Li Huaiyun frowned and thought for a long time. If he really wanted this fox demon to explain clearly, he might end up like Liu Bing.
"Okay! That's it! I have a general understanding."
Both A Tian and Mu Yuan were deeply surprised by this attitude.
This guy is so smart! Guessed it so quickly!
A smile appeared on Mu Yuan's face, "It seems that my token was not given in vain."
Li Huaiyun cupped his fists and bowed, "I have to thank the helmsman, my subordinates will definitely investigate the case!"
"Yeah!" Mu Yuan responded calmly, "I'm not doing this for nothing. Remember to write out the mechanics theory as soon as possible!"
I just said there is no good thing in the world like free prostitution!
"I obey!" Li Huaiyun turned around and prepared to walk out, "Let's go."
When the fox demon in the prison saw this, he shouted sternly, "Where's the promise you made?"
"Don't worry, as long as the case is solved, I can let you go immediately! I have to check whether what you said is true or false!"
Li Huaiyun tilted his head, "By the way, don't forget, although you didn't kill those women, you were also one of the accomplices."
"Hmph! Are you starting to regret it already? You're talking about me!"
"Don't worry, the difference between us and monsters is that we keep our promises. The reason why I mention this is just to let you know that your sin is also very serious!"
"Hmph! People's hearts are unpredictable!" The fox demon turned his head and said nothing.
The three of them walked out of the Demon Lock Prison. Mu Yuan went to say goodbye to them first. As the leader of Qianji Pavilion, she couldn't just follow them and waste time.
When she first came to the prison, she wanted to know the general truth of the case. Unexpectedly, the monster's mouth was surprisingly tough. If she was asked to question him, he would first give the fox monster some special torture tools and then give him a severe punishment. No matter how tough the monster is, you can't handle it.
She pulled Li Huaiyun aside and asked a little impatiently, "How long does it take to investigate this case?"
"Helmsman, I can't be sure about this."
Mu Yuan crossed his arms in front of him and pursed his lips, "Tell me your ideas for transforming the serial crossbow, and I'll do it myself. I've been waiting for several days with no progress! I don't want to waste time anymore."
Li Huaiyun thought for a while, then simply explained and asked the other party to get a spring.
Mu Yuan was a little hard to understand at first, but later, after understanding the idea, her frown immediately relaxed, and her slender eyebrows paired with her big, bright eyes looked particularly beautiful.
After hearing this, she immediately turned around and ran towards Qianji Pavilion without looking back.
"I'm leaving first, you can investigate the case slowly!"
Li Huaiyun shouted, "Master, wait a moment, my subordinates have something else to say."
"If you have anything to say, I'll tell you next time, I'm very busy now!"
"oh!"
A Tian walked up and asked, "What's going on, helmsman?"
"I helped her open up new ideas. I guess she won't bother me in the next few days!"
"You are really good! Tie Hua Pavilion gave me the official document, and Captain Mu Yuan came to help you again. Why do you feel like you have the Demon Slayer Division under your control!"
"Brother! That's right. There are too many involved in this case. It's impossible to move forward without help!"
"It seems so!"
A Tian asked, "Ah Yun! What should we check next?"
"Do you still remember what the fox demon said at the end about the function of this jade sculpture?"
"I know, it's said to make people calm and nourish their energy!"
"Then there is a place where you can probably know some of the origins of this jade carving."
"What place! Temple?"
"No, it's a pawn shop!"
"Pawn shop?" A Tian looked confused. How could this thing have anything to do with a pawn shop?
"What's the meaning?"
"The fox demon said that this kind of jade carving is not expensive, and it has the effect of calming the mind and nourishing the spirit, which shows that this thing should be quite ordinary,"
"Ordinary? But we didn't find this kind of jade carving in Kyoto."
"I haven't found it because there are not many of them here, but someone will definitely take this kind of jade carving to a pawn shop. After all, it is considered jade and the carving is pretty good."
Tian knew what he meant. Some sneaky people would definitely take this thing to a pawn shop.
Li Huaiyun continued, "As long as you go to the pawn shop, you will probably know the other conditions of this kind of jade carving."
"Let's go to the East-West Pawn Shop first, which is not far from my house."
The purpose of his going there this time was actually for his aunt. He had heard Uncle Fu say before that the Jin Bu Yao that his aunt treasured was also pawned there.
He went there not only for the jade carving, but also for the Jin Buyao. He only hoped that he could redeem his aunt's beloved thing. .
The two of them rushed to the Dongxi Pawn Shop.
Li Huaiyun raised his head and glanced at this pawn shop. It was located at the entrance of the street. It was in a lively location. It was three stories high and the exterior of the house was well decorated.
The background of this pawn shop should be good.
Li Huaiyun straightened the collar of his brocade clothes, and then entered the pawn shop with A Tian.
There are chairs and tea in the hall, which shows that it is rich. The shopkeeper who evaluates here is also full of arrogance and will never give up on the price.
After waiting for a while, it was Li Huaiyun's turn. He took out the jade carving from his clothes and handed it to the pawnshop owner who looked ordinary but had such sharp eyes.
The shopkeeper looked at him and saw the token on his waist. When he learned that it was the Demon Slayer Division, his attitude immediately changed to a respectful one.
"How much can this thing cost?"
The shopkeeper took the jade carving and looked through it casually. Then he glanced at Li Huaiyun with an alert look. He frowned and said, "This thing is not valuable!"
Li Huaiyun pretended not to know, "Not high? Shopkeeper, you can see clearly. This thing is not common, and the texture of jade is not bad. The shape is similar to a dead tree branch, absolutely lifelike."
"Don't make a mistake!"
The pawnshop owner gave a bitter smile. He placed the jade carving on the window and pressed it with one hand. "Sir, I have been looking at things for more than ten years and have never missed it. This thing is very delicately carved, but it is of little value." .”
"It's worthless? The shopkeeper is unreasonably lowering the price! How can this jade carving be worthless? Even an ordinary piece of jade is worth a few taels, let alone such a jade carving with exquisite carving skills and a relatively strange appearance."
The pawn shop owner shook his head, and then took out an identical jade carving from the cabinet below.
When Li Huaiyun saw this, he pretended to be surprised, "It's the same as mine! This is so strange. Is this thing fake?"
The pawnshop owner said with a smile, "Master, this thing is indeed jade, but it's not a rare thing."
"The jade carving in my hand was pawned by a few people from outside my place some time ago. At first, I thought that the quality of the jade was good and the carving technique was exquisite, so I gave a good price to this jade carving. When I took it to the jade market to look for prices, I realized that its value was mediocre."
Li Huaiyun looked sullen, "Tell me more!"
The shopkeeper felt relieved when he saw the expression of the young man in front of him. This man had questioned his vision before.
"The jade carving master said that jade carvings made of this material are not common. The most important thing is that the yin energy in jade is very strong. According to Feng Shui, this thing will bring bad luck to people. Wearing jade is inherently... Keeping peace and pursuing advantages and avoiding disadvantages, something with a strong negative energy, will definitely have no value, so this thing can be used to deceive those who don't know it."
"The few people who came here to work as jade carvings never came again after taking the money. Obviously they were not prepared to redeem this thing. And since we can't deal with this kind of thing to customers, we can only accept it. It's a loss, so I don't accept such things here, but if this official comes up with it, he can buy you a favor."
The shopkeeper obviously knew how to go along with the flow and make a favor transaction, so why not do it? He thought for a moment and said, "Two liang!"
Li Huaiyun wondered if the shopkeeper was scolding him?
"It's so low, I might as well keep it for myself." He took back the jade carving from the countertop. "Shopkeeper, I want to ask, do you still know the man who came here to work as a jade carving before? Or do you have any impressions of him?"
The pawn shop owner thought for a while and shook his head slightly, "I don't have much impression. I only know that those few people looked yellow and were not in good spirits."
"Is this the only impression?"
"Um!"
Li Huaiyun took out some silver coins from his pocket and put them on the table, "Boss, I hope you will think about it carefully."
A smile appeared on the pawnshop owner's face, and he happily put the money into his pocket. "Those people should be from the towns in the north outside Kyoto. The food they eat has the unique hot and sour flavor there."
"North? Are those people from northern towns?"
"Yes!"
Li Huaiyun cupped his fists and thanked, "Thank you very much, boss!"
"You're welcome!"
Li Huaiyun later asked about his aunt Jin Buyao. After learning that he needed to pay twice as much to buy it back, he ignored it for the time being.
They walked out of the pawn shop, and since they had to leave from the north gate of Kyoto and walk thirty or forty miles north, they casually had some lunch at a nearby stall.
At this moment, Li Huaiyun suddenly remembered the stall where he used to have lunch. If it weren't for the arrogance of the guards, the father and daughter would not have been forced to leave Kyoto.
I wonder if the father and daughter have left Kyoto!
After that, they rented two horses and worked hard. It took them more than half an hour to arrive at this place called Xiakou Town.
The two dismounted and left their horses at the inn outside the town, and then prepared to enter the town on foot.
The waiter at the inn heard that they were from the Demon Slayer Division, and told them that at night, there were always strange sounds and some strange phenomena in the town in the middle of the night these past few days.
These words made the two of them feel a little scared.
They walked in from outside the town and passed the surrounding fields. They saw that these fields were basically in a state of neglect. Only a few fields were planted with rice. However, the growth of these rice was not very good.
Judging from the current month and weather, the growth of these rice is not suitable for the current season.
A Tian looked at the weeds in the fields and felt quite strange, "This town should be a good place for growing food, but why is it so deserted? Look at the scene in the fields. After spring this year, there will be no food grown!"
"Did you really use your savings to buy some jade carvings?"
"It's really possible!" Li Huaiyun looked solemn, "In addition to what the inn clerk said, and the situation in this town, there may really be a big problem here!"
"Hurry in and take a look."
Entering the town from the town's archway, they immediately felt that the town was desolate and depressed, which was very different from other towns they had been to.
There were very few people walking around the streets, and there were not many vendors. Their eyes were dull and confused, and some people were just lying on both sides of the street in rags.
The town looked like a dead city.
A Tian looked at Li Huaiyun and said softly, "When did Lilu become like this?"
"I don't know! It always feels like something is constantly sucking the essence of the people here."
A Tian lowered his head and glanced at the token hanging on his waist, "But the token didn't react at all!"
