Ximen Tongnai had no choice but to briefly tell the story of how he climbed an apricot branch and climbed over the wall, met Qi Ruyi, the eldest daughter of the Qi family, in the garden, and was sent out of the manor by the servant girl Ping Gu.
Ximen Tong was quite embarrassed about this matter and really didn't want to mention it more, but Mo Yu was very interested. Not only did he want him to tell the details of the small garden, but he also repeatedly questioned every word of the conversation between the three of them.
long time
And when Mo Yu asked about Qi Ruyi's expression when she looked at Ximen Tong, Ximen Tong finally became impatient and said loudly: "She is just a sick girl, and she is probably a little delirious, so she asked me to take her away from me.
Everything I know has been told to you, no matter how much you ask, it will be of no use.”
Seeing Ximen Tong's anger, Mo Yu didn't care but chuckled and said: "Mo'er asked about these other people's thoughts just to make things clearer. With the young master's handsome appearance, the eldest lady of the Qi family fell in love with him at the first sight.
It's not surprising that you took her away. It's just that Mo'er has been accustomed to collecting and analyzing all kinds of information since she was a child. When she encounters something unusual, she will ask a few more questions. Please don't take it off, Master." [
Ximen Tong felt even more unhappy when he heard Mo Yu's words, which seemed to mean that he relied on his good looks to seduce girls, and said, "I don't see what's unusual about this matter."
Mo Yu said: "Of course this matter is very unusual. If Miss Qi really fell in love with Mr. Ximen at first sight, she was already alone with him in the garden. Why was she eager for you to take him away? And what Miss Qi heard from Mr. Ximen
It seems that he is in awe of the servant girl named Ping Gu but he dare not disobey her. The servant girl is ugly and does not look like an important person with a high status in the Qijia Village from her clothes. But what is the reason?"
This matter is indeed somewhat suspicious, but at this moment Ximen Tong was angry and thought that Mo Yu was deliberately making things difficult for him. He snorted coldly and said: "Miss Qi can't stay in that garden."
Why is it strange that she wants to leave the garden after such a long time? She is not necessarily afraid of that Aunt Ping, she just doesn't dare to disobey Master Qi's instructions. There are so many things in the world that you don't know, so how can you find out the reasons for them one by one?
Anyway, I don’t want to talk about this anymore. If you still have any questions, just go check it out yourself.”
Mo Yu tilted his head and thought for a while before nodding and said: "You are right. Exploring intelligence is not the director's job. I thought that investigating Qijiazhuang was not important. But I didn't know that Miss Qijia is so weird. It seems that I am the only one who can go there by myself."
Gotta take a trip.”
What she said was probably because Ximen Tong couldn't even do such "unimportant" things as exploring Qijia Village.
Ximen Tong's stomach was almost bursting with anger, but he retorted hard and said with a pale face: "I'm going to bed. If there's nothing else, Miss Mo, please do as you please."
Mo Yu looked at Ximen Tong and showed a grimace-like smile again and said: "Master, please don't be angry. Mo'er can't you apologize to me? I thought Master Ximen would be more tolerant and wouldn't be so easy."
angry"
At this time, Ximen Tong's forehead blood surged and he was speechless.
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One night talk
When Ximen Tong got up the next day, it was already three o'clock in the morning. He learned from the waiter at the inn that delivered hot water for facial washing to the room that Mo Yu had gone out at dawn.
Today is the 15th August Heroes Banquet, but the banquet doesn’t start until dusk. This is probably because there is a special event of drinking wine and admiring the moon. Ximen Tong didn’t need to think too much to guess that Mo Yu went out this early in the morning to do some reconnaissance.
Went to Qijiazhuang
Ximen Tong's anger from yesterday was still lingering. He was sitting in the front hall of Fulibao Inn and couldn't even eat breakfast. He was not an easily angered person in the first place, but Mo Yu, this little girl, was too elfin. He felt like he always looked like an idiot in front of her. He is a fool who is usually under control in everything, but there is nothing you can do to make him angry.
Qijia Village is the leader of the "Iron Elephant Gang". Mo Yu went alone to investigate Ximen Tong. He should have been worried, but in fact, it was nothing like that. What can the "Iron Elephant Gang" do to her?
Sure enough, Mo Yu came back before noon.
As soon as she entered the inn, she pulled Ximen Tong into the room and closed the door. The look on her face was very solemn.
"Mo'er has already checked out the Qi Family Manor and it turns out it's really weird. I think we'd better not go to the Heroes' Banquet tonight," Mo Yu said.
Ximen Tong was shocked and frowned: "What nonsense are you talking about? Master ordered me to come to the Heroes' Banquet. Why can't I not go?"
Mo Yu said: "Master Hua and my wife sent us here to attend the Heroes Banquet to make the alliance with the 'Arhat Sect' known to all the martial arts sects in northern Henan. But now that something unexpected has happened, we have to adapt accordingly." You shouldn’t take risks easily again”[
Ximen Tong said: "Then tell me what accident happened and what kind of danger it was."
Mo Yu said: "I think the 'Iron Elephant Gang' seems to have been controlled by another force. I'm afraid that Qijia Village is no longer a good place."
Ximen Tong said: "How do you say this? Did you go into the village and see it?"
Mo Yu said: "With the defense of Qijiazhuang, it is loose on the outside and tight on the inside. The walls of the village are covered with hidden whistles. It is not easy to get in. Young Master Mo'er already tried it once yesterday, so there is no need to try again."
Ximen Tong said: "Then how do you know that the 'Iron Elephant Gang' is controlled by others?"
Mo Yu's face became serious and he said: "Of course I have a basis for saying this. Mo'er went to several industries opened by the 'Iron Elephant Gang' in the city early this morning. He found that most of these industries have closed down recently, although one or two of them have opened. I asked the clerks and workers among them and found out that the steward who used to visit from time to time in the sect has not been here in the past two days."
Ximen Tong said: "The 'Iron Elephant Gang' has been busy preparing for the heroes' banquet these days and has no time to take care of the family's property."
Mo Yu said: "Of course this is possible, so I went to the vicinity of Qijia Village to investigate. Although I didn't enter the village, I learned from the surrounding merchants and hawkers that Qijia Village had purchased vegetables, fruits, meat, rice and noodles in the past few days. It’s twice as much as usual.”
Ximen Tong smiled and said: "They should have bought more food to hold a banquet. Isn't it strange?"
Mo Yu shook his head and said: "This hero's banquet is just a banquet. Even if it is a grand banquet, it will not consume much food, especially rice and noodles. It is impossible to buy twice as much food as Qijiazhuang does just for a banquet." The only possibility is that the population in the village suddenly increased a lot."
She paused briefly and then said: "I also learned from the vendors around the village that the villagers and workers who went out to buy in Qijiazhuang in the past few days are not the same ones, but a different group of people."
Ximen Tong said: "In that case, have you heard any other news?"
Mo Yu said: "I originally wanted to do some more snooping, but I didn't do it because I didn't want to alert the snake. The current news and the abnormal appearance of the eldest daughter of the Qi family that the young master saw yesterday are enough to show that the situation in the Qi family village is strange and unusual now. Mo'er feels that today's Heroes' Banquet must be very interesting, so we might as well not take the risk to attend."
Ximen Tong suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed loudly and said: "These weird and unusual situations you mentioned seem to me a bit strange at all. When there is a banquet in Qijia Village, there are probably some guests who have come to live in the village first. I should buy more rice and noodles."
As for food, it may just be a coincidence that the comprador outside the village has been replaced by another person. The change of affairs among the servants in a wealthy family is really an extremely common thing and is not worth mentioning."
He raised his eyebrows and said, "Little sister Mo is too cowardly to not go to the Heroes' Banquet just because of this matter. Forgive me, I disagree."
Mo Yu said: "These things seem very strange when viewed separately, but when taken together, they pose a big problem. Please think about it, Mr. Ximen. The 'Iron Elephant Gang' is the most powerful martial arts sect in the city, but it is just a hero's banquet.
The industries have been shut down one after another. The same is true for the defense of Qijiazhuang. They can just send villagers to patrol outside the wall. Why should they pretend that the defense is loose but set up hidden stakes in the village? This is obviously a ghost in the village.
Something happened. In order to prevent the news from leaking, the eldest lady of the Qi family, Qi Ruyi..."
Before Mo Yu could finish speaking, Ximen Tong had already interrupted: "Okay, I don't want to talk about Miss Qi's affairs any more. There are ghosts in Qi's Village. I must go to the hero's banquet. If you're afraid, Miss Mo, just do it yourself."
Just stay at the inn”
Back in Ximentong, Changsha City, Zongtan Tieshui Villa, where he once broke into the "Nine Immortals Society" alone, was a hundred times more dangerous than Qijiazhuang. He also had more than a little flinch. If he didn't go to the Heroes' Banquet just because of a little suspicious thing, he would not go to the Heroes' Banquet.
accepted
Moreover, Ximen Tong had already had enough of Mo Yu's various restrictions on the way from Xiaoshan to Huaiqing City. Not to mention that he thought Mo Yu was just worrying about things. Even if he really made some sense, Ximen Tong would not act according to her opinions.
Mo Yu frowned and said, "Master, do you really have to go?"
Ximen Tong said: "Yes, even if Qijia Village is really a dragon's pond and a tiger's den, I still have to go there."
Mo Yu stared at Ximen Tong's handsome face, but seeing his determined gaze, it was obvious that it was impossible to change his mind. After a while, he sighed softly and said: "Okay, Madam, we have to do things together, so Mo'er had no choice but to follow the young master."
When entering Qijia Village, you must be careful about everything.”[
Ximen Tong laughed loudly and said: "What can you be careful about? It's just a banquet. Are you really afraid that people will poison you?"
This can be regarded as Mo Yu's first compromise since coming out of Biluo Village. Ximen Tong finally breathed a sigh of relief and suddenly felt much more relaxed.