"As the ancients said, at forty one is free from doubts."
"I am now over 40 years old, and I should look like an elder."
"From today on, be a gentle, rational, neutral, and objective person. No longer be young and frivolous, no longer be reckless and stubborn. Be humble and modest, and be as gentle as jade."
"Oh, by the way, I still have a Guo Yan to kill." Qiao Mu suddenly remembered something.
"Then starting from the day after tomorrow after I kill Guo Yan, I will start to be a gentle, rational, neutral, and objective person. I will no longer be young and frivolous, reckless and stubborn. I will be humble and kind, gentle as jade."
He did not approach the old woman at the door of the teahouse.
Instead, he left through another side door.
Since the existence of tall trees itself will bring danger, it is better to forget about them.
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When Qiao Mu left from the side, Qiao Canxue at the door subconsciously turned his head slightly and looked in the direction Qiao Mu left.
She didn't notice anything, but she suddenly felt something on a whim.
He subconsciously took two steps forward to chase the footsteps that were gradually receding in front of him, but the story of the righteous man Qiao Lin told by the storyteller with a sword behind him had just reached its climax.
While I was hesitating, the footsteps in front of me gradually disappeared.
The storyteller with the sword said, "... In order to avoid being humiliated by the city lord, Qiao Lin bumped his head against the edge of the well at the last moment, smashing the edge of the well and falling into the well, dying!"
Qiao Lin died? Or such a tragic ending
The tea drinkers in the teahouse were talking about the story. They didn't expect that the storyteller's story would end like this.
Some kind-hearted ladies have already picked up their handkerchiefs and secretly wiped their eyes.
Then I talked a few words with my best friends, shed a few tears, sighed a few times, and it was over, and I left with satisfaction.
For these tea drinkers, this is a wonderful story told by a sword-bearing storyteller.
But for Qiao Canxue who was standing at the entrance of the teahouse... it was a matter of life and death.
She remained silent, walking away step by step with the cane in her hand.
Qiao Lin... dead
Looking back now, I realize that what Qiao Mu did was just a lie he made up to get her out of Yancheng.
He deliberately let her spend several days to come to this remote and sparsely populated town, probably to prevent her from going back to Yancheng, rather than to really reunite with her here.
"He did so much for me. He escaped death the first time, and fell into a well with no trace left the second time..."
"Qiao Mu has never overstepped his boundaries with me since we've been together, so it's clear that he's not after my body."
"Then besides his hatred of evil and his eagerness to help others, there must be another reason."
"He must like me."
"Alas, he loves me so deeply, why did I only realize it now?"
Qiao Canxue walked silently, and before she knew it, tears blurred her vision.
Wait... ..sight
Qiao Canxue was slightly stunned. She opened her white left eye and looked at the small hill in front of her.
Ever since the Qiao family massacre half a year ago, her eyes have been restless.
If the progress bar reached 90% at that time, then now we have finally taken the last step.
"Can I see now?" Qiao Canxue opened his white eyes, and his heart was also blank.
Unfortunately, it’s a little late.
"From the time I met him until he died, I never had the chance to see what kind of face he had."
She sighed slightly and walked forward, but her eyes gradually became firm.
She is indeed gifted and unique.
Since all this was not just a fantasy of her teenage years, she would take revenge with her own hands.
Revenge on the Martial Saint and also revenge on the Yancheng City Lord Guo Yan.
If the path of martial arts doesn’t work, then take the path of Taoism.
If the path to immortality is blocked, then create a thorny road for yourself.
"Today is my first step towards the path to immortality!" Thinking of this, Qiao Canxue took the first step forward.
Then he missed a step and fell to the ground, rolling twice.
After falling to the ground, she did not get up immediately, but just stood there in a daze.
Why did she miss? Couldn't she already see
The picture she saw with her eyes seemed to be different from reality
Chapter 53 The case is solved, the Qiao family does not exist at all!
The time came to the sixth day after Qiao Lin broke into the City Lord's Mansion.
In the inner courtyard of the City Lord's Mansion, Guo Yan was sitting in the study.
The door of the study was opened, and he stared at the well in the courtyard with a gloomy face.
Ever since what happened that day, City Lord Guo Yan became increasingly gloomy, with only his face remaining as pale as before.
Guo Yan has been very worried and anxious these days, and has been unable to sleep or eat.
Although he did not fight with Qiao Mu seven days ago, he was so angry about his son's death that he vomited blood. His injuries were actually more serious. He did not get enough rest in the past few days and did not look very well.
suddenly.
A white dove with black and red eyes flapped its wings and flew into the courtyard, landing in front of the study door.
Guo Yan was suddenly delighted and was about to walk forward to untie the note tied to the pigeon, when suddenly a breeze blew past him from behind.
Looking back, there suddenly appeared in the study a man in a black robe, shrouded in shadows and wearing a black star-shaped mask on his face, and the dove with black and red eyes landed on his shoulder.
Guo Yan narrowed his eyes, unable to hide his surprise.
The Star Envoy of the Wu Ji Society
Such a person should be active in a big city like Heyang Prefecture. Why would he come to Yancheng
"Why did the distinguished envoy come here in person?" Guo Yan's eyes jumped and he quickly closed the study door.
In the past seven days, he had paid a great price to use the Wu Ji Society's network of connections in order to investigate the affairs of the Qiao family, but he also thought that he would not alert a figure like Xing Xuanshi.
Xing Xuanshi is the leader of Wu Ji Hui’s internal intelligence informants.
In fact, this kind of intelligence personnel should not be known for their military strength. It's just that Wu Jihui is the second best martial artist in the world, and it was established by the martial saint, so the middle and high-level people will not be weak.
Since its inception, the Wu Ji Hui has swept through most of the sects and martial arts families in the world in decades and collected countless martial arts secrets. Its foundation and strength are far superior to the so-called famous sects of the previous era.
Then the Xingxuan Envoy of the Wu Ji Association naturally cannot be judged by common sense.
"It's just on the way, you don't have to think too much about it." Xing Xuan's voice was cold, and it was impossible to tell whether he was a man or a woman, young or old.
It is said that there is no need to think too much, but Guo Yan has to think...
Is the news that the Great Yan Emperor is coming true? Otherwise, why would a person like Xing Xuanshi come to this small town
Guo Yan once had a fluke, thinking that how could the emperor's itinerary be so easily exposed to the Wu Ji Society? But now he could only sigh.
"Guo Yan, there is a preliminary result on the Qiao family you were investigating." Envoy Xing Xuan didn't care what Guo Yan thought and continued speaking:
"I originally thought that the Qiao family you spent so much time investigating would be related to the former martial arts clan Heyang Qiao family, so I spent some time investigating... but the result was disappointing."
"In the entire Nanzhou, there is no trace of the existence of the Qiao family you mentioned."
Guo Yan was stunned.
"What does your Excellency mean?" he demanded.
"There are two possibilities." Xing Xuan Envoy said:
"First, the Qiao family is not a family from Nanzhou. They may be a family from far away. Otherwise, I would not know nothing about such a unique family."
Guo Yan nodded thoughtfully.
Envoy Xing Xuan continued, "Secondly, the Qiao family is just a small family that is not worth mentioning, or an ordinary person's family, or it may not even exist at all."
"Fake?" Guo Yan was stunned.
This was totally different from what he had imagined.
He investigated the Qiao family behind Qiao Mu and Qiao Lin mainly to eradicate the family that had a grudge against him.
But I never thought that there was such a possibility.
"Your Excellency, do you mean that Qiao Mu and Qiao Lin are just raising a banner? Pretending that there is a so-called Qiao family behind them?" Guo Yan couldn't help but say.
"Think about it yourself." Xing Xuanshi did not comment.
He was obviously disappointed with the findings.
The Heyang Qiao family is a great martial arts family that has produced many great masters, so Guo Yan's incident also alarmed them at first.
The door opened with a creak, and Xing Xuanshi's figure blurred for a moment and disappeared from Guo Yan's sight.
Only Guo Yan was left sitting there in a daze.
After a long time, the corners of his mouth suddenly curled up, and then he laughed out loud.
If Guo Yan used his own power to investigate and could not find any trace of the existence of the so-called Qiao family, he would suspect that the Qiao family might be more powerful than he imagined, which is why he could not find any evidence.
But if even the Star Mysterious Envoy of the Wu Ji Association can't find it... it's impossible that this so-called Qiao family is so mysterious that even the Wu Ji Association, the Martial Saint, can't figure it out
Impossible! Absolutely impossible!
"According to Envoy Xingxuan, if the Qiao family is a family from a distant place, then I don't have to worry about the Qiao family's revenge for the time being."
"If the Qiao family is just an ordinary family that is not in the eyes of the Wu Ji Association, then there is even less need to worry about it."
"I told you, there is no big family in this world that would pass down 'die a worthy death' as a family motto."
Thinking of this, his brows gradually relaxed.
Although he was frightened by Qiao Lin's bluff, his mood improved.
Come to think of it.
If the Qiao family was really a big martial arts family, the two brothers Qiao Mu and Qiao Lin would not have died alone, especially Qiao Lin who broke into the City Lord's Mansion alone.
With Qiao Lin's strength, he would surely die if he broke into the City Lord's Mansion. If the Qiao family really had a strong man who was capable of standing up to the enemy, how could they sit back and watch Qiao Lin die alone
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Day 7.
Guo Yan, who was sitting quietly in the study, waited for important news from a servant.
"Master, Qiao Lin's body has been found!"
"Where did you find it? Tell me in detail." Guo Yan stood up suddenly.
Although he knew that Qiao Lin was seriously injured and had a high chance of death, he still felt a little worried because he had not found the body.
"It's Panshan Town outside the city." The servant explained:
"A doctor named Wang from Panshan Town said that when his family was washing clothes by the river, they found Qiao Lin drifting down the river, near death and unconscious."
"The doctor took the man home to treat him out of compassion, but his medical skills were mediocre and he spent several days in vain, causing Qiao Lin great pain, but in the end he was not able to save him."
"Later, I saw the wanted poster issued by Yancheng, and realized that this person was the wanted criminal who broke into the city lord's mansion, so I immediately reported it to the police."
Guo Yan asked: "Where is Qiao Lin's body?"
"It has been carried outside the house."
Guo Yan immediately walked out of the City Lord's Mansion, opened the coffin lid and immediately saw a familiar corpse. He identified it carefully and finally nodded.
"It's not a fake. This is indeed Qiao Lin's body."
At this point, he finally felt at peace.
Xing Xuanshi of the Wu Ji Society cleared away his fear of the Qiao family.