Chapter 168: The Long Night
Duyun and Chi Junqing traveled all the way southeast along the Han River, moving very fast. After Chi Junqing talked to Duyun that night, he never mentioned the matter of joining forces again, and this kid also returned to his former wise appearance.
Through this period of contact, Twilight Cloud has a new understanding of Nightfeather Tsuki: the current Nightfeather Tsuki is far less beautiful than it seems. To outsiders, three of the twelve chiefs had died, and there were not many left to move around, and three old fellows were too old to hold knives. The quality of the killers is also worrying, far less than it was twenty years ago. Peripheral killers can even get in on any stinky fish and rotten shrimp.
Twilight wanted to tell Li Fenglan this information quickly, but unfortunately he didn't have any means here.
Standing at the bow of the boat, watching the crescent moon reflected in the sky on the river, my mind was a little scattered.
Since the two met on the official road to White Eagle Villa last year, until the day of separation, the two people in the middle have basically never been separated, and they can be regarded as getting along day and night. Now that they are suddenly separated, he is very unaccustomed to it. Li Fenglan is very smart, she doesn't have any bad intentions, and what she has explained is not dangerous. Even if there was a real danger, she would think about their lives first. It's been a long time, and I don't like to use my brain very much.
Twilight let out a long sigh.
The river wind blew, and the waning moon was shaken away by the waves.
Li Fenglan stared blankly at the water surface of Zhu's pond, the water surface was very quiet, and the reflection of the moonlight was very real. She thought of a lot of things, there was also such a moon in Chaolan Lake, and she didn't know that there should be one on the water somewhere at the moment.
I didn't realize that after the short-lived ghost left, Li Fenglan found that she had a strong sense of jealousy. Seeing Zhu Mingyu smiling at Amber, she felt uncomfortable. Seeing Ayahan helping Xu Qingchen smooth out the folds on her clothes, she was also uncomfortable. Thinking that Jade could meet Bai Shuyu every day, she felt even more uncomfortable. Even wandering around the town during the day and seeing two wild cats walking together, she wanted to walk over and kick them.
It's annoying to have things in pairs, can't you find a place where no one is around? Do you have to be in front of me?
It's better to take a few more bites, and it's better to bite into a piece of meat.
…
There are many people who can't sleep during this long night.
On the outskirts of Chang'an, the ruins of Shangguan's house, three figures.
"I haven't seen you for many years, but I didn't expect to meet again, it's here." The person who spoke was Mo Changfeng, he was leaning against a broken wall, and his tone was very calm.
A woman's voice rang out, "Was it unexpected that you were born here, grew up here, and met here?"
The other woman laughed and said, "I remember you weren't so-for-tat before."
Mo Changfeng sighed and said, "I didn't target her in the first place...... We're all past the age of beating around the bush, so let's say whatever we want."
"Okay, I'll just have one question, my daughter's business, why?"
"Why?" Mo Changfeng sneered, "Allow you to calculate others, but don't allow others to calculate you? The child of two or three months was left by you in Chaolan Valley, if it wasn't for Ah Yan's sharp eyes, the child might be taken away by wolves. Feng Yao, the children have nothing to do with before, they shouldn't have suffered this sin."
"Hmph, she's my daughter, and she's supposed to do this."
"Then she should be raised by you!"
"You haven't answered me yet, why?"
"You're dead, I'm not going to tell you."
"Okay, okay," said the other woman, "didn't I ask you out to quarrel, wouldn't it be nice to talk as calmly as you used to?"
Li Fengyao asked, "What do you want to talk about?"
"I want to talk...... None of this makes sense, so why bother? It's been nineteen years, isn't it good to live in peace?"
Li Fengyao's voice trembled a little: "The dead are my relatives, and they are also yours. Xiao Zhuo, you used to be a black and white person, what's wrong? I haven't seen you for nineteen years, and you're going to compromise?"
"Relatives?" Li Yuzhuo sneered, "I don't treat them as relatives, sister, the only person I care about in the Li family is you. Believe it or not, what I said is true. But these things you've done over the years...... I don't have much affection for you anymore.
I saw three children a few years ago, one of them was poisoned and almost died, is that what you want? Even if you want them to investigate the truth, what are you doing in Chang'an for? Isn't it a big trouble for them to spread rumors about jade pendants?"
Li Fengyao smiled: "That's not a rumor, that jade pendant does hide the secret of the Shangguan family."
"Hmph," Mo Changfeng said, "The jade pendant was given to Ah Cheng by me, and it has a fart secret...... And that Li family's underground palace map, you clearly want people to compete for this thing and keep it as your last resort, right?"
"That's right."
Mo Changfeng waved his hand and said, "Then I have nothing to talk about with you...... We will find out the mastermind behind the scenes and avenge our own revenge, as for yours, you can figure it out yourself, and I will not accompany you."
As he spoke, he walked in the direction of Chang'an City.
Li Yuzhuo left a sentence: "You are so self-conscious." caught up with Mo Changfeng.
"Brother Changfeng, the wine shop is still open, have a drink?"
"It's okay, I haven't seen you for many years, and I'm renewing. Xiao Zhuo, you have to settle the bill, Lan Yatou didn't leave me much money."
Leaving Li Fengyao alone in the ruins.
Dark clouds gradually obscured the moonlight, and the night grew darker.
…
Zhao Shunlai stood at the highest point of Chaolan Valley, looking down on the entire Chaolan Valley. It was late at night, and there were no lights in the valley, and it was silent and peaceful.
A few days ago, many people in the valley quietly went out, and even the valley owner followed. Before leaving, the valley owner told him that there are still many old and young women and children in the valley, and he needs to take care of them, and he will be spring ploughing after a while, and he hopes that he will arrange these things. Look at the book
Of course, not everyone left, for the safety of the big guys, Fu Yanhe, Chen Tong, and Zhou Xiao still stayed in the valley.
For the first time, the man in his early twenties felt a heavy burden on his shoulders, and he couldn't help but complain. Who is not good for Mo Changfeng? You have to choose yourself. A man of his age should travel all over the country, not in a corner of the country.
Now the young people in the valley are becoming more and more difficult to manage, and with the reconciliation with the rivers and lakes outside, more and more children want to go out. And at this critical point, Mo Changfeng didn't want these children to have anything to do, so he asked Zhao Shun to come, no matter what, he had to see them, he really wanted to get out of the valley, and he would wait for this period of time.
Although he has bitterly discussed the interests and disadvantages with those brothers and sisters, he can't suppress his yearning for freedom and broadness.
According to the information sent back by Mo Changfeng, the encirclement and suppression of Night Feather Xiaozhu is likely to be postponed, which means that the day when they will leave the valley will be postponed.
…
The Yuan family in Chang'an was also not peaceful this night.
Yuan Jiankang, the head of the family, sat on the main seat of the lobby with an angry face. In front of him stood trembling several family leaders, all of them uneasy.
In the Yuan family, Yuan Jiankang's words are the holy decree. This eighty-year-old man has experienced so much and witnessed the entire family go from obscurity to fame. When I was young, I saw a lot of winds and waves, and I dared to fight hard, and when I got older, I was bent on stability, for fear that something would happen to the big ship of the Yuan family in my hands.
But something really happened.
A few days ago, Yuan Youshou, a grandchild, was slapped when he mentioned Yuan Fengchime. Although he vomited blood, the injury was not serious, and he could recover after a period of rest. Who would have thought that in less than two days, he would die with a whimper. Outsiders only said that Yuan Youshou was slapped to death by the lion Guanyin, but they themselves knew that Yuan Youshou was poisoned and died.
And who the poisoner is is revealed.
A middle-aged man couldn't stand the oppressive atmosphere in the lobby, so he cautiously spoke: "Head of the house, look ......."
Yuan Jiankang showed a cruel smile on his face: "You are all capable, can you do things without my consent?"
Everyone in the hall knelt down in unison, silent.
"Qigang," Yuan Jiankang looked at Yuan Qigang, who was kneeling at the farthest distance, "You girl, it's really good, you have the means."
Yuan Qigang had the courage to say, "Family master! Wind chimes, she is not sensible! Punish me if you want to punish me."
A middle-aged man over there stood up abruptly, pointed at Yuan Qigang and scolded
"Punish you?! Can you get my son's life back?!"
This person's name is Yuan Qiyong, Yuan Qigang's brother, and Yuan Youshou's father. Yuan Qiyong is almost fifty years old, and he is so sad to lose his son in old age. Their status in the Yuan family is not high, if it is not his son who died this time, they would not have had the opportunity to come to the hall to discuss matters.
Yuan Qigang looked sad: "Brother Yong, as long as it can make you feel happy, you can kill me." But the wind chimes are still small......
Before Yuan Qigang finished speaking, Yuan Qiyong suddenly burst out and was about to rush to Yuan Qigang's side, but was stopped by several clan brothers.
Yuan Jiankang sneered: "Trouble, then trouble."
After saying this, the lobby returned to quiet, and no one dared to make a mistake.
"Since the idler's hall entered Chang'an, the entire Yuan family has not made a good move. finally calmed down the anger of the idler's hall, hum, and it was also possible to make a cannibalistic thing. I ask you, how many people know about this?"
A middle-aged man replied, "It's just us...... And the wind chimes themselves."
"Qiyong, you are a bitter master in this matter, and I can't persuade you of the pain of losing your son. Don't suffer here, go back and rest, no matter what you ask in the future, the Yuan family will meet you."
Yuan Qigang held back his tears, gritted his teeth and said, "Family Master, Qigang is not a person who doesn't pay attention to the overall situation. This is a family scandal, and we can't publicize it. I understand all of this, and for the sake of the Yuan family, I can endure it. If you say you can meet any of my requests, then Qigang won't be polite to you."
"Say it."
"Give Youxiang a business line!" Yuan Youxiang is Yuan Qigang's second son, who is only 15 years old this year. The Yuan family had three business routes, one to the northeast, one to the west, and one overseas. Over the years, the family's food and drink and the various major factions in the rivers and lakes have relied on these three business lines.
Naturally, whoever is in charge of the business line will have more money in their wallet. The reason why the head of the family has been messing around with Yuan Fengchi in recent years is because the Western Regions business line managed by Yuan Qigang is the most profitable.
Yuan Jiankang nodded and said, "Qi Gang, you can hand over to Qi Yong tomorrow."
For Yuan Qigang, taking away his own business line is the best solution, and he has no reason to refuse.
So he quickly replied, "Qigang obeys."
After settling the internal grievances, Yuan Jiankang sneered again: "Chasing soldiers, who sent them out?"
A middle-aged man replied, "Yes...... It was the brothers who discussed it...... Put it out together."
"Yo," Yuan Jiankang smiled even colder, "The brothers of the Yuan family are quite united, I really can't tell that my granddaughter just killed my grandson...... Nonsense!"
There was a loud shout, almost shaking the dust off the beams.
"In order not to publicize the ugliness of the family, just push this matter outward, can you afford to provoke Changfeng Lou?! Is that little girl in the idler's hall a fool?! She wouldn't have guessed who killed Yushou?! Once she thought of countermeasures! It may plunge the entire Yuan family into a catastrophe!"
Someone said, "Master of the family, we didn't really want their lives when we sent chasing soldiers, but to make an example for the people of the rivers and lakes. His own child died, and he ...... silently It's a shame......
"Shame?! It's not a shame to be pressed and beaten in Chang'an?! Do you think no one knows that we're going to send someone to apologize?! If you really fight, the beam will be settled! Send someone now! Chase the pursuers back!"
"That...... Master, let's just put up with this?"
"Shinobi?! Are you used to it?! If you really want to be stabbed out, you will be killed by the wind chimes! At that time, what kind of face did the Yuan family have in the rivers and lakes?! That's it! No one is allowed to mention it again!"
The helplessness of the big family, most things are not perfect.
…
Yuan Fengling has been kneeling in the ancestral hall for three days, she knew from the beginning that she couldn't fool too many people with her cleverness, and sooner or later she would show her stuffing, and she didn't care what would happen to her after she was exposed.
I didn't eat anything in three days, and I didn't drink much water. Although her mother pleaded outside the ancestral hall, the children who guarded the ancestral hall did not let her in. For the younger generation of the clan, they don't know why this younger sister, who is loved by their parents, is locked up here, but they just heard that they are with Changfeng Tower
Relate.
She didn't have much strength left to kneel, and her body was already slumped on the cold floor. His face was pale, his eyes were hollow, and his lips were covered with a layer of dry skin, and there was still a little bit of the temperament of a jade wind chime.
Even so, she didn't want to admit her mistakes, she had her own insistence.
The door opened, and Yuan Qigang walked in, looking at his daughter on the ground with a distressed expression.
He lifted his daughter up from the ground, held back tears and said, "Girl, how are you?"
Yuan Fengling opened his eyes slightly and asked weakly, "The head of the family...... Will you let me go?"
Yuan Qigang nodded: "Girl, let's go home."
Yuan Fengling smiled, both on his face and in his heart, and smiled very happily. How can a dead person be as important as a living person, she has capricious capital, but after this willfulness, she can't be so nonsense in the future. But the goal was achieved. Even if the family and the idler's hall can't completely tear their faces, at least in the future, there is no possibility of reconciliation between the two sides.
The rivers and lakes are very large, and there are many forces that don't wait to see the idler's hall. The rivers enter the sea, the same thoughts, and eventually they will be reconciled.