After complaining, the bearded man continued to walk slowly with the black bean.

Time, half an hour passed in a flash, and Jiang Wanbai and the others were stupid after turning another intersection, they had clearly come to this place in front of them just now.

"It's been a big circle, and it's coming back again." The bearded man said angrily, "Old lady, you won't deliberately play with us, will you?" ”

Playing with you, how can I have this leisure now, Jiang Wanbai wanted to throw a couple of words at the other party, but she knew that this would not help at all, so she walked up to Heidou and asked Heidou, "Where is that person?" ”

The black beans also seemed to be a little confused, sniffing in the east and sniffing in the west, and stopped in place.

"Old lady, what the hell is going on?" The bearded man asked anxiously.

Jiang Wanbai stopped in place, thought for a while, and then said: "If I guessed correctly, the monk who escaped might have found that someone was following him, so he was deliberately going around in circles to get rid of the Tang envoy." ”

The bearded man's eyes widened, "You see?" ”

"I didn't see it, but that's the only way to explain the situation." Jiang Wanbai said.

The bearded man disagreed, scratched his head with his hand, and came up with a more reasonable explanation, however, his brain was not very easy to use, and he was preconceived by Jiang Wanbai's statement, where else could he think of any other ideas.

Unexpectedly, he didn't bother to think about it, "Even if that's the case, then what should we do now?" ”

"The monk is going around in circles here, but we haven't met them, and we haven't found any other traces......" Jiang Wanbai said, turning her gaze to the side.

There is also wheat planted around, but these wheats have not yet been harvested, and in the afterglow of the setting sun, they are shining with a golden luster, which is not unusual, but at this intersection, there are still a few towering trees, but this tree suddenly attracted Jiang Wanbai's attention.

"Which of you will go up to the tree and climb it to take a look, and maybe you will find a way out." Jiang Wanbai stared at those big trees, as if she had seen a savior.

"Up the tree?" The bearded man was a little surprised.

"The black beans didn't smell the smell of Tang messengers at other intersections, which means that they may not have taken the main road, but entered this wheat field, if this is the case, then the monk is just one person, it's okay, but Tang errand riding a horse, it will definitely overwhelm the wheat and leave some traces.

We can't see this trace on this flat ground, but if you go up to the tree and have a wide field of vision, you should find it. Jiang Wanbai said this, not without purpose.

Just like the well-known crop circles, only in the high sky, can you discover the secrets of these circles, looking at the ground is tantamount to looking at flowers in the fog and looking at the moon in the water.

Although the bearded man didn't know what the crop circle was, he also felt that Jiang Wanbai's words seemed to have a little truth, and he could only use a dead horse as a live horse doctor. As soon as he turned around, he shouted to the officials behind him, "Which one can climb a tree, hurry up and take a look." ”

Those officials looked at the big trees, and found that the big trees didn't know how many years they had grown, they had the thickness of a water tank, and they were straight and straight, without any branches, so they were a little timid.

"Damn, don't you even know how to climb a tree? What do you all eat? "The bearded man blew his beard and stared.

The officials lowered their heads, looked at their noses and noses, and let the bearded men scold. Scolding, it's not that I haven't scolded, if I get out of my head, it's okay to climb up, if I don't climb up, it's as simple as more than one scolding, it's better to stay so honestly.

The bearded man is already out of anger, the old man gave him a death order, he must save the Tang envoy, otherwise he will have to go home to farm, and these people don't have to be punished, so he shirks like this, he really thinks he is easy to bully!

"I tell you, don't think I don't know what you're thinking, but I'm here to say, if I'm not happy, don't think about it." As he spoke, the bearded man pulled out the steel knife at his waist, which showed that he was really in a hurry.

The servants trembled, and then pretended to be dead again.

Jiang Wanbai watched from the side, and only sighed, no wonder these people can't catch the robbers and the murderer, just like that, when they see good things, they don't squeeze their heads, and they shrink back when they encounter difficulties, so it's strange that they can solve the case.

Fortunately, there is a letter from Tang Shaozheng this time, otherwise, I am afraid that they will not come, which can explain why Zhong Laohan did not report to the official, what is the use of reporting to the official!

The bearded man also scared these servants, but these servants were all old fritters, and they were simply a hob meat posture, and now, he didn't break it, and the atmosphere on the scene was suddenly a little stiff.

At this moment, Tian Wenliang suddenly came over and said hesitantly: "Official, otherwise, let me try?" ”

Tian Wenliang didn't go home since he came back with these officials, so he followed behind these people, but he didn't dare to approach, he just fell.

He also heard the bearded man ask just now, but this was an internal matter of the officials, so he didn't dare to squeak, and now, he finally couldn't bear it anymore.

"You ......" The bearded man looked Tian Wenliang up and down.

Tian Wenliang was a little apprehensive, the people always have an inexplicable respect for the officials.

"Haha, good boy, I like it, you go climbing, if you can succeed, I will recommend you to the master, so that you can also be a servant and eat official dinner." The bearded man laughed, stretched out his hand to pat Tian Wenliang's shoulder, and coldly swept those servants.

"Being an official?" Tian Wenliang's current mood is similar to the feeling of being suddenly hit by a pie, dizzy and fluttering.

"Don't go and climb quickly, it's delayed to save people, not to mention the official errand, there is no dog hair." The bearded man waved his hand, urging.

Tian Wenliang hurriedly nodded in agreement, and then ran to a big tree in a few steps, took off his shoes, spat a little more into his palm, and swished up.

Now, in his eyes, this tree is not just a tree, it is the ladder for him to be an official and rewrite his fate.

Speaking of which, Tian Wenliang and Tian Laosi have similar fates, their families are poor, and the daughter-in-law they married is also a widow, that is, the widow Li who is good with the Zhao family.

He loves hunting, usually raises some dogs or something, teases the dog when he has nothing to do, goes into the mountains, when he is lucky, he can catch a wild boar, if he is unlucky, then there is nothing, the family's expenses all depend on this, and it is strange that life can be better.

For this reason, the Li family did not fall on him, saying that he was not doing his job, and the villagers looked at him with disdain, and he himself was not less sulking, but what could he do if he was angry, the family was just two acres of thin land, and he had no skills, so he had to live like this.

However, now it is different, now there is a great opportunity in front of him, even if he is desperate, he has to seize it.

Climbing step by step, Tian Wenliang didn't think about it at all, how long he had climbed, how far away he was from the treetops, he had only one thought in his heart, that is, climbing, the higher he climbed, the better.

Tian Wenliang was woken up by a cool breeze, and at this time, he realized that he was sweating all over, and Jiang Wanbai and them under his feet had become so far away that he couldn't even see their movements clearly.

Ji Lingling shuddered, Rao is usually bold and he was a little scared, unconsciously, he actually climbed so high.

"Hey, do you see anything?" The bearded man shouted below.

Tian Wenliang could vaguely hear his words, and hurriedly looked around, and he really saw something strange at this look.

In the wheat field to the west, there was a long thread, and that thread, like a knife, cut the whole wheat field into two crooked pieces. This is it, Tian Wenliang was overjoyed, and stared at the end of the line fiercely, and then swished down the tree.

As soon as he got off the tree, he was a little weak, but at this time, he couldn't care about it, and ran in front of the bearded man in a few steps, "Official, I saw it, it's in the west." ”

The bearded man laughed, "Okay, your business will be wrapped up on my head, remember, come to the yamen tomorrow to find me." ”

When Tian Wenliang heard this, he just wanted to bite his hand hard to see if he was dreaming.

The bearded man was in no mood to care about him, and waved his hand: "Let's go, just over there, chase me reads;." ”

Jiang Wanbai frowned, it was good to find the traces, but the traces were so inconspicuous, if they really followed the traces, they might lose them again, and at that time, there might not be a big tree next to them for them to climb.

Moreover, there is a wheat field over there, and as soon as the fifty or sixty of them pass through there, it will be similar to the effect of a forklift, and how much grain will be lost, it is estimated that the owner of the land will cry to death, and it is all hard work.

"Wait a minute, it's not too late to ask before you go. Wen Liang, where the traces go all the way, what are the signs, wouldn't it be better if we could go directly to the destination. Jiang Wanbai said.

After what happened just now, this bearded man really admired Jiang Wanbai, so as soon as he heard her say this, he immediately stopped and looked at Tian Wenliang inquiringly.

Tian Wenliang really saw this matter, so he said: "That trace goes all the way to a wasteland, and in that wasteland, there seems to be a house." By the way, next to the wasteland, there is a large field of sorghum, red, and the sorghum seems to have only been harvested in half. ”

After Jiang Wanbai listened, she almost immediately guessed the place Tian Wenliang said, the direction, the description, wasn't it the sorghum field of their family, no wonder she saw the house in the cemetery smoking last time, it turned out to be the robber's lair.

It's not good, Tian Lao Er and they are all collecting grain there, in case those robbers have bad intentions, Jiang Wanbai doesn't dare to think about it.

"Come with me, I know where that place is." Jiang Wanbai said, and ran out at a trot.

The bearded man didn't react at first, but when he reacted, he quickly caught up with Jiang Wanbai, and everyone ran wildly all the way, and finally arrived at the sorghum field before the sun set.

Jiang Wanbai panted while looking into the sorghum field, only to see that the field was in a mess, and the cut sorghum was placed on the ground at random, but there was no figure around, which made Jiang Wanbai's heart sink.

Tian Lao Er must have had an accident, otherwise, with their careful planning of grain, they would definitely not have put these sorghum like this.

Aiming at the house in the cemetery in the distance, Jiang Wanbai's eyes were full of anger, "That's it, let's divide into several teams, surround it, and don't let one person run out." ”

Jiang Wanbai's voice was as cold as ice, she regretted it very much now, why didn't she care about the abnormality of the house at that time. However, she also knew that even if she really passed, she would only die in vain, but she still felt guilty, and maybe, there would be other ways.

The bearded man also discovered Jiang Wanbai's abnormality at this time, but he didn't care about these, as long as Tang Shaozheng was fine, his errand would be considered a success.

"Brothers, now it's time for real swords and real guns, if anyone retreats for a while, don't blame me for not showing you mercy in front of the master." The bearded man drew his knife with angry eyes.

Although these officials were slippery, they could tell when they could retreat and when they had to step forward, so they also drew their knives one after another, "Yes, never retreat." "For a while, there was really a bit of heroic momentum.

"Divide into two teams and surround this house." After the bearded man finished speaking, he led a group of people straight to the house.

All the officials hula and scattered towards the house.

Jiang Wanbai was anxious and angry now, but fortunately she still had a trace of reason, knowing that she was delivering food to people in the past, so she looked around, trying to find something to defend herself.

"Auntie, give you this, you read carefully;." Tian Wenliang handed Jiang Wanbai a wooden stick, and then he took the remaining wooden stick and followed those officials, he thought clearly, now was the time for him to show Xiàn, he didn't want the duck in his hand to fly.

Jiang Wanbai clenched the wooden stick in her hand, gently patted Black Bean's head, and followed behind everyone.

But where the robbers are in their den, there will always be one or two sentry, but today it is very strange, everyone has arrived at the door of the house, and there is no sound, which makes everyone murmur, is this robber not here at all?

And at this moment, the door was opened from the inside with a bang, and Tang Shaozheng appeared in front of the door and shouted, "Quick, those people are inside." ”

When the bearded man saw Tang Shaozheng, he felt energetic, "Tang Messenger, are you okay?" ”

"Now is not the time to speak, hurry up and get someone." Tang Shaozheng said urgently.

At this time, the people in the house finally found out that something was wrong, and more than a dozen people rushed out of Hula, among them, there was the monk who turned into a relationship, at this time, he was holding a long knife in his hand, and his face was full of ferocity.

"Take them down." The bearded man shouted, and he led the men to rush over.

When the robbers saw that the matter was revealed, they were already afraid, and the officials were so powerful that they didn't think about it, so they ran away, climbing the wall and opening the back door, and they had no idea of resisting at all.

Of course, there are also one or two who saw that they couldn't escape, so they fought with the officials, but just one or two, where to turn over some waves, were quickly subdued by those officials.

"Don't let a robber go." Tang Shaozheng shouted while waving the horsewhip in his hand, and in one fell swoop, he dragged down a robber who was about to climb to the top of the wall.

Tian Wenliang held a stick, and he was also very heroic, beating the water dog, this errand was still very easy.

The scene was chaotic, with screams and blood from time to time, but the chaos passed quickly, and in less than ten minutes, the robbers were killed, bundled and bundled, and the courtyard was restored to peace.

At this time, Jiang Wanbai finally followed everyone in, only to see that the house was very dilapidated, and half of the tiles on the roof were gone, not at all like someone living there, which made her guess at once, these robbers must have come from out of town recently, and this house was just a place they were looking for.

The yard was in a mess, and Jiang Wanbai was just about to go to the house when she heard a servant shouting, "Head, there are people here." ”

Someone, could it be Tian Lao Er? Jiang Wanbai's heart moved, and she hurriedly followed the bearded man into the house.

In the east room of the house, two unclothed women shrunk in the corner of the wall and cried, looking at the clothes on their bodies, they saw that they were nearby villagers, who were probably robbed here by these robbers who were inferior to beasts.

The bearded man glanced at the two women, but didn't say anything in particular, "Is there anyone else?" ”

"There's someone in this house, too." As he spoke, a servant kicked open the door of the West House, and suddenly, a foul smell came to his face, and after the stench passed, everyone looked and saw that there were four or five children inside, the eldest was □□ years old, and the younger was four or five years old.

Some of these children looked out in horror, while others wept incessantly and looked like a mess.

This is a child kidnapped by those robbers, Jiang Wanbai thought of Zhong Laohan's matter, and immediately understood, I just don't know if there is Zhong Laohan's grandson here, this thought flashed, and was immediately replaced by another thought, Tian Laoer, what about them? How not to see them.

Jiang Wanbai was so anxious that she hurriedly ran to the backyard to check, only to see that there was nothing in the backyard except for two broken coffins, which made her heart cold, what is going on, could it be that Tian Lao Er and they have already been poisoned;.

Thinking of this possibility, Jiang Wanbai couldn't help but feel sad, she was not a stone, she had been with these people in the Tian family for so long, she had already regarded them as her relatives, and now, suddenly suing her, these relatives were killed, how could she not be sad.

Indignant, she ran back to the front yard, grabbed a robber's collar, and said angrily: "What about those people in the sorghum field, say, have you killed them?" ”

The robber was a little stunned, what was the matter with this old lady, how could she be like a madman.

With a "bang", Jiang Wanbai gave the robber a hard blow with the stick in his hand, "What about you, what about those people?" ”

Jiang Wanbai's strength is not small, and the robber screamed in pain, how could he have the heart to answer her question.

Jiang Wanbai was also anxious, she raised her stick and struck again, "Do you want to say it?" When she had finished the fight, as if she had turned on some kind of switch, her hand kept waving, and the stick rained down on the robber's body.

The robber screamed one after another, and hurriedly said, "Don't fight, don't fight, I said."

We originally wanted to get rid of those people, but the boss said that rabbits don't eat the grass next to the nest, and if we move them, it will easily cause trouble, so we haven't done it.

I don't know where they are, either in the field or home! ”

"You're lying!" Tian Lao Er and they definitely wouldn't go home with the food alone, and they weren't in the field, Jiang Wanbai raised his stick and wanted to beat the robber again.

"What I'm saying is true, no one really touched them." The robber explained as he rolled to the side like a meat worm, for fear that Jiang Wanbai would hit him again.

A glimmer of hope rose in Jiang Wanbai's heart, could it be that what he said was true, Tian Lao Er and they were really fine, but ......

Just when Jiang Wanbai was hesitating, Tang Shaozheng walked over, "Auntie, Yinfeng, they're fine." When I came, I happened to see them, and I was shocked that they were so close to these robbers.

I was afraid that something would happen to them, so I hurriedly let them go back, and I guess they should have arrived home by this time. Saying that, Tang Shaozheng also gave a salute with some guilt, "The matter was urgent just now, and I didn't have time to explain it to my aunt, and my aunt was in a hurry." ”

It turned out that this was the case, Tian Lao Er and they were all fine, Jiang Wanbai let out a long breath, then her body weakened, and she sat crookedly on the stone next to her and gasped, just this way, but she was tired.

Just as she was resting, the bearded man came to Tang Shaozheng's side, "Tang Messenger, are you okay?" ”

"I'm fine, these robbers have been caught?" Tang Shaozheng asked.

The bearded man's face was a little weak, "Ran two." ”

Tang Shaozheng turned his head suddenly, and looked at the bearded man with a cold gaze.

The bearded man hurriedly remedied, "I have already sent someone to chase, sent someone to chase." ”

Tang Shaozheng's face was still ugly, and he said that he had sent someone to chase him, but everyone knew that this robber might not be able to chase him back.

Jiang Wanbai heard that she had run away, and immediately thought of one thing, so she quickly looked up to see those robbers, and when she finished reading, she felt bitter, she was really afraid of something, and there was that fake monk in the one who ran away, this is terrible, this monk knows where her home is, and he won't retaliate against her.

Tang Shaozheng obviously also thought of this possibility, and with a hard hammer with both hands, he said angrily: "Send more people to chase." ”

The bearded man didn't dare to contradict it, so he quickly agreed.

Not long after he left, an exclamation from a servant came from the house, "What are you doing?" Then, there was another panic.

What's the matter, Jiang Wanbai wanted to go and see, but Tang Shaozheng stepped into the house first, and then he quickly retreated and stopped her, "Auntie, don't look at it." ”

"What's wrong?" Jiang Wanbai asked.

Tang Shaozheng gritted his teeth and didn't speak, his face was hideous.

Jiang Wanbai looked inside through his body, and saw a large patch of blood, stained a wall and a place, and his eyes were full of bright red, and in that red, it was a woman with round eyes.

"This woman is crazy, why did she suddenly rush over and grab my knife." The official who shouted just now was flustered and angry.

At this point, the matter is already very clear, it must be that woman who feels faceless and looks for a short time, which makes Jiang Wanbai's heart shrink, obviously this woman is a victim, but ......

Tang Shaozheng moved his body slightly, blocking Jiang Wanbai's sight, "This group of beasts, sooner or later, I will kill them one by one." ”

After saying that, as if he had been touched by some wound, he suddenly became crazy, and ran into the courtyard in a few steps, and he punched and kicked those robbers, as if he wanted to vent all the hatred in his heart.

Jiang Wanbai lowered her eyes, she just wanted to go home now, go home and see if her relatives were okay.

"This woman seems to have a breath left." Another official shouted suddenly.

Jiang Wanbai glanced inside again, without Tang Shaozheng in the way, the situation in the room was unobstructed, in addition to the woman who slit her throat and died, there was another woman, the woman's head was full of blood, and it seemed that she wanted to kill herself by breaking her head.

There is also a breath of air, which is this woman, the woman is lying on her back on the ground, her eyes are blank, and the corners of her eyes are full of tears, as if she is looking at the roof, as if she is looking at the sky.

Suddenly, the woman didn't know where the strength came from, and grabbed the official next to her, "Please, don't send me home, I don't want to, let Hu'er see me like this, he can't have such a mother, will, will be looked down upon by others." ”

A woman should be the mother of a certain child, and at this time, what she was most worried about was that others would know that she had been insulted by robbers.

The official was taken aback, and subconsciously nodded.

The woman's hand loosened, and the corners of her eyebrows and eyes were full of love, perhaps, she had finally seen her tiger now.

Jiang Wanbai turned her face away, she didn't want to look at it anymore, she didn't want to judge anything, she only hoped that she could make these robbers pay for their blood debts now, "After you go back, what will the government do with them?" She asked Tang Shaozheng.

Tang Shaozheng was also tired at this time, standing aside and panting, "They are innocent of death." ”

After listening to Tang Shaozheng, Jiang Wanbai probably knew the end of these robbers, but she was very happy, this kind of scum, living in the world for a second, is cruel to others, but when she thought of the monk who ran away, she became worried.

"I'm going to your house these days to keep watch, if the robber doesn't come, count him lucky, if he comes, hum reads;!" Tang Shaozheng snorted coldly.

Jiang Wanbai now knows that this Tang Shaozheng has not only read, but also a person with kung fu, if he is in her house, she doesn't have to worry.

However, thinking of the fact that Mrs. Wu came to ask for marriage two days ago, Jiang Wanbai felt that his mind might not be so simple.

"We don't have a place to live." Jiang Wanbai said, "Moreover, you are in my house, I am afraid that others will gossip." ”

"Isn't there a tent in your yard, I'll just sleep in a tent. I went to your house to catch robbers, who will gossip? "Tang Shaozheng is a serious way.

The tent of the Tian family was still set up for Ouyang Jun, but it was a pity that he left after not staying for two days, but the tent was never demolished, but he didn't expect that Tang Shaozheng was sharp-eyed and immediately set his eyes on it.

Jiang Wanbai was a little speechless, he was like this, could it be regarded as a fake public benefit, or a dead face.

Just when Jiang Wan had a white face and wanted to answer, the bearded man had already begun to deal with the aftermath, the bodies of the two women, as well as those children, had to be taken to the county government first, and then put them back after the county lord finished asking about the case.

"Tang messenger, your seal." The bearded man said, handing the things in his hand to Tang Shaozheng, "It's not early, do you want to go back to the county with me?" ”

Tang Shaozheng shook his head, "My horse is on the side, you go first." ”

Jiang Wanbai looked at the crying children, a little unbearable, "It's more than ten miles from here to the county, these children are frightened and scared, can they ......?"

When Tang Shaozheng heard this, he immediately said: "The crimes of these robbers, let them say for themselves, this kid, just stay." ”

The bearded man is also worried, with these crying children, what's the matter, so he is also happy to be a good person, "Okay, just give these children to adults." ”

After speaking, seeing that Tang Shaozheng did not object, he said goodbye to the two of them, and asked the robbers to lift the bodies of the two women and go in a grand manner.

Tian Wenliang still had something to say to the bearded man, so he said hello to Jiang Wanbai and left.

In the courtyard, only Jiang Wanbai, Tang Shaozheng, and those children were left, no, there were black beans. Thinking of black beans, Jiang Wanbai was a little strange, she hadn't seen black beans since just now, where did it go.

Afraid that the black beans would have an accident, Jiang Wanbai hurriedly looked for them back and forth, "Black beans, black beans......" she shouted.

"Wow ......" the cry of black beans came.

Jiang Wanbai was overjoyed, and hurriedly followed the sound to the backyard, but she was startled at this look, at this time, Heidou was holding a coffin with his paws, squeaking, squeaking, the sound made people have a toothache when they heard it.

"Black Bean, stop." Jiang Wanbai shouted.

Heidou stopped his movements and looked at Jiang Wanbai with a puzzled expression.

"Come back."

Black Bean lay on the coffin on his two front legs and did not move.

The sky was already dark, the coffin was hidden in the night, hazy, and the black bean, with a shiny black hair, was lying there in that worship-like posture, Jiang Wanbai suddenly felt that she was a little cold.