At six o'clock in the morning, all the heroes in the world will gather.
"What's going on? Where is Guan Lingxiao?" A voice chirped impatiently. "Could this be to entertain you all?"
"Damn it, why did this person lose his temper at the critical moment? Isn't he just timid?"
"Brothers, please don't worry. I have met the leader Guan Shao several times. He is not a timid person. Maybe something happened to him that he hasn't come yet."
"I'm telling you, don't keep your mouth open and talk nonsense. Leader Guan is my sworn brother. Those of you who are chewing his tongue behind his back, do you dare to make any sign with me?"
"Hey, do you know why the young leader of the Eternal Life Alliance didn't come this morning? I heard that he seemed to have been attacked last night!"
"Being attacked? He is already competing with others for the leadership of the martial arts alliance. Who dares to attack him! To say the least, even if he eats the heart of a bear and the courage of a leopard, who still has that ability!"
"Ha... you don't know how many hidden masters there are in the world, let alone Guan Lingxiao, so what if there are ten or twenty? To be honest, I was lucky enough to be taught by a senior. , he also left me a secret book for cultivating the Vajra Indestructible Body, but it’s a pity that I am too dull to understand it - so, you give me twenty taels of silver, and I will sell you this secret book. If you practice it yourself If not – you can also resell it to other people!”
"Don't listen to his farts. I bought his secret book. There are only a few pictures on it that teach you to hit your body with an iron stick. If you really want to practice magical skills, why not buy my panacea - put this medicine bag in the bathtub every day? Stay with him for ninety-nine and eighty-one days, and take care of your external skills to reach a new level!"
"Why is it being spread that Guan Lingxiao was attacked? Let me tell you, I saw it with my own eyes yesterday. Guan Lingxiao got into a jealous fight with someone in the brothel, and was finally taken to the Yamen! At this moment, it was It’s so hard to come out!”
This is the last day of the competition for the Wulin League leader. It can be said that the venue is full of people and noisy from all directions. Famous people, unknown people in the arena, and various people watching the excitement are crowding into the venue. There is no place to sit. It doesn't matter, I'll find a corner to lean against and a cushion of rubbish to cushion my buttocks to see who the new martial arts leader will be - these are all things to talk about in the future. When I'm seventy or eighty, I'll just lie down on the couch. You can also reminisce with the younger generation about the scenery of the past.
Other people's scenery is also scenery.
As the old saying goes, when there are too many people, there will be a lot of talk. It has been more than an hour since the worker responsible for cleaning the venue first walked into the venue. After Guan Lingxiao was late, there was that chatty person. , scolders, slanderers and boasters, as well as those who spread rumors, spread rumors, fool around, and sell fake medicines. You come and go, talking and talking, all the while listening to the sound of frogs.
And here in the stands, the mood of the three religious masters and others has also changed slightly. Master Baoxiang, who is the oldest and has the strongest concentration, is okay. Qi Xiaoyi's character also determines that he doesn't care much about this, and has always been more concerned about it. Master Zhujie, who was a stickler for rules, was more busy. He would sigh and sigh from time to time, and every once in a while he would send someone outside the venue to wait for news.
The noisy venue gradually fell silent as a sparse flow of people seeped in, leaving only whispers.
Because the march of this team was heavy and slow, looking down from the sky it looked like a dying white snake leaving its last tragic traces.
"This..." Some people were surprised. This white-clothed team was from the Eternal Life Alliance, but there was no figure of Guan Lingxiao among them. Looking carefully at the expressions of all of them, they all contained an emotion called grief and indignation.
Zuo Qiuhuai, who was standing at the head of the team and leading the entire team, was also working hard. He had a piece of white silk tied on his forehead and a plain white linen coat. As he approached the main stand, his knees hit the ground with a bang. He fell to the ground, and even the land was dented in two pieces by kneeling, and the Immortal Alliance members behind him also imitated his example and knelt together. The sound of howling was sad and hurtful. From a distance, a broken dragon fell to the ground. It was really The scream was so tragic that it moved the sky.
"This... this is..." Even the powerful master of the three religions has never seen such a scene. He couldn't help but be speechless for a moment, but he also knew in his heart that the leaders and members of the Changsheng Alliance were all dressed in filial piety, and Guan Lingxiao was not here. This column may have caused an accident.
"Senior of the Three Religions, please seek justice for Alliance Leader Guan and the tens of thousands of members of our Immortal Alliance!" Zuo Qiuhuai kowtowed three times to the three of them, his voice much hoarse than usual.
"Seniors of the Three Religions, please seek justice for Alliance Leader Guan and the tens of thousands of members of the Immortal Alliance!" The Immortal Alliance members behind him also shouted together, digging into the ground with their foreheads in the same manner.
Of course, the Eternal Life Alliance definitely does not have as many people as the Ten Thousands of Gangs, otherwise the world would have unified them long ago, so shouting like this just seems more powerful.
The heads of the three religions exchanged glances with each other, and finally Master Zhujie came down from the stands - who was the youngest and the least qualified! He supported Zuoqiu Huai with both hands and said slowly: "Young Master Zuoqiu, don't be anxious... at least tell us what happened first, so that we can help."
Zuo Qiuhuai also composed his mind, thought for a moment about where to start, and then said with tears in his eyes: "Just last night, my alliance leader and I went to visit the hero Tian Mu, but the hero Tian was ill and could not see the guests. After that, We went to the Beggar Clan to visit the deputy leader of Jingshen Xiangjing. On the way back from the Beggar Clan, we had a bite of food and then headed back home - but on the way, several people used muskets to sneak attack the leader. At that time, the opponent had a total of After about three or four shots were fired, the alliance leader was shot once in the back. I took him back to the inn and asked the doctor to treat the wound. Who would have thought that he was fine in the first half of the night, but suddenly disappeared in the second half of the night!"
Although these words were short, they contained a huge amount of information. Almost every sentence was worthy of raising many questions. At this juncture, Master Baoxiang and Taoist Qi also walked down from their seats and stood beside Zuo Qiuhuai. Confirm details.
"Oh? There's another Beggar Clan? May I ask if Donor Tianmu and other beggars from the Beggar Clan are here? Can you testify for Donor Zuoqiu?" Master Baoxiang's voice was like a bell, but he was also secretly cursing in his heart about how such a thing happened. There are all members of the Beggar Clan involved.
Although Tian Mu and his gang were not here, the Beggar Clan jumped out to testify for Zuo Qiuhuai that they had indeed visited the Beggar Clan last night. They also explained the reason: "Because our deputy leader Jing has had the experience of fighting against Huangfu Rang. , Leader Guan wanted to come and find out what his experience was, but unfortunately, Deputy Leader Jing hadn’t woken up yet, so they left soon after.”
Immediately afterwards, the three chiefs asked about other details, such as the location where they were attacked. Zuo Qiuhuai also conveniently presented the evidence - after making plans with He Nan last night, Guan Lingxiao asked Zuo Qiuhuai to go The lead bullet fragments were collected in the local area at that time - and there was nothing wrong with this move. Regardless of whether the person died or not, the evidence should be preserved as much as possible. And Zuo Qiuhuai said "very honestly": "This was the intention of the alliance leader when he was alive. After he woke up, he asked me to go back to the place to collect the lead bullet fragments as evidence - the alliance leader had foresight, but But he was killed by a traitor..." After saying that, Zuo Qiuhuai burst into tears again.
"Whoever wants the position of Leader of the Martial Arts Alliance wants it! But our Immortal Alliance just wants to find out the murderer of Leader Guan and cut him into pieces!" Crying, Zuo Qiuhuai made a move "With "Retreat in order to advance", this is undoubtedly the saying that He Nan taught him - the conspiracy outside the meeting place of the world's heroes killed the candidate for the leader of the martial arts league. This matter is absolutely impossible to expose with just "you yourself, check it out". Otherwise, I am afraid that the hearts of many Jianghu righteous people will be chilled, but if you want to directly say that you suspect that your competitor Huangfu Rang is responsible, it will be unreasonable if you cannot provide evidence. Only by retreating in order to advance can you gain the position of leader of the martial arts alliance. The fight was temporarily suspended to buy time for He Nan and others.
Sure enough, Zuo Qiuhuai mentioned the struggle for the position of the leader of the martial arts alliance intentionally or unintentionally, but it reminded the three religions of what they should solve first. The three leaders also discussed in low voices for a while, and finally decided to Master Baoxiang came forward: "Heroes, I believe you have also seen that the young and talented leader of the Eternal Life Alliance was secretly murdered last night. It is a pity. In my humble opinion, the decision of this martial arts leader Let’s call it a day, and wait until the murderer is found to comfort the spirit of Guan Guan, how about we discuss the matter of the alliance leader?”
The old monk took a breath and looked at Huangfu Rang, who had always been expressionless: "Huangfu Donor, this move is not aimed at you or suspecting that you are the murderer, but for the sake of fairness - after all, the murderer is one day away. If we don’t get rid of it, it may harm you, Huangfu Donor. Of course, all comrades should also be extremely careful during this period that the real culprit does evil again.”
This is the truth, but in fact there are more or less doubts about Huangfu Rang's intentions - suppose that Huangfu Rang is directly allowed to succeed the martial arts leader today, but in the end the truth is found out, Huangfu Rang is actually the murderer of Guan Lingxiao - Then do you, the alliance leader, have to re-elect? Or maybe Huangfu Rang was not the murderer, but the real murderer also killed him, and the result would be the same.
Huangfu Rang stared at the old monk for a long time, and finally said quietly: "Since Master Baoxiang said so, if I refuse, it will appear that I am too ignorant. I am deeply saddened by the unfortunate death of Brother Guan. After all, Mr. It is a pity that I have found a good opponent who is similar in age and strength to me. But I have said something ugly before - but finding the murderer does not mean that it can be found immediately - of course, I did not say that the people of the Eternal Life Alliance deliberately delayed time. I mean, but if it really takes ten days and a half to check...it seems unfair to me!"
Master Baoxiang was silent for a moment, and after discussing in a low voice with Zuo Qiuhuai and the other two leaders, he immediately responded: "Three days, if there is no sign after three days, then the appointment of the leader of the martial arts alliance will be in accordance with the meeting of heroes. The rules as always continue.”
"Since Master Baoxiang is the guarantee, I'll just wait for three days." Huangfu Rang nodded.
Huangfu asked the real master to say this, and it was not easy for others to open their mouths - after all, he is the person involved, and the others are just spectators. Those who want to continue watching can stay, and those who think this time is too long No one can stop you if you want to leave. Of course, the World Heroes Conference, which is held every ten years, cannot be seen every time, not to mention that this year's drama is particularly exciting - first, the former leader Chen Fengping's conspiracy to stir up chaos in the world was exposed and he committed suicide on the spot, and now the new leader Guan Lingxiao died again in the selection of alliance leader.
In short, the people who are feeling the heaviest right now are those friends who have friendships with Guan Lingxiao, and many people are lamenting this result.
But... the accident happened after all. Just as Huangfu Rang finished nodding, he suddenly said another sentence: "What if the leader Guan is not dead at all, but just pretended to die because he was injured and timid in fighting?"
"What do you mean by this?" Taoist Master Qi, who had always avoided verbal disputes with others, couldn't stand it. Huangfu Rang's words were really disrespectful to a deceased person.
"Nothing else... Since we have to investigate, we might as well get to the bottom of it! Anyway, I am also the biggest suspect now. I am saying this to make the case move forward faster. If I find the real culprit, I can be cleared." Suspicion." A faint sneer appeared at the corner of Huangfu Rang's mouth: "Opening the coffin and conducting an autopsy is a necessary process for investigating the case, right?"
