Recently, due to Qingfeng, Xuanming, Yin Baimei, Zhong Limu, Tang Yuan and other well-known heads and heads of families in the rivers and lakes have arrived in Luoyang City one after another, the Xianwang Mansion, which has been deserted for more than a year, has become lively again.

Many people secretly sighed that this year's "hoeing conference" is quite a shadow of the "Dragon Boat Festival" held by Luo Tianjin two years ago.

It's just that the Dragon Boat Festival is still the Dragon Boat Festival, the Xianwang Mansion is still the Xianwang Mansion, and the martial arts heroes are still the martial arts heroes, but the "master" of this martial arts event has changed from Luo Tianjin in the past to today's breeze.

Looking at the Xianwang Mansion where things are different from people, feeling the longing and laughter of familiar figures, some disciples of the Xianwang Mansion who were increasingly suppressed by Ling Xiaoxiao because of their old relationship with Liu Xunyi suddenly felt like a world away, with mixed tastes.

I have nothing to do all day long, I can only watch unfamiliar faces swaggering through the market in the name of "Xian Wangfu", but I gather in groups in remote corners to borrow wine to drown my sorrows, and my heart is even more indescribably depressed.

Since Luo Tianjin was killed and Liu Xunyi defected, these "old ministers" of the Xianwang Mansion have ...... In particular, the disciples of the lower three sects are becoming less and less valued. Even though Xie Xuan tried his best to mediate, he still couldn't resist their misfortune of being harassed, excluded and even exiled by Ling Xiaoxiao and his henchmen.

Among them, the situation of Xu Heng, Ling Qing, Liao Chuan, and Liao Hai is the most embarrassing.

Because they are not only the patriarchs of the Xianwang Mansion, but also the masters of the lower three gates, their status in the mansion is far from comparable to that of ordinary disciples.

Ling Xiaoxiao's henchmen regarded them as thorns in the side and thorns in the flesh, but they could not be wantonly oppressed like they did with other disciples, let alone expelled from the mansion. So, they racked their brains against Xu Heng and the others, deliberately finding fault every once in a while, intending to force them to make a big mistake because they couldn't bear it, and they were swept out of the house by Ling Xiaoxiao justifiably, or they took the initiative to leave because they were insulted.

In this way, the lower three sects with the most disciples and the most powerful in the Xianwang Mansion could be naturally placed by Ling Xiaoxiao as his henchmen, so that they could be firmly controlled in his own hands.

Xie Xuan knew Ling Xiaoxiao's mind of "don't use suspicious people", so he often told the three disciples that they must be able to endure and let them let go when they encounter problems, and never give people a handle.

In this way, Xu Heng, who survived in the cracks, had to resist the exclusion of the "newcomers" and tolerate the complaints of the "old people". Neither can you rise up to resist, nor can you walk away, you can only swallow your anger and make compromises.

In fact, Xie Xuan had already seen Ling Xiaoxiao's sinister intentions clearly. She never really believed in the "old ministers" left by Luo Tianjin, and she has been doing everything possible to spit out the old and accept the new, turning the Xianwang Mansion into her own paradise bit by bit.

At the beginning of Luo Tianjin's death, Ling Xiaoxiao strongly recommended Xie Xuan to succeed him as the head of the Xianwang Mansion, not out of sincerity, but a calculation to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages.

On the one hand, Ling Xiaoxiao is a female streamer, and her martial arts are commonplace, if she takes over the position of the lord of the mansion, the Xianwang Mansion will definitely become the laughing stock of the world.

Both, when Luo Tianjin was alive, Ling Xiaoxiao rarely asked about the affairs of the house. Therefore, she is ignorant of the big and small affairs of the Xianwang Mansion, the business of buying and selling, and the manpower arrangements up and down. On the other hand, Xie Xuan, as Luo Tianjin's right-hand man all the year round, is familiar with all matters in the house. With him in charge of the overall situation, the people's hearts will not be scattered and the situation will not be chaotic.

Therefore, Ling Xiaoxiao held Xie Xuan high in the air to deal with internal and external doubts and troubles. While privately meddling in the affairs of the house. From business transactions, profit and loss account books to the recruitment of disciples, rewards and punishments, she had to intervene in everything, and gradually held the financial power and personnel power of the Xianwang Mansion tightly in the palm of her hand.

The hostess of the Xianwang Mansion, the widow of Luo Tianjin, and the daughter of the leader of the Central Plains Martial Arts Alliance, with such a noble status, coupled with Qingfeng's behind-the-scenes guidance and Wudang's strong support, all of Ling Xiaoxiao's plans in the Xianwang Mansion are invincible and smooth.

To this day, Ling Xiaoxiao has almost completely set up Xie Xuan, the "mansion master".

A few months ago, she would discuss with Xie Xuan calmly when she encountered something, even if she was occasionally dissatisfied, she would hide it in her heart. But now, Ling Xiaoxiao has not shied away from giving orders to Xie Xuan, if Xie Xuan doesn't listen, she will immediately arrange for others to do it.

In Ling Xiaoxiao's eyes, if Xie Xuan was loyal, he could continue to be his puppet. If Xie Xuan had different intentions, he could immediately take away everything from him, including his life.

This time, if Xie Xuan hadn't succeeded in capturing Liu Xunyi and made great contributions to the Central Plains martial arts, I'm afraid he would have been beaten into the "cold palace" by Qingfeng's father and daughter, waiting to die with hatred.

Even so, today's Xianwang Mansion still can't be Xie Xuan's turn to call the shots.

After all, the Central Plains Martial Arts Alliance Lord came in person. Don't say that Xie Xuan stood aside, even if Ling Xiaoxiao had to hand over power.

Today's Xianwang Mansion has become another Wudang Mountain. In and out are all Wudang disciples, and big and small things are decided by Qingfeng. Even the trivial things such as taking turns to keep vigil, arranging guest rooms, and preparing wine banquets can also be seen everywhere Wudang disciples.

The disciples of the Xianwang Mansion who have lost their "backbone", especially the "idle people" who are not valued by Ling Xiaoxiao, have completely become vassals of the Wudang disciples, and they are arrogantly snorting and drinking, burying their heads in the hardest, most tiring, and dirtiest chores.

Interestingly, Yan Bugui arranged Xu Heng, Ling Qing, Liao Chuan, and Liao Hai to clean the thatched house every night on the grounds that "the guests are full of people and the manpower is overstretched".

When they ran to complain to Xie Xuan, the reply they got was, "Everything is subject to the arrangement of the fourth master, as a disciple of the Xianwang Mansion, you must not think very highly of yourself, let alone pick and choose."

In desperation, Xu Heng and the four of them could only work hard in the stinking thatched hut until dawn.

Unconsciously, this tragic day of "darkness" has lasted for more than half a month.

April 15, the dead of night.

When Xu Heng, Ling Qing, Liao Chuan, and Liao Hai cleaned a thatched house in the side courtyard, the four of them hurriedly rushed into the courtyard with toilets and brushes, and breathed in the fresh air.

"Damn, let the four of us clean more than a dozen thatched houses in one night, obviously deliberately making things difficult......

"What's the use of complaining?" Xu Heng angrily drank off the chattering Liao Hai, "You only dare to have a good time in front of us, and you have the ability to go to the fourth master theory?"

"The fourth master is no longer the fourth master of the year. Ling Qing sat on the ground and sighed again and again, "I don't know when it started, the atmosphere in the house became more and more depressing. We used to be carefree and at ease. Now I am worried every day, I don't dare to eat indiscriminately, I don't dare to talk nonsense, for fear that someone will grab my pigtails, and if I sue my wife and the fourth master, I will not be able to eat and walk around. "The picture is broadcast all over the world

"Mrs. and the fourth master don't know where to recruit a group of people, all of them are thieves, and they don't look like good people at first glance. Liao Chuan said indignantly, "This afternoon, four shocking disciples and two Wudang disciples had an argument in the East Courtyard. The fourth master doesn't ask about the innocent and directly punishes our people, how can it be reasonable?"

"Is this the Xianwang Mansion or Wudang Mountain?" Liao Hai teased, "The fourth master actually turned his elbow outward?"

"I feel...... The lady and the second master are becoming more and more discordant. Ling Qing said in his words, "Right now, it seems that the mansion is divided into two factions, loyal to Madame or ...... Loyal to the second master. ”

"I feel the same way!" Xu Heng nodded again and again, "The fourth master is Madame's cronies, and those newly recruited disciples are also Madame's loyal fans. The seventh master, the eighth master and we have been repeatedly excluded, and eighty percent of them are because they are too close to the second master. ”

"The second master is now the 'lord of the house', why are they not in harmony?" Liao Chuan pondered and looked worried, "The second master has always been respectful to his wife, and his wife is not dissatisfied with the second master, they are ......"

Xu Heng did not shy away from answering: "I don't know what the contradiction between the second master and the lady is. I only know that if we continue to fight like this, the Xianwang Mansion will break up sooner or later!"

"What do you say......" Ling Qing thought for a moment and asked cautiously, "Will there be another hidden reason for the death of the mansion master?" will the lady and the second master be at odds because of this......

"Shh

As soon as these words came out, Xu Heng's faces suddenly changed.

If you let the lady and the fourth master know that we are chewing the root of our tongue again, we must be expelled from the mansion. ”

As soon as the words of "Black Fan ......" came out, Liao Chuan suddenly felt speechless, so he hurriedly corrected it, "I mean Liu Xunyi...... Right now, he's locked up in a dungeon, and I don't know what will happen to the 'hoe and rape conference' on the fifth day of the fifth month?"

"What does he do?" Xu Heng complained angrily, "The Xianwang Mansion has fallen to this step of the field today, all thanks to him. If he hadn't killed the mansion master, how could the Xianwang Mansion be the turn of those outsiders to point fingers?"

"The last time I went to clean the dungeon, I heard that the Qingfeng Alliance Lord ordered him to be fed a Wudang secret chronic poison every day, and then whipped him ten times. Splash him with salt water every two hours to keep him awake and in pain. In this way, he will not only be unable to die for a while, but also make his spirit and body forever weak and unable to recover. Liao Hai sighed, "Liu Xunyi is in the dark and damp dungeon every day, suffering from unbearable abuse and torture by ordinary people. I can't really survive, I can't die. ”

"This ......"

When Liao Hai revealed Liu Xunyi's tragic situation, the others all fell silent. Even Xu Heng, who was complaining about Liu Xunyi just now, had a trace of indescribable sorrow in his eyes.

Ling Qing looked melancholy and muttered to himself: "He goes through this kind of torture every day, I don't know ...... Can you survive until the fifth ......day of May?"

"On the fifth day of the fifth month of May, Liu Xunyi will definitely die. Liao Chuan's voice sounded a little helpless, "Right now, they just want Liu Xunyi to take his last breath." As long as a person does not die, no matter what kind of torture he endures or what kind of injuries he endures...... No one will care. ”

"Although the lady and the second master both said that Liu Xunyi was the murderer of the mansion owner, I still can't believe it......"

"Woo......"

Just when Xu Heng and the four of them were sighing for a long time, a very slight sound suddenly came from the darkness, which seemed to be ...... Someone was sobbing quietly.

"Who?"

Xu Heng and the four of them were shocked, subconsciously raised the toilet and wooden brush in their hands, and looked cautiously towards the source of the sound.

"If you don't show up again, don't blame us for being polite!"

"Don't be nervous...... It's me. ”

With a nervous response, there was a sound of footsteps in the corner. Immediately afterwards, a thin and weak figure staggered in front of Xu Heng and the others.

"Little ...... Miss?"

After identifying that the person was Luo Ningyu, Xu Heng and the four of them hurriedly threw away the "weapon" in their hands, staring at each other with big eyes, and they were at a loss for a while.

"None of you will tell me what is going on, but I can have a hunch...... There will be something big happening in the Xianwang Mansion. Luo Ningyu's pitiful appearance was heartbreaking.

"Miss, you're misunderstood! We're just ......."

"I've heard everything you say. Luo Ningyu interrupted Ling Qing's defense worriedly, "On the fifth day of the fifth month of the fifth month, the hoe and rape conference, Liu Xunyi was locked up in the dungeon and tortured every day......

"Miss, it's our mouths that don't hold back, it's us who talk nonsense......"

"If you still think I'm a young lady...... Grant me a request. Luo Ningyu said absentmindedly, "Otherwise...... I'll ask my mother or Second Uncle Xie. ”

"Never!" Xu Heng's faces changed, and they were all terrified, "Miss...... What are the requirements?"

"Take me to see Liu Xunyi!"

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