Chapter 34: Good Fate (4)

Chen Huai frowned: "What is this?" "Oh, when I left the examination room just now, the concierge gave me this bag and said that my name was written on it. But I came here empty-handed yesterday and did not store any objects." "Oh?" Chen Huai leaned over to look at the bag. Zhao Mingyu continued to explain: "What's strange is that the bag does have the name of Xiaosheng, but I have never seen the things inside. I took the bag carefully and said, "The handwriting is like Yang Lin." Chen Huai looked shaking, took the bag from Zhao Mingyu, and asked coldly: "Are you so familiar with Yang Lin's handwriting?" "Well, Yang Lin and I have been studying in the same school for five years and are very familiar with each other."

Chen Huai lifted the blue cloth and there was a tightly wrapped black cloth bag inside. He pulled the black cloth away with contempt, and the blade of a purple-gold scissors appeared unexpectedly. In an instant, Chen Huai's heart thumped, and his temples were sweating like slurry. He immediately wrapped the bag again and tried his best to act as if nothing had happened: "Oh, since that's the case, let's put this bag here first, and I will find an opportunity to bring it to Yang Lin." Zhao Mingyu nodded repeatedly: "Yes, General Chen has been bothering."

In the early morning of August 2, Chen Huai sent Di Renjie back to Shangxianfang and rushed to Zhou Mansion without stopping. When he arrived, the mourning hall had not been set up yet. The servants in the mansion jumped up and down, and the crying was shaking, and the situation was in chaos. When Chen Huai announced his surname at the door, he felt helpless. If it weren't for Di Renjie's instructions, he wouldn't have been interested in joining in the fun. He was full of expectations and was rejected, but unexpectedly, he waited for the butler Zhou Rong to greet him in person. Zhou Rong came to the door with mourning clothes and said that the lady asked General Chen to go to the master's study in the backyard to talk.

Chen Huai had to follow Zhou Rong into the Zhou Mansion. The chaotic scenes in the mansion made him feel moved, and his memory of the first time he came here vaguely appeared in his mind. On the 27th day of the twelfth lunar month of the second year of the Shengli year, he came to Zhou Mansion with Di Renjie because of the case of Zhou Liangkun and the "Life and Death Book". Eight months later, Zhou Liangkun finally died today. So, what will happen to all the truth about the "Life and Death Book"?

Just thinking and walking, he had arrived at the backyard study room. Zhou Rong knocked on the door lightly, and a woman's plain voice came from inside: "Please open General Chen." Zhou Rong bent down and pushed open the door, let Chen Huai go back out. As soon as Chen Huai looked up, Zhou Jingyuan stood in front of him. In an instant, Chen Huai was a little dazed. The beautiful face of this young Guiyuan was as beautiful as when they first met. She obviously did not sleep all night, her eyes were swollen, and her face was pale, but all this did not damage her beauty at all, but added some indescribable charm to her, stubborn, sad, and decisive...

Chen Huai had to avoid Zhou Jingyuan's challenged eyes and whispered: "Miss Zhou." She replied coldly: "General Chen." "Cough, cough." Chen Huai coughed twice and said: "Suddenly, Lord Zhou died. Uh, Lord Di asked Bei Zhi to come and visit him. Life and death are destined, so I would like to ask Miss Zhou to mourn me." "Thank you, Lord Di for your worries." Zhou Jingyuan nodded, suddenly raised her face and smiled strangely at Chen Huai: "General Chen, please sit down." Chen Huai hesitated and refused: "This... Lord Zhou is in a new mourning, and many affairs in the mansion need to be processed, so I will not sit down. When Lord Zhou is in funeral, I will definitely come to worship again."

Zhou Jingyuan calmly reached out and asked: "General Chen, please sit for a while, Jingyuan... has something important to discuss with General Chen." As she said that, she sat down slowly. Chen Huai was not willing to refuse any more, so she had to sit opposite Zhou Jingyuan. After the two of them sat down, Zhou Jingyuan did not speak, but stared at Shen Huai's face with a pair of black gem-like almond eyes, dripping and turning. Chen Huai was uncomfortable all over and couldn't help but say, "Ms. Zhou." , please tell me if you have something to do. I still have official duties." "Oh, yes." Zhou Jingyuan's white lips were pursed prettyly, and she smiled sadly at Chen Huai: "Jingyuan had known for a long time that General Chen is a busy man. Lord Di's chief guard has a heavy responsibility. Not only should he protect the safety of the cabinet, but he also should help him investigate the case." She stroked her chest and gasped, asking in a sweet voice: "I wonder what Master Di has to teach my father's tragic death?"

Chen Huai was a little impatient and frowned, "When Lord Zhou had an accident, I and I were both in the Ministry of Personnel's Selection Institute to supervise this examination. I knew nothing about Master Zhou's death. How could I have a teaching?" "It's okay that Lord Di is not clear, General Chen shouldn't understand." Chen Huai's face was gloomy as night: "What does Miss Zhou mean?" Zhou Jingyuan widened her eyes and tried her best to suppress the tears that were about to burst out, saying word by word: "Life and Death Book, this General Chen, don't you not know?" Looking at Chen Huai's inexplicably surprised expression, Zhou Jingyuan's tears finally flowed down, but she did not wipe it, and continued: "General Chen, my father has gone to find you, right? He mentioned the Life and Death Book to you, right? You are also very interested in the Life and Death Book, right?"

Chen Huai looked at Zhou Jingyuan in shock, speechless for a moment. Zhou Jingyuan slowly took out a stack of silk from her arms and looked up at Chen Huai with a sad smile again: "General Chen, I believe my father has not allowed you to see the true appearance of the Book of Life and Death. Today, I will let you take a look. Here... there is also General Chen's deeds." As her slender fingers gently brushed by, the silk as thin as a cicada's wings slowly unfolded on the table, and the small flies' heads were covered with ink stains. Chen Huai's eyes became wider and wider. He couldn't help but stretch out his hand. Before he touched the silk, Zhou Jingyuan pulled it and the silk slipped down her knees.

"How is it? General Chen, my father has not lie. He really has a life and death book, and he has always kept it. Jing Yuan has only seen it and knows that this thing does have the power to determine life and death. General Chen, do you... want it?!" Chen Huai bit his teeth until he was squeaking. After a moment of silence, he jumped up from his seat: "Ms. Zhou, Chen said goodbye!"

"Chen Huai, stop!" Zhou Jingyuan rushed over to stop him, and staggered and fell into Chen Huai's arms. Chen Huai had to support her. Zhou Jingyuan panted and raised her tears and wanted to beg for a sad and sad: "You, don't leave. Daddy is dead, I don't have a relative again, I really don't know what to do... Please help me." Chen Huai took a deep breath and said, "Miss Zhou, what can I help you?" Zhou Jingyuan trembled and said, "Life and Death" "Book" was in front of him: "Chen Huai, I know my father has been looking for you, and he must have mentioned the book of life and death to you, but you don't believe him, or you have not made up your mind. Dad, he is for me... Since I was a child, no matter what I want, he will get it for me at all costs. But this time, what I want is you..." Chen Huai avoided her hot gaze and said hoarsely: "Miss Zhou, what are you crazy about you?"

Zhou Jingyuan suddenly pushed him away and shouted in a stern voice: "No, I'm not crazy! Originally, I just like you, and you are Lord Di's chief guard. I want to find out some information from you. But you don't care about me. I, Zhou Jingyuan, have never been treated like this? I am not convinced! I am not as good as your country cousin. She is old, ugly and rustic, and she is worthless at all!" "Stop it!" Chen Huai shouted loudly, raised her feet and was about to go out, but Zhou Jingyuan hugged her from behind.

Chen Huai wanted to break free, but Zhou Jingyuan was touched by the soft jade and warm fragrance, and tears wet his neck, making him unable to do anything. The two were pushing and making a fuss. The screen behind the desk suddenly overturned, and it was blocked by the desk and chair. Zhou Jingyuan and Shen Huai were both startled and turned around and saw He Shuzhen, who was tied up with cloth strips on her body, rolling out from behind the screen, with cloth stuffed in her mouth and unable to speak, but she was still whining desperately.

Zhou Jingyuan was so angry that she raised her eyebrows, rushed over and slapped her hand, shouting, "Damn old woman! You're not enough to kill my father, what do you want to do?!" She raised her legs and wanted to kick her again, but was pulled by Chen Huai. Zhou Jingyuan opened her eyes wide open: "There is nothing to you here, why are you stopping me?" Chen Huai used force on her hand, and Zhou Jingyuan was so painful that she couldn't speak, but saw that his face was as dark as night, and asked word by word: "Why is this old woman here with you?!"

Zhou Jingyuan was stunned: "You, do you know her?" Chen Huai snorted, staring at Zhou Jingyuan's eyes with murderous aura, and said coldly: "You answer my question first!" Zhou Jingyuan was frightened by his expression, and her head seemed to be a little clear-headed, swallowing her saliva: "... At first, at first, I just met her in the embroidery workshop. She said she would fade away from embroidery, so I asked her to come to her house to do embroidery work, and she came twice. But, but I don't know why? One night a few days ago, I saw it again in my father's study. "Her Shuzhen, who was curled up on the ground with her fingers, said sadly and angry: "Dad is sneaky and doesn't know what he said?! I saw Dad take out the life and death book in front of her. After discussing for a long time, Dad took her into the secret room! Today, Dad died tragically, and I managed to open the secret room. Sure enough, this old woman was in the secret room!" At this time, Zhou Jingyuan was already crying, holding the silk tightly with trembling hands, and said sharply: "This life and death book is what I found from her!"

Chen Huai made a sound from the cracks of her teeth: "The book of life and death is on her body? How is it possible? Your father would actually hand over the book of life and death to this old woman?!" "Impossible!" Zhou Jingyuan's hissing retorted: "It must be her stolen!" Chen Huai stared at He Shuzhen and said to herself: "Can she come to Luoyang and wandered for several months just to get the book of life and death?!" He raised his eyes and asked Zhou Jingyuan: "Why did Lord Zhou show her the book of life and death? Do you know?"

Zhou Jingyuan panted and shouted, "I don't know, how could I know! Don't you know her too? Why don't you ask her?!" Chen Huai shook Zhou Jingyuan away, rushed to He Shuzhen, and pulled off the cloth stuffed in her mouth. He Shuzhen crawled on the ground and took a big breath, spitting out blood. It seemed that Zhou Jingyuan was very strong to beat people. Chen Huai didn't care about the old woman's breathing, grabbed her drooping gray hair and pulled her head back, while questioning fiercely: "He Shuzhen! What is your background? What is your identity?! You tried every means to come to Luoyang, Yin Qiannian beside me, and tried to enter the Zhou Mansion. What is your purpose?! You can bring me real tricks!"

He Shuzhen was so weak that she could only argue in a low voice: "Chen, General Chen...I'm here to find my son, son...not for anything else..." "You're talking nonsense!" Chen Huai shook He Shuzhen's head: "How did you find the Zhou Mansion after looking for your son?! How did that life and death book fall into your hands?! What's the relationship between Zhou Liangkun and you?!" He Shuzhen burst into tears, her face turned red and white, and she said intermittently: "Blanket...Blanket, he asked me to hide the life and death book..."

Zhou Jingyuan screamed: "Blanket! Yes, Daddy was with her that night to look at a blanket!" "Blanket?" Chen Huai looked at the two women suspiciously, and Zhou Jingyuan shouted with blood red eyes: "Master Yuchi said to me, my dad, my dad burned the treasure blanket of Honglu Temple at the Saibao Club yesterday! Then, then he rushed into the sword formation and died suddenly on the spot..." Before Zhou Jingyuan finished speaking, He Shuzhen, who was beside him, suddenly shouted shrillly: "Oh my god, my god! Zhou... this is fate! It is fate!" Then she collapsed to the ground and cried in tears.

Chen Huai was also in a mess at this moment, so he had to drag He Shuzhen up from the ground again and asked fiercely: "Tell me clearly, what's going on with that blanket?" He Shuzhen shook her head and cried, but she refused to say a word again. Chen Huai had no choice but to push her away in disgust. Unexpectedly, the old woman rushed over and grabbed Chen Huai's robe and shouted: "General Chen, my Lin'er, Lin'er, where is he? Return him to me, please, please!" Chen Huai was at a loss. When he turned around, he saw Zhou Jingyuan staring at him. There was no tears in his dark eyes, but there was a strange and sharp light, as if he was about to penetrate him.

Seeing that Chen Huai ignored her, He Shuzhen knelt in front of him and kowtowed, blood was gushing from her forehead, and her mouth was filled with whispers: "General Chen, please, please, please! Return me Lin'er! Return me Lin'er!" It was completely crazy. Chen Huai couldn't bear it anymore, and finally roared: "Stop shouting! You can never find your son again! Yang Lin is dead!" As soon as these words came out, He Shuzhen fell to the ground, suddenly disappeared, and just stared blankly at the front, as if she had entered a state of meditation.

Zhou Jingyuan quietly came to Chen Huai and whispered in his ear: "General Chen, what son? What Yang Lin? Can you explain it to me? Or... Let me explain it to Lord Di in the future? Let me take her to see Lord Di? There is also a book of life and death?..." Chen Huai's whole body was shocked, looking at Zhou Jingyuan, and then at He Shuzhen. After a while, the panic on his face gradually faded away, a gloomy sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth, and lowered his voice: "This old woman knows too much and can never save her life anymore. Otherwise, it will be a disaster for you and me."

Zhou Jingyuan was stunned: "You mean..." Chen Huai said as if nothing had happened: "Kill her." "Ah? Kill..." Zhou Jingyuan's lips trembled, and Chen Huai glanced at her contemptuously: "What? Miss Zhou is scared? Isn't she quite as arrogant as a female hero on weekdays? Besides... this is a good opportunity for you and me to share the joys and sorrows and to be related to me. Could it be that Miss Zhou's affection is just a lip?" Zhou Jingyuan's eyes widened wider and wider, and finally Thiel smiled: "I understand. This is great, and from now on you and I will be on the same boat, right?"

"Very smart." Chen Huai raised his hand and grabbed Zhou Jingyuan's slender chin and asked, "Isn't this exactly what you hope?" A faint blush appeared on Zhou Jingyuan's pale face: "My father sacrificed his life for the book of life and death. I must not let it fall into the hands of others unless..." After a pause, she looked straight into Chen Huai's eyes and said word by word: "I want to rely on it to get what I want, and I also want to help you get what you want. Only in this way can my father not die in vain." Chen Huai was silent with a complicated expression. After a long time, he finally made up his mind and turned his head to He Shuzhen, who was stunned and gritted his teeth and said, "Miss He, it's time to send you on the way and meet Yang Lin."

He Shuzhen could no longer hear or see anything. Chen Huai walked to her and squatted down. She didn't even turn her eyes. Chen Huai picked up the cloth on the ground and covered her mouth and nose. He Shuzhen's body shook a few times, turned her eyes up, and then she fell down. Chen Huai threw down the cloth, took out a silk cutlery to wipe her hands, looked up at Zhou Jingyuan, and saw that she stood straight, looking ahead, her chest was undulating. So Chen Huai smiled at her and said meaningfully: "Did you see it? Killing people is actually easy."
Chapter completed!