Volume 4: The Cruel Truth, the Rotten Soul 8
Most people, when attacked, have a knee-jerk reaction that is not reflective.
Yan Li was certainly not a nobler person, and seeing that a big war was inevitable, he immediately decided to strike first. But just as he put the sword on Xuanjun, a sudden sharp gaze made him stop his movements.
Not only him, but most of the people's bodies in the field involuntarily stiffened, and the original tense atmosphere was cut off vividly. Then someone walked out, Xiao Shiling saw the person, her pretty face suddenly changed color, and she shouted in awe: "Grandpa." ”
Xiao San still looked light-hearted, and bowed slightly.
"Old lady!" the masters of Xiao Men shouted in unison.
The person who came was Xiao Yueming, he didn't look at everyone, walked straight to the old monk's corpse, and said: "Once a person is old, he is very greedy for purity, he is a friend of the old man, if you disturb his purity, you just don't give the old man face, don't give the old man face, then don't blame the old man for being ruthless." ”
"But grandpa, the murderer ......" Xiao Shiling was interrupted by Xiao Yueming before she finished speaking.
"The murderer is not him. ”
Wang Yuanlang scolded secretly in his heart, and opened his mouth to question: "Old Xiao, please forgive me for speaking bluntly, on what basis do you conclude that the murderer is not him? Do you know who the murderer is?"
Xiao Yueming glanced at him and said, "Wang Ba's child, but he is not like him at all, it seems that the "Dahe Heart Method" is about to be lost. ”
"Just talk about the matter!" Wang Yuanlang's face turned pale, "Please answer my question!"
Xiao Yueming smiled slightly and said, "Although I am an old man whose life is decaying, what kind of thing are you, dare to talk to the old man like this?
Wang Yuanlang said coldly: "I don't mean the Martial God Mansion when I stand here, but I was personally assigned by the Holy Lord to investigate the truth about the destruction of the Liulin Zen Temple, and if Elder Xiao wants to disobey the Holy Order, can I not do it?"
"What a heavy hat. Xiao Yueming's smile remained unchanged, "Okay, then the old man will answer your question." The old man said that he was not a murderer, he was not a murderer, in Youzhou, what the old man said was the truth, what do you think of this answer?"
"Xiao Yueming, you are going to rebel!" Wang Yuanlang was furious.
Xiao Yueming's eyes suddenly flashed with light, and his sword didn't know when it was unsheathed, and he didn't know when it was returned to the sheath, followed by Wang Yuanlang's screams.
It wasn't until Wang Yuanlang's hand covering his ears that blood oozed that everyone woke up, and they all thought in their hearts, if he wanted to take his own head, wouldn't it be easy? While thinking about it, he couldn't help but take a few steps back.
Xiao Yueming said leisurely: "What's the matter, can you hear it clearly now?" The old man doesn't like to repeat it, Shiling, you can repeat the old man's words." ”
"Yes, grandpa. Xiao Shiling smiled sweetly first, and then her face was full of pride, "You heard me clearly, in Youzhou, my grandfather's words are the holy decree, and if his old man says no, then it must not be." ”
"What's going on, what's going on?" At this moment, a sharp voice came from far and near, and I saw an old man in a yellow robe walking quickly with a group of government soldiers, and a group of people were crowded in the small withered bamboo forest.
"Gonggong Yang, why are you here?" said Lian Hai Changjin in surprise.
The old man in the yellow robe was none other than Yang An, and he bowed his hand slightly to Lian Hai Changjin: "The miscellaneous family was ordered to come and discuss the operation of Xiao Pavilion with the old master of Xiao. Dare to ask Lian Hai Gongzi, is it true that the miscellaneous family heard that the Faxiang Zen Master died here?"
Lian Hai Changjin looked at the corpse of the old monk and said gloomily: "It's true, a generation of Gaode masters has fallen like this, which is sad." ”
Yang An was shocked: "What about the murderer, what about the murderer?"
Suddenly, I caught a glimpse of Wang Yuanlang squatting aside with his ears covered, and hurriedly walked up with concern: "Young General Wang, why are you here? What's wrong with your ears?"
Dewey seemed to have found the backbone of the heart, and hurriedly told Fang Cai about it, and even Xiao Yueming's words were not omitted.
Yang An immediately said to Xiao Yueming: "Old Master Xiao, is Youzhou still His Majesty's Youzhou?"
Xiao Yueming looked calm and said, "Naturally, yes." ”
"Then what do you mean?" Yang An's face was not good, "If you don't look for the real culprit, you still hurt my emperor Qincha, what is wrong with saying that you want to rebel?"
"Wait, wait......" Zhang Tingshi came out of the army and said sweating profusely, "Grandpa Yang, the old lady must not have this meaning, this must be a misunderstanding, misunderstanding ......"
Zhang Thorn's name is Zhang Jicheng, who has been a thorn in Youzhou for five years, with no great merit or great fault, and his performance is mediocre. But the awe of Xiaomen is more than that of the imperial court.
Liu Chengfeng said sharply: "Lord Zhang, you snorted at Xiaomen, and you even forgot what your surname was?"
Yan Li's heart moved, and he sent a voice to Shen Liuyun: "What's wrong with Xiaomen's operation?"
Shen Liuyun said: "You may not know that after Li Jiming's death, Paper Kite took the opportunity to control Xiao Pavilion in Yongling. ”
Yan Li was stunned for a moment, and then frowned: "Is it revenge for Xiao Yueming to save me?"
"Not only that, in recent years, Xiaomen has become more and more independent, and the paper kite is also to prevent the emergence of a second Qin Missing Moon. ”
"Xiao Ge is not enough, how many soldiers can you raise?"
"It's always good to take precautions. ”
"She's really a qualified king, and there's nothing to be used for. ”
Shen Liuyun smiled: "Are you angry?"
Yan Li said: "There is a little. ”
Shen Liuyun said: "This is her fate that she can't get rid of, it is not her wish to carry the people of the world, but it is her responsibility." So every decision she makes may not be her heart, you don't blame her. ”
"Don't carry it. "There is no depression in Yan centrifugation. But there is a vague feeling, as if the resentment against the people of this world is a little deeper than her.
"Don't be childish. Do you know that Xiao Men suffered a lot of losses from you this time, Xiao Yueming is an old fox, he defends you like this, there must be a conspiracy. ”
Sure enough, as soon as Shen Liuyun's voice fell, Xiao Yueming opened his mouth: "Father-in-law Yang, the old man is rude." In fact, the old man said that Yan Li was not a murderer, it was entirely because he trusted him as a person, but now he is the most suspicious, if the old man exonerates him, he will inevitably be suspicious, for the sake of fairness, it is better to give him a little time to find out the murderer, prove his innocence, and also prove the old man's vision. ”
Gonggong Yang's face was slightly pale, and he said, "There must be a deadline, what if you can't find it?"
"Well. Xiao Yueming smiled inexplicably, "According to the old man's humble opinion, it is better to just half an hour; if he can't find it, it means that he is the real murderer, and he will be dealt with at that time." ”
As soon as these words came out, most of the people in the forest immediately gloated, and no one believed that there would be ghosts if the real culprit could be found in half an hour.
Shen Liuyun's face sank, but Yan Li shook his head at her, glanced at the picture of the floating figure, and said lightly: "What if I find out?"
Yang An seemed to be a little afraid of Yan Li, but he refused to show it, and said inwardly: "Hmph, the miscellaneous family hasn't asked you yet, you are a student of the inner courtyard, you dare to leave Yongling without permission, who gave you the right? Now that the miscellaneous family has conveyed the order to you on behalf of His Majesty, do you still dare to disobey? Don't forget, on Baiguo Mountain that day, if it weren't for Your Majesty's insistence, you would have returned to Xinghai a long time ago!"
"Eunuch shut up for me. ”
"You, you are so bold, you dare to ......" Yang An's face turned pale with anger. But it seemed that thinking of Yan Li's horror, he didn't dare to say anything again.
"Father-in-law Yang, please don't be impatient. Xiao Yueming comforted him, and then said to Yan Li, "What do you want the old man to do?"
"It's very simple," Yan Li said, "just do one thing for me." ”
Xiao Shiling sneered: "You are just a robber, you dare to ask your grandfather to do things for you! I tell you, if you find out the real culprit, if you can't find it, you will ......."
Xiao Yueming interrupted her with a wave of her hand, and said with a smile: "Yes." ”
"Grandpa!" Xiao Shiling shouted in surprise.
Xiao Yueming said: "However, the old man has something to say first, in case you can't find out and refuse to admit your guilt, then the old man has to do it himself." ”
At this time, Wang Yuanlang's pain decreased slightly, and he shouted sharply: "Old man Xiao, you remember it for me! There is also a surname Yan, if you can't find the real murderer, you will pay for my life." - Dewey, don't bring General Ben back yet!"
"Wait!" Yan stopped him after taking a few steps away, "I'm going to start investigating, and no one is allowed to leave this place until the time is up." ”
Wang Yuanlang gritted his teeth and laughed: "Wow, I want to see how you can find the real murderer within half an hour." ”
Yan Li waved his hand: "Go, bring that corpse over." ”
Liu Chengfeng said: "I have also checked the corpse, and it died from a shattered heart, and it was shocked to death by someone with a powerful vitality, and any three-rank martial artist can do it, so I can't see the origin of the move, so I don't have to work in vain." ”
Yan Li ignored it and went to check the corpse, but as Liu Chengfeng said, he died from a shattered heart, and there was no trace of the move.
The deceased was a man in his thirties, dark and thin, but strong and powerful, and it was evident from his appearance and the wood knife behind him that he was a woodcutter.
Yan Li looked at the original location of the corpse again, and saw that there was a lot of firewood scattered on the ground, which should have been shaken open when it was attacked.
Shen Liuyun walked over and asked, "How is it, do you have any clues?"
Yan Li's expression was grim and he shook his head.
Shen Liuyun frowned and said, "The time is almost up, since you are not sure, why did you agree to come down?"
Yan Li said in a low voice: "But I can be sure of two points, the first murderer must be present, and the second murderer is very nervous now." Moreover, isn't the purpose of our coming here for the sake of laymen? ”
Time passed little by little, half an hour is half a cup of tea, and the deadline is almost in the blink of an eye.
As soon as the half quarter of an hour arrived, Wang Yuanlang's heart settled down, and he sneered: "The surname is Yan, the time is up, what is the result?"
Yan Li suddenly found that the deceased's eyes were red, as if he had thought of something, the corners of his mouth raised slightly, and said, "I know who the murderer is." ”