Chapter 168: Hidden Tricks
I only heard the chief butler continue, "Also, that year, the master asked me to go to the countryside to look for a child, and I brought the child back after I found it. Unexpectedly, the old man fell in love with the child's golden lock, and as soon as the thing arrived, he killed the child, him, and killed him. ”
"How did you kill that child, and where is the body?" Liang Feichen asked with a pinch of his throat. The chief butler couldn't hold it anymore, and cried with a whimper, "That child was choked and strangled to death by my own hands, and he was buried near the altar." ”
Yan Heyi's heart moved, originally he thought that the altar was set up for Miss Wen Yin, but now it seems that there may be another reason. Without waiting for them to ask again, the chief butler said in a hurry, "Actually, that altar is set up for that child, since the child died, the old man is very uneasy, every time he wakes up from a nightmare, he says that he dreamed of the child" The second time I invited the monk to do it at home to no avail, I was anxious, so I helped the old man pay attention to it and asked around. Later, a master calculated that it was the child's yin spirit who was haunting, and he had to build an altar for him and worship him every year in order to calm his anger and keep the Wang family safe. ”
The chief butler swallowed a mouthful of foam and said, "At first, I just offered some incense melons and fruits, but then I don't know why, those things seem to be unsatisfying, and the master's nightmare is getting worse and worse, and then he even said that the child feels lonely and wants to find someone to accompany him." That's when we bought girls from outside, gave them away, and sent them to worship! ”
Yan Heyi thought of the strange person who could train birds to peck and hurt himself, I am afraid that it was the child that the big housekeeper said. When the big housekeeper started, I was afraid that he lost his proportion, and the child just held his breath and lost his breath and heartbeat for a while, and he was not really dead. Later, somehow, the child woke up, hid in the mountains, survived by eating wild fruits and drinking mountain springs, and became the strange person Yan Heyi saw.
When he told Liang Feichen what he thought, Liang Feichen shook his head and said, "It's incredible, it's really not easy for a child to survive in such a situation." It's just that I don't understand, who is in harmony with that kid inside and out, making Master Wang have nightmares, whether it's the altar or those girls, it's definitely not a coincidence. ”
The big butler was still nagging and repenting, Yan Heyi said, "That's all he can vomit, send him back, don't show your feet." Liang Feichen agreed, walked around behind the big butler like a ghost, and slashed at the back of his neck with a palm, and the poor big butler didn't even snort before fainting again.
They went down the secret passage and knocked the great butler unconscious, and now they have brought him back from the secret passage in the same way they came. It was bright and the butler was awakened by a knock on the door, and he tried to open his eyes, only to feel a terrible pain all over his body, especially his neck.
"Who, who, early in the morning!" The big butler said dissatisfied, and heard the people outside shouting, "The big butler, it's three poles now, the master has something to call you, go and take a look!" The butler was startled, turned over and sat up. There was a gap in the window, and the sunlight shone in and fell on the table with the food and drinks.
He suddenly remembered that he seemed to have been taken away by someone last night, and interrogated, by the way, and those ghost fires! The big butler was so frightened that he didn't even have time to put on his shoes, he turned around twice on the ground barefoot, the door was closed from the inside, and the people outside couldn't get in, and there was no sign of the wine and food on the table and the things in the room, he couldn't help but think, could it be that he had a nightmare, and he took it seriously?
Since it was Lord Wang's name, the big housekeeper didn't dare to delay. He didn't have time to think about it, he got dressed and washed his face indiscriminately. Mr. Wang was drinking tea, with a displeased face. The chief butler hurriedly stood aside and asked cautiously, "Master, what do you command?" ”
Master Wang has been sullen since the morning, and he said, "Haven't the two Huang Gongzi come back yet?" The chief butler shook his head and said, "Yes, they are still staying in Yihong Courtyard to help exorcise ghosts." Master Wang slapped the table and said, "What kind of exorcism, I think it's just a fool!" They took my monthly money of ten taels of gold a month, and went to that kind of place to help! Go and get them back for me! ”
Before the words fell, Yan Heyi and Liang Feichen had already walked in from outside, "Master, are you looking for our two brothers?" "I was obviously angry just now, but when I met, Master Wang really couldn't hurt their face, so he had to say expressionlessly, "Sit down!" ”
Yan Heyi looked at the face of the big butler and found that his eyes were dark and blue, his face was haggard, and it seemed that he was frightened a lot last night. Liang Feichen pretended not to know anything, and said to Master Wang, "Eat the king's fortune and worry about the king." I don't know if you can start with what you asked us to investigate? ”
"That's nature!" Master Wang said to the housekeeper, "Go to the shelf in the study and bring that picture." The chief butler agreed, and quickly retrieved the picture. Master Wang motioned for him to show the picture to Yan Heyi and Liang Feichen, "Two sons, this is what I sorted out overnight, and the direction of the underground secret passage is probably like this, but in view of the particularity of the situation, some secret passages only know that they are there, but they have not walked through them personally." ”
His meaning is already very clear, the dangerous place is naturally reluctant to let others go, since Yan Heyi and Liang Feichen have taken the gold, it is also appropriate to sell some strength. Yan Heyi just didn't understand the meaning of his words, and agreed, "No problem, then let's prepare and go." Why should I just go through that entrance? ”
Master Wang said, "I have also thought about this for you, so I will enter from the room where you live." He pointed to the intersection of several secret passages on the map and said, "There are many ways to go here, you can choose the direction at will, and if you need anything, refuse to tell the chief butler." ”
Liang Feichen said, "Then I'm welcome, torches, ropes, daggers for self-defense, and some antidote to stop bleeding." The butler said, "No problem, I'll have someone prepare it now." Yan Heyi got up to say goodbye, and after going out, he asked in a low voice, "Don't you think Master Wang is a little strange, why did he suddenly let us go down the secret passage, and besides, it started from our room?" Liang Feichen snorted coldly and said, "I think he either knows that we have gone down, or he is looking for an excuse to break us off, no matter what, I think he has a bad stomach, you must be careful and careful!" Yan Heyi said, "I always feel uneasy in my heart, something big is going to happen!" ”