Renew

The Skinner is a ghost after all, even though he is wearing a skin painted by a painting ghost, if he walks in the sunlight so brightly, his soul will be burnt through.

Hua Su saw it coming out through the door, and reluctantly flicked his fingers, releasing a wisp of ghost energy, so as to protect the flayed ghost from the suffering of the sun.

After Rongli changed his clothes, he pinned the jade pendant on his belt, squeezed the collar of the fox fur coat, and then opened the door.

Shan Liushuang was waiting outside, shivering all over, her teeth chattering from the cold, she turned her head when she heard the door open, "Cousin, let's go."

In the side room, Xiaofu and Bai Liu came out arguing, and at a glance they saw the girl from the Shan family standing upright in front of their girl's door. She didn't recover for a long time. This early in the morning, she thought she was blind .

Xiaofu rubbed her eyes, and muttered: "People who don't know think this girl from the Shan family is the girl who takes care of our girl. Every day, she always comes so early, and she almost didn't bring the water and twist the veil. .”

Bai Liu said from the side: "Ah, why did the girl come out?"

Rong Li stepped out of the threshold, his combed hair was disheveled by the wind, and the strands of hair were flying behind him.The white fox fur covers up to the chin, and hangs down to the ankles, revealing the light yellow dress underneath, and the cuffs of the dress are sewn with some fox fur, and pale hands protrude from inside, as if even the thin wrists are exposed. Sickness.

Dan Liushuang took her arm, and put half of her body close to her, saying, "Grandma always wakes up early, presumably she has already washed up."

Xiao Fu, who was staring blankly from a distance, hurriedly called out: "Girl!"

Rong Li paused, then turned around and said, "I thought you guys wanted to sleep a little longer."

Xiaofu blushed and said anxiously: "Young lady, why did you wake up so early today?"

With a smile on his lips, Rongli said, "I couldn't sleep, so I woke up."

Xiaofu scratched her hair, "But..."

"It's okay." Rong Li comforted: "I'll go and see grandma first, you guys will clean up the house in a while, the water in the wooden basin is still not poured."

Xiaofu had no choice but to nod her head, dragged Bai Liu beside her and ran into the house, hurriedly tidying up.

Bai Liu whispered at the side: "I asked the maid at the mansion that day, and they said that there were not many people coming to the yard here, and no one should have come to serve the girl." She carefully put the wooden basin on the wooden shelf beside the bed, Picking it up, his expression suddenly became very strange.

Xiao Fu's heart tightened, "What's wrong?"

Bai Liu dipped his hands into the water and stirred it, then said stiffly: "The water is still hot, it's so cold, the water must be half cold when it's brought in, not to mention that the girl should have been awake for a while, she shouldn't It was brought to a boil."

Xiaofu pressed her hand to the basin wall suspiciously, "Whoever gave our girl hot water will not admit it."

Bai Liu looked around, shrunk her shoulders and neck, "But...is it really the servant girl in the house who warmed the girl?"

Xiaofu bumped into her shoulder: "If you're not a maid in the house, how can you be a ghost!"

Bai Liu pursed her lips and said nothing, the wind outside the door was blowing in, she shivered, her pupils trembled.

Xiaofu snorted coldly and said: "If it's really ghostly hot water, the girl is not afraid, why are you so afraid."

Out of the courtyard gate, Rong Li walked slowly, her steps were already slow, but now there was a girl next to her, with some strength, her walking was more tiring than usual.However, Liu Shuang was a spoiled girl, perhaps she was used to walking next to people, and she didn't notice anything wrong after walking for a while.

Hua Su didn't even want to take a second look, and turned his eyes to other places. He raised his hand and wrapped the strands of hair that fell from the braid behind his ears, "Can this girl from the Shan family not walk without leaning on someone? People let her lean on her, but she can't walk well."

Rongli paused, coughed a few times, raised his hand to press Dan Liushuang's shoulder, and slightly clenched his five fingers.

Shan Liushuang looked up at her, only to realize that this cousin's complexion was not very good-looking, her face was as pale as onyx, her body trembled when she coughed lightly, she was more fragile than a flower bud blown by rain and wind, and she was clearly about to lose her footing up.She hurriedly stood up straight, "Cousin, but... are you tired?"

"I still have eyesight." Hua Su snorted softly.

Rong Li shook his head slightly, "Just walk slowly, it doesn't matter."

Seeing her becoming weaker and weaker than a willow, Dan Liushuang dared not touch her, so he just put his hands on her shoulders and whispered: "Then let's walk slowly, I usually walk in a hurry, parents They always say that I am impatient, and I will definitely change it in the future.”

She paused, and then said, "Just change to be like you."

"That's not necessary." Hua Su said to himself.

Arriving at Shandong and Lin Que's yard, Dan Liushuang immediately let go of Rongli's hand, walked in with a hop, raised her voice and asked the girl by the door: "Have the master and the old lady started?"

The maidservant standing by the door lowered her head: "Miss Hui, Master and Madam are up." After she finished speaking, she turned and knocked on the door lightly, and said in a low voice: "Master and Madam, Miss Liushuang and Miss Rongli are here. "

Shan Dong responded in the room: "Let them in, why did these two girls come so early."

The maid pushed open the door, "Master invites the two girls into the house."

On the surface, only two girls entered the house, but in fact there was a ghost behind them.

How could Hua Su be polite, she sat down alone when she entered the room, she was more like a master than the master of this single family.She bent her fingers and knocked silently on the table twice, looked around the room for a while, and said softly: "This room is quite clean."

The "clean" in this ghost's mouth is different from the "clean" in the eyes of ordinary people. Rongli's eyelashes trembled, and he turned to Shandong and Lin Que, "Today Liushuang came to find me, thinking that grandpa and grandma should wake up." Yes, we came together."

Shan Dong's complexion was not very good, especially after seeing her, his brows were tightly furrowed, and there was unresolved worry in his eyes.He nodded in response, but remained silent for a while before saying: "It's just in time, I just want the girl to call you over."

Rong Li was taken aback, pretending to be puzzled, "Grandpa... what's the matter?"

Shan Dongchang sighed, put his hands on his knees, and looked worried, "Today, before dawn, there are officers and soldiers searching outside. They say they have caught four spies from outside Xinjiang. Maybe there are other spies hiding here." In the imperial city."

"Grandpa is worried about something." Rong Li asked in a low voice.

Lin Que patted the back of Shandong's hand, raised his eyes, and looked at Rongli, "Your grandfather is worried that these officers and soldiers will not only search for spies from outside the border, but also take the opportunity to find you too. During this time The news about the Rirong Mansion spread widely in Qi An, and people were in a state of panic. After so long, no results were found. Your grandfather and I heard that Qi An Zhizhou had written a letter to the Imperial City, and we are afraid that this matter will not be possible for a while. "

Dan Liushuang was still standing by the side, and said slowly, "Then what about my cousin?"

Rong Li frowned, and almost forgot about it, although it doesn't matter if he found her, after all, this matter is a strange thing, there is no conspiracy after that, and it is impossible for someone to harm Rong Li The family still wanted to use her as a scapegoat.

But...it's always necessary to put on a show.

Rong Li whispered: "Then what should we do, if we really want to search all over the city, we must go to Shan Mansion."

Lin Que beckoned, and although his brows were also frowning, he didn't seem to panic, and calmly said, "Come."

Hua Su glanced over, "I still have to whisper."

Rong Li approached Lin Que, leaned over slowly, and leaned his ear to it. I don't know what kind of method grandma found.

Lin Que suppressed his voice, his voice was a little hoarse and vicissitudes, "there was a letter from the Zhou residence before dawn, and Master Zhou asked you to go to his place to avoid the limelight, and you will come back after the officers and soldiers who searched leave. .”

Rong Li straightened up, surprised and said: "But, if this is the case, wouldn't it be harmful..."

Lin Que shook his head, and said slowly: "Master Zhou already knows about the affairs of the Rong family, so you can go and hide for a while."

Rong Li had no choice but to nod his head, thinking in his heart, that's fine, it just so happened that the stone statue in the Zhou Mansion was broken, and I don't know if Zhou Qinglin found it or not.

She lowered her eyes and thought for a while, then asked again: "I don't know where the officers and soldiers in the city are searching for the spies. The fanfare is so great, could it be that the enemy country sent people here?"

Shan Dong shook his head, "It's not easy for us to ask about the imperial court, and those officers and soldiers kept it a secret, so they couldn't reveal anything."

Rong Li could only hope that the Skinner would come back sooner, if it was really Fu Yu's spy, then his fourth younger brother Rong Qi, who was far away in Pengzhou, was most likely dead.

"Then when will I go to the Zhou Mansion, will the Zhou Mansion...will be searched?" She asked in a low voice.

Shan Dong nodded, "Even if Mr. Zhou is an official ordered by the court, his mansion will still be searched. If what Mr. Zhou said in his letter is true, then the officers and soldiers have already left the Zhou mansion. You can go there with peace of mind and come back in a few days." return."

Dan Liushuang watched eagerly, "I also want to go with my cousin."

"It's outrageous to want to go anywhere." Shan Dong said sharply.

Hua Su echoed in a low voice: "It's outrageous."

Dan Liushuang had no choice but to shut her mouth, her eyes dodged, "Then I won't go, why are you so fierce."

Lin Que stood up and took Rongli's hand, "Don't come out after getting into the carriage, the groom will avoid the officers and soldiers, remember to put on the curtain fence, and take it off after entering the gate of the Zhou Mansion, remember Is it?"

"I happened to go to see Zhou Qinglin. The stone statue was broken into pieces. I don't know if I will be frightened." Hua Su lightly sneered.

Rong Li nodded obediently, "Li'er remembered."

The carriage was already waiting outside the mansion, it didn't stop at the main entrance, but outside the small door on the side, the people who used to enter and exit through that door were shopkeepers and manure pickers.

Lin Que raised his voice and said, "Go and bring the curtain fence to the girl, hurry up!"

The maid outside hurriedly took the curtain and came over, Lin Que picked it up and hurriedly put it on for Rong Li. The silk hanging on the side of his face was not too thin, it just covered his face, and he could only see it vaguely from outside. An outline can be seen.

Rong Li lifted up the white silk covering his face, turned his head and glanced at Hua Su quietly, and said to Lin Que and Shan Dong: "Grandpa, grandma, then I will go out."

Lin Que squeezed her hand reassuringly, "Don't worry, Master Zhou...you can trust her."

Rong Li nodded, stepped out of the Shan Mansion through the side door, and got into the carriage with Hua Su, just as he sat firmly, the wooden wheels began to roll.

Hua Su stared straight ahead, with a calm expression, "If it weren't for the painting ghost still in your hands, it would be possible for you to live in this single family, at least the whole family treats you pretty well."

The corner of Rongli's mouth curled up, and he said softly: "Since I must go with you, it's better not to say such a thing, it's a waste of time."

Hua Su glanced over, "It's not your words that were wasted."

Rong Li's eyes were bent, and suddenly he saw a lock of black and soft long hair hanging down in front of him, he stared straight at him.She raised her eyes, and suddenly saw the flaying ghost attached to her roof.

The flayer looked down at her, but the luxurious clothes on his body didn't hang down, and there was no expression on his pale face.

Rong Li almost stood up, his heart pounding against his chest, he raised his hand to hold his chest, and he let out a long and slow breath, and then he calmed down a little.I don't know why the skinning ghost came so quietly, and he didn't make a sound, it was scary.

Hua Su snorted, "Why, have you seen and heard clearly?"

Only then did the skinning ghost speak: "Fu Yu."

Hearing the soft voice, Rongli couldn't get angry for a while, but fortunately she was drawing the skin of little girl Zhang.

If it is really Fuyu, it seems that Bian Yu really started fighting, if it is like in the previous life, Rong Qi's bones are completely cold at this time.

These fourth younger brothers have often played outside with some cronies since they were young, so they couldn't bear to walk darts.He doesn't stay in the mansion often, so Rongli doesn't have much concern for him...the friendship is not as deep as with the maids in the mansion.

Rong Li squeezed his fingers, and didn't speak for a while.

Hua Su said calmly: "The soul of the person who just died is still in this world. If you want to see him, I will teach you how to summon his soul."

Rong Li shook his head, "No need."

As soon as the carriage arrived at the Zhou Mansion, the two servants guarding the gate immediately opened the door.

Rong Li didn't take off the curtain fence, he just raised his hand to lift the white silk a little bit, so as not to lose sight of the road and trip over it.

The maidservant who led the way whispered: "The master ordered the maidservant to take the girl to the guest room to rest. Something happened at the mansion last night. The master is in the garden and has no time to come over. I hope the girl will forgive me."

Hua Su said lightly, "I'm afraid I know that the stone statue in the rockery is broken, and I'm wondering why."

Surprised on Rongli's face, he asked softly: "I don't know what happened, if it's not convenient to tell outsiders, then forget it."

The little servant girl has seen this girl from Shan's family, and she happened to be waiting on the side when she was listening to the opera yesterday.She hesitated for a moment, remembering that the girl had seen the stone statue, she said: "Miss, do you still remember the stone statue in the house, it is the one that the master and madam took the girl to see yesterday."

"Of course I remember." Rong Li nodded.

The little maid trembled, "Last night, that stone statue broke apart somehow."

"What a big fuss." Hua Su was careless.

Rong Li's almond eyes stared, "Why did it break, it was fine yesterday."

The little maid said in a low voice: "I don't know if the broken one is the original stone statue, but it's clearly not the one that the master got it, but it's exactly the same as the one when Mr. Zhang got it."

"What...how do you say that?" Rong Li asked softly, pretending not to understand.

The maid said: "The stone statue was sent by Mr. Zhang. Later, for some reason, it changed its appearance when it was in Mr. Zhang's house. When Mr. Zhang gave it to our master, the stone statue already had four arms and fierce eyes. I saw it today. It's broken into pieces, but even if you put it together, you can't make it look like the four-armed fierce eye, but it's the same as when it was in Master Zhang's residence."

Rong Li said in fear: "How can this stone statue change back and forth?"

The maid was also afraid, her eyes dodged, and she whispered: "And all the candles in the rockery are extinguished, not completely burned out, it seems that a gust of wind passed and blew them all out."

Rong Li pinched his cuffs, "Could it be that someone entered the mansion last night and replaced the stone statue?"

The maid shook her head, "Why, there are guards patrolling the house at night, so no one should be able to sneak in."

"The one who sneaked in was not human at all." Hua Su said coldly.

Rong Li glanced at her quietly, and silently reproached her, saying that she is no longer a human being.

She lowered her eyes and pondered for a moment, then asked the little maid, "Can I go and see that stone statue?"

The maid hesitated, "But the master asked me to take the girl to the guest room, I, I'm not good..."

"Yesterday I also paid homage to that stone statue. Thinking about it, I was still a little disturbed. I think the stone statue will not shatter for no reason. Maybe it was because of the disaster. Just take me there. If Mr. Zhou asks, I will say yes." I insist on going to see it, and I won't trouble you." Rong Li spoke softly, eyes slightly bent, no matter how you look at it, he looks calm and quiet.

Hua Su snorted, "I'm fooling people again."

Only then did the maid hesitate and nod her head, then stammered, "Then, I'll take the girl there, if the master asks..."

"It will definitely not implicate you." Rong Li said.

Hua Su turned her eyes away, wondering if anyone would be easily fooled by this girl's appearance.

Perhaps because the candles and incense sticks were all extinguished last night, the smell of incense in the house has dissipated a bit, and the smell is no longer so offensive.

But Rongli still pinched his cuffs to cover his nose and mouth, entered the rockery, turned a few more turns, and really saw Zhou Qinglin standing in front of the stone statue.

The maidservant who led the way hung her head, not daring to say a word.

Rong Li whispered: "Master Zhou."

Zhou Qinglin turned around and said in surprise: "Miss Li'er? Why are you here? Didn't I ask the maid to take you to the guest room to rest?"

Rong Li shook his head, "Hearing that the stone statue was broken, I felt a little uneasy, so I asked my sister to lead the way."

The little maid shrank her neck.

Zhou Qinglin sighed, "When I woke up, I wanted to burn incense, but the stone statue was shattered all over the floor."

Rong Li mumbled: "Why does this stone statue look different from before?"

Zhou Qinglin looked down at the gravel at his feet, "I asked the mage, and he said that the stone statue returned to its original form because of exhaustion of its divine power. I'm afraid it must have prevented some catastrophe last night."

Rong Li originally wanted to make a nonsense reason, but this mage who came from nowhere made up the reason.

When Hua Su heard it, he immediately laughed, "It's not unreasonable for this charlatan to deceive people, but he speaks well."

Rong Li nodded ignorantly, "I see."

Zhou Qinglin sighed, "Forget it, although I don't know what disaster this stone statue has prevented, but it is very good to be able to avoid the inevitable disaster."

He paused, then looked back at Rongli, "Last night, a few more spies were found in the imperial city. This matter had nothing to do with the Rong family, but..."

Rongli was puzzled, "What?"

Zhou Qinglin said again: "I also just learned about this matter, and it's too late to tell the Shan family that Fu Yu's spies were caught pretending to be the bodyguard team of the Rong family, and the bodyguard team came from Pengzhou."

He spoke very slowly, as if he had reservations.

Rong Xin sank, "My fourth brother Rong Qi is in the escort agency in Pengzhou."

Zhou Qinglin looked at her and said worriedly: "Your fourth brother, I'm afraid it's..."

Rongli's eyelashes trembled, his eyes drooped suddenly, and he looked at the toe of the shoe, "Something happened to him."

"Some people suspect that the bodyguard bureau of the Rong family in Pengzhou colluded with Fu Yu." Zhou Qinglin frowned, "Now all the people in the Pengzhou branch are missing, so there is no certainty whether they have colluded with Fu Yu or not."

Rong Li shook his body, raised his hand and pressed his forehead.

Hua Su climbed onto her shoulders to prevent her from shaking herself a few times and throwing herself off.

Zhou Qinglin said again: "Now that the officers and soldiers are searching for omissions, you should be aggrieved and stay at Zhou's mansion for a while. After the search is over, I will order someone to send you back to Shan's house."

"It can't be a grievance." Rong Li shook his head, "Thank you, Mr. Zhou."

Zhou Qinglin looked at her for a while, then looked away, and said dejectedly: "I went to Qi'an, but I couldn't help Danxuan."

His voice faltered, "Forget it, just take a rest for a while. The matter of the Pengzhou Security Bureau has not been found out, so you should not rush back to Shan's house. The crime of colluding with the enemy is to implicate the nine clans. If... it is really a guess." Then, you go to the east, as far as you can from the imperial city."

Rong Li nodded, she knew that Rong Qi would not collude with Yu Yu, if it was the same as in the previous life, he... should be dead already.

When we arrived at the guest room, Rongli sat down and took a breath, looked at the big black-robed ghost standing by the door, and asked in a low voice: "If you want to recover your cultivation quickly, do you have to go to a place with a heavier ghost to practice?" ?”

Hua Su looked back at her, her thin shoulders were slightly lowered to the door, her braids were loose but not messy.She calmly said: "Not bad."

When Rong Li lowered his eyes, his expression was sleepy, but when his eyelids were lifted, his eyes were full of concern, "How about going to Pengzhou?"

Hua Su frowned, and said meanly, "Go to Fu Yu at this time, don't you want to admit that the Pengzhou Branch has colluded with Fu Yu, and you just want to die like this?"

Rong Li lifted his chin, looked at her intently and said: "With you here, I'm afraid I won't be able to survive this life."

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