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Chapter 355: A Simple Deduction by Lu Xiaofeng
Chapter 355: A Simple Deduction by Lu Xiaofeng
As Wood Taoist and Ancient Pine Hermit left to look for Ye Gucheng, Lu Xiaofeng stood at the street corner, stroking his chin. "He's merely one of Du Tongxuan's bodyguards. What big secrets could he possibly be involved in?"
"If you're so curious, why don't you just ask him yourself?" Su Shaoying said.
"You think he'll tell me?" Lu Xiaofeng asked.
"It's at least a way to find out. It's better than standing here and guessing randomly," Su Shaoying replied.
"No need," Lu Xiaofeng said nonchalantly. "If they have secrets, they will act, and when they do, I will catch them in their slip-ups. Their secrets won't remain hidden for long."
"So confident?" Su Shaoying asked.
Lu Xiaofeng's eyes sparkled with a confident light. "Of course!"
"In that case..."
"Since that's the case, what we should do now is naturally to go to Li Yanbei's mansion for dinner." Lu Xiaofeng winked at Su Shaoying. "Don't forget that Ouyang Qing is still waiting for you there."
Su Shaoying nodded. "I didn't expect you to be in such a hurry. If you hadn't really saved Li Yanbei's life, I would've thought your goal was to become his thirteenth concubine."
Ma Xiuzhen showed disdain for these two lecherous men, while Zhang Yingfeng took a sharp breath. He was surprised that Su Shaoying dared to speak to Lu Xiaofeng like that, given his reputation as a formidable master in the martial arts world.
Just then, a man in plain green clothes, yet with an air of grandeur, approached them. "Are you Lu Xiaofeng, the gallant, and the Emei Sect's several heroes?"
"Who are you...?"
"I am Zhao Zhengwu. You can just call me Little Zhao," the man laughed softly. "I was instructed to escort you all to Li Laoda's thirteenth mansion."
...
Li Yanbei's thirteenth mansion was located at the end of a deep and quiet alley, surrounded by large mansions. Li Yanbei's courtyard was the deepest and largest. The garden was silent, with only the fragrance of pomegranate flowers wafting through the air.
Little Zhao's horse carriage stopped outside the alley, as it was too narrow for the carriage to enter. Fortunately, the short walk didn't bother anyone.
Although there was no one guarding Li Yanbei's mansion, no one dared to enter. Lu Xiaofeng didn't bother knocking and simply pushed the door open, striding inside.
The large courtyard was empty, but the lights were bright.
Sounds of cooking came from the kitchen, where Ouyang Qing and Guan Huihui were busy preparing the meal. Li Yanbei sat in the main hall, his face illuminated by the light of the redwood table, poring over a stack of account books.
Seeing Li Yanbei's unsightly complexion, Lu Xiaofeng sighed. "You haven't lost yet."
Li Yanbei's cheeks twitched as he forced a smile. "I know, but I have to prepare in advance. After all... "
After all, if he lost, Du Tongxuan would not give him any time. He would have to immediately leave the capital, abandoning everything he had built over the past twenty years.
"Hmph!" Zhang Yingfeng scoffed. "Ximen Chuixue hasn't lost yet, and you're already showing signs of cowardice. If you're so timid, why did you bet on Ximen Chuixue in the first place?"
After all, Sun Xiuqing had already followed Ximen Chuixue, and at this moment, Zhang Yingfeng looked at Ximen Chuixue as if he were looking at Emei's son-in-law. Naturally, he couldn't stand Li Yanbei's attitude, which seemed to suggest that Ximen Chuixue was already dead.
Li Yanbei spoke up forcefully, "I'm not a coward, but I'm just stating a fact. You've seen Ye Gucheng's sword skills. Who in the world can block that sword?"
"My junior blocked it!" Zhang Yingfeng said.
"He just dodged it cleverly!" Li Yanbei argued.
Ma Xiuzhen glared at him and said, "Why don't you let others dodge it too?"
Li Yanbei fell silent. After all, Tang Tianrong hadn't dodged it.
"But Ye Gucheng has already appeared in the capital and crippled Tang Tianrong's shoulders. However, Ximen Chuixue..."
"You should have faith in Ximen Chuixue.
Lu Xiaofeng shook his head, "You overestimate your control over the capital. If your men were truly omnipresent, how could they not know that Ye Gucheng has arrived in the capital, and that Du Tongxuan now has a mysterious black-robed bodyguard?"
Li Yanbei fell silent again.
Just then, Ouyang Qing and Guan Huihui emerged with trays, setting out dishes on the table—fruits, cold dishes, eight hot dishes, and finally a pot of warmed Shanxi bamboo leaf green tea.
"Let's drink first!" Li Yanbei said with a smile, "This is my Thirteenth Aunt. She's always been curious about your four eyebrows and wanted to meet you. I heard you met earlier today."
Lu Xiaofeng smiled back, "You just missed us. We ran into each other right after you left."
Li Yanbei laughed heartily, "I should've stayed a bit longer."
"If you had stayed longer, you would've met Wood Taoist and Ancient Pine Hermit." Lu Xiaofeng said, "But we also went to Old Du's territory in the southern part of the city, which you couldn't have gone to."
The suburban kiln field is located in the southern part of the city.
Li Yanbei shook his head as he was about to speak, when a figure flew into the room and sat down at the table.
"Who is it?" Li Yanbei was startled.
Despite the absence of guards in his mansion, there were hidden sentries outside, and his own martial arts were not weak, so almost no one could enter unnoticed.
But this man had not only entered, but also sat down boldly in the guest seat, picking up a butter-soaked snail cooked by Ouyang Qing and taking a bite.
"It's too sweet. Su Shaoying would be sick of it." The man said.
Li Yanbei looked again and realized that the man was an ordinary, thin man, but he had a faint bloody smell on him.
"Are you injured?" Ouyang Qing asked.
"If I wasn't injured, you would be." The man said indifferently.
"Someone wants to kill me?" Ouyang Qing asked.
"That person has good qinggong and sword skills." The man snorted, "But although I'm injured, he's hurt even worse."
Ouyang Qing's eyes widened in shock, "Why would someone want to kill me?"
The man coldly smiled, "For the same reason they wanted to kill me, of course."
"Not the same." Lu Xiaofeng suddenly said.
"How so?" The man asked.
"Is the person a short, black-robed man with exceptional qinggong?" Lu Xiaofeng asked.
"If his qinggong wasn't good, he would be dead by now." The man said indifferently.
"Then he's definitely not in cahoots with Ye Gucheng." Lu Xiaofeng said.
"Why?" The man asked.
"I recall you mentioning that when Ye Gucheng killed Tang Tianyi, there was the sound of a bamboo flute playing." Lu Xiaofeng looked at Su Shaoying.
Su Shaoying nodded, "That's right."
"And this bamboo flute playing nearly killed Sun Xiqing just as he was about to reveal the identity of the black-robed man." Lu Xiaofeng said.
Su Shaoying smiled strangely, "So, Ye Gucheng and them aren't working together?"
Lu Xiaofeng nodded, "Definitely not."
The thin man at the table was, of course, Gongsun Daniang. Very few could match her in qinggong, so the short, black-robed man who managed to injure her was undoubtedly Du Tongxuan's black-robed bodyguard.
If the black-robed bodyguard and the flute player were working together, then the target of their assassination, Ye Gucheng, would naturally not be in cahoots with them.
A simple deduction, isn't it?
(End of Chapter)
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