Evergreen Immortal..

Chapter 167 It’s hard to guard against hidden arrows
Zuixianju, elegant room.

The food smells delicious and the sound of melodious piano can be heard.

This is one of the top three restaurants in Qinghe. Li Rui has been here several times and his evaluation is that the food is worth ten taels, the music is worth a hundred taels, and eating here is a state of mind.

"Brother Li, Brother Zhao, shall we go?"

Ge Hong was the first to raise his glass.

Li Rui and Zhao Zongqi laughed and drank it all in one gulp.

The wine goes into the mouth and flows down the throat.

The burning sensation made Zhao Zongqi grin. He picked up a piece of roasted and sliced ​​venison with chopsticks and said, "Brother Li, Brother Ge, the matter has been investigated clearly."

"Come and tell me."

Ge Hong has been thinking about this matter all the time, and he has been unable to sleep or eat in the past few days.

Hearing this, he couldn't wait to urge.

If someone really set a trap to harm him, that day would have been extremely dangerous, and he almost fell into it.

Zhao Zongqi put down his chopsticks and tapped the table with his right index finger: "It's adultery."

I heard the word adultery.

Li Rui and Ge Hong both narrowed their eyes slightly.

"I checked. Li Yang had hooked up with Ma San three months ago. Many people in the neighborhood know about this. It's not a secret."

Ge Hong's veins suddenly popped up.

Now it is certain that someone wants to get him.

What kind of humiliation? It turns out to be adultery.

If he had killed Ma San that day, and Li Yang had turned against him, and someone was fanning the flames from behind, he might have been forced to resign under pressure.

Then his future would be completely ruined.

"What a poisonous heart!"

Don't be afraid of real swords and guns. This kind of hidden knife in the ordinary is the most difficult to defend against.

Zhao Zongqi continued, "In order to avoid alerting the enemy, I have not yet interrogated Li Yangshi. The person behind this is still unknown. What do you two brothers think we should do?"

"Thank you, Brother Zhao."

As expected of a professional, he is always cautious in doing things.

Ge Hong clasped his fists.

Then he looked at Li Rui and said, "Brother Li, what do you think?"

Li Rui groaned and said, "Brother Zhao, let's deal with Ma San according to military law. Don't hold back. Whether he can survive depends on his own luck."

One yard owned by a yard.

Ma San was indeed framed, but having an affair with the wife of a soldier was not tolerated by military law.

The military law of the State of Yu stipulated that the families of those who served in the frontier army would be given preferential treatment.

This includes not allowing sneaky or proactive actions, in order to stabilize the morale of the troops on the front lines.

In Ma San's case, he can't escape the thirty military sticks.

"As for Li Yang, she is just a woman. When she heard that Ma San was dead, she would definitely contact the online. We can try to see if we can catch a big fish."

Ge Hong's eyes lit up and he put out the bait to fish!

"good idea."

He had no intention of leniency towards Ma San.

Li Rui's move not only relieved his hatred, but also helped him to find the real culprit behind the scenes.

one stone two bird!
Received instructions from Li Rui and Ge Hong.

Ma San's outcome was naturally no surprise. His buttocks were beaten to pieces, and he died before he could even catch his breath after being beaten ten times.

Let's just put it that way.

The military stick is not a simple stick. It looks like a mace and has spikes all over the head.

Not to mention thirty blows, just one blow would tear the skin and flesh apart and take half the life away.

This is why there is often a saying that one should be punished with a military stick first and then make up for the crime with merit.

If we fight, we won’t even be able to get down to the ground, let alone fight the enemy.

Ma Sanyi died.

Those old soldiers who thought they were used to the filth in the world were caught off guard. They didn't expect that Li Rui, such a cunning old man, was actually a chivalrous man.

soon.

This news reached Li Yang's ears.

That night.

Li Yang was a woman from a wealthy family. When she heard that Ma San was dead, she was so panicked that she couldn't sit still.

I didn't go out during the day and walked around the house countless times.

I waited until the evening, and after coaxing my son to sleep, I tiptoed out of the house under the cover of darkness.

After a while.

They came to the bridge under the willow tree, a mile away from home, and Li Yang called out softly, "Sir, Sir?"

Called for a long time.

A man wearing a conical hat and black clothes appeared silently behind her.

Li Yang turned around and almost bumped into him. She screamed in fear and said timidly, "Sir, Ma San is dead, but he didn't die at the hands of Ge."

A few days ago.

The man came to her and told her that if she did what he said, she would get a very generous reward.

Enough to last for several lifetimes.

Li Yang was a woman of modest means. When she heard that she could get so much money, she gritted her teeth and agreed.

With the help of a man, she successfully infiltrated An Ning Wei, waited on the way to Ma San's daily training, and then looked for an opportunity to make a big deal out of it.

Her mission was to have an officer named Ge kill Ma San.

At first, everything went smoothly.

Unexpectedly, at the critical moment, everything was ruined by an old man.

She knew very well what she had done. Ma San was not a good person, but what she wanted was not redress of injustice, right?
What we want is silver!
After she came back, she was always worried that the matter would be exposed.

It was not until she heard that Ma San had died that she could no longer sit still and dared to contact the man.

The man in the bamboo hat chuckled and said, "You did a great job. I will pay you."

Li Yang was very happy.

She didn't expect that even though she didn't get the job done, she could still get the money.

But the next moment, the smile on his face froze.

The man's fingers flashed with a cold light.

A silver needle pierced her between the eyebrows. Without even a struggle, the poison penetrated her heart and she fell straight to the ground.

"Slut, you didn't do your job well, and you still want a reward?"

"dream!"

The man raised a sneer at the corner of his mouth and looked at Li Yang's body on the ground with disdain. Not a drop of blood was shed throughout the whole process.

After the body is dragged away, there will be no trace left.

Obviously, the man is an expert at this.

"It seems she has another son at home. We can't keep him here either!"

A cold light flashed in the man's eyes.

Since the plan to frame Ge Hong failed, all clues had to be erased to prevent Ge Hong from tracing them.

He was about to drag Li Yang's body away.

Suddenly!

A slender blade flashing with cold light slashed diagonally from behind his right side.

The man's pupils shrank suddenly:
"Lancet!"

At the same time, a voice rang out from behind: "Damn it, you dare to catch my attention, take my sword!"

The knife is fierce.

The man's cultivation level was not as good as Ge Hong's, only at the eighth level, and half of his arm was instantly chopped off by Ge Hong's scimitar.

He endured the pain and wanted to jump into the Qinghe River under the bridge to escape.

But he was kicked back by Li Rui who jumped down from under the willow tree.

Ge Hong's hands were like eagle claws, capturing the man and making him unable to move. He did not use a knife to prevent the man from committing suicide.

"Brother Li, you are truly a prophet!"

He grinned, his eyes sparkling with excitement.

I just want to know who is behind this and why.

There was no expression on Li Rui's face.

He did so much, and on the surface it seemed that he was helping Ge Hong, but in fact he was helping himself.

A few days ago.

Through the wisdom eye, it was discovered that the smoke suddenly turned red.

He was already alert at that time and went out less frequently. This morning, when he heard Liang He talk about Li Yang's affairs, he realized that something was wrong and rushed over immediately.

Only then did I discover what happened next.

He suspected that the person behind the plot wanted to target not only Ge Hong, but also him.

Catch this man.

The red color of the smoke also faded a little, further confirming his guess.

"Tell me, I can make your death more painful."

A hint of sarcasm flashed across the man's lips.

The next second, the head in his hand tilted.

Ge Hong didn't know what was happening until he saw black blood oozing from the corner of the man's mouth. He discovered it after sniffing.

died.

Li Rui chuckled: "He is quite a man. He has a deadly poison hidden in his stomach and uses the bone shrinking skill to trigger it. There is no defense against it."

Ge Hong frowned.

Obviously.

This man is a trained assassin, otherwise who would be so cruel to himself? It is better to live a miserable life than to die.

His face turned ugly: "Brother Li, now the clue is broken, what should we do?"

Li Rui squatted down.

Calmly search the man for clues.

Ge Hong was puzzled: "Brother Li, this person has already decided to die, I'm afraid he won't leave any clues on his body."

He has rich experience in the martial arts world and knows very well how cruel these assassins are to him.

Li Rui did not answer either.

He just searched silently and carefully for a while before he found a short dagger from the sole of the man's shoe.

"Hiding a knife in the sole of a shoe is quite insidious."

Ge Hong raised his eyebrows.

Fortunately, his martial arts skills are far better than this man, otherwise he would have suffered a lot.

"Brother Li, is there any story behind this dagger?"

Li Rui stood up with a dagger in his hand: "Maybe, but we can't tell right now. Let's take all the bodies back to the garrison first."

"Take this woman back too?"

"Ah."

Li Rui nodded. Today's matter was done covertly. Taking the bodies away might buy more time before the other party discovered and cut off the clues.

The blacksmith shop was busy.

A middle-aged man was hammering a piece of red magic iron with all his might.

"I am coming again."

He turned his head.

Then I saw a familiar old man.

"Master Li, you are here!"

When the middle-aged man saw that it was Li Rui, he was immediately overjoyed.

Li Rui said with a smile: "I left in a hurry last time and didn't even ask your name."

The middle-aged man scratched his head and said, "My name is Liu Tiezhu."

"Iron Pillar, what a good name."

Liu Tiezhu knew that his name was not very good, but since it was given by his parents, he had no intention of changing it: "Master Li, are you here to buy weapons again today?"

Li Rui shook his head.

He took out a dagger from his sleeve and said, "I want you to help me find out where this knife came from."

Liu Tiezhu took the dagger and looked at it for a long time.

With a look of surprise.

"Master Li, can I remelt this dagger?"

Li Rui nodded and said, "It's up to you."

With Li Rui's consent, Liu Tiezhu excitedly put the dagger into the stove. After a while, the scorching temperature burned the dagger red.

Liu Tiezhu bent his waist and looked more seriously than ever before.

A full quarter of an hour passed.

He then straightened up and said confidently: "This dagger is made of two materials. One is black gold iron, which is very common. The other is more special, which is blood ice crystal. This thing is only produced in Nanliang. I have only heard about it from some old masters."

Nanliang
Li Rui narrowed his eyes slightly.

What a coincidence, the Zhuang family is in Nanliang, and the magistrate of Qinghe is named Zhuang!

(End of this chapter)