Caisang under the clear moon

"Hey, Mr. Liu?" Glancing at Zhu Li, he didn't know what to ask, he just cast his eyes on Zhu Li: "Mr. Liu is looking for a fortune again?"

Da Cai is a lazy man in Blacksmith Alley, and he was the first to find out about the Yang family.

Whether it's from the government or Liu Chuanxu, they have asked Da Cai about the Yang family's affairs. Da Cai is a lazy person, but he is timid. All he could do was stare and yell, "Dead, dead...all dead!"

As these days passed, the panic caused by the Yang family's incident gradually subsided, and making a fortune has become a joke in Blacksmith Alley.

Liu Chuanxu hid in the shadow of the camphor tree: "If I'm not looking for big money today, I'll ask everyone."

Those questions have been asked a hundred times, and everyone is busy gambling at the moment, unwilling to let go, and babbled in a perfunctory manner:

"I really didn't hear the slightest movement!"

"That's right, my house is so far away from Yang's house, and his family didn't listen, how can we listen."

"I didn't see any suspicious people, we have been playing cards here, and we didn't see any suspicious people!"

……

Liu Chuanxu looked at Zhu Li helplessly.

Zhu Li put away the folding fan and tapped it twice on the palm of his hand: "Don't ask about these things today, ask about other things." He didn't necessarily speak loudly, but he spoke calmly and steadily, with a smile on his lips, like Xia The clear spring when the sun is thirsty is very amiable.

The people under the tree fell silent for a while before someone asked, "This is..."

Zhu Li didn't care how indecent the person under the tree was, he was very polite: "I'm at the Zhu family in Xuzhou, Zhu Li and Zhu Cunzhi."

The people under the tree were stunned for a moment, and someone asked, "Which Zhu family?" The person who asked the question was poked on the arm: "Fool, the Yuanlai restaurant on Qianjie belongs to the Xuzhou Zhu family, and there is a sign on it! "

Someone added: "Youyin Bank is also there!"

The people in the market know very little about the aristocratic families beyond the scope of Chengzhou City, but they still know a lot about the merchants related to silver, rice, food and vegetables.

The Zhu family's reputation spread all over the five southern provinces, and the people on the road naturally saw the Zhu family as a hero and righteous, and the family's swordsmanship Qingming sword was unparalleled.The ordinary people in the market, women and children know Zhu's family, but because of daily food and clothing, daily necessities, rice, oil and salt, some of them have to be involved in Zhu's shop.

Zhu's family is well-off, no one in the five southern provinces can match it.

Zhu Li smiled: "It's Yuan Lai Restaurant, the Zhu family to which the silver bank belongs, I'm Zhu Li and Zhu Cunzhi."

The young master of such a wealthy family was right in front of him, he looked like the son in the painting, and he smiled so kindly. Some of the gamblers rubbed their hands on the skirt of their clothes: "Mr. Zhu...what do you want to ask?"

Zhu Li also hid in the shade of the tree, sat next to the gamblers, and bet a small amount of silver fruit: "I want to ask, how many years have you lived in Blacksmith Alley?"

The gambler answered indiscriminately for seven years, ten years, and fifteen years, and then shouted excitedly, Zhu Li lost the bet.

Just as Zhu Li was about to make another bet, he heard someone behind him say slowly: "Half a lifetime!" Zhu Li turned his head when he heard the voice, and the person who spoke was an old man leaning against a tree trunk to enjoy the shade.

The author has something to say: Hey, the next book will definitely be written about the second little expert, the ignorant little idiot!Super cold author Jun asked, if anyone is watching, can you show me your little hands~

☆、Questions and doubts ([-])

In the evening, Zhu Li and Liu Chuixu were sitting in a teahouse facing the street eating mung bean smoothie. This thing was cool and refreshing with a hint of sweetness. After eating half a bowl, I felt that half of the summer heat had gone, and my mouth was frozen by the smoothie. Yes, there is an illusion of breathing into frost.

Liu Chuanxu put his hands in front of Zui, breathed on his hands one by one, his brows and eyes bent in self-satisfaction, seeing that Zhu Li was a little absent-minded, he hurriedly persuaded: "Brother Zhu, don't worry too much, the Yang family is in Zhuzhou. For ten years, we have been living behind closed doors, not asking about world affairs, and it is reasonable for us to not be able to ask why for a while!"

Today, I met an old man who claimed to have lived in Blacksmith Alley for half his life, but after asking for a long time, the old man explained the history of Blacksmith Alley from hundreds of years ago to the present, but when he asked about the Yang family, he couldn’t tell. Just a few general words, nothing more than living in seclusion and acting in a low-key manner.

Both of them were a little depressed.

Liu Chuanxu also comforted Zhu Li: "Besides, we at least know that the Yang family has had very little contact with the neighbors in the past ten years, and the relationship is sparse!"

Zhu Li chuckled lightly: "Except for the Liu family, the Yang family has a close relationship with everyone!" Before he finished speaking, he heard a group of people outside the street shouting and drinking one after another: "Tea, tea! Damn, everyone Where did the dead go!"

The compartment of this ice shop is a teahouse. At this time, there are few customers and the door is deserted.

The ground where the tea doctor was running over there made a rattling sound: "What kind of tea do you guys want?"

"You don't need to ask, good tea, the best tea!" A group of people shouted bluffing, the sound of tables and chairs being pulled was harsh, it seemed that they had sat down, Zhu Li frowned, the voice was familiar .

Liu Chuanxu glanced out, they were seated by the window, and a few figures could be seen.He looked very contemptuous, and muttered: "What are you arrogant, I have been chasing him for so long, but I still haven't caught up!"

Seeing that Zhu Li's complexion was not good, Liu Chuanxu thought it was too noisy outside, so he hurried to comfort him: "Brother Zhu, let's eat our smoothie with our ears plugged, and don't listen to them. Help people, hum!"

Zhu Li turned his body slightly, leaving only half of the back of his head to Pane.He knew this group of people, they were the ones who chased Wusang on Mount Dai, and even fought with him. Seeing their frantic appearance, they either didn't block Wusang, or they met on a narrow road, and they got into trouble again. Wu Sang escaped!

"They also want to block Wusang? Huh, if you want to gain fame and reputation, you should weigh yourself!" Liu Chuanxu took a sip of smoothie, and the disdain between his brows almost overflowed.

"Brother Liu seems to have some admiration for Wu Sang?" Zhu Li asked with a smile on his face.

Liu Chuexu scratched her hair: "Didn't you hear what others said?" He lowered his voice as if whispering: "Wu Sang is good at swordsmanship, he is taller, he is suave and charming, and he can be charming with a smile! Brother Zhu , look at them again..."

Zhu Li looked at Liu Chuxu with a smile on his face, and saw that the other party heyed a few times in embarrassment, and quickly stopped this end: "Well, the three monsters of West Lake are not good people, and Wu Sang killed him, which is very satisfying! The three monsters of West Lake There are grandparents, laozi, wives and concubines, how can it be the turn of these friends to get revenge! They say it is revenge, but they are actually trying to gain fame!"

Zhu Li just smiled, the Liu family had a good reputation in the Jianghu, and although Liu Cheng was considered chivalrous and loyal, he was never lacking in scheming, but he didn't want his son to be less than a year younger than him, but his thinking was so simple and pure.

Maybe this is why Liu Cheng wanted to get the Liu family out of trouble as much as possible, Zhu Li felt a little disappointed.

"Appearance is a gift from parents, and has nothing to do with people's hearts." Zhu Li and Wu Sang only met in a hurry on Mount Dai. The sky was dark and there were many twists and turns. A chilling aura has nothing to do with being suave and suave.

Liu Chuixu snorted, quite disapprovingly.

Zhu Li nodded to him again: "Even if the cock crows and the dog thieves, there are also those who are righteous."

Liu Chuanxu stared at Zhu Li with round eyes: "Anyway, I don't want them to catch Wu Sang, they are by no means the kind of people who don't care about the sky! They will definitely not ask anyone when they catch Wu Sang They are the mastermind behind killing the Three Monsters of the West Lake, they will only kill Wu Sang and become famous! But they haven't caught Wu Sang for so many days, I think they are very capable!"

Zhu Li tried the skills of these people, and the other party was not as weak as Liu Chuanxu thought. Wu Sang ran all the way, and he was indeed capable, but this place is far away from Cangxia Mountain, everything is uncertain, Zhu Li Just matter of fact: "they have a lot of people."

Liu Chuanxu groaned a little bored, and lay still on the table.

The fate of an unrelated killer affects Liu Chuanxu's emotions, but the Yang family has a good relationship with the Liu family, and Liu Chuanxu doesn't seem to care about the tragedy of the Yang family.

Zhu Li settled the bill, "Let's go, come early tomorrow and ask."

"Still asking?" Liu Chuixu almost froze: "Does the ants and mice in Blacksmith Lane have to ask!"

Zhu Li patted him on the shoulder: "There's no need for ants and mice, old and young, women and children always have to finish asking."

Liu Chuixu sighed.

In order to divert his depressed thoughts, Zhu Li changed the topic: "What about the incident on Mount Dai?"

"The last time, it rained lightly on the 23rd of April in Yizhou. You said that there was rainwater in the copper basin in front of the Luo family's tomb, as well as burnt paper ashes. Someone must have gone to worship around the [-]th."

"Ah."

"I asked my servants about my family's tomb guards on Mount Dai. They didn't notice that anyone came to worship at the Luo family's tomb. But brother Zhu, they can't speak accurately. They have bad hearing, and they have to shout when they talk. "

Zhu Li smiled: "Daishan is deep and there are few people, so there are some people who don't notice it." He saw someone selling hats on the side of the road. The hats had wide brims, which were good for shading the sun, so he went to pick up two hats as a precaution. The two used it when they were running around recently.

The next day was still sunny, the two of them stayed in Blacksmith Lane for a long time, and at noon they took the carriage back to Liu's Mansion. Without taking out his handkerchief, he took his sleeve and wiped his face twice: "Brother Zhu, how did you know that the old man had something to hide yesterday."

Zhu Li wiped off the sweat on his forehead with a towel: "Nine out of ten he knows about the trivial matters of the residents in Blacksmith Alley, so he shouldn't just be ignorant of the Yang family. No matter how cautious the Patriarch of the Yang family is, there will always be servants. loose."

Liu Chuixu sighed: "Fortunately, there is a servant girl coming down."

"Besides, every time he mentioned the Yang family yesterday, when he looked vaguely, he always glanced at us twice, which was too obvious. If he didn't tell us, either we were not sincere enough, or our etiquette was not enough."

Liu Chuanxu chuckled twice: "I noticed it when he looked at us yesterday, but I thought he was looking at us for being chic, handsome and talented, so I couldn't help but look at us more!"

Zhu Li coughed, but he didn't know how chic, handsome, romantic and talented they were when they were running around under the sun and sweating profusely in summer!

Liu Chuixu sighed again: "Hey! Unexpectedly, at this age, this old man is still greedy for two jars of wine!"

Zhu Li came to the big restaurant early this morning from his own shop and ordered two jars of good wine, and the first one took him to the old man's room.

Zhu Li was also a little funny: "People have no addictions, and drinking is nothing."

Liu Chuixu muttered, "I don't have any hobbies."

Zhu Li just smiled: "How far is Yizhou from Mo Yang?"

"It will take a long time to hurry up and whip the whip!" In fact, it was less than three hours, and he really didn't want to run to Mo Yang this afternoon.

Zhu Li seemed to have glimpsed his abacus, with a forgiving smile on the corner of his lips: "Let's go to Mo Yang tomorrow. It has been many years since the Yang family made good friends with the Hou family and the Qi family. This time the Yang family died, and they have nothing to do with it." There is no news, or there is no news, or..." Zhu Li paused: "Let's come to the door rashly, don't be rude, and set aside half a day to prepare some gifts."

Liu Chuixu nodded: "I don't know anything about Hou's family and Qi's family. I'd better ask Dad about the details of these two families."

"Moyang Town is not too close to Zhuzhou. These two families have lived in the town for a long time. I'm afraid Master Liu may not know about it."

Liu Chuexu sighed, "Daddy always thought that the Yang family came back from disaster, so he dared not speak up, and could only keep a low profile. He has no relatives and no one to rely on in Zhuzhou, so it is pitiful, so he is very sympathetic to the Yang family."

Zhu Li didn't make a sound, but he didn't think so in his heart. The Yang family didn't even know their neighbors, but they had good friends with the other family far away in Moyang. They said they were low-key and cautious, but they also got acquainted with the Liu family, a family from Yizhou.

I'm afraid this family is not as lonely and pitiful as Liu Cheng thought.

Zhu Li thought for a while: "This Hou's family and Qi's family, maybe they were not ordinary people in the past, it's better to ask Master Liu."

Liu Cheng really didn't know anything about the fact that the Yang family still had friendship with the Hou family and the Qi family, and when he asked about the Hou family and the Qi family, he was also at a loss: "There are not a hundred or ninety families with the surname Qi in Yizhou. I don't know who have had contacts with Brother Yang..."

Zhu Li mentioned: "The Hou family and the Qi family are not in the city of Chengzhou..."

Liu Cheng continued: "Could it be in Liqu? Did he meet him when he escaped? Liqu Hou's family and the Qi family..."

Zhu Li paused in his heart: "When the Yang family just escaped back, did they escape to Liqu?"

"That's right, it was in Liqu. He, and the Luo family who escaped with him, all lived in seclusion in the countryside of Liqu. Later... hey, he came to Zhuzhou City."

Zhu Li has already heard this passage: Later, the Hu people chased after them and slaughtered the Luo family overnight. The Yang family did not dare to stay in the countryside any longer, so they chose to hide in the city and came to Chengzhou City, "Then The Qi family and the waiting family are not in Liqu, but in Moyang."

"Mo Yang?"

Seeing Zhu Li nodded, Liu Cheng frowned and said: "Mo Yang is next to Liqu. Mo Yang, Mo Yang... Ah, Mo Yang has a waiting family. It is said that his ancestors did astrology divination in the palace. Something went wrong and the family was in decline, so I went back to Mo Yang Geng to read the biography. The matter of divination and astrology is related to counting the changes of the Zhou Dynasty, so I still know something about it. But this Qi family has never heard of it."

Zhu Li thought, in addition to martial arts heirs, the Liu family is also proficient in deciphering and counting. He knew that the matter of the Hou family was reasonable: "The younger generation will go to Mo Yang to inquire tomorrow. Maybe they know who the Yang family has had feuds with."

Liu Cheng nodded, with a guilty expression, and thanked and apologized repeatedly.Zhu Li got up and avoided it: "The younger generation's promise is not so hard. Just leave the matters of the Yang family to the younger generation and brother Liu. Master Liu, please rest at ease and don't worry about it."

When the farewell came out, there was a crescent moon in the sky, and Zhu Li calculated that he had been away from home for several days.

The next day was sunny again, Zhu Li and Liu Chuanxu prepared generous gifts, set off in the morning before the sun was too hot, and rushed all the way to Mo Yang.

The author has something to say: I am the kind of person who must prepare for the cold when opening a new article, otherwise I will be cold to death by my own article.Hey, I don't cry, I'm strong!

It's so cold that I want to make a comment for myself... Hey, I have to hold back.

☆、Questions and doubts ([-])

From Chengzhou City to Moyang Road, the two walked from early morning to noon, the car was already scorched by the sun like an oven, it was too hot, they might as well ride a horse.

The two of them rode for a while with the sunshade hats they bought at the street market in Yizhou that day. Liu Chuanxu was already sweating profusely, and when he looked at Zhu Li again, he was also sweating profusely. He rode his horse to catch up with two steps , and Zhu Li rode side by side: "Brother Zhu, let's find a shade under a tree and rest for a while."

Zhu Li covered the glare of the sun with his hands, looked at the sky and said, "It's only going to get hotter and hotter now, it's better to hurry." Thinking about it, he glanced at Liu Chuixu again: "Are you tired? Then let's take a rest in front .”

Liu Chuanxu wiped his sweat with his sleeves: "I'm not tired. Brother Zhu, you are such a great person." He looked at Zhu Li seriously with piercing eyes, almost adoring him.

Zhu Li felt a little uncomfortable being watched by him, and smiled: "It's just not bad, but a 'big good guy' is not considered."

Liu Chuanxu shook his head: "Brother Zhu, you don't have to be too modest! The Yang family's theory has nothing to do with you, but you agreed to find the murderer for your father. Now that your father is ill, you have worked tirelessly to help him in this hot day." It’s amazing to be so serious and careful about this matter!”

Zhu Li was a little amused, "So you can be a good person?"

Liu Chuanxu nodded solemnly: "Just Lian Mian'er...Although she ran away when she saw you, she praised you in private! Hey, Brother Zhu, have you made an appointment?"

Zhu Li didn't want the topic to change so quickly, he was a little dazed: "What?"

Liu Chuixu turned sideways and approached him, and her voice became a little louder: "Marriage! It's an engagement, is there any?"

"Uh... no."

Liu Chuanxu was in high spirits, "Then how do you look at my Mian'er? Although Mian'er has been spoiled by her parents, she knows it very well. She stutters a little, but it's only when she is nervous. I am also extremely admirable..."

Zhu Li shook his head lightly in his heart, without showing any signs of expression: "Master Liu and his wife are still here, so you are going to arrange a marriage for my younger sister like this?"

Liu Chuexu hurriedly declared: "Father and mother will definitely listen to Mian'er, as long as Mian'er is willing, even though Mian'er is still young, if Mian'er is settled, Brother Zhu will have to wait for a while!" It's as if they've been engaged.

"I don't plan to get married for the time being." Zhu Li said and ran to the front. The words seemed a little cold, and Zhu Li felt a little regretful.

Fortunately, Liu Chuixu didn't notice, and he ran after Zhu Li for a while: "Brother Zhu, Mian'er is really good!"

Zhu Li could only hum, hit the whip on the horse's buttocks, and ran for several miles before he felt more comfortable.

It was the end of noon when the two of them arrived outside Moyang Town, and the sun was scorching. They saw a horse galloping out of the small road outside the town like flying, and ran onto the main road outside the town. When he reined in the horse, the galloping horse neighed, turned a corner on the road, and ran down another trail outside the town without stopping at all.

Zhu Li looked at it from a distance, and there was a field not far below the path. The rice in the field was ripe at this time, almost as high as a person's waist. Laughed a bit.

Liu Chuanxu's eyes were widened by this man's superb horse skills, "The horse runs so fast and can turn so neatly, it's really amazing!"

Zhu Li laughed: "He is running for his life, can he not use all his strength?"

Liu Chuixu also saw the terrain behind the small road, and it was amazing that he could still take into account the terrain in a hurry, so he praised again, "What a good eye!"

Zhu Li smiled silently.

The two walked towards the town as usual, but they could not walk for a while, when they heard the sound of hooves, and a group of people came riding on horseback.

The man on the horse was galloping like lightning just now, but Zhu Li caught a glimpse of the man on the horse. He is tall and long, he is dressed in a strong suit, and there is a belt around his waist. It seems to be Wu Sang. He was dressed like that when he was on Mount Dai. .

Since there was Wu Sang in front, those who were chasing after him didn't want to know who it was.Zhu Li didn't want to meet them face to face, and Liu Chuanxu and Liu Chuanxu just went their own way, but someone behind them shouted: "Hey, you are going ahead!"

The people behind yelled several times, and Liu Chuixu reluctantly turned her head. The dust behind her was still there, and she rushed to the two of them with sweat on their faces, describing them as a bit embarrassed.

One of the people in the group stepped forward and clasped his fists: "You two brothers... Oh, aren't these the young masters of the Zhu family and the young masters of the Liu family? Did you two come across one, one..."

This man is short and strong, with a thick voice, as if his face was exerting force when he was practicing martial arts, the flesh on his cheeks was hard and dark, and his cheeks trembled violently when he spoke. He thought about his words: "Did you see a handsome The young master ran across on horseback? That man is tall and thin, with a long sword."

Zhu Li glanced at him, and saw that Scarface and the others he met on Mount Dai that day were also behind him, smiling contemptuously when looking at him, and before he could answer, Liu Chuexu slapped his forehead and answered, "Ah, Is the person you are chasing wearing a navy blue shirt?"

The group of people looked at each other, their eyes were shining brightly, "Exactly!"

Liu Chuanxu pointed to a trail that went around the town, "Going over there, that man seems to be flying on a horse, everyone has to chase after him."

The group of people thanked them, lifted the reins of the horses, and chased after them. Zhu Li and Liu Chuanxu were left behind, almost buried in the dust raised by the horses' hooves.

Liu Chuanxu spat out the mud in his mouth: "So many people can't catch up for so long, I'm ashamed to death!"

Zhu Li took out a towel and wiped his face: "I don't blame them, maybe there are too many guides like you on this road!"

Liu Chuixu smiled triumphantly, "Wusang is so powerful! The three West Lake monsters are so annoying!"

Wu Sang was just a killer, and he had already mentioned this to Liu Chuanxu once about taking money to do things, but now he didn't want to mention it a second time, so he just smiled and didn't make a sound.

Moyang Town is not big, and the market is a bit dilapidated, but there are many pedestrians. The sounds of hawking and bargaining can be heard incessantly on a hot day, and people are sweating from the heat. The two of them have driven for half a day. The store called for food.

The owner of this small shop is about forty years old, with two small eyes hidden under the eyebrows on his white and fat face, he looks happy, kind, and easy to talk, Zhu Li couldn't help asking him: " There is a family with the surname Hou in Moyang, does the shop owner know?"

Hearing this, the storekeeper glanced at the two of them with a meaningful expression, the flesh on his cheeks almost drowned his eyes, lowered his voice and approached the two of them: "I see that the two young masters are happy, so I just persuade you, the two of you are looking for the Hou family. If it is for solving the riddles of the Book of Changes, there is no need to go, his family has already quit this business! If it is about divination and deciphering, the Qi family is also doing it, and it is the same for the two of you to go to the Qi family."

Zhu Li and Liu Chuanxu looked at each other, and asked the Hou family first, because the Hou family used to be a prominent family, and now even if they live in seclusion in Moyang, their reputation should still be there, but they didn't want to ask the Qi family to be involved.

Zhu Li clasped his fists in thanks, and asked casually: "The Qi family also knows about divination and Zhouyi? Why haven't I heard of it?"

The shopkeeper smiled, but his voice was still low: "The Qi family started as a fortune-teller on the street, and divination is also accurate, but arithmetic deciphering is better than divination, but the Qi family has a bit of a bad temper, and he doesn't make much of it. Few people know about it." There are people coming and going here, the news is quick, and the two young masters seem to be very popular, so I just said a few more words."

The two asked the addresses of Hou's family and Qi's family, and even rewarded the shopkeeper with a sling of money before going out.

It was already afternoon, the ground was steaming hot, Liu Chuanxu chose to walk in the shade of the street, Zhu Li didn't know what he was thinking, and he was a little absent-minded.

Hou's family is outside Moyang Town, sitting on a large mansion and fertile land, and the environment is quiet. Living in seclusion like this is considered a beautiful thing in the world.The two handed over a gift with a name card, and they were welcomed in after the servant had passed it on.

The head of the Hou family has passed the year of destiny, with a beard on his rosy long cheeks, clothed in cloth shoes, smiling, and looks like a wealthy farmer when he is not talking.

It was hot in summer, and the Hou family invited them to sit in the flower garden. The head of the Hou family cupped his hands: "Master Zhu, Master Liu, what advice do you have for visiting the humble house?" His eyes were clear and sharp.

At this time, I saw this popularity.

Zhu Li didn't dare to be negligent, and he was courteous and courteous: "Come here presumptuously, and disturb the quietness of Lord Hou. Lord Hou is a straightforward person, and the younger generation dare not go around and deceive, so we will get straight to the point."

Lord Hou smiled: "You two come from aristocratic families. If you want to advance and retreat, you will not embarrass the old man. If you have anything to say, please speak up."

Zhu Li smiled when he heard the words: "The younger generation just wants to ask Lord Hou some old things." Fortunately, the two of them did not ask for divination and decryption, otherwise, the Patriarch of the Hou family just said a word, which would have blocked their request for consent, "Your Lord, can you return it?" Remember the Yang family in Yanzhou? His family used to be in Liqu, a neighboring town, and later moved to Datie Lane in Chengzhou City." In order to prevent the owner of the Hou family from denying it, he simply explained in more detail: "The neighbors of the Yang family in Datie Lane said that Lord Hou He even went to the Yang Mansion!"

The head of the Hou family looked at Zhu Li and smiled: "I remember. But my family and the Yang family have not had any contact for at least seven or eight years."

This is in line with the facts.

Liu Chuixu asked from the side: "Why?"

"Our farming family lives outside the town, and rarely goes to the city, so our contacts are naturally weak." The head of the Hou family also smiled when he looked at Liu Chuixu, but that smile was very different from the smile when he looked at Zhu Li. , he asked Zhu Li: "Why do you two ask these old things?"

Master Hou is shrewd, Zhu Li doesn't need to hide it: "On the 22nd of last month, the Yang family was wiped out at home. There are 27 people in the whole house, and none of them survived."

Hou Ye frowned deeply, and after a moment of silence, he asked, "But a barbarian?"

"Master Hou also knows about the barbarians?"

Lord Hou glanced at Zhu Li: "The Yang family escaped from the Hu people, and they lived in seclusion in the neighboring town at the beginning. Hey, it's pitiful, but after about half a year, the Hu people chased after him. The family who fled with him... ...It seems that the surname is Luo, and the Luo family was killed by barbarians overnight, and the Yang family was afraid, so they moved to Chengzhou City."

This statement is consistent with what Liu Cheng said, but Zhu Li couldn't help asking again: "Master Hou said that it took half a year for the Yang family and the Luo family to move here before the Luo family was silenced by the barbarians?"

Lord Hou glanced at Zhu Li: "About half a year, or less than half a year? It may be longer than half a year... After many years, the old man can't remember clearly."

"Master Hou, do you know why the Hu people are so persistent in chasing the Luo family?"

The Patriarch of the Hou family stroked his beard and smiled: "Then I don't know."

Zhu Li asked a few more questions, but no matter whether it was insinuating or going straight to the point, Lord Hou answered everything seamlessly.This person is not an old man in Blacksmith Alley, and the words he keeps are definitely out of other considerations, and it is definitely not a matter of etiquette or sincerity.

"The younger generation speculates that the matter of the Yang family is mostly due to vendetta. Lord Hou is familiar with the Yang family. Who do you know that the Yang family has close contacts with and who do you have grudges against?"

Hou Ye smiled when he heard the words: "Both young masters have found out the old man. It can be seen that they have studied the Yang family a lot. Don't you know that the Yang family has little contact with people? If the young master can't find out, the old man is a farmer. I don't know any more."

The two said they were bothering, and only said that they would visit the house if they had something to do, so they left.Liu Chuixu pouted and stared at her eyes: "Hey, talking to this Lord Hou is more tiring than catching up with a day's journey."

Zhu Li was also tired, but the smile remained on his face: "Although the Hou family is farming and studying the heirlooms, after all, they used to serve in the palace, and the foundation is still there. Today, Lord Hou has shown some kindness to us. "

Liu Chuixu sighed for a long time: "Wouldn't it be easy for everyone to talk well?"

Zhu Li smiled, but remained silent.

The summer was long, so the two got on their horses again and rushed to Qi's house.

The author has something to say: The author who wants to vomit blood for the day asks, if you don’t leave me a comment, what will happen if I write a comment for myself?The author who was shivering from the cold couldn't bear it!

☆、Questions and doubts ([-])

The Patriarch of the Qi family was dark and thin, but he was hale and hearty. When he heard what happened to the Yang family, he was more surprised than sad, and sighed: "The old man doesn't understand, what is the friendship between the Yang family and the Zhu family? Why is the young master of the Zhu family investigating this matter?"

Zhu Li laughed: "Master Qi is well versed in all affairs in the world. I thought he knew that the Yang family and the Liu family of Yanzhou had a close relationship. Master Liu was shocked to hear that his friend was in distress. He was overly worried and sick, so he entrusted the younger generation to investigate."

The Patriarch of the Qi family snorted through his nose, "The Zhu family is so famous that they still run a lawsuit shop!"

Liu Chuanxu heard this impolite, frowned and said: "Master Qi's words are confusing to people. People in the Jianghu are in charge of the Jianghu. The Yang family is in trouble. Brother Zhu is chivalrous. Helping father to investigate the murderer is the way of righteousness. picture……"

Zhu Li was not annoyed, but seeing that the Patriarch of the Qi family looked so proud, he was afraid that Liu Chuanxu would not be able to hold back his anger, and his words would hurt the peace between the two parties, so he tugged at Liu Chuanxu's sleeves: "Brother Liu, we bumped all the way, the wine we brought Don’t let it go, you go and help me take a look.”

Liu Chuanxu knew that this was an excuse, but he had always been convinced of Zhu Li, and although he was reluctant, he still left.

The Patriarch of the Qi family raised his eyelids and glanced at Zhu Li, only to see that Zhu Li was still smiling, with a gentle and amiable expression: "This junior did not intend to offend. The matter of the Yang family is speculated to be a vendetta. Master Qi is an old friend of the Yang family. The junior came here to ask if there is any clue."

The Patriarch of the Qi family sneered: "A vendetta? Liucheng told you it was a vendetta?"

"It's the junior's own guess." Zhu Li roughly stated his own thoughts, but seeing that the Patriarch of the Qi family was only silent, he smiled and said: "We are all people in the world, and everyone has emergencies and embarrassments. , Mr. Liu will turn to Zhu's family for help in matters of the Yang family, and this junior can only do his best. As long as the murderer is found, he will have an explanation for Mr. Liu, Mr. Qi, what do you think?"

The Patriarch of the Qi family snorted: "You are not confused!" He was willing to look at Zhu Li: "I have known the Yang family not nine years, but ten years ago! He is a prisoner who escaped from the hands of the Hu people , very low-key, if you want to talk about making enemies with others, I'm afraid it will be difficult."

The patriarch of the Qi family is eccentric, and it is better to go straight to the point than to go straight after twists and turns. Zhu Li asked with a smile: "Master Qi really thinks that the Yang family is low-key? He is a fugitive slave of the barbarian. Liu's family in Yizhou, Hou's family in Moyang Town, and Lord Qi."

The Liu family is a family of Jianghu, well-known in Yizhou. Although the Hou family is now in decline, it was once a wealthy family. Even the Qi family, although they are quack warlocks, have a certain skill and some fame.

This is the question that has been lingering in Zhu's heart.

Ever since he learned that the Yang family is distant from neighbors, but has a close relationship with the Liu family, this strange feeling has been lingering in his heart, but Liu Cheng has a deep affection for the Yang family, and he and Liu Cheng had confronted each other in words, so it is inconvenient to ask further.The master of the Hou family has a deep palace, and he is not a straightforward person. It is useless for him to ask. Only when he is facing the Qi family, can he ask doubts in his heart.

The Patriarch of the Qi Family looked at Zhu Li this time and smiled: "What do you think?"

Zhu Li was still smiling, but the gentleness in his tone that made people feel like a spring breeze cooled down: "Although the younger generation has no real evidence, I feel that the actions of the Yang family are irrational, and there must be demons in everything."

"Hey! It was an accident that the old man met the Yang family." The Patriarch of the Qi family laughed and looked at Zhu Li: "Ten years ago or nine years ago, it was also summer, the old man's daughter married Liqu, and the old man went Liqu was looking at his daughter, and when it rained suddenly, he stayed in Liqu for a few days.

"It was sunny that day after the rain. The old man felt bored at home, so he went out for a walk. There was a short mountain near Liqu Town. When the old man went up the mountain, he was accidentally bitten by a snake in the mountain. The whole body of the snake There are patterns, hum, the more beautiful the snake, the more poisonous it is. The old man was bitten on the ankle, and lost consciousness in one leg instantly.

Just when the old man was struggling to go down the mountain, he met Yang Xingtian.He carried the old man down the mountain, and gave the old man some medicine in time, so the old man saved his life and his legs. "

Zhu Li nodded: "He also met the Liu family on the mountain, Daishan outside the city of Yizhou. It's a pity that the junior didn't ask Master Liu about the details."

The head of the Qi family's disdain was not concealed at all: "If it wasn't an accident, how could he get to know the Liu family?"

"Master Qi speaks like this, is it because the Yang family has revealed that they are in Master Qi's hands?"

The Patriarch of the Qi family was quite disdainful: "Do you still have to handle people?"

Zhu Li smiled self-consciously: "The younger generation is ignorant."

The Patriarch of the Qi Family glanced at him, "You're still young, so that's not bad." This is a rare comfort, Zhu Li smiled, only to hear the Patriarch of the Qi Family continue: "I see that the Yang family escaped from the hands of the barbarians. It was not easy to come by, but he was also honest and honest. At the beginning, he was on good terms with his family, but later..."

The Patriarch of the Qi family snorted: "You have been investigating for so long, and you know everything later, so the old man will not repeat it. When the Yang family moved to the city of Chengzhou, the old man visited him. At that time, he asked The old man read some things, hmph, although the old man is doing street art for a living, he still has some research on counting secret words, what he showed the old man, he made a fool of himself first!"

Zhu Xin's head shuddered. After searching for so long, he didn't know that there was such a twist here. He added a sentence: "The Hou family is proficient in divination and Zhou Yi, and is also proficient in counting secret words."

"The old man asked the Hou family, and it was an 'accident' for him to meet the Yang family. Hehe, the old man's relationship with people is only based on eye contact. This is enough, there is no need for any excuses."

Zhu Li nodded: "Master Qi has a gentle temperament, which is worthy of admiration. But I don't know if the Yang family showed Hou Ye something, does Master Qi still remember?"

"Of course I don't remember what I read. When he showed it to the old man, he reversed the order of single characters and double characters. The old man can read the original text at a glance. It seems to be a martial arts mentality, but it is also very ordinary."

Zhu Li seemed to have an idea in his mind, but he was in a mess again. Seeing that it was getting late, he didn't want to bother him any more. He thanked the Patriarch of the Qi family and said goodbye. : "This old man is very rude!"

Zhu Li smiled and comforted Liu