Weicheng snow

Chapter 16 Broken Moon

The noise of falling into the water was obviously not ordinary, the disciples of the whole courtyard and the owner and servants of the villa rushed over with lanterns, and Yi Baixue also led Murong Qian out.When the two walked to the well, the man in the well had already been fished out. With the heavy flames, Yi Baixue could only see the outline of a human figure. As for the skin, facial features, and clothes, they had all been burned into pitch-black coke.

The owner of the villa was an elderly lady, it was probably the first time in her life that she saw such a scene, she was so frightened that she rolled her eyes and fainted, and was escorted back to the house by the servants.Hua Shenchi half-kneeled beside the corpse to inspect, Shen Sheng walked to Yi Baixue's side, and blocked Murong Qian's view with his hand, "Master Xue, the child is still young and it's cold outside, let's take him back to the room first. "

Yi Baixue looked there twice, probably also felt that something was wrong, so she led Murong Qian back.

The corpse was inspected by Hua Shenchi, and Shen Sheng was in charge of seeing the condition of the old lady, the owner, so he sent Yi Baixue and Murong Qian off along the way.Shen Sheng is a chatterbox, he has only known each other for a day, and he has never seen anyone, and now he is talking endlessly, "I knew something was going to happen, and I told my brother not to bring that troublesome thing when I go out, but I have to bring it. This time, I won't finish it." I guess they can’t get away.”

Yi Baixue smiled and didn't ask any further questions, but Murong Qian followed the night wind and heard a burst of crying.

The old house in the ancient courtyard is big and bizarre. Normally, there is only one old lady living with three maids and five servants. This night, the moon is dark and the wind is high, and the house is less popular and more gloomy.Even with a candle in a remote corner, you can't see your fingers clearly, and the crying of a woman out of nowhere makes your hair stand on end. No matter how good Murong Qian's mentality is, he can't bear it anymore, "Brother Xue will be with you tonight!" Xiaoqian together? Don't leave Xiaoqian alone in the house."

Yi Baixue rubbed Murong Qian's head, her face seemed to be worried, "Xiao Qian is afraid of those corpses?" Murong Qian shook his head firmly, he lived in a mass grave for a while when he was young, what kind of corpses are not seen?What he was afraid of was never those illusory ghosts, but villains who pretended to be ghosts and wanted to murder him, "Xiao Qian is not afraid of corpses, Xiao Qian only wants to be with Brother Xue."

After getting Murong Qian's answer, Yi Baixue felt relieved, and turned to Shen Sheng, "This matter is most likely done by spies mixed in with the convoy. My kung fu is not up to Lingshan, and I can't do it with Xiaoqian." Come on, so going back to the house right now is definitely not a good idea, why not go in and out with brother Shen Sheng, and help out?"

Shen Sheng was also casual, "As long as this baby is not afraid, I can go anywhere." As soon as the words fell, the crying became a little louder, Yi Baixue and Shen Sheng both heard it, they looked at each other, and searched around for the sound, Finally found the sobbing girl in the grass behind the rockery.The girl was wearing Medicine Sect costume, her hair was neatly coiled, she was not like an ordinary disciple, Shen Sheng recognized it with just one glance, "Junior Sister Duanyue, what are you doing here?"

The girl called Broken Moon heard Shen Sheng's voice, and suddenly covered her face, "Senior Brother Shen Sheng? Don't you shine a lantern on me, your face is already crying, it's so ugly."

Shen Sheng didn't take it seriously, "Junior Sister Duanyue is so beautiful, why are you being modest? We grew up together, and we've seen no matter how ugly we are." He removed Duanyue's hand covering his face, revealing his The charming little face at the back, at first glance, looks quite majestic, but when you look closely at the facial features, it is very delicate, with only one pair of eyes soaked into walnuts by tears, a bit unremarkable, after Shen Sheng looked at it, he burst out laughing out.

Duanyue covered her face aggrievedly, annoyed, "It's okay to be ugly? You always lie to me, and I will never believe what you say again!"

When Shen Sheng heard Duanyue's harsh words, he quickly begged for mercy, "It's brother's fault, it's brother's fault, if you're not happy anywhere, you can beat senior brother, don't cover it up, it will only make you worse It's uncomfortable, don't cry here in the middle of the night, you catch cold easily, it's also scary."

Yi Baixue laughed inappropriately, Murong Qian saw Yi Baixue smiling and laughed too, Shen Sheng was still confused, Duan Yue stomped his feet angrily, turned his back and left, no matter how much Shen Sheng called at the same place, he would not come back .

It wasn't until Duanyue's figure disappeared into the night that Shen Sheng put down his hands limply, and then sighed heavily.Yi Baixue patted his arm and said encouragingly, "You have a good attitude in chasing girls, but you don't know how to talk."

"Don't mention it, hey! Mr. Yi, I see that you have a flirtatious look on your face. You must be very proficient in this way. Why don't you come and analyze it for me?" Shen Sheng led Yi Baixue and Murong Qian back to the main way. On the road, he kept rubbing the tassel of the sword, throwing bitter water wantonly, and poured out all the grievances to the two of them.

It turns out that he, Hua Shenchi and Duanyue are all orphans adopted by Lingshan. Among the three, Hua Shenchi is the most talented, followed by Duanyue, and finally him.Since he was young, he only liked three things, the sword, the big brother, and Duanyue, so he took care of Duanyue in every possible way, but Duanyue's care for him was limited to the feelings of his childhood sweetheart.

Later, in the election for elite disciples, the eldest brother was undoubtedly selected easily, followed by Duanyue, and only myself spent three years memorizing all the classics in Zangshuge, but still couldn't remember clearly. Ended up with the title of No.9.

"Talent is not as good as others, and hard work can make up for it, that's all!" Shen Sheng said indignantly, "Eldest senior brother is indeed excellent, but he always puts on a wooden face, and no one can get close to him. Yue'er talked to him ten times It’s as if he didn’t hear the sentence. But I’m different, I will take the initiative to talk to Yue’er, bring her tea when practicing, and bring water to her in the cold winter. One year, there was a severe drought in Lingshan, and I ran a long way Fetch her water, but in the end she gave the water to senior brother, you say it's irritating or not!"

Yi Baixue's expression was subtle, "It's really annoying, but you...can only deliver water?"

Shen Sheng glanced at Yi Baixue sadly, "How is this possible? But it's too much, and I don't want to list them all. By the way, Yue'er has a younger sister who has a very good relationship with Yue'er... Just like you, Xiaoqian, later her younger sister was ill, and the elder brother refused to treat her, so I searched for ways to treat her, so I was traveling for half a year. contributed."

After Shen Sheng said so much, Murong Qian, who was only eight years old, could understand it. He said that sentence concisely but without losing cruelty, "People just don't like you, no matter how hard you try, you won't be able to understand." Use." As soon as he finished speaking, Yi Baixue slapped his head, and when he looked at Shen Sheng again, he looked devastated and self-pitying, and others couldn't listen to what he said.

Walking in silence all the way, only Shen Sheng kept thinking about it, Murong Qian was very upset when he heard it, but was warned by Yi Baixue not to talk nonsense, so he had to bite the words and swallow them back.The only house at the end of the road that was lit by fire was the bedroom of the owner's old lady. The group of people walked a little closer and found that there was one person standing outside the house besides two servants.When he got closer, he found that the person was Duan Yue who had just been driven away by anger.

As soon as Shen Sheng saw Duanyue, he came back to life, stepped forward in a few steps and asked, "Why is Junior Sister here?" Duanyue obviously didn't take what happened just now to his heart, and politely asked Yi Bai Xue and Murong Qian bowed before replying to Shen Sheng's question, "The murderer is very likely to be hiding in the dark, and it is too dangerous to act alone. I expected that the senior brother would send someone over to inquire about Mrs. Zhao's condition, so I followed suit." The light came first."

Shen Sheng praised, "Junior Sister is really clever!" Murong Qian snorted, "Sycophant." Yi Baixue rubbed Murong Qian's head, but didn't say much.Duanyue smiled back at Shen Sheng's praise, "It's not early, brother, let's knock on the door first." Shen Sheng knocked on the door, and the door was opened from the inside, followed by ticking wooden fish Voice.

Mrs. Zhao was kneeling in front of a Buddhist altar with her eyes closed, chanting scriptures.The maid who opened the door bowed to everyone and made a gesture of invitation, and they sat around the coffee table, waiting for the old lady to finish reciting Buddhist scriptures.

After a cup of tea, Mrs. Zhao finally stood up from the papyrus ball with the help of the maid, walked to the Taishi chair and sat down, drank a large cup of hot tea, and then said resentfully, "I know you want Everyone has counted the questions. The girl who died was a maid in the old man's family, named Tweety. This girl is dumb and stupid, but she is beautiful and kind-hearted. What is the dirty work? She is willing to do everything, and she knows how to look at people's eyes... Hey, what a nice girl, and she is also likable. Earlier, Wang Butcher from the neighboring village didn't think she was sick, and wanted to marry her. Why did you die when you got off?"

Shen Sheng analyzed, "According to what you said, Tweety should not have any enemies on weekdays?" The old lady Zhao said sadly, "This silly girl is happy to see everyone, and only people bully her. Allow her to offend others." The maid at the side handed the old lady a silk handkerchief, and Duanyue comforted her, "Don't be sad, the old lady, life and death, the most important thing is the body."

Shen Sheng tapped the table with his right hand rhythmically, as if he was thinking about the problem, "Then, has this girl behaved abnormally recently?" Speaking of this, the old lady cried even more sadly, "Abnormal? Great joy is coming , dressing in the mirror every day, and wearing wedding clothes is considered unusual? It was a great joy, but it ended in a great sorrow, my poor Tweety..."

The old lady kept crying, and the girls who were more emotional were infected after a while, and the maid who handed the handkerchief also secretly wiped her tears with her sleeves, and the tears that Duanyue had finally stopped poured into Walnut's eyes again. The spin will not fall off.Murong Qian felt that he was about to be made to cry, so he pulled Yi Baixue's clothes, "Brother Xue, Xiaoqian wants to go out."

Yi Baixue held Murong Qian in her arms, and gave Shen Sheng a look, Shen Sheng understood, and got up to leave.A group of people left the old lady's house, no one spoke along the way, only the sound of a woman and a child sniffing and sniffling.

Walking to the entrance of the corridor, he had to go in different directions when returning to the male and female disciples' rooms. Shen Sheng was not worried about Duanyue's safety, and wanted to send him another way, but Duanyue declined, "No need, I thought about it, and I plan to go back Accompany Mrs. Zhao..."

Shen Sheng was puzzled, "Does Junior Sister have any clues? Senior Brother will accompany you there."

Duanyue shook her head, "I just want to ask some Buddhist questions..." After speaking, he ran away without any intention of waiting for Shen Sheng.

Shen Sheng, who was rejected again, followed behind Yi Baixue, lost his former vigor, looked sullen, bitter and bitter, Murong Qian occasionally looked up at him from Yi Baixue's shoulder, a sympathy surged in his heart.

Shen Sheng called Yi Baixue and asked, "How does Mr. Yi think about this matter?"

Shen Sheng's quick emotional adjustment really frightened Murong Qian, but Yi Baixue was not surprised, after all, he was a disciple of Lingshan Elite, even if he was only No.9, he had to compete for this ranking among ten thousand people , It is absolutely impossible to do it only by complaining and talking.

He just held Murong Qian in his arms and thought for a while, then told the truth, "Originally I, an outsider, should not interfere in this matter, but since Mr. Shen Sheng asked, I will not hide it. Xu is very likely to be taught by Shi Sui."

Shen Sheng agreed, "I would like to hear the details."

Yi Baixue revealed her analysis one by one, "First of all, Tweety's connections are very simple, even the old lady Zhao who is closest to her can't explain why, so this girl should have no enemies. Furthermore, The big wedding is coming soon, which is a happy event. The old lady also said that the girl is very happy recently. She looks in the mirror every day to dress up. With such a state of mind, she will not commit suicide. In this way, only love and silence are left. According to the current clues, it is impossible to say for sure For any one of them, but because the time and place of the murder are related to Lingshan, so I personally prefer to keep the word silent, and I can only wait for more clues to judge in the future."

As soon as the words fell, Murong Qian immediately clapped his hands, "Brother Xue is really good! Brother Xue is the smartest!"

Shen Sheng replied, "A sycophant."

Murong Qian glared at Shen Sheng, and Shen Sheng also glared back at him. The two of them never gave up when they came and went, they only stared at Yi Baixue who was caught in the middle, so uncomfortable.

At that time, there was a crescent moon in the sky, and there were many dark clouds around. The night wind passed by, carrying some watery smell, which was the precursor of heavy rain. Yi Baixue looked up at the sky, and kindly reminded Shen Sheng, "Mr. Shen Sheng, There will be some rain tonight, which may wash away the traces of the wellhead, and the most urgent thing to do is to help Elder Shen Chi investigate the corpse, not play around with a child here."

Shen Sheng sniffed, but couldn't figure out why, "How did you know there would be rain?" Yi Baixue analyzed the sky and smells with Shen Sheng, and Shen Sheng was amazed to hear it.Murong Qian secretly scolded the idiot, Shen Sheng obviously heard it, so he glared at him again, and then led the two of them back to the courtyard.