In the afternoon of this day, a white dove flew south;

What branch can be relied on? One branch of the poplar tree is sufficient.

A white dove flew southwest and landed on the shoulders of the forest.

There is a forest in the southwest of Jingling City, it belongs to the wilderness, many wild beasts are infested, it is rumored that there is a woman who hanged herself here in the early years, so this land has become the forbidden place of Jingling City.

Ordinary people usually don't come to this kind of place, but there are always some unusual people.

For example, the Mu family.

The Mu family who has killed countless people, the lonely Mu family.

A white dove circled over the forest for a while, and then landed on the shoulder of the Mu family, who reached out and took out the note on the white pigeon's leg, and then released it back.

After reading the content of the note, Mu Jia's expression remained unchanged, but the corners of his mouth involuntarily rose, and then he walked out of the terrifying wilderness, backed by the sunset, and faced the tomb.

"Jingling City, I'm here. ”

——

The sun is setting, and the sunset has faded on the horizon.

The vendors on the street began to pack up their stalls and go home, and just now another person had died in Lingcheng.

It's just that it was carried away by the soldiers who came quickly, and the matter was quickly suppressed, except for the few people who began to find the corpses, no one knew that there had been another death in Lingcheng.

"Grandpa Zhao, how is it? Can you see any traces?" a bearded man who knew the age of the Mandate of Heaven looked at the old man who began to pack up the autopsy tools.

His name is Lu Zhengran, he is Lu Ruan's eldest son, Lu Tingyu's father, and the owner of the Yamen of Jingling City.

The coroner surnamed Zhao was still squatting to pack up his tools, and when he heard Lu Zhengran's question, he stood up with a solemn face, shook his head as if he was a little ashamed, and said: "The time of death was about four hours ago, and there was no blood all over the body, except for the meniscus-shaped wound, there was only a heavy blow from the back of the head, and there were no other traces, and the deceased's breath was stable before his death, and the fatal injury was only the meniscus." ”

In the end, even he felt a little terrible, not afraid of the dead man, but afraid of the person who killed behind him, this person's means were too clever to imagine.

"In this case, it's just troublesome for Old Man Zhao, come here! Help Old Man Zhao go back." Lu Zhengran stroked his beard and frowned.

The deceased's name is Lin Anping, and at least he said that he was a famous wealthy merchant in Jingling City, and at worst, he said that the tea produced by the Lin family was an imperial tribute.

In other words, this is a court official who was killed, although his official position is dispensable, but the tea supervisor of Lingcheng, His Majesty the Emperor is still very impressed.

Because Zhu Chen, the current Emperor of Daliang, is not greedy for money and lust, but only loves tea, so Lin Anping, the tea supervisor, was personally selected by him, which can prove how important Lin Anping is to the emperor.

But he was killed, and he used a very strange method of killing.

A crescent-like wound was cut on the neck of a person, and the throat was cut, and then the body was hidden, and when the blood was gone, it was dragged out to the street and deliberately discovered.

"What kind of person is this?"

——

It was night, and it was as dark as ink.

"How about it, I'm right, right?" Ya'er stood not far behind Lu Ruan, sneaking and Xiao Kui winkling.

Xiaokui didn't want to speak, but because of Ya'er's repeated signals, she reluctantly spoke: "Okay, okay, you really didn't lie to me this time, I'll give you a tael of the silver you will be rewarded later." ”

When Ya'er heard this, she was immediately excited.

Generally, when the Lu family holds an eight-way banquet, they will invite some more important big people, such as court officials, so you need to be very careful when serving, because the people who serve after this meal will be much harder than usual, so Lu Ruan will send some rewards to comfort the people.

Over time, the Bafang banquet has become a good way for people to make money......

"Boy, thank you for the face of the old city lord Lu. Ah Xue performed a Jianghu etiquette, and Lu Ruan replied.

"A Xue Shaoxia young hero, to have such a person in the old mansion really makes the mansion shine. Lu Ruan took out the attitude of entertaining these two young people with the attitude of entertaining distinguished guests, and he really did his best for his grandson.

He Xiaonian also thanked the old city lord Lu for his hospitality. He Xiaonian got up again and toasted, greeting the old city lord Lu with a smile.

Lu Ruan also stood up to accept this cup.

"The two young heroes can live in the house, for my grandson, it is a good thing, he likes to deal with people in the martial arts since he was a child, in the future, if you really want to go out for a walk, then go." Originally, Lu Ruan's kind words made Lu Tingyu a little surprised.

So he also stood up, "Grandfather, you are finally willing to let me out." ”

"Hehe, you're not young, you should go out to see the world, it's best to bring a granddaughter-in-law back. Lu Ruan said it jokingly, which made Lu Tingyu's face red, and also made the other two people at the table laugh.

The four people at the dinner table also chatted more and more, although Lu Ruan was an older generation, it was innocent to talk to this young man.

He Xiaonian is the three of them, Ah Xue doesn't like to talk, and Lu Tingyu is not good at taking advantage of his grandfather's stubble, so the one who talks the most is He Xiaonian, who has always been silent.

"Xiao Nian, I heard Mo Laoqi say that your chess skills are good. ”

"No, no, it's just that Senior Mo let the kid, otherwise how could the kid be able to stay with Senior Mo for too long?" He Xiaonian said very tactfully.

"Eh, there are not many people who can be praised by Mo Laoqi, and your chess skills are still very good. Lu Ruan persuaded him, and then the topic turned to He Xiaonian's martial arts.

You've also practiced martial arts, right?

He Xiaonian scratched his head embarrassedly: "I've practiced for a few years, but I'm still far behind Ah Xue." ”

"Ah Xue is groping on the edge of life and death, you are not as normal and old as him, can you inquire about it, do you have a teacher?" Lu Ruan asked tentatively, after all, this kind of question still involves other people's privacy.

He Xiaonian thought about it, after all, Grandpa Wu had taught himself for three years, although he had never called master, but how to say that he should also be regarded as his master, so He Xiaonian nodded.

After Lu Ruan found out, he didn't have much expression on his face, and continued to chat with He Xiaonian and the others, and Ah Xue also said a word from time to time.

A few people pushed the cups and changed the cups, and they drank it happily.

In the courtyard, the people have long since rested, and only the nurses are still standing guard seriously.

There is a rockery in the yard, and there is a man in black behind the rockery.

The man in black was just in a position that obscured the view of the guards, but he would still be spotted if he did something, but the man in black stared at the burning candle of the house and did not move.

After waiting for half an hour, the banquet dispersed, and He Xiaonian and the three walked out of the door drunk, and the man in black moved.

His movements were extremely fast, and when the nurses heard the sound and stepped forward to check, he had already flown behind Ah Xue, picked up Ah Xue, who was unresponsive due to drunkenness, and at the same time connected a few times with his hand on Ah Xue.

"You...... Who is it?" Lu Tingyu pointed to the man in black and asked, but he seemed to be a little delirious.

"Someone, there's an Assassin!" At this point, the reacting nurses began to shout, trying to remind more people to come to their aid.

"The guards of the dignified City Lord's Mansion are really not bad. The man in black said in a flirtatious voice, as if he didn't care that he was surrounded.

At this time, He Xiaonian's wine also woke up, looking at the calm man in black in front of him, He Xiaonian felt that he was a little familiar, but he really couldn't remember it, so he knocked his head with his hand.

"Who are you, let go of Ah Xue Shaoxia!" Lu Ruan rushed out of the house when he heard the sound, and saw the man in black who was surrounded by a group, and Ah Xue who was caught under the left armpit of the man in black.

"Let him go? As soon as the figure in black flickered, more than a dozen courtyard encirclements with water and fire sticks flew out, "Don't worry, Ah Xue will come back safely in three days." ”

Seeing that the man in black was about to escape, Lu Ruan got up and flew out of the city lord's mansion with the man in black, and He Xiaonian also came out.

It's just that He Xiaonian's light skills are not so good, and he didn't even see Lu Ruan's shadow when he flew out just now, let alone the man in black, so he went back with a disgraced face.

"How is it, what about my grandfather?" Lu Tingyu stepped forward and asked.

"When I went out, the people were gone, but I believe that with the skills of the old city lord Lu, there will be no accidents, let's go back to the house and wait for news." He Xiaonian took a breath and said.

"Go down first. Lu Tingyu settled the nurses back first, and then followed He Xiaonian back to the house.

"You said that the man in black kidnapped Ah Xue after he killed him, and said that he would put him back in three days-" He Xiaonian boldly guessed with his hands on the table.

"What do you mean—someone is targeting Ah Xue?" Lu Tingyu thought for a moment and followed He Xiaonian's words, but he didn't think that this matter would be so simple.

He Xiaonian shook his head: "I don't dare to speculate. It's just that Ah Xue killed Xie Anfu, and Xie Jin is now trying to hunt him down with all his might, but now he disappears for no reason, what is it ...... Why?"

......

In the dark night, the moment when the white surnames in Lingcheng had fallen asleep.

On the rooftops of every house, there are two people chasing after me.

In front of him was a man in black running fast, and the young man under his armpit was carried to his back at some point.

Behind is an old man, although he is old, but his legs and feet are not bad.

"Stop, which family's disciple are you?Can you report to the door?" Lu Ruan saw that he couldn't catch up with the man in black, so he stopped and sat on the roof

Shouting.

The man in black saw that Lu Ruan was no longer chasing, so he also stopped.

"The old city lord Lu is very skilled, and the younger generation admires it. The man in black stood on the roof of the two houses separated from Lu Ruan and replied.

"Senior Lu, don't worry, Ah Xue and I will definitely not hurt a single hair of him, but I just need him to disappear for three days, and after three days, he will definitely appear in Jingling City unharmed. After speaking, the man in black didn't seem to want to talk nonsense with Lu Ruan, so he sped up and left here.

As soon as Lu Ruan saw the speed of the man in black, he knew that he couldn't catch up with him, so he had to give up.

Lu Ruan sat quietly on the roof, thinking back to what the man in black said just now, and let Ah Xue disappear for three days?

Suddenly, Lu Ruan's ghost thought of eight words.

The next dragon has appeared, and the knife is out of the Central Plains!