The road to Jianghu started from the martial arts hall

Chapter 9 He is still a child
Mr. Li, who had just lost his son, became sad again. He walked quickly to the body of the man in gray and pulled off his veil.

Immediately, the face of a dark-skinned, thin man in his thirties appeared in everyone's sight.

Fang Xun's expression did not change at all, but Mr. Li looked shocked, and the other members of the Li family exclaimed loudly.

"Flying Fish Hall Master Zhu Mingcheng?"

"How could he be the murderer?"

"Our Li family and Feiyutang have no grudges in the past or today, and we have always kept to ourselves. Why would he do this?"

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Fang Xun looked at this familiar face and gradually frowned.

Fang Xun was not surprised to see that it was an acquaintance who wanted to kill him. He had guessed the identity from the opponent's body movements during the fight just now, but he could not figure out the motive.

Feiyutang is not a martial arts sect, but just a gang confined to the small county of Sanshui.

It’s just that the fate of the hall master Zhu Mingcheng is somewhat special. He is a congenital master.

There are only three innate people in Sanshui County among the population of over 100,000. The other two are Fang Xun’s master Wei Lin and the county magistrate Wang Xianzhi.

Rumor has it that Zhu Mingcheng was once a top figure in the Jiangzhou underworld, but was later taken over by a young hero.

Although he saved his life, he was also left with hidden injuries, which greatly reduced his strength. Otherwise, he would not have been killed so easily by Fang Xun just now.

After Zhu Mingcheng came to Sanshui County, he founded Feiyutang, occupied the most lucrative wharf, and controlled more than half of the wharf business in the county.

Fang Xun recalled Zhu Mingcheng's message in his mind, feeling confused.

'Why did he want to kill me?'

Although Zhu Mingcheng's strength has been compromised, he is still a congenital master. However, he usually acts very low-key and never takes the initiative to cause trouble.

As a result, the members of the Feiyutang gang only care about their own little piece of land at the dock. As long as others do not cross the line, they rarely come into conflict with other gangs and the powerful families behind them.

But now Zhu Mingcheng suddenly took action, first chopping off Li Yuanwai's head, and then trying to kill him, leaving Fang Xun confused for a moment.

While thinking this, Fang Xun casually threw away the soft flesh of Zhu Mingcheng's throat and began to touch the corpse up and down, wiping the blood off three fingers.

At this time, other members of the Li family also gathered around and waited quietly by the side.

After a while, Fang Xun found a few silver bills, some small change, copper coins, and two things that looked very familiar to him.

The two account books were almost identical to the ones found on Xu Qing last night!
'The problem probably lies in this account book.'

When Fang Xun was thinking about something, Old Master Li beside him seemed to remember something and quickly said to him: "Captain Fang, one of the account books was found by Zhu Mingcheng on my son!"

Fang Xun's eyes narrowed when he heard this, and he turned to ask Mr. Li beside him, "Grandpa, is this the first time you've seen this account book?"

Mr. Li recalled for a while and gave an affirmative answer.

"Not bad!"

After seeing that the other party's expression did not seem to be fake, Fang Xun looked around again and found that the other people in the Li family also looked confused.

He then asked Mr. Li: "I want to know if Mr. Li has done anything unusual recently? For example, has he been in too frequent and close contact with some outlaws?"

Everyone in the Li family's face changed when they heard this, but before Mr. Li could say anything, a young man in gorgeous clothes next to him said with an unchanging expression.

"Captain Fang, my father's body is still warm, what are you saying?"

As he was speaking, his eyes suddenly met Fang Xun's indifferent gaze. The young man's face turned pale and his tone became stuttering. He stuttered for a long time before he finished the last three words.

".What.do.you.mean?
The expressions of the other members of the Li family were also somewhat unchanged. Fang Xun's words were almost saying that Mr. Li was colluding with bandits.

Although powerful families like theirs have more or less some connections with the brothers outside the city, that is a secret matter and everyone knows it. Once it is said publicly, the meaning will be different.

Facing everyone's unwavering gazes, Fang Xun simply said, "You misunderstood. I don't care about the Li family. I only care about Mr. Li's recent abnormality."

After hearing this, Mr. Li and a few other people's faces changed, as if they remembered something.

The young man standing by seemed to have misunderstood their expressions and thought they were as angry as he was.

He was so scared that he dared not speak, but a look of shame and anger flashed across his face, and he mustered up the courage to shout loudly.

"Fang Xun, let me tell you!

I'll call you Brother Xun to give you face, but if I don't give you face, you're nothing!
My second brother is a disciple of Broken Sword Villa and is about to be promoted to the innate level. That’s one of the thirty-six gates!

"If you dare to slander my father, even your master can't protect you! You are just a ninth-rank inspector, a small official, how dare you ignore our Li family?"

After the young man finished speaking, he felt refreshed and looked at Fang Xun with a smug look, but he did not notice that the adults' faces changed again when they heard him mention Wei Lin.

Fang Xun did not say anything, but just looked at Mr. Li, which made the other party's heart tighten and he immediately gritted his teeth and raised his arm.

Snapped--

A bright red palm print immediately appeared on the young man's face. Feeling the burning pain, he looked at Mr. Li in disbelief.

Old Master Li on the side quickly put down his arm and took another look at Fang Xun's expression. Seeing that the other party had a blank expression on his face, he felt a pang in his heart and thought to himself that something was wrong, but then another harsh sound came to his ears.

"Grandpa, why did you hit me? I didn't say anything wrong! My second brother is one of the thirty-six disciples. Should we be afraid of him?"

Mr. Li's face turned red with anger, and he quickly shouted to interrupt the other party.

"Xiao Si! Shut up!"

Fang Xun didn't even look at the young master, and his gaze towards Mr. Li became indifferent, which made Mr. Li feel even colder.

When the other members of the Li family felt Xun'er's gaze, their hearts skipped a beat, and some even began to secretly wink at the young master.

The young man seemed to be unaware of the atmosphere at the scene. After being interrupted, he shouted angrily: "What did I say wrong, then Wei..."

This time, Mr. Li was really anxious, and without waiting for the young master to finish speaking, he slapped him again.

He used all his strength this time without holding back at all.

With a slap, the young man vomited blood and was knocked to the ground unconscious. His cheeks were swollen and several teeth fell out. He was finally unable to speak.

Old Master Li looked at his grandson lying on the ground, his beard trembling slightly with anger. He quickly looked at Fang Xun again.

Seeing that Xun Ge just nodded and did not show any displeasure, he breathed a sigh of relief and yelled at his sons beside him.

"What are you still standing there for? Take this disgraceful bastard back home immediately. Without my permission, he is not allowed to step out of the room for this month!"

Then he said to Fang Xun with an apologetic look on his face: "Captain Fang, Xiao Si is young and ignorant. He just lost his father, so it is inevitable that he is a little emotional."

Fang Xun nodded again, but did not respond. He just stood there quietly, as if looking at the scenery, leaving the other person aside.

Old Master Li was extremely embarrassed but still put on an apologetic smile. The rest of the Li family members were silent and dared not utter a word.

After a while, until several servants carried the young master away, Fang Xun spoke indifferently.

"Mr. Li, please don't get so angry that you become ill. The Fourth Young Master is still a child. How can I argue with him?"

Although the other party said that he was not a big shot, Mr. Li felt nervous when he heard the indifferent tone.

He quickly said, "Thank you for troubling Captain Fang and Lord Wei to worry about my son. The Li family will definitely reward you handsomely, and I will personally present it to you tomorrow!"

Fang Xun cupped his hands, his tone still indifferent: "No, no, as an official appointed by the court, these are all part of my job, Mr. Li, there is no need to spend so much money."

Seeing that the other party was still speaking in a perfunctory tone, Mr. Li became anxious.

If they offended Wei Lin, the other party would rely on his status to punish them by making things difficult for them at most, and the discomfort would pass after a while.

But if they offended Brother Xun, the Li family might be in trouble!

"Captain Fang, please don't refuse. If outsiders knew about this, they would think that our Li family doesn't know how to repay a favor!"

"Alas, my master is a man of integrity and honesty. Could it be that Mr. Li wants to harm him?"

"Captain Fang has misunderstood. This is just a small token of my appreciation for the revenge of my son's death."

"Don't mention it again, Mr. Li. I don't dare to be the master's boss."

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After the two of them argued back and forth for a while, Fang Xun felt that the time was right, so he smiled and spoke to Mr. Li, who was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.

"Alas, Master Li's kindness is hard to refuse, so I will just reluctantly thank him on behalf of Master!"

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Noticing that Fang Xun's tone was finally no longer perfunctory, not only Mr. Li, but also the other members of the Li family nearby finally let go of their worries.

(End of this chapter)