Zhu Yanyin didn't disbelieve Liu Xiyang's words, but he didn't believe them completely either. He really had no experience in the martial arts world, and now that Li Sui had suddenly assigned him such a task, he felt a sense of mission. Although he hadn't figured out the details of how to proceed, he had already built a basic process. He would definitely have to go through a series of ingenious strategies, linking up with each other in a dangerous way to find out the mastermind behind the scenes, and finally complete a desperate counterattack.
Li Sui asked: "What are you thinking about?"
Zhu Yanyin answered without hesitation: "Liu Xiyang."
Li Sui used a third of his strength to pinch the back of his neck.
Zhu Yanyin screamed: "Ah!"
Li Sui repeated: "What are you thinking about?"
Zhu Yanyin discussed human nature with him with tears in her eyes: "If I immediately change my words and say I miss you, will it seem a bit hypocritical?"
Li Sui replied: "Not hypocritical."
Zhu Yanyin said firmly: "Then I am thinking about you!"
Li Sui really let go of his hand and was kind enough to rub it.
Zhu Yanyin: Are all of you big demons so easy to appease? !
He originally wanted to talk to Li Sui about Liu Xiyang, but now he didn't dare to do so, lest he be bullied again. In addition, Li Sui's attitude towards this matter seemed to be completely unconcerned. Zhu Yanyin analyzed it and thought that either he felt that Liu Xiyang was insignificant, or he was extremely confident in his ability to handle things.
The Second Young Master Zhu was very self-aware in this regard. No matter how he thought about it, he seemed to have nothing to do with "excellent means of dealing with Jianghu traitors, and very trustworthy". So it could only be the former. Li Sui felt that Liu Xiyang was insignificant, so he just threw it to himself for fun.
"… "
After finally finding a clue, the other party thought it was unimportant. Zhu Yanyin turned his head and took a vague glance.
Li Sui was still stroking his hair comfortably and asked, "Are you hungry? I'll take you to eat something."
"I'm not hungry." Zhu Yanyin replied good-temperedly, "I'm cultivating immortality."
Li Sui: “?”
Zhu Yanyin walked towards her residence without looking around, with an air of immortality.
As a result, the big devil grabbed her hairband.
"oops!"
The two were playing in the yard. Zhu Xiaosui stood at the door, thinking with great sorrow that the friends the young master had made before were either young masters of wealthy families or learned scholars. They recited poems, painted, appreciated flowers and drank tea every day. They were so elegant and refined. But now... Oh, I really don't know how to explain to the master when I go back.
"Are you still practicing Taoism?" Li Sui asked.
"I don't want to practice anymore." The second young master Zhu squatted on the ground with his knees hugged. He couldn't stand the stimulation of being kneaded and rolled into a ball. As the saying goes, a man of insight is a hero. He can practice immortality tomorrow, but if he keeps pulling his face, he will drool.
Li Sui gently tugged at his hair again: "I have something else to do."
"What?"
"Let me borrow your cook." Li Sui said, "Jiang Shenglin is from Shuzhong, and he likes spicy and strong-tasting food. He has been exhausted by all the trouble these days and has no peace for a moment. At least he needs to eat some good food."
"Well, I'll go talk to Uncle Zhang." Zhu Yanyin stood up. "The people from the Wulin League are still looking for Doctor Jiang? Didn't we make it clear to them that this poison has nothing to do with biting?"
"Lan Yan went to look for Wan Zhuyun last night, and now things are almost quiet." Li Sui said, "But it's only quiet on the surface. As long as Pan Shihou doesn't give in and continues to insist that Pan Jinhua was framed by Zhang Can, there will always be people who can't rest easy."
"But if he lets it go, wouldn't he be slapping himself in the face by admitting that Pan Jinhua is related to the Demon Cult?" Zhu Yanyin sat in the corridor. "Based on Pan Shihou's way of dealing with people, he will definitely put his son first in everything, and he will definitely keep this secret to himself."
Li Sui also sat next to him.
Zhu Yanyin continued to ask: "Then are you going to look for Pan Shihou?"
"You don't have to wait for me to find it." Li Sui said, "I'll come by myself."
Zhu Yanyin followed his gaze and saw that Pan Shihou was walking towards this end. He looked even thinner than in the past few days, as if he had not even washed his face, and his face was full of sickness and sorrow.
When Pan Shihou entered the courtyard, he saw Li Suizheng and Zhu Yanyin sitting side by side. One of them was arrogant and conceited, while the other was romantic and suave. They were both outstanding men. When he thought about his half-dead son, he felt even more confused and regretful. He said hoarsely, "Nephew, I want to talk to you about Jinhua."
Zhu Yanyin actually wanted to listen, but when he thought about the last time he took a plate of melon and went to eat it with great enthusiasm, but before he could finish a piece of it, Pan Shihou had already left. This time, he took the initiative to stand up and said, "Then I'll go back to my room first."
Li Sui pointed behind him.
Zhu Yanyin was puzzled. Isn't this the place where you store luggage in Wanren Palace? Why do you want me in
He walked into the utility room with a lot of doubts in his mind.
A moment later, Li Sui and Pan Shihou also entered the next room. He waved his hand casually, and a hidden weapon flew through the earth wall with a "puff".
Zhu Yanyin was overjoyed as he looked at the small light-transmitting hole that suddenly appeared in front of him.
Although the environment is not very good, but if you are in the world, you will have to suffer some hardships. Zhu Ergong sat comfortably on the pile of bags and started to eavesdrop.
With Pan Shihou's skills, he could naturally sense that there was someone next door, but Li Sui had already made his attitude clear, and he knew very well that his words had no weight, so he tactfully swallowed his words.
Li Sui pulled over a chair and asked, "What do you want to talk to me about?"
Pan Shihou said, "I want you to go to Snow City with me."
"The Wulin Alliance went north together to eradicate the Burning Fire Palace. If you want to go, you don't need my consent."
"Others are here to fight against demons and defend the Way, but I am here to avenge Jinhua." Pan Shihou looked dejected, "He can no longer practice martial arts."
Li Sui raised his eyelids and said, "What exactly caused him to end up in this situation? Do you really have no idea?"
"I... I really didn't know at the beginning." Pan Shihou sighed, "I only asked him to keep an eye on Zhang Can, but after seeing Zhang Can's power increase, he had evil thoughts and even found the group of people who assassinated you last time and assassinated himself... By the time I found out, the poison had already penetrated his bones. If I forcibly interrupted him, he would have no choice but to die."
Li Sui asked: "You don't want him to practice?"
Pan Shihou said: "Of course, why would I let him practice that kind of shady Kung Fu?"
Zhu Yanyin thought, if you really don't want him to practice, why didn't you send someone to send a letter as soon as you found out, asking for help from your omnipotent "nephew" and Dr. Jiang. He found that this old man was really something, even if he was in a critical situation, he still didn't tell the truth, which was quite amazing.
Li Sui obviously thought the same thing as Zhu Yanyin, but he was too lazy to ask and just poured himself a cup of tea.
Pan Shihou continued, "So that day, although Jinhua bit you, I knew you would be fine. But with Zhang Shen in front of Jinhua, I really couldn't be careless for a moment." After he finished speaking, he hurriedly added, "It's not that I don't care about you, I just lost my mind for a moment."
Li Sui didn't respond and asked, "So you want to take him north with you?"
"Jinhua is unconscious now. I plan to send him back to Baitou City first." Pan Shihou said, "He has colluded with the Demon Cult many times. His crimes are indeed unforgivable, but that is because I was too eager for him to succeed and I usually neglected to care for him. Now that Jinhua has learned his lesson, please give him a final respect and don't make this matter public."
Li Sui said calmly: "You can just keep it a secret and don't have to tell me the truth."
"I can hide it from the Wulin League, but I can't hide it from Doctor Jiang. These days, League Master Wan has been asking Jinhua how she got poisoned. He also said that Doctor Jiang asserted that it had nothing to do with biting, and that only by soaking in the poison pool for a long time and combining it with internal energy techniques can it be successful. I really... Sigh."
Zhu Yanyin was almost shocked when he heard this, maybe it was because scholars were thin-skinned. He had never thought that someone could be so shameless. So he kept nagging for a long time, not to apologize, but to let Li Sui come forward to persuade Jiang Shenglin to cover up the fact that Pan Jinhua voluntarily practiced poison skills
What kind of person is this!
Mr. Zhu stood up and said, "Ahem!"
Li Sui said: "Send the person back first."
Pan Shihou probed: "Then what about Alliance Leader Wan..."
Li Sui played with the teacup without saying anything, still looking thoughtful.
Pan Shihou was familiar with his temper. This was already a sign of his agreement. If he asked more, he was afraid that it would cause trouble again, so he got up and left in a hurry.
Li Sui sat in the room for a long time but didn't see Zhu Yanyin coming, so he had to go next door to look for him.
The second young master Zhu sat on a pile of sacks of hay, looking unhappy.
Li Sui was amused and squatted opposite him: "Why, you are unhappy?"
"Why are you helping him again?" Zhu Yanyin said, "You didn't even say a word of apology. Every time he came to you, it was because of his idiot son. He didn't even say it directly, but kept it in a roundabout way, waiting for you to take the initiative to agree to him. What kind of elder is this?"
"He is my father's friend, so he is naturally an elder." Li Sui said, "But I also said that he is not an elder who must be there. You and Lan Yan don't understand him, so you are angry about what happened that day, but I understand him, so I am not angry at all, understand?"
"Since it's not necessary, why don't you refuse?"
"I always feel like there's something else going on." Li Sui said, "I want to find out. I can't push him into a desperate situation now."
Still hiding something? Zhu Yanyin frowned when he heard this: "Is there any secret behind Pan Shihou?"
"The people of the Burning Fire Hall are deliberately trying to sow discord between me and him. I can't just do it because of my status as an elder. Everyone in the martial arts world knows that I am always cold and indifferent. Even if all the people of the Sky Spider Hall are killed, I will—"
Zhu Yanyin covered his mouth at first, but then felt his breath itching his palm, so he withdrew his hand.
It was very fast, pretending nothing happened.
Li Sui asked: "Why, after hearing that all the people in the Sky Spider Hall died, did you become soft-hearted or scared?"
"No, neither of them." Zhu Yanyin replied, "I wanted to cover the first sentence, but I was too slow."
Li Sui laughed silently.
Zhu Yanyin's face was a little hot, but he still said: "Being cold and unfeeling is not a good thing to say. Why are you trying to put it on yourself? Okay, let's continue talking about Tianzhu Hall."
"I'll send Lan Yan to bring people to keep an eye on him." Li Sui said, "Let's go and get something to eat."
Zhu Yanyin stood up, dusted off his body, and walked out side by side with him.
After walking for a while, he asked again: "I promised to give you all my elders, do you remember?"
"Remember, you also said that there are tall, short, fat and thin people."
"Um."
Not only are there people of all heights, weights and body types, but they won't use you to do weird things. At most, they will nag you a little, and if you don't understand what they say, you'll just ignore them and let it go.
The two of them had almost walked through the small village in the past few days, and the only place to eat was the small noodle stall. Li Sui thought that it was not good to be too remote, and he had to find a prosperous and wealthy place in the future.
…
The next morning, Pan Shihou took Pan Jinhua back to Baitou City, leaving behind a mess and much discussion.
Zhu Yanyin said: "There's someone on the other end of Dr. Jiang's side asking questions, how are you going to solve it?"
Li Sui wiped the Xiangjun Sword clean and sheathed it with a clanging sound.
Zhu Yanyin: "Are you going to kill someone?"
Li Sui said: "If you want me to kill him, that's fine."
Zhu Yanyin retreated quickly, no, I don’t want to!
Li Sui took Zhu Yanyin to the Wulin Alliance.
Wan Zhuyun had been very worried about Pan Shihou's affairs recently. Seeing Li Sui coming in person, he heaved a sigh of relief and said hurriedly, "Master Pan left without saying goodbye this morning, but regarding the poison of Young Master Pan, he insisted that it was caused by Zhang Shen's bite, which is completely contrary to what Doctor Jiang said—"
"He's lying."
Wan Zhuyun was suddenly interrupted and choked.
Zhu Yanyin, who was listening nearby, was also very surprised. I thought you had some perfect excuse, but it turns out you were so straightforward
Li Sui said: "I believe Jiang Shenglin. If one of them must be lying, it can only be Pan Shihou."
Wan Zhuyun looked embarrassed: "Then this..."
"I will handle the Sky Spider Hall. As for how to appease the other sects, Alliance Leader Wan should have a way." Li Sui said, "But before the matter is fully investigated, I don't want this matter to be leaked."
Wan Zhuyun nodded: "Okay, don't worry, Palace Master Li, as long as this poison can't be passed on by biting, I know what to do with the rest."
Zhu Yanyin left the Wulin League before he even had time to warm up his chair. As he walked away, he lowered his voice and asked, "Aren't you afraid that League Master Wan is also related to Pan Shihou or even the Burning Fire Palace? Why don't you even make up an excuse?"
Li Sui asked back: "Wan Zhuyun is now the leader of the martial arts world, with all the fame, wealth and status, why would he collude with the Burning Fire Palace in secret?"
Zhu Yanyin analyzed: "But his Kung Fu is far inferior to yours. Maybe the Demon Cult has given him some very powerful Kung Fu secrets."
“What is the purpose of most people practicing qigong?”
"To be invincible in the world."
"What happens after being invincible?"
"After becoming invincible, you can walk sideways. I know that Alliance Leader Wan can walk sideways now, but he still has you. In front of you, he can't put on airs. Instead, he is restricted in every way, so he may still be bewitched. But wait, if he joins forces with the Burning Fire Palace, it seems that he will also be restricted in front of Chi Tian... Well, you are right, it is impossible for him to join forces with the Demon Cult."
Li Sui was very interested in his rambling self-analysis: "Go on."
"What are you talking about? I'm thirsty." Zhu Yanyin pulled his sleeve, "Let's go back and pack our things. We have to leave tomorrow."
…
As they got closer to Snow City, the atmosphere became more and more solemn. However, except for the second son Zhu, the rest of the Zhu family had no interest in the martial arts world. On the contrary, they were very happy because their son's condition was getting better and better.
That night, Zhu Xiaosui wiped Zhu Yanyin's hair while saying, "The next big city is Hecheng, which is very close to the Royal City. Uncle Zhang was talking today about several uncles sending letters to invite you to spend the New Year in the Royal City."
"Let's talk about it later. I hope we can catch up." Zhu Yanyin sat on the edge of the bed, thinking about how to lure Li Sui to the royal city as well.
Zhu Xiaosui went on to say that he had heard that there was a very tall ancient treasure house in Hecheng, and he wondered if he could still go up and take a look now.
"Hmm?" Zhu Yanyin became interested. As a scholar, he naturally liked "ancient" and "book collection". Hecheng was a famous place for top scholars. There were many academies, many scholars, and even more books. It was said that there were tens of thousands of precious books in the ancient building in the north of the city alone.
Jiang Shenglin on the other side was also saying, "I can smell the pedantic and sour smell of the city's scholars even from dozens of miles away. Why don't we take a detour?"
Li Sui said: "No."
Jiang Shenglin is quite unlearned to some extent. Apart from being a master of medical books, he gets a headache when he hears other things: "Don't you also dislike scholars?"
Li Sui killed with a glance.
Jiang Shenglin: “?”
Lan Yan had been sent to monitor the Sky Spider Hall at this time, so she was unable to show up in time to continue discussing the controversial topic of "Is my Palace Master really normal?" with the genius doctor.
It was a sunny day when the team arrived in Hecheng.
The people in the city had no interest in the Wulin League, but they were very interested in the Zhu Mansion in Jiangnan. Scholars and literati gathered at the city gate early in the morning, ready to welcome the famous Second Master Zhu. Many of them held thick stacks of papers in their hands, which were poems and articles they had written. Zhu Xiaosui watched from afar and said regretfully, "Alas, if it was before the Master lost his memory, he would definitely like this scene very much."
But if it was after he lost his memory, then... The scholars at the city gate would definitely not be able to wait for the great talent from Jiangnan, because the talent rode into the city first with the Jianghu devil early in the morning on his Kicking Snow Black Horse, saying that he was going to hide.
Zhu Yanyin stepped onto the stairs carefully.
Crunch.
Crunch.
He stopped walking nervously and asked, "Will we be discovered if we just barge in like this?"
Li Sui was amused by the way he tiptoed and stepped hard on him on purpose.
Boom!
Zhu Yanyin: “…”
Li Sui said, "There is no one guarding here. Even if you run up there shouting, no one will notice. Besides, there are only some old books with dust an inch thick. Who else would be so obsessed with coming here except you?"
"That's hard to say. There are so many scholars in the city." Zhu Yanyin walked to a bookshelf. "But I looked through it for a long time. This collection is just famous. It's much smaller than the one in my house, and the types of books are not complete."
"So no one cares about it anymore." Li Sui said, "If you don't want to watch, I'll take you back."
"Since I'm here, I might as well look around to see if there's anything good to buy." Zhu Yanyin pulled out a book. "I have nothing to do when I go back, and I'm not hungry."
The sun shone in through the cracks in the wooden building, fine dust was flying in the air, and the street vendors kept shouting, the noise made the quietness even more obvious. Zhu Yanyin's clothes were already covered with dust, and since the housekeeper was not there, he did not follow the rules and simply sat on the ground, holding up a book and reading it seriously.
Li Sui was puzzled: "Can you enjoy reading the local state annals?"
Zhu Yanyin didn't even raise his head: "Yeah."
Li Sui smiled, didn't say anything else, leaned aside and closed his eyes to rest.
After a while, Zhu Yanyin looked up at him, wanting to say something but stopping himself.
Li Sui said calmly: "Speak."
Zhu Yanyin: "You peeked at me!"
"I didn't peek at you, but I can feel that you have been looking at me." Li Sui opened his eyes, "What do you want to ask?"
Zhu Yanyin put the book back and covered the title with his hand: "Nothing, I'm just a little sleepy, so I wanted to talk to you."
"Jincheng is not as prosperous and interesting as Jiangnan, and the local chronicles are even more boring. Anyone would feel sleepy if they read them."
Zhu Yanyin felt a little guilty when he heard Jin Cheng's words, wondering if his little trick had been discovered. But he quickly grasped the new point: "You said you didn't peek at me, but you couldn't have sensed it, right?"
Li Sui: “…”
Li Sui hooked his finger.
Zhu Yanyin protested: "You can't pinch my face every time you are wrong."
Li Sui asked: "Then where should I pinch?"
Zhu Yanyin: “…”
The big devil looked like he was saying, "I'm easy to talk to. If you don't want me to pinch my face, I can just go somewhere else."
Zhu Yanyin tried to reason: "You can't pinch me anywhere. I'm not dough."
Li Sui said fiercely: "No!"
Zhu Yanyin immediately said: "Okay, then you can do it."
We scholars are so easy to talk to.