And the family surnamed Bai on the opposite mountain also moved into the mountain at the same time. The two of them can be said to be friends in the world, living in seclusion in this deserted mountain, and living a carefree life.

This section of Zhijun has never been out of the mountain, and he only heard about the outside world from books and the mouths of his ancestors, and when he saw Duan Yuntu, an "outsider", he naturally had to inquire about it.

Duan Yuntu has been in the rivers and lakes for so many years, traveled all over the three mountains and five mountains, and has experienced countless battles of all sizes. Saying something casually from his mouth, Duan Zhijun was very interested.

And both of them are young people, so they don't have to be restrained when they talk, and there is no generation gap. So that night, the two drank and chatted until late at night. Both of them were very drunk, so they slept in their clothes.

Early the next morning, Duan Yuntu and Duan Zhijun were woken up by the noise outside. When the two went out, several people outside walked towards the side door of the courtyard in a panic. Master Duan Zhuang also walked out of the door and hurriedly walked over there.

Duan Zhijun hurriedly asked Master Duan, "Dad, is something wrong?"

Duan Zhuang's face was solemn, and he frowned and said, "Someone got up in the morning and went to the thatched house and saw Ah Fei dead in the bamboo forest outside the thatched house. ”

Duan Zhijun was startled, and hurried over there.

A few people came out of the side door, and just after walking a dozen steps, they saw a person lying on the edge of the bamboo forest not far away. Duan Yuntu took a closer look, this person was less than thirty years old, handsome and mighty, and the clothes on his chest were stained red with blood.

Duan Yuntu remembered that he had seen this man when he entered the hospital yesterday, and he seemed to be a shrewd and capable person. Unexpectedly, such a man in the prime of life would become a dead corpse overnight.

Master Duan squatted down, reached out and slowly lifted the clothes on Ah Fei's chest. Everyone present was startled by the scene in front of them, Duan Zhijun even shouted, and then called "Ah Fei", his voice was shocked and sad.

It turned out that Ah Fei's chest was thrown away with a knife, and a heart was taken off, leaving a deep hole with blurred flesh and blood. Even Duan Yuntu, who had been in battle for a long time, couldn't help but feel a little terrifying.

Looking at the location where Ah Fei fell to the ground, it should be that he got up last night and went to the thatched house, and was killed here before he arrived.

Master Duan Zhuang pulled his clothes back and said hatefully: "Who is so vicious that he is so vicious to Ah Fei?"

Duan Yuntu said: "The murderer's methods of killing people are too cruel, could it be that the killer has a deep grudge against this brother, so that he must dig out his heart to relieve his anger?"

Duan Zhijun said with great certainty: "This is impossible. There are only so many of us here, people who are out of my family, and the other eighteen brothers are half of my father's disciples, and the rest are only Su Bo and a few female dependents and girls. Everyone has no disputes and grievances on weekdays, let alone who they have enmity with. ”

Master Duan Zhuang also said: "Jun'er is right. We have very little contact with the outside world here, and it is impossible for Ah Fei to have any grudges with people outside. And when I brought Ah Fei back from outside, he was only seven years old, and he was a lonely orphan. So I guess the killer didn't come for Ah Fei, and it is unlikely that he has any grudge against him. ”

Duan Zhijun said: "Dad, what do you mean when you say that this murderer is not coming for Ah Fei?"

Master Duan Zhuang sighed and said, "I think this murderer is probably coming at me." ”

Duan Zhijun said suspiciously: "But Dad, you shouldn't have any enemies, and if this murderer is coming at you, then why doesn't he attack you, but wants to kill Ah Fei?"

Master Duan waved his hand and said, "Let's carry Ah Fei back first." ”

The four men on the side stepped forward and lifted Ah Fei back to the courtyard. Master Duan Zhuang instructed Su Bo to take a few disciples to take care of Ah Fei's affairs, and told those disciples to take strict precautions to avoid further accidents.

Since this kind of thing happened to Zhuangzi, Duan Yuntu was not good and left immediately. Besides, although he is not a nosy person, there is something unusual about this matter, and he wants to stay and see what happens.

After a long day's work, everyone gathered in the hall to discuss this matter. Everyone said that there has never been anything hurtful here, and this kind of thing happened today. And everyone usually eats and lives together, and the friendship between brothers is deep, and they can't accept that Ah Fei has such a tragic death.

One of them, Mo Xiong, was a tiger-backed bear, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and his temperament was the most impatient, and he said to Duan Yuntu: "We have always been safe and sound here, why did an outsider come yesterday and have an accident at night?"

He was suspicious of the cloud map in the previous section. But Duan Yuntu himself thought that this person's suspicion was not unreasonable, so he didn't get angry and didn't say anything to refute it.

However, Duan Zhijun immediately stopped Mo Xiong and said, "Senior Brother Mo, don't say that. I have been with this Duan Gongzi last night, and Ah Fei can't have been killed by him. Besides, Duan Gongzi and Ah Fei have no grievances or hatred, why do you want to kill Ah Fei?"

Master Duan Zhuang stood up and said, "What Jun'er said makes sense. Duan Gongzi is a guest on our Zhuangzi, and I believe that Duan Gongzi is a good person. Mo Xiong, you can't doubt Duan Gongzi indiscriminately. ”

Seeing that Duan Zhijun and Duan Zhuang Master said this, Mo Xiong had no choice but to lower his head and whisper: "Yes, I shouldn't be suspicious of Duan Gongzi, I'm sorry, Duan Gongzi." ”

Duan Yuntu smiled, but he smiled a little reluctantly, and he hugged his fist to Master Duan and said, "Thank you Master Duan for your trust in the juniors." But there is something suspicious about me. Originally, the juniors planned to leave Guizhuang early this morning, but now it seems that the juniors will stay for a few more days. I had to wait until the truth was revealed before leaving, because I didn't want to carry such an unclear burden. ”

Before Master Duan could speak, Duan Zhijun preemptively said: "It's great that Brother Duan is willing to stay, you can stay as long as you want." But don't let the things in the village affect Brother Duan. ”

Duan Yuntu saw Duan Zhijun's expression of joy leaping on his face, so he naturally smiled. I thought that this young owner was really an innocent and kind warm-hearted.

While everyone was talking, someone suddenly said loudly at the gate: "Owner, Master Bai is here." ”

When the owner of Duan Zhuang heard this, he quickly got up and went out, and the rest of the people also followed behind the owner of Duan Zhuang and walked into the courtyard.

Duan Yuntu looked out and saw a Confucian scholar in his forties walking into the courtyard, followed by a white-faced young man.

This Confucian scholar is dressed in gray cloth clothes, with a Chinese character face, a kind complexion, and a literati temperament at a glance.

(End of chapter)