Yan Qi changed into black clothes and went to the ancestral hall in the back mountain of Bixin Island. This ancestral hall is called the Loyal Ancestral Hall, and the spirit tablets enshrined in it are all heroes who sacrificed for the great cause of the Chishui Gang. On weekdays, only five or six old servants are sent to clean and take care of them.

Those old servants were old and weak, and they usually went to bed early at night. The old servants live at the foot of the mountain, and the ancestral hall is located on the mountain, and there is no one to take care of it at night. On weekdays, in addition to the Qingming Festival and the Cold Food Festival, the helper will come to worship and offer incense, but few people care about it on weekdays.

The night breeze was slightly cold, and Yan Qi carried a white paper lantern up the stairs on the mountain road. After walking for about half an hour, we came to the top of the mountain. Cross a suspension bridge and follow a stone path into a bamboo forest. There is the chirping of night owls in the forest from time to time, which adds a touch of gloomy atmosphere.

He walked slowly into the inner courtyard and saw the lattice door of the ancestral hall open, and a masked guest standing on the stone steps under the eaves with his hands clasped around his chest.

Yan Qi glanced at the man and said, "Your Excellency asked someone Yan to come over?" The masked man said, "Not bad." Yan Qi listened to his loud voice, full of energy, and seemed to be a young man. He first arched his hand to show his gratitude, and then asked, "Dare to ask the knight, where is my master now?"

The masked guest said: "Old Yan's gang leader is in the back room of this ancestral hall, but his old man's condition seems to be quite serious, and he can't even speak now." What the hell is going on?" Yan Qi frowned slightly, shook his head and said: "The major martial arts leaders met in the living room that day, and my lord was among them.

Zhang Tianshi of the Zhengyi Sect looked at him and applied the needle, but it didn't seem to work. That night, the ghost Xiangmen set fire to the inner courtyard, and the old man disappeared, but he never wanted to be saved by the knight. Haven't asked for the name of the knight?"

The masked guest sighed and said, "My master has a good friendship with the old gang leader Yan, and I should save him." As for my name, the housekeeper doesn't have to know, just know that I am a friend of your gang. With that, the figure rose up, leaped to the wall, stood on tiptoe, and disappeared into the night.

Yan Qi pondered: "Since they are good friends, why are they afraid of letting people know their true colors?" Yan Chongxiao hung in his heart, and walked quickly through the side door of the ancestral hall with a lantern to a side room in the backyard. Pushing the door open, the oil lamp was lit in the room, he extinguished the lantern and placed it on the table, and then walked quickly to the bed.

I saw Yan Chongxiao's face pale and his eyes closed. Fortunately, I breathed evenly and was already asleep. Yan Qi looked at him, couldn't help but feel sad, sighed and said, "Master, if this house is turned upside down today, will you just leave it alone?"

The next morning, there was a scream. When everyone came to the back hall, they saw the eldest lady Pei Shi wearing a red dress, hanging from the beam, and a pair of embroidered shoes on her feet were swinging. The inner hall was crowded with people, Yan Zhenting pushed away the crowd, and when he saw his mother die tragically, he couldn't help but cry bitterly.

Yan Qi was taken aback in his heart, and said loudly: "Why are you stunned, why don't you find a ladder to get Mrs. down." A few of the men panicked to find the wooden ladder. Jane and Ning lazily walked out of the inner courtyard and came to the mourning hall. Seeing that the back hall was crowded with people, they also leaned over, and the two of them saw that Pei's eyes were bulging, his face was blue, and his tongue was spitting out, and he was frightened.

When such a thing happened to the Yan family, it was naturally impossible to hide it from the heroes, Yan Qi thought about it again and again, so he had to ask the leaders to explain the situation in the living room. Yan Qi Meiyu saw that he was full of worries, and arched his hand and said: "Ladies and gentlemen, this matter was originally the internal affairs of my Chishui Gang, but now that someone has died, I can't take care of it too much. Please come to all heroes, firstly, to report the funeral, and secondly, to ask you to uphold justice. ”

The eldest son, Yan Zhenting, was full of filial piety, his eyes were full of resentment, he looked at the second lady Jian and the third lady Ning, and said with tears in his eyes: "I ...... How could my aunt hang herself for no reason, it must be that you instructed someone to do something secretly?" Jane snorted coldly: "You little bastard, in front of so many heroes, don't spray people with blood." ”

Ning pretended to wipe his tears and said lightly: "It's very strange that the eldest lady is dead. But Zhen Ting, then again, you have no evidence, and you can't frame us. Since the housekeeper has moved out so many martial arts heroes, it is natural that someone will administer justice for you. ”

In the eyes of everyone, this matter is clear at a glance. Each house was fought for family property, and there was a murder case. The murderer is either the second lady or the third lady. Even if the murderer is found out, it is equivalent to watching the jokes of the Yan family. The old man Yan is now sick in bed, and there is such a bad thing at home, no matter who cares, he will stab the old man in his heart.

Zhang Tianshi frowned and said: "Yan Guanjia, this life-breaking lawsuit, poor Dao is not good at it, I'm afraid I can't help." Yan Zhenting knelt down and cried: "My mother is now dead tragically, and the second mother and third mother have made it clear that they want to seize the family property, maybe my little nephew and I will also become unjustly killed." Please also ask your uncles and uncles to make decisions for me. ”

What he said was miserable, and the heroes couldn't help but feel compassion. Tingyun glanced at Xiao Yunfan, and whispered in her ear: "Brother Xiao, little sister knows that you are the most astute, why don't you help this son find out the murderer?" Xiao Yunfan whispered in her ear: "Silly girl, this is someone's family matter, we will take care of it, and we will only help more and more." ”

Tingyun said: "Brother Xiao's nosy problem seems to have changed?" Xiao Yunfan pulled her sleeve, and Tingyun immediately woke up. The two walked out of the crowd and came to a tree in the courtyard. Xiao Yunfan smiled bitterly: "Sister Xian, it's not that I don't want to take care of it, but I really can't take care of it."

Think about it, this old Yan gang leader is now sick, and there have been three accidents in the family, but I am afraid that many things will be hidden from him. Once the real culprit is found out, which lady is found, do you think Old Yan's gang leader can still live?"

At this time, the falling moon did not see Xiao Yunfan and his sister, and also followed. Seeing the two of them talking, Lao Yuan hurriedly walked over and crossed his hands on his hips and asked, "Brother Xiao, what are you talking about?" Tingyun said: "It's none of your business." Luoyue pouted and said, "Hmph, if you don't say it, I also know, you must be discussing where you want to go when you leave here?" Tingyun nodded and said, "You're right." "Book eight

The three of them were chatting, Hou Tonghai pushed away the crowd, and also came over and said: "Fan'er, just now I have recommended you to several heads to find out the truth, everyone is waiting for you at this time? ”

Xiao Yunfan's face turned red and said, "Uncle Hou, Fan'er's own affairs are a mess now. Where can I have the leisure to mind other people's business?"

Hou Tonghai snorted and jumped up, stretched out his hand to chisel him and said violently: "Why did you kid change sex?" Xiao Yunfan covered his forehead and said: "Uncle Hou, you are an understanding person, it is obviously someone else's family matter, how do you let me take care of it? When I am Bao Gong? Di Renjie? Besides, it is difficult for Qing officials to cut off family affairs, Bao Gong and Di Renjie have a headache, what do you let me do?"

Hou Tonghai stretched out his hand and pointed at him and said, "Hey, you little lion, I said that you would investigate the case, but I didn't let you break up, what are you worried about?

Tingyun pulled Hou Tonghai's sleeve and said: "Uncle Hou, Brother Xiao is worried about the condition of Old Yan's gang leader, his old man can't afford to be sick now, if someone spreads these things to his ears again, he will have to be angry." ”

Hou Tonghai twisted his beard and nodded: "There is some truth." Saying that, he rolled his eyes and said, "However, I have already sold your kid, you can't let so many heroes say that I am not hard, right?"

Saying that, he stretched out his hand and patted Xiao Yunfan's chest and said, "Okay, I don't care if you want to or not?" Anyway, I have already blown the cow out for you, you have to give me a long face, so that Uncle Hou will be proud of you." If you retreat from battle, we will both lose our faces here. ”

Xiao Yunfan stiffened his head and said embarrassedly: "Uncle Hou, what are you asking me to say about you?" Hou Tonghai said with a straight face: "Hey! Your kid has grown two pounds? Did you drink the queen mother's footwashing water? Or gnawed the mud on the soles of the Jade Emperor's feet? The courage is fat, is it possible that your kid still wants me to kneel down and beg you?"

Xiao Yunfan waved his hand again and again: "Don't, don't, don't, then I don't dare to be." Hou Tonghai walked up behind him and kicked him in the buttocks. scolded: "Hurry up, are you still waiting for someone to carry you in a sedan chair?"

Xiao Yunfan shook his head with a wry smile and patted the dust on his buttocks. scolded in his heart: "This monkey took over the by himself, he has to come to the round, and he can't think of such a thing as chasing ducks to the shelves?"

Listening to Yun and Luoyue, the two daughters saw Xiao Yunfan's embarrassed appearance, and couldn't help covering their mouths and stealing fun, suddenly thinking of the mourning at home, and hurriedly holding back their smiles. The second daughter took Hou Tonghai's arm and said, "Uncle Hou, let's go in and have a look." Hou Tonghai said: "Don't go." The two girls asked in unison, "Why?"

Hou Tonghai said: "The little lion has been depressed recently, and I have to find something for him to do so that he can cheer up." As for us, let's go somewhere else. There are a lot of people in that hall, what kind of system are you two little girls standing there?"

Luoyue said: "Aren't those girls in the Xuannu Palace also there?" Hou Tonghai said: "The girls in the Xuannu Palace are different from you." Luoyue asked, "Everyone has one nose and one mouth, two ears and two legs, what's the difference?"

Hou Tonghai touched his nose and said, "They are chivalrous women, but you two are not." It's not good for girls to show up before they leave the cabinet, don't you two want to get married?"

Hou Tonghai frowned, but thought in his heart: "Little lion is a bad thing, I obviously have a Feng girl, but I also recognize these two little girls as my sister." Entangled with them, wouldn't it hurt other little girls?

If you don't love it, why bother to provoke it. provoked, and don't love. I really don't know what this kid has learned from his bastard master? This sister on the left and sister on the right, which one do I think he is worthy of?"

Xiao Yunfan walked into the inner hall, and the eyes of the heroes swept over him. Zhang Tianshi stroked his beard, and said with a glint in his eyes: "Brother Xiao, Mr. Hou recommended you to investigate this matter, what do you think?" His words were actually hinting at Xiao Yunfan and asking him to try his best to refuse.

Xiao Yunfan thanked him for his kindness and said, "Senior, it's not impossible for the younger generation to come and check. But I have one condition, if the Chishui Gang can meet my condition. The younger generation will never shirk. Yan Qi said: "Dare to ask Xiao Daxia what conditions he has?"

Xiao Yunfan said: "The Yan official family will present this matter to the old gang leader of Yan, if his old man agrees, I will come to investigate." Yan Qi sighed and said, "Everyone now knows the old gang leader's condition, if he learns, won't he have to kill him?"

At this time, Yan Zhenting said: "Don't you dare, I'll go and tell my father that my mother can't die in vain." With that, he strode out. Yan Qi thought to himself: "I just placed the old man in the secret room to recuperate. The eldest prince kept saying that he was going to look for the master, didn't he know where the master was?" He glanced at the people in the hall and found that Wu Liu, who sent the letter to him that day, was not there.

Yan Qi didn't think about it, so he jumped up and stretched out his hand to stop Yan Zhenting. Yan Zhenting shouted: "Don't take away your dog paws yet." Yan Qi roared with red eyes: "Childe can't go, the master's situation can't stand the toss anymore!" His sound was like thunder, which made Yan Zhenting feel very surprised.