After coming out of Liu Zai's room, Zhou Jun walked on the road, always thinking that Jin Youji once mentioned that he had a daughter in Silla. The two had a big fight a few years ago, and then his daughter left his hometown.
, boarded a sea ship bound for Datang.
When Liu Xiaoxian was in Beili Middle School, she once said that she secretly left her home and took a boat to Datang.
The caliber of the two is comparable.
Moreover, Jin Youji said he saw his daughter at the bridge on November 25, and according to water transport records, Liu Xiaoxian entered Luoyang by boat on that day.
Back at the inn, Zhou Jun paced back and forth in the room, Hua Yue was confused.
Huayue: "Erlang, what's wrong?"
Zhou Jun stopped and asked Huayue: "Do you still remember Liu Xiaoxian?"
Hua Yue: "That woman who was scared to death in the dungeon? Of course I remember her."
Zhou Jun: "Her father may be the Silla blacksmith who once found coal ash for us."
Huayue was stunned for a moment and asked in surprise: "Really?"
Zhou Jun: "I contacted the previous events and came up with this guess, but I don't know if it is correct?"
Huayue stood up: "If you want to know the answer, it's actually very simple."
Zhou Jun heard this, looked at Hua Yue, nodded and said, "That's right. It's not difficult to know the answer."
After saying that, the two of them packed up their things, left the inn, and rushed towards the lantern scene in Shangyang Palace.
He quickly arrived at the gate of Shangyang Palace. Zhou Jun showed the fish talisman and stated his intention. The military guard guarding the gate was familiar with him and allowed him to pass.
Walking into Shangyang Palace with Hua Yue, Zhou Jun first glanced at the fifteen-story Shangyuan Zhenxian lantern, and then found the officer on duty who would be the supervisor and asked about Jin Youji's whereabouts.
Just when Hua Yue kept sighing at the spectacular lanterns, the officer on duty who was supervising the supervisor turned over the door and said: "Jin Youji has been working with Master Mao Shun these days. If you want to find him, you can ask him
The master craftsman himself."
Zhou Jun thanked the other party, went to the lantern building again, and followed the steps into the interior of the lantern building.
Walking up the spiral staircases one after another, Zhou Jun took a deep breath and walked towards the upper level.
Hua Yue saw that his expression was different and asked.
Zhou Jun: "I'm just a little... out of breath."
Huayue glanced at the cliff-like space under the wooden stairs, suddenly remembered something, and asked Zhou Jun with a smile: "Erlang, when you went to that deserted house last time, I asked you if you were ever afraid in this world.
What have you said before that you are only afraid of one thing...could it be that you are afraid of heights?"
Zhou Jun pretended to be calm and said: "I'm not particularly scared, I just have some palpitations when climbing high."
Huayue snickered and poked Zhou Jun's waist.
Zhou Jun got excited, grabbed the wooden beam beside him, and said angrily: "Don't mess around!"
After finally climbing to the arch, Zhou Jun saw a group of craftsmen under the command of Master Mao Shun repairing the lamp tower.
Seeing Zhou Jun coming, Mao Shun's expression tightened, he waved his hand to stop the craftsmen, and then asked the former: "Today is the day off, why is Erlang here?"
Zhou Jun first bowed his hands as a gift, and then said to Mao Shun: "There is a Silla craftsman named Jin Youji, who said he has been working under you these days."
Mao Shun nodded and said, "Not bad."
Zhou Jun: "May I ask the master craftsman, where is Jin Youji now? I have something to ask him."
Seeing Zhou Jun's anxious expression, Mao Shun replied: "In the past few days, Jin Youji took a nap in the morning and took leave to go out. He said that he had something to do at home and would not come back until the afternoon."
Zhou Jun nodded after hearing this, and with a plan in mind, he planned to say goodbye to Mao Shun.
While Zhou Jun and Mao Shun were talking, Hua Yue looked at the tung oil, wood and other items stored in the corner of the arch with a puzzled look on his face.
But before Huayue had time to think about it, Zhou Jun asked her to leave together, and the matter was forgotten by her.
After leaving the lantern building, Hua Yue asked Zhou Jun: "Jin Youji won't be back until this afternoon. Otherwise, why don't we wait here and then ask him face to face?"
Zhou Jun thought for a moment, shook his head and said, "If you question him directly, Jin Youji will never tell the truth, and he might even run away directly."
Huayue: "What should we do?"
Zhou Jun: "Jin Youji comes to Shangyang Palace every morning to do some cooking. Tomorrow we will come earlier, hide nearby, wait for him to appear, and then follow him all the way to see where he has been during the past few days when he took leave."
Huayue nodded and responded.
On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the day of Shangyuan Festival, Zhou Jun and Hua Yue came to the gate of Shangyang Palace early, found a remote place, and hid.
About half an hour after the craftsmen made camp, Jin Youji left Shangyang Palace while carefully checking his surroundings.
Zhou Jun winked at Huayue, and the two of them slowly followed.
Jin Youji crossed the Tianjin Bridge and walked around the nearby shops very cautiously a few times, taking advantage of the crowds during the Lantern Festival to constantly change routes.
Seeing how cautious he was, Zhou Jun was able to confirm his previous guess.
After walking forward for a while, Huayue touched Zhou Jun with her elbow and motioned him to look forward.
Zhou Jun looked forward and saw a man with strange movements walking not far ahead, following closely behind Jin Youji.
Zhou Jun walked forward and said to Huayue: "It seems that we are not the only ones who want to find Liu Xiaoxian through Jin Youji."
Huayue looked at the surrounding streets and alleys, and said to Zhou Jun: "I can create some trouble and slow down that person."
Zhou Jun thought for a moment and said, "Keep the noise as low as possible and pay attention to your own safety."
Huayue nodded, and then moved towards the man who was following Jin Youji.
Huayue, who pretended to be out on the street, followed the man all the way, looking for an opportunity to strike.
After walking halfway through the street, she saw a stall selling sesame fried cakes from a distance. There was also a large bucket of sesame oil behind the stall, and she couldn't help but think about it.
Hua Yue took a shortcut and walked a few steps quickly to the back of the fried cake stall. First, he took advantage of the stall where the stall owner was selling fried cakes to passers-by, used his body as a shield, opened the lid of the oil drum, and then
Seeing the right moment, he used a wooden spoon to pour the sesame oil into the road.
The man who was responsible for following did not notice the oil stains on the road and stepped on it. He lost control of his balance and his body slipped. He heard a roar and knocked over the fried cake stall.
Fried cakes, boiling oil, shops, coupled with the roars of stall owners and the screams of pedestrians, the whole street suddenly became chaotic.
The stall owner rolled up his sleeves, grabbed the man following him by his clothes, yelled at him, and asked him to compensate for the loss.
Not to be outdone, the man who followed him said that the stall owner accidentally poured oil and made the street bricks extremely slippery.
Listening to the quarrel between the stall owner and the man, Hua Yue, who was the instigator, walked into the alley with a chuckle.