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When Lin Xiu returned home, Caiyi's lunch had just been prepared.

Many times, fast is a good thing.

Throughout the morning, he robbed the execution ground, arrested the villains, and entered the Tiandao League by the way. When he came back, he was still in time for lunch.

After eating, Caiyi hummed a Jiangnan tune and washed the dishes in the kitchen.

These days, Lin Xiu could clearly see that Caiyi was happy. She belonged to Jiangnan. When she was in the capital, Lin Xiu rarely saw her so happy.

Looking at the cheerful Caiyi, Lin Xiu thought of another person.

He took out a jade card, looked at the words on the jade card, and said softly: "Murong..."

Chapter 194 Murong Pearl

Jiangnan Mansion, Murong's family.

As one of the famous families in the south of the Yangtze River, the Murong family has a status second only to the Zhang family in the south of the Yangtze River. Even if the Zhang family dominates the south of the Yangtze River, it will give the Murong family some face. . .

There is no other reason, although the Murong family has not been as good as before, but because the family's first daughter is a noble concubine in the palace, no one dares to provoke her.

At this time, in the Murong Mansion, Murong Chong, the Patriarch of the Murong Clan, was drinking tea in the back hall. After a while, a middle-aged man walked in from outside, and Murong Chong asked, "Why is it so messy outside?"

The middle-aged man said: "Father, the father and son of the Zhang family and the Wang family who disappeared yesterday were tied up and thrown in the market this morning. When the Zhang family and the police from the government found them, they were already dead. , people outside are talking about it now.”

Murong Chong asked: "Did people from Tiandao League kill them?"

The middle-aged man said: "No, it is said that they were still alive when they were first discovered. Later, more and more people gathered around, and the scene became more and more chaotic. When the Zhang family arrived, the crowd had already dispersed. Also died."

Murong Chong put down his teacup and said, "This is all their own fault, and they have to blame themselves."

After a pause, he asked again: "How is Yu'er's practice?"

The middle-aged man said: "She has made great progress these days, but there should be some distance from the ground level."

Murong Chong breathed a sigh of relief, and said: "If the old man hadn't stopped me, with Yu'er's talent, it would be easy for me to enter the Academy of Abnormal Arts, and it is not impossible to be ranked in the Tianzi Academy. Maybe I have already reached the ground level, and it was the old man who delayed me." her."

The middle-aged man shook his head and said: "It's not my father's fault, my sister...she doesn't want to have anything to do with the Murong family, and I'm afraid she doesn't want to see my Murong family in the capital."

Murong Chong was silent for a moment, then said: "But it's not fair to Yu'er, the world is big, she shouldn't stay in this small Jiangnan for the rest of her life, let her participate in this little competition..."

The two were talking in the room, but they didn't know that outside the room, an invisible figure was floating in the courtyard.

Before coming to Jiangnan, the imperial concubine was worried about Lin Xiu, and gave him a jade token, telling him to come to Murong's family when he encountered something he couldn't solve.

It's just that the imperial concubine doesn't understand his strength, and the Murong family can't solve the things he can't solve.

Before returning to the capital, Lin Xiu wanted to visit Murong's house, to see the place where the imperial concubine grew up.

The old man in the room should be the father of the imperial concubine, and the middle-aged man should be her elder brother. From their words, it is not difficult to hear that there seems to be some kind of irresolvable contradiction between the imperial concubine and the family.

As a result, members of Murong's family will not appear in the capital these years, and the imperial concubine has never returned to the south of the Yangtze River.

Lin Xiu was still wondering before, even if the concubines were not allowed to go out casually, it would not be so many years that they were not allowed to go back to their natal home.

It seems that his previous idea is simply impossible to realize.

Even if he secretly brought the imperial concubine back to Jiangnan and Murong Mansion, she might not be happy.

But, what is the conflict between her and the family?

Force her into the palace to become a concubine?

The relationship between her and Emperor Xia was a husband and wife, which was indeed a bit strange. Lin Xiu knew about Emperor Xia's harem well, maybe only Concubine Shu, who seemed to be married to him, and now there was an extra pretty widow.

But their relationship is definitely not bad. If it wasn't for the imperial concubine, his pretty widow would have been dismissed by the queen long ago when choosing a concubine.

Lin Xiu took a stroll in Murong Mansion. As a wealthy family in the south of the Yangtze River, Murong Mansion is not that luxurious compared to those top families in Wangdu, but the environment is very good. There are mountains and water in the house, which is a typical garden style.

The imperial concubine and her family had conflicts that could not be resolved for more than ten years. Lin Xiu was even more moved because she did not hesitate to make an exception because she was worried about him.

He slowly wandered around Murong Mansion, keeping every room, every tree, and every rockery in his heart.

In a certain courtyard, there was the sound of breaking wind.

Lin Xiu flew over slowly and saw a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl practicing sword in the courtyard. He looked at it for a while and was secretly surprised.

This girl is about the same age as Minghe Lingyin, but her martial arts strength is really good. The younger generation in the martial arts academy may not be her opponent. Lingyin and Princess Minghe's martial arts are even worse than hers. many.

The Murong family actually has such geniuses.

Lin Xiu was just slightly surprised. Just as he was about to look elsewhere, the expression of the woman who was practicing sword in the courtyard suddenly changed. She looked in Lin Xiu's direction and said vigilantly, "Who!"

Before she finished speaking, her whole body had turned into an afterimage, and she raised her sword and stabbed towards Lin Xiu's direction.

Lin Xiu was really surprised this time. His current concealment technique can't even be detected by earth-level warriors, and she obviously has no earth-level yet, but she actually found his direction accurately.

Soon, Lin Xiu knew the reason.

Her flying movements were light and elegant, as if she was flying against the wind, and ordinary earth-level warriors could not do this, and before her sword stabbed, several sharp wind blades came first.

It turned out to be a different art of wind.

Among the heaven-level different arts, wind, thunder, and ice are even rarer than the abilities of the five elements.

If it is the ability of the wind, it is not surprising to feel his existence.

His concealment is just disappearing from people's sight, not really disappearing. When he moves, he will still bring up the flow of air and form a breeze, which naturally cannot be concealed from the perception of wind ability.

The wind blade is extremely sharp, not weaker than the sharp blade of a sword, and its speed is extremely fast. It is difficult for an earth-level warrior to dodge at a distance of several feet, but no matter how fast it is, it cannot be faster than Lin Xiu.

He easily dodged several wind blades, and the girl's sword pierced through the air.

A look of surprise appeared on her face, as if she had thought of something, she asked, "It's you, the one who killed Zhang's father and son and Jiangnan Yin, what are you doing at our house?"

Soon, a magnetic voice came from the void: "Just passing by."

The girl held a sword flower, put away the long sword in her hand, and said: "These people have done all kinds of bad things, and killing them can be regarded as doing a good deed for the people."

She put the sword on the stone table in the yard, walked into the room, brought out a jug of wine, and asked, "Do you want a drink?"

Lin Xiu discovered that the sign on the wine jar was actually from Hongniju.

She opened the wine seal, and a strong aroma came over her face. Then she poured two bowls of wine and said, "This wine is very expensive, 200 taels of silver per jar, and you can't buy it with silver."

Hongniju is only owned by kings, and those sold elsewhere are either fake or resold by scalpers.

The wine Lin Xiu smelled was genuine, but she must have been made a profit by the middleman. The 200 taels of wine she bought was only sold for 40 taels in the capital, which could only be regarded as a middle-grade one.

Lin Xiu didn't drink with her and said, "I don't know how to drink."

His capacity for alcohol is indeed not good, with such a degree, he can get drunk after just one bowl.

The girl said: "It's fine if you don't drink, I was a little bit reluctant."

This girl has the boldness of a northern girl, not a Jiangnan girl at all.

However, it may also be a genetic problem of the Murong family.

The imperial concubine is in the palace, but she is also known as a tigress, and she is not as gentle as a Jiangnan woman.

Lin Xiu floated in the air and asked, "What's your name?"

The girl said: "Murong Yu, what about you?"

Lin Xiudao: "My name is not important, let me ask you a question, what is your aunt's name?"

The girl looked into the void, frowned and said, "Why are you asking my aunt's name?"

Lin Xiudao: "I'm curious. It is said that the imperial concubine is the number one beauty in the harem. I'm curious what kind of name such a beauty would have."

The girl shook her head and said, "No comment."

There was a whisper in the void.

Afterwards, a jar of wine appeared out of nowhere in the void, and after the wine seal was lifted, the fragrance soon spread out, which was even more alluring than the jar of wine she drank.

Surprise appeared in the girl's eyes. There is more than one person in Murong's house at the moment, at least they have the ability to hide, fly, and space. No wonder Zhang's father and son fell into their hands so easily.

Afterwards, her eyes were fixed on the jar of wine, and her throat couldn't help but move.

But the jar of wine disappeared the next moment.

After four awakenings, Lin Xiu's portable space is already very large, and most of the area is not needed, so he uses it as a warehouse, where he has stored a lot of Hongniju's strongest wine, which is convenient for him in the future. When you encounter the ability you like, get it after getting the other party drunk.

I didn't expect it to be used in other ways today.

He smiled at the girl and said, "It's just a name. I can find it out if I inquire about it in other places. I just don't want to trouble you. If you tell me the name of the imperial concubine, I will give you this altar of wine. How about it?" ?”

The girl said without hesitation: "Murong Mingzhu."

After she finished speaking, the jar of wine flew to her side.

Lin Xiu said the name several times in her mind, and asked, "You didn't just make up a name to deceive me, did you?"

The girl pursed her lips and said, "My aunt was not born as a noble concubine. Many people around here know her name. Why should I lie to you?"

Lin Xiu dispelled her doubts, and asked again: "I heard that the relationship between the imperial concubine and your Murong family is not very good, is it true?"

The girl protected the altar of wine and said, "This is our Murong family's business, it has nothing to do with you."

Another jar of wine floated in the void, but this time, no matter how much Lin Xiu tried to lure her, the girl didn't confide a word.

In the end, Lin Xiu gave her another jar of wine and said, "If you don't want to talk about it, let it go. We're leaving. We'll meet later."

After that, there was no sound from around.

Murong Yu closed her eyes, there was wind blowing from all directions, and she didn't encounter any obstacles in the void, which meant that those people had already left.

Doubts arose in her heart, why are the members of the Tiandao League so interested in the matter of aunt?

Chapter 195 Returning to Beijing

After leaving Murong's house, Lin Xiu walked on the street and saw the smiles on the faces of the people in Jiangnan Mansion.

The father and son of the Zhang family and the father and son of Jiangnan Fuyin have all died.

It wasn't killed by the people of Tiandao League.

They just left the four of them on the most crowded street in the early morning.

The people passing by, you punched me, I kicked them, and some even stabbed them with knives. They were people who had a blood feud with them, and they didn't miss this opportunity to take revenge with their own hands.

If this is not a world where strength is the most important thing, relying on the influence of the Tiandao League, they can easily overthrow a country.

It's a pity that in this world, without top-notch strength, everything is empty talk. .

Lin Xiu originally planned to go back to the capital with Caiyi first, and then come to Jiangnan to join the people from the Tiandao League in a month's time, so as to meet Ake.

He hasn't seen her for half a year.

But after going to the Zhang family, Lin Xiu changed her mind.

He saw an account book in the study of the head of the Zhang family, and finally understood why the Zhang family in the capital had such a side branch in the far south of the Yangtze River.

The Jiangnan Zhang family moved here from Kyoto decades ago.

For this reason, the Zhang family asked for a piece of land from the royal family at that time. The Zhang family at that time was even more glorious than it is now. It was just a piece of land, and the royal family gave it.

Unexpectedly, not long after the branch of the Zhang family moved to Jiangnan Mansion, a metal vein with rich reserves was discovered under the fiefdom.

There is no need to pay taxes to the court for the fiefdoms of the powerful, and everything above and below the ground is also owned by the powerful.

This vein naturally became owned by the Zhang family.

The Zhang family took advantage of this to recruit a large number of people with the ability to use the different skills of gold. The imperial court can only watch it. So far, the Zhang family has been operating in Jiangnan for decades. Apart from taxation, it is difficult for the imperial court to intervene in Jiangnan. Things.

Mineral resources are non-renewable, and people with the ability to use gold are very common. Therefore, as early as more than a hundred years ago, the mineral veins that have been discovered in various countries on the mainland have been almost consumed. Now only Some of them were also restricted by the imperial court, and no one was allowed to mine them.

Therefore, it was very difficult for Lin Xiu to find a way in the practice of the strange technique of gold.

This time happened to be an opportunity.

Zhang's mine is easy to find, Lin Xiufei went outside the city, stood at a high altitude and looked down, everything below him could be seen in a panoramic view.

He soon landed on a hilltop ten miles north of the city. The hill had already been dug and riddled with holes, and there were still many figures transporting carts of ore out of the tunnel.

Even if these ores are not smelted, they can be directly absorbed by those who have the ability of the gold magic. This is also an important reason why the Zhang family was able to win over them.

The moment Lin Xiu landed on the mountain, she felt the power in her body, which was extremely active and restless.

There was a kind of power that poured into his body continuously, and it didn't stop until a quarter of an hour later.