When she heard the news, Zhuang Mingyue was shocked at first, but she quickly came back to her senses and returned to normal.

Anyway, she decided to meet the so-called fortune teller.

After all, from the very beginning, this fortune teller came for himself, and although something unpleasant did happen that day, it was not so bad that both sides had trouble to this point.

made up her mind, Zhuang Mingyue went out alone.

Long Yuanxiu went to deal with the rumors and never came back.

Zhuang Mingyue also knew that this matter was probably not so easy to handle, and the speed at which the rumors spread so fast was not a normal spread speed at all, but someone must be behind it.

Zhuang Mingyue, who was completely irrational when she walked out of the door alone, suddenly calmed down again at this moment, where did she go to find this fortune teller?

By the time Zhuang Mingyue reacted, she was already standing in the crowded street.

It was the place where I first met this old man that day.

However, the fortune-telling stall that was set up here has long since disappeared.

Instead, it's just a surging flow of people.

Zhuang Mingyue, who had calmed down, suddenly laughed at this time, and when she was about to go back, she bumped into a person who walked by in a hurry the moment she turned around.

I don't know what this person did it, his body was as hard as a stone, Zhuang Mingyue just didn't pay attention, so he hit it, and found that he felt like he had hit a copper wall.

Subconsciously, he took two steps back, rubbed his forehead, which had begun to redden, and couldn't help but exhale a little pain.

This person obviously also noticed that he was in trouble, and quickly stopped and stretched out his hand to pull Zhuang Mingyue away.

This avoided the tragedy that Zhuang Mingyue did not fall to the ground because she did not stand firmly.

After this headache and dizziness passed, Zhuang Mingyue raised her head again to see who was sacred, and then realized that it was an old man in ragged clothes standing in front of her.

This old man has a childish face.

His clothes were tattered, and he looked like a beggar, but when he was so close to him, he never smelled the peculiar stench of a beggar.

On the contrary, there is a faint fragrance on the body.

Although it was the appearance of an old man, his whole hand was powerful, and when he pulled himself, he also used a slight force, so he immediately took it back politely and opened the distance.

Such a knee-jerk move can win the favor of others.

Zhuang Mingyue nodded at him.

Before he could say anything, when he was about to turn around and leave, he was stopped by this old man.

"Girl, have you been worried lately?"

The tone of the old man's speech was exactly the same as that of the fortune teller he bumped into before.

Zhuang Mingyue subconsciously wanted to turn around and say something, but realizing that the two were not the same person, she opened her mouth, and finally didn't say anything.

The old man seemed to have guessed what Zhuang Mingyue wanted to say, and smiled at her and said, "I guess the girl's troubles all come from a fortune teller, right?"

As soon as these words came out, Zhuang Mingyue immediately froze in place, and subconsciously squinted her eyes while looking at him vigilantly.

"You are

Who? ”

Zhuang Mingyue's question made the old man smile: "I'm just a scattered person who is idle and wild, and it was fate to meet the girl today, and then I heard the rumors today, and when I saw the girl, I was surprised that the protagonist of the rumors was actually a girl."

As soon as these words came out, Zhuang Mingyue pursed her lips tightly.

Before I don't know the other party's intentions, Zhuang Mingyue won't say anything more, and if she says more, she will be wrong.

"Girl, don't be nervous, I'm just the senior brother of the fortune teller that the girl met a few days ago."

The old man explained with a smile.

The two people give people a completely different feeling, compared with the previous fortune teller's nonsense, it is obvious that this old man's attitude is humble and polite, and his voice is very soft when he speaks, and his smile is like a spring breeze, which is easy to make people feel good.

"Your senior brother?" Zhuang Mingyue frowned, "Do you know where to find him?" ”

The old man also shook his head a little embarrassed: "Although we are senior brothers, we haven't seen each other for decades, but we have heard about him by chance, if you want to find him, I'm afraid it's not so easy."

Hearing this, Zhuang Mingyue was inevitably a little deflated, but she pursed her lips tightly and didn't say anything.

The old man arched his hand at Zhuang Mingyue: "I live in a broken temple outside the city, if the girl doesn't understand anything one day, just let people come there to find me, and I'm willing to share the girl's worries."

"You and I just met in the water, why do you want to help me?" The person I met today was the same as the fortune teller I met that day, and there was something strange in his words and deeds, but obviously this one was much smarter than the one before.

The old man smiled and said: "The girl will need me one day, to tell the truth, I and my senior brother have never been on the same page, the two of us have not seen each other for more than ten years for a war of words, he has always refused to admit who is good and who is bad between me and him, and I naturally can't swallow this breath, since the girl has encountered a problem today, it is better for me to help the girl, even if it is to complete the original battle with the senior brother."

Zhuang Mingyue pondered for a while, and did not agree to the old man's request at the first time, but reserved her own views and invitations: "Thank you for the kindness of the old man, but I think I have to go back and think about this matter."

The old man didn't feel angry after being rejected at all, but nodded calmly: "That's natural, after the girl goes back, she can discuss it with the people close to her, after all, if this matter is not handled well, it is very likely to bring a bloody disaster to the girl."

Although she was very reluctant to admit the old man's statement, Zhuang Mingyue also understood the urgency of this matter.

Until she went back, Zhuang Mingyue was still in a trance.

But he didn't expect that Long Yuanxiu had come back at this moment.

When Long Yuanxiu came back and found that Zhuang Mingyue was not there, the whole person was anxious, and later heard that Zhuang Mingyue went out alone and wanted to send someone to find it, but he stopped abruptly when he was about to speak.

Because it happened that at this time, Zhuang Mingyue walked in from outside the door in a trance.

"Where have you been? Didn't I mention that this time is something special for you not to run around? ”

When he saw her walk in, Long Yuanxiu stepped forward anxiously and said.

I heard a voice,

Zhuang Mingyue raised her head: "I'm sorry, I also went out because I was in too much of a hurry."

Zhuang Mingyue, who came back to her senses, subconsciously apologized.

It wasn't until this time that Long Yuanxiu noticed that something was not quite right with her: "What happened?" You seem to be absent-minded. ”

Zhuang Mingyue sighed, hesitated, and finally told Long Yuanxiu about the beggar he had met in the market before.

"Senior brother?" Long Yuanxiu muttered in a low voice, "Don't you think the timing of this junior brother's appearance is a bit coincidental?" Let's not talk about what his purpose is, the person who appeared at this time will inevitably make people feel a little suspicious. ”

was reminded by Long Yuanxiu like this, Zhuang Mingyue also reacted: "But he gives people a different feeling from the old man that day......

Long Yuanxiu didn't speak, but after pondering for a while, he said, "No matter what kind of person he is, I have to meet him first."

At this point, he sighed, "Just as we had assumed. The old fortune teller before was really behind him, and when I sent someone to look for him, his whereabouts were already unknown, so I contacted and planted spies everywhere, and finally barely found out that this old man was picked up by someone in a carriage. ”

Zhuang Mingyue instantly understood: "That is to say, our encounter with that old man that day was not accidental at all, but deliberate, and this matter is clearly that someone is targeting me?"

Long Yuanxiu nodded: "That's pretty much the case, but I don't think his ultimate goal should be against you."

Zhuang Mingyue and Long Yuanxiu were close, most people knew about this matter, and the two of them didn't want to deliberately hide anything.

When he learned that someone had deliberately framed Zhuang Mingyue, Long Yuanxiu followed this clue and checked it down, and found that the clue was finally broken in the carriage.

At that time, Long Yuanxiu almost understood what was going on.

Someone did it on purpose.

Such a clean and neat method of cutting off clues reminded Long Yuanxiu of a person.

However, by circumventing the method of solving the people around him, thereby restricting his own actions, this way of dealing with it is not like the style of this person that Long Yuanxiu knows.

If it is replaced by him, I am afraid that the content of the gossip will have to be changed.

After thinking about it carefully, Long Yuanxiu finally chose to deny it.

Probably not.

But it was precisely because he had no clue that Long Yuanxiu didn't plan to tell Zhuang Mingyue about this matter.

"I'm still checking the clues, and I've interrupted a lot, and it's a bit laborious to investigate."

This is Long Yuanxiu's reply to Zhuang Mingyue.

"Before we look into other clues, let's go meet this old man for a while, shall we?"

Zhuang Mingyue proposed this, and naturally got a nod from another person.

In order to prevent the recurrence of what happened before, the two of them immediately set off after making up their minds, and walked towards the ruined temple that the old man had said.

The ruined temple is outside the city.

It is a place where most of the refugees and beggars who have fled have gathered.

And some people often build soup kitchens not far from the ruined temple.

Some of those who fled were able to survive as a result.

It's just that the officers and soldiers at the gate of the city can't enter the city.