Ni Chu

The two walked shoulder to shoulder and walked towards the Sheriff's Mansion. Li Feng was still chattering with Xiang Ye some irrelevant things along the way, and Xiang Ye also responded to it one way or another.

After entering the Sheriff's Mansion, Li Feng patted Xiang Ye on the shoulder and said, "Brother, go back and rest. Today's business went so smoothly thanks to you. Of course, if it wasn't for someone's secret help, you and I might have died." To become ghosts under someone else's sword, we are really lucky, haha!"

Xiang Ye smiled at Li Feng and said, "Your Excellency is right, but you and I talked a lot along the way, but didn't ask your name?"

Li Feng patted Xiang Ye on the shoulder and said, "Brother, it's better not to know my first and last name. Although everyone around the county guard knows that I am there, not everyone knows my name."

Xiang Ye curled his lips and smiled. Although he felt very disapproving in his heart, he cupped his hands and said to Li Feng: "Since Your Excellency refuses to reveal your name, I can't force you to leave!"

Li Feng also cupped his hands towards Xiang Ye, and said in return, "Farewell!"

After Li Feng and Xiang Ye returned to the county guard's mansion, in a large mansion in the east of the city, where there were still some burnt black charcoal stains on the bluestone wall, a warrior was standing in the middle of the back hall with his hands down, nervously stealing. Seeing Zhao Tong who was turning around like an ant on a hot pot in front of his eyes.

"What you said is true? The five unidentified swordsmen were killed by Li You's subordinates and the man surnamed Xiang?" Zhao Tong stopped walking after wandering around for a while, and grabbed the warrior's clothes The leader said viciously: "Tell me the detailed story, if there is half a lie, be careful that I will cut off your tongue!"

The warrior was trembling slightly, and said tremblingly: "My son, I did see Li You's number one swordsman and Xiang Xiang walking out of the city. After they left the city, they walked on the path to the west of the city. Behind them were five A man who looks like a swordsman. None of the five looked like a good person. At that time, his subordinates did not dare to follow him. It was not until Xiang and Li Yu's swordsmen returned to the city that they went to investigate the small road. During the period, the two of them also returned Xiaolu once, although I don’t know what he did, but his subordinates later found that the dirt on the road had been cut by a sharp weapon, presumably the two returned to dispose of the corpse. The subordinates did not dare to delay, so they rushed back to report to the young master.”

Zhao Tong let go of the warrior's collar, frowned and pondered for a long time before waving at him and saying, "Go ahead, I can't blame you if you didn't see those five people killed with your own eyes, you are indeed no match for Li You's number one swordsman , but there are two things you need to check for me quickly. One is to find out what the full name of the surname Xiang is, and what is its relationship with the Jiangdong Xiang family; the other is to find out the name of Li You's first swordsman, What is the background, and what have you been doing for Li You in the past."

After the samurai took the order to leave, a middle-aged man in his thirties walked out from the small corner door in the back hall. The middle-aged man walked to Zhao Tong and looked at the door and said, "Brother, the reason my father-in-law ordered me to come is to We were able to successfully capture Meng Tian's granddaughter, but judging from the current situation, the matter is not easy."

Zhao Tong twitched the corner of his mouth, and replied with a strange smile: "Brother-in-law, this time uncle is very considerate. Those people you brought can really help a lot, but it seems that the forces involved don't seem to be There are only us and the Li family. The identities of the five people who were killed are unknown. If they had the same purpose as us, whose subordinates were they? Why did they attack that surnamed Xiang? If they want to protect Meng Tian's granddaughter, Why are you fighting with the number one swordsman under Li You again? This is really foggy!"

The man Zhao Tong called his brother-in-law nodded, but didn't speak. He also felt confused and couldn't make sense of the current situation.

"I think it's better not to rush to attack now. When Meng Tian's granddaughter appears, we will only send people to follow behind. It won't be too late to attack after all the forces from all sides surface!" Zhao Tong frowned and said with a long breath: "I always have a feeling that no matter which of the forces that are emerging right now, they are not something that you and I can compete with."

The person Zhao Tong called "brother-in-law" nodded, and said thoughtfully: "No wonder Yuezhang entrusted you with such an important matter. You are really thoughtful. After this matter is finished, I will return to Xianyang to see you." I will go to my father-in-law and ask you to come under my door, and then I can find a name and make a name for myself."

After hearing this sentence, Zhao Tong turned around and bowed to his "brother-in-law" and said: "No one in the world knows the name of Xianyang Commander Yan Le! If I, Zhao Tong, work under my brother-in-law's account, I will be able to enjoy myself like a fish in water in the future. To show what I have learned in my life, I would like to thank my brother-in-law in advance!"

Standing next to Zhao Tong was Yan Le, the commander of Xianyang. He followed Zhao Gao's order and led his capable generals to support Zhao Tong. He suppressed those ministers who were still dissatisfied with Zhao Gao.

At the same time, in Li You's house, a guard was standing in front of Li You.And Li You was sitting behind the table and pressing his forehead with one hand, thinking about something solemnly.

"You tell the story again. You mean that Li Feng went out of the city with Xiang Zhuangshi today, and fought with others outside the city. So have you found out which faction the people who fought with them belonged to? Is it Zhao Tong's subordinate?" Li You pondered for a long time before looking up at the guard standing in front of him.

The guard lowered his head, his eyes did not dare to look at Li You, his gaze was cast on the ground, but he said in a very firm tone: "Reporting to my lord, this subordinate indeed saw Master Li Feng leaving the mansion with Mr. Xiang Zhuang. After they left the city, five people followed them. After they left the city, they went up a small road. The subordinates did not dare to follow, but ran back to the mansion to find some helpers. When we arrived, Li Feng was gone on the small road. The traces of your lord and Mr. Xiang Zhuang disappeared, even the five swordsmen who followed them disappeared. However, later on, the subordinates saw Mr. Li Feng in the mansion. His shirt on his chest was scratched by a sharp weapon. fought."

After listening to the guard's report, Li You put his hand on his forehead and pondered for a while before saying: "Go and call Li Feng, I want to ask him who is fighting with him?"

The guard responded, folded his fists and walked backwards towards the door.

After a while, Li Feng, who had already changed into a snow-white dark suit, walked into Li You's room.

Li You raised his head to look at Li Feng who had just entered the room, reached out his hand and gestured to him and said, "Sit down, I want to ask you something."

Li Feng bowed to Li You and sat down on the floor. Before Li You could speak, he said, "My lord, this subordinate encountered a strange thing today. I wanted to report it to my lord, but considering that it was getting late , so I decided to report it to my lord tomorrow. When my lord called me, I will report this matter to my lord."

Li You nodded, and said to Li Feng in a flat tone: "If you encounter something strange, just tell me."

"Today, after I got the order to suppress Zhao Tong's eyeliner outside the city, my subordinates found Xiang Zhuangshi and asked him to go out of the city with me, just to lure those people out. This move was really effective, and it really attracted five swordsmen. Originally, this subordinate thought that he could wipe them all out with his own strength, but he did not expect that these five swordsmen were extraordinary, and this subordinate was no match for their combined efforts. Originally, this subordinate thought that this time he would die, but fortunately Xiang Zhuangsword swung a The dust dazzled the eyes of one of them, and that person went after Xiang Zhuangshi, and the subordinates felt relieved of the pressure."

When Li Feng said this, he raised his eyes and looked at Li You who was staring at him intently, and then said: "The strange thing happened after Xiang Zhuangshi left. His subordinates were fighting with four swordsmen, and suddenly a figure appeared behind the four of them." Dodge, disappeared in the grass beside the road in an instant. The figure flashed by, and the four people fell to the ground at the same time, each with a small sword mark on their throat. After a while, Xiang Zhuangshi ran back and told his subordinates that he He was also running away when the swordsman who was chasing him suddenly screamed and his throat was cut."

"How do you scream when your throat is cut?" Li You frowned and asked Li Feng with doubts on his face, "Have you seen the corpse left by the swordsman who chased Xiang Xiang?"

Li Feng shook his head and said blankly: "My lord, I didn't see the corpse. The two of us saw five swordsmen killed and were already planning to return to the city. But I suddenly remembered that the corpse was not dealt with. Then he rushed back together with Xiang Zhuangshi. It was very strange that the five people died, and what was even more strange was that after we returned, the corpses that were lying on the ground were removed. Not only were the corpses removed, Even the blood-stained soil was scraped off."

After Li You frowned and listened to Li Feng's narration, he said, "Li Feng, who do you think will do this?"

"This subordinate originally thought that the one who killed the swordsman would be a strong man Xiang, but the disappearance of the corpse later overturned this guess. He has been with his subordinates all the time, and there is no time to go back and dispose of the corpse unless he has other However, since he came to Xingyang, except for Chi Xue'e, the subordinates have never seen him in contact with anyone else, and the one who killed the five swordsmen must have nothing to do with him. Those who killed them were the people appointed by the adults." Seeing Li You's question, Li Feng didn't dare to hide it, and quickly expressed his guess.

Li You pulled it from the corner of his mouth, and said with a strange smile: "Don't you know what kind of people I have under my command? In Sanchuan County, you can be regarded as a top-ranked swordsman. Those who have been famous for many years Masters naturally disdain to commit themselves to the government, and those who are willing to take refuge in my sect, I am afraid you are already the number one master. If you can't do something, is there anyone else under my command who can do it?"