"Let's take action now. Don't bring too many people. Just a few good ones will do. We must fight quickly."

(Chapter 18, Escort Murder Case)

"Tang Ning, look, after passing this mountain is Shantang Town, and five or six miles ahead is my escort agency." Gu Chengqian looked a little excited astride his horse.

This trip went smoothly. The group of people received horses from Wu Kingdom and passed through Qingshui County on their way back. Gu Chengqian said he wanted to go home for a visit, and even took Tangning with him.

Tang Ning originally didn't want to follow. He just wanted to go home quickly, but he couldn't bear Gu Chengqian's repeated persuasion. Then he thought about it. Everyone was walking slowly with their horses, so he wouldn't waste much time catching up.

After discussing with Mu Jinmian, we followed him.

"I remember you haven't been home for several years!" Tangning said.

"Well, it's been four years. I only replied once when I first became a disciple of the caravan. Hey, maybe my dad doesn't even recognize me. Last time, my dad wrote to me and told me that someone had already proposed marriage to our family! I guess he did.

My little sister will get married soon. When she was a child, she liked to stick to me the most, and now she is about to get married." Gu Chengqian was quite emotional.

"Oh? Who proposes marriage?"

"Of course the person who can come to our house to propose marriage is a capable person! He is the grandson of Mr. Zhang from Qingshui County. He is eighteen years old and is a talented scholar in this new class."

The two of them chatted and hurried on.

"Eh? Why are there so many officers and soldiers?" There were twenty or thirty officers and soldiers surrounding the entrance of a compound ahead. Gu Chengqian's expression changed and he hurried up, with Tang Ning following closely behind.

"Who is it?" The two rode to the door, and a sergeant stopped them.

Tang Ning looked up and saw the four characters "Zhenwei Escort Agency" written on the door beam. Several men in black were searching for something inside the door.

"This is my house, what are you doing with all these people around?" Gu Chengqian said, looking a little uneasy.

"Are you the son of Captain Gu?" asked another officer and soldier, who seemed to be the leader here.

"Who are you? What did Zhenwei Escort do?"

"I am Wang Changshui, the head catcher of Qingshui County, and I have some friendship with Gu Biaotou. I heard him tell you that someone broke into the escort agency last night, and all thirty-four people in the courtyard were killed." Wang Changshui whispered.

"Impossible." Gu Chengqian looked at him in disbelief and said, suddenly rushing in.

"Stop." Someone in the courtyard heard the movement at the door and saw a young man pushing past the officers and soldiers and rushing in. He yelled and grabbed him with one hand.

Tang Ning rushed forward and turned her palm to block the man's big hand that was grabbing Gu Chengqian. When the man saw Tang Ning take action, he turned his claws into palms and struck him.

The two of them exchanged palms and each took a step back. The man in black looked at Tang Ning in surprise.

As the two of them fought, several other men in black also turned around and looked at them.

Tang Ning looked at these people with a solemn expression.

The man in black had deep internal strength, unlike ordinary officers and soldiers. The two of them had just thrown the palm in a hurry, without using their full strength. However, the powerful palm force caused them to unconsciously take a step back to stabilize themselves.

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"Sir, this is the victim's family. The young man is Gu Chengqian, the son of escort chief Gu." Wang Changshui hurriedly came in and said.

"Huh? Are there any survivors?" another person asked.

"This young master Gu is not at the escort office on weekdays. He was sent away by the escort chief to learn martial arts. I don't know why he came back today."

Gu Chengqian turned a deaf ear to all this, just looking around blankly and walking forward step by step.

The courtyard was filled with the smell of blood. Dozens of people were lying in various corners of the courtyard, dying in various forms.

Some were stabbed several times, some had their throats sealed by an arrow, and some had all their bones broken, with their broken hands and feet scattered on the ground.

A man with triangular eyes asked: "He is a survivor of the Zhenwei Escort Agency. What about you! Boy, who are you? You have such inner strength at a young age. Who did you learn from?"

Tang Ning said: "We are disciples of the caravan. We passed by this place on our way back from Wu State and stopped by to take a look. My master is Cui Yilin."

"It turns out that he is a disciple of Gang Leader Cui. He is indeed a great disciple from a famous teacher."

"May I ask some of the adults who did this? Do you have any clues?"

"It's okay to tell you. They are probably bandits. We have locked down their lair and sent people to capture them."

"Ah!" Suddenly, a heartbreaking cry came from inside the house.

Tangning hurriedly rushed in and saw a bloody man leaning on the main seat in the room. The boss with his eyes kicked was skinned to death. Lying on the table was a young woman with messy hair and white body.

It's full of scars and a little bit of dirt.

Gu Chengqian knelt in front of the bloody man, placing his hands on his knees, his eyes were red and tearing, and big tears were flowing down his face.

Tangning couldn't bear to look any longer and slowly exited the room.

He felt a little strange. Since he was a bandit, he must have come here for money. However, it seemed that Gu Biaotou had been tortured before his death. Could it be that he had hidden some property and was interrogated by the bandits.

It shouldn't be like this. What could make Gu Biaotou ignore his daughter's innocence and watch the bandits destroy her and endure the torture.

Furthermore, the appearance of these men in black was really strange. They did not look like ordinary officers and soldiers, but Wang Changshui called them adults, indicating that they must be members of the government.

But after receiving the news, he immediately sent troops to encircle and suppress the bandits, which was not like the behavior of people in the government.

How could those officials be so responsible, and it would take a lot of troops to encircle and suppress the bandits. The case that happened last night, it would be too fast to mobilize troops to encircle and suppress the bandits today.

Not long after, a man in blue shirt walked in from the door.

"Have you been caught?" a man in black asked.

The man in green shirt said: "It's a waste of time."

"What, you ran away?"

"Someone was one step ahead of us, and all those bandits were killed. Hey! Who is this kid?"

"There is a disciple of Cui Yilin from the caravan, and there is another one in the back room. He is the son of the head of the bodyguard. They said they came back to the caravan from Wu State and stopped by to take a look."

"Are you from a caravan? Has anything strange happened recently or has anyone come into contact with you?" the man asked.

Tangning shook her head: "We just arrived and don't know anything else."

"Where's the other one? Is he the son of the escort owner? I have something to ask him."

"In the back room." A man in black replied

Several people came to the house, and Gu Chengqian was kneeling there with his head lowered, holding a short blade tightly in his hand, and blood was constantly flowing down his palm.

Tangning walked over and patted his shoulder gently: "The officials know something about the situation. They want to ask you something."

Gu Chengqian nodded, and Tang Ning walked out consciously.

After a long time, several men came out. The man in green shirt said: "You have nothing to do here. You can go back! He wants to stay."

"Are you going to detain him?"

"He requested it himself. Of course, it would be useful for us to take him with us. There are some things that still need to be clarified."

"Aren't all the bandits killed?"

"But the real murderer is still there."

"Can I meet him?"

"Okay, I think he is very good, and maybe he can join us. I heard them say that you are good at martial arts, and a hero comes from a young age! Cui Yilin and I are also old acquaintances, and I will visit the caravan if I have the opportunity in the future."

Tangning walked to Gu Chengqian and said, "How about I stay too? Maybe I can help."

Gu Chengqian's voice was hoarse: "No need."

"Let's go back when the things here are over!" Seeing that he didn't speak, Tang Ning didn't know what to say, so she turned and left. She quickly caught up with Li Jinmian and others and told them what happened. Everyone was shocked.

I thought there would be such an accident, and it would be such a coincidence

Li Jinmian asked him to quickly return to the gang to inform the gang leader and Gu Chengqian's master Dong Wenwu. Tang Ning then rode back to the gang for more than ten days.

I never thought that Cui Yilin would go out. This is a common thing. Cui Yilin rarely interferes in the affairs of the caravan. In addition to practicing martial arts every day, he occasionally goes out to play, which can be as short as ten days or as long as three or four months. It is said that he likes to visit famous mountains.

Every time I discussed scriptures and Taoism with some hermits and masters, and competed in martial arts.

Tang Ning explained the matter to Dong Wenwu. After hearing this, Dong Wenwu just sighed deeply and didn't say much.

The bamboo forest outside the window keeps swaying, the night wind blows through the rustling sound, the cold winter is gone, everything is recovering, the bamboo leaves have taken off their golden clothes and grown into green leaves, and the sound of insects is endless.

In the house, under the red quilt under the warm hibiscus tent, two bodies were tightly entwined.

Liu Ruhan collapsed in Tang Ning's arms like mud, her little mouth pressed against Tang Ning's neck, breathing heavily.

Tang Ning hugged her tightly and kissed her small nose, her watery eyes and her soft earlobes.

Smelling the fragrance emanating from the bones of her body, I still had some unfinished thoughts. He kissed her face bit by bit and said softly: "Ruru, Ruru, hold me tighter."

The two people's bodies were tightly stuck together, and Tang Ning still felt that it was not enough, and kept thinking about rubbing the lovely child in her arms into her body.

Liu Ruhan squeezed into his arms again, looking at him with big watery eyes, rubbing her cheek against his gently, and kissing his cheek from time to time.

It had been more than a month since Tang Ning came back. I wonder if it was because people say a little goodbye is better than a wedding. Within two days, she couldn't help but feel the desire of her body. For the first time, everything fell into place. After some lingering love, the two of them fell into a deep sleep.
Chapter completed!