Chapter 25: The Mysterious Letter
"Haven't found this bunch of rubbish yet. Chu Xiongtian sat on the dragon head chair in the middle of the hall and hit the dragon head hard with his fist.
A few people below trembled and didn't dare to look up. The day had broken and the rain had stopped. And Chu Xiongtian's heart was even more anxious, he knew that his eldest son loved to mess around, but he had never returned all night, and at this time, he had an ominous premonition from his heart.
"Alright, let's go and rest first. The sky will soon dawn, and more people will be sent out to expand the scope of searching. Chu Xiongtian whispered to everyone.
A few drenched guards turned and slowly retreated, leaving trails of water in the hall that stretched beyond the doorway. After a night of heavy rain, there is no trace of last night's scene.
The Chu family went up and down to search for three days, but there was still no news. Chu Xiongtian, who was already exhausted, sat in his room, one arm on the table supporting his big head.
Knock! Knock!
In the courtyard light, a black figure was cast onto the door.
"Come in!" Chu Xiongtian didn't look up, still maintaining this posture.
The door opened, and Chu Xingyu walked into the room. He looked at his tired father, and his heart ached.
"Father, how is it? has the eldest brother found it?" he whispered to his father.
Chu Xiongtian was still supporting his head with one hand, and said without any change: "Not yet, I don't know where this stinky boy went?" ”
"Father, don't worry too much, the whole house is trying to find it. I'm sure I'll find my big brother, so let's take a break first. You're exhausted, and there's no one in charge of the big picture. Chu Xingyu comforted his father.
"Well, you go back and rest first, I'll go to bed and squint for a while. Chu Xiongtian replied in his tired voice.
"The boy has taken his leave, and you should rest early. Chu Xinyu bowed and retreated, and took the door back to rest.
Although Chu Xiongtian was physically and mentally exhausted, he was not in the mood to sleep. After sitting and resting for a while, he got up and walked back and forth in the house. Suddenly, a black shadow appeared outside the door, and it disappeared in an instant.
"Who?" Chu Xiongtian suddenly got up and quickly opened the door to catch up.
chased to the courtyard and looked around, but there was no trace for a long time. He guessed as he walked inside the house, and when he reached the door, he found a letter on the floor. It clearly reads "Chu Patriarch Personally Qi" five big black characters. He picked up the letter and went inside the house to close the door. Sitting at the table, looking at the letter, I thought, "Who gave me this letter? Could it be that the dark shadow just now came to deliver the letter?"
Looking at the letter over and over again, his mind suddenly flashed: "Could it be that this is a letter related to Fan'er?"
He quickly opened the letter and opened it to read the contents of the letter:
Hello Patriarch Chu,
The noble son has been killed, and the murderer is Xia Yi of the Xia family. The body was buried in the woods outside the town's gates. Hope it helps, no thanks.
Looking at the content of the letter, a few tears slipped down Chu Xiongtian's hideous face, and then he grabbed the letter fiercely in the palm of his hand and said, "Xia Yi!"
At this time, he didn't need to pay attention to the unsigned letter, but immediately got up and went to the hall, gathered his men and set off towards the grove outside the town's gate.
The grove is lit up by lanterns and torches. They carpeted from the outermost part of the carpet and dug all night.
"Patriarch, I've found it!" a voice came from the woods.
When Chu Xiongtian heard the voice, he immediately pushed away the people around him and hurriedly walked in the direction where the voice came from. He walked there and found that the person lying inside was indeed his son who had been looking for many days, Chu Xingfan. Slightly corrupted body, but the face is still clear.
"Ahh The tree snapped off from the blow, and its trunk with dense foliage slowly fell to one side.
The audience fell silent, no one dared to make a noise, only the chirping of cicadas and birds echoed through the trees. After a while, Chu Xiongtian gritted his teeth and frowned and said, "Carry the body back and prepare for a thick burial." After speaking, he hurriedly left and rushed to Chu Mansion.
The Chu Mansion handled the funeral, and no one on the street dared to make excessive noise. I was afraid that I would provoke Chu Xiongtian at this time and cause death. Such a major event has spread throughout the town, and it has also reached Xia Yi's ears.
After a few days of life, Xia Yi is now quite familiar with the girl, and the injuries of the two are much better.
"White girl, how do you think they know that the beast's corpse is there? Could it be that someone saw us that night?" Xia Yi asked suspiciously.
"I've said don't call me Bai Girl, just call me Ziruo. The girl instructed Xia Yi again, and continued: "We are only a few dozen meters into the woods, and it is not impossible for passers-by to hear it if the sound is too loud. Bai Ziruo tilted her head and looked at the roof, thinking.
"Ah, what if we knew we did it?" Xia Yi's expression suddenly became nervous.
Bai Ziruo looked at Xia Yi and said with a smile in a sweet voice, "If we knew, we would ...... Run!
"You still have the leisure to laugh, what should we do if we run here?" Xia Yi said with a serious look at Bai Ziruo.
Suddenly, Bai Ziruo thought of what happened to her childhood family, and the smile disappeared from her face in an instant. She stared at Xia Yi and said, "Xia Yi is really sorry for pulling you in." ”
"What do you say? I'm avenging you on the one hand, and on myself on the other. Don't say that in the future. In the future, no matter what happens, let's face it together. Xia Yi looked at Bai Ziruo on the bed opposite and said.
Bai Ziruo's words were moved, she got up and ran to Xia Yi's bed, hugging her waist. He showed a touched face and didn't say a word. This sudden hug flattered Xia Yi, and a sense of happiness emerged from her heart.
Xia Yi and Bai Ziruo's injuries have fully recovered. The penetrating rooster crow woke Xia Yi and Bai Ziruo, and they sat up and stretched lazily. Xia Yi's face was full of joy and said, "Ziruo, your injuries are all healed, go take a bath." Then get into new clothes. ”
"Okay, let's go together. Bai Ziruo said as she got out of bed.
"There's only one bathtub, I'll go after you wash it. Xia Yi said with a smile.
Bai Ziruo said like a coquette: "No, if you don't go, then I won't go either." ”
"I ...... All right. Xia Yi said with some embarrassment.
Xia Yi had no choice but to give in, and walked towards the bathroom after breakfast. Three obvious red handwriting of "women's bathroom" appeared in front of Xia Yi.
"It's all single bathtubs, only one person at a time, you go first. Xia Yi looked at her and said.
"You go in with me, I'm not familiar with this place, what if someone peeks?" Bai Ziruo dragged Xia Yi in.