Late at night in the city of Kaifeng, a large number of imperial troops and their dogs from the military camp searched the city for the missing Ouyang Shao Zheng.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang went all the way north and ran out of the North City Gate, but no trace of Ouyang Shaozheng was found.

Zhan Zhao looked at the woods on both sides of the official road in the distance and asked Bai Yutang, "Did you run into the woods?"

Fifth Master shook his head, as if he thought it was unlikely. Unconsciously, he glanced at the green mountains in the distance.

Zhan Zhao straightened his head and saw that there were cemeteries all over Qingshan Mountain, and there were mass graves in the mountains. I really didn’t want to go there in the middle of the night.

In the city behind you, you can faintly hear the barking of dogs, and the imperial army is running all over the city with torches... They haven't been found yet, so it seems that the person is not in the city.

"There shouldn't be anything nearby... The most likely possibility is that it's Qingshan." Mr. Wu pointed at the distance.

Zhan Zhao also nodded, and the two of them headed towards Qingshan.

While walking on the road, Zhan Zhao said to Bai Yutang, "I just felt some very strong internal forces, and the one on the roof might be Ouyang's Peach Blossom. Her Qing Gong is very high."

"I also felt those internal forces, but Taohua didn't notice them, maybe because I was in front." Bai Yutang also felt strange, "The internal forces were extraordinary, just like those old men and women passing by in the Demon Palace..."

Zhan Zhao also nodded, "Obviously he was covering Ling'er's escape."

"So Taohua and Ling'er are together?" Bai Yutang said, shaking his head, "If it weren't for Ouyang Shaozheng's safety, I really wouldn't want to deal with this matter."

Zhan Zhao was also a little helpless, "Looking at Ling'er's face, and what happened to Mei'er and Wang Xin... whatever retribution the Prince's Mansion receives is deserved. But I still feel there is something fishy in it."

Bai Yutang naturally felt the same. He carefully went through the clues he had so far, "First of all, let's talk about Mei'er. Guo An's lover was not killed by her, but by Mrs. Cai. Xue An's wife and children were not killed by her either.

, it was just an accident. Xu An's cousin was also an unfortunate accident... Meier's so-called revenge was just to scare Li Fan, and then a fox appeared at three funerals... Meier may want to take revenge, but except for Li Fan

In addition, one of the other three was killed by his own mother, and the other two lost their lovers as if they were punished by God... It feels like Meier didn't even need to take action, God would take action first."

Zhan Zhao also nodded, "There is Ling'er, she is also miserable, but her revenge is to avenge Mei'er, expose the evil deeds of the past, and let them reap the consequences. Qiao Wanwan was scared to death by himself, and he killed him

Grandma Qiao also deserved to die. Li Fan and Xue An were all frightened to the point of unconsciousness... The Guo family was ruined. Although the Xu family said that Xu Zansheng was suspicious and wanted to escape, the whole family was actually not retaliated at all... All revenge felt very restrained

of."

"The key seems to be that Mrs. Xue's death stimulated Ling'er." Fifth Master analyzed, "Ling'er's resentment towards the Guo family reached its extreme after Mrs. Xue's death, and her behavior gradually got out of control... Even so,

She didn't kill people randomly... She had a very good reason to kill the two Guo brothers. She found out that it was Guo Linsheng who killed her mother."

"Ling'er is so good at martial arts, but she has never recognized her mother..." Zhan Zhao felt it was a pity. In fact, Mrs. Xue has always missed her daughter these years.

"Mrs. Xue's life has gradually stabilized after marrying Xue Xianggui. The most frustrating thing is that Ling'er seems to have some kind of relationship with Mei'er, but Mrs. Xue's son Xue An, who is also her half-brother, is involved in

It would harm Meier." Fifth Master also shook his head, "Besides, you have also seen what she looks like after taking off the mask. Who wants his mother to see herself like this?"

"Alas..." Zhan Zhao sighed, "Whether it's Ling'er or Mei'er, it feels too miserable. Who did you offend whom? When you come back for revenge, you will be arrested as bad guys, but those who harm others become

The victim needs to be protected."

"The worst and most abominable thing here is the person who uses the hatred between Ling'er and Mei'er to achieve his own goals." The fifth master said what he was most concerned about, "The person who killed Mrs. Xue set Ling'er on fire.

The anger in her heart made her almost kill the two Guo brothers. She also used Li Fan to send two qiuqi into Kaifeng Mansion...the target was Ouyang."

Zhan Zhao also frowned, "The case is smooth. Someone secretly used Mei'er and Ling'er's affairs to bring down the Prince's Palace. But in fact, the whole incident was a well-planned scam. The real purpose was to target Ouyang

Lesser expedition."

"But the clever thing is that the murderer didn't show up at all. Even if we catch Ling'er, we may not be able to find out who the real murderer is!" Bai Yutang looked at the Qingshan in front of him, "The only way the murderer can show up is

The chance of getting married is..."

"Kill Ouyang?" Zhan Zhao asked.

The Fifth Master nodded, "Ling'er can help the murderer kill the people in the prince's palace, but it is impossible for her to kill Ouyang Shaozheng who has no grievances... So no matter what means are used to lure Ouyang away, the purpose is the same...

…”

"In order to take the opportunity to kill Ouyang." Zhan Zhao said "tsk", "At this time, Zhao Zhen created an excellent opportunity, and Ouyang Shaozheng cooperated very well and was led away alone..."

Bai Yutang wanted to laugh, "So I really don't know who fell into whose trap."

Zhan Zhao stopped and asked Bai Yutang seriously, "How can we kill Ouyang Shaozheng?"

Bai Yutang also stopped, lowered his head and frowned and thought carefully for a long time, "You have to use my master or a master of your grandfather's level."

"Will we use human sea tactics or agency ambush?" Zhan Zhao looked up at Qingshan, "How many soldiers and horses can be ambushed here?"

The Fifth Master was also speechless, "This is the largest forest around Kaifeng. If he hides one or two thousand killers, it shouldn't be a big problem..."

As they spoke, the two looked at each other and began to analyze Ouyang's kung fu.

"Long Qiaoguang is definitely not afraid of crowds."

"Zhao Pu is not afraid either..."

"Zou Liang... I don't know if there are any wolves around here."

"But Zou Liang is the master of Zhao Jiajun after Zhao Pu."

"With Lin Yehuo fighting like that, it's not easy to touch him."

"He Yihang's skills are not afraid of crowds."

"As for Ouyang Shaozheng... I don't know what the situation is."

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang were studying when they heard a voice behind them, "Hey, you two are not in a hurry."

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang turned around and saw Zhao Pu and Lin Yehuo coming, as well as Ye Zhiqiu, who was yawning and carrying a three-edged bone knife.

Ye Zhiqiu seemed to be sleepy, and asked Zhan Zhao and the others with some confusion, "Do you usually stay up in the middle of the night and run around the city with your dog? Don't you think you won't grow taller if you don't sleep well at night?"

Everyone looked at Ye Zhiqiu dumbfounded.

Lin Yehuo looked at the dark green mountains in front of him and asked Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang, "What about Hong Mao? Has he entered the mountain?"

Zhan Zhao spread his hands - I don't know.

"There is no one in the city. He must have left the city." Zhao Pu said, "The red-haired one who went out with the fire stick must stay away from the city, otherwise he will easily get into trouble."

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang both looked at Zhao Pu, and Lin Yehuo also asked, "Fire stick?"

Ye Zhiqiu continued to yawn, "Is that stick made of skyfire stone?"

Zhao Pu looked at Ye Zhiqiu with some surprise - you actually know?

"Sky Fire Stone?" Bai Yutang was also surprised, "Didn't it mean that Sky Fire Stone is too hard to forge?"

"It can only be forged with lava." Ye Zhiqiu scratched his head, "I heard old man Luo Zichai say before that he originally wanted to use skyfire stone to make the blade of the three-edged bone knife, but after struggling for several years, he couldn't forge it.

, it is said that the only person in the world who can forge sky fire stone is his master, but his master only made a stick of sky fire stone after working for a long time, and could not make a sword. That stick is called sky thunder fire stick, Luo Zichai said that he

The teacher has always used it to poke the fire stove, and also used it as a hammer when forging knives, so it was nicknamed the fire stick, and later it was given to the magic stick hermit Xiao Pheasant."

"Is Xiao Pheasant Ouyang's master?" Zhan Zhao asked.

Zhao Puwangtian said, "The old man is my godfather's brother. His personality is very similar to Ouyang. Ouyang is his darling, closer than his own son. He taught me the red-haired stick technique."

"Xiao Pheasant is known as the Stick Maniac. Just like my master who loves to put away his sword, he loves to put away sticks and is proficient in almost all the stick techniques in the world. He is a master of them all." Bai Yutang nodded, "No wonder Ouyang Shaozheng has his own style of stick techniques.

, turns out to be Shengun Xiao’s apprentice.”

"Mr. Xiao has been friends with my master for a long time." Ye Zhiqiu said, "So the first time I fought with Ouyang, I guessed that he was probably a disciple of the magic stick."

"Ouyang usually uses various gold, silver, copper and iron sticks in rotation, but I have never seen him use this legendary fire stick." Zhan Zhao was curious, "Is there anything special about this stick?"

Zhao Pu was helpless, "There are several rules in our camp. For example, Qiao Guang forbids nagging before the battle, Zou Liang forbids screaming at the moon in the middle of the night, Qi Tian forbids being a plague god in the camp, Xu Kan forbids burning houses, Qin Yue

Don't breathe heavily... There are a lot of details, one of which is that Shaozheng prohibits the use of fire sticks within ten miles of the military camp."

"Why?" Zhan Zhao was curious, "Is it very powerful?"

While chatting, footsteps were heard from behind, and Zou Liang and Long Qiaoguang also arrived.

Zhao Pu asked them, "Have you found it?"

Both of them shook their heads and said that there must not be one in the imperial city!

"Then why don't we stop talking and go into the mountains to look for him?" Lin Yehuo felt that it was useless just chatting at the foot of Qingshan Mountain.

Zhan Zhao also agreed, "There are no ambushes in the mountains..."

Zhao Pu waved his hand, "No, just wait here..."

"Isn't there any danger?" Bai Yutang was a little worried, "Isn't it a sign of great danger..."

"If he goes into the mountain with a fire stick, it means that the culprit is not him, but someone else..." Zou Liang and Long Qiaoguang also looked very calm, "That Hongmao is not afraid of confrontation, but is afraid of being plotted against. He is prepared.

That’ll be easy to handle.”

"Moreover." Zhao Pu shook his head, "It is also dangerous to enter the mountains now."

Everyone was even more confused when they heard this - is there danger?

…

So where is Ouyang Shaozheng at this time? Fire Qilin has indeed entered Qingshan.

…

Just now when he was outside the gate of the Prince's Mansion, he saw a red figure flashing in the mist and heading north.

Ouyang nodded. It was very foggy at the moment. If you really didn't want to be seen, you could just slip out of the back door. Why bother to go around in front and leave a clear figure for him to see... This doesn't mean he is right.
To be continued...