Chapter 22: The Murderer
Han Qing and Liu Wenfei walked among the lush weeds of the Hundred Beast Forest one after the other, carrying a bow and arrow behind them, Han Qing was holding a short sword in his hand, the sword was very short, only about half a meter, but the blade was very thick, as if there was no blade, Han Qing's thick hands were behind his back, and his thin body seemed extremely incongruous, obviously not caring about Liu Wenfei behind him.
As the youngest disciple of Yuqitang, Liu Wenfei has a simple personality and is ignorant of the world, and the reason why he entered Yuqitang is also to obey the arrangement of his brother Liu Wenxing, and the same is true for participating in this assessment.
When he first entered the Hundred Beast Forest, Liu Wenfei showed the curiosity and innocence inherent in the child, and asked Han Qing about it, although Han Qing felt noisy for a while, and felt a little disgusted with this self-cooked boy, but looking at Liu Wenfei's innocent appearance, he couldn't bear to be angry.
"Are you coming to the Hundred Beast Forest for the first time?" Han Qing suddenly turned his head to look at Liu Wenfei, and his sharp eyes made Liu Wenfei suddenly shut up and look at Han Qing nervously.
As if seeing that Liu Wen was nervous, Han Qing smiled slightly and said, "I mean, didn't your spirit beast capture it in the Hundred Beast Forest?"
"Huh?" Seeing that Han Qing didn't mean to blame, Liu Wenfei smiled and said, "I don't know, this is what my brother helped me find." ”
"I see. Han Qing nodded slightly, "It seems that your brother is very good to you?"
"Yes, my father left us when I was a child, and my brother brought me up, and everything I did was arranged by my brother. Liu Wenfei said, his eyes revealing a kind of regret, he didn't seem to be satisfied with his brother's arrangement, but he relied on his brother.
"Your father—" Han Qing stopped and looked at Liu Wenfei suspiciously.
"No, my father was just tired of the world's strife and began to travel the world when I was a child, and I only saw him two or three times when I was a child. Liu Wen walked quickly to Han Qing's side, and the two walked side by side, "Forget it, don't talk about me, where is your home, Brother Han, why haven't I heard you talk about it?"
"I ······" Han Qing stopped suddenly, his eyes full of doubt.
"Brother Han, I-I'm sorry, I shouldn't have asked you about your personal affairs. Liu Wenfei was like a child who had made a mistake, kicking the stones under his feet in frustration.
"Huh?" Han Qing suddenly came back to his senses and smiled, "Ao, it's nothing. So the two began to walk silently in the grass, and Liu Wenfei didn't speak, just quietly followed behind Han Qing, and quietly looked at Han Qing who was worried from time to time.
Han Qing has been thinking about Liu Wenfei's problem in his mind, over the years, no matter how hard he tries, he just can't remember what happened when he was a child, and he doesn't even remember who his parents are.
He only remembered that he had been practicing Qi with his master since he was eight years old, and later he was ordered to enter the Qi Control Hall, and before entering the Qi Control Hall, he had no friends, and his memory before the age of eight was even more blank, as if his brain had been emptied.
The more Han Qing thought about it, the more chaotic his brain became, as if he had entered a labyrinth, he was exhausted in the maze, but he still couldn't get out of the maze after all.
When Han Qing was walking on the grass with a stunned face, suddenly, a black shadow flashed in front of the two, Han Qing immediately pulled out of his memory, flew to the tree next to him, held a sword, and looked around, Liu Wenfei found a boulder nearby and lay behind.
It turned out to be a low-level earth spirit beast snow wolf, Liu Wenfei was very excited about this matter, he knew that with Han Qing's martial arts and qi realm, it would be no problem to catch this snow wolf.
But with his own dispensable cultivation, except for dragging Han Qing's hind legs, he couldn't help at all, and the wisest decision was to hide aside and not make trouble for Han Qing, which was also discussed by the two before.
"You follow behind, I'll chase first. Han Qing jumped onto the stone and said as he looked at the direction in which the snow wolf had fled.
Liu Wenfei's eyes lit up and he nodded affirmatively.
I saw Han Qing stepping on a stone, carrying a sword and flying, and went straight to the snow wolf to chase after him.
"So fast!" Liu Wenfei exclaimed, and then ran after Han Qing.
The speed of the snow wolf exceeded Han Qing's expectations, and Han Qing saw that the distance between him and the snow wolf was getting farther and farther, and the weeds under his feet were getting deeper and deeper.
Han Qing withdrew his sword, took out his bow and arrow from behind him, and took an arrow in his hand, but the snow wolf jumped sideways, dodged an arrow, and fled to the right.
"Bang bang!"
Han Qing stepped on the trunk of the tree, jumped up, turned his body to the right, and with another arrow, the snow wolf kicked on his hind legs, and burrowed into the grass that was nearly more than a person deep.
Seeing that the snow wolf was about to disappear between the grass, in a hurry, Han Qing hurriedly set up an arrow and shot three arrows at the place where the grass was shaking, only to hear a miserable scream, Han Qing flew to the ground and listened carefully.
"It's a human voice!" Han Qing was startled, and hurriedly chased after the grass.
I saw an arrow stuck in the chest of one of the guards. There were three men, two women standing next to them, it was Duan Feng, Liu Yuwei and Su Yanjun, and the three of them looked at Han Qing and the bow in his hand in horror.
Han Qing's eyes widened, his face was dull, and he hurriedly reached out to test the snort of the Imperial Forest Guard, and after confirming that he was dead, Han Qing threw away the bow and arrow in his hand in a daze.
At this time, Liu Wenfei followed out of breath, and was stunned when he saw this scene, his feet slipped and he squatted on the ground.
"How······ What's going on?" Liu Wenfei stammered.
Han Qing looked at Duan Feng in horror, and both of them had no idea in their hearts.
Several people gathered around the corpse at a loss. Han Qing told Duan Feng and the others why he accidentally killed the Imperial Forest Guard. Liu Wenfei next to him also explained casually.
"I'll take care of that. Finally, Han Qing stood up and said coldly.
Everyone also stood up, and Duan Feng said, "What do you mean?"
Han Qing said, "I will ask the envoy for his guilt." ”
Duan Feng said: "You are crazy! Kill the Imperial Forest Guard, this is to punish the Nine Clans!"
"I'm alone anyway. Han Qing said indifferently.
"According to what Brother Han just said, this should be manslaughter. If we had told the Special Envoy what had happened, the consequences might not have been as serious as we thought. Su Yanjun's words instantly reminded everyone.
"That's right, isn't it manslaughter? When the time comes, I'll make it clear again, I'll ask my eldest brother for mercy again, Brother Feng, you will ask Lord Duan for intercession, I don't think the envoy will lose face, right?" Liu Yuwei said.
"What Sister Qian said is that we can all testify when the time comes, I don't think the envoy will be so unreasonable, right?" Liu Wenfei said.
After all, as a teammate, he also has responsibilities, especially after he asked about Han Qing's family, Han Qing began to appear absent-minded, maybe it was he who indirectly caused Han Qing's mistake, Liu Wenfei thought to himself.
You can't hide, after all, this Imperial Forest Guard is following him, if the Imperial Forest Guard dies for no reason, Duan Feng and Su Yanjun will definitely be inseparable.
"That's all there is to it. Duan Feng said.
Duan Feng and Han Qing carried the Imperial Forest Guard towards the camp, and along the way, Duan Feng also told Han Qing how he captured the unicorn deer and how he met Liu Yuwei, Han Qing looked worried, and didn't care about Duan Feng's words.
Duan Feng suddenly realized that if the Imperial Forest Guard who followed him died, no one would know what he had done in the Hundred Beast Forest, and then he would not have to hand over the unicorn deer, which could be regarded as an unexpected gain.
Thinking of this, the corners of Duan Feng's mouth suddenly secretly amused, and then he sorted out his mood again, and followed behind Han Qing with a serious face.
Faced with the death of the Imperial Forest Guard, Ouyang Zhen was extremely angry and vowed to severely punish the murderer. Anyway, Han Qing is a person from Phoenix City, and Liu Nanchun personally recommended him to enter the Qiqi Hall, and not long after he entered Phoenix City, this kind of thing happened, which was undoubtedly a provocation to himself.
However, although he is the emperor's envoy, he is still one level lower than Duan Tiande in terms of rank, and he is in someone else's territory, although he has heard of the contradiction between the Duan family and the Liu family, he cannot confirm the authenticity.
Ouyang Zhen originally wanted to enlist Liu Nanchun to deal with Duan Tiande together, but now the situation in Phoenix City is still unclear, if he deals with Han Qing now, even if Liu Nanchun and Duan Tiande fall out in the future, they will not necessarily be on his side.
Moreover, there is the joint plea of Liu Nanchun and Duan Tiande, and Ouyang Zhen is not good at tearing his face with the two of them, so it is better to take this opportunity to sell the personal favor of the two.
Ouyang Zhen stroked his gray beard and tried to suppress the anger in his heart, "That's it, since the two adults are pleading, the old man can't refute the face of the two." ”
In the end, Han Qing was scolded by the rod for a hundred years, and his qualification to enter Tianyi Pavilion was revoked.
Originally, Ouyang Zhen asked to expel Han Qing from the Qi Control Hall, but was sternly rejected by Duan Tiande, not only Ouyang Zhen was surprised by this, but Liu Nanchun was also very surprised, he didn't expect Duan Tiande to do anything to challenge the authority of the special envoy for the sake of an unknown junior.
But what happened next made Liu Nanchun understand the mystery, and it also made him feel a crisis.
Duan Tiande is trying to buy people's hearts, especially for these new disciples, Duan Tiande's move has undoubtedly left a responsible image in their hearts. Liu Nanchun secretly thought in his heart, "It seems that Duan Tiande will soon make a move on the Qi Control Hall." ”
Although Ouyang Zhen was dissatisfied with Duan Tiande's provocation, he still suppressed the anger in his heart, and what made him feel relieved was that Liu Nanchun seemed to be more angry than himself.
Duan Tiande's move immediately won unanimous praise from all over the Qi Control Hall, and even the people of the Liu family secretly admired Duan Tiande.
Liu Nanchun suddenly realized that he had been guarding against it for so long, and the Qi Control Division, which he originally thought had been firmly controlled by him, was no longer the Liu family's family after this change, and he began to regret that he didn't preempt Duan Tiande to intercede for Han Qing just now.
Liu Nanchun felt a little worried in his heart, and at the same time felt a trace of panic, looking at the qi around him, those people who were over the age of sixteen and their eyes were blurred, they were all some wall grasses who saw the wind and steered the rudder, and it was useless to rely on them to deal with the Duan family.
And those strong young people, some of them are their henchmen, some are retainers of the Duan family, and some are unidentified, it is very likely that they are undercover agents of the Duan family, and some are also ambitious and hiding in the city.
Liu Nanchun only realized at this moment that if he wanted to fight Duan Tiande with his current strength, it was tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg, and he needed to find an ally as soon as possible.
Han Qing was not the only one who was punished, Duan Feng was also convicted of violating the rules and was banned from Tianyi Pavilion, which made Duan Feng very frustrated.
Duan Feng didn't know who told Ouyang Zhen about his cheating, could it be that there were other monitors? Duan Feng couldn't figure it out, but it was Ouyang Xuan next to him who caught his attention, could it be her? Duan Feng looked at Ouyang Xuan.