Compared with the desolate and sad scene just now, the courtyard in front of him was clean and tidy, but the smell of moss in the air had not yet dissipated, and the stone steps under his feet were still a little damp.
Xie Beiming was such a smart man that he could tell at a glance that this small courtyard had just been cleaned up.
Aristocratic families like theirs would deliberately reserve some empty rooms as guest rooms. On weekdays, regardless of whether there were guests or not, there would be servants to clean the rooms regularly. If there were guests staying overnight, they could just open the door and check in.
Generally, guest rooms are not cleaned up in a hurry to accommodate guests.
Unless there are too many guests staying overnight and the original guest rooms are not enough.
But as far as he knew, he seemed to be the only guest staying at the Shen family now.
In this situation, he had to hastily clean up a yard to serve as a guest room... He couldn't help but think about it.
But despite his thoughts, Xie Beiming didn't ask any more questions, and Qingluo didn't explain much either. She led him directly to a room, opened the door, and said, "Master Xie, although this room is a wing room, there is a lotus pond behind it. You can see it when you open the window."
He was not allowed to live in the main house, but was asked to live in the wing room... This made me think more.
Xie Beiming looked at Qingluo thoughtfully. He walked into the house, opened the window, and sure enough, he saw a lotus pond under the window behind the house.
The lotus pond was artificially dug and is not very big. The entire pond is only two or three meters wide. This is the season when the little lotus leaves are just beginning to show their pointed tips.
Xie Beiming's gaze passed over the pink lotus buds and saw the two strings of small lanterns hanging on the window lattice opposite the lotus pond. He finally understood why Qingluo had specially arranged for him to live here.
He turned around and thanked Qingluo who was still standing outside the door: "Thank you very much, Miss Qingluo."
Qingluo clenched the conch in her hand, smiling without saying a word.
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On the other side, the fifth elder returned to his residence. As soon as the door was closed, he immediately collapsed on the ground as if all his bones had been pulled out, leaning against the wall and gasping for breath.
So scary!
That little bitch Shen Ning'er actually colluded with the giant monster Jiuying!
No wonder that little bitch can get so many evil spirits at will!
However, this is not what is more terrifying. What is more terrifying is that he was dragged into the pirate ship by that little bitch without knowing it!
It's easy to get on a pirate ship, but it's hard to get off.
Especially now, that little bitch can even hurt his own father Shen Mingyu, and she has obviously lost her humanity. If he gets off the boat at this time, that little bitch will definitely not let him go!
The fifth elder became more and more frightened the more he thought about it, and cold sweat poured down his forehead like a waterfall.
He threw the thing in his hand away in annoyance.
The thrown scroll rolled to the ground and automatically unfolded. The person in the painting opened his eyes and looked at the fifth elder coldly.
It was the frontal portrait of Shen Ning'er.
The Fifth Elder was stared at by such a pair of eyes, and suddenly felt as if a poisonous snake was wrapped around his ankle, and a chill instantly swept through his whole body.
He jumped up with a start, quickly rolled up the portrait, and threw it into the corner as if it were a plague.
He had to find a way to get off the pirate ship of that little bitch Shen Ning'er, otherwise he would probably be strangled to death by the hundreds of Xuanmen families before the ship capsized!
As for the fact that he has not yet achieved his goal and failed to take the position of head of the family...it doesn't matter. His efforts during this period are obvious to all, and the people of Yuzhou have also seen it.
He has laid a solid enough foundation for ascending to the position of patriarch.
Even without Shen Ning'er's secret help, he still had the capital to compete for the position of head of the family.
I just don't believe that under such circumstances, he, a highly respected elder of the clan, would be defeated by a little yellow-haired girl.
Since he couldn't get off Shen Ning'er's pirate ship, he would take action and kill the owner of the pirate ship.
Anyway, there is no point in continuing his cooperation with Shen Ning'er.
Having made up his mind, the fifth elder opened the storage bag, took out a small black porcelain bottle from it, pulled out the stopper, then inserted his right index finger into it, stirred it with his fingertips, then put the stopper back into the porcelain bottle and put it back into the storage bag.
The finger that stirred in the small porcelain bottle did not look unusual.
However, only the Fifth Elder knew that his finger had become extremely poisonous. If the fingertip passed through the tea, it would kill the person drinking the tea immediately.
He who strikes first gains the advantage, and he who strikes later will suffer the consequences. Now is the best time for him to distance himself from Shen Ning'er.
Besides, it was that little bitch Shen Ning'er who concealed the truth and deceived him first, tricking him into joining the pirate ship and forcing him into no choice. In order to protect himself, he had to kill the witnesses, not that he was just destroying the donkey after crossing the river.
The fifth elder looked at his finger that was stained with a strong poison, curled his lips with a sneer, then took out a piece of talisman paper from his arms and lit it.
This is his and Shen Ning'er's contact information.
At present, Shen Ning'er's portrait has been painted, and it won't be long before Shen Ning'er's portraits will be posted all over the streets and alleys.
He had to kill Shen Ning'er before these portraits were posted. Otherwise, once Shen Ning'er saw the portraits, the little bitch would know that her identity had been exposed and would definitely be wary of him.
By that time, it would be difficult for him to kill the other person to silence him.
The fifth elder watched the talisman paper burning while quickly adjusting his mood. He pulled up the corners of his mouth, letting a happy smile fill his eyes, then he stood up and pushed open the window.
Less than a cup of tea's time had passed since the talisman paper finished burning when a wisp of black mist floated in from the wide-open window and gradually condensed into a human figure.
It was Shen Ning'er.
She looked at the Fifth Elder, whose face was filled with joy, with scrutiny.
"Fifth Elder called me over so anxiously, and he looked so happy. It seems like he has something great to tell me."
Shen Ning'er said in a teasing tone, as she walked to the table and sat down, pouring herself a cup of tea and drinking it all in one gulp.
"I just wonder what good news the Fifth Elder wants to share with Ning'er. Ning'er is really looking forward to it."
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