The Jia Mansion is so big that it can be ranked among the top ten even in the capital city.

However, in recent years, the Jia family has been in decline. Jia's mother felt this way in her heart, but she was also somewhat helpless.

Obviously nothing has changed, but everything seems to be changing.

She personally manages the small secret realm in the family. Some of the products produced there are used by her for her own practice, some are distributed to the direct descendants of the family, and some are used as rewards.

But over the years, the output of the small secret realm has become less and less. She thinks that the Jia family's secret realm may be declining. This is the real crisis of the Jia family. There are many reasons for the decline, but Jia's mother has not found it yet.

She didn't dare to make it public, even within the Jia family, she didn't dare to let anyone know.

It's just that this kind of thing can't be completely kept secret. There is a deficit in the Jia family, and now even the traffickers and lackeys know about it, and they are talking about it.

Another one is the disappearance of the second master of the Jia family.

Many people said that he was killed by a strongman from Jiangzhou, but they didn't know why there was no body left. Some people thought that it was not the strongman from other places who killed him, but there was another reason.

But no one can give a decent reason.

Jia Mu asked Shi Wuxie to investigate the matter from the beginning. At this time, Shi Wuxie came to Jia's house and said to Jia Mu: "Second Master Jia must have gone to attend a secret party and was killed."

"A secret gathering? Do you know what kind it is?" Mother Jia asked. She was not surprised at all. There are gatherings like this every day. From princes and nobles to traffickers and lackeys, there are no one knows how many people are attending every day.

A secret gathering.

"I feel the breath of the God of Winter." Shi Wuxie said.

"Oh, the God of Winter." Of course Mother Jia is no stranger to the God of Winter. She has even had many interactions with her. Since she took charge of the Jia Mansion, priests of the God of Winter will come to her home every year.

Although she did not preach his doctrine, Jia Mu knew very well that she hoped that the God of Winter would be worshiped by her.

But now it seems that the priest of the God of Winter has not won over me, but his children have long been won over and have joined the church of the God of Winter.

She thought of the priest of the Church of the God of Winter who came to her home a few days ago and sent her child back. When she saw the injuries on Jia Shun's body, she already made a judgment in her heart.

"Xiao Shi, tell me about Lou Jinchen," Jia Mu said.

Shi Wuxie took Lou Jinchen to the Hongye Villa. Everyone knew that the foreign fanatic who said in the sky above Qianjing, "Young master from the capital, the general is nothing more than that" was Shi Wuxie's friend.

In the past month, many people have asked Shi Wuxie about the foreign madman Lou Jinchen.

Not only his colleagues, but also his superiors and playmates who were familiar or unfamiliar when he was a child have all asked him more or less.

This made Shi Wuxie, who never liked gossiping with others, have to always answer the same sentence to everyone - not familiar!

He was indeed unfamiliar, but no one believed it. Even his father said: "It is morally good for you to accompany your friend to save your niece who was trapped in a fire pit, but you must also pay attention to yourself."

Fortunately, you had not taken up your new position at that time. If you want to help your friends in the future, you must be strategic. Now that you are in the officialdom, you must know how to be flexible in your actions."

"Look at the water, when it encounters an obstacle, it just goes around it. If it can't get around it, it just accumulates strength and one day it will overflow. But most people in this world can't do this."

Shi Wuxie never expected that his father, who had always been silent and tough, would tell him this kind of truth.

Now Jia Mu asked him again, and he still said: "To be honest with you, old lady, Lou Jinchen and I are really not familiar with each other. Before returning to the capital, we only met in Swimming City, which has become an eyeless city.

It just happened once. At that time, he was invaded by the 'secret spirit' and had never seen me."

"The second time I met Lou Jinchen was at the Sanjiangkou Ferry. At that time, Han Shouyuan, the alchemist of the Imperial Preceptor's Office, died suddenly after talking to him. However, I didn't have much contact with him, but as a person who worked for Jiangzhou,

I have been arresting someone for many years, and I also know his deeds." Shi Wuxie said.

"Oh, then please Xiao Shi, please tell me, an old lady, what kind of person he is." Jia Mu said.

"He is a very simple person. Old lady, that's what you think he is now," Shi Wuxie said.

"I have never met him. I just heard about him. How can I judge a person?" Jia Mu said.

"Old lady, why not just use this hearsay to judge who he is." Shi Wuxie said.

Xue Baoer, who was next to Jia's mother, couldn't help but think of that day in the inn at Sanjiangkou. Sitting in the middle of the crowd, he was silent and fearless, looking at the people present with a scrutinizing look.

Carrying myself back to Jia's house, I thought to myself: "He is a fearless person who shows mercy and sympathy to the weak. His commitment to his sworn brothers can be fulfilled even if he crosses thousands of rivers and mountains and faces the obstacles of the powerful people of the day."

People who arrive.”

Jia Mu was silent for a while and said: "This is a man who has no law and no king."

"Then he is a lawless person." Shi Wuxie said.

"Well, I know that people in the world regard chivalry and righteousness as a virtue, but to the court, how are they different from demons? They wander among the mountains and rivers, often thinking of entering the city and killing a few powerful people and making a name for themselves. They live in the mountains and wilderness.

Sitting in the middle and ruling the roost while gathering crowds to roar are the biggest destabilizing factors for the court," Jia Mu said.

Shi Wuxie has worked in the remote Jiangzhou for many years and has come into contact with many Jianghu monks. Of course, he knows that there are all kinds of people among them, some are treacherous, some are evil, and some are both good and evil, but there are still some heroic and loyal people among them.

, this kind of person will throw his head away with a word, but die with a promise, he is quite respected in his heart.

Therefore, Shi Wuxie disagreed with Jia Mu's decision to knock down a man in the world, but out of respect for his elders, he did not refute, so he did not answer.

"You said that even if Jia Shun was wrong in theory and should not have given his woman to others, after all, there was no matchmaker or acquaintances. His crime was not worthy of death, but he was lynched. You are

The defender of the Qian law is the newly appointed deputy governor of Yin and Yang who has been reformed by the emperor. You must handle this matter well and let the court take a good look at the capabilities of the latest generation of the Shi family."

Shi Wuxie knew that Jia's mother believed that Mr. Jia was killed by Lou Jinchen.

"Has the old lady ever seen the priest of the God of Winter?" Shi Wuxie asked.

"You come with me." Jia Mu got up and took Shi Wuxie to a cellar. Then Shi Wuxie saw a man whose whole body was covered with frost.

And he soon discovered that this man's fatal wound was between his eyebrows. The sword intent wrapped around the wound between his eyebrows was sharp and had a scorching sun energy, but it was now frozen.

"Xiao Shi, can you confirm who caused the sword wound between the eyebrows?" Jia Mu said.

Shi Wuxie said silently: "The person who stabbed Jia Erye may not be the person who killed him. The frost and cold on his body are equally deadly, just like the scene I saw when Han Shouyuan died at Sanjiangkou."

"Oh." Mother Jia glanced at Shi Wuxie. She couldn't say that Jia Shun had joined the Church of the God of Winter. The people of the God of Winter would not kill him. If she said so, it would be to explain to everyone that the Jia family was here.

In the secret struggle between the God of Winter and the Imperial Master, he joined the side of the God of Winter.

This is also the reason why the people of the Winter God Sect did not dispel the cold air from the corpse.

If you want to dispel this kind of cold air, you need to use special fire spells. However, after the cold air is dispelled, the corpse will definitely rot and the sword energy in the sword mark between the eyebrows will dissipate.

The people from the Church of the God of Winter did not send it in time because they wanted to let the cold air penetrate into the body. If Jia Mu wanted to investigate the sword wound and find out the murderer, she had to let people know that Jia Shun had joined the Church of the God of Winter.

"You don't have to worry about the frost on his body. I will go to the people from the Church of the God of Winter to argue with me. Just tell me whether you recognize the sword wound." Jia Mu obviously wanted to force Shi Wuxie to express his stance.

She knew that people in the Shi family would not lie, and Shi Wuxie was a junior with extraordinary abilities, so she named Shi Wuxie to investigate the case.

"I haven't had much contact with Lou Jinchen, so I can't be sure." Shi Wuxie said.

"Not much contact? But you took him to the Hongye Villa to find someone. Even Young Master Ling Yin's face would be lost." Jia Mu said, and Shi Wuxie knew that Jia Mu was dissatisfied with his answer.

"The reason why I went with him is because I secretly asked him to help send someone off," Shi Wuxie said.

"Oh, can you tell me who can win the favor of you two young talents?" Jia Mu said.

At this time, Shi Wuxie glanced at Xue Baoer, who had followed him but said nothing.

Xue Baoer was slightly stunned. She had told her aunt about this matter, but at this time, her aunt asked about it again as if she didn't know. She didn't know why, but she could only follow her words and said: "Auntie

"Nai, Mr. Wuxie once gave me instructions and asked me to follow Lou Jinchen all the way back. After Lou Jinchen knew it was Mr. Wuxie who gave the instructions, he asked me to ride on his horse and take me all the way back."

"Oh, it turns out that he is not really a chivalrous person, but a repayment of kindness. Xiao Shi, he has no friendship with you at all. You just handle the case impartially. Don't let the Shi family suffer.

What a disgrace to the easy-to-earn reputation of being a hunter."

Shi Wuxie quickly bowed and said, "Thank you, old lady, for your teaching."

When he walked out of Jia's mansion again, he felt a slight sense of relief in his heart.

Shi Wuxie couldn't help but think: "Jia Mu is indeed the mainstay of the Jia family and the Dinghai Shenzhen of the Jia family. Not to mention her cultivation level, the invisible suppression makes me breathless. Just before saying these words

The series of words that followed suppressed me."

He thought about it and found that Jia Mu's words were telling him that Lou Jinchen actually had nothing to do with him. He told himself that he took Lou Jinchen to Hongye Villa and needed to use this case to prove his relationship with Lou Jinchen.

Chen is not a friend, just because Lou Jinchen showed kindness in return, even if someone makes a fuss about it, she can prove it for herself.

Also, she used the reputation of the Shi family to suppress herself, to make herself worry about the hard-earned reputation of the Shi family, and not to make friends with people in the world like Lou Jinchen. After all, she had been working for people in the world like Lou Jinchen from the beginning.

People are determined by their nature and are said to be lawless and without kings.

He discovered that although he was obviously helping her investigate the case, it seemed that he was trying to clear himself from suspicion.
Chapter completed!