The surrounding area of Parade Street fell into dead silence, and several unattended gambling stalls were lit with blazing fires.
On the old street full of ruins, Xu Bailin leaned against the wall with her head bowed, blood slowly dripping down the steps.
After Ye Jingtang was sure that he was dead, he turned around and walked towards the end of the street. On the way, he picked up the Chilong Huanshou knife stuck on the ground and put it into his waist.
The storm lasted for a short time, and numerous police officers came from the house.
Sanniang was afraid that her identity would be exposed, so she returned to the carriage early. Luo Ning, with her face covered with a gauze scarf and holding a three-foot green sword at an angle, stood beside the two of them.
Wang Er lay on the ground without making a sound; Wang Chengjing, who was already seriously injured and had received the most care, was bleeding from his mouth and nose, his body was stained with blood and he fell to the side. He had more air coming out and less air coming in.
Seeing Ye Jingtang coming over, Luo Ning raised her sword and said:
"It's the second king of Yanzhou, how to deal with it?"
When Ye Jingtang saw these two stupid killers killing 'Ye Silang' and 'Ye Jingtang' in succession, they knew that the Zhou family was behind it. Junshantai would not think of getting rid of both of his identities at the same time, but according to Xu Bailin's confession
, this matter is also inseparable from Junshan Terrace.
"Purchasing a homicide officer secretly is tantamount to rebellion. These two are witnesses. Let them be interrogated by the black yamen first to see if they can dig up anything. Are you and Sanniang not injured?"
"These two people have been injured by you. I didn't do much, and Sanniang knocked them down by herself."
Luo Ning put away her sword and looked at Ye Jingtang in a blink of an eye. Seeing that he was covered in sweat, she took out a handkerchief and wiped his cheeks.
Ye Jingtang was cared for by his wife, and his heart naturally warmed up. He looked up and saw that countless official servants had not come yet, so he quickly lifted up Luo Ning's green veil, lowered his head and kissed her red lips, while her hand was still on the big moon.
After pinching it, all five fingers fell into the soft and greasy space.
?!
Luo Ning was caught off guard and was kicked hard, her eyes widened slightly, she bit Ye Jingtang's lips angrily, and then backed away: "You are such a little thief..." He raised his hand and wiped the corners of his lips.
He turned around and ran quickly back to the carriage.
After Ye Jingtang watched his daughter-in-law leave shyly, he took out the black Yamen badge, went to the street corner to negotiate with the police, and began to clean up the mess.
Sanniang and Ning'er were afraid that something might happen to him, so they rushed over to help him. The other thieves who fled were definitely unable to be chased. Only Niaoniao followed him. It was hard to say whether they could find a hiding place.
Although no one was left behind, some clues were found in the house - several pieces of changed clothes, and bath water full of oil stains. As expected, molten oil has been spilled, and there will definitely be unexpected incidents today and tomorrow.
Ye Jingtang was sure that the opponent's target was the deposed emperor. This news had to be informed to Benben as soon as possible. He learned from the chief arrester of the black yamen that Prince Jing was on his way, so he came to the carriage first.
After a turmoil, there was no movement in the neighborhood where there had been ambiguous sounds, and there were no pedestrians on the street. The Pei family's carriage was parked alone on the roadside.
When Ye Jingtang came to the carriage, he heard a sound coming from the carriage:
"The hand is so heavy, can you be gentler? It doesn't hurt at all when I apply the medicine~"
"He's touching you, and I'm giving you a serious massage. How can it be the same? Just now you were acting like a crazy man, even with a big gun, I didn't dare to get close. Now you're like Miss Jiaojiao?"
"That's a fight. You think everyone is just like you. They can't do anything in the nest. When fighting, they can only jump left and right. I don't know what they are doing..."
"you……"
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Night Terror Hall lifted the door curtain and looked up to see candles burning in the large carriage.
Luo Ning was sitting on the edge of the soft couch, holding Jade Dragon Ointment in her left hand and applying medicine to Sanniang.
Sanniang was lying on the soft couch with a soft pillow in her arms. Her personal martial arts uniform had been untied, revealing her smooth back and waistline. There was a line of red marks along the spine, and two large squashed balls could be seen on the side...
…
(⊙_⊙;)
Ye Jingtang's eyes widened a bit, and he quickly closed the curtain:
"I'm treating the injury...how is the injury?"
Pei Xiangjun heard the noise and was about to pull up his clothes quickly. When he found that Jingtang exited in a very gentlemanly manner, he did not move and said softly:
"It's okay, just a minor injury."
"It's okay. What were you complaining about just now?"
Luo Ning was very angry at Sanniang who was arrogant in front of her because she had some military exploits. Seeing the night terror coming, she put down the Jade Dragon Cream:
"You come and give her medicine, I'm too lazy to wait on her."
Pei Xiangjun was stunned and turned around with a red face: "What nonsense are you talking about? You don't have any Chinese medicine. I am a woman..."
Pa~
Luo Ninghe raised her hand and patted it as if cleaning up Yunli, causing ripples on the big moon:
"Then don't make trouble and say that my hands are heavy and I just hold in the pain."
Pei Xiangjun turned around and said angrily: "Is there something wrong with you? You're not good at it, so you can hit your own family pretty hard..."
"Lie down!"
…
It was a bit funny for Ye Jingtang to sit outside the carriage. He didn't try to run in to smooth things over. He just leaned outside the carriage and listened to the two women arguing.
After sitting on the street for a while, the sound of carriages and horses was heard on the main street.
A luxurious carriage with four horses driving side by side came at a high speed. The black police officer cleared the way in front. Dongfang Liren, dressed in a silver python suit, stood directly outside the carriage and looked at it from a distance.
Luo Ning raised the car curtain and saw the heroic Queen. She felt strange and asked:
"I'll take Sanniang back first, will you come back tonight?"
Ye Jingtang naturally wanted to go home to be with his wife at night, but the actual situation may not allow it, so he jumped off the carriage:
"The thief spilled the molten oil. There's no telling what happened. It's hard to go home today and tomorrow. Why don't you stay at Sanniang's house? I'm a thorn in the thief's side now. There's no telling if someone finds me in Shuanggui Lane."
"
Pei Xiangjun sat up briefly and opened the car window a crack:
"Be careful. If anything happens, just let the birds call people. I'm fine."
Luo Ningqing felt a little worried, hesitated for a moment, and then said:
"If you take some time, you'd better come back for a while and I'll nurse you back to health."
"hehe……"
Ye Jingtang agreed with a smile, patted the horse, let the Pei family's carriage go home on its own, then turned around and hurried to the street entrance.
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The luxurious chariot stopped at the street corner. Dongfang Liren jumped out of the car and landed on the street. He looked at the two tied up alive and the body of Xu Bailin.
Seeing Ye Jingtang walking quickly, Dongfang Liren's eyes were quite surprised. When he came, he first checked whether Ye Jingtang was injured and asked:
"How did you find Xu Bailin?"
Ye Jingtang raised his hand to signal Wang Da Wang Er who was lying on the ground:
"In order to borrow a knife to kill people, Xu Bailin gave Junshantai the news that I knew how to use the eight-step mad sword. Junshantai probably wanted to borrow a knife to kill people, so he gave the news to the Zhou family. The Zhou family invited these two people, and they bumped into each other again when they came to the capital.
Xu Bailin, wanted to use Xu Bailin as a swordsman, but then they were all caught."
"...?"
Dongfang Liren's eyebrows furrowed slightly, she thought about it for a moment, then figured out the context, half convinced and half doubtful:
"Really...how did you defeat these three people alone?"
"I will kill Xu Bailin. The people from Honghualou helped capture these two people."
After Ye Jingtang explained something, he raised his hand to hold Benben's back and pushed her onto the carriage:
"I have something to report to Your Highness. Let's go to the carriage and talk."
Dongfang Liren felt that this action was quite offensive, but Master Tangtang was so powerful that she was too embarrassed to be fierce, so she didn't care. She jumped up lightly on her toes, entered the carriage, sat down on the couch, and poured tea for Ye Jingtang herself.
.
Ye Jingtang sat down by the window, and after thinking about his words for a while, he said:
"The thieves fled in all directions, and no one was caught alive. However, I can confirm that King Wu's target is the eldest son of the emperor in the Yunning Marquis Mansion, and the molten oil has been spilled. Your Highness must be more vigilant to prevent the thieves from taking over."
Dongfang Liren picked up the tea and handed it to Ye Jingtang, looking slightly surprised:
"Xu Bailin was shot in the throat. How did you find out the news?"
Ye Jingtang couldn't talk about the 'anti-thief internal strife' thing, so he just said vaguely:
"I stuck a gun in my waist and demanded information. Xu Bailin tried to win me over, saying that in two days he could get the deposed emperor out of the capital, help King Wu raise an army, and make me a marquis. As soon as I was distracted, he would get up
He had a murderous intention and wanted to fight back with all his strength, but then I passed by with one shot. Well... I really should have been left alive."
Looking at the messy battle scars on the street, Dongfang Liren knew how fierce the battle was. It was normal to overreact when the heartstrings were tense, so he understood this and said:
"Intelligence is secondary, personal safety is the top priority. This news is definitely true, isn't Xu Bailin making it up casually?"
"I can see that what he said is absolutely true, but I couldn't find out the specific plan."
Dongfang Liren nodded thoughtfully, and ordered the black yamen policeman outside the carriage to send the carriage directly to the west of the city, and then looked at the dignified sir:
"From the murder case on Zhuji Street, I single-handedly investigated all the way to here. I have made extraordinary achievements many times. When the case is concluded, I will personally write to the Holy Emperor to ask for a reward. What reward do you want? Make you a Marquis of Yunzhong?"
The Marquis of Yunzhong is a false title of the Wei Dynasty. It only has honor, no salary, housing, and no hereditary inheritance. It is two different concepts from the founding Marquis of the country like "Junshan Marquis". But you can brag that you are a Marquis when you go out.
For ordinary people, it is still a coveted honor.
The Night Terror Hall is still renting a house and has no land. In theory, it belongs to the 'gangster' class among the common people. This reward is undoubtedly very big.
But Ye Jingtang was born in the world, and he yearned for honors such as "Wu Kui", so he shook his head and smiled:
"There is no need for a knighthood. I am also repaying a debt to His Highness. I deserve it. Your Highness really wants to reward me..."
Ye Jingtang said this, suddenly remembered something, and got a little closer:
"Is there really no need to discuss the matter regarding Palace Maid Yuhu?"
?!
Dongfang Liren's approving gaze turned cold, and he took a breath. The fat-headed dragon was visibly swollen in front of his eyes.
Ye Jingtang raised his hand slightly: "I just said it casually. If it doesn't work, I can't force it. Hmm... Where is Qiu Tianhe? I learned the Tianhe Sword and found that this sword technique is really exquisite. There is no knife in my hand but a knife in my heart. The more I think about it, the better it becomes."
Awesome. It’s a bit inappropriate to learn sword skills and leave the master alone.”
Dongfang Liren saw the night terror in the hall and recognized the situation, and the queen's momentum was restrained:
"It was the late emperor's marriage envoys who were robbed by the enemy. It was no different from rebellion. Allowing him to live his old life in the capital was already an act of mercy outside the law. If he were allowed to leave the capital safely, or even return to the world, wouldn't the gangsters follow suit?
"
Ye Jingtang knew that this matter was not easy to handle, so he nodded and said no more.
Dongfang Liren felt that he refused everything, which was a bit chilling to the great master, so he added:
"Don't worry, I will consider it for you. Qiu Tianhe and I have no grudges. We even have a little kindness. If there is a suitable reason, I will make it easier for you."
"Thank you, Your Highness."
"Hmph~"
…
After the two chatted for a while, nothing happened in the carriage, and Ye Jingtang took some of the seized weapons to look at them.
Dongfang Liren is very interested in martial arts. Just like the empress likes to collect paintings and calligraphy, her hobby is collecting martial arts secrets and weapons.
The greater the origin of the weapon, the higher the value of the collection. Currently, the most proud collection is Qiu Tianhe's sword 'Tianhe'. Although the craftsmanship of the Minglong Spear is surprisingly good, it is an imitation and has not been used by experts.
The collection value is actually average.
Xu Bailin's green steel mace and Wang Chengjing's mountain-collapsing gun were considered weapons of a famous town in the world. After being captured, they naturally could not escape the fate of being put on display in the hall of Mingyu Tower.
Xu Bailin's authentic green steel mace was confiscated last time, and this time she got a new one.
Dongfang Liren picked up the mace and looked at it, and found that there were several cuts on it. The marks were much deeper than the last scratches, so he pulled out the Chilong Huanshou knife from Ye Jingtang's waist, and used the candlelight to
Check - although the long knife is densely covered with scratches that have been weathered for a long time, the blade has not been chipped or chipped.
Dongfang Liren blinked: "This knife of yours is a bit unusually strong. It can cut so hard without any problem."
Ye Jingtang didn't know the details of his adoptive father's sword before, and only thought it was good. However, after entering the capital, he learned a lot about old things in the world, and gradually understood that this sword was a weapon passed down from the hands of Kuang Yazi, the sword leader of the previous dynasty. Its name was
'Chilong' was forged by Xiaoshan Fort in Jiangzhou during the previous dynasty. All Chilong knives in the world were modeled after the style of this knife.
Kuangyazi is famous for his fierce and violent sword skills, and he has been trying for half his life without breaking it. With the opponents that Ye Jingtang has met so far, it is really not easy to break this sword.
Ye Jingtang saw Benben’s shining eyes:
"Your Highness, you won't even want to collect my sword, right?"
"I have so many good swords that I don't want them rare."
Dongfang Liren inserted the knife back, thought for a while, his heart moved, and he looked at the Night Terror Hall:
"By the way, I heard that the Honghua Building houses the 'Overlord Spear' and the 'Black Lin Spear'. You..."
?!
Seeing that Benben was interested in his and Sanniang's weapons, Ye Jingtang quickly said:
"This is a family heirloom from Honghua Mansion. It is not appropriate to ask for it. I will take back the gun that cut off the silence and give it to His Highness."
Dongfang Liren blinked his eyes and said: "If you want to teach me the Overlord Spear, I will naturally have the Overlord Spear. You can think of a way. You can borrow it from me for a year and a half, and I will make a replica of it."
, just return it to Honghualou."
Ye Jingtang felt that the noble Queen in front of him was acting coquettishly with his girlfriend and asking for a gift, but he really couldn't give Sanniang's weapon as a gift. After thinking about it, he could only say:
"I lent the Black Lin Spear to His Highness for practice. I'll take out the Minglong Spear and gild it for His Highness, how about it?"
Dongfang Liren thought this was a good idea and nodded...
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I woke up late and haven't finished writing yet. There is still one chapter that I think will be a few hours late.