Little Li's Flying Dagger c23

There抯 wine in the cup.

Li Xun Huan has the cup in his hands.

At the corner of the room is a thin, seemingly weak monk, although past the middle age, but doesn抰 look too old, and carries a look of a bookworm.

No one would believe that this is Reverend Xin Shu.

Although he抯 Li Xun Huan抯 hostage, his mind is still at peace, sitting quietly at the corner.

Li Xun Huan suddenly said to Xin Shu with smile, 揑 can抰 believe Shaolin has wine of his quality, how about a cup?�

Xin Shu shook his head.

Li Xun Huan said, 揑抦 drinking wine in front of your brother抯 corpse. Does that count as rudeness?�

Xin Shu said, 揑t抯 universally accepted that people use wine as a way to toast others. No matter the place, you抮e not being rude at all.�

Li Xun Huan said, 揤ery good. No wonder people say that once you enter the monastery, your heart is more free.�

Xin Shu抯 peaceful expression changed a bit, as if trying to hide some pain.

Then he sighed, his face filled with sorrow, whether for the deceased or for him, no one knows.

Li Xun Huan looked at his wine cup, then also sighed. 揟o be honest, I didn抰 expect you to be the one to save me this time.�

Xin Shu said, 揑 didn抰 save you.�

Li Xun Huan said, 揊ourteen years ago, I resigned from my government post, although the official reason is because I was tired of being in politics, the reality is, if you hadn抰 written that scripture saying that I have dirty dealings with bandits, my mind would not have been so set.�

Xin Shu closed his eyes, then said, 揟he old power-hungry Hu Yun Ji has long died, why do you bring him up again?�

Li Xun Huan said, 揧ou抮e right. Once one enters the monastery, he抯 a different person. Still, I would never believe that you抎 be the one to save me today.�

Xin Shu opened his eyes, then said loudly, 揑 already told you, I didn抰 save you. But because my inner power is so weak, I couldn抰 escape your grasp. You don抰 need to feel like you owe me anything.�

揃ut unless you hinted at me to escape here, I might not have chosen to come into this room. If you had struggled, I might not be able to truly trap you here.�

Xin Shu moved his mouth, but no words came out.

Li Xun Huan smiled, 揗onks should not lie, besides, it抯 just us two here.�

Xin Shu suddenly said, 揂lthough I do have the intention of saving you, it was not because of that incident.�

Li Xun Huan did not seem surprised, and asked, 揟hen why?�

From his look, Xin Shu seemingly doesn抰 know what to say.

Li Xun Huan did not force him, instead just finished his wine.

At this time, someone from outside the window yelled, 揕i Xun Huan, look out the window.�

This is the voice of Xin Jian.

When Li Xun Huan finally looked out the window, his expression immediately changed.

He never thought Ah Fei would fall into their hands.

Bai Xiao Sheng just stood there looking smug, then said, 揕i Tan Hua, I guess you should recognize him, right? For you, he抎 rather be known as the Plum Flower Bandit. How do you think you should thank him?�

Xin Jian said loudly, 揑f you want to save his life, you better come out and surrender.�

Li Xun Huan抯 hands started to shake. He didn抰 see Ah Fei抯 face, because his face is on the ground, as if suffered some major injuries.

Xin Jian suddenly raised Ah Fei抯 body. 揕i Xun Huan, I give you four hours. If you don抰 come out with my sixth brother by sunset, you抣l never see your good friend again.�

Bai Xiao Sheng said, 揕i Tan Hua, this person is quite good to you, you really should respond in kind.�

Li Xun Huan doesn抰 know what to do.

Li Xun Huan sighed, 揟his guy really does get into a lot of other people抯 businesses.�

Xin Shu said, 揂fter third brother left, second brother and I took his place as the guardian, and only for the past half a month.�

Li Xun Huan said, 揑f Reverend Xin Mei was guarding the room, then why did he leave?�

Xin Shu said, 揃ecause second brother suspects that the Plum Flower Bandit has a hand in this, so he had to look into it. Who抎 have thought that he抎 never come back.�

After a while, Xin Shu said, 揝econd brother and I have been old friends, before he left, he took out the three most sacred scriptures from the book room, and hid them in three separate places. Only the abbot and I know where they are.�

揂nd one is in this room, right?�

揅orrect.�

Li Xun Huan said, 揘o wonder they抮e so hesitant to attack this room.�

Xin Shu said, 揝imply because this series of robberies are so strange, second brother and I made an assumption, that there is perhaps an insider.

Although we抳e been suspicious, neither of us dare to say it, because other than us seven reverends, no one else could抳e stolen those scriptures.�

Li Xun Huan抯 eyes brightened. 揝o the thief could very well be one you seven.�

Xin Shu said, 揢s seven brother have all been in here for at least ten years, we trust each other deeply. Except...�

揈xcept what?�

揈xcept when second brother left, he told me he抯 deeply suspicious of one person among us seven.�

Li Xun Huan immediately asked, 揥ho抯 that?�

Xin Shu shook his head. 揌e didn抰 say it, because he didn抰 want to make wrongful accusations, he only hoped that the thief really is the Plum Flower Bandit.�

When he got here, Xin Shu抯 throat tightened, unable to speak.

Li Xun Huan said, 揑 understand how Xin Mei feels, but how can he watch as that thief still free, when he has no chance to say his name?�

Xin Shu said, 揃ig brother, fourth brother, fifth brother, and seventh brother all have been here.�

揝o anyone of them could be the murderer?�

Xin Shu nodded, 揟his is a huge misfortune of our monastery. I shouldn抰 have told you, but now I realized that you抮e not the type who betrays your friends. So I want you to...�

揧ou want me to help you find the real killer.�

揅orrect.�

Li Xun Huan thought for a moment, then asked slowly, 揃ut what if the killer is Xin Hu?�

Xin Shu suddenly froze, sweat poured down his forehead.

Li Xun Huan said, 揈ven if everyone at Shaolin knows that the killer is Xin Hu, no one would admit it, would they.�

Xin Shu didn抰 respond, because there抯 nothing to say. Everyone treats Shaolin as the renowned institution in the martial world. What would they say if Shaolin抯 abbot is a killer?

Li Xun Huan said, 揈ven if I can prove that Xin Hu is the killer, I bet you still wouldn抰 say any nice words for me, in order to protect your reputation.�

Xin Shu sighed. 揧ou抮e right. For the reputation of Shaolin, I am willing to sacrifice everything.�

Li Xun Huan said, 揟hen why do you ask me to do this?�

Xin Shu said, 揂lthough I won抰 do anything that will damage Shaolin抯 repuation, as long as you can prove who killed brother Xin Mei, I抣l will make sure he dies with me.�

Li Xun Huan said, 揌ow could a monk talk about murder? Looks like you抮e still attached to the outside world.�

Xin Shu said, 揈ven Buddha himself has been angry, much less just a mere monk.�

Li Xun Huan said, 揥ith these words, I抦 content.�

Xin Shu said, 揧ou mean you know who the killer is?�

Li Xun Huan said, 揑 don抰. But I know someone who does.�

Xin Shu said, 揙bviously, the killer himself does.�

Li Xun Huan asked, 揌ave you ever seen a victim of the Five-Poison Kid?�

Chapter end