Twenty-eight, heavy rain.
The weather in summer can change at any time.
Unlike spring and winter, it mostly rains continuously.
During these summer months, when it rains, it often pours.
The continuous heavy rain made the weather at this time not only hot and muggy, but also a bit humid.
afternoon.
It's raining heavily outside, but it's cool inside.
And compared to the outside, due to the pots of charcoal placed inside the house absorbing moisture, the interior of the main house of Chu Qinghe was actually a bit refreshing at this time.
In this pleasant and pleasant environment, Yaoyue and Jellyfish Yinji sat opposite each other, each holding a piece of chess. Lin Shiyin was still immersed in cultivation and wanted to improve his cultivation as soon as possible. Xiao Zhao and Qu Feiyan were in front of them. Place a pot of mung beans and use your zhenqi to peel off the skin of the mung beans without damaging the inside, thus practicing the accuracy of your zhenqi and internal force.
Only Chu Qinghe was sitting on an old man's rocking chair, swaying gently as the chair creaked and creaked under him, sipping wine and admiring the storm outside the window while he was slightly tipsy.
It is hard to imagine that even people like Yao Yue and Jellyfish Yin Ji would be like ordinary women, huddled in the house during the hot summer and heavy rain, looking for fun to pass the time.
Although it is irritating to stir up troubles and angry horses in bright clothes, it is more soothing to live in peace and quiet.
Life!
Compared with things like fighting and killing, it is naturally more comfortable to be more relaxed and leisurely.
After a while, his eyes turned away from the window and turned to the jellyfish Yin Ji and Yao Yue in the house.
Looking at the two women who were so harmonious at this time, Chu Qinghe couldn't help but smile.
Therefore, if you want a good atmosphere at home, you must have a strong body.
There are often many promotions of worldly relationships.
But the most direct thing is undoubtedly the honest relationship.
Just like Yao Yue and Jellyfish Yin Ji.
After several candid conversations, they gradually became familiar with each other.
In addition, Jellyfish Yinji's cute attitude and coaxing words of "big sister" on the left and "big sister" on the right.
It was also because of her status as the "eldest sister" that Yao Yue would give advice on Jellyfish Yin Ji's battle issues from time to time.
Sometimes when Yaoyue was washing Chu Qinghe's hair at night, Jellyfish Yinji would use "Shen Shui Jue" to make Yaoyue moisturized.
After more than half a month, is there still any sense of unfamiliarity between the two women?
After thinking about it, Chu Qinghe turned his head again and looked out the window, gradually entering a state of relaxation.
at the same time.
Yushui City.
During this heavy rain, in the east of the city, in a small liquor store that was as big as the main house of Chu Qinghe, there were dozens of people crowded inside.
The smell of alcohol, sweat and some special smells combined filled the whole house.
If people from the Green Snake Gang and Iron Sword Sect were here, they would probably be able to tell their identities at a glance.
Astonishingly, he is a little thief who specializes in stealing in Yushui City.
There is a way to go, and there is a door to the door.
Even beggars can gather together for survival, let alone thieves who rely on their crafts to make a living.
No matter which town you are in, every walk of life has its own small group.
So do thieves.
At this time, this room was filled with thieves from the entire Yushui City.
Basically, besides working, these thieves like nothing more than to come into the house.
After all, they are all peers. They pretend not to know each other outside, but behind closed doors, not only do they speak nicely, but they are all talented people.
From time to time, some intelligence and information can also be exchanged through communication to facilitate these thieves in selecting targets.
At this time, in this room, a man was sitting in the corner.
The man looks to be in his thirties, slightly thin, and although his appearance is ordinary, his eyes are lively, giving him a shrewd and intelligent feeling.
Smelling the smell in the room and the noisy whispers around him, there was actually a feeling of enjoyment on the man's face.
Relax as if you were back home.
"Sure enough, compared to a house full of flowers, this den of thieves is more comfortable to stay in!"
After taking a sip of wine, the man couldn't help but show a satisfied smile on his face as he looked at the people next to him who were obviously looking suspiciously.
"Hey, third child, is there any news recently?"
"Yes, yes. I heard that three caravans from the Song Dynasty just came to live in the city today. I just don't know if there is a lot of oil and water."
"Are you staying? Where do you live? It can't be in the west of the city, right?"
"Definitely not. What can I say if you live on the west side of the city? They all live on the north side of the city. It seems that they only paid for one night's stay."
"Fortunately, if it were west of the city, this business would probably go bad again."
"Hey, I don't know why. The Green Snake Gang and the Iron Sword Sect don't allow us to run to the west side of the city. Last year, Liu Sanshou refused to listen and went to the west side of the city to steal things and was found out. He died. I’m so miserable.”
"I seem to have heard that it's because of the Chu Qing River in the west of the city."
"Chu Qinghe? That pretty boy?"
"Shh, tired of living? Keep your voice down."
However, while the people at this table were whispering, the man in the corner couldn't help but turn his head and look at the people at this table.
After thinking for a while, the man laughed "Hey", then picked up the wine bottle on the table and walked towards the few people who had just talked.
Half a quarter of an hour later, as the man came out of the room, he raised his right hand slightly, and there were actually several more money bags in his hand.
Astonishingly, they were just passed over from those colleagues in the den of thieves.
While weighing the money bag in his hand, the man walked towards the street.
While the money bags were flying and falling, the man's face was full of interest as he recalled the information he had found out before.
"Are the two third-rate gangs supporting me? There are a lot of good things in my house, so take a look."
While muttering, the man glanced at the old woman huddled under a shed holding two children at the street corner. Then he gently dropped his hand, and a money bag fell in front of the old man.
Seeing the money bag falling in front of her, the old woman holding the child picked up the money bag and took a look.
When looking at the silver and copper coins in the purse, the old woman couldn't help but have a look of surprise on her face.
But when I looked up, where was the figure of the man from before?
At Shen Shi (15 o'clock), as the heavy rain gradually subsided, the sunshine, which had not been seen for several days, began to break through the clouds and shine on the earth again at this moment.
As the sunlight scatters, the accumulated water in the courtyard also refracts the sunlight into all the rooms in the courtyard.
Under the intense sunlight, as evening approaches, is there any water stain anywhere on the roof or in the courtyard?
At this sunset, Chu Qinghe was sitting on the roof, and Yaoyue and Jellyfish Yinji were also sitting next to Chu Qinghe.
As the sun in the sky gradually turned into a color like salted egg yolk, when the warm light shone down, the three people in Chu Qinghe were all dyed with a layer of fluorescence.
The gentle breeze blew by, bringing up the aroma of the camellia trees in the courtyard, but also mixed with the unique earthy smell after summer rain.
While the sunset was still there, the sounds of cicadas and crickets sounded at the same time.
It wasn't until the light became a little dimmer that Chu Qinghe slowly stood up and floated into the courtyard.
Seeing this, Yaoyue and Jellyfish Yinji also jumped from the roof together.
And when the sky was completely dark and the moon was looming, Chu Qinghe's courtyard was already brightly illuminated by lights.
night.
The night breeze blew gently, filling the whole yard with the fragrance of flowers and the smell of a few candles burning.
After coming out of the cold pool, Jellyfish Yinji and Yaoyue's four daughters sat in front of the stone table and played mahjong.
Chu Qinghe was lying on the hammock. After Xiao Zhao thought hard about the move for a moment, Chu Qinghe gently lifted a chess piece in the chess box with his fingers and landed it on the chess board.
After all, compared to other games, chess, a game that does not require too much luck, is suitable for Xiao Zhao.
It was obviously late at night, but in the courtyard of Chu Qinghe, leisure seemed to be the eternal tone.
However, just as the six people gathered in the inner courtyard, a figure quietly climbed over the courtyard wall and entered the backyard.
Who else could it be but the man who stole from the den of thieves in the east of the city during the day?
Glancing at the still water-stained pool in the backyard, and smelling the fragrant aroma in the backyard, the man couldn't help but murmured: "It smells pretty good."
After saying that, the man walked slowly in the backyard again. After looking around, he looked at the bright light from the direction of the archway leading to the inner courtyard. The man frowned slightly.
At the same time, Yao Yue and Jellyfish Yin Ji in the inner courtyard also noticed something and glanced at the backyard.
The next second, Yao Yue's voice came from Chu Qinghe's ears.
"A guy in the late Grandmaster realm broke in from the backyard."
After hearing Yao Yue's message, Chu Qinghe, who seemed lazy at first, suddenly raised his brows.
In this regard, after thinking for a while, Chu Qinghe also conveyed his true energy in a vague way to Yao Yue and Jellyfish Yin Ji: "It's okay, the poison in the hospital has an effect on the heaven and human realm, first let's see what this guy's purpose is. .”
After hearing the sound, Jellyfish Yinji and Yao Yue also relaxed, and Yao Yue played the cards she just touched.
backyard.
At this time, the man had already touched the window on the back wall of the main house.
As the man raised his hand and touched the window of the main house, the next second, the window that was bolted from the inside was slowly pushed open.
On the other hand, the man, after bending his legs slightly, jumped up with just his jumping ability, put his hands on the window sill and entered the room.
After approaching the main house through the window, the man first glanced outside the house.
After confirming that the noise outside was still there, the man chuckled in his heart, and then he leaned over and carefully checked the room.
When he walked to the bookshelf and looked at the box containing the white jade bodhi incense on the bookshelf, the man's eyes suddenly lit up.
After touching it, a look of surprise appeared on the man's face.
"Good guy, such a big box made of mutton-fat white jade? Someone so rich?"
As he spoke, the man raised his hand and opened the box.
When he looked at the neatly arranged white jade bodhi incense sticks in the box, the man couldn't help but look suspicious.
After picking one up, looking at it, and then sniffing it, the confusion on the man's face only increased.
"What is this?"
"Forget it, anything that can be stored in a box made of mutton-fat white jade must be a treasure. When you have time later, show it to Hua Manlou or Lu Xiaoji to see if they recognize it."
While muttering, the man took out one of the white jade bodhi incense sticks, broke off a half-inch piece, placed it in a piece of coarse cloth, and then put the box away again.
Then I looked through several other boxes, but the result was a lack of interest.
However, when his eyes touched the dozen wood carvings on the bookshelf, the man couldn't help but murmur.
"Strange, why do you feel so comfortable looking at these wood carvings?"
But after a few breaths, the man shook his head again, then wrapped the coarse cloth containing a piece of white jade Bodhi incense and a piece of purple jade mandala incense and put it in his arms, and then walked carefully to the connection again. by the window in the backyard.
However, just as the man jumped out of the window with one hand, and looked at Chu Qinghe, Yaoyue and Jellyfish Yinji in the backyard, the smile on the man's face suddenly stiffened.
"Discovered?"
However, when the man's eyes swept over Chu Qinghe and Yao Yue, and when his eyes touched the jellyfish Yin Ji, the man's expression suddenly changed.
"Jellyfish Yinji?"
As the voice came out, the zhenqi in the man's body was running wildly, and his body jumped up and prepared to escape.
However, just as the man started to circulate his true energy and his body soared into the air, his body trembled and he quickly fell down again.
But considering what was still in the man's arms at this time, when the man fell, Chu Qinghe raised his right hand slightly, causing a burst of true energy to drag the man directly.
When he fell from the sky and lay on the ground, feeling the severe pain all over his body and the dissipated Qi, the man couldn't help but said in horror: 'Poisoned? '
With horror in his heart, Sikong Zhaixing began to think quickly.
After a while, Sikong Zhaixing vaguely guessed the method of his poisoning.
Immediately, when he looked at Chu Qinghe, his expression became strange.
"This guy actually mixed poison into the air of his own home?"
After glancing at the man on the ground, Chu Qinghe looked at Jellyfish Yinji and said, "Do you know this guy?"
Listening to Chu Qinghe's question, Jellyfish Yinji nodded slightly and said: "Sikong Zhaixing, he sneaked into my Shenshui Palace two years ago and wanted to steal the divine water, but I beat him up and he was lucky enough to escape. .”
"Sikong Zhaixing?"
Qu Feiyan, Xiao Zhao and Lin Shiyin, who had just arrived from the inner courtyard to the backyard, listened to what Jellyfish Yin Ji said, and couldn't help but focus on the man on the ground.
Even Chu Qinghe had a hint of surprise in his eyes when he learned that this person was actually Sikong Zhaixing.
For most warriors, the purpose of practicing hard is either for fame and wealth, or for a free and easy world.
But Jianghu is not small to begin with.
And when the forest is big, naturally there are all kinds of birds.
Therefore, among these warriors, there are also some warriors with special quirks.
Although his cultivation level is extremely high, when he is successful, he does not do it for fame and fortune, nor does he punish rape and eradicate evil. Instead, he uses his martial arts in other places.
For example, Sikong Zhaixing, the so-called "King of Thieves", and Chu Liuxiang, the handsome thief in front of them.
They are all strong men at the master level, but they don't like fame and fortune, they just like to steal things and take pleasure in it.
However, compared to Chu Liuxiang who liked to cause trouble, Sikong Zhaixing was much more pure.
I just like stealing things.
And after stealing things and playing with them for a while, they will return them.
Chu Qinghe also didn't expect that he would meet someone like Sikong Zhaixing in a small place like Yushui City.
And he even took the initiative to sneak into his own home.
A moment later, inside the main room, Qu Feiyan took out the things that Sikong Zhaixing had put in his arms.
However, when he saw Qu Feiyan taking the money bag from his arms, Sikong Zhaixing's face stiffened and he couldn't help but said, "No, this is mine."
Hearing this, Qu Feiyan glanced at Sikong Zhaixing, poured out the money from the wallet, divided it into three parts and gave them to Xiao Zhao and Lin Shiyin, and then stuffed the empty wallet back into Sikong Zhaixing's arms.
"Here, give it back to you."
Sikong Zhaixing: "."
Next to him, while opening the coarse cloth found in Sikong Zhaixing's arms and looking at the piece of white jade Bodhi incense inside, Qu Feiyan asked, "Did you sneak in just to steal this white jade Bodhi incense?"
Facing Qu Feiyan's question, Sikong Zhaixing took a careful look at the jellyfish Yin Ji and said, "I haven't seen it before. I'm going to do some research."
Listening to Sikong Zhaixing's answer, Qu Feiyan couldn't help but be speechless for a while.
On the other hand, Chu Qinghe, who knew something about Sikong Zhaixing, didn't have too many surprises.
Unlike other thieves, although Sikong Zhaixing is called the king of thieves, he can only steal things in two situations.
The first is to steal it when you are interested and play with it for a few days before returning it.
The second type is when someone pays him to steal something.
Obviously, judging from what Sikong Zhaixing took away from Chu Qinghe, the reason why he appeared in Chu Qinghe's yard today was purely out of interest.
After confirming the danger of the person in front of him, Chu Qinghe's expression also softened.
At this time, Qu Feiyan asked: "Sister Situ, doesn't Sikong Zhaixing claim to be good at the art of disguise? Why are you so sure that he is Sikong Zhaixing?"
Jellyfish Yin Ji said quietly: "When this guy broke into my Shenshui Palace, the human skin mask on his face was destroyed by my true energy, and he saw his true appearance."
Qu Feiyan said: "So, this guy didn't disguise himself today?"
Jellyfish Yinji nodded slightly.
Seeing this, Qu Feiyan turned his head and looked at Chu Qinghe: "Master, this guy doesn't respect you, and he doesn't even tolerate it when he comes to steal things from you."
Looking at Qu Feiyan, who had an angry face next to him, Chu Qinghe raised the corner of his mouth and said, "I think so too. You dare to come directly to the door without being embarrassed. You are indeed very courageous."
Facing what Chu Qinghe said at this time, Sikong Zhaixing, who could not move his body, said: "No, brother, I didn't expect that there is such a cruel person like you in this small place! He actually poisoned his own home."
As he spoke, Sikong Zhaixing felt like he was about to cry.
After traveling all over the country for so many years, Sikong Zhaixing has seen many poisoners.
But Sikong Zhaixing was the first to meet a ruthless person like Chu Qinghe who poisoned his own home.
However, before Sikong Zhaixing could think more, Chu Qinghe's voice rang out again.
"Now here's the problem. You were caught stealing into my house in the middle of the night. What do you think I should do with you?"
(End of chapter)
