The night was so dark that I couldn't see my fingers, and there was not a trace of light.

It's like, his road ahead.

Shen Muzhi staggered through the dense forest, and the sound of hoho inhalation was short and intense.

Not far behind him, there was a figure, jumping easily, always keeping a distance not far from him, as if it was a cat and mouse, enjoying the feeling of winning the game.

Finally, Shen Muzhi, who was only holding on with one breath, suddenly stepped on the air, and the whole person was planted forward at once, fell into the bushes that were half a person high, and disappeared.

The people who followed behind him, seeing this situation, immediately sped up, and in the blink of an eye, they came closer. A long knife stepped forward first, carefully clearing the lush bushes.

In the bushes, Shen Muzhi was lying face down, with his back to the sky, as if he was dead, motionless.

On the back, a cut was cut from the right shoulder to the left waist, and in the cut clothes, the flesh was clearly opened, and the wound of the bone was deeply visible.

It was none other than the middle-aged man who was driving the car.

The middle-aged man stared at Shen Muzhi, who didn't know whether he was alive or dead, and did not immediately squat down to check, but poked Shen Muzhi a few times with a long knife, and after seeing that he still had no reaction, he hesitated for a moment, and suddenly swung the knife and slashed Shen Muzhi's right leg. Suddenly, the skin opened and the flesh opened, and blood gushed out.

Shen Muzhi really felt like he was dead, and he didn't move.

The middle-aged man still didn't seem to be at ease, and he swung his knife and stabbed Shen Muzhi's other leg.

Shen Muzhi still didn't react.

The middle-aged man was relieved, took the long knife behind his back, squatted down, and stretched out his hand to turn Shen Muzhi over.

Shen Muzhi's eyes were closed, and his face was pale.

Seeing this, the middle-aged man stretched out his hand and probed the tip of his nose, as if he felt a little weak breathing, snorted, and said, "Life is quite hard, and there is still breath!"

As he spoke, he reached out and touched Shen Muzhi's chest.

At this moment, Shen Muzhi, who was tightly closed, suddenly opened his eyes.

With a calm gaze, he looked at the middle-aged man in a daze.

The middle-aged man hadn't come back to his senses, and his chest ached suddenly. As soon as he lowered his head, a slender jade sword had already half submerged into his chest, and blood was gushing out along the blood groove on the jade sword.

The middle-aged man couldn't believe it, he raised his hand and was about to grab the long knife behind his back, but where would Shen Muzhi under him give him this chance again. His left hand jerked up, grabbing a fist-sized rock and slamming it hard into his temple.

With a pop, the middle-aged man's head suddenly burst like a horse bag full of air.

Blood rushed out eagerly along the small opening, the middle-aged man opened his eyes wide, staring at Shen Muzhi, the hand raised in mid-air, grabbed it back several times, but failed to catch the long knife behind his back, and finally fell down unwillingly.

In just a moment, the middle-aged man's eyes lost their brilliance, and as soon as his body was crooked, he fell to the side and slammed on the ground.

The jade sword was stuck straight in his chest, and it was stained with blood, and it actually emitted a faint red light, bright and dark, as if it had life and was breathing.

Shen Muzhi was lying on the ground, and the sound of his heart pounding violently in his chest, mixed with the sound of breathing, was particularly clear in this silent mountain forest.

It's what it's like to be alive.

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Three days later.

About sixty or seventy miles away from Jinling City, there is a white water view.

The Taoist temple is built at the foot of the mountain, there is no incense in the temple, only two Taoist priests, one old and one young.

The old road number Xuantong.

The small road number Xuancheng.

Early in the morning, seeing that the little Taoist priest Xuancheng, who was only ten years old, took a bucket and was about to go to the back mountain to fetch water, he had just opened the door of the Taoist temple, and suddenly heard the sound of hurried horses' hooves on the mountain road outside the door.

As soon as I looked out, I found two people on horseback, galloping along the mountain road.

The location of this white water view is remote, and there is still some distance from the official road outside. Usually, on the mountain road at this gate, you can rarely see anyone other than the nearby villagers who want to go into the mountains to hunt. As for this one who came on horseback, it was even rarer.

The little Taoist priest Xuancheng looked at the two fast horses that came with dust, and he didn't know what he thought, so he turned around and was about to close the door. Unexpectedly, the people on the two fast horses had already seen him, and when they were still in front of them, they had already shouted: "Little Dao Chief, please stay!"

When Xuan Cheng heard this, he had no choice but to put away his intention to close the door, and waited for the two of them to come over on horseback at the door.

Soon, the two of them arrived at the door, and one of them turned over and dismounted, waved his hand at Xuan Cheng, and said, "Xiaodao Chief, can I ask you about something?"

Xuan Cheng returned the salute and replied, "Fellow Daoist, please ask." ”

The man asked, "Have you seen a boy about twelve or thirteen years old in the last two days?"

When the little Taoist priest Xuancheng heard this, he shook his head without hesitation and replied, "I didn't see it." ”

When this man heard this, his face showed eagerness, and he said: "Little Daoist think about it, maybe you have seen it and you haven't remembered it for a while! That child has injuries on his body, and if he doesn't find it as soon as possible, I'm afraid his life will be in danger." ”

Xuan Cheng still said: "This fellow Daoist, Xiaodao really didn't see it. The location of this temple is remote, and there are basically few people who come on weekdays. Moreover, the trail generally stays in the meditation and practices, and rarely goes out, even if the person you are talking about is really passing by here, the trail may not know. ”

At this time, another man who had not dismounted suddenly shouted to Xuan Cheng: "Little Taoist, is there any water?"

Xuan Cheng frowned, a little dissatisfied with this person's rudeness.

Seeing this, the one under the horse turned his head and scolded the man, and then turned back to Xuan Cheng and smiled: "Forgive me, my brother is vulgar by nature, but he is not malicious, and I hope that the little Taoist will not take it to heart." It's just that the two of us have been running all night to find the child, and we are really thirsty. I wonder if I can ask the Taoist chief for a drink?"

Xuan Cheng didn't refuse, let the two wait at the door, and turned around and entered the Taoist temple to fetch water for the two.

It's just that as soon as he left, the man immediately turned over and dismounted, and also entered the Taoist temple. The other didn't seem to see it, and didn't intend to stop it.

Soon, Xuan Cheng went and returned, and when he saw a person standing at the door, his brows furrowed slightly, and while handing the water over, he asked, "Why are you the only one left?"

The man took the water and took two sips before replying, "He said that he was in a hurry, and he went to find a place to solve it, and he came soon." ”

Not long after saying this, the man really came around from outside the wall on the left side of the Taoist temple.

"Come over and drink water, don't let the Taoist chief wait!" After the man standing in front of Xuan Cheng saw it, he immediately opened his mouth and urged.

The man immediately ran over, and when he took the water scoop from the man's hand, the two looked at each other, and they each understood.

After the man drank the water, he returned the scoop to Xuan Cheng.

After a few words of thanks, the man and the man got on their horses and left the place.

Xuan Cheng saw the two people walking away, turned back to Guanzhong, and took the gate with him.