Chapter 255 Since Yi was born, why was Fan born? (Seeking monthly votes)
Spring Rain Tower.
As the sky darkened, red lanterns illuminated the four-story pavilion, making it shine brilliantly.
The lobby was bustling with people.
Amidst the fluttering curtains and canopies, a chorus of warbling birds and dancing butterflies filled the air.
Although Chunyu Tower was not the kind of brothel that exclusively engaged in prostitution, it was still a place that entertained people with sex.
People of all kinds, from all walks of life, are here. They can say whatever they want, and naturally they won't miss the important things at hand.
Although most of them were boasting, there were also some well-informed individuals among them.
"Black Fish Lane was truly a disaster today. Dozens of people died, and the corpses filled the coroner's office of the Criminal Investigation Department."
"I don't know what kind of heartless and insane person did this, not even sparing the beggars and martial arts practitioners who were watching."
"It is said that he was killed by a hidden weapon, possibly by a sorcerer from Vaishsa, who practiced those evil techniques."
"So far, there is no specific news from the government office, and we don't know how those two ended up fighting in the city."
"Fortunately, Black Fish Alley is sparsely populated, otherwise who knows how many people would have died tragically."
"I heard that the 'Dragon Spear' had appeared in Iron Wall Town before, and it was he who killed the second young master of the Liu family in Jingzhou."
"so?"
"The Liu family of Jingzhou will definitely not let him go."
"Yes, with the Liu family's power, they certainly won't let this go."
"But strangely enough, the Provincial Judicial Office did not issue any notices or warrants for the arrest of Liu Wu and 'Knife Madman' Liu Lang..."
However, most visitors were indifferent to this.
Their eyes were fixed on the girls on stage, and all they talked about were romantic and sentimental things.
"Gentlemen, we're here to have fun, so why bother with such petty squabbles?"
"Come, come, madam, bring me a jar of divine ox tea. I feel quite tired today..."
The hustle and bustle downstairs had no effect on the people in the quiet room on the fourth floor.
The general changed into a blue brocade robe and wore a hair crown; after dressing up, he did look quite handsome.
At this moment, however, he seemed to be deep in thought, his fingers tapping rhythmically on the mahogany table, as if waiting for something.
Amidst the clicking sound.
Lou Yuxue sat on the chair next to her, her head lowered, and a strange light flashed in her eyes from time to time.
The deaths of Lü Jiunan and Ge Muxiao at Liu Wu's hands were truly unexpected.
Even though she had brought Liu Wu to meet with Lü Jiunan and Ge Muxiao last night and noticed Liu Wu's attitude towards the two men, she still couldn't understand why Liu Wu killed them.
This was clearly the first time he had met Lü Jiunan.
Lou Yuxue sighed inwardly. If she had known that Liu Wu was not honest, she should not have agreed to cooperate with him.
Not only did she not earn any money, she also ended up getting dragged down with her.
Unfortunately, she had no way to truthfully report this matter to General Xing.
Even when Jiang Xing asked her about the details of her meeting with Lü Jiunan last night, she didn't dare to mention that Liu Wu was present at the time.
There's no other way.
The death of Lü Jiunan had indeed affected the plans of the White Tiger Guards.
Especially the plans of General Xing.
You see, he was still waiting for Lü Jiunan to send a message to King Lando, explaining the matter of meeting with King Lando.
Given the current situation, even if King Lando were to come, he would only be seeking revenge against Liu Wu.
"If the generals knew the truth, I would probably be punished as well."
"You bastard, couldn't you have asked me before you killed him?"
"You think you can get me to help buy food? Dream on!"
Lou Yuxue made up her mind that when she saw Liu Wu again, she would definitely question that bastard about why he had harmed her like that.
Just as she was thinking about these things, the sound of General Xing tapping on the wooden table stopped. "Tiger, have someone inform Luan Feng to come here for a meeting."
"yes."
Lou Yuxue dared not delay, so she got up, gave a few instructions to the Iron Flag Officer waiting outside the door, and then returned.
Jiang Xing glanced at her sideways and asked, "How much do you know about Liu Zhaoxue?"
Lou Yuxue was taken aback. "The third young lady of the Liu family?"
"I have only met her twice in Shuzhou and know that she came here to help Xinglinzhai expand its business in Shuzhou."
"However, on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, after attending the poetry gathering at Guiyun Academy, she rushed back to Jingzhou overnight to attend the funeral and never appeared in Shuzhou again."
General Xing nodded noncommittally. "She's back."
"Returning at this time... is it still for Xinglinzhai?"
"More than that, perhaps we both underestimated that woman."
Seeing Lou Yuxue's puzzled expression, Jiang Xing then recounted his discovery during the day.
After explaining everything in detail, he said, "I suspect that Liu Wu is indeed Liu Zhaoxue's man, and what he told you before was all true."
Lou Yuxue looked surprised and bewildered after hearing this.
Could it be that all her guesses were wrong?
Has Liu Wu been lying to her all along?
He was not a member of any prominent family in Shu Prefecture who was close to the Xiao family at all.
From the moment he first appeared at Chunyu Tower until last night, he had changed his identity several times.
Truth and falsehood intertwined, secrets and cover-ups abound.
So much so that even she, an experienced officer of the White Tiger Guard, could not tell the difference.
"Then, then the Sect Master's previous suspicion that he was a fledgling, wasn't that... wasn't that..."
General Xing nodded and sighed, "The Pavilion Master must have misjudged. This Liu Wu has nothing to do with the fledgling."
"On the night the summer grain was burned in the three towns, the fledgling bird should indeed have been with the owner of Baicaotang."
Upon hearing this, Lou Yuxue murmured, "My investigation also found the same result."
Despite discovering Liu Wu's identity, she felt no joy, only frustration.
If it weren't for General Xing's arrival in Shu Prefecture and his tracking of Liu Wu, who eventually hid in the house where Liu Zhaoxue lived, she doesn't know how long she would have had to wait to find out the truth.
A moment of silence.
Lou Yuxue snapped out of her thoughts and asked, "My lord, what are your plans now?"
"Lu Jiunan is dead, and the bandits under the Peacock Banner in Shuzhou City have gone into hiding. Do you still intend to continue contacting King Lando?"
General Xing shook his head. "Let's observe for a few more days."
“Lu Jiunan is the younger brother of King Lando. Regardless of whether he risked coming to seek revenge, he should have sent someone to investigate what happened.”
"I'll try to contact him then."
"So thank you for staying here all these days."
"Send me a message immediately once the Peacock King's flag appears."
Lou Yuxue responded with a "yes," then hesitated before asking, "My lord, I don't know what the purpose of your meeting with King Lando is?"
Jiang Xing paused slightly, looked at her, and replied, "Very well, now that things have come to this, I won't hide it from you."
"The reason I want to see King Lando is to complete a deal with him."
trade?
Lou Yuxue was secretly alarmed, thinking that he wanted to find some of the bandits who robbed people along the Tea Horse Road.
But General Xing saw through her thoughts and waved his hand with a smile, saying, "It's not the kind of deal you're thinking of."
"It is evidence in the possession of King Lando of correspondence with certain ministers of Shu Province."
Lou Yuxue, disregarding her apology, subtly asked, "Does Your Excellency mean that someone in Shu Prefecture is secretly colluding with the Peacock King's Banner?"
"This, this...aren't they afraid of His Majesty's wrath and the extermination of their entire families?"
General Xing smiled, turned his head to look north, and said meaningfully:
"Shuzhou is, after all, a border region of the Wei Dynasty, far from the emperor's reach. With some people's ambitions growing, it's inevitable that their minds will waver."
"Especially after word spread about what the Jizhou merchants were doing in the north, there were many people in Shuzhou who followed suit."
"Selling ironware, armor, raising private armies... how could my White Tiger Guard not have noticed these things?"
Lou Yuxue frowned slightly. "Does Your Excellency have a target? I can also use Mingyue Tower to gather evidence of their crimes."
General Xing shook his head. "You don't need to lift a finger."
"Once this period of work is over, the Pavilion Master's appointment will be issued. At that time, you will be the Golden Banner Officer, and there will be even more important matters to be arranged for you."
He paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "Besides, the purpose of the Pavilion Master and I is to use that evidence to pave the way for someone."
“Under normal circumstances, why would my White Tiger Guards need to make a deal with King Lando? Suspicion alone would be enough to arrest him.”
Lou Yuxue nodded in agreement and did not ask any further questions.
She was simply curious as to who the Pavilion Master and General Star were paving this way for, taking such a careful detour through King Lando's side.
Is this an attempt to completely erase any trace of the White Tiger Guard?
Or are empirical evidence still necessary?
Lou Yuxue had no idea what was going to happen; all she knew was that things were likely to change drastically in Shuzhou.
Especially since that troublemaking bastard is still here...
It was at this moment.
A knock sounded at the door outside the quiet room. A flag officer wearing a black iron mask pushed the door open and entered, bowing as he said:
"Reporting to my lord, news has arrived from over there."
General asked, "What's the plan?"
After Liu Hong was executed, he stayed in the study with Liu Taoyao and Zhao Shichang for two hours.
"The specific details are unknown."
"But after Liu Taoyao and Zhao Shichang left, they did not go back to rest, but left the Liu family and their whereabouts are unknown."
Where is Liu Hong?
He has already gone to sleep.
General Xing nodded and waved for him to leave.
After thinking for a moment, he said thoughtfully, "It seems that Lü Jiunan and Ge Muxiao must have had contact with Liu Hong."
Lou Yuxue's eyes widened slightly. "Does Your Excellency mean... that Liu Hong has an affair with the Peacock King's Banner?"
Considering what Jiang Xing had just said, she couldn't help but have this suspicion.
As far as she knew, Liu Hong had been working diligently and conscientiously in Shuzhou for many years, and had never shown any unusual behavior.
How did he suddenly get involved with the bandits of Vajrasattva?
General Xing shook his head and said, "It's not certain yet."
"However, judging from how decisively Liu Wu killed Lü Jiunan, Liu Hong, that old bastard, must be up to no good."
"If I'm not mistaken, this is Liu Zhaoxue using this to warn Liu Hong."
Upon hearing this, a word suddenly popped into Lou Yuxue's mind.
Reversing the Heavenly Stems.
Imagine one is the provincial governor of Shu Prefecture, and the other is the third daughter of the eldest branch of the Liu family in Jing Prefecture.
Given the vast difference in their social status, even if Liu Zhaoxue had discovered Liu Hong's weakness, how could she dare to let Liu Wu do such a thing?
Isn't she afraid of being killed by Liu Hong?
General Xing shared the same doubt, saying thoughtfully, "Perhaps there are details we are unaware of."
"Once Luanfeng arrives, the two of you can work together to investigate this matter."
"yes……"
...
Inside Tingyu Pavilion.
Water dripped down the rubble, making a continuous dripping sound.
With the blessing of the diabolo, the sound travels very far.
But none of this affected Chen Yunfan.
He held a sword in one hand and practiced his skills in the martial arts arena in the central courtyard.
His movements were graceful and unrestrained, and his swordsmanship was sometimes agile, sometimes domineering, and sometimes cunning, causing streaks of sword light to fill the courtyard.
Chunying, carrying a lantern, watched quietly from the side, feeling somewhat puzzled.
For some reason, she felt that Chen Yunfan was a bit impatient today.
Since returning from the Provincial Administration Office, he hasn't even eaten dinner and has been practicing swordsmanship in the training ground.
He would occasionally grit his teeth and mutter a few words.
The words were unclear, and Chunying didn't understand what he was saying, only that someone must have angered him.
Even Ning Yu, who was standing next to her, noticed it.
However, he was always a man of few words and never said anything out of turn.
The honest and simple-minded Niu Shan didn't say anything, but just quietly praised Chen Yunfan's swordsmanship.
"Brother Ning, has the young master's swordsmanship improved again?"
"Yes...no, I'm warning you, don't call me Brother Ning!"
"Ning... has that young master made any progress?"
"have!"
Chunying ignored the two clowns. Seeing that Chen Yunfan had finished practicing a set of sword techniques, she thought for a moment and went forward to offer him a towel.
"Young master, you have been practicing for three hours. Please take a break."
Chen Yunfan hesitated for a moment, then sheathed his sword, took a towel and wiped the sweat from his forehead, still showing some displeasure on his face.
He looked up at the starry night sky and the bright moon, pondering, "Has any news come back from over there?"
Chunying shook her head: "Not yet."
"The mountains are high and the roads are long; even if the white-robed minister wanted to contact the master, it would take some time."
Chen Yunfan was aware of this, but when he thought of Chen Yi's terrifying martial arts skills, he couldn't help but feel anxious.
Especially after learning about what happened in Black Fish Alley today, he realized that the gap between him and Chen Yi had not only not narrowed, but had widened.
—One shot and Lü Jiunan is dead.
He didn't even need to think about it; he knew he couldn't do it.
Let alone one shot, even a hundred or a thousand moves, he might not be able to defeat Lü Jiunan.
"Although black magic is not as good as witchcraft and poison, it is not so easy to deal with."
“Especially those deadly poisons, if it were me, I would never dare to be so reckless as to get close to Lü Jiunan.”
"Only Yi Di, only a medical master like him, is not afraid of being poisoned."
As Chen Yunfan thought about these things, his expression grew increasingly displeased.
After wiping the sweat from his face, he suddenly sighed, "Since Yi was born, why was Fan born?"
Chunying heard this clearly, and she looked at Chen Yunfan suspiciously and asked:
"Young master, why do you sigh like this?"
Over time, she naturally became aware of Chen Yunfan's high regard for Chen Yi and knew that the two had a close relationship.
But she really couldn't figure out why Chen Yunfan said that.
In her opinion, even if Chen Yi is now a teacher at Guiyun Academy and has perfected calligraphy, he still cannot compare to Chen Yunfan, who passed the imperial examination with top honors and works in the Provincial Administration Commission.
Chen Yunfan glanced at her, but didn't tell the truth, only giving a perfunctory answer:
"As for him, I can't compare to his calligraphy skills, nor am I as lucky as him."
"luck?"
"Don't ask so many questions, just keep an eye on things over there for me..."
Let's chat for a bit.
Just as Chen Yunfan was about to wash up and change his clothes, he saw a carriage approaching from a distance and stopping outside the training ground.
Cui Qingwu walked down gracefully, smiling as she asked, "Brother Yunfan, did you just finish your cultivation?"
Chen Yunfan nodded and pointed at her, saying, "Are you... going out?"
"Yes, Yunqing Tower has two banquets scheduled for tomorrow. I'll go and check the drinks."
Cui Qingwu came up with an excuse, but it didn't fool Chen Yunfan.
He already knew that Cui Qingwu was a member of the White Tiger Guard, but he didn't reveal it.
"Go early and come back early. I'm going to rest now."
Seeing that he was about to leave, Cui Qingwu raised her hand and said, "Brother Yunfan, I plan to visit Sister Wan'er the day after tomorrow. Would you like to come with me?"
"To the Xiao family?"
Chen Yunfan's mind conjured up Chen Yi's face, and he couldn't help but wave his hand irritably.
"No, no, I'm not going..."
Before he made a breakthrough in his swordsmanship, he decided to show himself in front of Chen Yi less often, so as not to be unable to bear the pressure.
After he walked away, Cui Qingwu looked thoughtfully at Chunying and asked:
Is he in a bad mood today?
Chunying shook her head. "This servant doesn't know either."
She didn't answer truthfully, but in her heart she guessed that Chen Yunfan's behavior today must be related to Chen Yi.
She just didn't know what Chen Yi had done to make Chen Yunfan care so much.
Cui Qingwu gave her a deep look, nodded without saying anything more, turned around, got into the carriage, and left.
Chunying lowered her head and pondered for a moment, then called Ningyu over and whispered the instructions:
"Go and ask what happened at the Provincial Administration Commission office today."
"yes……"
...
Spring Lotus Garden, Purple Bamboo Grove.
Chen Yi slowly practiced the Mountain Collapse Fist, trying to keep his voice down so as not to attract the attention of Xie Tingyun and the others.
The events of the day caused some fluctuations in his mood, which inevitably affected his practice of the Four Symbols Technique.
He decided to go into the bamboo grove to stretch his arms and legs.
"Liu Hong will do two things next: find Asutai and distance himself from Lü Jiunan's death."
"The former's actions are unlikely to be too drastic, unless he wants to alarm the various circles of Shu Prefecture."
"The latter is still unclear; it depends on how King Lando reacts."
"And then there's the White Tiger Guard."
"I reckon Lü Jiunan's death has given that Jinqi official a real headache."
"Finally, it's the Xiao family..."
Thinking of this, Chen Yi didn't stop moving.
With each punch, a slight gust of wind blew down bamboo leaves.
"In the end, we must use the Xiao family to get rid of Liu Hong and accomplish our goal in one fell swoop."
"Even those demons and monsters are the same."
(End of this chapter)
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