The sky is getting dark, and the lights are on.

The Deng family in the southeast of Tingshui Town, which was illustrious for a while, lost its former grandeur and glory because of the death of the head of the family, Deng Zhongshu, and looked a little deserted and dilapidated. At night, only one or two of the outer rooms of the dozen or so large mansions are lit up. The main house of the Deng family was pitch black, and the small garden in front of the house was overgrown with weeds due to poor management.

Suddenly, a gust of wind blew, and the weed seeds in the courtyard fell to the ground. With a "squeak", the door of the main house, which was tightly closed, was blown open by the wind, probably because the door was not opened often, and the sound was unusually loud in the silent night.

A cloud of black yin qi immediately floated in through the crack in the door.

This yin qi is Deng An.

At the beginning, Deng An got lost in the mountains and forests, and was very unfamiliar with the nearby villages and towns, so he finally found out the location of Tingshui Town in the mouth of Qin Fuzi. Tingshui Town is Deng An's ancestral hometown, when he was a child, he once returned to his hometown to worship his ancestors, and he knew the general location of the town. According to this, he can also rush to Nanyuan City and track down the whereabouts of the murderer on the way.

Originally, the old house of the Deng family was inhabited by Deng An's grandparents, but the two old people passed away three years ago, and the house was idle and handed over to the management of the left-behind people.

Deng An looked at the tables and chairs in the house, which had been covered with a thick layer of dust, he couldn't help but feel sad, recalling how lively it was when he returned to his hometown to worship his ancestors in previous years.

Just as Deng An'an was upset, a slight footstep sounded in the courtyard, and through the window, he saw an old man carrying a lantern. The old man is about sixty years old, and his sideburns have turned white, but he is still in good spirits, and he does not lose the demeanor of his prime.

Deng An has some impressions of this person, he is an old servant who has served his grandfather for many years, and he is also a distant member of the Deng family, named Deng Erniu.

"What is he doing here at such a late hour?"

After Deng An arrived at the ancestral house, he had a rough look, and only a few subordinates remained in the huge mansion. At that time, the father, mother, sister-in-law and himself who died in the assassination were killed, and among the people close to him, only the eldest brother Deng Hong escaped.

Before going home, Deng An envisioned the worst-case scenario, that is, the eldest brother Deng Hong also suffered misfortune, because according to the rumors about Wang Changshun, the other party is the kind of person who is ruthless, and he will inevitably cut the grass and eradicate the roots, and it is unlikely that he will let the eldest brother go. But judging from the current situation, Deng Hong is very likely to be alive in the world, and only in this way can we explain why the ancestral house of the Deng family is still safe and there are still people to take care of it. Since Deng Hongyuan was serving at the border and was far away from his hometown and the capital, it would take some time to confirm this situation.

"The wind is not strong tonight, why did the door blow open?" Deng Erniu saw a crack in the door, said to himself, and closed the door casually.

Deng An wanted to inquire about the current situation of the family, but there was a difference between people and ghosts, and he was not a cultivator, so he could not communicate with the living, and suddenly, his mind moved, and he had an idea, and his soul body then rolled up and blew towards the closed door.

Deng Erniu had just closed the door, a gust of wind blew, and the door was opened again, he thought that he had not closed it firmly, so he held the lantern handle in his arm and buckled the door with both hands.

"Squeak ......"

Several times in a row, the door closed and was blown open again, closed again, and blown open again.

In the dark night, such a strange thing, even if Deng Erniu was bold, he was so frightened that his legs became weak and he broke out in a cold sweat. As if remembering something, he "plopped" and knelt in front of the door that had been opened again, touching his head to the ground.

"Is the adult back?" Deng An was stunned when he heard this, and then he understood, looking at this loyal white-haired old man, he secretly said ashamed, but in order to hear some news, he could only make this decision. He was ruthless, blowing the door open and closing.

"Master Deng, don't scare the old slave! The old slave has served the master since he was a child, and he has never done anything to be sorry for the master, and he is even more loyal to the Deng family. ”

Deng Erniu knocked his head a few times, and when he heard that the door was silent, he was just a little relieved in his heart, and he felt a gust of wind blowing in front of him, and the door shook again. He raised his head boldly, and the room became dark, and he could barely see the tables and chairs.

As if to meet the occasion, the wind blew the door to open and close.

Deng Erniu was so frightened that he hurriedly lowered his head and said, "Lord Deng, the old slave has indeed never done anything to be sorry for you and the Deng family, and now only the old slave family is still holding on to the ancestral house." ”

Deng An saw that the old man was frightened, his forehead was a little red and swollen, and he was worried that he would not try to speak, but would scare him out of a daze, so he stopped his action.

Deng Erniu didn't notice these details, and continued with a crying voice: "You must be looking for your murderer, the old slave suspects that the housekeeper Deng Sanqun knows about this, otherwise, why is he the only one who can come back safely, and afterwards, the government didn't embarrass him much." A few of our old servants have long been suspicious, but there is no evidence. If you want to avenge yourself, ask Deng Sanqun, who lives in his old house. ”

After Deng Erniu said this, he found that the yin wind had stopped, and the door gradually closed. He was even more convinced that this must be Deng Zhongshu's revenge. It wasn't until Deng Erniu's son found out that his father had not returned for a long time and found him from the front yard that Deng Erniu dared to get up from the ground and sternly admonished his son not to tell him about tonight's incident.

At this time, Deng An had already left his old house.

Deng Sanqun is still alive, and it is definitely strange. With Lin Hu's martial arts, he escaped from the encirclement, and he still needed his brother to sacrifice his life to cover, Deng Sanqun did not know martial arts, but escaped safely, if he didn't understand the situation at the time, maybe it couldn't be attributed to luck, but in Deng An's opinion, this is simply impossible.

Unless, Deng Sanqun has a secret that he is hiding from everyone.

In order to find Deng Sanqun's residence, Deng Anquite spent some effort. Based on his impressions, he found an alley in the middle of the town, but when he saw a very elaborate mansion inside, he suspected that he had come to the wrong place, and it was only when he sneaked in quietly that he got the final confirmation.

It is almost Deng An's first instinct, this Deng Sanqun definitely has ghosts.

Although it was late at night, the lights were still on in Deng Sanqun's house, and there was a square table in the middle of the room, surrounded by five or six people, all of whom seemed to be local gentry, most of them were drunk, and they had no scruples about talking, and they talked about some things about the moon.

At this time, Deng Sanqun was wearing brocade clothes, his face was shiny, and his figure was slightly fat, which was like two people when he was the housekeeper of Deng Mansion. From time to time, he was courteous and toasted a pockmarked old man in the VIP seat. Seeing this, several others followed suit.

Deng An always felt that the pock-faced old man was a little familiar, he should have seen it somewhere, but he was not particularly impressed, and he couldn't remember his origin for a while.

After some commotion, the pock-faced old man yawned.

Deng Sanqun hurriedly glanced at the maid on the side, and the maid immediately came outside the house and explained a few words to a few small maids, and after a while, someone brought soup and vegetables. Several of the gentry, who were also human spirits, hurriedly drank a few sips of soup and staggered away.

Deng Sanqun was not in a hurry to leave the table, but ordered the maid to retreat first, and chatted with the pock-faced old man himself: "Last time, thanks to Brother Chen, the little brother was able to save this little life!"

The pock-faced old man waved his hand aggressively, and said inarticulately: "Brother Deng, our brothers and sisters have known each other for many years, and they are both lifelong friends, so why do you need to say these unseen words." If something happens to Prime Minister Wang, my brother will save my life. ”

Deng Sanqun hurriedly smiled: "That's! That's! It's the little brother who has seen the outside." Brother Chen, I heard from the people who came back from the border pass that Deng Hong is dead, isn't it ......?"

The old man surnamed Chen stared at him and said in a deep voice, "What's the matter?"

"Little brother's life was given by Brother Chen, how can I not believe you. I'm worried that someone is deliberately letting out a vent, this Tingshui Town is located in a remote location, and it will inevitably be targeted by bandits. ”

"Don't worry, with me Chen Dongsheng here, no one dares to touch you. As for the news at the border gate, it doesn't matter if you don't believe it, it's just a plan by Deng Hong's golden cicada to get out of her shell, and you can't deceive Prime Minister Wang, you just need to stay in Tingshui Town, and notify me as soon as there is news of Deng Hong. When Deng Hongzhen is dead, the Deng family's property is not all your Deng Sanqun's. ”

"With Brother Chen's words, I am much more relieved. ”

Deng An was furious when he heard it, Deng Sanqun dared to collude with outsiders, intending to murder his eldest brother and plot the Deng family's property. The identity of this pockmarked old man, he has guessed probably, the current prime minister Wang Changshun's housekeeper is surnamed Chen, and it is likely to be this person. When he was in the capital, the Deng family and the Wang family had a lot of intersections, and it was reasonable for Deng Sanqun and Chen Dongsheng to know each other.

To Deng An's relief, his eldest brother Deng Hong was still alive, but he didn't know what the reason was, so he could only deceive Wang Changshun by scamming his death. But Wang Changshun has obviously seen through it, and Deng Hong's current situation may not be too good.

"The slave family has seen the master. While Deng An was thinking, a woman dressed boldly and with a slight posture walked into the house. She glanced at Deng Sanqun resentfully, then her eyes were like silk, and she looked directly at Chen Dongsheng: "This must be Master Chen, the master has mentioned your life-saving grace to the slave family many times, please accept the slave family's worship." As she spoke, the woman bowed to Yingying. Her collar was already pitiful, and when she bent over, the spring light on her chest was suddenly visible.

Chen Dongsheng's half-confused eyes opened slightly, and when he saw the woman's appearance clearly, he hurriedly held her arms and said, "Where is this, please get up!" may be a little drunk, he doesn't care much about the image, and an old face is almost attached to the woman's face.

Deng Sanqun saw it in his eyes, secretly happy in his heart, and said: "Xiaoyu, Brother Chen is a little tired, you can help Brother Chen go back to rest, so that he can serve for life!"

The woman said reluctantly: "The slave family will help Master Chen back to the room." ”

"Brother Deng, this can't be helped. Chen Dongsheng said in a low voice, as if the wine was strong, and he hugged the woman, so he didn't fall.

"Whew!" a gust of wind blew open the door, blowing out all the lights and candles in the room. Deng An couldn't look at the faces of a few people, and rushed out of the room angrily.