The three people drinking in the tavern heard the sound of knocking on the window and saw the master's back turning towards the gatehouse. Naturally, they stopped holding their chopsticks and followed them out.
Ji Ruge's pace was faster than theirs, and she quickly returned to the sedan chair, replacing the fly whisk with the Nirvana Sword.
With sharp eyes, Lou Er and Chen Qian saw the back of their master, patted Zhang Ding's arm and muttered: "Master is back."
Zhang Ding turned around and saw that it was the master's back. He murmured: "I've only eaten a little bit of this dish, and I haven't even finished half of the wine yet, and the master is back? Why is the master so fast today..."
Chen Qian looked at the two of them with a mean smile on his face and said, "Is it because that little girl is so beautiful that Master can't control it... Hehe..."
Zhang Ding knocked Chen Aizi on the head and cursed: "Stop talking behind your back. Master heard carefully. We all have to be beaten. Let's go back." As he said this, he picked up the chicken drumsticks on the table. After chewing hard for a few times, he put a tael of silver on the table and went out with his two junior brothers.
Ji Ruge's sword had been unsheathed and she was sitting in the sedan waiting, listening to the footsteps of three people on the stone road not far away, coming from far away.
"Master, the disciples are back." After Zhang Ding reported, he pointed to the front and rear sedan poles and ordered his two junior brothers: "Go, you two carry the sedan, and I will lead the way."
Ji Ruge didn't answer, but saw that the three people did not stop moving, and their actions were familiar. They must have done this kind of thing with Luo Congsheng, a seasoned thief, not once or twice.
He really deserves to be killed.
When Chen Qian and Lou Er heard this, they frowned and did not dare to say anything. After all, Zhang Ding was the master's favorite disciple, and they usually did the hard work.
Ji Ruge opened the sedan curtain, and in front of her eyes was the short and fat Chen Qian's back.
The two fools were about to turn the sedan around and prepare to carry themselves away.
When the sedan chair turned, Zhang Ding walked in front, followed by Chen Qian and Lou Er carrying him.
Before he walked a few steps, there was already a blood mark on Chen Qian's neck, and he fell to the ground instantly.
The sedan sank, and the front fell directly to the ground. Lou Er stumbled behind and almost fell on the wooden board behind the sedan.
"Damn dwarf, haven't you eaten?" Lou Er opened his mouth and cursed. After he regained his footing, he moved out from behind the sedan and looked ahead.
The master jumped out of the sedan with his sword, stepped lightly on the side rail of the sedan, flew past senior brother Zhang Ding, and cut his throat with the sword.
Before Zhang Ding could see who it was, he had already expired. The sword was stuck around his neck and he stood motionless.
Lou Er was so frightened that he shouted: "Master, you!!"
Ji Ruge faced Zhang Ding, looking at Zhang Ding's expression of surprise and death. The sword in his hand moved to the right, and Zhang Ding fell to the ground.
At this time, Lou Er saw clearly that the person coming was not the master at all.
Ji Ruge took a step forward, and when Lou Er said "Who are you?", the sword in his hand was already on Lou Er's shoulder and neck.
"If you don't want to die, don't move." Ji Ruge said coldly.
Lou Er was in shock, looked at Ji Ruge and said, "You...you...are you Ji Ruge?"
Ji Ruge replied: "She still has some discernment."
Lou Er rolled his eyes, glanced at Ji Ruge, and said, "Many of my fellow disciples know that if you kill us, they will definitely avenge us."
Ji Ruge sneered: "Haha, truth or lies? What are they?"
They were the only ones who knew that Luo Congsheng was doing this dirty deed. At this time, they told Ji Ruge that many of his classmates knew about it, so they lied to scare this man so that he would not kill him.
Lou Er was hesitant and didn't know how to answer.
Ji Ruge originally wanted to kill all the little Taoist priests who did these dirty things for Luo Congsheng, but she heard Lou Er's answer.
It was impossible to destroy hundreds of people in An Ning Guan. He thought for a while, and at this time, it was not important to ask these questions. His original target was just Luo Congsheng, and he had already killed two more people.
Of course, if he killed Luo Congsheng, he would tell the people in Huatan Temple blatantly.
He wanted to kill everyone who knew about this just to protect Old Man Ge and his family.
After Lou Er said this, Ji Ruge decided to send Old Man Ge and his family out of Yangzhou in order to be safe.
Therefore, it doesn't matter whether Lou Er is telling the truth or lies.
When Lou Er was about to make up some random names of his classmates to answer Ji Ruge, Ji Ruge's sword had already touched his throat and gently scratched his throat.
Ji Ruge killed the three young Taoist priests under the east city gate and had no intention of cleaning up.
The night is getting dark.
No one would pass by here at this time, so I went to Old Man Ge's house to arrange for their family.
In Old Man Ge's main room, the family was sitting at the square table, anxiously waiting for Ji Ruge to come back.
Ji Ruge walked through the door and Old Man Ge greeted him.
Ji Ruge nodded and said: "It has been taken care of, so you don't have to worry about being hunted down by them.
Father, take your wife and children with you. You only packed your clothes and belongings, and took the thief's money with you. From Dongcheng, follow the path out of Yangzhou. When you get to the ferry, take a boat directly south. With smooth winds and smooth water, you can finish it in one night. You can't leave Yangzhou. When the time comes, you just have to make plans to settle down, as long as you don't go back to Yangzhou. "
Old Man Ge and his family knelt down and thanked Ji Ruge.
"The strong man saved my family. I don't know when I can repay this great kindness. Please tell me your name so that my family can keep it in mind."
Ji Ruge waved her hand, frowned and said, "You know my name, but it's not good for you. Don't be nagging, just go take it with me and salute you. You're just on your way."
Old Man Ge and Ge Ying repeatedly begged Ji Ruge to tell them their names in order to repay their kindness. Ji Ruge was impatient and snorted coldly, telling them to get out of here.
Old Man Ge knew the strong man's good intentions, so he had no choice but to leave Ji Ruge and leave under the moonlight.
After Old Man Ge and his family left.
Ji Ruge carried Luo Congsheng's body to the east city gate tower, threw it on the top of the sedan, took off his Taoist robe, threw it up to him, and put it on his face.
As for the coarse cloth clothes around his neck, just don't need them.
Ji Ruge took action. For the sake of safety, Ji Ruge's usual style was never to wear clothes that he had killed before.
In the woods behind Old Man Ge's hut, on an old pine tree, there are the coarse cloth clothes of his waiter, and the bamboo pole with the rope knotted at both ends that hides the Nirvana Sword.
...
The next day.
The murder case at the Dongcheng Gate Tower alarmed the government and various sects in Huatan Temple.
Because the person who died was Luo Congsheng, the master of An Ning Temple, one of the several sects in the south of the Yangtze River.
At the end of the day, the sun is shining brightly.
On the stone floor under the gatehouse, there were several spots of bright red blood, which looked particularly bright against the sunlight.
The government has sent people to check it out and asked the farmers nearby, but they didn't know where it was from.
They also sent people to make notices. After investigation, they found out that it was someone from An Ning Guan, and notified the disciples of An Ning Guan in Huatan Temple to come and claim the body.
Since he is a member of Jianghu sect, he is also a Taoist. People in Taoist temples and temples have always been outsiders and are not under the jurisdiction of state officials.
The government only prepared a record of the case and did not handle it, and notified the An Ning Guan people to handle it themselves.
In the afternoon, people from various sects gathered under the gate tower.
The disciples of the An Ning Guan sect were mourning and making arrangements for the funeral of their master and brothers.
On the stone pillars on one side of the east city gate tower, there are several large characters clearly carved with a sharp sword.
'Ji Ruge! '
