Three hundred and seventieth chapters are full of doubts (3)
Song Shuping's expression was a little hard to describe. He sat on the edge of the bed and was silent for a long time before he could tell the reason.
"My sister and I grew up on the Tianshan Sect since we were young. We were originally orphans under the Tianshan Sect. Our parents died very early and were lonely and helpless. On weekdays, we could only beg for a living and barely covered our stomachs."
"In winter, it was snowing heavily. My sister and I didn't know if we could survive this winter. Maybe it was because we were not dead. When I took my sister out to beg for food, I met the master back from Zhongyuan."
"Because the beggars are too harmful to the image of this town, we were driven away by the government. By chance, the master happened to witness this scene. In a rage, the master took action to punish the officials and took me and my sister to the mountain."
"In this way, we no longer have to fear the severe cold of winter, hunger and the drive from outsiders, and we can grow up smoothly."
"but……"
Song Shuping raised his head and looked at the portrait of his sister on the wall, with complex eyes.
"She died because of an accident."
"So that's what it is..." Murong Bai's eyes were dim. "Since he missed his deceased sister, it was not considered a rule."
Li Xin'an asked a question: "I dare to ask Senior Brother Song, what accident happened to Ling Mei?"
"When practicing, I was obsessed with it." Song Shuping clenched his fists tightly, his eyes red, and a faint light of hatred.
"The upside down of Yin and Yang caused the icy and cold power in her body to subvert, causing her to be poisoned by fire. At that time, she was in seclusion in the Snow Lotus Cave, and no one protected her Dharma. The extreme heat and extreme cold powers collided with each other, causing her to be tortured to death!"
"I didn't expect it to be so miserable."
Li Xinan said regretfully: "What a pity. If Ling Mei had not had an accident, then now she should be one of the best people among the younger generation in the world."
"Yes." Song Shuping showed a shrill smile, "If nothing happened to her... what else would happen to me... The position of the fourth disciple of Tianshan Sect is hers."
When Li Xinan heard this, he raised his eyebrows without a trace, then looked at Murong Bai and signaled him to leave.
"Senior Brother Song, it's getting late, so we'll go back first." Murong Bai knew it and said goodbye to Song Shuping.
"Oh, please, two young men."
Song Shuping hurriedly wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, stood up and apologized: "I'm really right, I said I wanted to invite the two young men to drink, but I said so many despicable things."
"Where are there." Li Xin'an sighed, "It's our fault that Brother Song has made us apologize."
Several people walked out of the room, and Li Xin'an bowed and said, "Senior Brother Song doesn't need to send it, please go back."
"Okay, I'll give it away not far away." Song Shuping smiled, "I owe my two young masters a red daughter, I will make up for it later!"
The three of them waved goodbye and watched Li Xin'an and Murong Bai's figures disappear into the darkness. Song Shuping stood at the door in a daze for a long time.
He turned around and looked at the portrait on the wall - the woman smiled sweetly, stroking a snow lotus in her hand.
"Yan'er..."
After a long time, he let out a deep feeling. Song Shuping turned around and walked back to the room, closed the door, and turned off the lights.
...
Walking on the road, Murong Bai couldn't help but be curious and asked:
"Brother Li, I don't understand why you suddenly asked to go to Senior Brother Song for a drink?"
"Because I have doubts about him."
Li Xin'an said in a deep voice: "From the beginning, we just went up the mountain. When I saw him for the first time, I realized that this fourth disciple of Xu Hanying was not simple."
"How can I see it?"
"At that time, everyone's eyes were on you, and Xu Hanying was no exception. However, only Song Shuping, who had never looked at you from the beginning, had been looking at me. In other words, from the beginning, he knew that I was Pei Min's apprentice."
"What's the difficulty?" Murong Bai frowned and said, "Of the five of us, except me, you and Qinglan are the only ones who match the sword. With the strength of Senior Brother Song, you will definitely know at a glance that you are Mr. Pei Min's disciple."
"I was not surprised that he knew my identity, but... he was not curious about you, but was very interested in me. Pei Min's closed disciple is far less attractive than the successor of Murong Alliance Leader."
"This shows that what Song Shuping cares about is not my identity, but me."
Li Xin'an stopped, looked at Murong Bai seriously, and said solemnly:
"White Mutou, who do you think will be interested in me?"
Murong Bai frowned and thought. Looking back on the past year he and Li Xin'an, the only one who showed strong interest in Li Xin'an seemed to be—
"An Qingxu." Murong Bai said softly.
"An Lushan!"
Li Xin'an nodded and said, "Yes, An Lushan, we learned from Zhou Bian that An Lushan has installed undercover agents in all major sects in the world, waiting for an opportunity to steal the sky and change the sun, so that An Lushan can completely control the world."
"Do you suspect that Senior Brother Song is An Lushan's person?"
"Just doubt." Li Xin'an said, "I suddenly thought of this problem on the day when Senior Brother Lei Jie died. On that day, Song Shuping's behavior was too abnormal. His words were always avoiding a key issue, which was the Three Wolves in the Northwest. He didn't know at all. The Three Wolves in the Northwest were among the people participating in the martial arts competition. And Miss Xu should have gone to find him the night when Senior Brother Lei died. Normally, Song Shuping could not have known about this."
Murong Bai followed his words and said: "So, the only thing that can explain this possibility is that Song Shuping was not in the room that night, so he went out."
Li Xin'an continued: "And, when we met Song Shuping the next day, he kept covering his lower abdomen intentionally or unintentionally, and it looked like he was injured. When we mentioned that the murderer who killed Senior Brother Lei was very likely to be injured, I carefully observed Song Shuping's expression, and his face looked very ugly."
"It's him? But why didn't you mention it at that time?"
"Because it's just suspicion, there is no conclusive evidence." Li Xin'an sighed, "And he would not admit that Song Shuping's motive for killing Lei Jie cannot be found. What's more, we still need him for the subsequent progress. We proposed it at that time, and it would be bad to tear off the face."
"Then have you found any clues in Song Shuping's room?" Murong Bai asked.
"Yes, I have."
Li Xin'an replied: "His sister."
"His sister's death is related to Lei Jie?"
"I don't know, who can discover the two dead people's affairs." Li Xin'an said, "But at least there is something I can be sure of."
"What?"
"Song Shuping lied about his sister's death."
Li Xinan said in a deep voice: "His sister could never die from being possessed by her own devil, or she could not have been possessed by herself. Have you noticed that when Song Shuping mentioned his sister, her eyes were terrible, as if there was a deep hatred in her heart and she had to be released at any time. Song Shuping usually looks like such a kind person, but there is such a great hatred in her heart. Don't you think it's very interesting?"
Murong Bai's eyes moved slightly, and he had already thought of many things.
Li Xinan looked at him with a smile: "Have you guessed something?"
"There are no less intrigues inside the sect than outside, and it is even more tragic. I think you should have a deep understanding of this, Baimu Tou."
Murong Bai, who has been growing up in the world since childhood, naturally knew this. He nodded slowly and said:
"Song Shuping's sister may have died because she was envied."
"Who is the one who killed her? Xu Baijiao, Lei Can, Lei Jie? Or... Where is Xu Hanying, the leader of Tianshan Sect, herself?"
Li Xin'an hugged his arms with his hands and said, "This matter is becoming more and more interesting. We should probably leave later. I really want to dig out all the secrets of Tianshan Sect."
"In that case, maybe you can't do it if you stay here for the rest of your life." Murong Bai said lightly, "The most important thing now is to investigate the murderer who killed Senior Brother Lei, and to determine whether An Lushan is related to this matter."
"It doesn't matter if the real murderer is. When the three wolves in the northwest go up the mountain tomorrow and catch them, they should be forced to ask. Don't worry, the person who wants to kill Xu Hanying and the person who killed Lei Jie must be the same. As for An Lushan... we can continue to investigate Song Shuping and his sister. Let's ask Miss Xu first tomorrow, she should be trustworthy."
"Now, go back to bed first?"
"No."
Li Xin'an said, "Don't forget, the figure flashed by Ouyang Lie just now. The second disciple of Xu Hanying has hidden secrets, but there are not many."
"Then why didn't you go there from the beginning?" Murong Bai asked, "Even if Song Shuping suddenly appeared, it would be okay to tell him. Although both of them were suspicious, they were not from the same group."
"Isn't it too anxious to pass from the beginning?" Li Xin'an smiled mysteriously, "If Ouyang Lie wants to meet someone, calling someone in the middle of the night will definitely not be as simple as saying a sentence or two. On the contrary, the same is true. Some people come to see Ouyang Lie in the middle of the night and choose such a sensitive time. It must be something important."
"We stayed at Song Shuping for a while, and it happened to make them chat without any warning."
"What if the two have separated?"
"Then go over quickly." Li Xin'an shrugged, "I'm not very interested in Ouyang Lie, so I chose Song Shuping temporarily, but now I'll have unexpected gains."
"I really can't do anything to you." Murong Bai had no choice but to hold his forehead.
The two quietly touched Ouyang Lie's yard, poked their heads out, and looked into the yard.
The doors were wide open and there was no one.
The two looked at each other, frowned at the same time, and turned over and went in.
The room was very neat and there were no signs of messy or fighting.
There were two cups of tea on the table, one was empty, the other was still hot, and the heat was floating.
"Is there a secret room in the room?" Li Xinan started to search around.
"No need to look for it, Ouyang Lie must have gone out." Murong Bai said in a deep voice, "If he was in the secret room, how could he not close the door?"
“That’s right.”
Li Xin'an pondered and said, "What's the matter that can make Ouyang Lie leave in a hurry?"
Murong Bai looked at him solemnly: "Maybe, there are really unexpected gains."
Li Xinan sighed helplessly: "Is it another sleepless night tonight?"
...
The development of things was indeed as they expected. After Li Xin'an and Murong Bai returned to his room to rest, less than half an hour later, they heard the noisy footsteps and anxious shouts outside.
The lights were bright, Li Xin'an put on his clothes and got up, and the other four were also shocked.
Li Xin'an went out and grabbed a disciple of Tianshan Sect and asked:
"What happened to this little brother?"
The disciple looked at him in disgust and said coldly: "Uncle Ouyang was found in a weed, seriously injured and dying!"