After Xuan Cheng left the Shen Mansion, he walked around the city again, and then stayed in an inn not very far from the Shen Mansion.

Not long after I moved in, someone came.

Xuan Cheng opened the door and was not surprised to see Uncle Lian outside the door.

After entering the door, Uncle Lian stopped talking.

"You want to ask why I don't tell the truth to your second son, right?" Xuan Cheng asked for him.

Uncle Lian nodded a little wryly.

Xuan Cheng replied, "I probably heard Muzhi say about the matter of your eldest son, and I have investigated it myself later." Although the identity of the mastermind behind the scenes has now been clarified, on the night that Makiyuki escaped from the mansion, someone in your mansion should have deliberately let him go, and killed someone to create the illusion that he absconded in fear of crime. ”

When Uncle Lian heard this, he couldn't help but be slightly surprised, "What does the Taoist mean, is it the second young master?"

Without waiting for Xuan Cheng to nod, Uncle Lian immediately frowned and said, "However, the second young master doesn't like to practice martial arts since he was a child, so his skills are very average." One of the people killed in the family that day was a master next to the eldest lady, and another was also very skilled. Even if the second young master was unprepared, he shouldn't be able to kill the two of them quietly in a short period of time. ”

"What if he has a helper?" asked Xuan Cheng.

Uncle Lian was stunned.

"The mastermind of the whole thing is the second prince of the dynasty, and he has a lot of masters, so it shouldn't be a big problem to send someone to help kill someone, right?" Xuan Cheng said again.

Uncle Lian's face suddenly became ugly.

Xuan Cheng looked at him and didn't say any more.

After Uncle Lian was silent for a long time, he looked up at Xuan Cheng and asked, "If this is the case, then what should we do next?" Second Young Master, he ...... If he really colluded with the second prince, what would the eldest young master do? And the eldest lady and the fourth lady ...... them?"

The more Uncle Lian spoke, the more anxious he became, and he gradually became a little incoherent.

Xuan Cheng looked at it, frowned slightly, and after a little hesitation, he stretched out his hand to the center of his eyebrows quickly, the white light flashed, and Uncle Lian was shocked, and his eyes suddenly became clear.

"You don't have to panic for a while. The usurpation of power by the second prince is difficult to say whether it will succeed or fail. Even if he wins, for the sake of face, Shen Muye will definitely not treat your eldest lady and the fourth lady in a short period of time. However, Shen Muping will definitely not be able to come back at that time. That's why I didn't tell the truth before him today. In any case, it can be regarded as a number of retreats. Xuan Cheng said, sighing.

When Uncle Lian heard this, he took a step back and bowed down, "Dao Da En, old slave...... The old slave ...... "Before he finished speaking, he was already crying."

Xuan Cheng helped him up, patted his shoulder to appease, and then asked, "Is the Shen family now owned by Shen Mu?"

Uncle Lian took a breath, calmed down for a while, and nodded and replied, "Yes." Since the accident of the eldest young master, the eldest lady's health has not been very good, the weather has been cold recently, and there has been no news from the master, the eldest lady has been worried too much, and she has been bedridden for a few days. Therefore, the affairs of this mansion were slowly handed over to the second young master, and he took care of it. After speaking, Uncle Lian looked at the contemplative Xuan Cheng, hesitated for a moment, and asked, "What are the plans of the Dao Chief?"

"Well, there are some plans. Xuan Cheng thought about it and nodded in acknowledgement.

Uncle Lian said, "Otherwise, I'll find someone to take you to see the eldest lady's father." ”

"Your eldest lady's father?" Xuan Cheng was stunned for a moment, he naturally knew who Shen Wei's father was. However, when he came, although he decided to do something, he didn't think about finding someone to join forces. But Uncle Lian's words reminded him.

After all, this is a mundane thing, and naturally it will be more convenient and meticulous for the people who are in it.

Thinking like this, he said to Uncle Lian, "No, I'll just find it myself." You better go back quickly, so as not to arouse suspicion. ”

After hearing this, Uncle Lian thought about it, touched a sign from his chest, and said, "This is the brand of the Shen Mansion, it will be more convenient for you to hold this." ”

Xuan Cheng took it, although for him, it was not necessary to find someone from the main entrance. However, it would be good if you could enter through the main entrance.

After Uncle Lian left, Xuan Cheng stayed in the room for a while, carefully adjusted his original plan a little more before leaving the inn.

It's just that not long after I went out, I ran into an acquaintance who could barely be regarded as an acquaintance - Jin Chang.

"What do you want to do?" Jin Chang looked at Xuan Cheng, frowned slightly, and asked in a deep voice.

Xuan Cheng sneered and said, "It's really interesting to ask, what do I want to do, what do I have to do with you!"

Jin Chang's brows furrowed even tighter, "Xuan Cheng, it's not up to you to meddle in this matter." If you don't know anything more, don't blame me for being merciless!"

"Is there still a love between us?" Xuan Cheng's eyes widened deliberately, making a look of surprise.

Jin Chang was so angry that he was about to scold, but was interrupted by Xuan Cheng, "What's the matter?

Jin Chang's face darkened.

"Yo, it seems that someone is coming!" Xuan Cheng sneered, "Then why does Elder Jin still have time to talk to me here about this kind of useless nonsense?" I think you should hurry back and think about how to apologize!" With that, Xuan Cheng bypassed him and left directly.

Jin Chang was so angry that he turned around and looked at Xuan Cheng's distant back, with murderous anger in his eyes.

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......

Outside the city, in an empty house.

Shen Muzhi was sitting alone in the corner of an empty room, staring fixedly at a place in front of him, his face expressionless, and his thoughts drifted to no avail.

After Liu Guan took him away from the hot spring villa, he took him straight here, and then locked him in this room, didn't say anything, just glanced at him, and left.

However, for Shen Muzhi, this glance was enough to erase all the thoughts that had just sprouted in his heart.

Qingguo is in his hands, like the lifeblood is pinched in his hands, what else can he do!

Just, is that all?

He was not reconciled.

But what could he do?

He couldn't even get out of this door.

Even, he sat here, not even daring to touch the memories.

What could he do......

Perhaps, only death remains.

If he died, Qingguo would at least not be refined into that kind of puppet without intelligence, acting as a killing weapon in the hands of that old bastard.

Dead, he was also relieved. There is no pain, and there is no despair.

It's a hundred.

It's just that there is always a little unwillingness.

Brother He Xian......

Shen Muzhi suddenly blinked his eyes, and there was a little more divine light in his empty eyes. After reaching out to the placket of his right hand and fumbling around for a while, he took it out again, and there was an extra jade pendant in his hand.

The jade pendant is already covered with cracks, and it may completely shatter at any time.

The sudden appearance of He Xian is his only hope now.

And He Xian was in Sujiang City at this time.

It's just that the Xu Mansion has long been empty, and there are only a few servants left who don't know anything. As for the Xuan Cheng that Liu Guan said, there is no way to find it.

He was destined to run empty.

However, such a result is not very surprising to He Xian. He walked around the city, and after going to a few places, he left Sujiang, and this time went to Kongshan. It's just that I didn't see the White Water View.

The fog covered the entire empty mountain, and He Xian stood outside the fog, not trying to go in to find it. The fog, which was still stubborn in the sun, naturally could not be an ordinary fog.

This big array has not been collected, and it is obvious that Xuan Cheng should not be in the White Water View. So where will he be?

After He Xian thought about it, he went straight to Jinling.

Xuan Cheng had already met the father of the eldest lady of the Shen family, and what should have been said had already been said, and what should not be said was naturally not said more. The father of the eldest lady of the Shen family is a smart man. Naturally, it is clear what will happen next. It's just that, in the face of the upcoming big changes, this old man doesn't seem to be so firm.

Maybe it's because he's old, and when he gets old, he always has more worries when he starts doing things, because there are more shackles.

Or maybe he's decided that the tide is over, so he doesn't want to struggle anymore.

Xuan Cheng didn't force it, as far as he was concerned, it would be better if the old man was willing to cooperate. If he doesn't want to, he will do things alone, at most, it will be difficult to explain in the future.

However, he had already figured out that since so many people in this world were willing to be fools, why should he do it again?

It should be regarded as his apology to Shen Muzhi.

Time flies.

When night falls, in the city of Jinling, the lanterns rise, and a group of singing and dancing rises.

Xuan Cheng sat in a tavern and asked for a pot of the strongest wine in this tavern, bowl after bowl, with the voice of silk and bamboo in his ears, and before he knew it, his eyes began to blur.

Vaguely, he saw his senior brother sitting opposite. The eyes that always felt like they couldn't open were looking at him with a smile.

"Senior brother, you say, why is there such a big difference in people's hearts?" Xuan Cheng asked vaguely.

The senior brother smiled but did not say anything.

Xuan Cheng blinked, and suddenly the person in front of him was replaced by another person.

This person was unfamiliar, dressed in a black brocade robe, and after glancing at him, he frowned, and then sat down opposite him.

Xuan Cheng instantly sobered up, the aura in his body surged, the alcohol dissipated in an instant, and then looked at the man in front of him, frowned, and asked, "Who are you?"

"He Xian. ”

When Xuan Cheng heard this name, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, a little familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had heard it.

"Disciple of Qingliang Peak of the Great Sword Sect. ”

"It's you. Xuan Cheng, who heard the three words of the Great Sword Gate, finally remembered who this person was, and couldn't help but shout in surprise.

He Xian smiled slightly and said, "You know me?"

Xuan Cheng nodded, "Muzhi mentioned it to me." ”

Probably hearing the name Muzhi, He Xian smiled on his face, and said with some seriousness, "I've been looking for you for a day!"

"Looking for me?" Xuan Cheng frowned and wondered.

"Muzhi is in Liu Guan's hands, I want to save him. He Xian said directly.

"He's still alive?" Xuan Cheng was surprised again.

He Xian was a little strange when he saw him react like this, but he didn't ask in detail, he just talked about how he went to negotiate with Liu Guan today, but he didn't expect Shen Muzhi to agree to be Liu Guan's disciple, he couldn't figure out the reason, so he had to come to Xuan Cheng.

After listening to Xuancheng, his mood couldn't help but be a little complicated. He originally thought that Shen Muzhi was dead. Unexpectedly, he was still alive and was arrested by Liu Guan.

Of course, it's good to be alive.

Now that the people from the Great Sword Sect are here, they may be able to find a way to get Shen Muzhi back from Liu Guan's hands. It's just that the phoenix bird ......

Thinking of this, Xuan Cheng's heart suddenly became heavy again.

"Does Daoist Xuan Cheng know the reason for this?" He Xian saw that Xuan Cheng was silent, and asked again.

Xuan Cheng came back to his senses and nodded, "I think I probably know." Then, he told He Xian what he knew about Qingguo. After finishing speaking, he looked at He Xian, hesitated for a moment, and said, "If I can't rescue that phoenix bird from Liu Guan's hands together, I'm afraid ...... He won't let himself live. After speaking, he looked at He Xian and smiled bitterly.

He Xian frowned and was silent. The situation that Xuan Cheng said was completely beyond his expectations.