Whether these guys are the prince or the king of Yong, even if other officials in the court wanted to muddle the water and deliberately attacked him, Li Ling could understand it. But the answer in front of him made him puzzled. He had almost no contact with Luo Tian Sect, and he had no grudges - his sister's murder was just his unilateral hatred - how did they come to him?

But the few people in front of this question could not give it any reason. Perhaps Hong Si, as the leader, might still know some inside information, but he had been killed by a knife and threw the body into the river, and now he didn't know how to sink there. In this way, he could only stare at these guys who were trembling and constantly begging for mercy.

"You really don't know why that so-called elder sent someone to follow me?" Li Linghan asked again with a face. But he shook his head blankly: "The little ones are just ordered to do things. We really don't know what the big figures in the teaching plan are."

After slowly exhaling a breath of turbid air, he narrowed his eyes and asked, "Then what will you do to me next? You won't just follow me all the way and do nothing, right?"

"This..." They were obviously hesitant, but after seeing Boss Ma on the side rubbing the sharp knife in his hand, they still shuddered and answered honestly: "The Fourth Brother once said that the elders will send someone to come soon, and then we can cooperate with them to kill... and kill you."

Li Ling raised his eyebrows: "In other words, your Luotian Sect will send someone else to come from another place next? Where is that person? And where is the elder you mentioned?"

"The elder should be in Huaibei, and the people behind him also came from there." At this time, they did not dare to hide it anymore, and only told them all about what they knew.

After hearing this familiar place name, Li Ling's heart moved. The enemy actually came from his hometown Huaibei! This makes sense. Originally, he had only been in two places. If an enemy was not in the capital, he would naturally be in Huaibei. He asked again: "Where is Huaibei?"

This time, the few people couldn't say it anymore. They just listened to some of Hong Si's words, but the specific content was not clear.

Li Ling had a guess, could the elder they mentioned were the head of the rioter who suddenly initiated two months ago? This is not impossible. After all, the riot that occurred in Huaibei was instigated by the Luotian Sect. Although it was quickly destroyed by the local government army, some important personnel had long disappeared. In this way, it was quite easy for them to stay in a certain place in Huaibei and then set out to deal with them.

But the problem is that although I have made many enemies in my hometown, no one looks like a member of the Luotian Sect. Who is Elder Lao Shizi behind it?

Seeing that Li Ling was still silent, the few people became more and more panicked, and finally couldn't help begging for mercy again: "Mr. Li, please spare me. We just followed you out of helplessness. Now we have explained everything we know. Please let us go..."

Li Ling came back to his senses and looked at them, then nodded slightly. Seeing this, they were naturally happy. If they hadn't been tied to the ground, they would have kowtowed repeatedly. Seeing this, Yang Zhen was a little anxious and quickly stepped forward: "Sir..."

Just as he was about to persuade Li Ling not to let go of these guys, but to give the person to an official in Yanhe, Li Ling suddenly turned his head and nodded to Boss Ma: "Be cleaner in your hands and feet, don't leave any troubles."

Boss Ma smiled and said, "Don't worry, young master!" Then he stepped forward, grabbed one of them, stabbed him to death with a knife, and threw him into the river.

The others were stunned, and then the three of them all struggled hard, and shouted loudly: "You are so despicable, you don't want to say..."

Faced with their shrill shouts, Li Ling just smiled faintly: "I have never promised you to let you leave your life!"

These words immediately choked the three of them. Yes, Li Ling did not promise from beginning to end that they would save their lives. But the force just now gave them the illusion that they would die if they didn't say it, but they might live...

Just as they were stunned, several other boatmen also came forward and helped Boss Ma to cut their throats and bleed them quickly. Then the body was thrown into the river, and after a while, it sank.

Just looking at their skillful appearance, you can know that these people in the Cao Gang used to do a lot of killing and robbing people, and they added a few more lives to their hands, just like drinking two more glasses of wine.

This scene fell into the eyes of the Yang brothers, but they felt shocked again, especially Li Ling, who gave the order, which made them feel awe from the bottom of their hearts. After a while, they hesitated and bowed deeply: "Sir, you do this..."

"What, but I feel that it is a bit unlawful law to kill people as an imperial official?" Li Ling smiled and asked with a smile.

"No...I dare." The two of them did not dare to look at him, so they could only lower their heads. But looking at their expressions, it was obviously that's what they meant.

Li Ling smiled and looked at them: "If it were the capital, no one would dare to do such a thing, but now we are above the Caohe River, there is no need to have too many concerns. These people are both Luotian scholars and want to be detrimental to me, so it is natural for me to kill them!"

The two looked at him hesitantly again, and then Yang Chen said, "Actually, if you are worried that they may expose our whereabouts when they are alive, you can hand them over to the local government for detention."

"Leave it to the local government? That may completely expose our whereabouts. Besides, why are you sure that there are no people from the Luotian Sect in the government?"

"This...how is this possible?"

"How is it impossible? In the former, in the Huaibei Rebellion, a group of mobs could break through the county town under the guidance of the Luotian Sect and kill countless people. Do you really think this would be the cause of the local people without the participation of local officials? By the same token, it is difficult to guarantee that there are no Luotian Sect disciples who are hidden in the Huguang area.

"Since you have confirmed the identity of the enemy, be careful that you are not bad. I don't want to be in danger even before you reach southern Yunnan!" Li Ling said, and his tone was condensed, "And I am not afraid of speaking more clearly. Going to southern Yunnan is also very dangerous, so you have to listen to me next. I will kill you if I ask you to kill someone. Do you know?"

At this moment, Yang Chen and Yang Zhen obviously felt that Li Ling in front of him showed an unprecedented side. Even Lord Lu had never seen that momentum. But this made them feel disappointed. Such a cruel person is the person their brothers want to follow. At that moment, they bowed together: "Yang Chen (Yang Zhen) is willing to obey the orders of Lord and ensure that Lord will have a smooth trip!"

"Very good. The four of us are united and we will have greater confidence in the trip to southern Yunnan. Come back safely!" Li Ling said, and looked at Li Moyun, who seemed to be a little stunned in the distance. The latter felt his gaze and smiled and nodded at him. This made Li Ling smile, pointing to the smooth water in front of him and said: "Let's go ashore from here, turn land, and go southwest."

Boss Ma quickly agreed, and with a few shouts, the boat slowly leaned towards the shore.

At this time, it was after the third update that the world was dark, and only their masters of the canal gang who had been sailing all year round would dare to stop the ship and dock at this time without any mistakes.

When the boat was docked, Li Ling and others picked up their carry-on luggage packages and stepped ashore one after another. The last time Li Ling, who landed on the shore, clasped his fists at Boss Ma: "It's thanks to Boss Ma this time. I'm destined to be the next day. Let's see you again! Goodbye."

Boss Ma smiled and said, "It's easy to say, the villain is here to wish Mr. Li a good journey."

"The same goes for you." After saying this, Li Ling turned around and left, while the other three quickly followed and protected him.

After they walked out of the journey and disappeared into the darkness, the ship finally left the shore and continued to go south. Boss Ma stood by the boat, staring at the direction of Li Ling's disappearance, and after a while, he slowly let out a breath of turbid air: "This young master Li, Li Gongfeng is really an amazing person. This time the gang leader really sees the right person. If this person can really cooperate with our Cao Gang, we will definitely achieve a bigger career!"

The others around them seemed to understand. They didn't understand. They were obviously the ones who killed people, so why did they say that Li Ling was so powerful?

...

Ten days later, in Pingjiang County, the Ji family mansion.

When another carrier pigeon flew over with the news, Zhao Chenghuang thought the matter had been done, and a smile appeared on his face.

But when he read the content above, his smile instantly condensed: "Did it disappear?"

"Elder, who has disappeared? The target?" the confidant next to him asked curiously.

"Not only Li Ling, but also Hong Si and the other six..." Zhao Chenghuang, who was so gloomy, said in a cold voice, "Xue Linjing led people there, but after arriving at Pingshadu, Huguang, he lost Hong Si and the others' whereabouts and marks. They did not even leave any clues."

"How is this possible... Could it be that the other party discovered it and fell into their hands?"

"I'm afraid there is only one explanation." Zhao Chenghuang stood up and paced around the house before snorting, "It seems that I have underestimated this Li Ling. He is not only alert but also decisive enough. He actually gave me a first move. In this way, it seems that Hong Si and the others are already in danger, and he even knows our plan!"

"What should I do?"

"Hmph, he thought he could escape my palms like this? I actually already knew the destination of his trip. Since that's the case, I simply let Xue Linjing and the others chase him! The southwest side is almost impossible to take care of the government, and it is an excellent place to kill and abandon corpses!"

As he said that, Zhao Chenghuang had returned to the table, took out a piece of paper, picked up a brush and wrote a command.
Chapter completed!