Li Mansion, East School Field.

Li Lingwu, the commander of the Praetorian Guard, finished playing a set of swordsmanship, put the sword back into its sheath, and adjusted his qi to collect his strength.

The martial arts road is like sailing against the current, and if you don't advance, you will retreat.

When his skills reach the level of Li Lingwu, if he wants to go further, it is as difficult as climbing to the sky, not only does he need hard practice, but he also needs an opportunity.

Li Lingwu has stayed at the peak of the eighth grade for many years, and there is only a line away from the highest grade nine grades.

Despite this, Li Lingwu did not have the slightest frustration.

The world is so big, how many nine-grade masters are there?

Chang'an City, known as the place with the most masters in the Central Plains, the strength of the people above Li Lingwu is only the "Sword Venerable" Lin Ju, a nine-rank beginner master.

Lin Ju is a sword master, with high martial arts, known as the top three in the entire Central Plains, Li Lingwu can be compared with Lin Ju, which shows his cleverness.

In addition, there are a few low-key masters in Chang'an City, and their martial arts are not under Li Lingwu, but they are all outstanding figures in the older generation of major families like Lin Ju, and they are not in their prime like Li Lingwu.

Li Lingwu is around fifty years old, tall, strong, with a straight waist, a handsome and resolute face, not angry and self-assured, and has a master style that looks at the world.

There were quite a few onlookers on campus.

Li Wuchang's eldest brother Li Wufeng, second brother Li Wuxing, eldest sister Li Wufang have all arrived, as well as Li Wuchang's two uncles Li Zhongyue and Li Qing, all of whom are elite children of the family.

In addition, the chief housekeeper Ye Rong, the second housekeeper Qian Gui, and many nurses and subordinates all watched the excitement from the outside.

Li Wuchang first met his father Li Lingwu, and then said hello again.

"Fourth brother has arrived, is the injury better?" It was the eldest brother Li Wufeng who spoke, although he didn't communicate much with Li Wuchang on weekdays, but at this time there was a strong concern in his language.

If it were usual, Li Wuchang would definitely be very moved, but now Li Wuchang is no longer the Ameng of the past, his mind has matured a lot, and he knows that if he cares about a person, it is not just reflected in words.

If the eldest brother really cares about himself, why hasn't he come to visit him even once for so many days?

Although the eldest brother Li Wufeng is kind on the surface, Li Wuchang will always remember that Li Wufeng has never played with himself since he was a child, and he was bullied by other sons and brothers outside, and Li Wufeng never stood up for himself.

How can anyone be such a big brother?

Li Wuchang had his own judgment, his face was not obvious, he smiled as innocently as before, and said gratefully: "Thank you big brother for your concern, I'm almost fine." ”

"You deserve it, you only know how to mess around with that Han Dasha every day, this time even the Third Highness dares to provoke, I think you are tired of it. Second brother Li Wuxing squinted at Li Wuchang, and his tone was quite disdainful.

Li Wuxing is the son of the second lady, and he is the most unpleasant to look at Li Wuchang on weekdays, thinking that Li Wuchang's actions on weekdays are insulting to the Li family, so if he finds an opportunity, he will damage him.

"Okay, second brother, fourth brother is injured, you don't have to say a word. "The eldest sister Li Wufang couldn't look at it, so she came over to play a round.

Li Wufeng is the same as Li Wufeng, he is from the eldest lady, two years older than Li Wuchang, with a sweet appearance and a gentle personality.

"It's okay, eldest sister, the second brother also hates iron and steel, he is for my good, I know. Li Wuchang was not angry, but grinned at Li Wuxing and waved his hand.

As soon as these words came out, there was silence all around, and everyone looked at Li Wuchang and was speechless.

Especially Li Wuxing, staring at the beads of his eyes, looking like a ghost.

When did Li Wuchang, this little bastard, become so sensible? You must know that if Li Wuxing said a few words to him on weekdays, he would definitely ridicule him, put a few cruel words, and find the field, what happened today, could it be that he was beaten stupid by the third prince.

Li Lingwu also glanced at Li Wuchang strangely.

Li Wuchang hurriedly lowered his head and said respectfully: "Father." ”

"Hmm!" Li Lingwu replied lightly, and continued: "Are you well?"

Li Wuchang bowed and said yes, and his expression was not as flustered as before.

Li Lingwu stared at it for a long time, nodded slightly, then turned his head to look at his clan brother and assistant Li Qing, and said lightly: "Li Qing." ”

"The subordinates are here. Li Qing took a step forward and stood with his hands down, waiting for questioning.

"What about the theft of the Martial Arts Pavilion now?" Li Lingwu asked, standing with his hands in his hands.

Li Wuchang's heart was shocked, thinking of the man in black who drilled the dog hole not long ago and the two broken books, he remained silent and waited carefully.

Li Qing replied: "Yesterday, Du Chengye caught up with the snitch and fought hard, the snitch in the body of Du Chengye with all his strength, seriously injured, only with extraordinary light skills to escape, last night Dali Temple caught all the staff out, the target was locked in Yiyang, Chongyi Erfang, but so far there has been no news. ”

"It's such a big fuss, what did you lose?" Li Lingwu frowned.

"According to the inventory of the scribes who manage the Martial Arts Pavilion, the thieves only stole an ancient book on the west shelf of the miscellaneous room on the ground floor of the pavilion and broke through. Li Qing replied.

A copy?

Li Wuchang frowned, and said in his heart, aren't there two copies?

"The ground floor miscellaneous room, what good things will be there?" Li Lingwu was puzzled, "As far as I know, there are more books such as geographical chronicles, notebooks, and wild histories placed in the ground floor miscellaneous room, which are dilapidated because of their age, although they are placed in the martial arts pavilion, they are not very useful, if the thief wants to steal good things, he should go up to the second floor." ”

Li Qingdao: "According to the scribe, what was stolen seems to be an old geographical chronicle, which is dilapidated and useless. ”

After a pause, he continued: "The subordinates expected that after the thieves entered the cabinet, they found that they could not quietly break through the second-floor organs, and they did not dare to break in, but they were unwilling to return empty-handed, so they went to the miscellaneous room to steal an ancient book. ”

Li Lingwu nodded: "It seems that what was lost is indeed not an important thing, but the theft of the Martial Arts Pavilion is not trivial, if the thief is allowed to slip away, then the imperial historians will definitely come up to impeach Dali Temple like a mad dog, regardless of whether the stolen things are heavy or not." It's no wonder that Liu Zhifan's old boy is anxious, and there are not a few people staring at the Zhengqing seat of Dali Temple. ”

Dali Temple Zhengqing Liu Zhifan usually does things in a stable manner, not a drop of water, this time so out of shape, even "life to see people to see corpses to die" words have been shouted, which can be seen the seriousness of the theft of the martial arts pavilion, on the surface the theft is just a useless geographical chronicle, in fact, the face of the court is lost.

When Li Wuchang heard the "Geographical Chronicles", his brows furrowed, and he remembered the broken book marked "Sang Jiu Heavy Note".

Could it be that one?

And what's the other one?

Li Lingwu paused a little and asked, "You said that Du Chengye didn't keep the thief in person, it seems that the thief has two hits, do you know where he came from?"

Li Lingwu knows that Du Chengye's martial arts are quite good, he has reached the eighth grade of the first level, he is proficient in swordsmanship, and he is a first-class master, even if he goes all out, it will take some effort to clean up Du Chengye, and he heard that even Du Chengye did not leave the snitch, so he became interested in the identity of the snitch.

"The snitch is still passable, in the seventh grade, it is far from Du Chengye, but he has done a lot of effort, his toughness is even more amazing, and he can still escape calmly with a fatal knife wound in his body. Li Qing replied.

"Du Chengye was born in the green forest and is well-informed, and according to his speculation, the snitch is very likely to come from the Ghost Shadow Gate. Li Qing paused and added.

The crowd was shocked.

The Ghost Shadow Gate, also known as the Holy Gate of Thieves, is a mysterious sect in the rivers and lakes, there are very few disciples, the sect is famous for its mysterious and unpredictable light skills, specializing in stealing chickens and dogs, many rich people around the country have suffered the loss of the Ghost Shadow Gate, and I didn't expect that this time I would pay attention to the Martial Arts Pavilion.

When everyone was talking in a whisper, Li Wuchang's face was as usual, but there was a huge shock in his heart, thinking of the book "Ghost Shadow Heart Method", his heart was racing.

If the man in black in the dog cave is the thief of the Ghost Shadow Gate, then the tattered and tattered book similar to the geographical chronicle should be the so-called ancient book he stole from the Martial Arts Pavilion, and is that "Ghost Shadow Heart Method" a secret of the sect that he carried with him?

It's buy one get one free!

Li Wuchang licked his lips and analyzed the situation in his heart.

"Humph!"

Li Zhongyue, who had been silent on the side, snorted coldly and said, "I heard that the Ghost Shadow Gate has been attached to the Tianluo Gang in Xiangyang City in recent years, and I think this snitch must have been instructed by Nie Jin's demon to come to the capital to make trouble." ”

Tianluo Gang is a big gang that has risen in Xiangyang City in the past ten years, with huge power, often doing some arson and robbery, killing and smuggling, and opposing the imperial court, the gang leader Nie Jin is a ruthless character who has been famous for a long time on the rivers and lakes, and Li Lingwu is equally famous, it is rumored that martial arts are above Li Lingwu, in recent years, the prestige is prosperous, only in Luoyang White Horse Temple's Canghai Master, Khitan first master Ye Erxin, "Daozun" Lin Ju, "Beihai King" Lu Yuanke, "Jiujiang Maniac" Sikong Sheng and a few other people.

Li Qing analyzed: "It is very likely that since Nie Jin took over the Tianluo Gang, he has often collected some Jiangyang thieves and used them for his use, but this time he will pay attention to the Martial Arts Pavilion and openly provoke the imperial court, which is not in line with his usual sneaky style." ”

Li Lingwu said: "That old guy is not only a martial idiot, but also extremely greedy, the martial arts conference is coming, the capital is mixed, it is not surprising that he took the opportunity to fish in troubled waters, this time he is destined to get nothing, heh, the things in the miscellaneous room, even if he gets it." ”

Li Lingwu was quite disdainful of Nie Jin, who was on the same level as him, but unfortunately he had never had the opportunity to compete with him, so he snorted coldly, and changed his words: "Last month, it was the Hanshui Gang who came to the capital to make trouble, and now it is the turn of the Tianluo Gang to come to the Martial Arts Pavilion to steal, and the gang in Xiangyang City are really becoming more and more presumptuous." ”

The Hanshui Gang is also a big gang in Xiangyang City, doing private goods business, and its strength is even higher than that of the Tianluo Gang.

Last month, several people from the rivers and lakes came to Chang'an City to make trouble, and kidnapped the former secretary of the imperial court, Lang, who led the team to attack and killed more than a dozen bandits.

Li Qing said fiercely: "In my opinion, those gangs in Xiangyang dare to go against the imperial court, they should be killed, I really don't know what the saint thinks, is it because Emperor Taizu was in Xiangyang back then......"

"Presumptuous, the Sacred Heart is beyond our own free speculation. Li Lingwu interrupted.

"The subordinate is guilty. Li Qing bowed his head and clenched his fists to admit his mistake.

After the founding of the Great Yan Dynasty, the imperial court has been tolerant of the major forces in Xiangyang for many years, but the major gangs in Xiangyang City have provoked the bottom line of the imperial court again and again, so Li Qing said this.

"In addition, this matter has been decided by Dali Temple, you always check the news, but you can't interfere at will, so as not to dislike the saint. Li Lingwu instructed.

Li Qing said yes.

After Li Lingwu finished giving the order, his eyes swept over everyone, and he said with a smile: "It's all here, let's see how your brothers are preparing for the martial arts conference in four months." ”

Li Wuchang was excitedly thinking about the black-clothed man of the Ghost Shadow Gate and the two secret books, making up all kinds of details in his mind, when he suddenly heard that his father was going to test his kung fu, and he was deflated all day.

Hey, it looks like I'm going to get beaten again.