The tired housekeeper returned to the inn and saw his master Xiong Qifeng lying flat on the table, with a dagger in his chest, and he had already died of exhaustion.

There was also a bloody note on the table: poison the people, and die innocently.

The inn was suddenly disrupted, and the one who wanted to die was assassinated just a few days after inheriting the title of Marquis of Xuangao.

More people clapped their hands and applauded, as soon as Xiong Qifeng died, Xuangao Hou would be gone, Xuangao County would return to the direct jurisdiction of the Great Chu Dynasty, and various items such as tax rates would also return to normal.

Early the next morning, the neighboring county of Nanpi received the news.

Pi Zhendong, who was eating breakfast, was surprised at first, and then analyzed rationally: "Xiong Qifeng's death is strange, definitely strange. ”

The attendant who was in charge of adding food next to him said with a smile: "Master Hou, what can be wrong, that kid's method of scraping the ground is too vicious, and it is normal to be killed." ”

Pi Zhendong shook his head: "It's absolutely abnormal, Xiong Qifeng has only been in power for a few days, it's just to collect money, how much public anger can it arouse?"

At this time, a general in armor walked in, hugged his fists and said, "Master Qiyu, I have found out that Xiao Tianhao is indeed not dead, and he has also become the chief guest elder of Lingxiao Pavilion." ”

"What?" the bowl in his hand then fell and shattered.

"You can't be wrong, all the sects have received official notices. The general said expressionlessly: "The people in the Yuzhou training camp can also prove that Xiao Tianhao followed the Lingxiao Pavilion Master to the chief teacher. ”

"How can this be?" Pi Zhendong muttered to himself: "When did the surnamed Xiao climb the high branches of the sect, why didn't you find out about this situation, why?"

What he wants to say is that if he knows this, he will lend me ten guts, and he will not dare to provoke the surname Xiao!

Another general walked in with four private soldiers, the private soldiers carried a heavy wooden box, and the general said happily: "Master Hou, this is the soul spirit stone produced in the mine, we just took over, the mining workers are not skilled, so the output is slightly lower, but there are several thousand!"

Pi Zhendong was stunned: "What mine?"

"The mine that was snatched from the Hou of Suiyang County!"

He couldn't be happy at all, Xiao Tianhao climbed the big tree of Lingxiao Pavilion, sooner or later he was going to turn over, and the first to bear the brunt of the bad luck at that time would definitely be himself.

With a wave of his hand, he said, "You all go down, Master Hou, I want to be quiet by myself." ”

They were just about to leave, but they were stopped by Pi Zhendong again: "Who is that, didn't you go to Yuzhou Camp to find out the news, what is Xiao Chen doing?"

The general replied: "I stay in the camp every day, and it is said that in the past few days, together with other students, I have participated in the field training activities set by the camp owner. ”

He let out a sigh of relief, this was relieved, Xiao Tianhao went to the chief sect of Lingxiao Pavilion, Xiao Chen stayed in the camp honestly, at least he was safe for the time being.

Swinging away from everyone, he lost his appetite at all, and his mood began to heavily.

In the backyard, a man dressed in a small servant's costume was being reprimanded by the butler: "I said that the newcomer, why are you so blind, you think you are still in your own home, this is the Hou Ye's Mansion! For the sake of you who just came today, this housekeeper doesn't care about you, and if you make the same mistake next time, you have to be beaten half to death." ”

The little guy hurriedly nodded: "I must be careful next time, and I will never make the same mistake." ”

On the ground between the two of them, there was a cup that had just been broken.

"Even if you know each other, why don't you hurry up and clean up, and then serve tea to Hou Ye. Remember that the tea can't be too hot or too cold, if you make Hou Ye angry, no one can save you. The housekeeper walked away proudly, and the little guy slowly raised his head, and his originally godless eyes suddenly flashed two fine lights.

That's right, the little guy is pretended by Xiao Chen, just like the last time he got Xuan Gaohou, he used plant juice to change his complexion and smoothly mixed into Nanpihou Mansion.

While pretending to pack up the fragments of the teacup, he observed the terrain of the Hou Mansion.

The degree of luxury here is several times higher than that of the Xiao family, and Pi Zhendong relied on the fact that there were people above him, ignoring the restrictions of etiquette and law, and built his residence beautifully.

Xiao Chen looked at it at a glance and found several places where he was more polite.

Pavilions, towering trees, plus a variety of rare flowers and plants, even if it is the Deling Mansion of the Fat Willow, it may not be stronger than here.

Ye Ziwu's soul could sense the existence of plants, and quickly fed back the information, and a complete topographical map of the Marquis's Mansion had appeared in his mind.

Because he felt that he was safe for the time being, Pi Zhendong did not strengthen the guard specifications, which was a good opportunity for Xiao Chen.

I like to drink tea that is neither hot nor cold, okay, the master will serve you once.

He "carefully" brewed a cup of tea, found a tray, and walked to the study.

Two guards stopped him: "What are you doing?"

Nonsense, didn't you see the master holding tea? The reason why the two of them asked this question was because they saw him face to face.

"Serve tea to Master Hou, the housekeeper explained. The little marquis said neither humbly nor arrogantly.

Seeing that he was so confident, the two of them didn't say anything anymore and made an expression that you could go in.

In the study, Pi Zhendong sat behind the bookcase, looking a little lonely, and a few paper balls were thrown on the ground.

"Master Hou, please use tea. He carefully placed the teacup on the bookcase.

"Hmm!" Pi Zhendong subconsciously responded, but he didn't mean to drink tea, mainly because of his bad mood.

The little marquis thought to himself, this can't be done, the tea that the little master carefully brewed for you, how can you not drink it?

His eyes purred, and he stood aside with his eyebrows lowered, according to the rules, the next person was going to retire after serving tea.

Pi Zhendong's afterglow saw him, and he said a little angrily: "Why don't you leave, Master Hou doesn't need to serve here." ”

"Master Hou, the housekeeper said that the tea for you should not be too hot or too cold, the small one is serving tea for the first time, and I am afraid that I will not be able to grasp the temperature well. So please also take a bite, whether it is hot or cold, please tell the small one, the small one is good to make adjustments, and strive to satisfy you next time. The little guy said.

When Pi Zhendong heard it, it was this reason, the newcomer listened to the cleverness, and the matter was also thoughtful, not bad!

His mood also improved a lot, picked up the teacup and said with a smile: "Okay, Master Hou tastes!"

As soon as he opened the lid of the cup, he felt that the taste was a little wrong, but he didn't think about anything else, and naturally thought that this must be the first time that the little guy made tea, and the water temperature was not well controlled, so he didn't brew the tea fragrance perfectly.

After drinking, he put down the teacup and said: "It's a little cold, and the boiling water has been left for a long time, so the tea is not very open, next time you should pay attention to these two details." ”

The little guy raised his head and said with a smile: "Next time, I'm afraid there won't be a next time." ”

Facing the little guy's meaningful smile, Pi Zhendong was stunned for a moment, and his sensitive nerves immediately noticed that the person in front of him looked familiar.