"The island has a network of streams, dense forests, and warm and humid ground, so the land by the streams is full of mud and silt. I remember Jing Qing almost fell into the mud pit, but you pulled him at the critical moment. Yan Saburo said softly, "Those natural mud pits are well hidden, and even I didn't notice it, but you saw it." ”

Zhuang Nanjia didn't understand: "Is it wrong for me to pull him?"

"That's right, you behaved very naturally, and even if I thought something was wrong, I didn't react at the time. Yan Saburo lifted the copper kettle and added hot water to the tea cups of the three of them, "It wasn't until after returning to the boat that Dou Ya changed into a pair of boots, and said that the soles of her original boots were all dirty mud, that I realized that something was wrong." ”

"She and I are both strangers, and when we come back from carrying water, we will inevitably have muddy feet. But the soles of your shoes were clean that day, with a little leaves and a little fine sand at most. As you can see, you know the topography of the island very well. ”

Zhuang Nanjia smiled: "Far-fetched, far-fetched." There is a lot of mud at the water's edge, so you can't get close. I have lived such a long time, and I naturally know far more common sense than you. ”

"One more thing. Yan Saburo stared at him and said, "Yellow peel fruit." ”

"What's wrong with the yellow peel fruit?"

"The yellow-barked fruit tree is hidden in the depths of the forest, blocked by the dense forest, and it is impossible to see it just by the stream. Yan Saburo tilted his head, "You walked directly into the dense forest before beckoning us to go over and pick fruits." ”

Zhuang Nanjia smiled: "I smell the sweet and sour taste unique to the ripeness of the fruit." This thing is something that I can recognize when I sleep since I was a snack until I was old. ”

"Awesome. Yan Saburo praised before saying, "But you have always been timid and afraid, and you have walked behind me all the way, knowing that the island is not safe at that time, how dare you take the lead in breaking into the dark forest?"

He still remembers the dense forest, dark, damp, and impermeable, as if jackals, tigers and leopards would pounce on it at any moment. Normal people don't approach rashly, do they?

Zhuang Nanjia scratched his head embarrassedly: "Isn't this greedy? ”

"Not only are you bold, but you are also ambitious. Yan Saburo was unmoved, "Before going to the painting boat, the golden mask was distributed, and it was rare for anyone to get it, and it had to be looked at for a long time, only if you didn't look at it, you would put it in your hand, hadn't you seen it before?"

Zhuang Nanjia's face changed slightly, but he still smiled: "Isn't it just a mask? Even if it's made of gold, how much can it be worth for people like us?"

Chitose lazily interjected: "Famous paintings are just pen and ink and paper, according to what you say, they are not worth much." ”

Yan Saburo put down the teacup: "In my opinion, you knew that Hu Yong was nearby, but you still summoned us to pick fruits, which was deliberately to lure Hu Yong to make a move." It's unlikely that Hu Yong will target me, and you are standing behind the tree again, blocking his view with the big tree......" He observed Zhuang Nanjia's expression, "Well, then it's Jing Qing." ”

He said slowly: "Jing Qing has no cultivation, he is also an ordinary person, and he was picking fruits on the trees at that time, and he was completely defenseless against danger, which is the most suitable target for Hu Yong to start." You want to lure him into action, so that whether he kills Jing Qing and steals the brand, or I kill Hu Yong, the threat you are under can be lifted. ”

Zhuang Nanjia opened his mouth, but did not say anything.

"You also know that Hu Yong targeted you as soon as he got on the boat. There is no reason to prevent thieves for a thousand days, so you have to try to divert this threat. It just so happened that you passed by that island on your last trip to the Hidden Country, and you are familiar with its topography, which is exactly what happened to the local conditions. ”

"Well done. Yan Saburo looked at him and praised him, and then said, "I can cite many examples like this, and I can talk about it until the evening, do you still listen?"

Zhuang Nanjia was stunned for a long time, and finally exhaled a long breath: "No need to say it again." That's it, that's it, I admit it. ”

Chitose blinked: "Admit what?"

"I've been to that island more than once. Zhuang Nanjia smiled bitterly, the wrinkles on his face were all huddled together, "And...... Yes, I also came to the Hidden Sea Country 60 years ago. ”

He finally confessed. Yan Saburo nodded: "So you can be sure that the medicine primer for the Yanshou Pill is sold here, because you saw it with your own eyes sixty years ago." ”

"Yes, I was only seventeen years old at the time, and I was in high spirits, and I wasn't a few years older than you. Zhuang Nanjia sighed leisurely, "In a blink of an eye, it is the last years of the wind and candles, and in order to live a few more years, I have to be born and die, alas!"

He looked at the two people in front of him: "Say, what is the purpose of your running to start my old bottom, it can't be a whim?" took off his disguise, and he was not as attentive to Yan Saburo as he used to be.

"We wanted to ask someone in the know for the inside scoop. Yan Saburo said, "Jing Qing is boastful, but it is all from paper, and he has never experienced it himself." ”

"If he doesn't read a family letter, he has to show it everywhere. Zhuang Nanjia snorted, "I just know a little bit about the skin." Okay, what do you want to know?"

"People like to come to the Hidden Sea Kingdom to do business, because the things bought and sold here really can't be traced back to their origins?"

"Yes, everyone covers their faces, pays with one hand and delivers the goods with the other. Zhuang Nanjia spread his hands, "The goods and silver were paid, and he turned around and left, and he forgot about each other in the rivers and lakes from then on." Isn't that straightforward?"

Chitose didn't like him to be sloppy: "We want to find the origin of a thing, it was bought from the Hidden Sea Country about 120 years ago. We want to know who the seller is, where they come from, and is there a way to do it?"

Zhuang Nanjia was silent for a while: "This difficulty is not small." ”

"But it's not impossible?" Yan Saburo has always been focused on.

"The notion that it cannot be traced back is too general, and it is also true and incorrect. Zhuang Nanjia groaned, "There are two types of things sold in the Mizang Sea Country, official sales and private transactions. The former must have a detailed investigation, but the latter is purely a private transaction, and the risk is borne by both parties. ”

"You're looking for a transaction from more than a hundred years ago, and if it's a private deal, give it up. He continued, "If it is sold by the official of the Tibetan country, it may still be recorded." But even if you look it up, it won't tell you. ”

"It is said that it was bought from Kirin Xuan. ”

"Qilinxuan?" Zhuang Nanjia sighed, "That's an official purchase, you're lucky." ”

He picked up a piece of coconut milk cake and chewed it slowly: "In addition to the treasures everywhere in the Tibetan country, do you know what is most attractive about it?"

Yan Saburo knew the answer, but he had to pick another question: "Safety?"

"Safety, how can it be safe?" Zhuang Nanjia couldn't help laughing, "Don't you hear that wealth is in danger, do you think we are very safe all the way into the Tibetan country?"