Thanks to the hard work of several generations of emperors, Chongnan has become a place where the people live and work in peace and contentment, especially in the counties around Shangjing. Even hunters who live by hunting in the mountains have already stored food in winter, and they do not often go up the mountain when the snow closes the mountain. Li Shuci looked at the old man in front of him and asked in a harmonious voice: "Uncle, with such a big snowfall, you came down from the mountain?"

The old man looked at this handsome little boy, quite nervous, under the burning eyes of everyone, he shrank and said: "The villain's surname is Shen, he is a hunter in the vicinity, his son is sick, and the family has some difficulties in the past half a year, and he has to go up the mountain to try his luck on a snowy day." ”

His clothes were full of sewing marks, but they were very clean and tidy. Li Shuci looked at his hand, a listless thin wild flower chicken was upside down in his hand, his head dangling, and a few colorful feathers on his wings. She asked, "Uncle Shen, don't be afraid, we have no malicious intentions, we just want to ask you about what happened here half a month ago?"

Uncle Shen is in his fifties, thin and rickety, but he is in good spirits, and the hunters in the mountains are in good health. It's just that when he heard Li Shuci's words, a panicked and frightened look flashed in his eyes, "No...... Didn't see it, didn't see anything...... The villain's family can't live without people......" As he said that, he was about to leave, Helian Yu wanted to go up and pull him, but Li Shuci stopped him and shook his head.

Seeing people walking away, Helian Yu said: "Ah Ci, he obviously knows something, why don't we stop him." ”

Li Shuci suddenly showed an evil aura after a long absence, the last time she showed this kind of expression was when she let the dog bite the eldest lady and Li Zheng, Qingge and Mu Yun shuddered, knowing that this was a manifestation of the tyrannical qi in her heart that could not be contained, and glanced at each other, I don't know why she suddenly showed this expression. She has been so anxious lately, she won't go to slaughter Uncle Shen's family in order to know the news.

Mu Yun hurriedly persuaded: "Aunt...... Childe, don't worry, don't worry...... "There are not many villages nearby, and they have all asked, looking at the performance of those villagers, they really don't know too many things. He Ziqin also seemed to see that Li Shuci's expression was different, jumped off the front horizontal plate and stood near Li Shuci. After all, Helian Tao is her beloved apprentice, and he is naturally very anxious.

Li Shuci suddenly said: "Mushan Muyun, you go to the nearest village from here to inquire, what is the origin of this family surnamed Shen, and where does the family live." Go and go back. ”

Helian Yu asked her nervously: "Ah Ci, is there something wrong?" Li Shuci pushed her back into the car and asked her not to ask more, and after a while, Mu Yun and the two came back and said: "This Uncle Shen's family only moved to the neighborhood in winter, no one knows where they came from, the people in the village say that this family is very lonely and does not have much contact with others, and that Uncle Shen rarely greets people when he meets them, has a strange temper, and is very defensive against the villagers. Lives at the foot of the mountain not far ahead. ”

People in the village said that in addition to his wife, he also had sons and daughters-in-law in his family. My son had a broken leg and was rarely seen at home all day. There is also a village woman who said that the daughter-in-law looks very similar to Uncle Shen's family, if she doesn't say it, she should be Uncle Shen's daughter-in-law, and they all say that she was born to be the daughter-in-law of the Shen family, and she is very husband and wife with the son of the Shen family. ”

Li Shuci pondered for a long time, his brows furrowed more and more, and he spoke after a while: "Let's stay nearby for one night today, and Senior Lao He and I will go to Uncle Shen's place." Mushan Muyun went with me, and the others went to the nearby village to find a place to borrow a place to stay. ”

Helian Yu poked her head out of the carriage again, "I'm going too!" She couldn't be idle, and when it came to the two most important people in her life, she couldn't sit still. Li Shuci shook his head firmly, "No! Go to the village now, and remember to be vigilant at all times. ”

Helian Yu felt Li Shuci's toughness, and she didn't dare to say anything, she was also frightened by Li Shuci's gloom recently.

Liujiazhuang is built along the mountain, dozens of families are clustered together, in a narrow and long shape, extending obliquely from high to low. In the middle of winter, rows of neat houses emerge from the cracks of tall trees and dead branches in front of and behind the houses. Li Shuci and the others separated at the open intersection of Liujiazhuang Road, and only drove a carriage out of the team and went to Uncle Shen's house in front.

Far away, the clanging sound of the axe clattering on the wood came, Li Shuci got out of the carriage, and greeted Uncle Shen with a smile when he was far away: "Uncle Shen." The other party looked up and saw that it was them, but there were not as many people as before, and they didn't seem to be so scared, but their faces were a little surprised and flustered. "This son, the villain really doesn't know what happened that day......

Li Shuci ignored it, his eyes swept over the small courtyard in front of him, listened to it, and said with a smile: "Uncle don't need to be in a hurry to justify, it's just that the villagers in the nearby village have heard more or less about something, why should the old man shirk it so cleanly, the left is just something that everyone knows, the old man is so evasive, it can't be the matter of that day, the old man really knows what he shouldn't know?" There was a hint of threat in her tone, Mu Yun suppressed her doubts in her heart, since Li Shuci came out, she naturally had to cooperate, and immediately put her hand on the hilt of the sword at her waist and stared at the old man in front of her.

The old man trembled, the axe came out of his hand, and he almost smashed his foot, and he didn't dare to say anything at the moment, and he didn't know anything: "Villain......" Li Shuci's eyes flashed impatiently, interrupted him: "Uncle, the visitor is a guest, don't you invite a few of us into the house to talk?"

At this time, even Mu Shan was surprised, Li Shuci rarely spoke as aggressively as he did today, and he had always been gentle and gradual. Uncle Shen opened his mouth and stammered, "Yes...... Yes, please take a drink of saliva in the first house......"

The yard is not big, there are two rooms in the east and west, and Uncle Shen led them to the west house, presumably the east house is where his son and daughter-in-law live. The furnishings of the house are very simple, the clay kang tables and chairs, and the pot stove are set up in the small hall, and the door on the other side of the hall seems to lead directly to the east room. The oil lamp at the corner of the table didn't illuminate the dim room much, Mu Yun took a thick cushion and put it on the chair, let Li Shuci sit down with Senior He, and stood aside with Mu Shan holding his arms alone.

Uncle Shen called his wife and daughter-in-law to entertain the guests, and the three of them stood aside with their hands tied up after serving hot water in a large porcelain bowl, looking at a loss. Li Shuci looked at the young woman, and sure enough, as he said before, his eyebrows looked like Uncle Shen, and his face looked like Mrs. Shen on the side. Uncle Shen hurriedly introduced: "This is the villain's wife and daughter-in-law. ”

The old woman shrank and bowed in a low manner, then stood sideways behind Uncle Shen, where the daughter-in-law opened her mouth and saluted Li Shuci: "Little woman Guan, I have given you a salute." Her voice was faint and low, and her breath seemed to come straight out of her throat, almost only she could hear it.

Li Shuci nodded and looked at Uncle Shen: "Don't hide it from Uncle Shen, you are from Beijing, there was a bloody battle here half a month ago, if you know the specific details, please tell the truth, the stakes are very high, if Uncle Shen can provide some clues, I will thank you as a heavy gift." ”

Uncle Shen was very scared when he heard Li Shuci mention this matter again, crying with a face, but he didn't dare to say anything and didn't know anything, so he could only promise to say: "Yes, the villain did see something, and I hope that after the son knows, he won't embarrass the villain...... The villain is just a hunter, he doesn't want to cause trouble......" Seeing Li Shuci nodding, he said again: "The villain's family has settled here for less than half a year, there is no surplus food at home, and the livelihood is difficult, even if it is a snowy day, you have to go up the mountain to try your luck, otherwise the family will be hungry." ”

That day and night, the little man went out in the mountains to guard the beasts that came out to feed, and when it was almost dawn, he came down the mountain, and when he was halfway up the mountain, he saw the fire at the bottom of the mountain, and he doubted in his heart, so he carefully hid himself in the woods. Because of the difficulties at home, I became greedy for a while and thought...... Thinking that if a big family travels in this mountain by mistake, they will fish in troubled waters and fill the stomach of the family......" Uncle Shen shrank his shoulders and glanced at Li Shuci, seeing that she had no intention of pursuing it, he continued: "When the villain saw it clearly, he was startled, those people were wearing armor, each holding knives, guns and weapons, it seemed that the soldiers were passing by here, and the villain wanted to slip back from the root of the mountain silently, who knows, at this time, another group of people rushed over from a distance, all dressed in black, covering their heads and faces......"

"As soon as the two groups of people knocked down together, they fought, without saying a word, they were ruthless, and they ......killed each other after a while."

"What the result. Is there a living mouth?"

"Yes, there is a living mouth. Uncle Shen saw that several people were staring at him, and it was not good to speak, "How many people are left in black...... The soldiers are dead......"

Heziqin's body shook, but Li Shuci took a closer look at him and asked quietly, "Then what's going on." ”

After that, the men in black piled the corpses together and threw fire oil on them, all ...... It was all burned, and the snow around it was roasted, and the smoke and burnt smell soared into the sky. The villain hid behind a big rock and almost threw up, but he managed to hold back and not be discovered......"

Seeing that Li Shuci did not change drastically, the three of Heziqin and Muyun Mushan suppressed the horror in their hearts suspiciously, and waited for Li Shuci to ask. Li Shuci set his sights on the Guan family. The little woman who called herself 'Guan' had cloud-like hair coiled behind her head, and her hands tucked into her sleeves revealed fingertips as white as jade.

Li Shuci's eyes narrowed slightly, and the shape of her nails and the slightly pointed semicircle of the file made her think of a person's shadow. There was also a faint 'ahhh "Your daughter-in-law seems to have a good background, she shouldn't be a woman from a mountain village, I don't know what her relationship is with Uncle Shen's family?"