The sun was shining brightly, shining warmly on his body. Jiang Huai was wearing a moon-white coat and was sitting lazily on a Taishi chair.
The Taishi's chair is placed under the steps of the pavilion, shining in the sun.
In the small pavilion, he could admire green bamboos and flowers. He preferred to bask in the sun. The sunlight on his body was indescribably warm and comfortable. His whole body seemed to melt and he relaxed completely.
He squinted his eyes and occasionally opened his eyes to glance at his wife who was busy in the flower garden.
Shu Yuting was rolling up her sleeves, revealing her white lotus-like jade arms, and was pruning flower branches with long scissors.
Although the flowerbed has been tended by someone, it is not rough and meticulous enough. Weeds are only removed, but the flower-shaped branches are not pruned.
Seeing her being serious and focused, her face shining brightly and warmly in the sunlight, becoming more beautiful and pure, Jiang Huai's heart was filled with happiness and warmth.
This small courtyard is a world of its own, and no one disturbs it.
He used to find a place to relax deep in the mountains, but there was always a trace of nervousness deep in his heart. He was afraid that enemies would come to his door, so he did not dare to lose his vigilance and could not completely relax.
Now that he had arrived at the Duke's Mansion and lived here, he finally experienced the feeling of complete relaxation, leisurely and carefree. Seeing Shu Yuting immersed in the flowers, he felt even more happy and warm.
Just as he was thinking this, footsteps suddenly came from outside, and then there was a knock on the door.
"Brother Chu." Jiang Huai stood up and floated to the door, opened the courtyard door, and said with a smile: "Rare guest, please come in quickly! ...Yu Ting, Brother Chu is here!"
Shu Yuting straightened her waist, smoothed her messy hair from her temples, and said with a smile: "Mr. Chu, please come in quickly!"
Chu Li clasped his fists and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, you don't have to be polite. I went to have a drink with Brother Jiang, but we haven't had a good chat since we entered the house."
"Then just stay here." Shu Yuting smiled and said, "I'll cook two dishes for you."
Chu Li shook his head: "No need to bother, it's better to go outside."
He winked at Jiang Huai. Jiang Huai understood and knew something was going on. He waved his hand and said, "You go about your business. Let's go out for a drink."
"...Well, don't drink too much." Shu Yuting warned: "Don't miss the point."
If you miss something because of drinking when you first come here, it will be detrimental to your future.
"I know." Jiang Huai smiled, waved his hand, and went into the house to change his clothes.
When the two of them left the courtyard and came under a pine tree, Jiang Huai asked, "Brother Chu, what's the matter?"
Chu Li said: "Go and see the two injured people."
"No problem." Jiang Huai breathed a sigh of relief, thinking it was some big deal and asked Chu Li to come to the door in person.
Chu Li put his hand on his shoulder: "Then let's go!"
Jiang Huai's vision was blurry and he couldn't see anything clearly, only distorted light and shadow. A strong feeling of vomiting arose in his heart. He struggled, but his body froze and could not move.
His eyes suddenly lit up, and he felt a sudden urge to vomit. He took a deep breath to suppress his churning chest, quickly turned his head and looked around, and arrived at the south gate of the Duke's Mansion. He was deeply impressed by the two ferocious stone lions.
He stared at Chu Li with wide eyes, and then at the woman in white standing quietly aside. Although the white gauze covered her face, her face could not be seen clearly. However, she had a graceful figure and a fairy-like temperament, so he could not turn his eyes away.
Chu Li coughed lightly: "Brother Jiang, this is Miss Third."
As soon as Jiang Huai met Xiao Qi's cold gaze, it was like a bucket of cold water being poured down on her head. The longing caused by her white clothes, graceful figure and temperament instantly dissipated, and she hurriedly clasped her fists: "I've seen the third lady!"
He led the way knowingly, while Chu Li accompanied Xiao Qi at the back.
Jiang Huai performed Qinggong, his feet fluttered, and he was extremely fast.
He remembered the situation just now. In a few breaths, he walked from his small courtyard to the south gate of the Duke's Mansion. The speed was shocking, and he couldn't imagine how light it was!
Sure enough, there is heaven outside the world, and there are people outside the world. I always thought that I was the best in Qinggong and the best in the world, but now I realize that I have little knowledge!
His movements were extremely fast and he quickly arrived at the small courtyard where the crime occurred last night.
Jiang Huai came to the gate of the hospital and explained: "They are a couple who just had a child, and the child has been sent to the mansion to take care of them."
Xiao Qi nodded lightly.
Jiang Huai pushed open the courtyard door and went in. There was still a faint smell of blood.
Jiang Huai took the two of them to the bedroom in the main hall, where they were sitting on the couch practicing kung fu.
"Xiao Deng, Mrs. Deng, and the third lady are here to visit you." Jiang Huai said.
The two of them opened their eyes and looked at Xiao Qi.
Xiao Qi said lightly: "Where are you from?"
The two were stunned for a moment, looked at each other, and remained silent.
Xiao Qi took a deep look at the young man, and her tone became more and more calm: "From the Qiwu sect?"
Their expressions changed slightly.
Jiang Huai said in surprise: "No way?... Could it be that he is from the Qiwu sect?"
The assassins of the two men were disciples of the Qiwu sect, and they were also from the Qiwu sect, so you knew it as soon as you thought about it.
Chu Li suddenly put his hand on the shoulders of Xiao Qi and Jiang Huai. In a sudden flash, the three of them suddenly disappeared from the bedroom and appeared in the living room.
"Bang!" A muffled sound came from the bedroom.
Jiang Huai hurriedly performed his exercises to stop the shaking of his body, and looked towards the bedroom with wide eyes.
Chu Li sighed: "It's really amazing!"
Xiao Qi said lightly: "It's hard to guard against it!... Let's go."
"Miss Third?" Jiang Huai didn't know what happened.
Xiao Qi said: "Report to the Yamen."
Chu Li shook his head and sighed: "They are the assassins who killed the third lady. They are trying to kill the third lady. I will leave the rest of the game to you, Brother Jiang."
"Bitter meat plan?" Jiang Huai was half convinced.
Chu Li smiled, clasped his fists and left.
Jiang Huai stepped into the messy bedroom with hesitation.
The walls were riddled with holes, as if they had been shot by countless arrows, the beds were scattered in a pile, and there were only some scraps of cloth.
Jiang Huai frowned. These rags belonged to the couple just now. Their clothes were in pieces like this. Where were they?
He searched carefully and found a few broken pieces left in the corner of the wall, like broken pieces of porcelain, which were warm to the touch.
His expression suddenly changed, he uttered "Wow" and fled the bedroom in a hurry.
He rushed to the yard, greedily breathed in the fresh air, and finally guessed that the couple had used a secret technique similar to the disintegration of demons, transforming themselves into the most powerful force and exploding, leaving no bones left!
He couldn't help but be afraid that no matter how powerful his Qing Gong was, he would still be unable to escape from this secret technique of disintegration, especially when he was in a narrow bedroom just now and had no way of escaping!
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Chu Li and Xiao Qi walked happily.
"Second Miss took the longevity grass, how is it going?"
"Nothing has changed." Xiao Qi said, "Maybe it will take some time for the medicine to take effect."
"I want to meet the second young lady." Chu Li said.
Xiao Qi glanced at him: "You care enough about the second sister!"
"Immortality grass is useless against Feng Yuanzhi." Chu Li shook his head and said, "It cannot delay her decline."
"Second sister doesn't see outsiders."
"I can't see you either?"
"Do you think you are not an outsider?" Xiao Qi looked at him lightly.
Chu Li said helplessly: "There is really nothing we can do?"
Xiao Qi said: "Let me ask, she is in a bad mood right now, so she may not see you."
"Thank you, miss!" Chu Li clasped his fists.
Xiao Qi glanced at him lightly, turned away, stopped talking, and returned to Yuqi Island in silence. (To be continued.)