Chapter 313: Exploring the Shangguan Mansion at Night
The news of Xu Ning's return spread throughout the entire Xu family in an instant, and many people were shocked!
The reason why Xu Aotian had to go to great lengths to send Xu Ning to Rashomon, which was one of the most important in the Dongzhou Empire, was not only to hope that he could improve himself, but also to avoid the persecution of hostile forces at home.
After Xu Ning left, the forces led by the third uncle Xu Wuyan gradually settled down, and they all thought that Xu Ning would not come back in the future.
However, then some things happened one after another, which made people panic, especially after Xu Tianyang was involved in the treasure theft case of the Dongzhou royal family, Xu Ning was also indirectly implicated, and Xu Wuyan, who originally planned to destroy him, finally fell through.
Thinking of Xu Ning, Xu Wuyan hated the root of his teeth.
Later, with the help of Xu Ning, Xu Tianyang barely kept the dantian martial arts, but he was about the same as half a wasted person, so Xu Wuyan and the others didn't take it seriously. Now, Xu Ning has suddenly returned, and it has caused a lot of trouble, which is really infuriating!
The matter of Tianyang almost caused a major earthquake, and Xu Ning's bloody battle against the master of the Beitang family has also become the first topic of discussion among people, but time has passed, and this matter has gradually been forgotten by people.
But in the Xu family, this matter has become a watershed in infighting.
Xu Wuyan actually wanted to kill Xu Ning when the family was facing external troubles, which made Xu Aotian angry, and under internal and external troubles, the old man simply drove Xu Wuyan out of the Xu family's mansion in order to avoid a sharp decline in the family's status, and lived on the periphery of the family like the branch population. But in the face of his own son, Xu Aotian can't do too much. Externally, Xu Wuyan is still asked to manage family affairs, but everyone who knows clearly knows that the current Xu family is already a plate of scattered sand.
It used to be hidden, but now it's completely open. It is not strange to form gangs and factions, form parties for personal gain, this kind of thing is not strange, and the most powerful is naturally Xu Wuyan.
Xu Aotian has a total of nine sons, except for Lao Jiu, who died on the battlefield, that is, Xu Ning's father. Of the other eight sons, only Xu Wuyan remained in Qingfeng City.
The others were elsewhere in the Eastern Continent Empire. The sale and purchase of the Xu family in Dali. In the vast Dongzhou Empire, the Xu family operated a total of 148 talisman shops, and no one could come back before the New Year.
In this way, in Qingfeng City, the Xu family. There is simply no one who can compare to Xu Wuyan's status.
The only one who competes with him by blood and emotion. Xu Ning is left!
Maybe it's the relationship between Aiwu and Wu. Xu Aotian's care and love for Xu Ning is not comparable to ordinary grandchildren.
"Xu Ning, come back this time. I will never let you go! The Xu family has also changed its owner! ”
Xu Wuyan stood at the window and looked at the layers of the Xu family's mansion in the distance, fantasizing about the scene of becoming the master!
For an afternoon, Xu Ning locked himself in his room and didn't go anywhere, even Xu Tianyang came to look for him, but he sent him away. said that he was very sleepy for several days and wanted to take a good rest.
Naturally, people would not doubt such a statement, nor would they bother lightly, Xu Ning waited until the sky was dark, and immediately began to pack his equipment.
The big words have already been said, and there are only ten days to go, and I have to find out the whole thing.
It's just a piece of equipment, it's just a night suit, but he took out a palm-sized sand knife from his room, bent like a pangolin's fingernails, transparent throughout, exuding a superb cold light. Usually Xu Ning uses it to peel fruits and pry crabs, but on a whim, he puts it in his arms.
What is the conspiracy of the Shangguan family, find out tonight!
Although Lin Wushu is annoying, this old man's city is not very deep, otherwise he would not have gone to the Xu family to make trouble because of a clue. If the Xu family hadn't had internal and external troubles, with the character of his grandfather Xu Aotian, they would have to be thrown into the back mountain today to feed those demon beasts.
And Shangguan Yunba, the patriarch of the Shangguan family, can be called a difficult character to deal with.
Shangguan Yunba is the eldest brother of Shangguan Yunliang and the current patriarch of the Shangguan family.
There are two men and one woman in the Shangguan family, the eldest Shangguan Yunba is the son-in-law, and Shangguan Yunliang and Shangguan Yunyan are concubines.
"The five ghosts of Zhongzhou said that they were hired by Shangguan Yunba, if this matter is true, the Shangguan family will definitely be lively tonight!"
Xu Ning had already secretly left the Xu family at this time and began to fly over Qingfeng City!
No matter what happens, Breez is still bustling at night, and it never seems to have a curfew.
The curfew is useless for cultivators, and it is a good thing not to enforce it, otherwise there will definitely be more than one black shadow that rises and falls in Qingfeng City as soon as it gets dark.
Shangguan's house is really easy to find, and from the sky above Qingfeng City, the brightest place is definitely Shangguan's house.
If among the five major families in Dongzhou, only the Xu family in Qingfeng City can be ranked, it is the reputation obtained through the experience of the strong men of the past generations and the conquest of opponents. But now, in Qingfeng City, when it comes to the big family, the first thing that comes to people's minds is the Shangguan family, followed by the Lin family, both of which are representatives of deep pockets.
The difference is that most of the Shangguan family's money is earned and squandered; And the Lin family's money is saved, except for usury, they rarely give money to the outside.
Thinking of this, Xu Ning couldn't help but sneer.
As soon as the whole body was retracted, the martial arts spirit became heavy in an instant, and the whole person slowly fell on the top of the tall building of the Shangguan family.
"Sasa!"
As soon as my body came into contact with the cold tiles, I felt the cold wind around me, and there was some wetness under my feet.
At the turn of summer and autumn, the heat and cold are uneven, the climate is abnormal, and the bleak wind and cold rain have begun to drift intentionally or unintentionally.
A light rain in the afternoon shrouded Breeze City in a hazy feeling of smoke, and from the rooftop, the lights flickered and hazy, just like a fairyland.
Such weather is best hidden.
Light as a hong, he slid down the slippery and mossy tiles, hooked his legs, and his head down like a bat, observing the movement in the house.
This is the living room of Shangguan's house, the house is warm and luxurious, with a golden peacock velvet carpet, a golden beast incense burner, a crane core lamp, golden silk nan wood furniture, and a multi-treasure shelf of antiques, on which there are precious gold and jade antiques. In such an environment, people can't help but sigh at the power of money.
But the house was empty, only two maids yawning.
Xu Ning felt strange, what kind of rules did the Shangguan family have? There is no one in the house, but the maid is serving, and there is no place to spend the money?
Another speculation has found a clue, there must be a secret room in this room!
I couldn't help but feel a burst of excitement in my heart, if I discussed things in the secret room, it meant that I didn't want others to know, and the content would not be seen!
The two maids looked quite tired, and a pot of hot tea was placed on the stove to "sizzle", and the people inside should have been talking for a long time. Xu Ning frowned, thinking about how to get in, and suddenly saw a rockery bonsai on the multi-treasure shelf move.
Then, a moving secret door appeared right next to the wall!
The maid heard the sound and quickly put the teapot into the secret door respectfully.
"I see! A pot of tea, at most, is only three or four people, how do I get in? ”
The secret door is only a square inch, and the entrance should be somewhere else.
Xu Ning turned over and went back to the room, and cleverly turned to the other side, although the huge Shangguan house was brightly lit, it gave people a strange atmosphere.
In the dark, it is like the eyes of many demon beasts dormant, and a large number of Xu Ning's performances are being performed.
On the other side is the back door of the atrium, with a large lock hanging on it, and the ground is covered with dust and fallen leaves, which looks quite dilapidated.
This detail attracted Xu Ning's attention, thinking, how could there be no one to clean the back door in such a luxurious room? Isn't there something strange about it!
After falling, it clings to the wall like a shadow, and in front of the back door are several layers of white marble steps.
Xu Ning swept the fallen leaves with his hands, and was surprised to find that the steps were clean, and there were some traces of wear and tear on the edges.
The dignified Shangguan family actually had such a low-level secret door, which really surprised Xu Ning.
The white marble steps are obviously movable, as long as the mechanism is found, a secret door will appear underground, and this setting is simply weak. Xu Ning scratched his head and began to test along the ground, wherever the organs were stored, they must be relatively weak.
"Bang bang!"
A low voice came from the tiptoes, Xu Ning sensitively observed, and strangely enough, there were many empty echoes under his feet.
"Stomp! Stompe! ”
Xu Ning was listening intently to the movement, when suddenly there was a rush of footsteps from the corridor in the distance, and the figure flickered, jumped up to the roof again, and looked down nervously.
I saw a woman in red running over with an angry face, not hiding her movements at all, holding an empty scabbard in her left hand and a cold sword in her right hand!
"Looking at the woman's appearance, could it be Shangguan Yunyan?"
Xu Ning muttered in his heart, the person who behaves like this here will definitely not be an ordinary slave, let alone an assassin.
The woman in red rushed to the back door, and instead of seeing her looking for any mechanism, she raised her foot and kicked it against the heavy wall!
A huge square brick was actually kicked in!
As the bricks sank in, there was a sound of a noose turning in my ears, and a house door opened from the wall next to the back door!
Xu Ning's eyes are straight! It turns out that the so-called mechanism is not under the stairs!
It must be a trick used for disguise, no matter what's underneath, it's definitely not a good thing.
A layer of cold sweat broke out on Xu Ning's head, and he secretly said in his heart that he was lucky!
If it weren't for the sudden appearance of this woman, she might have been in trouble.
As soon as the door opened, a bright light shot out from inside, and after the woman entered angrily, Xu Ning also slipped in quietly from the roof. (To be continued......)