I laughed and said, "Why not go?" ”

Xu Ruoxiu smiled: "You're not afraid of death? ”

I don't know where the arrogance comes from, so I said, "What's the point of dying? ”

Xu Ruoxiu held back his laughter, "You are dead, what should I do?" ”

I was stunned, I just said that as long as I am here, Qingyu Pavilion will be fine, and now I am shouting to seek death and life, where is there a pavilion master?

"Childe should love himself. It's easy to die, but it's hard to live. Is it easy for Childe to give up the difficulty? A vicissitudes of life voice came from behind me, and I looked back and saw that Xu Ren was already standing behind me at some point.

I said: "There is a letter from the Qingyu Pavilion to the mansion, saying that the sacrifice of the King of Qin must be presided over by the Pavilion Master himself to thank His Highness for the spirit in the sky. The younger generation is now the master of the Qingyu Pavilion, why don't you go? ”

Xu Ren touched his white beard and said slowly: "It's okay to go, but you can't go like this." ”

I now know that the original Daxing City is Chang'an, it is expanded from Chang'an in the Han Dynasty, Qingyu Pavilion is in Daxing City, the so-called "big hidden in the city", it can be seen that the founder and successor of Qingyu Pavilion are very smart.

I followed Xu Ren into the largest teahouse in Daxing City - Drunken Hongchuan, this name is really strange, first of all, drinking tea is not intoxicating, and secondly, the so-called "Hongchuan" in "Zhou Yi Gradual", the meaning of gradual also. Doesn't it mean that drinking tea can gradually get drunk? But I've never heard of tea getting drunk when I'm so old.

The teahouse has three floors, in simple terms, the first floor is similar to a hall, the second floor is a row of rooms to the south, the north is a small hall facing south, and the hall is placed with a piano case, which is a place to play the piano to entertain the guests, and the third floor is similar to the box in a modern hotel.

I had heard of this teahouse when I lived in Daxing City before, and the first time I really came in, it was on a dark and windy night, Xu Ren and I entered the teahouse, there was no one in it, and it was so dark that it could scare people to death.

Xu Ren shouted loudly in front of him: "Xiao Xu, the pavilion master is here!" ”

As soon as he finished speaking, the light suddenly turned on on the opposite side, and I saw a middle-aged man in his thirties who was slightly chubby with drooping eyes, and did not look at people, but just walked over and saluted me: "Subordinate Bian Xu, I have seen the pavilion master." ”

I also arched my hand and said: "Thank you Mr. Bian for giving me the art of war, and the younger generation has benefited a lot." ”

This is the smartest person in the Qingyu Pavilion that Xu Ruoxiu said? I have a little suspicion that Xu Ruoxiu may have made a mistake.

Xu Ren asked, "How many days are left?" ”

Bian Xu said: "It's tonight." ”

I couldn't figure it out at all after listening to their conversation, first of all, King Qin's death date was June 20, which should be the day after tomorrow. In this case, what does Bian Xu mean by "tonight"?

Xu Ren asked again: "Is there a way to deal with it?" ”

Bian Xu shook his head, "No." He said it was tonight, not the next day. ”

In the dim light shadow, I saw a look of despair in Bian Xu's drooping eyes, he looked at Xu Ren, took out a pale red piece of paper similar to a note from his sleeve, and said, "The owner of this shadowless note is a woman. ”

He said and handed it to me, and I had to take it and look at it, and there was nothing written on it, only a faint fragrance, and I was sure that it was a woman's thing.

Xu Ren also looked at it and said, "Is it the person from the 'Seven Don't Kill' Villa?" ”

Bian Xu said: "Yes." ”

Hearing the name of the 'Seven Don't Kill' villa again, my heart tightened, this villa has not appeared in my ears for a long time, I almost forgot it, now His Royal Highness the Crown Prince must have their people around him, I go to study, isn't that equivalent to going to death?

Xu Ren said: "Xiao Xu, in your opinion, can he be entrusted?" He pointed at me.

Bian Xu shook his head, "I thought I couldn't." But now there is nothing else to do. ”

I couldn't help but interject: "Mr. Bian, the juniors must be ......"

He didn't wait for me to finish speaking, but said coldly: "You remember." It is not allowed to let people know that the lord of the Qingyu Pavilion is the son of the chief of the Tang State Mansion, and it is not allowed to let people know that the Qingyu Pavilion will have something to do with the court. ”

I nodded again and again and said, "Juniors, remember." But ......"

"Go back quickly." He glanced at the dark window and said to Xu Ren.

As soon as I got up the next day, my father came over and told me that Xu Er, a buddy from the "Drunken Hongji" teahouse, had been killed and his body was hung at the door of the "Zui Hongji" teahouse.

I was shocked, I was completely unfamiliar with "Drunken Hongji", I only knew that I saw Bian Xu yesterday, and I didn't know anything else, and naturally I hadn't heard of Xu Er, but I just thought that this matter might be related to the shadowless note that Bian Xu showed me last night, but I didn't think that Xu Er was Bian Xu anyway.

He was wearing the gray robe he had seen us last night, his head was tilted upward, the corners of his mouth were bloody, a rope was tied around his neck, hanging in the middle of the "Drunken Hongchuan" plaque, the edge of the rope was faintly covered with dark red strangulation marks, and there was a large pool of deep and light blood on the ground under him, some of which had solidified, and some of which had just dripped down his feet.

I looked at Bian Xu's blood-soaked clothes, my mind was blank, and I still didn't know what to do in my heart. It's not that I haven't experienced death, but after all the years, I can't even remember that feeling, and what I'm witnessing now only makes me uncomfortable.

When I regained a little calm, I immediately thought of Xu Ren and Xu Ruoxiu in the medical hall.

When I got out of the crowd around Drunken Hong, I wanted to rush to the hospital immediately, but after thinking about it, looking at the crowd around me, I always felt that there were eyes watching me, so I had to walk slowly and quietly towards the medical hall.

Xu Ruoxiu was still standing in front of the pharmacy, his eyes were red, Xu Ren was sitting behind the table, and he was also silent, and when he saw someone entering, he just raised his head and lowered his head again.

"What's going on?" I asked.

Xu Ren shook his head, "I don't know." ”

"How could you not know?" I asked, although I didn't have much of a good impression of Bian Xu when I met last night, and I thought that he was as smart as me, but he died like this, and I don't know why I was so angry.

Xu Ren said: "I just don't know." The old man only knows that the traitor is among us. ”

"Which ones? Wouldn't it be enough to find him? ”

"Cao Fu, Xun Jian, Ding Cheng, Zhang Wensu, and the old man." Xu Ren said slowly, "Except for the five of us, only Xun Yi knows Xiao Xu's identity, but Xun Yi is absolutely impossible, so the traitor is among us." ”

I silently wrote down everyone's name, remembering that time in the school field because of a moment of soft-heartedness did not kill Yu Wenhua, but was almost killed by Yu Wenhua, and now it is the same, I am also mixed with the rivers and lakes, knowing that I always have to pay back, as the so-called "when is the retribution of grievances", just like Qingyu Pavilion and "Seven Do Not Kill" Villa, so far, Qingyu Pavilion has not provoked the "Seven Do Not Kill" Villa, but the "Seven Do Not Kill" Villa has frequently made killing moves.

I suddenly thought of my father, and remembered that he was assassinated on his birthday, although my father did nothing, but from then on he could only obey the prince's orders. It may be that I used to be a character who was called on, and now I am extremely disgusted by obeying others, and I hate being threatened even more.

I asked, "Why does the Pavilion exist now?" ”

Xu Ren was stopped by my question, and thought for a long time before saying: "It's a shame to say that everyone in the pavilion now has different aspirations and plans, which is really ......."

So...... Suppose Qingyu Pavilion is a chess piece on that chessboard, and I am a chess player, then, if I want Baizi to win, in the final analysis, I want to let myself win? However, a chess piece is a chess piece, and since the existence of the Qingyu Pavilion has no purpose, it is better for me to give it a purpose.

I said, "Everyone in the pavilion, do you really want to listen to the orders of the pavilion master?" ”

Xu Ren nodded.

"What if anyone doesn't listen?"

"There is no mercy for killing." Xu Rendao.

"Good. Doctor Xu, we will meet at the Zuihong Teahouse tomorrow. ”

Xu Ren nodded to indicate that he understood, got up and went to the back hall.

Xu Ruoxiu had been listening to the side, and waited for Xu Ren to walk away before he spoke: "Should I call you Pavilion Master?" ”

I was frowning, but when she said this, I laughed and said, "No, it's too raw." ”

"And what should I call it?" She asked, apparently she didn't want to call me Pavilion Master either.

I said, "I was born on September 17 of the ninth year of Kaihuang, what about you?" If you are younger than me, call me a big brother, and if you are older than me, call me a great brother. "As soon as I asked, I regretted it, and it was very rude to forget that this was very rude.

Xu Ruoxiu was not annoyed, lowered his head, blushed again, and said softly: "The seventh year of the emperor, the first day of December." ”

I secretly remembered it in my heart and said, "Two years older than me." ”

"Completed, the situation of Qingyu Pavilion is much more complicated than you think." She seemed to think for a long time before she spoke, and there was a hint of apology in her words, "That's why my father ...... Zen Master Huitong will become a monk, and I ...... The reason why he didn't want to accept the order of the Qing Yu Pavilion. ”

When she finished speaking, looking at my reaction, I didn't get angry, I just said, "Tell me about it." ”

She said: "There is a secret hidden in the Order of the Green Pavilion, as for what it is, no one knows, some people speculate that it is a treasure. Therefore, there are many people in the cabinet who covet this order, but they are not able to get it. ”

"This traitor wants this order too?" I asked.

Xu Ruoxiu said: "Presumably so." But he didn't have the ability himself, so he had to fake his hand to 'Seven Don't Kill' Villa. The people that Grandpa told you turned out to be the sword guards in the cabinet, a total of seven people, namely Uncle Xun Jian, the current Taiyi Ling, Uncle Ding Cheng, the guard of the East Palace, Uncle Cao Fu, the owner of the Drunken Hongjian Teahouse, Uncle Zhang Wensu, the pianist of the Yue Guo Mansion, Uncle Xun Yi, and Bian ...... Uncle Bian Xu, and Grandpa. Now that Uncle Bian has been killed, I'm really worried about ......"

I listened carefully to her story, caught a glimpse of her hand resting on the table trembling slightly, and couldn't help but hold it: "Don't worry. ”

Her hand shook violently, then fell silent.

For the first time, I really felt an electric current pass through my heart.