The boy's name is Mo Ling, and his home is in a small courtyard on the side of Mirror Mountain. Since his father died of illness three years ago, Mo Ling and his sister Mo Qingyao have relied on each other for their lives - there is another slightly lengthy story about his life experience, so let's put it aside for the time being.

Mo Ling went to Qinglong City to investigate the past of Mirror Mountain this time, and he was assigned by Nandouxing. At this time, Mo Ling was rushing back to Jingshan with stars and moons, hoping to bring the news to Nandou before dawn, and then go home and sleep comfortably.

From Jingshan to Qinglong City, it takes two days for ordinary people to walk, and if they drive a carriage, it will take a day to do so. Moling didn't take a carriage with him on this trip, maybe he thought it would be faster.

All in all, when the sky was about to dawn and the dew woke up slightly, Mo Ling came to the gate of the Nanjia Mansion as he wished, looking up at a few big characters on the door plaque, and his mood was a little complicated.

No matter how many times he came here, the Nanjia Mansion would always give Mo Ling a strong sense of strangeness, and this feeling was precisely from the Nandou Xing who lived deep in the mansion.

Mo Ling knocked on the door carelessly, and it was the girl in the house who opened the door, and when she saw that it was Mo Ling, she said, "The master is waiting for the son in the study." ”

Hearing this, Mo Ling's eyebrows moved slightly, did Nandouxing count that I would come to visit today, or did he say......

Mo Ling didn't think too much about it, and after nodding at the girl, she walked straight to the backyard. The girl looked at the back of Mo Ling, and muttered in her heart: Mo Ling's son is young, and he often goes in and out of the master's study, and he wants to be very qualified, but I haven't heard of which family's clan relatives he is, what the hell is going on.

The girl shook her head, drove these distracting thoughts out of her head, and replaced them with the beautiful reverie of a girl: Childe, he is beautiful, humble to people, and very polite to a subordinate like me, but why does Miss ......

As soon as I thought of this, I heard a slight footstep sound from the side corridor, followed by the familiar voice of the young lady: "Mo Ling, why are you again." ”

Oops, just as I talked about Miss, I appeared. When the girl encountered this kind of scene, she understood that she could not mix it up, so she consciously closed the door and left the front yard from the other side pretending not to know.

Turning a corner of the corridor, the girl stopped, and finally couldn't help the curiosity in her heart, and poked her head out to peek at the development of the situation.

Mo Ling didn't expect that as soon as he entered Nanfu, he ran into Nan Ruoli, and the complexity in his heart was deepened. In Nanfu, there are two people in Moling that they don't want to see, one is the head of the family, Nan Douxing, and the other is Nan Ruoli, the daughter of Nan Douxing.

But apart from these two people, Mo Ling couldn't find a reason to come to Nanfu - this was Mo Ling's headache.

"Miss Nan, what a coincidence. Mo Ling bowed her hand, "The sky is just dawning, and Miss Nan really got up early." ”

"I'm not like you. Nan Ruoli's voice was crisp and pleasant, like the song of a bird in the morning, "After getting up, I have to practice, eat, go to school, and then take time to take care of a busy person's sister." ”

When she said the last sentence, Nan Ruoli glared at Mo Ling fiercely. Mo Ling subconsciously withdrew her gaze, pretended not to see it, coughed twice, and said, "Miss Nan is really busy...... It's hard work for the South girl. ”

"I can't catch up with you yet. Nan Ruoli's voice was cold.

"If there is nothing to do, I will leave first, and Ling Zun is still waiting in the study to go over. Mo Ling arched his hand, taking Nan Ruoli's silence as a tacit approval, turned around and quickly disappeared into the depths of the corridor.

The girl hiding in the corner only listened to the conversation between the two and understood it halfway, but the tension between the two was smacked. Seeing Nan Ruoli walking towards this side, the girl didn't dare to stay longer, so she stuck out her tongue and turned around and left.

Entering the backyard, Mo Ling followed the corridor to Nandouxing's study, took a deep breath, and knocked on the door.

"Come in. The gentle voice of the Southern Dipper came from within.

Sure enough, they were waiting for me. Mo Ling was a little nervous, pushed open the door, and half-bowed his head to Nandouxing's desk. Nandouxing was writing something on the desk, and there was an incense burner standing in the corner of the table, emitting curling green smoke, exuding a faint fragrance.

Mo Ling waited silently for a while, and then Nandou Xing stopped writing and raised his head.

"You should be familiar with this smell, right?" said Nandou Xing with a smile and looked at Mo Ling.

"Uncle Nan means what is burned in the incense burner?" asked Mo Ling.

"Otherwise, what do you think? ”

Mo Ling didn't know how to answer for a moment. When it comes to the herbs burned in the incense burner, Mo Ling knows. The name of this medicine is Senri drunk, and the fragrance produced when burned can give people a pleasant pleasure, but it is forbidden to sell this medicine in general pharmacies.

The reason is very simple, this medicinal fragrance will make people addictive, and after smelling too much, it is easy to get intoxicated and unable to extricate themselves. Hence the name of the drug.

But the action of hesitation itself exposed the fact that he knew about the thousand days of drunkenness, so Mo Ling no longer covered it up, and said frankly: "If Ling'er guesses correctly, this furnace of Chinese herbs should be a thousand days drunk." ”

"That's right," Nandou nodded approvingly, "This medicine is extremely toxic, and people who overdose on it will become addicted to it unconsciously, and it will be difficult to get rid of their dependence on it." ”

"Then why ......" Mo Ling stopped halfway through the question.

Nandouxing guessed what Moling wanted to ask, and replied directly: "A few days ago, Li'er brought back some scrolls from outside, and there was a lot of smell of drunkenness on them, and I asked her, but she didn't tell me. Do you know why?"

Mo Ling's face did not change, "Ling'er doesn't know. ”

Nandouxing nodded, and continued, "So I found some Thousand Days Drunk and wanted to taste it for myself." ”

Nandouxing said this very calmly, as if he was sure that he would not be affected by the Thousand Days Drunk. Mo Ling frowned and didn't say anything.

"I've heard that this medicine has another name, do you know?" asked Nandou again.

Mo Ling's heart froze slightly, as far as he knew, there was no other name for Thousand Days Drunk, but since Nandou Xing asked so, he must know something-the worst-case scenario, Nandou Xing probably already knew that he had something to do with those books.

Seeing that Mo Ling was stunned, Nandou Xing smiled, "This alias is also quite interesting, it is called Seven Days, it is said that because it is a thousand days of drunkenness, the fragrance will remain for seven days." ”

"I see...... "Mo Ling couldn't figure it out, why did Nandou Xing tell him this, was he hinting at something?

"Don't talk about that," Nandouxing suddenly changed his tone, "A few days ago, you were asked to go to Qinglong County to investigate some of the past events in Mirror Mountain, but there are results?"

"There are some, but they are not secret, I'm afraid Uncle Nan already knows about it. ”

"It's okay, you can hear it for now. ”

So Mo Ling told Nandouxing about the small talk he had collected in the teahouse yesterday and sorted it out a little. Although there are many daily trivial things, Nandouxing still listens very attentively. This made Mo Ling even more confused, could it be that Nandou was really interested in these things?

After speaking, Nandou Xing pondered for a moment, took out a small paper bag from the table, and handed it to Mo Ling.

"That's it for the investigation. I have something new for you to do. ”

"Is this?" after Mo Ling took the paper bag, he didn't know if he should open it.

"You know when you smell it. Nandouxing was still smiling, looking at Mo Ling holding the paper bag, and sniffed it in front of his nose carelessly, with a look of surprise on his face. "You take this thing, go to the Tianzi Pavilion in Qinglong City, find a student named Qingzhou, and then hand him the paper bag, and he will tell you what to do later. ”

"Tianzi Pavilion?" Mo Ling was very sensitive to this word, "Is that the largest school in the city?"

"Of course, you should be very familiar with it. ”

Mo Ling didn't answer, and after putting the paper bag in his arms, he only asked, "Is this matter related to Tianzi Pavilion?"

"It doesn't matter much," Nan Douxing shook his head, "It has a lot to do with the Mo family." ”

Mo family. After hearing these two words, Mo Ling obviously felt the tip of his heart tremble, but he didn't know if his emotions were shown on his face. Thinking of this, Mo Ling quickly lowered his head, and after bowing his hand, he took his leave and left the study.

Out of the study, Mo Ling suddenly felt a lot more relaxed, so he walked briskly through the corridor and left the Nanjia Mansion directly.

By the time I got home, it was already dark. Mo Ling casually pushed open the door, but it still inevitably provoked a "squeak" sound, and then a familiar smell came to his face.

"Sister Ruoli?" A slightly immature voice sounded at the head of the bed, and then a petite head poked out of the bed, and after seeing Mo Ling, he instantly became pleasantly surprised, "Brother Ling!"

The little girl rolled out of the quilt at once, and jumped at Mo Ling, who caught her and held her firmly in her arms.

"You're finally back!" the little girl couldn't hold back her excitement, and her face kept rubbing against Moling's chest.

When Mo Ling heard this, she was happy and sad, and when the little girl had rubbed enough, she put her back on the bed and said softly: "Put on your clothes first, and I'll cook for you." ”

"Oh, yes," the little girl cheered, "I can eat Brother Ling's cooking again!"

Mo Ling touched the little girl's head and smiled bitterly. Then he went into the kitchen and picked up the stove.

After not much work, Mo Ling walked out of the room with steaming porridge and rice, and found that there was one more person in the front room.

"Brother Ling," the little girl was the first to see Mo Ling, "Sister Ruoli is here too!"

"Hmm. Mo Ling nodded and put the porridge on the table, "Are you dressed properly?"

"It's already dressed," the little girl spun around on the ground, "Sister Ruoli helped me put it on." ”

"You-" Mo Ling rubbed the little girl's hair, and the little girl looked up at Mo Ling and giggled, "You're nine years old, and you need someone to help you get dressed." ”

"What does it matter. The little girl didn't feel embarrassed at all, "Yao'er is only nine years old. ”

"When your brother Ling was nine years old, he was already following his father's ......" Mo Ling was just halfway through this, and he subconsciously stopped, "Forget it, let's eat quickly." ”

"Hey, okay. The little girl sat down at the table obediently and began to eat.

At this time, Mo Ling turned his head and looked at Nan Ruoli who was sitting next to him, "It's early in the morning, I'm sorry for you." ”

Nan Ruoli didn't appreciate it very much, but it was not easy to have a seizure in front of the little girl, and finally she only said faintly: "If you really think that you have troubled me, you will accompany Sister Yao'er more in the future." ”

"I can't ask for it. Mo Ling shook her head self-deprecatingly, and sat down, "Why don't you go to Ling Zun and say a few kind words to Miss Nan, so that I can be more relaxed in the future." ”

"What is Daddy asking you to do?" Nan Ruoli looked at Mo Ling in confusion, "Your kung fu is average, and you have a lot of cleverness, what can you do to help Daddy?"

"Indeed—it's a pity that Ling Zun doesn't think so. "If you don't want to do it, just tell your dad no." ”

"That won't work, at least not yet," Magic Ling shook her head, "Wait a little longer." ”

"......" Nan Ruoli looked at Mo Ling for a long time before sighing, "I really don't know what you think." ”

After that, neither of them spoke, and waited quietly for the little girl to finish eating, and the three of them went out together. When he came to the gate of the courtyard, Mo Ling stopped his steps and said to Nan Ruoli: "The matter of sending Yao'er to the school will trouble you." ”

"Aren't you going?" Nan Ruoli asked in surprise, and the little girl looked very disappointed when she heard this.

"Not today, there's still something to do. After Mo Ling finished speaking, she squatted down and touched the little girl's face, "When this matter is over, Brother Ling will stay at home with you for a while, okay?"

"Hmm......" The little girl suppressed her voice, holding back her frustration and not revealing her frustration, but this scene was seen by Nan Ruoli, but she couldn't hold it back, "Are you so busy, don't you even have time to send Sister Yao'er to the school!"

Nan Ruoli wanted to continue, but unexpectedly, the corner of her clothes was pulled by the little girl, and what she wanted to say suddenly choked on her throat. Mo Ling saw it in his eyes, and it hurt in his heart, and after standing up, he leaned close to Nan Ruoli's ear and whispered: "This matter is related to the Mo family, and it is inevitable that I will come into contact with those people of the Zong family in the future." If I show up in the academy and let them find out about my relationship with Yao'er, it may have a bad influence on Yao'er. ”

When Nan Ruoli heard this, her face suddenly darkened, and after a long time, Fang squeezed out a few words from her mouth: "This matter was also handed over to you by Daddy?"

Mo Ling nodded, not saying anything more.

After seeing the two of them leave for a long time, Mo Ling turned around and walked towards the way down the mountain without looking back. Almost halfway through, seeing that there was no one around, Mo Ling took out a piece of white jade dragon pattern jade pendant from his arms, shook it in his hand, and asked, "Fuqin, are you there?"

After shaking for a long time and not responding, Mo Ling pursed her lips, put the jade pendant back again, and said to herself: "If you don't sleep in the morning, you don't sleep in the evening, but you sleep at this time." ”

Because of the errand given to him by Nandouxing, Meimei's original plan to sleep after returning home also came to naught, but Mo Ling was not depressed about this, because the errand she took over was likely to touch the secrets of the Mo family - in other words, if you follow this line, you may be able to find out the clues of the demise of the Far East clan back then, and you can also find out the real murderer of her own family six years ago.

After traveling for most of the day, Mo Ling returned to Qinglong City in the evening, when the sky was gradually darkening, and scattered lights were lit up on the street. After entering the city, Moling went straight to a shop and knocked on the door.

"Who, it's closed, please come back tomorrow. A voice came from inside the room.

"Brother Green Worm, open the door, it's me, Moling. When Mo Ling heard that there was someone in the room, he was overjoyed.

With a squeak, the door of the shop was opened, and a young man about the same age as Mo Ling poked his head out, and after seeing Mo Ling, he said in surprise: "Hey, it's really Brother Mo Ling, are you still staying in the city so late?"

"Let's talk about it," Mo Ling unceremoniously entered the store, "I just came from the Mirror Mountain, and I want to spend the night with you." Oh no, maybe I'm going to have to bother for a while. ”

"It's nothing ...... you want to live," the young man scratched his head and looked at Mo Ling in confusion, "It just so happens that Dad has gone to White Tiger County to collect medicine, you can stay in his room first." But is there something wrong with you coming to Blue Dragon City so late?"

"Hey, it's not a big deal. Mo Ling waved his hand and said lightly, "I was entrusted to come to Qinglong City to deliver something." ”

The young man blinked, and didn't seem to believe what Mo Ling said, "I heard that you are doing things for Nandou now, is this true?"

"Where did you hear that?" "Sister Yao'er." "Hmmmm......"

The young man saw that Mo Ling was a little distracted, so he thought that this matter was almost inseparable, so he said: "I heard my father say that Nandouxing is a person who is well hidden, and he is scheming, so you have to pay attention." ”

"It's okay, just help him run errands," Mo Ling pretended to be open-minded, "People don't look down on me, I'm just an errand boy." ”

"That's good......" The young man said this unconsciously, and felt that it didn't seem appropriate, so he changed the topic and asked, "Are you still investigating the matter of the Mo family and the Jidong family?"

"Oh, I can't hide anything from you," Mo Ling scratched her head, "Yes, this time I came to Qinglong City, more or less related to the Mo family." Brother Green Worm, you'll have to help me then. ”

The boy said it casually, but he didn't expect to guess correctly, and he was stunned, and he didn't know how to respond. Then I saw Mo Ling stand up and stretch: "Let's talk about the details later, I haven't rested for a long time, I have to go to sleep now." ”

The young man nodded, watched Mo Ling go upstairs, and began to busy cleaning up again.