Evergreen Immortal.

Zuixianju, elegant room.

The food is fragrant, and the melodious music of the piano can be heard in my ears.

This is one of the top three restaurants in Qinghe. Li Rui has been here several times, and his evaluation is that the food is worth ten taels, the sound of the piano is hundreds of taels, and the food is an artistic conception.

"Brother Li, Brother Zhao, shall we go one by one?"

Ge Hong took the lead in raising his wine glass.

Li Rui and Mr. Zhao laughed and drank the wine in one gulp.

The wine enters the mouth, and the throat is clear.

The burning sensation made Mr. Zhao grin. He picked up a chopstick of roasted and then sliced ​​venison, and then said, "Brother Li, Brother Ge, the matter has been cleared up."

"Come and tell me."

Ge Hong has always been thinking about this matter, which has made him sleepless and uneasy these days.

Hearing this, he couldn't wait to urge.

If someone really set up a trap to harm him, it would have been a very dangerous day, and he almost fell into it.

Mr. Zhao put down his chopsticks and tapped his right index finger on the table: "It's cheating."

I heard the word cheating.

Li Rui and Ge Hong both narrowed their eyes slightly.

"I checked and found out that Li Yang hooked up with Ma San three months ago. Many people in the neighborhood know this. It's not a secret."

Ge Hong's veins suddenly popped out.

Now it is certain that someone is out to get him.

What an insult, it turned out to be sexual immorality.

If he kills Ma San that day, and then the Li Yang family bites back, and someone is behind it, he may be forced to resign under pressure.

Then his future is completely bleak.

"What a poisonous heart!"

Don't be afraid of real swords and guns. It is this kind of dark knife hidden in the ordinary that is the most difficult to guard against.

Mr. Zhao continued: "In order to avoid disturbing the situation, I haven't brought Mr. Li Yang to trial yet, and the person behind it is still unknown. What do you two brothers think?"

"Thank you, Brother Zhao."

As expected of a professional, he is cautious in everything he does.

Ge Hong clasped his fists.

Then he looked at Li Rui: "Brother Li, what do you think?"

Li Rui groaned: "Brother Zhao, Ma San will be dealt with according to military law. There is no need to hold back. Whether he can survive depends on his own destiny."

One code equals one code.

Ma San was indeed framed, but having an affair with the wife of a serving man was not tolerated by military law.

The military law of the State of Yu stipulates that those who serve in the frontier army will have preferential treatment for their families.

These include not being able to commit adultery or take the initiative, in order to stabilize the morale of the frontline troops.

In Ma San's situation, thirty army sticks cannot escape.

"As for Li Yang, a woman who heard that Ma San was dead will definitely get in touch. We can try to see if we can hook up a big fish."

Ge Hong's eyes lit up and he put out bait to fish!

"Good idea."

He had no intention of appeasing Ma San.

Li Rui's move can not only relieve his hatred, but also follow the clues to find out the real culprit behind the scenes.

Kill two birds with one stone!

With the instructions of Li Rui and Ge Hong.

Ma San's result was of course no surprise. His butt was smashed. He didn't last until ten sticks, and he burped before he even got a breath.

Let's put it that way.

The military stick is not a simple stick, it looks like a mace, with spikes all over the head.

Not to mention thirty sticks, one stick would tear open the skin and take half of one's life.

This is why it is often said that the military stick should be written down first to make meritorious deeds.

If they fight, they won't even be able to get off the ground, let alone go into battle to kill the enemy.

Ma Sanyi died.

To the surprise of those veterans who thought they were used to seeing the filth in the world, they didn't expect that Li Rui, a cunning old man, could actually be a chivalrous person.

soon.

The news reached Li Yang's ears.

That night.

Li Yang's family was a womanly woman. When she heard that Ma San was dead, she was so panicked that she couldn't sit still.

I didn't go out during the day and walked around the house countless times.

I stayed up until evening, and after I put my son to sleep, I crept out of the house under the cover of darkness.

After a while.

When they came to the bridge under a willow tree a mile away from home, Li Yang called in a low voice: "Sir, sir?"

Called for a long time.

A man wearing a hat and black clothes appeared quietly behind her at some point.

Li Yang turned around and almost bumped into him. She was so frightened that she screamed and said timidly: "Sir, Ma San died, but he did not die in the hands of Ge."

A few days ago.

This man came to her and told her that as long as she did as he said, she would get an extremely generous reward.

Enough to last a lifetime.

Li Yang, a womanly family, gritted her teeth and agreed as soon as she heard that she could get so much money.

She successfully sneaked into the Anning Guard through the man's arrangement, waited on Ma San's daily training, and then looked for opportunities to make things worse.

Her mission was to have an officer named Ge kill Ma San.

At first, everything went smoothly.

Unexpectedly, at the critical moment, an old man would mess things up.

She knew very well what she had done. Ma San was not a good person, but what she wanted was not to redress her grievances?

What I want is money!

After she came back, she had been uneasy, fearing that the matter would be exposed.

It wasn't until I heard that Ma San was dead that I couldn't sit still anymore, and I didn't dare to contact the man.

The man wearing a hat smiled and said: "You did a good job, I will give you the reward."

Li Yang was very happy.

She didn't expect that she would get money even if the matter was not completed.

But the next moment, the smile on his face froze.

The man's fingers flashed with cold light.

A silver needle pierced her forehead, and without any struggle, the poison invaded her heart and she fell straight to the ground.

"Bitch, you didn't do your job well, and you still want a reward?"

"Dream on!"

The man raised a sneer at the corner of his mouth and looked at Li Yang's body on the ground with disdain.

Not a drop of blood was shed during the whole process.

There will be no trace after the body is dragged away.

Obviously, the man is an old hand at this.

"It seems that there is another son in her family. He can't leave him either!"

A cold light flashed in the man's eyes.

The matter of framing Ge Hong failed, so all the clues must be erased to prevent Ge Hong from following the clues.

He was about to drag Li Yang's body away.

Suddenly!

A slender blade flashing with cold light slashed from his right rear.

The man's pupils shrank suddenly:

"Lancet!"

At the same time, a voice sounded behind him: "Damn it, dare to catch my attention, take my knife!"

The knife was fierce.

The man's cultivation was not as good as Ge Hong's, only the eighth grade, and half of his arm was cut off by Ge Hong's scimitar in an instant.

He endured the pain and wanted to jump into the Qinghe River under the bridge to escape.

But he was kicked back by Li Rui who jumped down from the willow tree.

Ge Hong's hands were like eagle claws, grabbing the man and making him unable to move. He didn't use a knife to prevent the man from committing suicide.

"Brother Li, you are really as good as a god!"

He grinned, his eyes flashing with excitement.

He just wanted to know who was trying to get him behind the scenes and why.

Li Rui's face showed no expression.

He did so much, seemingly helping Ge Hong, but actually helping himself.

A few days ago.

He found that the smoke suddenly turned red through his wisdom eyes.

At that time, he was already alert and went out less frequently. This morning, he heard Liang He talk about Li Yang's affairs and realized that it was not simple, so he rushed over immediately.

Only then did he discover everything that happened later.

He suspected that the person who set up the trap behind the scenes wanted to deal with not only Ge Hong, but also him.

Catch this man.

The red color of the smoke also faded a little, which further confirmed his guess.

"Tell me, I can make your death quicker."

A hint of sarcasm flashed across the man's mouth.

The next second, the head in his hand tilted.

Ge Hong didn't know what happened, but he saw black blood oozing from the corner of the man's mouth. He sniffed and found out.

Dead.

Li Rui chuckled: "He is a man. He has a deadly poison hidden in his stomach. He uses the bone shrinking skill to trigger it. There is no defense."

Ge Hong frowned.

Obviously.

This man is a trained assassin. Otherwise, who would be so cruel to him? It's better to live than to die.

His face turned ugly: "Brother Li, now the clue is broken, what should we do?"

Li Rui squatted down.

Calmly searched for clues on the man.

Ge Hong was puzzled: "Brother Li, this person has already decided to die, I'm afraid he won't leave any clues on his body."

He has rich experience in the martial arts world and knows very well how cruel this assassin is to him.

Li Rui didn't answer either.

He just searched carefully and silently for a long time before finding a short dagger from the bottom of the man's shoe.

"Hiding a knife under the sole of the shoe is quite sinister."

Ge Hong raised his eyebrows.

Luckily, his martial arts skills are far better than this man, otherwise he would really suffer.

"Brother Li, does this dagger have a story?"

Li Rui stood up with the dagger: "Maybe, but it's hard to say now. Take the bodies back to the garrison first."

"Take this woman back too?"

"Yes."

Li Rui nodded. Today's matter was done in a covert manner. Taking the bodies away might buy more time before the other party discovered and cut off the clues.

The blacksmith shop was working hard.

The middle-aged man was hammering a piece of red magic iron.

"Here I am again."

He turned his head.

He saw a familiar old man.

"Mr. Li, you are here!"

The middle-aged man was overjoyed when he saw that it was Li Rui.

Li Rui said with a smile: "I left in a hurry last time, and I didn't even ask your name."

The middle-aged man scratched his head honestly: "My name is Liu Tiezhu."

"Tiezhu is a good name."

Liu Tiezhu also knew that his name was not good, but since it was given by his parents, he didn't plan to change it: "Mr. Li, are you here to buy weapons again today?"

Li Rui shook his head.

He took out a dagger from his sleeve: "I want you to help me find out where this knife came from."

Liu Tiezhu took the dagger and looked at it for a long time.

He showed a surprised look.

"Mr. Li, can I put this dagger back into the furnace?"

Li Rui nodded and said: "It's up to you."

With Li Rui's consent, Liu Tiezhu excitedly put the dagger into the furnace. After a while, the scalding temperature burned the dagger red.

Liu Tiezhu bent his waist and looked at it more seriously than ever before.

A full quarter of an hour passed.

He then stood up and said confidently: "This dagger uses two materials in total. One is black gold iron, which is very common. The other is more special, which is blood ice crystal. This thing is only produced in Nanliang. I have only heard about it from some masters."

Nanliang

Li Rui narrowed his eyes slightly.

What a coincidence, the Zhuang family is in Nanliang, and the county magistrate of Qinghe is surnamed Zhuang!