Volume 1: Swan Goose Chapter 201: Every Step of the Game
Speaking of Xiao Chan, Sister Niu also sighed: "She is a good child who has suffered a hard life! She was originally a pure and innocent person, but she met that old pervert Elder Yun and was tortured to the point of being out of shape! Now she is gone
Although I feel a little pity, I can still get rid of it..."
"It seems... Xiaochan's death is indeed related to Elder Yun." Lu Ning had a judgment in his mind, but did not say it out loud.
"Well..." Sister-in-law Niu's expression suddenly changed, and she began to hesitate: "Also, there is something... that is also spreading among the caravans. I don't know... whether I should say it..."
"What Sister-in-law Niu said today, you will be very safe here, please don't worry about it!" Lu Ning said sincerely.
Yes, now that things have happened, no matter how unpleasant the words are, what could be worse than this? She has already given up.
Sister-in-law Niu rubbed her hands on her skirt and stammered: "I heard... Ye Qingfeng... is not Ye Guming's son..."
Sure enough, Lu Ning still underestimated Lingzhou Semicolon! The breaking news came one after another, which made her a little overwhelmed and even a little numb. But Ye Qingfeng's identity still shocked her so much that she opened her mouth half-open and did not react for a long time.
Seeing the sudden change in Lu Ning's expression, Mrs. Niu also closed her mouth knowingly.
Lu Ning waited for a long time before asking softly: "If Ye Qingfeng is not Manager Ye's son, whose son could he be?"
Sister-in-law Niu may have realized that she said something she shouldn't have said, and began to be careless: "That... young gang leader, don't forget it! I also heard other people say this. You also know that many people
If you are dissatisfied with Ma Huilan, you will inevitably talk behind her back!"
"Tell me." Lu Ning asked calmly: "Who is Ye Qingfeng's biological father? Is it Elder Yun or Ma Huilan's cousin?"
Lu Ning was mentally prepared for the answer she was going to say.
Sister-in-law Niu began to hesitate. She muttered for a long time before uttering a sentence: "Everyone said... Ye Qingfeng is the son of the old gang leader..."
Hearing this, Lu Ning's face turned pale, her whole body stiffened, and her mind went blank. Obviously, she thought she could accept anything, but this answer was far beyond her expectations.
"Young Gang Leader! These are all guesses made by them. Don't take it to heart, let alone tell others!" Sister Niu just finished saying this, and then advised: "It's no wonder! Ma Huilan and Ye
Gu Ming got pregnant not long after she got married! And every time the old gang leader came, he stayed with Ye Qingfeng all day long. Not only did he give him his sword, but he also taught him Kung Fu himself! Although Qingfeng's kid did find someone to like him, but
There are a lot of kids in the caravan of this age. Only Ye Qingfeng can get such treatment, no wonder others talk nonsense..."
Sister-in-law Niu said a lot more, but Lu Ning didn't listen to a word of it.
In fact, when she first saw Ye Qingfeng's sword skills and the Hongming Sword, she felt a little uneasy. But after all, she was young and inexperienced, so she didn't think about it in that regard.
She knew the past between Gui Lichi and Ma Huilan, and thought it was because the adoptive father felt he was in debt, so he compensated Ye Qingfeng.
Who would have thought that Ye Qingfeng might be his biological son...
"Young Gang Leader? Young Gang Leader? What's wrong with you?" Sister-in-law Niu shook Lu Ning's arm.
"No, it's nothing." Lu Ning came back to his senses and shook his head.
Now is not the time to pursue this matter!
Just at this moment, the mournful cry of a snow-melting horse came from outside the door.
"Oops!" Lu Ning was tensed up at this, so he immediately stood up, took out the nine-section whip from his waist, and walked out the door.
When leaving, she did not forget to say: "Sister-in-law Niu, just stay here and don't go anywhere. I'll come back as soon as I go!"
As soon as she ran to the door, she suddenly saw a figure flashing away from the courtyard at an extremely fast speed.
Lu Ning didn't have time to think, he immediately flew on the horse's back and slapped the horse's butt hard. Xue Rong's horse felt the pain and immediately let go of its hooves, running out of the hospital after a few ups and downs.
Soon after one man and one horse chased him out, he saw a shadowy man in black. The man was agile, appearing and disappearing, always keeping a distance from Lu Ning, but making it impossible for her to catch up.
Lu Ning was led by the man in black and circled around the village. He never saw the other party attacking or stopping. It seemed that he was deliberately playing tricks on Lu Ning.
Lu Ning chased the man in black against the strong wind and shouted angrily: "Thief, if you dare to kill anyone, don't run away!"
Hearing the shout, the assassin suddenly stopped and turned around, only to see a face covered by black cloth, leaving only a pair of sinister eyes.
When the assassin stopped, Lu Ning felt happy and quickly picked up the reins and chased after him.
In the flash of lightning, the assassin suddenly smiled, and a white light suddenly flashed in his hand. Lu Ning didn't see clearly what move he had used, but he felt a sharp pain coming from the tiger's mouth.
In the blink of an eye, darts came straight to Lu Ning's face.
Lu Ning was so frightened that he lost his balance and fell from his horse to the ground.
At this time, she ignored the wounds on her body, turned over and sat up quickly, and immediately looked up, only to find that the man in black had disappeared without a trace.
"Damn it! Let him escape again!" Lu Ning was so angry that he punched the ground and cursed through gritted teeth.
There was a dull pain from the tiger's mouth. She looked down and found a narrow bloody cut on her hand.
After calming down, Lu Ning covered the wound and stood up, but then began to wonder:
With the skills of the man in black, he could easily hurt himself or escape unscathed. Why did he go around the village with him, but he still didn't make a move?
Suddenly, she seemed to have thought of something, so she quickly jumped on her horse, jumped through the village, and rushed back to Mrs. Niu's house without her life.
Before entering the yard, she flew off the horse and ran into the yard, shouting repeatedly: "Sister-in-law Niu! Auntie Niu!"
Seeing no one answered, she quickly ran into the house.
But Mrs. Niu was already lying on the earthen bed with her back stretched out and a dagger deeply inserted into her chest.
Lu Ning felt as if she had fallen into an ice cave. She quickly walked over and stretched out her hand to check her breathing, but she had already died.
She slumped to the side and saw a piece of paper held tightly in Mrs. Niu's hand. She opened Mrs. Niu's fingers, took out the note and unfolded it, but she saw a line of blood on it that read: If you continue to pursue it, this is yours.
as a result of!
"hateful!"
Looking at the tragically dead body of Mrs. Niu, Lu Ning sat slumped aside and fell into deep self-blame:
It's all because I underestimated the enemy and fell into the man in black's trick to lure the tiger away from the mountain, killing Sister Niu!
But she couldn't understand that no one knew that she was coming here. Unless the killer had been following her, how did he know her whereabouts?
No matter how slow I am, how could I not notice someone following me all the way!
There was another thing she couldn't figure out: Why did the killer attack Sister Niu's family? Is it just because they knew about Ma Huilan's affair?
If this is the case, why are there so many people in prison?
What does this have to do with the mine under the name of King Yi?
Lu Ning was deep in thought, but did not hear the footsteps coming from outside the house.
"Who's in there?"
It wasn't until a shouting sound sounded that Lu Ning came back to his senses.
Oops! Could it be that I fell into a trap again?
Lu Ning ran to the door with a nine-section whip, opened the door a small crack, and peeked out.
A group of officers and soldiers armed with weapons surrounded the shabby thatched house. The sedan at the front slowly landed, the curtain was opened, and a tall official with a beautiful beard and breasts walked out of the sedan.
Seeing a familiar face, Lu Ning opened the door and walked out.
"Master Xia? Why are you here?"
Seeing Lu Ning here, Xia Yunqing was also shocked. He immediately raised his hand to signal the officers and soldiers to withdraw their weapons.
"Someone handed a note to the gatekeeper of the Yamen, saying that someone would die here, so I came to take a look." Xia Yunqing motioned Lu Ning to come forward and explained to her in a deep voice.
"Damn it! We have all fallen into the trap!" Lu Ning immediately cursed when he heard this.
Xia Yunqing frowned and suddenly became suspicious: "What happened?"
Lu Ning looked around, approached him and whispered: "Master Xia, something happened inside. Please come with me."
Seeing her solemn expression, Xia Yunqing followed her in without hesitation.
The room was dimly lit, and Lu Ning walked in front, taking out a fire stick to light the way forward for him.
The light suddenly appeared, and two strange scarecrows jumped into view. Xia Yunqing did not scream, but still took a breath.
Lu Ning thoughtfully reminded: "Those two straw men were made by Mrs. Niu to commemorate the deceased. Don't be afraid, sir. Please come here."...
Xia Yunqing quickly calmed down and followed her to the back room. At a glance, he saw the body lying on the ground with a dagger stuck in his chest.
"What's going on?" Xia Yunqing strode over and took a breath.
Lu Ning picked up a sheet, walked over and covered Mrs. Niu's body, and explained: "I came here today to ask Mrs. Niu about the secrets of the caravan. Unexpectedly, the man in black who chased me last time used to lure the tiger away from the mountain.
He lured me away and attacked Sister Niu. If I guessed correctly, Mr. Xia was also lured here by this person."
Xia Yunqing stroked his beard and pondered: "He killed someone and brought me here. What's his purpose?"
Lu Ning frowned and said, "On the surface, they want to blame me for the murder. But I always feel that their purpose is not that simple!"
"Them?" Xia Yunqing raised an eyebrow.
"That's right!" Lu Ning gritted his teeth and said, "One person is responsible for leading me away, and the other person is responsible for killing Sister Niu! However, maybe there are more of them!"
Xia Yunqing, with her hands behind her back, walked around the scene of the crime and looked at it, then asked, "Then what can you ask from Sister Niu?"
Lu Ning looked ashamed and whispered: "What a peasant woman knows is nothing but gossip, which has nothing to do with those who are in prison or King Yi's mine..."
It was really difficult for her to repeat what Sister Niu said to Xia Yunqing. Firstly, she felt that her face was shameless, and secondly, she couldn't say it out loud.
Fortunately, Xia Yunqing did not ask about the matter in detail, but asked in surprise: "Could it be that the murder of Sister Niu and her family had nothing to do with the mine, and was purely a dispute between neighbors?"
"It's not impossible." Hearing what he said, Lu Ning suddenly had an idea.
At this moment, there were screams and a buzzing sound coming from outside the house.
"Oops!" Lu Ning rushed over and held Xia Yunqing down on the ground.