The old man in the yellow robe spoke amazingly, which made the Xiao family all dumbfounded. Among them, Xiao Bowen was young and didn't believe in ghosts and gods, so he couldn't help but say angrily: "Stinky Taoist, do you dare to bewitch the public? ”

Xiao Ruixue noticed that there was such a person in the family, and her eyes were full of incomprehension: "This Dao Chief, I don't know who you are, but I have never been masked with you, and I have no grievances, why do you slander me so much?" ”

The yellow-robed old man said without flinching: "Demon, I have seen through your origin, you were originally a fox demon in the mountains, when Miss Xiao was in exile, you took the opportunity to take her away, at this time you came to the Xiao family, the picture is nothing more than the glory of the world, and take the opportunity to harm people in the future!" But you have deceived the world, but you cannot deceive the eyes of the poor way! ”

"You must not be fooled by the appearance in front of you, if you mistake this fox demon for Miss Xiao to take it in, the Xiao family will never have peace in the future!"

The acting skills of the yellow robe can be described as realistic, and his impassioned statement made it difficult for the Xiao family to believe his words, and it was inevitable that he would make some muttering in their hearts.

Xiao Hui hesitated and said: "Dao Chief, your words are too alarmist, what evidence do you have for saying it?" ”

The greedy obsession in the heart of the yellow-robed old Taoist was already very deep, he hid a touch of madness in his eyes, put on a solemn expression and said: "Master Xiao, all demons belong to the most yin things, and what I am most afraid of is yang, and the sun is the foundation of yang, so as long as the demon is exposed to the sun naked for three days, it will naturally show its original form!" ”

As soon as these words came out, the Xiao family was in an uproar, and the situation suddenly became menacing, among which Xiao Bowen and his wife expressed their position the most directly.

"Demon Dao, are you doing this to ruin my sister's reputation and life? Our Xiao family will never allow you to act recklessly! ”

"Daoist, this is just your one-sided words, if you hurt Siniang because of this, it will be irreparable, we believe that you are a fool!"

"Hey, it's hard for the world to distinguish between people and demons, so they have this scruple!" The yellow-robed old man shook his head again and again and sighed. In fact, the reaction of the Xiao family was not what he expected, and he did not hope to use this trick to get rid of the Xiao family, this was just a means for him to retreat as an advance. "You might as well think about it, Miss Xiao has been missing for a full month, as a woman, and her appearance is excellent, the so-called road danger in the rivers and lakes, it stands to reason that her experience is really unimaginable! But the dress in front of her is so neat, she doesn't look like a person in distress at all, and she came back alone, which means that there is no kind person to rescue, isn't this contrary to common sense? ”

After the yellow-robed old man said this, he couldn't help but feel complacent in his heart, he thought that he had caught a big mistake in Xiao Ruixue, and at this time he only focused his eyes on Xiao Hui. In the past half a month, the old man in the yellow robe has been eating and living in the Xiao family in the name of divination, dealing with Xiao Hui almost every day, and has already touched some of Xiao Hui's characters clearly, although the old man of the Xiao family has read books, he is also a shrewd businessman, but his personality is extremely suspicious, but he believes in ghosts and gods, and the old man in the yellow robe believes that he must be shaken at this time.

Sure enough, Xiao Hui showed embarrassment: "Dao Chief, what you said is not unreasonable, but your method is too extreme, even if the person in front of me is really not my daughter, I can't bear to do this!" ”

"Hooked!" The yellow-robed old man was overjoyed in his heart, and he put on a deep posture and said: "Old Man Xiao's benevolence and righteousness are commendable!" In fact, there is another way, which is indeed much milder than the previous one, but it takes more time and human and financial resources, so it is not easy to speak! ”

"This doesn't matter, our Xiao family has no shortage of these, what do you want to do, please come quickly!"

"This method is to make the Miss Xiao in front of me stay in his room for seven days, and then Master Xiao will find seven young men with strong yang energy for me, each holding a demon bell, this demon bell must be made of pure yang - that is, pure gold, and then these seven people will form a Big Dipper Array, and the poor Dao will chant the "Big Dipper Sutra" every day in the array, and after seven days, the pure yang qi will converge, and its effect is still the same as the previous method!"

"As long as I don't hurt my daughter by mistake, I can agree to these conditions! But Dao Chief, there is an ugly saying that I must say in the front, if the final result shows that you are wrong, then I have wronged my daughter, and at that time, don't blame me for being ruthless to you! ”

The yellow-robed old Taoist was happy in his heart: "You still want to settle accounts with me after the autumn?" I have already figured out the way to get out of your Xiao family, and when I get the seven pure gold bells, I will take the opportunity to slip away from your dog hole, and when the time comes, I will hide in the three sects and nine streams of Jinling, what can you do to me? Joke! But he said with a righteous and awe-inspiring expression on his face: "If the poor Dao is unfortunate in the end, if he makes a mistake, he will be killed or left to the disposal of Master Xiao!" ”

Xiao Hui's expression was grim, he still had doubts about the words of the old man in the yellow robe, so he tried to use intimidation to force him to show his feet, but the old man in the yellow robe was so cunning and old-fashioned, after his statement, it made Xiao Hui's heart even more hesitant. Xiao Hui turned his head to look at Xiao Ruixue, and said with a wry smile: "Daughter, if you don't just be wronged for the time being, stay in your room and don't come out, I will let Yun'er's girl serve you well, and after seven days, if what this Taoist priest said is not true, my father will definitely seek justice for you!" ”

At this time, Mrs. Gu suddenly shook her head and said, "Husband, don't be foolish, how can you make Rui Xue embarrassed?" ”

Xiao Ruixue hadn't spoken for a long time, she seemed to be a bystander, her face had no fluctuations, at this time she said to the yellow-robed old man with a very calm attitude: "I still feel confused until just now, I don't understand why you, a Taoist priest, want to deal with me like this, at this time I finally figured it out, it turns out that what you are trying to do is money!" If I'm right, what you want is the seven bells made of pure gold, right? ”

Seeing that the eyebrows of the yellow-robed old Taoist suddenly jumped, Xiao Ruixue said coldly: "It's nothing more than killing people, you Taoist priest is really doing everything in order to make money!" ”

Although the sudden change in the face of the yellow-robed old man was only for a moment, the Xiao family could see it completely clearly. The yellow-robed old Taoist suddenly shouted "not good" in his heart, and he said sharply: "The poor Dao is a cultivator, and he has always been pure and has few desires!" I've been here for more than half a month, and I was already planning to leave, but it was your appearance that gave Poor Dao the idea of staying to get rid of the demons! Demon, I think you are afraid in your heart, so you come out with this nonsense and bite back to the poor! ”

"Huh, really? I think the reason why you, a Taoist priest, is so bold and reckless is that I am not allowed to come back alone, and it is difficult to defend my innocence, but today I will make you clear! Xiao Yuan, you go outside the gate to find a carriage, go there and invite a girl named Lian'er to come over, if you can't find it for a while, you will send someone to look for it at the ready-to-wear shop at the entrance of the alley! ”

"Uh, good—good, miss!"

Listening to Xiao Ruixue's words, the yellow-robed old Taoist suddenly felt bad in his heart, but he could only stare dryly at this time, because this was in the Xiao family, and everyone's eyes were staring at him fiercely.

In Butterfly Lane, outside the gate of Xiao's house, a carriage slowly stopped.

"Sister Lian'er, this dress is so beautiful, Zixuan really thank you!" Lu Zixuan said with a smile, at this time, she had changed into an emerald green embroidered narrow skirt that Lian'er bought for her from the ready-to-wear shop, and the whole person looked pink.

Lian'er smiled: "You little girl, that tattered men's dress just now is really nondescript, and now it looks cute like this!" But you, you just love to talk too much, chattering along the way, you have to be quiet when you get to the Xiao family, lest others say that you don't understand the rules, and then you will be in trouble! ”

"Got it, Sister Lian'er, Zixuan is very smart, she all looks at people's performance!"

"Hee-hee, you little girl is really not ashamed!"

While the two were talking, someone was already waiting in front of the car: "I am Xiao Yuan, the housekeeper of the Xiao family, may I ask if the person who came is Miss Lian'er?" ”

In the front hall of Xiao's house, Lian'er explained Xiao Ruixue's whereabouts and situation in the past month to Xiao Hui without hurry.

"This Lian'er girl, do you mean that the little girl was rescued by Ling Gongzi, and she has been recuperating in your mansion for the past month, and has never been out of Jinling City for half a step, right?"

"Yes, Master Xiao, the maidservant is true."

Xiao Hui's expression was a little puzzled: "But since I haven't been out of Jinling City, why hasn't my daughter ever wanted to send a letter to her family to report her safety for a month?" ”

Lian'er's expression became very ashamed: "The reason is on me!" In fact, Sister Ruixue has asked me about this, but because I am also responsible for arranging many living matters in the back house every day, I am often distracted by it, so I am forgetful many times, and Sister Ruixue, as a guest, may not be too embarrassed to mention it repeatedly, which has led to such a result! ”

Xiao Hui nodded after hearing this, this explanation is also reasonable, and his daughter is indeed as she said, she is such a personality.

The yellow-robed old man did not give up the last glimmer of hope, he said hysterically: "Master Xiao, this person in front of you is just another fox demon, they are the same party, and their words are not credible!" ”

Lian'er couldn't help but sneer: "This Dao Chief, you say that I am a fox demon, this is too funny!" I am the maid of Caofu, this is well documented, our Cao family is not a small family in Jinling, my eldest lord is named Cao Yin, and the second lord is called Cao Ping, I think Master Xiao is a businessman, he shouldn't know him, right? ”

Xiao Hui widened his eyes and asked, "Could it be that your master is the owner of the Yasatin Pavilion, the two who are known as the 'Jinling Ercao'?" ”

"Exactly."

"Oh, how can I not know these two, they are both my seniors in the business world!" Xiao Hui's heart suddenly brightened, the name of "Jinling Ercao", if others don't know, it's forgivable, but if he doesn't know, then it's really stupid to a certain level! The Cao family is one of the two largest silk merchants in Southern Chu, and their ability is very huge, and the Cao family's satin pavilion has always suppressed many silk shops, forcing them to survive in a way that makes small profits and quick turnover, and the Xiao family's jade silk workshop is one of them, so it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the opposite. Of course, the competition in business is another story, the key is that Xiao Hui has completely believed Lian'er's words at this time, because this kind of thing is indeed well documented, not to mention that Lian'er's own down-and-out and generous temperament is by no means comparable to any maid of the Xiao family, Xiao Hui has long heard that Cao Ping, the second eldest of the Cao family, is elegant and abnormal, different from ordinary businessmen, he thought to himself that only such a family can cultivate such a maid!

"I'm so confused, why did I wronged my daughter like this?" After determining the truth of the matter, a deep sense of self-blame spread in Xiao Hui's heart, he looked at the yellow-robed old man, his face was extremely angry: "Yan Daochang, the matter has come to light, you have a bad heart, and you don't hesitate to separate my father and daughter in order to make money!" ”

The old man in the yellow robe began to panic, he didn't expect this kind of result, and he knew that there was no possibility of turning the tables, in order to avoid the retaliation brought by the anger of the Xiao family, he had to defend in the other direction: "Master Xiao, the poor Taoist is not good at learning and art, so he made such a mistake, but my Taoist heart is true, I reminded the Xiao family out of some kindness!" ”

As soon as he finished saying this, he was punched heavily in the face, and Xiao Bowen was already angry and pressed him to the ground, punching and kicking while scolding: "You stinky Taoist priest, you dare to frame my sister when you come to my house to cheat money, I will beat you to death today!" ”

"Young Master Xiao, you dare to act recklessly, you will pay for your life if you kill me!" The yellow-robed old man was beaten and his nose and face were swollen, but his mouth began to harden again.

"Big brother, stop!" Xiao Ruixue, who hadn't spoken for a while, finally spoke again.

"Sister, he wants to harm you, how can you be merciful to this kind of person?"

"It's not that I'm soft-hearted, but I think that beating this kind of person really dirties my eldest brother's hands, and it's really killing people, and it's never worth it! Big brother, send him to the yamen, how to convict him is up to the people in the yamen, if you are afraid that he will be sentenced lightly, spend some money to deal with it! After Xiao Ruixue said this, she took a deep breath, showing a deep tiredness on her face, and then she looked around, as if looking for someone, and suddenly she asked: "Dad, where is my mother, why haven't I seen my mother for so long?" ”

Xiao Hui's expression became a little sad, and he sighed and said, "Daughter, your mother has become ill with grief because of your unknown whereabouts, and she has been bedridden for more than half a month. ”

"What?" Xiao Ruixue was startled, her originally firm eyes suddenly became misty again, and she began to choke and said, "I'm going to see my mother-" and then ran towards the back house without looking back.