Chen Li was practicing swordplay in the yard when suddenly there was a rapid knock on the door.
"Who is it?" Chen Li stood up and opened the door.
"It's me, Fellow Daoist Chen, open the door quickly." It was Zhang Yan's voice.
As soon as Chen Li opened the door, he saw Zhang Yan squeezed in sweating profusely.
"It's a disaster, it's a disaster!" he said with a panic look on his face.
Chen Li closed the door: "Trouble, what kind of trouble? Speak slowly!"
"I just heard the news in the market... Someone from Green River Fang killed an important figure of the Zhou family. It is said that the ancestor of the Zhou family was furious and wanted to investigate those of us from Green River Fang."
Chen Li's heart skipped a beat when he heard this, and he pretended to be angry: "What did you say? Who did such a big thing and got us all involved."
"Oh, that's what I mean." Zhang Yan sighed: "How can the Foundation Zhuzhou family be so easy to mess with? Now there are people guarding even the gates of the city, and they have to check them one by one when entering and exiting. Anyone with a Green River Fang accent is now banned.
When I go out, I’m not afraid of anything else. I’m just afraid that I’ll be angry with you when the time comes!”
…
Zhang Yan chatted for a few words and soon left worriedly.
Chen Li was no longer interested in practicing his sword, and walked around the yard with his brows furrowed.
He found that he had overlooked two issues.
One, it’s the accent!
The accents of people from Luhefang and Luanluocheng are different, and they are easy to distinguish. No matter how they hide it, the accents of Zhao Lin and others still reveal their origins.
Second, this is a world of power where the jungle prevails.
The people at the bottom are as humble as grass, and the strong are unscrupulous. The Zhou family in Luanluo City is not only a foundation-building family, but also a member of the ruling class. Especially when an important person in the Zhou family died, even the Changsheng Sect can only turn a blind eye at this time.
Just close one eye and let the investigation go.
After all, the Changsheng Sect is no longer the Changsheng Sect it used to be.
Chen Li walked a few steps and stopped.
Instead of thinking wildly here, it is better to go out and explore the situation.
He walked into the house, took off his cassock, and put on an ordinary robe. He had several sets of such clothes in his storage bag. They were all old habits left over from Green River House.
"Are you going out again?" Zhou Hong came in to help Chen Li tidy up his robes.
"Well, I heard from Zhang Yan that the Foundation Establishment Zhou family wants to investigate those of us from Green River Fang, so I went out to check on the situation." Chen Li said, this kind of thing cannot be said even to people next to him.
At first, it doesn't help, but instead causes worry.
Secondly, it is also easy to be exposed.
Chen Li repeated what Zhang Yan said, and then said: "You'd better not go out these days."
"I don't go out often anyway. When the time comes to check, don't be impulsive. Just be patient and let it pass." Zhou Hong said worriedly.
"Well, don't worry!" Chen Li said.
The two had a conversation, and Chen Li walked out of the door at Zhou Hong's instruction.
People everywhere on the road were talking about the Zhou family's affairs.
Luanluo City is too small, and any slight disturbance will soon become known to everyone.
Chen Li changed his face and walked all the way to the city gate.
Sure enough, there were five or six people standing at the gate of the city, holding a few portraits and looking at the passers-by with ferocious faces, checking and questioning them.
"Where are you from?"
"Do you know these three people?"
"Where were you last night?"
When Chen Li saw the portrait, most of his excitement dropped.
The portrait is quite freehand.
Moreover, his image is very different from that of Zhao Lin and others.
Some people have a large birthmark on their faces.
Some have beards.
…
Don't say you're looking for someone based on this portrait.
Even if Zhao Lin was called over for comparison, there would only be a three-point similarity at most.
Also, disguise is almost a must-learn survival skill for the casual cultivators of Green River Square.
When trading in the casual cultivator market, especially long-term trading of high-value items such as magic weapons, no one can change their appearance. With the caution of Zhao Lin and others, they will naturally not show their true colors, otherwise they would have been dead.
"Obviously, all the people who have seen the real faces of Zhao Lin and others were killed by me, while the witnesses and some people who slipped through the net saw them in disguise!" Chen Li thought thoughtfully.
At this time, a dispute suddenly broke out at the city gate.
"What are you doing? Why don't you want me to leave the city?" A casual cultivator with a Green River Fang accent said in suppressed anger.
"Snapped!"
A monk from the Zhou family came forward with a loud mouth:
"Leave the city, okay. You are from Green River Fang and you still want to leave the city. I suspect that you are one of the murderers. Take him away and interrogate him properly."
The casual cultivator was slapped so hard that he felt dizzy, and there was blood at the corner of his mouth.
Before he could resist, he was quickly tied up with a rope magic weapon and unable to struggle, so he had to surrender. After searching for the magic weapon on his body, he was quickly taken away.
Chen Li stared at the people at the city gate.
Keep these people in mind.
Then he turned around and left.
…
After returning home, he put the two storage bags and his second-level magic sword in the basement, then sealed the basement entrance with stone slabs and blocked it with cabinets.
Then continue to practice sword practice and spells as usual.
The day passed peacefully.
At noon the next day, just after lunch, there was a noise outside.
Chen Li heard the noise, opened the courtyard door, stood at the door, and saw a group of people walking towards this side.
"This family is from Green River Fang." One person pointed at the Zhang Yan family and said to the monks of the Zhou family.spanstyle>谷/spanstyle>
"Bang bang bang, open the door! Open the door quickly!"
Zhang Yan opened the door in a panic, and bowed his hands repeatedly: "Fellow Taoists, this matter has nothing to do with us."
"Whoever is a Taoist friend of yours, don't pretend to be close to them. Hey, it's not you who has the final say whether they are relevant or not."
Before Zhang Yan could reply, he was roughly pushed into the door, and a group of people filed in.
"It seems that you are in trouble." Bai Jinwang also went out to watch the excitement and said with a smile: "You people in Green River Fang are really in trouble. I don't think there will be less of this kind of thing in the future."
"It's none of your business, just mind yourself." Chen Li said angrily.
"I'm not caring about you out of kindness!"
Chen Li snorted and was too lazy to pay attention to Bai Jinwang.
Maybe it was a hopeless road, maybe it was because they were familiar with each other, but the old man always spoke with a strange air of yin and yang.
There was a ping-pong-pong sound coming from Zhang Yan's house, as if they were searching for something?
A full quarter of an hour later.
A group of people walked out of Zhang Yan's house.
Walking towards Chen Li.
"This family is the same." The casual cultivator who lives nearby pointed at Chen Li and said, with a bit of embarrassment on his face.
Chen Li hurriedly greeted him with a smile on his face, and skillfully stuffed a golden light talisman into the leading Zhou family monk's hand: "Those people really deserve to die, it is not a pity to die, they have harmed innocent people like me, we are all honest and responsible."
Poor people, I came to Luanluo City just to ask for my life, so please give me some advice!"
The leading Zhou monk glanced down, a trace of satisfaction flashed across his cold face, and then quickly retracted his sleeve pocket: "What nonsense are you talking about? You'll have to interrogate to find out. Go in and be honest!"
Having said that, his attitude has improved a lot.
Chen Li responded repeatedly and invited the person into his home with an apologetic smile. Zhou Hong quickly came over and accompanied Chen Li worriedly.
Some people searched through boxes and cabinets.
Another group of people interrogated Chen Li and Zhou Hong separately.
"Do these people know each other?"
“Where were you the night before?
"What have you done?"
"Be honest! Are there any targets of suspicion?"
…
Several monks from the Zhou family took turns interrogating him, with harsh tones and constant intimidation.
Fortunately nothing happened.
Even Zhou Hong, who had some suspicions about Chen Li's outing the night before, kept a calm face and protected her man.
After interrogation yielded no results.
Soon, the Zhou family monks left quickly.
After all, there are many casual cultivators in Luhefang in Luanluo City.
Chen Li and Zhou Hong both breathed a sigh of relief when they saw the mess in their home.
This hurdle has finally passed for the time being.
"You clean up first, I'll go see how Zhang Yan is doing?"
Chen Li walked out and knocked on Zhang Yan's door: "Zhang Daoyou, are you okay?"
"I'm fine! It's really inconvenient now, so I won't invite fellow Taoists to come in. If you have anything to say, please wait until tomorrow and the day after tomorrow." Zhang Yan's muffled voice came from inside.
He must have suffered a lot, but he didn't know whether the injury was serious or not.
"Shu Niang, what happened to your father?" Chen Li asked.
"Uncle, those people are so cruel. My father was slapped several times and his face was swollen. Wuwuwu..." Zhang Shuniang said with a cry.
Chen Li didn't know what to say.
Hitting someone is not a slap in the face!
Alas, it was all because of him.
"Shu Niang, open the door quickly and let me treat your father."
"Oh, it's just a minor injury. Don't bother fellow Taoist, I'll just take care of it in two days." Zhang Yan said quickly.
…
night.
afterwards!
Chen Li looked at the beams on the roof, frowning and thinking: "No, the danger has not passed yet, the Zhou family probably won't give up so easily. There are only two to three hundred people in Luanluo City including the Green River Fang people living at the foot of the mountain.
People, and because they have different accents and are new here, these people are quite eye-catching and you can tell by just asking.
You can conduct an investigation in a short time.
Zhao and Lin happened to disappear the night before, so they would be the key targets of suspicion.
And once the four of Zhao Lin are investigated...
I will also surface, and the relationship between me and Zhao Lin and the four of them cannot escape the eyes of those who are interested!"
Zhou Hong snuggled into Chen Li's arms. Seeing that Chen Li was worried and frowning, he hesitated to speak several times. In the end, he said nothing. So what if he got the answer? After all, he had no choice but to ask. The husband and wife were of the same mind, so why bother asking?
clear.
She sighed imperceptibly, hugged Chen Li, and comforted him silently.
Chen Li felt something strange about Zhou Hong, came to his senses, and said with relief: "Don't worry, it's okay. In the worst case, we can leave here and go to another city."
The tunnel that took more than a month to dig was prepared for times like this. You can walk at any time if you want.
"As long as you are safe, you can go anywhere!" Zhou Hong said softly.
Although Chen Li said he wanted to leave, his eyes became colder and colder.
Hey, Establishment Family.
He is indeed afraid of the Zhuji family.
But the fear is only for the Foundation Establishment monk. No matter how strong he is, he is only one person. As for the other monks of the Zhou family, they are nothing more than chickens and dogs.
Now the Zhou family is keeping an eye on the casual cultivators of Green River Square to investigate.