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The sky was getting darker, and Lu Chai sat by the window with his knees hugged, staring at the stars in the sky.

The sky is blue, and the broken stars are inlaid in it, flashing and flashing, forming a broad and magnificent Milky Way. The surroundings are quiet. If you close your eyes, you can hear the sound of the wind.

Yue Dadao sits on the high withered tree in the courtyard, holding a bag of Babao candy in his hand, watching the scenery while watching Lu Zhui, thinking of the dramas he had read when he was a child, and the storytelling he had heard-the young man in white clothes Zhanjian Riding a horse, walking along the Changfeng Ancient Road, the wind is fragrant, the hands are warm, the hilt is inlaid with gems, the water pouch is filled with wine, I have been to the desert, I have been to the isolated island, and I have lived the most in the world. Happy days.

She felt that Lu Zhui should be that kind of person, like a bird, like a piece of snow, beautiful and free.

A Liu wrapped up in a cloak and couldn't help but shake it open, wrapping Lu Chai tightly in.

Yue Dadao: "..."

Obstructive.

Lu Zhui said: "Huh?"

"It's windy," Ah Liu tightened his collar tightly, "Should I help Daddy in?"

Lu Chai shook his head.

Ah Liu sighed deeply and felt again that he really needed a mother.

Lu Chai leaned lazily on the window sill, wrapped in a big cloak, looking at him with a smile under the stars. The eyes are shining, and the wind blows a few strands of hair against his face, which is clean and beautiful.

Ah Liu felt guilty and said in a low voice, "Father, what are you happy about?"

"I remembered some previous things." Lu Chai said, "The room is boring and not sleepy. I want to stay here for a while."

Ah Liu insisted: "I'm afraid of catching a cold."

Lu Zhui said, "I want to drink."

"That can't be done." A Liu refused in one mouth, with no room for accommodation. I can't drink cold water, and I want to drink.

Lu Zhui said, "Just one cup."

"One cup is not enough." Ah Liu squeezed and sat beside him, suggesting, "Why don't I cook a bowl of broth to eat?"

Lu Chai sighed: "You really are half elegant and uninteresting." There is still half a sentence that is exactly the same as your father.

Ah Liu used his little fingers to dig his ears, but didn't understand: "Ya what?"

Lu Chai pushed him with a smile, and stopped talking, and continued to lean against the window wrapped in a cloak, listening to the wind and watching the moon. After a while, he said: "I am a big man. You know if you can catch a cold. The little girl from someone else's family has been sitting in a tree for so long, so you don't know to care about it?"

A Liuyi looked blank: "Huh?"

Lu Chai raised his eyebrows slightly to look at him.

Ah Liu continued, "What little girl?"

Lu Zhui said: "Reinstall."

Ah Liu stood up and ran to his bedroom like the wind: "I'll go to bed first."

Before people could walk to the door, there was a sound of wind coming from behind. Lu Chai Lingkong Ta Xuefei stepped forward, holding his shoulder with one hand, pushing and making mistakes, pulling Ah Liu staggering back two steps, almost sit on the floor.

"Hey, hey!" Yue Dadao went in without knowing it. Seeing the two of them were talking, they suddenly started fighting. He quickly dropped the sugar packet in his hand and jumped down, "What's wrong?"

Lu Chai's men forcefully pushed the person to the girl.

Ah Six: "..."

Yue Dadao: "..."

After a while, Yue Dadao flicked the handkerchief, turned and ran out of the courtyard.

"What are you doing in a daze?" Lu Chai reminded, "It's dark outside, no matter how good martial arts is, it's just a little girl, whether it's possible or not."

Ah Liu scratched his head, carrying the golden ring knife and chased him out.

The moonlight is very faint, shining on the deep and shallow footprints in the snow, paired with each other, forming a string.

Lu Chai smiled and turned back to the bedroom.

Tao Yuer knew that he was poisoned and afraid of the cold, so she would put a soup woman in the bed every night, no matter when she lay in it, it was warm-these days in the mountains, the two of them chatted together most of the time, but they also gave birth to a mother-child friendship. Come. Even the thick branches and big leaves are like Ah Liu, and he also noticed that Mrs. Tao has become much more kind and kind compared to the first encounter. She even rolled up her sleeves and went to the kitchen to cook a few dishes that were not very tasty.

With his side empty, Lu Zhui buried his face in the pillow in a daze. After a while, he simply retracted his whole body into the quilt.

The smell left by Huanhao didn't seem to dissipate completely. The darkness blocked the sight, and his sense of smell became more sensitive. Lu Chai clenched the quilt tightly, slowly descending his hand along his chest, and stopped abruptly at his waist.

Desire wandered in the blood, thirsting for even the smallest touch, but he couldn't tell whether it was because of love or Gu. In the end, he only frowned and forced himself to calm down little by little until his breathing calmed down. ——Because I want to live longer.

Cold sweat came out of his back, and the shirt was stuck to the body, making it uncomfortable.

Lu Chai didn't bother to pay attention to it, but changed his posture, curled up on the bed, frowned and continued to wonder.

He has never been a pessimistic person, even when he was forgotten, misunderstood, chased, and scarred to the side of the road, he never despaired. The winter in Jiangnan was also extremely cold. At that time, he fell into the dark mud, watching the blood flow out of the wound little by little, melting the thin layer of ice under him, until he was supported by Zhao Yue on his horse.

After walking in the world for more than 20 years, there have been too many times when fate is hanging by a thread, but he can't tell whether it is good fortune telling or fate. Sometimes when I see elderly couples, wood-chopping hawkers, and even old wealthy landlords who walk the birds with their stomachs upright on the street, they will be envious for a long time-calm and stable, and I don't know when I can live such a good life.

There was a low voice from the courtyard, it should be A Liu who retrieved Yue Dadao. Listening to the creaking of the door, the laughter of the two of them was hidden behind him. Lu Chai's mood also improved a bit, and he sat up a little bit, took out the silver needles from the bed, and stuck them one by one on his arms. Temporarily seal several tendons.

Although it is equivalent to abolishing most of the martial arts, at least it can temporarily stop the poisonous Gu in the body, and don't add to the chaos.

At the same time, Wushuang was in the city.

Xiao Lan knocked on the room door and said, "Senior."

Lu Wuming put down his wine glass: "Come in."

Xiao Lan was carrying a bag of lo-mei--even at this critical moment, passing by the stall, he still had to buy some food to please the old man.

Lu Wuming asked, "What happened?"

Xiao Lan said, "He promised to help me."

Although he had thought about this possibility before, Lu Wuming was still a little surprised when the other party accepted it so easily.

Xiao Lan said, "I have something I want to talk to seniors."

Lu Wuming picked a chicken paw and said, "Let's talk about it."

Xiao Lan said: "The old man claimed to be Kongkong Miaoshou, who made a living from tomb robbers."

Lu Wuming said, "So it was a tomb thief?"

This sentence was quite casual, and it seemed to be somewhat contemptuous to listen carefully. Xiao Lan poured himself a glass of wine and bit the bullet and said, "Yes."

Lu Wuming asked, "Only these?"

Xiao Lan took a deep breath: "Also, the empty hand said that he is my...grandfather."

Lu Wuming almost choked on the wine.

Xiao Lan stood up and patted him on the back.

Lu Wuming took a sigh of relief and said, "Grandfather?"

Xiao Lan nodded, a little bit dumbfounded, and a little helpless, and said roughly what had happened before.

...

The candle in the room was beating, and Xiao Lan said, "This is the whole thing."

Lu Wuming waved his hand: "Although it sounds weird, I can still match it every time I think about it. It turns out that he went to the Xiao Mansion for you many years ago. No wonder he was going crazy after a fire for several years."

Xiao Lan said, "Yes."

"He has always regarded me as a murderer." Lu Wuming said, "I didn't prove myself at the beginning, and I couldn't change his belief. Now that he promised to help you, then I'd better not come forward for the time being, lest there be more troubles."

Xiao Lan nodded and sat back in her chair and said, "Senior thought who was most likely to spread the news and lead the disaster to the Xiao family?"

"The rivers and lakes were not stable at the time," Lu Wuming said, "I also heard the rumors occasionally when I was working in the South China Sea, so I went north to Wushuang City, but before I had time to find out, I encountered the empty hand and the fire. Later, I rushed to do other things, so I didn't investigate it again. I'm afraid this question won't answer you."

Xiao Lan smiled reluctantly: "Yeah."

"Later I met your mother in the tomb of Mingyue. I was afraid of bringing back her sad past, so I didn't ask too much." Lu Wuming said, "Although I always wanted to get the red lotus cup, it was just like what my wife said. In other words, it may be just a cold lamp for the Lu family, but for Mrs. Tao, it may be a murder weapon to destroy her family. It is better not to mention it or not."

Xiao Lan said, "Thank you, senior."

"Dadao said that when you were in Qingcang Mountain, your mother took good care of Mingyu." Lu Wuming said, "Thank you."

"Mingyu is weak and afraid of the cold, has been poisoned a lot, and has suffered a lot of injuries." Xiao Lan said, "I have been lying on the mountain, relying on my mother to take care of it, and I am afraid it will not get better."

"After this incident, I will take him home for healing." Lu Wuming said.

Xiao Lan was startled and said, "Is it an island?"

Lu Wuming raised his head and drank a glass of wine: "When you ruin the tomb of Mingyue, if Mingyu wants to invite you to be a guest at home, I can agree."

Xiao Lan's voice was very low: "Also."

The lanterns splashed all over, not knowing that he had already become the old man, Lu Wuming, and Young Master Xiao, who was filled with things in the same heart, sat down and had a drink at each other speechlessly, enjoying the sour apricot and braised flavor, and entering with the night breeze outside the window. throat.

After a while, Xiao Lan said again, "Can you ask seniors one more thing?"

Lu Wuming nodded.

Xiao Lan asked: "Senior has been walking in the arena for many years, have you ever heard of Albizia Gu?"

Lu Wuming looked at him with disgusting eyes.

Xiao Lan: "..."

Lu Wuming said, "The third poisonous gu, what do you ask this for?"

Xiao Lan didn't change his face and said, "A friend was accidentally punished at first, so if I have the opportunity, I will also inquire about him."

"Does your friend have a sweetheart?" Lu Wuming asked.

Xiao Lan said: "Yes."

"Yes?" Lu Wuming said, "That's not very good."

Xiao Lan frowned.

Lu Wuming said: "Albizia Gu is also called Albizia Love Gu. If it is given to one person, it is nothing more than an ordinary aphrodisiac. But if it is given to a pair of lovers at the same time, one of them will be easily lost. Desire swallows, if you make love with your lover, it will cause more and more Gu worms in your body, but if you endure it every time, it will hurt your body more often."

Xiao Lan asked: "How to solve it?"

Lu Wuming's answer was exactly the same as Tao Yu'er.

It's all looking for a new love, forgetting the old love, so everything will be fine.

Xiao Lan said, "Is there any other way?"

Lu Wuming shook his head: "I don't know about that. If your friend refuses to forget his feelings, ask the genius Ye Jin of Riyue Villa, or Dali Duan Palace, there may be an antidote."

Xiao Lan nodded, "I see, thank you senior."

"Let's go." Lu Wuming wiped his fingers, "Let me take a look on the street."

Xiao Lan went out with him. Just thinking about asking Qiu Peng, there was a loud noise in front of him.

"It's murdered!" A stern voice sounded in the night sky, making the bones cold.

When the patrolmen heard the movement, they came with torches. Xiao Lan and Lu Wuming hid in the dark all the way, and followed them.

What happened was a small gray house. A woman was sitting on the ground, she couldn't stop her head shrinking back, her arms crossed and she was holding her shoulders, with a face full of horror.

And beside the well in the courtyard, there was a man lying with a thick face and beard, a big hole in his chest, and he was bleeding out, as if he had been heartbroken.

The arrester stepped forward to help the woman up, and took it all the way back to the government office. Hearing the officers and soldiers coming, the courageous villagers also came out to see what had happened. The corpse had been covered by a bed sheet, just waiting to see it.

Xiao Lan and Lu Wuming glanced at each other, and invariably thought of the man in the rivers and lakes in Li Fuzhong who had been poached—the technique was the same as tonight.

The two patrolled around and found nothing unusual, and there was no ghost.

After dawn, nine out of ten people in the city were talking about it. Cao Xu inquired about it, and when he returned to the inn, he said that the victim was a gangster.

"This is not surprising." Lu Wuming said, "This city of Shuangshuang has been occupied by people from the rivers and lakes for several months. The people have developed the habit of going to bed at dark, and the night is still swaying outside, except for the servants and the guards. There are no fewer than a few honest and good people."

"The woman is also an ordinary person. Her husband passed away last year. Neighbors would help out if they had problems. It is said that they were honest and honest." Cao Xu continued, "The people said that the gangsters wanted to take advantage, but they happened to hit a ghost. "

"Does the woman see the murderer clearly?" Lu Wuming asked again.

"A little widow who lives in the simplest form, can see what is clear, and she is bold enough to pass out without being scared." Cao Xu said, "The county magistrate has tried for half an hour, and the old lady in the government office has coaxed for half an hour before asking yesterday. Later that night, she heard a muffled noise in the courtyard and thought it was the chicken coop that had fallen. When she went out to look at it, a corpse fell from the wall with blood, but she did not see the perpetrator."

"The first person to be digged is the gangster, and the second is the gangster in the city," Xiao Lan said, "there is no rule to follow."

"So the other party's actions are based on mood." Lu Wuming said, "Either to practice evil skills, or to create panic, but all the people in this city are gone, and Mingyue Tomb is missing. He is too much. What is the use of digging a few hearts to scare the people?"

Xiao Lan thought for a moment, and said, "I've heard a rumor that is intriguing."

"Oh?" Lu Wuming said, "Talk about it."

"I heard it as a ghost story." Xiao Lan said, "It is said that in the ancient tombs, there was a monster named the gold-eating beast. It usually feeds on gold and silver. When there is no gold and silver, he goes out of the tomb to dig. Take people's hearts and eyes."

Lu Wuming: "..."

Lu Wuming patted him on the shoulder, sympathetic and concerned: "You are afraid that you are tired, do you want to go back to the room to rest for a while?"

Xiao Lan continued: "Although this may sound a little absurd, when I was a child, it seemed that I had actually seen it once."

It was in the most gloomy tomb of the Mingyue Tomb. I went down to gather saffron, only to see a beast-like shadow crawling in the treasure vault, lowering his head greedily chewing on the gold, and stringing one after another. The strands of pearls were treated like noodles, and they were sucked into the belly with a muted laugh.

At that time, he was young and saw such a weird scene for the first time. When he stepped back, he accidentally kicked a pitcher. The beast heard the sound and rushed over with blood-red eyes.

"At that time, I just felt like I was being held down by a mountain," Xiao Lan said. "I fainted after a while, and when I woke up, I was already on my aunt's bed. The doctor said I was playful and fell into the mud from a height. I will stun myself."

Lu asked: "Did you tell Aunt Gui about the gold-eating beast?"

"Say." Xiao Lan said, "It's just that no one believes it. The gold and silver in the treasure treasury are not too small. The guard's disciple also said that no abnormalities were found, and hundreds of organs were not triggered. Aunt, even I don’t believe it myself."

But that is really not a dream.

Xiao Lan rolled up his cuffs and showed his wrists to Lu Wuming.

There have been years, and you have to look closely to find that there are three scars running through, like being scratched by the claws of a beast.

"My aunt doesn't believe in this wound. She said that I was playing with excuses. I found a sharp object to scratch myself and wanted to escape punishment." Xiao Lan said, "I never said it again."

"You didn't tell Mingyu?" Lu Wuming said, "He said that when you were in the tomb, you were each other's best friends and there were no secrets."

"I forgot most of the things I spent with him," Xiao Lan said, "but I remember this. The reason why I didn't tell Mingyu was because things were too evil and I was afraid to scare him."

"Has the gold-eating beast ever show up again?" Lu Wuming asked.

Xiao Lan shook his head: "If it hadn't been for this deliberate case, I would have almost forgotten about it. This time I thought it was a coincidence, so I told the seniors."

Lu Wuming agreed and poured a cup of tea for him.

Although Xiao Lan didn't need to lie, the story was too vague. Compared to Li Gui and Gold Eater, he was more willing to believe that someone was behind it.

The official lords of Wushuang City also complained endlessly at this time. When the people of the rivers and lakes were in the city, the people were not injured. They just left but died personally. If it is spread out, I am afraid that I will have to wait three more for my promotion. Five years.

After staying in the officialdom for a long time, they know that no matter whether the case is solved or not, the attitude is always to be done. So for a while, the city is everywhere with knives and hunters, one by one, patrolling over, even the bottom of the chicken coop. Over.

The downstairs of the inn had been noisy for a long time, and Cao Xu came up and said, "Go back to the master, I've already sent it away."

Xiao Lan shook his head. The government's so-called patrol battle was quite noisy and threw the people into trouble. However, if you encounter a foreigner who is willing to pay, he will go faster than anyone else. Only if you can find out there are ghosts. .

Lu Wuming asked, "Have you found the tomb of Mingyue?"

Cao Xu nodded: "It just so happened that the government's investigation has saved us some things. Last night we saw Mingyue Tomb withdraw from a small house on the outskirts of the city and hide in the mountains, but did not leave. Also, Eagle Claw helped Qiu Peng Also accompanied."

Lu Wuming asked Xiao Lan, "What do you think?"

Xiao Lan said: "Regarding Qiu Peng, there has always been something I have to ask seniors in the future."

Lu Wuming motioned for him to continue.

Xiao Lan said: "When the Eagle Claw Gang first came to the city, it had been lurking in the woods outside the city, interacting secretly with Li Mansion, and dug a secret tunnel in the study. It was said to kill a person surnamed Lu. I don't know... …Has the senior ever had a grudge with him?"

"The Qiongdao little school, I did ask someone to come to me a few years ago, saying that there is a good business to do," Lu Wuming said, "but I was worried about Mingyu at that time, and I heard the rumors that the Xiao family had red lotus cups. , I left Nanhai early and didn't even go to see him."

Xiao Lan said, "Only this?"

Lu Wuming nodded.

"If it is because of this, it will take a lot of effort to set up secret tunnels..." Xiao Lan said halfway through, and even shook his head, which would be too unbelievable.

"Where is Mingyu?" Lu Wuming asked.

"I asked, he doesn't recognize Qiu Peng either." Xiao Lan said.

The matter was at a dead end, and the two of them looked at each other for a long time and felt that only the explanation of "there are many people surnamed Lu" could barely fool them.

In the small courtyard of Qingcangshan Mountain, Lu Zhui also heard about the secret.

Tao Yu'er rubbed his temples: "But it's really evil."

By the way, Ah Liu also boiled a pot of pig lung soup, and everyone at the table had no appetite, so he ate a few chopsticks and vegetables.

Seeing Lu Chai's face turned pale, Tao Yu'er shook his wrist for a try. It was...Ximai again.

Lu Zhui said, "It's okay."

"You really shouldn't stay on this mountain all the time." Tao Yuer sighed, "Why don't I think of a way to send you to Riyue Mountain Villa for the time being. The doctor Ye is good friends with Master Wen, and should also allow you to live in the Villa. for a while."

Lu Zhui was slightly surprised.

He knew that Mrs. Tao had always had a strong interest in Mingyue Tomb, perhaps for wealth or for other reasons. And she had indeed got the red lotus cup in Feiling's hands. If the rumor is true, you only need to get another red lotus cup to completely open the tomb.

Since the First World War in Fuhunling, someone in the arena has been rumoring that the red lotus bulb in the Mingyue Tomb was stolen by himself. To take a step back, even if Mrs. Tao doesn’t believe these rumors, if she has herself, she will most likely lead her father and mother—whether it is the killer of Megatron, or the maid who held the lamp in the deepest part of the tomb. Opening the Mingyue Tomb is profitable but harmless.

He originally thought that Madam Tao would stick to her every step of the way, even Xiao Lan thought so.

But now she took the initiative to speak, sending herself to Riyue Villa.

Of course, it could also be because I took my life soon, and if you drag it on, you won’t be able to save it. It is the best policy to send away both people and money. But at this moment, looking at the caring but kind eyes on the opposite side, Lu Zhui was more willing to believe that she really cared about herself.

It has nothing to do with conspiracy and scheming, but the simplest emotion of a mother to her son.