He Yuting had a near miss and escaped. The next thing is to fully track down the thieves who poisoned and attacked Qinfang Villa. So the task of investigating and collecting evidence went back to the Shangshu Mansion of the Ministry of Justice and fell into Ling Yun's hands.
Ling Yun led people to the scene of the accident in Qinfang Villa. After repeated inspections, the key evidence was locked on the sleeve arrows left in the room.
At that time, the thief was hiding outside the window and saw the opportunity to attack Ling Yun and Huan Yu. The hidden weapons used in the attack were left at the scene.
Ling Yun carefully picked up one of the sleeve arrows and looked at it carefully. He frowned and thought. Suddenly, his eyes lit up. He couldn't help but think of that time in the wilderness outside the city. At that time, he was kidnapped by Monk Pingming and used a highly poisonous weapon. Li Xuan's sleeve arrows sneak attack on his "shadow-following" ghost shadow.
So he went to find Mr. Xu Zhi again. With his help, the sleeve arrow was finally found from the sealed archives. After careful comparison, the conclusion was drawn that the sleeve arrow was indeed exactly the same as the sleeve arrows at the Qinfang Courtyard crime scene. , all by one person.
Ling Yun raised his sword eyebrows and said angrily: "It seems that the one who attacked me and Master He that day was Li Xuan!"
Xu Zhi nodded thoughtfully and said in a deep voice: "Besides Li Xuan, there should be another person cooperating with his actions. One of them secretly released the poisonous scorpions, and the other went to sneak attack you and the princess - to be precise, Their ultimate goal is to kill you, while the princess and Mr. He just caused trouble in the fish pond."
Ling Yun gritted his teeth and said: "It's a pity that we don't have definite evidence to confirm this yet; otherwise, I can arrest him now!"
Xu Zhi comforted him and said: "Don't be anxious, calm down, there are only three things that can happen. Unless he stops now, there will be a chance to find strong evidence. When the time comes, we will punish him for all three crimes!"
Ling Yun turned his face, his eyes as cold as black jade bursting with fierce murderous intent, "I believe that this day will come soon. As the gentleman said, if he gives up here, he knows some current affairs; he If he still has the intention to harm others and wants to continue to do evil, I will definitely settle the old and new accounts with him and make him pay with blood!"...
Ling Yun and Xu Zhi concluded correctly that the people who attacked Ling Yun, Huan Yu, and He Yuting in the bedroom on the second floor of Qinfang Villa that day were brothers Li Xuan and Li Wu.
At this time, the two of them were standing dejectedly in the hall of Qinglong Villa, with their heads hanging down, accepting the thunderous wrath of Tianxiao Gang leader Li Ruiyun:
"Yes, I gave you the task of assassinating Ling Yun before, and I am very confident that you can fulfill your mission and complete this task. But after so long, what have you done?"
Li Xuan defended in a low voice: "Actually, last time in the wilderness outside the city, my subordinates basically succeeded in a sneak attack. Who would have thought that Ling Yun, that kid with such a lucky fate, would actually escape death..."
Li Ruiyun sneered: "Even if you succeeded in the sneak attack that time, didn't you still expose your identity to Ling Yun?"
Li Xuan said: "So what? Even if he knows that I did it, there is no evidence. Why don't he just stare?"
Li Ruiyun said: "What about this time, what do you say? I asked you to kill Ling Yun, so what did you do to provoke He Yuting? The result was such a big mess, which almost caused uproar in the city, and everyone knew about it ! Now everyone in the DPRK is paying attention to this matter. The matter is so big, and the direction in which the situation will develop next is beyond your control!"
Li Xuan lowered his head and said: "My subordinates have neglected their duties. But fortunately, they still have no concrete evidence to prove that we did this, and they still can't do anything to us!"
Li Ruiyun rolled his eyes and said coldly: "Although they have no evidence, they most likely know that it was you who did this, so they will be very wary of you, so you are no longer suitable to carry out this mission. !”
Li Xuan's heart sank, and he said in panic: "Gang leader, this subordinate realizes his mistake, and he will definitely learn a lesson and strive for next time..."
Li Ruiyun interrupted them coldly: "No need, there will be no next time! The gang leader solemnly declares: I take back this task assigned to you in the early stage. You should stop any actions during this period, think carefully about your mistakes, and act in a low-key manner. Don’t provoke Ling Yun again! The first thing you have to do now is: protect yourself wisely and don’t let any more accidents happen! Do you remember what I said?”
Li Xuan and Li Wu looked at each other, seemingly unwilling to do so. Li Xuan couldn't help but said: "But gang leader, we..."
Li Ruiyun pursed her lips tightly and said impatiently: "Don't be stubborn, remember my words, be careful in everything - OK, you guys should step back first!"
Li Ruiyun's majestic tone left no room for doubt. The two of them did not dare to say anything more, so they had no choice but to feebly agree "yes" and walked out listlessly.
Li Ruiyun looked at the two people's retreating figures and shook his head in disappointment.
At this time, Taoist priest Bai Yu came over and said, "Gang leader, Ling Yun, this brat, are you really going to let him go so easily?"
Li Ruiyun sighed and said: "I hate Ling Yun deeply. I just want to eat his flesh and sleep on his skin. How can I be willing to let him go so easily? But judging from the current situation, Ling Yun already has feelings for Li Xuan and the others. It’s not appropriate to take action even if you’re on guard! I can’t let these two brothers die in vain!”
Bai Yu's deep eyes narrowed slightly, "The two of them are not suitable, you can replace them with others!"
Li Ruiyun's sinister eyes turned and said, "Oh? Who else does the Taoist think is qualified for this matter?"
Bai Yu said faintly: "Have you forgotten, Gang Leader? One of our disciples is by Ling Yun's side now. Although she does not directly serve Ling Yun, she has many opportunities to get close to him!"
Li Ruiyun suddenly said: "You mean the twenty-two sisters?"
Bai Yu said: "Not bad."
Li Ruiyun pondered for a moment, shook his head and said: "She is not suitable. She cannot deal with Ling Yun. Letting her assassinate Ling Yun is undoubtedly asking for death."
Bai Yu's dark eyes flashed, "I didn't ask her to confront Ling Yun with open swords and guns. She stays by Ling Yun's side almost every day now. It's easy to hide from open guns, but hard to guard against hidden arrows. She will always find an opportunity to strike; If it doesn't work, you can use a beauty trick or something..."
Li Ruiyun smiled bitterly and said: "I think it's better to forget it. Don't you know what kind of person Ling Yun is? A master who doesn't have enough oil and salt will fall into her trap? Do you still remember Lian Nanchun? What kind of person is that? , didn’t we fall into Ling Yun’s hands in the end, causing us to lose our wife and lose our troops? What’s more, what about her? I think it’s better not to let her hit the knife edge, just stay there obediently and do a good job Just do her thing!”
When Bai Yu heard this, he had no choice but to say nothing more.
But it was said that brothers Li Xuan and Li Wu returned to Jinling Palace from Qinglong Villa in frustration. After dormant in the palace for a period of time in fear, they did not see any trouble. The thoughts that had been forcibly suppressed could not help but start to stir up again. .
They were unwilling to let things fail like this; you must know that when the two brothers were in the Tianxiao organization, although they did not dare to say that they were among the best, they were still among the top half of the people, and they had always been extremely strong. When they thought of that day The disappointed look in Li Ruiyun's eyes at Qinglong Villa made them feel extremely sad.
They discussed that they must continue to look for opportunities to complete their unfinished tasks.
"We must not just give up halfway! I believe that we will definitely find another opportunity to kill Ling Yun. Then we will also give the gang leader a surprise, regain the gang leader's trust in us, and let him look at us two brothers with admiration." Li Xuan He gritted his teeth and murmured...
"Red beans grow in the southern country. When spring comes, a few branches will appear. I hope you will pick more of them. This is the most loved thing."
Ever since Ding Jiying came back from a spring outing with He Chengqi, she had been lovesick and bedridden. She was too lazy to eat and drink all day long and spoke very little, as if she was possessed by a demon.
Later, he accidentally discovered this calligraphy and painting on the wall. He usually disliked poetry and prose, but after reading this poem, he felt like he was enlightened and chanted it over and over again, especially when he read the end. When I said "This thing makes me miss you the most", I felt so sad and burst into tears.
Ding Jinzhi and his wife were also worried about their son's illness. In the past few days, all the famous doctors inside and outside the capital have been consulted, but their son's condition has not improved at all.
Of course, the person who knows her son best is his mother. Ding Jiying's mother, Mrs. Ding, said: "In my opinion, my son has a heart disease, and heart disease requires heart medicine!"
Ding Jinzhi looked at Madam with burning eyes and said, "Oh? What about Madam's opinion?"
Mrs. Ding said: "I heard Mr. He said that Jiying became like this after meeting Miss Lu Mansion in the field outside the city that day - in fact, from the perspective of a poor concubine, this is not a bad marriage! "
Ding Jinzhi's face darkened and he said angrily: "You can imagine the loss! Don't you know how stalemate my relationship with Lu Wenzheng is? How can fire and water be compatible? Stop your wishful thinking!"
Mrs. Ding sobbed: "But, our son is like this, what if there is something wrong with him..."
"Stop talking! Women have long hair but short knowledge!..." After that, Ding Jinzhi angrily tossed his sleeves and walked away, leaving only Mrs. Ding alone in the flower hall, sobbing and crying until she was short of breath and heartbroken. , can't help myself.
On this day, Ding Jinzhi was sitting alone in his study, thinking about the troublesome things that had happened in the past few days and was unable to do anything. Suddenly, the housekeeper Ding Yurong walked in with a happy face.
He excitedly reported to Ding Jinzhi: He has invited an expert from outside the world. This person is extremely skilled in medicine and witchcraft, and he will definitely be able to cure the second son's illness.
Ding Jinzhi knew that his housekeeper had always been prudent and prudent, and now he saw his confident look. He couldn't help but feel happy and hurriedly asked Ding Yurong to invite this expert in.
After a while, the man walked in with his head held high, led by Ding Yurong.
Ding Jinzhi raised his eyes and saw that the person coming was a Taoist priest in his fifties. He was dressed in green and cloth robes. He was full of energy, with a face like a crown of jade, thick eyebrows and bright eyes, a nose like a jade pillar, lips like beads, and three long locks. With his beard flowing on his chest, holding a floating dust in his hand, and carrying a sword on his shoulder, he looked like an immortal, free and elegant.
When Ding Jinzhi saw the person coming, his eyes lit up, and he was surprised and happy: "Oh? It turns out to be you!..."
