[Seven Five] Sword Que Merry

Someone knocked on the door outside, and when Nian opened the door, she saw Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang standing in the courtyard, she was stunned for a moment.

"you……"

"Is it convenient?" Zhan Zhao casually glanced behind her, "I have something to ask you."

Hearing this, Nian turned her head and glanced into the room, there were ghosts and spirits all over the room staring at her.

"Fang... convenient, what do you want to ask?"

Bai Yutang looked around and said in a low voice, "It's not suitable here, let's talk about it in the room."

"what?"

Before she could figure out how to refuse, Bai Yutang had already squeezed in from the side, went to the table and sat down to pour tea, without treating herself as an outsider at all.

Zhan Zhao also came in after seeing this.

The little ghost on the chair who didn't have time to get out of the way was crushed by Bai Yutang and wanted to cry without tears. He propped himself up and wanted to get out from under his legs. Seeing this, several little ghosts by the bed hurried over to help.

"I'll count to three." The second kid greeted, "One, two, three, pull—"

"No, do it again, one, two, three, la—"

Nian Yi couldn't stand still, so he had to look around for the stove, "...the tea is cold, I'll boil another pot for you."

Zhan Zhao stopped her: "Don't bother, we'll leave soon."

"Why don't you light the lamp?" Bai Yutang drank cold tea, picked up a dim oil lamp in his hand in confusion, "It's so light, can you see it?"

"Look, I can see..." Seeing the wandering spirits under the table jumping up and pulling his hair, he thought about opening his mouth but didn't know how to speak, he hesitated to speak for a while.

"What are you going to ask me?"

"The situation is a bit urgent, so I'll just say it briefly." Zhan Zhaoxin played with the teacup, "I think you already know that both Xiao Yue and Chen Ying were killed by someone, and that person will probably attack Zhang Yuanwai. "

After listening, she did not make a sound, dragged the tea stove out from under the cabinet, and blew away the dust.

After a pause, he continued: "I want to ask you, do you know a girl surnamed Mu... She may have died in the village."

Nian Yi took the fire pack to boil water, but still didn't look at him, just shook his head: "I can't say, maybe I know, maybe I don't know."

"What do you mean?" Bai Yutang frowned while drinking tea, and looked up at her, "What? Do you know who killed him?"

"Miss Shi." Zhan Zhao lowered his voice and looked solemn, "Human life is at stake, I hope you can tell the truth."

She put down the tea cake and straightened up, "I don't know who killed him, but they all deserve to die. This is retribution. I advise you not to save him."

"Retribution?" Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang looked at each other, "How do you say that?"

After being silent for a while, he was going to tell them all the news that he found out from Pan Duopo's mouth.

"Whether that girl's surname is Mu, I'm not sure, but she must have been killed by the three of them, so they deserve what they deserve if they die, and there will be no good end if they don't die."

It was rare to hear her speak so aggressively, and Bai Yutang joked without thinking too much: "There's no reason to be so angry, right? You're not that girl..."

"I'm not, don't you?" She turned her head suddenly, with anger suppressed on her face, "Some things, you will never know how much it hurts until the needle sticks in your body."

The latter muttered in a low voice, "That didn't pierce you..."

"you!"

"Okay." Seeing that the two of them were arguing endlessly, Zhan Zhao had no choice but to stand up and mediate, "Now is not the time to talk about this."

Nian gritted his teeth, only thought they were in the same group, glared at him and said angrily: "I told you this when I thought you were a good person, if you still want to save him, then we will never be friends again Already!"

"I know you can trust me." Zhan Zhao comforted in a soft voice, "Now you are still angry, take a break first, let's take it easy, okay?"

Originally, I was unhappy in every possible way, so I almost sent him away, but when I heard him say these few words, for some reason, Nian Yi couldn't get annoyed anymore, and after a long while, he reluctantly bowed his head and nodded.

"Come on, sit down first." Seeing that she was angry, Bai Yutang hurriedly pulled the chair over, and then poured tea for her, "Calm down."

Nian looked at him and frowned while holding the teacup.

"Drink, you've been talking for so long, aren't you thirsty? Moisten your throat."

Under Bai Yutang's earnest gaze, she finally took a sip reluctantly.

The latter clapped his palms and said with a smile: "Okay, you drink the tea too, and we're reconciled." He picked up the teapot and was about to fill it up for himself when he suddenly thought of something.

"No, since there were three people who bullied Miss Mu back then, if Zhang Yuanwai is counted now, wouldn't there be four people?"

Qin Ling who died of illness, Chen Ying who was burned to death, and Xiao Yue who was strangled to death, there were already three of them. What was Zhang Yuanwai among them?

Zhan Zhao lowered his eyes and said nothing.

"Wait, let's talk about it again..." Bai Yutang leaned on his elbow and pondered, "Is it because the wooden girl came back to take revenge, or someone in this village had a grudge with them in the first place? Is it okay?"

After finishing speaking, he was still not sure, and asked Nian: "Did the female ghost do it?"

She shook her head: "No."

"If it's not a female ghost, then it will be difficult." Bai Yutang frowned, "There are so many people in the village, if some servant did it..."

"It shouldn't be the work of the servants." Zhan Zhao reminded him, "Mrs. Liu said that all the servants in her house were installed a few years ago, and there are no new ones. If he intends to kill these few, Why do we have to wait until now?"

Obviously, because they jointly killed someone back then, although the three of them knew each other, they never saw each other and only exchanged letters.And the note that Xiao Yue received was most likely forged by the assailant in order to get them together in the villa. It's hard to say whether there is really gold or silver.

After listening silently for a long time, Nian Yi said indifferently: "Maybe you guys are thinking too complicated, maybe Chen Ying just accidentally knocked over the candlestick, and Xiao Yue was so frightened that she lost her mind and pinched it by herself." How about hanging yourself with a rope?"

Bai Yutang was noncommittal: "Your deduction is too casual..."

Zhan Zhao tilted his head and looked at her constantly rubbing the teacup with his hands, and smiled faintly: "Everyone who kills has a purpose. Remember what you said before? The girl who got lost in the mountains and came to stay here brought a A boy."

Nian Yi hesitated for a moment, but still said: "What you said is also reasonable, that boy might be the servant of the village, maybe... maybe the owner of the villa was also killed by him."

This time Zhan Zhao didn't refute anymore, he stood by the window with his sword in his arms, and didn't say anything.

Bai Yutang propped his chin, still thinking hard:

"How come the more you talk, the more confused you become. Who could this person be?"

The night was thick and cold in the mountains, and the hazy moonlight shone on the surrounding mist, which was gloomy and terrifying, as if walking on the road to the underworld, with blurred vision.

Zhang Yuanwai held the lantern and walked quickly.Now he is flustered, his heart is beating very fast, and he always feels as if something will happen to him.

After clearing the thick fog in front of him, he looked up again, and saw a black figure standing there. He was startled, and with a shake of his hand, the lantern fell to the ground.

The other party turned around slowly, and the light reflected his face from below, which was terrifying like a ghost.

"You...it's you!" Zhang Yuanwai slumped on the ground, pointing at his face, "Chen Ying...you...you were burned to death?"

With a smile on her face, Chen Ying nodded and said, "Yes, didn't you see my dead body?"

"Are you a ghost?!"

"Of course I'm a ghost."

Zhang Yuanwai stared at the shadow at his feet, and suddenly froze: "No, you are not a ghost, how can a ghost have a shadow!"

Seeing that he wasn't a ghost, Zhang Yuanwai immediately breathed a sigh of relief, "What the hell are you going to do, kid? You're pretending to be a ghost!"

Chen Ying watched the change of his expression coldly, "What? Do you think ghosts are scarier than humans?"

"It goes without saying." Zhang Yuanwai got up and patted the hem of his clothes, "Ghosts are naturally scarier than humans, otherwise how can they be ghosts?"

"Really? I think the human heart is much more terrifying than ghosts." He said quietly, and took out a handful of iron spines from behind.

"I thought you had killed someone before, so you wouldn't be so timid. I don't think so, you and Xiao Yue are just like each other, and you can't stand being scared at all."

"Xiao Yue?" Zhang Yuanwai became vigilant at this moment, "Did you kill Xiao Yue? You...why did you kill him?"

"People who are about to die don't need to ask too many questions."

Seeing the gleaming iron vertebra in his hand, Zhang Yuanwai immediately yelled for help, and wanted to run up the mountain.Chen Ying chased after him slowly, raised her hand, pointed at the back of his head without hesitation, and knocked down hard——

"No!" In the room, Bai Yutang couldn't sit still after all, "Whoever he is, I'll go and see."

"Going to chase Zhang Yuanwai?" Nian Yi casually reminded, "He has been gone for a long time."

"I'll ride a horse and chase him for half a mile. If I don't see him within half a mile, I'll come back." He raised his sword and nodded to Zhan Zhao, "Let's go together."

The latter cast down his eyes and pondered for a moment, but he did not refuse. He turned around and cupped his hands toward Nian, and followed Bai Yutang out the door.

The people finally dispersed, Nianyi closed the door, leaned against the door and let out a long sigh of relief.

She was still a little uneasy, so she simply didn't sleep, and sat in the hat chair, staring at the oil lamp in a daze.The monsters and ghosts in the room sat down, ate, drank and chatted.During the period, one or two jumped up to her, imitating her appearance and resting their chins in thought.

The clepsydra is falling drop by drop, and time is passing slowly.

The second kid suddenly slipped in through the crack of the door.

"They found Yuanwai Zhang!"

When Nian Yi rushed to the front yard of the villa, a group of people were holding lanterns and forming a circle, she carefully pushed through the crowd and squeezed in.

On the ground was the corpse of Zhang Yuanwai, and most of his clothes had been stained red with blood.The servant at the side shook his head and clicked his tongue:

"It's such a pity. It wouldn't be too late for Mr. Zhang to wait until the horseshoe is repaired tomorrow, but he has to travel at night. No, rolling down the mountain will kill him."

After hearing this, Nian Yi asked again: "Did he fall to death?"

"That's right. When Zhan Daxia and Bai Daxia found him, he was still halfway up the mountain. There was such a tall forest above his head. His clothes were scratched in several places."

Bai Yutang folded his arms around his chest, looked at the corpse and nodded helplessly, "The fatal wound was on the head, it must have been hit by a tree trunk along the way, alas, it was quite miserable."

Mrs. Liu sighed, then turned her head to wipe away her tears: "It's too miserable..."

Fan Qingyun also nodded: "It's really miserable."

People around expressed their condolences.

Seeing this, Nian immediately said, "That's...so miserable."

The corners of Bai Yutang's mouth twitched slightly when he heard that, he took a step back and said in a low voice behind her: "Either you don't talk, or you pretend to be a little bit, what is that, in case others don't know how happy you are?"

Nian Yi took a look at him, a little embarrassed.

"It's getting late." Zhan Zhao walked past her, and said casually, "Go back and rest."

When he lowered his eyelids, the light shimmered in his starry eyes, Nian Yi's heart skipped a beat and he just nodded.

"Okay." Bai Yutang also patted her on the shoulder, "Then I'm leaving."

In the same place, the wind was blowing, and it was cold for a while.

It was late at night.

Counting midnight, Nian Yi gently closed the door.

She hesitated for a long time before putting on Zhan Zhao's cloak, and walked lightly along the path towards Pinghu.

There are few people around here during the day, and even less at night. Looking around, I didn't even see a ghost.

Tonight is dry and cold, with a hazy moon, she walked to the shore, stood still, looked at the sparkling lake and said softly:

"I am coming."

Ripples appeared in the water, and from a distance, it seemed that something had broken through the water.

With the cold wind blowing, with the splash of water, Nian raised his head and said to her:

"It's all right now. The damned people are all dead, but he is still alive. He lives safely and will live a happy life in the future."

The incomplete bright moon was reflected on the water of the lake, she tilted her head and smiled lightly:

"You don't have to thank me, in fact, I didn't do anything."

"But if he kills someone, his Yin virtue will definitely be damaged. There is no way to do it." Nian Yi's eyes darkened, and he lowered his head.

"He did it for you, hoping to avenge you."

"So, turn back."

She stretched out her hand, and the mist on the water surface smiled slightly. The moment she nodded, it turned into a string of tiny fireflies at her fingertips, and disappeared instantly.

The lake wind was still blowing softly, blowing her hair around her ears.For a long time, Nian Yi still stood where he was, staring at the lake with envy, and said softly:

"It's great to be reincarnated..."

The sound of rustling footsteps sounded behind her, and the slight movement was almost undetectable unless she listened carefully. She turned her head abruptly.

Under the bright moonlight, Zhan Zhao stood not far away, looking at her calmly.