When they arrived at Funiu Town, it was already three days later. Long Di and the two people talked loudly along the way, as if they had known each other for a long time. But what Yu Yuan and Shou Yuan couldn't figure out was that when they entered the
At the intersection of Funiu Town, Long Di left with some excuses and parted ways with them, no longer going the same way.
Shouyuan no longer persisted, and after saying goodbye with Long Di clasping fists, he took Yu Yuan into Funiu Town.
Similarly, when Shouyuan stepped into the border of Funiu Town, the young monk frowned, as if there was an inexplicable force imprisoning him.
"What's wrong Shouyuan?" Yu Yuan didn't notice at all, but felt that Shouyuan beside him was frowning.
Shouyuan looked around: "It's okay, let's go, let's go to Lin Mansion."
Yu Yuan relaxed his mind and walked forward with some joy. Shou Yuan followed silently, clasped his hands and recited: Amitabha.
Xu Qingmu removed the talisman in a deserted place, and his face recovered instantly. He reached out and touched his thin face, and felt kind in his heart. He still had such a face, which was so comfortable. After that, he looked at Shou Yuan and Shou Yuan who were walking away.
Yu Yuan raised the corners of his mouth: He is still so kind-hearted. Then, he took a step forward and disappeared.
When Xu Qingmu appeared in Lin Mansion, several people were lying there basking in the sun. It was already early winter, and such bright sunshine was rare. Seeing Xu Qingmu, Xu Moshang jumped up first: "Dad, what have you done these days?
Where have you gone? I've been looking for you for a long time but I still can't find you!"
Xu Qingmu touched Xu Mo who was jumping over: "I went out to attend a banquet. Have you missed the recent endorsement?"
Xu Moshang shook his head: "Don't worry, Dad, I'm carrying it all!"
Qishang also stood up and came to Xu Qingmu's side, and lightly kicked Xu Moshang: "Boss, don't listen to his bragging. These days, I have been with the little girl in red like jade every day. Do you still have time to endorse me?
Look, if you come back later, all those "other things" in the book will become..."
Before he finished speaking, the little girl in red had already come to his side and looked at Qishang coldly. Qishang, who had transformed into a human form from the ferocious beast, felt a little guilty.
One thing brings down another thing.
Bai Qi also stood up and said, "Brother, I have received a secret letter from my second brother in the past few days, saying that in about five days, we can arrive at Funiu Town with a group of people."
Xu Qingmu nodded, the time was about the same as he budgeted.
"And..." Bai Qi seemed hesitant to speak, but he still spoke: "Then Lin Xue... is pregnant and seems to be heading to Funiu Town...
..”
Xu Qingmu was instantly stunned.
Lin Xue is pregnant?
this......
The people who were still playing around Xu Qingmu were also a little confused. Bai Qi had not mentioned this news before. They only knew that Wang Shuai and others were coming, but Bai Qi had never mentioned that Lin Xue was coming, let alone that.
Lin Xue is pregnant?
Xu Moshang made a face at Ruyu, who looked disgusted and almost took action.
"Who is pregnant? Excuse me, is Xu Qingmu here?" While everyone was still thinking in their minds, a clear voice from a girl came from behind.
It is Yu Yuan and Shou Yuan.
Xu Qingmu turned around and pretended to be surprised: "Yu Yuan Shouyuan? Why are you here!?"
The little girl looked at the young man in front of her, and suddenly her nose felt a little sore. Finally, she couldn't hold it back and cried out with a cry of "Wow". She immediately threw herself forward and howled loudly.
Not only Shouyuan, but also the people behind him were all sighing.
this......
The little girl in red pursed her lips and said, "Your father is such a scumbag."
Xu Moshang quickly expressed his position: "My father and I are different, I am dedicated! The book says, 'I only take one scoop of weak water for three thousand dollars', and that's me!" Hong Yi's lips curled up even more.
.
"Xu Qingmu, my parents don't want me anymore. They asked me to come to you. Do you know where my parents are? Wuwuwu..." Yu Yuan seemed to have an outlet for his emotions. These days
When he was getting along with Long Di, he was always happy, but at this moment, it seemed like all his emotions were pouring out, and he no longer had any worries.
Xu Qingmu can be regarded as one of his uncles.
Shouyuan's hands clasped together couldn't help but tremble, and he couldn't calm down even after reciting "Amitabha" several times silently.
"Okay, okay, let's go into the house and talk." Xu Qingmu patted Yu Yuan a few times and gave Shou Yuan a look. The latter understood, pulled Yu Yuan up, and went to the room where Xu Qingmu was a child.
Xu Qingmu arranged for everyone to sit down and asked Xu Mo to go up to Sister Lin Yu to ask for some tea and cups. Then he sat opposite Yu Yuan and asked softly: "Tell me slowly, what happened?"
Yu Yuan choked and talked about what happened that day, and then mentioned the letter. The little girl took the letter out of her arms, and there were only a few crosses on it:
"Look for Xu Qingmu, and let's guard the purity of the world together!"
The name at the bottom of the envelope is "Taoist Chunyang". This letter was written in advance because according to Shouyuan's description, Taoist Chunyang did not go up the mountain that day, but stopped midway.
Xu Qingmu looked at the letter carefully. The paper was ordinary letter paper and there was nothing weird about it.
"To guard the Qingming Festival in the world together? Could this matter have something to do with Lu Sancun?" Xu Qingmu thought carefully in his heart. If this matter has something to do with Lu Sancun, then the relationship becomes complicated. Logically speaking,
Even Xu Qingmu himself wanted to call Lu Sancun "Master".
After comforting Yu Yuan for a few words, Xu Qingmu said: "It is estimated that Li Chengru will arrive in Funiu Town in the next few days. Yu Yuan, how about we ask Li Chengru together then?" Xu Qingmu gave some suggestions, but
Just this gave Yu Yuan some comfort.
It would be great to see Xu Qingmu.
Looking at the haggard Yu Yuan, he stood up and left the room, and led everyone out of the house, letting the little girl Yu Yuan rest here.
Outside the door, Shouyuan asked: "Xu Qingmu, is there a man named Long Di in your town?"
Sure enough, I had to ask.
Xu Qingmu nodded: "I know that villager. I still owe him fifty taels of silver."
Shouyuan's expression changed, and he distanced himself from Xu Qingmu. If what Long Di said was true, could it be that Xu Qingmu was really borrowing money to marry Yu Yuan? This kind of thing... He Shouyuan
Not allowed.
"Did you tell Long Di that he borrowed the money to marry Yu Yuan?" Shou Yuan's eyes were wary.
"Uh...that's not true. I only borrowed money for...for..." Xu Qingmu wanted to give himself a slap in the face. This is considered unjust and will lead to death.
Just when Xu Qingmu was thinking about how to explain it, Shouyuan said in surprise: "Xu Qingmu, why can't any spiritual energy fluctuations be detected in your body at night?"
So strange, just like that Long Di!
Xu Qingmu had no choice but to explain that he had recently repaired the Dengxian Bridge, something had happened, and the spiritual energy in his body had changed. He finally managed to fool him, and looking at General Shouyuan's doubtful eyes, Xu Qingmu felt a little guilty.
"In a few days, Xu Sanning from Lilan Palace will open the Ghost Mansion. Will you go then?" Shouyuan asked softly.
Xu Qingmu thought in his heart that Shouyuan suspected that Long Di was him. At that moment, Xu Qingmu looked surprised: "Ghost Mansion, what is that?"
Dressed up perfectly.
"It's just a small secret realm, but you can get the Rakshasa realm in it. This ghost mansion should be the last time it opens in the human world. If you miss it, you will have no chance again." Although Shouyuan had doubts in his heart, he still kept the ghost.
The whole situation of the government was told.
"How much time is left?" Xu Qingmu asked again.
"Ten days."
"That's enough. Once I get rid of the upcoming storm in Funiu Town, we will go to the ghost mansion to have a look." Xu Qingmu looked in the direction of Chang'an City and sighed deeply.
The fact that the father and the queen deliberately did not reveal themselves may have something to do with the actions of Chang'an City.
The storm is coming.
.......
Sure enough, at noon the next day, a group of about 1,780 people rushed to Funiu Town.
The leader is Qinghu Zhang Ning.
"Sir, we... meet again." Zhang Ning dismounted and met Xu Qingmu at the entrance of the village.
Xu Qingmu looked at the four people at the front. Except for Zhang Ning, the others should be the other three tigers. Especially when he looked at the white tiger Ge Yi, Xu Qingmu felt dizzy in his mind.
What a powerful charm!
Xu Qingmu also clasped his fists: "Long time no see, General Zhang."
"Hey, it turns out you guys know each other. It seems that the mission of this trip is a bit easier. I also saved the slave family and saw that bloody scene again. You all know that the slave family doesn't like it the most.
We meet with swords."
One smile brings three twists and turns.
The Chihu behind him was full of disdain: "Slut!"
Ge Yi was not angry, and turned his face full of resentment: "You haven't tasted the body and bones of the slave family, how can you know so well? Could it be that you hide behind the door every night and observe the slave family doing their own thing?"
Chihu Zuoye ignored him.
Zhang Ning seemed to have something on his mind. He looked at the young man in front of him and found it difficult to speak. Xu Qingmu was the first to speak: "General Zhang is here for King Xu Yan and Queen Cao, right? I will be here in Funiu Town for half a month."
Apart from that, I didn’t find any trace of them.”
Black Tiger Liu Liangjing snorted coldly: "Those are your biological parents, talking like this to deceive a three-year-old child?"
Xu Qingmu did not turn to look at the black tiger, but still looked at Zhang Ning: "General Zhang, if it is true or false, why not go to Funiu Town first, and you will find out once you find out."
Qinghu looked at the young man in front of him, sincerely he didn't want to face him, but after all, he came this time with different stances and different identities. The two were somewhat hostile, and they were destined not to sit down and have two drinks.
"Mr. Xu, please understand us ministers..." Zhang Ning felt a little apologetic. But since ancient times, ministers have obeyed their masters, and even if the emperor wants the minister to die, the minister has to die.
Xu Qingmu turned sideways and made a sideways movement: "Please."
A group of people entered the city in a mighty manner, and Xu Qingmu did not stop him in any way. I just looked at the four tigers, and the one with the highest cultivation level was the green tiger Zhang Ning, who had already entered the twelfth realm. The other three were only in the eleventh realm.
If a conflict really breaks out, Xu Qingmu thinks he has the strength to fight.
Besides, in a few days, Li Chengru and others will arrive in Funiu Town.
That group of people rented a courtyard not far from Lin's mansion and lived there.
"Brother Ning, why do you think Xu Qingmu doesn't seem to notice any aura? Could it be that the repair of the Climbing Immortal Bridge failed?" Ge Yi, the white tiger, put his hand on Zhang Ning's shoulder, with infinite tenderness in his eyes. He looked in front of him.
Zhang Ning felt a little disgusted by the white tiger. Unfortunately, this man was one of his master Xu Yong’s favorites, so he had no choice but to say:
"Unlike Xu Qingmu, who looks humble in appearance, his strength is indeed unfathomable, so he must not be taken lightly. I will go to Funiu Town tonight to investigate first."
Seeing that Zhang Ning had no hope of staying the night, Bai Hu felt a little disappointed in his eyes. He yawned and said in a soft and boneless voice: "Tonight's good night is over. It seems that tonight I have to experience the taste of a mortal." The white tiger Ge Yi was a little uninterested and relaxed.
He lazily sighed and headed to Funiu Town.
Chihu behind him cursed again: "You bastard!"
Zhang Ning looked in the direction of the Lin Mansion with some thoughts in his eyes: "Zuo Ye, you are good at tracking secret formations. Go check out the brick kiln. I always feel that there is something weird there."
"Yes!" Chihu took the order and disappeared into the night.
Zhang Ning spoke again: "Liangjing, go to the Lin family cemetery and check if Mr. Lin's bones are still there. The secret report we got may be inaccurate."
"Brother Zhang, you doubt..."
"Yes, when I stepped into Funiu Town, I felt a different kind of oppression. This Funiu Town..." Zhang Ning looked worried:
"Something weird!"
...
Later in the evening, Xu Qingmu put the talisman on his face again and transformed into Long Di again.
After a few jumps, he ducked into the town.
As Xu Qingmu expected, Zhang Ning must have sent people to the brick kiln. Ever since Lin Yu kicked him out of the brick kiln that day, he had some doubts in his heart, always feeling that there was some secret there.
Zuo Ye was dressed in black, and under the cover of night, he quickly arrived at the brick kiln. After stepping in, he saw that it was still a mess of broken stones, with no possibility of being inhabited. Zuo Ye turned around a few times and stretched out his hand.
He pinched the soil and sniffed it at the tip of his nose. There was doubt in his eyes, and he said to himself: "It's strange. There are different kinds of soil in here. Is there anyone coming in and out?"
"Why are there so many people coming in and out of this shabby place? Could it be that the homeless people from the town live here?" Suspicious, Zuo Ye looked up and saw a man coming, wearing rags and looking like a beggar.
"You...who are you? Why did you come to my place?"
It was Long Di.
The Chihu opposite looked at the man in front of him carefully and found that there was no spiritual energy flowing in his body and he was just an ordinary mortal.
Long Di spoke again: "Go, go, go, this is my territory. I have lived here for a long time. If you don't have a place to live, go to the bridge cave next to the bridge. It's also a good place!"
Zuo Ye said, "Have you always lived here?"
"Yeah, what's wrong? Are you trying to grab it by force?" Long Di took out another woodcutter from his arms, with a defensive look on his face.
"No, no." Zuo Ye waved his hand and said, "Excuse me, have you seen a group of people coming to live in Funiu Town recently?"
Originally, Zuo Ye wanted to obtain information by eating human brains alive. But thinking about it carefully, killing people on the first day after entering Funiu Town would probably cause panic. When King Xu Yan and Queen Cao heard about this It's even more difficult if the news escapes first.
"Yes, there is a group of young boys living in the Lin Mansion." Long Di did not hide anything.
"Is there anyone else?" Zuo Ye spoke again.
Long Di looked at the person in front of him with a smile on his somewhat dirty face: "The question just now was free, but this question will be charged!"
A smile appeared on Long Di's fat face: "Five taels!"
Zuo Ye felt relieved, he was really an ordinary resident. He reached out and took out five taels of silver from his pocket and put it on Long Di's hand: "Can you tell me now?"
Long Di's eyes shone, and he put the silver into his mouth and took a bite without worry: "No more, but I heard a few days ago that a group of people was coming to Funiu Town. I was surprised. , what’s the point of this small town? It’s said everywhere that King Xu Yan and Queen Cao are coming here. I’ve lived here for more than ten years and I’ve never seen the emperor who is so far away!”
Long Di rambled on, but kept staring at the silver coins in his hand.
Zuo Ye squinted his eyes and clasped his fists with his hands: "Thank you, brother." After saying that, he exited the brick kiln and walked towards the military camp.
Suddenly, Zuo Ye turned around and threw out another five taels: "May I ask my brother's name?"
"Long Di."
Zuo Ye smiled: "See you later."
Long Di, who was holding the money, sighed, the smile in his eyes gradually disappeared, and he became more melancholy.
Finally, the anomaly of this rotary kiln was discovered.
Since Lin Yu kicked him out that day, Xu Qingmu came here alone to observe several times. After all, he was proficient in talismans. Xu Qingmu quickly discovered that there was a huge magic circle buried under the zhuan kiln. As for this magic circle Xu Qingmu had no way of knowing what kind of magic circle it was used for and where its eyes were.
However, his intuition told him that his mother and King Xu Yan must be related to this magic circle.
But fortunately, my actions today should be able to eliminate the suspicion on the other side.
...
Zuo Ye, who returned to the military camp, reported to Zhang Ning: "There is a problem with the brick kiln."
"Tell me about it."
Zuo Ye sat down on the chair next to him and took out some soil from his arms: "There is soil from different places on the ground in that brick kiln field, and it is very fresh. I guess there must be someone who goes in and out of it frequently."
Zhang Ning frowned: "Could it be a local homeless person living here every day?"
Zuo Ye shook his head: "I also met a person there, who claimed to live in that brick kiln every day. But I soon discovered something was wrong, not to mention that his clothes didn't look like they were worn by a beggar. That face..."
"What's wrong with your face?"
"The face is too fat." Zuo Ye recalled that Long Di's face was indeed a little... fat.
Zhang Ning looked at Zuo Ye: "This doesn't mean anything?"
"Brother Zhang, I wonder if you have observed carefully. There is no one with such a fat face in Funiu Town." Zuo Ye looked at Zhang Ning and seemed to be firm in his guess.
Zhang Ning frowned and thought about it carefully. It seemed that no one he met in Funiu Town was obese.
"What's that man's name?"
"Long Di."
Zhang Ning snapped his fingers, and a man in pitch-black emerged from the darkness beside him: "Go and inform White Tiger Ge Yi to check if there is anyone named 'Long Di' in this town."
"yes!"
The shadow man turned around and disappeared into the night.
At this moment, Black Tiger Liu Liangjing also arrived at the military tent.
"Brother Zhang, your guess is correct. There are no bones of Mr. Lin in the tomb. Either they were dug up, or Mr. Lin was not dead at all." Black Tiger really admired this Zhang Ning.
, both in terms of thinking and vigilance, he is the most powerful among them.
At that moment, Zhang Ning frowned: "Interesting, we may not be able to complete this mission to Funiu Town."
There was no doubt in the eyes of the other people.
Soon, the shadowy man came, knelt down in front of Qinghu, and said respectfully: "Come back to General Ning, there is no one named 'Long Di' in this town."
"I know, let's go down."
"Yes!" The black shadow disappeared directly from the spot without any movement.
"Ouch, ouch, what's wrong? Brother Ning, I was in a mood of excitement, so you asked the shadow to interrupt me. I'm just a little short of reaching the top!" Bai Hu came slowly and slowly with extremely charming steps.
, followed by the man, who was completely lifeless, like a zombie, walking staggeringly.
"Bai Hu, you killed someone just after you came here, aren't you afraid of disturbing others?" Chi Hu still had the same bad temper.
"Hey, what are you afraid of? Why, you don't have any courage? No wonder you don't dare to approach me. You are really a real person——"
The white tiger's smile is indeed extremely charming, and the horse's two small white teeth are really cute: "I am incompetent."
Red tiger is about to attack.
Zhang Ning stretched out his hand to stop these people, and said: "The current situation is not optimistic. Chihu went to the brick kiln, and the Long Di he met was not an aborigine of the town at all. So there is only one possibility. Someone doesn't want to let
Let’s go and thoroughly inspect the brick kiln.”
"Is that Xu Qingmu?" Black Tiger Liu Liangjing guessed.
"That's almost it. Chihu said that man has no spiritual energy at all, and is very similar to Xu Qingmu." Zhang Ning nodded.
Then, the Qinghu spoke again: "The tomb you went to investigate today, I guess there is a high probability that Mr. Lin is not dead at all." Zhang Ning lowered his head and thought for a while: "Heihu, you go and investigate again.
Where is the tomb of the master of the Sword Qi Pavilion? I always feel that someone is playing a big chess game behind his back. Xu Qingmu and others are all chess pieces."
"As ordered." The black tiger jumped a few times and headed towards the direction of Jianqi Pavilion.
Bai Hu was also surprisingly not coquettish, but asked calmly: "Brother Zhang, are you suspicious..."
"Well, that's right. Mr. Lin and Situ Qiong from the Sword Qi Pavilion are not dead at all."
"But the information came and what Ming Ming saw that day was that Situ Qiong, the master of the Sword Qi Pavilion, was pierced through the heart by a long sword in front of everyone and committed suicide?" Chi Hu was also completely confused and continued: "Even if
It’s suicide, so what’s the purpose of operating like this?”
Zhang Ning looked in the direction of Lilan Palace: "You should know that the last golden coin in the world can open the ghost palace, right?"
Suddenly Chihu seemed to understand something, his eyes were shocked.
"If you dare to do this, aren't you afraid that people all over the world will attack you?" Chihu was a little frightened. If he really took this path, then Lilan Palace...
But it is the target of public criticism.
Zhang Ning glanced at Chi Hu: "When the real power is in the hands of one person, what else is restrained in this world? Morality? Benevolence and justice? Punishment?"
Zhang Ning shook his head gently: "None of them."
Exhaling again, the guard who had followed Xu Yong for decades seemed a little melancholy: "Our master sees further and thinks more than those people in the world!"
"It's difficult..."
...
Early the next morning, Xu Qingmu got up, took the initiative to go to the military camp, and delivered some breakfast.
"General Zhang, did you find anything?" Xu Qingmu went to the main hall and happened to see Zhang Ning doing morning exercises. Zhang Ning also smiled and sent someone to take the breakfast and nodded to Xu Qingmu.
"No, Zuo Ye went to the brick kiln and found that the soil on the ground was a bit fresh. He thought it was where King Xu Yan was hiding. But in the end, he found a beggar named Long Di living here. The soil , it should be the beggar who brought him in." Zhang Ning shook his head, looking a little disappointed.
Xu Qingmu was completely relieved and comforted him: "I have been to that brick kiln many times, but every time I came back without success. Looking at that dilapidated place, it doesn't look like a place where my father can hide."
Zhang Ning nodded again and extended his hand to signal: "Sit in the back room."
Xu Qingmu was not polite, and stepped in. Zhang Ning ordered someone to arrange some tea, sat face to face with Xu Qingmu, and said: "I heard that Mr. Xu went to the airspace, can the Immortal Bridge be repaired completely? "
Xu Qingmu brought tea to express his thanks and took a sip: "It's been repaired, but..."
"Just what?"
"It was only after I finished practicing that I realized that my realm was still stuck at the twelfth realm. It was still the same as before, with no progress at all." Xu Qingmu put down the tea cup and shook his head gently: "This is probably my limit." Zhang Ningxin But he was shocked to find that he was in the 12th realm! How long had it been? But his expression remained unchanged: "Master Xu, this is serious. Do you know that these 12th realms are the realms that many people have dreamed of in their lives?"
First praise, then express your opinion. Sure enough, Zhang Ning spoke again: "I have a question, since Mr. Xu has reached the twelfth realm, why can't I see the flow of spiritual energy at all?"
Xu Qingmu stretched out his right hand, and the white mist of Bei Ming's movement was clearly visible.
"I occasionally practiced a set of exercises called 'Beiming Thirty-six Zhoutian'. This set of exercises is not offensive, but it can hide the spiritual energy on my body very well, so it is difficult for outsiders to see it. My specific cultivation level."
Zhang Ning nodded, as if he understood.
"Qing Mu also has something to ask General Zhang to answer. I don't know..."
"But it doesn't matter."
"Okay, then Qingmu will boldly ask General Zhang for advice on issues that have nothing to do with my parents." Xu Qingmu sat up straight: "I don't know, General Zhang, can you tell me if Lu Sancun is behind Xu Yong's back?" The keeper?"
Zhang Ning was stunned.
But looking at the seriousness in Xu Qingmu's eyes, I couldn't guess what this young man's so-called intentions were.
However, he still answered honestly: "As for the confidential business between His Majesty Xu Yong and Mr. Lu Sancun, I really don't know the details. But as you guessed, the relationship between the two is quite close. It turns out that Mr. Lu Sancun also He has always lived in Jinling City, and the alley where he plays chess is where Mr. Lu Sancun lives all year round. And His Majesty Xu Yong often goes there to play chess with Mr. Lu Sancun."
Xu Qingmu clasped his fists to express his gratitude.
Qinghu was a little confused: "I wonder what the young master is asking about?"
Xu Qingmu shook his head: "Some trivial matters are related to my master and are not worth mentioning."
Zhang Ning stopped asking. Xu Qingmu knew that the man in front of him looked like that rugged man, and the weapon he used was not that elegant and free sword, but he was patient and thoughtful, but even he was ashamed of himself.
"Sir, you really don't need to ask, what is the mission we are here for?" Zhang Ning finally spoke.
Xu Qingmu sighed: "Don't think about it, I should kill my father, capture my mother, and bring her back to the palace." Xu Qingmu didn't have much hostility towards Ning in front of him.
When they met, Xu Qingmu would naturally draw his sword and fight to the death.
Zhang Ning shook his head unexpectedly.
"No, sir. To tell you the truth, when His Majesty summoned me this time, he did explicitly issue this edict, but he paid more attention to it and asked me to investigate the Lilan Palace."
Xu Qingmu was shocked, investigating Lilan Palace?
Zhang Ning seemed to have made a lot of determination: "Mr. Xu, this time I will repay the friendship between Mingfeng Village and my father." Zhang Ning sighed and looked at Xu Qingmu: "The news about the opening of the Ghost Mansion,
I hope you don't go."
Just when Xu Qingmu wanted to continue asking, a soldier outside the door came to report:
"General Zhang, Black Tiger General Liu, returned seriously injured!"
Zhang Ning immediately stood up and apologized to Xu Qingmu: "I'm sorry, Mr. Xu, I need to deal with it first!" After that, he said to the soldiers kneeling on the ground: "Lead the way!"
Xu Qingmu nodded and said it was okay. He looked at the two people leaving together and fell into deep thought.
...
When Zhang Ning arrived at the side of the black tiger Liu Liangjing, the black tiger had only one breath left, and his breath was like a gossamer. When he saw Zhang Ning coming, there was endless worry in his eyes, but before he could say a word, he was completely breathless.
Death.
"Old Liu? Old Liu! You..."
Zhang Ning forced himself to calm down, and when he opened the quilt, he saw a huge sword wound that penetrated his chest.
"What did Xu Qingmu do?" Zhang Ning forced himself to think calmly. This black tiger has always been his brother. He even exchanged his life for his life to pull himself back from death and almost made the black tiger lose his life. Now
Zhang Ning was completely replaced by anger, but he was still analyzing and thinking, "No, it's impossible. Not to mention that Xu Qingmu didn't know that Black Tiger went to the Sword Qi Pavilion. Even if he knew that, with his ability in the Twelve Realms, he would never
It’s possible to do such a thing!”
Zhang Ning's face was ferocious: "Red Tiger!"
After a while, Red Tiger Zuoye also came. Looking at the exhausted Black Tiger, he was also frightened: "Brother Zhang, what is...what's going on!"
"Eat his brain and find out who it is!" Zhang Ning almost roared with red eyes.
"But this is a black tiger..."
"Eat! Find out! I will avenge Liangjing with my own hands!"
"Okay!" Chihu seemed to have made up his mind. He took out a dagger and thrust it into the dead Heihu's head. But the next second, the two people present almost collapsed.
The black tiger's head was completely empty, with no brain at all. There was only a piece of paper that read:
"If you want to survive, leave Funiu Town!"
Zhang Ning's eyes were split, and his white teeth were clenching loudly. Looking at the black tiger who had not yet closed his eyes, he had already guessed most of it. However, he randomly recalled that when he first came in, the black tiger was obviously still conscious. If this How does a black tiger survive without its brain?
"Soul arresting technique!" Chi Hu suddenly woke up.
"Brother Zhang, this is a kind of evil technique of the Qingming Demon Clan, the Soul-Confining Technique! It is very similar to the evil technique I practice. It can also obtain a certain amount of memory by sucking human brains, and it can also make people in a short period of time If you are guilty, you will not die!"
Zhang Ning took a deep breath: "The evil magic of the Qingming Demon Clan?"
"Yes, I am extremely sure. If my guess is correct, there should be an inconspicuous small hole between Heihu's eyebrows, which is where the poisonous insects enter." Chihu turned his hand and straightened Heihu's forehead. , Sure enough, there is a hole the size of a sesame seed between the eyebrows.
"The Qingming Demon Clan..."
Zhang Ning had a look of disgust in his eyes, and then he said to the soldiers: "No one is allowed to tell anyone about this matter. General Black Tiger will be buried on the spot!"
"yes!"
After a while, only the green tiger Zhang Ning and the red tiger Zuo Ye were left in the whole room.
"Brother Zhang, could Xu Qingmu and the others have done this?" Chihu also suspected this. After all, judging from yesterday's situation, Xu Qingmu also had the motive to kill.
Zhang Ning said: "No, judging from this method, it should not be them."
Chihu was a little silent, looking at Heihu's body with a sense of sadness. The note said to exit Funiu Town, otherwise they might be the next ones lying on the ground.
"Are we... still going to continue the investigation?" Chihu was a little timid. After all, he himself practiced the evil heretic technique and knew the fear of this evil force. He was really afraid of the next one. It is yourself.
"Order everyone to stay in Funiu Town and don't move around. We..."
Zhang Ning calmed down completely. He suddenly thought that in a few days, even Li Chengru and the others would arrive in Funiu Town, and he had some plans in mind.
"wait!"
Chihu nodded: "Then, do we want to continue the investigation of that brick kiln?"
"Stop it. This big move must be aimed at the ghost mansion."
Zhang Ning clasped his hands behind his back, the sadness in his heart had not completely dissipated. He looked in the direction of Lilan Palace and seemed to be talking to himself:
"Who in the world can say justice?"
...
Xu Qingmu was also a little surprised when he learned about Heihu's death.
After returning to the Lin Mansion, he mentioned the matter to Shouyuan, including what Zhang Ning told him about the Ghost Mansion, and also told him everything about it.
Shouyuan was thoughtful for a while, but couldn't help but said: "Last night, I sensed an extremely evil force, which may be related to the death of the black tiger."
Xu Qingmu looked at Shouyuan: "Seriously?"
"Zhang Ning, do you think you can trust me? I have a hunch that this big hidden crisis in Funiu Town is not something we can face." Shouyuan looked a little serious: "I guess Master and Mistress are also... Because of these things, I left the East Wing."
Xu Qingmu nodded: "Zhang Ning and I have some friendship, and since he can take the initiative to mention the Ghost Mansion to me, he must have noticed something."
Shouyuan nodded: "Xu Qingmu, take me to the general's mansion to check the black tiger's body!"
Xu Qingmu stood up quickly: "Then we have to go faster."
The two of them hurriedly explained and went straight to the place where Zhang Ning was stationed.
After seeing Zhang Ning and briefly chatting with each other, Zhang Ning quickly got up and took them to the cemetery not far away. They happened to meet several soldiers being buried: "Wait a moment!"
When a group of people saw Zhang Ning, they all knelt down:
"General Zhang!"
Zhang Ning said "Hmm" and when he saw Black Tiger's body, his eyes were a little sad: "Bring up General Black Tiger!"
Several soldiers moved quickly and quickly brought the black tiger up and placed it flat on the ground. Shouyuan clasped his hands together and chanted "Amitabha" before leaning down and groping for the black tiger Liu Liangjing. Then he took it out from his body
An iron nail about five feet long was stabbed into the heart of the black tiger.
Then, without seeing any action from the monk, he set up several soul-calling flags around the black tiger. The scarlet flags seemed different from the usual soul-calling flags, and the patterns on them seemed even weirder. Shouyuan took out a
A bowl caught a few drops of black blood flowing from the heart, and drank it in one gulp in front of everyone.
Some soldiers almost vomited.
But Shouyuan's expression didn't change, and he immediately sat inside the soul-calling flags, clasped his hands together and began to recite silently. After a while, it was obviously daytime in Funiu Town, and suddenly a few wisps of wind blew, making the original feeling a little...
The cold soldiers shivered again.
Then, Shouyuan's eyes suddenly turned completely black, he slowly stood up from the ground, stared at Zhang Ning and said:
"Brother Zhang!"
It's Black Tiger! This is obviously Black Tiger's soul! Zhang Ning was a little excited and looked at Shou Yuan in front of him with light in his eyes.
"Liangjing, who killed you?"
Shouyuan shook his head: "You can't see clearly, but she's a woman dressed in red. Her swordsmanship is extremely domineering. She killed me with just one move, and I almost didn't even have the chance to take action!"
There was some fear in Zhang Ning's eyes. He knew that among the four tigers, apart from him, the most powerful one was the black tiger Liu Liangjing. At least he was at the peak of the eleventh realm, but with such a level of cultivation, he was still
Not even a single sword could be blocked?
"What else did she say?" Zhang Ning reached out and grabbed Shouyuan, his expression a little urgent.
"She said that we should stop investigating the affairs of Lilan Palace, otherwise everyone, including you, will be killed by her. Brother, this Lilan Palace is far more unfathomable than we guessed. You must
Little..." The blackness in Shouyuan's eyes slowly disappeared until it completely faded, and Shouyuan woke up.
"Good view..."
There was a little pain in Zhang Ning's eyes. He was the one who killed Black Tiger.
Xu Qingmu looked at Zhang Ning and said, "General Zhang, I think I know who that woman is..."
Xu Qingmu turned to look at the vegetable garden in Funiu Town that had not been repaired all year round, with a hint of disbelief in his eyes.