The villain also wants to eat soft rice today

The believer who reported the situation to the Lotus Sect was surnamed Zhang, and he was a landlord in Xingcheng, a subordinate of Qingzhou.

The cause of the incident was that he sent people to collect the rent, but those tenants delayed paying the rent, and even found a reason for the loss of their daughter. He didn't believe it at first, but there were more and more such families, and they were all honest farmers. He investigated a little suspiciously, and it was as he said, and as time passed, not only his daughter was lost, but even the children in the family disappeared for no reason.

Worried about being taken away by wild animals, those families went up the mountain in groups to search, but they found nothing. As a last resort, those farmers asked Zhang Xinshi for help, hoping to help them find people. Zhang Xinshi also sent people to search but failed, and finally started It is suspected that evil spirits must have been provoked so that their relatives could not be seen alive or dead.

"How long has this happened?" Yun Lu asked.

Although Zhang Xinshi said it was evil, but such frequent incidents, Yunlu didn't think it was a natural occurrence.

"Almost half a year." Zhang Xinshi answered truthfully.

Yan Zhizhou calculated the time, half a year ago, he didn't hear any signs of trouble, so this incident happened for so long, and finally he couldn't hide it, right?

But this incident did not happen in his previous life until his death, but according to Zhang Xinshi's description, it must be caused by human factors.

Yunlu asked Zhang Xinshi about the residences of those farmers in detail, and planned to visit them. Seeing that Yunlu attached so much importance to them, Zhang Xinshi enthusiastically expressed that he would take them there with him.

These peasant families all lived in relatively remote villages. As soon as Yan Zhizhou entered the village, he saw many villagers with sad faces.

Seeing Zhang Xinshi, the villagers flocked to him and asked, "Master Zhang, do you have any news about my daughter?"

"Master Zhang, have you found my grandson?"

Those people were ordinary-looking villagers, their faces covered with age and exhaustion tainted by wind and frost. It was hard for Yan Zhizhou to imagine that anyone would target these villagers and kidnap their daughters and children.

Unless there is some purpose.

Zhang Xinshi was questioned by those villagers. He pointed to Yunlu and his party and said: "I specially invited the experts of Lianhuazong to investigate this matter. Don't worry, with them here, your daughter and son will definitely be found." grandson."

As soon as those people heard Zhang Xinshi's words, they immediately turned their attention to Yunlu and the others, and stepped forward to beg them to help.

"How old is your daughter and how did she disappear?"

Yan Zhizhou asked an old man in a cold voice. Seeing Yan Zhizhou's good-looking but indifferent appearance, the old man couldn't help but get nervous, but he still replied: "My daughter is only ten years old. She followed her sister-in-law to dig wild vegetables in the mountains. The time is gone."

He disappeared after digging wild vegetables, so it is no wonder that he suspected that he was caught by a wild beast.

"Is this the reason why your children disappeared?" Yun Lu walked to Yan Zhizhou and asked.

Hearing Yun Lu's question, the villagers around them all nodded.

Yan Zhizhou and Yun Lu looked at each other. Just this time, the two already knew what the other meant. They planned to go to the place where the wild vegetables were dug in the mountains to see if there were any clues.

As soon as they reached the gate of the village, a hunchbacked old man stopped them.

"Two Taoists, my daughter was not lost in the mountains, you can help me find my daughter too, I beg the two Taoists."

When he heard that there were still missing in the mountains, and seeing the pleading face of the old man, Yun Lu hurriedly stopped him as he was about to bow, and asked, "Then why did your daughter disappear?"

"My niece just talked about a marriage, but she hasn't passed the door yet. She followed her mother to the market to prepare the dowry, but she never came back."

Disappeared on the way to the market?Without warning?Seeing that the old man couldn't explain clearly, Yan Zhizhou proposed to follow him to the house and ask the old woman whose daughter was missing.

"My daughter, she was about to get married. When we were going to the market, we wanted to buy some fabrics for quilts. She was called by the shopkeeper alone to choose the color. I picked other fabrics at that time, but the shopkeeper said later, My daughter chose the color and left."

The old woman was crying as she spoke, and the old man sighed and said, "We only have this girl. We definitely don't believe the shopkeeper's words, but we reported to the official, and the government also inspected the cloth shop. My daughter is really not here."

After listening to the old woman's rambling, Yan Zhizhou and Yun Lu felt that there must be something wrong with the cloth shop, and the government didn't find out. Could it be that the cloth shop and the government colluded?

After getting the information they wanted in the village, Yunlu comforted the villagers again, and the group of them returned to Zhang's mansion.

"Several Taoists, you are tired from traveling all day today, take a good rest and investigate tomorrow."

Zhang Xinshi told them to rest. Those disciples have been practicing hard in Lianhuazong, and it is rare to enjoy the glory of the Zhang family. They went back to the house early to recharge their batteries, but Yan Zhizhou did not intend to rest. He was going to the cloth shop to visit after all.

As soon as he opened the door, Yun Lu was standing outside the door and was about to knock on his door. Seeing him walking out, he asked first, "Junior Brother, you want to go out?"

"I want to go to that cloth shop to see what's going on."

Yan Zhizhou didn't intend to hide it from Yunlu, he still felt that there was nothing wrong with that cloth shop.

"I will go with you."

No matter where Yan Zhizhou went, Yun Lu wanted to go with him, and this time it was such a dangerous thing, he didn't want Yan Zhizhou to be hurt.

The two came to Xingchengfang City. It was not evening yet, and there were still some people buying and selling on the street. They found the cloth shop according to Zhang Xinshi's statement, but the cloth shop was not open for business at all. When they walked in, they also found a government seal pasted on the door.

"Uncle, why is this cloth shop closed by the government?" Yun Lu went to the jewelry shop next to the cloth shop and asked.

The owner of the jewelry store sized up Yan Zhizhou and Yun Lu for a moment, and then asked, "You two Taoists, you just came to Xingcheng, right?"

Yunlu nodded.

"No wonder you don't know what's going on." The jewelry store owner showed a very regretful expression, and said mysteriously, "The cloth store next door disappeared overnight."

"All gone?"

Hearing Yan Zhizhou's question, the owner of the jewelry store nodded his head and said, "Yes, they all disappeared, not only the owner's family, but also his helpers."

Yan Zhizhou frowned: "When did this happen?"

"About three or four months ago."

Three or four months ago, wasn't it the days after those villagers' children disappeared?

Yan Zhizhou asked directly: "About half a year ago, was there a young woman missing in the cloth store? I heard that the government even came to investigate."

The owner of the jewelry store nodded after hearing this: "It is true. This incident was widely spread in Xingcheng at that time. It was said that the cloth store abducted and sold women from good families, and his business plummeted. The trace of the woman, in the end, the matter can only be left alone, and the cloth shop disappeared shortly after that, do you think this matter is strange or not?"

Yan Zhizhou and Yun Lu asked the owner of the jewelry store some more things. Before leaving, Yan Zhizhou also gave him some safe-keeping talismans from the Lianhuazong, and told him to use them. The boss thanked them both .

"It seems that the owner of the cloth shop has been silenced." Yan Zhizhou asserted.

"From this point of view, it is now confirmed that this matter was deliberately done by someone." Yun Lu pondered for a while, then looked at him and asked, "Just now you gave the evil spirit talisman to the boss because you were afraid that someone would harm him, right? The younger brother has really become more and more gentle."

Hearing Yun Lu praise him, Yan Zhizhou couldn't help being a little shy, he didn't notice his change, but he could get Yun Lu's praise for his unintentional action, and he felt that what he did was worthwhile.

Seeing Yan Zhizhou's embarrassed look with lowered eyes, Yun Lu was moved again. Although the original Yan Zhizhou was a beautiful iceberg beauty, Yan Zhizhou with love and warmth in his heart was even more fascinating.

He didn't want to go back for the time being, so he said: "We finally went down the mountain, just strolled around the city, and it's not bad to buy some delicious and interesting things, what do you think, junior brother?"

Yan Zhizhou had no concept of towns and cities, and he had never visited in his previous life, but Yunlu sent him an invitation, and he had no reason to refuse, so he looked around: "But I don't know where to go."

"We can just go for a walk."

As soon as Yun Lu finished speaking, Yan Zhizhou saw a long queue in front of a shop. This was the only shop in Fangshi with a queue, and the smell of wine was coming from inside.

Smelling the aroma of wine, Yan Zhizhou remembered the day when he drank with Yunlu in Lianhuazong, he pointed to that side and said, "We might as well go there and have a look, I haven't drunk Xingcheng's wine yet."

When the word "wine" was mentioned, what appeared in Yun Lu's mind was Yan Zhizhou sleeping in the same bed with him. He quickly shook his head, shaking the picture out of his mind, but his hand was held by Yan Zhizhou's hand, He took it forward.

When the passers-by who wanted to line up there inquired about it, they found out that tomorrow is March [-]rd, and Xingcheng will hold the activity of Qushui Liushang. Today, every household will come out to buy wine and crab shell boats.

"Why buy a crab shell boat?" Yun Lu was puzzled.

The shop owner explained: "We have a custom here. On March [-]rd, women who have not left the court put on a boat to seek a mate. If an unmarried man guards the boat downstream, they can come to propose marriage with the tokens in the boat."

He looked at Yunlu and Yan Zhizhou: "You don't need to buy a boat, you just need to guard the boat tomorrow. Handsome little gentlemen like you, it's a blessing for any girl to marry you."

Yan Zhizhou glanced at Yun Lu, he didn't think he was a lucky person, but he was very lucky to be with Yun Lu.

But Yun Lu's mind was not on the boss's words, he suddenly thought, it was written in the book that March [-]rd is Yan Zhizhou's birthday, how should he spend it for him?

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