Order of Heaven

When Yue Yin heard this, there was a flash of light in his eyes, but his face remained calm: "How do you say?"

Dongzi glanced at the old woman, sighed, frowned and said, "It started three years ago. That winter, the harvest in the city was not good, and some people would go up the mountain to hunt some prey. Go to the city to exchange some money. This is a good way. Qianzhou is remote, and there are many wild animals on the mountains outside the city. Basically, there will be no time to return empty-handed, but the problem lies in the jungler. It's on."

Yue Yin listened carefully, and unconsciously answered: "Why?"

Dongzi watched and listened more seriously, and gradually fell into the memory, slowly telling the story of the year.

It was a clear day after the snow, the city and the outside were all covered in white, and the ice hangings were shining brightly under the sunlight.

Snow covered the road, and the road up the mountain was difficult. There were almost no people going up the mountain that day, but the head of the Niu family did not listen to his family's dissuasion, and went up the mountain on the snow that did not reach his calf.Speaking of which, he was really lucky that day. When he was resting halfway up the mountain, he saw a white fox not far from him that was almost integrated with Baixue through the ice hanging upside down in front of him.He thought it was Bing Hang's blinking, but when he carefully stood up and looked closer, he found that the white fox glanced at him with ice blue eyes and then ran away.

It was the first time he had seen such a beautiful fox after hunting for so many years, so he immediately picked up his dick and chased after it. If he caught it, he would definitely sell it for a good price!The white fox seemed to be aware of the danger, and burrowed into the bushes all the way, leaving a shallow footprint on the snow, shaking off the snow on the low branches on both sides.

According to the speed of the white fox, the leader of the Niu family would not be able to catch up no matter how strong and experienced he was, but how could he be lucky?After chasing him for a long time, he threw several shots and failed to hit them. Seeing that the white fox was getting farther and farther away from him, and he was about to lose heart, the white fox suddenly stopped and fell headlong into the snow. , sobbing and neighing in the mouth.He hurried forward, leaped forward, and caught the white fox in his hands.When he got up and picked up the struggling white fox in his hands, he realized that the white fox was caught by a hunting net that someone else put here. The net was mixed with the snow. .

Since the head of the Niu family got such a good thing, he immediately found his way down the mountain, intending to brag about the white fox and sell it for a high price.

"The white fox—" Yueyin said.

"That white fox is really rare. On the day the head of the Niu family brought it back, he was spotted by a big family and bought it at a high price." Dongzi said.

Dongzi looked at Yueyin with a puzzled look on his face and said, "My lord is wondering why hunting white foxes is associated with that strange incident."

Yue Yin smiled and nodded, thinking that this young man named Dongzi was quite clever.

"Actually, it doesn't matter at all. It's just that the head of the Niu family brags about his experience of hunting white foxes. Others know that he has made a lot of money from this white fox, so he naturally wants to try his luck. Who knows that those who try their luck not only have no When I hunted a white fox, I put myself in it instead, and never came back once I went there. The family members also went out in groups to look for it, but no trace was found, and many middle-aged men disappeared intermittently, including those who went hunting, The woodcutters all disappeared for no reason.” Dongzi said, pouring himself a bowl of hot tea, took a sip before continuing: “Later, there was a rumor in the city that those people disappeared because The white fox hunted by the head of the Niu family. It is said that the white fox did not want to be imprisoned, so he starved himself to death. Before he died, his eyes were not closed, and only a tear flowed from the ice blue eyes. Finally The big family had no choice, so they peeled off the white fox's fur and made a big snow-white mink. Because of this, everyone began to spread that the reason why those people who went up the mountain disappeared was that the white fox never looked back. We must take revenge on the people in Qianzhou City."

"Have you ever seen that white fox? Is there anything special about it?" Yue Yin asked with a slight frown.

"I saw it once, and I went to see it once because I was curious." Dongzi raised his head slightly and recalled: "If there is something special, it is that the white fox is really beautiful, no matter its snow-like fur, And those ice blue eyes are extremely beautiful."

"Does everyone in the city believe this statement? Didn't they report to the officials?" Yue Yin asked.

"There were some people who didn't believe it before and reported it to the officials, but it was useless at all, and the people were not found. Later, even middle-aged men began to disappear in the city, and more and more people believed." Dongzi said.

"This kind of thing happened in the city too? The government doesn't care?" Yue Yin's face was full of doubts.

"It's useless, it's just useless, it can't be found out, and we can't guard against it by strengthening our guard. Later, we directly issued a notice telling us not to go up the mountain again, and close the door and don't go out at night." Dongzi was also a little discouraged when he said that, after all, every day In panic, no one can protect them.

"It's all useless for the official, and the white fox's revenge is just an excuse!" The old lady sitting beside her suddenly spoke, her tone a little indignant.

"Aniang—" Dongzi quickly glanced at the door, then turned to the old woman and said, "You can't talk nonsense."

"Auntie, don't you believe me?" Yue Yin looked at the old woman and asked.

The old woman didn't answer immediately, her expression was a little sad, and there seemed to be tears in her eyes: "Dongzi, can we... believe it?"

Dongzi looked at his mother and felt uncomfortable: "Mother."

Yue Yin looked at the mother and son with a sad look on the side, and did not speak again. The mother and son must have some story, which is related to the white fox incident.

The old woman wiped her eyes with her sleeves, adjusted her mood and said to Yue Yue: "Young Master, it's getting late, you should find a place to settle down soon, Young Master."

Yue Yin got up and saluted the old lady: "Thank you, Auntie, for your hospitality." After speaking, he left some silver taels on the table, then picked up the cloak at hand and walked towards the door curtain.

The old woman added: "Remember, don't go out at night."

Yue Yin was grateful for the care of the old lady, and when he lifted the curtain, he turned his head and smiled at her: "Remember it."

Chenzhou, Lanyue Tower.

The annual chamber of commerce was arranged by the Quan family to hold it here. On this day, outside visitors were not allowed in Lanyue Tower, and all of them were used to entertain the wealthy businessmen who came to participate in the chamber of commerce.

Yanyan was talking and laughing in the building, table after table of delicious food and wine was set up, and the servants and maidservants walked through constantly, all of them were carefully selected and explained in detail, and they acted neatly and thoughtfully.

Quan Zhenduo looked at the well-organized chamber of commerce, with a satisfied smile on his face. This time, the chamber of commerce was hosted by Quan Ming, and he himself was just giving some advice.It can be done so well for the first time, which shows that his son's ability is absolutely first-class, and he can rest assured to hand over the Quan family to him after he retires.

Before Quan Zhenduo finished appreciating his son's masterpiece, a person beside him came over with a smile and said, "Master Quan, long time no see!"

Quan Zhenduo turned around immediately when he heard the voice, with a deeper smile on his face: "Master Li, don't come here without any problems!"

...

After greeting and chatting with many people, Quan Zhenduo began to look for Yue Zhengming's position.After searching for a while, he found Yue Zhengming who was chatting with Fu Yun in front of a window. Quan Zhenduo curled his mouth and went over there.

"Your father asked Jun'er to bring Xiaosheng here this time, but he stayed at home. Did he want to hand over the family business to you so he was lazy?" Yue Zhengming said with a smile.

After hearing this, Fu Yun smiled: "Father has this plan, but Yun'er is still a little short of experience, so I still have to rely on my father and father-in-law for advice."

Yue Zhengming laughed and patted Fu Yun's shoulder: "You are too modest, Yun'er."

"What's so happy about it? Master Yue." Quan Zhenduo walked to the side of the two and said.

As soon as Yue Zhengming saw Quan Zhenduo approaching him, the smile on his face was withdrawn for a moment, and then he put on a slight smile again: "It's nothing, Mr. Quan is fine."

Naturally, Quan Zhenduo didn't miss the change in Yue's expression just now, but he didn't care at all, and said with a smile: "I haven't seen you for a year, and Master Yue is still so healthy."

"Master Quan, you have a capable son in charge. Over the past year, there has been no change on the surface." Yue Zhengming knew what he did to the Yue family behind his back, so he didn't point it out, and just flirted with him haha .

"Hahaha, Master Yue has praised you so much, your son is the one who is really capable." Quan Zhenduo didn't smile very much, but there was something in his words.

Yue Zhengming heard the meaning of his words, and laughed it off: "It's nothing compared to the fact that your son can manage this huge chamber of commerce by himself at a young age."

Fu Yun watched them fight their game from the side, and seeing that his father-in-law was not at a disadvantage, he felt relieved, and said: "Master Quan and father-in-law chat slowly, this junior is going to visit other seniors first, excuse me."

Just as Quan Zhenduo wanted to tell Fu Yun to go first, he was intercepted by Yue Zhengming: "You go first, Yun'er, I will come after a while with Master Quan."

"Yeah." Fu Yun saluted the two of them and left the window filled with the smell of gunpowder smoke.

"Master Yue is a good son-in-law." Quan Zhenduo looked at Fu Yun's back and said. Seeing that Quan Ling liked Fu Sheng so much, he was considering marrying Fu's family. Zhengming seemed very close, so he began to hesitate.

"Fu Yun's child is upright, smart and capable, so it's a good thing." Yue Zhengming praised Fu Yun while pointing it out.

Quan Zhenduo choked for a moment, knowing that he was satirizing him for playing tricks behind his back, but he couldn't get angry, so he agreed: "Yes." Then he smiled and said: "There is good news, I don't know that Master Yue Have you heard that?"

Yue Zhengming didn't know what kind of medicine he was selling in his gourd, so he said calmly, "Oh? What good news?"

"I got the news that the new year's goods in the palace will be purchased by the leaders of our Chamber of Commerce, and the Zuixianfang will definitely be selected by then. This is a rare honor!" Quan Zhenduo said. Start to observe Yue Zhengming's expression.

Before Yue Zhengming came to Chenzhou to participate in the chamber of commerce, he didn't know anything about it. Now he heard from Quan Zhenduo that he didn't believe it. Even the so-called honor he said, he didn't want it at all. Yes, but if you want to think this way, it's not his thoughts that can really decide.Yue Zhengming kept his face motionless, held the corner of his mouth and said: "If that's the case, then Linglong Silk and Satin Village is also among them."

"Hahaha, what Master Yue said is true." Quan Zhenduo didn't see anything on his face and let it go.

It's night in Qianzhou City.

After Yueyin settled down in Qianzhou, he didn't rush to find the palace, but went to wander around the city of Qianzhou to check it out.He found that the security of Qianzhou City was indeed stricter than that of Lizhou. There were almost no pedestrians on the road when it was dark, and the doors were closed, which made it even more depressed in this cold winter.

Although there have been many cases of mysterious disappearances of middle-aged men in Qianzhou in the past three years, according to Yueyin's observations, there are few middle-aged men in Qianzhou during the day, and most of them are old people with yellow hair and long hair. This is very abnormal. of.

After observing for a few days, Yue Yin decided to go to the Qianzhou government office to see if there was anything tricky about the Qianzhou prefect who had not resolved the disappearance case for three years, otherwise it would be unreasonable for the case to remain pending.

Taking advantage of the darkness, Yue Yin sneaked into the mansion of the magistrate very lightly. This house was obviously not as big as the mansion of the prefect of Jizhou, but compared to other houses in Qianzhou, it was considered a big family. Probe to the room where the prefect is.

The lights in the room were still on, and the voices of the people inside could still be faintly heard on the roof.Yue Yin carefully removed a piece of black tile, and looked down at the situation inside the house.

The prefect's wife was carefully helping the prefect who was over half a century old take off his belt, and then changed his clothes. The prefect turned around accordingly.

After hanging the clothes she took off on the hanger at the side, Madam Zhifu turned her head and said, "How about the servant you sent here? Can you help us solve that matter in Qianzhou City?"

The magistrate walked over to the bed and sat on the edge of the bed: "I heard that the minister has just handled a big case and was rewarded by the emperor. I think he is quite capable."

The magistrate's wife also walked over, bent down and took off the shoes for the magistrate: "That's good, it's been three years, and it should be resolved."

"I hope so." The magistrate got on the bed and lay down.

The magistrate's wife went to the candle and blew it out.

The room became dark all of a sudden, Yue Yin's eyes went dark, he couldn't see anything for a while, after getting used to it for a while, he put the tile back carefully, stepped on the roof and left.

The route Yue Yin left was different from the way he came. When passing by a small courtyard, he accidentally stepped on a tile and made a soft noise.

"Who!" Someone immediately called out from under the eaves.

Hearing this sound, Yue Yin not only didn't lift his feet and left, but stopped on this roof and chuckled lightly.

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