Half-Yokai Cultivating the Path of Immortality Chapter 271: Zu Mingjing

In the ancestral mansion, there are several secluded guest rooms for female guests.

A two-story building in the garden.

Lu Tong walked straight into the door.

"Sister, I'm not late, am I?"

Yue Shenyu was sitting on a chair reading a book, with a smile on his face when he raised his head.

"It doesn't matter if it's a little later. I know you'll come and I'm waiting for you."

The two walked to the table and sat down.

Pao'er and another maid began to bring out the food.

Laotang Snow Shredded Thin Noodles, Danqi Smoked Fish, Danji Juice Poured Tender Bamboo Shoots...

He took a bite of the fish.

It is soft and tender in the mouth, and the mouth is filled with the aroma of vegetation.

“Such a delicious fish.”

Yue Shenyu said: "Piao'er, Senior Brother Lu praised you for doing a good job with the fish. Please tell me how you did it."

Pao'er was placing the wine and immediately put down the wine bottle.

"Put one willow bud pill, three drops of flower dew, cold water into the mountain spring, and boil it."

Lu Tong nodded slightly and said, "Not bad."

After finishing the meal, the bowls and chopsticks were taken away and replaced with two plates of snacks and a plate of fruits.

Yue Shenyu waved his hand to signal the two of them to retreat.

"Junior brother, I suspect Mrs. Zu is the murderer, or even if she is not, she is related to the murderer."

He sat back on the chair, holding a wine glass in his hand.

Mrs. Zu is indeed suspicious.

Zu Wanping and Sun Hao were killed, and there were many doubts, but Mrs. Zu insisted that he was the murderer.

It's not like Yue Shenyu said that the sadness is overwhelming and confusing.

More like a rush to find a scapegoat.

"What did senior sister find?"

"Did you know that Zu Wanping has two personal maids?"

Lu Tong shook his head.

There are too many ancestral family members, including young masters and young ladies.

There are also miscellaneous side rooms, various maids, maids, and boys, estimated to be hundreds of people in total.

Yue Shenyu drank a glass of wine.

"The young master of a big family is always guarded by maids who sell themselves, day or night. I thought of this today and asked the housekeeper of the ancestral house. Junior brother, guess where those two are now."

"With Mrs. Zu?"

"That's right. What's even more coincidental is that on the night Zu Wanping was killed, both maids were called away by Mrs. Zu."

Lu Tong's expression moved slightly and he drank the wine in one gulp. He put down the wine glass casually, wrapped his tail around the empty wine glass and placed it on the table.

Yue Shenyu picked up the wine glass and filled it up.

"I asked Mrs. Zu. Mrs. Zu said that she suddenly wanted to weave a quilt that night and needed a few helpers."

"It's neither early nor late, but that night happened. I don't believe it was a coincidence."

"I don't believe it either. Moreover, when we entered the city that day, a lot of goods came back from the ancestor's house. Mrs. ancestor must have a lot of things to do."

The two of them thought independently.

After a moment, Lu Tong asked: "If it is really Mrs. Zu, or someone from other ancestral families, how does Senior Sister plan to take action?"

"What?"

Yue Shenyu was a little confused.

He held the wine glass and said: "Most of the life gates of desire ghosts are in the heart and between the eyebrows. To kill ghosts, you must kill people first. With Zu Mingjing here, the Zu family is not to be touched."

"The person who was killed was also a member of his family. Will Zu Mingjing protect the murderer?"

Lu Tong sighed.

"With such a big family business, there are so many shady activities behind it. In Zu Mingjing's eyes, this matter may not be a big deal. The murderer should have expected it if he dared to kill."

Yue Shenyu frowned.

He was lost in thought.

Mrs. Zu...

Whether he has anything to do with Miss Fifth depends entirely on whether Zu Li can survive until tomorrow morning.

……

The guest room of the ancestral home, one bedroom and one hall.

Lu Tong was lying on the bed.

In the hall, a chair was placed at the door, and Zu Wu sat upright on the chair.

"Zu Wu."

"Chief Immortal, what are your orders?"

He stood up and walked into the hall, saying: "I heard that your master broke into the golden elixir when he was less than two hundred years old. He must not be an ordinary person."

"That's right!"

Zu Wu sat for almost an hour, not daring to move in order not to make a sound, so he took the opportunity to stand up and stretch his legs.

"When I was practicing in the Golden Rhinoceros Sect, I almost became a disciple of the real person. Later, I returned to my ancestral home and more than doubled my ancestral family's property in just forty years!"

Lu Tong just asked casually to find out some information, and after listening to it, he became really interested.

"Your master has worshiped the sect?"

"Yes, I have been a member of the Golden Rhinoceros Sect of Shuangling Island since I was a child, and was almost accepted as a disciple by Master Yuanying."

"Awesome."

He lit the lamp, walked to the table, took out the tea set and started making tea.

"Come sit down and talk."

"Hey."

The two sat down, and the small clay stove for boiling water ignited an orange-red flame.

Lu Tong placed two teapots and two teacups and asked, "What went wrong and you didn't become a disciple of the real person in the end?"

"I don't know, I've only heard some rumors..."

"It's just small talk, let's talk."

He did not stare at Zu Wu, but took out several tea leaves and began to pick them.

Zu Wu hesitated for a moment and said slowly: "I heard that the real person changed his mind temporarily. We agreed in advance that if we were the first to complete the apprenticeship task, we could become my disciple. Later, I said that my master had broken the rules and could not be accepted as my disciple."

Steam began to rise from the clay oven.

Lu Tong casually pinched two pinches of tea, threw them into the teapot, and asked: "What rule was broken?"

"I don't know. I guess the disciples actually made it up from the beginning, and the rules are just excuses."

He disagreed.

A real person in the Nascent Soul Realm is a big shot in any sect and would not resort to such small tricks.

Most likely Zu Mingjing really violated the taboo.

Pour hot water into the pot and cover it for a few breaths.

He rinsed the cup with tea, poured another cup, and handed it to Zu Wu.

Zu Wu was a little flattered and took the tea cup with both hands.

"Thank you, Immortal."

Lu Tong poured himself a glass and asked: "If it is true as Zu Li said, this killing was due to internal fighting, what will your master do when he comes back?"

Zu Wu glanced at the cup~IndoMTL.com~ with his peripheral vision and asked cautiously: "Chief Immortal, have you heard some rumors?"

"Huh?"

"Rumors about my master."

He lowered his head, slowly picked up the teacup, and said, "Yes, I have heard some."

"There are many rumors but few are true. The dispute between the family heads back then was not entirely due to the master's ruthlessness. Others wanted to separate the family. If they don't do it, the ancestral family will be broken up!"

Lu Tong's eyes tightened and he put down the tea cup.

"Your father also killed his own brothers?"

Zu Wu did not dare to say anything more and lowered his head to drink tea.

"How many?"

After a while, Zu Wu whispered: "Six. But I have been a member of the sect since I was a child. Apart from blood, I have no... close relationship with those people."

"Zu is in charge, it seems that you have already guessed that it was Zu's family who took action."

He was a little shocked.

No wonder he dared to commit such a murderous act.

Zu Mingjing killed six, and others killed three or five. It didn't seem to be a big deal.

……

The next day.

Lu Tong opened his eyes, but there was no urgent knock on the door, and he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

There is no knock on the door, which means no one is dead.

Zu Li came to the door, but the fifth lady did not make a move. She might have found the wrong person.

Get up, undress, and wash up briefly.

In the hall, Zu Wu was still guarding the door.

He sat on a chair, poured a glass of cold water, and said: "Go back and rest, this matter has nothing to do with you."

"Chief Immortal, I will take care of the caravan and come back at noon."

"Okay."

Zu Wu opened the door, took a step forward and then took his foot back, saying: "Master Immortal, someone is looking for me. The fifth lady's maid, Hua Dao."

A female cultivator wearing a silver silk gown walked to the door.

"Xianchang Lu, Miss, please come over and have breakfast."

Lu Tong's expression changed slightly.

"Who else?"

"And Master Li."