Zhan's guard pondered the wording, and after thinking about it, he said in a deep voice: "Childe may not know, there is a rumor about a female ghost in Jiangning City recently!" It is said that this female ghost will appear in the river every rainy day. Anyone who saw this female ghost ended up dead! In just a few days, more than a dozen floating corpses have been found by the Qinhuai River! Under suspicion, Childe saw it yesterday. It could be the female ghost. ”

Hearing the guards talk about things like female ghosts, Lu Heng just smiled and didn't care. He leaned into the carriage and stretched out his hand to bake the fire. He asked with a smile, "Zhan Guard also believes in the female ghost?" ”

Zhanxiong was stunned for a moment, and then laughed: "Hehe, Childe said he was laughing." He served in the army and was used to seeing dead people. The female ghost is naturally unbelievable. However, I think that this female ghost is very likely to be the woman with peerless light skills that Gongzi saw yesterday! ”

That said, there is some credibility. People in the world often attribute things that they can't know to ghosts and gods. It is not surprising that the woman has a unique skill that ordinary people cannot recognize, and it appears in that illusory and ethereal environment, and it is not surprising that people are regarded as ghosts and ghosts.

It's just that Lu Heng felt that there seemed to be something strange in it. He looked at the charcoal burning in the brazier, and after thinking about it, he turned his head to the Zhan guard outside the door and said, "Then, how did you determine that the woman was related to the floating corpse?" ”

After thinking about it carefully, the guards of Zhan said carefully: "After the trappers of Jiangning Mansion found the floating corpse, after on-site investigation, they found that the corpse was intact and there were no wounds at all. Everyone thinks it's strange, since there are no wounds and no internal injuries, how did these people die? If it is said that it was drowning, then it seems somewhat unbelievable that more than a dozen people drowned in a row. So, everyone asked him to check it out. Only after this investigation found out that these dead bodies were all killed by the skull pierced by a hidden weapon! Moreover, there is only a tiny indelible hole in the skull. Although the puppeteers and catchers don't know, they think that they were killed by a secret weapon issued by a person with excellent martial arts! ”

Hearing this, Lu Heng nodded thoughtfully.

Then, however, he suddenly remembered the swan that had already fallen into his belly.

After taking the swan home yesterday, Lu Heng didn't find any obvious wounds. It was only after plucking the feathers that I saw a small red dot on the swan's head.

Now it looks like the guards are talking about being pierced by some sharp weapon.

Could it be a flying needle?

Eh, those who can kill people with flying needles seem to have the impression that there is only one person with superb martial arts, and the East is undefeated, right?

Lu Heng groped his chin and said curiously. In this world, there won't really be sunflower treasures, right?

Seeing that Lu Heng didn't look worried, the guards seemed to be thinking about something else. He was stunned for a moment, then shook his head with a wry smile.

Lu Gongzi, heh, it's true!

He admired Lu Heng very much at this time. Ordinary people don't have such a surname, and after going through life and death, they will generally change their faces in fear. And this Lu Heng acted as if he hadn't heard anything. Still with an indifferent smile.

He wanted to say something about how dangerous the woman was. Lu Gongzi, you'd better avoid things like that. However, after opening the door curtain, he saw Lu Heng with a faint look on his face, looking outside through the car curtain.

When the words came to his lips, he still didn't say them in the end.

He's just a scholar, so he doesn't have anything to do with those things.

There were some words that the Zhan guards did not say to Lu Heng. That's the people who died, and they all seemed to be the high-ranking and powerful eyeliner in Tokyo.

And now, these people are being eliminated one by one. It must be the adult's enemy who is looking for revenge.

In this way, the two chatted all the way. In the misty drizzle, the carriage slowly walked along the bluestone road. Towards the city of Jiangning, the famous Wuyi Lane.

Wuyi Lane is a famous area in Jiangning, located in the south of Confucius Temple, in the Three Kingdoms period at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, it was once the location of the barracks of the troops of the Wu State guarding the Stone City. Because the sergeants were wearing black uniforms at that time, it was named "Wuyi". At the beginning of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the minister Wang Dao lived here, and later it became a residential area for wealthy families such as Wang and Xie.

Today, hundreds of years have passed since the Three Kingdoms. But Wuyi Lane, which has carried nearly a thousand years, is still as brilliant as it was back then. Today, the idle dignitaries and nobles of the Great Zhou still live here.

When the carriage reached the entrance of Wuyi Alley, it stopped. It's not that the alley is too narrow, or that the road is not easy to walk. Rather, the plaques on the houses here.

Since the Tang Dynasty, it has been the residence of retired military generals. These people have made great contributions to the country, so they are also deeply respected by the emperors of previous dynasties.

Therefore, every time a new king ascends the throne. Inevitably, some plaques and other things will be given to the old men who live here. Use these rewards to tell them that the court has not forgotten your merits.

Therefore, on the door of the mansions of the dignitaries in Wuyi Lane, there are basically some plaques given by the emperors of the past dynasties. In this era, the emperor's handwritten inscription played the role of a red light at the crossroads of later generations.

The civil official fell off the sedan chair, and the military attache dismounted. This is a regulation, and it is also a major feature of Wuyi Lane.

A light rain fell from the sky. It hit some potholes on the ground and made some small splashes. The polished stone path was covered with a faint mist.

On both sides of the path, buildings with thousands of years of ancient charm are quietly bathed in this misty drizzle.

On both sides of the doors of the houses, the stone lions that have stood for an unknown amount of time are still domineering and exposed. It's just that the traces washed out by the rain on it are telling the glory of the year.

Lu Heng held the umbrella in one hand and slowly walked in the drizzly alley. Occasionally he stopped and reached to touch the scarred carvings of the housekeeper. He watched quietly for a while, and then continued to walk with his feet raised.

Around, Zhan's guards have always been with him.

He quietly watched the elegant scene in front of him.

The scholar walked in the cold rain as if he were taking a leisurely walk. The rain mist splashed on the umbrella, the pale cyan robe on his body, and the drizzle around him, seemed to be condensed together.

The Zhan guard smiled and followed.

The two of them walked quietly in this Wuyi Alley, one after the other.

When he walked to the door of a mansion that was slightly dilapidated compared to other mansions, Lu Heng raised his head and quietly looked at this mansion that had been deeply engraved by history. Distant gaze.

"It is said that this mansion was once the mansion of the famous minister Wang Dao of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, hehe, but now it is the residence of the Ouyang family!" Zhan Guard said with a smile on the side.

Ouyang family, Lu Heng knew it before. It is one of the three-legged tripods with the Wang family and the martial arts family in Jiangning. The business is mainly herbal medicine, and now it is also a special supplier of military medicines for the Great Zhou army.

The reason why the Ouyang family can be so far, it is said that it is because there are people covering it. The reason is very simple, Ouyang Yan of the Ouyang family is Ouyang Yan who is now receiving holy favor.

However, even if there is a golden sign, when others talk to them, they show a little admiration. However, most people still look down on the Ouyang family in their hearts. Especially the scholars. When talking about the Ouyang family, there is always a trace of disdain.

Hmph, nepotism pulls up the status, what is there to be proud of. After all, he is just a businessman engaged in cheap business. When Concubine Rong is old and decrepit, how long can his Ouyang family stay in this Wuyi Lane?

Listening to the Zhan guards talk about some things about the Ouyang family, Lu Heng just smiled and nodded. Just as he was about to leave, the door of Ouyang's house was opened with a creak.

A little girl who wrapped herself tightly was holding an umbrella, and secretly poked her head out of the crack in the door to look around.

It seems that he wants to go out, but he seems to be afraid of being discovered.

The little girl first observed and confirmed that there was no one. Only then did he tiptoe out of the door.

However, when she turned her head and prepared to descend the steps. But I found that in front of me, two big men appeared at some point.

At this time, the two big men were looking at them with a smile on their faces.

The little girl was obviously stunned for a moment, and she didn't even react when the umbrella in her hand dropped. Standing in place, looking at the smiling scholar and the burly man behind.

Lu Heng raised his head to look at the drizzle that kept dripping in the sky, and then looked at the little girl who was obviously frightened by himself, and smiled faintly. Pointing to the umbrella that fell to the ground, he said, "Hey, such a heavy rain, you're not afraid of getting wet!" ”

Only then did the girl react, and with a soft sigh, she lowered her head in a little panic, picked up her skirt, and trotted to fetch the umbrella that had tumbled down the steps. It's just that maybe because she was too nervous, when she went down the steps, she almost stepped on the air and fell.

Lu Heng smiled, took two steps forward, bent down and picked up the umbrella. Stretched out his hand and handed the umbrella over, and nodded to the girl: "Wow! ”

The girl lowered her head a little frightened, not daring to look at Lu Heng. Just trembling his hands, biting his lip lightly, he took the umbrella with trepidation. Then he turned around, trotted all the way to push open the door, and ran in.

The half-hidden purple-red gate, as if overwhelmed by the load, creaked in the breeze.

Lu Heng looked at the looming garden scenery in the half-hidden gate, smiled lightly, shook the rain on the umbrella surface, turned his head and said to the Zhan guard behind him: "Let's go!" ”

When I walked to the end of Wuyi Alley, through the drizzle in front of me, the magnificent Ningwang Mansion was already in sight.

After the Zhan guards handed over the carriage to the sergeant standing guard at the door, they followed Lu Heng into King Ning's mansion together.