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The news of Zhou Qinghe’s arrival was not publicised, but it was also not deliberately kept secret. Most ordinary people do not know his identity, but there are Jianghu people who have travelled around the world that recognize this famous detective.
Fang Yunxiao mixed among the common people and has been everywhere. He has been very courageous since he was a child, and the only major problem he encountered was the night before. And he was already fine the next day. He had established a relationship with the shopkeeper of a restaurant early on, and became a temporary helper for half a month.
On this day, he had just stepped into the restaurant when he overheard a table of guests talking mysteriously.
After hearing a few words, he stood still.
Then, Fang Yunxiao couldn’t care about work, he started walking and ended up almost running.
Shortly after running out of the restaurant, Fang Yunxiao gradually calmed down, and realised that he had just been impulsive.
Because the Chiyang gang incident happened not long ago and the rumours were raging, he didn’t intend to go to find Chi gongzi anytime soon. Intending to live according to his usual habits, without showing any abnormalities.
But now, he seems to have broken his habit on his own initiative.
He grabbed a familiar child on the street and told them to report to the restaurant that something urgent came up. Then Fang Yunxiao continued to run.
Even if he was worried, he did not run to the tenth alley straight away. Instead, he made a lot of twists and turns around the alley, and then rushed in from an inconspicuous place.
“Coffin snack shop”
Thinking about the strange combination left by Chi Jianxue, Fang Yunxiao looked around.
“Wu”
Something flew over suddenly and hit him on the forehead.
Fang Yunxiao groaned and picked up the thing and found it was a packaged pastry. The sweet and soft smell of the pastry can also be detected through the plain sugar paper.
He covered his forehead with a confused face and looked around.
“Oh!”
The sun is shining brightly. At the door of the open snack shop, the young man sitting on the rattan chair with a distant look, seemed like he belonged in a painting. The man threw a lazy gaze at him, raised his hand in the air and greeted him.
Fang Yunxiao answered subconsciously: “Chi gongzi”
“The God catcher Zhou Qinghe” Fang Yunxiao started with after coming into the yard. Hearing his words Yuan Buwei’s eyebrows rose a little, and muttered, “Not too slow.”
Fang Yunxiao looked as if he still couldn’t figure out the situation. He was a little anxious, and reminded him: “Chi gongzi, this God catcher Zhou Qinghe is a powerful man.”
“Oh, how powerful is he?” Yuan Buwei asked back. He walked to the stone table, stretched out his hand, and said, “Sit down.”
Fang Yunxiao sat down opposite him and took a sip of tea. Then he went on: “Chi gongzi probably didn’t know, but this is not an ordinary detective. I heard that every case he gets his hands on can be solved. As long as there are clues, no one can escape his eyes.”
“It is said that he is very meticulous and knows hundreds of martial arts. Glancing at the wounds on the body he can tell the age of the assailant, the skill of the assailant, and the martial arts skill used. Whether they are male or female, old or young, blind or lame. Besides, it is not easy for ordinary people to ask him to help, unless the case is very strange and arouses his interest, otherwise it will cost at least thousands of liang.”
Speaking of this, Fang Yunxiao’s tone was full of envy.
“He can earn so much by solving a case. If I have a unique skill like this, I would also join the administration office.”
After thinking about it for a while, Fang Yunxiao regained his senses. Then he realised that he seemed to have gone off the topic. He coughed awkwardly and looked at Yuan Buwei, repeating:
“Chi gongzi already knows the power of detective Zhou, so you should make plans early. Although his purpose is the Jiangnan Escort Bureau case, it is hard to guarantee that he is not interested in the affairs of the Chiyang gang. He may not only be investigating one.”
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Although this person is a great master in Fang Yunxiao’s eyes, there are many powerful and large sects in and outside Anyang. His strength may not be enough.
Yuan Buwei seemed to quietly mutter to himself irresolutely, as if moved by his words. When he suddenly asked: “If it’s as dangerous as you said, why did you come to report?”
He looked over with three points of worry, three points of vigilance, three points of doubt and one point moved. Playing “Young master Yan of the escort bureau” who has a blood feud, is hiding his identity and is particularly defensive against the outside world. Even if Yan Feichi himself stood in front of him, he would suspect that he himself was the fake.
The complicated gaze slowly scanned Fang Yunxiao, as if to examine his whole body.
The news of Zhou Shen is not secret, maybe Yuan Buwei will hear about it in a few days, Fang Yunxiao just passed the news to him a few days in advance. However, as Young master Yan of the escort bureau who has a big secret and is always fearful, not to mention just a few days in advance, even knowing such news a quarter of an hour in advance is extremely critical to him.
Fang Yunxiao was dumbfounded by his question. He knocked the tea cup on the table, raised his head and said proudly, “Chi gongzi is this young one’s benefactor. No matter how powerful the captors are, if this one is too afraid to even give the benefactor a warning, they cannot be considered a man?”
The suspicion in Yuan Buwei’s eyes gradually disappeared, and he looked at him with some appreciation.
Seeing this, Fang Yunxiao struck while the iron was hot, suddenly changed his tone and laughed: “What’s more, after seeing Chi gongzi’s superb martial arts skills, this young one’s heart was itchy, and has treated you as half a master in this one’s heart. In case Chi gongzi encounters an accident, where can another master with excellent martial arts skills and moral integrity be found?”
He blew a wave of rainbow fart without any trace and even poured a cup of tea upright. Holding it up with both hands to pay respects to Yuan Buwei. It felt a bit like hitting a snake with a stick,1 and he wanted to admit a Shifu on the spot.
Yuan Buwei felt it was quite interesting, so I waved to stop him and said, “It’s all right. As you said, there will be waves in AnYang soon. In the days before I leave, I can give you some advice. How much you can learn depends on your ability.”
Fang Yunxiao was overjoyed. If he hadn’t stopped himself, he would have called Shifu on the spot.
Afterwards, Yuan Buwei asked him about his life experience.
Fang Yunxiao also said happily: “This young one is a common man who was born to an ordinary couple. Our family has been carpenters for three generations and didn’t live in AnYang at that time. We lived deep in the mountains. When this young one was ten years old, father died an early death. This young one was fond of playing since young, and didn’t inherit any of his skills. After hearing a story about Jianghu from a foreigner, this young one’s blood boiled with enthusiasm.
Speaking to this point, the expression on his face was indescribable, and finally turned into full blown anger.
“Heh, if that boastful bastard appears again, he must get a good beating.”
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Fang Yunxiao was so angry that he hit the stone table with his fist, but it hurt so much that he hugged his fist and screamed.
As he jumped, a black rope hung around his neck swung out of his clothes. A small black stone is hanging at the end of the rope.
Yuan Buwei’s gaze was immediately attracted.
As early as that night, he had noticed it.
This inconspicuous little stone and the bright flame of luck above Fang Yunxiao’s head, in the eyes of Yuan Buwei, are probably the two most eye-catching things on him.
Different from the golden luck, this stone seems restrained, but it emits a strange aura around it all the time.
Similar to Luo Fu,2 it contains the Dao. In other words, it fluctuates with the law of heaven and earth.
The martial art of this world is to explore the way of heaven. The higher the realm, the deeper the understanding of the Dao, and the closer they are to Heaven. The top great master is almost in harmony with the Dao and all they want is to break through the void.
1 The metaphor of “hit the snake with a stick” refers to the fact that the person being attacked is good at taking advantage of the flaws in the opponent’s methods , and counterattacks sensitively, making the opponent feel troublesome.
2 Luo Fu, a novel that tells the story of an ignorant mountain boy who finds the teachings of a mysterious sect that has been passed down from generation to generation, but unintentionally stirs up the world.
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