Longevity starts from strengthening internal organs

Chapter 117 Clues, Secret Investigation

This may sound ridiculous.

After all, how could the flower picker who can walk thousands of houses at night be a cripple with limited mobility.

But Zhao Ya didn't think it was so impossible.

In fact, the more physically handicapped a person is, the more paranoid they tend to be psychologically.

Inconvenience in legs and feet makes it possible for people to practice light kung fu hard, so as to reach heights that are difficult for ordinary people to achieve.

At this time, Zhao Ya finally understood why no one had caught the jade butterfly for three years.

Because people may never have thought that this jade butterfly would be a disabled person.

"Did you find anything?" Miao Shaocheng asked with concern.

Zhao Ya stood up and pointed to the window.

"I only see that Jade Butterfly should have come in through this window, and I haven't found any other clues yet."

Zhao Ya did not mention the fact that Yu Die may be crippled.

It's not that he wants to keep it secret, but it's better for as few people as possible to know about this kind of thing before it's proven.

Hearing this, Miao Shaocheng and Xu De hurried to the window, and after careful inspection, both of them looked a little ugly.

Because they also saw the cleverness of this technique.

But the more this is the case, the more difficult it will be to catch this jade butterfly.

Before anyone from the government came, Zhao Ya checked the bodies of Aunt Xue and the others.

Then Shi Qingqing put on clothes for Aunt Xue with tears in her eyes.

After all, for a woman, naked death is too ugly.

After finishing all this work, the people from the government finally arrived.

After recording the situation at the scene, some officials collected the bodies of Aunt Xue and the others and brought them back to the Yamen for processing.

It stands to reason that everyone including Zhao Ya and others should go to the Yamen to record a statement.

But Shen Dao and Zhao Ya are all Lu Dingtai's apprentices, and Shi Qingqing is the oiran of Zuihuafang.

Even a yamen with such an identity had to be treated with caution.

So I just asked politely at the scene and let it go.

After the questioning, the headhunter named Du Hu exchanged greetings with everyone, and then turned to leave.

At this moment Zhao Ya stopped him suddenly.

"Captain Du, please stay."

Du Hu stopped and looked at Zhao Ya in surprise.

After the inquiry just now, he already knew that this young and outrageous boy was actually Lu Dingtai's new apprentice.

And Lu Dingtai is a well-known top martial artist in the entire county, even the county guard has to think highly of him, so he was very polite when facing Zhao Ya.

"What else is Zhao Shaoxia doing?"

"Can I have another look at the leftover jade butterfly?"

After the officials from the government arrived, Shen Dao handed over the jade butterfly, which is now in Du Hu's hands.

Du Hu didn't know what Zhao Ya wanted to do, but he didn't refuse. He reached out and took out the jade butterfly from his bosom.

"Look, young hero!"

After Zhao Ya took it, he looked at it carefully.

Everyone couldn't help but feel a little confused seeing him like this.

But Du Hu guessed something and couldn't help sighing.

"This Zhao Shaoxia must have wanted to use the jade butterfly to track down the whereabouts of the thief. To be honest, we have already tried this method."

"But the jade used by the jade butterfly is unremarkable. It is produced in the nearby mountains and rivers. You can buy a large piece of it for a tael of silver in the market. The carving is also so-so, without any obvious characteristics, so it is difficult to trace it. great."

Zhao Ya didn't say a word, and after reading it over and over several times, he handed it back to Du Hu.

"Did you find anything?" Miao Shaocheng asked.

Zhao Ya shook his head.

Miao Shaocheng looked disappointed.

Du Hu had expected this, and couldn't help laughing secretly.

He has seen a lot of young people like Zhao Ya, relying on himself to worship a good master and learn some skills, he feels that there is nothing difficult for him in the world.

If the jade butterfly is so easy to catch, why would the government pay such a high price for a reward?

Although he laughed secretly in his heart, on the surface Du Hu didn't show it at all. Instead, he pretended to comfort him a few words, and then left.

After he left, everyone also left Aunt Xue's house.

At this time, the neighbors around have been alarmed.

After all, with such a fast-moving team leader just arrived, it is difficult not to attract people's attention to such a big movement.

These neighbors stood on the street and pointed at Aunt Xue's house, discussing something in a low voice.

"I heard that Jade Butterfly was the one who committed the crime. The woman died in a miserable state, with many knife cuts on her body!"

"Tsk tsk, this Aunt Xue was only in her thirties, and I heard that she was quite rich, so it's a pity that she died like this."

"If you want me to say that you deserve it, this bitch was a kiln sister in the kiln before, and she hangs around with dubious men all day long, and something will happen sooner or later."

There were voices of regret, shock, and gloating, which made Shi Qingqing, who was already distraught, even more saddened to hear it.

Seeing this, Shen Dao sent her back first.

Zhao Ya, Miao Shaocheng and Xu De walked slowly towards Feixianju.

"Damn it, I don't believe that this Jade Butterfly is so capable that no one can catch him!" Miao Shaocheng muttered, obviously a little angry.

Xu De sighed and said: "The point is that no one has seen this jade butterfly until now, or everyone who has seen him is dead, and there is no clue at all. How can I find it?"

"Then let him go on like this with impunity?" Miao Shaocheng was furious.

Xu De didn't argue with him any more, just sighed slightly, and then stopped talking.

Soon the three returned to Feixianju.

It was already late at night, and Feixianju was about to close.

Fortunately, the shopkeeper knew the identities of Zhao Ya and the others, so he didn't dare to urge them, and just waited like this.

After seeing them come back, Meng Shiwen couldn't help asking: "How is it?"

Miao Shaocheng recounted the incident with righteous indignation.

Meng Shiwen didn't say anything after listening to it, but Zui'er on the side turned pale when she heard it.

A murderous demon who specializes in killing women sounds scary.

Zhao Ya saw her fear, so he gently held her hand on the way back.

"Don't be afraid, I will be able to find this guy out in a short time." Zhao Ya said softly.

"Yeah!" Zui'er nodded vigorously without any doubt.

In her mind, Brother Xiaoya is omnipotent.

So she believed everything Zhao Ya said.

After returning home, Zui'er fell asleep, but Zhao Ya didn't. Instead, he sat in the courtyard and calculated the clues he had found.

One thing that is certain now is that this Jade Butterfly is most likely a disabled person with limited legs and feet.

This suddenly narrowed the scope a lot.

But that alone is not enough.

After all, the county has a large population, and there are many people with disabilities. It is not easy to find the hidden demon among so many people.

But Zhao Ya was not discouraged at all.

Because he also found an extremely important clue, but he still needs to investigate secretly.

The next day, Zhao Ya came to the exotic animal meat trading market located in the east of the county.

There are large shops on the main street with ostentatious faces, as well as small vendors setting up stalls.

The exotic animal meat sold is even more varied, and there are all kinds of meat.

There are everything from tigers and leopards in the mountains to grasshoppers in grass.

The reason why many novices who don't know how to do it are deceived is because they often think that meat such as tiger and leopard must have a strong effect, but only after buying it back do they find out that they have been fooled.

In fact, there is only one criterion for judging whether the meat of different animals is good or bad, and that is whether there is much blood and impurities in it.

And these are only related to meat fields.

If you can find a high-quality meat field, the exotic grasshoppers you bred can also sell for a high price.

And if it's meat field garbage, even elephant meat is useless.

Of course, this is not to say that the meat of ferocious beasts such as tigers, leopards, black bears is not good, but because if a beast of this level mutates, its strength will be extremely terrifying.

Zhao Ya had heard that in the depths of Wanshou Mountain in Wanshou County, there were powerful beasts equivalent to or above the fifth realm.

With such a powerful alien beast, how many people can defeat them and dig meat fields from them?

Especially the more powerful the beast, the lower the chance of obtaining the meat field.

You have worked so hard to destroy a powerful beast, but if you get nothing, wouldn't you have to pay for death?
Therefore, after comprehensive consideration, exotic animal meat such as earthworms, snakes, and fish and turtles are so popular.

This is because not only are their meat fields relatively less difficult to obtain, but the cost of breeding them is surprisingly lower compared to tigers and leopards.

In fact, many of the tiger, leopard and black bear meat sold in the market are not even exotic animals at all. They are all made by crushing low-grade earthworm jerky and pouring them into the meat.

After staying in the Song family for so long, Zhao Ya naturally knew the way to go here, so he didn't listen to the temptation of those small street vendors, and went straight into a shop called Tianlan Jerky.

This is what Xu De recommended to him before, saying that the quality of the meat here is good, and he never falsifies.

As soon as Zhao Ya came in, he caught the attention of the waitress in the shop.

After all, with the increase in strength, Zhao Ya's temperament has also undergone earth-shaking changes.

Sometimes just a simple action can give people a strong sense of oppression.

This all proves that he is a martial artist with amazing strength.

Coupled with the flawless facial features, it naturally attracted much attention.

"Young man, do you want to buy some jerky from different beasts?" A tall woman walked up quickly and greeted warmly.

Zhao Ya nodded.

"Then let me introduce to you. We have dozens of different animal jerky in high, medium and low grades. I..."

"How do you sell dried golden-spotted black eel?" Zhao Ya asked straightforwardly, ignoring her rambling.

"Uh..." The woman was caught off guard by Zhao Ya's directness.

"Dried golden-spotted black eel can be regarded as a high-end dried meat here, and it usually sells for five taels of gold..."

"Five taels, if it's okay, I'll ask for 30 taels, if not, I'll go to another house." Zhao Ya interrupted the woman again.

The woman's heart was a little broken.

How can anyone buy something like this, don't they all have to look at it first, and then bargain slowly.

Why does this young man seem to be fighting a war, he refuses to say even a single unnecessary word.

"Uh... I have to go inside and apply to the shopkeeper for this price. Would you like to wait here?"

"it is good!"

Zhao Ya sat on a chair specially designed for guests to rest, picked up the fruit on the table, and ate it like no one else was around.

He was certain in his heart that this price should be acceptable to the other party, after all, the public price of dried golden-spotted black eel was five taels of gold.

For this kind of shop, buying 30 taels at a time is considered a big customer, and there are naturally some discounts.

as predicted.

The woman came back soon.

"Young man, our shopkeeper has agreed, you want to..."

Zhao Ya took out the pre-exchanged gold ticket from his pocket and put it on the table.

"Click it, and if there is no problem, give me the jerky."

After counting the number and packing the 30 taels of dried golden-spotted black eel, Zhao Ya picked it up, turned around and left.

From entering the door to buying and leaving, the whole process took less than 10 minutes, which can be described as extremely clean.

It wasn't until Zhao Ya left that the woman remembered that she didn't ask Zhao Ya's name and address.

For a store of Tianlan's size, customers who buy more than twelve taels of jerky at one time will be recorded in the record, in order to connect with each other and develop into regular customers.

Not to mention the remorseful woman, Zhao Ya ate a piece of jerky after returning home with it.

The last dried Jade Brocade Snake had already been eaten three days ago, and it would take two days to get the Vajra Dali Pill, so Zhao Ya had been on a break for several days.

Now that the golden-spotted black eel was eaten, Zhao Ya felt his stomach become excited.

After grinding and absorbing it, Zhao Ya felt that his whole body was full of energy and blood.

In terms of the richness of qi and blood, it is only a little worse than that of the jade brocade snake.

However, because of the characteristics of qi and blood, it is very suitable for the needs of practicing Da Vajra Fist.

After practicing the exercises, Zhao Ya was satisfied to see that all the martial arts he had mastered had improved.

In particular, his own skin has faintly glowed with precious light. Although he is still far away from the great success of dermabrasion, at least he has seen the dawn.

Zhao Ya put away the leftover jerky, packed all the medicines, lime packs, etc., and wore the Meteorite Iron Knife on his waist, then put on a loose coat, and brought a A bamboo hat, which is common on the street, covers itself tightly.

After making all these preparations, Zhao Ya greeted Zui'er, and then went out.

Zhao Ya didn't go to other places, but specifically picked those places adjacent to the brothel Chu Pavilion and the kiln Goulan.

For example, the vicinity of Zuihuafang is better, it can be regarded as a wealthy area, but some underground kilns are simply built in the most dilapidated slums.

It costs about fifty dollars to visit once, which is less than a penny.

But even for these fifty big ones, many people still can't afford them.

Because the people who live here are men who do hard work for a living, or small traders who do small businesses. The money they earn every day can only be said to be barely enough to survive, and there is no spare money for consumption.

Ordinary people seldom set foot here, but Zhao Ya seems to be very familiar with it.

Because back then in Dancing Elephant City, the place where he lived was a slum similar to this.

The difference is that the law and order in the slums here may be slightly better than that in Dancing Elephant City. After all, the government here still has a little bit of control.

Zhao Ya walked slowly.

There are many people dressed like him on the street, so it doesn't stand out.

Some wandering warblers who couldn't even enter the earthen kiln and could only rely on the street to attract customers did not miss any opportunity.

"Master, do you want to play? Thirty children, plus ten children can give you a bowl of noodles." A woman who was nearly forty years old and whose skin was already slack shouted at Zhao Ya.

(End of this chapter)