Xue Yiren brought Chu Liuxiang and Xiang Yan to the living room, and the subordinates of Xue Jiazhuang had already prepared the meal.

Chu Liuxiang drank a glass of wine, and suddenly sighed: "If it weren't for the feud between the Xue Zuo family, you and Zuo Qinghou would definitely become friends." Xue Yiren's face changed, and he said: "You were originally a friend of Zuo Qinghou, and now you are also my friend, I only hope you understand one thing, the hatred between Xue and Zuo's two families cannot be resolved by anyone." Chu Liuxiang said: "Why? Xue Yiren said in a deep voice: "Do you know how many people in the Xue family have died at the hands of the Zuo family in the past hundred years?" Chu Liuxiang said: "Is it similar to the death of the Zuo family at the hands of the Xue family?" Xue Yi said: "That's right, and because of this, the hatred between the Xue Zuo family is getting deeper and deeper, unless one of these two families dies, no one can dissolve this hatred." ”

Suddenly, I heard a man shouting, "Okay, you have good wine and good food, and you don't ask me to eat." ”

A man walked in on a rampage, and saw that the man was at least forty years old, with a gray beard, but he was wearing a red embroidered garment, with a green turtle embroidered on it, and a pair of tiger head velvet shoes on his feet, and rouge on his face. As soon as the man sat down, he brought the whole plate of fish in front of him, lifted it with his hand and ate it.

Xue Yiren frowned, and said with a wry smile: "This is the younger brother laughing at him, he ...... He ...... "Xue Xiaoren's mouth was full of fish, and he spit out thorns and said with a smile: "Xue Yiren is a big swordsman, but Xue Xiaoren is a big eater, although Xue Xiaoren can't beat Xue Yiren since he was a child, but when he eats it, Xue Yiren wants to run away." Xue Yiren said angrily: "Who called you here?" Xue Xiaoren smiled and said, "This is also my home, why can't I come?" You can scold me for being unproductive, but you can't say that I'm not Daddy Xue's son, right? Xue Yiren sighed, shook his head and said: "Xiangshuai Mo smiled, he wasn't like this, until seven or eight years ago, I didn't know why, but he suddenly ...... Suddenly it changed. ”

After eating, Chu Liuxiang and Xiang Yan resigned to Xue Yiren, and Xue Yiren did not stay, but just set a date for the meeting with Chu Liuxiang, and then personally sent the two to the door and watched the two go away. Xue Xiaoren hid at the door to eat and laugh.

After Chu Liuxiang and Xiang Yan left Xuejiazhuang, Xiang Yan asked Chu Liuxiang: "Xiang Shuai, do you think Xue Yiren looks like the leader of the killer organization?" Chu Liuxiang said: "It's not like." When we were both out of shape, he did more than the two of us combined. If Xue Yiren was the leader of those killers, with his kung fu, the two of us and the two sisters-in-law would not survive. Moreover, I was already on the assassination list of the killer organization, and he could have killed me openly under the pretext that I had probed him for Zuo Qinghou and stole his weapon, so there was no need to stop. ”

Xiang Yan said gloomily: "Then what now?" Where should we go to find the leader of those killers? Chu Liuxiang comforted Xiang Yan and said, "Brother Xiang, don't worry, that leader's swordsmanship is seventy percent similar to Xue Yiren's swordsmanship. Although Xue Yiren is definitely not the leader of those killers, that leader must have something to do with Xue Yiren. As long as we keep an eye on Xuejiazhuang, we will definitely be able to catch the leader's feet. Xiang Yan said, "Oh, what do we do now?" Chu Liuxiang said: "It's not early now, let's find an inn to rest for the night, and then find the disciples of the beggar gang tomorrow, and ask the disciples of the beggar gang to help find out how many masters there are in Xuejiazhuang." ”

In the middle of the night, when Xiang Yan was resting at the inn, he suddenly heard movement outside. Xiang Yan opened the door and saw that Chu Liuxiang was about to go out. Xiang Yan hurriedly asked, "Xiangshuai, where are you going?" Chu Liuxiang said: "I plan to go to Xuejiazhuang to inquire about the situation." Xiang Yan said, "I'll go with you!" Chu Liuxiang hurriedly said: "No, no!" I went to Xuejiazhuang to inquire about the situation, not to fight with Xue Yiren, so I didn't need to help my brother. Xuejiazhuang is very vigilant, although Brother Xiang's martial arts are high, but his body is slightly worse, I am afraid that he may not be able to enter Xuejiazhuang, and my body is still passable, and I can't keep me if I want to come to Xuejiazhuang. Xiang Yan thought about it as soon as he thought about it, and said, "Xiangshuai, be careful!" ”

It wasn't until the evening of the next day that Chu Liuxiang returned to the inn. Xiang Yan asked curiously, "Xiangshuai, why did you come back so late?" Smelling the smell of blood on Chu Liuxiang's body again, Xiang Yan exclaimed, "Xiangshuai, are you injured?" ”

Chu Liuxiang said: "When I went to Xuejiazhuang last night, I met Xue Xiaoren counting stars in Zhuangzi and had a few tricks with him, and then I was attacked by the killer leader we were looking for after getting rid of Xue Xiaoren, and I was stabbed with a sword, but fortunately I was stabbed by him." After the killer attacked me, he went to Xue Jiazhuang to steal Xue Yiren's sword, because we only followed Xue Yiren to his sword room yesterday, and his sword was stolen last night, so Xue Yiren decided that I stole it and came to trouble me, but because I was injured, he didn't want to do anything to the wounded, so he left. ”

Xiang Yan said: "Xiangshuai, is your injury important?" Chu Liuxiang said: "It doesn't matter, I've already dealt with it." Xiang Yan asked again: "Xiangshuai, did you recognize the identity of the killer leader?" Chu Liuxiang said: "If my expectations are correct, the leader of the killer should be Xue Xiaoren, the younger brother of Xue Yiren." Xiang Yan exclaimed: "It's him!" But that killer isn't like a madman! Chu Liuxiang said: "Xue Xiaoren should be pretending to be crazy. ”

Xiang Yan still suspected that Xue Xiaoren was the leader of the killers, and said, "Xiangshuai, how did you tell that Xue Xiaoren was the leader of the killers?" Chu Liuxiang said: "According to my judgment, the kung fu of the killer leader should be taught by Xue Yiren, Xue Yiren has not accepted apprentices, but only taught Xue Xiaoren, his two children and Zhuang Ding of Xue Jiazhuang, and among these people, only Xue Xiaoren is the same as the killer leader's kung fu!" ”

Xiang Yan raised a possibility and said, "Is it possible that the leader of the killer used to be from Xuejiazhuang, and later he founded the killer organization after leaving Xuejiazhuang?" Chu Liuxiang said: "I haven't heard that anyone in Xuejiazhuang has left. In addition, we just went to Xue Yiren's sword room during the day yesterday, and Xue Yiren's sword was stolen at night, his intelligence is so proficient, that killer leader must not have left Xuejiazhuang, he must have lived in Xuejiazhuang. ”

Xiang Yan said again: "Is it possible that other people in Xuejiazhuang are hiding their strength?" Chu Liuxiang said: "Judging from the kung fu of that killer leader, Xue Yiren has put a lot of thought into him, and he should be very concerned about him." It is not easy to hide his strength and create a killer organization under the attention of Xue Yiren. Chu Liuxiang paused, and then said: "The only one who has the opportunity to create a killer organization is Xue Xiaoren, who was once pinned on by Xue Yiren and was later given up because he went crazy. ”

Xiang Yan thought about it, felt that Chu Liuxiang's inference was very reasonable, and said, "Let's go to Xue Xiaoren like this, will Xue Yiren stop it?" Chu Liuxiang said: "It will definitely be blocked." These are inferences and are not substantiated. There is a difference between intimacy and intimacy, Xue Xiaoren is his younger brother after all. Without evidence, we put the hat of the leader of the killer organization on Xue Xiaoren's head, and Xue Yiren will definitely not agree. Xiang Yan said: "What should I do then?" Chu Liuxiang said: "A fake is a fake after all, and it is impossible to be without flaws." We're going to visit Xue Xiaoren tomorrow and see if we can find clues. ”

On the third day, when Chu Liuxiang and Xiang Yan were having breakfast, suddenly more than a dozen black-clothed people in urgent clothes rushed into the inn and surrounded the two, all of whom were carrying green steel swords in their hands, and their skills were not weak. Xiang Yan's face changed and asked, "Who are you?" Xin said: "Could it be that these people are the people of the killer organization?" ”

A black-clothed man at the head said: "We are here to find Chu Liuxiang, and those who have nothing to do with it should stay away." Chu Liuxiang smiled at Xiang Yan first: "Brother Xiang, they are from Xuejiazhuang. He said to the man in black leisurely: "I just want to see Lord Xue, you should take me to see Lord Xue!" The black-clothed man at the head had a pair of majestic eyes, glared at Chu Liuxiang and said, "You dare to go to see the owner of my family?" Chu Liuxiang smiled: "Why don't you dare? Could he be a cannibal? ”

Chu Liuxiang and Xiang Yan walked in front leisurely, there were more and more people behind them, and the people who came to look for Chu Liuxiang several times had gathered in one place, everyone was whispering, I didn't understand why this surnamed Chu was so bold, and he dared to follow them back, and this surnamed Xiang, I don't know what medicine he had taken wrong, knowing that the people of Xuejiazhuang were going to attack Chu Liuxiang, but they still mixed with Chu Liuxiang. Some people think that Chu Liuxiang and Xiang Yan must be like their second owner, and they have some problems in their heads.

When everyone came to Xuejiazhuang, Xue Yiren did not come out to greet him, but moved a very comfortable chair, sat in the shade of the tree in the back garden and closed his eyes to recuperate, until Chu Liuxiang and Xiang Yan walked in front of him, he opened his eyes, and Chu Liuxiang was looking at him and smiling.

Xue Yidao: "You're here!" Chu Liuxiang said: "I'm here." Xue Yidao: "Are your injuries healed?" Chu Liuxiang said: "TOEFL, it's much better." Xue Yidao: "Very good." ”

Xue Yiren stood up, waved his hand, and someone next to him held a sword. The sword is very long, it seems to be three or four inches longer than the common ones in the rivers and lakes, the sword has been unsheathed, and there is no sword spike, the iron-blue sword emits a faint blue light, although Xiang Yan is a few feet away, he can also feel the chill emitted from the sword.

Chu Liuxiang said: "Good sword, this is the real weapon." Xue Yiren didn't take the sword, and asked lightly, "What kind of blade do you use?" Chu Liuxiang said with a smile: "Yesterday, the seniors were merciful and let the juniors go, why do you have to do it with the juniors today?" Can seniors solve doubts for juniors? Xue Yiren snorted and said, "You stole my sword the night before yesterday, I should have settled accounts with you, but yesterday you said that you were injured, and I didn't want to bully an injured person, so I let you go for the time being, but you actually came to assassinate me last night, Xiangshuai, you are really too much!" Xiangshuai, you were able to assassinate me last night, and you will definitely be able to do it with me today, and I won't let you go again today. ”

Chu Liuxiang was also a little surprised, frowned and asked, "Someone wanted to assassinate the senior last night?" The seniors think the assassin is me? Xue Yidao: "I'm not afraid of being embarrassed, last night there were forty or fifty of us, not only did we catch this assassin, but we didn't even see his figure and appearance clearly, only smelled a faint fragrance." In the whole world, apart from Xiangshuai you, who else has such a high light skill? Such a big guts? ”

Chu Liuxiang sighed and said with a wry smile: "Hearing what my predecessors said, I also think that the assassin is me. It seems that no matter what I say, my predecessors won't believe it anymore, and they don't plan to let me go. Xue Yidao: "Not bad! Chu Liuxiang said again: "I have to fight this fight today." Xue Yidao: "Not bad! Xiang Yan stepped forward and said, "Xiang Shuai, I will fight side by side with you!" Chu Liuxiang said: "Brother Xiang, you help me suppress the formation, and let me fight fairly with my seniors!" ”

Xue Yiren said coldly: "Xue has never borrowed a finger from others in his life. Even though you are both together, am I afraid of you? Chu Liuxiang said: "I also know that they will never dare to make a move, but they are all your subordinates, and with them by your side, even if you don't make a move, it makes me feel threatened." Without Brother Xiang on the side, I felt uneasy. Xiang Yan took a few steps back and stood with the people of Xuejiazhuang, who had already fenced off the backyard.

Xue Yiren picked up the sword, stared at the sword in his hand for a long time, and said in a deep voice: "Take your blade." Chu Liuxiang said: "I'm going to use these hands." Xue Yiren frowned and said, "You actually want to use your flesh palm to meet my sword?" Chu Liuxiang said: "The sword of the predecessors is incomparably sharp; The swordsmanship of the predecessors is even more unstoppable. No matter what blade you use, you will never be able to resist it! What's more, the seniors are so fast that they are unparalleled in the world, even if I can find a weapon that is the same as this sword, I still don't have time to parry it when my predecessors make a move. ”

Xue Yiren's eyes were no longer filled with joy and pride. Chu Liuxiang slowly continued: "So when I fought with my seniors, I never wanted to resist the parry, I was greedy for merit and rushed forward, and I just wanted to dodge with a small body. There is no blade in the hand, but the burden is lighter, and the lighter the burden, the faster the body. Chu Liuxiang smiled, and then said: "Don't hide it from my seniors, if I don't dare to be rude in front of my seniors, I plan to take off these clothes on my body." ”

Xiang Yanxin said: "Why do you want me to suppress the formation? is obviously disgusted that I am not good at light work, and I am afraid that I will affect him! ”

Xue Yiren was silent for a long time, and said slowly: "In this case, aren't you already trapped in a 'invincible' place?" Chu Liuxiang said: "But 'undefeated' is already 'victory', I only hope to be able to seek a way to win in 'undefeated'." Xue Yiren's eyes flashed, and he said, "Are you sure that you will not be defeated?" Chu Liuxiang smiled faintly and said, "When you fight with the jellyfish Yin Ji, how can you be sure at all?" Xue Yiren laughed loudly, and the laughter stopped as soon as he started, and said sharply: "Okay, you are ready to dodge!" ”

Xue Yiren's sword had not yet been struck, his body had already unfolded, and at this moment, the sword light had lit up like lightning, and in an instant, six swords had been stabbed at Chu Liuxiang's shoulder, chest, and waist. His moves didn't seem to be peculiar, but they were incredibly fast, and the six swords stabbed out, and one sword seemed to turn into six swords. The person Xiang Yan had ever seen the fastest shot was Lin Zhennan, but Xue Yiren's speed was three points faster than Lin Zhennan. Xiang Yanxin said: "It's really not that Chu Liuxiang doesn't look down on me, if I play, I'm afraid that before I can make a move, I will already die under Xue Yiren's sword." ”

Chu Liuxiang's body moved, which was worthy of avoiding Xue Yiren's long sword, but Xue Yiren's swordsmanship was like the Yangtze River, pouring thousands of miles, six swords stabbed through, and six swords followed by stabbing out, not giving people the slightest chance to breathe. I saw that the sword light was dense, like a light curtain, and I couldn't see the slightest gap, and it was like mercury pouring into the ground, pervasive. In a moment's effort, Chu Liuxiang was in danger five times.

After a while, Chu Liuxiang suddenly let out a soft whistle and rose into the sky, and when Xue Yiren's next sword stabbed out, he had already swept out three zhang away. This garden covers a wide area, Chu Liuxiang's body method unfolded, it was like a bird flying non-stop, and in an instant swept up the small bridge, and from the small bridge and rockery, from the rockery and the small pavilion, from the small pavilion and the treetops, Xue Yiren was chasing closely behind.

The two had changed the battlefield, Xiang Yan glanced at the others, and saw that the others were all standing still, Xiang Yan didn't care about them, and chased after the two of them.

When Xiang Yan caught up with the two, he found that Chu Liuxiang was running out from between the two trees. Who knew that between the two trees, there was a third tree, and the three trees were arranged in a triangle, and the thick shade of the two trees in front covered the back one. Chu Liuxiang's body method was too fast, and when he found that there was another tree behind him, the person had already crashed into the tree. Xiang Yan was shocked.

Xue Yiren took the opportunity to stab out with a sword, and with a "bang", the long sword pierced into the trunk of the tree. It turned out that when Chu Liuxiang was about to hit the tree trunk, his body suddenly shrank, hugged his knees with both hands, rolled on the spot, and rolled out two or three feet.

Xiang Yan saw the opportunity, and was ready to pull out his long sword and attack Xue Yiren with Chu Liuxiang. Xiang Yan's body was stiff and he couldn't learn those subtle moves, but the "Nine Yin True Scripture" also included a lot of weird kung fu, which suddenly unfolded, and people who had never seen it were afraid of a big loss without being on guard. Zhou Zhiruo deliberately picked a few kinds of this kind of kung fu, and wanted to practice with Xiang Yan, so that Xiang Yan could use it as a hole card to sneak attack and plot against the opponent. Now that Xue Yiren's long sword has pierced into the trunk of the tree, there is a flaw, and he took the opportunity to sneak attack, coupled with Chu Liuxiang's cooperation, he will definitely make Xue Yiren unable to eat and walk around.

Unexpectedly, Xiang Yan had just pulled the long sword out of the scabbard halfway, Chu Liuxiang suddenly flashed in front of Xiang Yan, stretched out his hand, Xiang Yan's arm shook, and the long sword involuntarily returned to the scabbard. Xiang Yan's face changed color.

Xiang Yan always thought that Chu Liuxiang's actual combat ability was half a step weaker than his own, but now it seems that he underestimated Chu Liuxiang too much. Chu Liuxiang's internal strength is not below him, and his light skills are even more than eighteen streets away, as for the moves, Shang Bu is clear, but the moves are his own weaknesses, no matter how bad Chu Liuxiang is, will he be worse than himself? Xiang Yanxin said: "The reason why Chu Liuxiang doesn't look as good as himself is just because Chu Liuxiang doesn't kill people, he works with people, and he always goes for the purpose of capturing the other party alive." And it is definitely more difficult to capture the other party alive than to kill the other party. If he were like me, he would have been much better than me. ”

After Xue Yiren's sword pierced into the trunk of the tree, he neither shot again nor pulled out his face, but stared at the sword embedded in the trunk, was silent for a long time, and suddenly smiled and said, "You really have your way to win, and you are really not defeated." Chu Liuxiang said: "Although I am not defeated in the next, my predecessors are also undefeated." Xue Yidao: "If you are not defeated, you can be considered a victory, and if I do not win, you should be considered defeated, because we use different methods." ”

Chu Liuxiang said: "I don't dare to say 'win' in Xia, just because I have taken advantage of my predecessors." Xue Yiren smiled and said, "Actually, I also know that I still fell for you after all." I'm waiting for you here, and I'm at the peak of my mental and physical strength, like a bow of a thousand stones, ready to go. Chu Liuxiang said: "People would never dare to fight with their predecessors at that time. ”

Xue Yidao: "You talk to me first, distract my consciousness, and then make me proud with words, and when I have a good impression of you, the fighting spirit will gradually disappear." Xue Yiren smiled faintly, and said: "You are using the clever strategy of "Sun Tzu's Art of War", before the battle, first let the opponent's morale decline, and then exhaust, and then use light skills to consume my physical strength, and finally use light troops to lure the enemy. The sword technique is a one-man enemy, but the strategy you use in the art of war is ten thousand enemies, it is no wonder that you are invincible, even Shi Guanyin and the Shenshui Palace Lord are not your opponents. ”

Chu Liuxiang touched his nose, lowered his head and smiled: "I am really ashamed to be ...... in Xia" Xue Yi said: "A master against the enemy, just like the two countries are at war, they can control the enemy with strange tricks, and they are the talents of the generals, what are you ashamed of?" What's more, I am also convinced of the high level of your light work. Chu Liuxiang sighed and said: "The mind and bearing of the predecessors are even more five-body to the ground in the next, and there is no intention of competing with the seniors in the next, this battle is really a last resort." ”

Xue Yiren sighed: "I really blame you for this." Now I know that you are not the one who stole the sword and stabbed me, otherwise you would never let me go if I missed the sword just now. If you two join forces, I'm going to suffer a big loss. Chu Liuxiang said: "I came here today, not only to explain to my seniors, but also to observe the swordsmanship of my predecessors. It's just that I always feel that the swordsmanship of the real assassin is somewhat similar to that of his predecessors. Xue Yiren said movingly: "Oh! ”

Chu Liuxiang said: "Sooner or later, I will inevitably have to fight with that person, the outcome of that battle is huge, I will never be defeated, it is I who first came to observe the predecessors and swordsmanship for reference." Xue Yidao: "I also want to see the true face of that person...... Chu Liuxiang pondered, and said slowly: "There are seniors here, I think that person will never show up." Xue Yidao: "Why?" Chu Liuxiang was silent. Xue Yiren asked again: "Do you think that person has anything to do with me?" ”

Xue Yiren showed a look of surprise on his face, but Chu Liuxiang still didn't answer his words, but looked up and looked around. This is a quiet small garden, with many trees, but most of them are more than 100 years old, the branches and leaves are at least five zhang above the ground, there are not many hiding places, the houses and walls are built very high, and it is difficult to come and go at will, come and go freely. An experienced assassin would not easily break into such a place, not to mention the famous Xue Yiren who lived here.

Chu Liuxiang groaned: "If it were me, I wouldn't have dared to break into here to assassinate, unless I had already left a way out, and I would definitely be able to retreat with my whole body if I calculated it." Chu Liuxiang walked to the corner of the wall, there was a small door in the corner, and all four walls were covered with half-withered green vines, so more than half of this door was annihilated in the rattans, and if you didn't pay attention, it would be difficult to find. Chu Liuxiang muttered, "Could this be his retreat?" ”

Xue Yidao: "This door has been locked on weekdays, and it hasn't been opened for many years. "The iron bolts on the door are all embroidered, and it does look like they have not been opened for many years, but if you look closely, you can see that many of the rust on the bolts has been scraped to the ground, and the traces are very new.

Chu Liuxiang picked up a piece of rust from the ground and groaned, "Is this place often cleaned?" Xue Yidao: "Someone cleans it every day, but it's just ...... These two ......" Chu Liuxiang said with a smile: "In the past two days, everyone has been busy catching thieves, so naturally they forgot to clean the yard, so this rust will stay here." Xue Yidao: "Rust? Chu Liuxiang said: "This door must have been opened recently, so the rust on the deadbolt and iron lock will be scraped off." ”

Xue Yi said: "There were people who cleaned the yard the morning before yesterday, and Lao Li, who swept the yard, has always been the most careful, and even a single leaf will not be left in the places he has cleaned." Chu Liuxiang said: "So this door must have been opened after Lao Li swept the yard, maybe the night before yesterday." Xue Yiren asked movingly, "You mean ......" Chu Liuxiang said, "I mean that the assassin may have slipped in through this door and then gone out through this door." ”

Xue Yiren's face became even heavier, and he slowly paced with his hands behind his back, and pondered: "This door has been abandoned for a long time, and there are not many people who know this door...... Chu Liuxiang and Xiang Yan did not answer. Xue Yiren was silent for a long time before he then asked: "That person is athletic, not weak, and he can go as high as he can, why do you have to go through this door?" Chu Liuxiang said: "Just because no one would have thought that he would enter and exit from this door, he wanted to use this door, come quietly, and retreat." ”

Xue Yidao: "But now this door is locked again." Chu Liuxiang said: "Hmm." Xue Yidao: "After he escaped, did he dare to come back and lock the door?" Chu Liuxiang smiled and said, "Maybe he is sure that he can avoid other people's eyes and ears." Xue Yiren sneered: "Does he think that everyone here is blind?" Chu Liuxiang said: "Maybe he has a special method." Xue Yidao: "What way?" Could it be that he will not be able to do the invisibility method? ”

Chu Liuxiang didn't speak, and he didn't know where he got a very long wire, and gently picked it in the keyhole, only to hear the sound of "grid", and the lock had been called.

Xue Yidao: "I also know that this kind of lock is definitely not difficult for experienced night walkers, but it is just a matter of preparing a gentleman." Chu Liuxiang said with a smile: "It's a pity that there are not many gentlemen in this world, but there are many villains." Xue Yiren coughed dryly, opened the door first, and said, "Did Xiangshuai want to take a look in the courtyard next door?" Chu Liuxiang said: "I really have this intention, please ask my seniors to lead the way." ”

Xue Yiren entered the courtyard first, and Chu Liuxiang took the sheep by the hand and hid the rusty iron lock in his arms.

I saw that the yard next door was also very quiet, and the building of the house was similar, except that the fallen leaves in the yard had not been swept up, and the dust in front of the window had stained the paper—it had not been cleaned for at least three months.

Xiang Yan smiled secretly in his heart: "Before, Xue Yiren also said that the cleaning person was very careful, and there would not be a single fallen leaf in the cleaning place, so it turned out that he was just careful in front of him." ”

Chu Liuxiang said: "Is this courtyard empty?" Xue Yiren coughed dryly twice again and said, "This was originally the residence of my second brother Xiaoren. Chu Liuxiang said: "What now? Xue Yidao: "Now...... Ahem, my brother has always been informal, that's why people dare to be so presumptuous. Chu Liuxiang's eyes flashed. said: "Xue Erxia is afraid that he rarely lives here recently. Xue Yiren snorted and sighed again.

At this moment, I suddenly heard a commotion outside, and someone exclaimed, "Fire...... The horse shed caught fire......" Xue Yiren sneered: "Okay, good, good, someone came to steal the sword the day before yesterday, someone came to assassinate yesterday, and today someone actually came to set fire, is my Xue Yiren really old?" Chu Liuxiang smiled and said: "Autumn and winter things are dry, if you are not careful, there will be a fire, not to mention that the stable is full of straw ......" Xue Yiren smiled reluctantly, Chu Liuxiang did not finish speaking, and suddenly there was a burst of exclamation...... Be careful in the backyard, it's the fire that was set out, chase. ”

Xiang Yan looked at the high wall, and he could already see the flickering flames.

Chu Liuxiang said: "Senior, you just go to take care of the fire, and Brother Xiang will hang out here, Xue Erxia may happen to come back, and we can talk to him." Xue Yiren stomped his feet and said, "In this case, the old decay will be with you for a while." "Took two steps. He also said: "If there is any rudeness in the younger brother, Xiang Shuai doesn't need to be polite to him, just teach him a lesson." ”

Xiang Yan said: "Xiangshuai, who are those who are on fire?" Chu Liuxiang said: "It should be a few friends of mine, who have not heard from me for a long time when they saw me enter Xuejiazhuang, so that the fire caused chaos to facilitate my escape." Xiang Yan said, "Then are they in danger?" Chu Liuxiang said: "It's okay, Master Xue Zhuang is not a tyrannical person, and he won't do anything to them." ”

Chu Liuxiang and Xiang Yan came to the house where Xue Xiaoren lived, and the house where Xue Xiaoren lived was almost exactly the same as the house where Xue Yiren lived, except that dust was accumulated in front of the window, nets were formed under the eaves, and even the floor in the corridor was rotten, and it would "squeak" when you walked up. The door was closed, and a straw rope was tied in a knot in the deadbolt.

It took Chu Liuxiang a long time to untie the knot, push open the door, and stand at the door for a long time before tentatively walking into the house, walking very slowly and very carefully.

Xiang Yan asked Chu Liuxiang and said, "Xiang Shuai, are you sure that Xue Xiaoren is the leader of the killer organization?" Chu Liuxiang said: "The knot at the door just now is to confirm whether anyone has sneaked in." Xiang Yan didn't know why, and said, "Huh? Chu Liuxiang explained: "Have you ever seen a madman so cautious? Xiang Yan's eyes lit up and said, "So Xue Xiaoren is pretending to be crazy?" Chu Liuxiang said: "Yes, Xue Xiaoren is pretending to be crazy." A normal person, who would pretend to be crazy for no reason? Coupled with the fact that his kung fu is comparable to that of the leader, I think he is probably the person we are looking for. ”

In the corner of the room, there was a large dressing table, full of all sorts of things, but ninety percent of them were used by women for dressing. The beds and chairs were piled up with all kinds of clothes, each of which was colorful and colorful, and few people dared to wear them, even if they were women.

Chu Liuxiang walked around the room, picked up everything and looked at it, and said affirmatively: "He is really pretending to be crazy!" Xiang Yan didn't understand, and said, "Huh? Chu Liuxiang said: "Look at you, brother, these things are all good goods, and the quality of the clothes is very noble and clean." The contents of the room, though messy, were spotless and everything was clean. ”

Xiang Yan still hasn't figured it out. Chu Liuxiang said again: "Brother Xiang, you also saw that the subordinates of Xuejiazhuang did not take Xue Xiaoren to heart, and were very neglectful to him, and even the courtyard was not cleaned for several months, so this house must not have been cleaned by his subordinates, but by himself." How can a madman clean his own house? Unless he's pretending to be crazy! ”

Suddenly, there was a "flickering" sound on the roof, and Chu Liuxiang shot out a silver hairpin with his backhand - the silver hairpin was already on the dresser, and he was playing with it in his hand. But seeing the silver light flashing, I only heard the sound of "grabbing", and the silver hairpin was nailed into the roof, and there was a creepy sound on the roof. It turned out that there was an attic in the house, but there were no stairs in sight, and there was no entrance.

Only a small part of the silver hairpin was exposed, shining brightly. Chu Liuxiang's body swept up lightly, stuck to the roof, and gently pulled out the silver hairpin, and found that a trace of blood flowed out with the silver hairpin. Chu Liuxiang smiled: "It turned out to be a mouse." Xiang Yan also relaxed, secretly laughing at his fuss.

Chu Liuxiang wiped the blood stains on the roof, and tapped it with a silver hairpin, and the roof was naturally empty. Chu Liuxiang slid half a circle on the roof like a fish, and suddenly stretched out his hand. Miraculously, a plank was lifted up by her, revealing a swarthy entrance. Xiang Yan was excited: "Could it be that there is a secret of Xue Xiaoren in this attic?" ”

Chu Liuxiang and Xiang Yan entered the attic to check, and it was disappointing that there was only a stool and a suitcase in the attic. When I opened the suitcase, I saw that there were only a few very ordinary clothes inside.

Chu Liuxiang put down his clothes. After covering the suitcase, he and Xiang Yan retreated from the original way, covered the plank, and looked up from below, absolutely no one could see that anyone had gone up.

There was a call from outside the hospital, and it was Chu Liuxiang and Xiang Yan who came to find him. Chu Liuxiang suddenly swept up, took out the plank, ran to the attic, and shouted in a low voice: "Brother Xiang, hide quickly." Xiang Yan didn't understand what Chu Liuxiang was going to do, but he still followed Chu Liuxiang to the attic.

Two people rushed into the courtyard, and one of them called: "Chu Daxia, Xiang Daxia, the owner of my family invites the two of you to the front hall for tea." Another said: "They're already gone, what are you yelling about?" The man muttered, "Why did they say goodbye without saying goodbye, could it be that they were taken away by our precious second master?" The other person smiled and said: "As soon as this surnamed Chu came, it caused us people to not have a good sleep for a few days, so it is better for him to suffer from our precious second master." ”

After the two left, Chu Liuxiang and Xiang Yan came down from the attic. Xiang Yan said: "Xiang Shuai, what are we going to do next?" Chu Liuxiang said: "Don't worry, Brother Xiang, I have found Xue Xiaoren's feet, and we will wait for him here." ”

I don't know how long it took, someone pushed the door into the house, and it was Xue Xiaoren. Xue Xiaoren was taken aback when he saw the two of them, and shouted, "You big liar, thief, what are you doing at my house?" Chu Liuxiang glared at him and said word for word: "We are here to find you." You don't have to pretend to be crazy anymore, I already know who you are. "Xue Xiao! laughed and said: "Of course you know who I am, I am the second young master of the Xue family, the number one genius child in the world." Chu Liuxiang said: "In addition, you are also the number one cold-blooded murderer in the world." ”

Xue Xiaoren smiled: "Fierce? What is murderous? Am I fierce? I don't think it's fierce at all! Chu Liuxiang ignored him and said slowly: "Although your house looks like a place where a madman lives, there are actually many flaws, and it is impossible to hide it from a discerning person." Xiang Yan was secretly ashamed in his heart. Xue Xiaodao: "Are you a clear-eyed person?" I see that your eyes are not only indistinct, but also a little red, a bit like a rabbit. ”

Chu Liuxiang said: "This room is like a scholar's study, although you pile up the books in a mess, in fact, it is organized, the only difference is that it is much cleaner than the scholar's study." Chu Liuxiang rolled his eyes, smiled, and said: "If you still want to pretend to be crazy in the future, it's best to get some cow dung and dog urine, sprinkle it in this house, and the powder used must not be so elegant, just scrape some wall ash and paint it on your face." Xue Xiaoren clapped his hands and laughed: "No wonder your face is so white, it turns out that you are painted with wall ash." ”

Chu Liuxiang said: "The most important thing is that you shouldn't leave those clothes in the attic. Xue Xiaoren blinked. "Clothes? What clothes? Chu Liuxiang said: "It's the clothes you wear when you kill people." Xue Xiaoren suddenly laughed, but there was no smile in his eyes. Chu Liuxiang said: "When I first saw you, although I felt a little strange, I didn't expect that you were the cold-blooded murderer, if you weren't so eager to kill me, I might never think of you." ”

Xue Xiaoren laughed more and more, and later rolled on the ground with laughter. Xue Xiaoren rolled on the ground and laughed: "Everyone else says I'm crazy, only you say I'm not crazy, you're really a good person." He rolled in front of Chu Liuxiang, and Chu Liuxiang immediately retreated far away, and said with a smile: "Later, you also knew that it was not easy to kill me, so you wanted to blame me, and wanted to borrow your brother's sword to kill me." Although Xue Xiaoren was barely still laughing, he gradually couldn't laugh anymore.

Chu Liuxiang said: "So you go to steal the sword first, and then stab, you know every foot of Xuejiazhuang well, you can naturally come and go freely, no one can catch you." He smiled and continued, "Especially that door, when someone else catches an assassin, you slip through that door, slip into your own house, and when others don't notice, you sneak over and lock the lock." You know that even if you are seen, it doesn't matter, because no one will notice you. In the eyes of others, you are nothing more than an insignificant madman, and this is your 'stealth method'. ”

Xue Xiaoren Huo Ran stood up and stared at Chu Liuxiang. Chu Liuxiang said lightly: "You are indeed a Chong Ming person, everything is designed seamlessly, so that no one can guess you." The second young master of Xue Jiazhuang, Xue Yiren's younger brother, will actually be a killer who can be bought with money, and he will actually kill people for money, even if he says this, I am afraid that no one will believe it. Xue Xiaoren laughed again and said, "Yes, will Xue Ergongzi kill people for money?" This is ridiculous. Chu Liuxiang smiled: "It's not ridiculous at all, because you didn't really kill people for money, but for power, in order to compensate for the anger you suffered." ”

Xue Xiaodao: "Am I angry? Am I angry? There seemed to be an indescribable change in his face, and his whole face was distorted. Gege smiled: "Who doesn't know that my eldest brother is the number one swordsman in the world?" Who dares to make me angry? Chu Liuxiang sighed softly and said, "It's just because Brother Ling is the number one swordsman in the world that you have fallen to this point." Xue Xiaodao: "Oh? ”

Chu Liuxiang said: "You are both smart and talented, your martial arts are high, and it can be said that it is rare in martial arts, with your martial arts and talent, you could have enjoyed a reputation in martial arts, but it's a pity that ......" He sighed again and slowly continued: "It's a pity that you are the younger brother of Xue Yiren." The corners of Xue Xiaoren's mouth suddenly trembled violently. It's like someone has whipped you in the face.

Chu Liuxiang said: "Because all your achievements have been overwhelmed by the brilliance of the 'No. 1 Swordsman in the World', no matter what you do, others will not applaud you, and one will applaud the 'Brother of the No. 1 Swordsman in the World'." If you have accomplishments, you should be, because you are the younger brother of the 'number one swordsman in the world', and if you do something wrong once in a while, it will become a great sin, because everyone will think that you have lost your brother's person. Xue Xiaoren's whole body trembled.

Chu Liuxiang said: "If it's someone else." You may bow to fate, or even be depressed, but you are a person who refuses to admit defeat, and you know that your achievements will never be better than your brother. Chu Liuxiang let out a long sigh, shook his head and said, "It's a pity that you took the wrong path." Xue Xiaoren seemed to want to say something, but he didn't say anything.

Chu Liuxiang said: "This is naturally because your brother has been expecting you too much since he was a child, restraining you too strictly, and loving you too deeply, so you want to resist, but you also know that under your brother's constraints, you can't act rashly at all, so you came up with the wonderful method of 'pretending to be crazy', so that others will no longer pay attention to you, let others be disappointed in you, and you can do what you want freely." Chu Liuxiang looked at Xue Xiaoren, her eyes were full of regret.

Xue Xiaoren laughed wildly again, pointed at Chu Liuxiang and said: "You think very well, say even better, but unfortunately this is just you talking to yourself, if you think that I am the mastermind of the killer organization, at least you must have real evidence." Chu Liuxiang said: "You want evidence?" Xue Xiaoren said sharply: "If you can't show evidence, you will be spraying people with blood!" Chu Liuxiang smiled and said, "Okay, if you want evidence, I'll show you the evidence." ”

Chu Liuxiang carefully took out the iron lock in her arms, held it in her hand, and said, "This is the evidence." Xue Xiaoren sneered: "What kind of evidence is this?" Chu Liuxiang said: "This lock is the lock on the door, it has not been touched for a long time, only the assassin once opened this lock the day before yesterday, right?" Xue Xiaoren's eyes were full of surprise. But he kept his mouth shut and did not say a word.

Chu Liuxiang said: "The person who picks the lock will definitely leave a mark on the lock, since this lock has only been opened by the assassin recently, so the lock should only have the assassin's seal, right?" Xiang Yan was shocked in his heart: "Chu Liuxiang is talking about fingerprints?" In this era, have people been able to extract fingerprints and use fingerprints to handle cases? Chu Liuxiang said: "But now there is only your seal on this lock." Xue Xiaoren finally couldn't help but ask, "Yin? What seal? ”

Chu Liuxiang smiled and said: "Man is the spirit of all things, and God created man, which is indeed wonderful. You and I are human beings. But you and I are never the same in appearance and figure, and there are no two people in the world who look exactly the same. Chu Liuxiang stretched out his hand and said: "You see, everyone has palm prints on their palms and fingerprints on their fingers, but everyone's palm prints and fingerprints are by no means the same, and there are no two people in the world who have exactly the same palm prints." If you look closely, you'll see that it's a very interesting thing, but unfortunately no one has paid attention to it. ”

Xue Xiaoren sneered: "You can only deceive a three-year-old child, but you can't deceive me." He said so. The two hands were involuntarily hidden behind them. Chu Liuxiang said with a smile: "Now it's useless for you to hide your hands anymore, because I have also checked the things on your dresser, and the seal on it is exactly the same as the seal on this lock." As long as the evidence of your guilt is clearly laid out, it cannot be relied upon. ”

Xue Xiaoren was shocked and suspicious, and his face couldn't help but change color. Suddenly, he swept his backhand and swept all the things on the dresser to the ground. Chu Liuxiang laughed and said, "Look, isn't this a thief?" This alone is enough to prove your guilt. Xue smiled. Roared: "You terrible ghost, you are not human, I should have killed you a long time ago." As he spoke, he pounced on Chu Liuxiang.

Xiang Yan sneered, and said in his heart: "How can you be the opponent of the two of us?" Just as he was about to make a move, he suddenly heard a person shouting: "Stop! Xiang Yan was startled, and turned around to find Xue Yiren standing at the door. Xiang Yan frowned, and said in his heart: "If Xue Yiren favors Xue Xiaoren, I'm afraid that it won't end well today." ”

Xue Yiren's face was also pale and terrifying, he sighed long, and said gloomily: "Second brother, you still fell for him." Xue Xiaoren was covered in cold sweat, and he didn't dare to move. Xue Yiren sighed again: "Chu Xiangshuai's truth is not wrong, the lines on everyone's palms are indeed different, and when people come into contact with objects, they are very likely to leave a mark, but this is just a 'truth', just as someone said 'the sky is round and the earth is round', but it can never be proven." He stared at Chu Liuxiang and said slowly: "Xiangshuai, you will never be able to prove this kind of 'truth', right?" ”

Chu Liuxiang touched her nose. He smiled bitterly: "Someone may be able to prove these truths thousands of years later, but now they can't." Xue Yiren suddenly smiled and said, "But Xiangshuai, you also fell for me." Chu Liuxiang said: "I fell for you?" Xue Yiren said slowly: "The leader of the killer organization is actually not him, but me. Chu Liuxiang and Xiang Yan were both shocked, and Chu Liuxiang lost her voice and said, "It's you?" Xue Yiren said word for word: "Yes, it's me." Chu Liuxiang was stunned for a long time, and sighed: "I know that you have a deep brotherly relationship, so you don't hesitate to suffer for him." ”

Xue Yiren shook his head and said, "I just can't bear to ask him to suffer for me." He sighed and continued, "Look at how vast this village is, and how huge the cost of the village is. I've been in retirement for decades, and how can I sustain myself if I don't have any extraneous wealth? But I will neither do business for profit, nor seek official fortune, nor will I steal chickens and dogs. The only thing I am proficient in is to take the head of a person with the sword in my hand. Xue Yiren smiled sadly, and then said: "In order to maintain the village passed down from my ancestors, in order to make my disciples have enough food and clothing, I can only exchange other people's lives for money, don't you still understand?" ”

Xiang Yanxin said: "What he said makes sense, the leader of this killer organization can't really be him, right?" ”

Xue Yiren said silently: "My second brother did not hesitate to suffer for me for the glory of the family, otherwise I would ......" Xue Xiaoren suddenly roared: "Don't say it anymore, don't say it again." Xue Yiren said sharply: "This matter has nothing to do with you, I will make a break with Xiang Shuai, you don't get out quickly!" Xue Xiaoren gritted his teeth and snorted: "I have always listened to you since I was a child, no matter what you want me to do, I never dare to disobey, but this time...... I'm not going to listen to you anymore this time. Xue Yiren said angrily: "You dare! ”

Xue Xiaodao: "When I was four years old, you taught me to read and write, when I was six years old. Teach me to learn the sword, no matter what, you taught me. Although I have been overwhelmed by you in this life, I still have to thank you, I still owe you a lot, and now you have to suffer for me. You will always be a loving and righteous big brother. I will always be a brother who doesn't know what to do......" As he spoke, Xue Xiaoren was already in tears, crying loudly, and shouted hoarsely: "But how do you know that I must receive your favor?" I have my own responsibilities for what I do, I don't need you to be a good person, I don't need to! ”

Xue Yiren's face had changed miserably, and he said, "You...... You ......" Xue Xiaoren shook his head and shouted: "The murderer is me, the assassin is also me, I have killed countless people, and I am enough to die...... Chu Liuxiang, why don't you come over and do it? Xue Yiren also burst into tears and said in a dumb voice: "It's all my fault, I did too much to you, and I forced you too hard!" Xiang Shuai, the real culprit is me, you kill me! Xue Xiaoren said sharply: "Chu Liuxiang, what are you pretending to be compassionate...... Okay, you don't move, I'll ...... myself" At this point, he suddenly pulled out a dagger. He stabbed himself in the throat and suddenly cut off his voice. Xue Yiren screamed and ran over, it was too late to save people, and the blood arrows flew to his chest and stained his clothes red again.