There is no shortage of playboys in the capital, and even less of romantic affairs, but this is the first time that such a big fuss has been made and everyone knows about it.

People were talking about it in mysterious and vulgar voices, "I heard that two people came out of the house without clothes on. The father of Anping County Master had bare legs, which were whiter than women's..."

Hearing this, there was a burst of ambiguous laughter.

Some people were puzzled. "What kind of evil spirit is this? No matter what, you shouldn't be so panicked, right? At least put on some clothes to cover your shame..."

"I don't know. I heard that when the two of them rushed out, they were in a panic, as if they had seen a ghost. The mistress also kept screaming. She was so scared that she fainted. Her white body was lying on the ground. There was no shelter at all, and no one was taking care of her. Tsk tsk..."

Some people cautiously speculated, "Is it really a ghost?"

This statement caused disapproval and contempt, "Where did the ghost come from? Did you do something bad?"

Someone followed up on this and gloated, "That's unclear, but, hey, Meng Chonglou has lost face this time. Keeping a mistress is already conspicuous enough, and it has caused a lot of uproar, and people are watching him without any clothes on. How can he go out and meet people in the future?"

"This is not the worst thing..."

"Oh? Any other inside information? Tell me now!"

The man whetted everyone's appetite before whispering, "I heard that when the two were frightened, they were trying to do something, and then, hey, do you understand?"

One of the audience members blurted out in disbelief, "Ah? Could it be that Princess Anping's father is impotent?"

"Shh..."

It's enough to keep it a secret. If you tell it out loud and get caught, it will be troublesome.

At this moment, someone suddenly exclaimed "Ah!", and when everyone looked over, Fang said tremblingly, "Don't you think this sounds familiar?"

"Ok?"

Someone reacted and reminded in a mysterious way, "Yao family..."

"hiss……"

Yao Changjun is now dead, and his younger brother, Yao Erye, has become a disabled man. When he first came to the capital, he was full of ambition and wanted to make a big splash and build a family business. Who would have thought that now he lives in a muddle-headedness and a life worse than death every day. The reason is that when he was making love with a woman late at night, he ran into a ghost, and was frightened and injured his root. He can no longer get an erection, and even the imperial doctors are helpless.

Now the two of them are in the same boat.

Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. After a long while, someone expressed their feelings, "Meng Chonglou is so miserable, even more miserable than Second Master Yao. Second Master Yao at least has a son to continue the family line, but Meng Chonglou only has one daughter, the Princess of Anping. No matter how powerful he is, he cannot set up a household in his place. I'm afraid his branch will be wiped out."

"How can he bear it..."

Meng Chonglou's mentality was indeed broken. He was caught keeping a mistress and was watched naked by everyone. At most, it was embarrassing and a loss of face. After a year or two, when the storm had passed, it would be fine. But impotence?

If you are a man, you can’t stand it!

In the capital city, all the doctors, big and small, were invited by the Pingyuan Marquis's Mansion, even the imperial physician was not spared, but the results obtained were more or less the same. Fortunately, they did not say anything completely fatal, and they even prescribed medicine to keep him healthy. It is not impossible for him to regain his strength.

Even though he was given some hope, Meng Chonglou was not comforted. He smashed all the furnishings in the house, but still could not relieve his inner fear and anxiety.

Especially until now, he still couldn't figure out what happened last night. The unknown was even more frightening.

Pingyuan Bo waited until he finished going crazy before walking in. Seeing the mess, he ordered the servant to clean it up and asked expressionlessly, "Are you calm now?"

Meng Chonglou fell into a chair, looking very embarrassed, and muttered, "Calm down? How can you ask me to calm down?"

The last time he was beaten in the restaurant, even though his legs were broken and he had to lie in bed for several months, he was not as desperate as he is now.

Pingyuan Bo scolded, "Look at your lack of ability, how can you be considered a descendant of the Pingyuan Bo family?"

Meng Chonglou seemed to be crying and laughing, "Dad, I'm impotent. I can't even be a man. I won't have any descendants in the future..."

Pingyuan Bo frowned and said, "Nonsense, I just asked the imperial physician, you are still young, this situation is only temporary, as long as you take good medicine and take care of yourself, you will be back to normal in no time."

Meng Chonglou did not hold out much hope, and shook his head dejectedly, "That's just a nice trick. I know best how my body is. Father, your son is ruined and has become a eunuch..."

"Don't say such depressing words again. There are countless miraculous doctors in the world. If the doctors in the capital can't cure you, then go find one outside!" Pingyuan Bo paused and said again firmly, "You will definitely get better."

Meng Chonglou looked at him, "Why are you so sure?"

There were only the two of them in the room, and Pingyuan Bo did not hide it, "I asked Yao'er, and she said that you are destined to have children, and more than one, so there is nothing to worry about, you will definitely get better."

Hearing this, Meng Chonglou's dead eyes suddenly lit up, "Really? Did Yao'er really say that?"

Uncle Pingyuan nodded with a complicated expression. Thinking of his granddaughter's reaction when he asked about this matter before, he didn't feel happy at all.

Meng Chonglou was pleasantly surprised. "Great, that's great. Haha. God will not abandon me..."

Seeing that he had finally perked up, Pingyuan Bo asked about the matter, "What happened last night?"

The rumors outside were becoming more and more outrageous. They all said that Master Meng from the Pingyuan Marquis's Mansion was possessed by an evil spirit or had encountered a ghost.

Mentioning this, Meng Chonglou's face turned pale instantly, and he even shivered uncontrollably, "Dad, there really was a ghost, I really saw it, it wasn't evil spirits, it was a ghost, it was the ghost that suddenly appeared, I was so scared that I didn't care about anything else and ran out of the house..."

Pingyuan Bo didn't believe it, "Someone is playing tricks, right?"

Meng Chonglou shook his head, "No, I'm not pretending, there really is a ghost, you believe me, how can I lie to you?"

"Maybe you saw it wrong..."

"My mistress saw it too. I might have been dazzled by it, but how could two people be dazzled at the same time?"

Pingyuan Bo frowned, "What does that ghost look like?"

Meng Chonglou recalled the scene last night and said tremblingly, "He was nine feet tall, wearing a black robe, his face was pale, and there was blood in his eyes and mouth, like the Black Impermanence that was taking his life..."

"Any more?"

"When he walks, his feet don't touch the ground. He seems to be floating. He can also become invisible..."

When Pingyuan Bo heard this, his expression finally changed. "Invisibility? What kind of invisibility method is that?"

Meng Chonglou stammered, "It just appeared out of thin air, and disappeared suddenly. It can enter and exit the underworld and the world of the living at will..."

Pingyuan Bo was silent.

"Dad, do you believe it now?"

"Well, I believe it. I'll ask someone to perform the ritual later."

Meng Chonglou said, "It's useless. The Yao family was also in trouble. We invited all the Taoist priests and monks in the capital, but it was useless. My father-in-law is still gone, and Master Yao is still crazy as always..."

Pingyuan Bo interrupted him harshly, "Our family is different. We have the Princess of Anping County appointed by the Emperor himself. No demons or ghosts can enter our family!"

Meng Chonglou woke up suddenly and muttered to himself, "Yes, we have Yao'er at home. Yao'er can predict the future and is not afraid of gods or ghosts. I, I will never go out and fool around again. I will just stay in the mansion and sleep. I won't go anywhere else..."

Pingyuan Bo stood up, left a sentence "You are right to think so, take a good rest.", and walked away with his hands behind his back.

Returning to the study, he called his trusted attendant and ordered, "Go check and see who is playing tricks."

The attendant agreed and left.

Seeing this, the staff couldn't help but be surprised, "Master, you don't believe what the Second Master said?"

Pingyuan Bo said, "He didn't lie, but I still don't believe it. Yao Changming also said that he saw a ghost, but what was the truth? Was it really a ghost? How could a ghost enter the Yao family's study and rob all the valuables inside?"

Hearing this, the aide said, "Actually, I don't really believe in ghosts, but the Yao family's affairs cannot be explained by common sense. Second Master Yao is not a timid or stupid person, so he shouldn't be easily fooled. Moreover, the stolen property from the Yao family's study is said to weigh several hundred kilograms in total, which cannot be packed in several boxes. If it was a person, how did they get it out of the Yao Mansion?"

Pingyuan Bo said, "There are talented people in this world. Some are extremely strong, and some have sharp five senses. Their abilities are unimaginable to ordinary people..."

The staff was persuaded, and his expression became serious. "If someone is playing tricks, then is the other party treating you like this for revenge or for some other purpose?"

The fate of the Yao family is still fresh in our minds. Who in the capital city wouldn't sigh?

Pingyuan Bo groaned and said, "I don't know yet. Let's check it out first. I hope I am overthinking it."

Otherwise, it would be really troublesome.

After just a few days of investigation, there was no progress. Even though Pingyuan Bo sent out his most capable subordinates in the mansion, they were unable to find any clues. He even went to the small courtyard himself to investigate and conducted a carpet search, but still found nothing unusual.

Just like what appeared that night, it was really a ghost, coming and going without a trace, causing panic among people.

Pingyuan Bo refused to believe this and ordered his subordinates, "Go and test Xu Huaiyi's martial arts skills again."

"Are you still looking for an opportunity to strike outside?"

"No, let's go into the mansion and test it this time." Who knows if there are any peerless masters hidden in the Gu family.

"Yes, uncle!"

Pingyuan Bo took a two-pronged approach and even went to Doctor Jiao's house in person to test the waters, under the pretext of asking him to treat his son.

When Xu Huaiyi received the guests, he responded calmly to those roundabout and veiled words without revealing the slightest flaw.

After sending the people away, he complained to Gu Huanxi, "I'm so damn tired, it's like I just fought a battle. I underestimated this Uncle Ping'an before. He's as cunning as a sieve. He wanted to set three traps for you in one sentence. If I hadn't been alert, I wouldn't have been able to get away just now!"

Gu Huanxi said, "It seems that he still suspects you..."

Xu Huaiyi hummed, "Very perceptive. I claim that I didn't leave any traces. I don't know how he thought of me."

Gu Huanxi said, "Because he doesn't believe in ghosts and gods. Moreover, he feels guilty. He just had someone attack you and something happened to Meng Chonglou. Who else can he suspect if not you?"

"that's it?"

"And the Yao family. Yao Changming is a lesson for us. It was said that he had encountered a ghost. He might have believed it himself, but the Yao family had accidents one after another. It can't be explained by ghosts alone. Those valuables, the exposed letters, and Yao Changjun's death, can they all be blamed on ghosts?"

"This old fox seems to have figured out the secret of this matter. It has everything to do with me."

"So, Pingyuan Bo will definitely make some moves. You must be careful and don't fall into his trap."

"Don't worry, I have made arrangements. If they are not careful, they will never come back."

Sure enough, at night, when everything was quiet, several figures quietly jumped into the Gu family's house.

The purpose of their coming tonight was to test whether there were any hidden masters in the Gu family, so when they arrived near the main courtyard, they deliberately made some noise to attract the attention of the guards. After a scream, the two groups started fighting.

The guard's martial arts were naturally inferior to the opponent's, and he was soon at a disadvantage and found it difficult to cope with the situation.

Wei Liang went up to help and resisted for a while, but there was still no sign of victory. It was obvious that the martial arts skills of this group of people were by no means ordinary.

Finally, Xu Huaiyi took to the battlefield himself, held his breath, and sprinkled a packet of medicine powder over, and the enemy was completely wiped out.

Han Jun dragged the people away for interrogation, and used every possible means to pry open their mouths. However, the mastermind behind the incident, as they said, was the Fourth Prince. Even though he was tortured to death, he still refused to give an answer.

The next day, after hearing about this, Xu Huaiyi laughed out of anger. This Pingyuan Earl is really something. He puts the blame on the Fourth Prince. Does he know about his feud with the Qiao family?

Han Jun asked, "You don't think so?"

Xu Huaiyi asked back, "Do you believe what they said?"

Han Jun considered, "It's half and half. If it's not the Fourth Prince, then who could it be?"

Xu Huaiyi said, "Those people are still alive, right? Hand them over to the Fourth Prince and let him investigate."

The Fourth Prince would definitely not be able to swallow the humiliation of taking the blame for no reason.

Han Jun's mouth twitched, "That's a solution."

Xu Huaiyi asked Wei Liang to move those people onto the carriage and take them directly to the Qiao family.

The current head of the Qiao family is Qiao Huaijin. After hearing what Wei Liang conveyed, he was shocked and solemnly promised to investigate the matter thoroughly and give Xu Huaiyi an explanation.

After hearing this, Xu Huaiyi remained silent.

In this matter, there is a high probability that people will be suspicious of each other and blame each other, and finally find the easiest person to bully as a scapegoat.


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