Who among the gangsters wants to fall in love?

Chapter 37 Three people
In the palace of Prince Jin.

"Send troops to investigate Jinxiangfang and demand an explanation." After learning about Wujiangtang, King Jin simply said:
The King of Jin really didn't care much about You Junwu being stabbed and Bi Bo being robbed. After all, compared with Luo Chaoyan, these underworld matters were really not worth mentioning... If he was offended by his face, he would send soldiers to raid Jinxiangfang, and then ask Huanzhen Pavilion to apologize and hand over the three murderers, and the matter would be over.

No matter how powerful the Huanzhen Pavilion is, it is still a powerful sect in the martial arts world. With great achievements ahead of them, there is no need to create trouble.

You Junwu stood behind King Jin, his face looking a little grim, "But according to Huanzhen Pavilion, the three of them have already defected, and they are trying their best to hunt them down... It seems that they are determined to protect those three people."

"There is no need for Huanzhen Pavilion to offend me at this critical moment. Either they really defected, or they are trying to divert the blame. Huanzhen Pavilion has also been fooled." King Jin took a sip of the hot tea and guessed the truth. After a moment of hesitation, he suddenly asked, "Is Yuezhi back?"

Yuezhi, whose full name is Liu Yuezhi, also known as Guikui, is one of the two evil spirits. He is a sharp knife that King Jin uses to deal with the affairs of the martial arts world. All the martial arts people in Jin are terrified when they see him.

"Boss Liu was in Jincheng tracking down the Sixteen Evils of Xiliang over a month ago. I heard that he returned to Jin a few days ago."

Jincheng, that is, Xiliang, was awarded to Prince Jin by Emperor Jingzheng for his meritorious service in the Jingnan Campaign... Although the territory was large, it was also difficult to manage. The borders of both places were harassed by the Rong tribe and wars continued, resulting in most of the Black Armor Army under Prince Jin being outside to defend against the enemy. This was the fundamental reason why he could be a vassal king despite having 200,000 elite soldiers.

The King of Qin was in the inland at the time, and if he wanted to rebel he could lead his troops north at any time. But if the King of Jin rebelled, he only needed to withdraw troops from the border and the Rong people could immediately enter the Central Plains.

The best case scenario is that the Prince of Jin would risk being robbed and launch a blitzkrieg attack on the capital to seize the throne, and then send troops to drive out the Rong people when his regime is still unstable... But that is not very likely, as the imperial court still has 100,000 central troops stationed on various important roads leading to the capital, and if necessary, there are 150,000 Guanning troops stationed in Yanyun and the southwestern army of Nanzhao available.

Unless the King of Jin is willing to bear the eternal infamy of causing the "Rong tribe to disturb China", that is, just fight for the throne and allow the Rong tribe to plunder the people in the Central Plains.

Therefore, if he wanted to obtain the throne, the safest way was to capture Luo Chaoyan. By then, whether he supported the young emperor to ascend the throne, went to Beijing to take power himself, or asked the princes in the court to make their own efforts, there would be room for maneuver.

Leading the army north or establishing himself as emperor are both bad strategies. Unless one is really desperate, it is better to be a prince with real power.

"Let Yuezhi return to the city as soon as possible." King Jin stroked his teacup and looked at the snow on the frozen lake. He was silent for a while before saying, "He has experience in dealing with these Jianghu affairs."

Bi Bo was robbed, You Junwu was assassinated... That chivalrous knight was obviously looking for trouble with him. Although he didn't care much, he couldn't just ignore it. It was time to let Gui Kui take action.

"Yes." You Junwu thought for a moment and said, "Recently, there have been reports of a legitimate princess in southern and northern Shanxi. I think someone is secretly helping to spread false news to cover up the truth."

Hearing this, King Jin nodded slightly, not surprised. In fact, he thought that the false news should have been spread as early as the day when the news about Luo Chaoyan came out... Obviously, in the world, most forces are still those who stand on the side of winning or losing.

He suddenly asked, "Is there any news about Jiang Bai?"

You Junwu was slightly startled, and answered honestly, "According to the intelligence, Yan Jiu was assassinated and his life or death is unknown. It has only been one day and one night since Lord Jiang left the city. According to Ma Li, the time should be right."

King Jin hesitated for a moment before nodding slowly, "Go down."

Su Qingqi and Luo Chaoyan almost did not sleep all night. After Zhao Wumian came back, they took off their shoes and socks and went to bed to catch up on their sleep.

Zhao Wumian heated up the medicinal bath that Luo Chaoyan had prepared for him, soaked in it for an hour, and then went outside the yard to practice swordplay. It was not until the afternoon that he sheathed his sword, breathed a long sigh of relief, went back to the room and took a quick bath. He estimated the time and thought the two girls should have woken up, so he asked the waiter to bring in a lot of food before knocking on the two girls' doors.

By the way, the money extorted from Wang Changzhi had been spent long ago. Now, all Zhao Wumian's food, clothing and daily expenses came from the travel expenses brought by Su Qingqi and Luo Chaoyan's pocket money... Thinking back to when he just woke up a few days ago, Zhao Wumian had lofty ambitions in his heart, secretly saying that he wanted to be a bounty hunter to earn money to support himself. Now, he can ask Su Qingqi and Luo Chaoyan for money without any psychological burden.

Su Qingqi opened the door. She was dressed in green and had only hastily tied her hair up with a hairpin. A few messy strands of hair hung down in front of her forehead. Her unpainted face was lazy and had the quiet youthfulness of a young girl, which was eye-catching. The warm afternoon sun shone through the window paper and slanted into the room, revealing the dust in the air. The girl's subtle fragrance and the faint medicinal fragrance in the room penetrated into Zhao Wumian's nose, making him feel much lighter. He smiled at Su Qingqi, "Have you rested well?"

Su Qingqi had just woken up and hadn't dressed up yet. She felt that she was very slovenly at the moment, so she didn't dare to look at Zhao Wumian. With a slight blush and embarrassment on her face, she turned around and made way. "I don't need to sleep for long. Why don't you ask me to practice martial arts with you?"

"It's hard enough to be on the run. Now that I have some free time, of course I want you to sleep a little longer." Zhao Wumian walked into the room, sat down at the table and poured himself a glass of water.

"I didn't do anything after entering Taiyuan City. It was you who was always running around outside." Su Qingqi felt a little guilty.

"You have to protect His Majesty personally, and we are just doing our own job. That's why I feel sorry for you."

Thinking of the "Su Family's Son-in-law" that was wildly rumored in the outside world, Zhao Wumian felt a headache. At the moment, he was on the run and didn't need to worry about this matter... But according to the current situation, either the three of them died on the way back to Beijing, or they would have to wait until Luo Chaoyan returned to Beijing before this matter was exposed...

Women in this world attach great importance to reputation. Once Su Qingqi's reputation is ruined, the only option left for her is to become a nun with Guan Yunshu and live alone for the rest of her life. Otherwise, she will have to turn her fake play into reality and travel around the world with Zhao Wumian.

Thinking of this, Zhao Wumian looked at Su Qingqi.

"You're sorry to me? Why?" She walked to Zhao Wumian with her hands behind her back and sat down. She poured herself a glass of water and raised her head slightly to drink the water. Her tender and soft pink lips held the cup, as if the cup was tasting her lips. Moreover, because of raising her head, her upper body was slightly raised, so even a loose green dress could not hide the vast charm in front of her.

Noticing Zhao Wumian's gaze, she seemed to feel a little embarrassed. She put down the teacup in a panic, and without waiting for Zhao Wumian's answer, she stood up and walked behind the screen, "I'll go wake up His Majesty..."

In fact, she thought it was because she was too sloppy that Zhao Wumian looked at her... and now she was taking this as an excuse to tidy herself up.

Su Qingqi has been staying in the inn since coming to Taiyuan, and is unaware of the rumors in the outside world... Zhao Wumian drank water silently, thinking that it would be better not to tell her about this for the time being.

After waiting for a while, the two women dressed neatly and walked out from behind the screen.

Luo Chaoyan rubbed her slender shoulders. They were still a little sore from sleeping on the table last night.

But before he could say anything, there were a few knocks on the door, and the waiter's loud voice came over, "Sir! The big plate of chicken, a pot of spicy pork, and braised noodles you ordered are here!"

Zhao Wumian was just about to talk about business when he heard this and said, "Let's eat. Fighting and scheming are exhausting enough. Let's just eat and not talk about business."

Luo Chaoyan covered her mouth and chuckled.

The rare golden glow of winter was pouring down. The three of them sat together. Soon a large pot of fragrant spicy meat was placed on the table. They were also given a bowl of large plate chicken and braised noodles. The aroma filled their faces.

The King of Jin and the heroes from all sides are not fools. They cannot hide the darkness under the lamp for long. They must grab the horse as soon as possible. Once they get the thousand-mile horse, they will expect to rush all the way in a bloody storm. There will not be many more leisure time like today.

A few people know it well, so they cherish it very much.

Therefore, at this moment there is no temple or rivers and lakes, only three people who depend on each other in the midst of swords and shadows.

(End of this chapter)