Chapter 131 Chen Jie: Madam, please respect yourself!

"Ah, what are you doing!"

No one expected the woman to be so crazy. They all screamed in fear, and Zheng Chuan was so scared that he loosened his hand holding the knife.

He didn't want to die, he just wanted to escape.

But the woman who killed Nan Batian would not be able to live in peace even if she escaped from Mianshui County, let alone escape.
He didn't want to kill Huang Wan'er, but Huang Wan'er really wanted to commit suicide.

So when the fair neck was about to touch Zheng Chuan's knife, Zheng Chuan actually withdrew the knife out of fear.

And at this juncture, Chen Jie keenly grasped this momentary opportunity.

A bit of cold light arrived first, and then the gun shot out like a dragon!

[The setting sun over the river, the smoke rising straight up, the flying geese send off an old friend a thousand miles away - farewell! ]

prick!
The spear thrust out suddenly, and with a "swish" sound it went straight through Zheng Chuan's throat.

puff……

A stream of blood splashed directly onto Huang Wan'er's face, and the blue monk's robe was also stained red by the blood.

Zheng Chuan was shocked, and before he died, he was still mumbling: "Crazy woman, what a crazy woman!"

His body slowly fell down, and Zheng Chuan was stabbed to death by Chen Jie.

The side of Huang Wan'er's face that was closest to Zheng Chuan was covered in blood. Half of her face was as white as a fairy, while the other half was as charming as a witch.

Huang Wan'er looked even more twisted and charming.

She stood there, listening to the sound of bodies falling behind her, but her eyes were fixed on Chen Jie.

She was shocked by the decisiveness of the man's move just now.

The spear flew past her cheek, and the impact it brought, the shock of death coming, made her feel extremely excited.

Listening to the sound of the wind in my ears and feeling the strange feeling of warm and fishy blood splashing on my face.

She couldn't help but tremble, not with fear, but with excitement.

Her numb heart was strangely activated at this moment.

Plop, plop...

Feeling her heart beating faster, she finally felt like a living person.

She was trembling, and her lips forced a smile, very stiffly, because she hadn't laughed for a long time and had forgotten how to laugh.

But at this moment, she really wanted to laugh.

What a wonderful feeling, like being in the clouds.

She just stared at Chen Jie, unable to take her eyes off him for even a moment.

She smiled at the man in front of her.

But Chen Jie had a different feeling at this time.

From his perspective, the best angle for killing was to stab the gang leader's wife right in the face, and this angle would be just right to kill Zheng Chuan.

He took action decisively.

And the effect was just as good as he imagined.

The spear stabbed the woman's beautiful face and killed her with one shot.

But from a woman's perspective, this shot must be so terrifying, as if the god of death was passing by her.

And now she is trembling, she must be scared.

And the blood sprayed on her face. What a horrible thing that was! For an ordinary woman, it would definitely be an unforgettable nightmare.

It's a nightmare.

Look at this woman, she is so scared, she is actually smiling at herself.

And he smiled so weirdly.

Under the reflection of the surrounding firelight, it is beautiful and a little creepy...

"Ma'am, ma'am!"

Seeing this scene, the maid finally reacted, rushed over immediately and exclaimed.

At the same time, Master Shizuka also came over and looked at the gang leader's wife nervously.

Huang Wan'er came back to her senses, her face flushed.

At this time, the maid called her twice, and then she said, "I'm fine."

"But ma'am, your face is covered in blood."

After hearing this, Huang Wan'er said, "It belongs to the thief, not to me."

The maid reacted immediately after hearing this, and immediately turned around and glared at Chen Jie, "You, what's wrong with you? It was so dangerous just now, how dare you take action? What if you hurt the lady?"

The maid shouted angrily that if Chen Jie had failed, everyone present would have been buried with him.

Do you think that the wife of the leader of the largest gang in Mianshui County is so easy to provoke? If you are not careful, you will lose your life!

Therefore, the maid was terrified and really frightened. At this time, she could only vent her fear, panic, and all the uneasy emotions.

After hearing this, Chen Jie didn't say anything. Huang Wan'er said, "Du Juan, shut up. The young master saved me. Why are you still questioning him?"

Du Juan heard this and said, "Madam, you almost died just now!"

Huang Wan'er asked, "Why don't you listen to me now?"

Du Juan immediately lowered her head upon hearing this. She didn't dare to mess up the relationship between master and servant.

Chen Jie also felt that he must have frightened the gang leader's wife just now, so he said, "Madam, things were tense just now and I didn't have time to think too much. If I disturbed you, please forgive me."

Huang Wan'er smiled and said, "Well, I'm fine. Young Master helped me just now, so I should be the one thanking you."

Chen Jie hurriedly said, "How dare I, how dare I."

Huang Wan'er smiled and said, "You are too polite, sir. By the way, I don't know your name, could you tell me?"

"Chen Jiusi from the White Tiger Hall."

"White Tiger Hall, oh, it's Uncle Peng's."

Uncle, also called eldest uncle, and called elder brother by his younger brother’s wife.

Chen Jie immediately said, "Yes, Madam, it's getting late. We have disturbed your meditation. We will come to your house to apologize another day. We will take our leave now."

Huang Wan'er squinted her eyes and said, "Come to my house to apologize? You are not trying to trick me, are you?"

Chen Jie said: "How dare I."

"Well, I'll wait for you to come and apologize, but if you don't come, then I'll go find you."

Chen Jie was a little surprised, but still smiled and said, "Yes, I will definitely come."

But he didn't care in his heart. He thought the lady was probably just joking. She wouldn't really come to him.

Chen Jie bowed to Master Jingxiang and said, "Master, I'm sorry to bother you. We've taken this person away."

Nun Jingxiang said, "It's OK, please go ahead."

Chen Jie and Peng Fu immediately took Zheng Chuan's body away. Looking at Chen Jie's receding back, Huang Wan'er's eyes were filled with ripples.

……

"Uncle Fu, you take care of the rest. I'm going to take Zheng Chuan's body to see my adoptive father."

After hearing this, Peng Fu said, "Okay, but Jiusi, when you tell the master, hey... be more tactful. The second master was raised by the master since he was a child, and I'm afraid he can't bear it for a while."

After hearing this, Chen Jie said, "Yes, I understand, Uncle Fu."

Peng Fu said, "Well, go ahead and leave the rest to me."

Chen Jie said: "Thank you for your hard work."

As he spoke, Chen Jie took two Eagle Guards, carrying Zheng Chuan's body, and headed straight for Mianshui City. Although the city gates of Mianshui City had been closed, city gates were for ordinary people, and powerful gang members like them could open the back door.

This is how the world is. Many rules are set for ordinary people, and the upper class has its own rules.

See Chen Jie and others leave.

Huang Wan'er looked at the nervous nuns and said, "Master."

"what?"

Master Shizuka looked at her.

"Just pretend that what happened today never happened. Don't tell the gang leader about it."

After hearing this, the nun said, "I'm afraid this is inappropriate."

"It's okay, I'm not injured. If he finds out, we will all be punished."

After hearing this, the nun said, "Okay, I'll listen to you, Madam."

Huang Wan'er nodded slightly, turned around and entered her private room - [Room No. 1, Tianzi].

This is a room specially prepared for her. She doesn't live here normally and no one dares to come to this room.

There was a green lamp and half a scroll of scriptures in the room.

At this time, Huang Wan'er was sitting there, and the maid found a new set of monk's clothes: "Madam, please change your clothes."

"Ah."

The woman changed her clothes and said, "Don't throw this dress away. Put it at the bottom of the box for me."

"Madam, what do you want this bloody dress for?"

"Leave a thought behind to prove that I have lived!"

The maid didn't understand and put the clothes away.

Then the maid fetched some water and handed over a warm towel. "Madam, wipe your face."

"Ok!"

The woman wiped the blood off her face with a towel in front of the mirror. Looking at her exquisite makeup and peerless beauty in the mirror, she suddenly laughed and said, "Dujuan."

"what?"

The maid Du Juan looked at the woman, and the woman said, "Don't you think it's a pity for a beautiful woman like me to die like this?"

Du Juan was stunned and asked, "Madam, you are fine, why do you always say you are dead?"

The woman looked up at Du Juan and said, "Have you ever done anything in your life that was not arranged for you?"

Dujuan shook his head.

The woman said, "Actually, think about it, a woman's life is really pitiful. Since childhood, her parents have favored her older brother and younger brother. They have taught her that a married woman is like spilled water, and all the good things are left to her older brother and younger brother."

"When you grew up, your parents gave you to an old man like a toy in order to curry favor with the rich and powerful and for the future of the family."

"And that old man is still a waste..."

Hearing this, Du Juan's blood ran cold, and she quickly blocked her ears and said, "Madam, don't say it, I dare not listen."

Huang Wan'er looked at her, shook her head and said, "But I've already heard it."

Du Juan said, "My wife forced me to listen."

Huang Wan'er said, "Then don't you also know that the leader of the Fishing Gang, who is admired by everyone, is an inhuman eunuch?"

"Ah, madam!"

Dujuan was so scared that she knelt on the ground.

Huang Wan'er said: "Forget it, I won't say anymore..."

She waved her hand, asked Dujuan to go down, and picked up the scriptures on the table.

"At that time, the mother-in-law's family was guilty of adultery, and neither men nor women were allowed to have sex. The love between men and women was like the Avici Hell..."

Huang Wan'er was so dazed while reading the Buddhist scriptures that she became infatuated for a moment.

"The love between a man and a woman is like the Avici Hell, the Avici Hell?"

The woman smiled foolishly, and a look of longing appeared on her face...

I don’t know whether I am longing for love between men and women or the Avici Hell.

……

woohoo hoo...

In the dark woods at night, a middle-aged man dressed as a butler was running panting, looking back from time to time to see if there were any pursuers catching up with him, but when he found that there were no pursuers, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

His pace slowed down, and he held onto a tree, breathing heavily.

woohoo...

With his head lowered, sweat dripped from the corners of his brows, and a smile appeared on his face. Finally, he had completed the task.

woohoo hoo...

Finally I can see the light of day again and live as a normal person.

By then, I will build two brick and tile houses in the countryside, open a small vegetable garden, grow vegetables with my wife, and then raise my children. I will live a carefree life without any fights or quarrels, and never have to live this kind of pastoral life full of fear again!
Thinking about the beautiful future, the butler's face was full of longing.

But at this moment, he looked up and suddenly saw a person appear three steps away from him.

He was startled.

He jumped back, but when he saw the man's face, he was stunned for a moment and said, "Get rich?"

Fa Cai was holding the long sword in his hand at this time, looking at the housekeeper and asked: "What were you thinking about just now? Why are you laughing so happily?"

The housekeeper heard this and said, "Haha, nothing. By the way, does the master have any instructions?"

Fa Cai said: “Yeah.”

"You said, is there a new mission?"

Fa Cai said: "My Lord said that you completed the task well, but I am afraid that you are not careful enough."

"Not tight-lipped?"

The butler murmured something, then suddenly looked up at Fa Cai and said, "I want to kill..."

brush……

With a flash of sword, Fa Cai had already passed by the butler and slowly sheathed the sword.

He left without looking back. The butler standing behind him lost his life in a moment and fell to the ground with a bang. His neck had been cut and blood was gushing out. He was deader than dead.

……

Drive, drive, drive...

"Open the city gate!"

Chen Jie and his party arrived at the city gate, and the accompanying Eagle Guards came to the foot of the city and shouted.

After hearing this, the guard on duty upstairs poked his head out and asked, "Who?"

"Fishing gang is doing business."

The Eagle Guard returned, and after hearing this, the sentry said, "Wait a moment."

Soon a small gap was opened in the city gate, enough for one person and one horse to pass through. A wide opening and closing of the gate was not allowed, but the sentries still dared to open a small gap.

Chen Jie and his party passed by one after another, and the Eagle Guards followed and threw an ingot of two taels of silver to the sentry guarding the city.

Why would people do things for you? Isn’t it because you can give them money?

After entering the city, Chen Jie and his party went to Baihu Hall without stopping.

When they arrived at the White Tiger Hall, Zhou Chu came out and asked, "Has Zheng Chuan been captured?"

Chen Jie pointed to a sack nearby. Zhou Chu walked in and smelled a strong smell of blood. He opened it and was immediately shocked: "Dead?"

Chen Jie said: "Well, where is the godfather?"

At this time, the door opened and Peng Shizhong appeared at the door. He glanced at Chen Jie and said, "Well, leave the person there. You two can go back and rest. We'll talk about everything tomorrow."

After hearing this, Chen Jie and Zhou Chu looked at each other and said, "Godfather, let us accompany you."

Peng Shizhong said: "I am fine, you can go back."

The two of them couldn't persuade the old man, so they could only clasp their fists and say, "We'll take our leave."

After saying that, the two turned and left.

After the two men left, Peng Shizhong looked at the corpse in the sack, closed his eyes, and two tears rolled down his cheeks.

Then he just stood there, motionless, as if he was in a trance.

The servants around wanted to step forward, but in the end none of them did.

He stood like this all night.

……

On the other side, Zhou Chu and Chen Jie came out of the White Tiger Hall. Zhou Chu asked, "What's going on? Did you kill Zheng Chuan?"

Chen Jie did not hide anything and told him what happened tonight.

"What, Madam Gang Leader!"

When Zhou Chu heard the Chinese character for "Madam of the Gang Leader", he almost jumped up. After a long while, he said, "Jiu Si, you are lucky to have saved your life. If the Gang Leader's wife had died from your gunshot, you would have lost your life."

Chen Jie said: "I was 70% sure at that time."

"Seventy percent? Haha, you are really brave. You dare to take action when you are 70% sure. Others will hesitate even if they are 80% or even 100% sure. Don't you know what this Madam Huang means to the gang leader?"

"what?"

"It is no exaggeration to say that they are treasures in the palm of your hand and the flesh of your heart."

"Do you know who is the richest person in Mianshui City?"

“The richest?”

Chen Jie thought for a moment and said, "Jubao Bank!"

"Whose property?"

Chen Jie said: "I don't know?"

"The Huang family!"

"From the gang leader's wife's family?"

"Yes."

"Then do you know who is in charge of our fishing gang's smuggling salt business?"

"A member of the Huang family?"

"Huang Youren, Madam Huang's elder brother."

"There is also our fishing gang's lending business, the cloth shop in South City, the restaurant in North City, the silver shop in West City, and the tea shop in East City. They are all the Huang family's businesses, and they are all supported by our gang leader Nan Batian."

"Do you know that the Huang family used to be a small family in Mianshui City? The head of the family, Huang Shengxuan, who was also Madam Huang's father, only opened a tea shop. The family lived a wealthy life at best, with no shortage of food and clothing."

"But since our gang leader got married, he directly gave the Huang family a bank, and later promoted the Huang family's people vigorously."

"In the fishing gang, the Huang family is said to be the first family, and no one dares to say they are second! This shows the favor of the gang leader."

"Otherwise, how could the Huang family be able to achieve great success with just one person?"

"Moreover, the leader's protection of his wife is almost pathological. Once, the son of the leader of a small sect in the south of the city accidentally bumped into his wife and just said a few frivolous words. All 37 members of this small sect were killed overnight. Even the earthworms in the ground were dug out and split in half vertically."

Zhou Chu said with some fear. Chen Jie said after hearing this: "Hearing what you said, this Madam Huang is really quite dangerous."

"It's more than dangerous. If you were even half an inch off today and scratched Madam's face, you probably wouldn't have survived. You are in danger."

Zhou Chu heard this and explained, "It was quite dangerous, but it's all over. I don't think I will have any contact with the gang leader's wife in the future."

After hearing this, Zhou Chu said, "You can't say this so absolutely. Some things will be completely beyond your expectations."

After that, Zhou Chu said, "I won't talk to you anymore. It's getting late. I'll go home first." "By the way, you should go home early too. Your wife sent someone to tell you that your friend Wu Hong and Uncle Zhong have been invited home by her, and asked you to go back as soon as you are done with your work."

After hearing this, Chen Jie said, "Fuck, why didn't you tell me earlier? I promised to treat Uncle Zhong to a meal. I won't talk to you anymore. I'm going home first."

Zhou Chu said: "You didn't ask earlier."

At this time, Chen Jie had already ridden a horse and headed straight for his own courtyard.

……

At this time, the Chen family courtyard was very lively, with people coming and going, and children's laughter could be heard from time to time.

At this time, Wu Zhong and Wu Hong were sitting in the guest seats at the table in the Chen family courtyard, Su Yunjin and Hua Sanniang were accompanying them, and Hua Sanniang's servants were busy in the kitchen.

This guy is a good cook and is busy in the kitchen.

There are also two waiters who are responsible for serving the dishes.

All of a sudden, the small dining table was filled with all kinds of high-end dishes.

Wu Zhong saw the dishes on the table and said, "That's enough, Yun Jin, I can't eat it anymore, don't make any more."

After hearing this, Hua Sanniang said, "Uncle, you have finally come here, how can you not eat well? Don't worry, Yunjin and his wife are living a good life now. It is also a blessing for them if you eat more. Don't you usually have no chance to show filial piety to you?"

Su Yunjin also said, "Yes, Uncle Zhong, you and Aunt took great care of me when I was in Xiantao Village. Since you are coming to the city, how can we not show our hospitality to you?"

"It's just that Jiu Si was delayed by something. He should have been the one to take care of it. I'll apologize to my uncle on his behalf."

Su Yunjin raised his glass.

Wu Zhong said, "Yunjin, your uncle has felt your feelings. Jiusi is in charge of the affairs of the White Tiger Hall now and is very busy. We all understand this and will not be picky. Saying these things is unorthodox. Also, if you can't drink, don't drink."

Yun Jin said: "I drink this cup for my husband. It's okay, come on, uncle. I toast to you."

Wu Zhong felt quite embarrassed seeing this, but Su Yunjin insisted on drinking.

For a moment, I froze there.

But at this moment, the sound of horse hooves was heard outside.

Hu~
The next moment a horse stopped at the door and Chen Jie jumped off the horse. Hua Sanniang's men were very considerate and immediately went over to hold the horse's reins. Chen Jie then walked in.

Seeing Su Yunjin holding up the wine glass, he knew in his heart that this was the apology wine she drank for him.

If you invite someone to dinner and nothing happens after that without any further ado, you should still apologize.

Chen Jie strode over, stretched out his hand to cover Su Yunjin's hand, snatched the wine glass from him and said, "Uncle Zhong, you are late. I will punish myself by drinking three glasses."

As he said this, he drank three cups in a row.

Wu Zhong said, "Why are you drinking so hastily? I know you have just taken over the White Tiger Hall, so it is inevitable that there will be many delays. I don't blame you, but you two actually took turns to accuse me. What kind of person do you make me look like?"

Chen Jie said: "It is true that I did something wrong. Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Let's drink."

Sniff sniff~
Chen Jie sat down next to Wu Hong. Wu Hong twitched his nose and asked, "Murder?"

"Haha, dealing with a traitor."

As he spoke, Chen Jie raised his glass and clinked it with Wu Zhong.

Wu Hong drank a cup with him and said, "Your Fishermen's Gang has been making too much noise recently. About 40 to 50 people from the Beggars' Gang have died in your hands, right?"

Chen Jie smiled as he accompanied Wu Hong and the others, saying, "Today's incident has nothing to do with the Beggars' Sect. The Darughachi Mansion issued an order that someone from my Fishermen's Sect colluded with the Zoroastrian rebels and privately sold ironware controlled by the court with the intention of rebellion."

"Well, really, there are still people who are so bold."

"Have."

Chen Jie said firmly, Wu Hong said: "Are you from the White Tiger Hall?"

Chen Jie smiled and said, "Yes, but it is definitely not just our White Tiger Hall's people."

Wu Hong narrowed his eyes.

When you find a cockroach in your home, there is definitely more than one cockroach in your home!
Wu Hong said with a dark face: "Humph, the mining of this iron ore should not be left to the gangs. Iron is a national treasure, how can it be treated as a joke?"

Chen Jie looked at Wu Hong and said, "If we let the government take care of it, there will be no problem?"

"What do you mean?"

Chen Jie said: "I don't mean anything. I just want to ask, do you think all the profits from the iron ore in Mianshui have been taken away by the gangs?"

Wu Hong: …

At this time, Wu Zhong said, "What are you guys talking about? Come on, drink some wine. Let's not talk about those unhappy things today."

Chen Jie and Wu Hong looked at each other, then raised their glasses and said, "Cheers!"

……

There is singing and laughter here in Feng Xuan’s mansion.

Fa Cai came back from outside holding a sword, and saw Si Xi sitting outside Feng's house drinking alone.

Fa Cai paused, looked at Si Xi and said, "Wait for me?"

Si Xi glanced at Fa Cai and threw a jar of wine to him. Fa Cai took it, but did not drink it. Instead, he put it aside.

"Don't drink?"

"No drinking until the mission is completed."

Si Xi asked, "Hasn't the person been killed?"

Fa Cai said: "If you haven't returned to report, your mission is not considered completed."

Si Xi looked at Fa Cai and said, "You are always like this, can't you change?"

Fa Cai said: "I'm sorry."

Si Xi said, "You don't want to drink, but you want to talk with me?"

Fa Cai said: "Before completing the task, do not talk too much with people who are not related to the task."

After saying that, he threw the jar of wine in his hand back to Si Xi.

Si Xi took the jar of wine and put it aside, with a hint of sneer on his face. Then he shook his head and put the wine aside.

"Zheng Chuan is dead."

Sixi shouted.

Fa Cai said: “Oh.”

"Now that Zheng Chuan is dead, Lao Zhou is actually no longer a threat."

"Oh."

"But you killed him anyway."

"Ah."

"Can you say two more words to me?"

Sixi shouted.

"gone."

After that, Fa Cai entered Feng Xuan's large mansion. Si Xi looked at the moon and smiled self-deprecatingly: "Yeah, he is just an insignificant person, why would he care?"

Fa Cai entered the compound and soon came to Feng Xuan's bedroom and knocked on the door.

"Come in."

Feng Xuan had already received the news of Zheng Chuan's life or death, and he was in a very good mood. Everything was going according to the plan he had arranged.

Now that Zheng Chuan is dead, I have lost a strong competitor. Isn't this worth being happy about?

He was in a very good mood.

At this time, I heard a knock on the door and called out to come in.

Fa Cai walked in and said, "Master, the mission is accomplished."

After hearing this, Feng Xuan became even happier. The tail was cleaned up. So now no matter who investigated, they would only know that it was the second brother who did it and the case was solved by the fifth brother. It had nothing to do with him.

Thinking of this, he was very happy. He was really successful in using a knife to kill someone and concealing the truth.

"Okay, you go down."

Feng Xuan tried hard to suppress his joy, let the fortune go, then covered his head with the quilt and laughed loudly. Success, success, the one who succeeded in the end was still me, hahahaha... still me!
He laughed very happily.

Outside Feng Xuan Mansion, on top of the courtyard wall.

"Hey."

Si Xi was drinking when he looked up and saw Fa Cai standing on the courtyard wall with a sword in his hand.

Si Xi asked, "What for?"

"drink wine."

"Come down."

Si Xi waved his hand and Fa Cai flew down. Si Xi handed him a jar of wine.

Fa Cai took a sip and said, "Are you in a bad mood?"

"It's not bad, it's just a little uncomfortable."

Si Xi took a sip of wine, and Fa Cai took a sip with him and said, "Why do you feel so bad?"

"Old Zhou, Old Zhou could have stayed out of this mess. At that time, his wife had just given birth to Xiaodouzi, and he went undercover to be with Zheng Chuan just for me."

"For five years, he passed by my house several times but didn't dare to go in. One time, he saw Xiao Douzi on the street. The child just looked at Lao Zhou. Maybe he thought the uncle looked very friendly, so he went over to Lao Zhou and asked: Uncle, are you here to look for someone?"

"Lao Zhou didn't dare to answer and just said he was just passing by."

"Xiao Douzi was very disappointed at the time, and looked at Lao Zhou and said: I thought you were here to look for someone, my mother said that my father would look for me in the future, and I thought you were my father, and you came to look for me~"

Si Xi said bitterly: "When Lao Zhou told me this, he burst into tears. I could feel his despair and pain. His biological son was right in front of him, but he didn't dare to recognize him or even say a few words. How painful it must be."

"Do you understand this feeling?"

Si Xi looked at Fa Cai, who had a blank expression on his face and just took a sip of wine.

"You definitely don't understand. You're just a cold-blooded block of wood."

Fa Cai still has no expression.

Si Xi continued, "I saw Lao Zhou for the last time a few days ago. Lao Zhou said that he could finally close the net. After completing this mission, he would take his wife and children to hide in the countryside, build three large tiled houses, plant an acre of vegetable garden, and plant fruit trees along the courtyard wall. In the summer, when the branches and leaves are lush, he would move two rattan chairs, one large and one small, and he and his son would lie there to enjoy the cool air and tell him stories. It would be such a wonderful thing."

"I also told him that I would definitely ask him for some fruit when the time comes, so he shouldn't be stingy!"

"But the mission has been completed. Why did you kill him? Why? I don't understand. I don't understand!"

"He knows too many secrets."

Fa Cai spoke.

"But he has already prepared to retire to the countryside. He can hide away."

"Then there is also the risk of discovery. If it is a risk, it must be eliminated."

Fa Cai said lightly, as if life was nothing in front of him.

After hearing this, Si Xi looked at him and said, "Then you and I also know too many secrets, shouldn't we die too?"

Upon hearing this, Fa Cai glanced at Si Xi with a very surprised expression, but he quickly returned to his usual calmness and said, "If necessary, damn it!"

Ok?
Si Xi looked at Fa Cai and said, "For him alone, everyone can be sacrificed, right?"

Upon hearing this, Fa Cai looked at Si Xi and said, "Si Xi, you must remember that you and I were both picked up by me from the refugee pile. Without me, we would have died long ago. We can only be where we are today because of my cultivation, so you and I should die for me."

After hearing this, Si Xi said, "Zheng Chuan and I were picked up by the Hall Master from among the refugees. Why would Zheng Chuan disobey the Hall Master's orders?"

Fa Cai said: "He didn't. He was just selling ironware privately from the beginning to the end. He didn't do anything to offend the hall master. Moreover, he sold the ironware only to raise money to win favor."

"As for the master, he has never been unfaithful to the hall master! He has always treated the hall master like a king and a father."

Si Xi looked at Fa Cai and said, "You can actually say so many words in one breath, hahahaha..."

Fa Cai looked at him and said, "Boring~"

Si Xi looked at the bright moon and sparse stars in the sky and said, "You are like a father to me, you are like a father to me!"

After saying this, he hugged the wine jar, leaned against the stone lion of Feng Mansion and fell asleep.

Looking at the sleeping Si Xi, Fa Cai reached out and lifted him up: "You have no tolerance, and you force yourself to drink."

……

"Cough...cough..."

"Master, you can't drink anymore, you can't."

Peng Shizhong stood in the yard, holding a jar of wine in his hand, looking at Zheng Chuan's body and drinking in big gulps.

Peng Fu had already returned. Seeing this scene, he immediately tried to snatch the jar of wine from Peng Shizhong's hand.

But Peng Shizhong didn't give it to him at all.

Peng Fu had no choice but to step aside. Peng Shizhong said, "Ah Fu, do you remember the first time we met this guy?"

Peng Fu was stunned and looked at Peng Shizhong. Peng Shizhong said, "This kid is actually trying to snatch a meat bun from a wild dog."

"Yeah, he was very wild back then. When he saw us coming, he thought we were going to steal his buns. Sigh... in the blink of an eye, more than ten years have passed."

Peng Fu added.

"This kid is very smart. At that time, Feng Xuan had already started learning martial arts, and he also clamored to learn martial arts, and he was very hardworking. If Feng Xuan practiced for five hours, he would practice for six hours. If Feng Xuan practiced for six hours, he would practice for seven hours, and he even didn't sleep."

Peng Fu said: "Yes, the Second Master did work very hard at that time."

"Later, he helped the gang and was always at the forefront of every battle. He received twelve knife wounds from the White Tiger Hall, three of which were less than an inch away from vital points."

Peng Fu said: "Second Master did shed blood for the White Tiger Hall."

"But, but why is he so confused? Who can bear the charge of colluding with Zoroastrianism? Why would he do such a thing as reselling ironware?"

Peng Shizhong was heartbroken, but Peng Fu stood by and said nothing.

Peng Shizhong asked, "Have you read all the evidence submitted by Jiu Si?"

Peng Fu said, "I've seen it all. It's confirmed that Second Master did all these things, but... but it seems that someone is pushing this matter behind the scenes. Fifth Master said that if the person behind the scenes hadn't deliberately pushed him to solve the case, maybe Second Master wouldn't have been caught so quickly."

Upon hearing this, Peng Shizhong took a sip of wine and said, "The man behind the scenes, hehe... cough cough cough..."

"Master, you can't drink anymore, otherwise your injury will be difficult to heal."

Peng Shizhong waved his hand and said, "I'm fine. That's enough. Let's just leave it at that. As for the mastermind behind this, just pretend it doesn't exist and don't investigate it any further."

"Yes, sir, I understand."

Peng Shizhong said, "Peng Fu, go to the funeral shop and order a better coffin. The second son has paid his debt. Set up a mourning hall for him tomorrow and bury him with the fourth son the day after tomorrow."

Peng Fu heard this and said, "Yes."

"By the way, sir, where is the Darughachi?"

Peng Shizhong said: "Haha, they are very quick-witted. I guess they should know it by now."

Peng Fudao: ...

……

Darughachi Prefecture:
Qimuge held a piece of paper in his hand and looked at it and said, "Dead?"

The person next to him asked, "What's dead?"

"The guy from the White Tiger Hall who colluded with the Zoroastrians and resold ironware."

"Is it the same person we have in our hands?"

Qimuge said: "Yes, that's right. Feng Xuan also told us about this Zheng Chuan. It seems that Peng Shizhong really wants to sacrifice his own relatives for the sake of justice."

"Okay, I'll go tell the adults and see how they want to deal with this matter."

After saying this, he ran straight to inform Lord Darughachi.

"Well, since Peng Shizhong has already sacrificed his own family for the greater good, then let it be."

"Sir, are we going to let him go so easily?"

"Qimuge, I don't want to let him go easily, but Peng Shizhong is very important. His existence can check and balance the fishing gang and the canal gang. If he leans towards either side, the balance will be broken, and I have to re-establish the balance, which is very troublesome."

The voice of Darughachi was heard.

Qimuge said: "Yes, sir, I understand."

"By the way, do you have any idea about the Beggars' Sect's Eighteen Dragon Capturing Palms?"

"Sir, the remaining members of the Beggars' Sect really don't seem to know where the Eighteen Dragon Capturing Palms is. I have used all the torture methods on them, but they still refuse to confess."

“They are still a group of tough guys.”

"No, sir, based on my many years of experience, they may really not know."

"Oh, that's a pity. The Eighteen Dragon Capturing Palms is a pretty good technique."

"Don't worry, sir. I have thought of a good way. Maybe I can help you get this secret book."

"any solution?"

Qimuge said, "Among the captured people, there is one named Zhou Peng. He couldn't stand the torture and is willing to surrender to us. I thought why not support him and see if he can replace the old beggar. In the future, he can go north and steal a copy of the Eighteen Dragon Capturing Palms secret book from the Beggars' Sect headquarters. It can be considered as making good use of waste."

"Yeah, yes."

Darughachi replied and then stopped talking.

Qimuge bowed and said, "I will take my leave."

……

In the Chen family courtyard, Wu Zhong was already drunk. Wu Hong carried his father and said goodbye to Chen Jie and the others.

Wu Hong also had his own courtyard in the city. Before leaving, Chen Jie stuffed a letter and a silver note of one hundred taels into Wu Zhong's arms. This was the silver Wu Zhong had given him when he first came to the city. It could be considered as a way of repaying a favor and paying off a debt.

After saying goodbye to Wu Zhong, Hua Sanniang and her people also left.

The little guy Ruirui had eaten his fill and had fallen asleep long ago. He was now sleeping soundly next to the stone mill.

Chen Jie picked her up, and saw that her little face was covered with millstone wrinkles, and then he carried her into her little house.

Chen Jie and Su Yunjin returned to their room.

Su Yunjin said: "Husband, you... killed someone again?"

Chen Jie was stunned. He knew that Su Yunjin had a very sensitive nose. He paused and said, "When you are in the arena, you have no choice."

Su Yunjin said: "Well, I won't ask any more questions. You must be tired. I will wash your feet."

Su Yunjin brought a basin of hot water, placed Chen Jie's feet in the basin, and gently kneaded them with her small hands.

Chen Jie leaned on the wooden railing of the bed and fell asleep in a daze.

Seeing that her husband had fallen asleep like this, the wife washed and wiped his feet, then helped him change to a comfortable lying position, then lay quietly behind him and hugged him.

My dear, you must be very tired. I am always here to accompany you.

Chen Jie seemed to have some realization and held her hand.

The night was long and Chen Jie was awakened by the system's prompt sound.

[Today's intelligence has been updated (level 2)]

[1. Today you investigated the case of Zheng Chuan colluding with the rebels and obtained information that the Darughachi Mansion learned that someone was colluding with the Zoroastrians and privately selling ironware. The information was provided by Feng Xuan.]

[2. Today you go to Zheng's house and get information. Zheng Chuan was in a hurry when he ran away. There is a sum of taels of silver buried under the lotus pond in the house.]

[3. Today you go to Jixiang Temple and get information that Jixiang Temple was originally a dilapidated temple, but was later heavily funded by Nan Batian, who recruited Master Jingxiang, an abandoned disciple of Emei, as the abbot.]

[4. Today you met Master Jingxiang and got information that Master Jingxiang was originally an outer disciple of Emei. Later, she made a mistake and was driven into the Jianghu. Later, she was taken in by Nan Batian.]

[5. Since you have locked onto the Eighteen Dragon Capturing Palms, you have obtained information that the Eighteen Dragon Capturing Palms is hidden in Jixiang Temple, Room A! ]

(End of this chapter)