PDLP Chapter 439 The Pale-Faced Scholar Bai Chi
Chapter 439 The Pale-Faced Scholar Bai Chi
But that's fate. Fate dictates what you have to do, and you have to do it. No one can change that!
After the whole roasted chicken was reduced to bones, Chu Chen walked out of the room, lit a cigarette, and leaped onto the roof of the inn.
For no other reason than that, although it was a superior room, it was not like a modern hotel; the bathing was done in a large wooden tub inside the room.
The little girl has been busy all day, so she must stay clean!
On the rooftop, the light from Chu Chen's cigarette butt flickered.
Suddenly, a figure appeared beside him.
"Hey, brother, what are you doing playing with fire on the roof in the middle of the night?"
Chu Chen turned his head and saw a man dressed in white, holding a sword, looking at him and speaking.
Luo Zhongren, with the strength of an eighth-rank cultivator, what's going on? Chu Chen saw through the newcomer's strength at a glance.
So he said, "The night is long and I can't sleep. I can only sit alone on the roof and admire the lonely moon."
"Oh, brother, you're a scholar! I'm truly impressed!"
As the man spoke, he plopped down next to Chu Chen.
Chu Chen looked at the man in front of him with suspicion. This guy was way too familiar. Could it be that he had taken a liking to him?
Brother, you can't look at this.
So he clasped his hands in greeting and said, "Brother, you are so generous to sit next to me. Aren't you afraid that I am a bad person?"
"A bad person? In this Azure Dragon City, is there anyone worse than me?"
Chu Chen looked at him with a puzzled expression. He saw that the man was handsome and, apart from having a bit of a drunkard's air about him, he didn't seem to be associated with anything bad.
"Oh, brother, you're a bad guy?"
"Haha, I don't blame you for not having seen me before, but you must have heard of the name of Bai Qianchi, the white-faced scholar who is the tyrant of Qinglong City."
Chu Chen shook his head after hearing this, indicating that he had not heard of it.
"Huh? You've never heard of me? That must mean I'm not famous enough. No, I need to kill a few more people to increase my reputation."
After saying that, Bai Qianchi disappeared into the night in a flash.
Chu Chen stared blankly in the direction he left, thinking to himself that this person must have escaped from some mental hospital.
Wait a minute, where would you find a mental hospital these days?
The next day, Chu Chen took Xiao Shiliu to the street and sat down at a breakfast stall.
As soon as I sat down, I heard two scholars-looking men talking next to me.
"What did you say? Master Wang and his eight wives were all killed?"
"Of course, his servants are being questioned by the authorities."
Do you know who the killer is?
"Who?"
"Bai Qianchi, a pale-faced scholar."
When Chu Chen heard this name, his heart skipped a beat. He thought to himself, "I really did run into a lunatic last night."
Did that kid really go and kill someone?
Then, someone next door said, "Did you know that after Bai Qianchi killed someone, he left a note behind?"
"What are you writing about?"
"Hmph, there's only one sentence written on it: Brother, now you know my name, right?"
Chu Chen thought to himself, "Holy crap, this is insane!"
So he moved closer to the two men and asked, "You two top scholars, who is this Bai Qianchi?"
"Oh, you must be from out of town. But this greeting of 'top scholar' pleases me."
"Speaking of Bai Qianchi..."
After an incense stick had burned, Chu Chen sighed inwardly, thinking to himself that he had really encountered a pervert last night.
Rumor has it that Bai Qianchi appeared in Qinglong City at some unknown time.
But to talk about him, we have to start with a major case three years ago.
Three years ago, the entire family of Zhu Yuanwai, the richest man in Qinglong City, consisting of 38 people, was murdered.
It instantly caused a sensation throughout the entire Azure Dragon City.
The murderer even conspicuously left the words "The murderer is Bai Qianchi, the pale-faced scholar" on the wall of his main hall.
Due to the seriousness of the case, the island lord of Luozhong Island immediately dispatched people to arrest Bai Qianchi, but no one had ever seen what he looked like.
So he offered a large sum of money for any clues he might have.
But just as all the masters of Luozhong Island were searching for him throughout the city.
An official who was close to Master Zhu and his wife also died suddenly overnight.
The inscription on the wall still reads, "The murderer is the pale-faced scholar, Bai Qianchi."
Over the next three years, this person committed numerous crimes with extremely brutal methods.
But his only characteristic is that he specializes in killing the rich and is also someone who oppresses the common people.
Apart from the entire Zhu family being wiped out, the rest of the family never killed any children or servants.
Upon hearing this information, Chu Chen secretly began to make calculations in his mind.
He thought to himself that this person was not the great villain that everyone talked about; at least, he did not harm the innocent and did not kill children.
The fact that he doesn't oppress the people or forcibly abduct women shows that he still has a conscience.
Therefore, one cannot easily judge whether a person is good or bad.
In this era, there are many chivalrous heroes, but people with such principles are few and far between.
Chu Chen instantly developed a strong interest in him.
That night, Chu Chen once again flew onto the roof, hoping to try his luck and see if the man from the previous night would reappear.
Just as Chu Chen opened the bottle and took a swig, a gust of wind came, and Bai Qianchi, dressed in white, appeared beside Chu Chen as promised.
"Oh, you have alcohol?"
As soon as Bai Qianchi sat down, she saw the wine bottle in Chu Chen's hand and reached out to snatch it.
But with his eighth-rank strength, he was no match for Chu Chen, who dodged the attack in an instant.
"You're stingy, it's just wine... Haha, thanks, brother."
Before he could finish speaking, Chu Chen handed him an opened bottle of baijiu with his other hand.
Bai Qianchi grabbed the bottle and took a big gulp.
"Haha, fine wine, fine wine! I, Bai Qianchi, have tasted countless wines, but I have never tasted such fine wine before. Eh, this bottle is actually made of glass, brother?"
Chu Chen picked up the bottle and took a sip: "What? Never seen it before, or are you trying to kill me because I'm rich?"
"Haha, you really knew? How about that, I'm awesome, right!"
"I know, I'll tell you, not only do I drink from glass bottles, but I'm also incredibly wealthy. What, don't you want to try?"
Chu Chen turned to look at him and then asked seriously.
Bai Qianchi took a swig of wine and said, "I'm destined to meet you, so I won't kill you."
As Chu Chen listened to his calm words, he slowly came to understand that this person was definitely not someone who resented the rich.
Perhaps there are ulterior motives behind murder.
So they chose not to ask, and the two of them slowly drank their wine and looked at the moon.
Chu Chen felt something was off and turned to look at Bai Qianchi, who was sitting right next to him.
Two grown men sat side by side on the roof, drinking and admiring the moon.
He immediately shouted, "Holy crap, you don't happen to have homosexual tendencies! You've got your eye on me, haven't you?"
Bai Qianchi was startled by Chu Chen's sudden shout. She immediately shifted her position and gave Chu Chen a disgusted look.
"Brother, you must not speak recklessly. I simply like literate people, and you have a special kind of temperament. But I, Bai Qianchi, swear to heaven that I have absolutely no homosexual inclinations."