Jinzhou, Qiaodong Village.

In the depths of a strange forest, Master Buzhen was sitting cross-legged, his hands sealed, and words in his mouth. In front of him were several circles of red candles with copper coins hanging from them, and the large copper basin in the middle was full of ashes of burning paper, and sparks flew from time to time.

Through the red light, he suddenly saw the bloody scene of twenty years ago.

The remnants of the fleeing army broke the tranquility of Qiaodong Village, led by the Blood King's personal deputy general, Wei Mingmu, whose golden armor had long been covered with blood and had no glory. Duanguo's robes are divided into six levels: gold, purple, blue, silver, green, and white. White is the lowest, purple is the highest, and the golden robes can only be used by princes and nobles and their guards.

Wei Mingmu came to the side of the carriage and arched his hand: "Qiyu Blood King, you have arrived at Qiaodong Village, and then to the west is Doubeast Mountain." ”

There was a violent cough in the carriage, and a weak voice said: "Send two brothers to investigate the situation on the road to the Fighting Beast Mountain, as long as we enter the Fighting Beast Mountain, we still have hope of turning the tables." ”

"Yes!" Wei Mingmu agreed to pull the car door, and a middle-aged man with a wooden stick stepped out of the car. He was also dressed in a golden robe, with a scar on his left eye and a long, stiff beard on his cheeks.

The Blood King's army is called the "Blood Army" and is unstoppable. This time, the Seven Kings raised their troops like a bamboo, but unexpectedly, the Blood King was killed by the rebellious lieutenant general, and the corpses of the Blood Army were spread from the royal city to Shuhe Town.

In front of it is a large courtyard, and the owner of the house is surnamed Liu, who catches snakes for a living. Wei Mingmu carefully tapped the knocker a few times, and it was an old woman who came out.

"Old man, we are the army of the Blood King, and we want to ask you for a bowl of water. Wei Mingmu clenched his fists and arched his hand.

The old woman looked at her dizzily for a few moments, and said, "You are General Wei Mingmu, the Blood King has a great favor to my family, please invite him to the hospital to rest." ”

"Thank you, old man, the Blood King has an order, you must not disturb your neighbors, just ask for a bowl of water. ”

The old woman was no longer reluctant, and said "wait a minute" and returned to the courtyard.

Wei Mingmu thanked him and stood at the door waiting.

At this moment, there was a rapid sound of horses' hooves in the distance, the flesh on his body was turned outward, and with the running and dripping blood, the person on the horse was covered in blood, his right leg was gone, and the whip of his right hand was mechanically whipped, proving that he was still alive.

Wei Mingmu stepped forward and grabbed the reins of the horse, and asked eagerly, "What's wrong with you?"

"Road...... There is an ambush...... The ghost king ......" as the whip in his right hand landed, and his voice stopped abruptly.

The Blood King gritted his teeth with hatred, and the Blood Army stood up one after another, waiting for the Blood King's order to launch a fish to kill the net. The old woman of the Liu family had already carried a few jars of water and wine out of the door, and when she saw the situation in front of her, she didn't dare to move at all.

"Blood King, give your order!" a general in a purple robe shouted loudly, drawing a bronze knife with a dragon on the hilt, and the dragon's tail hovered all the way to the back of the sword.

The Blood King slowly looked at everyone in front of him, tried his best to straighten up his bent body, and commanded in a trembling voice: "Mu'er, distribute the things in the car to everyone." ”

"Yes!" Wei Mingmu carried a white cloth bag containing gold nuggets from the car, and wrote his name on it with a pen. These people in front of them are the elite soldiers in the "Blood Army", who have followed the Blood King for many years, and the Blood King can call each of them by nickname.

"The third. Wei Mingmu exclaimed.

A purple-robed general with only one left arm left came to the front in response, but did not reach out to pick it up, but knelt down on one knee towards the Blood King and said: "Blood King, I will swear to protect the Blood King, how can there be any reason to leave, I don't want this thing." ”

"Although the martyrs were preserved, they lost hope. In each person's bag, there is a map that indicates where you are going and the code words to wake you, and in twenty years someone will look for you one by one. You're going to give me a good life anyway, do you understand?"

"Yes!" the eyes of the crowd were shattered.

The third snatched Wei Mingmu's bag and returned to his place silently, still kneeling on one knee.

"Cross-eyed. ”

"Old crutch. ”

"Big head. ”

......

Everyone silently took their bags and knelt back to their places.

"Chen Xiaoer", "Cripple Li", these two names have been called several times, but no one has answered, they are two people who went out to explore the way. Everyone gritted their teeth, suppressing the feeling of wanting to cry and roar.

"We have been stationed here for a long time, and the terrain and people in the village are familiar with it, so you can take shelter for a while, and disperse when it is safe to do so. The Blood King waved his hand, as if he had suddenly aged a lot, "Go ahead." ”

The old woman of the Liu family walked up to the front tremblingly and said softly, "Lord Blood King, drink saliva." His voice trembled visibly.

"Thank you, old man. The Blood King took a sip of the bowl, and although it was just ordinary well water, it flowed in his chapped mouth, and he felt extremely sweet.

"Lord Blood, are you looking for a place to hide from pursuit?" the old woman leaned her crutches to calm herself.

"You ......" The bronze knife opened its eyes angrily and was about to rush up.

"Don't be unreasonable!" the Blood King hurriedly stopped, turned to the old woman who was trembling with fright, and said, "Please also ask the old man for guidance." ”

The old woman said seriously: "Many years ago, I went to Mali Mountain with my husband to catch snakes, and accidentally found that the hole in the ground where the five-fingered golden snake entered and exited actually led to an ancient temple. If the Blood King can trust my old woman, you can give it a try. ”

"Well, I believe you. The Blood King waved his hand to stop the lieutenant general, nodded at the old woman and said, "Dare to ask the old man what he is called, he will repay the great favor every day." ”

"Don't dare to repay the favor, Lord Blood King can remember a snake catcher who was rescued at the foot of the Fighting Beast Mountain......" Before the old woman finished speaking, she heard the neighing of war horses in the distance, and it seemed that the pursuers were close at hand.

"Blood King, let's go. Wei Mingmu eagerly pulled up the Blood King and left.

The old woman shook her head to the ground and said, "Lord Blood King, please hurry up and get on the road, remember, all the way to the east, you can see the snake cave at noon." ”

Lao San plunged into the barren mountain, and in addition to gold and silver, there was also a map in the cloth bag, on which a red dot was marked with cinnabar: Sixty-three villages.

......

The ones in charge of rounding up the Blood King are the Ghost King and the Wind King. A man in a purple robe was lying on the ground, his ears were firmly attached to the ground, he was the favorite general of the ghost king, he was very good at hearing, and was nicknamed "Voldemort".

After a while, Voldemort came to the ghost king's horse, clenched his fists and bowed, "Tell the ghost king, the rebels have a total of two hundred and fifty-one horses, and a carriage with a baggage, judging from the strength of the ground, it should be full of gold and silver." They stopped at the place where the three hundred and seventy cows roared, and their subordinates speculated that it should be Qiaodong Village, Shuhe Town. ”

"Qiaodong Village ......" The ghost king showed a strange smile and immediately ordered, "Go!"

......

In the courtyard of a farmhouse, a graceful woman pointed to the entrance of the cellar and said, "The Ghost King's army is almost here, you hurry into the cellar." ”

"And what do you do?" the man was reluctant to bother her.

"If it weren't for the Blood King, I would have fallen into the dust, and I have been thinking about this favor for many years. The woman laughed, "They won't treat me as a woman, and when they are gone, you must remember to promise me." ”

"Thank you, sister-in-law, I will not break my word. The man said, jumping into the cellar.

The woman laughed miserably and muttered, "I didn't expect you to look good in my man's clothes." ”

......

A Fu soldier clenched his fists and said, "Enlighten the Ghost King, the Wind King, found the carriage of the Blood King, as well as the corpse of a Blood Army. ”

"Haha, the Blood King must have hid here!

"Yes!" the soldier waved his flag.

The wooden doors were kicked open by the Fu soldiers one after another, and the sound of things falling to the ground "ping pong", the screams of women, and the crying of children "wow" resounded.

A man dressed in homespun clothes and wearing an apron was very calm, making a long bow to the Fu soldiers, while the woman on the side comforted the six-year-old child with her hands.

"The Blood King rebelled, and the defeated army fled here, so he mingled with you and came to search for it on the orders of the Ghost King. The leader of the Fu soldiers said, his eyes fixed on the man in the apron. "Why do you have so many injuries?"

Before the man could speak, the woman replied first: "Master Huibing, my man is too stupid with his hands and feet, and he was injured once in a job. ”

The child next to the woman kept stretching out his little hand to grab the waist card with the word "ghost" on the body of the Fu soldier. Fu Bing shook his waist card and asked casually, "Where is your father?"

"I went up the mountain to collect medicine. ”

The words made Fu Bing's face change, and he raised his spear against the woman's chest. "Stop!" the man stood up to block the Fu soldiers, and Zhengse said, "This matter has nothing to do with them, I'll go with you." The man said that, striding out, the woman raised her head, showing a very complicated expression, a trace of worry, and a trace of guilt.

When the man was escorted, there were already more than a dozen villagers in shabby clothes kneeling in front of the ghost king, and the man glanced at them, his eyes full of resentment and regret. The Ghost King stared at the blood stains on his leg and asked sharply, "How did the wound on your leg come from?"

"Back to my lord, I accidentally stabbed myself while doing farm work. ”

"Hehe," the Ghost King sneered and shouted, "This is clearly an arrow wound!"

"No, no, my lord, the little one was really injured by a nail rake while doing farm work, don't believe it. The man swung out a dagger in his right hand and stabbed straight at the Ghost King, and was instantly cut to the ground.

Fu Bing escorted the old woman of the Liu family, clasped his fists and said, "Qiqi Ghost King, we found bloodstains in front of her house, but she refused to admit it. ”

"Oh. The ghost king waved his hand and said, "Help the old man rest next to him and have a good memory." With that, the old woman was thrown to the ground, and the blood from the corpse was still hot.

"Father," said a golden-robed general behind the Ghost King, "the retainer has a plan. ”

After a whisper, the Ghost King nodded with satisfaction: "Sure enough, live up to my cultivation, act according to your plan." ”

"Yes. ”

Fu Bing urged the horse to gallop, and Ming Jin ordered: "The Blood King has been captured, stop the search, return to the main street to guard, and be beheaded immediately!"

......

"The Blood King has been captured!" the man in the cellar cried out and was about to rush out, but the woman crouched on the cover, her hands pressed hard.

The woman's strength could barely withstand a finger of him, but the man stopped moving, and begged: "Sister-in-law, the blood king is in trouble, I can't hide from this, can I still be regarded as a human being, even if I survive, it is difficult to sleep and eat, and I hope that my sister-in-law will be perfect." ”

"Do you think the Blood King is stupider than you? They didn't even catch you, how could they catch the Blood King. The woman said calmly, "If they really catch the Blood King, they will be escorted to the royal city immediately, and they will be beheaded privately." By saying this, they prove that they have not caught anyone, and they want to lure you out and catch them all. ”

The man in the cellar let go of his hand, and if it weren't for the woman's wisdom, he would have fallen into a trap. "You should hide inside, and don't come out no matter what you hear. There's enough food I've stocked up on it, enough for you to eat for a month. As she spoke, she put the cover back on it, and laid some grass and stones on it, and turned away until she could see no hole.

Hearing the news that the Blood King had been captured, dozens of people rushed out from all directions with knives and guns in hand, fighting with the Fu soldiers guarding the streets and alleys. The ghost king laughed, it was really a group of horsemen, brave and unscrupulous.

"Haven't you woken up yet?" the old woman of the Liu family shouted, stood up violently, and a small golden snake with five fingers flew out of her cuff and went straight to the door of the ghost king. The ghost king leaned over and lay on the horse's back, and the yellow robe behind him was bitten on the face by the little snake, and he immediately fell off the horse, bleeding from his seven orifices, and had no movement after a few convulsions.

"My son!" the ghost king roared, lifted the spear glowing with green light and stabbed at the old woman, and the old woman of the Liu family fell on her back, turning into a piece of rotten wood in an instant.

The ghost king's eyes were red, and he roared as if he was enchanted: "It's reversed, it's all reversed! Kill all, kill the whole village, and leave no one behind!"

The wooden door that had just been closed was kicked open again, and the fierce Fu soldiers rushed in, whether it was the old man praying in the courtyard, the woman cooking rice soup for the children in the kitchen, or the children playing in the house, all died under the butcher's knife of the ghost army, and even the cats, dogs, and livestock were not spared.

When the sun rose the next day, there was a dead silence in the village, and there was not even the sound of chickens and dogs barking.

It was impossible to distinguish between day and night in the cellar, and the man hiding inside never came out, and he did not know what was happening outside. The woman's man died, and when he escaped the search, he promised to have a child with her.

......

The Ghost King returned to camp, and Voldemort had been waiting outside for a long time.

"Ghost King, I have searched, there is no person surnamed 'Wu Ma' in the village, but there is a family surnamed Wu, the man is called Wu Qi, and his son is also surnamed Wu, but the name is a little strange, called Wu Ma Xin. ”