Ling Yun smiled slightly, and said lightly to Tang Meng: "What's going on? Tell me!"
Tang Meng chuckled and said, "Brother Yun, just now Xie Junyan and Gou Junfa called me successively, and asked me to meet tonight, saying they wanted to make a big bet with me!"
Ling Yun smiled and said: "It seems that they finally couldn't help but want to make a move. What did you say?"
Tang Meng said excitedly: "Brother Yun, since they dare to bet, why should I be polite, just hack them to death, and I'll just say see you tonight!"
Ling Yun nodded, and said to Tang Meng: "Don't be careless at night, they have held back for several days without moving, I think they should have received some rumors about my matter, this time it is very likely that they are prepared Come!"
To be honest, Ling Yun has not had much hostility towards Xie Junyan so far, because the two have never had any confrontation from the front.
But Gou Junfa is different. Not only did Ling Yun beat Gou Junfa violently in school, he cheated him of money, and lost his face. Gou Liancheng was kicked into a eunuch!
Although this is not a death feud, it is not far behind. If it is said that according to Gou Liancheng's power in Qingshui City, the person who injured him has not been found out until now, Ling Yun absolutely does not believe it.
And if Gou Junfa found out that the person who hurt his father was Ling Yun, then he should come to Ling Yun immediately for revenge. How could he still have time to bet against Tang Meng
"Tang Meng, is there anyone from the Xie family and the Gou family in the Qingshui City Public Security Bureau?" Ling Yun asked Tang Meng directly with a flash of thought.
"Brother Yun, there's no need to ask. Both of these two have a good relationship with Luo Zhong, the director of the Public Security Bureau, especially Gou Liancheng. He and Luo Zhong are brothers in private!"
"That Chief Luo, how is your relationship with your father?" Ling Yun knew it all now, and he asked with a light smile.
"They are a principal and a deputy. Of course, the relationship cannot be good! The most important thing is that Luo Zhong and Xie Junyan's father, Xie Zhenting, is also the executive deputy mayor of our Qingshui City. They belong to the same faction. My father It belongs to the same faction as Uncle Li, and the two factions are fighting openly and secretly, and the internal strife is fierce!"
What kind of person is Tang Meng? In a few words, he told Ling Yun about the struggle in Qingshui City's officialdom.
Ling Yun's eyes flashed brightly, and he said lightly: "That's good, then you will gamble hard with them tonight, bet as much as you can!"
"Now, our relationship will definitely not be hidden from them. If they don't mention me, you have to learn to pretend to be confused. Don't mention me, just adapt to the situation!" Ling Yun hung up the phone after finishing speaking.
Although Ling Yun doesn't understand officialdom, there are so many sects and countries in the world of cultivation, especially within a sect, Ling Yun has seen too many battles between hills and hills.
"Well, it seems that this is going to use me as a breakthrough, causing some disturbances in the officialdom of Qingshui City..."
Ling Yun smiled disdainfully, didn't care at all, and continued making talisman paper.
...
The capital, the Ling family, Mr. Ling's room.
The first member of the Ling family, Mr. Ling Lieling in his seventies, was walking back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back, frowning.
Next to the chair where Ling Lie was sitting, there was an old man who looked to be in his fifties. He was medium tall, with short hair, a purple-colored square face, thick eyebrows and fine eyes, a straight nose and a wide mouth. Standing there quietly, watching Mr. Ling pace back and forth anxiously, but he didn't intend to say anything.
Mr. Ling walked back and forth by himself for a while, and suddenly stopped in his tracks, without turning his head, looking up slightly, as if he was talking to himself: "Mr. Is it? Finding someone with all the power of a family is like finding a needle in a haystack?"
Before Elder Cui, who was standing aside, could speak, Ling Lie's eyes flashed with pain, and he said in a trembling voice: "Or, my ill-fated precious grandson has already...already..."
The corners of Ling Lie's eyes twitched, his lips trembled, but he just couldn't tell the guess of "he is no longer alive".
Seeing this, Elder Cui hurriedly spoke to comfort Ling Lie and said, "Patriarch, you are too serious. I think the third young master's son, Jiren, has his own destiny and must still be alive. If you care about it now, you will be chaotic and worry too much about gains and losses. That's all."
Ling Lie sighed deeply, and suddenly raised his hand and waved it: "Old Cui, don't comfort me, it's been almost half a month, and there is still no news... Ling's surname is not a common surname, but Hao I sent so many 18-year-olds named Ling Yun, but none of them were..."
Mr. Cui shook his head, and said with a calm smile: "Patriarch, if the young master is picked up by someone, he has changed his name since he was a child, and even changed his surname. Isn't that normal?"
Ling Lie suddenly turned around, walked slowly to the chair and sat down, sighed again and said: "You are right, but in that case, there are so many people, where can we find them? Even if Ling Hao is still young, The work is not effective, but the second and third children must have some clues by now, right? Didn’t they have no news to bring back?”
Old Cui smiled and said: "Patriarch, I think you are still too anxious. You should be very familiar with the work habits of the second and third young masters, right? How can I bring it in front of you?"
Cui Lao didn't move, and came to Ling Lie in a flash, and continued to say to Ling Lie: "Patriarch, besides, even if others don't look for it, the third young master will definitely look for it. He is his own son. Ah! If my predictions are correct, I think there should be news in the next few days."
Speaking of the third young master Ling Xiao, old master Ling's eyes flashed with heartache again, and he sighed deeply again: "Hey, the past eighteen years have really suffered for the third child! Only less than forty At the age of five, the cultivation base of the peak of the acquired five-layer has already turned gray... "
Hearing this, Elder Cui also had unspeakable grief and indignation flashing in his eyes, and he said in a hateful voice: "The third young master is a genius who reached the peak of the third level of the innate before the age of twenty, but because of the word "love", he was condemned by both good and evil. The master was forced to abolish his martial arts, abandon his wife and children..."
Mr. Ling was also brought back to eighteen years ago by Mr. Cui's words. Two drops of crystal tears flashed in his eyes, and then he raised his hand to stop Mr. Cui from continuing.
Mr. Ling looked out with a little vigilance in his eyes, and then said with complicated eyes: "Mr. Cui, don't talk about it. All of this is Xiao'er's big mistake, and he is to blame. Even the Long family can't protect him, let alone Our Ling family..."
Elder Cui opened his mouth, as if he still wanted to speak, but in the end he intelligently turned his grief and indignation into gazes bearing the burden of humiliation, which gradually turned into helpless calm, sighed lightly, and swallowed back all the words he wanted to say.
Ling Lie suddenly twitched his lips, and looked up at Elder Cui with a smile. At this time, the tears in his eyes had disappeared, and he said gratefully to Elder Cui: "I know you like the third child the most, and you get along with him the most. , I can't bear to see everything that happened to him, but I can't help him, so who else can help him?"
"Now, I just want to find Xiao'er's son as soon as possible and take him back properly. While I can live a few more years, let my grandson be under my wings in peace, enjoy more blessings, and be more happy." It’s the only heart I can do as a grandfather!”
"A family of three, we can't suffer all three of them... Anyway, Ling Yun's parents have suffered all the crimes for him. I can't let my grandson wander outside like a duckweed without roots! Cough cough..."
The more Ling Lie spoke, the more excited he became, and he coughed twice after speaking.
Elder Cui said slightly excitedly: "Patriarch, don't worry, I believe you will be able to find your grandson!"
"Patriarch, why don't you go to the Long's house in person? I guess if someone from the Long's family comes forward, they may be able to find it faster..." Elder Cui came up with an idea.
Ling Lie gave a wry smile, slowly shook his head and said, "No, if the Long family is asked to help find someone, the momentum will be too great. Although eighteen years have passed since that incident, you and I both know that there are too many people who want to Killed my grandson, I'm afraid that before we find Yun'er, he will already be killed!"
Speaking of this, Ling Lie and Cui Lao suddenly looked out of the courtyard at the same time, only to see a servant rushing in from the outside of Mr. Ling's small courtyard.
"Mr. Ling, Third Young Master Ling Xiao is outside the door, saying that he has something urgent to see you!"
Ling Lie heard his heart move, and hurriedly said: "Since the third young master wants to come in, why do you report? Why don't you let him in quickly?!"
The servant responded and ran out in a hurry. In less than half a minute, he saw a rare and beautiful man walking into the courtyard. It was Ling Lie's third son, Ling Xiao.
Ling Xiao is only thirty-nine years old this year. He is 1.83 meters tall. He has a handsome and vigorous figure, a short cut head, a white face with a slight beard, sword eyebrows and tiger eyes, red lips and white teeth.
If Ling Xiao was ten years younger, he should be six points similar to the current Ling Yun, at least in appearance.
It's just that Ling Xiao's hair has indeed been stained with frost, and his temples are mottled and gray, which is extremely disproportionate to his thirty-nine-year-old age, and his two sword eyebrows are always slightly wrinkled together, as if expressing the countless worries and anguish in his heart. In the handsome tiger eyes, the eyes are no longer clear, looking lonely and desolate, very desolate.
"Father..." Ling Xiao entered the room slowly, first greeted Ling Lie respectfully, then smiled and nodded to Cui Lao, saying "Cui Lao".
Ling Lie raised his head, took a deep look at Ling Xiao, suppressed the excitement in his heart and asked, "Xiao'er, what is there to report? But have you found out about my grandson?"
The lonely expression in Ling Xiao's eyes darkened even more, he shook his head and said, "I asked Ling Hao the day before yesterday, but there is no news about Ling Yun. Father, what I came to report to you is another matter..."
"explain… "
Ling Xiao pondered for a while, and said: "Father, a friend of the Long family told me that something happened to the Sun family. The second wife of the Sun family, Niu Fenjiao, brought her son Sun Xing and Niu Fenjiao to Qingshui City, Jiangnan Province. Some of the masters in the field disappeared overnight, and their whereabouts are still unknown!"
Hearing this, Ling Lie raised his eyebrows, stood up from his seat, and asked, "Is this really true?! Xiaoer, do you know who did this?!"
Ling Xiao shook his head slightly and said, "I don't know..."
At this moment, the servant from just now hurried in again, and before entering the room, he ran and shouted: "Mr. Ling, please see Ling Hao!"
(end of this chapter)