Hu Qi and Lu Ning walked side by side in the night, falling into a strange silence again. The wind blew the leaves, making a rustling sound.
Lu Ning's heart was also filled with strong winds at this moment. She held her breath as hard as she could and stared at the thick fog slowly gathering, blurring the road ahead.
"When I first arrived in Lingzhou, I discovered that Mrs. Ye was particularly enthusiastic about me. At first, I didn't care. I just thought it was the care of the elders for the younger ones..." After calming down his thoughts, Hu Qi broke the silence again.
He probably made a lot of determination before he decided to say these words. Lu Ning understood this, so she didn't look at his face and just listened quietly.
"Actually, the last time... was the first time I left the caravan... because Mrs. Ye was frivolous and even touched me. I tried to dissuade her several times to no avail, so I drove her out in anger. I didn't expect her
Let the bad guy file a complaint first and say in front of you that I bullied her..."
Lu Ning lowered his eyes in shame and said softly: "I'm sorry, I didn't expect Mrs. Ye to be such a person..."
"I didn't expect Mrs. Ye to be evil. The last time I suddenly left without saying goodbye, it was because of her..." Hu Qi swallowed and continued.
Perhaps because the autumn wind at night was too biting, his cheeks turned a little red.
"That day she pretended to be you and came to bring me soup. Because I had drunk some wine, I was not prepared for it. Unexpectedly... she had drugged the soup, and unfortunately I was infected..."
"Then you..." Lu Ning opened his mouth wide, looking at her expression, it was like a bolt from the blue.
"Don't worry, I realized something was wrong, so I tried my best to escape!" Hu Qi explained to her like he was swearing, for fear that she might have some misunderstanding.
Lu Ning slowly breathed a sigh of relief and licked his dry lips.
"I just didn't expect that I would be involved in a murder case twice when I escaped...".
The topic was too sensitive, and they fell into silence again, which made Hu Qi feel a little helpless.
Little did he know that Lu Ning was feeling a little complicated at this time, and he was more blaming himself.
"Do you think Uncle Ye really knows nothing about this matter?" Lu Ning suddenly looked at him with innocent eyes like a little girl and asked cautiously.
Hu Qi lowered his eyes and shook his head: "Uncle Ye's character is too dull. He really didn't realize his wife's betrayal. Otherwise, with his character, he would have killed Elder Yun long ago!"
"That's true..." Lu Ning lowered his head and sighed: "Uncle Ye is really pitiful..."
It’s also very hateful!
Hu Qi wanted to say this. If Ye Guming hadn't been so focused on martial arts and turned a blind eye to the affairs of his family and the gang, how could Elder Yun and Ma Huilan be so rampant!
"What are you going to do next? Where to start first?" Hu Qi looked at her profile and asked, her attitude much firmer than before.
A gust of cold wind blew by, ruffling her hair. The long, lustrous hair covered most of her face.
"I want to... start with Elder Yun." Lu Ning said lightly, letting her long hair flow freely.
"Wouldn't it be more effective to start the investigation from Ma Huilan?" Hu Qi blurted out. Seeing Lu Ning's sad face, she immediately shut her mouth.
"Let's start with Elder Yun..." Hu Qi quickly changed his mind.
He could understand Lu Ning's concerns at this time. If he investigated Ma Huilan first, Ye Guming would be alarmed. After all, he was Gui Lichi's old friend and he was quite prestigious in the caravan.
Once this kind of thing is spread, it will definitely be a fatal blow to him. I'm afraid it will be difficult to stay in the caravan again.
But Lu Ning's concerns at this time were more about Ye Qingfeng's identity. She was worried that once she fell out with Ma Huilan, Ye Qingfeng's identity would be exposed.
This would damage the reputation of her adoptive father, Gui Lichi, and she would never allow such a thing to happen!
"What about you?" Lu Ning suddenly looked at him and asked hesitantly: "No matter what, Boss Xiao is really good to you. He must be very sad when you leave! Is this really good?"
Hu Qi frowned, her expression a little unnatural, as if she didn't want to mention this topic, but she had to
Answer: "What he wants... I can't respond to it, so I might as well just make him give up. It's better than being miserable all the time!"
Hearing what he said, Lu Ning averted his eyes, while Hu Qi stared into the distance with a serious face. The two fell into silence again.
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On a cold night, the north wind blew away the autumn flowers.
There was a weak candlelight in the window, and a lone courtyard door was closed.
Xiao Yulou's eyes were dull, and he slumped on the chair with an expressionless face, gently stroking the green jade flute in his hand, as if he was stroking the owner of the flute, with infinite sadness in his eyes.
Every word and every look in Hu Qi's face before leaving deeply hurt his heart. He clutched his chest, and tears fell drop by drop, hitting the back of his white hands.
A gust of wind swept past the door, and the door was suddenly blown open, and the only half candle left was blown out.
Xiao Yulou sat up from his chair in shock, and cautiously approached the door that was blown by the strong wind.
As soon as I walked to the door, I suddenly saw a figure flashing past the door.
He shook his head, thinking he had made a mistake. But then, a burly, masked man in black suddenly appeared in front of him.
Under the dull moonlight, the only thing that could be seen was a pair of shining eyes of the visitor, hiding a strong murderous intention.
Xiao Yulou suddenly broke into a cold sweat, but suppressed his uneasiness and sneered: "You have found this place after all! You are here to kill me, right?"
The man in black said calmly: "That's right!"
His voice sounded extremely cold, with neither yin and yang fluctuations nor emotional ups and downs. However, this was indeed the emotion a killer should have.
Xiao Yulou smiled faintly and said with abandon, "Very good!"
The man in black raised his eyebrows: "Very good?"
Xiao Yulou smiled sadly: "My beloved has left me, and now I have no fear of life or death!"
The man in black smiled coldly: "Very good!"
Xiao Yulou frowned: "Very good?"
There was a gloomy look in the eyes of the man in black: "A person who doesn't fight back out of despair will be more interesting to kill!"
Xiao Yulou suddenly felt that although the voice was sinister, it was somewhat familiar, and he immediately became suspicious.
He carefully looked at the person in front of him. Suddenly, he felt that he must have spoken to this person not long ago, so he asked tentatively: "We have met, right?"
The man in black still looked calm: "Is it meaningful to still get to the bottom of things when death is imminent?"
Xiao Yulou slightly curled his lips, looking nonchalant: "What can I say? I, Xiao Yulou, am also a high-ranking person! I should know whose hands I died in! Anyway, my life is on the line, and you are still afraid that I will tell anyone."
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The man in black smiled coldly, and finally stretched out a pair of calloused right hands, slowly took off the black cloth covering his face, revealed his face, and stared at him with a half-smile.
Xiao Yulou was suddenly frightened when he saw this face. He pointed at the other person's face and shouted: "You... you are the person who sent a message for Ma Huilan to pick me up last time! You... you are not from the caravan!"
The man in black put on the black cloth again and said coldly: "Your wish before death has been fulfilled, and you are no longer qualified to ask any questions! Prepare to die!"
As he spoke, silver light flashed in his hand, and an extremely sharp dagger was taken out. He moved quickly and stabbed Xiao Yulou's chest hard!
Xiao Yulou knew that he was doomed, so he held the flute tightly in his sleeve and slowly closed his eyes...
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The clouds and fog dissipated, and the faint moon cast a cool light, illuminating the silent courtyard.
Xiao Yulou, whose face was as white as paper, leaned limply against the door frame, looking at the dart deeply embedded in his left shoulder, gasping for air, big beads of sweat dripping from his forehead, and his clothes were stained with blood.
At this moment, although he was out of danger, he was still frightened by the dangerous scene just now.
Lost in spirit:
Just when the man in black was about to stab his chest, four masters suddenly descended from the sky and stood in front of him. The swords in their hands were all unsheathed, and their murderous intent was obvious. Seeing that the situation was not good, the man in black immediately turned around.
And escape.
Just when Xiao Yulou breathed a sigh of relief and thought he had been saved, he saw dozens of darts flashing with cold light and carrying murderous intent flying out of the darkness like rain.
The four masters raised their knives and shot down most of the darts, but they still missed one, which was stabbed hard into Xiao Yulou's left shoulder.
The four masters looked at the hesitant Xiao Yulou with expressionless faces, and no one made a sound.
In the dark night, it was eerily quiet everywhere.
Suddenly, I saw a small sedan driving slowly from the darkness and stopping steadily at the entrance of the courtyard.
Four masters immediately ran over and stood respectfully on both sides. One of them bowed and opened the sedan curtain. After a while, a father-in-law wearing a snow-green embroidered brocade robe, with a white face and a sinister gaze walked out.
He walked slowly to Xiao Yulou and looked at him with a frown: "Yulou, why are you in such a mess?"
Xiao Yulou slowly raised his head, looked at the person in front of him, gritted his teeth and said with pain, "Dad, why are you here?"
The father-in-law sneered and said, "I have my own purpose."
Xiao Yulou covered his shoulders, knelt down with difficulty, grabbed the corner of his father-in-law's clothes, and said in a trembling voice: "I beg you, my unworthy son, to help my son rescue Hu Qi!"
The father-in-law raised his eyebrows and said, "I know everything about you. But I can't do anything about this person now. You'd better leave this place of right and wrong first and recuperate!"
Xiao Yulou slowly shook his head and begged: "Godfather, Hu Qi is the most important person in my life, but please help me, my son is willing to obey your orders for the rest of his life!"
The father-in-law frowned and winked at the four masters. The four men immediately gathered around, lifted Xiao Yulou up and walked towards the sedan.
Xiao Yulou begged all the way, but his father-in-law was indifferent. Until he was dragged into the sedan, his father-in-law also turned back to the sedan. When the curtain fell, he took a deep look at the four people outside the sedan.
Immediately, the small sedan was lifted steadily again and gradually disappeared into the night.
The four people quickly piled straw into the house where Xiao Yulou and Hu Qi lived, as well as the small courtyard, and lit them one by one. In an instant, the wind helped the fire, and the entire courtyard was engulfed in a sea of flames.
The raging fire burned for a day and night before it gradually stopped, leaving behind only a piece of scorched earth, as if there had never been a small courtyard here, and no one had ever been there, and all traces had been erased.