A knife in love

Chapter 798

Yu Fan handed the reins of the horse to a policeman beside him, and walked forward quickly.Li Qiufeng followed closely behind him, holding the snatched sword in his right hand.This knife is made of ordinary iron, and it is the most common waist knife in the Jianghu. It is naturally different from Changsun Guangming's police and evil knife.Fortunately, the shape of this knife is quite similar to the Xiuchun knife used by Li Qiufeng, and the weight is also quite close. He couldn't put it down, so he never threw it away.It's just that he snatched the knife and didn't take the scabbard away, so he can only carry it in his hand.

Before the two caught up with the arresters, they saw Catcher Yin and five or six arresters holding torches in one place, as if they were looking down at something.Yu Fan said in a deep voice, "Old Yin, what happened?"

Yin Butou turned around, and under the light of the torch, he saw his face trembling with horror, "Master Xian Cheng, there are a lot of corpses here..."

As soon as Yin Butou said this, Yu Fan and Li Qiufeng's hearts trembled.The two walked forward quickly, and Yin Butou and several other police officers made way for them.Before the two of them squeezed into the crowd, Butou Yin and several other police officers held up the torches in their hands to illuminate the road ahead of them.I saw dozens of corpses lying here and there on the ground, some with swords stuck in their bodies, and some with wounds on their heads and faces.It's just that it's freezing cold, and the blood has already frozen on the wound, which looks very strange.

Li Qiufeng turned his head and looked around.This place is right on top of a mountain ridge, no more than three or four feet wide, and there are valleys on the left and right.Although the valleys on both sides are not steep, but in the dark night, they are extremely deep, which looks rather shocking.These corpses lay all over the road, but because the range of light from the torches was limited, it was not clear whether there were corpses more than ten feet away.

Yu Fan said in a deep voice: "Old Yin, hurry up and tell the brothers to be careful, and never place orders!"

Yin Butou was terrified and agreed repeatedly.At that time, all the arresters had already drawn out their weapons such as waist knives and iron rulers, and formed a big circle on the mountain road, protecting the nuns of Kule Temple, Huang Xu and others in the middle.

At this time, Situ Qiao and Monk Xuanji also followed, and when they saw the corpses everywhere, their expressions changed drastically.Situ Qiao said: "Damn it, could it be that this is also the fault of Tianlongmen?!"

Yu Fan and Li Qiufeng inspected several corpses.These dead were old and young, dressed in different ways, and there seemed to be nothing strange about their appearance.Although a few people had died for a long time, they still held their swords tightly in their hands, but they couldn't tell which sect used the weapons.

While looking at the corpses, Li Qiufeng thought to himself: "This road leads directly to Xiuwu County. After Cui Yanshou retreated with Tianlongmen, he really wanted to pass through here. But looking at the appearance of these corpses, they have been dead for at least a year. Day. And Cui Yanshou only left an hour earlier than us. Therefore, these people would definitely not be killed by Tianlongmen. But if it wasn't for Tianlongmen, who would be so bold as to dare to kill so much here? How many lives?"

While he was thinking, he suddenly heard Monk Xuanji exclaim.Li Qiufeng's heart trembled, and he stood up hastily.But he saw Monk Xuanji standing two feet away, holding a torch in his right hand, staring at a dead body on the ground in a daze.

Situ Qiao was the closest to Monk Xuanji, and when he heard a difference in Monk Xuanji's voice, he hurried to his side and looked at the corpse on the ground.But there was an old man with a goatee lying under Monk Xuanji's feet, with a big hole in his chest, and the blood had already solidified, turning the white robe on the old man's body into purple-black.Situ Qiao raised his head and said to Monk Xuanji, "Master, is there something wrong with this corpse?"

Monk Xuanji stared at the old man's body and said word by word: "This poor monk knows him."

At this time, Li Qiufeng had also walked to Monk Xuanji's side. Hearing what he said, Li Qiufeng knew something was wrong, so he immediately asked, "Master Xuanji, what is the origin of this old man?"

Monk Xuanji pressed down the torch, shrouded the old man's face under the light of the torch, and said in a deep voice, "This man's name is Duan Cheng, and he is the owner of the Duan Family Village in Kaifeng..."

Before he could finish his sentence, Situ Qiao let out an "噫", and said in his mouth: "I have heard of this old fellow's name. This man is a lay disciple of Shaolin Temple, and he can be regarded as a number one figure in the Jianghu with his single-handed Arhat Fist. .”

When he said this, he suddenly remembered something, turned his head to look at Monk Xuanji, and said word by word: "Master Xuanji, could it be that this Duan, like you, rushed to Yuntai Mountain to help?"

Monk Xuanji nodded, and said: "Mr. Situ guessed right. On that day, the flying pigeon of the Wuji Temple passed a letter saying that the demons and monsters wanted to harm the Wuji Temple, and asked all the sects to rush to the Wuji Temple for help. At that time, the poor monk was in Baima After receiving the news from the head of the Prajna Temple of Shaolin Temple, he rushed to Yuntai Mountain to help. At that time, some heroes from all walks of life also heard the news and were gathering in the west of Luoyang City, planning to go to Yuntai Mountain together. Duan Cheng was born in Shaolin, and The poor monk has met on several occasions. When the poor monk set out first, he happened to meet him and a group of heroes from the rivers and lakes in an inn in the west of Luoyang City, waiting for other friends from the rivers and lakes to arrive before we set off. At that time, I was with him After exchanging a few pleasantries, I didn't expect that he would die here in less than half a month..."

When Monk Xuanji said this, he suddenly stopped talking, holding a torch and walking around the pile of corpses again.When he saw the body of a black-robed man, he stopped in his tracks and said, "That's right, this is the owner of Huangzhai, Qingfengzhai, Luoyang, and one of the heroes who went to Yuntai Mountain with Duan Cheng to help. Duan Cheng that day Cheng also introduced him to the poor monk. These heroes of the rivers and lakes have received orders from the famous sects and want to go to Yuntai Mountain to help them. Who is so bold to kill all these heroes of the rivers and lakes here?"

The more Li Qiufeng listened, the more frightened he became, and Situ Qiao was also puzzled.Yu Fan didn't know about Yuntai Mountain, so he asked Li Qiufeng about it.Li Qiufeng thought that Yu Fan was a member of the officialdom, and he couldn't explain all these vendettas and grievances for a while, so he said: "These people from the rivers and lakes went to Yuntai Mountain to participate in a battle between the rivers and lakes. But not Knowing what happened, all these people died here."

When Yu Fan heard Li Qiufeng say the word "Yuntai Mountain", his expression changed drastically, and he couldn't help but look to the left and right.Seeing that all the arresters formed a big circle from far away, the steel knives in their hands gleamed coldly, enclosing the mountain ridge tightly.Only then did Yu Fan feel relieved, lowered his voice and said to Li Qiufeng: "Brother Li, something big happened in Yuntai Mountain, I'm afraid you don't know yet."

Li Qiufeng naturally knew what the "big event" Yu Fan was talking about, but he and Yu Fan were not close friends after all, some things could not be said too much, so he pretended to be surprised, and said in his mouth: "I would like to hear the details. "

Yu Fan said: A few days ago, Henan Governor's Yamen suddenly sent officials to Xiuwu County, summoned Huangzhi County and Brother Yu, and said that they had important business to do in Xiuwu County, and they needed the full assistance of Xiuwu County Yamen.Brother Yu and Huang Zhixian are confused, they don't know what the governor's yamen is going to do.But since it is Shangguan's intention, we dare not ask more.That night, dignitaries from the prefect's yamen in Luoyang also arrived in Xiuwu County.These people occupy the magistrate's office, and they don't know what they are discussing.Because the house is surrounded by officials from the governor’s yamen, even the cooks were brought by them, and we don’t know what they’re up to.

"Early the next morning, these people left Xiuwu County, and they didn't return to the Yamen until noon. It's just that there were a few more people this time. Among them was an old man in his 50s, the governor of the Yamen and the prefect of Luoyang. The officials of the yamen were in awe of him. After the old man arrived at the county yamen, he immediately summoned the magistrate Huang. Brother Yu and Master Zhang guarded outside, feeling a little uneasy. After a stick of incense, the magistrate Huang came out. Brother Yu and Mr. Zhang Seeing that Huang Zhixian's face was pale, Master Zhang rushed up to greet him, and was about to ask, but Huang Zhixian just waved his hand, signaling the two of us not to talk. When we got to the back house, Huang Zhixian said in a trembling voice, that old man is the elder of Jinyiwei Officer, this time I went to Henan to handle a major case. This case is in charge of the governor's yamen in Henan, co-organized by the prefect's yamen in Luoyang, supervised by the Governor of Jinyiwei North Township, and the Xiuwu County yamen is responsible for maintaining local law and order. During the handling of the case, criminal names in Xiuwu County The case must be handed over to the chief executive of the Governor's Yamen, and the Xiuwu County Yamen is not allowed to intervene.

"Brother Yu and Master Zhang were quite terrified when they heard this. The magistrate Huang sighed, what the old man meant was that all the officials of Xiuwu County made us memorial tablets in the temple, honestly squatting on the altar table It’s enough to scare the people. As for the big and small things in Xiuwu County, we can’t control them. After hearing this, Brother Yu felt relieved, and smiled at Huangzhi County, it’s the best. All these high officials are us People who can't be provoked, if they ask us to help, it's our job to do well, and they must be punished if they don't do well. Since they won't let us intervene, isn't it a good thing?

"Huangzhi County just shook his head again and again, but did not speak. Mr. Zhang sighed and said to me that Henan is different from other provinces. It is not far from the capital. The boss has an inexplicable relationship. This time the governor's yamen and the prefect's yamen are jointly handling the case, and Jin Yiwei is watching him. I'm afraid it's a big case. It's okay if the case is done well, but if it goes wrong The governor's yamen and the magistrate's yamen patted their buttocks and left, and the ones who were finally pushed out to top the vat were not the small fish and shrimps of our Xiuwu County yamen? This matter seems to have nothing to do with our Xiuwu County yamen, but in fact it has something to do with it. A big relationship."

When Yu Fan said this, he glanced at Li Qiufeng, and then continued: "Brother Li, to be honest, Brother Yu has been in the officialdom for more than 20 years, and he has never looked down upon the masters and subordinates in the yamen. Since After arriving in Xiuwu County as the county magistrate, Mr. Feng, who took care of criminal names and wealth in the yamen for Huangzhi County, was smart and capable, and Brother Yu admired him a bit. As for this Mr. Zhang, he was only in charge of the copywriting of Huangzhi County's study, nothing else Regardless, it is said that there is an income of 600 taels of silver every year. Therefore, Brother Yu does not pretend to be a liar to Mr. Zhang. It is only after hearing what he said, that he knows that this person has insight into the world and is indeed a remarkable person. "

(End of this chapter)