Cloud of the Qing Dynasty

Because Mu Liuyun was pulled away by Zhang Chi in time, he was not affected by too much "Stagnation of Qi", and after only practicing for a while, he felt that luck was no longer hindered.

He asked Zhang Chi in amazement: "How do you know the solution to 'Zhi Qi San'?"

Zhang Chi said: "Xin Lanshan taught me, do you still remember, I once learned a little medical skills from him."

Mu Liuyun thought to himself, Xin Lanshan's origin seems to be not simple, but that's someone else's business, he didn't ask too much.

Qin Wuqi calmly said to the people present: "Qin is also very sorry that this happened, and will definitely strengthen the defenses in the village in the future to prevent the Red Lotus Sect from taking advantage of it again. Everyone, please go back to your room and rest. "

Tianhe Daoist shook his head: "Master Qin, since we have formed an alliance, we should share weal and woe and solve problems together at this time. Jinghong Villa has been repeatedly invaded by the Red Lotus Sect. If the truth cannot be found out in time, I can't rest in peace. Please don't be so indifferent to Zhuangzhu Qin, let me help from the side and do my best."

People from several other sects also echoed.

Of course, Qin Wuqi didn't want others to intervene in the internal investigation of Jinghong Villa, but when it came to this point, Qin Wuqi couldn't hold back his face even if he wanted to see others, so he could only smile and said: "If you are willing to help, that's fine. It can't be better, but until now, we still have no clue how the Red Lotus Sect invaded Jinghong Mountain Villa, and now we can only start with this fake iron guard who was arrested."

The subordinate who was guarding the fake iron guard suddenly exclaimed: "Vendor Master, he committed suicide by taking poison!"

Everyone followed the sound in surprise, and saw that the fake Tiewei's mouth and nose had begun to ooze blood, his face was ashen, and although he hadn't died immediately, it seemed that he would not survive.

"It's Hedinghong." Someone present who knew better pointed it out on the spot, "This is too strange, he should never have had the chance to take the poison."

Qin Wuqi opened the fake Tiewei's jaw and checked: "It's the dentures. After he was injured by me, he immediately crushed the dentures that were hiding the poison and swallowed the poison."

Zhang Chi behind the crowd said softly to Mu Liuyun: "Liuyun, do you still remember the man who pretended to be a coachman and came to attack you when you were in Rongzhou?"

Mu Liuyun nodded: "The two suicide methods are indeed very similar, but you also said at the time that if that thing was really done by the Red Lotus Sect, the means of hiding their identities would be too stupid."

Tianhe Taoist heard it with his sharp ears, turned around and asked, "What's going on?"

Mu Liuyun said: "It's just a trivial matter, I'll talk to you later."

Tianhe Taoist nodded.

***

Qin Wuqi said to the crowd: "Once this person dies, the clues will be broken again."

"I don't think so." A member of the Qingcheng faction said, "Since this person suddenly appeared in the inner courtyard, we should start looking for clues from this aspect. Maybe there is a red lotus hidden in the inner courtyard of Jinghong Villa." What a traitor to teach."

Qin Wuqi naturally thought of this, of course he was unwilling to let this large group of people search the inner courtyard of his house, but it seemed that these people would not give up until they got a satisfactory answer.As the initiator and actual leader of this martial arts alliance, if even he himself is so evasive about matters related to the Red Lotus Sect, other sects need to think about retreating in advance.

Even Master Minghui from Shaolin Temple asked: "Benefactor Qin, I don't know who lives in the inner courtyard. Why does it seem that the defense is so lax?"

Qin Wuqi said: "In the past, this was my father's residence. My father always liked to be quiet, and there was no staff on duty in the inner courtyard. Since my father retired, I also moved out of the inner courtyard. Now only my wet nurse Qing Wan lives here .Since the inner courtyard is not an important place, and Aunt Qing doesn't like being stared at, the defense here has always been weaker than other places, but I didn't expect that the Red Lotus Sect would take advantage of the loophole."

The Miao Yin teacher of the Emei School asked, "Does this young aunt of your excellency know something by chance?"

"I don't know what the teacher means?" Qin Wuqi's voice was still very calm, without any emotional fluctuations, "Aunt Qing is my mother's personal maid. After my mother passed away, she took care of me until I became an adult. She can't betray me."

"I don't suspect that Qingwan is a spy, but I just feel the need to ask her." Master Miaoyin said with suspicion on her face, "I think that fake Tiewei seems to know the interpersonal relationship of Jinghong Villa well. The outside world almost No one knows that you have such a wet nurse, but that person found your weak spot right away, instead of kidnapping an insignificant servant girl or handmaid, isn't that suspicious?"

"Yes." Someone from the Kongtong faction responded, "Even if she watched you grow up, there are many cases in other places where old people who have been in gangs for decades were bewitched by the Red Lotus Sect. Prevention. I might as well go and inquire, as long as the doubts in our hearts are answered, and the suspicion is also cleared for your wet nurse, we will naturally stop pestering you."

Qin Wuqi frowned, he was displeased with the aggressive attitude of the other party, but the Wulin League has just been established, and many sects are afraid that Jinghong Villa, which is the leader, will be too powerful, and they are afraid that their small sect will be controlled and reduced to At this time, it is more beneficial to show weakness appropriately than the overall situation.

So he backed down.

***

A group of people rushed into the room where Qing Wan lived, and many people couldn't stand anymore and were squeezed out of the door, forcing the doctor who had set up a stove to decoct medicine at the door to leave the yard.

This room is quite plain, with no other decorations except some elegant potted flowers, Qing Wan is sitting on the bed to rest, Qin Wuqi said to her apologetically: "Aunt Qing, these martial arts comrades still have some doubts about your being kidnapped , wanted to come over and ask you."

Qing Wan coughed twice, her voice sounded hoarse and weak: "Ask."

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, but Master Huiming stood up first and asked, "Does the benefactor recognize the person who kidnapped you?"

Qing Wan shook her head to express her disbelief.

"Then why does he recognize you and know that he can threaten Lord Qin by kidnapping you?"

Qing Wan shook her head again: "I don't know about it, maybe the traitors from the village told them."

"Recall, did the benefactor hear any strange movements before he appeared in the inner courtyard?"

"This inner courtyard is not big, but it is not small. I am a woman who does not know martial arts. Even if someone does something nearby, I will not notice it." Qingwan thought for a while and said, " Speaking of which, I have been sleeping lightly lately. Sometimes when I wake up late at night, I can always hear some strange and trivial noises. I always thought it was a mouse biting something or Huang Daxian digging a hole. People also threw rat poison. But I didn't see any effect, I don't know if it has something to do with this matter."

Qin Wuqi was surprised and said: "There is such a thing, why don't you tell me?"

Qing Wan shook her head: "I can't hear clearly either, maybe it's because of the rats. You've been working so hard recently, and you've been busy with the martial arts conference all the time. I don't want to bother you with such trivial things."

"Don't talk about whether it's annoying or not. Right now, this can also be used as a clue. In the middle of the night, let's find some people with good skills and listen to what's going on with this noise." Qin Wuqi looked at everyone, "Everyone still Have any other questions?"

In fact, he already had the intention of chasing people away, but others may not cooperate, Master Miaoyin asked too much: "Have you been a maid since childhood?"

Qing Wan was taken aback for a moment: "Yes..."

"I see that your hands are very meticulous, and you don't look like someone who has worked."

As soon as this remark came out, everyone looked suspiciously at Qing Wan's hand that was exposed outside the quilt.

Qingwan sighed: "I have been the lady's personal maid since I was a child, and I usually do some work such as making beds, serving tea and water, and never doing any rough work. Over the years, I have been treated like a biological mother for a long time, and I have even sent a few People take care of my daily life and food, what I do on weekdays is to grow some flowers and plants, and take care of the musical instruments left by my uncle and miss."

These words made everyone look at each other in dismay. There are very few people from rich families in Jianghu, so many people do not have the concept of "personal maid". The husband and son-in-law who serve the lady together are basically treated like half masters.

Mrs. Miaoyin didn't give up: "Since you are the wet nurse of Lord Qin, you must have given birth to a child. Where is your child?"

Qing Wan closed her eyes: "He died not long after he was born."

"Then who is your husband-in-law? Why doesn't he live with you?"

"That's enough." Qin Wuqi's tone was already a little bad, "Aunt Qing was frightened just now and needs to rest, please please first. If you have any questions, just ask Qin."

Many people present also felt that Mrs. Miaoyin's questioning a woman who didn't look very suspicious seemed a bit too much. How blind, untactful, and unable to speak, others can only accept it, and give a thumbs up to praise "straightforward".

So Qin Wuqi actually didn't take it to heart. After all, no one would want conflicts to arise within the newly formed Alliance. The courtyard, give her a clean place.

Mu Liuyun, who was at the end of the crowd, suddenly thought of an insignificant detail.

Since Qin Wuqi came from another direction after hearing the noise, who was the person who played the piano in the inner courtyard before?

He looked back at Qing Wan suspiciously.

***

I didn't get any useful information from this inquiry, it seems like what Qin Wuqi said, wait until midnight to let people with better internal strength come and listen to the wall, to see if they can find something from the abnormal noise. What a trick, although it is more likely to be a mouse, but right now they really have no other clues to follow.

Some people are still discussing in place, some people have gone back to rest first, and some people just rushed over after hearing the news, and they don't quite know what happened.

Zhang Chi originally thought that Mu Liuyun had gone out with him all night, and there was a martial arts competition tomorrow, so he might as well go back to bed early, and Mu Liuyun agreed, and the two of them were about to leave when they ran into some members of the Beggar Gang. Come over to join in the fun at first glance.

Li Tieyi saw Zhang Chi at a glance: "Hey, young man, you are here too, come and tell me what happened just now, did the old man miss any excitement?"

Zhang Chi had no choice but to stop temporarily and briefly told him what happened.

After hearing this, Lu Xiaomi asked, "Little Chizi, aren't you good at tracking? Why don't you follow the trail of this dead man and find out where he came from?"

Zhang Chi smiled wryly and shook his head: "All the roads in Jinghong Mountain Villa are paved with floor tiles, so it is not easy to leave traces, and there are so many people coming and going, no one knows how many people have stepped on the places he passed by. There's not much chance of a trace."

Lu Xiaomi said: "Even if the chance is not great, give it a try, maybe you will find something."

Zhang Chi looked at Mu Liuyun hesitantly: "But it's getting late, it's time for Liuyun to go back and rest."

Mu Liuyun shook his head: "My physical strength is not that weak, and a short rest will not affect tomorrow's competition."

Zhang Chi said, "Okay, I'll try my best."

The body of the fake iron guard was still parked in a gazebo, covered with a white cloth, Li Tieyi, the head of the beggar gang who watched the excitement and was not afraid of big troubles, came forward to explain the situation to the iron guards, and the iron guards let them pass.

The corpse has been carefully inspected by the people of Jinghong Villa, but no valuable clues have been found. Zhang Chi neither searched the body nor did an autopsy. He just carefully inspected the soles of the corpse with a torch. He found something.

He picked out a pomegranate petal that was squashed from the sole of his shoe.

"It seems that I rarely see pomegranate flowers in Jinghong Mountain Villa." Zhang Chi raised his head and asked the iron guards, "Do you know how many pomegranate flowers are planted around here?"