Ning Xu took Shen Man back to the prefect's mansion and went straight to the storage room.

"Governor Chen may have something to hide from us, and while he is not here to take a look, we may be able to find some clues." Ning Xu said while flipping through the books, and didn't mention why he brought Shen Man here alone.

Shen Man originally thought that he would ask him about the Black Feather Chicken, but now it seems that Ning Xu didn't care much about it. Moreover, even if he asked why he could see the contents of the copper basin, he would not be able to answer.

In prison, Yashu deliberately pulled Chen Zhi into this whirlpool, and gave himself a hint when he left, that "be careful" Shen Man thought that she made herself "careful", but now that she thinks about it, it seems to be reminding a person, that is, the girl "Xiaoxin" who has been following her prefect.

Ning Xu's hand turning the book stopped, and a thick cloud of sadness appeared on his handsome face, "This state chronicle only recorded the tragedy ten years ago, and there was no record of anything before that. Moreover, it seems that a few pages of this book have been torn off......"

"Lord Chen has never mentioned the state chronicles before, but it is really strange that he had the foresight to collect black-feathered chickens in the state to defend himself." Shen Man nodded.

"But the method of taking away can only change one life at a time, and all the people who died ten years ago were women, and that person should be a woman now. Moreover......" Ning Xu's eyes were deep, "the reason why it is a forbidden technique is because it is too harmful to take the lives of others to renew one's life and restore one's youth, and second, because the execution of the one-figure will also suffer unbearable pain from ordinary people, and almost no one can bear it. ”

It was the first time Shen Man had heard the specific situation of the snatching technique, "What kind of pain does she have to endure?" ”

"After finding a suitable object, immerse yourself and the other party in a special potion at the same time, soak it for seven days, the potion is extremely domineering, first peel off a layer of your skin, and then remove your inner texture, it is said that at this time you can see the meridians and the blood flowing in them......"

Shen Man didn't dare to imagine that kind of picture.

Ning Xu continued, "After seven days, put on the other party's skin as if you were wearing clothes, find a place where you can't see light or water, and sleep for forty-nine days before you wake up. When you wake up, your skin is red, and you can't get direct sunlight, so you need to avoid the sun for a year to be like a normal person. ”

"And what about her original body?"

"It has to be intact, and if there is a strong rejection of the new body, she can always change it back if she can't stand it. If the original body is damaged, then she can only die of pain in the new body, or forcibly strip the old body and die. ”

Shen Man was silent for a long time.

Ning Xu looked at her side face and fell into deep thought.

"Since it is so difficult and painful, why does she still have to give up, can she live for so long, and she will not feel lonely alone?" Shen Man muttered.

Ning Xu knew that she had lost her parents and relatives, and now she was alone, and she sighed so much, maybe she was talking about her own thoughts at the moment.

"Xiaoman, go back this time, you and I will go to see my grandfather and return to life."

Shen Man was stunned for a moment and looked up at Ning Xu. Ning Xu's words were obviously to give Shen Man a chance to change his status.

But I don't know if it's Shen Man's illusion, I always feel that Ning Xu's eyebrows are shrouded in a cloud of black gas, which is the sign that those street fortune tellers often say that "Yintang is black".

Ning Xu continued, "Now, I can only use one trick to 'lure the snake out of the hole', and use the bait to trap the person who took the house." ”

"Bait?" Shen Man quickly grabbed Ning Xu's arm and said, "Second brother, you can't take risks. ”

Ning Xu shook his head, "You don't know...... I'll be the bait for the best. I am the eldest prince of Ningfu, and there are many guards around me, besides, ......"

Shen Man was listening to him continue.

The corners of Ning Xu's mouth pulled out a wry smile and said, "Besides, my life is peculiar, it is the life of the 'Purple Star' that is unique in ten thousand, that is to say, no matter what the life of the person who takes the life needs, I can meet her requirements." ”

Besides, this time there is still you, the gate supervisor will never make a mistake, you are my life charm.

By coincidence or fate, I've come here. The person who took the sacrifice may or may not know, but if she can't find someone with the right personality to perform the technique, then I am her last choice. Sooner or later, she will find her head, and this is the catastrophe that the gate warden sent to say about my fate.

Shen Man, you are the one who accompanied me to survive this catastrophe, instead of sitting here and waiting to be killed, it is better to lead the snake out of the hole and seize the initiative, which may be a good thing for you and me.

Shen Man's heart jumped suddenly, and he always felt that something unexpected would happen. But at this moment, there was no reason to convince Ning Xu not to do this.

It's been in Chenzhou for three days, and if it drags on any longer, I don't know how many people will die.

"Second brother, I suspect Lord Chen and Xiaoxin." Shen Manyan said, "If the person who took the house is a woman, then it is very likely that it is Xiaoxin, and Chen Zhi is an accomplice." ”

Briefly, the lobby of Fuchu.

"What!" Ning Tao patted the table and exclaimed, "Second brother, when are you not going to go at night?" Now that monster is still looking for people everywhere, why do you want to send it to the door yourself?! ”

Ning Xu lowered his voice, looked around and said, "You be quiet, the wall has ears." Then he leaned close to Ning Tao's ear and said, "There is someone from the capital, who was sent by the gate supervisor, and he can help me with him." There is no safe place at the moment, and it is more convenient to go to 'Seikado'. Don't worry, I'll come when I go at night, there are guards and there are people from the gate, you don't have to worry. ”

While they were talking, they heard a slightly higher voice in the corridor, and only heard her say, "Xiaoxin, what are you doing here?" ”

Someone replied in a low voice, "The slave maid came to see if the two Ning Gongzi needed anything." ”

Shen Man said, "Presumably there won't be any need, you go back first, I'm here." The implication is to drive people away.

Xiaoxin said "yes" and left.

Shen Man looked at the back of her leaving, his expression was not relaxed.

Later, Shen Man lifted the curtain and entered the house, facing the two pairs of eyes of Ning Xu and Ning Tao, "Second brother, third brother, it's Xiaoxin's girl." ”

Ning Xu let out an "um" sound.

Ning Tao heard her call her third brother like Ning Chun, and said uncomfortably in her heart, "What are you doing?" ”

"I called Xiao Manlai," Ning Xu said, "I need her to accompany me to the 'Qingxiang Hall' at night." ”

Ning Tao hurriedly said, "Second brother, what is the use of her being a girl, let me accompany you." ”

"You stay in the prefect's mansion, I still have something for you to do reads;." Ning Xu said strictly.

Ning Tao glared at Shen Man.

Shen Man pretended not to see it.

It's night.

The men in the prefect's mansion had been hiding early, and there was a specially prepared cellar here, which was cool and damp. The key is that there are many old wines in the cellar, and Governor Chen deliberately ordered people to spill some old wine out, so as to cover the smell of people with the smell of wine.

An important person like Ning Tao stayed in his room and protected him with black feather chicken blood. At this moment, Ning Tao was frowning, covered with a layer of oiled paper, and the oiled paper was smeared with fishy chicken blood layer by layer, sitting quietly in the room and waiting.

Ning Xu ordered him to stay in the prefect's mansion just to keep an eye on Chen Zhi and Xiaoxin. As soon as they made a move, he looked for an opportunity to arrest him. When the time comes, torture will be extorted, and there will be no results if you do not believe it.

As soon as night came, Chenzhou City was terrifyingly quiet.

Shen Man and Ning Xu walked on the street, Ning Xu was dressed in a white embroidered cloud brocade robe, a jade crown tied his hair, and a jade tree in the wind. And although Shen Man is also dressed in men's clothes, standing next to the tall Ning Xu, he looks a little weaker.

The streets were empty, and there was not a single figure. The moonlight in the sky stretched the shadows of the two people for a long time, and on the bluestone streets, there was occasionally a hot wind carrying dead leaves in front of them. No one dared to light the lamp, so if the clouds covered the moon, the two of them would have black eyes and walk forward while groping.

"It's almost there." Ning Xu suddenly spoke, his eyes staring at the front.

As soon as Shen Man arrived, he heard that there was an old well in the middle of the city, and there was a dead tree next to the well. The trees were full of dead people, and the blood of the dead flowed into the well, so that the well became a well of blood.

"Xiaoman, don't be afraid." Ning Xu felt that she leaned towards his side, feeling pity and guilt, and grabbed her shoulder and comforted, "There is the second brother here, and there are my guards in the dark, they are strong in martial arts, and they will be fine." ”

"Hmm." Shen Man nodded.

But at this distance, you can already faintly see the shadow of the dead man hanging on the tree, and between the half and half light, there seems to be a faint green light projection of a tree, which makes people feel a panic in their hearts.

The dead died horribly, some had no eyeballs, some were disemboweled, and their intestines were exposed for days. Because the people believed that the corpses were evil spirits, they were considered ominous, and no one dared to touch them, so they were left to rot on the trees until they were eaten by insects and birds, and turned into a skeleton.

Shen Man's hands and feet were cold, and he took a few steps forward, his steps stagnated slightly, and he asked in a low voice, "Second brother, how many guards do you have?" ”

"Five."

Five?! Shen Man finally trembled, and the breath she had just vaguely heard was clearly six!

Did she hear it wrong, or did she unknowingly have one more person behind their back?!

Who's that extra person?! Could it be the murderer who brutally killed this tree man?!

"Second brother, how long do we have to walk to get to Qingxiang Hall?" Shen Man was trying to stabilize his voice, but the end of the sound was obviously uncontrollable and trembling.

Ning Xu heard her fear, but thought she was afraid of those corpses. So he said, "Turn the corner of the alley in front of you, and rest assured, we won't approach that tree." ”

Shen Man lowered his head, looked at the shadow on the ground, and suddenly found that in addition to the shadow of himself and Ning Xu, there was another thin and long shadow!

Layers of cool sweat immediately burst out of his forehead and damped his body.

"II...... Second brother ......" Shen Man was still depressed, making himself clear, "Someone ...... Someone...... In the follow-up...... Follow us ......"

Ning Xu paused, and suddenly felt a cool breeze blowing from behind, and there seemed to be a trace of fishy smell in this cool breeze. If the smell is coming from a tree, then the wind is not coming in the right direction. If it's not from the tree, it means that it's behind it...... There are also dead people

And it's ......

Quite a few people......

On a hot summer night, both of them were soaked with cold sweat on their backs.

It was obvious that someone was approaching behind them, but the two of them did not dare to move because of fear.

"Xiaoman, listen to me," Ning Xu's voice was hoarse, "My five guards are all among the best masters in the capital, if someone can kill them in an instant without leaving a sound, I won't believe it even if I die." But now it's very likely to happen...... That is to say, the person we are facing is really not a person...... He's a demon......"

Shen Man heard the whispering sound of water flowing again.

When I looked down, I almost fainted.

I saw that on the ground, in addition to these three shadows, there were also dark red and fishy blood flowing from the ground......

The disgusting, sticky blood stained their boots red.

Originally, it was to lead people to the Qingxiang Building, where all the masters brought by Ning Xu had been ambushed, as well as pots and pots of black feather chicken blood, as long as the person who took the house dared to come, there would be no return. But at this moment, Ning Xu and Shen Man were afraid that they would not be able to go there.

Ning Xu smiled bitterly, the hand in his sleeve gradually clenched into a fist, and then turned around gracefully and slowly.

"Xiaoxin, Chen Zhi, it's you, right?!"

Ning Tao was covered by a cat, hiding in the corner of the street and observing a figure in the distance.

He listened to Ning Xu's instructions and waited in the prefect's mansion, and sure enough, the guards who were following Chen Zhi soon heard back. Chen Zhi went out of the cellar alone at night and left the house.

Ning Tao led people to follow him all the way here.

But the strange thing is that a person who was still walking on the street suddenly disappeared in the blink of an eye. Ning Tao rubbed his eyes and ordered the guards to look for him, while he stood and waited wrapped in an oiled paper coat drenched in chicken blood.

After a while, I vaguely heard the voice of Si Si Suo. Ning Tao lay on the ground and listened carefully, and then knocked on the ground with his knuckles, and found that it was empty underneath.

I searched everywhere, but I couldn't find the way down. So he asked someone to quietly pry open some bluestone bricks, and there was an extremely panicked sound from below.

"Who, who?!" It's a male voice.

Ning Tao clicked a fold, took it in his hand and looked down, and finally said helplessly, "Lord Chen, even if you want to have a tryst with the girl in the mansion, you don't have to take such a big risk and use such a bad method...... You've really hurt my second brother. ”