Stealing Hook [Rebirth]

As the New Year's Eve approaches, the Lianjiabao is decorated with lights and festivities, and the atmosphere is more lively than usual. Ashi holds the kitten in his arms, and runs outside to look around again and again. Xiaoba, who is lying at the door to join in the fun, also follows him and stretches out his tentacles. past.

A servant came over and shouted, "Young Master, it's time for dinner!"

Ah Shi ran back to the house with a "drumming" again, and leaned against the old castle owner with a disappointed face, puffing up his cheeks and saying, "Why hasn't Dad come back yet..."

The old castle master stroked the kitten in his arms, and said with a smile: "It's a good thing not to come back, maybe your father will stay in Yigu to accompany your father during the New Year."

After Lian Mufeng left southern Xinjiang, he sent a letter to his family. The family knew that he was safe and sound, so naturally they wouldn't be too worried. Now the old castle owner and the castle owner are looking forward to the reunion of Lian Mufeng and Mo Yuan, and to get rid of the delayed marriage as soon as possible. Make up for it, and he doesn't care at all whether he will come back for the New Year.

Ah Shi was even more upset: "They didn't take me with them!"

The old castle owner happily patted his head: "It doesn't matter, your father will come over after the New Year."

While talking, someone shouted excitedly outside: "Young castle master is back! Young castle master is back!"

Ah Shi cheered up and ran out: "Father! Daddy!"

Lian Mufeng strode over and picked him up: "Son!"

Ah Shi lay on his shoulder and looked behind him: "Where's Dad?"

Lian Mufeng patted his head: "Your father won't be here until the next year."

Ah Shi puffed up his cheeks again, angrily letting him carry him into the room.

The old castle master and even the castle master looked behind him at the same time, their eyes were a little lost, and they said in unison: "Arong didn't come?"

Lian Mufeng smiled and said, "He will come over after the next year."

The old castle master sighed, looked away and began to drink a little wine: "It seems that it didn't work."

Even the castle owner sighed: "Didn't you have confidence before you left?"

Lian Mufeng: "..."

On New Year's Eve, the four generations of Lianjiabao are finally living under the same roof. It's a pity that they have long regarded Mo Yuan as their family, but Mo Yuan is not there. Everyone is more or less disappointed in their hearts, but they have gotten used to it over the past few years. The person has been found, and this year has been quite enjoyable.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Lian Mufeng took Ah Shi to visit Lin Zhiqiu.

Lin Zhiqiu has been living in Lianjiabao in recent years, and has become closer to the Lian family. Half a year ago, he became Ah Shi's mentor. Although he is a bit overqualified, Ah Shi is smart. Ten did his best, Lin Zhiqiu was the first person Lian Mufeng wanted to visit in the new year, and by the way, he would tell him about Mo Yuan's recent situation, so that he could rest assured.

Afterwards, Lian Mufeng left Ashi to play with Lin Zhiqiu, and went back to discuss business with Master Lianbao. Before, he asked people to keep an eye on Prince Sheng's mansion, and because he wanted to follow Mo Yuan to the southern border, he handed over the matter to Master Lianbao. , even the castle master is naturally concerned about his son and daughter-in-law, and will keep a close eye on everyone who has contacts with King Sheng.

Lord Lianbao said: "King Sheng took the initiative to ask for an order to cut down the vassal. He was either greedy for life and afraid of death and had no ambitions, or he was deeply scheming and tried to make a comeback. I have met him twice, but I don't think he is ambitious. In addition, he has two sons and one daughter. The eldest son, Xie Lankun, has a leg problem and has been bedridden all year round. His daughter, Xie Lanyan, went to Qingluan Mountain to practice martial arts because of her weakness when she was young. Although Xie Lanzhi is proficient in calligraphy and painting, he is an out-and-out dandy who hangs around flowers all day long, drunk and dreaming of death. He indulges his children, if he is not pretending, then he is showing weakness to the emperor, so that the emperor can rest assured of him."

As he said that, he took out a roster and handed it to Lian Mufeng: "It's full of people who have contacts with Prince Cheng's mansion. They are still sorting out. There are a lot of people, so it will take some effort."

Even Mu Feng took it and looked through it. There are indeed many, and it is dazzled to see, but it is indeed very detailed. Even the suspicious people who have been in contact with the relatives of the porter's family are listed. Fortunately, they have been preliminarily sorted out. The severity is divided into primary and secondary.

Thanks to the large number of people in Lianjiabao, it would be a big headache to switch to other sects.

Lian Mufeng closed the roster: "Have you found anyone particularly suspicious?"

"Of course there are, for example, Luan Fengming, the head of Qingluan Mountain, for example, a flower girl surnamed Li in Hongxiulou in the capital..."

Lian Mufeng's brows moved slightly, with doubts on his face.

Master Lian Bao continued: "Luan Fengming is considered the leader of the younger generation. He only started to walk around with Prince Sheng's mansion in recent years. He walked very closely, and the timing was too coincidental. But I sent someone to check. Xie Lanyan is a brother and sister of the same school, and they have the love of son and daughter, he is very likely to become the son-in-law of King Sheng, other than that, he didn't find anything unusual, so we need to investigate further."

Lian Mufeng kept it in his heart, and asked again: "What about the flower girl surnamed Li?"

"It's about Xie Lanzhi. Xie Lanzhi hangs around brothels all day long, but recently his temperament has changed a bit, and the point of the change was the night he stayed in the Hongxiulou. It was found out that it was He fainted once, I don't know if it was related to Miss Li, but the change in his body was not obvious, even those close to him didn't notice it."

Lian Mufeng nodded: "Is there anything else?"

Even the castle master said a few more words, all of which were closely related to Prince Sheng's mansion.

Lian Mufeng listened carefully, put the roster in his arms, and talked about his trip to southern Xinjiang: "The Wuque clan needs to arrange a capable person to go there."

Even the owner of the castle couldn't laugh or cry: "You said you, finally being alone with A Rong, what business do you care about, no wonder you haven't been able to bring him back after walking all this way."

Lian Mufeng smiled awkwardly: "It's not all for business. A Rong mentioned to me before that he wanted to find a Taoist priest, and that Taoist priest was related to the case of seizing the heir apparent and treason. I think the Wuque clan The High Priest who came here turned out to be from the Central Plains, and also happened to be a Taoist in disguise, I thought it was too coincidental, and I couldn't help feeling a little suspicious."

Lian Mufeng took care of Mo Yuan's affairs. Lian Mufeng would occasionally ask about it, but he didn't understand it in detail. Hearing what he said at this time, he couldn't help but add a bit of dignity: "There is such a thing? It seems that this Those who go to the Wuque tribe for the first time have to be cautious." He said and felt puzzled, "Since this matter is related to Arong, you can arrange it yourself."

Lian Mufeng said: "I don't care about it for the time being, dad will make the decision for me. After all, after another year, I have to go to Furong Island. The people there are looking forward to A Rong's passing. I have to appease them, and by the way Bring back the young and strong Jiuxi people who were training in Lianjiabao, and pick some people to come over."

Seeing that he was thoughtful, Master Lianbao was a little relieved: "Okay, you go, remember to come back before the old man's birthday."

Lian Mufeng smiled: "Naturally."

Seeing him like this, Lian Baozhu knew that he was thinking of Mo Yuan, and reached out to pat him on the shoulder: "I see you are happy, A Rong agreed to come over?"

Lian Mufeng didn't mention Mo Yuan's duplicity, and nodded with a smile: "I agree."

The castle master Lian was very pleased: "Good good good good good good good!"

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For the [-]th birthday of the old castle master Lian, he sent out invitations to his martial arts colleagues all over the world. The relationship between Liuyun Medical Valley and Lianjiabao is extraordinary, so naturally the master and apprentice attended the banquet together.

Not long after the new year, Queshan began to prepare congratulatory gifts for the old castle owner. The gift list was only a thin sheet of paper, but two boxes full of things were placed on a spacious carriage, drawn by two bay red horses. Then, plus five tall horses lined up in front, the formation is quite spectacular.

Liuyun Medical Valley has always lived in semi-reclusion, Liuyun seldom shows his face outside, and the disciples below only go out occasionally. It is the first time that several masters and apprentices go out at the same time like this.

Mo Yuan came out of the courtyard, met Tan Yan and Que Shan successively on the way, Que Shan's eyes were sharp, and his eyes fell on Mo Yuan's head. He hurriedly strode over to look around him, and said with a smile: " Why have you never seen this jade hairpin before?"

Mo Yuan had only used this hairpin once before, it was in the evening, and after thinking about it, he put it away again, and only took it out to use again today, it was indeed the first time Queshan saw it.

Mo Yuan was in a good mood not to care about him, and said with a smile, "There are so many things you haven't seen before."

Queshan shook his head and sighed softly: "Don't blame my brother for not reminding you. Today we are going to Lianjiabao. Even Mufeng, that animal, is uneasy and kind. Maybe he is waiting for you to throw himself into the trap. You are good, dressed up beautifully , Isn’t this a fat rabbit entering a wolf’s lair?”

Mo Yuan was so angry that he almost vomited blood, gritted his teeth, looked him up and down with a smile, and replied in a good voice: "I've dressed up, so someone will see it, you are like a peacock spreading your tail. Palace Master Li can't see it."

The owner of Li Palace is Li Wuyan from Liyin Palace. Although the real culprit behind the Tangtang Gu incident has not been found yet, it has been confirmed that the person who attacked was Li Wuyan, a traitor from Liyin Palace who pretended to be Li Wuyan. He went to find Li Wuyan, and somehow hooked up with Li Wuyan, but Li Wuyan's reputation in Jianghu is extremely bad, so he will definitely not be invited to Lianjiabao's birthday banquet this time.

Mo Yuan was afraid that the stimulation would not be enough, so he continued: "Don't blame Junior Brother for not reminding you, restrain yourself when you go to Lianjiabao, and don't come back with a smelly body, you will be beaten like a chicken."

Queshan was so angry that his teeth itch, but he had to maintain his demeanor, so he took out a folding fan like a magic trick, opened it and slapped it artfully, and said with a smile: "If you want me to tell you, just listen to my advice and stay obediently." Come down to guard the Medical Valley, don’t go to Lianjiabao. Even Mu Feng’s courtship to your daughter-in-law made you so angry that you lost your memory, and you still go to him, look, you have to love yourself!”

Tan Yan listened to Queshan's nonsense with a face of horror, and quietly quickened his pace, and quickly distanced himself from them when they were about to start fighting.

Chapter 120 [Birthday banquet is coming soon] It looks like it is ready, but I have to let you take a closer look to see if it is thorough.

Even the old castle master's birthday banquet was about to come, and people from various sects came one after another, those who came early were three or four days earlier, and those who came late were one day earlier, Lianjiabao was crowded with people and lively.

Even the old castle master was in poor health in his early years, and he never planned his birthday in a big way. Now that he is in good health, and it is a rare year again, this birthday banquet can be described as grand, satisfying many martial artists who have never set foot in Lianjiabao. Fellow curiosity.

The owner of Castle Lian warmly welcomed every visitor, and was so busy that he didn't touch the ground. When everyone saw it, they couldn't help asking each other: "Why didn't you see Lord Lian Shao?"

Even more curious people whispered in private: "I haven't even seen the son of the young castle master, and he didn't show up on such an important occasion. It seems that he is a concubine."

The bodyguards who helped Lord Lian greet the guests were all people with excellent ears, and even the servants who served tea and water in the hall were carefully selected, and these discussions would naturally reach the ears of Lord Lian In the middle, even the Castle Lord laughed it off and ignored it at all. The guests at the birthday banquet were divided into relatives and strangers. The crowd is so chaotic at the moment, how can I let my precious grandson come out? Besides, the grandson has a special status, and he has to wait for the official birthday banquet tomorrow if he wants to show up. Afterwards, send away a group of irrelevant guests.

When it was busy, someone came to report, saying that the people from Liuyun Medical Valley had arrived, and the Lord Lian immediately went out to greet him, with a natural intimacy in the enthusiasm, and after a few greetings, he invited them in, master and apprentice, and led him to the Supreme Court Seat, the old castle master is also very warm to them, and careful people can faintly realize that the closeness of these two sects is even stronger than the rumors in the world.

Even the castle owner wanted to talk to Mo Yuan a few more words, but there were people around, so he had no choice but to give up, pretended to be polite, and then went to greet other guests.

The masters and apprentices of Liuyun Medical Valley stood in the crowd with dragons and phoenixes. Everyone couldn't take their eyes off of them. Young Master Yun, who has never shown his face outside, has always kept a bit of mystery. Both of them have received a lot of attention, and the eyes that fell on them did not withdraw until they took their seats.

Queshan saw that there were fewer people paying attention to them, so he leaned sideways towards Mo Yuan, and asked with a puzzled look: "Why is there one less person? The one who should be there is not here. Oh, what should I do! Junior brother, you are dressed so fancy, I'm afraid it will take a lot of hard work to go to waste!"

Naturally, Mo Yuan also noticed that Lian Mufeng was not there, concealed his disappointment, smiled at Queshan, passed him and tugged Tangtang who was sitting next to Liuyun.

Tang Tang turned to look at him: "What's the matter, second brother?"

Mo Yuan stretched out a finger, gestured back and forth between himself and Queshan, and said with a smile, "Look at the two of us, who is flamboyant?"

When Tang Tang came here, he was so sweet that he didn't know what the two senior brothers were fighting for. Hearing what Mo Yuan said, he was surprised. He stared at them and compared them. After the comparison, he smiled and said: : "Of course it's our Ah Da who is showing off!"

Queshan: "..."

Mo Yuan smiled with satisfaction, and cast a sideways glance at Queshan.

In order to increase his persuasiveness, Tang Tang said again: "Ada has always dressed flamboyantly, and he always likes gay purple, for fear that others will not know that he is a gay. Ah Da is the most ostentatious in our Medical Valley! Bar none !"

Que Shan and Mo Yuan: "...Sexy? Gay?"

While talking, someone from outside rushed in excitedly and shouted with a smile on his face: "Young Castle Master is back!"

The brothers and sisters stopped talking and laughing immediately, Mo Yuan collected his mind, turned his head and cast his eyes on the door.

Lian Mufeng came back full of travel and dust, and the first time he entered the door, he searched for Mo Yuan from the crowd. After seeing someone, he wished he could rush to Mo Yuan's side immediately.

The two glanced at each other hastily, and Mo Yuan noticed the scorching heat in his pupils that could hardly be concealed, and a sweetness surged in his heart, he couldn't help but smile at him, then quickly looked away, pretending to be nonchalant look like.

Lian Mufeng made his heart feel numb due to his behavior, and hurriedly strode towards the old castle owner before losing his composure. While walking, he clasped fists to greet the guests left and right, and asked someone to bring out the congratulatory gift he specially prepared for the old castle owner , is a well-crafted bow.

Lian Mufeng took advantage of the crowd admiring the congratulatory gift he gave to his grandfather, turned around and strode towards Mo Yuan, but due to the large number of guests present, he had to stop in front of Liu Yun first, and a few friends with his master and apprentice After saying hello, he approached Mo Yuan and said enthusiastically, "Brother Mo Yuan, I didn't expect you to come here this time!"

Mo Yuan sang with him: "I'll join in the fun."

As he said that, he glanced at him with an extremely calm expression, and there was a smile in the corner of his eyebrows and eyes.

Lian Mufeng noticed that his attitude towards him had changed, and he was pleasantly surprised. He secretly took a breath to suppress his excitement, and said with a smile: "I still owe you a consultation fee. After my grandfather's birthday is over, I will I will pay you the consultation fee."

Mo Yuan looked down and asked with concern, "Are you ready?"

Lian Mufeng's smile deepened: "It looks like it's all right, but I'll let you take a closer look to see if it's really thorough."

Mo Yuan glared at him indiscriminately, and said with a half-smile: "The consultation fee in Liuyun Medical Valley is not low, and you are the young castle owner of Lianjiabao, and your life is expensive. You should prepare more for this consultation fee. Ten thousand taels of gold is not worthy of your status."

Queshan on the side laughed sullenly, clutching his stomach and said, "Ten thousand taels of gold, Master doesn't dare to open his mouth like a lion."

Mo Yuan paused for a moment, and seeing the fellow martial artist with sharp ears turned his head to look at him in surprise, he had to take back his previous words: "It's just a small effort, you can give the consultation money as you like."

Lian Mufeng smiled and said, "If you don't mind, I'll give you something as a thank you gift."

Mo Yuan raised his eyebrows to look at him, and stretched out his hand.

Lian Mufeng hurriedly grabbed his hand, squeezed it quickly without any trace, and then pushed him back reluctantly: "I didn't bring it with me, I will bring you a change of clothes when I go back."

Mo Yuan smiled at him: "Okay."