The Nine Chapters of Mystery Chapter 42: Golden Cicada Escape
After staring at the lean man for a long time, Su Wangting said in a deep voice: "I don't believe it. You are just saying this to survive."
"If you don't believe it, there's nothing you can do about it." After saying that, the lean man moved the knife to his neck.
But the knife was still held tightly by Su Wangting, and he couldn't move it.
"What's your name?" Su Wangting stared into the lean man's eyes.
"I am...Han Shisong. One of the twelve followers of the former Young Master of the White Tiger Hall."
"Pan Zaixing's entourage?"
Han Shisong gritted his teeth and nodded.
Su Wangting slowly took the long knife from his hand and threw it aside.
"Tell me."
Han Shisong raised his head sharply: "Do you believe it?"
Su Wangting walked slowly back to the campfire, sat on the ground, picked up the uneaten roe deer leg and continued to chew on it: "I don't know. You tell me first."
Seeing this, the burly man rushed over and grabbed Han Shisong: "Master Blood Shura, just listen, I'm guarding this guy and won't let him run away!!"
Han Shisong gave a bitter smile and shook his head: "Run? You guys really don't know the heights of the world. Who can run away in front of Blood Shura?"
Su Wangting snorted softly, rolled up his sleeves and said, "No need. Let him go and let him speak."
"Yes...yes, I'm watching next to him." The big man smiled and let go of Han Shisong.
Han Shisong lowered his head and said, "The one whose body you tore into pieces was not Pan Zaixing, but his substitute."
"Substitute?" Su Wangting stopped chewing and glanced at him with a frown.
Han Shisong nodded and continued: "Not many people in the sect know about Pan Zaixing's stand-in. But as his personal attendant, I can still distinguish when it was him who came forward in person and when it was his stand-in.
of."
"How to differentiate?"
"It's very simple. There is a small black mole on Pan Zaixing's left earlobe. But the substitute does not have one."
Su Wangting thought for a moment after hearing this and continued to chew meat: "Go on."
"When you were about to enter the White Tiger Hall that day, Pan Zaixing forced the substitute to go and die. But his life was at stake, and the substitute would not agree, so Pan Zaixing forcibly gave the substitute a mute medicine, and sealed the veins in his legs to make him
He couldn't move. It was me who opened the substitute's mouth and poured the medicine into it."
Su Wangting nodded slightly and said thoughtfully: "No wonder... when I entered the White Tiger Hall that day, I saw Pan Zaixing paralyzed on the ground and waving to me repeatedly. He just screamed but didn't say a word. I thought he just wanted to beg for mercy. But.
At that time, I wanted to kill him immediately and then quickly, because I would not listen to his nagging, so I took his head with one knife."
After a pause, Su Wangting asked again: "Where did Pan Zaixing escape to?"
Han Shisong replied: "Pan Zaixing is a very cautious person. When we were about to escape, we vowed to follow him, but he refused. But... he still left some clues."
"explain."
"While fleeing in panic, he rushed into his room and took away a small wooden box. He originally had more than ten small wooden boxes, all of which were filled with gold and silver jewelry. Logically speaking, he could take some gold and silver for himself.
I understand, but the wooden box he took away is the most unique one."
Su Wangting asked: "What's so unique about it? Is it the one that stores the most gold and silver?"
Han Shisong shook his head: "No. On the contrary, that wooden box contains the least gold and silver. The rest are all banknotes from major bank accounts in your Kyushu!"
Su Wangting frowned and said, "Why do you know so much about such a private matter as hiding money in the bedroom?"
A trace of panic flashed across Han Shisong's face when he heard this, and he hesitated: "To be honest... to be honest, among the maids who take care of his daily life, there is... one of them is my sweetheart..."
After a pause, Han Shisong gritted his teeth and said, "I wonder if you still remember that those maids and female relatives were also... killed by you..."
"Yes, I have committed a lot of sins, so I never drew my sword easily after returning to Jiuzhou." Su Wangting admitted straightforwardly, "At that time, I was so angry that I lost all reason and could no longer control my actions. Now that I think about it,
,Female family members really shouldn’t be killed!”
Han Shisong remained silent.
"Hmph, did the golden cicada escape from its shell? So, do you think Pan Zaixing fled to Kyushu?"
"I guess so. Otherwise, why would he just take away the wooden box filled with Kyushu banknotes?"
Su Wangting put down the barbecue in his hand and wiped his mouth: "Very good. If these words are true, you can indeed save your life."
Han Shisong knelt down with a plop, clasped his fists and said: "If you can stay alive for the rest of my life, I am willing to travel all over Jiuzhou to find out Pan Zaixing's whereabouts for you."
"Don't worry, your life will be deposited with me first."
As he spoke, Su Wangting took out a red pill from his arms, which was the Four Insect Corrosion Inhibiting Pill prepared by Poison Master.
That day, he thought the elixir was interesting, so he asked the Poison Master for two pills.
Su Wangting threw the Four Insect Corrosion Inhibiting Pill, and Han Shisong caught it, staring blankly at the dark red pill in his palm.
"After you take this pill, you must ask me for the antidote every six months, otherwise, you will die."
Han Shisong didn't hesitate at all when he heard this, threw the pill into his mouth, raised his head and swallowed it.
Su Wangting continued: "As for whether you can find me in the rivers and lakes then, it depends on your fate."
After speaking, Su Wangting rolled his sleeves and said, "Go ahead..."
Han Shisong thanked him a few times and was about to leave when he turned around and asked, "I wonder...do you have a name in the world of Jiuzhou? Or...are you still called Blood Shura?"
Su Wangting sighed and said with a helpless smile: "I finally got rid of the bullshit name of Blood Shura, but when I returned to Kyushu, I got another bullshit name."
"Please...please tell me."
"If you want the antidote from me, you can ask Su Wangting, the 'Jade Faced Demon Sword', in the world. As long as you can find me, I will give you the antidote every six months. If you survive until I find Pan Zaixing, then I will give you the antidote."
I will give you all the antidote you need for the rest of your life at once."
Han Shisong murmured: "The Jade Faced Demon Sword...well, this name does suit you."
The veins on Su Wangting's forehead throbbed, and he said with a ferocious smile: "A head worthy of you!!"
Seeing this, the burly man pushed Han Shisong hard and shouted in a low voice: "Since I spare you, just leave! You are so talkative, you don't want your life!?"
Han Shisong hurriedly clasped his fists to express his thanks, then used his Qinggong skills and quickly flew away.
At this time, Su Wangting stood up and asked, "Where are the things stolen from that village?"
The big man hurriedly replied: "Master Su, don't worry. Those items are intact in the stone valley next door. Please follow the younger one to check them out."
Although this big man looks burly and rough, he has a very bright mind.
Just then, he saw that Su Wangting was disgusted with his name in Silla and Kyushu, so he appropriately called him "Master Su".
Sure enough, when Su Wangting saw that the big man didn't mention those two names, he nodded with satisfaction and said, "Don't panic. After you take me to see it, you can just send the things back to Zhuangzi."
Following the big man and several others to an adjacent stone valley, Su Wangting finally understood what a garlic cart was.
There is no need to say much about the six white bears. You can imagine their general appearance from their names.
They were nothing more than big bears covered in white fur, lying around in the valley, seemingly taking a nap.
But those two cars were indeed beyond Su Wangting's expectation.
It really looks like two garlic heads!
The two carriages were wrapped in layers of animal skins and were oval in shape. A cylindrical copper pipe protruded from the top of the carriages, like a chimney.
At first glance, they are clearly two giant garlic heads with wheels.
Seeing that Su Wangting was very curious, the big man explained flatteringly: "Young master Su, you don't know something. There is a copper furnace in this garlic car. After putting in the burning whale oil ointment, the car will be as warm as spring. In addition, there are these people who are not afraid of the severe cold.
Pulled by a white-furred bear, this garlic cart is definitely the best choice for traveling in bitterly cold places!”
"What's whale oil ointment?"
The big man continued to explain: "Whale oil ointment is the oil from whales in the East China Sea. It is mixed with pine wood powder, coal slime, etc. and is pressed. It is valuable. I heard that a piece of whale oil ointment can burn for three days and can be used for a long time.
It’s perfect for keeping warm.”
When Su Wangting heard this, he secretly laughed and said, these girls from Huanyan Pavilion really know how to think of something.
It’s no wonder that even though it was driven to a bitter cold land for more than a hundred years, it was still not destroyed, but became stronger and stronger.
"Okay. You guys pack up your things and send them back to Zhuangzi." Su Wangting ordered.
"Okay, we'll send it over right now."
After finishing speaking, I saw the big man getting into a car and driving out three trembling men from the car. He shouted angrily: "Let's go, let's go! I'll tell you that your fortune is good, let you go."
That’s it!”
Su Wangting was stunned and asked, "Who are these people?"
The big man said with a smile: "Hey, these people are lotus pickers, and they were robbed by us. I heard from them that they knew there was a good place to pick snow lotus in the bitter cold land, so we went to Zhuangzi and robbed the garlic truck.
and the white-haired bear, and I’m going to let them lead the way to that bitter cold place.”
Su Wangting frowned and said, "Snow lotus...is it difficult to find?"
The big man pushed a lotus-picking man over and shouted, "Master Su is asking you something, so you should speak quickly!"
The lotus-picking man stood up shivering and said with a sad face: "Snow lotus is naturally extremely difficult to find, otherwise it wouldn't be so expensive. Last year, a group of us were trapped by a snowstorm in a bitter cold place.
We were unable to move for six days, and the snowstorm stopped only when the dark night fell once every six months. When we were about to rush towards the pass of the Xuelong Mountain Range, someone discovered a faint green light coming from the iceberg not far away, so we
So we went to the foot of the iceberg to find out what was going on, and to our surprise, we discovered three snow lotuses at once. Because it was a dark night once every six months, the visibility was not good, and we were running out of supplies, so we agreed to come back next year."
After a pause, the man picking lotus pointed at the big men and cried: "Who expected that they would catch me this time!!"
When the big man heard this, he became very angry. He grabbed the lotus picking man by the collar and slapped him across the face.
"You guys, what do you mean by saying this?? Hmm?? Do you want to complain in front of Mr. Su?? Haven't I already told you to let you go? Why do you talk so much?"
The man picking lotus could not resist the slap from the big man. After a few slaps, his face became swollen.
"Wait a minute!" Su Wangting suddenly shouted.
The big man was so frightened that he trembled all over. He quickly let go of the lotus-picking man and turned around to stare blankly at Su Wangting.
Su Wangting's brows knitted into knots and he asked: "You said...in the dark night, you saw green light coming from the iceberg?"
The man picking lotus touched his red and swollen face and nodded repeatedly.
"Was there moonlight at that time?"
The lotus-picking man thought for a while and nodded: "Yes. I remember it was a full moon that day."
Su Wangting took a breath when he heard this and asked urgently: "Are those green lights like fluorescence?"
The lotus-picking man was stunned, rolled his eyes and recalled for a long time before replying: "If you say so...it's a bit like the light emitted by children in summer when they put dozens of fireflies in gauze bags, and they flashed
Just a flash."
When Su Wangting heard this, he was extremely happy.
At this moment, he was shouting three words in his heart.
White jade pieces!!
Tianji Nine Chapters White Jade Piece!!
He had owned pieces of white jade, and he had also seen that pieces of white jade would emit green fluorescence that flickered on and off under the moonlight.
Could it be that the green-lighting iceberg that the lotus picker saw contained one of the two pieces of white jade that fell into the bitter cold land more than a thousand years ago?