Chapter 216 Who was killed?

Chapter 216 Who was killed?

Chapter 216 Who was killed?

Liu Sanniang's story came to an abrupt end in front of the tomb.

It took Chu Qing and the other two a long time to come back to their senses...

The three of them looked at each other, not knowing what to say for a moment.

Liu Sanniang stretched out her hand in front of the three people and waved it gently:

"Killer? Assassin? What... happened to you?"

Chu Qing shook his head, feeling that the bloody incident between Chen Sheng, Liu Sanniang, and Shen Juke was enough to light up half the sky.

He exhaled lightly and said:

"Shen Juke wiped out the entire Chen family back then, and Liehuotang will not let things go just because of the four words 'Hero Jinglan'.

"There must be some hard evidence in this matter... Do you know who is the guarantor for Shen Juke?"

"The shopkeeper of Yulin Building, the second son of Hongfa Bank, and the boss of Zhangji Cloth Shop."

Liu Sanniang knows all about it:
“There was another one… a servant of the Chen family back then.

"Now Shen Juke's third disciple."

Chu Qing nodded:

"How did you find this place?"

Liu Sanniang smiled bitterly when she heard this:
"Shen Juke has been very good to me over the years... He didn't hide many things from me.

"I discovered this place from in front of his desk.

"I don't know the specifics. I only know that the people in the Niejingtai are all killers, and you can hire someone to kill someone."

This is somewhat interesting.

Hero Jinglan Shen Juke, do you know that there is a branch of Niejingtai here?

Niejingtai acts in secret and will never leak the information of its branches easily.

The situation of this hero Jinglan is probably really strange.

Of course, we can’t believe all of Liu Sanniang’s words. We still need to investigate further to determine the right and wrong.

Fortunately, this matter is not difficult to investigate.

So many witnesses, all of them are clues.

"This place is not far from Fanjing City. In that case, we will go to Fanjing City with you.

"If things are really as you said, I can agree to kill Shen Juke."

"really?"

Liu Sanniang looked at Chu Qing in surprise, then shook her head:
"You are so young, do you really have such ability? Shen Juke is a martial arts master. Although I don't know how powerful he is, he is definitely not someone that ordinary people can deal with."

"You can rest assured about this matter. Even if I fail, I still have a huge mirror behind me."

Chu Qing said:

"However, how much silver do you intend to use to buy Shen Juke's life?"

"I don't have much money..."

Liu Sanniang said without changing her expression:

"But I can trade it for a secret."

"What secret could make someone kill Hero Jinglan?"

"The secret of the Nine Treasures of Heaven and Earth."

Liu Sanniang said:
“I know that the Nine Treasures of Heaven and Earth are extremely precious. Shen Juke once said that once these things appear in the martial arts world, they will inevitably cause a bloody storm.

"He knew the whereabouts of one of the Nine Treasures of Heaven and Earth, and he never hid it from me, but he himself didn't dare to look for it...

"I can give you this secret as a payment for your life."

Chu Qing looked at the woman in slight surprise. Judging from her appearance, she really didn't know any martial arts.

But he is very knowledgeable about many things in the martial arts world. Otherwise, he would never have been able to utter the four words "Nine Treasures of Heaven and Earth".

From this point of view, this Shen Juke didn't have any guard against Liu Sanniang at all?
This made Chu Qing marvel at this, wondering what this person was thinking.

But the system popped up a prompt at this time.

[Triggering Commission: Assassinate the Jinglan Hero Shen Juke! ]

【Do you want to receive it? 】

Chu Qing did not receive it for the time being, and planned to wait until he arrived in Fanjing City to investigate it thoroughly.

After that, nothing more was said and everyone set off together, heading for Fanjing City.

The journey was relatively peaceful, but Liu Sanniang did not know any martial arts, and she was lucky to have made it all the way here. Now she had to turn back without even taking a break, so she was a little exhausted after walking for a while.

Chu Qing asked Wenrou to take her.

Liu Sanniang shook her head:

"Men and women should not touch each other... this is inappropriate."

Wenrou was dressed in men's clothes at the moment, and she couldn't refute when she heard it.

Chu Qing frowned slightly:

"But you walk too slowly, girl. I guess you also hope that we can get to Fanjing City as soon as possible, right?"

"If that's the case, why don't you come and take me?"

Liu Sanniang frowned and looked at Chu Qing:

"I see that both of them are obedient to you. I think you are better than them. Men and women are not allowed to touch each other. It should be faster for you to lead me, right?"

Chu Qing was stunned for a moment, looked at Liu Sanniang carefully, and nodded slightly:
"Okay, then I'll take you there myself."

As for Wu Chan, Chu Qing had already unblocked his acupuncture points.

This monk is sensible and knows when to advance and retreat. He has long given up the idea of ​​running away, so there is no need to worry.

It was already noon when they burned the branch rudder. They had been walking with Liu Sanniang for half a day, but there was no place to stay nearby.

I simply found a place with water and took a rest for a while.

Chu Qing and Wen Rou were already very familiar with this aspect. After all, she had been with Chu Qing for such a long time, and she spent most of her nights outdoors.

They swiftly collected firewood to make a fire, set up a pot to stew food, and after a delicious dinner, everyone went to rest.

In the middle of the night, Chu Qing opened his eyes in a trance and glanced at Wu Chan who was keeping watch:

"Not back yet?"

"No."

Just before a cup of tea, Liu Sanniang suddenly announced that she had to go to the bathroom and ran to relieve herself.

Although Chu Qing closed her eyes, she could still sense the outside world. It was difficult to stop this kind of thing, so she just let her go.

But it seems a little strange that he hasn't come back for such a long time.

He pushed Wenrou gently, and Wenrou opened her eyes and looked at him.

"Follow me to find someone."

Chu Qing said softly:

"Liu Sanniang is missing."

Let Wuchan continue to wait here, and Chu Qing and Wenrou will go to look for him together.

On the one hand, Wenrou has a good nose and can smell Liu Sanniang's scent. On the other hand... it is pitch black after all, and Liu Sanniang is a woman, so it is more convenient to bring Wenrou with her.

I just searched all the way and finally found the water source.

When Chu Qing heard the breathing, he knew that Liu Sanniang had fallen into the water.

Chu Qing was shocked for a moment.

In the freezing cold, could she be taking a bath in the water? Or...she had finally lost her mind and was planning to end her life?
The two men quickened their movements and arrived in front of the pool of water in the blink of an eye.

From a distance, a woman was seen washing in the water. It was Liu Sanniang.

Chu Qing just took a glance and quickly looked away, feeling speechless for a moment.

In such cold weather, he still remembered to take a shower. How obsessed does this require?
Wenrou, on the other hand, stared at her as if she had never seen anyone taking a bath before.

Chu Qing couldn't help but poke her on the forehead:
"Stop staring at her and let her come up quickly."

"You tell me."

Wenrou shrank her neck.

“…I am a man.”

“I am still like that now.”

Chu Qing was speechless for a while, so he could only cough:
"Miss Liu, you don't even know how to take care of your body in this freezing cold weather. Aren't you afraid of dying before Mr. Shen?" "Ah!"

Liu Sanniang was shocked when she heard this and quickly covered her chest.

She looked in the direction where Chu Qing and Wenrou were, but the two people were hiding behind the bushes and she couldn't see them.

After being silent for a while in the water, he gritted his teeth and said:

"You...you go first, I, I will follow soon."

"it is good."

After leaving this one word, Chu Qing went back with Wenrou.

After a long while, Liu Sanniang came back unsteadily, her face pale.

He came to the campfire, hugged his legs and sat down, his body hunched.

Chu Qing glanced at her:
"Why is this happening, girl?"

"...In the past ten years, I have always felt that my body is filthy and if I don't wash it, I will smell fishy and unpleasant."

Liu Sanniang let out a breath softly:

"But rest assured, sir. I will not die before Shen Juke. Even if I die, he must pay for my life first."

Chu Qing was silent for a while and said:
"Rest early, we have to travel tomorrow."

"Ah."

Liu Sanniang leaned on her arms and slowly closed her eyes.

Nothing happened that night, and the group continued their journey the next morning. By noon, they had arrived at Fanjing City.

The crowd did not enter the city, but followed Liu Sanniang to another place.

It is a lake outside Fanjing City. The lake has no name, but the scenery is beautiful.

There is a thatched cottage by the lake, which seems to have been renovated and the door is closed.

Liu Sanniang pushed open the door of the fenced courtyard and led everyone in.

“This is where Chen Lang lived a few years ago. When I found him, the thatched cottage was already in a state of disrepair.

“I’ve been living here since I asked someone to renovate it.

"Please do as you please. I'm going to go talk to Chen Lang."

As she spoke, she pointed to the thatched cottage and asked everyone to go in and sit down, while she went to a solitary grave in the corner of the fenced yard.

Chu Qing followed Liu Sanniang quietly, listening to her chattering in front of the grave.

He excitedly told his sweetheart that he had found someone who could avenge him...

Chu Qing listened silently, but his eyes moved around.

After a while, he withdrew his gaze, went to the hut and waited.

Soon, Liu Sanniang came back and looked at Chu Qing and the others:

"I kept you waiting."

"Not really."

Chu Qing waved his hand:

“This place can’t accommodate so many of us, so let’s leave for now.

"When this is done...I will come to you and ask for the secret you mentioned."

"it is good."

Liu Sanniang did not keep any guests:

"Then I'll trouble you all, but I hope this matter can be dealt with as soon as possible.

"Because in two days, it will be Mr. Shen's 44th birthday.

"I don't want him to live past forty-four."

Chu Qing clicked his tongue, but still nodded and agreed.

……

……

Throughout the afternoon, Chu Qing found out a lot of information.

The first was the extermination of the Chen family ten years ago.

This matter is no secret. Anyone who has lived in Fanjing City for a few years has heard about it more or less.

The situation was basically the same as what Liu Sanniang had said.

That year, the Chen family got married, and that night evil men came and killed the entire Chen family.

The difference in the second half is that, according to legend, it was Shen Juke who turned the tide that night. Not only did he save the bride, but even the groom who was abducted by thieves was later rescued by the hero Shen.

But the bride is not a real person. She falls in love with Shen Juke, a man of great martial arts skills, but dislikes Chen Sheng, who is unable to carry anything and lost all his relatives overnight.

In the end, she stayed in the Shen family. Chen Sheng was heartbroken at first, but later he may have gone mad and told everyone that it was Shen Juke who killed his entire family.

The incident caused quite a stir, and several groups of people from the Liehuotang came, but in the end, it was still left unresolved.

Overall, except for the fact that Shen Juke saved people, which was inconsistent with Liu Sanniang's words, there are not many discrepancies overall.

After clarifying these things, Chu Qing focused on investigating the people that Liu Sanniang had mentioned before.

The shopkeeper of Yulin Tower, the second son of Hongfa Money House, and the boss of Zhangji Cloth Shop.

But after asking around, I found out that these three people are not in Fanjing City now.

Yulinlou had closed down a long time ago. The owner left Fanjing City with his family and died on the mountain road to Guang'an City. It was said that he was killed by mountain bandits and no one in the family survived.

Hongfa Money House is still there, but the one in charge now is the Third Master.

The second young master married a concubine five years ago, but a flower thief had his eyes on her. He wanted to steal her at night and happened to run into her. The second young master wanted to call the guards to arrest her, but the thief chopped off his head in anger.

The concubine was also abducted and her whereabouts are still unknown.

As for the owner of Zhangji Cloth Shop, he had some ups and downs... Ten years ago, a batch of important cloth was burned by a fire caused by an unknown evil spirit. After paying the compensation, Zhangji Cloth Shop began to decline.

About two or three years later, this person disappeared.

When he reappeared, it was the time for Chen Sheng to redress his injustice.

He actually testified for Chen Sheng!

Unfortunately, it was later discovered that it was Chen Sheng who gave him two hundred taels of silver to make him appear and give false testimony.

This matter is finally unresolved...

After that, the man became insane and died in a fight with wild dogs, being bitten to death by the pack.

"Liu Sanniang mentioned four people in total, and three of them died in accidents."

In the lobby of the inn, Chu Qing poured himself a cup of tea and felt speechless.

"Then there is only one person left now."

Gentle and soft voice said:

"The servant of the Chen family is also the third disciple of Shen Juke, Ye Feifan."

Chu Qing nodded, but he still glanced at Wu Chan first:
"Are you also like Ling Beichen, with your mind sometimes clear and sometimes confused?

"Have you ever been to this place ten years ago? You watched people get married, and as a monk you have never had such an opportunity in your life, and yet you were so angry and angry that you became evil?"

"…Don't talk nonsense, benefactor."

Wuchan couldn't help but roll his eyes:
"I have never committed the sin of killing in my life."

Chu Qing glanced at him and felt that he was a little unworthy of the name "Ghost Lantern".

A few people were discussing and talking casually, all in low voices.

The inn was noisy and people would spread rumors from time to time.

Just at this moment, someone spoke:
"Did you know that Guideng Wuchan, who had not been seen for several years, suddenly appeared in the sphere of influence of Luochen Villa!
"And he killed someone!"

Chu Qing curled the corner of his mouth and glanced at Wu Chan, who had never committed the sin of killing.

Wuchan sighed, his face full of an expression of accustomed to it.

At this time, someone asked:

"Who did Wuchan kill again?"

"Kill the eldest son of the Chu family in Tianwu City, Chu Tian!"

Chu Qing looked up suddenly, and for a moment he felt that there was something wrong with his ears.

They said, who did Wuchan kill?

(End of this chapter)