At the end of the banquet, there was another turmoil.

It turned out that when Yue Guan was changing clothes, Chi Zhong couldn't resist the impulse in his heart, quietly left the water pavilion, and secretly peeped.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Dao was also convenient to go out of the water pavilion at this time, and he saw Chizhong's behavior.

The two of them didn't deal with each other very well, so Zhu Dao stepped forward and grabbed Chizhong. And Chi Zhong was annoyed and angry, and Zhu Dao fought together.

The two of them are in the middle of the room, and they are very familiar.

So this fight immediately attracted everyone to come out of the water pavilion to watch.

Yue Guan was ashamed and angry, and he didn't say a word in the cross-courtyard gate. Chi Zhong seemed to be crazy, and he fought hard with Zhu Dao. And Zhu Dao looked a little embarrassed, moving and dodging. Although the two were familiar, Chi Zhong went crazy, which also gave Zhu Dao a headache and retreated again and again.

But seeing the sword flashing, the scolding continued.

Chen Qun looked gloomy in front of the water pavilion door, only looking at the two of them and not speaking.

"Old Zhu, Boyu, stop quickly."

Hyun Shuo shouted loudly, but the two of them didn't hear it.

"Chen County Order, this, how is this good?"

"Let them fight, and see who can get out in the end."

Chen Qun shouted loudly, causing everyone to suddenly change color. They forgot that Chen Qun was the Yang Order, and there was an extremely tough Henan Yin on it. If someone dies at this time, in the end, they will definitely not give up, and no one will be able to get out.

Yue Guan was also anxious, and hurriedly ran over to stop it.

Chi Zhong also calmed down at this time, ashamed, and walked away without saying a word.

Zhu Dao hummed twice, but did not speak. Yue Guan's eyes were red, as if he had been endlessly wronged, and he stepped forward to apologize to Chen Qun and the others.

Outside the water pavilion, it rained again...... Cao Peng lay on the desk, seemingly asleep.

Chen Qun smiled bitterly and said, "Master Yue, it looks like you're going to bother tonight. Youxue is drunk, it's really not suitable to walk anymore, I don't know if there is a vacant room? ”

Yue Guan said: "There are three side rooms in the front hall, which is to facilitate the rest of the laymen.

It's just a little simpler, if Chen Luoyang doesn't dislike it, he might as well rest with Cao Gongzi in the front hall. Anyway, the three wings in the front hall are sufficient. ”

"It's so bothering!"

Chen Qun thanked him, summoned Chen Ju, and helped Cao Peng to the wing.

"Su Gong, there is one more thing that needs to be troubled by you."

At the end of the song, the people dispersed, and Chen Qun called Su Wei.

Su Wei looked terrified, "What does Chen Yuyang command?" ”

"I would like to ask you to inform the big man who has a head in Luoyang, and then go to the county government at noon to discuss matters.

You also know that this official has just come to Luoyang, and he is not familiar with people, Su Gong, you have lived in Luoyang for a long time, you must know better than this official, I don't know if it is possible? ”

A Jia man with a head?

Su Wei was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said, "Xiaomin is willing to serve." ”

———————————————————————————————————— the rain became heavier and heavier, and Cao Peng opened his eyes suddenly.

In the front yard, it was very quiet and the guests had dispersed. Cao Peng pushed open the door, walked out of the wing, and flashed to the door of the next room.

Raise your hand and tap lightly on the door.

"Big brother, are you here?"

Footsteps rang out in the room, followed by the door open.

Chen Qun looked surprised, "Ah Fu, why did you knock on my door?" ”

Cao Peng flashed into the room and sat down in the middle of the room.

"Brother, if I don't come to you, who else can I go to?"

Chen Qun was frightened, "You're not ......"

"Big brother, you misunderstood!" Cao Peng said softly: "I pretended to be drunk just now because at the banquet, someone told me that she knew how my fourth brother died and asked me to try to stay in the nunnery...... You don't really think that I have anything to do with that Yue Nunnery master, do you? ”

"Does anyone know the cause of Zhu Gongzuo's death? Who! ”

Chen Qun's strength suddenly woke up.

"The little monk in the nunnery, do you remember?"

"Of course I remember, it's also a beautiful embryo...... It's just that compared to the lord of Yue'an, it seems to be less amorous...... Could it be that she knows? ”

Cao Peng nodded and exhaled a turbid breath.

He picked up a glass of water on the table and drank it down.

"In the past few days, I've been wondering who killed the fourth brother.

But I couldn't think of a clue after thinking about it...... Before the fourth brother died, he was investigating a case, that is, when I saw someone falling into the water by the river. The events of that night are still vivid in my mind. I'm sure someone fell overboard! But on the contrary, there is no one in life, and there is no corpse in death. When I left Luoyang, the fourth brother promised me that he would definitely pursue it to the end. Unexpectedly, he was killed mysteriously. ”

Chen Qun was silent, and from the kettle in the house, another bowl of water was found and placed in front of Cao Peng.

"I've been thinking that if the fourth brother was poisoned, someone must have poisoned him.

However, I carefully reviewed the testimony and could not find any clues to the poisoning. The treasury was burned, the fourth brother was poisoned, and the man who fell into the water was ...... I wonder what the connection between these three is. Today, Xue Lian corresponded with me, which made me suspect that the murderer was one of the people at the banquet tonight. However, I still haven't found the answer yet, so I'm just waiting for Snow Lotus to come over tonight and tell me the truth. ”

Chen Qun nodded, "This case needs to be closed as soon as possible." ”

"Snow Lotus will come over in a while, and ask the eldest brother to help keep an eye on it."

"Of course."

Cao Peng said, got up and prepared to leave.

But at this moment, I heard a soft string sound.

A short arrow brush pierced the window paper, flew into the house, and shot towards Cao Peng.

It was also Cao Peng's quick reaction, so frightened that he hurriedly made an iron plate bridge, and the short arrow almost flew over Cao Peng's nose, and Peng was in the middle of the bed fence.

Stirring spirits, Cao Peng hit a chilling cicada.

Without saying a word, he rushed out of the room.

The door opened, and he came outside. Before he could gain a foothold, a second short arrow whizzed in.

Cao Peng hurriedly dodged and jumped from the porch to the courtyard. The rain and fog were misty, and the vision was extremely blurry. Cao Peng vaguely saw a figure flickering on the gable.

"Dog thief, where to go."

Cao Peng pounced, and his body was as fast as lightning.

His body was fast, but not as fast as the Iron Meteor in his hand.

An iron meteor flew out of his hand at the moment when Cao Peng pounced...... I heard a muffled grunt coming from the gable, followed by a pop, as if someone had fallen under the gable. Cao Peng came to the foot of the gable like a tiger, stepped into the air, grabbed the wall with both hands, and stood on the wall. Looking out of the wall, I saw a short bow and a Hulu with a short arrow on the ground...... Other than that, there was no trace.

"Zifang, there are assassins!"

Chen Qun also ran out of the door at this time and shouted loudly.

Chen Ju and the two generals, who lived in the side room, immediately ran out when they heard the movement, holding swords and looking around nervously.

"Ah Fu, how is the situation?"

"Let him run!"

As Cao Peng spoke, he jumped from the top of the wall to the outside of the wall.

"Zifang, go and help."

"Master, ...... you here"

"Hugh wants to take care of me, go outside and help your friends learn. Just have them to protect you. ”

The two families will stand at the door, looking around vigilantly. Chen Ju didn't dare to hesitate, opened the mountain gate, and rushed out like the wind.

"Cao Beibei, how's it going?"

Cao Peng squatted on the ground and picked up the short bow and arrow.

"Zifang, is there a fire fold?"

"Yes!"

Chen Ju stepped forward, polished the fire fold, and handed it to Cao Peng.

The drizzle was misty, and the light of the fire fold was faint. I saw that there were messy footprints on the surface outside the wall, and Cao Peng's iron meteor was half submerged in muddy water. Cao Peng handed the short bow and short arrow to Chen Ju, stepped forward to pick up the iron meteor, and put it back in his pocket.

"This guy isn't tall and he's very flexible."

As if talking to himself, Cao Peng stood up and looked up into the vast night.

In the distance, Beibi Mountain is like a fierce beast, crawling in the night. The rain and fog are foggy, and it is impossible to see the road ahead, let alone find the murderer. Cao Peng stood for a moment, then turned around with Chen Ju and returned to the nunnery. Yue Guan also heard the movement, and hurriedly ran out of the backyard in cloat. Just after taking a look at Cao Peng, Yue Guan looked anxious, and hurriedly asked, "Cao Beibei, are you okay?" ”

"I'm fine!"

Chen Qun's face was a little pale, obviously frightened.

However, he did not panic too much, nor did he show a look of fear, and only stood on the porch, his brow furrowed.

"That guy is hurt!"

"Huh?"

"Only the bow and arrows remained."

Cao Peng handed the short bow and short arrow to Chen Qun, and then walked into the room.

Squatting on the edge of the bed, he carefully examined the short arrow stuck in the bed. After a moment, he reached out and plucked the short arrow off.

"This guy's strength is not small."

"How so?"

Chen Qun walked in and just heard Cao Peng's question.

Cao Peng pointed to the arrow marks and said, "This short bow is a Zhemu bow, which is made of two strands of ox tendon tanning and made into a bowstring. ”

As he spoke, Cao Peng picked up the short bow and opened the full moon with the bow.

"If you want to pull this bow, it is impossible without the strength of more than 200 catties. He had just shot an arrow from under the gable, and from there to the room, the distance was about sixty paces or so. The range of this two-stone short bow is up to eighty paces. Penetrating the window edge, shooting into the bed, and being able to sink half a finger, it can be seen that this person's strength is not ordinary...... Big brother, this kind of person shouldn't be too difficult to find. ”

"Oh?"

"He should be familiar with this place, otherwise he wouldn't have fled so quickly.

So, I decided that this person, if not a local, had lived here for at least many years. He has great strength, is agile, is not tall, and is good at bows and arrows. The eldest brother can follow this clue to find out, and I think he will be able to find the clue soon......"

Yue Guan stood at the door of the room, looking nervous.

Chen Qun nodded, "I'll send someone back and order an investigation." ”

Cao Peng thought for a while, and suddenly asked, "Master Yue, where is that little nun bhikkhu in your nunnery?" ”

Yue Guan was stunned, "Childe is talking about Snow Lotus?" ”

"Exactly."

"She's right next door to me...... This girl, such a big thing happened, and there was no movement at all, so I went to call her to come. ”

Cao Peng nodded and asked Chen Ju to follow Yue Guan with him.

"Ah Fu, it looks like we've touched their sore spots."

"It should be, or I wouldn't have been assassinated."

It was clear that the assassin was coming at Cao Peng. fired two arrows in a row, if it weren't for Cao Peng's dexterity, I was afraid that he would have become a dead man at this time.

The more this is the case, the more nervous the other party is!

But why are they nervous?

Cao Peng suddenly had an ominous omen in his heart. He was just about to walk out of the door when he saw Yue Guan hurriedly running from the back hall.

"Young Master Cao, Snow Lotus...... It's gone! ”

"Huh?"

Cao Peng shook a chill, and his face suddenly changed.

He hurriedly rushed out of the porch and shouted, "Take me there." ”

Yue Guan led the way in front, and Cao Peng followed. After taking two steps, Cao Peng suddenly turned back to Chen Qun and said, "Big brother, immediately mobilize the county government officials to block this place." ”

Chen Qun also realized that something was wrong, and hurriedly ordered a retainer to rush back to Luoyang and gather people.

In the hermitage, there was silence.

Chen Qun felt creepy.

First someone was assassinated, and then an insider suddenly disappeared...... He shuddered, didn't dare to stay in the front hall any longer, took Chen Ju and another general, hurriedly followed Cao Peng, and came to the back hall.

In the small cross courtyard, there are three houses.

One is the meditation room of Yueguan, and the other is where some books are stored.

The remaining one is Snow Lotus's room.

After the dance, Snow Lotus told Ni that she was a little uncomfortable, so Ni asked her to go back to her room to rest first.

Later, when the banquet was over, Ni also felt overwhelmed by the wine, and after arranging the master's residence, he went back to his room. You see, the water pavilion didn't have time to clean up, just about to get up tomorrow and call Snow Lotus together. But when I came in just now, I found that there was no one in the Snow Lotus House. ”

Yue Guan explained as he pushed open the door.

Cao Peng walked in and saw the silver candle lit in the room, illuminating the room transparently.

It was a very simple house, with a bed and a mat. On the central wall is a Buddhist shrine with a Buddha statue inside.

The copper furnace in front of the Buddha statue still has residual warmth.

It shows that someone had been in this house not long ago.

Very clean and also very tidy.

But for some reason, Cao Peng always felt a little weird.

But he couldn't tell what was strange, so he walked over to the bookcase beside the bed and stood firm, and picked up the silver candle on the bookcase.

"Are you sure Xue Lian went back to her room?"

"I saw her go back to the house."

"But no one had ever been lying on this bed...... Master Yue, didn't you say she was uncomfortable? ”

"This ...... But Nee didn't know. ”

Yue Guan looked pale, revealing a touch of sadness, and said softly: "Xuelian has a very strange temper, and she doesn't talk much except to visit Futu. Although she is practicing with nuns, she has actually been practicing on her own. Ni didn't have time to take care of it, but she didn't expect her to ......"

As he spoke, the eyes that hooked people's souls were shining with tears.

Cao Peng was silent, just quietly beside the bookcase, sat down ...... "Master Yue'an, you go out first."

After a while, someone from the county government will come over, and you can take them around to investigate. This county and Cao Beibei have something to say, Chen Ju and my home will be outside, you don't have to worry. ”

After all, he and Cao Peng are old acquaintances, and looking at Cao Peng's actions, Chen Qun guessed his thoughts.

Yue Guan seemed to be in shock, but still exited the room.

Chen Qun sat down in front of Cao Peng, looked at Cao Peng, and didn't speak.

Candle tears, flowing down the silver candle...... Cao Peng was like an old monk who had settled down, and he didn't say a word.

————————————————————————About an hour later, Chen Wei hurried from the county government with dozens of servants.

Chen Qun walked out of the room and instructed the servants to look for clues near the Chrysanthemum Nunnery. The rain stopped, and the surroundings of the chrysanthemum hermitage were brightly lit and full of people.

Unconsciously, the sky revealed the whiteness of the fish's belly.

The servants returned one after another, but found nothing.

Cao Peng walked out of the room and stood on the porch for a moment...... Walk towards the well in the corner of the courtyard.

This night made him dizzy. Cao Peng believed that Xue Lian had nothing to do with the assassin, otherwise he would not have secretly informed him.

But where is she now?

The omen grew stronger and stronger, and when he walked to the well, he picked up the barrel and was about to throw it into it to draw water.

Suddenly, Cao Peng froze! He looked at the well in front of him stupidly, and an inexplicable fear welled up in his heart...... A pale face, floating from under the water. Mu Ran's eyes stared at Cao Peng, faintly containing two wang tears. Cao Peng's gaze met those eyes, as if he had traveled through time and space. The barrel fell to the ground with a clatter, and the bones rolled.

That face is Snow Lotus.

(To be continued)