On the correct posture to disturb the plot

At night in Caiyun City, the air is very cool. On weekdays, people often gather in groups of three or four to chat and drink tea, but today it is eerily quiet.The cool moonlight shrouded the entire Caiyun City, but it didn't arouse the slightest affection of the talented scholars. Every family closed their doors, and Caiyun City was no longer as lively as it used to be.

The reason is all because of a murder case three days ago, the local wealthy Xue family was suddenly wiped out overnight, all 120 members of the Xue family were wiped out, and the entire Xue family mansion was also completely engulfed by a fire, and the flames shot up to the sky After burning for three full days, the fire gradually extinguished.

This incident caused panic in the local area, and almost no one dared to go out for a stroll at night.For so many years, Caiyun City has been peaceful and peaceful. Wherever this kind of thing happened, it is only natural for the people to be afraid.

Situ Zhan, Duan Zixiao and others originally planned to leave in a few days, but now that such a major event happened, Situ Zhan, as the prince of the Grand Summoning, could not ignore it, so he immediately sent people to investigate the matter.

According to the investigation, several decades ago, Xue's family was just an ordinary family in Caiyun City. The late emperor had paid private visits in disguise in the early years, but because his subordinates colluded with the Xiliang royal family to treason, they wanted to murder the late emperor.Fortunately, the late emperor had noticed it before, and came to this place in trouble all the way. He happened to meet the old man of the Xue family who was driving to the market, and hid the late emperor in the carriage and brought him home. He hid him at home for a few days before he escaped. He was hunted down by traitors, and sold the only valuable jade bracelet in the family, in exchange for horses to help the late emperor return to the palace smoothly.

The first emperor was grateful to Mr. Xue, rewarded Mr. Xue with countless gold and silver treasures, and granted him a title of nobleman.Thus, in the next few decades, the Xue family gradually became the number one wealthy family in Caiyun City.Especially later, there was a daughter of the Xue family named Xue Ning, she was very beautiful, she was fortunate to be selected as a show girl in the palace, and was later canonized as a noble concubine.After the Xianshu Queen fell ill and died, Xue Ning became the queen of the world.The Xue family skyrocketed even more, almost to the point of turning hands into clouds and turning hands into rain in Dazhao Kingdom.

It's a pity that Empress Xue was caught by the first emperor on the spot because of her adultery with others.In a rage, the first emperor bestowed Empress Xue to death.But remembering that the Xue family had been kind to him for saving his life, and did not blame him, the Xue family avoided the disaster of destroying the family, and was willing to live in a corner. Above the hall, the descendants cannot be allowed to enter the palace as concubines.

Even so, the Xue family was still destroyed overnight. Once the Rong family disappeared, in just a few dozen years, the Xue family fell into ruin, and there was not even a descendant left behind. How can it not be sighed.

Duan Zixiao stood in front of the Xue family that had been turned into ruins, holding a strangely shaped little jade pendant in a daze.

Situ Zhan came over, saw the thing in Duan Zixiao's hand, and asked doubtfully, "What is this?"

Duanzi Xiaohan said: "When I first came here, I saw that this thing was pressed by a charred pillar and exposed a corner. I bent down and looked, and found that it was a jade pendant."

Situ Zhan glanced at Duan Zixiao suspiciously, and then said: "Dozens of us have been searching for evidence here for a long time but have not found it. You just came here and saw it?"

Duanzi Xiao heard the words, immediately cleared his throat and said seriously: "Maybe it's because the exercises I practice are better for people's ears and eyesight?"

Situ Zhan: "..."

Duan Zixiao is ashamed, it seems that Xue's family was destroyed, and Duan Zixiao, the protagonist, must have a very important connection, otherwise it would be impossible to come here and be reminded by Mr. Number to look for evidence under this pillar. I wanted to ask who the murderer is Who, but not to mention the serial number, did not ask any useful information, only said that this jade pendant is the key to find the murderer.

Situ Zhan said: "Please also ask Mr. Duan to hand over the jade pendant to me, and I will send someone to check it."

Duan Zixiao said, "It's better to leave it to Yinlou to investigate, they are professional."

Situ Zhan pondered for a moment, then said: "That's good too. Yinlou has always held countless useful information in his hands, and handing them over may save some detours."

Duan Zixiao nodded and handed the jade pendant to Liu Quan.This person is the servant in blue who came to pick up Duan Zixiao and Mu Huaixi two days ago.

Duan Zixiao carefully instructed: "This is important evidence, and it must not be handed over to others."

Liu Quan nodded, put the jade pendant in his arms cautiously, then took his leave first, and went to the Hermitage Villa to investigate who the owner of the jade pendant was.

Mu Huaixi said from the side: "If it wasn't for the deep hatred, how could the Xue family be wiped out. Although the Xue family was almost convicted of the Queen Xue more than [-] years ago, the late emperor once gave the old lady Xue a gold medal to save him from death, and he has been protected by the royal family all year round. , can be regarded as a noble status in Caiyun City, logically speaking, there should not be such a catastrophe."

Situ Zhan said in a deep voice: "This matter involves a lot and requires careful investigation. The two of you go back for now. I need to go to the prefect's mansion to discuss countermeasures, so that we can find out the real culprit as soon as possible."

Duan Zixiao nodded, and together with Mu Huaixi left the Xue family mansion that had been turned into ruins.

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It was already late at night when the two returned to the Hermitage Villa.

The efficiency of Yinlou is really high. In just a few hours, Liu Quan has already found out the owner of Yupei.

Liu Quan resubmitted the jade pendant to Duan Zixiao, nodded slightly and said, "Young Master Duan, I have read almost all the styles of rare treasures. After comparison, this jade pendant was originally a property of the royal family of Xiliang."

"Xiliang Kingdom?" Duan Zixiao frowned, "Could it be that the Xiliang Kingdom sent people to destroy Xue's family?"

Mu Huaixi said: "If this is the case, it will be troublesome. Ju Jiuli is the lord of a country, and he has always been ruthless. He has stayed in Caiyun City for several months this time, so he is the most suspicious."

Liu Quan opened his mouth and said: "The Lord of Jiuli brought Situ Zhan, who was seriously injured, to this place three months ago, and happened to meet the landlord. The landlord had some friendship with Lord Situ in the early years, so he let them live in seclusion temporarily. Villa."

Mu Huaixi said: "During this period of time, is there anything unusual about Ju Jiuli?"

Liu Quan pondered for a moment, and then said: "If there is something unusual, probably last month, the Lord of the Nine Li Kingdoms left the villa late at night, and did not come back until the next day. His expression was a little tired, and he remained like this for several days after that. .At first I wanted to follow him, but the Lord of Jiuli is really good at martial arts. After following him for a while, I was thrown far away by him. I don't know what the Lord of Jiuli did when he went out."

Duan Zixiao sighed: "It's better to hide Situ Zhan first. He and Ju Jiuli are already in the cold war stage, so let's not add trouble."

Liu Quan nodded and left.Duan Zixiao was about to go to the dining hall for dinner with Mu Huaixi, but unexpectedly, he saw Situ Zhan standing outside the door just as he went out.

Situ Zhan's face was a bit uneasy, apparently he hadn't slept well these days, he asked with a sullen face, "Is what you just said true?"

Duan Zixiao was stunned for a while, then stammered: "Where did you... start listening?"

Situ Zhan: "From the beginning."

Duan Zixiao wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said: "Listen to me, don't be impulsive, things may not be what we think, and this may not be what Ju Jiuli did..."

Situ Zhan was silent for a moment, took the jade pendant from Duan Zixiao, turned around and left without saying a word.

Duan Zixiao tugged on La Muhuaixi's sleeve, and said helplessly, "Master, are these two fighting again? Shall we follow to see?"

Mu Huaixi shook his head helplessly, stretched out his hand to hold Duan Zixiao's hand, and said, "It's better for them to settle the matter between them, and outsiders can't help."

Duan Zixiao sighed, nodded, and secretly prayed in his heart that these two people would never break up.

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Situ Zhan put the jade pendant in his arms, with complicated expressions in his eyes.Could it be that Ju Jiuli really did this?His purpose of coming to Caiyun City was to destroy the Xue family from beginning to end?

Situ Zhan took a deep breath, suppressed the boredom that was about to rush out of his heart, and walked to the bedroom where Ju Jiuli was.

The bedroom was brightly lit, but the door was tightly closed, Ju Jiuli's figure cast a silhouette on the window.Situ Zhan stepped forward, hesitated for a moment, and finally raised his hand and knocked on the door.

"Who is it?" Ju Jiuli's voice came from inside the house.

"Me." Situ Zhan replied.

When Ju Jiuli heard that it was Situ Zhan's voice, a burst of ecstasy flashed through her heart, she hurried forward and opened the door.Looking up, it was indeed Situ Zhan standing outside the door.

Although Ju Jiuli was very happy, she didn't show any expression on her face. She just glanced at Situ Zhan and said with a sneer, "It's true that the sun is coming out from the west, so you are willing to come to me?"

Situ Zhan's lips moved, looking at him with complicated eyes.After a long time, he opened his mouth and said, "Aren't you going to let me in?"

Ju Jiuli snorted coldly, turned around and walked into the house, and Situ Zhan followed him in too.

Ju Jiuli said coldly: "What's the matter? If Xiang wants to apologize to me and ask for forgiveness, it depends on how I feel..."

Situ Zhan clenched the jade pendant in his hand, interrupted Ju Jiuli, and said in a deep voice, "Did you kill the person?"

Ju Jiuli suddenly stopped, she didn't seem to hear clearly, and said, "What?"

Situ Zhan took out the jade pendant from his bosom, looked at Ju Jiuli, and said word by word: "The Xue family is full of families, did you kill it?"

Ju Jiuli's eyes darkened, and she looked at Situ Zhan with anger: "You came today to question me about this matter?"

Situ Zhan lowered his eyes and did not speak.It took a long time before he raised his head, his eyes were as calm as ever: "This jade pendant originally belonged to the royal family of Xiliang."

Ju Jiuli glanced at the jade pendant, with a hint of surprise in her eyes, and said, "Why is this jade pendant in your hand?"

Situ Zhan's heart sank, and he said, "You really know."

Ju Jiuli sneered: "This is indeed a property of the Xiliang royal family. Could it be that just based on this, the prince will condemn me?"

Situ Zhan was silent for a moment, and then said: "Recently, you often go out late at night and come back early in the morning. Isn't it worthy of my suspicion?"

Ju Jiuli suddenly approached Situ Zhan, stretched out his hand to pinch Situ Zhan's chin tightly, and then moved his lips closer, biting his light-colored lips fiercely, but the anger in his eyes was like a huge wave, and he looked at Situ Zhan fiercely. Not sent.

Situ Zhan forgot to struggle for a while, and stared blankly at Ju Jiuli, until he felt pain on his lips, then he suddenly recovered and pushed Ju Jiuli away.

Ju Jiuli was pushed a few steps away, clenched his fists, and suddenly smiled dejectedly, but the smile was full of desolation.He took a fixed look at Situ Zhan, and said, "Situ Zhan, your greatest ability is to torture me in every possible way."

Hearing this, Situ Zhan trembled all over, his fingers were a little cold.The expression in Ju Jiuli's eyes was pain that he had never seen before. Even two years ago, when he had many misunderstandings about himself, he had never seen such an expression.

Just as Situ Zhan was about to speak, suddenly, a huge murderous aura surged quickly from the roof, directly attacking where the two of them were.

Situ Zhan's expression changed drastically, and he hastily stretched out his hand to pull Ji Jiuli to the side, and the sword exuding a cold luster quickly stabbed at the two of them again.

The two were dazzled by the falling bricks and tiles from the roof, and rolled towards the door twice before stopping.Ju Jiuli's heart tightened, and she turned over hastily, trying to block the sword that was stabbing at the two of them with her body, but the man in black didn't care, his eyes were cold and heartless, and he stabbed without hesitation while holding the sword. Come.

Situ Zhan was terrified, he wanted to turn over, but was held tightly by Ju Jiuli, unable to move at all.Seeing that the sword was about to sink into his body, but there was nothing he could do, made him feel panic and fear for the first time in his life, almost taking his breath away.

At this moment, a stone flew in from the window, and instantly bounced off the long sword of the man in black.The man in black was caught off guard, his eyes turned cold, he retracted his long sword and stood aside, looking at the window with cold eyes.

"It's so dangerous, so lucky to be rescued in time!" Some playful voices suddenly came from the door.

The man in black froze in his heart, his eyes showed a complicated look, and he unconsciously clenched the long sword in his hand.

It was Mu Huaixi and Duan Zixiao who came.