Cheng Ping's legacy

The rivers flow against the flow, the mountains and rivers collapse, the sun and the moon are dimmed, and the stars are dimmed.

Qin Pei suddenly looked around, but what he saw was vast, and Bi Luo Huang Quan was at the end of the road.

At some point, a man stood behind him, covered his eyes with his hands, and whispered vaguely in his ear.

This person's hands were abnormally sticky and smelled of rust. Qin Pei listened carefully but found that what this person said was not Chinese at all.The man finally sighed softly, his hand gradually slipped down, and suddenly covered Qin Pei's mouth and nose.

Sitting up suddenly, Qin Pei felt palpitations and restlessness, but for some reason, he felt sad.

"Drinking tea?" Li Yinxi handed over a cup of tea with playful eyes.

Qin Pei took it coldly, raised his head and drank it, Fang Jue calmed down a little.

The sky is getting brighter, and there are voices in the backyard.

In order not to feel sleepy, Qin Pei simply sat with his eyes closed and rested.

The spiritual platform is gradually empty, and the Zen mind is initially settled. Unfortunately, there are always people who are confused and insist on breaking the silence in the room.

"Now that you're awake, why don't you review your books early? If I remember correctly, brother Qin is going to catch up on the exam right?"

Qin Pei took a deep breath, and opened his eyes sullenly: "Everyone sweeps the snow in front of the door, Brother Li is a bit lenient, right?"

"Although we met each other for a short time, I have long regarded Brother Huan as my confidant. Why not be concerned about one or two? Brother Huan's words are a bit hurtful." Li Yinxi lay on the couch in only her middle coat , revealing half of the snow-white neck, and the chain bones are looming.

Qin Pei stood up with a frown, grabbed Li Yinxi's coat casually, and was about to throw it on him when his hands stopped suddenly.

A dull sound came from the backyard, followed by an extremely piercing scolding sound, accompanied by a faint whimper.

Qin Pei opened the back window and saw Xiaodouzi laying on the ground, begging for mercy pitifully, while Zhao Kui took a wooden stick and beat him fiercely.The millstone not far away fell down, and the white tofu brain flowed all over the floor.

"Oh, what are you doing?" Zheng Qiniang hurried over when she heard the noise, "It's so loud, don't wake up the guests."

"This money-losing waste, the fresh soybeans I bought this morning, are all ruined!" Zhao Kui became more and more angry as he spoke, and raised the wooden stick again.

Zheng Qiniang didn't make a sound, just leaned on the stone mill coolly, shaking the round fan, as if she was watching a good show.

Li Yinxi also wandered to the window at some point, took the coat from Qin Pei and put it on, poured herself a cup of overnight herbal tea, and sipped it.

Qin Pei watched quietly, and suddenly said: "If my mother is alive, she may be the same age as Zheng Qiniang."

Li Yinxi nodded: "Master Qin and his wife are deeply affectionate. After his wife died of illness, Lord Qin was devastated. It is a good story in the government and the public that he did not go to the early court in January."

"Brother Li really has sharp ears and eyes, and he knows a lot." Qin Pei put his hands on the window lattice, "I was thinking just now, if my parents were alive, even if they beat me up every day, I would be willing."

Li Yinxi lowered her head and smiled softly: "According to what you said, your luck is not as good as mine."

"Oh?"

"When I was young, I was often beaten by my father," Li Yinxi joked, "I was almost hacked to death by him once."

Qin Pei nodded: "My father must regret it now."

Li Yinxi looked at him: "Regret not hacking me to death?"

"Exactly."

The two looked at each other, and they both burst out laughing.

"Life and death are at stake, and you still have leisure time to ridicule each other, you really are my confidant." After a pause, the smile on Li Yinxi's face faded, "It's not suitable to stay here for a long time, why don't you and I get away as soon as possible? "

Qin Pei smiled wryly: "I'm afraid that I can't escape with my wings."

Li Yinxi shook the folding fan lightly: "That's not necessarily the case."

He took a deep look at Qin Pei, and said: "How about this, I will go to rescue the soldiers first, and come back to save you?"

Qin Pei sneered: "Brother Li, please hurry up, don't wait until my bones are completely cold."

Li Yinxi smiled inexplicably, and lay back on the couch to catch up on sleep.

At noon, Qin Pei went downstairs to have lunch.The food at the Xilai Inn is always good, but today it was surprisingly good—the shad fish just caught from the river, the wild pheasants raised by the family, the seasonal wild vegetables dug from the mountains, and Zheng Qiniang's amazing cooking skills. Qin Pei, who usually lives frugally and wants little, twitched his index finger, and even forgot that there was a murderer in the dark who was about to move.

"Brother Qin," Zhou Wu tentatively asked, "Why didn't Li Chongshuang come down? Did he feel unwell?"

Qin Peimu said with a straight face: "I don't know."

"Guests, let's serve a dish." Little Douzi with a bruised nose and a swollen face carefully placed the tofu soup in the center.

Qian Zhongwen put down his chopsticks and said dissatisfiedly, "Are you using these things to fool us? Go ahead and ask Zheng Qi to cook a water shield dish."

Xiaodouzi was a little embarrassed: "Guest officer, the boss hasn't gone out to buy these two days at all, and it's not the season for water shield, why don't we just let it go and talk about it in a few days?"

Qian Zhongwen was still about to make trouble, but was stopped by Zhou Wu: "Oh, forget it, brother Qian, the green vegetables and tofu are safe, and there is nothing wrong with it. Isn't what we are trying to achieve now safe?"

"But..." Zhou Wu changed the subject, "Brother Qian, don't you think there are fewer people eating here today?"

Qian Zhongwen looked around, his expression changed: "That's right, where are Wu Luxi and Zhao Kui?"

Qin Pei's heart tightened. After he and Li Yinxi discovered Wu Luxi's body, they didn't tell everyone about it. Judging from their tone, they didn't know that Wu Luxi had died unexpectedly.

"Little Douzi," Qin Pei instructed leisurely, "go and see where Wu and Zhao are and if they are all right."

Xiaodouzi hesitated, "This..."

Zhou Wu also echoed: "Go and investigate, we'll wait for your news."

After a while, Xiaodouzi ran back quickly: "The boss is resting, so I didn't bother him. As for that officer Wu, his luggage and other people disappeared."

Zhou Wu and Qian Zhongwen were surprised and suspicious, Qian Zhongwen whispered: "Could it be that he found something and ran away first?"

Zhou Wu shook his head: "Or maybe Sun Ji killed him?"

Qian Zhongwen shook his head: "I don't think so. This person has always been a coward. He dare not deal with murder."

Just as they were talking, Zheng Qiniang came down from the upstairs lazily: "The hospitality is not good, there are only a few small dishes from the countryside, so I'm neglecting you all."

Qian Zhongwen looked at Zheng Qiniang: "Where's Wu Luxi?"

Zheng Qiniang laughed and said, "He's not my husband-in-law, where is he, and how do I know?"

Several people looked at each other, Qin Pei suddenly said: "I am in a hurry to go to Beijing for the exam, and I want to ask Boss Zhao to buy a horse. I wonder if Boss Zhao is up?"

Zheng Qiniang was stunned, covered her lips with a round fan and smiled lightly: "My husband is lethargic, and won't get up before You, how about this, let me ask for you?"

Qin Pei looked at her, Dian Mo's eyes were as calm as an ancient well: "What if I want to know now?"

Zhou Wu immediately understood, and sneered, "It seems that Qiniang doesn't want us to see Boss Zhao."

Zheng Qiniang's complexion changed, she forced a smile and said, "Where is it, how about this, I'll help you little brother to ask."

She turned around to leave, but Qian Zhongwen grabbed her wrist: "Zhou Wu, go up and have a look!"

After half a stick of incense, Zhou Wu came back with a livid face: "Zhao Kui was poisoned to death."