Chapter 665

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 the barbarians. Thanks to the Flying Swallow Heroine's skills, they returned with great rewards this time. They had killed 120 barbarians, captured 50 horses, 68 machetes, and retrieved the women and food that had been stolen by the barbarians.

The horses, machetes, women, and food had all been damaged or killed in the battle.

The soldiers guarding the city squinted their eyes and saw the Flying Swallow Heroine riding on a white horse. They immediately looked at her with admiration and called for the guards at the top of the city wall to welcome her with their spears.

"Flying Swallow Heroine, you're back? Oh my, we've killed so many barbarians again. "

"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 the epitome of Jianghu heroes and was someone worth following.

Two rows of soldiers led the way and escorted Li Miaozhen and the others into the city. When the people in the city saw the Flying Swallow Heroine riding on a white horse and the barbarian corpses, 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 years ago, the Flying Swallow Heroine suddenly came to the Northern Mountain County. In the name of justice, she severely punished a group of unscrupulous merchants who had inflated the price of food. She took hundreds of kilograms of food and distributed it to the poor and beggars.

The unscrupulous merchants had the support of the officials, so of course they would not let it go. They sent soldiers to capture them. However, the Flying Swallow Heroine defeated them all.

The people in the city did not know what happened after that. However, after that incident, the Flying Swallow Heroine recruited a group of Jianghu people in the Northern Mountain County to hunt the barbarians.

She then went to the yamen to receive her reward and exchanged the money for food. She built a porridge stall outside the city and gave it to the homeless and beggars.

In a short time, the Flying Swallow Heroine's good deeds were widely spread among the people.

There were even refugees from other counties who walked dozens of miles and crossed mountains to the Northern Mountain County to wait for the porridge.

…

After giving alms, Li Miaozhen returned to the inn where she was staying and bathed under Susu's care, washing away the stench of blood on her body.

She sat at the table and pondered silently.

After the message was sent that day, Li Miaozhen followed Xu Qi 'an's advice and made a high-profile appearance. She went around doing chivalrous deeds and was now somewhat famous in the Northern Region.

Due to the time limit, it was impossible for her to spread her fame all over Yunzhou.

Over the past ten days, the number of Jianghu people seeking refuge with her was innumerable. Some people wanted fame, some wanted benefits, and some wanted to fight against the Barbarians.

Li Miaozhen used the Heavenly Sect's mental cultivation method to make 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.

Yang people wanted to be. with people for the people. and people.

However, the person Li Miaozhen was waiting for did not come.

However, the person Li Miaozhen was waiting for didn't show up. Isn't he a godly judge? I'm afraid he's out of ideas. "Susu placed the teacup on the table.

He is good at solving cases, but I don't think he can do anything. "Susu placed a cup of tea on the table.

Seeing her master frowning, Susu felt sorry for her. 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 people in the Jianghu would not be able to stop them."

Li Miaozhen frowned. "But no matter how hard I asked, no one knew."

Susu tilted her head. Her devastatingly beautiful face revealed a rare look of contemplation. Suddenly, her eyes lit up and she happily said, "I've got it, I've got it."

"What do you know?" Li Miaozhen tilted her head.

Susu twirled a strand of her hair with her slender fingers, playfully blinked her eyes, and said with a smile,

"Think about it. If a massacre happened and no one knows about it, could it be that the memory of the people involved has been erased? Just like how I can't remember why my father was convicted and sentenced to be beheaded. "

Hearing this, Li Miaozhen snorted disdainfully, "A large-scale massacre of such a scale, even if their memories are erased, there will still be traces that can't be erased. How could the barbarians not find it? You … "

Suddenly, she froze. Her eyes slowly went blank, and her whole body went blank.

Susu hurriedly asked, "Master, what did you think of?"

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 of all, she excluded Wu Fu. It was a no-brainer.

Then, two words appeared in her mind: Warlock!

Xu Qi 'an once said that a high-level Warlock could shield himself from Heaven's secrets, someone or something, and turn himself 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 fragment of the Ancient Book to tell Xu Qi' an about her bold idea.

At this time, the door 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 food 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 King of Zhenbei's massacre of civilians."

"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 immediately asked, "How did it go? Did the Flying Swallow Heroine agree?"

Zhao Jin shook his head.

Everyone was disappointed and booed.

A heroine like Li Miaozhen was perfect for the taste of the Jianghu men. Among these men, there were many who admired her and wanted to marry her.

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, Zhao Jin 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, a beautiful woman in a Daoist robe was in the room. It was Li Miaozhen.

"This is a dream. What you saw was my Nascent Soul. Heh, 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 that Tenzō Shōnin was Li Miaozhen and 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 didn't find any valuable information.

Censor Liu thought for a while and then said: "I think we can start with Zheng Xinghuai, the Chief Minister of Chu Zhou City. 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 didn't 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 learning the purpose of their visit, the rigid and serious Zheng Xinghuai furrowed his brows and asked, "Gentlemen, I have a question to ask."

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 just because of 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 something like this really happened, believe me, Duke Huai won't be able to shut the mouths of the people. Censor Liu should be able to understand the reason. "

Even the emperor couldn't shut the mouths of the officials, let alone the King of Zhenbei.

Censor Liu didn't say anything else. He sat there with a frown and fell into deep thought.

At this time, Yang Yan said lightly: "If that's the case, why did you stop the diplomatic mission from investigating?"

Chief Minister Zheng's smile didn't 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 feel injustice for Duke Huai.

"Moreover, Duke Huai is in the north and has military power. Who knows how many people in the imperial court 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 got 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 didn't want the diplomatic mission to not find any clues after they met up. It was too embarrassing.

But he wasn't good at investigating cases. He just 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."

Zhao Jin had just finished speaking when he was coldly interrupted by Li Miaozhen: "Duke Huai is a third rank martial artist. For your lord to be able to escape from his butcher knife, who is he? Also, since you have been hiding by my side for a long time, why didn't you show yourself until today? "

"It's 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.