My messenger is a little fox

Li Yu didn't pay attention to the tail hanging behind him, walked several miles onto the road, found an inn and stayed there.

He slept until the red sun set in the west, and then Li Yu woke up. When he opened his eyes, he saw Ahri curled up next to him. It turned out that Ahri had stabilized his soul in the spirit space and came out, protecting Li Yu by the way.

After changing into clean clothes, Li Yu gently stroked Ah Li's white fur, and at the same time his spiritual energy circulated throughout his body. Although he still had a headache, at least he no longer had that splitting headache feeling.

Ahri woke up from being disturbed and let out a dissatisfied "wuwu" twice.

"Stop sleeping, let's go eat delicious food!" Before Ah Li could react, Li Yu, who had been hungry all day, picked up the little fox and rushed out of the room.

There is a restaurant on the first floor of the inn. It is still early to eat, and there are only a few tables of diners.

Just as Li Yu was about to find a table to sit down, he saw one of the diners who looked familiar. The man was facing Li Yu sideways. He was dressed in soap clothes, tall and had sharp features.

"Brother Jinyun, are you here to eat too?" Li Yu was startled, then smiled and walked over to say hello.

"You are..." The man turned around after hearing this, but he had a serious and square face. His appearance was somewhat similar to Hou Jinyun's, but he was older.

"Sorry! Sorry! I recognized the wrong person!" Li Yu's hand that was about to slap the other person's shoulder froze in mid-air in embarrassment, and he apologized and admitted his mistake.

"Hou Jinyun is my younger brother, and this is his elder brother Hou Jinlin." The man stood up and introduced, "Brother is my brother's friend, so he is my friend, Hou Jinlin. I don't know what I call my brother?"

"Brother Jinlin, it's a pleasure to meet you! I'm Li Yu. I hit it off with my younger brother a few days ago and had a great conversation." It turns out he is Hou Jinyun's brother, no wonder he looks so similar. Although this person has a serious face, he is an easy-going person.

Hou Jinlin's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he said happily: "Brother Li is not an outsider, please share a drink."

Hou Jinlin warmly invited Li Yu to sit down, and asked the waiter to add a pair of bowls, chopsticks and two dishes. After the two drank a glass of wine, he said: "To be honest, brother Li, I'm here to help my uncle on business in Pinghu City." . Originally, the family asked me to come with Jin Yun on this trip, but it turned out that we could not contact him for a long time. Brother Li met Jin Yun some time ago, does he know his whereabouts? "

"I'm sorry, Brother Jin Lin, Brother Jin Yun and I separated in Shuangliu Town a week ago, and we no longer know where he went."

"Well, it doesn't matter. I just asked casually." Hou Jinlin showed no trace of disappointment and said with a smile: "My younger brother doesn't like to be restrained. He is used to being at ease on weekdays. It is not easy to find his whereabouts. Fortunately, he still has some conscience. I will try my best to contact my family every ten days and a half."

After that, he laughed at himself: "Unlike me, I was born to be a hard worker. If my brother doesn't come, I will have to do it myself."

"Brother Jin Lin really cares about his younger brother!" Li Yu said with a smile, "I wonder if Brother Jin Lin came to Pinghu City this time for the Zhang family?"

Hou Jinlin hesitated for a moment, then smiled and said: "It's not a secret. It doesn't hurt to tell Brother Li."

"My uncle is on duty in the imperial court. He has a good relationship with the Zhang family's advocate Songcheng. This time, he is lobbying the Zhang family's head to serve the imperial court on behalf of the imperial court. The day before yesterday, my uncle sent a letter saying that some people in the demon sect intend to hinder their actions, and several people were injured for this. He hopes that the family can send someone to take care of him."

"A member of the Demon Cult?"

Li Yu touched his chin with one hand and put the other on the table. He kept tapping his index finger on the table. There was some hesitation in his eyes, but he still said: "What if I say that there is a real demon in Zhang Mansion?"

"Brother Li, what do you mean by this?" Hou Jinlin stood up suddenly and overturned the chair because of his too much movement.

Li Yu made a silent gesture and said, "Do you want everyone to know?"

Hou Jinlin lifted up his chair, drove away the peeping guests and waiters with a glare, and said in a deep voice, "Are you telling the truth?"

Li Yu briefly talked in a low voice about rescuing Zhang Songping in the Jiuli Mountains and what happened in Zhang's Mansion. He only concealed the information about Xu Dieer, Chu Zihua and others and his suspicion of Yun Jiu.

Hou Jinlin asked for some details from time to time, sweat gradually dripping from his forehead, and finally stood up and said: "I am very big. Can Brother Li accompany me to Pinghu City? I need to inform my uncle about this matter as soon as possible, and he will report it to the court." Decide.”

Li Yu had long been thinking about how to expose Zhang Songping's case. When he met Hou Jinlin this time, they hit it off immediately. After hearing this, he stood up and said, "That's what I meant!"

Hou Jinlin thanked him solemnly, threw down a gold coin, and flew to Pinghu City with Li Yu.

When the two arrived at Pinghu City, it was completely dark, and the city gate had already been locked.

The city wall, which is more than three feet high, poses no obstacle to the two of them. However, after the city gate is locked, all restrictions on the city wall are opened, and any intruders will be greeted by the protective formation. Therefore, even if the two of them were eager to enter the city, they had to follow the rules. Fortunately, Hou Jinlin had a seal on his body and opened the city gate.

Hou Jinlin and the soldiers guarding the city found out where his uncle lived and ran away. However, Li Yu noticed that the soldiers were hesitant to speak. He wanted to ask more questions, but when he saw that Hou Jinlin was far away, he had to give up and speed up to catch up.

The two came to an ordinary-looking courtyard. From a distance, they saw two soldiers guarding the door. Through the half-open door, they could see that there were also many soldiers in the courtyard.

Hou Jinlin frowned and said, "My uncle is secretive and low-key this time. How come there are so many people here? Have we found the wrong place?"

Li Yu also smelled something unusual. This place was in a remote location, and Hou Jinlin's uncle probably lived here for privacy. But now this courtyard is not only brightly lit, but also has a large number of soldiers stationed there, which is really contradictory.

The guard guard was very strict. He carefully checked Hou Jinlin's seal before going in to report. It took a while before he came back to invite the two of them in. Seeing that the two of them were confused, Hou Jinlin felt a little uneasy in his heart.

The door was heavily guarded, and a group of soldiers stood solemnly from the door to the screen wall, fully armed and in strict formation. When they saw the two people coming in, they all turned their eyes over.

Hou Jinlin became even more anxious. He ignored the dagger-like looks and went straight around the screen wall. Li Yu was secretly frightened, and his intuition told him that something big must have happened here, so he followed Hou Jinlin more cautiously.

Going around the screen wall, five conspicuous coffins were lined up side by side in the courtyard, with many official figures surrounding them.

Hou Jinlin looked around but couldn't find his uncle. When he was getting anxious, a man dressed as a young boy came up and asked, "Your Excellency, are you Master Hou Jinlin?" After receiving a positive reply, he said, "Your Excellency, please come with me. Pinghu County Your Majesty, Zhou Qihai County, invites you."

The magistrate of Pinghu County, Zhou Qihai, was a middle-aged man with a big belly. When he saw Hou Jinlin and his two men coming, he got up and came all the way to greet them. He ran and cried: "My dear nephew, you are late! Brother Hou has been killed by a traitor. What a miserable death!”

Hou Jinlin staggered and was stunned when he heard this.

Li Yu frowned. He found out in the morning that the devil's messenger who was lobbying the Zhang family was killed, and in the evening he met the court's messenger who was lobbying the Zhang family. It was too coincidental.

Seeing that Hou Jinlin had not yet recovered, Li Yu stepped forward and clasped his fists: "Li Yu, I have met the county magistrate. I wonder where the body of Senior Hou is? My brother needs to confirm."

Under the guidance of Magistrate Zhou, Hou Jinlin walked numbly towards the coffin in the middle. With trembling hands, he uncovered the white cloth covering the head of the person inside. Finally, his whole body started to tremble.