These five words were written on a narrow piece of paper.
The handwriting was ugly, to the point where the handwriting could not be seen at all. It was shaking from the first stroke, and became more and more sloppy as it was written. The last word "escape" was almost shapeless, and the last stroke almost flew up, dragging out a long Trailing tail, there is no more behind it, it seems that the writer can no longer write a stroke. jújíá?y.??m
Tang Zhao looked left and right, staring at the note, as if he wanted to see these five words forever.
Then, he put down the note and saw a dazed Jiang Shenyi.
Jiang Shenyi was angry and at a loss. He was the one who smashed the cups and plates just now, and now he was the one sitting on the table dumbfounded.
At this moment, it is difficult to describe my mood with one emotion.
The two looked at each other for a long time, and Jiang Shenyi finally said: "What do you mean?"
Tang Zhao opened his mouth, and finally could only repeat: "Elder brother has defected."
Jiang Shenyi's voice became hoarse: "What is defection... How does it count as defection? How can senior brother defect?"
He repeated it several times in a row, and Tang Zhao knew what he meant - for Zhuoyu Villa, what should the senior brother do to defect?
Zhuoyu Villa is not an army, nor is it a secret organization. Why should one defect or not?
Back then, the second senior brother had a big quarrel with his master and went down the mountain on his own, leaving for several years without coming back. Xue Xianyun now curses him whenever he mentions him, but does this count as defection?
The senior brother and the master are as close as father and son. Even if a conflict breaks out and he runs away in anger, even if he breaks something or even hurts someone, at most the master will scold him or even fire him from the house. Defect?
What did he do?
Jiang Shenyi's eyes moved slightly, and he suddenly pointed at the owl on the table and said, "I remember! That's... a big... Shi Chunqing owl!"
Tang Zhao nodded. He didn't recognize it at first, but he remembered it after seeing those words. That was the gift Xue Yeyu gave to his senior brother when they celebrated Shi Chunqing's birthday when they left Zhuoyu Villa.
The situation at that time is still vivid in my mind.
Jiang Shenyi was a little anxious and said: "What is it doing here? Delivering a letter? Delivering a letter to you alone? What is written in the letter?"
Xue Yeyu's letter was addressed to the two of them, while Shi Chunqing's letter was addressed to Tang Zhao.
After the owl came in, he went directly to Tang Zhao and made it clear that it was a private message to Tang Zhao.
Moreover, it put down the letter and never left. Tang Zhao had previously thought that the raptor was hungry and wanted to be trimmed. But after reading the letter, I suddenly realized——
If it doesn't leave, it should be Shi Chunqing's order. After delivering the letter, don't go back.
Perhaps it was to prevent tracking, or perhaps it was to show that everything with Zhuoyu Villa must be completely cut off.
Tang Zhao resisted the ups and downs of his mood, forced himself to calmly open the thin bamboo tube, and also took out a piece of paper, which suddenly changed color at first glance. He reached out and pinched the paper into a ball, his fingers trembling slightly.
Jiang Shenyi was startled instead. He found that Tang Zhao was already out of anger.
It's not surprising that Tang Zhao is angry, Jiang Shenyi is also angry, but when he just saw the words Shi Chunqing defected, he was obviously not that angry.
What did Shi Chunqing write to him that made him so angry suddenly?
Shi Chunqing defected and didn't write to anyone else, but wrote to Tang Zhao. Could it be that there was some injustice going on and he was specifically here to mock him?
Jiang Shenyi was a little curious and stepped forward to take the note that was almost crushed by Tang Zhao. When he unfolded it, he found that there were two lines of words, which were a couplet:
“Ten years of hard work, no one asks, and you become famous all over the world in one fell swoop.”
Other than that, there is no beginning or end, no signature. It should be Shi Chunqing's handwriting - Jiang Shenyi didn't recognize Shi Chunqing's handwriting.
This is……
Jiang Shenyi seemed to understand, but he didn't seem to understand, and said: "Is this his confession? He feels that the mountain is too hard, he has paid too much, and no one cares about him, so he did this kind of thing?"
Although Jiang Shenyi had not thought much about it before, these two sentences were very straightforward and not difficult to understand.
Did you defect because you felt it was unfair?
It's possible, but...why? !
"It's a confession, and it's also an answer to me."
Tang Zhao replied, but he was still very angry. He wanted to take something from the table and throw it, but unfortunately, Jiang Shenyi was able to throw it all, leaving him full of depression.
"On his birthday that day, I wrote him a couplet——"
"The edge of a sword comes from sharpening, and the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold."
"When he left, he gave me another answer specifically. Just these two sentences - damn it!" Tang Zhao finally hammered the table hard, making a thumping sound.
Jiang Shenyi asked doubtfully: "Isn't this a good word of blessing? He said that his efforts will be rewarded and he will be rewarded after all the hardships. Why should he answer you specifically? Could it be that he feels that you are hurting when you stand and talk, and you are not worthy of encouraging him, so he wrote a letter to refute wait--"
He turned around in half a circle and said, "No, it's too weird. There seems to be a tacit understanding between you when you ask and answer questions that others don't understand. Do you have such a good relationship? Or... you already noticed it when you were on the mountain. Is there something wrong with him? Any speculation even?"
The more he thought about it, the more he was right. He reached out and grabbed Tang Zhao and said, "Is my guess right? Tang Zhao?!"
Tang Zhao made eye contact with him. After a while, he nodded slightly.
Jiang Shenyi was furious, pushed him hard, and said, "You bastard! You had guessed it... Why didn't you tell your teacher? Why didn't you tell us? Are you with him?"
Tang Zhao asked, "Who said I didn't tell Master? Since I noticed it, why didn't I tell Master?"
Jiang Shenyi was stunned and said, "Have you told your mentor? Then why..."
Still like this?
Tang Zhao did not answer and said: "As for you...how should I tell you? How should I tell other disciples? I just realized something was wrong at the time. At that time, the senior brother left for a year and brought back the precious materials used by the master to make swords." "Bitter cold air". Master also gave me a little bit. When I went to analyze it, I found that the bitter cold air was not pure. It was mixed with a part of "aversion to cold air" that was similar in nature but completely different. If Master did not screen it, If you use this energy to forge a sword, it will definitely fail at the last moment."
That night he put the bitter cold air into the pool, and the fairy came up twice. The first time was for the bitter cold air, and the second time was for the aversion to cold. From then on, he guessed that Shi Chunqing had something wrong.
In fact, had it been earlier, wouldn't he have noticed the signs?
A year later, when Shi Chunqing came back from Liangzhou in the north, he was hunted down by the Baixiong Mountain Bandits in Lingzhou in the south. Isn't this strange? One south and one north are completely different roads, and it is difficult to get around them. How could his enemy be Baixiong Mountain? And at that time, he only had the bitter cold breath material on him. Although it was precious, it was standard swordsmith material. A group of bandits in Baixiong Mountain were looking for wealth, so what did they need these materials for?
Furthermore, when it came to dealing with the captured Baixiong Mountain thieves, Shi Chunqing wanted to kill them all without asking any questions, and hurriedly seemed to silence them. Shopkeeper Liu didn't kill them all directly, he wanted to torture them, but the group of thieves actually committed suicide one after another. How does this look like bandits? He clearly looks like a dead soldier.
The implications of this are hard to explain.
This is still a well-founded suspicion, if it is unfounded... Tang Zhao feels uneasy with every word and deed that Shi Chunqing said and did when he came back.
However, can this be used to prove that the senior brother who has worked hard for Zhuoyu Villa for 20 to 30 years has been proven?
Don't talk about these baseless things, even if it's the aversion to cold, there is plenty of room for sophistry. Just say that it was careless, the collected materials were impure, or there was accidental contamination. The most I can do is apologize. What else can I do? ?
On the contrary, Tang Zhao, despite being favored by his brothers and sisters, if he confronts his senior brother, even if he has some evidence, as long as it is not irrefutable, he will never win.
A villa is like a family. In a family, whoever is right can win? Isn’t it true that whoever is friendly with everyone wins?
Tang Zhao originally planned to make some insinuations, and even sent a letter to his master to call the police to remind him before leaving. However, after careful consideration, he secretly met with his master at night and told everything he knew. There was no reply until he left.
The result is still like this.
Despite Jiang Shenyi's anger at this moment, if Tang Zhao had used those clues to tell him his guesses, it would be uncertain whose side Jiang Shenyi would be on.
Only at this moment could he review the situation with his senior brother.
"Actually, senior brother has been very strange since he came back. He sighs and sighs. He often says that he is not talented enough and is wasting his time. He is full of envy for his younger brothers and sisters who are more talented, and his frustration is palpable. This may be his true feeling. , but when I mention it again and again, it’s like I’ve made up my mind.”
"Really..." Jiang Shenyi frowned and recalled deeply. In fact, Shi Chunqing had a lot of contact with him after returning to the mountain. He was the one who brought the injured Shi Chunqing back to the villa, but... was there something wrong at that time?
Tang Zhao said sternly: "Yes. When I didn't find out that he really had evil intentions, I thought he was just depressed and had troubles in his heart, so I had a stupid idea. Is it because we don't care too much about the world? Senior brother? He takes care of us year after year, teaches us knowledge, gives us gifts, and cares about our lives. However, although we respect him, we rarely really get close to him. For example... I chatted with him that day. When it was Junior Sister’s birthday, I found out that he and Junior Sister Hua had their birthdays in the same month. But I never knew. I celebrate Junior Sister Hua’s birthday every year, but never for him.”
Jiang Shenyi was stunned and said softly: "This idea... is not stupid. I don't know his birthday either. I came to the mountain before you for several years, but I never thought of asking. I don't know him at all. Senior brother... ... He is like a father and brother to me. I just think he is a good senior brother who takes care of us, tolerates us, and helps us..."
"But -" Jiang Shenyi suddenly said angrily: "If he really feels disappointed and unfair, he will naturally be disgusted with us, hate us, and alienate us. Why would he betray his mentor?"
Tang Zhao shook his head. How did he know about the entanglement between Shi Chunqing and Xue Xianyun? He just followed the stupid thoughts in his heart and tried his best to make up for it in stupid ways, such as calling everyone together to celebrate his senior brother's birthday in a lively way. Everyone gathered around him to bless him and gave him gifts, so that Shi Chunqing could know that we younger brothers and sisters It’s not that you are heartless, everyone loves you.
Another example is giving him that couplet. It is not chicken soup of encouragement, but a reminder to Shi Chunqing that no matter how we young people ignore you, Master always values you the most. You are the most important thing in his heart and no one can compare with him. . If he treats you so well, is there going to be a lifelong regret between you two?
However, in the end, a stupid way is a stupid way. It may cover some flaws, but it cannot make the broken mirror whole again.
It’s hard to collect water!
Fortunately, Tang Zhao was not stupid. He finally chose to remind Xue Xianyun head-on. The night before he went down the mountain, he entered the Jade Pavilion alone.
As a result, even if he put it mildly, Xue Xianyun flew into a rage and chased him all the way. Tang Zhao had no choice but to run away down the mountain overnight and let the old man figure it out.
Maybe he is still too conservative.
Regardless of whether it was thunderous means or emotion, Xue Xianyun did not handle the matter well, but the matter still came to this day. He was not a clever person to begin with, otherwise how could master and apprentice, who were like father and son, end up where they are today?
Who knows whether his actions resolved or provoked conflicts?
Or it may be unsolvable from the beginning.
"I wonder what's going on on the mountain..." Tang Zhao thought of this, only worried, "Put everything else down first, let's go back to the mountain!"
"Brother Shen!"
"Um!"
When Shen Changqing walks on the road, whenever he meets someone he knows, he will say hello or nod to each other.
But no matter who it is.
There was no unnecessary expression on everyone's face, as if they were indifferent to everything.
To this.
Shen Changqing has become accustomed to it.
Because this is the Demon Suppression Division, an organization that maintains the stability of the Qin Dynasty. Its main responsibility is to kill monsters and monsters. Of course, there are also some other side jobs.
It can be said.
Everyone in the Demon Suppression Division has a lot of blood on their hands.
When a person is used to seeing life and death, he will become indifferent to many things.
When he first came to this world, Shen Changqing was a little uncomfortable, but he got used to it over time.
The Demon-Suppressing Division is huge.
Those who can stay in the Demon Suppressing Division are all powerful masters, or those who have the potential to become masters.
Shen Changqing belongs to the latter.
Among them, the Demon Suppressor Division is divided into two professions, one is the Guardian Envoy and the other is the Demon Slayer.
Anyone who enters the Demon Suppression Department starts from the lowest level as a demon slayer.
Then he will be promoted step by step, and he is expected to eventually become a guardian envoy.
Shen Changqing's predecessor was a trainee demon slayer in the Demon Suppression Division, and he was also the lowest level among the demon slayers.
Possessing the memory of a previous life.
He is also very familiar with the environment of the Demon Suppression Division.
It didn't take long for Shen Changqing to stop in front of a loft.
Unlike other places in the Demon Suppressing Division that were full of chills, the attic here seemed to stand out from the crowd, showing a different kind of tranquility in the bloody Demon Suppressing Division.
At this time, the attic door was open, and occasionally people came in and out.
Shen Changqing only hesitated for a moment before stepping in.
Enter the attic.
The environment changes in vain.
The fragrance of ink mixed with the faint smell of blood hit his face, making him frown instinctively, but then relaxed it quickly.
There is almost no way to cleanse away the smell of blood on everyone in the Demon-Suppressing Division.
.jujiazy.
