There was silence in the inner hall of the Dao Courtyard, and no one dared to echo it.

Everyone knows that the powerful son named Xia Lie is indeed arrogant and moody, and he will whip and beat innocent passers-by in the street if he disagrees.

Even the son with the worst tutor in Qingdu is not so rampant.

But even if it is a fact, who would dare to speak out in front of this deputy general of the Northwest Border Pass Army to accuse him of his mistakes in public?

"Acting perversely? Moodiness? ”

When Vice General Chu heard this, he also fell silent.

He also has some understanding of the temperament of this Xia Liegongzi.

At first, the commander and the pro-guard army, when he first found the son of Xia Lie, he was still a private school student who was afraid of cowardice, his eyes were timid, he didn't dare to look directly at others, and he blindly bowed his head and tolerated in case of trouble.

Until the Commander gave an order.

The students who had bullied Xia Lie were arrested along with the family members behind him, and they all knelt tremblingly in front of Xia Lie and kowtowed and begged for mercy.

From the moment Xia Lie was stunned, he knew-

This cowardly young man is about to change.

It's just that he can't predict what will become of it.

Before he came to the Daoyuan, although he had also learned some things from the county guards and captains of Qingdu in advance, none of those people had mentioned the bad deeds of Prince Xia Lie.

Maybe it's because he's there, so he doesn't dare to accuse him in person?

As soon as he thought of this, Vice General Chu glanced at everyone and said, "Who else can prove that the character of Prince Xia Lie is indeed like this?" ”

And everyone, you look at me, I look at you, but no one came forward, and there was some silence.

After all, no one is a roundworm in Vice General Chu's stomach, so how can you confirm what Vice General Chu thinks?

If he provokes this big man by coming forward, wouldn't it be self-inflicted?

For a while, there was silence in the inner hall of the Dao Courtyard.

Vice General Chu frowned slightly, and was about to speak, but he heard a young man's voice sound:

"My lord, the grass people can prove it."

When everyone heard the sound, they saw a young man in a coarse cloth robe, stepping forward from the crowd, with a high countenance and no smile.

It was Lin Yue.

"Can you prove it?"

Vice General Chu looked at Lin Yue a little and asked, "This person said that Prince Xia Lie acted perversely, was moody, and even whipped innocent passers-by on the street, but is it true?" ”

Lin Yue immediately saluted and said: "My lord, what that Xia Lie Gongzi has done is not just as simple as acting perversely and moody, he has angered innocent people more than once or twice, and please let your lord know clearly, as long as you send someone to ask, it will naturally be clear." ”

Everyone present couldn't help but look at him in surprise, they didn't expect him to be so bold and outspoken, wasn't he afraid of angering this deputy general Chu?

After Lin Yue finished speaking, he just bowed his head slightly and was silent.

In fact, he understands that it is best to stay away from this matter at this time and not get involved.

But he also knew that he couldn't escape and was destined to be called up for questioning, so it was better to take the initiative to stand up.

Vice General Chu pondered for a while, then looked at the tall and thin man who was worried, and said, "Go down, if what you say is true, someone will give you a thousand gold afterwards." ”

The tall and thin man was slightly stunned, and suddenly showed a touch of joy, and quickly reined in again, and saluted: "Thank you, sir." ”

After the tall and thin man went down, Vice General Chu looked at Lin Yue again, and said with a slight bow: "You have a little courage, just wait here, I will have something to ask you in a while." ”

Lin Yue didn't say anything, just bowed and stood next to him.

Vice General Chu's gaze swept over everyone and asked, "On the fifth day of the sixth lunar month, has anyone seen Prince Xia Lie outside the Dao Academy?" ”

Seeing that no one answered, Vice General Chu shook his head slightly, and said, "Second question, in this Dao Academy, do you know who has a grudge against Prince Xia Lie, or has had a conflict?" ”

"Your Excellency."

"Your Excellency."

As soon as he said this, several people immediately responded and quickly stood up.

Vice General Chu said lightly: "Come one by one." ”

He immediately looked at one of the chubby men and said, "You come first." ”

Although the slightly chubby man immediately controlled his expression, he obviously showed a touch of joy, and the others sighed secretly and retreated helplessly.

"Returning to your lordship."

The slightly chubby man said respectfully: "On the third day of the sixth lunar month, in this courtyard, someone once had a conflict with Prince Xia Lie, judging from the situation at that time, I think there should be a grudge. ”

"Oh? Who? Vice General Chu immediately asked.

When the chubby man heard this, he immediately looked at Lin Yue, who was standing not far away, and said, "My lord, on the third day of the sixth lunar month, the person who had a conflict with Prince Xia Lie was Lin Yue. ”

"Lin Yue?"

Vice General Chu followed his gaze and found that it was the young man he had just thought was bold, and he couldn't help but squint his eyes slightly.

At this moment, he suddenly understood something.

No wonder everyone else was secretive and didn't dare to accuse Young Master Xia Lie, but this young man not only dared to stand up, but even swore an oath without shying away from it.

It turns out that it's because this person is disgusted with Xia Lie?

"What happened that day, you can tell me one by one." Vice General Chu said in a deep voice.

"Yes."

The slightly chubby man immediately said: "On that day, I and a group of lay disciples, including Lin Yue, were all learning a set of martial arts and health preservation methods in the Taoist Academy, and during the lunch break, a young woman brought food for Lin Yue, and the two of them were dining near the entrance of the Taoist Academy, and many people saw it. ”

"Then, it didn't take long for Prince Xia Lie to come to the Daoist Academy with that martial arts guard."

He glanced at Lin Yue, who was expressionless, and then continued: "At that time, when Prince Xia Lie passed by the gate of the Taoist Academy, he didn't know what happened, and suddenly knocked over Lin Yue's food box, and beat the woman, and later asked the guards to restrain Lin Yue and stabbed the woman with a sword. ”

Vice General Chu frowned slightly, glanced at Lin Yue, and found that this young man's face was full of coldness, and that kind of anger could not be suppressed at all.

"Later ......"

The slightly chubby man recalled and said: "After Xia Liegongzi stabbed the woman with a sword, he suddenly laughed, and said that he would break Lin Yue's tendons and tendons and make him a waste, but he didn't know why, so he suddenly gave up and left. ”

"What?" Vice General Chu frowned, "Suddenly gave up?" What do you mean? ”

The slightly chubby man hesitated for a moment and said, "I didn't see what was going on, at that time, the martial arts guard suddenly let go of Lin Yue, and in the blink of an eye, he returned to the side of Prince Xia Lie, as if he had whispered something, and left directly with Prince Xia Lie." ”

Vice General Chu frowned and was silent.

"Your Excellency."

At this time, I saw a young man with a tall figure and wearing an ink-colored brocade robe suddenly walked out.

I saw him bow and say: "I was closer at that time, I could see it more clearly, and I also had some guesses about the situation at that time." ”

It was the third son of the county guard, Xu Mingli.

"Oh, the son of the Qingdu County Guard?" Vice General Chu glanced at him and said lightly, "Tell me about it." ”

Xu Mingli immediately said: "At that time, I saw that after the martial arts guard let go of Senior Brother Lin Yue, he looked quite vigilant, and he also observed the surroundings as if he was facing a great enemy, and then left with Xia Liegongzi, as if he sensed some danger. ”

"Aware of danger?"

Vice General Chu narrowed his eyes slightly.

He knew that the martial guard was a henchman of the commander, and he was ordered to follow Prince Xia Lie, so naturally protecting the safety of Prince Xia Lie was the first priority.

After entering the Tao with martial arts, his perception of killing intent and crisis is also extremely keen.

I'm afraid that I sensed some danger at that time, so I chose to let go of Lin Yue and protect the safety of Xia Lie's son as soon as possible?

But what exactly is the dangerous situation?

Vice General Chu's gaze suddenly looked at Lin Yue, and he looked at it carefully, but he couldn't detect the slightest abnormality.

He could easily sense the young man's breathing, heartbeat, breath, etc., but he was just a mortal who had not even practiced martial arts.

The danger did not come from this young man.

Where does that come from?

Could it be that there was another high-ranking person present at the time, and the guard noticed it...... This thought flashed in Vice General Chu's heart, and then he looked at Lin Yue.

"Lin Yue, huh?"

Vice General Chu looked at Lin Yue and said in a deep voice: "You know best what happened at that time, tell me, why did Prince Xia Lie do it to you?" ”

Lin Yue took a deep breath before he said slowly, "Why? I also wanted to know why, I was just having dinner with her, and I didn't provoke anyone, and the madman just looked at us, and rushed up like he was going crazy, and he was going to draw his sword and kill her, saying that I didn't need to thank him...... Can you tell me, my lord, why is that? ”

His tone was flat, and his voice was not high.

But everyone could hear the unwillingness and anger hidden in his heart, and they could feel the unquenched fire in his body.

"Don't thank him?"

When Vice General Chu heard this, he suddenly remembered the situation when he first saw Xia Lie.

After the commander sent someone to arrest all the people who had bullied Xia Lie's son, Xia Lie first walked up to one of the maid-like women, and asked her loudly with tears in her eyes if she regretted it.

Then, Xia Lie trembled and picked up the knife and killed the rich young master next to the woman, blood splashed all over Xia Lie's face, the woman hugged Xia Lie's leg and cried for mercy, Xia Lie didn't kill her, just threw away the knife, and left staggeringly.

Vice General Chu suddenly faintly understood.

He looked at Lin Yue, sighed secretly, and was silent for a long time before he spoke: "Maybe you are innocent, but Ben Jiang is just acting on orders, please think about it carefully, why did that guard suddenly let you go at that time?" ”

"I don't know."

Lin Yue said lightly: "I only know that as long as there is still a little conscience in his heart, he should not do that thing for the tiger, so ......"

He didn't say the last word.

- So, the guard died.

When Vice General Chu heard this, he couldn't help but be slightly stunned, and a trace of thought came to his heart.

Although he didn't know much about the henchman in charge, since he was a person in the army, he should have some conscience.

Perhaps, there is another possibility -

The guard was just following the order to protect Prince Xia Lie, maybe he saw that Lin Yue and the young woman were too innocent and couldn't bear to continue to act for the tiger, so he deliberately pretended to be like a great enemy, so he let Lin Yue go?

When Vice General Chu thought of this, he suddenly became a little enlightened.

But he still didn't quite understand, how could the guards and Xia Liegongzi disappear later?

In any case, he still had to report the matter to the Commander-in-Chief, and the Commander-in-Chief would make a judgment.

After all, whether it was his lieutenant general or the other captains, no one knew what the origin of that Xia Liegongzi was, and the commander only used the son of the deceased as an excuse.

But everyone can see that even if it is flesh and blood, the commander cannot be so obedient, and even let his henchmen protect him.

"Lin Yue."

Vice General Chu gathered his thoughts, looked at Lin Yue, and asked, "What is the relationship between that woman and you?" ”

Lin Yue was silent for a moment, and said softly: "I used to be a neighbor, but now I ...... It's my wife who hasn't passed through the door. ”

"The wife who didn't pass through the door?"

Vice General Chu frowned, and he didn't know what to say, but he knew that he shouldn't say anything, so he had to continue to ask, "What's her name?" Where are you now? ”

Lin Yue arched his hand slightly and said: "The blessing of the son of Toxia Lie, the clumsy Jing Su Ziqiu has not recovered from her serious injuries, and she is unconscious all day, and now she is lying in my house, can the adults ask me to bring her for interrogation?" ”

Vice General Chu glanced at him and said, "No need. ”

He was silent for a moment, and then said: "I know that you have a grudge in your heart, but as long as you can help me find Prince Xia Lie at the moment, the commander will not only not embarrass you, but will also reward you, and you can also think of curing your wife when the time comes." ”

Lin Yue didn't say anything, just a faint chill flashed in his eyes.

……

After a while, this questioning, which was destined to be fruitless, had ended, and Vice General Chu also left.

After the Daoist Academy's palm seal instructed everyone to talk nonsense that had no effect, this allowed many lay disciples to leave.

After Lin Yue left, he didn't go home directly, but deliberately went around in a small circle to buy some medicinal herbs.

When he returned home and opened the brass lock hanging on the door, he suddenly noticed that the hay he had specially sandwiched between the cracks before going out was gone.

- Someone has been here.

But Lin Yue pretended not to see it, opened the door lock as usual, pushed the door and walked in.

The smell of herbs still fills the room.

The young woman was still unconscious on the bed.

Lin Yue noticed again that the corners of the quilt that he had deliberately folded before leaving were no longer folded at this time.

- Someone lifted the quilt and examined her injuries.

Lin Yue calmly walked to the side of the bed and sat down, lifted the quilt casually, glanced at the wound on her chest wrapped in gauze, and could vaguely smell a strange faint medicinal fragrance.

Slightly unveiled the gauze, and found that on the wound he cut, where the original inflammation and suppuration were inflamed, a very light layer of medicinal powder could be seen at this time.

It seems that not long ago, someone came to drug her.

Lin Yue suddenly thought of Vice General Chu's last question, and he knew in his heart who the person who came to take the medicine was.

From the time Vice Admiral Na Chu left the Daoist Academy to the time he returned home, it was more than half an hour.

For a martial artist who has entered the Tao with martial arts, this distance may not even take half a cup of tea, and he can come over in advance before he arrives home to test whether what he said is true or false.

As for this simple door lock, even a thief with clever means can't prevent it, and it is even more impossible to find a martial artist who is as strong as silk.

I'm afraid that it was Deputy General Nachu or someone sent by him who came to check it out and helped with the medicine by the way.

And this is exactly the situation that Lin Yue wants to see.

Therefore, he deliberately took the medicine again before going out, so that she would fall into a complete coma and avoid waking up halfway to reveal her flaws.

"This time, everyone will think that you are Su Ziqiu."

Lin Yue looked at the young woman on the bed with mocking eyes, and the corners of his mouth curled slightly.