Chapter 321: Killing Ximen Qing and the Bandits

It was a dark and windy night. When Li Ke came out, he saw a dark cloud covering the bright moon in the sky. The strong wind made the doors and windows of each household creak constantly. The windows covered with stickers made banging sounds, and it seemed that they would break at any time.

The sound of the wind blowing the doors and windows blocked the sound of Li Ke opening the door. The moonlight was blocked and people could not see Li Ke's figure or the appearance of Li Ke walking out of Yun Ge's house. Everything seemed to indicate one thing.

"Someone is going to die."

Li Ke walked slowly towards Ximen Qing's house, and he was not even worried that he would be suspected after killing Ximen Qing.

The reason was also very simple. In this day and age, ordinary people who owed usury did not think it was the creditor's problem. Most of them thought it was their own problem. It was not uncommon for ordinary people to sell their children and daughters because of a disease and eventually go bankrupt and die on the street.

Moreover, Ximen Qing did not behave so badly in this matter. He did not collect the debt when his family could pay it back. He only took the land deeds when his parents and eldest brother were all unable to work in the fields, and then threw his parents and eldest brother into a mass grave.

From the perspective of people of this era, Ximen Qing, the creditor, had done a very good job. Even if Ximen Qing had not abandoned the bodies of his parents and eldest brother at random and let wild dogs eat them, and it was Yun Ge and Yun Dalang who drove away the wild dogs and buried them, he would not have killed Ximen Qing so quickly and decisively, but would have come back to deal with Ximen Qing properly after getting a position.

But unfortunately, he did not feel any magical powers in his body. He just became more physically strong and powerful. As for the magical powers, he also experimented with them. Because there was no mana in his body, some small spells that did not consume much energy could still be used, but if they were a little useful, without cultivating immortality and keeping precepts, using them would be seeking death.

As for the more convenient talismans, he couldn't do it. He had no Taoist connections in this world, so throwing away talismans would be useless...

But for now, it was enough.

Li Ke quickly crossed the remote village where Yun Ge lived, and walked along the blue bricks and stones with little soil at the base of the wall, leaving no trace of his footprints. Then he stopped when he passed the street, because he saw the footsteps of the night watchman on the street.

"It's dry, be careful of fire!"

The night watchman left slowly, and Li Ke followed him quietly, but the night watchman didn't hear any movement, and then when the other party turned around, he quickly came to Ximen Qing's mansion.

Ximen Qing's mansion can be said to be quite luxurious, with three courtyards and even a gatehouse outside, but at this time the gatehouse was already asleep in a tattered coat, with a wine gourd and some bone remains at hand, which obviously could be eaten.

Li Ke couldn't help swallowing his saliva, because he hadn't touched wine and meat for nearly three months in order to save money for his family, so he walked over quietly, looked at the young appearance of the doorman, and reached out his hand to touch his neck.

The doorman suddenly fell into a deeper sleep, and Li Ke took the opportunity to sneak into Ximen Qing's yard. Without meeting anyone, he quickly walked towards the main building.

Halfway through, Li Ke heard footsteps and hid in a hurry. It turned out that two servants were carrying wine and meat towards this side, talking and laughing as they walked.

The servant holding a lantern to light the way smacked his lips and spoke with a bit of aftertaste.

"Old man Wang's daughter tastes really good, but it's a pity that he finally collected enough money. If he didn't collect enough money, it would be great? We could have kept playing."

And the other servant holding a plate also smiled and spoke.

"Yes, but it was really fierce. I held down her hands, but she was still kicking there. It really took a lot of effort."

Li Ke, who originally didn't want to commit more murders, narrowed his eyes and immediately realized that these two servants had also taken the opportunity of collecting money from Ximen Qing to make profits for themselves and persecute decent women.

"I was going to let you go, but now, you are here!"

As the two servants approached, Li Ke jumped up the moment they passed by, first twisting the neck of the lantern servant from behind, and then when the tray servant started to shout, he covered his mouth and nose with one hand and hit the servant's lower body with a knee!

The extreme pain made the servant completely unable to make any sound, and the next moment his neck was twisted by Li Ke, and even the tray in his hand did not fall to the ground, and was caught steadily by Li Ke.

Li Ke took the tray and saw in the light of the lantern burning on the ground that the boots on the two servants' feet were official boots, which were larger than his feet, and there was a short knife hidden in them.

So Li Ke took out the short knife without hesitation, cut open the clothes of the two people, stuffed the boots, and then put them on his feet.

Then he changed into the clothes of a servant, cut off some cloth, wrapped his clothes and boots and put them aside, and wrapped one of the cloths on his face.

There may be maids in the house later. These servants and followers may not be innocent, but the maids may not be. And at this time, a maid came out from upstairs and asked downstairs.

"What happened? Did someone fall? Don't knock over the official's wine and food! Come up quickly!"

Li Ke didn't answer, but casually lifted the burning lantern to the door on one side, letting the candle inside begin to burn the wooden board. Then he quickly went upstairs with the plate and saw the maid with a peach-like face.

The maid's cheeks were flushed, and the rouge on her mouth was much less. When she saw Li Ke coming up with a plate, she subconsciously thought it was her own servant, so she yelled at her.

"You are lazy again, be careful I let the young master beat you to death like Xiao Cuihong! You saw it, when I asked the officer to beat Xiao Cuihong to death, he didn't object!"

When talking about the latter part, the woman's voice also became softer, but she was still full of pride, so Li Ke did not hesitate to rush upstairs when she reacted, and waited until the other party saw the scarf on her face clearly. By that time, he had already arrived in front of this woman!

The dagger in his hand, which was an unexpected surprise, stabbed out instantly and pierced the woman's throat. The woman struggled, and Li Ke couldn't pull out his dagger smoothly. It got stuck on her bones, and Li Ke frowned. Eyebrow, he pulled out the hairpin on her head without hesitation and hid it in his hand. Then before the other party fell down, he quickly opened the door and handed the food and wine in his hand to the front!

At this time, Ximen Qing was holding a maid, with one arm around the other person, but his hand was placed in the other person's clothes, and there was even a bellyband around his neck. When he heard the footsteps and turned around, he saw a woman dressed in small clothes. Li Ke was dressed as a servant, with his head lowered, dragging a tray.

Therefore, he casually poured the wine in his glass towards Li Ke and cursed loudly.

"Who let you in! Get out!"

The moment the wine was poured, Li Ke dodged and threw out the tray in his hand. The full plate of wine and meat hit Ximen Qing's face, causing him to scream and subconsciously lean on the table, exposing his face. own neck.

Li Ke's figure rushed towards him like lightning. Before Ximen Qing could react, the hairpin in his hand penetrated his chin and penetrated directly into his brain stem!

Ximen Qing, like the maid outside the door, was unable to utter a single sound and went directly to the west. All that was left was the roaring sound in his throat, and blood spurting out from his throat.

Li Ke's body was inevitably stained with blood, and the woman who was originally in Ximen Qing's arms naturally fell to the ground. After seeing Li Ke, she couldn't help but scream, and then rolled and crawled. He rushed to the door of the room.

However, Li Ke didn't intend to kill her. Instead, he picked up the chicken legs and beef on the table and ate them.

He didn't take proper nutrition during this period, so he didn't have time to do those things. After eating a few mouthfuls, Li Ke found some silver coins from the arms of Ximen Qing, who was still struggling, but he didn't even look at them. He looked at the silver notes, then crushed some gold and silver wine vessels and stuffed them into his arms.

After doing all this, Li Ke knocked over the oil lamp on the table, lit the gauze tent in the room, then quickly went downstairs, picked up his clothes, and left quickly in the light of the fire.

At this time, countless shouts had already appeared. Li Ke quickly left the trail, crossed the river, quickly took off his servant clothes, dried his body, and then wrapped him in stones and threw them. After reaching the river, he changed into his own clothes, buried the gold under a stone by the river, and quickly returned to Brother Yun's house. After confirming that the two of them were still sleeping, he quickly lay down to catch up on his sleep. Went.

Early the next morning, when Li Ke woke up, Brother Yun had gone out to sell pears early. Li Ke quietly chatted with Yun Dalang about home affairs, but before noon, he saw Brother Yun come back with a look of wonder on his face. , so he asked deliberately.

"What's wrong, Brother Yun, looking at you like this, it seems like something big has happened?"

Brother Yun put down the pears he had not sold, and spoke with both pleasure and helplessness.

"The high-ranking official Ximen in the city was killed by robbers. It is said that it was done by nearby bandits. His bastard and vicious maid also died together, but..."

When Brother Yun said this, he spoke helplessly.

"But once he died, there was one less person who could buy my pears. It really makes people feel that they don't know whether to laugh or cry."

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Brother Yun was a little helpless. Yanggu County was not a very wealthy county, and there were only a few people willing to give some rewards. Now that Ximen Qing had died, there was one less person who could consume fruits. It really made him I felt a burst of worry.

But there was nothing he could do to worry about it. After all, he was just a pear seller.

Just looking at Li Ke, he couldn't help but speak.

"But brother Li, you have to be careful. You have encountered this kind of thing just after you came back. I'm afraid the arrests in Yanggu County are going to arrest you for questioning. You must know that this time, Ximen Qing's small building is also involved. They were all burned to the ground, and four people were killed, so those chiefs are probably going to get slapped on the head."

Li Ke just smiled. His method was absolutely impossible to detect using ancient criminal investigation methods. Moreover, even if he had to surrender, he had someone to guarantee him. As long as he was not exposed, there would be absolutely no problem.

But just as Yun Ge was talking, Li Ke saw two constables walking over with a sad face. When they saw him, they shouted loudly.

"Hey! Li Jia Erlang, you are in trouble, come with us!"

But Li Ke did not make any move. Instead, he looked at the two constables in confusion and asked with his hands clasped.

"May I ask you two, what crime have I committed?"

The constable sneered.

"You did a great thing yourself, of course you know it yourself!"

But while speaking, he still stared at Li Ke, and Li Ke couldn't help shaking his head.

"I came back to visit my relatives, and I really don't know what I did. If the county magistrate wants to arrest me, please bring the documents directly so that I can be punished."

Li Ke calmly said his response, and the two constables looked at each other and kept silent, while Yun Ge on the side cleverly brought two pears to the two constables and spoke.

"You two must be thirsty after patrolling for so long, right?"

The two constables took the pears and no longer looked ferocious. They just couldn't help but sigh and then bowed to Li Ke.

"I'm sorry to make you laugh. After all, this is the rule. If we don't try you, we can't explain. Sorry, sorry."

After saying that, the two constables limped away. It was obvious that they were beaten with a stick before they set out, and then they came to investigate the case. Li Ke sneered. After all, the two constables came to embarrass him, probably not because they thought he killed Ximen Qing, but because he came back to be a constable to steal his job.

Li Ke knew this, so he responded so calmly without giving any flaws.

So he nodded to Yun Ge and prepared to leave.

He packed some silver and gave it to Yun Ge, asking him to get medicine for Yun Dalang. A few days later, Li Ke saw the county government announce that the case was closed, saying that it was the bandits on the nearby Jingyang Ridge, and even issued a warrant to arrest the bandits, which made Li Ke shake his head.

Most of the cases handled by the government in ancient times were like this, so Li Ke naturally would not dwell on this. However, just when he stayed in Yanggu County for a few more days and was about to leave.

The bandits on Jingyang Ridge really came down!

And Li Ke's question about this was——

"There are really bandits on Jingyang Ridge?!"