Hearing this, Li Kun pointed at Xu Dingshan, Abbot Kongxing, Monk Kongming, and Li Luo. Among the people present, these were the only ones with higher martial arts skills.
Li Kun said: "Let's try chasing outside the city. Maybe we can catch up. The others will inquire about the news in the city to see if any lone swordsman has appeared."
Li Luo pointed to the direction Uncle Liu left and asked Li Kun: "Brother, what should I do about Uncle Liu?"
Li Kun replied: "When there is news about Ji Ruge, inform him as soon as possible. If Ji Ruge is really a master, I'm afraid we will not be our opponents."
Everyone acted according to their words and performed their duties.
Counting the Lushan Li Sect in the west, there are eight major sects in the south of the Yangtze River.
Li Zong, Huatan Temple, Tianxuan Temple, Luoyue Sect, Mingyi Sword Sect, Yushan Sword Sect, An Ningguan, Ba Dao Sect.
This time, the heads of three sects came, as well as a master from Huatan Temple.
Luo Wei, the leader of the Luoyue Sect, Ge Ming, the leader of the Mingyi Sword Sect, and Luo Congchang, the leader of An Ningguan, are all included in this list. The three sects mainly rely on their leaders for support, especially the Luoyue Sect and the Mingyi Sword Sect. It has only been a few years since it was established, and I am afraid that these three sects will be eliminated in Jiangnan.
It's noon.
Yuelai Restaurant.
Ji Ruge stopped his horse and handed it over to the boy at the door to lead it to the stable.
He took off his bamboo hat and raincoat, went straight to the Yuelai Inn, went upstairs, and went straight to his side room.
"Waiter, serve a bowl of red noodle soup." Ji Ruge ordered the waiter at the stairs.
"Okay, please wait a moment, sir." The waiter rushed to the kitchen.
Ji Ruge is waiting in the room.
Not long after, the waiter came up with the noodles. Ji Rusinger's sword was placed on the table. It had a green scabbard and a red handle, which was very eye-catching.
"Here, face money."
Ji Ruge took out a few coins in a deep voice and handed them over.
The waiter stopped, closed the door, and retreated.
Ji Ruge ate the noodles indiscriminately, hurriedly changed back to Xiao Yu, closed the door latch, packed the package, changed his clothes, and still tied his sword to the bamboo pole.
Pushing open the window, I carefully stepped on the neighbor's tiled roof and landed in the empty alley.
Xiaoyu carried his own pole and the package of tens of thousands of taels of silver notes, found a small boat at the ferry of Xiyun Lake, and headed straight for the west bank.
Liushu Tavern had no choice but to go back, so we took a detour from west to south, took a boat from the Huai River, and then turned back to Chunhua Valley to kill Wang Heng.
After some investigation by disciples of several major sects, they heard that a swordsman holding a green sheath and red handle sword had appeared in Yuelai Restaurant.
Li Kun, Abbot Kongxing and others hurriedly surrounded Yuelai Restaurant.
Uncle Liu's Tavern.
Uncle Liu was holding a jar and drinking wine. Uncle Six had not returned from the City God's Temple.
A young monk rushed to the courtyard and said to Uncle Liu: "Mr. Liu, my uncle said that he found traces of Ji Ruge in Yuelai Inn. Please call the young monk to inform you."
When Uncle Liu heard this, he was overjoyed. He put the wine jar in his hand on the edge of the table, stood up and went to get his fishing rod. Then he thought about it, Ji Ruge always disappeared without a trace when he killed someone, so how could it happen? Can traces left on people be found?
After so many years, if there are any clues, Ji Ruge is no longer Ji Ruge.
Thinking of this, Uncle Liu waved his hand, sighed, and sat down again.
"You go ahead and don't stop me from drinking." Uncle Liu picked up the wine jar, poured another large bowl, and drank it down.
When the young monk saw that Uncle Liu would not leave, he had no choice but to bow with his hands together and turn around to leave.
Another afternoon.
Yuelai Restaurant.
Li Kun, Kongxing and others were all trembling with fear. Everyone gathered around the second floor of Yuelai Restaurant with knives, forks and sticks in their hands.
The door of the off-angle room was suddenly filled with many experts.
Li Luo held the sword in his hand, but he had a look of anticipation on his face, curious about what this big devil in the world looked like and that he was so powerful.
Several people pushed the door, but to no avail, and tried to break it open.
There was no one in the house, the windows were wide open, and there was no trace of him.
Only the rain outside the window never stopped.
The patter of rain washed the rows of houses with green tiles in the distance clean.
evening.
Uncle Liu's Tavern.
"Hey, Uncle Liu, you are so elegant, why are you back so early today?" Uncle Six asked Uncle Liu with a smile when he saw Uncle Liu sitting alone at the table drinking too little wine without even a plate of peanuts.
Uncle Liu waved his hand and replied: "The big fish ran away. Come on, Lao Liu, have a drink with me to relieve your boredom."
Uncle Six looked at the tipsy Uncle Liu and replied, "Okay, I'll bring you a plate of peanuts and I'll drink with you."
Seeing that it was getting late, Uncle Liu looked at the rain outside and murmured: "Where is Xiaoyu? This kid hasn't gotten home at this late hour. He said he went to Chunhua Valley to help carry stones, but he hasn't arrived yet at this time. Come back, don't get wet."
When Uncle Liu heard this, he didn't care.
It wasn't until Aunt Li came over with an umbrella to cook for them in the evening that Uncle Six saw that Xiao Yu hadn't come back yet.
Uncle Liu drank all the wine in the tavern and was still drinking. Uncle Liu was lazy to accompany him.
Uncle Liu was going to open the door to his room, go get his own clothes to change, and then go to Aunt Li's house with Aunt Li. Xiao Yu had the key to the yard and wouldn't wait for him to come back.
"Axiu, come quickly, this guy left a note." Uncle Liu saw that Xiaoyu's bed was neatly tidied.
Aunt Li heard this and shouted: "What kind of note are you making such a fuss about?"
Uncle Six hadn't changed his clothes yet, he only had an oil lamp in his hand.
"Goodbye, don't miss it!" Aunt Li muttered, "This brat, his clothes are neatly packed, and he still leaves such a note? Is it possible that he won't come back? Don't you think he went to do some work in Chunhua Valley? , are you going home to stay tonight?"
Uncle Liu frowned and replied: "Yes! But now, even if he wants to come back, he can't see the way? I left a note here, and the clothes are also packed. Look, everything in this house is tidied and clean. , neat, could it be that this kid has returned to his hometown?"
When Aunt Li heard this, she frowned and cursed: "You have no conscience, you won't even see me when you leave, you little beast."
Uncle Liu frowned on one side and said, "Let's wait and see in a few days. Maybe this guy lives over there in Chunhua Valley and will come back when his work is finished?"
Outside, Uncle Liu heard their conversation in a daze, staggered to the door of Uncle Six's house, took Xiao Yu's note and saw the crooked words "Goodbye, don't read it."
Uncle Liu frowned, a little confused, and asked Uncle Liu, "Isn't this little brother coming back today?"
Uncle Liu explained to Uncle Liu what Xiao Yu had told him yesterday to go to Chunhua Valley to do some work, and Uncle Liu suddenly became more awake.
Uncle Liu thought: Brother Xiaoyu, he left earlier than later, but he left at this time. Ji Ruge was also the one who killed Ge Ming today. Could it be that... Uncle Liu remembered that the first time he saw him When it was raining lightly, we were at Xiyun Lake, by the Laoma Bridge.
He was fishing, but Xiaoyu quietly ran out from the backyard of Zuiyulou. Xiaoyu also came to Jiangnan a month ago.
In other words, there was only a month difference between him and Xiao Yu coming to Jiangnan. Uncle Liu chose this intersection as a stopover to inquire about news from passers-by, and the purpose was to meet Ji Ruge, but later people from various factions in Jiangnan gathered at He also stayed at Xiyun Lake for a month at Huatan Temple.
Xiaoyu's arrival and departure are very suspicious.
When Xiao Yu arrived, he also chose Uncle Liu's Tavern as his place to stay. The excuse was that he had no money to return to his hometown and worked part-time to earn travel expenses. But when he left, he only left these four words, saw no one, and didn't know where he was going.
When Uncle Liu thought of this, he instantly shuddered and woke up from the alcohol.
There is something wrong with this Xiaoyu! ! I'm afraid he is Ji Ruge! If he were not Ji Ruge, he would be inseparable from Ji Ruge! !
Uncle Liu looked at the weapon he threw on the ground - the fishing rod, and hurried over to pick it up.
I looked at the night outside for a while, and it was raining continuously. I stood there melancholy and sighed again, and had to go back to my room to sleep.
The tavern is remote and we can't travel at night, so we can only wait for dawn.
He wanted to chase Xiao Yu early in the morning. He remembered that Xiao Yu said that he lived in the south, so Uncle Liu planned to go south early tomorrow morning. Maybe he could meet Xiao Yu and find out Ji Ruge's whereabouts.
