At dusk, more than 20 ships with various flags anchored in the harbor of Cangshahe Town, and the disciples of the White Tiger Hall patrolled the wharf, raising their eyes from time to time to look at the center of the town.

The town was crowded, hundreds of umbrellas, dressed in clothes, gathered in front of the White Tiger Tower, looking at the ring outside the building, two young people who were no more than fifteen or sixteen years old, were braving the rain with swords in their hands and fierce confrontation.

Ding ding~

Song Chi, the white Buddha in a brocade robe, changed his usual grinning appearance, like an old and serious elder, sitting in front of the building, nodding slightly from time to time.

Sitting next to him was the three peerless immortals known as the 'courtesans of the rivers and lakes', Weng Guang Hanlin, who was also serving as a referee at this time, watching the game carefully.

After watching for a while, he saw that one person in the ring was defeated, and the Qi Mei stick that the other person was about to smash suddenly stopped, and then hurriedly stepped forward to pull the opponent up, and the three peerless immortals couldn't help but nod:

"I'm all red-eyed, I still remember the martial arts so far, this Tiannan is really different from the outside."

When Song Chi heard this, he couldn't help but show arrogance:

"There are old gods and immortals in charge, how can the young people on the rivers and lakes not know martial arts and chivalry. It's like the ghost place in Liangzhou, Song has walked in the Central Plains and Tiannan for 50 years, and the evil obstacles he has seen are not as many as those in an inn in Liangzhou......"

"Alas, the direction of Liangzhou is like this, but the poor environment of the rivers and lakes is not all bad. To put it bluntly, martial arts are killing skills, people who lick blood from the knife edge since childhood, and walk on thin ice, as long as they can kill it, are much more domineering than ordinary people in the rivers and lakes, such as the young master of your family, if he was born in Tiannan, he really may not have the current murderous name......"

"That's ...... too"

……

During the chat, two more young people came to the stage, and after saluting the elders sitting outside the building, they began to discuss.

Although there were many onlookers and countless young people lined up, this place was not a competition between the White Tiger Hall and other sects, but a draft of the rivers and lakes.

Because Tiannan has Fengguan City, the first person in the world, and is not controlled by the imperial court, Tiannan is the holy land of the rivers and lakes of the Northern and Southern Dynasties.

The martial artists of the world came here for the purpose of improving their martial arts, making a name for themselves, and one day being able to walk in front of Fengguan City.

But it is impossible for everyone to see Fengguan City, there is a threshold for grandmasters, for this reason, most of the young people who come to Tiannan have no chance, the purpose is more to make a name for themselves, looking for people to fight everywhere, and over time, a special ring model was born.

The young people on the rivers and lakes, as long as they come to Tiannan, no matter what kind of background, can go to the gathering points of various towns and cities to sign up for fights, and the towns have penetrated to the city, and the city has penetrated to the official city.

Because they are all young people under the grandmaster, this ring is not very famous in the rivers and lakes, although it is also a dragon gate fight in the end, but it is not the same magnitude as the 'dragon gate fight' that challenges Fengguan City, but it is very popular among young people.

At this time, the ring outside the White Tiger Building was the ring in Cangshahe Town, and Song Chi was the helmsman of this area, so he was naturally invited by the younger generation to be the referee.

This kind of competition is available everywhere in Tiannan, and it is normal to get together enough ten people to start, and it would be good to have one in three or five days.

But now in Cangshahe Town, there are more than 400 young men and women gathered, and there are not even spectators around the ring, they are all people waiting in line to fight on stage.

The reason why there is such a grand occasion is naturally because the Night Terror Hall is the young master of the Red Flower Building, and the White Tiger Hall is the rudder of the Red Flower Building, and it is no problem to say that this White Tiger Tower is the territory of the Night Terror Hall.

These young people who have just come out of the mountain or even haven't come out of the mountain are not qualified to go to the official city to grab the ring with the grandmaster predecessors, and they want to start the first battle of the rivers and lakes in a more powerful place, so they all ran to Cangshahe Town, and a ring was fought from morning to dark, and the primary election was not finished.

However, Song Chi didn't complain about this, after all, young people like to come out of front of their homes to make a name for themselves, which shows that the signboard of the sect is hard enough, just like the swordsmen like to go to Junshantai, which is also a way to measure the status of the rivers and lakes.

As for the Three Peerless Immortals, his hometown is in Wuzhou, although he has some business in Tiannan, but he has nothing to do with Song Chi.

However, Yang Guan only knew that the owner of the Pei family had left the capital, and he didn't know where to go, so the three peerless immortals came to the White Tiger Hall to block it to see if he could make a statement.

After the two watched the battle like this for a while, the Three Peerless Immortals spoke again:

"I remember that last year in Shuiyun Jiantan, the night young man became famous in a fight, and that style really made the old man remember it vividly. At that time, the old man also guessed whether the night young man would come to Tiannan to become famous, but he never thought that more than a year had passed, and he would directly become the 'second in the world'. I don't know if Master Song has any knowledge of these? ”

Song Chi received the news from the capital and knew that the Night Terror Hall would come, and it was estimated that he would also go to Longmen to see what it meant to be the first in the world.

But no matter how confident he is, he is not confident enough to think that the Night Terror Hall can still win against Fengguan City, and he doesn't know if the Night Terror Hall has this intention, so before the Night Terror Hall arrives, Song Chi will definitely not talk nonsense, and shakes his head at this:

"The young master of Guancheng definitely has to go, but it's still too early. If you want me to see, after ten years, the young master will be sure to go to Yang Mountain. ”

The Three Peerless Immortals shook their heads and said: "Night Shaoxia and Zhou Chiyang, there is also a 'ten-year covenant', the old man really believed it at that time, what is the result?" It's only been a year, Zhou Chiyang is almost like retiring from the rivers and lakes, no one can find anyone, and ten years later, I estimate that Mr. Feng won't have to fight. Rest assured, Guang has always been strict and will not tell outsiders ......"

"Alas, Song has been staying in Tiannan for this time, and he has never even been to the capital, where do you know the arrangements of the young master......"

While the two were pulling like this, Song Chi's son suddenly walked out of the building and whispered softly in Song Chi's ear:

"Daddy......"

Song Chi listened attentively, was slightly stunned, and then hurriedly got up, but remembering that the Three Peerless Immortals were beside him, he immediately suppressed his expression again, and said with a smile:

"Guang Lao help keep an eye on it, there are some trivial matters at home, Song will go back and take a look, and he will come over immediately."

"Yes, Hall Master Song, go, this little scene, the old man is still in control."

"Hehe......"

The Three Peerless Immortals touched their beards, and sent Song Chi into the building with a smile, and after the back disappeared, his eyes became curious, and he looked at the direction of the dock with his eyes, and then looked at the pedestrians on the street left and right......

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On the other side, outside an inn in the southwest corner of town.

Night Terror Hall was dressed in black and wore a hat, followed Zhang Henggu to the outside of the inn, raised his eyes and looked at the old inn, it can be seen that the scale of the two-story inn is not small, the door is hung with the old signboard of 'Ping An Inn', there are figures walking around on the second floor and the hall, but there is a room sealed with a wooden board, located above the side alley.

Dongfang Liren pretended to be a chivalrous woman, with arms around her chest and waist hanging on her side, more than the night terror, and she was also raising her eyes to observe at this time, but when she first arrived, what she thought in her heart was - this is Tiannan Jianghu, it looks no different from other places......

Zheyunli himself is a person from Tiannan, he has been to Cangsha River before, and when he saw his inn, he was naturally a little puzzled:

"Grandpa Zhang, what are we doing here?"

Zhang Henggu was holding a long wooden box in his hand, because he didn't want Yunli to know about the sadness of the year, but he said calmly:

"In the past, there was an incense master in the sect, and something happened here, so come and let the Night Protector help take a look."

Zhi Yunli thought about it for a while, but she hadn't heard what the master said, and asked:

"When?"

"At that time, you were still young, more than ten years old......"

"Oh......"

During the conversation, the Night Terror Hall entered the inn, and the innkeeper was a disciple of the Pingtian Sect, and when he saw this, he hurriedly greeted him:

"Zhang Protector, how do you ......?"

Seeing that there were still guests in the hall, Zhang Henggu raised his hand slightly to signal quietly, and after explaining a few words, he took the Night Terror Hall and others upstairs and came to the door of the room with a black light.

Zhang Henggu found that the apprentice couple was in distress, but he did not find the real culprit, and the protection of the room was in place, and the outside was also sealed with a wooden board, and a copper lock was hung.

Crash~

As the copper lock was removed, the door was pushed open, and the dark room appeared in front of several people.

Dongfang's posture is more solid than Xue Baijin, but there is not much difference between him and Hua Qingzhi inside, they are both scholarly beauties, seeing that the room is dark, or the scene of the crime, he subconsciously leaned behind the night terror hall, and looked carefully over his shoulder.

The room is an ordinary guest room of the inn, with beds, cabinets and other furniture, the table and bench in the middle are broken, the dust has fallen for a long time, and the location of the corpse has been drawn with charcoal on the ground, but it is not very clear.

When Zhang Henggu saw the scene in the house, he inevitably remembered the sad things when he touched the scene, and sighed softly:

"The objects are all kept, and those who can not be moved have not been moved, but the old man arrived the next day after the incident, and the location is not necessarily accurate. Gonggong Cao and the sect leader have all checked and haven't found too many clues. ”

Night Terror looked focused, took out the fire fold from his waist, lit it, entered the house, half-squatted on the ground to examine it carefully, and looked around again; Zheyunli followed by his side.

And Dongfang Liren is very self-aware, so he didn't go in to make trouble, but just looked carefully at the door.

Night Terror looked at the sealed window, and it could be seen that the window was not damaged, but there was a crack on the edge of the window sill, and there were subtle cracks left on the floor after stepping on it, but it was not obvious with time.

After observing for a moment, Zheyunli turned around and asked:

"Is this room opened by the murderer, or is it the deceased?"

"It's the deceased couple, if it's the murderer, it's easier to find out."

Zhi Yunli bowed slightly: "Then this shouldn't be done by a stranger, and it's uninvited." ”

Dongfang Liren was secretly analyzing, and before he could see the reason, he asked:

"Why?"

Zheyunli gestures to the location of the corpse on the ground:

"This is a room opened by a husband and wife, and the guests usually avoid suspicion, and they will not be in the sleeping room, let alone sit so close, even if they are distinguished guests, they should go to the tavern outside to find a private room. Only when the murderer suddenly arrives outside the door, and the two parties are more familiar, will they invite them into the house to entertain guests,"

Dongfang Liren thought about it, nodded and said:

"That's an acquaintance committing a crime, this should be easy to investigate."

Zhang Henggu shook his head at this:

"The Sect Master has said this before. But at that time, only the two deceased traveled in Tiannan, and it was impossible for others in the sect to do it. This place is not far away, I will go back to Nanxiao Mountain every few days, and I haven't heard that there are familiar friends around me......"

Dongfang will not investigate the case when he leaves people, and it is not easy to pick up randomly, seeing that the night terror hall has not spoken, he looked at the omnipotent dignified adult:

"Night Terrors, what do you think?"

Night Terror Hall had been checking the traces, and after a while, he thought:

"Trouble Zhang Protector to ask Hall Master Song to come over, he has taken root here, and he must be familiar with the masters who come and go."

Seeing this, Zhang Henggu handed over the long wooden box to the Night Terror Hall, turned around and walked downstairs.

After glancing around the room for a few times, Night Terror opened the wooden box again, and it was seen that there were two swords inside, one black and one green, both of which were old.

Zhe Yunli had already seen that the deceased was a couple, and when she saw the two pairs of swords, she sighed lightly:

"It's a pity."

Dongfang Liren didn't know the identity of the deceased, and he sighed when he saw this:

"There are a lot of clues, it's not difficult to find the murderer, just don't let the murderer go unpunished."

And Night Terror Hall knew that this was Yunli's father's sword, and it was inevitable that there was a little sigh in his heart, so he didn't say anything.

The three of them waited like this for only a moment, and the sound of hurried footsteps sounded under the inn.

Then Uncle Song, who was dressed brightly, trotted up the stairs and said excitedly when he met:

"Shocking, why can't you come to the door when you come, Uncle wants to kill you......"

Night Terror Hall was also very happy to see the like-minded Uncle Song, but this occasion was obviously inappropriate, so he hurriedly raised his hand to stop it, and turned his head to signal to the room:

"The deceased is the greatest, let's talk about the events of the year first."

Song Chi was entrusted by the Pingtian Sect, and he had come to see it many times after the accident, and said:

"I've also checked this matter, coming from Nanxiao Mountain is Cangshahe Town, there are too many masters coming and going, and it is difficult to see the identity without showing the mountain dew, there are really no clues."

Night Terror Hall knew that it would be difficult to locate the identity of the murderer just by looking at these traces and brief inferences, and it was not surprising about this, so he just said:

"Yunli, you stand outside the door first."

"Huh?"

Zheyunli was a little puzzled when she saw this, but she still came to the door according to her words.

Dongfang Liren is extremely confident in his lover, and at this time, he and Zhang Henggu, Song Chi and others are waiting to see what the Night Terror Hall wants to do.

As a result, I never thought that the Night Terror Hall would give them a fairy spell with a backhand!

The Night Terror Hall had only been studying for a long time, and at this time, he stood alone in the room, raised his hands slightly, and assumed the posture of a clumsy aerial bird.

Call~

The next moment, the dust in the room was blown up by the breeze, but it did not drift around, but gathered but did not disperse, slowly condensing the vague outlines of tables, chairs, and figures.

“？！”

"This ......"

Dongfang is full of incredible, and Song Chi and Zhang Henggu are the same, and they have also seen the big scene of Yunli in Yanjing, and they are not surprised by this.

Night Terror Hall spread his hands flat and looked at the three vague figures condensed from the dust:

"The three of them were sitting in the room like this at the time, if the murderer was disguised by Zhao Hongnu, he should be twenty-seven years old at the time, and his height has been set.

"If the murderer is not a bone surprise, the body shape can also be inferred based on the arm span, stride, and height, and there may be slight deviations in fat and thinness, but the bone phase will not be ......wrong."

Dongfang Liren looked at the blurred shadows condensed by the dust in the house, and he was already shocked, and he forgot to listen to what the Night Terror Hall was saying.

And Zhang Henggu and Song Chi, even if they are well-informed elders in the rivers and lakes, and when they see such immortal arts, their reactions are no different from those in the East, they are all suspicious in their eyes, as if they are looking at immortals.

"Knowing the general posture of the murderer, as well as the wounds on the deceased's body and the layout of the room, then we can infer the situation at that time. At that time, it was the murderer who attacked first......"

As he spoke, he turned his back to the dusty shadow at the doorway, raised his right hand slightly from under the table, and a thin line shot into the abdomen of the figure opposite.

The figure on the opposite side immediately raised his right hand to draw his sword, but the murderer grabbed his elbow, and then the murderer drew his sword and stabbed the figure on the side.

The figure whose right hand was clasped immediately pulled back, and when he found his companion on the ground, he stabbed forward with a sword, smashing the table.

The murderer flew to the window, and when he was about to crash out, he stepped on the crack in the window, turned around and swept his sword, wiping the neck of the pursuer......

Although there was no sound, the figure made of dust was like a living person, and its movements were clean and neat, almost in the blink of an eye.

And the position where the two bodies were lying was still slightly different from the painting on the ground.

After the Night Terror Hall demonstration, he continued:

"After the incident, the inn found the body, which should have been examined, resulting in the body not being in its original location. According to various information, the process will definitely not be wrong, does Uncle Song have an impression of this person? ”

Song Chi and Zhang Henggu were already dumbfounded, and Dongfang Liren was also full of heart, and he didn't recover from the miracle of the scene just now, and even Zheyunli was full of surprise.

Rustle~

As soon as Night Terror's hands were loosened, the dust naturally fell to the ground, and he asked again:

"Uncle Song?"

"Oh......"

Song Chi and Zhang Henggu reacted at this time, and after their lips moved, they wanted to praise the heavens in shock, and remembered that they were talking about business, so they frowned and recalled.

Being able to see the height, posture, and moves with your own eyes, as long as a normal martial artist has seen it, they will have an impression.

But after all, Night Terror Hall is based on various information to infer brain supplements, and the appearance cannot be reproduced, and the posture is not completely accurate, so it is still a little difficult to recognize.

Song Chi thought for a long time after taking it with one hand, and said:

"It feels familiar, I should have seen it before."

Zhang Henggu also nodded: "If there is nothing wrong with the reappearance, this body shape is indeed somewhat familiar......

Seeing this, Night Terror Hall was relieved and said:

This body type is also similar to Zhao Hongnu's record in the imperial court, it should be that Zhao Hongnu hid in Tiannan, incognito and changed his new identity.

"Zhao Hongnu is in his forties, and as the two of them, they both feel familiar, which means that he has a certain status in the rivers and lakes, and he should be a grandmaster in external martial arts.

"In order not to be discovered by the imperial court, Zhao Hongnu should live in a simple and low-key manner on weekdays.

"The deceased and Zhao Hongnu are in the same room, and they are not at all on guard, which means that they have a good character in the eyes of the deceased, and it should be the same to the outside, and they may even be in a famous and decent family."

"Such a person should not be difficult to find, do Uncle Song and Zhang Protector have an impression?"

After listening to the analysis, Dongfang Liren's eyes were full of admiration, and he turned his head to look at Song Chi and Zhang Henggu.

The information given by the Night Terror Hall is already very accurate, if it is changed to other states and counties, the characteristic background is so obvious, any passer-by on the street can ask it.

But alas, this place is Tiannan.

There are very few local martial artists in Tiannan, eighty percent of them are floating people who come from the north and south, not to mention the number of masters, even Lu Taiqing and Shenchen monks are incognito and famous, and grandmasters in their forties are too common, because under the nose of Fengguancheng, they are still very low-key and humble, and people with a bad reputation, who dares to run to Guancheng to be embarrassed?

Song Chi thought about it carefully and said:

"Although Tiannan is said to be full of masters, there should not be many such people. Why don't I go back and sort out the directory and sift through them one by one to see who fits the most with the characteristics? ”

Night Terror Hall could only deduce so much, and nodded to it:

"Both of them know each other, and the scope is not large, after screening out the suspects, I can just ask them one by one."

Seeing this, Zhang Henggu didn't say much, and when he went down with Song Chi, he began to cooperate with the compilation of the list and screen qualified grandmasters.

Dongfang Liren stood at the door with admiration in his eyes, and after Song Chi and the others left, he just wanted to praise a few words, but saw Xiao Yunli hugging the arm of the Night Terror:

"Amazing cousin, you're so amazing, I didn't expect the shadow to move."

Dongfang Liren was about to say this, but it was difficult to speak before he was preempted, so he pretended to be calm and asked:

"How do you know so well?"

Seeing the adoring eyes of the two girls, Night Terror Hall showed a smile:

"This is no different from handling cases in the capital before, it's just that you could only demonstrate it yourself at that time, and now you can reproduce it directly. When you learn the Nine Phoenix Chaoyang Gong, the skill is enough, and it is not difficult to think about it. ”

Dongfang Liren didn't think it was difficult, and wanted to reward the Night Terror, but Yun Li held her arm, she couldn't make up, so she could only say:

"Let's find a place to live first, and you can tell this king about it."

"Okay."

……

(End of chapter)