madnovel Chapter 1559 Slip away
Chapter 1559 Slip away
Chapter 1559 Slip away
Now, the same type of beetle has also appeared in Yongquan Villa, which means that -
"We were also targeted by him."
"I checked, these bugs are demon puppets, absolutely true." He stretched out his hand, and the bat demon puppet flew down and landed on the back of his hand. "This guy said that a lot of beetles flew close to my cave more than an hour ago, and they were all caught and killed by it."
"How much exactly?"
Dong Rui glared at him: "Do you think my bat will count?"
"Okay, I was wrong."
"It ate quite a few of them and was full, so it only left these two to play with." The monkey saw them and wanted to play with them too. No, it wanted to eat them too.
He Lingchuan's face was as gloomy as water: "Either this demon puppet master released them to scout the terrain of Yongquan Villa, or, these beetles are here to find you."
"Why are you looking for me?" Dong Rui was not happy at all when he met a colleague in a foreign land. "Did I provoke him?"
"Don't you know what's going on?" He Lingchuan glanced at him, "The tiger with a scissortail, the porcupine, and Xiao An?"
This guy tells lies with open eyes and seems to be justified in doing so.
“Hey, hey, hey, hey!” Dong Rui waved his hands repeatedly, “His demon puppet was taken away by the Black Armor Army. What does it have to do with me?”
"The fact that his insect puppet appeared here means that he has become suspicious of us." He Lingchuan pondered, "Where did we reveal our identity? Or, did something unexpected happen when you were placing Xiao An?"
This problem is extremely serious!
The demon puppet master sent these little bugs and kept rushing towards Dong Rui's laboratory, which means that he suspected "Wei Yishan".
Dong Rui shook his head and said, "There is a more reasonable explanation."
"Ok?"
"It's the same reason why he killed Situ Yu in the first place - maybe someone asked him to kill you." Dong Rui spread his hands, "He doesn't have any personal grudge against Situ Yu, right?"
Well, that makes sense.
He Lingchuan asked him, "Who would hire him to kill someone?"
“Need I say more?” Dong Rui slammed the table, “Read that name out loud!”
He Lingchuan didn't have time to play with him, so he just asked, "When did these beetles sneak in?"
Dong Rui said, "At the latest, it was more than an hour ago."
"How do you know they haven't already entered the villa?"
"This kind of insect puppet is not easy to make, and it is not very obedient. If the controller is not nearby, they will fly away quickly." What intelligence do insects have? If no one is watching, they will fly around. "And our villa is too large, most of the time it is beyond the control range of these demon puppet masters."
This is a practical difficulty that only Dong Rui, who is also a demon puppeteer, would notice.
He Lingchuan bought such a large manor in order to create difficulties for his enemies in reconnaissance and operations.
Dong Rui paused and continued, "My bats are the nemesis of this kind of insect puppet. There are very few creatures that will keep moving towards their natural enemies."
So, these beetles are also driven and have no control over themselves.
"So, if they want to use insect puppets to scout the villa, they must go there in person?" He Lingchuan's eyes narrowed. "An hour and a half ago?"
Wasn’t there a new guest in the villa an hour and a half ago?
He was also a strange customer who brought black crystals but was not very willing to sell them.
Dong Rui said bitterly: "No wonder that Tian's behavior is strange and his purpose is unclear. It turns out that selling the black crystal was fake and investigating the villa was real!"
Having said this, He Lingchuan immediately ordered his men to send a message to Wanqi Liang, asking him to keep a close eye on Tian Yun.
At the same time, he mobilized all the manpower in the villa to search for the red-line beetles in the mountain forests, one by one.
There is strength in numbers.
Dong Rui even ordered his servants to take out a sack of hazelnuts and perform the magical power of "throwing beans to turn into soldiers".
This skill was learned from Fu Liushan. Although he was not as proficient as Fu Tianshi and the hazelnut soldiers he created were not as intelligent, they still had the most basic function, which was to search for beetles with red lines on their abdomens over a large area.
Yongquan Villa is a large place with many trees and grass. Even if He Lingchuan sent more than a thousand people out to look for insects, the success rate would still be touchingly low.
"By the way, where has this Tian stayed before?" Dong Rui reminded He Lingchuan, "Even if he just stayed there for three or five breaths. Think carefully and don't miss any of them!"
"Xingtai, Tianquan, and Yuhua Hall where we eat." He Lingchuan had just finished saying this when he quickly added the soul-grabbing mirror in his arms, "Hey, hey, on your way to Tianquan, Tian Yun ran out to relieve himself. Do you remember?"
"Yes, Tian Yun also went to Baihuagang to relieve himself."
"Go and see them one by one." Dong Rui said solemnly, "His purpose must be more than just to see you and me."
He Lingchuan led him to the apricot platform and pointed at the large pit that had not yet been filled and said, "We were standing next to the pit just now."
The ground was covered with freshly turned mud, and the forest was ten feet away. Dong Rui shook his head repeatedly: "Not here!"
They walked around Xingtai and found nothing unusual.
Then go to Baihuagang.
Tian Yun followed He Lingchuan to Tianquan to fetch water, and slipped away to Songgang to relieve himself.
No one would let others watch them when they urinate, so he was free at that moment.
This is a small hill with dense forests. Although it is winter, the dry yellow weeds on the ground still make it impossible to step on.
How many messy things can there be in a forest? It is hard for ordinary people to imagine.
He Lingchuan asked: "What should we look for?"
"Let's start with the insects." Dong Rui had already made up his mind. "This opponent is good at controlling insect puppets, so all the insects, insect eggs, and any abnormal things on the Birch Hill, whether on the trees or underground, must be found!"
This task was indeed a bit too much to ask. Fortunately, Dong Rui once again used his magical power of turning beans into soldiers to release the hazelnut men. These thumb-sized little creatures jumped all over Songgang, turning over stones, digging up tree roots, and looking at the grass.
Wanqi Feng wanted to bring a whole team in, but Dong Rui waved his hand and said, "No more than ten people. Don't ruin the clues."
He made a gesture, and the ghost apes and bats entered the Birch Hill and began a thorough search.
"In this season, all the birch leaves have fallen off. Insects will not lay eggs on bare branches, and neither will Tian Yun. Otherwise, it would be too obvious. Besides, the weather is very cold, and there will be frost in the morning and evening. Tian Yun's trick must find a place to hide." He Lingchuan analyzed, "So, only check below the trunk."
Everyone heaved a sigh of relief when they heard this. This birch forest has thousands of branches, so it’s great that we don’t have to check the branches!
"Everything has been arranged here. Let's go after Tian Yun." He Lingchuan said seriously, "Even if he is not the mastermind, he cannot escape responsibility."
At this time, the sound of horse hooves was heard and a rider came flying over.
Wanqi Liang is here.
Before the horse had even stopped, he jumped off the ground and said in a deep voice, "My lord! Wanqi Liang is useless!"
He Lingchuan frowned: "Lost?"
"Yes." Wanqi Liang and several of his men couldn't even raise their heads.
"Tell me."
"Tian Yun took a carriage back to the south of Tianshui City, and I saw him walk into the upper room of Yixin Inn."
He Lingchuan interrupted him: "Is there anyone else in the room?"
"It's hard to say. As soon as he entered, he ordered some bath water and then closed the doors and windows." Wan Qiliang didn't have time to take a closer look. "We stood guard at the exit and waited for two cups of tea. The longer we waited, the more we felt something was wrong. So we knocked on the door under the pretext of delivering food, but no one answered. Then I rushed in. The guest room was empty, without a single person in sight. There was a bottle of apricot wine in the corner!"
"He knew he would be followed, so he picked a random inn to get rid of you." He Lingchuan said to Wanqi Liang, "The old ones are the wisest."
He then asked: "So, we couldn't catch him even with the compass?"
He usually has a backup plan.
The small-denomination silver note traded to Tian Yun was stained with the juice of the bee-chasing pupa; he could throw away other things, but he had to take the money with him, right?
So He Lingchuan also gave the chasing compass to Wanqi Liang, just in case.
As a result, the “what if” really happened and we couldn’t prevent it.
Wanqi Liang took out the compass and presented it with both hands. He Lingchuan and Dong Rui looked and saw that the needle on the compass was still.
"Where is this money?"
"Yihe Money House." Wanqi Liang whispered, "Yixin Inn is right next to Yihe Money House. I infer that after Tian slipped out of the inn, he deposited the banknotes into the money house and left. Maybe, maybe his accomplices have been waiting inside the money house for a long time."
If this is the case, Tian Yun will hand the money over to his accomplices and leave at ease.
Yao State's commercial development is second to none in the Golden Plains, and the money houses here provide merchants with deposit and exchange services. People usually don't like to carry large sums of money when traveling far away, so they can deposit their money in the chain money houses and withdraw it when they arrive.
For example, He Lingchuan deposited 100,000 taels of silver notes into the Yihe Money House, got the receipt, and then went to the Yihe Money House in Mangzhou to withdraw the money.
Of course, if the amount is too large, you may have to wait for a few days.
But saving money is fast.
Using this method, the tracking spell can be effectively circumvented, because Tian Yun will not be able to withdraw the silver note even if he withdraws money in another place.
He didn't know that He Lingchuan was using the chasing bee pupa juice, but although there are all kinds of tracking abilities in this world, the principles are all the same. They will definitely leave some marks on themselves or on the objects they have obtained.
Then, as long as Tian Yun erases all traces of his contact with He Lingchuan, such as the silver bills, apricot wine, the clothes he wore to Yongquan Villa, etc., the possibility of being tracked will be greatly reduced.
Dong Rui murmured: "Good fellow, he is so cautious!"
Wanqi Liang gritted his teeth and pulled out the dagger: "I will never make this mistake again, or else I will do this!"
After saying that, he cut off the little finger of his left hand!
But the next second, he felt his hand lighten and the dagger disappeared.
Looking closely again, the dagger was in He Lingchuan's hand, and he made a knife flower lightly.
"You are my personal guard, you should obey me. How dare you hurt yourself without my approval?"
Wanqi Liang shouted, "Liang is a fool and has made no progress. I ask for punishment!"
"We have something important to do in a few days, don't try to stop us and cause trouble now!" He Lingchuan threw the dagger back to him. This guy was as stubborn as a cow, only listening to He Lingchuan. Sometimes even Wanqi Feng couldn't persuade him. "Remember this offense and I'll punish you later."
"Yes."