The rain became heavier and heavier, and it became denser and denser, as if the entire imperial capital was dressed in a hazy robe, and under this gloomy atmosphere, the pedestrians on the road were running or holding umbrellas, coming and going in a hurry. The carriages in the aristocratic area were flowing endlessly, and the noble ladies and ladies who had planned to go out to play were driven back by this sudden heavy rain.

In the secret room of a nobleman's mansion, a majestic figure was enjoying sitting on a comfortable chair, he was holding a goblet between the fingers of his left hand, and the goblet was spinning red wine, the majestic figure smelled the faint aroma of wine and seemed a little intoxicated, and in front of him stood a tall man, the man looked up at the figure of Wei'an with a very respectful look.

"The head of the Xiu family has arrived in the imperial capital today, No. 1, you let the people under you be excited, some unnecessary things can be stopped first, what I want is foolproof, do you understand?"

"Yes, master. ”

"It's strange to say, what is the purpose of this cultivator family master coming to the imperial capital at this time? You know, he hasn't set foot in the imperial capital for many years. Wei An's figure touched his chin and muttered to himself, and after thinking for a while, Wei An's figure put down his hand and ordered, "No. 1, you go and send someone to investigate, I want to know the real reason why he came to the imperial capital." ”

"Yes, master. ”

"Have we planted anyone in the Mansion?" asked the Wei An. figure.

"No, master. The people who repair the mansion are their own people, and we have tried several times but we have not been able to infiltrate them. Number One replied truthfully.

"Well~ permanent personnel are not good, so let's start with temporary personnel. The majestic figure reminded.

"Yes, master, my subordinates know what to do. ”

"Well, let's do it, I want efficiency. The majestic figure waved his hand.

"Yes, master. Number One stooped down in response.

After No. 1 left, Wei An's figure looked at the empty secret room, drank the red wine in the cup in one gulp, and there was a smile on the corner of his mouth, "Hehehe~ I really want to visit you in person?" ”

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In the north of the garden area, there is a very unique mansion - Xiufu, its overall architectural style is dominated by black elements, the buildings inside use wood as the main building material, the wooden frame building system with wooden pillars and beams as the load-bearing skeleton is completely different from the general blue and white tone brick wall structure in the imperial capital, the whole mansion gives people a very depressed and dignified feeling, so that people dare not approach easily.

At this time, a carriage stopped in front of the gate of the black mansion, and Shudo and Kageichi walked down from the carriage one after another, and just as Shudo was about to turn around and say thank you, the carriage had already started quickly, and disappeared into the rain curtain in a short time.

Xiu Dao looked in the direction where the carriage disappeared and shook his head speechlessly, "Is my house so scary?"

Shadow walked to the black wooden door and knocked three times, and before long, the wooden door creaked open, and an old man walked out of the door. The old man was wearing a black cloth robe, with a big bald head, a little old age spots on his face, but his eyes were very sharp, and he had a goatee on his chin and looked particularly energetic.

Without waiting for the old man to speak, Xiu Dao looked at him and took the lead in opening his mouth, "Xiu, I haven't seen you for a long time, I've worked hard for you in the imperial capital in the past few years." ”

"Repair, I have seen the head of the house. The old man bowed respectfully to the cultivator and bowed ninety degrees.

Seeing this, the cultivator hurriedly stepped forward to straighten him, and asked with a smile while helping him, "I haven't seen you for a few years, are you still healthy in your old body?"

"Healthy, healthy, thank you for your concern. ”

"Hey, what's the matter, by the way, Madame and Mademoiselle have arrived?"

"It's here, it's here, but it's just that I brought back a girl. Xiu Xiu nodded in reply.

Xiu Dao tapped Xiu on the shoulder twice, "Well, I know about this. Then he turned to Shadow and said, "Shadow, I just told you to do something." ”

Ying looked at the cultivator and nodded heavily, and disappeared on the spot with a "whoosh".

"I've already arranged the accommodation of Madame and Miss, but that girl..."

"What's wrong?"

"She has always knelt in the hall, and it is useless for anyone to persuade her, saying that she wants to wait for you to come back like this. ”

"Let's go, take me there. ”

"Yes, Master. Xiu nodded in response, turned to lead the way, and the two of them went into the rain one after the other. The repairer who walked in front of him held up the black fighting spirit, enveloping himself and the cultivator behind him, keeping the rain out. This seemingly inconspicuous old man is actually a vindictive martial artist.

When Xiu Dao and Xiu walked through the front yard into the hall, the jumping girl kneeling in the center of the hall already looked a little shaky, but she still held on to her waist straight, and Ling'er and Lian'er were talking beside her.

When Ling'er and Lian'er saw the cultivator come in, they were so happy that they exclaimed, "Husband!"

The girl who jumped off the building turned her head when she heard the sound and called, "My lord." He was about to bow down and kowtow, and the cultivator would receive such a great gift from her, his left hand reached forward, and a soft black fighting spirit appeared out of thin air to support the girl's downward body, "In my house, there is no need to make this big salute, you get up and speak." The monk waved his left hand again, and the girl was lifted to a seat next to the side and sat down.

The moment the girl sat down, her nerves were completely relaxed, and she suddenly lost her strength and spread out on the seat. Because she knelt for too long, and had experienced jumping off the building before, she was already physically and mentally exhausted.

It was only then that the monk really noticed the girl's appearance, the girl's face was pale, her lips trembled slightly, there were deep tears in the corners of her eyes, and her facial features were not delicate but very delicate.

"Go get her some hot tea," Shudo instructed Xiu, pointing to the girl.

"Yes, Master. Xiu nodded and turned and walked out of the hall.

Xiu Dao didn't urge the girl, he walked to the main seat alone and sat down, Ling'er glanced at Xiu Dao and sat down beside him, while Lian'er sat on the spot and looked at the girl thoughtfully with her eyes blank. There was no sound in the entire hall except for the girl's rapid breathing, which was in stark contrast to the sound of rain outside.

"Whew~" The girl took a deep breath. Break the silence of the hall.

Knowing that the girl was rested and ready, the monk changed his sitting position and leaned his upper body forward slightly.

The girl supported her body with both hands, staggered to her feet, walked to the main seat of the cultivator, bowed deeply to the cultivator, tears once again flowed down the corners of her eyes, choked up and said, "My lord, please help me and help our family, otherwise all of our family will die." The girl's tone was pleading and helpless, and there was a subtle hint of fear that was deeply hidden by the girl but could not escape the ears of the cultivators.

"What do you ask for?" The monk looked at the girl and asked, he vaguely sensed that what the girl was going to say was not simple.

"Report to my lord," the girl continued to bend over and said, "The little girl's name is Ruolin, she has just turned eighteen this year, her family lives in the imperial capital common people's area, she has parents and two younger brothers at home, because I have to provide for my two younger brothers to study well, I came out to work after attending the free academy at the age of sixteen to supplement the family, and now I work as a waitress in a luxury hotel in the trade area, everything was fine until a week ago..." The youngest son of the Earl of Ertonte came to dine with us. ”