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"The villa is forbidden." Lu Zhui said, "May I ask the third master, what is the reason for banning it?"

"That was a deserted courtyard not far from where the eldest brother lived." Qiu Zixi said, "At first it was an old man living in the family, but due to disrepair and leaking, it became empty."

The first two years were nothing, but then gradually there were rumors of haunting. Some people kept saying that seeing black shadows and white shadows floating around at night made people feel cold.

"The rumors were too much, everyone stopped going there. The house was gradually abandoned, but it did not become a forbidden place." Qiu Zixi continued, "Until one day, a maid died in that deserted courtyard. The corpse was not discovered until two days later. I was still young and didn’t know too many details. I just remember that the whole family had a dignified atmosphere during that time, and no one dared to mention it.”

Lu Chai guessed: "Because death was weird?"

Qiu Zixi nodded: "It wasn't until I grew up that I heard some rumors vaguely, saying that the maid was gouged and died. She was dressed in red, and she was definitely going to kill a ghost."

Heartbreak? Lu Zhui's heart moved next: "Who is the murderer?"

"I don't know." Qiu Zixi shook his head. "After the accident, my mother listed it as a forbidden place. Those who entered were not allowed to kill. Five or six years ago, there was a bold family who didn't believe in evil, and was drunk and bet with others. I climbed the wall in the middle of the night, but I haven't come out until now."

Lu Zhui was puzzled: "I didn't come out? Is it dead, or is it missing and no one goes in to find it?"

"I'm missing." Qiu Zixi replied: "After the person who bet with him was awake, he only realized that he was scared in hindsight, but he didn't dare to tell the matter. I concealed it for half a month until he was found later that night. The two had met before, but they couldn't resist the pressure and confessed it tremblingly."

Mrs. Qiu was furious upon hearing this, and immediately ordered him to be put in the dungeon, but before he was interrogated, the family had bitten his tongue and killed himself that night.

Lu Zhui shook his head. Since he couldn't resist the pressure and admitted, he wanted to survive. The possibility of suicide is very small.

"The haunting was originally a taboo at home. Since everyone is dead, my mother will not investigate it again, only if it hasn't happened." Qiu Zixi said carefully, looking at the posture, I can't wait to recall every detail.

"Since it's a murder house, what is the third son doing there?" Lu Zhui asked again.

Talking about this, Qiu Zixi was a little nervous, but seeing that Lu Zhui’s expression was soft, he didn’t mean to ask him, so he relaxed and continued: "Because I saw a dark figure rushing in, like a beast, and like wack."

Lu Zhui said, "Beasts?"

Qiu Zixi nodded: "It was a rainy night, and it was dark everywhere. I wanted to go out to catch some wetland insects and feed the crickets, but I accidentally saw a black shadow flashing past in front of me. At first I thought it was. Snitch, but after following it, he felt more like a beast. When I looked again, he had disappeared in the deserted house. I guess that might be the culprit of the digging."

Lu Chai wrapped the quilt tightly, thoughtfully: "Yeah."

The black shadow, resembling a human and a beast, digs people's hearts, plus the news that A Liu has found a few days ago, he can almost conclude that it is a bat, or a gold-eating beast-has been lurking in Fengming Villa. Secretly raised by someone.

Then Qiu Zixi knocked on the side and told Qiu Zichen the incident.

"Shadow?" Qiu Zichen asked casually.

"Yes, big brother." Qiu Zixi said, "I definitely didn't look at Dazzling."

"I saw it, what anxious." Qiu Zichen drank another glass of wine, "A dark shadow, let him go."

Let him go? Qiu Zixi snatched his wine glass: "Don't drink it!"

Qiu Zichen sighed and looked at him helplessly: "Okay, let's go, Sombra, then what?"

"Then you and I quickly think of a way to catch the black shadow, and then go to my mother to ask for credit." Qiu Zixi said, "Otherwise, if this continues, we will have a good life when the second brother takes power?"

"You and I can't compete with the second child together. Save it." Qiu Zichen simply took the jug and poured it into his mouth. "What is a good life? There is wine, meat, poetry and beauty, that's good. Day. I’m drunk now, I don’t want to bother thinking about other things."

Qiu Zixi saw in his eyes, even though he was so angry that he had nothing to do, he could only stomped away and secretly made up his mind. This time even if the eldest brother didn't make a move, he would capture the dark shadow himself.

"After that, I stayed in ambush around the deserted house as soon as I had time for half a year." Qiu Zixi said, "Until the day of the banquet, the eldest brother was too drunk and drunk, so I took him back and went out. Habitually went to the deserted house again, but I saw my second brother in the middle of the night."

Qiu Zifeng was carrying a bamboo cage in his hands at the time, and he didn't know what it was inside. Not long after he got over the wall, he hurried out, avoiding the patrol house all the way back to his yard.

"I went to find my eldest brother early the next morning." Qiu Zixi said, "I wanted to ask what happened, but before I could speak, my eldest brother said that the second brother held his handle and said he Maybe I can't live anymore."

Lu Zhui said suspiciously: "So serious?"

"I was so frightened that I asked for a long time without asking anything. Instead, my eldest brother almost got angry." Qiu Zixi said, "He told me not to say anything or ask, but also in front of my mother. Pretending to know nothing, and said that even if he really died, he is not allowed to say what he saw last night."

Lu Zhui probed: "You have a good relationship with the young master?"

Qiu Zixi said: "My eldest brother treats me very well, although everyone in this villa doesn't look down on him, but he has a good heart, he just doesn't do his job properly."

"In the next few days, the young master will be crazy." Lu Zhui followed his words and speculated. "And you dare not tell the old lady about it, don't you?"

Qiu Zixi nodded: "The eldest brother said that even if he is dead, he can't say it. Besides, he's just crazy now. It's better than... than dead."

"Did the dark shadow appear again?" Lu Zhui asked again.

Qiu Zixi said, "No more."

Lu Zhui continued: "I heard the third young master just said that the second young master should be in charge of this villa?"

Qiu Zixi said angrily: "Originally, my mother was in charge, but the second brother also got some things. The eldest brother didn’t want to be here, but I tried to grab some things to do in the past two years, and my mother agreed. The second elder stalked from it, and there is no more to follow."

Lu Chai said: "No wonder the Third Young Master would venture to find someone who is not familiar with me."

"Will Lu Gongzi help me?" Qiu Zixi asked, "I have been in the villa these years, and I have not known a few friends from the rivers and lakes. I only heard that Lu Gongzi has a great status, so I came to ask for help brazenly. ."

"Since Dad agreed to help Mrs. Qiu, then I would naturally not ignore it." Lu Chai said, "San Gongzi don't have to worry."

"Really?" Qiu Zixi was overjoyed upon hearing this.

"Naturally it is true." Lu Zhui said, "It just so happens that Lord Ye Gu has always been very interested in half-human and half-beast things. I will tell him about it."

Qiu Zixi became even more happy—Ye Jin was the genius doctor, and the entire Riyue Villa was behind him, supported by the martial arts leader. Whether it was the illness of the eldest brother or the trickery in this villa, there seemed to be hope.

"Then Master Lu, continue to rest, I'm going back." Qiu Zixi stood up and apologized, "I really interrupted this morning."

Lu Chai shook his head: "Maybe it's a matter."

Qiu Zixi opened the window as usual, jumped out carefully, and didn't turn his hand back to close it again, just running fast.

A cool breeze mixed in with the early morning rain, Lu Zhui sighed, put on his clothes, stretched his arms to cover the window, and then leaned back on the soft couch, but he was completely sleepy.

The fine raindrops gathered on the roof, and then dripped drippingly, and fell in the water tank under the eaves, causing ripples and disturbing Banchi Koi.

In the early morning of a spring day in the south of the Yangtze River, it was like a scroll smudged with ink, and even the clouds were soaked with moisture. Lu Chai held the heater in his hands, closed his eyes and listened to the rain and the wind. The warmth in the bed was enough to resist all the cold. At this time, if there was one more person by his side, everything would be perfect.

Lu chasing opened the window and took a deep breath of fresh air, but his throat was irritated, and it took a long time for him to cough and ease. A faint pain in his heart reminded him that this body is still weak, careless, and poetic.

The rain was getting stronger, Qiu Zixi ran back holding his head, in a remote back alley, but was stopped by a dark shadow falling from the sky. Before he could react, a hand knife was already severely slashed on the side of his neck, and his eyes were darkened with severe pain, and he fell limply.

"Fantastic." The dark shadow caught Qiu Zixi and threw it to the people behind him.

"Yes." The other party took his orders low, leaped up with Qiu Zixi, and jumped into the next courtyard.

The black shadow wiped the raindrops from his sleeves and turned around out of the lane.

A bunch of maids crowded under an umbrella, were hurriedly walking to the kitchen. When they saw him, they stood still and said in unison: "Second Master."

Qiu Zifeng nodded, turning sideways to make way for everyone.

The little maid hurriedly bowed, and then ran away in a hustle and bustle, while smiling and pushing the little sister beside her, teasing why the other party blushed, she must not be embarrassed to like the second young master.

The laughter gradually faded away. This is probably the most vivid and peaceful moment in the entire Fengming Villa.

At the other end, the people from Mingyue Tomb traveled day and night, almost shortening the return journey time by half. Seeing the mirror flower array shrouded in mist and rain, Xiao Lan suddenly didn't know what state of mind he should be.

This formation is exquisite and extremely cruel. Over the years, I don't know how many corpses of trespassers have been lifted out of it, and they are all covered in blood. He also thought about whether anyone in this world could survive the mirror flower array alive, and if so, who would it be, but he didn't know that reality had already given him the answer.

Someone really can or rush past, is the sweetheart who has been forgotten by himself.

Scars and bones.

Xiao Lan suddenly squeezed the horse's rein.

"What's the matter?" Aunt Gui asked him by the side.

Xiao Lan said, "I haven't come back for a long time, and I feel a little dazed."

Aunt Gui shook her head: "Going back to your own house, what are you in a daze."

Xiao Lan stood up and dismounted: "This place hasn't changed at all. The green mountains and water mirrors are all the same as when I left."

"Mingyue Tomb was like this hundreds of years ago, and it will be like this hundreds of years later, even thousands of years later, and it will never change." Aunt Gui walked in, her voice echoed in the mountains for a long time, "Neither People can change."

Xiao Lan smiled and walked behind her into the grave.

"I have seen the young master." At the entrance of the Red Lotus Hall, dozens of maidservants bowed to greet each other. At the age of seventeen or eighteen, dressed in red, they were all charming.

Xiao Lan asked, "What does Auntie mean?"

"You should also taste other things." Aunt Gui said, "If you don't like these, there are other appearances, or if you want men, there is not only Lu Mingyu in this world."

Xiao Lan said, "Auntie is really bothering."

Aunt Gui was unhappy: "What is your tone?"

Xiao Lan said: "I don't like outsiders coming to the Red Lotus Hall. My aunt knows it, and it has nothing to do with whether the other party is a man or a woman."

"Then it's up to you." Aunt Gui continued to walk in with people, and wrote lightly, "It's not pleasing to the eye, just kill it."

"The young master is forgiving." When the women in red heard the words, Huarong suddenly turned pale, kneeling on the ground and begging for mercy in unison.

Xiao Lan said, "Ahun!"

"...Yes!" Ah Soul hurried in.

"Settle well." Xiao Lan ordered, "Don't let me see, and don't wrong the girls."

Ah Hun promised to take those women out of the hall, but he didn't know where to lead them.

Xiao Lan only breathed a sigh of relief until the footsteps were far away, and put the black gold whip in his hand on the table, and without taking a break from drinking tea, he turned to an underpass and squatted down to wipe away the dust.

There is a small flower engraved on the stone wall, which is dyed red by paint. It is so rough that the shape cannot be seen at all.

A gentle smile appeared in Xiao Lan's eyes.

He remembered correctly.

The moment he entered the Mingyue Tomb just now, he was in a trance for a short time, but after regaining his sanity, he remembered this little flower. It was carved by the two of them squatting side by side. At that time, they were young and had little hand strength. It took a whole afternoon to barely get out of shape.

There is no sky in the tomb all year round. What Lu Zhui likes most is this small red flower, which is wet and tidal, and it smells like rain and grass. At the beginning, there were not so many tombs, only one in the deepest part occasionally. Lu Zhui often went to see it, but unfortunately he was blocked by Aunt Gui.

Because of this, Lu Zhui was depressed all afternoon. After Xiao Lan knew about it, she took the cloth and the knife alone, and he stubbed out a large piece from another place in the tomb, and then wrapped around the pharmacist in the tomb to make him make flower fertilizer.

Since then, starting from the Red Lotus Hall, to every corner of the tomb, this kind of small flowers has almost flooded.

Xiao Lan carefully rubbed the carved stone flower with his thumb, closing his eyes and thinking about the person he loved, wondering if he had arrived at Riyue Villa.

Suddenly there was a very small movement behind him.

Xiao Lan opened his eyes and turned around vigilantly.

Empty hand asked: "What are you doing?"

Xiao Lan: "..."

Xiao Lan said, "I should ask this, how did the senior get in?"

"A mirror flower array, you want to trap me?" Kongkong Miaoshou disdain, "just display it."

Xiao Lan sighed, "Admire."

"I saw that your aunt has arranged a lot of beautiful women for you." Kongkong said excitedly, "You go back soon, pick a few who look clever, and give birth to a son." After that, he exhorted. "Choose a hand that looks good, the five fingers are slender and dry, not six fingers."

Xiao Lan walked back: "This matter will be discussed later."

"Why do you want to discuss it later?" Kongkong Miaoshou was really unhappy, and took a few steps to catch up.

Xiao Lan replied, "I'm not in the mood because I haven't finished the matter."

Kongkong asked: "What's the matter? I'll do it for you."

Xiao Lan said, "I want to go to a place, but there are agencies there and I can't get in."

Hearing it with empty hands, he smiled contemptuously: "This tomb is in my eyes, but there is no mechanism. Just tell me where are you going?"

Xiao Lan rubbed his chin: "Senior, follow me?"

Empty Miaoshou promised.

"Thank you." Xiao Lan raised his eyebrows, "Then we will act tomorrow night."

Outside the tomb, Tao Yu'er was hidden in the dark, frowning as she watched the floating mirror flower array.

When I left many years ago, I never thought that I would come back one day.

The sky is still covered with dark clouds, this rain has stained the entire Jiangnan, and it seems that it will never stop. The air was full of dampness, mixed with the green grass, and Lu Zhui was lying at the window, as if he had returned to the flower field of the Mingyue Tomb.

There was a rush of footsteps outside, guessing that Jia Ding was running around, faintly talking, his tone was impatient and panic. Lu Chai sat up, pushed the door and asked, "What happened?"

"Father." A Liuzheng and Yue Dadao were sitting in the corridor talking. When he saw him asking, he hurried out to inquire. When he came back, he also looked panicked, saying that the third master of Fengming Villa had been lost.

"Qiu Zixi is missing?" Lu Zhui was surprised.

"That's what I said, I haven't seen anyone this morning, and I have searched through the entire villa, and there are none." A Liudao, "Now the old lady is awake, and she is very anxious after hearing about it, and even invited the government to come. Help, I guess it's already halfway."

Lu asked, "Where is my father?"

"I was invited by the second young master of the Qiu family early in the morning." A Liu said, "Master Ye Gu went to see Mrs. Qiu and Young Master Qiu. Before leaving, he ordered me to decoct the medicine and said that he would let my father rest."

"Qiu Zixi came to me when it was about to dawn." Lu chased.

Both A Liu and Yue Dadao were surprised.

Lu Zhui said the matter roughly.

"This... won't it be done by Qiu Zi?" Yue Dadao asked.

"Maybe." Lu chased after a moment, said to Ah Liu, "Go to Dad to check the situation, and then come back and tell me as soon as possible."

Ah Liu promised and went out of the yard. Yue Dadao said: "It's windy and cool here, let me help Young Master go in and rest."

Lu Zhui said, "You come out the door with me."

"Go out?" Yue Dadao shook his head into a rattle, "Master, Master Ye Gu, and Ah Liu will not agree."

"I'm not a tofu person." Lu Chase said, "Healing is not about lying in bed all the time. That is called confinement."

Yue Dadao let out a "pouch" laugh.

"Besides, I'll clarify the matter earlier, so I can set off to Riyue Villa." Lu Zhui also smiled. "This Fengming Villa is gloomy, and you don't want to live long, do you?"

Yue Dadao nodded.

"Let's go." Lu Chai walked out.

"The son is waiting for me!" Yue Dadao hurriedly returned to the house and took a cloak, wrapped his head around him, almost covering his head.

Lu Zhui: "..."

The distance from the guest house to Qiu Zixi's residence is quite long. When Lu Chai walked halfway, he saw that the people sent by the government had arrived. The steward of Qiu Mansion was talking about Qiu Zixi's daily living habits to make it easier to find people. One of them happened to say that he likes to walk on small roads.

The small road... Lu chased the corner of his mouth, and asked the officers and soldiers for a topographic map of Zhang Fengming Villa, returned to the guest house and set off again, this time only taking the shortest route.

Holding an oil paper umbrella in his hand, Yue Dadao followed him on tiptoe.

The clothes were wet and clinging to the body, bitterly cold. Qiu Zixi struggled, enduring the soreness and opened his eyes.

The dust fell, making people cough. The bed tent was tattered and hung, and it was covered with cobwebs. After a little movement, the bed creaked and shook. In the silence, the sound was particularly harsh.

...

He didn't dare to move anymore, only his eyes rolled around, looking around the room. There are dust and wood chips everywhere, and the color is gray. If it is just digging out from the ground, I am afraid that some people will believe it.

Qiu Zixi didn't know who he was trapped in this ruined house, and he couldn't move at all. He didn't even know if it was Fengming Villa. Logically speaking, there is no such dilapidated house at home.

Unless...unless, it's the deserted house that no one has set foot in.

Suddenly there was footsteps in the courtyard.

Qiu Zixi's pupils dilated, and secret beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, wondering what would be waiting for him.