I came to the courtyard again, but in one night, the gate of the courtyard had been re-erected. There were also a few more heavily armed guards. The guards were dressed differently, but none of them were wearing the military uniforms of the Taiyuan. The priest of Mingshui stood at the door, and when he saw them coming, he hurriedly trotted two steps to meet them.

"Ling Gongzi, General Qin, General Bo, please follow me." The priest of Mingshui smiled and arched his hands, his bare head reflecting a little in the sunlight. That temperament, the image of a dog's legs.

Ling Gu really didn't see how the Mingshui priest sat in the position of one of the five priests.

"At the door are the guards of the Ma family and the Wan family." A few people didn't take a few steps into the door, and the priest of Mingshui whispered: "They sent someone early in the morning, but they didn't go inside. The Ma family said that they wanted to protect the safety of Ma and Fei, and Wan Jia was called by the Ma family to help. Ouch, I'm glad Priest Bright Moon helped inform you, otherwise what would I do? ”

The priest rubbed his hands pitifully, and craned his neck like a quail.

"The people of the Ma family put Ma Jifei back in the courtyard, which means that they will come over sooner or later. Did someone go out of their way to escort the horses and fly? Qin Qian asked.

"Not really." The priest of Mingshui said in embarrassment: "I wanted them to take people back, but Governor Ma said that it was not in accordance with the rules of the Taiyuan, so he sent Ma and Fei back to the Taiyuan, and then sent people to guard the door." ”

"The Ma family is probably passive in this matter, so even if they want to get involved, they will probably wait for Ma Jihao's 'Three Days Spirit' to come. And if the Ma family doesn't make trouble, the other families won't be able to fish in troubled waters for the time being. Qin Qian muttered and analyzed to himself as he walked.

Ling Gu couldn't help frowning when he heard this: "Don't the other families have children in the Taiyuan?" What if they let their children make trouble? ”

Qin Qian smiled: "This matter, there is really nothing. The Gong family has only one son, who has graduated from the Taiyuan and returned home to learn to take charge of the family business; The Wan family has many sons and daughters, but the big ones are too big and the small ones are too small, and they are not in the courtyard; The children of the You family never enter the Taiyuan. ”

Ling Gu raised his eyebrows: "From this point of view, Ma Jihao's death seems really unusual." ”

Qin Qian didn't say anything, and said to the priest of Mingshui: "Take us to the Academy History Museum." Priest Mingyue said that let's check the matter of Ma Jihao, so let's start with Ma Jihao's academic file. ”

"Okay." Priest Mingshui's expression relaxed a lot, and with Qin Qian's brain, he felt steady.

"Take the road by the lake." Qin Qian hurriedly added. The history museum of the courtyard is on the top of the hill of the Taiyuan, there are two roads to pass, one has to pass through the training ground, and the other has to go around most of the Mingjing Lake, and you have to climb the mountain, which is relatively far away.

Priest Mingshui was puzzled for a moment, but he didn't ask more, only nodded and led the way.

Ling Gu didn't doubt it, but asked curiously: "You said before that the four families, except for the Ma family, are in charge of salt, what about the others?" ”

"The Gong family is the largest rice merchant, and has also made many pawnshops and money houses, and is the richest; Wanjia is mining, and most of the iron and stone metals in the city are in their hands; The You family started as a martial artist, there is a military camp, and the Shuai Mansion has only 3,000 elite soldiers, and Bermuda City has a population of one million, and the troops are all in the You family. Well, except for some of the temple city defenses. ”

Ling Gu glared: "Then isn't this Youjia more powerful than the Shuai Mansion?" ”

Qin Qian sneered: "Money, salt, iron, and soldiers, each of these four things is better than the Shuai Mansion." But in terms of combat effectiveness, that's another story. ”

Ling Gu is speechless - is it worth it? Money and power have been crushed by others, okay?

Ling Gu digested the newly obtained news with some distraction, and didn't chat much along the way, looking at the scenery of the Taiyuan - the Mingjing Lake is a place to rest, the scenery is good, and the vision is also broad. There are also a lot of students coming and going here, although they are all wearing long military uniforms with waists, but they are all small, and they all have a panicked face, obviously the shadow of Ma Ji's accidental death has overshadowed the surprise of the discovery of the secret realm.

Ling Gu hated the Ma family even more in his heart.

After walking a long way, I climbed the mountain again, and finally went to the History Museum. The History Museum is a seven-story tower with octagonal cornices, and a string of metal bells hangs at the corners of each eaves, which can make a sound when the wind blows. But the sound was very light, and the tone was different, as soon as the wind passed, it was like playing a melodious and light song, drifting with the wind, not feeling noisy, but feeling very pleasant.

A few people stopped in front of the tower, and the priest of Mingshui began to tinker with a strange mechanical gear in front of the door.

"The History Museum not only has the archives of the previous students of the Academy, but also has many secrets of the Academy. The entry and exit here are very strict, and each floor has a new door lock, and the dean or the elder level of the dean can lead the way to enter. Qin Qian explained to Ling Gu on the side.

Ling Gu nodded in understanding.

Entering the tower, Ling Gu was very surprised by the neatness inside. It's a library-like place, with books ranging from thread-bound books to cloth and even bamboo slips, which are placed on different shelves in an orderly manner.

And the most amazing thing is that the inside of the tower is very bright, obviously from the outside, there are only a few small windows on the first floor, but from the inside out, it is almost completely transparent - of course, if you want to open the windows, it is still those small windows.

"The student's files are placed on the first floor, the second floor is the records of the gentlemen of the Taiyuan, and the third floor is ......," Mingshui priest introduced floor by floor, and only after speaking, he said: "I have opened all the floors, and I will miss the company first if I still have something." ”

After the priest Mingshui finished speaking, he left in a hurry.

"Ma Jihao is a sixth-grade student, so this file is a lot." Qin Qian took out a thin roll of cloth from the bookshelf, pulled it open, but it seemed to be endless, and after a while, a small bag was stacked on the table.

Ling Gu thought to himself: That cloth must have been used in a formation or refined.

"What are you looking for?" Ling Gu leaned over to look at it, it was full of dense fly-headed small characters, Qin Qian swept it directly without looking closely.

"This." Qin Qian's hand suddenly stopped, and then pointed to a place marked with vermilion ink: "If there is a special place, it will be marked with cinnabar." Like demerits and the like. ”

"That's good. Well? Repetition? Ling Gu frowned and said, "But the previous line also said that Ma and Hao Wuxiu had excellent results. Why did you repeat a grade, and stay for three years? ”

"It was when he was in third grade." Qin Qian thought for a while and said, "Ma and Fei are two years younger than Ma and Hao, and if Ma and Fei enter the Taiyuan at this time, they should be in the first grade." The Taiyuan is divided into eight ages, all of them will be logged into the file, and they will be used as an inspection when they graduate, if the file is very poor, it will be difficult to get a good position when they go out of the Taiyuan. Since Ma Jihao is not a fool in this situation of repetition, there is only one reason. ”

"Repeating a grade for his brother?" Ling Gu said strangely: "That's too strange, if you really want to read together, just enter the school together." And at this time, Ma Jifei was almost over his first grade, and even if he repeated the grade, it would only be enough to stay for two years. ”

"Boyan, help me find out Ma Jifei's files." Qin Qian raised his voice and said. Then I looked through the cloth in my hand, and after confirming that there was nothing else missing, I slowly rolled it back.

"Do you suspect that someone from the Taiyuan did it?" Ling Gu asked, "What are the hands of the other three families in the Taiyuan?" ”

"Hmm. The priest said that the poison would occur for five hours. And before the hour when Ma Jihao was killed, the courtyard was closed and no one could enter. Qin Qian replied.

The corners of Ling Gu's mouth twitched: "With the kind of magic circle at the gate of the Taiyuan, are you sure that no one can enter?" ”

Qin Qian smiled: "The weakest place in the Taiyuan is the gate. Otherwise, do you think that those four families have never fought the idea of the Taiyuan for so many years? It's just that I didn't expect that this time they would start directly from the Ma family. ”

"Reluctant sheep can't catch wolves? With a pro-son set? Ling Gu had a toothache, and reached out to cover the cloth pocket hanging on his chest, even he didn't know why, anyway, he gently rubbed the egg with his fingers through the cloth.

"It's because it's strange that Priest Mingyue asked me to help." What Qin Qian didn't finish talking about was that the "sacrifices" of the four families were so "precious", and the things they wanted must be also very "precious".

At this time, Boyan took Ma Jifei's file over. Ma Jifei is also in the sixth grade now, and he can pile up a table when the file is opened. However, this time Qin Qian had a goal, and he pulled directly to the front, and immediately found a familiar vermilion.

Ling Gu leaned over to take a look and said strangely, "What does this five-pointed star mean?" ”

Qin Qian smiled: "Meaning, we are going up to the top floor of the tower." ”