Volume 1: Swan Goose Chapter 226: Dark Clouds Overwhelm the City
It was so quiet at night! It was so quiet that all I could hear was the chaotic hooves of two horses.
I don't know how long I ran.
When Lu Ning looked back, Elder Yun's house had long been left behind. He could no longer hear the roar of people or the bright torches in the hands of the officers and soldiers.
The speed of the horse's hooves slowed down, and Lu Ning controlled the horse slowly and tiredly. Toto's little black horse followed closely behind, making sad whimpering sounds from time to time.
Unknowingly, I walked back to Lingzhou Branch.
Yes, she and Toto made a big fuss at Elder Yun's wedding banquet, Elder Yun died in front of her, and Toto became the scapegoat and was arrested.
In any case, she can no longer go back to Xia Yunqing's home.
However, the caravan must not welcome her at this time.
Thinking of this, she smiled bitterly.
The gatekeeper of Zhenxue Tower should have gone to sleep long ago, but there was a flickering light in front of the door.
Lu Ning hurried forward and saw Hu Qi wearing a silver fox fur, standing outside the door eagerly.
"Hu Qi, why are you here?" Lu Ning dismounted and led the two horses over.
"I was worried about you, but I didn't dare to go directly to you for fear of causing trouble for you, so I had to come back here and wait for you!" Hearing the familiar voice, Hu Qi immediately ran over with a lantern and took the horse from her hand.
The reins.
"Where's Brother Toto? Why didn't you see him?" Hu Qi looked at the little black horse behind him, a little surprised.
"Something happened, let's go in and talk." Lu Ning's expression could not be seen clearly in the night, but she could hear a nasal sound when she spoke.
Hu Qi seemed to have a premonition of something. He led the little black horse and silently followed Lu Ning.
The two tied up their horses and went to Lu Ning's room.
The courtyard of Zhenxue Tower was very quiet, and no one seemed to notice the two of them coming back.
The furnishings in Lu Ning's house were the same as when she left, and there was a layer of dust on the floor. It seemed that no one had come in after she left.
As soon as Lu Ning entered the room and sat down, Hu Qi took out a paper bag from his arms. He opened the paper bag and placed it on the small table.
"You must be hungry after a busy day! I bought some sweet-scented osmanthus cake before I came here. You should eat some quickly."
But Lu Ning slumped listlessly in his chair, his eyes a little straight, and he didn't say a word.
"I'll put the food here first. You'd better go to bed early. I'll find a guest room to sleep in first." Hu Qi stood up and prepared to drive.
"Brother, he... was captured by the Yamen in order to save me..." Lu Ning finally spoke, but her voice didn't sound like hers.
"What's going on?" Hu Qi sat down again.
Lu Ning fell into silence again, staring straight at the ground, his face pale.
Hu Qi found that her hands were trembling slightly, and then her whole body began to tremble.
He took off his fox fur and put it on Lu Ning's body. He also found a hand stove and put it in her hand, and then said warmly: "Miss Lu, tell me what happened. I will help you find a way to rescue Brother Totuo."
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He gently put his hand on Lu Ning's shoulder and said softly: "Don't worry, I will always be with you."
Lu Ning sniffed, then took a deep breath and told the truth about what happened tonight:
She and Toto went to attend the wedding banquet of Elder Yun's grandson, intending to secretly inquire about it.
Unexpectedly, at the wedding banquet, the groom suddenly changed from grandson to father, causing an uproar.
Lu Ning felt that something was fishy, so he asked Toto to hold Elder Yun steady while he went to the new house to check.
When he learned that Elder Yun was lustful and forced his grandson's wife to marry him, Lu Ning came to rescue the bride.
Under her threat, Elder Yun not only admitted his affair with Ma Huilan, but also revealed their collusion with the government.
Unfortunately, at the most critical moment, Elder Yun, like everyone else, died under the secret escort of the man in black.
As soon as he died, Magistrate Cai led his troops to arrest him.
You can tell at a glance that this is a trick, and Magistrate Cai will not give up until he catches the murderer!
therefore
, Toto chose to throw himself into a trap in order to let Lu Ning escape...
After saying this in one breath, Lu Ning's face turned paler than before, and his body trembled even more.
The two were silent for a long time before Hu Qicai asked cautiously: "So... Elder Yun is indeed dead? Killed by that killer?"
Lu Ning took out the dart and put it on the table: "Stick it in the neck. He died before I left..."
"The old pervert who robbed civilian girls like this and did all kinds of evil deserves to die!" Hu Qi clenched her fists and cursed through gritted teeth.
"By the way, you just said that Elder Yun and Magistrate Cai are relatives, and now Toto is suspected of killing Elder Yun and has been arrested, isn't that..." Hu Qi couldn't help but gasped when he thought of this.
Lu Ning said nothing, but his eyes were red.
Seeing the girl who had always been strong but so fragile today, Hu Qi's heart ached.
He wanted to hold Lu Ning's trembling hand, but he was afraid of scaring her.
Little did he know that Lu Ning was not only worried about Toto, but also blamed himself.
Along the way, it was because of her determination to find out all the truth that so many people were killed, and now even her own relatives are implicated.
She began to doubt whether what she was doing was right...
"Don't worry, we will go find Mr. Xia early tomorrow morning. I believe that with Mr. Xia here, Toto will be fine!" Hu Qi didn't know what else to do besides comforting him.
"Elder Yun's death is not a pity! But now Toto's life or death is uncertain! Once Elder Yun dies, we will have no way of knowing those secrets. And..." Lu Ning tried to calm down his emotions and said tiredly: "Obviously, behind the whole thing,
There is a more powerful person. But we know very little about this person now..."
"Didn't Elder Yun say that Mrs. Ye instigated this matter? Let's go and ask her directly! With so much evidence here, I can't believe that she didn't confess!" When Ma Huilan was mentioned, Hu Qi became furious.
Come.
But Lu Ning bit her lower lip and murmured: "This matter involves a lot. I'm worried that if she is pushed to the edge, she will try to kill the fish again. By then, not only Uncle Ye, but also Ye Qingfeng, and maybe the entire caravan will be dragged into the water by her.
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"That's true." Hu Qi asked in frustration, "Then what are you going to do?"
Lu Ning held his head and thought for a while before saying: "I think we should investigate Ma Huilan's accomplices first. Moreover, I also want to go to the mine to see what the conspiracy is going on!"
"That's fine." Hu Qi stood up and said with concern: "I will accompany you tomorrow. However, you have to have a good sleep tonight!"
Lu Ning nodded to him and forced out a smile: "Well, thank you. You should also go to bed early."
Hu Qi said goodbye to Lu Ning and walked out. He wanted to go back to the guest room to rest, but he couldn't help but walked to the room where he came.
The door to the room was locked, but the strong smell of blood still wafted out from the crack in the door. Hu Qi stood there for a while, then couldn't help feeling sick and ran away.
On the way back, he stood in front of Ma Huilan's house for a while, then turned and left with a gloomy look.
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A dreamless night.
The next morning, before Lu Ning opened her eyes, she heard Hu Qi's urgent voice: "Miss Lu, wake up quickly, something happened!"
"What's wrong?" Just as Lu Ning opened his eyes, Hu Qi's anxious face appeared in front of him.
Hu Qi pulled her up, pointed outside and shouted: "Oh no, Elder Yun's grandson brought his family over to settle the accounts. They also set up the mourning hall here and said they want you and Ye Guming to give a
Explain!"
"This is unreasonable!" Lu Ning sat up quickly, got out of bed and put on his shoes, picked up the sword on the wall, and said angrily: "It's really the evil people who complained first! They have done so many bad things, and yet they dare to come here!"
Hu Qi stopped her and said in a deep voice: "Miss Lu, although Elder Yun is hateful, we don't have any evidence at hand, and we can't prove that you didn't kill the person. So you have to be careful!"
Lu Ning held the sword tightly, cold
He said: "I want to see what they dare to do to me?"
After saying that, she kicked them away and rushed out. Hu Qi was worried that she would lose her sense of control because of Totuo, and followed her regardless of the situation.
As soon as the two of them entered the courtyard one after another, they heard earth-shattering cries coming from the hall. The voices came one after another. There were men and women, old and young. It sounded like there were a lot of people.
Lu Ning gritted his teeth and sneered: It seems that Elder Yun's son is really here to cause trouble today!
In the hall, there were indeed more than a hundred people dressed in plain clothes and wearing white cloths on their heads, sitting on both sides. Each of them looked miserable and wailed, as if a close relative had died, but there was not a single tear on their face.
There are white curtains hanging around the hall. In the center of the hall, there is an expensive and sturdy purple nan coffin, with the name of Elder Yun written on the tablet.
Lu Ning had a stern look on his face and walked through the door with his head held high. His bright red outfit made him look particularly eye-catching.
The crying suddenly stopped, and everyone looked at her with grief and anger. For a moment, the entire mourning hall was filled with an unspeakable gloom.
Ye Guming held a single sword and stood quietly in front of Elder Yun's spiritual throne.
His back was straight, his expression was solemn, his eyes were fixed on Lu Ning, and he couldn't tell whether he was angry or sad.
Lu Ning looked around indifferently, turned his head to Elder Yun's grandson Yun Feng and said, "What are you doing?"
Yunfeng glared at her angrily, gritted his teeth and said every word: "My grandfather was killed! I want to pay with blood! I want justice for my grandfather!"
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone in Zhou Zai raised their hands and shouted: "Blood debt must be paid with blood! Demand justice! Blood debt must be paid with blood! Demand justice!"
Lu Ning looked at them coldly and snorted: "What a bunch of unruly people! Toto has been taken away by Master Xia now. Whether he is a murderer or not is up to you and Master Xia!"
Yunfeng stood up angrily, pointed at Lu Ning, and scolded: "Stop pretending! Yesterday someone saw you running away from my grandfather's room in your wedding dress! The person who killed him was not Toto, but you
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Ye Guming was startled, turned to look at her, and said in a deep voice: "Lu Ning, is this true?"
Lu Ning's face straightened, and he said proudly: "So what? I really didn't expect that Elder Yun, who has always been highly respected, not only made money through the wedding banquet, but also did such scandalous things as forcibly marrying his granddaughter-in-law! The bride would rather die than surrender, I
In order to save her life, I had to steal the dragon and turn it into a phoenix so that she could escape smoothly!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone's faces showed uneasiness and they all lowered their heads.