Shangguan Wanning stood aside and watched the fight between Huo Gang and Tie Shijie. Their martial arts moves were extremely similar and their skills seemed to be on par with each other, making it difficult to tell who would win for a while.
She was secretly anxious, but did not dare to speak out, for fear that Huo Gang would be distracted.
The folding fan in Tie Shijie's hand was dancing with the fire Chen Qing, and it hit Huo Gang's vital points several times.
Huo Gang seemed to be waiting for an opportunity. When he snatched the fan from Tie Shijie's hand, the two of them stood still at the same time.
The air seemed to freeze at this moment.
Shangguan Wanning stared at them blankly, and both of them did not move.
"hiss."
With a slight sound, Tie Shijie's headband broke and his long hair fell down instantly.
His face was filled with frustration and pain.
Huo Gang's body shook, and he stretched out his hand to grab Tie Shijie's neck. With just a little force, he could break Tie Shijie's neck.
Shangguan Wanning saw Huo Gang's body trembling for a long time, and then slowly let go of his hand.
"Why don't you kill me?" Tie Shijie's angry eyes seemed to be able to spit out flames.
He was not grateful to Huo Gang for showing mercy.
"You don't have to consider me your senior brother, but... I can't forget the little junior brother who used to be by my side and spent every day with me. I admit that I was soft-hearted. However, if you lead the people of Wuji Sect to do something that is against the will of heaven and earth again, one day, I will kill you with my own hands."
After Huo Gang finished speaking, he left with Shangguan Wan Ning.
After the two returned to the inn, they went back to their rooms to rest. Shangguan Wanning tossed and turned all night and couldn't fall asleep.
When she woke up the next morning, she saw Huo Gang standing in the yard in a daze.
"Brother Huo."
"Miss."
"Brother Huo, I thought about this for most of last night. Since we can't find clues from the victim, let's start with the government."
When Huo Gang heard this, a light flashed in his eyes.
"Brother Huo, you were assisting the government in investigating the case. So, besides you, the prefect and the yamen runners who participated in the investigation must also know those clues. I don't believe that the father and son of the Ling family can cover up the truth with one hand."
"But the prefect at that time, Mr. Qin, was transferred away."
Shangguan Wanning was surprised again.
"Isn't the current Lord Liu the prefect who investigated the murder case with you back then?"
"No, this Lord Liu is Ling Ruiying's confidant. Besides, I don't know where Lord Qin has been transferred to."
Shangguan Wanning felt a headache. "Then we can only start with the Ministry of Personnel."
Huo Gang shook his head. "It takes too much time to go back and forth from here to the capital. I'll go to the archives room of the government office tonight. There must be records of where Lord Qin was transferred to."
Shangguan Wanning was worried about Huo Gang's safety and couldn't help but hesitate.
"Don't worry, I'll be careful."
"Okay then. Brother Huo, safety is the most important thing."
At night, Huo Gang changed into a nightgown and sneaked into the file room of the prefecture government office alone. As he was flipping through the files in the dim moonlight, he suddenly heard a chaotic and noisy sound outside the door.
He rolled up the file concerning the transfer of officials and put it in his arms, hoping to leave in the chaos.
He found that the lights in the backyard room were on, and he could faintly hear shouts of "Catch the assassin."
Huo Gang hesitated slightly, and followed under the cover of night.
I saw seven or eight masked men surrounded by soldiers and guards, and archers were also lying in ambush on the roof, ready to attack.
He hid in the dark and observed, and found that these masked men had formed a strange formation. It was obvious that they were all protecting the person standing in the middle.
Is it a woman?
Huo Gang looked at the other person's figure and immediately made a judgment in his mind.
The archer's sharp arrows shot towards the masked man like raindrops.
Huo Gang picked up stones from the ground and knocked down several archers secretly. The encirclement was broken, and the masked woman broke through under the cover of her companions.
But when he was leaving, he was shot in the back of the shoulder by a sharp arrow.
Huo Gang quietly followed her and helped her deal with some of the soldiers who were chasing after her. He was very curious about who this woman was.
With a "whoosh", a dart flew towards Huo Gang's face.
Huo Gang dodged by turning over in mid-air, and the woman's hand was already in front of him. He took advantage of the situation and grabbed the woman's pulse.
A pair of clear and sharp eyes stared at him fiercely.
The other party probably didn't expect that the person who followed her and rescued her was also masked like her.
"Who are you? Why are you following me?"
"I'm just passing by. I'm a little curious about you. But don't worry, I don't really need to know who you are."
Huo Gang let go of the woman and turned away.
“Plop.”
There was a strange noise behind him. Huo Gang turned around and saw the woman lying on the ground and fainted.
He hurried forward to check, looking around, somewhat at a loss. After thinking it over again and again, he gritted his teeth and carried the woman back to the inn.
"Brother Huo, you are finally back."
Shangguan Wanning was waiting anxiously. She was slightly startled when she saw Huo Gang put a person in the **. "Who is this?"
"Miss, I know you are knowledgeable about medicine, please see if you can save her."
Shangguan Wanning didn't ask any more questions and immediately checked the masked man's wound. "Huh? Is it for the girl?"
When Huo Gang saw Shangguan Wanning preparing to cut the woman's clothes, he quickly turned around, paused, and left the room.
Shangguan Wanning bandaged the masked woman's wound, untied the mask, and changed her clothes.
After all the hard work, I was exhausted and sweating.
Shangguan Wanning began to look at the girl carefully.
She is very beautiful, with delicate skin, a heroic look between her eyebrows, and a slim and graceful figure.
As the sky began to brighten, the woman slowly opened her eyes.
"Are you awake?"
When she saw a beautiful girl of the same age as herself, she tensed up and all the pores on her body closed.
"Who are you?"
"Don't be nervous. My eldest brother saw you fainted on the side of the road and rescued you."
"Your eldest brother?"
The person who broke into the government office at night like her?
"What do you want?"
"I didn't mean anything. I just couldn't bear to see you die on the street." Shangguan Wanning poured a glass of water for the woman and handed it to her. "Miss, what should I call you?"
"My name is Xiaoyan. Thank you for saving me. I will repay you when I have the chance. I... should go now."
Xiaoyan felt a sharp pain in the wound when she moved slightly, but she still insisted on getting out of bed.
Shangguan Wanning supported her and when she opened the door, she saw Huo Gang standing outside.
When Xiaoyan and Huo Gang looked at each other, she guessed that he was the person who saved her last night.
"Thank you." Xiaoyan didn't say much and walked out with all her might.
Huo Gang wanted to chase after her, but was stopped by Shangguan Wanning. "Brother Huo, this woman's identity is not simple."
Shangguan Wanning said this and whistled.
Two secret guards soon came in front of her.
"Follow the woman just now. I want to know where she is staying and who she is with."
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