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In the blink of an eye, three months passed like water.

It is said that it is the season of winter, but it is not necessarily the case here in Xiyang City, because the winter here is not so cold, and even a little snow is enough to make people surprised.

It's just that the wind was still a bit strong after all, it was cold and clammy, and it made people shiver, so Langling had burned the earth dragon in the house early, and took the fox fur and the hand stove to prepare for going out.

He didn't often come to the branch in Xiyang City to do business, and he never saw cocklebur again.I started to inquire, and gathered some specious information one after another. I can only know that the guy completed another beautiful assassination in the middle of the month, but I don’t know where he went when he got cold or warm.

A few days ago, he was sitting at the desk with the window open and looking at the files, when he suddenly felt someone peeping in the dark.There was no malice in that gaze, and it was even hidden very carefully, but he stared at him for so long that he noticed the clue.

He pretended not to be aware of it, and suddenly looked back at a certain moment, only to see a black shadow disappearing among the branches in the forest far away.

Don't know if it's that guy.

For this reason, he added a few times of defense, but later he couldn't find anyone, and he no longer felt the feeling of being spied on, so he gave up.

Thoughts drifted a little far away, Lang Ling withdrew her gaze from the window, rubbed the teacup in her hand with her fingertips, and said in an unhurried tone: "Your family banquet, what's the matter with inviting me?"

Sitting opposite him was a handsome young man, dressed in bright purple clothes, holding a teacup, with a smile on his lips, he raised his eyebrows when he heard this: "Do you really think it's a family banquet? Just watch it, I don't worry about it." My father and elder brother, I don't know how many people I want to invite, and it wouldn't be too abrupt to add you."

"How do you say that?" Lang Ling became a little interested.

The young man, Liu Hongshan, the second youngest of the Liu family, snorted softly: "I heard that the Fengge family has a great career, didn't they receive any news, and they insisted on coming here to trick me?"

"I have heard about it." Lang Ling was not annoyed, and took a sip of tea slowly, "However, I know about my family affairs, and the spies from Tingfeng Pavilion don't know more about Liu's family affairs than you, Liu Ershao."

"Anyway, you will know sooner or later, and I won't play around with you." Liu Hongshan also took a sip of tea, and said with a sneer: "It's not something glorious, those two scumbags have a new pair of sisters, and they plan to bring them out to show off. There are a bunch of friends, actors and dancers, waiting for the banquet to have fun."

Although she had expected it, Lang Ling couldn't help but frowned.

He has always hated banquets of this nature, but at the beginning of Tingfeng Pavilion's establishment, it was forced to go because of its weak power, not only to deal with various conspiracies and tricks, but also to prevent people from throwing themselves into their arms, which really made people feel uncomfortable. People are tired.

So he opened his mouth to refuse, but was cut off by Liu Hongshan: "I know you don't want to go, but if you don't want to guess, why did I mention it to you?"

Swallowing the words, Lang Ling sighed and put down the teacup: "Finally, what important news do you want to betray me?"

"Smart." Liu Hongshan laughed, with a charming demeanor in his eyes.He also put down the teacup, leaned forward, looked deep, and lowered his voice extremely low: "I heard that you have been very concerned about the 'Ghost Bat' recently. I wonder if it is an enemy or a bond?"

Langling's heart trembled, and her face remained calm: "Nothing, but there is some interest, but it spread to you so quickly."

Liu Hongshan just smiled and said nothing, and fell back like boneless: "What, are you willing to walk with me?"

Langling lowered her eyes, thought for a while, and said slowly: "Of course I can go, but whether I can help you or not depends on your news."

"You're really the one who doesn't see rabbits and don't scatter eagles." Liu Hongshan shrugged, "Forget it, a gentleman said that four horses are hard to chase. Now that you agree, don't play tricks on me."

"I will keep my promise." Langling nodded slightly, "Can you tell me more about it now?"

Liu Hongshan looked around, and said mysteriously: "It's easy to say, before I set off, I saw that guy in my Liujiazhuang. Although it was a glimpse, I will never admit it, it is the 'ghost bat. '."

He lowered his voice again: "Recently, the village is preparing for a banquet. There are a lot of fish and dragons, and the defenses are weak. It is a good time to assassinate. I think his target is either the host's house, or the famous and famous people at the banquet."

"You can also be regarded as the master of the host." Langling smiled half-smile, "Aren't you afraid?"

"That must be scary, after all, I cherish my life very much." Liu Hongshan smiled nonchalantly, "So I invite Brother Lang to go this time, if the target of the 'Ghost Bat' is me, then ask Brother Lang to block it for me; No, you and I can just watch from the sidelines, how about it? Of course, if you bother Brother Lang to make a move, there will definitely be a gift of thanks."

This request is reasonable, Lang Ling nodded and said, "Yes."

Seeing that the goal was achieved, Liu Hongshan got up Shi Shiran: "Then Brother Lang, see you tomorrow night at Youshi, and I will take my leave."

Langling smiled and sent the person away, and when she turned around, her gaze swept over the cold teacup on the table, her complexion sank, and there was darkness in her eyes.

Regarding the Xanthium matter, he just had a biased tone, which made people take advantage of it. If it's not a slap in the face, what is it?As if he didn't understand!Liu Hongshan revealed the news, if he found out, he would lose a few spies in exchange for him to attend the banquet; if he couldn't find out, it would be a good thing, since he did a free job for Liu Ershao for a little information.

No matter how you calculate it, it is a business that is sure to make money without losing money.

"It's a good plan!" Lang Ling snorted coldly, sat back in her seat, and asked Xiao Er to serve a pot of hot tea, changed a cup and poured a cup, holding it in her hand and drinking it slowly.

He remembered the news about the cocklebur that had been exchanged for extra heads.

He thought he had forgotten about this person, but for some reason, when sitting here, those memories came back vividly, especially after Liu Hongshan mentioned it casually, some kind of emotion urged him so strongly: keep asking.

This is a rare way for him to conform to his heart.

Lang Ling sat there until she drank all the tea, leaving a few taels of silver on the table, got up and walked away slowly.

Forget it, even for that little guy, it's not a bad trip.

Liujiazhuang is about [-] miles outside Xiyang City. On the second day, Lang Ling rode for half an hour and arrived at the village gate early.

Liu Hongshan greeted him at the door, dressed in red fox fur, carrying a stove, and greeted him with a smile: "Brother Lang really kept his promise."

Langling got off the horse and politely returned the gift: "I promised Brother Liu, how can I go back on my word?"

Liu Hongshan's smile became more genuine, and she called a servant to lead Lang Ling's horse, and walked in with the man herself: "The second seat was originally arranged for Brother Lang, but Brother Lang came early, it's not serious For the banquet, if you have any requirements for the seats, please ask me, I can change it."

"Brother Liu arranged it." Lang Ling didn't care.

As soon as they entered the main hall, the roll caller had already spotted them sharply, and immediately sang loudly: "Langling, the master of the Fengge Pavilion, has arrived—"

The guests who had already been seated turned their heads to look around, and the current owner of Liujiazhuang, Liu Guanshan, who was sitting in the main seat, even stood up, took the initiative to welcome him out, and said with a hearty smile: "I have heard the name of 'Tingfengniao' for a long time, and today the owner of the Lange Pavilion can appreciate it." Participating in this banquet really made me, Liu, overjoyed!"

Liu Guanshan's attitude was very enthusiastic, but Lang Ling didn't miss the moment when he heard the roll call, and the coldness that flashed in his eyes after that.He glanced at Liu Hongshan, saw Liu Hongshan sneered with his arms folded, and knew why he was disgusting.

Liu Ershao's discord with his father and brother has long been a tacit secret.

Langling acted as if she didn't see anything, returned the gift with a smile, and handed out a brocade box: "Master Liu speaks seriously, it's an honor for Ling to be invited here. It's just that Ling was invited quite late and went to the banquet in a hurry. I just prepared some small gifts, and I ask the owner not to blame me."

No one in the rivers and lakes knows that even if it is just a "small gift" from the master of Tingfeng Pavilion, it is a rare treasure that ordinary people can hardly see.Liu Guanshan received a heavy brocade box, and felt a little itchy for a while, but because of face, it was not easy to ask what it was given, and it was not easy to open it in public, so he had to pretend to be reserved, pretending to push it away. After several rejections, he accepted it and asked his servants to take it down.

Lang Ling could see his little thoughts clearly, but didn't expose him. Seeing that Liu Guanshan still wanted to chat with her, she said with a smile: "Ling and the owner of the villa really hit it off, but Ling's business is over. Let everyone here It is Ling's fault if you wait any longer."

Liu Guanshan's face froze, he was annoyed in his heart, but his warm expression returned to his face: "Yes, yes, look at me so slow! Pavilion Master Lang, please take a seat."

Lang Ling acted as if she hadn't seen Liu Guanshan's face, and said "I dare not be that" with a smile on her face, but she had already sat in the second seat of the west seat very naturally.Liu Hongshan glanced at his father's pale and pale face, sneered shamelessly, and went to sit in the first teacher's seat.

The guests below were knowledgeable, seeing that the atmosphere was a bit cold, they hurriedly changed the subject and talked loudly about some anecdotes and anecdotes in the Jianghu.Everyone echoed one after another, and soon the field became lively again.

Liu Guanshan was bored, and his face was a little gloomy, but fortunately, a new guest came soon, he put on a smile again, and went out to greet them.

At this time, the dishes have not been served yet, and there is only a jug of sake and a wine glass on each table.Langling picked up the jug and poured a glass of wine, but didn't drink it, just held it in her hand, looked at Liu Hongshan, and said casually: "There are only two lords, it seems that Brother Liu's life in Liujiazhuang is not very satisfactory. .”

The teacher only sat the two of them, the two tables were close together, and the others were far away, and Liu Guanshan focused on greeting the new guests, so Liu Hongshan didn't hold back, just poured wine with a smile and toasted: "For now. Come on. , Brother Lang, I offer you a toast."

Lang Ling had a drink with him, wandered around the crowd with loose eyes, seeing how lively the conversation was, lowered her eyes a little disinterestedly, and asked leisurely, "Why didn't you see First Young Master Liu?"

Liu Hongshan shrugged, with an undisguised sarcasm in his tone: "My good big brother? He must have fallen asleep on the belly of some woman and couldn't get up."

Langling was noncommittal, but leisurely filled up the glass again.

Liu Hongshan lowered his voice, and said with interest: "Brother Lang, in your opinion, if this 'Ghost Bat' comes, which one is his target?"

Langling raised her eyebrows, and also lowered her voice: "I see his previous targets, this time he is probably targeting one of your father and brother."

"Oh?" Liu Hongshan was quite surprised, "Is there any pattern in the actions of 'Ghost Bat'?"

Lang Ling just smiled and didn't speak.

Liu Hongshan probably also knew that he had crossed the boundary, so he stopped asking, just apologized with a smile, and turned his gaze back to the field.

Lang Ling also looked at the audience, but her eyes became a little cold.

He thought of the files he had asked to sort out last night.

They were all about people killed by "ghost bats". He lit a lamp and watched all night, and finally found some clues from the seemingly unrelated dead.

To put it bluntly, the people killed by the "ghost bat" Xanthium were all people with ulterior motives.

This is actually very easy to see. No one has discovered it until now. It is all because many of them maintain a good reputation. What's more, they show deep affection and madness for love. If it weren't for Lang Ling holding The huge intelligence network is afraid that they will be deceived by such appearances and ignore the dirty things behind them.

In a sense, cocklebur can be regarded as eliminating harm for the people.

Lang Ling glanced across the faces at the banquet that were piled up with false smiles, and half-closed her eyes to hide the sharp light flashing past her eyes.

Has that person ever… been hurt by someone like this?

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