Jiang Xiong was anxious.

He is a decent person, if he leaves like this today, he doesn't want to win the gambling money, others don't know the inside story, maybe it is rumored that he can't afford to lose money, and Jiang Xiong does take a fancy to the man's temperament, and he is very willing to make friends, not to mention that he is also a person who likes to indulge in heavy drinking, and he may not be tempted by the man's proposal.

Hurriedly grabbed the money and chased after him, and promised again and again, only proposing that if he wanted to stay outside, he would have to go back home and tell his family.

Jiang Xiong didn't take care of the specific affairs inside and outside the British Mansion, and only obeyed the occasional dispatch of Cheng Min and his wife, which was a bit like Song Shoucheng's duties in the Taishi Mansion, most of the time he actually had free time, just now, he only received an order from Mrs. Han to let him accompany the Western Suburbs Annex in a few days, and he was already sick in his heart, and he was not usually very happy to stay in the residence often, especially Jingwen's Lao Ziniang still lived in the same courtyard with him, looking at the two Jiang Xiong inevitably felt weak in his heart.

Recently, I have been running to the tavern more often than usual, precisely because I avoided the Jingwen family.

In short, he is still happy to have a friend to talk to, and he gets drunk with wine and meat, and dispels the growing worries in his heart.

On the way, the two had already exchanged names and surnames, and when the wine was in full swing, the words became more and more enthusiastic, and they were almost about to be friends with eight bows.

The two of them were also drunk together, and they slept soundly in the so-called small courtyard that could be measured in ten steps somewhere in the outer city.

In the middle of the night, there was lightning and thunder.

Jiang Xiong was woken up first, and he woke up his new drinking friend Zhou Laoba, who was still snoring: "In this weather, isn't it a rainstorm coming down?" ”

Zhou Laoba opened his eyes in a daze, stood up and patted the ash on his buttocks: "Come into the house and sleep, but I only have one room here, and I need Brother Jiang to squeeze in with me for one night." ”

"It's all rough old men, who pays attention to this." Jiang Xiong took the initiative to hook his shoulders and walk towards the house with Zhou Laoba.

Zhou Laoba said early that he has no wife and no children, a bachelor, the furnishings in the house are very simple, so simple that they can't even cause mess, the house is the same as how many houses in the outer city have not carved windows on the wall, this season is inevitably stuffy, so Zhou Laoba moved a cool bed to a place near the door, the bed is covered with straw mats, and there are no pillows, and then inside, there is a square table and four stools in the place where the bed should be placed, Zhou Laoba used to put the four stools in twos and twos, and lay down:" The cool bed can't squeeze the two of us, so I'll sleep here. ”

As soon as the words fell, the snoring began, louder than the faint muffled thunder in the distance.

"What a rough guy." Jiang Xiong shook his head and lay on his side on the cool bed, but he couldn't fall asleep for a while.

It's not because of the choice of seats, nor because of the poor bed, he has never been so squeamish and picky, but since he did that thankful thing, he is always afraid that one day he will be punished by God, there is a lightning flash, thunder and strong wind in the weather, he always can't sleep steadily, he remembered the late night a few days ago, in the courtyard to cool down, heard Jingwen's old lady in the house faintly crying, Jingwen's father sighed longer than the other, and was frightened to the heart of a burst of wild jumps.

Isn't it that Jingwen's death is still not hidden, right? It is indeed ridiculous to say that Mrs. is looking for that excuse, not to mention marrying a Nanchang clansman, even if she marries into the inner court of the palace, where is there such a sneaky and sneaky person who is not even allowed to say goodbye to Lao Ziniang.

But thinking about it, Mrs. is also helpless, she can't hand over the living, and the body doesn't dare to let Jingwen's family witness it, such a tragic situation...... Even a lowly slave and maid saw her living daughter being tortured and killed

died so miserably, I'm afraid I can't help it, even if I don't dare to sue the official, I will always ask the grandfather and the old lady for an explanation, so that the seventh master's behavior is not as good as the beast can't be hidden.

Thinking about these things in Jiang Xiong's mind, he felt more and more that lightning and thunder were approaching, and the night outside the open door was suddenly dark and snowy, like the gate of hell opening and closing.

He closed his eyes in a panic, and suddenly felt that Zhou Laoba's snoring was so reassuring to him......

In such self-comfort and snoring to help him sleep, Jiang Xiong finally had a sense of sleep, and fell into a new round of trance, but at this moment, he heard a terrible cry from a woman.

The whimper was extremely clear.

Jiang Xiong's eyes snapped open.

Just between heaven and earth, it was illuminated by thunderbolts.

Outside the door, there was a suspended figure of a woman, her head bowed, her long hair covering her cheeks, but she had no hands or feet.

There was a thunderous sound, and Jiang Xiong was almost shocked out of his body!

He sat up suddenly, like a dying carp jumping into a life-saving pool, and rushed straight to Zhou Laoba lying on the bench.

"There are ghosts, there are ghosts...... but Jiang Xiong couldn't wake Zhou Laoba up, and then he was horrified to find that the snoring that made him feel at ease had stopped for some time, and in addition to the thunder and wind roaring between heaven and earth, it seemed that only the whimpering sound of a woman remained.

Not outside the door, not outside the door!

Jiang Xiong turned his head sharply again, but there was no longer a suspended figure, but the whimpering sound was clearly still there.

Suddenly, there was another chuckle.

In the dark corner, a figure gradually appeared, without hands and feet, and with the snow brought by another burst of lightning, the woman raised her cheeks, her face was covered with blood, and her eyes were bloody.

"Ahh Jiang Xiong finally couldn't help but shout wildly, and with a single force, he overturned Zhou Laoba directly with the stool, and Zhou Laoba remained motionless as if he was dead.

"Hmph", the woman sneered again: "I died so miserably, I died so miserably, I was cut off my eyes and face, I was buried alone in the wilderness, until now I still feel severe pain, Second Uncle Jiang can also watch me grow up, how can you ......bear it?"

Jiang Xiong sat on the ground and shrank back, but his throat couldn't even shout as if someone had choked him.

Everyone in the British government knows that although he is now the eldest in the family, they also know that above him, there is actually a brother who died soon after birth, so they all call him Jiang Er, and Jingwen has called him Jiang Second Uncle since he was a child.

"Second Uncle Jiang, you are really ruthless......"

Seeing the ghost gradually approaching, Jiang Xiong Dan felt a "boom" in his head, like thunderbolt, and then he collapsed to the ground and passed out.

Zhou Laoba withdrew his palm and stood up from the ground.

The "female ghost" also swept her sideburns, tore off the camouflage from her face, the blood hole disappeared immediately, and the scars were of course gone.

Nature...... It is impossible to be hands-free and footless, in fact, Jiao Xing is wearing a dress with lengthened sleeves and a skirt that is long enough to cover her hands and feet.

Mo Wen jumped in from outside the door, stretched out his hand to probe Jiang Xiong's snort, and stretched out his thumb to Zhou Laoba: "Starling is so skilled!" ”

Chai Sheng also followed, and under his arm he was still carrying the "ghost" suspended in the air earlier, which was actually a cloth man prop, with a fishing line around his neck and hanging the prop from the eaves, forming a terrifying situation witnessed by Jiang Xiong.

Chai Sheng said disdainfully: "Looking strong, I really don't need to be scared." ”

Zhou Laoba had a different opinion: "In the final analysis, it is the Taoist who communicates with the dead soul first, and knows what the surname Jiang has done.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have been so frightened that he didn't even notice when I shot at him. ”

Chai Sheng and Jiao Xing both glanced at Mo Wen and did not expose Xiaodao's lies.

Zhou Laoba was still uneasy: "The surname Jiang just buried the corpse to hide the truth, which is not very hateful, but how can Cheng Qi of the British Mansion be so ruthless to a weak woman!" The Taoist chief is right, if Cheng Qi's true face is not revealed, I don't know how many innocent women will die from his torture, I only regret that even if Cheng Qi's crime is exposed, the most that beats the servant will only be exiled, and he can't make him pay for it with his life. ”

Jiao Xing also sighed: "Since ancient times, the law will not only lenient the crime of the master beating the servant, but also the current law also stipulates that the old and the young can be redeemed, Cheng Qi is killed due to madness, and the killings are all slaves, and they can be redeemed without asking for help, it is nothing more than spending some money, and the court ordered the British public to strictly detain and not commit it again." ”

"How unjust is the law!" Zhou Laoba was furious.

"We can only prevent Cheng Qi from abusing and killing others again, and with our meager efforts, even if we persuade Jiang Xiong, it will be difficult to make Cheng Qi confess, and this matter is thanks to the help of grandma and Shu Niangzi and other officials." After Mo Wen finished speaking, he also glanced at Chai Sheng and Jiao Xing, and the implication was nothing more than - I didn't have exclusive credit, but it was the eldest grandmother who refused to admit her clever calculations, so she pushed Xiaodao to the forefront.

I listened to Zhou Laoba's words again: "The Dao is long and the Dao is profound, can't you cast a spell to let Cheng Qi pay for his life?" ”

Mo Wen choked for a while, and then puffed up his chest and said seriously: "My Taoist has always admired Taoism and nature, it can be said that heaven and earth are not benevolent, and all things are used as dogs, and heaven and earth treat all things as good and evil equally, how can I use the art of Taoism to take people's lives?" ”

Zhou Laoba didn't understand what he didn't understand, and he felt even more that Mo Wen was unfathomable and worshipped.

Chai Sheng and Jiao Xing glanced at each other, and they both had the same heart: This man is really sincere.

"Okay, okay, let's not delay here too much, although I lit the incense next door, no matter how much Jiang Xiong shouted and screamed, the owner of the house couldn't hear it, but seeing that the rainstorm was coming, Xiaodao didn't want to drench the soup chicken." Mo Wen continued to play tricks in front of two acquaintances who knew his details, and inevitably lacked confidence, so he decisively proposed to evacuate early to avoid more embarrassment.

The lightning and thunder roared in the middle of the night, but Zhou Laoba still respectfully sent the master fairy in his eyes to the outside of the courtyard gate, and when he returned, he probed Jiang Xiong's snort again, and determined that according to this situation, this person would definitely not wake up until dawn, so Zhou Laoba was not polite, and returned to his cool bed The real snoring was like thunder, but he was woken up by Jiang Xiong with a blank face.

It's going to be bad! Zhou Laoba suddenly tensed.

"Eight, eight, you ......"

As a result, Jiang Xiong stammered for a long time and couldn't finish a sentence.

At this time, it was already three poles of the sun, and the sky and the earth were bright, but I could still smell a trace of humidity in the air, and it seemed that there was a real downpour last night.

Zhou Laoba sat up in a daze, stared at Jiang Xiong for a while before slapping it on his head: "I finally remembered it now, I had a good drink with Brother Jiang last night, if I hadn't been woken up by the thunder and came in to avoid the rain, maybe I would have to be watered, but I remembered at this time, I obviously gave the cool bed to Brother Jiang, I slept on a bench by myself, and was awakened by the sound of rain in the middle of the night, and found myself lying on the ground, I climbed onto the cool bed in a daze, don't ...... I'll squeeze Brother Jiang down! Look at your ashes! ”

Jiang Xiong was even more pale: "Old Ba, I really didn't hear any movement last night?" ”