area51novel Chapter 120 Bird Crossing Technique
Chapter 120 Bird Crossing Technique
He nimbly sat up, quickly put on his outer robe, closed his eyes, took a few deep breaths, and forcefully suppressed his restlessness.
He didn't dare look at her again, and only mumbled, "Um... Han Fei is almost here, I'll go greet him first. Tonight... um, we'll continue tonight."
Before the words were even finished, the person had already slipped out the door, their footsteps so fast they almost stirred up a gust of wind.
If we stay any longer, things will really get out of control.
Okay, let's wait until tonight.
"Continue tonight? What do you mean, young master..." Nongyu was stunned, but in the blink of an eye, her face turned bright red.
Young master... are you really willing to accept me?
"The deceased's right hand had prominent, enlarged knuckles, and calluses on his thumb and the base of his thumb were as thick as iron, indicating he was a first-rate swordsman who had wielded a sword for many years and immersed himself in swordsmanship. The room was neatly furnished, without a trace of disturbance—the murderer had swiftly and decisively beheaded him with a single move, the speed and ferocity of which were terrifying. But what was this person's true purpose in killing Wujiu and kidnapping Nongyu?"
Han Fei's gaze swept across every corner of the room as he slowly uttered his deduction.
"You've been rambling on for so long without saying a single useful word. Miss Zi Nu, didn't you tell Young Master Han that I killed the vulture?" Lin Tian interrupted Han Fei as soon as he stepped into Nong Yu's room, hearing him talking incessantly.
"Ah?! The deceased was actually killed by Brother Lin?!" Han Fei was stunned, his mind went blank on the spot.
He looked left at Lin Tian and right at Zi Nu, his face clearly saying, "Who am I? Where am I? What happened?"
He had just gotten up and hadn't even had a bite of breakfast when he heard that someone had died at Zilan Pavilion. He immediately slipped on his shoes and rushed over, never expecting to stumble upon such a scene.
"Miss Zi Nu, why didn't you inform me beforehand?" Han Fei asked, looking dejected and aggrieved.
"Did you ask me?" Zi Nu's tone was cold, her brows furrowed with lingering resentment, and her expression darkened even more when she caught sight of Lin Tian.
"Uh..." Han Fei was caught off guard and awkwardly scratched the tip of his nose—indeed, he hadn't even asked.
But shouldn't you be the one to tell me this? Besides, didn't you send someone to frantically summon me here?
Alright, alright. Judging from this, Miss Zi Nu is in a bad mood. It would be better to turn around and ask Brother Lin for advice.
He turned to Lin Tian, cupped his hands in a respectful bow, and said with a hint of probing, "Brother Lin, from what you just said, the deceased was named 'Vulture'? Do you know his background? I hope you will be so kind as to enlighten me."
"I know, but why should I tell you? I killed him. If you're so capable, arrest me now." Lin Tian's anger, which he had just suppressed, was reignited by this "enlightenment."
"Uh..." Han Fei was speechless.
Arrest Lin Tian? Ha... He wouldn't dare to lay a finger on him even if he had a hundred lives.
He glanced furtively at Zi Nu, then quickly scanned Lin Tian… filled with suspicion: Had someone drugged Zi Lan Xuan today? Why is everyone acting like they've been hit by a firecracker?
Forget it, I'll figure it out myself.
Given Brother Lin's temperament, he would never take a life for no reason; with his cultivation level, if he really wanted to erase the traces, he could make not only a corpse, but the entire house evaporate into thin air.
Zilan Pavilion... Nongyu's Boudoir...
The murderer broke into the place at night with a clear target: Nongyu. But Brother Lin intervened in time and saved her.
vultures...
The Nighttime "Hundred Birds" assassins all use bird names as their codenames. Is this person's codename "Vulture" really just a coincidence? Obviously, that's untenable.
It's highly likely that Ji Wuye is behind this, and the target is none other than Nongyu? But... why her of all people? Nongyu is just a qin player, could it be... that she's testing Brother Lin's bottom line?
In the blink of an eye, several possibilities flashed through Han Fei's mind.
But what followed was an even deeper confusion.
Brother Lin must know more inside information—he looked up at Lin Tian again, only to meet a pair of cold eyes that clearly said: If you dare to ask another question, I dare to make you leave horizontally.
Han Fei had no choice but to swallow back the question that was rising to his tongue; he was also apprehensive.
Purple Martial Arts Card: Bird Crossing Technique
Introduction: Rising with the will of Heaven, harnessing the energy of all directions, riding the wind like controlling a Kunpeng, treading on clouds like wandering in the vast void, I can roam freely across mountains and rivers.
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This was a card that dropped after slaying the vulture last night. If he hadn't stumbled upon it today, Lin Tian would probably have forgotten about it long ago. He casually picked it up, crushed it in his palm, and the card shattered into streams of light, instantly imprinting the attack technique into his very bones.
"Tsk, just a purple-rank martial skill, yet they're making it sound like it can split the Milky Way." Lin Tian scoffed to himself.
Just as Han Fei was in a state of utter distress, Zhang Liang rushed over, his face so gloomy it could wring water out of it, and he even forgot to nod to Lin Tian and Zi Nu in greeting.
"Brother Han," Zhang Liang said, his voice hoarse.
"Zifang? What brings you here?" Han Fei was taken aback.
"Liu Yi, the Left Sima, died in his own residence last night," Zhang Liang said in a low voice.
The Sima, one of the Three Ministers, was in charge of military and political affairs, commanding troops and taxes. He held a position equivalent to a high-ranking official and often led six or eight divisions under his command, wielding immense power.
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This Left Sima Liu Yi was a trusted confidant personally promoted by Ji Wuye. In the Han army, his prestige was second only to Ji Wuye and Xueyi Hou.
Liu Yi was killed?! Han Fei's pupils suddenly contracted.
He glanced again at the vulture's stiff, cold body on the ground, his brow furrowing slightly: Two bloody cases in one night, is it really such a coincidence?
A thought flashed through his mind, and he suddenly turned to look at Lin Tian, asking directly, "Brother Lin, Liu Yi... was it you who did it?"
"It wasn't me," Lin Tian answered decisively. "But he died just in time—if it had been two more days, I would have taken his life too."
His tone was calm, yet he made no attempt to conceal his true intentions: Nongyu was his woman, and Madam Hu was his mother-in-law. How could he stand idly by while his mother-in-law was humiliated?
"Uh..." Han Fei's throat moved. He wanted to ask for the reason, but he cut off the words as soon as they came out. He knew Lin Tian's temperament too well, and it would be a waste of time to ask.
I feel so frustrated today, absolutely so frustrated.
Fortunately, the culprit wasn't Lin Tian, and Han Fei secretly breathed a sigh of relief. If it really was him, this case would probably be stuck in his hands—he really had no way to deal with Lin Tian.
As for whether Lin Tian would lie? Han Fei didn't even consider that possibility. A person like him wouldn't stoop to lying, much less need to.
"Let's go, I, the Minister of Justice, should go and take a look at the scene," Han Fei said.
On the way to the Left Sima's residence, Han Fei turned to look at Lin Tian beside him and couldn't help but ask, "Brother Lin, why are you so concerned about Liu Yi's death? Also, you said, 'If he doesn't die, you will definitely kill him.' What is the reason for that?"
His intuition was sharp—it was no coincidence that Lin Tian had his eye on Liu Yi; and there must be an unseen thread connecting Liu Yi's death to the corpse of the vulture lying in Zilan Pavilion.
"What's it to you?" Lin Tian replied crisply without even lifting his eyelids.
He was slightly shocked: Liu Yi died first? The vulture only returned to Zilan Pavilion to find Nongyu after killing Liu Yi.
That's good, it saves him the trouble of doing it again.
Han Fei's face flushed, his ears burning with embarrassment—after all, I'm the one who brought you here, shouldn't you give me some face? He only dared to think these words to himself.