Xiang He Wine Shop.
Lian Cheng and Yi He located the place based on the information provided by the Beggar Gang disciples and entered directly.
“Yo! Young Master Lian! And this nun! Please come in!” The wine shop owner greeted them with a smile.
“Hold on, I’m looking for someone.”
Lian Cheng directly tossed a small piece of broken silver, “Has anyone new come to your wine shop recently? For example, a certain shabby, down-and-out scholar who always carries a broken fan?”
The wine shop owner quickly took the silver and hurriedly replied, “Indeed, there is such a person. That guy has no money but loves to drink, and he always criticizes the wine in our wine shop. By the way, now that you mention it, I also think this person is very suspicious. He always eavesdrops on other wine drinkers and secretly asks drunkards about the Huashan Sect!”
Lian Cheng and Yi He exchanged glances, both secretly nodding.
The information gathering capabilities of the Beggar Gang disciples were truly extraordinary, wasn’t this a perfect example?
“Do you know the scholar’s name?” Lian Cheng asked again.
“Oh, that guy likes to brag, he calls himself Zu Qianqiu. In this day and age, who dares to call themselves a ‘Zu Zong’ (ancestor) everywhere? Isn’t he bored with life?” The wine shop owner couldn’t help but complain.
“Zu Qianqiu?”
Lian Cheng was surprised, he didn’t expect it to be this guy.
Regarding the story of Smiling Proud Wanderer, Lian Cheng could remember the general plot, but he didn’t remember many minor characters, Zu Qianqiu happened to be one of them.
Zu Qianqiu was the guy who debated wine with Linghu Chong and brought out a bunch of wine cups!
Later, he enthusiastically supported Linghu Chong as the leader at Five Domination Peak!
This guy had no skills, he just knew wine. If he met Linghu Chong, he would naturally consider him a close friend. But now that he had met Lian Cheng, he was unlucky!
“Where is he?” Yi He asked hurriedly.
“That guy often comes to the wine shop to drink, he should be arriving soon.”
As the wine shop owner spoke, he saw a down-and-out scholar walking in and immediately pointed at him, “Young Master, nun, there, there, there, that’s him!”
The scholar was startled, met Lian Cheng and Yi He’s smiling but not smiling faces, his heart skipped a beat, and he turned to run.
But a sword instantly landed on his shoulder.
The sword’s chill made him unable to move at all.
“Zu Qianqiu, you’re here, how can you not have a good chat? Of course, if you think you have a big life, you can see if your legs are faster, or my sword is faster!”
“Of course your sword is faster!”
Zu Qianqiu instantly cowered and hurriedly flattered, “This, this young master, I’m just a scholar who loves wine, are you looking for the wrong person?”
But Lian Cheng kicked him down with one kick: “No more nonsense! Let’s go!”
Zu Qianqiu had no choice but to get up and, under Lian Cheng’s command, walked towards an alleyway without anyone.
Yi He asked in confusion: “Junior Brother Lian Cheng, why not just kill this person? This person is undoubtedly a spy of the Demon Cult, right? Our mission is to eliminate spies, right?”
“Senior Sister Yi He, don’t worry, since he’s a spy of the Demon Cult, he must know a lot of news about the Demon Cult. Let’s interrogate him first. If he doesn’t cooperate, then we’ll kill him.”
Lian Cheng was actually very curious, because Zu Qianqiu was a person under Saintess Ren Yingying in the original work.
But now Ren Yingying is only a few years old, just a little girl like Yue Lingshan. How could such a little girl want to deal with the Huashan Sect? The Huashan Sect didn’t kill her father.
Therefore, he had to ask first, then send this guy on his way.
As for whether Zu Qianqiu was good or bad, whether he should be killed or not, that wasn’t something Lian Cheng needed to consider.
Since this guy helped the Demon Cult to gather information about the Huashan Sect, he was an enemy of the Huashan Sect. Now that he had fallen into his hands, Lian Cheng wouldn’t be merciful to him.
Zu Qianqiu heard this and hurriedly defended himself: “This young master, I’m not a spy of the Demon Cult, I’m just a scholar who likes to drink! This nun, you must believe in the Buddha, you know that Buddha is merciful. Even sweeping the floor is afraid of hurting the life of ants, and cherishes the moth in the gauze lamp. You cannot kill innocent people!”
This…
Yi He hesitated.
The Hengshan Sect believed in Buddhism, and naturally, everyone had a heart of compassion for the world.
Even though Yi He was just as impatient as her master, Ding Yi, she was also kind-hearted, and only killed people from the Demon Cult, not innocent people.
If this guy wasn’t really from the Demon Cult, then he really couldn’t be killed.
But Lian Cheng kicked Zu Qianqiu against the wall of the alley with another kick, and cursed: “You still have the face to say you’re innocent! You helped the Demon Cult gather information about my Huashan Sect. The Demon Cult will launch a large-scale attack on my Huashan Sect based on your information. If there are countless casualties, then you will be the sinner. How are you innocent?! Come clean, or I will represent the Buddha and send you to the Western Paradise!”
When Yi He heard this, her eyes lit up.
That’s a good line!
I will represent the Buddha and send you to the Western Paradise!
Besides, she had almost been tricked by this guy just now. Even if this guy wasn’t a member of the Demon Cult, he was a spy for the Demon Cult. Naturally, those who worked for the Demon Cult were not good people, and naturally, they should be sent to the Western Paradise.
Humph! How dare he try to deceive a compassionate Buddhist disciple like her, he simply deserved to die!
Yi He was furious and started to punch and kick him. As the eldest disciple of Master Ding Yi, not only was she as impatient as her own master, but her fists and feet were just as ruthless as her own master’s.
Zu Qianqiu howled every time he was hit, he almost died from the pain.
“Hurry up and come clean! Or I will represent the Buddha and send you to the Western Paradise!” Yi He directly learned this phrase.
“I’ll say it! I’ll say it! What do I say?”
Zu Qianqiu’s tears and snot ran down his face, “You guys just ask! You told me to confess, to say it, but you don’t ask a question, what do I say?!”
Yi He was a little embarrassed, did they not ask a question just now?
Lian Cheng chuckled: “Zu Qianqiu, you’re a smart person, you naturally know what we want to ask. Just tell us everything you know, don’t play tricks, or I’ll send you to meet the Buddha!”
Hearing this, Zu Qianqiu fell silent.
He looked conflicted, he obviously wanted to live, but he dared not betray his master.
Lian Cheng was too lazy to waste his breath, his cold sword moved quickly, instantly creating an afterimage. The sword light enveloped Zu Qianqiu’s head, but it didn’t hurt Zu Qianqiu at all, not even a drop of blood.
Yi He praised: “Excellent swordsmanship!”
But Zu Qianqiu was numb. He felt a chill on his scalp, but he dared not move at all. It wasn’t until Lian Cheng put away his sword that he realized he was still alive, and he breathed a sigh of relief. A cold sweat broke out on his back, he almost wet himself in fear.
But the next second, he was in despair, because all of his hair had fallen off.
“This… my hair!”
Zu Qianqiu hurriedly covered his head, but he felt his head was completely smooth, cleaner than the Buddhist tonsure. It could be seen that Lian Cheng’s swordsmanship was so exquisite, if his hand holding the sword trembled even a little bit, Zu Qianqiu’s scalp would definitely be bleeding.
Lian Cheng sneered at Zu Qianqiu: “I said I would send you to meet the Buddha. Now I’ve successfully shaved you, you’re also considered half a monk. Have you seen the Buddha? If you are still stubborn, I will send you to see Yama with my next sword!”