I am a martial god, proving the way with a sword

Chapter 14 Scapegoat
At night, when Zhou Xiuniang saw Song Boyu taking out another 15 taels of silver, she opened her mouth into an O shape and said in silence for a long time:
"Brother, you can't get ill-gotten gains, and you can't go astray!"

Su Yingning blinked her big eyes and said, "Brother Boyu, have you killed the bad guy again and done justice for heaven?"

Song Boyu gently pinched Su Yingning's little face and said with a smile:

"You will still think the best of me, brother. Even your sister Xiu Niang thinks that I have gone astray. But this time, the money is neither going astray nor doing justice for heaven, but a serious new business!"

The two little girls asked in unison, "What new job?"

The corners of Song Boyu's mouth turned up slightly: "Teaching people to practice an unusual way to break through the dilemma of hardness and softness. Wu Yang came to me these days for this very reason..."

The two little girls listened carefully to Song Boyu's words. Su Yingning's big eyes showed a trace of desire, and she asked in a childish voice: "Brother Boyu, can I practice martial arts? If I am as powerful as you, I can do it myself." Protect yourself."

Xiu Niang's eyes also flashed with expectation, but she is more sensible and knows that practicing martial arts is too exhausting. It is difficult for three people to survive, let alone practicing martial arts together?
Song Boyu looked at their expectant eyes and whispered: "Of course, you and Xiu Niang can practice martial arts. Wait a few more months until I make some money and sell all the gold and silver."

At night, when the two girls fell asleep, Song Boyu entered the dreamland again.

This time, he chose Xun Xueya's youth. Instead of choosing his own physical condition, he used Xun Xueya's body to modify and deduce his unique shortcut to the perfection of hardness and softness according to the secret of the operation of tiger-shaped energy.

Time passed quickly, and it was already four days later.

Song Boyu spent twelve days in the dreamland, and with the help of Xun Xueya's body and experience, he finally deduced a very effective set of sixteen postures in the tiger shape, strong, soft and complete.

This is entirely due to the authenticity and cost-free nature of the dream deduction. Song Boyu can boldly try anything in the dream that he dare not try in reality. Coupled with the previous accumulation, it is reasonable for the deduction to be successful at this time.

"This set of postures might as well be called the Sixteen Secret Forms of Tiger-shaped Strength, Hardness, Softness and Perfection. I can be regarded as the icing on the cake for this set of Tiger-shaped strength."

In the evening, Song Boyu had finished his day's work and was about to eat when he suddenly saw three men in official uniforms holding waist knives walking into the Yonghe Food Store.

The servants under the local officials often patrolled Changning Street, and Song Boyu knew about them.

Song Boyu's heart skipped a beat, and he thought to himself: "Is it about those three rogues? We can only try to find ways to deal with them."

When the three officers entered the door, they asked loudly: "Who is Song Boyu?"

Everyone in the grain store looked at Song Boyu. Song Boyu stood up and walked to the three officers. He bowed in a neither humble nor overbearing manner and said: "Student Song Boyu, may I ask you, the recording brothers, what do you want from me?"

The old guard standing in the middle stared at Song Boyu with sharp eyes and said:

"About five or six days ago, Ma Longxing and three others asked Beggar to keep an eye on you, intending to fix you up. As a result, these three people and Xue Tianyi died in their own yard the next day. Come with me to the workshop. I’m going to pay you a visit, I want to know more about things.”

Song Boyu saw that the three of them had no intention of asking for him on the spot, but were just asking about some things. He bowed again and said, "Okay, I'll go with you right away."

He turned to an acquaintance and said, "Please go to Du Xueguo's house and tell my sister that she may go home late today."

On the way, Song Boyu quietly took out dozens of copper coins from his bag and stuffed them into the pocket of the leading officer: "Brother Recorder, I would like to give you a cup of tea. Can you tell me what you want to ask?"

The old guard weighed it, his expression no longer serious, and the other two guards also smiled.

"You kid, you know what's going on. Since you invited us to drink tea, let me tell you what to pay attention to.

This murder case also made Mr. Fangli very embarrassed.

The county venerable attached to the Guo Yamen thought that it was a vendetta murdered by a young knight-errant, but he couldn't find the murderer, so he was afraid that he would die at the governor's place.

Now the pressure is on the local official..."

The old police officer looked around and confirmed that no one was there. He whispered: "I'm afraid I'm looking for a scapegoat! You look like a weak man, and I don't think you have the guts to kill someone. When the time comes, be honest and pitiful, and I'll put in a good word for you." Just one sentence and it should be over."

Song Boyu thanked him again and again, and took out some copper coins to give to the old guard, and invited the three of them to drink.

He thought to himself: It would be ridiculous if I became my own scapegoat.

The three officers were naturally smiling, and they all thought Song Boyu was a good person.

When they arrived at the official office, the expressions of the three officers instantly became serious, and Song Boyu's expression also became uneasy.

This hall is actually a courtyard with one or two entrances, with offices in the front and residences of the officials and their families in the back.

Song Boyu was brought to the court by three officers. After bowing respectfully to the official, he heard the official say sternly: "Are you Song Boyu? Do you have a grudge against Ma Longxing, Xue Tianyi and others, and then kill them at night?"

Song Boyu's heart thumped, but he still bowed politely: "Master Yasi, please, I don't have any big grudges with them, it's just that they failed to steal my money and I ran away. At that time, they were looking for beggars to stare at me, probably because they wanted to Trying to get the monthly salary I just paid."

The old guard smiled flatteringly and said: "Sir, these young men are the small accountants of Yonghe Grain Store. How dare they dare to kill people..."

The official stared at Song Boyu and saw that he was indeed a young boy of twelve or thirteen years old. Even if he was really arrested and charged, he would probably be reprimanded by the county magistrate. The most important thing is that the emperor has a sharp eye and cannot be deceived. .

Thinking of this, he sighed, asked a few more questions impatiently, and planned to temporarily detain Song Boyu.

There's no reason, I'm just not in a good mood, and I'm too willful.

Fortunately, the old guard took Song Boyu's money for tea and wine, used the money to do things, used flattery to persuade the officials, and finally let Song Boyu go home and wait.

After walking out of the department hall, Song Boyu couldn't help but thank the old guard a few more times. At this moment, he heard the sound of footsteps, and Du Xuexuu and Zhou Xiuniang came one after the other.

Xiu Niang's almond-shaped eyes were red and swollen, her small fists clenched the corners of her skirt, and her teeth unconsciously bit her lower lip, obviously worried.

Du Xuexue was wearing a Confucian uniform and a square scarf, and he was quite elegant. The two happened to meet Song Boyu. Xiu Niang rushed over, hugged Song Boyu tightly, and sobbed softly.

Song Boyu patted her back to comfort her for a while, and then bowed to Du Xuejun and said, "The student is ashamed that the teacher has been worried."

Du Xuexuu touched his beard and said solemnly: "If Xiu Niang didn't find me, I wouldn't even know you were taken away.

If you encounter something like this in the future, please inform me first. I am familiar with the official Li Yasi, and we can always say a word or two.

You two wait here, I'll go see Li Yasi. "

I saw Du Xuexuu walking in calmly. Song Boyu heard a few words of greeting inside. After about a cup of tea, the official personally escorted Du Xuexuu out of the door, cupped his hands and said:
"Brother Du, please don't worry. I'm just asking you a routine question. Since I'm Brother Du's student, I can't be the murderer. When we have free time another day, let's invite some old friends to get together and get drunk!"

(End of this chapter)