Sin Mausoleum, eighty miles away on the western outskirts of Tianxuan City.
In front of two barren tombs with numbers engraved on wooden plaques, Xue Sanniang knelt on the ground and threw the paper money in her hand one by one into the fire in front of her.
Behind him, Chu Qingxiao stood there quietly without making a sound.
He knew that Xue Sanniang now needed some time to consume everything today, and also needed some space to say something to her father and brother.
Soon the paper money was burned up. Xue Sanniang looked at the tomb in front of her and whispered: "Dad, brother."
"Sanniang is back to see you..."
"Sanniang is unfilial, and it's only now that she has cleared the wrongs of her father and brother..."
Xue Sanniang was a little choked when she said this. Seeing this, Chu Qingxiao stepped forward and reached out to gently caress Xue Sanniang's back.
Such comfort made Xue Sanniang calm down a lot.
She took another deep breath to stop the sobs in her throat, and then put a smile on her face.
"Dad, brother, don't worry. Sanniang is living a good life now. I have met someone who is worthy of my trust." Xue Sanniang said, looking back at Chu Qingxiao.
"Huh?" Chu Qingxiao was stunned when he heard this, with a strange expression on his face. He always felt that there was something wrong with Xue Sanniang's words.
But at this stall, it was obviously not the time to correct these mistakes. Chu Qingxiao could only look at the deserted tomb and said at that time: "Uncle Xue, Brother Xue, the evil leader who put the blame on you has been executed."
"Sister Sanniang is living a good life, and I will do my best to protect her. You know better, you can rest in peace."
"Oh, right……"
"I took it upon myself to find someone to find a geomantic treasure in the eastern suburbs of Tianxuan City. In the next few days, I might bother you two and move you there..."
After Chu Qingxiao said this, he also stepped back.
Xue Sanniang stepped forward at this moment and told her father and brother about their recent experiences. This was the end of consoling the souls.
…
On the way home, Xue Sanniang also gave up revenge. The knot that had troubled her for many years was untied, and she felt more relaxed than ever before.
On the way, he even started chatting with Chu Qingxiao about recent events.
"Qingxiao, don't you think what happened today is a bit risky?" There is a forest on the way to Tianxuan City. It has entered winter, and the trees in the forest have already lost their branches and leaves. Stepping on the ground, the ground is paved. The dead leaves made a soft rustling sound.
Xue Sanniang said at that time: "I know you want to avenge me, but this matter cannot be rushed. If Jia Lian was not too arrogant and left a clue, you are so reckless today, I am afraid it will be difficult to end."
Xue Sanniang has a delicate mind and always thinks of others. She is a little scared when she thinks about everything that happened today.
It was getting late, and the western suburbs were already desolate, and now they were even more deserted.
Chu Qingxiao smiled and said, "Sister Sanniang is right, but does she think I am such a reckless person?"
"Huh?" Xue Sanniang smelled something different after hearing this. She turned her head to look at Chu Qingxiao, frowned and asked, "You knew the contents of the file before this."
Chu Qingxiao was silent.
But this attitude probably already acquiesced to Xue Sanniang's guess.
Xue Sanniang looked thoughtful, but the next moment she figured out the whole story: "Is it the news from the Mirror Station?"
Chu Qingxiao nodded and admitted the matter: "Mingjingtai's ability is much greater than I imagined. They have a lot of hidden stakes in Tianxuan Mountain, and it seems that there are probably people in high positions among them... "
Xue Sanniang looked at Chu Qingxiao strangely and asked: "Qingxiao, I remember that before this, you seemed to be reluctant to cooperate with the Mirror Station. Why..."
Chu Qingxiao said with a wry smile: "Mr. Meng's methods are indeed a bit vicious, but we don't have much power to rely on now, and it is helpless to cooperate with him..."
Xue Sanniang also understands that their current situation is not very good. Naturally, she will not criticize Chu Qingxiao harshly, but she still has some worries in her heart: "The Huangwu case involves a lot, and Fu Xuance is even more highly respected."
"Both Supervisor Tiansi and Prince Wu's Mansion hope to find out something, but once the investigation is carried out in depth, it will trigger the retaliation of Tianxuan Mountain. Qingxiao, have you thought about what to do next when you take over this case?"
Chu Qingxiao shook his head: "To be honest, I didn't think about it well."
"This matter is so involved that we can't even see the whole picture, so how can we have any feasible plan."
"But Mr. Meng has a saying that is very good. Every chess player starts from a chess piece. Since we have chosen to be the chess pieces of Prince Wu's Mansion and Jian Tiansi, we have to produce some results. Otherwise, we will not be able to do anything. Tianxuan Mountain, and cannot get the blessing of Supervisor Tiansi and Prince Wu's Mansion, then it means that both sides really cannot please each other."
Xue Sanniang nodded silently, and of course she understood that at this point, Chu Qingxiao was indeed riding a tiger.
But if they don't take this step, they will always be a bystander, and their life and death will be controlled by others.
Therefore, Xue Sanniang was not harsh with Chu Qingxiao's decision. She just had the courage to put her hand on Chu Qingxiao's palm and said softly: "No matter what, I will be by your side."
Such a move was extremely bold for Xue Sanniang. After saying this, her face suddenly turned red and she lowered her head in shame, not daring to look at Chu Qingxiao.
Chu Qingxiao was also shocked.
Feeling the warmth in his hand, his heart beat wildly, and he quickly took his hand back.
Feeling this, Xue Sanniang's face looked a little lonely. She looked at Chu Qingxiao, but saw that Chu Qingxiao's face was panicked.
There was an impulse in her heart, and she wanted to say certain words, but she couldn't bear to embarrass him. With her temperament, she could only swallow these words.
"By the way." She said this, "After you left today, there are some strange things that I haven't told you yet."
Chu Qingxiao knew that Xue Sanniang didn't want him to be embarrassed. He was moved from the bottom of his heart, but he didn't know how to respond. He could only take over the conversation and ask: "What's the matter?"
"It was at the stall waiting for the White Hump people to come. Those passers-by who we met when we first arrived at the drug store were beaten and scolded by Jia Shunwen. When we weren't paying attention, they sneaked into the drug store's warehouse and rummaged through the goods like crazy. .”
"Do you want to steal and sell money?" Chu Qingxiao asked. He remembered that those people were in ragged clothes and it was indeed possible to do such a thing.
But Xue Sanniang shook her head, took out a pill from her arms and handed it over: "They are looking for this."
Chu Qingxiao took the elixir and looked at it carefully.
It was a crimson pill with a translucent luster. Before he could reach it, Chu Qingxiao smelled a strange fragrance.
The fragrance was so strong that it made Chu Qingxiao feel dizzy.
"This is it?" Chu Qingxiao asked doubtfully.
"The molten fire dispersed." Xue Sanniang said.
"Lenghuo Powder?" Chu Qingxiao frowned. He remembered that this elixir was one of the ancestral prescriptions of the Xue family. It was this prescription that caused the Xue family to be coveted by Jia Lian and led to the murder. .
"Ronghuo Powder is originally a powdered medicine, used to treat injuries, and can be used internally and externally. After Jia Lian obtained the elixir, he made some improvements and made it into an elixir, and added some strange ingredients. Ingredients." Xue Sanniang explained.
"Strange ingredients?" Chu Qingxiao asked doubtfully.
"I don't know exactly what it is yet, but this ingredient makes the molten fire powder emit an extremely strong aroma, covering up the bitterness of the drug itself. This is of course not a big deal, but the scary thing is..."
"This ingredient seems to be extremely addictive. The people we saw in front of the drug store were beaten by Jia Shunwen because they had no money to buy elixirs and wanted to beg for a molten fire powder."
"Then, regardless of the danger, they sneaked into the warehouse of the drug store to steal. Even after they were caught by me, they did not run away or beg for mercy immediately. Instead, they went almost crazy and scattered the molten fire that had not been fully refined. Put it in your mouth..." Xue Sanniang said in a slightly softer voice. She thought of the embarrassed appearance of those people at that time and couldn't help but frown.
"For this reason, I also checked the accounts of the pharmacy and found that more than half of Xuancheng Pharmacy's monthly turnover is provided by this melting powder."
"Lenghuo Powder is generally used for relatively serious trauma. Logically speaking, Tianxuan City will not have such a large supply demand, so I deduce that this kind of Melting Powder addiction is probably not an isolated case in Tianxuan City... "
When Chu Qingxiao heard this, his expression changed slightly.
Relying on addictive pills to make huge profits...
He originally thought that it was an extremely irresponsible move for Tianxuan Mountain to recruit a large number of outside disciples who were not talented enough to earn money. In comparison, Jia Lian's method could be regarded as unscrupulous.
"Besides, there is one more weird thing." Xue Sanniang added.
"What's the matter?" Chu Qingxiao asked.
Xue Sanniang said: "Among the raw materials for refining the melting powder, there is a medicinal material called fire ant powder, which is a product of drying and crushing fire ants. Apart from refining the melting powder, it has almost no other uses. Xuan In the medicine store, although I make a lot of money every month from melting fire powder and sell tens of thousands of fire ant powder every month, when I checked the account book, I found that the amount of fire ant powder purchased by the medicine store every month was not much. It far exceeds the need to refine ten thousand Molten Fire Powders.”
"If you really count it, the fire ant powder purchased every month is enough to make 100,000 molten fire powders. If it is a reserve, it can be justified, but I have looked at the accounts for the past six months, and almost every month Xuancheng Pharmacy will Purchasing such a large quantity of fire ant powder..."
When Chu Qingxiao heard this, he came to his senses. He looked up at Xue Sanniang and asked: "Sister Sanniang means that these addictive molten fire powders are not only sold in Tianxuan City, but also more Molten fire powder flows to other areas of Daxia through other channels?"
"Hmm..." Xue Sanniang nodded in agreement.
Chu Qingxiao's expression suddenly changed when he heard this. At that time, he thought of some terrible possibilities. He looked at Xue Sanniang and asked: "Sister Sanniang, can you figure out what the extra ingredients in this molten fire powder are?" ?”
Xue Sanniang responded: "I'm not good at medical skills, so I can't guarantee it, but I can give it a try when I get back..."
"Thank you, Sister Sanniang, do this as soon as possible." Chu Qingxiao said in a deep voice.
Although Xue Sanniang didn't understand why Chu Qingxiao was suddenly so concerned about this matter, out of her trust in Chu Qingxiao, she didn't hesitate too much. She nodded at that time and said: "Okay."
…
When the two returned to Tianxuan City, the sky had completely darkened.
When he arrived at the door of his courtyard, he saw Song Qingqing standing outside the courtyard from a distance, looking around anxiously.
With her eyesight, she quickly discovered Xue Sanniang and Chu Qingxiao.
Her eyes lit up and she hurriedly waved to Chu Qingxiao.
Chu Qingxiao and Xue Sanniang also noticed Song Qingqing's strangeness and secretly thought something had happened. They looked at each other and walked up quickly.
Song Qingqing also came over. She looked really anxious, and immediately said: "You are back! Hurry! Go to the courtyard quickly..."
When Chu Qingxiao saw her like this, he was also startled. He secretly thought that Bai Tuofeng was secretly taking revenge. He didn't bother to ask any more questions and hurriedly walked into the courtyard at that time. Seeing this, Xue Sanniang followed quickly.
The moment he pushed the door open, Chu Qingxiao was stunned by the sight he saw.
There was no scene of anyone injured in the courtyard as Chu Qingxiao imagined, but there was an unexpected figure that Chu Qingxiao had not expected...
As soon as the man saw Chu Qingxiao, he walked up quickly and knelt down in front of Chu Qingxiao with a plop.
"Benefactor! Please save my master!" The man grabbed Chu Qingxiao's hand and cried loudly.
This person is no one else, this is Zuo Chuanxin, a disciple of the Ganquan Peak Chengjian lineage who came to thank Chu Qingxiao a few days ago!
When Chu Qingxiao heard this, he looked at the other party and saw that Zuo Chuanxin was in ragged clothes. Under the tattered clothes, there were many wounds on the exposed skin. He had obviously experienced a battle, and his master Tang Zhengde was also missing. trace.
Chu Qingxiao could probably guess what happened to Tang Zhengde.
"Brother Zuo, get up, what's going on? Speak slowly." He quickly stretched out his hand to help Zuo Chuanxin and asked.
Hearing this, Zuo Chuanxin stood up and said goodbye to Chu Qingxiao that day. When he returned to the mountain gate, he was questioned by Zhou Sheng and his group. No matter how they explained it, Zhou Sheng insisted that they were the ones who joined forces with Chu Qingxiao. He injured Lu Qi and Cao Lun, and then accused Cao Lun of practicing magic skills.
After several exchanges of words, the two sides finally took action.
However, the Chengjian lineage has been weak these years. How could it be a match for Zhou Sheng and his group? Several senior brothers were killed on the spot, and the rest, including Zuo Chuanxin and Tang Zhengde, were injured and captured.
During this period, everyone was coerced and lured by Zhou Sheng and his group, trying to get them to identify Chu Qingxiao for injuring Cao Lun and Lu Qi. However, Zuo Chuanxin and others were unwilling to retaliate and refused to let go.
Zhou Sheng and others were determined to find an excuse to deal with Chu Qingxiao. Seeing that everyone was unwilling to submit, they continued to torture him to extract confessions.
Zuo Chuanxin witnessed several senior brothers being tortured to death.
Hearing this, Xue Sanniang, who followed him into the courtyard, couldn't help but frown and said: "We are all from the same sect after all. Isn't this Ganquan's behavior going too far?"
Chu Qingxiao didn't comment on this. Ever since he came to Tianxuan City, it was not uncommon for fellow sects to kill each other for profit, and he was used to it.
He looked at Zuo Chuanxin and was about to say something, but suddenly he caught a glimpse of a figure lying on the wooden board behind Zuo Chuanxin, next to the stone pavilion in the courtyard.
Chu Qingxiao looked intently and couldn't help but exclaimed: "Brother Lu!"
The person lying on the wooden board was none other than Lu Qi, whom he hadn't seen for many days!
"He was brought here by a guy. He has been unconscious all this time. I looked at him and saw that he seemed to be dying." At this moment, the drunken Lu Sandao came up and pointed at Zuo Chuanxin.
Chu Qingxiao felt a little strange when he heard this.
He had been worried about Lu Qi's situation, but according to Zuo Chuanxin, they had been imprisoned by Ganquan Peak. It was incredible that they could escape. How could they bring the unconscious Lu Qi down the mountain?
He looked at Zuo Chuanxin and asked, "Brother Zuo, how did you rescue Brother Lu together?"
Zuo Chuanxin had calmed down a lot at this moment, and he remembered this and quickly explained: "It was Zhou Ling'er, Miss Zhou, who let me go down the mountain."
"She asked me to bring Senior Brother Lu also, saying that only Brother Chu can save Brother Lu!"
"And as long as Brother Lu wakes up, we can prove to Brother Chu that you are not the murderer who injured Brother Lu. In this way, Zhou Sheng's slander against us will be self-defeating!"
