Blue sky, white clouds.

Fields, hillsides.

The grass is green, and a very red flower is swaying gently in the grass.

Lin Xi sat on the hillside on the outskirts of Jinan, feeling the wind and fragrance.

It's been a long time since he's been so easy—

Since Shen Qingyun disappeared last time, the group had no goal and could only return to Hanfu, while Li Qingyou continued to wander around Shandong to find Shen Qingyun's traces, but there has been no news so far.

Yanshou has been trying to adapt to this internal force that suddenly came to him these days, although that internal strength is Shen Qingyun's, but Lin Xi doesn't care about these - longevity is more important than anything else.

The power of the Mixed Yuan Divine Skill that she played by urging her internal force was not great, but after all, everything was difficult at the beginning, and it was impossible to practice peerless martial arts in one day.

As for life extension, it is not what Lin Xi is most worried about.

What worries him the most is that the money will not be recovered.

In Fang Zhenghuang's own words, that money was enough to buy three Jinan cities.

What's more, the money fell into Shen Qingyun's hands.

Behind Shen Qingyun is the "boss" whose name Lin Xi has never heard of, Shen Qingyun and Fang Zhenghuang secretly committed twelve bloody cases, and the money they got must be for the boss.

What exactly do they want to do with such a large sum of money?

Thinking of the former Iron Begonia Flower and the Tangmen Medicine Man, Lin Xi couldn't help but fight a cold war.

"Hey!" Someone suddenly tapped him on the shoulder.

"Miss Xi?" Seeing the person behind him, Lin Xi took back the half-drawn sword.

"What are you thinking?" Xi Jingyao took the opportunity to sit down beside Lin Xi.

"Me? I'm wondering where that money is. ”

"Why? Do you have to get that money back? Xi Jingyao thought simply, she thought that Shen Qingyun was just asking for money, and felt that it was enough to solve Shen Qingyun.

"You don't understand, Shen Qingyun is just an executor, and there is a mastermind behind him."

"Mastermind? Are you saying that Shen Qingyun is just a subordinate? ”

"That's right."

Lin Xi sat on the hillside like this, and briefly talked to Xi Jingyao about his old grudge with Shen Qingyun.

The iron begonias that bloom all over the mountains in Tanting Town, as well as the medicine people of the Tang Gate, the overlord San, and the miserable appearance of the people under the Emperor Tiangao in the southwest - all of these are closely related to Shen Qingyun and the "boss" behind him.

"Original...... The begonia flower you burned is such a poisonous flower that is not shallow......" Xi Jingyao covered her heart, and after hearing what happened to Lin Xi, she still had palpitations.

"Yes, the ambition of the mastermind behind the scenes has been revealed, and at this time, as the right-hand man under the boss, Shen Qingyun has taken away the priceless treasure. You say - could they just be greedy for money? ”

"If that's the case, then their purpose is likely to be rebellion!"

"Yes, it is not impossible for them to rely on this money to organize thousands, even tens of thousands, of troops to rebel. Liu Yingming in the southwest was their attempt, but they just told me to sabotage, so that the success fell short. ”

Xi Jingyao's hand gently rested on Lin Xi's shoulder and persuaded, "...... Okay, don't think too much about this matter, let's wait patiently for Li Qingyou now, I believe he will definitely bring us good news! ”

Lin Xi smiled and nodded: "Well, with his help, it is not impossible to find Shen Qingyun's traces...... Hey, by the way, what are you doing with me? ”

"I ......" Xi Jingyao's eyes rolled, "I can't come to you if I don't have something?" ”

Lin Xi glanced at Xi Jingyao helplessly, "The legs are on you, of course, you can come if you want to." ”

Xi Jingyao said: "If you don't welcome it, then I won't come in the future!" Save me from having to put a hot face on my cold ass. ”

Lin Xi rolled his eyes and didn't speak.

"Hey, why don't you speak?"

Lin Xi stood up and looked down the hillside: "If I don't welcome it, I'll kick you down just now." ”

Xi Jingyao blushed and smiled, jumped up like a rabbit, grabbed Lin Xi's hand and was about to walk back: "Then it's okay to say yes, don't welcome me, and don't kick me down." ”

"Okay—"

Xi Jingyao laughed and said, "Hehe, go quickly, go back to eat!" It's all ready—"

"Eat?" Lin Xi's eyes lit up, and he suddenly became interested: "The meal is ready, why didn't you say it earlier, and listen to me tell a story there?" ”

Lin Xi said secretly as he walked: "Speaking of which, I haven't eaten the food made by Yanshou for a long time......

"My sister-in-law is still pondering the little bit of mixed yuan magic on her! I made today's meal! Xi Jingyao grinned with two tiger teeth, and her eyes were bright when she spoke, as if she was showing off her "strength".

"You? Can you also cook? Lin Xi's tone was a little surprised.

When Xi Jingyao heard this, she pinched Lin Xi's cheek and said, "You look down on people, don't you?" ”

"Hey, hey—" Lin Xi knocked Xi Jingyao's hand away, and at the same time, his left hand awkwardly withdrew from Xi Jingyao's arms.

"Who looks down on you? I think you're the second lady of a rich family, don't you have people to do this kind of thing? ”

"Can someone do it, but I can't do it? My sister-in-law is much richer than me, so isn't she also good at cooking? ”

Lin Xi glanced at Xi Jingyao again: "Why do you keep comparing yourself to longevity?" ”

"I ......" Xi Jingyao was stunned for a moment, and then shouted: "I'm a rare sister-in-law!" ”

"Hey-" Xi Jingyao hurriedly blushed and ran away, this made Lin Xi a little confused.

"Wouldn't she, she's grinding mirrors? No, no, no, no...... Wait a minute, I'll do it! Lin Xi scratched his head and hurriedly chased after him.

At this time, in an inconspicuous small county town called Jiyin on the east and west sides of the mountain, Li Qingyou was leisurely drinking tea in the tea shop at the gate of the city.

Li Qingyou found a large number of traces of excavation in another wild grave circle more than ten miles away from the cemetery in the north of Jinan.

Tomb robbers will not have any interest in this kind of lonely mountain and wilderness, and ordinary people are afraid to avoid it.

What's more, Li Qingyou picked up a ring in the cemetery.

It was a solid gold ring that sparkled in the dim sunlight.

Rich people don't come here.

It is only possible that Shen Qingyun led people to dig up the treasure and fell it.

There are four deep rut marks in the cemetery, all the way to the official road, heading southwest.

Li Qingyou wanted to catch up with the two carriages all the way, but the ruts on the official road were messy, and it was still a little difficult to distinguish the two carriages that drove out of the cemetery, so Li Qingyou's speed couldn't be fast.

The rut stretched all the way to Xingren Mansion, the westernmost part of Shandong, and then it was completely broken, and there was no trace to follow.

In desperation, Li Qingyou could only stop, think about where Shen Qingyun might go next, and rest for a while by the way.

Although he is laid-back, he is not completely unaware of the situation around him.

In Shen Qingyun's mind, he would definitely not openly shuttle through the county with a large amount of treasure.

Jiyin is a small county, and there are only two serious roads-

The first is to go northwest to the two rivers.

Li Qingyou thought about this road first and ruled it out.

If Shen Qingyun wants to go to the two rivers, he can go directly to the west in Jinan.

The road to the southwest was difficult and difficult, and he had to bypass a large area of the lake area on the way, if Shen Qingyun wanted to take a long detour to Lianghe, thus interfering with Li Qingyou's pursuit, he could go north first.

Therefore, this first path is unlikely.

The second way is to head west into Gyeonggi.

This is most likely.

But Li Qingyou couldn't figure it out, what was Shen Qingyun doing in Gyeonggi with so much money?

"What are you thinking?"

A girl's crisp inquiry suddenly sounded behind Li Qingyou.

"You?" Li Qingyou turned around with a snort, and what surprised him even more was that he found that the person behind him was Tang Ling.

It was Tang Ling, who had just left a few days ago.

"Why are you following me?"

"Hmm...... It's a long story, or I don't know what it's all about......"

“…… Have a seat. Li Qingyou stretched out his hand and pointed to the seat in front of him, and Tang Ling also sat down honestly.

"Where did you start following me?"

"I forgot about it too...... You were like now, you left after drinking tea on the side of the road, and I quietly followed you. ”

"So you've been following me?" Li Qingyou was a little surprised, but it was obvious that he knew that someone was following him.

Tang Ling's big eyes blinked: "You already found out that I was following you?" Then why don't you say it? ”

Li Qingyou said: "Nonsense, I still have to make rut marks, I don't have time." Li Qingyou suddenly became conscious: "What about your senior sister?" Shouldn't you go back to the two rivers? Why are you alone? ”

Tang Ling looked at both sides, "Are you busy?" If you're not busy, I'll explain it to you. ”

Li Qingyou sighed and said, "I was very busy, but now I have lost it." You say—"

"My second sister and I left from Xuzhou in a carriage, originally planning to return to Lianghe from Jinan Avenue, but I didn't expect that after going far, the carriage suddenly planted...... Immediately after that, the two killers came out, and the martial arts of those two people were really powerful, and it was difficult to fight the two of us for a while! The second senior sister had no choice but to let me go first, and she blocked the two killers by herself......"

"Killer? Where did the killer come from? ”

"I don't know! Those two people have sharp fists, and their claws are fierce, and they almost gave me ...... Look! Tang Ling rolled up his sleeves as he spoke, and there were five finger-like black and purple marks on his arms.

Li Qingyou felt a burst of surprise, and unconsciously touched the black and purple marks on Tang Ling's arm.

"Hiss......" Tang Ling shrank as if he had been electrocuted.

"I'm sorry......" Li Qingyou blushed in embarrassment.

Tang Ling also smiled awkwardly: "It's okay, it's okay......"

Li Qingyou asked, "Your senior sister stopped the two killers by herself?" She's not in danger, is she? ”

Tang Ling shook his head: "That's not it, when I leave, Senior Sister can easily deal with those two people, I think...... Even if the senior sister can't win, at least she can get out of the way. ”

"That's fine...... Then why did you follow me? ”

Tang Ling lowered his head and said as if he was very aggrieved: "I ran all the way to the southwest, and I wanted to go north along the canal, but I didn't expect it...... I saw you halfway, and I wanted to stop you, but you ran so fast that I could only follow you from a distance until I ...... Until you drink another bowl of tea. ”