Simulation of all things: Copper skin and iron bones at the beginning

The night passed quickly.

The next day, at dawn, Wei An was suddenly woken up.

He heard the sound of playing music and singing from outside, and the sound of firecrackers, which was very noisy.

Gusu Zhongqi’s birthday banquet will be held today!

It was impossible to sleep.

Wei An turned over and felt the urge to urinate, so he got up to relieve himself. After feeling refreshed, he opened the window to let some air in.

Suddenly, he saw a person in the yard, a skinny old man holding something in his hand.

Upon closer inspection, it was clearly a sandalwood box. There was one in every room, specially used to hold incense.

There is a fountain pool in the yard.

The skinny old man walked to the pool, opened the sandalwood box, and then fished out a few beautiful pebbles from the pool and put them in.

Afterwards, he smiled with satisfaction and closed the lid.

Next, he took out a piece of red cloth from his arms, covered it on the sandalwood box, wrapped it up, and finally tied it with a bow.

Wei An frowned slightly, turned to look at the table in the room, and was speechless.

It turns out that red cloth is the tablecloth!

"Good guy, you really know how to save money!"

Wei An pondered for a moment, then pushed the door open and ran into the skinny old man. He said calmly: "Hey, are you ready with your gift? What kind of treasure is it?"

The skinny old man patted the sandalwood box and said with a smile: "Heavy gift! My gift is definitely heavier than yours."

The corners of Wei An's lips curled up slightly and he said with a smile: "I heard that the gifts will be opened in front of everyone. I believe your gift will surprise everyone."

"What, open it in public?"

The skinny old man's expression changed, and he blinked and said, "No, there's no need to open it in public! My gift is very rare, and I'm afraid it will blind everyone's eyes."

Wei An smiled and said: "Is this your first time to have a banquet? The gifts you give others will definitely be checked in person and registered in the register, so that if there is any problem later, neither party can explain it clearly."

The skinny old man lowered his head and thought for a moment, then clapped his legs and said, "That's really it. Speaking of which, I haven't had a meal for a long time..."

Gulu!

His stomach growled.

"Oh, I'm hungry again."

The skinny old man touched his belly, smacked his lips and said: "No matter, I have the gift anyway, I must go to the banquet today."

While he was talking, the young maid came and saluted: "You two, the time has come, you can go to celebrate your birthday."

The skinny old man asked: "When does the birthday party start?"

The young maid replied: "Today is a flowing water feast, all day long, you can eat as long as you want."

The skinny old man was immediately overjoyed. He quickly pulled Wei An and shouted, "Let's go and eat."

Wei An even said: "Don't worry, wait for me, I will go to the room to get the gift."

Not long after, Wei An came out holding a red brocade box with a red ribbon tied on it.

The skinny old man looked at Wei An's congratulatory gift, then looked down at his own, and said with a smile: "It's not bad at all."

The two of them headed to the palace together.

When I got to the hall, I took a look, what a guy!

The ostentation is very big!

I saw Gusu Zhongqi sitting on the main seat, and the guests lined up with congratulatory gifts, and came forward one by one to wish him birthday.

"Bu Xuanben, the owner of Feiying Villa, presented three South China Sea Night Pearls to wish the old patriarch good luck and longevity in the East China Sea."

"Yan Taifa, the representative of the Tianding Sect, presented a ten-thousand-year-old nine-bend spiritual ginseng to wish the elderly a longevity higher than the sky, a blessing deeper than the sea, eternal youth, and good fortune."

……

Guests came forward one by one, bowed, said birthday wishes, and presented gifts. There were people beside them who received the gifts and took notes.

It’s full of ritual!

After a while, it was the turn of the skinny old man. He stepped forward and shouted loudly: "Xiao Jiuwu, a wanderer from the end of the world, presents a box of rare gems. I wish the old patriarch a prosperous sun and moon, a long spring and a long life, a smile and a long family relationship." Enjoy."

"Well, you're welcome."

Gusu Zhongqi responded lightly without looking at the skinny old man.

The skinny old man immediately walked down and handed over the gift. Without waiting for others to check it, he left quickly as if his soles were oiled.

The man who received the gift opened the wooden box and was suddenly stunned. He whispered: "Hey, isn't this just a pebble? It doesn't look like a rare gemstone."

The man in charge of recording stretched his head and glanced, curled his lips and said: "That old man looks like a poor scholar at first glance. How can he have rare gems?"

He picked up the pen and wrote a line of words: Xiao Jiuwu, a box of pebbles.

Next it was Wei An's turn. He stepped forward and said slowly: "Representative of the Pantian Sect, I would like to present a box of health elixirs and wish the old patriarch great blessings and may the house be filled with gold and jade."

"Oh, it turns out he is a distinguished guest from the Pantian Sect. I would like to say hello to Sect Leader Liu on my behalf." Gusu Zhongqi laughed.

"Junior will definitely bring it." Wei An responded, handed the red brocade box out, and then breathed a sigh of relief.

This mission is finally completed.

The man who received the gift opened the red brocade box and was suddenly stunned again. He blinked and said, "Why is it empty?"

"empty?!"

Wei An quickly looked down and his eyes suddenly narrowed slightly.

The red brocade box is empty!

Before setting off, Wei An personally checked the contents of the brocade box. There was originally a white porcelain bottle with a sealed mouth, but at this moment, the white porcelain bottle disappeared.

"what happened?"

Gusu Zhongqi frowned slightly and turned his head to look over.

The man who received the gift glanced at Wei An, walked quickly to Gusu Zhongqi, and whispered something in his ear.

Gusu Zhongqi was silent for a moment, waved his hand and said, "I'll accept the gift first, and we'll talk about it later if there's anything else."

"clear."

The man who received the gift understood it, returned to his original position, and said loudly: "Pantian Sect's congratulatory gift, a bottle of health elixir."

The person who took the notes also picked up a pen and wrote it down.

Wei An's face was solemn, and he slowly left the hall, returned to the room in the other courtyard, looked around, and sat down.

"The white porcelain bottle was stolen..."

From Pantianzong to Xiyang County, Wei An had been careful and never left the red brocade box. Even when sleeping, he would put the red brocade box under his pillow.

Moreover, he practices Bao Gourd Sleeping Skill at night and is extremely alert, so no one can approach him easily.

In other words, the white porcelain bottle was not stolen on the road.

"After I moved into Gusu Castle, someone stole the white porcelain bottle while I wasn't paying attention."

Wei An quickly narrowed the scope.

"In the past two days, I basically stayed in the room. I only left the red brocade box in the room when I went out to eat."

Wei An further narrowed the scope.

What can be concluded is that the white porcelain bottle was lost during the dinner party, either last night or the night before.

Wei An glanced at every corner of the room.

Before he goes out, he will lock the door and close the windows. When he comes back, he will check the condition of the doors and windows.

This is his personal habit.

"I met a master, and I didn't notice anything unusual." Wei An closed his eyes and carefully recalled every detail in his mind.