The atmosphere of the Purple Pavilion was somewhat solidified.

Mu Jingzhu didn't speak, Qianxi was a cold person, Xie Xiaoer didn't dare to speak, only Qu Youying was fearless.

She looked at this, then at that, and finally chose to ask Mu Jingzhu.

"Jing Candle, you have something to say! Xie Xiaoer is not dead, and the other party will definitely not stop there. If we don't have a way to fight back, wouldn't it be too cowardly to be bullied like this? ”

She strongly supported Xie Xiaoer when she said this, and the latter was excited to hear it.

But before he could show his excitement, he was killed by Mu Jingzhu's eyes.

Shrinking his body, he sat down beside Qu Youying, holding his mouth and not speaking.

Mu Jingzhu sighed heavily, looked at Xie Xiaoer and said.

"No matter who the other party is, don't forget that you are the second son of Xie Mansion, and Xie Mansion is your home."

Xie Xiaoer listened inexplicably, "So, what is your solution?" ”

Qianxi explained, "He wants you to return to the Xie Mansion, after all, now that the Taiwei lives there, heavily guarded, who dares to make a mistake at will?" Even if it is really the Taiwei who is not good for you, he will not kill you in the Xie Mansion. ”

Xie Xiaoer was very excited when he heard this, and clapped his hands with stars in his eyes, "It's worthy of a thousand rhinos, this method is good!" ”

"Pat yourself on the back."

Qu Youying rolled her eyes, got up from the chair, stretched her waist and said, "Since this is the case, you will go back and show your face first, and make up a reason for the captain and your father at will, and then go to the abandoned mansion at No. 18 Fengling Street to help me feel my bones and recover." ”

Xie Xiaoer's eyes were deflated, and he didn't want to go when he heard it, but he still asked curiously, "What's wrong?" ”

"A few days ago, we found a large piece of white bones in the open space in the western forest outside the city, and we are bringing them back for examination."

"White bones?" Xie Xiaoer frowned, as if he remembered the Tai Lieutenant's approach, and was a little evil, "Can I not go?" ”

"Yes!"

Qu Youying walked up to him with a smile, bent down, touched Xie Xiaoer's head very kindly, and whispered.

"You also saw Jing Candle's face just now, he has been in a bad mood recently, and he is looking for a sparring partner, why don't you just do it?"

"I'll go, I'll go now!"

Xie Xiaoer is most afraid of Mu Jingzhu, he is even afraid of his father, anyway, he doesn't dare to go against Mu Jingzhu.

Hearing it at the moment, whether it was true or not, he stood up and rushed out, looking like he couldn't laugh or cry.

Qu Youying moved her neck in a good mood, "Then I'll go too." It took two white bones to recover, which was far from enough. ”

"Nope." Mu Jingzhu pulled her back, "Today, you accompany me to Baixiang Village." ”

She looked back at Mu Jingzhu, where he was standing, the sunlight did not shine, so that the cold face was completely hidden in the darkness.

There was a slight projection of coercion from the darkness.

Qu Youying vaguely felt that he had noticed something, his heart moved slightly, and he nodded immediately.

"Baixiang Village?"

Qianxi, who was silent, suddenly interrupted the conversation between the two.

"yes, is there a problem? Where is the nearest village to Xilin? ”

"No problem." Qian Xi shook his head and said, "The people there don't like the people in the government, so you'd better dress up." ”

Qu Youying nodded, but she always felt that Qianxi had something to say.

But now that time was pressing, she didn't ask too much and left.

Baixiang Village is the closest village to Xiangling Town, where the folk customs are simple and the mountains and rivers are beautiful.

The main thing is that there is a moon-old tree there, which is said to be very good and very popular with young people.

Qu Youying saw the lush tree from afar, and pointed ahead excitedly.

"Do you see the big tree in the center? That is the most famous moon tree in Baixiang Village. ”

"Moon Old Tree?"

"That's right. It is said to be a sacred tree that is worshipped by men, women, and children in Baixiang Village. Men and women who are not married can tie red silk on the tree, and if there is a favorite person, they can hang a wooden sign on the tree. If you want to have children, you can hang a gourd, and if you want a husband and wife to be harmonious, you can hang it-"

Mu Jingzhu was driving the horse, and while listening to her talk, he couldn't help but be a little curious.

"How do you know so well?"

"Of course. Because I-"

"Hung up too?" Mu Jingzhu looked down at her, and suddenly asked with a smile, "What did you hang on?" ”

"Nonsense, I didn't hang up, I accompanied Xie Xiaoer to hang up. Isn't he a favorite of a thousand rhinos! As a friend, where can I not accompany me! ”

"Hmm." Mu Jingzhu glanced at her faintly, "It's better to be like this." ”

Qu Youying smiled at him, swallowed his saliva with difficulty, and carefully covered his chest with his hands.

There the heart was beating fast because she had lied.

Because when she accompanied Xie Xiaoer, she also hung a wooden sign.

At that time, Mu Jingzhu pestered her all day long, making her the number one public enemy of the women in the entire Xiangling Town.

She was angry, so she went to Baixiang Village to hang a wooden sign for Mu Jingzhu.

I want him to find a woman to marry soon, don't pester her all day long, let her go free, and she can find her own peach blossoms!

"Looks like I'm going to take it off as soon as possible."

She muttered quietly, and in a flash, she had arrived at the entrance of Baixiang Village.

They dismounted and walked slowly.

Baixiang Village is not a village that rejects outsiders, except for people from the government who can't settle down, pedestrians who come and go, have a meal, and live for one night, is also a common thing.

But there are few people in Baixiang Village, and there is only one inn, so if you want to inquire about something, it is the most suitable place to go there.

"Xiao Er, come to the pot of wine, and then bring all your delicious food."

There are very few guests in the village, so the business of the inn is not very good.

When the sleepy shopkeeper heard that someone was arrogant and wanted to eat, he immediately woke up and greeted him with a smile all the way.

"Yes, yes, please sit down, I'll call the kitchen to prepare."

He poured two glasses of water and was very courteous.

Qu Youying smiled slightly, "Thank you!" ”

The shopkeeper looked at the clothes of the two, they were ordinary villagers, and there was a burden on the table.

"You're in a hurry, aren't you?"

"Yes!"

Qu Youying knew that Mu Jingzhu didn't like to talk nonsense, so at this time, she took the initiative.

"We're going to visit relatives in Xiangling Town, and we're passing by here, and I'm a little hungry, so I'm going to come in and rest."

"I see. Xiangling Town has been bustling lately! ”

"What's going on?" Qu Youying frowned, "We came all the way and saw a lot of catches, did something big happen?" ”

When the shopkeeper heard this, he simply sat down, put his hands across the table, and chattered.

"Yesterday, when the imperial lieutenant passed through Xiangling Town, there were people from the yamen everywhere. The exit checks are very strict. ”

What Xiao Er said in this shop is right, Mu Qitian only revealed the white bone matter, and met the Taiwei here, so he strictly checked all the people who entered and exited Xiangling Town, just in case.

"But even if the captain comes, there is no need to arrange guards on the roads outside the town, right? We came all the way and saw that on the forest side of the west side of the village, there were also a lot of catchers touring the mountains. Is it that the captain is going on a trip, so prepare in advance? ”

This is pure nonsense, but if you want to lead the topic to Bai Gu, there must be an excuse.

When the little two heard this, they immediately looked outside, and then blocked their mouths with their hands and lowered their voices.

"That's because Xilin dug up a hundred dry bones, and as soon as it was discovered, it was spread. Plus Taiwei is passing by Xiangling Town at the moment, so that's it. ”

"A hundred dry bones?" Qu Youying showed a very frightened look, shrunk to Mu Jingzhu's side, swallowed her saliva, and said, "So terrible? Is it a tragedy? ”

"Where is the tragedy, this is clearly related to the incident 25 years ago."

"Twenty-five years ago?"

Qu Youying frowned, and her eyes subconsciously looked at Mu Jingzhu.

The wall of the cup in Mu Jingzhu's hand was against his lips, and he glanced at Qu Youying before taking a sip of tea.

She understood, and then asked, "My aunt is a resident of Xiangling Town, and I used to come here when I was a child, so why haven't I heard of anything big happening twenty-five years ago?" You're not kidding us, are you? ”

She smiled, picked up the glass of water in front of her, and took a sip, not saying that she believed it or didn't believe it.

"Where it's a joke, it's true!"

The shopkeeper was in a hurry, he pursed his lips, beckoned to the two of them, and opened his mouth to say, "It is said that twenty-five years ago, there was a village in Xilin, called Yi-"

"Shopkeeper, why haven't I brought the wine I wanted, I'm lazy all day long, be careful that I tell your boss!"

The shopkeeper was about to say something when he was interrupted by a sudden old man.

"Got it, I'll get it for you right away!"

The shopkeeper's tone was lazy, and he seemed to be used to it.

Qu Youying turned around and saw a gray-haired old man sitting by the window of the inn.

"Who is this man?"

The shopkeeper got up from the stool, went to get the wine, and said, "He is the eldest old man in Baixiang Village, he is alone, has no children and no daughters, and he drinks all day long and does nothing else. If it weren't for our boss's pity on him, he would have been driven out a long time ago. Sit down, I'll go see if the kitchen is ready. ”

"Okay."

Qu Youying smiled, and after he left, he looked back at the old man again.

He was of short stature, but he wore a large robe, and in front of him was a pot of wine and a wine glass, and his face was slightly drunk, but his eyes were sharper than the eyes of a wolf.

That glance at each other, it seemed to be warning Qu Youying about something.

She turned back in an instant, and her heart touched the place of her heart, where it was beating faster.

She looked at Mu Jingzhu, who turned his head to look at her side.

Qu Youying turned her head and found that the old man had already walked to her on crutches.

The old man glanced at them and said meaningfully, "What young people should do is to move forward, not to be too curious about the past." ”

She squinted and smiled, "Thank you, old man, we got it." ”

After the two left, Qu Youying shrank to Mu Jingzhu's side and whispered, "He deliberately interrupted the shopkeeper's words, he must be the one who knows about it." So what do we do next? ”

Mu Jingzhu picked up the kettle and poured himself another glass of water, but his eyes looked at the curtain leading to the back kitchen.

After a while, the shopkeeper came out with a plate of food.

"The two of you are sluggish, these are just done, eat them while they are hot."

"Thank you."

Mu Jingzhu put down the teapot, let him put the plates on the table one by one, and suddenly asked, "I heard that there is a month-old tree here, it is said to be very effective, I don't know if it is true or not?" ”

Qu Youying was curious, she didn't know why he suddenly asked this question, shouldn't she take advantage of the old man's departure to continue the unfinished topic just now?

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