Zhou Zhilu checked with Wang Qian before he completely understood Lou Yunxiao's plan.
Before, Zhou Zhilu was still lamenting that Wang Qian was just an ordinary citizen, but he was able to grasp the situation and lend a helping hand at the critical moment. Now it seems that he and others were just being washed away by Lou Yunxiao.
"You mean the shadow who delivered Xiuhua's diary that night was Lou Yunxiao?" Ling Qingxue asked in surprise.
"Yes." Zhou Zhilu nodded and replied, "That night I saw a huge black shadow and thought it was the demonized Wang Qian, but now it seems that it might have been Lou Yunxiao in disguise.
"When he saw that we had escaped from Feng Yuan's Escort Agency, he decided to place the bet on us, so he sent Xiuhua's diary and pretended to be Wang Qian. This would also make us feel good about Wang Qian and prepare for the next conflict.
"He must have known Wang Qian's hiding place long ago and deliberately leaked the news to him that Xiuhua's body was going to be burned. I was wondering where the news of burning the body came from when the case was not yet closed.
"Now it seems that this is just a means to stimulate Wang Qian to make a desperate move and seek revenge on Feng Yuan."
"This... so everything that is happening now is all part of Lou Yunxiao's plan? We have all become his pawns?!" Ling Qingxue said angrily.
Zhou Zhilu sighed upon hearing this: "But now that Feng Yuan is dead, I'm afraid all the things he did with Feng Yuan before will be completely covered up."
"So we're just going to let him go? When we left, so many people came to thank us. Wang Ren and his wife even kowtowed to us repeatedly to thank us for avenging their son. But now I just think it's ridiculous!"
Zhou Zhilu looked at Ling Qingxue helplessly and said, "Then what can you do? Do you have evidence? Without evidence, even if you report it to the court, it will be difficult to punish him in the end!
"Besides, our Fuye Division only deals with demonic matters, not human affairs. Lou Yunxiao is a seventh-rank county magistrate, and now he is about to be promoted to the sixth rank. As a citizen of the Great Song Dynasty, are you sure you want to break the law and cause trouble for him?"
Ling Qingxue was silent for a while after hearing this, and finally broke the tree beside him with a punch, and walked away angrily.
Zhou Zhilu sighed, turned his head silently and looked towards the east, muttering: "But I am not a citizen of the Great Song Dynasty..."
At night, the three of them rested in the woods. The burning firewood made crackling sounds, and the surroundings were dark and silent.
Zhou Zhilu fed a piece of dead wood into the campfire and casually asked, "What kind of martial arts is Lou Yunxiao using? Why have I never seen it before?"
Ling Qingxue explained: "He is different from us warriors. He follows the sacred learning."
"Sacred Learning?"
"I don't know much about sage studies either. I only know that they cultivate themselves by reading the books of sages, establishing their minds and destiny, and forming their own sage images. Most of their offensive methods are carried out through the sage images."
Zhou Zhilu was surprised when he heard this: "Can reading help you cultivate? Knowledge is really power..."
When I thought about how I practiced sword-wielding and exercised my body day and night, I felt extremely envious.
Ling Qingxue glanced at Zhou Zhilu and said unhappily, "It's not as easy as you think. Nowadays, almost all civil servants in the Great Song Dynasty practice the sacred learning, but it is quite rare for them to break through to a high level. Moreover, I heard that the sacred learning is two or three stages shorter than the martial arts. It seems that there is a gap in the inheritance."
Zhou Zhilu casually asked, "Is that so... then what are the drawbacks of sacred learning?"
"Saintly learning is also about the mind, so once the state of mind is broken, the saintly image will also be affected. However, this is difficult. After all, those who practice sacred learning will specifically train their state of mind. Another thing is that compared to martial arts, their bodies are very weak and not as tough as warriors...
"Why are you asking this?" Ling Qingxue looked at Zhou Zhilu in confusion.
Zhou Zhilu said casually, "I'm just asking. After all, I've never seen it before and I'm curious."
At midnight, Ling Qingxue and Wang Qian were already fast asleep, and Zhou Zhilu was in charge of keeping watch.
I stared at the jumping flames in the bonfire for a long time.
After a long time, Zhou Zhilu turned his head and looked at the sleeping Ling Qingxue. He stood up silently and walked away with the only remaining knife.
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The inner courtyard of Yancheng County Government Office.
Lou Yunxiao was lying on the bed and sleeping soundly. Suddenly, the wooden door outside the house shattered, and a cold knife light suddenly came from outside the house.
Lou Yunxiao on the bed opened his eyes instantly, a look of fear flashed across his face, and he quickly stood up to avoid it. With a wave of his hand, a huge book's light and shadow blocked his way.
"boom!"
The bed shattered with a loud bang. Lou Yunxiao covered his bleeding arm, stood in the corner, and looked forward in shock.
He saw a young man holding a long knife, standing in the darkness, looking at him grimly.
"Zhou Zhilu! Didn't you leave? And what are you doing? Are you rebelling?" Lou Yunxiao shouted sternly.
Zhou Zhilu looked at him indifferently and said coldly, "You made a deal with Feng Yuan, allowed Hong Jing to harm people, provoked conflicts between Fuyesi and Fengyuan Escort Agency, and lured Wang Qian into revenge. You set up that monster, too... Lou Yunxiao, I'm already standing here, what's the point in covering it up?"
Lou Yunxiao was silent for a moment after hearing this. He turned his head and looked around, wondering, "Are you alone? What's the point of doing this?"
"significance?"
Zhou Zhilu laughed grimly upon hearing this and said, "Who do you think I'm doing this for? The Great Song Dynasty? The people of Yancheng County? Hehehe..."
His eyes were filled with an infinite coldness. "I'm only doing this for myself. I hate being plotted against, I hate being a pawn, I hate things like red crystals... I can't rest in peace unless I kill you."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Zhilu drew his sword in an instant, and countless ice crystals condensed in the air and attacked Lou Yunxiao. This was the Seven Slashes of Cold Sealing.
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