The thick fire, fierce fighting and roaring disturbed many people's sleep.

The man surnamed Wang was coming in a hurry. Looking at the corpses on the ground and the raging fire, he was stunned and stuttered: "General...General, what is going on?"

Li Xun looked at him and saw that this man was still working so hard despite his age. His stern expression softened slightly and he said softly: "Old sir, don't be nervous. These people intend to murder this general. It is not a pity to die."

Li Zheng is not a formal official. Generally, an older person in a village or a smaller town will take up this position to assist the government in managing the place.

Li Xun didn't say much, and Li Zheng naturally didn't dare to ask any more questions.

Li Zheng said cautiously: "No matter whether these people are good or bad, since they died here, I will go to the county and report to the county magistrate."

Li Xun nodded: "This is natural. Just follow the normal procedures. I will write a letter of divorce and you can take it to the county magistrate. He shouldn't embarrass you."

The general had a good character and was easy to talk to. Li Zheng took the letter, said goodbye and left.

"Ouyang Li, you and I are old friends, how about you come with me to the hotel for a couple of drinks?"

"How dare Ouyang Li refuse the appointment."

Ouyang Li picked up the soft sword on the ground, tied it back to his waist, and then followed Li Xun to the hotel.

Li Xun returned to the hotel, and Zhao Wei and Zheng Chun greeted him.

Zhao Wei asked aloud: "Li Xun, how is the matter?"

"No one escaped, all were solved..."

Li Xun briefly explained what happened, and then led Ouyang Li and Jiang Daxiong back to his room.

As soon as they sat down, Li Xun was about to ask Jiang Daxiong to get the wine, but Fan Zhongyun and You Min pushed the door in with drinks and food.

Li Xun said strangely: "Old Fan, you are getting more and more weird. You do whatever I want?"

Lao Fan came to sit next to Li Xun and said with a smile: "If you go out now, you will definitely be infected with murderous aura. Strong alcohol can dilute this aura."

"You are very thoughtful."

Li Xun nodded, looked at You Min, and said softly: "You got up so early too?"

You Min distributed bowls, chopsticks and wine glasses to everyone, and said with a smile: "It's so noisy outside and the sound sounds scary. I can't sleep even if I want to."

"There are people out there who are up to no good and I have dealt with them."

Li Xun stood up, took the jug from You Min's hand, poured wine for everyone, and then said: "It's quiet outside now. You might as well go back and sleep for a while. We will stay here for two more hours."

You Min frowned, took the jug from Li Xun's hand, poured herself a glass of wine, and said angrily: "It's quiet outside, but this makes me even more afraid. You drink your wine."

, I’m just listening and not saying anything.”

Li Xun nodded, didn't say anything more, sat down and drank a glass of wine.

You Min glanced at Li Xun strangely. He usually had the most lively temper and liked to quarrel with her, but today he seemed a little silent and his face was not good. He was obviously in a bad mood. You Min sat down and said nothing.

Talk more.

Everyone drank and chatted.

Li Xun seemed a little silent and rarely spoke.

Li Xun has been on the battlefield several times, and it's not like he hasn't killed anyone. But on the battlefield, it's life and death. It's straight forward. There is no right or wrong. There is only victory and defeat, life and death. There is no second choice.

Today's assassination plot was strangled before it was fully launched, but Lao Meng's determination to die after his failure deeply shocked Li Xun. What on earth had he done wrong to make him hate him so much?

Hate has gone beyond life.

There were five people at the table. They said they were drinking and chatting, but in fact it was just Ouyang Li and Fan Zhongyun who were talking there. Fan Zhongyun asked a lot of questions. He didn't ask much about the assassination of Li Xun. Instead, he asked a lot about the folk affairs in Jiangnan.

After Ouyang Li left Fengjing, he went to the south of the Yangtze River, where there were some twists and turns. Because of his strong martial arts skills, he was attracted by others, and finally joined a folk martial arts organization called the Beijiang Society.

According to Ouyang Li, this organization called the Beijiang Society has a large number of people and covers the entire Jiangnan and Lingnan Provinces. It is mainly engaged in cargo escort, information sales, and assassination businesses.

The assassination of Li Xun this time was a task assigned by the Beijiang Association Headquarters and handed over to the Fengjing branch. Then the middleman Lao Meng came forward to gather people to carry out the assassination.

Fan Zhongyun asked: "Does the Beijiang Society have anything to do with local officials?"

"The hierarchy of the Beijiang Association is extremely strict. All activities and tasks are completed through intermediaries. All contacts are single-line, and the intermediary will never cooperate with a person twice. Therefore, although I have joined the Beijiang Association for half a year, I still have

Very little is known about this organization, not even the specific location of the hall. As for whether there is collusion with local officials, I don’t know, but I think there must be some."

Li Xun raised his head and interjected: "Why do you see it?"

Ouyang Li said: "Because Lao Meng is a member of the government. He was once the county captain of Anhua County in Yazhou, and he resigned half a year ago. From this, it seems that Lao Meng may have already planned to assassinate his benefactor.

"

Li Xun nodded and fell into deep thought. He had not offended many people, but who hated him so much?

Fan Zhongyun's face became a little heavy. Li Xun woke up from his meditation, saw the look on his face, and asked softly: "Old Fan, no matter how powerful the Beijiang Society is, it is just a private organization. If you want to understand

To hit us is like hitting a stone with an egg."

"That's not what I'm worried about."

Fan Zhongyun sighed: "Food is the most important thing for the people. If they have enough food and clothing, the people will naturally feel at home and abide by the law. Now that Beijiang will grow bigger, it also indirectly represents a kind of potential public opinion. The people are uneasy! Once something goes wrong, Jiangnan will be in chaos.

.”

Li Xun thought for a while, and then said: "You can report this matter to the emperor secretly, and he should take action."

Fan Zhongyun nodded. Zhao Zhi's main energy and attention were focused on the court and the governors of various places, but he was somewhat alienated from folk affairs.

The door was pushed open, and a soldier stood outside the door and reported: "Mr. Fan, our luggage has been packed and a carriage has been purchased. We can leave at any time."

Fan Zhongyun responded: "You guys wait outside for a while, I'll be here soon."

Li Xun was surprised and said: "Where are you going?"

Fan Zhongyun smiled: "I will go to Wuzhou first to help you stabilize your heart."

Li Xun frowned: "Is that necessary?"
Chapter completed!