The melon-eating swordsman in the ancient dragon world.

Chapter 591: Planning and strategizing, winning from afar

The next morning, when Lian Chengbi, looking refreshed, and Shen Bijun, looking radiant, came out, the first news they heard was the death of Zhao Wuji.

"When did Zhao Wuji die?" Lian Chengbi asked.

"Two days ago," Li Yifan, the Double Blade Master, reported, "Zhao Wuji's body was found in the woods outside Xuzhou, along with the bodies of Chen Ba, the Fierce Wind Blade, and Huang Yunfei, the Swallow in the Clouds."

Lian Chengbi frowned, "Chen Ba and Huang Yunfei, I have heard of their names, they seem to be famous people in the martial arts world."

"Chen Ba is the owner of Liefeng Villa in Huaibei, and Huang Yunfei is a lone ranger in southern Shandong. Both of them are well-known figures in the martial arts world." Li Yifan said.

Lian Chengbi nodded. The reputations of these two people were much worse than Zhao Wuji's, and their martial arts skills were certainly not as good as his.

"Are there any suspected murderers?" Lian Chengbi asked.

"Yes, the murderer has been identified." Li Yifan nodded seriously, "It's Xiao Shiyilang!"

Lian Chengbi, "..."

Shen Bijun shouted in surprise, "This is impossible, Xiao Shiyilang should be here now..."

She stopped talking halfway. Seeing Li Yifan's puzzled look, Shen Bijun hesitated and heard Lian Chengbi continue, "When my wife and I came back from the northwest, we learned about Xiao Shiyilang's whereabouts. He should be in the northwest now."

"I see." Li Yifan understood and said indifferently, "It is also possible that someone else framed Xiao Shiyilang. After all, no one saw Xiao Shiyilang committing the crime this time."

Shen Bijun asked, "If that's the case, then why do you suspect Xiao Shiyilang?"

"Because Xiao Shiyilang left a message next to Zhao Wuji's body." Li Yifan said, "A layer of bark was scraped off the tree next to his body, and a dozen words were carved with a knife: 'Mr. Wuji didn't have much wealth, damn it, Xiao Shiyilang left this message.'"

Shen Bijun held her forehead in her hand and was speechless. Isn't this too hasty?
"Does this prove that Xiao Shiyilang killed Zhao Wuji?" Shen Bijun asked in disbelief.

Li Yifan shook his head and nodded again, "Zhao Wuji is a famous hero in Hebei. His 81-stroke Wuji swordsmanship is unmatched in the martial arts world. There are no bandits in that area who can easily kill him and the combined forces of Chen Ba and Huang Yunfei.

Only Xiao Shiyilang's whereabouts were unknown. He killed the hero Feng Nanqiu from Luoyang a month ago. With his martial arts skills, he was able to keep Zhao Wuji and the other two captives.

Xiao Shiyilang never concealed his actions. After killing Feng Daxia, he was singing his own little tune when he left. No one was present when he killed Zhao Wuji and the other two, so it is reasonable for him to leave a message. "

Shen Bijun was completely speechless, and Lian Chengbi burst into laughter.

"That makes sense. It makes so much sense." Lian Chengbi said with a smile, "Xiao Shiyilang is a highly skilled martial artist with an arrogant personality. He attacked for no reason and he might have happened to be nearby. So no matter how you look at it, Zhao Wuji and the other two died at his hands, right?"

Li Yifan nodded, "That's right."

Shen Bijun couldn't help but sigh quietly. If she didn't know the inside story, she would probably suspect Xiao Shiyilang as well.

Because apart from him, there seems to be no other suspects.

But since we knew that Xiao Shiyilang was often framed, the person who framed him was probably Tianzong, and Zhao Wuji was a member of Tianzong...

Hey, wait, since Zhao Wuji is a member of Tianzong, why would Tianzong kill him?
……

After Li Yifan left, Shen Bijun asked Lian Chengbi about this question.

"Because Zhao Wuji invited me to a banquet, but he probably didn't mention the Geshu treasure in his reply to Tianzong." Lian Chengbi shook his head and said, "I didn't expect Zhao Wuji to be so greedy and bold that he actually wanted to betray me."

Shen Bijun's eyes lit up, "Could it be that Chen Ba of Fierce Wind Blade and Huang Yunfei of Cloud Swallow are also from Tianzong?"

Lian Chengbi nodded, "That should be the case, and they should be Zhao Wuji's friends. Zhao Wuji went to them to discuss this matter." Shen Bijun continued to reason along the lines of Lian Chengbi, "But he didn't expect the news to spread so quickly... uh... this news, could it be..."

Lian Chengbi smiled and nodded.

Shen Bijun was also speechless, "I didn't expect Zhou Baima to be so secretive."

"If you live in Jiangnan for a few more days, you will know what kind of person Zhou Zhigang is." Lian Chengbi said with a smile.

"So Zhao Wuji and the other two were killed by Tianzong because they wanted to betray Tianzong." Shen Bijun said.

Lian Chengbi nodded, "I guess that's the case."

"It's both cleaning up the traitors and killing the chicken to scare the monkeys?" Shen Bijun couldn't help but exclaimed, "What a powerful method!"

“Yes, the way Zhao Wuji died, I’m afraid that everyone inside Tianzong also knows that Zhao Wuji is a member of Tianzong. At the same time, they also know that it was a master from Tianzong who took action.” Lian Chengbi said.

"Has this matter been suppressed?" Shen Bijun asked with a frown.

"How is that possible?" Lian Chengbi laughed, "People's minds are unpredictable. Tianzong uses leverage and money to recruit talents. Although it can gather many masters in a short period of time, it also has to bear the disadvantages of this behavior."

……

"Geshu's treasure? In the hands of Tianzong?"

"Didn't you say that you were the one who told Lian Chengbi about Geshu's treasure?"

"Yes!" Feng Siniang was a little stunned, then gritted her teeth, "Lian Chengbi is also a big bastard. He heard about Geshu's treasure from me, and learned from Tu Xiaotian that Tianzong was holding the treasure, but he didn't tell us?"

Yang Kaitai licked his lips and dared not speak.

Xiao Shiyilang looked at Xie Tianshi, who was walking on the street with a frown on his face and a bit uneasy, "But if he spreads the news at this time, shouldn't we just keep an eye on Xie Tianshi?"

"Hey?" Feng Siniang reacted immediately and smiled happily, "I didn't expect Lian Chengbi's cleverness would backfire. He let the cat out of the bag in Jinling, but it actually helped us a little. If Xie Tianshi meets with the leader of Tianzong because of this, then we'll win the bet, right?"

Yang Kaitai said blankly, "Brother Lian wouldn't make such a mistake, right?"

"Ok?"

Feng Siniang and Xiao Shiyilang looked at each other.

"That's right. Lian Chengbi is not a gentleman. He has at least eight hundred tricks up his sleeve. If he didn't want to say it, how could he let it slip at the party?" Feng Siniang was very confused.

"Did he reveal this on purpose? Why?" Xiao Shiyilang asked, telling a cold joke, "Just to help us win the bet?"

Yang Kaitai said, "Brother Lian is a sincere gentleman and would never harm anyone. He may really be trying to help us."

Feng Siniang blinked and thought to herself, could Lian Chengbi really be so kind-hearted that he couldn't bear to see Xiao Shiyilang being framed, and in order to avoid Xiao Shiyilang's self-esteem being hurt, he deliberately found an excuse to speak up for him?

Xiao Shiyilang looked at Yang Kaitai. Although this man seemed not very smart, he was sincere and had a good vision. He would not talk nonsense. Could it be that Lian Chengbi really wanted to help him?
But no matter what Lian Chengbi's purpose was, he, who was far away in Jiangnan, was indirectly helping them.

I have to accept this favor!

(End of this chapter)