The bright moon sits on the ground

After Xiao Xueyang cried last night, because he was too tired, he fell asleep directly.

Early the next morning, she sat on the edge of the bed in a daze with two swollen egg-sized eyes, not daring to reach for the mirror.

Nie Qiu called cold water and asked her to put a wet towel on her eyes.

Xiao Xueyang covered the towel covering his eyelids with one hand, and touched the medicine box next to him with the other.

"This medicine box originally belonged to my mother. I heard that she was rescued by my father at the beginning. In order to repay her kindness, she followed my father and asked a carpenter to make such a box. I drew the pattern by myself. At first My father didn’t want anyone to follow him, but he got used to my mother being around him, and this medicine box has been used for many years.” Xiao Xueyang said, “After my mother passed away, I left the medicine box behind. Gave it to me. I think what she meant was that she wanted me to serve the world well and inherit my father's mantle."

The medicine box with an old smell was opened, and it was the first time that Nie Qiu saw the contents so clearly.

The box is divided into several layers, and there are small boxes at the four corners, and the hidden box will pop out when the latch is pulled out.

Although I can't say how exquisite and beautiful the shape is,? But the inside is really unique.

"Look at this."

Xiao Xueyang picked up a glass bottle and shook it gently. The liquid inside showed a strange light under the sunlight.

"It is used to stop the bleeding. If it is not a fatal injury, it should be able to be saved."

After she put it down, she took out an iron box from the second floor, opened it, and revealed the snow-white plaster inside.

"For external application, it can easily disperse the congestion. It's similar to the one I used that day."

Xiao Xueyang carefully introduced all kinds of bottles and cans in the box, including plasters.

Finally, she pulled out the pin in the shape of a copper bird, and took out the camera obscura.

"It's full of poison. This can make people's body decay quickly after death; this can make people's body decay from the internal organs, and it usually takes two or three days to show up, which is very hidden; after drinking this, it will Very thirsty, frantically looking for water, even if it is stagnant water mixed with silt, I don’t care, in the end I drank it until my stomach swelled, and the effect of the medicine was diluted..."

Xiao Xueyang closed the medicine box, "In short, there are many ways to die, it depends on which one you like."

Nie Qiu nodded, took the hot wet towel from her hand, and put it back in the basin.

"That," Xiao Xueyang stared blankly at Nie Qiu's actions, a little embarrassed, "Can I call you Brother Nie?"

She yelled for a long time before she belatedly realized that there was such a thing.

It was the words Nie Qiu said yesterday that made Xiao Xueyang think of her five elder brothers, and a sense of familiarity and nostalgia welled up in her heart. She subconsciously called out the word "Brother Nie" without realizing anything was wrong.

Although she has come to her senses now, she doesn't want to change her words easily.Thinking that she couldn't see Brother Wu even in the imperial city, she felt even more lost. Once that kind of homesickness was vented, it was difficult to take it back.So Xiao Xueyang could only look at the person in front of him helplessly at this moment, hoping that he would be willing to have an extra sister for no reason.

Nie Qiu looked into her eyes, but couldn't say no.

To be honest, he has always had a bad relationship with the Nie family. The younger ones were even more frightened when they saw him. magnanimous.

It's a strange feeling to be treated like an older brother.

Nie Qiu smiled, "If you and your brother don't mind."

"They won't have a problem!"

Xiao Xueyang cheered and jumped up.

Then her calf hit the corner of the medicine box, and she burst into tears from the pain.

Extreme joy begets grief, Xiao Xueyang sat by the bed with tears in his eyes and applied medicine to himself.

Nie Qiu went downstairs and asked Xiao Er to bring some food up. Xiao Xueyang had difficulty moving and his eyes were swollen to the point where he couldn't see anyone, so he had to sit in the room, dangling his legs, waiting boredly.

After a while, Nie Qiu came up with something by himself.

"Brother Nie, why did you bring it, what about Xiaoer—is it a letter in your hand?"

Xiao Xueyang sharply saw Nie Qiu take out a letter from his bosom.

"After I went down, Xiao Er said that there was a letter from me, so I took the things up along the way."

Nie Qiu opened the letter and took out the thin paper inside.

It wasn't sent by a ghost, so it wasn't a letter written by Bu Chenrong.

As for who wrote the letter, there is no need to guess randomly, the waiter has already told him.

Xia Yancheng, Qin's family.

When it comes to the Qin family, it must be Tan Rongchong.

An image appeared in Nie Qiu's mind.

Nearly forty years old, but the man's face does not look old at all, the bridge of the nose is straight, and the pair of red phoenix eyes are slightly raised, showing a bit of flair and frivolity, but there is still a bit of maturity and stability, wearing a loose silk jacket She was leaning on the soft couch, gently shaking the folding fan with Qinglian painted on the fan in her hand.

Xiayan City, Qin Family, Guilianfang, Lingyan Lake, Water Corpse, Juyu Qiangming Gu, Imperial Mausoleum, Five-Clawed Golden Dragon...

Everything seems to be eternity.

Thinking of the torrential rain that night, Nie Qiu seemed to be able to smell a damp and hot breath.

When bidding farewell to Tan Rongchong, besides giving him a box containing Feathering Gu—fortunately, it only needs clean water to live, it is easy to raise, sleeps a lot, and only needs to be fed once a week—and left a few words talk.

"I've ordered my funeral, and I'm leaving Xiayan City."

"The place I'm going to is very close to the imperial city. I heard that Mr. Nie is also going to the imperial city. I think we will see each other again soon."

After more than half a month, Tan Rongchong probably wrote a letter about it.

"A friend?" Xiao Xueyang couldn't help showing envy.

"Well," Nie Qiu paused, "It's sort of."

He pulled up his chair and sat down, unfolding the letter in his hand.

The first thing that catches the eye is the red seal in the lower right corner, and you can see the word "Chong" carefully.

Qin Rongchong's handwriting is just like his own person, unrestrained and unrestrained, flowing and flowing.

Just as Nie Qiu thought, he was indeed talking about coming to the imperial city.

The letter mentioned that he had found a place to bury the body in Lingyan Lake according to what Xie Mu said.

Everything that needs to be dealt with has been dealt with, and the things that need to be ordered have also been ordered, so Qin Rongchong packed his bags and prepared to come to the imperial city to find the person he was looking for.

Naturally, Shen Chuping and Lu Huairan had to stay in Xiayan City.

Although Qin Rongchong wanted to bring guards, he still felt a little bored without those two people, so he asked Nie Qiu if he had time recently, and if he was free, he could have a gathering in the imperial city.

The inkblot ends here.

Nie Qiu pondered for a moment while holding the letter.

Qin Rongchong made it clear that the place he was going to was very close to the imperial city.

It's close enough to meet Nie Qiu on the way, and then meet the person he has been thinking about all along.

"Are there any villages near the imperial city?"

Xiao Xueyang thought for a while, "Very few, the nearest ones are hundreds of miles away. Brother Nie, why are you asking this?"

Sure enough, thinking about it, Tan Rongchong, as the head of the Qin family, probably wouldn't have gotten acquainted with the residents of that small village.

For a moment Nie Qiu couldn't think of where he was going.

"My friend who sent the letter, he said he was going to find someone near the imperial city."

"Ah, could it be—" Xiao Xueyang suddenly patted the edge of the bed, his voice raised, "I'm just guessing."

Nie Qiu looked at her.

Xiao Xueyang staggered to the window, opened it, and pointed to the distance.

"Could it be the Suifeng sect?"

She often went to the mountains to collect herbs, and over time, she also had a certain understanding of the Suifeng School.

It is very close to the imperial city, but not in the imperial city, it must be the mountain range facing the Wangshan Inn, and among those peaks, there are only people on Suifeng...

So Brother Nie's friend must have gone to the Suifeng faction to find someone.

Xiao Xueyang raised his eyes and secretly glanced at Nie Qiu, and found that he looked thoughtful.

What she said is indeed reasonable, but Tan Rongchong is from Xiayan City, and the Qin family is famous for its Gu insects. On the surface, they are still businessmen, and they should have no intersection with the righteous Suifeng sect. How did he get to know the disciples in it? of?

It is not so easy to enter the gate of the righteous sect.

Nie Qiu can only speculate that they met before Qin Rongchong took over the position of Patriarch and guarded Lingyan Lake.

Speaking of the Suifeng faction, Nie Qiu had a relationship with them when he was a child.

But who he saw and what he looked like, because too much time passed, he couldn't remember clearly.

It was useless to think too much, so Nie Qiu wrote back a letter.

Qi Qianyuan hasn't made time to look for him until now, probably something happened in the palace.

He had been idle for a long time, so he readily agreed to Qin Rongchong's invitation.

"It's great, I also want to make more friends." Xiao Xueyang fell down on the soft bed and sighed while staring at the beam.

The few times she escaped from home before, she was quickly taken back, and she didn't have time to talk to others.

Although her five elder brothers have different personalities and care for her, they are family members after all, different from friends.

"Definitely."

Nie Qiu folded the letter along the edge, went down and handed it to Xiao Er.

Just as Lu Huairan was waiting there, Nie Qiu had a chat with him.

"Master Nie, long time no see."

"haven't seen you for a long time."

Lu Huairan touched his head, revealing the dense tattoos on his arms, which attracted the frequent glances of others.

"Where is Brother Tan now?"

"My son should not have left Xiayan City yet," he smiled, "If Mr. Nie agrees, I count the time, he will be able to arrive in the imperial city in about seven days, and then ask the servants to book a restaurant in advance. "

"Understood. Is he going to meet the disciples of the Suifeng sect?"

"I don't know." After that, Lu Huairan glanced around and said in a low voice, "But our young master sent away Meiji who was originally brought into the mansion, and even Yuehua was sent away—it was you who was there last time. The one that Gui Lianfang met, our young master likes to drink and compose poems with her the most on weekdays. I always feel that young master has a different attitude towards the person he is going to find."

"Mr. Shen and I are not here, please trouble Mr. Nie to take care of our young master."

Lu Huairan was genuinely worried that Tan Rongchong would be cheated out of money when he went out.

With Tan Hongchong's scheming appearance, Nie Qiu felt that his worries should be superfluous.It has always been Tan Rongchong's job to lie to others, so it's no one's turn to lie to him.

Even Lu Huairan and Shen Chuping, who are closest to Qin Rongchong, don't know who they are.

Qin Rongchong also hid it too deeply.

Nie Qiu had no intention of prying into his privacy, so he just asked a few questions, and seeing that Lu Huairan was not clear, he let it go.

Before leaving, Nie Qiu promised to take good care of Tan Rongchong.

Lu Huairan took the letter and left contentedly.