sword sentient beings

Chapter 693 Thief

"Is it really me?"

After being tapped on the head, Tang Zhao was stunned for a moment and just thought:

What, am I suspicious?

Am I still suspicious?

What's suspicious about me?

Oh……

It's a bit fishy.

Tang Zhao's appearance is somewhat eye-catching, but it can be said that people are born with good looks, and it doesn't hinder others. But if you are really discerning, you will be able to find something unusual about him.

That is the obscurity and power of strength.

He usually restrains his sharp edge, just like ordinary people. It stands to reason that swordsmen who are not as good as him will not notice the abnormality.However, this guardian might have a special swordsmanship, or he might have outstanding fighting intuition for a long time. In addition, Tang Zhao did not deliberately use swordsmanship to hide, so the clues were still discovered.

Once you discover his strength, you have to consider it. A foreigner with strong strength, unusual youth and exquisite appearance suddenly appears at the banquet, standing alone behind the stage and looking at the whole audience with an expressionless face. Isn't this suspicious?
Wouldn't it be nice if there were some lights and some background music?

Tang Zhao himself felt it was funny, shook his head, smiled, and walked out.

Then he realized that he was the only one who found it funny.

Everyone looked at him with strange eyes, but Che Lin's eyes were particularly solemn.

At this time, someone in the stands said: "Zhao——"

He stopped abruptly after saying only one word, maybe someone stopped him.

Tang Zhao knew who was calling him, but he didn't look back. Now was not the time to attract such attention to Brother Sui.

In addition, Yue Lai was also very nervous when he saw Tang Zhao, and wanted to go to the front to explain, but as soon as he made a move, several pairs of eyes stared over, all of them were people from the Land Inspection Department.

The fellow student next to him tugged at him and shook his head slightly, meaning: don't move, these people from the Land Inspection Department are in a different group, and if they don't give face to our Yanyunjian faction, don't feel uncomfortable.

Yue Lai stopped moving, thinking: I don't feel uncomfortable, but I'm afraid you will feel uncomfortable.

Seeing that Tang Zhao had arrived and did not make any dangerous moves, Che Lin said politely: "Che Lin, the prefectural inspector, has seen this sir before. I wonder why you are here?"

Your Excellency can be a general term, or it can be an honorific title specific to a certain type of person, that is, swordsman.Che Lin, this is a test.

Tang Zhao smiled and said: "Lord Che, there is no need to guess. Tang passed by to visit his friends and it just happened to be a meeting. As for the sword, I naturally didn't take it and I don't need to take it. The guard envoy naturally understands this truth."

He admitted his identity as a swordsman.

Che Lin's expression was almost unbearable: the test he just said was actually just a casual test.He was a little skeptical, but deep down he didn't think that such a young person was a swordsman, so he probably thought too much.In his opinion, this young man should have considerable strength, but he was most likely a swordsman. His inability to see clearly was probably due to the opponent's special sword intent.Therefore, he first made a light test, waited for the other party to deny it, and then brought up the topic and got a feel for the other party's background.

In the end, Tang Zhao admitted it.

Che Lin felt uncomfortable all over.

The overall strength of Youzhou is not as good as that of Yunzhou. Even in Yunzhou, the swordsman is an inspector who can suppress a county. In Youzhou, there are very few swordsmen even among the officials because the lord of the state cannot control him. Those masters.Che Lin, the guardian envoy, is also a character, but he doesn't have many opportunities to face the swordsman directly.

Suddenly encountering such a person, Che Lin was at a loss for a moment.

Except for him, few people noticed that Tang Zhao admitted his identity, because no one had enough vision to touch on that realm, and they didn't know what you were referring to.

Yue Lai breathed a sigh of relief. It was okay now. If something happened, it was not Tang Zhao's fault.

At this time, he also noticed that several people were looking at him, with strange looks. He coughed slightly and said softly: "The friend I made before. He was still a swordsman back then."

It was as if he and Tang Zhao had grown up together.

Tang Zhao said again: "I have never seen Zunfu's sword."

Che Lin immediately blurted out: "Of course, I have never doubted you."

I didn’t care whether I had any suspicion before, but I can’t doubt it now.

After a pause, he asked: "Then did you suspect anyone?"

Tang Zhao said: "Actually, I wanted to help arrest people just now, but later I realized that this adult is better than me. You have called out all the people I suspected, so there is no need for me to show my shame." He glanced at the man The cold-faced man behind the stone pillar, but found that he had already entered the crowd, behaved normally, and did not seem so suspicious.Che Lin breathed a sigh of relief and turned to the first two people who called out: "It seems that my suspicion is good. Mr. Tang also suspected you, how could this be wrong?"

Among the two, the woman was still very calm, but the old man, who was watching a play, looked panicked. Apparently being identified by Tang Zhao made him a little nervous, and the woman was more sophisticated - maybe one of them was knowledgeable. One doesn't know how to do it.

The old man raised his hands and said: "Don't be unreasonably suspicious, old man. I just had a sip of wine on the way. Although I don't know the host, I came here to enjoy the autumn breeze, but didn't you stop me before? You didn’t stop me, and now you regard me as a thief. Doesn’t this make sense?”

The woman also said: "Exactly, the magistrate has such great authority. This authority should be used in the devil's cave. How can he compete with us peaceful and kind people?"

Na Che Lin sneered and said: "You will know if you are a good citizen once you try -" Suddenly he drew his sword and moved forward, and chopped off the old man's head.

Everyone felt that the sword light flashed before their eyes, and the sword energy had already penetrated the old man, and they all cheered in their hearts: "What a fast sword!"

Only Tang Zhao could tell: It’s not fast enough!

Che Lin's sword speed is only that of a martial arts master, not a swordsman. An average swordsman can move faster than this even if he doesn't use swordsmanship or sword control. This should be just a test for the old man.

The sword hit his body, and the old man retreated sharply, barely able to avoid it. He seemed to be in embarrassment, but looking closely at his movement, it was clear that he still had some strength left.

Che Lin caught up with his sword, and the two of them chased and dodged within a small space, just like a cat and mouse. Although Che Lin's sword moves were one after another, they were very exciting, and the old man's movement skills were also like ghosts. Watching The battle is fierce.

However, a strong man like Tang Zhao could see that this was not a fierce battle because it was not an evenly matched battle.

The old man was not a swordsman, and his strength could not be as strong as Che Lin's. Che Lin could also see that, one sword strike was faster than the other, and he was approaching the old man's limit little by little, just to see where he was.

Finally, the old man yelled and was struck in the chest by a sword.There was a stabbing sound, and although the body was not disemboweled, the clothes were torn to pieces, and the top and bottom were torn apart, exposing the skin.

The clothes were no longer preserved, and the odds and ends he carried on his body could not be left behind. Belts, pockets, etc. were scattered all over the floor in an instant. Even his shoes were torn apart. In the blink of an eye, he was completely naked.The old man yelled and ran a few steps barefoot. There were people on all sides, and the prosecutor was holding him down with a sword. He couldn't find any clothes, so he could only drag a stool to block his body.

There was laughter all around, and the old man became more and more embarrassed. He wanted to rush out, but the people around him stopped him from leaving, looking at him as if he were watching a monkey show.

He was at a loss when something suddenly flew over his eyes. He caught it and it turned out to be a robe. He was overjoyed and wrapped it around his body. He held his hands up and said, "Thank you so much for helping me. Thank you Ma." Not enough."

The surroundings suddenly became quiet, and no one laughed anymore.

Che Lin glanced at Tang Zhao with a complicated expression and thought: Such a young swordsman turns out to have such a character.

Of course, the only one who could help the old man after Che Lin took action was Tang Zhao.

Apart from giving the old man a robe, Tang Zhao just watched indifferently. Che Lin didn't know if he was very dissatisfied, but he couldn't be afraid of him and just did nothing, lowering his head to see what the old man had dropped.

In fact, Tang Zhao was also looking at it. After a quick glance, he saw a storage device, which was a leather bag.The weapon is easy to identify because it smells like swordsmanship.

But Tang Zhao could also tell at a glance that this was not a magic weapon holding a sword, but just a talisman weapon, the kind with relatively rough workmanship.The top-ranked Baiyu disciples at Zhuoyu Villa also did better than this.It is impossible for a magic weapon of this level to hold a sword.

However, Tang Zhao did not give him clothes after confirming his innocence. From the beginning, he was disgusted with this deliberately insulting behavior.

Che Lin opened his clothes and made sure there was no sandwich. Then he picked up the leather bag, glanced at the old man and said, "I took it out."

The old man calmed down and sneered: "You are still pretending to ask me if I want to do it-"

Of course, Che Lin didn't intend to ask for his opinion. He just told him that if Tang Zhao hadn't been there, he wouldn't have told him. At that moment, he cut open the outer skin with a slash of his sword, and the bag disintegrated on the spot, and the contents burst into pieces. Scattered all over the floor.

Most of them are just food and clothing, just like a luggage, without any shadow of a sword, but...

Che Lin's eyes narrowed, and he picked up something with the tip of his sword. It was a gold hairpin inlaid with jade, and it looked like it belonged to a woman.There are also pearl necklaces, coral bracelets, jade rings and other precious jewelry underground. They are all so dazzling that they may not be worth thousands of dollars.

"He is indeed a thief!" Che Lin sneered, "Where did you steal these things from?"

The old man said: "Why do you say it's me..."

I heard someone say: "Brother, that's mine!"

Then I saw a girl wearing gold and silver come out from behind and said loudly: "This is my bead string! Old thief, you actually stole my things!"

Then a female guest said: "Ah, my jade hairpin is missing!"

Immediately there were exclamations in the lobby. They were all people who were reminded to check their belongings and found out that something was missing.No one would have thought that when a wealthy family from Kuancheng came to a banquet, they would lose something.

Che Lin laughed angrily and glanced at Tang Zhao, saying, "Why do you have any sympathy for this kind of people?"
Tang Zhao slowly shook his head: Could it be said that you knew he was a thief before taking action?If he wasn't a thief, would you let him go?
Che Lin said: "The old thief is so courageous that he stole into my house."

The old man didn't mean to panic, but said loudly: "It's you who I stole! Che Lin, the inspector, you are a criminal bastard. I used to make enough money, but I washed my hands in a golden basin long ago. It's you who ruined my family." , I just followed you here to find your bad luck. Stealing your things is still a small thing to show your face. I steal your head and you can’t understand your hatred!"

(End of this chapter)