Wuxia: I know a lot of martial arts

Chapter 97 Chu Tang Returns
Another new day.

"Is there still no news about Chu Tang?" Zhuo Lien did not know how many times he asked Fang Kai like this.

Every morning, noon, afternoon, and night, he would ask again, hoping to hear good news from Fang Kai.

But Fang Kai still let him down, still shaking his head numbly: "No."

Zhuo Lien sighed and said, "No news is good news."

He has said this several times, both to encourage Fang Kai and to comfort himself.

However, he has no confidence in what he says is extremely familiar, maybe even he himself doesn't believe it.

Looking at Fang Kai who was lost in front of him, Zhuo Lien smiled wryly.

Today has been more than ten days since Chu Tang disappeared.

In the past ten days, they have not given up searching, let alone searched the city several times, even searched extremely far outside the city.

Suburbs and nearby towns are within their search range.

The result was the same: no trace of Chu Tang could be found.

He seemed to have disappeared out of thin air, without a trace.

The 10 to [-] arresters in the county government are, after all, serving the entire Gui County. In a county with a population of only [-], if they want to maintain the stability and operation of law and order, they are short-handed in terms of manpower. It is impossible to do nothing every day Just go find someone specifically.

Therefore, except for the first two or three days in the city of Dasuo, in the next few days, Zhuo Lien ordered to reduce the manpower, and only maintained a small group of people to inquire about Chu Tang's news.

Fang Kai was very dissatisfied with this, but he also knew that there was no problem with Zhuo Lien's arrangement, so he could only assign some of his subordinates to Chu Tang's handicapped team to search for his whereabouts day and night.

Unfortunately, there is no good news every day.

They had no choice but to prepare for the worst: I'm afraid Chu Tang is already in danger!
If it hadn't been for an accident, how could there be no news for a living person for ten days?

Fang Kai didn't want to believe such conjectures. He didn't think about eating these days, and most of his people were haggard.

"Fang Kai, is there any clue about the theft of the black iron?" Zhuo Lien saw that Fang Kai was desolate and lonely, so he couldn't help but change the subject.

The Xuantie case was originally in charge of Chu Tang, but he disappeared, Zhuo Da arrested the case and handed over the case to Fang Kai.

One is to let him have something to do, so that he won't be idle and dreamy.

The second is that this case is very likely to be related to Chu Tang's disappearance, so investigating together will kill two birds with one stone.

In addition, the iron shops that Xuantie stole are after all decades-old brands, and they are quite powerful in the county. Not to mention their hands and feet, at least they have a lot of connections.

No, the case was so big that even the sheriff asked about it.

Zhuo Lien deeply felt that the responsibility was heavy, and he couldn't be half-hearted.

However, Chu Tang was so powerful that he didn't know whether he was alive or dead, so he probably had little hope of handing over the case to others. He could only hand it over to Fang Kai, who was also a martial artist of the four realms.

For this, Zhuo Lien hated himself for being seriously injured and unable to do things.

"There is nothing!" Fang Kai said impatiently, "The thief is very skilled in martial arts. Either no one notices, or he kills people with one move. The stolen iron shops can't react. He comes and goes without a trace, and there is no clue. Nothing left, what can I do?"

Zhuo Li'en lowered his voice and asked, "Where is the man who looks like a black guard at the inn that Zhou Xiang reported? No clues?"

Fang Kai glanced at him, shook his head and said, "The inn guy told me that the other party checked out of the room overnight, and he didn't know where he went. Presumably, he left the city like Chu... same as Chu Tang!"

Zhuo Lien pondered and said: "That is to say, he is also with Chu Tang..."

"Boss catcher! Captain Fang! Headhunter! Captain Fang!" Zhuo Li'en was interrupted by a person rushing in without saying a word.

He looked excited and yelled.

Zhuo Lien's face darkened, and he shouted: "Zhou Xiang, what are you yelling about, what a shame!"

This is where Zhuo Lien works, and it is often used to meet with the squad leader or the police.

But he has always been serious, and after more than ten years of headhunting, he has cultivated a majestic appearance. No one really dares to barge in without notification.

He has become familiar with the person who came these days, and it is Zhou Xiang from his class.

This man was the last policeman Chu Tang saw before he disappeared, and he was the one who found the clues about the Chenghuang Temple and the hidden guards of the inn.

In Zhuo Lien's view, Chu Tang's disappearance has a lot to do with him.

Although it would not be his fault, but in order to vent his anger, Zhuo Lien used Zhou Xiang as an envoy instead of a cow these days, making him run outside every day, looking for Chu Tang's whereabouts.

Facing Zhuo Lien's angry expression, Zhou Xiang hurriedly said, "Capture! Chu Tang is back!"

"what?"

"Really?"

Zhuo Lien and Fang Kai spoke one after the other, and stood up at the same time.

"Really back?" Zhuo Lien asked again with wide-eyed eyes.

Fang Kai asked tremblingly, "The whole thing must come back?"

Zhou Xiang hurriedly said: "It's true, he came back by himself. As soon as I saw him outside, I rushed back to report!"

Zhuo Lien forced himself to be calm, the stone in his heart fell to the ground, and his heartstrings that had been tense for ten days relaxed, he couldn't help but let out a long breath, and said repeatedly: "It's good to be back, it's good to be back."

Fang Kai was even more excited and grabbed Zhou Xiang's shoulder, pinching the latter so that the latter broke out in cold sweat.

"Where is he now?" Fang Kai asked loudly.

Zhou Xiang replied: "We met not far outside the yamen. I ran back, so he must have arrived at the gate of the yamen by now."

"Go! Let's pick him up!" Fang Kai pulled Zhou Xiang to go out.

Just when Fang Kai took two steps, a voice came from outside the door: "No need, I'm already here!"

Before the words fell, the three of them felt their eyes blur, and a figure landed in the room.

Who else is it not Chu Tang!
With a smile on his face, he bowed his hands to Zhuo Li'en and Fang Kai, and said, "Sir, Mr. Fang, you have been arrested!"

"Chu Tang!" Fang Kai's eyes were red, his lips trembled, and his voice trembled, "You... finally came back, I thought you... you, it's fine, it's fine!"

Zhuo Lien pursed his lips tightly and did not speak, his eyes fixed on Chu Tang for size.

At this time, Chu Tang had already changed into a new set of regular clothes, which were clean and comfortable, less the monotony of making clothes by the police, and more chic.

Coupled with his tall and straight figure, and his bronze-colored "average" face, he has the demeanor of a young hero!

"It's fine!" Zhuo Lien also said the same thing as Fang Kai said, but the meaning was not quite the same.

Fang Kai was more excited to see Chu Tang come back alive, while Zhuo Lien was sure that Chu Tang was intact and unharmed.

Chu Tang thanked the two adults for their worries, and asked for their forgiveness.

The three exchanged pleasantries for a while.

At the end, Zhou Xiang cried and said, "Boss Chu, I miss you so much! I thought it was my random information that caused you to disappear!"

"The news you found randomly?" Chu Tang was puzzled, "Did you find Lai Liu to perfuse me?"

Zhou Xiang blushed and said, "He...he has a lot of gossip, but many of them cannot be verified!"

Chu Tang shook his head with a smile and said, "You've wronged him. What he got this time is really not gossip, it's true!"

When the three of them heard this, they were all shocked.

Zhuo Lien even raised his head abruptly, looked straight at Chu Tang, and asked, "Chu Tang, did you go after the clues of the inn, or did you check the Town God's Temple?"

Just as Chu Tang was about to speak, he caught a glimpse of Zhou Xiang's curious expression, and couldn't help but apologize and said, "Brother Zhou, can you please stay away for a while, my brother has some matters that I need to discuss with the head catcher. The more you know, the better you The more unfavorable it is."

Zhou Xiang was taken aback for a moment, he didn't expect Chu Tang to speak so directly.

Chu Tang looked at him embarrassedly.

Seeing this, Zhuo Lien said in a deep voice: "Zhou Xiang, it's not that Chu Tang doesn't trust you, but that he thinks your life is in danger if you get involved. As you can see, Chu Tang's majestic fighters from all four realms have disappeared because of this incident." For ten days, life and death are unknown, so I came back by luck. You are only at the second level, are you sure you want to get involved?"

"Yes, yes, that's what my little brother means." Chu Tang hurriedly added, and glanced gratefully at Zhuo Lien who explained to him.

Zhuo Da's headhunter is indeed a fine man, he spoke thoughtfully, and found a very good and powerful reason for Chu Tang.

When Zhou Xiang thought that the three people in front of him were all four-level cultivation bases, and he was the only one at the second level, he couldn't help but wake up, and said quickly: "Captain, Fang Bantou, you know that Zhou has always been afraid of death. It's better to beat him or not!" Okay, I won't touch this kind of life-threatening thing. You are busy, I will go out now. Don't give it away! Don't give it away! Farewell!"

With that said, he really walked out simply, far away.

There were only three people left in the room.

Zhuo Li'en told them to sit down, then stared at Chu Tang, and asked seriously: "Chu Tang, where have you been these ten days, and what happened to you?"

"Yes! Tell me quickly! What's going on?" Fang Kai urged impatiently.

Chu Tang glanced back and forth between the two of them, and said slowly, "Master Catcher, Captain Fang, this matter is a long story, so just listen to me slowly."

"Hurry up, are you anxious about me?" Fang Kai became even more anxious.

Chu Tang said, "Actually, I returned to the city last night."

"What? You came back last night?" Fang Kai stood up impatiently and glared at Chu Tang, "You entered the city last night. If you don't come to us, let us worry for another night! You..."

"Fang Kai, sit down!" Zhuo Lien yelled lightly, and after Fang Kai was unwilling to sit down, he continued, "Chu Tang is a smart man, he entered the city but he didn't want to disturb anyone. If you have scruples, dare to come after proving something.”

Chu Tang looked surprised, and said in admiration, "Captain is wise!"

"Don't talk nonsense, tell me, what's going on?" Zhuo Lien didn't give him a good face either.

Chu Tang said slowly: "I'm afraid this matter will really involve Black Clothes Guards, so I have to proceed with caution."

Black guards!
Zhuo Lien and Fang Kai looked at each other in shock.

Chu Tang glanced at them, and then said: "This matter has to start with Lai Liu who Zhou Xiang found, that day..."

Next, it was Chu Tang's performance time.

If a mentor is present, it may be very polite to say "please tell your story" to him:
He also began to tell stories.

The story was half-truth, half-fiction, which he painstakingly embellished.

The real part is my experience of visiting the Temple of the City God at night, such as following Jia Sanniang and his party in the Temple of the City God, breaking their deal with the black guard Gu San.

Then, restrained by their scruples, he snatched the black iron and the bronze mirror, and escaped by relying on lightness kung fu.

Chu Tang didn't hide anything during this passage, not only did he reveal the involvement of Ziyiwei Gusan, but he also revealed that Xuantie and the bronze mirror fell into his hands.

Having said that, Chu Tang threw the bundle in his hand in front of Zhuo Lien, and opened it, revealing the black iron and bronze mirror inside.

Looking at the things in front of them, Zhuo Lien and Fang Kai were shocked from ear to ear.

In fact, yesterday afternoon, after recovering [-]% of his skill, Chu Tang floated down the cliff to return, that is to say, he was careful, taking every step and watching three steps, for fear of any ambush on the way.

Facts have proved that he was worried for nothing, and he went back to the east of the county government without incident.

Before returning to the city, Chu Tang found the place where the black iron and the bronze mirror were hidden. Fortunately, they were still there, so he rolled them up in a package and brought them back.

After entering the city last night, he was afraid that Gu San was still active in the city, so he touched the inn, and after inquiring about the news, he was sure that the other party had left the city, so he was relieved.

However, he, who was always cautious, didn't go back to the county office immediately. Instead, he opened a room in the inn where Gu San stayed, stayed for one night, and observed the movement. Shi Shiran returned to the county office until now.

Ninety-nine percent of this story is true, so where is the falsehood?
It's on Xuan Tie!

The black iron that Chu Tang cut off was obviously more than twenty catties, but now the one in front of Zhuo Lien only weighed ten catties.

Where did the remaining ten catties go?

Chu Tang said that the trip was very hard, fighting fiercely in the middle of the night, and almost lost his life.

So, isn't it worthy of praise for working so hard?
Praise can't just be a verbal compliment, it has to be something practical.

What could be more practical than rare black iron? !
The Xuantie that was lost at the iron shop in Gui County, plus the three catties from the county government office, was less than ten catties.

And he, Chu Tang, handed over ten catties, and it was regarded as a solution to the theft of the black iron, so what else could be blamed?
As for the other ten catties, the thieves snatched it from the neighboring Meng County, so what does it have to do with Gui County?

Therefore, Chu Tang accepted it with peace of mind.

Who doesn't want to have more black iron to create higher-grade magical weapons? !

Don't you see, Gusan, the dignified Ziyiwei, has done the same thing with the thieves for the sake of Xuantie!
He, Chu Tang, is only half hidden, and he doesn't even count as black and white, which is quite interesting.

Well, that's how Chu Tang convinced himself.

In short, the incident between the black iron and the bronze mirror is true, but the amount of black iron is not true.

If so, both Zhuo Lien and Fang Kai were stunned when they heard it.

But they also knew that Chu Tang must have a follow-up, otherwise there would be no incident of missing for ten days, so they kept silent and continued to listen to what Chu Tang had to say next.

In the second half of the story, Chu Tang said a little more thrillingly: "I only cut black iron and bronze mirror, but didn't hear any useful information, especially about bronze mirror. I don't know anything about it. Not reconciled, relying on my lightness skills, I touched the Temple of the City God and hid it on the beams in the temple, planning to wait for them to come back and eavesdrop on their affairs. Kung fu pays off, finally let me wait..."

For the stories in the Town God's Temple, Chu Tang gave full play to his imagination and did more "processing".

For example, the real thing is that Jia Sanniang's eldest brother, the Man in the Iron Mask, came. He thought Sun Qiang and Yan Jiu were troublesome, and when they were unprepared, he slapped each other, dog biting dog, and killed them.

Then, he, Chu Tang, was discovered!
Facing the combination of the Man in the Iron Mask and Jia Sanniang, he was no match for the two of them, so he could only burst out the power of the Tiangang Disintegration Dafa one or two times, and then relying on his lightness skills, he ran all the way into the mountains and forests, in order to heal the Tiangang Disintegration Dafa. Due to the sequelae, I had to rest for ten days.

This is how he disappeared for ten days.

This paragraph can only be said to be half-truth and half-false, the process is true, and the result is also true, but there are many false details.

Among them, he did not say that the man in the iron mask was a strong man of the sixth realm, nor did he say that he killed Jia Sanniang, a martial artist of the fifth realm, nor did he say that he had inspired ten percent of the Tiangang Disintegration Dafa to escape.

The reason for the fraud is very simple. Many secrets about him cannot be known to others, including Zhuo Lien and Fang Kai.

Otherwise, even if he, a martial artist of the four realms, could explain the killing of Jia Sanniang who crossed the border and killed Jia Sanniang of the five realms with the method of disintegrating the Tiangang, he could not reasonably explain how to escape from the strong man of the six realms, let alone explain how to kill Jia Sanniang in only ten days. The sequelae of Tiangang's disintegration and Dafa have been resolved in sevens and eighties.

"I only heard about the burning of the Town God's Temple last night, and two people were burned inside. I think it was the man in the iron mask and Jia Sanniang who set the fire afterwards, in order to destroy the corpses and traces." Chu Tang said here, not without Fortunately.

He guessed that the man in the iron mask had reacted afterwards and turned back again.

Fortunately, he was eye-catching and didn't linger, otherwise he could only be slaughtered.

As he said that, Chu Tang praised Zhuo Lien gratefully again: "This time, it is really thanks to the Dafa of Tiangang Disintegration taught by Master Catcher. If it wasn't able to stimulate more potential, my lightness kung fu would also rise accordingly. I broke my life into it."

Zhuo Li'en and Fang Kai were stunned for a long time when they heard Chu Tang's twists and turns in the story.

Finally, when Chu Tang mentioned the Dafa of disintegrating Tiangang, Zhuo Lien said anxiously: "You really used the secret technique? Are you okay?"

Chu Tang hurriedly said: "It's only used [-] to [-] percent, and I didn't fight with manpower. I just ran away and escaped without much damage. After ten days of care, although my body hasn't recovered [-] percent, but it's not a serious problem. [-]% better, move freely."

Zhuo Lien breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the words, and said: "This secret technique will cause too much damage to the body, so don't use it lightly."

"The sequelae are quite serious, but it really works!" Chu Tang said sincerely.

Zhuo Lien didn't know whether to laugh or cry, pointed at himself and said, "Don't use it indiscriminately, just look at me, it's been almost a month, and I'm still a cripple!"

Seeing his funny words, the room laughed frequently, and the air was full of joy.

After recovering from the tense story, Zhuo Lien looked at the opened package in front of him, and couldn't help but picked up the bronze mirror to observe carefully, but he didn't find it for a long time, and couldn't help asking: "Chu Tang, I didn't remember it carefully just now, what do you mean?" The bronze mirror involves a treasure?"

Chu Tang nodded.

He handed over the bronze mirror. First, it was only related to a legendary treasure clue, and what kind of mirror frame was needed to find it.

All he has is a mirror, and he doesn't know where to find the frames, so it's useless to keep them.

The second reason is that he is afraid of trouble. The treasure of Liang Wang involved in the mirror is not simple at first glance.

With the panel in his hand, he just wants to upgrade. When his martial arts is really the best in the world, he can get what he wants, and he will care about a mere treasure?
Instead of keeping this scourge, it is better to hand it over to Zhuo Lien, the head catcher, and let him deal with it.

As for whether the other party will keep it or report it, that's not what he cares about.

"What treasure did you say just now?" Zhuo Lien asked again.

Chu Tang recounted what he heard that night, and finally emphasized: "I only heard what they said was the treasure of the King of Liang. Who is the King of Liang, and is there anyone in our Liangzhou named king?"

"King Liang? King Liang..." Zhuo Lien mumbled a few times, then suddenly, his face changed, and his expression became nervous, "Could it be that King Liang? How could it be? That was all 50 years ago!"

"There really is King Liang?" Chu Tang was confused, "I won't really bring back a time bomb, will I?"

(End of this chapter)