Today's Lu Mansion everything seems so calm, although the old man has returned to the mansion, but the daily affairs in the mansion are still carried out in an orderly manner.

There were many officials and nobles in the imperial city of Zhongjing who came back to pay a generous gift to visit after learning the news of Master Lu's return, but no matter who it was and how big the official position was, they were all rejected by Yang Liang, because according to the ancestral teachings of the Lu Mansion, the descendants of the Lu family should start fasting and pray for three days when they returned to the house in business.

It was nearly dusk, and the thin air was dyed with a dull warmth.

There is no light in the internal affairs hall, it is cold and quiet, there is only one person, the brilliance of the sunset is soft and not strong, warm and not dazzling, sneaking in through the doors and windows, the golden sunset is beautiful, but in the depths of this hall is so dim, Wan Ruoling is lying on the main table, drowsy, the tender white face has become a little red for some reason, but the ruddy face does have a trace of charm.

I don't know how long later, two figures appeared at the door, they walked slowly towards the middle hall, and took a closer look at one of them was Gao Wentao, and the other was a little older, a woman.

Gao Wentao looked at Wan Ruoling lying on the table tiredly, as if he had fallen asleep, hesitated for a long time, if it wasn't for something, he really didn't want to disturb the head manager's rest, so he reluctantly whispered: "Manager Wan..."

Wan Ruoling didn't fall asleep, because there were still many things waiting for her to deal with in the house, she was very conscious, she knew that someone had entered the internal affairs hall, but she really couldn't support this tired body.

"Mr. Wan, are you not feeling well?" Gao Wentao looked at her and asked with a half-puzzled concern.

Wan Ruoling Yi lay on the table, just shook her head gently, and didn't know if Gao Wentao could see it, closed her eyes, and asked after a moment of silence: "What's the matter?" "The voice is a little hoarse, a little weak.

"Oh, actually... In fact, it's not a particularly important matter, so let's talk about it later, my subordinates won't disturb your rest, so I'll leave first. Gao Wentao said and looked at the wife on the side, and said, "Grandma Liu, you go back first, Manager Wan is not feeling well today, and you will come to me in a few days." ”

Not? Grandma Liu?!!

Wan Ruoling was shocked, opened her eyes, was stunned for a moment, and then forced herself to support her tired body, raised her head, but her brows furrowed fiercely, glared at the person not far from the table, and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Wan Ruoling's sudden rise surprised the two people who were originally leaving, and Gao Wentao then noticed the angry expression on her face, but he was not surprised, and replied: "Back to the manager, this Grandma Liu came to me today and said that she wanted to see you." ”

"Oh, want to see me? You've seen it now, go back! Wan Ruoling smiled coldly after hearing this, and said lightly.

"Don't, don't, don't mind! Lord Steward! Grandma Liu was shocked when she heard this, and she was so panicked that she was at a loss, "Let... Our rules can't be broken, you say... Yes, isn't it..."The expression on Grandma Liu's face was extremely embarrassed, and suddenly she had an inexplicable tingling, lowered her head, and became afraid.

Wan Ruoling snorted coldly, "Rules? There are a lot of rules in Lu Fuzhong, I don't know which one you are referring to? ”

"I... No, it's not..."Grandma Liu smiled bitterly, "The manager is a person who understands, you... You know what I'm talking about..."The gloomy internal affairs hall made the atmosphere here even more terrifying, and the faint glow of the sunset seemed to be reflected on Grandma Liu's trembling body as if with ridicule at this time.

Wan Ruoling slapped her hand on the desk, became angry, and said angrily: "Liu Junfang! I haven't had time to go to you yet, and you're too embarrassed to ask me for a reward!" ”

Gao Wentao stood aside and was silent. In fact, Manager Wan would be angry, and he understood it very well, but he saw that the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, as if with a hint of a smile, but he didn't intervene. However, Wan Ruoling's actions scared Grandma Liu enough, and she took several steps back, and said hurriedly: "Total, general, Lord Chief, are you dissatisfied with that little girl, don't be angry, we can still discuss, if you have something to say... Good... Say it well..."

Wan Ruoling walked out from behind the table, approached her directly, and said angrily: "I have forgotten all the things that I told you to explain to you!" ”

"No, no, Lord Steward, how dare I!" Grandma Liu hurriedly explained, "I have investigated Tang Er's family affairs, and... Isn't that Tang Da already dead? ”

"Hmph, you're a few layers sure he's dead!" Wan Ruoling turned around, turned her back to her, and said coldly.

Grandma Liu was shocked, in front of Wan Ruoling, of course she wanted to say that she had investigated, but in fact, it was also high-sounding, and about that news she was at best hearsay, she didn't dare to guarantee how much credibility there was, everything was just to get the reward faster, and she had done it many times before, and she had never been discovered, this time it was... Grandma Liu swallowed a mouthful of saliva nervously, and didn't dare to answer nonsense, not knowing what kind of punishment would await her in the house. After all, it is very easy for the Lu Mansion to investigate a person, and the information he gets must be more accurate than her.

The silence kept her breathing.

Suddenly, she saw something slowly rolling in front of her feet, and she was stunned for a moment, and there was a white flower pattern silver on the ground.

Grandma Liu's life has been ruined, since she helped Lu Fu to find slave sellers in various places, her life has gradually improved, and she regards money as her life, and now she has made a big mistake, Wan Ruoling not only did not punish her, but also gave her a reward, which is really a great joy for her, and quickly picked up the silver.

Hey! Some servings!

He also looked at Wan Ruoling's back with a somewhat embarrassed smile, and said again and again: "Thank you, Lord Steward, thank you, Lord Steward!" ”

"Pay attention to me in the future, if you dare to be opportunistic again, don't blame me for not sparing you!" Wan Ruoling took a deep breath and said indifferently.

"Eh, eh, I know, I know, I don't dare next time, I must not dare." Grandma Liu hurriedly responded, put away the silver, and fled.

Gao Wentao looked at Grandma Liu's panicked figure running towards the front door, and when he stepped through the door, he almost tripped over the high threshold of the Internal Affairs Hall, and disappeared at the corner of the front door in embarrassment, sighed quietly, shook his head and smiled: "This Grandma Liu." After that, he looked at Wan Ruoling and comforted, "Don't be too careful, take care of your health, besides, this person is not perfect, let's forgive her, for so many years, although Grandma Liu is rich but selfless, and she is still loyal to the Lu Mansion, presumably this time she was forced to be in a hurry." Wan is in charge of dissipating gas, eliminating gas. ”

Wan Ruoling also sighed after hearing this, and shook her head helplessly and smiled, but suddenly caused a violent dizziness, her legs and feet were a little weak, and the whole person shook a little.

Seeing that this was wrong, Gao Wentao hurriedly stepped forward to support her, and said suspiciously: "Mr. Wan, your face is not very good, let's go back to the room to rest, and leave the rest of the work in the backyard to my subordinates." ”

"It's okay." After Wan Ruoling slowed down for a while, she shook her hand and left him, and said lightly, "It's really a little tired, but it's not in the way, you go and get busy with yours, I'll go back in a while." Oh, by the way, help me call Yu Zhencheng, without further ado, let's go. Obviously, Wan Ruoling was angry just now, and Wan Ruoling's voice was even more hoarse and weak at this time, and her pale face was not bloody.

"Oh." Gao Wentao nodded in response, "My subordinates will do it immediately." Then he turned and left.

Wan Ruoling took a deep breath and walked towards the main table, but as soon as she took a step, her head was extremely dizzy, and she stroked it with her hand, only to feel that tiredness hit quickly and her eyes were dark, and her legs and feet instantly lost strength and fell.

"Mr. Wan?" "Mr. Wan!"

She basically doesn't remember what happened next.

Early in the morning, Wan Ruoling opened her eyes, but found that she was not in the Lu Mansion, but a small hut, who sent her here? Wan Ruoling was puzzled, and looked around, although this place is small, but the equipment is still quite complete, there are tables and chairs, cabinets, bookshelves and dressers, she came to the door, the door is closed, is she imprisoned by someone? Otherwise, the door was not locked, there were no guards outside the door, and she was completely free to enter and exit.

But where is this?

Wan Ruoling walked forward, field? Agricultural? Villager? Tree? Her first feeling was that this should be a farmstead, quite familiar, but she had never been here, looking at the peasant uncles who were working hard in the fields, she was so curious, these civilians were not dressed differently from the Khitan?

Today's weather is sunny and the villagers are singing loudly while plowing. "What a peaceful village." Wan Ruoling smiled slightly and couldn't help but sigh. But she wanted to go back to Lufu, but had no choice but to find a villager to ask for directions, just as she was walking towards the villagers, suddenly a little girl with a paper kite ran over, "Hehehehe..." It seemed to be a subconscious reminder of the cute little girl.

However, the child ignored her and ran forward with the paper kite. Wan Ruoling heard a villager shouting behind her: "Second Miss, don't run away, it's time to eat!" ”

Second Miss? Wan Ruoling was stunned, is there still a big family in this village? Thinking that she looked up at the little girl who put the paper kite in front of her, but in the blink of an eye, the girl disappeared out of thin air! Wan Ruoling was so frightened by this scene that she took several steps back, and her face suddenly turned pale! How could a living person disappear into thin air in broad daylight?!! She looked at the villagers working in the fields in a panic, everyone was busy with their own business, as if nothing had happened.

"Sister, is this flower beautiful?"

As if she heard someone calling herself, Wan Ruoling looked back, this... Isn't this the little girl who put the paper kite just now? Wan Ruoling didn't know her, but the girl was running towards her at the time, and she remembered the girl's face.

The little girl was holding a very bright red wildflower in both hands, the wildflower petals were completely covered with red, and there was no variegated color in sight, so she held it and handed it to Wan Ruoling.

Wan Ruoling thinks she must be playing hide and seek.

But, what about her paper kite?

"Sister, is this flower beautiful?"

Another question woke her up, Wan Ruoling trembled, and squeezed out a smile, "Beautiful." She politely replied and took the wildflower from the girl's hand, but it didn't take long for the wildflower petals to begin to bleach, and a bright red liquid flowed down the flower stalk, soaking the back of her hand, which was... It's blood!! "Ahh Frightened, Wan Ruoling screamed loudly, threw away the wildflowers, the wildflowers in the air actually withered quickly in front of Wan Ruoling's eyes, a gust of wind passed, the flower branches fell to the ground, and the white petals flew all over the sky, Wan Ruoling was panicked at this time, her face was pale, and the little girl beside her was gone, and she looked around in fright, only to see black smoke everywhere, wind and clouds, the dark sky was covered with snow, and the trees and flowers were burning with raging fire, a moment ago it was a paradise village, and at this time it was an adult purgatory!

"Lord Lu has an order, and the Shi family personnel will not leave a living mouth!"

"Master Lu has an order, arrest the historians and reward the heads!"

"Master Lu has an order, those who harbor, abscond, and hide the historian's personnel will be killed!"

Wan Ruoling didn't know what was going on, but saw that on the hillside not far away, a group of black-clothed people inexplicably appeared and rushed here, "Run!" Wan Ruoling shouted at the farmers who were still working in the fields. She subconsciously thought that these people should be so-called historians.

She's certainly not afraid. First, she is not a member of the historian; Second, no one can send her out of the Liao Kingdom in such a short time, since she is in the Liao Kingdom, of course, no nobleman dares to offend the Lu Mansion! But her shouting didn't seem to have any effect, and the farmers took off their farm clothes one by one.

"Zheng-Zheng-Zheng-Zheng-Zheng!" After a sharp sword draw, "Protect the master!" Kill—"

The people on both sides fought desperately in this snowy field, and the man in black ignored Wan Ruoling when he passed by, as if he didn't see it.

Wan Ruoling watched in horror as one after another Shi family members were brutally killed by the men in black, and finally their heads were cut off one by one, and in the blink of an eye, the entire desolate snow was already full of dead corpses, and blood flowed like a river.

The picturesque and beautiful snow seems to be a little desolate, but when the red liquid is soaked, it adds a different scene, bright red, bright white, blending together, this should be an extremely beautiful scenery, but Wan Ruoling is back piercing, trembling...

Why didn't she run? Why are you so scared to stay here? Why did she become so cold-blooded? Why does she want to see the end? Why... For... What the...

"My lord, we... We couldn't find Shi Xin Yayao..."

"What! Bastard thing, where would a newborn baby run to! Search for me! ”

"Yes—"

"Report to my lord, we caught the other two ladies of the Shi family, no... I can't bear to kill..."

"Two young ladies? Is it Shi Yanruiyu and Shi Xiangjiemin? ”

"It's my lord, these two little chicks are born with beautiful looks and moons, why don't you leave it to the brothers to be happy?"

"Lord Lu has an order here, the Shi family personnel do not leave a living mouth, kill!"

Wan Ruoling watched the six men in black hold down the two little girls and walk to a wilderness, the snow had stopped, but the cold wind was blowing, she was so far away that she could still clearly see that one of the girls was the little girl who put the paper kite just now, the six people seemed to be whispering and discussing something, and then the four of them pressed the two girls to their knees on the ground, only to see the other two men in black raise their sharp blades in their hands and face the light of the remnant sun - cut away!

"No, don't!"