Yin Nuo and Wen Xiaoyun immediately bowed their hands respectfully and saluted, "Juniors have met seniors. We came here under the guidance of Qi Lang."
The snake man stood up completely, and Wen Xiaoyun was surprised to find that the snake man stood taller than her.
I don't know if it's an illusion, but although his face hasn't changed, his straight body has gained an air of calmness and dignity.
It was so much different from the wretched and hunched appearance before.
The snake man looked at the letter in his hand again, and finally turned and walked towards the hut, without looking back, he said, "Follow me."
After saying that, he stepped on the thick fallen leaves and walked out of the woods.
Yin Nuo and Wen Xiaoyun looked at each other, quickly made a decision and followed.
Back in the house, the snake man walked to the box in the outer room, took out the washbasin from the box, filled it with water and washed his face.
Later, I took out some bottles and jars of powder, as well as wigs and beards.
He walked to the back room, stood in front of the table, took a bronze mirror, measured the powder and applied it carefully, and finally put on a fake beard and fake white hair. While putting on makeup, I read Shichiro's letter. Wen Xiaoyun and Yin Nuo stood beside him silently, waiting for him to speak.
After reading it, the snake man put the letter on the table and said without raising his head: "I am She Pi, the person you are looking for, but I am not interested in your business, so you can leave."
Wen Xiaoyun glanced at Yin Nuo anxiously, and Yin Nuo immediately stood up, took a step forward and said, "Senior She, why did you reject Qi Lang?"
She Pi took out a white fake beard and wig set from the box, glanced sideways at Yin Nuo, "I'm not rejecting Qilang, I'm rejecting you."
As he spoke, he turned around again, put the wig on the table, dipped his hands in the water in the basin, and tidied up his brown and sparse hair.
Wen Xiaoyun also stood up, "But what can the juniors not do to make the seniors angry?"
After arranging her hair, She Pi picked up the wig and put it on carefully. She sneered and said, "It's not that you are rude, but that you want my life. Ming people don't do secret things. What I do, I can follow you." admit.
I was the one who instigated the housekeeper of the Ning Mansion to kidnap the young master, showed him how to do it, and sent people to help him take care of the young master;
I was also the one who revealed the news about Du You and his daughter to Jiulang and Yuanniang’s husband;
As an expert outside the world, I approached Qiu Renyi and Shopkeeper Hao respectively. While introducing Qiu Renyi to Tian Qilang, a master of thousands of arts, I also revealed to Shopkeeper Hao that the person who can create a winter and summer scene is me.
In short, in those big cases you investigated, I was the one hiding behind, making plans, strategizing, and winning the battle thousands of miles away.
But even though one person is responsible for the work, I will not be stupid enough to seek death.
If I carry these charges with you and go back to the Yanzhou government to surrender, aren't I looking for death? who are you? Is it my mother? Why should I hand over my wealth and life to you? "
After saying that, She Pi smoothed down her silver-white wig. At this time, she already looked like an enlightened man with an air of immortality.
Wen Xiaoyun frowned fiercely.
In fact, she was very suspicious of why Tian Qilang wrote this letter to She Pi from the beginning.
Even if Tian Qilang and She Pi had a life-long friendship, there was no reason to ask She Pi to die.
But the series of accidents outside the hospital and She Pi's current attitude and words had already given her the answer.
She finally understood Tian Qilang's intention.
She also knew how to persuade She Pi. The only thing she lacked was a little primer to start the lobbying work.
Thinking of this, she frowned and looked carefully around the furnishings in the room.
Since Tian Qilang is so confident, the medicine introduction must be in the open. As long as she looks carefully, she will definitely find the clues.
Wen Xiaoyun here was searching everywhere with full force, but Yin Nuo on the other side was the first to speak, "Senior She, this junior will never dare to ask senior to die, and similarly, Qian Lang, who has a life-long friendship with senior, will never Harm the seniors.
We all know that the senior has a special status, and in these cases, no direct action was taken. The junior thought that even with the plans and strategies that the steward of the Ning Mansion, Jiu Lang, Shopkeeper Hao and Qiu Renyi made, the senior did not directly tell them to follow them to initiate murderous cases.
The junior asked the senior to come down the mountain, just to clarify the context of the case and find the real murderer. "
She Pi, who was applying a little bit of white beard to his face, heard this and his hands froze.
He sat up straight and looked up at Yin Nuo, "What you said is right. I never told them that I was going to commit murder. I just inadvertently revealed some information about my exclusive skills to them.
But what do the two sentences before and after you mean? Why can't I understand? "
A meaningful smile appeared on the corners of Yinnuo's lips, "Are the seniors trying to teach the juniors?"
Hearing this, Wen Xiaoyun clenched her fists unconsciously. The beginning and end of Yinnuo's words just now were exactly the introduction she wanted.
It seems that Yinnuo has thought of everything she thought of here, and even thought of it more comprehensively than she did.
She unconsciously pricked up her ears, looked sideways at Yin Nuo, and listened carefully to his answer.
With one hand behind his back, Yin Nuo walked towards the door casually, raised his hand to point to the door, and said with a smile: "Senior is a famous house robber. With this status, as long as he does not commit the serious crime of rape and murder, All other charges will be exempted if you enter the yamen."
Wen Xiaoyun's eyes widened in surprise. What is a household robber? So cheating?
Its efficacy is comparable to that of the sword above.
At this moment, Wen Zhuyun's calm voice came from the brain waves again, "It's not your fault that you didn't find the medicine introduction. It's because you don't understand ancient customs and habits.
I will explain it to you here, so as not to show my cowardice in the future and damage my reputation, Wen Junzi.
Housebreaking, as the name suggests, is the household registration of robbers, thieves and the like who are recruited and reorganized. At first, the government subdued a group of criminal thieves with powerful hands and eyes. In order to facilitate management, the household registration of stolen households was set up separately for them. Because these bandits were very capable and feared that they would break away from the government's control and return to their old business, the government gave them many privileges to appease them. It is said that the punishment is not as good as that of a doctor, but these thieves also enjoy the preferential treatment of impunity for small crimes.
In "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio", which is regarded as a classic by your later generations, there is a story about a house robber. There is a vixen who steals and breaks the law. Finally, he is caught by an expert and the government. At the critical moment of life and death, the vixen turns out to be a big man. Shouting "I am a robber" means to avoid liability. It was a joke for a while.
To this day, people who can be given a special identity as house robbers by the government are still strong men with almost universal abilities. Therefore, household robbery is not only a term of shame, but also a manifestation of identity. "
Wen Xiaoyun blinked in disbelief.
It turns out that this house thief is so particular. It's really eye-opening.
"Wen Zhuyun, can you tell me in advance about the customs and folklore knowledge unique to ancient times?"
Wen Zhujun paused for a moment, then let out a disdainful chuckle, "Do you think it's possible?"
Wen Xiaoyun:···
Wen Zhuyun said coldly, "You reminded me that starting from today, I will give you another study task of various ancient books, starting with "The Collection of Abandoned Wrongdoes"."
Wen Xiaoyun had a mouthful of old blood in her chest. She was so busy that she didn't even have time to sleep, so how could she find time to read a book.
She puffed up her cheeks and said angrily, "If you can pull me into the gap in time and space at any time and study while the outside world is still, then there is still room for discussion."
Wen Zhuyun: "That goes against your genius. The busiest people have the most time. You can adjust the time yourself. In addition, I will give you a list of the ancient books you need, and you can use your private money to buy them yourself." "
If it weren't for the fear of scaring Yin Nuo and She Pi in the real world, Wen Xiaoyun would really have spurted out this mouthful of blood.
It’s okay if Time doesn’t help her. She even has to buy study books herself.
What use do I need from your space-time system? ! ! !
However, Wen Zhuyun didn't give her the slightest chance to get entangled. After releasing the task, it quickly disappeared from the brainwaves without leaving any trace.
Wen Xiaoyun had no choice but to return to the real world.
Here, when She Pi heard what Yin Nuo said, he suddenly raised his head and laughed, "Haha, after all, he is from the government, and this little trick can't be hidden from you." After laughing, his white beard had just been pasted on.
He stroked his beard and shrugged, "But even if I have the identity of a robber, what good will it do to go down the mountain with you? Why can you ask me to go down the mountain with you like this? What happened?"
This time, it was Wen Xiaoyun who stepped forward.
She took a step forward, looked directly at She Pi, raised her head confidently and said, "It's not us two juniors who can convince senior to take the pains of walking down the mountain, but you yourself, senior."
She Pi frowned unconsciously, turned to look at Wen Xiaoyun, stroked his snow-white beard, and couldn't help but chuckle, "Why is it just me?"
Wen Xiaoyun and Yin Nuo looked at each other and smiled, and said: "I think if ordinary people had committed these cases, they would never admit it to the government easily even if they were not directly related.
In fact, the senior himself told everything before the two of us even asked.
Generally speaking, there are two purposes for doing this.
The first type is that the senior did not do those things at all, and deliberately said this to confuse the facts of the case. Either to plead guilty on behalf of others, or for other purposes, they deliberately confuse the truth of the case.
Second, those things were indeed done by the seniors. Frankly speaking, it was because the seniors had a very high self-esteem. Completing those shocking cases, or even impossible cases, is definitely the best opportunity for seniors to make a name for themselves.
Seniors like excitement and challenges, and they like to do things that are beyond the reach of others in the world. Used to obtain psychological satisfaction. "
She Pi raised his eyebrows slightly, "Oh? In your opinion, which one am I?"
Wen Xiaoyun's eyes were blazing, and his expression became more and more calm, "Senior had clearly seen the two of us outside just now, and even when the two of us first walked into the woods, senior had already spotted us.
But the senior still appeared in front of us, deliberately eating raw snakes and acting like an animal, clearly enjoying the fun of scaring others.
Doing this is actually very risky. If the two of us are scared out of our wits and think that our senior is really a monster and fight with all our strength, it will bring certain danger to our senior no matter what.
Obviously we can choose to hide in the dark and monitor us more securely, but the senior has to go against the trend and face the difficulties. Such a radical character is very similar to the second situation in the corollary. So the junior thought that taking the initiative to go down the mountain and expose everything he did to the world, such an exciting and thrilling thing, must be something the senior himself particularly wants to do. "
She Pi narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "Isn't it more like the first situation to deliberately show up in front of you and show all my true features? Because I have to carry a case I haven't done on my back, so I have to use strange methods. The posture deliberately draws your attention."
Wen Xiaoyun shook his head, "It was a complete surprise that we found Tian Qilang. If we had even the slightest chance, we would not have found him.
Finally getting Shichiro's approval was an unexpected surprise.
And you are the person introduced by Qilang. It is simply impossible to get the news before him, see through our intentions, and make preparations in advance. Therefore, the first speculation can be overturned from Shichiro. "
She Pi slammed the table and said excitedly: "Well done, I made you guess everything correctly. This is what fun it is."
Wen Xiaoyun continued unhurriedly: "According to the junior's speculation, although the seniors are behind these cases, the benefits to the seniors are not obvious in each case. Although the seniors may only be doing it for reputation, I do so many things just for stimulation.
However, the Ningfu Yuanbao goblin case, the Du family bank silver fire dragon case, the case of Du Ying'er's dismemberment, and the case of the governor's son having his head changed by a white dragon all involved different identities of the perpetrators and victims, and their experiences were complicated. In order to gather all these people from south to north, black or white, seniors still lack a reason to choose.
Thinking about the power of the Wenxiang Sect hidden in every case, the junior thought that the cause was combined with the last point my brother just mentioned, that is, the real murderer of all cases was the Wenxiang Sect. "
She Pi stroked his beard and nodded with a smile, "Yes, yes. As expected, the people who can find me here are not ordinary people."
Yin Nuo also smiled, "Senior, are you willing to go down the mountain to help this junior solve the case?"
She Pi stroked his beard for a moment, then raised his eyes and looked at Yin Nuo with a smile, "What your wife just said is right. I am indeed a person who loves excitement and loves to make trouble."
Upon hearing the word daughter-in-law, Yinnuo's face turned red.
Wen Xiaoyun almost fell down.
How could he see through his daughter's body? And why is she Yinnuo's wife?
Just as she was about to explain and refute, Yinnuo grabbed her hand and gave her an urgent wink.
It was as if he was telling her that it was important to solve the case. He finally persuaded She Pi to come out, and now everything he said was right.
Don't interrupt him. It would be bad if you spoil his mood and ask him to change his mind.
Wen Xiaoyun opened her mouth hesitantly, but finally reluctantly accepted Yin Nuo's suggestion.
After all, solving the case is the most important thing.
Seeing Yin Nuo and Wen Xiaojun flirting in front of him, She Pi couldn't help but laugh again. He loved teasing young lovers who were not yet married.
After all, in this world, it is not easy to find two young men and women who are so thick-skinned that they just come out to flirt with each other in front of others before they get married.
However, this level of novelty is not enough for She Pi to make any further comments.
His interest is still in serial shocking cases.
He did not notice the exchanges between Yin Nuo and Wen Xiaoyun, and continued the previous topic: "The Wen Xiang Sect found me at that time, and they also showed how difficult these things were, and used large sums of money and provocations to stimulate me to come out.
But they made a mistake. Those cases were so difficult that they were rare. Even if they didn’t give me any money, I would definitely do it! "The more She Pi said, the brighter the light in her eyes, as if those things were just a difficult math problem, waiting for him, a genius, to solve it, "I not only have to do it, but I also have to do it flawlessly, without any flaws. It will become a major case that can stir up the entire Lu region and become the biggest case in the world! "
Wen Xiaoyun nodded very obediently and cooperatively, "Senior is talking about an outsider who can design such a shocking case, especially one who can be bribed by yellow and white common things?"
She Pi grinned, "Of course, I prefer a business that is exciting and can make a lot of money."
Wen Xiaoyun hurriedly followed the trend and echoed: "It is necessary. An expert who is not imprisoned by worldly standards is a real expert! With money in hand, I have the world. Only with money can I do more. Experiments and come up with more sophisticated designs. Senior, you are definitely the most sober in the world. Everyone in the world is drunk, but you are the only one sober!"
This series of rainbow fart shots was very useful to She Pi.
He sat down, patted his belly with a smile, and said with great satisfaction, "Oh, if not the people who can find me are not mortals, they just have vision and knowledge."
Seeing that the time was right, Wen Xiaoyun quickly got off the slope and walked quickly to the seat in front of She Pi. She leaned over and sat down, looking up at She Pi with bright little stars in her eyes: "That's right, to be honest with you senior, we I have had several dealings with the Wenxiang Sect. Even if they even stole the Dragon Ball from Nine Turns, their sect would send out the masters of the Demon Sect, Feng Sect, and Jin Sect to take action. Unexpectedly, they would lose to my cousin in the end. Well, with their abilities, let alone setting up such a series of shocking crimes, I am afraid that even a mechanism in the winter scene can kill them.
That's why after meeting the senior, the junior gave up the idea that you were also a member of the Wenxiang Sect.
You must know that the entire Wenxiang Sect only has four gates. For a small case, three gate masters are sent. The Wenxiang Sect is really not worthy of you.
You see, you have designed so many major cases before, but they are actually not the most exciting things. What's really exciting is that you designed the case, and in the end you went to the Yamen in person to tell the world the truth about all the agencies. Only in that way can we truly be unprecedented, unprecedented, first-class in the world, and first-class in the world! "
She Pi was listening very enthusiastically, tapping the table with one hand, and the more he listened, the happier he became. After hearing this, his smile faltered slightly, and he looked at Wen Xiaoyun with raised eyebrows: "You are such a naughty girl, you have so many evil thoughts! However, it suits my temper and I like it."
Wen Xiaoyun leaned forward, looking forward with expectation (☆▽☆), "Senior, did you promise to take this to junior?"
Wen Xiaoyun's cute look really made She Pi laugh a little. He crossed his arms and raised his eyebrows with a smirk, "I can promise you."
Watching Wen Xiaoyun repeatedly flattering her and pretending to be cute, Yin Nuo was speechless.
He stretched out his hand to hold Wen Xiaoyun's shoulders, pulled her back, and took the initiative to answer: "Senior, are there any additional conditions?"
She Pi nodded, raised his hand and touched his eyebrows, and said meaningfully: "There are indeed conditions. But don't worry, it's not a difficult matter, as long as it suits my taste."
Wen Xiaoyun straightened up and replied solemnly: "Senior has a request, but it doesn't matter. The two of us will do our best and bow for senior, no matter what. To show our sincerity." As he said this, Wen Xiaoyun's face showed some shamelessness. With a smile on his face, he said, "It's just that this junior has an important case, so we can't waste much time. Senior, can you please come down with us first? I promise you that we will do it in two days."
She Pi frowned and shook his head, "No, no, this is not okay. I will never go down the mountain if you don't agree to my request."
Wen Xiaoyun and Yin Nuo looked at each other, and Yin Nuo immediately stepped forward in a tacit understanding and said: "In this case, I have no choice but to ask senior to speak quickly, and the two of us will figure out a solution."
She Pi was finally satisfied, "Let's start with my life experience."
Wen Xiaoyun smiled bitterly. The more anxious they were, the more tormenting She Pi would be.
She Pi continued: "I had these monster eyes as soon as I came out of my mother's womb. My family was so worried that they thought I had been reincarnated by a monster. A few days after I was born, I was sent to a temple.
It's just that in the temple, I am also treated as a monster, but my master is the only one who is kind to me. Not only did it enable me to read thousands of books, but it also taught me a whole range of skills. But the good times didn't last long. When I was thirteen years old, my master passed away and ascended.
Everyone in the temple said that it was me who hindered Master's practice, which was why he died young. There is no place for me in the temple. In a rage, I went up the mountain, planning to carve out a place for myself. Unexpectedly, I encountered a bunch of stupid bandits. Without much effort, I became the king of the mountain. But Queen Chengshan, apart from fighting and killing, eating and drinking every day, was also very bored. It didn't take long for me to start searching for books on thaumaturgy and study difficult mechanisms. Unexpectedly, I found an ancient book on the way.
Ancient books say that a long time ago, humans, gods and monsters coexisted in this world.
People at that time had immortal bodies, but they had to undergo the pain of molting every few years.
The human race couldn't bear it any more, so they went to the gods to save them from the never-ending torture of shedding their skin.
The gods agreed to the human race's request, sparing the human race the ordeal of shedding their skin, and turned their hands on the snake race. But the human race also lost the ability to live forever. "
Hearing this, Wen Xiaoyun opened her eyes wide in surprise.
This statement is really new.
Turning to look at Yin Nuo aside, he saw him holding his chin with one hand and thinking, "Junior has also heard this statement from Master."
She Pi raised his eyebrows and smiled, "Your master is not a mortal either."
Wen Xiaoyun asked curiously, "What happened next? Does this statement have anything to do with you eating snakes?"
She Pi nodded and said: "Yes, because I was born with snake eyes, I am particularly interested in the myths and legends of snakes. Later, I searched many ancient books and found out that there is a kind of person who is chosen by heaven. If he practices with snakes, he will eat raw snakes. , and then use the secret elixir to refine it, you can return to your ancestors and return to the state of immortality.
Of course, immortality is not very attractive to me. What makes me want to stop is returning to the snake-man state.
So I started eating snakes to practice martial arts. Unexpectedly, the first time I ate snakes, not only did I not feel sick at all, but it also felt very sweet and crisp. I'm addicted as soon as I eat it. Because of this, I am even more convinced that I am the chosen one.
Because I also tried other creatures, and as soon as I took a bite, I felt the fishy smell was so fishy that I couldn't swallow it at all. "
Wen Xiaoyun frowned and said thoughtfully, "Senior asked the two of us to do it. Could it be related to this matter?"
She Pi smiled and nodded, "But how about you, little girl, you are so smart. Just one point.
Over the years of eating snakes, my skin has indeed become more and more snake-like, but at the same time, my body has become weaker and weaker. I was thinking that it might be a critical moment of transformation between life and death. In order to ensure that I can survive this catastrophe safely, I need a legend of immortality. "
Wen Xiaoyun blinked in confusion, "The legend of immortality?"
She Pi's expression became solemn, "Whether it's a medicine for immortality, a theory of immortality, or an ancient artifact of immortality, it's all fine."
Wen Xiaoyun looked at Yin Nuo in embarrassment. If Wen Xiaoyun could help with other things, she could really only rely on Yin Nuo for ancient legends and folk customs.
Yinnuo also looked solemn.
"It's really difficult to find the legend of immortality within half an hour. Senior, can you be tolerant? We will definitely go find it for you in two days."
She Pi's face suddenly darkened, and her eyes looking at Yin Nuo began to become cold and cold, "Don't talk about two days later, don't talk about going down the mountain to help you testify, I won't help you find immortality today. Legend has it that you two will never leave this door alive!"
