Due to the matter of the beggar, Wei Shuxuan didn't sleep well all night. She got up early in the morning, feeling that she had to do something.
After washing up, she went out. Passing by Xin Zizhao's room, she found his door still tightly closed. Originally, she wanted to ask him to go out with her to look for someone. But just as she raised her hand to knock on the door, she withdrew it.
Forget it. It's better for her to go alone than to call that ice - block man.
Wei Shuxuan had breakfast at the inn and then went out. On the street, she saw many officers holding portraits as if they were looking for someone. She frowned. Who were those officers looking for?
For a moment, she didn't remember that she had told Xin Zizhao last night to talk to the county magistrate about looking for someone.
As Wei Shuxuan walked, she was thinking about where she should start looking. She thought that beggars in a city would never swagger on the street openly. Beggars were quite disliked by others, so they should be hiding in corners or in places that were crowded but also rather secluded to beg.
However, she then thought that if the beggar who was avenging his sister was really as she assumed, would he be hiding at the place where his sister died? After all, that was the last place his sister had been alive.
The ancients always believed that the wronged would linger at the place of their death, reluctant to leave, and also hoped that their family members would come to find them.
Thinking of this, Wei Shuxuan immediately ran in the direction of the sealed Cuiqing Tower.
She still remembered the first time she came here. Two strings of red lanterns were hanging high in front of the vermilion gate, and two heavily - powdered girls were standing at the door. But now, it was a different scene.
Since the sealing had only happened a few days ago, the Cuiqing Tower looked as if it hadn't opened for business yet. However, the sealing papers criss - crossed on the door and the no - longer - bright red lanterns all gave a desolate feeling.
Originally, Wei Shuxuan wanted to tear off the sealing papers and swagger in, but thinking of her current identity, she gave up. She didn't want to cause any more trouble.
In the end, she used her lightness kung - fu to leap onto the high wall around the Cuiqing Tower and easily sneaked in.
"Alas, there's nothing to be found."
After entering, Wei Shuxuan walked around and found that it was actually the same as when she first came. There was no change at all. With no new discovery, she came out again.
When she came out of the Cuiqing Tower and was just about to leave, she heard a faint sound not far away. Her long - formed habit made her raise her vigilance. She was very glad that the body she had transmigrated into knew martial arts.
She lightened her steps and followed the sound. The place where the sound came from was in the back yard of the Cuiqing Tower. Not many people would notice this place because the garbage was piled up in this corner.
Suddenly, she saw a dark shadow flash by quickly. The shadow was rushing towards her. In the blink of an eye, she dodged the shadow and, relying on her years of experience in catching thieves, quickly grabbed one of the shadow's arms.
"Who is it! How dare you sneak up on this... gentleman!" Wei Shuxuan stuck out her tongue. She almost said "this young lady" but quickly changed it at the last moment.
Wei Shuxuan took a closer look and felt that the person was somewhat familiar. After looking at him more carefully, she found that this was actually the beggar she had been looking for!
"It's you!"
"Who are you?" The man turned around and looked at Wei Shuxuan.
"You killed Mama Zhang of the Cuiqing Tower, as well as Li Da and Li Er, right? Your purpose was to avenge your sister. Am I right?" Wei Shuxuan forcefully twisted one of his arms behind his back to immobilize him.
"I admit it. You don't need to hold me. Anyway, I never thought of running away. I know that the government will find me sooner or later. I've already prepared myself to die!" There was full determination in the man's eyes, which was shocking.
"I'm not from the government. I'm just an ordinary person. Because I found a body in the snowman, that useless county magistrate thought I was the culprit. That's why I volunteered to come and catch the murderer."
The man didn't seem to expect Wei Shuxuan to say such a thing. His originally gloomy face showed a bit of shock. But the next second, he laughed, "Hehe, I'm really sorry."
Seeing that the man didn't seem to struggle, Wei Shuxuan let go of him. "You're also a poor man, but you know that killing someone means paying with your life, right?"
"I'm very clear about this. So even though I don't know martial arts, I still killed those three people who killed my sister. Anyway, I have no relatives left. It doesn't make any sense for me to stay in this world. I had already prepared myself mentally before I took action."
The scariest warriors are often those who have already abandoned their own lives, which makes others in awe.
Wei Shuxuan sized up the man in front of her. Although he was dirty all over, there were still obvious stains on his feet and body. If she guessed correctly, those should be the bloodstains left when he killed someone.
Was he so desperate that he didn't even want to hide the bloodstains?
Her gaze moved down, and she saw that his left hand seemed to be holding something, with a bit of red showing. "What are you holding in your hand?"
"It's the sachet my sister made."
When it came to his sister, there was a glimmer of emotion in the man's eyes. At this moment, he looked more like a real person.
"..... Can you tell me your story?" The man saw that Wei Shuxuan didn't seem to have any ill - intentions, so he nodded. It would be nice to have someone listen to his inner despair before he died, wouldn't it?
The man's name was Zhao Ji, and his sister was Zhao Mi. They were from Lianshan Town. Earlier, due to the drought in Lianshan Town, many people in the town had starved to death, including his parents. Only he and his sister were left. In order to survive, they decided to flee Lianshan Town.
They walked along a mountain path all the way. Fortunately, some kind - hearted people gave them a few steamed buns on the way, so they were able to reach Liuyun Town. But Zhao Ji didn't expect that coming to Liuyun Town was the beginning of his real nightmare.
One afternoon, they passed by a teahouse outside Liuyun Town. The steamed buns had already been eaten up. Since the siblings were too hungry, they couldn't help but ask the teahouse owner for some food, but they were firmly refused and driven away by the owner.
Helpless, they came to a nearby dilapidated temple and planned to take a rest there. As for food, they would figure it out later. But Zhao Ji didn't expect that his sister had already been targeted...