Chapter Eighty-Eight: Exploring the Shadow Forest at Night

Xiao Xinyi hadn't been to the Qingxiao Hall stronghold for a few days, she had already flown a pigeon to pass the book to Yi Rong to tell her where she was staying, if there was anything Yi Rong would look for her, and now that Zhuge Qinghong had returned, they should ask Zhuge Qinghong to take an idea first.

On this day, she was sitting at the table writing a letter to send to Zhong Yuan, when suddenly the door was pushed open, Xiao Xinyi looked up and saw that it was Hua Rujiang, only to see Hua Rujiang walking quickly to Xiao Xinyi and asking, "Where is Zhuge Yin?" ”

Xiao Xinyi was stunned when he heard this: "I don't know. ”

Hua Rujiang said with a little sweat on the tip of his nose: "He never came back after he went out the night before yesterday, and his predecessors were gone, and the empty voice seniors were far away in Lei Ze and had not returned, I thought he would come to you." ”

Xiao Xinyi stood up, and the brush bones resting on the desk rolled down her clothes to the ground, and a long ink mark instantly appeared on her white clothes. Xiao Xinyi glanced at the brush at his feet and leaned over to pick it up, and asked with a calm face, "It's at the county lord of Ningguo." ”

"Last night, the county lord of Ningguo was imprisoned by the county guard Luo Yuanhe."

"What do you say? What the hell is going on. Xiao Xinyi heard Hua Rujiang's words, and the brush in his hand shook and fell to the ground again, but this time he didn't care about picking it up again.

"When I saw the county lord yesterday, the county lord originally said that he was going to leave Yongcheng and return to the frontier today, but just last night, the county guard suddenly took people to surround Youxinshe, saying that the county lord murdered his cousin Luo Shenghe, and the human and material evidence is there, I looked for Zhuge Yin and didn't find him all night, I don't know if he also had an accident."

"You wait here and don't wander around."

Hua Rujiang just finished speaking, Xiao Xinyi rushed out of the door and left a sentence.

Hua Rujiang looked at the departing figure and felt a little relieved. It's just that the matter of the county lord of Ningguo is too strange, seeing that Luo Yuanhe has sufficient evidence in his hands, he is obviously prepared, but he will not come early or late, but he will lock her up on the eve of Li Yu's departure, and according to the rumors in the market, Luo Yuanhe is not a good official who is honest and honest, he doesn't know how much silver he spent on this official, how could such a person offend the court magnates for the sake of his cousin who begged for food under him, not to mention that Li Yu is now the county lord of the emperor's title and her father Li Ze, who has a heavy army, Just Li Ran, the second uncle who was in charge of punishment and one of her nine kings, could find a reason for Luo Yuanhe to remove him from his official position.

The more Hua Rujiang thought about it, the more frightened he became, but he couldn't find Zhuge Qinghong's shadow all night, so he thought of coming to Xiao Xinyi to have a look, but Xiao Xinyi didn't know anything.

Just when Hua Rujiang was fidgeting like an ant on a hot pot, Xiao Xinyi came back, and Hua Rujiang hurriedly greeted him.

Xiao Xinyi said to him with a pale face: "Zhuge Qinghong went to the Falling Moon Mountain Villa the night before and has not come out since. ”

Hua Rujiang was shocked when he heard this: "Why did he act so recklessly this time, didn't he say that there are many unfathomable masters hidden in the Falling Moon Villa, why didn't he go in alone regardless of it, and listen to his predecessors." ”

"I heard that my predecessors went in with him, and I didn't come out." Xiao Xinyi replied.

"So what do we do now?" Hua Rujiang asked.

"If Hua Gongzi is a friend, listen to me, don't meddle in this matter and leave Yongcheng quickly." Xiao Xinyi didn't reply to his words and said to him solemnly.

"Why?" Hua Rujiang was puzzled.

"If I have the opportunity to explain to you in the future, I just ask you to leave here quickly, for the sake of your family in Langya." Xiao Xinyi looked at him intently.

"Is it so serious? Now I won't hide it from you, I have been expelled from the ancestral hall by the Hua family and crossed out of the family tree, and now I have nothing to do with the Hua family, otherwise you see that I have been out for more than half a year, but I have seen someone in the Hua family looking for me. Hua Rujiang said in a low voice.

"What did you do?" Xiao Xinyi really couldn't think of anything rebellious Hua Rujiang would do.

"I just don't want to deal with those people in the imperial city, so my father was furious, dragged my eldest grandson to the ancestral hall to beat and scold and then expelled from the Hua family, what can I do."

"Dealing with people in the Imperial City?" Xiao Xin was puzzled.

"Yes, do you know why Yun Xiangyi can sit in the position of the richest man in the world." Hua Rujiang asked.

Xiao Xinyi nodded, she naturally knew this, because as long as it was from the people, it was sent to the palace through the Yun family.

"But now the Hua family wants to replace the Yun family as the imperial merchant, I say so, do you understand?" Hua Rujiang asked.

Xiao Xinyi suddenly remembered Yun Xiangyi's expression when he first saw Hua Rujiang, it was a look that Xiao Xinyi couldn't express, not hostility but pity.

"Even so, it's better not to meddle in this matter, if you have nowhere to go, you can stay in Zuishenglou for the time being, I'm going to do something, don't come with me." Xiao Xinyi turned around and was about to walk out of the room.

Hua Rujiang rushed to her with an arrow to block her way and asked angrily: "You and Zhuge are hiding what I am doing, I have been with you for so long, I never ask what you do, but now that Zhuge Yin has disappeared, I don't know where to find him, have you ever regarded me as a friend." ”

"Maybe you'll find out soon." Xiao Xinyi glanced at him, and left in a hurry before he had time to explain.

Hua Rujiang watched Xiao Xinyi's swift departing figure and took two steps forward, and finally retreated.

Xiao Xinyi summoned Hu Guyue, Qin Youyou, and Leng Moyan to go to the Qingxiao Hall stronghold together, the three of them already knew about the existence of Qingxiao Hall, and they had never had formal contact with Qingxiao Hall, and now it was the first time they came here. After passing through the long underground passage, the four of them arrived at the main hall in a blink of an eye, and all the disciples of Yongcheng Qingxiao Hall had gathered in the hall, including the three elders and the four leaders. Xiao Xinyi entered the hall and arched his hand: "Presumably all the seniors and brothers also know, the young master has never come back since he entered the Falling Moon Villa, and now the situation is not clear, it is not appropriate to act rashly, tonight I am going to go to the Falling Moon Villa to find out, Mr. Qian has written to the Zhuge League Lord, and he will come to preside over the overall situation after receiving the letter." ”

"The old man and the deputy hall master will go together." The one who spoke was the owner of the tea shop and one of the three elders of Qingxiao Hall.

"Thank you, Elder." Xiao Xinyi arched.

"The old body will go with you." The proprietress of the tea shop is also one of the three elders.

"I'll go too."

"And me."

Seeing that Xiao Xinyi was silent, everyone in Qingxiao Hall volunteered.

"Brothers, listen to me, there are indeed unfathomable masters and strange formations in the Falling Moon Villa, which I have seen with my own eyes, and now the life and death of the young master are uncertain, and the brothers must not miss any more, tonight Elder Yu and his wife went in to look for the young master, if we find the trace of the young master, we will send a signal to inform you, if we can't find the young master, we will discuss."

Xiao Xinyi's words quieted down the boiling crowd.

"Before the Zhuge Alliance Lord presides over the overall situation, I hope that Elder Sun and the four major leaders will be on standby around the Falling Moon Mountain Villa with their brothers."

"Yes, I will obey the orders of the deputy hall master." Everyone in Qingxiao Hall bowed their hands in unison.

Xiao Xinyi left the Qingxiao Hall stronghold and walked with Hu Guyue to the county government prison. Xiao Xinyi had also passed by the county government prison before, but he had never been so heavily guarded as he is now, with five steps, one post, ten steps and one sentry, presumably because Li Yu was imprisoned here.

Hu Guyue walked up to the jailer guarding the prison door, took out a gold ingot from his sleeve and stuffed it into his hand and said, "This lord, I don't know that the county lord of Ningguo is being held here. ”

The jailer glanced at the gold ingot and replied, "Yes." ”

Hu Guyue said again: "Can you make it convenient for the two of us to go in to visit the county lord." ”

The jailer stuffed the gold ingot back into Hu Guyue's hand and said, "There is an order from above, the case of the county lord of Ningguo is still being heard, and the idle people are not allowed to visit, so you can go back." ”

Hu Guyue was determined to stuff the gold ingots back, and the jailer said angrily: "If you say that you can't visit, you can't visit, if you don't leave, you will be punished with the same crime as the county lord of Ningguo." ”

Hu Guyue turned around and left when she saw that things were not good, walked up to Xiao Xinyi and said, "Senior sister, you can't get in, let's go back and talk about it." ”

Xiao Xinyi watched every move of the two of them, knowing that this matter was beyond their ability, nodded and returned to Zuishenglou with Hu Guyue, but Hua Rujiang was not in Zuishenglou and didn't know where he went.

"Senior sister, it seems that it is impossible for us to go in and see the county lord of Ningguo in a bright and bright way." Hu Guyue closed the door and said to Xiao Xinyi.

"The county lord of Ningguo can see it or not, and now I'm afraid even she can't figure out what the situation is." Xiao Xinyi replied.

"Are you really going to Moonfall Villa tonight? Then I'm going to go with you. Hu Guyue said.

"I'll go with Mo Yan tonight, you and Youyou are outside to answer, if I don't come out tonight, you can quickly go back to the Double Holy Gate and ask Master to decide." Xiao Xinyi replied.

"No, senior sister......"

"This matter has been decided, I have made up my mind, you and Yoyo go and prepare." Xiao Xinyi pushed Hu Guyue out of the door without waiting for him to speak.

Waiting for Hu Guyue's footsteps to get farther and farther away, Xiao Xinyi's legs were weak before he stumbled to the bed, and the calm and strong he had maintained since hearing that Zhuge Qinghong was missing fell apart in an instant.

Ah Yin, you must not have an accident.

It is the night when the stars are bright, a Milky Way traverses the middle sky, the morning glory star, and the Han girl of the bright river. The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl on the left and right sides of the Milky Way are far away, although the starlight is bright but there is no moonlight, there are several figures lurking in night clothes in the dark night under the Milky Way.

Luoyue Mountain Villa tonight is no different from usual, there are still two teams of disciples patrolling back and forth in the village, one team with bows and the other team with red tassel spears, because Xiao Xinyi has been here before, and he is very familiar with the route, and took Leng Moyan and Elder Yu and his wife to avoid patrolling all the way to the north courtyard. Shadow Forest' two big characters, the huge north courtyard has only a few rooms, almost all of them are covered by trees, other courtyards have disciples patrolling back and forth, and the north courtyard is silent, the tall trees are like monsters with teeth and claws in the quiet night, as if they are going to open their mouths to choose people to devour, the four of them have been lurking outside the courtyard for half an hour, there is no movement around and the world is isolated, and the lights in the distance seem to be stars dotted in the sky, making people feel unattainable.