The result of the dispute was that the party who wanted to come in was turned away by the party guarding the door. Due to the suffering last night, Nanfeng fell asleep after getting warm, and woke up in the late afternoon.
Except for himself, there was no one else in the room, and the door was closed. The north wind was howling outside, and snowflakes squeezed into the room through the cracks in the door. When heated, they turned into water and wet the ground within a foot of the door.
While no one was bothering him, Nan Feng calmly thought about it. It was too coincidental that both Yuqing Sect and Taiqing Sect had internal strife. But he just felt it was a coincidence, but could not deduce the truth behind it.
This matter can only be put aside for the time being. The two veterans brought him back to testify that the girl here was the one Ling Yunzi took away that day. If this was really the case, he could tell the truth. If the girl here is not the one Ling Yunzi took away, how should she deal with it.
If this situation really happens, it can only be Ling Yunzi who changes the contract midway. Whether he tells the truth or commits perjury depends on who is the righteous party.
Just as he made up his mind, the door was pushed open, followed by the footsteps of several people.
Not long after, the door of the room was also pushed open. Nanfeng had closed his eyes before, and opened his eyes again when he heard the sound of pushing the door. The first to enter the room were four old Taoists with solemn expressions, two in their sixties and Gu Xi. Old Taoists are among them.
Following them was a young Taoist priest whom he recognized as Ling Yunzi whom he had met in the inn that day.
Behind Ling Yunzi is a middle-aged Taoist nun. The Taoist nun is holding a little girl in her hand. After a year, the little girl has grown a little taller, but her appearance is still the same as before and has not changed much.
After the Taoist nun brought the girl in, Ling Yunzi walked back and closed the door.
When everyone entered the house, Nanfeng had already stood up and went to the ground. When everyone stood still, he raised his hands and saluted everyone. He just saluted without saying a word.
The two veterans, Huajia and Gu Xi, nodded at him.
The door of Nanfeng's room faces south. There is a fire kang in the northeast and a bookshelf in the northwest. The fire kang and bookshelf occupy half of the room. There is a wooden table in the middle of the south area, and there are four wooden chairs around the wooden table.
The four old Taoists stood on the east side of the wooden table, facing east. The old Taoist at the top was the ancient Taoist, and the old Taoist in his sixties was on his right. There were two other Taoists he didn't recognize on the right side of the old Taoist.
The middle-aged Taoist nun pulled the little girl and stood in front of the four people. Ling Yunzi closed the door and stood on the west side of the door.
The ancient Taoist cleared his throat and said in a deep voice to Nanfeng who was standing in front of the Kang, "Young man, tell me your name and origin."
"I was originally a beggar in Chang'an City. I lived with a few sworn brothers in the Earth Temple in Xicheng. I have no name. Just because I am ranked sixth, they all call me the sixth." Nanfeng replied.
"At the turn of winter and spring last year, have you ever been to Hulin Town in Jiangbei?" the old man asked again.
"You have asked this question before." Nanfeng was very confused.
"The answer is yes." The old man said.
Although there were doubts in his heart, Nanfeng could only answer verbally, "A few of our brothers got into trouble in Chang'an City and fled. The third child and I moved around. In the early spring of last year, we were in Hulin Town, Jiangbei."
"Have you ever recognized him?" The ancient Taoist pointed his finger at Ling Yunzi.
When Nanfeng heard this, he tilted his head and looked at Ling Yunzi. Ling Yunzi stood upright with an expressionless face and did not look at him.
"I've seen it before." Nanfeng nodded.
"Tell me what you saw that day in detail, without omitting anything." The ancient and mysterious old man said.
Nanfeng lowered his head and recalled for a moment, then raised his head and said, "Lao San and I went to Hulin Town the day before. We didn't want to stay in an inn, but later we pulled cloth to make clothes and stayed in an inn. I wore This outfit was made in Hulin Town. While we were waiting for the clothes, we also made a knife at the blacksmith shop in Hulin Town. In the evening of the next day, we went to the front hall to eat. I remember that we ate fire. "
Speaking of this, Nanfeng tilted his head and looked at Gu Xilaodao. What he said was extremely trivial, fearing that everyone would find him wordy.
"Don't look at me, tell the truth." The ancient Taoist said in a deep voice.
"Okay, okay." Nanfeng nodded and continued, "When we went to the front hall, there were already two tables of diners, one table was for three warriors, and the other table was for an old man and a young man. It was an old man in black, and the youngest girl was this girl. In the past year, she had grown taller, but she had not changed much. The old man in black cared for her very much and kept bringing her food. Later, among the three warriors, One came over and asked her if her surname was Yuan, she said yes, and also asked if that person was sent by her father."
At this point, Nanfeng said to the girl, "Little sister, am I right?"
"Brother, I remember you. Your monk friend was very greedy. He was afraid that uncle and uncle would fight and overturned the table. When he was hiding, he even took the porridge bowl." Although the girl is young, she speaks clearly.
Seeing that the girl confirmed what he said, Nanfeng stopped talking and turned to look at Gu Xi Lao Dao, "You two asked me to come over and prove that this girl is the one the Taoist priest took away. I have already confirmed that it is her. "
The old man nodded and said, "Continue to elaborate."
"Look, she also knows me. Do you need to continue?" Nanfeng asked.
Gu Xi Laodao didn't answer.
"Didn't you say that someone misunderstood this Taoist priest? When he comes, I will tell them in detail." Nanfeng said.
"I'm already here." The voice was calm and cold.
The voice was that of a middle-aged man. The voice was erratic and it was difficult to find its origin. Nanfeng heard the voice and looked around, but did not find the speaker.
"Tell us about the funeral in detail." He said in an ancient way.
At this time, Nanfeng had already reacted. When everyone entered the door before, someone had already followed them. No wonder everyone was standing on the west side. It turned out that this person gave way. This person must be a powerful person. Not only can he hide his figure, but also his breath. All can be hidden.
"The warrior asked the girl's last name and wanted to take her away, but was stopped by the old man in black. The other two warriors came up to help, but they couldn't beat the old man in black. Finally, the Taoist priest appeared and he himself Someone rushed in from the outside, holding a talisman in his hand..."
"What weapon did the man in black use?" the invisible man asked.
"Weapons? He didn't use weapons, he used his hands, like this, like this." Nanfeng stretched out his hands to imitate.
The invisible man hummed.
Seeing that he no longer asked questions, Nanfeng continued, "Those three warriors knew this mage and called him. Master Lingyun took the talisman to cast down the old man in black and blew up the clothes on the old man's chest. He then asked the old man to surrender. The old man was injured and could not escape, so he told Master Lingyun the whole story, saying that the girl was not an ordinary person. He also said that her identity had been revealed and that a goblin wanted to kill her. He took the girl away for Protect her."
At this point, Nanfeng paused for a moment, then continued, "I was worried that knowing too much would get me into trouble, so I took my third brother to the backyard. Not long after, I heard the sound of broken tables and chairs in the front hall. , and after waiting for a while but no movement, we went out to check what was going on, and saw everyone, including the shopkeeper, lying on the ground not knowing whether to live or die. We were afraid of being sued, so we left overnight."
After Nanfeng finished speaking, everyone had a look of relief on their faces. Nanfeng's words were clear and detailed, so the other party should believe them.
After a long silence, the invisible man asked coldly, "What did you commit in Chang'an?"
"The fourth child was sick, and the eldest sister went to help him get medicine. The doctor bullied the eldest sister, so the fourth child went to kill the doctor." Nanfeng said truthfully. The other party only asked this question to make sure that he was not temporarily summoned by the Yuqing Sect to give false testimony. It has nothing to do with him personally.
"What was this girl wearing that day?" the invisible man asked again.
Nanfeng thought for a while, shook his head and said, "I really don't remember this. I only remember that the clothes she wore seemed too big and didn't fit well."
"What details do you remember?" the invisible man asked.
Nanfeng recalled again and remembered another detail: "The girl wanted to drink water, and the old man in black went to get the kettle. He walked on his toes. Folks say that people possessed by ghosts walk on their toes, so I doubted him. I was possessed by a ghost, and I didn’t know until Master Lingyun arrived that he was really a ghost.”
"Don't talk nonsense." The sixty-year-old Taoist hurriedly stopped him.
The invisible man was not angry, but continued to ask, "What other details are there?"
Nanfeng's memory is considered very good, but after all, a year has passed. When it happened, he never thought that one day someone would ask him to recall it, so he never paid attention to it. At the moment, he really couldn't think of any valuable details. After thinking hard, he finally Thinking of something, the pointing girl spoke up and said, "After the warrior asked her last name, he said, "Second Miss, I will take you away."
As soon as this statement came out, everyone was shocked.
Nanfeng looked at Ling Yunzi, "Taoist Master, do you still remember? No, you weren't here when he shouted this." After saying that, he looked at the little girl again, "Little sister, do you still remember?"
"Remember what?" The little girl tilted her head and looked at him.
"Did the person who carried you away call you Second Miss?" Nanfeng said.
The little girl shook her head. She was only six years old this year and five years old last year. She thought it was very interesting for the fat man to hide and eat while holding the rice bowl, so she remembered it. She couldn't remember anything else clearly.
"If this young man heard correctly, General Yuan also has a daughter!" Ling Yunzi was very excited.
The little girl was unhappy, tilted her head and curled her lips, "My father only has one daughter."
A long silence followed. Nanfeng's story originally proved that it was this girl that Ling Yunzi brought back, but the last detail he said made things more confusing.
After a long time, the invisible man spoke again, "Are you sure this woman is the one Ling Yunzi took away that day?"
"OK." Nanfeng nodded repeatedly.
"Why are you so sure?" the invisible man asked.
"I remember her appearance," Nan Feng pointed at the girl, "Her eyes are big, the corners of her eyes are very thin, very..."
Nanfeng's talk stopped abruptly here.
"Why can't you say it all?" asked the old man.
Nanfeng didn't answer, but upon closer inspection, this little girl looked very much like one of his friends...