"What's so fishy about the Double Ninth Festival pen? I'd like to ask Brother Miao to tell me directly. I'd be very grateful." Gu Xiao felt an ominous feeling in his heart and asked hurriedly.
He Kui raised his eyes slightly and recalled what he saw that day: "Mu Shaoxia, do you still remember the mysterious man wearing a bamboo hat? That day, He Ji fell into my trap and took Mu Shaoxia and you guys to the back mountain. , and Brother Jin and I followed the plan and joined forces to assassinate He Laothief, but we both underestimated He Laothief's vigilance and martial arts. The two of us were defeated. At the moment of life and death, the mysterious man appeared and was saved. We got off...but he was attracted by the roar of the liger and went to the back mountain..."
"Old thief He was probably worried that there would be changes in the capture of the liger, or worried about He Ji's safety, so he abandoned us and followed the mysterious man to the back mountain, while I was worried that Miss Feng would not be able to defeat him. Then I chased after him. But when I left, for the safety of Brother Jin, I used the Fushou Pill prescription needed for the Double Ninth Festival Pen and asked him to take care of Brother Jin..."
"Mu Shaoxia has witnessed what happened next... When I returned to Hejiapu, I only saw Brother Jin fainting in Hua Chaoyuan, but the Double Ninth Festival pen was nowhere to be seen."
"What, Brother Miao, are you saying that the Double Ninth Festival pen is missing?" Gu Xiao said in surprise.
He Kui frowned and said with a puzzled expression: "Yes, if there is no Fushou Pill prescription, I can understand his escape from Hejiapu, but he relies on the Fushou Pill to relieve the symptoms of the scarlet poison." The pain has been there for several years, and Old Thief He relied on this recipe to keep him obeying orders. Now that he has the opportunity to obtain the elixir, he will no longer be controlled by others. For this reason alone, the Chongyang Pen will never leave. Hejiapu, therefore, I can conclude that there must be something fishy about the disappearance of the Chongyang pen..."
"It's a pity that Brother Jin is still injured, and Miss Feng insists on chasing He Ji and entrusting Fengjia Castle to me. I believe that the news of the death of the He family's father and son will spread throughout the world in a short time." , when the time comes, both the government and people in the martial arts world will want to know the truth... But it may be difficult to convince everyone just based on the words of Brother Jin and I..."
Gu Xiao also knew very well that the deaths of He Jiabao and his son overnight would definitely arouse suspicion from all parties. It would be difficult to convince all parties based on the words of He Kui and Jin Buyi alone. Chongyang Pen He is quite famous in the world. If he could stand up and testify, he would definitely silence everyone. But now that he has disappeared mysteriously, how can he not give He Kui a headache.
As for the method of entering Murong Valley, with the death of He Zhidao and the disappearance of the Chongyang Bi, the clues were also lost. Not only did He Jiabao not get any desired clues, but it also wasted these days. Gu Xiao also Jian's eyebrows were furrowed.
Just when he was worried, He Kui seemed to remember something, and then he said, "Young Master Mu, I did remember a clue..."
"Brother Miao, tell me quickly..." Gu Xiao responded hurriedly.
Just as He Kui was about to speak, a very familiar voice sounded to Gu Xiao from outside the door.
"Brother Ren, please don't deceive us. If Brother Mu has any shortcomings, everyone in the Fuyuan Escort Bureau will risk their lives to get an explanation from you..."
"Xiong Biaotou, do I need to lie to you? You don't believe what I say. Miss Jiang has a close personal relationship with Mu Shaoxia. Don't you believe what she says? He just fainted from the shock of his true energy. In addition, these days Come here, you haven't had a good rest, so it's a little later than when we woke up. Why don't you believe it... If you disturb Mu Shaoxia to rest... How do you want me to explain to Miss Jiang..."
Jiang Ningxue, who had been quietly listening to the conversation between Gu Xiao and He Kui, couldn't help but shiver when she heard Ren Bu'an's words of "very close personal relationship" and turned around to clean up the water stains on the table.
Gu Xiao didn't notice Jiang Ningxue's strangeness. Hearing the sound outside the door, he was overjoyed. He took three steps and two steps at a time and looked out the door. The person who came was none other than one of the Fuyuan Escort Bureau. It hadn't been in a few days. I saw Xiong Feng, who was frowning at this moment and kept talking to Ren Buyan who was walking beside him. His eager steps revealed his anxious heart.
"Brother Xiong." Seeing Brother Xiong's furious look, Gu Xiao was completely relieved.
"Brother Ren, let's talk ugly ahead..." Xiong Feng, who was still arguing with Ren Buonan, suddenly heard Gu Xiao's voice and stopped mid-sentence. He looked forward and saw that figure. The young man in green shirt, who is tall and straight, with a slight dimple on his lips, is staring at him with a smile. Who else is he if he is not his little benefactor?
Seeing this, Xiong Feng stepped aside and was about to blame him for not believing in his responsibility. He quickly stepped forward, gave Gu Xiao a bear hug, and said with a big smile: "My dear benefactor, it's okay if you're fine. They are indeed You didn’t lie to us.”
Xiong Feng was a dart boy. He was tall and majestic. With this hug, he almost squeezed out the food that General Gu Xiao had eaten. Seeing that Gu Xiao's face turned red, Xiong Feng thought that his little benefactor was injured. He quickly let go of his hand and walked around Gu Xiao to look at her carefully: "My dear benefactor, are you injured in any way..."
Gu Xiao smiled and said: "Brother Xiong, look, I'm fine. Don't worry... By the way, I heard from Brother Miao that everyone was injured. How are they doing now?"
When Xiong Feng saw his brother asking, he looked up to the sky and smiled and said: "No problem, no problem, only that boy Chen Dongzhi suffered some internal injuries, but it was not fatal. He just needs to cultivate himself and write down the time. Since you left the Fuyuan Escort Bureau, We went to Hejiabao, but on the same day, He Kui from the He family came looking for trouble. I thought it was you who was in trouble, so I was about to recruit all the people from our escort agency to go to Hejiabao to help you, but He Kui... No, no, no. , it’s Miao... tell us some secrets about Hejia Fort and ask for our help. Firstly, we are remembering the kindness of Lord Fengbao back then, and secondly, we are worried about you, so we agreed. It’s just a little physical pain, for us For these people who have been traveling as escorts all year round, it’s nothing..."
After Xiong Feng carefully looked at Gu Xiao, and found that he was not injured, he continued to speak: "We have all heard that, little benefactor, you can defeat all the heroes in the He family arena... No wonder Miss Jiang is attracted to... "
Before he finished speaking, a handkerchief with water stains that had not been wrung out flew out of the house and landed squarely on the face of Xiong Feng, who was talking endlessly. All the water stains the handkerchief carried fell into Xiong Feng's mouth. In the middle, the big man choked and coughed.
Xiong Feng raised his head and saw Miao Renjie and Jiang Ningxue walking out of Gu Xiao's room. Miss Jiang was still holding a wooden basin in her hand. Without looking, she knew where the towel on her face came from.
At this time, Ren BuNan was rushing over to seek an explanation from Xiong Feng, who had never believed in him. Seeing Xiong Feng deflated, he couldn't help but laugh. When he saw Gu Xiao, Miao Renjie and others walking out, he hurriedly saluted to them.
"Second Brother Ren, Brother He and the others..." Gu Xiao thought of He Bufan and others who disappeared in the mountains behind the He family, and wanted to ask Ren Bunan if He Bufan and others had been found.
"Don't worry, Shaoxia Mu, my eldest brother and my third brother are all fine. That day... ahem, I said, old bear, don't pull me..." Ren Bunan was about to answer Gu Xiao, but was stopped by someone from the side. Xiong Feng pulled up and left this place as if fleeing.
Xiong Feng saw Jiang Ningxue's expression, and after getting along with her for the past few days, he also knew her identity as a disciple of the Lingyun Sword Sect, and even understood the temperament of this cold-faced fairy. He was obviously concerned in his heart, but did not say it in his mouth. He said it carelessly, fearing that this girl would pull out her shining long sword again... Now that Xiong Feng was relieved to see that his little benefactor was fine, he simply pulled up Ren Buyun and used him as a human shield. I ran away from this place first, thinking that when my little benefactor was free, I would come and have a drink with him.
Seeing Xiong Feng escaping quickly, Jiang Ningxue did not draw her sword as Xiong Feng thought. Instead, she spoke to Gu Xiao and mentioned the mysterious stone altar among the eight formations of the stone gate.
"Do you still remember the altar in the Eight Formations of Shimen?"
Gu Xiao said curiously: "Of course I remember, but we didn't have time to check the stone altar at that time. First there was Miss Feng, then the man in black, He Zhidao, and the mysterious man wearing a bamboo hat..."
"When I woke up, I found that the missing priests and guardians of Hejiabao were also under the stone altar. After thinking about it, I couldn't figure out why the liger killed so many guardians in the back mountain. Protecting the courtyard, but everyone under the stone altar was unscathed..."
"You mean, those worshipers and guardians in Hejiabao are still alive?"
"Although they are alive, they were unconscious for a long time when I found them. They didn't wake up until people from the bottom of the mountain came to rescue them." Jiang Ningxue glanced aside and said to Gu Xiao.
"Strange, since the liger saved Miss Feng and us in a critical moment, it is not a murderous beast. In this case, why did he hurt so many He Family Nursing Homes? It doesn't make sense. ..What's more, according to the legend of the Burial North Immortal told to us by the Immortal in the Mist, the liger should also be the descendant of an immortal beast born from the love between an Immortal's mount and a mortal tiger... He Zhidao put a lot of thought into it. , I really can’t figure out what to do to catch it... By the way, Senior Mist Fairy, Miss Jiang, Senior Mist Fairy was sucked by that puppet, did you find it later?" Xu Shi fell asleep for a few days. , his mind was still a little dull, Gu Xiao muttered a few words to himself in a low voice, and then he remembered that the Immortal in the Mist was sucked by the puppet brought by He Zhidao, and hurriedly asked Jiang Ningxue.
Hearing Gu Xiao mention the Immortal in the Mist, He Kui's eyes flashed and he shook his head and said: "That day, Miss Feng and I were busy rescuing people. It wasn't until everyone woke up in Hejiapu that I thought When I wanted to go up the mountain to look for the corpse puppet, there was no trace of the corpse puppet."
Gu Xiao only felt that he had missed a lot of things in the past few days when he was unconscious. He thought that in the room, He Kui had mentioned another clue to the disappearance of the Chongyang pen. Just when he was about to speak, he was interrupted by the sudden arrival of Brother Xiong. He stopped, so he asked: "Brother Miao, I was in the room just now, and there was another clue you mentioned..."
"Yes, I have been lurking around Old Thief He for many years, and I accidentally found a secret letter. It would be normal if it was an ordinary sect contact, but there was something strange in the secret letter." He Kui was silent for a moment. , opened his mouth to tell the clue to the young man beside him.
It is also common for the Jianghu sects to exchange letters. Regardless of the scale of Hejiabao, the Fuyuan Escort Bureau also exchanges a lot of letters with various sects in the Jianghu every month. Gu Xiao did not mention He Kui. He kept the secret letter in mind, and was still thinking about the whereabouts of the Chongyang pen. He replied: "Brother Miao, is this secret letter related to Murong Gu?"
He Kui thought for a moment and replied, "It's not related."
Gu Xiao was a little disappointed. The father and son of the He family committed the crime of annihilating the family. Now two of the three father and son have been killed. Only He Ji escaped. However, judging from the condition of He Ji's broken arm and injury in the back mountain, he must not be able to escape far. He will be overtaken by Miss Feng. With Miss Feng's martial arts level, He Ji is no match and will be captured sooner or later back to Feng Family Fort. At that time, whether it is reporting to the official or taking matters into their own hands, it is not a problem for Brother Miao and Miss Feng to seek revenge.
Seeing Gu Xiao's expression, He Kui didn't seem to care about the secret letter in his mouth, and continued: "Although the secret letter is not directly related to Murong Gu, it may be related to the disappearance of the Chongyang pen."
Gu Xiao calmed down and said, "Brother Miao, what do you mean by this?"
Some people died, but not completely...
