Good luck with koi carp

The birthday banquet of the old lady Zhongli was held at the end of December. Since it was the [-]th birthday of the martial arts leader, everyone in the martial arts community who received the invitation was quite generous, and basically everyone who could come came.

  In addition to those who were invited, there were also some people who found various ways to follow in order to become the leader of the martial arts alliance.

  Therefore, the entire birthday banquet was quite grand, and even the huge Zhongli Mansion could barely accommodate so many tables.

  Chili only wore a set of plain clothes that day, carrying a randomly selected gift, and followed the Gongsun family's carriage to Zhongli Mansion.

  When she joined the Gongsun family's birthday celebration team, Gongsun Wenshun introduced her to her brother Gongsun Lin and her fiancé Lu Zichuan.

  Being able to marry the Gongsun family, Lu Zichuan is naturally not an ordinary person. He is the head disciple of the Hengyang Sect, a well-known knight in the world, and he himself has an extraordinary background. He is the head of the Lu family, the fifth aristocratic family in the world. Second son.

  Not to mention Gongsun Lin, the eldest son of the second family of Jianghu, who is also quite famous in the Jianghu.

  Both of these two people are very good at martial arts. From the first time he saw them, Chi Li could feel the strong and restrained inner strength in their bodies. It is roughly estimated that they are both first-class masters in the world, maybe a little higher. No wonder there are Confidently compete for the position of martial arts leader.

  The two of them had a good attitude toward the friends brought by their sister/fiancée. They were gentle and polite. After the two parties greeted each other under Gongsun Wen's introduction, Chili followed Gongsun Wen into the Gongsun family's carriage. Gongsun Lin and the others were preparing to ride. Go, not planning to take a carriage.

  "I heard that many people will go to Zhongli Mansion to celebrate their birthday today. I wonder how lively the scene will be." In the carriage, Gongsun Wen and Chi Li chatted.

  "We'll find out if we go and see it." Chi Li smiled back.

  They met when Chi Li came to Gongsun's house in Jinling to find Gongsun Wen. Therefore, the group also set off from here to Zhongli Mansion. Gongsun's house was not far from Zhongli Mansion, and it took less than one stick of incense to ride in a carriage. We arrived in front of the gate of Zhongli Mansion.

  At this time, Zhongli Mansion was already crowded with guests, people coming and going to celebrate their birthdays. There were lights and colorful decorations inside and outside the door, making it very lively.

  When the steward of the Zhongli Mansion who was in charge of reception at the door saw the Gongsun family's carriage arriving, he immediately took two hurried steps forward, bowed his waist, and with a smile on his face, greeted the distinguished guest into the mansion and said: "Young Master Gongsun, Mr. Lu, Miss Gongsun, and Miss, please come in quickly, my old lady, master, wife and young gentlemen have been waiting for you for a long time."

  The steward who didn't recognize Chi Li looked at her as a stranger and didn't know how to address her, so he could only vaguely ignore the question of address and just welcome the person into the house.

  Today, there are quite a few guests like Chi Li who were not on the invitation list. Fortunately, the Zhongli family has already considered this and set up a few more banquet tables. Otherwise, when the guests arrive, they will find that there are not enough seats to sit down. It would be so embarrassing. .

  Due to the status of the Gongsun family, they were naturally placed close to the main table. Almost as soon as they raised their heads, they could see the happy old man and the Zhongli family sitting at the main table.

  "The one sitting in the middle is the old lady of Zhongli Mansion, Zhongliyu's mother. The one sitting next to her is Mrs. Zhongli. Next to Mrs. Zhongli is her second son, Zhonglizhe. Zhongliyu and Zhonglibo have gone somewhere... "

  Xiaoli helped Chili identify the people in Zhongli's family one by one in her mind.

  Since Xiaoli's soul is still in her body, Chili in this world has not been able to get the memories left behind when she left. Many of Xiaoli's past people and things can only be known through her own narration.

  Take the population situation of Zhongli's family for example.

  The population of Zhongli's family is not complicated. Except for the old lady at the top, the largest person in the family is naturally Zhongliyu. Zhongliyu has a wife and two concubines, but he does not have many children. He only has two sons. If you add Shang Xiaoli, the adopted daughter, can barely count as three children.

  Among them, the eldest son is the son of the original wife, the legitimate eldest son of Zheng Er Ba Jing, and the second son is the son of a concubine. However, since this child was adopted by Mrs. Zhongli as soon as he was born, he is very favored by the old lady, so his status in the house is also high. Not low.

  After Xiaoli was adopted by Zhongli's family, she was raised by Mrs. Zhongli. Even though Mrs. Zhongli didn't like her, she never treated her badly in terms of food and clothing. Zhongli's eldest son, Zhongli Fu, also took great care of Xiaoli. , so it turns out that Xiaoli and Zhonglifu are the people with the best relationship in this mansion except Zhongliyu.

  As for Zhong Lizhe, the two can only say that they know each other. If they can say hello to each other when they meet, their friendship will be gone.

  "Because Mrs. Zhongli is afraid that Zhonglizhe will be harmed, she doesn't let Zhonglizhe out of her yard very often. Therefore, even though we live in the same house, we don't have many opportunities to meet each other, so we don't know each other very well."

  Xiaoli's words aroused Chili's curiosity: "Are you afraid that he will be harmed?"

  "Well, I heard this from a servant of Zhongli Mansion before. Zhongli Zhe seemed to have been poisoned and murdered by another concubine of Zhongli Yu when he was young. This frightened Mrs. Zhongli. If Zhongli Yu hadn't invited a miracle doctor in time, Treatment, I’m afraid we won’t be able to see him sitting here properly today.”

  "Even if this is the case, it doesn't mean that the person will be kept in the yard without being called out, right?" Chi Li was puzzled.

  "Old Madam Zhongli suspects that Madam Zhongli wants to harm Zhongli Zhe." Xiao Li continued to explain to Chi Li as if she didn't know how hot the topic she was talking about was: "Although there is no evidence, and the evidence later investigated all points to The childless concubine also admitted that she was jealous of the other concubine having a child, so she wanted to poison her son, but Mrs. Zhongli just didn't believe it. She firmly believed that Mrs. Zhongli couldn't tolerate the bastard and wanted to kill him. That's why he has been keeping Zhong Lizhe under his watch."

  The reason why Zhong Lizhe is not allowed to go out to the courtyard is because the entire Zhongli family is under the control of Mrs. Zhongli. Except for Mrs. Zhongli's own yard, she feels that everything outside is very dangerous. In order to protect her beloved grandson from growing up safely, she naturally only You can use this stupid method.

  "What happened to the concubine who murdered Zhong Li's heir?" Chi Li asked as if gossiping.

  "It's nothing." Xiaoli shook her head and realized that no one could see her. She stopped and continued: "That concubine is Zhong Liyu's heart and he loves him the most, even though she admitted in public that she intended to murder. In the end, Zhong Liyu was fined and banned for three years just for his own sake, but Zhong Liyu found an excuse to release him less than half a year later."

  "Isn't Zhong Lizhe's mother making trouble?" Chili said while eating the melon.

  "Make trouble, why don't you make trouble, but it's useless in the end. She even got the cold shoulder from Zhongli Yu. If Mrs. Zhongli hadn't been protecting her, she might have been punished by Zhongli Yu in turn."

  Hearing this, Chi Li grasped the key point: "Does Zhong Lizhe, her biological mother, have anything to do with Mrs. Zhong Li?"

  "Of course, she is the distant niece of old Madam Zhongli, and can also be regarded as Zhongli Yu's cousin. She came to seek refuge with the old madam after her family fell into poverty, and she later became his concubine for some unknown reason."

  Regarding the past events of her elders, Xiaoli, who once lived in Zhongli's house, could only say that she knew but did not understand. However, she could tell that Zhongliyu did not like Zhonglizhe's biological mother and was only respectful to his wife. What he really loved was her. A concubine who was once rescued by his heroic rescuer.

  But it's no wonder. Xiaoli has met that concubine several times before. She is indeed very beautiful, not even inferior to the most beautiful woman in the world today. Even though she is old now, her beauty is not diminished. On the contrary, There is a charm that has accumulated over time.

  Not to mention Zhong Liyu, the little girl Xiaoli also loves this kind of stunning beauty. Of course, she just appreciates it.

  She was so obsessed with chatting with Xiaoli about the gossip about the Zhongli family that Chili never noticed when there was someone else sitting next to her. When she inadvertently turned her head and faced a face as handsome and cold as an immortal, There was a look of surprise on his face.

  To be honest, as a koi fairy, Chi Li has seen countless gods, and among the gods, except for a few exceptions, basically none of them are bad-looking. Apart from other things, her predecessor didn’t even know There are many owners who are very good-looking, and even rank as the most beautiful woman in the fairy world all year round.

  Of course, there is no scientific research on these rankings, and they are all made by some boring fairies themselves, but it can also be seen from the side that the countless owners before her have a face that is as charming as a country.

  And now the stranger sitting quietly beside her has an appearance that is no less beautiful than that of her previous owners. He can even compete with Ashix's human form, which shows that How good-looking he is.

  When a person with such an outstanding appearance appeared in public, he naturally attracted countless overt and covert eyes. Thanks to his blessing, Chili and another stranger sitting on the other side of the house were both baptized with envy, jealousy and hatred.

  Chi Li was not used to those people. She glanced around coldly and felt her pressure. Many people immediately looked away, not daring to provoke her any more.

  This is a world where strength is respected. People like them who are not good at martial arts dare not easily offend those who are strong, because being strong also represents wanton behavior to a certain extent. Who knows if they will be upset by others? If you kill him, if you really lose your life in vain, you will have no place to cry.

  "Jian Yuan, don't you know the girl's name?"

  "Huh? Which one is simple and which one is far away?" As soon as she heard the two familiar words, Chi Li subconsciously asked, but after asking, she realized that the word after the other person's name seemed to have a different tone.

  Sure enough, she heard the other party explain immediately: "It's simple Jane, the original of the prairie."

  "It turns out I heard it wrong. You have a similar name to an old friend of mine." Chili felt a little apologetic for mistaking her name. She smiled sheepishly and introduced her name: "Gongyangli. "

  "Miss Gongyang." Jian Yuan, who took the initiative to talk to Chi Li, said with a smile. For some reason, Chi Li always felt that the tone of the other party's speech was inexplicably nostalgic.

  "I was invited by a friend to attend Mrs. Zhongli's seventieth birthday. I wonder if Miss Gongyang is the same." Maybe it's because Chi Li looks unfamiliar, and I haven't been able to find anyone with similar features to her in the world. , so that’s why he asked this question.

  Chili didn't hide it either. She nodded and said, "Well, I came with Miss Gongsun's family."

  At this time, the three Gongsun family members went to talk to Mrs. Zhongli together without staying in their seats, which also facilitated the conversation between Jian Yuan and Chi Li.

  Perhaps because he felt that both of them were brought in by the way, Jian Yuan started talking about sex with Chi Li. The two of them started talking about the arrangements for the birthday banquet at Zhongli's house, and somehow they ended up talking about next spring. At the martial arts conference, they found out that each other wanted to participate.

  Hearing that Chi Li was also going to participate in the martial arts conference, Jian Yuan's eyes flashed and he asked as if curious: "Miss Gongyang is also interested in the position of leader of the martial arts alliance?"

  "Of course, being the leader of the martial arts alliance is so majestic and able to command the martial arts. Who wouldn't want to be?" Chi Li spoke like an innocent girl who was just starting out but longed for fame, causing those around her to laugh.

  But no one said anything to ridicule. After all, why did everyone present gather here? Everyone knew very well that they were here specially to attend the [-]th birthday of the leader of the human martial arts alliance. In fact, attending the birthday banquet was secondary. In order to be tight The upcoming martial arts conference is the most important thing.

  Maybe today's birthday banquet will soon become the birthday banquet of the former martial arts leader, my wife?

  As for who the next martial arts leader will be, no one is sure yet, but they will not underestimate anyone.    
  Zhong Liyu and his eldest son appeared in front of everyone just before the official start of the birthday banquet. This was also the first time Chili saw Xiaoli's enemy and the son of the enemy she once loved.

  Not to mention Zhongliyu, he is just an old man with nothing to look at. On the contrary, his eldest son Zhonglifu does live up to his elegant name. He is dressed in moon-white brocade clothes, wearing a jade crown on his head, and holding a folding fan. He looks talented and has a temperament as gentle as jade. , the type that little girls like very much.

  But how can I put it, now Chili is sitting next to a humanoid light collector. In comparison, the difference between Zhongli Fu and Jian Yuan is completely fluorescent and bright moon. There is no comparison at all. So after Chi Li looked at Jian Yuan’s face, he Turning around to look at Zhongli Fu, he suddenly felt a little dull.

  "I suddenly felt that Zhongli Fu wasn't that good-looking either." Xiaoli also had a similar feeling to Chili.

  In fact, her love for Zhongli Fu had been eliminated long ago when she learned that Zhongli Yu was one of the murderers who destroyed her entire Chi family. Today, Zhongli Fu is the son of an enemy in Xiaoli's eyes, and he and she have a bloody feud. Existence, in this case, it would be good if she didn't hate him so much that she wanted to cut him into pieces. How could she be able to develop any more feelings of admiration?

  Regardless of whether Zhongli Fu was innocent in the Chi family tragedy, since his surname was Zhongli, he was not innocent.

  After all, if we really want to talk about innocence, who among the twenty or so members of the Chi family is not innocent?

  Seemingly recalling the bloody scene in her memory, Xiaoli's emotions surged and she almost couldn't control it. Fortunately, before Chili took action to suppress it, she calmed down by reciting the meditation mantra taught by Chili.

  Sensing Xiaoli's series of emotional changes, Chili's hand holding the chopsticks paused imperceptibly, and then continued to put vegetables into the bowl as if nothing had happened.

  Just after Zhong Liyu thanked him for the opening meal, the guests found their seats and sat down, staring at the dishes already on the table.

  We are not the kind of people who pay attention to red tape. When we eat, we are not saying that they are grand, but they also have a casual look. Especially those who like to drink, they all start to drink each other, and some even eat directly at the table. Playing guessing game, it was a lot of fun.

  Having long been accustomed to this kind of atmosphere, everyone didn't think it was a big deal. They talked and laughed while eating. Occasionally, someone would raise a wine glass and go to the main table to make a toast and say a few auspicious words to please Mrs. Zhongli.

  The smile on Mrs. Zhongli's face never fell during the whole process. She was smiling cheerfully, but suddenly her body stiffened, her neck tilted, and she lost her breath in full view of everyone.

  "Old...Old Madam, Old Madam...Ah! Old Madam, Old Madam, she's out of breath!" The woman waiting next to her felt something was wrong, and hurriedly stretched out her hand tremblingly to check under Old Madam Zhongli's breath, not to mention that she was gone. She was so angry that even in just a short time, the body became cold. She was so frightened that the old woman fell to the ground and screamed in horror.

  Everyone's attention was attracted by this exclamation. Everyone in the venue seemed to have been tapped at once. They all maintained their different looks and turned to look at the main table, witnessing the scene. The whole process of Mrs. Zhongli's corpse from death to complete rigor.

  Silence, deathly silence spread throughout the place.

  No one expected that they were happily here to celebrate the birthday of the host of the birthday banquet. However, not long after the birthday banquet started, the host passed away in public. Then this birthday banquet would turn into a funeral.

  Then...are they still eating?
  
  Someone used his eyes to hint at his fellow seniors, but he was kicked without leaving any trace. He immediately lowered his head with a grin on his face, pretending that nothing happened just now.

  "Mother, mother!"

  Zhong Liyu seemed to be stunned by this unexpected situation. When he came to his senses, he immediately rushed to his mother's side, supported her cold body, and probed into her inner body to check the cause of her death.

  "Poisoned, who is it? Who poisoned my mother to death!"

  Grief and anger surged into his heart, causing Zhong Liyu's face to become a little distorted. His suspicious eyes scanned the entire audience, and his razor-sharp inspection eyes made people feel uncomfortable.

  Someone couldn't bear this kind of grievance, and immediately stood up and shouted in displeasure: "Hey, Leader Zhongli, your mother died suddenly and suddenly. Although we are also very sad, please don't doubt people casually, okay? Why, do you think your mother's death has something to do with it?" Are we related?"

  "That's right, we came here to attend the birthday banquet with good intentions. Who knew that we would be unlucky to encounter something like this!"

"Don't say that. Leader Zhongli also lost his mother suddenly. He was too grieved and lost his temper temporarily."

"What does it have to do with us if he loses his composure? Who should be his punching bag? Can he insult us like this just because he is the leader of the martial arts alliance?"

"You are still the leader of the martial arts alliance now, but that may not be the case in two months."

……

  The crowd gradually became noisy, and their words became more and more excessive, even gradually rising to the point of provoking Zhongli Yu's position as the leader of the martial arts alliance.

  Naturally, this was something he said he couldn't bear. His face turned dark, his anger dropped, and he blurted out an angry roar filled with fierce inner strength: "That's enough, everyone, be quiet."

  Shocked by this, everyone became quiet again.

  "This alliance leader has already investigated and found out that my mother died of poisoning. The murderer should be hidden among you. Until we find out who the murderer is, you may not be able to leave our Zhongli Mansion." Zhongliyu said coldly.

  He was a well-known filial son, but now his mother died at the birthday banquet or was poisoned. If the real culprit could not be found, Zhong Liyu would naturally not give up.

  Those who understand his temperament can understand his anger, but understanding does not mean that he can accept it. Among those who can come to the birthday banquet today, who is not a well-known figure in the world? How can he be said to be imprisoned?

  Yes, in their eyes, Zhongli Yu's speech of not letting the guests leave Zhongli Mansion was an attempt to imprison them in Zhongli Mansion. What's more, some people who thought more deeply even speculated whether the other party wanted to take advantage of this. Attack them.

  After all, everyone knows that most of the people here today are interested in the position of leader of the martial arts alliance. If Zhong Liyu is unwilling to hand over this position and is afraid of being unable to defeat others, it is difficult to say that he will not take action against these competitors in advance.

  Thinking of this, some people's eyes changed when they looked at Zhong Liyu.

  Suddenly, someone in the crowd used Qing Kung, intending to fly directly out of Zhongli Mansion. Unexpectedly, just halfway through the flight, several arrows were shot out, hitting the legs of these people, just like shooting birds, shooting these people directly from the air. Come down.

  "what!"

"Zhong Liyu, you actually plotted against us!"

……

  The man who was shot from the air fell to the ground, holding his injured leg while wailing and cursing Zhongliyu. Now, in their eyes, Zhongliyu was determined to murder all of them in order to keep his position as the leader of the martial arts alliance. In this case, they were completely at odds with each other, so they naturally cursed without any scruples.

  "Leader Zhongli, what do you mean?"

  When the others saw this, they were shocked and turned to question Zhong Liyu with a cold face.

  "This alliance leader has no intention. I am just thinking about your safety. Since the bad guy is hiding among us, do you think he just killed my mother and will not take action against you?"

As he spoke, as if to prove his words, Zhong Liyu suddenly covered his chest and spit out a mouthful of blood. Everyone's eyes widened in shock and they didn't know how to react.

  "Leader Zhongli..."

  Someone tried to help him, but Zhong Liyu waved his hand and refused. He stood up with force and said, "Everyone, you have checked your inner breath and found that you have been poisoned. This alliance leader only discovered the cause of his mother's death just now. That's why you are not allowed to leave, we have all been secretly poisoned, if we leave Zhongli Mansion rashly at this time, there is no guarantee that there will be no thieves waiting outside, so we will kill everyone one by one."

  If Zhong Liyu didn't let everyone leave before because he wanted to investigate the cause of his mother's death and for his own selfish reasons, so everyone was unwilling to obey him, then now, as the leader of the martial arts alliance, he persuades everyone not to leave because he found that everyone was tricked. Poisoned, this move is a helpless move for everyone's safety. If it is for public service, then everyone may...

  No, totally unacceptable.

  "Zhong Liyu, we are not fools. The birthday banquet is held by your family. We came to congratulate you with good intentions, but now we have been poisoned and trapped here by your Zhongli Mansion secret guards. What are your intentions? "

  Indeed, judging from Zhong Liyu's inconsistent words and deeds, he is the most suspicious person.

  Everyone is not stupid, how can we not see that something is wrong with today's affairs?

"I'm afraid the thieves squatting outside are from your Zhongli family, right?" Someone couldn't help but express their suspicions, which immediately caused everyone to look at Zhongliyu with more and more doubts.

  "It's a pity that you can't live without my Zhongli Mansion today."

  Seeing Fool's anger, Zhongliyu simply sneered, and suddenly stood up straight, as if he had never been poisoned at all. He stretched out his hand and wiped his face, tearing off a human skin mask, revealing the one underneath which was somewhat similar to Zhongliyu. Similar, but with a more youthful face.

  Who is this face if it's not Zhong Lizhe?

  "Ah?" Chi Li was stunned by the constant reversals.

  "What kind of show is this?" Xiaoli asked confused.