Traveling through the heavens starts from practicing swords in the palace

Chapter 119. Clues
after one day.

Lin Pingzhi was actually not sure that there must be any connection between the death of the man in black and Feng Liang.

But there is really no clue about this matter. A six-bag disciple of the Beggar Clan, who had just been promoted to deputy helmsman, died inexplicably at the gate of the Beggar Clan's sub-rudder.

Weird, so fucking weird.So Lin Pingzhi logically connected this bizarre incident with the mysterious man in black.

Especially after seeing the expression of Ding Qiao, the rudder leader of the beggar gang, he became even more suspicious.

Although Ding Qiao insisted that it was not that person who did it, the man in black was probably the guest he invited, and it was not impossible for him to cover it up.

No matter what, finding the man in black first is the thing that Lin Pingzhi wants to do most now.

He said to Yan Chu in front of him: "Aren't you afraid that I killed Feng Liang by mistake? I am angry that you brought me into such a dangerous situation and killed you in a fit of anger and ran away?"

Yan Chu's face was pale, and he said: "I don't know if Feng Liang was killed by Mr. Lin, but I believe Mr. Lin will never do anything to me. I have been with Mr. Lin all the way, and I know what kind of person you are."

"Besides, Mr. Lin, you fell into this field today, and you can only live in my shabby hut. The food and drink are simple, and you are regarded as a murderer by the beggar gang."

"Hey, Mr. Lin, if you are the murderer, you must first count me as the main criminal. At best, you are only an accessory to murder for me. If you want to pay for your life, you must pay for it first."

Lin Pingzhi smiled and said: "Sounds good, then I really can't stand it anymore and confess you first."

Of course Yan Chu knew he was joking, and he admired Mr. Lin for still talking and laughing at such a time, and hesitantly said: "Mr. Lin, there is something I want to tell you, and I have been keeping it from you, but I didn't really want to hide it from you."

"People say that telling a lie requires countless lies. I only recently realized that this is true."

Lin Pingzhi remained calm and said, "What are you going to say?"

Yan Chudao: "First of all, I joined the Beggars' Gang back then, not because I didn't want to go to Wudang Mountain, but because the Wudang faction saw that I was not good enough, and they were afraid of my status as an official. Their Wudang sect didn't want to have anything to do with the government. , so I was not charged."

Lin Pingzhi heard about this situation from Feng Liang, and even rode straight to Wudang Mountain to verify it. Hearing this, he only moved the corners of his eyes slightly and said: "Then why do you say you don't want to join the Wudang Sect?"

Yan Chu sighed, and said: "Hey, I didn't mean to say that, it's just that my father has always been arrogant. Mr. Lin, you should know that scholars are so sour. When he heard Wudang Mountain say that he would not accept me, he naturally felt that I don't want to practice martial arts anymore because I don't like it in my heart, it's better to be a high school champion and become a high-ranking official."

"But I was influenced by my mother since I was a child. I only love learning martial arts and not writing. It is not uncommon to be a Taoist priest. They all talk about cultivating immortals and longevity, but who in this world has really ascended to the throne? Niubi Taoists are all braggarts and have no real skills.'My father is a noble person. agree."

"My father said to me at that time: 'My dear, you are right, you are worthy of being my son, Yan Qingtian. I think back then, Lao Dan, the originator of the family, rode a bull to cross the border and was said to have become an immortal, but there are not many people in the world. Do you really believe in him? When talking about sages and saints, we always talk about Confucius first. Even when Zhuang Zhou wrote the Nanhua Sutra in later generations, he often used Confucius as an example to explain his reasoning. This is thinking that Confucius is more sage than Lao Dan. Taoist priests are indeed inappropriate. No matter what, if you are a Confucian scholar like your father and become a high school scholar and be appointed by the Holy Emperor, that is the embodiment of Wenquxing descending to the earth, and he is a living god.' What my father said is really crazy."

"But I didn't refute my father at that time. I just said: 'Dad, I don't want to be a Taoist priest, but I don't want to be a Confucian scholar either.' My father said: 'Then what do you want to be'."

"Hey, Mr. Lin, I have no choice but to follow my uncle and join the Beggars' Gang. But my uncle is still a high-level member of the Beggars' Gang. If I tell him that I am Wudang and don't want me He just wants to join the Beggars' Gang, do you think it will be difficult for him?"

Lin Pingzhi smiled and said: "That's true, although he will eventually let you join the Beggars' Gang, but no matter what, he will feel a little uncomfortable."

Ling Changdao: "Yes, Mr. Lin, so I can only tell my uncle that my father wants me to join the Huashan School, but I just want to join the Beggars' Gang. Joining the Beggars' Gang is much better than going to Wudang Mountain to become a Taoist priest." Yes. Hey, Mr. Lin, this is the first lie I told."

Lin Pingzhi nodded slightly, and said: "Although it's a lie, it's just to make Master Ling feel better. Besides, you young people are thin-skinned, so it's understandable for you to swell your face and pretend to be fat. Of course I'm not To help you speak, just put yourself in your shoes."

"Then why did you go to Wudang Mountain to peek at the disciple surnamed Zhu practicing swordsmanship in the future? After being discovered, not only did you feel no regrets, but you also left remarks such as 'Wudang swordsmanship is just so unlearned'. You are just angry at Wudang Even if the police don’t accept you, you shouldn’t come to your door like this to pick a fight.”

Ling Chang was stunned when he heard the words: "Mr. Lin, I'm a little confused about what I said. When did I say that?"

Hearing his denial, Lin Pingzhi's eyes flickered, and he said, "You didn't say that? Then you went to the wall of Wudang Mountain's front yard to peek at Wudang disciple Zhu Fei practicing sword. Is there such a thing?"

Yan Chu quickly waved his hand and said: "Master Lin, you have wronged me. Although I am a little regretful that the Wudang Sect does not accept me, my father and I generally have a bit of a sour temper. Since Wudang Mountain is like this, then they will If you ask me to learn his swordsmanship in the future, I will never learn it, let alone peek at their disciples practicing swordsmanship."

He was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Mr. Lin said so, could it be that Zhu Fei came to you? He told you that I went to Wudang Mountain to spy on them practicing swords and still uttered wild words?"

Lin Pingzhi said calmly: "You don't need to worry about why he said it. You just said that Wudang Mountain didn't want you. That was the first lie you told. What were the other lies you told?"

Yan Chu's expression became a little ugly, apparently a little concerned about hearing Lin Pingzhi say that he was watching the Wudang School's sword practice, and muttered: "Although I, Yan Chu, have low martial arts skills, I will never peek at other people's sword practice. It won't be so indiscriminate that it will actively provoke and leave such absurd remarks."

Only then did he answer Lin Pingzhi's question, and said: "The second lie I told was that I went to Fujian to find my uncle to relax. He saw the wound on my hand and asked me what was going on. I made up a random reason at that time—— Mr. Lin, my uncle and I told you about this reason when we were at your escort agency in Fuzhou."

Lin Pingzhi nodded and said, "I've said it. Why don't you tell me the real reason for the martial arts competition between you and Zhu Fei?"

Yan Chudao: "Hey, because my uncle and I lied for the first time, so I can't tell the real grievances between me and Zhu Fei from the Wudang faction, I can only say that he asked me for a martial arts competition under the pretext that I didn't enter Wudang and despised Wudang. .”

Lin Pingzhi said: "But where did the real grievances originate?"

Yan Chudao: "That day, Fengliang came to me and said that someone on Wudang Mountain wanted to challenge me to compete in martial arts. At that time, I was also thinking about why people in Wudang Mountain wanted to compete with me."

"But I'm not a coward. Someone came to me to compete, and my age was similar to mine. Naturally, I couldn't back down, so I agreed to his invitation."

"After agreeing, before the competition, I found out the real reason why the Wudang faction asked me to compete. It turned out that he was entrusted by Feng Liang to blow my spirit."

"Of course, he would not say this reason directly on the surface. He just said that he heard that I was not able to enter Wudang Mountain and had some complaints, so he wanted to compete with me using Wudang swordsmanship. This convinced me that the Wudang Sect is indeed a talent-based Recruiting people, he is much better than me as a Wudang disciple."

Lin Pingzhi asked at this time: "Is this the superficial reason? The real reason is that Feng Liang doesn't like you?"

Yan Chu nodded and said: "Hey, Mr. Lin, I concealed the fact that the Wudang faction didn't accept me before, so I didn't say much. You should have seen it too. I look down on Fengliang behind my back, but I dare not show it in front of me. "

Lin Pingzhi said: "I can see it, why is that?"

Yan Chu said: "I am polite to him face to face because he is the deputy leader of the Beggar Clan, and I dare not offend him too much. But he is by no means as humble and sophisticated as Mr. Lin as you have seen."

"Although he is good at martial arts, he is narrow-minded, and he can't see anyone in the gang showing off. Mr. Dong was determined to be our sub-rudder and co-rudder master, but he was slandered by Feng Liang, saying that he was involved in several major events in the gang. Negligence almost caused us to split the rudder into a big mistake, saying that the rudder master convicted Dong Lao of dereliction of duty, and of course let Dong Lao fail to become the deputy rudder master and Feng Liang took the position."

"The same is true for me. I am capable of doing things in the gang, and I have gradually emerged. The last time a martial arts competition also impressed many people. That's why he approached the disciples of Wudang Mountain, and injured me with an excuse to discourage me. But I also I just know that this is the case, but there is nothing I can do against him, and I can’t even fall out with him on the surface, hey.”

After hearing Yan Chu's words, Lin Pingzhi said calmly: "So, people from Fengliang and Wudang sect took the initiative to find you, but it wasn't you who provoked Wudang first?"

Yan Chudao: "Exactly! Mr. Lin, you said just now that I secretly learned Wudang Mountain swordsmanship, did Feng Liang and the others say it? This is really confusing black and white, and it is too deceiving!"

Lin Pingzhi sighed, and said: "It is true that they told me, but which one of you is telling the truth?"

Yan Chu excitedly said: "Mr. Lin, do you believe they don't believe me? Why should I be so stupid as to openly lie about such a thing that I would know from a face-to-face confrontation?"

After a pause, he continued: "Mr. Lin, what you said about learning swordsmanship secretly from the Wudang School and leaving messages to provoke him is too absurd. It is a famous person in the Jianghu who wants to openly insult the Wudang School's swordsmanship. Then you have to weigh first whether you can offend the masters on Wudang Mountain. I am a little beggar, how dare I do this? When Feng Liang told you about this, did he ever say who saw me doing such absurd things that day? ?”

Lin Pingzhi said: "No one else has seen it. Speaking of it, it is Zhu Fei's one-sided speech."

Speaking of Zhu Fei's name, Lin Pingzhi's eyes moved again: Feng Liang and I agreed to meet at the gate of the beggar gang's sub-helm, so Zhu Fei would also go together.Feng Liang promised me that he would naturally be with Zhu Fei, but when I found Feng Liang's body, Zhu Fei was not by my side.Could it be that when the murderer killed Feng Liang, he took the opportunity to escape? "

This clue is very crucial, Lin Pingzhi couldn't help standing up.

Yan Chu was still silent in the resentment of being wronged, Xu Xu said: "This is Zhu Fei and Feng Liang—I won't say much about Feng Ruozhu, who is so blatantly lying and pouring dirty water on me. Wudang and the Beggar Gang are the ones who have the final say, and they can convict me by fabricating a plot at will?"

Listening to what Yan Chu said, Lin Pingzhi discovered something.

That was Yan Chu lying on the wall and peeking at Zhu Fei learning swordsmanship. Only Zhu Fei himself could confirm this.

As long as Yan Chu firmly denies it, no one can force Yan Chu to do this.

But Feng Liang and Zhu Fei are disciples of the beggar gang and Wudang elites with a bright future, so they really need to design a three-pocket disciple of the beggar gang?
Even if, as Yan Chu said, Feng Liang had a motive because he was jealous of him being in the limelight, but the reason is still somewhat pale.

So who is lying?

What is the purpose of lying?
Lin Pingzhi looked at Yan Chu for a long time, until he felt uncomfortable and couldn't help lowering his head, not daring to look at Lin Pingzi.

Lin Pingzhi suddenly asked a question, and Lin Pingzhi himself did not know why he asked such a question.

This question came out a bit abrupt.

"Yan Chu, with your martial arts, if you stab Fengliang with a sword from the front, can he dodge it?"

"Or to be more precise, is it possible that he was stabbed to death by you without even reacting?"

Yan Chu's face became very strange when he heard the words, his whole body even trembled, and some sweat suddenly appeared on his forehead, and he said, "Lin... Mr. Lin, you ask this question because you suspect that I killed Fengliang? Well, why do you say that? Get up!"

Lin Pingzhi said lightly: "I have no doubts, I just want to clarify some things. Tell me the truth."

He said he had no doubts, but looked at Yan Chu with sharper eyes, as if he really regarded Yan Chu as a murderer.

Yan Chu tremblingly said: "I...I don't know how to use swords... Cough, although I have learned a few sets of sword skills, but my attainments are really shallow, otherwise I wouldn't have been stabbed by Zhu Fei in a few years. I There is absolutely no way to stab Feng Liang face to face and make him completely unresponsive, absolutely impossible."

The expression on Lin Pingzhi's face remained unchanged, as if he didn't care about his answer, he just continued to ask: "I came to look for you in the sub-rudder yesterday morning, but you were not there all morning. looking at you."

"Where did you go yesterday morning? Who can testify?"

This is a question that really regarded Yan Chu as a murderer. Yan Chu was already a little stupid by Lin Pingzhi's question, and said: "I was ordered by Ding Duozhu to do an important matter yesterday. Yes, I didn’t meet anyone on the way, but Master Ding can testify for me. But this is a secret matter of our Beggar Clan, so it’s best not to have other people present when Mr. Lin asks Lord Ding for proof.”

Lin Pingzhi nodded and said, "I will ask him, but before that, I have to ask you a few questions."

Yan Chu obviously couldn't stand the pressure of being asked such a question, so he slumped on the ground, but he didn't dare to refuse, saying: "Young Master Lin really wants to ask something, I will tell you exactly what I know."

Lin Pingzhi smiled slightly and said, "That's good, don't be nervous, the next question is not about you."

Yan Chu asked curiously, "Who is that about?"

Lin Pingzhi said: "It's still the same question as before, but with another person, based on your understanding, if Mr. Dong strikes Feng Liang with a sword head-on, is it possible that Feng Liang will not have time to dodge?"

Although Yan Chu was surprised why Lin Pingzhi suddenly asked about Elder Dong again, after all, he was finally relieved and hurriedly let out a sigh, saying: "Elder Dong has practiced martial arts and internal strength for many years, and his swordsmanship is not shallow. After all, if you lived decades younger than Mr. Dong, you would have practiced martial arts for decades less. Probably okay."

In order to make Lin Pingzhi stop doubting himself, Yan Chu added: "Mr. Lin is really sharp, Mr. Dong did not take the position of deputy helmsman because of Feng Liang, especially since this position was given to Feng Liang. Liang naturally has a big grudge, so revenge and murder is indeed possible."

Lin Pingzhi ignored what Yan Chu said and asked, "Do you know where Mr. Dong went yesterday morning?"

Yan Chu shook his head and said, "I don't know about that."

Lin Pingzhi said: "Well, I'm going out for a while, you remember to buy more delicious food when you come back today, what I ate with you yesterday really made people lose their appetite."

Yan Chu nodded again and again, and did not forget to ask: "Where is Mr. Lin going?"

Lin Pingzhi gave him a meaningful look, and said, "Where are you so concerned about me going? Are you afraid that I will find out who is the real murderer of Fengliang?"

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Lin Pingzhi went to find two people, one was a very mysterious man in black and the other was a Taoist priest.

The Taoist was a Taoist from Wudang Mountain named Zhu Fei. It was very likely that the Taoist was beside Fengliang when he died and even saw who the murderer was.

The man in black is the person Lin Pingzhi feels most suspicious about.

If something goes wrong, there must be a demon. Isn't the man in black probably the demon in this incident?

But he searched the entire sub-helm, and all he saw were beggars, some beggars with ragged clothes and dirty clothes, and some beggars with bright clothes but clean clothes.

——There are no men in black and Taoist priests.

Lin Pingzhi searched twice, but found nothing, so he couldn't help but feel a little bad.

When he is in a bad mood, he will often do some willful things. For example, he even thinks of going to Wudang Mountain with the Beggar Gang at this moment, and asks if Zhu Fei has returned to the Wudang faction.

But he resisted the urge because he agreed to stay in the Beggar Clan voluntarily and could not regret it.

Although Ding Qiao has repeatedly said that he can trust him, he can still feel that there are many people watching around him, obviously to prevent him from escaping from the beggar gang.

Lin Pingzhi didn't trust the Beggars' Clan either. For example, he would never live in the first-class guest rooms that Ding Qiao said, and he would never eat the fresh water and delicacies provided by the Beggars' Clan disciples. He only ate and lived with Yan Chu.

Although Yan Chu was also suspected, Lin Pingzhi believed that he would not dare to do anything.

Of course, this is just to be on the safe side, such a well-known sect of the Beggar Gang would not agree to let him move freely in the sub-helm of the Beggar Gang and use some indiscriminate means.

Lin Pingzhi didn't want to take the lead, but he couldn't find the person he was looking for, and the clues were somewhat broken.So he had no choice but to find Ding Qiao, the sub-rudder and rudder master.

Ding Qiao looks like a master of the rudder, it is good to dare to speak up, and it is very convenient to have his help in some things.

Of course, the food here is also delicious.

Lin Pingzhi picked up a peach on the table in front of him, smelled the fragrance greedily, and said, "Master Ding would not have thought that I would come to you now, so there would be no time to poison this peach."

"You don't have to pour the tea for me, and I dare not drink it, but I'm not polite to you for the fruit snacks on the table."

Ding Qiao laughed loudly and said, "Mr. Lin is really humorous. Why did you come to find me, Ding, and what happened after Feng Liang's incident?"

When Fengliang was mentioned, Ding Qiao's smile was clouded again. Obviously, the matter of the deputy helmsman made him very sad.

Lin Pingzhi said: "I can't talk about any progress. I just want Captain Ding to help me with a few favors."

Ding Qiao said: "Oh? Mr. Lin, it's okay to say, as long as it is a reasonable request, I will obey your order and let someone help you solve it."

Lin Pingzhi said: "Master Ding, you are being polite. First thing, I want you beggars to help me find someone. Since you beggars are well-informed, this should be a trivial matter."

Ding Qiao said: "Who is it? I heard from Mr. Dong yesterday that you asked him to inquire about the whereabouts of several members of the Huashan faction. Do you want me to help you now?"

Lin Pingzhi said: "Don't dare, one size counts for one size. When I have no misunderstanding with you beggar gang, it's okay to ask you to help inquire about personal affairs. Now you are treating me as a suspect. Naturally, I won't be ashamed to let you go." You help me with this."

"The person I'm looking for is related to Fengliang's death. This person is a Wudang sect disciple named Zhu Fei, who is also a good friend of Fengliang. To tell you the truth, I asked Fengliang to meet yesterday. Zhu Fei, a member of the Wudang sect, will also come together."

Ding Qiao's eyes lit up, and he said: That is to say, before Feng Liang died, he probably met Zhu Fei, and they were even together in the first place? "

Lin Pingzhi nodded and said, "Yes, besides, I still have some things I want to confirm with this person. These things may have a lot to do with Feng Liang's death."

Ding Qiao said: "What is it?"

Lin Pingzhi said: "Some unimportant things, but the truth or falsehood of these unimportant things is also very important."

Seeing that Lin Pingzhi didn't say anything, Ding Qiao said, "Since he knows he is a Wudang disciple and he knows his name, it must be easy to find. Mr. Lin is not too difficult to help."

Ding Qiao was also a person who would do whatever he said, so he asked Lin Pingzhi about the details of Zhu Fei's appearance, and then asked his subordinates to come in and ordered more people to inquire about Zhu Fei's whereabouts.In addition, they asked people to go to Wudang Mountain to inquire, after all Zhu Fei probably returned to Wudang Mountain.

Seeing that Ding Qiao was so efficient in his work, Lin Pingzhi couldn't help feeling that it wasn't wrong to come here.

Lin Pingzhi said again: "The second thing is that I have something to ask the people in your sub-ruler, so I won't tell Master Ding who that person is, so as not to harm the unity of your sub-helm. As long as you order Ding Duo, say that I have something to ask the brothers in the rudder these few days, please cooperate as much as possible and answer me truthfully."

Ding Qiao said without hesitation: "I promise you this too. If Mr. Lin is really wronged, I am really sorry that our beggar gang has made you suffer so much. If you want to investigate this matter in the branch, we will naturally should cooperate."

There was some shrewd light in his eyes, and Ding Qiao said again: "Mr. Lin said something that is not conducive to our unity, but it has something to do with Mr. Dong? Mr. Lin thinks Mr. Dong has a problem?"

Lin Pingzhi had to admit that this sub-rudder leader can be so big, it is not like the surface, there is nothing special about it, and he only knows how to ask his subordinates for countermeasures when encountering problems.

As soon as he guessed it, Lin Pingzhi really wanted to ask Mr. Dong for confirmation.

Of course, Lin Pingzhi is not so easy to admit that the other party is a smart person, so he blinked his eyes and pretended to be mysterious: "It's not Mr. Dong, there is someone else. As for who it is, I won't tell you."

(End of this chapter)