I am the sword fairy

Chapter 33 I'll Carry You Back

Song Yu pulled out a few potatoes from the charcoal fire that was about to go out.

Picking up one and turning it around, Sihasha blew off the vegetation ash on it, handed it to Xiao Qing, and asked casually: "When did this thing come in?"

Xiao Qing, who still kept her disguise, looked at him strangely and asked in a cutesy manner: "What do you mean?"

Song Yu said, "These are the potatoes. When did they first appear?"

In the world he was in, this thing probably came to the world in the [-]th century, that is, during the Ming Dynasty.

So he was a little curious about this parallel world where the culture was almost the same, very close to the Southern Song Dynasty... How could there be potatoes?

Xiao Qing still looked puzzled and said: "It's been around since ancient times!"

Has it existed since ancient times?

Song Yu was a little confused, and suddenly thought that the changes in writing in this world also directly skipped the obscure oracle bone inscriptions, bronze inscriptions and small seal scripts... and started from the official script.

It feels a little weird.

He looked at Xiao Qing: "What about tomatoes and peppers?"

Yes, Song Yu had seen these things recently. He didn't pay much attention to them at the time, but now that he thinks about them, he feels a little strange.

Of course, ordinary people are unlikely to have it due to seasonal reasons.

But they can be found on the dining tables of both the Huang family and Cuifang House.

"It's been around since ancient times!" Xiao Qing looked at Song Yu with a puzzled look on her face, "Isn't this common sense?"

"I just had a sudden thought and wanted to trace the source. I also want to liven up the atmosphere so that you don't get so nervous..." Xiao Qing was obviously a little scared when he just killed the man.

Song Yu said with a smile, throwing away his curiosity about this world.

"I didn't expect you to appear in front of me like this today. Speaking of which, I really need to thank you very much."

"Don't thank me like this. Besides, even if I don't come, you can solve it yourself."

Xiao Qing carefully peeled off the potato skin, blew twice hard, and took a bite, her beautiful eyes filled with satisfaction.

"It's delicious!" she said.

"You haven't eaten before, have you?" Song Yu glanced at her.

"Of course I have, but never like this..." Xiao Qing pointed to the stove where the coals were about to go out.

"Looking at you, you don't look like a majestic messenger from the Demon Supervisor Department, but more like a young lady who has been pampered since childhood." Song Yu said.

"What? I'm not a spoiled child. Learning martial arts is also very hard!" Xiao Qing retorted seriously.

She looked at Song Yu, who added more fine firewood to the stove, and whose handsome face was illuminated by the renewed firelight, and said, "It's not impossible to insist that I am the eldest lady. My grandfather Xiao Liang, once He is a veteran of three dynasties..."

……

She had received intelligence before and was surprised to find that it actually involved Song Yu.

Without any hesitation, he burned the information on the spot, and then came out without having time to clean it up.

I was very anxious at that time, because according to intelligence, someone had sneaked into Song Yu's old house on the outskirts for several days!
"After I went out, I went to the martial arts gym first. I couldn't find you, but I heard about your recent deeds. You are talented and dazzling..."

Xiao Qing slowly gnawed on the baked potatoes and spoke softly.

If you look carefully, you can see that the traces of disguise are still on her face, which is far less natural than when they first met her.

"Actually, my most important mission here is to investigate several antique dealers related to the demon clan..."

Speaking of this, she seemed a little embarrassed and showed an apologetic smile to Song Yu.

"You have quite a lot of tasks..." Song Yu also wanted to laugh a little, and then looked at her doubtfully: "Monster clan?"

Xiao Qing nodded: "That's what I said."

"Who would have thought that one of the pieces of information would actually be related to you... But don't worry, all sources have been cut off by me, and no one will know about this anymore."

Xiao Qing stared at Song Yu with bright eyes.

Song Yu frowned slightly: "Cut off? What do you mean?"

Xiao Qing said: "There are not many people who know about this matter. Not counting me, there are three in total. Two of them have died in your hands, the antique dealer Zhao Bo, and the one just now..."

"His name is Li Qiu. He is a scholar. He failed in the examination many times. Later, he was attracted by Lin Hui, the deputy envoy of North Road Transport. He stayed with him and became one of his confidants."

Song Yuxin said that this guy didn't lie to me.

"The third one is also from Lin Hui. Before leaving the city, I went to see him first to get more detailed information. He told me that you might have a seal of authenticity on your body. He also said that your recent sudden rise in fame must be related to it. .”

"I said I couldn't just wrongfully accuse others, but he said it didn't matter. He just killed a commoner. Even if he killed someone by mistake, what could anyone do?"

"So I killed him."

Xiao Qing's voice trembled slightly when she said these words: "Lin Hui, deputy envoy of North Road Transfer, also has another identity. He is the general manager of the Demon Supervision Department in the north."

Song Yu looked at her and felt moved in his heart.

This eldest lady, who had never even killed a chicken since she was a child, and who had never touched a finger of beauty, came out to perform a mission for the first time, and the first person she killed... was actually because of him.

"Didn't you say that as a human being, you should repay kindness with kindness and repay grievance with kindness?"

"Besides, that person wants to harm you, he deserves to die."

"It's not like I don't dare to kill people. If I find traces of my enemies, wouldn't I be brave enough to follow them?"

"It's a pity that I didn't fight, otherwise I wouldn't let any of them go!"

Xiao Qing said seriously, saying that she was actually very courageous.

Song Yu looked at her and said in his heart that if you were really that bold, with your cultivation, you wouldn't have fallen into the hands of Saibei Tangmen that day.

There is a high probability that they would not dare to make a fatal blow during the fight.

Thinking about it this way, she could actually kill someone with her own hands...

He picked up another potato, blew off the wood ash on it, peeled off half of the skin, and handed it to Xiao Qing: "Then have you ever thought that the person who asked you to investigate this matter is the adoptive father who adopted you since childhood."

Xiao Qing took it, took a bite, lowered her eyelids, fluttered her long and thick eyelashes twice, and said, "Song Yu, I will only tell you this."

Song Yu looked at her.

Xiao Qing said: "I suspect that my adoptive father's real intention is to let me investigate because he noticed something. The so-called collusion between the antique dealer and the demon clan is just an excuse for him to cover up."

"Before departure, he repeatedly told me that regarding the antique dealer, no matter what I encounter, I must only watch, listen and do nothing. Even if I feel angry inside, I must hold it back."

"Let me remember that I came to Hanjiang this time because someone reported that there was a rebellion in Prince Qi's palace. I'm here to go through the motions and then go home..."

"Now that I think about it, he probably knows something."

"Huh?" Song Yu raised his eyebrows and looked at Xiao Qing with some confusion.

In fact, based on what she just said, a simple event map has been formed in his mind!

Li Chaoen, a powerful eunuch, accidentally discovered some secrets from an ancient seal. Just as Jianjian said, spiritual power can be extracted from it.

No matter how powerful the eunuch is, he is still a person without roots.

But if you can become an immortal, you will surely be able to grow it again... It's a matter of longevity, and more importantly, a man's dignity.

Driven by this kind of motivation, isn't it very reasonable to use the power in our hands to let the people below to find it?

After all, even deputy transport envoy Lin Hui and his subordinate Li Qiu knew something, how could the high-ranking Li Chaoen not know it?
But looking at Xiao Qing's reaction, it seems...that's not the case?
"My adoptive father said before that my family was wiped out not by political enemies, but by the Tang Clan in Saibei who learned that my family had a mysterious seal and had evil thoughts..."

"Your family also has one?" Song Yu was a little surprised.

"Well, my adoptive father and my grandfather entered an underground palace that was suspected of being a cultivator many years ago. Several people got this kind of seal there. Although no one can crack it, they all know that it must be a treasure."

"Long after my family's accident, my adoptive father finally cracked the secret. As long as I step into Huajin, I can extract special energy from it for practice. He asked me to work hard and give it to me later."

Song Yu's heart trembled. The amount of information Xiao Qing revealed now was too great!

He asked: "Then did your adoptive father ever tell you who were the people... who got this kind of seal back then?"

Xiao Qing nodded: "My foster father said that they, together with the two captured emperors of Northern Zhao, were carried by a large number of officers and soldiers to Northern Qi. On the way, a group of tiger soldiers tried to rescue them, so they launched a surprise attack on the border of Hanjiang."

"In the end, we failed because we were outnumbered. He and my grandfather were lucky enough to be rescued by a few Tiger Army soldiers. During our escape, we accidentally entered the underground palace and luckily escaped the enemy's pursuit."

"Later, the soldiers of the Tiger and Ben Army died in the battle because of their general, and Northern Zhao also died. They dispersed in despair. The adoptive father didn't know their whereabouts, and he couldn't find anyone to repay his kindness." Xiao Qing looked at it. Song Yu: "Since the antique dealer and Lin Hui's people are all targeting you, it means that your father or ancestor may be one of the people who saved my adoptive father and grandfather back then!"

Song Yu shook his head with a wry smile and said, "My father did join the Tiger and Ben Army, but it was during the Southern Zhao period, and he died on the battlefield more than ten years ago. My grandfather didn't know, and he was gone when I was born."

"I do have a seal at home. I don't know if you are talking about it. I asked the antique dealer for the price before. When I went home and looked for it, I found that it had been lost. I also regretted it very much. I didn't expect this group of people. Don’t give up.”

"They came one after another to target me."

Xiao Qing looked at Song Yu with her starry eyes and said, "My adoptive father said that behind the Tang Gate in Saibei, there may be one of the Tiger Army who entered the underground palace back then."

"After discovering the secret of the seal, he quickly became powerful, and then wanted to get everything..."

"Otherwise, how could they know that my grandfather and adoptive father each have one in their hands?"

"My adoptive father said that if he hadn't lived in seclusion all year round and his whereabouts were unpredictable, he would have been killed long ago. Even so, he still encountered two dangerous situations, so..."

She said seriously: "Whether yours is correct or not, I must erase all intelligence and information related to you."

Song Yu was stunned for a moment: "You can't trust your adoptive father?"

Xiao Qing shook her head: "He and my grandfather are close friends of life and death, and he raised me since I was a child. Of course I trust him. But I can't trust others. Lin Hui is not my adoptive father. He told me before I came here. , be on guard against them.”

"Although my foster father is the general manager of the Demon Supervision Department, the Demon Supervision Department is very complicated inside."

"You still remember the last words Li Qiu said before he died, right?"

Song Yu nodded. At that time, Li Qiu looked at Xiao Qing with a look of despair and shouted: "So you are not one of us..."

Xiao Qing said: "I have extremely high authority in the Demon Supervision Department, and this is a secret operation. Through the special mark, they only knew that the messenger had a great background, but they didn't know who I was. They probably thought that I was also sent by Lin Hui. After all, this is their territory.”

"But my previous encounter with people from Saibei Tangmen may have alerted the enemy. Once the news reaches Lin Hui, it will definitely arouse his vigilance."

Xiao Qing was a little annoyed: "I am too inexperienced. I was almost a step too late when I came to you just now. If it weren't for your superb swordsmanship..."

Speaking of this, Xiao Qing couldn't help but look outside.

Through the door, Li Qiu's body, which Song Yu had temporarily left unprocessed in the courtyard, could not be seen.

But she still looked at Song Yu with some suspicion and said, "By the way, there are no sword wounds on Li Qiu's body..."

Song Yu looked at her and said, "There is one thing I will only tell you."

Xiao Qing was slightly startled, then looked at him with bright eyes.

Song Yu: "Actually, I have been born with supernatural powers since I was a child, but I am too weak to practice martial arts. That is what my uncle Huang Ping used to say to confuse others. The purpose is to make me famous."

"So that means you are actually a real master? You have..."

Xiao Qing originally wanted to say that you are already excellent in swordsmanship and have natural powers, so why should you ask me to learn swordsmanship?
But when he said it, he took it back. He is a diligent and studious person. If he wants to learn... I will teach him.

Men need to save face. If I say it out loud and he is embarrassed and says he won’t learn from me, wouldn’t I be sorry for my savior?

Song Yu smiled and said, "Besides my uncle, you are the only one who knows this secret."

The stove fire reflected Xiao Qing's disguised face, which was slightly red. She nodded gently: "I won't tell anyone."

Song Yu looked at her and said: "It seems that there may be some connection between Lin Hui, his men, and the antique dealers, and the Tang Sect in Saibei."

Xiao Qing hummed: "My adoptive father may also be doubting this, so he asked me to only watch and listen, and then use the high-level authority of the Demon Supervision Department to obtain relevant information and bring it back later."

"But now it seems that... he has been involved. I don't know how Lin Hui will react when he finds out that all his men have died in Hanjiang City. It just so happens that I am here again."

Song Yu looked at her and said, "What does it have to do with us?"

"I'm just a frail young man who knows a little bit about swordsmanship and has just made a name for himself recently; you are the secret messenger who is here to investigate whether Prince Qi's palace is treasonous."

"As a result, he was ambushed by people from Saibei Tangmen before he even entered the city. He was seriously injured. He couldn't recover in a month or two."

"Listen to me, go back and send a letter openly and show your eldest lady's domineering attitude. Even if you don't know it, you have seen it before, right?"

Xiao Qing's expression was a little dull.

Song Yu continued: "Rebuking Lin Hui, saying that he is the deputy envoy of the North Road Transport and a senior executive of the Demon Supervision Department, but he can't even guarantee the safety of the Hanjiang boundary. What is he doing?"

"Ask him if he still wants to do it. If he doesn't want to do it, go back and tell your adoptive father and give him another place!"

"As for the death of his people, does it have anything to do with you? You have never used the high-level authority of the Supervisory Monster Department to contact those people!"

Xiao Qing was completely dumbfounded. She didn't expect such an operation.

Song Yu stood up, patted the ashes on his hands, and said, "Leave the rest to me. By the way, where is the body of the third person you said you killed?"

Xiao Qing said: "I was in a hurry to find you, but... I didn't have time to deal with it. And... I, I didn't know how to deal with it. I was so panicked at the time."

Song Yu looked at her and said gently: "It's okay, leave it to me. Let's go, let's deal with this first."

As he spoke, he found a bundle of ropes from the house, took Xiao Qing outside, tied up the already frozen body of Li Qiu, picked it up casually, and then looked at Xiao Qing: "Is your body okay?"

Xiao Qing nodded: "I have recovered a lot. It's nothing serious."

Song Yu glanced at the moonlit sky above his head and thought to himself that it would be great if there was another heavy snowfall in the next two days, otherwise the other party would be able to find many problems by following their footprints.

But he didn't care about that much at the moment. He picked up the body, took Xiao Qing with him, and flew directly towards the upper reaches of Hanjiang River outside the city.

Xiao Qing's Qinggong was extremely good, but because her body had not fully recovered and she had rushed here before, she had consumed a lot of energy, so her speed was a little slow. Fortunately, she could barely keep up.

Looking at Song Yu's movements, it was she who taught her the set of light skills. She was carrying one person and rushing forward at an alarming speed. She couldn't help but be a little shocked. His talent was so good!
When the two of them came to the river, there was a slight sweat on their foreheads.

Song Yu skillfully tied the body to a big stone and threw it into the river.

"The antique dealer last time...Zhao Bo, his men wanted to kill me. They said they would tie a big stone to my body and throw it into the river without leaving any trace. So after I killed them, I learned this trick."

Looking at Xiao Qing, whose face was pale, Song Yu explained.

"This... is good, but I don't want to eat fish anymore." Xiao Qing said.

Song Yu: "..." I don't want to eat it either!

Then the two quietly returned to the city and came to the residence of the third person who was killed by Xiao Qing.

The scene was well preserved, and the man still looked the same as when he died, with eyes wide open and disbelief remaining.

He probably never dreamed that the envoy sent by the deputy envoy would actually kill him without any warning.

If he had known that the envoy was not sent by the deputy envoy, but had also been rescued by Song Yu, he would probably turn around and run away without hesitation the moment they met.

Song Yu looked at Xiao Qing, who was getting paler, and said, "Why don't you go back and rest, I think your condition is not very good."

"No, this is our shared secret, I want to accompany you!" Xiao Qing insisted.

Song Yu thought for a while and didn't say anything more.

It was already late at night, and Hanjiang City was quiet. Except for the east part of the city where Cuifang Tower was still lively, everything else was quiet.

Song Yu wrapped the man's body in a sheet, and after removing all traces in the room, he took Xiao Qing to the Hanjiang River in the city again.

It was the new home of the antique dealer and his men last time.

It's a nice place with lots of suitable stones.

The three of us can still be companions.

After throwing this man into the river and dealing with everything, Xiao Qing was obviously a little exhausted and could not stand firmly.

"Song Yu, I seem...a little dizzy."

Song Yu knew that this was caused by the subsidence of her stress response and her forcibly performing Qing Gong regardless of her body.

He walked to her and squatted down in front of her with a little distress: "It's okay, I'll carry you back. Go home and have a good sleep. You'll be fine tomorrow."

　A huge chapter, right?
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　　Also, don’t think that the development of the plot is slow. If you want the plot to become more and more exciting and not collapse, you must lay a solid foundation and the proper relationships between the characters must be slowly revealed.

　　To be honest, I quite like the kind of book that is exciting right from the start, but I really don’t have the ability to write it... I can only do it step by step, and get better little by little.

　　So don’t worry, immerse yourself in the story, and let’s create this world together.

　　Finally, I once again recommend everyone to listen to audio books. The voice of the girl next door is really good except for a few words and ellipsis that cannot be recognized. It is not tiring for the eyes.

　　


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