Tian Xiaoding followed other Tianyang Sect disciples to load raw silk in the Qin family's warehouse in Xicheng.
While loading the car, he suddenly felt a figure flashing past the corner not far away. But when I looked over, I saw nothing.
Xiao Ding thought it was because he was dazzled, so he didn't pay much attention and continued to load the car.
Just when everyone was about to finish loading all the raw silk, suddenly there was a loud noise in the front yard of Qin Mansion.
Little Ding's ears were sharp, and he soon heard someone shouting in the front yard: "It's not good! The second owner of the village has been killed! Someone, hurry up!"
The second owner?
Xiao Ding immediately thought of Qin Feng, the second eldest son of the Qin family.
The Qin family's mansion in the West City is named Qin Yuezhuang, so the servants in the mansion refer to Qin Can, the head of the Qin family, and his four brothers as the owners of the village.
The Qin Mansion's warehouse is in the backyard of Qin Yuezhuang. Therefore, something happened in the front yard, and the servants made a big noise, which immediately alerted Xiao Ding and others who were loading cars in the warehouse.
Everyone is a cultivator and has smart ears and eyes, so they will naturally hear the sounds in the front yard.
Especially the four inner sect disciples who led Xiao Ding and others here. They are all at the eighth or ninth level of qi training, which is much higher than the cultivation of outer sect disciples like Xiao Ding and others.
The steward of the Qin Mansion's warehouse and his subordinates all stood up straight, stretched their necks, looked in the direction of the front yard, and listened carefully.
Then, the steward immediately sent one of his men to go to the front yard to see what was going on.
Not long after, the servant who was sent away hurried back and said to the steward: "It's serious! Our second owner of the village was attacked and killed while squatting in the hut this morning. died."
"Huh?..." Everyone present was shocked.
Xiao Ding secretly thought in his heart: I don’t know who killed that Qin Laoer. Yesterday, Mr. Qin killed Mr. Zhang, but he didn't expect to receive retribution today. Could it be related to the figure I discovered before?
At this time, the four inner disciples under Lian Zhaocai spoke: "Everyone, please stop standing there and watching. Their family affairs have nothing to do with us. Everyone, hurry up and finish loading the remaining goods." , and then we can hit the road.”
After hearing this, Xiao Ding and others quickly started working again.
But as soon as everyone loaded up the car and were about to leave, a large group of Qin family servants suddenly came from the front yard. After these servants arrived in the backyard, they immediately blocked the door and at the same time divided some people to surround the people in the backyard.
Following the servant was a man in his thirties. He was wearing silk and satin, but his complexion was a little sallow. When the manager of the warehouse in the backyard saw this man approaching, he quickly put on a smile and greeted him, bowed and said, "I've seen the third owner of the village, why are you here in the warehouse?"
People who are familiar with the Qin family will naturally know that the person coming is Qin Chi, the third boss of Qin, when the manager of the warehouse calls him the third owner of the village. Although Xiao Ding did not know the specific names of the four brothers of the Qin family, but hearing the steward call him the third owner of the village, he would certainly guess that this person must also be one of the leaders of the Qin family.
Qin Chi waved his hand to the warehouse manager, and then asked: "Is there anyone suspicious in the backyard? When you are working here, have you encountered strangers coming in, or have you seen strangers going out? "
The warehouse manager shook his head repeatedly and said, "No, except for people like them from the Tianyang Sect who come to load the goods, no one else comes in or out of the backyard."
Qin Chi glanced at Xiao Ding and his group, and then continued to ask: "Did any of these people from the Tianyang Sect leave secretly in the middle of the journey?"
The warehouse manager shook his head again and said, "No, there are twenty-one of them here. They have been loading goods here, and no one left midway."
Qin Chi nodded, and then ordered to the servants: "Search this yard carefully for me, don't miss any clues."
Xiao Ding thought to himself, you idiots, no matter how stupid the assassin is, he won't just hide here and wait for you to search him. Normally, after the commotion in the front yard for so long before you started searching for the assassin, the assassin would have disappeared long ago.
Sure enough, these servants searched the yard for most of the day, but couldn't find a single one.
At this time, the four inner disciples under Lian Zhaocai came forward. The leader among them raised his fist towards Qin Chi and said, "Master Sanzhuang, I don't know what happened to your mansion." , but our goods have been loaded, please let us go first!"
Although Qin Chi usually only cared about the prodigal family and rarely took care of things in the Qin Mansion, he had also seen several of his disciples being recruited, so he clasped his fists and returned the greeting: "It turns out that Brother Lu is here in person. , Sorry, sorry! Brother Lu, you don’t know something. A big accident just happened in our house. When my second brother got up early this morning to go to the toilet, he was suddenly attacked and killed. We are now searching for assassins in the whole house. Hope Please bear with me!"
The inner disciple named Lu pretended to be surprised and said: "I see, no wonder there was so much noise in the front yard before. It turns out that the second owner of the village was unfortunately killed! That really should be searched carefully , I wonder who is so bold and dares to enter the house and assassinate him in broad daylight?"
Although the Qin family in Xicheng is also a family of wealthy locals, members of the family are practicing cultivation in every generation. It's just that rich families are prone to dandies. Since the family is not short of money, the Qin family members are not very active in cultivation. Therefore, after the generation of Qin Can and his four brothers, the Qin family's cultivation skills are just beginning. Even the cultivation level of their four brothers cannot catch up with the cultivation level of Qin Taibao, who was sent to Tianyang Sect to study. Why is it so high?
Although the cultivation level of Qin Can and his four brothers is not high, the servants they hired are not free. After all, there are many casual cultivators who, in order to accumulate wealth and exchange for cultivation resources, are willing to devote themselves to the homes of these wealthy families to help them guard the gates and courtyards.
Of course, the four of them would not dare to hire someone whose cultivation level was much higher than that of the four brothers of the Qin family. In this world of cultivation, strength is everything. If the master is too weak, slaves will often bite the master.
Fortunately, the Qin family is in Tianyang City and has the city lord's recruitment and protection, but few people dare to provoke the Qin family. Even casual cultivators, since they live in Tianyang City, naturally do not want to offend the city lord.
However, today, no one would have thought that someone would sneak into the Qin Mansion and sneak attack Qin Feng, the second son of Qin. This made Xiao Ding in the crowd immediately think of Mrs. Zhang who went to Lian Zhaocai to complain yesterday. Could it be she who hired someone to assassinate Mr. Qin?
Or maybe this old lady is hiding it so deeply that she is a high-level practitioner?
Xiao Ding secretly guessed in his heart, but he quickly denied the second one he just thought about. If Mrs. Zhang hides everything, it is obviously impossible. Although I can't see other people's cultivation for the time being, I can definitely see even Zhaocai. What's more, if Mrs. Zhang had a high level of cultivation, she wouldn't have let the old man be hit to death on the street. Even if she was accidentally hit and killed by someone, if she had a high level of cultivation, she wouldn't have let Mr. Qin die on the spot. Escaped.
Therefore, his guess was quickly overturned by himself.
After listening to the words of the disciple named Lu, Qin Chi said helplessly: "Our Qin family has lived in Tianyang City for so many years, and nothing major has happened. Therefore, the servants in the house are also a little... I neglected to take precautions, and the assassin took advantage of me. I pity my second brother..." After saying this, he burst into tears.
The inner disciple surnamed Lu comforted him: "Since what happened has happened, let's forgive ourselves and accept the change. I see that your house has been searched for a long time now. Although no results have been found yet, I believe that sooner or later, there will be The truth will come to light. But, Master Three Village, you see we have been waiting here for a long time, can you let us leave first?"
Hearing this, Qin Chi nodded, wiped away his tears, and ordered the servants: "Open the door and let the Tianyang Sect people leave!"
After the gate opened, the four inner disciples, led by Xiao Ding and the other outer disciples, left the backyard of the Qin Mansion one after another. When each carriage passes the gate, there will also be a member of the Qin family's family to carefully inspect the carriage.
After leaving the Qin Mansion, Xiao Ding originally thought that the four inner disciples from Lian Zhaocai would return to the City Lord's Mansion. Unexpectedly, the four of them followed the convoy and walked out of the city.
There are seventeen outer disciples including Xiao Ding and others, each of whom is responsible for driving a carriage.
Each carriage was filled with a large cart full of golden silk.
In fact, if you have a large enough space magic weapon, these golden silks will be easier to carry if you put them directly into the space magic weapon. It's a pity that the storage bags distributed by the sect to all disciples have limited space and cannot hold so much golden silk.
Although Xiao Ding has the Qiankun Pot magic weapon, the space inside is not small. But how dare he take out the Qiankun Pot in front of everyone? It was almost like committing suicide. Xiao Ding still understands the principle that "every man is innocent, but he is guilty of carrying a jade".
After the convoy left Tianyang City, Xiao Ding discovered that the four inner disciples were still following the convoy. At this time, Xiao Ding finally understood that Lian Zhaocai was probably worried that these outer disciples were too low in cultivation and might not be able to cope with any dangers encountered on the road, so he sent four inner disciples with relatively higher cultivation levels. Come help escort.
But that's fine. With four bodyguards, wouldn't it be an extra layer of protection even if something unexpected happens on the road?
I thought about what kind of accidents I would encounter on the road, but I didn't expect that I actually encountered an accident.
After the convoy left Tianyang City, it was about noon and they had just climbed over a small hill. Everyone was planning to find a place to rest, shoot tips, have lunch, give the horses water and so on.
Suddenly, a fast figure came out of the forest beside the road and rushed towards the last carriage.
Xiao Ding was in the penultimate position of the motorcade. When he saw the figure, he immediately felt that he had seen this figure in the morning.
Could he be the one who sneaked into the Qin Mansion and killed Qin Laoer in the morning?
