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Chapter 38 New Year's Eve

Because there are so many things going on recently, Luo Xingyun almost forgot about the Chinese New Year, but for the people in Jianghu, after the Eight Corpses Wandering Dragon Banquet that caused a sensation in the Central Plains was broken, the Chinese New Year is like a great joy...or rather It's a celebration banquet.

As for firecrackers, two or three days before New Year's Eve, the little bastards on the street have already taken them off. From early morning to night, the whole street is crackling non-stop. When the lights are turned on, there is a special taste of the New Year. With the sound of firecrackers, New Year's Eve is here.

It's a pity that people like Luo Xingyun are not so lucky. When everyone is shopping and playing, these three people can only come to see other people's houses.

Of course, it's not easy to watch other people's homes being lively, because they can't enter through the main entrance, they have to climb on the roof of other people's houses to see them, and what they climb is the big backyard of Li Mansion, which is where wives and concubines live.

"Hey...Brother Luo, this is really the most embarrassing New Year's Eve I've ever had since I was born." Su Yuehua complained softly while lying on the roof of someone else's house.

"Yes yes yes, finish the matter quickly so I can go to the street with Zhong Yu!" Fan Yang curled his lips in dissatisfaction, he, a minister of Dali Temple, actually climbed over the wall of his backyard at night.

Luo Xingyun could only sigh helplessly when he saw the faces of these two people who were full of resentment and absent-mindedness: "Okay, I know that there are people who have taken care of you and those who have taken care of you, who made Mrs. Li so calm that she hasn't shown her feet until now. .”

"Come on, Mr. Luo." Fan Yang smiled brightly, "You speak as if you are a loner, Mr. Li will be back soon, right? Aren't we waiting with you?"

Luo Xingyun gave the guy a supercilious look, he didn't feel worried about these two guys who are not very good at martial arts, so he came to have a look, otherwise he would have gone back to the inn to eat melon seeds and drink a little wine, and there is no need to feed mosquitoes here .

"Huh? Mrs. Li came to the backyard alone." Su Yuehua whispered.

The three of them looked down cautiously, Mrs. Na Li hurriedly walked to her door and stopped, looking left and right to see if there was anyone around, it was very mysterious.

Although she was the only one in the huge backyard, this woman was very cautious.

Before Luo Xingyun had the idea that this woman would finally show her fox tail, he saw a person suddenly jumping out from piles of rockery weeds.Mrs. Li walked over to support the man, and the two of them leaned together so crookedly.

The person hiding in the grass was a man. The man stretched out his hand to pinch Mrs. Li's waist, and then pressed his face to it. They kissed passionately from mouth to mouth. The man hugged Mrs. Li while raising his hands while talking Words: "Ah Yun, I haven't seen you for so long and you are still so beautiful."

Mrs. Li smiled coquettishly, and replied with a charming face: "You can say nice things to make me happy, but it's better than that kind of scholar, who is always serious and dull."

At this moment, the expressions of the three people on the roof can be said to be different, but in the end, they returned to the unbearable expressions of "I have blinded my eyes", among which Luo Xingyun's expression is the most colorful .

The man's mouth was full of goosebumps, and he suddenly realized that Li Wanshu's tone and tone of calling him were too serious, and the man's voice below made him want to draw his sword to fight for him. Get rid of an evildoer in the world!

The pair of adulterers slumped below for a while, and Mrs. Li pulled the man under a small tree in the backyard.

This tree was obviously just planted not long ago, and the traces of the newly turned soil are still very obvious, but at this time, there are indeed not many people who would suspect that the things were hidden here. The two used shovels to turn over the soil and dig a few times. Black cloth bag.

Everyone can guess what is in the black cloth bag, it is Wujie's family heirloom, a small box.The material of the box is a rare purple jade. Under the reflection of the moon, the purple jade box emits a layer of transparent purple light from the inside to the outside. This thing is expensive.

"That girl actually called Dali Temple Minister to reverse the case for her. Fortunately, the scholar sent her away, but it was only temporary, but this purple jade box will definitely not stay long." Mrs. Li said softly, "Now the scholar has some Doubt, I can't be caught by him, otherwise you and I will finish the game."

"Don't worry, at worst, I'll let the jade boss break open the box, so that the treasure can be obtained." The man said.

"But this box is also very valuable!" Mrs. Li seemed reluctant.

While this side was discussing how to deal with the box, Fan Yang was also discussing how to get the box.Su Yuehua said to go grab it directly, anyway, the adulterer dared not speak up, Fan Yang suggested that after they left, just dig it out and go along.

Luo Xingyun thought about it, and felt that it would be better to walk quietly, if it was not necessary, he would not want to have a half-money relationship with Mrs. Nali.So after the discussion, the three of them continued to turn into three geckos and scrambled on the roof to stare at the two.

Fortunately, the two didn't dare to argue for a long time, after all, Li Zixuan was still entertaining guests in the main hall, and Mrs. Li just found an excuse to come out to get some air.After the box was buried, the man quickly climbed over the wall and came out. Mrs. Li straightened her clothes and went to the front yard again.

Seeing that his feet were half numb after the two trysts, Fan Yang cursed lightly and swooped down with lightness kung fu. Su Yuehua went down a few steps to help dig the box, not to be outdone.

Luo Xingyun couldn't help smiling when he saw the eagerness of these two people, he patted his back to make him stand up, before his feet were firmly on the tiles, he suddenly felt a gust of wind rushing towards him.

His complexion changed, his internal energy was transferred to the palm of his hand, then he turned around and slapped his palm, unexpectedly grabbed his wrist, and then the low and soft voice rang in his ears: "Ah Yun .”

Luo Xingyun was startled, perhaps because he was already staggered by fright because he was already guilty, but the owner of the voice moved faster, and as soon as he stretched out his arms, he wrapped his arms around his waist and brought him into his arms, the voice smiled: "Ah Yun, do I look so scary? You can be scared to fall by me with all your martial arts?"

This time Luo Xingyun stood firm, raised his eyes and saw Li Wanshu's handsome face was very close to him, he hurriedly stretched out his hand to push the latter away, raised his eyebrows and stared at the fake scholar who was smiling smugly.

"Why are you here?" Luo Xingyun asked calmly, suppressing the ups and downs of being caught on the spot.

"This is my home. Isn't it natural for me to come back?" Li Wanshu said with a smile, "But what surprised me was that Ah Yun was waiting for me at my home. I was still thinking about where to find you."

Luo Xingyun coughed dryly when he heard this: "I'm here to deal with business, I don't know this is your home."

The fake scholar showed a meaningful smile: "You have said so, so of course I believe it."

"Hey, the two of you on the roof are done cuddling and cuddling, should you come down and get down to business?" Fan Yang yelled at them in the courtyard holding a purple jade box, Su Yuehua's face on the side The smile on the face is cramped.

So the four of them went back to the inn where they stayed temporarily and called Wu Jie to check it out. Luo Xingyun took the opportunity to tell Li Wanshu about the matter, but the latter actually showed a somewhat surprised expression.

"This is my family heirloom! Thank you, Master Fan, Wu Jie!" After confirming that her treasure was intact, the girl Wu Jie knelt down and kowtowed to thank her. Helped up to comfort.

"Actually, my lord helped me get back the family heirloom. I'm already very satisfied, and getting rid of the crime is the next thing." Wu Jie smiled through tears.

"But now there is no evidence and we can't interrogate Mrs. Li." Fan Yang rolled his eyes and said, "Unless we can find evidence of her dealings with the local yamen."

Luo Xingyun didn't express any opinion, but glanced sideways at Li Wanshu who was also silent, only to find that the latter was looking at the purple jade box on the table, and seemed to be looking at it very seriously.

"How does it feel to hear a group of people discuss how to arrest your family members and put them in prison?" Luo Xingyun said.

Li Wanshu lifted the corners of his mouth, and actually unfolded the broken bone fan that he hadn't seen for a long time, but Luo Xingyun could tell that this fan was different from the previous one, he should have made a new one, but the style was still the same as before exudes a smell of copper, the former and then

Said: "Not much, but that woman is not my mother, and I have no relationship with me. I have a little understanding of her money-greedy personality. It is reasonable and reasonable for her to go to jail if she commits a crime."

"But as a family member, you have to avoid suspicion anyway, otherwise your father will not feel good seeing you helping outsiders like this." Fan Yang also said.

"No, on the contrary, I want to clear Miss Wu's charges." Li Wanshu laughed.

Wu Jie naturally knew from other people that this is the second young master of the Li family, and now she was shocked when she heard this, thinking that this was a righteous way to kill relatives.

After the five discussed for a long time, Fan Yang went to the Yamen to look for those who had testified back then, Su Yuehua stayed in the inn with Wu Jie, and Luo Xingyun went home with Li Wanshu, although the latter was sloppy invited.

Of course Luo Xingyun would not verbally admit to going home with someone.

He just said he was a guest.

"Ah Yun, how do you feel about seeing my father?" Maybe it's been a long time since I saw him, but Li Wanshu seemed like a chatterbox all the way without panting.

"I've seen you two days ago." The old god Luo Xingyun said.

"It turns out that Ah Yun has already met my father," Li Wanshu smiled, "Doesn't that mean we can be together in a fair and honest manner?"

Luo Xingyun calmly said: "We have already left together, what else do you want?"

As soon as the two of them entered the main gate of the Li Mansion, the atmosphere became even more lively. The servants were shouting that the Second Young Master had returned, and it spread from the front yard to the main hall, and then led to Li Zixuan.

These two are both scholars, so their behaviors are well-behaved and refined, but Luo Xingyun signed up with the unruly nature of the Jianghu people. Li Zixuan recognized Luo Xingyun as one of the people who was by Fanyang's side two days ago , his face was quite surprised that his gentle and gentle son knew such a quack.

And the two seem to be very closely related.

The three chatted politely for a while, then Li Wanshu dragged Luo Xingyun to his place of residence, saying that he wanted to show the latter around.

The Li Mansion is indeed very big, last time Luo Xingyun only went to the main hall of the front yard, which was just a corner of the scenery, now he was led through a carved arch and entered the Boyi Garden.

There is a straight road leading to the next arch in Boyi Garden, but that belongs to the backyard of the main courtyard, and separated by this road are two small courtyards, one is called Ningqing Hall, the other is called Fengyi Court. Wan Shu lived in Ningqing Hall, but he seldom came back on weekdays, so only the servants cleaned it every day.

Li Wanshu said as he walked, "Ah Yun, you should stay here today."

Luo Xingyun: "I can go to the inn to stay."

"Investigating the case is important, and it's more convenient for you to live here." Li Wanshu said solemnly, and then the topic turned around again, "By the way, the jade pendant I gave you earlier must be put away, it is very important .”

Luo Xingyun raised his eyebrows, shook the jade pendant out of his arms, and said with a smile: "When I was in Ci'en County, there was an old man Huo who seemed to be very interested in it. Originally, I planned to sell it at a high price .”

"I can't sell it!" Li Wanshu suddenly put his arm around Luo Xingyun's shoulder, leaned his head closer and said in a low voice, "This is what I gave you... Uh, token, how can you sell it as soon as you say it?"

In the end, he still didn't speak too bluntly, if Luo Xingyun got annoyed with this jade pendant, life and death would really be unpredictable.

"..." Luo Xingyun glanced at Li Wanshu in distaste, he naturally knew what this guy was going to say, but he just stretched out his hand to push the person away, thinking that maybe it's better to throw this thing away.

Ridiculous... No, it should be said that Li Wanshu, who teased Wan Luo Xingyun, was extremely happy, and he returned to normal after enjoying himself for a while: "I must help that girl, because the key to the box in her hand is here. "

Luo Xingyun looked at him suspiciously, and then asked suspiciously: "What kind of relationship do you have with her?"

Li Wanshu Wenyan smiled: "No, but this key is mine, and her father should be an old acquaintance of mine."

"...Old acquaintance?"

Luo Xingyun really can't see through this person, obviously this person has been with him for a while, and he can't see any experience at such a young age, but he once again felt the depth of this person.

Li Wanshu is like a living target. It doesn't mean that he will attract criticism wherever he goes, but that there will be people he knows or has already arranged all kinds of things, so that Luo Xingyun can see the mysterious force---Fulian The tip of the iceberg.

However, this is not good for Luo Xingyun, especially when he wants to avoid it, this person spit out the secret that covered himself with a cloud of mist bit by bit... He sensed Li Wanshu's sincerity , he also felt the murderous intent towards the previous leader of the cult.

But because of this, he couldn't cross that hurdle as if nothing had happened.

There are candles on both sides of the stone path in the courtyard, and the fires on the bridge leading to the main courtyard not far away are flickering and flickering. With a smile on his face, he looked gentle.A pair of pitch-black eyes are mixed with too much obscurity that Luo Xingyun can't understand. Perhaps the only thing Luo Xingyun can understand now is the softness in Li Wanshu's eyes that made him extremely uneasy when he looked at him silently. .

Looking at each other, Luo Xingyun couldn't help frowning and looked away, but quietly climbed up to his face, Li Wanshu took everything into his eyes, his eyes darkened a bit.

In the action tonight, Fan Yang has gained quite a lot.When he came to the yamen, the bewildered expression on the county yamen's face made him feel relieved. After all, on New Year's Eve, a sudden visit could find out many unexpected things.

Where are the usual actions of parents and officials?He only knows how to collect money, and now it's useless to kowtow to his superiors.

But Fan Yang's purpose was not here, so he checked the ledger symbolically and then went straight to the point, he wanted to summon the coroner of the autopsy and the police who were present in the family case.

So the county government hurriedly summoned all the people who had gone out to fool around and those who were in the government office, and stood in a row in front of Fanyang.He raised his eyes and saw a familiar face, it turned out to be the adulterer who was with Mrs. Li in the backyard just now.

It's really hard to find a place to break through the iron shoes, and it takes no effort to get it!

Fan Yang was cheering in his heart, but on the surface there was no ups and downs. He sat on the seat of the county government lord and slapped the gavel with a slap on his face, which made people's hearts jump.

The people in the hall all speculated whether some guy was caught by the adults after being bribed!

"Which one of you is the coordinator of Mr. Li's corpse?" Several of the servants in the hall were not wearing uniforms, and it was really hard to tell which ones were arresters and which ones were cooperators.

"Go back to Dali Temple, Mr. Qing... yes, it's the young one." The adulterer came out tremblingly.

Fan Yang was surprised and happy again, happy because this person was the most likely to be a fake, and surprised because this person was obviously just a lowly clerk, how many times did Madam Li have to be blind to fall in love with this person?

"Report your name," Fan Yang said.

"The villain Feng Wushan."