But in the rivers and lakes

Before dawn, Shen Yun left the house. He didn't look for Su Lianmo, and he didn't know if he was still here, because maybe they shouldn't meet again.

There were few pedestrians on the street, and several shops were preparing to open for business. Shen Yun bypassed Wuxia Villa and went to the small courtyard where Xiao Chen lived.Since the farewell that day, he has not seen Xiao Chen again, but the sword shell of the Scarlet Sky Sword is still in the Wuxia Villa, and there is a feast, and Shen Yun feels that Xiao Chen will definitely appear at this time.The door of the small courtyard was still locked, and there was no light inside. Shen Yun jumped over the wall as usual, and as soon as he stepped into the courtyard, he saw Xiao Chen standing like a sculpture.

"You never seem to take an unusual path." Xiao Chen looked at him without any surprise on his face.

Shen Yun smiled bitterly and said: "There must always be an ordinary way for me to go."

Xiao Chen said: "Today some prominent figures in the world have gathered in Wuxia Villa. You have been in Wuxi City for so long, but have you seen the truth?"

Shen Yun shook his head, looking very tired: "No, I can't see anything clearly."

Xiao Chen stared at him seriously: "You should see clearly, because only you can prevent this from happening."

Shen Yun said: "What to stop? To stop Yun Ze from continuing to kill innocent people, or to stop Su Lianmo from taking revenge? Xiao Chen, you should have known that neither of these two things can be changed by our efforts."

Xiao Chen looked at him for a long time before saying: "It's because you can't be their enemy."

Shen Yun was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly and said, "You're right."

If Mu Yunxuan's crimes were exposed in public, the reputation of Wuxia Villa would definitely be discredited, and he would also become a sinner in the world. Then he would be doomed. Shen Yun had the heart to see him fall into such a state?As for Su Lianmo, if he could attack him, he wouldn't let the situation develop into the current unmanageable situation.Shen Yun has never been an indecisive person, he always knew what he should do, but at this moment, for the first time, he felt confused. He stayed in that house for three days not only because of Su Lianmo's conditions , I want to give myself space to think.

However, the question remains unanswered.

He raised his head and sighed deeply: "Xiao Chen, what should I do?"

Xiao Chendao: "Back then, the ancestors of the Xiao family were killed because of a sword case, and 20 years passed in a blink of an eye. Although I have no way to avenge my revenge, I still want to completely destroy the sword case, because it is not Things that should exist, this is what I want to do. Shen Yun, you and I have known each other for several years, and we are friends of life and death. No matter what you want to do, I believe it is the most correct choice. Although the sword is nameless, you It’s not nameless, it’s rare for a person to be at ease in the rivers and lakes, you have always been a free-spirited person, and follow your own wishes.”

It is rare for him to say so many words, which is beyond Shen Yun's expectation, but every word and every word is in his heart, so that he can no longer ignore it.Xiao Chen glanced at him one last time: "Take care." Leaving these two words behind, he opened the courtyard door and walked straight out.

Shen Yun knew what he was going to do, and they never asked each other what they were going to do.What Xiao Chen said just now echoed in his mind, and he fell into deep thought for a long time.

The Wuxia Villa has already been decorated with lights and festoons, and it has been newly decorated. Several energetic disciples stand at the gate to welcome the guests. The various martial arts sects and famous families have sent representatives to participate. Many ordinary people also gathered outside to watch the excitement .Mu Yun chose to come to the small building where Jiang Shili lived. He was wearing a Chinese dress embroidered with black cloud patterns on a dark blue background, and a jade belt inlaid with jadeite around his waist. His black hair was tied high and tied up with a white jade hairpin. Jade, handsome and extraordinary, shows her elegance with every gesture.The maid Yinzhu just opened the door, and when she saw him, she hurriedly saluted: "Master."

"Is Shili ready?" Mu Yunze had a smile on his face.

"Yes, I'm going to invite the lady right now." Yinzhu didn't dare to neglect, and said hastily.

"No need, I'll go in and look for her." Mu Yunze said as he walked into the room.This is his new house, but in the past two years, he has seldom stepped into it, which has attracted a lot of gossip in the villa, but because he usually respects Jiang Shili very much, he has not accepted other women into the villa. No one else dared to be disrespectful to Jiang Shili.

Jiang Shili heard the voice and came out of the inner room. She had already washed and washed her makeup, and the pattern of phoenix flowers was embroidered with gold thread on the plain white robe. Said: "Am I late?"

Mu Yunze smiled and said, "No, I want to go to the venue with you."

There was a look of surprise in Jiang Shili's eyes, but Yinzhu was very happy when she heard it, and hurriedly said: "This gold silk phoenix feather skirt sent by the owner, the lady changed into it early in the morning, and the owner knows the lady's heart best. , chose such a beautiful dress."

Mu Yunze's gaze stayed on the brocade clothes for a moment, and he said with a smile: "No matter how good the clothes are, it's just icing on the cake for Shili."

The two of them have always treated each other with respect, Jiang Shili had never heard such intimate words from Mu Yunze, her cheeks were flushed, and she didn't know how to answer.Mu Yunze stretched out his hand to straighten the pearl in her hair, and said softly: "Shili, you have been managing the affairs of the villa these days, and it has really worked hard for you."

Jiang Shili looked surprised, lowered her eyebrows and said, "No, I didn't do anything..."

Mu Yunze's gaze towards her was always as warm as the morning sun outside the house: "For me, what you do is very important, without you, I would not be able to get to where I am today."

His expression was so gentle, but Jiang Shili felt fear for no reason, Mu Yun chose to hold her hand and said: "Today will be a very important day, let's go, let's go to the venue together." They walked out of the room, the sun was shining on the branches Ten disciples and ten maids followed behind them, and there was a lively noise in the distance. Mu Yunze always had a smile on his face. Every step he took, They are full of firmness. For him, the end of this road is the end he has been longing for.

It was past noon, and Shen Yun lay in the small courtyard for half a day, but he couldn't ignore it after all.He came to the gate of Wuxia Villa, the gate was tightly closed, and there were still red shreds of paper left on the ground after the firecrackers went off, but he couldn't even see a disciple guarding the gate.Shen Yun tried to push the door, but it was locked from inside. He walked around to the back door where he met Jiang Shili before, and jumped in from the wall.

The villa is surprisingly quiet, hardly a sound can be heard, there are no disciples patrolling past, and there are no maids walking around. As far as the eye can see, they are all decorated with lanterns and ornaments for the century-old establishment of the villa. Gold and red match together , unexpectedly revealed a trace of inexplicable weirdness in the sunlight.

Shen Yun came to the study room first, this is the place where Mu Yun chooses to live, the door was not locked, and it was pushed open easily, he walked in, came to the bookshelf that he had noticed strange before, and turned the two mechanisms on it , the bookshelf slid open to the left and right, revealing a secret room as expected.The spices were no longer burning in the copper tripod censer next to it. When the door of the secret room was opened, the dry and rotten smell came out. Shen Yun couldn't help frowning. It turned out that the censer existed to cover up the smell. .

This smell is very strange, like countless rotten and dried vegetation piled up together, but it is far more pungent and unpleasant than those. The furnishings in the stone room are very simple, and you can see through it at a glance. In front of the bed, I reached out and knocked, and there was an empty echo from below.He frowned, lifted the cushion, and soon found the unusually colored stone brick at the left corner of the bed. He pressed the switch, and the top layer of the stone bed opened with a clatter, revealing a secret passage.Shen Yun went down the steps, the smell became more and more intense, he polished the fire pocket, the light of the fire flickered a few times, reflecting an empty stone room.

To his surprise, there was nothing here except the smell that could not dissipate. Shen Yun walked around and found a few pieces of clothes in the corner. Judging from the fabric, it was obviously not Mu Yunze. It is worn on weekdays, but such a place will never exist out of thin air.

Shen Yun raised his head and pointed the fire at the top of the stone room. Mu Yunze was not good at the technique of the Qimen Dunjia. If there were mechanisms here, it would not be too complicated.Shen Yun inspected it carefully and found that the bricks on the top of the stone room were arranged in a circle, which was not surprising at first glance, but the stone brick in the middle echoed the one on the ground, and there was no difference in position or size.

Shen Yun squatted down and looked at it for a while, then stretched out his hand to move the square brick on the ground, the brick surface was opened, revealing a lacquered black wooden box, which was made of the black wood that is invulnerable to knife and fire.There was no lock on the box, Shen Yun opened it, and inside was the secret scroll of Wuya, but it was incomplete, obviously it had been intentionally destroyed.Shen Yun was terrified. It turned out that what Su Lianmo left in the grotto was a fragmented copy. Taking advantage of Mu Baichuan's death, he gradually pushed Mu Yun to the point of desperation, making him finally choose to practice this incomplete book. It leads to madness and a big change in temperament.

Shen Yun turned to a page, and saw that it said "If you drink the boy's blood every month, you can increase your gong power day by day, and in two years you can reach the level of other people's ten-year cultivation."It turns out that this is the truth about the constant disappearance of children in Wuxi City, but the old man Wu Ya who wrote this book is a great legend in the world, and he would never use such vicious methods to improve his cultivation. down.

Only now did Shen Yun truly understand that Su Lianmo's purpose in planning the Chixiao Sword was to let Mu Yun choose to get the fragment of the secret scroll. In order to get revenge, he not only used all available people, but also ignored countless people life.

Human nature is greedy, as long as you take the first step, you can't stop. Shen Yun seemed to see Mu Yun choose to grab a child and come to this stone room, and use a dagger to mercilessly plunge into his heart. Blood flowed into his mouth, and the poor child was taken away by death before he knew what had happened.The smell, the rags, and the black stains on the ground were all evidence of guilt, but where did the children's bodies end up?

Thinking of this, Shen Yun's expression was horrified, he suddenly thought that this place existed for the purpose of destroying corpses, because apart from the rancid smell, there was obviously a smell of corpse powder.It is a highly corrosive poison that can dissolve a corpse into blood in a short period of time, but the smell of corpses produced will not be reduced at all, so Mu Yunze placed two poisons in the living room. The incense burner, so as not to make people aware of the abnormality.Su Lianmo must have known this secret a long time ago. The reason he waited for so long was to expose the whole thing in front of the world and make Wuxia Villa feel ashamed from now on.

However, did Mu Yunze really not know about his plan?

No, judging from various deeds, Jiang Shili has leaked her identity a long time ago. Isn't the reason why Mu Yunze has been able to hold back until now is to lure Su Lianmo into the bait?

The praying mantis catches the cicada, the oriole is behind, the game is in the game, the game is in the game, who is the chess piece on the table?

Shen Yun's hands trembled slightly. He saw that there was still a small cloth bag in the black wooden box. He reached out to pick it up, slowly opened it, and found that there was only a small white porcelain bottle inside, but the size of two fingers. Gentle, but definitely not a precious thing, why is it carefully hidden here?

Shen Yun held it in his hand and glanced at it, a surprised expression gradually appeared on his face.

He remembered that this small porcelain bottle was used to hold the antidote for corpse fragrance. After they came to Jinling that day, he handed this medicine bottle to Mu Yunze and told him to take the medicine on time before he could recover. To remove the poison of corpse fragrance powder in the body.Two years later, he had long forgotten the existence of this bottle, and he never expected to see it again in this dark secret room full of corpse odor...

Shen Yun held the bottle tightly, the fire reflected the deep pain in his eyes, after a while, he stood up and left the secret room.

Some things are destined to be inescapable, and even if they cannot be resolved, he has no choice but to face them.