Chapter 37: Do You Think You're a Hero?
I don't know much about the members of the Luo family, so I can't figure out the twists and turns here, but when Old Man Lu said such a thing, it was obvious that he was guarding against the Luo family.
The ancestors of the Luo family were salt merchants and made a lot of money, but they also declined quickly, and now their status in Jiangcheng is not as good as before, and the company's stock has fallen again and again, far inferior to the Lu family.
"You mean, my brother-in-law covets the Lu family's property?" Luo Mingchuan also reacted.
Old man Lu sighed and said: "Mingchuan, you know the operation of Lu's company, although your eldest brother is diligent, but his qualifications are not good, now sitting in this position, under my guidance, can only maintain the stock from falling, but it has not been broken through for more than three years, your eldest sister is a little shrewd, but her ambition is also stronger, I dare not hand over the power to her." ”
"Actually, I have always valued you, you can feel this, but you avoid the company's finances, and I can't force you to do anything, besides, I also have to consider your brother's feelings."
"I know." Luo Mingchuan smiled bitterly, "Big brother and sister are very wary of me. ”
Old Man Lu said: "The Luo family has cooperated with the Lu family for so many years, and they have been infiltrating the Lu family, and they have actually been waiting for me to die. ”
As soon as Old Man Lu died, the backbone of the Lu family fell, and the Luo family's action to encroach on the Lu family would be put on the agenda.
"Ming Chuan, now that our father and son recognize each other, if we can escape this catastrophe, I want to hand over the burden of the Lu Group to you." Old Man Lu looked at Luo Mingchuan eagerly.
Luo Mingchuan was puzzled: "But, why did my brother-in-law do this? Even if they don't want to see me, big brothers and sisters are their blood relatives. ”
"Some things have been covered with a window paper, people who don't know the inside story don't know how to poke this layer of paper, and people who know the inside story, for various reasons, won't poke it, and this matter will become an open secret in the circle."
"The old man of the Luo family has three children in his life, the eldest daughter Luo Ning, the second daughter Luo Xin, and the youngest son Luo Chen, Luo Chen is a posthumous son."
"Old man Luo, that is, your grandfather, an elegant man, he has not been in good health since he was a child, your grandmother is very strong, she takes care of all the big and small things of the Luo family behind her back, your grandfather died of liver cancer at the age of forty-three, and there is no son to inherit the huge family business, and Luo Xin has already married me, she is afraid that after a hundred years, the Luo Group will be swallowed by our Lu family, so she made Luo Chen's posthumous son, but in fact, many people know that Luo Chen is not your grandfather's child."
"My brother-in-law was born to someone else by my grandmother? Who is that man? Luo Mingchuan suddenly became excited.
Old Man Lu waved his hand: "Who it is, in fact, it doesn't matter anymore, for your grandmother, Luo Chen's father no matter who he is, is her own flesh and blood, the old lady has your mother at the age of eighteen, and now she is almost ninety years old, her body is still strong, Luo Xin has a very good relationship with her, everything is arranged by her." ”
"Now that I think about it, Luo Xin may be just a chess piece in her hand, and her daughter is just a stepping stone under her son's feet in her eyes."
Old Man Lu's words analyzed the current situation very thoroughly, the Luo family wants to annex the Lu family and establish an irresistible business kingdom for Luo Chen, Luo Ning is the first victim, Luo Xin is the second, and next, it will be Luo Mingchuan and even Master Lu.
The operator behind this is the old lady of the Luo family!
While he was talking, there was a sound of running downstairs, Uncle Fu went out to take a look, and when he came back, he said, "The eldest young master and the eldest lady have rushed back with the lawyer, and your four grandchildren have also come back." ”
"It's neat." Old man Lu sneered, and then asked Uncle Fu, "The last time it was so neat, it seems to be the day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, right?" ”
The corners of Uncle Fu's eyes twitched, but he didn't dare to make a sound, just nodded.
As he spoke, a faint cry suddenly rang out.
"Dad, why didn't you tell us if you weren't well, you must hold on!"
"Dad, my daughter is coming back with her grandchildren to see you."
……
The people haven't arrived yet, but the funeral formation is very grand, whether it is true or fake, anyway, there is a cry, people who don't know, they still think that Old Man Lu is dead.
All of us were a little angry when we heard this.
Old Man Lu was not surprised, and said with a wry smile: "I can only say that Luo Xin's teaching is quite effective." ”
Luo Xin has guarded against Luo Ning all her life, and of course she will not let Luo Mingchuan come to rob her child's property, so what kind of education she will give her children can be imagined.
Aunt Qin moved the chair to the center of the study, Uncle Fu helped Old Man Lu to sit over, and more than a dozen people swarmed in outside, and when he entered the door, he saw Old Man Lu sitting there with a good look, his face was stiff.
Old Man Lu didn't give them a chance to speak, but said lightly: "Tie them all up." ”
"Bundle...... Tie up whom? The eldest brother was puzzled.
As soon as the words fell, more than a dozen bodyguards suddenly gathered outside, and they didn't give anyone a chance to struggle, and they were all subdued after a while.
"Shut up, don't hurt anyone, send people to guard the doors and windows." Old Man Lu continued to explain, and Uncle Fu arranged it according to his words.
Luo Mingchuan was puzzled: "Dad, what are you doing here?" ”
"Tiger poison does not eat children, what Luo Xin cares about most in his life is this pair of children, they are the best candidates to contain Luo Xin." Old Man Lu explained, and turned to look at me, "Miss Bai, I have done everything I can, and next, I may have to ask you, and we will try our best to cooperate." ”
I'm also in trouble.
We have now identified the initiator, but we don't know the ultimate power of the other side, and if we don't know ourselves and the enemy, the odds of victory are not good.
In addition, our ability is not high, Yunshuang's ability is on par with Luo Xin, although we can contain Luo Xin now, but the person behind her must be more capable than her.
I glanced at the time, it was almost eight o'clock, and my eyesight was also a big problem.
Just as I was hesitating, a person ran in from outside, and shouted out of breath: "Master, it's not good, outside, it's foggy outside." ”
Everyone was stunned for a moment.
The Lu family's old house is located in the middle of the mountain, and it is not uncommon for fog to get out on autumn nights, but at this juncture, it looks a little weirder.
We all went downstairs, and we saw a gray mist.
This fog is different from the usual fog, it is very thick, but it is surrounded by the courtyard wall of the old house, but the middle part is clear.
"All go back into the house." Yunshuang said suddenly.
I looked nervously at Yunshuang: "What's around?" ”
"We're surrounded." Yunshuang said, "It seems that we don't need to come to the door, people are ready to make a last stand." ”
"What can I do?" At this time, we can't retreat, we can only face the scalp, Yunshuang and I are okay, the key is what to do with the Lu family, take them with them, young and old, and the other party will not give us a chance to run out.
"Hand me over." Luo Mingchuan's voice sounded behind me, "Around this old mansion, Yang Daochang has already made a formation, and there is also a life-saving formation in the basement, I have already told Uncle Fu to transfer everyone in, they are not in danger of life for the time being, but this is not a long-term solution, what they want is just the Lu family's property and my life, I will be a bait to divert some of the sight, I only ask you to save my mother's soul." ”
"Do you think you're a hero?" Yun Shuang reprimanded coldly, "I dare to say that as soon as you step out of the courtyard threshold, you may turn into a pile of white bones in the next moment." ”
"Yes, Luo Mingchuan, don't be impulsive, those things outside are unimaginable existences, and you can't take risks casually." I also persuaded.
Luo Mingchuan pulled out the saber from behind his back: "It's okay, I have this thing with me, it should have a deterrent effect on those things." ”
Yunshuang snatched Luo Mingchuan's saber, stepped forward a few steps, pinned it to the courtyard door, turned back and said to Luo Mingchuan: "Go to the basement and stay with everyone, otherwise, you can handle your family's affairs by yourself." ”
Luo Mingchuan's eyes were full of unwillingness, and I pushed him in: "Now is not the time for you to do it, do you want to see your mother's soul alive?" ”
When Luo Mingchuan heard me say this, he finally relented and reluctantly went to the basement.
In the huge courtyard, there were only two people left, me and Yunshuang, and I couldn't help but ask her: "Yunshuang, is there really no way to inform Mo Xianye?" ”
Yun Shuang didn't speak, and at this moment, the saber pinned to the courtyard gate trembled, as if a person was terrified to the extreme, and shivered involuntarily.
It seems that the people outside have begun to exert their strength.
As the saber shook more and more, I became more and more nervous, and the fog around me slowly spilled over the walls, approaching the courtyard inch by inch.
The other party is menacing, with my mana, now it is a formation, and it is just a mantis arm as a car, consuming physical strength in vain, I kept looking at Yunshuang, hoping that she could think of a way.
But she looked very calm, and her eyes looked at the door firmly, as if she was waiting for something.
Clang~
With a crisp sound, the saber hit the ground, bounced and jumped on the cornerstone of the door, and there was no movement.
I rushed forward, a Grand Commander Sword in my hand, and took a few steps back to Yunshuang's side.
Immediately afterwards, a large expanse of mist poured into the courtyard, and in the midst of that mist, I saw a pair of scarlet eyes.
"Cloud Frost!" I cried out.
Yunshuang put her hands together and screamed.
The voice was very high-pitched, like crying and laughing, burrowing into people's eardrums, and shaking my brain.
But my eyes widened instantly, because I had heard this cry before.
It was a fox roar, half a month ago, when my small shop was surrounded by a large number of bats, it was such a fox roar that shocked the audience.
That night, was it Yunshuang who saved me?
If it was really her, then Mo Xianye did come to save me that night, he was a good person.
After Yunshuang screamed, and then a cry suddenly sounded in the empty mountain forest, and I couldn't tell what it was, but the mist that had just gathered in instantly withdrew from the courtyard wall.
At the gate of the courtyard, a pair of figures slowly precipitated out of the mist.
The white-haired grandmother sat in a wheelchair with a cane in her hand, her face was ruddy, her face was wrinkled, and she was in good spirits, and behind her stood a middle-aged man in a straight suit, with a wicked smile on the corner of her mouth.
"Little fox, don't meddle in the affairs of the rivers and lakes, don't set yourself on fire in vain." The middle-aged man said to Yunshuang.
I frowned and looked at Yunshuang in disbelief, she ...... It's a vixen?
What about Mo Xianye?
Yunshuang sneered: "I took the Lu family's order, so I have to solve the matter clean and beautiful, as for what kind of cat or dog the other party is, we don't care." ”
I muttered in my heart, Yunshuang is a swollen face and a fat man, right? With such a big tone, will it be even worse when you will be beaten?
I touched my nose, a little weak-hearted, the other party was obviously not frightened, and laughed disdainfully: "Little fox, we give you a chance to go, if you don't go, then don't blame us for being polite." ”
The dragon-headed crutch in the white-haired old man's hand slammed into the ground, and the dragon's head opened suddenly, and a stream of blood gushed out, and then, I saw several black gases rushing out.
The black qi came straight towards us, and Yun Shuang stepped up a little bit, dispersing most of the black qi, and the few wisps on the right came straight towards me.
I stepped forward with my saber in my hand, and without hesitation, I slashed at the black qi.
The black gas that was cut down made a terrible cry and disappeared in an instant.
Almost at the same time, I only felt a chill in my eyes, just like that time, when Mo Xianye held my hand and penetrated the heart of the female ghost.
After that night, my eyesight seemed to have improved a little bit.
This wave was just a temptation, and after it was broken, I quickly moved closer to Yunshuang's side, and the two of us were safe together.
The white-haired old man held a cane in one hand and pinched the trick in the other, muttering something in his mouth, and the middle-aged man behind him kept jumping and stepping, and a burst of laughter came from all directions.
This kind of laughter was creepy, and I whispered to Yunshuang: "There are ghosts all around, be careful." ”
"Just take care of yourself." Yunshuang said without appreciation.
I pursed my lips, my eyes scanned around, but I didn't see anything, and when I was very nervous, I suddenly felt a tingling pain in my foot and neck, and when I looked down, I immediately screamed.
Two pairs of withered claws clasped tightly around my ankles, sharp nails digging into my pants and digging deep into my flesh.
Hit!
I opened my mouth and bit the tip of my tongue hard, took a mouthful of blood, spurted it at the saber, and then leaned down and cut at the withered claws.
But as soon as I bowed my head, something had already climbed up my back, and the cold bone claws grabbed the back of my erect neck.
The crunching sound, mixed with an unpleasant stench, gradually enveloped me, and my arms were held hostage, and if I moved, my arms could be wrenched.
I wanted to call Yunshuang, but I knew in my heart that at this time, she must be too busy to take care of herself, and her mind was running fast, but she couldn't think of any other way to get out of trouble.
The cold on his body was getting heavier and heavier, and he could hear the sound of fighting and the creaking of wheelchairs approaching.
It's over, has it been breached like this?
Just when I was in a hurry, the thing that was holding me tightly behind my back was violently pulled away, and both arms were suddenly free, and I took advantage of the situation to cut down the withered hand on my foot and neck.
"Get back in." A fierce voice sounded, and I was already being carried and thrown to the door of the living room.
When he got up and turned to look, he saw Mo Xianye slapping the old guy in the wheelchair with a palm.
The old guy was not a vegetarian either, and he didn't know where his hand had pressed, and a sharp sword shot out, heading straight for Mo Xianye's chest.
I was shocked into a cold sweat, and subconsciously raised my feet to run out, wanting to help, but I saw Mo Xianye turning over with a harrier, his sturdy body rotating 360 degrees in mid-air, and then landing on his feet, he had already kicked into the wheelchair.
The sharp sword pierced through the night and plunged deep into the stone pillar under the eaves.
The wheelchair was kicked over, and Mo Xianye slapped the white-haired old man's shoulder with a palm, and his five fingers held her shoulder like an eagle's claw, and pulled it hard.
I only heard a howl of pain, gurgling blood gushing out of that shoulder, with the loss of blood, the white-haired old man's body began to shrink, in the blink of an eye, from a crane-haired childish face, to a goosebump old man, that pitiful appearance made people can't believe that she was still so domineering a moment ago.
As soon as the white-haired old man was defeated, the middle-aged man ran out, and Yunshuang jumped forward, blocking his way.
Mo Xianye had already turned around and walked towards me, and at that moment, he was like a triumphant hero, and he was shining all over my eyes.
When he walked up to me a few steps, I was still staring at his face stupidly.
Why does this person seem to look better the more he looks at it?
"What, you're fascinated by my heroism?" He teased.
I suddenly withdrew my thoughts, my cheeks were hot, and I shook my head: "Don't be narcissistic, I'm not that nymphomaniac." ”
"You looked at me just now, aren't you a complete nymphomaniac?" He took us in turn.
I pushed him on the chest, but I couldn't shake him at all, bit my lip and said, "Save people first." ”
Mo Xianye turned his eyes to look at the old man on the ground, pulled me over, and held my hand towards the old man's heart.
I retracted my hand vigorously, although the other party did a lot of evil, but after all, the body was still there, and I couldn't do anything to her.
The white-haired old man also begged vigorously: "Don't kill me, please don't kill me, I know it's wrong, it's really wrong." ”
"If you make a mistake, will you be able to wash away all your sins? How much blood are on your hands, can you count them yourself? Mo Xianye said, covering my eyes with one hand, and holding my hand in front of me with the other.
I refused, but I didn't touch anything again, only to feel a stream of heat running down the meridians into my palm, followed by a long gasp.
After Mo Xianye's hand was removed, the white-haired old man lay on the ground twitching, and in my hand, there was a red and purple bead.
I subconsciously clenched my hand and clutched the bead tightly, Mo Xianye obviously didn't expect me to do this, stretched out his hand, and whispered in my ear, "Give it back to me." ”
"What is this?"
After killing the female ghost last time, what I got was a blood-red bead, which was directly taken away by Mo Xianye, and this time, the bead is still the same bead, but the color is different, which is probably something very important for Mo Xianye, I want to ask him too many things, but he is willing to answer me, very little, with this bead, maybe I can pry his mouth open.
Thinking of this, I suddenly got out of his arms, put my hand under my other arm, and looked at him defensively.
"Bai Li, you owe a beating, don't you?" Yunshuang's angry voice rang out, and it was clear that she was unhappy with my actions.
My hand holding the bead was shaking, and if Mo Xianye wanted to grab it, I wouldn't be able to keep the bead at all, but I don't know why, I just wanted to give it a go.
Yunshuang raised her feet to come to my side, but Mo Xianye said, "Yunshuang, leave the matter here to you to sweep the tail." ”
With that, he took me away.
All the way back to the ancient street, Mo Xian didn't make a move on me at night, and when he arrived at the store, he pressed me directly on the bed, reached out to tear my clothes, and I immediately exploded: "Hey, you...... What are you doing? ”
His current state is not sick at all, but he made such an action to me, I was shocked, and desperately hid at the foot of the bed.
He didn't catch up, just stood by the bed and looked at me fixedly: "I thought you were bold and not afraid of anything." ”
"I ...... You tell me what this bead is, and I'll give it back to you right away. I insisted.
Mo Xianye sneered: "Bai Li, you are disobedient again." ”
My heart trembled, and I was already a little cowardly, but I still made a final struggle: "Okay, if you don't tell me what this bead is, it's okay, then change the question, kill the ghost, it can cure my night blindness, right?" ”
Once it's a coincidence, two or three times won't be a coincidence, I asked my own inference.
Mo Xianye nodded: "It's not stupid." ”
I was overjoyed: "Really? Can killing ghosts really cure my night blindness? How much do you have to kill? ”
I have been suffering from this night blindness for more than 20 years, and I dreamed of being cured, but I didn't expect to finally find a solution today.
"The harder you work, the faster you get better, you should understand this." Mo Xianye stretched out his hand to me, "Give it back to me, don't ask for it." ”
I knew that I would never be able to get any benefit in his hands, so I slowly reached out and put the beads in the palm of his hand, and when I just wanted to retract my hand, I was grasped by him, and with a slight force, he dragged my whole person into his arms, tightly clinging to his heart, and the back of his spine was pressed by him.
He seemed to punish me on purpose, his hands were neither light nor heavy, and his tone was always cold: "There is no next time." ”
He was angry, this bead is his bottom line, and I just tried to challenge his bottom line, I was too self-conscious.
I could only nod my head resignedly: "Got it." ”
He didn't let go of me, his fingertips stroked the corners of my lips one by one, as if weighing the pros and cons, and after a while he said, "You're too weak." ”
I don't know why, but the next moment, he coldly stuffed the bead into my mouth, and the bead melted in my mouth, and a strong cold air rushed straight into my throat, all the way down, like an ice pick being swallowed into my stomach.
I clenched my throat, I didn't know what to do, my body was hot and cold, I only felt that the blood vessels in my body seemed to be about to swell for a while, and then it seemed like they were going to be frozen, and I was tortured as if I was going to die.
I looked at Mo Xianye in despair, and squeezed out a few words from my throat: "Mo Xianye, are you trying to kill me?" ”