Records of the Lost Cases of Helaitang in the Ming Dynasty

After walking more than a hundred steps from the mountain gate of the Patriarch's Hall, there was no one on either side. Xiaocai said without concealment: "In my opinion, Ms. Ye San is probably not a good person. The Ye family is really hard to describe. Brother Yueting doesn't have it." It’s a blessing to marry her.”

Wang Heng nodded, he had the same feeling, but he was taught since childhood not to care about others, so he could only look at the night in silence.

Xiaocai said: "I heard Ye Tianli say the words "Sweeping Leaves Mountain House". It seems that the knight who came to find Zhu Laoer earlier was the person who swept Yeshanfang. The knight did not hesitate to give Zhu Laoer his own poison, so that he could Zhu Laoer must find out the whereabouts, and from what he said, he should be asking for Miss Ye San’s whereabouts."

Wang Heng frowned: "Zhu Laoer called the knight Mr. Xue. Is this Mr. Xue the same person as the Mr. Xue who redeemed Xiao Cuibao?"

Xiaocai nodded and said, "I recall that day at Mohua Manor when I was watching the Feiyun Troupe singing "The Roar of the Lion". There was a drunk man who went crazy with alcohol. Someone from the troupe jumped up and lifted him up. In an instant, he jumped a few feet away, Yueting. Brother said that the old boxer of Molingji once talked about a martial arts sect called Saoye Shanfang, who was extremely good at light kung fu. It is possible that the masters of Feiyun Class were the people of Saoye Shanfang, so the masters of Feiyun Class and the generals rewarded Zhu with money. The second child's people are most likely a group of people, so when they came to Mohua Village, they probably came for Miss Ye San. Why did Miss Ye San, a rich girl in a boudoir, provoke this sect?"

Wang Heng said in confusion: "Xiao Cuibao, could it be that he was in Feiyun class at that time? But this is unreasonable. Xiao Cuibao is a waiter in Yang Family Courtyard. Even if he can sing a few songs, he is limited. Feiyun class is lacking such people. A corner boy."

Xiaocai thinks: "Ye Tianliao repeatedly said that Ye Fangxue had died of illness. The more he emphasized that she was dead, the more guilty he appeared."

The two of them talked in the dark, and they were still confused until the end of the discussion.

Seeing that no one came in or out after the mountain gate of the Patriarch's Hall was closed, they waited for a while and found nothing unusual, then returned to the Shen Mansion on Beimen Street.

I was hungry on the way back, and all the shops in the county closed relatively early. I finally found a meat shop at the Chenghuang Temple, the busiest town in Songling City. The shop was not big and only sold noodles and buns.

There were quite a few people in the shop, but the noodle toppings were gone, so they ordered two bowls of Yangchun noodles and asked the waiter to wrap four vegetable steamed buns in gauze and take them away to Fei Yue'er.

Wang Heng suddenly thought deeply and lowered his voice and said, "I wonder if there are few places to eat in the county. If the person who sweeps Yeshan House hasn't eaten yet, wouldn't he be in the shop here too."

Xiaocai raised his head and looked around with wide eyes. The knight's voice seemed young, so he focused on the young man to identify him. He became suspicious of someone stealing the axe. Everyone present was a little suspicious.

There was a young man with a dark face who was annoyed by the sight and glared at him. Xiaocai hurriedly turned his eyes away and ate the noodles, secretly saying to himself: Be calm, be calm.

There was a sound of watch drums in the distance, and there was half an hour left before the evening drums were sounded, prohibiting travel.

The two of them got up quickly. Fortunately, the county town is not big, and they could reach the melon shed behind Shen's house on Beimen Street in about a cup of tea.

The melon shed is not as invisible as imagined. The lights from the neighbors in front and behind reflect the light, and you can see several bundles of clean straw spread under the melon shed. In the villages in the south of the Yangtze River, there has always been a custom of sitting on clean straw. It should be Fei Yue's. The son is placed here, preparing to wait for a long night.

Fei Yue'er was not under the melon shed at this time. The curfew at three o'clock had not yet come, so she might have gone for a walk somewhere.

Xiaocai found a pottery pot and tea cup on the straw pile. This was an unexpected surprise. Wang Heng opened the lid of the pot and smelled the fragrance of fine Maofeng tea. He wondered where Fei Yuer could find the fine tea.

The teapot is warm. Considering the current temperature in mid-autumn, it should not be left there for more than one stick of incense.

Xiaocai's favorite drink was Maofeng tea. He was so happy that he sifted a cup for himself. Just as he was about to sip, Wang Heng pressed the cup down. Wang Heng said, "No, no, no."

Wang Heng pointed at the tea cups and said: "Look clearly, there are four tea cups there. There are only three of us. Why did Miss Yue'er put four tea cups? If she didn't put them there, who was it?"

Xiaocai felt that it made sense, so he put down the tea cup and looked at the environment around the melon shed. There were trees surrounding the melon shed. Shen's house was directly south of the melon shed, with vegetable fields to the east and streets and roadsides to the northwest. It was the unique flowers and trees in the old alley. They thought it was very hidden. Could it be that someone had seen through it.

The two of them sat and waited for Fei Yue'er. According to the original agreement, they would wait together in the melon shed before the curfew. Fei Yue'er only went into Shen's house to check after the third watch.

Soon the dusk drum was beating, but Fei Yue'er still hadn't arrived.

Wang Heng felt uneasy. Although Fei Yuer was very skilled in martial arts, she was only a teenage girl. She should not be left alone.

Xiaocai's eyes were also full of worry, they were not thinking carefully.

They had agreed along the way that they would only check to see if the person in the sedan was Ye Fangxue, and try not to cause any conflict with the Shen family. If they had a hard fight, they would run away if they could. If they couldn't escape, they would explain to them that it was Jiang, the son-in-law of the Ye family. The most the people at home can do is chase them away, and it is not expected that there will be any danger.

In the dead of night, in order to avoid being overheard, the two of them stopped talking and paid attention to what was going on around them.

The breeze came slowly, and the air was filled with the fragrance of osmanthus. On such a good night, I could see the last quarter moon hanging high in the sky. The drum was beaten twice, and Fei Yue'er was nowhere to be seen. Everyone couldn't help but be extremely anxious, and the beautiful scenery was ahead of them. Not interested in appreciation.

Just as I was thinking, I heard a soft sound from the direction of the Shen House in the south. A black shadow jumped from north to south towards the roof of the Shen House, and then suddenly fell. A woman's exclamation was heard, and the voice gradually turned sad and shrill.

Wang Heng and the other two were horrified when they heard the sound. They didn't bother to identify whether it was Fei Yuer or not, and hurriedly ran towards the direction of Shen Zhai where the sound came from.

The two of them were about to approach the gable wall of Shen's house. A huge net fell from the sky and entangled them instantly. During their struggle, someone sealed their acupuncture points. They heard a man say: "I thought they were some kind of tough guy, they are vulnerable to a single blow." Well."

Another woman's voice came from the distance, this time it was like Fei Yue'er. She exclaimed. Wang Heng wanted to respond to her, but he couldn't speak due to the pain. Seeing that Xiaocai had passed out, he felt very upset.

Seeing that Wang Heng hadn't fallen down yet, the man added another blow, then his vision turned black and he fell to the ground slumped.