Chapter 171 What is hiding?
"There is no great immortal. Those bandits were driven away by the officials."
The old man spoke before the villager, slapped the villager in the face, and scolded:
"You idiot, didn't it mean that when the officials came to suppress the bandits, you asked us to pay a sum of money for the expedition? You still hold a grudge, and now you have made up some kind of fairy to pretend to take the credit for the efforts of the officials.
If this matter reaches the ears of the officials who suppressed the bandits in the first place, will it bring trouble to us in Xipinggou? ! ”
Niu Er was slapped, and his expression was a bit stunned.
It wasn't until he listened to the old man's scolding that he finally came to his senses.
He didn't know whether he was afraid that those officials would come back and cause trouble, or he thought of something else. He suddenly trembled and responded:
"Yes, yes, there is no great immortal, I just made it up." He raised his hand and slapped himself: "It's my fault, I shouldn't have made it up, please don't take it to heart... ”
"You useless idiot, don't stay here and embarrass yourself, get out of here!"
Amid the old man's scolding, Niu Er squeezed out of the crowd and ran away.
Shang Lu watched them acting coldly and gave Shen Tu a wink quietly.
Shentu immediately asked for help and made a secret gesture.
After the thief saw this, he handed over the horse he was holding to others. Taking advantage of the attention of everyone in Xipinggou being diverted by Shanglu, he used a clever move to quickly and silently slip out of the crowd and chase the target. Scold Niu Er away.
The villagers in Xipinggou were completely unaware.
"Anyone who can enter the Cao Cao Bureau must have a few brushes."
Shang Lu sighed secretly in his heart, and continued to use his clever tongue to test the people in Xipinggou.
After a few words, not to mention Phytolacca, even Shentu was sure that there was something weird about this group of people in Xipinggou.
They are trying their best to hide some secrets.
I just don’t know if these secrets are related to the “Great Immortal” Niu Er mentioned.
At the same time, Shanglu also discovered that there were several people in Xipinggou, and they were all quite strange.
For example, the old man accompanying him claimed to be the village chief of Xipinggou.
He was actually able to get rid of the influence of his clever tongue and interrupt Niu Er's words.
However, Phytolacca did not see the power of blood, witchcraft, etc. in his body.
It shows that this old man is just an ordinary person.
But how can an ordinary old man from a mountain village not be inspired by his clever tongue? There may be a secret hidden in him.
At this time, Shentu cast an inquiring look at Shang Lu.
Although Shentu didn't speak, Shang Lu understood what he meant.
This is asking whether to take action directly.
Shang Lu shook his head slightly, indicating not to act rashly, but first to see what these people in Xipinggou were doing.
At the same time, Shang Lu lowered his hand and, using the cover of the black clouds, released several paper figures.
These people in Xipinggou were all ordinary villagers, and they didn't notice Shanglue's move at all.
Shentu and a thief saw it.
The two of them had a tacit understanding. They each attracted the attention of the villagers in Xipinggou around them, and let the paper figures released by Phytolacca sneak out of the crowd quietly. After they dispersed, they moved around the village and started investigating.
After Shanglu and the others entered Xipinggou, they were surrounded by villagers.
It seems to be enthusiastic, but actually it surrounds them and prevents them from wandering around.
Soon, under the leadership of these people, Phytogluca and the others arrived outside a small farmyard.
From a distance, someone ran into the courtyard in advance and called out a thin man in his thirties.
Shang Lu had never seen Liang Jihu before, but this person's appearance was 50 or 60% similar to Wu Zhu from Luoshui County, so he should be Liang Jihu.
But Liang Jihu's figure was unexpectedly thinner than Shanglu expected.
And it's not normal thinness.
The whole person showed a sickly appearance. His energy and spirit were also not right, and he was obviously over-depleted.
When Liang Jihu approached, Phytolacca was still on his body and he smelled a faint smell of blood and putrid smell.
"I am Liang Jihu. Who are you?"
This person walked up and signed up, and it turned out to be Liang Jihu.
Shanglu did not rush to reveal his identity, but looked at the old man beside him and asked:
"Didn't you just say that Secretary Liang was not at home and went into the mountains to collect medicine?"
"I made a mistake."
The hunter who said before that Liang Jihu was not in the village quickly said: "I thought Brother Liang had gone into the mountains, but he was still at home. It was my fault."
Liang Jihu didn't know what happened before, so he subconsciously helped the villagers to get away.
"I did go into the mountains in the morning. He probably saw me, but he didn't see me coming back."
The hunter immediately responded: "Oh, yes, that's it, that's it."
Phytolacca sneered secretly, not believing what the hunter said, but he did not challenge it for the time being.
Shentu took a step forward and introduced: "We are from the Thief Cao Department. This is our Thief Cao Shu, Lord Shanglu Shang."
"I have seen the merchant Cao Cao."
Liang Jihu bowed to Shang Lu, but he was very surprised in his heart.
He was not familiar with the people in the Thief Cao Department, let alone the merchant Cao Cao.
I heard from the villagers that these people who thieves Cao's office are here to deliver a message to me?
What kind of letter is this from?
Shang Lu saw his confusion and said with a smile: "I once worked as an errand in Luoshui County and got to know your aunt well. This time I was entrusted by her to bring you a letter from home."
Liang Jihu suddenly realized it and handed over his hand again: "So that's it, thank you for your hard work, merchant thief Cao."
"It's not hard work, it's just a ride."
Shanglu took out the letter and handed it to Liang Jihu. At the same time, he asked: "Brother Liang looks very haggard, but what happened?"
"It's okay." Liang Jihu shook his head, "It's probably due to the fatigue of serving my sick mother."
"It's okay." Phytolacca nodded.
The surrounding Xipinggou villagers all breathed a sigh of relief when they saw him nodding.
Shang Lu added: "Is your mother's illness getting better? Your colleagues in the county asked me to greet them. If there is anything you need help with, just ask. When I was in Luoshui County, I received a lot of care from your aunt. You don’t need to be polite to me.”
Liang Jihu shook his head and said: "Thank you very much for your concern, Merchant Cao. My mother's illness is already very good. She will recover in a few days. There is nothing to trouble Merchant Cao."
"That's good."
Shang Lu nodded repeatedly, looking happy that Liang Jihu's mother's condition had improved.
But the next moment, the conversation changed.
"I smell blood on you. Are you injured?"
Hearing this, Liang Jihu's expression was a little unnatural, and he said vaguely: "Ah... yes, I was slightly injured when I went up the mountain to collect herbs. It's okay."
At this time, Qiu Pi, who had squeezed out of the crowd before, turned back.
He used his physical skills again, quietly squeezed into the crowd, came to Shentu's side, and whispered a few words in his ear.
No one else could hear what he said to Shentu, but Shanglu, with his keen hearing, heard the request for theft.
He had just followed Niu Er and wanted to talk to him.
It turned out that Niu Er was sent to the village ancestral hall by several villagers, and someone was also sent to guard him.
He couldn't get close and had no choice but to give up.
Although I couldn't get any new information from Niu Er, judging from this series of reactions, there is definitely a secret hidden here in Xipinggou, and I'm afraid they will know it.
But where is this secret hidden? What is it again?
Shang Lu thought about it and said, "Shu Liang, it's rare for us to come to your home. Why don't you invite us to your home to sit and have a drink of water?"
(End of chapter)