Xue Tianhan's words were like waking up someone from a dream, making everyone feel astonished.
Chen Yutian and Gongsun also nodded slightly. This is also a problem that is currently troubling them.
If Liu Jingyan could have an alibi at the moment of Bai Xiuxiu's death, then his theory of murder would be self-defeating.
But right now, they can't find such proof.
Hearing this, Liu's mother thought for a while and said, "My son is a watchman. He usually works with a boy he grew up with since childhood. Perhaps, that person may know my son's whereabouts during the second watch. .”
"Oh? Really? It seems we are going to visit him tomorrow." Chen Yutian said.
"No." Mother Liu shook her head, "He is the watchman. He is usually resting during the day. If you want to find him, it is best to do it at night when he is awake."
"In that case, please let me know where that person lives." Gongsun cupped his hands and said.
Mother Liu shook her head, "I don't know where he lives, but I heard from Yan'er that usually at times like this, he should be at Wanjin Gambling House in the city."
Hearing this, everyone exchanged looks with each other.
At this moment, Xuan Xi suddenly stood up and looked at everyone.
Everyone was surprised by her sudden movement and looked at her.
"Xuan Xi, what can you do?"
Long Zun glanced at her and asked softly.
"Yes, Master, I have a decision, and I want to announce it to everyone here." Xuan Xi slightly arched his hands towards Long Zun, and then looked at everyone present.
Everyone looked at her seriously.
Xuan Xi looked at everyone and said solemnly, "I have decided to retreat from tonight. I will never leave the retreat until I break through to the point where the Gang Qi leaves my body!!"
"What?"
Hearing this, everyone was surprised, especially Chen Yutian and Long Zun, the two people who knew Xuan Xi, the look of surprise in their eyes was better than that of others.
"Huh? Princess, are you telling the truth?"
Chen Yutian looked at Xuan Xi as if he had seen a ghost, and the suspicious light in his eyes almost swallowed him up.
"Of course it's true! I keep my word, so how can I tell lies?"
Xuan Xi's expression was extremely serious and determined.
Seeing this, Chen Yutian finally understood that she was serious.
But why?
Why did Princess Xuan Xi, who had always disliked cultivation the most, suddenly ask for seclusion?
This is really more puzzling than any mystery.
"Because after this battle with Flower Butterfly, I deeply realized the shortcomings of my own skills. I want to become stronger, and I don't want to be the weakest among us!"
Under Long Zun's repeated inquiries, Xuan Xi said this.
After hearing her answer, everyone present expressed their understanding.
After all, regardless of the identity of colleagues in the Jiulong Mansion, everyone is also a warrior, and they all know that the heart of a strong person is something that every warrior must possess.
No warrior is willing to become a weakling.
Therefore, everyone can somewhat sympathize with Xuan Xi's thoughts.
But after Xuan Xi said these words, he suddenly raised his head and looked at Erchen Yutian among the crowd.
"And it's because..."
At this point, she suddenly blushed.
Chen Yutian's face couldn't help but blush slightly.
Seeing this scene, everyone focused their attention on the two of them.
Under the gaze of everyone, Xuan Xi's face became redder and redder, and finally couldn't resist the gaze, so she covered her face and ran away shyly...
But Chen Yutian was slightly stunned when he looked at her escaping back.
Seeing this, everyone looked at Chen Yutian who was still at the scene with understanding eyes, regardless of whether there was a misunderstanding or not...
…
Wanjin Gambling House is one of the largest gambling houses in Youzhou City.
As one of the most luxurious gambling houses in the entire Youzhou City, Wanjin Gambling House has always been a paradise for some gamblers.
It is said that every night, fully two-thirds of the gamblers in Youzhou City gather in Wanjin Gambling House.
Here, not only can you play all gambling games, but you can also engage in a series of exciting and fun special activities such as gambling, horse racing, and dancing.
And this is also the most attractive part of this Wanjin Gambling House.
In order to find out whether Liu Jingyan had an alibi on the night of the crime, Chen Yutian took Gongsun, Huo Yuanji and Tang Fengling to this famous gold-selling cave under the instructions of Liu's mother.
And when everyone came here, they happened to catch up with the very special gambling dance going on here!
On the gambling platform on the second floor of the casino, six beautiful dancers wearing thin clothes were standing with swords. Around the stage, there were many things like archery targets hanging. At a glance, there were enough Hundreds.
Everyone in Chen Yutian stood under the stage, looking at the scene in front of them with some curiosity.
They had no idea what the purpose of such a decoration was.
However, they did not come here to gamble.
"I and the other three will investigate separately to see if anyone here recognizes Liu Jingyan's kid. Since he is a frequent visitor here, there should be quite a few people who know him."
Looking at the movement on the stage, Chen Yutian sent a message to the other two people.
Gongsun and Tang Fengling nodded slightly, and then Gongsun left directly, but Tang Fengling made no move.
Not only that, she also looked at Chen Yutian with a strange expression.
"What are you still doing standing here?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Yutian suddenly wondered, "What do you mean?"
"Aren't you and I waiting to investigate separately?"
"Yeah. Yeah, what's wrong?"
"Then why are you still standing here? Go and inquire elsewhere quickly." Tang Fengling said to Chen Yutian seriously.
Hearing this, Chen Yutian was speechless.
"Just leave it to me. Go and investigate elsewhere quickly!" Tang Fengling blinked slightly.
Chen Yutian still didn't understand what she meant, so he had to leave.
However, although he left his previous position, he did not leave the gambling and dancing arena. Instead, he turned around and came to the opposite side.
Looking at the gamblers who were boiling like boiling water in front of him, Chen Yutian frowned slightly. At this time, the gambling dance was obviously about to officially begin, and it was the time for all the gamblers participating in the gambling dance to place their last bets.
Looking at the gamblers who put their money on their favorite dancers, Chen Yutian touched his chin, then took out ten taels of silver from his waist, pondered for a moment, and walked towards the betting table.
Then, he hugged one of the gamblers who had just placed a bet and said, "Brother, I would like to ask you, what is the gambling method of this gambling dance?"
The gambler saw that he was using the etiquette of the world, and he also clasped his fists, "Brother, are you from outside the country?"
"That's right. I just came to Youzhou today. I heard that the Ten Thousand Gold Gambling House is a lot of fun, so I came here to have a look."
"No wonder you don't know the gambling method of this dance." The gambler nodded slightly, "Did you see the targets around the stage?"
"I saw it." Chen Yutian nodded.
"The secret of this gambling dance lies in these targets."
"Oh? How do you say this?"
"The dancers in this gambling dance are personally trained by Wanjin Gambling House. During the gambling dance, these women will perform an extremely beautiful sword dance, and this gambling dance is to allow these dancers to perform the sword dance during the gambling dance." , one after another, among the targets around the stage, whoever hits the most targets in the end, then the dancer will be the winner of this gambling dance."
"That's it." Chen Yutian nodded slightly.
"Are you looking at the wooden swords held by these dancers? Are the tips of the swords coated with various paints?"
Chen Yutian took a closer look and said, "That's true."
"These paints are the final criterion. Which paint has the most paint on the target, then the target belongs to the dancer of the corresponding color."
"That's it." Chen Yutian suddenly realized.
"How about it, brother, do you want to bet too?"
Chen Yutian smiled, "Since I've caught up with such a grand event, I'll take a gamble."
As he spoke, he looked at the five dancers on the stage and calmly opened his spiritual senses.
Immediately, he pressed all the twelve taels of silver in his hand onto the dancing girl in yellow.
Seeing his choice, the gambler suddenly smiled.
Chen Yutian was puzzled, "Brother, why are you laughing?"
"Brother, you are really generous. If I guess correctly, you should be a martial arts practitioner, right?"
"Exactly."
"I would like to advise my brother, this is gambling on dancing, not martial arts, and you cannot win by being good at martial arts."
As soon as the gambler finished speaking, several dull drum sounds suddenly came from the ring. Then, the five wooden sword-wielding dancers waved their swords and danced gracefully the moment the drums sounded!
The gambling dance has officially begun!
Indeed, as the gambler just said, this Gambling Dancer performs an extremely special sword dance.
It is special because this kind of sword dance is completely different from what you usually see, it is full of killing momentum.
This kind of sword dance is even more graceful, and it is indeed extremely pleasing to watch.
In addition, this seemingly beautiful dance to outsiders is more like a fierce competition in the eyes of the dancers.
Because not only do they need to make every dance move extremely graceful so that they can hit more targets during the dance, but they also need to beware of sneak attacks by other dancers on the stage, or prevent other dancers from succeeding. In this way, they can Being able to ensure that the final victory will belong to you.
Chen Yutian looked at the fierce dance competition on the stage and couldn't help but smile slightly.
Indeed, as the gambler said, here, good martial arts skills may not necessarily lead to victory, because good martial arts skills mean that you are likely to be the first target of other dancers.
For example, the dancer in yellow on the stage was completely targeted by the other four dancers. Not only did she not hit any of the targets, but she was also attacked by the four of them with their dance. There was no hope for the province at all.
"This is basically a competition of comprehensive strength. Martial arts, scheming, luck, and dancing skills are all indispensable..."
Finally, Chen Yutian sighed.
Because the dancer in yellow he was betting on was eliminated by four people in the middle of the battle, and the chance of victory was lost.
"It seems that I am not suitable for gambling." He laughed at himself.
"Haha... betting depends on luck. You are just not very lucky!" The gambler laughed. The dancer he bet on came in second place, which made him a lot of money. few.
Chen Yutian looked at him and said, "It seems that Xiongtai is a veteran in gambling."
"Haha... I don't dare to take it, I don't dare to take it..."
"I wonder if your brother is familiar with the gamblers in Wanjin Gambling House?" Chen Yutian asked with a flash of his eyes.
"Haha...Brother, I am not bragging. As long as they are not a novice like you, I know all the people in this Wanjin Gambling House." The gambler laughed and said boldly.
"Oh? Then I'm going to ask you about a person. As long as you are willing to help, this person will be yours."
With that said, Chen Yutian took out twelve taels of silver again.
When Lao Hu saw this, his eyes straightened, and he nodded quickly, "Okay, your Excellency is true to your word! I'm not bragging to you, Lao Hu, I don't know any of the regulars of Wanjin Casino. You want to Just ask whoever you want to find."
"That's very good." Chen Yutian smiled slightly and put the silver in his hand into Lao Hu's hand, "Brother Hu, I want to know if you know Big Mouth Liu?"
Big Mouth Liu was the nickname given by Liu Jingyan's mother to Liu Jingyan.
"Oh! I know him. In the past, he would always be at the front of the ring every time he dances, but I haven't seen him today."
"Is he gambling downstairs?"
"No, it's impossible." Old Hu said, "That kid is not only a gambler, but also a pervert. In the past, whenever there was a gambling dance, he would stand at the front on the opposite side. He is not here today, so he must have not come. "
As he spoke, Lao Hu pointed to the opposite side.
Chen Yutian looked in the direction indicated by him and saw that Tang Fengling was also talking to someone opposite. Her brows were slightly furrowed. She must have received the same news as Chen Yutian.
"Then do you know where he lives?"
"Um...I don't know. I'm not very familiar with him, I just know him." Lao Hu shook his head.
"I see." Chen Yutian nodded, "Then do you know who he is familiar with in the gambling shop?"
"I'm not sure about this either."
"That's it." Chen Yutian nodded slightly, with a look of thought in his eyes...
At this moment, a figure suddenly passed by him. Chen Yutian didn't pay attention at first, but suddenly, his eyes flashed!
The figure just now seemed...somewhat familiar...
After going down to the second floor, Chen Yutian, Tang Fengling and Gongsun met at the door.
The three of them each told the results of their inquiries, but the information they obtained was basically the same. Only Gongsun found someone familiar with Big Mouth Liu on the first floor and found out his address.
So the three of them rushed there immediately.
However, after arriving, they found that Big Mouth Liu was not at home either.
And according to his neighbors, this person has been missing for five days.
…
In the dead of night, at the door of Kexiangju Inn, shopkeeper Lin stretched his waist and walked slowly towards the quiet street.
The moon is very round and bright tonight.
Shopkeeper Lin was also very happy.
However, at this time, he had no idea that the god of death was about to come in front of him.
Not long after walking, a figure suddenly appeared on the street ahead.
The familiar bright red cloak, the familiar black outfit, and the familiar butterfly mask... some of them are so familiar.
Even the scene feels familiar.
The figures on the street didn't say anything after seeing Shopkeeper Lin. Some, just a sneer.
Immediately, the butterfly dart took action, and a trace of blood spattered...
The wind blows, and the figures on the street disperse like the wind, leaving only a white embroidered handkerchief embroidered with blood-colored butterflies...
Also, the body that fell helplessly on the cold ground...
