"No, but it seems that Jin Buyi has some handle in Chongyang Bi's hands, so he has to obey the He family. Then they mentioned Shui Canglan and Yuwen Tuo of Rushui Sword Sect and Ni Dao Sect, and then I couldn't listen. Find out what they talked about." Gu Xiao replied.
Jiang Ningxue frowned slightly. She also felt strange. In the past, the sect would only send people to send some congratulatory gifts to show their appreciation. But this year, not only Yuwen Tuo came to represent the Niidao Sect, but also the Rushui Sword Sect, which always thought too highly of itself. , and also asked the young sect leader Shui Canglan to come to Hejiabao in person.
It seems that this matter is not simple, Jiang Ningxue thought in her heart, and thought about why the master did not send anyone here. After all, Lingyun Sword Sect is still the leader of swords in Qiyun Wulin. This is not in line with the master's thorough style. , Jiang Ningxue fell into deep thought for a while.
Seeing Miss Jiang lowered her head in thought, Gu Xiao said that she was still worried about Yuwen Tuo and the disappearance of her classmates, so he said: "Don't worry, Miss Jiang, now that we have arrived at Hejiapu, I will find out who is there no matter what." Murong Gu’s method and Yuwen Tuo’s matter, since you don’t want to, I don’t think anyone can force you.”
Seeing that the young man had lost his mind, Jiang Ningxue wanted to explain, but when she heard the young man's comforting words, her heart felt warm, so she just lowered her head and replied, "Thank you."
Gu Xiao looked up at the sky and saw that it was already late. Tomorrow was the day of Hejiabao's competition. He and Jiang Ningxue said goodbye for the time being and went back to their rooms to rest. The small disturbance in Muxia Garden was finally over, so let's not mention it for now. .
However, in the Huachao Garden, there was a person in a small courtyard, walking quickly towards the courtyard. Different from other gardens in Hejiabao, although the Huachao Garden was equally quiet, it was full of weirdness.
The wild cat looking for food twisted its body and jumped into the wall of Huachao Garden from the outside. It sniffed everywhere along the wall. After observing vigilantly for a moment, it seemed to find the smell of food at the base of a wall. Just when it was about to call out to its companions, it was suddenly stopped. Unexpectedly, he stepped on some mechanism, and saw a flash of cold light. The cat's body was split into two, blood spattered out, and he died on the spot.
No wonder the Hua Chao Garden is so quiet even though no one is guarding it. There are life-threatening traps everywhere. The man who was walking through Huachao Garden was walking quickly, but he was stepping on the seven-star position. Not a single mechanism was triggered, and he arrived outside the main hall of Huachao Garden in a short time.
At this time, in the main hall, the lights were bright. An old man, holding a golden staff, was sitting in the hall with his eyes closed and meditating. In his wrinkled hands, he was playing with a brand new chess piece. Although the old man was old, the chess piece was pointing at him. The sharp points are flexible and rolling, not at all like the dullness of an old person.
Just when this person passed through the layers of organs and came to the front of the main hall, the old man slowly opened his eyes, the chess piece rolling on his fingertips fell into his palm, his cloudy eyes looked outside the hall and said: "Old friend, this time This is a very good thing, if the master knows about it, he will definitely praise you."
The person who spoke was the real controller of the He family, the ancestor of the He family, He Zhidao, and the person who passed through the layers of organs and came to Huachaoyuan was naturally the close friend of the old group of the He family, the Chongyang pen who wrote the top list.
Hearing the praise from the ancestor of the He family, Chongyang Bi immediately lost the look of an outsider calling the ancestor of the He family by his name in front of the Hejiapu gate. Instead, he lifted up his robe and walked a few steps quickly. After entering the hall, he bowed to the sitting ancestor and said, "I will obey all my ancestor's instructions. As long as my ancestor is happy, I will go to heaven and earth on the Double Ninth Festival to bring you what my ancestor wants."
Hearing Chongyang Bi's answer, the ancestor of the He family seemed very satisfied and said slowly: "I heard that someone is visiting your Qingqiu Garden tonight?"
"Returning to the ancestor, there was indeed someone eavesdropping at night, but the young master of the Rushui Sword Sect discovered it." Chongyang Bi saw his ancestor asking about Qingqiu Garden, and sweat broke out on his forehead.
"Jin Buyi went to visit you again?" The ancestor didn't seem to care about someone visiting Qingqiu Garden at night, but changed the subject and brought the topic to Jin Buyi.
Chongyang Bi quickly put a flattering smile on his face and replied respectfully: "He still wants to ask me to hand over to him the evidence recorded in the book and the witness. The ancestor is above, no one below will agree to him. He just ordered He serves the ancestor well..."
Before he finished speaking, the ancestor of the He family interrupted him with a wave of his hand. He glanced at the Chongyang pen who was holding up a feather fan and bowing in salute, and said softly: "Sit down, Chongyang."
After listening to the ancestor's offer to sit down, this famous figure in the world who wrote the top rankings carefully sat down next to the ancestor's hand. However, he still did not dare to relax his body. He straightened his body and only sat down half of his body.
"Now that the beast has revealed its whereabouts, we must not miss it again. With your help, we have invited the Rushui Sword Sect and the Niidao Sect to come and help. As long as we catch that evil beast, I can complete my mission. Mr. Chongyang, you, You can also get what you want, isn't it the best of both worlds?" The ancestor stared at the Chongyang pen and said.
When Chongyangbi heard his ancestor say that he could get what he wanted, his flattering smile became even brighter, and he quickly asked for credit: "Yes, yes, yes, after the ancestor said something, I immediately set off and went to the Rushui Sword Sect and Ni Dao Sect." Well, the sect masters of these two factions also sent their most proud people here for my sake... It's just... if they are injured when they catch that beast, I will be with you from now on. Yunwulin..."
"This matter has been done. We don't have to wait for the master to come. What if I take you home with me? By then, will the glory and wealth be without you?" The ancestor of the He family seemed to see what Chongyang Bi was thinking. Worried, he spoke unhurriedly.
Chongyang Bi was overjoyed when he heard this. He immediately stood up and bowed to his ancestor: "Thank you so much, ancestor. I am really the reborn parent of Chongyang."
The ancestor of the He family looked at this famous man. The look of contempt in his cloudy eyes flashed away, but he spoke in a comforting voice: "Mr. Chongyang, there is no need to be so polite. I have another thing for you to ask for. How did it go?"
"In the past few years, I have used all my connections in the world to find out if anyone has seen a descendant of the Feng family, but I found nothing. In my opinion, she is no longer alive." Chongyang Bi replied.
"Master once told me that everything must be done cleanly. If a tail is left behind, it will definitely cause endless trouble. There are hundreds of corpses of the Feng family, except for that little girl. You say, How can you not make me worry? Moreover, the technique that broke that boy's arm in the He family arena a few years ago is exactly the same as that of the Feng family... If Qingsi Lao really has a connection with the Feng family, I'm injured. There is a cure."
The ancestor of the He family said in a deep voice, paused for a moment, and clearly saw the expression on Chongyang's writing, and then continued: "If what I did is leaked, I will take my son and run away at worst, but Mr. Chongyang, you can... .”
After listening to the words of the ancestor of the He family, Chongyang Bi shut up and said no more. He immediately understood the implication of his words, and the cold sweat that was about to disappear immediately reappeared on his forehead, and he hurriedly said: "Please believe me, ancestor, I have tried my best. After checking, there is no evidence to prove that that person is a descendant of the Feng family, and when he appeared back then, that person seemed to have disappeared from the world."
The ancestor of the He family stared at the Chongyang Bi for a long time with his turbid eyes, as if to confirm whether he was lying. After a moment, the ancestor withdrew his gaze and said to the Chongyang Bi: "There are also things about the Miao family back then, can you I found some clues."
Hearing the ancestor of the He family mention the Miao family, Chongyang Bi remembered it and hurriedly said to the ancestor: "Ancestor, I have followed the ancestor's instructions to go to the Miao family ruins, and also ordered others to inquire about the surrounding families. That child is from the Miao family."
Hearing the words "That child is from the Miao family", the eyes of the ancestor of the He family suddenly flashed, and the ancestor of the He family's "clam" laughter resounded in the main hall of Huachaoyuan.
"It seems that I am not yet dim-sighted. I just want to save my life for Brother Miao so that he can save my life. I didn't expect you to have such a scheming mind at such a young age. It's not easy."
Chongyang Bi didn't know what made the ancestor laugh so loudly, but Chongyang Bi felt a chill running down his spine and didn't dare to say anything.
The ancestor of the He family stretched out his hand and tapped the golden staff in his right hand several times. As he struck it, the golden staff made a strange sound. As soon as the sound fell, a man masked in black cloth suddenly appeared outside the door.
"Go and call Ji'er to come." The ancestor of the He family said softly.
The masked man did not speak, but saluted the ancestor of the He family, and then left quickly.
Chongyangbi couldn't help but be surprised that despite his cultivation at the Dengtang realm, he had not noticed the existence of this person at all since he stepped into Hua Chaoyuan.
At this moment, in another courtyard room of Huachao Garden, a man in brocade clothes with a square mouth and a broad nose walked to his desk, groped around on the desk, and took out something wrapped in brocade silk from a hidden compartment. , then opened the brocade silk with a slightly trembling hand, and a tablet appeared in the brocade silk. Strangely, there was no name on this tablet.
The man with a square mouth and broad nose held the tablet tremblingly, knelt down facing west, kowtowed to the tablet, and said silently in his heart: "Father, mother, and ancestors of the Miao family are above me. The heroes have endured the humiliation and worked for the tiger for many years, just for the sake of seeking revenge." A chance to avenge the lives of more than a hundred members of the Miao family, but the old thief has never let go of his guard for many years. A hero only has one chance, so he cannot act without permission."
He kowtowed again and said in his heart: "This old thief openly claims the position of the head of my family, but he is actually looking for a scapegoat for future escapes. He hopes that the ancestors will protect the heroes and turn danger into good."
After three kowtows, the man with a square mouth and a broad nose said in his heart: "After many years of planning, I finally found this good opportunity. Renjie has already killed the old thief. The ancestors of the Miao family are here to bless Renjie for seizing this opportunity." If you strike successfully, you will kill your enemy with your own hands."
After three prostrations, the man with a square mouth and a broad nose put away the wordless tablet. Just as he was carefully wrapping the tablet with brocade silk, he heard footsteps approaching outside the door.
He quickly wrapped the tablet in his hand and stuffed it back into the secret compartment of the desk. Then he heard a knock on the door, and He Ji's voice came: "He Kui, daddy is calling you."
Pretending to sound sleepy, He Kui untied his clothes, draped them behind him, and said, "It's the third brother, he's here, he's here."
After messing up his hair a little, He Kui slowly walked to the door, checked his body again, made sure there was nothing wrong, and then opened the door.
He Ji glanced at He Kui back and forth with his eagle eyes. Seeing that his "eldest brother" looked sleepy, he smiled coldly and said, "He Kui, father called you and me to go to the main hall, saying that Mr. Chongyang has arrived."
He Kui pretended to be "surprised" and said, "Mr. Chongyang is here? I don't know why. Third brother goes first. I'll pack up and go."
"Don't keep father and Mr. Chongyang waiting too long." He Ji glanced at He Kui coldly and left.
After seeing He Ji off, He Kui entered the room and quickly tidied up his clothes. Thinking of He Ji's demeanor just now, he frowned and took out a jasper finger ring from the secret compartment of the desk. His eyes moved slightly and he pulled it out. The jasper ring was placed on his thumb, and he turned around. He seemed to feel something was wrong and shook his head slightly. Then he took off the jasper ring and put it back into the secret compartment.
He straightened his clothes, opened the door, and walked toward the main hall of Huachaoyuan with his head held high.
