Chapter 12 Have I Really Ventured Through the Rivers and Lakes?
After thanking Taojun, Xiao Feng turned his head to the two men in Tsing Yi before him, and said bluntly: "Looking for two people to come, naturally I don't want the two to come to see the play, I don't know if the two of you can tell me what was abnormal that night, or you can directly tell what you saw and heard that night." ”
The two looked a little embarrassed, both of them had expressions of wanting to say something, and they also secretly glanced at the bustard.
Li Yun was a little strange, and was about to say something, but suddenly he felt a chill at his wrist, as if he was covered with a piece of ice, which made him shiver unconsciously.
He was suddenly shocked in his heart, this temperature is too low. Immediately reacted, Xiao Feng's body temperature has been like this all year round, and he forgot about it for a while. It seems to be because of congenital deficiency or something. I asked Brother Xiao Xian to make up for it, but he just didn't listen, if it has been like this, what girl will dare to get close to when she grows up?
looked down, and sure enough, he saw Xiao Feng grabbing his wrist with his hand, although he didn't look at him, Li Yun also understood that this was to let him not say much.
Even so, Li Yun could only shut his mouth stupidly.
Xiao Feng let go of Li Yun at this time, smiled gently at the two men in Tsing Yi, and then turned his head slightly to the old bustard and said, "That night, the two uncles may have been derelict in their duties, I hope you don't care, okay?" As he spoke, he took out five hundred taels of silver tickets from his arms and put them on the table very casually. He had prepared it in advance, in order to prevent the current situation.
Li Yun's eyes widened all of a sudden, this is really a real person who doesn't show his face!
The old bustard's eyes lit up, and a face was almost about to laugh, and nodded again and again, "Yes, naturally." ”
As he spoke, he was about to reach out to get a stack of silver tickets on the table, but he was held down by Li Yun, "Don't worry, when the business is done, there will be no shortage of you, let this go first." Although the silver ticket belongs to Xiao Feng, he has no right to interfere, but Xiao Feng is also his best friend, so he naturally can't let Xiao Feng suffer.
The old bustard retracted his hand and looked at Li Yun with some resentment.
Li Yun turned a blind eye.
Xiao Feng smiled slightly, but he didn't see it, and directly set his eyes on the two men in Tsing Yi, "What happened that night, can you talk about it now?"
The big stone in the hearts of the two men finally landed, so they naturally nodded again and again, and they cooperated very well to explain yesterday's events one by one.
It turned out that it was snowing heavily that night, and the weather was very cold. The two of them were greedy, so they drank some wine on duty, so that they were in a daze during the murder case. As for what was wrong that night, they didn't even know at all.
Xiao Feng narrowed his eyes slightly, "It seems that you are not allowed to bring wine with you, so where did your wine come from?"
The two men in Tsing Yi were even more embarrassed, "At that time, the little peach girl came to see Miss Taojun, and when she saw that the sky was not very good, she enthusiastically warmed a pot of hot wine for our brothers, saying that it was to warm up our bodies." At that time, I just wanted to go back and drink again. But it snowed heavily after a while, and we were so greedy that we forgot all about the rules in the garden. It's all our fault for not doing the little peach girl's business. ”
Xiao Feng smiled, "It's okay, it's okay." Little Peach Girl is like this all the time?"
"This ...... I have sent some melon and fruit pastries before, but wine has never been delivered. I guess I forgot the rules that day. A man hesitated, and at the end he didn't seem to be at ease, and said: "Xiao Tao, this girl is really good, and her temper is gentle and considerate, whoever marries her as a daughter-in-law in the future is definitely very blessed." ”
Xiao Feng smiled noncommittally, knowing that there was no way to gain anything from them, so he greeted them warmly, relieved the two of them, and turned his head to look at the last person.
In the end, this middle-aged man, who was only in his early years, had been calm and calm since he entered the attic, as if nothing was worth his attention. In fact, in addition to his excessively cold and arrogant temperament, this person is very ordinary, and belongs to the kind that is difficult to find almost as soon as he plunges into the crowd. The face is ordinary, the temperament is ordinary, and even the gray clothes that are the most unnoticeable are worn, and there is really nothing worth noting. But from his behavior after entering here, and Xiao Feng's attention to him a few times, it can be guessed that this person is by no means an ordinary person.
And that's exactly what happened.
This person is a first-class master at the ninefold peak of the day after tomorrow.
The secular world is very vast, and ordinary people may not be able to travel all over the vast rivers and mountains of the secular world in their lives; the secular world is also very complicated, and several forbidden places such as the Heavenly Mountain Range, the Cold Valley, and the Endless Sea are all too many people to talk about...... But no matter how complicated it is, the highest martial arts cultivation is only the peak of innate nature.
However, the number of people who practice martial arts in the secular world is in the hundreds of millions, and the number of people who are known to the innate realm is only 100, let alone the innate peak powerhouse? 100 people, how rare is it among the hundreds of millions of martial artists? How small is its proportion among tens of billions or even hundreds of billions of people? From this point of view, it is very rare to say that it is the peak of innate nature, even if it is just the first to enter the innate realm.
Below the innate is the ninefold peak.
If the innate is the king, the ninefold peak of the day after tomorrow is the strongest under the king.
Such a character can be noticed in any place, let alone in such a place of wind and moon?
It's hard for Xiao Feng not to notice.
Though...... He really didn't take the great master of the Ninefold Peak in his eyes.
In fact, Xiao Feng generally understood the old bustard's thoughts. Because the timing of his previous interjection was too clever, and the content of the supplement was too sensitive, the old bustard was really a little jealous in his heart, which was normal. However, she threw a bombshell to test herself so breathlessly, which surprised Xiao Feng a little.
It's a pity that the old bustard didn't know that Xiao Feng had taken her away in front of the study before, not only because he was afraid that she would deliberately use tricks to destroy the scene, but also because of the more important purpose.
It's not a very fun thing for a master of the Acquired Sevenfold to be an ordinary proprietress in the Land of Wind and Moon.
I thought that she would be cautious and not move first, but I never thought that she would take the initiative to give herself such a big face, which is really interesting.
But in fact, he really wanted to tell this really angry guy in front of him, you don't have to be so troublesome, my situation is special, as long as you don't know the secret method or anything, under normal circumstances, I can see your cultivation at a glance, and I don't need you to show me like this. However, he didn't say anything after all, only smiled faintly: "Your Excellency is a good cultivator!" His tone was calm, neither surprised, nor fearful, as if he was just saying that you had dinner today.
Both the old bustard and Lu Nian had different colors in their eyes, and they disappeared in a flash.
Lu Nian smiled coldly, and without waiting for Xiao Feng to ask, he took the initiative to speak: "It snowed heavily that evening, and I have been hiding on the roof of the attic to avoid the snow. ”
Xiao Feng suddenly realized that the small house on the top of the attic, which was similar to a pigeon house, was so purposeful. He quietly continued to listen to Lu Nian's words.
I only heard the man say lightly: "That day, from the time Liu Jin entered the attic to the ugly time in the middle of the night, the attic was very quiet except for a few whispers. During that time, there seemed to be a slight moaning and wheezing sound in the attic. ”
"Then why didn't you go in and take a look? Isn't this abnormal?" Hearing this, Li Yun couldn't help but interrupt the man's words and asked.
"Stunned Qing who doesn't understand anything. Lu Nian glanced at Li Yun lightly and said indifferently, "Who knows what they are doing, if they are doing things for men and women, what should I do?"
Li Yun was a little embarrassed for a moment, and then turned his head to look at the two men in green clothes, "Have you ever heard strange movements such as moaning on the day of the murder?"
The two were even more embarrassed.
Xiao Feng smiled faintly and tugged at Li Yun's sleeve, "It's okay." ”
He turned his head to look at Lu Nian again, and asked calmly, "Then what?"
Lu Nian pursed his lips, and seemed to be very dissatisfied with Xiao Feng's bland performance, "About halfway through the ugly hour, there was a person from the rivers and lakes in the garden, and I chased him out, so I don't know what happened after that." When he came back, he happened to hear the call of Miss Taojun, so he hurried in. When I came in, I only saw that there seemed to be a black shadow flashing through the window, and as for whether it was a headless ghost in the mouth of Miss Taojun, I was not sure. ”
"What about the people in the rivers and lakes?" Li Yun obviously did not have the consciousness of 'once bitten by a snake, and he was afraid of the well rope for ten years', and asked from the side.
"I didn't catch up, I lost it. Lu Nian's tone was calm, even when he was talking about his mistakes, he didn't show any inappropriateness or annoyance, and he was very calm.
"That's it!" Xiao Feng muttered, and then asked a strange question, "So when you entered the attic, the window of the study was open?"
"Hmm. ”
"Did you chase it?" Xiao Feng continued.
"The shadow was so fast that when you got to the window, you couldn't see anyone. ”
"Oh, not even a trace?"
"Nope. ”
"That's kind of weird. Xiao Feng yawned absently, and said in a casual tone, "Hearing you say that, maybe there is really a headless ghost." ”
Everyone present was stunned, and the atmosphere was a little silent.
"Then please ask Your Excellency to tell me about the scope of that night's exploration, and I will look for it again, maybe you were careless and didn't find it. Xiao Feng continued to say casually.
It has been recorded in the book: When you meet the immortals today, you can swim in the wind, and you can travel thousands of miles away with dusty sleeves. People describe martial arts masters as fluttering immortals. These are naturally not saying that martial arts masters can really travel against the wind, but that martial arts masters can rely on a breath of true qi, lift their qi and leap a few feet, and borrow strength from the treetops with their toes, which can be more feasible for thousands of miles without touching the ground, their clothes fluttering, chic and comfortable, no different from those among the immortals.
It's not fiction, it's true.
But those who have a little bit of martial arts knowledge know that this immortal deed can only be done by nature. In other words, not all warriors can be so chic and happy.
Ordinary people, those who are gifted, can leap more than one zhang; those who have a first glimpse of the door can jump two feet at most; those who enter the hall can jump up to four zhang in one vertical leap; and those who have entered the product are even farther. However, these are all the best of the best, and it is difficult to be coherent not to mention the extreme consumption of true qi, so although people can judge a person's cultivation based on this, they cannot be trusted.
Of course, there are also many people who judge martial arts attainments based on light skills or the depth of their footprints.
In fact, it's just that the form is different, and the truth is the same.
For example, the situation mentioned by Lu Nian in the middle of Taoyuan is also based on this to delineate the scope of the clues to find the intruder.
Lu Nian's face darkened, but he still pointed out the scope to Xiao Feng with a straight face, "Six zhang in a radius." ”
Xiao Feng smiled with satisfaction, stood up, reached out and fiddled with the tea cup on the table very idlely, and said in a relaxed tone, "So, that is, for a while, none of the three of you can be sure if anyone has entered the attic?"
The three of them were silent for a while.
Xiao Feng said again: "Also, during that short period of time, you can't know the situation in the attic, or determine if someone in the attic has come out?"
The three were silent again.
Xiao Feng stopped fiddling with the teacup, stood up straight, stretched his waist, and said in an idle tone, "Brother Li, what else do you want to ask?"
Li Yun shook his head.
He didn't have much to ask.
The main thing is that I don't want to use my brain.
Xiao Feng pursed his lips helplessly, and then looked around at everyone with a smile.
There's nothing to ask, naturally it's to serve tea and send off guests.
Although this is not the residence of Xiao Feng and Li Yun, they have said hello before, so naturally the two of them watched the rest of the people leave.
When everyone was ready to leave one by one, Taojun inevitably had to return the water bladder that Xiao Feng had given him before.
Maybe it was because of the restraint of the first meeting, or maybe because the vigilance was too strong, Taojun didn't drink the water of the seemingly harmless little guy in front of him to suppress the shock, but simply took the palm-sized water bladder in his hand.
Before leaving, Xiao Feng suddenly smiled and said, "Miss Taojun, I don't know where Brother Heting Hong He lives? ”
Taojun's body trembled slightly, and he turned around and smiled: "Helang is a study tour so far, and he has no fixed residence, and the little woman doesn't know." ”
Xiao Feng continued to smile, "It's okay. ”
Seeing a few people go downstairs, Xiao Feng stretched his waist for a long time, and without waiting for Li Yun to ask, he opened his mouth and said something that made Li Yun speechless, "Your father is really unlucky, you should be careful recently." ”
"What do you mean?" Li Yun was confused, his face full of helplessness.
Xiao Feng smiled, turned around and walked towards the staircase on the third floor, "This case has something to do with the rivers and lakes, it's quite troublesome." ”
The rivers and lakes and the court are a pair of contradictions that do not interact with each other but affect each other.
In the secular world, there are three empires, and there are three courts. Three-legged, separate courts.
Jianghu, the only one in the secular world, is a collection of three opposing forces that have no clear affiliation: from the three empires, but unwilling to conform to the rules of the three empires.
Therefore, the rivers and lakes are like grass in the fields, which may not be able to become a big climate, but they can be seen everywhere, and the wildfires are inexhaustible, and the spring breeze blows vigorously. Therefore, the three empires have nothing to do with the rivers and lakes.
The empire is more like a giant tree, rich in heritage, and I will not move regardless of the wind and rain. Therefore, the rivers and lakes are even more helpless against the empire.
But the people of the rivers and lakes can share the same hatred of the enemy, have heroic blood, like to fight with swords and sing, and are free and easy. Although the court is full of talents, it is good at conspiracy and calculation, and there are countless philistine villains, so it is difficult to work together.
Besides, the rivers and lakes have no borders, and the world is big enough to go anywhere.
But the court has a boundary, one country is in charge of a country, and one county governs one county, and there is a clear distinction.
So there are many things in the rivers and lakes, and most of the empires ignore them. Everything that involves the rivers and lakes is very troublesome.
This is also one of the reasons for Xiao Feng's change of attitude. I thought it was just an ordinary case, but I never thought that Taoyuanju would insist on intervening, and he was not afraid to demonstrate to himself.
If you are tempted, temptation will be.
I'll be with you to the end.
When Li Yun heard the word 'Jianghu', his eyes lit up first, and then he seemed to think of something, and immediately made a bitter face.
Although he has not officially walked the rivers and lakes, he is also aware of the complexity of the rivers and lakes, and he also understands the situation of the rivers and lakes and the court. hurriedly caught up with Xiao Feng, "Then isn't my father punished?"
Xiao Feng glanced at him lightly, "Who said that, since I decided to intervene, your father will be punished, so wouldn't I be very shameless?"
Li Yun's eyes immediately lit up, "That ......"
Xiao Feng didn't want to interrupt him and said, "You should try not to interfere in this matter, or I won't care about you if you suffer a big loss." ”
"What? Why can't I interfere if you can meddle? It's too contemptuous. Li Yun muttered unwillingly.
"You've known me for so long, can't you still see that I've been walking the rivers and lakes?" Xiao Feng suddenly turned around, almost making Li Yun unable to stop, and collided with Xiao Feng, "Isn't it normal for people in the rivers and lakes to deal with the affairs of the rivers and lakes?"
Li Yun wanted to say something more, but suddenly reacted, his eyes widened, "You...... Are you not from the sect?"
Xiao Feng's temperament is completely different from the people in the rivers and lakes in Li Yun's mind: Shouldn't the rivers and lakes be bold and open-minded, but they are full of bloody wind and blood, and are enthusiastic and proud? Shouldn't they be the ones who drink a lot of wine, eat meat in a big bowl, and shout about the righteous knot Jinlan, and the most admired heroism? Shouldn't it be the prodigal son of the rivers and lakes who roars and the brothers are angry? Looking at Xiao Feng again, he looks gentle and modest, calm and elegant.
Xiao Feng glanced at Li Yun, who was even more surprised than seeing the sky fall, and said in a teasing tone: "Why?
Li Yun's face turned red, and he only hated that there was no sudden crack on the ground, so that he could get into it, and he would not come out after being killed.
He held back for a long time, still not believing it at all, "Really?" he asked tentatively.
Xiao Feng nodded very seriously.
"Then you will take me again?" Li Yun suddenly said pitifully.
Xiao Feng didn't catch his breath, and was almost choked to death by himself. His expression was silent, and then he spat out the two words, "Dream!"
Li Yun grinned and continued, "Then I'll go and relive it myself?"