Hearing that someone was coming from Yingdu, Zhong Liying asked Huai Huajian: "Are you asking us to assist in the investigation again?"
Huaihua Jiandao: "I didn't even say who was coming. I just said it was urgent and that we should go back to the school quickly."
Wu Sheng said: "Zhongli, go back. I'm keeping an eye on Lu Mingze. You should be busy with the school first."
Huaihua Jiandao: "They named them, please go back and discuss with Brother Sun."
Wu Sheng shook his head: "How can I go? It's not like you don't know. Last time Qing Xingxing told me to let me heal with peace of mind and stop interfering in the affairs of the school. Just go and handle the wanted investigation and so on.
There’s no need for me.”
Huai Huajian stamped his feet: "What should we do?"
Zhong Liying felt very ashamed and guilty, but could not express it clearly. She just said firmly: "Brother Sun, let's go back together. Over there at Qingxing, I will explain it to Brother Sun. Since it is an urgent matter named by Yingdu, I will follow the authority when it comes to matters."
, he is not in Yangzhou, so he shouldn’t blame Brother Sun."
Wu Sheng still refused: "It's easy to settle down in the school. Of course, everything will be subject to Qing Xingxing's arrangements. Since he has made it clear, it's better not to violate it. In this way, your discussion is that if you need my help, I will do my best.
Don’t say that I was involved until the time comes when Qing Xingxing comes back.”
Huai Huajian could only return to Yangzhou with Zhong Liying, while Wu Sheng continued to stay and repair Lu Mingze Manor. Because of himself, so many relatives, friends and brothers lost their homes in Mangdang Mountain. Now they can finally settle down in Yangzhou in a short period of time.
He no longer had to move hard, which was his compensation for his relatives and friends, so he worked extremely hard. Every time he repaired a house or rebuilt a garden, he would gain a little satisfaction.
In the evening, Xiang Qiniang arranged a sumptuous dinner. Everyone sat around the big wooden table in the courtyard. You looked at me, I looked at you, and suddenly burst into laughter.
The people in front of him are all his own people, there is nothing to hide, Jin Wuhuan said: "Everyone has agreed, if it is still safe here in a month, we will come in slowly. First Lu Kuang, then Uncle Yong's family, and then
It's Dong Da and Ding Ran. The ladies under Ding Ran's command don't look like wild monks, so they plan to recruit beauties from Wu Yue one by one."
Lu Kuang said: "The Master of Wantao Valley, the Ying brothers, and the Six Friends of Ma Tou Po are in some trouble. Zhong Liying, Huai Huajian, they are all from Langshan. To recognize these brothers, we need to find a suitable opportunity."
Suo Laoliu suggested: "How about letting them defect to Zhong Liying by chance?"
Zhang Xiaokeng also had a suggestion: "I have observed over the past few days that Sophora japonica loves painting and tinkering with the brush all day long. I can ask the master of Wantao Valley to be his teacher and teach him how to paint."
Xiaohuan rolled his eyes: "Uncle Keng is wrong. The Sophora Flower Sword is a drawing talisman, which is different from drawing."
Yongzhi said: "There are also Wei Zi and his three brothers. Boyi and Ji Sun have all mentioned to me that they want to bring their business to Yangzhou. If those spiritual materials from the wilderness are sold directly to Yangzhou, the income will be doubled."
Xiaohuan asked: "What will Grandpa Dongsun do if everyone comes over? Will he be lonely in Nuoxi Village alone?"
Everyone was talking about it, and finally decided on the way for everyone to come in: every few months, when there is an opportunity, someone will come in quietly. Even after entering, there is no need to report to the school immediately, it can be a lost relative or friend.
, or they can be recruited as long-term or short-term workers or servants, so as not to arouse the suspicion of Qingshu and others.
Wu Sheng suddenly signaled everyone to be silent. After a while, he saw Zhong Liying and Huaihua Jian coming in a hurry.
"Brother Sun, this matter really has to be done by you." Zhong Liying smiled bitterly: "Let me take a step to speak."
Wu Sheng asked everyone to continue eating and drinking, then he left the table and followed the two of them to a remote place: "What's the matter?"
Zhong Liying said: "Xue Xingxing, the capital of Ying, has arrived in person."
Wu Sheng was startled: "Here he comes again? Looking into some backlog of cases? Anyway, is it inappropriate for me to meet him?"
Zhong Liying said: "We have already told him about Brother Sun's difficulties. Xue Xingxing means that he will not embarrass Brother Sun and will not come to meet Brother Sun. However, he will ask Brother Sun for help and arrest the criminal together."
Wu Sheng asked: "Is that okay?"
Huaihua Jian couldn't bear it any longer: "What's wrong? This is a matter of the Academy, and it's not a private matter. You can't blame Brother Sun for this when Qing Xing comes back, right? The Yangzhou Academy belongs to the Academy, not
Which family’s private residence belongs to that person?”
Zhong Liying quickly stopped: "Sophora flower, don't say angry words, Qing Xingxing is also for Brother Sun's good."
Huaihua Jianqi hummed, but stopped complaining.
Wu Sheng said with a smile: "Don't worry about such a trivial matter. If you worry about it, it will affect the unity of our Yangzhou school. Unity is strength! Unity is strength."
Huaihua Jian chuckled: "What kind of slang is Brother Sun humming?"
Wu Sheng said: "I will teach you later. In short, what I mean is, no matter whether Qing Xingxing is there or not, we ourselves must not mess up our position. We must unite as one and work together. Don't let Yingdu Academy see our jokes."
Huaihua Jian and Zhong Liying nodded: "Understood, we listen to Brother Sun."
Wu Sheng said: "Then let's talk about it, how does Xue Xingying want us to cooperate?"
Zhong Liying said: "It's still a long-standing case in Yingdu, and Xue Xingying has uncovered another one. The criminal is called Hongyi, and he is a lunatic. He went crazy while practicing. Xue Xingping said that it was recorded in the file that it happened five years ago.
, suspected of being a demon. At that time, he killed several court officials who were chasing him, which shocked Yingdu, and then suddenly disappeared. Last month, when he appeared at the east entrance of Jishan in the northeast of Yingdu, Xue Xingxing immediately led people to round him up, but
He escaped and is said to have fled to Yangzhou."
Wu Sheng smiled: "Xue Xingxing was very lucky. He just solved one backlogged case and bumped into a second one. How long has it been since he took office? Can't he catch a madman? Is his cultivation level very high?"
Zhong Liying said: "Xue Xingxing said that he was a god of refinement and was not distracted yet, but his methods were cruel and his escape method was mysterious and unpredictable, so he failed."
Wu Sheng asked: "Crutal means? Unpredictable?"
Zhong Liying said: "Xue Xingxing said that a monk from Yingdu Academy under his command had died at the hands of this thief. After the thief's body was cut into pieces, his clothes were soaked in blood. When he led people to round him up, the thief's escape method was strange and he came and went.
For tens of feet, they arrived suddenly and it was really difficult to catch them. The thief had killed seven people in a row along the way, all of them innocent people, including five ordinary people who had not entered spiritual practice. Every time they killed, they soaked their clothes with human blood.
They followed the blood trail as they walked."
Sophora Flower Sword had already been told this once by the people at Yingdu Academy in person. When he heard Zhong Liying repeat it this time, he still couldn't help but feel resentment: "The evil heretic deserves to die!"
Wu Sheng asked: "Is there a scope?"
Zhong Liying said: "The blood stains were traced last night at the northern foot of Xiaodong Mountain."
Wu Sheng frowned: "That's Yangzhou Fang City, where there are many monks coming and going."
Zhong Liying said: "Huaihua and I are also very anxious, worried that this lunatic will cause chaos in Xiaodongshan."
Wu Sheng nodded and said: "It seems that we can't avoid meeting Xue Xingying. We can't delay this matter. Let's go, I'll go see him."
Thanks to Fat Cecum, Xin Xitang for the reward, and thanks to fellow Taoists for their encouragement with their monthly tickets and recommendation tickets!