Jiaohua

Chapter 1644 Chen Yunqi Kills A Li
Xia Zhaoyi nodded to them in a friendly manner.

Zhi Li rushed over to pour tea and placed it eagerly in front of Xia Zhaoyi: "Junior Sister, have some water!"

Xia Zhaoyi smiled: "Hmm?"

"You guard the frontier for the sake of the common people. If I don't respect you, who should I respect?"

While Xia Zhaoyi was drinking water, Zhili introduced her to two people in the room, one named Liu Jia and the other named He San.

One was Zhao Ning's man, and the other was Madam Qu's man.

Zhi Li arrived half a month ago, while the other two arrived ten days earlier.

Then, Zhili brought out a pile of documents and placed them heavily in front of Xia Zhaoyi.

"Junior Sister, it's all here! We've figured everything out! I know you can't read it all, just take this one. The three of us finished checking the routes yesterday and wrote it overnight!"

He took out a small booklet and placed it next to Xia Zhaoyi.

Zhi Li spent the entire year investigating Meng Sixiang and his men. Relying on the Changlin Money Shop as a lead, along with the information provided by Lin Wu Niang later on, he followed the clues and uncovered all the money shops in Changlin Money Shop that were related to Meng Sixiang and his group.

Based on the dates in the branch bank's ledgers, it's possible to deduce where they were at what point in time, and further, based on this clue, to search through the ledgers of other local banks or shops.

It would be difficult for one person to accomplish all this in a year, but Zhao Ning, Madam Qu, Wang Fengnian, Du Xuan, Shu Yuezhen, Qing Quege, and others were all helping him. He could mobilize a large number of people with just a word.

If they don't give you face and you really can't force them, then you'll sneak in at night to pick the lock and steal the account books.

As Xia Zhaoyi flipped through the pages, he rested his chin on his hands and looked her over, asking, "Junior Sister, can we still get our money back..."

“Anyone can go back to being fair-skinned if they don’t sunbathe, but I can’t avoid sunbathing,” Xia Zhaoyi replied casually.

"Oh, what a pity!"

"What's there to regret?"

"Because my junior sister is pretty, and even prettier when her skin is fair."

Xia Zhaoyi lifted her eyelids to look at him and chuckled, "Why do you care more about my skin color than Shen Lie and I do?"

"So, Brother Shen didn't say anything?"

"If he cares about his appearance, then I don't want him."

"So, do you care about Brother Shen's appearance?"

Xia Zhaoyi paused. Shen Lie's appearance was truly eye-catching; it would be a lie to say that he didn't attract attention and increase people's goodwill.

"See, you care!" Zhili said. "If Brother Shen suddenly becomes ugly, would you still like him?"

Xia Zhaoyi frowned: "I like it too, but where did you get all these roundabout questions from? Why are you so concerned about these trivial things?"

Zhili sighed softly, took out a letter from her bosom and placed it on the table, saying mysteriously, "Junior Sister, take a look for yourself."

Xia Zhaoyi opened the robe, and a portrait appeared.

At first glance, Xia Zhaoyi almost mistook it for herself.

He said haltingly, “It was sent to me by Wen Baixi.”

Xia Zhaoyi slowly said, "Wen Baixi..."

During her time in the Northern Yuan Dynasty, she suspected that Wen Baixi was actually Tai Zicang. Because she hated her, she adopted the alias Wen Baixi and helped those people plot in secret.

However, it was just a suspicion; she was busy dealing with the Northern Yuan people at the time and didn't bother to verify it.

Behind the portrait was a letter. Xia Zhaoyi opened the letter and raised an eyebrow: "It really is him."

Just a moment ago, this thought had crossed her mind, and now, Wen Baixi herself acknowledged it in the letter.

Zhili said, "Because of the hatred for killing his wife, Tai Zicang has always hated those wolves and dogs in Youzhou. In the past two years, he deliberately made a name for himself in Huzhou in order to attract the attention of Tang Xiangsi and 'those people' and ask them to do things for him. He secretly collected behind-the-scenes information about them so that he could surrender to you, Junior Sister. Although he did not say it explicitly in his letter, I think he probably felt that in this chaotic world, only you can avenge Bai Qingyuan."

Xia Zhaoyi read the letter line by line, and after finishing it, she looked back at the portrait.

Tai Zicang suddenly approached Zhili because he believed there was something urgent that needed to be addressed.

Tang Xiangsi then sent her men to find three people who resembled her, intending to send them to the Northern Yuan to disrupt the morale of the army.

But three was far too few in Xia Zhaoyi's opinion.

They are not as formidable as Li Dongyan's Yanyun Guards back in the capital.

Aside from this incident, Tai Zicang also mentioned that a man surnamed Wei frequently approached him, asking him to draw a picture based on descriptions, one of whom was Ali.

Later, this man surnamed Wei approached him several more times, asking him to paint various kinds of pictures.

Tai Zicang would paint another copy of each of these paintings afterward to keep them. Because there were so many, he needed to arrange for someone to deliver them, which would probably be done by the end of July.

Besides these two things, he mentioned several others, none of which were simple.

Zhili said, “Junior Sister, I kept mentioning your skin color because I was afraid that these people who imitate you would end up looking more like you than you actually are…”

Xia Zhaoyi smiled and said, "I am who I am. If they want to be like me, they should also get a tan." She put the letter away and looked back at the booklet that Zhili had handed her first.

She looked at things quickly, but also very carefully. When she got to the middle, she found that it mentioned a lot about Zhuzhou and Guizhou.

Zhili said, “Junior Sister is probably thinking, ‘It’s Zhuzhou again.’ Master once sent me down from Liling to go directly to Zhuzhou to find Feng Wensheng. I really don’t like that place.”

Xia Zhaoyi didn't say anything, but continued in a rambling manner: "Speaking of which, Master and the others have been following Chongmen Heng all along. And Chongmen Heng, hehe, they are really pigs."

The cunning laughter amused Xia Zhaoyi.

She looked at the place names where the three characters "Tang Xiangsi" appeared on the last few pages.

If the fragmented information gathered is correct, then Tang Xiangsi's current location can be basically determined; it is in the Zhuzhou area.

It's Zhuzhou again.

He's always running around, I don't know what he's doing.

Seeing Xia Zhaoyi close the booklet, she stammered, "Junior Sister, then I'll continue..."

Xia Zhaoyi asked, "Did Master give you any instructions?"

"Not yet, but it's possible. The letter is on its way, and I haven't received it yet."

"Then you should wait for news from your master."

"But what if we don't hear from Master?"

"Then write to your master and ask him what you should do."

Zhili nodded: "Okay, then I'll go contact my master."

Xia Zhaoyi looked at how much taller he had grown, and sighed softly, "Zhili, you must be careful and take good care of yourself. Your senior sister didn't want to involve you in this..."

"Junior Sister, what are you saying? I'm your junior brother. If I don't work for you, who will I work for? Besides, don't worry, I'm a little leader now. I lead a whole bunch of subordinates. It's pretty impressive!"

Xia Zhaoyi smiled and looked at Liu Jia and He San.

They stood silently to the side, almost invisible.

When Xia Zhaoyi looked at them, the two immediately said respectfully, "Miss Ali, do you have any instructions?"

Xia Zhaoyi said, "Lin Wuniang has been helping on the Northwest front these past few months and has made many meritorious contributions. As her superior, I want to give her a gift. This booklet mentions Lü Wuwei several times. You see, if I wanted to take Lü Wuwei's life, it would be a difficult matter."

He San said, "It's not difficult."

Liu Jia said, "Miss Ali, we will make the arrangements immediately. This matter is simple. He is a cripple and easy to deal with."

They have many skilled fighters; they can all attack openly together. But when it comes to underhanded tactics, they're even more adept.

Xia Zhaoyi smiled and said, "Alright, then I'll leave this matter to you two."

Xia Zhaoyi did not linger. After leaving the post station, she walked back to the town.

Night fell in the blink of an eye, but the post station remained noisy, with many people playing cards and gambling on both sides of the road, shouting loudly.

He stepped out of the inn and stretched.

Suddenly I wondered why he was still staying here tonight. Wouldn't it be better to go to town and chat with his junior sister all night? The two of them hadn't seen each other for so long, and he still had a lot to say to her.

Zhili was about to go back to his room to tidy up when, before he could turn around, his gaze sharpened and he saw his junior sister again.

Why are we back again?

He ran off with a start, about to call out to her, but when she turned around, she had a completely different face.

Zhili stopped in his tracks, speechless with astonishment.

The girl's back view is so similar to that of her junior sister.

"Ading!" Another woman ran up to the girl. "It's so hot! I'll buy it for you!"

She handed him the sesame seed cake, saying, "A-Ding, you try it first!"

Zhili was stunned again when he saw the girl running towards him.

How come this person's nose and mouth are colliding with Junior Sister's nose and mouth again?
The girl named "A-Ding" took the sesame seed cake and said, "Thank you."

This Ah Ding is none other than Chen Yunqi.

Her current name is Ding Shali, and she is destined to kill Ali.

"Let's go!" Li Xinya smiled at her, "The inns here are cheap, we can finally get a good night's sleep!"

They walked towards us, but Zhili remained standing in place, looking down and pretending to take money out of his purse.

After the two women entered the inn, Zhili immediately went to the post station's carriage shop.