Qi Ning was horrified, but still searched for a while in the forest, but could not find any trace. He knew that there was no way Zhuo Qingyang could leave on his own. Someone must have taken both the body and Zhuo Qingyang away when he returned to the bamboo house. .
The opponent's speed was also appalling.
The forest was extremely dark and gloomy. Qining did not find Zhuo Qingyang, but he did not want to stay in the forest any longer. After leaving the bamboo forest, he still did not relax. He secretly thought that this group of people came to Zhuo Qingyang tonight to ask for a piece of clothing. Naturally, Zhuo Qingyang would not hand over the things easily. He suddenly thought that Zhuo Qingyang mentioned "behind the plaque" just now, but he did not explain it in full, and he did not know what it meant.
Although Qionglin Academy is not big, it is not small either. I vaguely remember that there are many places where plaques are hung, but I don’t know which plaque Zhuo Qingyang is referring to.
In the midst of doubts, he had already walked back to the bamboo house. He was about to enter the house to look for clues again, but he heard a movement from inside the house. His heart trembled, his hands and feet tightened, his body swayed, he approached the door of the bamboo house, and he slightly poked his head. Looking inside, I saw a figure rummaging through boxes and cabinets, looking for something.
The night was deep, there were no lights in the house, it was dark, and only a group of black shadows could be seen flashing, with quick movements and extremely nimble movements.
Qi Ning sneered inwardly, holding the cold blade and not acting rashly.
The figure searched for a moment in the house, appearing to be quite careful, and trying his best not to make any noise. Qining secretly thought that this person was naturally with the group of assassins, and he was afraid that the disappearing corpse and Zhuo Qingyang were also dealt with by this person. , as long as this person is caught, he can ask for a confession.
However, this man's martial arts skills are obviously not weak. He may not be able to win in a head-on fight, so he can only take advantage of the opportunity to make a sneak attack.
He hid by the door. After a while, the man in the house didn't seem to find what he was looking for, so he walked out of the door without hesitation. As soon as he stepped out of the door of the bamboo house, Qining was not polite, growled, and held the cold blade in his hand. He had already stabbed directly at the man, and he struck out quickly, hoping to injure the man first.
The man yelled "Ouch", obviously not expecting someone to attack him as soon as he went out.
His reaction was extremely quick. He stepped back, but put one hand towards Qining's right hand holding the cold blade, as if he wanted to grab the white blade with his bare hands.
Qi Ning is good at fighting skills, and the use of daggers is also a basic item in fighting skills. Although the cold blade is slightly longer than an ordinary dagger, it is also very flexible to use. With a few flicks of the wrist, the cold blade reached towards the man. cut it with his hand.
However, the man had already taken advantage of the situation and retreated into the bamboo house. Qi Ning thought that this man's movement was really nimble and difficult to deal with. He did not stop and followed him like a shadow. When the man retreated into the house, Qi Ning was already following him. As he entered, the cold blade still stabbed the man fiercely. The man took a few steps back and said in a cold voice: "Who is that person?"
When Qi Ning heard that voice, he felt that it was quite familiar. He paused slightly and took a closer look. At this time, the man had retreated to the edge of the desk. He had picked up a chair with his backhand and was about to throw it towards Qi Ning. Seeing Qi Ning suddenly stop, he didn't move the chair in his hand. He also glanced at Qi Ning and said in a voiceless voice: "Is... is it you?"
Qi Ning also recognized at this time that the other party was Jiang Suiyun.
"Why are you here?" Jiang Suiyun recognized Qi Ning, was startled for a moment, and immediately asked in a cold voice: "Where did you go, sir? What happened to your general sir?"
Qi Ning sneered in his heart, thinking that you actually want to beat him up, and asked coldly: "Why are you here?"
Jiang Suiyun was still in shock, but still sneered: "I saw your husband looked bad when he left today. I came here specifically to see if he was okay... Why are you here?"
"See if sir is okay?" Qining scanned the room. "This is your bedroom. Since you are here to see me, why are you rummaging through boxes and cabinets here? What are you looking for?"
Jiang Suiyun said calmly: "Rifling through boxes and cabinets? Qining, I would like to ask you, what are your intentions when you hide outside your husband's house and launch a sneak attack? What happened to you, sir?"
Listening to his tone, Qi Ning seemed to really not know that Zhuo Qingyang was injured. He just thought that Jiang Suiyun was also a group of assassins, but after recognizing Jiang Suiyun, he felt that there might be something fishy about it.
Although Jiang Suiyun has evil intentions, he probably doesn't have the courage to attack Zhuo Qingyang.
However, this person was rummaging through everything in Zhuo Qingyang. He must be looking for something, and there must be something strange in it.
His mind turned around and he said: "I won the book fair and I came to give the calligraphy gift given by the emperor to my husband. But when I got here, I saw you rummaging through the boxes and cabinets in this room. I thought there was a thief who wanted to steal here."
Jiang Suiyun said "Oh" and then said: "When I entered the house, the situation in the house was not right, so I checked it out."
"Is something wrong?"
Jiang Suiyun was obviously worried that Qining would really regard him as a thief. He pointed to the open window and said, "Go over and take a look. There is blood on the window, and...!" Looking down at the ground, "There are knife marks on the ground. And bloodstains, the bloodstains are not dry yet, someone just fought here.”
Qi Ning thought that he was just pretending to have just arrived. He said "Oh" and deliberately said in a suspicious tone: "Are there signs of fighting here? Who is fighting here?"
"I...how do I know." Jiang Suiyun said immediately: "When I entered the house, there was no one in the house."
Qi Ning sneered and said, "It doesn't matter whether I believe what you say, as long as the Shenhou Mansion believes in it."
"What do you mean by this?" Jiang Suiyun frowned and said, "Are you saying that this matter will alarm the Shenhou Mansion?"
"With such a big event happening in Qionglin Academy, shouldn't we report it to the official?" Qi Ning said coldly: "Master Jiang, you came to see Mr. Zhuo. Was Mr. Zhuo not there when you entered the house?"
"I said that when I came in, there was no one in the house, and the doors and windows were open. The house was in chaos." Jiang Suiyun explained: "I found there was blood on the ground and windows, and there were also traces of blood on the ground and windows. Knife marks, these are obviously marks of a fight...!"
"So you didn't care about Mr. Zhuo's safety first, and instead of looking for him, you were looking for something in his house." Qi Ning snorted coldly: "Jiang Suiyun, what are you looking for?"
Jiang Suiyun's expression changed slightly and he said in a deep voice: "When I am looking for something, I am checking to see if there are any clues."
"Clues?" Qi Ning said with a smile: "Are you an official and want to solve the case here?"
"Then what do you mean?" Jiang Suiyun said coldly: "You suspect that my husband's disappearance is related to me?"
"Missing?" Qi Ning said, "When did Mr. disappear? He's just not in this room, so how can you conclude that he has disappeared?" He took a step forward and said, "If it doesn't matter, you and I will go to the Shenhou Mansion to talk about it."
Seeing Qi Ning approaching, Jiang Suiyun involuntarily took two steps back and said in a deep voice: "Qining, your martial arts skills are not superior to mine. If we really want to fight, I may not lose to you. You have to report to the official, even though Go to the Shenhou Mansion, but I can't go with you. There are traces of fighting here, and the life or death of your husband is uncertain. I must find him first." He slowly moved to the window, slowly put down the chair in his hand, and suddenly jumped up. He ran out of the window.
Qining rushed to the window in a few steps and shouted: "Do you want to escape?"
Jiang Suiyun had already stood outside the window and said in a deep voice: "I won't argue with you. What happened here has nothing to do with me. You said that I was rummaging through boxes and cabinets and spitting blood. Did anyone else see it besides you? He sneered, "I don't have a knife in my hand, but you have a knife in your hand. I see you are plotting evil here."
"Planning something nefarious?" Qining and Jiang Suiyun looked at each other through the window and sneered, "What nefarious plot do I have?"
"Of course it's for that ancient book...!" Jiang Suiyun said halfway, realizing that he had made a mistake, he sneered and didn't say much, but slowly backed away.
Qi Ning immediately asked: "For what? Say it again? Hehe, I understand, I finally understand."
Jiang Suiyun said hurriedly: "What do you understand?"
"You are not approaching Mr. Zhuo because of the kindness between teachers and students." Qi Ning's eyes were aggressive. "You are trying to get close to Mr. Zhuo and get something from Mr. Zhuo, right?"
Jiang Suiyun's face was cold and he didn't answer. He took a few steps back, suddenly turned around, ran away, and disappeared into the night in an instant.
Qining didn't chase him either.
He turned around, and the bamboo house was really messy at this time. He had just come back to look for gauze and wound medicine. The house was already a little messy, but Jiang Suiyun searched the house again. Zhuo Qingyang, this bamboo Although the house is simple and there are not many things, it is all in a mess at the moment.
He knew that his judgment was indeed correct. After Jiang Suiyun came to Beijing, he approached Zhuo Qingyang. It seemed that he really had another purpose.
However, according to Qining's judgment, he felt that Jiang Suiyun really had nothing to do with the assassin tonight.
Jiang Suiyun came here tonight, perhaps just to see Zhuo Qingyang, and the purpose was still to get closer to Zhuo Qingyang, but he happened to encounter this scene, so he took the opportunity to find what he wanted here. Qi Ning was not sure that what Jiang Suiyun and the assassins wanted were the same thing, but it was obviously undisputed that Zhuo Qingyang was guilty of having a jade and was being targeted.
"Plaque...!" Qining whispered to himself. He walked out of the bamboo house slowly and looked up at the door. There was a plaque above the door. The plaque was made of black wood and had the word "Qingfeng" written on it. I wonder if this is the plaque Zhuo Qingyang mentioned? Could it be that what those people wanted to get was actually hidden behind the plaque by Zhuo Qingyang.
Zhuo Qingyang was dying at the time and his life was hanging by a thread. He mentioned the word "blank" obviously to leave a clue for himself.
It's just that Qining couldn't be sure if there were still eyes and ears watching him at the moment. If he acted rashly at this moment, he might have to make clothes for others, so he didn't immediately look behind the plaque, but wandered around the bamboo house like a ghost for less than half of the time. After a while, when he was sure that there was no one around anymore, he returned to the bamboo house and stared at the plaque.