Chapter 127

A violent wind struck Seeing Pei Ye's back, accompanied by a huge sound that exploded behind him.

He turned his head abruptly, only to see a huge water jar explode into a splash of water rushing toward his face.

In this huge mass of water and broken pottery, a figure crashed out fiercely.

The shards of pottery shot out and smashed down heavily. There was no doubt that if they hit someone, several bones would definitely break.

Seeing Pei Ye immediately pulled the woman fiercely behind the horse and at the same time raised his foot to trip the old manager. Turning his head, a piece of flying pottery that he really couldn't dodge came toward his face. He had no choice but to raise his forearm, and with true Qi infused, he smashed it aside with a punch, while stepping back to dodge the range.

And the figure that crashed out of the water mass was even faster than the flying shards of pottery, having already rushed to the door.

His face was tightly wrapped with a piece of torn black cloth, revealing only his nose and eyes. On the fabric was a large splash of blood. Seeing Pei Ye couldn't see his face, but this figure was somewhat familiar. Before he could grasp this subtle feeling, a shout came from behind: "Stop the killer!"

Seeing Pei Ye turned his head to look and saw a person in the distance flying toward them with his hand on his sword. Identifying him carefully, it was none other than Commandant Zhao from when he reported the case in the morning.

Seeing Pei Ye immediately lunged forward and reached out to grab, but only touched the corner of the figure's sleeve.

He should have been unable to touch even that, but the person paused and folded at the door. The two men were both knocked down by the pottery shards, and he twisted his steps and flew into the door.

Seeing Pei Ye followed closely behind. At the moment he crashed through the door curtain and the scene inside the room came into view, an irrelevant thought entered his mind—so this is a casino.

Looking closely, the killer had already stepped on a table and flown to the middle. Silver and bone tiles fell with a clatter, causing a chorus of shocked and angry shouts.

He saw him flip in the air, reach out to pick up a few coins and dice from the table, and flick his wrist to shoot them out. Seeing Pei Ye was about to dodge, but saw they weren't aimed at him, but accurately hit seven or eight candlesticks.

The flames toppled over, and the casino was instantly in chaos. Seeing Pei Ye sprang up from the doorway. His true Qi was not yet full, but relying on the strength of his muscles, he actually closed the distance with the killer.

The person clearly felt it. He turned his head fiercely, and a flash of cold light was already drawn from his waist.

Seeing Pei Ye looked calmly into those fierce, cold eyes.

The next moment, the person saw Seeing Pei Ye's face and was slightly startled. The coldness in his beast-like, bloodshot eyes faded slightly. Seeing Pei Ye also found some familiarity in those suddenly dazed eyes.

This eye contact lasted only for an instant. Seeing Pei Ye's body was still rushing forward, while the person, in his retreat, inserted that flash of cold light back, and his other hand pulled out a package the size of two fists.

Seeing Pei Ye frowned in confusion. The next moment, the package exploded in a wave, and accompanied by surging true Qi, a huge cloud of red smoke expanded in the casino.

Seeing Pei Ye immediately reached out to grab a roof beam to stop his momentum, but the smoke still reached his face.

His eyes felt a sudden burning heat, and at the same time, his nose smelled a familiar pungent fragrance—chili powder?!

Seeing Pei Ye had never thought that chili could be ground into such fine powder. As it flew and surged, it had almost filled half the room.

And although this stuff was inferior, it was unexpectedly effective in such an enclosed room. The chaos in the casino escalated; coughing, cursing, crowding, accompanied by the ignition of rolling candles and the dimness after the lighting was weakened. Seeing Pei Ye gritted his teeth and tried to open his eyes, but he could no longer capture that figure.

Seeing Pei Ye turned back to help deal with the fire. At this moment, the door curtain was fiercely crashed open again, and a figure like a gale swept in, rolling up an invisible current of air behind him.

This imposing figure seemed to crash into an invisible wall the moment it touched the red smoke, stopping abruptly, and then drifted back like the wind.

The person standing still was none other than the Zhao-surnamed Judicial Commandant of Bowang Prefecture.

He frowned and identified the ingredients of the red smoke, his face sinking. This time, he crashed straight through it.

Before long, several government officials rushed in. Seeing Pei Ye wanted to call them to help control the fire, but they only cared about waving their swords to separate the crowd and following the Commandant in pursuit.

After about half an hour, Commandant Zhao returned.

His face was even gloomier.

"Control the entrances and exits, and screen them again," he said in a deep voice, and then walked straight out the door.

Seeing Pei Ye couldn't help but call out to him: "Commandant Zhao, what crime did that person just commit?"

Commandant Zhao glanced at him without stopping his pace: "Murder."

". Oh." Seeing Pei Ye got up and followed, cupping his hands: "Commandant Zhao, has there been any progress with the previous killer?"

Commandant Zhao stopped his steps and looked at him coldly and majestically: "What is your official rank?"

"Ah? I, a commoner..."

"So you know," Commandant Zhao said coldly, and walked away along the street.

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Seeing Pei Ye stood at the door and watched the man walk away. He turned his head; the woman behind the horse was standing there in a daze, and the old manager had long since climbed up.

He lifted the curtain and looked into the chaotic room, but was quickly pushed out by the government officials.

"Don't move around! Wait until the investigation is finished before entering!"

"Officer, this is..."

"Arresting people," the official looked down at him with his hand on his sword. "What, you don't dare let the imperial court investigate inside here?"

"What kind of talk is that? Officer, Constable Sun comes to check our place every day; there's no fighting or bullying here," the manager said with a fawning smile, taking some silver from his waist and stuffing it into the official's sleeve.

"Heh, I don't know if there is or not?" The official laughed, then immediately restrained himself. "Alright! I have no leisure to deal with your filth and corruption."

"Then now..."

"You can't enter."

On the other side, Seeing Pei Ye was already standing beside the woman: "This young lady, do you know Brother Cheng?"

The woman turned around with a start. She had a quite beautiful face, although she was frowning and staring at this moment, she still appeared elegant and quiet. Seeing Pei Ye was not very familiar with this temperament—it was built up from poetry and books.

"You, who are you?"

"I met Brother Cheng by chance in Anxin Town. He said he had an appointment in the evening and set off alone early in the morning," Seeing Pei Ye pursed his lips and continued, "but he was harmed by an evil person."

The woman's face turned even paler, and she remained silent.

"May I ask who the young lady is?"

". We were close friends since childhood. Later I moved to the prefecture city, and he went to Tianshan to learn his craft," the woman said in a low voice. "In between, we only kept in touch by letter. For fifteen or sixteen years, I only saw him when he occasionally returned home. Now he said he was coming back to participate in the martial arts competition; we were supposed to reunite."

"." Seeing Pei Ye was speechless for a moment: "My condolences."

The woman was silent for a while, then shook her head: "It's fine. Since it's true, then so be it—thank you for telling me."

Seeing Pei Ye watched her lower her head and turn to leave. A dull pain came from his forearm. He lifted his sleeve and saw a large bruise caused by the pottery shard from just now.

(End of Chapter)