Starting from the time when Mang traveled through Joy of Life, he fabricated the myths of the heaven

Chapter 430 The Real Murderer (Three in One)
Shen Qingzhou looked at this scene with a spectator's mentality. This might be the feeling of being in a God's perspective, but he also had to be thankful that he had martial arts skills, otherwise he wouldn't be so leisurely.

"Brother Shen, what do you think?" Lu Xiaofeng and Jin Jiuling looked at the scene and guessed that Hero Wu was stabbed to death with a scalpel. After leaving the house, they immediately asked Shen Qingzhou.

Lu Xiaofeng asked because Shen Qingzhou had also demonstrated his ability in the last Ji Le Lou case. As for Jiang Long, if he wasn't there, he would have to think about it for at least a whole night before he could find out that something was wrong. Although Jiang Long did not directly intervene in the affairs of Ji Le Lou and only gave him an illusion, he was not like Shen Qingzhou, who knew who the murderer was, so he used his divergent thinking to investigate Jiang Long.

"I think Brother Jin and Brother Lu are both experts in solving cases, so I won't embarrass myself by doing so." Shen Qingzhou chuckled.

He knows himself well. He will let go of cases like this where he knows the plot. Don't let him really think he can solve the case. If there is any problem, he can come to him later.

Besides, he couldn't be sure. The world was in such a mess, who knew what other forces were involved.

"Brother Shen is too low-key." Shen Qingzhou said so, and the two naturally wouldn't say anything. Everyone had a suspect, but they had to wait.

Half an hour later, another big thing happened. When everyone gathered, Hua Ruling said that when she was on patrol, she found that the Hua family's treasure was missing.

But he didn't say what the treasure was, and everyone was anxious. Hawkeye Lao Qi was impatient and kept touching his bald head. Lu Xiaofeng also had to tell everyone what he had lost, otherwise no one could help.

At this time, Jin Jiuling spoke up: "Master Hua, is it possible that the Jade Buddha of the Vast Sea has disappeared?"

Since Jin Jiuling had already said it, Hua Ruling no longer had to be confused. However, after knowing what it was, everyone fell silent because they knew why Hua Ruling didn't say anything.

The Jade Buddha of Hanhai belongs to a country in the desert. It is a national treasure of Hanhai Kingdom that has been missing for more than 20 years. It must be precious.

Hua Ruling did not hide anything and led everyone into a secret passage. Shen Qingzhou was secretly amazed. This secret passage had many more mechanisms than those in movies and TV dramas, and it was very deep. The secret room in his own Yuchan Tower was far inferior to this one.

After passing through many mechanisms and reaching the deepest place, Lu Xiaofeng also asked what the reputation of this Hanhai Jade Buddha was. They were a little skeptical that it was stolen by Hua Ruling.

"The Hanhai Jade Buddha is the national treasure of Hanhai. When a new king ascends the throne, he needs to fast, bathe, worship the Jade Buddha and chant sutras for three days. Whichever prince controls the Jade Buddha is equivalent to controlling the royal power.

My Hua family and King Hanhai have been friends for generations. The old king was worried that the princes would fight each other for the throne, so when he ascended the throne many years ago, he handed over the Jade Buddha to me. I would never hand over the Jade Buddha without seeing his letter and keepsake. "Hua Ruling's simple words let Shen Qingzhou know that the head of the Hua family has a wide network of connections.

When Lu Xiaofeng heard this, he asked if Hua Ruling and the royal family of Hanhai State were the only ones who knew about it, and questioned why Jin Jiuling knew about the Hanhai Jade Buddha.

"To be honest, I received a secret report from the court that the Peacock Prince of Hanhai Kingdom hired a powerful man to seize the Hanhai Jade Buddha and usurp the throne before the old king issued the edict." Jin Jiuling explained.

"That powerful person is the Iron Shoe Thief."

"We didn't know who it was before, but now it seems it can only be him. Look, there are footprints of iron shoes and handwriting." Jin Jiuling pointed to the side.

There were eight blood-stained words on it, which said that the person would come to claim his life at noon tomorrow. Hua Ruling also confirmed that these were Tiexie's handwriting, and she believed that Tiexie was indeed not dead.

But he was very curious about how Tiexie got in. He asked Zhu Ting to build this place, and no one could come in except him. Jin Jiuling retorted that except Hua Ruling, Zhu Ting could also come in.

But Lu Xiaofeng believed that Zhu Ting would not do such a thing, and Hua Ruling also believed that Zhu Ting was very trustworthy.

"Look, what is this? It wasn't here just now." Several people left the secret passage and arrived at the banquet hall, and then saw something, a pot of flowers.

"Amitabha, could this be the seven-leaf heartbreak grass?" Master Kuzhi said as he looked at the pot of flowers.

"What the hell?"

"The seven-leafed rare flower has brought heartbreak to the martial arts world. Legend has it that this is a terrible curse. Whenever this flower appears in the martial arts world, there will inevitably be a bloody disaster. If a leaf falls, a person will die. If all the leaves fall, the entire family will be exterminated." Song Wencao said.

"Damn it, I just don't believe it." Everyone was silent, and Hawkeye Laoqi walked up and wanted to smash the flowers.

But just as they stepped forward, they quickly retreated because countless silver needles as thin as hair suddenly appeared from the flower and shot towards them.

Shen Qingzhou felt the slight fluctuation of the energy shield, and then suddenly pulled Yuan Fei back. Yuan Fei felt a silver needle brushing against his scalp, and his legs went weak. He looked at Shen Qingzhou with gratitude. If he hadn't pulled him back, the silver needle would have pierced his forehead and he would have definitely died.

Shen Qingzhou has also determined that Guan Tai is the traitor. He has been paying attention to Song Wencao, Yuan Fei and Guan Tai. Although the silver needles came suddenly, they are all masters and it is not easy for them to be hit. The silver needle shot at Yuan Fei was actually meant for Guan Tai, but there were too many silver needles and they were too messy to be found. Only a semi-outsider like Shen Qingzhou could find it.

But apart from him, no one else discovered it. After all, he had a suspect and was prepared.

He saved Yuan Fei because he didn't want him to die in front of him. It was just a matter of helping him. He escorted escorts all over the world. If Yuan Fei was a normal person, he or the Tianxia Escort Agency would pass through his territory in the future, otherwise they would be stabbed to death in the back. Hua Ruling's friends were basically all well-known figures.

"Master, something bad has happened. The guests and servants are foaming at the mouth." A servant reported hurriedly. It can only be said that Song Wencao really seized a rare opportunity. Today is the most chaotic day, and Hua Ruling is also upset. But if another day passes, these little tricks will be useless.

Hua Ruling also had the person carried to the yard to get some fresh air. At the same time, one of the leaves of the seven-leaf heartbreak grass suddenly broke off.

"Haha, Brother Shen, it seems that you have broken the legend of the Seven-Leaf Heartbreak Grass." Lu Xiaofeng suddenly laughed.

Many people noticed that Shen Qingzhou suddenly pulled Yuan Fei away. Judging from Yuan Fei's condition, he would have been dead if he hadn't been pulled away.

"People are just using the theories of ghosts and gods to act on their own." Shen Qingzhou said.

"Young Master Shen, I will definitely repay your kindness today in the future," Yuan Fei said.

"It's just a matter of asking for help, but Mr. Yuan, you'd better be careful." Shen Qingzhou said.

Next, they continued to keep watch according to the original plan and each of them took a rest.

However, during the conversation between Hua Manlou, Lu Xiaofeng, Jin Jiuling and Shen Qingzhou, they also learned the origin of the Iron Shoe Thief from Jin Jiuling. It turned out that he was the owner of the Poison Dragon Island in the East China Sea. The people on the island have the secret technique of holding their breath, which allows them to collect a delicacy called Beauty Abalone, which is very expensive.

The owner of the Poison Dragon Island was too greedy, which resulted in heavy casualties among his seafarers. In the end, they succeeded in the rebellion and directly used molten iron to cast a pair of iron shoes for the island owner. This is the origin of the Iron Shoe Thief.

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Another half hour passed, and Shen Qingzhou was chatting with Yuan Fei, saving his life, very enthusiastically. Suddenly, there was a noticeable noise in the room where the hero Wu died.

Everyone rushed to see, and saw Guan Tai lying on the ground, along with Lu Xiaofeng, and a bloody knife in his hand. Everyone was smart and knew that Guan Tai was in trouble.

Guan Tai was tied up directly. Guan Tai definitely denied it at first, but this could only be a background for Lu Xiaofeng to show off.

Guan Tai just kept insisting on being stubborn. Lu Xiaofeng began to point out Guan Tai's flaws. First of all, during the banquet, Guan Tai clearly had not touched alcohol for many years, but it was unusual that he drank so much today, which showed that he was unsure about what he was going to do and was very nervous.

Master Kuzhi acted as a supporting role and said that this could not be completely used as evidence. Lu Xiaofeng then said that when they checked the body of Wu Xia, the vase in the room was clearly broken, but Wu Xia's body was clean, which meant that he was killed and someone disguised the fight scene.

But Master Wu is no ordinary man. The only people who can kill someone silently with one blow are basically the ones he least expects.

There is also the murder weapon. After killing Hero Wu, although Guan Tai was prepared and brought a new sword, everyone came too fast and he had no way to deal with the murder weapon. A sword that can kill people without leaving blood is already a treasure sword, which Guan Tai does not have.

He could only leave the knife on the beam. Then, while guarding the scene, he wanted to take the murder weapon away, but he was caught by Lu Xiaofeng who was waiting for him. With so much evidence, Guan Tai had no choice but to admit defeat.

"Brother Shen, you should have evidence too." Lu Xiaofeng suddenly said, and everyone's attention turned to Shen Qingzhou. Does he have evidence too?

"How did you know that? I have evidence." Shen Qingzhou asked with interest.

"When everyone came in and saw that it was Guan Tai, everyone was a little surprised, but Brother Shen was the only one who remained unmoved. He must have guessed it long ago." Lu Xiaofeng's reason was not very sufficient, but when Shen Qingzhou told him how he knew it, Lu Xiaofeng was sure that he really knew it.

"As for evidence, there is indeed none. I just saw it with my own eyes. The poison needle shot out by the seven-leaf heartbreak grass itself poses no threat to Hero Yuan. It's just that the most deadly poison needle was shot out by Guan Tai." Shen Qingzhou said.

"No wonder the Seven-Leaf Heartbreak Grass is ineffective. It seems that Hero Yuan is his second target." Hawkeye Old Seven said, touching his bald head.

Shen Qingzhou really had no evidence. He had seen the movie, but movies are not exactly the same as reality. Even if Lu Xiaofeng unravelled the truth, he couldn't explain it in such detail.

"Guan Tai, what else do you have to say? You are just a small pawn. This is just a decoy to help the Iron Shoe Thief buy time and steal the Jade Buddha of the Vast Sea." Lu Xiaofeng questioned.

"Yes, I killed the man, but I had no choice." Suddenly, another piece of the seven-leaf heartbreak grass fell off. Seeing this, Guan Tai admitted it.

"It was the iron shoes that forced you."

"That's right." Guan Tai gritted his teeth. At this point, he was in a dilemma, but compared to Tiexie, he still believed in Hua Ruling's methods.

Hua Ruling is his old friend, but he just realized that this friend may not be the best in martial arts, but after today, this matter will be easy for him to deal with with a wave of his hand.

Tiexie took advantage of Hua Ruling's birthday celebration and this mixed opportunity, and took advantage of the news that the murderer who killed his best friend and blinded his young son had reappeared, so that Hua Ruling would temporarily have no energy. Even if Tiexie died, he could not hold on for long, so he had to take the things and run away.

If he had not been exposed, he would have done the thing because he was threatened. But now that he has been exposed, he knows that it would be better for him to die. As long as he is alive, Hua Ruling can tolerate him, but others cannot. A righteous hero has become a lackey of the Iron Shoe Thief. His death does not matter, but it is a big deal that he brings shame to the sect.

"Who is Iron Shoes?" Lu Xiaofeng asked.

Suddenly, a silver needle pierced Guan Tai's forehead. It was obvious that he was dying, so everyone hurried out of the house.

Inside the house, Lu Xiaofeng only heard the word "xing" from Guan Tai, and then Song Wencao took over. He was a doctor and had the qualifications, but Lu Xiaofeng looked at him and didn't know what to say. He actually already knew who the real murderer was, but he just wanted to get it out of Guan Tai's mouth. If he said it out, the matter would be over.

Sometimes, it's not that they don't know the real murderer, they just want to expose him with evidence. This is investigating the case. Others are still suspecting each other, but in fact they also believe that the murderer is among them, but they just don't know who it is, unlike Lu Xiaofeng, who already knows.

At this moment, outside the house, Eagle Eye Old Seven, Shi Que and others have stopped a woman, a woman who was dancing at the banquet, the mysterious woman among the people from Hanhai Country.

"Who are you?" Lu Xiaofeng had already tried to test this woman at night, but didn't find out anything.

"You were not sent by the King of Hanhai." Hua Ruling said.

"Of course I was sent by the King of Hanhai. I am just the new king who is about to ascend the throne. I, Hua Ruling, refuse to kneel when I see you."

"So, you are the Peacock Princess." Hua Ruling said affirmatively.

"of course."

"Without the token and edict of King Hanhai, no one can take the Hanhai Jade Buddha away from Taohua Castle." Hua Ruling said.

The Peacock Princess sneered and snapped her fingers, and then several children ran out from the darkness.

"Your Highness, you are playing with the children." Lu Xiaofeng looked at the children and found it a little funny.

"Don't be too proud too soon, Lu Xiaofeng with four eyebrows." The Peacock Princess said with a smile. Just as she finished speaking, a strange voice sounded.

The Emir of the Hanhai Kingdom was playing the flute, and at the same time, the people present felt something was wrong.

Shen Qingzhou looked at the condition of the others. This was the consequence of drinking that wine. Looking at Lu Xiaofeng and Jin Jiuling pretending, he felt a little helpless. You all drank the antidote and yet you are still like this.

But he knew why, because they wanted to find out who was behind it.

Then, the children shot arrows from the crossbows in their hands. It took a lot of effort for this group of people to bring the crossbow into Taohua Castle. This was their only chance.

If it were just these few crossbows, although they were powerful, but they didn't form a large scale, no one would be afraid because they are all masters. But who made them poisoned?

"The arrow is poisonous, let's go." Lu Xiaofeng looked at the crossbow arrow and took it directly. When he found something wrong, he went straight into the room.

After entering the room, the arrows shot in were on fire. Everyone had just used their energy to resist the sound waves, and almost everyone was injured. However, following Hua Ruling, everyone entered the secret passage.

Or rather, this was the real intention of the Peacock Princess, forcing them to enter the secret room and find the real Jade Buddha of the Hanhai. The one that was stolen yesterday was a fake.

After entering the secret room, there was suddenly a sound of dripping water. Hua Ruling immediately understood that someone had destroyed the sluice gate of Meng River. The water level of Meng River was rising. His secret room was originally under Meng River.

With no other choice, he led everyone into the real secret room. After passing a mechanism and a stone gate, water could not pour in. Zhu Ting's mechanism was truly amazing.

Finally, they entered the real secret room, which was a secret room with countless Buddha statues, some large and some small, some made of gold foil and some made of stone.

Hua Ruling also said that above this secret room is the Menghe Lantern Road, and if the air runs out, it will be a dead end.

This is where Prince Hanhai fasts and bathes. Once the stone gates are closed, they cannot be opened. However, Lu Xiaofeng said that since the prince wants to come in, he can certainly go out. Hua Ruling said that Zhu Ting did not tell him how to get out.

Jin Jiuling laughed loudly. There must be a way for one person to get out, and that person is the Iron Shoe Thief. Lu Xiaofeng echoed the idea, so could the Iron Shoe Thief be among this group of people?

Jin Jiuling was very proud and began to speculate. Finally, he deduced that Master Kuzhi was the Iron Shoe Thief because others were injured but he was not.

The reason was also explained. The wine was called Chixiahong. When used in small quantities, it could lurk in the meridians. If you don't use it, it's fine. Once you use it, the toxins will take effect. It won't be fatal, but it will cause injury because the meridians are too fragile.

Eagle Eye Old Seven retorted that the Jade Buddha had been stolen, but Jin Jiuling was certain that the Jade Buddha was in this secret room. The reason why he thought Master Kuzhi was the Iron Shoe Thief was because he once overheard that Kuzhi wanted to see the Jade Buddha but was rejected by Hua Ruling, and he had just returned from the Hanhai Kingdom.

The reasons he said were sufficient, but Lu Xiaofeng refuted that everything must be based on evidence. He also stated the purpose of his visit, that he did not come specifically to celebrate the birthday, but was invited by Zhu Ting.

The Iron-shoe Thief captured Zhu Ting's wife and threatened him to reveal the secrets of the Hua family. The best way to threaten Zhu Ting was the proprietress, but Zhu Ting only told half of it, which did not expose the secret room of the Hua family, but it still had some effect.

He asked Lu Xiaofeng to solve this matter specifically. After he got to know Lu Xiaofeng, he knew that Lu Xiaofeng's abilities and way of solving cases were well-known in the world.

But just after he finished speaking, the candles in the secret room began to go out. Everyone also knew from Hua Ruling that this place was airtight and no air could get in, and people would suffocate to death.

The candles went out one by one, and everyone was anxious. Even Jin Jiuling was a little panicked.

However, Lu Xiaofeng said at this time that this was the best time to solve the case. Hua Manlou had seen the face of Tiexie, whom he would never forget. As long as he touched his face, he would be able to find out who Tiexie was.

Everyone naturally agreed and wanted to know who the Iron Shoes were. Hua Manlou touched them one by one and finally concluded that there were no Iron Shoes.

However, Lu Xiaofeng was well prepared. He brought a fire starter and directly lit all the candles. Everyone looked at each other and felt very happy because everyone's face was covered with gray handprints.

We were all smart people. After seeing Song Wencao's awkward smile and the absence of any finger marks on his face, they understood that Hua Manlou deliberately wiped the dust on his hands to see who was guilty and afraid of being discovered, and thus would not let anyone touch his face.

"Doctor Song, you can confess now." Lu Xiaofeng said.

"What do you mean."

"It's a pity that there is no mirror. Otherwise, it would be interesting to see my own expression." Lu Xiaofeng said.

"What are you talking about?"

"I would like to ask you, what are you afraid of if you don't dare let Hua Manlou touch your face?" Lu Xiaofeng said.

"Lu Xiaofeng, please don't slander me. It was too dark just now and I didn't have time to get over there." Song Wencao was still quibbling.

Hua Manlou said that he was afraid that the scar on his face would be touched, but Song Wencao said that everyone could see that there was no scar on his face.

Lu Xiaofeng exposed him again. He was wearing a mask and Shi Que was injured just now. He deliberately asked Song Wencao for an antidote just to test him, but Song Wencao refused. The medicine bag he had been holding tightly didn't even have the medicine in it, so what could it possibly contain?

"No, no, there is another person. Yes, Shen Yujing, Shen Yujing, didn't you notice that he is not here?" Song Wencao racked his brains and finally found a breakthrough.

"Yes, Chief Shen had been with us before, why is he not here?" Everyone was just running for their lives and didn't notice that one person was missing.

"Doctor Song, let's not talk about whether his age matches Tiexie. Just saying that he didn't come to this secret room proves that he is not Tiexie. What Tiexie wants is the Jade Buddha, and he didn't even come in. How can he get the Jade Buddha?" Lu Xiaofeng said.

He had actually discovered that Shen Yujing didn't come. Although he didn't know the reason, it didn't affect his speculation.

Suddenly, Song Wencao threw a smoke bomb, and by the time Lu Xiaofeng dodged, he had already pressed the mechanism and lowered an iron gate, separating him from the others.

He no longer concealed it and asked Lu Xiaofeng when he suspected him. Lu Xiaofeng answered that he had suspected him from the beginning. When he was wearing the snow-wrapped silk soft armor, he used the knotting method commonly used by boatmen.

Moreover, he had tested the Peacock Princess, and found out that the martial arts used by the princess were from the Poison Dragon Island, and must be related to the Iron Shoes.

Song Wencao no longer concealed the truth and told it. Tiexie had always belonged to him and his brother. His brother was the master of the Poison Dragon Island, and he had made a name for himself with his superb medical skills.

Later, his brother was thrown into the sea by some beachgoers but was rescued by the mother of Peacock Prince. From then on, he and his brother worked for the mother of Peacock Prince, and that's how they committed several major crimes in one night.

Many years ago, it was he and his brother who stole the Jade Buddha openly and secretly, but they were trapped by Hua Ruling and his brother died. He raised his daughter over the years, and his daughter married the Peacock Prince.

This time, the Peacock Prince only needed the Jade Buddha to usurp the throne, so he came again. After getting the Jade Buddha, he would go back to be the father-in-law of the emperor. And he actually did it. The box containing the Jade Buddha was behind him. He had just done a lot of things in the dark.

"Song Wencao, you are already trapped in a jar, why are you so proud?" Jin Jiuling criticized him after seeing his look.

"Fire Cloud Thunderbolt Bomb." However, Song Wencao took out a black ball, and everyone recognized what it was.

"Damn Zhu Ting refuses to tell us how to get out, but I'm prepared. I want to blow up this secret room directly." Song Wencao said.

"Song Wencao, everyone will die if you do this." Jin Jiuling said.

"Wrong, it's you who will die. Don't forget, I was born in the Poison Dragon Island. I can use the breath-holding technique. Holding the jade Buddha, wearing iron shoes, I can walk up to the riverbed step by step." He does have this ability. The masters of the Poison Dragon Island's breath-holding technique can stay in the water for an hour or two.

"Tiexie, look behind." However, when Lu Xiaofeng pointed out, Song Wencao looked back and was shocked. When he entered the iron gate just now, Hua Manlou also came in.

Song Wencao knew that he could not achieve his goal.

(End of this chapter)