C14 Cinnabar

"Gongzi, why are you so interested tonight? You came to take a walk in the garden!"

I was naturally in a good mood after such a wonderful event, and felt that such a beautiful scene could not be missed. So I took a walk around the garden." Xiao Xue, if you are tired, you can go back and rest!

"No, no, it's not that I'm tired, but I feel that the young master will have to face an even more intense battle tomorrow. How can I not train properly tonight?"

"Ha ha-ha ha," Yan Qiuyu laughed, "There's only one night, no matter how much you train, it's useless. Rather than wasting your energy, you might as well relax. It's better to come to this garden to relax."

Yan Qiuyu also felt that it was strange that Yan Fengwu was so infatuated with Yan Lengyue, willing to admit defeat to get her heart. Initially, she had nothing to do with him, but after witnessing Yan Qiuyu's infatuation, she felt a great joy in her heart, just like how a person who had given up all hope suddenly discovers that there was nothing worth cherishing in this world.

Delighted, Yan Qiuyu found it hard to fall asleep, so she called Snowy to take a walk in the yard. He couldn't explain why he called Snowy here, maybe in the whole world, there was only one person like Snowy he could walk in the garden with.

As the two of them talked, Snowy pointed at the moon which had just broken through the clouds. Just as she was about to tell the young master that the moon was really round tonight, she saw Yan Qiuyu's fan gently move over, pressing it against Snowy's lips.

"Shh, look —"

The folding fan was removed and pointed to the depths of the garden.

Snowy looked towards the direction where the fan was pointing. Through the weak moonlight that had just appeared, she saw a young man in white sitting on the platform, drinking alone.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be that Yan Fengwu of the day.

The moonlight made his white clothes seem even colder. He poured himself a cup of wine and drank it in one gulp. Then, he suddenly frowned and shook his head as he chanted:

"Last night, I paid my respects to the moon like a sickle. This night, I paid my respects to the moon like a plate.

As long as you worship the full moon, you should meet Chang'e.

Chang'e Gu Qi Lang was also lonely, the shade of the osmanthus blossoms fell on the ice pot.

Every year, I study the melody, but I don't know much about it. "

Yan Qiuyu laughed in her heart. She turned her head and whispered to Snowy, "Let's go."

"Hmm? Who was there? Come and have a drink. " Yan Fengwu had already discovered Yan Qiuyu's figure.

Yan Qiuyu sighed, turned around, and clasped her hands together, "Brother Fengwu, please, I am your Qiuyu brother!"

Yan Fengwu drank another cup of wine and glared at Qiuyu, "Qiuyu, ah, the son of the clan leader, Uncle Yan Fengtian. Although I am the son of the lord, my age is lower than yours. I must call you Brother Qiu Yu!" As he spoke, he stood up and bowed towards Yan Qiuyu.

Yan Qiuyu felt a surge of warmth in her heart. All these years, because of her status as a good-for-nothing, even her youngest brother had not given her much respect.

Yan Qiuyu clasped her hands together in return, "What do you mean 'brother'? You and I will call each other by our own names from now on. What do you say?"

Yan Fengwu extended a finger, gesturing, "Brothers from all over the world!" He poured a cup of wine and passed it to Yan Qiuyu, "Please."

Yan Qiuyu took the wine cup and finished it in one gulp!

Yan Fengwu laughed, "So cool!" Sit! "

Yan Qiuyu said "Please" and sat down opposite Yan Fengwu.

Yan Fengwu said, "I've already lost. There will be no more battles tomorrow. Brother Qiuyu still needs to fight. It's better if you drink less."

Yan Qiuyu laughed out loud, "You don't know yourself well at a wedding, how can you lose your interest because of one or two martial arts competitions?"

Yan Fengwu laughed, "You really are a man of love!"

Yan Qiuyu smiled slightly, "This afternoon, you willingly lost in the competition arena, it has already filled Lady Leng Yue's heart. I, your brother, am truly impressed! "It seems like Lady Leng Yue has always been aloof, aloof, and proud. Since Brother Feng Wu dared to express his love, then you already have a lot of courage!"

Yan Fengwu said, "Nonsense, that was a true defeat, a true defeat!"

"Hahahaha," Yan Qiuyu laughed, "As the saying goes, the spectator knows when to stop. In your opinion, Brother Feng Wu was probably not defeated by the 'Poetry of the Blind Sentinel', but was instead kowtowed before a pomegranate dress!"

"Hahaha …" "Brother Qiuyu, I, as your little brother, want to know, I am only an adopted son. I have to avoid all the struggles for power between the disciples of the clan, so I have always been banished from the clan, ignoring the internal affairs." "However …"

Yan Qiuyu could hear the hidden meaning behind his words, so she asked, "But what about it?"

Yan Fengwu said, "However, since I've drunk wine with you today, I'll have to tell you something as well. It's something that happens only to bystanders!"

"Oh? What is it about? "

"Haha, it's naturally about you, Brother Qiuyu. You're a fan of the police, and your brother Qiuyu is one of them!"

"Oh? "Brother Fengwu, please explain the situation in detail."

Yan Fengwu drank another cup of wine and said, "Although I rarely walk in the clan, I still have a bit of understanding towards some of the more famous younger generation in the clan." "From what I can see, although Yan Peng is vicious, he is afraid of bullying the weak, but he is not a cowardly person, and his behavior when facing you today is extremely abnormal. According to his temperament, even if he knows that he cannot win, he will still do his best, and even if he loses it is honorable for him, but he still admitted defeat in front of everyone, and runs away with his arms around his head. Don't Brother Qiu Yu feel that it's strange?"

Yan Qiuyu frowned as she thought about it. She felt that what Yan Fengwu said made sense, so she asked, "Then, in my opinion, what exactly is the reason behind this?"

Yan Fengwu drank another cup of wine, "I can see that he's doing this because he wants someone to give him instructions."

"Someone who wants to? What kind of a man is he? "

"If I knew his name, I wouldn't have used the word 'someone who had a mind of his'. "I guess he must be someone who has a great amount of power to Yan Peng, or his father, Yan Lingxiao, may be someone else. In short, he must be a great deal of power to Yan Peng, to be able to make him sacrifice his dignity and kneel before you in front of everyone!"

Yan Qiuyu shook her head, "But what is their motive for doing so?"

Yan Fengwu laughed, "Haven't you heard? The higher you fly, the more you will fall. First, you will enjoy the limitless glory. Then, you will be thrown back into the mud. Then, you will be completely defeated!"

"But, my decision to participate in the Clan Martial Meet is only a temporary one."

"Haha, with Yan Peng and Yan Lingxiao's intelligence, won't they be able to deduce that after you defeat Yan Peng, you will definitely participate in the Clan Martial Meet?" "Even if I can't figure it out, after seeing you join, I can still make a temporary plan!"

Yan Qiuyu laughed out loud, "Hmph, even if they really have some tricks up their sleeves, among the opponents in the future, other than Yan Lengyue, Yanling, Yanba, and the others, no one else can pose a threat to me."

Yan Fengwu shook his head and laughed, "It's better to be careful. We have to know how to scheme, and it's hard to guard against. It is not difficult to find out from the history of the clan that, since ancient times, many foreign enemies have frequently attacked us during the period of activities such as the Martial Arts Competition of the whole clan. This is because at this time, the younger generations of the clan are competing with each other, and the elders, in order to support their sons, are also angry with each other.

Yan Qiuyu's heart skipped a beat, she admired her little brother's perspective, and she said, "Speaking of strange things, besides the Wang family's attack a few months ago, this Clan Martial Meet was surprisingly successful."

Yan Fengwu gave a cold laugh, "I think this is only on the surface. Think about what happened before the Clan Martial Meet: first, you were being hunted down for training, then the most prestigious third master Yan Wu and his descendant Yan Jue was kicked out of the Yan family, and then the Wang family came to make trouble. This series of events is related to each other, you can't help but make people wary of you!" However, in this period of time when all sorts of strange and unpredictable events occurred in succession, the Clan Martial Meet was actually held just like that. Think about it, could there be some sort of conspiracy? "

Yan Qiuyu felt a chill run down her spine, "Third Uncle Yan Wu and that Yan Jue could be said to have the most power in the clan. Third Uncle relied on Grandpa's love and support to build up his power, and more than half of the older generation in the clan has a deep friendship with Third Uncle. He and his son, Yan Jue, were determined to get rid of me and become the leader of the Yan family. Now that his scheme had been exposed, he was expelled from the Yan family. If you were to say that he wouldn't take advantage of the Clan Martial Meet to come here and cause trouble, it wouldn't be his style at all! "

Yan Fengwu said, "That's why I'm worried. The calmer you appear on the surface, the more violent the hidden storm becomes!"

Yan Qiuyu laughed coldly, "We will fight when the time comes, we will fight when the time comes!" "Yan Qiuyu has never been afraid of schemes and tricks. Before, she was not afraid, but now, she is even less afraid!"

Furthermore, from today onwards, I have a brother like you!

At this moment, Yan Qiuyu's feelings for Yan Fengwu were not only a love, but also a sense of respect and concern.

I have the ability, the kinship, the feelings, and so on. Now I have the ability to be a brother, what's there to be afraid about my reborn Yan Qiuyu!

The next day, the Clan Martial Meet continued.

The first battle, Yan Ba versus Yan Ling! Yan Ling won!

No one had any objections to the outcome of the battle. Although Yan Ba was one of the top disciples in the younger generation of the Yan family, he was still a far cry from the rare talent of one hundred years. Yan Ba was convinced of his defeat, but he immediately made a vow.

"From now on, the only goal of me, Yan Ba, will be to defeat you, Yan Ling!"

The imposing Yanling smiled back, "Alright, I look forward to the day when I fight with you again!"

Everyone in the stands looked at this scene with admiration in their hearts. They admired Yan Ba for his failure, but they also admired Yan Ling for his magnanimity.

However, there were quite a few complaints about the following two matches.

In the first round, Yan Qiuyu versus the other experts.

The two of them hadn't even exchanged ten moves before Smoke Destroyer suddenly fell to the ground and shouted, "Ah! Ah! I've lost! I've lost!"

The audience was in an uproar. Yan Qiuyu was still using her hand to protect her chest, so she definitely wouldn't have launched an attack. How could she have been able to injure Yanyun?

"Impossible, absolutely impossible! Unless I'm blind, it's impossible for Misty Cloud Extinguisher to lose, at least not in this move!"

"Your eyes haven't fallen off yet. Yan Qiuyu hasn't made her move at all. How could she have defeated Yan Yanyun? There must be something fishy going on here!"

"Hmph, I think Yan Feng Tian saw that his son didn't even have the ability to use his clan leader's authority to force some of the younger generation to lose to Yan Qiuyu!"

"Don't talk nonsense, if it's true, how could Yan Qiuyu not make a move at this time?"

"Hmph, I wouldn't be surprised if that trash Yan Qiuyu did anything useless!"

On the stage, Yan Pingsheng couldn't sit still any longer, "Feng Tian, Ling Yun, what do you mean by this?"

Yan Feng Tian and Yan Lingyun looked at each other, "Your son doesn't know either."

"Hmph," Yan Pingsheng snorted, "I know that Feng Tian dotes on Qiu Yu, and Lingyun doesn't like me liking Wu'er, but you can't use such methods to side with Qiu Yu. A fake victory is a burden to Qiu Yu, and it's not a benefit, do you understand?"

Yan Lingyun quickly said, "Father, don't say that. Even if your son is dead, you can't have such thoughts!"

Yan Feng Tian took a deep breath, "Son, he has been in charge of the family for many years, and he has always been fair and straightforward. Yan Feng Tian took a deep breath," Son, he has been in charge of the family for many years, and he has always been fair and direct.

Yan Lingyun also said, "That's right. Feng Tian has always been a fair man, I don't think …"

"Hmph," Yan Pingsheng shouted, "Don't blame me for doubting. Qiu Yu was determined to fight yesterday, and Feng Tian didn't stop her, but Lingyun actually agreed to it. Furthermore, Yan Peng was defeated without fighting yesterday, so how can we not be suspicious? Not just me, the spectators below the stage, and all the elders on the stage all have a bad feeling. If the two of you really want to help Qiu Yu, then you have to make Qiu Yu win a match.

Yan Fengtian and Yan Lingyun looked at each other and felt that this was the only way.

Yan Lingyun shouted towards the audience, "Silence! Yan Qiuyu won twice without even fighting, and without even exerting any physical strength, it would be unfair to her next opponent. Therefore, as the Martial Competition Head, I order you to compete again!" Then, he winked at Yan Yun.

Yan Yun opened up the register and took a look, "Yes, among the younger generation, there is still Yan Huaiyuan. He has not participated in the competition and has not expended any energy, so he is suitable to fight Yan Qiuyu."

"Alright, then let Yan Qiuyu fight one more round. Next, let Yan Qiuyu against Yan Huaiyuan!"

"Good!" The audience cheered. Yan Huaiyuan was considered one of the younger generation, so it would be great if he could test Yan Qiuyu.

Immediately, a gong sounded. Yan Huaiyuan flew onto the stage, held the golden hook in his hand, and said to Yan Qiuyu, "Brother Qiuyu, please allow me!"

Yan Qiuyu bowed and answered, "Thanks!"

Unexpectedly, before Yan Qiuyu could get up, she heard a "Ah!" All of a sudden, Yan Huaiyuan fell to the ground. His right chest was covered in blood, and a dart was stabbed into his body.

"They are using concealed weapons!"

"Hmm? "Someone, seize Yan Qiuyu, fly to the Martial Veins, and kick her out of the Yan family!" Yan Pingsheng was filled with rage!

Using hidden weapons in the Clan Martial Meet was the most hateful thing to do. The crowd immediately became angry. The old man had already ordered two of the younger generation in the family to jump onto the arena, wanting to take down Yan Qiuyu.

"Hold on!" Yan Feng Tian suddenly stood up from his seat, "Father's matter is not clear, so it's best not to act in a hurry!"

The booing from below the stage was deafening.

"What!"

"Yan Feng Tian, stop talking!"

"What is it? Your son obviously used a concealed weapon!"

"Fake bow, bow, and secretly send out hidden weapons. This is a common tactic used by the despicable people in the martial arts world. I didn't expect that the dignified young master of the Yan family, the son of the chief, would also use this method to win!"

Yan Lingyun suddenly slapped the armrest of his chair, and with one slap, the armrest broke. "All of you, shut up!"

Although Yan Lingyun had little power, he had always had his own dignity. When the crowd saw him angry, they all stopped talking.

"Just now, we were all there. None of us saw the concealed weapon fly out from Yan Qiuyu's side to Yan Huaiyuan." Although he was the most suspicious one, it was not enough to determine that he was the perpetrator. "Besides, Yan Qiuyu is still standing below the stage. It would be unfair to sentence him if he was convicted and not tried for interrogation. Father, what do you think?"

Yan Pingsheng glanced at Yan Lingyun, "Hmph, what you said does make sense."

"Feng Wu!" Yan Lingyun shouted towards the audience.

"Your son is here!" Yan Fengwu leapt onto the stage.

"Lead your caravan. Watch over the scene, no matter male, female, old, or young, no one is allowed to leave!"

"As you command!"

"Seal off the acupoints on Yan Huaiyuan's wound, then you can pass on the diagnosis and treatment to the family doctor." "Next, I will ask Yan Qiuyu about it. During this period of time, you will be the one to investigate the scene and see if this hidden weapon is possible from below the stage …" With that, Yan Lingyun looked around at the elders sitting on the stage with a profound look in his eyes. "Perhaps the one on the stage was the one that hit Yan Huaiyuan!"

"I understand!"

After Yan Lingyun had given his orders, Yan Fengwu summoned the caravan to help protect the business of his family. The men, women, old, and young were not allowed to leave the scene, and at the same time, he invited the medical center to the stage to treat Yan Huaiyuan's wounds. After that, Yan Fengwu began to inspect the situation on the stage.

Yan Lingyun started to ask Yan Qiuyu, "Yan Qiuyu, are you admitting that the hidden weapon that struck Yan Huaiyuan was from you?"

Yan Qiuyu did not panic at all, "Uncle, please enlighten me. This hidden weapon was indeed not sent by Qiuyu."

Yan Lingyun asked, "Just now, when Yan Huaiyuan came on stage, what did you do?"

"Other than bowing in reply, there's nothing else."

"You should know why he was defeated in your last battle against Smokey Cloud."

"He did not lose to me. Rather, he lost to someone else."

"Someone else?"

"Maybe it's his father, maybe it's his teacher, maybe it's him."

"Yan Qiuyu, this is a public question. You have to understand that you have to answer it clearly, do not be ambiguous and say something that no one can understand!"

"It's just because Qiuyu didn't attack when the Cloud Slayer Pill fell, so the Cloud Slayer was definitely not defeated by Qiuyu."

"Then in your opinion, is there anyone else besides you in the market?"

"Qiuyu did not sense the presence of the third person."

"Since there's no third person, and he wasn't defeated by you, why did he fall down?"

"Then he fell."

"Oh? "You mean Yan Yanyun deliberately lost to you when he fell down?"

"This is the only explanation that Qiuyu can think of."

"Have you bribed Smoke Cloud with money or intimidated him with your status so that he could deliberately lose to you in the martial arts competition?"

"Haha, Eldest Uncle, in your opinion, what sort of deterrence does Qiu Yu have in the clan?"

"Yes, Feng Wu."

"Your son is here."

"According to your investigation, the hidden weapon that hurt Yan Huaiyuan was shot by Yan Qiuyu!"

"According to your son's investigation, that hidden weapon was indeed not fired by Yan Qiuyu."

"Oh? "Tell me the reason."

"Yes, everyone can see that when Yan Huaiyuan was injured just now, Yan Qiuyu was bowing with her head lower than his chest, let alone her hands. As for the projectile that hit Yan Huaiyuan, it was a heavy Ling." Because it was heavy and cumbersome, it could not be launched with the aid of the mechanism, so it could only be launched by hand. "Supposedly, if Yan Qiuyu had used this Ling to secretly harm Yan Huaiyuan just now, she could only use her hands to fire. At that time, Yan Qiuyu's hands were below Yan Huaiyuan's chest, so Yan Huaiyuan should have been injured below the chest, not in the right chest."

"Oh? "Then, I ask you, do the spectators on the stage or off the stage have any suspicion of secretly injuring Yan Huaiyuan?"

"This, is also unlikely."

"Oh?"

"At that time, Yan Huaiyuan was facing Yan Qiuyu, and he was only facing the two sides of the audience." At that time, Yan Huaiyuan was facing Yan Qiuyu, but he was facing the two sides of the audience. Similarly, it was impossible for the murderer to shoot from his back, and if they attacked from his front, the hidden weapon would have to pass through Yan Qiuyu's body first, and that would be even more impossible. "In addition, I had the caravan inspect the high ground and the empty space in the distance, but they couldn't find any trace of someone hiding there. Thus, I can tell that the killer didn't attack from that place."

"Oh? "This is weird, could it be that this Yan Huaiyuan had been possessed and used a hidden weapon to injure himself?"

"In my opinion, I'm afraid that's the case."

"Oh? "What's the reason?"

Yan Fengwu raised Yan Huaiyuan's hand, "The blood on Yan Huaiyuan's hand is not from the wound on his right chest, but from the wound on his hand."

"So his hand is injured?"

"That's right. Father, please look again. This is the Flying Ling that the Chinese Medical Officer took out from Yan Huaiyuan's wound." There were a total of eight sides to this concealed weapon. Each side was sharp, and two sharp blades were conducive to thrusting. It was a very powerful concealed weapon! "I compared the wound on the concealed weapon with the wound on Yan Huaiyuan's hand. I found that it fits perfectly, and I can tell that the wound was caused by Fei Ling!"

"Could it be because of Yan Huaiyuan covering his wound after he got injured?"

"That's possible. However, if that's the case, the wound should be very shallow, and the wound in front of us is very deep. We should be able to determine that this wound was caused when he held onto the flying water caltrop with all his might." "I can't think of any other explanation other than throwing darts or stabbing myself with this siphon."

"Oh?"

"Because of this suspicion and the investigation on the scene, I am sure that aside from this Yan Huaiyuan, there is no other explanation."

Yan Lingyun opened his eyes and said, "How strange. What is wrong with this Yan Huaiyuan? He actually hurt himself?"

Yan Fengwu smiled, "The person involved is here. Father might as well ask him directly."

Before he finished his sentence, Yan Lingyun's body moved abruptly. She stood in front of Yan Huaiyuan with a steel dart in her hand.

"Someone is trying to silence us!"

"Quickly investigate the source of this dart!"

Yan Fengwu stopped him, "There's no need to investigate." This dart is formed from a spirit seed, and when the spirit will be used, the dart will not leave any trace that can be verified. "

"Oh. Feng Wu, based on what you see, how much power do you need to be able to accomplish this?"

"Using a Spirit Child to transform into Saber Qi, sword Qi, or even a blurry sword shadow can only be used to defend against an enemy at the second level of the Spirit Realm. However, if one wants to materialize a material object, one must have the ability to reach the fifth level of the Spirit Realm."

"Do you think Yan Qiuyu has that ability?"

"If Yan Qiuyu had this ability, then she wouldn't have used such a sneak attack to hurt Yan Huaiyuan."

"Alright, quickly protect Yan Huaiyuan and wait for my secret question."

"Yes, son!"