Du Jie got up very early the next morning. After he went downstairs, the servant downstairs hurriedly greeted him: "Young master, you got up really early. Are you planning to have breakfast or go out for a walk? You need someone to accompany you."

You?"

Du Jie said "Don't bother" and walked out of the Yingbin Building. It rained heavily in the middle of the night last night and the air outside was very good. The servants, big and small, had already started to get busy. When they saw Du Jie walking over, they hurriedly turned around and saluted.

, Du Jie also nodded in response. People who practice martial arts in the morning are just breathing in and out. Du Jie looked around, trying to choose a quieter place. At this time, he saw a person not far away from him.

A thousand-year-old cypress.

This ancient cypress was washed by the rain last night and looked full of life. Du Jie thought this ancient cypress was good, so he drew a place here and began to think about things while talking. After a while, he would compete with the young master of the Huai family.

It’s time to fight with marksmanship. Although my master said that I am an excellent marksman, I really don’t have much confidence in my heart. If it really happens,

If he loses like this, he must give up the gun. He must not hand over the gun that his grandfather gave him personally in vain. And he also heard his master say that the Huai family is so eager to pursue Jiulong.

The reason for the soul gun is simply that the Huai family is now in decline and they are in urgent need of a big tree to rely on, and Master and Tianji Sect are this big tree!

Thinking of this, he patted the ancient cypress next to him with his hand. But when he patted it for the first time, he found that the bark of the ancient cypress seemed to have been crushed by someone's gravity. He felt curious.

He carefully touched it with his hands and confirmed that it had been crushed and then reconnected. It was obvious that the bark had dried out just like last night, and there seemed to be more than just this place. Du Jie followed the trunk and looked at it bit by bit.

, found that half of the rope was left on the leafy crown of the ancient cypress.

Du Jie looked around and saw that no one was looking at him. He tapped the tree trunk with his foot and landed lightly on the ancient cypress. Because it was early in the morning and the leaves of the ancient cypress were lush, the light was not particularly good.

Du Jie couldn't see clearly how the half of the rope was broken. He

Holding the tree trunk with his hand, Du Jie wanted to take the rope and take a closer look, but as soon as his hand touched the trunk, he felt a sticky liquid. Du Jie put his finger in front of his eyes and looked at the light, and found that the volume was

He brought some dried blood to the tip of his nose and smelled it.

"It is indeed blood, but I don't know if it is human blood. It's a pity that I don't have a nose like Lao Liu. This is really strange. The way the blood coagulated must have been not long ago. Did something happen at that time?"

Du Jie wanted to continue searching to see if he could find anything else, but footsteps suddenly came from not far away. After thinking about it for a while, he felt that it was better to keep the matter quiet for the time being, so he jumped down from Gubai.

After a short while, a servant ran over anxiously. When he saw Du Jie, he shouted with joy: "Young master, you are here!"

Du Jie pretended to give up his efforts and looked back at the waiter. The waiter also seemed to be impatient. Before Du Jie could finish his posture, he said again: "Sir, the old gentleman has gone to the front hall to have a meal. Are you there?"

Shall we go together? Or let the little man bring it to you."

Du Jie murmured in his heart: The breakfast at the Huai family is really early. He said to the servant: "No need to bother, I will go to the front hall myself." After saying that, Du Jie glanced at the half of the ancient cypress from the corner of his eye.

rope and left here.

After leaving the Yingbin Building, exiting the main hall and entering the front hall, Du Jie happened to meet his teacher on the way. Du Jie ran over and said, "Master, I found something interesting in front of our Yingbin Building." After that, he said to himself

I told you exactly what I saw.

Tianjisou was stunned after hearing this. After thinking about it, he shook his head and said: "The rain was too loud last night, and I seemed to hear something. Forget it, this is in Huaijiapu after all. Don't mix it with other things.

Come on. Follow Master to see Huaichou and discuss the matter of the competition."

This little episode passed like this. The two of them walked to the front hall and saw Huaichou sitting in the front hall. He didn't know what he was thinking. His wife was sitting with him on the right side. Huaichou and his wife met.

When Tianjisou arrived, he hurriedly came over and said loudly: "I was just saying that I was going to send someone to look for the old gentleman, but I didn't expect that the old gentleman had already come."

Tianjisou smiled and slapped him and said, "I've been disturbed by disturbing Master Huai for a whole day, so there's no reason to wait for my master to call me."

Huaichou also smiled and said: "Then please invite the old gentleman and the young knight to have a meal, and we will discuss the matter of the competition after the meal."

"Please excuse me."

Rich families along the river usually eat seafood in the morning, not to mention the owner of Bad Family Fort. The silver crab soup paired with a table of side dishes also made Du Jie enjoy the meal. As for the food

Du Jie is really not particular about anything. During the northwest march, there were days of wine and meat.

There really wasn't much. Even if there was meat and wine, there would be no good cooks in the army, so naturally they wouldn't be able to cook anything delicious. I didn't have much chance to taste delicious food when I returned to the Central Plains. Although the vegetarian dishes at Jialan Temple were good, the list was tasteless.

Only when you arrive at Huai's house can these two meals be considered delicacies.

While he was eating, a boy ran over in a hurry and whispered something into Huai Chou's ear. After hearing this, Hua Chou was stunned for a moment, and then he lowered his face and whispered: "You said

Is it true?" The boy nodded repeatedly, and Huaichou waved his hand to let him go.

After the boy got down, he smiled ugly and said to Tianji Ship: "Old sir, eat first. I have something to take care of, so I will ask my wife to sit down with you first."

Tianjisou said: "If Master Huai has something to do, feel free to do it yourself."

Huaichou nodded, stood up, gave instructions to his wife and went out, but the walk lasted almost half a day. When Huaichou finally came back, he still looked ashamed and apologetic. When he entered the door, he clasped his fists and said to Tianjisou:

"I'm really sorry, old man. Because Huaibi was feeling unwell, I went to have a look. It's really a waste of time to delay for so long."

"Oh? What's wrong with Young Master Huai? It's nothing serious. I also know some Qihuang techniques. Do you need my help?" Tianjisou said politely.

"Oh, don't bother the old man. The doctor has already seen him and taken the medicine. There should be nothing serious. But I'm afraid I won't be able to compete today. I shamelessly want to ask the old man to stay a little longer and wait for Huaibi to recover.

Recover, how about arranging a competition between them immediately?"

"This..." Tianjisou touched his beard, thought for a long time before nodding and said: "Okay, it seems like this is the best I can do, then I'll beg for mercy in your house a little longer."

"Well, thank you very much, Mr. Huai Chou."

Du Jie listened carefully and knew that he seemed to be unable to compete today. Although he was a little pity, the master said to wait a little longer, so he would just wait a little longer. Anyway, grandpa said that he should listen to the master in everything.

Tianjisou and Du Jie came out of the front hall and returned to the Yingbin Building. Along the way, Tianjisou kept trying to persuade Du Jie, telling him to wait patiently for a few days. Now the competition is a bit unwinnable. I am afraid that the young master is a little stressed.

If it's too big, you might get sick yourself.

Du Jie nodded indifferently. He was anxious to go and have a look under that ancient cypress. Du Jie had a very similar temperament to Wu Qi. They liked to make trouble very much. If he didn't get involved in anything, he would definitely do it.

uncomfortable.

When Tian Jisou returned to the Yingbin Building, Du Jie walked under the ancient cypress again. He looked up and said, "Huh? Where is the half of the rope? Not good..." Du Jie screamed in his heart, and hurriedly flew away and climbed up again.

Go up there and look carefully for any trace of rope. Even the sticky blood has long since disappeared, and all parts have been washed clean by water.

Who could have taken all these things away? Does he not want to see it because he is afraid of being discovered? Could it be that his every move has been seen by others, or is it just a coincidence that there is a time difference. This place is far from the Yingbin Building

Being so close, does it have anything to do with us? What is going on?

Du Jie squatted on the tree and was lost in thought. Unknowingly, the time of burning incense passed. Later, Du Jie felt that there was too little news and had no choice but to give up.

At this time, it was already three shots in the day. Du Jie felt that staying in the reception building was boring, so he asked Tianjisou for a leave. Tianjisou also knew that his apprentice was a bit wild, so he reluctantly nodded and agreed. In this way, Du Jie

After that, the Huai family went to the lively market.

After leaving Huai's house, turn right and soon arrived at the market. It was a bustling time with all kinds of hawking sounds. It was the first time for Du Jie to come to such a place. He had been listening to Wu Qi's words before.

He said how fun and lively the market was, but it was only when he saw it today that it turned out to be true. Du Jie was still a child at heart, and he was attracted by the many gadgets after a while.
Chapter completed!