readx;? Passing through the back garden of Fengzezhuang, and then walking through a long corridor, you can see the inner courtyard adjacent to the two partition walls, all of which are built with high flower walls, thick vines, and deep courtyards, and a deep silence. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

At the door, the family Ding Nursing Home has three steps and one post, five steps and one sentry, with strict defense and a solemn look.

On the door plate of the inner courtyard on the west side, there is a bluestone plaque hanging, which is carved with the words "Xiyue Xuan", and on the stone plaque of the courtyard door on the east side, it is engraved as "Dongchen Pavilion".

"Xiyue Xuan is the residence of the owner of Lu Zhuang, and Dongchen Pavilion is the residence of Lu Rong, the only son of the owner of Lu Zhuang. Shu Luo introduced to Hao Se and Corpse Tianqing.

"Master Lu's only son?" Hao Se Daqi, "Why have you never seen it?"

Shu Luo sighed lightly: "Rong'er is the noble son of the owner of Lu Zhuang who is over fifty years old, Mrs. Lu died of dystocia, but Rong'er was born with illness from the womb, and her body was very weak, and she spent most of the year in bed to recuperate, and did not see outsiders. ”

"Oops......" Hao Se couldn't help but sigh.

The corpse Tianqing also showed sympathy.

"Now there is a strange case of monsters digging out their hearts and killing people in Fengze Village, and the owner of Lu Zhuang has almost blocked the entire Dongchen Pavilion for the safety of Rong'er, and Shu has not seen Rong'er for nearly a year. Shu Luo shook his head slightly.

The three of them spoke, and they walked to the door of Xiyue Xuan.

"I've seen Shu Gongzi!" the two guards at the door saluted Shu Luo.

"Shu came over to see Master Lu. Shu Luo said.

The guard probe glanced at Hao Se and Corpse Tianqing behind Shu Luo, and showed embarrassment: "But Steward Lu has explained that except for Shu Gongzi, the owner of the village has no outsiders. ”

"The two of them are Shu's friends, so it's okay. Shu Luo smiled.

The two guards glanced at each other, and one of them clasped his fists and said, "Master Shu later, wait for me to report to the owner." ”

"Good. Shu Luo nodded.

The guard immediately turned around and ran into the inner courtyard, and after a while, he turned back and hugged his fist to Shu Luo: "Three, the owner of the village is invited!"

The three of them bowed their heads and walked into Xiyue Xuan together.

But seeing that in this Xiyue Xuan, the three wings, the landlord, the south and the west, stood separately, all of them were brown tiles with flying eaves, the doors and windows were closed, the grass and trees in the courtyard were withered, and the eyes were full of depression, and the three teams of black-clothed guards were wandering in the courtyard like ghosts, and when they saw Shu Luo, they all stopped and clenched their fists, and then continued to patrol, but they did not make a sound.

The courtyard was even more deadly silent, and the noisy and troubled cicadas in front of the guest courtyard and the main hall could not be heard at all.

"There are really no cicadas calling...... Hao Se Daqi, glanced at the patrol team that was walking away, and asked Corpse Tianqing in a low voice, "Brother Corpse, how are these guards?"

"I'm afraid it's just a bit of fist and kick work. Corpse Sky glanced at it and replied.

"Eh-" Hao Se couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, "This monster has killed so many people, why didn't Lord Lu Zhuang invite some martial arts masters to come to protect the courtyard, but only rely on these few guards who have no martial arts to protect him?"

"Brother Hao didn't know that Feng Zezhuang had also hired a master of the rivers and lakes to protect the village, but after digging out the heart, several hired Jianghu guards were killed one after another, and since then, no one has dared to take over Feng Zezhuang's guard work. Shu Luo shook his head, "Now I can't even invite anyone to offer a heavy reward for Yuzhu Xin." ”

Hao Se recalled the performance of those people in the tavern who were afraid to avoid Fengzezhuang after hearing the name, and couldn't help but say: "It seems that this Fengzezhuang has become a terrifying existence in the rivers and lakes. ”

"Now the guards in this courtyard are all the sons of Fengzezhuang's family, and they have been serving the Lu family since their ancestors, and they are very loyal, but they are safer than those Jianghu people. Shu Luo stepped on the steps and nodded to the servant next to the door of the main wing.

"Owner, Master Shu has arrived. The servant raised his voice.

"Please come in. Steward Lu's voice came from inside the house.

With the creak of the door panel, the three of them walked in, and a strong and pungent smell suddenly came to their faces.

I saw that in this house, the doors and windows were covered with heavy curtains, and the light was very dim, leaving only one window to cover a gap to let in the air. In the middle of the room, there are three ink landscape screens, which show the crampedness of the house, bypassing the screen, is a wooden table covered with brocade, on the table is a medicine bowl, next to the mahogany chest of drawers, there is an incense burner, the cigarette curls, smells like sandalwood.

It's just that this sandalwood and the strong medicinal smell are fused together, which is really unpleasant and weird.

Hao Se pinched his nose, Corpse Tianqing's brows frowned slightly, and although Shu Luo's expression did not change, beads of sweat were already faintly oozing from the tip of his nose.

On top of the bed, the heavy bed tent was tall, and Lu Shengcong was half-lying and half-sitting in it, his face was pale and his eyes were half-hidden.

On the side of the bed, Steward Lu saw Shu Luo and the three of them coming in, hurriedly took out three wooden stools from under the table, invited the three of them to sit down, returned to the bedside, lowered his head and whispered a few words in Lu Shengcong's ear.

Lu Shengcong slowly opened his eyes and nodded slightly at Shu Luo, Hao Se, and Corpse Tianqing.

"Master Lu, are you feeling better?" Shu Luo asked softly.

Lu Shengcong sighed and said, "Prince Lao Shu bothered...... Lu is much better......"

Where is it so much better? Master Lu, you look like you only have one breath left......

Hao Se looked at Lu Shengcong's paper-like face, and he really didn't dare to agree.

"Master Shu, does that monster have a clue?" Lu Shengcong asked.

"Shu is here for this matter. Shu Luo said, "Shu was afraid that he would be isolated, so he specially asked Brother Hao and Brother Corpse to help me capture the demon together, and now, I have found a few clues." ”

"Really?!" Lu Shengcong's eyes lit up, grabbed the arm of the butler Lu next to him, struggled to get up, his whole face glowed with a strange brilliance, and looked straight at the corpse Tianqing, "Lu Mou thank you Corpse Hero! Corpse Hero's great kindness, Lu Mou should remember it in his heart and never forget it!"

Corpse Tianqing was stunned, and hurriedly hugged his fists and said, "Lord Lu Zhuang is serious. ”

Hey, obviously Lao Tzu is the protagonist, Master Lu, you only thank the corpse brother but ignore what Lao Tzu means, do you look down on Lao Tzu?

Hao Se was immediately unhappy.

"Master Lu, I can't hide it, I came here this time to ask Master Lu a few questions. Hauser cleared his throat and began to feel presence.

Master Lu's gaze finally moved to Hao Se, and he bowed his head and said, "Hao Daxia, excuse me." ”

"Do you remember who was the first person to be killed by the monster?" asked Hao Se.

Lu remembered that it should be a guard in Zhuangzhong. ”

"What's your name?"

"This ...... Lu couldn't remember clearly......" Lu Shengcong shook his head and looked at Steward Lu next to him.

"The surname is Yu, and the name is Chaoyang. Steward Lu's face was gloomy, "He was found dead in his own house, with the doors and windows closed, the door bolted inside, and he died of disappointment, without any traces of blood on his body." ”

"Hmm......" Hao Se touched his chin, "have you ever been changed?"

"Dressed in white. Steward Lu frowned.

"The same as the death of the dead in the future?" asked Hauser.

"It's no different. ”

Hauser began to scratch his hair.

"On the night of Chaoyang's death, did anyone in the village find anything unusual?" Shu Luo asked.

"We've asked carefully, but—" Steward Lu shook his head, "There were originally two guards in the same room in the room where Yu Chaoyang lived, but on that day, it happened that the other two were out on business, so Yu Chaoyang was the only one to stay overnight. ”

"Didn't anyone in the same courtyard find anything abnormal?" asked Corpse Tianqing.

"Yu Chaoyang lives in a separate courtyard. Steward Lu replied.

All three were silent at the same time.

"Master Lu, can you give Shu a copy of the list of the deceased who lost their hearts and died?" Shu Luo said.

"Naturally. Lu Shengcong nodded and looked at Steward Lu.

Steward Lu lowered his head and clenched his fists: "All the people who died under the hands of the monster, the owner of the village ordered me to record it, I just hope that after catching the monster, Fengzezhuang can send some silver taels to their families, which is barely an explanation." ”

"Lord Lu Zhuang has benevolence and righteousness, and Shu admires him. Shu Luo sighed lightly and clenched his fists.

Hao Se and Corpse Tianqing also clenched their fists.

"What kind of benevolence and righteousness is this, I Fengzezhuang has produced such a monster that has harmed the world, causing so many people to die-" Lu Shengcong's face was full of bitterness, and his eyes were slightly closed, "Lu Mou once thought, if it is really Fengze Zhuang's ancestor who offended the gods and suffered this retribution, Lu Mou, as the lord of a village, will be unable to escape the blame, it is better to ......"

The misery and death in that voice suddenly made Hao Se and the three of them have an ominous premonition in their hearts.

Suddenly, I saw Lu Shengcong suddenly propping himself up, looking directly at Shu Luo with cloudy eyes, his complexion was fierce, and he said in a trembling voice: "Instead of letting that monster continue to harm people, if you let Lu Mou sacrifice the demon with his heart, will you be able to stop the evil deeds of that monster?!"

Shu Luo suddenly got up, his eyes trembling.

Hao Se and Corpse Tianqing also jumped up at the same time.

"The owner!" Steward Lu suddenly burst into tears, knelt on the ground, and cried bitterly, "Don't do it!" Young Master Rong is still young and pregnant with a fetal disease, if the owner of the village leaves him, the young master will be alone, and alone...... How can I live—"

Lu Shengcong's red eyes slowly shifted to look at Steward Lu, his eyes closed, leaned heavily on the head of the bed, and the old tears were horizontal: "Yes...... And Rong'er, Rong'er, I can't die, I can't die......"

For a while, the crying in the house was sad, so it was not desolate.

Shu Luo's eyebrows furrowed, his Adam's apple rolled a few times, and he clenched his fists and said calmly: "Lord Lu Zhuang must not say such depressing words, now Shu and Brother Hao, Brother Corpse, Brother Wen, and all the heroes of the rivers and lakes have joined forces, and they will definitely be able to find out the case, catch the murderer, and return Fengzezhuang to a clear land!"

"Yes, Master Lu, don't give up hope!" Hao Se's nose was sour.

"I'll do our best!" Corpse Tianqing frowned and said in a fixed voice.

"Thank you, thank you......" Lu Shengcong looked at the three of them, and there was a faint light of hope in his tearful eyes.

"Master Lu, you have a good rest, let's leave for the time being. Shu Luo said with relief, "I'll visit the owner later." ”

"Steward Lu, send Master Shu, Corpse Daxia and Hao Daxia for me. Lu Shengcong hurriedly straightened up and said.

"Yes, owner. Steward Lu got up, wiped away his tears with his cuffs, and got up and motioned to the three of them, "Please." ”

Shu Luo, Hao Se, and Corpse Tianqing saluted Lu Shengcong and turned around and walked outside.

When he reached the door, for some reason, he suddenly looked back.

I saw that in the shadow of the overlapping bed tent, Lu Shengcong was lying on the head of the bed, his head and neck were slightly raised, his face was full of tears, his eyes were empty, and his face was like dead wood, just like a walking corpse.

Hauser was so sad that he couldn't bear to look at it anymore, so he turned his head and walked out of the door.

"Steward Lu, you are waiting by the side of Master Lu Zhuang, you must be more relieved, don't let Master Lu Zhuang drill the tip of the horns. ”

Outside the door, Shu Luo frowned and carefully told Steward Lu.

"Don't worry, Master Shu, I will take care of the owner!" Steward Lu bowed his head.

"If there is something unusual about Lord Lu Zhuang, send someone to find me quickly!" Shu Luo said again.

"Young Master Lao Shu is bothered!" Steward Lu wiped his tears.

Shu Luo breathed a long sigh of relief.

"Master Shu, the list of the dead you want, I'll send someone over later. Steward Lu said.

Shu Luo nodded: "Send it directly to the plum garden." ”

Steward Lu raised his eyes and glanced at Shu Luo, slightly surprised: "Master Shu is not staying in Xiyuexuan tonight?"

"Shu will come back at night, and if you want to find me during the day, you will go to the plum garden. ”

"Yes. Steward Lu bowed his head, looked at Hao Se and Corpse Tianqing again, and was about to say something, but was suddenly interrupted by a loud shout outside the door.

"Steward Lu, it's not good!"

I saw a black-clothed servant rushing over with a sweaty head and whispering a few words softly to Steward Lu.

Steward Lu's face immediately changed drastically, and he hugged his fists to the three of them with a panicked eye and said, "Lu has some miscellaneous things to deal with, so I won't send them far." ”

After speaking, without waiting for Hao Se and the others to reply, he immediately called the guards patrolling the courtyard together, and ran out of Xiyue Xuan with the servant.

Suddenly, in the huge courtyard of Xiyuexuan, only Hao Se, Corpse Tianqing and Shu Luo were left looking at each other.

"I don't know what makes Steward Lu so anxious?" Hao Se said curiously.

"Master Lu Zhuang's illness, Fengze Zhuang has to rely on Steward Lu up and down, it is really not easy. Shu Luo sighed.

The corpse Tianqing sighed lightly.

The three of them turned around and walked towards the courtyard gate.

"This Steward Lu is also a child?" Hao Se asked.

Shu Luo nodded: "Steward Lu was once the scholar of Lord Lu Zhuang, and the two grew up together since childhood, known as master and servant, and love as brothers. ”

"No wonder......" Hao Se sighed, "Seeing Steward Lu crying so much, if it weren't for his deep feelings, he wouldn't be like this-"

"Shu has been friends with Master Lu Zhuang for many years, and I have never seen Lord Lu Zhuang so out of shape today...... Shu Luojun's face was slightly gloomy, "Master Lu Zhuang was originally a person with a hearty personality and a quick talker, but I didn't expect that in less than a year, he would be so haggard and ......"

Saying that, Shu Luo couldn't help but stop, clenched the jade fan in his hand, and his bright eyes were covered with a layer of mist: "If Shu could have come earlier, it wouldn't have been like this......"

In the dark courtyard, the dead trees and leaves are lingling, the grass is barren and decadent, and the gentle boy in a lotus white robe is standing alone in place, his head and neck are slightly drooping, his handsome face is sad, and his back exudes a faint sadness.

Hao Se suddenly felt that the whole person was not good.

The beauty is so sad, Lao Tzu's heart really can't bear it!

"Shu Gongzi ......" Hao Se sniffed, walked towards Shu Luo, raised his arm, and gently pressed Shu Luo's shoulder.

Suddenly, a hand suddenly reached out and grabbed Hao Ther's wrist.

Hao Se was stunned for a moment, and turned his head to look.

But seeing the corpse, Tianqing's expression was clear, his eyes were dark, and he was staring at Shu Luo.

"Brother Corpse?" Hausel was puzzled.

Corpse Tianqing looked at Hao Se and shook his head slightly, but he walked to Shu Luo's side and patted Shu Luo's shoulder with his palm.

Shu Luo was shocked and turned around: "Corpse brother?"

"Master Shu, there is something different here. The corpse stared at the sky and pointed to a messy bush behind Shu Luo.

Shu Luo looked in the direction pointed by the corpse Tianqing, his expression gradually changed, he stepped forward in two steps, squatted in his robe, and carefully examined the bushes.

Corpse Tianqing stood straight beside Shu Luo, looking at the courtyard with dignified eyes.

"What's the situation?" Hao Se rushed forward and squatted next to Shu Luo.

"It's the smell of earthy renovation. Shu Luo sniffed and said.

"Huh?" Hauser frowned.

Shu Luo frowned, handed the jade fan in his hand to Hao Se, and then began to dig the soil with both hands.

, what are you doing here?

Hao Se looked at the gentle boy in front of him in the shape of a groundhog, and couldn't help but be stunned.

I saw Shu Luo's hands flying and dusty, but in a moment, a pit was dug out that was more than a foot deep.

Shu Luo felt around the pit, picked up a handful of dirt and sniffed it on the tip of his nose, and his eyes suddenly lit up: "It's bloody!"

"Huh?!" Hao Se was immediately startled.

"It's fresh! Shu Luo gave a judgment.

"Is it human blood?" asked Hauser.

Shu Luo nodded: "It's not too little, it's not enough to be fatal." ”

"Maybe some of the servants accidentally cut their fingers or something......" Hauser speculated.

"No!" Corpse Tianqing, who was standing on the side, suddenly said in a loud voice.

"Brother Corpse, did you find anything?" Shu Luo asked, getting up.

Corpse Tianqing nodded his head, and his figure suddenly rose from the ground, like a cloud of green smoke floating on the roof of the east wing.

"This is it. ”

Shu Luo's eyes lit up, he flew to the eaves, and Hao Se stepped on the purple feather and jumped into the air.

The three of them squatted on the roof together, looking at the corpse Tianqing.

But there was a corner missing from the edge of the eaves on a piece of tiles.

And the missing shape is also very strange, it is four ovals connected in a string, like a lace.

"What's the matter, it's so strangely shaped?" said Hauser, gesturing with his hand.

"Fingerprints. "Corpse Tianqing stepped forward and placed his four fingers in the four ellipses, which happened to coincide.

"Damn, Mighty Adamantium?" Hausel was shocked.

"No!" Shu Luo shook his head, "It should be, Su Zhigong." ”

"Su Zhi...... Could it be ......" Hao Se looked at the two of them in surprise.

"Stop looking at the monk. The two said in unison.

"Eh, eh?!" Hauther was shocked.

"The monk should have been to Xiyuexuan last night. Shu Luo frowned.

"Wait a minute, Master Shu, didn't you also live in Xiyue Xuan last night?" Hao Se asked.

"That's right, Shu lives in this house. Shu Luo pointed to the east wing at his feet.

"Didn't you hear the sound?" Hausel narrowed.

The corpse's cold eyes also turned to Shu Luo: "Master Shu's internal strength is not bad, and the slightest voice should be clearly distinguishable." ”

Shu Luo's eyes were round, his face was incredulous, and he shook his head firmly: "Last night, Shu did not hear any sound. ”

Hao Se and Corpse Tianqing couldn't help but glance at each other.

"In addition to this, there are. The corpse was on tiptoe, floating from the roof to the towering courtyard wall, and walked briskly along the wall, pointing as he went, "Here, and here!"

Hao Se and Shu Luo flew down, fixed their eyes, and couldn't help but be surprised.

The courtyard wall was thick and crawling with messy vines, like a black-green leaf carpet, covering the wall, but on this green carpet, there were a few small gaps, and there were actually a few leaf veins that were broken and broken.

It's just that the remnants of the leaves are almost obliterated between the thick vines, and the human eye can hardly detect them.

Shu Luo stepped forward quickly, his eyes were almost on the vine, his fingers pinched the broken vine branch, rubbed it carefully for a moment, and looked at Corpse Tianqing with admiration: "Corpse brother, good eyesight!"

"What broke these vines???, or sword?," Hao Se squinted.

"No, look at this broken branch," Shu Luo pointed to the broken vine in his hand, "it doesn't look like it's been cut off, but it looks like it's torn." ”

"It's cloth, cloth that condenses internal force. "The corpse is clear and dumb," or rather, silk. ”

Shu Luo and Hao Se glanced at each other, and exclaimed at the same time: "Penglai Sect's Rouyun Zhang?!"

The corpse Tianqing frowned.

"That is to say, last night, the monks of Zhiguan and the people of the Penglai faction came to this courtyard-" Hao Se stood in place, swept around, and looked at the pit dug out by Shu Luo under the bushes, "There are blood stains, indicating that someone was injured, in other words, there was a fierce fight in this courtyard last night......

There was silence for a moment.

Hao Se turned his eyes to Shu Luo and raised his eyebrows: "But, Master Shu, you haven't heard anything before-"

Shu really didn't hear any sound. Shu Luo frowned and said steadily.

"And the owner of the Shicai Lu Zhuang and the housekeeper Lu didn't mention it......" Hao Se squinted at Shu Luo, "There is only one possibility for this matter - you three lie!"

"Brother Hao!" Shu Luo was suddenly anxious.

"Master Shu, the facts and evidence are there, you can admit it! Why do you want to hide the facts?!" Hao Se rolled up his sleeves, approached Shu Luo, and grinned.

"Brother Hao!" Shu Luo's forehead oozed sweat stains.

Suddenly, a hand reached out, grabbed Hao Se by the neck, and dragged Hao Se back.

"Arthur, don't mess around. Corpse Tianqing frowned slightly, and his voice was slightly muffled.

Hauser stuck out his tongue.

Shu Luo's eyes were round, and he looked at the two of them in a daze.

"Hey, hey, liven up the atmosphere!" Hao Se grinned and patted Shu Luo's shoulder, "Master Shu, don't be nervous, let's relax, so that our heads can be flexible." ”

"Brother Hao......" Shu Luo couldn't help but cry and laugh.

"Lao Tzu naturally trusts Master Shu. Hao Se touched his chin and began to speculate, "These broken vines show that there were indeed people fighting here last night, but Shu Gongzi you didn't realize it, assuming Shu Gongzi you are telling the truth, then there is only one possibility-"

Hao Se clapped his hands: "Master Shu, you are sleeping too soundly, so you didn't hear any sound!"

"This is impossible!" Shu Luo shook his head, "Shu has always slept very shallowly, if there is a sound, he must be awake!"

"What if you have any sweat pills?" Hauser raised an eyebrow.

"It's even more unlikely, Shu's nose has never smelled any peculiar smell. ”

"What about the colorless and odorless sweat medicine? What kind of secret medicine from Yunyin Sect or something?"

"Even the Cloud Hidden Sect doesn't have this kind of drug!"

"Master Shu, don't talk too much!"

Shu can be sure. Shu Luolang's eyes were scorching, and he said in a fixed voice, "On the rivers and lakes, there is no such drug!"

As soon as these words came out, Hao Se couldn't help but be stunned, and glanced at the corpse Tianqing.

Corpse Tianqing was also a little puzzled: "Master Shu is so sure?"

Shu Luo nodded with a straight face.

"What the hell is going on?" Hausel clawed at his head, then turned to stare at the wall of vines in thought.

"Tianqing will go to the roof again. "The corpse is cleared and rises into the air.

Shu also went elsewhere to check. Shu Luo began to patrol along the bushes.

"The evidence and the confession are contradictory everywhere, could it be that Lao Tzu missed any detailed clues?" Hao Se touched the broken vine, his brows were deeply locked, but his head was like a pot of paste, and he had no idea at all.

Suddenly, Hao Se felt a tightening of his ankles, as if something was tightly wrapped around his ankles.

Hao Se was excited, looked down, and was immediately shocked.

On his own pair of ankles, there is an extra pair of pale hands!