Chapter 23 Chapter 23 The only chance

There was enough time for a cup of tea in the silence, and suddenly the surrounding lights were brightly lit. Jiang Xiaohu closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, he found that he was indeed locked in a room, but it was much more spacious than an ordinary dungeon, and the conditions were also better. The Jiang family's own bedroom is not much different, it only has four walls, except that a large square tripod is added on the left and right sides, and a raging flame is burning in it, illuminating the four walls brightly. Looking at what is bound on the body, it is a crystal clear silk.

Several people walked in slowly from the door.The one in front was an old man in his forties or fifties, with blue-gray clothes, a slightly fatter figure, and a fair face. At first glance, he looked like a pampered and well-off old man. There are flashes of light, but hidden edges. It had been many years since the last time I saw him, Jiang Xiaohu didn't pay too much attention, but instead cast his eyes on the other two. two women. One of them was Lan Xinluo, she was dressed abnormally plain today, not eye-catching, but she was still charming, she stood quietly by the side as soon as she entered the door, when their eyes met, she hurriedly looked away, as if she was ashamed.

As for the other one, Jiang Xiaohu stared fixedly at the familiar figure without saying anything. Yes, he is too familiar with that person, they have lived together for so many days, they have never been separated when they eat and sleep, and he even remembers the smell of her clearly, knowing that she approached on purpose, he still Giving her a chance, if she treats him "good", he treats her better, and at the same time tells her over and over again that she hopes to "be the same in the future", but in the end, her choice is still not him. From the moment she entered the door, she kept her eyes downcast, not having the courage to look at him.

The atmosphere is very weird. The old man had been observing him for a long time before, and now he finally broke the silence with a smile: "You are much smarter than the old man imagined." "You're not as smart as I thought." "Oh?" Jiang Xiaohu didn't answer, his eyes were still on the person next to him. The white teeth bit the red lips lightly, still looking cute and pitiful.Blame her?But he knew all this a long time ago, and he had already thought that there might be such a result, but he still made such a choice, no wonder it was human. After a long time, Jiang Xiaohu smiled and looked away from her: "For many years, Mr. Lan has put in so much effort that even his daughter is willing to be given away. I never imagined that he is so impatient now.

"Aren't you reconciled?" Master Lan took two steps forward, then turned sideways, and looked at Miss Lan next to him, "Smart men always overestimate themselves and want to test their position in women's hearts, so It’s not going to end well.” Jiang Xiaohu was silent for a while, then nodded and smiled bitterly: "I knew she was sent by you, but I was too presumptuous." "The smarter a man is, the more stupid he will do." "I really shouldn't do such a stupid thing." Miss Lan's face was pale, and she stood there blankly. Master Lan took a look at her and smiled: "With this time, I think you will know more about women in the future."

Jiang Xiaohu said: "I understand." "It's a pity that I only realized now that it's too late. You may not have a 'future'," Mr. Lan shook his head, "Useless Jiang Xiaohu, these years, your appearance has indeed almost deceived us." "Because I'm going to keep three things. "One is the sword manual of the horrifying wind in the daytime, one is the wealth accumulated by the Jiang family through the ages, and the other..." Master Lan slowly raised his hand, looking at the familiar golden hairpin in his hand with a strange shape, Sighing, "The old man really can't figure out, what's the secret here, and what does that treasure look like?"

Jiang Xiaohu was very calm: "That's just a rumor, whether it's true or not has yet to be determined. For an unwarranted treasure, you have made you disregard years of friendship and ruined my Jiang family. You are not afraid that it will end up being Nothing?" Master Lan was not nervous: "I was also skeptical at first, but someone told me that it was definitely not unfounded." Jiang Xiaohu said: "He may also be lying, using you to deal with the Jiang family." Master Lan smiled strangely: "You are wrong, that person will never lie." "Who?"

"Jiang Meng, your grandfather." Jiang Xiaohu was stunned. Master Lan smiled more and more happily: "You should remember Jiang Meng's birthday." Jiang Xiaohu was sad: "Shortly after that, the old man passed away." "It's a pity," Master Lan sighed and shook his head, "Jiang Meng is indeed not simple. I took my little girl to celebrate her birthday that day and talked with Jiang Meng privately. You know, he and I have always talked about everything. , I inadvertently asked about this." Jiang Xiaohu said indifferently: "Everyone knows that Mr. Lan is very concerned about my Jiang family's affairs."

Master Lan ignored his sarcasm: "Although Jiang Meng didn't say it clearly at the time, he said that if this treasure is lucky to be kept, the Jiang family will be famous in the world and compete in the martial arts world in the future. What I'm afraid of is that we won't be able to keep it." "It's because of this sentence that I moved your heart." "Some people always can't tolerate others being better than themselves. Back then, the Liu family in Henan accidentally got half of the lost "Songyang Cheats", and within a year they were almost wiped out. Later, in desperation, they deliberately let the cheats be robbed , so that this catastrophe can be avoided, and the descendants can be kept safe, you should have heard of this.”

Jiang Xiaohu nodded. Master Lan nodded: "Jiang Meng was already worried that there would be a catastrophe, so he turned you from a child prodigy into a prodigal son, secretly entrusting that thing and the sword manual to you for safekeeping. It's a pity that he didn't expect things to come like this quick." Jiang Xiaohu said coldly: "He just didn't expect that person to be you. Everyone knows that the Jiang and Lan families have a close relationship. Who would have thought that the murder of the Jiang family would be caused by Master Lan." Master Lan didn't care: "As the saying goes, misfortune comes out of your mouth. Since the day you were born, Jiang Meng accidentally leaked the news, and he has been waiting, trying his best to arrange and plan, trying to avoid this disaster and keep that It's a pity that he died too early, otherwise I might not dare to do it. I couldn't find out the whereabouts of the Bairi Jingfeng sword manual and the treasure from the Jiang family that night, so I thought of you, a child prodigy can change become the most useless person, naturally anything is possible.”

Jiang Xiaohu said: "Sometimes it's more reassuring to leave things to the most useless people for safekeeping, and no one else would think of it." "There's still something I don't understand, old man." "Say it." "In the past few years, there have been rumors that the Jiang family is haunted by ghosts, who exactly got you to the wilderness outside the city? Hearing this question, Jiang Xiaohu laughed: "What do you think?" "I thought it was the money back." "It's not Lao Jin." Master Lan breathed a sigh of relief: "So, it really is them." Jiang Xiaohu was stunned: "They?" Master Lan said: "There are quite a few people spying on Jiang's family. Besides the ones sent by the old man, there is another group of mysterious people..." "Also?" Jiang Xiaohu was startled and interrupted him, "Aren't they all yours?" With a flash of light in his eyes, Master Lan looked at him intently for a moment, then slowly shook his head: "I originally thought it was Qianshou who taught you, but now that Jin Huanlai has made friends with you, he probably won't send anyone to watch you anymore. Later, the old man caught a few of them, and before they had time to find out their origins, they all took poison and committed suicide.” Jiang Xiaohu frowned, thoughtful. Master Lan couldn't see it: "So, they didn't do this?" Jiang Xiaohu came back to his senses: "Of course not." "Who is that?" "It's me," Jiang Xiaohu leaned against the wall and smiled lazily, "Of course it's me." Master Lan looked at him and said nothing. Jiang Xiaohu said: "At the beginning, my grandfather was afraid that such a day would happen, so he set up a secret passage in Jiang's house in case of emergency. After I moved back to Jiang's house, I used that secret passage every night. After leaving the city, and then ran back from outside the city the next day, it didn’t take long for the news that Jiang’s house was haunted, so no one would dare to enter or leave Jiang’s house casually.” Master Lan was stunned, and said coldly: "This method is really clever." Jiang Xiaohu smiled and said: "There are no ghosts in the world, but most people are afraid of ghosts. Although the people you sent are powerful, they are still human, and they are far less intelligent than you." "That way, you can do a lot of things without them." "For example, make friends with Lao Jin, or, for example, try the baby to see if it is damaged, or, I have gone out of the city along the secret road during the day, but they are still guarding outside the courtyard, not daring to go in and see..." The more he went on, the worse Master Lan's face became. "More importantly, we can secretly investigate the murderer of the Jiang family's murder," Jiang Xiaohu finally stopped laughing and looked straight at him, "When I actually confirmed the murderer, I couldn't believe it. Master Lan remained silent for a long time, then took two steps with his hands behind his back, and then turned to look at him: "According to you, the secret way was originally used to escape, but your father and the others don't seem to know." Jiang Xiaohu closed his eyes: "Only I know that this is what my grandfather meant, and the old man never thought that that secret path would really come in handy one day." Master Lan nodded: "There are too many people who know a secret, so accidents are inevitable. It is strange that no one in the Jiang family escaped that night. Jiang Meng really loved his grandson. He didn't expect that after his death, you would be kicked out so soon. Get out of Jiang's house." "Since they don't know anything, why do you have to kill them all and commit such a bloody crime?" "Jiang Meng can only be blamed for this. If he had given that thing to me earlier, why would it have caused a catastrophe?" Jiang Xiaohu sneered: "This theory sounds very fresh." "The treasure has always been a strong one since ancient times," Master Lan raised his eyebrows and sneered, "The Jiang family is reckless and tries to keep it, so it will lead to the destruction of the family. Even if there is no old man, there will be others." Jiang Xiaohu leaned against the wall wearily, looking at the golden hairpin in his hand: "That treasure is now in Master Lan's hands." "But the old man doesn't know its secret yet." "You can try to force a confession." "The old man never does things in vain." This time it was Jiang Xiaohu's turn to be surprised. He looked at him for a long time before shaking his head and laughing: "So, Mr. Lan is helpless against me. Could it be that I was arrested for idle time?" Master Lan nodded: "Exactly." Jiang Xiaohu was stunned "Recently, the number of people monitoring Jiang's family has increased significantly. The old man arrested you because he wanted to protect that secret. You can neither get it nor let it fall into the hands of others." "What if I never tell?" "Then I will wrong you to live here until the day you are willing to speak." "Are you going to imprison me forever?" "You can say that," Master Lan said with a smile, "I'm old, and I don't have much time to wait. It's good to have such a secret buried with me." Jiang Xiaohu heard what he meant: "If you don't live up to the day I said, will you kill me?" Master Lan did not deny it, and looked around: "I have spent many years building this villa, no one will find it, and there are five traps in this dungeon alone, it is impossible for you to escape." Jiang Xiaohu smiled and said: "Not to mention death, but you will never let me live again. I don't seem to be doing any good." "But the old man can give you a chance." "Chance?" "That's right," Master Lan smiled, "If you are willing to tell the secret, not only can you leave safely today, but you can also take anyone here with you. The old man's words will never change." "You will still send someone to kill me." "But maybe you are lucky, the old man will never find you." Jiang Xiaohu smiled wryly: "Aren't I very uneconomical?" Master Lan nodded: "There is no completely fair transaction in the world. You are a smart person. It is better to have a chance to leave than no chance." Jiang Xiaohu pondered for a long time, raised his eyebrows and asked, "Can I take someone away?" "Yes," Master Lan intentionally or unintentionally glanced at Miss Lan next to him, "Any one." Jiang Xiaohu sighed: "I think, I'd better stay and eat." With the expected answer, Master Lan was not disappointed, clapped his hands, and immediately two men in black came in and untied Jiang Xiaohu from the restraints on his body.Jiang Xiaohu was about to get up and move around, when a flash of light flashed, and several silver needles were stably stuck in his waist and back of his neck, his legs felt sore, and he sat back down again. Master Lan said with a smile: "Although you don't have martial arts, this old man will feel more at ease." This is obviously an extremely brilliant technique of Sangong, several acupoints are the vital points of martial arts practitioners, plus the true qi carried by the silver needle, if a person is really a martial arts person, he must be in extreme pain at this moment, and his internal energy will be completely dispersed. I have never practiced martial arts in Jiangxiaohu, so I don't feel too uncomfortable. Jiang Xiaohu said nothing, found a comfortable seat and sat down. Master Lan looked at him for a while, then suddenly said: "Are you waiting for Jin Huan to rescue you?" Jiang Xiaohu's face remained unchanged, and he admitted: "It's better to have hope than no hope, I'm still willing to wait." Master Lan shook his head: "In my opinion, it's better not to come if Jin is still here. This place is very secret, and all the formations are enough to withstand thousands of experts, and there is someone waiting for him outside, that is his deadly enemy." .” Jiang Xiaohu was slightly startled, and sneered: "No wonder you let them cheat the Millennium Nuanyu Cup, it turns out that he was your assistant." Master Lan smiled and led everyone out.