Chapter 735: The Woodcutter's Corpse
Although the atmosphere between Qin Xi and Dou Ding was a little unusual, the kind woodcutter didn't think much about it, but just regarded them as people who simply came here to take shelter from the rain and stay overnight, and greeted them with a smile: "This downpour is really too sudden, unexpected, the two of you said, didn't you?" ”
Qin Xi glared at the woodcutter and replied lazily, obviously because of the woodcutter's sudden appearance, which disrupted his plan, which made Qin Xi very angry, how could he still have the leisure to talk to him elegantly?
Perhaps after noticing Qin Xi's cold eyes, the woodcutter faintly had a bad premonition, swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and couldn't help but take two steps back in the direction of the door, but Douding saw the right time, took three steps and made two steps to the woodcutter's side, and said with a smile: "The weather is really important when you go out, if there is no shelter from the wind and rain in this ancient temple, I'm afraid the three of us will be drenched in this wilderness today, right?" ”
The woodcutter looked down at Douding's face, and in the hazy moonlight, Douding's eyes were pure and beautiful, and the woodcutter wondered, "Is this little brother going out alone?" If you hadn't said it, I would have thought you and this silent gentleman were father and son, hehe. ”
Father and son? Dou Ding glanced at Qin Xi with disgust, and after being touched by Qin Xi, that gaze clearly seemed to say: "How can he be?" How can I be a father? ”
"Your Majesty is still more cautious in his words and deeds, even if it is just a hint in his eyes, it is easy to make people angry, Qin's temper is still more or less well remembered in your heart!" Qin Xi gritted his teeth and scolded angrily, his eyebrows were full of annoyance.
After seeing Qin Xi's anger, Dou Ding not only didn't feel afraid, but the corners of his mouth showed a thoughtful sneer, looking at the two people who were talking mysteriously, the woodcutter was deeply suspicious, he frowned and continued to look at Dou Ding, and asked, "What did this gentleman call you just now?" Little Majesty? ”
No matter how careless the woodcutter is, he will never mishear these three words, after all, if he is not the leader of the royal family, who can deserve such a title?
Dou Ding didn't want to reveal his identity to anyone casually, after looking at the woodcutter's unbelievable eyes, he quietly tugged at his sleeve, with a little sincerity between his eyebrows, and lowered his voice to hint: "It doesn't matter, Uncle woodcutter, do you know who this man is?" He's a thief and murderer wanted by the government! If you don't believe me, can you take a good look at it? ”
At Douding's signal, the woodcutter looked at Qin Xi twice, until he avoided covering his face with a hat again, and the woodcutter suddenly remembered that since many days ago, he had continuously posted a notice on the streets and alleys, and the human face painted on it was really exactly like him!
"He, he's Qin Xi?" The woodcutter's face was full of panic at this time, and he subconsciously protected Dou Ding behind him, and took two steps back, obviously trying to distance himself from Qin Xi so that he could escape.
"Where are you going?" When Qin Xi's cold voice resounded throughout the ruined temple, the woodcutter immediately shivered, and took out a piece of firewood, although he knew that it would not play any role, but at least the moment he held it in the palm of his hand, the woodcutter felt a little secure, his teeth seemed to be trembling, and he stammered and asked:
"Are you really a criminal wanted by the government for days? If so, then you should go to the government with me to surrender now, otherwise, I will be unkind to you!" ”
God knows, when the woodcutter whose only skill in his life is chopping wood, he actually looks righteous and ruthless, and vows to arrest Qin Xi, how ridiculous is it in his opinion? He smiled coldly, deliberately took two steps forward, and when he saw that the woodcutter began to wave the firewood in his hand indiscriminately, he snorted disdainfully:
"You're welcome? Just a dirty woodcutter for you? didn't weigh his own ability, and dared to shout so loudly in front of Qin? I'd like to see tonight, in what way you're going to be unkind to me? ”
As he spoke, Qin Xi was approaching step by step, Dou Ding took the woodcutter's arm and admonished: "He is a big devil who kills people without blinking, but if he is caught, the government will reward him with a hundred taels of silver, I will give this good opportunity to the uncle, and the uncle must not let him leave this broken temple!" ”
Then Dou Ding stuck out his tongue at Qin Xi, made a grimace, then turned around and ran away, Qin Xi instinctively wanted to chase, after all, it was not easy for him to chase and intercept them, but he was stopped by the woodcutter at the door, he continued to warn: "I won't let you run away, hurry up and follow me to the official mansion......"
Before the woodcutter's words were finished, Qin Xi's hand had already grabbed his throat, and then with a little force, his neck was broken, until he was dying, his eyes were still wide, but in exchange for Qin Xi's disgusted cold snort: "I can't help myself!" ”
But when he pushed aside the woodcutter's body, where was the figure of Peacea in the pouring rain? Qin Xi twisted his eyebrows angrily, and muttered to himself with a smile: "Little guy, this time you are clever, but next time you will never have such a good opportunity!" ”
After simply disposing of the woodcutter's body, moving it into the broken second, and covering it with straw, Qin Xi also wore a hat and left in the rain.
The next day, the news of the woodcutter's disappearance was also written as a notice, pasted on the wall of Ningcheng, and also attached a portrait, when Yu Panxi and Xuanli passed by, the two inadvertently glanced at it, and did not take it to heart, after all, there is occasionally news of the disappearance of villagers on weekdays, especially woodcutters or hunters, most of them are taken away by wild beasts, and they are not surprising.
According to Yu Pei's instructions, the two finally came to the broken temple, but after last night's heavy rain, the broken temple at this time was more dilapidated than before, except for a piece of mud, and there was still no trace of Douding and Ah Ye.
At the same time, the jade pendant also lost its light again, and Xuan Li said: "Why is the frequency of this jade pendant flickering so strange?" Is it really directing us to them? ”
"According to common sense, the dragon soul and the carrier should echo each other, as long as one party is nearby, the other can be immediately detected, I think even if Douding and they are not here, they must have passed by or stayed overnight, just in case, let's go to the broken temple first to find out if they leave any clues." Yu Panxi said.
The two of them entered the broken temple one after another, Yu Panxi held her breath and concentrated, she really sensed a trace of the breath of a living person here, but after the heavy rain, she couldn't determine who this breath belonged to? Just when she was thinking, Xuanli's scream suddenly came from not far away:
"Help! There's a guy lying here motionless! ”
Yu Panxi rushed to Xuanli's side as soon as possible, and really saw that someone was buried in the straw, only a pair of feet were exposed, Xuanli was frightened, hugged Yu Panxi's arm tightly, and said tremblingly:
"I was looking for clues just now, and I accidentally kicked his foot, only to find that there was a person lying here, this is obviously an abandoned and broken temple, this person must be too familiar with sleep, right?"