Above the dome, there were no stars and no moon, heaven and earth, shrouded in a great and deep darkness; The night wind howled, the windows rattled, and the raindrops the size of beans clattered on them.

It was a stormy night.

Inside the house, a light is like a bean.

"Third sister?" Fang Rui opened the door gently.

"Brother Rui, are you hungry? I cooked you some porridge. The third lady's voice was extremely low.

"Uh, I'm a little hungry, third sister, you're just in time!"

Fang Rui hasn't started to recover his strength yet, so he is naturally not very hungry, but he will not say it without emotional intelligence, go and eat some supper, eat first and then recover is the same.

The two of them went to the kitchen lightly.

Fang Rui still had a stack of cheats in his arms, went to the kitchen, sat in front of the stove, tore off one by one, threw them into the fire, and watched them turn into ashes.

"That's it!" The third lady served the medicinal porridge and brought it over.

Fang Rui was still thinking about how to explain these burned books, and turned his head to look at the third lady, but found that the other party was holding the porridge, just looking at himself, and didn't care about the rest of the things at all.

That kind of demeanor, how do you say it? There is light in your eyes, and you are all in your eyes.

Facing the sight of the third lady, Fang Rui could feel that the deep love and admiration in the bright eyes of the autumn water seemed to be able to melt people.

No wonder it is said that Gentle Township is a hero's mound, when you meet a good woman and the right person, the steel will also turn into a finger twist! ’

Fang Rui loved it in his heart, took the bowl, but did not eat it, but put it on the pot table, and took a small bite of the cherry of the third lady from his heart.

Shaoqing.

The third lady is already out of breath, with a pair of autumn eyes, sparkling and watery, like the water in autumn.

Fang Rui hugged the third lady, sniffed the aroma of the musk deer on the tip of his nose, and whispered in her ear: "Third sister, I want to see the jade pendant ......."

……

Just when Fang Rui and the third lady were you, nong, and me-

Xia family.

In the main hall, the old lady of the Xia family sat on the top, and the grandchildren of each house stood below, the atmosphere was depressing, and the air pressure was low.

"Boss, the three brothers of Shocking Clouds, Shocking Wind, and Shocking Frost, how about doing an injury examination? It's the same person as Chongji Hu, who killed the leader of the Tiger Gang last night, and Duan Wolf, the leader of the Wild Wolf Gang? ”

The old lady of the Xia family asked in a deep voice.

It can be said that Fang Rui killed the sixth-grade martial artist of the triplets, which made the entire Xia family extremely painful.

In fact, if it were the other three sixth-grade martial artists, the Xia family would certainly be in pain, but it wouldn't hurt so much - yes, the triplets were different!

They are all sons of the Xia family, their loyalty is guaranteed, and they are also given the surname Xia. The Xia family even has a plan to promote the three of them to the fifth rank, so it is very possible for the three of them to entangle an ordinary fourth-rank martial artist for a short time under the combined attack of the three of them.

That's the killer feature!

But with the death of the three people, this plan, before it began, died in infancy, and the fetus was stillborn!

The head of the big house didn't dare to slack off, and immediately replied: "I said that the autopsy said, the murderer has superb knife skills, according to the other party's years of experience, it is estimated that he is a middle-aged man who licks blood from the knife, a bandit or a killer......"

"I'm right, but if it weren't, it wouldn't be enough to explain the murderer's perfect knife skills. However, it shouldn't be the person who killed Chong Jihu and Duan Wolf last night, those two were beaten to death by fists......"

He didn't finish the rest of his words, but there was no need to say it, there were no stupid people present.

It can't be said that the person who killed the leader of the Tiger Gang, Chongji Hu, and the leader of the Wild Wolf Gang, Duan Wolf, practiced a perfect sword technique in one day, right?

Hiding when facing Chongji Tiger and Duan Wolf before? I can't say it, it's not necessary at all.

This shows that these two five-rank martial artists are very likely to be two different people!

Of course, just based on the word bandit, no one will associate the murderer with the Taiping thief for the time being - after all, the five-rank martial artists among the Taiping thieves are all well-known surnames, and the five-rank martial artists of the Lin family who were strangled with their Xia family's five products last night have an alibi.

"Good! All right! ”

The old lady of the Xia family stood up suddenly, and the pitch-black dragon head crutch hit the ground, shaking the wooden floor to shatter a large piece: "First I delivered the wooden plank, calculated my family's middle-grade martial artists, and now two five-grade martial artists have popped up, is Changshan City a phoenix nest?" Why are all the ghosts and ghosts drilling here?! ”

"And you, on weekdays, don't all of them boast of being smart, and they are very good at fighting in the nest? Why, now that so many masters have suddenly popped up, why don't you realize anything? What are you eating?! ”

"Is this Changshan City still our Xia family's Changshan City?!"

Facing the reprimand of the old lady of the Xia family, a group of people lowered their heads one after another, silent.

In fact, the anger of the old lady of the Xia family is not only because of this incident, but also because of the grievances of the Xia family in recent days.

He originally thought that after the Taiping thieves in the city were suppressed by the Lin family, the entire Changshan City should be dominated by the Xia family.

Unexpectedly, after pressing the gourd, the scoop was raised again - after the Taiping thief entered the city, in just a few days, he gained the dominance of the entire Changshan City, compressing the influence of the Xia family to be even worse than in the past.

It was out of some kind of unwilling mind that Lin Xiong finally fought back when he was dying, and it was Zuo Boyang, a fourth-grade martial artist of the righteous army, who endured it, which may not be a coincidence.

The old lady of the Xia family is old and refined, and she guides the situation silently, so that Zuo Boyang stepped on the pit, and he was speechless, and even thanked him for saving him......

In short, now in Changshan City, especially after the Lin family was wiped out, the relationship between the Xia family and the Taiping thieves is extremely delicate!

The entire lobby was silent.

In the end, it was the head of the big house who said hard: "I'm incompetent, and I ask my father to calm his anger!" ”

"Humph!"

The old lady of the Xia family has a good mentality, her anger comes and goes quickly-after all, if she didn't have this ability, she would have been angry to death for so many years.

After he vented, he slowly sat down and said in a deep voice: "The person who killed the three brothers of Shocking Clouds, Shocking Wind, and Shocking Frost must be found!" Also, the person who killed Chongji Hu, the leader of the Tiger Gang, Duan Wolf, the leader of the Wild Wolf Gang, and the middle-grade martial artist who delivered the plank and calculated our family, must also be found. ”

"Now, the Lin family has disappeared, and our Xia family has freed up our hands, it's time to eliminate these hidden dangers. As for how to find these three people? Let's all share your opinions! ”

"Father,"

It was still the head of the big house who spoke first: "As we inferred before, there is no soil for other middle-grade martial artists to survive in Changshan City, and most of these three middle-grade martial artists are foreign!" ”

"Especially: The murderer who killed the three brothers of Shocking Clouds, Shocking Wind, and Shocking Frost is old and spicy, and he should be not young, he is a middle-aged man! In my opinion, we might as well focus on those outsiders who look ordinary, and examine them one by one......"

"Big brother is right. Our third room is in charge of intelligence, according to experience, it is impossible for such a master to come to a place without contacting people and leaving clues! ”

The three-room master proposed: "In my opinion, it is best to strictly review inns and restaurants...... and a newly leased courtyard with a separate door...... It can even expand the scope and screen and audit the people in the entire Changshan City door to door, and strictly investigate and prevent death, especially for strange warriors! ”

"The third brother's method is good. But the people in the city can say that our family's manpower, coupled with the aftermath of today's extinction of the Lin family, is enough to complete. But there are also rebels...... It is not excluded that those three middle-grade martial artists are hiding in the rebel army and fishing in troubled waters......"

As soon as these words came out, the eyes of others lit up when they heard it, how could they miss such an opportunity to shirk their responsibilities?

So, they spoke one after another.

"Yes, I think most of those three middle-grade martial artists are hiding in the rebel army!"

"That is, the rebels didn't come before, and we didn't have anything to do in Changshan City; As soon as the rebels came, all the moths came out! ”

"Who's to say it isn't? No wonder, we can't find out the information in charge of the third room......"

……

The old lady of the Xia family narrowed her eyes, and the wrinkles on her old face were squeezed together, obviously thinking about this possibility.

At this time, the head of the fourth room, who had not spoken, said: "Father, it is not enough to only rectify the people in the city, if you want to investigate, you must investigate with the righteous army, otherwise, most of the efforts will be in vain!" ”

"The fourth brother's words are reasonable! But when it comes to the rebels, I'm afraid this matter is a little difficult to handle......"

"It's difficult, it's not impossible! The three hidden middle-grade martial artists, at least two of them are fifth-grade, such a powerful force, the rebels are also unaware, can they rest assured? Don't you be afraid, when will you give them a moment and threaten their rule? ”

"Yes, this is the basis of cooperation, and it is not impossible to make some relationships, make some money, and promote this matter!"

……

The wisdom of the group, your words, my words, and the wisdom of the group, soon formed a plan that seemed complete.

In this matter, no one is holding back, after all, there is the suppression of the old lady of the Xia family, and it is to safeguard the common interests of the Xia family.

"One person counts short, many people count long. That's good, in the future, you're all going to have to do that! ”

The old lady of the Xia family bowed slightly, and concluded: "Then unite with the righteous army and conduct a big screening of the entire Changshan City." As you said, the focus is mainly on: foreign, elderly, and seemingly ordinary, and we should pay special attention to foreign warriors, and we would rather catch mistakes than let them go...... And the rebels, too, are staring at some ......"

"Yes!"

……

Fang Rui didn't know that because of himself, the Xia family specially held a meeting, and even had to make a big screening.

I don't know that the final result that the other party finally discussed seems to have perfectly avoided his correct answer......

……

The night went by like this.

……

The next day, early in the morning.

Willow Alley.

Squeak!

Fang Rui got up and pushed open the window, letting the fresh air in.

"Whoever has a big dream knows it first, I know it in my life." He stretched widely.

Outside the window, the morning sun is rising, there is a faint white mist in the air, like smoke and veil, and there are little crystal dewdrops hanging on the grass and trees.

"Last night, the rain didn't come down after all, only a few drops of rain, and then, it seemed to stop. This summer weather is really weird......"

If Fang Rui remembers correctly, this kind of situation has appeared three times and twice, each time, the rain that is about to fall, I don't know what happened, and it stopped abruptly halfway.

"Brother!"

"Brother Arry!"

Fang Ling and Nan Nan also got up, chattering around Fang Rui, making him surrounded by a huge bustle all of a sudden.

"Haha, let's go, go out and wash your face!"

Outside, the third lady had already gotten up, and when she estimated the time, she poured face wash water on the three of them in advance, and her face was slightly red when she saw Fang Rui.

Last night, nothing happened after all, and when the two were about to go off the rails, Fang Xue got up at night unintentionally and took the three ladies away.

Speaking of Fang Xue's.

Fang Rui looked at Fang Xue's in the kitchen, surrounded by the smell of fireworks, while busy, he was still scolding the two little girls, the corners of his eyes were not cleaned, and the washing water wet his sleeves again......

In this chattering voice, the fresh breath of life comes to the face, and a new day begins.

……

Morning.

Last night, the news of the Lin family's extinction spread, and ordinary people talked about it with great interest, and Liushu Hutong was no exception.

Speaking of which, these days, there is really no shortage of topics for the people in the city to eat melons, from the big families raiding their homes a few days ago, to the death of Chong Jihu, the leader of the Tiger Gang, and Duan Wolf, the leader of the Wild Wolf Gang, to the destruction of the Lin family yesterday...... It can be said that I am overwhelmed and have eaten enough melons.

"Last night, the shouting and killing in the direction of the Lin family was loud, which reminded me of the night when the city was broken......"

Uncle Changlin's face was full of palpitations: "My house is full of stones, and the table is blocking the door from the inside, but fortunately it's okay!" ”

"Yes, if you are worried, the righteous army is still well restrained, and if you say it's okay, it's really fine." The other chimed in.

"The Lin family has been destroyed?! Alas, I heard that among the big families, the reputation of the Lin family is still good. ”

"Good reputation?! Bah, that's the Lin family's well-framed, like that...... That's right, when a bitch still sets up an archway! Behind the scenes, those big families have done all the bad things......"

"Yes, if you want to say, the Lin family doesn't do bad things, where did the tens of thousands of acres of land outside the city come from? Also, the coins and goods that the rebels pulled away from the Lin family this morning were loaded with more than a dozen carts......"

"Didn't the rebels say it? The relief food allocated from above before, the dead county zun and the Lin family, added five to each other, and divided it up! ”

"That's not right!"

Someone questioned: "The two major families in Changshan City, the Lin family are divided, can the Xia family have no hands?" ”

"Shhh See through it or not, is this something you can know? The Xia family is now a member of the rebel army......"

"Don't talk about that,"

A smart person diverted the conversation: "I heard that when the Lin family destroyed the door last night, there was a ruthless person who haunted and killed the three sixth-grade martial artists of the Xia family......"

"Six pins? Our Rui brother in Willow Hutong, isn't it Jiupin? Six-rank martial artist, I'll be obedient, what a big character should it be! ”

"yes, that's a ...... Well done! In the second half of the sentence, the voice was so low that it was inaudible.

"It's all retribution! From Zhang Bao to the Tiger Master, to the Tiger Gang, and now to the Lin family. People are doing it, and the sky is looking! An old man sighed.

……

"People are doing it, and the sky is watching?"

Fang Rui stood in front of the window, listening to the voices outside, and shook his head slightly: "If there is no me, such as Zhang Bao, Zhang Heihu, Chongji Hu, Duan Wolf, Lin Feng...... These people are still alive and well. ”

He raised his eyes and looked into the distance, the mountains and rivers were vast, the sky was high and the earth was far away, and he looked at it for a long time before he let out a sigh: "Heaven and earth are not kind, and all things are used as dogs." Compared to the cycle of heavenly principles, karma, I prefer to give people retribution with my own hands! ”

"However, about my news, didn't the Xia family and the righteous army block it? This is a knock on the mountain! ”

Fang Rui secretly mused, "It seems that I have to be extra careful in the past two days. ’

In the morning, there were warriors of the Xia family and the righteous army, going door-to-door to investigate.

Fang Rui is a local, born and raised, and has a clear trajectory for all growth, and he is just a martial artist, congenital weakness......

In addition, his father Fang Baicao is still on a mission in the rebel army.

No matter how you look at it, there is no suspicion.

The warriors of the Xia family and the officials of the righteous army who investigated did not suspect it at all, but just asked a few words routinely and left.

Sent out the door, watched them leave, and their backs disappeared.

Fang Rui leaned against the door, squinted his eyes, and smiled harmlessly: "Xia family! ”

……

Had lunch.

Under the big sun, the wind is gentle and smooth, and there is a weak sound of insects and cicadas in the air.

It was a sleepy afternoon.

"On the banyan tree by the pond, I know the sound of summer; On the swing in the yard, only butterflies stop on it......"

Under the eaves of the porch, the two little girls, Fang Ling and Nannan, were humming songs, pouting their buttocks, lying on the small table, and playing checkers.

This ballad was naturally taught by Fang Rui, and he also made up the checkers.

Fang Xue was doing needlework on the side.

The third lady tied an apron and came out of the back room with a wooden basin of linen: "Auntie, Brother Rui, I'll go over and take a look, go over there and clean up!" ”

"Third sister, wait, I'm going to help too." Fang Rui put down the medical book and stretched to get up.

"Brother Rui, no, I'll do it alone......"

"It's okay, with my help, it's faster. Mother, you look at the two little girls, and I went with the third sister. ”

Fang Rui pulled the third lady out of the door.

Fang Xue's fox stared suspiciously at the backs of the two leaving: "These two people, won't they be so ridiculous?" It shouldn't be ......"

……

In the next room.

Because here, the three ladies come to clean every other day, so it's still very clean.

In addition, with Fang Rui's help, the two of them wiped and cleaned, and it was quickly completed.

"Third sister, I helped you, you have to help me too." Fang Rui hugged the three ladies from the beginning, like a child to be rewarded.

"Brother Rui, this ...... in broad daylight" The third lady seemed to feel something, her face was as red as an apple in September, and her cheeks flew away.

……

In the blue sky, a few white clouds like marshmallows floated, swaying slowly in the wind.

The sun, which was covered by the clouds, suddenly became exposed again, and the light suddenly became brighter, and thousands of acres of sunlight poured down like a tide.

……

The breeze is not dry, and the floating light is shallow.

Such an afternoon time, like a trickling mountain stream, just passed slowly.

……

The supplement is even more unsuccessful, and it is not as much as usual, and I am ashamed......

(End of chapter)