"Pei, little brother Pei." Sun Qingyi looked at the young man in front of him in a daze, the sword fire just now seemed to be still in front of him, and this face was really a little unfamiliar.

"It's me." Pei Ye stretched out his arm to support him, "I just went back to the theater and heard about it, so I came over - are you okay?" ”

Sun Qingyi looked at him, as if he wanted to smile, but he seemed to want to shed tears, like choking and dumb: "I'm okay"

"It's okay - Sun Qingyi!"

The old man's body shook a little, and suddenly he fell obliquely.

The sword in his hand fell to the ground, and as soon as the weight was lifted, the whole person seemed to lose his strength at once, and the old man's eyes were closed, and he fainted.

Pei Li's arm stretched to support him, and his true qi penetrated into it, so he breathed a sigh of relief, warmed up, and slowly put it on the chair. The old man is indeed too old, and his body is tired again and again today, and even if his eyes are closed at this time, the fatigue on his face is obviously overwhelming.

After settling the old man, Pei Ye turned around, lowered his head and picked up the golden bronze finch card, which was still warm.

"The release of the fire is based on Xuan Qi." At dusk, on the way back to the theater, the black cat said, "It's not the Xuan Qi of Heaven and Earth, it's the Xuan Qi that you can control now, and the 'Fire Source' is self-generated—where you want to light the fire, the Xuan Qi has to go first." ”

But Pei Ye can't arrange the Xuan Qi freely, they can only exist in the perception around him, once they are far away, they will melt into the Xuan Qi of Heaven and Earth, and get rid of Pei Li's sense control.

"For thou art not a sorcerer, and thou hast not known spirits." The black cat continued, "Your control over the Xuan Qi is still too weak to even perceive, if you want to ignite a fire far away from your surroundings, there is a trick - inject the Xuan Qi into something you are familiar with, and it can exist in your infection control for a little longer. ”

Pei Li tried it, and it really worked.

Wiping the bronze medal and hanging it back on his waist, Pei Ye walked to Kou Liyue's side, first cut off his right arm with a sword, and in the man's sudden tense roar, Pei Ye picked him up and threw him into the big chair in the hall.

The suffocating burning pain and red muscles had made it difficult for this dragon pillar to gather his strength.

"The extreme of fire is for 'one departure'." The black cat eventually recited the Fire Sutra for him, calling this temperature "under molten gold" - a piece of gold thrown into it just enough to turn into molten gold.

For a martial artist who does not have the external protection of true qi, it is already a temperature that is enough to seriously injure him.

In particular, the "fire" does not have to be chanted like a warlock, and the enemy is often unprepared for its sudden rise.

"Kou Liyue, I ask, you say." Pei Ye stood in front of the figure curled up with arms on the chair, lowered his head and picked up the man's long knife, "One question, another knife." ”

Kou Liyue struggled to raise his head, his lips trembling.

Pei Ye didn't wait for him to nod: "How much do you know about the cause of the death of Yinyang painter Xi Tian thirty years ago?" ”

"No, I haven't heard of it."

"Who is Qi Yun's owner?"

"No, I don't know."

Pei Li looked at him quietly.

"Really, really don't know" Kou Liyue said in a hoarse voice, "Qijiu City is gathered by Qi Yun's business, but Qi Yun only does his own business, and doesn't care about Qijiu City or the gang's affairs. We don't dare to provoke their business. ”

"Haven't you dealt with it before?" Pei Ye looked at him, "Then how do you know if you don't dare to provoke?" ”

With a greed like him that he has to hold in his hands when he sees a theater, Pei Ye doesn't have to think about it, and he knows that he can't have no idea about Qi Yun's dock.

When I first came up. Tried it once. Kou Liyue's voice trembled, as if he didn't want to remember.

Five years ago, Kou Liyue, who had just entered the Longmen Tower, looked at Weiang.

Standing on the roof of the Longmen Building and looking around, the biggest fat sheep is the Qiyun Wharf that is close at hand.

But Kou Liyue was not dizzy after all, he knew what such a big chamber of commerce that spanned the whole state represented, and Longmenlou just took a sip of the soup they tossed. But he also believes that Longmenlou, who grew up drinking soup, now has some strong muscles, and may not be able to share more steamed buns.

Because this is not a matter of much money, for Kou Liyue, who has few ambitions, if he wants to really enter those well-dressed people from the dirty and blood-black bottom, it is not enough to rely on a knife, what he needs is a really solid ladder.

He went to Qi Yun's steward and expressed his willingness to throw himself under Qi Yun and do things for Qi Yun in order to climb this big tree.

But unexpectedly, Qi Yun rejected him.

Kou Liyue didn't expect that such a big chamber of commerce, a person like himself who grew up in their back garden, they didn't care at all.

Qijiu City was raised because of Qi Yun, and everyone outside also thought that Qijiu City was under Qi Yun's control, so the Longmen Tower, which was dominated by Qiyun City, was already under Qi Yun.

But only Kou Liyue knew that Longmen Tower had nothing to do with the Qiyun Chamber of Commerce at all.

The steward's tone was calm and polite, but Kou Liyue was still clearly aware that they looked down on him.

He knew this attitude, and when he was still the best one in the alley, he gathered five idle brothers to visit Longmenlou, and he was faced with such a look.

- You're not qualified.

It was a closed, undisturbed posture.

After repeated rejections, Kou Liyue was not only depressed, but also had a hidden anger of humiliation, and he finally couldn't help but put some nails on this defenseless dock, both wanting to vent his anger and earn himself some position to speak. Of course, he was not dizzy, the nails were soft and hidden, and when he put them down, he was ready to make amends.

And then, that night came."

Kou Liyue's body trembled, not just because of the current pain: "It's Yi Nandai. ”

The humanoid gasped a few times: "I'll just. . . He didn't use any more force against Qi Yun. ”

"So, Yi Nandai and Qi Yun have a relationship. Do you think he will be Qi Yun's owner? ”

"I don't know"

Pei Li thought for a while, lowered his head and said, "I want to know the news of this owner, and I will only give you a chance to ask a question." ”

“.”

Pei Ye lifted the knife.

"He'll go to the eldest grandson's steward tonight!" Kou Liyue said hurriedly.

Pei Ye raised his eyebrows.

"The eldest grandson is Qi Yun's chief steward, and a batch of secret items arrived on the dock yesterday, and the other goods were unloaded in the dock warehouse, only this batch entered the eldest grandson's own yard. From yesterday's arrival to now, he has not left a single step. "The groom said that the eldest grandson asked him to prepare the carriage and horses, but he didn't need to go tomorrow, and I think he would have to transport them tomorrow morning." And today, after dark, one of them entered the courtyard, and the eldest grandson was very respectful to him. ”

Pei Ye thought for a while: "I heard people say that Di, Xu, and the eldest grandson are all your subordinates. ”

If his skin was intact, Kou Liyue should be sweating profusely at this time: "The eldest grandson is low-key, and the streets and alleys are spread nonsense, Qi Yun doesn't clarify, and I don't dare to talk nonsense - but everyone who does things knows that it's not, it's definitely not me who lies." ”

Pei Ye nodded: "How do you know that person is their owner?" ”

Kou Liyue gasped and said: "Xiangzhou Warehouse is the center of Qiyun's cargo flow, and the eldest grandson is in charge here. It is the same seat as the big shopkeeper of Bixiao Pavilion. ”

Pei Li then understood. Even if this proprietor is a shopkeeper and can not meet others, he must explain to these two people; And the only one who can make these two respectful is the owner.

"Still. There is some news from the dock, and the eldest grandson seems to be about to resign, "The blade raised by the young man has not yet fallen, and Kou Liyue does not dare to stop, "A lot of things are being handed over."

Pei Ye was still looking at him.

"Many, many. I really don't know."

Pei Ye nodded, and plunged the heavy long knife in his hand into his abdomen, Kou Liyue tensed and curled up, and opened his mouth wide in silence.

Pei Ye turned him over, pulled the flag belt in the hall to tie his hands and feet, carried him to the roof of the building, and jumped onto the flagpole on the street.

"Look at the three days that Yi Nandai hung you, which makes you remember it very deeply," Pei Ye tied him to it, and said flatly, "Then it will be better to hang you for another three days, if I learn that you will come down early"

He leaned lightly towards Kou Liyue and whispered, "I want your life." ”

Pei Ye returned to the building, put the old man who was still unconscious on his back, and jumped out of here.

It took a long time for the people around to be awakened to poke their heads out of the cracks in the doors and windows in panic.

In the theater, the atmosphere was still depressing, and the worry was heavy on everyone's faces.

The boy walked so fast that they didn't have time to tell him how many people there were in Longmen Tower, and they didn't have time to tell him how terrifying Kou Liyue was.

Those rumors have long taken root in the hearts of everyone in Qijiu City—a fist shatters a thousand pounds of stone, and a knife collapses a house. This is what the people of Qijiu City have seen with their own eyes.

And how did the nicknames of "Silent Tiger" and "Blood Plum Blossom" come from the two dragon heads, and then it is also a breathtaking story.

Therefore, at this time, people were not only worried about Sun Qingyi, but also worried about the enthusiastic and upright young man, and finally someone broke the silence of sitting still, and after a quarter of an hour of urgent discussion, Ji Yun finally made up his mind - everyone scraped together the money and took it to ask the masters of the big gang in Xiangzhou City to help the young man, if it could really be invited, if Kou Liyue was not in Longmen Tower today or the old man could really be rescued.

Then, everyone left Xiangzhou City overnight.

So everyone gathered together the silver, wrapped it tightly in cloth, handed it to the two brothers who were the least injured, and equipped them with daggers for self-defense. The two of them nodded with red eyes in a worried admonition, turned and pushed the door open.

But the door was pushed open from the outside first.

Everyone looked at the young man with his face and was stunned.

The young man's face was clear and healthy, his clothes were clean and tidy, and there were almost no traces of movement except for the slight messy hair.

The next moment, everyone reacted - he saw Longmen Tower and retreated.

I was also relieved, and I was about to open my mouth to comfort him, but I saw the young man walking in with a faint and quiet old man on his back.

In a daze, he gently unloaded the old man on his back on the long table.

"Sun Qingyi fainted, I saw that I wasn't hurt much, just rest for the night." Pei Ye stroked his hand, "I took off Kou Liyue's arm and hung it on the central flagpole - everyone can go and throw stones tomorrow." ”

——

Bixiao Pavilion.

"The night after tonight, Qi Yundong's family will go to Qijiu City." Li Yiqing muttered, his bright eyes looking at the southeast through the hazy orange window.

Pei Ye said it was best to wait for him to confirm first.

"But when he confirms, maybe they are already planning to come back." The girl thought, "We'll probably have to rummage for a long time, I think. Even if you take some risks, you should have gone sooner. ”

She turned her head to look at the black cat.

The black cat nodded at her, "I think so too. ”

Li Yiqing smiled, looked at the deep and quiet night, and dug out most of the lamp oil in the lamp, so that it would naturally go out after half an hour.

Then she put on a blue coat to cover the short sword at her waist, the black cat jumped on her shoulder, and the girl pushed the door out.

The candle spark was lit in the courtyard, and the unlit place was also covered with a layer of moonlight, different from dusk, in such a quiet night, every slight sound would be amplified, Li Yiqing first looked at the small courtyard in the southeast, and sure enough, it was dark and lonely, and the candle flame had been extinguished.

There were still no candles in the courtyards behind, but this time the night was dark, but she didn't climb over the wall abruptly, but first put the kitten on the courtyard wall and asked it to point out the position of the guard.

Sure enough, it has changed from the daytime.

Following the guidance of the black cat, Li Yiqing evaded the guards, silently passed through the two courtyards, and quietly stood in front of the small courtyard in the southeast.

The black cat was already standing on the eaves of the building, and beckoned its paw at her.

The man who had just been encountered at nightfall was indeed no longer there.

Li Yiqing jumped in.

It's a really small courtyard, there is only a stone road in the courtyard, two plum blossoms, a pair of stone tables and stools, and then there is a two-story building, and the candles are extinguished at this time.

Li Yiqing came to the door and pushed it lightly - it was not locked.

The girl was stunned for a moment, and walked in slowly, and the black cat had already lit the illuminated fire first.

The previous worries were not in vain, and looking at the dazzling array of bookshelves, tables and cabinets, the girl took a deep breath. This is a much larger undertaking – at least in the public ledger room, the books are categorized and searchable.

didn't have much time to be afraid, worried that the other party would suddenly return, Li Yiqing rummaged through them one by one from the beginning, in the cabinet, in the drawer, in the bottle, and under the table. All the books that looked suspicious were taken out by her and turned over. The black cat also kept jumping up and down, searching every possible crevice. However, after being so nervously busy for nearly a quarter of an hour, he did not find the so-called "private account book" that Zhang Dingyun said was properly hidden.

Until the black cat suddenly stood quietly on the table, looking down with a pair of blue eyes.

Li Yiqing raised her head with a nervous face, and her lips were slight: "What's wrong?" ”

The black cat didn't look up: "You say. Could it be this one? ”

Li Yiqing looked at it in a daze, and the black cat's small paws pressed on a large book spread out, which was placed squarely in front of the table, and there was pen and ink next to it.

“.”

“.”

Li Yiqing walked over, and under the reflection of the fire, Xinji's line caught the girl's eyes first:

[Shuiyang Yuke] eighty catties, Xin Si September eighteen. Yi Cheng Xin hired. Stop at the 79 City Wharf for two days and go to Yinyang.

"Yinyang."

The girl frowned, and then looked up, there were eighteen consecutive "clothes and hearts", all of which were entered on the same day.

"September 18. It was yesterday. Li Yiqing pondered, "Stop for two days, that is, send it to Yinyang tomorrow morning." ”

She turned her head to look at the black cat, and the black cat's clear blue eyes looked at it at the same time.

At the same time, the two sides remembered Pei Li's relays just now, and Li Yiqing was stunned for a while: "The dowry of the Yi family, why do you want to stop here in Qiyun for two days, is it just a turnaround-kitten, what is [Shuiyang Yuke]?" ”

"I don't know, it sounds like the material of the soul."

“.”

Li Yiqing looked up again, and they were all jewelry that he knew, although they were extremely expensive, but if he said "rehire and sell women", it would not be enough.

So the last [Shuiyang Yuke] is more and more eye-catching.

(End of chapter)