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Chapter 1 Preliminary Thoughts

"Have you heard that a big case happened in the south. Even the chief of the Six Gates Su Buqing, who personally went to Jiaxing Mansion." A thin man in the tavern said mysteriously to the drunkard beside him.

"You said this, I have heard of it. It is said that people in the martial arts world are seeking revenge, and there is no one in that big house." A man in the style of a young man put down the chopsticks in his hand and said.

"You said that those people in the martial arts world have become more and more rampant recently. How can we ordinary people survive if we continue like this? If we are not careful, we will be killed and silenced." The thin man took over the words and continued.

"Yes, Wang Liu from the east of Yingtian Mansion was also killed by someone the day before yesterday. I think it was also the crime caused by these people in the martial arts world." The fat man who was drinking with the thin man interrupted.

"I said you guys don't have any shit to be tied to other people in the world. Wang Liu was a neighborhood dispute. He was killed by a woodcutter with a hatchet. Besides, he had so many cut marks on his body. If he was really from the world, then this knife technique would probably have been ridiculed for several years." Everyone looked in the voice and saw a young man wearing a coarse cloth short coat and eating beef with no appearance.

"I said where did the children come from? Do you know what people in the martial arts world are? They are all tough characters who kill without blinking." When the fat man saw that he was trampled by the boy, he felt his face lost and hurriedly said some educational words.

The young man ignored him and still ate beef. When the fat man saw that the young man ignored him, he thought that it was the young man who could not argue, and he felt that he was also full of comments to people in the world.

"Boss checked out!" The boy took out a small piece of silver and put it on the table, turned his head and walked to the fat man's table to lift up his clothes, "Do you think I understand the world?" After that, he smiled and showed two tiger teeth to go away with the sound of haha. The fat man and the thin man were stunned, because the boy had an embroidered spring knife and a bronze medal hanging around his waist, and the three clear words "Six Doors" on the card.

The young man left the tavern and said to himself, "Oh, fortunately I am a constable. Otherwise, I would have to kill someone if I was scolded like this every day." Then he turned around and entered an alley in the east of the city.

In the Fang Mansion east of Yingtian Mansion, a young man in a blue shirt was walking in the yard while carrying an article, "You said the young master is so smart, why do you still memorize the book so seriously every day?" The book boy who was waiting on the side asked inadvertently to the maid who was also waiting.

"I think after all, the master is the Minister of Rites. The young master must take over his work. It's not surprising that he works harder." The maid said, looking at the young man in the green shirt in the yard.

"Fang Xiao, I'm here." The man didn't say anything but got ahead. When he saw a boy in a short cloth rushing in, he was right. The little constable with six doors had just been hugged Fang Xiao, who was still studying. Fang Xiao was not surprised by the little constable's expression, just saying, "Mu Liu, aren't you going to Jiaxing with General Manager Su? Why haven't you been?"

"I was angry when I mentioned this, saying that the six gates of Yingtian Mansion had to accompany them except for the black-clothed captain and the constable who were responsible for normal public security." The young constable called Mu Liu said.

"Then aren't you bronze medals? Those who are taller than you may only have silver medals, gold medals and jade medals from the four great masters." Fang Xiao put down his book and sat at the stone table in the yard.

"The reason is that, but Liu Yutian, a bastard, said that I was too young and was not suitable for accompanying me. He also handed over all the cases of Yingtian Mansion's small furry to me. You don't know that except for Wang Liu's case in these three days, the rest are all about catching thieves. You don't even know how to be a thief, and you don't even know what to think about when you come out to be a thief." Mu Liu complained and drank the tea handed over by the maid.

"Liu Yutian is the chief constable of Yingtian Mansion after all. It's not good for you to say that your boss." Fang Xiao also took a sip of tea, "But even he has to accompany him to Jiaxing. It seems that the case is not small."

"The whole family of seventy-six was killed, and even the dogs they raised were not spared. Moreover, it is said that everyone was killed with one blow. Their house was not far from the main city of Jiaxing Mansion, and no one noticed any noise that night." Mu Liu was also interested, and the other party Xiao talked about the case.

"Interesting, it seems that either people from the same sect went there, or they were an absolutely first-class swordsman." Fang Xiao said softly.

"It may not be possible that it can be done if you poison it. By the way, didn't Su Buqing be a close friend with your father Fang Liang? It is said that he also ordered a baby kiss for you, but you didn't hear any internal news?" Mu Liu quipped.

"Oh, it seems that you are very interested in the lady of the Rensu Mansion? Why don't I ask my father to say a few nice things to you in front of Chief Su?" Fang Xiao drank tea and glanced at Mu Liu with his eyes squinted.

"I'm such a piece of waste, so don't bother the teacher anymore." Mu Liu hurriedly received it.

"You also know that my father is your teacher. I just called him the name and waited for him to come back and let you kneel down to Confucius." Fang Xiao said as he picked up a piece of square cake and put it in his mouth.

"My good brother, just spare me. I'm not afraid of kneeling down. I've been kneeling for so many years, and the teacher will be nagging later and then every one is over." Mu Liu hurriedly begged for mercy to Fang Xiao.

"It's not impossible to spare you. Take me to see your recent job." Fang Xiao said with all the cake in his mouth.

"I will definitely not agree to it normally. After all, there is a risk. But there is no business recently. At most, you can catch a thief. You can follow me. By the way, I want to go to Siwen Pavilion today, and that's even more okay. Just follow me." Mu Liu waved his hand handsomely after saying that.

"Siwen Pavilion? Are you talking about the one on the west side of the city?" Fang Xiao asked.

"Well, don't you know it?" Mu Liu looked at Fang Xiao in surprise, "Yes, after all, you are not a man in the martial arts world. That is the largest gathering point of news in the country. Almost as long as it is in the territory of the Ming Dynasty, there are Siwen Pavilion sites and even the Ming Dynasty still have Siwen Pavilion's spys. So when we want to find news, we will also go to Siwen Pavilion."

"The court actually acquiesced to exist for such a huge organization? Is it even worse for the news about your six doors than such a Jianghu organization?" Fang Xiao asked in surprise.

"The Six Gates are ultimately a force between the martial arts world and the court, and the source of information is relatively fixed. The Siwen Pavilion is doing news transactions. What kind of news will not be received if you spend money?" Mu Liu looked at Fang Xiao with a smile.

"Then will there be no people from the world in this huge organization to make him an idea?" Fang Xiao picked up a piece of cake and asked.

"What's the idea? Siwen Pavilion Master is Qi Tiannan, the sixth-ranked Tiandi list of the world. Of course, this doesn't matter. After all, Qi Tiannan rarely takes action, and no one knows what he is. Moreover, the Tiandi list is compiled by Siwen Pavilion, and you don't write whatever you want." Mu Liu said as he grabbed half of the cake from Fang Xiao's hand, "But Zuo Qingkuang, the eighth-ranked Tiandi list of the world, is a real person, and he is also Qi Tiannan's best friend. It is said that when Huaixian was three years old, the emperor wanted to take advantage of the heavy losses of the eight sects in Jining to pull Qi Tiannan away. That was Zuo Qingkuang's words only came to him, 'I'm in Dibei'."

"Being in the north of the earth, my heart is concerned about the south of the world!" Fang Xiao paused and said, "This Zuo Qingkuang is also a character."

"Since then, no one dared to have the idea of ​​Siwen Pavilion. Moreover, Qi Tiannan can be a human being. Every year, he invites eight major sects to gather and discuss in the name of Siwen Pavilion, and to bring the position of Siwen Pavilion. Wherever Siwen Pavilion is opened, he will 'tick' the government office there, and the profit is said to be quite considerable." Mu Liu continued.

"No wonder none of these officials proposed to remove the Siwen Pavilion." Fang Xiao said.

"I can't say that, there are still a few people who are not corrupt, but they are said to be~" Mu Liu sank his voice and gestured with his hand to cut his throat.

"So that's it, then why are you going to Siwen Pavilion?" Fang Xiao asked.

"I'm not the old bastard Liu Yutian. I'm still uneasy when I leave. I have to investigate which sect is behind Qianfang in Jiangnan. Where can I know? I can only wait and see the Siwen Pavilion." Mu Liu said.

"What's wrong with Jiangnan Money House?" Fang Xiao looked at Mu Liu in confusion.

"Last month, a disciple of Tianjian Sect died in Yingtian Mansion, you know." Fang Xiao nodded, and Mu Liu continued, "That case has not been solved yet, it is certain that this is a case of seeking revenge in the world. But the scars on his body are intricate and indistinguishable from which faction."

"What does that have to do with this Jiangnan money house?" Fang Xiao said in confusion.

"Listen to me, this Jiangnan Money House is different from ordinary money houses. Recently, more and more people in the Jianghu like to deposit and withdraw money in this money house, or make money cleaner. The disciple of the Tianjian Sect found that he owed a sum of money outside the country a few days ago and was always in a state of being charged for the bill. It is also said that he borrowed a sum of money from the Jiangnan Money House to repay the debt, but it was gone by the letter." Mu Liu looked at Fang Xiao and said.

"In this way, this Jiangnan Money House is really strange, but the six doors cannot find the person behind him, so he had to go to Siwen Pavilion to ask." Fang Xiao said with a smile.

A five-story building outside Jinling City stood abruptly there, with a plaque above the main entrance with three large gilded characters "Siwen Pavilion". The two Pixiu at the front entrance were cute. When they walked into the main entrance, they were magnificent halls. There were tables and chairs around them, and there were strange people sitting and chatting, while there was a shopkeeper standing there with a smile on the counter. The man was a thin middle-aged man, wearing a yellow long gown, paired with his small eyes and two beards, looking like a miser.

Mu Liu took Fang Xiao and walked straight to the shopkeeper.

"Yeah, what tea do you two drink? (What are you doing here?)" asked the shopkeeper.

"Is there any tea for asking? (Ask the source and the source.)" Mu Liu replied.

"If you ask about the different tea, don't you know if you want to drink it from Jiangnan or the southwest?" (Are you asking about people or things?)" the shopkeeper replied.

"I prefer the tea in Jiangnan. (I want to ask people)" said Mu Liu.

"Good Jiangnan asked a pot of tea. (A guest who asked about the source of the person.)" The shopkeeper said and called a servant gently.

"Two masters, come with me." The servant saluted Mu Liu and Fang Xiao and took them upstairs.

The second floor is not very different from the first floor, but the tables are arranged more neatly, and are obviously divided into two areas. Fang Xiao wanted to take a closer look, but was grabbed by Mu Liu and dragged to the third floor. The third floor was neatly divided into small rooms. The servant handed Mu Liu a small wooden sign, and pointed to the deepest part, and walked down.

The two walked over and saw their respective names in each room, such as "All Things", "All Knows", "All the World", etc., and when they walked deeper, they saw that there were three words in the room, "Isn't the Face". The two walked into the room and saw a table and four chairs inside. The room seemed to be divided by a wooden railing, and above the wooden railing was a whole curtain. Mu Liu walked up and handed the wooden sign to the curtain, and when he reached out, he held a piece of paper.

Fang Xiao lowered his voice and said, "Is this the case in Siwen Pavilion?"

"Nonsense, what they do is a secret business after all." Mu Liu said while his hands kept going. After a while, he finished writing and handed it over. After a while, he heard a few bells, and Mu Liu took back the paper and wooden sign from behind the curtain, and saw that it said, "The boss of Jiangnan Money House is Shen Qiduo, and if you want to find him, please move to the 'Jianghu'."

Seeing this, the two had to walk into the room with the "Jianghuquan" sign hanging on the side and handed over two things as usual. After a while, they heard a few bells ringing, and took out a piece of paper and said, "The boss of Jiangnan Money House Shen Qiduo has a close relationship with the leader of the Giant Whale Gang. It is said that he was one of the guardians of the Giant Whale Gang. He established the Jiangnan Money House fifteen years ago, in the third year of Huaixian, now there are three owners of Jiangnan Money House, namely Shen Qiduo, who is on the surface, and Zhang Zhenqing, the deputy leader of the Tianjian Gang."

After reading the news, the two of them burned them with candles on the table, and then walked towards the hall. The shopkeeper was still standing by the counter with a smile, "You are satisfied, you two." The shopkeeper smiled.

"I know the level of Siwen Pavilion." Mu Liu said as he handed the wooden sign back to the shopkeeper. The shopkeeper took it gently and placed it on the counter and took a look. He gestured to Mu Liu in a shape of five with his hands.

Seeing this, Mu Liu took out a five hundred silver note from his body and handed it to the shopkeeper. The shopkeeper smiled and put it away, and did not forget to say hello to the two, "Two masters, I hope we will come next time."

Mu Liu and Fang Xiao ignored him and were about to go out, but they saw a woman in white with a few servants walking in. The woman in white was still covered with a little delicate face. A white dress rose and floated like a fairy without wind. She looked at her light body and seemed to have learned some martial arts. Three thousand black hairs fell on her shoulders like brocade, her fair skin was almost transparent, and she was wearing a white long skirt with white clothes like snow, with a slender waist folded to step in a small step, showing her white wrists in the gauze. Through the white gauze, she still felt a bit desolate in her eyes. She was also beautiful and elegant, and could not look at her. She always felt that she was cold and indifferent. She was as pure as ice and snow, but also as cold as ice and snow. I really didn't know whether she was happy, angry, sad or happy.

Mu Liu and Fang Xiao were already trying to escape, so although they saw such a handsome man, they didn't want to stay. However, the attendant of the woman in white obviously didn't think so, "What are you looking at? Can you see my lady?" The attendant also felt arrogant and arrogant by relying on his power.

Mu Liu felt his anger surge, but as soon as he spoke the word "you", he was pulled by Fang Xiao, indicating that this was not a place to cause trouble.

"Xiao Si must not be rude." Just as everyone was at a strife, the woman in white said Cui Shengsheng. This made the two people who had a bad impression of her because of the evil servant.

"Yes, Miss." The servant called Xiao Si also received it aside, but his eyes were still staring at Mu Liu and the others fiercely.

"Two, these guys are used to it. I haven't been able to let go of the two of you yet. The little woman apologizes." The woman in white continued.
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