The high wall is sparsely planted with flowers and trees, and there is a delicate courtyard with a small pond on the side.

The three of them followed the shadows of the grass, bypassed the willow pond, hid in the shadows of a corridor, looked at a few patrolling families not far away, and quietly discussed countermeasures.

Lin Xi saw that Jiang Chen had deliberately kept a distance from him all the way, and his vigilance was even more than that of the family in the distance, although he didn't say anything, he proposed to investigate the mansion separately.

This proposal was in Jiang Chen's arms, and he was the first to nod in agreement. Chiyang did not object, only said that they would meet in the same place in half an hour.

Jiang Chen watched Lin Xi's pale figure penetrate the red wall and silently sink into the depths of the attic, which strengthened her judgment that she was a female ghost.

"Xiao Jiang, you can't trust her?" For Jiang Chen's careful thoughts, Chiyang, who is an old Jianghu, naturally looks at it in his eyes.

"Well, in the middle of the night, she is a girl of unknown origin hanging out in a haunted place, no matter how she thinks......"

"It's a pity that I missed a great opportunity." Chiyang looked at the shadowy house in front of him, didn't look back, and sighed with a smile, "Your vigilance is too strong, it will annoy other girls." ”

"How do you know she's a 'girl' and not a 'girl'? Do you know her? ”

Chiyang turned his head and smiled: "Haven't you read the latest issue of "Qunfang Spectrum"? ”

"Qunfang Spectrum" is a good thing, for the ranking of the most beautiful women in the world, Jiang Chen has certainly heard of it.

"I've heard of it, but the rankings of the beauties above have changed back and forth, so I didn't pay much attention to it. Lao Chi, you're old, and you actually look at this? ”

"I didn't look at it at first, it was He Wen's kid who was always yelling next to me, so I took a few looks. That Miss Lin just now, guess what rank you rank in "Qunfang Spectrum"? ”

"Top five?"

"It's low, guess again!"

"Top three?"

"It's still low! Be bold! Guess again! ”

"Is it the first?"

"Hey, hey! Yes, too! Otherwise, you kid missed a great opportunity......"

Chiyang said, saw the two family members walking in front of the attic, and reached out and dragged Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen took advantage of his strength to leap slightly, and the figures of the two of them swept behind the family like a breeze, passed through the corridor, and blended into the shadows next to the attic.

The two leaned against the wall, Chiyang listened to the movement in the house, and after a while, shook his head: "It's not here." ”

He pointed to another group of patrolmen walking slowly behind the attic, and said, "When they are over, we will go to the back." ”

Jiang Chen nodded silently, and heard Chiyang sigh again: "It's a pity that it's a step too slow, it's difficult to catch up with Miss Lin." ”

Jiang Chen whispered, "Why are you chasing her?" You don't have any thoughts about her, do you? ”

"I'm sorry for you stupid boy!" Chiyang patted him on the shoulder, "The eldest lady of the Seven Great Families, the new top of the list of "Qunfang Spectrum", how many people are vying to see the beauty, but you are avoiding others like a plague god." ”

Hearing him sigh like this, Jiang Chen also felt a little pity. I didn't expect to meet the "first beauty in the world" in this kind of ghost place, but unfortunately there is no camera in this world, otherwise you can take pictures to keep a souvenir.

With regret in his heart, Jiang Chen still said stiffly: "Old Chi, Lao Chi, I didn't expect you to be confused by beauty when you are old." Aren't you afraid that a ghost has put on a painted skin and specifically harmed a man like you? ”

Chiyang snorted lightly, and was about to make a few jokes, when suddenly his face changed slightly, and he said in a deep voice: "Go up." ”

He reached out and gently supported Jiang Chen's armpit, and the two figures rose from the ground like bats in the night, hanging upside down on the eaves, and then shrunk into a ball, completely hidden in the darkness.

As soon as the two of them hid their bodies, they saw two figures turn around the corner of the attic, and walk under their feet with stiff steps.

Jiang Chen stared at Xu Yu for a moment, lowered his voice and said, "Follow them, they have a wisp of flute breath on them." ”

Since stepping into the fourth-order "psychic" realm, Jiang Chen has a more accurate grasp of the causal connection between all things. Although it is far from the realm of sincere foreknowledge like "the golden wind has not moved the cicada", the ability to trace cause and effect has also been greatly enhanced.

The "Void Trace", which used to require all strength to cast, can now be easily used. So he quickly noticed the faint silver light on the two family members, which was the trace of cause and effect with the missing Song Qi.

Chiyang had already seen Jiang Chen's skills in this regard during the day, and he had no doubt about his words, so he took Jiang Chen down lightly, and followed behind the two patrolling family members against the wall.

The two sides remained in a position of about ten paces, walking silently from pavilion to pavilion.

The night was dark and the footsteps were low.

After walking for a while, Jiang Chen whispered, "Old Chi, have you been to Xue Mansion before?" ”

Chiyang nodded: "Well, I came a year ago. At that time, Xue Mansion was still one of the most famous families in West Liao City, and Master Xue's body was still very tough, but it was a pity that he later married a new Mrs. Ru, and the two ladies were jealous, and they asked for it day and night, and Lord Xue's body was not as good as day by day, and Xue Mansion has been in decline since then......"

"So, the bane is on that Mrs. Ru?"

"It's not all Madame's fault. That Mrs. Ru is from the Liu family, is one of the "Five Tigers of Western Liao" "winged tiger" Liu Rufeng's sister, Fang's name is Liu Ruolan, is also a well-known woman, before she got married, she was quite famous, her embroidered bird picture is a must in West Liao City, with the reputation of "Lan's skillful hands". may be because of the great fame, which caused the jealousy of Mrs. Xue in the main room, and after marrying it, there were constant turmoil, and she often made a lot of trouble, and she was about to become the laughing stock of Xiliaocheng. ”

"That's Mrs. Xue's fault?"

"It's not anyone's fault. The housework of the Xue Mansion is not easy for us outsiders to deal with. Chiyang sighed, "It's just that I didn't expect that in just one year, the huge Xue Mansion would decay to such a point......"

"It's not just 'decay'! How can I look at this Xue Mansion is very wrong! Jiang Chen quietly pointed to the family in front of him, "I didn't see a few normal people just now, and it's hard to say whether these two family members are humans or ghosts!" Lao Chi, have you heard any other rumors? With such a big family, hundreds of people up and down, there will always be some commotion, right? ”

"There are indeed some rumors, and I don't know if it's true or not." Chiyang let out another sigh, his face became a little heavy, "It was about half a month ago, calculating the time, it should be the day when Mrs. Ru gave birth, some changes have happened in the Xue Mansion, since that day, the Xue Mansion has closed its doors and no longer communicates with the outside world." Later, there was rumor of a haunting......"

"Could it be...... If Mrs. has a difficult birth? Became a ghost after death? That's why babies cry every night? ”

This possibility is not ruled out...... In fact, in addition to the cry of the baby, there is also a seller who sells cooking cakes who also saw strange things - in recent days, he has been setting up a stall on the street every morning before dawn, and Mrs. Ru from Xue Mansion will be the first to come to buy cooking cakes......"

"Did he see it clearly, are you sure it's Mrs. Ru?" Jiang Chen frowned, "What kind of identity is Madame, who will show up and buy cooking cakes in person?" ”

The peddler said that he had received a favor from Madame Ru, so he recognized Madame Ru's identity at a glance. It's just that Mrs. Ru seems to have changed into a different person, very indifferent, giving money in one hand and holding bread in the other, and she doesn't care when she talks to her. And as soon as the morning comes, the copper coins she gave will turn into paper ashes......"

Jiang Chen shuddered when he heard this: "In this way, Mrs. Ru is already dead and has become a ghost. ”

"Alas, she is a miserable woman."

Jiang Chen also sighed: "Even if she dies, she still can't let go of the child, and she is worried that the child will starve, so she gets up early every day and goes out to buy cooking cakes." It's a pity that her child is probably also very lucky......"