Qingfeng Xu Xu

After all, one of the people traveling with them was very anxious to get home, so they traveled day and night along the way. In just two days, the three of them arrived in Luzhou. Fortunately, it was already very late when we arrived, otherwise Xu Mulin would have immediately wanted to join the Yuanyang Sect.

"Brother Mulin, we will settle here tonight. Jinghua has just arranged for someone to go and bring a message to Du Ling for me. The purpose of my trip is just to visit Du Ling. Du Shengyang was already a target of public criticism during his lifetime. Now that he is dead, not many people actually come to express condolences. Most of them probably just want to confirm in person whether he is really dead, or else there are other reasons. Purpose, if we come to the door in this name, it will arouse suspicion. When you get to the Yuanyang Sect, you should look for opportunities to investigate carefully so as not to be noticed."

"OK, I understand."

Li Jihua's letter to Du Ling did not mention anything about Du Shengyang's death, nor did it mention anything related to the death of Du Shengyang and Li Haoyuan that Xie Chi confessed when he was in Longyin Village. He just said that because the Yuanyang Sect is now It was an eventful time, and I thought about the past friendship, so I came here to see if Du Ling was okay. I thought there would be no problems. Du Ling wouldn't refuse such an uninvited visit, but it wasn't until the next day. It was past the hour of You, and there was no reply from Du Ling about whether they had seen each other.

Du Ling and Li Jihua had known each other even earlier than Wu Jinghua. At that time, Du Ling lost most of his martial arts due to a serious injury, and finally slipped out of the house from time to time, wandering around. While traveling around the mountains, I happened to meet Li Jihua who had an accident while collecting medicine in the mountains. Later, Du Ling stayed with Li Jihua in Luoqiu Valley for a while. Later, Li Jihua wanted to continue going out for training, so the two of them walked together, almost There was also a year. If he hadn't been urged by his family, Du Ling might still be traveling around today, living the life he really wanted. Even if he hadn't, he wouldn't be like this now, trapped in the Yuanyang Sect. This kind of place accepts everything helplessly

"Didn't you send a letter? Why are you back so soon?"

Li Jihua really doesn't believe that the friendship that has lasted for so many years will really be affected by these things now. Although the two have not seen each other for many years, they have kept in touch. It is impossible that now that Li Jihua has arrived in Luzhou, Du Ling is unwilling to even meet, so he wrote again. I got the letter and asked Wu Jinghua to find someone to deliver it, but as soon as Wu Jinghua left the house, he came back.

"Du Ling is here, downstairs."I don't know why, but Wu Jinghua didn't seem very happy when he said this.

"Then you didn't let him come up?"Li Jihuahua said dullly.

"He said he was waiting for you downstairs."

Wu Jinghua's expression and this strange situation made Li Jihua a little confused, but he thought he would see Du Ling first and ask what was going on.

"Jihua, long time no see, how is everything?"Du Ling's appearance, if he hadn't known in advance that he was Du Shengyang's son, it would be impossible for anyone to think of his relationship with Du Shengyang. Compared with Du Shengyang's arrogance, Du Ling really belongs to the kind of person who is very humble and gentle. descendants of aristocratic families

"Duling. I'm fine, how are you? I haven’t seen you in these years, but you are still so elegant and chic, but I see that you seem to be a little lackluster. Is it because you have been too worried about recent events?"With that said, Li Jihua turned sideways and gestured:"Let's go up and talk. It's better for you. I have to come down to greet you. I sent you a message for so long without replying. I thought you had forgotten me after not seeing each other for many years."

"How could it be, just...It’s a long story but it doesn’t matter."

In the room, Wu Jinghua was drinking tea with an ugly face. Xu Mulin saw someone coming in and stood up to greet him.

"Du Ling, this is Xu Mulin, my brother's friend, that one...It's Wu Jinghua..."Looking at Wu Jinghua's appearance, Li Jihua couldn't care about him for a moment. He looked at Du Ling again and said with a smile:"Sit down." After Li Jihua finished speaking, he saw that Du Ling did not move forward but took two steps back. Before Li Jihua had time to question, Then I saw that Du Ling had already knelt down.

"Du Ling? Li Jihua hurriedly stepped forward to help him,"What are you doing?" Seeing this

, Wu Jinghua, who was"pretending" on the side, was also stunned. He walked to Li Jihua and tried to help Du Ling get up, but Du Ling refused. Li Jihua and Wu Jinghua looked at each other and had to give up. , squatting down beside Du Ling,"If you want to kneel, you should have an explanation.""

"Jihua, I think..."

Before Du Ling could finish speaking, Li Jihua interrupted:"If you want to apologize to me for what your father did, you don't have to. After all, it has nothing to do with you. Besides, I believe you are also in Long We only found out about this after the Yinzhuang incident happened. If you had known about it earlier, no matter if he was your father or not, you would have told me about it, and you wouldn't have waited until today to kneel down."

Looking at Du Ling hesitated to speak, but Li Jihua continued:"If you and your father were the same person, then we would not have met a few years ago. No one can choose whose son or daughter we will become, but you resisted. , I have been unable to resist all these years before making a compromise. In this case, you don’t have to feel any guilt towards me about this matter." After saying that, Li Jihua stood up and reached out to help Du Ling. Du Ling looked up and looked at Li Jihua before finally standing up. Get up

"So, if you haven't come to see me for so long, don't you think that I came to ask for an explanation?"After sitting down, Li Jihua took the teapot from Wu Jinghua and asked while pouring tea for Du Ling.

"How? If that were the case, I would have come to see you long ago."Du Ling took the tea, lowered his head and took a sip of tea before continuing:"You can imagine that I am in a difficult situation now, so you came to me specifically. You should also understand that the Yuanyang Sect today is not a good place. You can use the word"a mixture of fish and dragons" to describe the situation. The person who came is perfect. He was missing.At that time, I could barely cope with it, but now that he is dead, it has not calmed down at all, but it has become more and more violent."

"It seems that the method that Du Shengyang used in Guxia Village is now being used in Yuanyang Sect."Although Xu Mulin should be quiet and listen at this moment, when he thought that Xu Qingjiu's injuries were related to Du Shengyang, he couldn't hold back his anger and some unscrupulous words.

Hearing this, Li Jihua suddenly looked towards Xu Mulin had a look of disbelief, but Du Ling, on the other hand, didn't care at all and smiled:"Yeah, I don't know if he can see it. He is now more at ease and relaxed, and the rest of these bad things will be forgotten. As a son, although I don't have much energy and can't handle so many things, luckily Du Mo can handle it."

This name must be known to both Li Jihua and Wu Jinghua, so except for Xu Mulin's expression of embarrassment, there was nothing unusual about the other two people. When Xu Mulin and Xu Qingjiu told Li Jihua about the affairs of Guxia Village and Shuzhou, they only mentioned When it came to Du Shengyang, Du Mo never mentioned it. After all, Du Mo did everything under Du Shengyang's instructions, so there was no need to mention Du Mo specifically. But now that Xu Mulin heard Du Ling mention Du Mo like this, he was surprised I feel that Du Mo may not be as simple as just following Du Shengyang's actions.

"Yeah? I haven't heard much about you and this guy before....I remember you only mentioned the relationship between brothers briefly before, saying that you and Du Mo were not brothers."Xu Mulin is not the only one who has doubts. After all, this is the purpose of Li Jihua's trip.

"Yes, my mother was his first wife, and she only gave birth to me before she passed away. Du Mo, I think she was left behind by his romantic relationship many years ago, so Du Mo is actually older than me, but because Du Shengyang has a good reputation, he is so beautiful inside and out. The outside world only thinks that I am the eldest son of the Yuanyang sect."Du Ling didn't care at all about mentioning these disgraceful things during Du Shengyang's funeral. Moreover, the father-son relationship between Du Shengyang and Du Ling has been broken for many years, so even if there are outsiders, Du Ling is not willing to call him father."But that's it. Fortunately, Du Mo is more capable than me, and Du Shengyang also valued him in the past, so I just avoided getting involved in his affairs. But perhaps Du Shengyang still values ​​Xie Chi more, so Du Mo has not really played any role over the years, and I have not fully recovered since I was seriously injured in my early years, and my current condition is not very good, so I will not inherit him. There is no threat to the position of the leader, so when we come and go, although it is not very close, it is still polite and respectful."

"That's fine, but do you plan to wait for the Yuanyang Sect incident to end and continue wandering in the same way as before?"

"It's hard to say, but if Dr. Li can be kind enough to come with me, then my body may be able to look cool for a while longer."Although Du Ling's words were very casual, Li Jihua saw that Du Ling's face was much paler than when he just came in, and he quickly took Du Ling's hand to feel his pulse. Du Ling looked at Li Jihua's serious expression and said in relief:" It's okay, it's just accumulated over the years, maybe he won't live much longer than Du Shengyang."

Li Jihua concentrated on diagnosing the pulse. He only raised his eyes and glanced at Du Ling with some annoyance. Then he looked sullen and frowned. The two people next to him were also very curious. Except for Du Ling, they still didn't think it was important. Two hands After all the examinations, Li Jihua still found it difficult to be convinced. He went through the examinations twice before finally accepting the results, but he still didn't want to believe it and asked:"Didn't you suffer from trauma in your early years? When I met you, I lost a lot of internal energy and it was difficult to recover. I remember that Brother Yuebai also looked at it for you at that time. But now why are all the internal organs damaged and even the pulse is so weak?"

"I did recover a lot at that time, but later I went to see a doctor, who said it was because of the injury that it was not fully relieved. My body was like a candle, burning out a little until it finally burned out. I used to take supplements at first, but it seemed to have some effect at first, but later it didn’t work at all and even made me more deficient. Now I take medicine every day, but it has little effect. I only drink it occasionally, because it is too bitter."

"Where do you find all the doctors from? Why did you never mention it to me in our communications?"

"I never pay attention to matters of life and death, so why should I tell you to make you more troubled? It's just normal life, don't worry about it."

Li Jihua was speechless for a moment, and after a long sigh he said in a deep voice:"No, I must understand this matter.

Du Ling was stunned for a moment and then smiled and said:"Okay, you have always been persistent." If that's the case, then come to my house together and live in my yard, and I'll order someone to clean up the house for you. It just so happens that I haven’t seen you for many years and I also want to hear about your experiences over the years."

"Go now? There are three of us traveling together, okay?..."

"how? Afraid of not being able to accommodate you?"

"How could it be? If that's the case, then let's go."

The three of them followed Du Ling to the Yuanyang Sect. They didn't expect the unexpected excitement in the Yuanyang Sect. It seemed that those who were looking for trouble were all placed in the Yuanyang Sect.

"I live alone in this courtyard now. If I need anything, everyone in the courtyard can help me with peace of mind. Du Shengyang's funeral will be held tomorrow, and I have to go to the front hall, so I won't greet you tonight. You guys will also stay in the courtyard tomorrow, so there is no need to go there. After all, I have to honor my son, and I should give him the last bit of dignity."When they arrived at Du Ling's yard, several people sat idle in the courtyard pavilion for a while. After the servants came over to tell them that everything was in order, Du Ling explained a few words to the servants, explained the situation to Li Jihua and others, and then went to Du Shengyang's mourning hall. Got it

"Why is there a funeral so soon? According to what we know, the time of Du Shengyang's death is less than seven days, right? As soon as Du Ling left, Wu Jinghua asked:"You are so anxious to be buried. Is it really not as simple as an accidental death?""

"Du Shengyang's death was not simple in the first place, and it was not just today that he felt so suspicious. Brother Mulin, I'm afraid you only have the chance to inquire tonight."

Xu Mulin frowned and thought for a while,"It's a bit tricky. Jihua, do you know how to prepare intoxicating drugs?

Li Jihua said with some embarrassment:"I have never studied this before. Apart from this, I can't think of any other way. There will be a funeral tomorrow, and there should be a lot of people keeping vigil tonight."...Otherwise, let's see if there is a chance in the middle of the night? At that time, the people keeping watch were inevitably tired and relaxed."

"There is no other way for now. You guys should go to bed early. I'll play it by ear tonight."After saying that, Xu Mulin walked in the direction where Du Ling just left without a moment's hesitation.

"Just let Senior Brother Xu go alone?"Watching Xu Mulin disappear in a blink of an eye, Wu Jinghua said hesitantly.

"The goal of one person's actions is still small, and the two of us will not be able to do it easily. If we keep up, it will be easy to make mistakes....Besides, if brother Mulin encounters any unexpected events, he doesn't have to worry, he only needs to think about protecting himself. From this point of view, perhaps it is indeed safer to let Qingjiu return to Tianzong, and brother Mulin does not have to worry about it all the time. Hearing this

, Wu Jinghua seemed to be suddenly stimulated by something, and said in a strange way:"Aren't you worried if you can't see me?" I don't think so.