Chapter 197: Erniu's Secret

Xu Qing's words were the most exciting sound for Xu Xiaohui in these few months. She did not lie; everything she said to Xu Qing was true.

And the part she didn't say was the bitterness and pain she had paid to investigate in order to repay the favor in these few months. She now had no sense of belonging to the Seven Blood Eyes sect.

But she didn't hate anyone; she just didn't understand how such a good person as Senior Brother Zhou could suddenly die tragically. She just wanted to do her best to repay the other party's kindness.

Occasionally, she would also think, is it worth it for me to investigate so desperately... but Xu Xiaohui felt that if she gave up, then perhaps what she gave up was the last ray of warmth in her heart.

This warmth was the most precious thing since she came to the Seven Blood Eyes, so she didn't want to give up.

So even if Xu Qing used force to help her up, she still chose to kneel down after the force dissipated. It seemed that for fragile people, kneeling to others was also a kind of peace of mind.

Xu Qing also had emotions in his heart.

At this moment, he took out a sound transmission jade slip, found someone, and transmitted a calm voice.

"Come see me."

Not long after, a thin and small figure galloped quickly from the alley in the distance in the night, running at the fastest speed all the way, heading straight for Xu Qing.

Xu Xiaohui sensed it, and after turning her head, her eyes shrank.

She saw that the person who came was a child, wearing a dog-skin coat under a gray Daoist robe, the whole person looking bulging, but the coldness in his eyes and the malevolent aura exuded from his body were enough to make many people who saw it tremble.

Xu Xiaohui took a breath. She had heard of this person who liked to wear a fur coat under his Daoist robe.

She knew that the other party was a mute, and his fame had not been small in the past half year. He was the person who rose after Xu Qing in the Criminal Investigation Department, and he especially liked to torture and kill.

There were many wanted criminals tortured and killed by him, and although this person seemed to be only at the seventh layer of Qi Condensation, in fact, some ninth-layer Qi Condensation disciples of small sects also died tragically in his hands, because this mute was more desperate than those desperate criminals.

It seemed that for him, life was nothing. Once it was determined to be an enemy, it was either you die or I die.

So after seeing this mute arrive, Xu Xiaohui was instinctively somewhat afraid.

Until the next moment, the mute approached this place, didn't even look at Xu Xiaohui, and knelt down directly towards Xu Qing, the fanaticism and joy revealed on his face being very obvious.

"Go investigate the cause of Zhou Qingpeng's death. As for the details, you can ask her using the sound transmission jade slip." Xu Qing pointed at Xu Xiaohui.

The mute nodded vigorously and turned to leave, without asking Xu Xiaohui any questions at all.

It seemed that in his view, if he had to ask others before he could handle things well, it would show his incompetence.

Xu Qing looked at the mute's back, didn't speak, and stood there waiting silently.

At this moment, the dusk passed, the sunset glow in the sky in the distance was stained pitch black by ink, the moonlight was thin and difficult to reappear, and gradually the night arrived.

And the berth where Xu Qing was located was his specially chosen place, which was very quiet day and night, with no one to disturb him.

At the same time, the mute didn't let Xu Qing wait for long. The whole process was just two sticks of incense time. The mute returned, knelt there, and respectfully handed a jade slip to Xu Qing.

The answer that Xu Xiaohui had paid a great price to find out after investigating for several months was only two sticks of incense time for the mute. Of course, this also had to do with the Criminal Investigation Department.

At this moment, amidst Xu Xiaohui's excitement, Xu Qing took the jade slip and checked it.

It investigated the cause and effect of Zhou Qingpeng's death extremely detailedly. Xu Qing was not interested in these; he just swept over them and looked at the murderer's information.

The murderer was not a Seventh Peak disciple.

This person was named Li Zelin, a disciple under the First Peak, with a cultivation at the ninth layer of Qi Condensation. He was usually gloomy and had a great murderous nature.

The mute's jade slip marked that at least eleven deaths of other disciples under other peaks were directly related to this person.

It's just that this person was cautious, always killing across districts, and often chose targets very accurately, so he didn't cause any unsolvable trouble.

After all, this kind of thing often happened in the dark of the Seven Blood Eyes. As long as it wasn't done too excessively, and as long as there were no strong people to pursue it, then in the Seven Blood Eyes, various departments would not care.

For example, in Zhou Qingpeng's case, if there hadn't been that favor between him and Xu Qing, then he would have died if he died.

And the mute's investigation was very detailed. Besides these, he even found out the location of this Li Zelin at the moment, as well as his recent interpersonal relationships.

"Taken as a follower by Wu Jianwu of the First Peak, currently in the Zhimeng Building, Wu Jianwu was invited to go, who he met with, could not be investigated, but this Li Zelin is guarding outside the Zhimeng Building."

Xu Qing nodded and gave the jade slip to Xu Xiaohui, who was very nervous on the side.

Xu Xiaohui hurriedly took it and checked it carefully. Her breathing was obviously rapid, especially when she saw the end, her face was somewhat pale. She raised her head and looked at Xu Qing, her expression carrying bitterness and hesitation.

"Martial Uncle Xu, this matter..."

The content in the jade slip made her know the murderer, but also made her know that this murderer had a great background. She was not sure if Xu Qing would continue to help.

"Let's go." Xu Qing's expression was as usual, and after speaking lightly, he walked forward. The mute led the way, and Xu Xiaohui was stunned. Looking at Xu Qing's back, she took a deep breath, suppressed the excitement in her heart, and followed behind.

Zhimeng Building, is a restaurant.

It is considered one of the most famous restaurants in the entire port area, with a large scale. Usually, many people come and go. Compared with the restaurant of the Coastal Defense Department, the Zhimeng Building is obviously at a higher level.

Especially since it is mainly based on spiritual food, eating more usually can not only strengthen the body but also have the effect of dissipating foreign substances. Although it is very slight, if it is like this for a long time, the effect is still okay.

At this moment, on the second floor of this Zhimeng Building, in a very luxurious private room, three people are sitting there.

If Xu Qing were here, he would find that he knew all three of these people.

One is Wu Jianwu of the First Peak. Sitting opposite Wu Jianwu is the pale-faced captain. At this moment, the captain is no longer invisible, and at least on the surface, he is not missing anything.

The injuries have also healed.

The last one is a sighing old man. This old man is the innkeeper of Banquan Road.

But in fact, to be precise, there are not only three people here, but also a snake.

That snake is very large, winding on the beam of the private room, hanging down half, shaking back and forth there, as if playing with itself in boredom.

Occasionally, it sticks its tongue out at the captain, or makes a gurgling sound, as if asking something.

The captain smiled and raised his head, looking at the big snake.

"Ling'er, are you missing someone?"

"Gurgle gurgle!"

"How about this, you give me ten bottles of the foreign substance mist you collected last time, and I'll help you call that kid out and let him accompany you for a day, how about it, fair and reasonable."

The captain spoke with an innocent look.

The big snake's eyes lit up instantly, and the innkeeper old man on the side hurriedly stopped it.

"Chen Erniu, you've gone too far. It's fine to lie to me, why are you even lying to a child now!!"

Wu Jianwu, who was sitting on the side, swept a cold glance at the captain, picked up the wine pot, took a big gulp, and spoke lightly.

"Right and wrong are greedy, one day you will be chopped!"

The captain blinked, took an apple from his arms, ate it slowly, and gave Wu Jianwu a smile that was not a smile.

"Little Jianjian, although you just came out of seclusion today and don't know what big things happened outside, and don't know how powerful I am now, I still want to tell you that if I were the Grand Senior Brother, I would definitely beat you until you speak human words."

Wu Jianwu raised his eyebrows.

"Squinting and looking inexplicably, thunder strikes the hero!"

"You don't need to hold me up to speak. I promised the Grand Senior Brother not to beat his disciples anymore. Don't worry, I won't beat you." The captain smiled.

The innkeeper old man on the side patted his forehead upon hearing this and looked at the captain and Wu Jianwu helplessly.

"Alright, alright, I invited you over today for three things. I'll finish speaking quickly and then leave quickly. I'm annoyed to see you..." The innkeeper old man sighed.

"First, the time for the promise Wu Jianwu's master made to me is almost up, but I have no way to be in the Seven Blood Eyes recently, so I will reinforce the seal of the inn before I leave. You tell your master to send someone to take over quickly, otherwise, it has nothing to do with me if something happens."

"Second, Chen Erniu, I can reinforce your seal three more times. After three times, I won't be able to do it, so you must think of other ways to suppress it as soon as possible. The stronger the divinity, the better, otherwise... if it comes alive, you might not be you." The old man looked at the captain with deep meaning.

The captain's expression was as usual, still smiling, seemingly not caring at all.

But if Xu Qing were here, based on his familiarity with the captain, he would see that after the captain heard the old man's words, the apple turned in his hand and he didn't eat it.

"The third thing is also what I said before. I want to leave for a period of time. Ling'er is going to Foundation Establishment. She is a bit special, so I want to take her to the ancestral land. I'm afraid it will take a few years to come back."

"Gurgle gurgle!" The big snake stopped shaking and spoke anxiously to the old man.

The old man stared.

"Still thinking about that kid surnamed Xu, aren't you afraid he'll eat you."

"Gurgle!!" The big snake also stared, not backing down at all.

Seeing the big snake like this, the old man sighed long, and the wrinkles on his face seemed to be more.

"I think that kid Xu Qing is also good, and he is a very good match for Ling'er." The captain coughed and gave Ling'er an encouraging gesture.

Ling'er was happy instantly, shook back and forth quickly, and even spat out a small bottle filled with foreign substance mist and gave it to the captain who could speak.

The captain caught it and put it in his arms, his smile blooming on his face.

"Very good match, and I think Xu Qing can actually be a male pet for our Ling'er."

"Gurgle?" Ling'er was curious, as if asking what a male pet was.

The captain was just about to explain when Wu Jianwu on the side heard them mention the name Xu Qing, his eyes straightened, his body, which was leaning lazily before, straightened instantly, and his expression revealed heaviness.

"Who in the world is truly image, can you look back and be one person?"

The captain and the old man looked at each other.

"Don't understand."

"Don't know what you're talking about."

Seeing this, Wu Jianwu was anxious, his breathing quickened, and he gritted his teeth fiercely.

"The Xu Qing you are talking about, is it the Xu Qing who just promoted to Foundation Establishment in the Seventh Peak a while ago? The one who looks very demonic? Is it the same person?" Wu Jianwu spoke quickly.

"Yes, Xu Qing is my Deputy Director. Do you know him?" The captain's expression was again like a smile but not a smile.

"Don't know in the long years, heaven..." Wu Jianwu snorted and was about to speak when the captain said quietly.

"It doesn't matter if you don't know him. He's back too. I'll call him over to meet you, or I'll take you to find him to get to know him."

Wu Jianwu's eyes widened, he took a deep breath, and stood up.

"How can you go home with a big elixir, meet again if you have fate."

After speaking, he turned and was about to leave, but the moment he turned, a shocking pressure suddenly erupted from the street outside the private room.

This sudden fluctuation made Wu Jianwu's expression change, while Ling'er's eyes lit up, and she pushed open the window with her head and looked out.

Captain: "Pulled out by Little Mengxin to ask for monthly tickets for him... everyone just give as you see fit, I'm withdrawing first. If you have the ability, write me to death."

Jin Gang Sect Ancestor: "Everyone, beauties, you are all senior readers, save the world, ask for monthly tickets, I haven't come out for a long time, I'm worried that if this continues, I won't die in Xu Qing's hands, but in that ear demon's hands... I don't want to die, I want to accompany you until the end of time."

Shadow: "... monthly ticket... afraid..."

Ling'er: "Gurgle gurgle!" ===== CHAPTER 198 =====