Xian Xian

Gu Mingke left, and Li Chaoge also said: "We are on official business, and there are many things to investigate. The owner is slow, let's go first."

When Bai Qianhe and the others heard it, they put down their bowls and chopsticks one after another. They had almost eaten them, and could send them out at any time. After Hong Chengyuan wanted to stay for one or two, he got up and sent Li Chaoge and others out. Li Chaoge and Gu Mingke's backs gradually moved away, Ren Fang followed Hong Chengyuan, and asked, "Master, they are going to investigate the Cishifu... do they need to send someone to watch?"

Ren Fang is young and looks like a fourteenth five-year-old. Although he is not short, his bones are not growing. He is standing behind Hong Chengyuan, as thin as a bamboo pole. Hong Chengyuan stared at the figure in front for a long time, and finally slowly shook his head: "Among these people, there are several martial arts masters. Princess Sheng Yuan comes from? It is a mystery. The little white face and strong man beside her are not ordinary people. "Well-textured maid? It's not right. It's easy to get into trouble. Let them check it out by themselves. I want to see if they can find out. What's the matter?"

Ren Fanghui? said, "Master said. The Governor's Mansion caught fire and all the letters were burned. They just turned the Governor's Mansion upside down, and they couldn't find it? What was coming?."

Hong Chengyuan looked at the direction of the mountain, still unable to rest assured: "Is everything done outside? Okay? I always feel uneasy. Although Princess Shengyuan is weird, I can see? She and the people around her It’s shallow, but another Gu, I still can’t see his abilities and abilities. What is his way to the end?"

Ren Fang thought for a while, and said, "I heard the spy report back. It seems to be the cousin of a certain official family in Beijing. There are people who have been officials from their ancestors, and I heard that they have written history books."

When Hong Chengyuan heard?, his brows became tighter. This is really the worst situation. If it is an ordinary official, Hong Chengyuan will be able to manipulate one or two regardless of the opponent's fierce temperament or greed and treacherousness. By the way, the two imperial envoys who came here are completely unprovoked. Li Chaoge is a princess. If something happens on the land boundary of Luzhou, the court must take the opportunity to conquer. Another Gu Mingke is also from a high-ranking clan. If he is not clear or dead, I am afraid that the elders in his family will not give up.

The hard ones will not work, but the soft ones may not be able to impress them. From the perspective of these two people, what kind of benefits do they have? Let them cooperate? Hong Chengyuan has been bitten by a snake once, and he doesn't want to repeat the same mistakes. Ren Fang saw Hong Chengyuan's expression uncomfortable, and immediately said in kindness: "Master, don't worry, the Cishi Mansion was ignited by the sky fire and has nothing to do with you. No matter how they search, they can't find it on you."

Hong Chengyuan sighed: "The tree attracts the wind, and the Tibetan Sword Villa has accumulated so many assets. It is inevitable to be seen by outsiders. The martial arts school is staring at the fat of the Tibetan Sword Villa. I can still cover it. The most damning thing is Those court politicians. They are full of common people, benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, and faithfulness, but they are full of bad water. I treat people with sincerity, but in the end I lose my personal wealth. Now I am still suspected by the imperial court. The court sends people to investigate. The grievances of the governor, then where should my grievances go? Say? Me too? It is for self-protection, so I have to do this."

Ren Fang said: "Heaven is jealous of talents, Master is capable of superior strength, this has attracted? Many hatred. If it weren't for you, Cangjian Villa is just an ordinary martial arts school, how can there be today's foundation? So many people are staring at the villa, It just shows that Master, you can be very resistant! The old owner has been mediocre in his life. The most successful thing he has done is to accept you as a disciple and marry his daughter to master you. The disciple said that he did not disrespect his wife, but rather Truth? To tell the truth, after all, the aptitude of the teacher is real? Generally, if it were not for you, the teacher would not be able to hold the Tibetan sword villa at all, let alone the current scenery."

Hong Chengyuan twiddled his beard, his face was proud, but he still scolded the two apprentices: "Let Fang, don't be rude to the master. The old village master is both my master and my father-in-law, so he is very important to me. Well, you can't say these words anymore."

Ren Fang admitted his mistake, and lowered his head, he disapproved and said: "The fact? That's the case. Everyone inside and outside the martial arts knows that ZTE ZTE relies on recruiting a good son-in-law. Having a son-in-law like you belongs to the old village owner and his wife. Blessed."

Hong Chengyuan curled his beard, squinted his eyes, and lightly rebuked: "All right, you go back and rest. Your brother has an injury, please pay more attention to it."

Ren Fang knows how to take it when he sees it, and when he sees it, he clasps his fists: "Tui'er understands."

Li Chaoge and Gu Mingke walked out of the villa, the morning sun was beginning, the birds were singing, and the scenery on the mountain road was pleasant. Bai Qianhe took a deep breath and sighed: "I finally feel like I'm alive again? This is the life that people live, and the rich will enjoy it."

Bai Qianhe was scared by ghosts last night, and did not dare to sleep all night. Ma Linlang was accustomed to those weird-looking things, he should eat, sleep, and rest well. She followed Li Chaoge, and asked in a low voice, "Princess, was it Hua Lingfeng who followed us at the inn that day?"

Hua Lingfeng is the main apprentice of the owner, the one who overturned the cup this morning. Speaking of this, others also interrupted: "Yes, the injury on his right arm looks so serious, he can't even hold the cup. The princess injured the culprit's right arm, which happened to be his right arm. , This is a coincidence."

Li Chaoge was non-committal and said, "Don't rush to make a conclusion. The person who followed us is just a small person, not worth mentioning. First, check out the black hand behind the scenes. The other people follow the vine and find out a series of them? Come on, looking at the situation today, Hong Chengyuan seems to be very ordinary to his big apprentice."

"Yes." Gu Mingke was speechless all the way, when he heard the words "here?", "Obviously, he prefers his second apprentice, let him go."

"A child who can cry has milk to eat." Bai Qianhe grabbed the root of the grass and held it in his mouth casually. Looking at Hua Lingfeng is a dull personality, not as good as letting go? Talking about it. It's normal to do things better than how to say it."

This sentence silenced many people. Li Chaoge thought about himself for a while, and thought that she was not another Hua Lingfeng. Li Chaoge was running around for the emperor's queen, and Li Changle didn't need to do anything, just act like a baby with the emperor's queen to get everything he wanted. Li Chaoge himself knows that the queen and the emperor are more emotionally inclined towards Li Changle. No matter how much Li Chaoge pays, he cannot change this.

The birds and flowers are still fragrant on both sides, but the team is quiet? Gu Mingke interrupted the inexplicable stagnant atmosphere and said: "The city of Luzhou is now in front of you. The eight people have too many goals, so you might as well spread out and move separately. A team went to investigate the cause of death of Cao Yi, Wu Jinyuan, and Xu Xingning. The other team went to check the details of the Zangjian Villa, and gathered together to exchange information with each other."

This is much more efficient. Everyone has no objections. They have taken the tasks they are good at and acted separately. The reason for Gu Mingke’s detachment is obviously because of the difference between the two departments. The Town Demon Division knows more about the rivers and lakes, so he went to check the familiar roads of Zangjian Villa, while the people at Dali Temple have been operating in the court for many years. In contrast, he is better at investigating court relations. Such a division takes advantage of the strengths of both sides and treats each other well.

The two sides reached a consensus to separate under the mountain road and go to different places. Investigating a case sounds very expensive, as if you only need to use your brain to ask questions to solve the case easily, but in fact, every step of the progress is time spent.

They rushed around for a day, constantly looking for people to ask questions and piece together useful information. The whole process was boring and trivial. All day long? My voice is going to be hoarse. Li Chaoge sat in the teahouse, staring down at the coming and going crowds, Bai Qianhe ran up and down, sat down and said weakly, "I'm tired."

Zhou Shao followed Bai Qianhe and went upstairs. He didn't speak. He raised the water on the table and poured it down. Li Chaoge waited until he finished drinking, then asked, "How is it, is there any news?"

The four of them had been running around all day long. Ma Linlang was young and weak, and couldn't keep up with his physical strength behind him. Bai Qianhe and Zhou Shao asked Li Chaoge to take Ma Linlang back to the teahouse to wait, and they asked about the rest of the place.

Li Chaoge has good energy, but she can't let Mo Linlang wait upstairs alone, and then she also rests. They had an appointment with Gu Mingke to meet in this teahouse, and now the people in Dali Temple haven’t come here yet. The demon division of the town demon first consolidates the information by himself, and when they exchange for a while, they won’t end up in the opposite direction. One end.

Bai Qianhe had almost rested, and said, "Same as I asked this morning, it's nothing more than the wise and capable owner of the Tibetan Sword Villa, his wife is kind and generous, and these two childhood sweethearts envy others like kind words."

Li Chaoge also knows these news. According to an old man in the city, Hong Chengyuan was originally the son of a poor peasant family, but he fled to Luzhou. The former owner saw him pitifully, so he took Hong Chengyuan back to Cangjian Villa and accepted him as an apprentice. Hongcheng Yuan's roots are pretty good. When he grows up, he is heroic and heroic, and he is known as a young man in Luzhou. But most of the martial arts are young heroes, young heroes like Hong Chengyuan, who can produce more than a hundred of them in a year.

Hong Chengyuan's martial arts talents are not bad, but he can't be called a genius. After he hit a splash in the martial arts, he quickly disappeared. Hong Chengyuan is really famous because he married the daughter of the old owner of the Tibetan Sword Villa, that is, his junior sister, Sheng Lanchu.

After Hong Chengyuan married his wife, it seemed like he suddenly regained consciousness. Although martial arts were no more profitable, if he had divine help in other aspects, whether he was doing business, opening an inn, or going on business, he would make a lot of shots. In just a few years, I made a lot of money, and later, I even gradually got on the line with the government. The relationship between Hong Chengyuan and his wife is also very good. Many people in the city admire Sheng Lanchu’s blessing. When he was a child, he was doted by his father, and when he grew up, he married a good husband in law. what.

When the women in the streets and lanes mentioned Sheng Lanchu, they all looked envious, and only hated that they did not marry a potential stock. Li Chaoge only smiled at this similar statement. She asked: "Why did the old village master pass away? Do you find out? Come on?"

Li Chaoge suspects that there is something hidden behind the death of the old village owner. After all, after the death of the old village owner, Hong Chengyuan entered the upper ranks, gaining fame and fortune all the way, and Qingyun went straight up. By convention, the person most interested in is the person most suspected.

Bai Qianhe shook his head: "No. When I was wandering the rivers and lakes before, I heard people mention that the old owner of the Cangjian Villa is withdrawn and uncomfortable, but loves the sword like his life. He basically uses all his wealth. "Forging swords and Tibetan swords, he is a sword lunatic. On the contrary, the big apprentice of the old owner, Hong Chengyuan, the current owner of the Hidden Sword Villa, has a good reputation in the world. Everyone says he can do business. You know how to be a human being. Except for a few enemies, you get along well with other schools. The old village master married his own daughter to a big apprentice, which is a great achievement."

Dr. Cha came forward? Give them water, and heard? Bai Qianhe said, "A wonderful thing has been accomplished", and asked with a smile: "How many guest officials have also heard about the Tibetan Sword Villa?"

Li Chaoge knew that the teahouse had the best news. She motioned to the other people not to speak, and then asked: "Yes. I am waiting for the first time? Luzhou, I am unfamiliar with the place of life. I heard that the owner of the Tibetan Sword Villa and the wife of the owner are gods on the road. My wife, very curious. I don't know, what is going on here?"

Speaking of this, Dr. Tea burst into laughter and said: "Isn't it, the little one has been in the teahouse for five years. I have come? Come? I often met a lot of people, but I have never seen the owner of Bizangjian Villa. A more perfect couple with the wife of the owner! The other couples are either affectionate but poor, or rich but three wives and four concubines. Only the Cangjian Villa is as good as a book and writing."

"Oh, isn't it?" Li Chaoge asked with a smile, "what exactly?"

"Lady, you don’t know, the owner was originally the big apprentice of the old owner, and the elder brothers and sisters of the eldest villa, and his childhood sweethearts, no guesses. The old owner is obsessed with making swords and doesn’t care much about the outside world, so the lady has started to take care of the villa early on. Trivial matters. Later? The old village owner died suddenly? Miss Sheng was caught off guard and became thin within a few days. At the old village owner’s funeral, many former enemies came to the house, and no one forced Miss Sheng to tell me about the old village owner’s funeral. Orphan girl. Big brother Hong Chengyuan stepped forward to protect the younger sister and brace the door. Later, Miss Sheng married Hong Chengyuan and changed her name to Mrs. Hong, letting her brother and husband-in-law become the new owner of the owner. The owner of Hong? Indeed? He did not live up to his wife’s trust. In these years, doing business and earning anything is just like opening up the light. It’s amazing. In the city of Luzhou? Many people follow the owner of Hong to do business. Whatever he voted, other people will quickly follow, and make no money! The Tibetan Sword Villa is flourishing, and it is even more beautiful than the old owner when he was alive. The owner Hong was originally a married son-in-law, and now he is doing everything in his family and career. A good harvest is really a winner in life."

After Dr. Cha finished speaking, there was a clear envy on his face. This couple is indeed like the most perfect love fairy tale. When they were young, the woman’s family was rich, and the man was born in poverty. Later, when the woman suddenly changed, the man’s hero saved the beauty and shared adversity. The last two married and were loyal to the marriage. A happy career, both fame and fortune. Li Chaoge listened to the whole story, but couldn't find out? Where? There is something wrong with it.

However, this happens to be the biggest dissatisfaction. Life is not just a story, how can it be? There are no twists and turns, perfect?

Li Chaoge did not comment, but asked: "Since the owner and his wife are in a happy relationship, why have they been married for many years and have no children?"

"I heard that the wife was not in good health and could not be pregnant for many years. Even so, the owner did not dislike the wife. He was always single-minded to the wife and never took a concubine. The owner let go, if the wife failed to give birth to a child? , Then pass the villa to the apprentices. The owner has two apprentices. The big apprentice Hua Shaoxia is loyal and righteous, and the second apprentice Ren Shaoxia is smart and clever. Waiting for the future? Whoever takes over the family business will change the surname and follow the owner’s surname Hong."

Li Chaoge slowly responded, and she suddenly asked, "How old is the owner of Hong Zhuang this year?"

Dr. Cha was stunned when he was asked, he thought for a while, and said, "It seems to be thirty-six. Madam is younger, thirty-four this year. Hey, sir, how many of you are on top or stay in a shop?"

Li Chaoge waved his hand and said, "We know him. He came to look for us. Here? It's okay, you can go down now."

When Dr. Tea heard that the two gangs knew each other, he greeted him graciously, and hurriedly set up tea for these people, and then left with an empty teapot. Gu Mingke and the other three people approached. The three people in Dali Temple drank water as soon as they got to the table. Gu Mingke brushed down his sleeves and sat down with his **** closed, "What do you ask Hong Chengyuan's age for?"

Li Chaoge smiled unclearly, and said: "Nothing, just curious about other people's love stories?. You all inquired today? What news?"

Look at this kind of person, your own news is hidden and refuses to say, as soon as you come up, you have to compile other people's intelligence. Gu Mingke didn't care about Li Chaoge's careful thinking, and said: "There is not much progress, and it is about the same as the previous news. The three governors Cao Yi, Wu Jinyuan, and Xu Xingning, the first wayward? Violent, offended many people, and the sect of Jianghu is like water and fire. Cao Yi could not understand the sects of Luzhou. He felt that they were fighting and disturbing the public order. He wrote to the court several times, asking the court to send soldiers to encircle and suppress these sects. Later? He died of illness in Yonghui for 20 years, and the Luzhou sect was just about setting off firecrackers. Celebrate. Perhaps the staff was considering the mess left by Cao Yi. Later, when he sent a new governor, he chose the sleek and comprehensive Wu Jinyuan. After Wu Jinyuan arrived, he really eased the barrier between the government and the sect. Wu Jinyuan and each other The relationship between the martial arts is very good, especially with the Tibetan sword villa. The governor’s mansion was burned, I can’t see the correspondence between Wu Jinyuan, but I heard an old government official said that Wu Jinyuan and Hong Chengyuan had a good personal relationship. Hong Chengyuan repeatedly invited Wu Jinyuan to visit the Tibetan Sword Villa as a guest, and returned to Wu Jinyuan to show the treasures of the Tibetan Sword Villa over the years. There was a banquet for both parties, and the host and the host had a good time. Wu Jinyuan proposed to borrow the Tibetan sword from the villa for a few days, and Hong Chengyuan agreed NS."

Li Chaoge heard? Here? Raised his eyebrows: "Borrow the sword? Which one?"

"The old government officer didn't see it." Gu Mingke held a cup of tea in his hand, but didn't mean to drink it, and said, "He said that Wu Jinyuan has a special treasure for this sword, and he won't show it to anyone. Wu Jinyuan watched it himself. After three or four days, the original sword was returned."

Li Chaoge laughed meaninglessly, the original? Return it? I'm afraid not necessarily.

Li Chaoge asked quietly, "Is the sword he borrowed the Qianyuan sword?"

"There is no evidence." Gu Mingke replied, "but I guess it is."

Several people at the table guessed like this. The wife of the owner said that the Hidden Sword Villa is very thief. The Qianyuan Sword has been in the Villa for so many years? It is well hidden. Wu Jinyuan borrowed it for a few days. It didn't take long for the Hidden Sword Villa to hear that the sword was lost. It's hard to not think about the cause and effect of this.

Li Chaoge calculated the time of Wu Jinyuan's death and asked, "When will he return the sword?"

"In the spring of this year, half a month before his death."

This becomes more suspicious now. Li Chaoge asked: "What then?"

"After Wu Jinyuan died inexplicably, the imperial court could not find a person to take over. The Cishi Mansion was vacant for three months. The Cishi Mansion has been vacant for a long time, so Hong Chengyuan came forward to do the funeral for Wu Jinyuan, and then took his The bones were sent back to their hometown. In June, the imperial court finally found someone who was willing to take up the post, Xu Xingning. Xu Xingning took office for a short period of time, only a month later, the government officials said that Xu Xingning and Jianghu sect had nothing to do with each other.” Gu Mingke finished speaking, in detail. The ground paused, and continued, "But there is one thing that I think is very strange. In the flower garden of the Governor's Office? There are traces of the land being renovated."

Li Chaoge woke up immediately, and asked, "Is it one place or many?"

"Many." Gu Mingke said, "The next person said it was renovating vegetation, but I have seen the warehouse and there are no seeds or saplings."

Li Chaoge curled his eyebrows and said nothing. Gu Mingke waited for a while, and saw that Li Chaoge was unconscious, so he could only signal: "Where is yours?"

Li Chaoge waved his hand and said, "I'm still thinking about it. I heard a very touching love story today, but it was almost something."

Li Chaoge saw Dr. Tea go to the next room to collect things and shouted: "Dr. Tea, check out."

When Dr. Cha heard it, he rushed over eagerly?: "Yes. Lady, wait a minute, and the younger one will bring you the change?"

Li Chaoge has stood up while holding the sword, and said casually: "It's not much money, no need to look for it."

Several other people on the table felt sore. When Dr. Cha heard this, he smiled without seeing his teeth, and said Li Chaoge's good things over and over again. When Li Chaoge went downstairs, he asked casually, "Why did the old owner of the Tibetan Sword Villa suddenly die?"

"Who knows this." Dr. Tea didn't take it seriously, and while leading the way, he replied, "It's common for them to be killed and injured suddenly? It's probably a gangster, old man. It’s not surprising that the owner of the village got a sword at that time.

Li Chaoge calmly wrote down, and asked in a chatty tone: "I heard that Tibetan Sword Villa is haunted, is it true?"

When Dr. Cha heard that he laughed, he didn't even care: "Hey, that is the Tibetan Sword Villa deliberately frightening people. They have posted this in recent years, and the village is rich, and it is especially interesting. I heard that in the past few years, That particularly famous thief, what is the name of a thousand-handed centipede..."

Bai Qianhe heard? and sighed angrily: "Ah, what Thousand-Handed Centipede? It is Thousand-Handed Guanyin!"

"Oh, yes, Thousand-Hand Guanyin." Dr. Tea knocked on his forehead and said, "That's the name. He? He also stared at the Hidden Sword Villa and wanted to steal their most valuable sword, but it turned out to be a thief. Flick a move, but Feihuamen was recruited. Feihuamen was so angry that although the Tibetan Sword Villa didn't lose anything, but who would like to be remembered by thieves every day, so it deliberately spreads haunting and scaring people. Let me say that the Jianghu sect is so murderous Seriously, what the **** dare to go there?"

Li Chaoge nodded: "It makes sense."

Ghosts also? Know how to bully the soft and be afraid of the hard. The people who recruit ghosts are all orphans like Mo Linlang, who are miserable and light-hearted. Unless something happens, there is a cause, otherwise the ghosts outside will not go to the place where the sun is heavy and the murderous is heavy. . There are so many swords in the Hidden Sword Villa, which is natural to overcome ghosts, and it is logical that there will be no ghosts making trouble.

Unless, where is it to die?, where is it to be trapped?, born? A ghost who has a bond with Hidden Sword Villa.

Dr. Cha has already sent Li Chaoge and others to the door, and the screams on the street are rushing. When Li Chaoge left the house, he asked the last question: "In what year did the old owner of the Tibetan Sword Villa pass away?"

Dr. Cha scratched his head and said sadly: "I don't know. I don't know. I figured it out, Miss Sheng seemed to be only sixteen years old that year, and his wife was thirty-four this year...Oh yes, it was eighteen years ago."

Eighteen years ago. Ma Linlang couldn't help but enlarge her pupils. The water ghost last night also said that she died eighteen years ago.