After being followed on the street, Qiong also became wary. She returned to the school and paid attention to everything. She left a mark for her juniors and sisters and returned to the dormitory without finding anything strange.
Within an hour, Yang Xiaosi pulled Lu Li over. Qiong also welcomed them into the house and asked: "When you came here, you didn't see any strange faces, right?"
The mark she left behind was the secret code she often agreed with several of her disciples in Yinyi Garden to play when they were young. Lu Li was also curious as to why the senior sister suddenly came up with this idea. Hearing her question, he became even more confused: " Senior sister, you haven't seen us for many days, but you suddenly asked us to come here today. Is there something important?"
"Of course I have something important to do, so I came to you!"
"Sure enough, she thought of us because something happened. Senior sister is usually with Mr. Sheng and the others, but she is very busy." Yang Xiaosi pouted, dissatisfied.
"How could it be! I came to you specifically because I trust my good junior brother and junior sister!" Qiong Yi rolled his eyes at Yang Xiaosi and continued: "Do you still remember that more than a month ago, we helped the poor girl's family in Wa Village? Are you looking for witnesses and signing documents?"
"I'm so impressed..." Lu Li covered his face: "How could I not remember when I went to a place like that?"
"Just remember it." Qiong Yi said: "I thought about taking the testimony with me before, but the follow-up investigation will be all the task of Shi Shoudai. I didn't expect..."
Yang Xiaosi hurriedly asked: "What didn't you expect?"
"I didn't expect that the guard station was a big trap! There was a man named Su Changming inside. I personally handed the documents to him a month ago, but there was no news for a whole month until I met him on the street today. , he deliberately asked me to join him, so that I could touch a soft nail."
Qiong also emphasized her words: "I suspect that this matter has something to do with him."
Yang Xiaosi didn't understand very well: "A soft nail?"
"When I was questioning people on the street, whenever I saw Su Changming standing behind me, the expressions of the people I spoke to changed."
Yang Xiaosi suddenly realized: "He wants you to give up before the difficulties?"
"But he also said that he would give me a result and let me know as soon as there is news."
"This..." Lu Li began to have trouble: "In this case, senior sister, what are you going to do?"
Qiong Yi heard this and smiled: "That's why I asked you to come!"
"Stop it! Senior sister, what do you want us to do again?" Yang Xiaosi began to be wary of Qiong Yi's smiley face trap. If she showed such an expression, it was bound to be up to no good.
"I said, 'I'll be waiting for news from him at the school.' Since he sent someone to follow me, it means he is a suspicious person, and he will definitely be wary of my words. Next, I will wander around the school from time to time, and will also visit I’m going for a walk on the street, now it’s up to you to find out the news.”
"Founding in the east and attacking in the west?"
"Yes." Qiong Yi paused, "He can know that I am a student of the school, and he can meet me by 'accident' today, which means that I have been targeted by him for a long time. During this period, I am responsible for his informant Erase it, and you will go separately to ask questions in and outside the town. Is there anyone whose legs were broken on the road two months ago? What are the characteristics of the car and horse that hit him? Can you identify whose car it is?"
Lu Li felt that Su Changming could intimidate people on the street with his face. Just thinking about it made his scalp numb: "Senior sister, just the three of us, will it be a bit..."
"Three?" Qiong Yi shook his head and smiled slightly: "No, no, no, of course it's not just the three of us."
*
When Qiong Yi went to find Sheng Xuanyuan today, she heard three or two disciples passing by her giving her instructions and muttering:
"Yes, it's her, it's her..."
"No, I always thought she was a relative of the Lu family... Unexpectedly..."
"Shh, keep your voice down!"
"That's right, she has already climbed up the branches and turned into a phoenix. It would be bad if she heard about it and sued her lover, senior brother!..."
Qiong Yi had an excellent ear and heard every word accurately. She turned around and asked, "Are you talking about me? What's wrong with me?"
Those people suddenly looked embarrassed and remained silent.
Qiong Yi glanced at their faces and saw nothing, thinking: Maybe I heard wrong. I was talked about too much behind their backs in the past, and now it is easy to think like this.
But who would have thought that as soon as he turned around, he heard someone behind him pinching his throat and saying: "Look, I'm right, she is such a snobbish person, and I heard she is very close to Young Master Sheng." , is obviously the fiancé of her young lady. She was once a servant, but she has become her master..."
"What are you talking about?" Qiong Yi heard this strangely and turned around unbearably: "Where did you hear this from? You are talking nonsense! You are slandering others with empty words. Be careful, I will take you to the Master and sue you for slander!"
None of those people dared to meet her eyes, and they turned their heads to each other and said irrelevant words: "Let's go, let's go."
"I took advantage of my good looks to seduce the young master of the Sheng family..."
"Ignore this woman, be careful she beats you, haha."
"Let's go——"
Those people dispersed.
Qiong Yi clenched his fists, gritted his teeth, and was trembling with anger. She stood there for a while before she recovered, breathed a long sigh of relief, and said silently: It's okay.
...I'm used to it.
It doesn't make sense with someone like that.
As long as I know who I am, that's all.
She calmed down and walked towards Sheng Xuanyuan's residence. After walking to the separate courtyard and knocking on the door, it was Sheng Xuanyuan who opened the door for her. When he saw it was her, he was a little surprised: "Qiong Yi, why are you here?"
Qiong Yi only came to his place once, and that time Su Ye invited her and Yan Tingshen to come to the yard to eat hot-boiled meat.
Sheng Xuanyuan looked at the red corners of her eyes and asked, "What happened?"
Thinking it was due to the excessive mood swing just now, Qiong Yi wiped his eyes: "It's okay, I came to see you, something must have happened."
"Come in and talk." Sheng Xuanyuan opened the door and asked her to sit down in the courtyard.
There were two trees planted here and there in the yard. Not many leaves were left. Her tail was playing with the leaves inside. After smelling Qiong Yi's smell, she waggled her tail and came over happily. She sat on the stone circle in the yard. Touching his tail on the stool, he didn't expect Su Ye to come out of the study on the side.
"It just so happens that you are both here." Qiong also waved to Su Ye: "Su Ye, come on."
Sheng Xuanyuan originally thought that she came to see him specially, but when he saw her calling Su Ye, a hint of silence flashed across her expression, and he quickly hid this indifferent emotion.
Su Ye scratched his head: "It's so fierce. I thought I was dazzled. Why are you here, Lu Xiyan?"
"I need your help with something."
Sheng Xuanyuan said lightly: "You tell me."
Qiong Yi told them the whole story in detail from the first time he met Wei Xinxin to today when he met Su Changming.
When Su Ye heard the name "Su Changming", his expression changed drastically: "Have you met him?"
Sheng Xuanyuan was puzzled: "What's wrong with this person?"
Su Ye sneered: "Sheng Xuanyuan, do you still remember what happened more than ten years ago? He was the one who set off smoke in the mountains at that time."
More than ten years ago, while the fathers of the sect masters were discussing important matters, the young Sheng Xuanyuan and Su Ye plunged into the hills to play hide-and-seek. As a result, they were trapped alive in the mountains for two days and two nights. At that time, everyone I thought it was because the child was running around that I couldn't find it, but after a closer inspection, I found out that someone had done it on purpose.
Of course Sheng Xuanyuan remembered this incident. It was clear that during the trip, his father had always cared about him and asked if he was okay, without mentioning the delayed official duties. But when he got home, his mother punished him severely because of his playfulness and neglect of work. He was deprived of water for two days and nights, and due to the punishment, he became so angry that he became seriously ill.
Although his mother later found out that someone was responsible for the incident, she never said a word of comfort to him who had suffered in vain.
When Su Ye said it was Su Changming, Sheng Xuanyuan pursed his lips without changing his expression.
"Lu Xiyan, did he...do anything, uh, offensive to you?" Su Ye asked.
Qiong also gritted her teeth when she heard his question: "He likes to talk to people closely! He will always try to take advantage of them."
Su Ye said firmly: "That means he definitely didn't run away!"
"...Did he touch you?" Sheng Xuanyuan asked in a very low voice.
Su Ye on the side: Oh!
Qiong Yi was startled at first, and then said: "I'm very smart. After I realized that he was a deceiver, and stayed far away from him, he... held my hand several times."
When Sheng Xuanyuan heard her say: ...he is a deceitful disciple..., he held my hand several times.
After spending so long with her, Sheng Xuanyuan never held Qiong Yi's hand a few times.
"Su Ye, you are the serious young master of the Su family. You can help with the Kubomura Wei family, right?"
"That's right! You should be the first to tell me about this! I want to be the best swordsman in the world! Such a small thing like chivalry! I will help you!"
Qiong also turned to look at Sheng Xuanyuan: "Sheng Hao."
She didn't even say what it was about, but Sheng Xuanyuan nodded: "Yeah."
Qiong Yi looked at Su Ye, half pretending to help, and half pretending to beat Su Changming up. The way she looked at Sheng Xuanyuan was full of wanting to beat him up.
"I have asked my junior brothers and sisters to help find out the news. I hope I can come back before dark and come to you. The main reason is to let this matter that Su Changming suppresses be solved smoothly."
Su Ye patted his chest: "If Su Changming really did this, and he dares to use his power for personal gain, I will make it impossible for him to do it!"
He added: "This man wanted me dead before. He was greedy for lust. He used his father's power to find several positions. He was eating from his relatives and his father, and he was planning for the entire Su family."
"This time, if he falls into my hands, I will make him walk around without food!"
Sheng Xuanyuan seemed to have thought of something, and said, "Qiong Yi, unfortunately I have to leave for a while these days."
Qiong Yi was stunned at first, then thought that a month ago, he had been gone for several days.
"Then...when can you come back?"
"As soon as possible. This time I will ride a horse by myself. I will be back within three days."
"Okay. I didn't expect Su Changming to make any move so soon." Qiong Yi thought.
"If he causes any trouble while I'm not here, then..."
Su Ye agreed: "Then leave it to me!"
Sheng Xuanyuan nodded: "Okay."
