Deputy head

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When I was young, the former national teacher Huang Xiazi liked to tease me. I remember that when I was ten years old, Huang Xiazi gave me a small compass as a toy.This small compass is different from other compasses. The symbols engraved on it are strange. There are no heavenly stems and earthly branches, but there are fish, shrimps, trees and flowers. There is a small golden pointer embedded in the middle of the copper plate. You only need to flick it with your fingertips, and you can turn it quickly. The surface of the pearl is radiant, matching the various gemstones around the compass, which is very beautiful.

I asked the blind man about the usefulness of this compass, and he squinted his tiny eyes to look at the small compass, and said: "This thing looks beautiful, but it's not really an interesting thing, and it can't be used now. It’s no problem for a child like you who is full of yang to play, just play with it.”

"Why didn't you tell me the purpose of this compass?" I was still young at that time, and the more I couldn't get the answer, the more curious I became, "I heard that Feng Shui masters attach great importance to their own compass and will only give it to the most proud disciples , but you haven't taught me much?"

I remember Huang Xiazi patted my head helplessly at that time: "You little fool, why are you so serious? Okay, I taught you how to interpret hexagrams before, so I accepted you as my disciple. you."

"But you said before that you don't want to teach me these things..." Holding the compass, I didn't understand why I became a little half-immortal, because Huang Blind always said, "Foretelling can only be done in front of you, if you change your luck, you can't change your fate." This sentence, so I always feel that fortune-telling is not a good thing, so I don't want to be a half-immortal.

"It's okay, I said you are a great apprentice, you are my great apprentice, that's fine, there are important things to do as a teacher, you can go play on your own."

In the end, I still couldn't get the answer.

After several twists and turns, the compass did not know where it was lost.

I remember the last time I saw it was before Wuxi went down the mountain. When I slept, I would put this compass under my pillow, and I could take a look at it every night.Later, the situation became tense, and I advised Wang Xi to leave the Bronze Sect, but the accountant elder disagreed and insisted on blocking him, so I had to fight with him, taking into account the precarious safety of the Bronze Sect. I can only wait for time, the accountant elder always thinks that I am just a book boy of Wuxi, and it doesn't matter if I am killed, his subordinates are merciless, and they use insidious tricks in turn.Because of the severity of my injuries, I was in a coma for a while. Thanks to Liu Sizhang's help and care from inside and outside, I was able to luxuriously faint for several days during such a dangerous period, and still survived.

It's just that after waking up, I never saw this little compass again.

At that time, there were more important matters to be solved urgently, so I didn’t care about a small compass. After a long time, I didn’t continue to care about the compass. After all, the person who could touch my pillow didn’t touch me. , I just took away the compass, which is a blessing. Besides, the jewels on the compass may have been taken away by the cash-strapped people, and it is not surprising that it was stolen.

The reason why I think of these bits and pieces of the past is because when I was out, I ran into the scene where the celestial master was helping others to read Fengshui. He was holding a big yellow compass in his hand, which suddenly awakened my memory.It's just a pity that the compass is just an ordinary compass, with no trees, no flowers, and no fish or shrimp.

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This time out was proposed by Wang Xi, he said that instead of staying in the inn where accidents happen frequently, it is better to go out for a walk, so he turned around and went to the mountain to see the scene where those people died suddenly.

Liu Sizhang also went out together, and took me with him by the way.Obviously he was there to investigate the scene, yet Wang Xi insisted that he came out to see the scenery.The fact is that he did what he wanted, there is nothing else on the mountain, only the scenery, the scene is very clean, not even half a footprint is left, since the accident, everyone avoids this place, and there is no sign of anyone else coming. There were a few traces of struggle, and a few pieces of grass were ripped to pieces, matching the remaining branches and leaves in the hands of the deceased.

To be honest, there are wild graves around here, and there is no value for investigation. It is unnecessary for Wang Xi to inspect every place so carefully. The weather has become colder recently, and his hands have turned white from the cold.

I said my opinion, and Wang Xi followed me and looked at me: "How do you know?"

"There are graves on the nearby hills, and there are very few people who come here. If it is not for sacrifices or funerals, people in the town will never come near the graves. Since there are few people, it is impossible to see them here. Human affairs are very easy. Even if those people who died suddenly were murdered, the murderers still have enough leeway to deal with the remaining suspicious traces." I spread my hands helplessly, "If you are the murderer, and If someone is killed here, will you leave immediately?"

Wang Xi shook his head thoughtfully: "If it were me, I would really check around to see if I have missed anything."

I exhaled: "That's it."

Wang Xi seemed to pause for a moment, as if he wanted to speak, but was robbed by Liu Sizhang: "The head just asked, how did you know that there are graves around here?"

As soon as Liu Sizhang said this, I was stunned for a moment: just now I was only focused on helping Wang Xi clear up my confusion, and I completely forgot who I am now.A ranger who came to meet friends in Qingzhu Town is still the kind of ranger who wants to fight for a bed in an inn, but he is so familiar with the surrounding area of ​​Qingzhu Town, even the exact location of the graveyard and the number of people, it is indeed a bit strange.When I was confronting the elder accountant before, I also mentioned the graveyard, but at that time Liu Sizhang had not entered the door of the inn, and the location I mentioned was only a general direction, and at that time it was only the dead in the inn, and there were still people outside the inn. Nothing happened.It's no longer appropriate to say these things now.

Therefore, my words just now were very inappropriate, and I have already made myself somewhat suspicious.Regardless of what Wang Xi thinks, Liu Sizhang at this moment must think that I am extremely suspicious.

I can't tell the truth, I can't immediately admit that I am Wang Yi, and I'm still Wang Yi who has lived in Qingzhu Town for several months.Although telling a lie can also fool the past, but the more lies can only be told, the more difficult it will be in the future, but there is no other excuse right now, I can only make up a reason...

"His friend is here. He must be a frequent visitor to Qingzhu Town. It's not surprising to know this." Just as I was about to speak, Wang Xi spoke for me first, as if he didn't care about this at all. The same thing... But he obviously hesitated before.

I can't understand why he would speak for me.

Wang Xi saw my confused expression, and then smiled at me: "I believe in you."

He said these four words very seriously, as if he was making a solemn promise to me, his eyes were burning, as if he had made up his mind, I couldn't face such a sincere gaze, so I turned my head away, but he didn't Concerned, he said these four words again: "I believe in you."

Fortunately, the person watching from the side was Liu Sizhang, but if it were someone else, he would definitely feel that there was some unusual relationship between me and Wang Xi.And Liu Sizhang just believed Wang Xi's words, and then withdrew his searching gaze. It seemed that he would no longer doubt this matter for the time being.

Alas, I really don't know if it's good or bad for him...

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Although he no longer doubted me, Liu Sizhang still did not give up on the sudden death scene, and checked again and again, but the facts were right in front of him, and it was impossible to leave any clues in this place.

In the end Liu Sizhang had no choice but to return angrily.

On the way back to the inn, a pigeon suddenly flew to Wuxi's shoulder, with a bamboo tube tied to its paw, Wangxi skillfully took out a note from it, the more he looked at it, the more solemn his expression became, and after reading it, he asked me to go with him Si Zhang goes first.Judging by his appearance, he has made up his mind to do something behind my back. In this case, I will not embarrass him, and leave with Liu Sizhang first.

It happened that Tianshi was talking to a guest in the inn, holding a compass and muttering something.

I stepped on the hanging leaves and passed by, and when I got close to Tianshi, I looked over there and saw that the compass was brand new and shiny.In recent days, Tianshi’s behavior has become more and more careless. He used to do a full set of plays, but now he is blatantly fooling customers. There are still traces of workmanship on the compass, but Tianshi keeps saying that this is a new and shiny The compass is "inherited from the former teacher", so it is probably a new compass specially bought for him by his former teacher before he left, fearing that he would inherit the mantle.

I couldn't stand it anymore, I wanted to leave, but I thought that Wang Xi was investigating related incidents, and this celestial master was really suspicious, and it would be good to collect more information, so I simply grabbed Liu Sizhang and hid from the celestial master's sight Outside, prepare to listen to the corner.

Liu Sizhang was very puzzled, but he lowered his voice in cooperation and asked me, "What are you doing?"

"I think there is something strange about this celestial master, and I want to hear what he usually talks to others."

Liu Sizhang had some complaints about the behavior of listening to the corner, but he also agreed with my words, so he quietly hid aside and watched.

I only heard that the master didn't say a few words, and suddenly there was the sound of metal and wood knocking, and then there was the sound of something falling into the water. Going out to take a look, the celestial master's hand is empty, it should be that the compass has dropped.

The celestial master who had been fooling around all this time suddenly became flustered, and regardless of what the guest said, he went straight into the water and didn't come out for a long time.

It's impossible to drown people in such shallow water, but it's too strange not to come out for so long... Could it be that the Celestial Master died suddenly in the water? !

As soon as I thought that a potential clue might be disconnected, I hurriedly swam over with the hanging leaf. The guest also looked terrified, but the celestial master suddenly emerged from the water and began to gasp for breath. Seeing me standing in front of him stupidly , and smiled brightly: "Brother... Today, you are free, so go out?" He was panting while talking, and it seemed that he was suffocated.

I looked into the arms of the Celestial Master. He was holding that brand new big compass tightly... Could it be that it was really passed down by the former master?

Tianshi climbed up the hanging leaf with the compass in his arms. The water was cold in winter, and he refused to put the compass on the hanging leaf first, so he was very clumsy. He was afraid that he could not climb up after several tries. The guest wanted to help him, but he silently stopped him.

It seems that Tianshi seems to be extremely jealous of others touching his compass.

I suddenly had an indescribable intuition that there seemed to be something wrong with it, so I took the initiative to lean over, carefully avoiding the compass, and went to support the trembling Celestial Master.

The Celestial Master didn't seem to be so resistant to my help, and soon climbed up the relay.

The moment Tianshi stood still, I quickly shot down the compass, and Tianshi immediately went to pick it up desperately, but I used [-]% of my strength. If Tianshi didn't have the skill of Wangxi, there was nothing he could do Such a quick reaction.

So the big compass just fell on the hanging leaf under the guest's feet, and it made the same sound as before—it sounded like a dull, but problematic sound—the compass was not solid.

I fixed my eyes on it, watched it bounce and disintegrate, revealing the contents inside.

It was that little compass I had lost before.

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