Chapter 161: Mu Nan's Squire in the Mountain That Doesn't Fall
Xie Ning hurriedly swept across the corridor, pushed open the door of his brother's room, and said eagerly: "Brother, Senior Brother Lu was arrested by the Xuanzheng Division!"
Xie Chunfeng was contemplating, preparing for the arrival of the battle agreed with Ning Haoran, hearing this, he suddenly opened his eyes, pondered for a moment, and then said, "What's the matter?"
Xuan Zhengsi will not arrest people for no reason, Xie Chunfeng needs to know the reason.
Although Xuan Zhengsi does not arrest people casually because of the rules on the surface, but secretly he can't say for sure, but Xie Chunfeng has never dealt with Xuanzheng Si head-on, so he naturally doesn't know about those secret things.
Xie Ning said: "According to the news sent back by the disciples in the capital, it seems that it was because Zhu Shilang of the Xuanzheng Division was killed, and they suspected that Senior Brother Lu did it. ”
Xie Chunfeng frowned.
It's easy for him to spot the problem.
Regardless of whether Lu Changge has the strength to kill Zhu Zaitian, the two have never been in contact, and naturally there can be no grudge, Lu Changge has no reason to kill Zhu Zaitian.
"The Xuanzheng Division has the duty to arrest those who are harmful to the capital, but Lu Changge is a disciple of me who does not fall into the mountain, and they will have to give an explanation after all. ”
Xie Chunfeng did not radically think that Xuan Zhengsi was deliberately targeting Bu Luoshan, but had reason to believe that Lu Changge was framed.
And regardless of whether Lu Changge killed anyone, or even killed the court officials, Xuan Zhengsi also had the responsibility to come and explain the reason without falling down the mountain.
Xie Ning said at this time: "The disciple in the capital also came with a second news, that Mu Shilang, who arrested Senior Brother Lu, is on his way to us. ”
Xie Chunfeng nodded and said calmly, "Then let's wait for him." ”
Xie Ning said hesitantly: "Do you want to tell the mountain master about this matter?"
Xie Chunfeng said: "Let's meet that Mu Shilang first, if we have to need the mountain lord to show up to solve the problem, it's not too late to tell you." ”
In addition to the mountain lord in the road, Xie Chunfeng is the person with the most right to speak.
At some point, it was even able to represent the lord of the mountain.
Xie Chunfeng is the chief of Buluo Mountain, and he is also Lu Zhonghui's personal disciple, and he is also the future heir of the mountain lord of Buluo Mountain Gate.
If everything had to be done by the Mountain Lord himself, then he, the chief disciple, would be too wasteful.
didn't wait too long, and with the report of a disciple of the Mountain Gate, Xie Chunfeng received Mu Nan in the main hall.
Mu Nan was wearing a gray brocade shirt, holding a white handkerchief in his hand, he kept wiping his hands, and a disciple who did not fall from the mountain brought a tea cup and put it on the small wooden table on Mu Nan's right hand, he bowed his head slightly, looked at Xie Chunfeng who was sitting opposite, and said with a smile: "I took the liberty to visit, I shouldn't have disturbed Chief Xie." ”
Xie Chunfeng's expression was calm, and he said, "I know why Master Mu came, so it's better to get straight to the point." ”
Xie Ning was sitting next to him, and he was also leaning forward slightly at the moment.
Mu Nan picked up the teacup for a long time, took a sip, picked up a handkerchief and wiped his mouth, and said with a smile: "Your tea is excellent." ”
Xie Chunfeng said lightly: "I like tea, there are also some famous teas from various counties or countries hidden in the mountain gate, if it is not appetizing, you can change it." ”
Mu Nan said with a smile: "Chief Xie is polite, I came to visit this time, and there are indeed some things to inform your family, Lu Changge's murder of my Xuanzheng Division Zhu Shilang has conclusive evidence, but because Lu Changge is not a disciple who does not fall from the mountain, my Xuanzheng Division is not qualified to execute his life and death at will, it depends on what your attitude is." ”
Xie Chunfeng frowned and said, "Master Mu, what is the conclusive evidence?"
Mu Nan said: "This matter, you can talk about it carefully with Chief Xie, in fact, the murder of Zhu Shilang, and even the spearhead pointed directly at Lu Changge, it was indeed not discovered by my Xuanzheng Division, but someone told it." ”
Xie Ning immediately got up and asked: "Who is it? It is impossible for my Senior Brother Lu to kill Zhu Shilang, he and Zhu Shilang have no grievances, and even in the capital, they have only had a relationship, and there is no intersection at all, this matter must be framed by someone!"
Xie Chunfeng frowned tightly and did not speak.
Mu Nan observed Xie Chunfeng's expression, and Xie Ning's somewhat eager appearance, and said with a chuckle: "Whether someone framed it has not yet been verified, but the person who told Lu Changge that he had appeared in Baihu Lane and even killed Zhu Shilang was your sworn enemy of the Mountain Gate, the disciple of the Palace Sword Academy." ”
Xie Ning was a little stunned, and looked sideways at his brother.
And Xie Chunfeng's face was also slightly different, and he asked softly, "Who is it?"
Mu Nan said with a serious expression: "Li Mengzhou." ”
"Li Mengzhou, how could it be him?"
Xie Ning suddenly stood up.
Li Mengzhou was the one who caused the fiasco of not falling from the mountain gate last year, and in the five-story building, he defeated Lu Changge, Senior Brother Lu, who crossed the threshold of the four realms, with the cultivation of the three realms.
This name is impossible for Shainin to forget.
Compared to Xie Ning's performance, Xie Chunfeng was much calmer, he looked at Mu Nan and said, "If my Senior Brother Lu didn't do that kind of thing, why would Li Mengzhou say that." ”
Mu Nan said with a smile: "This is the truth, if Lu Changge didn't kill Zhu Shilang, why did Li Mengzhou deliberately frame him? Even if the relationship between the Ligong Sword Academy and the Buluo Mountain Gate is a little tense, but every year the Asking Question Conference is held, which is a very righteous and bright way to solve the problem, and never makes some small means in secret." Does this prove that Lu Changge has indeed done something bad?"
It is precisely because of the complex relationship between the Leaving Palace Sword Academy and the Immortal Mountain Gate that they both know each other's existence best, and the disciples of the Leaving Palace Sword Academy will not do that, and the disciples of the Leaving Palace Sword Academy will not do that.
If the disciples of the Sword Academy of the Imperial Palace really identified the disciples of the Immortal Mountain who murdered the court officials, although they could not be directly convinced, they did have a certain degree of authenticity.
Even Shainin can figure it out.
The question of the Sword Courtyard of the Palace and the Immortal Mountain Gate is a grievance that belongs to the two cultivation mountain gates, even if in the process, the disciples of the two mountain gates have a personal grudge, it is still a righteous and bright solution, and it will not be a dark hand, because it is a matter that damages the honor of the mountain gate.
And if you want to talk about personal grudges, Lu Changge was defeated by Li Mengzhou crossing the border in the five-story building, but it should be Lu Changge who resents Li Mengzhou, not Li Mengzhou who resents the former.
This does make some sense.
He didn't believe that Senior Brother Lu would kill the squire of Xuan Zhengsi, but he couldn't understand why Li Mengzhou wanted to frame Senior Brother Lu.
This is a completely illogical thing.
Mu Nan drank all the tea in the cup, wiped his mouth with a handkerchief, stood up, and said: "That's all I have to say, as for what your attitude is towards Lu Changge, after making a decision, I will wait for you in the Xuanzheng Division, but for now, Lu Changge needs to live in prison." So, I'll take my leave. ”
After Mu Nan left the mountain without setting, Xie Ning looked at his brother and said, "I still don't believe that Senior Brother Lu will do anything to murder the court officials, but what about Li Mengzhou?"
Xie Chunfeng said calmly: "It should be true that Li Mengzhou exposed Lu Changge's killing of Zhu Shilang in front of the Xuanzheng Division, but in Mu Nan's words just now, there is also a suspicion of deliberately provoking hostility between the Ligong Sword Academy and I don't fall off the mountain, even if the two mountain gates themselves do not deal with each other, but if Li Mengzhou really frames Lu Changge out of selfishness, causing him to go to prison, the hostile relationship between the Ligong Sword Academy and the Mountain will become more serious." ”
Xie Ning was very puzzled and said, "Then why did Mu Nan do this?
Xie Chunfeng shook his head and said: "The people in the court are all thoughtful and treacherous, but no matter what Mu Nan's intentions are, we can't ignore Lu Changge, don't tell the mountain lord about this matter first, the root cause is still Li Mengzhou's body, I need to find out whether he really saw the scene of Lu Changge killing Zhu Zaitian, or if he has another purpose." ”
Xie Ning was surprised: "You are going to see Li Mengzhou?"
Xie Chunfeng didn't speak, but walked straight out of the main hall.
......
Capital.
Chaosi Lane.
The cool breeze, accompanied by the night rain, the faint moonlight, hanging high in the sky.
Li Mengzhou stood under the eaves, staring at the moonlight in the rainy night, it rained all night, and gradually began to weaken, and the rain line poured, like a silver line connecting the sky.
Gu Shiyan had already slept, and the small courtyard was very quiet.
I don't know how long it has been, Li Mengzhou's gaze moved lightly and looked at the gate of the courtyard.
Buckle fastening.
Immediately, there was a knock on the door.
Li Mengzhou waved his right hand lightly, and the courtyard door opened to both sides with a creaking sound.
Xie Chunfeng stood outside the courtyard gate, staring at the figure under the eaves of the courtyard.
The two men looked at each other.
Silent.
In the end, it was Li Mengzhou who posed as an invitation and said, "The visit of Chief Xie from the mountain gate to the humble house really makes my small courtyard shine. ”
Xie Chunfeng came with an umbrella and stood under the eaves.
He silently put the umbrella next to him and said softly, "You don't seem surprised to see my appearance." ”
Li Mengzhou smiled and said, "Presumably Chief Xie is here for your junior brother Lu Changge." ”
It's pretty straightforward.
Xie Chunfeng pondered for a moment and said, "Did Senior Brother Li really see Lu Changge killing Zhu Shilang in Baihu Lane?"
Li Mengzhou continued to smile: "Most of our sword cultivators say the same, there are not so many crooked intestines, what you see is what you see, and what you don't see is what you don't see." ”
Okay, there may be a lot of sword cultivators like this, but this definitely doesn't include Li Mengzhou.
Xie Chunfeng chose to be silent, he was seriously thinking about Li Mengzhou's words.
In fact, he didn't believe it very much, because with Ning Haoran's experience, sword cultivation was also very shameless.
He looked at Li Mengzhou's eyes, the slight night rain beat on the doors and windows, and the moonlight became dazzling.
In the night rain, there is occasionally a glimmer of moonlight, and as the rain becomes lighter, the moonlight becomes brighter.
The cool wind beats the raindrops and falls on people's faces, and the faint coolness is very comfortable.
Outside the small courtyard of Chaosi Lane, there was a figure holding an umbrella walking slowly.
He looked at the open courtyard door, looked at the two people standing under the eaves, and said loudly: "Xie Chunfeng, don't bully my junior brother." ”
Xie Chunfeng knew who was coming just by listening to the voice, and he said in a cold tone: "Ning Haoran, you are well-informed, I just arrived at Chaosi Lane, and you came here." ”
Standing outside the gate of the courtyard was the fourth gentleman of the Sword Courtyard of the Imperial Palace, Ning Haoran.
Li Mengzhou was also a little surprised by the arrival of the fourth senior brother, he stood under the eaves, looked at the salute from afar, and called, "Fourth senior brother".
Ning Haoran also bowed slightly towards his junior brother, and then he crossed the courtyard gate with an umbrella, looked at Xie Chunfeng and said, "I'm here to make an appointment, although there is thunder and rain tonight, but the agreed things can't be changed because of weather changes." But as soon as Brother Xie came to the capital, he came directly towards Chaosi Lane, it seems that the agreement between you and us is not very serious. ”
Xie Chunfeng said coldly: "It has been agreed since before the Panlong banquet, but because the matter of the monks outside the mountain has been postponed a little later, it is not that I don't value it, but Mr. Four doesn't value it, and I don't think Mr. Four will deliberately choose this rainy night to go to the appointment." ”
Ning Haoran smiled and said, "You really think too much. ”
He set his eyes on Li Mengzhou.
Li Mengzhou understood, although the sudden appearance of the fourth senior brother in Chaosi Lane was a very unexpected thing, it was definitely not what Xie Chunfeng thought, it was because of Lu Changge's matter.
Lu Changge was taken away by the people of the Xuanzheng Division because there were disciples in the capital who did not fall from the mountain, and they should have noticed the problem as soon as possible, but the Ligong Sword Academy did not pay so much attention to the affairs in the capital.
Even if Li Mengzhou told Ning Haoran about Lu Changge's killing of Zhu Zaitian one by one, of course he would not be able to tell the story of his framing of Lu Changge.
Ning Haoran looked at Xie Chunfeng with a clear understanding and said, "It turns out that Brother Xie is here for your Senior Brother Lu." ”
Xie Chunfeng frowned tightly, and said: "Mu Nan's special visit to Bushan made it clear that Li Mengzhou witnessed Lu Changge's killing of Zhu Shilang, but I think there is a problem here, I don't suspect Li Mengzhou of anything, but I also need to figure out what is going on." ”
Ning Haoran stood under the eaves, looked at Xie Chunfeng up close, and said: "If there is a problem, it is also Lu Changge's problem, or the problem of Xuanzheng Division, what are you looking for my junior brother, he just accidentally witnessed something, he is very well-behaved, it is not a normal thing to tell the government about this matter." ”
Xie Chunfeng: "......"
He thought silently, this was clearly a strong rhetoric, deliberately defending his own junior and disciple, and a completely unreasonable behavior.
Li Mengzhou: "......"
He didn't know that in the eyes of the fourth senior brother, he was very well-behaved?
I'm afraid there is some misunderstanding.
But in fact, Li Mengzhou also knew very well in his heart that the brothers of the same sect in the Sword Academy of the Palace were like brothers, and it was normal for some to protect their shortcomings, but it was a little annoying to protect their shortcomings like the fourth senior brother who was completely unreasonable.
But at least in Li Mengzhou's heart, this is a very heartwarming thing.
Different stances naturally lead to different feelings.
Xie Chunfeng is very rational about the maintenance of his junior brother Lu Changge, he didn't directly question Li Mengzhou because he found that there was a problem here, and it was normal for him to want to ask about it when he appeared in Chaosi Lane, which was reasonable.
But Ning Haoran's maintenance of his junior brother was a bit direct, even if Xie Chunfeng explained that he was not suspecting Li Mengzhou anything, Ning Haoran still fought back strongly.
However, Xie Chunfeng also knows Ning Haoran very well, and most of the people in the Sword Courtyard of the Palace are short-guarded, which is all inherited from their Dean Xue, and the most short-protecting is of course Xue Wangwu.
Xue Wangwu's protection is not purely messy, but as long as he wants to, of course he can also mess around, for example, when the academy teacher wanted to let the third senior sister worship in the academy, he was directly rejected by Xue Wangwu's beating.
Ning Haoran perfectly inherited Xue Wangwei's irritable short-term behavior, and he didn't make any sense at all, perhaps because he was exposed to his ears and eyes, and he had some blind worship for the teacher, so he was subtly close to Xue Wangwu in terms of work style.
But he obviously emulated some bad things about Xue Wangwu.
Maybe Xue Wang's advantages are really difficult to find?
Xie Chunfeng sighed lightly and said: "Xuanzheng Si needs the attitude of not falling down the mountain, Lu Changge is the true disciple of I don't fall down the mountain, in some aspects, his status is on the same level as the middle and upper grade court officials, of course, this is a very illusory thing, just because he has the identity of a cultivator, but he does not have the power of a court official." ”
"But if the Xuan Zheng Division wants to dispose of Lu Changge, he must also get the consent of not falling off the mountain, which is also the privilege of the true disciples of the Five Realms Sect. ”
Ning Haoran said calmly: "So what is your attitude?"
Of course, Xie Chunfeng can represent the attitude of the entire non-falling mountain gate.
But Ning Haoran was more concerned about whether Xie Chunfeng's attitude would be unfavorable to Li Mengzhou.
"If you want to save Lu Changge, that's your business, don't involve my junior brother. It is impossible for my junior brother to lie, as for whether your junior brother plotted to kill Zhu Shilang, it is none of our business. ”
Ning Haoran's attitude is very clear.
Junior brother and junior sister are all used to love, if there is an outsider bullying, you must draw your sword as soon as possible.
Li Mengzhou has remained silent, he feels a little ashamed of the trust of the fourth senior brother, but it must be impossible for him to tell the truth directly, so he can only silently say sorry to the fourth senior brother in his heart.
The junior brother really lived up to the trust of the senior brother.
Xie Chunfeng knew that Ning Haoran was very unreasonable at some times, so he didn't want to entangle with him more verbally, but said very seriously: "Lu Changge's matter will not be mentioned for the time being, since you are here to make an appointment, then settle the matter between us first." ”
The light rain was cool, and the wind was still howling.
Ning Haoran summoned his natal sword and said, "Then let's start." ”
He didn't push it back like before, in fact, after the Panlong Banquet, the incident of the monk outside the mountain suddenly popped up, and he didn't blindly want to push back, but really forgot about it.
Now that the timing is right, there is no need to postpone it any longer.
Li Mengzhou obediently acted as a spectator, and he was also looking forward to the battle between the fourth senior brother and Xie Chunfeng.
The fourth sword of the Imperial Sword Academy and the chief disciple of the Immortal Mountain Gate, even if he did not stand on the highest peak of the younger generation in the world, he was also a figure who was about to set foot on the peak.
Li Mengzhou thought that if he could understand something from the battle between the fourth senior brother and Xie Chunfeng, maybe he could also take the opportunity to cross the threshold of the four realms.