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

Chapter 434: The Entire Family Was Destroyed
This means that Kongsang and the others had already met Gu Liancheng on their way back to the capital.

I just don’t know whether Gu Liancheng has been to Kunlun Desperate Place.

Seeing Liu Qi lost in thought, Fang Weixian couldn't help but feel something in his heart. After hesitating for a while, he took a deep breath and said resolutely: "I have prepared a banquet. I wonder if Miss Liu would be so kind as to come to my house tonight to have a chat?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Qi looked at Fang Weixian, and seeing the faint expectation on his face, he immediately shook his head and said decisively: "No."

Fang Weixian's eyes flashed with sadness for a moment, and then he nodded: "I understand. In this case, Miss Liu, please have a good rest. I will not disturb you any more."

After saying that, Fang Weixian took a few steps back toward the door, then turned around and left without any hesitation.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk..." Zhou Mi on the side looked at the direction where Fang Weixian left with interest, then turned to Liu Qi and smiled, "Fang Weixian is first-rate in both background and character. Are you really not tempted at all?"

"Is this considered first-rate?" Liu Nineteen's evaluation of Fang Weixian was completely different from Zhou Mi's. "This dog official, let alone Liu Qi, I'm afraid he can't even take ten of my swords!"

Zhou Mi immediately turned to look at Liu Nineteen, and seeing that his face was full of anger, he sighed helplessly: "Little Nineteen, there is more to this world than just fighting and killing!"

"I think what Nineteen said is right." Liu Qi rarely spoke up for Nineteen. "Since you have chosen to establish yourself through martial arts, why do you have to forget about martial arts, which is a crucial condition, when it comes to your life?"

Liu Qi raised his eyes slightly and saw Liu Nineteen's delighted expression, so he said in a deep voice: "If Nineteen finds someone whose martial arts is not as good as hers, if there is any rift between the two of them, she will become a widow!"

The smile on Liu Jiujiu's face froze instantly, and then he spat with a cold face:
"Pooh!"

"I won't marry anyone!"

……

At dawn the next day, Liu Qi and his party set out for Qingjiang Prefecture.

Compared with the journey outside the Great Wall, the journey in the Central Plains is obviously much easier.

He Wentian also knew that his escorts were getting anxious in the desolate place outside the pass, so he relaxed the control over them. Liu Qi watched the escorts leave one by one, and came back refreshed a day or two later.

A group of men from humble backgrounds gathered together, and the topics they talked about were naturally not very pleasant to hear.

Liu Qi didn't think anything of it, Zhou Mi even pricked up his ears and listened with great interest. Only Liu Shijiu's face turned pale, as if those dirty words that entered his ears seemed to defile himself!
"Cough cough..."

He Wentian noticed that something was wrong with Liu Shijiu's aura, so he coughed twice and signaled his men to restrain themselves.

These escorts were all smart men. After hearing He Wentian's reminder, they all looked towards Liu Qi first.

Seeing that Liu Qi showed no anger, he then turned his gaze to the other women around Liu Qi.

Tianxiang was too young so she was naturally ignored first. Soon the escorts discovered that it was Liu Shijiu who was staring at them with fiery eyes.

"hey-hey……"

The group of escorts understood instantly, smiled at each other tacitly, and then shut their mouths.

"These stinky men, I wish I could sew their mouths shut!" Liu Shijiu still felt a little unsatisfied and kept muttering to himself.

Liu Qi said while swaying on the horse, "If you really feel unhappy, you can kill them."

A strange look flashed across Liu Nineteen's eyes, and then he said angrily: "Forget it, a bunch of playboys, killing them will also dirty my sword!"

Liu Nineteen, your words are always harder than a knife!

Liu Qi glanced at her sideways, then looked away and continued to walk forward unsteadily with his eyes closed.

The conversation between the two was naturally heard clearly by He Wentian who was walking in front.

When Liu Qi spoke first, He Wentian felt a chill in his heart, fearing that the two crazy women would start killing people on the spot.

Fortunately, Liu Nineteen's last words made him feel relieved, and at the same time, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief with lingering fear. He thought about quickly sending these ladies to their destination, and then going home to have a drink!
This was the first time in all the years He Wentian had been escorting convoys that he felt the "escort" they were escorting was more frightening than the potential robbers on the road!
On the fourth day after leaving Yumen Pass, Liu Qi and his party arrived at a city called Xingyang.

The nearest waterway is less than a hundred miles away from Xingyang. As long as they take the waterway, Liu Qi and the others can reach Qingjiang Prefecture unimpeded.

He Wentian seemed happy even before entering the city. While introducing the customs and culture of Xingyang to Liu Qi, he also mentioned the leading figures in Xingyang's martial arts world, who were his former fellow disciples in Shaolin.

"Back then, Shaolin expelled all lay disciples and registered disciples, so Du Jinzhong and I returned to our respective families to inherit our family businesses. My family is a family of escort agencies that has been passed down from generation to generation, and his family is a family of martial arts schools that has been passed down from generation to generation."

It can be seen that He Wentian has a very good relationship with this man named Du Jinzhong. Before entering Xingyang City, he had been praising Du Jinzhong in front of Liu Qi, saying that he had both talent and good character. If it weren't for the unexpected change back then, there might be another "Golden Body Arhat" in the martial arts world now!

It turns out that Shaolin attached great importance to lay disciples in those days. Except for a few unique skills that could not be passed on, most of the martial arts including the 72 unique skills were taught to all!

Moreover, he taught his lay disciples according to their aptitude and granted them different martial arts according to their different talents.

He Wentian was quite talented in martial arts, so he was taught the Great Stone-Breaking Hand and the Powerful Vajra Palm.

As for Du Jinzhong, according to He Wentian, his talent was even better than his, so the then abbot of Arhat Hall made an exception and taught him the Arhat Hall's unique skill "Arhat Golden Body"!
He Wentian also said that some of them were walking through the streets with a familiar look. The combination of this team of bodyguards and women attracted the attention of people along the way, especially Liu Qi and Zhou Mi, who attracted many different looks.

Liu Qi was already accustomed to this, but her brows slightly wrinkled, and then she twitched her nose slightly.

There was a strange smell in the air.

……

On the deserted street, countless white paper money fluttered in the wind, adding a bit of weirdness to the already quiet atmosphere.

He Wentian also stopped smiling, realizing that something was wrong.

Because the Du family’s mansion is located on the most prosperous main street in Xingyang City, there are always people coming and going on weekdays. How could it be so dead and lifeless with no trace of people in sight!
suddenly!

He Wentian's pupils shrank!
"drive!"

He rode out at a gallop and arrived at the gate of a mansion.

The gate of the mansion was closed, with ashes remaining on the ground at the door. The paper money that had not yet burned out was being blown onto the street by the wind!
He Wentian's face darkened, and he immediately jumped off the horse and landed directly in front of the gate.

"Boom! Boom! Boom..."

The heavy knock on the door echoed in the quiet street.

"Stop knocking." Just then, Liu Qi and his party finally arrived.

She looked at He Wentian's back in front of the gate, and then said calmly: "Don't you know whether there is anyone inside?"

This one sentence revealed the optimism in He Wentian's heart.

His raised hand suddenly stopped, then he silently put it down and took a few steps back.

When he turned around, his face was already pale!
Liu Qi raised his head slightly, closed his eyes and took a breath of the air coming from the mansion. Hmm, this smell is right!

It seems that the good old friend that He Wentian mentioned is in danger now!

To be precise, his whole family is in danger!
There was such a strong smell of blood, it was obvious that a brutal massacre had taken place inside!

Da da da……

Suddenly, the sound of hurried horse hooves was heard on the long street.

dong dong dong...

Following closely was the sound of orderly footsteps.

Liu Qi looked in the direction of the sound and soon saw a group of black cavalry appearing on the road they had just come from.

Behind the black cavalry, rows of elite officers and soldiers were following closely in orderly steps.

The government acted very quickly!

Boom!
The black riders in the front suddenly stopped less than thirty steps away from Liu Qi and his party.

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Then a man came up on horseback. He glanced at the dart flag fluttering in the wind, then his face changed slightly. He quickly dismounted and walked forward with big strides.

Seeing this person getting closer and closer, He Wentian's tightly focused eyes suddenly relaxed, and then he asked in confusion: "Xu Yongyuan, why are you here!"

Hearing He Wentian's voice, Xu Yongyuan saw He Wentian standing at the gate of the Du Mansion, and immediately showed joy on his face: "Chief Escort, why is it you!"

At the same time, Liu Qi rode out on his horse and called out, "Uncle."

"Fang Fu!" Xu Yongyuan turned his head suddenly, and his eyes showed surprise when he saw Liu Qi!

He Wentian walked forward and saw the police uniform on Xu Yongyuan. His eyes immediately darkened and he asked, "Xu Yongyuan, what are you doing here?"

"And..." He Wentian looked back at the gate of the Du Mansion, and then asked, "What happened in the Du Mansion? Where is Du Jinzhong?"

Facing He Wentian's series of questions, Xu Yongyuan smiled bitterly and lowered his head, then shook his head and replied helplessly: "Chief Escort, this is a long story. Hero Du... is already dead!"

……

In the cold and damp morgue, He Wentian clenched his fists, making a crackling sound.

Xu Yongyuan lowered his eyes to glance at the pale back of He Wentian's hand, and then explained, "Half a month ago, a vendor who delivered vegetables to the Du Mansion came to report to the authorities, saying that someone had died in the Du Mansion. After the Xingyang prefect and his men arrived, they discovered that all 38 members of the Du family, including the servants, had been killed, and this body was found in the lobby."

Xu Yongyuan pointed at the corpse on the wooden board, but his eyes quickly moved away from the corpse, as if he saw something terrible.

"It's him!"

He Wentian suddenly loosened his fists, then reached out and lifted the corpse's arm.

If it weren't for the ability to distinguish the outlines of the arm and five fingers, no one would have imagined that the thing in He Wentian's hand was actually a human arm.

The entire arm was grayish white, and the surface was covered with cracks, like a dried-up waterway!
He Wentian put down the corpse's arm, then slowly closed his eyes and took a deep breath. After calming the anger in his chest, he left a sentence "Let him rest in peace" and turned to leave the morgue.

Liu Qi and his group of four were sitting in the reception hall at the back of the government office.

After a while, He Wentian walked in with a gloomy face.

"Miss Liu, I'm sorry, I can't go on this escort mission." After He Wentian came in, he clasped his fists towards Liu Qi.

Liu Qi nodded slightly to show his agreement.

It is not difficult to tell from He Wentian’s expression that Du Jinzhong’s fate may not be good.

When He Wentian saw Liu Qi agreed, he said "thank you" in a buzzing voice and turned around to leave the lobby.

Just as He Wentian left, Xu Yongyuan rushed in in a hurry.

After learning from Liu Qi that He Wentian had left, Xu Yongyuan slapped his thigh and said anxiously, "How could I have forgotten that Chief Escort He also came from Shaolin!"

Liu Qi's eyes narrowed slightly, and then he asked in a deep voice: "Why, is this murder case related to Shaolin?"

"This is the seventh incident this month. Entire families were wiped out without a single survivor. Moreover, there are people in each family who have close ties with Shaolin. Three of them, like Du Jinzhong, were once lay disciples of Shaolin."

"Two of the other three were Shaolin monks who had returned to secular life, and one did not seem to have anything to do with Shaolin, but after much investigation, it was discovered that he was actually a Shaolin monk who had mysteriously disappeared from the previous generation!"

Seven families were wiped out, four of them were originally lay disciples, and the other three were monks who observed the precepts and returned to secular life.

It is no wonder that Xu Yongyuan linked the case to Shaolin.

"Captain He is an extremely skilled martial artist. Ordinary masters may not be able to do anything to him." Liu Qi reminded.

Xu Yongyuan's expression eased slightly, and then he nodded in agreement, "That's right. After all, the chief escort leader is a top expert. Even if someone really targeted him, he wouldn't end up like these seven families."

Xu Yongyuan calmed down instantly. He first called his men to find a way to find He Wentian, and then dispatched people to notify local government offices to keep a close eye on the situation of people related to Shaolin in their jurisdiction.

After arranging everything, Xu Yongyuan finally had time to chat with Liu Qi.

"By the way, Fangfu, are you planning to return to Qingjiang Prefecture?" Xu Yongyuan asked again.

Liu Qi nodded.

Xu Yongyuan smiled and said, "Your parents are always talking about you at home. It's good for you to go back!"

Then he seemed to remember something, and suddenly called a yamen runner from outside the door and asked him to go to the room to get something.

Soon, the bailiff returned with a letter and handed it to Xu Yongyuan and

Xu Yongyuan smiled as he opened the letter and said, "I was too busy with work to read the letter your father sent yesterday. It's a good thing that you're here, Fangfu, so let's take a look together."

But when he opened the envelope and glanced at the contents, the smile on his face froze instantly.

Liu Qi noticed Xu Yongyuan's strangeness, and then asked softly: "Uncle, what is written in the letter?"

Xu Yongyuan's face darkened, and his hand holding the letter trembled slightly. He handed it to Liu Qi and replied with a trembling voice, "Your father said that he plans to take your mother and... you out for fun."

Liu Qi's eyes narrowed, and he immediately reached out to take the letter. He glanced down and sneered in a low voice, "Gu Liancheng, you really put a lot of thought into this!"

(End of this chapter)