Ye Qingchan really came back at dawn, and when he came back, his face was stinky.

Qin You was worried all night and didn't sleep much, although Ye Qingchan had tried to slow down his steps as much as possible, he still woke up when the other party entered the door.

Qin You was confused, and asked while putting on his clothes, "How is it?" How many people are on the other side? ”

Ye Qingchan refused to answer at first, and took out a bag of things from his arms and put them on the table.

The tip of Qin You's nose moved, and his attention completely shifted to the paper bag.

"Xiaolongbao? It smells so good...... Mushroom-filled? ”

Ye Qingchan took out a jar from his arms again, untied the lid, and white steam rose up.

"This is preserved egg and lean porridge?"

This was the first time Qin You had an appetite since he woke up, and he looked at the jar with blank eyes.

"Hurry up and eat, it'll be cold in a while."

The two happily sat down at the table, ready to eat a delicious breakfast. Ye Qingchan didn't know where to get a stack of pickles, sweet and spicy, very refreshing.

Qin You hurriedly picked up a bun and served himself a bowl of porridge with preserved eggs and lean meat. Ye Qingchan saw Qin You's anxious appearance, and unconsciously showed a smile.

Both of them forgot something important.

"Ye Gongzi? You're back? How's it going? ”

When Zhou Lushi pushed open the door, he saw such a scene, and the bun bar in Qin You's mouth fell on the table.

Qin You: "......"

Ye Qingchan: "......"

Zhou Lushi: "Concubine...... Isn't it...... Shouldn't have come in......"

"It's rude," the middle-aged man behind Zhou Lu's walked up quickly, "Doctor Miaoxin has already told me about this, and I also think it's a good idea." The horse thieves near Devil's Mountain have always been a disaster, and if they are not removed, something will happen sooner or later. Ye Shaoxia, how many horse thieves are there? ”

Ye Qingchan turned his head, his face was ugly, as if he had died of his father.

Qin You didn't even think about it, and slapped his hand on Ye Qingchan's head: "When others talk to you, don't turn your head, it's rude." ”

Ye Qingchan's head straightened, and he said lightly: "I didn't find it." ”

Qin You frowned: "How could I not find it." ”

Ye Qingchan didn't start again: "If you don't find it, you haven't found it." ”

Qin You looked Ye Qingchan up and down for a minute, until Ye Qingchan's face was so red that he couldn't blush anymore, and his head was about to turn 180°.

"Ye Qingchan, you, shouldn't you be lost?"

Everyone: "......"

Ye Qingchan: "Hmph! ”

Thus, the mystery of the origin of this breakfast has also been solved. After Ye Qingchan got lost, he came to an unknown town, and bought breakfast in order not to be scolded when he went back.

The second reconnaissance took a moment.

Li Taishou found a young man with good skills, and took Ye Qingchan to find the real Devil's Mountain, and the two squatted in the sand and stepped on it for several days, roughly understanding the details of this group of people.

There were about seventy or eighty of these horsethieves, and it seemed to be a combination of several horses. There is a big leader and three small leaders (Qin Youyu: there are not many people, but there are quite a lot of leaders, and they are destined to be unsuccessful), and each small leader has about 20 people.

The horse thieves went out to rob every two days, and each time they came back with looted goods, livestock, and women.

"Where are those women held?" Zhou Lushi asked.

Ye Qingchan shook his head: "I don't know, we didn't go deep, the big leader of the horse thieves seems to have martial arts, I was afraid of startling the snake, so I didn't go in." ”

The big leader's martial arts were not very high, but behind the Devil's Mountain was the endless desert Gobi, and if he ran into that Gobi with people, it would be troublesome. It's like a labyrinth, and the cows, sheep, and so on that you can't find them. Some say there are demons inside, some say there is an entrance to hell, but in short, no one has set foot in it for many years.

"If it's so dangerous there, why are the horse thieves safe?" Qin You immediately pointed straight to the core.

Li Taishou sighed: "This group of horse thieves suddenly appeared more than ten years ago. The imperial court sent troops to encircle and suppress it again and again, but it would not be long before they would come out again. A few years ago, more than a dozen scouts were sent to investigate, but all of them disappeared into the Devil's Gobi. ”

Qin You chewed these words carefully, and always felt that something didn't make sense.

"Horse thieves have been in trouble for more than ten years, why is Quanshui Town still so safe and sound?"

Li Taishou sighed: "The leader of this horse thief is not simple, every time they rob, they don't always kill and rob them all, most of the time they just rob a certain amount of food, children and women. ”

"Why are you snatching children?"

Ye Qingchan interjected: "Maybe it's to cultivate a pony thief." ”

The word pony thief made Qin You feel fresh and funny. Ye Qingchan's guess is very reasonable, look at the group of terrorist organizations in the Middle East, they like to catch children the most, and deeply implement that terrorists should be cultivated from an early age.

"Alas, in the past ten years, there have been one or two hundred kidnapped children, to say the least."

"Wait!" Qin You frowned, "One or two hundred children? ”

Li Taishou nodded.

"That's not right!" Qin You touched his chin, a total of two hundred children had disappeared in the past ten years, plus these seventy or eighty hungry men and a group of captive women, no matter how many people there were, the number of horse thieves should be about two hundred! But judging from Li Taishou's statement, it seems that the number of horse thieves has not increased in the past ten years, but has a downward trend?

Where did those pony thieves go?

Zhou Lu is a woman's family, but she has learned to be cautious by traveling south and north all year round, and women are naturally cautious, so she raised an objection: "The concubine thinks it's better to report to the court, in case there are demons in it-"

This was the second time Qin You had heard the word demon, so he asked curiously, "Is there really a demon?" Isn't it folklore? ”

Zhou Lu's eyes darkened, and he nodded very heavily: "When the concubine was practicing medicine in Yi'an, she had seen the belly of a horse with her own eyes and ate countless people. Alas, there are no chicks, and demons are rampant. ”

Ye Qingchan interjected again: "The national teacher has already found the young peng." ”

"Not necessarily!" Zhou Lushi shook his head, "If you really find the young peng, why don't you see the blessing?" ”

"Prayer? What prayer? ”

Zhou Lushi looked at this blue-eyed teenager, and there was always an indescribable feeling of kindness, which reminded her of her son who died young. If he grows up, be like him.

"Hina Peng is a beloved person of the gods, and according to legend, the demons are afraid of Hina Peng. Every time the young peng appears, he must follow the national teacher to pray for blessings and get rid of demons and diseases, and pray for a good harvest in the coming year. Zhou Lu's eyes dimmed, "It's a pity that the young Peng hasn't appeared for more than a hundred years." ”

Li Taishou sighed: "The time of Xiao Peng's life is as short as the fire in the body in a dream, how can the world point to him." It is still up to the people to figure out their own way. ”

These words made Qin You immediately look at him, this person is quite knowledgeable, but it is a pity to condescend to the position of being too guarded.

"But everything in the world exists, that is, it is reasonable. This country is only for the sake of the young Peng. ”

The people of this era were imprisoned by their minds and had little knowledge, and their worship of Hina Peng was as devout as that of the gods. If it is put to this point, this news of Xiaopeng may not be as famous as Wang Leather Pants and not making headlines.

Qin You: "Don't worry about Xiaopeng for now, it's useless for her to be here." Li Taishou, how many people who came to sign up are feasible? ”

Li Taishou was a little embarrassed, and coughed dryly: "After Ye Gongzi was selected, only two of them were okay." ”

Saying that it is okay is just compared to others, Ye Qingchan is embarrassed to say it, one of these two people calls himself the Desert Tiger and the other is called the Northwest Great Sword, and he only needs less than ten moves to settle it.

This time, Li Taishou has made a bloody investment, as long as he is willing to join, if he is not successful, he will be ten taels of silver per person, and if he succeeds, Li Taishou will report to the imperial court for reward.

Qin You thinks that the ten taels of silver are the most valuable. Who cares about the court's commendation!

However, everyone's ideas were contrary to Qin You, and as soon as everyone heard that they could report to the imperial court, many fathers and villagers came to sign up with hoes.

"It's just two?" Qin You tried to make his voice sound less disappointed, and he looked at Ye Qingchan as if asking, "Is it enough?" Just the three of you? ”

Ye Qingchan turned his head away: "Hmph, a group of rabble." ”

Li Taishou hurriedly said: "I still have twenty good players there, plus these people, it should be okay." ”

Ye Qingchan's force value is about forty to fifty people, and the rest of the people are dealt with, and this team is barely okay.

In the next few days, Ye Qingchan went out early and returned late, and in order to prevent leaks, he did not tell him the specific details. Qin You didn't care, but followed Zhou Lu's side to identify various herbs, and sometimes followed the doctor.

Having something to do, Qin You felt that his body seemed to be better. Zhou Lu was not like Chongbai to Qin You, she did not approve of letting Qin You lie in bed every day and drink all kinds of medicines. She always asked Qin You to walk more when the weather was good, and when allowed, she paid quite attention to Qin You's food and drink.

"Alas, the medical skills of the concubine body are really low, if it is the valley master of the Medicine King Valley, he will definitely get rid of the disease."

Qin You lowered his head and ate the rare and delicious medicinal porridge, and said without raising his head: "His medical skills are not as good as your eldest sister." ”

"Nonsense, Chonggu's chief medical skills are famous all over the world."

"Pull it down! His poisonous tongue is the best in the world. ”

"Poor mouth!"

"Really, I've been in contact with him. This person has no medical ethics, does not care about the life or death of others, and has no skills, but he has never thought of using these skills to benefit society. Or eldest sister, your medical skills are high. ”

"The concubine can only treat some small injuries and pains, and the little boy praises it."

Qin You stopped his chopsticks: "I don't think I can be a good doctor in my life." "If the green sac is placed in Zhou Lu's hands, there will probably be fewer deaths in this world.

At this time, there was a burst of gongs and drums outside the door, many people were making noise, and some people were shouting something.

Qin You and Zhou Lu looked at each other, and they both saw curiosity in each other's eyes.

"Could it be, Ye Qingchan and they are back!"

Zhou Lu's expression changed drastically, and he stood up, "It's the demon who is coming." ”

Qin You grew his mouth, and the chopsticks fell to the ground with a chirp.