Sima Rulan came to Hua Bushi, bowed to the eldest young master Yingying, and said: "This time, thanks to Mr. Hua and Ling Gao's timely rescue, Lan'er has kept her innocence, Mr. Hua's great grace Lan'er will not forget, and she will be repaid!"

Hua Bushi hurriedly got up and returned the salute, and said: "Miss Lan'er is serious, if you want to repay the kindness, Miss Miss's kindness to the Barking Heavenly Tower, Hua Bushi still has no time to repay it!"

Hai Hongzhu also said: "That's it, Sister Lan'er doesn't need to be polite! Anyway, Hua Bushi is the best at the tricks that only villains use such as incense and poison, and if my sister is hit by incense poison or something in the future, just find him to solve it!"

This Mrs. Hua has always been very arrogant and has no scheming, and she has no way of saying this, but Hua Bushi was very embarrassed when she heard it on the side.

Sima Rulan's face turned red and said, "Okay, in the future, if the little sister is poisoned again, she will definitely ask Mr. Hua to solve it." ”

Hai Hongzhu saw that Hua Bushi smiled bitterly and was silent, but she also realized that her words were inappropriate, and hurriedly said: "I'm just talking about it casually, this time it was an accident, Sister Lan'er will be good in the future, and she will definitely not be hit by any more incense poison!"

Yao Yuanxiao slapped the handle of the chair and said: "That Xiong Tiannan used such indiscriminate means to assassinate the eldest lady, he is really bold, too hateful! I don't know if Deputy Hall Master Xiong knows about this, and where did the guy named Seventh Master come from, we must find out to the end!"

He was hit by the three golden darts of the seventh master in "RT-Mart", fell down the stairs, not only was injured, but also lost face, and now he gritted his teeth and was resentful.

Chai Lin looked solemn and said: "That seventh master can hurt Elder Yao, his martial arts must not be weak, he must be a master of Xiongjiazhuang's snare." If Xiong Bailing is involved in this matter, it will be a blatant rebellion against the 'Wanjintang', and I am afraid that this big chaos in Okura City will be close at hand. ”

Yao Yuanxiao turned his face and said to a gang member by the door: "You go and ask, have Xiong Kui and the people from Xiongjiazhuang who have been caught have spoken!"

The gang went away.

In the "RT-Mart" restaurant, the seventh master and Xiong Tiannan saw that the situation was not good, and they escaped separately, Xiong Kui, who was injured by Zhu Hong, and the "scholars" who were entourage, but none of them ran away, and they were all captured alive and brought back by the guards of the City Lord's Mansion.

They are now being taken to a cell in the back of the house to be tortured to extract what they know.

The gang member who had gone to inquire had soon returned, and said, "Elder Qiqi, the entourage of Xiongjiazhuang has not yet said any news, Xiong Kui is too seriously injured to be executed, and he has not yet spoken. ”

Yao Yuanxiao's face sank, Huo Ran stood up, and shouted: "These evil slaves, their bones are so hard! I don't believe that they can survive the punishment, wait for me to take a look for myself!"

Chai Lin blocked and said, "Please Elder Yao don't get bored." I see that those entourages are just subordinates, and they may not be able to know much useful information, and even if Xiong Kui knows something, he will not be so easy to speak, and he will definitely not be able to ask any results for a while. ”

Yao Yuanxiao knew that what Chai Lin said was true, but he was still angry, and said to the ganger: "You go to the back and ask them to torture hard, you must ask for the news!"

Sima Rulan said: "Wait! Since those people who were arrested are just subordinates, and they don't know what the exact news is, the torture has no effect, Yilan'er's opinion, it's better not to use the punishment, let them be spared for the time being, okay?"

Yao Yuanxiao ordered to be tortured forcefully, originally to vent his anger, at this time, the eldest lady of the city lord opened her mouth to plead, so she had to hug her fists and said: "The eldest lady is kind-hearted, Yao just obeys the order." ”

He waved his hand and told the gang to go down.

Hua Bushi opened his mouth and said: "There is still one more thing that needs to be explained to Miss Lan'er, the housekeeper Xiong Kui of Xiongjiazhuang who was arrested in the City Lord's Mansion is the black-clothed killer who went to the Bartiden Tower to assassinate a few months ago. ”

Yao Yuanxiao had just sat down on the chair again, and when he heard this, he became angry again, and said, "This Xiong Kui really ate the heart of a bear and a leopard gall, and he had already done such an evil thing a few months ago!

Hua Bushi said: "I have some experience in recognizing physical appearance, and I will not be mistaken." ”

Chai Lin said: "A few months ago, when the rumors of the city lord's eldest lady and Young Master Hua were spreading everywhere, Xiong Kui went to the Barking Heavenly Tower to assassinate Young Master Hua, presumably he was also instigated, it seems that Xiong Bailing's plot against this city has been premeditated for a long time. ”

Sima Rulan said: "Where did Uncle Chai start with this?"

Chai Lin said: "Xiong Bailing is scheming, and he wants to use his son Xiong Tiannan's marriage with the eldest lady to control Okura City, and of course he wants to get rid of Young Master Hua, who has rumored rumors with the eldest lady." And now he actually fabricated the lie that Sima City Lord agreed to marry, trying to hide from the world, also to achieve this purpose. Xiong Tiannan's kidnapping of the eldest lady this time, I think it is most likely that Xiong Bailing is behind the instigation and manipulation, otherwise where can Xiong Tiannan, that playboy, get such a strange poisonous drug as 'Rooster Powder', and Jihua who acts can't be so thorough. ”

Okura Castle was founded by Sima Zhufeng, and in the eyes of the residents of Okura Castle and even the gangsters of the "Wanjintang", the prestige of Sima City Lord is extremely high, and it is supported by everyone, and it is almost impossible to overthrow Sima Zhufeng and seize Okura Castle. And Sima Zhufeng has no heirs, only Sima Rulan has a daughter, and he has already planned to hand over this city to her in the future, so if he wants to get Okura City, marrying Sima Rulan is the easiest way.

Sima Chafeng's conditions for choosing a son-in-law are very strict, and he would not have taken a fancy to Lang like Xiong Tiannan, and Xiong Bailing can only use stratagems to achieve this, but now it seems that this scheme has really almost succeeded.

Sima Rulan looked at Chai Lin, but there was a look of doubt in her eyes, and asked, "How can Uncle Chai assert that Daddy's promise to marry is a lie? I and Elder Yao have carefully read the letter that day, and it is indeed Daddy's handwriting, so it should not be fake." ”

Chai Lin said: "The virtuous niece should know that it is not difficult to forge handwriting, as long as you get the original handwriting of the city lord, you can find someone to imitate it, and it is not surprising to create a fake letter without flaws, the so-called handwriting is really not enough." ”

Sima Rulan said: "Even if the handwriting is not reliable, it is just difficult to distinguish the authenticity, why is Uncle Chai so sure that the letter is a forgery?"

Chai Lin hesitated for a moment, then turned his head and glanced at Hua Bushi before he sighed and said, "I conclude that Sima City Lord's consent to Xiong Bailing's proposal is fake, and there is a reason for it. Alas, Uncle Chai has been hiding this matter, just because he can't bear to see Lan'er's niece sad and sad, but this matter can't be hidden after all, and now he has to tell his niece Xian. ”

He paused and said in a low voice: "Actually, Sima City Lord was unfortunately stabbed to death in Nanquanzhuang near Longchuan City in the Guangdong Realm four months ago. ”

Sima Rulan's eyes widened suddenly, and she said, "What are you talking about!"

Chai Lin said: "A few months ago, I first learned about this matter from Young Master Hua's mouth, and later found all the people of the Baidao Sect in the Yue Realm who were in Nanquan Village at the time of Brother Sima's assassination that day, including Master Huang Lian of the 'Jingci Lin' and Zhong Bulao of the 'Dinghu Sect', and they all confirmed the matter. Lan'er's niece don't be sad, Uncle Chai will tell you the details......"

At that time, Chai Lin's envoy named Sima Zhufeng as Mr. Ma Da, under the protection of the four major sects of Baidao in the Guangdong realm, went from the Luyuan Grand Canyon to Nanao Town, but was assassinated when he met the enemy in Nanquanzhuang, and told it as it was. Chai Lin's news came from Master Huang Lian and Zhong Bulao, so he only knew that the situation at that time was that a mysterious assassin infiltrated the ancestral hall of the ancient family and killed Sima Zhufeng without everyone noticing, and later Liang Wude, one of the "Nine Dragon Sons" of the Dragon Palace, admitted that the murderer was the instigator of the Black Dragon Palace, but he didn't know that the mysterious assassin who killed was Cao Duyun.

Sima Rulan listened to Chai Lin's story of her father's killing without saying a word, and until Chai Lin finished speaking, she still sat on the chair stupidly, silent.

It took a long time before she spoke, "You sit here for a while, Lan'er will go to the backyard first." ”

Sima Rulan stood up as she spoke, covering her face with her long sleeves and running towards the back hall. Although she brushed her face with her hands, when she turned to leave, two lines of tears had welled up from her fingers and spilled on the ground.

After seeing the figure of the eldest lady disappear from the screen, everyone in the hall looked at each other with pity.

Hua Bushi and Hai Hongzhu had already known that Sima Zhufeng had died, but Yao Yuanxiao, the elder of the inner hall, had heard about it for the first time, and he was extremely sad and indignant in his heart, and scolded loudly: "Elder Chai, you have known about this for a long time, why haven't you told us all these days when you came to the island!"

Chai Lin said: "I'm ashamed to say it, I have never said it, I am also afraid that my niece will be sad, but the more important reason is that I came to Okura Island this time, and found that the city is already in danger, if this news spreads, it will definitely cause chaos, I just want to wait until the mobilization of manpower is enough to deal with the crisis before making it public." ”

He sighed and said, "Alas, but I didn't expect Xiong Bailing to strike first, and fabricated the lie that Sima City Lord agreed to the family affair, and almost killed Lan'er's niece with such a vicious scheme, this is indeed Chai Lin's fault!"

Yao Yuanxiao said: "If you tell this bad news at such a time, won't it make the eldest lady even more sad and sad, how can you be good!"

Chai Lin and Yao Yuanxiao were both born in the Shaolin faction, and Sima Zhufeng were both brothers in the same sect, and their friendship with each other was deep. Compared with Chai Lin, who has been doing business on the Middle-earth Continent for many years, Yao Yuanxiao has always stayed in Okura City, and it can be said that he has watched Sima Rulan grow up, and his concern for the eldest lady is still three points better than Chai Lin.

Yao Yuanxiao's angry reproach, Chai Lin was speechless. After a while, he said to Hua Bushi and Hai Hongzhu: "Young Master Hua, Miss Hai, you are all friends who are familiar with Lan'er's niece, compared to us uncles and elders, she must be heartbroken when she hears of her death, please go to the backyard to persuade her?"