I never dreamed that Hu Dingtang would question his uncle to Hu Qing'an so bluntly, because I hinted to Hu Dingtang before, but he didn't say anything, I thought he didn't believe these speculations in his heart.

Not only did I not expect it, Hu Qing'an was obviously even more shocked than me, and he was even angry: "Dingtang, the matter of my father's generation, I am in the ground, not to mention that he is your uncle, and he has been thin on you since he was a child, you shouldn't slander him like this." ”

"Grandpa, do you want me to die?" Hu Dingtang asked Hu Qing'an rhetorically, "My illness came from my father, and for so many years, you haven't mentioned the grievances of my father's generation, and if you don't mention it, you can cover everything up, but grandpa, you also cut off your grandson's life with your own hands, didn't you?" ”

This question hit Hu Qing'an's heart fiercely, and it also changed my perception of Hu Dingtang in an instant.

From the time I knew him, I knew that he was a man of iron bones, but no matter how tough a man is, he will become decadent after being tortured by illness repeatedly, which makes me begin to feel that Hu Dingtang's coldness is pretended, and he is essentially a soft person.

But at this moment, his forbearance and his hardness burst out in an instant, and it also made me understand that maybe his softness was just for me.

"Dingtang!" Hu Qing'an gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice, "I just said these nonsense in front of your parents' grave today, and I don't care about you, out of this ancestral grave, you dare to question your uncle's half a sentence, don't blame me for using family law!" ”

Hu Dingtang sneered and said: "It's like if you killed those two people, if you die, your teeth are closed, and you will be gone, and you won't cause trouble, right?" Everything you want to cover up will never be revealed, and you can rest easy, right? ”

"Grandpa, since I was a child, I have regarded you as a benchmark in my life and am proud of you, but now, I only think you are hypocritical!"

Hu Dingtang said, he was about to stand up as soon as he lifted his robe, and at that time, Hu Qingan slapped it hard, and with a snap, he directly fanned Hu Dingtang to the ground.

It was a dead hand, and after the fan, he reprimanded angrily: "It's against the sky, I'm not dead yet, you dare to question my head, Dingtang, you are really fascinated by ghosts!" ”

"Grandpa, I think you're pathetic!" Hu Dingtang stretched out his hand and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and he didn't bow his head.

Hu Qingan was trembling with anger, no one should have dared to question him like this and ridicule him, this fox head who had been sitting in the position of the patriarch of the fox clan for millions of years, completely collapsed for the first time.

"Good, good!" Hu Qing'an said, "Dingtang, you really impress me, maybe tonight, I shouldn't have brought you here." ”

Hu Dingtang smiled bitterly: "What my grandson wants to say coincides with my grandfather." ”

Hu Dingtang's words had no beginning or end, but in an instant, Hu Qing'an and I both understood.

What he said was Hu Qing'an's handling of the incident where I was framed, Hu Dingtang didn't say it before, but he complained about Hu Qing'an's handling in his heart.

I suddenly understood the reason why he came back from Hu Qing'an that morning, and his whole state became a little weird, and there was a gap in his psychology.

Hu Dingtang has been pulled by Hu Qing'an since he was a child, and he has grown up all the way, Hu Qing'an sheltered him from the wind and rain, in his heart, he is a bright and courageous old man, it can be said that Hu Qing'an is his original belief in life.

He was disappointed when he watched one day as the old man killed two innocent people with his own hands in order to protect the crimes of some people.

The collapse of that faith, like an edifice about to fall, cannot be saved.

But I don't think it's a rational decision for him to have a showdown with Hu Qing'an now, I told him before that I want to curry favor with Hu Qing'an during this time, let Hu Qing'an stand behind him, and help him gradually control the entire fox clan.

Seeing Hu Dingtang confronting Hu Qing'an with his neck stalked, I was so anxious that I wanted to step forward and pull him away now, but I forgot that Gu Chuan's mana was no longer enough, and after such a delay, the light on the layer of Ying on Gu Chuan had weakened.

"Who?" Hu Qing'an suddenly looked in my direction vigilantly.

And at the same moment, I had retreated into the white mist, and I ran away.

When I came, it was the uphill road, and now I go back on the downhill road, so I ran eagerly, and my feet were a little unstable, but I knew that I couldn't stop, and Hu Qing'an would catch up soon.

As I ran, I stumbled and almost fell off it, when a slender hand dragged me through the thorn and hid behind a bush.

I was shocked, panting and looking at the man, I never thought that the person who dragged me would be Hu Huilan, and I wanted to open my mouth to ask, but she reached out and covered my lips.

She didn't look at me, but stared at the upper right, Hu Qing'an had already caught up and looked around.

I was so frightened that I held my breath, for fear that Hu Qing'an would come towards us, Hu Huilan was just a cronie next to Mrs. Hu, her skills were far inferior to Hu Qing'an, and the two of us were hiding here, it was not safe at all.

But it was then that I noticed that the bone skull on my wrist lit up again, and my heart calmed down a little.

Hu Dingtang walked out of the enchantment unhurriedly, his right cheek was still slightly red, he walked straight down the mountain, and when he passed Hu Qing'an, he said: "Don't do bad things, don't be afraid of ghosts knocking on the door, the enchantment of this ancestral tomb is made by grandpa himself, looking at the entire fox clan, who can break it?" ”

This ridicule made Hu Qing'an turn back to looking around, Hu Dingtang had already walked out dozens of meters, Hu Qing'an was standing there, staring at Hu Dingtang's back, expressionless.

After staring at it for a while, he suddenly laughed, held the dragon's head cane in both hands, and said angrily: "Stinky boy." ”

……

After Hu Qing'an left, I couldn't come back to my senses for a while, what did he mean in the end? Why can't I understand this old man?

"What are you doing stupidly? Don't go back yet? Hu Huilan shook me for a moment, with a serious face.

I then looked at her and asked, "Sister Huilan, why are you here?" ”

"I've been following you all the way." Hu Huilan said.

I don't believe it, because I have the blessing of Gu Chuan all the way, Hu Qing'an didn't even notice me, how could Hu Huilan keep up with me?

Hu Huilan saw that I didn't believe it, reached out and stuffed a note to me, and said, "This is what you fell halfway through, and I picked it up, you were too careless, and sooner or later you will harm yourself." ”

Seeing that note, a chill rushed up from the back of my spine, wasn't this the note that the mysterious man gave me to guide me to follow?

I lost it halfway through and didn't find it, and if someone else picked it up, I would be out of luck.

But then I looked at Hu Huilan, and I became even more uneasy, after all, Hu Huilan is Mrs. Hu's person and belongs to Hu Liancheng, and she is not my friend.

"You...... Why help me? I wondered.

Hu Huilan said: "Because you are the daughter of the saint, I don't want the saint to be sad because of the loss of you after the saint is out of the customs one day." ”

I didn't give up and asked, "But you're not...... Mrs. Hu's people? ”

"The Holy Maiden has the grace of regeneration for our whole race, and she also saved my parents from danger." Hu Huilan said, "Commit to Mrs. Hu, that is my destiny from birth, but to repay the favor, I can choose by myself, don't ask, go back quickly, don't do such a risky thing in the future." ”

As she spoke, she took me back down the path, and when we got back to the old house, we parted ways.

Walking on the trail is very time-saving, but the dew is heavy at night, and most of my trouser legs are soaked with dew, so I quickly took off my clothes and soaked my clothes in the bathtub.

I was startled, and then I was picked up by Hu Dingtang, blew out the lamp, and pressed onto the bed.

He came suddenly, with a chill all over his body, and kissed me hard regardless of it, at first I was a little confused, and I was still resisting, but soon I reacted.

He had just come from the ancestral grave, disobeyed Hu Qing'an, and was beaten again, feeling sad, and at this time he needed someone to comfort him.

But there are some things that he can only keep in his heart and can't say to anyone, including me, so he will use another way to vent.

And all I can do now is to accompany him obediently and skillfully.

……

After the incident, Hu Dingtang still hugged me tightly, the black light was blind, I couldn't see the expression on his face, but I could feel his unhappiness.

I cautiously asked, "What's the matter, things aren't going well?" ”

"It's fine." Hu Dingtang said, "I'm tired." ”

Knowing that he was lying, I still felt sorry for him, and just wanted to open my mouth to comfort him, but he said sullenly: "I still miss you a little." ”

This sentence touched the softest place in my heart at once, and my nose was sour in an instant.

This is the truth, he is like a child who has been wronged outside, and he ran back to find my comfort as soon as possible, which shows that in his heart, I am a special existence that I can confide in and rely on.

I immediately hugged him tightly, followed his usual way of stroking my hair, gently rubbed his hair, and said, "It's okay, I'm tired, I'll recover after a good night's sleep." ”

"Hmm." He buried his head in the socket of my neck and stopped talking.

He didn't sleep, I know, and I can't sleep either.

The two hugged each other, each thinking about their own thoughts.

Hu Dingtang and Hu Qing'an are torn faces, but when Hu Dingtang left, Hu Qing'an's performance, looking back, did not hate iron and steel as I imagined, but like a parent who took a fancy to a certain child in his hand, the child has never fought or grabbed, never wanted to go to the top, had to resort to the killer weapon, and successfully forced the child to be like a cow, regardless of rushing forward, this big parent pretended to be very angry on the surface, but secretly he was secretly happy for the achievement of the goal.

I am not sure that I can really see through Hu Qing'an's thoughts, but I would rather believe my own guesses.

Hu Dingtang questioned his uncle, and he is bound to investigate this matter, uncover the secret that Hu Qing'an has covered up for many years, and let all the truth be revealed.

Hu Qing'an is forcing Hu Dingtang to be opposed, who is against?

It is against Hu Qing'an himself.

Hu Qing'an represents the ruling force of the entire fox clan, but the entire fox clan is not his Hu Qing'an alone, and every major decision he makes can only be made after consulting with the major elders of the entire fox clan.

Even if he Hu Qing'an is so helpless, he still has to obey the minority and obey the majority, so there are some things that Hu Qing'an himself may want to expose, but his identity is there, he can't reveal his old bottom by himself, if he really does this, won't the seven elders of the fox clan immediately pull him down from the position of patriarch and replace him with someone again?

So, he's here to force Hu Dingtang, isn't he?

Thinking of this, my depressed mood instantly improved, but I can't tell Hu Dingtang, if my guess is correct, Hu Qing'an's move is to stimulate Hu Dingtang's fighting spirit, I said, where did he get his fighting spirit?

I won't ask too much, I won't say anything about me stalking them, only the more aggrieved he is, the more hatred he will have for his uncle, I just need to accompany him step by step.

And what I'm most worried about now is Hu Huilan's side.

Hu Huilan said that she was grateful to my mother, so she chose to help me, but she was not an ordinary person.

Hu Yunzhi called her Sister Huilan, she is not only Mrs. Hu's entourage, but also in charge of the peripheral patrol personnel of the fox clan, guarding the perimeter security of the entire fox clan, and being able to do this, it can be seen that she is very popular with Hu Qing'an, at least, very much respected by Hu Liancheng.

Would such a person be so easy to rebel against the Lord?

Yes, help me, it's a traitor, isn't it?

Hu Huilan's actions tonight make me a little confused about her person, and there is another thing I didn't expect before on the periphery of the ancestral tomb, that is, how far did she follow me?

Even if I just judge my whereabouts from the words on the note, then, her every move is really not half of the risk of being exposed?

After all, Hu Qing'an and Hu Dingtang are not ordinary people, but they don't know anything about Hu Huilan catching up.

It's easy to overlook, but once I grasp it, I immediately become even more wary of this Hu Huilan.

I found that I couldn't see through this girl.

I have a lot of intersections with Hu Huilan, from the first time I broke into the old house of the fox clan, to the later when she accompanied Mrs. Hu to meet me, when she was about to get into the carriage, she spoke loudly to get my attention, and then every time we met, she never seemed to really feel sorry for me.

If it's for my mother's sake now, what about before?

Is it for the sake of Hu Dingtang or Hu Yunzhi's face?

But can they be able to defeat Mrs. Hu and even Hu Liancheng?

I couldn't convince myself, but in my heart I had silently decided that I had to observe this Hu Huilan carefully.

When I was thinking about it, Hu Dingtang suddenly asked, "Xiao Jiu'er, what is the beginning of the month today?" ”

These days, I have forgotten the time, I thought about it slightly, and said in surprise: "Today seems to be the eighth day of the ninth month, and tomorrow is the Double Ninth Festival." ”

"Yes, tomorrow is the ninth day of the ninth month of September, the Double Ninth Festival." Hu Dingtang sighed, "Double Ninth Festival, ascend to worship ancestors." ”

"Then you go to bed early, there will definitely be some work tomorrow." I persuaded.

Hu Dingtang shook his head, suddenly approached my earlobe, and whispered: "Xiao Jiu'er, tomorrow, can you help me do something?" ”

……

The next morning, as soon as the sky was bright, Hu Dingtang was no longer in my room, so I got up and washed up and waited for breakfast to be delivered.

The one who brought me food every day was a steward in Hu Qing'an's hand, called Hu Sangu, who was responsible for delivering food, cleaning up the dishes and chopsticks, changing clothes, incense and charcoal basins, all of which took good care of me these days.

After I finished breakfast, when she was cleaning up the dishes and chopsticks, I asked, "Third aunt, today is the Double Ninth Festival, right?" ”

Hu Sangu nodded: "Yes, Fourth Miss." ”

"The Double Ninth Festival is going to ascend to worship the ancestors, and the big guys should be busy early in the morning, right?" I asked again.

Hu Sangu said with a smile: "Yes, the young masters and ladies in each room will be cleaned up before dawn, and they will first go to the ancestral hall to worship their ancestors after a while, and then ......"

Hu Sangu said excitedly, her eyes suddenly met me, and the words stopped abruptly, I still asked her with a smile: "Sangu, what about the clothes I wore to worship my ancestors?" Why didn't you prepare it for me? ”

"Fourth Miss......" Hu Sangu knew that she had said the wrong thing, so she immediately looked down and said, "Fourth Miss is recovering from a serious illness, and the old man means to let you rest for a period of time, and these complicated affairs will not bother Miss Four." ”

"Do you want to bother me, or do you think I'm not qualified?" I didn't relent, "I didn't go to the family tree, even if I called Miss Four, I didn't think I was a member of the fox clan, right?" ”

When Hu Sangu heard this, her face changed in fright, and she immediately said: "Fourth Miss misunderstood, the old man just took pity on Fourth Miss, and asked Fourth Miss not to think too much." ”

"Third aunt, I know you can't take care of this matter, you go and call Uncle Dong over, I have to ask him carefully." I tapped my fingers on the table with a gesture that wouldn't give up.

Hu Sangu was embarrassed: "Fourth Miss, Uncle Dong went to the ancestral hall early in the morning, he must be busy with his feet not touching the ground, or when he is free, I will let him come over?" ”

I scoffed, "When he's done?" The daylilies are cold, right? Forget it, he's busy, I'm idle anyway, I'll just go find him myself. ”

I stood up and made a gesture to leave, Hu Sangu knelt down for me with a puff, hugged my calves with both hands, and begged: "Fourth Miss, please don't go to the ancestral hall, today is not only the main branch of our fox clan to participate in the ancestor worship, the representatives of the side branches scattered outside, the second half of the night has arrived, you go now, the old man is embarrassed." ”

"You don't know the old man's temper, the killing is decisive, if such a big thing as ancestor worship is messed up by the fourth lady, it will be you who will suffer at that time."

Hu Sangu's words were to the point, but I asked rhetorically: "With the entire fox clan, I'm so unsightly, right?" In the name of the fourth young lady, you have lost the face of our fox ancestors, haven't you? ”