Xu Zhao has been depressed in his chest for several days, coughing up blood and unstoppable, coupled with red sores, heat, poison and itching, it is difficult to sleep at night, and he is gradually thin and weak, his mind is blurred, and his black hair is as white as brocade. Mother Xu had already cried dry of tears, worshipping the Buddha and praying every day, only to be haggard and gray-haired. The Xu Mansion was panicked and busy, Xiang Lin personally took Sanjiu and many servants to search for Liang Yong's traces all over the city, and went out of the city to look for it, but found nothing.

The sky will be dark, the wind is full of building windows to break, the rain is pouring into the city like a river, suddenly the sky is raining heavily, lightning and thunder, Xiang Lin took a group of people and horses along the official road and returned, just entered the city, a man rode a horse galloped to welcome, seemed to be a servant of the Xu Mansion, the line was panicked, and before he said a few words, Xiang Lin whipped alone and hurried away.

"Master!!" Ruolan walked to the couch with the medicine bowl and called the master, seeing that Xu Zhao did not move and called a few more times, Xu Zhao still did not open his eyes and his hands did not move, Ruolan's heart beat hard, and she tried to breathe with a calm brow, but she was stunned, Xu Zhao had already returned to the west sky, and after a loud shout, Ruolan staggered out of the room to find Xu's mother.

Mother Xu is in the chapel closed eyes and prayed, the Buddha string in her hand suddenly broke, Buddha beads scattered like throwing beans to the ground, she was stunned, opened her eyes and just got together, Ruolan rushed to the hall in a panic, Mother Xu suddenly felt that something was wrong, rushed to the bedroom with a white face, only glanced at the bed, and then she was already in tears, trembling the corners of her mouth moved slightly, like a thousand pounds of sinking stones, did not take a few steps and fell to the ground softly, struggling to crawl to the head of the bed, crying bitterly.

Heavy rain but down, thunder rumbling, to the forest horses hurriedly chased into the courtyard, the thunder heard Xu's mother's heart-rending cry, he knelt down on the rain splashed on the bluestone ground, the wind scattered his hair, tears mixed with the rain together, after a moment he bowed to the ground, like a tragic lonely bird in the night, this kneeling, is the whole night.

"Xiang Lin!" Ziying rushed into the door, knelt down to Lin from night to morning, and couldn't persuade her, Ruolan was anxious to find Ziying, I'm afraid she was the only one who could persuade Xiang Lin. Ziying brushed away the scattered hair on his forehead, held his face and called his name, and after a long while, he whispered: "Ziying, you don't care about me..." Well, since you don't want to get up, then I'll kneel with you. And he knelt beside him, and said nothing.

It rained all night last night, and it slowly cleared up at dawn, Xiang Lin's whole body was damp and cold, and his haggard expression was full of loneliness and dazedness, he couldn't help coughing and wheezing, and his mind was a little confused, Ziying didn't look at him ruthlessly, but he was distressed like a knife.

"Xiang Lin!" Xiang Lin still fainted to the ground due to physical strength, his forehead was hot, Ziying was dumbfounded, and the servants rushed to the room with enough strength to carry him into the room. After Xiang Lin woke up, he staggered to the mourning hall, Ziying couldn't stop him, Xu Mu knelt on the ground and sobbed more than once in the mourning hall, seeing Xiang Lin is even more sad and miserable, the mother and mother hugged each other and cried, Ziying said after worshipping: "Uncle, Xiang Lin, Uncle Immortal passed away, freed from the injustice and grievances in this world, and can be safe and clean under the nine springs, and the mourning will change..."

Mother Xu grabbed Ziying's arm and cried: "The master has made it difficult for you in his lifetime, and I hope that the lady will not hold a grudge..." Ziying nodded and comforted: "I will be by my uncle's side these days." Xiang Lin Yan: "Ziying, please help your mother go back to the room to rest for a while, I am here to guard." Ziying repeatedly told him that he still couldn't let go, and called Ruolan to follow him.

Chen Tong also heard the news of Xu Zhao's death, and was depressed all day long, shaking his head and sighing, maybe he felt ashamed of what he had done, and maybe he never imagined that Xu Zhao would take his life because of this. Whether it is the Qin family, the Xu family, or other wealthy families in Wusheng, they are just Chen Tong's cash cows, and almost all of the money and property he embezzled and looted was handed over to the county in order to make up for the tax vacancies, but he couldn't leave much oil and water.

Chen Tong worked day and night to keep the black gauze hat on his head, walking on thin ice, and even some unscrupulous means, even if it was to lose the lives of others. Thinking about the blood feud between the two families in the past, Chen Tong still pushed the two families to the edge of hatred without remembering the old feelings.

"Chen Tong, you ruthless and vicious villain, if you don't remember the past feelings, why do you still force my Xu family to die! Why! The sky was dark and the forest was dark, the smoke was faint, Chen Tong hid behind a tree and shivered, and stammered: "Xu.. Allow.. Brother Xu, I.. I'm also forced to do it! Xu Zhao looked up to the sky and laughed, and appeared in front of him in an instant, Chen Tong was so frightened that he was stupid, and he wanted to run but found that his legs and feet were as soft as noodles, and then Xu Zhao pinched his neck fiercely, almost dying.

Chen Tong coughed violently and sat up, cold sweat soaked his cheeks and clothes, Cai was also scared awake, and hurriedly asked what happened, Chen Tong breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Shicai is riddled with nightmares, no hindrance, Mrs. should rest well..."

The next day, Chen Tong summoned the child Chen Xiu into the hall to speak, Chen Xiu seemed to be resentful, and said with a straight face: "Father is a local parent official, Zhuo'er has admired and worshiped since childhood, and often thinks that one day he can find an official and a half-position like his father and benefit the people in the township, but now it seems that the child is wrong. Chen Xiu is a lot more timid today, and he is not afraid of Chen Tong at all, he is really indignant at what his father has done. Chen Tong saw that he was calm and righteous, not as soft-spoken as before, and said in surprise: "Alas, there are unspeakable hardships for my father. ”

Chen Xiu's eyes were disappointed, and he said: "My father often teaches his children to be benevolent and righteous, and have good thoughts, but my father actually forced others to die for his own selfish interests, how can the child not be as cold as frost..." Although his father is a county magistrate, how can he have a humble official position and be oppressed by superiors everywhere, how can you understand the suffering! Chen Xiu covered his face with teary eyes, sobbing incessantly, turned his head and left angrily, Chen Tong was so angry that he grabbed the teacup and fell to the ground with hatred before drinking.

"Brother Xian.." Chen Xiu sat still, and after thinking about it, he mustered up the courage to rush to visit, and burned paper and incense in the hall to Lin Zheng, seeing that Chen Xiu seemed to hate rather than hate, and seemed to be resentful, and suddenly he didn't know what to say, Chen Xiu said with a sad face: "My father made a terrible mistake, and my brother asked my uncle's spirit in heaven on behalf of my father." After that, he performed the nine bows and sacrifices, and then said: "My brother is incompetent, and he failed to stop his father in time, so that he caused this catastrophe, and my brother regretted it." Xiang Lin raised his eyes and said lightly: "It has nothing to do with you." ”

Chen Xiu got up and approached and wanted to say something repentant, but Xiang Lin interrupted him, his eyes were as quiet as water without hatred or resentment, and said, "It's okay, please go back." Chen Xiu's eyes suddenly filled with tears, he couldn't say what he wanted to say, and he paused for a while before he said: "Doesn't Brother Xian recognize me as a brother?" Xiang Lin glanced up at him, without saying a word, and then slowly handed the paper money into the brazier, and the slave on the side immediately invited him out.

After Chen Xiu returned home, he was depressed and sad, he and Xiang Lin were like brothers and sisters since childhood, but as the relationship between the two families became weaker and weaker, he and Xiang Lin had fewer and fewer opportunities to talk and laugh, and now his father killed his father again, and ended up in the tragic situation of a white-haired person sending a black-haired person.