Zongwu: Aspiring to be the mastermind behind the scenes

Chapter 9: What I Wanted, Bai Xiaosheng

"Impossible...impossible..."

A faint sound came from outside the wall. Lu Xiaofeng was startled and jumped onto the top of the wall, but saw a desolate figure quickly disappearing into the distance.

Li Xunhuan!
His body was shaking, and he seemed to be in a bad condition, but his feet were not slowing down at all, as if he was madly avoiding something.

Lu Xiaofeng hurried to chase after him, but ultimately failed to catch up, so he turned around and returned to Zhou Ming's courtyard.

Inside the courtyard, Zhou Ming was drinking alone, unable to hide the smile on his face.

"you do this delibrately!"

Lu Xiaofeng angrily said, "What a bullshit theory! It's all fake! Your only purpose is to say such a long paragraph so that Li Xunhuan can really listen to it and stimulate him!"

"That's right!"

Zhou Ming shrugged: "It's obvious, that's my purpose."

"You bastard..." Lu Xiaofeng gritted his teeth in hatred. "Just for this purpose, you made up so many lies? Do you know what Madam Long would do if those things got out?"

"Don't worry. You, I, and Li Xunhuan know what happened tonight. As long as you and I keep our mouths shut, I'm sure Li Xunhuan won't say anything. Besides, I'm just using the Plum Blossom Bandit incident as an excuse. If you can solve the case and reveal the Plum Blossom Bandit's true identity, won't that be enough?"

"Humph!"

Lu Xiaofeng snorted coldly and turned away.

Zhou Ming didn't care. He picked up his wine glass and took a sip happily. He said, "Chunhua, give me some more peanuts."

"Yes……"

Chunhua smiled and said, "It seems that the young master is in a very good mood."

"of course."

Zhou Ming smiled.

He didn't know exactly where Li Xunhuan would stand after arriving here, so he simply left marks all around the courtyard.

Because of this, he could appreciate the changes in Li Xunhuan's expressions from almost 360 degrees without any blind spots.

Especially at the last moment, when Zhou Ming talked about the four most important people in Lin Shiyin's life and her tragic life, Li Xunhuan showed an expression of deep regret, self-blame, grief and indignation.

If Lu Xiaofeng had not been in front of him at that time, Zhou Ming really wanted to rush in front of Li Xunhuan and mock him.

That’s the expression!

That’s the expression!

This is the expression on your face that I want to see!
Later, Li Xunhuan completely lost his mind because of this incident. He kept saying it was impossible, which attracted Lu Xiaofeng's attention, but he ran away.

"pity……"

Zhou Ming still had a little regret, that was his marking ability, which did not have the function of saving video recordings.

This kind of thing can only be seen once.

What a pity!

That night, Zhou Ming slept soundly and had sweet dreams.

The next day, the sky was gloomy.

Heavy dark clouds covered the entire sky and earth.

"It's going to snow." Zhou Ming said, looking at the sky.

Under such circumstances, another famous figure in the world came to Xingyun Manor.

Bai Xiaosheng!
When talking about Bai Xiaosheng, we must first mention the Weapon List.

This weapons list, whose full name is the Qimen Weapons List, is a list compiled by Bai Xiaosheng to rank various Qimen weapons other than swords.

It is said to be a list of weapons, but in fact it is a list of martial arts masters holding weapons.

Also, because it is a list of strange weapons, the martial arts masters on the list are all people who use various strange weapons.

The first one is Tianji Lao Ren, who uses the "Tianji Stick", the second one is Shangguan Jinhong, who uses the "Mother and Child Dragon and Phoenix Ring", and the third one is Li Xunhuan, whose weapon is the flying knife.

The fourth ranked Songyang Iron Sword is used by a 'heavy sword'.

The following rankings also include various strange weapons such as halberds, whips, crutches, flutes, etc.

In addition, this Bai Xiaosheng has four things that he cannot rank.

First, he would not exclude the masters of magic because he did not want to help them become famous.

Second, female masters are not ranked because he favors boys over girls.

Third, he does not rule out experts outside the Ming Dynasty because he does not have such a powerful intelligence network.

Fourth, he would not exclude masters above the level of Grandmaster, because he was afraid that a Grandmaster would take action and slap him to death.

Since ancient times, there has been no first in literature and no second in martial arts.

Even with the four-way ranking rule and the restrictions on unique weapons, Bai Xiaosheng's weapon list still attracted a lot of competition from the Jianghu, causing countless bloodshed.

In any case, as the ranking of weapons spread, Bai Xiaosheng's name also spread throughout the world, and he became a well-known figure in the world.

When such an important figure came, everyone naturally gave him a warm welcome.

After the hustle and bustle, there is Lengxiang Cottage.

Lin Xian'er smiled sweetly: "Why are you here?"

Bai Xiaosheng's face was stern. "What do you think? You've been so aggressive lately! What about the golden armor? You dragged Li Xunhuan into it, and now you've brought in Lu Xiaofeng... You're really not afraid of death!"

"So you're worried about me."

Lin Xian'er smiled and said, "Don't worry, I've already made preparations."

He then briefly outlined his plan.

Bai Xiaosheng listened, the solemnity in his eyes gradually melting, and he said, "Your plan is quite good. It seems I was too concerned and confused."

"Okay, I know you care about me. Since you've come all the way here, tonight... it's up to you..."

"You slutty fox!"

A fiery glint flashed in Bai Xiaosheng's eyes, and he extinguished the candle with a flick of his hand.

It's hot here, but the atmosphere on the other side is cold.

In Zhou Ming's courtyard, Lu Xiaofeng drank cup after cup of wine, his face full of depression.

"No...what's wrong with you? What's making you unhappy? Tell me and I'll cheer you up."

"At this point, you're still joking with me?!"

Lu Xiaofeng's eyes widened as he glared at Zhou Ming: "Lin Xian'er was also listening last night, right?"

"Hmm... maybe..."

"Do you know that today, many of the clues I found have changed. Things that originally pointed to Lin Xian'er now all point to Lin Shiyin!"

Lu Xiaofeng said angrily, "If this continues, the real Plum Blossom Thief will be completely free, and Madam Long will be wrongly accused!"

"Really? Then you have to work even harder. Only by finding solid evidence as soon as possible and exposing Lin Xian'er's identity can you prevent Lin Shiyin from being wrongly accused!"

"Do you think I can't do it?"

Lu Xiaofeng seemed to have drunk too much. His face flushed and he said stubbornly, "Even without your help, Bai Xiaosheng has come to Xingyun Manor today. With his help, I will definitely be able to find evidence!"

"Bai Xiaosheng? Haha..." Zhou Ming sneered.

Lu Xiaofeng drank the wine in his hand, stood up and said, "Just wait!"

Then he left the courtyard.

Zhou Ming curled his lips and looked up at the sky. The night became even darker under the cover of dark clouds.

The dark clouds grew thicker, and the cold air was concentrated in the sky, while the ground became slightly warmer.

But then, the coldness that had accumulated for several days finally turned into snowflakes, falling from the sky and covering the earth.

The snow fell in the afternoon, surprisingly fast.

Just when I felt a few snowflakes falling, heavy snow as big as goose feathers began to fall all over the sky.

In less than an hour, the earth was covered with a layer of white snow.

In such harsh weather, most people had to stop whatever they were doing.

But there are still a few people who are still busy for their own purposes.

In the middle of the night, the heavy snow finally stopped.

Peace finally returned between heaven and earth, but suddenly a sharp sound pierced the tranquility of the snowy night.

"Killed!"

"Plum Blossom Thief! The Plum Blossom Thief appears!"

"The Plum Blossom Thief killed someone!"

One after another, figures were floating around, and people from the martial arts world were following the sound with their light skills.

In an attic, under the candlelight, a body had fallen.

Blizzard!

Villa!

dead!

Zhou Ming thought to himself, "Looks like there's going to be some fun tonight."

(End of this chapter)