Zhu Yanyin lay on Li Sui and analyzed the current situation very seriously.
Since Pan Shihou caught up with the large group of the Wulin Alliance, he has basically only done one thing, which is to keep getting closer to Wan Zhuyun to discuss how to raze the Fire Palace. At the same time, he kept urging Li Sui to deal with Chi Tian, with the reason being that he was anxious to save his son - and now this urging was explained by him as a desire for revenge, which was barely understandable.
But then again, even if he wasn't there, the purpose of the Wulin Alliance's trip was to target the Burning Fire Palace, and the crusade would not end because of Pan Shihou's death, so the mastermind behind the scenes would not want to kill people just because of this urging.
That is another possibility, in order to conceal some truth. Zhu Yanyin asked: "Could it be that Pan Shihou knows some secret, so he wants to kill him to silence him? Did you interrogate him with Alliance Leader Wan tonight? What results?"
Li Sui said: "He didn't mention any secrets, he just said he wanted to rescue Lan Yan to atone for his crime."
Zhu Yanyin leaned forward and asked, "How do we save him?"
"Chi Tian has been trying to win over disciples from various sects over the past few years. He is not interested in their abilities, but in their backgrounds."
For example, Liu Xiyang, and Cui Wei who died on the way, all had ordinary kung fu, but they had a big tree to lean on. Zhu Yanyin pondered for a while and said, "I guess he has low self-esteem, so he doesn't care about chickens, ducks, or dogs. He hugs anyone and brags about it in the future. Even the famous big sects can't resist his charm."
Pan Shihou's idea was the same as Wan Zhuyun's proposal a few days ago - both used the reputation of Tianzhu Hall, which had been used for many years as a "virtuous nephew", to lure the Silver Pen Scholar to come and win him over. Chi Tian was so hungry that he didn't even pick Cui Wei, let alone Pan Shihou, who had a close relationship with Li Sui, or at least seemed to have a close relationship with him? I'm afraid that once Tianzhu Hall fell out with the Wulin Alliance, a bunch of flies from the Burning Fire Hall would fly to the door.
Zhu Yanyin had no problem with Wan Zhuyun, but he had problems with Pan Shihou. Could such a fence-sitter with no moral principles and who could repeatedly stand on the same side for the sake of his son really become part of the crusade? Don't let him fall apart before it even starts.
Li Sui said: "It is useless to imprison him in the Wulin Alliance, it is better to let him go."
Zhu Yanyin complained: "That's true, but you don't care about anything, so I have to think carefully about all the possible consequences."
Li Sui pulled his face and said, "Well, I just don't care about anything."
Zhu Yanyin thought to himself, you are quite righteous.
But there is a difference between not caring and not caring. For ordinary people, not caring means they are not capable of caring, while for Li Sui, not caring means he is genuinely too lazy to care - he always exudes an impatient aura of "If it's too troublesome, I'll kill everyone", cruel and natural, so much so that the Second Young Master Zhu has no way to refute him, and can only sigh, you are such a troublesome devil.
Li Sui began to lazily touch his butt again.
Zhu Yanyin: “…”
Scholars have never practiced martial arts, so everything is soft and white.
Zhu Yanyin's ears burned as he rolled into the corner, trying to wrap himself in the quilt and sleep, but Li Sui grabbed his collar and pulled him back into his arms easily. It was impossible to sleep, and they could only hug each other to barely cope with the long night. Zhu Yanyin was tickled all over by his kisses, so he smiled and dodged. Who could believe that the feared Li Gongzhu in the martial arts world was actually this type of person when it came to love. He would either pull his sweetheart's hairband or hold her in his arms and kiss her for fun. He was simply a pure boy who counted the stars and watched the moon.
Suddenly someone knocked on the door.
Zhu Yanyin raised his head breathlessly: "What's the matter?"
"Second Young Master." The servant of the Zhu Mansion said, "The people you sent to the northwest are back."
Zhu Yanyin: “!”
The people sent to the northwest were the ones who were going to investigate the past of the Li family. Zhu Yanyin had not mentioned this to Li Sui beforehand, not because he was hiding it on purpose, but because he was not even sure about it, and he really didn't know how to start the conversation - he couldn't just start by saying "I think the Li family had a secret, but I don't have any evidence", which would sound like he had a brain problem.
Li Sui asked: "Do you want to go and take a look?"
"Well, you go to sleep first." Zhu Yanyin sat on the bed, "I'll be back soon."
Li Sui did not raise any questions about "Northwest", although he intuitively guessed that it was probably related to him. After Zhu Yanyin left, he leaned against the head of the bed casually, making a seductive pose as if he was about to fall asleep, and half-closed his eyes to rest.
Zhu Yanyin stayed outside for almost half an hour. When he returned to the bedroom, he was still cold in the winter night. Li Sui stretched out his hand and let the man lean back into his arms: "Why did you take so long?"
Zhu Yanyin looked at him, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Let me tell you something."
Li Sui grabbed a little of his face and said, "You sent someone to the northwest to investigate me?"
"I'm not investigating you, I'm investigating the Li family's past."
Li Sui's eyebrows twitched slightly.
…
The next day there was another howling snowstorm, and the early morning was as dark as dusk.
Jiang Shenglin had already examined the body of the horse feeder, and the cause of death was a poison needle. When Zhu Yanyin and Li Sui rushed over, Tan Shuqiu was standing there with a sad face. He really felt that he was unlucky. He was trapped in the maze a few months ago and almost died. Now there was a traitor in his family who spread the news everywhere - and he died. How could he clear his suspicion after this death
Zhu Yanyin said: "Tell me, what's going on."
Tan Shuqiu was so sad, I really didn't know. Not only did I not know how the servant died, I also didn't know how he was bribed to spread the news everywhere. The Canglang Gang had no shortage of money. The monthly salary for servants was almost twice that of other sects. He also had some skills, so he should not be short of money.
Zhu Yanyin asked: "What kind of craft?"
Tan Shuqiu said, "He was shoeing horses. Horses often slip in the ice and snow and need to be wrapped in cloth. He often went to other sects to help and took on some private work."
"Which sects?"
"I'll have to ask about that."
"Is half an hour enough?"
"Now?"
Tan Shuqiu reacted quickly this time and ran out: "I'll go right away!"
Fortunately, the servant loved to drink and brag on weekdays. In the cold weather in Northeast China, he loved to drink and brag even more. He often boasted to his roommates about how much extra money he had earned today. Therefore, Tan Shuqiu quickly took back a list with many sects listed on it. Zhu Yanyin looked at them one by one and caught a glimpse of a familiar name, Liujiazhuang.
Liujiazhuang where Liu Xiyang is located.
Thinking about it again, the toilet where the body of the servant was found was only separated by a wall from the residence of the disciples of Liujiazhuang. Li Sui took the paper from his hand and glanced at it: "Your people have been keeping an eye on him, have you found any results?"
"No result. Liu Xiyang just eats and sleeps every day and never leaves the house." Zhu Yanyin said, "But in order to avoid being discovered, I only let the servants watch from the outside and did not monitor him closely. So if he wants to kill someone in the toilet in the dark... can he do it?"
Li Sui replied: "Unless one has excellent Qinggong skills."
Zhu Yanyin hesitated: "But we have never seen Liu Xiyang's Qinggong."
Li Sui said: "Just go and ask and you will know."
…
When Zhu Yanyin stepped into the courtyard, Liu Xiyang was standing under the eaves, and the leader of the Liu Family Gang was also there, and the two were talking about the attack on the Burning Fire Palace. The general meaning of the Liu Gang leader was, "You really embarrassed your uncle this time. Can't you do something else besides eating and sleeping?", and so on. The old-fashioned teachings made people's ears calloused.
Zhu Yanyin stood at the door: "I didn't disturb you two, did I?"
"Of course not." Boss Liu hurriedly apologized, "Master Zhu, did you get any good calligraphy or paintings that you want to share with Xiyang?"
"There are no calligraphy or paintings this time." Zhu Yanyin looked at Liu Xiyang, "I came here to ask, did you kill the servant who died in the Canglang Gang?"
His words were too straightforward. The two people from the Liu Clan were stunned. Liu asked confusedly, "What do you mean, Master Zhu?"
"You killed the servant of Canglang Gang, and you also spread the rumor." Zhu Yanyin continued to look at Liu Xiyang, "Am I right?"
Before Liu Xiyang could speak, Gang Leader Liu got anxious. This was not something that an ordinary person could bear. Who could stand the fact that a traitor who colluded with the Demon Cult appeared in his family? He interrupted and said, "Master Zhu, is there any misunderstanding here? Xiyang has been depressed since he was kidnapped. He only knows how to eat and sleep all day long. I was just scolding him for not doing his job. How could he be secretly dealing with the Burning Fire Palace?"
Zhu Yanyin said: "Since I am here, I naturally have evidence."
Liu Xiyang looked at him: "What evidence?"
Zhu Yanyin took out a large piece of paper from his bosom. It was written so densely that it was hard to make out what was written on it. Liu Xiyang hesitated and reached out to take it. Perhaps the person opposite him was too sonorous and righteous, so he was inevitably a little flustered. In this panic, he ignored the movement behind him. It was not until the sound of breaking wind approached his ears that he suddenly realized that something was wrong. His feet had reacted before his brain, and he changed his steps quickly, as if he was walking on icicles, and slid to the other corner of the courtyard in an instant.
It is not the kung fu that the Liu family gang should have, but it is somewhat similar to Li Sui's footwork - that is also the kung fu that Chi Tian learned.
Zhu Yanyin folded the large piece of paper again and put it into his sleeve slowly: "You don't need to read it, it's a recipe. All's fair in war."
Liu Xiyang's face turned pale.
Li Sui stood beside Zhu Yanyin. He didn't really want to kill Liu Xiyang. He was just testing him just now, so the other person's head was still firmly on his neck.
But it is estimated that he will be gone soon, because Boss Liu has recovered from his shock and is shouting in disbelief: "You... you actually, rebellious son, where do you get such courage?"
He might have been so angry that he forgot that family disgrace should not be made public, and his shout attracted many martial artists who were nearby.
Liu Xiyang clenched his teeth so tightly that veins popped out on his temples. He never expected that he would be exposed so easily.
Zhu Yanyin suggested in a friendly way: "Instead of trying to come up with excuses to hide the truth, it would be better to confess honestly. It would be better for everyone."
Liu Xiyang's sword was left in the house and was not brought out.
He turned his head to look at his uncle, as if he was about to speak, but he suddenly stepped back and rushed towards the roof with all his strength.
He had been practicing Kung Fu in secret for a long time just to be able to save his life at a time like this. In fact, he did have a 99% chance of escaping from the public eye, but unfortunately, the remaining less than 10% chance of "God's will" was also standing in the yard.
Liu Xiyang spat out a mouthful of blood in the air.
The other sects actually haven't figured out what happened yet: How could someone want to escape under the nose of Palace Master Li? Is this person mentally ill