Phew~
Outside the wilderness and woodland, suddenly a strong wind blew and the fallen leaves were flying.
When the strong wind cleared, it was Li Yan and Fatty Lin.
Li Yan quickly tore off the armor and horse, and before it hit the ground, it turned into a ball of fire with a roar.
As for Fatty Lin, it swayed and vomited all over the floor.
Li Yan shook his head slightly after seeing it.
In case of emergency, he <North Emperor Swift Travel Technique> was really quick.
Looking up, I saw the moonlight was sparse and a ruined temple stood alone outside the village.
Most of the originally low courtyard wall has collapsed, and only half of the mottled mountain gate is left, pointing crookedly at the night sky.
There was no trace of the temple door, and it was pitch black inside the empty door frame.
A big hole collapsed in the roof, and the moonlight leaked through the hole, illuminating the broken stone statue in the temple. It had broken arms and a head, and only half of the body was left in decay. It was no different from an ordinary ruined temple.
However, Li Yan frowned slightly and signaled Fatty Lin to hide aside.
"There are people in the temple, and their kung fu is not weak."
He could smell the faint smell of blood in the temple, hidden in the darkness behind the statue.
Although he tried his best to hide it, he couldn't hide it from Smelling Mystical Power and Ear Mystical Power.
Li Yan pretended not to know and walked into the temple step by step.
But there was a thick accumulation of dust in the temple, there were traces of being wiped in front of the statue, and the fire had just been extinguished and was still smoking.
"Woo--!"
The evil wind suddenly exploded from the dark blind spot behind the statue!
A black shadow shot out like a catapult, and his legs kicked out like steel whips in a series. The strong wind brought up stirred up the dust on the ground. His kicks were quick and tricky, aiming directly at Li Yan's waist, abdomen and lower body.
Martial Power is full of power, every kick is kicked out with a sharp sound.
Poking Foot?
Li Yan's pupils were slightly shrunk, but his expression remained normal.
He did not dodge or evade, with roots under his feet like an old tree, his waist and horse were in one, he raised his left hand as if it was closed, and only heard a few "papapapapa" sounds as dense as drum beats, and accurately blocked the side of the opponent's leg bone or the weak spot of the ankle.
This fierce chain of leg strength was caught by him and was easily resolved.
In the moonlight, the attacker appeared:
A middle-aged beggar in ragged clothes, with a sallow complexion, but his eyes were shining brightly, and his lower body was extremely stable.
Seeing that the sneak attack was ineffective, his eyes flashed with surprise, but he kept moving, and Poking Foot kicked again.
The force is heavier and the moves are deadly. It is obvious that he wants to hit quickly and defeat Li Yan before he has a firm footing.
"It's not over?"
Li Yan frowned slightly, suddenly turned his palm into a claw, and caught a glimpse of the opponent's move using the old and new strength. He reached out like lightning and clasped the "Three Yin Intersection Point" hole on the opponent's left ankle.
This dunk was as fast as a ghost and extremely powerful. It was exactly what Red Fist was doing.
The beggar suddenly felt a sharp pain and numbness in his ankle. Most of the strength supporting his body was lost, and his body fell forward unbalanced.
He thought to himself that something was wrong, and twisted his waist and abdomen in mid-air, eager to try another trick to save himself.
But Li Yan will give him a chance?
The eagle's claws are fastened firmly, and it is pulled hard and twisted.
Bang!
With a muffled groan, the man fell heavily to the ground, dust flying everywhere.
There was finally a look of horror in his eyes, and he couldn't believe it when he looked at Li Yan's young appearance.
He tried to move again, but the stinging pain coming from his internal organs told him that he had suffered internal injuries.
Li Yan ignored him and stepped forward, grabbing the pottery gourd in the stone statue's hand.
Like many Natural Treasuress, this thing looks very inconspicuous, and Spiritual Charm is built in. If Fatty Lin had not checked Divine Ability of Treasure Qi, and Yin Soul was in the cruising state, no one would have noticed it.
Seeing Li Yan take away the gourd, the face of the man on the ground suddenly changed, "Who are you?"
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a loud sound of ragged clothes outside the temple door.
Li Yan turned around suddenly, holding the gourd in his hand, and looked at the door warily.
I saw a figure falling in the open space in front of the temple accompanied by the moonlight.
The visitor has a slim figure and is dressed in a Confucian robe. He is Zhao Tong Master Zhao who is pursuing him.
He apparently also used some kind of escape technique to catch up, and the noise around him had not yet subsided.
Seeing Li Yan's wary eyes, Zhao Tong did not step forward.
He knew that Li Yan must have found Divine Soul that Shopkeeper Kong had lost.
It was related to the truth about the death of Yansheng Duke, and he didn't want to cause trouble.
Then, his eyes were attracted by the beggar.
Under the moonlight, although the other party was dressed as a beggar and deliberately painted dirty, his face shape and eyes remained unchanged.
Zhao Tong immediately took out a picture from his arms, opened it to confirm, his eyes became cold, "Shadowless Kick Li Qi, it turns out you are hiding here!"
As soon as these words came out, Li Yan understood instantly.
He remembered clearly that on the night of Yansheng Duke's accident, there was a Lineage Attendant on Kong Zhenlin's side who disappeared mysteriously, named Shadowless Kick Li Qi. It seemed that this matter was not simple.
When his identity was revealed, Li Qi suddenly turned pale. He couldn't move due to internal injuries. His eyes were determined, he gritted his teeth, raised his head, and hit the ground hard.
He is a master of Hidden Strength. This time, he will definitely break his brain.
However, there was a sudden sound of wind in his ears, and then his vision went dark and he fainted.
But Zhao Tong popped out a copper coin dart from outside the door and knocked him unconscious.
"Leave this person to me."
Zhao Tong Master Zhao looked at Li Yan, "How about you go rescue people?"
"Okay."
Li Yan walked out quickly without saying a word, and left with Fatty Lin using Divine Travel Technique again.
After watching him leave, Zhao Tong strode into the ruined temple. Ignoring Shadowless Kick Li Qi who was unconscious on the ground, he searched every place carefully.
This Shadowless Kick Li Qi is definitely not planned by one person.
He wants to find out who is targeting Kong family...
Inside Wing Room, there is a faint candlelight.
In the open space in the center of the room, two Eight Immortals tables merged into one bed.
Shopkeeper Kong was placed on top, surrounded by a red rope with copper coins hanging on it to lock the soul.
"The emperor decrees, sweep the universe, Twenty-Eight Mansions, seven stars line up, the universe begins to fight, the flying wolf will do it..."
Wang Dao Xuan chanted the soul-fixing mantra in his mouth, pinched Mystical Gestures with his hand, and placed the gourd on top of Shopkeeper Kong's head.
Suddenly a wind blew up out of thin air in the house, the candlelight flickered, and a chill fell.
The moment his soul returned to his body, Shopkeeper Kong twitched violently several times, his eyelids stopped trembling, and his breathing returned to calmness.
After doing this, Wang Dao Xuan breathed a sigh of relief and wiped off the sweat on his forehead, "It's done! The human soul has returned to its place, and the requiem technique has also taken effect. Shopkeeper Kong's vitality has been severely damaged this time, and his mind has been severely damaged. He will need to sleep for at least two or three days before he can slowly regain his consciousness. During this period, he needs to rest and not be disturbed."
Everyone's anxious hearts were finally relieved.
Kong Shangzhao rushed to his father's bedside. Looking at his father who was thin and haggard but breathing steadily, tears fell silently. He bowed deeply to Li Yan and Wang Dao Xuan, and his gratitude was beyond words.
After Shopkeeper Kong is settled, everyone returns to the front hall.
The atmosphere was a little dull for a while, but it also contained a bit of relief.
"Damn it, after struggling all night, I finally rescued this person." Sha LiFei took a sip of herbal tea and was the first to break the silence, "This Jinan Prefecture water is really muddy!"
Kuai Dayou also crossed his arms and sneered, "I have learned a lot this time. I heard how powerful Kong family is in the capital. Now I am fighting in my own nest, making you life and death. And who killed Yansheng Duke? Who is Li Qi?"
He and Sha LiFei both love to gossip, so they have the same bad taste.
Fatty Lin smiled and said, "Whatever! We are here to break up hotels and rescue people along the way, not to solve the case. Kong family just let them go their own way. When Shopkeeper Kong wakes up and clears his grievances, the rest has nothing to do with us."
Li Yan sat at the table, tapping his knuckles lightly on the table, his eyes calm. "Fatty Lin is right. Kong family is fighting among themselves, involving intertwined interests, and there may be deeper forces involved behind the scenes. The purpose of our trip is clearly Mount Tai. Let's leave now!"
Jinan Prefecture Deep inside the Yamen prison, the interrogation room was crowded and stuffy.
Kong family The two factions have gathered together and are looking at each other coldly.
The torches crackled and the atmosphere became tense.
Kong Zhenyuan was standing in the front, wearing a brocade robe, his eyes like knives fixed on the face of Kong Zhenlin, who was facing him with an ashen complexion. He cupped his fists and pointed around, and sneered, "All the elders have seen it! Li Qi is Attendant who has been supported by cousin Zhenlin's house for many years, and is a personal guard!"
"Now that the stolen goods have been obtained, he was seriously injured and fled. He was captured from the ruined temple and a soul-binding evil weapon was found on his body! Isn't this irrefutable evidence? My father's tragic death in the ancestral hall is inseparable from it!"
"Nowadays, if you just want to get rid of it by saying 'oversight', I'm afraid it will be difficult to convince the public, right?"
"How can you covet the position of Yansheng Duke again with such a stain of conniving at the family slave's murder of the clan leader?"
"What nonsense!"
Kong Zhenlin was so angry that he was shaking all over. He took a step forward and almost collided with Kong Zhenyuan. He pointed at his nose and shouted angrily, "Kong Zhenyuan! Don't slander anyone! Li Qi entered the government in his early years. I took him in after seeing that he was good at martial arts. He has never done any bad things since."
"Who doesn't know that you Kong Zhenyuan want to squeeze me out of the house? Now you just caught a servant, and you want to confuse right and wrong, and put the crime of murdering the clan leader and causing trouble Lineage on my head. Are you going to pretend that all the elders here are blind and deaf?"
"Someone must have framed me! Come here! Give me a severe punishment!"
"I want to see who is behind this!"
At the same time, several Kong family deacons behind him also started making noises, and they were ready to rush forward and take action.
"Presumptuous!"
"It's simply unseemly!"
"Quiet! Everyone be quiet!"
The hall suddenly fell into chaos, with curses and retorts coming and going.
The prefect of Jinan and several local elders standing at the top all shook their heads in silence.
Although the deceased Yansheng Duke was not a sage, he was also very particular about decency.
Unexpectedly, Kong family would become like this as soon as a person died.
Of course, they don't want to get involved in this mess easily.
"Enough!"
A loud shout was like the sound of thunder, suppressing all the noise.
Zhao Tong inserted himself between Kong Zhenyuan and Kong Zhenlin, and with great momentum, he forced the two of them back.
His face was as dark as water, and his gaze swept across the entire audience, and everyone involuntarily avoided the sharp edge.
The prefect and elders secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
"Yansheng Duke suffered such a catastrophe, and his bones are still cold. The whole clan should work together to find out the truth, so as to comfort the souls of the deceased in heaven! How can it be unworthy to roar in public and use lynching! Kong family Qingyu still wants it?"
Zhao Tong's voice is not high, but it carries an unquestionable majesty.
"This matter involves the bloodline of Kong family, and it is also related to local peace. It has its own national law and justice. I invite you all to gather in the prison today. The purpose is to interrogate this person in public and clarify the context, not to let you argue here!"
"If anyone disrupts the court again, don't blame Zhao for being unkind!"
The interrogation room finally fell silent, leaving only the sound of burning torches and heavy breathing.
Kong Zhenyuan's face was uncertain, while Kong Zhenlin was breathing heavily and staring at the opposite side fiercely.
Everyone's eyes were focused on Li Qi.
"Li Qi," Zhao Tong walked up to Li Qi with a calm voice, "You have been tortured by Kong family Attendant for many years. Where were you when Yansheng Duke was killed? Why did you kill Yansheng Duke? Who ordered you to commit the murder?"
"What is the purpose? If you tell them one by one, you may be able to reduce your guilt."
Li Qi still lowered his head, like a wood carving and clay sculpture, turning a deaf ear to Zhao Tong's questions, without even raising his eyelids.
No matter how Zhao Tong asked, he was like an ancient well, even closing his eyes, looking like he was waiting to die.
Kong Zhenyuan's face flashed with a trace of imperceptible pride, as if to say, "Look, there is a dead soldier."
Kong Zhenlin was so anxious that his forehead was sweating, but he couldn't.
After a long time, Zhao Tong's eyes flashed, and the conversation suddenly changed. "Okay, if you don't say anything, then I'll ask something else."
He walked slowly, stopped next to Li Qi, and looked down at him. "According to the investigation, your birthplace file says that you are from Pingdu Prefecture, Shandong Province, but I checked again and found something strange..."
Zhao Tong's voice became more oppressive, "You are actually from a small village named Li Family Village at the foot of Lao Mountain, right?"
"Why do you want to hide your origin in the books? Who helped you erase it?"
"Are you afraid that people will know that you have an affair with Lao Mountain?"
"You are lurking Kong family, could you be ordered by someone else?"
"Is it for Lao Mountain... and for Kong family?"
A series of questions came like a storm.
This is an interrogation technique. As long as Li Qi talks and denies, Zhao Tong will be able to make a rough judgment.
"Lao Mountain?!"
"Li Family Village? Isn't that right next to the Xiaqing Palace?"
"Xiaqing Palace's Daoist priests? Could it be they..."
"Wow--"
Zhao Tong This question is like pouring a ladle of cold water into a boiling pan of oil.
The interrogation room, which had been tense just now, instantly exploded.
Kong family people, whether they are of the Kong Zhenyuan group or the Kong Zhenlin group, even the elders and prefects, all had expressions of surprise, anger and even fear on their faces.
Lao Mountain Xiaqing Palace is a Daoist giant in Qilu and has a profound influence among the people.
If this matter is involved, the nature will completely change!
Everyone speculated and discussed angrily, their eyes full of fear and suspicion.
However, among the noisy and angry gazes, no one noticed that Kong Zhenyuan, who was standing in front of the crowd, swayed imperceptibly when he heard the three words "Li Family Village".
The originally aggressive expression froze for an instant, and then a trace of panic and fear flashed across his eyes.
His eyes quickly moved away from Li Qi, and he lowered his head subconsciously to hide his pale face.
The interrogation ended hastily amid Li Qi's stubborn silence and confusion.
Kong Zhenyuan did not even launch another attack to force Kong Zhenlin like before. He just vaguely responded with a few words of "more detailed investigation is needed" and "please make a decision", and then everyone left the suffocating prison with heavy thoughts.
The night was deep, and Kong Zhenyuan returned to the spacious bedroom of his mansion in despair.
The door was closed heavily, cutting off the outside world.
He did not light a lamp, allowing the pale moonlight to filter in from the high window, casting the shadow of the window lattice on the blue brick floor.
"Li Family Village...Li Family Village... How could it be Li Family Village?"
He was like an ant on a hot pot, scurrying back and forth in a small area nervously, repeating the name in his mouth, his voice full of fear and disbelief, "That place... that place should have disappeared long ago!"
"Burn it thoroughly, nothing should be left..."
He stopped suddenly and gasped violently due to extreme panic.
The sound of my heart beating wildly was like a drum beating in this dead silent room.
At this moment, he seemed to catch something strange out of the corner of his eye.
Deep in the shadow of the huge wooden beams on the roof,
There seems to be something,
Moved?
Kong Zhenyuan raised his head suddenly, and then his eyes became frightened...