Chapter 167 The rest of my life
Long Xixi's pretty face turned red, and he stretched out his pink fist to punch his chest. He wanted to sit up, but he felt dizzy and fell down again. Qin Lang reached out to hold her shoulders in time and let her lean in his arms.
At this time, I heard Gu Xiefei's voice outside: "Don't go in, don't..."
The door was pushed open from outside, but He Shanming led a group of Jinlin Guards in. Everyone was shocked when they saw the scene in front of them.
He Shanming couldn't help but feel embarrassed and coughed, "Brother Qin, I'm sorry, this gentleman tried to stop him. We were worried that you had something to do with the princess, so we rashly..."
Long Xixi said angrily: "When is it the Jinlin Guard's turn to do our own affairs? Go out!"
He Shanming quickly took everyone out. Gu Xiefei looked at the group of golden scale guards with a smirk. He just now deliberately evasively, which aroused He Shanming's suspicion. Then he led a group of golden scale guards to break in. It was lively now.
Qin Lang asked Long Xixi to rest, and then went outside. He Shanming clasped his fists to apologize: "Brother Qin, I was rude just now, I hope I can forgive you."
Gu Xiefei said: "I told you that the couple is intimate. You insist on going in, but fortunately you didn't have time to take off your clothes..."
A group of golden scale guards glared at Gu Xiefei fiercely. This fat man is so bad!
Qin Lang said: "Mr. Gu didn't explain what happened just now?"
He Shanming said: "I still want to hear Brother Qin say it." His meaning was already very obvious. This fat man was not honest and his words were not trustworthy.
Qin Lang said: "It's better to do this. I'll send the princess back first. When she's settled, I'll tell you all the things that happened tonight one by one. I wonder what brother is thinking?"
He Shanming was a little hesitant. In fact, Long Xixi was also an eyewitness tonight's incident. Tonight's incident was big or small. Xue Wu's disappearance was not a big deal for them, but the princess was attacked and another person died in the county Ma Mansion. This person's identity was quite special. He was the butler of the imperial envoy Sang Jingtian.
Qin Lang smiled and said, "If Brother He is difficult to do, then forget it."
"Brother Qin, can I ask the princess a few questions?"
Qin Lang shook his head and said, "She was frightened and has not calmed down yet. I think she should wait before talking."
There was a noise of carriages and horses coming from outside, but it was a man from Sang Mansion. Although Sang Sangeng was a servant, his status in the Sang family was extraordinary. His death naturally alarmed the Sang Mansion. This time, the hostess Jiang Konghou came in person.
Jiang Konghou came to Junma Mansion and first confirmed Sang Sangen's body. What hit her even more than Sang Sangen's death was Xue Wu's robbery. This meant that all the carefully prepared plans by the couple were wasted. After losing the Xue Wu, the medicine cauldron, the chance of her daughter Jiang Nuanmo recovering was slim. It can almost be said that she had no more life left.
Although Qin Lang admitted that Jiang Konghou was good to him, he could not agree with the Sang family's approach in the Xuewu incident. It can be foreseen that he will travel further and further from the Sang family after tonight.
When Jiang Konghou heard that Long Xixi was frightened, he naturally wanted to greet him. Although he was extremely depressed, he had to pretend to be caring and hold Long Xixi's hand to ask about his well-being.
Long Xixi is very talented in performance, pretending to be pitiful and still shocked. In fact, she and Qin Lang had already quietly exchanged solutions for their responses before.
Jiang Konghou sighed: "I have heard that this mansion is unlucky. Now it seems that this is true. I think I will live at home after you pass the door and don't come here."
Long Xixi said: "Thank you, my wife for your concern. I don't believe in these things. As long as Alang is by my side, it will be the same wherever you live." What she means is that I will live wherever Qin Lang lives.
Jiang Konghou smiled and said, "He is my son, so he will naturally listen to me." When she said this, she felt pale and powerless. She knew very well in her heart that Qin Lang was not her son, and Qin Lang seemed to have noticed Xue Wu's affairs, otherwise he would not have left Xue Wu here tonight. He always felt that what happened tonight was a bit strange, but only the person involved knew what happened.
Sang Sangen was ordered to take Xue Wu away. Sang Jingtian had made up his mind to attack Xue Wu tonight. However, people's calculations were not as good as Tianshu. Jiang Konghou could never have thought that Sang Sangen would die here. Because of Xue Wu's affairs, there was an irreversible gap between the Sang family and Qin Lang. It was impossible to rely on Qin Lang to tell the truth. Now he can only place his hope on Long Xixi.
Jiang Konghou said to Qin Lang: "Son, go out first and say a few words to my mother and the princess."
Qin Lang nodded. He had enough confidence in Long Xixi. This girl's mind was not simple. Among the women he met, except for Chen Weiyu who could compete with her in intelligence, Chen Weiyu's combat strength was far below her.
Qin Lang came outside and saw He Shanming taking a group of Jinlin Guards to investigate the scene inside and outside. Gu Xiefei looked at it with his arms around and was fine. Feng Jiu's arrival brought a wave of demonic wind, but after Feng Jiu's departure, the demonic energy here was washed away and he couldn't even smell it. He didn't believe that others could find clues. Even if he smelled a little demonic energy, he could push it all onto the little fox.
Gu Xiefei already knew that Feng Jiuzhong had taken Xue Wu away. Since Qin Lang did not take action to stop him, it proved that Xue Wu's trip would do more than worse for her. Qin Lang came to Gu Xiefei's side and whispered: "Are you injured?"
Gu Xiefei rolled his eyes and said, "You kid finally remembered to care about me." He lowered his voice and said, "If you feel sorry for your old brother, please go back and ask me to go to Ruyun Pavilion for ease."
Qin Lang laughed in silence and patted Gu Xiefei on the shoulder: "I'll help you find a sister-in-law another day."
Gu Xiefei smiled and immediately came to his senses. Is this stinky brat who thinks I am a nerd Zhao Changqing so easy to fool? Find my sister-in-law, how old is that? Gu Xiefei muttered: "I don't want my sister-in-law. I'll just go to Zhiyun Pavilion. Anyway, you have the public salary from Tiance Mansion, and it's a waste if you don't spend it."
While the two were talking, another team of people arrived outside. This was actually the one from the Demon Suppressing Department, and the one who led the team was Luo Dongcheng.
Qin Lang and Gu Xiefei looked at each other, and they both felt a little strange. Shouldn't Luodongcheng be in Chiyang? He actually appeared here, and he actually led the team into the Junma Mansion. Needless to think about it, someone would have to instruct him behind him. The person should be Chen Qiongnian. Qin Lang quietly calculated the date and Chen Qiongnian should have come back, but he had not received any news before.
Someone from the Jinlin Guard had already informed He Shanming of the coming of the Demon Sect to He Shanming as soon as possible. He Shanming led his people to block the way for the Demon Sect to the Demon Sect.
Luodongcheng raised a demon-suppressing order and shook in front of He Shanming's eyes: "We are hereby ordered by Lord Chen of the Demon-suppressing Office to thoroughly investigate the night attack on the Ma Mansion of the County. From now on, we will take over this case."
He Shanming knew that the person in Luodongcheng was also aware that Chen Qiongnian not only had the title of Minister of Justice, but He Shanming always believed that Jinlinwei was one of the first-class masters to be the one who had the demon-suppressing masters. What's more, his father was the Grand Marshal of the current dynasty, and he defeated Chen Qiongnian in both his official title and status. He Shanming refused to give in and said: "According to the Great Yongle Order, all cases related to the royal family are responsible for Jinlinwei. Commander Luo does not seem to understand the situation here."
Luodongcheng put on a formal face: "He, we have received the exact news that the attack on the county horse government is related to Feng Jiuzhong. Lord Chen ordered a thorough investigation of this matter. I hope He will do it for convenience."
He Shanming didn't know that Feng Jiuzhong had ever appeared, and he also heard about Feng Jiuzhong's name. He knew that Feng Jiuzhong led all the demons to destroy the Demon-Suppressing Office and escaped from the seventh-level demon prison. However, why did Luo Dongcheng know so well about this? If he didn't lie, it was that Qin Lang concealed something from him.
He Shanming frowned, remembering that Chen Qiongnian was already a noble father-in-law, and Empress Dowager Xiao Zirong appointed him as the Minister of Justice. Even his father said that the criminal law of Dayong in the future would be led by Chen Qiongnian, and the current court officer Xu Daoyi would be gradually undermined.
Luo Dongcheng insisted that the attack on the county horse mansion tonight was related to the demon clan, so it would be natural that the Demon Sect took over. He Shanming decided to make concessions after considering it. The concession was because he did not want to have a head-on conflict with the new Minister of Justice. Of course, the matter tonight was very difficult and it was not so easy to solve the case.
He Shanming ordered the team to be withdrawn and handed over the scene to Luo Dongcheng. He said goodbye to Qin Lang before leaving.
Qin Lang clasped his fists and said, "Thank you, Brother He."
He Shanming said in a pun: "It's not hard work, it's my responsibility, but the Demon-Suppressing Department said that this matter is related to the Demon Clan, and Brother Qin needs to be careful." He believed that Qin Lang had concealed something about tonight's incident, so he naturally felt dissatisfied.
Qin Lang heard what he meant and said with a smile: "Thank you Brother He for your reminder. I will send a post to Brother He in a few days."
He Shanming laughed: "Okay!"
The Jinlin Guard withdrew, and the people from the Demon-Suppressing Division replaced it, and the number of people was more than twice that of the Jinlin Guard.
Jiang Konghou also came out of the small building when he heard the movement, and her face was full of displeasure. She had been dissatisfied with the Demon Suppressing Secretariat for a long time. She was depressed tonight and had nowhere to vent. She glared at Luo Dongcheng and said, "When did the Demon Suppressing Secret have such great power?"
Luo Dongcheng led a group of subordinates to salute respectfully: "Madam Qibang, according to the exact information we have obtained, Feng Jiuchong had appeared near the Junma Mansion tonight. We suspect that the attack on Junma Mansion was related to the demon clan."
Jiang Konghou looked at Qin Lang and Gu Xiefei. The two of them had not mentioned Feng Jiuzhong's incident from beginning to end.
Qin Lang pretended to be confused, "Feng Jiuzhong? But the Feng Jiuzhong who escaped from the seventh-level demon prison and destroyed the Demon-Suppressing Division?"
Luo Dongcheng's face became hot. Qin Lang spoke so loudly, clearly showing his scars. He nodded and said, "That's right."
Qin Lang thought to himself that there were not many people who knew that Feng Jiuzhong would arrive tonight. Sang Sangen died and Xue Wu left. Long Xixi was knocked out by Feng Jiuzhong at that time. He didn't know who attacked her. He and Gu Xiefei definitely didn't say anything. There were only two possibilities left. One was what Hua Yunlou said, and this possibility was not great. The other was that Feng Jiuzhong himself leaked the secret.
Qin Lang was more likely to be this possibility. As early as when the Chiyang Demon Sect was destroyed, he felt that there was a traitor in the Demon Sect. After seeing Lu Xingqiao, he was even more sure that Luodongcheng was the one with the most suspicious points. At this time, when he came to the county magistrate's mansion, there was a possibility that the thief would shout to catch the thief.
Qin Lang smiled and said, "Godmother, I found that the Demon Suppression Department always takes special care of our Sang family." At this time, naturally, he had to use Jiang Konghou as a shield. Because of Xue Wu's affairs, there was a deep crack between Qin Lang and Sang family. On the surface, he pretended to be nothing. Xue Wu's departure avoided the complete rebellion between him and the Sang family at a certain level.
Jiang Konghou said: "Let them check it. If they can't find out what Feng Jiuzhong is, I want to see how Chen Qiongnian explains it!"
Jiang is so old, Jiang Konghou also became suspicious of Qin Lang. If Feng Jiuchong had really come here, why didn't Qin Lang mention it? Sang Jingtian had said before that Qin Lang had already become suspicious of the couple. Now it seems that this is true. He insisted on leaving Xue Wu tonight, and then Xue Wu disappeared. It was afraid that it would not be explained by the word "coincidence".
Jiang Konghou said this, which means she would not ask. Qin Lang sighed in his heart, because Xue Wu's godmother no longer protected her. The past concerns were really disguised, and he did not feel disappointed. After all, he finally sent Xue Wu out safely tonight. It would be dangerous if Xue Wu stayed.
Long Xixi also came out of the small building at this time. Qin Lang hurried over and reached out to hold her. Long Xixi whispered: "You don't have to pretend."
Qin Lang said: "It's not about pretending, it's about showing true feelings."
Long Xixi spat and blushed.
Jiang Konghou saw it and sighed in his heart. The young couple was loving. When they thought of their daughter, they felt even more sad. Maybe this was fate. He sighed sadly and said, "Qin Lang, Xixi, I'll go back first."
Qin Lang said: "Godmother, I'll give you it!"
Jiang Konghou waved his hand and said no, and asked his followers to take Sang Sangen's body away. Luo Dongcheng wanted to leave Sang Sangen's body, but Jiang Konghou refused.
Qin Lang and Gu Xie had not unified the caliber in advance. Luo Dongcheng could not ask any clues from them. Long Xixi was the princess and did not take Luo Dongcheng seriously at all. Qin Lang briefly introduced the situation to Luo Dongcheng and proposed to leave. The people from the Demon-Suppressing Department didn't know when they would find out here, but they were not interested in accompanying them.
Qin Lang asked Long Xixi what she meant, and she didn't want to go back to the royal palace. Anyway, her father rarely cared about her. Such a big thing happened in the Junma Mansion, and he didn't see the Prince Qing sending someone to find Long Xixi.
Qin Lang then proposed to stay in Jixiang Street for a while, take over Heifeng, first help Long Xixi up, then turn over to the horse, and wrap Long Xixi in his arms. After tonight's storm, the two of them suddenly became much closer.
Gu Xiefei also got on a yellow horse, and they returned to their residence on Jixiang Street along the empty street in midnight.
After returning, they found that Zhao Changqing and Wang Houting were both here. They didn't know what happened in the County Ma Mansion. Gu Xiefei was so energetic that he suggested having a few drinks. Wang Houting and Zhao Changqing could only accompany him.
Qin Lang helped Long Xixi back to his room, let her sleep, and asked Long Xixi about her physical condition. Long Xixi said nothing was wrong, but she spent a lot of real energy on Xuewu's urging the palace to change blood, and she could recover after a night of rest.
The laughter of Gu Xiefei and the other three came from outside.
Long Xixi said softly: "You go and accompany them, otherwise they will laugh at you."
Qin Lang saw that she had changed her previous ruthlessness and ruthlessness and became so understanding that she could hardly believe that Long Xixi in front of her was Liu Xixi in the past.
Long Xixi blushed and said, "Why are you looking at me like this?"
Qin Lang said: "I feel like I know you again."
Long Xixi said: "Do you like Liu Xixi from the past or Long Xixi from the present?"
“Is there any difference?”
Long Xixi grabbed his hand and said, "I don't care what you think of me. In short, since I will be your wife after marrying you, I will only treat you well in this life."
Qin Lang reached out to hold up her curved jaw, and Long Xixi was extremely shy.
Zhao Changqing's voice came from outside: "Qin Lang, do you still drink?" At this time, only this nerd has the courage to disturb Qin Lang.
Long Xixi opened her eyes and whispered: "Go!"
A big stone fell in Qin Lang's heart, but he was not happy. Sang Sangen's passing made him feel heavy. He felt that Sang Sangen's appearance tonight was definitely not bad for Xuewu, but to help them. Thinking of the time spent with the old man in Chiyang, what Qin Lang remembered most was that Sang Sanren changed into the winter clothes that Xuewu bought for him, and the relief on the corner of his lips.
Wang Houting saw that Qin Lang was in a low mood and thought he was sad about Xue Wu's disappearance. He raised his glass and said, "Brother Qin, I believe that Xue Wu's auspicious person will have a heavenly appearance, so you don't have to worry too much."
Zhao Changqing said: "Since Huayunlou robbed Xuewu, let's go find Jiuyou Sect to ask for someone."
Gu Xiefei knew the truth of the matter and knew that the reason why Qin Lang was depressed was definitely not Xue Wu. Xue Wu was taken away by Feng Jiuchong, which could be said to have eliminated a big worry. It was a good thing for both herself and Qin Lang. Gu Xiefei said: "Go to Jiuyou Sect to ask for someone? Are you looking for death?"
Zhao Changqing glared at Gu Xiefei and said, "There is righteousness in the world..."
Wang Houting said: "Take it down, your righteousness cannot save your life. In this world, righteousness does not count, but strength does not count."
Qin Lang picked up the wine glass and spilled the wine on the ground. Zhao Changqing and Wang Houting were stunned when they saw his actions. Xue Wu was kidnapped and was not dead. What does Qin Lang mean?
Gu Xiefei understood, so he sprinkled the wine in his glass on the ground and whispered: "Old man, go all the way."
In the early morning, Long Xixi woke up and saw Qin Lang sitting aside and looking at him, saying embarrassedly: "Why are you in my room?"
Qin Lang smiled and said, "Look clearly, whose room is this?"
Long Xixi said: "Anyway, yours is mine."
Qin Lang couldn't think of a reason to refute, and pointed to the clothes beside him. The clothes were left by Xue Wu in the past. Qin Lang meant to let Long Xixi change them.
Seeing him standing still, Long Xixi said coquettishly: "You go out, I want to wash and change my clothes."
Qin Lang said: "I still have to avoid it?"
Long Xixi said: "Of course you have to avoid it. Men are unmarried and women are unmarried. You are not afraid of being gossiped about when you live in the same room."
Qin Lang was speechless. She had been together for the whole night. Now she said this, nodded and retreated. Gu Xiefei and the other two left early in the morning. They probably avoided suspicion. No one wanted to see them come out of a room early in the morning. Although Qin Lang and Long Xixi had already made a marriage contract, they had not yet gotten married.
Taking advantage of the time when Long Xixi was washing and changing clothes, Qin Lang went to the kitchen to put two bowls of noodles. Morning light threw into the kitchen from the window. The light passed through the smoke, which seemed particularly gentle. Qin Lang didn't realize that the scene of Xue Wu working hard in front of the stove. He walked all the way from Jiuyou Sect. The two depended on each other and shared life and death. I wonder when I would meet again when I parted last night? I couldn't help but sigh in my heart.
Suddenly, I felt that someone was looking at him in the corner. Qin Lang quickly turned around and saw a hazy figure standing in a place where the light could not be shining. It was Sang Sangen. After Qin Lang had already witnessed Sang Sangen's death with his own eyes, and naturally understood that Sang Sangen in front of him was just his soul body.
Sang Sanguan's voice became illusory: "Don't be afraid, I won't hurt you. Last night, I violated my master's order, betrayed my oath, and never be able to reincarnate. I don't have much time left, and I will soon be scattered. I'm not willing to die. But I still have a wish, would you accept me?" He witnessed Qin Lang's soul-depriving his soul last night. His current soul body cannot exist in the world for a long time. Only through Qin Lang's help can it be maintained.
Qin Lang's deep darkness does have the ability to absorb souls and souls. There is a space inside the White Bone Pen where souls can retain it. The two previous battle spirits were stored in this space in this way to preserve their soul bodies. Just entering this space is equivalent to making a contract with Qin Lang and sending him forever.
Qin Lang said: "But if you do this, you will always have to..."
Sang Sangen's soul body knelt down in front of Qin Lang: "I wish to be the young master forever, and my soul will be scattered without hesitation!"
Now Qin Lang can only agree. If he doesn't agree, Sang Sangen's soul body will inevitably end up scattering. Now that Sang Sangen can at least ensure that his soul body is immortal, this is a good thing for Qin Lang. His two battle spirits were killed by Huayunlou last night. Sang Sangen's arrival was equivalent to filling this vacancy. But I don't know if Sang Sangen's soul body will be greatly reduced in strength.
Qin Lang raised his left hand and landed on the head of Sang Sangeng's soul body. Sang Sangeng's soul body twisted and transformed into atomized light and dust, entering the deep dark space of Qin Lang's left hand.
Qin Lang had just taken Sang Sanqing, and Long Xixi, who had changed his clothes, came outside: "Alang!"
Qin Lang said, "Here is here." He looked at the noodles in the pot and were almost cooked into a paste.
Despite this, Long Xixi praised the noodles that Qin Lang cooked with his own hands.
Qin Lang was embarrassed by her praise and sighed, "You don't need to comfort me."
Long Xixi said: "You think I'm trying to please you? No, it's the first time that a man has come down to me to eat."
Qin Lang was stunned...
Long Xixi took a sip of noodle soup and said, "Actually, all these jobs should be done by women. I will give you some food for the rest of my life."
Chapter completed!