The melon-eating swordsman in the ancient dragon world.

Chapter 632 Goodbye Qiu Lingsu

After all, Mount Ni is not as precipitous a mountain as Mount Hua or Mount Huang. Liao Gang and Ye Jin's lightness skills are enough to support them as they pass through forests and cross streams, following Jin Banhua all the way to the top of Mount Ni.

Liao Gang and Ye Jin were a little out of breath, but Jin Banhua showed no signs of abnormality.

When we reached the top of the mountain, it was almost dark.

"Qinggong is really not your main skill. The speed is too slow. I guess Madam Qiu has already had dinner, right?"

While Jin Banhua was complaining, she pushed open the fence of the hut and asked, "Excuse me, is Madam Qiu here?"

The next moment, the door of a thatched cottage in the middle was pushed open, revealing the figure of Qiu Lingsu in black.

She saw Jin Banhua and looked very surprised, "Mr. Jin?"

"It's me." Jin Banhua nodded.

Qiu Lingsu couldn't help but look behind him, "Didn't Master Chu come with you?"

Jin Banhua touched her face and said, "I just looked in the mirror before I came here. Logically, I should be a little more handsome than him. Why did Madam Qiu only ask him and not me?"

Qiu Lingsu, who was behind the black veil, seemed to chuckle, and then couldn't help but ask curiously, "Since Master Chu didn't come with you, how did Master Jin get here? Didn't the Beggars' Sect disciples stop you on the way?"

"In order to prevent the responsible Beggars' Sect disciples from opening the boxes and making the food cold, we did not take the mountain road up the mountain."

Jin Banhua raised the food box in her hand and nodded at Liao Gang and the others, "Luckily, my two servants have amazing martial arts skills and know the mountain roads, so they brought me all the way here."

Liao Gang and Ye Jin: ???

Qiu Lingsu looked at the food box in Jin Banhua's hand and couldn't help but smile, "Master Jin, are you here to invite me to have dinner with you?"

"Mount Ni is quiet and peaceful, and Madam is graceful and elegant. Eating with the moon, listening to the wind and drinking wine must be one of the great enjoyments in life." Jin Banhua said with a smile.

Qiu Lingsu looked at Jin Banhua deeply, took a step back and entered the house, "In that case, please come in, young master."

Jin Banhua strode into the house and placed the food boxes one by one.

Four cold and four hot, peach juice, rice wine, rice and steamed buns. At this time, the ones that should be cold are cold, and the ones that should be hot are hot, just right for eating.

Qiu Lingsu sat quietly and elegantly opposite Jin Banhua, waiting for him to pack up everything. After thinking for a while, she couldn't help but ask, "Where is Master Chu?"

"He and Nangong Ling went back to Jinan." Jin Banhua said, "Madam couldn't get any clues here, so he went back to Jinan to look for clues. I really can't stand traveling day and night, so I have to rest in Qufu for one night and go back tomorrow."

Qiu Lingsu's eyes flickered and she couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.

Then she looked at Jin Banhua in front of her, her eyes brightened again, "Young Master will return to Jinan tomorrow? Will he meet Chu Liuxiang?"

"Yes, he still owes me a white jade beauty." Jin Banhua said, "If he doesn't pay me back, I won't let him go."

Qiu Lingsu was very curious, "White Jade Beauty?"

Then Jin Banhua told Qiu Lingsu the story of how she and Chu Liuxiang became enemies because of the beauty Bai Yu, and how she chased him all the way to Jinan to find him.

"Because there is still a murderer lurking outside, I will let Chu Liuxiang go for the time being. I will wait until I catch the murderer and then settle the score with him!" said Jin Banhua.

Qiu Lingsu looked at Jin Banhua and advised quietly, "I think Young Master Jin doesn't know much and is not involved in this matter. The murderer won't kill you to silence you. You should stop caring about this matter and get out of it as soon as possible."

Jin Banhua raised his eyebrows, knowing that his role as a dandy boy was truly popular among the people. Even now that he was in front of Qiu Lingsu, she still refused to utter a word.

I don't know whether he didn't trust me or didn't want to implicate me. But Jin Banhua was not in a hurry. She just arranged the dishes and poured two glasses of fruit wine for herself and Qiu Lingsu.

"Madam, please!" Jin Banhua raised his glass.

Qiu Lingsu also slowly raised her glass, then lowered her head, slightly lifted her veil, and took a sip of wine, without letting Jin Banhua see her face.

Jin Banhua casually ate two bites of the food and said, "By the way, I also brought a gift for the lady."

"What gift?" Qiu Lingsu asked.

Jin Banhua waved back and Liao Gang handed over a long square box. Jin Banhua took the box, opened it, and took out a scroll from it.

"This is the painting that Sun Xuepu drew for his wife. I heard that his wife gave it to Zuo Youzheng, Zhamuhe and the other two."

Jin Banhua handed the scroll to Qiu Lingsu, "This is the scroll I found in Ximen Qian's room. Later I heard the story of this painting from Sun Xuepu. Now Ximen Qian is dead, so this painting should be returned to its original owner."

Qiu Lingsu stared at the scroll in front of her, and her whole body couldn't help but tremble.

"You...you have met Sun Xuepu?" Qiu Lingsu asked in a trembling voice, "How...how is he?"

"He is blind." said Jin Banhua.

Qiu Lingsu was silent for a moment, "I dug out his eyes."

"But he doesn't hate you, and he even took the initiative to keep your secret, not wanting you to get hurt." Jin Banhua praised, "Madam is indeed incredibly charming, and has an otherworldly appearance."

Qiu Lingsu said somewhat miserably, "Don't you think I'm a witch?"

"Although Madam changed her name afterwards, she did not have a bad reputation in the world twenty years ago. Is there any hidden story behind this?" Jin Banhua asked.

Qiu Lingsu fell silent again.

After a moment, Qiu Lingsu said quietly, "If I tell you the hidden truth, you will never be able to get away from this matter, and the murderer will definitely kill you to silence you. Do you dare to listen?"

"The murderer wants to kill me to silence me? That depends on whether he has the ability to do so." Jin Banhua said with a smile, "I saw him and Chu Liuxiang fighting this morning, and it felt like that!"

Liao Gang and Ye Jin were trembling.

Qiu Lingsu didn't seem surprised at all, "He can't beat Chu Xiangshuai, right?"

Jin Banhua nodded, "He is no match for Chu Liuxiang."

"Chu Liuxiang is smart and nosy. He has survived all these years, so his martial arts skills must be extremely high." Qiu Lingsu said, "So Nangong Ling didn't dare not bring him to see me."

Jin Banhua said calmly, "So Nangong Ling is one of the murderers...?"

Qiu Lingsu nodded, "Not bad."

Liao Gang and Ye Jin were listening and froze where they were.

What? The new leader of the Beggars' Sect, Nangong Ling, was actually the mastermind behind this incident?
Qiu Lingsu apologized, "It turns out that Master Jin also saw the clues, so he found an excuse to stay in Qufu and came here at night. Please forgive my poor eyesight."

"A little bit at a time." Jin Banhua waved her hand and smiled, "So those four letters were indeed written by Madam to Zuo Youzheng and the others?"

"Yes!" Qiu Lingsu's voice was filled with resentment, fear and regret. "It was me... I harmed them!"

(End of this chapter)