Taiping Inn

Li Xuan had never heard of this name, and there seemed to be no such person in the martial arts world.

Lu Yanbing observed his expression and said, "What kind of status does Senior Brother have? If you want to see him, send someone to send an invitation and ask him to meet Senior Brother at Qizhou Guild Hall. Does he dare to offend Senior Brother?"

Li Xuandu asked back, "What if he really doesn't give me face? Should I kill him?"

"Then kill him and wipe him out directly, giving him face!" Lu Yanbing said as a matter of course.

Li Xuandu shook his head, feeling that he was talking to a cow. However, Li Xuandu thought again, Lu Yanbing had been in Qingwei Sect and Dijing for many years, and she had never been a fool. These words did not sound like what she should say, but seemed to be deliberately pretending to be stupid.

Li Xuandu smiled and said, "If I ask you to visit this beggar king, will he meet you?"

Lu Yanbing was startled and said hesitantly, "I think he will?"

Li Xuandu said playfully, "Why, the disciple of the Great Sword Immortal and the junior sister of Mr. Qingping, can't you even meet him once? Does this beggar king look down on the Great Sword Immortal? Or does he look down on me, Mr. Qingping?"

Lu Yanbing immediately changed his words and said, "Of course I can meet him."

"Slippery." Li Xuandu laughed and scolded, but he didn't argue with Lu Yanbing too much. He turned to look at Shen Shuangmei, "Miss Shen, how much do you think this matter has to do with the Beggars' Sect? Did the Beggars' Sect do it themselves? Or is it an outsider who has paid homage to the Beggars' Sect?"

Shen Shuangmei pondered and said, "I am more inclined to the second possibility. After all, rabbits don't eat grass near their nests. The Beggars' Sect has been rooted in the capital for many years and has always been very sensible in doing things. It is impossible for it to involve a young lady from an official family. It is more like an outsider who doesn't know the importance of the matter."

Li Xuandu nodded, but his mind was not on this case, and his thoughts drifted away.

If the Imperial Capital is taken down one day, this so-called Beggars' Gang will be a festering sore on the Imperial Capital, which must be removed as soon as possible. To remove this festering sore, a large number of grassroots officials must fill the gap in this regard. I wonder if Liaodong has such ability.

Shen Shuangmei looked at Li Xuandu, still feeling a little uneasy. This is also human nature. She is not deaf, so she has naturally heard a lot about Mr. Qingping's deeds. Not to mention those stories in the martial arts world, just the fact that Mr. Qingping beat Ding Ce, the governor of Qingluan Guard, to death not long ago, shocked her greatly. Beating someone to death is fine, but the key is that this matter did not cause a huge wave in the Imperial Capital, and no one even talked about it. This is very scary. The former only shows that Mr. Qingping has a high level of cultivation, while the latter shows Mr. Qingping's current overwhelming power.

How could such a big man, who is truly worthy of the name, care about such a small matter?

However, to Shen Shuangmei's surprise, Li Xuandu was not overbearing after he became rich. He was still very peaceful and did not get impatient with such things.

Li Xuandu's idea was very simple. It is said that it is not easy to get a wife or friends when you are rich. You cannot deny your old friends just because you are rich. Now that Shen Shuangmei, this old friend, is in trouble, it is reasonable for him to lend a hand. But he is very busy now. He only has a moment of leisure because there is no news about Qin Su and Ning Yi. However, there will be results from the two soon, so he can't follow Shen Shuangmei to investigate the case.

However, there is an idle person beside Li Xuandu, that is, his junior sister Lu Yanbing. What is close like brother and sister? That is, Li Xuandu treats Lu Yanbing very tolerantly on weekdays. Not only will he not care about Lu Yanbing's small mistakes, but he can also tolerate many of Lu Yanbing's shortcomings. But when it comes to the critical moment, he will not be polite and soft when he orders Lu Yanbing. This is not an outsider.

To put it bluntly, the two grew up together and knew each other well, so there was no need to pretend. So when Li Xuandu turned his eyes to Lu Yanbing, Lu Yanbing had already understood a little and said, "Senior brother is busy and can't get away. I am willing to share your worries."

Li Xuandu ignored the sarcasm in Lu Yanbing and said, "Very good. It happens that you have been the right governor of Qingluan Guard, you are familiar with the Imperial Capital, and you have some experience in handling cases. You can help Miss Shen to investigate this case. If you encounter any difficulties, you can come to me, and I will let Madam Lan come forward to help you."

Lu Yanbing felt a little relieved. She was not afraid of dealing with people. Her biggest problem was that her cultivation was insufficient and she lacked the confidence to fight with others. However, she had seen Madam Lan's cultivation in the Great Immortal Mansion. It was not much worse than that of the second senior brother, and was on par with Bai Xiushang. With Madam Lan's escort, she had nothing to be afraid of. Besides, even if Madam Lan was not good enough, she still had her own senior brother.

Shen Shuangmei smiled bitterly in her heart. The Qingluan Guard Governor's Office also handles cases, but they don't handle this kind of case, but the imperial case of confiscation of property and extermination of the clan. They are good at torturing prisoners, asking for confessions, confiscating homes, and even spying on intelligence and assassinating secretly. However, they are no different from amateurs when they are asked to handle this kind of case.

It was just that Li Xuandu's kindness was not easy for Shen Shuangmei to refuse, so she could only accept and thank him.

After chatting for a while, Li Xuandu stood up and said goodbye. He no longer had the interest to continue shopping and planned to return to Qizhou Guild Hall. However, Lu Yanbing stayed. From now on, she was Shen Shuangmei's helper, and Li Xuandu specifically told her through voice transmission that she was not allowed to bully Shen Shuangmei by relying on her cultivation, and Shen Shuangmei should be the main focus of the investigation.

Shen Shuangmei had heard of Lu Yanbing, but had never dealt with him. Lu Yanbing only knew of Shen Shuangmei and didn't take her seriously, so this was the first time the two of them had dealt with each other.

The two of them first exchanged polite greetings, but then they had nothing to say. Lu Yanbing was impatient and thought to himself that he was the master of Tiangang Hall, and he kept the huge Lanling Mansion and investigated the case here. He only felt that the boss was boring, but his senior brother had to obey the order, so he just wanted to finish the investigation quickly. , so he took the initiative to ask about the case.

Shen Shuangmei was a little surprised. She didn't expect that Lu Yanbing was so enthusiastic, which was a bit inconsistent with the rumors. However, she didn't think much about it and immediately reported the situation she had already verified.

Li Xuan asked just now, and Shen Shuangmei just said it roughly and omitted a lot of details. Now, when talking about it in detail, there are more Shen Shuangmei’s own speculations. Just now, Shen Shuangmei said that she thought it was an outsider who committed the crime, but it was not entirely speculation, but found some evidence. Someone once saw this young lady and a young man buying perfume and mirrors in the market, which means that Li Xuandu and the others had just been there. The long street.

Lu Yanbing is still reliable in doing things. After listening, he said, "The key to the moment is the Beggars' Sect. They must know the origin of these people."

Shen Shuang smiled bitterly and said, "After that being said, since these people have worshipped the mountain, the people in the Beggars' Sect will definitely protect them. It is related to the credibility of the Beggars' Sect. They will not make exceptions easily unless..."

Lu Yanbing said, "Unless the senior brother comes forward in person, his every move has attracted much attention now, especially the Empress Dowager and the Confucian Sect. At this time, it is difficult for the senior brother to meet Feng Yuanshi for this matter."

Shen Shuang's eyebrows were stunned. Unexpectedly, Lu Yanbing could see so thoroughly. So just now, her behavior in front of Li Xuandu was deliberately pretending to be stupid. She realized it later, why did Li Xuan say that "slip".

Lu Yanbing showed his smart and capable side at this time and said, "It's okay, the huge imperial capital is not just a beggar's sect covering the sky with one hand. Qingluan Guard has hidden stakes buried in the Beggar's sect. I can call some of the green sects. The people of Weizhong helped us investigate this matter thoroughly."

Shen Shuangmei was slightly surprised. When Li Xuandu asked about it just now, Lu Yanbing was vague. Now it seems that Lu Yanbing is not just that simple, and even has some interactions with the Beggars' Sect. Otherwise, the Beggars' Sect would not give Lu Yanbing a gift for three or two years.

I have to say that this is the benefit of power. Although Lu Yanbing left the Qingluan Guard Governor's Office, there were many of her old subordinates in the Qingluan Guard Governor's Office. Now she is following Li Xuandu, full of energy and is backing the mountain of Qingweizong, so these old subordinates naturally refuse to The relationship with the old boss was cut off, especially after Ding Ce died, they came to please him, so Lu Yanbing's words were still effective. If she wanted to call Qingluanwei to oppose the empress dowager, it would be unrealistic, but it was just a matter of investigation that had nothing to do with the court. There is no problem with the case.

Qingluan Guards have their own contact means. Lu Yanbing took out a stack of mother talismans from the Xumi treasures she carried with her. Each picture corresponds to a different person. After Lu Yanbing picked out a picture to burn, she left the restaurant with Shen Shuangmei and passed by. After three streets, we came to an inconspicuous small, deserted teahouse. About half an hour later, a middle-aged man in ordinary clothes came to the teahouse, bowed to Lu Yanbing, and whispered, "Please give me the order."

Lu Yanbing said, "Use the relationship between the Beggars' Sect and help me check the relevant..."

Speaking of this, she paused slightly, looked at Shen Shuangmei, and asked, "After saying so much, I don't know the name of the official lady."

Shen Shuangmei hurriedly said, "The surname is Yao, and the name is Yao Xianglian."

Lu Yanbing nodded slightly: "Check out the news about Yao Xianglian."

The man responded and turned around and left hurriedly.

Shen Shuangmei knew the rules and did not ask about the man's identity, but just waited here with Lu Yanbing.

Sometimes, when handling cases, you need patience. Shen Shuangmei has very much patience, and Lu Yanbing has poor patience. After waiting for an hour, he became a little impatient. Lu Yanbing got up and went to a book stall not far away to buy a storybook. He flipped through it casually, but the story was extremely depressing and unpleasant, making people more and more irritable as they read it. When he looked at the author again, it happened that it was Qin Su's pseudonym. Naturally, Lu Yanbing could not say bad things about her good sister and future sister-in-law behind her back, so she could only swallow the greetings that had already reached her mouth, becoming more and more irritable.

When it was almost dusk, the middle-aged man finally returned and looked at Shen Shuangmei. After hesitating, Shen Shuangmei was about to get up. Lu Yanbing waved his hand and said, "This Miss Shen is my friend, but it's okay. .”

The middle-aged man nodded and said softly, "Sir, something happened to the Beggars' Sect. The secret sect was discovered by others and the gift was given. The Beggars' Sect greeted him and said the king would say hello to the Lord. Please don't wade into muddy waters, sir."

Lu Yanbing, who was already very irritable, smiled furiously: "What a king. His master and brother have never been called a widow. He, a beggar leader, has become a king and a marquis."

The middle-aged man dared not speak.

Shen Shuangmei was a little worried.

The Beggars' Sect is indeed bottomless. The Qingluan Guard's stake had probably been identified, but the Beggars' Sect kept attracting it but did not issue it. It was not until this time that the identity of the Qingluan Guard's stake was pointed out, which was somewhat of a warning. No wonder Lu Yanbing Got angry.

However, Lu Yanbing is not a good person. She was not very concerned about this case, but now she really wants to take advantage of this matter to leave the Beggars' Gang and said coldly: "Send me a message to you." , I want to visit myself."

The middle-aged man said respectfully, "Yes."