The melon-eating swordsman in the ancient dragon world.

Chapter 580 Looking for Xiao Shiyilang

The next morning, the four of them arrived at the head office of Hengyuan Money House in Chang'an City, and also received the latest news about Xiao Shiyilang.

"Five days ago, Xiao Shiyilang visited the Feng family in Luoyang. The head of the Feng family, Feng Nanqiu, was hacked to death by Xiao Shiyilang. He also took away thirteen jade discs and one hundred thousand taels of silver notes from the Feng family."

Yang Kaitai shook his head and sighed, "Feng Nanqiu was quite famous in the Central Plains martial arts world for his Autumn Rain Sword Skill, but I didn't expect that he would lose his reputation in his later years and die at the hands of Xiao Shiyilang."

Shen Bijun asked curiously, "Dead? Was it really Xiao Shiyilang this time, or is someone framing him again?"

Feng Siniang is indeed a female monster who has been in the martial arts world for a long time. "It should be him. Before I came out of seclusion, I heard that Feng Nanqiu had a special hobby."

"What hobby?" Yang Kaitai asked.

Feng Si Niang said faintly, "I like girls around seven or eight years old."

Shen Bijun couldn't help but feel nauseous when she heard this. Yang Kaitai even retched a little and said in disbelief, "Feng Nanqiu is such a person?"

Feng Siniang said calmly, "On the surface, he is a chivalrous hero, but secretly he is a thief and a prostitute. This kind of thing has happened from ancient times to the present. What's so strange about it?"

Yang Kaitai smiled awkwardly, looking a little embarrassed.

Shen Bijun also remained silent. She thought of Li Gang and Tu Xiaotian. These people were famous knights who were known all over the world, but she didn't expect that they were not good people in secret.

"That's why true gentlemen like Brother Yang are so rare." Lian Chengbi said with a smile.

“I dare not, I dare not.” Yang Kaitai waved his hands repeatedly. He had been praised so much by Lian Chengbi in the past few days that he felt embarrassed.

“Brother Lian, you are too kind. Brother Lian is kind and righteous and resourceful. The gentlemen in ancient times were no more than this. It is a real honor for me to be mentioned together with Brother Lian.” Yang Kaitai smiled modestly.

Feng Si Niang felt that she had never rolled her eyes as much as she had in the past half month in her entire life.

"Knowing that you are all true gentlemen, there is no need to mention it all the time." Feng Si Niang said unhappily.

"We are sincerely praising each other, not bragging." Lian Chengbi said with a smile, "Besides, if we don't seize the position of gentleman, are we going to give the position of gentleman and hero to those villains with ulterior motives?"

"The more you are a gentleman, the more you should always show off. It is not only to make a name for yourself, but also to remind yourself." Lian Chengbi said seriously, "The Master said, 'I examine myself three times a day.' Isn't this exactly what the Master meant?"

Yang Kaitai's eyes sparkled, and he nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, yes!"

Lian Chengbi patted Yang Kaitai on the shoulder and said, "This is where we are better than Xiao Shiyilang. Although we are unwilling to go along with some hypocrites, we will not back down. Instead, we will face the challenge head-on and fight against them."

Yang Kaitai's eyes were shining, and he nodded like a chick pecking at rice, "Yes, yes, yes!"

"As the saying goes, public opinion can melt metal, and repeated criticism can destroy a person. Public opinion is an important position. If we don't occupy it, the bad guys will."

Lian Chengbi said calmly, "If every good person learns from Xiao Shiyilang and lives aloof from the world, then I'm afraid all the gentlemen and heroes in the martial arts world would be people like Tu Xiaotian."

Yang Kaitai's mouth was almost stretched to his ears, his face was full of smiles, and he nodded rapidly, "Yes, yes, yes!"

"Yes, yes, yes, for you..."

Feng Siniang suppressed the urge to swear and said unhappily, "Yes, yes, you are all right. If that's the case, why don't you dig out the Tianzong who framed Xiao Shiyilang!"

Lian Chengbi smiled and said, "It's just my guess that the Tianzong falsely accused Xiao Shiyilang. The county magistrate needs the victim to submit a complaint before judging a case. Xiao Shiyilang didn't even say that he was wronged. We are stepping into other people's business. Isn't it like we are meddling in other people's business? The emperor is not anxious, but the eunuch is?"

Yang Kaitai nodded again, "Yes..."

Feng Siniang glanced at him and Yang Kaitai shut up awkwardly. Then he thought for a moment and continued, "Since Xiao Shiyilang just appeared in Luoyang five days ago, he might be spending his money in Luoyang now. If we go there, we might be able to find him." "In that case, let's set off!" Feng Siniang said immediately.

……

Late autumn, Luoyang.

The peony season has long passed, but chrysanthemums are blooming one after another all over the city. The golden petals bloom in the streets and alleys, showing their unique beauty.

This is the harvest season and also the time to store supplies for the winter.

This year is a good harvest year, and the streets and alleys of Luoyang City are filled with a joyful atmosphere. Whether it is the residents and vendors in the city or the farmers and laborers who come to the city, they all have happy faces.

But the Feng family mansion in the east of Luoyang City was gloomy.

The head of the family was beheaded, the family property suffered heavy losses, family members fought for power and profit, and the servants each had their own plans.

Since Lian Chengbi and his companions had come to Luoyang, they naturally wanted to visit the Feng family and get some clues from them to find out where those people they had bullied before were living now.

At the noodle stall opposite Fengjia Street, Lian Chengbi was slurping a bowl of Henan stewed noodles.

At this moment, a young man in blue clothes and a square scarf on his head came out from the alley next to him, hurried to the noodle stall, greeted Yang Kaitai respectfully, and then said, "I found out!"

"I found a servant in Feng Nanqiu's backyard, promised him one hundred taels of silver, and asked him about the addresses of the sixteen girls whose lives were killed by Feng Nanqiu." The servant said in a low voice.

Shen Bijun looked miserable. She really couldn't imagine that this famous hero in Luoyang was actually such a person in secret.

Lian Chengbi patted her hands and said, "Just as Si Niang said, there have always been many such people from ancient times to the present, and there will be no fewer in the foreseeable future. What we need to do is to do something once we know about it."

Shen Bijun sighed, "Hypocrites are indeed more hateful than real villains. Even those bandits who rob people on the road will not wantonly kill people."

On the other side, the servant in blue handed the book with the addresses of the sixteen households to Yang Kaitai.

Feng Siniang stood up and said, "Let's go and see if these families have received the silver from Xiao Shiyilang."

"Wait." Lian Chengbi stopped him.

"what happened?"

"Wait for me to finish this bowl of noodles first. Wasting is not a good habit." Lian Chengbi raised his chopsticks. "I have to say, this stewed noodles is quite delicious."

……

How could those ordinary people resist Lian Chengbi's indirect questioning? With just a few casual words, Lian Chengbi could judge whether they had made any unexpected fortune recently.

Although no one knew how Xiao Shiyilang found out, and his efficiency was not as good as Yang Kaitai's who directly sent people in to ask, he did eventually find out the addresses of the victims.

Of the sixteen victims, fourteen have inexplicably received compensation.

That night...

The moon is bright and the stars are sparse. The magpies fly south. The autumn wind blows gently and the lights in thousands of houses are off.

A dark shadow suddenly appeared on the wall of a poor courtyard in the north of the city, carrying a large bag on its back.

(End of this chapter)