Zongwu: Aspiring to be the mastermind behind the scenes

Chapter 6 The Mastermind Exposed, Li Xunhuan

When distinguished guests come, we treat them with a grand banquet.

Long Xiaoyun held a grand banquet, and the atmosphere was lively with the clinking of glasses.

However, the dishes on the table were a little hard for Lu Xiaofeng to swallow, and were far inferior to what he had eaten during the past two days on the road.

Even compared to the bowl of broth I drank at the beginning, it was slightly inferior.

Zhou Ming: It’s MSG, I added MSG!

Fortunately, in addition to delicious food, the banquet also included fine wine, which was what Lu Xiaofeng loved.

As for Zhou Ming, it’s not that he doesn’t like drinking, but he just doesn’t like drinking with such a group of people, so he pretends to dislike it.

Since he doesn't like it, naturally no one dares to force him.

If you don't drink at this table, no matter whether you are sincere or not, you will always be excluded.

Even though he was of noble status, none of the people present were willing to put their faces at his feet.

Lin Xian'er was interested in making friends, but on the one hand, she needed to pay attention to Lu Xiaofeng, a famous knight known for his intelligence, and on the other hand, she was surrounded by many admirers, so she could not get away.

For a moment, the area around Zhou Ming became the quietest place in the entire banquet.

He didn't care, his eyes moved over everyone, and golden light instantly burst out from his side, shooting straight towards everyone, landing on them, forming a mark of two simple cloud patterns interwoven, like a yin and yang fish, and like an eye.

This scene happened in front of everyone, but no one could see it except him.

This is Zhou Ming’s second awakened ability, the mark!
At first glance, this capability is just unlimited-range text messaging plus a camera function.

But in fact, it is also extremely against the will of heaven.

Because of this ability, Zhou Ming can directly mark any person, animal or object that enters his field of vision.

Once applied, it never goes away.

There is no consumption when it is applied, and there is no limit to the number of marks.

During the Lantern Festival, Zhou Ming walked around the streets and left thousands of marks.

Such a function is simply amazing.

It was a pity that the world was too vast, and when he was ten years old, his adoptive father sent him to Mount Zhongnan to learn martial arts from the Quanzhen sect, and he was not allowed to leave at will.

Otherwise, he would have traveled around the world for the past ten years and would have left his mark all over the world.

Now, it’s not too late.

All these people at the banquet have been marked by him. From now on, they will be his eyes, and he can observe everything around them!
It's getting late.

After eating and drinking, Long Xiaoyun and Lin Xian'er both wanted to test Lu Xiaofeng, but Lu Xiaofeng seemed to have drunk too much and was unconscious. They had no choice but to send him back to his room to rest.

The courtyards that Long Xiaoyun arranged for Lu Xiaofeng and Zhou Ming were close to each other. Not long after everyone left, Lu Xiaofeng came directly to Zhou Ming's courtyard.

"What? Are you sober?"

"What do you mean awake? I'm not drunk at all!" Lu Xiaofeng said, "I drank with them just to test them."

"Oh? So what did you find out?"

"Ugh!"

Lu Xiaofeng sighed: "The situation in Xingyun Manor is so complicated!"

Zhou Ming thought, isn't it complicated? On your wine table, the main culprit and the accomplice, the exploiters and the exploited, plus a group of gangsters who are here to join in the fun, and reporters who want to make some big news, are all mixed together.

Plus you, the detective who wants to find out the truth.

Human hearts are so complicated, how can this situation be simple?

Lu Xiaofeng said, "I originally thought that as Li Xunhuan's sworn brother, Master Long would be able to help me find out the truth, but now it seems that he has other ideas in mind..."

Although Long Xiaoyun hid himself very deeply, Lu Xiaofeng had a keen eye and could see that although he appeared to be a brotherly lover, he actually had a lot of grievances against Li Xunhuan.

After Lu Xiaofeng saw the Plum Blossom Thief's files, he had already had some doubts about the origin of the rumors in the martial arts world. Now, this doubt has been further strengthened.

"Also, the other person at the banquet..."

Lu Xiaofeng suddenly paused and looked at Zhou Ming: "In short, the people here are a bit unreliable. It seems that if we want to find out the truth, we can only rely on you and me."

"It's just you, not me."

Zhou Ming said: "I'm just here to join in the fun, but I don't want to get involved. If you want to find out the truth, you can only rely on yourself." "Ah? You don't want to participate."

"of course not!"

Lu Xiaofeng gritted his teeth in hatred, but Zhou Ming was determined and he could do nothing but turn around and leave.

Watching him leave, Zhou Ming thought to himself, "What did he mean by that unfinished sentence? Could it be that she has already discovered something unusual about Lin Xian'er? No way?"

Zhou Ming couldn't help but recall the banquet just now and suddenly fell silent.

Well, he must have found out.

The reason is simple, Lin Xian'er is too conspicuous.

As a woman, she should avoid suspicion in an occasion like today, just like Long Xiaoyun's wife, Lin Shiyin, the real owner of Li Garden, who did not even show up at the banquet, let alone participate in it.

On the other hand, Lin Xian'er, also a woman, took the initiative to show up, was very versatile at the banquet, and had a great time chatting with everyone.

With this kind of performance, if she doesn't stand out, who will?
Ordinary people can be fooled by the words of "people of the rivers and lakes don't care about trivial matters", but Lu Xiaofeng is obviously not an ordinary person.

It seems that he has already realized that something is wrong. As long as he digs deeper, he will definitely find clues and see through Lin Xianer's true face.

"But what does Lin Xian'er's situation have to do with me? I can just watch the show."

Zhou Ming smiled, turned around and went back to his room to rest.

At noon the next day, Li Xunhuan had indeed arrived.

At this moment, Long Xiaoyun, Lin Xianer, many people from the martial arts world, and even Lin Shiyin, who did not show up yesterday, all went to greet them.

When Zhou Ming received the news, he naturally went there as well.

At the gate of Xingyun Manor, Zhou Ming saw three people he hadn't seen yesterday.

A bearded man named Tie Chuanjia, who had received great favors from the Li family, was content to be a servant and groom to Li Xunhuan despite his martial arts prowess. He served Li Xunhuan for ten years while he was away on the frontier.

A pale-faced young man, dressed simply, held a sword in his hand. It was called a sword, but in reality it was just a thin piece of iron, sandwiched between two wooden boards as a hilt.

Although the sword is simple, the person holding the sword is not simple.

This young man was none other than the recently famous flying swordsman 'A Fei', a friend that Li Xunhuan made on his way back.

Finally, the man in white clothes, with a thin face and a shabby figure, but with a handsome appearance that can still surpass 99% of the men in the world, is Li Xunhuan!
Xia Feng was surprised and asked, "Didn't they say that Li Xunhuan could kill a Grandmaster ten years ago? How come after ten years, he's still at the Xiantian realm?"

Qiuyue also frowned slightly: "And he looks like he's sick..."

Zhou Ming smiled and said, "Don't underestimate him because of this. Cultivation and combat power are not completely linked."

Indeed, the strong man who was able to kill the grandmaster ten years ago is still at the innate realm ten years later.

Even though he was born perfect, it was still weak compared to Li Xunhuan's fame.

Besides, he is now pale, thin, and coughs once or twice from time to time, looking seriously ill.

With such a sick body, even if he has reached the innate perfection realm, he probably can't even exert the strength of the Gangqi realm.

However, he is Li Xunhuan!
You can despise his character, laugh at his past, and mock his sick body, but the only thing you cannot ignore is his flying knives!

Xiao Li's flying knives never fail!
Even though he is only at the innate perfection realm, even though he has such a sick body, if a master takes action against him today.

Once the flying knife is released, the only one who will fall will be the grandmaster.

And it definitely won’t be Li Xunhuan!

Chunhua asked doubtfully, "Master, don't you really dislike Li Xunhuan? Why are you so confident in him after meeting him today?"

Zhou Mingdao: "I hate his actions, but I love his flying knives!"

I still remember when I was young, watching Xiao Li's Flying Dagger, I only saw his superb martial arts skills. Once the flying knife came out, there was no rival in the world.

Naturally rejoice and worship.

But when he became a young man, watching Xiao Li Feidao again, he saw that he gave up his lover and handed over his ancestral property to others.

I really hate it.

It's neither love nor hate, but love and hate.

But there's nothing he can do, after all he is Li Xunhuan!
(End of this chapter)