UGB Chapter 70
Chapter 70
Lu Xiaofeng's heart itched like a cat's claw.
He really wanted to know what Jin Jiuling had done.
Not only because of curiosity, but also because of Ye Gucheng's attitude.
He thought that to make Ye Gucheng like this, what Jin Jiuling committed must be quite serious.
Both Jin Jiuling and Ye Gucheng are his friends, when they meet together, which one will Lu Xiaofeng trust more?
Of course Ye Gucheng.
There is also a difference between friends and friends. As for the depth of friendship, it is not distinguished by priority.
For example, Jin Jiuling and Ye Gucheng are both friends of Lu Xiaofeng. He knew Jin Jiuling much earlier than he knew Ye Gucheng.
But in reality, Lu Xiaofeng's trust in Ye Gucheng must be higher than that of Jin Jiuling.
what is the reason?
Lu Xiaofeng couldn't explain clearly either.
He only knew that if he was in trouble, Jin Jiuling could help him, but he couldn't do anything wrong.
But Ye Gucheng, he is the same as Ximen Chuuxue.
As long as it is a friend's business, it is his own business.
As long as Lu Xiaofeng opens his mouth, no matter where Ye Gucheng is or what he is doing, he will put down everything in his hands and come for him.
This is friendship.
It is a sincere friendship.
Thinking of this, Lu Xiaofeng's whole body felt tight, as if soaking in warm water.
In this world, there are one or two close friends who can help you, and you can also help them. Even if they die, they will not regret their passing through the world.
But if there is any shortcoming of Ye Gucheng, it is probably that he likes to play tricks too much.
Lu Xiaofeng asked curiously, "What did Jin Jiuling do?"
Ye Gucheng said: "You can ask him."
Although his expression didn't change, Lu Xiaofeng suddenly felt a sense of malice.
He thought to himself, if he really asked, he would be the number one fool in the world.
As long as everyone has a secret, since it is a secret, they absolutely do not want others to know.
Not to mention the secrets of the Jianghu people, the secrets of heroes.
It's not that Lu Xiaofeng is talking nonsense, nine out of ten secrets in the Jianghu are related to blood, human life and hatred.
What would he do if he knew?
To fight against injustice, or to draw swords to help?
neither.
If the hatred has nothing to do with him, then he can only stand on the sidelines.
Zhang Wanrou's enmity had nothing to do with them, if it wasn't for the sword ghost that aroused Ximen Chuuxue's interest, and she was willing to exchange the sword that was half of her body, even if she hit her head to death at the gate of Wanmei Villa, maybe Ximen Chuuxue would have Can't agree.
As for Lu Xiaofeng and Ye Gucheng, although they are not bad people, they are not good people either.
If everyone wants their help to take revenge, and everyone threatens to die in front of them, are they going to help or not?
Men like them can be moved by words and actions, but they cannot be kidnapped.
Moral kidnapping, this is almost the most frightening way to kill enemies in the world.
Ye Gucheng said: "If I were you, I wouldn't be so curious."
Lu Xiaofeng said: "Unfortunately you are not me."
Lu Xiaofeng said: "The matter of Jin Jiuling is related to the current situation?"
Ye Gucheng said: "I don't know."
Lu Xiaofeng looked at him with disbelief in his eyes, after hearing what Ye Gucheng said, who would believe that he didn't know anything?
Anyway, Lu Xiaofeng didn't believe it.
Lu Xiaofeng said: "Could it be that this matter is difficult to talk about?"
Ye Gucheng said: "Indeed."
Lu Xiaofeng said: "But you also feel that this matter is very important and should be known?"
Ye Gucheng said: "I didn't say that."
He looked at Lu Xiaofeng, the smile in his eyes was finally free from sarcasm, but he didn't look tolerant either.
His eyes are too transparent, as if he can see through everything. If a person harbors ghosts in his heart, he must not look directly into Ye Gucheng's eyes, because he will feel that he has been seen through.
See through, this word will bring endless fear to those with ulterior motives.
Ye Gucheng said: "Even if you want to know about it, I can't tell you directly."
Lu Xiaofeng said: "Why?"
Ye Gucheng said: "Because there is no basis for what you say."
Lu Xiaofeng said: "There is no evidence for what you say?"
Ye Gucheng said: "That's right."
He said: "Although I know some secrets, I have no evidence."
Without evidence, you can't talk nonsense, not to mention, this secret is still very important, and it has caused an uproar.
The Embroidered Thief should have attracted the attention of countless people in Jianghu, but when the Jade Rakshasa of the Western Demon Cult appeared, more than half of the world's heroes who appeared at the Heroes Meeting died, and the real Embroidered Thief who embroidered the blind was not so important.
The sense of existence is pitifully thin.
It's just a blind man, and there is no dead person. Compared with the crimes of the three friends of Suihan, it is not a felony at all.
Not to mention that Jin Jiuling is still very smart. When he found that the momentum was wrong, he immediately put his tail between his legs and behaved. In the past half a year, he actually got rid of the stinking problem of squandering before, and began to be a headhunter with peace of mind.
If no one pursues it, things seem to pass.
However, Skynet is fully restored, and the mistakes he made are mistakes, and they will not be wiped out because of his low-key behavior.
Ye Gucheng thought to himself, if people really found out the old things, Jin Jiuling might not be able to escape.
After all, he has a criminal record.
Moreover, even if no one in Jianghu paid attention, did his collaborators really forget about this person?
Ye Gucheng sneered in his heart when he thought about it.
how is this possible.
Even if Jin Jiuling thought so himself, the other party would definitely not think so.
A thief ship is easy to get on, but not easy to get off.
Because Ye Gucheng knows more than others, so he also thinks more than others.
When he heard that Qin Sanlang had died, an inexplicable thought came to his mind.
Ye Gucheng said: "Although I can't tell you what Jin Jiuling did, I can tell you the way of discovery."
Lu Xiaofeng said: "What."
Ye Gucheng said: "Tell me first, are you sure that Qin Sanlang won't get news from other people?"
Lu Xiaofeng said firmly, "Yes."
There are not many things he can be sure of, but he can be sure of this one.
Neither Zhu Ting, the proprietress, nor himself will leak any news.
Wouldn't Jin Jiuling know it too?He certainly wouldn't do it himself, but even Jin Jiuling didn't know if there was anyone staring at him behind him.
Ye Gucheng said again: "Are you sure that Qin Sanlang is a dead man?"
Lu Xiaofeng said again: "Yes."
Ye Gucheng said: "Okay, then you can find someone to keep an eye on Jin Jiuling."
Lu Xiaofeng said: "Find someone to watch him?"
Ye Gucheng said: "Not bad."
There was a gleam in his eyes, a trust in his own judgment.
Ye Gucheng said: "Jin Jiuling will definitely have an accident."
what's up?
Ye Gucheng said: "Someone will look for him, or someone wants him to die."
Lu Xiaofeng gasped.
This is Yingtian, the imperial city, and the foot of the emperor.
Jin Jiuling is the chief arrester of the six sects under the emperor, even if he has countless enemies, he should always be quiet in the capital of the emperor, weigh the consequences of doing it here, and make other plans based on the weight of doing it here .
Ye Gucheng said that someone wants Jin Jiuling to die, is it true?
Lu Xiaofeng was not sure.
He just knew that if anyone dared to do it, he must be very bold and powerful.
His power is so great that he even dared to openly challenge the court at the feet of the emperor!
Lu Xiaofeng's expression was very serious, but he just said: "I see."
Then he went out.
He may have some plans, some arrangements, most likely, as Ye Gucheng said, find a few people to watch Jin Jiuling.
Although Lu Xiaofeng is not in Yingtian, the whole world is his friend.
He is a very charismatic person, and he is willing to do good deeds. Many people have owed Lu Xiaofeng favors. Even though this is the capital city and Jin Jiuling's territory, his connections seem to be deeper than those of Jin Butou who is entrenched here.
Many people are willing to go through fire and water for him, and do anything for him.
The so-called real heroes are people like Lu Xiaofeng.
So as long as he gave an order, as long as he made any request, many people would agree to help him keep an eye on Jin Jiuling.
They don't need to deliberately stare at him or follow him deliberately, they just need to take a look at him quietly, and then pass the information on to the next person.
Therefore, these people must be widely distributed, there are many, and they are very structured and organized.
They have their own method within.
Who is Lu Xiaofeng planning to find?The answer seemed imminent.
beggars.
Whether at the feet of the Son of Heaven or in the cold Saibei, there are beggars and disciples of the beggar gang.
As long as there are people, there are gangs of beggars.
As for why Lu Xiaofeng was so sure about Ye Gucheng's words, needless to say?
As long as he is Ye Gucheng and the Lord of Baiyun City, he is worthy of Lu Xiaofeng's trust.
Maybe one day Ye Gucheng suddenly pointed to a pile of shit and told Lu Xiaofeng that the shit was delicious, and he would believe it.
Of course, City Lord Ye would not do such unscrupulous things.
Ye Gucheng watched Lu Xiaofeng leave in a hurry, and quietly gave himself a thumbs up in his heart.
Very good, he is good at fooling people.
This is because he has established a very authoritative image, so no matter what he says, it is very trustworthy.
He looked at the performance of the other two people present, Ximen Chuuxue seemed calm as if he hadn't heard anything, while Zhang Wanrou restrained herself and forced herself to be calm.
But there was still anxiety in his eyes.
Although she ranks No.12 in the sword manual, her status in the world is much lower than that of Jin Jiuling.
It should be said that there are few heroes in this world with a higher status than him.
Officials with high martial arts skills, even if some would secretly call them lackeys of the imperial court, but in the ears of most people, such names are still very deterrent.
What's more, he is not only a poor official, but also has good martial arts. Among the younger generation, there are very few people whose martial arts are better than Jin Jiuling's.
Famous and powerful, why can't he think about it, so he will do something to him?
At least Zhang Wanrou would never try to challenge Jin Jiuling, just like she would never try to trouble Lu Xiaofeng.
But now, she seemed to have heard some terrible secret about Jin Jiuling.
Women's minds are often more sensitive than men's, which is innate.
Most women have a seven-orifice exquisite heart.
Therefore, Zhang Wanrou could easily hear Ye Gucheng's ridicule and slight disdain for Jin Jiuling from Ye Gucheng's vague words.
Who could make Ye Gucheng ridicule him?
Zhang Wanrou thought in her heart, she would not be a good person anyway.
But she heard that although Jin Jiuling was not a [-]% good person, he was actually a decent person, a hero who would be regarded as a friend by Jiang Hu Zhengdao.
Oh, by the way, Jianghu Zhengdao has been in a slump since the decline of the Wudang faction, and he has been his grandson for more than half a year.
Most of the people who are now famous in the arena are chivalrous men and solitary masters.
It's not right, it's not evil.
Ye Gucheng looked at Zhang Wanrou, his vision was still very clear, and he could see through this woman in an instant.
Zhang Wanrou was shocked, and subconsciously said: "I don't know anything!"
The eager look is as if if she knows something, she will be killed immediately.
Ye Gucheng: "..."
Is he so scary?
Of course he wasn't scary, just a bit too majestic.
It doesn't matter whether Zhang Wanrou knows, anyway, Ye Gucheng didn't say anything, he just gave Lu Xiaofeng a hint.
and many more.
Ye Gucheng suddenly discovered a problem.
Just now Lu Xiaofeng seemed to come in in a hurry, and then left in a hurry?
Didn't they discuss what happened to the sword ghost, and he went out?
Ye Gucheng was heartbroken: It's really unreliable.
In that case, he and Ximen Chuuxue should discuss it.
Zhang Wanrou: "..."
Look at me look at me look at me!
Shouldn't you join me in the discussion? !
Ye Gucheng said: "This matter seems to involve a lot."
Ximen Chuixue said: "Yes."
Ye Gucheng said: "What does the master of Ximen have in mind?"
Fortunately, Ximen Chuuxue is reliable, and he didn't tell Ye Gucheng that I had no idea. He pondered for a moment and said, "It seems that the sword ghost and the one who sent the battle invitation are not the same person?"
Ye Gucheng said: "It should be him who flew the pigeon to pass the letter in the first place."
But after that it obviously wasn't.
Ye Gucheng said: "Sword Ghost, you probably haven't received any reply."
So now there is a question, whether Zhang Wanrou and Sword Demon will fight or not on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.
Ximen Chuixue said: "Since he has raised a challenge, there is no possibility of avoiding it."
If you avoid it, you are not a swordsman.
How can a person who is afraid of his opponent be able to hold the sword in his hand?
Therefore, even if Sword Ghost did not receive Zhang Wanrou's reply, he would probably accept the invitation by default.
Not only because Zhang Wanrou is a well-known swordsman in Jianghu, but also because she is a woman.
Ye Gucheng's ability to make everyone in Baiyun City equal doesn't mean he doesn't know the difference in the outside world.
The status of women in the Ming Dynasty declined even more than in the previous dynasties. Although there were some talented and beautiful women because of the martial arts world, most people in the Jianghu did not change their views on women just because they were in the Jianghu .
They are more likely to be belittled and more easily vilified.
For a swordsman, cowardice is enough to become a heart demon and ruin the heart of the sword. If it is put outside, it will also be poked in the spine.
But that's for men.
If it is for women, for Zhang Wanrou, there will be another method.
She will be "forgiven" because she is a woman.
Ximen Chuuxue looked at her like a bug, not only because she was a woman, but also because she gave up the sword in her hand.
For an unkind sword god like Ximen Chuuxue, he would rather die than give up his sword.
Ye Gucheng's swordsmanship is different from his, and his understanding is also different, so he can better understand Zhang Wanrou's mood.
There is no redundant sympathy and pity, nor redundant disgust and hatred.
He looked at this woman as if he looked at an ordinary person, just one of the crowd.
Zhang Wanrou may also have a feeling in her heart, and her favorability towards Ye Gucheng has been rising in a straight line.
But most of the time, she is still in awe of Lord Ye, because he is Ye Gucheng and the Lord of Baiyun.
This title can overwhelm everything.
Ye Gucheng said: "Wrong, even if a confrontation is proposed, there is a possibility of avoiding it."
He often put forward some opinions that were different from Ximen Chuuxue's, and Ximen Chuuxue just frowned.
He knew that he and Ye Gucheng walked on different paths, and differences seemed to be acceptable.
Ye Gucheng said: "What do you think?"
Of course he was asking about Zhang Wanrou who was making the background board.
Zhang Wanrou was flattered and said, "Me?"
It seemed that Ye Gucheng would not expect him to ask for his opinion.
Ye Gucheng said: "Of course it's you."
He said: "You can decide to go, or not to go."
Zhang Wanrou is a swordsman, even if she agrees to put down the sword in her hand, the imprint on her soul will not be erased. If it wasn't for the fact that the sword ghost doesn't follow the rules, how could she be willing to avoid the battle?
But to fight, it seems that you will definitely die.
People will hesitate between life and death, should they live in ignorance, or die with honor as a swordsman?
She had already made a decision, but when the role was mentioned again, she had to be shaken.
Ye Gucheng said: "Even if you go, you won't be allowed to die."
He was not going to let Zhang Wanrou hold the sword, she appeared not as a sword fighter, but as a decoy.
Since we all know that Sword Demon is too strong, it seems that he is a swordsman of the same level as them, so why send someone to die?
Zhang Wanrou immediately said: "I'll go!"
It's also very crisp.
It can only be said that Ye Chengzhu's supplement is too considerate.
Ximen Chuuxue frowned, he seemed a little dissatisfied.
What is he dissatisfied with?
Ye Gucheng knows Ximen Chuuxue very well, he has already grasped the heart of the swordsman next door.
Ye Gucheng said: "She's not here to fight."
Ximen Chuuxue didn't speak.
Ye Gucheng said again: "She is bait."
Ximen Chuuxue still didn't speak.
Zhang Wanrou is a very smart woman, she understood Ye Gucheng's meaning in just a few words, her eyes lit up and she said: "City Lord Ye is asking me to lead out the sword ghost."
Ye Gucheng said: "No."
Zhang Wanrou: "..."
Kind of embarrassing.
Ye Gucheng said: "You don't know what you want to do?"
Zhang Wanrou could only say: "Not sure."
Ye Gucheng said: "If you go out, you will be at peace."
Zhang Wanrou suddenly realized.
They knew that Sword Demon and the person who made the battle post were not on the same side at all, and they didn't even know the purpose of the two parties, but no matter whether the purpose of the battle post was to muddy the water or to do something to Sword Ghost, Do the most basic thing first.
It is the duel at the top of the purple gold, which must be held.
In this regard, the person hiding in the dark seems to have no doubts.
There is no doubt that their goal can be achieved, because as long as you are a swordsman, you should not refuse the challenge.
This is the law of convention, but it is so easy to break it.
Zhang Wanrou's actions have already broken this rule.
She is a very smart and innovative woman.
But the people hiding in the dark didn't know that they should still be complacent with outdated notions, waiting for Zhang Wanrou and the sword ghost to come to their door, allowing them to reap the benefits of fishing.
But is it that easy?
Ye Gucheng said: "You have to paralyze them."
Let those people think that their plan has succeeded, that everything is played by them in applause, and only by appeasing these old-minded idiots can they be invincible.
Ye Gucheng suddenly felt a little familiar, where did he seem to have seen such a stupid and arrogant method?
But this idea only passed in his mind for a while, and then he put it into other thoughts, and now he is focused on resolving this matter.
Ye Gucheng had a vague premonition that this seemed to be a very important matter.
Top of Purple Gold, Top of Forbidden City, these two names are so similar.
Zhang Wanrou said seriously, "Okay."
It seems that he has been entrusted with some important task.
Her affection for Ye Gucheng was suddenly much higher than that for Ximen Chuuxue, and her eyes were full of gratitude when she looked at him.
He even explained to her that City Lord Ye is really a good person.
She knew that Ye Gucheng looked at her differently from other people, not the way she looked at a woman, nor the way she looked at a bedbug.
That's the way people look.
This look made her internal organs seem to have shifted.
Does she want to cry?
Zhang Wanrou didn't know.
She just finally understood at this moment why so many people respect and admire Ye Gucheng.
Not just because he is a top swordsman.
She withdrew, filled with emotion.
It seemed that only Ye Gucheng and Ximen Chuuxue were left in the room.
Ximen Chuuxue has been closing his eyes and meditating, since Ye Gucheng had a conversation with Zhang Wanrou.
He is not as down-to-earth as Ye Gucheng, he doesn't talk much with his friends, and even less with outsiders.
But it is undeniable that a top swordsman is always very sharp. His sensitivity even surpasses Zhang Wanrou's sixth sense, and he can deduce everything from clues.
Ximen Chuuxue suddenly asked: "Jin Jiuling, is there something to do with that caretaker?"
A sudden question, but hit the nail on the head.
There seems to be some hidden connection between these people.
Ye Gucheng had already guessed that Ximen Chuuxue would ask questions, and he said, "I don't know yet."
Ximen Chuuxue said: "There is something in this world that you don't know?"
This is not a taunt, but a wisecrack.
Ximen Chuuxue can also joke, as long as the target is right.
Ye Gucheng said: "There are still many things in this world that I don't know."
Ximen Chuixue said: "So you asked Lu Xiaofeng to investigate?"
Ye Gucheng said: "Not bad."
Ximen Chuixue said: "You have already guessed who one of them is."
Ye Gucheng said: "But I have no evidence."
He is a very cautious person, and he is very unwilling to use his ideas to disturb others.
But when it comes to investigating cases, Ye Gucheng is definitely an amateur, such an important matter still depends on Lu Xiaofeng.
He is a professional detective.
Ye Gucheng said: "This should be a conspiracy."
Ximen Chuixue said, "Conspiracy?"
Ye Gucheng said: "Not bad."
He added: "And it's a big conspiracy."
Ximen Chuuxue laughed, and said, "What kind of conspiracy do you think is a big conspiracy?"
There was a sense of sarcasm in his smile, but the sarcasm was definitely not aimed at Ye Gucheng, but when the word conspiracy was mentioned, it made him think of many things, such as the matter about Jade Rakshasa.
For an innocuous game more than half a year ago, he smashed Wudang Mountain to its knees and killed so many young talents. Is this conspiracy a big one or a small one?
Ye Gucheng said: "The conspiracy I'm talking about is naturally bigger than the plot of Master Yu."
Ximen Chuuxue was no longer young, and his face was frozen again.
Ximen Chuixue said, "Oh?"
Ye Gucheng said: "I'm afraid that the people behind the scenes have a lot of pictures."
Ximen Chuixue said, "How can you see that?"
Ye Gucheng said: "Just rely on Jin Jiuling."
When Jin Jiuling and "Emperor Sword" get together, nothing good will happen.
Jin Jiuling didn't know that he was being targeted.
His awareness of prevention is very insufficient, or in other words, it is difficult to have any awareness of prevention when he is a headhunter.
Ordinary headhunters may have a stronger sense of safety than him, and it is common for them to be dragged into the alley by the enemy and beaten when they are drunk.
So those people, under normal circumstances, dare not let themselves get drunk.
Who knows what happens when you get drunk?
But he is different, his martial arts are superb, and he has many friends in the world, who dares to treat Jin Jiuling like this?
So he should be pretty safe.
Qin Sanlang's body was carried out, and Jin Jiuling stared at it personally, and asked Wu Zuo to turn it upside down and inspect it countless times.
It's a pity that the man was so terrible. Before he died, he not only burned the letter, but even dug out all the flesh in his palm, and burned it together.
If you want to judge what kind of martial arts a Jianghu person practices, don't you just look at the calluses on his hands?
The changes in the joints are very small, unless he is practicing boxing, since this person's joints are only averagely thick, it is definitely not the kind of kung fu that will change the joints.
His kung fu should be in his hands, but unfortunately, the flesh on his hands was burnt, so he couldn't judge.
Looking at Qin Sanlang's corpse, Jin Jiuling gritted his teeth in hatred, and felt a depression in his heart that he couldn't vent, he was about to spit fire.
Under his nose, the spy was killed, and he felt that he was going to lose all face.
Jin Jiuling is a very proud person. He may be able to tolerate other people's mistakes, but he absolutely cannot tolerate his own mistakes.
I wandered around Qin Sanlang's house for a long time without gaining anything. If I think about it with my toes, I know that even if he is destined to die in this house, there will be no other discoveries.
When the sun sets, there is only a smear of orange-red afterglow in the sky, even if he doesn't want to leave, he can't help it.
Because it's time to get off work.
If Jin Jiuling was the only one, even if he wanted to investigate these unsolved cases, he would have no choice.
He can only withdraw his troops temporarily.
The sun is setting and the lights are on, what should he do?
If it was normal, Jin Tutou would be a bit more elegant, he would probably drink a jug of good wine in a restaurant, and then go to Sister Hua to find a beautiful sister with a little drunkenness.
He is a little more frugal now, he doesn't have to wear the best clothes, and he doesn't have to eat the most exquisite food, but he can't sleep with women who are not the most beautiful.
From this point of view, he seems to be a persistent man.
But sleeping women also depends on the right time, place and people. At least today, full of resentment, is definitely not a good time to go shopping in Flower Street.
He just drank by the glass, by the jug, by the jug.
Small wine jars are lined up at the feet.
It is even more worrying to use wine to relieve sorrow, but if there is no wine, where will his depression be placed?
Jin Jiuling can only drink to numb himself.
If you get drunk, you won't be depressed.
But when you're drunk, you won't be vigilant anymore.
He walked out staggeringly, the waiter in the store knew the old man, so he would naturally send him to the residence, and when he arrived at the mansion, the servant girl would come out to welcome him and put the old man in his Room.
Jin Jiuling has a good reputation in the capital, and he also set up his own other courtyard. Unlike those serious officials, he is not as particular about the location of the courtyard as others, but he only requires that all the interior furnishings be complete. The best, even the servant girls want to pick the best.
He is a frequent customer in the restaurant, and several times a year, he would be sent back by drinking to relieve his worries. Every time he came and went, the waiter in the restaurant knew where Jin Jiuling lived.
Anyway, when he sobers up the next day, he will send someone to give Xiao Er a reward. Why not do something convenient?
It is worth two taels of silver to give him once.
But this money is not easy to earn, and there is a risk of losing your life.
Xiao Er supported Jin Jiuling, not only to make his crooked steps walk in a straight line, but also to laugh with him.
Because if he made the drunk uncle feel uncomfortable, his life might be lost.
But if you take good care of the uncle, his life will be there?
Hearing a sound of "咚——", the back of his head suddenly ached. The whole world turned black when he saw it, and only small golden stars could be seen in front of his eyes.
When did the stars in the sky turn golden?
Xiao Er lost consciousness.
Before he fell into the darkness, he seemed to have heard a stronger and more violent "boom——"
It was like the sound of a watermelon shell being smashed.