Immortal Aoki

【Chapter 9】

Zhong Fei: "I got an important piece of information today. Zhu Jin may be from Yaoze. Tomorrow, you can go to Yaoze to have a look."

A gentleman said that Zhu Jin's accent was very similar to someone near Yaoze. He had asked about it, but Zhu Jin flatly denied it. It was precisely this point that made people think that he should be from Yaoze.

Zhong Fei: "Look at the family. A young man went out two or three years ago, but he hasn't returned yet. He's from a big family, has practiced martial arts, and is very pretty."

Xingyin: "Why is it a big family?"

Zhong Fei: "A person's origin affects all his behaviors in this life."

Xing Yin: "Then why didn't he call his family, an antique, how can it be reduced to prostitution."

There is no conclusion in this world.Check it out to find out why he did what he did and why he encountered disaster.As for why I went to Yaoze, yes

Before going to bed, Xing Yin was curious: "Can you see my origin?"

Zhong Fei smiled: "A family of martial arts must be extraordinary."

The three brothers Xingyin have very different personalities. They are all obsessed with martial arts and keep the same secret.

The next day, it was overcast and rainy, and the Lichun Courtyard was deserted. The couple had no guests, so they gathered in a corner to play dice.A husband loses so much that his parents don’t even know each other, and there is only one last time left. He said angrily, “Young Master Zhong, come and throw it for me, and I will count the win or loss.” Zhong Fei cast lightly, and the dice rolled round and round After a few laps, it settled down and won.

The gentleman clapped his hands: "Amazing!"

Zhong Fei is handsome and well-behaved, and the husbands are happy to chat with him, and they all know that he stays here because of Zhu Jin.Zhong Fei didn't mention it, they talked about it themselves.Some sympathized with Zhu Jin, and some sympathized with Zhong Fei.While chatting, we talked about the shopkeeper Yuan Tong.It is said that Yuan Tong was also tricked in, so there is always a trace of sadness between his brows.

As soon as gossip was mentioned, everyone was ebullient, and Zhong Fei gained a lot in the past two days.

That night, Zhong Fei was awakened by footsteps.

Zhong Fei threw a towel: "Why are you drenched like this? What does it mean to come back in the middle of the night?"

Xingyin rubbed her hair: "I can't wait to see you."

Zhong Fei was puzzled: "I found it so soon?"

Xing Yin said: "I have many brothers, it's not easy to ask them to help."

Sure enough, there is a family named Qi in Yaoze, with a prosperous population and quite a reputation in the local area. Eighteen years ago, the patriarch's youngest daughter was unmarried and gave birth to a son named Qi Jin, who was raised alone under the scorn of the world.Qi Jin is good at calligraphy, painting, and especially good at flying knives. From the handwriting of calligraphy and painting and other people's descriptions, it can be confirmed that Qi Jin is Mu Jin.

The affairs of Qi Jin's family are known far and near.

Qi Jin's biological father was Liu Junwu, who had sex after drinking, which caused this incident.Liu Junwu originally had a lover he loved very much, so he would not marry Qi's mother even if he was beaten to death.This incident caused an uproar, and under pressure from the Qi family, Liu Junwu had no choice but to leave his hometown without knowing where he was going.

After a lapse of 16 years, that is, two years ago, Liu Junwu came back and left after paying homage to his dead mother's tomb.The next day, despite the dissuasion of her family, Qi Jin bid farewell and said that she would go to practice.About half a month later, it was the day when he arrived at Lichunyuan.

"Where's Liu Junwu's lover, are you with him?"

"No, I left Yaoze angrily after the accident."

Deep love is mutual, and love is deep and hateful, so Liu Junwu's mistake cannot be forgiven-his lover is also very rigid.

Zhong Fei became interested: "If you were Liu Junwu, how would you choose between morality and lovers?"

Xingyin said seriously: "I won't have sex after drinking."

Hey, I really dare to say it.

"If you were Qi Jin, how would you feel when you saw your father?"

"Probably, I will want to kill him."

Don't marry in disorder, give birth but don't support, Qi Jin must be very angry when she sees her biological father who has humiliated her mother for more than ten years, so she followed in her father's footsteps in the name of spiritual practice.According to his character, he will stay, the only possibility is that the goal has been achieved.After all, the reason of "breaking up the antiques and staying in the brothel" is unlikely to happen to Qi Jin, a son of the aristocratic family.

"You mean Liu Junwu is in Weiai Town?" Xing Yin thought.

"Why isn't it in Lichunyuan, the husbands and fathers all use the pseudonym of the tree."

"But if I were Liu Junwu, even if I didn't raise him with my own hands, I would never let my son fall into prostitution." Xing Yin reacted fiercely.

"What if Liu Junwu has never seen his son?"

The time he came back was short, and the people he saw were limited, and it was impossible to meet people he didn't want to see—so what if he was related by blood, he had never been raised, and he couldn't talk about attachment.Therefore, it is very likely that he does not know his own son.

Xingyin suddenly realized: "Do you have a murderer?"

Zhong Fei said: "It's hard to say, I haven't figured it out yet."

The pear flower chair is the only incongruity in the room.Why is it covered with old and new knife marks?If you want to throw a knife to vent, wouldn't it be better to throw it against the wall?Also, where did the flying knife go?Zhong Fei thought of the forest he saw while sitting on the chair.

Today, it is still rainy.

Zhong Fei wanted to go to the forest to have a look, but saw in front of him, Hibiscus' servant, Xiao Shizi, ran into the rain without an umbrella, his face was blue from the cold, he looked into the forest shrewdly, climbed up a peach tree, and broke the tree. Seven or eight peach blossoms, and then ran back as fast as if they were afraid of a ghost.

Wait until Xiaoshizi is done.

Zhong Fei wanted to ask him something, but when Xiao Shizi saw him, he stared and ran away.He ran in a hurry, didn't see the way clearly, and bumped into the screen with a bang, bang—Xiao Shizi hugged his head, but didn't hear the sound of breaking, looked up, and saw Zhong Fei supporting him.

Zhong Fei smiled and handed out the medicine: "Go slowly in the future, this medicine can cure frostbite and cracks."

Xiao Shizi lowered his head and remained silent.

Zhong Fei said, "Why put peach blossoms on his door?"

Xiao Shizi: "I hope that after reincarnation, he can still be as beautiful as in this life and attract benefactors to like him."

The thin human touch is all on the peach blossom branches.So even though he was afraid of the forest, Xiao Shizi braved the rain to climb back.

"Why are you afraid of Linzi?" Zhong Fei was curious.

"There are ghosts there."

"have you seen?"

"Everyone said yes."

"Is Hibiscus also afraid of ghosts in the woods?"

"He doesn't seem to be afraid. He will go to the forest to pick peaches and eat them. The peaches are delicious." Xiao Shizi said seriously.

Zhong Fei took out an ingot of silver and said, "Buy a lotus lantern and put it on the river, and you will have a good pregnancy." He put it on Xiao Shizi's hand, which was cracked and rough.Xiao Shizi pursed his lips cautiously and held the silver tightly.The two sat on the steps and gradually had a conversation.

"Has he had a fight with the shopkeeper or someone else recently?"

"No, no one can quarrel with him."

"Has he ever packed, or done a lot of shopping?"

"No."

"Does he often sit in a daze on the chair?"

"Well, when I get angry, I will scratch the chair with a knife, which is fierce."

She has no intention of leaving, has never had any major conflicts with anyone, and her relationship with the shopkeeper is neither salty nor weak.In the case of benefactors, there is jealousy, but not to the point of killing people.

When playing games with his husbands, Zhong Fei intentionally or unintentionally asked about the forest.

The faces of the husbands changed.

It turned out that the back mountain forest surrounded Lichunyuan, which was a natural barrier.At first, in order to prevent the husband from escaping, there were traps, hidden arrows buried inside, and ropes wrapped around him.Many years ago, a man who escaped fell into a trap and died unfortunately when he was passing through the forest.Later, there were countless stories, ghosts and the like, and no one wanted to go near it after all these years.

"Is it more than ten years ago?" Zhong Fei hesitated.

"It's been 30 to [-] years at least, and the shopkeeper has changed to three." An elderly husband said with emotion.

After Yuan Tong became the shopkeeper, he didn't force her to be a prostitute, but went to various places to collect homeless people. If she wanted to redeem herself, she could just pay money, so the relatives rarely ran away, and the forest was free.Because someone has died, it is still creepy when I mention it.So, what will Hibiscus think when staring out the window at the forest with dead bones?

Zhong Fei lifted the branch that was dripping with rain and went into the woods.

Sure enough, not many people come to this forest, the trees are all grown wild, the weeds are knee-deep under the trees, and the old dead wood is lying across the ground.The peach blossoms and plum blossoms are scattered and mixed into the mud.The husbands are right, there are traces of traps everywhere.Because of the depth and the dark wind, it is inevitable to be here alone.

Zhong Fei and Xingyin searched for more than an hour, and saw the small grave.

The brambles covering the tombs grow densely, and small red and white flowers are adorned on the dense green leaves. The stronger the wind and rain, the more wanton they bloom.Zhong Fei picked apart countless thorns and saw a decayed wooden tombstone with illegible handwriting: Tomb of XX, the year of death was 27 years ago.

Zhong Fei thought, death is nothingness for the dead; sadness and longing for the living; is the final victor still lonely?Will there be a tombstone for those who are reduced to ashes in the stars?The thorns hung on the edge of the umbrella, Zhong Fei pulled out the small spikes, and the rain fell on the hair and eyelashes, icy cold, and slid drop by drop along the wet long hair.

"what happened?"

"It's kind of sad."

"Everyone is going to die, so live a more comfortable life." Xing Yin gently covered Zhong Fei's hair with his hand.

This consolation was too general, Zhong Fei continued to look for other traces.

"Someone is coming." Xing Yin was suddenly alert.

Xingyin's cultivation of Xuanhuang's strength is excellent against the wind, and he can hear it for a mile or two, so the two people's quarrels fell into his ears verbatim.One of them is Yuan Tong, and the other is a strange male voice.

"What's the point of doing this now." Yuan Tong was a little annoyed, "I don't know much more than anyone else, if you ask me, I can only talk about what I have heard and seen!"

"But you didn't tell the truth." The male voice was calm.

"Tell me what the truth is."

"The truth is, he died—by whom, by you?"

Yuan Tong sneered: "Guardian, are you joking?"

"I know him better than anyone else, because he once said that if he..." The man's voice suddenly dropped.

Yuan Tong was shocked and aphasia after listening.After a while, he said, "Guardian can do it for himself, I won't accompany you." He turned back silently and returned to Lichunyuan, but the man walked into the woods.

Xing Yin told Zhong Fei what he heard: "It seems that he thinks that Yuan Tong killed Zhu Jin, and there is evidence?"

Zhong Fei said, "Maybe."

As they got closer, Zhong Fei spoke loudly on purpose.The man naturally heard it, and he didn't stop walking. The three of them met by the bamboo forest.Zhong Fei saw this man, dressed in plain clothes, in his thirties, with frosty hair on his temples, deep black eyes, unfathomable when looking at people.

"Brother, there are ghosts in this forest, how dare you go in alone?" Zhong Fei laughed.

"Have you seen a ghost?"

"If we see it, can we still stand upright?" Zhong Fei held Xing Yin's hand, showing affection.Xingyin held it with his backhand, it was warm.

"Oh, thank you for reminding me."

The man stared at Zhong Fei, his eyes were deep, like still water in a deep pond.Suddenly, with a wave of his hand, a strong wind came.With quick eyes and quick hands, Xing Yin held Zhong Fei in his arms, and at the same time threw out the magic sealing mirror, which shone and blocked the strong wind back.The two went through a few tricks on the spot, and Xingyin protected Zhong Fei tightly.

The man retracted his sleeves and looked at Xing Yin: "You are indeed a master, I don't know which sect you belong to?"

Xingyin said: "There is no school, no sect, casual cultivators."

The man nodded, turned sideways, passed by, and walked deep into the woods.

On the same day, Zhong Fei inquired about it from Xiao Shizi. "Guardian", I don't know its name, I only know that it is the great guardian of a sect in Fushengzhou, who will come to Lichunyuan every one or two years, only looking for Yuantong.A few days ago, the "Guardian" ordered Zhu Jin's external affairs.

"Does the protector like Hibiscus?" Zhong Fei asked Xiao Shizi.

"Of course, if you like it, you can play outside games. By the way, Dharma protectors can also play throwing knives." The flying knives flew across like a crescent moon, and when they flew back, they held a hibiscus flower. Xiao Shizi was shocked and envious, so he was deeply impressed .

The benefactor was pried, and only the money was damaged.

If lovers are pryed, they will be able to fight with their lives.

Yuan Tong's character is introverted, the city is quite deep, his emotions and anger are invisible, even anger can be hidden well, but once it explodes, it will definitely kill people.This method is definitely not something that Zhu Jin can handle.

——The pot on the table was poisoned, but Xingyin drank it by mistake;

— This reasoning is very logical.

However, this cannot explain why Zhu Jin is willing to stay in Lichunyuan.

It also couldn't explain the pain he was sitting on the pear blossom chair.