Looking at the two lanterns in his hands, Lin Rufei's expression almost froze. He slowly raised his head and asked in a deep voice, "Who set the lanterns?"
Gu Xuandu said, "Qi Yansheng, one was put on that day, and the other was put on yesterday." He said lazily, "Yesterday's one was written on Xiao Yu, and on that day, it was written on Meng's. Lanna."
Countless thoughts reverberated in Lin Rufei's mind, and finally converged into an incredible guess. Lin Rufei finally asked that sentence: "Meng Lanruo is dead?"
Gu Xuan didn't make a sound, nor did he deny it.
"What the hell is going on, Meng Lanruo, the Meng family, Xiao Yu, and Qi Yansheng." At this time, the already existing sense of disobedience became stronger, and countless questions flooded into Lin Rufei's mind. " Could it be that Qi Yansheng killed Meng Lanruo?"
Gu Xuandu said: "Don't worry, these things can be figured out slowly." Lin Rufei's face was solemn, but he smiled, "This is the charm of the rivers and lakes, there are always some things in the rivers and lakes. You didn't expect it." He saw the truth, but he didn't want to solve it, and some answers were not as interesting as finding it by himself. This is the purpose of traveling around the world.
Gu Xuandu didn't want to keep Lin Rufei ignorant of the world forever, he would rather watch Lin Rufei grow up little by little.
This is the case with the Meng family, Gu Xuan can say it directly, but he doesn't.
Lin Rufei also understood what Gu Xuandu meant, and her mood gradually calmed down. He grabbed the lantern and sat down, staring at the name in the lantern in silence for a long time.
"I'm going to find Qi Yansheng." Lin Rufei said, "He must know the truth."
Gu Xuandu smiled and said, "You know, no matter what you do, I will support you."
Lin Rufei put down the lantern, turned around and went out.
At this time, the sky was dark, and the lights were on in Meng's house, but the lush flowers in the daytime looked a little more gloomy at this time. Lin Rufei walked in the familiar scenery around her, but she felt a little unfamiliar. The only constant is the strong aroma of unicorn grass.
However, after staying in Meng Mansion for so many days, Lin Rufei's nose was about to get used to the smell, and if he thought about it for a while, he probably wouldn't be able to smell it.
Qi Yansheng's room was on the south side of Meng Mansion, very close to where Meng Lanruo lived. I don't know if it was a coincidence or not. On the way Lin Rufei went to look for Qi Yansheng, he didn't meet anyone. The servants who used to travel through Meng's mansion disappeared at this time.
When we arrived at Qi Yansheng's residence, we could see the dim yellow light from the window from the outside, and it seemed that Qi Yansheng was in the house.
But when Lin Rufei raised her hand and knocked on the door, she found that the door of the house was half open, but no one answered. After hesitating for a moment, he called Qi Yansheng's name a few more times, but there was still no response.
After thinking for a while, Lin Ru Fei said a harassment, then raised her hand to push the door, but saw that the room was empty, only a few oil lamps were lit, and Qi Yansheng was nowhere to be seen.
Qi Yansheng's residence is very simple. In the living room, there is only a wooden table and a few chairs. On the wooden table, there is not even a drink of tea. There is a huge screen at the corner of the living room. After thinking about the screen, it is Qi Yansheng's bedroom.
Lin Rufei came in hastily, and felt that something was wrong. Seeing that Qi Yansheng was really not there, she planned to leave. But who knew that just as he turned around, there was a small sound from the bedroom, Lin Rufei frowned and asked, "Qi Yansheng?"
No answer.
Lin Rufei hesitated for a moment, but walked towards the bedroom. He bypassed the screen and saw the scene in the bedroom, but what puzzled him was that there was no one in the bedroom, and the sound seemed to be close at hand. This Qi Yansheng bedroom is almost as simple as the living room. Apart from the bed and table, there is only a small wardrobe, and the sound seems to come from the wardrobe.
Following the sound, Lin Rufei walked to the front of the wardrobe, holding the handle and was about to pull it away, when a surprised voice from Qi Yansheng came from behind, "Lin Young Master, what are you doing?"
Lin Rufei paused for a moment, then turned her head and saw Qi Yansheng who appeared behind her at some point. Being caught by the owner of the house like this made Lin Rufei feel a little embarrassed. Fortunately, Qi Yansheng didn't seem to care, just With a smile, he said that he had gone out for some business, and asked Lin Rufei what was the matter.
Lin Rufei said, "I heard some noises in this closet."
Qi Yansheng said, "The sound?" He glanced at the wardrobe and said indifferently, "It's a mouse, right? The Meng family has a lot of flowers and plants, so it's normal to have a mouse."
Lin Rufei didn't believe it, he frowned and looked at Qi Yansheng, and said, "Young Master Qi, you are an honored guest of the Meng residence, so you wouldn't do anything harmful to Young Master Meng."
Qi Yansheng smiled slightly: "What does Young Master Lin mean?"
Lin Rufei said, "I was there that night."
Qi Yansheng pursed his lips.
Lin Rufei said, "I saw you and Xiao Yu setting lanterns by the river."
When Qi Yansheng heard this, he seemed very calm, and said calmly, "I just picked up the freshly boiled Tremella lotus seeds from the kitchen. Why don't I give Lin Gongzi a bowl and let's talk slowly?"
Lin Rufei looked at him: "Okay."
The wardrobe was still ringing, but the two of them tacitly did not mention it again. They walked into the living room, Qi Yansheng filled two bowls of Tremella, handed one to Lin Rufei, and then drank the one in front of him.
"It's so late, Young Master Lin must have something to do with me," he said after drinking.
Lin Rufei was not in a hurry, and just waited, he said, "There are two lanterns you put in, and I have them back."
Qi Yansheng's hand moved slightly.
"It has Xiao Yu's name on it, but it can be explained." Lin Rufei said, "Just can you tell me why the name on the other lamp is Meng Lanruo?"
If it was just Xiao Yu, Qi Yansheng could be said to pay homage to Xiao Yu who died in vain, but if Meng Lan was alive and well, who would write the names of the living on the lanterns used by the dead? The strange situation in the mansion must be inseparable from this Qi Yansheng.
Qi Yansheng was not angry when he was exposed, but he laughed and said warmly, "Young Master Lin has a heart."
Lin Rufei looked at Qi Yansheng expressionlessly.
Qi Yansheng took another sip of Tremella and said calmly, "Young Master Lin, you know that everyone in this world has some secrets that no one else should know."
Lin Rufei said coldly: "Everyone has a secret, but it's not a reason to hurt others. The Meng family treats you well, so why would you do such a hurtful thing."
"Yeah, the Meng family treats me well." Qi Yansheng sighed, his tone was a bit vicissitudes, "If it wasn't for their family treating me well, why would I have to stay in this Xinzhou city for a full ten years? ."
ten years? Qi Yansheng had been a distinguished guest in the Meng family for ten years, and Lin Rufei frowned, feeling that things were a little more complicated.
Qi Yansheng said: "Young Master Lin, I can only tell you, I never thought of hurting Meng Lanruo, he is a child I watched grow up, and it is too late to pamper him, how could he do something unfavorable to him? ."
Lin Rufei said, "How do you explain the lantern?"
Qi Yansheng showed a distressed look, and did not speak for a long time, as if thinking about how to explain, Lin Rufei was not in a hurry, and sat beside him and waited quietly.
"Sorry, Young Master Lin, I'm afraid I can't answer you." Qi Yansheng opened his mouth.
Lin Rufei knew that she couldn't get the answer from Qi Yansheng's mouth. She got up and was about to leave. After walking to the door, she suddenly noticed something. He turned his head and shouted, "Qi Yansheng."
Qi Yansheng hummed softly.
"Your name is really Qi Yansheng?" Lin Rufei said, "I've heard of the art of Yansheng, but when I first heard your name, I thought it was strange. Is there really someone in the world with such an unlucky name?"
The expression on Qi Yansheng's face gradually disappeared, and he looked at Lin Rufei silently.
The art of detesting victory, also known as the art of nightmare town, refers to the spells of various media to curse others. This spell is very vicious. Those who are hit by this art will lose their homes if they are light, and die if they are serious.
The name is the most important symbol of a person. Lin Rufei came from Kunlun, and the jade on it is famous, so it was named Rufei.
But Qi Yansheng, would there really be elders who would give such an unlucky name to the younger generation
If these things hadn't happened to the Meng family, Lin Rufei might only feel that Qi Yansheng's elders were irresponsible, but at this time he felt that there was a hidden mystery.
Qi Yansheng is not as simple as he appears, nor is his name.
Qi Yansheng suddenly laughed loudly, and the laughter was so harsh that he even bent down because he laughed so hard, he patted the table and said loudly: "Good question, good question! Young Master Lin, what are you doing? The question is really good." His voice faded, and he turned to muttering: "If no one asked me again, I would almost forget."
Lin Rufei said, "What did you forget?"
Qi Yansheng said, "Forget my name."
Lin Rufei showed a clear expression, and her real name Qi Yansheng really wasn't called this.
Qi Yansheng sighed and said, "Young Master Lin, why rush to leave, the night is still long, we can talk slowly."
Lin Rufei then turned around and sat down in front of Qi Yansheng, probably feeling a little stiff in the atmosphere. After hesitating for a while, he took out a pot of good wine from Xu Na's ring and placed it on the table.
Qi Yansheng laughed when he saw the wine, poured it into the glass unceremoniously, took a drink, and praised: "Good wine."
Lin Rufei said, "Wine is naturally good wine."
Qi Yansheng said: "A good wine should also be accompanied by a good story." He leaned back on the chair and made a lazy gesture. The arrogance between his eyebrows had long since disappeared, but he had become as steady and deep as an old man. "Young Master Lin knows that to the south of Yunxiang, there is a place called Wuyu."
Lin Rufei said, "I know."
This place is famous for witchcraft. There were two ancient witches. Although it is not as brilliant as it used to be, it is not easy to provoke. It is said that there are ten people randomly found by the roadside, and nine of them are proficient in witchcraft, and one of them is a babbling urchin.
"That's my hometown." Qi Yansheng said, "Within Wuyu, there is a family that is unparalleled in witchcraft, and their children are all proficient in Yansheng, and they are all powerful characters. What is the family name?"
Guess what? The natural surname is Qi, Lin Rufei thought.
Qi Yansheng didn't wait for Lin Rufei to give an answer, but continued: "But the Qi family has a rule that as long as you leave Wu Yu, you can't use your real name. For a wizard, your real name is very important. If outsiders know about it, it will inevitably cause some trouble."
Lin Rufei had already understood what Qi Yansheng meant. He was a wizard from Wu Yu and changed his name to Yansheng.
It's just so blatant, that if you want to come to the Meng family, you should know Qi Yansheng's identity.
Sure enough, Qi Yansheng continued: "Yes, the Meng family knows where I come from, in fact, I was invited by them."
Lin Rufei said, "Please?"
Qi Yansheng said indifferently: "Otherwise, why would Meng Lanruo always say that I am a distinguished guest of their family."
Lin Rufei vaguely guessed something, but this guess was too weird and absurd, making people wonder if it was her own delusion.
"The Meng family has something to ask me." Qi Yansheng said, "So I stayed here for ten years, changed my real name, and turned into Yansheng." He drank another glass and smiled lightly, "It's not bad at the Meng family. , is always interesting people, not too boring for me."
Lin Rufei said, "What does the Meng family ask you to do have something to do with the young master?"
Qi Yansheng raised his eyes to look at Lin Rufei, looked at him for a long time, and then said slowly, "Young Master Lin, you must know that there are not many people who can be called friends by Meng Lanruo, you are one."
Lin Rufei said coldly, "If I wasn't his friend, why would I sit here and talk nonsense with you for so long?"
After hearing this, Qi Yansheng felt that it made some sense, and nodded: "Yes." He raised his hand and took another drink, and continued, "You guessed it right, I came to Meng Mansion, and I have nothing to do with the young master of Meng Mansion. At that time, he was still a child who was less than my waist height... but he is as cute as he is now." He smiled like a kind old grandfather, looking at Lin Rufei with a strange expression.
"Did you treat Meng Lanruo as a son?" Lin Rufei asked.
Qi Yansheng said: "It's not good to be a son, but you must be pampered, after all, watching him grow up..."
Lin Rufei said, "Is that lantern related to the technique of succumbing to victory?"
Qi Yansheng shook his head and said that it was just an ordinary lantern, with some sympathy, other than that, there was no other use.
It's really absurd, Meng Lanruo is still alive, but he uses lanterns to express his grief, Lin Rufei's fingers lightly tap the table, and she hasn't spoken for a long time.
Qi Yansheng continued to say to himself that Meng Mansion has not had any new guests for a long time. Madam and Master are cautious people, not all cats and dogs can come in, that is, the son of an aristocratic family like Lin Rufei can get close to Meng Lanruo. . But although there are many young masters in the family, there are not many who can close together...
Lin Rufei: "Close?"
Qi Yansheng said, "You don't have a trace of sword energy in you, right?"
Lin Rufei said, "Yes."
Qi Yansheng said solemnly, "That's why you can become Meng Lanruo's friend."
Lin Rufei pursed her lips: "Meng Lanruo... he..."
The words came to his mouth, but he couldn't say them. He gritted his teeth, raised the wine glass in front of him and drank it. The wine was very strong, and a blush appeared on his face. With a hoarse voice, he finally said it. That sentence: "Meng Lanruo, is already dead?"
Qi Yansheng was silent for a long time before he nodded invisibly.
Lin Rufei felt a burst of strength. Although Qi Yansheng said it euphemistically, according to his words and what happened in Meng's house, Lin Rufei still guessed what he was hiding. Although the facts were extremely absurd, Qi Yansheng was like Without lying, there is only one answer left.
Meng Lanruo is dead, because he is dead, the Meng family will go to Wuyu to find Qi Yansheng, and then invite him into the Meng family.
Lin Rufei had heard many stories of resurrection from the dead, and knew that there were certain ways to keep the deceased in the world, but all of these methods did not require a huge price. So who is this young master who is so spoiled in Meng Mansion now
"He is also Meng Lanruo." Qi Yansheng answered Lin Rufei's confusion. "As long as he still has Meng Lanruo's three souls and seven souls, no matter what his body looks like, he is Meng Lanruo." It was the young master of the Meng family.
Lin Rufei found it a little difficult to understand.
Qi Yansheng said: "There are some things that I can't tell you, you guessed it yourself." He shrugged and said with a smile, "Although it seems better that you don't know these things, Meng Lanruo takes you for granted. Friends, since they are friends, they should treat friends the same way.”
While drinking, Lin Rufei rearranged the information given by Qi Yansheng.
More than ten years ago, Meng Lanruo in Meng's house suddenly had an accident and died unexpectedly. The Meng family invited Qi Yansheng, who was originally in Wuyu, to keep the three souls and seven souls of the young son of the Meng family with the technique of Yansheng. And then sealed in other bodies, in order to maintain Meng Langruo's vitality.
It's just that body... Lin Rufei thought about it and asked.
Qi Yansheng smiled and said: "Young Master Lin, don't worry about this, the body is not a human body, but made of grass and trees, and then a blinding technique is applied, but the magic is more powerful, only those who are above the eight realms can see it. There are clues." He was a little helpless, "But the body is really easy to damage and can only be preserved with unicorn grass, so the entire Mengfu... No, in the entire Xinzhou city, unicorn grass can be seen everywhere."
Lin Rufei said, "So it is."
"But that boy is very skinny, why would he want to stay in Xinzhou city obediently." Qi Yansheng said about Meng Lanruo, and brought some helpless doting, "I wanted to run out again and again, but it's okay. If someone finds out and pulls it back, otherwise it will be a big mistake."
Lin Rufei remembered Meng Lanruo's dream of using a sword to reach the end of the world, and it seemed that it would never be realized. However, after knowing that Qi Yansheng did not do anything against Meng Lanruo, he was relieved, otherwise he really wanted to pull out Gu Yu and swipe at Qi Yansheng.
Some people are born with a pure heart, and their behavior and words are very likable. Meng Lanruo is such a person.
Although Lin Rufei had not been with him for a long time, she really regarded him as a friend. Otherwise, he could have just walked away and wondered what happened in the Meng Mansion.
"What about Xiao Yu? What happened to her?" Lin Rufei thought of this and continued to ask, "Does Xiao Yu's death have something to do with you?"
Who would have thought that when Qi Yansheng heard the name Xiao Yu, a slightly embarrassed expression appeared on his face, and he said, "She... this... "
Lin Rufei said, "What?"
Even the secret of Meng Lanruo's death was exposed, but Qi Yansheng became hesitant to talk about Xiao Yu, unable to hold back a word for a long time.
Lin Rufei became impatient, and simply guessed by herself: "Did Meng Lanruo take a fancy to Xiao Yu and said that he would take her out of Xinzhou City? Go to Tianya with a sword?"
Qi Yansheng nodded.
"You killed Xiao Yu because of this?" Lin Rufei frowned, "Not to mention that she is the woman Meng Lanruo's favorite, even if not, it's still a life, you take people's life for no reason..."
Qi Yansheng said: "I can't do anything either, don't you know that when the young master of the Meng family went to find Xiao Yu that day, he had already prepared the coils in his hand, and he didn't know where he stole the sneaking talisman. If it is launched, people will immediately spread it, and the location is still undecided, if it really makes him become, no one will be able to save him!"
Lin Rufei asked suspiciously, "How could there be such a talisman."
"Yeah." Qi Yansheng said angrily, "Otherwise I wouldn't have resorted to this!"
Taking Xiao Yu's life is really a stupid way, and Meng Lanruo is now in grief, and he doesn't know how to comfort him. But if this stupid method is not used, I am afraid that Meng Lan's three souls and seven souls have been dissipated by now, and he is long gone.
"Oh, it's a pity that this girl, Xiao Yu, is a pitiful person." Lin Rufei remembered what Meng Lanruo said to herself, thinking that before Xiao Yu came here, she had suffered a lot. Love is happy, life should be getting better, but such an accident happened.
Seeing Lin Rufei's sympathetic expression, Qi Yansheng hesitated several times.
Lin Rufei only took his expression as shame, and didn't think much about it, she just reminded Qi Yansheng to find a good tomb for Miss Yu and bury it thickly.
Unexpectedly, Qi Yansheng's expression became more and more embarrassed when he heard this. Lin Rufei asked, only to find out that this person was too much. After salvaging Miss Yu's bones, it was actually set on fire.
"You're going too far. Although Xiao Yu is a Hualou woman, she didn't do anything to feel sorry for Meng Lanruo. You had no choice but to take people's lives. Why didn't you even leave the bones behind?" Lin Rufei frowned and looked at Qi Yansheng, only to feel that all those good impressions just now were gone.
Qi Yansheng had a look of speechless being blamed by Lin Rufei. He kept drinking, not sure if he drank too much, and his arrogant handsome face turned red.
Seeing that Lin Rufei still wanted to blame, Qi Yansheng hurriedly begged for mercy, saying, "Young Master Lin, Young Master Lin, show mercy, show mercy! I know I'm wrong, it's not that I chose a tombstone for her after burning it, Is it a thick burial?"
Lin Rufei frowned at him.
"I did this inappropriately! You think I've made a fool of myself!" Qi Yansheng raised his glass, poured the last drink into his mouth, and said with a wry smile, "People are not sages, so who can be blameless?"
Having said this, Lin Rufei is not ready to say anything else, but it's just pity that Xiao Yu died in a foreign land without any relatives and no reason... Lin Rufei, who was thinking so, heard the low laughter coming from beside her, and turned her head to look. , but saw Gu Xuandu leaning against the bed, covering his mouth and bowing his head and laughing, trembling all over.
Lin Rufei cast a suspicious look at him.
Gu Xuandu smiled and said, "Why did Xiao Jiu suddenly become stupid?"
Lin Rufei: "Huh?"
Gu Xuandu said: "He can make a Meng Lanruolai, guess if he can make another Hua Kui girl?"
Lin Rufei: "..."
"It's a pity that this Hua Kui girl doesn't have three souls and seven souls, so she has to be manipulated by this young master Qi." Gu Xuandu finally couldn't hold back and laughed out loud, "I really want to see the heroic appearance of this young master Qi dancing the sword. "
Then, Qi Yansheng, who was still drinking, saw Lin Rufei slowly lowering her head on the opposite side, her expression was extremely strange, how to see it, how could she seem to be smirking...
Qi Yansheng: "..." He knew.
The author has something to say: Lin Rufei: No wonder Xiaoyu dancing sword is so beautiful...
Gu Xuandu: Looks good
Lin Rufei: Yeah, the best looking one I've ever seen.
Gu Xuandu drew his sword expressionlessly.
Lin Rufei: What are you doing
Gu Xuandu: Kill Xiao Yu first, and then dance for you again.
Lin Rufei: …