Lonely empty city nine series

Chapter 4 The Masked Man

Mrs. Qin went to visit Mrs. Xiaomiao, and heard that she went back to the house crying and wiping away her tears.It was not convenient for Yang Zaoyan to go to inquire, but the servants in the yard were talking a lot, and she didn't hide deliberately, so she heard them all, so after breakfast was finished, the general situation would be known.

At three o'clock last night, the young master suddenly kept crying, and the nanny could not coax him. Later, Xiao Miao found that the child's lips were black, so he hurriedly called the doctor.The doctor said that the child has been poisoned in the past two days. The poison is like a unique poison in southern Xinjiang. He has never encountered it before. He dare not say whether it can be detoxified.In the end, the young couple stayed up all night, tossing and torturing all the servants in the garden, and the young master still died.

Combined with the turmoil before going to bed last night, Yang Zaoyan felt that it was very possible to use the masked man's lightness skills to secretly administer medicine without anyone noticing.Qin also said that nothing was missing in the house.

If the masked man didn't intend to take anything away from the beginning, but to keep something behind, then it would make sense for him to be so bold as to enter Qi's mansion alone and return empty-handed.

Perhaps, he had a feud with the Qi family and came here to take revenge. Although he was skilled, he was alone and alone, so he chose to kill one by one, first easy and then difficult, and defeat them one by one.

Let's start with the little junior who has left the Qi family's sphere of influence and left behind.Unexpectedly, after succeeding, I met two senior brothers one after another.He was bumped into by a big brother who was good friends with his junior brother, he was a guilty conscience and wanted to preempt him, and he did not hesitate to kill someone in order to escape.Eldest brother didn't know the situation, and the thieves didn't know what insidious tricks they used to kill elder brother.After meeting the second senior brother who was seriously injured, he absconded after fighting for a while.

The next thing is to attack Mr. Qi, who is traveling with only a few bodyguards and has no strength to restrain a chicken.Then she led the team to escort Qin Shi home this time. The masked man wanted to lie in ambush in the woods before Qin Shi returned to Qi's mansion, and get rid of Qin Shi, a weak woman with low martial arts skills, but he didn't expect her to bring People stood by Qin's side, but failed to succeed.Now, sneaking into the tightly guarded Qi's house and poisoning a little doll who doesn't know the personnel, it can be seen that the thieves are carrying out their actions in a planned way.

Thinking of this, Yang Zaoyan set off to visit Qin, and wanted her to pay attention to the things in the entrance, in case of accidents.Don't be implicated in vain, and lose your life in a daze.

Just as she was about to step into Mr. Qi's and Qin's courtyard, she saw the maid guarding Qin's gate from a distance, and suddenly coughed loudly twice.Yang Zaoyan felt that he was reminding the Qin family in the room that someone was coming, so he didn't care too much.He was about to ask the maid to report on his behalf, but when he heard the suspected sound of opening the window, he became vigilant and pricked up his ears secretly.Then there was the sound of someone turning out of the window, and the sound of flying away, Yang Zaoyan was very puzzled.

After entering the room, Qin quickly wiped away her tears with a handkerchief, bowed her head and said nothing.

Yang Zaoyan was surprised to see two cups of hot tea on the table, and thought to herself, could it be that Qin Shi knew that he was coming after hearing the notification, and even prepared tea for her in advance?

However, I heard that she cried when she returned to the room in the morning, and now she is crying again. After crying for a long time, her makeup has not yet been applied, and she does not know what kind of gouache she used.It seems that I am usually a woman. Although Qin has no children, but a woman who has been married for many years, she maintains her figure well. Even if she is depressed, she knows how to dress herself up.I am an unmarried girl, but I don't even have much contact with women's common toiletry items, so I don't know that there is such an easy-to-use rouge in the world.

"Madam Qi, I heard about the young master in the mansion. My condolences. I came here this time to remind you that you must be careful about what you eat and drink in the future. I'm afraid the Qi mansion may be targeted by someone with a heart." Yang Zaoyan After bowing, he solemnly confessed what he wanted to say, and then he didn't speak again. He just stood there and waited, not planning to say anything more to comfort others.

"Oh, I really didn't expect it, he's so young. My poor nephew...my sister-in-law..." Qin babbled sobbing, and wiped away tears with a silk handkerchief, Ziwei The flower-like weak body trembled, "Thank you, I will pay attention to it in the future. If you are willing to stay for a few more days, you should also be careful. If you still have something to do, go back to the sect and get busy. I will If you feel unwell, I won’t send you off.”

Yang Zaoyan left the room silently, thinking: Why did the person who came before him avoid me and escape by jumping out of the window?Is there anything shameful about it?Could it be that Mrs. Qin secretly met men in the house behind Mr. Qi's back?

But after Yang Zaoyan returned to the courtyard of his junior brother's house, before Ansheng could finish a comfortable lunch, something happened again!Sanbo's house next door to Qin's house was attacked!

I only heard the guards behind me rushing to the northeast, and quickly went to the neighboring courtyard opposite to reinforce. A woman's voice shouted in the distance: "Come on! Take him down! Come on!"

Yang Zaoyan, like a black lightning bolt, went straight to the courtyard next to the door.Not far away, the two confronted fiercely in the sky. A woman in yellow was fighting with a masked man, and she was already at a disadvantage.The guards from the Junior Brother's family hadn't arrived yet, and many guards from the Qin's yard rushed over from the periphery, surrounded them tightly, but they didn't dare to rush forward.There were quite a few people lying on the ground in the yard, they seemed to be the guards of Sanbo's family, who had been beaten up by masked men before, causing casualties everywhere.

Yang Zaoyan was about to fly forward to help, but at this moment, the woman in yellow was kicked in the waist by the masked man, and flew backward like a kite with broken strings.Yang Zaoyan jumped up quickly, and embraced the woman in yellow in mid-air.Here Yang Zaoyan caught the person in time and landed safely together.The masked man over there has already retreated to the top of the courtyard wall in the distance with a kick.The woman in yellow couldn't stand herself, she seemed to have passed out.Yang Zaoyan glanced at Huang Yinu's injuries, lightly put Huang Yinu down, and then turned to chase, the masked man disappeared.

It was only later that Yang Zaoyan found out that the woman she picked up that day was the daughter-in-law of Sanbo's family, Mrs. Zhou, who looked young, but was actually a mother with a 17-year-old son.Martial arts are not bad, at least he can enter the top half of the top [-] list.She was also a famous heroine when she was young, and she might be ranked in the [-]th or [-]th place, which is about the same as her own ranking.

Called the doctor to have a look, Mrs. Zhou was already awake, but she kept complaining of back pain, and she couldn't live comfortably while lying still, she would change sides of the bed from time to time, crying out.

Yang Zaoyan learned from the doctor that Zhou's condition is serious.

Yang Zaoyan frowned and asked, "Didn't it only hurt her waist? I think she can still toss and turn on the bed, so it shouldn't be a serious problem."

The doctor shook his head and sighed: "Ms. Zhou was poisoned, and it was directly pierced into the body through the poisonous needle on the sole of the shoe. The poison penetrated into the blood and the onset was faster. It looks fine now, and the poison has not yet developed. Fortunately, After all, she is an adult, and the amount of poison needed to kill her is far more than that of a child. She can only treat her as best she can, and her life and death depend on luck."

Yang Zaoyan sent the doctor away, turned back and went into the back room, and saw Mrs. Zhou lying on the bed weakly. The servant had to go through the silver needle test before feeding the water, and he could drink it for half an hour before feeding it into Mrs. Zhou's mouth.

Yang Zaoyan thought to himself, it was too late, he was already poisoned.

Thinking carefully about the masked man he just met, Yang Zaoyan always felt something was wrong and couldn't tell.He looked lighter than last night, as if he had lost two layers of clothes.Rather than a thin man, he looked like a tall woman.The most important thing is that although the frame is much thinner than in the impression, the level of Qinggong is much worse.The lightness skill of this masked man today seems to be slightly inferior to his own.Even though I let him run away in the end...

Two days later, Zhou's body survived the poisonous hair, but he was too weak to get out of bed, and drank ginseng soup every day to hang himself.

Zhou's husband, Sanbo's son, Qi Yuanshang, broke his legs during a battle in his early years and was always sitting in a wheelchair. The day of the incident was too hasty, so he didn't notice it.The third uncle, Qi Zhongbin, is highly skilled in martial arts and has deep inner strength, but he happened to take his 17-year-old grandson, Qi Rixing, out to socialize, and he has not been at the house for the past few days.

So on the day when the masked man attacked, there was not a single man in Sanbo's family who could beat him.However, fortunately, the granddaughter-in-law Ding and daughter-in-law Zhou of Sanbo's family were still good enough to survive until the nursing home provided reinforcements.Afterwards, he directly ordered all the food to be discarded. In the next day or so, no one was poisoned.

On the contrary, I heard that the Qin family on the opposite side, that is, the second uncle's family of the junior junior brother, was not peaceful. It seemed that the Zhou family was also harassed by the men in black on the night of the attack.But it happened many times in a row, and the Qin family was timid and cautious. The nurses found out in time and expelled the masked man. No one was poisoned.

After three days of silence, due to the loss of their beloved son, the acting patriarch and his wife fell ill one after another.The old lady Miao, who was recuperating from illness, had to hold on for a few days, but she was hit by this blow and passed away.The acting patriarch officially took office as the new patriarch. Because of his filial piety and his condition worsened after the old lady's funeral, the inauguration ceremony was not even held.People are discussing whether the Qi family has provoked evil spirits...

It's not that Yang Zaoyan doubts the existence of evil spirits.However, for the evil spirit who likes to wear night clothes, must cover his face when he travels, and loves to poison when he has nothing to do, let it go.So, I submerged myself to check the places where the masked man had been haunted, and personally checked again, but found nothing new.

I thought of the maid who coughed on purpose in front of the Qin family's door, and the mysterious man who hid in the Qin family's house and jumped out of the window whenever anyone came.Yang Zaoyan walked to the backyard of Qin's house without realizing it.

The yard is very large, with a man-made small lake and hills. There are many trees planted on the hills, which have formed dense forests over time.

Yang Zaoyan strolled up the hillside when he suddenly heard the sound of arguing, which turned into fighting, coming from the side behind the mountain.

Climbing quickly to the top of the mountain, Yang Zaoyan pushed aside the branches and looked down. It was Qin Shi who was holding a green bamboo-colored nine-section whip, fighting fiercely with an empty-handed masked man. His skills were impressive!

It turns out that Qin's martial arts are so good!The previous martial arts were mediocre, and they were all pretended!Yang Zaoyan was startled, he didn't want to show up to help for the time being, he hid his breath, quietly hid in the bushes, and approached slowly.

I only think of the night when I stayed in the wild forest, the Qin family trembling in the firelight, looking so weak and pitiful... Now that Mr. Qi is missing, there are people hiding in the Qin family's house.When I think about it carefully, I am terrified, and my hairs stand on end.

When approaching halfway up the mountain, Yang Zaoyan could vaguely hear them shouting at each other, so he couldn't help but moved a few steps forward, pricked up his ears, listened carefully, and could vaguely distinguish some of the conversation.

A middle-aged male voice cursed fiercely: "You bitch... thief... most poisonous to women's hearts... betrayal... steal... cheating feelings..."

The Qin family smiled coquettishly, and a seductive voice sounded: "Wrong, wrong, wrong... the leader... the soldier is not tired of deceit... don't need me to betray... the body is in a different place... to instigate Zuo Hufa... old man Ren... sleepy snake... The magic weapon of the secret book...he is greedy for my face...each according to his ability...used you...didn't give it to you...? What are you talking about...deceive or not...everyone gets what he needs."

When Qin babbled, his subordinates didn't stop. The bamboo green nine-section whip, like a living green snake, opened its mouth to swallow people into its belly at any time.

However, the masked man's footwork was nimble, and there was not a single whip mark on his body!

Moreover, while dodging, the masked man was trying to lure in one direction.Yang Zaoyan looked in that direction, and sure enough, a sword fell on the ground.

It should have been knocked down by the Qin family before and thrown far away from them.The Qin family's whip was as thick as a torrential rain, and the masked man couldn't get away for a while, let alone retrieve the lost sword.

It seems that Qin's real level is comparable to his own.Although the masked man is cunning and slippery, he will soon be defeated.If you can't make a move yourself, the masked person will be captured, so let's observe and observe.

Yang Zaoyan could not hear the conversation between the two just now.Suddenly, the male voice burst into laughter and said something. Before Yang Zaoyan could figure out what he heard, Qin's face at the bottom of the mountain suddenly changed. Shocked and flustered, his subordinates stopped suddenly. The masked man saw the gap and hurried retreat.He is going to escape!

Yang Zaoyan quickly jumped out of the woods and was about to catch up.When Qin heard the commotion on the mountain, she raised her head and saw Yang Zaoyan, she was stunned again, her face turned pale, seeing her dazed effort, the masked man had already fled away, and it was impossible to catch up with the masked man!

Yang Zaoyan had seen the lightness of the masked man long ago, and it was unparalleled in the world.It was only three or four ups and downs before, and she could still be thrown off, but now it was half a ridge away, and when she reached the foot of the mountain, the masked person would have disappeared.

There was only one Qin family with an embarrassing face and empty hands, standing on the spot, but she didn't know where she hid the green nine-section whip.

"What did he tell you? Why did you hide your martial arts?" Yang Zaoyan became suspicious of Qin from the bottom of his heart. This woman is not simple.

"...Walk in the rivers and lakes, be careful. Why not hide some kung fu?" Qin suppressed her thoughts, but her eyes wandered slightly, thinking about something else, and she still had the panicked expression just now.

Yang Zaoyan thought that the Qin family was a member of the Qi family after all. Although he had some ideas at the moment, but there was no evidence, and it was hard to pursue too much, he forced a smile on his face, and said tentatively: "Are you surprised? Listen to the conversation you just had, then Do you know someone?"

"I...many years ago, I met several times, so I don't really know each other." Qin shook her head weakly and sadly, then stopped talking, lowered her head, wondering what she was thinking, and walked slowly to her dormitory.

Yang Zaoyan couldn't figure it out, what is this...what?The girl in purple who was wielding a sharp nine-section whip just now, with agility and a charming smile...how did she turn back into a soft and sweet, weak and charming lady in the blink of an eye?This is the elf created by the legendary opera, referred to as opera essence?

Yang Zaoyan stared at Qin's back from afar, walked to the open space in the distance, and picked up a sword on the ground.It was the masked man's sword. He ran away in a hurry just now and didn't have time to pick it up.

After careful study for a long time, it is really ordinary, and it is definitely not a sword on the list of famous swords.

But after all, the second senior brother had fought against the masked man directly, and was also stabbed in many places by this sword.He must be able to identify whether this sword was used by the masked man who hurt him.That is to say, is the masked man in Qi Mansion the masked man who killed the elder brother?

He bid farewell to the new patriarch, left a message to the Qin family, and said goodbye to the parents of the younger brother.Yang Zaoyan carried the masked man's sword, and one person led two horses, changing horses all the way without changing people, and galloped towards the ancient holy mountain.

"Okay, I see. Thank you for your hard work." Yang Zaoyan heard the report from Manager Yang and searched around the back mountain, but still found nothing, neither the body of the junior brother nor the masked man.Although expected, but still at a loss.

"Yaner Yaner, you are back. There was no one for half a month, I miss you so much." Yang Hongbo rushed into the lobby excitedly when he heard the voice.

"Second Senior Brother, I'm back!" Yang Zaoyan was overjoyed to see that Yang Hongbo could get out of bed.While walking briskly, I saw Yang Hongbo's legs and feet again, and he was very relieved to see that he was recovering well.Hurry up to meet him, help him to sit down, pouted and said, "You've been hurt for a hundred days, take it easy."

"Okay. I'll take it easy." Yang Hongbo just stared at Yang Zaoyan, looked left and right, and said yes with a smile.

"You came just in time. Look at this sword. Is it the sword used by the masked man who injured you that day?" Yang Zaoyan took off the leather-wrapped sword without a scabbard on his back, and handed it to Yang Hongbo.

"..." Yang Hongbo took the sword in Yang Zaoyan's hand with his left hand, glanced at the sword, saw that there was no big gap, curled his lips.Then he drew out his own Yanyu sword with his right hand, put the sword in his right hand against the masked man's sword, and used his spiritual power to stimulate a little flame to try to cut the masked man's sword, watching the wound on the sword prick and smoke, A gap was obviously left, and he shrugged, "No. Although this sword looks similar to the sword from that day, because it is too ordinary, there is nothing special about it. However, the steel and craftsmanship used seem to be It was okay, the sword that day felt slightly inferior. The most important thing is that there were no gaps on the sword made by me, and I blocked at least two swords at that time. Being hit by my sword will definitely leave marks. "After finishing speaking, he coughed twice and his face became flushed.

Yang Hongbo has just recovered from his serious injuries. Although the sword wounds all over his body are healed, the internal injuries still need to be recuperated, let alone a few months.It only used a small amount of spiritual power, but it still caused discomfort.

Yang Zaoyan was very disappointed when he heard that the masked man was not the one he was looking for.Seeing Yang Hongbo weak like this again, I felt very uncomfortable, and gently patted and rubbed Yang Hongbo's back to help him feel better.

Yang Zaoyan thought to himself, the second senior brother said that the inferior sword is actually just a good sword that ordinary disciples can get.Even the sword that he said the steel workmanship was passable, in fact, it was only ordinary in style, and the quality was considered high-quality, but it was not on the list of famous swords.If it is a disciple of a small sect, I am afraid that I may not be able to get it for a lifetime.

The second senior brother didn't like it because he met his own sword in the school since he was a child, the famous sword in the world - Yanyu sword.Not everyone is as lucky as him. Among the swords passed down by his master, there happens to be a sword that suits him, and it is also a famous sword.Even senior brother, didn't he come across the Kurong sword on the list of famous swords later when he was wandering abroad.And myself and my junior brother have not found the sword that belongs to me until now.

Yang Hongbo enjoyed watching it very much, his face was still a little red, but he calmed down a lot.

"This sword is what I met in the past few days. A masked man who attacked the Qin family and Qi's mansion many times was knocked down. I thought it was him. Sigh, let's think about it in the long run." Yang Zaoyan wanted to help Yang Hongbo went back to the house to rest, and gently advised, "Go back and lie down first, and take care of yourself if you are fine. Don't use your spiritual power and sword energy until the injury is healed."

Yang Hongbo only coughed twice, but his legs and feet have long been able to walk, and he doesn't need help from others.But seeing Yang Zaoyan stretching out his hands and offering to help him, he took advantage of the situation and fell ill on Yang Zaoyan's body, exaggerating what it means to have sloppy steps, and dragged all the way to the door of the bedroom.

At this moment, the door at the end of the corridor, a few rooms away, was suddenly opened from the inside out with a creak.

Junior brother Qi Baishi yawned slowly, stretched his waist, and stepped out of the room.As soon as I tilted my head, I saw Yang Zaoyan and Yang Hongbo in the nearby corridor, half hugging and half hugging, covering their eyes quickly, turning around and trying to retreat into the house, teasing: "Oh, I don't have anything. see!"

The author has something to say: Guess who the masked man is?Several people?

Small Theater: Masked Man, why are you everywhere?Masked Man: Zhuangshan, blame me?

☆、The return of the dead

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