Li Sui threw the sword to him: "Swallow!"
"No kidding, seriously." Jiang Shenglin sat down, "We had a commotion outside all night, how are you doing now?"
"Nothing, I'm busy setting up the mourning hall." Li Sui said, "If you go out now, you can still have a buffet with pig heads."
Jiang Shenglin: Who wants to attend that kind of banquet!
As for the Red Tassel Sword, it was because Li Sui found flesh scraps and a few red ropes between Cui Wei's fingernails when he was examining the bodies of the three people, so he bought one on the way back.
Jiang Shenglin pulled out a sword tassel: "Is this it?"
"Yes." Li Sui said, "There are red ropes everywhere. I didn't think of the sword tassel at first, but then I saw many wounds on Cui Wei's body, as thick as chopsticks. The shallowest one was just a bruise, and the deepest one was only half an inch of flesh cut."
Most of Cui Wei's clothes were still intact, indicating that he was not injured by a sharp sword, and the thickness of the wounds did not match those of blunt weapons such as wooden sticks and iron bars. A weapon that matched the characteristics of the wounds must be thin and blunt, and easy for the murderer to hold in his hand and exert force.
Jiang Shenglin weighed the sword and said, "So you thought of this fake move? But the back of an ordinary sword is also thin and blunt."
"Before Cui Wei died, he was beaten over the head with a blindfold for at least a hundred times. There was no pattern to it. It seemed that the murderer was just slashing randomly without any reason. He would not have been in the mood to distinguish the blade from the back of the knife. So the most likely possibility is that the thing he was holding had no blade at all."
The swords used for street performers are all unsharpened, and they have a thin, soft, and eye-catching red rope. People who can afford swords and have the mood to accessorize them will definitely not hastily tie a cheap red tassel to make themselves look like a juggler, unless they really are a juggler.
"That's true." Jiang Shenglin pondered for a moment and asked, "What about Zhao Honghu and Ge Changye? I heard they were poisoned?"
"The two were first fed poison, and then had thick ropes tied around their necks." Li Sui said, "So the causes of death of the three people are actually different."
Although Cui Wei was covered in wounds, none of them were fatal. The real cause of death was the hemp rope.
The poison in Zhao Honghu and Ge Changye's bodies had corroded their five internal organs, leaving them with no way to survive. The hemp rope only accelerated their death and even shortened the time of their painful struggle.
Jiang Shenglin frowned: "If it's a personal grudge, it's fine, but don't let Chi Tian be unable to hold back."
Li Sui said nonchalantly: "Even if it is really related to the Burning Fire Palace, it was done by the disciple. He would not show up so early."
Jiang Shenglin paused, thinking of the man's cunningness, and sighed silently: "That's right."
The Wulin Alliance would question Tan Shuqiu in more detail this afternoon. Although they might not be able to get anything out of him based on his trembling appearance, it was his bad luck... No, he was lucky to be the only survivor among the five people who visited Master Zen, so he still had to follow the procedures.
The autumn sun always brings a soft warmth, shining through the window lattices, making the afternoon seem even quieter.
Palace Master Li was also quiet. He was sitting quietly at the table, looking coldly at the shadows swaying outside the door.
Come over here.
Walk over.
Come over here again.
Walk further over.
Zhu Xiaosui whispered, "Sir, let's go to the Wulin Alliance first. Palace Master Li may still be asleep."
Zhu Yanyin stood in the corridor, not giving up. Wasn't it said that people with great internal strength could sense unusual movements around them even when they were asleep? How come there was no reaction at all? Could it be that all the stories in the books were lies
He sneaked through the crack of the door, trying to take a peek inside.
Zhu Xiaosui was stunned. What kind of lecherous behavior was this!
Then the door suddenly opened.
The Second Young Master Zhu was completely unprepared and threw himself into Li Sui's arms. His snow-white hair was fragrant, and his calculating aura was overwhelming. He was so scheming.
"Hiss." My nose hurt from the collision. It turns out that the heroes all have bodies of steel.
Li Sui asked: "What's the matter?"
"… The Wulin Alliance will have to interrogate Tan Shuqiu in the afternoon. Isn't Palace Master Li going?" Zhu Yanyin stood up straight. "Time is almost up."
"Why should I go?"
"Maybe it's related to the Burning Fire Palace. Let's see if there are any other clues."
Zhu Yanyin wanted Li Sui to go. Although they didn't spend much time together, he always felt that the other party was more reliable than the Wulin League. Seeing that Li Sui didn't respond, the second son of Zhu had to find ways to bring the dead sky back to life.
The long sword with red tassel was also placed on the table.
So Zhu Yanyin pretended to be surprised... Actually, he was really surprised. He didn't know why this thing appeared in the room of the best in the world, so he asked, "What is this sword used for?"
Li Sui replied: "Don't you like swords and daggers?"
Zhu Yanyin was flattered when he heard that, but he was mainly surprised: "For me?"
Li Sui didn't admit it, he just said: "Pick it up and have a look."
Zhu Yanyin: “…”
My mood turns around, around, around, around.
The noble aesthetics of the Jiangnan family would never allow the second son to own this great sword, never! But at the same time, he also had a mentality of "Since it is a gift from Palace Master Li, would it be bad if I refuse it? Or to be more precise, would I die now if I refuse it? So I'd better accept it." In the end, the desire to survive prevailed: "Thank you."
He picked up the big sword, with a clumsy gesture, and just held it up like a majestic old general holding a command flag.
Li Sui asked again: "What do you think of it?"
Zhu Yanyin answered with difficulty: "It's OK."
Li Sui looked at his stupid look for a while and suddenly burst out laughing.
Zhu Yanyin: “…”
Li Sui laughed happily, even unable to stop laughing, his whole body was shaking, he was completely different from his usual cold-blooded appearance of killing people without spilling any blood. How to say it, it was even more frightening, it was simply a horror story from Yafu Inn. Mr. Zhu quickly took half a step back, ready to run away.
After Li Sui laughed enough, he raised his chin towards him and said, "Let's go."
Zhu Yanyin breathed a sigh of relief, quietly placed the big sword on the table, and ran downstairs behind him.
Zhu Zhang already had a lot of experience, and had prepared the Jade Lion of Night waiting below, trying to cut off the possibility of his son riding with Palace Master Li from the source. His intentions were not bad. But Palace Master Li was a big devil, and big devils always did things as they pleased and were unreasonable. When he saw a white tuft at hand, he didn't care whether it was his own or not, and just pulled it onto the horse's back.
Loyal old butler: Please put down my second son!
Kicking the snow, the black horse ran madly and wildly.
The meeting hall of the Wulin League is right next to Shuijingfang. Three mourning halls are built separately, and white cloth is everywhere, which looks both sad and creepy.
Tan Shuqiu was much calmer because of Zhu Yanyin's testimony and Tan Shan's counseling and comfort. In order to avoid omissions in his recollections, he also made a manuscript, recording in detail what he saw and heard along the way.
Wan Zhuyun asked: "Only three days in total?"
"Yes." Tan Shuqiu said, "On the morning of the fourth day, I was taken into the withered forest maze, and they disappeared in the blink of an eye."
As for what happened in the three days, they were all just a bunch of nonsense about eating, drinking and having fun. Although the Canglang Gang had no status, they had money, and Tan Shuqiu wanted to please them, so he rushed to spend money everywhere. Ge Changye and Zhao Honghu loved wine, Cui Wei was lustful, and Liu Xiyang loved antiques. In just three days, half of the money that Gang Leader Tan prepared for his sons went to wine shops, singing halls, and flower and bird markets.
After listening to Tan Shuqiu's narration, the sects that the four people belonged to were all embarrassed. They knew clearly what problems their disciples had, but they just covered it up. To the outside, they were still respectable knights. Now, all those bad deeds of eating, drinking, whoring and gambling were exposed at once... hiss.
The poison in Zhao Honghu and Ge Changye was the common herb Gelsemium elegans, which was not enough to be used as a clue. All the places in and outside the city that could be used to hide people were searched, but there was still no trace of Liu Xiyang. The case seemed to be at a stalemate. Wan Zhuyun was just about to ask everyone to brainstorm, but Li Sui had already stood up and left. His black back was very unruly.
Zhu Yanyin: “…”
The whole world: "…"
Kicking the snow, Wuzhui ran briskly back to the inn.
Jiang Shenglin asked: "Well, is Cui Wei really a lecher as you expected?"
Li Sui nodded and ordered, "Let Lan Yan check all the performing girls nearby, especially those with injuries."
The shadow guard outside the window took the order and left. On the other side, Zhu Yanyin, with the mentality of helping to solve the problem, sat in the Wulin League for a whole afternoon, not only did he not gain anything, but he was dizzy from the noise, and finally returned in a depressed mood in the carriage.
Zhu Zhang took the opportunity to persuade: "We should get together less often in the future when the Jianghu is bustling. If you want to relieve your boredom, there are many ways to do it, even going to a play. Plays at least have a cause and effect."
Zhu Yanyin jumped off the carriage and walked inside when another person was also walking out. She was a beautiful and capable female knight wearing a blue dress and with her hair tied up.
Only the Zhu Mansion and Wanren Palace lived in this inn. Zhu Yanyin looked back at her back and asked curiously, "Why did you come out from here?"
"I'm afraid he is a disciple of Wanren Palace." Zhu Zhang said, "If you want to know, I will ask Divine Doctor Jiang."
It didn't take long to find out that the girl in blue was named Lan Yan, and was indeed a disciple of Wanren Palace, with excellent martial arts skills.
"I thought Wanren Palace only brought twenty people with them, but it turns out there are more in secret." Zhu Yanyin rubbed his swollen and aching temple. Just as he was about to rest on the couch for a while, the servant of the Zhu Mansion knocked on the door again, called the housekeeper outside with a panicked look, and whispered a few words to him.
Zhu Zhang was furious when he heard this: "Where did this ridiculous rumor come from?"
In the next room, Jiang Shenglin was also wondering: "Now the whole city is saying that Second Master Zhu is related to the Demon Cult and is their insider. It's not you who did it, right?"
Li Sui was unhappy: "What do you think?"
"I don't think it's you." Jiang Shenglin guessed, "Could it be the Burning Fire Palace?"
Li Sui's eyes were filled with black mist, and he said word by word: "They are looking for death."
Zhu Yanyin heard about this.
My servant and I were both stunned at the scene.
Zhu Xiaosui was shocked and asked, "Why are these people in the underworld getting more and more outrageous?"
Zhu Yanyin was stunned and thought, is it true? Am I really related to the Demon Cult? Even though it sounds unbelievable, I can’t tell because I have lost my memory!
The door was suddenly pushed open.
Zhu Xiaosui was terrified when she saw the cold-blooded demon who suddenly appeared: "Palace Master Li, please listen to my explanation. My son really has nothing to do with the Demon Cult!"
The guards of the Zhu Mansion rushed over quickly, with a heroic look on their faces saying “I will protect my master with my life!”
This group of people are basically in this state every time they appear.
Because there is no other danger around the young master, only the Palace Master of Wanren Palace.
And no one can defeat the Palace Master of Wanren Palace.
All I can do is say, "If you want to hurt my son, you have to step over my dead body first."
The mood swings are huge, and it is well worth a monthly salary increase.