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    Chapter 53: Morning encounter: The wild goose does not return: Trouble.

    In the early morning, the sky is still bright, the moon has not completely retreated, and the sun is still under the horizon, pregnant with vigorous power.The long streets were deserted, except for the lingering mist, which made the whole capital look like a dozing lion.Very few people get up so early, and most of the people who make breakfast are still in dreamland – but there are always exceptions.

    Yan Bugui, who came back from practicing swordsmanship in the city, habitually wanted to lift his hat, but his hand came up empty. Only then did he remember that he didn’t wear a hat when he went out today.The colorful feathered Bai Renyu was originally flying above his head, acting as a guide for Sinan, but now it landed on his master’s shoulder, shouting as quietly as possible: “It’s him again! It’s him again!”

    The parrot was talking about a strange man – when he came to the capital during this time, Yan Bugui still maintained the habit of getting up early and going out to the city to practice swordsmanship. And every time he came back from outside the city, he would meet a man walking in the streets every now and then.This man looked to be in his forties, tall and strong, with a serious and almost cruel face. He looked like he was not someone to be trifled with.

    Yan Bugui doesn’t meet this person every day, and the other person’s starting point seems to be different every time, but he seems to have his own fixed walking route. As long as the swordsman doesn’t deviate too much, he will see the other person from time to time – but he still doesn’t know who the person is, and he doesn’t know if the other person has noticed him. After all, he comes up and down every day and does not walk on the ground.

    The mist in the morning was sometimes light and sometimes thick, but today it seemed that the passing wind was too gentle. Not only did the mist linger, but it also obscured the vision. As long as the distance was further away, it was almost impossible to see clearly the surroundings.

    Even though it was foggy weather, it had little impact on the wild geese.He stood on a certain roof and saw the man who liked to walk, and also saw several large cars hidden in front and behind him.Even if the murderous intention of the person in the car was not directed at the swordsman, he could still sense the terrifying danger.

    Bai Renyu’s voice this time was already speaking at its smallest volume. Unfortunately, in such a quiet environment, it was still very refreshing.

    The man below who liked to take morning walks immediately looked in the direction of the sound, and the attackers in the two carts with awnings also seized this opportunity and rushed out resolutely. Dozens of archers stood up one after another, aiming at the man with their bows and arrows!

    Yan Bugui actually didn’t want to meddle in other people’s business. After all, he didn’t know the origins of both parties, but this matter had something to do with him at this time, so he also pulled out his sword at the same moment – just when Li Yanbei’s expression changed slightly due to the attack, he suddenly heard a “buzz” sound, and the cold sword light swept across from a high place, cutting down all the arrows that were shot at him.

    Such an unexpected turn of events did not scare away the attackers at first, because they had more accomplices.In fact, after the swordsman struck out once, he had no intention of striking out a second time, but at this moment he looked at the eaves on the other side——

    A not entirely unfamiliar figure came up from nowhere, and two points of light flashed across its fingertips, followed immediately by the sound of a bowstring breaking.Encountering obstacles one after another, the attackers immediately used the cover of the fog to sneak into the narrow alleys on both sides and fled in all directions, leaving only a few empty carts.

    “Lu Xiaofeng!” Li Yanbei naturally knew that the person who later cut the bow string with copper coins was his good friend, but the person who first drew the sword to help was unknown, so after he called out to his friend, he looked at where the swordsman was and said in a deep voice, “I wonder which friend came to help?”

    “Yan Bugui -” The person who responded to him was not Yan Bugui himself but Lu Xiaofeng. He looked dusty from traveling for days, but his eyes when looking at the swordsman were still very bright, and at the same time a little complicated.

    Back in Lingnan, Yan Bugui’s sharp and sharp sword had caused him a lot of trouble.Although he later took advantage of the information gap that Gongsun Lan had been accidentally killed, which caused Jin Jiuling’s plan to frame the blame and exposed his identity as an embroidery thief, he was not grateful at all – Xue Bing’s life and death was one, and his relationship with the women in red shoes was the other.

    At the same time, Lu Xiaofeng could not blame Yan Bugui for being so ruthless and ruthless, and he did not hesitate to destroy flowers with ruthless hands.After all, according to the other party’s statement, it was Gongsun Lan who first thought of poisoning him, and he retaliated in kind.Lu Xiaofeng doesn’t like killing people, but she can’t always care whether others kill people or not.So when he saw Yan Buji again, he just said “It’s you” with emotion.

    “Long time no see.” Yan Bugui nodded slightly and greeted.Lu Xiaofeng might not have a good opinion of him, but he happened to have an average impression of Lu Xiaofeng. Besides, he had no intention of dealing with Lu Xiaofeng and his friends. This accident was over for the time being, and he had no intention of staying any longer and turned to leave.

    “Wait!” Seeing his actions, Lu Xiaofeng took the initiative to stop him. Seeing the swordsman’s puzzled look, he sighed with a wry smile, “Maybe I should tell you something – the Gongsun Lan you killed was not alone. Her relatives and friends were not simple, and she was determined to seek revenge on you.”

    Yan Bugui did not ask who revealed the news that he had killed Gongsun Lan, and calmly looked back at Lu Xiaofeng: “In this case, I hope they are also prepared to be killed by me.”

    “…” Lu Xiaofeng’s heart finally died after hearing the swordsman’s reply.To be honest, this is what he worries about the most, retribution, never ending.He didn’t actually intend to reveal what the swordsman had done at that time, but this was the prerequisite for him and Red Shoes to reach a cooperation, and it couldn’t be fooled by lying or pretending.

    So now he also chooses to reveal the intention of the red shoes to the target Yan Bugui, and at the same time decides that he will be an ostrich from now on, blindfolding his eyes and ears, and turning a blind eye – because neither of these two parties will listen to him.Just as he didn’t want the Full Moon War to happen, it was basically impossible to persuade the two parties involved.Thinking of this, he sighed again sincerely.

    Yan Bugui paused deliberately, and without hearing Lu Xiaofeng say anything else, he tapped his toes and flew away with Qinggong.Li Yanbei, who noticed the subtle atmosphere, had been silent until now, and finally spoke again: “Let’s have breakfast together?”

    Lu Xiaofeng agreed.On the way, the old friends did not immediately talk about the attack. Li Yanbei was the first to mention it: “Yanbugui, I have heard of this name.”

    “Oh? You know?” Lu Xiaofeng was a little surprised, “So you know him? But just now you…” You acted quite strange.

    Li Yanbei shook his head: “To be precise, I first knew about his brother Liu Yuan, and then I knew about him.”

    He talked about how Liu Yuan became famous after a battle with Su Mengzhen of Jinfeng Xiaoyu Tower. Su Mengzhen seemed to have intended to invite this person to join Fengyu Tower, but it seemed that he was rejected.After this incident, various forces in the capital, large and small, tried to find out Liu Yuan’s identity and even offered him excellent benefits to recruit him, but without exception, they were all rejected.

    I heard that some forces did things like secret assassination and poisoning for unknown purposes, but the assassins were all killed by the other party, and the poisoners failed.Over time, whether they really gave up or retreated in order to make the other party relax their vigilance, those small moves basically died down.

    The capital hides many secrets, but sometimes there are not many secrets.Then one day, there were a few people around Liu Yuan, and the matter was quickly noticed by people who were interested. However, after finding out the identities of those people, most of the attention was focused on Yan Bugui – firstly, he was the person who had the closest relationship with Liu Yuan; secondly, the backgrounds of Guo Xiang and Zuo Mingzhu made them have to stay away.

    Li Yanbei’s power may not be as powerful as the large gangs throughout the world, such as Liufenbantang and Jinfeng Xiaoyulou, but he is among the best in the capital alone. His intelligence will definitely not lag too far behind – but he is limited to knowing that there is such a person. His specific strength and temperament are not yet known.

    When Lu Xiaofeng heard this, she immediately realized: “I know he is looking for his two brothers. It turns out that one of them is in the capital…”

    Afterwards, the two of them exchanged news, discussed the attack and gambling.

    Naturally, Yan Bugui would not know how Lu Xiaofeng and the others discussed him after he left. Anyway, when he returned to the inn, he ordered breakfast, and then ruthlessly cut off Bai Renyu’s first ration of the day on the grounds of “you just talked too much.” So that the relatives and friends who came downstairs later saw the dramatic parrot huddled in the corner of the table and “嘤嘤嘤嘤” with a sad face.

    Liu Yuan pointed at the source of the noise with his chopsticks: “What bad thing did it do again?”

    Bai Renyu immediately shouted: “Why must I have done something bad?”

    Liu Yuan sneered: “If you hadn’t caused the trouble, would you be so quiet now?”

    Bai Youjin raised his eyelids slightly, wanting to ask, “Is this still peaceful?” But he endured it and drank the porridge silently without making a sound, just pricking up his ears to listen.The two girls, Guo Xiang and Zuo Mingzhu, looked at the “poor” parrot and then at Liu Yuan, who looked unhappy, wondering whether they should plead for it.

    Yan Bugui coughed lightly: “It’s nothing serious, just a little trouble.” After thinking about it, he briefly explained what he had encountered, but concealed the conversation with Lu Xiaofeng about Gongsun Lan.

    Liu Yuan could hear that his younger brother had reservations, but he did not point it out on the spot, but asked: “That person doesn’t know anyone, how dare you meddle in other people’s troubles?”

    Yan Bugui replied: “After all, it was Xiaoyu’s words that distracted the man and caused the archers to suddenly attack. I originally only helped stop the first batch of attacks. If Lu Xiaofeng hadn’t suddenly appeared, I would have planned to leave.”

    Hearing this, Bai Youjin suddenly said: “The person you met may be Li Yanbei – this person has always loved to patrol his territory in the early morning for many years.”

    Yan Bugui tilted his head: “Li Yanbei? The one who bet all his money on Ximen Chuixue to win?”

    Bai Youjin nodded calmly: “It should be him. In this way, it is easy to deduce who called the attacker. At least Li Yanbei will definitely suspect Du Tongxuan – Oh, I don’t know how many people have died in the past few days because of the bet caused by this sword showdown.”

    Yan Bugui sighed: “Why bother. Martial arts should be pure, why do you have to go through so many messy things?”

    “Because the vast majority of people in this world live for fame and wealth.” Tie Shou’s voice came from the side. The famous arrester who had not been seen for many days after being separated from them appeared next to them again, bringing bad news. He looked at Yan Bugui and sighed, “Young Master Yan, there is something that I need to trouble you to cooperate with my investigation.”

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