Chapter 316: Missing Qi Yan
Because of the suddenness of the incident, Gu Xiaodong and the others did not react. Seeing that Xu Shilang was about to die on the spot, everyone's eyes widened. What no one expected was that Xu Shilang actually raised his hand and grabbed the feather arrow. At this time, the feather arrow was less than an inch away from Xu Shilang's temple.
Gu Xiaodong "swished" into the forest to catch the person who released the arrow. The man in the forest saw that the blow missed, and when he was about to make up the shot, his neck had been choked by Gu Xiaodong.
Zhang Juxian, the squire of the military department, also rushed to the forest. Seeing that he had no hope of escaping, the thief took out a short knife from behind him and wanted to stab Gu Xiaodong.
A dart flew out of Zhang Juxian's sleeve and hit the thief's wrist.
Gu Xiaodong and Zhang Juxian escorted the thief to the pavilion. No amount of threats could pry the man's mouth open.
"Xu Shilang, the Luofeng of your capital exploration pavilion is on the north slope outside the Ten Mile Pavilion." Muru said slowly.
"Our peace talks have ended, this thief wants to sabotage the peace talks, and the people behind it have sinister intentions, and the official has also heard that Luo Feng of the Tanji Pavilion is good at solving cases, and he is in a hurry to follow the power, so this case will be handed over to him to investigate" Xu Shilang got up and looked at the thief who was kneeling on the ground.
"Okay, we'll take him away, please take care," Gu Xiaodong and the three of them escorted the thief to the northern slope of Shili Pavilion.
Luo Feng and Jing'er were waiting there with Gu Bei's men. When they heard that some thieves were trying to sabotage the peace talks, they were all surprised.
"I'm afraid that the officials who came to Xiaodong for peace talks will be in danger, so we have to escort them back," Luo Feng said with a serious expression.
"But this investigation matter" Mu Lu saw that Gu Xiaodong and Luo Feng were going to escort the envoys of the Tang peace talks back to Beijing, so he had the heart to stop it. Gu Xiaodong's identity has been revealed, and it may not be a good thing for him to go to the capital of Datang again
"He won't open his mouth now, please ask General Mulu to bring him back to your territory, and torture him strictly, if he has an accomplice, he will show up," Luo Feng finished speaking, and rode with Gu Xiaodong to chase the Tang envoys.
Xu Guozhong and the three of them took a carriage and came to Lingzhou under the escort of Yu Linwei. Lingzhou's new Jiedu envoy and county commander received the news and came to greet him. Everyone had a banquet at Lingzhou Yipin Fresh Restaurant to celebrate the success of the peace talks.
Singing and dancing are indispensable at the banquet. The sound of silk and bamboo, the dancing ribbon fluttering.
"Come" Xu Guozhong, the Chinese scholar, raised his glass. Everyone also raised their glasses and toasted the wine.
When Xu Guozhong was leaning his neck to drink, a fan in the hand of a dancer shot out a silver needle and flew towards his throat.
Beneath the corridor, a waiter threw a wooden tray in his hand.
There was a "bang", and the sound of the music came to an abrupt end. Everyone stared blankly at the tray that flew out of thin air.
"Who is so bold," Lingzhou County Commander shouted in a low voice.
Luo Feng, who was pretending to be a waiter, walked out from under the porch and came to Xu Guozhong to pick up the mahogany tray.
Xu Guozhong looked at it, and a silver needle was inserted on the tray. He immediately understood.
At this time, Gu Xiaodong had already caught the dancing girl who shot out the silver needle. He escorted the dancing girl to Luo Feng's side and stood still.
"Hu Xianling, this assassin will be handed over to you for trial," Xu Guozhong looked at Hu Xianling.
"This case happened in the jurisdiction of this official, so it is naturally incumbent on me to come back to the house" Hu Xian Ling got up and saluted Xu Guozhong and others, and then took people back to the government to try the case.
"Thank you two for your help," Xu Guozhong also got up and thanked Luo Feng and Gu Xiaodong.
"The three of us are afraid that there will be bad people plotting on the way back to Beijing, so the two of us will escort them all the way," Luo Feng replied.
"Then there are two Lao," the soldier and the ceremonial waiter also stood up and bowed.
"Please sit down and use it together, but the official has something to say. Who would not want us to negotiate peace?" said Xu Guozhong, a Chinese scholar, and expressed the doubts in his heart.
"Could it be Qingxue" Gu Xiaodong looked at Luo Feng, who was sitting next to him after a few cases.
"No, she's not that confused," Luo Feng said, holding up his glass.
"Then who else" Gu Xiaodong really couldn't figure it out.
"Although Mei Liyuan is dead, I am afraid that Li Wen is not the only one who planted the secret stakes he planted in the capital before," Luo Feng drank the wine in his glass.
"This is troublesome, Mei Liyuan, Mei Er, Qi Shan and Han Zixin are all dead, and no one knows the inside story, how to find out who is undercover" Gu Xiaodong had no intention of eating and drinking. He finally grew up
"This matter needs to be reported to the Holy Lord, so that Dali Temple can strictly investigate," Xu Guozhong also felt that this matter was quite serious.
Luo Feng and Gu Xiaodong rode on horses to escort Xu Shilang and the three back to Beijing. No one came to attack along the way. Maybe they were afraid of Gu Xiaodong's father, Gu Bei, Luo Feng rode on horseback and pondered.
The peace mission returned to the capital, and Luo Feng and Gu Xiaodong breathed a sigh of relief. They also returned to the Exploration Pavilion. Nie Yang and the others all gave Gu Xiaodong a happy day. Gu Xiaodong was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth.
After listening to the report of Xu Shilang and the three of them, the emperor said: "This case is investigated and handled by Dali Temple, and Lu Nan and Luo Feng of Tanji Pavilion cooperate to handle the case Xuan Dali Siqing and Lu Shaoyin."
Luo Feng and the others were drinking and chatting in the small courtyard, but Su Tuo led Lu Nan over. Luo Feng put down his wine glass and looked at Lu Nan.
"Luo Feng received the emperor's edict: Luo Feng will assist Dali Temple and Jingzhao Mansion in finding out the remnants of the Mei clan lurking in Beijing," Lu Nan said, glancing at Gu Xiaodong intentionally or unintentionally.
Gu Xiaodong ate beans and ignored Lu Nan. Luo Feng got up and saluted: "The grass people lead the order"
"The Holy One, let us work together to say goodbye," Lu Nan became even more hostile to Luo Feng because of Qi Yan's death. If it weren't for the emperor's order, he wouldn't want to see Luo Feng again.
Luo Feng also dislikes this narrow-minded, jealous, and unscrupulous Lu Nan who used to deal with him by any means.
"Brother Luo's case has no clue at all, how to investigate" Gu Xiaodong held the wine jar and took a big sip of wine.
"Do you remember that when Li Wen died, he was the only one" Luo Feng toasted again.
"You mean, start the investigation from those of his subordinates" Gu Xiaodong pressed the wine jar and raised his eyes to look at Luo Feng.
"It's just that Qingxue has to help this," Luo Feng's words made Gu Xiaodong stop talking. He just drank with his head down.
"Just let your father come forward in this matter," Luo Feng knew that Gu Xiaodong would never go to see Qingxue again.
"It's easy, I'll write a letter to my father," Gu Xiaodong got up and left after speaking. Nie Yang and the others also got up and saluted Luo Feng and said goodbye.
The courtyard, which was still lively just now, fell silent in an instant. Luo Feng's ears were only left with the "whoosh" sound of the wind blowing the leaves.
Luo Feng sat at the stone table for a long time, and the tea on the table was already cold. Everything he and Qi Yan had here resurfaced in his mind. Tonight is destined to be another sleepless night for Luo Feng.
"It's cold at night, let's go back to the house" Li Xuehua's voice sounded at the gate of the courtyard.
"Hmm" Luo Feng got up and saluted Li Xuehua, then turned around and entered the door.
The warm tent in the house is still there, but the beautiful woman is no longer there. Luo Feng, who was alone, sat on the edge of the bed and looked at the red candle on the table in a daze. The candles are stained with tears, dripping down. Luo Feng's heart felt sour. In a trance, he saw Qi Yan's face appear in the candlelight. She was still so beautiful, with a smile on her lips.
A gust of wind blew and extinguished the candle. Luo Feng's heart instantly fell into the darkness. He stood up and went to close the window.
There was no moon tonight, and it was pitch black. The moment the window closed, a tear of lovesickness fell from Luo Feng's eyes.
The peace talks between the two clans have been completed, and Luo Feng and Qi Yan's wishes have been fulfilled. This has become Luo Feng's sad place. The past is gone, the Si people have passed away, and the one who stays is the most painful.
"I'm sorry Qi Yan, I can't accompany you," Luo Feng slowly sat down in the chair. He knew that if he died here, the one who really died would be the owner of this body.