Dressed as a villain's stepmother, I use spiritual springs to raise cubs

Xia Bai'an closed the door, saw the two people on the steps at a glance, couldn't help laughing.

"It's getting dark, and the night wind in the mountains is bitingly cold. You're not afraid of the cold when you sit here."

"You finally came out."

Qian Mingshu got up, and when he turned around, he saw Xia Bai'an's eyes were still red, and he was startled immediately, "In such a short time, he...does he still have time to bully you!"

Only then did Xia Bai'an touch his eyes belatedly.

Thinking of how she shed tears in front of Mo Che just now...

Damn, did she just confront Mo Che with walnut-like eyes?

Shame on you!

Xia Bai'an quickly rubbed his eyes and kicked Qian Mingshu: "What nonsense are you talking about!"

"Oh, you are so violent, only someone like Master can hold you down."

"you……"

"Stop making noise!" Mo Qian hurriedly squeezed between the two of them, "Get down to business."

Xia Bai'an snorted coldly, picked up Mo Qian and ran towards the base of the wall. Qian Mingshu rubbed his calf helplessly, while listening to the door behind him being opened, he quickly put on a smile: "Master..."

"In the future, don't talk nonsense in front of her." Mo Che's face was cold, and the wide sleeved robe almost brushed against Qian Mingshu's head, bringing a chill, "Tell Liu Pipa to accompany her more."

"Ah, yes, Master!"

Qian Mingshu got goosebumps all over his body and stood up quickly.

It's strange, he had only guessed with his master what kind of person Xia Bai'an was before, why did Mo Che not express anything?

Qian Mingshu walked forward, and when he saw the broken corpse, his stomach churns.

And Xia Bai'an squatted on the ground to check carefully.

"It's similar to the previous bones, all of which died more than ten years ago, but she has not been fleshed out. In addition, her finger bones are a little distorted. It should be a craftsman who uses a knife all the year round... The knife is about two palms long. , as wide as a middle finger knuckle, with a slightly curved handle."

Qi Ming was startled: "Can this be seen?"

Mo Che said: "People who use knives all year round have different wear and tear on the tiger's mouth, which can be identified."

Xia Bai'an nodded: "That's right, human mouths can tell a lot of lies, but flesh and blood can't. The internal organs of the elderly are slow, and the internal organs of newborns are fast and less stagnant. Words of flesh and blood cannot be faked."

"A corpse can also be described by you." Mo Che laughed.

"As human beings, there are people like you who throw cold water and me who are kind-hearted. If I have time, I can tell you the truth."

Xia Bai'an replied angrily, and slowly stood up on his knees, "I just don't know who this corpse belongs to, so I'm going to trouble Lord Qi to ask for help."

"Actually, the more I look at this corpse, the more familiar it becomes." Qi Ming sullenly, dreaming.

Xia Bai'an raised her eyebrows: "She died more than ten years ago. At that time, you were just a child."

"This person should have been to the Prime Minister's Mansion." Qi Ming frowned, "I remember that there was a butcher's wife who specialized in butchering and deboning pigs, she was somewhat similar to this corpse, no matter what you said just now. The knife is still her size."

"The butcher's wife?" Xia Bai'an turned her head, tried to draw the length of the knife, and asked Mo Che, "Is the pig-killing knife so short?"

Mo Che shook his head: "The knife for butchering pigs is not so short. The knife for chopping pig bones is thicker. A small knife like the one you said can only be used for deboning and leaving meat. It is used a lot and wears out a lot. Give it to the girl. Yes, most of them are badly worn out, so I had to resize them, almost as small as you guessed."

"Not only do you know how to cook, how do you know this kind of thing?" Xia Bai'an was astonished.

Mo Che just shook his head helplessly and ignored him.

Xia Bai'an also got used to it, and asked Qi Ming, "Who is that person?"

"It's your father's younger sister." Qi Ming's eyes sank again, "Daughter of the Xia family, I remember that I was still young and only went to practice martial arts in the backyard of the prime minister's mansion. When the butcher lady came, it happened to be When your mother married the Xia family."

Xia Bai'an frowned deeply.

How many secrets does the Xia family hide that she doesn't know?

"Details." Xia Bai'an washed his hands, sprinkled some medicinal powder on the corpse to temporarily guarantee its original appearance, and then led the people to the front hall.

When everyone came to the front hall, the craftsmen knew that they could not participate in this matter and went to cook.

There are only a few people in the hall who are talking about business.

Qi Ming also recalled more details.

"The butcher's wife didn't marry well, and she was short of money. She heard that she had a relationship with the prime minister's mansion, so she came to ask for some benefits, and caused trouble in the prime minister's mansion. The Xia family was afraid of losing face, so they finally took her family home. , At that time, Yuemo also lived with him in this pool."

Hearing this, Qian Mingshu also understood the meaning, and patted his leg: "This person died at the same time as the dozen or so bones before, and maybe they all died together! The one who died here couldn't be Xia. family!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Mo Qian kicked him angrily and winked at him—mother is the Xia family, why did you say that in front of her!

Qian Mingshu then beat up Mo Qian and raped him - the brat is quite protective of his own mother!

The eyes of the two met.

On the contrary, Xia Bai'an looked calm: "Qian Laosan's guess is not unbelievable. Does Mr. Qi know if the rest of the Xia family is still alive?"

After asking, Qi Ming froze on the spot holding the cup.

Xia Bai'an was still staring at him, waiting for an answer.

Until Mo Che angrily nodded Xia Bai'an's forehead: "Do you still want to ask others about your family?"

"When I was a child, my parents didn't love me. I was ugly and imprisoned at home. I didn't know anything about the past at home. When I grew up, I broke up with my parents. How can I know any secrets?"

Xia Bai'an covered his head and spoke with confidence.

Mo Che looked coldly: "Except for your father, mother and elder brother, Qingshan Town has a radius of a hundred miles, and there are no other members of the Xia family."

Only then did Qi Ming come back to his senses, and looked at Mo Che: "So, this matter is getting more and more strange."

"What do you mean?" Mo Che raised his eyebrows.

"The Xia family doesn't have many relatives. In fact, adding up, no more than ten people are still alive, but there are more than a dozen corpses here. It can be seen that it is not the Xia family..."

"Master Qi." Mo Che interrupted him coldly, "There are also servants."

As soon as this remark came out, everyone fell silent.

Xia Bai'an was astonished: "Mo Che is right. If the servants are included, the number is indeed similar to the original size of the pool."

"If so many people in the Xia family died, how could no one pursue it?" Qi Ming looked solemn at this moment, "Besides, servants... servants also have family members, so no one has reported to the officials?"

Everyone looked at Mo Che in unison again.

Seeing that Xia Bai'an was also in a daze, Mo Che just looked at Qian Mingshu: "Maybe he can explain."

"Third Qian?" Xia Bai'an was full of disbelief.

Qian Mingshu shuddered, but instead snorted coldly: "Think about how evil my father used to be. Of course you have to ask me about this kind of thing."