Lu Xiaofeng was always calm, but today he really couldn't calm down.
He has never met Chu Liuxiang, but he has been paying attention to him for a long time. Lu Xiaofeng has solved countless big cases, and Chu Liuxiang has also solved countless big cases; Lu Xiaofeng has many confidante, Chu Liuxiang has more confidante than him; Lu Xiaofeng likes to drink, and Chu Liuxiang also likes to drink...
Because there are so many similarities, there is a saying in Jianghu to describe the two of them, "The colorful phoenix has wings, and the fragrance of flowers moves the world." The former refers to Lu Xiaofeng, and the latter refers to Chu Liuxiang. Lu Xiaofeng felt that Chu Liuxiang was very similar to him, a type of person, if they met, they would definitely be called speculative friends.
Lu Xiaofeng couldn't accept it, and didn't think that Chu Liuxiang would kill someone, especially if he was an unarmed ordinary person. It was as if every time Lu Xiaofeng investigated, the black hands behind the scenes were all his friends, even if it happened again and again, he still felt very uncomfortable.
But the pain on the middle-aged scholar's face does not seem to be fake, the pain of losing a loved one, now Lu Xiaofeng can fully understand it.
The middle-aged scholar kept his head down, hugged his box, and didn't see Lu Xiaofeng's expression. Moreover, this was the first time he saw Lu Xiaofeng, he was not familiar with him, and he knew very little about Jianghu, so he never expected that with the word "tulip", Lu Xiaofeng could think so much. Of course he didn't know that the people standing in front of him were all well-known figures in the world.
But this is also because he is a scholar who has no power to restrain a chicken, and he does not mix in the world, otherwise, out of ten people in the world, when they hear Tulip, eleven will doubt Chu Liuxiang. Don't ask where the eleventh came from, it's just a rough road. After all, although Chu Liuxiang is a well-known bandit commander, he also bears the name of a thief, and many people in the Jianghu still don't like him very much.
Thinking of this, Lu Xiaofeng has already decided to join hands.
No matter what kind of conspiracy these people "take away" Hua Manlou to concoct, or whether it is done by the same group or someone else, they killed the middle-aged scholar's wife and daughter, and left Tulip behind. The clues, blaming Chu Liuxiang, are obviously not as simple as they appear on the surface. And the more difficult the matter was, the more itchy Lu Xiaofeng's hands became, and he had to take care of it.
After making this decision, Lu Xiaofeng decided to start with the clue of the middle-aged scholar, and investigate the motive behind the "invitation" of Huamanlou to the Gold Cave on the Sea.
Huamanlou can be said to be one of the most good people in the whole Jianghu. They all say that no one is perfect, but if it falls on Huamanlou, they can only criticize him as blind. But no matter who is standing in front of Huamanlou, even if they are evil people, although they are selfish and less kind-hearted, they are not ignorant of good and evil, so it is impossible to say it. We can only admit that he is indeed a Perfect.
As a result, Lu Xiaofeng felt that he had to go to Haishangjin Cave. In addition to the matter of checking Huamanlou, you can also inquire about their answers about the enemies of middle-aged scholars. If it's Chu Liuxiang, don't mention it, even if they are not the mastermind behind the scenes, they are also involved with the mastermind behind the scenes, but if the answer is not Chu Liuxiang, then it is really interesting.
In such a short period of time, Lu Xiaofeng planned his own path for a period of time in the future, and just feeling complacent, he suddenly remembered two things. The first thing, he has already promised Ye Gucheng that he will stay in Baiyun City temporarily before his injury heals. The second thing is that he just told Hua Manlou before that they will return to the Central Plains when the matter in Baiyun City is over. .
Lu Xiaofeng felt that he was so stupid, he thought so much, and finally reality slapped him mercilessly. The "painful" fact brought Lu Xiaofeng back to his senses. He didn't want to look at Huamanlou at this time, and he didn't want to tell Huamanlou that he almost forgot about the things he had just said at night. This really lost all face, although Hua Manlou would never be angry with him because of this.
Therefore, Lu Xiaofeng's gaze drifted towards Ximen Chuuxue. Then he discovered that Ximen Chuuxue had disappeared.
Not only Ximen Chuuxue, Lu Xiaofeng continued to look to the other side, but Jiang Li and Jing Wuming also disappeared. In this short period of time, there were only three people left on this boat. A gust of morning wind blew, obviously a warm and humid sea breeze, but it fell on Lu Xiaofeng's body, but it made him shiver from the bottom of his body.
Until Hua Manlou said: "Lu Xiaofeng, we should go."
Lu Xiaofeng woke up like a dream, and asked in a daze: "Where are we going?" He almost thought of Huangquan Road, the gate of hell.
Hua Manlou said: "When you were distracted just now, a ship from Baiyun City came to pick up City Lord Ye."
Lu Xiaofeng looked back suddenly, only to find that there was indeed a clean boat parked in the direction of Huamanlou. After staying on this ship for so long, it seemed that even his breath smelled of blood. The requirements of everyone on the ship were lowered again and again. It was obviously a very happy thing to see such a new ship at this time.
Of course, the happiest thing about Lu Xiaofeng was that he didn't encounter any supernatural events.
At this time, Jing Wuming was alone at the bow of the boat, holding his sword in his arms and watching the sea, his expression condensed.
Jiang Li, Ye Gucheng and Ximen Chuuxue were not there, but the boat opposite was huge, and the cabin looked quite spacious, so they might have gone inside, Lu Xiaofeng was not surprised. There were maids and guards in white clothes running back and forth on the boat, and they were ready to leave when they saw someone was being picked up.
Lu Xiaofeng hurriedly said: "Wait, wait, there are two more people here!" Saying that, he pulled Hua Manlou and ran to the boat over there. Having been left on the shore by Jiang Li once before, and almost thrown overboard by Ximen Chuuxue once, Lu Xiaofeng has learned his lesson and definitely does not want to encounter it a third time. Although Ye Gucheng still needs him to sit in Baiyun City, it shouldn't just leave him here.
Of course, he would not leave this middle-aged scholar behind.
Lu Xiaofeng asked him to follow, and said that he would help him find out the matter.
The middle-aged scholar had a very desperate look on his face. The five hundred taels of gold was only obtained by selling his ancestral property after a lot of effort. His whole family lost their lives, and only one person remained. He had already cut off his sons and grandchildren, and he was sorry for his ancestors.
Now, they haven't found the Golden Cave for Selling in the Sea, and Lu Xiaofeng and the others seem to know nothing about his enemies. In desperation, for a while, he already has the will to die. It wasn't until he heard Lu Xiaofeng's assurance that a glimmer of hope rose again, and he followed Lu Xiaofeng with his box in his arms.
The servants of Baiyun City naturally got the order, they respectfully greeted Lu Xiaofeng and Hua Manlou aboard, and arranged for the middle-aged scholar alone, before asking: "What do you two need? water, if you need to bathe and change clothes, I can lead the two of you there now, and if you want to eat, we will set the meal right now."
Although Baiyun City lives far overseas, it has always been rich. Ye Gucheng has little spiritual entertainment, but his enjoyment of material things has basically reached the extreme. Although he is a peerless swordsman, he does not advocate the practice method like an ascetic monk, and he never treats himself badly for what he should enjoy.
Once Lu Xiaofeng returned to the human world from the life of a savage, he felt a little uncomfortable. He asked, "Is there any wine? Let's order something to eat."
People were polite to him, so Lu Xiaofeng climbed along the pole, not polite at all.
"Yes." After receiving the order, someone went down to prepare.
"By the way, Ximen and Ye Gucheng?" Lu Xiaofeng asked casually.
"The owner of the city and the owner of Ximen went to change their clothes separately." Before there was no condition, the two of them would not have to die or live. They insisted on disliking the dirty place, but now that they have the conditions, of course they will not wrong themselves. Lu Xiaofeng didn't care much about this, he could bear it all the way to Baiyun City, but apparently these two swordsmen couldn't.
Lu Xiaofeng didn't ask Jiang Li, Ximen Chuixue and Ye Gucheng are two big men who love to be clean so much, Jiang Li is a woman no matter what, she is still a very beautiful woman, even if she can't see where she is dirty, how can she stay on such a boat? After such a long time, it is normal to wash up and change clothes.
The food and drink were served quickly.
Lu Xiaofeng first took a big sip of wine, and then exhaled comfortably, suddenly felt that he had come alive.
Standing next to Huamanlou was an attendant who knew that his eyesight was bad, so he specially prepared vegetables for him.
"Thank you." Although Huamanlou didn't need it, she didn't refuse her kindness, she just thanked her with a smile.
As soon as Lu Xiaofeng drank, he immediately forgot about his previous troubles and said, "This is the life we should live."
Hua Manlou was eating food slowly. He had been working so hard all the way, and it was true that he hadn't eaten for a long time, not even a sip of water. At this moment, he smiled and said, "I thought you didn't want to come over."
Lu Xiaofeng sighed, and said: "With such a good life, no one would be willing to live a worse life."
"That's why I'm waiting for you." Hua Manlou said.
"Only you are waiting for me." Lu Xiaofeng shook his head.
The conversation between the two ended here, and they began to eat.
After a while, Jiang Li was the first to come out of the cabin.
She washed her hair, and her hair was still wet, so she simply wiped it and put it on her back.
Seeing Lu Xiaofeng and Hua Manlou having dinner, she said, "Add two pairs of chopsticks."
Without further ado, Jing Wuming sat down next to Jiang Li very consciously.
Jiang Li stayed away from the bloody smell, feeling in a good mood, and said, "Young Master Hua won't mind, but I don't know, will Daxia Lu drive me away?"
Hua Manlou said: "Of course not."
Jiang Li said, "Really?"
"It's true." Hua Manlou said, "Not only will he not mind, but he will also advise you to sit down quickly."
Jiang Li looked at Lu Xiaofeng.
Lu Xiaofeng glanced at Huamanlou and said, "If I disagree, will you sit down?"
Jing Wuming answered for Jiang Li, he said: "Yes!"
Since he had already sat down, he naturally had more say than Jiang Li.
Lu Xiaofeng laughed.
At this moment, the waiter who served Hua Man Lou suddenly walked between Jiang Li and Jing Wu Ming without being called. He bowed to the two and said: "There is a sword stand next to it, it is not convenient for you two to eat like this, you can put the weapon on the sword stand first."
I don't know if it was because of Jiang Li's appearance, the waiter who seemed very calm suddenly became nervous, and even subconsciously dragged out a long ending when he said the last sentence.
Hua Manlou felt that the voice sounded familiar.
It seemed that the owner of the voice had only met him not long ago.
Jiang Li said indifferently: "As a swordsman, City Lord Ye would never make such a request. Who are you saying this for?"