Chapter 260: Puzzle Solving (2)

The Taoist temple was deserted and most of the beggars went out and had not returned. They accidentally saw a few figures flashing by and fled into the woods through the broken window. Li Fei Shouyu came to the back hall and saw a broken Tianshi, a broken drum stand scattered on the ground, and the ground was full of chaos, and there were traces of fighting everywhere.

"I didn't return the first night last night. I heard that something happened, so everyone divided his things."

The beggar secretly glanced at Li Fei Shouyu. Seeing that his face was cold and he was not moved by his warm words, he couldn't help but complain in his heart. He just left Yasha last night, and another Yama came to him today. If he had known, he would have been fucked, and he would still miss what this broken Taoist temple would do.

Li Fei Shouyu found a clean desk and sat down. His subordinate pushed the beggar forward with force and shouted loudly: "Kneel down!"

Li Fei Shouyu waved his hand and ordered his subordinates not to make things difficult for him. He said coldly to him: "There are people around me, please tell me! If you say it well, I will be rewarded; if you don't say it well, then you will be dead!"

Seeing that the people around him were all fierce, the beggar felt a little scared and asked tremblingly: "What did the master ask me to say?"

"Start with this golden pill," Li Fei Shouyu took out the golden pill, held it in his hand, and said lightly: "Don't tell me you don't know this thing!"

The beggar smiled bitterly and said, "I have only seen this golden pill once. I don't know much, and it may disappoint you."

"Then say everything you know."

"Yes! Yes!"

So the beggar told the story of Hanakoto and the little beggar fighting for the Kanmura in the morning yesterday, and finally said: "Actually, we all know that this Kanmura was obtained by Zhao Qilang, and the head snatched it away."

Li Fei Shouyu glanced at him and asked without saying a word: "Where is Zhao Qilang? Where can I find him?"

The beggar shook his head and said with a relaxed tone: "I don't know, Chang'an is so big, where can he not accommodate him?"

"Nonsense!" Li Fei Shouyu suddenly slapped the table heavily and said angrily: "You ran away in panic as soon as I shine the golden mast. Do you think you can hide the reason from me if you don't tell me?"

Li Fei Shouyu stepped forward, grabbed his clothes and said coldly: "The old beggar is worried that he will not be able to catch the evil person when he dies. If you dare to hide it again, I will take you to take the blame!"

At the same time, two sharp swords were put on his neck, and there was no need to threaten with words. The weapon of murder was better than anything else. The beggar was so scared that his whole body was shaking under the double impact of spirit and body. He collapsed on the ground and cried bitterly: "Actually, you are no longer the first group of people to inquire about Kinmaru. Yesterday morning, the boss just left, and a man in white came to find him. In the evening, another group of people came to inquire about Kinmaru. Everyone was afraid and left here overnight. You are already the third group of people."

Li Fei Shouyu was not moved by his tears, and was still cold and cold, Ruobingshuang said: "I'll ask you again, where is Zhao Qilang?"

"This?" Seeing that he could not hide it, the beggar had to whisper, "Last night, the group of people offered a reward of 500 guan to capture Zhao Qilang, and everyone went crazy to look for him. Before dawn in the morning, he came to the hall. I got up to catch him, but he ran away. I guess he would come again, so I stayed in the Taoist temple and waited for him."

"Can you be sure he will come back?" Li Fei Shouyu's face calmed a little. From the person's tone and expression, it was judged that he was not lying.

"This kid still has something here, I guess he won't be willing to do so, and he will always come back and take a look."

Li Fei Shouyu stood up and smiled at several subordinates and said, "Since that's the case, we will lie to it and wait for the rabbit."

At noon, the sun finally broke through the thick fog that had been going on for days and showed the clear blue sky in front of people. There were more pedestrians on the street, most of them were walking in a hurry, as if they were going back to the time they were delayed by the heavy fog a few days ago.

Behind the hurrying rhythm, there is another kind of tension. Countless beggars and street gangsters are exploring and searching everywhere. Whenever a boy appears on the street, there will always be a large group of people roaring up and scrambling to catch him one by one, but each boy disappoints them. Gradually, this urgent and tense atmosphere spread from Qinrenfang to more than a dozen surrounding yards, and more and more people are involved in this treasure hunt battle.

Zhao Qilang is a young beggar who picked up the golden pill late at night. He is already fifteen years old, but because of his thin figure, he always gives people the impression that he is only twelve or three years old. He has noticed the news that someone has hired a sky-high reward of 500 guan, which makes him incredible. In the past, his life was only worth dozens of cents, but now it costs 500 guan. He really wants to surrender himself and receive the 500 guan reward.

Zhao Qilang is an extremely alert boy. His more than ten years of beggar career have developed his superb anti-accusation skills. At this moment, more than a dozen yards outside are catching him in a mess, but he is hiding in an evergreen forest outside the Taoist temple, lying lazily on a big tree, with huge crowns and dense branches and leaves wrapped him up. No one can find him unless someone deliberately climbs the tree to clear the branches and leaves.

He had guessed that the reason for his surge in value was the golden ball. To be precise, it should be the roll of paper. The night before yesterday, several mysterious masked people fought desperately. There might be some secrets hidden in this roll of paper. The strong curiosity and yearning for wealth made Zhao Qilang return to the Taoist temple. He remembered that he stuffed the roll of paper into Zhang Tianshi's broken neck, which should still be there. Zhao Qilang was not in a hurry. He was waiting for the opportunity. At lunch, there was usually no one in the Taoist temple.

The surroundings were very quiet. Most of the insects were hibernating and still not awake. Only the wind was rustling with the wind. Zhao Qilang pushed the leaves away and looked at the sky. The sun was already noon, and it was bright and slashing straight at people's eyes. It was time! He quietly slid down from the tree and crawled forward quickly in the dry grass pile that was high among the man. His movements were extremely light, as if he was stealing a wild cat. He lay beside the hole in the wall and carefully inspected the movement inside. Although there was no one in the hall, he was still very careful.

‘Kick!’ A stone was thrown into the hall, and there was no movement for a long time. Zhao Qilang was overjoyed. He walked along the wall like a gray mouse, whizzing! He rushed behind Zhang Tianshi a few steps, and climbed up the clay sculpture like a monkey, reaching out to grab the broken neck. The paper roll was still there, but just as he grabbed the paper roll, a white shadow floated down from the roof, reaching out to grab the collar like lightning.

This person was Xing Jun. Although Jinmao did not get it, he learned from the shopkeeper of the jewelry store that Jinmao was empty, so Xing Jun's target was locked in Zhao Qilang. In fact, he had already discovered Zhao Qilang hiding on the tree, but he was not moved. Until Zhao Qilang grabbed the paper roll, he also discovered the target and took action without hesitation. Unfortunately, he underestimated the young man's practical experience. Although Zhao Qilang could not fight, the ability to adapt since childhood was not as good as that of ordinary martial artists. Just as Xing Jun took action, Zhao Qilang also reacted. He loosened his hand and fell straight down like a piece of iron stone. He barely avoided Xing Jun's sharp grab, then rolled on the ground and rushed towards the hole in the wall.

Xing Yan grabbed the air with one hand, and was shocked and angry. His body was folded in the air like a kite. Two flying knives on the left and right shot at the same time, shooting one on his vest and the other on the back of his neck. Zhao Qilang had nowhere to hide. Seeing that the flying knives were about to pierce his body, at this moment, a bowstring sounded, and two black feather arrows came first, "Dang! Dang!", two sounds, knocked away two flying knives and saved Zhao Qilang's life.

Li Fei Shouyu flashed out from outside the door. Before Xing Jian could land, the arrow in his hand was like a bead that penetrated his thread. It was extremely fast and the arrow took his life. Xing Jian was in a hurry and was using the power of the clay sculpture toes to shrink his head and twist his waist, feeling embarrassed.

At this time, Zhao Qilang screamed, and had just escaped from the hole in the wall and came back, but his ankle was caught by a man in black and was dragging it outward. This was the third person in the back hall. While Li Fei Shouyu and Xing Jian were fighting, they picked up a ready-made bargain.

Just as the man in black was about to drag Zhao Qilang out of the wall hole, he took out a roll of paper from his arms, threw it hard at Xing Jian, and shouted: "Continue!"

The paper roll drew a parabola in the air and passed over the clay sculpture. Xing Jian was overjoyed. He turned over and raised his hand to catch the paper roll. His toes were on the clay sculpture at the same time. His body passed through the back window and jumped out of the hall. When the man in black saw this scene, he was so angry that his eyes almost burst into flames. He pushed Zhao Qilang hard and chased after him.

Zhao Qilang's ankle was almost twisted off by him, and he couldn't stand up even after lying on the ground for a long time. Li Fei Shouyu slowly walked up to him and said coldly: "I saved your life from his knife, but you gave him the things. It is rare for people like you to repay kindness and revenge."

"I know!"

Zhao Qilang spat in the direction where Xing Qian disappeared, reached out and took out another paper roll from his arms, handed it to Li Fei Shouyu and said, "For you! I remember the appearance of the paper roll, so I prepared one in advance. This is the real thing. I don't want the five hundred pounds of money. I am a thank you for your life-saving grace!"

Li Fei Shouyu took the paper roll and stared at the extremely agile boy. A hint of admiration flashed in his eyes. He squatted down, checked his ankles for him, and said softly: "If they find that the paper roll is fake, they will definitely not let you go. Why not follow me? I will teach you a good skill and give you a chance to become a famous general of the Tang Dynasty in the future!"

Zhao Qilang glanced at him and replied reluctantly: "Hanzi has been a living god for three years, for the sake of his life! For the sake of your sincerity, I promised you, but I have to say that I only learn martial arts, but I don't want to become a disciple, and I have to take care of you!"

Li Fei Shouyu was both angry and funny in his heart, and gently slapped him on the scalp, "You are not qualified to be my apprentice!"

After saying that, he laughed, stood up and waved to his subordinates. One of his subordinates came up, carried Zhao Qilang on his back and quickly left the Taoist temple with him.

"fool!"

Li Cong slapped the table hard, pointed at Xing Jian and cursed: "The number one killer in Jiangnan was played with by a little beggar. He took a piece of white paper and came back to submit the service. He also wanted to receive a reward. Go and die! My Prince Qing Mansion can't afford to support a master like you."

Xing Yan stood in the yard with his head down, the shame of being played with swallowing his self-esteem. His fists were clattering, his face turned and red. When he heard King Qing's last words, a vicious light suddenly shot out from his eyes. He bowed to King Qing, turned around and jumped onto the wall, but raised his hand and inserted a flying knife on the pillar beside Li Cong, and finally gave up a harsh sentence: "Use this knife as evidence! I will reap the doubled back one day for everything that owes me!"

Li Cong was frightened by his flying knife, sweat flowed down his forehead, looking at his back and scolded fiercely: "Baby, you dare to threaten me! You are so impatient."

"Why should your highness be troubled by such a common man?" His military commander Wang slowly walked out of the room with his goose feather fan, looked at the flying knife, and snorted with his nose: "It's better not to use a brave but not a resourceful person!"

He turned around and said to Li Cong: "If I guess correctly, the person with superb archery skills should be Li Fei Shouyu, the chief guard of Li Qing."

Li Cong took a breath, "Did that bastard interfere too?" Three years ago, Li Qing left him too deep injure, which made him unable to forget in his life.

"It's not just Li Qing, I suspect that Li Linfu and even the emperor intervened." Military commander Wang smiled faintly and said, "Your Highness, it's better to talk in the house."

When the two of them arrived at the secret room, Li Cong said impatiently: "Looking at the look of sir, there must be something important to teach me. Please tell me!"

Military Secretary Wang gently shook the goose feather fan, narrowed his eyes, and smiled with a scheming smile: "Your Highness knows why the salt case was defeated by Li Qing's men three years ago?"

"Of course it was because the father supported him!"

Military Secretary Wang shook his head and said slightly, "No! The real reason for His Hell's defeat three years ago is that his strength was too weak and was defeated by Li Qing. If His Highness joined forces with Li Qing at that time and took advantage of Li Qing's people in Yangzhou to make a fire in his backyard, for example, a censor impeached him to collude with salt merchants for personal gain, Li Xiangguo will launch the supervision laws and send people to Yangzhou for investigation, then what else can Li Qing find out in the end?"

Li Cong understood what he meant, frowned slightly, and said, "Sir, I mean to let me form an alliance with Li Linfu! But he supports King Yong, and he has always had hatred with Yang Guozhong, so I am afraid he can't work with him."

Seeing Li Cong's short-sighted eyes, Wang Junshi cursed a fool in his heart, and explained to him: "What is the most urgent thing about Prime Minister Li? He has a deep hatred with Li Heng. Only by abolishing Li Heng can he protect himself. He has no way out. Only by overthrowing Li Heng can he have the chance to ascend the position of Prince. Since you have the same goals, why both of them have to control each other and make Li Qing profit? I think Prime Minister Li will definitely not hang himself on a rope and only support King Yong? As for Yang Guozhong, your highness is in the middle, and the two of them may not have the chance to contact."

"this......"

The military advisor's words really touched Li Cong. Although Li Linfu no longer had the same power as before, he still had real power. If he cooperated with him to overthrow Li Heng and then pulled him to him, the chance of ascending the position of crown prince would be much greater.

Seeing that he was still hesitating, a sinister look flashed in his eyes, and he leaned close to Li Cong's ear and whispered: "If Your Highness ascends to the position of crown prince and the emperor suddenly fails to rule, if he can get the support of all officials, great things can be helped! Your Highness, think farther away!"
Chapter completed!