At the end of Kurong Street is a wealthy area.

Lufu is also here and is one of them.

The carriage drove all the way to the end of Kurong Street and entered a garden-like area.

Gray-white stone walls surround this area into a large oval.

The road house is on the left side of the area entrance.

The black door, red lanterns, and white snow covering the two stone unicorns at the door make the mansion even more peaceful and quiet.

The carriage stopped at the door of Lu Mansion. Lu Sheng got out of the car. Someone had already heard the sound at the door of the manor house. He slowly opened the door and there were attendants waiting at the door to greet him.

As soon as Lu Sheng and Xiaoqiao entered the door, they saw two beautiful people, a man and a woman, standing on the stone bridge in the mansion on the right.

The man is handsome and unrestrained, with a face like a crown jade, sharp eyebrows and starry eyes, and a strong Confucian temperament.

The woman is gentle and gentle, smiles frequently, has picturesque eyebrows, has a slender waist and long legs, and has the temperament of a lady.

Lu Sheng's train of thought paused for a moment. When he saw the two people, he was in a better mood, so he took the initiative to go over and say hello.

"Brother Xu, my cousin has been thinking about you for a long time, why did she just come today?" He walked onto the stone bridge with a smile.

The man turned around and saw Lu Sheng, and smiled.

"It's Mr. Sheng. I was ordered to investigate a case before it was settled, so I came over to see Yiyi. Don't blame me for this. No one can disobey orders from above."

"Case? Are there any major cases in the city recently? Do you want Brother Xu to personally dispatch the case?" Lu Sheng knew the location of Brother Xu, Xu Daoran.

He is the county captain responsible for coordinating all public security in Tongzhi County under the rule of Jiulian City.

The position of county lieutenant is only under the county magistrate and is equivalent to the public security director of the entire Tongzhi County.

"The cases in several small fishing villages have been settled now." Xu Daoran smiled gently, "On the other hand, Xiao Sheng, when are you going to come to help me? You promised to come out to help me manage Tongzhi's public security planning before.

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How could Lu Sheng still remember what this body had promised before, so he quickly dealt with it with a haha, and quickly changed the subject.

"Fishing Village, could it be the rumor that some water ghost is causing trouble?"

"Wherever there is a water ghost, he is just a madman. Stimulated by hatred, he went completely crazy and tried to kill people everywhere. I have already killed him on the spot." Xu Daoran shook his head and said calmly, "The case has been closed, so we won't talk about these disappointing things.

Xiao Sheng, do you still remember what I promised Yiyi last time?"

"Go to Honglian Temple to offer incense and go for an outing?"

Lu Sheng responded quickly with a smile.

"You remember these fun things clearly." Xu Daoran said helplessly, "You are not young anymore, you are nineteen this year, right? It's time to find some work, you can't live like this all your life, right?"

He had grown up watching Lu Sheng, and because of the family relationship between the two families, he had always regarded Lu Sheng as his younger brother.

At this time, I couldn't help but give some advice.

Lu Sheng shook his head and smiled.

"Brother Xu, do you want me to become an official or a businessman?"

"Of course you want to become an official. This is also your father's wish. Your uncle and your uncle all want you to go out and help them as soon as possible.

After all, you are the eldest son of Lu."

Xu Daoran advised.

"Don't mention this matter, don't be in a hurry, I am still young, there is no reason to push my eldest son out of the family in such a hurry."

Lu Sheng didn't take it seriously and made random excuses.

Xu Daoran and Lu Yiyi were speechless and couldn't talk about him anymore.

Lu Sheng didn't want to continue the topic of becoming an official, so he took the initiative to change the topic and took Lingqiao towards his bedroom.

Returning to the bedroom, he changed his clothes and took the pebble. Instead of visiting his old father, he went to the back garden alone.

Xu Daoran was born in the Xu family, which, like the Lu family, was one of the first-class wealthy families in Jiulian City in the North. The family was spread out, and people held important positions in various places in the city.

Lu Sheng still had a good impression of Xu Daoran. He was a kind person with no selfish motives, and he really liked Yiyi.

Lu Sheng was as friendly to him as a big brother.

only.....

Lu Sheng pinched the pebbles and remembered the scene he had seen before, as well as the death process of the water ghost who happened to be killed at the gate of the city.

"In this world, are there ghosts, are there immortals...?"

He looked at the snowy garden, feeling vaguely unspeakable boredom in his heart.

"Maybe it's just as Brother Xu said, it's just a misinformation."

He shook his head, feeling a little lucky after all.

In the evening, he went back to his room very early to wash up and go to bed.

Today's events made him confused for a while. He had too many things on his mind and was getting tired quickly.

I slept until the next morning, when it was just dawn.

Dong dong dong, dong dong dong!!

There was a rapid knock on the door.

Lu Sheng opened his eyes suddenly, stood up from the bed, and looked out the door.

"who!"

"Young Master is in trouble!" It was a small voice.

Lu Sheng quickly got out of bed and went to open the door. As soon as he opened the door, he saw that Xiaoqiao's face was frighteningly white, without any blood.

This little girl had a baby-fat face and was trembling violently.

"Xu...Xu...Xu..."

When Lu Sheng saw it, a vague premonition arose in his heart.

"What's going on? Take a breath first!"

He reached out and patted Xiaoqiao hard on the back.

Xiaoqiao's breathing became smoother now.

He spoke with a cry in his voice.

"The Xu family...the Xu family is all over!!"

Lu Sheng was stunned.

Xiaoqiao quickly put on Lu Sheng's coat, and the two of them ran to the outer mansion without saying a word.

Lu Fang, the head of the Lu family, stood outside the mansion with his hands behind his back and a gloomy face with a hint of trembling.

There were three large black double-row carriages parked beside him.

Lu Sheng, along with his cousins ​​and others from the rest of the mansion, quickly gave Lu Fang a gift, and everyone got on the carriage one after another.

Lu Fang and Lu Sheng sat together. The two father and son looked at each other in silence. No one spoke in the carriage.

Lu Fang is over sixty years old. He has a white beard, a slim figure, and a handsome face. He looks more like a scholar than a businessman.

The carriage drove non-stop and soon arrived outside the gate of Jiulian City.

As soon as Lu Sheng got out of the car, he was shocked by the scene in front of him.

Dozens of corpses were lying neatly on the snow on the left side of the carriageway outside the city gate.

From old to young, from male to female.

All of them are actually members of the Xu family!

They were wearing robes customized by the Xu family, and Xu Daoran was lying in the middle of the third row.

His face was livid, his whole body was stiff, his eyes were closed tightly, and his expression was filled with fear, as if he had seen something extremely terrifying.

Lu Sheng watched the government agents maintaining order at the scene, and saw his father, Lu Fang, standing in front of an old man's body without saying a word and clenching his fists.

There was also the prefect who came after hearing the news.

His face was as white as the surrounding snow.

Lu Sheng took a deep breath and slowly walked to a police officer.

"How did you die?"

The policeman also recognized him and knew his identity, and sighed.

"They were all hanged from the rafters by water plants in their own mansions. I don't know where the water plants came from..."

"Yiyi! Yiyi!!"

Suddenly, there was a cry of exclamation from behind. It was obviously cousin Yiyi who fainted.

Lu Sheng took a deep breath and remembered what Xu Daoran said to him yesterday.
To be continued...