Hearing that someone was coming from Yingdu, Zhong Liying asked Huai Huajian: "Are you asking us to assist in the investigation again?"
Huaihua Sword said: "I didn't even say who was coming. I just said it was urgent and that we should go back to the school quickly."
Wu Sheng said: "Zhongli, go back. I'm keeping an eye on Lu Mingze. You should be busy with the school first..."
Huaihua Jiandao: "They named them, please go back and discuss with Brother Sun."
Wu Sheng shook his head: "How can I go? It's not like you don't know. Last time Qing Xingxing told me to let me heal my wounds in peace and not to interfere in the affairs of the school again. Just go and handle the wanted investigation and so on. No need for me."
Huai Huajian stamped his feet: "What should we do?"
Zhong Liying felt very ashamed and guilty, but could not express it clearly. She just said firmly: "Brother Sun, let's go back together. Over there at Qingxing, I will explain it to Brother Sun. Since it is an urgent matter named by Yingdu, the matter must be urgent." , he is not in Yangzhou, so he shouldn’t blame Brother Sun."
Wu Sheng still refused: "It's easy to settle down in the school. Of course, everything will be subject to Qing Xingxing's arrangements. Since he has made it clear, it's better not to violate it. In this way, your discussion is that if you need my help, I will do my best. Don’t say that I was involved until Shi Qingxing comes back.”
Huaihua Jian could only return to Yangzhou with Zhong Liying, while Wu Sheng continued to stay and repair Lu Mingze Manor. Because of himself, so many relatives, friends and brothers lost their homes in Mangdang Mountain. Now they can finally settle down in Yangzhou and no longer have to move hard in a short period of time. This is his compensation for the relatives and friends around him, so he works extremely hard, every day. Repairing a house or rebuilding a garden can bring you satisfaction.
In the evening, Xiang Qiniang arranged a sumptuous dinner. Everyone sat around the big wooden table in the courtyard. You looked at me, I looked at you, and suddenly burst into laughter.
The people in front of him are all his own people, there is nothing to hide, Jin Wuhuan said: "Everyone has agreed, if it is still safe here in a month, we will come in slowly. First Lu Kuang, then Uncle Yong's family, and then It's Dong Da and Ding Ran. The ladies under Ding Ran's command don't look like wild monks, so they plan to recruit beauties from Wu Yue one by one."
Lu Kuang said: "The Master of Wantao Valley, the Ying Brothers, and the Six Friends of Ma Tou Po are in some trouble. Zhong Liying, Huai Huajian, they are all from Langshan. To recognize these brothers, we need to find a suitable opportunity."
Suo Laoliu suggested: "How about letting them defect to Zhong Liying by chance?"
Zhang Xiaokeng also had a suggestion: "I have observed over the past few days that Sophora japonica loves painting and tinkers with the brush all day long. I can ask Master Wantao Valley to be his teacher and teach him painting techniques..."
Xiaohuan rolled his eyes: "Uncle Keng is wrong. The Sophora Flower Sword is a drawing talisman, which is different from drawing."
Yongzhi said: "There are also Weizi and his three brothers. Boyi and Jisun have both mentioned to me that they want to bring their business to Yangzhou. If those spiritual materials from the wilderness are sold directly to Yangzhou, the income will be doubled."
Xiaohuan asked: "What will Grandpa Dongsun do if everyone comes over? Will he be lonely in Nuoxi Village alone?"
Everyone was talking about it, and finally decided on the way for everyone to come in: every few months, someone would come in quietly when there was an opportunity. Even after entering, there was no need to report to the school immediately, it could be a lost relative or friend. , or they can be recruited as long-term workers or servants, so as not to arouse the suspicion of Qing Shu and others.
Wu Sheng suddenly signaled everyone to be silent. After a while, he saw Zhong Liying and Huaihua Jian coming in a hurry.
"Brother Sun, this matter really has to be done by you." Zhong Liying smiled bitterly: "Let me take a step to speak."
Wu Sheng asked everyone to continue eating and drinking, then he left the table and followed the two of them to a remote place: "What's the matter?"
Zhong Liying said: "Xue Xingxing, the capital of Ying, has arrived in person."
Wu Sheng was startled: "Here he comes again? Are you looking into some backlog? No matter what, is it inappropriate for me to meet him?"
Zhong Liying said: "We have already told him about Brother Sun's difficulties. Xue Xingying means that he will not embarrass Brother Sun, so he will not come to meet with Brother Sun, but he will ask Brother Sun for help to catch the criminal together."
Wu Sheng asked: "Is it okay?"
Huaihua Jian couldn't bear it any longer: "What's wrong? This is the Academy's business, and it's not a private matter. You can't blame Brother Sun for this when Qing Xing comes back, right? Yangzhou Academy is the academy's academy, not Which family and that person’s private house..."
Zhong Liying quickly stopped: "Sophora japonica, don't say angry words. Qing Xingxing is also for Brother Sun's good."
Huaihua Jianqi hummed, but stopped complaining.
Wu Sheng smiled and said: "Don't worry about such a trivial matter. If you worry about it, it will affect the unity of our Yangzhou school. Unity is strength! Unity is strength..."
Huaihua Jian chuckled and said, "What kind of slang is Brother Sun humming?"
Wu Sheng said: "I will teach you later. In short, what I mean is, no matter whether Qing Xing is present or not, we ourselves must not mess up our position, unite as one, and work together, don't let Yingdu Academy see our jokes."
Huaihua Jian and Zhong Liying nodded: "Understood, we listen to Brother Sun."
Wu Sheng said: "Then let's talk about it, how does Xue Xingying want us to cooperate?"
Zhong Liying said: "It's still a long-standing case in Yingdu, and Xue Xingying has uncovered another one. The criminal is called Hong Yi, and he is a lunatic. He went crazy while practicing. Xue Xingping said that it was recorded in the file that it happened five years ago. , suspected of being a demon. At that time, he killed several officials of the Tingsi temple who were chasing him, which shocked Yingdu, and then suddenly disappeared. Last month, when he appeared at the east entrance of Jishan in the northeast of Yingdu, Xue Xingxing immediately led people to round him up, but He escaped and is said to have fled to Yangzhou."
Wu Sheng smiled: "Xue Xingxing was very lucky. He just solved one backlogged case and bumped into a second one. How long have you been in office? Can't you catch a madman? Is he very cultivated?"
Zhong Liying said: "Xue Xingxing said that he was a god of refinement and was not distracted yet, but his methods were cruel and his escape method was mysterious and unpredictable, so he failed."
Wu Sheng asked: "Crutal means? Unpredictable?"
Zhong Liying said: "Xue Xingxing said that a monk from Yingdu Academy under his command had died at the hands of this thief. After the thief's body was cut into pieces, his clothes were soaked in blood. When he led people to round him up, the thief's escape method was strange. They walked back and forth for dozens of feet, and it was really difficult to catch them. The thief had killed seven people in a row along the way, all of them innocent people, including five ordinary people who had not entered spiritual practice. Each time he killed, his clothes were soaked in human blood. Xue Xingxing and the others followed the blood trail all the way here."
Sophora Flower Sword had already heard the people from Yingdu Academy say this once in person, but when he heard Zhong Liying repeat it this time, he still couldn't help but feel resentment: "The evil heretic deserves to die!"
Wu Sheng asked: "Is there a scope?"
Zhong Liying said: "The blood stains were traced last night at the northern foot of Xiaodong Mountain."
Wu Sheng frowned: "That's Yangzhou Fang City, where there are many monks coming and going."
Zhong Liying said: "Huaihua and I are also very anxious, worried that this lunatic will cause trouble in Xiaodongshan."
Wu Sheng nodded and said: "It seems that we can't avoid meeting Xue Xingying... We can't delay this matter. Let's go, I'll go see him."
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