Zhu Tian: Starting from the World of Zongwu

At that moment he laughed at himself. After staying in this world for a long time, his temperament had become too cautious.

In fact, considering Huang Rong's character, since the two of them had agreed to settle their grudges, then they were settled. Although the girl was willful and scheming, she would not go back and complain to her parents after losing a fight outside.

With a casual smile, Song Xuan turned and left, going into the forest again and began to try to activate the sword energy.

Soon, the sound of whistling sword energy was heard in the forest, accompanied by the sound of rocks collapsing and trees falling heavily to the ground.

It was already past dinner time when Song Xuan returned home.

Mother Song Lin was cleaning up the leftovers on the table, father Song Yuanshan was strolling in the yard to digest the food, and Song Qian was holding Lin Daiyu's hand, and the two were sitting under a tree talking and laughing in low voices.

As for the maids brought by Daiyu's two younger cousins, they were sweeping the yard with a reluctant look on their faces.

Seeing Song Xuan push open the gate and come in, one of the maids said in a sarcastic tone: "Although you are a relative of my young lady, there is a difference between men and women after all, so you should be more cautious.

To prevent rumors from spreading in the future, saying that my daughter is ignorant of etiquette and secretly meeting with men outside her family, how unpleasant it would be if it got out!"

Chapter 25 What does his dead wife have to do with me?

Listening to the sarcastic words, Song Xuan was not annoyed, but nodded seriously.

"What you said makes sense!"

After saying this, Song Xuan raised his left hand and formed his fingers into a sword, then lightly scratched the ground in the yard...

Chila~~

A crimson sword energy more than three feet long whizzed out and sank into the ground with a puff of lightning.

Then, it was visible to the naked eye that a large pit appeared on the ground, which could easily bury a person.

Song Xuan spoke coldly, "There are only a few of us here. If there are any rumors outside, they must be spread by you two old hags.

I have a bad temper. If I hear any gossip, someone will definitely fall into this trap!"

As he spoke, he stared at the two frightened old women for a moment, "Who do you think is suitable to lie in this pit?"

After these words were spoken, the two old women could no longer hold on and fell to their knees with a thud.

"Sir, we are just servants, here to serve the young lady. How dare we make up rumors about her..."

"Sir, please be magnanimous and don't bother with us old ladies..."

"Miss, Miss, please say something. We don't want to die. We really don't want to die..."

The two old ladies were crying and were very frightened. The little cousin, who was wearing an emerald green dress and was as quiet as a beautiful flower reflected in the water, seemed to be frightened as well. She stood there looking at the big hole on the ground, stunned for a moment.

It was Victoria Song who reacted first. She walked around the pit, looking left and right, and then excitedly said, "Brother, have you advanced to the Xiantian realm?"

"not yet!"

Song Qian pouted in disbelief, "Sword Qi, hey, at least it takes an innate warrior who has condensed the flower of Qi to perform it, right? Are you really not innate?"

Song Xuan waved his hand and said, "Let's talk about this later. I'm a little tired. I'll go back to the house and rest first."

As he passed by Lin Daiyu, he paused and said, "You are too weak and will die young. If you have time, you can learn some physical exercises from your cousin."

After saying that, without waiting for her response, he walked into his room, leaving his little cousin still a little dazed.

"This child can't speak at all!"

Mother Song sighed speechlessly. She wanted Daiyu to marry into the Lin family, but judging from her son's attitude, he didn't seem to have that idea.

I haven't even met him a few times, but he already seems to be short-lived. Which woman would like such a stubborn man?

Song Yuanshan, on the other hand, looked at the big hole on the ground thoughtfully.

He knew that although his children had been very low-key in the past, they were definitely very strong. However, he never imagined that they were not only not weak, but were actually a bit outrageous.

In the evening, Victoria Song pushed the door open and entered Song Xuan's room carrying a lunch box.

"You didn't knock!"

Song Xuan sat cross-legged on the bed with his eyes closed, his sword placed between his legs. Hearing the noise, he slowly opened his eyes and sighed silently.

Victoria Song stuck out her tongue and quickly promised, "Next time for sure!"

As she spoke, she placed the lunch box on the table and said, "You didn't eat dinner tonight, so I went to the kitchen to make something for you. Can you eat it while it's hot?"

Song Xuan stood up and didn't hesitate to pick up the steamed bun and started eating with two side dishes.

Song Qian skillfully poured him a cup of tea and said, "Brother, you really haven't broken through to the Xiantian realm?"

Song Xuan shook his head, "Not even close!"

Hearing this, Victoria Song immediately became excited, "You're already so powerful even before you break through. If you break through to the Xiantian realm, won't you be invincible, brother?"

"Think too much!"

Song Xuan took a sip of tea and said, "There are so many powerful people in this world. It's not as simple as you think."

Song Qian said "oh" and did not continue the topic. She knew that her brother had always been humble and cautious, and would never admit it even if he was really invincible.

"Brother, your sword strike today scared our little cousin. She was stunned after returning to her room. She barely responded when I spoke to her."

Song Xuan laughed and said, "She's been staying in the boudoir of the Jia Mansion for all these years, interacting with talented women and scholars. This is probably her first time encountering something like us, so it's normal that she couldn't react for a while."

"If she really wants to learn martial arts from me, should I teach her?"

Song Xuan pondered for a moment, "Teach me!"

Inexplicably, the scene of "Lin Daiyu uprooting a weeping willow" appeared in his mind. The scene was so beautiful that he even had some anticipation.

The next day,

After breakfast, Song Xuan prepared to go to the yamen to work.

He has been quite idle recently. Since he finished handling the flower-picking case last time, the yamen has not given him any new cases for the time being, so Young Master Song is naturally happy to have some free time.

In the Inspection Office, Song Xuan and Zhao Dezhu each had a handful of melon seeds, eating them while drinking tea.

"These past few days, the imperial capital feels quite quiet." Song Xuan said while spitting out melon seed shells.

"The Tian family has fallen, and the great men in the court are busy dividing up the profits. The emperor also wants to use this opportunity to adjust and balance certain forces."

Zhao Dezhu drank his tea and said leisurely, "There are many powerful people in the imperial capital, and they are not fools. Now is the time when the struggle for power in the court is the most intense. No one dares to come out and cause trouble at this time.

If those second-generation dandies don't cause trouble, the streets will naturally be much calmer."

Song Xuan nodded.

The Great Zhou had been established for three hundred years, and there were quite a few dukes, marquises, and earls in the imperial capital. He knew very well what the moral character of the descendants of those nobles was.

The better ones would know how to get a job as a third-class Xuanyiwei in the Xuanyiwei Yamen. Although it was just a lazy life, at least they had a job and would not be doing nothing all day.

The bad ones are really inhumane and bullying men and women and fighting are almost commonplace.

Song Xuan used to be a third-class Xuanyi Guard and had few dealings with those second-generation rich guys, but now that he has been promoted to the second class, there are cases that need him to handle from time to time, and he will probably have some contact with those guys in the future.

Song Xuan felt a little uncomfortable when he thought about having contact with those guys who looked down on others.

He was afraid that if he couldn't control himself, he would have to bury several people!

After chatting for a while, Old Zhao had something to deal with. When Song Xuan got up and was about to take a stroll on the street, he saw Lu Xiaoliu jogging towards him from outside the yamen.

"Brother Xuan, come with me quickly."

"What happened?"

"There's a man outside the city whose wife died."

"What does his dead wife have to do with me? I don't have Meng De's fetish."

"It has something to do with Victoria Song!"

Lu Xiaoliu spoke quickly, "There's nothing going on at the government office. Song Qian showed up today and then left, taking my second sister and your cousin out of town for an outing."

Song Xuan's expression changed, and he frowned, "So, they hacked the man's wife to death outside the city?"

Chapter 26 Brother, have you ever hanged yourself?

"Brother Xuan, what you said..."

Lu Xiaoliu was also speechless and said: "Although Sister Qian is usually a bit fierce, she wouldn't chop someone's wife in broad daylight."

As he spoke, he muttered, "Whatever, we have to wait until dark, right?"

Song Xuan slapped him on the shoulder and said, "Stop smiling and get down to business!"

"Oh, it's not a big deal." Lu Xiaoliu was calmer at this moment and said, "A few of us went out for an outing and found a hanged woman in a small forest.

The three of them reported the case to the local county government office and are now waiting for the results."

"Nothing happened, right?"

Song Xuan just asked casually. Song Qian was a second-class Xuanyiwei. Although Lu Xiaoliu's second sister Lu Qingshuang did not join the ranks of Xuanyiwei, she also practiced martial arts since she was a child and her martial arts skills were not weak.

With these two people around, if there is any problem, it will be someone else's problem and it will never be their turn.

"It's nothing serious. Your little cousin was just a little frightened when she saw the dead body."

Song Xuan nodded, walked out of the yamen, mounted his horse, and under the guidance of Lu Xiaoliu, headed towards Ping'an County outside the city.

......

Song Xuan was wearing a black guard robe. The constable at the gate of Ping'an County Government Office did not dare to stop him. Instead, he came forward to greet him attentively and led him to the outside of the government office.

In the court, the Ping'an County Magistrate was trying a case. Song Qian sat on the side and watched the trial process with great interest. Beside her stood her two good friends Lin Daiyu and Lu Qingshuang.

Seeing Song Xuan coming in, Song Qian happily called him "Brother".

Lin Daiyu also bowed quickly and called out in a sweet voice, "Cousin!"

However, when Lu Qingshuang looked at Song Xuan, there was a hint of resentment on her gentle face. She didn't say anything, but just nodded slightly.

If it were an ordinary person who dared to enter the county court without permission and disrupt the order in the court, he would have been arrested by the county magistrate long ago.

But when Ping'an County Magistrate in the court saw Song Xuan's dark official uniform, he was only slightly startled. Then he stood up with a smile on his face and bowed to Song Xuan.

"Master Song!"

Song Xuan returned the greeting and said with a smile, "I'm sorry to have caused trouble for Master Chen!"

The magistrate of Ping'an County was named Chen Huaili. As the magistrate of Ping'an County outside the imperial capital, Song Xuan had dealt with him several times and was not a stranger to him.

"No trouble!"

Chen Huaili smiled kindly, "I have to thank Lady Song Qian for this. If she hadn't discovered it early, and the body had decayed in a few days, this case would have been even more difficult to investigate."

As he spoke, he whispered, "I wonder if Master Song could come to the back hall for a chat?"

Song Xuan did not refuse. He glanced at Song Qian and the others, then followed Chen Huaili into the back hall.

"Sir Song..."

As soon as he entered the back hall, Chen Huaili said with some embarrassment: "Sir, can you please take your sister back first? If she is here, I won't be able to handle the case."

Song Xuan didn't give a direct answer, but smiled and said, "Sir Chen, please tell me in detail what exactly is going on in this case?"

For murder cases within the jurisdiction of Ping'an County, Ping'an County should report the case to the Ministry of Justice, even if the case needs to be reported.

However, the Xuanyiwei is a privileged organization that can handle almost all cases in the Great Zhou as long as they want. Song Xuan wanted to know the details of the case, and Chen Huaili did not dare to stop him.

"The deceased was the wife of Mr. Shen from Ping'an County.

According to the servants and maids of the Shen family, Mr. Shen and his wife had an argument last night, and this morning they were found hanged in the woods outside the city.

Song Xuan said, "In that case, Mr. Shen is very suspicious."

"He is indeed a suspect." Chen Huaili sighed, "But this is the only suspicion. According to the servants and maids of the Shen family, after Mr. Shen and his wife had an argument last night, he left the house in anger.

Mr. Shen also confessed that after leaving home, he went to a friend's house to drink and stayed there.

His good friend can testify to this, which serves as an alibi."

Song Xuan smiled and said, "Master Chen, what do you think of this case? Is it murder or suicide?"

"I think it's suicide!"

Chen Huaili analyzed: "According to the Shen family's servants and maids, during the quarrel last night, Mr. Shen's wife cried and made a fuss, shouting that she would not live anymore. The entire Shen family heard this.

When Mr. Shen left home, he also yelled at her to die outside and not die at home.

This official believes that Madam Shen was so angry that she couldn't think straight and went to the suburbs to hang herself.