Mr. Kezaku

Zhao Xingduan asked: "Do you know him?"

This time Teng Shan was proudly offended, Chu Yuyang's contribution is indispensable, and Zhao Xingduan also helped a lot. If it wasn't for Prince Duan who wanted to accept Teng Shan as a guest, perhaps what Teng Shan suffered was not the punishment with a stick, but the punishment of being punished. Squat in a cell for several years.

Teng Shan agreed to follow Zhao Xingduan, knowing that the secrets of the past could no longer be concealed, and said: "During that time, I had been planning how to kill those members of the Zhang family. So I must be very vigilant, and some grass and trees are like soldiers."

Teng Shan glanced at Zhao Xingduan and said, "I had contact with that person before, and I was very impressed with his martial arts skills. Although he deliberately concealed his identity, I recognized him as soon as he appeared. .”

Chu Yuyang blinked and said, "Could it be a killer too?"

Chu Yuyang thought that the profession of assassin in ancient times was really prosperous.

Teng Shan shook his head and said, "People from the Sixteen Guards."

"What?" Zhao Xingduan suddenly looked very ugly, and said, "Are you sure."

Teng Shan nodded and said, "Not only that, but I guess this person came here after following Prince Duan."

Chu Yuyang blinked her big eyes, and asked, "People from Sixteen Guards? Is it Jin Yiwei?"

Teng Shan looked at Chu Yuyang in confusion, and said, "What kind of official position is the Jinyiwei that Mr. Chu is talking about?"

Teng Shan had obviously never heard of the term Jinyiwei, but the functions of the people in Sixteen Guards were indeed similar to those of Jinyiwei.

Zhao Xingduan said: "Someone in the Sixteenth Guards Mansion wants to investigate this matter? Your Majesty only asked me to investigate this matter, and did not let the people in the Sixteenth Guards Mansion investigate. The people in the Sixteenth Guards Mansion secretly followed , Could it be that... there are still people from the Sixteen Guards in this force?"

Teng Shan shook his head and said: "Although the prince is high and powerful, the arrogance of the Sixteen Guards is rampant now. If there are people from the Sixteen Guards secretly following the prince, please be careful."

Zhao Xingduan nodded and said, "I see."

Zhao Xingduan meditated for a while, and said, "In a few days, we will leave here."

Chu Yuyang immediately posted it like a dog, and asked, "Duaner, where are we going?"

Zhao Xingduan said: "Go to the person mentioned in Mr. Zhang's letter."

Chu Yuyang said, "Is that the stewed pot?"

Zhao Xingduan was taken aback, and said helplessly, "It's Lu Zhu."

Chu Yuyang rubbed her stomach and said, "Speaking of marinated and boiled, I suddenly feel so hungry and want to eat."

Zhao Xingduan frowned in distaste. The marinated stew was full of pig offal, which was not a good thing. Because he couldn't afford pork belly, he used pig offal instead, which tasted extremely strong.Zhao Xingduan felt uncomfortable when he smelled that smell.

Chu Yuyang said: "Captain Teng, is your injury healed? Can you go on the road?"

Teng Shan said, "There's nothing else to do."

Chu Yuyang nodded, then looked at Lin Bailiu who had been silent all this time with bright eyes.

Standing beside Teng Shan, Lin Bailiu didn't understand what they were saying, so he didn't interrupt.Suddenly being stared at by Chu Yuyang, his back felt hairy.

Chu Yuyang asked with a smile: "Brother Lin, we are leaving here soon, where are you going?"

Lin Bailiu immediately said, "I will follow Brother Teng wherever he goes."

Teng Shan was taken aback for a moment, but he didn't object, and his eyes softened instead.

Teng Shan was actually a little confused, because Lin Bailiu never said where he was going to settle down, nor did he ask him how he planned.Although Lin Bailiu had been taking care of him inseparably during this time, Teng Shan was afraid that Lin Bailiu would leave as soon as his injury healed.

There was no disapproval on Zhao Xingduan's face, it was still flat.

Teng Shan suddenly thought of Prince Duan, and he was worried that Zhao Xingduan would not agree.

Chu Yuyang patted Teng Shan's shoulder and said, "Catcher Teng, don't worry, Duan'er won't be so unkind, isn't he just bringing a family?"

Chu Yuyang winked as she spoke, with a wretched smile on her face, hehehe laughed several times.His family members are very meaningful.

Of course Teng Shan knew that he was teasing himself and Lin Bailiu, but Lin Bailiu looked calm, probably really regarded himself as his own brother.

Thinking of this, Teng Shan couldn't help but want to sigh.

Zhao Xingduan said: "Let's go the day after tomorrow."

Prince Duan spoke, and the itinerary was decided. Everyone went back to their rooms to pack their things and prepared to leave early in the morning.

Because Mr. Zhang's letter mentioned a person named Lu Zhu, Zhao Xingduan decided to follow this clue to find out.

These days Teng Shan was recovering from his injuries and Chu Yuyang was bored, so Zhao Xingduan sent someone to check on Lu Zhu's whereabouts.

It was quite laborious for Lu Zhu to find it. After inquiring for more than ten days, he finally found some clues.This person was originally an official. Although his rank was not high, he was a very lucrative official.But then he resigned from office, and it is said that he had earned enough black-hearted money, and took a large family to the paradise to live a happy life in seclusion.This fight sounds like a waste of strength.

In the early morning of the next day, Chu Yuyang and Huaishui woke up the earliest, ate the kitchen lady's fried dough sticks for the last time, then received his four taels of silver for this year, and left with Zhao Xingduan and others.

Huaishui was Chu Yuyang's apprentice, and if Chu Yuyang wanted to leave, he would naturally follow.

After leaving the gate of the yamen, Chu Yuyang felt refreshed, but her pockets were still a bit heavy, with four taels of silver in her bosom.

The servants had already prepared the horses, but Chu Yuyang was dumbfounded when she came out, there were only horses and no carriages.He is a good young man in modern times, and he has never seen a horse race, let alone ride a horse.Especially since these horses are tall and big, Chu Yuyang thinks it is a problem how to climb up.

Chu Yuyang said: "Duan'er, Big Brother Teng's injury is still not fully healed, why don't you get a carriage?"

Teng Shan smiled and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Chu, it's still fine for Teng to ride a horse."

Chu Yuyang said hesitantly, "No, I'm not at ease."

Teng Shan: "..."

Zhao Xingduan raised his eyebrows, glanced at Chu Yuyang, and said, "You don't know how to ride a horse."

Seen through, Chu Yuyang was not at all ashamed, so she rubbed against him and said, "Duan'er, can I ride a horse with you? You see, I'm actually not heavy, and I won't crush your horse." .”

Zhao Xingduan looked at the sun, and if he continued to dawdle, he might not know when he would be able to reach the place.He simply grabbed Chu Yuyang by the collar of the back of his neck, and then lifted it vigorously.

Chu Yuyang exclaimed in shock, she flew into the air, her buttocks took up the horse's back in an instant, and Zhao Xingduan also turned on the horse gracefully.

Sitting behind Zhao Xingduan, Chu Yuyang immediately said, "Duaner, I want to sit in front of you."

Zhao Xingduan said: "Catch it, so much nonsense will be thrown away in a while."

Chu Yuyang pouted, then hugged his waist, suddenly patted him on the back, and said, "Go, Pikachu."

Zhao Xingduan happened to be urging the horse to go forward. Although he didn't understand what Chu Yuyang was saying, he wisely didn't ask, most likely he was humiliating himself by asking.

Chu Yuyang hugged Zhao Xingduan's waist, sitting in the back was quite honest.

Zhao Xingduan thought that Chu Yuyang would do something behind him, but in fact Zhao Xingduan didn't know him well. Chu Yuyang was a typical person who had a heart but no guts.

At this time, Chu Yuyang hugged Zhao Xingduan's waist, with a smirk on his face, his face was still flushed, his heart was about to bloom, and he actually got in close contact with the male god.

Running on the road is actually very boring, but Chu Yuyang doesn't think so.The horse was slightly bumpy, but it was very regular. Zhao Xingduan's riding skills were very good.And when Chu Yuyang sat behind him, the cold wind was mostly blocked by Zhao Xingduan, so he wouldn't feel very cold.

Chu Yuyang sniffed and felt a faint fragrance from Zhao Xingduan's body, which was very pleasant and refreshing.

Chu Yuyang became a little sleepy when she smelled it, her eyelids began to fight, and her breathing began to take a long time.

Their horses ran all morning, and it was almost noon. It was rare for Zhao Xingduan to see Chu Yuyang so quiet, but when he listened carefully, the people behind him fell asleep, breathing long and regularly.The arms holding his waist became looser and looser, as if they were about to slip down.

Zhao Xingduan was quite helpless, reached out and grabbed his right wrist, and then gently pulled him, hugging him from behind to the front.

Chu Yuyang slept soundly, but he didn't wake her up.

Zhao Xingduan was afraid that he would fall off the horse, wouldn't he be stupid?I had no choice but to hold him in front, and covered him with a fur cloak to keep out the wind.

They had been on their way for half a month, and from the next day, there was a carriage, and Chu Yuyang was sitting in the carriage.But Chu Yuyang felt that there was no carriage, and it felt good to be hugged and rode by the male god.However, the proposal was invalid, and in the end Chu Yuyang still rode in the carriage for more than ten days.

It was freezing outside, and Chu Yuyang shivered in the carriage. His hands and feet were so cold that he was stiff, and he couldn't help but say, "Where's the promised Xanadu? Why did you go to the snow-capped mountains to live in seclusion? How long will it be until we arrive?" , I'm about to freeze to death."

Zhao Xingduan heard it outside and said, "It should be soon."

Lu Zhu took a large family to live in seclusion in the snow-capped mountains, and built a villa on the halfway of the snow-capped mountains, called Zhuxue Villa.On weekdays, there will be a dedicated boy from the villa who will come down to the town on time to buy daily necessities, and the rest of the people will basically not leave the villa, nor will outsiders be allowed in.

But in two days, it will be the [-]th birthday of Lu Zhu, the owner of Zhuxue Mountain Villa. Because Lu Zhu is not feeling well recently, his family wants to hold a lively birthday banquet for him, to revitalize the popularity in the villa, maybe It will make Lu Zhu feel better.

So a few days ago, Zhuoxue Mountain Villa sent out an invitation letter in advance, inviting several former friends of Lu Zhu to the mountain villa to attend the [-]th birthday banquet.

Zhao Xingduan and the others also came in the name of Heshou, and their identities were naturally arranged by the attendants long ago. They were distant relatives who were out of reach of a guest.

The carriage stopped suddenly, Chu Yuyang thought it was here, and immediately got out of it, and immediately saw the wind and snow all over his eyes, and there was no small house at all.

Teng Shan said: "Mr. Chu, on the road ahead, the carriage and horses can't go up. It seems that we have to go up on foot. But fortunately, we can already see Zhuxue Mountain Villa, which is just ahead."

Chu Yuyang's eyes widened, and snowflakes almost flew into his eyes, but he never saw the shadow of Zhuxue Villa.

Everyone walked up the mountain with one foot deep and one foot shallow. The snow covered the ground, and they didn't know whether it was a stone or a flat ground. Chu Yuyang stepped on the stone several times. Fortunately, Zhao Xingduan was by his side, and he didn't fall down. I pulled him up when I was there.

Otherwise, if it falls down, it will definitely become a snowman.

Chu Yuyang's nose turned red from the cold, she looked at Zhao Xingduan sadly, and then at Lin Bailiu enviously.

Lin Bailiu also almost slipped and fell several times, but Teng Shan put his arms around his waist, half-embracing him in his arms.

On the other hand, Huai Shui seems to be moving smoothly.

Zhao Xingduan glanced sideways, without saying a word, he put his arm around Chu Yuyang's shoulder.

Chu Yuyang was overjoyed, poked Zhao Xingduan's hand, and said, "Duan'er, put your arms around my waist too, it looks intimate."

Zhao Xingduan smiled inexplicably, and said: "You are too short, I can't put my arms around your waist."

Chu Yuyang showed a surprised expression, and said, "Duan'er, you can actually be gentler, but if you push too hard, I won't be able to stand it."

The wind was very loud, and there were whirring sounds in my ears.But for some reason, Chu Yuyang's voice is always very penetrating.So much so that everyone could hear clearly even in the blizzard and snow.

The attendants a few steps away, and Tengshan Lin Bailiu a few steps ahead, couldn't help but walk around Chu Yuyang and Zhao Xingduan.

Everyone's gazes were different, but when they saw Zhao Xingduan hugging Chu Yuyang's shoulder intimately, they all showed a clear look at the end.

Zhao Xingduan's arm around Chu Yuyang's shoulder froze, and now he just wanted to kick Chu Yuyang's ass, making him roll into a big snowball in the snow.

Chu Yuyang said fearlessly, "Duan'er, I heard the creaking of your knuckles."

From going up to the snow mountain in the morning, they didn't leave until noon. They really saw Zhuxue Mountain Villa. The red walls and glazed tiles were all covered by snow. If you don't look carefully, you can't find there is a mountain villa here.

There is a servant at the gate of the villa, the servant is wearing thick clothes, it seems that he is specially here to receive guests who come to celebrate the birthday, and when he sees someone coming, he goes up to greet him.

The boy said: "Several, do you have an invitation card?"

Chu Yuyang raised her head and chest, and took out the invitation card for him.

Zhao Xingduan had made full preparations, so of course the invitation could be brought out.

The servant looked at them and quickly welcomed them in, and led them to the courtyard wing room where the guests stayed. Along the way, he enthusiastically introduced the snow scene far and near to them, saying: "If you are interested, you can play around. "

Chu Yuyang felt that he had seen enough snow all his life on the way here.

The courtyard where the guest lived was relatively inside. Because it was too cold outside, the doors of all the rooms were closed. However, because of the darkness, some rooms were lit, so there must be people living there.

A lot of people came to celebrate the birthday, the rooms are not enough, and there are too many people coming, the number allocated to them is far from enough.

Chu Yuyang immediately asked for a room with Zhao Xingduan selflessly.Zhao Xingduan looked around the room, but it was meaningless, the room was very big, and there were two rooms inside and outside, and there was a bed in the outside room, so there was nothing wrong with two people sharing a room.

So Chu Yuyang happily entered Zhao Xingduan's room, sat down on the bed, and said, "It's so warm in the room, but I'm freezing to death."

Although Chu Yuyang said so, but he has always been the one who forgot the pain when his scars healed.After eating the meal brought by the servant, he couldn't sit still in the house and said, "Duaner, why don't we go to the yard and build a snowman?"

Zhao Xingduan didn't even raise his eyelids, thinking that a ten-year-old child wouldn't play with this kind of thing again, and it was too naive.

Chu Yuyang put on her clothes, wrapped herself up like a snowball, and put on a fur cape, and said, "Duaner, if you are afraid of the cold, you can stand at the window and watch me make a snowman for you, it doesn't matter." .”

Zhao Xingduan's eyelids twitched, Chu Yuyang wore so many clothes, and he didn't know who was afraid of the cold.Zhao Xingduan has practiced martial arts for many years. Although this kind of weather makes people uncomfortable, it is not so bad.

After Chu Yuyang finished speaking, she happily opened the door and went out.

The open space in the yard outside is not small, the snow is very heavy, and there are footprints on the ground, but after a while, a new layer of snow is covered, and it is not visible.

Chu Yuyang squatted not far from the window, and then began to build a snowman.He knelt down and looked up at the window, only to find that Zhao Xingduan really hadn't opened the window, so he lowered his head and continued to build a snowman.

It was warm in the room, but the windows were not sewn tightly, so you could hear the whining of the wind.After a cup of tea, Zhao Xingduan stood up from the chair, walked to the window, and gently pushed the window open.

The wind outside was so strong that Chu Yuyang didn't hear the slight creaking of the windows at all, and was still happily burying her head in making a snowman.

Zhao Xingduan took a look, Chu Yuyang's snowman was not much better, but he himself was about to become a snowman, with a layer of snow already falling on his head.

With a few "creaks and creaks", someone walked into the yard stepping on the thick snow.

It was a man who looked about 40 or [-] years old, and his clothes were not particularly thick, but he didn't seem to feel too cold. His face was very red, not from the cold, but as if he had drunk too much wine.

The man walked in, his steps were a little unsteady, he should also live in this courtyard, and he is a guest who came to celebrate the birthday of Xueshan Villa.

He walked in and immediately saw Chu Yuyang who was making a snowman.But I couldn't see clearly, I could only see a side face, his eyes lit up immediately, and a lustful and greedy look appeared on his face.

Chu Yuyang only showed one face, which was tightly wrapped and covered with a fur cape.However, he is not tall, and his body is thin, and his skin is very fair, and he looks quite slender when covered by a fur cloak.

The man immediately walked towards Chu Yuyang and said, "Little lady."

He didn't see it clearly, he just thought that Chu Yuyang was pretty and thought she was a young lady from some family.

Chu Yuyang was taken aback when he heard the voice, and turned around to see that it was someone he didn't know.But in an instant, he smelled the alcohol on the man's body. It smelled very bad, which made him frown.

When the man looked back at him, he could see clearly that it was not a little lady, but a man.However, he didn't look disappointed, on the contrary, he became even more arrogant.

The man laughed twice, and said: "So it's a man, but it doesn't matter, this face looks pretty good, the second master I like so juicy."

As the man said that, he leaned his body and threw himself on Chu Yuyang. This posture was to hug Chu Yuyang.

Chu Yuyang looked disgusted and wanted to avoid it.The man obviously drank too much, and his movements were not flexible at all.

But Chu Yuyang hadn't dodged yet, someone moved faster than him.Zhao Xingduan, who was standing at the window, had already raised his hand and knocked out a cup on the tea table.

With a "swish", the cup hit the man's knee directly. The man let out an "oops" and threw himself crookedly. He bent his legs and knelt down, followed by another "swoosh".

The man knelt on the ground, his head stuck into Chu Yuyang's half-built snowman, and his buttocks were exposed, which looked really funny.

Chu Yuyang looked up and saw Zhao Xingduan standing at the window, she immediately beamed with joy, ran to the window with a smile on her face, leaned over and said, "Duaner, you are here to save the beauty."

Zhao Xingduan suddenly had a splitting headache, he had nothing to do with Chu Yuyang's shamelessness, and said, "Who is the hero and who is the beauty?"

Chu Yuyang said: "You are a hero, of course I am beautiful."

Zhao Xingduan raised his eyebrows questioningly, and said, "You?"

Chu Yuyang chuckled and said, "That's right, if I didn't look good, no one would tease me."

Zhao Xingduan: "..."

Zhao Xingduan glanced at the man with pouting buttocks, and said, "He's blind."

In fact, Chu Yuyang's appearance is indeed pretty good, with a pair of big eyes that are extremely agile, soft and delicate contours, and a small dimple when she smiles.

Although Zhao Xingduan had never been to the Nanfeng Pavilion, it was not uncommon for high-ranking officials and nobles to raise a few good-looking boys or book boys. It looks good.

The man ran out of the snow, spat several times before he spit out his mouthful of snow, and shouted, "Who hit me?"

Zhao Xingduan said blankly: "Me."

The man was furious, spat again, and said, "You son of a bitch, you don't have fucking eyes, you don't know who I am, do you? How dare you hit me?"

Before the man finished speaking, Zhao Xingduan had already thrown another cup, knocking the man who was scolding endlessly to the ground again.

This time the man fell to the ground and rolled, unable to get up in pain.

Maybe it was because they were too loud here, and many rooms opened their doors to see what was going on.All Zhao Xingduan's attendants came out, as did Teng Shan, Lin Bailiu and Huaishui.

Teng Shan asked, "What happened?"

Chu Yuyang said calmly: "He flirted with me and was beaten by Duan'er."

The man struggled to get up from the ground, and shouted: "Hey, it's not just a rabbit master, it's your luck that the second master sees you."

The man was still cursing, when suddenly a woman came out of a room. When the woman heard the man's voice, she immediately glared and said, "You've been promiscuous again, haven't you?"

The man trembled when he heard the voice, and almost fell to the ground.

The woman had already walked over, pushed him, and said, "How did you promise me last time? If I knew you were still messing around, I would have let you be beaten to death by those gambling people." !"

The man was scared when he saw the woman, and quickly said: "No, that's not the case. The rabbit master seduced me first, and I was seduced by him."

The man's mouth was extremely unclean, Lin Bailiu couldn't bear to listen, he pulled out his sword as soon as he flipped his hand, and shouted: "What did you say?"

Being pointed at by the sword, the man was frightened again. He didn't dare to say a word, and was pushed and shoved back into the house by the woman.

A bunch of onlookers were pointing and discussing in low voices.

"I'm really sorry. My second brother drank too much and just likes to talk nonsense. Don't take it to heart."

A 30-year-old man apologized to them with embarrassment. This man looked a bit like the man who drank too much wine just now, but his temper seemed completely different.

Chu Yuyang stood outside for a while, but it was too cold, so she waved her hands and went back into the house.

The manager heard that there was trouble here, so he hurried over to have a look, apologized to them and said: "The second master Han in the room over there knows to drink and make trouble, and he has offended several guests. He always goes there when it snows. Drinking, drinking in a daze, coming back in the middle of the night, smashing tables and stools in the middle of the night. If you think he is noisy, you can move to the courtyard next door, that is also for guests, and it is not full yet. "

Chu Yuyang had no objection, anyway, with Zhao Xingduan around, she was not afraid of others trying to take advantage of her.

But Zhao Xingduan made the decision, and the group moved to the next yard. Zhao Xingduan just said, "I'm used to being clean."

There are not many people living in the courtyard next door, but it is indeed very quiet.They stayed here for two days, but they didn't see the owner Lu Zhu.

I heard that Lu Zhu's illness was very serious, he had reached the point where he couldn't get out of bed, and needed to rest in bed, so he didn't show up.Lu Zhu originally had two sons, but I heard that they all died young, leaving only one grandson named Lu Zhiyi in his early twenties.Lu Zhiyi showed his side, but now he has to take care of all the top and bottom of Zhuxue Villa, and the birthday banquet is about to come, so Lu Zhiyi is also very busy.

For two days, Zhao Xingduan asked his followers to search around the Zhuxue Villa, but they found nothing.

On the third day, it was finally Lu Zhu's birthday banquet.

Chu Yuyang woke up early in the morning, and the birthday banquet started at noon. I heard that the owner, Lu Zhu, looked pretty good today, and he could barely get out of bed.

Near noon, some servants came over and invited them to the main hall to attend the birthday banquet.

The white Zhuxue Mountain Villa is quite festively arranged, and it doesn't look too depressed when everyone gathers together.The banquet tables were set up in the hall, and there were about ten tables set up. The maids filed in and put the dishes, which looked quite rich.

Chu Yuyang thought that there would be no delicious food in such a closed place, but there are all chicken, duck and fish here, and the smell is quite appetizing.

The birthday banquet hadn't even started yet, and Chu Yuyang had the audacity to move his chopsticks.

Chu Yuyang, Zhao Xingduan and others were so crowded that they almost occupied a table. They sat near the door, not close to the main table, but this place was convenient for observation.

Chu Yuyang looked around the hall several times, then pulled Zhao Xingduan's sleeve beside him, and said, "Duaner, what is that?"

Zhao Xingduan looked in the direction he was looking at, and saw something like an altar table ahead of the main table. There was no sacrifice on it, but there was an exquisitely crafted box with carved patterns on it, although it was far away , but it also looks very refined.The box has two doors, just on the side front, which looks like a single door.There is also a brass lock on it.

Zhao Xingduan shook his head and said, "I don't know."

Although I don't know what it is, but the box outside is already valuable, and the thing inside should also be a treasure.

The host didn't come for a long time, the guests got impatient and started chatting in low voices, and many people's eyes fell on that exquisite box.

The banquet tables were not far apart, and Chu Yuyang heard someone whispering beside her.

"What treasure is in this box?"

Another person said: "Haven't you heard of it? This is the most precious thing in the Lu family."

"What is it?" The man asked curiously: "Old owner Lu is so rich, his most precious thing must be a priceless treasure."

The other person shook his head mysteriously, and said, "I don't know. I heard that apart from Old Master Lu, only Young Master Lu has seen it. This treasure will not be shown to outsiders casually."

"What is it that is so mysterious? It can't be bragging, but there is nothing in it?"

"I heard that it is a night pearl that is bigger than a fist. At night, someone saw him shining."

"Bigger than a fist?"

"Although I don't know what it is, some people say it is a treasure that can bring good luck. I heard that the old owner Lu's family was very poor and had no food or drink. As a result, he was forced to leave his hometown to seek work in other places because of his livelihood. I didn't expect to find this treasure in a ruined temple. Since then, my luck has continued. I became a high-ranking official in the capital, and his family became rich! Later, the old owner Lu stopped being an official and went to Come here to have fun, but keep this treasure and make it a family heirloom."

Chu Yuyang heard it mysteriously, but he probably didn't believe this kind of thing.

Suddenly there were footsteps in the inner hall, and it was Lu Zhiyi, the owner of the young village, who appeared. He apologized and said: "I have kept you waiting for a long time, and my grandfather is not feeling well, so I wasted everyone's time."

As he spoke, surrounded by servants and maids, the housekeeper helped an old man out of the inner hall, an old man who looked very weak.Originally, he should have a shrewd face, but now that he is sickly, it doesn't look like that.

Lu Zhu sat tremblingly on the chief's big chair, and the housekeeper stood beside him.Lu Zhu couldn't speak loudly, and Lu Zhiyi was the one who passed the word on his behalf.

When the birthday banquet started, the hall became lively, people pushing cups and changing cups, and people congratulating the birthday came one after another.Chu Yuyang finally ate the meal that he had been coveting for a long time. The taste was better than the smell, and Chu Yuyang's face was full of joy.

The other tables didn't eat much, most of them were drinking and chatting.But Zhao Xingduan and the others came to investigate the matter, so it was inconvenient to drink, and none of them touched their glasses.

Halfway through the birthday banquet, someone suddenly walked in from the outside.The old master Lu, who was seated at the head, opened his eyes a little wider, and immediately beckoned Lu Zhiyi to listen to him.

Lu Zhiyi listened to the words of the old owner Lu, and immediately walked over to greet the belated guests.

A group of people came in, four servants, and a man who looked like the master.The man was not dressed in fancy clothes, and his appearance was so ordinary that he couldn't tell it among the crowd.But I don't know what it is. It seems that he is a person of status. At least the old owner Lu is in awe of him.

The new guests were led to sit down with the chief, and the birthday banquet continued.

Chu Yuyang stretched her neck curiously, but she didn't see why.

Huaishui, who was sitting next to him, was suddenly absent-minded, but he was afraid that Chu Yuyang would see the clue, so he didn't dare to make any big moves.

Huaishui took a sip of tea from his cup, glanced at the late guest, but didn't know what he was thinking.

There was not much food left on the table, and the birthday banquet was coming to an end, someone finally couldn't hold back, and said loudly: "Old Master Lu, we have come from a long way, and we all want to see the treasure of Old Master Lu, today is a great day , just let us short-sightedness open our eyes."

As soon as he said that, the rest of the people started to boo. Everyone had heard about the prosperity of the old master Lu after he picked up the treasure, and they were jealous and envious in their hearts, thinking that it would be great if they had such a thing.

Lu Zhu shook his head at first, but after everyone begged repeatedly, Lu Zhu finally nodded.

Lu Zhiyi walked over, picked up the exquisite box on the altar table, and put it on the table in front of Lu Zhu.

Everyone held their breath and stared at the box in front of Lu Zhu.

Chu Yuyang couldn't help stretching her head out to look, curious as to what was inside.But his position is too bad, so even if the box is opened, he can't see what's inside.

There is a copper lock on the box, which turned out to be a "combined lock". It is composed of four rotatable Chinese characters, and the copper lock can be opened by twisting to the correct order.

Lu Zhu reached out tremblingly to unscrew the lock, but he seemed so sick that he couldn't even unscrew the combination lock.The butler beside him bent down and helped Lu Zhu turn the combination lock.

A "click" sound.

With the crisp sound of the copper lock, the combination lock was opened, and everyone's eyes widened.

The moment the box was opened, the old master Lu took a deep breath, rolled his eyes up, and almost passed out.

Lu Zhiyi was taken aback, and immediately supported Lu Zhu together with the housekeeper, and said, "Grandfather, what's wrong?"

Lu Zhu was so out of breath that he couldn't speak, but the guests who were near him shouted in surprise, "Why is the box empty?"

"empty?!"

I don't know who is asking this question, the hall has become so noisy that I can't distinguish it.

The butler hurriedly took the box and looked at it, his expression became serious, and he said, "How is this possible? There must be something inside. Before the birthday banquet, I just wiped the box, and there is indeed something inside."

"The baby was stolen."

I don't know who it is, but I called out, and the hall became even more lively.Some people looked surprised, some looked gloating, and some showed worried expressions.

Someone said: "Isn't there a brass lock? The one who stole the treasure must be the one who can open the lock."

Someone next to him said it made sense, but the person in charge of Lu Shaozhuang's house still had a bad look on his face.

The old owner Lu seemed to be in even worse condition, he seemed to be ill, so Lu Zhiyi hurriedly had him carried away.

There was a change in the birthday banquet, the old owner and the young owner all left, and the guests wanted to leave, but at this time the butler asked the guard to stop all the guests.

The butler said loudly: "Everyone, please be safe and don't be impatient. The person who stole the treasure has not been found yet. Please don't go out first."

The guests quit, the Lu family lost their treasures, and they didn't know the password of the copper lock, so why should they keep them.

The steward explained: "This brass lock actually has no locking function, it is just hung on it for the sake of winning."

Everyone looked confused.It turns out that this copper lock is really useless. It looks like an advanced combination lock, but it is actually very simple.The password is the four characters "Safe and Prosperous", and it will be opened if the sequence is correct.And on the four password positions, there are only four options of "safety, wealth and honor" that can be changed.In this way, even an illiterate child can open it after trying to turn it around.

That is, there is no password at all.

The housekeeper said that the baby was still there before the birthday banquet, but now it has disappeared.The brass lock can be opened by anyone, so all the people present became suspicious.

Although everyone was unhappy to be suspected of being a thief, but if they left now, they might be planted as a thief, so they had to sit down resentfully.

The guests entered the hall just now, there were many people in the hall, and no one was staring at the box all the time.But in other words, with so many people in the hall, if someone really leaned over to open the box and steal something, it would be difficult for others not to notice.

There was a lot of noise among the crowd, none of them admitted that they were thieves, and no one saw who the thieves were. It became an embarrassing situation for a while.Because there was really no other way, the butler began to ask people to search around in the hall.

Chu Yuyang sat obediently, drinking tea with a teacup.

Zhao Xingduan frowned and said, "Do you know who stole things in full view?"