A folding fan attracted the attention of many people in Yaocheng.
If Peng Wei hadn't stopped him halfway, he would have been able to defeat the Yue king. Except for the always upright and irritable old general Peng, no one else dared to come forward to fight against Situ Xie.
Su Liang was not only a great benefactor of the Peng family, but was also treating Liang Emperor Situ Han. This was one of the reasons why Situ Xie did not insult Peng Wei in public.
Su Liang held the fan and was about to leave with the Peng family's ancestors and grandsons. Situ Jing asked with a smile, "Divine Doctor Su, can you let everyone see how powerful the hidden weapons made by the descendants of the Mu family are?"
As soon as this statement came out, it immediately attracted a lot of echoing voices.
"I don't know how to use it yet, I'm afraid I might accidentally hurt myself or others." Su Liang declined politely.
Situ Xie said, "I just saw it, why don't you let me try it?"
Su Liang raised his eyebrows and said, "Of course. King Yue please." He said and handed the fan to Situ Xie readily.
A large area of space was left on the street outside Zhenbao Pavilion, and the onlookers craned their necks to watch, fearing that they would miss the highlight.
Situ Xie stood in the center and looked at the fan carefully for a moment, then suddenly opened it and pointed it at a pine tree at the entrance of Zhenbao Pavilion.
A few flashes of silver light showed that the silver needle had penetrated the hard bark and was firmly nailed to the tree, leaving only a little bit of its tail outside.
If you shoot someone, you can imagine the consequences.
Hidden weapons, like martial arts, are both means of attack. The most important thing is speed. Only speed can't be broken.
A fan, at such a close distance, is too fast to see clearly, and is very powerful. If poison is applied to the silver needle, the lethality will be doubled.
Su Liang cupped his hands and walked towards Situ Xie, "The King of Yue knew how to use it as soon as he saw it. I admire him very much."
Situ Xie smiled, returned the folding fan to Su Liang, and expressed his opinion.
A harmonious one.
"This is not an antique. The expert who made the fan may be the mysterious Mr. Mu. I really want to make friends with him." Su Liang sighed with regret, "His Royal Highness the King of Yue should send someone to look for Mr. Mu in the city, right? If he finds him, can he introduce him to him?
one time?"
Situ Xie's expression did not change at all, he smiled and nodded, "Okay."
Peng Wei on the side knew that this was nonsense. How could Situ Xie let Su Liang know if he could really find the descendants of the Mu family? This is not a trivial matter, it is a national matter.
Su Liang's words gave people the impression that she did not understand how important the descendants of the Mu family were.
Under the spotlight, Su Liang returned to Prince Yue's Mansion with his treasured folding fan. When he entered, he still asked Gu Ling if he was in the mansion. When he learned that he had not returned from the Qingjing Temple, he chased after him again.
In the evening, Gu Ling and Su Liang returned to Prince Yue's Mansion. Soon Situ Jing got news from Gu Ming: Gu Ling rejected the folding fan presented by Su Liang.
"Cousin Ling really has no desires and needs." Situ Jing sighed, "The man who claimed to be a descendant of the Mu family seemed to have disappeared out of thin air without a trace. Why did he sell this fan? Just for five thousand
Two?"
Situ Xie put down the tea cup and said, "Let Yao'er walk more with Su Liang."
Situ Jing nodded, "Okay, I will tell my little sister again."
After Situ Jing left, only Situ Xie was left in the study. The bookshelf turned slowly, and a man came out from behind. Situ Xie raised his finger, and the man sat in the shadow of the corner.
Situ Xie described the folding fan that appeared in Zhenbao Pavilion today, looked at the man and asked, "Could it be your master's handiwork?"
The man spoke, his voice was very young, "Such a sophisticated hidden weapon, ordinary people can't make it. Master must have come to find me, and wanted to use this to let us know that he is coming. If master finds him, he will definitely kill him
mine."
"Mu Yu, I need half of the Secret Records of the Organization in your master's hands." Situ Xie said coldly, "Otherwise, the half of the secret records you give to me will be worthless."
The news Duanmu Yi received was not wrong. There was indeed a descendant of the Mu family who joined Situ Xie's family and took the royal family of the Three Kingdoms to secretly search for the secret records of the government for many years. This was the young man named Mu Yu in Situ Xie's study.
Unfortunately, Mu Yu only brought half of the secret book, and the half was cut horizontally. The drawings on each page were incomplete, not a single one was complete, and could not be used at all.
"I didn't expect Master to cut the secret record in half. He must be on guard against me!" Mu Yu said in a somewhat annoyed tone, "If I had known earlier, I would have..."
"I don't want to hear nonsense." Situ Xie said coldly, "The place you are talking about has been deserted for a long time, and the houses have been burned down, leaving nothing behind. If the folding fan today was really made by your master, he
He must be in Yao City. Tell me how to find him?"
Mu Yu shook his head, "That's not right. Master has lived in seclusion for many years, and there is no one around him except me. But why is it a young master who sold the folding fan to Zhenbao Pavilion today?"
"How old are you? Do you really think that your master has no children, grandchildren, or other disciples?" Situ Xie snorted coldly.
"This..." Mu Yu spoke again after a moment of silence, "Your Majesty is right, Master must be hiding something from me. Your Majesty already knows his body shape and appearance. Just now I thought of something, Master has done it before
Many hidden weapons were destroyed. He said that the ancestors left a legacy and the descendants of the Mu family should not let any weapons fall into the hands of others. This would be a crime of murder."
"He is good at this, but he can only remain anonymous. He is only bound by the so-called legacy. There is nothing wrong with the weapon, but it is the world that is wrong." Situ Xie said coldly, "As long as I can see your master, I can try it.
Try to convince him."
"My lord, what Mu just said is the way to find the master!" Mu Yu looked excited, "If that fan belongs to the master, he will definitely take it back! No matter who is in the hands of it!"
Situ Xie's eyes narrowed, "The fan is in Prince Yue's Mansion. I will keep an eye on it. You go back."
After saying this, Mu Yu stood up and went back to the secret room behind the bookshelf. Situ Xie opened the window and flew out.
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A night of silence.
When Su Liang saw Situ Xie in the front hall the next day, she found that there were bloodshot eyes in his eyes. It was obvious that he had not slept well last night.
Situ Xie's eyes fell on the folding fan in Su Liang's hand, and he smiled and said, "Doctor Su cannot bring this thing into the palace. It's not that he doesn't trust Dr. Su, this is the rule."
Su Liang chuckled, "It's understandable." It was really inappropriate to let a Qian countryman bring a hidden weapon into the palace to see the Emperor of Liang Kingdom.
Su Liang handed the fan to Lonicera and said, "I'll get it back after I leave the palace. It's not because of the hidden weapon. I like this fan very much. I think it matches the beauty. It's a pity that he doesn't want it."
Every day Su Liang went into the palace to administer acupuncture to Situ Han, and Situ Xie accompanied him throughout the process.
Su Liang felt that this was probably not only because Situ Han was the emperor of the Liang Kingdom, but also because he was Situ Xie's son. When she applied the acupuncture, Situ Xie was always nearby, acting like a guardian.
…
After leaving the palace, Su Liang took back the folding fan and told Situ Xie that she was going to Qingjing Temple. "Gu Ling must still be playing chess with Master Xuanqing. I'll go find him."
"I haven't seen Master Xuanqing for some time, and I just want to see how their chess skills are. Let's go together." Situ Xie smiled gently.
Su Liang agreed quickly, "That's very good. After we get there, can the King of Yue play a few games of chess with Master Xuanqing and let your grandson accompany me to visit the Qingjing Temple?"
Situ Xie nodded happily, "I am very happy."
In this way, we went to Qingjing Temple together, and when we met Gu Ling, he had just finished a game of chess with Master Xuanqing.
Situ Xie proposed to play chess with Master Xuanqing, so Gu Ling stood up and stepped aside and walked out.
Situ Xie asked quickly, "Ling'er, are you going back?"
Gu Ling didn't look back, "I'm going to Tallinn."
Su Liang looked happy, "I'll go too! Gu Hou, wait!"
Situ Xie smiled, "Master, what do you think of my grandson?"
After Master Xuanqing pondered for a moment, he commented on Gu Ling, "This son has an extraordinary mind, but a peaceful temperament and a Buddhist heart."
Situ Xie smiled and shook his head, "This is the king's grandson. Master, please do not lead him into Buddhism."
Master Xuanqing smiled and waved his hand, "Beginners may not be willing, but those who are willing do not need to start. Is that little friend who came just now, the donor Su who is currently treating the emperor?"
Situ Xie said yes, and Master Xuanqing sighed, "That Almsgiver Su has clear eyes and a magnanimous heart. He must be a compassionate person, and he also has a Buddhist heart!"
Situ Xie smiled and said nothing.
…
At this time, Su Liang had already chased Gu Ling into the pagoda forest of Qingjing Temple.
Among the dark green pine trees, there are many stone towers of different heights, enshrining the relics of deceased eminent monks.
This place is not usually open to the public, but Master Xuanqing gave Gu Ling permission to visit various parts of the temple. The monks guarding Su Liang thought that Su Liang and Gu Ling were together, so they didn't stop him.
The tower forest is quiet and quiet, and there is nowhere to hide people, making it easy to talk.
"The bait has been put out, but there is no movement yet." Su Liang sighed.
Yesterday was the fifteenth day, and there were activities in the temple. Master Xuanqing didn't have much free time. Gu Ling said that he could wait until he was done with his work before continuing the game. Taking advantage of that gap, Gu Ling went to sell the fan.
Situ Xie was staring at Su Liang, and Su Liang was also observing Situ Xie, but his life was very regular and nothing unusual.
"There was someone near Hanxiangyuan last night," Gu Ling said. But he didn't know who it was.
Su Liang frowned, "Is it Situ Xie who arranged to keep an eye on me? Maybe, it's him? It seems to me that he didn't sleep last night."
Su Liang had been living in Prince Yue's Mansion for a few days. Last night someone suddenly started to monitor her. She was coming to Qingjing Temple, and Situ Xie was following her. This made her heart move, "He can't possibly know that you made that fan. I'm thinking.
, maybe he is not staring at me, but at the fan. In that case, does he think that someone will be lured out by this fan? "
Gu Ling nodded, agreeing with Su Liang's view.
However, neither Su Liang nor Gu Ling knew whether there were any descendants of the Mu family around Situ Xie, and why he thought the hidden weapon folding fan would attract someone.
"In this case, there is some movement. Let's see who the fan will attract." Su Liang also had another fan on her body, which was given to her by Gu Ling and she always carried it with her.
Suddenly hearing the sound of footsteps, Su Liang's expression condensed. He turned around and saw an old man in gray clothes with a stooped back carrying a large bamboo basket and picking up dead branches on the ground.
The old man raised his head, his messy beard was like dead grass, his eyebrows were long, his old eyes were dull, and he spoke in a slow voice, "This is not a place for a tryst. Leave quickly."
Su Liang smiled, "Master Xuanqing allowed us to visit here."
After hearing this, the old man lowered his head and continued to pick up dead branches, but when he stood up, he suddenly fell to the ground.
Su Liang's expression changed and he ran over quickly, but Gu Ling was faster than Su Liang. He reached the old man first and leaned over to help him.
As soon as Gu Ling's hand touched the old man's arm, the old man suddenly made a move and reached for Gu Ling's waist! When the originally dim old eyes opened again, they were full of light!
Unfortunately, the old man thought that the doctor Su Liang would come to him first, but he did not expect that it would be Gu Ling.
Su Liang took the fan that was originally hanging on her waist in her hand. It was obvious that this old man came here for the folding fan. Maybe he was not from Qingjing Temple at all, but followed her here.
At this time, Gu Ling had already exchanged hands with the old man. The old man, who was originally stooped, straightened up and had a tall figure. It was obvious that he was pretending before, and Su Liang was almost deceived.
Su Liang was wondering whether this person was related to the Mu family, or whether he just wanted to steal the fan and use it for himself. If it was the latter, it wouldn't be a big gain. If it was the former, half of their plan would be over.
After a few tricks, the old man suddenly said, "I just want to borrow a fan to take a look!"
Su Liang said coldly, "If I didn't have a master by my side, you would have snatched the fan and left."
The old man's mouth twitched slightly, "I won't fight now anyway!"
Su Liang knew that the old man found it difficult to suppress Gu Ling before he stopped, but this was not the focus at the moment, "Why do you need to borrow a fan to take a look?"
Gu Ling returned to Su Liang. The old man was two meters away from them. He stared at Su Liang and said, "Please make a price."
Su Liang chuckled, "If you know me, you know that the most important thing I lack is money."
The old man glanced at Gu Ling and said coldly, "I would like to know whether this fan was made by a descendant of the Mu family."
Su Liang's heart moved. Only the Mu family can tell whether the fan is made by the Mu family! The "fishing" is real!
"Aren't you afraid that we will listen to you and not let you go?" Su Liangxiao asked.
The old man snorted coldly, "It's not easy for me to defeat that kid, but if you want to keep me here, you're just talking nonsense!"
Su Liang smiled and said, "Okay. Since the old man is an expert, it doesn't hurt to take a look. I also want to know whether this precious golden fan is a genuine product of the Mu family."
After finishing speaking, Su Liang handed the fan to Gu Ling, "Excuse me, Marquis Gu, to help deliver it to the old man and take it back after he has finished reading it."
Gu Ling took it, walked towards the old man, and handed it to him directly.
The old man was obviously taken aback, "Little girl, aren't you afraid that I will run away as soon as I get it? You can't stop me!"
"Although your appearance is not very friendly, old man, I really want to make friends with you, so why not take a gamble?" Su Liang smiled.
"Just make friends, I don't need it." The old man hummed, took the fan, opened it, and looked at it carefully.
Su Liang walked to Gu Ling's side and asked, "How is it? Is it the work of the Mu family?"
The old man shook his head, "No. The descendants of the Mu family that I know cannot make such a sophisticated hidden weapon."
"Oh? So, my fan is a fake Mu family's hidden weapon, but it is better than the real Mu family's descendants?" Su Liang looked surprised.
"Not all descendants of the Mu family are skilled craftsmen." The old man said, still looking at the handle of the fan, "Little girl, can I dismantle this fan?"
"If I agree, how about the old man also promise me something?" As soon as Su Liang finished speaking, he heard a tearing sound, and the fan had been torn open by the old man.
Su Liang also saw the mechanism in the fan for the first time, and once again marveled at Gu Ling's skillful hands.
"It's not complicated, but it's so delicate. It must not have been done by that evil disciple..." The old man's words to himself reached the ears of Gu Ling and Su Liang.
The two looked at each other and gained something new. Su Liang even thought at this moment that maybe the evil disciple in this person's mouth was the descendant of the Mu family who was loyal to Situ Xie as Duanmu Yi said.
After all, after so many years, there has been no movement from the Mu family, and the secret records of the organization have not appeared. It can be seen that his descendants do not want to get involved in the world's disputes, nor do they pursue fame and fortune.
Someone suddenly appeared and joined Situ Xie's family. If he wasn't Du Miao, then he was most likely a traitor?
Su Liang felt that if her guess was correct, the situation would not be bad for them, provided they had a good relationship with the old man.
"The old man's surname is Mu, right?" Su Liang smiled sweetly.
The old man glanced at Su Liang and hummed, "Don't play with me! I know you are a person sent by the royal family of Qian Kingdom!"
"That's not important." Su Liang shook his head, "If my guess is correct, the old man must be the true successor of Mu's master craftsman. If you only have one apprentice and they break up, how about accepting another one?"
The old man frowned and looked at Su Liang, "Do you want to become my teacher?"
When Su Liang heard this, he was almost certain that she had guessed it right. She quickly shook her head and said, "I'm not that good at being clumsy. I have a friend who is the most ingenious person I have ever seen."
The old man shook his head and said, "Let your friend embroider well."
Su Liang coughed lightly, "It's a man."
"You can also embroider." The old man hummed.
Su Liang's expression turned serious, "What if it is the maker of this fan in your hand? Can it catch your eye?"
The old man's expression changed slightly, "Do you know the person who made this fan? Then why did you let someone buy it... You treacherous girl, this fan is yours, right?!"
Su Liang kept smiling, and took out another fan of the same style but a smaller size that she carried with her, and admitted the old man's guess, "Don't be excited, old man. Just like you pretended to be sick today and tried to deceive me, I played with my friends yesterday.
It's just a little trick, the level of treachery is different."
"Friend..." The old man's eyes fell on Gu Ling, "Could it be this kid?"
Su Liang nodded, "Yes, that's him. My most ingenious friend, he made these two fans by himself in his spare time, but no one taught him. Is he gifted?"
"Seriously? Did you think of it yourself?" The old man's eyes brightened.
"I'm not interested in becoming a disciple. Say goodbye." Gu Ling turned around and left.
"Wait a minute!" The old man grabbed Gu Ling, "If what you said is true, you are the apprentice I have been looking for! I can teach you what I have learned throughout my life!"
"Sorry, no need." Gu Ling refused again, with a cold expression.
The old man looked at Su Liang and said, "Little girl, you clearly want him to become my teacher, so why don't you persuade him!"
Su Liang coughed lightly, "Brother, agree, there is no harm in it. Don't you want to see the exquisite mechanism made by Mu's master craftsman? There is no such shop beyond this village!"
Hearing this, Gu Ling frowned slightly, looked at the old man and said, "Okay, but you can't force me to do anything."
"As long as you abide by the instructions of your ancestors, everything else is up to you!" The old man said, his expression changed, "If someone comes, I will look for you again!" After saying that, he picked up the bamboo basket on the ground and disappeared into the depths of the tower forest with a few leaps.
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When Situ Xie walked into Tallin and saw Su Liang and Gu Ling, Gu Ling took the folding fan from her hand and put it in her arms.
In fact, Su Liang gave Gu Ling another one. This would prevent Situ Xie from discovering that the fan he was staring at was missing.
"It seems that Doctor Su finally gave away the gift." Situ Xie walked over with a smile.
Su Liang looked happy, "Gu Hou just wanted to see the hidden weapon and said he would return it to me after seeing it. It's okay if you don't return it."
"I'm very happy that Ling'er has a friend like Doctor Su." Situ Xie smiled meaningfully, "It's getting late. I'm going back to my house. Will you go back?"
"Yeah." Gu Ling responded.
…
Returning to Prince Yue's Mansion, when he was about to separate between Ningxiang Residence and Hanxiang Courtyard, Su Liang bumped Gu Ling's shoulder lightly and whispered, "I played hard to get today, and it was a good one."
It's not that Su Liang made his own decision, Gu Ling is really interested in mechanism-type things, so the old man is an opportunity that can't be missed.
Gu Ling shook his head, "I'm not good at it." At Qingjing Temple, he indeed refused on purpose and pretended that he didn't want to become a disciple. But his play-and-play with Su Liang had no effect. The problem was with him, he "manipulated" to let Su Liang
He didn't realize that he wanted to "capture" at all. But now this state is not bad, but in fact, what he looks forward to most in his heart is that Su Liang can like him without knowing that he likes her...