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"Really."

"Um……"

"Chun Jinran."

"Don't bother..."

"Chun Jinran!"

"Let me sleep a little longer... just a little while..."

"It's a fatality."

"Who?! Where?! Suicide or accident?!"

Although he has personally seen his friends' enthusiasm for "finding the answer" no less than a hundred times, but seeing the strange man in front of him who turned over like a carp and got out of bed and didn't know when he was even dressed neatly, Bailang still sent out a hundred and zero words. A surprise--

"You divert a little bit of this terrifying obsession from curiosity to martial arts. Really, just a little bit, you are now famous all over the world."

"I don't have a little bit of fame now..."

"A martial arts master and a flower picker are a kind of fame!"

"Oh, we'll talk about this kind of thing later," Chun Jinran approached Bailang with burning eyes, "Who died?"

Bai Lang sighed: "Xuanmiao Sect, Miss Nie Shuang. Master and Junior Brother have already passed by first. I thought that you must want to join in the fun. If you don't come to call you, you will probably have to settle accounts after autumn."

Chun Jinran was taken aback for a moment, the hurried figure under the moon last night appeared in his mind instantly, and he couldn't help blurting out: "It's her?"

Bai Lang felt strange, and asked in doubt: "Why, you two know each other?"

"That's not true." This is not a lie. He really doesn't know Nie Shuang. To put it bluntly, he met Nie Shuang by chance last night, but why did he meet by chance? Because he stayed up late at night and wandered around several guests of Xiahou Villa, so why did he stroll? As for these guests, this is a long story, and it is indeed not a good time to elaborate on these things, "It's just that the people on the Phoenix Stage were fine yesterday, but today I'm just... a little emotional."

"Things in the world are still impermanent, let alone the lives in this river and lake." Bailang seemed to be sighing, but also seemed to be comforting, and finally gave Chun Jinran a shoulder, "so if you can live a day, you can earn an extra day, hurry up, don't waste your time on the bed!"

Chun Jinran almost looked up to the sky and screamed "Please waste it", but when he thought of being alone, rolling around with a quilt in his arms didn't seem to be charming, but made it more desolate, so he shook his head and temporarily abandoned his love for his children: "We Where are you going now?"

Bailang: "Beiyuan."

When Chun Jinran followed Bailang to the residence of the Beiyuan Xuanmiao Sect, some people had already gathered in the yard in twos and threes. They were all disciples of various sects, and they obviously came here after hearing the news.It is said that Nie Shuang died in his own room, but Chun Jinran couldn't see what was going on in the room through them.But the old pine in the courtyard seems to have known each other...

Chun Jinran approached a little closer, raised his head, and soon found a pine branch that had been broken but still had a little sticky skin on the most dense part of the tree crown. It seems to be telling its sad experience-a bad guy who couldn't find the lotus pond for a long time, was upset for a while, and vented his anger on himself at the foot...

Tsk, this yard is indeed the place where he lived and explored last night!

Then it is not difficult to explain why Nie Shuang is seen here.

But the Nie Shuang he saw had clearly left for the pine forest, so why did he end up dying in his own room in the courtyard?

"I said why I haven't seen Young Hero Chun for so long, so I'm here to admire Yunjuan Yunshu."

Chun Jinran was thinking, when a familiar voice came from behind.You don't need to look back, you know it's Qiu Yang, even when that person said such a rare and polite word, there was an uncomfortable air of coolness.

"Master Qiu, good morning." Chun Jinran turned around and smiled faintly.

Qiu Yang also laughed: "It's getting late, everyone is dead."

Chun Jin ran a black line, and said in his heart that if the Kuyi teacher who lost his beloved apprentice heard this, he would surely smash the little bastard to death with a wooden fish.But apart from being unpleasant, there seems to be some gloating in these words... Is it his illusion?

"Junior brother," Bai Lang is used to the undercurrents of the two of them. Anyway, they are not easy to bully, and no one will suffer a big loss. "Why don't you see Master?"

"It's inside," Qiu Yang pointed to an elegant house at the other end of the courtyard. At this time, the door of the house was blocked.

Chun Jinran could hear clearly that Qiu Yang said "you", but when Bailang woke him up, he clearly meant that he called himself up on his own initiative.What's more, someone died in Xiahou Villa now. In the face of such a major event, Qiu Tianhai still cares about his apprentice and his friends?

Full of doubts, the two had already followed Qiu Yang through the gate to watch the lively quacks, and arrived at the main hall.

The house doesn't look big, but the main hall is very spacious. Although it doesn't look open and bright due to the large number of people gathered, it doesn't become cramped because of it.Everyone surrounded the left and right sides of the main hall in an orderly manner, with the master sitting and the disciples standing, one family next to another, and one household next to another, leaving a space in the middle of the main hall.At this time, there is a familiar figure standing in the vast world. Although the long ax that is always inseparable from the body is missing, the majestic and heroic figure alone is enough to make people unforgettable, not to mention the family talk under the same roof yesterday—— Guo Juan!

Chun Jinran's heart twitched, and countless guesses popped up in his heart, but he held back and didn't make a sound.After all, the current situation does not allow them to jump around like juniors in the rivers and lakes. If they accidentally show their heads, they may cause trouble, so it is better to wait and see first.

Unexpectedly, Qiu Yang, who originally thought that he would lead them along the wall to sneak up to Qiu Tianhai from the outside, suddenly stood still after entering the door, and said loudly: "Master Xiahou, father, I brought Chun Jinran."

For a moment, all eyes in the main hall were on the three of them.

"Yanger, Langer, come here quickly!" Qiu Tianhai hurriedly urged.

Qiu Yang was as good as he was, and returned to his father in a flash.Bailang hesitated a little, looking at his master and then at Chun Jinran, he couldn't make up his mind for a while.

"Lang'er, what are you doing standing there!" Qiu Tianhai was sweating, and his tone became more and more anxious.

Bailang was already confused, and now he is even more confused, but his intuition cannot leave Chun Jinran alone in the middle, so he was about to speak, but he heard the people around him say: "I'm fine, you go first."

Bailang: "Are you sure?"

Chun Jinran didn't speak, just looked ahead and nodded slightly.

It's strange to say that this friend of mine is obviously not very skilled in martial arts and has no background, but whenever he shows such an expression, Bailang will feel a sense of peace of mind, as if no matter how difficult or dangerous a hurdle in this world is, He will also solve the problem here, turning danger into luck.

After Yu Guang sent Bailang back to Qiu Tianhai, Chun Jinran finally let go of his heart, and finally withdrew his seemingly stubborn gaze at Xiahou Zhengnan, and began to look around.

It's easy to pretend, but hard to fight.

Chun Jinran sighed in his heart, but he was still in a daze.

Except for Xiahou and his son above the main hall, the left row under the hall is Hangjia, Tianranju, Qishan School, Shushan School, etc., and the right side is Xuanmiao School, Hanshan School, Anhualou, Canglang Gang, etc. Wanguanlou It was the farthest away from the hall, but it was the closest to the door. At this time, their landlord was looking at him worriedly, as if he had just seen a meat bun to pick up, but the dog snatched it away first.

In the subtle silence, there is an inexplicable sense of oppression.

For some reason, Chun Jinran went to the three trials in the play.The actors with heavy makeup and light makeup often have to shout something at this time?Oh yes……

"I'm wronged—"

Chun Jinran's voice was not loud, but it turned the main hall from quiet to dead silent in an instant. Even the sound of everyone's breathing and the sound of birdsong outside the window seemed to disappear together, leaving only his final voice, lingering on the beams of the room. , endlessly.

Xia Houzhengnan raised his eyebrows with great interest: "If you complain about injustice before asking, don't you just call yourself out?"

It is obvious that banter is better than sullenness, but Xiahou Zhengnan's voice gives people a kind of pressure that can't breathe. If you don't look at it, just listen to it, you will think that this is a man in his prime, very majestic, not an old man.

Chun Jinran adjusted his breathing secretly, and after a while, he smiled harmlessly into Shang Xiahou Zhengnan's eyes: "No matter what the owner asks me, I will be wronged, so I shouted first."

Xiahou Zhengnan: "You are not afraid at all."

Chun Jinran: "My heart is magnanimous."

Xiahou Zhengnan narrowed his eyes and remained silent for a long time, no one knew what he was thinking, only that his eyes never left Chun Jinran for a moment.

But the people in it are not so comfortable.Xiahou Zhengnan's gaze was like a snake, which made Chun Jinran feel like being wrapped from head to toe, sticky and shuddering.

"Master Xiahou," Master Kuyi said slowly. Although she had been silent all this time, she looked calm, but her frowning showed that she was impatient. "May I start asking questions?"

Xiahou Zhengnan nodded indifferently, looked away, and whispered instructions to the servants around him.

The servant quickly got the order, and quickly ran down to close the door, isolating the bustling crowd watching outside, and also let the oppressive feeling in the hall rise sharply.

"Guo Shaoxia," Xiahou Zhengnan finally looked at Guo Pan who had been standing in the hall for a long time, "You said you saw Chun Shaoxia sneaking out last night, when exactly?"

Guo Juan said without hesitation, "It's more than half the time."

Xia Houzhengnan nodded, and looked at Chun Jinran again: "It's your turn, Young Hero Chun, why are you going out at midnight?"

Chun Jinran stared at the back of Guo Pan's head bitterly, and had imagined more than a dozen ways to violently dismantle this thing. If it's not enough after dismantling, he had to dig out all the wood and iron lumps and smash them back in his face. superior!

The brain-splattering fantasies eased the sullenness in Chun Shaoxia's chest, and then he looked at Xiahou Zhengnan pitifully, and sincerely begged: "Before answering this question, can I know what happened first..."

"Stop pretending!" Master Kuyi had no choice but to get angry at the old and unscrupulous Xiahou Zhengnan, so he could only vent his pain on the "suspected murderer", "I died tragically, but you went out sneakily at that time, it's unavoidable What a coincidence!"

"It's really a coincidence, no coincidence is a book, fate!" If it wasn't for fear of being ugly, Chun Jinran would confess his innocence, "I have no grievances or enmity with another disciple, no, we don't know each other at all, why did I kill you?" she?"

"Yes, Mrs.," Qiu Tianhai actually didn't want to intervene, but he brought the person himself, and he couldn't get away with it if the evidence was conclusive and signed. "There must always be a motive for killing someone."

Master Kuyi was too dumb, but Mrs. Jin who was facing her smiled softly, her voice was soft and gentle: "If you want a motive, just use punishment."

Chun Jinran's eyes widened, and she suddenly felt that Xi Nanfeng was the most correct choice in her life!

Xiahou Zhengnan was not in a hurry to speak about this proposal, he just watched a show, with a subtle and ambiguous attitude.

Standing behind Mrs. Jin, Pei Xiaoyi frowned unconsciously, worried that Chun Jinran would confess himself, but also worried that if he didn't recruit, he would really be punished.But the former kind of worry is normal, but the latter kind of worry makes no sense.He wasn't the one who invited him last night, and he wasn't the one who exposed him today. In any way, he doesn't need to feel guilty, but damn it, he does.

Just when everyone looked at Xiahou Zhengnan and said nothing, Jin Liyun beside Pei Xiaoyi suddenly said, "Uncle Xiahou, can Yun'er say a few words?"

"Of course." Xiahou Zhengnan had a loving face towards this junior, giving him enough face.

Jin Liyun saluted slightly, and then said: "Although Yun'er is a woman, she has also read the Four Books and Five Classics. Mencius said, those who convince others with strength are not convinced by the heart, but they are not supported by others. Those who convince others with virtue are sincere and sincere Yes. If torture is used, even if Young Hero Chun is recruited, he still refuses to accept it from the bottom of his heart, and neither will the people in the Jianghu. If they say that you have been tortured, it will not damage the prestige of Xiahou Villa."

Xiahou Zhengnan originally just listened to it tentatively, but after hearing it, he became interested: "Then tell me, in the current situation, how can I convince others with virtue?"

Jin Liyun said: "Speak with evidence. From the accident to the present, we only judged that Miss Nie Shuang was murdered and then pretended to commit suicide. Then Guo Daxia said that he saw Chun Shaoxia going out in the middle of the night. After that, we decided that Chun Shaoxia The suspicion was the biggest, and everyone gathered in the main hall. But Yuner thought, if he carefully checked Miss Nie Shuang's body and the room, there might be more clues. Can be denied."

What he said was neither fast nor slow, but it was reasonable, if he insisted on using torture at this time, it would seem that his name was not justified.Besides, this matter only involved the Xuanmiao Sect and Xiahou Villa, and the other factions were happy to watch from the sidelines, and no one would take the lead at this time.

Chun Jinran was surprised by Jin Liyun's support, and for a moment couldn't tell whether she simply couldn't see the past and offered to help, or whether she had ulterior motives.

Mrs. Jin, on the other hand, glanced at her daughter indiscriminately. She was obviously not very happy, but she didn't have any special mood swings. It seemed that she was just dissatisfied with being sung against her, and she didn't care whether it was torture or investigation, as if it was just a casual mention Suggestions are rejected.

Chun Jinran couldn't figure it out for a while, well, he has never been good at figuring out women's minds.

"Yun'er is right," Xiahou Zhengnan finally said, "I hope Master Kuyi doesn't mind too much. In order to find the murderer, I'm afraid we will have to investigate further."

The words were polite, but there was no apology in Xiahou Zhengnan's indifferent eyes.

"Okay," Master Kuyi was also a decisive person, replied neither humble nor overbearing, "I died in Xiahou Villa, I believe the owner of the villa will give an explanation to the Xuanmiao Sect."

"That's natural." Xiahou Zhengnan smiled, and then said to the sects below, "Miss Nie Shuang died in Xiahou Villa, and Xiahou Villa has a duty to arrest the murderer, but the real culprit is not yet clear, after all, there are plums in the melon field, so I suggest everyone Nominate an impartial person to carry out this survey. In this way, Master Kuyi can be assured, and it can also prevent crowds from destroying clues. What do the leaders think?"

All the heads who were named looked at each other in blank dismay, tacitly--Is this looking for a just person?Bah, this is looking for a back-up man!

"When it comes to justice, it must be Master Yuanzhen!"

"Yes."

"Correct."

"Uh-huh."

Wulin will always show unprecedented unity at such times.

"Amitabha. I am so grateful that you trust me, I will not shirk it." Master Yuanzhen spoke slowly, with a steady breath and a steady voice, as if nothing in the world could disturb his mind.

Chun Jinran couldn't help but respect him, this is the eminent monk...

"It's a pity that I'm old and weak, blind and deaf. I want to help, but I don't have enough strength. But if you trust the Hanshan Sect, I can send my most powerful disciple Dingchen to investigate..."

This shrewd old bald ass!

Everyone also suddenly realized, no wonder they agreed so readily, they don't have to take the responsibility, just let the apprentice take the blame, Gao ah.

Xiahou Zhengnan: "We trust the master, of course we also trust your disciples."

From Chun Jinran's ears, it was "It's the same for everyone, as long as it doesn't hurt if I fall."

Out of the three young monks who had been standing behind Master Yuanzhen, despising the pious shamelessness of these people, the shortest one came out and nodded slightly to Xiahou Zhengnan, with a peaceful voice that was clear and clean, like a monk in the mountains. Qingquan: "Little monk Dingchen, Master Xiahou, please send someone to lead the way."

Everyone at the scene thought they had to do a few more rounds of Tai Chi, or false compliments, or fake politeness, or other innocuous but time-killing conversations. Anyway, except for Ku Yitai, not many people were in a hurry.But the young monk in front of him appeared without any warning, without coddling or sloppy, as simple and straightforward as a knife, sharply cutting through the void and snakes in the room, and bringing everything back to clarity.

But he is not a knife, even at this time, standing in the middle, he is still calm, calm and calm, just like a cup of tea, the scent of tea will make you feel restless and return to tranquility.

"There's no need to send someone, I'll take the little master there myself." Xiahou Zhengnan actually got up from his seat as he said.

It was that look again.

It's just that this time he didn't put it on himself, but on Dingchen.

Chun Jinran can no longer explain it as an illusion, he can swear with his lightness skills that the owner of the villa is a fellow!

No wonder I have a son at the age of 80. It's not that I can't get it, but I didn't want it at all in the first half of my life. I didn't find out when I was old that I didn't have a successor, so I hurried to find a replacement.But even so, the child's mother was not given a title.No one in Jianghu knew who Xiahou Fu's mother was. They only knew that Xiahou Zhengnan had never married in his whole life, and when he was old, a son popped out of nowhere.But Xiahou Zhengnan dotes on this son very much, even to the point of obedience, so even though Xiahou Fu's origin is unknown and he has the faults of a young master, no one dares to chew his tongue.

But an old man over 100 years old, don't say he likes men, even if he likes pigs, horses, cattle and sheep, let him go, how many years can he live?So even though it was uncomfortable, Chun Jinran quickly got rid of this feeling and got down to business: "Master Xiahou!"

Xiahou Zhengnan had already taken Ding Chen to the back room, but he stopped and turned around when he heard the words, "Young Hero Chun, what's the matter?"

Chun Jinran took a deep breath, then exhaled slowly, and said in a steady voice, "Can you take me with you?"

Xiahou Zhengnan was stunned for a moment, and then laughed out loud, as if he heard something he couldn't enjoy himself.

Master Kuyi was not in the good mood of the owner, so he yelled at the table: "No!"

Qiu Tianhai also uttered a voice to stop him, but compared to the excitement of the teacher, Chief Qiu said: "Young Xia Chun, you haven't cleared up your suspicions yet, wouldn't it be even more suspicious if you go over there."

Chun Jinran really wants to accept the other party's love, but he really can't: "It's because I'm being suspected now that I want to find clues more urgently. I don't like what I said, the people in this room may be me and Master Kuyi most wants to find the real culprit!"

Guo Daxia raised his hand: "I don't quite agree with what Chun Shaoxia said..."

"Get lost!" Chun Jinran became angry when he saw him now, "You'd better stay ten feet away from me now, otherwise I can't guarantee that you will only use your words and not move your hands."

"Then move, who is afraid of whom!" Guo Panke has never been in a good temper, and he wanted to get a weapon when he spoke, but his hand felt empty on his back, and then he remembered that the long ax had been unloaded when he entered Xiahou Villa. It is kept by the villa on its behalf.

Chun Jinran shook his head, with a proud face of "what can you do to me".

Guo Juan was so injured that he almost vomited blood, and was about to rush forward regardless of 21 and [-], and beat his mother with his bare hands, when Xiahou Zhengnan said, "Young Xia Chun should explain clearly what happened last night first, and then think about other things." Let's do it."

Chun Jinran frowned, but he was quickly planning an argument in his head. This argument must be self-explanatory, and it will not involve other unrelated friends...

"He came looking for me!"

"He came looking for me!"

The five characters overlap almost completely, but they do come from two directions and two people.

All the heads looked at the fourth son of the Hang family here, and at the master of Wanguanlou over there, feeling a little stunned for a while.

Pei Xiaoyi was also confused, he should have jumped out...

Someone weakly questioned: "How can one person meet two people at the same time?"

Qi Wanguan took the lead: "After half a child, Young Hero Chun met me as soon as he came out, and then asked me about Master Hang's residence."

Hang Mingjun finished: "At three o'clock, please come to my room until dawn."

Pei Xiaoyi narrowed his eyes, it's fine, there's nothing wrong with him.

It is reasonable to say that he should be happy at this time, but for some reason, he feels itchy. Xiahou Villa's rule of unloading weapons before entering the door really makes people a little angry.