The sky was overcast as gray, and the snow was falling very quietly, quietly muffling out many sounds.

When the four fast riders rushed towards the wind and snow, the guards guarding the door just raised their spears with wooden faces to block it, and didn't pay much attention to it.

After a person died in Xunyang City, in the past few days, there have been too many people rushing like this, and even the Jinzhou Thorn Shi has rushed over from the Zhishuo.

Looking at the appearance of the four people in front of them in the dust, braving the snow and hurrying, they should also be here to mourn.

Seeing that the four of them were getting closer and closer, but had no intention of stopping, the guard frowned, stepped forward, and was about to scold.

One of them raised his hand and shouted as he reined in his horse: "Feng Chenwei is ordered to supervise the Nangong Yuan's murder case, and all the officials in Jinzhou will assist in the investigation!" ”

The guard was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously glanced at the leader, the snow-colored cloak was decorated with a circle of white fluff, the trimmed golden luan pattern was gorgeous and noble, and the bottom of the hat was not clear, only a jaw was exposed, but he was indescribably graceful, and he could see that he was out of his mind.

"Open the gates!" The general on the castle tower gave a hasty order.

As soon as the gate opened, the woman in the white gold-patterned cloak led the way, and the man with the token of the guard was left behind with the other two.

"That little lady ......," he muttered to his companion.

"Nobles from Beijing, don't ask too much!" The older companion whispered.

……

The horses' hooves tread through the twilight and the wind and snow, turning a few streets, rounding a few alleys, and stopping in front of a door with two openings.

The door of the house is not big or small, it looks very ordinary, but there are two officials guarding the door.

After Zhong Chi stopped his horse, his eyes swept around, and he landed on a tea stall not far from the door, where a young man was putting down his tea bowl and running towards them.

"Lord!" The young man took Ouyang Xu's horse and called respectfully.

The four of them turned over and dismounted, and walked towards the door.

When the officials stopped him, it was still Ji Chuan who showed the Fengchenwei token and said the words at the city gate again.

The official hurriedly let him go, and sent a person to the yamen to report the news.

“…… 9 days ago...... I went to Nangong Villa alone and never came back! The young man whispered as he led the way.

Zhong Chi stopped and looked inside.

After Nangong Villa was raided, Nangong Yuan and Qiao Yu lived here temporarily.

On the eighth day of November, Qiao Yu disappeared.

"What was unusual before the disappearance?" Zhong Chi asked.

The young man glanced at her and was inadvertently stunned.

"This is Mrs. Zhong!" Ouyang Xu said.

The young man hurriedly avoided his gaze, bowed his head and said: "On the seventh day of the first month of November, Qiao Xiaolang had a private meeting with a woman outside the side door, and on the eighth day of the first month, someone saw the woman haunting near Nangong Villa. ”

Zhong Chichi frowned and asked, "What does that woman look like?" ”

Before entering the city, they had already been to Nangong Villa.

On the eighth day of November, Qiao Yu took Ah Jin to Nangong Villa and met a woman alone, who suddenly attacked and stunned him.

Ah Jin has always been clever, as soon as Qiao Yu fell, he ran away, and he didn't dare to stay to see whether Qiao Yu was alive or dead in the end.

Ah Jin saw the woman's appearance, but in its eyes, human beings all looked similar, and he couldn't say why, so he still had to ask people.

The young man took out a portrait from his bosom, but it was only a back.

The black cloak, petite figure, is undoubtedly a woman, but there is really nothing to see.

"Our people only see a back, not the front and side." The young man's face was ashamed, "But that woman has come to worship the owner of Nangong Village, and Qiao Xiaolang seems to recognize her." ”

On the fifth day of November, Nangong Yuan died.

On the seventh day of November, Qiao Yu met with a mysterious woman;

On the eighth day of November, Qiao Yu and the woman made an appointment to meet Nangong Villa, and then disappeared.

With Qiao Yu's temperament, Nangong Yuan's death must have made him mourn, and he was too busy with the funeral, so he would not have the heart to make an appointment with any woman outside the city.

"Have the servants of the house seen it?" Zhong Chi asked.

The young man shook his head and said: "Nangong Villa involves treason, although the owner of Nangong Villa has been amnesty to recuperate here, there have always been people from the government staring, this time the owner of Nangong Villa died strangely, the day before yesterday, the Jinzhou Assassin Shi personally rushed from the governance office, and he has taken over all the places, and those Jianghu people who are late are not allowed to worship." ”

Zhong belatedly "um".

Standing on the main road, you can see the unevacuated mourning hall and the coffin placed in the middle at a glance, and the people from the government are also guarding the mourning hall.

Ji Chuan stepped forward to negotiate a few words, and the officials bowed their heads and saluted.

Zhong Chi Chi walked into the mourning hall and asked, "How did Nangong Yuan die?" ”

"Poison to death!" The young man said, "We don't know what specific poison was examined by the government. ”

Zhong Chichi suddenly frowned.

When she left, Nangong Yuan was not poisoned, that is, someone poisoned her after she left.

But Nangong Yuan has been abandoned like this, and the formation map has also been taken away by her, who wants to kill him?

Zhong Chi looked at the lid of the coffin that had not yet been nailed and did not move.

Nangong Yuan has been dead for more than ten days, although the weather is cold and the body is well preserved, but it is not very good-looking, not to mention that she doesn't understand the autopsy, and she can't see anything.

Ouyang Xu glanced at her and said with a smile: "Then wait for someone from the government to come and ask?" The lady rushed all the way, sit down and rest first! ”

Zhong Chi nodded, went around to the mourning hall and sat down, and Ji Chuan and Ah Fu, who were with him, went out to find tea.

"The lady is recovering from a serious injury, so she is in a hurry to travel in the snow, can her body still stand it?" Ouyang Xu asked with concern.

On 15 November, he received a decree that he would delay his entourage to Jinzhou to investigate the case.

I set out early in the morning of November 16, and now it is the evening of the 17th, two days and one night, almost non-stop, and it is also thanks to His Majesty the Emperor that he can relax his heart.

Zhong Chi Chi casually said "um" and did not answer.

Her own body knows that the injury she suffered last time has long been healed, the internal force left by Yang Yuemian is very abundant, and her martial arts cultivation is even higher than the original, it is no problem to rush this way, Li Changye also got Feng Muchen's guarantee, prepared enough medicine for her, and then sent Ji Chuan and A Fu to follow, before allowing her to go on the road.

Ouyang Xu glanced at her again, and couldn't help asking, "I'm really curious, why does the lady take special care of Qiao Xiaolang?" ”

Zhong Chichi was taking the tea from Ah Fu's hand, and was slightly stunned when he heard this, and then shook his head: "I haven't thought about this problem." ”

When she first saw Qiao Yu, when she was at a loss and didn't know where to go, she hid on the edge of the most lively Nangong Villa martial arts platform, watching the weak and clumsy young man who was about to be killed by a single blow.

saved the first time, and the countless times after that seem to have become a habit.

Ouyang Xu seemed to have something to say, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he stopped again and turned his head in the direction of the gate.

Zhong Chichi also heard the commotion, glanced at Ji Chuan, and said, "Let them come in!" ”