The Legend of the Condor Heroes: I became one of the Five Great Masters by drawing cards

Chapter 119 Substituting one thing for another
I have to say, when it comes to showing off one's prowess in front of others, the finger-snapping magic is really useful.

Both the master and the servant were barely of marriageable age, and they thought they had encountered something unclean in the alley, so they screamed in surprise and hugged each other tightly.

"Who doesn't have eyes?"

The soldier and the two guards had their acupuncture points hit by the flying stones and were unable to move, but they still shouted stubbornly.

Unfortunately, before he could finish his words, three more soft sounds were heard, sealing all their mute points.

His shout calmed the fear in the two little girls' hearts a little. They looked up and saw a figure floating down from the sky, looking so elegant.

"I'm sorry, I was so busy attacking that I scared you two. I hope you can forgive me."

Although the man's tone sounded kind, the loyal little maid still opened her arms and bravely stood in front of her mistress.

"Yaoqin, this young man means no harm," the young lady patted her arm gently, "If he wants to attack me, you can't stop him."

She pulled the maid away and bowed deeply.

Gu Ping'an remembered that the three people on the ground were still listening, so he leaned over and nodded a few times, letting them fall into a deep sleep.

The young lady secretly praised the man's thoughtfulness and said, "Thank you for saving me, sir."

Her words and actions fully demonstrated the demeanor of a lady from a noble family, without any shyness at all, which was very different from the young lady from the Cheng family in Baoying.

[Attack at will, easily subdue three people, save Princess Huian, and be rewarded with 200 Jianghu Reputation points.]

Reputation level remains unchanged: Far-reaching reputation (30585/50000) => Far-reaching reputation (30785/50000)

The princess rarely sets foot in the martial arts world, so the reward is indeed not high, not even as much as the fame points brought by the Beggar Gang's publicity in recent days.

"Meet Princess Hui'an."

Gu Ping'an bowed and saluted according to the rules of the underworld.

Although he had guessed the other party's identity as a princess, he did not feel any awe for it.

"You" The maid called "Yaoqin" was startled.

"It seems that you have already heard it." Princess Huian simply stopped hiding it and smiled generously. "Your presence here is not a coincidence, is it?"

"Indeed, it's not. I just saw this girl Yaoqin getting off the pleasure boat, so I followed her over to ask her a few questions."

Gu Ping'an had no intention of hiding his purpose, but was a little surprised at her intelligence.

The emperors of the Southern Song Dynasty were all extremely incompetent, but unexpectedly, the only princess of the dynasty was an exception.

"As expected, they came here for the painting boat murder case."

Princess Huian was not surprised at first, but seemed to have suddenly thought of something and immediately became alert.

"Excuse me, sir, but is your last name Gu?"

Her question made Gu Ping'an react.

He went to the pleasure boat specifically to get information, and was able to guess his identity from just one sentence. Then he thought about the voice of "Master Jiang" he heard in the forest just now.
"Brother Ziyuan has mentioned me to the princess?"

“Exactly.”

When mentioning Jiang Lin, Princess Huian showed shyness for the first time today.

No wonder she had to disguise herself and leave the palace to investigate in person. It turned out that the royal lady had fallen in love with someone else.

As for how the two met, there is no need to ask in detail.

"I accidentally learned that Brother Ziyuan and another good friend of mine were imprisoned in connection with the murder on the painted boat, so I came here to investigate and happened to run into the princess."

Princess Huian nodded gently and turned to say, "Yaoqin, you can tell me what you heard on that boat just now."

Yaoqin also realized that this young man was no stranger, and nodded, "There is indeed someone dead on the pleasure boat, it was Yin Ping'er!"

"Yin Ping'er?" Princess Huian was stunned and frowned. "Why do I feel like I've heard this name before?" "Princess, have you forgotten?" Yaoqin tilted her head and asked, "When we were tasting wine with Young Master Jiang at Fengle Tower earlier, we heard everyone at the neighboring table mention her and lamented her so much!"

"is her?"

After being reminded by her, Princess Huian immediately remembered and explained to Gu Ping'an again.

"This man was originally one of the top performers on that pleasure boat, and was later spotted by Shi Zhaizhi, the son of the treacherous Right Prime Minister Shi Miyuan."

"I know this person."

"I forgot that Master Gu and Ziyuan met because of him."

Princess Huian smiled sheepishly and continued.

"Shi Zhaizhi, relying on his father's immense power, has always been rampant in Lin'an. Once he picks a prostitute, no one else can touch her. That's why those people feel so sorry."

Gu Ping'an nodded and asked, "Since she is Shi Zhaizhi's forbidden delicacy, how could she be related to Brother Jiang?"

"Yaoqin, please continue." Seeing that her maid couldn't wait to speak, Princess Huian didn't put on airs and smiled dotingly.

"No one else would be able to find out this!"

Yaoqin is also a wonderful person. She can't hide her pride in front of the princess, and instead seems like her favorite little sister.

Gu Ping'an was slightly puzzled. How could such a simple maid be able to find out information that no one else could?

"Alright." Princess Huian tapped her forehead. "Are you going to continue?"

"When I first asked, the girls all hid away. I asked everywhere, and finally I met a servant."

She patted the pouch on her waist with a smile.

"Silver is the most effective currency. The servant took two taels of silver from me and told me everything!"

Princess Huian was anxious and asked urgently, "What did he say?"

"He said that last night, not long after the pleasure boat left the shore, it suddenly turned back. He peeked out the window and vaguely saw soldiers carrying two people onto the boat before it set sail again."

"Is Ziyuan among them?"

"It should be."

Yaoqin nodded and continued to describe.

"He said that although he didn't see clearly at the time, when they were approaching the shore late at night, they suddenly heard screams from upstairs. A large number of soldiers quickly boarded the ship and searched the entire ship. They finally found two people tied up in the bottom of the hold."

"A scholar and a beggar?"

"Yes! He said he saw it clearly this time, and since there had never been beggars on the boat before, he even leaned over to take a look. He said both of them had been knocked unconscious."

"Yin Ping's son Yuan was framed by Shi Zhaizhi!"

Princess Huian quickly figured out what was going on and became furious.

"It must be Shi Zhaizhi who accidentally killed Yin Ping'er, so he kidnapped Ziyuan to take the blame. Yaoqin, come with me to the Imperial City Division!"

Although she is smart, she grew up in the deep palace after all, and she is not a concubine who fights wits and courage every day, so she only sees the surface.

"It's not that simple." Gu Ping'an stopped her by shaking his head. "This wasn't a spur-of-the-moment decision; it was premeditated."

Princess Huian was puzzled and looked at him blankly.

"Brother Jiang and the others weren't on the pleasure boat beforehand. If Shi Zhaizhi wanted to find someone to take the blame, he could have just picked anyone on the boat. Why go so far away and leave a loophole?"

"Is it because the ship is full of dignitaries?"

"Based on what Princess knows about the Shi family, would they care about an ordinary merchant with no power but money?"

(End of this chapter)