Chapter 25 Blacksmith Shop

The paper crane flew up from Liu Xu's palm, flapping its wings, and danced around Liu Xu.

Surrounded by the paper cranes, Liu Xu, dressed in white, seemed like a fairy from heaven, and her otherworldly temperament was infinitely magnified.

Especially with the white gauze on her face, the sense of mystery became even stronger.

The paper crane flew for a while and landed again in Liu Xu's palm.

Liu Xu tapped the paper crane's head with her white index finger and smiled, "Go, little guy, find some clues."

The secret of paper tying - paper crane tracking.

This is a secret technique from "The Secret of Paper Tying", but it is not entirely.

The paper crane tracking is guided by energy, while Liu Xu uses the divine essence as a pen and the aura of righteousness as a guide.

This is what makes Liu Xu different from a scholar.

She is a scholar, but after reading "The Secret of Paper Tying", she realized something strange.

For example, paper crane tracking, which should be the unique skill of paper tying people, she can use it in a different way.

In fact, Liu Xu couldn't use all the things in the "Art of Paper Tie". She could only use the things that she had modified.

Some things couldn't be modified, so she couldn't use them.

For example, she couldn't use the divine essence to make the simplest paper figures.

But just these, she was much better than ordinary scholars.

After the paper crane left, Liu Xu didn't sit there.

She took out another piece of paper from the cabinet and spread it flat on the table.

She picked up the brush and hung it on the paper, and it didn't fall down for a long time.

The eyes that looked like the starry sky were closed, and after about two breaths, the brush finally moved.

Liu Xu kept her eyes closed throughout the process, letting her hand pick up the brush and write and draw on the paper.

She didn't write, and what was drawn on the paper were thin lines.

From a distance, it looked more like a map.

After a while, Liu Xu stopped.

She put the brush aside, and there were many more thin lines on the paper.

"Found it." Liu Xu didn't think much, picked up the paper and pushed open the door.

Outside the house, several maids were watering the flowers outside the house. The door was suddenly pushed open, which scared them.

One maid showed a puzzled expression.

At this time, the second lady was staying in the house, why did she suddenly run out?

The maid just thought about it and prepared to go forward.

Liu Xu made a gesture to let the maid stop and said, "I want to go out for a walk."

After that, she took the white paper and walked away with long legs.

As the white gauze fluttered, Liu Xu had already gone out, leaving only a few stunned little maids.

...

According to the records on the white paper, Liu Xu hurried all the way and finally stopped in front of a house.

Looking at the shabby plaque, Liu Xu frowned even deeper.

Under the white gauze, the faintly visible red lips were bitten lightly.

"How could it be a blacksmith shop?"

The shabby plaque, the heat waves coming from time to time, and the ding-dong-dang knocking sound, this is undoubtedly a blacksmith shop.

There is a pile of ashes on the ground, which is left by the burning paper crane, proving that the paper crane's final destination is here.

Although Liu Xu was confused, she still walked in thinking of the guidance of the paper crane.

As soon as she entered the house, the heat wave hit her face.

"Miss, what do you need?" The proprietress in her forties walked forward with a smile on her face.

Liu Xu came back to her senses and looked at the smiling proprietress. She had a flash of inspiration.

The deceased had knife wounds and round wounds the size of peanuts on his body, which must be hidden weapons.

The paper crane led her here, so... could someone have made hidden weapons here?

Thinking of this, Liu Xu asked: "Has there been any weird people recently who asked you to make something strange?"

She asked abruptly, took out a piece of silver and handed it to the proprietress.

The proprietress took it with a smile, put the silver back in her pocket, and shook her head and said, "No, I usually only make farm tools here, and no one has ever made anything other than farm tools."

"Are you sure?" Liu Xu asked again.

The proprietress thought about it carefully and said, "Miss, we have been making farm tools all the time. If someone suddenly wants to make something else, it will definitely leave a deep impression. We are absolutely sure of this."

Liu Xu fell into deep thought.

While Liu Xu was thinking, the proprietress put one hand behind her and clenched it into a fist.

After a while, the proprietress saw Liu Xu still standing in the house and couldn't help asking, "Miss, do you need anything?"

Liu Xu came back to her senses and said no.

It's strange, the paper crane is obviously here, why is there no clue?

What the proprietress said just now is also right. If someone makes something other than farm tools, there will definitely be a discovery.

Then why is there no discovery?

Liu Xu felt a little headache and planned to leave first.

After leaving the blacksmith shop, she went straight to Liu Mansion.

Seeing that it was getting late, she decided to go back and sort out her thoughts first.

…

After Liu Xu left, a man walked out of the house.

He was a sturdy blacksmith with a hammer in his hand. He was the blacksmith in the blacksmith shop and the husband of the lady boss.

"A scholar from Nanhua Road." After the blacksmith came out, he spoke directly in a dull voice.

"Yes, a scholar from Nanhua Road. It seems that the person who made iron beads here before was not simple. The recent murder may be related to him." The lady boss walked to the counter and poured a glass of water to drink.

"What do you want to do?" the blacksmith asked.

The room fell into silence.

The lady boss put down the cup and spoke slowly after a long time.

"The government is still looking for us. We can't do those businesses recently. With the work you have, you have made less money. Since this person has a secret, why don't we make some money."

"Don't let the boat capsize in the ditch. If the guess is correct, that person has more than a dozen lives on his hands." The blacksmith said in a muffled voice.

"The government is looking for you, so you can't look for a newborn baby. Without money, the traffickers won't sell you. You need blood to make a trick, and I need flesh and blood to make Yin food." The proprietress walked to the corner and knocked on the wall gently.

There was a secret compartment behind the wall. As the proprietress knocked, the wall opened.

Inside, there were piles of bones, which made people feel cold.

Judging from the size of the bones, they were all babies who had just been born.

The proprietress pointed at the bones inside and turned her head and said, "These things can't be bought without money, and the government is keeping a close eye on them. Can they be made out of thin air?"

The blacksmith fell into silence for a long time, and finally said, "In any case, be careful, and don't blackmail that scholar. It's not a small matter to anger Qingyun Academy."

"I naturally have my own way, just cooperate with me." The proprietress smiled.

The secret compartment was closed, and the room returned to normal.

...

The next day.

Xu Bai got up early, and looked at the progress bar that had increased a little, with a happy face.

Today was another happy day, especially the increase in the progress bar, which made him even happier.

It would be great if the progress bar could drop while sitting.

Xu Bai thought.

"Eat, and continue to work hard!"

After thinking for a while, he threw away the unrealistic idea.

After a simple wash, Xu Bai opened the door to let the sun in.

The sun was shining and the weather was fine.

He was about to step out of the door, but stopped halfway.

Under his feet, there was a letter.