Seven bitter flowers

Chapter 27: Old Grudges

Twilight.

Ding Xiu walked in the streets and alleys. She wore a loose dress with blue lace on a white background, and wrapped her hair with a square scarf, pretending to be a servant girl.With a basket in her arm, she walked along the street and looked around, but she was not very conspicuous in the crowd.

Ding Xiu first went to the cloth shop to pluck some pieces of fabric, picked out a few sets of coarse clothes, bought some wine and bought some vegetables and meat.Seeing that the sky was getting dark, Ding Xiu walked farther and farther. When she was about to leave Changfu Street, she turned her head to see that there was no one behind her, and turned into an alley in a blink of an eye.

Yan Laosan only lived in a deep alley, the alley was only dark and narrow, but this alley can only be described as dirty and dilapidated, the walls on both sides were thick with mud, flies and insects were flying in the narrow space, and the stone slabs Dirty water still accumulated in the depressions.Ding Xiu covered her mouth and nose, and ran almost without touching the ground. After turning a few turns, she saw a closed wooden door on her right, and she pushed it open without thinking.

Outside the door is a dirty and tattered alley, but inside the door is clean and tidy.There is only one bed in the room, two chairs, some teapots and tea bowls are placed on the small wooden table, the furnishings are simple but quite exquisite, and the sheets and bedding are also neatly arranged and hung.Although the room is small, it also makes people feel that it is a different world.

Ding Xiu let out a long breath and hadn't been back here for several months. When she first saw these familiar beds and chairs, she felt kind. She laughed and raised her voice and called: "Papa Qi, Papa Qi, Axiu sees you coming."

There was a coughing sound in the inner room, followed by the opening of the door curtain, and an old man with gray hair came out. He supported a crutch in one hand, and stretched out the other tremblingly to feel forward. Ding Xiu hurried up He held the old man's hand before, and said softly: "Father Qi, it is Axiu who is back, and Axiu is back to see you."

The old man threw down his crutches and tightly grasped Ding Xiu's hand with both hands. Before he could say anything, his face was already full of tears, and he said after a long while: "Miss, you have been to Kaifeng for so... so long, the old servant still thought that I would be so happy." You...you thought..." He choked up and couldn't continue speaking.

Ding Xiu couldn't help feeling guilty, he had been in Kaifeng for several months, although it was not easy to come back to visit, but at least he should send a letter back, but he was always scruples.I also thought of Qi's old age, blindness, and no one to take care of her food and daily life. One can imagine the hardships involved, and she had to worry about her safety day and night.Ever since his relatives and friends withered away, Father Qi probably regarded her as his only family member and support, but he never thought about him at all. As he thought about it, tears fell down involuntarily.

The two were silent for a long while, Ding Xiu took a deep breath, stopped tears, and said in a low voice, "Look, father, when we meet each other we don't speak, but start crying first, what a big deal." As he spoke, he pulled Papa Qi to sit down on the bed, took out the things in the basket one by one, and said, "Papa, guess what I brought you this time?" , Immediately the house was full of booze.

Father Qi reached out to wipe the tears on his face, took a deep breath, couldn't help laughing and said, "Miss, you still remember this old servant's hobby." I drank it to the last drop, and smacked my lips after drinking it, it seems that the aftertaste is endless.

Ding Xiu laughed, and said again: "Father, here is another corner. I'll put it on the table for you, and you can drink it tomorrow." That father Qi's expression moved, as if he still wanted to reach for the corner Drinking, but held back, paused and asked Ding Xiu: "Miss, you are in Kaifeng mansion, have you encountered any troubles again?"

Ding Xiu lowered his eyelashes and didn't answer. He just put the few sets of ready-made clothes and fabrics he bought just now on the bedside for Father Qi, and told him a few words about keeping warm and moisture-proof in the cold weather, and then he remained silent.

The muscles on Father Qi's face twitched, he sighed and said: "Forget it, miss, you don't want to tell the old servant, and the old servant doesn't come to ask you, as long as you can be safe and sound, that's better than anything else. "

Ding Xiu almost shed tears when he said this, her heart softened, and she was about to tell him everything, she opened her mouth a few times and finally held back her words, and after a long silence, she said: "Father, Axiu is here this time to see you, and something important has happened in the city these few days, you...you know?"

Father Qi nodded, suddenly remembered something, and said, "Since you came here for this matter..." When he said this, he suddenly gritted his teeth, his face suddenly became very ferocious, he gritted his teeth and said every word He said, "Could it be that...that little bastard from the Chang family did these things again? Is that right?"

Ding Xiu gave a "hmm" and was about to speak when Father Qi yelled angrily: "I told you earlier, why would this kind of person keep him? Their family killed the master and his wife. His surname is Chang." What good thing could it be?" He softened his tone again, and continued, "Miss, it stands to reason that this old servant said that it is inappropriate, but let the big enemy of killing father and mother be left alone, and the enemy is here Right now, you don't report it, this is... this is unfilial, the old master and wife..." Tears flowed down again.

Ding Xiu frowned, she really didn't want to talk to him about these things, she paused and said: "I came back this time to kill Chang Wuhope and rescue those children. If the matter is successful, I will wait until everything is settled. I will pick you up to live in a comfortable place, there will be someone to take care of you, and you can live comfortably. If... if there is anything, there will be... someone will come to pick you up, you go with them That's it."

Father Qi was stunned for a long time with his mouth open, and then hurriedly said: "Miss, do you want to break into Chang's mansion alone? There is no hope of killing Chang, and it won't be too late to find a chance to do it after he goes out. What are you going to save?" Child... you are putting your life on the line."

Ding Xiu smiled, and said: "How could it be me alone, and there are three helpers with strong martial arts skills? I just said that just now, but in fact, it is unlikely that anything will happen."

Father Qi shook his head repeatedly and said: "What's the use of the three of you, Chang Wuwang's masters are like a cloud, how have you guys seen the world, I was not blind back then, but I saw it with my own eyes, 20 years ago ..."

"Father," Ding Xiu hastily interrupted him, "Don't worry, we're not forcing our way in, we're trying to outwit, outwit." She frowned again as she spoke, "But apart from Chang Wuwang and Shangguan's That kid seems to have a third force, so our move is actually a dangerous move..."

Ding Xiu was in a daze when he suddenly heard Qi's father ask: "Shangguan's boy? Are you talking about Shangguan Xianyang's nephew? Are they here too?" After speaking, his voice trembled, as if he was afraid and couldn't control himself.

Ding Xiu glanced at Father Qi, and comforted him, "Don't worry, Father, we will fight before the Shangguan's family arrives, and we won't let them join forces."

Father Qi was stunned for a while, then heaved a long sigh and said, "Oh, I am old after all, and I am not as knowledgeable as you young people. Miss, you are not the little girl you were back then. You can have your own ideas when you encounter problems, Mrs. If you know the underground, you will be happy."

Ding Xiu raised his head in a daze, and when he heard Qi's words, he didn't think about it, and replied casually: "This is not my own idea, these are all Zhan Zhao's thoughts..." Before he finished speaking, Qi The old man hurriedly interrupted: "What did you say?"

Ding Xiu looked down at Father Qi, and said with a smile, "I said this is all about exhibition..." When she said this, she suddenly realized that her face turned as white as snow. Father's entire expression had changed. He slammed his crutches on the ground and made a "Dang" sound, but it was not as loud as Qi's father. He was almost roaring: "You mean Zhan Zhao? You mean Are you with a Zhan family?" Every time he yelled, the crutches paused on the ground, and the last word came out with a sound of "Kala", and a square brick on the ground was smashed by him.

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October thirteenth, late at night.

Changfu.

With a "crash", Chang Wuwang threw the teacup and teapot to the ground, and said angrily, "Waste! What a bunch of waste!"

In front of Chang Wuwang, a man in black stood expressionlessly with his hands down. The splashed tea fell on his face and hands, but he didn't even move his eyes, as if he didn't hear Chang Wuwang's words at all.

Chang Wuwang took a few breaths, stared at the man angrily and said, "Where did you lose it?"

The voice of the man in black didn't fluctuate at all: "I don't know."

"I don't know?" Chang Wuwang slapped the table with his hand, how could the table bear him so suddenly, the table collapsed into a pile with a "Kara", and the broken pieces of wood flew in all directions.Chang Wuwang only felt a burst of fire rising up, his temples throbbed, and he barely suppressed the fire and said, "You said you didn't know? Are you venting your anger by having eyes? How can you lose a living person?" I don't even know, is it possible that he can turn into seven or eight people and jump in all directions?"

What Chang Wuwang said was originally an angry word, but the man in black changed his expression slightly after hearing this, and finally showed a surprised expression, and said in a deep voice: "Yes, eight."

Chang Wuwang was taken aback for a moment, the expression on his face twisted, and he sneered, "Fang Libai, do you think I'm a fool? You don't want to tell me that Shangguanyan has turned into eight, and it happens that one of you and one , lost all of them in the end?"

Fang Libai shook his head solemnly: "Yu Qin didn't come back, the remaining seven are all fake."

The muscles on Chang Wuwang's face twitched, as if he wanted to laugh, but he looked like he was crying. He snorted and murmured: "Yu Qin didn't come back, Yu Qin didn't come back, hehe, it must be... ..." He stopped when he said this, but his eyes couldn't help showing fear.Now that he has broken his face with Shangguanyan, with his character, he will definitely not let it go, and if it really gets to the point where swordsmen meet...

However, just like what Shangguan said before, the two are now on the same boat, and this matter has not turned around at all...

Fang Libai has been silently observing Chang Wuwang's expression, seeing the corners of Chang Wuwang's mouth slightly raised, and the look of fear and disdain in his eyes, Fang Libai's eyes flickered, and he said in a deep voice: "Subordinate There's always been something unknown..."

Chang Wuwang raised his head and glanced at Fang Libai, and after a while he uttered a word coldly: "Say."

Fang Libai said: "Shangguanyan's financial resources and manpower are not inferior to yours, and he has seven bitter flowers in his hands. Why do you have to..." He stopped his voice and looked into Chang's hopeless eyes.

Chang Wuwang sneered: "Shangguanyan's financial resources and manpower? Huh, if he really has any financial resources and manpower, why did he come to us this time?" As he spoke, he unconsciously touched his right wrist with his left hand, where there was a long scar Extending obliquely to the upper arm, the color is darkened, obviously it has been a long time, and under the dim light, it looks more and more hideous and ugly.

Chang Wuwang laughed, and looked at Fang Libai with dark eyes: "Have you forgotten what happened to Shangguan Xianyang 20 years ago? Now that Shangguan Yingyang is sitting in the first chair of his Shangguan family, how can he Seeing his own son end up in the same fate as his elder brother? Shangguan said, hehe, it's too late for him to hide from Shangguan's house now, so how can he have any financial resources? He bluffed with me, thinking he could fool me, and I also Just follow his plan and play this play together. Shangguan said that there is nothing but Qikuhua now, otherwise, I would not let you follow him to find his place." He laughed again as he said , He paused and said, "Now Shangguanyan is also betting, so he has been holding back. If the matter is really done, the first target he will strike is probably my hopelessness."

Fang Libai pondered for a moment, then asked: "Then now..."

A vicious look flashed across Chang Wuwang's eyes, he raised the corners of his mouth, and said coldly: "Go to the dungeon now, kill all those puppies, and don't leave a single one alive."

Fang Libai was stunned, Chang Wuwang watched him not moving, stretched out his hand to pat the table, raised his hand only to realize that the table had collapsed into a pile, so he could only withdraw his hand, snorted and said: "Why don't you go? "

Fang Libai's eyes were complicated, but after he was stunned for a moment, the expression on his face turned firm. He shook his head and said calmly, "Fang has never killed women and children in his life."

Chang Wuwang stood up and said angrily: "Fang Libai, you dare not even listen to my words?"

Fang Libai took half a step back, and there was a smile on his face, but he hadn't smiled for a long time, this smile seemed a little stiff, and his tone was flat, still the same sentence: "Mr. Fang never killed children in his life."

Chang Wuwang clenched his fists, feeling extremely annoyed in his heart. If it wasn't for the occasion of employing people, he needed to prevent people from changing their minds. He had already attacked Li Bai, so he could only hold back his anger, and said coldly to Fang Li Bai: "Go and call Lin Chu." Come."

Fang Libai froze and froze, and said in a deep voice, "Lin Chu has come." When he spoke, there was also a look of surprise on his brows, obviously he didn't know why Lin Chu came here at this time.

Chang Wuwang was slightly startled, he knew that Fang Libai's martial arts were not inferior, and his swordsmanship was even more strange and agile, and his sword moves were strange and often unexpected.During Fang Libai's years of following him, countless enemies have died silently under his sword.

But Chang Wuwang never imagined that Fang Libai's internal strength cultivation had reached such a level that he could not only hear someone coming, but also discern the person's internal martial arts strength from the sound of his footsteps, and thus determine the identity of the person... …

It was Chang Wuwang who was so hopeless. Lin Chu had already entered the room. Compared with Fang Libai's tall and thin figure, Lin Chu was taller and taller. The temples on both sides were bulging. It was obvious that he was a foreigner. good hand.

As soon as he entered the room, Lin Chu saw broken wood and broken porcelain all over the place. He was secretly fearful, and bowed with fists folded and said, "Master..." He looked up at Chang Wuwang, showing hesitation.

Chang Wuwang was impatient for a while, frowned and said: "If there is something, please tell me quickly."

Lin Chu quickly bowed and said, "Master, come on... Shangguanyan and Red Dragonfly are here."

The author has something to say:

Oh yeah, I found that the chapters posted now are so neat!

1-10: Kaifeng Serial Autopsy Case

11-20: Trapped Island Old Box Memories

21-: Jiangning Pediatric Disappearance Case

Make a fist, I must finish this volume at chapter 30! ! !

...I combined 27 and 28. If 28 is a single chapter, the number of words is too small...

Even though it doesn't feel right...