I hang up and lie flat in the world of martial arts

Chapter 107 Cause and Effect
Shangqing sees whether this tiger skin should be pulled or not.

Sometimes it can save a lot of unnecessary trouble.

After Lin Xiao heard that Qi Xuan came out to observe the body, the murderous aura that was originally on his body has subsided a lot.

It's just that after Qi Xuan reported himself as a master, Lin Xiao fell into deep thought.

Song Heyang, he does know.

Although it is the same as Zhang Heming, he is also a disciple of the head of the sect.

But after all, he started late, and he only started to practice martial arts when he was an adult.

Compared with the previous senior brothers, his martial arts are not a little bit worse.

"Your martial arts are very good." Lin Xiao, who was silent for a while, looked down at the bare hilt in his hand, and immediately said in a deep voice: "One palm smashed my epee, even in the Chunyang sect. , there are not many people with such martial arts cultivation."

But before Qi Xuan could reply, Lin Xiao immediately changed the subject: "It's just that Lin left in a hurry and didn't come with 'Chongyun', otherwise..."

Hehe, listening to this tone, it seems that he is still a little bit unconvinced.

Qi Xuan couldn't help laughing.

"Da Lin... No, I should call him Uncle Yun Xiao." Looking at Lin Xiao's face, Qi Xuan deduced that he should be a few years younger than Song Heyang, so he could only call him Uncle Yun.

"Uncle Yunxiao, I think that's all for today."

"Treasurer Sun intended to frame the imperial court official, and has been arrested and brought to justice."

"This person...you can't take him away."

Lin Xiao's face couldn't help twitching slightly when she heard this, and after a long silence, she said with a livid face, "Since that's the case, for the sake of being a Taoist, Lin won't bother with you."

Then he turned his gaze to Shopkeeper Sun, who had been captured by Gao Ying, and a cold murderous intent burst out of his eyes instantly.

"Shopkeeper Sun, although you and I have a little friendship, the crime of framing an imperial court official is unforgivable. Lin only hopes that you can wake up and plead guilty honestly, which can be regarded as a virtue for the family."

Shopkeeper Sun was swept away by Lin Xiao's gaze first, and his body began to tremble as if he had been electrocuted.

Then he heard Lin Xiao's words, "It can be regarded as a virtue for the family", and the whole person suddenly stayed where he was as if struck by lightning, and then a look of despair appeared on his face.

bang.

After Lin Xiao finished speaking, he threw the bare hilt of the sword in his hand to the ground, then clasped his fists at Qi Xuan and the others and said.

"Everyone, Mr. Lin will not disturb you."

This is a blatant threat!
Qi Xuan narrowed his eyes slightly, and watched Lin Xiao, who was in a mess, leave.

Gao Ying on the side couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and then looked at Qi Xuan with shock in his eyes.

Although it has long been known that this young master's martial arts skills are extremely high.

But what he saw with his own eyes just now still gave him quite a shock.

Before Qi Xuan arrived, because he blocked Lin Xiao who wanted to forcibly take shopkeeper Sun away, he fought him a few tricks.

Lin Xiao didn't even draw out his sword, but only used his palm to force himself back.

And the Fourth Young Master just slapped...

Thinking about the scene just now, the shock in Gao Ying's eyes gradually turned into respect.

"How is it, are you injured?" Qi Xuan also saw the change in Gao Ying's eyes, and immediately asked with a smile.

Gao Ying touched his still aching chest, then shook his head: "This subordinate is fine."

"You don't have to be too discouraged. If Lin Xiao is really like what he said, he is the disciple of Daoist Guangning. You are not wronged if you lose to him." Qi Xuan saw the look on Gao Ying's face lonely.

People who can achieve something in martial arts have more or less arrogance in their hearts.

"I'm afraid that what Master Lin said may be true." Gao Ying immediately said with a serious face, "The 'Chongyun' he just mentioned should be the peerless famous sword made by Jianjian Villa, which was once a prize in the martial arts conference. The final winner of which session is a senior expert of the Chunyang School."

Hearing what Gao Ying said, Qi Xuan couldn't help but glance at the debris on the ground.

The sword that Lin Xiao used just now has a somewhat unusual style.

Not only is the blade longer than ordinary swords, but Lin Xiao hangs down in front of him, the tip of the sword reaches the ground, and the hilt is already at the same level as his shoulders.

Moreover, the width of the sword has reached an astonishing seven or eight inches.

If it wasn't for the fact that the blade had already struck, Qi Xuan really thought he had seen the black iron epee in the novel of his previous life.

Qi Xuan couldn't help asking curiously: "The dignified disciple of the head of Chunyang has been lurking in Ning'an Mansion for more than ten years. What is the purpose?"

"This matter must be reported to the Ministry of Punishment." Father Qi Yan said in a deep voice.

The Department of Pursuing Murders and Thieves belongs to the Yamen under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Criminal Justice.

But Qi Xuan was very curious, did the people who were chasing murderers and robbers really know nothing about it?

The core disciples of one of the giants in the martial arts have mixed into the court. Although it cannot be regarded as a bad thing, it is by no means a good thing.

This undoubtedly broke the long-standing tacit understanding between the imperial court and the Jianghu.

Qi Xuan couldn't help looking at shopkeeper Sun who was cowering in Gao Ying's hand.

Lin Xiao's undisguised threat just now.

It shows that Shopkeeper Sun must have a lot of secrets here.

As if feeling Qi Xuan's probing gaze, shopkeeper Sun raised his head slightly, and when he found Qi Xuan looking at him, he immediately lowered his head in panic.

This move immediately caught the attention of the others.

Immediately, everyone's eyes focused on Shopkeeper Sun,
Feeling that something was wrong, Shopkeeper Sun couldn't help but his legs went limp, and he collapsed to the ground.

……

Shopkeeper Sun was not as stubborn as Mannia.

In addition, Qi Xuan just defeated his master Lin Xiao with one palm, which caused shopkeeper Sun to lose his psychological defense when he faced Qi Xuan.

"Master Lin instigated me to use medicine when entertaining Mr. Qi, in order to make him embarrass himself."

"That's all?" Qi Xuan couldn't help frowning, "My father was born in a marquis's mansion, so even if he slept as a nobleman, it wouldn't be a scandal."

"Cough cough cough..."

As soon as this remark came out, Qi Yan on the side couldn't help coughing a few times, and yelled at Qi Xuan: "Xuan'er, what nonsense are you talking about!"

But Qi Xuan's words are rough and not rough.

Reputation may be very important to other people.

But for someone from a noble family like his father, it seems that no matter how bad it is, it can't be so bad.

Seeing shopkeeper Sun's dodging eyes, Qi Xuan suddenly had an idea in his mind, and said with a smile: "It seems that the problem is still with Mannia."

When Qi Xuan said the word 'Mannia', it was obvious that shopkeeper Sun's eyes showed panic.

Qi Xuan immediately said with confidence: "Tell me, which nobleman has also taken a fancy to Mannia."

Shopkeeper Sun shrank when he heard the words, but didn't speak.

Qi Xuan had expected this a long time ago, and he continued with a smile: "Then do you know Mannia's identity?"

"Mannia?" Shopkeeper Sun raised his head and asked with a puzzled face, "Isn't she the daughter of a down-and-out scholar's family? What other status can she have?"

Qi Xuan looked at the doubts on Shopkeeper Sun's face, it didn't look like a fake,
Apparently he didn't know Mannia's identity.

It also confirmed Qi Xuan's previous inference.

Tianxiang Pavilion is not the property of Wugou Villa, Mannia just lurks in it.

After thinking for a while, Qi Xuan said bluntly: "Mannia is the killer of Wugou Villa, and she committed herself to Tianxiang Pavilion to hide her identity as a killer. Now you know."

Shopkeeper Sun's expression froze and his tongue was tied: "Mannia, she, she, is she a killer?"

It is obviously difficult to accept this fact.

"Wugou Villa..." Gao Ying, who was standing behind Qi Yan, couldn't help frowning, and said, "But that killer organization?"

The killer organization is not like a martial arts sect. If it is so famous that everyone knows it, it will be fine.

Even among the rivers and lakes, there are only a few people who know about Wugou Villa.

Most people may know some channels through which they can contact the Dao killer, but the vast majority of people will not know that the killers found through these channels all come from Wugou Villa.

When Qi Yan heard about Wugou Villa, he was also stunned, apparently he had never heard of it.

"No, no, no!" Shopkeeper Sun shook his head, "Impossible, how could Mannia be a killer, she doesn't see customers a few times a year."

Qi Xuan had already prepared for this, he took out a piece of paper from his sleeve, and placed it in front of Shopkeeper Sun.

Shopkeeper Sun recognized Mannia's writing at a glance, and then looked at the content on the paper, his face gradually became serious...

"impossible!"

"impossible……"

"impossible!"

……

Shopkeeper Sun kept chanting "impossible", from being convinced at the beginning, to having doubts at the beginning, until he collapsed after finally seeing the truth.

"Shopkeeper Sun, I know Lord Lin Xiaolin threatened you with your family members before he left." Qi Xuan saw Shopkeeper Sun's expression gradually collapsed, and immediately smiled and said: "However, if the servant really wants to use Mannia to assassinate you, then An 'honored guest', think about it carefully, will your family be able to keep it?"

Shopkeeper Sun suddenly opened his eyes wide, looked sideways at Qi Xuan, and let out a hysterical growl: "Master Lin will kill me!"

Qi Xuan's eyes also gradually became stern, and the aura around him pressed towards shopkeeper Sun like an overwhelming mountain: "Don't tell me...you are not afraid that my son will kill you too!"

It seemed that shopkeeper Sun cared more about his own life.

In an instant, shopkeeper Sun felt the air around him stagnate, and no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't draw a trace of air from the surrounding area into his lungs.

"Boom boom boom..." The beating heart seemed to want to burst out of the chest.

"I said!" At the moment when he was about to suffocate, shopkeeper Sun clenched his teeth and spit out two words.

……

Gao Ying, who played a guest role as a clerk, handed a piece of paper full of writing to Qi Yan.

Everything shopkeeper Sun explained was recorded on paper.

Qi Xuan said with a smile on the side: "General Lei is lucky, he returned to the barracks, he is not lucky to hear these secrets."

Listening to Qi Xuan's teasing, Qi Yan couldn't help but give him a serious look.

"It's this time, and you're still fooling around!"

Qi Xuan arched his shoulders helplessly, and said: "Actually, I had expected it a long time ago. After all, there are not many people in the court who dare to offend Marquis Wucheng's residence, and this just happens to be one of them."

"However, father." Qi Xuan asked curiously: "Is the emperor's illness really so serious?"

In fact, as early as when Shangqingguan learned that his father Qi Yan had been released from Ning'an Mansion, Qi Xuan had vaguely guessed that there might be changes in Beijing.

His father, who was a civil servant, was released.

The big brother and uncle who led the troops were all transferred back to Beijing to serve.

Plus the grandfather and uncle who were already in Beijing.

Calculate carefully.

Excluding the Forbidden Army in the palace, more than [-]% of the troops in the entire capital are in the hands of Wu Chenghou Qi Jiang, and they are all elite.

No one in the court knew that grandfather Qi Jiang was the emperor's confidant.

There is only one explanation for letting a trusted person hold military power and control the capital alone.

The throne is about to change.

Qi Jiang wants to escort the succession of the next emperor.

This also shows that the next emperor may not have enough power to control the situation, so he can only be escorted by the old emperor's confidants.

Qi Xuan caught a glimpse of the two words on the paper in his father's hand.

"King Liang!"

The current emperor prefers King Liang, the youngest of the three princes, to succeed him.

And whether it is King Jin or King Zhao.

They have been operating in the court for many years, and their forces are intertwined all over the court and the opposition.

They will really sit back and watch the throne fall by the wayside.

……

"This king of Liang is a deeply affectionate person. He just met him by chance, but he has firmly remembered it in his heart." Qi Xuan couldn't help laughing, "Could it be that he loves beauty and doesn't love country?"

A few months ago, King Liang paid a private visit to Ning'an Mansion in Weifu, and he took a fancy to Mannia in Tianxiang Pavilion, intending to redeem her and bring her into the mansion.

But at that time, the Beijing Central Committee sent an urgent letter urging him to go back, so he told his accompanying subordinates to stay and finish the matter.

Unexpectedly, after returning to the capital, his father was seriously ill, and he intended to pass it on to him.

At a time like this, how dare you do things like adding fragrance to the red sleeves.

So he could only write a letter to his subordinates and put things off until the dust in Beijing had settled.

Unexpectedly, that subordinate was recognized, so Lin Xiao took the initiative to find Shopkeeper Sun.

Coincidentally, after learning about the case of Gongjiazhuang, Lin Xiao concluded that Qi Yan would come to investigate, so she ordered shopkeeper Sun to use Mannia to set up a poisonous plan to frame Qi Yan.

This plan is malicious.

Not only did it disgust Qi Yan's family, but it also really affected the court.

If this really caused Liang Wang to feel suspicious, and the Qi family held military power at this time.

I'm afraid that grandfather Qi Jiang won't be able to retreat so easily after King Liang ascended the throne.

……

At the same time, shopkeeper Sun also explained the reason why Lin Xiao didn't want to see Qi Yan so much.
"Lin Xiao has an elder brother, named Lin Qing, who is an official in the capital. After going around in many places, he thought that the co-confessor of Ning'an Mansion was already in Lin Qing's pocket. Unexpectedly, Qi Yan was killed along the way."

The reason is that Qi Yan robbed Brother Lin Xiao of the official position that he had planned for a long time.

"I seem to remember this Lin Qing," Qi Yan recalled with a sullen face. "When I left Beijing, many colleagues went out of the city to see them off, and this Lin Qing was among them."

"At the time, I was still curious as to why a stranger came to see me off."

"I only heard from colleagues in Dali Temple that this person works in the Ministry of Rites."

"Ministry of Rites..." Qi Yan's expression became serious for a moment, "It's King Jin's territory. If Lin Qing can find the rich land of Ning'an Mansion, behind it is..."

It is beyond the reach of ordinary officials to be sent to a rich place like Ning'an Mansion to serve as a high-ranking official.

Looking at it this way, the problem seems to be more serious.

Lin Xiao, as a disciple of the head of Chunyang, not only entered the court as an official, but was also very likely to be involved in the struggle for the throne.

Does Master Guangning know what Lin Xiao has done?
Qi Xuan couldn't help being curious.

There is still room for the core disciples of a martial arts sect to join in.

If it is said that the Chunyang faction directly participated in the battle for the throne.

That's not a good thing.

(End of this chapter)