It's dawn.

Storm. The mountains around Evian are covered in a white haze, like a fairyland.

The Baiyu River is not white at all, and the thick flood is even a little black.

The water was not as large as last night, but it still showed a fierce appearance, and there was not a single boat on the river.

Shi Weigui had breakfast at the White Jade Academy and was about to take Xiaoshu and Tiehu home.

Tie Hu was worried about Gu Zicheng's visit to the Tang Mansion at night, and he was reluctant to leave, but it was difficult to say that he would stay.

Su Yu didn't sleep much all night, always thinking about whether Gu Zicheng could bring back good news.

After breakfast, the scholars were ready to clean the courtyard and clean up the garden ravaged by wind and rain, but they had not yet seen the shadow of Gu Zicheng.

Su Yu saw Leng Tiehu's thoughts, so he took the initiative to tell Shi Weigui that the academy had a lot of things to do today, and there were not enough people, so he hoped that Tiehu and Xiaoshu would stay and help.

Shi Weigui didn't think much about it, so he agreed. He went home with a few silver dollars given by Steward He.

Under the leadership of He Hongdao, the scholar first cleaned up the leaves, branches, and weeds in several yards, and then went to the front and back gardens to rescue flowers and trees.

Leng Tiehu was busy with work in his hands, and his heart was up and down.

Su Yu went out to the door from time to time to see if Gu Zicheng had come back.

At noon, the college was cleared. Gu Zicheng still didn't come back.

After lunch, Su Yu, Tiehu, and Xiaoshu hid in the corner to figure out what happened.

Xiao Shu was worried that Gu Zicheng's kung fu was not up to par, and he might be arrested as a thief by the people of the Tang Mansion.

Iron Tiger is both anxious and excited. Thinking for a while, Gu Zicheng might appear in the academy with his sister, and thinking for a while, Gu Zicheng was caught and sent to the government.

Su Yu was not worried about Gu Zicheng's kung fu, but it was the insidiousness of the people of the Tang Mansion that made him unsure what would happen.

The three of them spent a long time together, and they couldn't figure it out. In the end, it was Su Yu who proposed to go to the Zhenyuan Martial Arts Hall to find Gu Zicheng first.

The three of them came to the door of the martial arts hall.

Shi Xiaoshu stubbornly went in to find the eldest brother. It didn't take long to come out. The news he brought back made Su Yu and Tiehu feel uneasy.

Gu Zicheng was sent by his master Hu Zhenyuan to Henan on errands, and he set off yesterday afternoon.

What's going on? Gu Zicheng was still in Baiyu Academy last night to rescue people. Did he go to the Tang Mansion?

"The name of Gu Zicheng's flying man won't be blown out." Shi Xiaoshu said.

Su Yu shook his head: "Hmph, just your young man's name is blown." I know Gu Zicheng's personality, as long as he promises others, he will complete his mission when he goes to the soup. His chivalrous spirit is not demanded by others, but goes deep into the bone marrow. ”

"Where will he go? Otherwise, let's go to Tang's house to see the situation. Leng Tiehu said.

The three of them rushed to Tang's house in Zhennan without stopping.

The blue bricks and white walls, the gate is closed, and there is nothing unusual to see. There was no movement. They didn't dare to knock on the door.

Su Yu muttered in his heart, for no reason, there were two more regimental soldiers with guns standing guard at the gate of the Tang Mansion.

The three of them wandered under a big tree on the side of the street, staring at the gate of the Tang Mansion and not knowing what to do.

At this time, the door of the Tang Mansion slowly opened. A dilapidated carriage pulled out.

The coachman was an old man with a long beard, with a thin face, as if he hadn't eaten enough in months.

The horse, like its owner, was skinny. The coachman holds the reins in one hand and the whip in the other.

There was a coffin on the car, and a white cloth was tied to the top of the coffin.

"The Tang Mansion is dead, this is a funeral." Su Yu said.

"I don't know who died?" Leng Tiehu said.

"It can't be Tang Yongfa's old thing, right?" Shi Xiaoshu said.

Su Yu held the folding fan and patted his palm gently: "The people of the Tang family are dead, they should hold a grand funeral, it is impossible to just do it hastily." ”

The carriage slowly left the Tang Mansion and headed south.

There was no one behind the car, alone. The rained bluestone pavement glowed white, and the carriage looked like a canopy floating on water.

"Could it be that a janitor dog will die?" Shi Xiaoshu said, "I heard that the servants in the Prime Minister's Mansion are all third-grade officials. If the Tang family's dog dies, it will also be put in a coffin. ”

Tiehu thought about his sister in his heart and didn't want to deal with Xiaoshu's jokes.

At this time, two men came from the north, one tall and one short, and led a dog.

Iron Tiger recognized it at once. They were hunters in the nearby mountains, and last time it was their father and son who entered the Tang Mansion to help inquire about Xueni's news.

"It seems that we have to trouble this uncle." Leng Tiehu walked towards the father and son.

Su Yu and Shi Xiaoshu didn't understand what the situation was, so they also followed.

The two men were dressed in short hexagrams, and animal skins were sewn on the collars, and they looked like hunters.

The middle-aged man is shorter, carrying a pheasant and a hare in his hands.

The boy was tall, a head taller than his father, carrying a bow and quiver on his back, and a black hound behind him.

Leng Tiehu walked over and bowed down and said, "Uncle, you still know me." The other day, it was also here. ”

The middle-aged man thought for a while and said, "Oh, remember, your sister is in the Tang Mansion, how is she now?" ”

Leng Tiehu said: "I haven't been able to see my sister, and I have to trouble my uncle and this brother to help me find out again." I only know that my sister is being bullied in the house, but we can't get in. ”

"Okay, no problem." The middle-aged man said to his son, "Shun'er, you and these brothers are waiting here, and Dad will go in to deliver the prey, and he will come out in a while." ”

The young man, known as Shun'er, nodded and did not speak. There was a hint of alertness in his gaze, a bit like the hound behind him.

The middle-aged man called Leng Tiehu aside and said, "Little brother, my son doesn't like to talk. You're all the same age, play with him and see if he can say a word. ”

Leng Tiehu looked at the young man and said, "Okay, understood." ”

The middle-aged man entered the Tang Mansion with his prey. Four teenagers stood casually on the side of the road.

Shi Xiaoshu was very interested in the young man's bow and arrow: "This brother, can you show me your bow and arrow." ”

The boy ignored him.

"With your strength, it's okay to draw a full bow, right?" Xiaoshu asked again.

The young man glanced at Shi Xiaoshu, but still didn't say anything, just pressed his hand on the bowstring.

Tiehu clasped his fists and saluted: "Your name is Niu Shun'er, my name is Leng Tiehu, this year is sixteen, you shouldn't be as old as me, right?" ”

Niu Shun'er stared at Leng Tiehu for a while, nodded, and still didn't speak.

Su Yu held the folding fan and arched his hand and said: "Brother Niu Shun'er, Su Yu in the Lower White Jade Academy, I am fortunate to meet you." ”

Niu Shun'er looked at Su Yu with strange eyes, maybe it was Su Yu's crepe tone that made him uncomfortable.

He also ignored Su Yu, and instead stroked the hound sitting at his feet.

Shi Xiaoshu reached out and touched Niu Shun'er's bowed back: "This bow looks really good......"

Before he could finish speaking, the hound suddenly stood up and let out a low "woo-" in his throat.

Xiaoshu hurriedly hid behind Iron Tiger.

Not long after, the middle-aged man came out. Tiehu hurriedly greeted him: "Uncle, have you seen my sister?" ”

The already sad face of the middle-aged man is filled with sorrow.

Leng Tiehu's expectant eyes were clear, waiting for the hunter to reply.

The hunter raised his hand: "Let's go, go over there." ”

A few people came to the big tree on the side of the road, and the hunter said, "When I entered the Tang Mansion this time, I didn't see the girl with a mole on the corner of her mouth." When I inquired, I found out that something had happened. ”

"What's wrong?" Tiehu asked anxiously.

"Your sister is dead." The hunter said in embarrassment.

"What?" Iron Tiger couldn't believe his ears.

"Don't be upset, kid." The hunter patted Leng Tiehu's shoulder and said,

"I heard from the people of the Tang Mansion that last night, the Tang Mansion entered the thief, and the thief was so bold that he not only stole Master Lu's jade pipe, but also ruined your sister. Your sister has a hard temperament and feels that she has no face to see people, so she committed suicide by throwing herself into a well. ”

Tiehu punched the tree and cursed in his mouth: "Bastard! "Blood was oozing from the back of his hand.

Su Yu and Shi Xiaoshu looked at each other, not knowing what to say.

Tiehu said, "Which way is it a thief?" ”

The middle-aged hunter said: "I heard that it is a snitch, and it is good to be a thief, and he walks on the wall." The people of the Tang Mansion only saw a shadow. ”

Tiehu hugged his head and squatted on the ground: "Xueni, it's my brother who has no ability and can't save you." ”

"Is the snitch Gu Zicheng?" Shi Xiaoshu said.

"No way." Su Yu said resolutely, "I know very well who Gu Zicheng is. He is not the kind of flower thief who wanders the rivers and lakes. ”

The middle-aged man finished his business and left with his son.

Tiehu suddenly yelled like crazy, "I have to see my sister for the last time." ”

With that, he ran in the direction the carriage had left.

Su Yu and Shi Xiaoshu chased after them, and they chased them out of the town, and they didn't see the shadow of the carriage.

Leng Tiehu clenched his fists and shouted to the sky: "God, why did you do this to me. Then, he lowered his head and said fiercely: "If you don't kill Gu Zicheng, you will not be a man." ”

Su Yu heard that something was wrong and pulled Tiehu's arm.

"Brother Tiehu, Gu Zicheng won't do anything like that, let's find him and ask him about the situation before making a decision. Maybe someone from the Tang family did it, framing Du Zicheng. ”

Leng Tiehu flicked his sleeves and turned to leave.

Shi Xiaoshu also glanced at Su Yu with contempt and followed Leng Tiehu.

Su Yu stood there in a daze, his heart turning upside down. Is Gu Zicheng a snitch? Is the girl who laughed at him three times really dead?