Inside, there was a sudden silence.

Old Man Xiao's words were too strange and too absurd.

After being silent for a long time, Xichen still seemed to be a little incredulous, opened his mouth, and asked Old Man Xiao with some hesitation: "Master, how is it possible...... If, according to what you said, the lonely bamboo floating coffin has existed for an unknown number of years, how can the second senior brother be ......?"

Old man Xiao waved his hand: "You don't understand what I mean, the so-called lonely bamboo floating coffin does not refer to the lonely bamboo, it is like hitting the wall with a ghost, this is just a very strange phenomenon." You don't think of the second child as some kind of immortal monster, when you came to the mountain gate, the second child was in his twenties, to this day, since the years can leave traces on him, then he is a living person! There are some things, you don't know, when the second child first came to the mountain gate, he told me that if he wants to leave one day, I must not stop or ask. I also tried to ask the reason, but the second answer to me was that I didn't want to be implicated in Taiyi! It's been so long that I've almost forgotten what my second child said to me. After many years, I'm just curious, curious about what the person named Song Cheng in Longhu Mountain said would make the second child so unhesitating. ”

Xichen lowered his eyes, and suddenly pulled Xiao Daogu and patted Yuan Yu's shoulder: "Xiaoyu, Xiaoshuang is clamoring to watch the fireworks, senior brother can't take you down the mountain today, you go outside to see the cliff, don't run too far!" ”

Yuan Yu, who had been very quiet, raised his head unexpectedly and looked at Xichen.

Xichen smiled: "Look at what I'm doing, if it weren't for the second senior brother not coming back, I would definitely take you to the bottom of the mountain tonight to have a good time!" ”

Yuan Yu grinned and nodded, smiling beautifully, and Aunt Xiaodao was also very happy, pulling the corner of Yuan Yu's clothes, and couldn't wait to pull out the door.

Until the two of them came out of the courtyard, under the dim candlelight, the smile on Xichen's face slowly disappeared.

The corners of Old Man Xiao's mouth suddenly floated a wry smile: "You are so obvious to support him, eighty percent of it is related to Xiao Wu!" It's just that this kid is sensible, it's impossible not to feel it! ”

Xichen smiled a little bitterly: "So what can I do, it's better not to listen to it after all!" Master, the Fengcheng ghost ship case back then has been a few years now, right? ”

In the darkness, Old Man Xiao's face changed suddenly, and he looked at Xichen: "How can these two things be involved?" When the Fengcheng ghost boat case came out, it was already thirty years ago, how could the second child and the floating coffin be related to the ghost boat case thirty years ago? ”

"At first, I couldn't figure it out, how could these few things that seemed to be untouchable be implicated, but after listening to Master's words, ......"

A trace of bitterness flashed on Xichen's face, and he continued: "The Fengcheng ghost ship case was almost sealed as a top secret at that time, and there were not many rumors, and we only heard about it, and we don't know the specific situation!" However, Master should know a thing or two about the main witnesses of the ghost ship case back then, right? ”

Old man Xiao nodded: "I know something intermittently, but those people are almost no longer there today, Liu Yuanqing of the coffin gate, old man Du, and the empty old monk of Buddhism...... There are not many of these people left, and the specific circumstances of the ghost ship case are only known to those who have witnessed them......"

Before Old Man Xiao finished speaking, Xichen suddenly shook his head: "Master, you forgot, it is said that in addition to the three of them, there are two people's ......."

"Song Cheng? Are you saying that Song Cheng was one of the witnesses of the ghost ship case? ”

Old man Xiao straightened up, staring at Xichen with a dead gaze.

Xichen let out a long sigh: "Yes, I also learned that day in Longhu Mountain that Song Cheng is not just a witness. He is still the only one among Liu Yuanqing's people who has boarded a ghost ship and is still alive today. Song Cheng said that on the ghost boat, there was no food and no human figures, only coffins full of boats...... And those coffins are exactly the same as the ones you saw back then, and Song Cheng also mentioned that when the ghost boat case happened, the ghosts in the river were just as bad as the ghosts that Master met......"

In the end, Xichen looked out of the courtyard again, tore his hair and added in an astringent voice: "Xiaoyu happens to be from Fengcheng, and the second senior brother went to Longhu Mountain for Xiaoyu...... Master, was it wrong for me to take Xiaoyu to the mountain gate? ”

Old man Xiao didn't answer Xichen's words, but just muttered to himself: "No wonder, those floating coffins in Tangshan back then were finally taken away and disposed of by the mysterious department in Song Cheng...... Sure enough, I still can't hide from my Taiyi Sect......"

Xiyun Dahan's brain couldn't keep up: "I still haven't figured it out, what kind of way is this second guy, why is he so obsessed with that floating coffin?" ”

Old man Xiao laughed miserably: "About the second child's past, I only know so much about being a teacher!" Although I gave him the word "cherish the wind", he never mentioned to me what his surname was before this! But there is one thing, you can be sure for the teacher! ”

Xichen and Xiyun looked at Old Man Xiao blankly: "What does Master mean?" ”

Xiao Daozi pondered for a moment: "Back then, when I met the second child for the first time, the second child showed no mercy to those ghosts who were piled up!" And now that he heard the clues of the floating coffin, the second child was desperate and even showed such determination, unless he had a big hatred in his heart, it couldn't be like this! The two of you think about it carefully, in the past ten years of getting along day and night, although the second child is a bit of a jerk on the mountain on weekdays, but I have a closeness to you and I who cherish the frost girl, and I can see it, and even hit Longhu Mountain for Xiao Wu, if you say that the second child is ruthless, do you two believe it? ”

Xichen and Xiyun Dahan glanced at each other, both saw the guilt in each other's eyes, and bowed down: "In this case, no matter what happens, the grievances of the second senior brother are the grievances of our Taiyi Sect, and we are senior brothers, and there is no reason to stand idly by!" Tomorrow we will go and find the second senior brother back......"

The cold tea on the wooden table, Old Man Xiao took a small sip and drank it down, stood up a little gloomy, and helped up Xichen and Xiyun: "Let's go together, I have been his master for twelve years, I should always do something for him, and ah, how many things are hidden in the heart of the second child, I, as a master, also want to know ah......"

Xichen raised his head in astonishment: "What about Xiaoyu......"

Old man Xiao smiled heavily, and slapped the back of the head in Xichen: "If he wants to go, let him be, you can't hide for a lifetime, God wants to rain on our Taiyi Sect, all we can do is try our best to hold up an umbrella for the people in the rain...... Don't avoid Xiao Wu when you talk in the future, this kid is very sensitive in his heart......"