When the banquet was about to end, another disturbance arose.
It turned out that when Yue Guan was changing clothes, Chi Zhong couldn't resist the impulse in his heart and quietly left the waterside pavilion to peek in secret.
Unexpectedly, Zhu Dao also came out of the waterside pavilion at this time and saw Chi Zhong's behavior.
The two of them were not easy to deal with, so Zhu Dao stepped forward and caught Chi Zhong. Chi Zhong became angry and started fighting with Zhu Dao.
The two are brothers and are very familiar with each other.
So when the fight started, everyone immediately came out of the waterside pavilion to watch.
Yue Guan was so ashamed and angry that he remained silent inside the courtyard gate. Chi Zhong seemed to be going crazy, fighting Zhu Dao desperately. Zhu Dao looked a little embarrassed, moving around and dodging. Although they were familiar with each other, Chi Zhong went crazy.
It also gave Zhu Dao a headache and he kept retreating.
But the sword was shining brightly and the scoldings continued.
Chen Qun looked gloomy in front of the waterside pavilion, only looking at the two people and saying nothing.
"Lao Zhu, Boyu, stop it quickly."
Xuan Shuo shouted loudly, but the two of them seemed not to hear him.
"County Magistrate Chen, what should we do?"
"Let them fight and see who can escape in the end."
Chen Qun shouted sternly, causing everyone to suddenly change their expressions. They had forgotten that Chen Qun was the order of Luoyang, and there was also an extremely tough Henan Yin above him. If someone killed someone at this time, they would definitely not let it go in the end.
, no one can escape.
Yue Guan was also anxious and ran over to stop him.
Chi Zhong also calmed down at this time and was so ashamed that he walked away without saying a word.
Zhu Dao hummed twice, but said nothing. Yue Guan's eyes were red, as if he had suffered endless grievances, and he stepped forward to apologize to Chen Qun and others.
Outside the waterside pavilion, it started to rain again...
Cao Peng was lying on the desk and seemed to have fallen asleep.
Chen Qun smiled bitterly and said: "Master Yue'an, it looks like there will be a lot of trouble tonight. Youxue is drunk and is not suitable for walking anymore. Is there any room available?"
Yue Guan said: "There are three side rooms in the front hall, just to facilitate the laymen to rest.
It's just a bit shabby. If Chen Luoyang doesn't mind it, you might as well rest in the front hall with Mr. Cao. Anyway, the three rooms in the front hall are enough."
"So annoying!"
Chen Qun cupped his hands and thanked him, then called Chen Ju and helped Cao Peng to the side room.
"Mr. Su, there is one more thing I need to trouble you with."
When the song ended and everyone dispersed, Chen Qun called Su Wei to stay.
Su Wei looked panicked, "What are Chen Luoyang's orders?"
"I would like to ask you to inform the leading businessmen in Luoyang to go to the county government office at noon the day after tomorrow to discuss matters.
You also know that I have just arrived in Luoyang and I am not familiar with the people there. Mr. Su, you have lived in Luoyang for a long time and you must know more about me than I do. Is that okay?"
A respectable Jiaren?
Su Wei was stunned and said quickly: "I am willing to help you."
The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and Cao Peng suddenly opened his eyes.
It was very quiet in the front yard, and the guests had dispersed. Cao Peng opened the door, walked out of the side room, and walked to the door of the next door room.
Raise your hand and knock lightly on the door.
"Brother, are you here?"
There were footsteps in the room, followed by the door being opened.
Chen Qun looked surprised, "Afu, why are you knocking on my door?"
Cao Peng ducked into the room and sat down inside.
"Brother, if I don't come to you, who else can I go to?"
Chen Qun trembled with fright, "You're not..."
"Brother, you misunderstood!" Cao Peng said softly: "I just pretended to be drunk because at the banquet, someone told me that she knew how my fourth brother died and asked me to try to stay in the nunnery... You
You don’t really think that I have anything to do with that Yue Nunnery master.”
"Does anyone know the cause of Zhu Gongzuo's death? Who!"
Chen Qun was so drunk that he suddenly woke up.
"That young monk in the nunnery, do you still remember?"
"Of course I remember, she is also a beauty...but compared to Master Yue'an, she seems to be less charming...could she know?"
Cao Peng nodded and exhaled a thick breath.
He picked up a glass of water on the table and drank it in one gulp.
"In the past few days, I have been thinking about who killed my fourth brother.
But I thought about it and couldn't think of a clue... Before my fourth brother was alive, he was investigating a case in which I saw someone fall into the water by the river. What happened that night is still vivid in my mind. I can be sure.
, someone fell into the water! But unfortunately, no one was seen alive, and no body was found dead. When I left Luoyang, my fourth brother promised me that I would get to the bottom of it. Unexpectedly, he was killed in a strange way."
Chen Qun remained silent. He got another bowl of water from the kettle in the house and placed it in front of Cao Peng.
"I have been thinking that if my fourth brother was poisoned, someone must have poisoned him.
However, I read through the testimonies carefully, but I couldn't find any clues about poisoning. The warehouse was burned down, the fourth brother was poisoned, and the man who fell into the water... I was wondering, what is the connection between these three. Today.
Xuelian's correspondence with me made me suspect that the murderer was someone at the banquet tonight. However, I still haven't found the answer. I just wait for Xuelian to come over tonight and tell me the truth."
Chen Qun nodded, "This case needs to be settled as soon as possible."
"Xue Lian will come over in a while, please help me keep an eye on it."
"Of course."
After Cao Peng finished speaking, he stood up and prepared to leave.
But at this moment, I heard a weak string sound.
A short arrow pierced the window paper, flew into the house, and shot towards Cao Peng.
It was Cao Peng who reacted quickly. He was so frightened that he quickly jumped across the iron bridge. The short arrow almost brushed Cao Peng's nose and flew over, hitting the fence of the bed.
With excitement, Cao Peng shivered.
Without saying a word, he rushed out of the room.
The door opened and he came outside. Before he could stand upright, a second short arrow whizzed towards him.
Cao Peng quickly dodged and jumped from the porch into the courtyard. The rain and mist made his vision extremely blurry. Cao Peng could vaguely see a figure flashing on the gable wall.
"Thief, where are you going?"
Cao Peng made a move to pounce, his body as fast as lightning.
His body is fast, but not as fast as the iron meteor in his hand.
An iron meteor flew out of Cao Peng's hand at the moment he pounced... He only heard a muffled groan coming from the gable wall, followed by a thud, as if someone fell under the gable wall. Cao Peng came to the foot of the gable wall like a tiger.
, stepped into the air, grabbed the top of the wall with both hands, flew up with a roar, and stood on the top of the wall. Looking outside the wall, I saw a short bow and a Hulu with a short arrow on the ground...
Other than that, there is no trace.
"Zifang, there is an assassin!"
Chen Qun also ran out of the room at this time and shouted loudly.
Chen Ju and two generals who lived in the wing next to him ran out immediately when they heard the noise, holding swords and looking around nervously.
"Afu, how is the situation?"
"Let him run away!"
As Cao Peng spoke, he jumped from the top of the wall to the outside.
"Zifang, go and help."
"Master, your side..."
"Don't worry about me, go outside and help your friends learn. Just have their protection here."
The two generals stood at the door, looking around vigilantly. Chen Ju did not dare to hesitate, opened the mountain door, and rushed out like the wind.
"How about Cao Beibei?"
Cao Peng squatted on the ground and picked up the short bow and short arrow.
"Zifang, do you have any Huozhezi?"
"have!"
Chen Ju stepped forward, polished the fire fold, and handed it to Cao Peng.
It was drizzling, and the light from the fire was very weak. I saw messy footprints on the ground outside the wall. Cao Peng's iron meteor was half submerged in the mud and water. Cao Peng handed Chen the short bow and short arrow.
Moment, stepped forward to pick up the iron meteor and put it back in his pocket.
"This guy is not tall and his body is very flexible."
Cao Peng seemed to be talking to himself, stood up, and looked up into the vast night.
In the distance, Beimang Mountain was like a ferocious beast, crawling in the night. It was rainy and foggy, and it was impossible to see the road ahead clearly, let alone find the murderer. Cao Peng stood blank for a moment, and turned around with Chen Ju to return to the nunnery. Yue
Guan also heard the noise and hurried out of the backyard in his clothes. He happened to meet Cao Peng face to face. Yue Guan looked anxious and asked quickly: "Cao Beibei, are you okay?"
"I'm fine!"
Chen Qun's face turned a little pale, obviously frightened.
However, he was not too panicked, nor did he show any fear. He just stood on the porch with his brows furrowed.
"That guy is hurt!"
"Um?"
"Only the bow and arrow are left."
Cao Peng handed the short bow and short arrow to Chen Qun, and then stepped into the room.
Squatting beside the bed, he carefully looked at the short arrow stuck on the bed. After a moment, he stretched out his hand and pulled out the short arrow.
"This guy is quite powerful."
"How can I see it?"
Chen Qun walked in and happened to hear Cao Peng's question.
Cao Peng pointed to the arrow marks and said, "This short bow is made of mulberry wood, tanned with two strands of beef tendon, and made into a bow string."
With that said, Cao Peng picked up his short bow and drew it to the full moon.
"It is impossible to draw this bow without the strength of more than 200 kilograms. He just shot the arrow from under the mountain wall. The distance from there to the room is about sixty steps. The range of this two-stone short bow is,
Eighty steps at most. Penetrating through the edge of the window, hitting the bed and still having half of his finger embedded in it shows that this person's strength is extraordinary...Brother, it shouldn't be difficult to find this kind of person."
"oh?"
"He should be very familiar with this place, otherwise he wouldn't have escaped so quickly.
Therefore, I determined that this person, even if he is not a local, has at least lived here for many years. He is strong, agile, not tall, and is good at bows and arrows. Brother can search based on this clue, and I think he will be able to find the clue very quickly...
…”
Yue Guan stood at the door of the room, looking nervous.
Chen Qun nodded, "I will send someone back right away and order an investigation."
Cao Peng thought for a while and suddenly asked: "Master Yue'an, where is the little nun in your nunnery?"
Yue Guan was startled, "Master, are you talking about Snow Lotus?"
"Exactly."
"She's right next door to me... This girl, such a big thing happened, but there's no movement at all. I'm going to call her over."
Cao Peng nodded and asked Chen Ju to follow Yue Guan.
"Afu, it looks like we have touched their sore spot."
"It should be, otherwise he wouldn't have assassinated me."
It was obvious that the assassin was coming towards Cao Peng. He fired two arrows in succession. If Cao Peng hadn't been so agile, he would have been dead by now.
The more this happens, it means the other party is nervous!
But why are they nervous?
Cao Peng suddenly felt an ominous omen in his heart. Just as he was about to walk out of the room, he saw Yue Guan running over from the back hall in a hurry.
"Mr. Cao, Xuelian...is missing!"
"ah?"
Cao Peng shivered with excitement, and his expression suddenly changed.
He rushed out of the porch and shouted: "Take me over quickly."
Yue Guan led the way, followed closely by Cao Peng. After taking two steps, Cao Peng suddenly turned around and said to Chen Qun: "Brother, immediately mobilize the county government officers to blockade this place."
Chen Qun also realized that something was wrong, and quickly ordered a retainer to rush back to Luoyang to gather men.
There was silence in the nunnery.
Chen Qun felt horrified.
First there was an assassination, and then an insider suddenly disappeared...
He trembled and did not dare to stay in the front hall anymore. He took Chen Ju and another general and hurriedly followed Cao Peng to the back hall.
There are three rooms in the small courtyard.
One is Yue Guan's Zen room, and the other is where some books are stored.
The remaining room is Xuelian's room.
"After the dance, Xuelian told Ni that she felt a little uncomfortable, so Ni asked her to go back to her room to rest.
Later, the banquet ended, and Ni felt too drunk. After arranging the master's residence, he went back to his room. You see, he didn't even have time to clean up the waterside pavilion. He was just saying that he would get up tomorrow and call Xue Lian to come with him. But when I came in just now,
I found no one in the Snow Lotus House."
Yue Guan explained and opened the door.
Cao Peng stepped in and saw the silver candles in the room were lit, illuminating the room.
This is a very simple house, with a bed and a mat. In the center of the wall is a Buddhist niche with Buddha statues inside.
The copper stove in front of the Buddha statue is still warm.
It shows that someone came to this house not long ago.
Very clean and very tidy.
But for some reason, Cao Peng always felt a little weird.
But he couldn't explain what was so strange, so he walked to the desk next to the bed, stood still, and picked up the silver candle on the desk.
"Are you sure Xuelian has returned to the room?"
"I saw her go back to the house with my own eyes."
"But, it's clear that no one has been lying on this bed... Master Yue'an, didn't you say she was uncomfortable?"
"This... Ni is not clear about it."
Yue Guan's dimple showed a sad look and said softly: "Xuelian has a very strange temper. She doesn't talk much except visiting the pagoda. Although she is practicing with the nun, she actually always practices by herself. The nun has no time.
I didn’t think about it, but I didn’t expect her to..."
As he spoke, his soul-stirring eyes sparkled with tears.
Cao Peng remained silent, but quietly sat down beside the desk...
"Master Yue'an, you go out first.
Someone from the county government will come over in a while, so you can take them to check around. This county has something to say with Cao Beibei. Chen Ju and my generals are outside, so you don’t have to worry."
After all, he and Cao Peng were old acquaintances. Looking at Cao Peng's actions, Chen Qun could guess what he was thinking.
Yue Guan seemed to be in shock, but still left the room.
Chen Qun sat down in front of Cao Peng, looked at Cao Peng, and said nothing.
Candle tears flow along the silver candle...
Cao Peng was like an old monk in meditation, saying nothing.
About an hour later, Chen Chen hurried from the county government office with dozens of servants.
Chen Qun walked out of the room and ordered the servants to search for clues near Juhua Nunnery. The rain stopped, and the surrounding area of Juhua Nunnery was brightly lit and full of people.
Unknowingly, the white color of fish belly appeared on the horizon.
The slaves returned one after another, but found nothing.
Cao Peng walked out of the room, stood on the porch for a moment... and walked towards the well across the corner of the courtyard.
This night made him dizzy. Cao Peng believed that Xuelian had nothing to do with the assassin, otherwise he would not have informed him secretly.
But where is she now?
The ominous omen in his heart became stronger and stronger. When he walked to the well, he picked up the wooden bucket and was about to throw it in to draw water.
Suddenly, Cao Peng was stunned! He looked at the well in front of him with inexplicable fear in his heart...
A pale face floated up from the water. The dull eyes stared at Cao Peng, with tears hidden in them. Cao Peng's eyes looked at each other as if they had traveled through time and space. The barrel,
It fell to the ground with a clang and rolled like bones.
