Lord of the Desert

Chapter 156 Night Grass
The fourth day of March in the 28th year of Zhenghe is unforgettable for Jinhai people.

Overnight, the flag-like sword-crying crane died, and all the senior members of the Li family were imprisoned.

One of the three surnames of the dignified Jinhai, actually wears the notoriety of the Litong Snake Man.

For a small city, this is already a huge event.

The absurdity of the matter and the suddenness of the incident made countless people in the city worry and sleepless all night.

This night, Yanliu Lane was extremely deserted.

But in many other places in the city, the lights stayed on all night.

Until the early morning of the fifth day of March.

The sun didn't give anyone face, and it rose as usual, making the light of dawn bloom in the eastern sky on time.

As a result, life returned to the right track at a speed that no one could have imagined.

On Chisha Avenue, the yawning common people opened the door, and the stalls went out.

As the sun rises, the flow of people gradually becomes crowded.

As usual, the heat of the bean curd and the aroma of steamed buns began to diffuse.

The only difference is that Li Heming's name is repeatedly heard inside and outside the shop.

It's like a fresh breakfast condiment.

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Another four days passed in a blink of an eye.

On the ninth day of March, at noon.

In the side chamber of Mingshan Hall, food and wine flowed in.

A second-class butler waved off the maid and waited in the room himself.

"Second brother."

Hong Ping poured a glass of wine for Hong Fan and asked.

"How do you know that people's hearts have settled in the matter of the Li family?"

"Aunt Liu told me."

Hong Fan replied casually.

After hearing this, everyone was amazed.

Hong Fan smiled and swallowed a piece of mutton cheek.

"Yesterday, my aunt went to Tinghai Pavilion to pick up braised ox feet for me."

"She came back and told me that the inscription hanging in the main hall on the first floor of Tinghai Pavilion was removed."

"This morning, my aunt went to the intersection of Anning Street to buy pancakes for me."

"She came back and told me that the stall owner had changed."

Hong She seemed to realize something when he heard the words.

"That's right, I went to listen to Haige two days ago, and felt that something was missing in the main hall. It turned out to be the calligraphy written by Li Heming!"

Afterwards, Hong Fu also spoke up.

"I often go to the pancake stall at the street corner. The owner of the stall used to yell that his pancakes are the favorite of Mr. Li's family."

When Hong Ping heard this, he was immediately convinced.

"Oh, it's the second brother after all."

"Now my mother is scolding me, always talking about you."

As he spoke, he took the opportunity to pour a glass of wine into his mouth, and was glared at by Hong Sheng.

"What did the eldest lady say?"

Hong Fu asked curiously.

"She said that the second brother has a delicate mind, and the eldest brother is calm in his work."

Hong Ping sighed.

"Only I have a jar of water above my neck and a pack of lard below my neck..."

While talking, he kept moving his hands, secretly filling his empty cup.

The corner of Hong Fu's mouth grinned, and it was hard to hold back the smile.

"Lard is also very good."

Hong Lie gave a word of relief.

"Don't talk about being confused, at least the fried vegetables are quite delicious."

This time, including the butler standing on one side, everyone burst into laughter.

After several rounds of chatting, the topic inevitably turned back to the Li family.

"I've been busy in the back garden of Li Mansion for two days."

Hong Fan said.

"With the help of Sand World, that tunnel has already been backfilled by half."

"The rest will be finished by the Li family themselves."

He said and walked alone with Hong Sheng.

"I heard from my father that the Li family is very cautious. I searched the house and couldn't find any evidence on paper."

Hong Fu said.

His father, Hong Cheng, is the captain of the City Defense Department and is in charge of investigating Li's residence.

Now, on the one hand, because of Hong Fan's relationship, and on the other hand, because his cultivation base is about to break through to the penetrating realm before Hong An, the little fat man has finally gained his father's attention, and has some exclusive news.

"Indeed."

It was Hong Sheng who answered.

"Li Heming is very careful."

"No letter, no contract."

"Until the night of the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, the whole thing was obviously coming to an end, and there were less than seven members of the Li family who knew the truth."

"Even the group of Wudangqi who dug the tunnel were kept in the dark, thinking they were digging the family's way of life at a critical moment."

His words were full of sighs, obviously shocked by Li Heming's ability to manage the family.

"But it doesn't matter anymore."

"Li Licheng, Li Shenji and others have all confessed."

"Three days ago, the Martial Arts Institute released two carrier pigeons, and now Xijing should have sent someone over."

There was silence in the room for a while.

After a while, Hong Ping asked Hong Fan.

"There are about four hundred people in the Li family. It is said that they have been imprisoned back to the mansion again, and there are designated people and designated places for daily shopping?"

"I heard from outsiders yesterday that it is a serious crime to steal a family and exterminate a family. Will they all die?"

Hong She, Hong Fu and others raised their heads when they heard the words, obviously they were also very concerned about this matter.

"I don't think so, it should stop at the culprit."

Hong Fan said.

"National law is of course national law, but such things as extermination of genocide are generally written in the law. Looking at a dynasty, there are not many cases of actual punishment."

He pondered for a moment, then stretched out two fingers.

"Two reasons."

"The first is that although the matter is big, Li Heming's plan failed in the end."

"Most of the people in the Li family are innocent, so it's not appropriate to sit around wantonly."

As Hong Fan spoke, he saw Hong Ping and Hong Fu nodding repeatedly.

"The second is that Jinhai is too far away from Shenjing, and the place is too small."

"The Li family has been the face of this city for hundreds of years."

"There are prominent families in the city, which one doesn't have a daughter-in-law surnamed Li?"

"How many children's mothers, grandmothers, and maternal grandmothers were born in the Li family? How many daughters of the family married into the Li family?"

"Not to mention far away, our Uncle Ming married Li's daughter..."

After a few words, the atmosphere on the table became brighter.

"Brother Fan can see clearly."

Hong Fu praised.

"The Li family is in the middle of the game, so they are very confused."

"I heard from my father that there were seven groups of people trying to escape overnight in the past two days, but they were all caught by his men."

"These twenty people have gone to the prison of the City Guard's Mansion to accompany First Young Master Li..."

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The next day, the tenth day of March.

After the rain, the trees are green and green.

After lunch, Aunt Liu went out of the city with a vegetable basket, Dagu Tang and two maidservants, saying that it was the season, and she wanted to pull out some Malantou mixed with sesame oil tofu for the young master.

So Hong Fan was left alone in Chaori Courtyard.

Of course, he was never idle.

Because of the deaths of Li Heming and Xiao Shisan, Sha Shijie returned a lot of nourishment.

That's why Hong Fan has entered the realm of martial arts very quickly recently, and last night he opened up half of the major acupoints of the second strange vein "Yin Qiao Meridian".

Only one month and three days have passed since the seventh day of the second lunar month when he entered the Chaos Realm.

Considering the shortage of martial arts resources in the Chaotic Realm, he saved three or four months of penance.

"Sure enough, horses don't get fat without night grass, and people don't get rich without windfall."

Hong Fan sighed.

"If Jin Hai can kill Li Heming every now and then, I won't have to wait until this year's autumn harvest, and I'll be a natural master..."

As he spoke, he took off his shirt and moved his joints.

After entering the Chaotic Realm, Hong Fan's strength leaped again.

Barbells made of ordinary metal materials are no longer affordable for training.

Fortunately, a few days ago, the training equipment in the courtyard was fully upgraded by the craftsmen of the Cui family, and changed to a steel pulley and hemp rope structure.

In this way, at least there is no problem in using it to the peak of the strength realm.

(End of this chapter)