treacherous world

The sudden appearance of Xie Jiutian surprised Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao.

Zhan Zhao poked Bai Yutang lightly, and asked in a low voice, "According to Mrs. Luo Xin, isn't Xie Jiutian her enemy? Otherwise, where did your hero come to save the beauty?"

Bai Yutang shook his head helplessly—is Mrs. Luo Xin lying?But if that person was really Mrs. Luo Xin back then, there was no need to plan to deceive people seven or eight years ago, right?Besides, it was useless to lie to him.If it wasn't Mrs. Luo Xin, why did she pretend to be saved by herself?But one thing is certain, Xie Jiutian killed Luo Qingshan, also under the instruction of Mrs. Luo Xin.

Zhan Zhao rubbed his chin, as if he couldn't figure it out, you said, "How can Luo Yuan see Xie Jiutian in a dream?"

"Probably they are pretending to be ghosts or something, similar to Fifth Younger Sister's technique." Bai Yutang shrugged slightly, now he couldn't tell which of what Mrs. Luo Xin said was true and which was not.

"That's true." Zhan Zhao nodded and reached out to grab a handful of Bai Yutang's hair, "However, no matter whether it's true or not, if you don't go in to save Lu Tiexin, this iron master gatekeeper will probably follow his brother too. Follow in the footsteps!

Bai Yutang gently pulled back the hair caught by Zhan Zhao. This cat likes to move its hands and feet. Sometimes it pulls its hair and sometimes its sleeves. Sure enough, when the cat sees something light and fluffy, it can't help but come up to grab its paws. .Together with Zhan Zhao, they avoided the alley where Mrs. Luo Xin was, and sneaked into the Iron Head Sect.

It was already late at this time, most of the people in the Iron Head Sect were asleep, only a few small schools were patrolling nearby, and they were yawning profusely.Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang stared at Xie Jiutian, and saw him leaping on the roof and entering a courtyard.

Bai Yutang recognized this yard. It was in this yard that he caught and released Lu Tiexin's dozens of birds.The lights were on in the room on the west side of the yard, and a person was pacing around the room with his hands behind his back, looking at his appearance through the window paper—it should be Lu Tiexin.

Xie Jiutian landed in the yard, making a little noise.Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang took a look through the night, and saw that Lu Tiexin's yard was covered with dead leaves, and they were the kind of big leaves that spread all over the ground - no matter how good your lightness kung fu is, it would fall in such a place , it's hard not to make a noise, not to mention that Xie Jiutian wasn't mentally prepared at all.

"Who?" Lu Tiexin asked immediately when he heard the movement, although he was not too young, but he was good at kung fu and kept on guard.

Outside, Xie Jiutian naturally wouldn't answer him. With a knife in his hand, he stood in the courtyard and looked at the house coldly, as if he was going to deal with Lu Tiexin directly when he came out.

Bai Yutang frowned secretly, Xie Jiutian's kung fu was far superior to Lu Tiexin's... This person has a perverse personality, he is not such a sneaky person!Is there a big change in temperament, or is there any difficulty?

Lu Tiexin asked a question and saw that there was no answer in the courtyard, so he became suspicious, expecting there must be a sneak attack, he raised his hand and brushed his sleeves, and extinguished the lights in the room. In an instant, it was pitch black inside and out.

When he reached the door with the knife drawn out, Lu Tiexin quietly opened the door a gap and looked outside.

And Xie Jiutian just stood in the darkness like this, the shadow of the big tree in the courtyard enveloped him in the dark place, he couldn't see his facial features, but he could see a tall silhouette clearly.

Lu Tiexin said badly to himself, "If Xiongtai is here to find Liu Heling, please transfer to Kaifeng Mansion to find Bai Yutang!"

Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao were listening on the wall.

Bai Yutang shook his head, this Lu Tiexin is really a model of being wise and safe!

Zhan Zhao made faces at him from the sidelines, as if to say—this old man is nothing!

When Xie Jiutian heard the word "Bai Yutang", he was indeed taken aback for a moment, but the surprise soon passed, he lowered his body slightly, and wanted to jump up like that.

Lu Tiexin guessed that this person should be the one who killed Luo Qingshan, and his martial arts must be better than his own!It is very likely that it is Xie Jiutian... If you fight alone, you will definitely lose, so you have to play tricks and find a way to escape quickly.

After thinking about it, he slammed the door open.

Both Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang were slightly taken aback, Lu Tiexin is coming out?

But at this moment, there was only a "bang bang" sound... from inside the door, a group of black shadows rushed towards the other side of the yard where Xie Jiutian backhanded with a "swish".

Xie Jiutian waved his hand, and two sleeve arrows shot out, hitting the shadow, and he heard two "Dangdang" sounds.

The technique of shooting the sleeve arrow made both Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang raise their eyebrows subconsciously. This technique should be the same person who attacked Pang Yu that night!Is Xie Jiutian crazy?Kill everywhere.

However, Lu Tiexin deserved to be scheming, the black shadow that flew out just now was not his true self, but just a stool used as a cover-up.At the same time that the sleeve arrow hit the stool, as soon as the window opened, Lu Tiexin rushed out, the golden knife in his hand gleamed coldly, and went straight for Xie Jiutian.

Xie Jiutian was looking at the stool that fell on the ground at this time, not wary of his sneak attack, but seeing him rushing out, he was not panicked, and raised his knife to fight back.

After the three moves, both Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao frowned, Xie Jiutian's kung fu was obviously better than Lu Tiexin's, and his killer moves were fatal.

Bai Yutang signaled to Zhan Zhao that he had to think of a way, not to let Xie Jiutian kill Lu Tiexin, but also not to startle the snake!

Seeing that Lu Tiexin might not be able to hold on any longer, Zhan Zhao pointed to himself—I'll go, Xie Jiutian doesn't know him!

Bai Yutang nodded.

Zhan Zhao didn't take the giant que, but found a handkerchief to cover his face and jumped down. He was very good at lightness, he jumped between Lu Tiexin and Xie Jiutian, saw the opportunity, and gave Xie Jiutian a palm with his backhand.

Xie Jiutian was taken aback for a moment, thinking what kind of expert help is this?Martial arts are much better than Lu Tiexin.Zhan Zhao's palm wind is just a feint, and masters never mean to do it when they see the palm coming. They would have been beaten to death a long time ago, most of them listened to the palm wind.

Xie Jiutian felt that Zhan Zhao was quick, but when he wanted to stop him, he changed his tactics and panicked.He saw that although Zhan Zhao was masked, he was still young... There were not many such masters in the martial arts world!

Lu Tiexin was also taken aback, Zhan Zhao covered his face, and he couldn't see clearly at night, but it was familiar.Seeing him make a move, Lu Tiexin was also shocked.These days, there are really not many people who are so young and so good at kung fu, so he instinctively thought of one person.

But before he could open his mouth, he saw Zhan Zhao's indistinct palm... Lu Tiexin was in a terrible situation, his dumb acupoint was restrained, and he instantly lost the ability to speak.

Zhan Zhao generously fought against Xie Jiutian alone there, trying his kung fu by the way, and didn't make any harsh moves.

Just at this moment, I heard a sound at the door... Those patrolling Iron Master disciples walked around and arrived here.

Xie Jiutian originally wanted to take advantage of this gap and kill Lu Tiexin first without anyone noticing, but he didn't expect someone to intervene. Seeing that the time had passed, he had no choice but to give up and run away.

The moment he turned around, Zhan Zhao grabbed the small bag behind his back with quick eyesight and quick hands, and there was a bang... The back of the bag was torn, and the contents came out.

Xie Jiutian frowned, a golden cicada escaped from its shell, shook off the burden, and went out over the wall.

Bai Yutang quietly followed Xie Jiutian outside, and saw him hurrying out to Mrs. Luo Xin's side.

The two exchanged a few words, Madam Luo Xin's expression darkened, she raised her hand and slapped Xie Jiutian across the face.

Bai Yutang frowned slightly... Xie Jiutian is also a character, why did he bow down to Mrs. Luo Xin in the first place, but now he slaps her for nothing and doesn't fight back?Not even a trace of dissatisfaction.

Xie Jiutian's expression of lowering his head looked a bit like the expression of Yingweimen when he did something wrong and waited for Zhao Pu to punish him...Of course, no matter how angry Zhao Pu was, he would not humiliate his subordinates like this.

Mrs. Luo Xin got into the sedan chair and went back, Xie Jiutian sighed and let his people go first.He went to a nearby well, poured a bucket of cold water, flushed his face, and then kicked the big rock at the mouth of the well, obviously angry.

Bai Yutang could see... Xie Jiutian seemed to be loyal to Mrs. Luo Xin because of helplessness, but he was actually quite dissatisfied.

Xie Jiutian poured cold water on him, so he became more awake, turned around and left, Bai Yutang followed him all the way, didn't go far, and saw him enter an inn.The inn's plaque reads "Luoyang Building", Bai Yutang secretly wrote it down, turned around and went back to Tie Zhangmen, first to join Zhan Zhao.

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In the Iron Head Sect, Zhan Zhao was still sitting in Lu Tiexin's room, while Lu Tiexin sat beside him dejectedly, the dumb acupoint had obviously been released, judging by his expression, he probably had already said something to Zhan Zhao.

Seeing Bai Yutang also came, Lu Tiexin even lowered his head and remained silent, beside the table was the opened package, which was full of gold, silver and jewels.

Zhan Zhao twitched the corner of his mouth slightly at Bai Yutang, it seemed...he really found a clue!

Afterwards, Lu Tiexin didn't dare to stay in the Iron Head anymore, so he followed Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang back to Kaifeng Mansion.Lord Bao arranged for him to live temporarily in a secluded house, and told him not to go out, so as not to bring about the disaster of killing people.

Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao arrived at the yard first, and seeing Ziying Zheying also came back, they all gathered together.

"What did those women in white go to do?" Zhan Zhao asked Ziying.

"Hehe." Both Ziying and Zheying couldn't help laughing, "I went to the palace to pretend to be a ghost to scare people, and the maids were so scared that they cried and screamed!"

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang knew it well, they probably wanted to let the rumors of ghosts spread among the public, but what was the purpose?

"How did they get into the palace?" Bai Yutang was puzzled. There were many guards in the palace, and Zhao Pu had specially stepped up his guard recently.

"It's through a well!" Zhe Ying replied, "It turns out that under the city of Kaifeng, there are some sewers that everyone is not familiar with. There are many places to go. This time they went down from a well in the city, and it was also from the west courtyard. Dry Well Come Up!

"The dry well in the theater seems to have been dug later. There is a trace of excavation in it. As for when it was made by whom, no one knows!" Everyone asked about the situation, and finally looked at Zhan Zhao, "Lu Tiexin What did you say? Why did Xie Jiutian kill him? Return the pile of jewels."

Zhan Zhao smiled slightly and said mysteriously, "When Lu Tiexin saw those jewels, he was dumbfounded. When I asked, he said something!"

Everyone sat down and listened carefully.

"Lu Tiexin and Luo Qingshan are not real names. Before they made their fortunes, they were originally bandits! They were absurd for a while when they were young, and they will cause future troubles." Zhan Zhao said.

"Thief?" Gongsun frowned, "A gentleman on Liang?"

"Bandits, the kind that kill people and steal goods." Zhan Zhao smiled, "They both served in the army, but they were kicked out because their hands and feet were not clean. After leaving the barracks, the two simply became thieves. About 20 years ago, one day, the two met an old man with a little girl on the official road. Seeing that the girl was quite good-looking, the two wanted to abduct him and sell her."

When everyone heard this, they all frowned. The chivalrous men who are now famous in the martial arts world did not expect that they were inferior to beasts back then.

"On that day, they followed an old man and a young man, and when they saw the two of them sleeping in a ruined temple, they felt that the opportunity had come." Zhan Zhao continued, "They sneaked into the ruined temple first, and saw the little girl open the door. The old man quickly tied the burden tightly and told her that the money should not be revealed. The two of them had a bad idea and rushed in to rob... The old man was killed during their struggle. Accidental injury, fell to the ground and died. They grabbed the money and wanted to run away, but saw that the little girl didn’t cry, but just stared at the two of them. The old man died, and she didn’t even bat an eyebrow.”

Everyone frowned upon hearing this—is this girl so strange?

"The two originally thought that if they had money, they wouldn't have to sell their children. It would be troublesome, but they heard what the little girl had to say." Zhan Zhao smiled, "Guess what the girl said?"

Everyone shook their heads, and Pang Yu was itchy to hear that, and urged Zhan Zhao, "Oh, don't be a fool! What are you talking about, why isn't that baby crying?"

"She said, 'If you do something for me, I can give you more money.'" Zhan Zhao said, shaking his head, "Luo Qingshan and Lu Tiexin are greedy, and they stopped after hearing this. , asked her how much money she had? She said, as much as you want!"

Bai Yutang frowned, "How old is the child?"

"Lu Tiexin said that he looks about five or six years old? In short, he is a very young child." Zhan Zhao replied, "The two of them also had some doubts about the child's identity at the time, but the so-called lack of human heart, they agreed to that. child's request."

"What did you do for her?" Everyone asked together.

"Kill!" Zhan Zhao said, "Lu Tiexin said, the girl asked them to kill two young women in a farmhouse, and didn't tell them the reason, but said that after killing people, she would take them to a treasure cave. "

"Farmhouse...women?" Everyone was even more puzzled, wasting so much effort just to kill two peasant women?

"After Lu Tiexin and Luo Qingshan finished their work, the girl took them to the so-called treasure cave, but they were attacked by a master halfway! They were seriously injured. When the man wanted to kill the killer , but was stopped by the little girl."

Everyone was amazed, the little girl still has subordinates?

"The girl told the killer not to kill the two of them, and gave them all the money that the two had hijacked before, and left with the master. Before leaving, she left them a word." Zhan Zhao sighed softly when he said this She took a deep breath, "She said, 'It's nothing to die when you have nothing. It's more interesting to come and take your life when you have everything.'"

Everyone was too surprised to speak.

Zhan Zhao pointed to the treasures on the table, "Luo Qingshan and Lu Tiexin used the silver as a foundation, learned from teachers to buy properties, and successively established Qingshan Escort Bureau and Tie Zhangmen. At first, they lived in fear every day, afraid That girl came to seek revenge, but she gradually forgot about it later. Unexpectedly, almost 20 years later, Luo Qingshan died suddenly. As soon as Lu Tiexin saw Liu Heling, he knew something big happened! That person came to seek revenge back then , because the treasures they got back then were all from the prosperous Tang Dynasty, very similar to Liu Heling."

"According to what he meant, could the little girl back then be the current Mrs. Luo Xin?" Zhao Pu heard some clues, "Mrs. Luo Xin seems to be in the grade of 27 or [-]...or older." If you can’t come out, it doesn’t seem to match the child’s age.”

"Not necessarily." Gongsun waved his hand lightly, "If a girl is petite, it is not impossible that she looks only five or six years old when she is eight or nine years old!"

Everyone nodded.

Bai Yutang asked Zhan Zhao, "Then, does Lu Tiexin know the identity of that girl?"

Zhan Zhao shook his head, "He's still in shock and can't understand anything, Mr. Bao asked him to stay by himself for a while and think about it!"

Everyone frowned, Zhan Zhao suddenly remembered, and asked Pang Yu, "By the way, does the young master know Xie Jiutian?"

"I don't know, who is that?" Pang Yu shook his head and looked at Zhan Zhao.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang looked at each other, and they were right!It was impossible for Pang Yu to know this big bandit.

At this time, Xiao Liang hurried in from outside, looking around, as if he was afraid of any outsiders.

Zhao Pu left him and the fourth son in the palace to accompany Concubine Pang all the time, seeing that he came back nervously, he expected that something might happen in the palace.

"Liangzi, what's the matter?" Zhan Zhao also had a bad feeling, there was a "female ghost" just now!

"Someone poisoned Xiangxiang's food, and Jin'er tried it out!" Xiao Liang said in a low voice, "But Concubine Pang was frightened, and hid in the room with Xiangxiang in her arms, refusing to eat. The emperor sent news , just say that Xiangxiang is ill, and urgently recruit Mr. to treat her! There is some chaos in the palace now, and the maids and eunuchs are all in danger."

"What?!" Pang Yu jumped three feet high, who would dare to harm his precious niece!

Gongsun also frowned, "What poison?"

"Jin'er couldn't see it. I tested the food with the silver needle given by my husband, and the silver needle turned blue!" Xiao Liang said, "But everyone didn't eat it. The emperor released false news. In addition, a court lady said I saw a ghost in the west courtyard just now, and they all said that Xiangxiang might be possessed by an evil spirit, and I need a Taoist priest to exorcise the ghost."

Everyone's heart moved slightly.

"The emperor wants to use tricks, right?" Bao Yan asked, "But no matter what the reason is, it's really abominable to plot against a baby who is still in its infancy!"

Everyone nodded.

Gongsun took a medicine box and rushed to the palace with Zhao Pu. This incident also alarmed Bao Zheng, and he and Grand Master Pang also went with him.

Zhan Zhao also wanted to go, but was stopped by Bai Yutang.

"There are too many people in the palace, let's look for other clues." After Bai Yutang finished speaking, he gently pulled Zhan Zhao's wrist and led him out of the back door of Kaifeng Mansion.

Pang Yu wanted to see his niece, but was stopped by the grand master, telling him not to cause trouble, and to stay in Kaifeng Mansion for protection!

Pang Yu was very angry, Bao Yan tugged him, "Oh, let's go."

"Where are you going?" Pang Yu pouted, "I'm not allowed to go out!"

"Who is going out with you, go to Zangshuge!" Bao Yan shook the strings of jewelry in his hand, "They are all expensive things, look for the source, and see if there is anything to say!"

Pang Yu wailed, "Reading again? I'd rather sleep in."

"Good idea!" Bao Yan narrowed his eyes, grabbed him by the collar and dragged him into the library.

Zhan Zhao followed Bai Yutang out of Kaifeng Mansion, followed him around, and when he arrived outside an inn, he saw the words "Luoyang Tower" on the board. After thinking about it, he raised his eyebrows, "Oh... Xie Jiutian lives here?"

"Smart." Bai Yutang smiled.

"It's useless for you to find him. Asking him now will only scare the snake away." Zhan Zhao reminded Bai Yutang.

"Who said to ask questions." Bai Yutang easily pulled out the mask from Zhan Zhao's arms, and covered Zhan Zhao's face.

Zhan Zhao crossed his arms and thought for a while, "You want me to pretend to be someone from Mrs. Luo Xin's side, assassinate him and give him a murderous scene to see if he will show his flaws?"

Bai Yutang reached out and touched his head, "You're so clever!"