Liyue Spring is a water intake place on the outskirts of Xicheng Province.

Legend has it that a hundred years ago, a blue-scaled koi leaped into the sky, leaving a spring behind. The water is clear and sweet, and it lasts for hundreds of years.

Dyeing houses, teahouses, wine shops and other businesses in the city often come here to get water.

And the surrounding residents also love to wash clothes and chat here.

Over time, a gathering area of tea sheds, tea households and clothing shops has been formed.

It was about four o'clock in the afternoon.

Shen Lian, Fei Yuqing, and Bao Shihu, the three of them squatted behind a remote stone pile, looking at the environment of Liyue Spring in the distance.

On the side of Liyue Spring, there is a simple aquatic shrine. There are no idols of gods, and the surrounding people offer incense at will, which is a place to pray for good weather and good weather.

Next to the Aquatic Ancestral Hall, there is another tiled house, which looks old and barren.

There are watchmen living in the tiled house, cleaning up the ancestral hall during the day and working on the watch at night.

Today, the sky is slightly cloudy, and there are not many pedestrians, but there are many women washing clothes by the spring pool, and from time to time there is a silver bell-like giggle.

Shen Lian looked at it silently for a long time, and then said to Fei Yuqing:

"Alright, the time is up. Tell me what you noticed after looking at it for an hour?"

Fei Yuqing retracted her gaze and said confidently:

Seventeen women passed by the pool. Eleven of them were red, three yellow, and two pink and one green. ”

"They are all about twenty-seven or eighteen, and the oldest is thirty-six or seven. Some of the accents are in the western suburbs, some are in the middle of the city, and there should be a few people who are not locals. ”

"There aren't many pretty ones, most of them are thin, and I think a few plump ones ......"

The voice paused, and Fei Yuqing looked at Shen Lian and Bao Shihu inexplicably:

"What? What are you doing in a daze?"

"......" Shen Lian.

"......" Bao Shihu.

The scene was quiet for a while, and Bao Shihu finally raised his arm, arched Fei Yuqing, and whispered:

"What your lord asked you about was the movement in the tiled house of the ancestral hall, what did you say the girls of the spring pool were doing?"

Fei Yuqing's face did not change, and coughed lightly:

"Oh...... Then I can see it clearly. There were three people in total, one of whom was about thirty-nine years old, and the other two were slightly younger. ”

"Older people should be accustomed to running rivers and lakes, and their legs and feet are neat. ”

"The other two are wary and wary of everyone who passes by. ”

"By the way, two young men have knives, but they are hidden imperceptibly. ”

After listening to Fei Yuqing's description, Shen Lian nodded with satisfaction.

He has the heart to cultivate Fei Yuqing's observation and espionage ability.

This little white face is naturally careful, bold, and flexible, and is a material that can be made.

Coupled with his cultivation status as a 'thief', he is really an excellent spy leader.

There was a story about ancient legends in the cultivation world. Legend has it that 10,000 years ago, the Terran Saints and the Extraterritorial Heavenly Demons added ten fierce people, and a clan war broke out.

At that time, the 'Ten Fierce Heavenly Dragons' were the vanguard of the Extraterritorial Heavenly Demons, and they were unstoppable.

With his subtle camouflage and evasive skills, the Holy Ancestor 'Suizu' broke through treacherous obstacles and broke into the Celestial Dragon's lair, destroying many of the Celestial Dragon's followers in one fell swoop.

Because of this, he then induced the 'Ten Fierce Heavenly Dragons' to be led astray by the Holy Deity 'Sui Zu' and led them all the way into the ambush circle. The holy deed 'Shakzu' made a move to subdue the heavenly dragon.

Of course, this story is just a joke, and no one knows what the truth is.

However, the way of the different arts created by the Holy Gui 'Sui Zu', later known as the 'thief', possessed camouflage transformation, mechanism escape techniques, etc., are all unique skills respected by the cultivation world.

Fei Yuqing was praised by Shen Lian, and she was also beaming, and turned her head to look at Bao Shihu:

"Brother Bao, tell me what you see?"

Bao Shihu laughed twice:

"I can't compare to your vicious eyes, I can only ponder the weakness of those three. If I slash out, how should I defeat the enemy? ”

Shen Lian also smiled and praised a few words.

Bao Shihu practiced swordsmanship, and he was good at being fast, accurate, and ruthless. Even if you play with flowers, a kitchen knife can sharpen the sky.

Although it can't compare to Fei Yuqing's broad vision, but in every inch, Fei Yuqing is definitely inferior to Bao Shihu in terms of the means of killing the enemy with one blow.

This is what the spiritual world says, each in his own way, each in his own way.

The three of them continued to squat for a long time, seeing that the sky was about to get dark, and pedestrians were even more scarce.

Shen Lian nodded and pointed forward:

"Action!"

Fei Yuqing immediately jumped over, like an afterimage, swaying and twisting like a snake like an insect, and quickly approached the tile house. He listens for a moment, making a gesture of safety.

Shen Lian and Bao Shihu set off, activated their cultivation bloodline, and quickly approached the tile house.

Arriving at the door, Shen Lian made a gesture to break the door.

Bao Shihu reached out and jumped into his palm.

Brush –

The black light swept by, and an iron-clad gate was immediately split in two.

Bang, the door collapsed.

Fei Yuqing and Bao Shihu pounced.

Shen Lian followed.

"Who?"

With an exclamation, three figures rushed quickly.

Shen Lian had a rare opportunity to encounter the enemy, and was about to burst out with the power of the Heavenly Demons, and made a brave charge to destroy the three of them in one fell swoop.

Poof-

Fei Yuqing was already writhing like a snake, and he twisted the heel of one of them with both hands, and instantly broke the tendon of this person.

Brush, brush, two knife lights in a row.

Bao Shihu has already put away the knife and returned to his waist.

The machetes in the hands of the other two thieves fell to the ground and broke in two. Blood splattered between the eyebrows of the two, drawing a long line of blood.

Yes...... The three people who rushed out all fell to the ground, begging for mercy in agony.

"......" Shen Lian was speechless.

Fei Yuqing and Bao Shihu, who diligently revised the sect exercises, were more fierce than he imagined.

On the other hand, it can also show that Fei Yuqing and Bao Shihu are indeed highly qualified. In a short period of time, the two Nine Rank cultivators actually had such amazing combat power.

"Do you want to die or live?" asked Shen Lian, squatting beside one person.

The old thief, holding the knife wound on his forehead, said miserably:

"Three spare your life! If you ask for wealth, the little one still has a few taels of silver on his body......"

Shen Lian said lightly:

"Stop acting, Du E has already said it. Take me to the back of the room, and you'll have a chance to live. ”

"Rear compartment?" said one of the thieves in surprise, "didn't you say that you would throw the goods out in three days?"

Shen Lian frowned.

It seems that it is similar to what he guessed, Du E did not want to steal the tribute and sell the stolen goods. It's stolen and then exposed.

As for why he did this, Shen Lian couldn't figure it out for the time being.

"Go to the back compartment first, I see the goods, so that you have a chance to live. ”

The three thieves are just gangsters who act on orders, and they know how to see the wind and steer the rudder. Seeing that bad luck is coming, how dare you resist.

However, after a while, Shen Lian was led to a hidden dark room.

The iron plate on the ground was lifted open by Bao Shihu, revealing a dark space underground.

Several large boxes were scattered around.

When the box was pried open, all the stolen tributes were revealed.

Fei Yuqing and Bao Shihu glanced at each other, and they were full of admiration for Shen Lian.

Shen Lian glanced at the tribute a few times, nodded, and looked at the older thief:

"Tell me, how did Du E negotiate with you?"

The thief's eyes rolled and he said:

"I said it all, just asking for a life!

Shen Lian smiled: "Make it clear, I will protect your lives." ”

The thief was relieved again, and hurriedly said:

"It was Boss Du who instructed us to steal these belongings. Originally, we didn't know that it was a tribute, but when we saw the royal robe, we were terrified......"

"It's just that Boss Du also said that after stealing it for ten days, we can listen to her orders and throw the tribute at will in the range of Xiang Ayafang, and we can get three thousand taels of silver......

"Perhaps you were caught on the spot when you threw the tribute. Shen Lian said suddenly.

The thief was stunned for a moment, thought about it, and looked shocked.

With his knowledge, he can naturally understand that Du E is not well-intentioned.

"Please spare your life!" the three thieves hurriedly kowtowed.

Shen Lian took out the copper whistle and threw it to Fei Yuqing:

"You can call in the city defense battalion to escort this batch of tribute. ”

Fei Yuqing took the order and went out quickly.

。。

In front of the tile house of the aquatic ancestral hall, it has been surrounded by many soldiers of the city defense battalion.

The crowd at the edge of the spring pond not far away is all talking to each other, pointing and pointing.

All tributes were carried onto the wagon.

Fei Yuqing and Bao Shihu left with the escorted city defense battalion team.

Han Qingtian hugged Shen Lian and said with a smile:

"Brother, you want to make a small windfall by solving the tribute case this time. Don't forget your brother then!"

"What windfall?" asked Shen Lian.

"I heard that Boss Yun hung dark red before, a thousand taels of silver. Even if the yamen divides with you, you can still get five hundred taels! Tsk, your luck is really good!"

Shen Lian was also happy when he heard it:

"Okay, after the matter is completed, our family will go to Dehong Building to charter a room, eat for three days!

"Haha, do what you say! I'll go home and tell my dad and sister right away!"

Shen Lian grabbed the excited Han Qingtian:

"Last time, I asked you to check that Qiu Xiaoji, how did you check it?"

Han Qingtian suddenly became a little embarrassed, shook his head and said:

"At the critical moment, he escaped. I had already pulled in Master Cao, but the old man slipped away so fast that Master Cao didn't catch up......"

Escaped?

Shen Lian waved his hand indifferently:

"Forget it, there will be a chance in the future. It's a thorn, but it always pulls out. ”

Han Qingtian clenched his fists and said:

"Brother, don't worry! This matter is on me, if I don't knock out his brains, Han Er won't have the face to see you again!"

"Okay, you go first, I'll go back to the prefect's yamen by myself. Shen Lian smiled and pushed Han Qingtian.

Watching Han Er leave in a hurry, Shen Lian walked slowly, thinking in his heart.

This tribute case should be considered to be solved.

Du E confessed again, and the case could be closed.

It's just that Shen Lian still couldn't understand that this batch of tributes was stolen twice, and they were both recovered. No one wants to steal the stolen goods, but they are always remembered.

And it also involves the behemoth of Fuwang Palace.

What's so unknown about it?

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