Cui Yixiao was previously worried because he had no clues and could not catch anyone. Now that he had a clue, he was not happy, but even more angry, because he felt a sense of humiliation of being despised from the other party's actions.
"How dare you fool me like this, good! Very good!"
After Cui Yixiao lost his temper in the yamen, he immediately summoned his Jin Yiwei. Half of them went to Liu's house to search for clues, and the other half went directly to the surrounding area to start a blanket search, digging three feet into the ground to catch the criminal.
Ji Qianli was still in the capital at the moment. He had planned to go to the west tomorrow. Unexpectedly, in the dead of night, two Xiaoqi under his command suddenly came to tell him to go to the Yamen.
Only then did he know that the thieves had not gone far. Like Cui Yixiao, he also felt the shame of being fooled.
He immediately put on his official uniform and prepared to go out, but he bumped into Pei Xia in single clothes in the yard. The two were not husband and wife, so they naturally abided by the rules and slept in separate rooms.
"Brother Ji, are you going to the Yamen?" Pei Xia was awakened by the movement outside. She always felt a little uneasy in her heart, so she got up and asked.
Ji Qianli didn't think too much and just said: "The accomplices of the imperial convicts showed up last time in the capital. The superiors asked me to go get them. You can stay at home and wait for me to come back."
"Brother Ji!" Pei Xia's heart skipped a beat and he subconsciously said, "I, I'll go with you!"
"How is this possible?"
Ji Qianli was stunned and said funnyly: "I'm going to work, how can you follow me? Don't worry, I'll be fine."
"But..." Pei Xia also knew that this was inappropriate. She opened her mouth, but she didn't know how to explain.
"Okay, it's late at night. You can go back to sleep. This matter has nothing to do with you. I will take care of it myself."
Ji Qianli just thought she was worried and didn't care, but after taking two steps, he suddenly felt something unusual. Those thieves were disciples of the Hengshan sect, and Pei Xia was also a disciple of the Hengshan sect.
His heart sank, he turned around, held Pei Xia's shoulders, and asked softly: "You just said you wanted to go with me. Do you know those people?"
Pei Xia trembled and did not answer, but this reaction was equivalent to giving an answer.
Ji Qianli's eyes gradually became serious. This was really the worst situation. He quickly pulled Pei Xia to sit down in the courtyard and said seriously: "Listen to me, don't get involved in this. You know those things What crime did the person commit?”
Pei Xia bit her thin lips lightly and did not answer.
Ji Qianli sighed and said in a louder voice: "Nanshan Immortal is the person who was ordered to be beheaded by Your Majesty. Those people helped Nanshan Immortal escape. This is called lawlessness. This is disobeying the order. They will be beheaded all the same." A capital crime!"
Pei Xia's thin body trembled and she raised her head, her eyes full of struggle and...pleading.
Ji Qianli couldn't bear it, but he still steeled his heart and said: "I can listen to you on anything else, but this is the only one... When the Hengshan sect abandoned you like a coward, why did you continue to do it for them?" For your own sake!”
"I know..." Pei Xia choked up and said, "I have also resented my master, and I have resented the master for favoring one over the other, but they are my junior sisters after all. I watched them grow up, urged them to practice, and they called me "Senior sister, I also treat them as my own sisters... At this time, how can I be so cruel that I refuse to save them."
"Please wake up!" Ji Qianli shook her shoulders and said seriously: "This is the capital, and the Yamen of Beizhen Fusi is located here! Have you ever thought about it, if you go now, not only will you not be able to help them, Instead, you’ll catch yourself!”
"But I..." Of course Pei Xia knew this, but she just couldn't watch and do nothing. Although she said she had nothing to do with the other party before, when something happened to the other party, she was so heartless. Naturally he softened.
"...Okay, I'm responsible for this!"
Ji Qianli closed his eyes tightly, and after struggling for a while, he said seriously: "Don't mess around, stay at home, I will find a way to solve this matter."
Pei Xia stared at Ji Qianli blankly, and couldn't help but say, "But, Brother Ji, wouldn't this hurt you?"
"rest assured."
Ji Qianli hugged her into his arms and said warmly: "You are so good at staying at home. I will figure out a solution for this matter. Just treat it as if you have given me full authority to handle this matter. I promise you that I will do my best." , in this way, no matter what the result is, you can have a clear conscience."
"Brother Ji..." Pei Xia gently wrapped her hands around his body, rested her head on his chest, and murmured softly: "You must come back safely."
"good."
The two hugged each other for a moment, and Ji Qianli let go of his hand, turned around and walked out of the yard, leaving Pei Xia there, silently watching his figure disappear into the street.
On the other side, the Jin Yiwei launched a massive attack, which caused quite a stir. As the night passed, the capital became noisy again, and even the people in some surrounding places became nervous.
Shi Suxue and others who had been staying in Jinshui Temple were not aware of these changes, but the young monk who was responsible for receiving pilgrims every day felt it clearly.
He told the old abbot about the matter in private. When the master and apprentice came together, they couldn't help but become a little scared.
The young monk said worriedly: "Master, do you think those three Jianghu rangers are the ones the court wants to arrest this time?"
The situation of these three people is exactly consistent with the information about the thieves released by the court. They appeared at this time. It is difficult for people not to doubt that they showed such hostility towards the court in front of the old abbot.
"Amitabha, what should we do..."
The old abbot had a gloomy expression on his face. He was just a man who opened a temple to collect incense money and barely lived by taking advantage of the popularity of Jinming Temple. How dare he have anything to do with these things.
The young monk rolled his eyes and said, "Master, in my opinion, we might as well take the initiative to explain the situation to the government."
The old abbot's eyes lit up: "What do you mean? Please tell me in detail."
The young monk talked eloquently: "Master, look, if we take the initiative to invite people from the Yamen to investigate, if those three people are not fugitives, at worst you can go and apologize. But if these three people are really wanted by the court, then we It can be said that those who do not know are not guilty, and it is impossible for the court to reward us for reporting meritoriously."
"My disciple is right."
After listening to what the young monk said, the old abbot decided to take the initiative to confess to the government. Anyway, his relationship with the three Jianghu Rangers was no longer good, and he didn't care about offending them any more.
So the old abbot asked the young monk to secretly go down the mountain to report to the officials. The officials got the news and took it very seriously. At this time, except for the Liu family, there were no other clues. Suddenly someone came to report. They all thought that the three people suddenly appeared. The ranger who came was very suspicious.
Not only did Shuntian Mansion send out officers, but Jin Yiwei also sent out a team after receiving the news, led by Ji Qianli.
This is not because he has foresight, but because of his connections with Bian Guang, he has always been the first to get the news and news in the yamen.
A group of people rushed to Jinshui Temple on flying horses. Their subordinates asked if they wanted to send people to guard the pathways at the foot of the mountain. Ji Qianli's eyes flashed and he rejected the proposal, and everyone went straight to the temple.
When he led people into Jinshui Temple, Shuang'er and Shi Suxue were helping to receive the pilgrims. When the two Xiaoqi saw them, they immediately shouted loudly: "The thieves are indeed here! Take them down quickly! Don't shout. They escaped again!"
