Chapter 34 The mystery of the missing tribute craftsman

Author: plastic kite

Chapter 34 The mystery of the missing tribute craftsman

Little A beat his chest and stamped his feet, which showed that he was severely beaten.

"It's me who didn't protect you well."

Watching this over and over again made Chen Tong feel warm and guilty at the same time, and she didn't know whether to talk about the meeting with the negotiator or not. Just when she was pulling her hair in worry, someone stopped her.

"Why are you here?"

The old lady looked at Chen Tong in surprise, then turned to look at the Song family house where the seal was posted, and her eyes signaled Chen Tong to take a step to speak.

The two of them sat down at Qili Pavilion not far from Song's house. Looking at his expression, Chen Tong had a vague suspicion.

"Is your junior brother's situation very difficult?"

The old lady blew the ash on the stone table, which was light in color, "That's right, but I'm not worried about him - the tribute craftsmen from Liqing, Leyu, Yizu, Shangrao, and the four states are all gone."

Qinghe belongs to Letuo, but it is located on the border of Liqing. Each side takes half a step back, allowing it to take half of the territory. Relatively speaking, each state has its own team of tribute craftsmen, who are more or less connected in the circle.

When he was still in the apprenticeship, everyone thought he would be a candidate for the carpenter's job. In addition, he was honest, diligent, and humble, so he made many carpenter friends.

Fang Kunyu came to him because he wanted him to initiate connections to find out whether his master's disappearance was related to the above. If other people were in the same situation, he would feel more at ease.

"All the tribute craftsmen are gone?"

"Yes...no, one of them is not included."

Chen Tong tapped the table with his fingers again and again, and said in a affirmative tone, "Song Hongchun, the pottery craftsman."

The old woman was speechless, "You are quite well informed. Why, because of the seal on the door of the Song family? It is true that the Song family member did not answer the call because he is special."

Chen Tong frowned. According to Feiyun, Song Hongchun had been away for three months before he responded to the call. The two statements were contradictory.

"The whereabouts of other tribute craftsmen..."

"It must be related to the imperial mausoleum."

"When the old emperor abdicated the throne to the current one, he proposed that the affairs after his death should be prepared according to the highest standards, and all tribute craftsmen and others should be used for him. The new emperor couldn't bear it, so he launched an army to force him. After the old emperor died, he also

He did not let all the top craftsmen be buried with him as he thought."

"Now it's time for this man. He has numerous concubines and is ignorant and ignorant. The clarity of his youth has long been worn away by these years of comfort, and he has been criticized by others. But he is much smarter than the late emperor. He first encouraged his descendants to report secretly hiding soldiers.

The brothers and the feudal kings kept each other in check and ranked them based on their sincerity."

"What the previous generation wanted, this generation wants even more." Chen Tong spread his hands, "Is it possible that they can all be sealed and died in the imperial mausoleum?" She couldn't understand this, no matter how you put it, it was just one life after another.

, now that the legislation is complete, how can it be possible to sacrifice ordinary people who have nothing to do with it.

"I suspect that Mr. Song ran away after getting the news." Laohua stretched out her arms and her eyes flickered. "Because he also has a daughter who behaves foolishly. If he dies, she won't live long."

Chen Tong was ashamed, "Actually, she's not that..."

"No matter what, I have to find someone."

He didn't care what happened to his junior brother. He had to go and see how the other tribute craftsmen were doing. If there was nothing he could do, it would be good to bring back their legacy for them.

Chen Tong sighed, weakly raised his paw, "Take me one."

"You just got out of prison, why don't you go home?"

“I’ve been banned and can’t go back.”

Ah, it turns out she is that girl!

The old lady who said bad things and was overheard by the real owner is a bit cautious, but he is very good at grasping the key points, "Then you can't admit this identity now, otherwise you will be arrested again."

Forget it, just follow and see if you can help her look for it.

"While we're still here tonight, let's go back to the Song family to explore." She had been suspicious of the Song family for a long time, but Song's father was so elusive that it was really difficult to deal with. Since everyone has run away, hehe, she shouldn't be able to do anything but dig around.

Divide it.

Chen Tong and Lao Hua agreed to meet at the Broken Gate Building, and he would sneak back to Song's house at night. The front entrance was difficult to enter, but it made sense to climb a tree and cross the courtyard wall from the back alley.

It hasn't been used for a few days and is a bit deserted.

Jumping softly off the courtyard wall, Chen Tong took out the ever-burning lantern. These small things are given as extra for every purchase of 1,000 by the workers' home. When necessary, the shell can be peeled off and used as a fire stick. The lamp can be used for two purposes, which is really a must-have item for home adventures.

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Well, to put it bluntly, it is a small portable oil lamp. I just don’t know what kind of oil it is made of, and it can make profiteers and rats boast that Haikou will never be destroyed for thousands of years.

"Is there an ambush here?"

"Don't talk nonsense. It's just a waste of time. Who is squatting here and waiting for something to happen? If I were Song Hongchun, I would definitely not..."

"But the most dangerous place is the safest place."

These words gave her a wake-up call.

She looked at the lamp in her hand, then at the dark road in front of her, and cruelly covered the lamp with a black cover. She said affectionately, "Then I'll leave it to you, Sang A."

Little A rolled his eyes for a rare moment, this man of action is so arrogant, "Come on, don't disgust me."

There are no exceptions in the visible range.

The infrared scan showed no abnormalities.

radar……

"Don't move."

Chen Tong's half-leg was about to fall, "What's going on? What's going on?"

"There are branches blocking the road ahead, please remember to stay out of the way." This area is inaccessible and naturally not well taken care of. Some dead branches will indeed be scattered all over the place if they are not moved in time.

After hearing this, Chen Tong knew what was going on. But no matter how careful she was, in such a dim environment, she still stepped on a burnt dead branch. The dead branch made a crisp sound and snapped into two pieces.

Wait, this branch... why does it look so scary?

Just like a human arm, even the curvature has the smell of muscle distribution. Except for the one broken by Chen Tong, there are some clear cross-sections scattered around, but they are so scattered that Chen Tong can't even figure them out.

Which block is it?

Since the Song family had more than one puppet, Song Zhixi, Chen Tong regarded this piece of wood as a human being. No matter how he looked at it, this scene was enough to be called cruel.

"Probably a failure."

"It makes sense."

"But speaking of which, Song Hongchun is just a potter, how can he still make puppets?"

It's as detailed as a puppet, its body, muscles, bones, and joints. Master-level works are even better than those of real people. Not to mention that Song Hongchun, a technical genius, also has a good reputation. The skill is not too fine. If it is true, just mess with the skill tree.

When it blooms in full bloom, it’s somewhat scary.

Chen Tong carefully spliced ​​them together, but Little A tried to stop him but couldn't. It was a waste of time and had no effect on exploring the situation.

"Strange, its trunk and head are missing."

She raised the lamp and saw that the grass buds where the burnt puppet was were bright and not black and yellow withered, which showed that the "crime scene" was somewhere else.

And this smell...

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"Pain can't make me cry, love can."

It's really sad to think about this lyric.
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