"It's up to you to kill or cut! I won't live without Ah Ping, and even if I'm a ghost, I won't let you bastards go!"
The old man cried bitterly after cursing and cursing, bowed his back and lowered his head, trying to curl himself up.
Xiao Hongyin restrained him and forced him to raise his head. He Yanzhi looked at the crying old man and asked curiously, "How do you know that your Aping is dead?"
The old man was crying out of breath: "A Ping... A Ping was still wearing a shoe when you took her away. Now, since you have all taken me to arrest me, she...she was killed or What could it be?!"
"Take them away? They're still alive." He Yanzhi looked up at Xiao Hongyin, who nodded slightly when he heard the words, and said, "Since no body was found, it's very likely that they were locked up by Zhou Xie."
"How to explain those bloodstains?" He Yanzhi didn't understand Zhou Xie's intention: "Injuring people but not killing people, doing things so procrastinated is not like what smart people do."
Xiao Hongyin blinked and guessed, "Maybe he wants to use them to do something."
While the two were talking, the old man stopped sobbing slowly at some point, with surprise in his eyes: "You...are not theirs?"
He Yanzhi nodded: "Yes, the two of us are here to investigate the disappearance of refugees."
The old man didn't know whether it was joy or surprise, his whole body trembled, and he stared at He Yanzhi with wide eyes: "Then... then this shoe, A Ping! Where is A Ping?!"
The old man struggled even more when he was excited, He Yanzhi signaled Xiao Hongyin to let him go, and the latter obediently let go and walked around in front of He Yanzhi.
"We have never met A Ping." He Yanzhi told him regretfully.
"Then these shoes?!"
The old man held the embroidered shoes tightly and felt the curve of the shoes. Only then did he realize the truth. He sat on the ground like a deflated ball, his eyes staring blankly at the ground.
Seeing his face suddenly gray from the original surprise, He Yanzhi couldn't help feeling a little guilty.
Feeling his reaction, Xiao Hongyin took his hand and shook it.
He Yanzhi raised his eyes and looked at Xiao Hongyin, who opened his mouth but made no sound.
"don’t worry."
With the shape of his mouth, He Yanzhi read these three words, and then he heard Xiao Hongyin ask the old man: "What happened before here? Who are you, and who are you with? At that time, their looks, skills, and purpose, and where they took them in the end, tell me everything, and we will definitely rescue them."
Hearing this, the old man gradually reacted, his eyes that were almost cloudy turned to Xiao Hongyin and He Yanzhi: "Is this true?"
Xiao Hongyin said: "Whether it is serious or not, now we are the only ones who can help you."
The old man was silent for a moment, sighed deeply, and stood up with effort from the ground: "Let's talk in another place."
The two followed the old man to the depths of the colorful flags, until they reached the thatched pile at the corner. He Yanzhi saw that the old man was walking with a limp, but his movement speed was no different from that of ordinary people. Only then did he realize that Xiao Hongyin was not bluffing him earlier.
"Dare to ask, old man, your leg was also injured by them?"
"No, this is a problem I fell in the early years."
The old man let them take care of themselves, and sat down by himself against the wall.
He Yanzhi and Xiao Hongyin sat cross-legged in front of him, listening carefully to what happened before him.
"I'll name the old man Zhong. He was originally Mr. Shen's housekeeper. His family has a wife, A Ping, and a young daughter, A Hong, who also work for Mr. Shen. Mr. Shen is kind and generous. He saves food and money on weekdays. But it's very good, so I never thought that there would be a day when I would leave Shen's residence..."
Shen Zhong wiped the tears on his face with his sleeve, and continued.
"A few months ago, Mr. Shen was framed for corruption by a villain. No one in the court except Mr. Zhao spoke up for him. The Holy One listened to one side's words and punished the Shen family to the nine clans. My family slaves were implicated because of this, but I never expected What's more, Mr. Shen used his birthday money to buy off the official, begging him to let us go..."
Shen Zhong choked up again when he said this.
He Yanzhi understands his feelings, a good official like Shen Hai is really rare, but to suffer such misfortune, anyone will inevitably sigh with regret.
Shen Zhong thought that he was talking about something serious, and controlled his emotions: "The servants from Shen's residence, counting my family of three, have a total of ten people. Our family's slaves have no other place to go other than the master's house, even if they are restored Free body, without any skills, at best you can only sell it to other people as slaves."
"But the high-ranking officials and nobles in the capital have no shortage of servants, and the lords who are not officials also think we are unlucky, so they have to beg along the street. Who would have thought that this would lead to disaster."
"We have been begging during the day, and we went back to the Temple of the City God after the curfew, but we didn't get any food that day. Ah Hong fainted from hunger, so I had to ask other people to take Ah Hong back. A Ping and I went to meet outside the restaurant. luck."
"That night, Aping and I stood outside the window, our hands and feet were numb. I don't know how long it took. Finally, a customer in the restaurant threw half a steamed stuffed bun down to feed the dog. We picked it up first and rushed back to the Temple of the City God. As a result, before entering the door, I heard screams from inside."
He Yanzhi took advantage of his rest and asked, "When did it happen?"
Shen Zhong replied: "Two days ago."
Two days ago, that was the day before the Xunfang Banquet.
"We realized something was wrong and were thinking about what to do, but A Ping rushed in without even thinking about it. I didn't hold back for a while, and tripped myself to the ground, only pulling off one of A Ping's shoes. .”
"Later I heard A Ping's cry, and I rushed in with my mind confused. Who would have imagined that there were bloodstains and knife marks on the ground behind the colorful flags. The incense burner was overturned on the ground, blood was still dripping from the corners, and there were incense ash all over the ground. It was densely packed with footprints of men. I called A Ping and A Hong, but after walking a few steps, I ran into A Hong’s body..."
Shen Zhong closed his eyes in pain, and the appearance of Ah Hong when he died kept appearing in his mind.
"Ah Hong...she died in an ugly way, her face was scratched by a knife, and her arms and legs were broken. I was about to pick her up when there was noise outside the temple, so I picked up the incense burner and went out to find them all died together. Until those assassins knocked our people out and took them away."
Xiao Hongyin asked, "Which direction?"
Shen Zhong opened his eyes, wiped his tears and shook his head: "The south, or the west, is not the direction of the capital."
After understanding the whole story, He Yanzhi and Xiao Hongyin said: "The west is the moat, and the south is the direction out of the city. Guess where they will take people."
"The moat is guarded by heavy troops. They have many people and big goals, so they shouldn't go to die." Xiao Hongyin analyzed: "Now that the city gate is controlled by Zhou Xie, it will not be easy for you and me to get out."
"It's not easy, but you have to go. You have so many bad ideas, and it's hard to get you out of the city." He Yanzhi was exhausted after a night of tossing around, so he simply became the hands-off shopkeeper.
Xiao Hongyin saw him smile at him, as if his heart was being scratched by a cat's paw, and said softly: "Okay."
Shen Zhong watched the two of them flirt and couldn't help coughing, He Yanzhi took out a silver coin and handed it to him.
"Leave City God Temple as soon as you don't get noticed, find a random inn to live in, and come find you after the two of us finish our business."
Shen Zhong thanked him for taking it, just when Xiao Hongyin thought of a plan, he said to Shen Zhong: "I'm afraid I have to trouble the old man to help me with the matter of going out of the city."
So he told the two of his plan, and after He Yanzhi heard it, he recalled the scene when the two first met, and joked: "You played dead once, but you're addicted to it."
Xiao Hongyin smiled and said: "It's not a good method taught by Yanzhi, but it has helped us a lot now."
After Shen Zhong understood the plan, he said with some concern: "Why don't you two adults bring some of your subordinates with you? There are quite a few people on the other side."
He Yanzhi explained: "Sometimes too many people is not a good thing, the two of us are enough."
After he finished speaking, he looked at Xiao Hongyin, who also looked at him at the same time, and his eyes met. At this time, silence speaks louder than words.
"Let's go." Xiao Hongyin stood up from the ground neatly.
Shen Zhong led the two out of the Town God's Temple, Xiao Hongyin drew his sword and cut down the wood, and made a cart together with He Yanzhi.
He Yanzhi wiped the incense ashes and blood on Xiao Hongyin's face, and by the way burned some plant ash and wiped it under his eyes. In this way, coupled with Xiao Hongyin's original white skin, the face of a tragic death was vividly presented.
Xiao Hongyin wanted to wipe off He Yanzhi even when he was stained with dust, but was ruthlessly avoided.
"Aren't you pretending to be?" Xiao Hongyin stared at the dark circles under his eyes, looking very resentful.
"There's no need for a dead person to push himself under the cart." He Yanzhi held back his laugh and pushed him to lie down quickly.
After Xiao Hongyin lay down, He Yanzhi covered him with a white cloth, and hid himself in the back of the cart. Everything was ready, Shen Zhong counted the time, and pushed the cart towards the city gate slowly.
There is an unwritten rule in the capital, every time of midnight, a small gate with a height of one person next to the city gate will be opened for the passage of those who transported corpses out of the venue.
Now it was three o'clock, Shen Zhong pushed the cart and walked away from the city gate, the soldiers guarding the gate stopped him for inspection as usual.
He Yanzhi looked out through the gap under the cart, and saw several barbed wires erected at the gate of the city, and the patrolling soldiers were twice as many as usual, working in shifts without interruption, there was no room for them to avoid them .
The guard lifted the white cloth, saw Xiao Hongyin lying down, and asked Shen Zhong, "Who is the deceased and what is the cause of death?"
Shen Zhong complained: "The deceased was a school boy from Zhao Yuanwai's family. He just got sick a few days ago. Yuanwai was afraid that he would infect others, so he kicked him out. Who would have thought that he would not leave, so Yuanwai sent someone to take him away. Killed him. Pity me an old man forced to do this drudgery, throw him out of town."
When the guard heard that he was sick, he quickly let go and took a few steps back: "Go, go, go! Bad luck!"
Shen Zhong nodded his respects, then pushed the cart and continued to move forward.
"Stand over there."
I don't know when, the officers and soldiers who were patrolling at the city gate came here, Shen Zhong's back stiffened, his hands trembled, and He Yanzhi almost lost his grip.
Seeing a few pairs of legs approaching this way, He Yanzhi held his breath and concentrated, his ears were filled with the sound of his own heartbeat.
"What do you do?"
The officers and soldiers stopped Shen Zhong, and used the scabbard to lift the white cloth, the face of the young man underneath was bloodstained, but this did not prevent the officers and soldiers from seeing his beauty.
"Corpse? Where to?"
"Return to the official, the master ordered to throw it in a place where no one is there."
Cold sweat broke out from Shen Zhong's palm, and he was about to lose his grip. The officers and soldiers looked him up and down, and said, "Bandits and bandits are rampant outside the city recently, and it's not safe for you to go out as an old man. How about this? I will work hard to send you there .”
"This... I'm afraid..." Shen Zhong subconsciously looked at the bottom of the cart. The officers and soldiers thought he was unwilling, and cursed: "Sending you off is a flattery! Don't toast or eat fine wine, open the door!"
Shen Zhong had no choice but to push the cart forward, and after the officers and soldiers explained to the others, they left the city together beside the cart.
He Yanzhi couldn't see the situation outside from below, and he didn't know what he was paying attention to. The dagger in his sleeve was slightly cold.
After leaving the city for a long time, the cart finally stopped in a deserted bush. Shen Zhong was about to speak when someone punched him in the face.
The author has something to say: I will officially enter v tomorrow, and the third update will be dropped soon. Please do not buy the chapters you have read again. I love you~~
感谢在2021-11-0521:12:10~2021-11-0700:00:00期间为我投出霸王票或灌溉营养液的小天使哦~
Thanks to the little angel who threw the mine: 2 Frozen Stars;
Thanks to the little angels of the irrigation nutrient solution: 5 bottles of Biezhi; 1 bottle for chocolate lovers;
Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!
The old man cried bitterly after cursing and cursing, bowed his back and lowered his head, trying to curl himself up.
Xiao Hongyin restrained him and forced him to raise his head. He Yanzhi looked at the crying old man and asked curiously, "How do you know that your Aping is dead?"
The old man was crying out of breath: "A Ping... A Ping was still wearing a shoe when you took her away. Now, since you have all taken me to arrest me, she...she was killed or What could it be?!"
"Take them away? They're still alive." He Yanzhi looked up at Xiao Hongyin, who nodded slightly when he heard the words, and said, "Since no body was found, it's very likely that they were locked up by Zhou Xie."
"How to explain those bloodstains?" He Yanzhi didn't understand Zhou Xie's intention: "Injuring people but not killing people, doing things so procrastinated is not like what smart people do."
Xiao Hongyin blinked and guessed, "Maybe he wants to use them to do something."
While the two were talking, the old man stopped sobbing slowly at some point, with surprise in his eyes: "You...are not theirs?"
He Yanzhi nodded: "Yes, the two of us are here to investigate the disappearance of refugees."
The old man didn't know whether it was joy or surprise, his whole body trembled, and he stared at He Yanzhi with wide eyes: "Then... then this shoe, A Ping! Where is A Ping?!"
The old man struggled even more when he was excited, He Yanzhi signaled Xiao Hongyin to let him go, and the latter obediently let go and walked around in front of He Yanzhi.
"We have never met A Ping." He Yanzhi told him regretfully.
"Then these shoes?!"
The old man held the embroidered shoes tightly and felt the curve of the shoes. Only then did he realize the truth. He sat on the ground like a deflated ball, his eyes staring blankly at the ground.
Seeing his face suddenly gray from the original surprise, He Yanzhi couldn't help feeling a little guilty.
Feeling his reaction, Xiao Hongyin took his hand and shook it.
He Yanzhi raised his eyes and looked at Xiao Hongyin, who opened his mouth but made no sound.
"don’t worry."
With the shape of his mouth, He Yanzhi read these three words, and then he heard Xiao Hongyin ask the old man: "What happened before here? Who are you, and who are you with? At that time, their looks, skills, and purpose, and where they took them in the end, tell me everything, and we will definitely rescue them."
Hearing this, the old man gradually reacted, his eyes that were almost cloudy turned to Xiao Hongyin and He Yanzhi: "Is this true?"
Xiao Hongyin said: "Whether it is serious or not, now we are the only ones who can help you."
The old man was silent for a moment, sighed deeply, and stood up with effort from the ground: "Let's talk in another place."
The two followed the old man to the depths of the colorful flags, until they reached the thatched pile at the corner. He Yanzhi saw that the old man was walking with a limp, but his movement speed was no different from that of ordinary people. Only then did he realize that Xiao Hongyin was not bluffing him earlier.
"Dare to ask, old man, your leg was also injured by them?"
"No, this is a problem I fell in the early years."
The old man let them take care of themselves, and sat down by himself against the wall.
He Yanzhi and Xiao Hongyin sat cross-legged in front of him, listening carefully to what happened before him.
"I'll name the old man Zhong. He was originally Mr. Shen's housekeeper. His family has a wife, A Ping, and a young daughter, A Hong, who also work for Mr. Shen. Mr. Shen is kind and generous. He saves food and money on weekdays. But it's very good, so I never thought that there would be a day when I would leave Shen's residence..."
Shen Zhong wiped the tears on his face with his sleeve, and continued.
"A few months ago, Mr. Shen was framed for corruption by a villain. No one in the court except Mr. Zhao spoke up for him. The Holy One listened to one side's words and punished the Shen family to the nine clans. My family slaves were implicated because of this, but I never expected What's more, Mr. Shen used his birthday money to buy off the official, begging him to let us go..."
Shen Zhong choked up again when he said this.
He Yanzhi understands his feelings, a good official like Shen Hai is really rare, but to suffer such misfortune, anyone will inevitably sigh with regret.
Shen Zhong thought that he was talking about something serious, and controlled his emotions: "The servants from Shen's residence, counting my family of three, have a total of ten people. Our family's slaves have no other place to go other than the master's house, even if they are restored Free body, without any skills, at best you can only sell it to other people as slaves."
"But the high-ranking officials and nobles in the capital have no shortage of servants, and the lords who are not officials also think we are unlucky, so they have to beg along the street. Who would have thought that this would lead to disaster."
"We have been begging during the day, and we went back to the Temple of the City God after the curfew, but we didn't get any food that day. Ah Hong fainted from hunger, so I had to ask other people to take Ah Hong back. A Ping and I went to meet outside the restaurant. luck."
"That night, Aping and I stood outside the window, our hands and feet were numb. I don't know how long it took. Finally, a customer in the restaurant threw half a steamed stuffed bun down to feed the dog. We picked it up first and rushed back to the Temple of the City God. As a result, before entering the door, I heard screams from inside."
He Yanzhi took advantage of his rest and asked, "When did it happen?"
Shen Zhong replied: "Two days ago."
Two days ago, that was the day before the Xunfang Banquet.
"We realized something was wrong and were thinking about what to do, but A Ping rushed in without even thinking about it. I didn't hold back for a while, and tripped myself to the ground, only pulling off one of A Ping's shoes. .”
"Later I heard A Ping's cry, and I rushed in with my mind confused. Who would have imagined that there were bloodstains and knife marks on the ground behind the colorful flags. The incense burner was overturned on the ground, blood was still dripping from the corners, and there were incense ash all over the ground. It was densely packed with footprints of men. I called A Ping and A Hong, but after walking a few steps, I ran into A Hong’s body..."
Shen Zhong closed his eyes in pain, and the appearance of Ah Hong when he died kept appearing in his mind.
"Ah Hong...she died in an ugly way, her face was scratched by a knife, and her arms and legs were broken. I was about to pick her up when there was noise outside the temple, so I picked up the incense burner and went out to find them all died together. Until those assassins knocked our people out and took them away."
Xiao Hongyin asked, "Which direction?"
Shen Zhong opened his eyes, wiped his tears and shook his head: "The south, or the west, is not the direction of the capital."
After understanding the whole story, He Yanzhi and Xiao Hongyin said: "The west is the moat, and the south is the direction out of the city. Guess where they will take people."
"The moat is guarded by heavy troops. They have many people and big goals, so they shouldn't go to die." Xiao Hongyin analyzed: "Now that the city gate is controlled by Zhou Xie, it will not be easy for you and me to get out."
"It's not easy, but you have to go. You have so many bad ideas, and it's hard to get you out of the city." He Yanzhi was exhausted after a night of tossing around, so he simply became the hands-off shopkeeper.
Xiao Hongyin saw him smile at him, as if his heart was being scratched by a cat's paw, and said softly: "Okay."
Shen Zhong watched the two of them flirt and couldn't help coughing, He Yanzhi took out a silver coin and handed it to him.
"Leave City God Temple as soon as you don't get noticed, find a random inn to live in, and come find you after the two of us finish our business."
Shen Zhong thanked him for taking it, just when Xiao Hongyin thought of a plan, he said to Shen Zhong: "I'm afraid I have to trouble the old man to help me with the matter of going out of the city."
So he told the two of his plan, and after He Yanzhi heard it, he recalled the scene when the two first met, and joked: "You played dead once, but you're addicted to it."
Xiao Hongyin smiled and said: "It's not a good method taught by Yanzhi, but it has helped us a lot now."
After Shen Zhong understood the plan, he said with some concern: "Why don't you two adults bring some of your subordinates with you? There are quite a few people on the other side."
He Yanzhi explained: "Sometimes too many people is not a good thing, the two of us are enough."
After he finished speaking, he looked at Xiao Hongyin, who also looked at him at the same time, and his eyes met. At this time, silence speaks louder than words.
"Let's go." Xiao Hongyin stood up from the ground neatly.
Shen Zhong led the two out of the Town God's Temple, Xiao Hongyin drew his sword and cut down the wood, and made a cart together with He Yanzhi.
He Yanzhi wiped the incense ashes and blood on Xiao Hongyin's face, and by the way burned some plant ash and wiped it under his eyes. In this way, coupled with Xiao Hongyin's original white skin, the face of a tragic death was vividly presented.
Xiao Hongyin wanted to wipe off He Yanzhi even when he was stained with dust, but was ruthlessly avoided.
"Aren't you pretending to be?" Xiao Hongyin stared at the dark circles under his eyes, looking very resentful.
"There's no need for a dead person to push himself under the cart." He Yanzhi held back his laugh and pushed him to lie down quickly.
After Xiao Hongyin lay down, He Yanzhi covered him with a white cloth, and hid himself in the back of the cart. Everything was ready, Shen Zhong counted the time, and pushed the cart towards the city gate slowly.
There is an unwritten rule in the capital, every time of midnight, a small gate with a height of one person next to the city gate will be opened for the passage of those who transported corpses out of the venue.
Now it was three o'clock, Shen Zhong pushed the cart and walked away from the city gate, the soldiers guarding the gate stopped him for inspection as usual.
He Yanzhi looked out through the gap under the cart, and saw several barbed wires erected at the gate of the city, and the patrolling soldiers were twice as many as usual, working in shifts without interruption, there was no room for them to avoid them .
The guard lifted the white cloth, saw Xiao Hongyin lying down, and asked Shen Zhong, "Who is the deceased and what is the cause of death?"
Shen Zhong complained: "The deceased was a school boy from Zhao Yuanwai's family. He just got sick a few days ago. Yuanwai was afraid that he would infect others, so he kicked him out. Who would have thought that he would not leave, so Yuanwai sent someone to take him away. Killed him. Pity me an old man forced to do this drudgery, throw him out of town."
When the guard heard that he was sick, he quickly let go and took a few steps back: "Go, go, go! Bad luck!"
Shen Zhong nodded his respects, then pushed the cart and continued to move forward.
"Stand over there."
I don't know when, the officers and soldiers who were patrolling at the city gate came here, Shen Zhong's back stiffened, his hands trembled, and He Yanzhi almost lost his grip.
Seeing a few pairs of legs approaching this way, He Yanzhi held his breath and concentrated, his ears were filled with the sound of his own heartbeat.
"What do you do?"
The officers and soldiers stopped Shen Zhong, and used the scabbard to lift the white cloth, the face of the young man underneath was bloodstained, but this did not prevent the officers and soldiers from seeing his beauty.
"Corpse? Where to?"
"Return to the official, the master ordered to throw it in a place where no one is there."
Cold sweat broke out from Shen Zhong's palm, and he was about to lose his grip. The officers and soldiers looked him up and down, and said, "Bandits and bandits are rampant outside the city recently, and it's not safe for you to go out as an old man. How about this? I will work hard to send you there .”
"This... I'm afraid..." Shen Zhong subconsciously looked at the bottom of the cart. The officers and soldiers thought he was unwilling, and cursed: "Sending you off is a flattery! Don't toast or eat fine wine, open the door!"
Shen Zhong had no choice but to push the cart forward, and after the officers and soldiers explained to the others, they left the city together beside the cart.
He Yanzhi couldn't see the situation outside from below, and he didn't know what he was paying attention to. The dagger in his sleeve was slightly cold.
After leaving the city for a long time, the cart finally stopped in a deserted bush. Shen Zhong was about to speak when someone punched him in the face.
The author has something to say: I will officially enter v tomorrow, and the third update will be dropped soon. Please do not buy the chapters you have read again. I love you~~
感谢在2021-11-0521:12:10~2021-11-0700:00:00期间为我投出霸王票或灌溉营养液的小天使哦~
Thanks to the little angel who threw the mine: 2 Frozen Stars;
Thanks to the little angels of the irrigation nutrient solution: 5 bottles of Biezhi; 1 bottle for chocolate lovers;
Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!
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