I held my breath for fear of being discovered.

Song Lingjian frowned slightly, followed a few people into the house, and Yesheng quietly patted me on the shoulder and took me away.

The sound of the night has not spoken beside me, I have mixed feelings in my heart, tears in the wind, dry and wet on my face, I feel guilty, these days of misunderstanding my father, he did not betray me and my mother, because of his affection, maybe he closed his eyes regretfully in the end, we failed to send him on the last road, failed to hold his hand so that he could leave to rest in peace......

At this time, Yesheng stopped and said, "Xiaosheng wants to go to the market to buy some things, can the girl go back by herself?" ”

I wiped the tears from my face and said, "What are you going to buy?" I have it all in my house, so if you lack anything, you can take it as you like. ”

Yesheng chuckled: "A few clay pots, they must be new." ”

Clay pots? What does Yesheng buy clay pots for? By the way, where does he live in the town for so long? Raise a glass? Still is?

"Xiaosheng will go first, the girl will be careful." After the night was finished, he left.

As soon as he left, I lifted the veil of my eyes, and my eyes were already wet with ice, and my tears were hazy, and I only saw the dark clothes of the night floating in the corner of the alley.

At this time, I suddenly thought, is it so important that the true face of the night sound is as important as the truth about my father's disappearance that I have always wanted to know?

I hesitated, should I cover my ears and eyes, and stop asking questions? Can I go back to the old days and be the fool who didn't know anything?

I walked aimlessly, wondering what was going on with the sea drift? For us, why is he not Yan Sheng beside Ye Xin sixteen years ago - he is in other places that we don't know, will he already have a wife and children, and a family is waiting for him to go back?

I felt terrible, I was selfishly trying to leave the sea drifting, was it also a tragedy? Will the same thing happen again in a dozen years?

At this time, something in my hand suddenly made a dingdong sound!

I was startled, what's that? I raised my hand and looked at a hollowed-out and rounded jade bead on my wrist - when and where did I bring it?

At this time, it shook automatically without wind, making a crisp sound like a mountain spring—

This is-this is the concentric Yinyu that Meng Wu gave me, why did it sound so well?

Concentric jade?

The other one, worn on Yan Cuo's choke buckle-

Yan is wrong?

I turned around suddenly, and Yan Cuo was standing behind me!

He crossed his arms coldly and glared at me with a fierce look!

I had the feeling of being caught as a thief, and my heart was so weak that I couldn't stop trembling.

Yan Cuo took a step towards me, stared at my eyes, and was about to say something, when he suddenly frowned, pulled me a few steps, and stepped into a small opening in the alley - this Yan Cuo really knows the situation in the alley well, and he used to pretend to be a ghost in the alley to scare me, right?

Soon, there was a voice in the alley -

"Hey, if you go for nothing, you will be better than the beautiful scenery in winter......" Listening to the voice, it seems to be a Shangguan salute.

I turned my head to look at Yan Cuo, it's normal for people to walk around in the alley, why are you pulling me to hide? Especially Shangguan Li, who is suave and humorous, maybe I'm alone, and I'll come up to chat with him a few words.

Shangguan Li's fluttering white clothes quickly appeared, and Yan Cuo gritted his teeth-

This Yan is wrong, why does it seem to be full of hostility towards everyone, why are you pulling me? If Meng Wu dragged me to hide like this, I would definitely know that he wanted to pretend to be a ghost and jump out to scare others, but Yan Cuo must have other purposes for hiding like this.

"Childe."

Suddenly, a dark shadow appeared on Shangguan Li's body, silently, as if he suddenly came out of the wall-

My heart trembled, but fortunately, Yan Cuo pulled me tightly, making me feel safe, otherwise I would really have to scream-

I'm still bright in my ears, why haven't I heard his footsteps?

Yan Cuo stared at the man tightly, as if he had known that someone would come-

Isn't he deaf? Why is the alertness still so high?

Shangguan Li was very calm, turned his head to look, the alley was very narrow, we were hiding around the corner, obviously there were only the two of them, he was sure that there were no other people around, pointed to his nose and said to the man: "Uncle, are you calling me?" ”

The man turned his back to us, couldn't see his face, his body was very strong and strong, half a head taller than Shangguan Yan, and he only heard him say: "Although Chang Hongyan comes and goes, I haven't seen him for many years, and the son can't recognize Zong Bai." ”

Shangguan Li stared at the man, and suddenly patted his head and smiled: "Oh, Uncle Zong?!" - This and this, the name is already on the lips, and I just want to spit it out! How did you end up here? I always thought that you were planted like an iron tree in the courtyard, and the wind could not shake it. As he spoke, he looked at his hands, he liked to shake the fan when he spoke, and at this time, the folding fan he usually held in his hand was not in his hand, and he seemed a little uncomfortable.

It turns out that the two of them know each other, this man named Zongbai is called Shangguanli "Gongzi", is it a master-servant relationship?

Zong Bai answered Shangguanli's question very seriously: "Son, how can people be planted in the soil if they are not plants and trees?" ”

Shangguan Li took a breath, then smiled again: "Why did Uncle Zong come here?" Aren't you worried about Aunt Fu and the finch girl? ”

Zong Bai replied meticulously: "Madame and Huang Shilang went south, the lord was very concerned, although Huang Shilang was already on his side, he still sent a few more of us Yan generals to accompany him. When Mrs. went out, Zong Bai was also fine at home, so it was easy to catch up later, but there was a delay on the way, so he came a few days late. Zong Bai knew that Gongzi was also patrolling the government here, and he was afraid that there would be many people in the yazhong, and it would be difficult to explain the things entrusted by Gongzi. ”

Patrolling? There are a lot of things going on in the ya? …… This Zongbai, do you think that Shangguan Li is Shangguan Yan? Mistaken person?

Shangguan Li also frowned, but immediately figured it out, not only did he not explain, but pretended to play tricks, blinking his eyes and laughing: "What is Uncle Zong's secret from me?" ”

Zong Bai didn't find anything abnormal, and reported back: "First, the two people who Gongzi asked me to investigate last time have been checked by my subordinates, and there are no clues. The lord confessed, the son is a person in the court, don't get too involved in the affairs of the rivers and lakes, the court and the rivers and lakes have nothing to do with each other, each has two rules, or don't break the balance. ”

Shangguan Li may not know what Shangguan Yan has explained to Zong Bai, so in order not to show his feet, he just nodded indiscriminately.

"The second is the weapon described by Childe, this is also a weapon of the rivers and lakes, and the master doesn't like Childe to interfere too much. This case will be temporarily closed first, and it is better to hand it over to Sixiangmen to deal with it. ”

"Then it's up to Daddy." Shangguan Rite is still a brushstroke.

It seems that Shangguan Yan is also concerned about many things in addition to handling cases, and he is really hard worked, and he can't be idle for a moment.

"The third is what Childe asked about Huang Shilang last time."

"Uncle Rou?" Shangguan Li showed a strange expression on his face, and I was also surprised, Uncle Rou, it should be Master Huang, isn't Shangguan Yan a world friend with the Dabao family, why do you still have to inquire about Uncle Shi?

"Huang Shilang is the champion of the military election in the eighth year of Kunyuan, and he should have been the official product of my dynasty, and the highest official product of the champion of the martial arts was only four grades, but Huang Shilang was soon promoted to the third rank of Shilang, and he could bring a knife into the emperor's bed. The lord of the court favored and trusted, and also gave the princess Lantian to marry. But the good times didn't last long, Princess Lantian died in childbirth after Huang Shilang gave birth to a son, and Huang Shilang had no psychology to become a naturalized official and wanted to return to his hometown. But the courtier was very reluctant, and only said that he could enjoy the reputation of Hou Feng if he stayed in Beijing. Huang Shilang also has some friendship with the master, when Princess Lantian died, the two mansions often came and went, but since the death of the princess, Huang Shilang has almost severed all the relationship between the court and officials, and only has fun in the Huang Mansion——"

Zongbai said a lot, but I didn't understand a word.

Shangguan Li also stopped Zong Bai and asked, "Wait a minute - there is one thing that I have always thought is strange, my father has never dealt with people in official positions, why did he have a lifelong friendship with Uncle Rou for many years?" Uncle Rou is a son-in-law...... Could it be that my father has a relationship with Princess Lantian? ”

I understand this, Lantian, princess. Is Master Huang a colt? The deceased Mrs. Huang, who said she looked very similar to me, was the princess of the dynasty?

Zong Bai said in a deep voice: "Childe, the old man never likes people to mention old things, especially before the lord succeeds to the throne - since the prince wants to hear these things, then Zong Bai can only say something he knows, as for the deeper relationship, Zong Bai doesn't know, and it's even harder to guess nonsense." ”

Shangguan Li touched his handsome cheek and looked at Zong Bai strangely, not knowing what he was thinking.

Seeing that Shangguan Yan didn't answer, Zong Bai sighed and said, "Just hear about the past, just don't mention it again." Huang Shilang has now been dismissed, and he is reluctant to mention anything when Princess Lantian was alive. ”

Shangguan Li pretended to sigh and said, "Hey, poor Uncle Rou - I think I didn't ask much about this matter back then, and I don't regret that I brought up the old things again." ”

"The last thing — it's the same thing." Zong Bai paused, and returned to report with some disappointment.

Shangguan Li rolled his eyes, obviously he still didn't know what Zong Bai was talking about, and said with a sloppy look: "Hey, God's will makes people." ”

Zong Bai also sighed: "After many years, besides, this matter has been hidden from the master to investigate, and with my own strength, it is indeed overstretched." ”

Shangguan Li sighed.

Zong Bai said guiltily: "Actually, has Childe ever thought of using a force other than us to find that girl?" ”

Shangguan Li tilted his head sideways - girl? Shangguan Yan has been looking for a girl - the girl who broke off his marriage contract?

"People in the rivers and lakes, thaumaturgical and strange methods, although their subordinates are not real people in the rivers and lakes, they also know that in the rivers and lakes, there are strangers who are very proficient in the way of finding people."

"Oh?"

"Yes, as far as I know, there was a family surnamed Cao under the Sixiang Sect, a strange man, and one of them was named Cao Jia, this person is proficient in the method of tracing, even if the other party has absconded in the desert for more than ten years, he has a way to capture him back - the last time the prince mentioned to Zong Bai, Cao Nan is proficient in the art of testing, and it is very likely that he is a descendant of the surname Cao——"

Shangguan Li said with interest: "You mean, these Jianghu wizards may be able to help?" ”

"Yes. But whether you can find it depends on chance. ”

Shangguan Li frowned-