Chapter 111: Active or Not
Wei Yang stood in front of Lu An with a look of anticipation, while Lu An looked depressed.
"Childe, why don't you agree?" Wei Yang asked.
Lu An smiled bitterly twice, "I am not worthy of being a master now, and there was also a person who wanted to worship me as a teacher before, and I tossed for a long time, and I didn't agree." β
Wei Yang looked at Lu An a little lost.
Looking at Wei Yang's expression, Lu An could only ask apologetically, "Why do you suddenly want to learn martial arts? β
Wei Yang's eyes rolled, his expression instantly improved, and he said enviously: "Childe's punch made me have this idea." β
When Lu An saw this scene, he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, fortunately, he was different from Xue Nian, he was not so brainless, and what he had read was different.
"Martial arts training is very hard and tiring, but it's easier to do learning. Lu An hurriedly persuaded.
Wei Yang's eyes purred and turned, shook his head, and asked, "But the master said that the biggest thing in the world is to do learning, so if you say that, learning should be the most difficult, right?"
Lu An was directly stopped by this question, well, he couldn't answer it for a long time.
Li Li said angrily on the side: "I didn't say it, don't rely on me, everything in the world is not comparable, learning and practicing martial arts are fundamentally two different things, for you, practicing martial arts is a thousand times more difficult than learning." β
Wei Yang looked at Li Li, who was backsliding, and glanced at him directly.
Li Li smiled at Lu An embarrassedly, and then leaned over and said: "It's so late, bothering Childe, who made this kid suddenly have a whim, since Childe doesn't accept apprentices for the time being, then let this kid learn boxing and kicks with Childe first, and practice a little self-defense skills, okay?"
Lu An listened to this suggestion, nodded with satisfaction, and said with a smile: "Learn some self-defense fists and feet, this is no problem." β
Wei Yang's eyes lit up, and he shouted happily: "Thank you, Childe." β
Immediately, Li Li took Wei Yang to retire.
Lu An had just said goodbye to the two and was about to sit down when there was another knock on the door.
When I opened the door, it turned out to be Jing Ming.
Lu An asked puzzledly, "Boss Jing, is there anything wrong with this late hour?"
Jing Ming hurriedly said: "Childe is polite, the three words Boss Jing really don't deserve it." β
Lu An was slightly stunned, thought for a while, and replied: "Since you are a few years older than me, let's call you Brother Jing, that's it." β
Jing Ming squirmed, looking at Lu An's serious expression, he could only smile and nod.
"Brother Jing, is there anything wrong with this late hour?" Lu An asked again.
Jing Ming hurriedly got up, bent over Lu An, and was about to make a big salute, Lu An saw that he hurriedly supported Jing Ming's hands with both hands, and insisted on not letting Jing Ming continue to kneel.
Jing Ming tried twice, but there was still no way to kneel, so he could only give up this idea, slowly stood still, and hugged his fist at Lu An, "Childe, thank you for your kindness, this time you help me, whether it is good or bad, I have this heart in my heart, if I can repay it in my lifetime in the future, I will go all out, and I will never shirk it, if it really doesn't work, then I can only repay the favor in the next life." β
Lu An waved his hand and shirked to Jing Ming: "Brother Jing, you are polite, now I just agreed, it is difficult to say whether I can help, it is too early to say this, wait until something really helps, you can talk to me again." β
Jing Ming thought about it, but still emphasized it, whether it was successful or not, this heart made him grateful.
The two of them let go here and went, politely for a long time, Lu An really couldn't hold back, so he could only ask, "Brother Jing, it's so late, are you here to talk to me about this?"
Jing Ming patted his head and hurriedly replied: "I almost forgot about business, one of my elders just informed me that it is said that a master from Jingfu may come to deal with me." β
"Master, how high?" Lu An asked rhetorically.
"The characters on the white list, I heard that they also happened to pass by, and then they wanted to make a profit. Jing Ming replied.
Lu Annu pursed his mouth, with a disapproving face, thinking in his heart that as long as it wasn't Zhao Riyue, the others should be able to keep Jing Ming immortal.
Jing Ming saw Lu An's disdainful face, and hurriedly reminded, "Although I know that Gongzi is very strong, you also have to pay attention, because the person who can be on the white list is definitely not a simple product, don't eat that person's secret loss, then the gain will outweigh the loss." β
Lu An also nodded, and said with a smile: "Brother Jing, don't worry, since I am a character on the white list, I will definitely not take it lightly, that Liang Hanshui is not an easy character to deal with today, I know this in my heart." β
Hearing Lu An's affirmative answer, Jing Ming finally put his mind at ease, the feeling of having a master around him is different, although he is still a little worried, but this time, for some reason, he feels a little expectant, and there is an impulsive feeling in his heart, and the whole person is excited.
Jing Ming's thoughts beat wildly, and a lot of scenes flashed in his mind at once, which made him can't help but recall the kind of life before, those people, and the last scene was frozen at the moment when he walked out of the gate of Jingfu.
"I'm going back!" Jing Ming said as he clenched his fists into the air.
Lu An suddenly heard such a sentence on the side, but he didn't hear what it meant, so he asked rhetorically, "What?"
Jing Ming retracted his thoughts, smiled at Lu An, shook his head, and then took his leave.
Lu An closed the door, sat down, and began to think carefully about what Jing Ming said during the day, since he promised to help him, then he had to think about how to help, this matter should not be as simple as killing two people.
The sudden death, the puppet ascending to the throne, the family splitting, and the maintenance of the city lord are all signs that this must have been premeditated, that is, it is almost certain that this series of things must be operated by someone in secret.
Now it is certain that his two uncles must be one of them, whether it is the dominant or not, this needs to be studied.
From the story described by Jing Ming just now, there is a big strange place in the middle, that is, the practice of the City Lord's Mansion, after the Jing Shui River died violently, the City Lord's Mansion did not act, and then after Jing Ming was driven out, the City Lord's Mansion tried its best to maintain it, the practice of the City Lord's Mansion during this period of time is very strange, is it because of the face of Jing Shui He's life, he deliberately went to protect Jing Ming?
After thinking about it for a while, Lu An's head hurt a little, and he felt that this matter seemed to be a struggle for power, but it was very likely to be a struggle for profit, which could make a five-rank martial artist suddenly die, which was obviously not something ordinary people could do, his two uncles, one fourth-grade and one third-grade, were simply not at the same level for Jingshuihe.
Poisoning, assassination, forcible killing?
Only these three possibilities can make a five-rank martial artist suddenly die violently, and Jing Ming has not seen Jing Shuihe's body, let alone the cause of his death, completely unaware.
Lu An patted his head and sighed, the more he thought about this matter, the more wrong it became, it seems that there must be the intervention of foreign forces, in this case, the starting point should first investigate the cause of Jingshuihe's death, in order to know the cause and effect of this matter, otherwise, it is useless to deal with a Jingfu alone, if the people behind it are not found, even if Jing Ming goes back, something will happen sooner or later.
Lu An thought about it all night.
The next day.
Li Li sat there drinking porridge refreshed, his expression was very leisurely, and when he saw Lu An, who was a little haggard, he hurriedly said hello.
Lu An sat down and ate steamed buns.
"Childe, isn't your face very good, did you not sleep well yesterday?" asked Li Li.
Lu An nodded, mumbled, and his brows were furrowed all the time.
Seeing that Lu An didn't seem to have the desire to talk, Li Li was also very honest and ate breakfast by himself, without wanting to disturb Lu An.
Lu An was still immersed in his mind, thinking about various reasons, and ignored Li Li on the side.
The two of them sat at the same table very strangely, one was breezy and the other frowned.
Wei Yang yawned and walked downstairs, and when he noticed this strange scene, he suddenly became cautious, and sat down at the table next to him, not daring to approach.
After a long time, Lu An swallowed the last mouthful of steamed buns, burped, and suddenly turned his head to look at Li Li, who was drinking tea on the side, and asked, "Sir, what do you think of this?"
Li Li was frightened, the tea burned his mouth, quickly put down the teacup, wiped his mouth, and asked, "What does Childe mean?"
"Do you have any opinion on what Jing Ming said yesterday, sir?" Lu An asked again.
Li Li smiled, stroked his beard calmly, and then replied: "The crux of this matter is not in the Jing Mansion, but the person behind the Jing Mansion. β
After hearing this, Lu An nodded, his frowning brows relaxed a little, and then continued to ask, "Sir, do you think that there are people behind Jing Ming's two uncles?"
Li Li nodded and continued: "Even if Gongzi is determined to help, then he must start from the source and solve the source, then the rest of the matter will definitely be solved, and Jing Ming can re-enter the Jing Mansion." Before Jing Ming was swept away, the two uncles seized Jingfu, and the collapse of Jingfu's power, everything now is just superficial, it seems simple, but it is actually very particular. β
"Exquisite, how do you say it?" Lu An suddenly became interested.
"First, who is most beneficial to the rest of the parties in the matter of Jingshuihe's sudden death. Second, the attitude of the City Lord's Mansion is very strange, because Jing Ming mentioned that Jing Shuihe and the City Lord are sworn brothers, and it is uncertain whether the relationship is good or not. Third, whether the puppet is born in Jingshuihe is also crucial. The fourth and most important point is whether his two uncles took the initiative. Li Li said four points at once.
Lu An understood the first three points well, but the fourth point was a little confused, a little incomprehensible, and asked rhetorically: "If the Jingshui River is violently killed, isn't the benefit to them, why do you say the word initiative?"
Li Li smiled and did not answer immediately.
After Lu An asked, he paused twice, and his expression suddenly brightened, "What Mr. said is active, but it actually means passive." β
Li Li laughed out loud and praised: "Childe is really witty, he can understand the old man's meaning so quickly, Yang'er and Childe are too far behind." β
Lu An looked at Li Li with gratitude, the four points just now, it can be said that he summarized all the things that Lu An considered last night, and also mentioned one of the most important points, that is, the word initiative, it can be said that as long as this is clarified, then everything will be straightened out, and then you can prescribe the right medicine, if it is not like a headless fly.
"Wei Yang, go out with me in the afternoon to have a meeting?" Lu An said to Wei Yang, who was sitting next door.
Wei Yang's face suddenly became happy, and he quickly nodded.
Li Li said to Wei Yang solemnly: "It's okay to go out, listen to the words of the son, don't talk too much." β
Wei Yang hurriedly responded.
Lu An then went to find Jing Ming again.
"Childe, please tell me if you have any orders. Jing Ming asked politely.
Lu An opened his mouth and said, "Are you familiar with the gang of people under your father now?"
"That's definitely familiar, they all grew up watching me, and they're basically quite familiar, except for a few. Jing Ming replied.
"Which ones do you trust the most?" asked Lu An.
"The most trusted? Huh? There are two, one is called Qin Lun, a little older, I call him Uncle Qin, and the other is Sun Tian, a little younger, these two people used to be the most trusted people under my father, after that incident, they also felt a little wrong, so they left from Jingfu, and now Qin Lun is in Guofeng City, and he also made a small force called the Qing Gang, I have had an accident a few times, it was he who helped me settle it, and Sun Tian has traveled all year round, sometimes he will come back, every time he comes back, he invites me to drink and chat, give me advice, I invite him several times to want him to help me, but he refusedγ Jing Ming replied.
"Then we can only talk to Qin Lun first. Lu An muttered.
"That's okay, I'll just take my son there. Jing Ming suggested.
Lu An snorted and rubbed his fingers twice.