A few days later.

The sun hangs high, and there are no clouds.

In a tea shed on the side of the road, Li Qiu settled the account after eating and took out the map.

According to the map, his next destination was one of the great cities of Gongzhou, Xingqing City.

"I should be able to collect some red gold from there. ”

Li Qiu groaned.

Along the way, he passed through some small towns, and there were no people who collected red gold artifacts in them.

A piece of red gold artifact has to count two weights at the very least, and when converted into gold, it is thousands of taels of gold.

For the ordinary wealthy businessmen, princes and nobles, it is not impossible to take out thousands of taels of gold.

However, if thousands of taels of gold are turned into a utensil or cast into gold bars, and placed or stored at home, such a handiwork is not something that ordinary people can handle.

Li Qiu put away the map, turned over his horse, and followed the official road to Xingqing City.

After a few hours, the official road was smooth and spacious.

When he was about to arrive at Xingqing City, Li Qiu frowned slightly, and suddenly stopped his horses.

Warriors not only have eyesight and hearing far beyond ordinary people, but also their sense of smell.

He smelled a strong smell of blood and turned his head to look around.

Not far from the official road, there is a small and quiet village.

Such a strong smell of blood is by no means something that the villagers can make by killing pigs and sheep, at least it must be a massacre.

Li Qiu's eyes moved slightly, and he immediately thought about whether there were ghosts infesting people and slaughtering villages.

He turned his horse's head, got off the official road, and headed for the village.

Before entering the village and seeing the scene inside the village, Li Qiu concluded that something should have happened in this village.

Because it was so quiet, there was no sound in the village, and there was a dead silence, as if there was no one in the village.

And at this time, it was the time for families to cook and eat, but there was not a single wisp of cooking smoke over the village.

From the outside, this silent village doesn't look like it's abandoned, so something must have happened.

Li Qiu rode into the village and took a look.

More than 100 villagers were all killed, the corpses were mutilated, and the scene was extremely bloody.

The scene is extremely familiar, just like Zhangjia Village, which was slaughtered in the middle of the night that day.

This is also the case in villages that have been attacked by ghosts.

Cao Shao's kind of yin ghosts that attack the village during the day are very rare, just like there are madmen in the living, Cao Shao's madness is equivalent to the madness in the yin ghosts, and normal yin ghosts will launch a surprise attack in the middle of the night.

The corpse has stiffened, and corpse spots have appeared, which also proves that the village was slaughtered last night.

"There are ghosts near Xingqing City, and I don't know if Xingqing City knows about it. ”

Li Qiu's expression moved slightly, and he planned to go to Xingqing City to inquire.

The yin ghost is the source power in his eyes, and the source power represents strength, how can he miss it when he finally bumps into the yin ghost, just by the way, collect red gold in the city.

Riding a horse to Xingqing City, Li Qiu looked up.

The blue-black city wall is extremely tall, and above the city gate are the big characters of three dragons and phoenixes flying in Xingqing City.

Xingqing City is lined with street stalls, pedestrians are weaving, and it is much more prosperous and lively than Shangjiang City.

Li Qiu was walking down the street with his horse when he suddenly heard a shout.

"There's a head killer at the corner of the street!"

"Killed?"

"Let's go and see the killer!"

For a while, the crowd was crowded, and they rushed to the corner of the street, all with a new look, ready to see the excitement.

Li Qiu led the horse and also went to the entrance of the street, and when he arrived at the entrance of the street, a large number of people had gathered there, waiting to see the excitement.

He sighed a little, I have to say that it is human nature to love to watch the excitement, and even bloody and terrifying things such as killing heads can attract so many people.

The supervisor was dressed in a splendid official uniform, sat behind the desk with his eyes closed, and there were soldiers at the scene to maintain order, holding spears that prevented people from crowding forward, like a floodgate to curb the surging crowd.

After a while, the warden opened his eyes, glanced at the sun at random, picked up the waking wood on the table, and slapped it on the table, making a loud sound.

"It's noon, take someone to commit it!"

The soldiers shouted silence and silence the noisy crowd, and looked curiously at the place where the beheaded prisoner had come out.

Li Qiu had little interest in watching people kill their heads, so he led his horse and prepared to go to another street to find a restaurant to eat.

But when the prisoner was taken out, he stopped.

A death row inmate, dressed in prison clothes, unkempt hair, and shackled with heavy fine iron shackles on his hands and feet, was escorted out by two men in iron armor who did not look like ordinary soldiers.

Li Qiu's eyes moved slightly.

The one who was going to be killed was actually a warrior, and it seemed that he was still a warrior with a lot of strength.

The death row inmate was kicked in the knee by two men in iron armor and fell to the ground heavily.

The death row inmate looked angry and tried to struggle to get up from the ground, but was held down by the two of them.

"I don't accept it, I was wronged!"

The death row prisoner's hair flew and he shouted angrily, and a terrifying aura emanated from his body, like a mad beast.

Looking at the lively crowd, I felt that my chest was a little out of breath as if I had been pressed against a boulder, my hands and feet were weak and I couldn't use my strength, my face was pale, and my eyes were frightened.

Li Qiu's eyes froze, this death row prisoner who was about to be killed on his knees was at least in the period of strengthening his bones.

He was a little curious about what crime a strong bone stage martial artist had committed and was detained here to be killed.

"Shut up!"

The warden's face turned pale, and he slapped the waking wood hard.

"You thief, because you coveted the property of Li Yuanwai's family, you killed Li Yuanwai's family in the city, the evidence is conclusive, and you dare to call it wronged!"

"I haven't done it, those evidences are all forged by you, I haven't seen anything outside of Li Yuan, you framed me and wanted to kill me, you dog officials, I fought with you ......"

The death row inmate was furious and wanted to attack, but was firmly held down by two strong hands.

"Bold! How dare you frame this official!"

The warden shouted angrily, and then turned to the two men in iron armor who were pressing the prisoner respectfully.

"My lord, this thief is dying like a mad dog biting people indiscriminately, please shut him up. ”

The two of them can easily hold down a strong bone stage martial artist, and naturally they are also strong bone stage martial artists.

They served in the army, and they were Zhaowu Du Lieutenants, and from the fourth rank of the officer, the official rank was higher than that of the supervisor who sat behind the table.

Just because they have to stand on the stage to restrain this death row prisoner in the strong bone period, they seem to be like two ordinary soldiers.

The two listened to the request of the prison officer, a sharp glint flashed in their eyes, and they grabbed the shoulder of the death row prisoner with one hand, and clenched their fists into a fist with the other hand and hit the death row prisoner in the mouth.

Bang bang bang!

After a sound that seemed to be bombarded on the cowhide, the death row prisoner was beaten so that his teeth fell out, his mouth was covered with blood, and he could no longer say a word.

"Good!" "Good!"

The onlookers applauded when they saw that the death row inmates were beaten so badly.

Li Qiu watched from the side, his brows furrowed slightly, and he felt a little strange.

The unjust anger on the faces of the death row inmates did not seem to be faked.

But he felt that it was wrong, and he didn't dig into it, this matter had nothing to do with him, even if the death row prisoner was wronged, he didn't have time to care about it.

"It's three o'clock in the afternoon, execution!"

With a loud shout from the warden, the arrow thrown fell to the ground.

The head of the death row prisoner was cut off, blood was spilled on the ground, and the angry and unwilling look froze on the face of the death row prisoner.

"Killed!"

Among the crowd watching, some shouted excitedly, while others screamed in horror.

Not everyone can afford such bloody and terrifying scenes.

Li Qiu led the horse out of the execution ground, came to a restaurant, ordered a table of food on the second floor, and inquired about the ghost in the restaurant while the food was not served.

Through inquiry, it was learned that the people of Xingqing City had long known about the existence of that yin ghost.

A few years ago, that yin ghost had appeared, occasionally appearing to kill people and slaughter villages, and Xingqing City had not been able to eliminate it, mainly because that yin ghost was haunted.

If you can't find it, how can you kill it!

In the first two years, General Yangwu, who was in charge of all the military affairs in Xingqing City, even dispatched all the soldiers of the city to dig the ground and search the villages and mountains near Xingqing City for this purpose, but he did not find any trace of the ghost, and finally had to give up.

Fortunately, although the yin ghost was weird, it didn't seem to be fierce, and it rarely slaughtered the village.

However, a few days ago, the situation changed, I don't know if the temperament of the yin ghost has changed drastically, or if another yin ghost has appeared near Xingqing City.

In just a few days, several villages near Xingqing City were brutally murdered by ghosts, and hundreds of people died tragically.

Jiang Hongda, the general of Xingqing City, was furious and said that this time he must kill that yin ghost!

Xiao Er served a few dishes one after another, and when the wine and dishes were ready, Li Qiu began to eat with chopsticks, thinking about the news he had heard about the yin ghost while eating.

Based on the number of people that Yin Ghost has killed over the years, it is speculated that its strength should not be too strong.

But Li Qiu was a little puzzled, how did it escape the repeated searches of Xingqing City, is there a special hiding place?

And that yin ghost didn't show much murder before, why has it become unusually crazy in recent days, slaughtering several villages in a row.

Could it really be that there is another Yin ghost near Xingqing City?

Li Qiu was full of doubts in his heart, and was ready to inquire about the news of Chijin after dinner, and then find an inn to stay in for a while, and stay in Xingqing City for a while, while collecting Chijin while looking for the traces of the Yin ghost.

For that yin ghost, Li Qiu did not force it, and planned to leave Xingqing City if he couldn't find it within half a month.

After all, Xingqing City had searched so many times, but he had not found any trace of the yin ghost, and it was unlikely that he would find it as soon as he came.

Li Qiu was eating, and suddenly there was another person on the other side of the table.

Li Qiu frowned slightly, raised his head and looked at the person in front of him.

Wearing brocade clothes, ordinary appearance, medium stature, judging by its momentum, it should have practiced martial arts.

"You were just asking about the Yin Ghost?"

The person on the other side frowned and asked.

"Yes. Li Qiu's eyes moved slightly and replied.

"Dare I ask your Excellency for advice?"

"I don't dare to give advice, but I have some advice here, and it's up to you to listen to it. ”

The brocade-clothed warrior looked serious and waved his hand.

Li Qiu raised his eyebrows: "Your Excellency, please speak." ”

"You must have come from out of town!"

"I advise you not to inquire about the Yin ghosts in Xingqing City again, the water is too deep here, and it is easy to put your life into it if you are not careful. ”

"Seeing that you are young, you should be thinking about finding that yin ghost, killing it, and doing chivalrous deeds. ”

"Let's not talk about your strength, whether you can kill that yin ghost after finding it, even if you find that yin ghost and kill it, you have to die!"

"In any case, I advise you to dispel this thought. ”

The brocade-clothed warrior waved his hand and was about to leave.

"Wait a minute, can you be clearer. ”

Li Qiu frowned.

He felt that this brocade-clothed warrior was not threatening him with malice, but was kindly reminding him.

It seems that the reason why the yin ghost of Xingqing City has not been found and killed for several years is because there is another inside story.

And this brocade-clothed warrior knows these inside facts.

The brocade-clothed warrior was stopped by Li Qiu, and a touch of impatience appeared on his face.

"I saw that you are young, and your good years have just begun, and I can't bear you to die in Xingqing City, so I will warn you a few words, as for whether you can listen to it, it depends on you. ”

"Finally, let me remind you again, if you insist on killing that yin ghost again, the death row prisoner who was killed at the corner of the street at noon today is a lesson for you!"

Li Qiu's face changed slightly, and he remembered that the death row prisoner shouted that he had been wronged.

It seems that this brocade-clothed warrior really knows a lot of things.

The brocade-clothed warrior walked past Li Qiu, Li Qiu's eyes moved slightly, and he grabbed the wrist of the brocade-clothed warrior with lightning and twisted it hard.

The brocade-clothed warrior was directly dragged to the ground, his arm was grabbed tightly, he tried to break free, Li Qiu's hand did not move at all, as if it was cast in steel.

The brocade-clothed warrior suddenly discovered that Li Qiu's strength was far above him, and he raised his head with a shocked expression.

"I didn't expect that I would remind a genius of this, but I had a lot of trouble. ”

Li Qiu let go of his hand and helped the brocade-clothed warrior up.

"Your Excellency kindly reminded me that I am very grateful, but I would like to know more about this ghost. ”

This time, the brocade-clothed warrior did not refuse again, and he saw that if Li Qiu didn't hear what he wanted to know from his mouth, he probably wouldn't give up.

The brocade-clothed warrior had a bitter look on his face and returned to the other side of the table and sat down.

He also admonished others not to meddle in their affairs, and as a result, he got himself into trouble because of his meddling.

"If you have anything you want to know, just ask, I know everything, I just ask you to let me go after you are done, and don't tell others that I told you. ”

The brocade-clothed warrior frowned and said dejectedly.

He felt that Li Qiu seemed to be determined to kill this yin ghost, and if something happened at that time, he might be implicated.

Li Qiu's expression moved slightly, and he said.

"I have a lot of things I want to ask, it's too troublesome to ask, why don't you say whatever you know, and tell me everything about this yin ghost in Xingqing City. ”

"Yes. ”

The brocade-clothed warrior groaned for a while and spoke.

"Actually, it's not a secret about our Yin ghost in Xingqing City, at least it's not a secret to some of the warriors in the city, it's just that the ordinary people in Xingqing City don't know about it.

"And then there are people like you who come from other places......"

"You should have learned something about this yin ghost from the guests of the restaurant, so I will tell you something that the ordinary people of Xingqing City don't know......"