The pirate leader struggled desperately to stand up. He didn't believe Chen Ping's words at all.
The young man may have felt bored, so he ended the life of the pirate boss with a knife.
Chen Ping couldn't stop him at all. He could only look at the young man in shock, secretly thinking that this man was very murderous.
By this time, Zhao Jin had rescued all the people who were kidnapped in the cabin and took them to the beach.
"Who is Tian Qi?" the young man asked the visitor.
A middle-aged man in his forties stepped forward and replied timidly: "I am."
"Go back and tell your father that what you asked has been accomplished and the reward will be paid on time, otherwise I will come to collect it."
"Thank you young hero for saving your life. The reward will be doubled..." Tian Qi nodded repeatedly.
The young man waved his hand, "Stop talking nonsense and leave quickly!"
Zhao Jin pointed out the direction for everyone to leave, and everyone who was tied up bowed to thank them, and then left quickly.
Ye Chongwen came over with Su Yiyi and the others, while Chen Ping was still staring at the corpse of the pirate leader in a daze.
He didn't expect the clues to be cut off like this again, but since the young man was their savior, and he acted based on his mood, it was hard to say much.
The young man seemed to notice Chen Ping's confusion and touched his nose unexpectedly.
"This kind of old fritter will never say anything until he dies."
"What you said makes sense, young hero. Thank you young hero for saving your life." Chen Ping came back to his senses and cupped his hands.
"Forget about old and young heroes. My name is Luo Li."
"Ah? Loli?"
Luo Li looked at Chen Ping expressionlessly, "Is there any problem?"
"Uh, no, no," Chen Ping knew that he was a little embarrassed, "I wonder which Li it is?"
"Hard work."
"A person from Xiaqianzhou, Chen Ping."
The others also exchanged names one by one, which was considered a preliminary acquaintance.
Luo Li looked to be in his early twenties, dressed simply and smartly, with a steel knife on his waist and a piece of shark skin leather on his arm.
Judging from his previous skills, even a layman like Chen Ping can feel that Luo Li's martial arts is very powerful. His body is flexible and strong, his sword is as fast as lightning, and he kills quickly and accurately. Almost no sword is unnecessary.
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A bit like those top killers in online novels in previous lives, whose strength is worth the ceiling.
However, since we have just met each other, it is not advisable to ask too much to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings.
Just after everyone introduced each other, the brief silence was broken by the young man, who spoke directly.
"I've seen your finger ring before!"
Everyone was stunned for a moment, and all their eyes turned towards him.
"You know?" Ye Chongwen strode forward and asked urgently: "You also have this thing?!"
The young man stared at him coldly, with a somewhat dangerous look.
"I just saw it."
"Chongwen, don't worry," Chen Ping stopped Ye Chongwen and asked politely. "I wonder where Brother Luo has seen this kind of finger-wrenching?"
"In the past few years, I have killed pirates and profiteers, and I have actually seen them once or twice."
Luo Li stared at the ring in Chen Ping's hand. Although it was dark and the style was not special, he remembered it very clearly.
Chen Ping quickly handed him the ring, and also took off the ring from the pirate leader and handed it over as well.
Luo Li took it in his hand and identified it carefully, then said, "It's this thing, but it has some different styles."
Chen Ping didn't expect this to be an unexpected surprise, "Then do you still remember who wears this kind of ring?"
"I killed them all."
Everyone choked immediately, this answer was a bit unexpected.
"Then do you know the route they transported before?" Chen Ping continued to ask without giving up.
Luo Li was silent for a moment and said, "After the accident, most of them took a detour and disappeared."
"What about a small number of people?" a voice suddenly sounded.
This was a question raised by Su Yiyi, and her face regained some color.
Luo Li glanced at her and said, "A small number of people are here."
Everyone was silent again, their mouths twitching as they glanced at the corpses everywhere.
"In other words, the clue has been broken again." Chen Ping sighed.
Zhao Jin bent down and searched carefully on the pirate leader, and soon found a tips bag from the inside of the clothes on his chest.
It was green and blue, a little old, and had been dyed red by blood. When I opened the brocade bag, a piece of rag fell out.
Although everyone had torches in their hands, the light was still too dark to see what was written on them.
"Take it first. It's not advisable to stay for a long time this time. Let's change places first." Chen Ping suggested.
Luo Li didn't say anything, but just left the beach with everyone and walked towards the land.
Chen Ping was a little confused about Luo Li's path. Logically speaking, a master like him should turn around and leave. Why would he follow them?
He had no choice but to ask tentatively: "Brother Luo, what's your next plan?"
"I have no plan." Luo Li spoke concisely and concisely, cherishing words like gold.
He is indeed a master. Masters in novels all talk like this.
Is Chen Ping someone who gives up easily? He continued to ask: "I saw Brother Luo earlier as if he was entrusted by the Tian family to save people. Could this be your way of survival?"
"Being entrusted by others is a matter of loyalty to others." Luo Li did not deny it.
Sure enough, it is similar to the mercenary in the previous life. It seems that I guessed it right and there is a chance!
Chen Ping quickly suggested: "Then I wonder if I can hire Brother Luo? The price is up to you!"
Luo Li paused, turned around and said, "One hundred taels of gold at a time. Who do you want to kill?"
"Uh... don't kill anyone." Chen Ping didn't expect Luo Li to be so direct.
"If I can't take it, I will only kill people."
After Luo Li finished speaking, he stepped forward directly.
Chen Ping quickly followed and continued: "Brother Luo must have heard what happened before. Now there are many disloyal people in the Dayu Dynasty, who have joined forces with corrupt officials to transport iron ore, illegal salt and grain to the north, causing The war in the north has been progressing slowly, with a large number of soldiers dying every day."
Luo Li's eyes changed slightly, but he didn't speak and just continued walking.
"I have been investigating this matter for several years. I cooperated with the military personnel in Qianzhou some time ago and destroyed the transportation channels there. I got some clues before setting off to Jianzhou. Since Brother Luo has seen similar finger-wrenching before, he must have It can help us find useful clues, so..."
Chen Ping directly grabbed the advancing Luo Li and proposed again: "So we want to ask Brother Luo to take action. The price is whatever you want, and I will never fight back."
Luo Li looked at Chen Ping with some displeasure. Zhao Jin also clenched his sword nervously because of this unexpected situation. He knew that he was no match for Luo Li, but as long as the other party took action, he would risk his life to protect Chen Ping.
The group held their breath, waiting for Luo Li's reaction.
Chen Ping let go of the other party's sleeves and said firmly: "For the sake of the people of Dayu, please take action, brother Luo."
After a long while, Luo Li asked for no reason: "Is there a place to rest?"
Su Yiyi reacted the fastest and said immediately: "Yes. You can go to Su Mansion in South Zangzhen. My mother has returned to Beijing, and we can stay there."
Su Lin repeatedly said yes, and he was also very interested in this young master.
Because on the second day after Su Yiyi and Su Lin left home, Su’s mother rushed to the capital with her servants after seeing the message.
Now the Su family's ancestral home in Zangnan Town only has some servants left, so it is indeed the safest.
Now that they had decided where to go, everyone headed straight back to Zangnan Town without any further delay.
In the Su Mansion's ancestral residence, the housekeeper looked at Su Yiyi and Su Lin in shock, not understanding what was going on.
Su Lin directly issued a hush-hush order, telling them not to ask any more questions and not to send news to the capital.
Naturally, the housekeeper did not dare to say anything and quickly arranged rooms for everyone.
"Chun'er," Su Yiyi returned to the room and said to the maid, "go tell Su Lin and ask him to find two pieces of clothes."
"Miss, are you going to wear it for your uncle?" Chun'er asked gossiping.
Su Yiyi's face turned red, and she hit her head with a backhand.
"What nonsense are you talking about? Why are you making nonsense like Su Lin?"
Thinking of Chen Ping saying that she was his unmarried wife in front of everyone, I don't know why I didn't feel any disgust at all.
The more Su Yiyi thought about it, the more she felt a little embarrassed. She quickly changed the subject and asked the maid to prepare bath water to take a bath and change clothes.