It was not until noon that Liang Yijie walked out of the gate of the Governor's Mansion.
Yan Liqiang and Liang Yiji's friends were waiting in the teahouse across the street from the Governor's Mansion. When they saw Liang Yiji come out, they all surrounded him.
"Brother Liang, how is it?" Zhang Rui was the first to ask.
"What else can I do? They just asked me whether I arranged the archer and whether I knew him. These are all boring questions..." Liang Yijie shook his head and said with a stern face, "A captain of the Admiral's Office has brought a few criminals to the inn to check. The owner and the waiter of the inn were just taken to the Admiral's Office for questioning, but they didn't get anything out of me. They have no evidence, so they can only let me go!"
"Damn it, this must be a self-torture trick planned in advance by Xu Lang and his men. If Xu Lang can defeat you on the stage of life and death, that person will naturally not show up and shoot that arrow. But if you defeat Xu Lang on the stage of life and death, that person's arrow can not only save Xu Lang's life, but also splash dirty water on you, ruin your reputation, and leave you speechless. What a vicious mind!" Yuan Beihong cursed angrily.
"I have a clear conscience, so why should I be afraid of these clowns' tricks!" Liang Yiji said proudly.
"That's true, but gossip can destroy a person. The Imperial Capital is such a small place. If those people ruin your reputation, how can you gain a foothold in the Imperial Capital in the future? You have suffered a loss this time. Not only did Xu Lang escape from the stage of life and death, but he also turned the tables on you. He deserves to die!" Yin Yajie shook his head and said in a deep voice.
Liang Yijie looked at the surrounding streets, especially the criminals at the gate of the Admiral's Mansion who were looking over here, "This is not a place to talk, let's go to Mingyue Tower!"
"Okay!" Everyone nodded.
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As early as yesterday, everyone had booked a private room in Mingyue Tower, ready to drink together to celebrate after Liang Yiji's duel. However, what no one expected was that today's duel would be so tortuous.
Yan Liqiang didn't say much along the way. He just followed Liang Yiji and others to Mingyue Tower. When they came to the private room booked by the group, everyone talked about what happened just now. Miao Yisen seemed to suddenly remember something. He put away the fan in his hand and looked at Yan Liqiang with burning eyes, "I don't know how brother Liqiang found out that the man was hiding in the room on the third floor of the inn? The situation at that time, when the arrow was shot, was too sudden. We could only determine the direction from which the arrow came, but we couldn't know where the arrow came from at the first time. Brother Liqiang, don't misunderstand what I said. This is not suspicion of brother Liqiang, but pure curiosity!"
Seeing that everyone else in the room was looking at him, Yan Liqiang said calmly, "It's nothing. I just practice archery frequently and often try to figure out the changes in the trajectory of arrows flying in the air. I'm very sensitive to the direction from which arrows are coming. So when I felt the arrow coming, I felt that it seemed to be shot from the inn over there. I had a strong intuition..."
At this time, Yan Liqiang certainly would not say that his super strong spiritual perception could sense the unusual atmosphere on the field at that time. Instead, he used the theory of bullet dynamics from his previous generation to explain it in a specious way. As long as it made sense in principle, it would be fine.
"Intuition?" Miao Yisen frowned slightly, as if pondering what Li Qiang said.
"Brother Li Qiang, brother Li Qiang, I also practice archery frequently. Why don't I have your intuition? I can't feel the change in the arrow's trajectory after it is shot?" Zhang Yunduan, who wanted to compare archery skills with Yan Liqiang before, also looked at Yan Liqiang.
"When the arrow leaves the bowstring, its flight trajectory appears to be a straight line at a short distance, but appears to be an arc at a long distance. The breeze, temperature, humidity, and even the terrain will have subtle effects on the arrow's trajectory. As long as you pay attention, you will slowly be able to feel these things!" Yan Liqiang continued to speak seriously, and the people at the table listened with thoughtful looks on their faces.
"Don't doubt Li Qiang's words. Li Qiang's observation ability has always been unmatched..." Liang Yiji began, "When Li Qiang and I first met, Lord Sun gave Li Qiang a question, which was to test Li Qiang's observation ability..." Liang Yiji simply told the story of Sun Bingchen using a screen to test Yan Liqiang, which immediately amazed everyone present and no longer doubted what Yan Liqiang said.
"It's just that because of today's incident, you, Yijie, are in trouble. Among the onlookers on the life and death stage, I found that many people were deliberately making a fuss and throwing dirty water on you, Yijie. It is obvious that the other party has been planning this for a long time. The man who shot the arrow ran away again without leaving any useful clues. I suspect that the man is very likely wearing a mask or in disguise. The confessions of the innkeeper and the waiter are useless. The people in the governor's mansion can't be relied on at all. Since you and Lord Sun came back, I feel that there are some undercurrents in the capital. Yijie, you might as well leave the capital temporarily and find a place to practice in seclusion for a while. Wait until your strength is further improved and the impact of this incident is over, and then come back. Being able to advance and retreat is the way to fight..." Yin Yajie said to Liang Yijie with a serious face.
"Yes, Brother Yin is right. Yijie, you should think about it carefully. As long as you have the green mountains, you will have a chance to burn the firewood!" Zhang Rui nodded in agreement.
"This..." Liang Yiji pondered.
"This time Xu Lang challenged you, Yijie, obviously wanting to get rid of you. I'm worried that even if they fail this time, they will not give up and will have other killer moves. I also heard that Lord Sun has been fighting fiercely with them in the court in recent days. He directly listed the eleven major crimes of that person and impeached him. At the same time, there are countless people over there impeaching Lord Sun. Yijie, you work by Lord Sun's side. If they throw dirty water on you, they are throwing dirty water on Lord Sun. Getting rid of you means getting rid of one of Lord Sun's arms. They use the means used in the court to fight Lord Sun, but they don't have so many scruples about you..." Yin Yajie said worriedly.
"Thank you for your reminder, Brother Yin. I will consider it carefully!"
"I heard that the scenery in Jinling is nice these days. I'm planning to go to Jinling for a few days. I wonder if Brother Liang would be willing to travel to Jinling with me?" Feng Ting spoke, her cheeks slightly flushed, but she still looked at Liang Yiji with burning eyes.
Yan Liqiang was stunned for a moment. He looked at Feng Ting, then looked carefully at the expression on Liang Yijie's face and the half-smiles on the faces of others, and instantly understood...
"Of course Brother Liang is willing to go!" Before Liang Yiji could speak, Yan Liqiang smiled. "Brother Liang and I were on the road this time. Before we even reached the Imperial Capital, I heard Brother Liang praising Sister Feng Ting all the way. He said that Sister Feng Ting was heroic, beautiful, and intelligent. She was a rare woman in the world, and a rare confidante. When Brother Liang was in Ganzhou, he asked me to take him to buy a string of gemstone beads from the Western Regions. They were very beautiful and not easy to see in the Imperial Capital. He said he would come back to give them to Sister Feng Ting. But he didn't expect that the beads were lost when he encountered the Black Wind Bandits on the way. Brother Liang regretted it for a long time, right, Brother Liang?"
Liang Yijie stared at Yan Liqiang in amazement. He had never thought that Yan Liqiang would make up such nonsense and speak so truly. However, the face of the woman named Fengting suddenly lit up with eyes. She bit her lip with shyness and joy as she glanced at Liang Yijie. The blush on her face instantly spread to her neck, which was extremely charming...
(End of this chapter)