Pawn Crossing the River

Qi Jianyuan was dead, and Qi Xuansu was the first to discover it. Even though Sun Hewu, the real person in charge of the palace, had already made a conclusion and the murderer's body was found, there were still some rumors that Qi Xuansu was suspicious. After all, he had a relationship with Qi Jianyuan. Celebrating the festival, and even getting into fights over it, is something that many people have witnessed.

As for the dead female instructor, it is said that she was a demon in a secret society, but there is no real evidence, or there is real evidence, but due to various reasons, it has not been made public.

So there were rumors that the murder was caused by love, and they were said to be a couple, and they had reached the age of marriage. The female instructor was old and eager to get married, but Qi Jianyuan had a bright future, was young and promising, but did not want to They got married immediately, but the female instructor repeatedly forced the marriage. Qi Jianyuan came to see the female instructor this time just to discuss the matter. However, the two had deep conflicts. They fought after a disagreement, and eventually died together.

Because Qi Jianyuan was born in the Qi family and had a distinguished family background, in order to cover up the scandal, he used various connections to describe this female teacher who was usually kind to others as a demon who formed a secret society.

Qi Xuansu didn't care at all about these rumors, or he couldn't care less. At this time, in the huge square of Qianyuan, Qi Xuansu finally met Yao Pei, who had arrived belatedly.

The two sat at opposite ends of the same stone bench.

Because Yao Pei practiced the "Tai Shang Forgetting Love Sutra", he couldn't see much shock, but he could still hear something from his words: "This matter is really beyond my expectation."

Judging from Yao Pei's behavior when meeting Qi Xuansu in her dream, she did not intend to return to the upper palace immediately, but to stay in the lower palace for a while. As a result, such an accident occurred and she had to come back early.

Qi Xuansu said: "Don't you think it's God's will? I thought everything was under your control."

"It seems that I haven't mastered my fortune yet." Yao Pei said expressionlessly, "Tell me what you think."

Qi Xuansu first told his entire experience, and then said: "From the time when my Yin spirit returned to my body to when I arrived at the scene, it took about one stick of incense, and only this stick of incense left me. sight, both of them died, I don’t think they died together.”

Yao Pei said thoughtfully: "You mean that the female instructor killed Qi Jianyuan, and then was silenced by others when she wanted to escape."

Qi Xuansu said: "This possibility cannot be ruled out. Judging from the situation before I left, Qi Jianyuan does not have the ability to kill the female instructor at all."

Yao Pei said: "It only took a stick of incense from the time you left to the time you returned. Let's assume that our speculation is true. There really is a murderer who murdered people and silenced them. Just when you left, the murderer arrived, and you rubbed shoulders. However, it would be too much of a coincidence. Then it is more likely that the murderer was hiding behind you and used Qi Jianyuan's flying sword to kill the female instructor. As for why the murderer wanted to kill her, it is not difficult to guess. , firstly, the formation of the Wanxiang Dao Palace isolates the inside and outside, and she cannot escape at all. Secondly, her vitality is severely damaged, and even if there is no formation to block it, she cannot escape far, instead of letting her fall into the hands of the Taoist sect and be followed by the Taoist sect. , it’s better to cut off the gecko’s tail and save the others.”

Qi Xuansu nodded and said, "That makes sense."

Yao Pei continued: "Let's continue to assume that this speculation about murder and silence is true, then did the murderer notice your peeping? If it is not a coincidence, but he deliberately waited for you to leave, then does it mean that the two of you know each other? ? Or maybe the murderer is very famous in the Wanxiang Dao Palace, and many people recognize him. Because the incident happened in a hurry, he didn't have time to disguise himself, and he was not sure that he could kill your Yin Shen with one strike, so he could only act like this. "

Qi Xuansu agreed: "At that time, Qi Jianyuan and I were at the end of their strength. If you want to kill people and silence them, you don't need a very high level of cultivation. It makes sense to say that this person is not sure that he can kill me with one blow. In this way, the range It will be much smaller.”

Yao Pei kept pinching his knuckles with his thumb: "The key is how to confirm our first hypothesis, that there really is such a murderer."

Qi Xuansu said: "The female instructor died under Qi Jianyuan's flying sword. If someone else really used this sword to kill the female instructor, there would definitely be some traces left."

Yao Pei asked: "Where is the flying sword?"

Qi Xuansu said: "It should be at Mr. Sun's place."

Yao Pei stood up and said, "I'm going to see Mr. Sun. No matter what, when a person dies, there must be an explanation."

Qi Xuansu also stood up: "What about me?"

Yao Pei glanced at him: "This matter has nothing to do with you, you should do whatever you want."

Qi Xuansu asked again: "How are you handling the matter in the lower palace?"

Yao Pei said: "I can't care about it for the time being. I originally wanted to finish my work in one battle and catch all these people in one fell swoop. Now it seems that it is no longer realistic. Let's see what Master says. I want to focus on it now. When investigating the cause of Qi Jianyuan's death, it was found that the sealing of the Wanxiang Taoist Palace has been a tradition for many years. During the closed period, it is okay for one or two people to come in. However, if a large number of people are sent in, this will break the rules and will immediately spread throughout the Taoist sect, so for a while For a while, the master will not send anyone in again. However, everything has advantages and disadvantages. Now that such a case has occurred, the Wanxiang Taoist Palace will definitely tighten control and the people inside will not be able to get out. This is an excellent opportunity. , If our guesses just now are true, then I want to catch this big fish with my own hands."

Qi Xuansu thought for a while and said: "No matter what, Qi Jianyuan died for Taoism. Although I had conflicts with him, everything is in vain after death, so count me among them."

Yao Pei glanced at Qi Xuansu: "Are you so kind?"

Qi Xuansu said: "Of course I don't have such good intentions. I have both public and private interests in mind. I suddenly want to understand one thing. The target of the statue of the Holy Master at the bottom of Xingye Lake is too big. It is really difficult to take action. Even if you succeed, it will be easy. Exposed, and this kind of thing belongs to the corner of the Taoist Sect. If I really do it, wouldn't it be the same as the people of Taiping Dao? Divine power.”

Yao Pei looked at Qi Xuansu: "You are aware, why don't you notice it usually?"

Qi Xuansu Ruo pointed out: "If necessary, I can be more enlightened. There is a saying, you treat me as a scholar, I will repay you as a scholar. There is another sentence, which seems to be a Confucian scholar. It is said that if the king treats his ministers like his hands and feet, then his ministers will treat him like his heart; if his ministers are like dogs and horses, his ministers will regard him as a fellow countryman; if his ministers are like earth and mustard, then his ministers will treat him as if he were a coward. Me, how can I repay others? If Master Pei and Master Donghua are willing to promote me, of course I will stand on their side. Zhang Qingxiao will not look down on me because of my humble background, but will treat me as an equal and sincerely. She gave up her life. Qiniang treated me as my son, and I treated her as my own mother. Qingxiao said it right, you don’t have to be a saint or a perfect person, but you don’t have to be a good person. villain."

Yao Pei shook his head and said: "It's still the same way that a scholar will die for his confidant. If you position yourself as a scholar, how can you achieve great things?"

Qi Xuansu smiled and said: "I am a commoner and a wild Taoist priest. If I don't become a scholar, do I still want to be a king?"

Yao Pei said no more and said: "Then I'll count you alone, I'll go see Mr. Sun first."

Qi Xuansu asked doubtfully: "Are you sure that you can find that tiny trace that may or may not exist through the flying sword?"

Yao Pei looked at him as if he were a fool: "I don't have such ability, but Mr. Sun does. All I need to do is give him a warning, and he will do the rest, no matter what. Whatever the result is, it’s more convincing than my own verification.”

Qi Xuansu choked, waved his hand, and deliberately said in an elder's tone: "Go, Mr. Sun should be in his signing room."

Yao Pei turned around and left without any regret.

Qi Xuansu looked at Yao Pei's back and whispered: "No big or small, just talk to uncle like this."

Yao Pei, who had already walked some distance, seemed to hear Qi Xuansu's words, suddenly stopped, then turned slightly sideways and raised his hand.

A cold light flashed.

The speed was so fast that Qi Xuansu not only didn't see it clearly, but also didn't even have time to react. He only felt his cheeks getting cold and a few hair strands falling leisurely.

The wound was not deep, and it was insignificant for Qi Xuansu, who had supernatural powers derived from flesh and blood. However, the speed and accuracy surprised Qi Xuansu, even more so than the flying sword. He suddenly turned his head and looked around, only to see a small flying knife sinking into a stone pillar not far away, leaving only the handle exposed.

Yao Pei had no intention of taking back the flying knife and turned around to leave.

Qi Xuansu came to the stone pillar, took out a lot of effort to pull out the flying knife, and murmured: "Such a heavenly knife?"

Then Qi Xuansu tried the material of the flying knife again. It was not a treasure, not even a spiritual object. It was similar to the "thin tiger knife" of the Qingluan Guards, but such a knife could still stab after leaving the hand. Entering the stone pillar made of special material, it can be seen that Yao Pei's flying knife is terrifying, and it is definitely not comparable to Qi Xuansu's "sword control skill".

Qi Xuansu held the flying knife in his hand, with the blade facing his palm.

Without the application of external force, it would be difficult for the blade of the flying knife to injure his body.

But after Yao Pei applied external force, he easily scratched Qi Xuansu's face.

Qi Xuansu reached out and touched the healed wound.

If this knife was not a more serious warning, but was aimed at his throat, if this ordinary flying knife were replaced by a spiritual object or treasure, would it only take one knife to kill a person below the level of a heavenly being?

Qi Xuansu's feeling of being better than Qi Jianyuan was gone.

If his opponent was not Qi Jianyuan but Yao Pei, I'm afraid he would lose miserably. Even if Yao Pei didn't use the "Gong Candle Staff", Qi Xuansu felt that he didn't have much chance of winning. If she had used the "Gong Candle Staff", even Zhang Yuelu might not be able to defeat her.

If Yao Pei were to face that female instructor, only one person would be enough.