Wuyang City, West Garden

It is already night in Wuyang City, under the flower trees in the West Garden, the pavilions are lit up with dots of light, and the warm candlelight dyes the West Garden with an ambiguous color.

When Luo Qingning and Aunt Gongsun returned to the West Garden, they had already changed their identities. Now Aunt Gongsun is an old man who sells sugar-fried chestnuts, and Luo Qingning is his mute son.

In the hall of the West Garden, Lu Xiaofeng was drinking, his brows were tightly frowned, his face was ugly, there seemed to be a trace of sadness in his confused eyes.

At this moment, Lu Xiaofeng fell into a rare tranquility.

A few days ago, Luo Qingning was taken away from the inn in Shanxi, and only a pair of red shoes embroidered with owls were left in the inn. Lu Xiaofeng and Hua Manlou searched all the way, and finally found Wuyang City, but who Knowing that trouble followed, they were unknowingly involved in the case of the Embroidered Thief.

In the past two days, Hua Manlou and Lu Xiaofeng were both worried, and the object of their worry was women.Luo Qingning had been missing for several days, and Xue Bing hadn't heard from her since yesterday...

After entering the lobby of the West Garden, Aunt Gongsun's back became even more hunched. She carried a basket full of fried chestnuts in sugar and pulled Luo Qingning towards Lu Xiaofeng. Stir-fried chestnuts in sugar, fragrant and hot stir-fried chestnuts in sugar, only ten cents a catty."

Sure enough, Lu Xiaofeng saw the old lady very quickly, he waved to Aunt Gongsun, and said, "Old lady, come here, I want to buy chestnuts."

Aunt Gongsun took a few more steps towards Lu Xiaofeng and said, "Master, I only need ten Wen a catty for these chestnuts."

Lu Xiaofeng shook his head and said, "Ten cents a catty is definitely not acceptable!"

Aunt Gongsun showed a troubled expression on her face, and said, "It's only ten big bucks, sir, do you think it's too expensive?"

Lu Xiaofeng smiled and said: "Such good chestnuts cost ten taels of silver a catty anyway, ten taels of silver a catty, I'll buy two catties."

Aunt Gongsun collected the money, happily dumped the chestnuts in the basket on the table, and piled them up carefully.

Lu Xiaofeng: "But I have one thing to ask for your help."

Aunt Gongsun smiled deeply like a money-grubbing old man who had tasted the sweetness, and said, "Sir, just tell me, if the old lady can do it, she will definitely help you."

Lu Xiaofeng said: "I want you to help me find something."

Aunt Gongsun: "What?"

Lu Xiaofeng: "Find a woman wearing red shoes with owls embroidered on them."

Aunt Gongsun laughed even more happily, and said: "Master, you wait here, and I will come back and tell you as soon as I find it."

Then he dragged Luo Qingning into the garden.

'There are so many people here, it's the best time to escape. Luo Qingning was paying attention to the surrounding environment, and suddenly she had an idea, and with a flick of her right hand, Aunt Gongsun's long skirt that dragged the floor was pulled up, and a pair of red shoes appeared in front of Lu Xiaofeng's eyes.

Lu Xiaofeng's eyes changed, and he said coldly: "Wait!"

Aunt Gongsun rolled her eyes, glanced at Luo Qingning with a half-smile, and then turned her head: "What else do you want, sir?"

Lu Xiaofeng put down the chestnut in his hand, stood up and approached: "I didn't realize just now, how could an old woman in her seventies and eighties have such light steps? You might as well let me see if there is also an owl embroidered on your red shoes?"

Aunt Gongsun straightened her bent waist slowly, her expression when looking at Lu Xiaofeng also changed from flattering to calm,

She said with a smile, her voice was as clear as a silver bell: "Lu Xiaofeng is worthy of being Lu Xiaofeng!"

Lu Xiaofeng said: "You know I'm Lu Xiaofeng?"

Aunt Gongsun laughed and said, "People with four eyebrows are rare in this world."

Lu Xiaofeng also laughed, but his smile didn't fade away. Aunt Gongsun had already pulled out a pair of short swords from the basket by her side. The swords were tied with bright red satin. With a flash of sword light, the two swords had already stabbed at Lu Xiaofeng's throat. Passing over, the sword pierced extremely fast, Lu Xiaofeng mobilized his whole body's internal energy to quickly slide backwards, narrowly avoiding the sword's edge.

Lu Xiaofeng: "What a fast sword!"

Aunt Gongsun didn't give Lu Xiaofeng a chance to breathe, she swung her swords quickly, and saw a flash of sword flowers, Lu Xiaofeng blocked left and right, his clothes had been cut a big hole, and his back was against the pillars of the west garden, There is no way back.

Aunt Gongsun was not in love with the fight, so she quickly flew up and returned to Luo Qingning's side. She stretched out her hand and pulled Luo Qingning's face a few times, and a delicate human skin mask was removed from Luo Qingning's face .

Lu Xiaofeng cried out: "Qing Ning!"

Luo Qingning waved her hands, making a whining sound, and kept saying something to Lu Xiaofeng.

Lu Xiaofeng looked at Luo Qingning, and sternly said to Aunt Gongsun: "What did you do to her?"

Aunt Gongsun sneered coldly, and stabbed at Lu Xiaofeng. Lu Xiaofeng quickly moved back, and the sword was dancing with sword energy, leaving deep scratches on the surrounding pillars.

Seeing that Aunt Gongsun had no time to take care of it, Luo Qingning quickly ran out of the West Garden. Aunt Gongsun seemed to have sensed it, and her movements paused slightly. Lu Xiaofeng stretched out his hand, and the long red silk on the sword was cut off and fell to the ground.

Seeing the reversal of the situation, Aunt Gongsun quickly pulled away and chased in the direction where Luo Qingning was fleeing.Seeing this, Lu Xiaofeng ran after him, ignoring his torn clothes.

From a distance, Lu Xiaofeng saw an old man in black leaping over the roof with Luo Qingning in his hand, his agility was vigorous, even with a person, it did not affect her speed at all.Lu Xiaofeng hastened to catch up, seeing Lu Xiaofeng was chasing after her, Aunt Gongsun swept her body and flew towards the downtown area.

The street is brightly lit, pedestrians walk in twos and threes, and there are many small stalls on the street, which is very lively.Aunt Gongsun dragged Luo Qingning to dodge left and right in the crowd, and soon, she dodged into a dark corridor.People here speak in an unintelligible dialect, and the alleys are narrow and damp.

Aunt Gongsun took Luo Qingning and flew into the smallest room at the end of the alley.The yard was very dark, and there seemed to be someone struggling in the room, making slight noises.

"Who?" A thick male voice came, and then a person walked out of the dark room. The person was well-dressed and his eyes were shining.

Aunt Gongsun: "Jin Jiuling?"

Luo Qingning stared at the man in brocade clothes in front of him, "This is the embroidered thief Jin Jiuling?"Judging by his appearance, he is indeed a local tyrant who spends money like water. '

Jin Jiuling's cold gaze swept over the two people in front of him, and then changed his hands into claws, attacking them.

Aunt Gongsun slapped Luo Qingning away with her palm, and the dagger flew out. In a flash, the two of them had passed dozens of moves.

A faint voice came from the dark room, as if calling for help, Luo Qingning stepped on her toes and entered the room.

Lying on the bed in the room was a thin old man with a red silk wrapped around his neck, his eyes protruded, and he was obviously on the verge of death.

'A narrow alley?Can't understand a dialect?Jin Jiuling?Could this be the Snake King? Luo Qingning glanced at the two fighting outside, walked up to the old man, tore off the red silk wrapped around his neck, and felt for his pulse. The pulse was weak, obviously he was dying.

The Snake King felt that someone in front of him was checking his pulse. He knew that he was about to die, so he pulled that person over and said in a hoarse voice: "Cell...Di...Cell, Xue...Bing..." .

After finishing speaking, the Snake King stared at him, but no longer breathed in.

Luo Qingning probed the Snake King's neck again, and sighed after confirming that he was really dead.

'What did the Snake King just say?It seems to be talking about the cellar, what else?Xue Bing?Could it be that the Snake King locked Xue Bing in the cellar? '

The fighting outside was still going on, judging from the current situation, Lu Xiaofeng would be chasing him soon, and Jin Jiuling would definitely take the opportunity to escape to get rid of the suspicion.

While Luo Qingning was thinking, she saw that Jin Jiuling had already flew up, Aunt Gongsun was about to catch up, and Lu Xiaofeng from behind had already caught up.Suddenly, a white shadow flashed and flew towards Jin Jiuling at high speed, Aunt Gongsun paused slightly, then turned around to face Lu Xiaofeng who had just arrived.

'Who is that man?Aunt Gongsun didn't go after Jin Jiuling, did she know him? Luo Qingning stared at the direction Bai Ying was flying in thoughtfully.

In less than a moment, Aunt Gongsun had already entered the room, followed by a gust of wind, she turned her head to avoid the blowing wind, and then Lu Xiaofeng's figure followed into the hut.

Lu Xiaofeng raised his hand and slapped Aunt Gongsun again. At this critical moment, Luo Qingning stood in front of Aunt Gongsun. Lu Xiaofeng quickly withdrew his palm. Luo Qingning took a few steps forward and put his fingers on Lu Xiaofeng's chest. It says "Xue Bing, Cellar".

Lu Xiaofeng's body paused, as if he was thinking about something, Aunt Gongsun took advantage of the moment Lu Xiaofeng was in a daze, and grabbed Luo Qingning in front of her, and flew out of the window.

This time, Lu Xiaofeng did not continue chasing her...

After Aunt Gongsun and Luo Qingning left, Lu Xiaofeng realized that the Snake King in the room had passed away. He took a look at the red silk that had fallen on the floor, and then remembered what Luo Qingning had written on his chest before he left, and hurried to Go to the cellar.

The cellar was dark and damp, with a faint smell of wine. In the corner, a girl in white was curling up with her eyes closed.

Lu Xiaofeng stepped forward, took off his clothes and put them on the girl, and said softly, "Xue Bing."

The girl slowly opened her eyes, and after seeing the person in front of her clearly, she quickly threw herself into the other person's arms,

Sobbing softly: "Lu Xiaofeng, you scoundrel! Idiot! Idiot! Why are you here now! Do you know how long I've been waiting for you here! Who told you to abandon me! You can never abandon me again Already!"

Lu Xiaofeng circled his arms, hugging the lost and found person in his arms even tighter,

She said softly, "Okay, okay, I will never leave you behind."

Aunt Gongsun took Luo Qingning back to the West Garden, and then slapped Luo Qingning on the back of the head, and Luo Qingning passed out. After changing into night clothes, Aunt Gongsun flew out of the window.

Not long after Mrs. Gongsun left, Luo Qingning slowly opened her eyes. She straightened up and rubbed her neck. "Ms. Gongsun is really cruel. You can't use less effort. It hurts like hell." '

Luo Qingning took out a brown bottle from her body, poured out a pill from it and swallowed it.About a quarter of an hour later, Luo Qingning opened her mouth.

"Ahhhhh (āáǎà), the pronunciation is very good." Luo Qingning put the bottle back in her arms with satisfaction.

She stretched out her hand to search up and down her body, and sighed helplessly, "I didn't bring a few bottles of poison, and I can't beat Aunt Gongsun with force alone. Am I destined to spend the entire plot in a den of thieves?" '

Luo Qingning was still regretting her future, when footsteps could be heard outside the door, she quickly lay down and adjusted her breathing.

The door was pushed open roughly, and two footsteps sounded.

One person said in a high-pitched voice, "Jin Jiuling is so courageous that he wants to swallow all that money by himself!"

Another person's voice was softer: "Now that the master has come to Wuyang City, shall we still act according to the previous plan?"

He said in a thin voice: "Jin Jiuling is already a useless man, don't worry about him, just act as before."

Soft voice: "Yes."

Luo Qingning, who was lying on the bed, was thinking a thousand times, "The person with the high-pitched voice just now was Aunt Gongsun, so who is the other one?"Who are they talking about?Is there someone behind Jin Jiuling? '

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