The old housekeeper looked at the study where the lights were still on late at night, and wanted to remind him, but in the end he held back. The old man was in a bad mood recently, and even the most trusted people did not dare to approach easily. His eyes were as if there were no knives.
The sharp blade in the sheath always feels scary when it falls on the body.
"Alas," the old housekeeper sighed. In just half a month, this family has been transformed, and they have become almost unrecognizable overnight.
First, the young master died inexplicably in the small courtyard. Then the old lady was too worried and went with the young master. Now, in the huge Wu Mansion, the master is alone.
Just now, the old housekeeper went to report the whereabouts of Zhang Yan today, and found that it seemed that only when he heard about this incident, the old man became as angry as before.
Why is the master so concerned about the man named Zhang?
The old housekeeper knew many things about the Wu family, both overt and covert. But he never imagined that the Wu family was at the point of life and death at this moment, and the key to it was that he couldn't help but wonder about the seemingly unimportant person named Zhang.
young people.
In the study, Wu Yuan held an official document from the yamen in his hand, but his eyes did not fall on it. He was floating outside the window, looking at the silent night outside the window as if he was waiting for something.
"It's been three days. Something happened to them too?"
The two spirit generals said two days ago that they were going out to investigate for clues about the disappearance of Chu Hongyi and Tang Niu. Once they left, they never came back.
This is anything but normal.
Without even thinking too much, Wu Yuan could guess that the disappearance of the two spirit generals was probably also related to Zhang Yan.
Because Wu Yuan knew very well that without Tang Niu mentioning it, Chu Hongyi was definitely the one who made Chu Hongyi disappear. This matter was concealed by him. When the two spirit generals went out to investigate, they would not think of being wary of Zhang Yan, but
They will be wary of demon thieves who can threaten the existence of "spirits" in general. Once they search around and find no clues, based on Wu Yuan's understanding of those spirit generals, they will definitely take the opportunity to kill Zhang Yan and his family.
Help yourself to eliminate the banner of sorrow and resentment, but in fact enjoy the feast. By doing so, you can not be blamed under the rules of the "king".
It's a pity that Zhang Yan is alive and well, and the Zhang family is also living well, but the two spiritual generals are missing.
Wu Yuan had thought about what would happen if the spirit general couldn't defeat Zhang Yan. But when this situation appeared in front of him, it was impossible not to panic. It was not just the fear of the unknown,
It is even more of a fear of death. Because since the other party can kill his son without showing anything, why can't he kill him in the same way?
The anxiety became more and more serious from the second day after the two spirit generals did not return.
How many years has it been? Wu Yuan can't remember the last time he was forced to be in such a confused state. In the past, whenever he encountered a hurdle that he couldn't overcome, he only needed to use the "spirit" to make it easy.
The problem can be solved with almost no disadvantages.
But this time
"Wu Yuan, you seem to be a lot more haggard."
Suddenly, a slightly clear child's voice sounded in Wu Yuan's ears, causing him to quickly look away from the window and saw that there was an unknown figure with a ponytail and a white dress sitting on the chair diagonally opposite him.
Girl with feet.
The girl was very beautiful, she looked to be sixteen or seventeen years old, and she was looking at Wu Yuan with a smile.
Wu Yuan almost jumped up, like a cat whose tail was stepped on. He quickly bowed to the end, without daring to raise his head, and respectfully said: "Holy servant Wu Yuan pays homage to my king! I don't know that my king has not come far to welcome him.
Please ask my king to punish you."
"Okay, okay! You were a loser when you were still taller than my waist. Now your beard has turned so much gray, why hasn't it changed?"
"My king has taught me that Wu Yuan's secular odor has stained my king's eyes."
"Okay. Wu Yuan, stop talking nonsense. Where are my two spirit generals? They sent a message from spirit insects, saying that there may be demon thieves in Langyuan City, causing a spirit boy and a spirit feeder to disappear.
I couldn't detect their presence at all this time. It seemed like something must have happened to them.
Wu Yuan, tell me, what do you know here?"
The girl's smile remained the same, and her big watery eyes looked at Wu Yuan blinking, waiting for Wu Yuan to answer. But Wu Yuan felt a kind of tingling pain and inexplicable pressure under the gaze of these beautiful eyes.
He was immediately suppressed and fell to his knees on the ground with a thud.
"My king, calm down! My king, calm down! There is something fishy about this matter, and it is really not something that a servant can see through."
Wu Yuan's attitude is humble, and he always puts himself in the position of "servant". At least in name, he is now the servant of the other party. But he doesn't dare to tell the inside story of the matter even if he wants to. If the other party knows
It turns out that everything was caused by him asking Chu Hongyi to help kill people under the false pretense of public benefit. Then his fate would probably be to die.
After listening carefully to Wu Yuan's "causes and consequences" and "circumstances of events," the smile on the girl's lips gradually faded.
"Wu Yuan, I haven't asked you about the matters in your hands for decades. Do you think you can use your little cleverness to deceive me like a fool?"
"My king, my servant has been wronged! My servant has always been loyal to my king and has never wavered. How dare you hide anything? Whether it is the spirit boy or the missing spirit feeder or spirit general, I really don't know the reason.
I can only wait tremblingly for the arrival of my king." Even if he was frightened in his heart, the expression on Wu Yuan's face and the words in his mouth were impeccable, and there was not even the slightest hesitation in his words. It was as if he had really received a huge misunderstanding, and he looked very serious.
I felt wronged. I even burst into tears when I said the last sentence.
However, the girl did not seem to retract her words because of Wu Yuan's crying, but continued: "Chu Hongyi is a spirit feeder. After the spirit boy disappeared, she should have hidden herself and waited for help, but she ended up leaving the shelter without authorization. This is
Why?
Chu Hongyi made it clear in her last soul bug before the accident that you asked her to do things for you under the guise of investigation.
Wu Yuan, do you still want to deny it?"
The last word exploded in the girl's mouth, as if it directly rang in Wu Yuan's mind. The buzzing sound made him dizzy and his mouth and nose bleed. A humble feeling of insignificance surged in his heart, as if he had been understood by the other party.
Everything caused him to feel depressed. In an instant, Wu Yuanzhen almost told everything. But in the end, he bit the tip of his tongue hard and woke up a little. Three words flashed in his heart: Calm down!
"My servant is wronged! My servant never said anything selfish to Chu Hongyi, and I don't even know when she left. Why did she slander this servant? My king! You have to believe my servant!" he said.
, while kowtowing loudly.
A while passed. The girl looked at the miserable Wu Yuan who was kowtowing on the ground and suddenly laughed.
"Hehe, Wu Yuan, let's give it a try. Are you really so scared?"