Mr. Yangui

Chapter 5 Buy One Get One Free
Li Mansion, Dongyuan Campus.

Li Lingwu, the commander of the imperial guards, finished playing a set of sword skills, put the sword back into its sheath, adjusted his energy and collected his kung fu.

The journey of martial arts is like sailing against the current, if you don't advance, you will retreat.

At the level of Li Lingwu's skill level, if you want to go further, it is as difficult as reaching the sky. You need not only hard work, but also an opportunity.

Li Lingwu has been at the pinnacle of the eighth rank for many years, and is only a thin line away from the highest rank of the ninth rank. Because the opportunity has not come, he has not made any progress for many years. All he can do is to complete his homework every day to maintain his skills.

Despite this, Li Lingwu was not at all depressed.

The world is so big, how many ninth-rank masters are there?

Chang'an City is known as the place with the most masters in the Central Plains, and the only person whose strength is higher than Li Lingwu's is "Knife Master" Lin Ju, a ninth-rank elementary master.

Lin Ju is a master of swordsmanship, and his martial arts are so high that he claims to be ranked among the top three in the entire Central Plains. Li Lingwu can be compared with Lin Ju, which shows his brilliance.

In addition, there are several low-key masters secretly in Chang'an City. Their martial arts are not inferior to Li Lingwu's, but like Lin Ju, they are all outstanding figures in the older generation of the major families, and they are not in their prime like Li Lingwu.

Li Lingwu was in his fifties. He was tall, with a strong physique, a straight waist, a handsome and resolute face, without anger and prestige, and he had the demeanor of a master who would dominate the world.

There are many people watching in the school grounds.

Li Wuchang's eldest brother Li Wufeng, second brother Li Wuju, and eldest sister Li Wuxia are all here, as well as Li Wuchang's two uncles, Li Zhongyue and Li Qing, who are all elite children of the family.

In addition, the first housekeeper Ye Rong, the second housekeeper Qian Gui, and many nurses and servants were all outside to watch the excitement.

Li Wuchang met his father Li Lingwu first, and then greeted him again.

"Fourth brother is here, is your injury better?" The elder brother Li Wufeng was speaking. Although he had little communication with Li Wuchang on weekdays, his words revealed deep concern at this time.

Normally, Li Wuchang would be very touched, but now Li Wuchang is no longer the old Amon, and his mind has matured a lot. He knows that if he cares about someone, it is not just in words.

If elder brother really cares about himself, why hasn't he come to visit him even once in so many days?
Although the eldest brother Li Wufeng is kind on the surface, Li Wuchang will always remember that Li Wufeng never took him to play since he was a child, and he was bullied by other sons and brothers outside, and Li Wufeng never stood up for himself.

How can there be such a big brother?

Li Wuchang had his own judgment, but he didn't show it on his face. He smiled as simple and honest as before, and said gratefully: "Thank you for your concern, brother. I'm almost fine."

"You deserve it. You only know how to fool around with that Da Han every day. This time, you even dare to provoke His Highness the Third Highness. I think you're tired of it." Second brother Li Wu fear squinted at Li Wuchang, his tone quite disdainful.

Li Wuji is the second wife's son, and Li Wuchang is the most distasteful on weekdays. He thinks that Li Wuchang's daily actions have insulted the Li family's style, so he will hurt him when he finds an opportunity.

"Okay, second brother, fourth brother is injured, so please don't say a few words." The elder sister Li Wuxia couldn't see it, and came over to smooth things over.

Like Li Wufeng, Li Wuxia was born of the eldest lady, two years older than Li Wuchang, with a sweet appearance and a gentle personality. He is just like Li Wufeng on weekdays, and has little communication with Li Wuchang, the fourth brother.

"It's okay, big sister, second brother also hates iron but not steel, he is doing it for my own good, I know it." Li Wuchang was not angry, instead he grinned at Li Wuhou and bowed his hands.

As soon as this remark came out, the surrounding area was quiet, everyone looked at Li Wuchang, speechless.

Especially Li Wuju, with his eyes wide open, looking like a ghost.

When did this little bastard Li Wuchang become so sensible?One must know that if Li Wu fear said a few words about him on weekdays, he would definitely retort, say a few harsh words, and regain his position. What happened today, could it be that he was beaten stupid by the third prince.

Li Lingwu also gave Li Wuchang a strange look.

Li Wuchang hurriedly lowered his head, respectfully said: "Father."

"Yeah!" Li Lingwu responded lightly, and then said, "Is your body alright?"

Li Wuchang bowed and said yes, his expression was not as flustered as before.

Li Lingwu stared at it for a while, then nodded slightly, then turned to look at his brother and assistant Li Qing, and said indifferently: "Li Qing."

"My subordinate is here." Li Qing took a step forward and stood with hands down, waiting for questioning.

"How about the theft of Martial Arts Pavilion?" Li Lingwu asked, standing with his hands behind his back.

Li Wuchang's heart trembled, thinking of the man in black who drilled the dog hole not long ago and the two torn books, calmly, waiting for the next sentence carefully.

Li Qing replied: "Yesterday at Haishi, Du Chengye caught up with the Snitch and fought head-on with him. Du Chengye stabbed the Snitch with all his strength and was seriously injured. He escaped with only his supernatural lightness. Last night, all the Dali Temple policemen mobilized and locked the target in Yiyang. Chongyi Erfang, but so far no news has come."

"It's such a big fuss, what did you lose?" Li Lingwu frowned.

"According to the statistics of the civil servants in charge of the Martial Arts Pavilion, the thieves only stole an ancient book from the west shelf in the miscellaneous room on the bottom floor of the pavilion before breaking out." Li Qing replied.

One?
Li Wuchang frowned, thinking, aren't there two books?

"The miscellaneous room on the ground floor, what good things will there be there?" Li Lingwu was very puzzled, "As far as I know, there are many books on geography, annotations, and unofficial history in the miscellaneous room on the ground floor. It is placed in the Martial Arts Pavilion, but it is not very useful, if a thief wants to steal something good, he should go to the second floor."

Li Qingdao: "According to the scribes, the stolen one seems to be a long-standing geography book, which is dilapidated and useless."

After a pause, he continued: "This subordinate guessed that after the thief entered the cabinet, he found that he could not break through the mechanism on the second floor without a sound. As for why Du Chengye made such a big fuss, it was because Liu Zhengqing of Dali Temple personally issued an order, saying that if you are alive, you must see people and if you die, you must see corpses, and whether to chase or not go back to ancient books is the second priority."

Li Lingwu nodded: "It seems that what was lost is really not something important, but the theft of Wudao Pavilion is no small matter. If the thief is allowed to slip away, the gang of censors will definitely come up to impeach Dali Temple like mad dogs regardless of whether the stolen things are important or not." It's no wonder that old boy Liu Zhifan is anxious, there are not a few people staring at the seat of Zhengqing in Dali Temple."

Liu Zhifan, the Zhengqing of Dali Temple, usually does things in an orderly manner and does not leak water. This time he lost his composure, and even yelled the words "I want to see people, and I want to see dead bodies". From this we can see the seriousness of the theft of Wudao Pavilion. On the surface, only A useless geographical annals actually lost the court's face.

Li Wuchang frowned when he heard "Geographic Records", thinking of the torn book marked "Sang Jiu's Notes".

Could it be that one?

What is the other one?
Li Lingwu paused for a moment, and asked: "You said that Du Chengye didn't even keep the thief in his own hands. It seems that the thief has a lot of tricks. Do you know what his background is?"

Li Lingwu knew very well that Du Chengye's martial arts were quite good, he had already reached the beginning of the eighth rank, and he was proficient in swordsmanship. He was a first-class master. Therefore, he became interested in the identity of the Snitch.

"The Snitch's skill is not bad. He's at the seventh rank, far behind Du Chengye, but his lightness kung fu is amazing, and his toughness is even more amazing. He can still escape from fatal knife wounds calmly." Li Qing replied.

"Du Chengye was born in the Green Forest and has a lot of experience. According to his speculation, the Snitch is most likely from the Ghost Shadow Gate." Li Qing paused and added.

Everyone was shocked.

Ghost Shadow Gate, also known as Stealing Holy Gate, is a mysterious sect in the Jianghu. It has few disciples. The sect is famous for its mysterious lightness kung fu. Unfortunately, I didn't expect to pay attention to Martial Arts Pavilion this time.

When everyone was discussing in low voices, Li Wuchang's face was normal, but his heart was shaken, thinking of the "Ghost Shadow Mind Method", his thoughts turned.

If the man in black in Goudong is the thief of Ghost Shadow Sect, then that tattered book similar to geographical history should be the so-called ancient book he stole from Martial Arts Pavilion, and is the "Ghost Shadow Mind Method" his own? What about the sect secrets that you carry with you?

This is buy one get one free!
Li Wuchang licked his lips, analyzing the situation in his heart.

"Humph!"

Li Zhongyue, who had been silent on the side, snorted coldly, and said: "I heard that the Ghost Shadow Sect has attached itself to the Tianluo Gang in Xiangyang City in recent years, and I think this thief must have been ordered by the devil Nie Jin to come to the capital to make trouble. "

The Tianluo Gang is a big gang that has risen in Xiangyang City in the past ten years. It has a huge power and often engages in arson, looting, murder and smuggling, and opposes the court. It is rumored that the martial arts are even higher than Li Lingwu's. In recent years, the prestige has flourished, only in the White Horse Temple in Luoyang. "Si Kongsheng and others are under the few people.

Li Qing analyzed: "It is very possible that since Nie Jin took over the Tianluo Gang, he has often recruited some Jiangyang thieves and used them for him, but this time he will pay attention to the Martial Arts Pavilion and openly provoke the court, which is not in line with his usual secrets. style."

Li Lingwu said: "That old guy is not only a martial idiot, but also extremely greedy. The martial arts conference is approaching, and the capital is full of fish and dragons. It is not surprising that he took the opportunity to fish in troubled waters. This time he is destined to get nothing. Heh, the things in the miscellaneous room, even So what if he gets it."

Li Lingwu was very disdainful of Nie Jin, who is as famous as him, but unfortunately he never had the opportunity to compete with him. He snorted coldly and changed the subject: "Last month, it was the Hanshui Gang who came to the capital to make trouble, and now it is the turn of the Tianluo Gang." Come to Martial Dao Pavilion to steal, those people in Xiangyang City are really getting more and more reckless."

The Hanshui Gang is also a big gang in Xiangyang City, and they do business in private goods, and their strength is even higher than that of the Tianluo Gang.

Last month, several people from the rivers and lakes came to Chang'an City to make trouble and hijacked the former imperial court official Secretary Lang. That time, Li Zhongyue led a team to attack and killed more than a dozen gangsters. I thought they were ordinary bandits, but found out through clues afterwards The thief may be a member of the Hanshui Gang, but there is no way to verify why the former imperial court official was kidnapped.

Li Qing said fiercely: "In my opinion, those gangs in Xiangyang who dare to oppose the imperial court should kill them all. I really don't know what the Holy One thinks. Could it be because Emperor Taizu was in Xiangyang..."

"Presumptuous, the Sacred Heart is something we can speculate at will." Li Lingwu interrupted.

"This subordinate is guilty." Li Qing bowed his head, cupped his fists and admitted his mistake.

When Emperor Taizu of Great Yan started his family, he was fully supported by the major factions in Xiangyang. After the founding of Great Yan, the imperial court has always been kind to the major forces in Xiangyang City for many years, but the major factions in Xiangyang City have repeatedly provoked the court's intentions. Bottom line, that's why Li Qing said this.

"In addition, the Dali Temple is in charge of this matter. You should check the news at all times, but don't intervene at will, lest the Holy Spirit will not like it." Li Lingwu instructed.

Li Qing bowed his hands and said yes.

After Li Lingwu finished his orders, he glanced at everyone, and said with a smile, "It's all here? Let's see how your brothers are preparing for the Martial Arts Conference in four months."

Li Wuchang was thinking excitedly about the man in black and the two secret books of the Ghost Shadow Gate, trying to figure out all the details, when he suddenly heard that his father was going to test his kung fu, he felt discouraged all day long.

Hey, it looks like I'm going to be beaten again.

(End of this chapter)