In early winter, the chill is getting stronger.
After walking out of the Dragon Burying Mountains, we saw what the outside world looked like.
Some trees have lost all their leaves, leaving only bare branches. This is a very common sight, after all, it has already entered winter.
But in the Dragon Burial Mountain Range, there is a spring-like scene, which is inseparable from the dragon veins.
The dragon vein gathers the energy of heaven and earth and nourishes all living creatures in it. If Su Chen hadn't issued an order to this world at the beginning, not allowing spirits to become spirits after the founding of the country, I am afraid that this dragon vein would have raised many spirits that could become spirits.
The prosperous capital city, the place where Shu's luck gathers, has been expanded several times over the millennium. Today, the area of this prosperous and prosperous capital city is no less than that of the Dragon Burial Mountain Range, or even larger.
The Xiangguo Mansion is also the Huang Mansion.
Compared with the prosperous and bustling scene in the capital, the atmosphere in the mansion seemed to be shrouded in a layer of gloom. The maids and waiters lowered their heads slightly and looked in a hurry. There was no high emotion on their faces.
Occasionally, figures wearing gorgeous robes and palace skirts appeared, but all they could see was a layer of frost on their expressionless faces.
The situation in Huang Mansion has not been very good in recent days, as if someone is deliberately causing trouble secretly.
Three days ago, dog blood was splashed on the wall of the courtyard, and dirty wild cats and dogs appeared in the kitchen.
It's getting worse day by day.
The next day, when the younger generation of Huang family women woke up, they were all "beheaded"!
Most women value their hair, but when they woke up from sleep, they found that their hair had now turned into a bald round head. You can imagine how much movement there was in the Huang Mansion at that time.
On the third day, they became the younger generation of men again. After some people woke up, they found that they had changed places. Some people were on the edge of the courtyard pond. As long as they turned over, they could fall into the pond.
Another person had a slip-knot tied around his neck. When he woke up and stood up, the knot was pulled and he almost died.
This is obviously a provocation to Huang Mansion!
But three days have passed and there is still no clue. How can everyone in Huang Mansion feel better?
The master is in a bad mood, and the servants below have to be more careful. If they are not careful, they will become the master's punching bag.
In a luxuriously decorated house, the atmosphere is heavy and depressing.
"No idea yet?"
In the room, sitting on the seat opposite the door, was an old man, dressed in dark gold clothes, who looked extremely noble.
He picked up the tea bowl, took a sip of tea, and then asked in a calm voice, not angry or assertive.
His voice made everyone sitting down on the left and right lower their heads.
Seeing that no one answered, the old man was not in a hurry and looked at ease, as if everything had nothing to do with him.
In the end, the man sitting in the first position on the left, with black hair mixed with some white, couldn't stand the atmosphere. He pinched the armrests of the chair with both hands and yelled: "You are mute!?"
"Aren't you usually very eloquent?"
Everyone hunched their necks together, like quails.
On the right, on the mopping seat, Huang Pengcheng looked around with a hint of sarcasm at the corner of his mouth. This was the Huang family he was familiar with. Everyone would shout louder than anyone else about things they were sure of, for fear that the credit would be taken away by others.
But when it comes to things that I'm not sure about, I just do the opposite and don't say anything, just to hold it in better than anyone else, for fear that if I say a wrong word, the mistake will fall on me.
Wasn't it because of this that he was sent to Lingyun City to take care of the juniors in Lingyun Academy?
Even if he comes back now, he can only be at the bottom.
According to past practice, if no one speaks yet, then the head of the family will immediately draw a lucky person to act as a breakthrough point.
It's all old habits, old routines.
In fact, this was indeed the case. Huang Yicheng glanced around and found out that after so many years, the characters of these family members had been clearly understood.
"Pengcheng, do you have any ideas? Let us know!"
He spoke indifferently, with a questioning tone, but it was actually an order. Even if there are no flowers today, you must give me one!
Huang Pengcheng, who had a subtle expression on his face, suddenly froze, and turned to Huang Yicheng with disbelieving eyes. Is it me again?
When the others saw this, they lowered their heads, but glanced at him vaguely, their eyes full of gloating.
Since a lucky person appears, they are considered safe.
After not being stunned for long, Huang Pengcheng hurriedly sorted out what happened in the past few days in his mind. He knew the temperament of this family leader, and he would not give you too much time if he named him, otherwise it would be a waste of his patience.
When your patience runs out, you will be finished.
Huang Pengcheng felt that his head had never turned so fast in his life.
"I think... these things will be related to shadows."
He spoke slowly, thinking that what happened to these people was happening without anyone noticing, and suddenly he thought of "Shadow". It was very easy for them to do these things.
The so-called shadows are those assassination organizations, and those on the surface are called this.
His words seemed to open the door to ideas, and everyone else's eyes lit up.
Yes, why didn’t they think of it!
They are all shadows anyway, so the blame will be put directly on their heads and it won't get in the way.
"Ahem, that's what Lao Jiu said, and I think so too."
"Haha, I just wanted to go in this direction, but I didn't expect that my ninth brother told me about it."
…
Seeing that the master's face softened a lot after hearing this answer, everyone seemed to have regained the ability to speak, and they all said haha.
Huang Pengcheng rolled his eyes and turned to look out the door, not wanting to make excuses with these guys.
After everyone had finished talking, the old man at the head of the table said in a leisurely manner: "So, which family's shadow do you think is the most likely?"
…
The scene suddenly fell silent, and after a while, someone slowly spoke.
It's Huang Penghui.
"Could it be... Tingxuelou?"
As soon as he said this, everyone looked at him.
Huang Pengguang echoed, "It seems that it's not impossible..."
The Tingxue Tower hired by the two brothers recently returned the remuneration they paid. At the same time, they also received news that in order to assassinate a Su Chen, Tingxue Tower even lost a hall master.
This...maybe Tingxuelou is taking revenge.
"Tingxuelou?"
Huang Yicheng frowned and asked, "Which of you has had a conflict with Tingxuelou?"
Everyone shook their heads in unison. Who would provoke these guys who only have interests in their eyes?
At this moment, the first old man spoke.
"Okay, luckily you're not too stupid."
When the old man spoke, his eyes intentionally or unintentionally looked at the two Huang Pengguang brothers, "I got the news that Tingxuelou took over a business from the Huang family a few months ago and went to assassinate a Wuzong, and for this he lost a King Wu."
"Not only was the mission not completed, but heavy losses were also incurred. Are we not allowed to take revenge?"
After that, he picked up the tea bowl and took a sip, then stood up and walked out the door.
"You guys should discuss how to solve it among yourselves. Your Majesty has been keeping a close eye on me recently. I'm not in a position to take action. During this period, please give me some peace of mind..."
As his voice came, the people walked further and further away, leaving a group of silent people in the room.
This old man who can sway everyone in the Huang family with one word is the Prime Minister, Huang Shizheng, who is inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people in the current dynasty!
