Shang Qingyuan study

The sunlight shone in through the hollow window, leaving specks of fine light on the table and the ground, some dazzling, and the mint grass smoked in the stove, Ouyang Ze sat in front of the table, his eyes were slightly closed, his right hand gently rubbed his frowning brows, and after the crisp sound of serving tea came from his ears, there was no other sound.

Ouyang Ze didn't look at Li Zifeng who was kneeling on one knee, his eyes were still slightly closed, and he said in a deep voice with some impatience, "Do you want me to ask a question before you can say a word?!"

Li Zifeng straightened his body and told the story of the past few days of going down the mountain, but he only omitted to avoid the pursuit of the killers of Lingye Palace, and got rid of all the tracking.

But Ouyang Ze didn't intend to let him go, opened his eyes, picked up the teacup and scraped off the tea foam floating on the water, and asked lightly, "Then do you know who is trying to hold you hostage?"

Li Zifeng replied truthfully, "The two of them, dressed in black and white clothes respectively, the disciple thought that they were black and white at first, but during this time, the disciple accidentally discovered the patterns tattooed on their bodies, only to realize that they were killers sent by the Lingye Palace. After that, the disciples tried to ask something from their mouths, but they bit the poison bag in their mouths..."

Ouyang Ze glanced at Li Zifeng and frowned, "In order to prevent being caught, you said something, so biting the mouth poisoning bag and committing suicide is a common technique used by Ling Ye Palace, you have fought with them many times before, why don't you take any precautions?"

Li Zifeng dodged Ouyang Ze's compelling gaze and lowered his head, "It's the disciple's negligence......"

Ouyang Ze snorted coldly, "Was it negligence, or did it happen on purpose? In other words, you didn't want them to survive in order to hide some secrets for others?"

Li Zifeng was slightly stunned, not because he was guessed, but because of Ouyang Ze's attitude, his suspicion of himself was clearly undiminished, he was physically and mentally exhausted, and he simply stopped responding, only sighed silently.

Ouyang Ze's scrutinizing gaze forced over, and he didn't read any emotions from his face for a long time, was it too deeply hidden, or did it really have nothing to do with him? The teacup in his hand was thrown on the table, making a crisp sound, Ouyang Ze seemed to let go of this question and continued to ask, "The person who is following you is besides the killer of Lingye Palace, but there are other people?"

Asked this question coldly, Li Zifeng was a little surprised, but he didn't dare to hesitate, "Yes, in addition to the shadow guards you sent, there are other groups of people, whose identities are unknown, and there doesn't seem to be any malicious intent." ”

Ouyang Ze sneered, staring at Li Zifeng with burning eyes, "Then I'll tell you who they are." ”

Li Zifeng suddenly raised his head and glanced at Ouyang Ze, his eyes touched, and what he saw was cold and questioning, Li Zifeng lowered his head again, waiting for Ouyang Ze's next words.

Ouyang Ze said word by word, "Those two people are from the Ying Tianwu Pavilion in Wei'an City, and the Ying Tianwu Pavilion is the property of Hongyuan Villa in Wei'an City, that is to say, they are sent by Li Shijie, the owner of the Shao Village, to protect you." ”

Li Zifeng opened his mouth and didn't say anything, and he couldn't say anything at all. There was silence in the study again, and Ouyang Ze sighed lightly, "Where are Shen Hongfei and the other six now?"

"Nie Hao has returned to his position. As for the remaining five, the disciples don't know. ”

Ouyang Ze's eyes were deep, and Li Zifeng knew that Ouyang Ze was waiting for him to go down and say, "As for the reason why they were hunted down, according to Wang Tianji's recollection, he sent someone to secretly investigate the Lingye Palace branch hall, and when he exterminated the Lingye Palace branch, his subordinates secretly left news, thus revealing some internal things to Wang Tianji, but it was only about the means of torturing prisoners in Lingye Palace, and there was no substance, and other reasons still need to be explored." ”

Li Zifeng said, waited for a long time, and didn't wait for Ouyang Ze's response, and then added, "The shadow guard you sent, the disciple is brave, and sent two of them to secretly escort Miss Duanmu back to the house." ”

"This is your right, and it is also the responsibility of the Hengshan faction to protect the safety of the Duanmu family, you don't have to explain. ”

Ouyang Ze didn't continue, Li Zifeng continued, "As for the others, ......" In the middle of speaking, Li Zifeng paused, he was 'escorted' back to the mountain by several shadow guards, but there seemed to be something missing in it, it was black! Since the shadow guards were dispatched in Yeyang City to protect Miss Duanmu, he had not seen a figure in black again.

"Is the black cloth missing?" Ouyang Ze then asked.

Li Zifeng was surprised, he thought that he was going back to the mountain in advance to report to Ouyang Ze, but now that Ouyang Ze asked like this, he must have really lost his trace. Li Zifeng tried to recall, and suddenly remembered that when he was looking for resignation with Duanmu Feng in Duanmu Mansion before, he had asked him about the identity of the black clothes he had been secretly following, and there was something wrong with his eyes, could it be ...... I was taken aback by my own thoughts.

"Get up and come to me. Ouyang Ze said, sorting out and selecting a stack of official documents on the table.

Li Zifeng stood up and walked to the table, Ouyang Ze neatly stacked the several official documents that had been sorted out and pushed them to Li Zifeng, "These official documents are all about Hongyuan Villa, haven't you always asked for evidence? Then I'll give you a chance." The matter of thorough investigation of Hongyuan Villa continues to be left to you. Take it and see!"

Li Zifeng was stunned, the four words of Hongyuan Villa seemed to have become his inner demon, but he was powerless to refuse, so he took the official document and took it.

Ouyang Ze looked at him deeply, as if he meant something, "I hope you can give me a satisfactory answer." ”

Li Zifeng's expression was awe-inspiring, "Yes." ”

Ouyang Ze sighed lightly, "Stand down!"

The disciple retired. ”

"And ......" Just as Li Zifeng walked to the door of the study, Ouyang Ze's emotionless voice came again, Li Zifeng stopped and turned around, waiting for Ouyang Ze to continue.

"If you want something in the future or don't want anymore, just ask, and I will definitely satisfy you. ”

Li Zifeng's expression froze, understanding that Ouyang Ze was doing something about the jade pendant, but his emotions were not as fluctuating as when he got the news before, and he responded very calmly, "Disciple understands what you mean. ”

When Li Zifeng left Ouyang Ze's visual range, behind the screen in the corner of the study, a figure gradually became clear, it was Xu Pingshan, the captain of the secret guard, "Head." ”

Ouyang Ze's eyebrows were deep, "Although the matter of Hongyuan Villa has been handed over to him, don't relax, there is no need to keep an eye on it, and also, the whereabouts of the shadow guard's black clothes, you will also start to investigate thoroughly, once you find any clues, report it immediately." ”

"My subordinates understand!"

Miscellaneous Courtyards

Li Zifeng returned to the narrow study with a stack of official documents, Qingyun was lying on the desk practicing writing, when he heard a movement, he raised his little head from a pile of papers, and greeted happily, "Uncle..."

As he spoke, he hurriedly took the official document in Li Zifeng's hand and carefully put it on the side of the table, and a smile appeared on Li Zifeng's tired cheeks. Then picked up a piece of rice paper for practicing calligraphy, although the pen power is still a little immature, but on the whole, the handwriting is very neat, and the pen and ink are also full, Li Zifeng nodded, "Yes, the progress is very fast, but you still need to practice diligently." ”

Qingyun pursed his lips and begged, "Uncle, can you teach Qingyun to practice martial arts?"

Li Zifeng's expression was solemn, "Then you tell Uncle first, why do you want to practice martial arts?"

Qingyun thought for a while and said, "Because Qingyun wants to protect Uncle from being bullied by bad guys!"

It seemed to be a child's words, but it caused a burst of sourness in Li Zifeng's heart, touching the softest place in his heart, he squatted down, gently stroked his immature shoulder, and said with a smile, "Okay, as long as you can write down all the homework I assigned to you when I left before dinner today, I will start teaching you martial arts tomorrow." ”

Qingyun nodded excitedly, "Okay." ”

The warm time is always short-lived, Li Zifeng stood up, and when he saw a stack of official documents about Hongyuan Villa, his face gradually became solemn, after Hongyuan Villa stopped for three years, the activities became frequent again, and Ouyang Ze just let himself, a 'sinner' with major suspicions, investigate, how could Li Zifeng not understand the reason? It's just that what he didn't expect was that this investigation would deal another fatal blow to his precarious relationship with Ouyang Ze!

(End of chapter)