Chapter 734

“Li Li Tanhua, why have you provoked the Northern North Shaolin again? Could it be that you really have a constitution that attracts trouble?”

Li Li Xunhuan said with a bitter smile:

“Young Master Gu is joking; I am also a bit confused.”

In reality, the vast majority of people at this moment were in a state of only half-understanding.

They only knew that Xinmei and the others had found evidence that Li Li Xunhuan was the Plum Blossom Thief and had made a move to capture him.

Xinmei said at the right moment:

“Let this old monk explain it, otherwise Donor Li might not be convinced.”

Gu Gu Hanyuan smiled, saying leisurely:

“Master, please speak.”

Xinmei put his hands together, chanted a Buddhist name, and said slowly:

“Several days ago, my junior brother Xinhu’s lay disciple Zhang Zhang Xiaoyi sent a letter to the temple for help regarding the Plum Blossom Thief case. It just so happened that this old monk and Junior Brother Xinjian were down the mountain on business and were not far from here, so we came together. Yesterday, Zhang Zhang Xiaoyi sent us another letter, saying he had found clues to the Plum Blossom Thief and wanted us to meet up as soon as possible. However, because it was already late, we didn’t rush over in time. When we finally followed the secret signs left by Zhang Zhang Xiaoyi and found him today with the help of Donor Bai Bai Xiaosheng, he had already been dead for a long time.”

Gu Gu Hanyuan asked with a slight frown:

“And what about Zhang Zhang Xiaoyi’s body?”

The crowd dispersed a bit, immediately revealing Zhang Zhang Xiaoyi’s body inside.

They saw a very familiar flying dagger stuck in his throat.

Gu Gu Hanyuan asked Li Li Xunhuan with a half-smile:

“Li Li Tanhua, why did your flying dagger kill Zhang Zhang Xiaoyi? Could it be that there was some hatred? Or something else?”

Li Li Xunhuan said with a bitter smile:

“How could I possibly have any hatred for Elder Zhang? He wasn’t killed by me either.”

And the facts were exactly as he said.

Because of Gu Gu Hanyuan’s intervention.

Zhang Zhang Xiaoyi had not come into conflict with Li Li Xunhuan and A-Fei like in the original plot, so naturally, there was no hatred.

Gu Gu Hanyuan asked noncommittally:

“Then can Li Li Tanhua tell me what’s going on with your flying dagger?”

Li Li Xunhuan frowned and said:

“I am also very confused about this; the flying daggers in my dagger pouch are all accounted for.”

A-Fei, on the side, presented the dagger pouch confiscated from Li Li Xunhuan at the right moment; the number of flying daggers inside was indeed complete.

Xinjian suddenly shouted:

“Li Li Xunhuan, things have reached this point, and you still want to quibble. Since that’s the case, this old monk will let you die knowing why. Look at this!”

As he spoke, he threw the thing he was holding in his hand onto the ground.

Amidst the clinking sound, it was another dagger pouch exactly the same as the one in A-Fei’s hand.

And there was exactly one flying dagger missing from inside.

Li Li Xunhuan asked in astonishment:

“Where did this come from?”

In reality, Li Li Xunhuan was truly confused.

Xinmei and Xinjian had suddenly pointed him out as the Plum Blossom Thief and started a fight.

Li Li Xunhuan was forced into a corner and had no choice but to take out a flying dagger to intimidate them, attempting to ask for the truth of the matter.

However, Long Long Xiaoyun saw Li Li Xunhuan take out the flying dagger, exclaimed as he stepped forward to stop him, and kept his arm around his shoulder, constantly persuading him to stay calm.

Li Li Xunhuan was held by the shoulder by Long Long Xiaoyun and couldn’t move for a moment, and as a result, Bai Bai Xiaosheng took the opportunity to launch a sneak attack and capture him.

Along the way, Li Li Xunhuan couldn’t clear his name, so he had to wait until they returned to Xingyunzhuang, where Gu Gu Hanyuan was present, to investigate the truth.

However, he didn’t expect to see a dagger pouch exactly the same as his own, which had become evidence of him killing Zhang Zhang Xiaoyi.

Xinjian sneered:

“Naturally, it was found at the crime scene where Zhang Zhang Xiaoyi died.”

Gu Gu Hanyuan frowned tightly and said in a deep voice:

“Even so, it can’t prove that Li Li Xunhuan is the Plum Blossom Thief and killed Zhang Zhang Xiaoyi, right? After all, both the dagger pouch and the flying dagger could have been forged.”

Xinmei sighed:

“Young Master Gu is right. It’s just that there is even more important ironclad evidence.”

Gu Gu Hanyuan asked curiously:

“What kind of ironclad evidence?”

They saw Xinmei signal to the monks behind him.

Several monks carried in several large iron chests.

When opened, they were filled with jewels and treasures; many people revealed greedy looks upon seeing this.

However, the contents of one of the iron chests made everyone’s expression strange, and some young monks even blushed.

They saw that hidden inside were women’s undergarments of different styles.

Gu Gu Hanyuan asked with a strange expression:

“What is going on with this?”

This time, it was Bai Bai Xiaosheng who explained, first bowing respectfully to Gu Gu Hanyuan.

Then he said in a loud, righteous voice:

“These were all found at the place where Elder Zhang died; it was a very hidden secret chamber. These treasures were all stolen because of the Plum Blossom Thief, and these undergarments are likely trophies collected by the Plum Blossom Thief. The crimes of the Plum Blossom Thief are too numerous to record, and these are the evidence of the women he harmed.”

Gu Gu Hanyuan looked at the righteous Bai Bai Xiaosheng with a playful gaze.

Others didn’t know who it was in the Plum Blossom Thief gang that harmed the women.

But he knew that the person was none other than the human-looking, dog-hearted Bai Bai Xiaosheng in front of him.

This practice of collecting undergarments was likely his hobby.

Gu Gu Hanyuan’s eyes were deep; there was no good end for lecherous thieves here.

Tian Tian Boguang was killed by him, and Yun Yun Zhonghe was killed by Wu Wu Xingyun.

Only the Blood Knife Ancestor was relatively sensible and had good judgment, so he was spared.

The “Earth Net” also had an interesting story about the Blood Knife Ancestor.

It was said that he had wanted to pick flowers before, but accidentally ran into a woman who said she was Gu Gu Hanyuan’s woman.

Although he suspected at the time that Gu Gu Hanyuan wouldn’t look down on that woman’s appearance, he still didn’t dare to make a move and eventually had to run away in a sorry state.

This matter spread to the Jianghu and triggered an interesting phenomenon.

Women who ran into flower-picking thieves would all say they were Gu Gu Hanyuan’s women.

And it really did fool quite a few people.

The Blood Knife Ancestor was even more annoyed.

Those young girls with beautiful faces were very likely to be Gu Gu Hanyuan’s women.

The helpless Blood Knife Ancestor then changed his targets to married women.

As a result, those married women also said they were Gu Gu Hanyuan’s women, looking as if they didn’t care about their husbands at all.

As for the ugly ones, the Blood Knife Ancestor wasn’t interested, and for the beautiful ones, Gu Gu Hanyuan might not necessarily not be interested.

So even married women weren’t safe anymore.

Wasn’t it rumored in the Jianghu that Ning Zhongze had a relationship with Gu Gu Hanyuan?

Therefore, Gu Gu Hanyuan inexplicably gained many women who claimed to be his.

And this was the main reason why Gu Gu Hanyuan’s reputation for being a romantic spread throughout the world.

Of course, discerning people certainly didn’t believe it, as it was too outrageous.

However, for flower-picking thieves like the Blood Knife Ancestor who feared Gu Gu Hanyuan, they really didn’t dare to act recklessly.

What if they happened to run into the real thing?

The helpless Blood Knife Ancestor had no choice but to linger in brothels and whorehouses to relieve his melancholy.

Fortunately, the Blood Knife Ancestor, who had defected to the Mongol Mongol Yuan, was not short of money.

Otherwise, he really would have been stifled to death.

— Author's Notes —

PS: The marathon is over, time for a rest.