Xia Hongying nodded, this girl was thoughtful. He went to the government by himself, which made it more convenient for him to act; Leave Xiaolong and Xiaoshuo behind, and Boogie and them can rest assured.

Without further ado, after discussing it, Xia Hongying immediately set off. After thinking about it for a while, he chose Xiangxian County on the border of Yizhou to take care of this matter. For no other reason, these three states are the richest in Yizhou, and this Xiangxian County is also relatively wealthy, so it is more convenient to find a doctor.

Hearing Xia Hongying's visit, Dong Ping, the magistrate of Xiang County, hurriedly greeted him and saluted: "The lower official will see the son." Childe is here, and Peng Sheng is shining......"

"Excuse me." Xia Hongying interrupted him, walked straight to the hall, and after sitting on the main seat, he ordered: "I came this time because I want to leave something important to you to do. If you do it well, it will also be a credit. ”

Dong Ping bowed and said, "But according to the son's orders." ”

"I don't know the 'ghost village' at the junction of Yizhou, Shuzhou and Yizhou, have you ever heard of it?"

Dong Ping thought to himself for a while, and said cautiously: "I've heard a little." ”

Although this son said that it was a merit, but if it was not good, it would become a sin.

Xia Hongying said in a deep voice: "Since you have heard it, why don't you come forward to deal with it?" ”

Dong Ping bowed and explained: "Son, this Bujia Village is under the jurisdiction of Long County of Yizhou Prefecture......

"From this moment on, Bujia Village is under the jurisdiction of your Xiang County." Without waiting for Dong Ping to explain, Xia Hongying made a decision without saying anything.

"Yes! Xie Gongzi. Dong Ping pinched a sweat in his heart, and still made a grateful look on his face.

Xia Hongying stood up, took two steps forward, and continued: "I have already found out from Bujia Village that the village is not haunted, and the villagers are not suffering from the plague, but poisoned. ”

"Poisoned?" Dong Ping, who followed behind him, was shocked, how did this said good plague turn into poisoning again?

"That's right! You ask people to find some doctors with excellent medical skills, or people who are good at detoxification. By the morning after tomorrow, he will be taken to Bujia Village for treatment of the villagers. ”

"The subordinate obeys!"

"Healing the villagers is the credit of your Dong Ping. Then Nabujia Village will be included in the jurisdiction of your Xiang County, and if you govern it well, that place is very good. ”

"Gongzi Xie, the next official must do his best!"

"Hmm." Xia Hongying sat back again, picked up the teacup and said, "You go and draw up a proclamation about what you just talked about, and stamp it with the official seal for me." ”

"Yes! The next official will do it. ”

Dong Ping hurriedly retreated, and after a while, he presented the written notice to Xia Hongying.

After Xia Hongying read it quickly, she put away the notice, got up and said, "I'll go first." The day after tomorrow, I will wait for you in Bujia Village. ”

"Yes! Xia Guan sent off his son. ”

Xia Hongying didn't pay any attention to Dong Ping, walked straight out of the county office, walked to a remote place, and made a gesture in the air.

A man in black flashed and knelt behind Xia Hongying: "What is the master's send?" ”

"You arrange for a few good doctors to come to the county government tomorrow. If I'm not mistaken, Dr. Wan should be nearby. ”

"Order!"

"Go ahead!"

As Xia Hongying's voice fell, the man in black disappeared into the air again.

Xiaolong and Xiaoshuo were chatting with the villagers of Bujia Village, and they were gesturing twice from time to time.

The villagers of Bujia Village have not seen the light of day for half a year, and when they first came out of the cellar, they were still a little uncomfortable, but soon they greedily felt the warmth of the sun.

They have had enough of the days when people are not human and ghosts are ghosts. If it weren't for the sake of survival, who would want to live this life that doesn't see the light of day.

Now they heard that Xia Hongying could persuade the government to let them live, and Xue Qing could cure their illness, and they all cheered. Even Xiaolong and Xiaoshuo, the two soy sauce players, were treated as guests by them.

Xiaolong is cheerful by nature, and everyone was born poor, so they can talk very well. Therefore, Xiaolong also got a lot of news that Xia Hongying didn't ask about the day before.

Xue Qing investigated all the way, and Bing Yan accompanied her patiently and searched for clues with her. Along the way, the village did not find anything unusual except for some dilapidation.

Before they knew it, the two of them had walked the whole village. Xue Qing was a little tired and sat on the railing of the stone bridge to rest. Bingyan was afraid that she would fall into the river, and stood beside her without leaving an inch. Although the river is not deep, if you fall into the river in this weather, you will catch a cold.

Xue Qing looked at the ice flame that was now like a loyal dog, and her heart was as sweet as honey. As long as they return to Wanjian Villa and give their father, they can get married.

The reason why there is no hurry to go back now is that everyone made an appointment at the beginning to pass the test together and go to Wanjian Villa together. She couldn't just walk away with Ice Flame, that would be too unfair to Xia Hongying and the others.

Besides, Bing Yan still hadn't remembered the past, and Xue Qing didn't want to force him. If she told Ice Flame her identity now, mentioning Ten Thousand Swords Villa, Ice Flame would inevitably be wary and disgusted. If she directly offered to let Bingyan go home with her, Bingyan would definitely resist. His goal, the route he set for himself, was to train with Xia Hongying and them, and then go to the sword trial competition. Since he likes it, then she will accompany him.

In addition, everyone is together and happily travels to Daqin, and she likes this kind of life very much.

Xue Qing swayed her feet back and forth, looking at the reflection of the two people in the river in a daze. Please net

River water?!

Xue Qing's mind flashed, and she hurriedly jumped down, found Phuket and asked, "Where do you usually get the water you usually drink?" ”

"It's all water from the river in the village."

"Do you have any other water sources in your village, such as wells?"

"Nope. We have been drinking water from rivers for generations. ”

"What happened to the poultry and livestock when the people in your village got sick?"

"The chickens and ducks died not long after, and we all set them on fire. We first hid the cattle and sheep, and then we ate them. ”

"Were there any fish in the river before?"

"Yes, but very little."

Xue Qing looked at Bing Yan and saw him nodding, knowing that he and herself were thinking together.

Xue Qing came to the river again and pulled out a hairpin, which was hollow inside. Xue Qing took out a silver needle from the hairpin and probed into the river, but the silver needle did not change color.

Xue Qing's brows furrowed, could it be that she had misjudged?

She held up the silver needle to take a closer look, and a ray of sunlight shone in, and the silver needle emitted a faint blue light.

Problematic!

Xue Qing and Bing Yan inquired about the direction of the river, and learned that the river was flowing from the mountains in the distance, and the end was just outside the village.

It turned out that the river began to spread in all directions, forming a pool of stagnant water. The ancestors of Bujia Village dug a pond where the water was stagnant and used to store it and irrigate the fields.

For the sake of safety, Xue Qing still went to the pool to check, but found no clues. So she and Ice Flame mounted their horses and ran towards the source of the river. Before leaving, Xueqing instructed Xiaolong and Xiaoshuo not to touch the water in the river, and not to give it to the horses to drink.

Xue Qing and Ice Flame made their way up the river, and finally found a spring on a mountainside, which was supposed to be the source of the river.

Xue Qing took out the silver needle again and tried it, but the silver needle did not change at all. She picked up another handful of spring water in her hand, smelled it, and tried to take a sip of it.

"Xue Qing!" Ice Flame hurriedly stopped her. This girl is like this, she is usually surprisingly lazy, she really recognizes one thing, so she devotes herself to it, and she is very desperate. It's like she usually doesn't care about herself, but when she recognizes him, she is willing to make all kinds of sacrifices. Thinking of this, a warm current surged through Bing Yan's heart.

Can't let her put her in danger anymore, Ice Flame stepped forward and said, "Let me do this kind of thing." ”

Xue Qingbai glanced at him: "Why are you here?" ”

One sentence choked Bing Yan and had nothing to say. Xue Qing was afraid that he would be unhappy, so she stepped forward and grabbed him and said, "Don't try!" I'm pretty sure there's no problem with the water. Let's go further downstream and find the root cause. ”

Bingyan held Xue Qing in one hand and led the horse in the other, and the two of them walked down the mountain.

"Hey, wait......"

Xue Qing suddenly stopped, and used the silver needle to probe again, and sure enough, a faint blue light flashed on the silver needle. She took another ten steps back, replaced it with a silver needle, and probed it again, and the silver needle was normal.

"What's wrong?"

"The stream here has suddenly widened, and there must be some other undercurrent flowing in. I just probed, and the water at the top is normal, but it has changed here. This is where the problem lies, but I can't tell where this underground current comes from. ”

Ice Flame looked at the downward trend and proposed, "Let's go around the side first and try our luck." If not, call some more people tomorrow to look for them. ”

"Well, mark it first. Let's look for it, and we can go down before sunset. ”

The two of them slowly circled from one side to the top of the mountain, but they didn't notice anything along the way. Xue Qing stretched on the top of the mountain, and said helplessly: "Let's go back, it seems that we can only continue tomorrow." ”

Xue Qing was about to turn around, but she seemed to see something. She instinctively looked and saw a small patch of vegetation on the opposite hill, as if there was a cave.

They exchanged glances with Ice Flame, and the two of them got on their horses and got there as fast as they could.

Sure enough, it is a cave, and there are traces of artificial excavation. It was dark, but there was some light in the cave.

Something was wrong, and after the two of them confirmed their eyes again, they cautiously walked in.

The entrance to the cave is not big, and after walking a few feet, it turns a corner, gradually widening and getting brighter and brighter, and you can faintly hear the voices of some people. The two of them lifted their spirits and quietly approached the bright place.

Suddenly, Xue Qing grabbed the ice flame. Even if she didn't pull, the ice flame had already stopped. At their feet, a hair-thick line could be faintly seen. If you look closely, there are three identical silk threads in front of you, connecting a string of bells in the distance.

The two of them quietly crossed the silk thread and continued to move forward. After about three feet, there was another turn, and the turn was very bright and the sound was very clear.

It should be almost the end, and there is definitely something wrong with a cave dug so mysteriously. The two of them slowed their breathing and quietly approached the stone wall, while also guarding against traps.

After the turn, the cave suddenly opens up, and the inside is about two zhang high, three zhang square, forming a hall. There weren't many people in the hall, about a dozen, as if they were mining some kind of mineral deposits. And the quarried stones shimmer with a little bit of blue. There is still a slight flow of water seeping out of the stone wall, merging into a dark river in the corner.