My Sword Has a Way

Chapter 31 Murder and Silence

A gentle breeze blew, and with a slight creaking sound, the young man who was sleeping in the bed slowly opened his eyes and looked at the swaying curtains. A chill invaded the room.

This time the young man was different from last time. He quickly retreated from the Sea of ​​Luck. Finding that it was still dark outside, he stood up and took a sip of tea.

Xu Zhian walked to the window sill, feeling the cold air on his face, and his mind was slightly disturbed. He looked out at the city in the distance, with a few lights flickering.

At this moment, a young man in brocade clothes got on the carriage with a grim smile on his face on the originally quiet long street. Then he was thrown into the shop at the back with a few sparks, and then a group of people drove away.

The young man in black frowned slightly, puzzled. This man was the young man named Yin Tian whom he met outside the city today. On this cold night, he did not rest at home, but brought people to burn the shop. His expression when he left was obviously very proud. There must be something fishy.

Thinking of this, the young man put on the black sword and walked out of the inn.

Xu Zhian ran quickly into the darkness according to the place he saw.

In just a moment, they arrived at the door of the shop, which was already filled with smoke and blazing fire. Xu Zhian looked around the shop, and when he saw the medicine shop, the young man seemed to remember something and rushed into the shop.

Xu Zhian covered his mouth and nose and looked around quickly, as if he was looking for something.

"Cough...cough...!"

Just at this moment, a cough was heard, and Xu Zhian saw the honest man lying under the counter.

At this time, the man was covered in blood, and blood foam kept pouring out of his mouth. Xu Zhian hurriedly ran forward and shouted, "Brother Niu!"

The honest man looked at the boy with blurry eyes, and the corners of his mouth moved slightly: "Ahem...! Wine... wine... wine please... please...!"

The man's eyes were dazed, and the blood foam in his mouth stopped flowing out. Xu Zhian looked at the honest man who had a slightly apologetic look on his face, and the boy's eyes gradually turned cold.

He still remembered the man's honest expression during the day and the kind old man.

The man always enthusiastically called himself "Brother Xu", and then walked with him all the way to Yancheng. During the trip, he explained to him the interesting stories and the medicine shop in Yancheng. Finally, he promised to treat the young brother to a drink tomorrow. However, he did not expect that things would change and he encountered such a misfortune.

"The water is gone! The water is gone!"

At this moment, a gong sounded outside, accompanied by a noisy sound, and quickly rushed towards this side. Xu Zhian put the man down, covered his eyes, and turned to run to the backyard.

As soon as I arrived at the backyard, I saw a father and son lying trembling behind a basket. When they saw the young man with a sword on his back, they immediately knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly, saying, "We didn't see anything. Please don't kill us, knight!"

Xu Zhian covered his mouth and nose with his hands, frowned and said, "Hurry up and leave!"

The middle-aged man cried and said: "The back door is locked, I can't get out."

Xu Zhian looked back at the sky full of flames. The burning house was about to collapse, so he hurriedly said, "Let's get out of here first!"

Looking at the locked back door in front of him, the young man gathered his strength and threw a punch. With the power of his peak realm, the door shattered in an instant. The father and son next to him widened their eyes with shock on their faces.

Xu Zhian looked at the two and said, "Let's go!"

The two just woke up and nodded. After leaving the porch, the young man with the sword asked them, "What happened here? Why were Tie Niu and his father killed?"

The middle-aged man was horrified when he heard this and shook his head repeatedly: "I don't know, I really don't know, they came in and drove us to the backyard, saying that they would kill us if we got close, and then the house was burned down!"

Seeing that the man didn't seem to be lying, Xu Zhian nodded and turned to leave. He had only taken a few steps when he heard a group of soldiers shouting towards him, "Who are you? Why are you here?"

Seeing this, the middle-aged father and son ran towards the young man. Xu Zhian frowned and said, "Help!"

The soldiers rushed over and surrounded the three people. "Rescue people? I saw you sneaking out of the back door of the pharmacy. I guess you are not rescuing people! You should be killing people!"

The young man in black had a solemn expression and said nothing. At this time, the middle-aged man beside him hurriedly explained: "Your Excellency is wrong. This young man did save us. I am the owner of this medicine shop."

The leader of the soldiers sneered and said, "You don't have the final say. You should go to the government office with us!"

The middle-aged man hurriedly said: "Gentlemen, I am really the owner of this medicine shop!"

At this time, a soldier whispered to his leader, "Brother, arresting the main culprit of the murder and arson case is a rare opportunity for you to make a contribution. Think twice."

The leader of the soldiers smiled evilly: "Don't worry, as long as you follow us to the government office, we will clear your name. Let's go! Everyone!"

The middle-aged man and his son walked over, but Xu Zhian did not move. Instead, he said to the leader of the soldiers, "I didn't kill anyone, and I didn't set any fire. Why should I go to the government office with you? Do you want to kill innocent people and take credit for it?"

The leading man smiled and said, "Do you know what the crime of obstructing an official in charge of an investigation is?"

Xu Zhian said calmly: "I don't know!"

The man grinned: "If you have the guts, take him down! Anyone who resists will be killed on the spot!"

Suddenly, more than a dozen soldiers drew their swords and chopped at him.

Xu Zhian used his palm as an axe to knock one person away, then jumped and moved, using his Qi to control his strength and slashed at three people nearby with his palm. Immediately, three figures flew backwards. Seeing this, the leader of the soldiers turned pale, and hurriedly took out a firework from his arms and pulled it into the air. Then a brilliant rainbow light lit up in the night.

Seeing this, Xu Zhian frowned slightly, turned around, knocked down two soldiers, and ran out of the alley.

The other soldiers did not dare to chase him any further and could only take the owner of the drug store back to the government office.

Xu Zhian ran out of the alley and walked around the street for a few times. After he found that there were no pursuers, he returned to the inn.

The boy put down the black sword and took a sip of tea.

I couldn't help but think of the tragic death of Brother Tie Niu and the old man, and my young heart couldn't help but feel angry and resentful.

This Young Master Yin Tian is really abominable. He rode his horse to injure people first, and then killed people to silence them. He usually acts arrogantly and arbitrarily, but now he takes human lives and acts lawless. He really thinks that his father is the sky of Yancheng.

Just a moment later, the city was in an uproar. Soldiers appeared on every street, with torches in their hands wandering in the alleys like fireflies.

Xu Zhian quickly picked up his package, put on his sword, and walked out of the inn.

Shortly after the young man left, a group of soldiers and several yamen runners entered the inn together. When this group of people came out of the inn again, they hurriedly chased in one direction.

The young man walked to a wall and looked at the notice with his portrait with cold eyes. It seemed that the Yancheng government office was really dark and gloomy. In order to protect his own son, the chief city official actually called a black cat a white cat and framed him. It was true that the top beam was not straight and the bottom beam was crooked!

At this moment, the young man turned around and looked somewhere, smiled faintly and said: "God has finally opened his eyes!"