Chapter 12 Investigation of the Murderer

Ying Ling and I turned around and returned to the inn, and most of the Taoist priests chased out, leaving only the Tianzhenzi brothers, Miaomiao Kongren, and Zhang Daoming.

The two brothers of the innocent son had red eyes, and they said "bah" to me, holding the broken sword and leaving.

Sakura didn't feel angry, and shouted at them, "What are you?" Did we force you to compete with swords? Do you know what this is called? This is called self-inflicted.

The two were just about to scold, but the innocent man crossed his hand and hugged his fists: Tianyi teaches to admit defeat, the green mountains do not change, the green water flows for a long time, and there will be a period in the future.

I said, "Wait, I can help you renew your sword."

The innocent man's eyes lit up and he asked: Really?

I said, "Really." Wait for me to write a letter.

Sakura Ling asked the shopkeeper for the four treasures of the study, I lifted the brush, compared it for a long time, and then gave it to Sakura Ling, saying: You write, I haven't written for all these years, and I almost forgot it.

Sakura looked at me with disdain again and asked, "What do you write?"

I pondered for a moment and said, "Master Huishi." A month ago, I got the teachings of my teacher, and I was fortunate to be like that. It is even more important to observe the sword skills and comfort the nephew's life. Today's nephew did not abide by the Shaolin ring, was strong and competitive, broke the sword of the sky, and broke through the catastrophe. I hope that the master will take pity on the young nephew, forgive the nephew's mistakes, and continue the sword to make up for the nephew's sins. The nephew was frightened and bowed to the chief. Pray for the precious body. Tomoyama respects.

After Sakura Ling finished writing, I folded the letter, handed it to Tianzhenzi, and said: You go to Taoyuan Villa to find a Shunfeng blacksmith shop, and give this letter to the boss, he will renew the sword for you after reading the letter. But you spoke politely, he was once a Shaolin lay disciple.

The innocent man cried bitterly, held my hands and said: Brother...... No...... Master Zhishan ......

I said, "Don't dare to be a master, you better go quickly."

The innocent son and the other two brothers rode away on horseback.

Miao Miao Kongren came over, hugged the remains of the Seven Star Dragon Yuan Sword and said with a smile: "Brother, master, look at this......

I shook my hand and said: Shunfeng once said in person that he couldn't continue Ou Yezi's sword.

Miao Miao Kongren was stunned, and left with a "phew".

There is still Heavenly Master Zhang Daoming left in the inn.

He's the one I'm looking for, and for now, he's the only clue I can find the masked man.

I asked Zhang Daoming if he knew the masked man just now.

Zhang Daoming shook his head and said: I don't know this person, I have been concentrating on things in the imperial court, and I rarely go in and out of the rivers and lakes, and I don't believe anyone I have offended in the rivers and lakes. I have no grudge against that man, but he sneaked up on you and me when I was competing with swords, and his sword obviously wanted my life.

When I heard this, my heart was half cold, but I still didn't give up, and asked: Could it be someone in the court who has always been at odds with you?

Zhang Daoming's eyes lit up, and he said: I have assisted the prince for many years, and I know that there are many princes who have peeped into the position of the prince. The four princes are literary and martial arts, and they are not under the crown prince, and in terms of intelligence and intelligence, I am afraid they are even better. Assisting the four princes is the master of Luoyang White Horse Temple, this person's martial arts are unfathomable, and the strategy is one step at a time, I see that he has the meaning of assisting the four princes to be the prince. However, the throne has always been passed on to the elderly, and it is difficult to ask our emperor to change the four princes as the crown princes. Unless......

I asked: Unless what?

He worried: Unless the crown prince makes a mistake, the four princes make meritorious contributions, and the evidence is strict, and it is not difficult to do this. For example, if the prince is framed, saying that he is plotting to rebel, and then the four princes come forward to quell it, this plan can be achieved. I usually don't leave the crown prince, and Master Zhengyan doesn't have a chance to make these calculations.

I said if you die......

He nodded, "Exactly." If I die in the rivers and lakes, Master Zhengyan can rest assured. I'm afraid that the person who attacked me this time is the Master Zhengyan himself. You didn't look at the masked man, even his head was wrapped, obviously he was a monk, and he didn't want everyone to see the bald head and guess his identity, which is called wanting to cover up.

When I heard this, I was very excited. Finally found out the information of the murderer. It's just that Master Zhengyan is in the palace, how can this revenge be avenged?

I thought that if he could go out of the palace twice to kill people, there would be a third time. It's not like I don't have a chance.

Zhang Daoming stood up, arched his hand, and said: I'm leaving, I'll be away for a few days, and the prince is not very relieved.

I pointed to the broken sword on the ground and asked Zhang Daoming, won't you take it back?

Zhang Daoming said: Since the Xuanyuan Sword has been broken, there will be no ancient weapons in the world. It's just a broken sword now, no different from ordinary scrap metal.

I said: How can the purple sword in Master Yan's hand be so powerful, even the Xuanyuan Sword is not its opponent.

Zhang Daoming said again: Master Zhengyan is indeed powerful, his sword came very quickly, I didn't have time to open it, and I hurriedly blocked the stab with the sword body. The blade of the Xuanyuan sword is extremely sharp, but the sword body is not comparable to the shield. If it collided with Zhengyan's sword, how could Xuanyuan's sword be broken? If it weren't for Zhengyan's sneak attack, Zhishan, your commander, would probably have become a broken sword.

I nodded in acknowledgement, and I said I already knew I was invincible.

Zhang Daoming was surprised to see me so honest.

He came up and shook my hand, and whispered, "Do you know why I brought the Xuanyuan Sword here?"

I whispered back to you, isn't it your Taoist sword competition?

Sakura Ling came over and said, "What are you two muttering so intimately?

Zhang Daoming glanced at Ying Ling, turned to me and smiled: I saw Gao Xian today, and I was overjoyed. I say goodbye and look forward to meeting again in the future.

I said: cherish.

At night, I slept in bed tossing and turning.

Why did Master Zhengyan want to kill my uncle's family? Could it be that my uncle was also an official of the imperial court?

For as long as I can remember, my uncle has rarely gone far away, resting from sunrise to sunset every day, busy with one acre and three points of land. He is just a peasant, how can he be an official of the imperial court?

Could it be that the uncle is a retired official, and he has indeed assisted the prince before?

Or did the uncle have a festival with the White Horse Temple before?

I remember that my aunt was a devout Buddhist, and she had been a vegetarian at home, and there was a portrait of the Buddha in her home. Every festival, my uncle would accompany my aunt to burn incense and worship the Buddha. Maybe I also went to the White Horse Temple to worship the Buddha.

Maybe Liangzi was made when he burned incense and worshiped the Buddha.

But how could a peasant and a monk make a feud?

Suddenly, there was a knock at the door.

I asked: Who?

It's me, I can't sleep. Sakura Ling said.

Sakura put on her women's clothes and dragged me to the wall of the inn, and then from the wall to the top of the inn.

We sat on the roof and looked up at the sky. There was no moon in the sky, no stars, it was pitch black.

I asked: Why can't you sleep?

Sakura Ling said: During the day, I heard you say that you found the murderer of your relatives, and I remembered my mother.

I said that I heard Chang Xiazi say that eight years ago......

Sakura Ling nodded and said, "Yes, she died eight years ago. My father was busy with the affairs of Wudang Mountain, and rarely took care of me, and said that my grandfather was the best for me. It's just that no matter how good he is, he is not my mother.

I wiped Sakura's tears with my sleeve and said, "You are better than me." My parents didn't know where I was when I was a child, and I didn't have the slightest impression of my mother. When I was fifteen years old, my uncle's family was killed again.

Sakura Ling said: You have seen the enemy who killed your uncle today. I don't even know who my mother's killer is.

I asked: Your mother was killed?

Sakura Ling said: Yes, although my father said that my mother died of a sudden illness, I remember that the day before she died, she was still teaching me to practice swords, and where I practiced wrong, she practiced it for me herself. I don't look sick at all.

I suddenly thought of something, and my voice trembled: Where is your sword? I didn't seem to pick up your sword after you were stabbed by the bandits that day.

Sakura Ling seemed to have just thought of this, and when she touched her waist, there was no sword. His face turned white with fright.

I said: You are the granddaughter of the head of Wudang, your grandfather loves you like this, it shouldn't be ...... I won't punish you.

Ying Ling hurriedly said: This is the ancestral training of Wudang, no one can disobey it, even if the head of the sect is broken, he must ask the law enforcement chief to kill himself.

I was also in a hurry, and said that I would go back and help you find it.

Ying Ling said that how many days have we been outside Xuchang City?

I stood up and was so anxious that I went around the roof like a headless fly, muttering, "What should I do?"

Suddenly, a pair of small white hands reached out and grabbed my hands.

I saw Sakura Ling standing in front of me with a smile. She said: I didn't know until now that you really cared about me.

I said don't say it's useless, what if the sword is gone?

Sakura slapped her skirt and said I was tied to it. Do you think I'm a fool like Changchun? I bought the sword at the market casually. This is my short sword, and it is very precious, and it will not be seen casually.

When I heard this, I was relieved.

Ying Ling said: By the way, what are Zhang Daoming and you muttering during the day? You two men are not ashamed to be so close.

I said we didn't say anything, how could I be intimate with him?

Sakura Ling said he was holding your hand at the time......

As she said this, I realized that Sakura Ling was holding my hand, and apparently she had noticed it too, and she hurriedly let go of her hands.

At this moment, the moon burst out of the dark clouds.

By the moonlight, I saw Sakura standing in front of me, blushing, head bowed, and shy.

I can't help but say, "Sakura, you're so good-looking."