There is a mountain in the west outside Huangshi Town, there is a small river flowing north and south on the side of the mountain, the river has long been thawed, and there is a small pavilion not far from the river bank of the river bank ******** in this ****, the pavilion is in disrepair and dilapidated, and from time to time there are a few drops of snow water dripping into the pavilion through the top of the pavilion, and there are a few people lying crookedly in the pavilion. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

A few dead people, to be exact!

When Yan Lu led his subordinates to come here, it was already noon. The bright sunlight in the morning gradually faded, and a few dark clouds floated above the heads of Yan Lu and others. There was a depressing atmosphere in the air, which made it impossible for people to breathe very smoothly.

This is undoubtedly a very strange thing, there was a lot of snow last night, and the weather today seems to be holding back a storm.

Yan Lu did not follow his subordinates to check on the corpse, but stood on the bank of the small river with his back to the gazebo, looking at the flowing water in front of him and thinking about something. Not long after, a catcher came behind Yan Lu and clasped his fists with both hands to Yan Lu.

The catcher quickly said, "Lord Huiyan, there are three corpses here, dressed as merchants, all of them were crushed by the strong palm force and died, and the time of death was probably between the time of the night and the time of death. ”

Yan Lu didn't look back and said, "Was it snowing at that time?"

Catcher replied, "Back to my lord, no!"

Yan Lu didn't ask anymore, and asked a few people under his command to bring the three corpses back to the yamen of Shanggu County, and asked the two catchers to stay here with him to check if there were any clues left around.

After an hour and a half, instead of finding any clues, the two catchers were covered in mud, and even the soles of Yan Lu's shoes, who had not done it himself, were covered with mud.

Yan Lu saw that there might not be any results if he continued like this, so he decided to withdraw to the county government and interrogate the woodcutter who reported the case first.

It just snowed last night, and today the snow has turned into water, and the firewood in the mountains is wet, where is the firewood for him?

And just as Yan Lu and his two men were riding back, the sky was already cloudy, and a strong southeast wind was blowing. Then, a raindrop the size of a soybean fell on Yan Lu's cheek. Then, more and more raindrops fell from the sky like a dense drumbeat. Eventually, a strong wind poured down on the torrential rain.

In this warm and cold season of February, the three of them braved the sudden wind and rain.

After a long time, Yan Lu was fine, and the two little catchers who followed him were already so cold that their lips were purple and they were trembling. However, he couldn't hear a word of complaint, which shows the majesty of Yan Lu's hearts in these fast catchers.

When I came to Yellowstone Town, there were no people on the street for a long time, only a hat rolling in the wind and rain, which had long since become sparse.

Yan Lu suddenly asked immediately, "Is it cold?"

The two catchers behind them did not dare to speak, because if they said something cold, they were lying to their strict catcher, and if they said coldly, they would inevitably have a few reprimands. So they had to keep their mouths shut and wait for Yan Lu to say what they really wanted to say.

Yan Lu said again, "Go to the Longxiang Inn to hide first, and then go back to the yamen after the rain stops." ”

The two catchers were relieved and said at the same time, "Yes, my lord!"

The reason why Yan Lu is very dignified in these catches is not only because of his uprightness, but also because of his uncommon concern for his subordinates.

It didn't take long for the three of them to come to the door of the Longxiang Inn, and after turning over and dismounting, one of them stepped forward and knocked on the door that had been closed to keep out the rain.

It was the guy Xiaobei who opened the door, and when Xiaobei saw that it was Yan Lu and his party, he immediately turned his originally unhappy face into a smile, welcomed the three people in, and asked the guy Xiaonan to lead the horses of the three to the backyard stable.

It was dinner time, and the lobby of the inn was almost full, after all, no matter how heavy the rain outside was, it had nothing to do with the hunger that came as scheduled.

However, Xiaobei still found a decent seat for Yan Lu and the three of them to sit down, and without waiting for them to speak, he served them a pot of hot tea, made it for the three of them, and then asked them what else they had to say.

Yan Lu only waited for the rain to stop and left, without much delay, and asked Xiaobei what the name of the little guy who led them the horse just now was and when he came. Xiaobei replied that the guy just now was called Xiaonan, who was introduced by Xiaoxi, who took care of his old mother after the New Year, and worked here for less than a month, although he was timid but still a little clever.

Then, the people eating in the lobby gradually dispersed, and the rain outside did not stop. Yan Lu and the three of them were already wearing damp official uniforms and dried them by the stove that Xiaobei had raised, and they still ordered a few drinks and dishes to eat.

At this time, Qian Ziming, the new shopkeeper of the Longxiang Inn, who had not appeared for a long time, finally appeared, and said hello to the three of them. Yan Lu asked Qian Ziming to sit down and chat, and Qian Ziming sat down unceremoniously.

Yan Lu took the lead and smiled, "Little money shopkeeper, you are accompanied by a beautiful woman, have you forgotten my friend?"

Qian Ziming replied embarrassedly, "Yan Zhutou, where are you talking about, didn't I come out to say hello to you as soon as I heard that you were coming?"

Yan Lu continued to laugh, "Hehe, your 'right away' is very fast, more than half an hour!"

As soon as these words came out, even the two catchers laughed together.

Qian Ziming said ashamedly, "Arrest you ...... Hey, it's my fault this time. ”

Yan Lu said, "Don't say that, it seems that I am a villain." ”

Qian Ziming said, "Don't talk about this, don't talk about this....... have you encountered any big cases today?"

After Yan Lu listened to Qian Ziming's tentative question, he had some plans in his heart, but he immediately replied, "Three people dressed as merchants died, and they all died because their hearts were broken by the power of the palm." ”

The reason why Yan Lu told Qian Ziming the truth was because he had always suspected that it was not the sour bookkeeper Zhang Xiucai who had helped him solve the case, but the eccentric but pretended to be deep Qian Ziming in front of him. Qian Ziming just borrowed Zhang Xiucai's mouth to say his own inference.

Qian Ziming leaned back a little, and then said, "Is it for money?"

Yan Lu shook his head and said, "No, it's hard to imagine that someone with that kind of palm power would hurt someone's life for a little money." ”

Qian Ziming's body moved forward a little more, and said with a smile, "That's right, if you have this kind of palm power, why don't you go to the Wulin League to be a guest and enjoy the glory and wealth that matches it, why do you want to do this kind of murderous and oversold business?"

A smile loomed at the corner of Yan Lu's mouth, and then asked, "What else?"

Qian Ziming put his elbow on the table and said, "There are still ...... To the west of the town are Yellowstone Mountain and Mud River, so it stands to reason that there shouldn't be any merchants passing there, right?"

Yan Lu listened to Qian Ziming's analysis, clapped his hands happily and said, "You mean that those three people may not be merchants?"

Qian Ziming spread out his hands and said, "It should be so." ”

Yan Lu continued to ask, "Who should that be?"

Qian Ziming no longer spoke, but looked at the people around him who were gradually dispersing and walking towards the guest room.

Yan Lu followed Qian Ziming's gaze and turned his head to look, and all the people in his eyes were those martial arts people with various weapons in their hands. And although the weapons in the hands of these martial arts people are diverse, more than half of them are holding swords.

Because they came for the First Divine Sword Li Xingke, or for the swordsmanship on the Heavenly Book Secret Guide in Li Xingke's hand!

Yan Ludao, "a man in the martial arts...... Yes. ”