"Knock knock!

There was a sharp knock on the door.

"Master, it's not good, Mrs. Nine... Lady Nine she..."

When Tao Hao heard that it was the Ninth Lady, he jumped out and opened the door in an instant, and the person who came was Chang Chong.

He stood at the door panting, trying to calm down, and said, "The Ninth Lady has found it." ”

"Really?" Tao Hao was overjoyed when he heard this, but when he saw the horror on Chang Chong's face, he suddenly had a bad premonition and asked, "What's wrong with the Ninth Lady?"

"Lady Nine, she, she's dead, and she died miserably. Chang Chong lowered his head, didn't dare to raise it, and said in a snort.

"Let's go, take me to see it!"

Tao Hao and Mu Tianyi followed behind Chang Chong and rushed all the way to a pavilion not far from the courtyard of Lily of the Valley.

In the center of the gazebo, a white cloth was spread, on which lay a woman who seemed to have been rotting for a long time.

However, it can be vaguely seen from the woman's appearance that she was once also a beauty, and it was the Ninth Lady Feng Miaoru.

"How can this be?" Tao Hao only felt that the sky was spinning for a while, and he seemed to be a little unable to stand.

Mu Tianyi frowned slightly, the stench on this woman's body was similar to the smell he smelled last night, could it be that someone had refined her into a corpse slave?

Who is it? Who is it that has such the ability to refine corpse slaves?

If so, then why is it being abandoned and left here?

"When was the Ninth Lady discovered?" asked Mu Tianyi as he looked at the family members who were surrounding and sorting out the body of the Ninth Lady.

"When I cleaned the yard in the morning, I didn't notice it, just now, the ninth lady suddenly collapsed in the pavilion. A family member said with fear on his face.

"Yes, it just appeared out of nowhere, and it made a 'bang' sound, which almost scared me to pee!" said the other timid housekeeper, still trembling all over at the moment.

"It seems that someone took advantage of the time we spent in the refining room to drop the body here. Tao Hao looked around with a solemn face, and did not find anything strange.

"It seems that this man knows everything about our whereabouts. Mu Tianyi sighed, this guy is really cunning, and he didn't leave any clues.

Looking around the pavilion, except for the courtyard of the eldest lady to the north, the closest is the courtyard of the lily of the valley.

"The only one who knows our whereabouts, except for Chang Chong, is Lily of the Valley......" Tao Hao really didn't believe that that innocent and lovely person would do such a terrible thing.

And Lily of the Valley didn't appear at the moment, and she didn't seem to care if there were dead people in the pavilion outside her courtyard.

"Not necessarily, there are many people in the courtyard, or maybe it's just a coincidence. ”

Mu Tian's eyes flashed red, and the surrounding vision was in his eyes, and he found that Lily of the Valley was standing in his courtyard at the moment.

He stood dumbfounded in their direction, but his eyes shone with a faint and cold light unlike before.

And in the next moment, that gaze turned to the north, revealing a sneer.

Later, Mu Tianyi saw Su Qiao again, pacing back and forth in her courtyard, looking a little restless.

In her yard, wicker swayed, swings lay quietly under trees, light gauze curtains looked very feminine, and there were two unfinished cups of tea on the tea table.

The waitress also looked a little nervous as she stood beside her, her brow furrowed slightly.

What made Mu Tianyi the most strange was the courtyard of the eldest lady in the north, which was protected by some kind of formation, and it was impossible to see through.

buried the Nine Ladies

Mu Tianyi followed Tao Hao to the west, where the rest of the ladies lived.

After visiting them one by one, they crossed a winding path, which looked extremely inconspicuous, and if it weren't for Tao Hao taking them, I'm afraid it would be difficult to find.

After crossing a rockery, they actually returned to the north, to the back of the small building, leading directly to the pavilion.

"Hehe, the garden of the predecessor's house is really a hidden mystery, if someone doesn't take it, I'm afraid I'll get lost. ”

Mu Tianyi actually sighed a little, I don't know who had such an ingenious idea to build such a garden.

"It's all Huan'er's masterpiece, and she always comes up with all sorts of ideas. Tao Hao suddenly sighed and said, "I failed her, I can't find the cloves, and I don't have the face to see her." ”

At night, Mu Tianyi and the Void God went to the west to observe the movements of several ladies and whether there were any suspicious subordinates.

And Mu Tianyi quietly sneaked into the garden of the Ninth Lady, restrained his breath, and hid in the shadow of the corner.

only to find that there was nothing in the courtyard of the Ninth Lady, empty, and there was no anger at all. There are only a few lonely trees, swaying gently in the wind.

Suddenly, a dark shadow flashed away, but swept towards the backyard of the Ninth Lady.

Mu Tianyi followed closely and found that there was a small open space behind the Ninth Lady's house, which was green during the day, but it looked eerie at night.

"嚓~嚓~嚓~"

There was a sound of digging earth, and I saw an old man digging a deep pit under a big tree, and a female corpse was placed next to it.

Mu Tian must have looked at it, it was the fourth lady Lingna, he almost exclaimed, but he was covered by a pair of tender thin hands behind him.

He chuckled in his heart, and when he turned around, it was Su Qiao.

"Shh

Su Qiao made a silent gesture to tell him not to scream, and his eyes motioned for him to continue looking.

At this time, the old man dug a deep pit, and the moment he turned around, Mu Tian saw the old man's face clearly, and he didn't know him, and after burying the fourth lady, he turned into a black shadow and disappeared into the courtyard.

"Why are you here?" asked Mu Tianyi in a low voice.

"I came with you, do you believe it?" Su Qiao smiled, his eyes were like silk, and he put his red lips to Mu Tianyi's ear and said.

I only felt a gust of hot wind blowing in my ears, and Mu Tianyi's face became red with a "swish", but fortunately, the moon was dark and the wind was high, and I couldn't see clearly, otherwise I was afraid that I would have to find a hole in the ground to get into.

"Don't believe ......"

Mu Tianyi turned his head unnaturally in the direction of the earthen pit.

After the old man walked away, Mu Tianyi and Su Qiao jumped down and came to the pit that had just been filled.

The nails of Su Qiao's hands suddenly stretched out, changing into an awl-like shape, and in three or two strokes, the pit was cut open again, and Lingna's body was revealed.

What makes Mu Tianyi strange is that Lingna's body has begun to decompose, and it is impossible that she has just died, so who did she meet on the first day she entered the Tao Mansion?

Su Qiao giggled, looked at Mu Tianyi, and said, "Now you know, this Tao family is Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and those women are not simple." ”

"And you are still alive and well in such an environment, you are not simple!" Mu Tianyi looked at Su Qiao with a hint of admiration.

"Hey, who made us fox demons cunning and sensitive by nature, I won't be contaminated with this kind of calamity. ”

"In that case, why are you secretly investigating?" Mu Tian was puzzled.

"Hehe, you didn't see all the ladies in this garden

I'm scared!" Su Qiao patted his chest, as if he was really scared.

"With your cultivation, it's not difficult to leave, so why are you staying here?"

"I can't go, here are the people I want to protect!"

Su Qiao suddenly showed a touch of sadness, but she didn't know who she was trying to protect? Is it Tao Hao?

"Then why don't you just tell Tao Hao and let him deal with it?"

Mu Tianyi knew that Tao Hao had also been investigating, but why didn't Su Qiao say a word, could it be that they were dealing with Tao Hao?

"The reason is very simple, first, I have no evidence, Tao Hao will not be gullible, second, I can't beat ......"

The two examined the body and then filled it with soil.

Following Su Qiao all the way, he found that there was not only one dark road here, but also other more hidden paths.

The path led straight to Su Qiao's residence, and the two of them sneaked in like thieves.

"Why are you so sneaky when you go back to your own yard?" Although Mu Tianyi was puzzled, he restrained his breath and did not dare to exude the slightest fluctuation of spiritual power.

"Those guys are very ghostly, if there is anything suspicious, they will be killed, if you are not careful, you can't do it!"

When the two sneaked into the house, Su Qiao did not light the lamp, and in the dark, he whispered: "Only one person knows the truth of this!"

"Is it the Grand Lady?"

"Not bad. Su Qiao nodded.

Mu Tian should have thought that if this eldest lady didn't know something, she would never lock herself in the courtyard and not come out.

After chatting with Su Qiao for a while, Mu Tianyi returned to the Lilac Pavilion along the dark road, and it was almost late at night.

The Void God and Bai Yifeng had already returned and were waiting for him upstairs.

To his surprise, Tao Hao was actually waiting for him.

"It seems that you have gained a lot!" the Void God looked at Mu Tian and smiled.

"Okay, what about you?" Mu Tian nodded.

"The second lady seems to be doing everything normally, and she doesn't seem to be doing anything except practicing swords. ”

The Void God pondered for a moment, and then said: "The strange thing is that the courtyard of the Fourth Lady is lifeless, and it doesn't look like someone is living there....."

"The Fourth Lady is dead, and I just saw her body. ”

Mu Tian's words made Tao Hao's eyes lose their luster instantly, he clenched his fists tightly, and his nails dug into the flesh, without realizing it.

But after a while, it was loosened again, because it was still impossible to determine the identity of the mastermind behind the scenes, let alone who to settle the score.

The god of nothingness sighed, feeling sorry for the fourth lady, and at the same time, he knew it, and he was not angry at all for the courtyard.

"The other yards also look empty for a long time, and weeds have grown, and no one takes care of them!"

Bai Yifeng said and spoke, suddenly jumped, jumped on the bed, his little nose kept sniffing around, and after a while, he jumped down in disappointment.

At this time, Mu Tianyi talked about meeting Su Qiao at night.

Tao Hao was a little surprised, he didn't expect Su Qiao to be secretly investigating.

The Void God thought for a moment and said, "This may be true, but it may be a trap, in order to lead out the trap of the eldest lady." ”

"But if you don't go, when the black hand behind you can break the formation, the eldest lady will definitely die. ”

Mu Tianyi had a feeling that the man behind the scenes seemed to have quickened his pace.

"Go ahead, but this matter must be done in secret, and no one will find out. ”

Tao Hao's eyes were firmly fixed on the hidden courtyard in the north, as if he had made some kind of determination.