Li Zifeng went up the stone steps, letting the cool breeze blow on his face, lifting the hair on his sideburns and dancing, but he couldn't blow away the strange feeling brought to the windward just now, Li Zifeng shook his head, trying to dispel this strange feeling.

"Senior brother. A familiar voice came from above.

Looking up, I saw Xu Zining in gray clothes, as if he had reunited after a long absence, happy from the heart, Li Zifeng walked up the steps, and a smile rarely appeared on his slightly tired face, "Second son, everything is okay?"

"Senior brother!" Xu Zining hurriedly stopped, his hands kept rubbing the corners of his clothes, "You... Are you alright?"

Since coming back from Mozhou, Xu Zining's mood has been heavy, so he came to talk to someone, but he didn't want an accident, Li Zifeng was entangled in the white bones, so he came here to see if he could help. As soon as he walked here, he saw Li Zifeng groveling to the deacons and elders, and he didn't feel good in his heart.

Li Zifeng stared at Xu Zining carefully, a few years have passed, Xu Zining's face no longer has the playful look of the past, but is a little calmer, Li Zifeng held back the sourness in his heart, and pretended to be relaxed, "After the incident in Mozhou, our second son is a lot more stable." ”

"Hmm..."Xu Zining sighed with emotion, "Senior brother, in fact, I really want to see you as before. ”

"Once upon a time?" Li Zifeng was slightly stunned, "What was I like before?"

"Majestic, neither humble nor arrogant, I just saw you talking to the deacon elders, I was so aggrieved. You and Master..."

Li Zifeng stopped, almost laughing angrily, "I just said that you were steady, isn't this a stupid thing again?"

"How can there be ......" Xu Zining pouted.

The two of them, one left and one right, walked up the stone steps, and from time to time they would talk and laugh, and at this time, not far behind them, a pair of cold eyes were secretly watching.

When he entered the third mountain gate, a dark wind blew in his ears, Li Zifeng swept over, and not far away, he saw a faint figure, Xu Zining saw this and walked away with interest.

Li Zifeng looked around to see that there was no one, then walked to the figure and whispered, "How is it?"

Behind the many trees, the figure appeared, it was the shadow guard Piaoyun, Piaoyun stepped forward and saluted, and said, "Childe, after the secret observation of his subordinates, I found that he would often be in a daze in his room, and he did not find any other abnormalities. ”

The 'he' in Piaoyun's mouth is He Yi, a disciple of the deacon elder Xiang Fengfeng, because He Yi always has a strange smell of almonds on his body, and he looks lost all day long, Li Zifeng wanted to intervene in the secret investigation, just in time for Piaoyun Shenyu to be ordered to return to his side to standby, so they went to stare at He Yi secretly.

"Daze?" Li Zifeng raised his eyebrows, and couldn't help but wonder, "But why are you worried?"

Piaoyun shook his head, "This subordinate doesn't know, but Shen Yu is continuing to observe secretly. Piaoyun groaned for a long time, then opened his mouth again, as if hesitating about something.

All this hesitant look was fully seen by Li Zifeng, Li Zifeng frowned and said, "Why hesitate?"

"This matter was originally normal, but..."Piaoyun no longer hesitated, and said, "It's that he has to go to the deacon's elder's study every night for the past two days, whispering something, his voice is very small, and he can't hear it clearly. ”

Piaoyun said, and he lost his confidence, and it was normal for the master and apprentice to talk about things in the study. But after Li Zifeng heard this, his expression became a little more solemn, "Elder Deacon?" For some reason, the inexplicable uneasiness in his heart came to his heart again, could it be... Li Zifeng was shocked by his thoughts, and couldn't help but shudder.

"Childe?" Piaoyun saw that Li Zifeng was stunned, and with a hint of uneasiness, he called tentatively.

Li Zifeng came back to his senses, "Just keep an eye on He Yi, and the others don't have to worry about it for the time being." ”

"Yes, my subordinates understand. Piaoyun gave up his hand, and when he saw Li Zifeng waving his hand to signal him to retreat first, he hid his body again and disappeared into the jungle next to the stone steps in an instant.

Li Zifeng watched the figure of Piaoyun disappear into the jungle, his expression was inexplicable, and he suddenly felt a little sorry for them in his heart, as soon as they came back, they were sent such a complicated task by themselves. Thinking of this, he sighed heavily.

Shang Qingyuan study

The sun is abundant, the stove is slowly steaming just the right amount of heat, and the tea is boiling on the stove next to it.

Lu Shiqing sat in front of the tea case, and explained in detail all the situations found in the dark courtyard, Ouyang Ze, who was sitting opposite him, listened carefully, for fear of missing something, and finally when he heard the poison 'falling stone sand', he couldn't help frowning, just a few days ago, there was a 'mixed heart grass' thing, and now the white bones that were inadvertently dug up were found to be the chronic poison of 'falling stone sand'. These two days have been very lively.

Ouyang Ze's expression was solemn, "Then junior brother, do you know the source of 'falling stone sand'?"

Lu Shiqing sighed lightly and shook his head, "So far, I haven't known yet. ”

Ouyang Ze chuckled, his eyes gradually deepened, "Two days ago, I got a report that the black and white poison appeared in Mozhou, and now that the Luojiabao incident is over, these two people are hiding again, but the toxin slowly infiltrates the sect." ”

Lu Shiqing picked up the teacup and took a sip of the already warm tea, "I heard that the senior brother sent someone to secretly investigate a few days ago, but there are results?" After that, Lu Shiqing remembered the bag of bitter almonds again.

"This matter can only be investigated secretly, how can there be results so quickly? Who knows that now there is a wave of unsettled waves. Ouyang Ze was annoyed, "The most important thing now is to find out who this white bone is." ”

Ouyang Ze said, suddenly remembered something, paused, and continued, "A few years ago, during the martial arts conference, there was a thief in the Lingye Palace who disguised himself as a person in the back kitchen, trying to poison the breakfast and assassinate the heads of various factions......"

Lu Shiqing raised his eyebrows slightly, and suddenly understood something. Immediately, he poured hot tea into the already empty teacup in front of Ouyang Ze again, and said in a voice so low that only two people could hear it, "Senior brother in charge, but you said that the thief used the 'disguise technique' to steal beams and change pillars?"

Ouyang Ze smiled and was noncommittal, "I'm just guessing, if I really want to find out, I'm afraid I'll have to startle the snake again." So now it can only be secretly investigated. ”

Lu Shiqing smiled reluctantly, only then did he understand where Li Zifeng's emotions came from when he was in Luhua Pavilion that day, Li Zifeng's identity now is not as good as before, and he will definitely be restrained when he investigates these things, and maybe he will encounter a secret threat, he can't help but blame his senior brother for being ruthless.

Thinking of this, Lu Shiqing sighed heavily, "After so many years, the senior brother in charge still can't let go?"

Ouyang Ze's expression froze, he understood that Lu Shiqing was talking about Li Zifeng, and forcibly held back the sourness in his heart, Li Zifeng has been doing things under his nose these days, his every move is in his eyes, and his suspicion of him has begun to waver, but every time he thinks of his tough attitude, he inevitably has another burst of anger in his heart, "It's just the son of the enemy." ”

Lu Shiqing sighed heavily and persuaded, "The authorities are confused, don't wait for the loss to think about redeeming it." ”

Ouyang Ze also sighed. At this time, an official document was sent over, which was about part of the investigation of Hongyuan Villa, and about the investigation of the twenty-five secret guards who died tragically in Mozhou. But it was this 'hearted' investigation result that once again gave him a fatal stab in the relationship between him and Li Zifeng!

(End of chapter)