"That young man is me, and they are the people who fell off the cliff that day, all the people of Nanxian Mountain. Qi Hua's fingers trembled and pointed at the root graves.

Lin Chen didn't know how to evaluate these people.

In the face of fox demons, they are helpless, innocent, and pitiful.

But in the face of those innocent villagers who lost their daughters, they are terrifying and hateful.

But what gave them such persistence, after so many years, there must have been no one left who had experienced the events of the past, but why should they continue to wait there.

Human behavior can sometimes be incomprehensible to its own kind.

"What happened later?" Seeing that Qi Hua was silent for a long time, Lin Chen asked.

"Later, I went to the imperial capital with her and the child, but when we got outside the city, she hesitated. So she and I settled down not far outside the city, and stayed there for ten years, until we met the prince. ”

Speaking of this, Qi Hua stopped and stopped talking.

"Okay, if you don't want to say it, forget it, anyway, I don't dare to be interested in your things, you can just say something related to Hu Ling. Lin Chen said.

"Ten years ago, when my daughter was twenty years old, she was arranged to come to Tianshui County. Later, three years ago, I don't know where the prince learned about the treasure of the Flying Python Army, so I came here to inquire. ”

Qi Hua paused for a while, and then said, "For some reason, the prince asked me to go to Gujing Village to meet the village chief. At the time, I thought that the prince had found out about the relationship between Nanxian Mountain and Gujing Village, but later I found out that he didn't seem to know as much as I thought. ”

"At that time, there was also a master arranged by the prince, and he saw at a glance that the village chief's daughter-in-law was actually a fox demon, so he asked me to use this to control the village chief, and the village chief's daughter-in-law seemed to have been taken away and sent to the fox demon after appearing. ”

"It was only a few days ago that I saw the portrait of Xiao Li's mother, and I realized that the daughter-in-law of the village chief was actually my daughter. ”

Speaking of this, Qi Hua began to cry again.

Lin Chen shook his head helplessly, in fact, according to Qi Hua's account and the news he had learned from the village chief before, it was not difficult to see that there were many strange things, but Qi Hua was a fan of the authorities.

"Ten years ago, why did the prince send Hu Ling here?" Lin Chen asked.

"I don't know, it seems that he is looking for something, but it shouldn't be the treasure of the Python Army, he shouldn't have known the relationship between Nanshan and the Python Army at that time. ”

"Three years ago, why did the prince let you meet the village chief of Gujing Village? And that master would mistake people for fox demons?"

"This ......"

"Three years ago, when you saw Hu Ling, couldn't you recognize your daughter?"

At that time, she was wearing a face scarf, wrapped tightly, and she was dressed as a peasant woman. That's why I ......," Qi Hua said embarrassedly.

Hearing Qi Hua's answer, Lin Chen already had eight points of confidence in his guess.

"So, the prince didn't let you go to see Hu Ling, but let Hu Ling see you. Lin Chen said.

"What? What do you mean by this, does it make any difference?" Qi Hua asked puzzled.

"It's a big difference. The master was not mistaken for recognition, but had been discussed with Hu Ling early in the morning, and Hu Ling was also taken away voluntarily. ”

"How is that possible?" Qi Hua called out in disbelief.

"The prince should have known that the treasure of the Flying Python Army was in this Nanshan, so he asked Hu Ling to look for it, but Hu Ling disappeared unexpectedly. The prince's people finally found Hu Ling three years ago, and threatened the lives of Zhang Zhong, Xiao Li and you, asking Hu Ling to tell all the news she had found out over the years. It seems that at least the prince's people learned about the entrance to Nanxian Mountain and the fox demon living in Nanxian Mountain. ”

Qi Hua's face changed greatly, but after panicking, he said, "You are lying! How do you know that she left voluntarily!"

Lin Chen said slowly: "Coincidentally, after Xiao Li worshipped me as a teacher, she once took out all the paintings that Hu Ling painted for her to show me, and I found a very interesting thing from it. She didn't paint her face in all the paintings, but a few days before she was taken away, she left a very clear self-portrait for Xiao Li. ”

Lin Chen paused and said, "Later, I realized that her face couldn't see the light because someone was looking for her. But she dared to paint a self-portrait, indicating that when she painted it, she already knew that she was leaving. ”

"It's still not right!" Qi Hua said uneasily, "I told her about Nanxian Mountain and Gujing Village when she was a child, why didn't she say it, but let the prince find me?"

"Do you know what is the best way to save the hostages?" Lin Chen did not answer Qi Hua's question, but threw out another question.

"What?" Qi Hua obviously didn't have much ability to think anymore.

"It's about turning the hostages into useful people for the kidnappers, making it impossible for them to do it. That's why you can use the village chief's family, although the prince doesn't know what exactly is in Gujing Village. And at the same time, she must have told the prince, and you know everything. ”

"This ...... This ......" Qi Hua has realized that what Lin Chen guessed is very likely to be the truth of the facts, otherwise it is too unreasonable to explain.

And this is also the reason why I guess Hu Ling is not dead. Lin Chen said.

"What!" Qi Hua stood up excitedly, as if grasping a life-saving straw, and looked at Lin Chen.

"It's very simple, the prince controls Hu Ling, relying on Zhang Zhong, Xiao Li and you. And who does the prince rely on to control you?"

"That's right! That's right!" Qi Hua became even more excited.

His wife has passed away a few years ago, and the prince wants to control himself, and he can only control his daughter, so unless he is helpless, the prince will not do anything to Hu Ling. And the prince didn't dare to let himself see his daughter for so many years, because he was afraid that she would tell him what the prince had done.

After a long time, Qi Hua gradually calmed down.

"What are you going to do now?" Seeing that Qi Hua had calmed down, Lin Chen asked.

"Go to my daughter and granddaughter. Qi Hua replied.

Lin Chen stared at Qi Hua for a long time before he said, "You tell the truth, what is the purpose of the prince, if it is just gold, you shouldn't think about blowing up the secret door under the well." ”

Qi Hua's eyes widened, he didn't expect Lin Chen to even know about his plan, but he still nodded and said, "What the prince wants is the armor and weapons inside." ”

Lin Chen shook his head and said, "It seems that even if Hu Ling is alive, this time it will be more auspicious." ”

Qi Hua was slightly stunned, and then immediately understood what Lin Chen meant.

The treasure of the Flying Python Army has been completely exposed, and after the prince knows about it, he will inevitably make a move. If the prince is just looking for gold and wants a great credit, then Hu Ling may still have a way to live. But if what the prince asks for is sword armor, in order to prevent future troubles, the prince will definitely not leave Hu Ling's life.

Lin Chen can also foresee that when he and Qi Hua appear in the prince's field of vision together, they will inevitably be chased and killed to the point that there is no way to go to the sky and no way to enter the ground.

The two thoughtful people looked at each other, and their faces were full of sadness. The joy of the originally speculated news that Hu Ling was still alive is gone.

"It's still the same question just now, what are you going to do now?" Lin Chen asked again.

"I, I...... Hey!" Qi Hua sighed, "I'm also a half-buried person in the loess, I didn't expect to see the problem so superficially." ”

Lin Chen didn't speak, but the little blind man was happy on the side: "Nonsense, you think the eyes that look through are decorations." ”

Of course, only the little blind man and Lin Chen could hear this, and Lin Chen obviously felt that the little blind man's gloating temperament was very bad, so he glared at the little blind man fiercely.

Seeing this, the little blind man stopped talking, but flew to the roots of the tree to study them.

"There is a saying that the authorities are confused, and the bystanders are clear. If you care about it, it's messy. Lin Chen comforted.

"I hired all the people down the hill, and they didn't know who was behind the scenes. As long as I die, no one will know that the prince did it. I'll go to the prince right now and exchange my life for Frost'er's life. I'm an outsider, but Shuang'er is the prince's cousin after all. ”

Lin Chen looked at Qi Hua and was noncommittal about his words. He really couldn't give an answer, because the most difficult thing to guess in the world is the human heart.

And I am afraid that he is not the only one who knows that the prince is behind the scenes, Qi Hua.