C1155 The Annihilation of the Family
"The whole family?" Before Chen Sanmu could finish his words, Tang Ju, who was standing beside him, couldn't help but ask, "How many people are there in the family?"
"This. . . I'm not sure. " Chen Sanmu replied, "Mistress, as well as my master's parents and children, as well as the servants and maids in the prefecture, there are at least dozens of them. Not a single one of them is left. Even my master's new daughter was killed last year. "
"What?" Tang Ju was dumbfounded. Not even letting go of a baby in his swaddling clothes? This was too much. This was not as bad as his wife and children. Had he not heard of this before? Who was the murderer? Have you caught him? "
" No. " Chen Sanmu replied.
"No?" Tang Ju was stunned. "Is his martial arts very high?"
"No, no, no. " Chen Sanmu shook his head. "I don't even know who did it. "
"I don't know who did it?" Tang Ju frowned and stared at Chen Sanmu. " Did he offend someone he shouldn't have? Such a huge grudge, such a huge grudge?"
" I don't know. " Chen Sanmu replied, "I didn't hear that Master met with any trouble. Furthermore, Master came to look for me this morning. He didn't say anything special. . . " Then he looked at Yuen Xuan who was beside him.
Obviously, Chen Sanmu seemed to have something to ask Yuen Xuan. However, before he could say anything, he was pulled back by Tang Ju. "How is this possible? Exterminate the entire family. " He heard Tang Ju say again, "It's not just one or two of them. He accidentally killed one of them, didn't he? Think about it carefully. There was definitely a deep grudge between them. Of course, And it must have been planned for a long time. . . "
"No, I. . . " Chen Sanmu was anxious and panicked.
"Hey, wait, wait. " However, Tang Ju didn't give Chen Sanmu the chance to speak. He just kept talking, "Where is your master's house?"
"Yes. . . "
The old man asked. "Is he in Changan City or outside of Changan City?"
"In the city. "
" Doesn't he usually stay at home? "
"Stay, stay. " Chen Sanmu replied, "Young master, why are you asking about this?"
"My home is in the city, and I'm still staying at home. When I looked for you in the morning, I was fine. " Tang Ju immediately pulled Chen Sanmu away, "Now, you are telling me that your family is going to be wiped out in broad daylight today? Oh, and you still don't know who the murderer is? What the hell is going on? Or was everyone else blind?"
" No, I don't know either. " Chen Sanmu quickly said.
"If you don't know, who knows?" He heard Tang Ju shout again, "You don't need to make up a lie first, you won't even be able to round it back. Tell me, are you with them? Did they send you here? " As he spoke, he pointed at the corpses on the ground. "They want you to trick us to somewhere, so be frank. Refuse to be strict and not tell the truth. You'll feel better. I'll twist your fingers off one by one. . . "
"Martial Uncle, Sect Chief, Eldest Miss!" Without waiting for Tang Ju to finish, Chen Sanmu knelt down in front of Yuen Xuan with a 'putong' sound. As he kowtowed, he said, "I really don't know. You should know that if I speak any nonsense, you will kill me. No, it's fine even if you cut me into pieces. "
"Don't come with me to make things difficult for you. " Tang Ju immediately replied, "It's useless no matter what you say. It doesn't make sense. . . "
"Shut up!" Before Tang Ju could finish his words, he heard Yuen Xuan scolding him angrily. She glanced at Tang Ju with her brows furrowed.
"I. . . " Tang Ju still did not give up. "Don't listen to his nonsense. He is obviously. . . "
"Shut up!" Before Tang Ju could finish, he heard Yuen Xuan say coldly.
Although she had a belly full of words to say, she forcefully held it back. She pouted and stared at Chen Sanmu with an undisguised grievance and anger.
As for Chen Sanmu, he didn't even look at Tang Ju. He kowtowed two more times to Yuen Xuan and said, "I really don't know about this. He didn't know who did it, nor did he know what exactly happened. And. . . I really don't know who these people are, and I didn't expect to meet you here. Please take a look! "
" Don't worry. " Yuen Xuan replied, "So you are here to look for your master?"
"Yes!" Chen Sanmu nodded.
"So your master is nearby?" Yuen Xuan asked again.
"Yes!" Chen Sanmu nodded again.
"How do you know?"
"This. . . " Chen Sanmu was stunned, but he thought for a moment. He said again, "I don't know, but. . . This morning, when my master came to find me. . . Tell me, tomorrow at noon. . . He told me to go to the Sanquan Temple in the western suburbs of Changan City to find him. So, I think he might be in that Sanquan Temple right now. Martial Uncle. You must believe me. I'm afraid that those people are here for Master. I can't find my master, that's why I killed them all. I really didn't know that you and Young Master Lin were here, but you have to help me. Help me. . . "
" Wait a minute, wait a minute. Wait a minute. " No one knew when, but Tang Ju once again came to Chen Sanmu's side. He seemed to have something to ask, but this time, Chen Sanmu just kept talking non-stop. However, Tang Ju was so anxious that he stomped his feet. Finally, he waited for Chen Sanmu to finish speaking. He hurriedly asked, "What did you just say? Sanquan Temple? The Sanquan Temple in front of us? The Sanquan Temple that no one lives in?"
"Yes, yes, yes. " Chen Sanmu nodded. "It's not far away. We will arrive in a few steps. "
He looked at Tang Ju, Chen Sanmu, and then Yuen Xuan. He frowned and was stunned.
"What happened to you again?" Yuen Xuan could not help but ask.
"I, I, I. . . This!" Tang Ju was stuttering and did not say a complete sentence for a long time. "I did not seem to have brought it. Actually, the place that the person asked me to bring you to was Sanquan Temple. The time has passed. "
" Why didn't you say so earlier? " After Yuen Xuan finished speaking, she pulled Chen Sanmu up.
After that, the four of them ran towards Sanquan Temple with the fastest speed possible.
They were indeed not far away. They arrived in a turn.
It was very dilapidated. One glance was enough to tell that no one had lived here for a long time. However, there was a faint light in the temple. The few of them entered the temple. They first followed the source of the light and found Nie Yun. They didn't expect that they would actually find Nie Yun.
At this moment, Nie Yun was lying on the floor of the room. He had already lost his breath. His throat was sealed and his body was still warm. Clearly, he had died not long ago.
When Chen Sanmu saw Nie Yun's corpse, he immediately fell to the ground with tears streaming down his face. Tang Ju, on the other hand, was like a child who had done something wrong. He stood at the side, not daring to approach.
The sky had already darkened, especially in this old house. If it wasn't for the oil lamp, he might not have been able to see his fingers in front of his eyes.
"There are no signs of fighting in this house. " After checking Nie Yun's corpse, Lin Yuhan suddenly said.