fairy family

Chapter 72: Cold Stove, Meeting Mother in Court

Faced with the closed haunted shop, Yu Que did not hesitate. He immediately moved his body and climbed up the wall.

In a few turns, he jumped into the haunted shop that was burned by fire and looked around carefully.

Soon, Yu Que realized the clues from various clues and confirmed that the government was not framing Fang Mulian.

Although this store had been burned, the fire started in the front hall, not the backyard. Yu Que even found traces of burned "wet firewood" in several locations in the front hall, which clearly showed that someone had done it intentionally.

In the ghost shop, Yu Que couldn't help but clap his hands and sigh:
"Brother Fang, you really surprised me."

He really didn't expect that he originally wanted to save Fang Mulian, but the other party ended up killing Zheng Laohei and burning down that guy's haunted shop, making both of them feel very vent!
But in this way, the other party would become a wanted criminal with a reward offered by the government, and the reward would be quite high.

After all, Zheng Laohei is a legitimate alchemist. Even if he has no potential and does not have a talismanic position, he, like the current Yu Que, has an official status.

The killing of such people is equivalent to killing officials. Once Fang Mulian is caught, he will definitely be executed immediately, and there is a high possibility that he will be killed on the spot!

But for some reason, he always felt that Fang Mulian would not be arrested so easily.

"This boy may look ordinary, but he is actually very talented and has surprised me time and again. Now that he has killed his master and set fire to the enemy, he has broken the shackles in his heart. Even if he is dying, he may be able to survive... Why don't I try to make friends with this evildoer?"

Yu Que muttered to himself, his eyes flickering.

He looked around the dilapidated ghost shop and thought that since he had nothing to do today, he might as well go and find out what was going on. Even if he found nothing, it would be a way of repaying the other party for taking care of him.

With a whoosh, Yu Que's figure disappeared in the haunted shop, and he moved around in the muddy alley like a ghost.

Soon.

Yu Que appeared at the door of a large mansion with the words "Fang Family" hung on the door.

This is where Fang Mulian was born, the Fang family in Lanni Lane.

The Fang family lives in Lanni Lane, a prosperous area. Although the family is not large, its family background is slightly higher than that of the Fu family. In addition, the family is engaged in business, and its financial resources are far superior to those of the Yu family.

Yu Que came here not to break into the Fang clan and question them, but to turn around and come to a side house in the Fang family's mansion.

This side room is where Fang Mulian and his mother live. They depend on each other for survival. Fang Mulian is also nicknamed "bastard" in the Fang family because his father died and his mother became a widow, and widows are often surrounded by gossip.

Therefore, in terms of their backgrounds, Yu Que and Fang Mulian were both equally matched, both of them were poor children. So once when they were working together, they passed by Fang's house, and the other party took him into the house.

Yu Que came here today to visit the other party's mother.

Now Fang Mulian has killed someone and escaped, but his mother may not be able to escape. If she is still alive, Yu Que can ask her about it and explain a few things at the same time.

There was a squeaking sound.

As soon as Yu Que landed on the ground, something moved behind the wooden door of the side room, revealing a vigilant eye:

"Who? If you don't leave, I'm going to call someone!"

Although he couldn't see the person behind the door clearly, Yu Que remembered the voice of Fang Mulian's mother. After comparing it, he confirmed the identity of the person behind the door. It was undoubtedly Fang's mother.

Yu Que bowed slightly:

"I am a young man, so I am here to bother you, elder."

Fang's mother recalled vigilantly and remembered that there was indeed an apprentice in Zheng Laohei's haunted shop for a period of time. The other party was called Yu Que. Fang Mulian would occasionally talk about the two of them at home after work.

So after carefully looking at Yu Que's face, the other party believed it halfway, so he slowly closed the wooden door and opened it again.

A beautiful middle-aged woman with a pale and haggard face, but wearing a tight cheongsam, appeared in front of Yu Que.

The other person's every move was shaky, and his whole body was filled with a ripe, widow-like feeling.

This was the first time that Yu Que looked at Fang Mulian's mother so carefully and boldly.

After a few glances, he completely understood. No wonder Zheng Laohei would call Fang's mother into the store from time to time.

Fang's mother bowed awkwardly towards Yu Que: "You are Mu Lian's friend, come in and have a seat."

"Thank you, aunt."

Yu Que did not hesitate. After accepting the request, he walked into the side room.

The side room was dim and cold, without a single light on, and it was cold and deserted.

Fang's mother calmly made tea and asked in a low voice, "What are you doing here, little brother Yu? Did the government ask you to come here to ask something?"

As she spoke, she couldn't help showing timidity on her face, and she seemed to be hesitant to speak.

Seeing this, Yu Que didn't want to beat around the bush and said directly:

"Aunt, do you know where Brother Fang is?"

Without waiting for Fang's mother to show her surprise and doubt, Yu Que thought for a moment, then took out the warm jade token of refining degree from his waist and handed it to the other party.

"I am not from the government, but I used to be friends with Brother Fang. Now I heard that Zheng Lao's black shop was burned down and Brother Fang escaped, so I came here to find out more. Don't worry, if there is anything I can help with in the future, just ask."

When Fang's mother saw Yu Que's jade token, her eyes widened immediately. She looked at Yu Que's extremely young face in surprise and suspicion. He was even younger than her son.

After she took the jade token hesitantly and examined it carefully, she found that it was exactly the same as Zheng Laohei's token, except for the inscription on the bottom.

Fang's mother burst into tears: "Brother, you are so young and promising. If Mulian could be like you... Woohoo, thank you so much for coming to visit me, this unknown person."

This woman lost her husband and lived alone in the Fang family. All her hopes were placed on Fang Mulian. Now Fang Mulian has absconded and she has lost even her only son. She feels as if all her bones have been pulled out of her and is in a state of panic all day long. In recent days, apart from the disgust of her clansmen and the questioning of the yamen runners, no one has cared about her.

Now that Yu Que had arrived, the girl suddenly had someone to talk to and she started crying.

But for some reason, when the girl burst into tears, Yu Que felt the chill in the room suddenly grow stronger, making his hair stand on end.

Fortunately, Fang's mother cried again, "I am so happy for Mulian to have a friend like you."

Whoosh, the chilly feeling in the room suddenly disappeared, as if the chill just now was just an illusion.

Yu Que narrowed his eyes slightly, feeling surprised.

So in the dim light, he took care of Fang's mother with a sincere tone and talked about what happened in the martial arts exam.

Upon hearing this, Fang's mother burst into tears: "If this is true, Mulian, Mulian, I have harmed you.

Old man, I wish I could sleep on your skin and eat your flesh! ! "

The sound of sighs and excited conversations continued to echo in the side room, attracting the attention of other tribesmen on the left and right.

Someone came over quietly, wanting to see the fun and see which guy Fang's mother was secretly meeting again.

But when they saw that the door was open and Yu Que walked out with a stern face, holding a jade token and directly questioning the elder of the Fang family, the noise outside the door disappeared.

In an instant, the eyes of the nearby Fang clan members looking at Fang Mulian's family all changed.

Even the clan leader had never seen a cultivator come to visit the Fang family in person.

Many people felt regretful. If they had known that the Fang family had such connections, they would have been more restrained recently.

After Yu Que finished dealing with the matters outside the house, he walked back to the side room and saw Fang's mother sitting alone at the table, looking even more sad.

The other party wiped his tears and apologized repeatedly: "I made you laugh at me, little brother."

"Auntie, you are joking. Brother Fang and I are good friends. If you encounter such a thing in the future, you can go directly to the Refining Courtyard to find me!
If there is anything else I can do to help, that’s fine too.”

Yu Que spoke righteously and made promises again and again, almost patting his chest.

Suddenly, Fang's mother started crying again, but her emotions fluctuated for a long time.

At the same time, the cold and chilly feeling in the room rose and fell, becoming agitated several times.

So when he left, Yu Que had more expectations in his mind. He bowed to Fang's mother and said:

"Aunt, can you tell Brother Fang that it's not a good idea to stay in the city for too long? If the government comes a few more times, we'll be exposed.

If he believes me and wants to leave in peace, and even wants to return to the city in the future, he can meet me at the crossroads tonight at midnight."

Facing Fang's mother's surprised gaze, Yu Que took a look at everything in the side room, smiled, and without further explanation, turned around and walked out of the room.

After Yu Que left completely, Fang's mother realized something. She quickly closed the door, looked expectant, and kept calling out in a low voice in every corner of the room.

That’s right, although Yu Que did not get any news about Fang Mulian from Fang’s mother, he extremely suspected that the other party did not escape at all, but was hiding at home!
It was just as Yu Que expected.

Although Fang's mother did not call Fang Mulian out, when it was late at night and everyone was asleep, a shadow suddenly appeared from nowhere.

The other person stood in the room, his eyes extremely complicated. He looked at Fang's mother lying in front of the table, and then looked outside the door.

The figure then seemed to have made some important decision. He knelt down immediately and kowtowed to Fang's mother. Then he walked out of the side room silently and went to the street.

At this moment.

Yu Que was just as he said, at the famous crossroads in the Seventh Block, quietly waiting for someone to arrive.

During this time, he recalled everything that happened in Fang Mulian's house. Apart from the idea of ​​rekindling his feelings so that he could use Fang Mulian's power in the future, he also felt a sense of empathy for her.

Midnight is past.

A skinny figure suddenly appeared on the street, like a skeleton, staggering on foot.

The other party came up to Yu Que, and without saying a word, he knelt down on the ground with a thud, and kowtowed to Yu Que several times, showing the utmost respect.

Yu Que looked at the skeleton-like figure with suspicion and astonishment. At the same time, he was also sighing with regret and quickly helped the other person up.

The person who looked emaciated and bowed his head was Fang Mulian!
(End of this chapter)