After Lin Feng approached from the gate, he observed carefully, the Ling Mansion as a whole is sitting in the north and facing south, the gate is a south room first, the left and right sides are the east and west wings, and then the middle hall and the east and west ear rooms, and then the main house, there are back cover rooms and back gardens behind the main house, as for the flowers and trees are now a little decayed because of poor care. In addition to the first time, there are some servants' rooms, firewood rooms, stove rooms and storerooms, which can be seen in its scale.

Even if this Ling Mansion is visited all over again, it is estimated that it will take half an hour, not to mention that now Lin Feng has to carefully investigate every corner, and he can't let go of any clues, and its time will be doubled.

But Lin Feng didn't have much time, he only had less than twenty days left in total, of course, he had to ensure that the beast tide would not break out in advance, and he also had to subtract the time spent on military affairs.

Therefore, the carpet search is not suitable for the current situation, and you can only select some places with greater possibilities for investigation. It stands to reason that the most likely thing is the main house, after all, it is the house where the ancestor of the Ling family lives, just like that letter, it is very likely that he will hide the relevant secrets in his room.

So Lin Feng went to the main house for the first time, the main house is the largest building in the entire Ling Mansion, and there is an independent courtyard in front of the door. Lin Feng entered the main room first, only to see that the room was also like a hall, and there was not much furniture left in the room, only a round table and stools, a few cabinets and a bed. Fortunately, it is relatively simple now, which just reduces the workload of Lin Feng.

Originally, the pillow and futon on the bed were the primary target, but unfortunately because no one lived in it for too long, it had already been sorted out, and now the bed is empty. However, Lin Feng still went over to take a closer look, and compared to the film and television dramas he had watched, some secret passages were hidden under the bed.

However, after some inspection, he did not find anything, it was indeed an ordinary bed, and there was nothing special. Then Lin Feng went to open the cabinets, only to see that they were full of old clothes and sundries, not only did they have nothing special, but they also ate a mouthful of ashes. He also moved the bed, cabinets, tables and chairs, and even followed the example of the film and television drama, knocking and knocking everywhere, hoping to find something, but unfortunately they all failed.

"This old valley has been selling property, will one accidentally sell key items......

"No, Lao Gu is also a knowledgeable person, he should check it carefully and will not make this mistake."

Since there was no one in the house, Lin Feng went to the courtyard outside the house to check. In the courtyard is a stone table and stone bench, a small rockery and some unknown flowers and trees.

Lin Feng checked the rockery first, after all, he had seen many mechanisms hidden in the rockery, but unfortunately he guessed wrong again. The stone table and stone bench were also moved by him, but nothing was found. In the end, Lin Feng could only dig up all the soil in the courtyard, hoping that the ancestor of the Ling family would bury things in the soil. It took him a lot of effort, and it was almost like turning the whole yard upside down, but he still didn't find anything.

When he finished his work, it was almost dark, and the day was almost over, "I didn't find anything, depressed!" ”

"I really want to use my Xuankong Sword to demolish this house, so that I won't be tired and half dead."

Complaining is complaining, and the next day Lin Feng still came to Ling's house on time to continue his search.

This time he quickened his pace, and from morning to night, he searched all the rooms in one go, including the ear room, the wing room, and the study, but the result was still the same as before.

Lin Feng also went to check the treasury for himself, and it was the same, but he found that the Ling Mansion was really as Steward Gu said, almost all of it was empty, and there was not much left in the warehouse.

"That's right, Lao Gu has been looking for it so many times, if it was so obvious, then he would have found it a long time ago."

"I guess there won't be any more in the house, it must be outside, not in the back garden......"

Lin Feng spent another two days turning the entire back garden upside down, including the pond, and he went down to fish it out. Because the water in the pond has been left unattended for too long, it is now slightly dirty and smells a little, causing him not only not to notice it, but also to make himself embarrassed.

On this day, Lin Feng called Steward Gu over, "Old Gu, are you sure you have checked the things you sold yourself?" Could it be that you didn't find out? ”

Steward Gu is obviously a lot haggard again, probably because he hasn't solved the mystery since he saw Lin Feng, so he can't sleep well every day. "I swear I've done everything myself, even the patterns on it," he said, "and there's absolutely nothing special about it." ”

"But now that I've turned out to be a result, I'm starting to wonder if I've really sold the key items. If this is the case, then I will have no face to face the Ling family again, and I will not have the face to go down to see the ancestor of the Ling family when I die. ”

Lin Feng comforted: "There is still time, let's look for it again, don't put so much pressure on yourself first, it's important to take care of your body, Ling Ning still needs you to take care of it." ”

Steward Gu said: "Deputy Commander Lin, rest assured, I won't think about it, even if I can't revive the Ling family, I will protect Miss for the rest of my life, and this is the only thing I can do at present." ”

Lin Feng felt that this search was completely like a headless fly, and he had to get some more clues, "Lao Gu, you can introduce me to the Ling family's ancestors, especially those things that outsiders don't know." ”

Steward Gu pondered for a while, "This is a long story, when I met Old Ancestor, he was already the commander of the Imperial City. But I basically didn't hear him tell others about the deeds of the first half of his life, so I don't know much about the ancestor's past. ”

"It's just that once the ancestor was drunk, and when I was taking care of him, I heard him talking to himself in a daze, and I listened to a rough idea."

"It probably means that the ancestor was born in the old mansion of the Ling family in this Changmo City when he was a child, and the Ling family at that time was just an ordinary big family here, and there was no advanced clansman, far less powerful than the Ling Wangfu in the imperial city later."

"The ancestor was born to a concubine in the family, and his parents died when he was very young, so the ancestor was not treated by other family members since he was a child, and he was troubled everywhere and suffered a lot. Later, he was sent to do chores, and he could only eat some leftovers every day, and was forced to sleep in a firewood room, where his treatment was worse than that of his subordinates, and sometimes he was even bullied by slaves. ”

"But suddenly one day, everyone found out that the Ling family except for the young ancestor, everyone else was dead, no one knew what happened, and the ancestor didn't say anything."

"After a few more years, the ancestor closed the Ling Mansion, left the Changmo City and wandered around, and finally made a strong appearance in the Imperial City, moved the world, and established the Ling Wang's Mansion."

"Because the ancestor concealed his background, everyone didn't know the relationship between the Ling Mansion in Changmo City and the Ling Wangfu in the Imperial City, and after decades, the Ling Mansion was gradually forgotten by people."

"That's pretty much it, he hasn't mentioned it since."

Lin Feng didn't expect that the dignified commander of the Imperial City, the ancestor of the Ling Wangfu, would still have this encounter, and what was even more strange was that the people in the Ling Mansion were actually killed overnight, and no one knew the reason.

"On the premise of not making any movement, he can kill all the people in the house, including the slaves, he is definitely a master."

"But why is it that only the Ling Family Ancestor will survive? He didn't have anyone to teach him to cultivate at that time, and he shouldn't have the ability to protect himself, something must have happened in this, it seems that there is indeed a secret hidden in the Ling Mansion. ”

While chatting, Lin Feng walked to the corner of the Ling Mansion and looked at several dilapidated huts, one of which still had a lot of firewood, "This is the firewood house where the ancestor of the Ling family lived when he was young?" ”

Steward Gu said, "I'm not sure either, but the Ling Mansion only has this firewood room, so it should be." ”

Looking at this firewood room, Lin Feng felt that secrets should not be hidden here, because the firewood room is a place where almost everyone can enter and exit freely, if something is hidden here, isn't it easy to be discovered, maybe one day it will be turned out by the slaves of the next people.

Steward Gu also thought that the firewood room was the most unlikely place before, so he didn't look carefully, but now that he thinks about it, he finds that the firewood room is also a key place.

Because there are variables now, this is where the ancestor of the Ling family lived when he was young, which is equivalent to his former wing, so it is necessary to check it, there may be a secret about why his strength has skyrocketed without a teacher.

Lin Feng walked in and saw that the firewood room was really dilapidated, a lot of firewood was rotten, and there were also a lot of wooden boards, straw, crockpots and other sundries. The most troublesome thing is that the whole room is dusty except near the doorway, and there is a thick layer of dust, and any two steps in it can raise dust all over the house.

"Old Gu, it looks like we're busy!"

So Lin Feng and Steward Gu began to get busy, braving the dust flying everywhere, and moving all the things out of the firewood room one by one.

At this time, Lin Feng suddenly found a small figure in sight, it turned out to be Ling Ning, she entered the firewood room without saying a word and began to help. I saw that she didn't hesitate to pick up the firewood and carry it, looking at her like this, she should have cheered up, determined to shoulder the burden on her shoulders and revitalize the Ling family!

Steward Gu was greatly moved, in his eyes, Ling Ning was an innocent little girl, who had never suffered any grievances, had never done any work, and even had some cleanliness. At this moment, he took the initiative to touch these dirty sundries, even if he was unkempt, he didn't frown, he really grew up.

But he still couldn't bear to see Ling Ning look so embarrassed now, "Miss, you better wait outside, just leave it to the old slave here, it's too dirty here, your whole body is dirty." ”

Ling Ning didn't stop acting, "Old Gu, if I can't even endure this bit of suffering, do you think I still have any hope of reviving the Ling family?" ”

Steward Gu knew that what Ling Ning said was reasonable, so he could only hurry up and try to let himself do more, so that she could make fewer trips.