Chapter 97.

“Just clues?”

Changeling frowned slightly.

“Exactly.”

Wu Niangzi laughed:

“It’s not like we have to force His Excellency to give an explanation, twenty years ago, merely being able to investigate the clues is already very rare.

“Once the matter is beyond His Excellency’s ability, we can’t possibly force it, can we?

“It’s not possible to have the adults investigate the Cangzhou Prefecture, to investigate the Jinyang Prefecture.

“This is unimaginative.”

“Good!”

Changnian nodded:

“This official promises you …… but you must also promise this official.

“As long as you find what you want, you will leave Penma County, and you must not hurt a single person in my county!”

“Your honor loves the people like a son, although we are not people of the righteous path, we do admire it.”

Jin Sanding laughed out loud:

“I’ll take the lead in this matter, well, your honor have an early rest, we’ll take our leave and go back to wait for the good news.”

With these words, he waved his hand, and the black-clothed people around him withdrew in all directions.

Niangzi Wu and Jin Sanding then glanced at Timiao from afar.

Niangzi Wu laughed:

“Next time, I’ll come back to learn Miss Shi Miao’s superior skills.”

“You dare?”

Timiao’s face was expressionless, only his sword blade clanked.

Wu Niangzi’s tone lurched, hummed, and turned to leave.

Jin Sanding looked at this and that, and after realizing that he was the only one left alone, he hurriedly shouted:

“Wait for me.”

Between whistles, he chased after Niangzi Wu with his tripod.

Only after this line of people had all left did the Timiao Sword Intent converge.

Chang Nian frowned tightly and turned back into the house.

An oil lamp was lit, and under the firelight, half of Jiang Ran’s face was reflected.

“Young warrior Jiang, now it’s all been done as you ordered.”

Chang Nian came to Jiang Ran’s front:

“Yet I wonder, what exactly does Young Warrior intend to do?”

Jiang Ran looked up at him and smiled:

“Lord Chang, I dare to ask you something.”

“Young warrior Jiang has something to say.”

Chang Nian sat down in front of Jiang Ran.

“With the manpower that Lord Chang can raise nowadays, can he compete with the Left Dao Zhuang?”

Jiang Ran spoke softly.

Chang Nian pondered for a moment afterward:

“This official doesn’t know what level Lord Jiang and Miss Shi would be able to achieve if they were to go all out?”

“It wouldn’t be difficult to kill all the people who came here tonight.”

Chang Nian was dumbfounded:

“This Mr. Jiang asking this, it’s unavoidable …… unless the two of you are unwilling to fight?”

Jiang Ran sighed:

“Lord Chang, what I’m saying is that it’s not difficult to kill all the people who came here tonight, but those who didn’t come tonight, it’s hard to say.”

“They still have manpower?”

“There are.”

Jiang Ran nodded: “In addition to the ones who came here tonight, there is still an old couple who have been famous in the jianghu many years ago.

“Miss Shih fought with them as before, and although the sharpness hurt that old man for a moment, but if there was no one high up to save them, I’m afraid that they would have to drink their hearts out on the spot as well.”

“Humph.”

Timiao’s voice came coldly from outside the window.

Jiang Ran smiled:

“Could it be that I am wrong?”

“That’s right.”

Shi Miao’s voice was cold: “But if he fights with it again, he will be injured even more.”

Jiang Ran nodded:

“I observe that the girl’s sword qi today seems to be even better than the previous two days.

“In these two or three short days, it has been refined to such an extent that it is admirable.”

Timiao outside the window stopped speaking at once.

Lord Chang, on the other hand, was frowning:

“So there are two more people like this.”

“It’s not just them.”

Jiang Ran shook his head slightly:

“The Left Dao Manor is highly unpredictable, I don’t know much about it, but this trip was personally taken by their young master.

“It is difficult to conclude how skilled this person is in martial arts.

“However, any one of the shoe lifters under his hand is not a simple character.

“And we don’t know if there are any hidden masters outside of this.

“This incident is not a small one, so the people who come here are mostly unusual.

“Although I and Miss Toki have some skills in their bodies, but I would like to think that in such a large number of people, to do foolproof ……

“I’m afraid it’s not easy.”

“Young warrior Jiang has considered it extremely well.”

Chang Nian nodded repeatedly:

“Then what should we do?”

Jiang Ran smiled faintly:

“I was thinking, I wonder if I can find a strange army for Lord Chang.”

“A strange army?”

Chang Nian glanced at Jiang Ran, “Where did this strange army …… come from?”

“Possibly, it is already within this Penma County.”

……

……

Playing this room out, it was already half an hour later.

Standing on the roof, Jiang Ran looked at the stars in the sky and spoke softly:

“Thanks a lot.”

Timiao frowned slightly:

“Why thank you?”

“Many thanks for not just chopping me off with a sword when you saw me.”

Jiang Ran glanced back at her.

Timiao frowned slightly.

She knew what Jiang Ran was talking about.

Ever since today’s daytime, a matter had been circulating amongst the cities and towns of Prancing Horse County.

It said that the Red Maple Leaf family’s eldest young lady, Ye Jingshuang, mistakenly made friends with a bandit, thinking that he was saving her life, but she didn’t realize that the man had borrowed alcohol and acted crazy, and actually insulted her, and was fortunate enough to have the help of the Tong family, and that’s how she was spared.

What were the original words, it has been difficult to find traces.

The content that is circulating today is actually flawed, after all, after being insulted, how can one be spared?

However, the people who talk about this matter, who cares which of these are true and which are false?

And in the eyes of the onlookers who is the rescuer, afraid or a mystery.

But Shi Miao knows that this person is Jiang Ran.

But after she saw Jiang Ran tonight, she did not swing all the injustice on earth, and swung Jiang Ran directly.

At this moment, she looked at Jiang Ran:

“For one thing, I can’t kill you.

“Secondly, I don’t believe you would do something like that.

“So, I’m waiting for your explanation.”

Jiang Ran tilted his head to look at her and smiled at the end:

“Turn around and wait for your Senior Sister Ye to give you an explanation.”

“En?”

Timiao’s eyes narrowed slightly, followed by a nod:

“Indeed.”

Jiang Ran, on the other hand, stood up, “It’s about time, I’ll take my leave.”

“Where are you going?”

“To find your Senior Sister Ye.”

Leaving behind such a sentence, Jiang Ran’s figure had blended into the night.

Timiao silently watched his back depart, sword qi up and down his body brightly flickering, slowly closing his eyes, gradually converging all the sword intent sword qi.

Hiding the sword in the heart, waiting for the time to move.

Jiang Ran’s head is familiar with the way to the inn, found the window.

Casually pushing it open, he saw Ye Jingshang sitting on a chair.

Her face was a bit tired, and she was taking a nap with her head bowed.

Jiang Ran casually closed the window and glanced at the bed, Liu Wenshan still showed no signs of waking up.

On the contrary, it was that Mingyue girl who hadn’t pestered here this evening.

Between slight musings, Jiang Ran came to Ye Shockfrost’s side.

Seemingly sensing someone, the girl opened her eyes violently, her eyes flashed sternly, and when she saw the person in front of her, she changed her eyes to be full of joy:

“Jiang big brother!

Jiang Ran gently nodded:

“Sleep for a while, I’ll be here to keep watch.”

Ye Jingfang nodded after a moment of silence:

“I, then, will rest for the time being. These two days, it’s been a bit hard ……”

Jiang Ran was silent for a moment, so he sat by her side:

“Good, with me here, you just rest well.”

Ye Qingshen closed her eyes, yet her eyes rolled, yet she couldn’t sleep.

After thinking for a while, she spoke softly:

“Uncle Tong is completely different from the Uncle Tong I knew.

“Today’s rumors must be his handiwork.

“He is trying to force me to marry Tong Yan.

“He thought that once my reputation was ruined, I would have no choice.”

“This maneuver …… is indeed not what a gentleman would do.”

Jiang Ran whispered:

“But don’t worry, it will be set right.”

“En.”

Ye Shockfang nodded:

“I naturally believe in you, it’s just that, every time I thought about this person in the past two days, I would feel chills in my heart.

“I thought that after I found him, I would have a mountain to lean on.

“Now but always feel like sitting on pins and needles, like awns in the back …… still have to act with it everywhere, belonging to let a person’s heart haggard.”

“I remember when I first met Frost, you are not like this.”

Jiang Ran laughed, “At that time, I was able to mediate with Zhang Dongxuan on one side, and still managed to tell me to hurry up and run at the same time. In the face of death and life, your face doesn’t change, truly a woman’s hero.”

“…… I would rather fight with it for real.”

Ye Shockfrost sighed, “However, I do understand now, Tong Wanli, he is more than one person. The reason why you changed from light to dark, isn …… t it that you also took this into consideration?”

“What did you think of?”

“This message.”

Ye Shockfang said:

“The rumors came too fiercely, and there is bound to be not just one source.

“By his side, there must still be minions we haven’t seen ……”

Jiang Ran was silent for a moment before nodding gently:

“But today it’s still just a guess, so I don’t dare to jump to conclusions easily.

“You and I probably still need a little patience.”

Ye Shockfang then said:

“They should appear before me soon.”

“Oh?”

Jiang Ran froze, “What do you know?”

“Today, Tong Wanli told me that he would have close friends arrive.

“These people are very powerful and will help to deal with the Heartless Ghost Mansion together.”

“Pressing on, huh.”

Jiang Ran smiled:

“That’s not bad ……

“Alright, you rest first, tonight, I’ll keep watch here. When it’s almost dawn, I’ll call you again.”

“Good.”

Ye Jingfang nodded, she was indeed exhausted these two days.

Now that Jiang Ran had come over, there was an indescribable peace in her heart, as if as long as she was by this person’s side, she could remove all her defenses.

The reason why she couldn’t sleep was because she wanted to talk to Jiang Ran.

This will be tired but unconsciously surged, but in a few moments, her breathing has evened out.

Jiang Ran looked at her, the corners of his mouth vaguely flushed with a hint of a smile.

Only after waiting for her to completely fall asleep did Jiang Ran then set his gaze on Liu Wenshan.

After pondering for a moment, he slowly stood up and walked over to the bed:

“I gave you time to figure out the situation around you.

“This time is probably your last chance.

“Will you choose to wake up, or will you continue to sleep?”

Liu Wenshan’s eyes were tightly closed, without the slightest omen of waking up.

Jiang Ran didn’t care, so he quietly sat in front of the bed and watched him.

After a long time, Liu Wenshan, who had been keeping his eyes tightly closed, suddenly slowly opened his eyes.

His eyes were not harsh, his eyes were a bit warm, more of an indescribable sense of exhaustion, as well as a deeply hidden apprehension.

Jiang Ran saw this and smiled slightly:

“So powerful, no wonder the Miss Ye family back then would choose you, a weak scholar.

“I’m afraid there aren’t many weak scholars in the world who can hide us all from the world.”

Liu Wenshan’s eyes changed:

“You …… swindled me?”

His voice was dry and his voice sounded hoarse to the core.

“Not really, just can’t be sure.”

Jiang Ran stood up, walked to the heel of the table and gently poured a cup of tea and handed it to Liu Wenshan.

Liu Wenshan frowned slightly, but still took it and took a sip.

With water moistening his throat, his voice became much better:

“You …… are for the scorched tail qin?”

“Just curious.”

Jiang Ran laughed:

“But what I’m more curious about is why you’ve been pretending to be in a coma and unwilling to wake up?”

Liu Wenshan once again fell silent.

Jiang Ran wasn’t in a hurry and waited quietly.

But after waiting for almost a cup of tea, Liu Wenshan still didn’t say anything.

Jiang Ran finally felt a bit unable to wait any longer, so he had no choice but to say:

“You should know that you have no choice.”

“……The matter of the Jiao Tail Qin having been in the Ye family, under the heavens, apart from me, only Tong Wanli knows about it.”

Liu Wenshan’s voice was low.

Word by word, it was like muffled thunder rolling through the hearts of the people.

Jiang Ran’s gaze, however, was much calmer than expected.

Liu Wenshan glanced at him:

“You …… have noticed this early?”

“His investigation was too detailed.”

Jiang Ran said in a low voice:

“Since Ye Shocking Frost sought him out, to the point where he investigated everything clearly, it was only a few short days?

“The person he sent to investigate, even if he had heavenly skills, he couldn’t be this powerful.

“So, that will I have begun to suspect …… that he has collusion with those people.”

Not only that, in that battle at Tiger Leaping Stream.

Ghost 13, the little old man and Tong Wanli fought a fierce battle.

That last move, how to look at it is a long time to plan.

The purpose of the little old man and Tong Wanli was to join forces to kill Ghost 13.

Although Ghost 13 didn’t have the ability, it was worth the two of them joining forces.

But what if it was for the sake of putting on a show?

In order to make Ye Jingshuang think that the little old man and Tong Wanli are not all the way.

With a Ghost 13 in the middle of it, it would make the situation look particularly anxious and sinister.

But Ghost 13 is in the end a trouble, that’s why they want to eliminate it.

Otherwise, based on Tong Wanli’s angle and position beside Ye Qingshuang, there was really no reason for him to deal with Ghost 13.

This was also where Jiang Ran first became suspicious of Tong Wanli.

Subsequent to that was what his party said.

Liu Wenshan was silent for a moment before he said:

“I don’t have enough to die for, when Ning’er left back then, I wanted to go with her.

“If I wasn’t worried about Mingyue, why would I have to live on.

“It’s just that no matter what, I can’t let the Jiao Tail Qin fall into their hands.

“Young warrior Jiang, you are capable, I have one thing that I want to trouble you with.”

“Go ahead.”

“I want to entrust Mingyue and Shocking Frost to you.”

“???”

Jiang Ran froze, “Where did that come from?”

Liu Wenshan then said softly:

“I can see it,惊霜 …… is just that, it is not my turn to talk more about this.

“Although Mingyue is young, she has reached the age of maturity.

“I don’t dare to bother the young warrior too much, I only hope that the young warrior can find a good family for her, and don’t have to work all her life to be bullied and humiliated.”

Jiang Ran heard this and then sighed in relief.

After half a day is their own overthinking …… also thought he was going to be Mingyue betrothed to himself.

The original is to find a good family ah.

Liu Wenshan then continued:

“Her dowry I have not stored in the home, is worried about her aunt born nausea.

“Young warrior and remember, in the red maple leaf home to the west thirty miles, there is a Sun family home.

“The third house at the east end of the village is empty.

“The bookshelf in the east room has a hidden portal that, when opened, leads to a secret room.

“The Jiao-tailed Qin and Mingyue’s dowry are both in there …… which Ye Konggu and I purchased together.

“If the young warrior finds a good man for Mingyue, he can divide the dowry inside into three parts.

“One portion for Mingyue, one portion for Shocking Frost, and one portion for Shocking Snow.

“And finally …… that scorched-tailed zither will be given to the Young Warrior.”

[Reward received: Clue to the Scorched Tail Qin!

As Liu Wenshan’s words fell, Jiang Ran’s side also gained a hint from the system.

Jiang Ran cursed in his heart, sure enough, he was obtaining rewards in such a way.

Strictly speaking, this was actually considered reasonable.

If you saved Liu Wenshan, you could get a clue to the Jiao Wei Qin.

If Liu Wenshan died, there would be no hope for this reward.

But the question is, in the midst of this, what kind of position does this system of yours occupy?

Just release the task?

Moreover, after completing this task, you only gained one day of life.

From every aspect, this knife catching mission was a pit.

However, Jiang Ran didn’t care about it after spitting for a bit.

After all, there was still the seizure mission …… As for the knife catching mission, even if it was a mosquito leg, it was at least meat.

“Young warrior Jiang?”

Liu Wenshan shouted again.

Jiang Ran, on the other hand, glanced at him and smiled faintly:

“In fact, when it comes to things like marrying your daughter, no one’s help is as good as organizing it yourself, right?

“Even with a thousand choices, one is still worried about being entrusted with the wrong person.

“If someone else were to choose, how could I be happy with that?”

Liu Wenshan nodded at his words:

“Young warrior’s words, but said to my heart.

“It is only a pity that …… time is not on my side.

“Now that this matter has been explained to me, I will ask the Young Warrior to take advantage of the night and take Frightening Frost and Ming Yue away.

“The farther away the better!”

Jiang Ran, however, shook his head:

“It’s really not possible to leave nowadays.”

“Why?”

“The people I want to kill haven’t been killed yet, and the things I want to do haven’t been done yet, how can I just say leave?”

Jiang Ran laughed:

“How about you and I cooperate and put on another good show?”

“Just like, the one you played with Frightening Frost?”

Liu Wenshan glanced at Jiang Ran:

“Can you be sure?”

“Yes.”

Jiang Ran nodded: “As long as you trust me.”

Liu Wenshan closed his eyes for a long time before slowly opening them:

“This move will keep Mingyue and Shocking Frost free from worry?”

Jiang Ran nodded solemnly:

“It can.”

Liu Wenshan exhaled:

“Young warrior Jiang, feel free to command.”

“Then …… first of all, you can sleep for two more days.”

Jiang Ran said while taking out a medicine bag from his pocket:

“In order to cover your ears, you can eat this.

“Even if you’re an apricot forest sage, you won’t be able to find out exactly why you’re unconscious.

“And when it’s time to wake up, I’ll come back for you ……”