Bang.

The iron weapon he was carrying on his shoulder slammed into the trunk of the tree, causing raindrops to fall from the canopy, startling the others as if they were facing a great enemy.

"What's going on?"

"I accidentally kicked it."

"How can you be so careless, don't break these artifacts and let the national teacher punish you."

The erroneous subordinate hurriedly checked and saw that there was no other damage except for a rust rub on the tree, so he breathed a sigh of relief.

As for the rust, it was not caused by him, but the rust of these artifacts on the way from Beidi to Daxing, the national teacher once said that it didn't matter.

But the marks left on the trunk of the tree, I don't know if it will cause unnecessary trouble.

Thinking so, his subordinate drew a knife from his waist, scraped off the rust-stained bark, and trampled it into the dirt with all his might, and then, at the urging of the leader, continued to walk forward with the iron weapon.

……

Xian County Lord's Mansion, in the kitchen.

Ning Wuxian stewed the chicken and mushrooms that Hua Shi said he liked last time, and then covered the pot.

He asked Qin Shi, who was standing at the door, "Brother Qin Shi, how long has the rain stopped?" ”

"It's been two quarters of an hour, and the northern suburbs of Huangzhuang are far from here, even if the road is slippery on a rainy day, if you come by carriage, it will only be less than half an hour away, and Huashi should be able to arrive soon."

Is it?

Then put it in a pot and warm it over a simmer.

The rest of the stir-fry is ready to be cooked.

Ning Wuxian glanced at the dishes prepared on the table, all of which were dishes that Huashi had eaten a few more bites of when he had eaten the food he had cooked before.

Today is a memorable day, the main thing is a joy, since you want to eat, of course, eat your favorite food.

"It looks like there's one less head of garlic."

Ning Wuxian said, bent down and took out a freshly pulled garlic from the cabbage, soaked it in water, easily peeled it, put it on the cutting board and picked up the kitchen knife and just cut it, then he heard the sound of hurried footsteps behind him.

Is the Chinese teacher coming?

He wasn't distracted either, and dropped the knife.

"Mr. Ning! Master Hua...... Master Hua was struck by lightning and the immortal died! ”

Click......

Ning Wuxian put away the knife in time, but he was still cut out of a blood line, he didn't throw the knife down, but turned around, frowned and looked at Jiang Shu who hurriedly broke into the kitchen, suspecting that he had slept too little recently and had auditory hallucinations.

Otherwise, how could he have heard such outrageous news.

Not only did Ning Wuxiao feel that he had naïve hearing, but even Qin Shi suspected that there was something wrong with his ears.

Who?

Who died?

"Jiang Shu, you say it again."

Qin Shi took a step forward, so that it could be heard more realistically.

Jiang Shu looked at Ning Wuxian, who was standing in front of the cutting board with a kitchen knife, and then at the leader with a face full of disbelief, he understood his feelings, but Master Hua's body was still lying outside the Imperial Village, and there were still many things that needed to be investigated.

Therefore, he could only repeat what he had just said again.

And this time, there was a pause in every word to prove that he was not wrong, and everyone heard it correctly.

“…… Master Hua was struck by lightning and died! ”

After Ning Wuxian's head buzzed, this sentence kept echoing in his mind.

Huashi was struck by lightning and died.

Immortal death means dead, right?

Right?

"Jiang ...... Jiang Shu. ”

Ning Wuxian opened his mouth, and found that he was crying in his voice, which startled him.

Don't panic.

Let's ask if it's true or not.

Previously, Huashi also sent a special letter to tell him not to go out during thunderstorms, and it was impossible to know who deliberately designed a trap to lead him out on a rainy night, so as to kill him.

Right.

It must be so!

"Jiang Shu."

Ning Wuxuan called again and clenched the kitchen knife in his hand.

"You just said that Hua Shixian passed away, did you hear it on the way back from delivering the letter, or did you see it with your own eyes?"

"Mr. Ning, I saw it with my own eyes, and Master Hua also left his last words."

Jiang Shu imitated Hua Yi's tone and pause, and restored the last wish he said on his deathbed.

Ning Wuxian's heart was shocked, and a trace of fishy sweetness welled up in his throat.

Whenever Jiang Shu said other last words, he could be sure that this was a conspiracy to lead him out of the mansion.

But what Jiang Shu said was something that Hua Shi wanted to accomplish.

Moreover.

If it weren't for his death, this matter would never have been done by the hands of others!

"Why?"

Ning Wuxian subconsciously blurted out a question.

"Why did Huashi die?"

"Mr. Ning, Huashi died after being struck by lightning."

Jiang Shu patiently replied again.

saw Ning Wuxiao shaking his head frantically and retorting to him: "No! Wrong! Hua Shi is good at deducing celestial phenomena, he can calculate which day and which time of day there is thunder, and the first time I met him, it was still when it was raining, he could clearly distinguish which direction there was a thundercloud, he might have other accidents, but it was absolutely impossible to be killed by thunder. ”

Especially this kind of person who is good at deducing the weather, even if he encounters the 1 in 10,000 chance of being struck by lightning.

Huashi should also be able to perceive it in advance, so as to react accordingly, and Huashi has internal strength to protect the body, how could he be stupid enough to let the thunder strike.

"Let's go, take me to see Huashi!"

Ning Wuxian rushed out with the kitchen knife, his eyes glowing with a cold light, sharper than the kitchen knife in his hand.

Qin Shi looked shocked in his heart, but he still stretched out his arm to block in front of him.

"Mr. Ning can't go easily, since this matter is as Mr. said, it is difficult to guarantee that he is not using Master Hua's death to lure you there......"

"What am I afraid of?"

Ning Wuxian sneered, raised the kitchen knife in his hand above his head and faced the sky, speaking quickly and urgently, and his tone was sharp.

"The rain has stopped when the thunder is far away, Huashi only reminded me, don't go out when the thunder hits, but I didn't say that you can't go out when the rain stops, this is the territory of Daxing, it is the capital, there are three dragon guards by my side, and there are so many Beijing guards, if I take so many people in the capital, I don't dare to walk at night, do you still need me to fight for Daxing, directly participate in the battle with the whole country, and fight to the death with those who want me to die?"

“……”

Qin Shi looked at Mr. Ning, who was talking without leaving room for speech, in astonishment.

I have known Mr. Ning for so long, but I only know that Mr. Ning is old and serious, and now I know that Mr. Ning also has such a stunned side.

Qin Shi could understand, but he still didn't retract his arm, and turned his head to Jiang Shu to order.

"First report Master Hua's matter to His Majesty, and then go to ask Lord Xian or Ji Shangshu to go to Huangzhuang to investigate this matter thoroughly, go quietly, don't let people know, it is about Master Hua's reputation, and Master Hua can't be disgraced."

"Shame?!"

When Ning Wuxian heard this word, a fire burst out in his heart, and he glared angrily at Qin Shi who was blocking him, even if he knew that the other party had good intentions, but some words still had to be made clear.

"Qin Shi, I call you big brother, that is because I respect you, but I can't understand what you just said, what is shame? What did Huashi do that would bring his reputation to shame? ”

How.

Do you have to be pointed at when you die?

"Mr. Ning, calm down."

Qin Shi took a deep breath and considered his words.

"You also said just now, Master Hua is good at speculating on the art of meteorology, this encounter with lightning must be an accident, Master Hua is not without enemies in the court, in case it is rumored that it is because of too many leaks of heavenly secrets, or other reasons, this accident is encountered, and Master Hua's reputation is indeed damaged."

"I know Mr. Ning, you suspect that it is the Beidi people or the Loulan people and their conspiracy, but those people are human beings and not gods, if they can have such divine skills, we don't have to compete with them, let alone fight, they can dominate the world with such divine skills."

What Qin Shi wanted to express, Ning Wuxian understood.

Looking at Yunfei and the third brother who came after hearing the news, they didn't mean to object, and his brain was throbbing.