burst of wine fragrance, the boatman's eyes suddenly lit up, and the treatment of going out on a boat was rare, the big bowl was poured directly into his mouth, and he wiped the corners of his mouth with his hand.
"It's a pleasure, it's a pleasure!"
"Thank you, girl!"
"This is Lord Xuan's special use to treat everyone!"
"Thank you, Lord Xuan!" As soon as the words fell, his body suddenly shook, and the wine bowl fell and shattered in an instant, and the whole person's eyes were round, and his body fell to the ground.
"Wine is poisonous!"
Hurriedly threw it away, but unfortunately it was still late, a group of boatmen fell to the ground and died, one of them had just come back from outside with his pants, just now he was anxious to think about the wine, and he came down from above and saw the scene in front of him and fled in surprise, there was a person standing at the stairs, looking at the boatman with a smile, and the boatman pointed with his hand, "She is a murderer!" ”
"I know!"
"Know?" The shipwright showed horror on his face, and a dagger was instantly raised and stabbed directly into his chest, and his left hand covered his mouth and nose.
"Green Snake, something almost broke!"
The man snorted coldly, "It's just a crumb, what do you do now?" ”
"The centipede is dead, only by getting rid of Zhao Kuo here can these people completely transfer the responsibility to Qi and Yan, Shura betrayed, once Zhao Kuo returns to Handan, not only can he not realize the great task of king, but he has one more opponent!"
"With your and my skills, you may not be able to kill Zhao Kuo!"
The man snorted coldly, "Don't forget that everyone has weaknesses!" ”
"Zhao Kuo's weakness?"
"Love!"
"Affection?"
"Yes, Zhao Kuo is the most affectionate, you must know that righteousness can help others and can also harm people, as long as you grasp this point, you can get rid of Zhao Kuo!"
"So what are you waiting for!"
"Wait for the right time."
"I'll listen to you this time!"
The man sneered, his tongue spit out, the pink tongue couldn't help but have a little more fun, if it was in his mouth and sucked gently, it would definitely have a different taste, and his eyes showed a bewitching color, just like a poisonous snake ready to devour its prey.