Chapter 163 Something Big Has Happened! Disappeared!
Chapter 163 Something big happened! Missing!
Author: Fobudu
Chapter 163 Something big happened! Missing!
The night passed quickly.
The next day, at dawn, Wei An was suddenly woken up.
He heard the sound of playing music and singing, and the sound of firecrackers coming from outside. It was very noisy.
Gusu Zhongqi’s birthday banquet will be held today!
It was impossible to sleep.
Wei An turned over and felt a need to urinate, so he got up to relieve himself. After feeling refreshed, he opened the window to let some air in.
Suddenly, he saw a person in the yard, a thin old man holding something in his hand.
If you look closely, you will see that the thing is clearly a sandalwood box. There is one in every house, specially used to hold incense.
There is a fountain pool in the yard.
The skinny old man walked to the pool, opened the sandalwood box, then fished out a few beautiful pebbles from the pool and put them in.
Afterwards, he smiled with satisfaction and closed the lid.
Next, he took out a piece of red cloth from his arms, covered it on the sandalwood box, wrapped it up, and finally tied it with a bow.
Wei An frowned slightly, turned to look at the table in the room, and was speechless.
It turns out that red cloth is the tablecloth!
"Good guy, you really know how to save money!"
Wei An pondered for a moment, then pushed the door open and ran into the skinny old man. He said calmly: "Hey, your gift is ready? What kind of treasure is it?"
The skinny old man patted the sandalwood box and said with a smile: "Heavy gift! My gift is definitely heavier than yours."
The corners of Wei An's lips curled up slightly and he said with a smile: "I heard that the gifts will be opened in full view of everyone. I believe your gift will surprise everyone."
"What, open it in public?"
The skinny old man's expression changed, he blinked and said, "No, there is no need to open it in public! My gift is very rare, I'm afraid it will blind everyone's eyes."
Wei An smiled and said, "Is this your first time to have a banquet? The gifts you give others will definitely be checked in person and registered in the register, so that if there is any problem later, neither party can explain it clearly."
The skinny old man lowered his head and thought for a moment, then patted his leg and said, "That's really it. Speaking of which, I haven't had a meal for a long time..."
Gululu!
His stomach growled.
"Oh, I'm hungry again."
The skinny old man touched his belly, smacked his lips and said, "No matter, I have the gift anyway, and I must go to the banquet today."
While he was talking, the young maid came and saluted: "You two, the time has come, you can go and celebrate your birthday."
The skinny old man asked: "When does the birthday party start?"
The young maid replied: "Today is a running water feast, all day long, you can eat as long as you want."
The skinny old man was immediately overjoyed. He quickly pulled Wei An and shouted, "Let's go and have a meal."
Wei An even said: "Don't worry, wait for me, I will go to the room to get the gift."
Not long after, Wei An came out holding a red brocade box with a red ribbon tied on it.
The skinny old man looked at Wei An's congratulatory gift, then looked down at his own, and said with a smile: "It's not bad at all."
The two of them headed to the palace together.
When I got to the hall, I took a look, what a guy!
The ostentation is very big!
I saw Gusu Zhongqi sitting on the main seat, and the guests lined up with congratulatory gifts and came forward one by one to wish him birthday.
"The owner of Feiying Villa, Bu Xuanben, presented three South China Sea Night Pearls to wish the old patriarch good luck and longevity in the East China Sea."
"Yan Taifa, the representative of the Tianding Sect, presented a ten-thousand-year-old nine-bend ginseng, wishing the elderly a long life higher than the sky, a blessing deeper than the sea, eternal youth, and good luck."
…
Guests came forward one by one, bowed, said birthday greetings, and presented gifts. Someone next to them received the gifts and took notes.
It’s full of ritual!
After a while, it was the turn of the skinny old man. He stepped forward and shouted loudly: "Xiao Jiuwu, a wanderer from the end of the world, presents a box of rare gems. I wish the old patriarch a prosperous sun and moon, a long spring, a smile, and a long family relationship."
Enjoy."
"Well, you're welcome."
Gusu Zhongqi responded calmly without looking at the skinny old man.
The skinny old man immediately walked down and handed over the gift. Without waiting for others to check it, he left quickly as if his soles were oiled.
The man who received the gift opened the wooden box and was suddenly stunned. He whispered: "Hey, isn't this just a pebble? It doesn't look like a rare gem."
The person in charge of recording stretched his head and glanced, curled his lips and said: "That old man looks like a poor scholar at first glance. How can he have rare gems?"
He picked up the pen and wrote a line of words: Xiao Jiuwu, a box of pebbles.
Next, it was Wei An's turn. He stepped forward and said calmly: "Representative of the Pantian Sect, I would like to present a box of health elixirs and wish the old clan leader great blessings and may the house be filled with gold and jade."
"Oh, it turns out he is a distinguished guest from the Pantian Sect. I would like to say hello to Sect Master Liu on my behalf." Gusu Zhongqi laughed.
"Junior will definitely bring it." Wei An responded, handed the red brocade box out, and then breathed a sigh of relief.
This mission is finally completed.
The man who received the gift opened the red brocade box and was suddenly stunned again. He blinked and said, "Why is it empty?"
"Empty?!"
Wei An quickly looked down, his eyes suddenly narrowed slightly.
The red brocade box is empty!
Before setting off, Wei An personally checked the contents of the brocade box. There was originally a white porcelain bottle with a sealed mouth, but at this moment, the white porcelain bottle disappeared.
"What's wrong?"
Gusu Zhongqi frowned slightly and turned his head to look over.
The man who received the gift glanced at Wei An, walked quickly to Gusu Zhongqi, and whispered a few words in his ear.
Gusu Zhongqi was silent for a moment, waved his hand and said: "I'll accept the gift first, and we'll talk about it later if we have anything else."
"clear."
The man who received the gift understood what he was doing, returned to his original position, and said loudly: "Pantian Sect's congratulatory gift, a bottle of health elixir."
The person who took the notes also picked up a pen and wrote it down.
Wei An's face was solemn, and he slowly left the hall, returned to the room in the other courtyard, looked around, and sat down.
"The white porcelain bottle was stolen..."
From Pantianzong to Xiyang County, Wei An had been careful and never left the red brocade box. Even when sleeping, he would put the red brocade box under his pillow.
Moreover, he practices Bao Gourd Sleeping Skill at night and is extremely alert, so no one can easily approach him.
In other words, the white porcelain bottle was not stolen on the road.
"After I moved into Gusu Castle, someone stole the white porcelain bottle while I wasn't paying attention."
Wei An quickly narrowed down the scope.
"In the past two days, I basically stayed in the room. I only left the red brocade box in the room when I went out to eat."
Wei An further narrowed the scope.
What can be concluded is that the white porcelain bottle was lost during the dinner party, either last night or the night before.
Wei An's eyes scanned every corner of the room.
Before he goes out, he will lock the doors and windows. When he comes back, he will check the condition of the doors and windows.
This is his personal habit.
"I met a master, and I didn't notice anything unusual." Wei An closed his eyes and carefully recalled every detail in his mind.
"By the way, red ribbon!"
Wei An suddenly remembered something. Before setting off, he checked the red brocade box and tied the red ribbon with his own hands.
"When I was tying the knot, I deliberately exposed a section of the red ribbon, which was seven inches long."
Wei An carefully recalled the moment before, when the man who received the gift untied the red ribbon, revealing the length...
It’s also seven inches!
"The thief, did you even notice this detail?" Wei An couldn't help but take a deep breath.
Before I knew it, noon was here.
The young maid came and knocked on the door and said: "Master Zhang, the old patriarch has invited you."
Wei An sighed, immediately got up and went out, following the steps of the young maid, all the way to a study room.
"Here you go, please sit down."
Gusu Zhongqi stood in front of the window, with his hands behind his hands, a smile on his face.
Wei An sat down and responded: "Old patriarch, about the gifts..."
"Gifts are not important."
Gusu Zhongqi waved his hand and said: "You sent a congratulatory gift on behalf of the Pantian Sect, and I accepted the congratulatory gift. That's what happened."
As he spoke, he sighed with emotion: "A blessing in disguise?"
Wei An pondered: "Having said that, I really can't figure out why someone would steal the congratulatory gifts from my Pantian Sect? Ruhua Fozi, Xu Gengdao and others from the same courtyard as me did not have any problems with their congratulatory gifts. Only I
Something happened here."
Gusu Zhongqi raised his eyebrows and said in astonishment: "Did Sect Master Liu not tell you anything?"
Wei An's heart skipped a beat, then he stood up and cupped his hands and said, "Please be clear."
Gusu Zhongqi stared at Wei An's eyes for a moment and said slowly: "So you really don't know anything, Liu Shenfeng!!"
Wei An blinked and said hesitantly: "Are you saying that the sect master is hiding something from me?"
"well……"
Gusu Zhongqi sat down, motioned for Wei An to sit down as well, and sighed: "The gift you sent me is not a health elixir, but a specially made imperial elixir."
"Queen?"
Wei An was stunned for a moment, and then his mind was shaken, "Elixir for the old emperor?!"
Gusu Zhongqi nodded and said slowly: "The old emperor asked King Liang to carry out research on the forbidden blood art. King Liang made a lot of troubles and he really developed a life-prolonging elixir. So, the most important question next is,
How can I get the elixir into the hands of the old emperor?"
Wei An listened quietly, and a chill gradually emerged in his heart.
Gusu Zhongqi smiled bitterly and said: "Prolonging life is the wish of the old emperor, but under the world, there are too many people who hope that the old emperor will die soon. Once the news of the successful refining of the imperial elixir is leaked, I am afraid that there will be
Set off endless bloody storms.
This is also true. There are three royal elixirs in total, and Prince Liang's soldiers sent the elixirs in three ways, and you are one of them."
"According to the plan, you will deliver the congratulatory gift to me, and then I will secretly send the royal elixir to the capital of the gods without anyone noticing.
Unfortunately, we failed.
The other way was personally escorted by Taibao Yan Wuxie.
According to the news I received last night, Yan Wuxie was attacked by waves of powerful enemies on the way. His imperial elixir was destroyed, and all the escort team were killed. Even he himself was severely injured. I heard that
One eye is missing."
Wei An took a deep breath and asked, "Where's the third way?"
Gusu Zhongqi shook his head and said: "That road is very secretive. I am afraid that except for a few people such as King Liang, no one knows the whereabouts of the imperial elixir."
Wei An was speechless for a long time.
He never expected that Liu Shenfeng would arrange for him to do such a dangerous task without telling him anything.
"I failed, what are the consequences?" Wei An couldn't help but ask.
Gusu Zhongqi spread his hands and said: "If any of the three royal elixirs is successfully delivered to the old emperor's hands, then not only will you and I have no fault, we will also have merit.
But on the contrary, when the old emperor is angry, I will be punished, and you will probably commit suicide to apologize."
"Suicide?!"
Wei An's eyes twitched slightly, and he said speechlessly: "I worked so hard to make this trip. I originally thought I was here to wish you a birthday, but I didn't expect that I was here to celebrate my death."