My wife, the eldest princess of the demon clan, I recite poems and become a sword god

Chapter 71 She Disappeared
From the afternoon until nightfall, the rain in Jiangdu City gradually became heavier.

It's like the tears of hatred of a young lady who is alone in a vacant house.

Chengbei,

A few streets away from the Jiangdu Palace of the former Wei Ming Emperor were the residences of aristocratic families.

Among them, the one with the largest area is undoubtedly the ancestral home of the Xie family in Danyang.

As the second largest family in the south of the Yangtze River, there are thousands of people in the mansion.

However, on this rainy autumn night, the entire Xie Mansion fell into deep silence.

Even the ferocious dogs that guarded the home smelled something strange that night and huddled in their dens without daring to bark.

The various houses built around the natural viewing lake in the mansion are kept brightly lit in the dark night rain.

It seems that everyone is waiting for the dawn to break.

Boom, boom, boom.

There was a light knock on the door, causing Li Cheng, who was sitting by the window to read the Spring and Autumn Annals at night, to look up.

Putting down the yellowed book in his hand, he slowly asked:
"Who?"

"Sir, it's me, Diao Mao."

"come in."

"Yes, son."

The luxurious reddish-brown wooden door was pushed open, and Elder Diao and Uncle Chen walked into the spacious guest room one after the other.

Seeing that their clothes were soaked by the rain,

Li Cheng stood up and walked to the table, casually picked up the teapot on the clay stove and poured two cups of hot tea into the cups.

"Thank you for your hard work. Let's drink some tea to warm up."

Taking the tea cup from Li Cheng with both hands, Elder Diao, who was nearly fifty years old, showed a look of sincerity and fear.

It stands to reason,
A strong man from the Tongxuan Realm Sword Sect who was in charge of one side and had cultivated to the fourth level had no need to obey Li Chengyan.

This is something Lu Jianlin couldn't figure out even to his death.

And this can only be blamed on the fact that his stay in Jiangnan was too short.

As long as he can stay for a few more months, he will be able to truly feel the terrifying control that the Exalted Immortal has over Jiangnan.

For thousands of years,

The status of Jiangnan Academy was superior to that of the local imperial families, and it had extremely high prestige among the people, occupying a pivotal position.

Since Li Cheng came to Jiangning City ten years ago, he has gradually expanded this advantage to the extreme.

And his overt and covert planning methods are complicated, but in the end he cannot escape two words——

"capital"

Li Cheng knew very well how powerful the power of capital in his previous life was, and could even send the emperor to the guillotine.

All living beings have weaknesses and desires, even land gods are not immune to them.

As long as there are always benefits that are hard to refuse, Jiangnan will always be his most loyal back garden.

Even a fourth-grade expert like Elder Diao would bow to him.

in addition,

In fact, Li Cheng knew very well at this moment that even if it was raining heavily outside, it would have little impact on the energetic Elder Diao.

All he did was act like a polite corporal.

It can be useless, but it cannot be without it.

After taking a sip of the fragrant hot tea, Elder Diao glanced sideways at Uncle Chen, who was silent, and then took the initiative to speak:
"Sir, the captured Red Lotus rebel has confessed. It was Lu Jianlin who instructed him to attack the eldest lady and you."

Hearing this, Li Cheng nodded calmly, with a hint of amusement flashing in his eyes.

Based on his observations of the Spartan warrior during the day, he should be a dead warrior brainwashed by the Red Lotus.

Due to his determination, there is a high probability that Lu Jianlin was identified involuntarily.

After entering a deep prison, you have no choice but to live or die. What kind of confession do you want but cannot get?

With this in mind, he pondered for a moment and then whispered:

"Now that the prisoner has confessed, there is no need to keep him alive."

"Yes." Elder Diao shuddered in his heart, knowing that this was a murder to silence, so as to avoid future troubles.

After agreeing, he stood there and hesitated slightly, then confessed:
"Sir, there is something strange that I feel."

"Huh?" Li Cheng raised his eyebrows and heard the other party continue:

"During the day, Lu Jianlin gave me a maid as a gift. I got along very well with her, so I recognized her as my goddaughter.

But when I went back to look for her at night, I found that she was missing. "

Speaking of this, Uncle Chen who was standing by made a series of gestures towards Li Cheng.

After reading it, Li Cheng thought for a moment and asked:

"You mean, the woman who disappeared is the woman who fell into the water that I saw in Ningfengdu yesterday?"

Upon hearing this, Uncle Chen nodded in agreement.

"That's quite interesting..." Li Cheng chuckled and then mused:
"That woman was originally a singer raised by the Xie family, right?"

"Yes, Master." Elder Diao lowered his head and echoed.

"Then," Li Cheng frowned slightly, and continued like a cocoon:

"Have you ever asked Xie Jingzhi about this woman?"

"Asked," Elder Diao replied, taking out a still-new contract of betrayal from his arms:

"After investigation, Mr. Xie said that this girl appeared in Jiangdu more than a month ago. She voluntarily joined the Xie family as a maid because she sold herself to bury her father, but..."

The voice paused for a moment, and there was a hint of fear in his expression:
"The steward of the Xie Mansion has already confessed that he took money from this woman, so he assigned her to Lu Jianlin."

Once the matter is investigated, the woman in green will definitely not be able to escape if there is something wrong with her.

Fortunately,

Due to the rush of time, he didn't have time to touch Diao Cuo's body.

Otherwise, Elder Diao, who has been in the world for half his life, may capsize in the gutter.

After all, although the cultivation level of a fourth-level powerhouse is profound, it is not invulnerable to all poisons.

He once heard from hearsay that a certain martial arts master who had been famous for a long time in the world was poisoned and killed by a woman with no cultivation.

All I can say is that the location where the woman hid the poison is truly incredible.

After listening to Elder Diao's answer, Li Cheng fell into deep thought for a moment.

More than a month ago, probably when the third master of the Xie family had a recurrence of his old illness, the junior sister returned to Jiangning to visit the doctor.

The other party took advantage of this opportunity to sneak into Xie's mansion. He couldn't figure out what his intentions were for the moment.

But there is no doubt that,
The organization behind the opponent must want to use this chess piece to secretly cause something big.

Thinking of this, he looked at Elder Diao, who was almost stumbled, and asked casually:

"Where did this woman disappear?"

Hearing this, Elder Diao couldn't help but become reluctant, hesitating and not knowing how to answer.

Uncle Chen who was standing next to him coughed and started making gestures again.

The process was also mixed with clapping movements.

After looking at it for a long time, Li Cheng finally understood something, and then looked at Elder Diao with deep meaning.

Unexpectedly, it turns out that you, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, are actually good at making friends with others.

After a moment of silence, Li Cheng frowned slightly and continued to ask:
"Did this woman do anything unusual before she disappeared?"

"No, she didn't even say anything bad about Lu Jianlin."

Elder Diao blushed slightly and stated swornly at the same time:

"I arranged for two branch disciples to guard the exit of the alley. They are sure that this woman has never walked out of the alley."

There is even a secret room escape and a dramatic transformation into a living person.

Li Cheng, who felt more and more interesting, raised his thin lips into a faint smile:
"I already know this in my mind. You two don't need to worry about this woman's whereabouts anymore."

Looking at each other, Uncle Chen and Elder Diao then nodded.

Just when they were about to say something, they stopped speaking almost at the same time.

Because they suddenly felt that someone was coming in a hurry in the rain.

Judging from the opponent's Qi, it should be Xie Jingzhi.

(End of this chapter)