A knife in love

Chapter 572

Yu Fan said: "Thank you for reminding me, my lord, I will keep it in mind."

Li Qiufeng nodded, and said, "Are you two here also looking for Miss Huang?"

As soon as he said this, Miss Huang who was standing behind Yuanjue was startled, and turned to look at Yu Fan, her eyes were full of horror and doubt.

But I heard Yu Fan say: "That's right. I went to the Xiuwu County Yamen yesterday to meet Mr. Huang. He was very troubled and talked about Miss Huang's disappearance. Since I am the county magistrate, I arrest the thieves and keep the county safe. , It's a matter of duty. Therefore, when I went to the Yamen to inspect the affairs today, I heard someone report that Miss Huang was found in a nunnery in Wangmiao Village. The next official heard that Yin Butou of the Yamen He and Master Feng personally brought dozens of arresting brothers to Wangmiao Village to rescue Miss Huang. The officials were afraid that Yin Butou and the others would make mistakes, so they rushed over. It was only halfway, but with Master Feng Waiting for people to meet unexpectedly. Master Feng said that the news that Miss Huang was kidnapped to Wangmiao Village was a false rumor, but the officials were afraid that Master Feng's negligence would be taken advantage of by traitors, so they did not return to martial arts with them Instead, we took seven or eight brothers from the yamen to the Kule nunnery in the back hill of Wangmiao village. But when we arrived at the nunnery, it was completely empty, not even a ghost. We So I followed the footprints to the back mountain. Unexpectedly, I lost my way in the mountains and became more and more remote. Finally, these Fusang warriors suddenly appeared, and we were caught off guard. Yuan Dianshi and others died under the hidden weapons of these people. It is really sad to think about it .”

When Li Qiufeng saw him talking about the death of Yuan Dianshi and others, his face was not sad at all, and he thought to himself: "I'm afraid that Yuan's death will be in the hands of the killer, and it will be in your hands." But even though he thought so in his heart However, the expression on his face did not change at all, and he said in his mouth: "My lord, some things are not as you thought. Miss Huang ran away from home, and I really have unspeakable difficulties. Please return to my lord first. In Wuxian City, after this matter is settled, Miss Huang will naturally return home, so you don't have to worry about it."

Yu Fan was startled, and said: "According to your lord, do you know where Miss Huang is hiding?"

As he spoke, he looked towards Situ Qiao, Yuan Jue and the others.Miss Huang just heard that Yu Fan came to look for her, and she had already hid behind Yuan Jue.So Yu Fan glanced around and only saw a dozen or so nuns, so naturally they couldn't be Miss Huang.It's just that the doubts in his heart were still there, but he couldn't force Li Qiufeng to question, but his face was hesitant, and the long sword in his right hand trembled slightly.

Li Qiufeng guessed that Yu Fan doubted him, but he didn't want to explain. He just shook his head and said to Fan: "Your Excellency, you don't want to interfere with Miss Huang's matter. Although those Fusang warriors have retreated, it's just that these people You are vicious and vicious, and you will never stop here. When you two return to the county seat, be careful on the way."

Seeing that Li Qiufeng didn't answer his question, Yu Fan felt upset but couldn't get angry, so he nodded, cupped his hands at Li Qiufeng, turned around and was about to leave.Li Qiufeng said: "Master Yu, please stop. What should we do with the remains of Mr. Dian Shi and the other officials of Xiuwu County?"

Yu Fan was startled, and then remembered that Yuan Dianshi and others were killed by Fusang warriors, which is really a serious case.Just now he felt unhappy and only wanted to leave this place, but he even forgot that the bodies of these people were still in the woods.Although Yuan Dianshi was a low-level official, he died here together with six other officials. Xiuwu County must investigate this case thoroughly.If Li Qiufeng and others were not there, he and Yu Chengsi could naturally pat their butts and leave.It's just that the dozen or so people in front of them saw the corpses of Yuan Dianshi and others with their own eyes, and if they wanted to hide this matter, they might not be able to hide it.Therefore, he pondered for a while, and then said to Li Qiufeng: "These brothers were killed by Fusang warriors, and I have to report to the county magistrate. The next official will go back to the street gate of Xiuwu County first, and tell the magistrate what happened in detail. Then catch the head of Yin and bring Wu Zuo to come for the autopsy."

Li Qiufeng said: "But if the bodies of these brothers are ignored like this, I'm afraid they will be swallowed by wild beasts in the mountains. At that time, not only will they be disrespectful to the dead, but if they come to autopsy, I'm afraid some things will be difficult for adults to explain clearly. .”

Before he finished speaking, Yu Chengsi raised his eyebrows and said: "If it is according to your lord's intention, do you want us to guard these corpses here and wait for the Xiuwu County Yamen to send people to check? If they don't come, Will my adults freeze and starve to death here?!"

Seeing Yu Chengsi's words contradicting Li Qiufeng, Yu Fan was anxious, for fear of offending Li Qiufeng and embarrassing them, which would inevitably delay the important event.So he yelled at Cheng Si angrily: "Shut up! How can you speak here, why don't you hurry up and apologize to the adults?!"

Yu Chengsi was humiliated by Yuan Dianshi before, and he was already full of anger.At this moment when Li Qiufeng was talking to Yu Fan, he felt quite depressed, and couldn't bear it any longer, so he spoke first to stand up for Yu Fan.Seeing Yu Fan yelling at him at this time, he was not afraid, and stared at Li Qiufeng viciously, his eyes were full of provocation.

Yu Fan thought to himself that things were going to get worse, and when he was thinking about how to cover up the past, Li Qiufeng smiled slightly and said, "I'm afraid this little brother might make a mistake. What I mean is that you might as well use branches to cover up the bodies of these brothers first." Cover it well, wait for Lord Yu, Yin Butou and others to return here, and then remove the branches, wouldn’t it not only preserve the remains of these brothers, but also not embarrass Lord Yu?”

Seeing that Li Qiufeng was not annoyed, Yu Fan breathed a sigh of relief.It's not that he's afraid of Li Qiufeng, it's just that before the big event is accomplished, he can't make any troubles.The origin of this Jin Yiwei is unknown, his martial arts are strong, and he is extremely resourceful.If he is offended, I'm afraid that the hard-working plans of his own people will inevitably come to naught.In this way, the lives of hundreds of clansmen were sacrificed in vain.So Yu Fan has secretly made up his mind to try his best to suffer all kinds of humiliation, but he absolutely can't turn his face against this Jin Yiwei before the big event is successful.He made up his mind, and after listening to Li Qiufeng finished speaking, he cupped his hands and said, "Your Excellency is right. I was careless for a while, and I didn't think carefully. As for the servant offending Your Excellency, I can't absolve myself of the blame. Please, Your Excellency pardon"

Seeing that when Fan was speaking, Li Qiufeng's complexion did not change, his voice was calm, and there was no trace of grief.Knowing in his heart that this person has other plans, but he didn't want to expose it, he immediately said in a deep voice: "Master Yu, you don't have to be so polite. We just met by chance, so there is no crime or innocence. Since Sir Yu still has important matters , let's leave it at that."

After he finished speaking, he bowed his hands to Yu Fan, then turned to Situ Qiao and said, "Mr. Situ, let's go."

Situ Qiao had long been displeased with Yu Chengsi, so he even hated Yu Fan.Hearing that Li Qiufeng was about to leave, it hit his heart.Immediately he smiled and said, "Brother Li, I have been waiting for your words for a long time." After speaking, he glanced at Yu Chengsi, sneered, then turned around and said to Yuan Jue and the others: "Let's not delay The two officials have done their work, let's go!"

Li Qiufeng, Yuanjue and the others followed Situ Qiao to the west, and after walking several tens of feet, Situ Qiao lowered his voice and said to Li Qiufeng: "These two boys have other plans, brother Li must not be trusted. them."

Li Qiufeng was taken aback, and said, "What does Mr. Situ mean by that?"

Situ Qiao said: "These two people have suspicious origins and strange whereabouts. They are definitely not ordinary officials. Those Japanese thieves have repeatedly troubled them, and I am afraid that these two people have some entanglements with the Liu Sheng clan."

Li Qiufeng shook his head, and said in a deep voice: "Mr. Situ, I'm afraid you are wrong this time. Those Fusang warriors are definitely not Liu Shengzongyan's subordinates."

Situ Qiao's heart trembled, and he said, "Brother Li, haven't you seen the hidden weapons used by those Japanese thieves? I have seen such hidden weapons in Hutouyan before, and I heard from Mr. Liu that this hidden weapon belonged to the Liu Sheng clan's killers. It is a unique sharp weapon, none of the martial arts sects in the Central Plains have such a hidden weapon."

Li Qiufeng said: "Just now, Li also thought that these Fusang people were assassins of the Liusheng clan. It was only after seeing the weapons used by these people that I realized that I was completely wrong. Although the assassins of the Liusheng clan also used this cross-shaped Hidden weapons, but their weapons are all long swords. The weapons in the hands of these killers just now are long knives, and this kind of knives is completely different from the knives used by the Central Plains martial arts masters. These people are indeed Fusang warriors, but they are by no means Yanagyu Zongyan's men."

The more Situ Qiao listened, the more confused he became, and said, "Brother Li, I don't understand what you're saying. Isn't the Japanese thief headed by Liu Sheng Zongyan, an old bastard?"

Li Qiufeng thought that Liu Shengzongyan's origin was extremely secretive. Hearing Situ Qiao's tone, Liu Yong seemed to have told him that Liu Zongyan who appeared in Huangling, Yong'an City, and Hutouyan was faked by Fusang people.It's just that Situ Qiao didn't know the relationship between Liu Shengzongyan and Liu Zongyan.He only thought that the pirates were all subordinates of Yagyu Zongyan, which was a big mistake.But Situqiao acted strangely, Li Qiufeng had always been jealous of him, and didn't want to tell him about Liu Shengzongyan's origin.Therefore, Li Qiufeng thought for a while, and then said to Situ Qiao: "In fact, there is not only one Japanese pirate who harassed Ming Dynasty. The Liusheng family came from a bitter cold place outside the pass, so they are naturally under Liusheng Zongyan. They are pirates, and they may be related to the Liusheng clan, but they do not belong to each other. I saw that the group of Fusang warriors who hunted down Yu Fan today are probably pirates from the southeast coast, and have nothing to do with the Liusheng clan. It's just that Yu Fan said that these warriors chased him because he offended Japanese pirates when he was an official, which is probably unreliable."

Situ Qiao suddenly realized, slapped his thigh, and said: "I said these two boys are unreliable, and they are hiding everything from us. Brother Li, we have met these two boys many times. How can there be such a coincidence in the world?" ? I guess these two boys may have been following us lingeringly, trying to plot against us. For example, they may have bad intentions towards Brother Li's head of Guan Yu."

Li Qiufeng thought to himself: "If you want to say that Guan Yu's head on my body has no good intentions, who can compare with you, Situ Qiao?" Thinking of this, Li Qiufeng sneered, and said: "Mr. , you left Kule Nunnery first, but it’s strange how you fell behind Li.”

(End of this chapter)