In the afternoon, the sky gradually became gloomy, and the dark clouds obscured the golden crows. They were layered on top of each other, hanging low and tightly, making people breathless.
Seeing an icy autumn rain about to fall from the sky.
Ye Wumian hurriedly hurried up to the Black Elk Peak and entered the Juyi Hall before the rain fell.
He sat on the tiger-skin throne with his horse and golden sword, and sent orders to his minions to summon the thirteen eunuchs.
At this time, he had naturally put on his fake face and returned to his appearance of a big ball with a mole.
Because of his body shape, he is almost the same as Zhang Daqiu; he is also good at imitating various timbres and speaks in Zhang Daqiu's tone, which is almost fake. So much so that even among the three to four hundred members of his gang, no one saw him through.
An hour later, Ye Wumian waved his hand and drove away thirteen Taibao minions.
During the few days when he was not on the mountain, the minions did their duty. Although they inevitably went down to the mountain to rob houses, they did as he had ordered before. They only attacked some wealthy households and did not harass the civilians.
Ye Wumian saw that what they said didn't seem to be fake, so he went over and interrogated some details. After he was sure, he let them go.
Sitting on the tiger-skin chair, there was no one else in the huge Juyi Hall except Ye Wumian.
He fumbled around in his arms and took out the "Record of Forgotten Things" written by the dowager.
Looking at it, I didn't realize how many hours had passed.
A night rain finally started. By midnight, drip, drip, drip, there was already the sound of rain outside the Juyi Hall. It seemed like the only sound left in the world was the sound of rain and the sound of him turning the pages of books.
This "Record of Forgotten Events" can be said to be very detailed, recording all the things that made the wife unhappy.
Especially what Luo Fanxi did was quite impressive.
For example, this paragraph in "Records" says: "In the year of Jingyi's wedding, the Tan family suffered a disaster from wild beasts and fled back to Lu, so they asked for help from Luo Fanxi in order to provide funds to tide them over. Fanxi refused, and there was no money. No help. I left time and space, and returned to time and space. Thinking of this son's weak affection, everyone in the Tan family kept in touch with Jue."
Ye Wumian thought to himself: "According to this, the reason why the two families are at odds is because the master did not help the Tan family to overcome their difficulties?"
But when I think about it, this is completely inconsistent with the master's personality.
Everyone in the world knows that the master is a righteous man. No matter who he is, whenever a request comes to his door, he will reward him as soon as he raises his hand. Two lines of silver, just given away.
In the late Northern Song Dynasty, the leader of Liangshan Bo, nicknamed Baoyi, was in the style of Song Gongming.
How can such a person behave like this when facing people he has never met, let alone his parents-in-law's family who suffered from prison and fire at the same time?
When the Tan family was in such urgent need of money, how could they, as recorded in the "Records", "have no help at all?"
Ye Wumian shook his head, feeling in disbelief.
However, although the paper was old and damp, the handwriting was clear and there was no need to falsify the records one by one.
For a moment, he fell into silence, his thoughts were disturbed, and he could not give a satisfactory explanation.
The black rooster croaked outside the house, the lights flickered in the hall, and it was already Mao Pai hour when Wu Mian was freed from complicated thoughts.
He actually sat in this gathering hall all night.
I couldn't get anything out of it all night, but I made my head feel dizzy. Then I meditated for a long time and finally regained my clarity. When he opened his eyes, it was already bright, and the minions brought him breakfast.
For the next few days, I spent sleepless nights in Black Elk Peak, living a life in the mountains.
Living in the mountains is usually a miserable life, but as a de facto mountain king, this kind of life is much better than being homeless. He has enough food every day, and when he is attracted, he comes and goes away, so what does he need to worry about?
In the past few days, his thirteen minions and Taibao, each of whom had ordered soldiers and generals, followed his instructions and focused on taking care of several large households within a radius of thirty miles.
According to the principle of "fishing without depleting the lake", as long as the winter supplies are handed over, the Thirteen Taibao of the Black Elk Gang will not teach the victims anything.
The wealthy people saw that thieves were raging, but they were a group of reasonable thieves, so they were "happy" to spend money to save their lives.
Therefore, the Black Elk Gang pushed back dozens of carts full of meat, rice, oil, grain, and cotton jackets without any effort, and without losing any of their men.
After just counting the numbers, you will know that you will definitely be able to spend the winter with peace of mind.
After all the minions saw that the boss had changed his temper, he didn't like killing, but only liked robbing. Although this day is not as exciting as before, safety is guaranteed after all.
Therefore, the minions have a tendency to become more supportive of the leader.
Ye Wumian had no intention of running the Black Elk Gang. He just randomly set an iron rule that they were not allowed to harass civilians. He ignored the rest and left it to themselves. The gang actually did a great job.
Sometimes he couldn't help but wonder: Could it be that I was born to be a thief?
The minions are busy and spend sleepless nights in the mountains, but they just live a leisurely life.
In the morning, he read "Records of Forgotten Things" and made some plans to fulfill his promises; he walked around at noon; in the afternoon, he usually practiced the eight swords of "Lv Ye Shu Huai" presented to him by Zhou Baihu.
Because his skill greatly increased after the reverse passage, he learned them all in just five days, and since then he has gained a few more unique skills.
In particular, the two moves of "stars hanging down over the plains and vast fields" and "moon surging rivers" are no less impressive than "being at the top of the mountain" and "seeing all the small mountains at a glance".
Ye Wumian secretly thought: "With these few tricks at my side, even if I encounter an old man or a famous person who has been in the reverse realm for many years, I will be able to fight."
On this day, the weather became even colder, the mountains were covered with gloomy clouds, and the peaks were shrouded in gloom.
Ye Wumian was sitting in the Juyi Hall, looking out from a window. Wherever he looked, everything was desolate.
There are several paths at the foot of the mountain, hidden in the deep jungle.
I don’t know if it’s because of the dazzling eyes, but there is a bit of a ferocious feeling of blood surging.
While he was lost in thought, he brought a large pot of mutton soup for the Taibao, the guard in the middle, and invited him to eat with a smile.
The minion Taibao said: "My dear, today is September 25th, the beginning of winter. It's getting colder than ever, so be careful to keep warm. I've cooked a pot of mutton soup for you. Come and warm yourself up!" "
After the eunuch Taibao left, Ye Wumian had a sudden thought and thought: "Time flies, today is already September 25th. The day to meet with Manager Wu is tomorrow."
But I don’t know why, but I have a vague premonition in my heart? "
He looked at the paths at the foot of the mountain, and his premonition became even stronger.
If the agreement in Luo Fanxi's letter holds true, Manager Wu and his party will pretend to be salesmen tomorrow to deliver military supplies and equipment to Zhang Daqiu and the Black Elk Gang. They will also have "important matters" to talk to Zhang Daqiu.
At that time, Ye Wumian will take over Zhang Daqiu's identity and interact with Manager Wu. Not only can they obtain military equipment, but they will also learn what the so-called "important things" are, thereby obtaining some important clues to solve the mystery of Luo Fanxi's death.
