Under the sky

Chapter 24 Four Visions
When Shen Yuqing arrived at Zhuxiang Tower, she saw a group of people crowding at the door.He shouted: "Get out of the way!" When everyone saw that the young master was coming, they all backed away.

Shen Yuqing dismounted and saw more than twenty people wearing green clothes embroidered with jade patterns, surrounding Zhuxiang Tower.Chang Buping led fifty or sixty Qingchengmen and surrounded the twenty or so Diancang people.Zhu Menshang, Xie Gubai and Xiaoba stood by the door, watching.

Shen Yuqing jumped off the horse and asked, "What's going on?"

The leader of the Dian Cang messenger raised his hands and said, "Is this Young Master Shen?"

Shen Yuqing asked: "What's your name?"

"Zhou Jin." The man said, "The second head of Liugouzhai under the jurisdiction of Dian Cang is the captain of the envoy guard."

Shen Yuqing raised her voice and said, "This is the boundary of Qingcheng."

Zhou Jin said: "We asked Master Shen for instructions..."

"Headmaster Shen is really magnanimous in letting Dian Cang arrest people in Qingcheng." Zhu Menshang sneered.

Shen Yuqing knew that her father had a gentle personality and did not like to argue with others, but letting Dian Cang's people arrest people in Qingcheng was too lenient.Then I thought again: "Perhaps I have a close relationship with the suspect. If dad doesn't let them find someone, it will make us feel guilty."

Since Shen Yuqing had asked for instructions from the leader, it was not inconvenient for Shen Yuqing to embarrass the envoy.He looked around, but there was no Lao Zhang. He expected that he had not been discovered yet. Just as he was about to speak, Xiao Ba suddenly said: "Mr. Shen, they broke into Dr. Zhu's and our room early in the morning and arrested people indiscriminately. What's going on? What's going on?"

Shen Yuqing was stunned. They broke into the room, but didn't see Lao Zhang?

"There are only three of us in the room, and he insists on saying that we are assassins and wants to arrest us." As if he was afraid that Shen Yu wouldn't understand what he was listening to, Xiaoba emphasized again.

As long as they were not discovered, Shen Yuqing felt relieved and said: "These three people are my friends, not assassins. Please don't make things difficult."

Zhou Jin said: "Mr. Shen, we are guests and you are the hosts. Don't dare to be rash. As long as you tie up these embarrassing people and ask for answers, you can get to the bottom of it. If not, you can just bring some Cang."

Shen Yuqing said coldly: "You said you don't dare to be reckless. Shen asked me, what does it mean to be reckless?"

Although his tone was gentle, it carried a sense of majesty. Zhou Jin immediately became timid and hurriedly bowed and said: "No, I..." He wanted to defend, but was speechless for a moment.

At this time, Xiaoba tugged at the corner of Shen Yuqing's clothes and whispered: "Mr. Shen, do you have other things to be busy with?"

Shen Yuqing thought of Fuju Pavilion.At this moment, he had no time to reason, so he turned around and told Chang Buping: "Uncle Chang, send the guests back to rest!" After saying that, he jumped on his horse with a neat figure.

Xie Gubai suddenly said: "Master Shen, take Xiaoba with you, you will need him."

Shen Yuqing didn't know his intention, so she just said "Okay", reached out and grabbed Xiaoba, pulled him in front of her, and the two of them hurried out of the city.

Chang Buping took a step forward and said, "Captain Zhou, please come back with us."

Seeing Shen Yuqing leave, Zhou Jin breathed a sigh of relief, and his tone hardened again, and he said loudly: "Do you really want to protect the prisoner?"

Chang Buping shook his head and said: "If you have anything to do, please wait for the young master to come back and give me orders. It's not Dian Cang who has the final say here, it's Dian Cang who has the final say." After he finished speaking, he waved his hand, and the Qingcheng disciples rushed forward and ordered more than twenty Dian Cang. The disciples surrounded him.Zhou Jin didn't dare to act rashly when he saw this battle.

Chang Buping said: "Please return to Qingcheng to rest."

Zhou Jin knew he couldn't get any favors, so he gritted his teeth and was about to leave when he suddenly heard a clear voice saying: "Chang Buping, capture those suspects!"

Chang Buping recognized the voice and looked back, only to see a person riding on a white horse. He looked very majestic. It was Shen Yayan.Chang Buping cupped his hands and said, "Master Ya, the young master has an order..."

Shen Yayan said coldly: "Young Master has an order, but I don't count it as an order? Take him into custody!"

Zhu Menshang knew that a big shot was coming, so he retreated to Xie Gubai and asked in a low voice: "What should I do?"

Xie Gubai smiled slightly, walked forward, cupped his hands and said, "Your Excellency, are you the second master of Qingcheng?"

Shen Yayan said: "Why do you come to greet me? Take it!"

When he gave the order, the people in Qingcheng did not dare to disobey and immediately stepped forward to arrest Xie Gubai.

Zhou Jin thought Shen Yayan was here to help, and said happily: "Thank you, Master Ya!"

Shen Yayan glanced at him coldly and said, "Thank you, it's none of your business!" Then she said, "Take him to prison and wait for my interrogation!" After that, he turned around and left without looking back.

Zhou Jin was stunned, not knowing what to do.

Zhu Menshang asked Xie Gubai in a low voice: "Zhi Duoxing, what should we do now?"

Xie Gubai smiled and said: "I can only capture him without mercy."

Zhu Menshang rolled his eyes, helpless.This guy always has a plan in mind, but at the critical juncture he is unable to do anything.

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Shen Yuqing took Xiaoba on horseback and galloped towards Fuju Pavilion.

"Where is Lao Zhang?" Shen Yuqing asked, "Wasn't he still at the inn last night?"

"Let him go." Xiaoba said calmly, "Young master said that keeping this man would be a disaster. Doctor Zhu refused to kill him, so he let him go."

Did Xie Gubai even expect this step?How did you expect that?
"Young master said that there is a traitor in Qingcheng. Lao Zhang was not discovered, but there are only a few useless clues. If Lao Zhang is discovered, he will not be able to get rid of it even if he jumps into the Yellow River."

Xiaoba answered the question in his heart again.

"Why did your master ask you to follow me?" Shen Yuqing asked.

Xiaoba said calmly: "Help."

Shen Yuqing asked doubtfully: "Help?"

Xiao Ba said: "I guess the master and others have been arrested."

Shen Yuqing reined in his horse suddenly and was about to speak when Xiaoba said again: "If you don't hurry up, neither side can be saved." Shen Yuqing was persuaded by him and rode towards Fuju Pavilion.

Xiaoba asked: "If Mr. Ya is the mastermind, can these things be connected? You couldn't keep the trail and let the messenger Dian Cang be assassinated. This did not harm Qingcheng, but it made you lose face. I guess it was Ya I want you to guard the Fu Ju Guan, right? He knows you won’t embarrass a doctor and a blind piano player."

"Master Ya has no son." Shen Yuqing said, "He cannot be the leader."

Xiao Ba said: "At least for the next ten years, it will be difficult for the young master to raise his head in Qingcheng."

Just for this reason?Shen Yuqing thought to herself, before her father became the head of the clan, her uncle didn't complain too much. Why did he send someone to assassinate the Cang Envoy now just to hold the power for another ten years?If he really catches Zhu Menshang and closes the case, this matter will not affect him. This plan does not seem to be thorough enough.

Xiao Ba said: "If you had arrested Dr. Zhu and settled the case with my young master, things would not be like this." He seemed to see through Shen Yuqing's doubts, "Master Ya will prove our innocence, and in order to save ourselves, we will also prove it." His own innocence. He must have a way to prove our innocence, and you have an additional crime of unjustly accusing the innocent."

"Why did your master help Ye Bang? If the assassination failed, these things would not have happened."

"Master said, that's because you didn't see far enough, and Master Ya didn't see far enough. Master Ya only wanted to weaken your power in Qingcheng." Xiao Ba said, "Guess, because of the death of an envoy, Who will Dian Cang send?"

Shen Yuqing stopped his horse, his expression changed, and he asked, "What do you mean?"

"Thinking more deeply, in the past two years, Dian Cang got married to the Beggar Clan and frequently sent people to contact the Tang Sect. What is the purpose of his envoys coming to Qingcheng?" Xiao Ba said, "Young Master Shen should guess Are you here?"

Shen Yuqing had already guessed it, but he didn't expect that such a big thing would come out of the mouth of a book boy.

The horse's hooves suddenly stopped, and just half a mile away from Fuju Pavilion, Shen Yuqing asked: "Who is your master? What is your purpose in coming to Qingcheng?"

Xiao Ba said calmly: "The world is in order, Guigu Pass, the world is in chaos, Guigu is in peace. My young master is a descendant of Guigu, and he foresaw the world's chaos." He looked at Shen Yuqing, with a hint of difficulty under his squinted eyes. He was aware of it, "The world is in chaos, Qingcheng is in chaos."

"Is it because of this messenger?" Shen Yuqing didn't believe it.

Xiao Ba said: "Master said that you will know soon. Now, our lives are in your hands, why don't you save us?"

The horse's hooves were raised and he headed towards Fuju Pavilion.

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As soon as Li Jingfeng removed the door panel, he saw a young man standing outside the door.The young man was carrying a knife on his back, and the dark scabbard was particularly eye-catching.

"Guest, our waiter is gone. We only have some dried fruit snacks, tea and wine left. Would you like to have a meal?" Li Jingfeng greeted hurriedly.

The swordsman asked, "Do you have porridge?" He added, "Just some dried jam vegetables."

"There is white porridge." Li Jingfeng said, "Please wait a moment and I'll be here soon."

Li Jingfeng entered the back hall. The shopkeeper walked in from outside the door. Seeing the guests, he hurriedly greeted: "Good morning, sir!" Then he walked into the back hall and said to Li Jingfeng: "What are the days lately? There is something going on every day, even early in the morning. Guest. What did he order?”

Li Jingfeng said: "White porridge, pickles and dried fruits."

Suddenly he heard the sound of horse hooves outside the house, and the shopkeeper said: "How prosperous it is? There are more and more people early in the morning!" He walked to the lobby and saw four strong men dismounting their horses. He hurriedly stepped forward and asked: "Sir, please use some What?" Before he finished speaking, a strong man punched him in the face, knocking out two front teeth. The shopkeeper screamed. Li Jingfeng walked out, saw this scene, and asked: "What are you doing? "

A strong man shouted: "Follow us!" Four strong men came forward in twos and held the shopkeeper first.One person reached out to grab Li Jingfeng's arm, but Li Jingfeng ducked away. The strong man didn't catch him and punched Li Jingfeng in the face. Li Jingfeng dodged sideways and just missed it.

Another person shouted: "I found it, this guy knows martial arts!"

As soon as he shouted, another strong man stepped forward to catch Li Jingfeng.Li Jingfeng kept shouting and asking, but the other party just ignored him and attacked with fists.In fact, Li Jingfeng has never studied martial arts. What little he knows about martial arts is what his mother relayed from his father.The strong man made a feint and punched twice in a row. Li Jingfeng didn't know the truth and was hit in the chest, almost breaking his ribs.Li Jingfeng let out a "wow" and almost fell down, but he had a strong character. Not only did he not fall, he simply jumped forward and threw the person who hit him to the ground. He punched the person with his fist and cursed. Said: "Why are you beating people!"

The man got punched and was very angry. He raised his knee and hit Li Jingfeng in the back.Li Jingfeng fell forward, and another strong man grabbed him, kicked him in the buttocks, and cursed: "Get down here!"

Li Jingfeng was kicked on the hip, lost his center of gravity and fell forward.He put his hands on the ground and refused to fall, knowing that he would suffer even more.Seeing that he hadn't fallen, the man grabbed him from behind and punched him.

Just as the punch was about to succeed, the man suddenly felt a chill in his vest, and his body suddenly lost strength. When he lowered his head, a bright steel knife pierced his chest.He looked blankly at his companions and saw that they all looked horrified and had no idea what was going on. Then he felt a pain in his chest and watched the knife disappear from his chest. Then his body softened and he fell to the ground.

Li Jingfeng turned around and saw clearly that it was the swordsman with the black scabbard who took action.

The remaining three strong men immediately drew their swords and surrounded the swordsman. Seeing that the situation was not good, the shopkeeper shouted: "Run!"

Li Jingfeng turned around and ran away, but the shopkeeper Zi was not far behind.Thanks to the big man's kick just now, Li Jingfeng was right near the door. As soon as he escaped from the door, he heard a scream, which he guessed was one of the three strong men.The shopkeeper was still inside. When he thought of this, he turned around and saw that there were only two strong men fighting with the men in black. The shopkeeper was about to run out. He felt happy and stretched out his hand. Going to pull.

Seeing that the shopkeeper was about to run away, the swordsman picked up a steel knife from the ground during the melee and threw it, right through the shopkeeper's chest. The shopkeeper screamed and fell forward.Li Jingfeng had been getting along with him for a long time. Although he was often exploited by him, he still had feelings for him. Seeing his death, he couldn't help but feel sad.

Another scream was heard, and one of the two strong men died.Li Jingfeng knew that the swordsman was highly skilled in martial arts and could not delay. Seeing the horses parked at the door, he turned over and got on.He had never ridden a horse before, and when he turned over, he realized that he was on the wrong side, with the horse's head behind him, and he was facing the horse's butt.It was difficult to turn around on the horse at this moment. Another scream came from the inn, and the last strong man was dead. Seeing that the swordsman was about to chase him out, he slapped the horse's butt hard, but the horse just didn't move.In a panic, he bent down and bit the horse's butt hard. Unexpectedly, the horse was very well-behaved. Although it was in pain, it just kept rolling around and refused to run.

The swordsman rushed out and was about to attack Li Jingfeng, but he saw the horse flipping and leaping, and could not get closer for a while.Li Jingfeng was thrown so dizzy that he couldn't control himself, fell off his horse and hurriedly rolled away.Fortunately, he fell on the other side, separated from the swordsman by a crazy horse. The swordsman came around to kill Li Jingfeng. Li Jingfeng knew that he could not outrun the opponent. Ben Shao, a resident of Yi'an Town, had fewer people coming and going in the early morning. He was afraid. The innocent people were implicated, so they didn't dare to call for help, so they had to circle the horse.

The swordsman circled around several times and couldn't catch up with Li Jingfeng. He couldn't help but became furious and cut off the horse's legs with a knife.The horse whined and fell to the ground. The swordsman slashed him with his sword. Li Jingfeng sided and narrowly avoided it, then turned and ran away.The swordsman was surprised that he failed to succeed with the sword, so he hurriedly caught up with him, but heard the sound of horse hooves in front of him. The swordsman looked up and saw Shen Yuqing coming on horseback about thirty feet away.

Shen Yuqing and Xiaoba were riding two horses on one horse, and their legs were strained. The swordsman was only seven or eight feet away from Li Jingfeng, which was enough to do some harm.The swordsman noticed this and saw Li Jingfeng running away in the direction of Shen Yuqing. He jumped on another horse and rode after Li Jingfeng, about to swing down the sword in his hand.If this knife succeeded, he would immediately turn around and run away, and Shen Yuqing might not be able to catch up.

Seeing that there was no way to save him, Shen Yuqing was anxious when a green jade lion passed by.Shen Yuqing felt happy and hurriedly said: "Save people quickly!"

I saw the man on the horse with his black hair flowing in the wind. Suddenly he leaned to the right, with half of his body hanging on the horse's waist. He raised his hand and a bright light flew out like lightning.

The swordsman swung his sword and was about to kill Li Jingfeng when the bright light shot out quickly and hit the sword, causing his mouth to tremble and the sword in his hand almost flew out.The swordsman knew that he was a master, and there was no time to delay. He immediately turned his horse's head and galloped away.

The green jade lion stopped in front of Li Jingfeng. Li Jingfeng raised his head and saw a woman on the horse. She was beautiful, elegant and beautiful, just like a fairy. He never expected that such a girl could deliver that thunder blow just now, saving her life. His life.

Shen Yuqing also arrived, and said with a faint smile: "This is the future number one master in Qingcheng, my little sister..." He couldn't hide his pride, but due to his status and upbringing, he couldn't promote his sister's name in front of outsiders, so he Stopped.

Shen Weichen smiled slightly at Li Jingfeng and said, "My name is Shen Weichen."

Li Jingfeng was stunned for a moment and seemed to be crazy.

Seeing that Li Jingfeng was fine, Shen Weichen jumped off his horse and picked up something from the ground.That was the bright light she just threw, like a short white carved wooden stick.

Xiaoba asked curiously: "What is this?"

"This is my little sister's weapon." Shen Yuqing said, "Wooden Emei Thorn."

"If it's made of wood, how much inner strength and hand strength does your sister have to be able to throw it with such force?" Xiao Ba said, "She is indeed the best in Qingcheng."

"Future." Shen Yuqing raised her eyebrows in a rare move, feeling deeply proud of such a sister.It's just that Emei thorn is not simple.Shen Yuqing said: "Little sister, lend your pair of phoenixes to Xiaoba for a look." He turned around and saw that Shen Weichen was talking to Li Jingfeng, as if he was concerned about whether he was injured.

Li Jingfeng shook his head dully and said, "I'm fine. Thank you for your concern, Miss." Shen Weichen then walked up to Shen Yuqing, held out a pair of Emei thorns, and asked, "What's wrong?"

Shen Yuqing handed the Emei thorn to Xiaoba, touched Shen Weichen's head and said, "Why did you suddenly leave the city?" Shen Weichen said, "Seeing you leaving in a hurry, I thought you had something to do, so I followed you out. First, I went to Zhuxiang Tower. , when I saw my father arresting your friend, and when I heard from Uncle Chang that you had left the city, I chased him all the way."

"I really got it right." Shen Yuqing thought to herself, and then said, "Thank you for coming."

Shen Weichen asked: "Brother, do you want to go back and take a look first? So that dad won't embarrass your friend."

Shen Yuqing knew that Master Ya was going to get a confession, so he wouldn't do it too quickly. Seeing Xiaoba studying it for a long time, she asked, "How about these Emei thorns?"

"The weight is wrong. Is there something hidden inside?" Xiaoba said.Different from the ordinary Emei thorns with two open ends, this is a pair of flat-headed wooden Emei thorns with phoenix feather patterns carved on them.Shen Yuqing took the weapon from her sister and unscrewed about an inch of the top, revealing a small, dark metal tip about the thickness of a knitting needle.Shen Yuqing said: "My little sister loves to practice martial arts, but she doesn't want to hurt anyone. The head here is made of black gold and black iron, embedded in the wood, and covered at both ends, so it has weight and will not break when it withstands weapons. If it really happens It's dangerous, so if you have to remove the wrapping at both ends, there are also weapons inside that can hurt people."

"Black gold black iron? This is a rare treasure. It comes from Kongtong?" Xiaoba asked.

"It was a personal gift from the head of the Kongtong sect when my grandpa took over. There are sixteen pieces in total. Each one is eight inches long and weighs two to three cents. Although it is thin, it is three times heavier than the same weight of ironware." Shen Yuqing said.

"Black gold black iron is used to make swords. Just a little bit can increase the stiffness and toughness." Xiao Ba said, "This is a gift of sixteen swords to Qingcheng in one breath." Then he asked again, "You said sixteen, collect them." where?"

Shen Yuqing said: "The master's grandfather divided these sixteen pieces of black gold black iron into four parts, each with four pieces, and gave them to his father and three uncles. My father used two of them to ask Kongtong craftsmen to create the dragon and phoenix dance. The sword was given to my mother, and the third one..." He reached out and touched the sword on his waist, "This is Wuwei. There is another one that my mother keeps in her collection."

What Mrs. Chu meant was that when Shen Yuqing found a partner and hired him as a weapon made of black gold and black iron, there would be no need to explain this matter to Xiaoba.

"Master Ya, used two of the four to make this pair of Emei thorns?"

Shen Yuqing nodded, why did Xiaoba ask this?
Xiao Ba suddenly said: "Ah, I almost forgot about Brother Li. I wonder if he is injured?" Shen Yuqing turned around and saw Li Jingfeng sitting next to the shopkeeper's body with his head bowed in sadness, so he walked up and patted him. his shoulders.

"The shopkeeper is a good man." Li Jingfeng said sadly, "He should not have had to suffer this kind of thing."

"That's the person from the night list." Shen Yuqing said, "I'm sorry for injuring innocent people."

"Night list?" Shen Weichen looked very surprised, "Why did they kill a shopkeeper and a waiter?"

Shen Yuqing said: "It seems that he was silenced."

"We don't know anything!" Li Jingfeng said, "You, Doctor Zhu, Mr. Xie, and Xiaoba, you have been to the inn and captured Lao Zhang, the man in charge. That's all we know!"

Shen Yuqing secretly cursed herself for being useless. The matter in front of her was still a mystery, but she had harmed two innocent people.He had nothing to say, so he could only say: "I will definitely find out the truth and give the shopkeeper justice."

"Let Mr. Li be placed in a safe place first." Xiao Ba said, "I can't enter the city. I will be arrested if I enter the city. This matter must be handed over to a trustworthy person."

"What do you call the young master?" Shen Weichen asked, "I haven't introduced you yet."

"This is Xiaoba, Mr. Xie Gubai's companion. This is Mr. Li Jingfeng."

Li Jingfeng stood up and said, "I'm just a waiter, not a young man."

"I remember, are you the one my brother offended?" Shen Weichen said with a smile.Li Jingfeng's face turned red and he hurriedly said: "I don't dare, little one."

Shen Weichen gathered his clothes and saluted, and said: "My brother has some airs, which is a habit developed in the sect. He is the prince, so he has to show some dignity. But he will not look down on others. If he says the wrong thing, don't blame him. You are My brother’s friend, can I call you Jingfeng from now on?”

Li Jingfeng looked embarrassed and said hurriedly: "This...can't bear it. You call me...well...it's better to call me Jingfeng, Miss Shen." He was in a panic and became incoherent for a moment.

"I'll take you to a safe place on the post road and stay there first." Before Shen Yuqing could finish speaking, she noticed that Xiaoba was tugging on her sleeves. She looked at Xiaoba suspiciously.Xiao Ba said: "Mr. Shen, I have something else to tell you."

"What's wrong?" Shen Yuqing thought to herself, "The master and servant are so good at things, and they probably have some new tricks." So she changed her words, "Little sister, take Mr. Li to find a place to hide, and remember not to go in. City, if there is a problem..." Who is reliable?Shen Yuqing himself was not sure, so he could only say, "Don't tell others about this yet."

Shen Weichen said: "Okay." She got on her horse and said to Li Jingfeng, "Come up." She reached out to pull him.Li Jingfeng quickly shook his head and said "No need" and stepped on the stirrup with his right foot first. Remembering his experience last time, he quickly switched to his left foot and got on the horse.

Shen Weichen smiled and said, "Hold on to the saddle. I'll walk slower and don't fall." Li Jingfeng responded, and Shen Weichen lightly kicked the horse's belly and walked slowly away.

Shen Yuqing turned around and asked Xiaoba, "What else do you want? You can talk now."

Xiaoba pointed at Fuju Pavilion and said, "Let's go in and chat."

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Shen Weichen drove Li Jingfeng from Yi'an Town to Xin'an Town on Xinchi Road.Shen Weichen asked: "Where do you live? Do you want to go home and get something?"

Li Jingfeng blushed and said, "I'll stay in the inn's warehouse."

The two were about to leave Yi'an Town when Li Jingfeng suddenly shouted: "Miss Shen, stop!"

Shen Weichen didn't know his intention and reined in the reins.

Li Jingfeng dismounted and looked at a residential house in the town.

Shen Weichen asked suspiciously: "What's wrong? If you don't move faster, I'm afraid the enemy will chase you."

Li Jingfeng hesitated for a long time and said, "I have something to do. I'm sorry." After saying that, as if he mustered up great courage, he ran towards the residence and knocked on the door.

Shen Weichen didn't know what he was going to do. After a while, he saw a young man opening the door. Not long after, another middle-aged woman walked to the door with a child in her hand.Li Jingfeng looked gloomy. The middle-aged woman suddenly burst into tears and grabbed Li Jingfeng and beat her. The young man kept pushing Li Jingfeng, but Li Jingfeng did not resist.Shen Weichen was very surprised. She was far away and couldn't hear clearly what they were saying. She only heard the woman's cry and didn't know whether she should step forward to help.Soon, the woman took the child and left with the young man without closing the door.

Li Jingfeng bowed his head and walked over. Shen Weichen saw that his clothes were torn and his face was red and swollen. He guessed what was going on and said, "The sect will send someone to notify her. You don't have to cause embarrassment yourself."

Li Jingfeng shook his head and said: "Compared with people from the sect, I am still an acquaintance." Shen Weichen was stunned, and couldn't help but feel sad when he saw his eyes were red.

Li Jingfeng continued: "The shopkeeper died in front of me, and I was just a little bit away from him..."

"You tried your best." Shen Weichen comforted, "The killer's martial arts are very good, you can't save the shopkeeper."

Li Jingfeng mounted his horse again.Shen Weichen waited for him to sit down and said, "There is an inn in Xin'an Town. I will take you there." After that, he continued on his way.

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Zhu Menshang took off his shoes and socks as soon as he entered the prison, sat cross-legged on the ground, and said, "Take off your shoes and socks too."

Xie Gubai sat against the wall and said with a smile, "Why?"

Zhu Menshang said: "It rained a few days ago, and the humidity in the prison is heavy. I guess we have to stay there for a while. You are wearing shoes and socks, and the smell is suffocating, which makes us both uncomfortable."

Xie Gubai smiled and said: "Listening to what you said, it sounds like you are used to sitting in a prison cell?"

"I'm a rough man, and I'm afraid that a delicate young master like you won't be used to it." Zhu Menshang thought for a while, but still didn't understand why Master and Servant Xie Gubai risked being implicated in this matter, and couldn't help asking Xie Gubai Hook your index finger.

Xie Gubai moved his seat and sat next to Zhu Menshang.Zhu Menshang asked in a low voice: "We have reached this situation, so stop pretending. Tell me, why are you wading into this muddy water?"

Xie Gubai pondered for a moment, with a solemn look on his face, and lowered his voice and asked, "If I tell you, can you keep it a secret?"

Zhu Menshang nodded hurriedly: "Of course! I won't tell anyone!"

Xie Gubai nodded, raised the corners of his mouth, and arched his eyebrows with a smile: "Actually, I can do it too."

Zhu Menshang rolled his eyes to the back of his head.

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Shen Yuqing walked into the Fuju Hall and saw four corpses of Dian Cangmen lying in a mess. He thought to himself: "They didn't expect to come and catch a waiter, but he died here." He moved the corpse of the shopkeeper who fell at the door. Inside the house, he chose a corner to sit down so that his body would not be left outside and frighten the neighbors.Xiaoba walked directly into the back hall, found a small stove, boiled a pot of water, took tea leaves and teacups, lit the stove and took them out.

"My sister-in-law and I have a deep love for each other. If you have anything to say, there is no need to avoid her," Shen Yuqing said.

"You can't tell her about this." Xiaoba poured tea and said, "I know why the murderer hid the murder weapon."

"Oh?" Why do you know something today that you didn't know yesterday?This weird companion is exactly like his master in his pretentiousness.

"Let me tell you the conclusion first." Xiaoba took a handful of tea leaves and put them into the pot. He then scalded the cup with hot water and poured the boiling water in. The tea leaves rippled and gradually stretched in the pot.

"As soon as the day after tomorrow, Zhuge Ran will come to Qingcheng and launch an attack on this matter."

Zhuge Ran, deputy head of Dian Cang?This is impossible!Shen Yuqing thought to herself, he was just a messenger, and he was a murderer on the night list. What did he have to do with Qingcheng? Do you want Zhuge Ran, the second-in-command in Cang, to come and question him personally?Besides, even if a flying pigeon delivers a message, I'm afraid we won't get the news until dawn today. Even if we travel under starry night, it will take three days at the earliest.

"This matter is layered upon layers upon layers, making a simple matter so complicated. Let me ask you first, how did you get the news that Ye Bang committed a murder here?"

Shen Yuqing thought for a while and said: "The Night List has hidden secrets in the Nine Families. It is natural that in order to counter the Night List, the Nine Families also arranged their own spies. A spy found a suspicious person in Guizhou, and followed The line heard about this transaction and said that someone offered 500 taels to buy the life of the Cang Messenger."

"500 taels is not a small amount." Xiao Ba said, "If it is a personal enmity, the price is too high. Besides, if it is the envoy's personal enmity, why would he choose to attack during the most closely protected period of the mission? If it is not a personal enmity, then It’s very debatable.”

Shen Yuqing listened quietly and said: "Originally, I thought this was an assassination targeting Dian Cang or Qingcheng, but the purpose is still unclear."

"Young Master just now said that the spies heard and saw with their own eyes. Can they recognize the person? Can anyone be caught?"

"A big net to catch fish, a hundred dense and a few sparse, let the other party escape." Thinking of this, Shen Yuqing felt a little annoyed. If he had caught the person that day, so many things would not have happened.

"The news was released on purpose. If the news was not released, how could you come to Fuju Pavilion and wait for the people, and how could you let the messenger go?"

Shen Yuqing pondered for a long time. He hadn't thought about this possibility, so he said: "You mean, Mr. Ya deliberately wanted me to make a fool of myself and arranged this matter?" Thinking of the coldness and coercion of the uncle in the past few years, there is this Maybe, otherwise who would spend 500 taels of gold to hire someone like Arrow Like Time to assassinate a messenger?
"That's why Master Ya is eager to close the case. This is his vision." Xiaoba poured tea for Shen Yu.

This is the reason why Xiaoba opened Xiaomei, but it has nothing to do with Zhuge Ran.Shen Yuqing asked: "What does this matter have to do with Dian Cang?"

"Young master, can you guarantee that you are the only ones who know the secret of this assassination? What if Deputy Commander Zhuge also knows?"

"He has been waiting for the envoy to be assassinated." Xiaoba said calmly, without any trouble, "If the envoy arrives in Qingcheng safely, then everything will be fine. If he dies on the way, then he will have a reason to come to Qingcheng to raise an army and question his guilt. .”

"Raise an army to investigate? Just for a messenger?" Shen Yuqing didn't believe it.

"There are still this group of people." Xiaoba pointed to the four corpses of Dian Cangmen people on the ground, "They came to investigate the case, but they died here. Who did you think sent the killer?"

Shen Yuqing couldn't believe it and said, "Could it be that Dian Cang bought the killer himself?"

Xiao Ba said: "The envoy was assassinated in Qingcheng, and was silenced during the investigation. This is enough to use the excuse. If Zhuge Ran finds out that the arrow is in Qingcheng..."

"You said that it was a frame-up, but it's not an ironclad proof." Shen Yuqing said, "Even if you find it in Qingcheng, it might be a frame-up."

"What if that is really irrefutable evidence that can identify the murderer?" Xiaoba asked, "For example, an evidence that cannot be denied?"

"The murderer would have been destroyed long ago." Shen Yuqing said, "If the person who took the arrow was really the murderer, no murderer would leave the evidence."

"You have been up the mountain. Using a piano rod as an arrow, you can kill the messenger with one arrow. It is really shocking." Xiao Ba said, "What if there is a black gold black iron hidden in the piano rod?"

Everything became clear in an instant.Shen Yuqing figured out that Arrow Like Time could use the piano rod as an arrow. He not only shot the messenger forward and backward, but also hit a groove in the carriage. This was not because of his extraordinary skills, but because he was just like his younger sister, Emei. Like a thorn, there is a black gold black iron bar hidden in the arrow body.That's why the murderer wanted to take back the arrow. If the arrow was discovered, Qingcheng would be convicted of assassinating the messenger.

"Zhuge Ran has guessed this and has been guarding the border for a long time. As soon as the news comes, they will set off and will arrive in Qingcheng the day after tomorrow at the latest."

"In that case, why did you still help Ye Bang in the first place?" Shen Yuqing felt that she was a little angry, but she still tolerated it.

As if aware of his anger, Xiao Ba said: "Do you really think that the swordsman showed up at the inn just to kill these four guys?"

"Is there any other purpose?"

Xiao Ba took a sip of tea and replied slowly: "If Arrow Like Time can't cure his eyes, he will be the one killed by the swordsman after leaving this inn. From the piano on his body, you can find black gold and black iron. That is the Shen family." A unique treasure, tell me, how will you tell it apart?"

Shen Yuqing suddenly felt a little chilly, and he understood that Qingcheng had been plotted unknowingly.

"Forcing Qingcheng to agree to Dian Cang's conditions is Zhuge Ran's vision." Xiao Ba said, "There is only one problem left."

Xiaoba drank tea and said slowly: "If we really catch the murderer, will you hand it over?"

Shen Yuqing was silent.

(End of this chapter)