On the day he married into Ningfu, when he walked down with his skirt on the sedan chair that greeted his relatives, Pang Yu saw his future husband from afar through the red hijab.

The driver who was in a hurry turned sideways to get out of the way, saying congratulations. The faces of those who met were full of happy smiles, and the ears were full of blessings. The children, who were led by adults and stood on the side of the road, cast half curious, half envious glances at her.

Suddenly, there was an explosion, and the firecrackers in front of Ning Mansion rang out, and the chaotic smoke and dust blinded her eyes.

And her husband, the thick scholar with a belly as big as the October pregnancy, stood at the door of the house with his hands in his hands, looking at his third wife with a smile on his face.

Beside him, the already grown boy was standing stiffly, and there was more hostility than indifference in the eyes of her.

She knew in her heart that this marriage was not liked by the people in the village, but because the Ning Mansion was powerful, no one dared to jump out and sing the opposite. How can a girl from a poor family who doesn't learn and has no skills be the wife of Ning Longhai, a talented son of Zhumen and the head of the Ning family?

However, Pang Li was fearless and resolutely walked towards Ning Mansion. With no one to guide her, no one to lift her skirt and a red hijab, she stepped over the brazier behind the threshold with a light step, causing a burst of amazement from others.

She didn't have the slightest sense of pride in her heart, she just wanted to live a good life, so that those who fanned the flames could keep their mouths shut and stop being idle.

Both parents died, if it weren't for Ning Longhai's willingness to include her in the mansion, I was afraid that she would have done some shady business in the restaurant at the head of the village at this moment.

She didn't feel too much about Ning Longhai, but she often heard that this person's poems were famous in the village, even if they were put in the world, they couldn't compare with those talents, but they were greedy for food and alcohol, and as they grew older, their body became more and more out of shape, and they looked almost like a mountain of meat from the back.

Whether it is his advantages or disadvantages, Pang Li doesn't care at all. She knew what kind of people lived in the village, and how her parents died. From the beginning of her birth until now, she understands that Twilight Village is under the control of some people. The villagers call it Jishi, but they don't know where it is.

All they knew was that the Master of Discipline had set some rules that had been passed down from generation to generation, and they were engraved in the cellars of every house.

The people in the village are not allowed to promote evil deeds, have good thoughts, and must not be promised by the discipline master, and they are not allowed to leave the village for the rest of their lives. If there is a person who has a righteous heart and is good at cultivating the spirit of Haoran, there will be no forgiveness for killing.

It's such a strange rule that has trapped countless people in Duxiu Village for generations. They were terrified all day long, but they didn't even know what the master looked like.

Many people have doubted whether those so-called discipline masters really exist, so they have changed their behavior a little and tried to challenge these bottom lines.

But when those who are truly unblemished appear, they die immediately.

Pang Li's parents did not believe in this and both died violently, and Pang Li did not believe in this evil. She didn't believe that anyone could keep an eye on the village and not be able to resist.

That's why she married into the Ning Mansion, and wanted to work hard with her husband to find out the Ji Shi hidden behind the fog for the people in Duxiu Village, and correct it, so as to return the entire Duxiu Village to freedom.

In her opinion, Ning Longhai, who was praised by the villagers, was a person who was enough to challenge Ji Shi. In the flawed Twilight Village, he is indeed almost flawless.

However, on the night of the cave room, when he saw Ning Longhai walking into the wedding room with a large pot of chicken legs, sitting at the table and feasting, without looking at her at all, Pang Li finally understood that no one in Duxiu Village was normal.

Normal people are already dead, and she is most likely next.

During the day, Ning Longhai, who was gentle and elegant, splashed ink, was as hungry as a sitting pig under the cold moon and red candles. The candle flame reflected a fat shadow on the wall, and Pang Li shrank in the quilt, trembling uncontrollably.

She was afraid that she would be the next person, and that would only make her abnormal.

She no longer goes out, doesn't even get out of bed anymore, flips through the books that have long been rotten every day, and her speech is very simple, only the personal maid understands what she means.

Rao is like this, when Ning Dantong came to look for her, she was still startled.

"I can get out. ”

Before the sun rose, in the white belly of the fish in the east, the young man who shouted her little mother had already grown like a jade tree in the wind, kneeling down in front of her couch, and his words were deep.

"It's been about ten years, and Dantong wants to find the true meaning of this piano. ”

"Piano bells?" she asked, stunned.

The air in the early morning was still a little cold, and Ning Dantong spit out a mouthful of white mist from his mouth.

"There are two discipline masters in Duxiu Village, one is the piano and the other is the bell. Ning Dantong said in a low voice, "If Dantong can come back this time, he may be able to know who the violinist is." As the father and elder of the village, Ning Dantong has made up his mind, although he has no regrets in death. ”

Then Ning Dantong walked away with the piano on his back and disappeared from Pang Li's sight.

She knew that she should chase her out, and then ask Ning Dantong what else he knew. But an inexplicable fear caught her, so that she couldn't even get out of bed.

Later, the little master was born. The Ning Mansion with the addition of Xinding was a little more lively, and Pang Yu had a thought, but he didn't tell him the well-known secrets in this Duxiu Village. And the child is also gradually growing up, lively and cheerful, no different from ordinary people.

One day, when Pang Li woke up from a nap, he found that the cradle next to the bed was empty.

Since then, she has never slept again, although she has also taken a nap every day. Including the day her husband died violently, she actually didn't fall asleep.

She could see the man's movement of leaning over and putting ice cubes into the water leak.

Therefore, what An Qing said next, Pang Li actually didn't listen attentively. She had mostly guessed the cause and effect.

But it didn't prevent others from listening seriously. An Qing's sentence was not done by Master Ji, which directly stunned everyone.

"The one who lives next door to Ningfu is an old man who heals people, and his two sons have sacrificed their lives for the country because of the battle for leaf-making, and the only grandson is also entrusted to others, and they can only see each other once a decade. ”

An Qing raised her finger and pointed behind her, in the direction of Tang Leng's small bamboo house.

And that day, when Xia Lian brought Xiao Yu'er over, Xiao Yu'er was holding a wooden stick in his hand. An Qing said word by word, "That's the evidence." The wooden strip used to hold Bai Aya was placed on the ridge of the roof, and Ning Longhai, who had woken up, would fall down with just a slight movement, and the wooden strip would also slide off as a result. Bai Aya needs to go around the copper pillar to come back, and the length of this wooden strip can't hold down both sides at the same time, so there must be two wooden strips. Xiao Yu'er happened to pick up one that slipped out of the courtyard, and the remaining one should be stuck in a corner on the top of this mourning hall. That's why Zhao Wu'an said, let me go to the roof and have a look. ”

Everyone looked up at the rumor and looked for something on the ridge, but they couldn't see what they wanted because of the height.

"If this happened somewhere else, the murderer would have rushed back to clean up the scene, and we would not have been able to find evidence after such a long time. But this is Duxiu Village, and all actions can be borne by those who claim to be Ji Shi, and no one dares to pursue them. The murderer took advantage of this and swaggered to let it hang on the ridge of the roof so that no one would see it anyway. ”

"What about the water leak?" Xu Chang asked, "The ice can't sink to the bottom, so you said you borrowed two embroidery needles, right?"

"The needle pierces the ice, is heavy and easy to hide. An Qing said lightly, "But the water leak is different from the roof ridge, and someone will take care of it every day." If it is suddenly discovered that there are embroidery needles hidden in it, it will naturally arouse suspicion. ”

An Qing slowly withdrew her hand, and slowly pointed forward, pointing to the figure in the crowd standing with her hands in her hands.

"So, the first person to enter the hall at that time was actually you, Ning Dantong, right?"

Xu Chang, who was standing at the front, was stunned, he didn't expect An Qing to suddenly say this, and turned his head in a daze and looked at Ning Dantong.

The eldest young master of the Ning family still stood silently in place, the jade tree was in the wind, and there was no trace of strange expression on his face. When everyone looked at him, their eyes slowly became strange and even sharpened.

"You and Xu Chang met in the bazaar, and deliberately staggered the time, making people mistakenly think that you were not present when Ning Longhai died, and went to the hall in advance, pretending to ask Pang Li for the position of the head of the family, but in fact, it was to retrieve the steel needle and destroy the evidence. ”

Recalling the scene in the hall that day, An Qing continued: "To show your sincerity, you specially threw the piano on the ground and broke the wooden box in half. This is very convincing, but how can you break the strings when you are obviously throwing the piano with your hands crossed?"

"The only explanation is that you were hiding something else on top of the strings. Once it loses its strength and falls to the ground, the steel needle breaks free from the clamp and breaks the strings. ”

When Fang returned to Ning Mansion, he asked for power and money, and slept with the maid in the house. You deliberately show your greed in order to blame the master so that everyone will not suspect you. And your real purpose is probably to kill Ning Longhai, right?" An Qing asked, "He was your biological father, why did you kill your father at any cost?"

Ning Dantong stood as if he had settled down, the scene was as silent as death, and he could only hear An Qing's deep breathing. Everyone looked at Ning Dantong, waiting for him to make an explanation.

An Qing's heart was beating fast, her chest was rising and falling sharply, her whole body was sweating desperately, and her cheeks were burning as hot.

She even couldn't believe that she had told everything in front of so many people.

And the silence before the truth is revealed, on the contrary, is the most unbearable, and I just want to run away.

Once you escape from the scene in front of you, you will have to face a more cruel reality. Looking down at Zhao Wu'an, who was unconscious in his arms, An Qing's mood was like falling to the bottom.

And she did. pointed out the murderer, explained the truth, and saw the light for everyone, but Zhao Wuan couldn't applaud next to him, couldn't even laugh, and couldn't even lazily scorn a word of contempt.

In this silence, Ning Dantong shook his head gently.

He untied the piano from his back and plucked it softly. The sound reverberated in this quiet courtyard.

"You're wrong, very wrong. ”

"I'm not going to blame some discipline master for this. ”

"I'm just going to lure those chroniclers out and kill them. Ning Dantong looked at An Qing and shook his head gently, with pity in his eyes.

"I didn't want to kill, at least I wanted to let a few people out alive in this twilight village. But since you have said so, I guess those discipline masters will have to take advantage of the right time and place to strangle me here. ”

He sighed softly.

"Then Ning is not talented, do it first. ”

The sound of the piano sounded suddenly, and the seven strings rang out.

At the moment before Ning Dantong made a move, Xu Chang twisted his body and stopped in front of him.