Chapter 23 His Purpose
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There were about a hundred people in Xuejiazhuang, and many guests came to celebrate the birthday. It was easy for Wudu to get in. After discovering that someone noticed something was wrong, Bu Zao changed his clothes again.
The system was a little confused and half understood Bu Zao's behavior.
[Dear player, is it because of your professionalism or because of your bad taste that you performed the dress-up play?]
Bu Zao did not answer the system's question immediately. He fell into thinking.
Since they went down the mountain, the system has become active, and the occasional questions gave him the feeling of being interviewed.
[Of course it's because of professionalism.] After thinking, Bu Zao gave a very serious answer, [After all, it would be a waste of my seven years of hard work if I don't try out the disguise skill. 】
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〖The system expressed some doubts about the player's words.〗
〖The system does not believe the player's words 100%.〗
Bu Zao met Xue Bin, who looked unhappy, on his way to find Yuan Suiyun. He walked quickly, with the corners of his clothes fluttering in the wind. He was probably going to find Xue Yiren to discuss his suspicious person who had infiltrated Xuejia Manor.
Xue Bin hurried past Bu Zao, not paying any attention to him, an ordinary servant who was holding a water bottle and whispering to him.
When his figure disappeared, Bu Zao continued to move forward with the water bottle.
Everything in Xuejia Manor was in order. Everyone had something to do for the banquet tomorrow. No one assigned tasks to him as an intruder, but he could find things to do on his own.
Wu Du is now a killer who has transformed into a gardener.
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Yuan Suiyun doesn't like to get along with people. Even in Wuzheng Villa, there are people who look at him with pity, not to mention outside.
Every flattering word that praises him carries an unfinished meaning. The compliments given out of consideration may not be sincere, but the hidden words are absolutely true.
It was a rare opportunity that he didn't have to reminisce about the past and pay respects to all the seniors. Yuan Suiyun found a secluded place to sit quietly, but after a while, the sound of water splashing sounded, breaking the silence. Yuan
Suiyun frowned slightly.
The footsteps gradually approached, and Yuan Suiyun looked towards the source of the sound, and a glance fell on him.
"Are you a guest? Hello." The visitor greeted in a friendly manner, with a young voice and a sense of stability. "I'm watering here."
Yuan Suiyun showed an impeccable and perfect smile: "Please. You don't have to care about me."
The gaze moved away immediately, and the sound of watering sounded again.
Yuan Suiyun listened to the sound of water quietly.
Wow, wow, the gardener went down to scoop water and sprinkle water.
The air was filled with the smell of wet dust, and the branches and leaves swayed and swayed in the wind.
Yuan Suiyun suddenly noticed something wrong. He clearly saw when he came here that there was no one else here. According to the servant who led the way, the place was not big and there was only one entrance.
Then where did this gardener who sprinkled water come from?
At this time, the gardener was standing not far behind him.
With a quick thought, Yuan Suiyun turned around and attacked the gardener, but missed. He was not surprised, but rather had a feeling that it was as he expected.
The man's voice rang from the right: "We've been discovered."
He seemed a little regretful: "I just wanted to water the garden quietly."
Yuan Suiyun couldn't help but sneer a little. He just wanted to be alone quietly for a while.
This man came out at a really bad time.
The other party had no ill intentions. Yuan Suiyun pondered for
a moment and was too lazy to care about the affairs of Xuejiazhuang. He stood with his hands behind his back and said lightly: "You disturbed my peace." Wu Du blinked, looked at the handsome young man in front of him, and said without any guilt: "Sorry. I also want to hide here."
"Since you have such strength, why do you need to hide?"
Yuan Suiyun's smile was gentle and impeccable, but the attack in his words was very obvious.
Wu Du: "Because I don't have an invitation."
Yuan Suiyun: "..." Nonsense.
Being speechless because of Wu Du's nonsense, Yuan Suiyun wondered if this person was playing dumb or making fun of him
. He was about to speak when a swift wind sound came from the left - someone climbed over the wall and landed on the ground, followed by a question pretending to be innocent: "Big brother, what are you doing?"
The voice was sad and obviously not the tender voice of a child, but the tone was childish and innocent like a child.
Yuan Suiyun knew immediately that this person was Xue Xiaoren from Xuejiazhuang, a fool who had gone astray decades ago and had only the mind of a child.
After Xue Xiaoren came out of the bath, he heard from everyone about the strangeness of the honest boy, and immediately felt a little annoyed that he had not discovered the clue.
So when everyone was looking for Wu Du's traces, Xue Xiaoren also started looking for Wu Du.
He was also somewhat curious about who this kid was who dared to sneak into the villa on his brother's birthday.
Could it be related to Yidianhong?
Xuejiazhuang was a large place, but no one knew every plant and tree in the villa as well as Xue Xiaoren. He started from a remote place and finally heard something in this small garden with few people.
Before jumping out, Xue Xiaoren heard Yuan Suiyun's slightly sarcastic question.
After he jumped out, Yuan Suiyun and Wu Du fell silent.
Yuan Suiyun thought it was troublesome to deal with a fool, but Bu Zao was thinking - how lucky it was that two acting masters appeared in front of him at the same time. What was this? He was asked to be an audience.
Xue Baobao said unhappily: "Why don't you speak - I know! You are all bad kids!"
Indeed, no one present was a good person.
Even if he was not a good person, Wudu was a very polite bad guy. He said, "A good kid will not easily judge others as bad kids."
This is a fact. Wudu sincerely pointed out Xue Xiaoren's logical problem.
...Get lost.
Xue Xiaoren knew the identity of this person as soon as he heard this style of speaking - although he did not know the other person's name at this time.
Xue Xiaoren has been pretending to be stupid for many years, but his martial arts skills have never been rusty. Everyone knows that although he is stupid, he is still a martial arts expert.
He attacked Wu Du with great momentum, and the sound of the wind he brought surprised Yuan Suiyun.
Wu Du did not draw his sword, but fought with a bucket and a ladle. The remaining half bucket of water was cleverly poured out, soaking Xue Xiaoren like a chicken in the soup.
"I'm sorry." Wu Du's apology was very sincere.
"..." Xue Xiaoren's anger did not need words.
The two of them started fighting.
Yuan Suiyun was thinking about whether he should take action. He didn't want to get involved in the affairs of Xuejia Manor, but the young master of Wuzheng Mountain Manor obviously shouldn't let a fool fight the intruder, and shouldn't stand by and watch.
He followed the movement and vaguely heard one of the two people fighting whispering something, which was broken into words in the wind.
Before he could think about it, Yuan Suiyun appeared and stopped him: "Stop it. Master Xue is also the master of the Xue family, you can't be so rude."
He stood between the two people and spoke in the direction of Wu Du.
At this time, Bu Zao also wanted to say a word of regret - it was a pity that Yuan Suiyun couldn't see the expression on Xue Xiaoren's face.
Xue Xiaoren had just finished bathing, and he felt relaxed for too long, so he didn't put rouge on his face immediately. At this time, facing Wu Du's line of sight, he felt his face burning, and he wanted to cover his face immediately.
Just when they were fighting, Wu Du said something to Xue Xiaoren, and took off his disguise, revealing his face.
——I still remember you, but you don't recognize me.
Xue Xiaoren was naturally shocked, because that tone was definitely not what he should say to a fool, and it was not referring to the disguise he had just met with him. Instead, it sounded more like what he said to an old acquaintance.
Across Yuan Suiyun, Xue Xiaoren stared at Wu Du gloomily, staring at those round, bright and calm eyes.
He thought of the red dot that appeared outside the Xue family manor for some reason.
A long time ago, Xue Xiaoren did see a man with these eyes. That man was very young, weak and thin, but he was a good candidate to be a killer.
Wu Du has a baby face, looks younger than his actual age, and his appearance has not changed much in seven years.
Xue Xiaoren's expression was colorful. For a moment, he showed a cold look that didn't look like a fool at all. It stabbed at Wudu like a knife, but when Yuan Suiyun turned his head to "look" at him, he immediately retracted it.
Bu Zao silently took out his mask and covered the lower half of his face.
At this time, people who heard the noise outside rushed in one after another. Many people poured into this remote and desolate garden, including Li Yuhan and Liu Wumei.
They heard about someone sneaking into the villa not long ago, and they were worried that Wudu followed them into the villa.
Doubts and worries coexisted. When the couple heard what happened here, they immediately rushed over.
As they guessed, the man standing in the crowd was wearing the clothes of a servant of Xuejia Manor, with his face covered, but his slender figure and bright eyes like black pearls were undoubtedly Wudu.
Yuan Suiyun and Xue Xiaoren, who were not far away from him, attracted everyone's attention. Yuan Suiyun showed a helpless bitter smile, and his mood became worse. Being involved in such trouble would only waste his time.
"Who are you and what is your purpose in sneaking into Xuejia Manor?" The manager of Xuejia Manor stepped forward and asked Wudu vigilantly.
Li Yuhan and Liu Wumei remained calm and stared at Wudu nervously.
Wu Du didn't look at them. He lowered his head and carefully patted and tidied his messy clothes. Then he looked up at the housekeeper with a sincere and friendly look: "I heard that there are a lot of people here, so I came to join in the fun."
"Nonsense!" someone shouted.
"Masked... Are you the killer Wu Du who stole Zhongyuan Yidianhong's target?" Someone remembered Yidianhong who appeared outside the villa.
Everyone was shocked, and then looked at the masked young man in front of them. It was indeed consistent with the appearance of the killer Wu Du in every aspect.
"You recognize me," the killer Wu Du's tone was still very calm, as if he was not the one who sneaked into the villa, "Great. I only do things for money, and no one asked me to come here to do things. So I have no bad intentions."
"Since you have no bad intentions, you might as well tell me frankly."
A gloomy and majestic voice sounded, and everyone looked over. The owner of the villa, Xue Yiren, walked out of the crowd. He was followed by Xue Bin.
People made way for the two of them.
Xue Yiren saw the situation clearly, and saw that his younger brother Xue Xiaoren was among them. He also saw the face that was not covered with rouge, and paused slightly.
Xue Xiaoren pretended to be uneasy and confused.
Wu Du seemed to be thinking about something, and he looked at Xue Yiren with a little distress.
"Do I have to tell you?"
"I have to tell you." Xue Yiren said coldly, "It depends on how I will treat you. A guest, or an enemy." Wu
Du nodded, and then said, "It's very lively here. So I guess there are people from Wanwu Building here. I want to find them and let them take me to see the owner of Wanwu Building."
There was another burst of exclamations. Xue Yiren was a little surprised, and said calmly, "There are no people from Wanwu Building here."
"Indeed there are none." Wu Du said, "But it is possible that we just didn't find them."
Advertising yourself and establishing your own status is the smartest way to use a vest.
Bu Zao was very satisfied with his performance.
Li Yuhan and Liu Wumei were already convinced that Wu Du had followed them to Xuejiazhuang just to observe secretly in order to see Chongming.
The two men did know each other, but Chongming seemed unwilling to see Wudu. Wudu knew this, so he chose to follow him secretly.
Yuan Suiyun said, "If I remember correctly, there is a rumor in the martial arts world that you bought information from Wanwu Building. Why do you have to see Chongming?"
Could it be that this man also has a grudge against Chongming? Yuan Suiyun thought to himself.
Wudu glanced at him.
People in the same profession are enemies. Yuan Suiyun is indeed one of Chongming's enemies. When Wudu mentioned Chongming, he didn't mind the trouble and asked seriously.
Although being remembered by such a person is good for improving the reputation of the sect, it is quite creepy to be honest.
"He refused to see me." Wu Du answered Yuan Suiyun's question, "So I thought maybe his men would be willing to take me to see him."
Xue Bin couldn't help but say, "There is no one from Wanwu Building here, please go back."
No one welcomed Wudu. After all, he sneaked into the villa the day before Xue Yiren's birthday, attracted a little red, and messed up everything. It was obvious that he was here to mess things up.
And in the dignified Xue Family Villa, it was said that there were
spies from Wanwulou. Doesn't that mean that the Xue Family Villa was not guarded strictly? Xue Bin didn't like Wudu's interruption.
"Sorry." Wudu said so. He glanced at Xue Xiaoren and then said, "I want to reminisce with him."
"Reminisce" Xue Yiren frowned.
"Reminisce" Xue Baobao tilted his head innocently, "What do you mean by reminisce? Baby hates big brother, big brother is a bad boy!"
When Xue Yiren came, he had heard that the intruder had stayed with Xue Yiren. He was a little confused about the reminisce that Wudu said, but he could understand it.
Of course, he didn't know that Wudu had met his brother seven years ago and they did have something to tell each other.
As for Wudu's desire to meet Chongming, Xue Yiren happened to know where Chongming was. He hesitated for a moment and asked the onlookers to leave.
He was quite prestigious in the martial arts world and everyone was willing to listen to him. He left under the guidance of the servants of Xuejiazhuang, and Xue Bin stepped forward to ask Yuan Suiyun to leave with him.
Yuan Suiyun was reluctant. It was rare to have news about Chongming, and the recent famous killer Wudu had appeared. But he had no reason to stay. With a polite smile, he walked away side by side with Xue Bin.
Only the brothers Xue Yiren and Xue Xiaoren were left there.
Bu Zao put the scoop into the bucket, and the silence was broken with a "clang" sound.
"What is your relationship with Chongming?"
Xue Yiren was thinking whether to tell the young man in front of him where Chongming was. The reason he was concerned was that Xue Xiaoren often went to Chongming and seemed to like the young man.
Xue Xiaoren didn't know what his brother was thinking, and Bu Zao didn't guess it either.
Xue Yiren was always cold, and just because he had intentionally or unintentionally ignored Xue Xiaoren over the years, it would only make people think that he didn't value this silly brother.
Bu Zao's skills collected the external behavior of the characters, and he couldn't know what was in other people's minds. And he himself was not a worm that was so sensitive that he knew everything about other people's minds.
So at this time, Bu Zao thought with some disappointment - what are you doing, Master Xue, tell him where the eldest disciple is so that he can play a scene of two disciples missing each other. Is Xue Yiren a person who pays attention to the grudges between young people?
It seems not.
Although he was a little surprised and a little regretful that it was Xue Yiren who asked this question, Bu Zao still answered his question seriously.
"He and I are from the same school." The young man with black eyes explained sincerely, "According to the order of entry, he is my senior brother, but now he doesn't want me to call him senior brother, and he won't even see me. So I have no bad intentions, I'm just looking for someone, please forgive me, Master Xue."
This answer was not what Xue Yiren expected. Wu Du's eyes were sincere and his tone was frank, obviously not lying.
Xue Xiaoren was shocked. After escaping, this kid actually became a disciple to learn martial arts
. In addition to being shocked, he was also mocking. After learning martial arts, he still became a killer. Why did he risk his life to escape and go around in circles, and still become a tool for killing people?
Bu could guess what he was thinking. He glanced at Xue Xiaoren who was still pretending to be stupid, and crooked his eyes. Just as he was about to speak, Xue Xiaoren was so sharp that he noticed something was wrong. He immediately acted like a demon and shouted, "Don't look at me! Baby hates your eyes!"
Xue Yiren stepped forward and pulled his brother behind him. Xue Xiaoren stared at Wu Du fiercely from behind him, his eyes full of warning.
"I know where he is."
Xue Yiren was surprised by Wu Du's honesty. He guessed that there were conflicts between their brothers, but overall it had nothing to do with him, so he immediately told Wu Du where Chongming was.
This result was the one that Wu Du was most satisfied with. All he had to do next was to act out a good scene of not being able to see his senior brother.
Because Chongming is no longer in that small courtyard, just to avoid being tracked by his junior brother.
Bu Zao sincerely thanked Xue Yiren: "Thank you. I wish Master Xue Manor good fortune as vast as the East Sea and longevity as great as the South Mountain."
Xue Yiren twitched the corner of his mouth, revealing a faint smile.
Before leaving, Bu Zao glanced at Xue Xiaoren, who relied on standing behind Xue Yiren to stare at him intently.
Wu Du tilted his eyes towards Xue Baobao, leaving a meaningful look, then turned around and climbed over the wall. Xue Yiren did not stop him, watching the figure disappear over the wall.
Xue Xiaoren was actually somewhat dissatisfied. He didn't understand why his brother would tolerate Wu Du sneaking into the villa. Even though the other party claimed that he was looking for someone and had no bad intentions, Xue Yiren's iron-blooded style over the years should not have let Wu Du go.
But it was better for Wu Du to leave than to stay and reveal that he had seen him seven years ago. Maybe no one would believe him, but Xue Xiaoren didn't dare to bet.
- After all, Xue Xiaoren still didn't understand why Wu Du recognized him. He had never shown his true face in public for so many years.
Xue Yiren took him out of the courtyard. During the short distance, neither of them spoke.
There was a heavy atmosphere in the air.
As soon as they left the courtyard, Xue Baobao immediately left with a nervous and fearful look, as if he was escaping.