Brother, did you confess today?

When Xu Xiangfei and Zhu Xuguang returned to the inn, everyone else had already returned.

As soon as he entered the room, he looked at Yue Manxing and Jiang Pu who were playing chess, and nodded with satisfaction.

Before, Xu Xiangfei was quite worried about whether Jiang Pu and Yue Manxing would not get along.

After all, the matter of changing sons cannot be ignored. Even if Jiang Pu complains about Yue Manxing, no one can blame him.

It's just that everything Yue Manxing did made Xu Xiangfei feel distressed and deeply moved.

He doesn't believe in ghosts and gods, but he has to believe that Yue Manxing is really the same as those stories about ghosts and ghosts in the storybook.

Besides, Yue Manxing still had the grace to save his life, so it was selfish, and Xu Xiangfei also wanted him to feel better.

"Hey? Where's Ruan Zhou?"

Xu Xiangfei looked around: "Why don't you see anyone?"

Although Ruan Zhou seldom talks, he likes to follow Yue Manxing very much. When Yue Manxing is not around, he follows Xu Xiangfei.

But among these few people, only they can follow.

Yue Manxing looked away from the almost one-sided chess game in front of him: "I don't know, he has been hiding since he came back, and he doesn't listen to anything he says."

He saw that Jiang Pu was going to make the last move, and hurried to grab the sunspot that would determine the outcome: "Oh, tell me to take a few more steps..."

"You can't beat me even if I tell you to take ten more moves." Jiang Pu looked proud, "You're a stinking chess basket."

Yue Manxing: "..."

Xu Xiangfei walked to the side of the chess game to watch, and suddenly smiled: "It's not like I can't win."

Yue Manxing immediately stopped him: "Brother, help me!"

He was drawn to play chess by Jiang Pu, and it was fine if he lost back and forth, but Jiang Pu still laughed at him.

He couldn't talk anymore and Jiang Pu quit, laughing at him while wanting to talk, Yue Manxing was so angry that he wanted to overturn the table and leave on the spot.

Seeing that Xu Xiangfei was quite sure, Jiang Pu quickly put the chess piece in his hand on it: "No! I just won!"

Xu Xiangfei also managed to snatch the chess piece from his hand when it fell: "Oh, Xiao Pu, just let the big brother once, let me try."

"...Don't act like a spoiled child to me." Jiang Pu leaned back angrily, "I only let you take five steps."

Xu Xiangfei pondered for a moment, then looked down, in fact, Jiang Pu's chess skills are not good, but Yue Manxing is really a stinky chess basket.

So Jiang Pu can only win a pair.

The moves on both sides were full of loopholes, Xu Xiangfei thought for a while, then stretched out his hand and put down a shot.

Jiang Pu didn't feel anything, but when the third son put down, he suddenly felt bad and slowly sat up straight.

The chess game was changed by Xu Xiangfei, black and white are equal, the original situation of one piece to determine the outcome has changed, if it is played again, white may indeed win back.

Jiang Pu pursed his lips, feeling a little unhappy.

When the fourth child hit him, he became even more restless, glanced at Xu Xiangfei's hand several times, waiting to see how he would fall for the last time, and opened his eyes a little wider.

Seeing Xu Xiangfei wanted to laugh.

He held the fifth white stone in his hand, and under Jiang Pu's nervous eyes... it fell to a completely useless place.

Jiang Pu was taken aback.

Xu Xiangfei smiled and said: "Oh, brother can only do this."

Yue Manxing looked at it and was very satisfied: "I think I can win!"

win shit.

Jiang Pu silently rolled his eyes, if the last white piece landed elsewhere, Yue Manxing could have won.

That's it?

Jiang Pu killed the Quartet again, causing Yue Manxing to completely lose face, and he stood up angrily and left.

He looked smug, but when he saw Xu Xiangfei who was holding back his smile, he immediately realized that he was teased, and stood up, his neck and ears all pink, and he pursed his lips and snorted heavily.

Xu Xiangfei laughed out loud now.

It's fun to tease two younger brothers at once.

After regaining consciousness, the two younger brothers left together, ignoring someone who deliberately read a joke and claimed to be the eldest brother.

Xu Xiangfei just let out a sigh: "Didn't we come back to talk to them about business?"

Zhu Xuguang watched everything from the sidelines, and only felt that the senior brother asked for it.

I never get tired of it and want to be funny.

It's so bad.

"You can talk about it later." Zhu Xuguang came over and gently shook Xu Xiangfei's hand, "Senior brother is really amazing."

It's also cute to play tricks.

Of course, if you say it directly, you will definitely be screwed.

……

Originally, Xu Xiangfei only thought that Ruan Zhou wanted to be quiet, so he didn't bother him.

But Ruan Zhou didn't come out the next day, so Xu Xiangfei felt that something was wrong, and everyone was also surprised.

Ruan Zhou was not very familiar with them, but he disappeared suddenly, which would make people uneasy.

When they went to Ruan Zhou's room to look for someone, they found that no one came back. The room was empty, and everything in it was still there, except for one sword and one person.

Xu Xiangfei immediately turned to look at Yue Manxing.

"Did anything happen to you yesterday?"

Both Yue Manxing and Jiang Pu said they didn't know, and after thinking about it for a long time, they only met Young Master He in Yushan Pavilion.

But they didn't even talk!

Ruan Zhou's disappearance can't be because of Mr. He, right?

Xu Xiangfei frowned: "But Ruan Zhou's identity is indeed a mystery..."

Zhu Xuguang entered the room to have a look, then shook his head: "There are no traces of fighting."

Then they went out to ask the shopkeeper, but they also said they didn't know.

On the contrary, a buddy said that Ruan Zhou had been hiding in the corner of the courtyard when he came back yesterday, and then disappeared as soon as he turned his head.

In other words, Ruan Zhou probably left by himself.

but why?

"Maybe it's really because of the young master He you are talking about."

Zhu Xuguang thought for a while, "Since he may have met me at the martial arts conference, he may have met Young Master He as well."

It's just that he doesn't know why he went to find Mr. He.

"Then... are we going to find him?" Yue Manxing was a little dazed, "What if something happens to Ruan Zhou?"

Jiang Pu blinked: "Then what if he just went to see people and came back in two days?"

It is not impossible.

"Even if we want to go, I will be with my junior brother. After all, we have met leader He before, so we know him a little bit."

It's just that they couldn't be sure whether Ruan Zhou really went to find Mr. He.

But if it did go, why?

Xu Xiangfei touched the eyelids that were suddenly twitching: "Why do I always feel that there is... a bad premonition."

"Don't think too much about it." Zhu Xuguang comforted, "Ruan Zhou's strength is not bad, let's go find out first, if it is confirmed where he went, it will not be too late to think of a way."

It seems that it can only be like this.

Xu Xiangfei sighed softly, this could be regarded as a new wave of unrest.

Ruan Zhou still didn't come back at night, and they searched everywhere, but a peddler who was hawking next to He's house said that he seemed to have seen the person Xu Xiangfei described.

In this way, they could only turn their attention to He Mansion.

Leader He can't be regarded as becoming famous at a young age, but a dark horse that sprang out during the Demon Elimination Conference and helped the righteous way of the martial arts a lot.

He claimed to have been murdered by the Yangyin sect when he was young, so he wanted to eradicate the demon sect, punish rape and eradicate evil, so as to sue his parents in the spirit of heaven.

There were not many people in the same situation as him back then, so other sects also accepted him. Because of his outstanding achievements, after the death of the previous martial arts leader, he won the favor of the new emperor, so leader He became the leader.

Later, he married Kong Manyu, the eldest lady of Jinwu Pavilion in Linchuan County, who is famous for forging swords. She was in full swing for a while, and Mr. He liked to make friends with people with good family backgrounds. Gradually gone.

The He Mansion has also been supported by the Golden Crow Pavilion until now. Although the foundation is not deep, in the eyes of others, Leader He is indeed worthy of being called a hero.

It is of course not allowed to rush forward to visit. If you want to enter the He Mansion, you have to follow the rules.

Moreover, Xu Xiangfei's background is still relatively young. He had come to the martial arts conference with Zhu Xuguang before, and he really felt the contempt of Leader He.

But it was precisely because Leader He didn't care about people like him that Xu Xiangfei felt that Yang Qin was strange.

It can be regarded as self-inflicted.

Xu Xiangfei and the others went around the vicinity of He Mansion, and someone had already reported to Leader He who had returned.

The candlelight was flickering, President He thought about it, and couldn't help laughing: "I don't know what's wrong, but I really have some fate with Baihezhimen."

Several times and three times, they are always indispensable in the plan.

Mrs. He came in with the soup, ignored the half-kneeling spies, and only put the soup in the hand of Leader He: "Husband, drink some soup."

Leader He lowered his head and glanced: "Why, that kid doesn't want to drink?"

The medicinal materials stewed together floated in the soup, and it looked like it was for Young Master He.

"Yes, that child is really naughty, he won't listen to what he says." Mrs. He complained, but her eyes slowly showed love, "Master, please help him drink."

What the son doesn't want to drink is brought to the husband to drink, and only Mrs. He can do it.

Leader He has long been used to her behavior, so he didn't care, drank it hastily, and said: "Be careful tonight, he may be back."

Mrs. He's hand holding the hairpin paused, her slender jade fingers bent slightly, and she gently wiped away the water stains splashed on her cuffs, and sneered.

Leader He didn't care even more: "You should know what to do."

Mrs. He's eyes were cold, she didn't talk to her, she just turned her head and walked away. She was obviously thin and weak, but she had a very strong temper. After walking out the door, she yelled inside: "That bastard."

The servant girl following behind didn't know who she was scolding, she was too frightened to look up, and only supported her to walk into the courtyard.

A pond was dug in the yard, and lotus flowers were planted. Mrs. He didn't even look at it, but waved her hand to let all the maids leave.

She originally turned her back to the courtyard door, and waited for a while after everyone left before turning around slowly.

The eldest lady of Jinwu Pavilion is naturally peerless in appearance, even if she is no longer young, she still looks beautiful. In the eyes of everyone, she is indeed beautiful.

But after turning around, her expression was gloomy and cold, and she looked a little frightened in the night.

"Dare to run, but also dare to come back?"

The white clothes win the snow in front of her, the epee fell to the ground, and she stepped out of the night alone, her eyes were extremely complicated. After hearing her cold words, she couldn't help but think of the soft-spoken and gentle way she spoke to Young Master He.

Ruan Zhou felt a little embarrassed, just stood there blankly, like a fish trapped by lotus leaves before, and called out blankly: "...Mother."

The familiar throbbing pain in his chest made him involuntarily stretch out his hand, gently landed on the clothes, and then slowly clenched it tightly.

He had met another mother before.

The mother thought that Yue Manxing and Ruan Zhou were going to hurt her child, so she hugged the child tightly and coaxed the child softly.

Ruan Zhou was at a loss, so he had to ask Yue Manxing.

Yue Manxing only said that people are different.

He thought his mother was different.

But why, the mother who is always gloomy and cold in memory can also speak softly.

Just to another person.

Is that her son too?

Ruan Zhou was about to ask, why she didn't know that he was the eldest son of President He, why he was always locked up, and why he was locked in the carriage when he went out.

But Mrs. He only frowned slightly, just like in the past, looking at him indifferently and disappointedly: "Is this how you treat your mother? I let you practice martial arts, let you eat and drink, is this how you repay your kindness? "

Familiar accusations, familiar words.

Ruan Zhou blinked, and couldn't think of how to justify for a long time. After thinking about it, he actually felt that it would be great if Xu Xiangfei was here.

He only knew Xu Xiangfei who talked so much, if he came to help him explain to his mother, he would definitely not go wrong.

"What a hassle..."

Madam He suddenly took out a silver bell and waved it in front of Ruan Zhou.

When the bell rang, Ruan Zhou suddenly felt severe pain all over his body, his eyes were blurred, and many pictures suddenly flashed in front of his eyes.

My young self, the flames soaring into the sky, the shadows whose faces couldn't be seen clearly...

But the next moment, it was all darkness.

Mrs. He watched coldly, put away the bell, and only curled the corners of her lips: "I don't know where I met someone... Forget it, forget it again, just to save other troubles."

His white clothes were stained with dust, he forgot the past, and when he woke up, only his most respected mother was in front of him.