Some of Lin Jie's answers were correct, and some of them talked nonsense and used his good eloquence to deceive others.
There was a harmonious atmosphere in the pavilion. Although Leng Shixue spoke little, Qu Huanyin talked a lot. With her around, she didn't seem to be afraid of being left alone.
And she was probably the only one who could be immune to Senior Sister Leng's coldness.
"When will Junior Brother Lin's novel be sold?"
Leng Shixue asked curiously.
"I'll print the book tomorrow, about three days from now."
Lin Jie raised his numb arm and said with a smile.
"Sister, if you are anxious to read it, I can lend you the manuscript."
What? Liu Sisi gritted her teeth, and Leng Shixue was also a little confused.
"Because Senior Sister helped me teach the people who made trouble in front of the bookstall last time. Although Lan Lan gave you a book as a gift, my attitude at the time, uh, was not very good."
Lin Jie said with some embarrassment. Leng Shixue didn't care and asked seriously.
"Can I really borrow it?"
"Of course, but I have to wait until I go to the book printing workshop tomorrow to print a copy first."
Leng Shixue nodded, then stood up to say goodbye and left. Qu Huanyin curled her lips at Lin Jie and waved her hand at Lin Lanlan.
The two of them flew away with their swords, making Lin Jie envious.
"Everyone is gone, but they are still watching!"
Liu Sisi's slightly jealous words came from the side. Lin Jie glanced at her. She had a serious face and was very unhappy.
"Sister Sisi is angry with you, senior brother." Lin Lanlan whispered to Lin Jie.
Lin Jie nodded, then he came to Liu Sisi, stretched out a piece of paper and waved it in front of Liu Sisi.
"What's this?"
Liu Sisi stared curiously, and her stern face suddenly became lively. His eyes moved, trying to see the paintings on the paper clearly.
"What's this?"
Lin Jie stopped shaking his hands and took back the paper.
"Are you still angry?"
Liu Sisi curled her lips, rolled her beautiful eyes, and shook her head.
"Don't be angry anymore, show me quickly."
Lin Jie then handed the paper to her. Looking at the weird and complicated paintings on paper? All I can think of is a blueprint, but I really can’t identify what it is?
"What's this?"
"Guitar, an instrument."
Lin Jie was waiting for her to ask. He sat on the stone steps and patted the railing.
Liu Sisi's eyes lit up.
"Is this the musical instrument you mentioned last time at Qingyue Pavilion? It will sound better when it is sung with that song."
She liked that song very much. She would often hum a few lines and memorize the words. She would also ask Lin Jie about the parts she forgot.
"Of course."
He was so busy these days, but he was still drawing drawings. Liu Sisi felt moved in her heart, and she was no longer sad or angry.
Coaxing women is really troublesome. Fortunately, I was prepared in advance, otherwise it would have been difficult.
"Lan Lan, do you have any snacks?"
"Yes, yes."
Lin Lanlan came up and took out a box of pastries, a handful of melon seeds, and some nuts from the storage bag, and handed them to Lin Jie.
Lin Jie grabbed the melon seeds and nuts and glanced at Liu Sisi.
"The pastries are for you, Sister Sisi."
Lin Lanlan nodded and moved closer to Liu Sisi. At this time, she was looking at the drawings carefully. Seeing Lin Lanlan coming up to hand her a cake, she happily accepted it.
The two women continued to drink tea, while Lin Jie sat on the steps and ate melon seeds. The two of them were also used to Lin Jie's behavior of always sitting on the ground.
Gentle breeze, warm sunshine, the garden is full of autumn.
The morning passed by like this. In the afternoon, Lin Jie completed the poems in the original manuscript of the novel and was about to study the Thunder Talisman again.
There was a knock on the courtyard door. Liu Sisi and Lin Lanlan were not in the courtyard at this time, so Lin Jie had to open the door himself.
Opening the door, it was Ning Yuan who was wearing a red and white robe and holding a sword. Behind him, there was a disciple.
"Senior Brother Ning."
Lin Jie said hello and was about to move aside to invite the two of them in when he was interrupted by Ning Yuan.
"Put on your robe and go deal with something."
Hearing this, Lin Jie was stunned for a moment before realizing that he was now a disciple of Law Enforcement Peak and needed to deal with various matters or tasks of the sect.
Then he nodded and said something to the wooden building to let the people inside know that he was out.
Then he put on a red and white robe and followed the two of them.
Walking along the spacious road, Ning Yuan introduced the two of them to each other as they walked.
"This is Zhao Guangming, a member of my team."
"This is Lin Jie, the new member assigned to my team."
Lin Jie nodded and asked curiously.
"This? How come I become a member of your team?"
Ning Yuan shook his head,
"The above decision, in short, you are now my team member. Law Enforcement Peak handles general matters in a small team manner."
Lin Jie didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in the gourd above, so he simply didn't think about it and asked questions about this matter.
"What are you dealing with this time?"
"It's an ordinary disciple of Yueying Peak who is a foundation-building practitioner who died. His name is Xu Ling."
Ning Yuan scratched his face with his hand and pondered.
"Such things are not uncommon in the sect."
Lin Jie nodded, and after discussing with him for a few words, he said no more.
Zhao Guangming on the side was stunned, listening patiently to Ning Yuan's words. He didn't like to talk, and his honest personality seemed to fit his honest physique.
The three of them soon arrived at a courtyard in Yueying Peak. There was a Qi Refining Stage disciple guarding the door.
Seeing the three of them, the disciple immediately said hello. Ning Yuan responded calmly,
He opened the door and walked in, along with Lin Jie and Zhao Guangming.
Lin Jie's eyes swept around, squinting in confusion.
The yard is very clean, a little too clean. It's not that the yard is dust-free, but it's truly empty.
There are only weeds in the land, and it feels desolate and lonely.
When the autumn wind blows, the fallen leaves fall one after another and pile up together.
This yard didn't look like anyone lived in it at all, so Ning Yuan and Zhao Guangming didn't pay much attention.
Seeing Lin Jie in a daze, Zhao Guangming took a few steps closer and said to Lin Jie.
"There are many courtyard environments like this, so there's nothing strange about them. They are usually inhabited by poor and lazy disciples."
Hearing this, Lin Jie nodded, remembering a sloppy roommate in his high school dormitory. A pair of socks had five or six holes. For those who didn't know, he thought they were gloves. One sock is passed down through four generations, and the socks are still there.
Taking off his shoes was like a biochemical crisis. Lin Jie also had pneumonia at that time, and he suspected that the other party had infected him with mycoplasma several times.
Recalling old memories, Lin Jie still felt his scalp numb. There wasn't much to see in the yard, and the gate was open.
Ning Yuan led the two of them in and looked at the lifeless man lying on the bed. His face was dark and swollen. He must have been the deceased Xu Ling.
"The person who found the body said he died of poisoning."
Ning Yuan said something, and the three of them moved closer.
"Can you tell what kind of poison it is?" Ning Yuan asked the two of them.
Lin Jie stared for a while and had some guesses, so he spoke.
"I don't know the specifics, but it's probably some of the inferior poisons circulating on the market. Even though his death was terrifying, good poisons are not only easily soluble in water, invisible and colorless, but no abnormalities can be seen on the surface of the deceased. "
Ning Yuan nodded, he knew a little about this, and then looked at Zhao Guangming.
"Check if there are any other wounds on his body."
Zhao Guangming nodded. Lin Jie and Ning Yuan turned their backs and left the house in tacit agreement.
After waiting for a while, Zhao Guangming called the two of them in.
