Wu Zhiyuan said "I'm sorry", and hurriedly lowered his head in embarrassment and closed the door. After a while, Sheng Wanxiang's voice came from the room: "Come in." ”

Wu Zhiyuan pushed open the door and walked in, and saw Sheng Wanxiang sitting on the edge of the kang, and she had changed into clean clothes.

"Wanxiang, where did you just go?" Wu Zhiyuan went straight to the point and asked with concern.

"I'm ......," Sheng Wanxiang seemed to hesitate a little, and said, "I'm going to fetch water from the Mountain Lion." ”

"But I saw you running back in a panic, and you didn't carry a bucket in your hand, and your clothes were full of water." Wu Zhiyuan asked, "What happened?" ”

"I didn't ...... It's nothing. As soon as I accidentally slipped and fell, the water in the bucket splashed on my body. Sheng Wanxiang replied.

"Wanxiang, you're not good at lying, your eyes tell me that something must have happened." Wu Zhiyuan stared at Sheng Wanxiang's reaction, and put his hands on her shoulders, "Sue me, no matter what happens, we will solve it together." ”

Sheng Wanxiang's eyes were a little flustered, she opened her mouth, stopped talking, and said after a moment: "There is one thing." As he spoke, he turned his head and lifted the quilt on the side, and took out a fluffy white thing from it.

Wu Zhiyuan fixed his eyes and saw that what Sheng Wanxiang was holding in his arms was actually a white fox with a sharp mouth and thin eyes, slender cheeks and a snow-white body, but the white fox seemed to be injured on its left hind leg, and the white hair on the leg had been dyed red with blood and condensed into clusters.

"I found it under the mountain lion at the time, not far from Ju'er's grave. I heard that if a person is still attached to the world after death, he will turn into a white fox and come to the people he loved before his death, silently guarding it. Sheng Wanxiang said quietly, she was a beautiful lady and lived in the boudoir for a long time, so she naturally believed in this beautiful legend.

"That's just a legend, people will return to the underworld after death, how can they become a fox?" Wu Zhiyuan smiled dumbly, it turned out that Sheng Wanxiang looked flustered because of this incident.

"Whether the legend is true or not, this white fox is really pitiful, you see that it has a wound on its leg, it should have been bitten by some wild beast, I want to heal its leg injury, and then release it back into the forest." Sheng Wanxiang touched the white fox's hair and said with a serious face.

Wu Zhiyuan couldn't help but smile and said, "Okay, if you need any medicine to treat injuries, you can ask Fifth Uncle for it, he is a barefoot doctor in the village." ”

Hearing Wu Zhiyuan mention the word "fifth uncle", a trace of panic flashed in Sheng Wanxiang's eyes, this panic was fleeting, she shook her head again and again: "No need, no need." ”

Wu Zhiyuan smiled noncommittally, women have a maternal side, and this maternal side will be revealed in front of their children, and it will also be naturally revealed when taking care of weak animals.

Seeing that Sheng Wanxiang was fine, Wu Zhiyuan relieved himself, walked out of the door, went to the courtyard to chat with Sun Haozi and others, and then went back to the east wing to rest together.

I don't know how long the time has passed, Sun Haozi, Sheng Jinyuan, Manniu and others have already fallen asleep, and the sound of heavy breathing in the wing room comes and goes, but Wu Zhiyuan can't sleep at all, his mind is constantly filled with Ju'er's voice and smile and the tragic situation of her corpse lying on the ground covered in blood during the day. At this time, in the dead of night, if you continue to indulge your thoughts drifting, it is easy to escape into the demons in your heart, Wu Zhiyuan held his breath and tried his best not to think about it, but the more he rejected it, the more these fragments lingered in his mind. He opened his eyes with some irritation, and at that moment he suddenly saw a man standing outside the window of the wing.

The person was wearing a cloak, it should be a woman, because it was through the window, and the window lattice was Sheng Wanxiang and his mother's new window paper, so Wu Zhiyuan could only see a black figure reflected on the white window paper. The woman stood quietly outside the window, motionless, as if she was peeping into the wing room through the window paper, looking very strange.

"Who?" Wu Zhiyuan lowered his voice and shouted.

At this moment, the woman outside the window seemed to hear Wu Zhiyuan's voice, and the black figure disappeared from the window.

Wu Zhiyuan turned over from the bed with a spirit, he slept in his clothes, did not take off his clothes, put on his shoes and rushed to the door of the wing, pushed open the door and looked out, there was no one outside the window, and the door of the courtyard was closed, and there was no trace of being opened.

Wu Zhiyuan was surprised, could it be that he was dazzled? At this moment, the door of the main room "creaked" open, Wu Zhiyuan followed the sound, and Moon Shadow Fuxian pushed open the door and walked out.

"Moon Shadow?" Wu Zhiyuan was stunned in his heart and asked, "That person was you just now?" ”

Seeing that Wu Zhiyuan was standing at the door of the wing room, Moon Shadow Fuxian also asked with a look of surprise: "Which person?" I also just came out. ”

"It's weird." Wu Zhiyuan pinched his forehead and said in his heart, could it be that I was thinking too much tonight and was dazzled for a while?

"Brother Zhiyuan, what's wrong?" Seeing Wu Zhiyuan muttering to himself, Moon Shadow Fuxian stepped forward and asked with concern.

"Oh, nothing." Wu Zhiyuan took a breath and calmed down.

Seeing that Moon Shadow Fuxian was wearing a single coat at this time, Wu Zhiyuan took off his coat and draped it on her body. Although Moon Shadow Fuxian has a generous personality, he is still very shy in the face of Wu Zhiyuan's warmth at this time.

"Brother Zhiyuan, what are your plans next?" The two of them stood in the middle of the courtyard, looking at the cold stars in the sky, and Moon Shadow Fuxian asked.

"The most important thing now is the matter of that treasure, I plan to leave tomorrow and the day after tomorrow to inquire about the news of Baolin Hall, or go directly to find that treasure, I must find it before Baolin Hall." Wu Zhiyuan pondered for a moment and said, "The key to finding this treasure is to know where the secret passage drawn by this treasure map is, otherwise it will be useless even if you know how to break the traps and labyrinths around the treasure." ”

Moon Shadow Fu Immortal groaned for a moment and asked, "This treasure map is only partially drawn, and the land of Huaxia is vast, so there is no way to find it. However, someone should probably know something, I wonder if you asked? ”

"Who?" Wu Zhiyuan asked in amazement.

"Sun Hemp." Moon Shadow Fuxian replied, "This person is shrewd and cunning, he followed you to Wujia Village, obviously coveting the treasure map in your hand, this is Sima Zhao's heart is well known to passers-by, but this person has rich experience in the rivers and lakes, and it seems that he has also studied this treasure map, at this time, you might as well test him to see how many clues he knows." ”

Wu Zhiyuan pondered for a long time when he heard this, he felt that the words of the Moon Shadow Fuxian were not unreasonable, at this time, except for discussing with Sun Haozi, there seemed to be no other more practical and effective way, if the time dragged on any longer, maybe the people of Baolin Hall would take the lead, those people did all kinds of evil, if they got the treasure, they would lose a lot of wealth, and at worst, a new warlord force might be born, and then the Quartet would be divided, and the war would increase, and it would be the common people who suffered.

The two chatted for a long time under the lonely starry sky, until Wu Zhiyuan became sleepy and went back to sleep.

The next day, when Wu Zhiyuan got up, it was already three poles in the morning, his mother, Moon Shadow Fuxian and Sheng Wanxiang had already made breakfast, everyone was sitting around the dining table, just about to start eating, at this time the courtyard door opened, a slender figure appeared at the door, everyone turned their heads to see, it was actually Xue'er of the fifth uncle's family.

I saw Xue'er holding a large porcelain bowl in her hand, and the porcelain bowl was covered with a lid, she walked to the dining table with a smile, smiled and nodded to everyone, and then brought the porcelain bowl in her hand to Wu Zhiyuan, and said with a smile: "Zhiyuan, I heard that you have no appetite, my mother specially boiled a bowl of chicken soup for you, drink it while it's hot." ”

Wu Zhiyuan smiled and thanked: "Thank you, Aunt Five." As he spoke, he opened the lid on the porcelain bowl, and the fresh smell of chicken soup came to his face, and he couldn't help but praise, "Aunt Wu's soup cooking skills are good!" ”

Wu Zhiyuan picked up the spoon and scooped up a spoonful of soup and was about to bring it to his mouth, only to hear Sheng Wanxiang on the side shouting: "Don't!" ”