All the heavens, starting with Little Li Flying Dagger

Chapter 162 Who here accuses this official?

Lu Xiaofeng immediately went to the Jiang residence, just in time to see Jiang Qingxia leaving in a hurry.

So he followed Jiang Qingxia all the way and quietly tailed her to the Red Shoes' hideout.

Jiang Qingxia naturally couldn't discover Lu Xiaofeng's unparalleled lightness skill.

With a heart full of trepidation, Lu Xiaofeng approached the gate of the Red Shoes' stronghold, only to hear Xue Bing's voice coming from inside.

"Is this really okay?"

Lu Xiaofeng's face lit up with joy. Xue Bing's tone sounded calm, so he should be alright.

Is it all over?!
"Of course you can. Didn't you just see your older sister try it?"

"It only hurts a little when you first go in, but you get used to it afterward."

Lu Xiaofeng's expression changed.
That's Wang Gan's voice!
It really was him? What is he going to do to Xue Bing?!

"But...this is really long and thick, I've never seen anything so long before."

"Is it really okay to be so direct?"

Xue Bing's voice trembled slightly, seemingly carrying a hint of fear and a hint of anticipation!
Lu Xiaofeng suddenly raised his head, not only to check if he had a hat on his head, but also for another reason.

Because if you look down, tears will fall.

Lu Xiaofeng was filled with grief and indignation. He hadn't expected that his deep concern for Xue Bing's situation would ultimately lead to this.
He felt like the busiest clown in Peking Opera.

"Hey! It really came in!"

"It really doesn't hurt!"

Xue Bing's tone carried a hint of excitement.
Lu Xiaofeng's eyes turned red, just as red as his nose.

boom!
Ignoring everything else, Lu Xiaofeng kicked open the door and leaped inside, his eyes bloodshot as if he wanted to kill.

"you!?"

Lu Xiaofeng was stunned for a moment, frozen in place.

".What are you doing?"

It was completely different from the disgusting scene he had imagined.
Wang Gan was holding a silver needle and stabbing it into Xue Bing's hand.

Surrounding them was a circle of pretty women, each with their own unique charm, all wearing smiles as they watched the spectacle.

"us."

Wang Gan gestured to the silver needle in his hand, a smirk playing on his lips.

"He's receiving treatment."

"You're treating patients?!"

Lu Xiaofeng looked incredulous.

"As the leader of the Red Shoes, I naturally have the obligation to protect the health of our members."

"So I gathered these people together for a physical examination and to treat their minor ailments."

Wang Gan pointed at Xue Bing and sighed.

"Your cold-hearted nature is unpredictable. I only realized it after taking your pulse. It turns out that your internal heat is too strong, and the imbalance of heat in the upper body and cold in the lower body leads to your unpredictable temperament."

"So I gave her acupuncture to treat her illness."

Lu Xiaofeng pointed at the silver needle in Wang Gan's hand, her voice trembling.

"So the long and thick thing you were talking about earlier... it's this needle!?"

Wang Gan laughed.

"Isn't this needle neither long nor thick?"

Lu Xiaofeng examined it carefully and found that it was indeed much longer and thicker than ordinary silver needles.

"It is indeed long and thick!"

He was speechless.

"But I just thought..."

Lu Xiaofeng hesitated, then his face suddenly turned pale and then green.

"What do you think we are doing?"

Wang Gan sighed.

"I never imagined that my hospitality and courtesy towards my sister-in-law would be so misunderstood by you!"

"This is truly heartbreaking!"

Xue Bing blushed, realizing that what she had just said was very misleading.

"I didn't expect you to arrive so quickly!"

Xue Bing went to greet her, her fair cheeks slightly flushed.

Lu Xiaofeng breathed a sigh of relief, stepped forward, took Xue Bing's hand, and sighed.

"You little rascal, you scared me half to death! I never expected you to be alright."

hiss.
Lu Xiaofeng rubbed his shoulder in pain, after being bitten again by the woman.

"The way you're talking makes it sound like I have something to say!"

Xue Bing's expression was unfriendly, and she snorted coldly.

"That was not what I meant."

Suddenly, Lu Xiaofeng's expression changed, as if he realized something.

"Wait a minute, Xue Bing, you're also a member of the Red Shoes?!"

"So, does that mean you and Granny Gongsun in the red shoes only recently started dating?"

Lu Xiaofeng looked at Wang Gan, as if he understood something.

“That’s right. Granny Gongsun also came to me about the Embroidery Thief. Someone deliberately placed the silk at the crime scene to frame them for the red shoes.”

Wang Gan nodded with a smile.

"So the Embroidered Bandit can't be Granny Gongsun, and it certainly can't be me!"

"Recently, Sikong Zhaixing was even sent by someone to steal yours."

Lu Xiaofeng looked at Wang Gan's lower body. Ever since he learned what the 'Heavenly Secret Staff' really was, he could no longer look at the three words 'Heavenly Secret Staff' the same way.

"It's no secret in the martial arts world that you scared Ouyang Qing away because you tried to force yourself on her, especially among those who frequent Yingchun Pavilion. And Ouyang Qing is also a member of the Red Shoes!"

Lu Xiaofeng's eyes darted around, landing on Ouyang Qing's smiling face. "It seems the mastermind stole the Heavenly Secret Staff to test your intelligence capabilities, even preventing Red Shoes from seeking your help. But he never expected that your Heavenly Secret Staff couldn't be stolen at all!"

"So, there must be members or accomplices of the Embroidered Thief among the Red Shoes."

Lu Xiaofeng's clever mind immediately came into play, connecting all the key pieces of information and intelligence.

"There aren't many people who can order around a thief, and there's only one person who can order him around and leave him speechless!"

Lu Xiaofeng suddenly understood; everything made sense!

"It's a constable!"

"Only a constable with exceptional martial arts skills and a high enough rank can easily command the world's number one thief!"

Gongsun Da Niang was also somewhat surprised to hear this.
"Lu Xiaofeng with four eyebrows is indeed as good as his reputation; he is truly exceptionally intelligent."

Wang Gan also laughed.
"I told you, even without me, this guy could figure out who's behind it all."

Lu Xiaofeng suddenly woke up with a start, realizing something was wrong.

"not good!"

Ta-ta-ta-ta!

Suddenly, a dense sound of footsteps rang out around the stronghold. The footsteps were neat and powerful, sounding like those of a well-trained person.

Fully armed soldiers lined up in rows, their expressions grim, and in the blink of an eye, they had completely surrounded the stronghold!

Click, click!

The sound of crossbows being cocked rang out, and the chilling wind even carried a hint of smoke. These people were actually fully armed elite soldiers!
"Surround this area for me, and don't let a single fly out!"

A familiar voice came, and even more familiar was that figure dressed in luxurious attire.

"Jin Jiuling! It really is you!"

Lu Xiaofeng frowned and looked at the person who had come.

"As expected, you are the Embroidered Thief!"

"It was you who sent Sikong Zhaixing to steal the Heavenly Secret Staff, and you even framed Gongsun Da Niang."

Jin Jiuling snorted coldly.
"Who among you dares to accuse me, the official in this court?"

Lu Xiaofeng's face darkened.
"Jin Jiuling, I treated you like a brother, but you treated me like a Japanese envoy!"

"They used me, and now they're trying to frame me!"

"Do you think you've covered your tracks perfectly? Don't forget, you have an inside man in the red shoes."

Jin Jiuling laughed heartily, his tone disdainful.

Who would believe a bunch of thieves? You? Or me?

Then Jin Jiuling's expression turned solemn, and his eyes looked at Lu Xiaofeng with a hint of disappointment and heartache!
"Lu Xiaofeng, I trusted you so much and even asked you to help solve cases, but I never expected that you had already teamed up with Red Shoes."

"You're a real master embroidery thief!"

Lu Xiaofeng was so angry he laughed.
"Good good!"

"Jin Jiuling, you think you're the only one with exceptional intelligence and superb acting skills, but little do you know I have a backup plan!"

Jin Jiuling frowned, a vague unease creeping into his heart.

Lu Xiaofeng's confident assertion suggests he might have some unknown backup plan!

Wang Gan also looked at Lu Xiaofeng with great interest, curious about what tricks this guy had up his sleeve.

call out!
Lu Xiaofeng took two steps forward, then suddenly slipped and fell behind Wang Gan.

"Wang Gan, charge!"

Lu Xiaofeng waved his hand and gave the order in a serious tone.

"Your backup plan... is me?"

Wang Gan was also taken aback.
That Lu Xiaoji is indeed cunning and shameless.

"if not!?"

Lu Xiaofeng shrugged, looking helpless.

"These are all powerful bows and crossbows, even muskets and cannons. With my rudimentary skills, how could I possibly be a match for them?"

"Moreover, given your style of doing things, if you dare to interfere in this matter, you must have already had a backup plan."

Speaking of this, Lu Xiaofeng thought of Wang Gan's strength, which allowed him to break even meteorite iron. Lu Xiaofeng had serious doubts about whether these elite soldiers and firearms could stop Wang Gan.

"Ah"

Jin Jiuling sneered.

He thought it was some kind of backup plan, but it turned out to be the Heavenly Secret Prince.

"Young Master Tianji, you can't escape either!"

"You framed an official of the imperial court and colluded with Lu Xiaofeng to commit such a major crime. Why don't you surrender and be arrested!"

"Otherwise, even if you are a master of martial arts, you will not be able to withstand the imperial court's guns, cannons, and crossbows!"

Jin Jiuling was also a master; although he wasn't in the top ten of the weapon rankings, he was confident that he was nearly on par with them.
He was confident that he was not much worse than Lu Xiaofeng, but he also knew that he was probably no match for Dugu Yihe, who was easily defeated by Tianji Gongzi.

Jin Jiuling could hardly imagine how terrifying the martial arts of the Heavenly Mystery Prince were, so this time he did not boast about his own martial arts as in the original story, but instead used his status to find the imperial court's elite troops to help him!

"And who said that only Young Master Tianji is a master of the Weapon Rankings present!"

Jin Jiuling smiled smugly; he certainly had a backup plan!
Lu Xiaofeng's expression suddenly changed, and his heart turned cold.

Because, without anyone noticing, a person suddenly appeared beside them.

Dressed in white, with an aloof and noble air, he seemed like an immortal descending to earth.

Most importantly, this person was holding a sword, a long sword that made the entire martial arts world tremble with fear!

Lord of Baiyun City—Ye Gucheng!
"We urge the city lord to cooperate with the imperial court to apprehend the perpetrators!"

Jin Jiuling cupped his hands in a respectful gesture.

While he was hailed as the world's number one detective, he had actually retired, which is why he needed to commit so many major crimes to make a fortune in the end.

Those who frequently hold leadership positions know that power is granted by one's position, not by oneself; once one is no longer in a position, that power disappears.

Needless to say, whether in the imperial court or in the martial arts world, Ye Gucheng was above him.

Jin Jiuling was able to recruit these elite soldiers thanks to Ye Gucheng and the Pingnan Prince's Mansion, one reason being that the Pingnan Prince's Mansion was also a victim of the theft.

(End of this chapter)