Ye Xiaotian sighed, "Ai! The reason behind it is hard to explain in a few words. It's a long story! Did the Discipline Master come to look for this junior? Would the Discipline Master please return to my room with me. Let's pour some tea and slowly talk about it. "
The innkeeper looked at Ye Xiaotian with a dumbfounded expression, "Ah! Customer, you're actually back! "
Ye Xiaotian said, "My luggage is still here. Why wouldn't I come back?"
The innkeeper stammered, "But …"
Ye Xiaotian said, "Seeing how flustered you are, could it be that you've transferred my guest room to someone else?"
Ye Xiaotian really said it. The innkeeper naturally couldn't leave the two guest rooms empty for so long. He took care of Ye Xiaotian's luggage. After the door was repaired, other guests had already checked in. And this was a period of time after the incident. In the beginning, most of the guests heard some rumors and either didn't want to stay in his inn or refused to take the room where someone had died.
The innkeeper naturally wouldn't admit it. He smiled apologetically, "How can that be? It's just that there was a murder case in that room. None of the guests are willing to stay there. The officials often come to investigate, so it's temporarily uninhabitable. Since you're back, this old man will arrange another superior room for you. "
Ye Xiaotian didn't care about changing rooms. He nodded his head in agreement. The innkeeper quickly made arrangements and ordered the waiter to prepare a guest room. The innkeeper returned to Ye Xiaotian's side and smiled apologetically, "Customer, not only did Official Li come to look for you many times, the officials also came to look for you many times."
Ye Xiaotian said, "You want to ask about the waiter's death? To be honest, I'm also not sure. When I returned to the room, I discovered that Yaoyao was missing and the waiter was already dead on the table. "
The innkeeper said, "That's right, that's right. The child … was found? What about the kidnappers? "
Ye Xiaotian patted Yaoyao's back and said, "The child was found. The two murderers took the child and escaped into the forest. They were killed by the mountain seedlings."
The innkeeper's face turned bitter and sighed, "It would be good if the murderers could be caught alive. Otherwise, it will be troublesome."
Ye Xiaotian vigilantly said, "What? The officials won't think that I killed the waiter, right? "
The innkeeper smiled apologetically, "Why would they think that? Why did you kill the waiter for no reason? This matter, even this old man can understand it. Even this old man can understand.
The shopkeeper looked around, lowered his voice, and said mysteriously, "But there's a Xue family in Sanli Village in the outskirts of the city. They complained to the government that you killed their man. Because of this, the authorities have repeatedly come to my shop to inquire about your whereabouts. "
Ye Xiaotian's heart sank. The thing he was most worried about finally happened. He hated that Xing Erzhu tried to escape and died in the battle in the forest. Otherwise, with this witness, he could immediately clear his name. But now, it was a bit difficult.
Ye Xiaotian just thought of this, but Instructor Li already said to the innkeeper with a straight face, "Quickly arrange a room, this old man wants to talk to him. These things don't need to be noisy. "
When the innkeeper saw that Instructor Li was a bit unhappy, he quickly complied and ran away. Instructor Li turned to Ye Xiaotian and slowly said, "I also know a little about the Sanli Village incident. That man surnamed Xue, did you kill him?"
Ye Xiaotian hurriedly waved his hand, "Sir, how could Xiao Tian do such a shameful thing? This matter has a lot to do with me suddenly leaving Tongren. I can't explain it clearly in a few words. Xiao Tian will tell you in detail later."
At this time, the waiter had already arranged four rooms. Hua Yunfei, Dong Tian, and Mao Zhi each had a room. Yaoyao was now sleeping with Ye Xiaotian. Ye Xiaotian was also worried about letting a young girl sleep alone in a room, but Fuwa and the giant ape became a problem.
The shopkeeper looked at the huge ape and was worried that it would hurt people. It was only after Ye Xiaotian's reassurance that the shopkeeper agreed to open a room for it and Fuwa while trembling with fear.
Actually, if it was a cow or a horse, Ye Xiaotian would have asked someone to bring it to the stable. But the giant ape was more like a human, and the two of them had gone through life and death together, so Ye Xiaotian naturally couldn't bear to treat it like an animal. As for Fuwa, there was no need to talk about it. It was adorable, it was Yao Yao's treasure.
But the giant ape was too tall and strong, and it actually couldn't squeeze through the door. Later, when Ye Xiaotian added money, the innkeeper bitterly ordered the waiter to remove the window so that the ape could jump in through the window. In order to let them stay indoors, Ye Xiaotian even took out money and asked the waiter to buy a few baskets of bamboo shoots nearby. The giant ape and Fuwa were overjoyed, and immediately began to compete with each other.
In Ye Xiaotian's room, Ye Xiaotian invited Instructor Li to sit at the head of the table and served tea. He then sat down and told everything that happened in the rainstorm to Instructor Li. As for the incident where he arrived at the Mountain Sprout region and coincidentally encountered the ascension of the Gu God Sect's new Venerable, because it was too shocking, Ye Xiaotian skipped it.
Even so, the twists and turns of the bizarre experience still made Instructor Li amazed. Instructor Li listened to Ye Xiaotian's words and nodded, "I understand. The county examination is around the corner, you should at least read some books. I'll ask someone to send some books to you later."
Ye Xiaotian explained his experience during this period of time to gain Instructor Li's trust, so that he wouldn't be mistaken as a murderer. Unexpectedly, Instructor Li didn't even mention this and actually directly made arrangements for his examination. He couldn't help but be stunned.
Instructor Li understood and smiled, "You said you didn't kill anyone, so you didn't kill anyone. You just focus on preparing for the examination. Don't worry about this matter, I'll go to the magistrate's office later and let them know. "
A murder case, in the eyes of Instructor Li, was actually treated so lightly. Although Ye Xiaotian heaved a sigh of relief, he didn't know why, but he still felt a little uncomfortable.
Instructor Li sat for a while longer, then got up to leave. Ye Xiaotian, Hua Yunfei and Mao Wenzhi, who were sitting beside him, saw him out of the inn. Looking at Instructor Li's back as he left, Mao Wenzhi clicked his tongue and praised, "So sinister! It's really cool! A murder case, in the eyes of others, is just a small matter, nothing compared to the examination. It's better to be an official, better to be an official in this kind of place. "
At this time, the three of them didn't notice that there was a person on patrol at the corner of the street. When Ye Xiaotian and the other two entered the inn, that person had followed them to eavesdrop on their conversation. Now, he stared at them for a while, then turned and left quickly.
… …
"Auntie, auntie, I saw them, I saw them coming back!"
A teenager jumped and ran into the Xue household. Mother Xue was in the courtyard feeding the chickens. When she heard this, her hands trembled, and a handful of wheat bran fell to the ground. She hurriedly went up to him and said with a trembling voice, "You said you found them?"
The teenager nodded his head vigorously, "Yes! I saw it clearly. It's him, the person who came to our village to help Auntie's house build a wall. He brought a few people back to the inn. "
A trace of hostility flashed across Mother Xue's face, and she said fiercely, "Good! They killed our head of the household, but they're still free and unfettered. They actually dare to come back so brazenly! "
Mother Xue hurriedly walked to the porch and took down the basket hanging under the eaves. She handed the basket of eggs to the child, saying, "Take it! These eggs are Auntie's thanks to you. "
"Ah! Thank you, Auntie! "
The child helped her to keep an eye on things in the city every day, so he could receive an egg every day. Now that she gave him a basket, he was so happy that he couldn't stop smiling. He hurriedly took the basket of eggs back to tell his mother the good news. Mother Xue clapped her hands and took off her apron, shouting towards the inner room, "Shuiwu, Shuiwu, come out quickly. Accompany Mother to the city."
After a while, Shuiwu appeared at the door in a plain dress. Her face had lost a lot of weight, her cheeks were thin, and her chin was sharp, making her eyes look even bigger. It was just that her originally elegant and charming face looked a little more haggard at this moment.
Shuiwu said in a low voice, "Mother, are we going to the magistrate court again? I have a feeling that those two aren't them. "
Mother Xue angrily retorted, "Women are truly attracted to their husbands. That's your father's murderer!"
Shuiwu's body trembled, and she weakly explained, "I'm not …"
Mother Xue rushed over and grabbed her wrist. She gritted her teeth and said, "That murderer is back. Come with me, we'll go to the yamen and have the officials arrest him. He'll pay for your father's life!"
Shuiwu was shocked and involuntarily cried out, "He's back? He's back in Tongren City? "
Shuiwu's eyes suddenly lit up. "Mother! If he's the murderer, would he dare to come back? I'll just say … "
Slap!
Before Shuiwu could finish, Shuiwu's mother gave her a heavy slap on her face. Shuiwu covered her face and looked at her mother in shock. Mother Xue glared at Shuiwu with hatred and said word by word, "You unfilial daughter, if you dare to speak up for that bastard again, I won't recognize you as my daughter!"
"Mother …"
Shuiwu cried out in grievance, tears streaming down her face.
… …
At the magistrate's yamen, Li Xundao cupped his hands towards the magistrate, Zhang Duo, and said, "Old magistrate, our Tongren City hasn't produced a single scholar in five years. This time, I went to Shuixi and was reprimanded by the higher-ups. This lowly official will naturally take responsibility for the education of this prefecture, but it will also bring shame to you, Old magistrate. This time, it wasn't easy for this lowly official to find a talent that could help our Tongren Province regain some face. I didn't expect so many disputes to arise. This lowly official has no choice but to shamelessly plead with Old magistrate. "
The Old magistrate that Li Xundao spoke of was actually not old at all. He was only thirty years old after the New Year, and 'Old magistrate' was just a term commonly used by officials to address their superiors. This Zhang Duo was the son who succeeded his father and became the magistrate of Tongren City. He was only twenty-nine years old and had a wide and fat body. "His waist circumference is ten feet, and his height is also ten feet …"
Magistrate Zhang's fat body filled the round chair, and it looked like it was going to overflow. He yawned and said to Li Xundao, "It's done, I understand. Regarding this matter, you didn't do very well. It's been a few years, yet our grand Tongren Province can't produce a single scholar. I feel ashamed for you. "
Li Xundao awkwardly said, "Old magistrate, this lowly official is talking about that lawsuit …"
Magistrate Zhang yawned again, "Ah? What lawsuit? Oh! I understand. You don't have to worry about this matter. In short, no matter what, our Tongren Province must produce a scholar this year. It would be best if he could also become a High Scholar, to bring glory to this official. Hahaha … "
"Haha, haha …"
Magistrate Zhang was grinning from ear to ear when he suddenly heard the sound of beating drums coming from the front yard. Li Xundao hurriedly stood up and bowed, "Your Excellency has official duties to attend to. This lowly official will take his leave."
"Go, go …"
Magistrate Zhang waved his hands at Li Xundao as if he was swatting a fly. He then gathered his Qi and shouted towards the outside of the hall, "Who is this? Why are they beating the drums in broad daylight!"
As a magistrate, these words were not what a human would say. His voice was also unusually loud, causing Li Xundao, who had just walked out of the door, to stumble and almost fall.
