The small mountain village in his memory is full of laughter and the fragrance of birds and flowers, and it is full of vitality. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info However, at this moment, the deep mountain village is unusually quiet, there is no insect chirping and no wind sound, and even the air is filled with a sad breath, and it turns out that this is a strong smell of blood, and the soil on the ground is full of some mottled bloodstains, and the slightest imperceptible dead air wafts out, proving that there was a life here not long ago. Li Shihui's eyes have already observed the deep mountain village, and at this time, there is no doubt that there is no longer a person left in the deep village! The war could never have touched this distant village, so where had the villagers gone? Where does the blood on the ground come from? Are the villagers in danger?

The kind old village chief, the simple villagers, their laughter and laughter are still fresh in his memory, Li Shihui's heart is worried, and his eyes begin to look for the village near the deep mountain village, hoping to find the old village chief and the villagers.

He closed his eyes, his mind was highly focused, and his eyes quickly searched for the surrounding village...... After a long time, he opened his eyes, and his eyes were full of doubt: the closer he got to the town, the more villages there were, and there were thousands of villages of all sizes, but all but one of the nearest towns was empty! There is an embarrassing phenomenon of empty alleys, not even animals such as insects that survive, could it be that there was a terrible type of war during these days? He secretly speculated.

He took his two daughters to the last of the only small village with people, the black mud path was lined with desolate meadows, the low thatched huts were inhabited by poor timber people, the village was very quiet, on a dirty stone slab was sitting an old man in old linen, the wrinkles on the old man's face were dry, and they were piled up together, witnessing the ugliest side of the years, it was already the time of the day to the afternoon, the sun was shining, it was a very beautiful time of the day, Most of the people in the village are closed at home or out farming, and there is only one thin and lonely old man on the whole path, which is uncomfortably desolate.

Li Shiyi walked up to the old man, bowed politely and asked, "Old man, the junior asks you about something." ”

The old man opened his cloudy eyes, and narrowed them carefully, as if he was distinguishing who was coming, he looked at it for a long time and still did not see it clearly, and finally sighed helplessly, and touched his heart with a depressed expression, as if he was very tired. Li Shihui had no choice but to ask directly: "Old man, do you know where the people in the nearby villages have gone?" ”

The old man simply closed his eyes and said weakly: "The war implicates innocents, where are there people around here?" Naturally, they all ran away. ”

"Sure enough, old man, go home and rest, it's too sunny outside." Li Shihui persuaded.

Sha Qingwu and Mu Ziyin were taken to a strange place by Li Shihui twice in an impossible way, and their hearts were incredible, Sha Qingwu had been to the deep mountain village, but the deep mountain village she saw was completely different from before, so she didn't recognize it. Mu Ziyin opened his mouth and said, "Old man, you better hurry up and enter the house, you will be hot like this." ”

The old man suddenly stretched out his hand and pointed at Mu Ziyin, opened his mouth to say something, but he couldn't lift it in one breath, and the raised arm fell weakly, he opened his mouth, his eyes were blank, and he sat quietly like that, and there was no movement...... Sha Qingwu couldn't help but gently push the old man's shoulder, and after Li Shi replied "Don't", the old man lay straight on the ground, with no breath at all, and he was already dead!

Sha Qingwu retreated behind Li Shihui in horror, and said fearfully: "Brother Hui, I haven't done anything anymore, what's wrong with him?" ”

Li Shihui was helpless: "It's none of your business, he is old, he will die naturally, let's go." ”

The old man's body was brought into his home, and he was the only one in his family, and his only son, who had not yet taken a wife, was now working in the fields outside the village, and when he returned, he would find that his father had died.

There is a peaceful boundary between the country of wood and the country of yarn, and the towns here are very prosperous, and on the stone streets, some people are selling steamed buns, some people are selling costume jewelry, some people are opening snack bars, and some people are running inns...... Soon after, the clothing seller was "asked away" by a group of soldiers, and the bacus who opened a snack bar bombarded a scholar who ate overlord's meal into the dusty street, and the inn was completely encircled by two beautiful girls.

On the second floor of the inn, it was Sha Qingwu and Mu Ziyin who chartered the inn, Sha Qingwu poured herself a cup of tea, and poured a cup for Li Shihui, and after thinking for a while, she generously poured a cup for Mu Ziyin, and said: "Although you and I are hostile countries, since Brother Hui wants to help you heal, our grievances have to be put down first." ”

Mu Ziyin nodded implicitly: "Since it should be so, thank you." ”

At this time, footsteps sounded on the stairs, and since Xiao Er came up with wine, Sha Qingwu whispered to Shihui: "We have to inquire about the news, and it will not be wrong to ask Xiao Er in the inn." ”

Li Shihui nodded, when Xiao Er brought Fan Liquor up, he used a force to keep him, Xiao Er was frightened, he didn't know what he had done wrong, Li Shihui said flatly: "Xiao Er, you don't have to be afraid, I have a few questions for you, you must answer truthfully." ”

The shopkeeper's voice has trembled, you know, although this is a peaceful demarcation, but killing people is not worth their lives, the inn is a place where things happen frequently, usually he is worried all day long, and finally mixed up safely, I didn't think that today I finally encountered something terrible, his body has been unable to move!

"I ...... I, sir, have something to say, and I will answer it truthfully. ”

Li Shihui did not mean to embarrass him, and said: "Has there been a war in the suburbs of Xicheng recently? ”

"Honorable guest, this is a peaceful demarcation, there has not been a war in a hundred years, and there must not be recently, otherwise our inn would not have been able to continue to open here."

Li Shihui frowned: "Then has anything strange happened recently?" For example, people on the outskirts of the West Side have disappeared for no reason. ”

As soon as he saw Li Shihui frowning, the shopkeeper became extremely frightened, and his eyes widened unconsciously, in order to support his family, he found this shopkeeper to do it, is it easy for him? Hurriedly said: "There are many people missing, but it's none of my business, legend has it that these people were captured by monsters." ”

Li Shihui raised his eyebrows: "What monster?" Where are these monsters now? Say it! ”

The shopkeeper's heart was beating wildly, almost jumping to his throat: "I, I...... I really don't know, I just heard about ......."

Li Shihui reluctantly retracted his strength, and the shopkeeper was free, so he fled to the stairs in a hurry, and even directly ignored the call of the shopkeeper, ran to the street, ran into the crowd, and didn't even want wages.

Li Shihui's eyes saw it, sighed, and was extremely helpless in his heart, and said funny: "This shopkeeper is really, are you so terrible?" ”

Mu Ziyin was more empathetic and said: "I have heard the emperor say before, in today's troubled times, the inn is one of the main places where accidents occur frequently, as an ordinary shopkeeper, he is often killed by some bad people who come to the inn to eat and drink, and the shopkeeper is not afraid of Mr., but afraid that he will be ruthlessly killed." ”