Waking up almost every morning, Lu Sheng could feel his muscles getting stronger and his body getting heavier.
The price is that his meals are at least twice as big as before, and they are all big fish and meat, as well as the expensive medicinal soup every day.
The food expenses alone are enough to make ordinary people go bankrupt.
Lu Sheng didn't delay, he entered the city all the way, and arrived at the gate of Lu Mansion with ease.
As soon as the porter at the door saw him, he immediately came to meet him.
"The eldest son is back!"
"En." Lu Sheng responded casually, and strode into the mansion.
The atmosphere in the mansion is a bit strange.
But the servants who passed by saw him coming back, and they all came over to say hello.
"The eldest son is back!!"
Someone shouted.
"Elder Master! Eldest Master is back!!"
"It's the eldest son!"
The servants and maids ran out one after another. There was a hint of surprise on his face, like a bewildered person who suddenly found a life-saving straw.
"Where's Daddy?"
"The master wants you to go there immediately."
A maid ran over and answered quickly.
"kindness."
Lu Sheng took off the knife and carried it on his back.
Headed all the way to the inner courtyard.
The inner courtyard was quiet, strangely quiet, even deserted.
Some of the maids and servants were all in a bad mood, so they greeted him from a distance.
Those who were far away didn't see it, and they were still talking and chatting on their own.
A voice drifted over with the wind from afar.
"Last night, there was that woman crying again in sister Yu's room...."
"I've heard it too. It seems to be coming from a far away place. A family member passed by, but I didn't see anyone in the room, not even a shadow..."
"Oh, stop talking, it's really scary."
"Could it be some female ghost?"
"Don't chew your tongue! Be careful of getting beaten."
When Lu Sheng passed the stone bridge with a knife on his back, he heard the servants and maids at home chatting.
From the chats of these people, the lotus room where Sister Yu lived in the backyard has become the biggest restricted area in Lu Mansion.
No one needs to be reminded, and no one dares to approach at all.
He was silent for a while, and combined with the contents of the letter, his mood suddenly became heavier.
Finally, what he had been dreading all along happened.
The world is already full of crises. For all kinds of weird things. Ordinary people have no power to resist.
What he has been worried about is that one day, what happened in the Xu family suddenly happened to the Lu family.
At that time, what will he use to block it, and what will he use to save himself.
What can I do to save my family in this life
"Female ghost? I want to see what kind of female ghost can stop my knife!" A fierce light flashed in Lu Sheng's eyes, and he strode towards the inner courtyard hall with a rage in his heart.
He has accumulated for so long, isn't it for this moment
Walking into the lobby of the inner courtyard, Lu Sheng immediately saw Lu Quan'an sitting on the main seat with a haggard look, and beside him were Er Niang, San Niang and others who rushed over in a hurry.
The rest of the brothers, sisters and cousins are all there.
It was the first time that the whole family came together in such a non-holiday time.
Everyone saw that Lu Sheng walked in with a burly figure carrying a knife.
There was also a hint of joy on Lu Quanan's face. But immediately there was a hint of worry.
"Xiao Sheng, you... ..ah, you shouldn't have come back..."
"Father, tell me, what happened? Sister Yu died?"
Lu Sheng didn't talk nonsense, and went straight to the point.
He has practiced swords every day recently, and with the circulation of black evil energy, there is still a trace of fierceness remaining on his body.
When everyone saw this, they remembered that Brother Sheng had killed two extremely vicious wanted criminals before. This is a ruthless character who can kill murderers.
Thinking about it this way, everyone's original panic mood was relieved a little.
"Let me tell you." Erniang Liu Cuiyu sighed.
Lu Sheng found a seat on the right and sat down.
"Second mother, please tell me."
Liu Cuiyu thought for a while and sorted out her thoughts.
"This matter has to start with sister Yu's sudden death a while ago."
She sighed again.
"That day, someone from Sister Yu's family came to me and asked me if Sister Yu had returned, and I said I had returned early.
The man said that the family had not been able to wait for anyone, so he came to the house to look for someone. "
"I was also puzzled. Just as I was about to send someone out to look for it, I immediately received news from the yamen that Sister Yu had died in an alley. It had been several days, and her body was hardened."
"Afterwards, I paid for the funeral for Sister Yu.
But only two days after this incident, another person in the mansion disappeared. I sent people out to look for it, and found the body in another river outside the city. "
When Liu Cuiyu said this, her face was full of sadness.
"Since that day, one person has been missing in the mansion every day. No matter how hard we search, we can't find it! It's already the fifth day.
And every night, women's cries would be heard from the lotus house where Sister Yu used to live.
There were originally five people living in that room, and now three of the five people have disappeared..."
When Lu Sheng heard this, his expression darkened.
"What do the people in the yamen say?"
"What else can I say? I got nothing, and then I just found an excuse to shirk and leave."
Lu Chen couldn't help but interjected, his tone full of resentment.
"I asked your uncle to send soldiers to watch the night, but it was still useless. When there are many people, the voice will not appear, and it will only be heard when there are fewer people." Lu Quanan shook his head.
"Where's Qingqing?" Lu Sheng suddenly realized that Lu Qingqing was not there.
"She ran to Zheng's house alone. Something happened to Zheng's house too." Lu Quanan said helplessly.
"Has something happened to the Zheng family?"
Lu Sheng's heart tightened.
"It's not about us, but I met robbers and robbed their caravan on the way. That girl didn't know where to find the clues. She suspected that the robbers were related to the Xu family tragedy. She went out to investigate yesterday. Haven't come back yet."
Erniang Liu Cuiyu replied.
Lu Sheng snorted coldly.
"This girl is getting more and more disobedient.
In addition, even if the matter in the mansion is not a female ghost, a kung fu master can do this kind of thing if he is good at lightness kung fu!
What about Uncle Zhao? How did he say? "
"Your Uncle Zhao and several uncles were conscripted to the Yamen to help out in a place outside the city. Speaking of which, they haven't come back yet." Lu Quanan replied.
"That is to say, that person dared to come to the house to pretend to be a ghost while Uncle Zhao and the others were away?"
As soon as Lu Sheng opened his mouth, he characterized the matter as man-made, not some monster or ghost.
Regardless of whether it was done by demons or goblins, it can only be done by man!
Otherwise, the huge Lu family might fall apart.
Lu Quanan also immediately understood the truth, and nodded in response.
"Speaking of it this way, it really looks like artificial..."
"Is there a woman crying in Sister Yu's lotus room at night? I will live in that room tonight. See if anyone is missing."
Lu Sheng opened his mouth to make an arrangement.
"But Xiaosheng..."
Lu Quan'an wanted to say something, but was stopped by Lu Sheng raising his hand.
"Dad, don't worry, I know what's going on."
Lu Sheng said calmly.
Regardless of whether the other party is a ghost or a human, since it is afraid of crowds, it can always find a way to solve it.
If you can't even pass such a small hurdle in front of you, then if you encounter a ruthless character like the Xu family who destroys the whole family overnight after a disagreement, wouldn't you have to let others slaughter you
"Xiao Sheng...be careful."
Liu Cuiyu said worriedly.
The rest of them looked relieved.
Since Brother Sheng, who has killed the wanted criminal, said it was artificial, it is likely to be artificial.
With brother Sheng around, I believe that villain will be caught.
Lu Chenxin, Lu Tianyang, Lu Yingying and others spread the news immediately after the meeting was over.
Soon, in the evening, everyone in the Lu family knew that the eldest son Lu Sheng had returned, and he judged that it was man-made!
Tonight also decided to go to the lotus house vigil.
As soon as the news came out, the whole mansion immediately heaved a sigh of relief.
The Lu Mansion has been tense up and down these days. Like a taut string, it could snap at any moment.
For a while, everyone felt a lot safer in their hearts.
Although the crisis has not been resolved, the panic atmosphere before has eased a lot.
At least the eldest son Lu Sheng stood in front of him and lived in the lotus room himself. If there is something to do, the eldest son must stand in front of him first.
After inquiring about the whole process of the incident in detail, Lu Sheng immediately sent someone to tidy up the bed arrangement in the lotus room, and he will live in tonight.
The rest persuaded him for a while, but seeing that he was unwavering, they could only give up.
Lu Sheng asked Xiao Qiao to go back to his original bedroom, he picked up the knife alone, brought a can of herbal tea and walked into the lotus room.
The lotus room, the lotus leaf room, and the lotus root room are all places for the servants in the mansion to live. next to each other.
Among them, the lotus room is located in the center.
Lu Sheng came to the lotus house with a knife in hand, but the yards on both sides were deserted. Obviously scared away by crying in the middle of the night.
He pushed open the door, and the inside was cleaned and the bed was made.
The food box is placed on the stone table in the small courtyard.
Besides, there was no one in there.
There are still some pink marks on the off-white stone table, which seems to be left by the powder used by women.
Lu Sheng glanced at the bedroom.
The bedroom and the small courtyard are like two connected square boxes. The bedroom is divided into five single rooms, side by side. The entrance is the corridor, and the small courtyard is outside the corridor. side.
Lu Sheng was sitting by the well, opened the dark red food box, brought out the side dishes in piles, and set up a stone table.
Three dishes and one soup.
Served with hot white rice.
Lu Sheng ate with chopsticks.
It took nearly half an hour for a meal. He swept away all the food, and then he stopped and hiccupped.
As it was getting late, Lu Sheng lit candles and lanterns by himself, illuminating the small courtyard and Sister Yu's bedroom.
The five bedrooms are arranged side by side. Sister Yu's room is at the innermost. The light is very dark, and the sound from outside is very small.
After Lu Sheng had eaten, he walked through the corridor with a knife and entered the room.
There was a black wooden bed, a square table, and three chairs in the room.
In addition, there is a wardrobe and a dressing table.
Behind the dressing table is the window, and the wooden window is half open at this time, revealing the dark alley outside.
The candlelight shone down from the desk on the right side of the door, illuminating most of the room, but instead made the half-open wooden window even darker.
Lu Sheng walked over and looked out the window with his head.
The alley outside the wooden window was facing a side entrance of the Lufu.
Looking out of the window, one can clearly see a straight alley leading to the somewhat desolate white side door.