I use my daughter's body to cut down the rivers and lakes

Chapter 191 Spring Breeze Finger, Chu Xingbai

Cao Cheng also thought deeply about revealing the matter of Jade Bodhi to Liu Qi.

As the saying goes, people die for money and birds die for food.

The Jade Bodhi is a dream object for every martial arts practitioner. If it hadn't been for today's incident, Cao Cheng would not have given away such a treasure.

But after being kidnapped, Cao Cheng has realized that divine objects like the Jade Bodhi are no longer under his control. If word spreads out accidentally, he may not be able to save him based on his title as president of the Water Transport Chamber of Commerce!
So when Liu Qiwen spoke out, Cao Cheng directly told her about Jade Bodhi.

Although he was still a little disappointed, Cao Cheng could only comfort himself in his heart. It was better to give it to the woman in front of him than to anyone else!
At least, he felt that he still had some friendship with Liu Qi.

If you really don't have the chance to enjoy a treasure like the Jade Bodhi, it wouldn't be too bad to exchange it for a favor from a master!
After thinking about it in his mind, Cao Cheng told Liu Qi in detail about his men's discovery of Jade Bodhi.

It turns out that Cao Cheng received countless benefits by accidentally taking the elixir. Therefore, since he took over Caobang, he has been arranging his subordinates to search for elixirs everywhere. At the same time, he has also been aggressively buying elixirs in the market.

This time it was discovered that Tie Lei of Jade Bodhi was one of the confidants who did something for Cao Cheng.

Tie Lei's ancestors were tomb robbers, so he has been visiting famous mountains and rivers over the years, excavating ancient tomb sites, and finally found a jade bodhi in an underground palace.

After getting the Jade Bodhi, Tie Lei went straight to the capital, preparing to hand the treasure to Cao Cheng. However, due to Liu Qi, martial law began in the capital, and Tie Lei was too cautious with the treasure in his hand. , so it took until now to arrive at Li'an City.

The expression on Cao Cheng's face seemed a little restless, and he was walking back and forth with a bright broad-bladed sword in his hand.

The reason why Cao Cheng was lingering at the door was to wait for Wu Jiang to come back, capture him and ask who was behind the scenes, but until now, there was no one outside.

Speaking of this, Cao Cheng couldn't help but his face darkened: "Tie Lei acted smartly. Since he did not go to the capital but stayed in Li'an City, he must have encountered trouble that cannot be solved."

"I think he must be trapped in Li'an City for some reason."

It was like this until midnight, and the storm outside showed no signs of letting up.

Liu Qi raised her eyes and said, "Perhaps he planned to steal the treasure for himself, so he lured you here and tried to get rid of him."

Wu Jiang, the leader of the group of people who kidnapped Cao Cheng today, was also a member of the Cao Gang.

If Wu Jiang doesn't come, they naturally can't waste time here.

The sword in his hand was left by the group of people who had just kidnapped him.

Liu Qi, who was taking a nap with her eyes closed, heard the sound of rustling footsteps, and slowly opened her eyes. Her eyes passed over Zhou Mi and Shen Ying, who were sleeping soundly next to her legs, and then raised her eyes to look at Cao Cheng kept lingering at the entrance of the main hall.

……

After Wu Jiang tied Cao Cheng to this ruined temple, he left alone without knowing his whereabouts.

The chill in Cao Cheng's eyes disappeared momentarily when he heard this, and then he shook his head: "If Tie Lei wants to monopolize it, he can just take Jade Bodhi and go away anonymously, so why bother writing a letter to tell me about it?"

Cao Cheng wanted to say why he didn't just leave him alive to ask about Wu Jiang's whereabouts, but looking at Liu Qi with an indifferent expression, Cao Cheng felt a little frightened, and he swallowed and kept the words deep in his heart.

"Wait!" Cao Cheng replied immediately, "Wait for Wu Jiang to come back first, then I'll see who is causing trouble behind him!"

After arriving in Li'an City, Tie Lei did not continue to the capital for some unknown reason. Instead, he sent a secret letter to Cao Cheng, telling him about the discovery of the Jade Bodhi and asking him to come to Li'an City to meet him and then personally deliver the Jade Bodhi to him. Bodhisattva submitted it to Cao Cheng.

"However, Miss Liu's worry is not unreasonable." Cao Chengbing glanced at Liu Qi with a straight face, and then said slowly, "After all, people's hearts are separated from each other. Maybe it was Tie Lei who regretted it after he got here."

So when the wind and rain outside subsided a little, Liu Qi and the others drove the carriage and left the ruined temple.

Cao Cheng turned around and saw Liu Qi looking at him. He quickly turned away the expression on his face and frowned slightly: "Miss Liu, I don't think Wu Jiang will come back tonight."

"What is President Cao planning to do next?"

Cao Cheng was wearing the raincoat that had been pulled off the dead man's body, holding the reins tightly in his hands, and driving the restless horse toward a dark path.

The cold rain kept hitting his face, and Cao Cheng couldn't help but sigh a little in his heart!
The last time I drove a carriage by myself was more than twenty years ago. I never thought that the president of the Water Transport Chamber of Commerce would be reduced to being a coachman for a few girls.

Of course, the person sitting in this carriage was no ordinary little girl.

Recalling the scene of Liu Qishun killing those who kidnapped him in the temple, Cao Cheng couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart. He then shook his head with a wry smile, stretched out his hand to wipe away the rain in front of his eyes, and then continued to drive the carriage forward. .

Liu Qi, who was sitting in the carriage, looked calm and relaxed, and did not think there was anything wrong with letting Cao Cheng drive the carriage in the rain outside.

The carriage seemed to be walking on a rugged path. The three people in the carriage were swaying all the way. The face of Shen Ying, who was weak in body and bones, was already a little pale.

After about half an hour of jolting, Liu Qi and others arrived at the ferry by the river. Then Cao Cheng jumped out of the carriage, took out something from his arms, covered it with his hand from the rain and blew it for a while, then he saw the dark Red smoke spread from Cao Cheng's hand and floated into the air. Even though the rain was still falling, it failed to disperse the red mist in the air.

Liu Qi opened the car door curtain and watched Cao Cheng's every move. Less than a cup of tea after he released the red smoke, he heard the sound of paddles on the dark water.

Soon Liu Qi saw a canopy boat slowly docking at the ferry on the shore. Then a figure jumped out of the boat and walked towards Cao Cheng. Soon the two met.

The other party is obviously a subordinate of Cao Cheng and a member of the Cao Gang.

After greeting the other party for a few words, Cao Cheng returned to the carriage and said to the people in the carriage: "Miss Liu, let's take a boat directly into the city. If everything goes well, we can see Tie Lei tonight!"

Liu Qi spoke directly with actions, opened the car door curtain and walked out. Then a faint green light suddenly condensed on her body, blocking out the pattering rain.

Cao Cheng was stunned for a moment when he saw this, then his expression changed instantly, and then he slowly stretched out his hand and handed the prepared umbrella to Liu Qi.

Liu Qi took it and handed it to Zhou Mi and Shen Ying who were still in the carriage.

Just because she doesn't need it doesn't mean others don't need it.

……

With Liu Qi's current martial arts skills, Li'an City's relatively tall city wall couldn't stop her at all. After all, no matter how tall Li'an City's wall was, it could still be as high as the walls of the capital and the imperial palace. In fact, Liu Qi had no intention of entering the city without the sudden appearance of Jade Bodhi.

To be precise, if Zhou Mi and Shen Ying were not there, Liu Qi could just find a place under a tree and spend the night.

After taking the boat for about a cup of tea, they successfully entered Li'an City. After docking at a pier in the city, Liu Qi and his party, led by Cao Cheng, arrived at a private house near the pier. .

After settling Zhou Mi and Shen Ying, Liu Qi went straight to Cao Cheng's room. When she opened the door and walked in, Cao Cheng was taking off his raincoat and wiping the water stains on his body with a dry towel.

Seeing Liu Qi coming in, Cao Cheng raised his arm and pointed to the chair beside the table, said "please sit down", and then said while wiping the water stains: "I bought this house in someone else's name. Even Even the brothers in the meeting don’t know.”

"Miss Ying'er and the others are safe here."

Liu Qi nodded slightly when he heard the words, and then asked in a deep voice: "When will we go to look for Tie Lei?"

Since she was here for the Jade Bodhi, Liu Qi didn't want to ramble any further and simply went straight to the point. If the Jade Bodhi was real, she would just take it and leave.

If it's fake...

Liu Qi pursed her lips.

"You can do it now!" Cao Cheng's face darkened, and he immediately took off the raincoat from the hanger and put it on him neatly. Then he walked slowly to the counter next to him and reached out to fumble under the counter.

Liu Qi heard a "clang" and raised his eyes to see a long sword still in the sheath in Cao Cheng's hand.

The broad-bladed long sword he picked up just now had long been thrown into the water.

Seeing Liu Qi's gaze, Cao Cheng couldn't help but smile: "Cao has a little effort, but I hope Miss Liu won't laugh."

Liu Qi didn't reply. He stood up and turned slightly to make way for the door. Then he said lightly: "Let's go."

……

On a rainy night, Li'an City was completely shrouded in mist.

Two black figures kept walking one behind the other on the long street, and the black figure falling behind shone with cyan fluorescence from time to time.

Cao Cheng used Qinggong and moved quickly along the route recorded in the letter. His eyes slowly turned around and he looked at the position behind him in the moonlight, only to see a blurry figure following leisurely behind him.

After coming out of the house near the dock, Cao Cheng became more and more frightened as he walked. No matter how he used Qinggong, Liu Qi was always less than twenty steps away from him, and it never changed!
Cao Cheng suddenly felt like a mouse being played with by a cat, and Liu Qi was the cat. No matter how hard he tried, he could not get out of Liu Qi's control.

Although he had long known that Liu Qi was good at martial arts, Cao Cheng was shocked to realize that the gap in cultivation between the two was even greater than he imagined, and he felt a little uncomfortable.

After all, how old Liu Qi looks!

With a sour mood, Cao Cheng landed directly in the middle of the courtyard of a house.

Before he could look around, a breeze blew by, and Liu Qi slowly fell down.

Just as he settled down, Liu Qi frowned, then jumped forward and arrived at the door of the main room in the blink of an eye. The door of the main room was open, and it was pitch black inside, but filled with a strong smell of blood.

Probably because the smell of blood was partially masked by the rain, Cao Cheng didn't realize something was wrong until he followed Liu Qi to the door of the main house, and rushed in.

It wasn't until Cao Cheng lit the fire, and with the faint light of the fire, Liu Qi saw clearly the scene in the lobby of the main room. Tables, chairs and benches were scattered on the floor, and four corpses were lying on the ground. The bloody smell he just smelled came from these four bodies. Emitted from a corpse.

Looking at the blood stains on the body and the ground, Liu Qi guessed that it must have happened today.

Cao Cheng also calmed down at this time. He looked through the corpses one by one with a sullen face. After seeing the last corpse, he slowly stood up and looked at Liu Qi. He said solemnly: "Tie Lei is not here."

Hearing this, Liu Qi stepped into the room, and then stopped next to a corpse. While looking down at the corpse, she asked softly: "What weapons does Tie Lei use, and what martial arts is he good at?"

Cao Cheng replied in a deep voice: "Tie Lei comes from a family of tomb robbers, and his martial arts skills are average. He usually uses an iron rod to defend himself, and he also has some crude boxing and kicking skills."

After a moment, Liu Qi raised his head and said, "Besides Tie Lei, does anyone else know about this stronghold?"

Cao Cheng hesitated: "This was the stronghold of the gang in the past. Logically speaking, not many people know about it, and since we stopped doing...those businesses, this place has been basically unused."

Liu Qi understood. This should have been the stronghold of the Cao Gang when it was engaged in some illegal activities. Later, due to the breaking of the military order, the Cao Gang changed its flag and became the current Water Transport Chamber of Commerce. Naturally, some shady businesses were eliminated. , so this stronghold gradually became deserted.

The Caobang was already established 20 years ago. Those who knew about this stronghold at that time and were still alive today were all highly respected old people in the gang.

Liu Qi pondered for a moment, then said what he saw: "The corpse at my feet has scars from being hit with a blunt instrument, but the real fatal part is... between the eyebrows!"

Liu Qi pointed to the position between her eyebrows.

Upon hearing this, Cao Cheng's eyes suddenly condensed, and then he turned around to check the other three corpses. Finally, he found that one of the corpses had the same fatal injury as Liu Qi said. There was a small red dot between the eyebrows that could not be found without looking carefully.

Obviously, the direct cause of death of these two corpses was that someone passed the small spot between the eyebrows and poured energy into their brains instantly. It can be said that the death was quite painless.

Liu Qi waved his hand, and a strong wind turned the body at his feet over.

Sure enough, the corpse's face did not have the twisted and painful expression that most people have before death, and there was even a hint of...relief?
Liu Qi narrowed her eyes slightly and focused on the point between the eyebrows of the corpse.

It looks like traces of fingers.

Spring breeze pointed, Chu Xingbai?
A name flashed in Liu Qi's mind instantly!
Almost at the same time, the voice of Cao Cheng gritting his teeth came to her ears: "I know who did it!"

Cao Cheng stood up suddenly, his face as heavy as water: "Before he died, he had a spring breeze on his face. Apart from Chu Xingbai's Spring Breeze Finger, I can't think of anyone else in the world who can kill people in this way!"

(End of this chapter)