Xiao Ding would never have imagined that Bai Yunfei was actually a disciple of Kongtong's sect.
He always thought that Bai Yunfei should be a child of a certain aristocratic family, or even a nobleman.
There are more than one or two unexpected things in this world, just as he never thought that Chen Xuanguan's martial arts would be first-rate in the world. In his impression, the martial arts of the head of Kongtong should be slightly lower than Shaolin Wudang, or even the Huashan Beggar Clan. Now it seems that his idea is completely wrong.
Heroes don’t ask where they come from, and martial arts don’t ask where they come from.
The real masters may be among the inconspicuous crowd.
Xiao Ding felt that this was a lesson, and it was a good lesson. From then on, at least he would no longer think about the things themselves preconceivedly.
A great hero always grows up slowly.
"Bai Yunfei? What a coincidence. I know him a little bit." Xiao Ding laughed.
"Oh, what a coincidence." Chen Xuanguan laughed.
Xiao Ding then briefly explained the process of his acquaintance with Bai Yunfei.
"It turns out that Bai Yunfei is the son of an old friend of mine. He was entrusted by his old friend before his death, so I accepted him as my disciple. This son is extremely talented and is really a prodigy in martial arts. Although he has only learned swordsmanship for seven years, he has achieved great success. His attainments in swordsmanship have long surpassed mine. Every time I think of my old friend, he has finally lived up to his trust, which is really gratifying." Chen Xuanguan looked at the distant mountains with emotion.
If it is true as Chen Xuanguan said, wouldn't Bai Yunfei's swordsmanship be difficult to match?
Xiao Ding was indeed right, Bai Yunfei was indeed not simple.
After disposing of the body of the man in black and appeasing the old man selling tea, the two of them headed towards Liyang together.
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Tang Qingqing and Ye Rongqiu have not been idle these two days.
They first went to Lingyin Temple pretending to be ordinary tourists, then went to Lin'an, and lurked near Guiyun Villa for two days.
"Nothing unusual was found in Lingyin Temple. The old beggar in Guiyun Villa came out every day, but every time he went to the wine shop to get some wine, and then went back after getting the wine. The lair of the Thirteen Taibos has been taken over by the government. To clean up the collection, we asked Qiu Ruoli to take care of the relationship and went to the house to check and found that the corpses were all burnt black and impossible to identify." As soon as Xiao Ding sat down, Tang Qingqing immediately reported to him what they had tracked down in the past two days. in conclusion.
Xiao Ding pondered for a while and then said with a faint smile: "The corpses are burned beyond recognition. In other words, if you just throw thirteen pre-burned corpses into the fire, others will also be unable to identify them."
Ye Rongqiu seemed to have understood what he meant, and asked: "You mean, maybe the Thirteen Taibao are not dead, and those corpses are just a cover-up. They deliberately left the masks they usually wore when committing crimes at the scene. It was just a scene of the golden cicada escaping its shell." count?"
Xiao Ding smiled and said: "Perhaps, I am just guessing, but I think this matter is very strange. The Thirteen Taibao of Lin'an have been famous for many years, and they are by no means a mob in the world. No matter who wants to catch them all, it will not be easy, and But they were all burned to death in the house overnight, which is almost funny."
After hearing what Xiao Ding said, everyone felt that there was something wrong with this matter.
"Then how should we check the authenticity of this matter? Now there are no clues at all." Tang Qingqing asked anxiously.
Fire has always been the best way to destroy corpses and eliminate traces.
After a fire, among the rubble and ruins, what traces remain that cannot be destroyed?
"Looking for Qiu Ruoli, I want to see those corpses again." Xiao Ding said solemnly.
After all, Qiu Ruoli is the daughter of the Marquis's house. If she can help them once, she can certainly help them a second time. Besides, these things are just a piece of cake for her. She just needs to send someone to say hello.
But they didn't expect that the steward of Lianfang told them that the corpses had been transported to Yizhuang on the outskirts of the city.
"I dare to ask, uncle, have the jailers at Hou Ye's house sent any corpses here in the past few days?" Xiao Ding asked.
"This..." The housekeeper looked at everyone warily.
Xiao Ding stuffed a piece of silver into his hand and said with a smile: "Uncle, don't worry, we are all friends of Miss Qiu, and we have been entrusted by Mr. Hou to pursue this case."
When the housekeeper heard that they were entrusted by Mr. Qiu to investigate the case, he didn't dare to neglect him. How could he dare to accept Xiao Ding's money? However, Xiao Ding's attitude was very kind and he insisted on stuffing the money into his arms.
"Back to the young master, it was precisely because the Marquis's house sent someone to notify them yesterday that they were sending six corpses. In order to make room for them, we sent the thirteen burnt corpses to Yizhuang in the suburbs overnight. What a coincidence, not long after they left, you came." The housekeeper collected the money and said it in great detail.
Xiao Ding smiled and said: "Then please take me to check it out, uncle."
"Easy to say, easy to say. Young Master, please come with me." The manager of Lianfang said with a smile.
What is used in the coffin is not a regular coffin, but a wooden box similar to a coffin. The wooden box is not heavy, so it is easy to move or carry.
The six corpses that had just been transported had been cleaned and placed in wooden boxes. The wooden boxes were covered with a mixture of lime and incense ash. The corpses were treated in this way to prevent the corpses from rotting and smelling. The box was also covered with lime. It can effectively prevent corpse water from flowing out of the wooden box and emitting odor.
Xiao Ding simply checked the arms of the six corpses and left immediately.
The "cloud car" is driving on the way to the outskirts of the city.
"Those six corpses, why did you only look at their arms?" Tang Qingqing couldn't help but ask.
Xiao Ding leaned against the car window and yawned lazily. He did not answer Tang Qingqing's question, but asked: "When did the thin monkey leave?"
"You just went to Yangzhou, and he left right after. Did you quietly ask him to do something important?" Ye Rongqiu glanced at Xiao Ding and asked tentatively.
"Well, then I'll be back in two days..." Xiao Ding murmured to himself.
"Hey..." Tang Qingqing patted Xiao Ding hard and said angrily: "You haven't answered our question yet."
"What's the problem?" Xiao Ding was a little distracted.
Tang Qingqing yelled: "I asked you why you only looked at the arms of the corpses in the house just now. What do you care about? You usually don't look like this when you look at corpses."
"That's right, when he usually looks at the corpse, he looks at it inch by inch without blinking." Ye Rongqiu agreed.
Xiao Ding couldn't help but laugh. It turned out that this was the question they asked. He was thinking about something just now and was distracted for a moment and didn't pay attention.
"I came back from Yangzhou City. When I passed by Liyang, I met a friend and accidentally discovered a secret. Oh, no, it should be two secrets." Xiao Ding said lightly.
"What kind of friend?" Tang Qingqing and Ye Rongqiu said this almost in unison.
After the two looked at each other, they asked at the same time: "What kind of secret did you discover?"
Suddenly both of them fell silent. The first thing they asked about was not the secret Xiao Ding discovered. What they cared about was whether the friend Xiao Ding mentioned was a boy or a girl.
The atmosphere was a bit awkward. Xiao Ding wanted to laugh in his heart, but he didn't dare to show any trace of it on his face.
"I met Chen Xuanguan, the leader of the Kongtong Sect. He was fighting with two men in black at that time. I really didn't expect his swordsmanship to be so good. I always underestimated his strength." Xiao Ding sighed deliberately. To resolve the awkward atmosphere.
Tang Qingqing and Ye Rongqiu looked at each other quickly again, and both of them breathed a sigh of relief, but both of them felt a little embarrassed.
"Master Kongtong? Where are the others? Have they returned to Kongtong Mountain?" Ye Rongqiu wanted to be shy after all. She found that talking could resolve the embarrassment, so she asked first.
"He came to Hangzhou City with me, and he should be with Bai Yunfei at the moment." Xiao Ding said with a smile.
"Bai Yunfei? He also knows Bai Yunfei? What is their relationship?" Tang Qingqing couldn't help but wonder.
"This is the first secret I discovered. Even I didn't expect that Bai Yunfei was actually a disciple of Kongtong, and Chen Xuanguan was his master." Xiao Ding pinched his brows.
Tang Qingqing and Ye Rongqiu also had expressions of disbelief. In their impression, Bai Yunfei should be a young master from an aristocratic family, or a nobleman. Their impression of Bai Yunfei was exactly the same as that of Xiao Ding. They would never have thought that Bai Yunfei would He is an orphan adopted by others.
There is no way around it, Bai Yunfei has an outstanding temperament and always gives others the impression of being extremely noble and refined. It is really difficult to connect him with the rough and wild Chen Xuanguan.
It can be seen that there is not necessarily a direct connection between the appearance of a thing and its inner essence.
On this point, all three of them agreed.
