"He's dead." Iron Mask said.

Shi Cheng said expressionlessly: "The sin deserves it." ”

Shi Cheng suddenly recalled the scene of his last visit to Hu's mansion, and the worried expression on Hu Enli's face was still vivid. But now that he thinks about it, the fear on Hu Enli's face may not be fake, after returning from the Xieyang Road, was he secretly coerced and intimidated by the forces of the Lu Clan?

Wu Neng and Tie Mian both looked a little frustrated, the three of them were a step too late after all, otherwise everyone would obviously be able to make an important breakthrough from Hu Enli.

Shi Cheng comforted his two companions, "Actually, the clue is not broken, what was the last sentence that Hu Enli said?" ”

Wu Neng thought for a moment and replied, "Old Shi, what do you mean, his son may know?" ”

Tie Mian nodded and said: "It's all a family, what is my father doing in secret, and I don't know anything about being a son." ”

"That's right, there are some things that need to be asked to Hu Tianming clearly." Shi Cheng said, "The killer mentioned the key just now, and I care about this very much. ”

"Lao Shi, do you think those killers will be bad for Master Hu?"

"Don't worry, judging from what happened at the Martial Arts Viewing Conference, Hu Tianming is an elite disciple of the Western Desert Martial Academy. The Western Desert Martial Academy is to train generals for the army of the Western Desert Country, even if the Western Desert Country is not good, it is not possible to plan for a while and a half if the Blood Crow wants to enter the Martial Academy to assassinate. ”

Shi Cheng actually has another layer of hidden worries in his heart. For two nights in a row, there were accidents in both the Camel Bell Chamber of Commerce and the Hu Mansion, and this kind of silence behavior seemed to Shi Cheng to be a signal that the Lu clan was about to get out and retreat.

In Shi Cheng's view, if his worries are right, there may be two reasons behind them; First, the actions of the Lu clan in the royal city have suffered a serious setback, so they must be withdrawn from the royal city, and unreliable insiders must be eliminated. The second is that an ulterior purpose of the Lu clan in the royal city has been achieved.

Shi Cheng's heart became anxious, at least judging from the clues that had been discovered so far, Shi Cheng really couldn't see where the Lu clan had suffered a heavy setback, but instead touched the ash of his nose on his side.

Shi Cheng really wanted to go to the Western Desert Martial Academy to ask Hu Tianming now, but reason told him that this could not be done, and he had to ask someone to apply to the Martial Academy, and only after completing a set of procedures would he have the opportunity to meet Hu Tianming.

However, there is no shortcut to this matter, such a tragic incident happened at home, Hu Tianming must come back.

Shi Cheng suddenly felt an inexplicable sense of crisis in his heart, and he always felt that something big was about to happen.

"Old Shi, the fire is burning this way!"

Shi Cheng glanced back at the Hu family, who had been engulfed in the sea of fire, he shook his head lightly, and said, "Let's go back first, think about it in the long run." ”

……

"What? That Shi Cheng also passed? ”

I don't know how long later, on a cliff outside the royal city, two men in black were talking face to face.

"Yes, we were really taken aback, and we don't know why he came to Hufu at night. But rest assured, Hu Enli and his wife are now dead. ”

"What about the key, did you ask where the key is?"

The other person shook his head and said, "Not yet, he is sure that the key has fallen on the way, and he will not change his words no matter how much he threatens it." ”

Seeing that his employer's friend stopped talking, the killer of the blood crow asked, "What are you going to do with that Hu Tianming, if you want us to make a move, it may take some time, after all, he is from the Martial Academy." ”

"Don't worry, he can't escape, if there is such a big thing at home, can he still stay in the martial arts academy with peace of mind? And even if that kid becomes a shrunken turtle, I have a way to clean him up. You don't have to worry about this matter, you just need to do your best to deal with those three people. Remember, we want to live that Shi Cheng, just kill the other two. ”

"I see, I'll bring your request to the Lord."

After the killer of the blood crow left, the black-robed man quietly walked to the edge of the cliff, and he stretched out his hand, as if feeling the direction of the wind.

The black-robed man overlooked Dengnan Harbor in the northwest and laughed in a low voice: "Purple orchid powder, it is easy to disperse in the wind, and it spreads in the air for a long time, the only drawback is that it is not toxic enough, and it must be mixed with brown wattle." ”

The evening breeze whistled from the land to the sea, and as it passed by the black-robed man, it sent the purple powder scattered in his hands to the white belly of the fish in the distant sky.

……

Shi Cheng got up very early today, and the whirlpool in the royal city was becoming more and more turbulent at the moment, so he hoped in his heart that he could see the new palace newspaper and grasp the new news earlier.

It was Zhu Liu who came to deliver breakfast today, and after he put the breakfast of the three on the table, he put the latest newspaper in Shi Cheng's hand.

Wu Neng yawned and squinted his eyes to drink porridge, and Tie Mian concentrated on eating the noodles in the bowl after saying "Remember to give it to me after reading it".

Shi Cheng nodded to Tie Mian, and then picked up the first Di Bao, he planned to read the Di Bao first before eating.

"Master, Sun San asked me to ask you for another half day off last night." Zhu Liu said with a smile: "He originally wanted to ask you for leave in person last night, but seeing that the lights in your house were all out, he couldn't bother you, so he had to ask the little one to pass the word." ”

As soon as Shi Cheng heard Sun San's name, he remembered Lu Yue, who had died, and the expression on his face was very complicated, and he asked, "Are you going to Fishing Boat Alley?" ”

"Yes, yes, that kid was as happy as a flower when he came back from his father-in-law's house last night, and today he ran over again." Zhu Liu said with a smile.

Seeing that Shi Cheng's face was not very good-looking, Zhu Liu asked carefully: "Master, are you unwilling to grant leave?" ”

"It's not ......" Shi Cheng wanted to say something, but eventually gave up.

Zhu Liu had some doubts in his heart, but he didn't ask much, and after setting the plate, he retreated, not disturbing the three of them to eat and chat.

Shi Cheng glanced down at the newspaper in his hand, he could already smell the smell of gunpowder in the air. The major events that the major newspapers focus on are naturally the conflict in Xilanzhou (known as Baozhou in Dongdan), and the return of the Yuanliu State Mission to China today does not seem to be very eye-catching.

Most of the letters sent by the Western Desert State to the Eastern Dan State and the Alliance Khanate are still on the way, that is, they use the transmission charm or transmission platform to transmit information, and they also need to pass through several stations in the middle, after all, the current Lingbao production technology has not yet reached the level of transmitting information directly from one end of one continent to another.

Shi Cheng planned to go to a teahouse near Hu's Mansion in the morning to find a teahouse to drink tea and wait for Hu Tianming's arrival, regardless of whether Hu Tianming was fully aware of Hu Enli's private activities, he himself must have known about some important things.

Hu Enli's dying plea may also be a reminder that he wants Shi Cheng to meet his only son.

However, just today, something was about to happen that Shi Cheng did not expect, completely disrupting his plan for the day.

……

Sun San was walking in a small lane in Fishing Boat Alley at this time, and it was rare for him to have such a happy time in the past few days.

Although Uncle Lu Feng wanted to push him out, Sun San could see that Aunt Lu and Brother Lu Fang were actually still facing him.

As long as there are more people towards him and Lu Yue, Sun San has nothing to fear in his heart, not to mention a long conversation with Lu Yue a few days ago, which made his heart become much clearer.

The gate of the Lu family had already appeared in front of him, Sun San's steps were much lighter, he walked quickly to the door and knocked on the door.

"Who?" The old man's voice sounded on the other side of the door, the dilapidated wooden door was opened, and the old face of the Lu clan appeared in front of Sun San.

"Aunt, it's me, Sun San. Brother Fang should have been very busy lately, my boss hasn't had much to do recently, so my nephew is thinking of coming to you to help. ”

Lu Shi sighed, hesitated for a long time, and finally let Sun San in, "Fang'er, he went to work early, you walk lightly, don't let the old man hear." ”

"Nephew knows."

An old man and a young man walked to the utility shed, and when they walked to the door, Lu Shi turned around and persuaded softly: "Three boys, don't come here again in the future, do you know how big a fire your uncle made last night?" ”

Sun San was silent for a while, then raised his head and replied firmly: "Aunt, my nephew is here to assure you that within three years, my nephew will definitely be able to mix up in the royal city, and what the young master of the Hu family can give to Yue'er, my nephew will definitely be able to give it in the future." ”

Lu Shi stomped his feet angrily, "Regardless of whether you have the rich life of Young Master Hu or not, how many years can the girl's family wait?" Why don't you listen to persuasion, you kid! ”

Sun San said stubbornly: "Unless Yue'er doesn't recognize me, my nephew won't give up." ”

"Hey!" Lu Shi patted his chest, "Old woman, I won't talk to you young people, you go and fight against my old man, if you can convince him, I won't care." ”

With that, she turned and walked towards the kitchen.

"Multi-...... Thank you, aunt! Sun San was overjoyed, although Lu's tone was very hard, he knew in his heart that the old lady had already made a compromise.

Sun San was about to chop the firewood he was going to use today, but just as he was about to walk into the utility shed, a groan of extreme pain suddenly came from behind him, and the muffled sound of a person's body falling to the ground.

"Auntie!" Sun San turned his head and was surprised to find that the old lady was lying on her side on the ground, foaming at the mouth, her hands and feet twitching wildly, and her already weather-beaten face became black and hideous.

Sun San hurriedly ran out of the utility shed, trying to help Mrs. Lu up, but just as he stepped out of the shed door, there was a sharp pain in his five organs and limbs that penetrated deep into the bone marrow.

Sun San screamed, and the whole person fell in front of the shed door, he wanted to shout for help, but found that the sudden severe pain had made him unable to make a sound.

There was a faint wail in his ears from the neighboring house, and Sun San's consciousness gradually sank into the darkness, and the fear of death and the severe pain around him finally consumed his soul little by little.

"Mother, Yue'er......" After shedding the last tear in his life, Sun San closed his eyes forever.

Dust and sand raged in the wind over Fishing Boat Alley, like a grim god of death, swinging a butcher's knife at the beings on the ground.