Back at the villa, the sound of sword practice was already heard in the courtyard, and when Si Lingmu and Li'an came back, there was a burst of snickering in the courtyard.

Ji Qingyu came out of the crowd, looked the two up and down, and looked at Si Lingmu and Li'an, who were embarrassed, "Why are you like this?"

"Otherwise, what should it be?" said Li'an with a roll of his eyes.

"Senior brother, I didn't sleep all night last night, and the gardenia girl I was thinking about didn't choose me, shouldn't you have spent an unforgettable night with her? ”

Ji Qingyu then said in surprise, "Why did you appear together? Could it be that Senior Brother, you abandoned my Gardenia girl last night, and went to be a thief with Senior Brother Li'an? That's why you look like this embarrassment?"

Li An said speechlessly, "Senior Brother Ji, I really admire your imagination, you are so good at thinking, why don't you write a picture book?" That gardenia girl, you better not take it to heart, be careful of the femme fatale!"

Si Lingmu didn't pay attention to Ji Qingyu, and walked directly to his room, "Li'an, you go back and freshen up, and go with me to see your father-in-law in half an hour." ”

"Yes, Senior Brother. Li An bowed his head in response.

Seeing that Si Lingmu was gone, Ji Qingyu grabbed Li'an, "Senior Brother Li'an, why are you so weak, tell me what happened last night, I'm curious." ”

"You better go and ask Senior Brother yourself, I only have half an hour, I have to go back and change my clothes quickly. ”

After speaking, Ji Qingyu, who was messy in the morning breeze, was left behind, "Could it be that you really went to be a thief?

Shaking his head, he slipped the sword in his hand and returned to the last row of the line to grind for time.

In the inner hall of Beichen Villa.

After listening to the words of the two, Si Chenyi was silent for a long time, on that rainy night twenty years ago, Xiao Fengyu's death, and the dead man who committed suicide are still vivid.

"Are you sure, Li'an, did you hear them say about twenty years ago?"

Li'an below leaned over and said, "Master, Li'an is sure." ”

Si Lingmu's eyes were filled with pain, although he didn't remember the events of the year, and he didn't have any memories of his own parents, but after hearing his father-in-law talk about it, he was still resentful.

Since he was a child, Si Lingmu's heart has been more important than others, and he has practiced martial arts with his heart, hoping to avenge the Nanfeng family one day.

Li An looked at Ling Mu's loneliness and felt distressed, "Master, I also heard that ghost-faced man call the person behind him the valley master, is there anyone who calls himself the valley master in Yunyao Country?"

"This is not a good clue, there are not many families in the valley, and the people in charge of their families are called the valley masters. ”

Si Chenyi thought for a moment, "Could it be him?"

"Father-in-law, do you want to talk about Dongzhao Valley?" asked Si Ling Mu.

Si Chenyi nodded, and shook his head again, "Dongzhao Valley has made a name for itself in the rivers and lakes with its exquisite nine-section whipping method, and among the people who claim to be the valley master, the highest force is Zhao Fei, the director of Dongzhao Valley. ”

"In that case, the master said that Ren Zhaofei is very suspicious. Li An said.

On the contrary, he is the most unlikely one. ”

Looking at Li'an, who was full of suspicion, Si Chenyi said, "It seems that you don't know much about the affairs of the rivers and lakes, although Ren Zhaofei is good at whipping, but he is kind-hearted, dedicated to goodness, and has no intention of disputes in the rivers and lakes. ”

"But it's hard to say about people's hearts. Li An suddenly sighed.

Si Chenyi smiled, "You're right, but you can't easily suspect anyone without evidence, but now I seem to be able to guess the purpose of the person behind it." ”

Saying that, Si Chenyi looked at Si Lingmu, "Mu'er, what do you think?"

Si Ling Mu leaned over and replied, "Father-in-law, you said that the Nanfeng family and Beichen Villa were friendly back then, and the murderer deliberately provoked the Nanfeng family and its subordinate families to do it, using the method of poisoning, and the deceased was a woman, this is deliberately blaming the Xiqian Palace, which is long in poison. ”

Si Chenyi nodded, "Yes, I think now, that dead man should have been deliberately caught by them, just to provoke the contradiction between Beichen Mountain Villa and Xiqian Palace." But why he stopped later, and why he has made another move now, is unknown. ”

Suddenly, there was an exclamation from the courtyard, and the three of them were shocked in their hearts and walked quickly to the courtyard.

I saw Ji Qingyu running over, holding an arrow in his hand, "Master, Master, someone has made a war post!"

Hearing this, Si Chenyi and Si Lingmu looked at each other for a moment, with serious expressions. You must know that for so many years, almost no one dares to make a war post to Beichen Villa, and Si Chenyi's Xingchen swordsmanship is an existence that many people are afraid of.

"Who ordered the battle post?" asked Si Lingmu.

Ji Qingyu shook his head, "We were concentrating on sword practice, and this sword suddenly flew over our heads with a swish, and was inserted into the wooden stake in the corridor, and the sword was wearing an envelope with a war book written on it. ”

Saying that, Ji Qingyu handed the letter in his hand to Si Chenyi, his voice was still a little trembling, and it seemed that he had just been frightened.

Si Chenyi opened the envelope and took out the note, his expression became solemn, "This battle post is from Dongzhao Valley." ”

"What?" both Li'an and Si Lingmu let out a soft snort, if the mention of Dongzhao Valley just now was just a suspicion, then what does this mean now?

"What does Ren Zhaofei mean?" asked Li'an.

Si Chenyi looked at Si Ling Mu, "This battle post is not under Ren Zhaofei, it is his son Ren Huan, and it is Mu'er who he wants to challenge." ”

Si Lingmu took the note, only to see that the time and place of the competition were written on it, "Three days later, the top of Yan Mountain." ”

"Next month is the ten-year martial arts conference, and each family will send representatives to fight at that time, isn't it too much for him to challenge me now?"

Si Chenyi said solemnly, "Mu'er, you can't respond to this battle, a new alliance leader will be elected at the martial arts conference, and I am ready to elect you this time, but the premise is that you defeat all the people who challenge you at the conference." ”

"Master, do you mean that this Ren Huan probably wants Senior Brother to be defeated in advance, or to be injured, so that he can't participate in the competition of the Martial Arts Alliance Leader?"

Si Ling Mu's eyes flashed with a cold light, "But father-in-law, there is no reason for the battle post, not to mention that I represent Beichen Villa." ”

"This battle, I'll go. Si Chenyi replied.

"Never, father-in-law, although there is no explicit rule, but everyone knows that the challenger has chosen the person to be challenged, unless the person under the same disciple who is weaker than the challenged person can replace the fight, and there is no stronger person to replace the fight, father-in-law, so you will also be criticized by the world. ”

"But Mu'er, this battle is obviously coming at you, I don't know what the conspiracy is, I can't let you get into danger, I'm at this age, and my reputation is nothing. ”

Listening to the back-and-forth arguments between the two, Li An finally figured out some clues.

She stretched out her hand and snatched the battle post from Si Lingmu's hand, "Master, senior brother, I'll go." I'm a beginner disciple, and he's weaker than Senior Brother, if this Ren Huan can't even beat me, then he's not as good as Senior Brother, even if he loses, right?"

"No!" Si Lingmu said loudly.

Ji Qingyu next to him was taken aback, he had hardly seen the time when the senior brother had such mood swings.