In the mirror lake, the water is rippling.

This should have been the best of the lake, but at this moment, the sword light and sword shadow, blood splashed, and the autumn wind was slaughtering.

Lao Ge, dressed in cloth, was lying face down in the grass next to the mirror lake, and a blood hole was faintly visible in the back of his heart.

Not far away, three or four men in black were surrounding the young boy who was rescued by Ah Rong, forcing him step by step towards the mirror lake.

The boy had a short sword in his hand, emitting a faint red light, revealing an evil nature.

Behind the man in black, Yang Tianbao was playing with a golden bell in his hand with an indifferent expression.

Every now and then, a crisp bell sounded, and at this time, the young boy surrounded by the man in black would tremble slightly.

Those few men in black would take the opportunity to shoot a crossbow arrow, and the erysipelas coated on the tip of the arrow that sealed the throat with blood reflected a cold luster in the sun.

The young kid dodged a few times and dodged most of them.

"Shen Muzhi, come down!" After seeing that the young boy on the opposite side was shot in the shoulder by a crossbow arrow again, Yang Tianbao shouted with a cold face.

The young boy, that is, Shen Muzhi, who had escaped death several times, was unheard, and his eyes were on those black-clothed people.

These black-clothed men didn't know what they were afraid of, and they didn't dare to come forward to fight him at close range. He retreats, and they advance. and when he entered, they withdrew. Always keep a distance of about a zhang from him, and then take advantage of the opportunity when he was affected by the bell in Yang Tianbao's hand to release one or two cold arrows.

They didn't want to finish the battle at all, they only planned to consume him to death.

However, their strategy is not wrong. He was already at the end of his crossbow, and if it weren't for the middle-aged man who wanted to throw him into the lake before, he probably wouldn't have woken up at this time.

But although the person is awake, this ending may not be as good as being thrown into the lake by the middle-aged man!

"Whoa—"

Someone saw that he was absent-minded, and another cold arrow came.

Shen Muzhi came back to his senses and hurriedly turned sideways. The cold arrow grazed his chest, tearing through his shirt. In the placket, several letters fell out.

He subconsciously wanted to grab it, but as soon as his hand was stretched out, there were two more 'boom!' again.

Shen Muzhi hurriedly wanted to hide, and at this time, the bell rang.

There was a jingle of bells, and there was a slight pain in his chest.

If he hadn't been injured, he wouldn't have to worry about the pain. But at this moment, it became the last straw that crushed the camel.

Shen Muzhi's dodging action couldn't help but hesitate for a moment, and two sharp arrows came to him one after another, popping twice, one left and one right, and inserted into his chest.

The tearing pain swallowed up the little strength he had left in his body.

Shen Muzhi looked up at Yang Tianbao.

He stood there, looking at him, and there was something inexplicably complicated in his eyes.

I don't know if he was dazzled or what's wrong.

At this moment, there was some movement in the distance.

Yang Tianbao and the few men in black turned their heads to look.

I saw a group of cloth farmers rushing over this side with nervous expressions, and after seeing them, they stopped one after another, looking at this side vigilantly, not daring to approach, but refusing to retreat.

Yang Tianbao frowned, and was just about to go over to drive away this group of peasants who shouldn't have appeared here, when he suddenly heard the sound of rushing water in his ears.

As soon as he turned his head, there was no longer Shen Muzhi in front of him.

Looking ahead, I saw ripples on the surface of the lake full of golden light.

"Why don't you hurry down?" Yang Tianbao was stunned for a moment, and then shouted angrily.

The few black-clothed men who were still stunned threw away the debris on their bodies, rushed over, and jumped into the lake.

It's just that these people in black don't seem to be very water-permeable, and after diving a few times, they couldn't stand it and floated up.

Yang Tianbao was anxious, if he didn't bring Shen Muzhi's body back, I am afraid that the woman would not be able to explain there. When they were worried, the group of farmers probably looked at them strangely, and slowly approached again.

Yang Tianbao was shocked, and when he turned his head to see them, he suddenly had an idea in his mind.

So, beckoned them to come quickly.

As soon as the farmers approached, Yang Tianbao couldn't wait to ask, "Among you, who has the best water quality?"

After several people looked at each other, they finally looked at Ah Rong who was standing at the back.

When Yang Tianbao saw it, he immediately pointed at him and said, "You, come here!"

Ah Rong hesitated and walked to him.

"You go down and help me get someone. As long as you fish people up, I will be rewarded!" Yang Tianbao pointed to the surface of the lake and said urgently.

Ah Rong turned his head to look at the lake, but caught a glimpse of Lao Ge's corpse in the grass, and couldn't help but be shocked and stunned.

Yang Tianbao saw that he stared at the corpse in the grass without speaking, and after being stunned for a moment, he suddenly understood something, and after rolling his eyes, he asked, "Do you know that person?"

The rest of the farmers also saw Lao Ge in the grass, and although he was lying face down, Lao Ge's short stature, which was less than five feet, could be recognized at a glance.

The rest nodded their heads.

The village chief stepped forward and asked Yang Tianbao with courage, "How did he die?"

Yang Tianbao replied: "I don't know much about this. When we arrived, he was dead. However, the young man who had jumped into the lake just now was right next to him. That man is a wanted criminal, and this person is very likely to have been killed by him! We're here to catch this wanted criminal!"

When the village chief and his entourage heard that this young man was a wanted criminal, they immediately looked at Ah Rong.

"Don't worry, this man has been hit by us several times and will not survive. It's just that there is no corpse to bring back, and it will not be easy for us to go back! So, I hope you can help us and help us get people up!" As he spoke, Yang Tianbao took out a silver ingot weighing about five or six taels from his waist and said: "As long as you are willing to help, whether you can catch it or not, this bit of silver should be regarded as a little gratitude from me, if you can catch it, I will have a lot of thanks when I turn around!"

This small mountain village has worked hard for a year, and at the end of the year, there can only be a surplus of one or two taels of silver at most. As soon as Yang Tianbao made a move, it was five or six taels of silver, and he also said that if people caught it, there would be a heavy reward, how could this not make them excited?

"Village Chief, let Ah Rong go down. Originally, this matter had nothing to do with Ah Rong. If he hadn't saved ......," someone leaned into the village chief's ear and whispered softly. Before he finished speaking, he was stopped by the village chief!

The village chief looked at Yang Tianbao with a smile, and after seeing that he didn't seem to pay attention to what he said just now, the tension in his eyes suddenly decreased. Then, he stretched out his hand and pushed Ah Rong, and scolded sharply: "Why are you still stunned! Why don't you hurry into the water?"

Ah Rong didn't say anything, after retracting his gaze from Lao Ge, he walked to the lake in silence, took off his shoes and clothes, jumped into the lake, and flew into the lake.

The lake splashed open, refracting a dazzling golden light.

On the shore, the village chief smiled flatteringly, and at the same time took the silver ingot from Yang Tianbao's hand, which was very likable, and then turned his head and ordered the others to get Lao Ge's body back first.

At this time, Yang Tianbao said with a smile: "Don't worry. When the one who went into the water comes up, it's not too late for you to go back together!"

When the village chief heard this, his expression suddenly changed.

After that, the few of them stood there again, no longer having the joy of being hit by the 'pie from the sky' just now.

Time passed slowly, and the one named Ah Rong floated up several times, but there was no gain.

Yang Tianbao, who couldn't wait for good news, gradually lost his patience, and his face couldn't help but start to look ugly.

The villagers who were waiting on the side looked at Yang Tianbao's darkening face, and their hearts became more and more uneasy.

Soon, half an hour passed.

There is still no good news from Ah Rong.

The village chief, who was nervous and scared again, couldn't help but shout to Ah Rong, who was in the cold lake and his face was already blue: "Ah Rong, what's the matter with you? Why haven't you found it yet?"

Ah Rong raised his hand to wipe the lake water flowing on his face, he looked at the people on the shore, vaguely, he sensed that the atmosphere seemed to be a little wrong, after thinking about it, the urn replied: "There are some undercurrents underneath, so people may be swept to a farther place." ”

"Then go to a farther place to find it!" Yang Tianbao couldn't help but shouted.

Ah Rong looked at him, nodded, and dived again.

"You two more people go down and look for it together!" At this time, Yang Tianbao turned his head to look at the other six villagers.

Soon, two more people jumped into the lake.

However, another half an hour passed, and there was still no harvest.

At this time, Ah Rong was already a little unable to hold on and wanted to go ashore to catch his breath.

After Yang Tianbao saw it, he didn't stop it, but he drove the remaining few people into the water, and said that if he didn't find anyone, he would not be allowed to go ashore.

After that, he left, leaving three men in black watching.

Time passed, and twilight fell.

The wind began to howl, carrying cold water vapor and biting cold.

Those villagers, one by one, began to be unable to support themselves.

The oldest villager was the first to hold on, and after one dive, he never resurfaced.

Immediately afterward, the two disappeared again.

One of them is Ah Rong.

The remaining four, although they held on at the moment, tried to go ashore several times, but they were forced back by the man in black with crossbow arrows. Presumably it won't last long.

And Shen Muzhi, no one knows where he went.

Under the lake, there is an undercurrent, which may have been carried to the depths of the lake.

This mirror lake is located at the junction of the three kingdoms of Jin, Dayuan and Yunnan.

The lake is so vast that it is said to be tens of thousands of miles in circumference.

On the surface of the lake, there is fog all year round, but the fog coverage will change with the weather. When the weather is good, the fog shrinks into the middle of the lake and spreads again at night. When the weather is bad, the entire mirror lake is covered with fog that you can't see your fingers.

It is said that many villagers in the vicinity of Jinghu Lake say that every time the fog is thick, they can faintly hear the strange roar coming from the lake.

Over time, the rumor that there was a lake monster in this mirror lake spread.

However, no one had ever seen what this lake monster looked like.

However, the surrounding fishermen never go out to fish when the fog is thick. Even, on good days, they will not go too far from the shore to fish.

When I asked them why they were like this, they only said that it was an ancestral precept that had been passed down from generation to generation.

There are also those who can't stop their curiosity, and they sail deeper, but in the end, they are all gone.

Whether it is life or death, no one knows.

......

......

The next day, it was a cloudy day.

Above the mirror lake, the fog was so thick that it even spread to the shore.

Even the col was filled with fog.

The villagers in the col had already learned the bad news.

Ah Rong's house was smashed, and the mother and daughter were driven out of the village in embarrassment, and they didn't even clean up the softness, including the dowries that Ah Rong had bought for his daughter one after another in the past few years!

The mother and daughter walked in the fog with a sad face, sobbing twice from time to time.

Almost walked to the location where Ah Rong found Shen Muzhi, and suddenly a figure appeared in the woods on the side of the road.

The unsuspecting mother and daughter screamed in fright. In a panic, the mother pulled her daughter behind her, grabbed a wooden stick in her hand, and looked at the figure in front of her as if she were dead.

"It's me!" a low, hoarse voice, accompanied by a few coughs, rang out.

After the mother and daughter were stunned for a moment, they suddenly showed surprise.

The daughter pounced first.

Not far away, Ah Rong was wrapped in a quilt and hunched over. Seeing his daughter rushing over, he quickly loosened the quilt and hugged the daughter who flew over in his arms.

It took a long time to calm down the daughter who was crying loudly. At this time, his daughter-in-law had already stepped forward.

Ah Rong let go of her daughter, and the mother and daughter saw that Ah Rong's body was full of injuries, of different depths, and there was hardly a complete place.

"What's the matter?" the daughter-in-law stretched out her hand, trembling to touch it, tears streaming down her face.

Ah Rong didn't explain, just pulled his daughter-in-law and daughter, quickly left here, and walked in the direction of Fuhe City.