There was a moment of silence in the street below the inn. Pedestrians and vendors raised their heads and looked at the place where the shouts came from with a hint of astonishment. They saw Chen Changsheng, and then heard his next words.
"I'm Chen Changsheng. Su Li is in the room behind me. Whether you want to kill him or save him, anyone who wants to come should hurry up."
Just like the previous sentence, this sentence is also floating in the beautiful spring of Xunyang City, floating very fast and far away, and I believe that it will leave the city soon and reach all parts of the mainland. Countless eyes fell on the window of the inn, and on Chen Changsheng's face. The streets of Xunyang City continued to be quiet for a while, and then they were broken by a chaotic sound, ushering in a riot!
There was the sound of porcelain bowls falling to the ground and being broken into eighteen pieces, the sound of windows being closed almost roughly, the voices of crying voices, the voices of doubtful children asking, the voices of parents beating and scolding, There was the sound of horseshoes rushing towards the distance, and there was even a faint trembling sound when the heavy city gate was closed in the distance!
In just a moment, all the pedestrians and vendors on the streets of Xunyang City disappeared, and the long street became empty, leaving only the waste paper wrapped in oil cakes floating on the street, and a few wisps of smoke from the city gate in the distance. Xunyang City seems to have become an empty city in an instant—not all empty cities are tricks, sometimes an empty city means that it is a dead city, or it will become a dead city later.
Standing by the window, Chen Changsheng looked at the deserted streets, listened to the fading voices of people, and looked at the eyes peeping timidly through the closed doors, he was stunned and speechless. He couldn't understand why he caused such a big commotion when he just called Su Li here? Vaguely, he felt that he seemed to have done something wrong, or he still underestimated it.
In Xunyang City in late spring, the wind passing through the streets and alleys should have been slightly warm, but at this time the stove beside the road had been extinguished and there was no one living there, so the wind was a little bit chillier, and Chen Changsheng subconsciously closed it again. Looking back through the window, I saw Su Li sitting on the chair, with some helplessness and some sarcasm asking: "Are you scared?"
Chen Changsheng's voice was a little nervous, and he said, "It's just a gamble."
Su Li's left hand held the yellow paper umbrella at some point, and his right hand lightly tapped on the armrest of the chair. He looked into his eyes and said, "Then I can tell you right now, you... lost the bet."
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With Su Li here, these four words spread throughout the entire Xunyang City at an unimaginable speed. Even the fastest Red Eagle or Red Goose in the Great Zhou Army could not intercept this news. Xunyang City was dead silent, but behind the dead silence was real chaos. I don't know how many ordinary people's dishes suffered disaster, and I don't know how many people sprained their feet.
The place where the atmosphere was the most tense was of course the inn where Su Li and Chen Changsheng were staying. This inn was also the source of the chaos. The diners ran away at the fastest speed, and there were many tourists staying in the inn. He didn't even care about taking his luggage, so he disappeared with the flow of people, and even the owner of the inn and the waiters had already sneaked away along the way.
At this time, the inn was quiet, and there were upside-down tables and chairs everywhere, looking at a mess. Only at the counter next to the wall, there is still a Mr. Accountant. The Mr. Accountant has his eyebrows upside down, and he looks a little shabby. The long gown on his body is extremely clean, but it looks even more shabby. Due to the shabby conditions, he was reluctant to part with this job, and he hadn't left the inn until this time, still standing behind the counter fiddling with the abacus and calculating the accounts.
The news has already spread, and people will naturally arrive one after another. What made Chen Changsheng a little happy was that the people from the state religion came first.
The bishop of Xunyang City is the northernmost bishop of the state religion in the mainland. He has a very high rank and great power. The status in Liangjun is extremely respected. Whether it is the lord of Xunyang city or the palace, he rarely needs to visit in person, but today he must come to this inn in person, and the attitude he showed made the whole Xunyang The city is a little uncomfortable.
Hua Jiefu did not let the dozens of priests accompanying him enter the inn. He stood in front of the stone steps and straightened his red clothes before walking in alone. He was very low-key, even a little humble. If Su Li hadn't been seriously injured and died soon, this respect was naturally for him, but now, this respect was for Chen Changsheng.
Chen Changsheng is now the dean of the Orthodox Academy. In the words of Archbishop Meilisha, within the Orthodox Church, he does not need to salute anyone except the Pope. On the contrary, others should salute him. It was just that a distinguished cardinal saluted him respectfully, which still made him very uncomfortable, and he turned sideways subconsciously.
Hua Jiefu straightened his body without looking at the closed door next to him, and said to Chen Changsheng: "We just learned that you are still alive, but we can't confirm it. It is really a joy to see you today. I believe the news His Excellency the Pope will also be very happy when you pass to Kyoto, and countless people in Kyoto will look forward to your return."
The words were not exhausted, but the words were straight enough. The Bishop cut to the chase and asked Chen Changsheng to leave Xunyang City. If Chen Changsheng agreed, the Xunyang City Church Hall would undoubtedly send powerful escorts, and even Hua Jiefu would personally escort him.
Chen Changsheng looked at the closed door, and after a moment of silence, he said, "You know, I'm in a bit of trouble right now."
"I admit that this gentleman is indeed a great trouble, and it may even be the biggest trouble in hundreds of years." Hua Jiefu glanced at the door and said, "But this is not your trouble, nor is it the state religion. If you insist on staying in this inn, this trouble will become bigger and bigger, until it is so big that I can't solve it."
Chen Changsheng asked, "When will those... troubles arise?"
Hua Jiefu said: "Soon, and news came from the capital that someone from Huaiyuan may have come to Beidi. We can't confirm his identity for the time being, but what is certain is that it will be a big trouble."
Chen Changsheng was silent for a while, and asked, "Can't I bring Mr. Su back to the capital?"
Hua Jiefu didn't need to think, and said directly: "Li Gong never said that."
Chen Changsheng was silent again, and understood what he meant—it had been a while since he met those two assassins and Xue He. The Li Palace must have known about Su Li and him, but they only asked the subordinate church to escort Chen When Changsheng returned to the capital, he didn't say a word about Su Li, which already represented Li Gong's attitude.
"I may have to wait a while longer at the inn."
"We will definitely protect your safety, but we have no way to protect this gentleman just because you want to protect this gentleman in the house. You should understand that this is unfair."
"Yes."
Chen Changsheng looked at Hua Jiefu and said, "So you can pretend that you don't know that I'm in Xunyang City."
Hua Jiefu said: "But you are in Xunyang City, and how long are you going to stay? Everyone's troubles must be solved by themselves, let alone that gentleman himself is a trouble."
Chen Changsheng thought for a while and said, "I want to wait until someone from the Lishan Sword Sect arrives, or... someone he trusts and who is capable of protecting him arrives."
Hua Jiefu said with emotion: "Everyone knows that Su Li never trusts people...he has no friends, not even one. If you want to wait for such a person to appear, when will you wait?"
"Maybe...but I always feel that someone should be willing to help him."
After saying this, Chen Changsheng turned around and walked into the room.
Hua Jiefu suddenly said behind him: "You probably don't know... something happened outside the Zhou Garden, and you really need to go back to the capital as soon as possible to solve it."
Chen Changsheng stopped in his tracks and asked, "What is it?"
Hua Jiefu said, "Liang Xiaoxiao is dead."
Chen Changsheng didn't expect to hear such news, he was startled and said: "He is a spy of the demon clan, who killed him?"
Hua Jiefu looked a little complicated, and said, "He said he was killed by you."
Chen Changsheng was surprised and asked, "He said that? I killed him?"
"Yes, although he didn't say anything before he died, everyone knows what he means." Hua Jiefu looked into his eyes and said, "He died by the last move of the Lishan Sword Zongfa sword. Qijian and you know this kind of swordsmanship."
Chen Changsheng was stunned, unable to understand what was going on.
Hua Jiefu finally said: "Liang Xiaoxiao said that you and Zhexiu are spies of the demon clan, and Zhexiu... has already been sent to prison for a week."
Hearing these words, Chen Changsheng was silent for a long time. He knew that he had to return to the capital as soon as possible, but how would he go now? He looked at the closed door, feeling very troubled.
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