Zhao Zheng was very happy to find the thief who stole the wine. In this way, he would be able to get the imperial wine, and the Cao family would no longer have to be punished for losing the imperial wine. The next question is how to deal with the move.
The five ghosts in the mountain are gone, so they have to find a way to defeat this family and find out the whereabouts of Yushu from this family.
This is not an easy task. The five ghosts who can move mountains are not weak. Among them, the one with the highest martial arts skills is Grandpa Xu Tai. This disrespectful old man has the strength of the fourth heaven. The second ones are Xu Chu and Xu Ruyi.
, both of them have the strength of the third heaven. As for Zhao Ying and the youngest Xu Ling, they also have the strength of the second heaven and the first heaven respectively.
If fighting alone, Zhao Zheng is not afraid of anyone from the Xu family. Even Xu Tai, who is at the same level, can easily defeat him. However, if the Xu family joins together, he has no chance of winning.
The martial arts practiced by the Five Ghosts in Moving Mountain are roughly the same, among which there are two most important martial arts. One is the light skill "Ghost Shadow Tracing" which is famous for its speed and body skills, and the other is the technique of "pointing acupuncture points and scratching the enemy".
"Spiritual Bird Claw", these two martial arts are combined to complement each other, and they both take the agile route. In addition to being used in combat, "Spiritual Bird Claw" can also improve the flexibility of the hands, and is also very helpful for unlocking and stealing.
In addition to these two martial arts, the Xu family also created a formation for five people to perform together, called the "Five Ghosts Confused Killing Formation". The purpose of this formation is to use flexible and ingenious body techniques to deceive the enemy, deliberately
Sell out the flaws and lure the enemy into a trap. Once the enemy attacks a seemingly weak spot in the formation, they will be met with a strong counterattack by the other four.
After the Five Ghosts of Banshan display the Five Ghosts Killing Formation, their strength will increase dramatically, probably reaching the strength of a fifth-level heavenly warrior. If Zhao Zheng had a head-on confrontation with the Five Ghosts of Banshan and his family, it would be difficult to gain any advantage.
If you want to defeat the Five Ghosts of Moving Mountain, you can only attack them one by one, and take advantage of the opportunity when one of the Five Ghosts of Moving Mountain is out to capture him. It will be much easier to capture one of them and then deal with the other four.
Thinking of this, Zhao Zheng had a new question. There were clearly five of the Five Ghosts who moved the mountain, but there were only two people in the house, grandfather Xu Tai and granddaughter Xu Ruyi. Where had the other three ghosts gone? Could it be that
Are you in other rooms in the courtyard? Or maybe the Five Ghosts of Moving Mountains have multiple strongholds in Gujing Town?
Random guessing will not yield results, the answer can only be found by one's own hands.
Zhao Zheng withdrew his gaze, bent down, and walked slowly along the wall. He walked around to the other side of the house and listened for a while. There was no movement in the house, and he could only vaguely hear the voices of Xu Ruyi and his grandson.
, it seems that there are only these two people in this room, and no one else is there.
In addition to the house where Xu Ruyi and his grandson lived, there was also a warehouse, a hut, and a stable in this yard. Zhao Zheng quietly searched these places, but could not find the other three of the Five Ghosts Who Moved the Mountain.
Ghost, I don’t know where the other three ghosts are.
His search failed, so he had to return to the previous corner and continue to eavesdrop on the conversation between the Xu family and his grandson.
Xu Ruyi and Xu Tai had changed the topic at this time and no longer talked about marriage matters. Xu Ruyi concentrated on picking the lock and occasionally asked her grandfather for some technical questions. The rest of the time, the two of them remained silent. About two more moments passed.
Zhong, Xu Ruyi finally pried open the complicated "My Lord's Ten Thousand Years Lock". Seeing that it was getting too late, the grandfather and grandson said good night to each other and went back to their rooms to rest.
Zhao Zheng hadn't figured out the details of the Five Ghosts Who Moved the Mountain yet, so it was not appropriate to take action rashly tonight. After the Xu family's grandfather and grandson fell asleep, he took action and made the hole he made bigger, pretending to be a victim.
He looked like he was being blown away by the wind, and then quietly left the yard.
He returned to the inn that night, lying on the bed and thinking about his next plan, planning every step carefully.
In the early morning of the next day, Zhao Zheng once again came to the neighborhood in the north of Gujing Town. He found a suitable house near the residence of the Five Ghosts of Moving Mountain and rented it for a large price. As the saying goes, money can make ghosts grind, as long as
With enough money, it is easy to do such small things.
The original resident was very poor and didn't have much belongings. At Zhao Zheng's urging, he took his only belongings and clothes and moved away happily.
Zhao Zheng moved into this new residence on the same day. With such a place to stay, it was much more convenient for him to do things. He left the courtyard door ajar, exposing a gap, and hid in the courtyard to quietly observe the Five Ghosts on the opposite side.
He kept an eye on the situation at home all day long. He hoped to wait until one of the Five Ghosts to Move Mountains went out so that he could take action, but he didn't wait until dark for this opportunity.
If the Five Ghosts from the Mountains could not come out, he could only go to the yard where the Five Ghosts from the Mountains were again to eavesdrop on the news, trying to get useful information in just a few words.
He was wearing night clothes, stepping on the pitch-black night, tapping the ground with his toes, and flying through the night. He came to the base of the wall again. The window lattice paper that was broken last night has now been replaced.
A new layer has been put on, and if he breaks it again, it will definitely alert the Five Ghosts, so tonight he can no longer spy on the house through this method, and can only rely on eavesdropping.
The lights were on in the room, and the Xu family's grandfather and grandson seemed to be still fiddling with the complicated "My Lord's Ten Thousand Years Wide Lock" tonight. The sound of metal collisions kept coming from the room. Not long after Zhao Zheng crouched, he heard a rattling sound.
With a bang, the lock seemed to have been pried open.
"Haha, I am much faster tonight than last night. It only took a little more than a quarter of an hour to unlock the lock. It seems that I will be ready soon." Xu Ruyi said happily.
"Don't be too proud. Although you took a short time to pick the lock this time, it doesn't mean that your skills have become better. It only means that you have a good memory and have memorized the entire process of picking the lock.
.You just follow the steps to unlock this lock, one after another. What's so difficult about it? Let alone you, even if you find a novice, as long as you tell him the steps to unlock the lock, he can do it easily.
." Xu Tai did not praise his granddaughter, but poured cold water on her in a leisurely manner.
"But didn't you say last night that as long as I can pick the lock within a quarter of an hour, it will be considered a departure?"
"This is indeed true, but you are not asked to open your eyes and watch the lock open. Instead, you cover your eyes with a cloth and pry the lock open. Only in this way can you be considered a master. You open your eyes and look at this lock. The lock's
The internal structure is right in front of you, so how difficult is it to pry it open? The real locks are hidden in the door or in the box, and are not exposed for you to see. Now that you are quite confident in your lock-picking skills, then
Just try to pick this lock while blindfolded." After Xu Tai finished speaking, he rummaged around on his body for a while, and there was a sound of cloth rubbing together, "Here, cover this."
"It's just a blindfold. Even if it's more difficult if I'm blindfolded, I can get over it if I practice for a few more days. Old man, I've worked so hard to practice lockpicking, you have to give your precious granddaughter some kind of bonus, right?"
If I can pry open the 'My King's Ten Thousand Years Lock' in a quarter of an hour while blindfolded, what reward will you give me?"
"Okay, if you can reach this level, I will reward you with a majestic and powerful man, so that you will not be lonely at night."
"Bah, bah, bah! I don't need you to find a man for me. If I can pick the lock blindfolded in a quarter of an hour, you can give me a thousand taels of gold."
"Haha, I'm still young, but I have a big appetite."
"That's it." Xu Ruyi made the bet without waiting for her grandfather to agree. Then there was a sound of cloth rubbing against each other. It seemed that she had covered her eyes with cloth.
Xu Ruyi was stimulated by money and began to concentrate on conquering the lock in her hand. She did not speak for a long time, and her grandfather did not disturb her.
Zhao Zheng squatted in the cold wind, not daring to move, dryly waiting for the grandfather and grandson in the room to continue talking.
After being blindfolded, it seemed that it was much more difficult to pick the lock. Xu Ruyi spent two quarters of an hour this time but was unable to pick the lock.
At this moment, a muffled sound came from the house, which sounded like a huge wooden cover being lifted off.
Zhao Zheng felt that there was something strange in the voice, so he quickly cheered up and pricked up his ears.
"It's too boring to stay down there. Let me come up for some air." A young boy's voice was heard. Judging from the voice, he was just over ten years old. This age group is exactly the same as that of Xu Ling, the youngest grandson of the Xu family.
Match.
The rest of the Five Ghosts of Moving Mountain finally appeared. Judging from the muffled noise just now and Xu Ling's conversation, it seems that there is a secret basement hidden in this house. Maybe the other ghosts are staying down there. In Five Ghosts of Moving Mountain
Among the Gui family, Xu Ling has the lowest strength, and he is a child, so he is the easiest to deal with, so he is a good target.
"It's okay to come up for air, but don't make trouble in the house and interfere with me picking the lock." Xu Ruyi warned her brother.
"Sister, what are you playing with your eyes covered?" Xu Ling asked curiously.
"I told you I was picking the lock."
"My sister is so powerful, she can pick locks even if she is blindfolded."
"Little bastard, put back the tweezers you stole. Your sister still has to use these to pick the lock." Xu Tai suddenly scolded from the side.
"Hehe, you saw it." Xu Ling laughed sarcastically, then patted the table, seemingly putting something back on the table.
"You brat, I just told you not to cause trouble, and you stole my tools." Xu Ruyi said angrily.
"If you don't scare me, I won't cause trouble. The more you scare me, the more trouble I will cause you!" Xu Ling laughed happily.
"If you make trouble for me again, I will twist off your ears."
"You said this too much, I'm not afraid at all." Xu Ling raised a high note, "Besides, even if I make trouble for you, you can't blame me. It's all your fault for dragging me into this bastard."
The place will suffer with you, otherwise I wouldn’t come.”
"If we let you, a little brat, stay home alone, you might make trouble for us again. We won't worry if we don't take you with us," Xu Tai said.
"It's enough to bring me here, but you still trap my parents and me under this shabby yard every day, and don't let us go out."
"Who let the three of you act carelessly and let the government know your appearance? If you three were allowed to show off on the street, our whole family would be exposed. The Cao family's wine was just stolen, and there is a lot of news outside.
Only when the wind has passed can we let you out."
"Oh, I've really had enough of staying in this miserable place." Xu Ling begged softly, "My good sister, can't you make me a child's human skin mask? So I can play outside.
.”
"No, first of all, I don't have good materials at hand, and secondly, if you don't keep your mouth shut, our whole family will not be at ease if you are allowed to fool around outside." Xu Ruyi flatly refused.
Xu Ling begged for a long time, but her sister refused to agree. The other kid, Xiaogui Dadi, sighed bitterly and said: "Oh, I really have a miserable life, but I was born in a den of thieves. It would be great if I was born as a crown prince.
"
"Prince, don't ever think about being a thief in your life. Just be your little thief. You don't have to be too discouraged. After this deal is completed, we can make a lot of money and we won't have to work anymore in a short time."
, you can have some fun." Xu Ruyi said.
"How long will it take before we get out of this damn place?"
"You can leave when the wind blows over."
"Then when will the wind blow over?"
"Don't worry, it won't take long." Xu Tai interrupted and replied, "After a while, I will let out some rumors from a farther place to spread suspicion and attract the attention of the Cao family. Then we can take Yujiu with us.
I left here and went to find my old friend to resell these wines."
"How much can these wines be sold for?" Xu Ling asked excitedly.
"How much we can sell depends on when we sell it. If we wait until the news of the theft of imperial wine spreads across the country, we will definitely double the price of these imperial wines. More than 70 jars of imperial wine can be sold for at least one million
Two." Xu Tai replied.
Zhao was listening clearly outside and was greatly surprised. The number was twice as much as he estimated. It seemed that he had underestimated the value of this batch of royal wine.
When Xu Ling heard that he could sell it for so much money, he immediately became energetic and began to think about how to spend the money after Yin got it. With him messing around next to him, Xu Ruyi couldn't calm down to pick the lock anymore, so she simply stopped.
"We have stolen all the royal wine. Will the Cao family be punished when the matter is revealed?" Xu Ruyi worried a little.
"Those who work in our industry cannot be benevolent as women, so don't worry about the Cao family. Whether their family will be punished is their family's business. Even if their family is punished, they can't blame others but only others."
Their family wasn't careful enough. If they had hidden the wine more safely, we wouldn't have stolen it." Xu Tai said disapprovingly.
"What you said is untrue."
"Thieves believe in fallacies and are full of great truths. How can they become thieves?"
"But don't you always say that there is a way to steal? We stole all the royal wine, and the Cao family has no way to explain it to the superiors. If we had taken fewer jars, the Cao family would not have to worry about not having any wine to use as tribute.
"
"If we take less, we will make less money." Xu Tai seemed unwilling to discuss this issue in depth and interrupted, "Okay, okay, don't argue about this anymore. We have this free time.
You might as well practice picking locks, that's the real thing."
"Steal secretly, then you know how to steal. In your mind, only stealing is the right thing to do." Xu Ruyi taught her grandfather a lesson and stopped talking.
The Xu family chatted for a while, and as the night got darker, Xu Tai drove Xu Ling back downstairs. Before leaving, Xu Ling asked for fish tomorrow and asked his sister to go out and buy it for him. Xu Ruyi agreed. The Xu family members each went their own way.
When I went back to the house to rest, the oil lamp in the house was blown out and it fell into darkness.
Zhao Zheng was outside the house, thinking about the next countermeasures based on the current situation.
The five ghosts and grandsons of Moving Mountain live in the house, and the other three live underground. In other words, the whole family is together. If they sneak into the house and take action, the risk is too great. Xu Ruyi just promised to go outside to help his brother tomorrow
This is a good opportunity to buy fish to eat.
Zhao Zheng made up his mind and quietly left the small courtyard and returned to his temporary rented residence. He spent the night and regained his energy.
The next day, Zhao Zheng got up early and hid behind the front door of his house to secretly observe what was going on at the house of the Five Ghosts in the Mountain. He waited all morning, and near noon, Xu Ruyi finally arrived.
Xu Ruyi was wearing a simple apricot-colored coat and skirt, holding a big bag in her hand. It looked like she was going to the vegetable market to buy fish for her younger brother. There is a river running through the town in Gujing Town, so you can eat it all year round.
It was easy to buy fresh fish. Xu Ruyi was carrying a bag and Shi Shiran passed by Zhao Zheng's house.
Zhao Zheng patiently waited until Xu Ruyi had walked farther away, then opened the door and walked out of the yard, keeping a certain distance, and followed Xu Ruyi. There were too many people on this street, so it was not suitable for him to take action. He had to find a better person.
Only deserted streets can be used.
Xu Ruyi walked all the way to the vegetable market, picked some fresh fish and winter vegetables, and stuffed the bag full. She had lived in Gujing Town for a while and was familiar with the locals. Many vegetable vendors knew her.
.She disguised herself very well, just like an ordinary girl, and chatted with these vegetable vendors for a long time.
Zhao Zheng was hiding in the distance and observing secretly. He felt that it was a bit tricky. There were many people on each street. If he started to take action, he would inevitably disturb the people on the street, and he would have to cause trouble. But if he missed this opportunity,
, I am afraid that within a few days, the Xu family may not leave the house again, and he does not have time to spend time with the Xu family.
While Zhao Zheng was struggling with this, Xu Ruyi, who was originally talking to the vegetable vendor, suddenly dodged and got into the middle of the two stalls, blending into the dense flow of people and disappearing.
"No, she might have discovered that I'm following her!" Upon seeing this, Zhao Zheng thought to himself, and quickly chased after her. He didn't dare to alert the people on the street, so he didn't use Qinggong to jump up, but put his feet on the ground.
He chased forward on the ground. He nimbly avoided the crowd blocking his way, quickly shuttled through the crowd, and soon caught up to the stall where Xu Ruyi was standing just now.
Zhao Zheng looked across the crowd, looking for Xu Ruyi's figure. In the distance, he saw an apricot-colored woman flashing past and entering the alley. The color of this woman's clothes was exactly the same as Xu Ruyi's. He said
Staring, he immediately chased after him. (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!)
