Chapter 170: The Gu Master Who Cultivated the Young Hero
When Qi He brought the noodles out, Yan Yixiuan and Jiang Yan were already sitting at the table.
"Brother Lin, Xiao He, come and sit down," Yan Yixuan waved, and after Lin Zhi and Qi He sat down, she said, "Qingxun has gone to bring buns to Ziheng."
After saving Qu Ziheng's life, the foursome became more friendly towards Lin Zhi and Qi He. Even Jiang Yan, who had always been wary of them, became much gentler, at least on the surface.
Seeing Qi He serving the noodles, Yan Yixiuan looked at them with envy and asked the boss to serve her a bowl of chicken noodle soup.
Qi He ate noodles quietly without explaining that they were birthday noodles. He didn't want others to know his exact age. When communicating with Qu Ziheng and others, he even said he was one year older to avoid people equating him with Chunyi's Qi He.
After a while, Qingxun came down from the stairs. While eating, he told everyone that Qu Ziheng was fine and would be able to go downstairs in good health soon.
Jiang Yan played with the jade pendant on his fan, looked at everyone and said, "Then shall we go straight to Yicheng?"
Yicheng is the territory of the Chiyu Sect, and the second hall is located there. It is the lair of the second hall master Jing Weirong whom they are looking for.
"Isn't this too risky? If we can't get away, the risk is too high. Why don't we wait somewhere else, spread the word, and wait for him to come to us?"
Qing Xun suggested that the main reason was that his martial arts skills were inferior to those of his companions, and he might be a drag.
Yan Yixuan: "He might think it's a trick, and then he'll send someone to find out our details, and then he'll know everything. And if he doesn't attract this fish, but attracts someone else, won't it be troublesome?"
"Let's follow the original plan. We'll find out the situation and pretend to be members of the Akabane Sect and get close. Now that we have Brother Lin and Xiao He, our chances of success have increased."
Yan Yixiuan looked at Lin Zhi, as if asking whether what she said was correct.
Lin Zhi raised her eyes and smiled: "We will certainly not sit idly by."
Yan Yixiuan nodded vigorously and patted Qingxun's arm to reassure him.
Jiang Yan went to the shopkeeper to pay the money, and Qu Ziheng, wearing new clothes, came down from the stairs.
"Don't you have any horses? We have four. How about you share a ride with me, Brother Lin, and let Qingxun take Xiaohe?"
Qu Ziheng looked at Lin Zhi and made a proposal. The horses of the four of them were previously left at a family's home in the town for feeding. Jiang Yan had just finished paying the bill and went out to get the horses.
Before Lin Zhi could speak, Qi He touched the white silk on his eyes and said, "My eyes are not working properly. I'm afraid I can only trouble Brother Qu to give us one horse to use."
There was an apology in his voice, and Yan Yixuan immediately said, "No problem, it will be more convenient for you to have one horse each. I'll give you my horse, and Qingxun and I will squeeze in."
Qingxun said he had no objection and would be willing to squeeze in with Brother Lin if he could, as he wanted to consult Lin Zhi about poison techniques.
Qu Ziheng scratched his head: "Yes, that's it!"
He was just thinking about how he could thank Brother Lin properly together with Brother Lin, and ignored this point.
Lin Zhi climbed onto the horse and Qi He sat behind him.
Compared to the past, their positions have been switched.
Qi He is now taller than Lin Zhi, and if he sits in front of Lin Zhi, he can block Lin Zhi's entire view.
Lin Zhi held the reins, Qi He patted the horse's butt, and caught up with the young boys and girls in front who were riding horses and whipping them.
Qi He couldn't see what was in front of him, he could only feel the slightly dry wind from the southwest blowing past his ears.
Except for the time when he was eight years old and they were traveling back to Miaojiang, he had never ridden with his master again.
At that time, he was sitting on the horse, and the embrace of his young master was wide enough for him. He was the only person he could rely on after his "death".
And now... Qi He lowered his eyes. The inevitable bumps and jolts were about to happen. The master in front of him had already leaned in his arms.
Qi He had an eye disease so he couldn't move the reins, so he hugged his master's waist and held him tightly for fear of falling.
He hugged her every night, from childhood to a teenager, and naturally knew that his master's waist was slender and flexible, and felt great to the touch.
The horse galloped, raising dust on the water, and moved forward from the southwest. The reflection of the lake could be seen, reflecting the intimate figure on the horse's back.
To get to Yicheng from the southwest, you must pass through Qinhe Valley.
From the perspective of topography, Qinhe Valley looks like a gourd that has been cut in half, with both the front and back roads being very narrow.
It is surrounded by a flat natural ravine with only one entrance and exit.
Lin Zhi and his companions traveled for several days to get here and entered the valley before dark.
Although it is called a valley, its interior is no different from a small town. Since it is the only way to go in one direction, it is quite lively, with merchants from both places often traveling back and forth, and there are all kinds of things sold on the street.
Lin Zhi and the others found an inn to rest. Qi He followed Qu Ziheng to the innkeeper's place and asked for two rooms.
Qu Ziheng: "Xiao He, you guys are so polite. I don't know how to repay you for saving my life."
Yan Yixuan smiled and said, "I can't repay you for saving my life, so I can only repay you with my body."
Qi He's brows frowned unconsciously. If it wasn't for the Snake Cloud Grass, he would have wanted to part ways with them long ago.
This man named Qu Ziheng was too enthusiastic and too close to his master. He kept calling him "Big Brother Lin" all the way, which was a bit annoying.
Qu Ziheng waved his hands like he was shooing away a fly: "I'm not you, and I'm not a woman."
"I would like to, but I don't have such good fortune."
Lin Zhi put her things down and went downstairs. She happened to hear this and asked, "What good fortune?"
Qu Ziheng smiled and said, "Yixuan said she wanted to marry you."
"Qu Ziheng!" Yan Yixuan called out Qu Ziheng's name in anger and quickly explained, "Brother Lin, don't listen to his nonsense. I was just joking. I swear to God that I have no intention of blaspheming you!"
Yan Yixiuan often wondered what kind of woman would eventually conquer a man like Brother Lin. He had a pair of bright eyes, giving people a soft and harmless feeling as if he was always smiling. But such a beauty happened to be poisonous, which made him even more charming.
Yan Yixiuan often admired him openly but without any girlish feelings. Her intuition told her that there would be no ending if she liked such a person.
She clarified again: "It was Qu Ziheng who said that he couldn't repay the life-saving grace, I was just teasing him."
"Brother Lin, if you don't mind, I can offer myself to you at any time."
Qu Ziheng smiled elegantly while holding the sword, his tone full of teasing.
Qi He, who was standing by the railing, tightened his hands subconsciously. The breathing of the person next to him was so troublesome in the dark world.
The handsome young man holding the sword had sharp eyebrows and bright eyes. Lin Zhi just chuckled and shook his head.
"Jiang Yan just said that he was going out to buy something. Do you want to go with him?"
Lin Zhi didn't continue to dwell on this topic, and the thoughts of the two people who were originally joking were naturally diverted.
Yan Yixuan: "Of course, there is no curfew in Qinhe Valley, and there are many places to visit."
Qu Ziheng teased: "Then you better be careful, don't get lost and separated from us again, thinking that we won't wait for you and cry alone in the inn."
"Tell me clearly who is crying!"
"If it's not you, then it's some female warrior with a dagger."
Yan Yixiuan raised her hand to hit him, but Qu Ziheng immediately ran away, and the two of them left laughing and joking.
Qi He tilted his head and looked in the direction of Lin Zhi and asked, "Master, do you want to go shopping?"
"No, I have something to take care of. If you are interested, you can go shopping by yourself."
Lin Zhi had a letter to send out, and this was a good time to not be disturbed.
"good."
Qi He responded like this, but didn't go out in the end. He followed Lin Zhi upstairs.
When the waiter was wiping the railing in the evening, he suddenly found something wrong and quickly looked down.
There were a few concave fingerprints that appeared under the thick wooden railing, which looked particularly strange.
Lin Zhi dealt with the backlog of letters, using specially trained carrier pigeons to deliver messages, and then fed poisonous insects in the house, meditating and practicing martial arts.
He fell asleep in his clothes in the middle of the night, and not long after he fell asleep, he heard footsteps on the roof.
He opened his eyes and the footsteps had disappeared.
[Was there someone up there just now?] 】
01: [Someone flashed by. 】
The red dot representing the person was moving very fast. It must be someone stepping over the roof using light Kung Fu.
Lin Zhi didn't intend to investigate further and closed his eyes. He heard a few more footsteps, quickly passing over the roof.
Judging from the degree of haste and the speed with which they are rushing, the person behind should be chasing the person in front.
Lin Zhi didn't even open his eyes and didn't intend to meddle in other people's business.
Lin Zhi woke up in the morning and heard conversation downstairs before she even opened the door.
He pushed open the door and saw many people sitting in the lobby. Qi He was also coming out of his room. There was a lot of noise downstairs and he could vaguely hear words like "city lord" and "thief".
Qu Ziheng, who had just returned from outside, reported the situation and said, "I heard that the city lord's mansion was robbed and all the roads in and out were blocked."
Jiang Yan frowned: "What a coincidence, we just came in yesterday and now we are stuck here, so things are delayed."
Yan Yixuan yawned and asked, "What was stolen?"
Qu Ziheng: "I don't know. The soldiers just said that no one can leave here. I went to check and saw that there were still many people from the underworld guarding the gate. It's really strange."
Jiang Yan joked, "How ignorant! What's so strange about this? This is Qinhe Valley."
Lin Zhi nodded in his heart. It was not surprising that the officers and soldiers here had connections with the people in the underworld.
The mayor of Qinhe Valley is surnamed Chen. His elder brother is Chen Buyu, who is known as the Immortal of the Flute in the underworld. In the early years, Qinhe Valley was frequently plagued by bandits due to its terrain, and the mayor was miserable. Bandits left one after another, and some unlucky ones were even killed. After this mayor Chen took office, Chen Buyu, for the safety of his younger brother, took his friends in the underworld to kill the bandits. The corpses could be laid out for several streets if they were connected.
After that, Qinhe Valley became much more peaceful. The city lord also kept many martial arts followers in his mansion. When he occasionally met someone from the martial arts world on the road, he would invite him for a drink. When there was a burglary in his mansion, it was normal to have someone from the martial arts world guarding the door.
It seems that the person who passed by the roof last night was related to this theft.
Qi He whispered in Lin Zhi's ear: "Master, did you hear anything last night?"
Lin Zhi nodded slightly. He had not yet decided whether to intervene in this matter.
In just a flash, the heroic young men nearby had already made their decision.
Yan Yixuan suggested: "We can't get out here anyway, why don't we go ask what's lost and see if we can help. Di Zhongxian and my father are friends, even though I haven't seen him many times."
Everyone set off as soon as they said they would, and soon arrived at the City Lord's Mansion.
With the help of Yan Yixuan's father, they successfully met City Lord Chen.
City Lord Chen gestured, "It's great that you are willing to help. We don't have enough manpower to search here. What I lost was a pure white porcelain bottle about this size. It was filled with water, and there was the Biyuan Villa logo on the bottom of the bottle."
Qingxun looked up and asked, "Can you tell me what kind of symbol it is?"
City Lord Chen told Qingxun the mark on the bottom of the bottle. Qingxun took a breath and said, "It's actually a Tian-level medicine. The water in the white bottle is Bilu Hantian?"
Hearing this name, Qi He subconsciously clenched his fingers.
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