When Liang Zhi arrived at Ning's house, it was getting late. When he walked in, he saw that Fu Zhen and Cheng Chili had already had dinner and were waiting for him. Knowing that what he should say this afternoon had been said, which saved him a lot of words, so he immediately told Liang Zhi what he wanted to say. I said what I was told once.
Fu Zhen pondered for a moment: "Of course we should meet, but let's wait for my news first."
Liang Zhi heard that Cheng Chili was going to be her instructor, and he was not willing to lag behind: "How about I transfer a group of guards from the Liang family?"
Cheng Zhili looked at him: "Second brother is too reckless. How can the Liang family's guards show up at the Ning family?"
Liang Zhi didn't expect to be taught a lesson by this fool...
But since Cheng Chili comes over every day to "teach" martial arts, there's no need to worry for the time being.
There were a few words in this compartment. In order to avoid attracting attention, Cheng Zhili withdrew first. Liang Zhi happened to have a few more words to say, so he left later.
It was already dark, and it was still April. There was no moon in the sky, only a few stars were twinkling. The entire Yujifang where the Ning family was located was shrouded in darkness.
The guard first stood in front to listen for what was going on outside. Cheng Zhili came out later, got on his horse outside the door, turned around and looked at the ordinary house through the lantern under the door. At this time, he felt indescribably happy!
Not only is his boss back, but starting from tomorrow, he will come to this house every day to be her "teacher"!
What a joy!
I hit the street on horseback, and after walking a few steps, I saw a man and a horse standing in the middle of the road ahead. The horse was tall, and the man was tall too. He was dressed in brocade and embroidered clothes, with a jade belt and a gold hairpin, just like a god descending to earth.
Cheng Zhili was stunned, and then lost his voice: "Fifth brother, what are you doing here?"
Pei Zhan held the horse's reins, motionless, and stared at him: "Waiting for you."
Cheng Chili was beating a drum in his heart for no reason. He forced himself to calm down: "How did you know I was here? Oh, Mrs. Ning left something at my house during the day. It was my mother. My mother sent me to deliver it."
Pei Zhan said without moving his eyebrows: "Has it been delivered?"
"Delivered."
"Then I'll buy you a drink."
"……What?"
Cheng Chili was startled, "Why?"
Although Pei Zhan also drank, he rarely got together to drink, and he never asked people to drink for no reason.
Why does it seem like the visitor is evil at this time?
"Drinking is just drinking, how can there be so many reasons?"
Cheng Chili stood in the warm April evening breeze and suddenly felt a little cold.
But before he could take the next step, Pei Zhan had already turned his horse's head and walked towards the street.
"Walk."
Cheng Zhili could only keep up, after all, no one could afford to offend this god of murder.
It's just that he used the fastest brain speed in his life along the way, and he couldn't figure out what mistakes he had made recently.
We soon arrived at Yanzifang. The tofu shop at the entrance of the shop seemed to be doing a good business on weekdays. Today, for some reason, no one was there. The couple of the shopkeepers were guarding a fire and roasting sweet potatoes.
Pei Zhan chose a table and sat down. With a wave of his right hand, the lady inn served two bottles of wine and a plate of roasted sweet potatoes, and then she and her husband retreated into the room.
This is a situation where space is specially made to speak.
After all, the more open the place, the safer it is to talk.
The aroma of sweet potatoes entered his nose, and Cheng Chili felt uneasy all over: "This shop is interesting... He doesn't sell tofu, but sells wine..."
After speaking, he looked at the other side and saw Pei Zhan lowering his head to pour wine for each other, then picking up a sweet potato and peeling it slowly with his eyes downcast.
He then said again: "Fifth brother... General Pei... Marshal! What are your orders for you to find me?"
Pei Zhan said without stopping: "You just went to Ning's house. Who were you meeting?"
Cheng Zhili's heart skipped a beat. Pei Zhan had always spoken in the army and had accumulated great prestige. No one dared to be dishonest under his words.
Unexpectedly, he gritted his teeth and swore to express his determination in front of Fu Zhen a long time later, and he would soon face a severe test.
He took a deep breath, gritted his teeth and said, "See Mrs. Ning!"
Even if you risk being beaten to death by him, you will definitely not say anything!
There was a "pop" sound.
Half-peeled sweet potatoes fell onto the plate.
Pei Zhan's slightly raised eyes were like daggers.
Cheng Chili immediately jumped along!
"If you keep following me in circles, go to the northwest to sweep up horse manure, and I will make sure you never come back."
Seeing his silence, Pei Zhan lowered his eyes again and continued peeling sweet potatoes: "What happened to the fire at Baihe Temple?"
"...I, how do I know what's going on? Don't scare me like this! If you scare me again, I'll call you dad! I'll ask my dad to find your dad!"
Cheng Chili stood up!
He didn't believe that no one in the world could control him!
"When did she come back? And how did she come back?"
Pei Zhan glanced at him, as if he didn't listen to his words at all, "She was killed by someone, right? Someone lit the fire deliberately, wasn't it?"
Cheng Zhili was stunned and couldn't help but retreated.
Pei Zhan said again: "She has good skills. She has practiced in the northwest for many years and has rich experience in dealing with enemies, but she was still plotted.
“And no one has ever suspected that fire until now.
"If she hadn't appeared, this secret would probably have been buried under the ruins for a lifetime.
“The murderer behind the scenes is so insidious and cunning, his thinking and layout are thorough, and his ability to deal with the aftermath is so powerful.
"Do you think you are more capable of finding the murderer, or am I more capable?"
Cheng Chili fell down on his chair.
He is talking nonsense!
Even fools know that there is a disparity in abilities between the two!
"How did you know?"
There was no point in denying it at this point.
Pei Zhan looked into the night: "Tell me first, what happened to her that night, and what happened to her later."
Cheng Zhili sat still for a long time, then jumped up again. He wanted to accuse loudly, but he had to lower his voice: "What do you want to do? You actually lied to me like this! What do you want to do to her after knowing this?"
"I know you haven't liked her since you were a child! You haven't even called her aunt since you were a child!
"She finally came back alive, are you going to force her to have nowhere to hide, not even a way to survive?
"I know that you are cold-hearted and not warm to anyone! Although you are the fifth brother I respect, I have to tell you that you can't even think of trying to take advantage of my little aunt!
"You are my brother and will never change in your lifetime! She is my aunt, and she will never change in her lifetime! Elders are more important than peers!"
Cheng Chili was so angry!
Is it because Lao Wu has never been in their circle that he is indifferent to everything Liang Ning encounters?
He could obviously guess how difficult it was for her now!
Why did he come to inquire about her after noticing the clues, instead of pretending not to know for the sake of his family friend? To uncover her scars? !
Pei Zhan stared at him for a long time, then suddenly slammed the cup in his hand to the ground!
The harsh sound made the guards in the distance freeze on the spot.
Cheng Chili was also shocked!
He gritted his teeth, his chest heaving with anger from Pei Zhan, but he knew that such resistance was useless. He would always find a way to know what Pei Zhan wanted to know later.
He lowered his shoulders, and after a moment he picked up the cup with a bitter voice: "I don't know who the hell is the murderer! My aunt only told me that the fire was indeed deliberately set by someone who filled the room with lamp oil in the Buddhist hall. !
"If I knew who he was, how could you still see me now? I would have already rushed to skin him!"
Having said this, he couldn't help but glance at the peeled sweet potato on the table. The skin has been peeled off, revealing the meridians.
The oil lamp above his head illuminated Pei Zhan, and the light from above made his eyes look unusually dark.
"kerosene?"
(delivered in the third update)
It’s the third update. It's not too late, right?
(End of chapter)
