northernbook Chapter 143 All Lies
Chapter 143 All Lies
Xiao Zhengdu was annoyed when he heard the name of the Nanzi barbarian and interrupted Li Huaiqing.
"Just say what you want to say. Why mention him?"
Speaking of Li Huaiqing, this incompetent man, Lou Xiao was able to be hooked up by an outsider right under his nose.
Fortunately, his seventeenth brother Xiao Zhengze, who was in poor health, was anxious in the palace, holding a lot of evil intentions and waiting to take revenge on Li Huaiqing, the "little bad seed".
If he knew that Li Huaiqing had failed and she had actually met a Nanzi barbarian,
I don't know whether I should laugh at Li Huaiqing's incompetence or be jealous of the Nanzi man who has such great means.
After all, I would never say no to Lou Xiao.
Xiao Zhengdu changed his posture and urged Li Huaiqing, who had a look of "I have something to say", to stop wasting time.
He raised his chin to signal Lou Xiao that he could continue to fill his stomach. The two of them listened attentively.
How capable is Li Huaiqing of the Li family.
They were all acquaintances, so Lou Xiao was too lazy to pretend.
He had only eaten half full, and when he picked up the chopsticks, he heard Li Huaiqing say something lightly and stopped eating.
"That day, Knight Mo insisted on going down the well to look for Miss Lou. I was curious about his identity, so I asked someone to investigate.
This investigation really opened my eyes.”
Of course, this was not the reason why he wanted to investigate Mo Jingchun.
Xiao Zhengdu glanced at Lou Xiao with a half-smile, and it seemed that he had already guessed that the barbarian was different.
Lou Xiao stopped using her chopsticks and continued eating. A plate of bright red braised pork in front of her tempted her to come.
Just wrap it with rice and eat it, it is the most delicious food in the world.
I don't know whether he was enjoying the food or was distracted by listening to Li Huaiqing's survey results.
Lou Xiao's movements were much slower.
With his eyes downcast, he seemed not to notice Xiao Zhengdu's expression, and could not see the "I knew it already" look on his face.
"How do you think I am so enlightened? I can tell at a glance that Mo Jingchun is quite capable."
Li Huaiqing echoed, "Your Highness has sharp eyes, and no villain can escape your eyes."
Xiao Zhengdu felt uncomfortable with this flattery. He didn't think Li Huaiqing was sincere in doing so and was afraid that there was some trap behind it.
So I got angry and urged him again.
"Don't keep her in suspense. Explain to the Duke of Zhenguo where he came from, what he did, and what his purpose is, so that she won't worry."
Li Huaiqing didn't like what he heard. He didn't understand whether Xiao Zhengdu and Lou Xiao had a grudge against each other, or was this just their daily way of getting along?
"I looked back at the journey I had with him, and following his identity as Nan Zi, I asked around among the people in the martial arts world, only to find out that he has become a figure in the martial arts world recently—"
Xiao Zhengdu was not surprised.
“She comes from the mysterious Nanzi village, she is very beautiful but cruel.
Wherever he passed, there were lives lost, and the deaths were so horrific that it was unbearable to look at.
Before he met us, two people died in the village, and I personally think they were both related to him."
The two of them looked at Lou Xiao in tacit understanding. She didn't say stop, but her movements slowed down.
Li Huaiqing continued,
"Even the cabin in the woods where we once rested..."
As soon as these words were spoken, the braised pork in Lou Xiao's hand was not held firmly and fell back onto the plate, splashing a drop of oil.
Xiao Zhengdu raised his eyebrows and looked over. It seemed that he had finally touched her heart. What was it?
She put down her chopsticks and turned to look at Li Huaiqing. She stared at him for a long time without saying anything.
He looked at Li Huaiqing's expression and confirmed that he was not lying.
Lou Xiaocai asked in a low voice, "What happened to her?"
Li Huaiqing knew who she was talking about.
"My people went to the hut, but didn't see her. They only found a body in the newly renovated soil behind the hut..."
Lou Xiao closed her eyes and stopped looking at Li Huaiqing. Her gaze fell on the delicious food in front of her, but her unfilled stomach no longer had the desire to eat.
She...really misjudged him.
Xiao Zhengdu saw her depression, but he didn't understand who she was sad for. She was even worried that it would be inappropriate to say something.
Although he would like to see someone expose the true face of Nanzi Manzi, he would not accept it if it hurt her heart.
He didn't think it was worth it.
I can only keep silent.
"Did he do it?" Lou Xiao looked closer at Li Huaiqing, wanting to get a definite answer from him.
Li Huaiqing answered honestly,
"There is no clear evidence that it was him... But who else would go to that little house in the woods except us?"
Lou Xiao picked up the chopsticks again, but didn't know what to eat, so she gave up completely.
"What else is there? Tell me all at once."
Li Huaiqing lowered his eyes so that people could not see his expression, but he was just doing his job and it was hard to doubt him.
“He was involved in the earliest operations of the mine, and several of the mine leaders recognized him and acknowledged that he was once their superior.”
Seeing that Lou Xiao was not surprised, Li Huaiqing darkened his eyes and talked about the most important news.
"According to the investigation, he is also very likely to be related to the Wang family's affairs."
Suddenly jumping from the mine to the Wang family, Lou Xiao and Xiao Zhengdu were stunned for a moment before they reacted.
Soon everyone realized the importance of this sentence. Xiao Zhengdu knocked on the table with one hand to indicate that he would elaborate.
"The Wang family... are they the Wang family members who assassinated His Majesty on His Majesty's birthday?"
"Yes." Li Huaiqing naturally understood that the Wang family's demise had not yet been investigated.
Who would have thought that Mo Jingchun would be involved.
Lou Xiao didn't expect that he could be related to this matter, so she asked, "How could he be related to the Wang family?"
The Nanzi people and the Central Plains weapon-refining families have absolutely nothing to do with each other...
Li Huaiqing seemed to be concerned about her emotions and hesitated for a moment, but still spoke out.
"It's no secret that the head of the Wang family has been obsessed with a dissolute man for some time. But few outsiders know who that man is...
However, a farmer who accidentally entered the Wang family said that he saw a man in the Wang family who was disheveled, had a totem on his back and a silver ornament in his hair.
Who else could it be?
Lou Xiao was silent.
"It is said that the man gave Master Wang a lot of advice on refining weapons, and the two of them had a very pleasant conversation and had similar personalities."
Li Huaiqing raised his eyes, "All night long."
Xiao Zhengdu looked at Li Huaiqing indifferently. He had doubts in his heart but did not intend to speak.
Li Huaiqing continued, "Legend has it that he died in front of the head of the Wang family, leaving him heartbroken.
It’s just that the man’s name…is not Mo Jingchun.”
Xiao Zhengdu sneered and asked,
"Then whose name is this Mo Jingchun?"
"Just before we met, in the village on the hilltop where people were singing, an old man was found dead with his body torn into pieces.
His name is Mo Jingchun."
Li Huaiqing shut up as soon as he finished speaking.
Lou Xiao maintained the same posture for a long time, her chest rising and falling with increasing amplitude.
Xiao Zhengdu inexplicably felt that the air around him was stagnant, and even his skin felt trembling.
She is angry.
But he didn't dare to ask whether she was deceived by him.
Or is he furious about the lives lost at the hands of the Nanzi barbarians?