Zongwu: Aspiring to be the mastermind behind the scenes

Chapter 13 Zhou Ming: I will remember this grudge!
A few days later.

Everything is settled.

Bai Xiaosheng is dead.

Died at the hands of Li Xunhuan.

That day, Bai Xiaosheng seemed to have accepted his fate, but in fact he took advantage of everyone's unpreparedness and turned around to escape.

However, the next moment, a flying knife was already stuck in his throat.

Romantic Swordsman!

There is no such thing as false hair!

It really lives up to its reputation!
Even though Zhou Ming saw the world-famous Xiao Li Flying Dagger being released in front of him, he was not excited at all.

Because it’s too fast!
Xiao Li's flying dagger was as fast as lightning. It passed by in just a flash of light.

In addition, because Bai Xiaosheng escaped at that time, everyone's eyes were almost fixed on him, even Zhou Ming.

Therefore, no one could see clearly how the flying knife was placed.

The famous Xiao Li Flying Dagger is so simple and unpretentious.

The knife comes out, the person dies, it's over.

There is no entertainment at all.

Once again, Zhou Ming wondered why his mark ability did not have a video storage function, otherwise he could watch it over and over again.

As for Lin Xian'er, she was not killed on the spot.

People just locked her up, but the next day, her body was found in the room.

Who killed him?
Maybe it was the victims, or a former admirer, or even the owner of this manor.

Or, most simply, she committed suicide.

But no one cared about it. People just knew about it and that was it.

Even Lu Xiaofeng had no interest in investigating the truth.

Or maybe he already knew the truth but just didn't say it.

In the village, under a pavilion.

Lu Xiaofeng sighed.

"I never thought that the Plum Blossom Bandits that were roaming the Jianghu were just an organization founded by a woman like this."

"What's even more surprising is that such a notorious organization was secretly planned and even helped to form by the renowned Bai Xiaosheng..."

"Is it true that even such a renowned figure in the martial arts world cannot resist the charm of the most beautiful woman in the martial arts world?"

Zhou Mingdao said, "Don't think about these things... Oh, by the way, I haven't congratulated Lu Xiaofeng, the four-browed man, for stepping on Bai Xiaosheng to rise to power and become famous in the martial arts world!"

In the past, although Lu Xiaofeng had a slight reputation, it was mostly due to the bragging of his friends. Although he did many small things, he had not done anything big that made him famous in the martial arts world.

And this Plum Blossom Thief incident was the first major thing Lu Xiaofeng did!
Because of this, he became famous in the world!
Lu Xiaofeng was not proud of this, and laughed: "Haha, he was just implicated by a stupid woman."

This is quite true, and Zhou Ming agrees with it.

There is nothing wrong with Bai Xiaosheng's actions, but Lin Xian'er is a fool.

From the very beginning, he exposed himself to Lu Xiaofeng.

This made Lu Xiaofeng's subsequent affairs extremely simple.

In a case, the most difficult part of tracking down the real culprit is often finding him.

Because you have to distinguish the true from the false, the useful from the useless among countless clues.

But if the real murderer is already known, the difficulty of working backwards from the real murderer will drop sharply.

Except for a very small number of high-IQ criminals, most other criminals meet this rule.

Because there are often far fewer stupid or mediocre people than smart people.

Huh? Wait a minute...

Zhou Ming paused for thought and suddenly found a suspicious point.

Lin Xian'er was exposed from the very beginning because she was too stupid, so she was targeted and investigated by Lu Xiaofeng afterwards.

So, when did Lu Xiaofeng discover that something was wrong with Bai Xiaosheng, who had not revealed any flaws?

He thought about it and in an instant he came up with the answer.

"Good of you, Lu Xiaofeng! The night Bai Xiaosheng arrived, you came to me to test me, right?"

Zhou Ming said angrily, "I really thought you were blaming me because of Lin Xian'er's frame-up of Lin Shiyin, and I even let you scold me!"

"Ahem..." Lu Xiaofeng coughed twice and said awkwardly, "Well, actually, the night before that day, I tracked down Li Xunhuan but failed to catch him. When I came back, I found signs of someone eavesdropping nearby, and I confirmed it was Lin Xian'er. Therefore, I had anticipated that Lin Xian'er would fabricate evidence to frame Lin Shiyin.

However, Bai Xiaosheng's appearance was truly unexpected. I wasn't sure of his purpose and position for appearing at this moment, so I thought of you. You have a special identity and seem to know many secrets..."

"So you pretended to be drunk, came to me to test me for information, and even scolded me?"

Zhou Ming laughed and scolded, "People who buy intelligence from Hongye Inn not only have to pay money, but also have to put on a smile for Mr. Hongye. You get intelligence from me, not only for free, but you also scold me?"

Lu Xiaofeng's figure flashed, and he walked away on the ice and snow on the small pond in front of the courtyard: "I suddenly remembered that Li Xunhuan wanted to drink with me, so I'm leaving now..."

The next day, Zhou Ming was going back.

Lu Xiaofeng is a wanderer. Once he goes out, he will never go back unless he wanders around for a while.

Now that Zhou Ming is leaving, he naturally has to see him off.

Not only him, but also Long Xiaoyun, Li Xunhuan and others, out of courtesy, naturally had to send him off.

"After sending you a thousand miles, we must finally say goodbye. Old Zhou, you can walk the rest of the way by yourself. We'll see you in the capital later."

"Haha, Lu Xiaofeng, I'll remember what happened this time. Next time you return to the capital, I'll repay you well."

"No...why are you so stingy?"

"Haha, is this your first day meeting me? Anyway, I look forward to our next meeting!"

After leaving Baoding City, Zhou Ming couldn't help but sigh as he watched the city behind him gradually disappear into the distance.

Chunhua asked, "Why is the young master sighing?"

Zhou Mingdao: "It was just an idea, and it fell through again..."

Ever since he left Zhongnan Mountain half a year ago, he has been trying to find ways to test the triggering conditions of his plug-in.

He once made up the name of the Four Young Heroes of the Capital based on the assumption of 'reputation', and tried to piggyback on the reputation of the other three.

I also once got to know Lu Xiaofeng and Hua Manlou under the assumption of "getting to know the original characters".

This time, I came here partly to join in the fun, and partly because of the assumption of "experiencing the plot myself".

But to this day, it still hasn't been triggered.

Obviously this assumption is not correct either.

"Unless, I must experience the original plot... But, it's impossible!"

In this world, many countries have emerged and influenced each other, and the situation in the martial arts world is also complicated.

The original storyline is totally impossible to appear in this world.

For example, in the case of the Plum Blossom Thief, it was not Zhou Ming who asked Lu Xiaofeng to come, but he himself had the intention to get involved.

There are countless other examples besides these.

"So, what exactly is the triggering condition for my cheat? It can't be purely random, right?"

Zhou Ming pressed his eyebrows, feeling helpless.

Suddenly, the carriage stopped.

"Master, there are people blocking the road ahead. They seem to be bandits."

"Bandits?"

Zhou Ming opened the car window and looked out, and sure enough, he saw dozens of people blocking the road ahead.

They have a tough temperament and appear to be loose, but in fact they form a subtle formation.

"Haha, what bandits in the world would dare to block my way? It's obvious that someone is trying to assassinate me... No, if it's an assassination, these people are too weak. I'm afraid they're just testing me."

"Then... Master, we..."

Zhou Ming's gaze wandered over the people in front of him, and a golden light that only he could see burst out and fell on everyone.

"No matter who he is, if he dares to test me, I'll chop off all his claws!"

Zhou Ming closed the car window and said, "Dongxue, go ahead. Leaving two or three people alive is enough."

"Yes!"

Dongxue walked out of the carriage holding a long sword, suddenly jumped up, and rushed forward.

The long sword in his hand was unsheathed, and the bright sword light burst out with sword energy, sweeping in all directions.

The remaining snow on the ground was blown up by the sword energy and fell down along with it.

For a moment, it was hard to tell whether it was because the sword energy was too strong and sharp, or because the heavy snow that fell a few days ago was drifting down to the earth again.

(End of this chapter)