Ma Chengkong got up with some difficulty, rubbed his calves and turned around and walked towards the gate of the ancestral hall, and just pushed the door open, he bumped into Jin Feng'er's red eyes head-on.

"Husband......" He had been kneeling here for several hours, and the Bright Moon Knife was placed in front of him.

"I failed to keep my promise to you, father."

Knocking his forehead on the ground, his originally handsome face had already been soaked with blood and tears, and he couldn't see his original appearance at all, he stretched out a hand to caress the blade of Jiaoyue's knife, the blade of the blade was as bright as frost and stained his blood, like a magic knife from the Hell of Huangquan, and outside the ancestral hall, many people from the Ma family also knelt on the ground, quietly waiting for Ma Chengkong.

If Ma Chengkong hadn't walked out of this gate today, there was no doubt that these people would have gone with him.

Finally, Ma Chengkong closed his eyes and raised the Bright Moon Knife in front of him across his neck, with only a slight effort, the Ma family will be removed from the rivers and lakes from now on, and at this time, a familiar voice suddenly sounded in Ma Chengkong's ears:

"Do you think that if you die, the Ma family will be able to escape the next catastrophe?"

Ma Cheng stopped empty-handed, did not open his eyes, and asked softly, "You...... Why is it coming back? ”

Mu Jinghong slowly sat next to Ma Chengkong, put his fingers on the handle of the Jiaoyue Knife, and said softly: "I came to witness the moment of the fall of the Ma family." ”

Ma Chengkong still closed his eyes, but he smiled: "The Ma family will not disappear in the rivers and lakes, I have already arranged the things after my death, and my second uncle Ma Chengyuan will become the head of the Ma family." ”

"You are wrong, this will be the beginning of the fall of the Ma family." Mu Jinghong said as he looked at the treasure knife carefully, and couldn't help but praise: "What a treasure knife, your father used it to kill countless evil people, but it's a pity that now it will take the life of its owner, and now it will become a murderous knife that hinders the master." ”

"Whether it's a treasure knife or a murder knife, there will definitely be a more suitable owner to control it."

"You are wrong again, since you have become a murderous knife that interferes with the master, naturally no more swordsmen will use it, after all, it is still a piece of scrap iron."

Ma Chengkong raised his heavy eyelids, his pupils were already reflected in blood red, looking particularly hateful, and asked Mu Jinghong: "You haven't made it clear yet, why are you here again." ”

Mu Jinghong smiled: "I wanted to do a very stupid thing, but now it seems that there is no need." ”

Ma Chengkong asked, "What are you going to do?"

Mu Jinghong said: "Needless to say, you do it as soon as possible, so that I can take off your head and hang it on the Jinling city wall." ”

Ma Chengkong asked, "Why do you want to hang my head?" ”

Mu Jinghong said: "Because I want the world to know what the stupidest person in the world looks like." ”

Being ridiculed like this by Mu Jinghong, Ma Chengkong was a little annoyed, and shouted: "You can be more straightforward, why did you come again?" ”

Mu Jinghong pointed at the Jiaoyue knife and said with a smile: "You put down this knife first, and I'll tell you." ”

Ma Chengkong hesitated for a moment, slowly put the knife down, he only then found that Mu Jinghong was not so light, his hair was scattered, his pale face, and his messy clothes were full of mud, and he could see at a glance that he must have been in a long way, Mu Jinghong breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and said: "I came here for you, to be precise, to save the Ma family from fire and water." ”

"You can't save the Ma family, and no one can save us now."

"Instead of being cocooned, why not give it a go?" Mu Jinghong ripped off a section of his clothes, gently wiped it on Ma Chengkong's face, and said: "I have less than three days, as long as I can find what should have been in the box, the Ma family will not be in trouble, and I will have more time to find your father's whereabouts." ”

Mu Jinghong's movements were very light, like a girl's gentle touch, Ma Chengkong only felt the violent beating of his heart, endured the throbbing in his heart, and asked Mu Jinghong: "Why do you want to help the Ma family like this?" ”

"I'm not just for the Ma family, but also for you."

"For me?"

"I have already said that you and your father are not damned people, and the Ma family should not be removed from the rivers and lakes."

The blood stains on Ma Chengkong's face had been wiped clean, Mu Jinghong took the blood-stained Jiaoyue, carefully wiped it on the blade of the knife, and then said, "I want to know what the contents of that box are, and who are the people who have touched it." ”

Ma Chengkong quietly watched Mu Jinghong's movements and did not speak, Mu Jinghong raised his head and looked at Ma Chengkong, and said with a very strange expression: "If you still insist on self-punishment and apology, then you are not just stupid, you are simply a fool with a lack of brains." ”

"The box originally contained just a book of exercises,"

"What exercises?"

"Dead wood in spring."

Mu Jinghong's wiping hand suddenly froze, staring at Ma Chengkong's eyes like a torch, and the words of surprise were not good: "Dead wood in spring? A martial arts technique that is said to restore the vitality of a decrepit person? Does this thing really exist in the world? ”

Ma Chengkong nodded lightly: "Yes, the dead wood does exist in spring, and it has been treasured in the Ma family for a hundred years." ”

Mu Jinghong

Looking at Jin Feng'er's anxious face, Ma Chengkong felt a little guilty, reached out and stroked his wife's face, and barely squeezed out a gentle smile: "Madame, don't worry, I just want to be alone." ”

Jin Feng'er nodded, but the panicked look in her eyes was still the same, Ma Chengkong rubbed her hair, and shouted to the people kneeling on the ground: "You don't have to worry, it's okay anymore." ”

A white-haired old man led by everyone slowly got up, it was Ma Chengkong's eldest uncle Ma Hualong, he asked Ma Chengkong in a weak tone: "Kong'er, you don't have to blame yourself for losing an object, for the Ma family, you are more important than anything." ”

Ma Chengkong nodded, Ma Hualong breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and waved his hand to everyone: "It's okay to be in charge, let's disperse." ”

Everyone got up one after another, and Ma Chengkong's second uncle Ma Chengyuan waited for everyone to leave, before he walked up to Ma Chengkong, looked at him with very strange eyes, and finally sighed lightly: "It's good if you figure it out." ”

"It's because I didn't think it through, which made the second uncle worried."

Ma Chengyuan glanced at the ancestral hall, didn't say anything, turned around and left, leaving only Jin Feng'er here, Jin Feng'er was about to speak, Ma Chengkong grabbed her hand and said, "Come in with me." ”

Jin Feng'er was quite surprised, the door of the Ma family was very strict, and women were not allowed to enter the ancestral hall, but now Ma Chengkong ignored the door rules to take her into the ancestral hall, and followed into the house at a loss, but saw a very beautiful man lying in the center of the ancestral hall, and was even more surprised: "Husband, what is this?" ”

Mu Qinghong was also very surprised, he didn't expect Ma Chengkong to bring Jin Feng'er to see him, and hurriedly got up and saluted Jin Feng'er: "Contemptible Mu Qinghong, sister-in-law don't panic." ”

"Mu Qinghong?" Jin Feng'er was even more surprised, the two fingers subconsciously cocked slightly, of course she had heard of the reputation of the thief Mu Qinghong, but it was the first time she saw it with her own eyes, Mu Qinghong noticed Jin Feng'er's fingers, maintained a salute posture and did not dare to move, Ma Chengkong held Jin Feng'er's hand and smiled at her: "Madam, don't be surprised, Mu Qinghong is a friend." ”

"Friends?"

"Yes, he's here to help us investigate the theft."

Mu Qinghong also chimed in: "Mrs. Sister-in-law should have heard of my name, who in this world knows how to steal better than a thief?" ”

Jin Feng'er was a little relieved when she heard this, but she was still a little wary, and asked Mu Qinghong: "That's right, but when did you become a friend of the Ma family?" I have the impression that the people of the Hidden Sect will not be friends with any outsiders. ”

Mu Qinghong was not angry, and said with a smile: "Why should Mrs. Sister-in-law believe those rumors, in fact, not all people in the Shenyin Sect are loners. ”

"You must have other purposes, you can hide it from your husband, but you can't hide it from me."

"Mrs. Sister-in-law guessed accurately, I won't help in vain, of course I have something to take."

"So what are you going to take?"

Jin Feng'er narrowed her eyes, Mu Qinghong could see the killing intent in her words, and she didn't hide anything: "What I want to take is the Ma family's lost dead wood and spring remnants." ”

"Oh? You're going to borrow our Ma family's hand to find this and then take it away? Does that mean? ”

"Not bad."

Jin Feng'er turned her head to look at Ma Chengkong and asked, "Husband, has you already made an agreement with him?" ”

Ma Chengkong nodded, and said softly: "Since the remnants have been lost, instead of falling into the hands of others, it is better to let Mu Qinghong take them, and let the Ma family escape the catastrophe." ”

"What calamity?"

"Madame don't have to ask."

Jin Feng'er was obviously a little displeased with Ma Chengkong's concealment, but Mu Qinghong said very bluntly: "My master ordered me to steal the remnants of the dead wood and spring, if I can't bring this thing back, the people who come to the Ma family will not be as good as me." ”

Jin Feng'er looked at Mu Qinghong, and her tone was a little heavier: "Your master? ”

Mu Qinghong said: "Yes, my master, my sister-in-law doesn't need to know his name, just need to know that he is a person with all means, and it is easy to destroy the entire Ma family." ”

Jin Feng'er was silent, she was a smart woman, she could see from her husband's behavior today that the Ma family would usher in a great disaster, after a moment of silence, she gave Ma Chengkong a positive look, turned her head to Mu Qinghong and asked, "In that case, how do you plan to track it down?" ”

"Mrs. Sister-in-law is really wise, I need to know that besides Mrs., who else knows that the remnant is in the Ma family, and who else has touched that box today."

Jin Feng'er thought for a moment and said, "In addition to me and my husband, there are five other people who know. ”

Mu Qinghong asked, "Can Mrs. Sister-in-law name them?" ”

Jin Feng'er said: "Those who know about this thing include my father-in-law Ma Chenggui, uncle Ma Hualong, second uncle Ma Chengyuan, and old housekeeper Ma. ”

Mu Qinghong listened quietly, but Jin Feng'er stopped opening her mouth after only talking about four people, so she asked suspiciously, "Why didn't Mrs. Sister-in-law say it again?" What about one more? ”

Jin Feng'er looked at Ma Chengkong, Ma Chengkong coughed lightly, and said, "There is one more person who doesn't need to be checked again." ”

Mu Qinghong frowned, and said unhappily: "What else do you want to hide from this point?" ”

Ma Chengkong pursed his mouth, sighed and opened his mouth: "The remaining person is my second uncle Ma Chengjun, who has been imprisoned in a secret room for more than 20 years and has never seen the light of day again. ”

Ma Chengjun......

Mu Qinghong was stunned when he heard this name, and said with some surprise: "I heard my father say when I was a child that he competed with your father Ma Chenggui for the position of the head of the Ma family, intending to collude with his relatives to assassinate your father, but he was killed by your father himself. ”

"My father did defeat him back then, but he couldn't be ruthless, after all, he is also a close relative of the Ma family." Ma Chengkong was also a little melancholy when he mentioned the incident back then, when he was young and couldn't understand the pain of his father's cannibalism, he cheered up and said to Mu Qinghong: "In short, although he knows about the remnants, he has no connection with the loss of the remnants, you can exclude him." ”

Mu Qinghong didn't answer, stretched out his hand and pressed it on his temple, closed his eyes and thought deeply, Ma Chengkong thought about it, and said to Mu Qinghong: "I don't think this matter is necessarily the Ma family's doing, I'll go and tell the Ma housekeeper to find out who has been to the Ma family recently......"

"Take me to see Ma Chengjun."

Ma Chengkong was stunned for a moment, thinking that he was hallucinating: "What did you say?" ”

"I said, take me to see Ma Chengjun, your second uncle." Mu Qinghong opened his eyes and repeated in an unquestioning tone.

Ma Chengkong was a little angry, and shouted: "I said, he hasn't seen the light of day for more than 20 years, you shouldn't doubt him." ”

"The most unexpected people are often the most deadly," Mu Qinghong said with a smile, and at the same time looked at Jin Feng'er, and said: "I will check anyone who knows the existence of the remnants, and my sister-in-law will be no exception." ”