After being forced to attack four old enemies

Lu Shenglian told Hu Xinghe and Xin Qingmeng that it would take a day's journey from Jingui City to the strange place where the wish was made, and it was best to go there alone. When there are many people, the strange place will be hidden and nowhere to be found. .

It takes a total of two days to go and come.

Hu Xinghe originally wanted to take Zhang Maoer with him, but was stopped by Xin Qingmeng.Hu Xinghe raised his eyebrows and looked at Xin Qingmeng with a smile, only to see a slight frown between Xin Qingmeng's brows, and a little thought in those calm water-like pupils.

Hu Xinghe asked strangely: "What happened to Qingmeng?"

Xin Qingmeng's true identity had already been revealed, so Hu Xinghe naturally changed his name back to his real name and stopped calling him "Mengqing".

Xin Qingmeng pressed the bamboo hat with her hands, pursed her lips, and shook her head lightly, "It's nothing."

After all, the two of them were going out to run errands, so it was more or less inconvenient to take Zhang Maoer with them.Both Hu Xinghe and Xin Qingmeng were not the kind of people who would take care of children. After thinking about it, Hu Xinghe agreed with Xin Qingmeng's approach.

He walked out of the inn, the carriage was still parked on the street outside the inn, it didn't take much time for Hu Xinghe to go upstairs.

He stepped into the carriage, stretched out his hand to open the curtain, and hugged Zhang Maoer who was sitting inside with one arm.Zhang Maoer was very nervous being hugged by Hu Xinghe, she didn't dare to move, she just stared at a pair of black eyes, not understanding why Hu Xinghe suddenly carried him out.

Hu Xinghe hugged Zhang Maoer and turned back into the inn, and said to the old couple in the inn: "Uncle and aunt, I have to go out for two days, and the child will be released to you for these two days. He has some health problems, please take care of me." take care of."

When the old couple saw the child in Hu Xinghe's arms, they were startled: "This..."

In the blink of an eye, the old aunt saw Hu Xinghe carrying a four or five-year-old child in, especially the child was square-headed and square-brained. He was supposed to be a lively doll, but his body was so thin that he could be blown away by a gust of wind. Distressed all over his face, he wanted to take the doll from Hu Xinghe's arms, but was afraid of hurting the child.Wiping his hands on the apron, he couldn't stop saying: "This kid is too thin, with thin arms and legs, just like the seedlings in the field, committing crimes..."

This old aunt looked like a kind-hearted person, Hu Xinghe smiled, put Zhang Maoer on the ground, and under Zhang Maoer's uneasy eyes, put Zhang Maoer's hand into the old aunt's hand: "This child has been sick since childhood, and his body is weak. Auntie, please help take care of it, I will be back in two days."

Zhang Maoer looked at Hu Xinghe and Xin Qingmeng in panic, holding hands by the old aunt, trying to break free but afraid of making Hu Xinghe angry, with a pitiful look of being afraid of being abandoned by adults.

"Kids, don't think too much." Hu Xinghe pressed his palm on Zhang Maoer's head, and flicked his fingers to Zhang Maoer's forehead with a "boer", "You and I have something to do, brother Qingmeng, just wait here obediently." Come on, I'll be back to pick you up in two days."

After finishing speaking, Hu Xinghe took out a piece of broken gold from his pocket and put it on the wooden shelf at the entrance of the inn.

This piece of gold is different from the fifty gold that those scholars received.The scholar's fifty catties are brass-forged knife coins, and the broken gold is pure gold, whose value exceeds the knife coin by many times.

The old couple were overwhelmed with surprise, and quickly declined.In their view, Hu Xinghe and Xin Qingmeng are big men, and it is a great honor to be entrusted by them to take care of their children, and they dare not think about extra rewards.

"For a small reward, please don't refuse."

Hu Xinghe knelt down and showed Zhang Maoer a big smile. Seeing that Zhang Maoer was still nervous, he stretched out his little finger: "I really won't leave you behind, I don't believe in hooks."

Zhang Maoer nodded heavily, stretched out his little finger and hooked it with Hu Xinghe, the two of them shook their little fingers slightly, and then their thumbs imprinted together, completing an agreement.

After making this agreement, Zhang Maoer looked at Xin Qingmeng timidly again, as if she wanted to make the same agreement with Xin Qingmeng.

Xin Qingmeng: "..."

White and slender fingers pressed the bamboo hat.

Hu Xinghe smiled "puchi", stood up, patted the wrinkled clothes, and said to Zhang Maoer: "Your brother Qingmeng has a thin skin, I'll help you pull the hook."

After speaking, his little finger caught Xin Qingmeng's little finger very naturally and quickly, and quickly stamped Xin Qingmeng's thumb.When looking at her, she smiled slyly at Xin Qingmeng.

Xin Qingmeng pursed her lips, didn't say anything, and didn't withdraw her hand in a hurry, but just pressed the bamboo hat lower with the other hand.

"Let's go."

Hu Xinghe yelled, and just dragged Xin Qingmeng out of the inn door with such a shameless face, and got into the carriage parked outside the door.

He and Xin Qingmeng were sitting in the carriage. Lu Shenglian felt that he shouldn't disturb the good mood of the two by entering the carriage, so he sat next to the carriage driver, raised his volume slightly, and spoke to Hu Xinghe and Xin who were sitting in the carriage. Qing Meng and the two said: "I'm leading the way outside."

The wheels of the carriage rolled over the long stone-slab street, and in the afterglow of the setting sun, they slowly drove out of the city gate to the east.

The driver of the carriage was unwilling to drive to such a far place, so he simply took the money and sold the carriage to Hu Xinghe and the others.Now Lu Shenglian really became a coachman.

Hu Xinghe lifted the curtains of the carriage, put his arms across the window frame, and rested his head on his arms, looking at the scenery along the way.

It was summer at this time, and the surrounding sycamore trees were bathed in golden light, and the cicadas on the sycamore trees made people upset. Only the sparkling river along the way could barely soothe Hu Xinghe's upset emotions.

He turned his head to look at Xin Qingmeng, Xin Qingmeng's side face was covered with a layer of golden light by the warm sun, and the delicate and fair skin could even see the golden hairs on his face.He is like a piece of warm jade, soaked in the river of sunlight, exuding an irresistible luster, quiet and soft.

Hu Xinghe looked at Xin Qingmeng without blinking, until Xin Qingmeng couldn't help but want to put on the bamboo hat, Hu Xinghe mischievously grabbed Xin Qingmeng's hand.

"Don't wear it, don't you think it's too hot?"

Xin Qingmeng turned her head away, pursed her lips, and let Hu Xinghe grab her like this, and did not put on the bamboo hat as promised.He closed his eyelids, sat quietly in the carriage, his moderately thick lips kept moving slightly, and he actually recited the scriptures silently.

Hu Xinghe seemed to read the word "Quietness" from Xin Qingmeng's lips, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly. Could it be that Xin Qingmeng was reciting the Jingjing Sutra.Doesn't this clearly regard him as an obstacle affecting his mood?

Hu Xinghe rolled his eyes, and continued to lazily bask in the sun.

After walking for about an hour, the last ray of the sun dissipated, and the thick night swept over with a bone-chilling chill.

I don't know if it's because the carriage gradually drove towards the wilderness, the surrounding air became cold and quiet, and the cold breath made people feel a little cold for no reason.

Lu Shenglian, who was sitting outside the carriage, sounded a vigilant voice, reminding Hu Xinghe and Xin Qingmeng: "Be careful, this road seems to be not smooth."

He then lowered his voice and said vaguely, "I heard that there was an accident here. When a businessman drove his wife and children through here in a carriage, he heard that a group of robbers were encountered in the mountain bay ahead. ..."

Hu Xinghe lifted the door curtain of the carriage, poked his head out of the carriage, and stared at the dark mountain bay ahead without blinking.

Under the dim moonlight, the mountain bay ahead is like a huge black twisted mouth, waiting for passers-by.

With Hu Xinghe's spiritual sense, he naturally sensed the strong resentment gathered in the mountain bay in front of him. He stretched out his hand and patted Lu Shenglian on the shoulder, which made Lu Shenglian, who is so resolute and steady, startled.

Hu Xinghe asked Lu Shenglian with a smile on his face, "How did you get there last time?"

Lu Shenglian's face looked a bit strange under the dim moonlight and the torches outside the carriage, he said to Hu Xinghe: "The last time I passed by here was daytime, I didn't think it was too scary, I just passed by in a daze. "

Hu Xinghe glanced at Lu Shenglian, and said to Lu Shenglian: "Keep going, I guarantee you won't die."

Hu Xinghe pulled the curtain to enter the carriage, and immediately frowned.Xin Qingmeng looked at Hu Xinghe, seeing that something was wrong with Hu Xinghe's expression, his lips moved slightly, and he was about to ask.

But Hu Xinghe moved a step faster, almost pounced forward, and pressed his finger on Xin Qingmeng's lips.At this moment, their faces were so close that they could even feel each other's breath.

At this moment, Hu Xinghe's face appeared in Xin Qingmeng's eyes very clearly, almost occupying Xin Qingmeng's entire line of sight.

As expected, Xin Qingmeng stopped talking.

Only then did Hu Xinghe put down his fingers, leaned against the wall of the carriage, and sat down next to Xin Qingmeng, causing Xin Qingmeng to wake up from the trance just now, and his whole body tensed up.

Hu Xinghe didn't think it was enough, so he directly held Xin Qingmeng's hand with his hand, still leaning his head on Xin Qingmeng's shoulder.

The moment his ear was close to Xin Qingmeng's body, Hu Xinghe clearly heard the sound of Xin Qingmeng's heart beating like a drum. It turned out that Xin Qingmeng was not as calm as he appeared on the outside.

Thinking of this, Hu Xinghe couldn't help curling the corners of his mouth slightly.

Xin Qingmeng sat upright, not daring to move, but his heart was like a stormy sea, thousands of thoughts surged up in an instant, almost making him at a loss what to do.Then, he saw Hu Xinghe's fingertips gently fiddled with his palm, and his whole face turned red like a drop of blood.

But soon, Xin Qingmeng discovered that Hu Xinghe was not intentionally teasing him, but was using this method to convey some kind of message to himself.He carefully identified Hu Xinghe's strokes on his palm, and finally pieced together a sentence.

"Lu Sheng is wrong."

The word "Lu Sheng" refers to Lu Shenglian who is driving the carriage, and the word "wrong" certainly does not simply mean that Lu Shenglian is driving the carriage in the wrong direction.What Hu Xinghe wanted to express could only be one thing, that there was something wrong with Lu Shenglian.

As for why he didn't directly write the six big characters "Lu Shenglian has a problem", the reason is very simple, the characters have too many strokes, and the palm is too small, Hu Xinghe was worried that Xin Qingmeng would not be able to recognize what he wrote.

Even though he sensed something was wrong, Hu Xinghe still chose to stand still.

One reason is that with his current strength, he doesn't need to worry about other problems at all. If he didn't need to hide his strength from Xin Qingmeng, Hu Xinghe could fly to his destination in the blink of an eye; The breath made him doubt for a moment, wanting to see what purpose Lu Shenglian had.

So the carriage gradually drove towards the mountain bay according to the established route.As the strong resentment got closer and closer, the horse gradually became restless, flicking its tail, stepping on the ground with its hooves, no matter how much Lu Shenglian tried to drive it away, it was unwilling to take a step forward.

Seeing this strange scene in front of him, Lu Shenglian's expression also became solemn. He lowered his voice and said to Hu Xinghe: "There seems to be some problems ahead. Why don't you go back outside and wait until dawn the next day before passing here."

The door curtain had been lifted long ago, so that it was convenient for Hu Xinghe to observe the movement ahead.He naturally turned his head to look at Xin Qingmeng, to see what choice Xin Qingmeng would make.

Xin Qingmeng stared straight ahead at the dark and quiet place, already feeling the resentment ahead, the little bell in his cuff had been hanging in his hand at some point.

This brass bell was being affected by the resentment in front of it, and it shook slightly, but it didn't make any sound at all.

Xin Qingmeng said softly: "It's a wronged soul. Keep going, now even if you turn around, you can't escape."

Xin Qingmeng shook the bell in her hand, causing the bell to make a crisp sound, accompanied by Xin Qingmeng's whispering.

"They've already stalked us."

The valley was terribly silent, even though it was scorching summer, there was not a sound of insects in this mountain bay, not even a nasty mosquito.

At this moment, behind the carriage where Hu Xinghe and the others were, there was the sound of the rolling of the carriage wheels.The voice was so eye-catching in the silence that Hu Xinghe and Xin Qingmeng simultaneously turned their eyes to the back.

A carriage slowly approached from the night, gradually changing from hazy to clear.Driving the carriage was a man dressed as a villager. He was dressed in a blue cloth, with a rich figure and a cheerful smile on his face. He seemed to have not noticed the carriage where Fox Xinghe was in front, and was driving the carriage closer.

The carriage passed by Hu Xinghe's carriage, and the cold wind blew up the curtain of the carriage, and the scene in the carriage was exposed to Hu Xinghe and Xin Qingmeng from the lifted corner of the curtain.

In the carriage sat a woman dressed as a village woman, but with a pretty face. Beside the woman sat a little girl with pigtails. The little girl was holding a clay figurine in her hand, with a bright smile on her face. .

Seeing this scene, Lu Shenglian couldn't help shivering. When the carriage passed the mountain bay, he asked Hu Xinghe in a trembling voice: "Have you seen that carriage? What do the three people on the carriage look like?" Is it all... so weird?"

Hu Xinghe hooked the corner of his mouth: "They are all dead people, if it doesn't look strange, then it is really strange."

Lu Shenglian only felt the chill rising from the bottom of his feet, his voice was quite calm, he asked Hu Xinghe, "Are we still going in?"

Hu Xinghe smiled so hard that his eyes narrowed: "Why don't you go? They've already come looking for you, can you still hide?"

He tugged at Xin Qingmeng's sleeve: "Are you right, Qingmeng?"

Xin Qingmeng's eyes fell on Hu Xinghe, and then left immediately, his eyes swept away like a gust of wind, and he nodded softly and said "Yes".

Lu Shenglian gritted his teeth and said, "Since the two adults have spoken, Lu is by no means a timid person."

He whipped the horse hard with the whip, which made the horse neigh, but the two horses refused to take a step towards the mountain bay no matter what.Hu Xinghe got out of the carriage, jumped off the carriage, stepped forward and patted the heads of the two horses.

I didn't see what Hu Xinghe said to the two horses. When Hu Xinghe got into the carriage, the two horses were no longer restless. They didn't even need Lu Shenglian to whip them, and they walked into the mountain bay consciously.

In the dark mountain bay, suddenly the wind howled, and the sound of the wind whimpered, mixed with people's cries.The sound of someone screaming and the screaming of a little girl continued to be heard in front of them.

"Please, please, gentlemen, I'll give you everything and let my wife and daughter go... I kneel down to you all!"

"Madam! Madam! Don't touch my lady!"

"Ah! Go away, you go away, don't touch me...get out of here! Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooows

"Mother! Father! Wake up! Ah!"

……

When the miserable shouts reached everyone's ears, everyone's expressions became bad.

As soon as the carriage turned and entered the recess of the mountain bay, the smell of blood wafted from the tips of everyone's noses, mixed with a rancid smell, and a scene of human tragedy appeared in front of everyone's eyes.

The carriage that passed by Hu Xinghe's carriage just now overturned on the ground, the shaft broke, the wooden box in the carriage rolled out, and the clothes it carried were scattered all over the floor.Not far from the carriage, the well-built man in commoner clothes who was driving the carriage just now fell into a pool of blood, with a huge bloody opening on his abdomen and his intestines protruding all over the floor.

And the lady dressed as a village woman, with a better face, fell farther away from the man, her snow-white skin was exposed to the air, her body was horribly bruised, and her clothes were messy.

The child fell beside a rock, with a shiny silver knife stuck in his chest, and the clay figurine he held in his hand rolled to the side.

Just as Lu Shenglian said, there was a tragedy in this mountain bay. When the businessman passed by with his wife and daughter, he encountered bandits in the mountain forest. He was robbed of his property and even failed to save his life. Died here.

No wonder there is so much resentment in this mountain bay.

The ghosts of businessmen, wives and daughters linger here, wanting to find the robbers who killed them, but because their wish has not been fulfilled, they are full of resentment and cannot be relieved.

A sigh sounded.

It came from Xin Qingmeng who was beside Hu Xinghe.

This sigh seemed to break the last tranquility here. The corpse of the businessman lying in the distance with scattered intestines suddenly moved in an unbelievable twisted posture, with his belly facing upwards, his head turned to look at Hu Xinghe and the others, and with his elbows Supported to climb to the position of Fox Xinghe.

And the bruised woman made a "click, click" sound. With her movements, every joint in her body made a tooth-stinging "click" sound, as if broken bones were being reorganized. He also stumbled towards the carriage where everyone was sitting in a distorted posture.

The cry of the little girl resounded in the mountain bay, the cry was shrill, and then turned into a "giggle" laughter, crying like laughing, laughing like crying.