Chapter 37: The Five Years That Disappeared
The carriage moved and moved slowly forward.
Ye Feng sat in the carriage, looking at the Heavenly Providence Building Master Ji Wushuang Gongzi and the Chief Catcher of the Criminal Department Chang Wuyi in front of him, and couldn't help but be full of curiosity, how did the two of them come together?
Ji Wushuang, who was smiling, looked at Ye Feng's eyes full of doubts, still as if he could see through his thoughts, and explained: "I have actually known Mr. Chang for a long time, and we are old acquaintances. ”
Old acquaintances? What kind of old acquaintances?
Seeing that Ye Feng still didn't understand, Chang Wuyi, who had a cold face, said coldly: "The business and power of the Providence Building are all over the world, and the Criminal Department will always use some of the relationship network of the Providence Building to handle cases, so we are actually dealing with each other often." ”
Ji Wushuang said to Chang Wuyi with a smile on his face: "There is a lot of business in the Providence Building, and there are more troubles, and the reason why it has been able to operate smoothly until now is naturally indispensable to rely on the blue eyes of the chief catcher and the adults in the court and the court. ”
Chang Wuyi snorted and said coldly: "Chang Mou is just an errand errand person, where can he talk about any protection? The ones who really protect Ji Gongzi's business are only those real adults in the court." ”
Obviously, he didn't buy Ji Wushuang's flattery.
Ye Feng suddenly understood the relationship between them.
I am afraid that the collusion between officials and businessmen is far from being discussed.
It's just that they exchange each other's interests and take what they need.
But thinking about such two people joining forces with the huge forces behind them, I'm afraid that there is no case in this world that will not find out the truth, and it makes people feel excited to think about it.
Ye Feng raised his eyes and looked at Chang Wuyi, and then at Ji Wushuang, it was obvious that since they had already appeared to find Ye Feng at the same time, presumably the content of their investigation had already had a result.
So, who's going to talk about it first?
Ji Wushuang stretched out his hand and pulled the big fluffy collar of the robe draped on his body, held a hand warmer covered with a thick cloth cover in both hands, and said to Ye Feng with a smile: "Let me talk about it first." ”
He paused, seemed to sort out his thoughts, and said: "Actually, after learning that Ye Gongzi and Chang Zong Zhutou met in the city restaurant that day, I guessed that Ye Gongzi would definitely come to me to inquire about the background of this gentleman's sword Feng Mingli, so without waiting for Ye Gongzi to return to Feng Mansion, I went out first to mobilize all the resources available in the Heavenly Providence Building here to find out all the news about Feng Mingli." ”
At this time, Ye Feng interrupted him: "Wait, it is a very secret thing to meet Mr. Chang in Xia, there were no outsiders present at that time, how did Gongzi Ji know about this?"
Ji Wushuang smiled and said nothing, Chang Wuyi snorted coldly, and said: "What Ji Gongzi wants to know in this world, I'm afraid there is nothing I don't know." I don't know if the restaurant we met may be one of the properties of Ji Gongzi's Providence Building. ”
Ji Wushuang smiled and waved his hand, and said: "Mr. Chang has praised it falsely, in fact, the restaurant you met is definitely not the business of Providence Building, but the owner of that restaurant also encountered some trouble back then and was taken care of by Providence Building, so it can be regarded as a reward for gratitude!"
Ye Feng couldn't help but shake his head, the business of the Heavenly Providence Building is so extensive, coupled with the wide range of kindness, I am afraid that it is really as Chang Wuyi said, in front of Ji Wushuang, there is no more secret in the world.
It's a terrible thing.
Ji Wushuang felt that the topic had been opened, coughed lightly, and got back to business: "Through the Heavenly Providence Building in Lingbao City."
The visit of all related people is now basically clear about the background of this Feng Mingli. ”
"Feng Mingli's family was originally a prominent family that lived here for generations, and the family has accumulated for several generations, and there are also quite some land, which can be regarded as a wealthy family in the local area. Several generations of ancestors of the Feng family were willing to be charitable and accumulate virtues, and they had some prestige in the local area. ”
"This Feng family has been good at martial arts and swords for generations, but one is limited by talent, and the other is that their family swordsmanship is really a bit lackluster, so for several generations, they have been unknown in the martial arts, and no one in the rivers and lakes knows their names at all. ”
Ye Feng nodded, and then asked with some doubts: "Then this Feng Mingli is not so talented that he can win such a big name as the Junzi Sword in the rivers and lakes with the sword in his hand?"
Ji Wushuang smiled and said, "The problem is this, what is Feng Mingli's martial arts talent, we have not seen his move, and we are not very clear. However, he can be rated as one of the seven swords in the world at the Taishan Sword Conference, presumably he has some real kung fu in his hands, and he will never be a wasted person. ”
But ten years ago, he, like his ancestors, was also an unknown person in the rivers and lakes. He was young and vigorous at that time, eager to become famous, and he also went to challenge some famous swordsmen at that time, but none of them won and returned home. ”
According to the later descriptions of the swordsmen who defeated him, the Feng family's family swordsmanship he made was also four words, lackluster. However, in the past ten years, his swordsmanship has suddenly improved by leaps and bounds, and now he has become one of the seven swords in the world, which cannot but be said to be a miracle. ”
Ye Feng frowned and said, "Could it be that he has practiced hard for ten years, coupled with his extremely high talent, so he has brought out the essence of the family heirloom swordsmanship?"
Ji Wushuang shook his head: "As far as his Feng family's family heirloom swordsmanship is concerned, according to those swordsmen who have defeated him, such a swordsmanship, no matter how high his talent Feng Mingli is, he will be able to practice hard all his life, but I am afraid that it will be difficult to enter the realm." ”
At this time, Chang Wuyi on the side suddenly interjected: "Could it be that in the past ten years, Feng Mingli has had any adventures?"
Ji Wushuang turned his head to look at Chang Wuyi, as if he admired his quick reaction, and said: "That's right, it is said that ten years ago, after he challenged the swordsman to win the throne and returned, he was disheartened, and after closing the door at home for a while, he suddenly went out and traveled to the rivers and lakes. ”
Five years later, when he came back again, it seemed to be reborn, and his swordsmanship suddenly improved by leaps and bounds, killing several notorious Jiangyang thieves near the local area one after another, all of whom were strong in martial arts, and since then they have been famous and famous. ”
Ye Feng blinked with some curiosity and said, "It seems that he must have gone somewhere in the past five years, received guidance from a master, and learned new swordsmanship, so he will judge the two like this." ”
Ji Wushuang nodded and said, "Yes, that's exactly how it should be." ”
Ye Feng asked again: "Then has he ever told anyone what has happened in the past five years?"
Ji Wushuang shook his head and said, "It's very strange that Feng Mingli himself has been secretive about what has happened in the past five years, so no one knows where he has gone in the past five years and what he has experienced? ”
Ye Feng was a little surprised.
Normally speaking, a successful person often talks about all kinds of experiences and hardships before success, so as to show how hard-won his success is, how hard he has worked, and how many hardships he has gone through, so as to show more and more success today
Precious and great.
This is the common psychology of successful people, and it is also a kind of self-promotion.
And this gentleman sword Feng Mingli never mentioned the five years before his success, it should never be just because he really has the style of a gentleman, is generous, and is unwilling to use this to show off himself.
During those five years, he must have hidden some secrets that he didn't want others to know.
At this time, Chang Wuyi, who was full of coldness, spoke again: "To others, Feng Mingli's whereabouts in the past five years may be a secret, but for your son Ji, I'm afraid it's not a secret, right?"
Hearing this, Ye Feng raised his head and looked at Ji Wushuang with hope.
Ji Wushuang smiled and said, "What Mr. Chang said is right, although we don't know what happened to him in the past five years, but with the ability of Tianyi Lou, it is not difficult to check his current whereabouts and find some clues. ”
Judging from the records of his stay in the hotel after he left home that year, as well as some records of his travels, after he left Lingbao City that year, he went straight to a place. ”
Ye Feng asked, "What place?"
Ji Wushuang's voice sank and said, "Songshan!"
Hearing this place name, Ye Feng couldn't help but chuckle in his heart.
Ji Wushuang said with a smile on his face: "In addition to the Shaolin Temple on Songshan Mountain, there is another place that people in the world who practice swords dream of. ”
Ye Feng and Chang Wuyi couldn't help but glance at each other, and a name jumped out of their hearts at the same time, listen to Tao Villa!
That's right, it was the Tingtao Villa founded by Lin Suifeng, the world's first swordsman, in the library of the villa, there are countless countless swordsmen in the world, and it is a holy place in the eyes of countless swordsmen in the world.
However, later, Lin Suifeng, the world's number one swordsman who sold his reputation and reputation, was revealed by Ye Feng, and he was actually the Song Emperor, one of the ten halls of Yama who was full of evil, and died in disgrace.
Even so, the vast collection of books in Tingtao Villa is still a treasure in the eyes of those who practice swords all over the world.
Feng Mingli went to Songshan back then, did he go to Tingtao Villa? He got some kind of adventure in Tingtao Villa, and learned the swordsmanship that now makes him famous?
But that's not true.
At that time, Lin Suifeng once made a rule, every year he would invite some well-known swordsmen to Tingtao Villa to learn swordsmanship, no matter whether they won or lost, the people invited by Bai would have the opportunity to enter the library and take a look at the many ancient swordsmanship.
For those swordsmen on the rivers and lakes, it is also a supreme honor to be invited by Tingtao Villa.
However, Feng Mingli was just a nameless little person back then, and his swordsmanship was not worth mentioning, how could he enter the eyes of the world's number one swordsman and be able to enter the Tingtao Villa?
Not to mention being able to get Lin Suifeng's favor and learn profound and wonderful swordsmanship in the mountain villa, this doesn't make sense at all.
Ji Wushuang looked at Ye Feng, who was full of doubts at this time, nodded affirmatively, and said: "Although we can't know what Feng Mingli experienced in Songshan, it is certain that according to the records of the Heavenly Providence Tower, he must have gone to Tingtao Villa, and besides, he stayed in Tingtao Villa for five years!"
Ye Feng was taken aback, it turned out that Feng Mingli had spent the five years since he disappeared in Tingtao Villa, and the secrets he hid that he didn't want to be known were also related to Tingtao Villa!