The cold wind blew snowflakes.
On the street, pedestrians rush.
The roadside vendor was wrapped tightly and still shivering from the cold.
Alley 18 in the south of the city, an intersection not far away.
The cobbler, wearing a thick cotton-padded jacket, was still sitting there, hunched over, carefully mending the worn-out shoes in his hands.
When Luo Qingzhou passed by him, he asked: "Can the clothes be mended?"
When the cobbler heard the sound, he raised his head, revealing his stubble-covered face, shook his head and said, "The old man only knows how to mend shoes."
Luo Qingzhou nodded and left with Feng Xue.
At the entrance of the alley, Sister Dao had her silver hair tied into a ponytail and was wearing a white fur coat. She was holding a piece of cake wrapped in oil paper in her hand. She was leaning against the wall and stood there with a calm expression, looking at the falling snowflakes in front of her eyes.
When Luo Qingzhou walked over, she raised her head and met his eyes, with a smile on her face.
"Here, it's still hot."
Sister Dao handed the pancake in her hand to him.
Luo Qingzhou took it and slowly opened the oil paper wrapped outside, revealing a golden pancake that was still steaming, with chopped green onions and eggs spread on top.
He lowered his head and took a bite, looked at her and said, "Senior sister, did you spread it yourself?"
Sister Dao had a smile on her face and nodded: "Of course, how does it taste?"
Luo Qingzhou said: "It's very fragrant. It's much better than what your father sells."
Sister Dao smiled and said no more.
Luo Qingzhou took another bite, looked at her and said, "Senior sister's face looks good today. She shouldn't have had any nightmares last night, right?"
Sister Dao said: "No, I slept well last night."
Luo Qingzhou turned around and said, "Let's go to the martial arts gym."
Sister Dao stood where she was, not moving.
After Luo Qingzhou walked a few steps, he stopped, turned his head and looked at her and said, "What's wrong?"
Sister Dao looked at him and said, "I have something to do today, so I won't go. You can go by yourself."
Luo Qingzhou asked: "What's the matter? Do you need my help?"
Sister Dao paused and smiled: "No, I can handle it myself."
Luo Qingzhou stared at her for a few more times and said, "Senior sister is dressed very beautifully today, even rouge and gouache. Are you going on a blind date?"
Sister Dao raised her eyebrows and said, "Why do I have to tell you."
Luo Qingzhou sighed: "As expected, I'm going on a blind date. I don't know which bastard will take advantage of me."
Sister Dao smiled and said: "It won't be cheap anyway, so hurry up and leave."
Luo Qingzhou nodded, waved his hand, and left quickly while eating the pancake.
Sister Dao looked at his back, the smile on her face gradually disappeared, and suddenly shouted: "Chu Feiyang!"
The cobbler on the street not far away looked up.
Luo Qingzhou stopped and turned to look at her: "Senior sister, is there anything else?"
Sister Dao looked at him, was silent for a moment, shook her head, and said: "It's okay, I just want to tell you that with your talent and identity, you are not suitable for practicing in a martial arts gym. I think you should go to a sect."
Luo Qingzhou thought for a moment and said, "I will go, but not now."
Sister Dao moved her lips, as if she wanted to say something, but in the end she didn't say anything. She just said: "Chu Feiyang, I believe you can succeed. No one can stop you."
Luo Qingzhou said: "Thank you, senior sister. I can definitely do it... No, I hope senior sister's blind date today will not be successful. Otherwise, no one will bring me cakes in the future, and no one will accompany me to the martial arts gym. After all, Once you have your other half, you have to decide whether to have sex or not."
Sister Dao smiled and said: "You have so many significant other halves, but I haven't seen you being a man or a woman without being intimate with each other."
Luo Qingzhou said: "I'm different. I'm too good. My partner doesn't dare to make irresponsible remarks to me, otherwise I'll divorce her. Senior sister is different. Senior sister finally succeeded in a blind date, so she definitely doesn't dare to offend her. Half angry, otherwise you’ll be single again, right?”
Sister Dao smiled and said: "Chu Feiyang, you are so shameless!"
"Senior sister, goodbye!"
Luo Qingzhou waved his hand, took the last bite of the pancake into his mouth, and then strode away, quickly disappearing into the wind and snow in the distance.
Sister Dao was still standing at the entrance of the alley, looking at the place where his back disappeared and smiling.
But when he smiled, his face was filled with tears.
She stood there for a long time, then wiped away her tears, faced the cold wind and snow, and walked decisively into the deep alley...
Luo Qingzhou walked against the wind and snow, and soon arrived at the martial arts hall.
After greeting Uncle Zhou and a few others, and going to greet Sun Jiang, he went to the martial arts training ground behind and started practicing the Vajra Fist.
Vajra Fist has been practiced to great perfection.
Today's gloves are not only incredibly defensive, but also more powerful.
After entering the realm of a great martial artist, his fist light can fly away from his fist, and he can hit the enemy hard even without touching the enemy's weapon or body.
In the morning, he practiced the Diamond Fist, Mountain-shaking Ba Fist, Bull Demon Magic Kung Fu, Thunder Fist, and even the Plum Blossom Flying Fist several times.
Now the thunder and lightning in the Thunder Spirit Root in his body can be mobilized at any time.
It is simple and quick to kill someone with a punch and destroy the soul directly. There is no need to wait for the opponent to die and the soul to leave the body before taking action.
Finished lunch at noon.
In the afternoon, he went to the martial arts training ground in the back. After observing that no one was around, he was distracted and practiced flying swords, object control, and possession techniques.
It was about half an hour before evening.
He jumped out directly from the courtyard wall at the back, and then followed the route he had planned before, holding an oil-paper umbrella and covering his face, he walked quickly and got on the carriage on the street.
The cold wind howled and the snowflakes were flying.
There were only a few pedestrians on the street. Only the vendors huddled in the corners and continued to guard their stalls.
The carriage quickly entered the inner city.
Luo Qingzhou, wearing a bamboo hat and an oil-paper umbrella, got out of the carriage and entered the alley next to him.
Immediately, he was distracted and observing in mid-air while running quickly in the alley.
Soon, he came to the alley behind Chengguo Mansion.
In the garbage pile in the corner, a few fat rats were crawling.
Half of Luo Qingzhou's soul suddenly pounced towards him.
A fat mouse froze in place for a few breaths, then turned around and crawled into the Chengguo Mansion from the hole in the corner.
After a while, the mouse's body began to bulge and its eyes began to turn red, as if they were about to burst open.
At this moment, a maid walked out of the round door next to her carrying a vegetable basket and an umbrella.
The mouse's bloodshot eyes suddenly lit up, and with a "swish" sound, it rushed over.
When the maid saw the mouse rushing towards her, she was about to scream, but suddenly her body shook, her eyes widened, her mouth opened, and she froze in place motionless.
After counting the interest.
She held an umbrella and carried a vegetable basket, and continued walking forward.
The fat mouse slumped on the spot for a while, blinked in confusion, looked around, and then quickly slipped away along the corner of the wall.
The maid carried the vegetable basket and went to the kitchen. When she put down the dishes, a stream of fine powder invisible to the naked eye flew out from her body.
After saying hello to the others, she held her stomach and left.
While passing through a corridor, two guards held knives and passed by her. Unexpectedly, just after taking a few steps, the two men suddenly shook and froze in place. Then they lowered their heads and looked down. Suddenly, there was something in their hearts. A bloody hole appeared.
Their hearts were instantly penetrated, and blood surged out.
The two of them froze in place for a few seconds, then suddenly everything went dark and they fell to the ground...
The maid walked silently spreading colorless and odorless powder all the way to the back garden.
All the maids and servants I met on the road fainted quickly.
The guard he encountered was stabbed silently through the heart by the flying sword, killing him instantly.
Luo Qingzhou jumped into the garden from the back door wall.
Immediately, he followed the maid and walked towards the mansion.
The maid was familiar with the road and moved forward, accurately finding the other guards in the mansion. She passed by first, quietly spreading pollen, and then attacked with a flying sword, killing them with one blow.
If the guard's cultivation level is too high and he misses, Luo Qingzhou will suddenly come out from behind, crush the opponent's throat with one punch, and send him home with another punch.
The two of them walked one behind the other, moving silently through the underworld, as if there was no one around.
In the west courtyard.
Snowflakes have fallen all over the small courtyard, and the branches and flowers are all covered in white.
Mrs. Wang was standing in the corridor, holding freshly brewed tea in her hand, looking at the snowflakes under the eaves in a daze.
In the study, Luo Yannian was looking at the ledger.
The room was silent except for the sound of the abacus and the turning of pages.
After Luo Yannian finished checking the account book, he raised his head and looked at the figure outside the window. He was stunned, got up and left the room and came to the corridor.
When Wang heard the footsteps, she turned around and said with a smile: "Master, I just made tea for you. I saw that you were busy, so I didn't go in."
Luo Yannian took the tea cup from her hand, looked at her and said, "Remember Yu'er again?"
The smile on Mrs. Wang's face gradually faded away. She looked at the snowflakes under the eaves and sighed: "At this time last year, Yu'er was still preparing for the exam. Even when it snowed, he was still full of enthusiasm. Covered in sweat, practicing hard in the yard..."
Luo Yannian was silent for a moment, opened the lid of the cup, took a sip of tea, and said: "It's all over, don't think about it anymore. We still have Chang Tian, and he will honor you well."
Wang whispered: "Those are the bones and flesh that fell from my body. How could I not think about it? What's more..."
She turned her head, looked at him, and said in a trembling voice: "Master, the murderer of Yu'er has not been found yet. Even if Yu'er is underground, it is difficult for her to close her eyes. As a mother, I am also uneasy."
Luo Yannian looked at the falling snowflakes in the small courtyard and said, "Don't worry, Changtian will definitely find the murderer. When the time comes, we will personally watch Changtian take action and cut the murderer into pieces as a sacrifice to Yu'er. The spirit in heaven."
The nails in Wang's sleeves almost dug into her flesh, and her eyes were red as she said, "Master, who else is there besides the Qin family? But the Qin family has the support of the eldest princess. Even if Changtian wants to check, he doesn't know when he can. Find out..."
At this point, she suddenly gritted her teeth and her eyes were full of resentment: "I really want to kill all the men, women, and children of the Qin family immediately to avenge my poor Yu'er! No, I want to kill the Qin family Those bitches were all sold to brothels, ridden by thousands of people, and humiliated by thousands of people, to vent the hatred in my heart!"
Luo Yannian frowned, looked at her and said, "Is it the people you sent who are causing trouble in the Qin family's clothing workshop recently?"
Mrs. Wang gritted her teeth and said, "I will make it impossible for them to do any business in Kyoto! I will make their family ruined!"
Luo Yannian looked at the resentful look on her face and fell silent.
Mrs. Wang said bitterly: "And that little bastard, a lowly thing who crawled out of the mud, actually wants to be admitted to the Jinshi. He is dreaming! I want Chang Tian to torture him to death!"
Luo Yannian glanced at her and was about to speak when he suddenly turned his head and looked at the door of the courtyard.
A familiar figure wearing a Confucian robe slowly walked in from the door against the wind and snow.
Luo Yannian was stunned for a moment, the tea in his hand rippling slightly.
Mrs. Wang seemed to have noticed something was wrong. She raised her head and looked at the door through the falling snowflakes. Her pupils suddenly shrank.
"I came today because I have a question to ask you."
Dressed in Confucian robes, a gentle young scholar walked slowly out of the wind and snow, stopped in the middle of the small courtyard, and looked at them calmly.
"Did you kill my mother?"
"I want to hear the answer from your mouth."
(End of chapter)
