Zhao Qing looked at the strong and skinny General Xiao again, and already had some guesses in his mind. But he still needed to ask Shui Sheng a few questions to get accurate information.
She poked the Shui Dai next to her and said, "Since Mr. Xiao believes in the kind of person I am, then it doesn't matter if I let Miss Shui come out to meet her elders. A wicked person who can collude with the Blood Knife Ancestor."
, every one of us can’t wait to kill him on the spot.”
"Yes, Shui has not seen his daughter for many days. Commander-in-Chief, you also have a wife and children. I hope you can be more considerate of Shui's anxious heart." Shui Dai clasped his fists and said sincerely. Lu Tianshu and Hua Tiegan on the side also opened their mouths to respond.
"It's actually not that important to meet up with me. Su Wen Hua Daxia's short spear has the reputation of 'invincible'. I have competed with many martial arts practitioners in the past, and I know that I am no match." Xiao Fulu took two iron whips from the hands of his subordinate military attaches, put his hands in a posture and said: "But today I saw that Hua Daxia was injured, and his martial arts is no longer what it used to be. I am not talented, so I would like to use the 'Hu Yan Shi' method passed down by my master.
"Eight Whips', try the power of Zhongping Spear."
"If Hua Daxia wins, it means that I am unable to resist your efforts, so it would not be considered dereliction of duty to let Miss Shui come out to meet you."
"'Eighteen Whips'? The purpose of the Commander-in-Chief is to practice the last move of 'breaking ten spears with one whip' through the sparring with Hua." Hua Tiegan's face darkened, and he looked up from his robe.
He took out his stainless steel short spear and held it in his left hand. The original decadent aura was gone.
"Brother Hua, you... why don't you let me take action for you?" Shui Dai was worried that Hua Tiegan's defeat would aggravate his sense of loss because his martial arts skills were half-finished, so he couldn't help but persuade him.
Hua Tiegan interrupted: "No need, even if your second brother has a broken arm, he can still show off his skills and defeat powerful enemies."
Zhao Qing thought secretly that although General Xiao had the purpose of challenging Hua Tiegan, the weakest among the crowd, to break through his own martial arts skills, he also undoubtedly had the intention of preventing the few of him from meeting each other.
Thinking of this, Zhao Qing looked intently at Xiao Fulu and Hua Tiegan, ready to show off their tactics.
The two sides soon exchanged hands. The two iron whips in Xiao Fulu's hand were both longer than Hua Tiegan's short spear, and they were several minutes heavier, giving him a huge advantage in terms of weapons.
Due to Huatiegan's body being incomplete, there were many inconveniences in changing his moves. After a dozen moves, the short spear in his hand began to frequently intersect with the two iron whips, making a "clanging" collision sound.
When Hua Tiegan was recovering from a serious injury and had a head-on collision with someone, his face began to turn pale, and beads of sweat rolled down his face. He could only rely on actual combat experience to maintain a tie between the two sides, and at the same time, he made dangerous moves and tried to
Win with cleverness.
However, the "Eighteen Huyan Whips" used by Xiao Fulu were passed down by Hu Yanzan, a general of the Northern Song Dynasty. On the battlefield, no matter whether it was a false move or a strong whip, Hua Tiegan's repeated tricks could not deceive the opponent.
After more than a hundred moves, Xiao Fulu was seen using the "sweeping thousands of armies" move. The iron whip was placed on the short spear, making a "dang" sound, and the two sides became deadlocked. This was due to the internal force.
competition.
If Hua Tiegan had not yet received the merit, his skill would naturally be far superior to that of Xiao Fulu; but now that he has broken an arm and has lost his vitality due to old age, he is no longer a match for him. His old left arm can't help but tremble and sweat.
Flowing down.
Seeing that Hua Tiegan was about to be defeated, Zhao Qing swung around and came between the two of them. He was holding a short spear in his left hand and an iron whip in his right hand. With such force, the weapons stuck the two of them together with their internal strength.
The birthplace is divided.
Hua Tiegan let go of his short spear and took two steps back, but Xiao Fulu took five or six steps back and finally sat down on the ground. This was Zhao Qing's clever move to let Hua Tiegan "win".
, the "superiority" between the two people has been divided.
Seeing Zhao Qing's supernatural power, Hua Tiegan and Xiao Fulu couldn't help but be shocked. Lu Tianshu and Shui Dai were also quite surprised.
Hua Tiegan had actually always had the idea that Zhao Qing defeated the Blood Knife Ancestor because he had used up the opponent's internal energy to gain advantage, but at this moment, he was truly convinced and felt a little more grateful.
Color.
Xiao Fulu had always known that Zhao Qing was the "number one" expert in the world who was rumored to have defeated the Blood Knife Ancestor. However, the opponent easily separated himself from the internal strength competition with Hua Tiegan, but his skill was beyond his expectation.
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Glancing at Zhao Qing's calm face, Xiao Fulu said: "Since I was defeated by Hua Daxia, I should fulfill my promise and let Miss Shui come out to meet you."
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When Shui Sheng came out, there were two faint tears on her face, and there was an obvious look of exhaustion around her eyes. It seemed that she had not had adequate rest for a long time.
Shui Dai finally saw his daughter and knew that she had never suffered like this before. He couldn't help but rush forward and hugged Shui Sheng gently. The father and daughter hugged each other and cried.
After the two of them vented their emotions, Zhao Qing began to carefully inquire about Shui Sheng's experience in the past two days.
Just as she expected, the evidence that Shui Sheng heard about "the collaboration between the Blood Knife Patriarch and Ling Tuisi" was actually overheard while her eyes were blindfolded.
The Blood Knife Ancestor said something, and Ling Tuisi's men responded. The two of them were talking about how to deal with it in the future and divide up Liancheng's treasures.
In addition, Shui Sheng also mentioned the name Qi Changfa, saying that she met Qi Changfa who was living in seclusion in the west of the city. He gave in on the spot under the threat of the Blood Knife Ancestor, and was later injured by the Blood Knife Ancestor. In the end, he probably took the opportunity to escape.<
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Qi Changfa? Zhao Qing thought carefully about the perjury Shui Sheng heard, and couldn't help but think of the situation where Wan Zhenshan falsely accused Qi Changfa of hurting others.
In the room, Wan Zhenshan suddenly took action to restrain Qi Changfa, and then played two roles, performing a drama in which Qi Changfa "stabbed" himself after admitting the crime. Outside the room, even Qi Changfa's apprentice's daughter believed Wan Zhenshan.
"Facts" made up by Zhenshan.
In this matter, outsiders also heard the two people talking, causing them to identify false "facts". How similar are they in comparison?
Wan Zhenshan is already dead, and it is entirely possible that Qi Changfa learned to imitate his senior brother's behavior after being tricked.
As for the reason why he made up the theory that Ling Tuisi colluded with the Blood Knife Ancestor, he probably wanted to eliminate multiple enemies with one plan. While taking revenge on the Blood Knife Ancestor, he also wanted to remove a major obstacle in front of the treasure.
The alliance between the righteous people and the government is more than enough to overthrow Ling Tuisi, a local snake in the Jingzhou area; and the Blood Knife Patriarch, even if he successfully kills Nan Siqi, will not have the ability to confront the imperial court head-on. He can only
Leaving Jingzhou.
Zhao Qing has figured out the truth of the matter, but the key thing is, how to solve it?
At this moment, Qi Changfa may be hiding in an inconspicuous corner of Jingzhou City, or even escaped from the city. It is extremely difficult to catch him.
It seems that we can only search slowly. I still have to deal with the siege of Ling Mansion first.
……
In the evening, someone from the Ling Mansion's servants told the troops outside the truth that Ling Tuisi was killed more than a month ago.
And a dead person naturally has no ability to collude with the Blood Knife Ancestor.
Xiao Fulu sent someone to dig out Ling Tuisi's coffin, opened it for inspection, and confirmed his death. At the same time, an "auto-written letter" by Ling Tuisi that was used as physical evidence was also tested and found to be inconsistent with the handwriting of the real person.
Few people know that Qi Changfa was actually a man full of poetry and proficient in literature. The letters he forged contained elegant words and beautiful words. Unless he was familiar with Ling Tuisi himself, it would be difficult to tell them apart. p>
The evidence fabricated by Qi Changfa fooled a lot of people into thinking.
But what Zhao Qing expected was that Xiao Fulu already knew that the Ling Tuisi collusion case was false, but his choice was not to send an order to arrest Zhao Qing and others who wanted to kill the prefect, but to conceal the news.
The reason is very simple. Reporting the wrong case to your superiors is a bad thing that can cause someone to be demoted or demoted.
Considering that Zhao Qing and others who were familiar with the matter obviously would not take the initiative to publicize it, Xiao Fulu followed the rules of the officialdom and charged the dead Ling Tuisi.
South of the city, a remote courtyard.
Di Yun opened the courtyard door and walked alone to the alley outside.
Qi Fang did not come out with him. Now, she is changing and applying medicine to Ling Shuanghua according to Zhao Qing's instructions in advance.
Di Yun has lived an unprecedented happy life for more than a month, and he is naturally very happy and satisfied. Compared with the miserable life in prison, he seems to be in heaven.
But sometimes, he would also miss the days in the countryside with his master and Fangmei. At that time, he did not understand the conspiracy and darkness of the world, and lived a pure and natural life.
What makes Di Yun regretful is that the last time he saw his master was several years ago. Qi Changfa's face is already quite blurry in his mind. No matter how hard he tries to recall, he can't get even half of it clearly.
But at this moment, Di Yun suddenly completely remembered Qi Changfa's face.
Because Qi Changfa’s real person is now standing in front of him.
"Master?!" Di Yun blurted out.
Qi Changfa looked at his apprentice whom he had not seen for many years, a bright smile appeared on his old face, and he shouted happily: "Yun'er, it's you."
It turned out that after Qi Changfa set up a plan to deal with Ling Tuisi, he lurked in the Ling Mansion and prepared to leave after seeing the officers and soldiers surrounding the Ling Mansion.
As a coincidence, he actually saw Ding Dian, Di Yun and others leaving Ling Mansion from a distance.
Ding Dian's movement was too fast, and Ling Shuanghua passed by in a flash. Qi Changfa didn't recognize him at all; but Di Yun and Qi Fang were much slower, and he recognized Qi Fang's identity.
After not seeing each other for many years, Di Yun had even forgotten Qi Changfa's specific appearance, let alone someone with a cold nature like Qi Changfa?
Only because he had always suspected that Qi Fang had stolen his sword manual, he kept it in his mind, and even drew some portraits to assist his memory, was he able to recognize Qi Fang's appearance at a glance.
Looking at Di Yun and Qi Fang leaving together, Qi Changfa was overjoyed and knew that he was not far away from the treasure. He quickly followed Di Yun and Qi Fang secretly to the vicinity of the small courtyard in the south of the city.
He was worried about Ding Dian's superb skills, so he hid outside the small courtyard, waiting left and right, and finally waited until Di Yun went out alone.
"Yun'er, after such a long absence, your appearance has changed a lot. Come here quickly and let Master take a closer look!" Qi Changfa suppressed his ecstasy and excitement and raised his hand towards Di Yun.