knife cut mountains and rivers

According to Xia Shilin, three days before the marriage, that is, the same day Fucheng received the commission from the Blood Shadow Thirteen Niangs, the people from Dongchang had secret talks with Lord Xia at night.

Xia Shilin's other courtyard is next to Master Xia Hou. That night Xia Shilin encountered some trouble outside and was about to ask his father for advice. It happened that someone was in his father's room. Xia Shilin didn't mean to listen to the corner. But he really couldn't hold it back, because the two sides were arguing a lot, and Xia Shilin rarely saw his father get so angry.

Xia Shilin couldn't understand what the people on both sides were muttering, and sporadically heard a male eunuch's voice asking his father to hand him over.Of course Xia Shilin didn't know that Zhou Xuanyi was hiding under his rockery that night, and the quarrel between Dongchang and his father was probably because of Zhou Xuanyi.

Xia Shilin was discovered within less than half a stick of incense. He was reprimanded by the furious Lord Xia Hou, and at the same time he caught a glimpse of a male and female person.

This man left a deep impression on Xia Shilin, not only because of his indisputable appearance, but also because of his big and scary battles.Xia Shilin's respected father always shrinks his neck in front of this man, and his eyes are full of fear.

Three days later, at the wedding banquet, Master Xiahou died.

Hearing this, Zhou Xuanyi asked, "Have you told others this too?"

Zhou Xuanyi sat there with his chin resting on one hand. When he spoke, he was indifferent and showed no emotion, but Xia Shilin felt that he seemed to have said something wrong or done something wrong, and said in a low voice: "I told the people in the yamen something , but no one believed me."

Zhou Xuanyi sneered, those little captors in the yamen, even the county magistrate above them, no one was going to mess with Dongchang for the Xiahou Mansion.At most, Xiahou's mansion was just playing, and the people in Dongchang were in a hurry, and they might not be able to do anything.It's no wonder that the magistrate of the county took Chen Ming to take the blame. Chen Ming pleaded guilty, and the hatchback was not guilty. This matter is good to everyone.

In the end, the imperial court sent the General Banner of Jinyiwei, which was a bit interesting. Even Lu Chuanbai was alarmed by the fighting and killing in the border towns.

Zhou Xuanyi said: "Jin Yiwei will be here the day after tomorrow." He didn't know whether he was speaking to Xia Shilin or talking to himself.

Xia Shilin also felt a little surprised after hearing this, and asked, "It's so fast?"

Zhou Xuanyi hummed, and looked at Xia Shilin up and down. He was still considering whether to take Xia Shilin's route to enter Xiahou's mansion. He also thought that he would not be able to hide himself from others when he entered Xiahou's mansion. I know that I am in Bailu City.

The more Zhou Xuanyi searched, the more confused he became, and he added the details of that night, but he didn't get any substantive news.Zhou Xuanyi didn't care at all how Master Xiahou was killed, how could someone cut off half of his heart under the watchful eyes of everyone, this bizarre matter was beyond his consideration.His concern is more macroscopic, why, why he wants to do this is what he wants to figure out.

Zhou Xuanyi asked a little unwillingly: "Is there anything else?"

Xia Shilin racked his brains for a while, and he really thought of one thing.Before his death, Master Xiahou was still taking care of the affairs of the Xiahou Mansion. Except for handing over the business to his elder brother, other important things were tightly held in his own hands.The eldest brother has been dissatisfied with this for a long time, and he still doesn't let go of power after a long time. The eldest brother can only roll around in the business field. None of their children know the core of the Xiahou Mansion and who they are in contact with.

Xia Shilin has no aggressiveness and has been fooling around, so he doesn't feel anything.It wasn't until after he settled on a marriage that Master Xiahou asked him to have a chat alone, first saying that his temperament would definitely suffer in the future, and then praising him for being a good boy.Thinking about it now, Master Xia Hou probably wanted to tell him some important things.

Xia Shilin thought of this, and said: "I don't know if it counts or not. My father said that I couldn't compete with the elder brother. He was afraid that I would be bullied in the future, so he left me some private money and a way out."

It’s not surprising that the old man left some life-saving things for his youngest son before he died. Zhou Xuanyi continued to hear Xia Shilin say: “I thought he was going to give me some rare treasures, but the box he sent over was really ordinary. Well, the only interesting thing is a blood Buddha."

Zhou Xuanyi frowned, and asked, "Blood Buddha?"

Xia Shilin explained: "This is an object that my father liked very much when he was alive. It is a palm-sized jade Buddha. The jade is good jade, but there is a little blood in the middle. The blood on the Buddha statue is considered unlucky by others, but my father likes it very much. worship day."

Master Xia Hou probably knew that he was going to set fire to the fire a month ago. It was probably his last wish to talk to Xia Shilin at that time, so that in the end the Xia family would not be able to keep even a single seed.Lord Xia Hou was assassinated probably because of this blood Buddha, or because of the secret inside.

"But," Xia Shilin hesitated and said, "The Hou's mansion caught fire that night, and my father's other courtyard was affected. When it was cleaned up later, let alone the blood Buddha, there was nothing left."

Zhou Xuanyi couldn't help but hold his forehead, and the clue was broken again.

Xia Shilin also knew that he was talking nonsense, so he also hung his head in frustration.

Zhou Xuanyi glanced at Xia Shilin who was hesitant to speak, and said, "What else do you want to say?"

Xia Shilin was vacillating, he knew that Master Xia must have hidden something, and he didn't tell his youngest son about it.Xia Shilin is the youngest son in the family, and it is only natural that he has been favored more than his elder brothers and sisters. He has no ambition since he was a child, and he has no desire to challenge whether it is fame or women. It seems that he will spend the rest of his life contented like this.But overnight, the tragic death of his father and the madness of his wife still caused him a lot of irritation.Although he spends days and nights in restaurants, he also thinks about many things.

Xia Shilin took a deep breath, summoned up his courage and said, "If His Highness can get my place in the future, Shilin will definitely fulfill his mission."

Zhou Xuanyi looked at him strangely, thinking that he came here to ask for a reward, but now that he was poor and destitute, he didn't even know whether he was a dragon vein, so how could he dare to promise Xia Shilin anything.So he could only draw a big cake in a concise and concise manner, saying: "Definitely."

Xia Shilin breathed a sigh of relief, he would not be so easy to talk to if he was still the prince.

Zhou Xuanyi stretched out his hand and said, "Aren't you going to pay me back?"

Xia Shilin looked at Zhou Xuanyi, propped his chin with one hand, tilted his head, raised his sharp eyebrows, and stared at Xia Shilin with his long and narrow eyes.Xia Shilin's face turned red involuntarily, and he almost bit his tongue when he spoke, "Don't dare." Xia Shilin put the dragon talisman in his arms into Zhou Xuanyi's hand, even if Xia Shilin had ten guts for this thing I dare not hold it.

Zhou Xuanyi clenched the dragon talisman tightly, not sure how he felt, he continued: "Don't tell others that you saw me tonight."

Although Xia Shilin was puzzled, he didn't ask. The whereabouts of these big figures are a mystery, so there is nothing strange about it.It was rare for Xia Shilin to use his only brain, and said, "Then can you tell Jin Yiwei about my father?"

Zhou Xuanyi stared at Xia Shilin strangely, thinking how could there be such a stupid family member?After a long while, he said: "Tell the truth."

Zhou Xuanyi added: "Continue to inquire about news in the Hou Mansion, I will find you if there is anything to do."

How could Xia Shilin find out any useful news with his appearance?He was protected by Lord Xia Hou so he didn't hear anything outside the window, and he couldn't even fight against his own elder brother, let alone the kindness and resentment of the previous generation.Zhou Xuanyi's instructions were nothing more than asking him to find something to do.Sure enough, Xia Shilin felt that he had obtained a glorious mission, finally swept away the haze of the day before yesterday, and determined to serve the prince from then on.

After Xia Shilin left, Zhou Xuanyi sat blankly in the private room for a while, slowly thinking about the affairs of the Xiahou Mansion, but felt a sudden irritability, which made his thoughts break down rapidly. On the one hand, he wanted to find out the truth immediately. On the one hand, he was also a little scared, what if the truth behind it was something Zhou Xuanyi couldn't bear?

After a while, Zhou Xuanyi walked out of the private room slowly, Fucheng was guarding the door all the time, with his back facing the private room, leaning on the railing, watching the drinks among the drinkers below.Zhou Xuanyi stared at Fu Cheng's back, not knowing why, suddenly felt relieved.

Fucheng lowered his voice and said: "I said that kid from the Xia family is really a bit stupid. His elder brother and his own mother must be clear about what he knows, and he asked you if you want to tell Jin Yiwei, this is not looking for trouble son?"

Fucheng really thought of getting together with Zhou Xuanyi.Zhou Xuanyi smiled and asked, "What are you looking at?"

While guarding the gate for Zhou Xuanyi, Fucheng observed the people coming and going in the restaurant. Fucheng said in a volume that only two people could hear: "The person at the northernmost table ordered a plate of roast goose, a portion of elbow, half Two hours passed and I only ate peanuts, looking up from time to time."

Fucheng chose the location very cleverly, it happened to be blocked by a thick pillar, the people below couldn't see the two of them, but they could see clearly below.Zhou Xuanyi followed Fu Cheng's gaze, he was a middle-aged man dressed as a merchant, he looked nothing special.As Fu Cheng said, none of the dishes on the table were touched.

Fu Cheng asked: "Do you think he was staring at you or at Xia Shilin?" Fu Cheng tilted his head and smiled when he spoke, and he didn't feel dissatisfied with being followed.As a matter of fact, Zhou Xuanyi seldom sees outrage in his eyes, Fucheng seems to be a pillar stuck there, when soldiers come to cover it with water and earth, he will strike when the opponent makes a move, and dormant quietly when the opponent does not move.

Zhou Xuanyi asked: "Why didn't they stare at you?"

Fu Cheng was stunned for a moment, and said, "What is there for me to stare at?"

What is there for you to stare at?Fucheng's words are a very interesting question. When he first met Fucheng, Zhou Xuanyi must have thought that Fucheng had nothing to stare at. There are many reasons.

While talking, Xia Shilin settled the bill with Boss Zhu, got into the carriage prepared by Boss Zhu, and went back to his Xiahou Mansion.Fu Cheng asked again: "Aren't you going to Xiahou Mansion with him?"

Zhou Xuanyi took a deep breath, and said: "No, I don't know how to investigate the case, let Jin Yiwei investigate."

Zhou Xuanyi has already received enough information today. If he enters the Xiahou Mansion to make a false identity, he must beware of eyes lurking in all directions. He may not be able to find out smoothly, so it is better to let Lu Chuanbai worry about it.

The only thing he cares about is a blood Buddha, and...

Zhou Xuanyi was still thinking, when there was a lively noise outside the door, which attracted everyone's attention.

A tall and tall man walked in with a folding fan. He was dressed in a very elegant and luxurious manner, but he deliberately opened his collar to reveal a piece of chest. Same on the forehead.

Boss Zhu smiled like a Maitreya Buddha. It was really unlucky today that three rare guests came here one after another.Boss Zhu's attitude towards this guest was completely different from Xia Shilin's way of coaxing children, and he was so humble that he almost knocked his head into the ground.

Before Zhou Xuanyi could find out who this person was, Fu Cheng covered his mouth, and then slammed into the pillar with a bang.Fucheng's broad figure completely enveloped Zhou Xuanyi, and the two of them were so close that Zhou Xuanyi was a little flustered for no reason, and he always felt that this posture seemed familiar.

Zhou Xuanyi suppressed his temper, and said angrily, "What are you doing?"

Fucheng didn't have the heart to think about some messy things, and said: "The little prince is here."

Zhou Xuanyi was still ignorant, seeing that Fucheng was so nervous, he lowered his voice and asked, "Do you have any grudge against him?"

Fu Cheng said concisely: "You have a grudge against him."

Zhou Xuanyi pretended to be calm and asked: "What enmity?"

Fucheng's deep voice came: "Blood sea and deep hatred."

Zhou Xuanyi looked downstairs over Fucheng's shoulder, the little prince seemed to have sensed something, and raised his head to glance at the pillar where Zhou Xuanyi and Fucheng were hiding.Zhou Xuanyi knew that it was impossible to see anything with the other party's line of sight, but his thoughts were all messed up.