"Among the four counties of Qinglong, Vermilion Bird, White Tiger and Xuanwu, Qinglong County is the oldest county, and among the four major families of the Mo family, the Nan family, the Hua family and the Huang family, the Mo family is the first big family to appear. If there is any connection between this, the Mo family has been in a dominant position in Qinglong County for a long period of time. ”

Mo Ling stopped and took a sip of tea, and heard Nan Ruoli interject: "Now the most powerful person in Qinglong County is still the Mo family." ”

"That's true," Mo Ling nodded, put down the teacup and continued, "The other three families have all gradually grown after several large-scale migrations, and if you want to talk about the roots, hundreds of thousands of years ago, everyone was from Qinglong County, and they had a common ancestor surnamed Mo. The history of the county is like a painting, the older it is, the more bad it is, and what is written in these books is one of the eye-catching spots, until now, the Mo family still can't get rid of its involvement.

"The Mo family - it should be said that the Mo family in the past, at that time its power was even more prosperous than it is now - the Mo family has had a special hobby since ancient times, and is particularly interested in people's lifespan. Many Taoists enjoyed this and wrote a large number of ancient books, but unfortunately, most of them were lost in several great upheavals. After several migrations, the Mo family's power shrank rapidly, but this hobby has been retained, but it has begun to become a little disgusting. Perhaps due to the loss of a large number of Taoists, the Mo family's focus on life study shifted little by little, and finally fell on the corpse. ”

"Corpse ......" Nan Ruoli swallowed her saliva, "Why is it a corpse." ”

As for the reason, the four families have their own opinions. I speculate that prolonging life is nothing more than a few ways, strengthening the body, meditating and nourishing the mind, collecting medicine and tonics, and returning to nature. A long time ago, these methods were being studied, but today, the Taoist who meditates and cultivates the spirit has moved to Suzaku County, the Taoist who collects medicine and tonic has moved to Xuanwu County, the Taoist who has returned to nature has gone away to Baihu County, and the people of Qinglong County have withered, leaving only one way to strengthen the body. But this is obviously not enough, so the Mo family began to think that since life cannot last long, then it may be able to live forever after death - just like that, the Mo family started the idea of corpses. ”

"It feels like there is some truth," Nan Ruoli agreed with this explanation, "but these are just your guesses." ”

"Yes, it's just speculation at the end of the day. However, the Mo family is obsessed with the matter of corpses, and the other three families all know it. The three families also suspected more than once that the Mo family was still secretly doing such dirty things. ”

"Could it be that the crypt is ......" Nan Ruoli suddenly came to her senses, "and Mo Si'an's affairs are also ......"

"I'm afraid so. Mo Ling nodded, "The Mo family has had a lot of criminal laws since ancient times, and these criminal laws are often related to corpses, so no matter what era it is, there is always no shortage of people in the Mo family who deal with corpses." If the crypt in the depths of the Grand Canyon is where the Mo family buried the corpse, then Old Man Mo is the one who deals with the corpse, and Qingzhou is Old Man Mo's apprentice, then Qingzhou should also be very clear about this. ”

"Speaking of Qingzhou, did you ask about what happened in Jingsiyuan that night?" Nan Ruoli suddenly remembered this.

"Didn't have time to ask. Mo Ling shook his head, "But Qingzhou said ......"

"Say what?"

He said...... It may have something to do with the feather. ”

"Sister Meiyu!" Nan Ruoli stood up in shock, "Qingzhou, he told you that?"

"Don't get excited," Mo Ling reassured, "this is just his guess, how could he guess it by such coincidence." ”

"What about you," Nan Ruoli refused to sit down, staring at Mo Ling and asked, "Are you the same as he thinks?"

"How is it possible...... Demon Ling looked away, "The charm feather has disappeared for more than half a year, what can I do now when I appear in the Blue Dragon City-"

"Liars. Nan Ruoli interrupted Mo Ling's words.

"Huh?" Mo Ling looked at Nan Ruoli in confusion, "What did you say?"

"I said you're a liar, a big liar!" Nan Ruoli's cheeks turned crimson, "I heard the conversation between you and Daddy!"

"......" Mo Ling looked at Nan Ruoli in a daze, not knowing how to explain, "That's not what you think, I ......"

"Then what do you say," Nan Ruoli interrupted Mo Ling again, "I heard you ask your father in person, 'Is the fire in Jing Si Yuan related to Mei Yu', and now you flatly deny it, why are you hiding it from me!"

"I'm not hiding it from you—" "You're still quibbling. ”

"Hey-I really want to hide something from you, so I won't tell you what Qingzhou said. Mo Ling sighed, "You really misunderstood me. ”

"That-" Nan Ruoli choked, and after thinking about it carefully, what Mo Ling said seemed to make sense, "Then what do you mean." ”

"I want to say that the fire in Jing Si Yuan was definitely not Mei Yu's doing, and she didn't want to get involved in the affairs of Qinglong City. ”

"I also know this," Nan Ruoli stomped her feet anxiously, "How could Sister Meiyu do such a thing." What I want to know is, what do you mean by that sentence you asked Daddy?"

"To put it simply, I think that the fire in Jing Si Yuan may be a bureau set up by the Mo family, or the Tianzi Pavilion, or someone else to lure Mei Yu out, and the suspicion is-"

Before Mo Ling finished speaking, he was interrupted by Nan Ruoli, "Someone wants to frame Sister Meiyu?"

"Don't worry," Mo Ling stood up and forcibly pressed Nan Ruoli to sit on the chair, "Listen to me slowly." In the Jing Si Yuan fire case, the two students who had the dispute were from the Mo family, and the whole thing could no longer be found to have anything to do with Mei Yu except that Jing Si Yuan had something to do with Mei Yu. Whether my guess is right or not depends on the explanation of this matter by the Son of Heaven Pavilion and the county guard. ”

"Tianzi Pavilion hates Sister Meiyu so much, how can she help her say good things!" Nan Ruoli wanted to stand up, but she couldn't move.

"I shouldn't have mentioned this," Magic Ling shook her head, "and you're in a hurry at the mention of Mei Yu." ”

"Of course I'm in a hurry, I'm not you. Nan Ruoli retorted.

"Hey, Mei Yu is not in a hurry, what are you anxious about. "How do you know that Sister Meiyu is not in a hurry?" "Because-" "Because of what, you say." "I...... I feel ......"

"Hmph!" Nan Ruoli pushed away the magic feather, "I know that you can't be trusted, if this matter is really related to Sister Meiyu, I will definitely not sit idly by." ”

"Okay, good," Mo Ling coaxed Nan Ruoli to sit back like a child, "Mei Yu would definitely be very moved if she knew that you were so enthusiastic." ”

"I don't need you to say it. Nan Ruoli pursed her lips, quite a little complacent.

"No matter what I tell you, I can end up with Mei Yu, it's a real headache. Mo Ling held his forehead and shook his head again and again, "Don't you want to talk about the secret past of the Mo family?"

"Say, why don't you say it, I'll listen carefully. Nan Ruoli quickly sat up straight, "You go on." ”

"I forgot what I just said...... Oh, speaking of Old Man Mo, who has been dealing with corpses all year round. The Mo family used to have a criminal law called Bailiu Sacrifice, have you heard of it?"

"Nope. Nan Ruoli shook her head, "What kind of criminal law is it?"

"As the name suggests, the Hakuryu Festival is to cut open a person's abdomen and let the contents flow out like flowing water. It is a cruel and elaborate form of criminal law, which is born out of an older form of torture to ward off the plague...... Forget it, don't mention it. ”

"It's disgusting...... Nan Ruoli covered her mouth, "What does this have to do with Old Man Mo?"

The book says that in order to preserve the corpse for a longer period of time, the corpse needs to be cleaned first, that is, all the necrotic organs are removed, leaving only an empty shell. When I saw this, the first thing that came to my mind was the Hakuryu Festival. Old man Mo may have used a similar criminal law to give Mo Si'an to ......" Mo Ling saw that Nan Ruoli's face was getting more and more ugly, and quickly stood up, "Are you okay?"

"It's okay......" Nan Ruoli waved her hand, "You don't have to be so detailed." ”