White flags like snow were hung in front of the door of Xu's house, and the suona team doing white things was blowing noisy and desolate tunes in the courtyard, today is the third day of Xu Sanying's mortuary, and tomorrow's body will be buried.

Yu Xiaoyao stood at the door, watching Jiang Yuhuo take out a white cloth belt and tie it around his waist, this is the disciple's funeral.

"Let's go. Jiang Yuhuo said.

The people who should have come to worship have already come, so the Xu Mansion at this time seems a little deserted. Yu Xiaoyao followed Jiang Yuhuo into the mourning hall, although it was not the first time he came, Jiang Yuhuo still buckled his head in front of the coffin nine times in a regular manner.

A girl who looked to be about seventeen or eighteen years old walked over, dressed in filial piety clothes, and her eyes were red and swollen. She walked closer, bowed back gently, and said, "Senior Brother Jiang, you're back." ”

Jiang Yuhuo nodded and said, "Yanyan, where is the senior lady?"

"In the back hall, just slept. Xu Yanyan glanced at Yu Xiaoyao curiously and asked, "Who is this person?"

Yu Xiaoyao gave a salute and said, "In Xia Yuxiao." ”

"Yu Xiaoyao?" Xu Yanyan looked him up and down a few times, bowed lightly, and said, "Yanyan has seen Yu Gongzi." ”

Jiang Yuhuo said: "You don't have to be so polite to him. What's the matter, where are you going to start?" said the second half of the sentence to Yu Xiaoyao.

Yu Xiaoyao looked at the coffin parked in the center of the room and asked, "Can I open the museum for an autopsy?"

"What!" The anger in Jiang Yuhuo's eyes almost erupted, "No!"

Yu Xiaoyao said: "I have seen Xue Qing's sword, I only need to look at the wound on his neck to know if it is Xue Qing's sword." ”

Jiang Yuhuo sneered: "You have a lot of friendship with Xue Qing, so naturally you want to say whatever you want." If you want to see the wound, I can describe it to you, and if you don't believe me, you can go and ask him. An open coffin autopsy is impossible!"

Yu Xiaoyao also knew that this request was a bit excessive, since this method didn't work, "Then please take me to Xu Sanying's bedroom to take a look." ”

Jiang Yuhuo glanced at him contemptuously, thinking in his heart that this person was nothing more than that.

"Okay, then you can go by yourself. He laughs.

Yu Xiaoyao smiled bitterly, it seems that this Jiang Gongzi is determined to embarrass himself.

Xu Yanyan glared at Jiang Yuhuo, and said softly: "Yu Gongzi wait, I'll call Uncle Xu." ”

Uncle Xu is a man in his fifties, although his temples have been gray, but he does not show his old age, he walks with a tigerish style, and speaks like Hong Zhong Dalu.

For such a housekeeper, Yu Xiaoyao couldn't help but look at it twice, and then found something very interesting.

"What did Yu Gongzi see?" said Uncle Xu quietly.

Yu Xiaoyao said: "Uncle Xu was an errand in his early years?"

Uncle Xu's eyes lit up and asked, "How did Yu Gongzi see it?"

Yu said freely: "You walked with a steady pace, and your spirit was subtle but not revealed, obviously a practitioner." You have a callus on your right hand, and you always want to reach for something on your waist during your actions, so I guess your weapon should be a saber on your waist. ”

"Oh?" said Uncle Xu, "why does it have to be a sword? A sword can also be worn around the waist." ”

Yu Xiaoyao smiled slightly, and said: "It is true, but the sword is light and agile, and the knife is open and closed, I think Uncle Xu, you are very stable in your work, and I think you are an expert in using knives." ”

Uncle Xu said again: "Even if you use a knife, you don't necessarily have to be an errand." ”

Yu Xiaoyao said: "What did Master Xu Sanying and Master Xu do before?"

Uncle Xu said: "The six doors are always head-hunting." ”

Yu Xiaoyao said: "Exactly." Uncle Xu, you and Master Xu are close in age, have good martial arts, and are still working as housekeepers in Xu's Mansion, I guess Uncle Xu, you and Master Xu must have a comradeship. ”

Uncle Xu nodded and said, "When Master Buyu said that he wanted to invite you here, I was still suspicious, but now that I see it, maybe you can really find out who killed Brother Xu." ”

I hope so, Yu Xiaoyao said secretly in his heart.

He pondered for a moment and asked, "Uncle Xu, what kind of person do you think Master Xu is?"

Uncle Xu shook his head and said, "Open-minded, generous, a good head catcher, and a good man." ”

"Then does he have any enemies?" asked Yu Xiaoyao again.

Uncle Xu said: "Enemies? His enemies are all over the world. After all, the duty of the six doors is to arrest lawless people, this is an errand with his head hanging on his belt, there are more people arrested, more people are killed, and there are few enemies?"

Yu Xiaoyao nodded, and then asked, "Then, do you know Xue Qing?"

"Xue Qing, that blood sword Xue Qing that is rumored in the rivers and lakes?" Uncle Xu shook his head, "I've just heard of it." Here it is. ”

Yu Xiaoyao was a little puzzled in his heart, the housekeeper of the Xu Mansion, who was also Xu Sanying's subordinate in the past, had only heard of Xue Qing's name. Then why did Jiang Yuhuo suspect Xue Qing's head?

He put away the doubts in his heart and asked, "Master Buyu said that in the room at night, he saw a lion shadow on the window, which window is it?"

Uncle Xu thought for a while, pointed to a window by the door and said, "It's this one." ”

Yu Xiaoyao walked to the window, squatted down, and sure enough, he saw a huge lion footprint in the grass, he touched the ground, pressed the whole palm of his hand, and then raised his hand, the grass that was flattened by his hand slowly erected again, but the ground did not sink down.

He thought about it, supported the ground with one hand, and the whole person turned upside down.

Uncle Xu looked at him as if he was looking at a nerd.

Yu Xiaoyao lowered his legs and still squatted there, this time on the ground, he pressed down a little downward, but it was still not as conspicuous as the lion's footprints.

He stroked the edge of the footprint with his hand, lost in thought.

The sun gradually rose high, and the shadow of the wall slowly retracted to the base of the wall.

In the grass, there was a sudden red light, which flashed away.

Yu Xiaoyao immediately noticed the red light, and he pushed aside the grass and gently twisted something out.

Uncle Xu came over, and after seeing what Yu Xiaoyao was twisting, he couldn't help but gasp.

It was a blood-red hair, about a finger long.

"Is this!?" exclaimed Uncle Xu in disbelief.

Yu Xiaoyao muttered, "It seems to be some kind of animal hair." ”

Uncle Xu looked horrified, "It's a blood lion, it must be a blood lion!"

Yu Xiaoyao took out a porcelain bottle from his arms, put the blood-colored hair in it, and said, "Whether it's true or not, I have to find someone to ask for sure." ”

He carefully checked the place in front of and behind the window to make sure that nothing was missing.

"Where are you going to look next?" Uncle Xu still looked frightened, people of his age are always very superstitious.

"Let's go to the study. Jade said. Since it was the place where the blood lion first appeared, it must have some meaning.

Uncle Xu nodded, still leading the way, but his steps were a little vain.

The study of Xu's house is not very big, after all, Xu Sanying established his family with martial arts, and he has no son, so the study is just a vassal and elegant decoration, Yu Xiaoyao heard the silent Zen master say that Xu Sanying had burned incense and paper in the study, but now there is no trace in the house, and it is thought that it has been cleaned.

Yu Xiaoyao came to the bookshelf, carefully read the bibliography, and found that it can be roughly divided into three categories, one is Buddhist scriptures, which is not surprising when I think that Xu Sanying and Zen Master Buyu have been friends for many years; The strangest thing is the third category, but it is a selection of poems and lyrics, and in the most conspicuous position is a copy of "Shuyu Ci".

"Does Master Xu often come to the study?" asked Yu Xiaoyao.

Uncle Xu shook his head and said, "My lord has never liked to read, but he only comes in occasionally to read Buddhist scriptures. ”

"Who is using the study?" asked Yu Xiaoyao again.

Uncle Xu smiled: "Miss likes to read, so she often comes to the study, these poetry collections or something, they are all hers." ”

Yu Xiaoyao nodded, and the doubts in his heart were even worse.

If the blood lion is coming for Xu Sanying, then why does it appear in the study that Xu Sanying doesn't come often? Is there any meaning in this? Or is it a deceptive smoke?

Yu Xiaoyao looked at the rows of books on the shelves, and her heart suddenly moved.

"Uncle Xu, before and after Master Xu was killed, did you find anything lost in the study?" he asked.

"This..." Uncle Xu pondered for a long time, shook his head, and said, "There are nothing valuable in this study, it can't be murder for money." ”

"What about the book?" asked Yu Yaoyao.

Uncle Xu smiled bitterly: "I can't read a few big characters, and I can't recognize all the titles of the books in this study, so how can I know which books I lost?"

Yu Xiaoyao asked, "What about your young lady?"

Uncle Xu nodded and said, "If there is any book lost in the study, Miss must know, but since that incident, Miss has never been to the study." ”

Yu Xiaoyao said: "Then I'll go find her to have a look." ”

They didn't wait to return to the mourning hall when they saw Xu Yanyan from a distance, hugging Jiang Yuhuo under the willow tree in the backyard.

Uncle Xu didn't seem to be surprised, and said in a low voice: "The master just married Miss Xu to Jiang Gongzi last month, and he was originally scheduled to get married in August this year, alas..." Saying that, he shook his head and said, "Childe, go by yourself, this kind of thing, you can't let me, an old man, bump into it, after all, the young man is thin-skinned." ”

Uncle Xu left quietly, and Yu Xiaoyao didn't want to break other people's good deeds, so he deliberately walked out loud and loud.

Jiang Yuhuo really let go of Xu Yanyan and looked at him fiercely. Xu Yanyan's face turned red like a sunset.

"You're not going to investigate the case, what are you doing here?" Jiang Yuhuo said coldly.

Yu Xiaoyao stubbornly walked over and said, "I have encountered a problem and want to ask Miss Xu for a favor." ”

"Yu Gongzi, please speak. Xu Yan flue.

Yu Xiaoyao then told him what had just happened.

Xu Yanyan nodded and said, "Okay, then I'll go to the study with my son to have a look." ”

"I'll go too. Jiang Yuhuo said, glancing at Yu Yaoyao with his eyes.

Yu Xiaoyao was about to say something, when he suddenly smelled a burning smell in his nose, he looked up and saw a thick puff of black smoke rising from the front yard.

He and Jiang Yuhuo glanced at each other, and the two of them instantly realized what had happened.

The mourning hall is on fire!