C33 (1/2)
CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE: Falling into the enemy's arms
White River Town was an especially large town. The roads paved with bluestone were as smooth as it was bright and beautiful. The road was very wide, making the town seem especially rich. The main street was lined with intersecting flagstones. The streets were bustling with an endless stream of pedestrians.
Gu Yueqing was captivated by this little town, and kept on saying good things. The willow trees on both sides drifted away with the wind. After circling around a willow tree, he said, ”This town is so beautiful. Such a beautiful town like this, the food must be delicious. ”
Liu Zhilin said, ”Does the town's beauty have anything to do with food?”
Gu Yueqing grimaced in front of him. ”Not talking to a fool like you would at least be better than that crappy biscuit of yours.”
Liu Zhilin said, ”This biscuit was made by my mother. Is there anything better?”
Rongyu Bing pointed and said, ”There's a Lucky Inn here. Let's choose this one.” Before he could even walk to the door, the waiter came out with a face full of enthusiasm, ”Dear guest, please come in.”
Gu Yue Qing pulled at the waiter's hand and asked, ”Do you have food here?”
The waiter smiled and said, ”This is the biggest hotel in White River Town.”
Gu Yueqing said to Liu Xiulin, ”Hey, idiot. Did you hear that? ”
Liu Dong shook his head and said, ”Firstly, I'm not a fool. Secondly, this hotel isn't big, but it has nothing to do with food. We won't know until we eat. ”
The waiter smiled and said, ”This customer really knows how to joke. All of the dishes in this restaurant are excellent, so I'll keep them safe.”
The five of them found a table and sat down. The waiter brought a menu and served it to Liu Zhilin. ”Guest, please order.”
Liu Zhilin smiled and said, ”When I was at Shaolin Temple, I ate fast food. At home, it was made by mother, so you can give it to them. I can eat anything I want.”
Gu Yue Qing laughed, ”It's better if Sister Yu Bing orders, so that this idiot won't be able to order any good dishes.”
Rongyu Bing smiled sweetly and said, ”Alright, bring the menu over.”
The waiter gave the menu to Rongyu Bing, who said he'd like to have a look at it. Jade orchid slices, fish-flavored meat pieces, fried kidney flowers, chestnut cabbage. ”Alright, that's all.”
After the waiter finished writing, he walked down. Liu Zhilin said softly to Gu Yueqing, ”In the future, you are not allowed to call me a fool.”
Gu Yue Qing turned her head to the side and said, ”You were supposed to be a fool. What else can I call you if not a fool?”
The three of them roared with laughter. Rong Yu Bing laughed and said, ”What is considered unimportant, the most important thing is the hearts of two people.”
Liu Zhilin touched his head and seemed extremely embarrassed.
After the waiter served up the dishes, Gu Yueqing watched as Rongyu Luo carried the dishes to Bai Wenfei while carrying a bowl of white rice and fiddling with the chopsticks in her bowl. When she saw Liu Zhonglin eating the food, she immediately swallowed the two big bowls and saw him pat his belly as she said, ”Miss Gu, you've really hit the mark. The food in this hotel is quite good, ”seeing that Gu Yue Qing hadn't eaten a single grain of rice, he asked,” What, you don't like it? ”
Gu Yue Qing heavily threw her chopsticks on Liu Zhonglin's body and said, ”Not good, I'm full.”
Liu Zhilin said, ”That's not right, I ate very much. How can you be full without eating?”
Rongyu Bing brought another pair of chopsticks to Gu Yue Qing and said, ”Come, Miss Gu, don't be angry. Being angry at a fool isn't worth it. You're starving yourself.”
Gu Yueqing took the chopsticks and said, ”I won't bother with you anymore.”
Bai Wenfei said, ”Big Brother Liu, you really can stay here as long as you want. It's so simple that there's no way to save you.”
Liu Zhilin, on the other hand, was confused and said, ”Why do you all call me a fool?”
The crowd outside the hotel stirred slightly, and an old woman said, ”How tragic.”
Another big guy said, ”Isn't that so? Their entire family has been exterminated. Who could be so vicious? I didn't even let a three year old go. ”
Liu Zhilin said, ”There must have been a murder somewhere. ”Let's go take a look,” he said, and went out.
Gu Yue Qing finished her meal and put down her chopsticks. ”Idiot, wait for me.”
Rong Yu Luo said, ”Miss Bai, let's go take a look as well.” After saying that, he placed some silver on the table.
Bai Wenfei nodded his head and the three of them walked out of the inn. The waiter chased after them and said, ”Honored guest, please wait a moment.”
Rong Yu Bing turned around and said, ”Is there anything else?”
The waiter smiled and said, ”No, I'm still looking for money.”
Rongyu Bing smiled and said, ”I'll give you the excess money.”
The waiter smiled and said, ”Please take care, sir.”
Liu Zhonglin walked to the front of a large courtyard with an impressive entrance. Outside, there was a large crowd of people surrounding the door. They squeezed through the crowd and saw that the gate was covered in blood. Corpses were strewn all over the ground. It could be said that blood was flowing like a river.
Gu Yue Qing took a closer look and screamed in fright, ”This is too tragic!” ”What kind of man did the evil trick,” he said, following closely behind Liu. He was looking over a corpse and bending over to look, when Liu Zuolin suddenly stood up and knocked against Gu Yue Qing's forehead.
Gu Yueqing cried out, took a step back, stepped on the hand of a dead body, slipped, and fell down. Liu Zhilin immediately went over to catch him, so that she did not fall on the corpse. ”Are you alright?”
Gu Yue Qing was overjoyed, thinking to herself that she wasn't that foolish.
Liu Zhilin saw the happiness on his face and said, ”Hey, what are you laughing about.”
Gu Yue Qing was startled. ”Let go of me.” She jumped down from his hand and rubbed her forehead. ”What are you doing? It hurts so much!”
Liu Zhilin said helplessly, ”How would I know you were behind.”
At this time, Rong Yuliang walked in and said, ”Big Brother Liu, did you find anything?”
”The murderer is very clean, but he must not have gone far,” Liu said.
Gu Yue Qing replied, ”How do you know that the culprit hasn't left yet?”
Liu Ying Lin said, ”You still say I'm an idiot and don't even know this. Look, the blood on the ground hasn't coagulated yet. The culprit is still in the vicinity.”
Gu Yue Qing took a small wooden token from one of the corpses. She looked at it and said, ”What is this, black, huff.”
Rongyu Luo walked over and took the sign from Gu Yue Qing. His face changed as he said, ”It's the Life and Death Token. This murder case was done by the Life and Death Token again.” ”This little sign is a death warrant.”
At this time, a beautiful middle-aged woman walked in from outside. She was about thirty-six or thirty-seven years old and was wearing a purple outer garment. She was extremely beautiful. ”That's right, this is another good thing that the Life and Death Decree has done.”
Gu Yue Qing replied, ”Who are you? How would you know?”
The beautiful lady said, ”Next week, how would I know? It's all because I followed them.”
Liu said, ”So Miss Zhou was here when the murder happened.”
Zhou Yun Liu said, ”This morning, when I was passing by, I noticed that something was wrong, so I quietly came in to take a look, and coincidentally saw a few black-clothed people committing murder here. At that time, there were a lot of them, and I think that I just had a corpse with me when I went in, after they left, I secretly followed behind them.”
Rongyu Bing said, ”Sister Zhou was right. Impulsiveness doesn't solve anything. Did Sister Zhou chase them to their lair?”
Zhou Yun Liu said, ”Huang Tian did not disappoint those who followed him, and I found his lair. ”I only left after seeing all the mysterious black clothed people entering.”
Liu Zhilin said, ”Where is he?”
Zhou Yun Liu said, ”Follow me.” With a wave of his arm, he turned around and left.
Rongyu Bing tugged Liu Chunlin's hand and said, ”When it's time, don't go in.”
Liu Zhilin turned around and said, ”Why?”
Rong Yu Bing said, ”This woman came so suddenly. I don't think what she said is true. I seem to have seen his figure somewhere before, but I can't recall where.”
Liu Zhilin nodded and said, ”Alright, I'll take over from you guys outside. ”If anything happens, just shout loudly.” The five of them and Zhou Yun Liu had arrived at the same yard.
Zhou Yun Liu tried to make everyone be careful as he said, ”This is the yard.”
”When are we going in?”
Rong Yu Luo looked around and saw that the surrounding was green and thick. Every ten feet there was a towering tree with a green stone wall. The door was wide and grand, comparable to his own yard. He said, ”This is a large family.” It doesn't look to me like the killer's hiding place. ”
Bai Wenfei said, ”A large family indeed. Only a large family can afford to have so many killers.”
Zhou Yun Liu said, ”I've heard that the Life and Death Medallion specifically seeks out famous people in the martial arts world. Those who disrespect others and kill those who obey the Life and Death Medallion will be kept in hiding, letting everyone know that someone in the martial arts world has received the Life and Death Medallion.”
Rong Yu said, ”So vicious. Last night, they had been busy all night, so they must be exhausted. They must be sleeping soundly in their beds right now. Elder Sister, why don't we go in now and kill them?”
Rong Yu Bing said, ”Alright, let's go in now. ”Sister Zhou, please lead the way.” Turning around, he winked at Liu Zhilin.