When I revisited the Qi family compound, it was the second day. Although Shanhai explained that everyone kept a low profile, there were still a large group of subordinates waiting in the corner. The housekeeper said that the master sent a few strong men to prevent accidents, and the rest came to see the excitement, and the steward bombarded them for a long time before dismissing them.

Ah Luan checked his wife's pulse in the main room, and the steward followed behind Rin Daochang in a daze. He couldn't read the compass in Shanhai's hand, so he just walked around the room with a candle in his hand. The shadows of the two were cast on the wall, stretched very long.

The room was quiet, and the compass didn't respond. The air was cold, and sometimes a chill swept over the skin, like a fine knife, and the ice hurt. It's almost summer, and it shouldn't be so cold that people's hands and feet are numb. But the doors and windows are closed well, and the mountains and seas are sure that there are things in the house that should not be there.

"Do you see it every night?"

"I've seen it once or twice...... The people in the inverted room said that they often saw it, and they didn't know if it was true or false, and if they were in trouble or wanted to be lazy, they would not talk about things with shadows......"

"Have you met the lord and the lady?"

The old man didn't believe it at first, but he saw it in the backyard and was frightened. Mrs. is bedridden all the year round, and often talks in her dreams, and no one can tell whether it is true or false. ”

"What dreams?"

As soon as Shanhai asked, Ah Luan ran from the end of the corridor with the medicine box on his back. She tugged at the corner of his coat and motioned for him to bow his head. Shanhai bent down and listened to what the little apprentice whispered with his sleeves raised.

It was at this moment that the silence of the night was broken by a slight murmur.

Like ...... The glass beads played by children bouncing around on the wooden floor. When the voice appeared, all three of them closed their mouths. Shanhai looked at the compass in his hand, the pointer trembled slightly, but he didn't point out anything clearly.

The voice lasted for a long time, and the steward wanted to speak, but Shanhai put up a gesture to silence him. He held the compass in his left hand, took out the Eight Desolation Mirror with his right hand, adjusted the angle left and right, and wandered in the corridor looking for the source of the sound. But the sound only lasted for a moment, and then vanished.

"What did you just want to say?"

"Well, when a family member is on patrol at night, I often hear some movement from here...... It is said to be like a child playing with beads. It's the first time I've heard it today......"

His voice became smaller and smaller, as if he was a little panicked, but in front of the fearless girl, he was embarrassed to make it clear that he was afraid. No matter how you say it, Daoist Rin's apprentice has still seen some of the world. She is like this everywhere she goes, like a pool of stagnant water with a straight face, her face looks cold, and the mountains and seas don't know whether it is a good thing or a bad thing.

This is the location of the east wing, and it is reasonable to live in the family of Qi. But the old lady has no children under her knees, so this place should be empty, but the young master who has left lived a few days ago. Shanhai thought that Ah Luan was not afraid, but he saw her clench the hilt of the peachwood sword at her waist.

Just now, she told him that there was an unnatural smell in Mrs. Qi's house. She took some powder from the incense burner and asserted that there must be musk in the ashes.

By the candlelight, he saw that there was still a smear of ash on the corner of Ah Luan's mouth—this conclusion must have been tasted by her mouth again. This girl is really, she dares to put anything in her mouth, musk, that's ......

…… But it's a child-avoiding medicine.

Rin Shanhai felt a gust of wind in his back, which made people's scalp tingle.

It's not a ghost, it's a chill that comes straight from the bottom of my heart.

Musk.

The Qi family has no children.

The cry of a midnight baby.

Fools know what this connection is.

It's almost ugly time, Shanhai asks him to take them to the guest room to rest in advance. The steward said that there was a problem and greeted him directly, and he came over immediately. Rin Shanhai nodded repeatedly, and Ma Yu sent him away. Before closing the door, Shanhai also probed his brain to look left and right. After making sure that there was no one, he carefully closed the door, opened the window again, glanced around, and closed it tightly, for fear of leaving a gap.

"What are you doing, I'm really afraid that the evil ghosts will come in, just post a few talismans."

Shanhai hurriedly pulled Ah Luan to sit down, and booed fiercely at his index finger.

"Ghosts are not scary, people are scary. Demons are all killed by people. ”

“…… Mountains and seas, you mean? ”

It's over, Ah Luan is that fool.

"Forget it, I can't tell you clearly......"

"No, of course I understand, when I learned it all for nothing in the pharmacy? It's just that I don't understand......"

"Don't understand what?"

"What does this have to do with the Shadow Girl?"

The relationship that can't be beaten by eight poles.

Rin Shankai started to have a headache again. He felt that he was not here to exorcise demons, but to solve crimes.

In the courtyard of the Qi family, there must be a traitor framing his wife. But who could it be? Burn musk in the house—maybe there's a ...... in the meal If there is no queen in the family, the property will not be in the hands of the next person. Unless it is instructed by others, and behind this chess piece, there must be vested interests who are manipulating the overall situation.

He suddenly remembered what he had heard during the day about a distant relative who had succeeded his son. Could it be them? Killing those babies and bringing their sons here will indeed reap a lot of benefits. But then the trouble is big.

"I'm going to the government tomorrow."

"Is it because of the young master who ran away?"

"Yes. It feels reasonable...... I can't tell. ”

He wasn't sure if he could trust the steward, so he called the steward and asked him to prepare a horse tomorrow and he would be back soon.

"Okay." The steward gladly agreed.

"By the way, did you ever have a dog in the house?"

“…… I used to have a big black dog, and it was called Big Black. But at night, I keep screaming. A few days ago, I began to learn to dig holes, and the potholes in the courtyard were full of holes. I was sent away three days ago. ”

"Is the coat pure?"

"Dao Chief, don't you want to kill the ...... for blood?"

“…… You're overthinking. Where's it delivered? Can you pick it up? ”

"Well, it's easy to say if you don't kill. It's not far away, I'll bring it back to you tomorrow. ”

"Done. I'm sorry for you. ”

"What a big deal. Anything else? ”

"Is there anything to eat?"

Ah Luan poked his head out from behind the mountains and seas.

"Don't cause trouble to others."

"Ah, yes, Miss Luan. You go back to the house to rest, and I'll ask Xiaohe to bring you some pastries from the back kitchen. ”

"Thank you, Uncle Qi."

As a result, by the time Xiaohe came, the girl had already slept thoroughly. Shanhai asked her to put down her snacks and go back to rest as soon as possible. Xiaohe saluted and retired. He pondered for a while, and was ready to blow out the candlestick and rest early.

As soon as the candle was blown out, a woman's shadow jumped above the paper door.

Rin Dao Chang instinctively shuddered.

He grabbed his apprentice's peachwood sword in the dark, leaned cautiously against the wall, and leaned towards the door. He carefully touched the paper with his scabbard, and the shadow did not move. Suddenly opened the door, but found the maid Xiaohe leaning against the wall dozing, and the lamp was still on the side. Xiaohe was also awakened by this movement, and fell on the ground to apologize again and again.

Fortunately, I didn't lose my temper when I was scared, otherwise it would be too embarrassing.

It turned out that it was because Xiaohe had something to ask for, but he didn't dare to speak, so he kept waiting at the door. When the lights went out in the room, her shadow was naturally cast on the paper door.

He invited Xiaohe into the house and listened to her slowly.

She is a maid who came to Qifu with the young master of a distant relative. The distant relative was a businessman, not particularly wealthy, but he had a good life. It's just that there have been some problems in the business in the past two years, and I can't squeeze out extra financial resources anymore, and even my subordinates have almost been dismissed. The step-young master Qi was the seventh son in the family, and he was forced to send him over in desperation.

Seven sons, the old man felt that the homonym was fateful, Tujili, and happily responded to this matter.

"The young master is a good boy, and he has played with me since I was a child. He knew that his family was miserable and came out voluntarily. And everyone in the Qi Mansion treats him well, he won't run away from here without even saying hello because he loves his family...... Xiaohe is afraid of him...... Can you, can you ask Chief Rin not to report to the official? The young master is a good person, and the young master's family is also a good person......"

The maid said and spoke, and her tone was crying and crying. Shanhai looked at Ah Luan, who was sleeping soundly, and patted her shoulder helplessly, promising her not to go tomorrow, and her sobbing was quieter. It took a lot of effort for Shanhai to send her back.

What Xiaohe said made things even more confusing.

If the young master's family had only declined in the past two years, he should not have been worried about the property of the Qi family earlier. This maid is about the same age as Ah Luan, listening to her words is a true expression, and I can't see the meaning of making things up.

Then the one who killed those babies was afraid that there was someone else.

Who could it be? Who could it be?

In the dead of night, the sound of insects in the courtyard flowed into the room through the small cracks in the windows. After a while, there was a slight barking in my ears, which sounded far away.

Thinking about these strange things, Rin Michicho's eyelids gradually became heavy.