Xia Xueyi's mood was extremely complicated.
Anger, anxiety, and shock mixed together.
On the other hand, he was shocked by Xu Taiping's power.
On the other hand, he was angry at the losses caused by Xu Taiping's counterattack.
There is also concern that the situation is getting out of control.
But he quickly reacted: "Didn't we send five people?"
Hu Jinbiao nodded quickly: "Yes, one is missing."
"who?"
"Flower Swallow."
"Hua Yanzi?"
"Yes, Hua Yanzi, who is known for abusing men but is also very self-sufficient, you, you specifically asked about her six months ago."
"Where did she go?"
"This..." Hu Jinbiao gritted his teeth and whispered: "Her clothes were left at the scene, and there were signs of bathing and walking. She should have been taken away by Xu Taiping."
Xia Xueyi snorted: "Any woman dares to provoke those who don't know life and death, but even if they die, we have to find the two of them. That beautiful lady is a death row prisoner who will be punished by Queen Qiu. It will be very troublesome if there are no death row prisoners."
Hu Jinbiao asked carefully: "Now?"
"Otherwise? Wait until dawn?"
"However, I don't know Xu Taiping well, so I really can't do anything."
At this time.
Qiu Kangsheng whispered: "Sir, there is no need to rush."
Xia Xueyi raised his eyebrows: "How do you say that?"
Qiu Kangsheng said with a smile: "No matter how strong Xu Taiping is, he is just a catcher with no rank or rank, but you are a judge of the sixth rank. If you take him under your sect and then use official methods to polish him, wouldn't it be worse?" Handy?"
"this……"
"Then no matter how cruel Xu Taiping is, he still dares to kill you? You didn't do anything to burn the imperial envoy?"
"OK?"
"Sir, let's not say that Xu Taiping doesn't know what you are thinking. Even if he does, as long as you do your best on the surface, he will have to bow to you respectfully and listen to your orders."
"That's true."
"Wouldn't it be better to wait until he is under your control and then look for opportunities to kill people with a knife?"
Xia Xueyi's expression softened slightly: "It's a solution, but I'm so angry that I can't even eat well!"
"It's simple. You can make things difficult for him and use the official methods. Wasn't he recommended to be a policeman in the county? OK, he can be a policeman, but he needs to be assessed. You can just throw an unsolved case to him and solve it. If he doesn’t, you can deal with him as you like, or even drive him away directly.”
Xia Xueyi snorted coldly: "Kick him away? Wouldn't that give him an advantage?
"No, I want to keep him under my command and make things difficult for him every day.
"It will be a pleasure to wait for this officer to express his bad temper and then find an opportunity to kill him.
"In this way, Lao Kang, when Xu Taiping takes the initiative to submit the recommendation document, you will directly introduce him to the job, take the opportunity to establish friendship with him, get to know his details, and then prescribe the right medicine."
Qiu Kangsheng nodded quickly: "I understand."
Xia Xueyi looked at Hu Jinbiao again: "Don't be idle. Find Hua Yanzi. If she is really with Xu Taiping, contact her quietly and ask her to stay with Xu Taiping temporarily as an internal response. After completing the task, I will give her her freedom. "
Hu Jinbiao also nodded: "Xia Guan will arrange for someone to look for Hua Yanzi."
Xia Xueyi was then satisfied: "With such a two-pronged approach, even if the boy named Xu is really a first-class master, he will definitely not be able to escape the palm of my hand!"
"Your Excellency is wise."
"Back off."
South of the city.
Xiangxuetang.
Xu Taiping and Hua Yanzi sneaked into Xiangxue Hall quietly and searched the ground and underground for a long time, but found nothing.
Xu Taiping put his arms around Hua Yanzi's neck and asked with a smile: "Is Baozang really here?"
Hua Yanzi was excited, gritted her teeth and nodded heavily: "Yes, it must be here, sir. If you look for it again, you will definitely find it!"
Xu Taiping sighed.
Put your broad palm on Hua Yanzi's slender neck and rub it gently, as if caressing a lover.
At the same time, he said softly: "Hua Yanzi, I'll give you another half hour. I won't be able to find the treasure you mentioned in half an hour..."
Said.
Blow gently into Hua Yanzi's ear: "I will break your neck and leave your body to Hu Jinbiao as a gift."
Hua Yanzi became even more frightened, trembled even more, and begged with a cry: "Master, I will definitely find you, I will definitely do it!"
"Go ahead, I'll watch from here."
After Xu Taiping finished speaking, he let go of Hua Yanzi's neck.
As long as this woman is within sight, she cannot escape my control.
Anyway, if I find the treasure, it’s my profit.
There is no loss if you can’t find it.
Hua Yanzi is just an honest woman.
If it's a trick...
Hey hey hey.
I really want her to cause trouble.
By causing trouble, she has the opportunity to help me break the current deadlock.
Xu Taiping watched Hua Yanzi and followed Hua Yanzi's every move, vaguely hoping that Hua Yanzi would call for help, escape, or deliver the news.
But.
Hua Yanzi looked for the treasure very obediently without any unnecessary movements.
Moreover, after sniffing and searching, I still couldn't find it.
As the time goes.
Hua Yanzi still has no new discoveries.
Increasingly restless.
More and more fear.
She looked back at Xu Taiping several times, her eyes full of begging, begging Xu Taiping to give her more time, and also begging Xu Taiping to be merciful.
Xu Taiping saw this and sneered secretly.
But he made an urging gesture, signaling Hua Yanzi to speed up.
Hua Yanzi couldn't help but feel despair.
Could it be that my judgment was wrong? Hu Jinbiao’s treasure is not here?
How to explain to Xu Taiping, the god of death?
When I was worried.
Suddenly I smelled a familiar smell.
Overjoyed.
He hurriedly returned to Xu Taiping.
Xu Taiping raised his eyebrows: "Found it?"
Hua Yanzi lowered her voice: "Sir, is Hu Jinbiao here?"
"you sure?"
"Yeah, the stench on his body is very obvious."
"Your fortune is good," Xu Taiping took Hua Yanzi's hand and hid in the darkness, gathering his breath and hiding.
After a while.
Hua Yanzi pointed to a two-story building in the backyard.
Xu Taiping looked intently and found nothing.
Just as he was about to speak, he saw a room on the second floor suddenly light up, and then a woman leaned out and closed the window on the second floor.
Hua Yanzi leaned close to Xu Taiping's ear and whispered in a mosquito-humming voice: "She is Li Xiangxue, the top star of Xiangxue Hall. She is an entertainer but not a prostitute. She is good at Guqin. She always wears a veil to cover her face."
Xu Taiping asked in a low voice: "What kind of cultivation level does Hu Jinbiao have?"
"Hu Jinbiao is only in the third-rate realm."
"So weak?"
"Sir, you are actually not weak at all. The third-rate realm is equivalent to the Juren realm of Confucian and Taoist monks and the Big Valley realm of Taoist monks. It is the third-level monk and has surpassed ninety-nine percent of human beings in the world."
Having said this, she sighed quietly: "Sir, not everyone is a genius like you.
“The vast majority of monks are stuck in the first realm after entering the Tao, unable to break through until death.
“Being promoted to the second level is enough to honor our ancestors.
"If you can advance to the third realm, you will be a master in the local area. You can form your own lineage and create a new family tree, and become a powerful person.
"The second-rate martial arts cultivators, which are the fourth level, start as lieutenant colonels in the army and are qualified to compete for the position of county captain in the local area.
"The first-class realm is the fifth realm of martial arts. It is not easy to mess with anywhere, even in the city of Shenjing. It is a height that is beyond the reach of most monks.
"Further up is the sixth realm, which is the master realm, the great scholar realm, the Nascent Soul realm, the vajra realm, and the demon emperor realm. It is a realm that only a very few talented and lucky monks can reach. There are a very large number of them. few."
Xu Taiping understood.
Third level martial arts cultivators are already very powerful.
Or.
Being able to become a monk is already very powerful in itself.
Breaking through the two levels of Wusheng and Wufu, and being promoted to the third level, it is even more powerful.
It’s not that third-rate martial arts cultivators are too weak.
But I am too fierce.
Thinking of this, Xu Taiping chuckled: "Whatever you say, in my eyes, third-rate martial arts cultivators are rubbish. How about we directly capture the person named Hu and torture him to interrogate the treasure?"
