Lin Xiao and Master Lin returned to the Imperial Academy together.

The old man walked in front in silence, Lin Xiao followed him, pulling the old man from time to time to avoid him from hitting someone or being hit by someone.

Lin Xiao didn't ask much, just escorted the old man and returned to the Imperial Academy.

After arriving at the Imperial Academy, Master Lin sat in the study, dazed.

Just as I was thinking about it, a smell of tea came.

The old man raised his head and saw a bowl of smoked bean tea in front of him.

The old man was stunned. Looking at the tea bowl, he saw orange orange peel, white sesame seeds, and round green smoked beans inside, which was fragrant.

Lin Xiao was stunned for a long time and smiled, "I haven't seen this tea for some years."

Lin Xiao sat aside, and put a bowl in front of him, holding his chin and said, "This is the tea made by the old lady, and scholars usually don't drink it."

"The smoked beans and orange peel you carry with you?" Mr. Lin was curious.

Lin Xiao put a porcelain jar and a cloth bag on the table. Lin Xiao opened the porcelain jar and looked at it. He saw that there were white sesame seeds mixed with pickled salt and orange peel. The bag was filled with shriveled smoked beans. It was given to me by Master Chen’s grandmother who cooked rice, and I like to drink this.

The old man stared at the tea bowl in a daze, then picked it up and tasted it, and smiled with satisfaction.

Seeing that he was in a good mood, Lin Xiao asked, "Did you think of a clue?"

Master Lin smiled, "You are also a ghost spirit, and you are of the same virtue as those little ones."

"Then you look very unhappy." Lin Xiao drank tea.

"Do you know how many books there are in Longtu Pavilion?" Master Lin asked suddenly.

"Uh... the most collections of books in the world should be inside, right? It's amazing if you don't count the files, just the collection volume." Lin Xiao replied.

"Yes, it's not something that ordinary outsiders can do if they need to accurately find the files and the Imperial Academy list in such a short time." Master Lin frowned.

"It should be someone who is very familiar with Longtu Pavilion, right?" Lin Xiao agreed.

"There are only two types of people who are familiar with Longtu Pavilion. One is Zhan Zhao and the others who grew up in investigating the case. To be honest, if you really let Zhan Zhao go in, he can't find the book. You have to take care of the company. Bao Yan and Gongsun Xian often help organize the book, but it is possible to find it. The other one..."

Lin Xiao nodded, "Is he a student or a master from the Imperial Academy?"

"There are more than just those who died this time, and there are students from the Imperial Academy." Lin Master sighed, "The murderer may also be from the Imperial Academy, or from the Imperial Academy. The list and file were lost, which was related to the murder of the Imperial Academy and the Jin family twenty years ago. However, there were people from the Imperial Academy... Those who could enter the Imperial Academy were all promiscuous children, but what did they do after reading poetry and books? Even Uncle Yang killed him, which was simply unforgivable."

Lin Xiao looked at Master Lin, and sure enough, the old man looked sad and very sad at this time.

...

"Go out and bask in the sun?" Lin Xiao pointed to the yard full of sunshine, and the fat cat basking in the sun on the stone table.

Master Lin nodded, and walked to the yard with him, sitting down to drink tea.

The old man vomited bitter water and drank tea. He was not as bored as before when he was basking in the sun. He changed the topic and asked Lin Xiao, "Do you want to be an official in the future?"

Lin Xiao shook his head and said he was not interested.

"Then why do you want to study in the Taixue School?" Lin asked with a smile, "With your personality, you should want to travel around the world, right?"

Lin Xiao smiled, "It is my father's long-cherished wish to let me study at Imperial College, and Master Chen also asked me to come. He is my benefactor, so I will naturally listen to what he said."

"Oh...Zigui..." Master Lin nodded and asked again, "Your father told you to take the Imperial College?"

"My father also got into the Imperial College back then, and everyone else went to Kaifeng, but he didn't finish his studies and went back." Lin Xiao said.

Master Lin was puzzled, “Why?”

Lin Xiao shook his head and said he was unclear, "My father didn't say anything, but I heard my mother say that my father was depressed for a while after he went back, but that probably happened before I was born, about twenty years ago."

Master Lin frowned. Judging from Lin Xiao's talent, his father should not be an ordinary person. It's such a pity? He didn't even read it in Kaifeng, so he asked, "Is it because of the tuition fee?"

Lin Xiao thought for a while, "It probably won't be possible. My father is better at making umbrellas than me. Didn't I exchange this umbrella for two jars of wine worth thousands of taels?"

Master Lin nodded, "This is...why is your father going back? Are you dissatisfied with Taixue? It's not right. If he is dissatisfied with Taixue, he wouldn't let you come too."

Lin Xiao held the tea bowl, remembering something interesting, and smiled, "My father is very nerdy."

Master Lin thought for a while and asked him, "What is the reason why Zigui said your parents died early?"

Lin Xiao was slightly stunned, and was silent for a while, and said, "I don't know."

Master Lin frowned, "Don't you know? Didn't you die of illness or an accident?"

"My parents died ten years ago and were killed." Lin Xiao said, "I was only eight years old at that time."

Master Lin pointed at himself, "I was eight years old when my parents passed away, and they were also killed, but the world was not peaceful at that time."

Lin Xiao held his chin and looked at him, "How old were you when you were sent to the Imperial Academy?"

"It's similar to you." Master Lin drank tea and signaled Lin Xiao to continue.

"That night, I remember it was raining heavily." Lin Xiao recalled the past, "I was awakened by thunder at night. When I woke up, my parents were not around."

Lin Xiao frowned slightly and continued to listen.

"I came out of the bedroom and saw the lights in the study, so I walked over and heard something about my parents quarrel." Lin Xiao said, "When I walked to the door, my mother's scream suddenly came from the room, and then there was no sound in the room, very quiet. The door was locked from inside and I couldn't push it in. Finally, I ran to knock on the door of the neighborhood next door. The uncle and aunt next door ran over and knocked open the door... and found that my parents were dead in the room."

After hearing this, Master Lin was stunned, "How did they die?"

"The government autopsy was conducted, both of them were killed by a palm-shot on the forehead." Lin Xiao said, "But I didn't see the murderer at that time. The back window was open. The murderer probably escaped from where the study room was very messy. Then I was adopted by Master Chen... Over the years, Master Chen has been investigating the cause of my parents' death, but there was still no result."

"Do your parents quarrel on weekdays?" Lin Xiao felt that this was quite strange, so he continued to ask.

Lin Xiao shook his head, "Seldom, they are very loving, and my father is a gentleman, so he rarely loses his temper."

"Then you heard them arguing, what exactly are they quarreling?" asked Master Lin.

"I couldn't remember too much at that time, I only heard one sentence very clearly." Lin Xiao said, "My father said he must go to Kaifeng to figure out the matter. My mother asked him to forget it, think about her and me, and don't have any more trouble."

Master Lin was silent for a long time and nodded, "So you came to Kaifeng to study the Imperial Academy and want to investigate the cause of your parents' death back then?"

Lin Xiao nodded, "Yes."

"Why would you like to ask Zhan Zhao and the others for help?" Lin Xiao said, "Your parents' case is so special. There must be files in the Longtu Pavilion, so Zhan Zhao and the others are still very reliable."

Lin Xiao laughed, "Well, Zhan Zhao Baiyutang, a foodie like a cat, and a handsome guy who spends money like earth."

Master Lin looked at the sky, "That... is just the surface..."

Lin Xiao was happy and waved his hand, "I know they are reliable, but it seems that they have been too busy recently. Anyway, I have been waiting for ten years. My parents will not survive again if they solve the case early or late. It is not too late to investigate my case after the murder case is investigated."

Master Lin nodded and reached out to pat Lin Xiao on the shoulder, "Don't worry, you will definitely find out the case of that year, so you can study here with peace of mind."

Lin Xiao nodded, holding a teacup to drink tea, and muttered, "But it seems a bit difficult to rest assured, so many people follow you every day..."

"Huh?" Master Lin didn't understand and asked him curiously, "What?"

"Oh, I'm hungry." Lin Xiao ran to the study room, took out the four treasures of the study, and drew a picture of snow plum blossoms with a big pen.

Master Lin opened his mouth and was about to praise him for his good painting... Unexpectedly, Lin Xiao took the painting and pulled the old man up, "Let's go, I'll sell the painting and invite you to have delicious food."

Lin Xiao pulled Master Lin to the street, found a painting shop and threw it away. After exchanging five hundred taels of silver, he ran to Taibaiju with the old man.

The shopkeeper of the painting shop had just hung up the painting when he saw a white shadow at the door waving. When he understood, he saw a tall and handsome man in black standing in front of the painting shop and looking at him and said, "What's wrong with you? How many shops do you have to enter this journey before you are satisfied?"

The shopkeeper of the painting shop was wondering, he didn't know this person... although this person looked a little familiar.

At this moment, I heard the voice of someone coming from behind, "Old ghost, this one is good!"

The shopkeeper was shocked and turned around and saw a handsome man in white and silver hair looking at the painting.

"Tianzun!" The shopkeeper's voice rose a little.

Yin Hou at the door was speechless... The shopkeepers of all the shops wherever they passed by saw the Heavenly Lord, and they were called "God of Wealth".

All those who sell antiques, calligraphy and paintings in Kaifeng Prefecture know the Tianzun. When Tianzun comes, it means that there is money to make money. Everyone knows that this immortal master is a nymph of antiques, calligraphy and paintings, but he is completely unaware of the goods, and he is very easy to cheat. However, one thing to note is that this master is Bai Wuye of Bai Yutang... Whether the antiques, calligraphy and paintings are real or not valuable, it is only if you take them back and you will know it. If you use fakes to deceive Tianzun, it is best to immediately roll the bed and fly away within half an hour after selling the thing. Otherwise, the fate of offending the Jinmao Rat will be unimaginable, and you will be arrested at Kaifeng Prefecture for fraudulent money at any time and anywhere. Therefore, the merchants in Kaifeng Prefecture have a clear mind. It is not so much to sell to Tianzun.

The shopkeeper saw Tianzun smiling, and at the same time, he thought that the man in black clothes was sleeping at the door. This was Zhan Zhao's grandfather, Yin Hou! He saw it when he left together.

So, the shopkeeper said with a sweet mouth, "Tianzun has a good look! This is the treasure of my store!"

Yin Hou Wangtian, every person who sells paintings has this set of words. Is this taught by a master?!

The shopkeeper invited Mr. Yin inside, "Isn't this Mr. Zhan's grandfather? Guest, please invite me inside, sit down and have a cup of tea."

The originally smelly face of Hou Yin immediately calmed down after hearing the words "Mr. Zhan's grandfather". He thought to himself that the businessmen in Kaifeng Prefecture were so sweet, so he walked in "unable to do so" and sat down and waited for the Heavenly Lord.

What the Tianzun liked was the snow plum picture that Lin Xiao had just sold.

The Heavenly Lord hugged his arm and said, "I have seen this picture before, how much is it?"

"Hehe, one thousand taels." The shopkeeper narrowed his eyes and smiled. This kind of transaction is best, because it is not an ancient painting, and there is no problem of authenticity. I just used the painting to sell the boy. I don't know what the background is, but the expert knows the trick. Not to mention selling this painting, there are people who buy it for two thousand taels! But the man ran away for only five hundred taels, and he was just here to give him silver.

"It's fair..." Tianzun walked around and admired the painting, "I saw almost the same one when I was in Hangzhou ten years ago. It was a cedar picture, which was well drawn! A scholar holding a doll sold it in an umbrella shop, but unfortunately he was snatched away by someone."

Indo-Europe looked at him, "Ten years ago? I went to Hangzhou Prefecture... You can't even remember what you had for lunch."

The Heavenly Lord looked at him with a look.

Mr. Yin didn't want to worry about him. Two days ago, Zhan Zhao discussed with him and asked him to let this little Tianzun... Forget it, just treat it as giving his grandson a face.

Tianzun leaned closer to look at the painting, then clapped his hands, "Hey! The ink hasn't dried yet! Where is the scholar?"

The shopkeeper said, "The scholar has left."

"Ah..." Tianzun felt sorry, "It would be great if I could meet it. That year, he was unhappy when he saw that I didn't buy the cedar picture, so he said he would draw another picture for me. Unfortunately, someone came to him halfway through. He said he would close the door if he had something to do, so he painted it for me in the evening and asked me to buy it the next day. Who knew that when he went to his shop the next day, he would seal it... It was said that there was a murder case."
To be continued...