Pingyang Fu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 331 White Deer Academy is weird
"Ah, Master, how can this be done? This disciple is not feeling well and exhausted, so let them go."

"Brother, brother, you can't do this, we brothers have been with you all the time, how can we leave the brothers behind at this time, we are going to go together."

Yu Ren originally wanted the two attendants to follow and go back to rest by himself, but he never expected that these two people were so ignorant of flattery that they wanted to pull him down.

In Bailu Academy,
Yu Ren and the other three stood in the yard. When they heard the Master's words, they couldn't help but blame each other dissatisfiedly and didn't want to go there.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Yan ignored them at all. Instead, he looked at the three of them and asked again angrily,

"What, have an opinion?"

"Uh, Master, I don't dare,"

How could Yu Ren and the others dare to behave wildly in front of Jiang Yan? The famous master in Jinling could make them and others miserable with just a few words?
But when I think about today, I was supposed to teach Song Ziwen a lesson, and I would just give him a beating at most. I didn't expect that people would not be hit, and so many things would happen along the way. I can't help feeling a little jealous of Song Ziwen. This person is too unlucky, a broom star. .

"That's good, Song Ziwen go back and pack up, and I'll see you later, Chief Guard, take the rope and stretcher, let's go."

"Yes, Master Xie."

Song Ziwen hurriedly saluted and thanked him, watched a group of people leave the gate of the academy, went back to his room anxiously, first put down the book basket, then began to tidy up the bed, then changed his dirty clothes, and then prepared to go to the dining room for dinner I went to eat with my ticket. After all, for the children from poor families who take first-class examinations, their fees in the college are all free. If you don’t eat, it will be wasted.

second floor,

Lan Xinwen was still sitting on the pouf by the south window, reviewing his homework silently. After all, he was approaching Enke, and he wanted to be a Jinshi, so he didn't care about other things in the academy, that is, the academy's poetry meeting He didn't take it to heart. What his father said was right. Fame is all in vain. A person's reputation is worth a thousand words.

And after all, we are in Jinling City and within White Deer Academy. Even if something happens, nothing serious can happen.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he raised his head, he saw many academy students running up in a panic, as if something was chasing him. As the chief of the academy, he has his own dignity. The students who came up all saluted him respectfully. Then quickly return to your seat, take out the book and read silently, but the book you are reading is held upside down. What does it mean?

Not long after, the little book boy next to him quickly went upstairs and came to Lan Xinwen. He took out the kettle and tea bowl from the book basket, poured a cup of tea for Mr. Lan, and looked at the people around him. , a few people in twos and threes gathered together and whispered quietly.

"Sir, it's terrible, something happened in the academy."

"Hey, what could happen? Look at how mysterious you are."

Lan Xinwen also picked up the tea bowl and took a sip, but he really felt that the atmosphere was not right. They were all gathering together and muttering about something.

"Go back, Young Master. I heard that Young Master Ning Baoning from the Academy died in the woods at the back of the mountain. Master Jiang Yan took the Academy's guards and Senior Brother Yu to look for him."

Lan Xinwen, who was drinking tea, paused and took another silent sip. There was a murder in the academy. Who could do it?
Lan Xinwen never thought that it was the students in the academy who did it by themselves. Those who came here to study were all famous families in Jinling, so how could they easily make enemies? Bite.

The key lies in Ma Enke. Is it related to this? Looking at the nervous look of the little book boy, he asked;

"What else do you know or hear?"

"Back to the young master, I heard from the disciples of the academy downstairs whether ghosts were asking for their lives. White Deer Academy was built in the former cemetery. Now so many people have died in Jinling City, and the grievances of those people will not last forever. Let’s start.”

"Presumptuous, such words must never be said."

Before the little book boy could finish his words, he was scolded by Lan Xinwen. You must not say such words indiscriminately. His father had already explained that no matter whether those people really plotted against him or not, how Luo Yunhou killed them had nothing to do with Jiangnan civil officials. It has nothing to do with the aristocratic family, it is their internal affairs, remember not to intervene, especially the Zhen family, Jia family, Shi family, Wang family, Xue family, all have broken bones and tendons, that is, Luo Yunhou, his mother She is also a daughter of the Wang family, and there is no reason for outsiders to interfere.

"Yes, yes, young master, I won't say any more, I won't say any more."

Hearing the young master's reprimand, the little book boy dared to talk nonsense, and shook his head repeatedly to express that he would stop talking, but Lan Xinwen changed his voice, took a brush and tapped the book boy on the forehead, and said in a low voice;

"You can't say it outside. You go down and wait to see what happened? Is Ning Bao really dead? Or was he killed by the students in the academy? Then he asked the guards of the house to guard the building for me. Please follow me at any time, do you understand?"

The little book boy didn't move in front of the table in a daze. Lan Xinwen tapped the book boy's forehead with the brush again.

"I understand, young master, I understand. Let's go now. Don't worry."

The bookboy took out a stack of cloud cakes from the book basket and placed it in the corner of the desk, along with a piece of brocade cloth for cleaning hands. He put the book basket aside, got up and rushed downstairs to summon the guards in the front yard.

Looking at the back of the book boy, Lan Xinwen suddenly felt a coldness all over his body. He didn't know if it was an illusion. The academy seemed to be enveloped by some gloomy energy. Could it be that the evil souls of those who conspired against him were gathering together to worry about him? He shook his head in his heart. It feels a little ridiculous, "Schools who don't talk, strange powers and gods" I and other scholars have a sense of righteousness in their hearts, and there is no place to hide everything in the bright sky.

Then he picked up another cloud cake and put it into his mouth. It was very sweet. He washed his hands and picked up the book to review.

The mountain behind the academy,

Jiang Yan took three students from Yu Ren and many guards from the academy to search in the dense forest. As soon as Yu Ren came here, his energy and energy were gone, and he kept pointing the wrong way. As for the two followers behind him, in one sentence It's not complete, it's like being possessed by a ghost.Meeting the tree from before again, Jiang Yan also felt something was wrong.
"Stop, Yu Ren, why did you lead the way? I've been here three times."

"What, it's impossible, it's this tree. Then we walked along this tree into the dense forest for a while, and we came to an old locust tree in a depression. Ningbao is on it."

Although Yu Ren was panicked, when he came with Song Ziwen, he saw this tree and seemed to have kicked it. Yes, there were footprints.

Yu Ren quickly came over, lay down, saw a mud footprint at the root of the tree, and said;

"Master, I didn't lie to you, it's this tree. I kicked it before. No, it won't let us go. The ghost hit the wall. Brother tree, forgive me, forgive me."

Yu Ren's face turned pale, and he kept bowing and apologizing. Jiang Yan really didn't want to reprimand the three of them anymore, so he came over to check. There was indeed a mark, and the road was correct, but why were they spinning around in circles? Woolen cloth.

He looked at the guard behind him and asked;

"Have you found anything?"

The guards behind him were all dispersed, and after checking, except for the way they came, there was only one direction without a mark, and the chief guard said;

"Master, there are people coming from three directions to get the mark, but there is only one place where there is no mark. I think we should go to the place where there is no mark."

"Okay, let's take that route."

Jiang Yan nodded and took the lead to walk over. Yu Ren and the other three who were still bowing to the tree had to quickly follow. They also looked around in fear. After passing through the dense forest, there was indeed a depression with a vintage stone in the middle. There is also a figure in the middle of the old locust tree.

"Here we are, Master. This is it. Ningbao is up there."

Yu Ren, who was hiding at the end, shouted from the team. Jiang Yan and the guards looked around vigilantly, then put on their gloves, and slowly leaned over.

When we arrived under the branches of the old locust tree, we felt an obvious eerie and cold feeling, and the hairs on our hair stood on end. After walking in, we looked up at the tree and saw Ning Bao, well-dressed, sitting on it, with a strange smile on his face, and Just like alive.

Jiang Yan and the guards felt a chill in their hearts and couldn't help but stop. Jiang Yan tried to shout;

"Ningbao, Ningbao."

After shouting twice, no one answered. Jiang Yan waved his hand.

"You guys, go up, get the people down, and look around for any clues."

"Yes, Master."

The captain of the guard walked over first in response, and first checked the ground. There were no marks on the ground, and there were no traces of friction on the tree trunks. How did Ningbao get up there.

Instantly, my back was wet with cold sweat.

"Master, this place is strange. There are no traces of climbing or stepping on the ground or tree trunks. How did you get up there in Ningbao?"

"Oh, there is such a thing."

Jiang Yan came over, squatted down, and inspected carefully. There was a layer of muddy fallen leaves on the ground. Except for the footprints of himself and others, there were indeed no other footprints, and the old skin on the trunk was not broken at all. The traces were found to be something, but when I looked up at Ning Bao sitting on the tree, yes, how did he get up there, or someone else did it.

Jiang Yan immediately walked around the tree and groped around, but found nothing. He couldn't help but feel solemn in his heart.
"Let the person down first, and then don't damage the scene. Well, use the rope to tie the person down directly. You guys will follow Ningbao under the tree and carry the person back to the academy."

The guard's face turned pale, but he nodded helplessly in agreement. The guard chief, Shi Zhu, did not go up the tree. He took out a rope and made a loop, then threw it up the tree, put it on Ning Bao's upper body, and then let the rest of the guards stand under the tree. Then, with a strong pull on the rope, Ning Bao fell from the tree very neatly, and was caught by a few of his subordinates. Then they laid Ning Bao down on the stretcher, then stood up and stepped back with a pale face, especially after catching Ning Bao. The hands of the two guards were trembling.

Jiang Yan and the chief guard came over quickly, seeing that Ning Bao was smiling like a normal person, and he was not stiff. It was really strange. He stretched out his hand and tried it on his neck, but he was not breathing. He was sure he was dead. For the next four weeks, the sky suddenly became dark. Looking up, there was a cloud of dark clouds in the eastern sky. It was raining. Jiang Yan had no choice but to take out the prepared white cloth and cover Ning Bao's body, and said to the people around him,

"Let's go, it's starting to rain, go back."

"Yes, Master."

The guards lifted the stretcher, and the group walked back quickly. At this time, there was a faint sound of thunder in the sky. The three students of Yu Ren were so frightened that they did not dare to look up, so they hurriedly followed. As soon as they left the depression, the mountains and fields were covered with thunder. The strong wind blew up, blowing up the white cloth covering Ning Bao's body, revealing his weird smile again, and Yu Ren's three students couldn't help but scream.

"Ah, ah, Master, he smiled, smiled."

(End of this chapter)