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Chapter 67 The Truth(1/2)

Luo Xiaoyao pondered for a moment and said, "If it weren't for Brother Zhe, you would definitely be the one who followed Uncle Xiao in the Northern Han Formation... But how did the poisoned person poison it in advance?"

Zhe Deshou nodded with a wry smile, "When President Xiao fell to the ground, he said that Zhe used poison, and he was afraid that someone would blame him, so Zhe robbed him back, just to check what poison he was infected with. Oh, it's a pity that Dr. Miao was killed..."

When talking about Miao Changning, Luo Xiaoyao remembered the "Ji Cai" that was taken away by Liu Gongwen. However, he knew that Liu Gongwen had left the Medicine King Valley and his medical skills were extraordinary. He could create "Shenfeng San" that made people feel relieved, and perhaps also made "Shen Feng San" that people could eat the poison that deflated the energy, and asked, "When Brother Zhe met Uncle Xiao, did he ever see Liu Gongwen in the enemy formation?"

"Liu Gongwen?" Zhe Deshou was stunned and said suspiciously: "I have never seen it before. Brother Luo means... Is this poison he gave?"

He met Liu Gongwen outside Liu Jiye's mansion and recognized him.

Luo Xiaoyao shook his head, "I'm not sure... If it were him, why would he dare to attack Uncle Xiao?"

Luo Xiaoyao thought that Liu Gongwen was able to survive by hiding in the guard office of the Liao Dynasty's southern courtyard. He definitely did not dare to attack Xiao Yanbei, and there was no reason to use this method. He did not know whether Liu Gongwen was with Xiao Yanbei's army, so he naturally did not know that he was sure.

"I have sent someone to know about Mr. Jiang's incident and ask him to ask the people from the Medicine King Valley to come and investigate..." Zhe Deshou paused, looked at Luo Xiaoyao's injured shoulder, and said apologetically: "This time, Brother Luo and Miss Xiao have a misunderstanding, Zhe..."

Luo Xiaoyao knew he was guilty and said, "My junior sister is extremely filial and affectionate. She will naturally do this in grief and anger. When she calms down, with her intelligence, she must be able to see that this poison is not caused by Brother Zhe..."

"Oh, I'm afraid it's hard to hear Miss Xiao call me Brother Zhe in this life." Zhe Deshou sighed: "I don't kill Boren, but Boren died because of me... After all, Du Tong Xiao was injured by me. Zhe did not dare to ask Miss Xiao for forgiveness, but I just hope that she and Brother Luo would not have any misunderstandings..."

Luo Xiaoyao was sad when he heard this: "Brother Zhe..."

"It's getting late, and you're hurt on your shoulders again. Go and rest first. Let's talk about this tomorrow." Zhe Deshou said.

Xiao Muyun was extremely angry at the time. Although he did not take any ruthless actions, Luo Xiaoyao was stabbed by the "Shocked Armor" and injured his muscles and bones. At this moment, he was also full of thoughts in his heart. He nodded when he heard this. Following the arrangement of Zhe Deshou, he stayed in the county yamen.

Lying on the bed in the wing room, sometimes worried about Xiao Muyun's whereabouts, and sometimes thinking about who the poisoned person was. Luo Xiaoyao's mind was messy and he fell asleep in a daze. After a while, he suddenly felt a sound of fighting. He hurriedly sat up from the bed and heard that there was a sound of weapons intersecting outside. He felt tightened in his heart, and picked up the "Shuilong Yin" and snatched out the door.

It was almost the hour of Hai, and it was early winter again. It was dark. Following the sound of fighting, I came to the yamen and jumped up to the yard wall to look. Outside the door five feet wide, two old men in black shirts joined forces to siege Ma Xingkong. Not far away, Fan Gongfengzheng fought with more than ten soldiers.

Luo Xiaoyao was shocked, "Master Ma..."

Among the three brothers of Ma Xingkong, he had the highest martial arts skills and had already entered the state of Baodan Xiaocheng. The "Yueshuang Sword Technique" had already achieved perfection. The two besieged him were worshipped by the Zhe family army. They were only in the state of small spiritual success. They were forced by Ma Xingkong without the power of backhand. When Luo Xiaoyao made a sound and stopped Ma Xingkong, he quickly retreated to the wall of the yamen and was on guard.

When Ma Xingkong saw that it was Luo Xiaoyao, he said in surprise: "It's you? Where is Mu Yun?" It was obvious that he had not met Xiao Muyun who had returned to Yunzhou.

Luo Xiaoyao jumped down from the courtyard wall, bowed his hand to see him, and said anxiously: Have you never met a master or uncle at the junior sister?" He looked worried for a moment.

Ma Xingkong knew from Fan Gongfeng that Xiao Yanbei was injured, and was very anxious. He rushed to Langu overnight and also from Fan Gongfeng that Luo Xiaoyao and Xiao Muyun were together. When Luo Xiaoyao asked him back, he was stunned. Seeing that there was a white cloth wrapped around his left shoulder, he said, "How was he injured? But did the Zhe family rats do? Did Muyun go back?" He was very anxious and asked three times.

At this time, the Feng Feng Fan, who was fighting with the soldiers, had stopped and walked to Ma Xingkong. Before Luo Xiaoyao could answer, he asked, "How is Lord Duke?"

Luo Xiaoyao's mind was confused for a moment, and he knew that Ma Xingkong was impatient. If he knew that Xiao Yanbei was dead and was not clear about the situation, he would definitely kill him. Although he was in the Dan Realm, there were many powerful soldiers and generals of the Zhe family. At that time, there would be a tragic battle. His mind changed rapidly and his spirit moved. He looked at Fan Gongfeng and said, "Has Liu Gongwen ever been with the army this time?"

Seeing that he answered the question irrelevantly, Fan Gongfeng was stunned and nodded and said, "Yes."

Luo Xiaoyao was shocked when he heard this and said anxiously: "Will Uncle Xiao and General Zhe meet privately before they meet with Liu Gongwen?"

"Meet in private... but no. Before Lord Dutong went to war, Liu Chongfeng toasted with everyone to wish him victory. What does Mr. Luo mean by this question?" He suddenly realized that Luo Xiaoyao's question must have a deep meaning.

Luo Xiaoyao was already guessing that the poisoned person or Liu Gongwen was still guessing, and looked at Ma Xingkong with a serious expression: "Master Ma, please follow my junior..."

When Ma Xingkong and the others saw his expression, they felt something was wrong in their hearts. They looked at each other after hearing this. After hesitating, they followed Luo Xiaoyao into the county government.

The two entourages and soldiers of the Zhe family knew that Luo Xiaoyao and Zhe Deshou were like brothers. When they saw him invite each other to horses, Fan and others entered the yamen, they looked at each other, but they did not stop them.

The three of them came to the cellar. Ma Xingkong saw Xiao Yanbei lying motionless on the wooden board. He was already stunned. The Feng Feng Fan, beside him, stepped forward and "Putong" fell to the ground, holding tears in his mouth, and said tremblingly: "Master General..."

He bowed his head and stood up suddenly, turned around, stared at Luo Xiaoyao with brutal eyes, "Where is the dog guard thief?"

Fan Chongfeng and Ma Xingkong sneaked into the city. Because he was in the Liao-Han coalition formation, the worshiper of the Zhe family army recognized him and knew that he was here to seek revenge, so he started a fight. After Zhe Deshou arranged for Luo Xiaoyao to rest, he didn't know where to go. But after hearing Fan Chongfeng's question, Luo Xiaoyao looked at Ma Xingkong, "Master Ma, first look at Uncle Xiao's injuries..."

When Ma Xingkong followed Luo Xiaoyao into the yamen, he had already guessed that Xiao Yanbei might have been unexpected. Even so, when he saw Xiao Yanbei's body, tears were flowing. Although he was anxious, he was not a reckless man. He heard this and walked to Xiao Yanbei's body and untied his robe to check. He could see the cause of Xiao Yanbei's death at a glance. After a moment of silent words, he said in a deep voice: "There are many people in the world who can produce colorless and tasteless poisons, and there are very few poisons that can eliminate the energy of cultivation... It is accurate that Yanbei and Zhe De Shou were given medicine when they fought each other. If it weren't for Zhe De Shou's poisoning... Who did Mr. Luo think it was?"

After all, Ma Xingkong has been in the world for a long time. When he remembered Luo Xiaoyao asking about Liu Gongwen in front of the yamen, he was already alert, so he endured his grief and hatred to ask Luo Xiaoyao.

"This matter is complicated, I dare not make up..." Luo Xiaoyao paused for a moment, then turned to look at Fan Gongfeng with an angry face, "How did everyone toast before Uncle Xiao went to the battle?"

Even though Xiao Yanbei's death was in full swing, Fan Chongfeng was suppressed and pondered for a moment: "When Lord Duke is about to go to war, he is at the west gate of Langu City... The Qin general ordered people to come to drink. In addition to him, there were also Liu Gongfeng, Zhang Gongfeng, and Langu County Magistrate, a total of four people to toast Lord Duke together. Everyone was not unusual. If the Lord was poisoned at that time... it would be impossible."

Luo Xiaoyao hesitated and asked, "Who is the wine poured?"

"It's Liu Gongwen, the wine glass poured on the tray in the soldiers' hands, and everyone took the glass at will... Mr. Luo, did you suspect that the wine glass was first hidden by someone." Fan Gongfeng sneered.

At this time, the torch on the wall of the cellar was dark, and a person fell down was Zhe Deshou. Seeing this, Fan Gongfeng angrily opened his sword and drew out. The cellar was more than two meters wide and more than four meters long. It was less than 10 meters high. Fan Gongfeng thought that he had not expected the height. When he raised the knife, the blade cut to the top of the cellar and was stunned. Luo Xiaoyao had already taken the opportunity to block Zhe Deshou, "Fan Gongfeng, please wait..."

"Hmph, Mr. Luo wants to help this dog?" Fan Gongfeng said with a grudge.

"Brother Luo..." Zhe Deshou patted Luo Xiaoyao's shoulder and signaled Luo Xiaoyao to get out of the way.

Luo Xiaoyao was afraid that he would be in trouble, so he looked at Ma Xingkong and said, "Master Ma, this matter is only a chance to ask the younger generation..."

Ma Xingkong said coldly: "The general will inevitably die in front of the battlefield. If Yan Bei fights with the Zhe family fairly, Ma will have nothing to say. But if it is found that Zhe Dezhao is poisoning and cheating, I hope that Luo Xian's nephew will be out of the matter..." He was hampered by Chu Nanfeng's friendship with Mu Daocheng, so he suppressed his anger and gave Luo Xiaoyao a chance to investigate.

"Zhe Deshou has seen Senior Ma." Zhe Deshou passed Luo Xiaoyao in front of him and bowed to Ma Xingkong, who showed murderous aura, and said, "Zhe Dutong was not a victim of Zhe's poisoning. I hope you ask the senior to find out the matter first, find out the real murderer, and clear the name of Zhe's poisoning. However, Xiao Dutong did die because of Zhe. At that time, if the senior seeks revenge, it will be fine. At that time, Zhe's skills are not as good as others, and he will die..."

"If you are not as skilled as a human, you will die if you die. You don't need to speak out." Ma Xingkong narrowed his eyes and said coldly: "If you found out that you had not poisoned Yanbei, Ma would not seek revenge on you, so as not to damage my mentor's reputation."

Zhe Deshou spoke inciting words, not because he was greedy for life and feared death, but because he was afraid that Luo Xiaoyao would be embarrassed in the future. However, after listening to Ma Xingkong's words, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Luo Xiaoyao and said, "Brother Luo, is Liu Gongwen accompanying Xiao Duzheng's army?"

Luo Xiaoyao nodded, "At that time, Liu Gongwen was indeed in this Langu City, and with the city's garrison, the county magistrate and others toasted a glass of wine before Uncle Xiao went to fight, but everyone did not have any abnormalities..."

"Oh?" Zhe Deshou frowned, thought for a moment, and looked at Fan Gongfeng, "Zhe has something to ask for advice."

But Fan Gongfeng wanted to kill him with one knife. Seeing him asking, he snorted, "If you have any farts, please let it go."

"Did you drink that wine at that time?" Zhe Deshou said.

"Fan is the guard next to Lord General, how could he be qualified to respect his master in that scene?" Fan Gongfeng said coldly: "At that time, everyone toasted in front of the city gate, and Fan and his personal guards were waiting for Lord General on the road."

Zhe Deshou nodded and looked at Luo Xiaoyao and said, "When Brother Luo mentioned Liu Gongwen, Zhe wanted to find someone to ask if he was in the city that day, so he went to the camp to ask about some surrendered soldiers."

Luo Xiaoyao only knew why Ma and Fan came when they came, Zhe Deshou was not in the yamen.

He heard Zhe Deshou say again: "Maybe Liu Gongwen is cautious in his actions and many soldiers are unaware of it. Zhe remembered the Langu County Magistrate who was taken to Baode, and he had already invited him. Wait for a while before he arrived..."

"But at this moment..." Luo Xiaoyao smiled bitterly and shook his head. Now he had asked Fan Gongfeng that Liu Gongwen was indeed in the army. It was meaningless to ask the county magistrate again.

Zhe Deshouzi also heard Luo Xiaoyao's implication and smiled and said, "Zhe thought it was useless to come or not, but when he heard that Xiao Dutong drank Zhusheng wine at the city gate before going to war..."

He paused and looked at Feng Fan, "You followed Du Tong Xiao out of the city to fight, but you didn't know what the rest of the people were in the city."

When Fan Gongfeng heard this, he was stunned and frowned, "What does that have to do with the poisoning of adults?"

"What if the wines Xiao Dutong and everyone were all poisonous?" Zhe Deshou said.

Luo Xiaoyao suddenly realized, "Brother Zhe said that the rest of the people drank the antidote again afterwards?"

Zhe Deshou nodded, "This poison is not the red crane. Poison is killed immediately after drinking... Xiao Dutong started to fight with Zhe and was hit by Zhe's punch. There was half an incense stick in between, which means that this poison was attacked around half an incense stick, which only caused the person's cultivation to decline, but I want to have an antidote... I think someone wanted to use Zhe's hand to harm Xiao Dutong... Alas."

At this time, a voice came from outside the cellar: "Report to the general, the magistrate of Lu County brought it to..."

Zhe De Shou looked at Ma Xingkong and bowed: "Please move to the living room outside..."

Luo Xiaoyao saw Ma Xingkong's face relaxing, and he felt relieved, and led Ma and Fan out of the cellar.

As soon as the four of them arrived at the living room of the Yanei, they saw two soldiers with lanterns in advance, bringing in with an old man with a slightly fat figure and long beard. They must be what the soldiers called the magistrate of Lu County.

When the Lu County Magistrate saw Fan Gongfeng in the hall, he was stunned for fear. He recognized him as the worshiper who followed Xiao Yanbei. He trembled and bowed to Zhe Deshou and said, "Sinner Lu Wanshan meets General Zhe."

Zhe Deshou chuckled and nodded, "Mr. Lu, don't be afraid. I just ask for advice... I heard that Lord Lu is an official in Langu and has great support. After my Zhe family army acquires Lanzhou, I will let Lord Lu be the official of Langu's parents at that time..."

Lu Wanshan raised his sleeve and wiped his forehead, and smiled bitterly: "The general praised him, but the subordinates were afraid..."

The Zhede Detention Center said that it was not to imprison him. If he could take down Lanzhou, it would be a symbol of Lu Wanshan, who was quite popular with the people, to be appointed as the magistrate of Langu County again. The battle situation is unclear. He should be taken to Baode first. If the army is defeated, he will be taken back to the prefecture and reserved for future exchange of prisoners of war.

"I heard that when General Xiao went out of the city to fight with this general that day, Lord Lu, you, General Qin and the Khitan Guard Mansion, worshipped Xiao Du's glass of wine?" Zhe Deshou asked.

"It's because of this." After hearing Zhe Deshou's promise, Lu Wanshan relaxed and nodded, "I and the general Qin have given Xiao Du a glass of wine."

"Where did Lord Lu and everyone go after drinking?" Zhe Deshou said: "Have you eaten again? Or what have you drunk again?"

Lu Wanshan thought he didn't know what he was asking, and hesitated for a moment and responded: "When General Xiao left the city to respond, I and General Qin and others went to the top of the city to watch the battle. Mr. Liu, who was in the escort mansion, was carrying the wine pot that had not finished drinking, and also toasted me, General Qin and General Zhang, and Mr. Zhang, a cup..."

When Ma Xingkong and Fan Chongfeng looked at each other when they heard this, their faces changed. But they knew that Liu Gongwen was a master of poisoning, so they gradually felt that the person who poisoned them might be Liu Gongwen.

At this time, things had already emerged, and Zhe Deshou ordered the soldiers to take Lu Wanshan down to rest.

"Liu Gongwen..." Ma Xingkong pondered for a moment, looked at Luo Xiaoyao and said, "I heard from my teacher that this person had a marriage with Master Ling. My teacher wanted to kill this person at the beginning, but...oh, if he did poison this person, Ma would definitely let him break into pieces."

At that time, Mu Daocheng had indeed thought of killing Liu Gongwen at the Guardian of the South Court, but Ma Xingkong. Zhuo Wu considered that he was already a entourage to the Guardian, and he was afraid that Xiao Yanbei, who was the chief military commander of the South Court, would be embarrassed by Xiao Yanbei, who was the commander-in-chief of the Army in the South Court, and tried his best to persuade him, and Mu Daocheng gave up killing Liu Gongwen.

Ma Xingkong was secretly guessing that this poison was under Liu Gongwen. He felt regretful and turned to Zhe Deshou: "Yanbei has been hit by the poison that has deteriorated his cultivation. Who did it... Ma will definitely find out clearly. Now take Yanbei back to Yunzhou for burial. Is General Zhe willing?" He changed his words and said to Zhe Deshou as a general, and obviously he has begun to believe that Zhe Deshou is not a poisoner.

Zhe Deshou stood up and bowed, "Senior Ma has seen the injury of Xiao Dutong. Zhe should believe that he will investigate the truth. Although Zhe is against Xiao Dutong, he admires Xiao Dutong very much. Even if he doesn't mention it... Zhe has tried to inform Brother Luo that after finding out what poison was in Xiao Dutong, he will send Xiao Dutong to Yunzhou."

Zhe Deshou did this, and he was not afraid of misunderstandings from outsiders. The only thing was that he was afraid of misunderstandings with Luo Xiaoyao, who was like a guest at first sight. When Xiao Yanbei died, he had already sent a good military player to inform Jiang Qiubai overnight, asking Jiang Qiubai to ask the people from the Medicine King Valley to find out the source of the poison, and also asked him to try to inform Luo Xiaoyao.

Luo Xiaoyao also heard what Zhe Deshou meant. He thought of Xiao Muyun, sighed in his heart, and said to Zhe Deshou: "Thank you, Brother Zhe, for your fulfillment. I want to follow Master Ma to escort Uncle Xiao back to Yunzhou..."

Zhe Deshou nodded, looked at his injured shoulder and said, "That's good, it's just your wound..."

Luo Xiaoyao knew that he was concerned and smiled, "It's not a problem, Brother Zhe doesn't have to worry."

Ma Xingkong was also wondering why Luo Xiaoyao was injured, but because Xiao Yanbei's death was in trouble. Seeing this, he asked: "Why is Mr. Luo injured? When did Mu Yun return to Yunzhou?"

"The junior sister was sad and angry that Uncle Xiao was killed. She wanted to be detrimental to her elder brother. The younger generation was anxious to stop her and accidentally scratched her shoulders. It was not a big deal. The junior sister was sad... and she returned to Yunzhou alone."

Ma Xingkong nodded, "When the real culprit was found, if it were not for General Zhe's actions, she would have eliminated her anger..." He knew that Xiao Muyun had a lot of opinions, and could only comfort her for a moment.

Zhe Deshou led everyone to the cellar, bowed three times to Xiao Yanbei's body, and ordered the soldiers to prepare a marching stretcher, and carry Xiao Yanbei out on it on the stretcher. With the skills of Luo Xiaoyao and Ma Xingkong, it would be easy to carry Xiao Yanbei's body. He said goodbye to Zhe Deshou, and rushed to Yunzhou, which is more than 600 miles away overnight.

As Luo Xiaoyao and Zhe Deshou expected, the poisoned person was Liu Gongwen. On that day, he killed Miao Changning, seized the "Ji Cai" and returned to Taiyuan, and followed Yelu Zong Wuzong, waiting for Xiao Yanbei, who was envoy to the Southern Tang Dynasty, to meet.

At that time, Wu Wangbo and others didn't know that Liu Gongwen was in Taiyuan, so they led the elders to the Guardian's Mansion to kill him. As a result, they fought with the Guardian and suffered losses. Three days after leaving Youzhou with Chu Nanfeng and others, Liu Gongwen also returned to the Guardian.
To be continued...
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