A Clash of Gods - Chapter 205

[Chapter 4 Reasoning]

Ximen Zhanying was obviously still in awe of Shenhou. Although he was reluctant, he still walked back. When he got to the table, Qi Ning said with a smile, “Miss Ying, I’m doing you a favor.”

Ximen Zhanying couldn’t help but said, “Don’t call me that.”

Ximen Shenhou coughed, and Ximen Zhanying could only stand aside with his hands down, but his pretty face seemed to be covered with frost.

“Miss Ying, if you really don’t want to, in fact… you don’t have to force yourself.” Qi Ning sighed, “I drink with Shenhou, if you look cold, this…! “He shook his head with a wry smile.

Ximen Zhanying knew that Qi Ning was deliberately adding fuel to the fire, and wished to hack him to death with a knife, but he was stared at by Ximen Shenhou, so he could only say: “Although Lord Hou is drinking, I will only wait by the side and will not disturb you. Feelings.” Glancing at Ximen Shenhou, it was obvious that even Ximen Shenhou was also blamed by her.

Qi Ning picked up the wine glass and said, “Marquis God, I have been invited today, I will toast you first!” He raised his glass and drank it.

Ximen Shenhou smiled and said, “It seems that Xiaohou, like Lingzun, enjoys drinking as much.”

Ximen Zhanying picked up the wine jar and poured wine for the two with an expressionless face. Qi Ning smiled and said, “Miss Ying’s pouring skills are really good, just right.”

Ximen Zhanying glared at Qi Ning, but in front of Ximen Shenhou, he didn’t dare to say anything.

“It is said that the Marquis saw the murderer that night.” Ximen Shenhou Jiacai said, “Does Marquis remember his appearance?”

Qi Ning knew that what Shenhou was talking about was a blood-sucking murderer, and shook his head: “Shenhou misunderstood, I did see the murderer, but I couldn’t see his appearance. He was wearing a black cloak, Covering up the figure, and wearing a mask on the face, it looks very scary, it is intentional to cover up the real face.”

“When you commit such a big case, of course you won’t show your true face.” The Lord of God nodded slightly, “Has the Lord Hou heard him speak? Do you remember his voice?”

Qi Ning shook his head and said, “He didn’t speak from the beginning to the end, but… um, I remember that he seemed to bark twice, and the sound was very strange, like the roar of a beast.”

“Then what Little Marquis saw was a murderer wearing a cloak and a mask.” God Marquis said, “Little Marquis, can you tell if he is a man or a woman?”

“Ah?” Qi Ning was stunned, and asked curiously, “Does the Marquis of God think it will be a woman?”

Shenhou looked serious and said: “Before the evidence is clear, all assumptions and judgments must be taken into account. If the murderer is unexpectedly a woman, and we have determined that it is a man from the beginning, then when we pursue the clues, we will be in the opposite direction. , farther and farther.”

Qi Ning thought that Jiang was still old and hot, and nodded: “What Shenhou said is very true, but judging from the voice he made that night, it should not be a woman.”

Ximen Zhanying snorted coldly, and Qi Ning smiled, “Does Miss Ying have any insights?”

Ximen Zhanying said: “Marquis Jinyi, with all due respect, you haven’t investigated the case, maybe you’ve seen too few, and sometimes the voice sounds like a man, but you can’t be sure that it’s a man. The eunuchs in the palace, the voices are all Very sharp, like a woman, do you dare to say that the eunuchs in the palace are all women?”

Qi Ning smiled and said, “Miss Ying, as you wish, I would like to ask for advice. Is the eunuch in the palace a man or a woman?”

Ximen Zhanying was stunned for a moment, then his cheeks turned slightly red, and he turned his head away, ignoring it.

“Little Marquis, don’t have the same knowledge as her.” God Marquis smiled and said, “This girl’s mother went early, so I indulged a little. She was spoiled on weekdays.

Qi Ning waved his hand and said boldly, “Miss Ying is still young, I don’t have the same knowledge as her, so don’t worry about Shenhou.”

“You…!” Ximen Zhanying raised his brows, showing a sullen look.

“Marquis God, why do you think that person wants to kill and suck blood?” Qi Ning didn’t wait for Ximen Zhanying to attack,

He has already looked at Ximen Wuhen, “I saw the corpse, most of the blood in the body was sucked away, how can a person’s stomach be able to withstand so much blood?”

God Hou said: “Actually, this kind of thing is not strange.”

“Isn’t it strange?” Qi Ning said in awe: “Could it be that the Marquis of God has ever seen someone suck blood?”

God Hou said: “To tell you the truth, I haven’t seen it with my own eyes before this, but… there are such rumors in the rivers and lakes.”

“Father, what is the rumor? Why have you never told me about it?” Ximen Zhanying asked immediately.

“This is not a good thing, why should I tell you?” Shenhou glanced at Ximen Zhanying and said, “Many years ago, I heard people say that there are some scumbags who practice some extremely strange kung fu, those are all things The sorcery of the other side is not a classy hall, and it is also despised by the people in the rivers and lakes. However, from the heart, those demonic arts, if you really want to practice successfully, are very powerful and very powerful.”

“The Marquis of God said that the murderer sucked blood for the sake of practicing?” Qi Ning frowned.

The Marquis Shen explained: “Cultivation of evil arts can take advantage of opportunities and use some appalling means to make one’s own martial arts advance by leaps and bounds. Although human blood practice is rare, it is not uncommon.” After a pause, he said: “As far as I know, more than seventy years ago, there was a blood-handed devil who made waves in the rivers and lakes. The way to practice qigong is to take people’s blood.”

Ximen Zhanying’s face paled, and he said in awe, “Father, will the murderer this time have something to do with the Blood-Handed Demon Lord?”

“Miss Ying, the Blood-Handed Demon Lord was a character from seventy years ago, how can he live now?” Qi Ning smiled and said, “Unless he has become an immortal devil.”

“Then why is it impossible?” Ximen Zhanying sneered.

“Even if he can really live a hundred years, he won’t live now.” Qi Ning said, “Do you think such a demon can be spared in the rivers and lakes? God Hou, if I’m not mistaken, the blood-handed demon You must have died a long time ago. Otherwise, if that guy hadn’t died, it would have been more than seventy years, and his martial arts must be invincible, and someone could kill him?”

The Marquis of God smiled and said: “Little Marquis is right. The Blood-handed Demon Lord has only been rampant in the rivers and lakes for a few years, and he was surrounded and killed by people, and it has long since ceased to exist.”

“Doesn’t he have any apprentices?” Ximen Zhanying was still unwilling, “Father, maybe the people who are doing bad things in Beijing now are the disciples and grandchildren of the devil.”

The Marquis of God shook his head and said, “That won’t happen. That devil is arrogant and arrogant, and I haven’t heard of any apprentices. If there really are, it’s impossible for him to suddenly appear after hiding in the rivers and lakes for more than seventy years.” He frowned slightly. Said: “If the murderer this time is really sucking blood to practice, then he must be caught as soon as possible, otherwise he will be given time, I am afraid that there will be even more trouble.”

Qi Ning hesitated for a moment, and finally said: “Shen Hou, I think the identity of the murderer may be extraordinary.”

“Oh?” God Hou said: “Why did the little prince say this?”

“I saw the figure of that person, not like ordinary people, very majestic.” Qi Ning frowned: “At that time, he was standing on the roof, his cloak fluttered, and he looked down at me from a height, that aura…, let’s put it this way. , I looked at him at the time, as if I saw a general inspecting his soldiers, I don’t know why I felt that way, but…the feeling was very strong at the time, so I felt that the murderer was absolutely Extraordinary people.”

Shenhou nodded slightly and said, “Xiao Cang also told me that Lord Xiaohou provided clues about that person that night.” Wei pondered before saying, “A person’s temperament cannot be acquired overnight, but It has been accumulated over the years, and after possessing such a temperament, it is difficult to hide in every gesture.”

“There is another very strange question.” Qi Ning said: “Shen Hou, if the murderer just wanted to practice evil magic, why did he choose to commit crimes in the capital? Everyone knows that the capital is the heart of my great Chu. The place is full of experts, and the guards are strictly guarded. It is also the place where the mansion of the gods is located. It is impossible for this person to kill and suck blood. It is not difficult for some evil kung fu to go to some remote places, and it is not difficult to kill people and get blood, but in the capital, there must be something strange.”

Ximen Zhanying was originally a little disgusted with Qi Ning, but when he heard this, he frowned and said, “Dad, he…he said it without reason, it is impossible for the murderer to not know that once he committed such a crime The case will definitely be watched by the court, but why does he still do this?”

Shenhou looked at Qi Ning and asked, “What’s your opinion of the young master?”

Qi Ning said: “I also thought about it. The biggest possibility is that that person… can’t be separated from the capital at all. Or, his identity is destined that he cannot leave the capital for a long time.”

“Oh?” God Hou said with interest: “Little Lord, your speculation is quite reasonable.”

“Why can’t he leave the capital for a long time?” Ximen Zhanying looked at Qi Ning and asked.

Qi Ning picked up the wine glass, drank it all at once, and then looked at the wine jar. Ximen Zhanying was full of curiosity, but after being teased by Qi Ning, he was a little angry, but he could only hold the wine jar and pour it. superior.

Only then did Qi Ning say: “Miss Ying, think about it for yourself, what kind of person can’t leave the capital? And once they leave for a long time, they will attract suspicion?”

Ximen Zhanying just frowned and didn’t answer.

“In my opinion, that person should be a person who attracts attention, at least most people are familiar with him.” Qi Ning said slowly: “He can’t be like a businessman or a wanderer, wherever he goes, he won’t attract others. The reason why such a person cannot leave the capital is because he still has responsibilities in the capital. Once he leaves, even if it is not known by most people, at least the people around him will notice. UU Reading www.sonicmtl. com is even suspicious of it.”

The Marquis of God stared at Qi Ning with a solemn expression, and his eyes became piercing.

“So I thought about it and added some clues I know so far. The blood-sucking murderer is very likely to be an official of the court.” Qi Ning said sternly: “And this person may even be a military general.” After a pause, he said. : “There is an extremely crucial clue.”

“What clue?” Ximen Zhanying couldn’t help asking.

“I said just now, that person can’t leave the capital for a long time, but it doesn’t mean that he can’t leave the capital for a few days.” Qi Ning said: “Many officials in Beijing leave the capital for a few days, but they won’t attract much attention. It’s just a long time. It would make people suspicious. If the murderer was just doing exercises for blood-sucking, then he could occasionally take time to leave Beijing for two or three days, and it would certainly not attract much attention, but why did he take the risk of being chased by the imperial court and still be in Beijing? commit a crime?”

Ximen Zhanying was obviously attracted by Qi Ning’s analysis and asked, “Why?”

“Because the murderer probably can’t even control the time himself.” Qi Ning said word by word: “He kills and sucks blood. He can’t design according to his own time, but needs at any time. He can’t control it himself.”

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