A knife in love

Chapter 28

The two walked for more than ten miles, and saw smoke rising from the kitchen in the distance.Yan Dufei said: "It shouldn't be too far away from Yong'an City, we have to be careful."

Sure enough, after walking a few miles, Yong'an City appeared in front of the two of them.Although there is a "city" in the name, Yong'an is pitifully small.The city wall is extremely simple, only two feet high, built with adobe, not as thick and strong as the Tongzhou city wall.A few old soldiers at the gate of the city were talking and laughing lazily against the city wall, and did not stop and interrogate the pedestrians entering and leaving the city.

Li Qiufeng and Yan Dufei strutted into the city, only to see the dilapidated streets and the dilapidated houses on both sides of the street.The two of them inquired all the way to the old shop of the Gu family, and when they reached the door of the old shop of the Gu family, it was already dusk.In front of the old shop of Gu's family, two dead wind lanterns were lit, and decayed grass had already grown on the blue tiles, swaying in the wind, making a palpitating humming sound.

The lobby inside the store is quite large, and when Xiaoer saw the two people coming in, he rushed up to meet them and said, "You two should stay in the store as top performers?"

Li Qiufeng said: "We are waiting for a friend who came from the capital."

The waiter said: "Dare to ask that guest official's name?"

"His surname is Yu."

As soon as Li Qiufeng's words fell, the waiter's expression changed immediately, he took a closer look at Li Qiufeng and Yan Dufei, and said in a low voice: "You two masters, please follow me."

The shop waiter brought the two of them to the back house with a lantern. This courtyard is huge, but there are no lights in the surrounding rooms, which looks a bit gloomy.The shop waiter opened the door of the second guest room in the east, lit the oil lamp on the table after shaking the torch, turned back to Li Qiufeng and Yan Dufei and said: "The person sent by Master Yu has sent a message, they are delayed on the way It will take some time and we won't be able to arrive until later. The two masters will rest here for the time being, and make plans after the arrival of Master Yu."

Yan Dufei said: "I am a little puzzled about something, and I have to ask my little brother for advice."

The waiter waved his hands again and again and said: "Master, you are so polite. Zhuang Master Yu has ordered the villain to serve the two gentlemen well. If you want to know anything, just say it."

"I heard that Yong'an City is a big city in Changping County. There are many merchants traveling from south to north. How come it is so dilapidated today? People are very puzzled."

"I don't know something," the waiter said mysteriously, "Two years ago, there were more than 5000 households in Yong'an City, and it was extremely lively. But on the night of the seventh day of the first lunar month last year, Xue Ju's family in the east of the city was suddenly killed." Unexpected misfortune, the whole family of more than 30 people died suddenly overnight.

"The next day, the arresters from the Changping County Yamen rushed to Yong'an City, searched everywhere, arrested dozens of people and tortured them, but they didn't get a clue. Unexpectedly, three nights later, something happened to the family of Jin Dahu in the north of the city. The whole family The upper and lower dozen mouths all died overnight. It is said that, like Xue Ju's family, these dead died of being bitten in the throat. A few days later, Master Peng, the guard of Yong'an City, suddenly stretched out from the sky while patrolling the night. A big hand lifted Mr. Peng from his horse into the air. The soldiers around him were frightened and searched everywhere. After a long time, only a "bang" sound was heard. Mr. Peng fell from the air to the ground with two teeth on his throat. print.

"In just one month, nearly a hundred people were killed in Yong'an City, which finally alarmed the Shuntian Mansion and the Ministry of Criminal Justice. They also sent many people to Yong'an City to investigate the case, but they couldn't find any clues. People in the city were panicked. Rich people moved away one after another. At first, the Changping County Yamen sent people to block them, but later the government ignored them, and people in the city began to flee out of the city. When the two masters came, they passed the street of the city gate, which was the city of Yongan The most lively place, there are shops on both sides of the street, and now one of them is gone, and they all ran away."

Li Qiufeng said: "There is such a strange thing? Why didn't it spread in the capital?"

The waiter laughed and said: "The government only said that it was a plague, how dare it say that it was that kind of thing? Since ancient times, officials have not dared to speak out about such things. So many lives have been lost, and it has been reported to the emperor's ears. If the officials can't solve the case, they can't launch the Meridian Gate to ask for execution."

Yan Dufei said, "Did you catch the murderer later?"

The waiter said: "How can a person fight against that kind of thing, unless it is a god. Yong'an City should not die. When this matter was the worst, the national teacher went to the imperial mausoleum to worship, and happened to pass by Yong'an City when he came back. Finally cured the unclean things."

"National teacher?" Yan Dufei wondered.

Li Qiufeng said on the side: "Brother Yan doesn't know something, this national teacher is Zhiyi Zhenren Shao Yuanjie who is beside the current emperor. This Shao Zhenren is a master of Longhu Mountain. I have seen him in the capital before." Opening the altar to pray for rain is really effective, and the emperor also relies heavily on him. However, the folklore is too bizarre, and he is called "the national teacher who protects the country". The word "national teacher" is a Buddhist language and is used on Shao Zhenren's head It’s bound to be a bit nondescript.”

Yan Dufei said: "These quacks are just playing tricks and defrauding people of money. If they had supernatural powers, they would have already planned to usurp the throne. What kind of Taoist priests are they?"

Li Qiufeng had seen Shao Yuanjie cast spells, and admired him quite a bit. Seeing Yan Dufei's sarcasm, he felt disapproving.

The shop waiter went on to say: "This lord is right. This protector of the country is really good. He opened an altar in the Earth Temple in the north of the city and fought the evil spirit for three days and three nights before he subdued the evil spirit and sealed it in the Earth Temple." In the bell tower behind. Since then, there has been no more evil spirits hurting people in Yong'an City, but two-thirds of the people in the city have run away. Although almost two years have passed, Yong'an City still looks like it is now withered. "

After the waiter took his leave, Yan Dufei said: "Unexpectedly, there are such strange things in the small Yong'an City. Brother Li works in Jinyiwei, haven't you heard about the murder in Yong'an City?"

Li Qiufeng shook his head and said: "I haven't heard of this. Jinyiwei has two divisions and twelve divisions under its jurisdiction, and the division of labor is different. The younger brother is only working in the palace, and he doesn't know much about the cases in these places."

Yan Dufei pondered for a while and said: "Yu Changyuan has Xu Yingyang by his side, so many things will definitely not work, and I don't know how this will end."

Li Qiufeng said: "Xu Yingyang is Yun Feiyang's capable subordinate. If my guess is correct, it was Xu Yingyang who led the massacre of Ma Kongkong's family that day. This man has extremely high martial arts skills and is very wise. The Murong family That girl didn't know the heights of heaven and earth, and wanted to stand up for Ma Kongkong's daughter. Fortunately, she didn't meet Xu Yingyang, otherwise Xu Yingyang would have easily killed her with her martial arts. I see Yun Feiyang sending Xu Yingyang to follow Yu Changyuan and others In all likelihood, he received a secret report, so this nail was planted around Yu Changyuan. Yu Changyuan has been planning this matter for ten years, even if Yun Feiyang arrives in person, I am afraid he will not give up. This old thief is cruel and merciless. What method will you use to subdue Xu Yingyang?"

While the two were talking, there was a soft "click" sound from the roof that could not be heard.The sound was extremely soft, but the martial arts of the two of them immediately knew that there was someone on the roof.Li Qiufeng made a gesture to Yan Dufei, leaped to the window with a stride, and looked out from the gap in the window.

At this time the moon had already risen, but there was a person standing impressively on the roof of the opposite wing.

Yan Dufei had already arrived behind the door at this time, Li Qiufeng lightly pointed to the roof of the opposite wing to indicate that there was someone on the opposite side.Yan Dufei pushed the door latch little by little, and was about to push the door out, but heard the clapping sound of "papapapa" from the opposite roof.Then several figures appeared on the roof, and they seemed to be discussing something together.

Seeing so many nocturnal people suddenly appearing, Li Qiufeng hurriedly signaled Yan Dufei not to go out.He peeked through the window, and saw five people standing tall and short on the opposite roof, talking in low voices.The man in the middle was very tall, and he danced with his hands and feet when he spoke, while the other four nodded repeatedly.

The man in the middle waved his hand, and the other four immediately scattered away.The man looked at the yard and saw no one noticed, so he walked eastward along the ridge of the roof.

Li Qiufeng said: "These people don't know where they came from, I'll follow up and find out. Brother Yan is guarding the store, and waits for Yu Changyuan and others to arrive before making a fuss."

Li Qiufeng jumped onto the roof, and under the moonlight, he saw a figure running eastward on the roof from a distance.Li Qiufeng thought to himself, judging by this person's lightness kung fu and physical skills, his kung fu is really normal, and he doesn't know who sent such a hand down to find out the news.

He followed for more than a mile, and suddenly saw the man jumping into a yard.Li Qiufeng didn't dare to push him too hard, he bent down, and tiptoed along the ridge of the roof.

(End of this chapter)