Du Jie got up very early the next morning. After he went downstairs, the servant downstairs hurriedly greeted him: "Young master, you got up really early. Are you planning to have breakfast or go out for a walk? You need someone to accompany you." You?"
Du Jie said "No need to bother" and walked out of the Yingbin Building. It rained heavily in the middle of the night last night and the air outside was very good. The servants, big and small, were already busy. Seeing Du Jie walking over, they hurriedly turned around and saluted. Du Jie also nodded in response. People who practice martial arts do nothing more than breathe in and out in the morning. Du Jie looked around, trying to choose a quieter place. At this moment, he saw a thousand-year-old cypress not far from him.
This ancient cypress was washed by the rain last night and looked full of life. Du Jie felt that this ancient cypress was good, so he drew a place here and began to think about things while talking. After a while, I will compete with the young master of the Huai family in a shooting competition. Although my master said that I am an excellent marksman, I really don’t have much confidence in my heart. If I really lose like this, I must take it. He gave up the gun. He could never hand over the gun that his grandfather had given him in vain. And he also heard the master say that the reason why the Huai family is so eager to get the Nine Dragons Soul-Chasing Gun is simply that the Huai family is in decline now and urgently needs a big tree to rely on, and the master and Tianji Sect are this big tree!
Thinking of this, he patted the ancient cypress next to him with his hand. But when he patted it for the first time, he found that the bark of the ancient cypress seemed to have been crushed by someone's gravity. He felt curious. He carefully touched it with his hand and confirmed that it had been crushed and then reconnected. It was obvious that the bark had dried out just last night, and there seemed to be more than just this place. Du Jie followed the trunk and looked at it bit by bit. , found that half of the rope was left on the leafy crown of the ancient cypress.
Du Jie looked around and saw that no one was looking at him. He tapped the tree trunk with his foot and landed lightly on the ancient cypress. Because it was early morning and the leaves of the ancient cypress were lush, the light was not particularly good. Du Jie couldn't see why the half of the rope was broken. He held the tree trunk with his hand and wanted to take the rope and take a closer look, but as soon as his hand touched the tree trunk, he felt a sticky liquid. Du Jie put his finger in front of his eyes to align the light, and found that the volume It was some dried blood. He put it to the tip of his nose and smelled it.
"It is indeed blood, but I don't know if it is human blood. It's a pity that I don't have a nose like Lao Liu. This is really strange. The way the blood coagulated must have been not long ago. Did something happen at that time?"
Du Jie wanted to continue searching to see if he could find anything else, but footsteps suddenly came from not far away. He thought for a moment and felt that it would be better to keep the matter quiet for the time being, so he jumped off Gubai. After a while, a servant came over in a hurry. When he saw Du Jie, he shouted with joy: "Young man, you are here!"
Du Jie pretended to have finished his work and looked back at the waiter. The waiter also seemed to be impatient. Before Du Jie could finish his posture, he said again: "Sir, the old gentleman has gone to the front hall to have a meal. Are you there?" Shall we go together? Or let the villain bring it to you."
Du Jie murmured in his heart: The Huai family's breakfast is really early enough. He said to the servant: "Don't bother, I'll go to the front hall myself." After saying that, Du Jie glanced at the half-length rope on the ancient cypress from the corner of his eye, and then left here.
After leaving the Yingbin Building, he left the nave and entered the front hall. He happened to meet his teacher on the way. Du Jie ran over and said, "Master, I found something interesting in front of our Yingbin Building." After that, he said that he I told you exactly what I saw.
Tianjisou was stunned after hearing this. After thinking about it, he shook his head and said: "The rain was too loud last night, and I seemed to hear something. Forget it, this is in Huaijiapu after all. Don't mix it with other things. Now. Follow Master to see Huaichou and discuss the matter of the competition."
This little episode passed like this. The two of them walked to the front hall and saw Huaichou sitting in the front hall. He didn't know what he was thinking. His wife was sitting with him on the right side. Huaichou and his wife met. When Tianjisou arrived, he hurriedly came over and said loudly: "I was just saying that I was going to send someone to look for the old gentleman, but I didn't expect that the old gentleman had already come."
Tianjisou smiled and slapped him and said, "I've already felt uneasy about disturbing Master Huai for a whole day, so there's no reason to wait for him to call me."
Huaichou also smiled and said: "Then please invite the old gentleman and the young knight to have a meal, and then come back to discuss the competition after the meal."
"Excuse me."
The rich families along the river usually eat seafood in the morning, not to mention the owner of Bad Family Fort. The silver crab soup paired with a table of side dishes also made Du Jie enjoy the meal. Du Jie is really not particular about food. There really weren't many days when we had wine and meat during the march to the northwest. Even if we did have wine and meat, there would be no good cooks in the army, so naturally they wouldn't be able to cook anything delicious. There is no chance to taste the delicious food when I return to the Central Plains. Although the vegetarian dishes at Jialan Temple were good, the list was tasteless. Only these two meals at Huai's house can be considered delicacies.
While eating, a boy ran over in a hurry and whispered something in Huaichou's ear. After hearing this, Huaichou was stunned for a moment, and then he lowered his face and whispered: "You said Is it true?" The boy nodded repeatedly, and Huaichou waved his hand to let him go.
After the boy got down, he smiled ugly and said to Tianji Ship: "Old sir, eat first. I have something to deal with, so I will ask my wife to sit down with you first."
Tianjisou said, "If Master Huai has something to do, feel free to do it yourself."
Huaichou nodded, stood up, told his wife and went out, but this trip lasted almost half a day. When Huaichou finally came back, he still looked ashamed and apologetic. As soon as he entered the door, he clasped his fists and said to Tianjisou: "I'm really sorry, old man. Because Huaibi was a little unwell, I went to have a look. It's really a neglect to delay for so long."
"Oh? What's wrong with Young Master Huai? It's nothing serious. I also know some Qihuang techniques. Do you need my help?" Tianjisou said politely.
"Oh, don't bother the old man. The doctor has already seen him and taken the medicine. There should be no serious problem. But I'm afraid I won't be able to compete today. I shamelessly want to ask the old man to stay a little longer until Huaibi is healthy. Recover, how about arranging a competition between them immediately?"
"This..." Tianjisou touched his beard, thought for a long time before nodding and said: "Okay, it seems like this is the best I can do, then I'll beg for mercy in your house for a little longer."
"Well, thank you very much, Mr. Huaichou."
Du Jie listened carefully and knew that he seemed to be unable to compete today. Although he felt a little pity, but the master said to wait a little longer, so he would wait a little longer. Anyway, grandpa said that he should obey the master in everything.
Tianjisou and Du Jie came out of the front hall and returned to the Yingbin Building. Along the way, Tianjisou kept persuading Du Jie and told him to wait patiently for a while. Now the competition was a bit unwinnable. I'm afraid that this young master is under too much pressure and may have made himself sick.
Du Jie nodded indifferently. He was anxious to go and have a look at the ancient cypress. Du Jie had a very similar temperament to Wu Qi. They liked to make trouble very much. If he didn't get involved in anything, he would definitely do it. uncomfortable.
When Tianjisou returned to the Yingbin Building, Du Jie walked under the ancient cypress again. He looked up and said, "Huh? Where's the half of the rope? No good..." Du Jie screamed in his heart and hurriedly flew up again. I searched carefully and found no trace of rope. Even the sticky blood stains had long since disappeared, and all parts had been washed clean by water.
Who could have taken all this away? Why don't you want to see it because you are afraid of being discovered by yourself? Could it be that his every move was seen by others, or was it just a coincidence that there was a time difference. This place is so close to Yingbin Building, does it have anything to do with us? what is going on.
Du Jie squatted on the tree and was lost in thought. Unknowingly, a stick of incense passed by. Later, Du Jie felt that there was too little news and had no choice but to give up.
At this time, it was already three strokes higher. Du Jie was bored in the reception building and took a leave of absence from Tianjisou. Tianjisou also knew that his apprentice was a bit wild, so he reluctantly nodded in agreement. In this way, Du Jie left the Huai family and went to the market for a lively visit.
After leaving Huai's house, turn right and soon arrive at the market. At this time, it was a bustling time, with all kinds of hawking sounds coming in an endless stream. Du Jie came to this kind of place for the first time. He had always heard Wu Qi say how fun and lively the market was. It was only when he saw it today that he saw it. Feeling that it was indeed the case, Du Jie was still a child at heart, and soon he was attracted by all these gadgets.
There is a large section of the market along the river that sells seafood. Some fishermen who live by the river get up early to sell the fish and shrimp they catch early, and Du Jie is here now.
