When he saw the body of his son, Master Wu suddenly burst into tears.
Obviously, the Fifth Master could not accept the death of his son from the bottom of his heart. After crying for a while, he pointed at the body and said: "Brother, Ye'er was killed so cruelly, you must do it for me." Make the decision!"
Patriarch Leng frowned.
At this moment, things seem to be a little subtle.
The reason is very simple. If Leng Ye died in an accident, it would be easy to say, but the way Leng Ye looks now is that he was clearly killed.
In Xishu, the Leng family is the heaven here.
Who on earth has the guts to kill someone from the Leng family?
This was already related to the Leng family's face, and it was no longer as simple as a bastard being killed.
It just so happened that at this juncture, Gu Xiaotian was in the city again. Even though the news of Leng Ye's murder was strictly sealed, some news would still leak out. If the people started talking about it, they would definitely think that the court was trying to expose Leng Ye. The family declared war and did not take this king with a different surname seriously at all.
Patriarch Leng rubbed his head and ordered: "Call Wu Zuo and find out the cause of Leng Ye's death."
Wu Zuo arrived here quickly. After some inspection, he found a large dent in Leng Ye's chest. After Wu Zuo stepped forward to check, he concluded that this should be the thunder method from Taoism.
Wu Zuo handed over his hand and reported: "Master Leng, Leng Ye should have died by a Taoist method."
Hearing the word Tao, Master Leng's face couldn't help but change.
In Western Shu, there is only a group of people who know Taoism, and above this, if Taoism is considered to be outstanding, there are only a few people.
When the Fifth Master heard that his son died in Taoism, he immediately thought of Leng She, who knew Taoism in his family, and immediately said to the head of the Leng family: "Brother, Ye'er must have died at the hands of Leng She!"
On weekdays, Leng Ye has always been at odds with Leng She. This is something everyone knows.
Not only that, Leng She's popularity at home is extremely poor.
However, Mrs. Sun still maintained her rationality and advised Kuan: "Fifth brother, please don't worry. Although She'er's character is a bit strange, he has good intentions and will probably not attack one of his own."
The fifth master had long been carried away by anger. He pointed at the corpse and said, "Sister-in-law! The evidence is right in front of you. Even the widower said so. Why do you still want to protect Leng She in the end?"
"Snapped!"
Patriarch Leng slapped the table in anger, and the poor table fell into pieces in an instant.
Looking at the angry look on Patriarch Leng's face, the Fifth Master had no choice but to lower his head angrily.
The head of the Leng family breathed a long sigh of relief and ordered: "Call Leng She."
After a while, Leng She walked into the room, bowed, and looked at Leng Ye's body with cold eyes.
Fifth Master rushed towards Leng She, grabbed him by the collar, and roared: "Leng She, what on earth did Ye'er provoke you to do to him?"
Leng She said calmly: "Fifth Uncle, I think you must have misunderstood. Although I have a problem with Leng Ye, I will not do something as trivial as killing him myself."
The Fifth Master said angrily: "That's nonsense. He died because of Taoism. How do you explain this!"
"Fifth Uncle, I am not the only one in Western Shu who knows Taoism. Why do you conclude that I must have killed Leng Ye?"
Leng She narrowed his eyes and smiled: "Or is it that Fifth Uncle has always wanted to eliminate me, and this is just an excuse you made?"
"you……"
The fifth master was told angrily by Leng She, but he had no reason to refute. He could only point at Leng She angrily, but could not say a word.
The head of the Leng family looked at this farce and scolded angrily. He looked at Leng She and asked, "Leng She, if you say you didn't kill the person, can you provide any evidence?"
Leng She nodded and said, "Go home, master, I have been retreating at home these past few days. If the master hadn't called me here today, I probably wouldn't have left the retreat so early."
"All my servants can vouch for me."
Leng She's servants were also summoned immediately, and they all testified for Leng She. In the past few days, he had been
At home, I have never stepped out of the door.
The fifth master still said reluctantly: "Brother, these servants are loyal to Leng She. You can't believe what they say!"
The head of the Leng family also understands this truth. After all, they have not seen it with their own eyes, and the servants may really be cheated by Leng She to give false testimony.
Patriarch Leng thought for a while, and finally said softly: "Fetch Manager Lu."
Many people were stunned for a moment.
This kind of thing actually alarmed Manager Lu?
Manager Lu's status in the Leng family can be said to be lower than that of one person and higher than that of ten thousand people.
The Lu family has been serving the Leng family for generations since the ancestors of the Leng family. Logically speaking, a servant, even if he has some ability, can only live on his old face and qualifications, and will never become a servant. The second-in-command.
As luck would have it, this stewardship is different from the previous one.
Nowadays, Manager Lu is a real genius. Although some people in the family still think that the last name is the first, they only dare to keep such words in their hearts and never mention it in front of Manager Lu.
The servant immediately went to look for Manager Lu, and there was silence in the room.
Mrs. Sun was a little worried and asked in a low voice: "Husband, if this kind of thing is going to alarm Manager Lu, I'm afraid..."
The head of the Leng family stretched out his hand to interrupt and sighed: "I don't know, but at this juncture, this is the only way."
After a long time, Manager Lu came slowly.
Manager Lu has white hair and wrinkles at the corners of his eyes, which are enough to show that he is old and has been baptized by the years. However, his eyes are still full of energy and his steps are steady, which is definitely not consistent with his age.
The head of the Leng family stood up to greet him, walked to Manager Lu and bowed, "I've disturbed Manager Lu, I'm here to apologize to you."
Manager Lu smiled and waved his hand, "Why do you need to say this, head of the family? It is the duty of our Lu family to dedicate ourselves to the Leng family."
After that, Manager Lu walked straight to Leng Ye's body, squatted down, and examined the body carefully.
Before coming, the servant had briefly informed him why he was invited.
Everyone was watching quietly as Manager Lu inspected the body. After a while, Manager Lu stood up and said, "Master, Leng Ye died of Taoism."
Hearing this, Master Wu immediately looked like a villain and pointed at Leng She and said: "Leng She, Manager Lu has said so, what else do you have to quibble with!"
However, Manager Lu continued: "But this Dharma did not come from Leng She, and I can also testify for Leng She that he has indeed been in retreat these past few days and has never stepped out of the Leng family."
The fifth master was immediately speechless.
But Leng She's expression was a little strange.
Leng Ye was indeed killed by him.
Those previous servants were indeed false witnesses asked by Leng She, but Manager Lu also made false witnesses for himself. Could it be that Manager Lu was not as loyal to the Leng family as he seemed on the surface?
Patriarch Leng slowly exhaled and said, "Thank you, Mr. Lu."
Manager Lu smiled and waved his hand, "It's just a trivial matter, nothing worth mentioning."
After that, he looked at Leng She with a meaningful look.
The gaze was fleeting, but it was still captured by Leng She. Leng She frowned and couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
Only the fifth master was still making the final struggle, and said reluctantly: "Manager Lu...are you sure it's not Leng Ye who did it?"
Manager Lu's eyes immediately became sharp, and he glared at the Fifth Master and said, "Are you questioning me?"
Being glared at by Manager Lu, Fifth Master's heart trembled, and he kept saying: "Don't dare, don't dare...it's just..."
In the end, it was the head of the Leng family who spoke: "That's enough, Lao Wu, since Manager Lu said so, then the person must not have been killed by Leng She. I will send someone to investigate Leng Ye's death. If you continue to act nonsense, the family law Disposal."
The fifth master had no choice but to nod and shut his mouth obediently.
A murder case came to a conclusion, and Manager Lu left first after saying goodbye.
Master Leng knows that this still exists
There are many doubts, but Xishu is now in an extremely delicate situation, and no one can make a wrong step.
Maybe there is an abyss ahead.
After everyone dispersed, Patriarch Leng slumped down on a chair and rubbed his head.
Mrs. Sun walked softly behind Patriarch Leng, put her slender hands on his temples twice, helped him rub them, and said softly: "I know you already have the answer in your heart, but you don't want to alert the snake. .”
In front of his wife, the head of the Leng family was finally able to put down some of his posture and said calmly: "There are ghosts in the Leng family, and there is more than one ghost."
"Did you find out?"
"There are some clues, but these ghosts are hidden very deep. The few that are shown on the surface are just a cover-up."
Mrs. Sun suddenly asked for no reason: "Do you think Mrs. Lu is also a ghost?"
Leng She thought for a moment and said, "The Lu family has been serving our Leng family for generations. It's hard to say whether they want to take another step forward."
For a clan that is committed to a big family, whether it wants to be a king or not is only a matter of thought.
They are the ones who know the most, and they are the ones who know the least.
Mrs. Sun did not continue to ask, but gently rubbed the head of Patriarch Leng.
After Leng She walked out of the door, someone immediately found him and told him, "Steward Lu is waiting for you in the steward's room."
Leng She was confused, but still went to the steward's room. .br>
In the steward's room, Steward Lu was standing in front of several spiritual statues and offering incense.
After Leng She came in, he just watched quietly as Manager Lu offered incense. After Manager Lu finished paying his respects, he turned his back to Leng She and said to the memorial tablets: "All the managers of the Lu family are here, and they are all right." The Leng family is very loyal, and no one wants to break away from the Leng family and become king on their own."
Then, he turned his head and looked at Leng She, "But in my generation, I think I should make some changes."
Leng She twitched the corners of his lips and asked, "Is Manager Lu a ghost?"
"It's called a ghost when it's hidden."
Manager Lu looked very understanding and said, "After walking into the sunlight, whether you block the sunlight and become a human being or disappear into the sunlight all depends on what you do next."
Leng She looked at Guanshi Lu with thoughtful eyes.
Leng Lingfeng told him clearly that he was not the only ghost in Xishu, but there were two ghosts.
Guanshi Lu is one of them again.
However, Leng She didn't know whether Guanshi Lu was on the side of the court like Leng Lingfeng, or if he had some other purpose.
Manager Lu has been a steward all his life, and his ability to observe people's emotions has long been perfected. Looking at Leng She's thoughtful eyes, he smiled and said, "You can tell the other ghost. Although I don't know his purpose, we two ghosts We can cooperate with each other."
Leng She remained silent.
Steward Lu pushed open the door to the steward's room and looked up at the sunshine.
"Stay close to your friends and stay close to your enemies."
