That night, Qin Mubai took three henchmen and hundreds of cavalry soldiers in disguise and took an inconspicuous carriage out of Jixian County.

Liao Lirong, an important witness, was secretly ordered by Qin Mubai to take down the hundred horsemen on the way to Chang'an to deliver the letter, and is now detained in an inconspicuous village more than 30 miles away from the county seat. Last time, Qin Mubai did not go to the interrogation, but only spoofed his confession, which basically confirmed the fact that he was involved in the case. Li Ke wanted to find the account book of the incoming and outgoing items to ensure that nothing was lost, so it can be seen that he was also cautious in this case, and did not want to have a half-point difference.

It was getting late, and the carriage was walking alone on the inconspicuous mountain road, and the wagon wheels were pressing the road with an ancient sound. Three soldiers took turns driving the carriage, and the others were napping in the carriage.

The hundred cavalry soldiers who walked out not far to catch the car stopped the carriage and said to Qin Mubai: "The general has arrived at Zhu Chengwen's grave, do you want to get off the car now to pay respects?" ”

"It's fine." Qin Mubai made a memorial when he passed by on the way he had been told earlier. It won't be so conspicuous at night. Moreover, Qin Mubai also wanted to find someone to understand something. is this, after Zhu Chengwen was buried, did anyone come to sweep the tomb for him.

Leaving one person to watch the carriage, Qin Mubai took one person left and right to Zhu Chengwen's grave.

Zhu Chengwen went north alone as an official, and after Qin Mubai and others came, he was buried under the order of Qipin County with the etiquette of the imperial court. I chose a good feng shui cemetery, and asked an old hunter who lived nearby to help take care of it, so as not to be washed away by the mountains and rivers or the wild beasts that dug the grave, and usually scattered two pages of paper money every now and then to remove the weeds on the grave.

Qin Mubai and the others came to the old Orion's house and knocked on the door.

The old hunter is a lonely widow, who is sixty years old, but his body is very strong, and he lives alone in this mountain forest, and goes up the mountain every day to hunt for a living.

When he opened the door, the old hunter saw the face of the person in front of him and said in confusion: "Where did the three distinguished guests come from?" ”

Qin Mubai smiled slightly: "Old man, we are the official family. I was ordered to come and bring you money and food, and I have some other things I want to ask you. ”

"Oh, it turned out to be the official master! Come in! As soon as the old hunter heard it, he knew what was going on, and hurriedly welcomed Qin Mubai and the other three in. Qin Mubai asked his entourage to carry a bag of rice that had already been prepared, and sent dozens of copper coins, which could be regarded as paying him the "salary" for taking care of Zhu Chengwen's grave.

"Thank you, thank you!" The old hunter took the rice, bowed his hand gratefully, hurriedly wiped the porcelain bowl with his sleeve, and poured tea for the three of them.

"The old man doesn't have to be busy, we just ask some questions, and we will leave immediately." Qin Mubai smiled.

"It's so late at night, why do you want to rest here and then go for the night?" The old hunter suddenly showed a trace of horror on his face, glanced out of the window in a panic, and said in a low voice: "There is no life in this forest, you three honored guests are still in the old man's broken house, will you just squeeze for one night?" How to say that there are many people, there is also a care, not afraid of mistakes! ”

"Miss?" Qin Mubai was slightly shocked in his heart, and frowned: "Why did the old man say this?" ”

The old hunter's movements were slightly sluggish, he put down the tea bowl and carefully squatted beside Qin Mubai and whispered, "In this forest...... Not clean! ”

"Huh! No way! Qin Mubai smiled: "Can it still be haunted?" ”

"Huh! - "The old Orion was so frightened that he sat down backwards with a flick of his ass, "Young man, don't talk nonsense in the middle of the night!" ”

"Good. I don't say. Old man, don't be nervous, come and sit down, say something slowly. Qin Mubai stepped forward to help him up, took a handful of ponies and sat down for him, comforted him, and said, "The old man may not know yet, right?" We are the royal rate, soaked in the spirit of the Son of Heaven, with the power of the divine spring and the dragon, and we are not afraid of evil. If you have anything hidden, just tell me. ”

The two pawns behind Qin Mubai almost laughed out loud: Our general can really make it up!

"Really?" The old man looked at Qin Mubai flattered, as if he had suddenly taken a reassuring pill, and was not so flustered, and muttered, "It turns out that you are ...... The hundred cavalry generals sent by the emperor? No wonder it's majestic! ”

"Old man, if you have anything, tell my general!" A pawn said: "My general has never been afraid of heaven and earth, not afraid of people and ghosts, and afraid of gods and Buddhas." ”

"Shut up!" Qin Mubai scolded angrily, turned his head and smiled at the old man, "The old man has something, but it doesn't hurt to say it." Although you live alone in this mountain forest, you are also a citizen of the Tang Dynasty. Since you are in trouble, we have a duty to help you. ”

"Good man!" The old man nodded gratefully, swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and whispered......

"In fact, the old man has been living alone here since his wife died 20 years ago, and he has no children. Those who have half of their bodies into the loess are not afraid of anything. However, a few nights ago, I went into the mountains to collect hunting traps, but when I came back, I was frightened on the way, and I almost fell ill. ”

"That night, when I passed by the grave of Zhu Chengwen, the county magistrate, with a bow and arrows on my back, I had the heart to take a closer look, afraid that some wild beast would dig his new grave. But it doesn't matter if you look at it, but it almost scared me three souls and lost seven souls! ”

The old man's voice was low and tense, and the atmosphere of the scene became a little strange and dull. Qin Mubai and the other three were all specially trained, and they were very bold, but at this time, they couldn't help but have some hairs standing on end, and their backs were numb.

"What do you see, old man?" Qin Mubai asked softly.

"I see! ......" The old man suddenly widened his eyes and looked out of the window nervously to make sure that there was nothing unusual outside, and then whispered nervously: "A female ghost knelt in front of Zhu Chengwen's grave and cried. ”

"Female ghosts?" Qin Mubai frowned, "How can you see that she is a ghost?" ”

"How—Why isn't it a ghost?" The old man was so nervous that he was a little absolute, and hurriedly said: "The old man has always been bold, and he didn't expect it to be a female ghost at that time, and he thought it was Zhu Chengwen, and some of his relatives came to pay tribute to him in the middle of the night." So I stepped forward to say hello and asked him if he wanted something like wax paper money. Unexpectedly, when I got closer, I shouted 'girl' and disappeared in a moment. ”

"Huh?" Qin Mubai and the three of them were stunned at the same time, "What kind of '' method?" ”

"That's...... That female ghost can fly! The old man was so nervous that his hands trembled, "In front of my eyes, he disappeared and flew away!" I scared me, I ...... I almost peed my pants! ”

The two pawns behind Qin Mubai immediately looked at each other: "Could it be that she is really a female ghost?" ”

"!" Qin Mubai sighed deeply: "The female ghost is fine, what do you want to cry about?" It must be a relative or friend of his. Haven't you heard that there are so many strange people in the world, and it is not impossible for someone to have a peerless light body kung fu. ”

"That's right." A pawn said: "Many of the knights who wander the rivers and lakes are full of light skills. The most famous is Shi Wanbao, the Chang'an hero of the Tang Dynasty, who is said to have a light body kung fu of flying eaves and walls, like an eagle, which is breathtaking. ”

"Light work?" The old man was stunned and hurriedly waved his hand: "No, isn't it where is light work - that's just flying!" ”

"Good old man, you don't have to be nervous. Now let's go to Zhu Chengwen's grave and see everything, and naturally know. Qin Mubai patted him on the back, "You don't have to come with you to rest." ”

"Then you have to be careful!! The old man was enthusiastic to follow and send him out, and he told him to confess, for fear that something would happen to Qin Mubai and them.

The late autumn night is particularly bleak and decaying. The autumn wind swept the dead leaves and fluttered in the forest, and the strange sound of rustling was endless. Although the forest is not large, it is very dense, and there is little sunlight on weekdays. At night, the cold wind is swishing and the air is overwhelming.

In other words, ordinary people with an instinctive fear of the darkness walk in such a place in the middle of the night, and they are already frightened, let alone go to the grave. However, when Qin Mubai was training the hundred horses, he had special subjects to train his courage. It is a metaphor for walking barefoot through a snake pit, using a wooden sign on his head as a target, allowing people to shoot arrows, and so on. Therefore, the courage of the hundred riders is much greater than that of the average person.

Rao is like this, including Qin Mubai, walking in such a gloomy place, he can't help but feel a little cold in his heart. The only difference from ordinary people is that the more terrifying and tense places they are, the more calm they become, the more they look, the six directions, the ears and the eight directions, and the vigilance is unprecedentedly higher.

The three of them didn't say a word, and walked to Zhu Chengwen's grave with some incense, candles, and paper money. Look around and listen, nothing unusual.

"The general is not abnormal, the female ghost is not there!" The pawn said.

"Are you looking forward to seeing her?" Qin Mubai smiled teasingly, "Maybe it's because the three of us are too yang, forcing her to dare not come out!" Stop talking nonsense and get down to business. ”

"Yes!"

The two pawns took out incense and candles and other things, and hurriedly opened them. Taking advantage of this moment, Qin Mubai walked around the grave and carefully observed, now there are some ashes with burned paper money on the grave, the pile of the grave is unusually clean, there is not a trace of weeds, and the tombstone is also polished. I don't know if the old man of Orion takes good care of him or if someone often comes to pay respects.

At this time, Qin Mubai showed a trace of red blood on the simple wooden tombstone. There was also a trace of black silk next to the bloodstain, apparently accidentally scraped on.

"Jiangnan Lake Silk?" Qin Mubai picked up the silk silk and looked at it for a long time, and said with surprise in his heart: "I have seen this kind of lake silk with the most excellent and peculiar texture in Li Ke's mansion, generally speaking, it is more prosperous in the Jiangnan area, and Baggage Ke also brought it from Anzhou. Don't...... It is the people from Jiangnan who come to pay tribute to Zhu Chengwen? Then it is likely to be Zhu Chengwen's family! ”

"The general is fine." The pawn lit the incense candles, set up the tributes and the like, and called Qin Mubai.

Qin Mubai pondered a little in his heart, deliberately amplified his voice a little, and said: "The dead are great, although I don't know if you Zhu Chengwen is a traitor or an evil person, but I think that you died in a foreign land and became a lonely soul and a wild ghost, I specially came to pay tribute to you." I hope you will bless me with the spirit of heaven, thoroughly investigate this case, and find out the murderer behind the scenes. Rest in peace! ”

After saying that, Qin Mubai was ready to bow down.

At this moment, the three of them stood up straight at the same time, and they all grasped the hilt of the knife in unison.

"Who'?!!!" The three of them shouted in unison, facing a certain direction in the darkness.

Because they all heard a man coming this way like a ghost!