In the middle of the night.

The Zhong Mansion is still brightly lit.

Many monks in Taoyuan of the Second Courtyard are still pushing cups and changing lamps and drinking happily.

However, there were also some monks, after each of them got the news, quietly withdrew and quickly went to the six-fold temple.

Among them, Liu Chengyang, a young man in black, is a confidant of the Shen family, and he is quite appreciated by Shen Nanfeng.

This time I came to Qingyang with the team, although I had the task of secretly supervising and reporting the progress, but in the end, I still had to serve as Shen Lanxin's 'dowry' and become the guest secretary of Shen Lanxin and Zhong Yan to form a new family after they got married.

Therefore, he also had the heart to make friends with the monks on Zhong Yan's side, and communicated warmly with many monks.

When he received Xiao Tao's message that there was an emergency, because he knew Shen Lanxin and the style of the maid, he even frowned and was a little dissatisfied, and left with the monk who had a good conversation.

When he arrived at the Liuzhong Courtyard and listened to Xiao Tao's explanation of the situation, Liu Chengyang was shocked, he woke up most of the wine in an instant, and used mana to dispel the alcohol power, and carefully investigated the scene of the crime accompanied by the maid to explain.

Now.

On the lawn outside the small courtyard, dozens of people gathered one after another, including monks, guards, family members, and maids.

Liu Chengyang walked out of the room, glanced around, his face was extremely ugly, and looked at Zhong Yan and said, "Master Zhong, this matter must be explained to the Shen family!" ”

"Confession?"

Zhong Yan looked at him and said, "How do you explain?" Miss Lan Xin came all the way from Changning, and Liu Daoyou and his entourage followed the escort, so they should have been prepared. ”

"The Zhong Mansion cultivation is the highest level of qi refining, why don't you guards guard the side?"

"You have seen the scene, the murderer's cultivation is not low, even if my wife and I stay here together, it may be difficult to stop the attack!"

Liu Chengyang was speechless.

They walked all the way from Changning to Qingyang, and with Shen Lanxin, there were a total of fifteen monks, two of whom were at the peak of the seventh layer of qi refining, and they also carried a large number of talismans on their bodies, so it was difficult for ordinary bandit cultivators to have a chance to succeed.

Who would have thought that when they arrived at their destination, there would be an accident in the 'safest' Zhongfu?

And all the guards were taken by the young lady to take the initiative.

Even he, who was close to him, was arranged in the attic next door, more than ten zhang away.

Thinking of this, Liu Chengyang was also a little annoyed in his heart, blaming Shen Lanxin himself, in order to facilitate the 'dirty' thing, he didn't let the 'hook hide himself' follow.

"In terms of responsibility, you and other guards are greater! Now that it has happened, no one wants to, and the most important thing right now is to find the murderer! ”

As he spoke, Zhong Yan pointed to the two maids who were kneeling on the ground trembling.

"I've asked, and the two of them were originally arranged to serve Miss Lan Xin, but they were driven away on the grounds that they 'need to be clean'."

Dongcao Zhan came out and said, "Yes, husband! ”

Xiao Tao also nodded and said: "There are slaves and maids, and Miss thinks that two maids are enough." ”

The voice fell, and there was a 'bang'.

One of the maids fell to the ground, exhausted and died, and the venue was silent, and the needle drop could be heard.

But it was Zhong Yantan who slapped her to death with a palm, "Yun Ning, take her down and ask strictly, who you have seen and what you have said today, you have to find out!" ”

"Yes, husband." Zhou Yunning and the warrior guards dragged away the maid who was sobbing and didn't dare to cry.

Zhong Yan looked at Bai Siyuan in the crowd: "Master Bai, I bother you to gather all the fellow Daoists in the Keqing Mansion and help ask the monks in the city if there is anything abnormal." ”

"Okay." Bai Siyuan nodded and turned to leave.

"Shang Wen, you go to the City Lord's Mansion and ask the City Lord of Qin for help, and send soldiers to strengthen patrols at the city gate and all over the city to see if you can find clues, and send another team to the Zhong Mansion."

"Yes, uncle!"

Zhong Yan looked at Liu Chengyang again and said: "The palace has sent guards to search, and all the monks in the Zhong Mansion will inquire one by one later, and prove their innocence, can Liu Daoyou have anything to add?" ”

Liu Chengyang pursed his lips and nodded, "Just do what Master Zhong said, especially the people present in the hall in the morning!" ”

At this time, a guard stepped forward quickly, "Master! Mrs. Zhen is dead! ”

Everyone was frightened, their faces changed, and they looked at each other.

Zhong Yan frowned and asked, "Where is it?" ”

Dongcao hurriedly said: "The three immortal sisters have just entered the mansion, and they are also arranged in the Six-Fold Courtyard, so they are not far from here!" ”

A group of people rushed forward.

A serving maid died, and the newly entered concubine Zhen Rong died in the bedroom, with a bloody hole in the center of her eyebrows, missing a storage bag, and no traces of fighting.

After some inquiry, Wen Yongshan and Su Yunxi, who lived in the adjacent building, trembled, saying that they didn't know anything and didn't hear any movement.

Yu Qingyao said: "Recently, several female cultivators in the city were killed, could it be that the evil cultivator sneaked into the Zhong Mansion to commit murder?" ”

Pang Baodu said: "It's possible, this person is really bold, and his cultivation should not be low." ”

The maid Xiao Tao was a little dazed, and couldn't help but glance at Zhong Yan, not sure if this was the truth, or if Zhong Yan was secretly playing ghosts, so she was suspicious.

Zhong Yan frowned, his eyes flickered and he pondered for a moment, and said, "Qing Yao, gather all the monks to the outer courtyard square." ”

"Senior Brother Han, Senior Brother Zhang, you have Lao to help."

"Okay."

At the party, Han Jiuping and Zhang Dongzhuo, two people with sect backgrounds, were basically with Liu Chengyang, and they had never been out of Zhongfu all day, and they were the least suspected.

"Everyone, please go to the outer courtyard first, I'm sorry, I hope you will cooperate."

The crowd dispersed.

Liu Chengyang asked, "What does Master Zhong think?" ”

Zhong Yan's face was also ugly, and he frowned and explained: "Miss Lan Xin and the two maids present are dead, and it is difficult to judge what the specific situation was at that time. ”

"Miss Lan Xin is bathing, even if she senses a strange breath entering, she shouldn't think about the 'attacker', she didn't notice it for a while, and she was poisoned."

"What kind of person is Miss Lan Xin, Escort Liu should know better than Zhong, after days of tiring travel and banquets, what is the so-called matter of coming to me so late?"

"Could it be that when she was in the bath, her mind was completely immersed in herself, and she didn't care about the outside world at all?"

"There is a suspicion of forgery at the scene, so the murderer's cultivation cannot be clearly defined, and of course it will not be too low, at least at the same level."

Liu Chengyang pinched his eyebrows, with an irritable look.

Zhong Yan continued: "If it was done by the monks in the mansion, it would not be difficult to find out, and all the alibi would be handed over to the Shen family to deal with. But if it was done by someone outside the house, how to check? ”

Asking the Keqing Mansion and the City Lord's Mansion to assist and help is just for show, for the Shen family to see, Qingyang City is so big, looking for a needle in a haystack can find clues to fart.

"Also, the news of my marriage with the Shen family was deliberately spread by your young lady in the city, right?"

"If the murderer is eyeing the dowry, why not choose Xiao Tao, she was the one who took out the magic weapon in the palace at that time, killing the maid is much smaller than the young lady, and it is easier to get out."

"In addition, the Zhong Mansion is quite large and has many houses, how could the murderer directly find the Six-Fold Courtyard?"

"If the monk in the mansion who knows the situation betrays the news and secretly communicates with people outside to commit crimes, do you want to hand everyone over to the Shen family to deal with? Do you feel realistic? ”

"All Zhong Fu can do is do his best."

Liu Chengyang took a breath and said, "I have to contact Changning for instructions." ”

After speaking, he took the maid Xiao Tao into the room in the small courtyard to condense the isolation shield.

Gongsun Nuannuan, who had been quiet for a long time, said loudly: "Senior, the murderer should not be the same person, the cultivation of killing Shen Lanxin is higher, and the intracranial blood hole is wider and deeper......"

On the side, Pei Nanjin pulled her junior sister, "Don't talk nonsense!" ”

Zhong Yan glanced at the little girl, his eyes swept over Pei Nanjin's face, and he walked out with Yan Sandao.

Pei Nanjin pulled the little junior sister to follow, suspicious in her heart, thinking: Could it be that an outsider just happened to sneak into the house?

And in the small courtyard.

Liu Chengyang summoned Shen Nanfeng and told him all the details.

But before that, Shen Nanfeng had already learned of his granddaughter's death.

In addition to the soul card that Shen Lanxin left in the clan, there was also a message from Lin Zhengping, so naturally Zhong Yan informed Lin Zhengping first.

After listening to the arrangement of the ancestor and coming out of the room, Liu Chengyang couldn't help but exhale, and his heart was slightly relieved.

Xiao Tao on the side said: "Escort Liu, do you want to summon other people over, during this period, Miss has contact with Escort Li, and he also knows the specific residence of Miss." ”

Liu Chengyang's face changed, and he remembered this stubble, and hurriedly asked, "Has he ever been to Zhongfu?" ”

Xiao Tao: "No, but Miss Chuanyin talked to him, I don't know the specifics." ”

"Call them all!"

The two of them took out the transmission notes one after another to cast spells, and called all the people who traveled with them to the Zhong Mansion.

At this time, more than half an hour had passed since the incident, and Chen Wanmiao and Gu Baiyu had already returned to Zhongfu.

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