In the early morning of the next day, as soon as the sun rose, there were people with troubles gathered outside the door of Minmin Goods Store.

In a small place like Xiling Town, messages always spread quickly. People have long known that there are people exorcising ghosts in this yard. I couldn’t help being curious, so I came to watch the excitement early in the morning.

No one would have imagined that when they pushed open the courtyard door, they would see a colorful spectacle—the colorful cloth turned into countless fragments, scattered everywhere, decorating the courtyard like a field of flowers.

The last batch of colored satins in Wuxi Village, which were priceless treasures, are now all turned into scattered flower petals.

When people saw enough excitement and dispersed, they were still amazed: “The ghosts in this yard must like excitement.”

The three of them, Qian, Sun and Li, also came back from the inn on the morning sun. They stepped into the gate of the courtyard one after another, and were dumbfounded one after another.

The reason why they panicked was not only because thousands of dollars and money turned into tatters all over the ground overnight, but also because of the scene in front of the mourning hall.

They saw three wooden dummies lying in front of the mourning hall like deflated rubber balls.

In the eyes of ordinary people, the dummy is just a pile of rags, uglier than the scarecrows in the field, mixed with the colorful brocades all over the ground, it is really not worth seeing.

But in their eyes, this is an extremely terrifying picture.

Because the dummies are two tall and one short, their clothes are draped on their backs.

Because the head of the dummy was cut by a sharp blade, they were all too familiar with the number of swords.

The knees of the three were weak, and they knelt down tremblingly.

They knelt in front of the mourning hall for a whole day, from dawn to dusk, and then opened the empty coffin in the backyard.This empty coffin was originally prepared for Zhao Ji. They collected the “fragments of residual limbs” of the three dummies, carried them to the back mountain, and buried them in the tomb.

From that day on, the signboard of the Minmin Goods Store was taken off, the gate of the courtyard was locked, and the lock gradually became covered with dust.

The former owners of the goods store left with disgrace and empty hands, and have never been seen or heard from since.

Residents of Xiling Town have never seen the four former brothers again, but the ghost stories featuring them have been passed down from word to mouth, and many versions have evolved, becoming more and more bizarre.These stories will replace them and stay in Xiling Town for a long time.

Of course, the creators of the story had already withdrawn quietly without leaving a trace.

Lu Zhengqiu and his disciples drove the carriage to the edge of the town, and Mu Chuan sent him all the way to the boundary marker at the entrance of the town, and finally stopped.

“If you plan to go to Jiangyu City, you can walk along the official road in this direction. With the token I gave, you will be able to pass through unimpeded.”

Di Dongqing’s eyes were still chasing him: “What are you going to do, don’t you want to go to the capital alone?”

Mu Chuan lowered his head and said, “I’m still hesitating. If I go too far and my brother finds out, I’m afraid I’m going to get angry again.”

Seeing his troubled appearance, Di Dongqing comforted him and said, “You’re not in good health, so don’t go out alone, it’s better to go home and say goodbye to your elder brother first.” Seeing that the other party was still hesitant, she continued, “Besides, the current situation in Anyi City is complicated and confusing. Even if you arrive, you may not be able to see your master. It’s better to be patient and plan for the long term.”

Mu Chuan was silent for a long time, and said: “You are right, since that is the case, I will listen to you.”

Di Dongqing nodded, took a few steps forward, and patted his arm.

At this time, a familiar yet unfamiliar figure came from the direction of the town.

Familiarity is because they have walked with this person all the way, and unfamiliarity is because she put on different clothes and dressed up in a different appearance again.

This appearance took her a lot of time, but the effect is really excellent.There is no trace of a girl on her body anymore, replaced by a gentle gentleman, with regular features, sharp eyebrows and eyes, even a scar near the cheekbones can’t hide the heroic spirit on her face.

Her steps were like the wind, and she was at the side of the carriage in a blink of an eye.

Di Dongqing introduced to Mu Chuan: “This is my friend who traveled all the way…”

When he said this, he stopped because he saw the strangeness on the faces of the two of them.

Si Yutong looked at Mu Chuan, and Mu Chuan also looked at her.

The eyes they looked at each other contained shock, joy, and disbelief, which were by no means the same as when they first met.

Si Yutong opened his mouth wide, moved his lips, and asked word by word: “Xiuchuan, is that you?”

Mu Chuan’s face was more astonished than seeing a ghost, his eyes were wide open, as if he was desperately trying to bring the person in front of him into his field of vision so that he could search in his distant memory.

Di Dongqing looked back at Master, who was also confused and shook his head slightly at him.He simply took a step forward and said with concern: “Mu Chuan, are you alright?”

Mu Chuan shook his head, took half a step back, facing Si Yutong, slowly lowered his head, bowed his body, and knelt on the ground with one knee.

Then, he said in a low but clear voice: “I met the prince in Xiabai Xiuchuan.”

The carriage traveled several miles, but Di Dongqing still couldn’t believe the scene just now.

He absolutely did not dare to imagine that a little clerk whom he met by chance was actually the second son of Master Bai.

Of course, Bai Xiuchuan was not a real yamen servant. He pretended to be an ordinary person and sneaked into the town to find out information just to gather information about Master.

Mu Chuan is just his pseudonym, and the word “木” is added to the radical on the right, which is the famous Bai family surname.

Lord Bohou has two sons, the eldest son Bai Yunfeng and the second son Bai Xiuchuan.

And the princess concubine of that year also just gave birth to two sons, the eldest son, Si Yujing, and the second daughter, Si Yutong.

Back then Lord Bohou took office in the Ministry of Officials, accepted the emperor’s order, assisted the crown prince, and often went to the East Palace. The children of the two families also got very close. They studied and practiced martial arts together, like brothers and sisters.

The eldest son of Bai Yutong, Bai Yunfeng, was married to Si Yutong. The two were of the same age, and Bai Xiuchuan was the younger. As for the prince, Si Yujing, he was the eldest brother among the four.

The siblings reunited after a long absence, couldn’t hide their joy, and each rode ahead on horseback.

Di Dongqing and the master followed behind in a carriage, looked at their backs, and said with emotion: “I really didn’t expect that the elder brother Mu Chuan said was better than me in every way, is the person we have to meet along the way. “

Lu Zhengqiu said: “This may not be a good thing.”

Di Dongqing was puzzled: “Where is the good news?”

Lu Zhengqiu asked rhetorically: “Ordinary people usually have to find out the origin before making a decision when they meet a friend. If you know the origin of Mu Chuan, can you still communicate with him frankly and speak freely?”

Di Dongqing nodded and said, “Indeed.”

Because of the life and death incident last night, in his eyes, this man is not just the second son of the Bai family, but a timid but courageous friend.

Because I made friends with this person early, even the story of Yutong along the way became unique.

Yutong said that Bai Xiuchuan was different from birth. At that time, Bai Houye was waiting outside the delivery room. When he heard the baby crying and his voice was soft, he thought his wife gave birth to a girl, so he called his servants to inform him of his name. go out.Therefore, the female name Bai Xiuchuan has been used.

Hearing this, Bai Xiuchuan was not annoyed, but just smiled shyly, and said, “Fortunately, my father has a broad mind, and he chose the word ‘Chuan’ for me. If I were called Xiuying or Xiuhong, I would really feel ashamed.” gone.”