"You don't see anything."

"Yes."

"Why didn't you see clearly?"

"My servant just thought she was an ordinary court lady." Li Quan said in a low voice, "She looks and behaves like a woman, and this servant thought she was delivering medicine for the concubine."

"En." The emperor responded, put down the memorial in his hand, and leaned back on the chair.

Li Quan stood quietly.

After a long time, the emperor put down the brush in his hand, and slowly picked up the handkerchief beside him to wipe his hands.

"That sword manual is not an important item." The emperor said slowly, "But it happened to be in the hands of the concubine, and someone stole it from Da Nei, do you understand what I mean? "

"Your servant understands." Li Quandao, "Beizhen Fusi has already intervened in this matter."

"Very good." The emperor nodded, "This person must be executed publicly. Even if he can't be caught alive, I want the whole world to know his fate."

"Yes."

"You go down."

After Li Quan retreated, the emperor also walked out of the south study room. As soon as he walked out of the south study room, he waved to the steps.

Immediately two cats came running down the steps, one was orange and the other had gray patterns.

As soon as the two cats walked over, they fell at the emperor's feet, meowing and acting like a baby, turning over and rolling from time to time, looking very clingy.

On the contrary, the emperor, even when facing such two small animals that ordinary people would never be vigilant about, his eyes were cold, as if there would never be any waves in his eyes. He looked at the cat like he was looking at a table. chair, or a piece of swivel head.

Is there nothing in this world that can impress him?

Of course there are.

"You came."

"Ah."

"I'll keep the Youth League for you." The emperor suddenly smiled, and bent down to pick up a cat and put it in the arms of the commander of Jin Yiwei, "What do you think of this cat?"

"It's fine." Shen Baizhong hugged the cat, as if his whole body was stiff and unable to move, as if he was afraid that something would happen to the cat.

"If you like it, I will keep it for you." The emperor said with a smile, "I think you already know about the sword manual."

"Yes."

"Do you have any clues?"

Shen Baiding nodded, "There are not many people in the world who can disguise themselves as women, and there are even fewer who can go this far."

"His lightness kung fu must be pretty good too," said the emperor.

"Correct."

"I only know Chu Liuxiang and Sikong Zaixing who are good at qinggong." The emperor said indifferently, "These two people were with you in the desert when the accident happened. They must not have stolen the sword manual."

"It's Mrs. Xiong." Shen Bai finally said.

"Who is Mrs. Xiong?"

"It's a flower picker." Shen Bai finally said, "Madam Xiong is a man, but he was born to look like a woman. It is said that he is very beautiful, and he likes to pretend to be a woman to seduce young girls."

"Girls in the boudoir are generally not wary of women, and they might easily regard him as a friend." The emperor said, "So he must be very good at these things and have made a lot of achievements."

"That's right, there are rumors in the world that he was killed by the jellyfish Yin Ji, the lord of Shenshui Palace, but no one has seen his body. A person without a body is not a dead person."

The emperor nodded, "The concubine has seen countless women in her life. She can recognize an ordinary man disguised as a woman at a glance. But this male lady has a lot of experience."

"Within January, I will definitely find him."

The cat jumped out of Shen Baizhong's arms, fell to the ground and ran away.

The emperor smiled, "You seem a little wronged suddenly."

"……I do not have."

"You have." The emperor smiled, "Don't worry about the sword manual, even if someone learns that set of sword skills, they will definitely not be your opponent, so you can stay in the capital for a few more days and wait for Beizhen Fusi Sort out the clues."

Shen Bai nodded.

"Trust me, I've read it." The emperor said, "King Taiping has always been restless, and it's normal for Prince Taiping's son to want to do something, but I didn't expect him to start from the Jianghu. "

Shen Baizhong looked at the monarch he was serving, and suddenly said, "But Gong Jiu is very strange."

"Oh?"

"He poisoned Shangguan Feiyan to death as soon as we met, but he seemed very happy after leading me out." Shen Bai finally said.

Although his expression remained unchanged, the emperor could see that he was puzzled, so he couldn't help listening more seriously.

"When I fought against him, he seemed to be getting more and more crazy. Not only was his breathing disordered, but his expression was also in a daze. It seemed that his internal energy was out of balance."

The emperor suddenly stopped laughing.

Not only could he not laugh, but his face also turned black, "Is his face red?"

"Have."

The emperor's face was as dark as the bottom of a kitchen pot, and he started laughing again, but this time the smile was fake, as if he was going to kill someone, "This man must have some brain problems, you must leave him next time you meet him." farther away."

"Then what should I do to him?"

"Just kill him directly." The emperor said coldly, "Find someone who is proficient in disguise to pretend to be Gong Jiu, and in a few days will perform a good show of poisoning in front of King Taiping, and the matter will pass."

"it is good."

Seeing that he agreed, the emperor finally stopped being so angry, just looking at his expression, he had already remembered Gong Jiu in his heart, and no longer looked down upon him as he did just now.

He always believes that if a person has some mental problems and can plan some major events, then this person must not be simple. For this kind of person, their illness is usually not a drag, but a motivation. There is a kind of motivation that no one can understand. Such people often do things without rules at all, so they have to be more careful.

"I will go to court tomorrow, and you will come too."

"it is good."

"Go, have a good sleep, and ask Huo Xiang to give you a pulse."

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Shen Baizhong was not sleepy at all.

People with higher martial arts tend to have better spirits.

When he was young, he was able to chase and kill Jiang Yang's robbers alone for ten days. How could such a person be exhausted from traveling?

Although Lu Xiaofeng's martial arts is not as good as Shen Baizhong's, he is still the top among the top, so he is not troubled.

At this time, he was waiting at the door of the Supreme Harmony Gate, chatting with Wei Ziyun while drinking wine.

"Did you not see that man clearly?"

"I happened to be resting that day, how could I see it?" Wei Ziyun said, "It's you, do you have any news?"

Lu Xiaofeng immediately shook his head, even if Wei Ziyun is the number one expert in the court, Lu Xiaofeng will never trust him easily, after so many years in the arena, he has already learned to doubt the most reliable people.

The less likely a person is to do something bad, the more likely he is to be a murderer.

"Then this matter must have been handed over to Beizhen Fusi, right?" Wei Ziyun asked again.

Lu Xiaofeng nodded.

Even if he doesn't tell Wei Ziyun, Wei Ziyun will know sooner or later.

"Concubine Xiao's temper was very violent in her early years. Although she restrained herself a lot after entering the palace, she never stopped practicing martial arts. Her two swords were always polished. The ordinary first-class masters are nothing but clowns in front of her. Wei Ziyun sighed, "I heard that even though the little thief ran away, he was also stabbed by the concubine. Maybe you can find clues from here."

"A stabbing?" Lu Xiaofeng asked in surprise, "Where was the stabbing?"

"It seems to be the left rib." Wei Ziyun said, "Although the concubine's sword is not poisoned, it has carved many lines. No matter who is stabbed by such a sword, it will not feel very good."

"A person with poor martial arts might bleed to death halfway, let alone escape from the palace." Lu Xiaofeng stroked his beard, "This person is not only good at lightness kung fu, but his internal strength must also be good."

"He must be very courageous." Wei Ziyun said, "He is not very courageous, so he wouldn't come here to steal the sword manual."

Lu Xiaofeng suddenly asked, "Have you already been suspected?"

Wei Ziyun hesitated, "This..."

"You might as well tell me about it." Lu Xiaofeng said, "Even if it's wrong, it's not a big problem."

"Although there are many swordsmen in the world, there are only a few top ones." Wei Ziyun said.

"Yes."

"It's impossible to make a name list, because they haven't compared each other at all."

"Of course it's impossible, and no one can figure it out."

"But we can count the top five." Wei Ziyun said, "Naturally needless to say, Ximen Chuuxue, you and him are friends, you must know how advanced his sword skills are."

Lu Xiaofeng sighed, "Actually, I don't know too well, I only know how tall I am, but I don't know how tall I am."

"You don't need to talk about Ye Gucheng." Wei Ziyun continued, "Although they are young, their swordsmanship has reached the pinnacle. Among the remaining seniors in the world, Wudang Mu Taoist, Emei Dugu Yihe, and Xue Yi who has long since retired People, you must know them all."

"I know it." Lu Xiaofeng said, "But these people are all swordsmen, so what does it have to do with thieves?"

"The Nine Swords of Dugu is the sword technique created by Dugu Qiubai." Wei Ziyun said, "It is rumored that Linghu Chong used this sword technique to travel around the rivers and lakes. Later, this sword manual was found and brought into the palace by Taizu and his old man. He started from scratch. , life has been ups and downs, what good things have you not seen?"

Lu Xiaofeng nodded, "That makes sense."

"So only one person can know how powerful this sword manual is!" Wei Ziyun said again, "How can ordinary people understand such a powerful sword manual?"

"what do you mean……"

"I mean this case must be related to these five people!" Wei Ziyun looked very confident, "The sword manual is a priceless treasure, and the person who stole it will never sell it. Once this thing is sold, the whole The rivers and lakes are going to be turned upside down, and he himself cannot escape death!"

"So you think one of the five must have found someone to steal it?"

"Yes."

Lu Xiaofeng felt that this was very reasonable, but it was almost the same as what he thought. Although he thought Mrs. Xiong was the most suspect, Mrs. Xiong could also be stealing things for others.

How can a flower picker practice good swordsmanship?How can one see the mystery of this peerless sword manual?

Just as Lu Xiaofeng was thinking, he saw Shen Baizhong walking towards him.

"Master Commander." Wei Ziyun hurriedly cupped his fists in salute.

Although his seniority is higher than that of Shen Baizhong, he does not have a position. He is said to be a member of the imperial court, but he can't leave the Jianghu, but if he is a member of the Jianghu, how can he work for the imperial court?

If you eat from the public house, you will not be free.

Their position is really awkward.

Fortunately, Shen Baizhong was a very good boss and never embarrassed Wei Ziyun.

"Master Wei." Shen Baiding nodded, "You don't have to pay attention to this annoying ghost, just do what you have to do."

Lu Xiaofeng didn't refute, he seemed a bit annoying indeed.

Wei Ziyun was obviously on duty, but he wanted to come over to drink, the smell of wine filled the air, Wei Ziyun was already hungry, but he couldn't move, he could only stare at the wine gourd and swallow his saliva.

If Lu Xiaofeng hadn't been Shen Baizhong's friend, if Lu Xiaofeng hadn't been his friend, Wei Ziyun would have scolded him long ago.

The two walked away side by side.

"I guess the emperor must have told you that there is no rush."

"Ah."

"Did he still ask you to stay a few more days?"

"Yes."

As soon as Lu Xiaofeng clapped his hands, he wanted to jump up, "Let's go! I'll take you to a good place!"

"Ah."

Shen Baizhong didn't even ask, and followed Lu Xiaofeng away.

The river flows around the mountain and flows to no one knows where.

The mountain is a good mountain, and the water is also good. There is even a waterfall nearby, and the sound can be heard from a long distance. There are also some foam floating on the water surface. It seems that the waterfall must be very high.

This is really a good place.

Could it be that this is the good place that Lu Xiaofeng mentioned?

Could it be that Lu Xiaofeng wants to swim?

Does he want to touch crabs?

Lu Xiaofeng didn't do anything, but told Shen Baizhong to wait, and then yelled.

"Zhang San!"

Suddenly there was a sound of water in the river, and a dilapidated boat was rowed out.

Of course the boat won't come out by itself, the person rowing the boat is Zhang San who was found by Lu Xiaofeng.

"Who is looking for me?"

"Of course I was looking for you!" Lu Xiaofeng said.

Zhang San was sitting on the bow of the boat with his legs crossed, and when he saw Lu Xiaofeng on the shore, he smiled. He stood up while laughing, "Why do you come to me when you have time? I'll row the boat over right away!"

As soon as he picked up the oar, he saw the flying fish suit behind him again.

As soon as he saw the flying fish suit, Zhang San's smile froze, his face also changed, became pale, and the cold sweat couldn't stop dripping down.

"Lu Xiaofeng, the people behind you..."

"Of course it's Shen Baizhong!"

"So it's Shen Baizhong." Zhang San forced a smile, "Shen Baizhong, um, it's Shen Baizhong."

He was about to cry, but held back the tears immediately.

It was because he suddenly thought that even Shen Baizhong would never know what he had done recently, since he would never know, why should he be afraid?

Thinking of this, Zhang San straightened up again, and changed back to the fearless Zhang San, who coughed a few times and started rowing.

He kept his head down all the time, so no one could see his face clearly.

Lu Xiaofeng only felt that his movements were a little slow today, but he didn't think much about it.

After all, no one has ever stipulated that rowing must be fast.

"Although this boat is broken, its quality is very good." Lu Xiaofeng said to Shen Baizhong, "Even Chu Liuxiang's boat was built by him, so you don't have to worry about us falling into the water suddenly."

Shen Baizhong wasn't worried at all, but since Lu Xiaofeng specifically said it, he still responded.

Zhang San made enough preparations, and he became stiff when speaking, "Lu Xiaofeng, what do you want me for?"

"You do not know?"

"How would I know?"

"Think about it carefully." Lu Xiaofeng brought out two stools from the cabin, and sat down, "You are lazy and slippery, besides grilling fish and swimming, can you do other things?"

"How do you know I can't?"

"Will you?"

"I don't think I will."

Zhang San let out a long sigh, and turned around to get the grill.

Shen Bai is still here, he doesn't want to argue with Lu Xiaofeng at all.

"Zhang San's grilled fish is top-notch wherever he puts it." Lu Xiaofeng said, "He is nicknamed Kuaiwang, he is very good at swimming, and he is very good at swimming. If you take him with you when you go out to sea, it will be difficult for anything to happen."

"Ah."

"It's just that I don't really care about these things." Lu Xiaofeng smiled, "How can I go to sea to suffer for such a lazy person? I only want his grilled fish. His grilled fish is neither old nor burnt, and the heat is just right. It's really... ..."

Lu Xiaofeng's saliva almost flowed down.

"I really can't figure it out. I have only been out of the Yangtze River for a few days, and I don't know many friends in the capital. How do you know that I am here?"

Zhang San came out carrying the grill.

"Naturally, the honest monk told me." Lu Xiaofeng said, "The honest monk was in the Yangtze River not long ago. Coincidentally, he happens to be in the capital now."

"The honest monk really can't tell lies?" Zhang San asked, "I have clearly told him not to tell, and he has clearly agreed!"

"Yes." Uncle Lu just waited for the food to be served, "But that's how I asked him."

"Why did you ask?" Zhang San couldn't help but ask.

"I asked him—have you met Zhang San?" Lu Xiaofeng smiled, "Guess what he said?"

"What did he say?" Zhang San was anxious.

"He said that Master Zhang told me never to tell anyone if I had seen him."

Zhang San was stunned, wishing he could throw the iron fork into the lake.

Lu Xiaofeng almost fainted with laughter, "He really didn't lie, you don't have to hate him, the whole world knows how honest the honest monk is!"

"Hmph." Zhang San said coldly, "That's not necessarily the case, I've seen him in brothels several times!"

This time it was Lu Xiaofeng's turn to be stupid, even Shen Baizhong couldn't help but look over.

Why would a monk go to a brothel?

Everyone knows what a brothel is, and everyone knows what to do in a brothel.

"Did you see it with your own eyes?" Lu Xiaofeng asked.

"I saw it with my own eyes."

"Did you stop him from asking?"

"Why should I meddle in other people's business?" Zhang San inserted the fish one by one onto the iron fork, and said slowly, "But I can tell you that it is indeed an honest monk. I can see it clearly, and I also saw it. The woman who came out to see him off was Ouyang Qing, the top brand in Yiqingyuan, and she seemed very satisfied."

"What are you satisfied with?" Lu Xiaofeng asked blankly.

"What do you think?" Zhang San rolled his eyes, "I don't like trouble, so I didn't spread the matter. Otherwise, how could an honest monk still be an honest monk?"

Lu Xiaofeng still doesn't believe it, but he has kept this matter in his heart and is determined to pay more attention to it in the future.

It never hurts to be careful.

"If monks like to go to brothels, wouldn't the Taoist priests have to gather together to gamble?" Lu Xiaofeng stroked his beard, fell down on the board of the boat with a slap, and murmured, "I have seen many strange things like this. But very few."

"Hmph." Zhang San snorted again, "The honest monk is not a real monk at all. Have you ever seen a real monk who doesn't ring the bell or worship Buddha all day long, but just wanders around in the rivers and lakes?"

Lu Xiaofeng shook his head.

"That's right!" Zhang San finally stringed up all the fish, and said, "You have to be smart when you walk in the rivers and lakes."

Instead, he taught Lu Xiaofeng a lesson, one must know that Lu Xiaofeng became famous much earlier than him, and also much more famous than him.

Zhang San was about to slander Lu Xiaofeng a few more words, when he saw Shen Bai finally made a silent gesture, he immediately shut up and listened.

But after listening for a long time, he didn't hear anything wrong, and then turned to look at Lu Xiaofeng, obviously Lu Xiaofeng didn't hear anything either.

A sigh sounded from the bushes, and a person came out slowly, "I didn't expect that I couldn't hide it from the Commander, and I didn't intend to disturb everyone."

Zhang San stared at him with wide eyes.

This man held a folding fan in his hand, and was wearing very expensive clothes, even the boots were embroidered with gold thread, he looked like a son of a rich family, even Zhang Pingye had never worn such luxurious clothes.

How could this kind of son come to the deep mountains and old forests?What is he here for?

Zhang San didn't know him, but Lu Xiaofeng and Shen Baizhong did.

This person is Jin Jiuling, the famous arrester of the six sects, the disciple of Ying Wanli, the number one arrester in the world. No one knows the reason, not even his master Ying Wanli.

"Why are you here?" Lu Xiaofeng asked.

Jin Jiuling clasped his fists to salute Shen Baizhong before saying, "Don't you know about the recent case that made people lose their hair?"

"Of course I know." Lu Xiaofeng said, "I'm investigating this case, but my hair still hasn't fallen out."

"But since you have already washed your hands and quit, how can you..."

Jin Jiuling sighed, "Even if one's master wants his apprentice to die, the apprentice must be obedient, right? Although I have left six doors, my master has not yet."

Shen Baizhong looked at Jin Jiuling and said suddenly, "Come on board."

"Yes." Jin Jiuling replied immediately, and obediently boarded the boat.

It was only at this time that Zhang San figured out who this person was, and felt that the cold sweat was about to flow down again, and he tried his best to control himself not to abandon the boat and run away.

Fortunately, no one was looking at him.

Jin Jiuling took out a handkerchief, "This is the handkerchief that the man used. I searched all the way and saw this thing hanging in the grass."

Lu Xiaofeng took the veil, "It must be the veil that the robber used to cover his wound. He was stabbed by the concubine. If he didn't find something to cover his wound, he would bleed to death halfway."

Jin Jiuling nodded, "It's a pity that even with this veil, we still can't find any clues."

Shen Baichu suddenly motioned to Lu Xiaofeng to give him the handkerchief.

Seeing him look carefully, he said, "The handkerchief is sold by Fu Ruixiang in the capital, and the face powder... should be from Baoxiangzhai."

Lu Xiaofeng was stunned, and stared at him with wide eyes, "Could it be that you have a dog's nose?"

Shen Bai finally ignored him, and continued, "This thing doesn't look like a man's thing."

Before Jin Jiuling could speak, Lu Xiaofeng rushed to say, "You don't understand, some men just like to pretend to be women, not only do they like to pretend to be women, but even the daily things they use are the same as those used by girls. "

Shen Bai finally nodded.

"The bosses of these two stores may have some clues, Lu Xiaofeng, let's go."

Lu Xiaofeng had no choice but to pat Zhang San and said, "Don't try to be lazy, kid, I still want this grilled fish."

Zhang San said with a smile, "I will take your share to the latrine for you to soak up the fragrance!"

Lu Xiaofeng also laughed, "I can't control this, but how do you know what will go to Shen Baizhong's stomach?"

Zhang San stopped talking.

Jin Jiuling looked at the backs of the two, stood there for a while, and then left.

Zhang San breathed a sigh of relief at this moment, sat down on the deck with a bang, and stuffed Mingzhu into his arms again.

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