1. Birds
The house was already in a sea of fire, and thick smoke filled the room. The dazzling firelight is like a gorgeous blooming begonia in the dark night, delicate and terrifying.
"Ah Ming, come out quickly!" Outside, the woman was hoarse and screaming desperately.
Ah Yu squinted and rampaged, groping around. The thick smoke and dust rushed into his eyes and nose, choking on tears and unable to breathe. A sense of suffocation arose.
Suddenly, with a bang, the beam of the house broke in response to the sound, and smashed down on Ah Jin's head, wrapped in flames, like a hideous dragon, roaring and swept over.
The beam of the house was infinitely magnified in Ah Jin's eyes, and the heat wave rolled in, and the stinging and burning sensation pierced people's hearts.
"Bang-"
Ah Ying woke up suddenly, sweating profusely, and her head hit the edge of the bed unconsciously.
Ah Ying gasped for breath, looked left and right, and found that the surrounding environment was somewhat familiar. Only then did I react, it turned out to be a dream.
Ah Ying let out a long sigh of relief.
"Knock knock—"
There was a series of powerful knocks at the door.
"Sister Ayu! Are you there? Sister A? ! ”
Acai?
What the hell is this girl doing, she didn't stop for a few days and came again.
There was another wild knock at the door, and Ah Ying hurriedly got out of bed and opened the door.
As soon as the door opened, I saw the other party panting and squatting on the ground, using his hand as a fan, fanning the wind vigorously.
As soon as Ah Cai heard the door open, he bounced up, looked left and right at Ah Yu, and then breathed a sigh of relief, "Ouch, it's good that it's not you, it's good that it's not you..."
Ah Ying looked inexplicable, and said, "What are you talking about, what is not me, I have a convulsion early in the morning..."
With that, Ah Ying turned around and walked into the house, stretching as she went.
Seeing that she didn't attract the other party's attention at all, Ah Cai grabbed her skirt and chased after her.
"Sister A, what are you still sleeping, don't you know, early this morning, the person on duty at the Bamboo Horse Station found a headless body nearby!"
Ah Ying yawned, and when she heard it, she was stunned, and then turned around and asked, "Headless?" What headless? ”
Ah Cai had an expression on his face that could not be carved from rotten wood, pulled his skirt and sat down, and said, "Headless, you don't know!"
She symbolically looked around left and right, then mysteriously put one hand to her mouth, approached Ah Ying and whispered, "Headless female corpse!"
Hearing these words, Ah Ying raised his eyebrows.
Three days ago, a group of mysterious people attacked the Bamboo Horse Station, and the Centennial Station was burned to the ground.
Zhumayi is not an ordinary post station, but a government-private partnership, which is governed by Miaojiang. As soon as this incident came out, it immediately alarmed the high-level of Miao Village.
And it was during this critical period that another murder occurred!
The enemy is in the dark, and I am in the light. The whole situation became uncontrollable, and for a time Miao Village was heavily guarded and everyone was in danger.
"Unidentified?" Ah Ying sat down and asked.
"Yes, I started the investigation as soon as I found it this morning. The master said that at present, it can only be judged that it is a fifteen or sixteen-year-old Miao Zhai girl. ”
Ah Ying was startled and blurted out: "Sister Shui Ying?"
When Ah Cai heard this, he was also anxious, and hurriedly shouted: "No!" Then he said: "No, no, no, no, no, if it's true, I won't still be checking that person's identity!" Definitely not, certainly not...".
Ah Cai rubbed her hands and couldn't help comforting herself.
Seeing that Ah Cai didn't seem to have a clear answer, Ah Ying was a little flustered.
After the incident at the Bamboo Horse Station, only Sister Shui Ying disappeared and there was no news.
Four people had been seriously injured as a result, and she really didn't want to hear bad news at this time.
"Where is the body?" Ah Ying grabbed Ah Cai's arm.
"Granny Linghui! The elders of the stockade are here! ”
"Let's go and see!"
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Three days ago. In the second year of Changning, the third day of September, the bamboo horse station.
The air froze, and the two sides remained silent.
Gu Rou leisurely held the teacup, gently turned it in her hand, and looked at the tea stalk in the cup with great interest.
The postman stood five steps away from his side, slightly cramped, in a cold sweat.
"Why is the girl so aggressive?" The man in the green robe sitting on the other side of the long table held a fan in his hand and shook it again and again. There was a question in his mouth, but a smile on his face, looking like a gentleman.
"Isn't Childe in a hurry, why are you still rambling here. Just like our grandmother."
The man holding the fan was not angry but laughed, and Erlang's legs were high.
"Since it's an elder, I can't let Miss Sun treat people so casually."
Ah Ming, who was sitting in the middle of the long table, looked here and there, speechless.
How did these two choke?
On the one hand, she is the best sister, and on the other hand, she is a life-saving benefactor and a long-time believer, which side does she want to help? It's really distressing to be caught in the middle.
"Well, the two—" Ah Ying cautiously tried to interject into their conversation, but was interrupted before it could begin.
"Childe is really able to speak, no wonder your horse can't listen to it..."Gu Rou raised her eyes to look at him, smiling, her eyes were like stars, her jade fingers were slender, and she was facing outward.
The young man in the green robe on the opposite side was stunned, and subconsciously turned around and found that another postman was desperately pulling the hoofed horse outside the door.
The retinue standing on the side behind him rushed away in response, as fast as a breeze.
Gu Rou's expression was a little more admiring, and then she heard the young man in the green robe accept the folding fan with a sigh, straighten his robe with an elegant posture, and said to Gu Rou: "I accepted Miss Sun's appreciation for my brother, thank you, don't send it!" ”
Seeing the man walk out of the door in a very agitated manner, Gu Rou was silent. After a while, I only heard Gu Rou ask leisurely, "Where is Uncle An?" ”
The entire lobby fell silent again.
Ah Ying folded her hands on her lap and waited for the postman to answer.
The postman realized that the girl was talking to him, took a step forward, and said:
"Uncle An was injured!"
"Wounded?" Ah Yuhu wondered, "How did you get hurt, where is Uncle An now?"
The postman bowed and said, "It's one of our guests, shouting that our food is not good, Uncle An apologized to him, but that guy was unreasonable and beat people directly." The two sisters of Miao Village sent Uncle An to the town" After speaking, they looked at the expressions of the two girls, and asked: "What do the two girls want to eat, I will go and prepare."
"We don't eat, we're here to find Uncle An, you tell us where he went to town, let's go find it" Gu Rou said slowly, her voice was leisurely, and it was a little intoxicating to hear. She put down the teacup and slammed it on the wooden table, not loud, but it struck into the heart of the postman, making him wake up like a dream.
Zhang Xian's eyelids jumped, and his expression did not change and answered: "I went to find a doctor, but I don't know exactly where it is...".
"Oh, I'm going to find a doctor, it's Ah Yue and Ah Yi who are on duty today," Gu Rou continued to ask softly.
"It's Ah Yue and Ah Ying, the two girls" Zhang Xian held his forehead, hearing this, Gu Rou was stunned for a moment, and then winked at him, her eyes were like stars in the night sky, beautiful but full of unknown dangers for Zhang Xian.
Outside the house, the sound of horses' hooves went away.
Gu Rou slapped the table and stood up, Rao is Zhang Xian didn't expect her to get up suddenly, and subconsciously took two steps back.
In the gap when Zhang Xian was attracted by Gu Rou, Ah Ying moved his index finger slightly, and four bean-sized insects crawled out, slowly crawled down Ah Jin's skirt, and crawled around the corners to the back kitchen and upstairs respectively.
She glanced at Gu Rou and said, "Sister Yue, you scared others" Ah Jin's tone was soft, but the words she said shocked Zhang Xian's heart.
"Who asked him to call the wrong name, there is only one Ah Yue in Miao Village, and that is me" Gu Rou didn't look at the guy, and her tone was cold.
Although Zhang Xian, who has been a spy all the year round, has doubts in his heart, his face is silent, and he quickly thinks in his heart, and his temples are already sweating slightly.
He remembered the girl correctly, it was definitely called Ah Yue, and the adults also said that she was the eldest daughter of the Gu Mansion, and she changed her name after arriving in Miao Village, called Gu Yue. So, the girl in front of her has to say that her name is Ah Yue, or she has a different name, but even if she gets along with her every day and night, she won't not know another Ah Yue, or she did it on purpose, as for the reason...
When Zhang Xian thought of this, he couldn't help but feel a chill on his face, and the coldness suddenly appeared, and before the other party could move, he had already made a big leap backwards. Since the other party has seen through it, there is nothing to say.
At the same time that Zhang Xian jumped out, Gu Rou turned around and didn't say much, and swept out the teacup on the table, and the teacup rolled out with warm tea without spilling a drop. Zhang Xian hurriedly raised his leg to sweep, trying to sweep away the teacup, but he was drenched by the tea in the cup a second before his left leg touched the teacup, and immediately paused.
This time, Gu Rou had already flown up, luck, palm out. Zhang Xian subconsciously raised his hand to pick it up, the two palms struck each other, and there was a burst of internal struggle, and in an instant, the two of them were shocked back at the same time.
What a deep internal force!
Zhang Xian quickly stabilized his figure, while Gu Rou slid back and staggered a few steps. Zhang Xian thought to himself, Miao Zhai is really outstanding, and he is still a young generation, so his skills are already like this.
said that it was too late, Zhang Xian raised his anger and attacked with a punch.
If you want to dominate the enemy, you must seize the opportunity.
Gu Rou looked at the other party again, and the corners of her mouth hooked. Just now, she deliberately made a false move and immediately stepped forward to strike, and ordinary normal people will definitely subconsciously do their best to protect themselves when they see this, and what they tried was the depth of that person's skill!
This punch just confirms Gu Rou's conjecture, foreign boxing.
His internal strength is not deep, Gu Rou only used seven successful forces just now, although he was a little unstable by the opponent's palm, but he hit the snake with seven inches, as long as the method of controlling the enemy is right, no matter how powerful the opponent is.
In a few snaps of their fingers, the two of them made three more moves. Zhang Xian was secretly frightened, the other party's body shape changed faster than just now, and she lost her strength in that blow! He took it lightly!
He originally practiced foreign kung fu, and he couldn't compare to the other party with internal strength, but after a punch just now, he was always beaten by the other party, and it won't be long before he loses the battle!
After Gu Rou figured out his martial arts path, he relied on his dexterity to change his internal strength. She is one of the few wizards in the younger generation of Miao Village, with extremely high talent, and her current attainments even exceed some of her predecessors.
The two fought against each other for only a few moves, and the high and low were already clear.
A small insect crawled back along Ah Jin's skirt, and Ah Ying flipped his palm and walked towards the back kitchen.
Zhang Xian was in a hurry when he saw another person walking in the direction of the back kitchen, but he was deliberately dragged by Gu Rou at this time, and he didn't have the energy to be distracted at all!
Ah Yu stopped near the kitchen door, and split the curtain with a palm in the air, and the kitchen scene was unobstructed, but there was no one at all.
Ah Ying entered cautiously, but as soon as he stepped into the kitchen, a snow-shining long sword on the door stabbed straight down, and Ah Ying stepped back, but he could avoid it.
Ah Yu's eyes froze, the palm of his left hand turned back, slightly lucky, the light black true qi condensed on the side, and the silver bracelet on his wrist flashed, like a bright moon, like silver snow.
Behind the door, a tall man appeared, dressed in an ochre suit and holding a sword in his left hand.
Ah Ying glanced at his hand holding the sword, and the force between his wrists was strong, but he held the sword lightly with his five fingers.
Master.
Ah Ying frowned, this person is not easy to deal with.
Neither of them moved.
Behind him, Gu Rou and Zhang Xian were still fighting, and Ah Ying listened quietly to the voice - it was almost over. Her eyes lit up, and while she raised her eyes, she turned her left wrist and went upward, her movements were smooth and fast, she not only wanted to break this deadlock, but also to solve it quickly!
Just as she was about to swing out the Gu worm in her palm, there was a sound from under the stove on the left side, and a weak but audible voice rushed out:
"Let's go!"
The woman seemed to use all her strength to spit out these two words, and before she finished speaking, she fell down and propped herself up on the stove, as if struggling.
Sister Yue!
Almost at the moment when the voice mixed with internal force broke, Ah Ying heard that it was her.
Fraud?!
Ah Yu immediately twisted his move, and the hand that was fast and full of real power grabbed the void, and what he threw out was a stone.
She slid back, taking advantage of the gap between the ochre-clad man's response, turned her head sideways, and glanced at Gu Rou.
Gu Rou was also looking at her, and the two quickly made eye contact.
It was just a gap in eye contact, Gu Rou suddenly unloaded a lot of true qi, was swept away by the fist of the person in front of him, and immediately took a few steps back. Zhang Xian frowned subconsciously, but his speed was fast, and he flew forward directly to restrain Gu Rou.
On the other side, Ah Ying deliberately slowed down, and before she turned her head, she felt a gust of wind rushing towards her face, and her heart was shocked, but the long sword stopped at her neck.
Slowly, a thin trace of blood oozed out gently.
A battle that was bound to be lost suddenly turned around, and Zhang Xian was a little stunned. His breath was disorganized, his mouth slightly open, and he was wheezing hard.
Upstairs, there was a sudden clanging sound, mixed with the sound of bottles and cans cracking, door frames slamming, heavy objects falling and muttering...
"Shopkeeper? … Shopkeeper's! Fast! Give me again... I've got a jar of good wine! Before the person saw the voice, and he didn't know how much he had drunk, he could hear the strong smell of wine just by the sound.
Zhang Xian frowned and turned back in surprise.
I saw a man of about thirty or so propping up the wall, staggering and staggering to the escalator. The man was wearing a gray-black robe with dark gold trims, a fine sheep fat jade pendant on his waist, and even two jadeites on his boots. The whole body, from the inside out, is full of the smell of rich people.
As soon as the man came out, Lin Zisheng, who was holding Gu Rou's Zhang Xian and the long sword pointing directly at Ah Jin, began to be full of black lines, and suddenly the four people downstairs stared at the moving vault upstairs.
The man upstairs also seemed to notice that something was wrong, rubbed his eyes vigorously, shook his head again, and looked at it, only to find out if he was bad for others...
Then he slapped the railing with his big hand, grinned stupidly, walked back while laughing, and said, "I'm sorry, everyone... I... I'm drunk... Everybody... Go on... Go on...", and a loud burp...
Unexpectedly, the man only took a few steps back, and a black-clothed masked man suddenly appeared behind him, and he fainted with one palm. The masked man's eyes were bright and sharp, and a few strands of broken hair floated in front of his forehead, not angry and arrogant.
The man glanced down and said lightly: "Tie it up and throw it in the kitchen", his voice was cold and hard without the slightest emotion.
Zhang and Lin stared at each other, and quickly escorted Gu Rou and Ah Ying to the back kitchen.
Before entering the kitchen, Ah Ying turned his head to glance at the man, saw him kick the drunk man on the ground, and turned away.