The afterglow of twilight, reflecting each other, flows slowly on the soft waves of the river. Jiang Ming and Qixia walked in the sunset at the end of the sunset and walked towards the way home.

"Sister Qixia?" There was a call from behind her, and the little girl turned her head and saw an expensive dress of satin. Isn't this the person who mocked Brother Jiang Ming at the opening ceremony that day?

Why is he here, Jiang Ming looked at this little boy, with a ruffian look on his face, and walked towards the two of them. He was followed by a dozen or so servants. The Jiang family has a lot of power in Tongyao, and they are very rich, and it is not an exaggeration to say that the family background in the family is rich enough to rival the country. The princes of the slightly poorer fiefs of the Great Xia Kingdom may really be poorer than the Jiang Liu's family.

"Daizong." Jiang Liu walked over, still polite in front of Qi Xia, so he bowed respectfully to Jiang Ming. It's just that the ceremony hasn't ended yet, so he can't wait to straighten up, and shout with a spring on his face: "How can Sister Qixia have time to come to the town to play today?" ”

"Daddy wants to take Brother Ming down to buy things, and I secretly followed."

"I see, by the way, Sister Qixia, there is a lantern party here at night, and there will be fireworks on the riverbank, do you want to come and see it!"

Bai Qixia originally didn't want to deal with this person who had slandered Brother Jiang Ming, but this kid was born with a very graphic mouth that could describe everything. It's just some ordinary words, and under his description, Bai Qixia, who was already itching, couldn't stop even more.

"Brother Jiangming." The little girl bit her mouth and said softly.

"You want to see it!"

When Bai Qixia heard this, he couldn't wait to nod his head, and the tassels on his head were thrown up and down.

"Okay."

Hearing that both of them agreed, Jiang Liu was overjoyed, and took the medicine bag in Bai Qixia's hand: "Then let's go!" ”

It's just that she hasn't raised her feet yet, the little girl seems to remember something, and she took all the things in Jiang Liu's hand and handed them to Jiang Liu, and didn't forget to smile and say, "Thank you, Young Master Jiang Liu." After saying that, he turned around and grabbed Jiang Ming's sleeve and ran towards the painting boat by the river.

Jiang Liu was left alone in place, looking confused. It took a while to react, and said unhappily to the servant behind him, "Can't you see it? Be careful to go back and send you all to the forge. A few clever servants, looking at the anger that the little master was about to fly, hurriedly took the big bag in his hand.

Qixia can't think of Jiang Ming being so innocent about everything. She has been filled with all sorts of curiosities about everything since she was a child. If it weren't for Jiang Ming all the time in Tongyao, I'm afraid that the girl would have stopped being a hard-working "Taoist aunt" on the mountain!

"Brother Jiangming, look! Is it pretty?" The little girl picked up a beaded flower in front of a jewelry stall and compared it to her head. The smile is slightly aroused, and the beauty is moving.

Jiang Liu, who followed on the side, watched Bai Qixia's playful movements, Alluring smiles, and beautiful voices. At that moment, he felt that his breathing had stopped.

"Beautiful." Jiang Ming is rarely funny, even when he is very happy, he only slightly hooks the corners of his mouth. Most of his pitiful smiles were reserved for Qixia.

"Boss, how much money is this?"

The boss just wanted to quote money, and Jiang Liu, who suddenly appeared behind Bai Qixia, made a move. The boss suddenly said with a smile: "This bead flower is very suitable for the girl, so it should be given to the girl." ”

"Really? Well, thank you boss. The little girl smiled even more from ear to ear. Holding the beaded flower, he walked forward again. Although he didn't want money, he still put down a piece of broken silver in the boss's hand when Jiang Ming left.

The evening sun is always very short, but in a short time, it has sunk into the valley. The dark blue night is like someone's pen washing pool, and the color is getting richer and richer. The shops and street vendors in Tongyao Town have been lit up with various lights. The night in the mountains is always lit up, and it is rare to see such a complicated night scene, and even Jiang Ming was moved by this night.

"What's that?"

"That is Tongyao Town, and there is a painting boat every year for the Lantern Festival. Every year, Kyoto's most famous painters are invited to paint in person. Jiang Liu explained. But what Qixia originally asked was not that, but what was the black shadow in the river?

Bai Qixia's nose has always been very smart, he seems to smell the faint smell of blood in the air, and Liu Ye's thin eyebrows are wrinkled for a while. The smell of blood is mixed with talcum powder and metal, which is rarely expensive in ordinary people's homes.

"This lantern festival originates from a ......" Jiang Liu is still gushing about the lantern festival in Tongyao Town.

"Jiang Liu, your family's weapon forging bureau, do you use talcum powder?" Jiang Ming interrupted him.

"Ahh Jiang Liu nodded inexplicably, "Why are you asking this?" ”

"You go back and see if there's anyone missing from the Forge Bureau." Jiang Ming became serious, "Qi Xia and I follow that thing, and we will go to your house to look for you from time to time." After saying that, he took and left with Qixia.

"What?" Jiang Liu scratched his head and was stunned in place for more than ten seconds. However, as soon as he remembered Daizong's serious face, he had no choice but to walk towards his own weapon forging bureau.

Devil's Road, Brokeback Mountain, Shimen Cave.

The wind blew through the canyon with an eerie hiss. On the top of the mountain, where no grass grows, black crows chirp "wow, wow". The blood-colored spring water kept tumbling up from the bottom of the pool, and it was very disgusting.

On the huge stone cave surrounded by thorns on one side, the word Shimen Cave is written in ancient oracle bone inscription. The whole shop looked eerie, like the big mouth of some giant beast with its fangs open.

A fat man covered in scars knelt underneath and trembled: "Niangniang, we didn't catch Jiang Ming." ”

"A bunch of trash." Shi Ji Niangniang was wearing a black long skirt, black nails, and a pair of Danfeng eyes full of murderous energy. As he spoke, the stone in his hand was crushed.

"Where's Ah Zuo?"

"Ah Zuo, was, was killed. The body is in a different place, and there is no whole corpse. The man also asked me to bring you a message, and said, that if you dare to pay attention to the generals, you want, want, want. ”

"What do you want?"

"I'm going to kill you with my own hands." The fat man himself was timid, and his tongue was already knotted when he looked at the angry Shiji.

For so many years, no one has dared to be so rampant in front of her. Even when the Demon King Luoheng was still alive, he didn't dare to say such a thing in front of her. Shi Ji was already angry to the extreme, and black cracks climbed down her neck and climbed up half of her face. "Die for me?" With a roar, the guards around the cave couldn't help but shiver. Listen to the sound of flesh tearing from inside the cave, bow your head in silence for the fat man.

On the other side, Tongyao Town, Hai Shi Zhi, Daxia Weapon Forging Bureau.

Although Jiang Liu is a little embarrassed, he also knows that he is the only heir of the Jiang family. Inside and out, the entire Jiang family, to say the least, has more than 500 people. Therefore, Jiang Liu knows very well that he has a heavy burden on his shoulders, and he often gives the world an image of a hanger, but in fact, he really has no seriousness.

After Jiang Liu separated from Ming Qixia, he returned to Jiang's house and counted a few servants and walked in the direction of the forging bureau.

As soon as he entered the door, he was greeted by Jiang Haihai, the deputy director of the Forging Bureau. This person is Jiang Liu's uncle and the son of the concubine, so he has not been valued in the family since he was a child. He didn't want Jiang Liu to grow up in the palm of his hand since he was a child, but grew up in all kinds of gossip. So he is vicious and scheming, but fortunately, he is still upright, at least for so many years, he is quite popular with the head of the family.

"Little family master, how did you have time to get here?"

"Let's see how the new batch of weapons in the army is doing." Jiang Liu cleverly diverted a topic, and then began to set up.

"Then do you want me to hand them all over for you and gather at the school grounds?" Jiang Haihai was originally Jiang Liu's uncle, but because of his status, he showed a flattering look in front of Jiang Liu.

At this time, a servant brought by Jiang Liu said something in Jiang Liu's ear, and Jiang Ming frowned, "Uncle Jiang, has something happened in the Forging Bureau recently?" ”

"Look at what the little family master said, what can happen here?" Jiang Haihai replied with a smile, but his dodgy eyes were full of lies.

"Jiang Haihai, there were five lives in the Forging Bureau, and you actually told me that there was nothing wrong?" The voice suddenly became high, and the seventeen-year-old Jiang Liu was physically strong, and compared to others, he was always just out of the head, and he looked even more majestic in front of Jiang Haihai. In a fit of anger, it caused the people around him to tremble.

"This, this ......" Jiang Haihai took a handkerchief and wiped his sweat.

"You'd better be honest!"