Big dream 18 years

Chapter 23 So far away

The only ones who were attacked this time were Sect Leader Zhao and the disciples of the Beiqiu Sect, and no one was more qualified to make a conclusion than Sect Leader Zhao.As soon as he finished speaking, Gao Yi and other five masters had already dispersed to make way for Qin Songfeng, but the eyes of everyone looking at Pei Yongguo began to be full of suspicion.Although He Daoxian tried his best to wave his arms in the crowd and clarified loudly that he did not accept money, it was of no avail. He was quickly covered by his brother from behind.

Pei Yongguo was so angry that his whole body trembled slightly: "My old father, my lovely wife and my son died successively at the hands of Zuiri Fort, and every plant and tree in Zuiri Fort had a mortal enmity with them. The dogs and thieves died together, and you actually slandered me for being in collusion with the beasts of Zuizunbao! You...you are too unreasonable!" He covered his chest and bent down, spitting out a small mouthful of blood, and then he couldn't stand still. The one who was always beside him The famous book boy hurried over to help him.

Qin Songfeng walked up to Pei Yongguo, still calmly said: "Master Pei, that's not what we mean. It's just that I still can't figure out where I offended you. I want you to explain clearly. If there is any misunderstanding, I can explain it."

Sect Leader Zhao agreed: "That's right, although Zuishibao wanted to kill me, but the person who came to kill me may not be from Zuishibao, don't you also think that the second sect master of Qin resented me for breaking his prestige, and borrowed drunkenness to kill me?" Revenge in the name of Sun Fort? If Master Pei doesn't explain clearly, I'm always worried that I offended you at some point and brought on the disaster of the day before yesterday." Pei Yongguo was so angry that he spat out another mouthful of blood.

"Pindao also thinks that there may be a misunderstanding on this matter. Why doesn't Master Pei speak up?" Xuan Chongzi appeased Pei Yongguo while beckoning to a few Wudang juniors behind him, telling them to keep an eye on the crowd and prevent anyone from taking the opportunity to make trouble.

"That's good. You...follow me." Pei Yongguo panted violently for a while, and stabilized his legs with the support of the book boy, "It's just under the small building in the northwest corner of the villa. All the grudges have been buried in it, you go It will be clear."

Xuan Chongzi, Zhao Zhangmen, Qin Songfeng and Gao Yi looked at each other, and the first two nodded.Xuan Chongzi then said grimly: "Master Pei, I will trust you for the last time. We are not afraid of traps and traps. We have seen a lot in Drunken Sun Fort. I hope you have no other intentions."

"I'm aboveboard, I don't bother to hurt people with backstabs!" Although Pei Yongguo had just been exposed for many sneaky actions, his tone was firm.

So, nearly a hundred people rushed to the small building together.The underground cell can accommodate only a limited number of people. In order to prevent Pei Yongguo from cheating, [-] masters were finally selected to escort Pei Yongguo and his bookboy into the underground. Xuan Chongzi and Qin Songfeng followed closely behind. Gao Yi and Zhao Zhang The door was left outside to guard the entrance.

"Daozhang, can you take me with you?" Ji Shuliu said suddenly, "I've been there several times, so I'm familiar with it."

Xuan Chongzi nodded in agreement, and Qin Songfeng put his left hand on Ji Shuliu's shoulder, and walked alongside him at the end.

At this time, there was no one in the cell, and no lamps were lit, only a few torches brought down by the crowd were illuminated.

Pei Yongguo seemed to be making a fuss. He walked to the end of the short corridor and groped for a long time facing the wall. Xuan Chongzi stared at him very hard, but in fact there was only one hidden compartment on the wall, and there was a hidden compartment hidden in the secret compartment. A bunch of keys.

After getting the key, Pei Yongguo went back above the ground and opened another locked door.There is also a tunnel in this room leading to the ground. The difference is that this tunnel is brighter, and there are many holes leading to the upper room along the way, and light will leak down through these holes.

Pei Yongguo said that there are valuables in the house that should not be exposed to heat, and asked everyone to extinguish the torches. Then he went down the stairs, with his hands behind his back, his chin slightly raised, and chatted: "I come here on weekdays, so there are bronze mirrors near these holes. , can bring in sunlight, and if the bronze mirror is placed properly, it will be brighter here." He seemed to want to show off, but unfortunately, everyone was on full alert and did not answer.

Under the tunnel is a spacious secret room with stone walls, and there are many holes at the top.It was noon, although Pei Yongguo did not adjust the bronze mirror, he could barely see.Facing the entrance is a wooden screen, on which is a huge painting, vividly depicting two people with mutilated bodies and bloody bodies, only their faces intact, one is Li Xiao and the other is Shang Tongtian. Extremely, even the expression of pain and suffering is very realistic.Many rusty daggers are inserted into the body of the person in the painting, and a bloodstain is specially drawn with red ink under each dagger.

Passing around the screen, one can see that there are many ice cubes stored in the secret room, so it is not cold outside; in the center there are two square objects covered with black silk cloth, one big and one small, very similar to coffins.

Pei Yongguo walked slowly to the side of the smaller square object, and gently lifted several thick layers of black cloth, revealing a crystal coffin, in which lay an eight or nine-year-old boy, with Pei Yongguo's eyes vaguely shadow.The corpse was well preserved, and his face was calm and serene. Pei Yongguo bent his waist, stared at the dark face of the little boy with no blood in it, and withdrew his unrestrained expression from the past, showing the expression that only belonged to a father.

"This is my only son. He was smart and intelligent since he was a child. He has completed his enlightenment. He wrote poems and lyrics during his lifetime, often very childlike."

Everyone knows that both the child and his mother died at the hands of Shang Tongtian.At that time, it was the critical moment when Baidao jointly wiped out Zuiri Fort, and Zuiri Fort was desperate to retaliate wildly. Pei Yongguo's family of three were unable to protect themselves, so they were sent to a secret place to be protected by Gao Yi.It's a pity that Shang Tongtian found out there, led people to sneak attack, killed and injured many people, Pei Yongguo's wife and children, and Sun Chengxiu's grandparents all died because of it.

Pei Yongguo has donated countless funds to the Baidao Alliance, but Baidao failed to protect his last two relatives. It is really ashamed to say that even if Pei Yongguo procrastinates and refuses to talk about the topic, no one has the nerve to interrupt him in front of his wife and children corpses Remember the past.Even Ji Shuliu remembered that when he was a child, he was commensurate with Brother Shang Tongtian, and when he thought of those students who were about the same age as Pei Yongguo's son, his heart felt sad.

No one disturbed, Pei Yongguo turned around half a circle, covered the other coffin with his hands, his expression became gentle and intoxicated: "This is my wife, she is well educated, she is a lady, she knows everything about piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. She was still wearing a veil when she was murdered, and outsiders have never seen her true face." His expression became more and more strange, "My wife is a stunning beauty, I can't bear to bury her forever, so I put her here, any time Visit. Although her brows and eyes are not as lively as before, it is enough to open your eyes."

He tilted his head and raised the corners of his mouth strangely at the crowd, and suddenly quickly stretched out his hand to remove the black cloth on the coffin, which shocked Xuan Chongzi and others to draw their swords one after another, and the sound of long blades echoed endlessly in the secret room.

The black cloth fell silently, but did not trigger the mechanism that everyone expected. As Pei Yongguo said, the crystal coffin where his wife's body was placed was revealed.The woman laying on her back inside had complicated clothes, a high bun, slanted eyebrows, and slightly closed eyes. The light rouge around her cheeks adorned her supposedly pale face, making her look like she would open her eyes at any moment.

Nearly [-] years old, three years after her death, she still has such a beautiful appearance. During her lifetime, she and the famous handsome man Pei Yongguo were really a couple of gods.

But that's not surprising.

Surprisingly, she and Qin Songfeng are very similar. Although one is female and one male, one is old and the other is young, one is bright and one is handsome, one is elegant and one is rough, but the outline of the facial features is as if carved out of a mold.All the people present only glanced at her, and immediately looked at Qin Songfeng involuntarily.

And Qin Songfeng rushed to the side of the coffin almost as soon as the black cloth fell to the ground, staring straight at her, as if he was about to break open the coffin and hug her.

"Hahahaha..." Pei Yongguo laughed wildly, but the laughter was more desolate than crying, "Qin Songfeng, you have tried all kinds of tricks, but did you expect that you would kill your biological mother in the end?"

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When Pei Yongguo laughed, Ji Shuliu's heart palpitated, and he couldn't help but look at the book boy who forced him to confess a few days ago.

I don't know when it started, the book boy knelt down on the ground, bowed his head and chest, facing Pei Yongguo's wife's coffin, very respectful.The master who controlled him had already let go of him, and instead focused on Pei Yongguo.

When Pei Yongguo uttered the last word, the book boy bounced up from the ground, clenched a dagger in his right hand, like an arrow off the string, and shot straight at Qin Songfeng, Qin Songfeng seemed unaware, still staring at the woman in the crystal coffin , motionless.Ji Shuliu stood the closest, and before he had time to think, he strode over from the side, clasped the book boy's right arm with both hands, and folded it in the direction of his force, the book boy let out a pain, the dagger fell, and his arm dislocated, He was also tripped by Ji Shuliu stretching his legs and fell forward.

Ji Shuliu held onto the boy's injured arm with one hand, squatted down and pressed the boy's back neck with the other hand, but suddenly his eyes turned black, his whole body couldn't use any strength, and the boy broke free, and he But he almost fell over, and hurriedly supported the ground with his hands, grabbed the dagger to block Qin Songfeng, and shouted: "Stop!"

At the same time as Ji Shuliu shouted, a nearby Wudang disciple also made a move and pushed the book boy down again, while Pei Yongguo over there was subdued by the masters beside him.Pei Yongguo remained silent, but the book boy struggled unwillingly. He happened to be near the screen, knocked down the screen during the struggle, and simply kicked to Ji Shuliu's side, and said with a ferocious face: "Ji Shuliu, you helper Running dog, why don’t you dare take a look at this painting, Mr. Pei’s painting doesn’t look like it? Li Xiao’s ghost is in the [-]th floor of hell, it must be like this ghost!”

Ji Shuliu looked down at the screen, then glanced at him coldly: "How old are you, and you still scare people with such kid tricks."

The book boy was choked, his eyes were blood red, as if the anger had turned into substance and burned in his eyes.

Only then did Qin Songfeng turn around and pat Ji Shuliu on the shoulder, and then went straight to Pei Yongguo: "Tell me first, how did you meet her, and when did you marry her?"

Pei Yongguo gazed at her coffin affectionately and provocatively, and said: "When Pei was visiting Quze in Guizhuang with a friend from the rivers and lakes, he accidentally went in the wrong direction at night, and met his wife by chance, and they hit it off right away. She was a widow at that time. Besides, his body and bones have been reduced, and he is dressed in plain clothes, not like a person in the world of mortals."

Qin Songfeng frowned: "Have you ever gone to Quze? Why haven't I heard of it?"

"More than ten years ago, Pei was an unknown scholar. It was only because his father was murdered by Li Xiao that he determined to make friends with heroes in the world. Naturally, you would never have heard of Pei's name. My wife and I are very close friends. We have known each other for several months. They have known and admired each other like close friends for many years, but it is a pity that she is attached to her youngest son and cannot bear to leave. It was not until Qian Rui and Qu Ze killed their enemies and settled their grievances that she made up her mind to leave a letter and leave."

Qin Songfeng was silent for a moment, and then asked the main question: "Why did you say that I harmed her? Also, did you bribe the killer Rouge Ghost to assassinate me twice, and you did not hesitate to drag the old Lu and the old Zhou family?"

"Your Excellency, don't slander the good people. I hired the killers, but I have told them not to hurt the Lu and Zhou family. If they can make a marriage, they will be rewarded. The children of Lu Bing and Zhou Tai have long wanted to get married. Pei Yongguo is just an adult beauty." Pei Yongguo admitted solemnly, stepped back a few steps and moved to Xuan Chongzi's side, tore off the sleeves of his jacket, took out two pieces of letter paper sewn inside, and solemnly Hand it over to Xuan Chongzi, "Master Taoist, this is the evidence that Qin Songfeng betrayed our whereabouts to Zuishibao. Among the people here, Mr. Pei trusts the Taoist priest the most, and I hope the Taoist priest will not show favoritism."

Xuan Chongzi took it, but didn't open it right away, doubting: "Master Pei, if this is really conclusive evidence, why didn't you say it earlier?"

Pei Yongguo sneered: "People in the Jianghu are ranked according to their seniority, and the weak and weak are restrained everywhere, but celebrities like Qin Ermen sect leader do whatever they want. If I leak it to others in private, the evidence of my crime will be destroyed at the least, and my mouth will be murdered at worst!"

"Sophistry! Then why don't you say it in front of everyone?" Someone retorted.

Pei Yongguo looked at the sky with blank eyes: "After the remnants of Zuishi Fort are completely destroyed, this plan is feasible. Prior to this, Pei was unwilling to kill his own prestige."

"If you frame Qin Songfeng at this moment, won't you destroy your own prestige?"

"How do you know that Qin Songfeng is not the real murderer?"

Xuan Chongzi shook his head helplessly, and first opened the top piece of letter paper.When everyone looked closely, it was indeed an anonymous secret letter, which not only disclosed the whereabouts of the group of people under Gao Yi's protection, but also drew a diagram.

"I got this letter by chance. The person who gave it to me claimed that it was written by Qin Songfeng. I didn't really believe it. Therefore, I ordered the businessmen under me to deliberately argue with the Jianghu gangs, and even if they paid a high price, please ask the second son of the ruler Sumen." The head of the sect made peace with himself, and finally got Qin Songfeng's handwriting." Pei Yongguo waited quietly for Xuan Chongzi to open the next letter.It was a contract, agreeing that on a certain date, Qin Songfeng of Chisumen would settle a dispute with a certain gang for someone, and charge a certain amount of silver.

"Pei himself is proficient in calligraphy, and he has invited many experts to check carefully, and they all confirmed that the handwriting on the two pieces of paper was written by the same person."

Xuan Chongzi suddenly raised his head, and said firmly: "Master Pei, you really have been deceived! Who is the person you sent out to invite the Second Sect Leader of Qin? If this person is not a liar, he is a spy of Zuishibao. "

Pei Yongguo's face was instantly filled with anger and disappointment, and he clenched his fists as if intending to make a speech.Qin Songfeng suppressed his unspoken words in a low voice: "I did not write the words on these two pieces of paper. I have come forward to say that I will never charge money for disputes, and I will not make written documents."

"The Chisu Sect really has this rule, I've heard of it!" The master who restrained Pei Yongguo just now testified for Qin Songfeng, "If you want to invite people from the Chisu Sect to discuss disputes, it is difficult to ask the second sect master Qin to come forward in person. But once the Qin Second Sect Leader shows up, he won’t take any money, he just wants to make more friends and help Chisu Sect as much as possible in the future.”

"Yes, this rule is not known to everyone, but most people who have done business with Chisumen know it. If you don't believe me, you can go out and ask someone."

Everyone was talking about ideas, and Pei Yongguo's decisive eyes gradually shifted.

Someone suggested: "Master Qin Er, can you find the words you wrote before?"

Qin Songfeng looked at Ji Shuliu: "A few days ago, I wrote a few random strokes on the waste paper he used for calligraphy practice, and I probably didn't throw it away."

"Pindao takes you to look for the residence of the Second Master of Qin, and then ask the people in the Jianghu to verify the rule of the Second Master of Qin not collecting money, how about it?" Xuan Chongzi said in a discussing tone.

Pei Yongguo seemed to have believed it for a little while, but he was unwilling after all, he strode away with Xuan Chongzi and returned half an hour later, when he came back, he walked slowly, with empty eyes, and sat on the floor between the two crystal coffins without saying a word .

Xuan Chongzi sighed: "Sure enough, it was the Zuishibao spies who instigated dissension. It's a pity that the suspect is far away in the pass, so he couldn't be tracked down immediately. Now that I think about it, Qi Bo's accomplices may also know about this, so they deliberately imitated the master sword of the second sect of Qin. The law aroused the suspicion of Master Pei, made Bai Dao suspicious of himself, and had no time for others."

Pei Yongguo smiled miserably: "Why do you have to be merciful? This matter has already spread, and just now some outsiders suspected that Pei was eager for revenge, and asked someone to imitate the sword skills of the second sect master of Qin to kill his comrades. Are you also speculating on this?"

Qin Songfeng said lightly: "Impossible. My mother wouldn't be blind to that kind of person."

Although he has always been frank, most of the people present were shocked by his words.

Xuan Chongzi showed the two letters to everyone with a blank face, and then said in a low voice: "Master Pei, you can rest here for a while, and I will come to you later." The ladder left, and the fifteen masters who came with them followed one after another, and Pei Yongguo's book boy was also taken away.Soon there were only three living people and two coffins left in this secret room.

Ji Shuliu suddenly understood why everyone was leaving in a hurry, and wanted to avoid it, but was held down by Qin Songfeng's shoulders.He felt Qin Songfeng's hand change from heavy to light several times. Finally, Qin Songfeng held his shoulder tightly and asked Pei Yongguo: "You just said that she left a letter before she left that year. What was written in the letter?"

Pei Yongguo replied: "It is said that she left with a hero, so let Chisumen not go beyond their means to find her."

"Does she know that I never read that letter?"

"I know. I asked someone to inquire about it, and there were rumors in Chisu's family that she had accidentally disappeared. You were still young at that time, so you probably wouldn't know the truth."

"Then, why did she keep avoiding me?" Qin Songfeng's voice was still indifferent, but his hand suddenly exerted force. Ji Shuliu's shoulder hurt and he couldn't bear to break free.

"I never asked her." Pei Yongguo lightly stroked the coffin wall beside him, "I feel that the future will be long before I reach the end of my life. Who would have expected that a momentary love would be timid and regret for life? If it happened earlier and was heard by her, it might not be the result like today."

Qin Songfeng was silent for a moment, grabbed Ji Shuliu's wrist, stepped up the stairs and left the secret room, nodded casually to the acquaintances guarding the door, and went straight to the residence.No one passed by near the residence, so he bent down and spit out a mouthful of blood that he had been holding back for an unknown amount of time.

Back in the room, he closed the door and hugged Ji Shuliu tightly, resting his chin on Ji Shuliu's shoulder, without saying a word.Ji Shuliu hugged him back and patted his back gently.

After a long time, Qin Songfeng let go tiredly, lay down on the bed, his shoulders trembled slightly, and cried out in a muffled voice.

Ji Shuliu had no strength left, so he lay down beside him, with one hand on his shoulder.Not too long later, when Ji Shuliu fell into a drowsy sleep, he heard him tremblingly saying: "It's just a little bit... I'm just a little bit closer to seeing her."

Ji Shuliu embraced him in a daze, and he leaned his head on Ji Shuliu's chest and hugged Ji Shuliu's waist.The two of them had been exhausted physically and mentally for the past few days, and now they finally had a chance to take a break and fell asleep hugging each other.