The caravan was filled with Jianghu people armed with swords and spears. They formed a group and followed the Flying Swallow Heroine after hearing her name.
This was the third time they had gone out to hunt for the Barbarian Tribe's cavalry. Thanks to the Flying Swallow Heroine's peerless martial arts, they had returned with a bountiful harvest this time. They had killed 120 Barbarian Tribe's cavalry, captured 50 war horses, 68 scimitars, and also recaptured the women and food that had been robbed by the Barbarian Tribe's cavalry.
The horses, machetes, women, and food had all been damaged or killed in the battle.
The soldiers guarding the city squinted their eyes and looked into the distance. When they saw the Flying Swallow Heroine riding on the white horse, their faces were filled with admiration. They called out to the guards at the top of the city wall and welcomed her with their spears.
"Flying Swallow Heroine, you're back? Oh my, we've killed so many barbarians this time. "
"Quick, escort the Flying Swallow Heroine to the yamen to receive her reward."
The soldiers guarding the city were pleasantly surprised. They felt that the Flying Swallow Heroine was a hero of Jianghu and a person worth following.
Two rows of soldiers led the way and escorted Li Miaozhen and the others into the city. The people in the city saw the Flying Swallow Heroine riding on a white horse and the barbarian corpses that had been transported back. They warmly welcomed her.
They shouted the name of the Flying Swallow Heroine.
The Jianghu people behind Li Miaozhen puffed out their chests and felt proud of her.
About ten days ago, the Flying Swallow Heroine suddenly came to the Northern Mountain County. In the name of enforcing justice, she severely punished a group of unscrupulous merchants who had inflated the price of grain. She then distributed the grain that she had stolen to the poor and beggars who were starving.
The unscrupulous merchants had the support of a big shot in the government, so of course they wouldn't let it go. They sent soldiers to capture them. But the Flying Swallow Heroine defeated them all.
The people in the city didn't know what happened after that. But after that incident, the Flying Swallow Heroine recruited a group of Jianghu people in Beishan County to hunt the barbarians.
Then she went to the yamen to receive her reward and exchanged the reward for food. She built a porridge stall outside the city and gave it to the homeless and beggars who couldn't afford food.
The Flying Swallow Heroine's benevolence was widely spread among the people and they enjoyed talking about it.
There were even refugees from other counties who walked dozens of miles and crossed mountains to Beishan County to wait for the porridge.
…
After giving alms, Li Miaozhen returned to the inn where she was staying. She took a bath with Susu's help, washing away the smell of blood on her body.
She sat at the table and pondered.
That day, after the message was sent, Li Miaozhen followed Xu Qi 'an's advice and made a high-profile appearance, doing chivalrous deeds everywhere. Now, she had a small reputation in the Northern Region.
Due to the time limit of his' debut ', it was impossible for him to spread his name across the entire Cloud Province like before.
Over the past ten days, the number of Jianghu people seeking refuge with her was innumerable. Some did it for fame, some for benefits, and some just wanted to fight against the barbarians.
Li Miaozhen used the Tenzō Mantra to do a simple elimination, eliminating those with bad intentions. Most of those who stayed were heroes of the Jianghu who sought fame and profit for the common people.
In her opinion, as long as one was willing to do good, it was all right, whether for fame or profit.
However, the person Li Miaozhen was waiting for did not come.
"Master, is there any new progress on that kid? Isn't he good at solving cases? I don't think he can do anything about it. "Susu placed a cup of tea on the table.
Seeing her master's brows furrowed, Susu felt sorry for her master.
"It's not that simple." Li Miaozhen had already learned the truth of the "Three Thousand Mile Massacre" case from Xu Qi 'an through the Book of the Underworld.
"I have been thinking about it for the past few days. If there really was a massacre in the Chu Zhou City, even if the government wanted to hide it, the Jianghu people and the common people wouldn't be able to keep it a secret."
Li Miaozhen frowned. "But no matter how hard I tried, no one knew."
Susu tilted her head and her beautiful face showed a rare look of contemplation. Suddenly, her eyes lit up and she said happily: "I got it, I got it."
Li Miaozhen remained skeptical. "What do you know?"
Susu twirled a strand of her hair with her slender fingers, playfully blinked her eyes, and said with a smile,
"Think about it, if there really was a massacre in the Chu Zhou City and no one knew about it, could it be that the people involved had their memories erased? Just like how I can't remember why my father was sentenced to death. "
Li Miaozhen snorted disdainfully. "A massacre of this scale would leave a permanent mark even if their memories were erased. How could the Barbarians not find it? You … "
Suddenly, she froze. Her eyes slowly went blank, and her whole body went blank.
Susu hurried to ask: "Master, what are you thinking about?"
Li Miaozhen came back to her senses and said thoughtfully, "But what you're thinking might not be a clue. If such a big thing really happened, and they were able to hide it from everyone … What system and what rank are the powerhouses of that system?"
First, she ruled out Warrior. That was something she didn't need to think about.
Then, two words appeared in her mind: Warlock!
Xu Qi 'an once said that high-level Warlocks could shield themselves from Heaven's Will, someone or something, and turn themselves invisible … Li Miaozhen felt like her brain was electrified.
Her thoughts suddenly connected.
In today's Nine Regions, there was only one Warlock with such ability that she could think of: the Supervisor.
Li Miaozhen shuddered because of this guess.
Calm down, calm down. Xu Qi 'an said, first make bold assumptions, then carefully verify … Before there is evidence, everything is just my guess, not the truth … Li Miaozhen took a deep breath and was about to take out the Ancient Book fragment to tell Xu Qi' an about her bold idea.
At this time, the door of the room was knocked.
Li Miaozhen said lightly, "Come in."
At the same time, the little ghost standing behind the door eagerly opened the door and invited the guest in.
The guest was a middle-aged man, one of the Jianghu men who worked for Li Miaozhen. He was a local of Chu Zhou City, and his name was Zhao Jin. He was a decent cultivator and always took the lead in killing the barbarians.
He didn't do it for fame and fortune, but because he was from Chu Zhou City, he wanted to kill the barbarians and benefit the people of Chu Zhou City.
Li Miaozhen was dressed in casual clothes and looked serious and calm like a soldier. She said: "Brother Zhao, what can I do for you?"
Zhao Jin laughed and said: "We have come back with a lot of food. The rice we traded is enough to feed the refugees outside the city for three days. We are all very happy and want to celebrate at a restaurant."
As he spoke, he walked to the table and dipped his finger into Li Miaozhen's teacup. Then, he wrote on the table: My master wants to see you. It's about the massacre of the King of Zhenbei.
"I am just here to ask if you want to attend the banquet tonight." Zhao Jin's voice was loud and clear.
Li Miaozhen stared at the words on the table and thought for a while. Then, she said: "Thank them for me, but I won't be going."
Zhao Jin nodded and turned around to leave the room.
When he returned to the main hall, a group of Jianghu men who were eating and drinking around the table immediately asked: "How did it go? Did the Flying Swallow Lady agree?"
Zhao Jin shook his head.
The crowd was disappointed and booed.
A heroine like Li Miaozhen was perfect for the Jianghu men. Among these people, there were many who admired her and wanted to marry her.
However, this kind of unrequited love would most likely end up as a memory for many years to come.
Zhao Jin drank a few cups of wine and then went back to his room to sleep.
After closing the door, he took out a talisman that Li Miaozhen had given him and ignited it with his Qi. As the talisman burned, he felt a wave of drowsiness wash over him. His eyelids became heavy and he fell into a deep sleep.
When he opened his eyes again, he saw a beautiful woman in a Daoist robe. It was Li Miaozhen.
"This is a dream. What you saw was my Yuanying. Although you didn't say it out loud, I know that some people already know who I am."
The battle between the heavens and humans had been brewing for more than a month. Not many people knew the truth that the Holy Virgin of the Heavenly Sect was Li Miaozhen, who was also the Flying Swallow Heroine.
However, that was not the point. Li Miaozhen stared at Zhao Jin and asked in a deep voice: "Who are you?"
"My real name is Zhao Jin. I am a ranger from Chu Zhou City." Zhao Jin said.
Li Miaozhen nodded slightly. She seemed to have the ability to tell if Zhao Jin was lying or not. She then asked:
"Who is your lord? How do you know about the massacre of the King of Zhenbei? As far as I know, other than the barbarians, no one else in Chu Zhou City knows about this."
She was implying that a ranger from Jianghu would not know the inside story.
"My lord, he …"
…
After a few days of investigation, Arrester Chen returned to the station and said that he did not find any valuable clues.
Censor Liu thought for a while and said: "I think we can start with the Chief Minister of Chu Zhou City, Zheng Xinghuai. He has a good reputation and is loved by the people of Chu Zhou City.
"If he knew about this, he would not hide it from us. Maybe he was threatened by the King of Zhenbei and the Chief Minister of Chu Zhou City. Why don't we go to him and find out what's going on? We can move him with emotion and reason. "
Yang Yan looked at the Dali Monastery prime minister and the other censor. Seeing that they did not object, he thought for a while and said: "Then let's go to the Chief Minister's office."
Immediately, he brought Censor Liu, who was on good terms with Zheng Xinghuai, to the Chief Minister's office.
After passing the message, Zheng Xinghuai received the two in the inner hall.
After knowing the purpose of their visit, the serious Zheng Xinghuai frowned and asked: "Gentlemen, I have a question."
Censor Liu smiled and said: "Go ahead."
Zheng Xinghuai swept his gaze across Yang Yan and Censor Liu and said, "The so-called massacre of three thousand kilometers was only because of the words revealed by the remnant soul of a corpse. Don't you think it is too rash to investigate Duke Huai based on this? "
Censor Liu frowned and said: "You mean …"
Chief Minister Zheng smiled: "I am in charge of the affairs of Chu Zhou City. I know where there is chaos and where the barbarians are looting. If such a thing really happened, believe me, Duke Huai will not be able to shut the mouths of the people. Censor Liu should be able to understand the reason. "
Even the emperor could not shut the mouths of the officials, let alone the King of Zhenbei.
Censor Liu did not say anything else. He sat there with a frown and fell into deep thought.
At this time, Yang Yan said lightly: "Since that is the case, why are you obstructing the diplomatic mission?"
Chief Minister Zheng's smile did not change: "Duke Huai is a prince after all. In the eyes of the soldiers, the imperial court sending a diplomatic mission to investigate him is a false accusation. It is normal for them to cry out for Duke Huai.
"Moreover, Duke Huai is in the north and has military power. In the imperial court, who knows how many people want to take away his military power. The diplomatic mission's encounter in Chu Zhou City is just a reaction from Duke Huai's faction. "
Censor Liu and Yang Yan looked at each other and stood up to leave.
Riding on horseback, Censor Liu looked at Yang Yan and said: "Yang Jinluo, do you think what Chief Zheng said makes sense?"
"I don't know!"
Yang Yan's answer was straightforward. These few days, he worked so hard to find clues for Xu Qi'an. He did not want the diplomatic mission to not find any clues after they met up. It was too embarrassing.
But he was not good at investigating cases. He only felt that this case was strange and complicated.
…
"My lord is the only survivor. He escaped from Duke Huai's butcher knife and has been on the run ever since."
Just as Zhao Jin finished, he was coldly interrupted by Li Miaozhen: "Duke Huai is a third rank martial artist. Your lord was able to escape from his butcher knife. Who is he? Also, since you have been lurking around me, why did you not show yourself until today? "
"This is a long story."
"Tell me first, who is your lord." Li Miaozhen frowned.
"My lord is Chu Zhou's Chief Minister Zheng Xinghuai." Zhao Jin said in a low voice.
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