Hearing Lu Bei's threatening words, She Xuan held the knife expressionlessly, unmoved like a true warrior.
I'm used to it.
Having been threatened by Lu Bei many times, he knew that this guy was only good at talking and it was useless to give him any chance.
She Xuan knew everything about Lu Bei, but Zhu Shiqi was not. When he heard that Lu Bei had an appointment with his wife tonight, his face turned green with anger. He trembled and put his fingers together to form a sword, and angrily shouted: "Sir Ding, you are a Qingwei of the Xuanyin Division, a good general of the court. You should serve His Majesty and investigate the case. How can you use your power to take advantage of others' misfortune?"
"Master Zhu, you have misunderstood. It was really the Madam who invited me so kindly. I could not bear to see her alone in her empty room, feeling lonely and cold, so I agreed to watch the sunrise with her tonight. This is a kind act, not taking advantage of someone's misfortune."
Lu Bei defended his character, and seeing Zhu Shiqi getting even angrier, he chuckled, "Besides, whether Ding does evil tonight and treats Madam like a worthless person, or does good to Madam like the apple of your eye, isn't it up to Master Zhu to decide?"
Zhu Shiqi's face turned pale when he heard this. He picked up the wine on the table and drank it all in one gulp. After a while, he sat down on the stool dejectedly and said bitterly, "Your Excellency is worrying too much. The criminal official was not threatened by anyone, nor did he have any difficulties. The criminal official was the one who raised the Gu and the one who killed his colleagues. I feel ashamed of the emperor's grace and I am willing to plead guilty and obey the law."
"If you say so, Ding can only discuss the case in detail with his wife tonight."
Lu Bei narrowed his eyes slightly, raised his hand and slammed the table to call Captain Wang outside the room, and regardless of Zhu Shiqi's pleading, he dragged him out of the door.
"Well, the case should be settled, right?"
She Xuan frowned and said, "This man's behavior is natural. He didn't act deliberately when he was lying. Plus, given the pressure you put on him, he should be telling the truth."
"Let's not talk about this for now. Sit down and eat. Only when you are full will you have the strength to work." Lu Bei took the embroidery knife and put it on the table, asking She Xuan to sit down and eat quickly.
"What kind of work?"
She Xuan was very confused and barely moved her chopsticks after sitting down.
The innate state is extraordinary and otherworldly, with the spiritual energy in the body circulating on its own, gathering the essence of the sun and the moon, and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to fill the stomach, using air as food, and one foot firmly steps into the threshold of immortality.
Commonly known as Bigu.
As for how awesome it is...
Let me put it this way, the little fairy who has reached this level can proudly pat her chest and refute the busybodies, saying, "Stop talking about pinching or spraying. Not only does this fairy not need to poop, but her farts are pink."
"Sister She, you know me. I'm famous for keeping my word. Since I've promised Madam, I have to keep the appointment even if there are dangerous places tonight." Lu Bei said proudly while eating rice quickly.
"Are you serious?"
"If Cao can go, I can go too."
"Who is Cao?"
She Xuan was puzzled, but still didn't believe it. Then she suddenly realized, "I know. The real murderer is my wife. The county magistrate loves her so much that he is willing to give up his future to take the blame for her."
"Stop showing off your IQ, talking about love all day long. You are no longer a young girl who has just begun to fall in love. Can't you think of something else?"
"I don't… "
She Xuan's face turned red, and she argued in a low voice, all of which were words about the vicissitudes of life and the connection between love, and words praising the deep love between husband and wife, which made Lu Bei shake his head repeatedly.
A woman who used to be very smart, her IQ immediately dropped when she talked about love.
It is also possible that he has entered the innate realm and become arrogant. He thinks that he can solve problems with his fists and is too lazy to use his brain.
Lu Bei put down his bowl and chopsticks, stood up and patted his belly, and stuffed the embroidery knife into She Yan's arms: "Change your clothes, I will go to the Madam's house with you. If nothing unexpected happens, we will stay there tonight."
"You're following me?"
"yes!"
Lu Bei clapped his hands and said as a matter of course: "I am famous for keeping my word and I am also famous for not being interested in women. To take both into consideration, tonight you can disguise yourself as me and we can switch identities. I will stand guard at the door for you, my Lord."
So that's how it is.
She Xuan nodded secretly. Just as she expected, this man was useless even if given the chance.
The two exchanged clothes in the room. She Xuan disguised herself as Lu Bei. Her height and body shape could not be changed, so the black brocade robe seemed a little cumbersome. Fortunately, her long legs were an advantage, and her clothes rack could support various styles, which was enough to pass for her when walking at night.
Turning around, She Xuan saw that Lu Bei had already changed his appearance, and touched his face in confusion.
The face looked like a dead person's, without any trace of a human skin mask. Looking at the bulging chest of Lu Bei, he subconsciously raised his hand to grab it.
"You you you..."
She Xuan was shocked and took a few steps back. The tentacles were hard yet soft, and felt exactly the same as when they were wrapped with cloth. This was definitely not an ordinary disguise.
"What do you mean, I was the one who got attacked on the breast!"
Lu Bei rolled his eyes at She Xuan unhappily, raised his hand to support the burden on his chest, and cast a sympathetic look at her: "To be honest, you have worked hard over the years."
She Xuan didn't know what to say, and the corner of her mouth twitched: "What kind of magic did you use? When you disguised yourself before..."
"It doesn't matter. You won't be able to learn it even if I tell you. Just focus on studying your snake-shedding disguise technique."
Lu Bei interrupted, frowning as he circled around the busty brother and commented, "Not bad, he has a broad mind and a majestic demeanor like me, but his waist is too thin. Stuff something in there to fill it out."
“You filled that out too?”
She Xuan refused to give in. If she hadn't seen Lu Bei's hot-blooded side, she would have doubted this guy's real gender.
Lu Bei raised his eyebrows and smirked: "Since you are so curious, how about I untie it and show it to you?"
"No, I'm afraid of having nightmares." She Xuan raised her hand to support her forehead, untied her belt and stuffed a few books into it.
"Don't be polite, it's not someone else's. If you know it, give me your opinion and see if my transformation technique is real..."
"Shut up!"
…
After dusk, Lu Bei and She Xuan, who had exchanged identities, left the county government office. Before leaving, they took a special walk around the backyard where Zhu Shilang was imprisoned and ordered five death warriors to guard it strictly. Without permission, no one was allowed to meet Zhu Shilang tonight.
Amidst angry curses, Lu Bei, with a dead face, led the way with a lantern in hand, followed by She Xuan, who had a thief-like appearance.
It's true that a lean camel is bigger than a horse. Even though her IQ has declined seriously recently, her acting skills are still first-rate. When she met Zhu Shilang, that faint smile, three parts of complacency, three parts of contempt, and four parts of eagerness, portrayed a villain who abuses power for personal gain to perfection, and Lu Bei almost couldn't help but want to punch her.
"Sister She, your acting is really great. I almost drew my knife at that time."
"I learned from a person." Recalling the past, She Xuan sighed with regret.
"Who is it?"
Lu Bei tightened the handle of the knife: "Tell me, I will kill him."
"That man threatened me with the source of my bloodline and forced me to swear a blood oath. I still dare not forget that ugly face." She Xuan said softly and looked at Lu Bei intently, waiting for him to avenge her.
“It’s really abominable.”
Lu Bei spitted out a mouthful of saliva, and then comforted her: "Sister She, look at it more positively, there is still a long time to live, I advise you to accept your fate."
If I didn't accept my fate, I would have died with you!
She Xuan spoke out in anger, saying bluntly, "Since you think the county magistrate and his wife are innocent, why do you have to go to so much trouble? Who are you putting on this show for?"
"I don't know, but as long as someone is watching, there must be something wrong with that person."
Lu Bei concluded that he was a veteran in the workplace who was good at slacking off. He had no theoretical knowledge of investigating a case and no working experience. To find the real murderer, he could only resort to surprise and take a path that no one else had taken.
It doesn’t matter whether it’s crooked or not. As the saying goes, the cat that can catch mice must be a black cat.
"Isn't this too much? The county magistrate and his wife have a deep relationship, and you are humiliating him like this..."
"I gave him a chance. Besides, he is not without suspicion."
Lu Bei had no guilty conscience. The four people who died, the county magistrate, the chief clerk, the county lieutenant, and the chief constable, were all powerful people in Langwu County. Especially the chief clerk, commonly known as the legal advisor, was the confidant of the county magistrate Zhu Shilun. Others could be said to have died due to political differences, but not the legal advisor.
Lu Bei concluded that these people must have discovered some secret, which led to their deaths one by one. As the head of a county, Zhu Shilun must also know something.
He's just being stubborn, can he be tougher than Sect Leader Lu
I will meet my wife tonight, and we will meet again tomorrow night, and the night after that, and one month later...
Congratulations, Mr. Zhu, your wife is pregnant!
To be honest, no man can tolerate such good news. If Zhu Shilang had any blood in him, he would have broken down on the spot.
Thinking of this, Lu Bei's mind jumped and he came up with another plan. He would tell Zhu Shilang tomorrow that he had not been home for half a year and his wife was three months pregnant.
"One more thing..."
She Xuan hesitated for a moment and whispered, "I will pretend to be you and go to the appointment. If Madam believes it, what should I do?"
"Just follow her."
Lu Bei shrugged. It was just acting after all. He closed the door and howled at the top of his lungs. No one knew what was going on inside.
You say it so easily!
She Xuan gritted her teeth and said after a while, "Madam is an experienced person. I... only know a little bit and will definitely be exposed."
"I was careless. I was so busy eating that I forgot about this. We should have practiced this while we were changing clothes."
Lu Bei stamped his feet repeatedly, feeling extremely annoyed. At the moment when She Xuan held the knife with a cold face, he quickly took out a packet of medicine powder from his arms and said, "This packet of 'Fairy, Don't Stop' is for you. Find a chance to put it in Madam's tea. When the medicine takes effect, you hide yourself and she will go to find Mr. Jiao on her own."
"Get away, stay away from me, don't get close to me."
She Xuan pushed Lu Bei's hand away. She knew from the moment she heard that he was a bad guy, and she didn't even want to touch him.
"Sister She, I know you dislike it, and so do I."
Lu Bei looked embarrassed: "But you can't do this or that. If you don't agree to my last trick, this woman will divorce her husband many times tonight."
"Why?"
“All the previous efforts were wasted.”
"… "
She Xuan rolled her eyes, not wanting to bother with Lu Bei, and lowered her head and quickened her pace.
Lu Bei sighed, thinking that although his elder sister looked strong on the outside, she didn't have the same shamelessness as him. He chased after her and said, "How about this? I won't embarrass you. Tonight you and the lady can only talk about romance, not life. Act like a romantic but not vulgar pervert."
"What's the meaning?"
"They only touch hands, not clothes. A pervert with a sense of romance takes things slowly. He wants both the person and the heart."
"Mr. Lu, how do you know so much?" She Xuan's face changed slightly.
"I often go to Sijing Peak to catch geese, and I always hear Sect Leader Ding bragging about his glorious deeds. I understand it naturally because I am familiar with it." Lu Bei spread his hands helplessly.
"The Dings are not good people. Don't go to Sijing Peak anymore. Let's raise geese ourselves."
"Well, I'll listen to you."