The look in Xie Yunxiao's eyes was still cold. He did not take off the mask on his face, but if his face could be seen, it would definitely be extremely pale.
Even though he killed Zhang He in just a few rounds with his sword, in fact, he was also seriously injured. How easy was it to break through Zhang He's Six Realm defenses?
Xie Yunxiao couldn't help but cough a few times. He carefully checked Lianxiang's house and the yard outside to make sure there were no flaws before leaving.
It was approaching midnight, and Lianxiang's dance had stopped. No matter how much money everyone paid tonight, she did not receive guests, but chose to go back to the backyard to rest.
Then he walked into the passage in the backyard, and the refreshing smell of blood hit his face.
Lianxiang's expression condensed slightly, and she walked forward and saw Zhang He who was killed in the yard.
She was born as a fox demon and transformed into a human form. It is obvious that her cultivation is not comparable to that of ordinary people.
But the moment he saw Zhang He's body, his face turned pale.
Because she still has an identity, she is a pawn placed by the white-clothed young master of the Blood Moon Sect in Zui Chunfeng.
The moment Lianxiang saw Zhang He's body, she thought a lot, but she didn't know what it all meant. After thinking for a moment, she screamed loudly.
Then, naturally, the scream was heard in the front yard, which was quieter than before.
Tonight, Li Zelin and Guo Xun were also intoxicated by the spring breeze. Li Zelin's expression changed slightly and said, "This is the cry of Miss Lianxiang!"
He was the first to rush out, and the rest of the people followed as quickly as possible.
When they arrived in the courtyard, they saw Lian Xiang with a look of horror on her face and kept retreating.
Li Zelin was the first to recognize Zhang Helai lying on the ground. His expression suddenly changed, and he followed as quickly as possible and checked, only to find that Zhang Helai had been dead for a long time.
"What's going on?" Li Zelin is the son of General Li Mu and one of the officials in charge of criminal cases in Zhao State. He looked at Lian Xiang with an indescribable majesty in his voice.
"I... the slave family came into the yard and saw a corpse. I was so frightened that I screamed. Then you all came in. I... don't know what happened. Ah!" Lianxiang cried, looking pitiful.
When Li Zelin heard this, his brows furrowed tightly. He could tell that there had been a big battle here, but the murderer was very impressive. At a glance, he didn't leave any useful clues.
Looks like we need to investigate more carefully.
"Hey, isn't this the one who died, General Zhang? It seems that Brother Li is going to investigate the case himself!" Guo Xun smiled faintly.
Zhang He was a figure in the military and one of Li Mu's subordinates. Li Mu and Guo Kai were rivals who had been fighting for many years. Guo Xun was naturally happy to see someone from the other camp die.
Li Zelin glanced at Guo Xun coldly and said, "You'd better get out of the way, I'm in a bad mood!"
At this moment, Guo Xun felt as if millions of knives were falling on him, and he involuntarily stepped back a few steps.
"You..." Guo Xun's mouth trembled. He found that Li Zelin was a little different than usual.
Li Zelin ignored him and walked into the house. When he saw Ming Yin, who was still staring at death, he frowned even more.
At this time, Li Zelin's men came over and asked: "Sir, my subordinates are going to the Yamen to summon someone!"
Li Zelin nodded. Zhang He was killed. This not only affected their Li family, it was definitely a shocking event for Zhao Guo.
Inside Zui Chunfeng, there was a panic. It was not until Li Zelin's men arrived that the situation was stabilized.
Lianxiang deliberately pretended to be in shock and did not leave the yard in a hurry. She did not go back until Li Zelin made some investigations.
It was a moonless night, and at some point, dark clouds had closed in the sky. There was a bit of heat in the late autumn night, and it was obvious that a heavy rain was brewing.
When Lianxiang went back to the house, she saw the young man in white sitting there. Her heart trembled violently, and then she saluted.
"Sir, why are you here?" Lianxiang asked.
The young man in white turned around and said, "Zhang He was assassinated in Zui Chunfeng. Did you find anything?"
Lianxiang told everything she saw, and the young man in white frowned.
"Who killed Zhang He?" The young man in white seemed to be talking to himself or asking Lianxiang.
"The murderer did his job very cleanly. He didn't leave any clues in the yard. The one who should have a headache now is Zhao Guo, not Li Mu!" Lianxiang said.
The young man in white shook his head: "You have just come to Zui Chunfeng, and something like this happened to Zui Chunfeng. Once Zhao Guo digs deeper, I'm afraid you won't be able to stay here chasing Chunfeng for long!"
Hearing this, Lianxiang's expression changed slightly and she said, "Young Master, is it possible that this person is coming for us?"
"Probably not. If they are here for us, there is no need to go to such trouble!" said the young man in white.
Lianxiang didn't know how to answer, so she didn't speak.
The young man in white fell silent, obviously unable to understand these things for a while.
What he is most worried about now is not Zui Chunfeng, but the people hiding in Zhao Guochao's hall have been unearthed.
"It seems that this night is destined to be difficult to be peaceful!" The young man in white looked up at the night sky outside the window. The black clouds pressing down at this time were lower than before, and a heavy rain was coming.
On the streets of the capital of Zhao State, the mobilization of government troops and horses can be seen everywhere.
Li Zelin was really going crazy. Almost an hour had passed since Zhang He was killed, but no clues were found.
Even if the yamen soldiers and horses were mobilized, it would only cause chaos in the capital of Zhao State. As for the case, there was no progress.
That night, King Zhao, who had gone to bed, got up overnight, and the civil and military ministers entered the palace overnight.
In the main hall, everyone was whispering.
In the court, it is rare to see civil and military ministers working together, scheming, and forming cliques. This is their normal behavior.
In the Zhao State's court, among the civil and military officials, who doesn't have a hundred or so minds?
At this time, a minister stood up and said, "Your Majesty, this man died in a drunken spring breeze, which brings disgrace to the State of Zhao. General Li Mu is his superior, so he should be guilty!"
"What a joke. General Zhang He has made great contributions to the Zhao State. How can you slander him at will?" Some military generals retorted.
"No matter what, he died in a brothel. This is an indisputable fact, right?"
The person who spoke was the Prime Minister Guo Kai, the chief civil servant of Zhao State. When his voice came out, the entire hall fell silent instantly.
The generals all stared with angry faces, and some of them blushed. However, they had no way to refute Guo Kai's words.
Zhang He didn't even marry a wife. These generals couldn't figure out why Zhang He went to a brothel.
The only person who could challenge Guo Kai was the general Li Mu, but at this time Li Mu was still in the military camp and had not returned, so Guo Kai had no opponent.
King Zhao rubbed his eyebrows. He knew the details of Zhang He, so he naturally understood why Zhang He went to Zui Chunfeng.
"My dear friends, the most important thing now is to find the murderer of General Zhang. As for other aspects, let's not talk about it for now!" King Zhao's voice sounded, and the civil and military ministers naturally did not dare to refute easily.
"The general's son, Li Zelin, is investigating this case. I think it won't take long for the case to come to light!"
Guo Kai seemed to be praising Li Zelin, but in fact he was flattering him.
He got the news that the murderer was very clean and there were no clues at all. If Li Zelin could not solve the case by then, then he would have another chance to join Li Zelin and give Li Mu a blow by the way.
"Well, everyone, tell me who the murderer will be?" King Zhao said again.
On this occasion, the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs spoke to me.
Some people speculated that he was Zhang He's enemy, while others speculated that he was a killer sent by other countries. After all, Zhang He was a famous general all over the world, even though his cultivation was not considered superior.
After a while, the civil and military ministers did not fight tit for tat. Instead, they all pointed the finger at the murderer. This is what King Zhao wanted. A satisfied and gentle smile finally appeared on his face.
After Li Zelin went crazy for a while, he suddenly realized that the murderer's layout was so sophisticated that he didn't even leave any clues. Obviously, thorough preparations were made before assassinating Zhang He.
This requires a comprehensive understanding of Zhang He, including diet, daily life, living habits, etc. And if you want to know that Zhang He goes to Zui Chunfeng, under normal circumstances, it must be someone close to Zhang He and someone whom Zhang He trusts.
Thinking of this, Li Zelin asked his men to continue the search, while taking the troops to Zhang He's general's mansion.
Everyone in the Zhang family stood in the hall, everyone was trembling with fear, and many people had confusion in their eyes.
"I'll say it again, have any of you told outsiders about General Zhang's whereabouts?"
Li Zelin's majestic voice sounded, and all the people in the general's mansion were filled with fear and broke out in cold sweat.
Someone must have said it, but Xie Yunxiao was so powerful that they couldn't remember it even if they said it themselves.
Even if you can think of it, you won't dare to say anything unless you are in a desperate situation, because it is about your own life.
"I know you may not dare to say it, but if I find out, you will only die more miserably, and your relatives will be implicated. If you say it now, if one person dies, if I find out, many people will die. !" Li Zelin's voice without any emotion sounded again.
These people all live in the capital of Zhao State, so they naturally know what kind of person Li Zelin is. These words are like the King of Hell asking for their lives.
"Master Li, we really don't know what to say, because we usually can't even go out of the general's mansion, so how could we tell others about the general's daily habits?" the leader cried.
The rest of the people are all in line at this time.
But one of them felt his heart tremble violently, apparently he remembered something.
Li Zelin is not a vegetarian, and no expression of these people can escape his perception.
At that moment, there was a slight smile on his face, but this smile was slightly cold.
"Come here!" Li Zelin pointed at the man and said.
The man's face turned pale, he knelt on the ground and cried loudly: "Sir, spare your life!"
"Tell me, how did you leak General Zhang's secret!" Li Zelin's voice was filled with an indescribable coldness.
How dare this person hide it? He told everything he recalled.
Li Zelin could tell that this was also an ordinary conversation involving insinuations. Under normal circumstances, the speaker would not know that he had revealed a secret.
"How clever!" Li Zelin sighed, then looked at the man and said, "Did you know? Your general was killed by you!"
The only voice in the entire hall was Li Zelin's voice. The man was lying on the ground, his body frozen.
