Chapter 69 The jingling and clanging that sneaked out again
Chapter 69 The jingling and clanging that sneaked out again
"Your father and I saw it with our own eyes..."
Min Rou recounted the events of that year with a sorrowful voice, two lines of tears sliding down her face.
Looking at the sorrowful Min Rou, Shi Zhongyu sighed softly in his heart.
He waited until Min Rou calmed down before speaking, "Mother, you said it yourself, what was sent back back was just a corpse with a blurred face."
"What if that person hadn't killed my brother, but instead sent a fake corpse?"
Min Rou shook her head.
"Absolutely impossible! That woman hates your father and me to the core. If she weren't outmatched by us, she would have killed our entire family long ago!"
Before Shi Zhongyu could say anything more, Min Rou said softly, "You should rest! Don't overthink it."
After she finished speaking, she turned and left the room.
Standing at the door, Shi Zhongyu watched Min Rou's departing figure, thinking to himself that he should find Shi Zhongjian as soon as possible.
"The Chang Le Gang, Shi Potian..."
Shi Zhongyu returned to his room to rest.
The next morning, Shi Zhongyu learned the Sumai Sword Technique from Shi Qing.
In this way, he learned the entire Xuan Su Sword Technique.
For the rest of the time, Shi Zhongyu mostly practiced his sword. The troubles at Shangqing Temple had not yet been resolved, and it would not be appropriate for him to leave at this time.
Half a month passed in the blink of an eye, and Shi Zhongyu's Xuan Su Sword Technique reached perfection.
However, Shangqing Temple still couldn't find out who killed Situ Heng.
Upon learning this, Shi Zhongyu decided that he should take charge of the matter himself.
In recent days, he has also learned about the Four Heroes of Guandong and Situ Heng.
Why did the Four Heroes of Guandong stand up for Situ Heng? Back when Situ Heng was in Guandong, he helped the Four Heroes of Guandong quite a bit.
It was precisely for this reason that the Four Heroes of Guandong traveled thousands of miles to the Central Plains to find the ferocious beast that killed Situ Heng.
Now that they believe it was the work of the Shangqing Temple, they are going to great lengths to avenge Situ Heng.
While others did not know who killed Situ Heng, Shi Zhongyu could guess that Situ Heng was probably killed by Bei Haishi.
Given Bei Haishi's ambition to unify the martial arts world, it was perfectly normal for him to kill Situ Heng, who was blocking his way.
This is the day we ate.
Seeing the two looking worried, Shi Zhongyu asked, "Father, Mother, is there anything you find strange?"
Shi Qing and Min Rou looked at Shi Zhongyu with suspicion.
"What's strange about it?"
"Of course it's the Chang Le Gang!"
"Since the Four Heroes of Guandong believe that the people of Shangqing Temple killed Situ Heng, then it shouldn't be the Four Heroes of Guandong who come to seek revenge. Why don't the people of Chang Le Gang come?"
A glint flashed in Shi Qing's eyes.
"Your words remind me of something. I remember back then, the rumor circulating in the martial arts world was that Chief Situ died of illness, not that he was murdered!"
"How can you now say it was people from Shangqing Temple who did the killings!"
Shi Zhongyu didn't know how the story spread in the martial arts world.
In his view, the Four Heroes of Guandong coming to cause trouble for Shangqing Temple was most likely instigated by Bei Haishi.
Firstly, it could divert the investigation of the Four Heroes of Guandong into the true cause of Situ Heng's death; secondly, it could weaken the strength of the Four Heroes of Guandong and Shangqing Temple.
It can be said to kill two birds with one stone.
Thinking of this, Shi Zhongyu reminded him, "Is it possible that they are trying to shift the blame?"
Shi Qing suddenly stood up.
"Yu'er, you've reminded me. The real killer is hiding behind the scenes!"
He looked at Min Rou as he spoke.
"Rou'er, let's go find Master now!"
The two of them stopped eating and left in a hurry.
Shi Zhongyu was eating when someone threw a piece of fruit onto his table from outside.
He looked out the window with a puzzled expression and saw a furtive little head peeking out.
Ding ding ding?
Shi Zhongyu was somewhat surprised when he saw who it was.
Why did this girl come over?
Outside the window, Dingdingdangdang noticed that Shi Zhongyu had noticed her and quickly waved to him.
"come over!"
"Come here!"
Shi Zhongyu waved back, pointing to the food on the table.
"You haven't eaten yet!"
Dingdingdangdang looked around and then climbed in through the window.
Her stomach rumbled as she saw the food on the table.
Shi Zhongyu handed Dingdingdangdang a new pair of chopsticks.
"Serve your own rice!"
Dingdingdangdang pouted and obediently went to serve herself rice.
After returning, she shoveled food into her mouth, completely lacking any ladylike demeanor.
After Shi Zhongyu and others let out a series of loud burps, he finally spoke up: "Dingdingdangdang, you mistook me for someone else that day. I'm not your 'Silly Stone Brother'!"
Ding ding dang dang, eyes wide open.
"Silly Stone, when did you learn to lie?"
"Could I possibly be mistaken?"
Shi Zhongyu smiled.
"I am indeed not that person. My name is Shi Zhongyu, and I am a disciple of the Snow Mountain Sect. I recently came down from the Snow Mountain!"
"As for Shi Potian, I inquired around, and I only bear a slight resemblance to him!"
Dingdingdangdang looked at Shi Zhongyu carefully in disbelief. After examining him for a while, she touched her chin.
"From an appearance standpoint, you really don't look any different."
"But I always feel like you have a somewhat cold demeanor, quite different from my usual reserved self!"
Then, out of the blue, she asked, "You're really not a silent rock?"
"no!"
Shi Zhongyu called Dingdingdangdang over, not to let her eat for free.
"That 'Silly Stone' you know, how did he get into the Chang Le Gang? And how did he become the leader of the Chang Le Gang?"
"Can you tell me about him?"
Dingdingdangdang stared at Shi Zhongyu, then, with a quick glance, held up three fingers.
But the next second, she stretched out both hands.
"What do you mean?"
"I ran away secretly without any money, so if I tell you about him, you'll feed me for ten days!"
Shi Zhongyu chuckled.
"Okay, I agree!"
"Alright then..."
Dingdingdangdang sat down and began to tell her story about Shi Potian.
She had no idea how Shi Potian became the leader of the Chang Le Gang.
She was hungry that day, so she went to the Chang Le Gang to steal food, but she was discovered.
In her panic, she hid in Shi Potian's room and then tricked him into covering for her...
Later, she discovered that although Shi Potian was dull, he was a very good person, so she was willing to play with him.
Shi Zhongyu looked at the jingling sounds for a while.
Could this girl have fallen for Shi Potian?
Shouldn't she like smooth-talking people?
After pondering for a moment, Shi Zhongyu felt that it was normal for Shi Potian, with his innocent heart and powerful martial arts skills, to attract some girls.
Dingdingdangdang was very perceptive and noticed that Shi Zhongyu's gaze was strange.
"Why are you looking at me like that?"
"I'm wondering, now that you've sneaked out, will your grandfather come after you again?"
"He wouldn't dare!"
Dingdingdangdang chuckled, "This is Shangqing Temple, that's why my grandfather didn't dare to come here; he could only hide outside!"
"But as long as I go out, he'll definitely find me!"
Shi Zhongyu nodded slightly, then asked in a low voice, "Do you want to see your taciturn brother, Stone?"
Ding ding dang dang, eyes lit up.
"Do you have a solution?"
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