Chapter 88 I am not the mastermind behind the scenes (4,000 words)

Immortal Lin... At this moment, when he witnessed Lin Wu going crazy, a chill ran down Qi Ping's spine.

It feels like there is a network in the darkness, connecting everything.

But I can't see clearly.

On that rainy day at the river banquet, Yu Qing pointed out that the mysterious person came from this mysterious Jianghu organization based on his madness.

Qi Ping thought that when he arrived in Imperial Kyoto, he would never meet those people again.

But he didn't expect... Lin Wu actually mastered the same secret technique.

At this time, Lin Wu finally seized the opportunity and used the secret method of flesh and blood. He was like a ferocious beast. His sharp hands knocked away the two short hammers, and like spears, they bombarded the body's protective aura.

"Crack!"

The body-protecting Gangqi was densely covered with cracks and then disintegrated, leaving Uncle Wugong's chest covered in blood and flesh.

The whole person, however, finally relied on his experience in fighting on the battlefield to retreat violently before his internal organs were pierced.

Lin Wu roared like a wild beast and turned into a black shadow to attack him.

The Earl of Martial Arts broke out in a cold sweat and coughed up blood. His gray pupils turned blood red. He swallowed a pill in an instant. The pill melted in his mouth, and the billowing true energy filled the air sea.

He quickly repaired his defense, but the flesh and blood on his chest was difficult to heal. It was dripping and dripping, and the bones were vaguely visible.

The two sides were fighting together again, and violent energy was raging like a strong wind.

The blow made all the Yulin guards retreat.

The three of Qi Ping were in a dilemma.

"Cleaning the marrow... What secret method did Lin Wu use to forcibly raise his level to a great level? As long as the martial artist lasts for a while, the opponent will be defeated."

The captain who was stationed there had a sharp eye and was actually capable of analysis.

Sure enough, the two sides fought fiercely for dozens of rounds. Gradually, Wu Gongbo stabilized the situation, and Lin Wu's aura was visible to the naked eye, declining.

"ah!"

As if knowing that there was no chance of winning, Lin Wu let out a vague roar. This was the first and last time he spoke.

"Peng!!"

The next second, he flew out upside down. He was in mid-air, his body shrunk sharply, and returned to its original shape. It seemed as if he had been counterattacked by a secret spell, with his skin and flesh split open and blood flowing freely.

He seemed to have become a bloody man.

The martial arts uncle was also in a difficult situation, but he finally won. He laughed several times:

"Is this your confidence?"

His eyes were cold and stern, and although he was seriously injured, his tone was sarcastic.

The huge gap in realm was like a natural chasm. The moment Lin Wu failed in his sneak attack, the outcome was doomed.

"I want you to die!"

Wu Gongbo was extremely angry and ran towards Lin Wu, the hammer was turning and murderous intent was boiling.

Qi Ping's heart tightened, and he stepped forward and said, "Wait a minute! This person is..."

Before he finished speaking, the martial arts master's speed increased instead of slowing down. He took long strides, like an eagle, and killed Lin Wu, who was lying on the ground like a sack. He was in mid-air, lifting a hammer high.

He will be killed.

Qi Ping was also angry. He raised his hand and held the sapphire magic pen. True energy was injected from the meridians in his body, and the complex magic circle on the surface of this black-level magic weapon lit up.

Around them, the two Jinyi soldiers were shocked, and in the distance, the onlookers of the Yulin Guards also shouted in low voices.

Magic!

A magic talisman!

What is this Captain Jinyi going to do?

Under the gaze of everyone, Qi Ping's heart suddenly calmed down, the world seemed to be quiet, and he stared at the night intently.

The night becomes ink, and the sky becomes paper.

Putting down the pen, deep in the sea of ​​consciousness, the shadow of the magic talisman pen moves synchronously, gradually overlapping with the sapphire in the hand.

From the tip of the pen, white light spurted out, golden hooks and iron strokes were drawn, and in the blink of an eye, the magical talisman of the word "sealing" appeared.

The moment the spell took shape, it followed Qi Ping's will and enveloped the old count in the blink of an eye.

Definition of seal: sealed, sealed, prohibited, etc.

At this moment, when the spell was formed, the vitality of heaven and earth gathered around him in a radius of 100 meters, and the Earl of Martial Arts felt that the true energy in his body was instantly stagnant.

Loss of strength.

Not only that, his five senses were all blocked, and he briefly lost contact with the world.

The whole person was frozen in place by the invisible force.

"Shaoqing!" Qi Ping's voice boomed.

Before he finished speaking, Pei Shaoqing made a gesture with his hands and muttered silently on his lips. In the void, a green ivy lightning struck out, and Lin Wu was rolled up and pulled towards him.

"boom!"

In the next breath, Qi Ping's true energy was exhausted. The martial artist broke free from the seal, looked around, his eyes spitting fire: "How dare you!?"

He didn't expect that this young captain would dare to stop him.

He never expected that Qi Ping could actually perform magical runes.

Not only him, but also two colleagues were shocked.

"Earl, please calm down. The governor has an order to arrest people alive. This is what you have to do in your humble position." Qi Ping is neither humble nor arrogant:

"When the criminal is taken to prison and the case is found out, I will give you an explanation."

The Earl of Martial Arts stared at him coldly: "What if I insist on killing him?"

Qi Ping cupped his fists and said, "That is disobeying the laws of the imperial court."

The martial arts uncle was stunned for a moment, then suddenly became furious: "Do you think that I don't dare to kill you!"

This old man is crazy. He is not trying to vent his anger, but is trying to silence him... Lightning flashed in Qi Ping's mind as he frantically thought about how to deal with it.

At this moment, suddenly, a voice came from afar:

"Your Excellency, the Earl, is so majestic that the person who threatened to kill me didn't take me, the Chief of Staff, seriously?"

Qi Ping turned his head and saw Yu Qing coming through the wind, his dark face blending perfectly into the night.

Brother Hei, you are here... Qi Ping let out a long sigh and felt completely relieved.

"Yu Qing!" The old earl said with sinister eyes: "This thief assassinated a distinguished noble, do you want to protect him?"

Yu Qing had no expression on his face, protecting the three Jinyi people behind him, and said coldly:

"I am in charge of this case. If the count wants to take someone, he can give it a try."

As he spoke, he pressed the handle of the knife with his right hand and looked at it with a menacing look.

The martial artist's body was trembling, as if he was out of breath.

At this moment, suddenly, the Yulin guards exclaimed, and everyone heard the sound and looked into the distance.

I saw, under the night, in the direction of the uncle's house, flames burning through the darkness.

The martial arts uncle's eyes widened, as if he had thought of something, and he ran back without caring about anything else.

The Zhenfusi team was also a little confused.

"Boss, what's going on?" Qi Ping asked.

Yu Qingxin said how the hell did I know, bent down and picked up Lin Wu, who was like a bloody gourd with no ability to struggle, and chased after him:

"follow me."

So, a group of people hurried to the Earl's Mansion.

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When everyone arrived, they saw the huge mansion, the flames extinguished, and black smoke covering the sky.

The old earl punched open the vermilion door and rushed into the inner courtyard, his eyes instantly turning red.

I saw that the exquisite and luxurious courtyard was in a mess, with houses collapsed, rockeries broken, and trees burning.

There were corpses scattered on the ground, most of them belonging to the servants of the mansion. There were also some people in gray robes. Those who were still alive were huddled together, wailing and crying.

The Earl of Martial Arts ignored it and just ran into the wing. After a moment, he ran out like crazy and picked up the eldest son who was sitting in the corner with a hurried expression and his eyes were red:

"Where are the things? Where are the things?!"

The eldest son smiled miserably as if he were mourning his heir.

Suddenly, figures came back one after another. The leader, Hong Lu, had a sullen face and seemed to be in a very bad mood. His clothes were a little torn and stained with blood.

I don't know if it's his or whose.

The rest of Jinyi were also injured. Apparently, they had just experienced a fierce battle.

"Hong Lu!" When the old count saw him, he stepped back and couldn't believe it: "You..."

Hong Lu, who had thick eyebrows and big eyes and refused to let strangers in, sneered.

Suddenly, a palm shot out, scattering the old earl's true energy, which was already seriously injured.

He said in a deep voice: "Take it away!"

Behind him, a group of people in brocade clothes were like hungry wolves, tying up everyone including the Earl of Martial Arts.

In order to prevent resistance, specially made magic weapon shackles were used that could imprison the movement of true energy.

When Yu Qing and his party came in, this was what they saw.

Damn it... what kind of fuss is going on... Qi Ping's eyelids twitched wildly, he was confused by this situation.

How long have you been away?

This is what Earl's Palace looks like.

Who are the two sides fighting?

How could Hong Lu be here... And, most importantly, Uncle Wu Gong was arrested...

Calm down... Calm down... Qi Ping felt his head explode, and the originally clear case became exponentially more complicated.

There is something going on behind this.

"Hong Lu? Why are you here?" Yu Qing said blankly.

Hong Qianhu smiled, with complicated eyes: "It's hard to say the details. When the time comes, you can ask the chief executive."

Putting aside the messy Yu Qing, Hong Lu glanced at Lin Wu who was as bloody as a gourd: "Hey, have you caught him?"

After a pause, he frowned and said, "That's not right."

As he spoke, he took a step forward, touched Lin Wu, who was motionless and seemed to be fainting, with his big hand, and said in a deep voice: "He's dead."

died?

Qi Ping, Pei Shaoqing, and Jin Yi were stunned.

Hong Lu frowned: "Did he use some secret method? To forcibly increase his strength? The internal organs were exhausted, the vitality escaped, and the sea of ​​​​qi was shattered... typical symptoms of backlash."

Seeing the three people nodding.

Hong Lu shook his head with a complicated expression:

"How can a method that crosses a large realm be completely free? Especially if there is no way to save one's life after the backlash, how stupid it is."

Qi Ping opened his mouth, only to feel that in this short period of time, things happened one after another and changed too fast.

Lin Wu, who had been hunting for several days, that cautious, cunning, tolerant and fierce serial killer, died silently that night after the pinnacle battle of his life.

But Wu Gongbo, who was supposed to be the victim but was acting suspiciously, was arrested by the Yamen without knowing what he was doing.

"Sir, what on earth is going on?" Qi Ping asked the doubt in his heart.

Pei Shaoqing and the camp captain also looked at him with longing in their eyes.

Hong Lu was silent for a moment, shook his head and said, "This is not what you should know."

After a pause, he said again:

"This case is over, you don't need to investigate further. Well, this is the order of the Governor."

Next to him, Yu Qing, who was messy in the wind, looked at him and said:

"I will ask the chief executive."

Hong Lu was speechless, wondering how I could lie to you.

"That's all, I have to go back to resume my life, you can disperse." Hong Lu waved his hand, led his men in Jinyi, pressed a group of people, and returned to the Yamen in a mighty manner.

The Yulin soldiers kept silent throughout the whole process without daring to speak, and began to blockade the mansion.

They exchanged glances with each other and knew that something big was going to happen.

"Sir..." Qi Ping looked at Yu Qing.

The latter was silent for a while and said: "You have all worked hard. Go home and rest. There is no need to stay up all night. I will allow you half a day off tomorrow and come back in the afternoon."

The three of them looked at each other and clasped their fists in agreement.

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Zhenfusi Houyamen.

Du Yuanchun stayed here.

Although it is late at night, this important minister who has been in the spotlight recently has not yet fallen asleep.

Sitting in the house, holding a book in hand, the fragrance of tea lingers.

When Hong Lu rushed over, he seemed to have expected it. He took a sip of tea and asked, "How is the situation?"

Hong Lu didn't dare to hide it, he was about to pass through the 1510th road.

After speaking, he took out a letter from his arms and presented it with both hands.

This is the third letter that appeared in this case.

Du Yuanchun took it and looked at it for a while, but did not read it. He just stood up and said calmly:

"Prepare the car, I want to go to the palace to meet the saint."

Hong Lu was startled and said to himself that it was so late, His Majesty might have rested.

What on earth is going on that requires my lord to enter the palace overnight?

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"Stop anyone who comes."

The inner city gate is closed at night, but the side gate is guarded all night.

When they saw a horse approaching the city, the gatekeepers scolded them.

Qi Ping rode his horse closer and casually threw out his badge: "I want to leave the city."

The soldier briefly inspected it, handed it back with both hands, and respectfully let it go.

"Da da da."

After all, this is Kyoto. Even though it is late at night, there are still cars and horses on the streets outside the city.

Qi Ping sat on the horse, worried.

Hong Lu said that the case was over and there was no need to investigate anymore, but he felt very depressed in his heart, not as happy as the end of the task.

There is only doubt and heaviness in my heart.

Lin Guozhong's case...Lin Wu's revenge...Wugong Bo's house was massacred...Zhenfu Division arrested people...

Qi Ping was extremely certain that after many events, there must be a set of logic that he had not yet understood, and this sudden case might have been part of the calculations of some big shots.

As a small person, he can ignore it.

But in my heart, I always wanted to figure it out.

Suddenly, he was attracted by a burst of excitement.

Qi Ping turned his head and saw bright lights on the Taochuan River not far away, boats with painted pavilions, blooming flowers and branches, hidden silk and bamboo orchestras, and the sound of drinking and making music.

The later it gets late at night, the more lively this place of fireworks becomes.

Qi Ping's heart moved, and by some strange coincidence, he galloped past. After a while, he saw a familiar building boat.

That is the boat where the oiran of Jinfeng Tower lives.

Perhaps it was because Wang Xian was killed that the large ship was extremely quiet. It was right on the shore and there were no guests drinking or having fun. It was out of tune with the other ships.

As Qi Ping approached, he heard the sound of a musical instrument coming from the boat.

Someone is playing the piano.

Among the sounds of the piano, a singing voice came out:

"Don't listen to the sound of beating leaves in the forest..."

"...the cool spring breeze blows away the drunkenness and is slightly cold..."

"Looking back to the desolate place where I came from, there was neither wind, rain nor sunshine..."

Qi Ping was surprised.

The lyrics were actually "Ding Feng Bo" that he wrote in the academy... This lyrics card was originally accompanied by a tune, but unexpectedly, it spread to the fireworks field and was sung by others.

It's just that... the singing voice was not as free and easy as poetry should be. Instead, it was sad and cold, like weeping and complaining.

Qi Ping's heart moved, a ray of light flashed in his eyes, and he dismounted and boarded the ship.

Soon, the maid was alarmed.

The latter was surprised and was about to speak, but Qi Ping raised his hand to stop him and walked upstairs.

The people on the boat knew the young captain and did not dare to stop him. They even walked away smartly.

"Zhu'er, is something wrong?"

Inside the house, perhaps I heard footsteps, the sound of the piano stopped, and a slightly hoarse voice came out.

Push the door open and enter.

I saw in the small pavilion, the oiran Chen Miaomiao, wearing a plain white gauze skirt, sitting alone behind a low couch, pressing her bare hands on the strings of the piano.

Eyes facing each other.

"Master Qi..." Chen Miaomiao looked slightly panicked, quickly wiped away her tears, and stood up softly: "Why are you here? Please sit down quickly."

Saying that, he swept the couch to greet him eagerly.

Qi Ping smiled: "You're welcome, I hope you'll forgive me for taking the liberty of visiting... Miss Lin."

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