With such a heavy rain, there was only an umbrella, and he had to carry a comatose Huangfu Xiaoyuan, and it was difficult to ensure that he would not get wet from the rain, so Lu Hanjiang found a place to shelter from the wind and waited until the rain stopped before going back.

During this time, the brawl in the Sword Casting Villa finally came to an end, and it could be regarded as invincible, but if you think about it carefully, it is actually the righteous path that has lost a lot of face.

Because the Demon Dao came when he wanted to, and he left so easily if he wanted to leave, this group of righteous people failed to leave even the life of the Demon Dao, and this time it can be said that they have lost all their face.

Some charlatans who couldn't hold their faces turned the finger to the beggars who were watching the play, blaming them for their inaction, so they let go of the demons.

Elder Qi was about to laugh angrily at this, but Lu Hanjiang persuaded him to be willing, not only to generously admit their paddling behavior, but also to mock back greatly, this group of people is nothing without the help of the beggar gang.

Obviously, this wave of operations has filled the game experience of the beggar gang disciples, and at the same time, it has also offended other Jianghu sects from the inside out.

You don't see that other famous factions, just like Shaolin and so on, are not able to work, otherwise those people of the devil's way can escape so easily, but no one blames them, in the end, this kind of thing will happen, or the beggars are too popular.

On the one hand, it is also the deliberate guidance of Shaolin and other major factions, and there are hundreds of thousands of disciples in the beggar gang, although they cannot fully exert this power because of the restrictions of the times, but it is enough to make them tremble.

The leader of the beggar gang, Lu Seventeen, is a young man who is high-spirited and enterprising, and he has planned several times to go to the first position in the rivers and lakes, and it is difficult not to let everyone be on guard.

However, this is also in line with Lu Hanjiang's expectations, so he is happy to see things develop in this direction.

It's just that there is one thing that makes Lu Hanjiang a little entangled, after disposing of the corpses of the six people in Heitianzhai in the Sword Casting Villa, he rarely has the urge to sigh when he looks at the deathless Youren.

This group of people was deliberately picked up by him to find out the news, in short, he was the pioneer of Jinyiwei as cannon fodder, and this big village owner of Heitianzhai was also one of the "friends" that Lu Hanjiang once met in Qianhu.

Lu Hanjiang has many friends in the rivers and lakes, such as Zuo Lao Qi, who was once one of the top ten villains, Elder Jin Buchang of Hengshan, and You Ren, the current master of Heitian Village.

Some of these people rely on lure, some rely on coercion, and they can more or less obey him and use it for him, for example, he is using the protection of Jinyiwei and the benefits of the secret treasure of the Sword Casting Villa in exchange for the attack of Youren.

Making friends on the rivers and lakes is to arrange more chess pieces, and these people have always brought benefits to Lu Hanjiang to a greater or lesser extent.

But now, seeing that the crown princess quietly invited more than a dozen first-class masters of the Demon Dao to make a play, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

With his strength alone, after all, it is still not comparable to the decades of accumulation of the Jianghu family.

Let's look at Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess, using the capital of the Huangfu family, coupled with the status of the Xuantian Sect, the subordinates are all manipulated by the Eastern Family, forces like the Huashan faction, and when they are transferred to the Demon Dao, there are also a lot of first-class masters who work for it.

And Lu Hanjiang is a monk halfway, and he can fool one by one, and because of the natural distrust between the rivers and lakes and the imperial court, the stability of this group of "friends" he knows is not high.

The external performance is that the people used by the crown princess can serve her again and again, such as the Dongfang family, the family was ruined twenty years ago, and twenty years later they are still driven by others, working hard and complaining.

On the other hand, Lu Hanjiang, most of his "friends" are disposable, and they basically have to be cool after using them once, and the quality is worrying.

"There's a long way to go."

Lu Hanjiang sighed with emotion, and left the house, by the way, this is Huangfu Xiaoyuan's room, and Shang Luo is also here to take care of each other.

Leaving the room, Lu Hanjiang summoned the Jinyi Guard, who was in charge of besieging Anan before, and it was the one who was injured in the fight, this person was named Ji Qianli, and he was in the position of the general banner.

Because Huangfu Xiaoyuan's current position is only a hundred, the subordinates sent to her by Lu Hanjiang are at most the general banner, in order to avoid some unnecessary trivial things.

"I've seen the adults, the humble and incompetent, the tired and appeased adults and the hundred households in person, and ask the adults to punish them." There was no one around, and Ji Qianli hurriedly bowed to him.

Huangfu Linshan impersonated Anan, which was an unplanned matter, so it was reasonable that they couldn't stop each other, and Lu Hanjiang didn't intend to punish him.

is also because this person is recommended by his henchman Qianhu Bian Guang, as long as it does not involve major rights and wrongs, this kind of dispensable fault, Lu Hanjiang will not take it to heart.

"Get up and talk back, what useful things can be found on the corpse of the emperor near the mountain?" When Lu Hanjiang did not mention punishment, he meant to expose the matter.

"Master Xie."

Ji Qianli got up and said respectfully: "My lord, that thief has nothing to grow, and the brother has not found anything useful, according to your orders, we have buried him." ”

"Hmm." Lu Hanjiang's tone didn't sound much regret, and it was not surprising to think about it, after all, the "Anan" pretended to be Huangfu Linshan had already been imprisoned in the dungeon of Sword Casting Villa, and a prisoner could hide something.

This move is just a matter of trying luck, and it seems that it is really difficult to dig up any useful information from this person.

However, it can't be said that it is completely fruitless, knowing that the crown princess arranged for people to enter the Sword Casting Villa in the morning, this is not worth the trip.

Ji Qianli hesitated for a moment, and said loudly: "My lord, the emperor is dead in the mountain, and I think that if you want to investigate the secrets, it is better to start with Gu Ming's death." ”

Lu Hanjiang was noncommittal, and said calmly: "Let's hear it." ”

"Yes."

Ji Qianli looked at Lu Hanjiang's expression, and said his thoughts: "The thief said in front of everyone that Gu Ming was killed by the swordsmith Yi, and judging by Na Yi's reaction, I think that this matter may be true." ”

Lu Hanjiang nodded slightly: "Well, continue." ”

Ji Qianli took a deep breath and said: "Why did Sword Forger Yi kill Gu Ming, he guessed that one was for fame, and the other was for profit, if it was the former, it didn't matter, if it was the latter, then it was possible that Gu Ming discovered the secret of the Xingxuan Knife, and Yi was greedy, so he killed people." ”

Lu Hanjiang waved his hand: "It's still possible for the sake of fame, if it's for profit, the swordsmith Yi won't be in a hurry to kill, and he won't plan to put the insider Anan to death, it doesn't make sense." ”

Ji Qianli thought about it suddenly, and hurriedly pleaded guilty: "It's a humble and thoughtless job." ”

"However, if you check the grievances between these two people, you may be able to gain something else."

Lu Hanjiang thought for a moment and ordered: "This matter is up to you, if there is a result, send it to Ji Baihu for review." ”

"Obedience!" After Ji Qianli responded, he withdrew from the courtyard.

After leaving the yard, Ji Qianli breathed a long sigh of relief, only to realize that his back was soaked in cold sweat, and he couldn't help but smile bitterly.

He didn't pretend to be smart and wanted to shake his wit in front of Lord Lu, but he had to be like this, Jinyiwei has always been rewarded for meritorious deeds, and only when he has made real merits can he be qualified to ask for rewards from his superiors.

Ji Qianli is an old subordinate who served under Lu Hanjiang when he was still in office in Qianhu, and he can be regarded as a cronie if rounded, but his cronies are also separated from each other.

Although Ji Qianli doesn't often show his face in front of Lu Hanjiang, fortunately, he has a good relationship with the second-in-command Bian Guang, so he can ask for this errand for the westward sword casting villa.

He worked diligently, both out of loyalty and with his own thoughts, and he wanted to seek a favor by merit.

More than half a year ago, at the Wuyue Conference, Jinyiwei pretended to be a disciple of Wudang and Huashan to attack Hengshan, and the disciples of Wuyue suffered countless casualties, and he also participated in this battle, and also saved an injured disciple of the Hengshan faction by mistake.

All the Jianghu people are black sheep in the eyes of Jinyiwei, the more they are born in famous families, the more they are disobedient to discipline, one side is the court officers and soldiers who guard the law and order, and the other side yearns for unlimited freedom of the Jianghu knights, and the contradictions between the two sides have no room for reconciliation.

A disciple from the Hengshan faction, if he wants to spend the rest of his life in peace, it is definitely not enough to show the attitude of retiring from the rivers and lakes, if there is no official family to come forward to endorse, this important identity will always be a time bomb.

There are many people who can help him change his face, but the only one who can ensure that he will be safe and stable for the rest of his life and not be disturbed is Lord Lu.

Therefore, Ji Qianli made up his mind before this trip, and he must seize the opportunity and make enough contributions.

(End of chapter)