Chapter 33: Extinction
When Lin Chen dragged the injured horse back to the woods at the foot of the mountain, he saw that the dirty road was full of footprints trampled by the previous welcoming team.
Lin Chen drove the horses to the front, then turned back, and when he sensed that there was no one left and right, he burrowed into the grass of the mountain forest, only to see Zhou Yunshen's corpse lying quietly in the wet grass, his face was pale, without a trace of blood.
Lin Chen breathed a sigh of relief, stepped forward to investigate, and saw that his body had not been moved, so he was completely relieved.
He tore off the nearby weeds, put them on his back, and then put Zhou Yunshen's corpse on his back, so that the blood spilling from his chest would not stain himself.
"The farther away the body is, the better, and it can't be mixed with my route to South Orange Mountain. Lin Chen's brain spun rapidly, and he quickly thought of a place, and immediately ran along the mountain forest at great speed.
In the blink of an eye, he left the South Orange Mountain and ran along the field to another high mountain.
He carried Zhou Yunshen's corpse on his back, running at extreme speed in the mountains and forests like a cheetah, comparable to the leg strength of a first-class master, making his speed no less than that of a thousand horses, even in the mountains and forests, he shuttled like the wind.
In a field.
Two farmers who were cutting rice suddenly saw a black shadow passing by, and one of them pressed the straw hat on his head, looked up in surprise, and wondered, "Did something pass just now?"
"Yes, I didn't see it!"
"Am I mistaken?"
"Don't be lazy, take this piece of land today while it's still early. ”
Lin Chen was carrying a person on his back, still as light as a swallow, shuttling between the fields and woods, when he suddenly heard the sound of rushing water waves coming from ahead, his heart moved, and he followed the sound of water to get closer.
I saw a river in the wilderness ahead, and because of the rain yesterday, the water rose and the water was turbulent and turbid.
Lin Chen's eyes lit up slightly, he glanced around, but he didn't see a figure, and when he put Zhou Yunshen off his back and was about to throw it into the river, he suddenly thought of something, and kicked his ribs with his legs, kicking several ribs off when he landed.
After doing this, he threw Zhou Yunshen's body into the river, and then removed the weeds from his back, formed a ball, and made a detour back from another field.
Along the way, he scattered weeds into mountains and ditches.
Before returning to South Orange Mountain, all the weeds in his hands had been shaken off, and he took off the clothes on his back to inspect them, although he was careful to protect them, there were still some blood stains on his vest.
He thought for a moment and tore the bloodstained spot off, making his back look like it had been cut by a branch.
He found the horse the way he came, rode it, and made his way back to the town.
As for the dagger that assassinated Zhou Yunshen, he also carried it with him, and he was not buried in the barren mountains and mountains at will.
The blood stains on the dagger have been erased, such an ordinary style dagger, the blacksmith shop has not ten but eight of them, even if Zhou Yunshen's body is scooped up and it is found that the fatal injury is caused by a short sharp weapon, he will not be suspected.
The horse's limbs were injured and he couldn't move quickly, so Lin Chen rode slowly, thinking about how to deal with the horse when he returned to town.
After two hours, Lin Chen returned to the town, he first went to the clothing store, took off his coat, asked the clothing shop owner to help sew and repair, and then bought a new set of clothes.
Then he led the horses to the inn and returned them to the innkeeper.
"Boss, your horse is too bad, the road almost overturned for me to ride, causing me to splash mud and ruin my set of clothes!" Lin Chen said with a calm face when the innkeeper looked at the obviously depressed horses: "You say, how can you accompany me? My clothes are not something that can be bought for a few taels of silver casually, and I can't afford to lose your horse if I sell it!"
The owner of the post station was a middle-aged man, he heard Lin Chen's words, and saw that the horse was actually covered with muddy water, it was indeed like a fall, he felt sorry in his heart, and when he heard that Lin Chen wanted to make a claim, he couldn't help but look at Lin Chen carefully.
At this glance, it was found that Lin Chen was a young man in brocade clothes.
That fair complexion and indifferent temperament can't be concealed even if you wear ordinary linen clothes.
He was worried in his heart, and he didn't care about finding Lin Chen to reason about hurting the horse, and said: "Childe, you can't say that, it rained yesterday, and it was difficult to walk on this road, you know it, you fell down because of your own poor riding skills, how can you blame us?"
"I'm not good at riding?" Lin Chen raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and said, "So, you deserve to blame this son?"
The innkeeper hurriedly smiled and said, "I didn't mean that, it's just that you asked me to compensate you for your clothes, which is too unreasonable, besides, I don't think your clothes are good?"
"Nonsense, the previous clothes are broken, this clothes are newly bought, can't you see that this is new clothes?" Lin Chen said arrogantly.
The innkeeper naturally saw at a glance that he was wearing new clothes, so he had to smile bitterly and said: "Childe, don't embarrass our small business, this matter is really not bad for us, the horse I rented to you is one of the best horses we have here, I see that the horse's knees are broken, I'm afraid it's wasted, we haven't asked Gongzi for your compensation, it's already good, otherwise, this matter is so clear?"
Lin Chen snorted coldly: "I don't care, you have to give me an explanation anyway!"
Seeing that he was soft and hard, the innkeeper's face turned gloomy, and he said: "Childe, we are doing business here, and we are not without support, don't force us to be in a hurry! Besides, even if this matter goes to the government, you will not be able to take care of it!"
When Lin Chen heard this, his face showed a look of jealousy, and he seemed to think for a while before he snorted coldly and said, "That's it, this son doesn't have time to accompany you here to theorize today, hum!"
After saying that, he brushed his sleeves and left.
The innkeeper looked at his departing back, his face ugly.
A small guy next to him approached and said angrily: "Shopkeeper, how can you bully people like this, obviously you fell down while riding a horse and blamed us on the head, and injured our horses!"
The innkeeper retracted his gaze, sighed, and said: "Forget it, this person is extraordinary, not an ordinary family, next month is the battle for the town seal, we can open a post here, all thanks to the support of the 'Sword Heart Pavilion', at this juncture, don't make any extraneous branches!"
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Lin Chen left the town and returned to the mountain gate along the trail.
It's only two or three o'clock in the afternoon.
On the martial arts training ground, Lin Chen saw the little junior sister and the fourth junior brother practicing martial arts from a distance, and Zhao Longyang was teaching and guiding the two of them beside him.
Lin Chen's eyes flashed, and he came to the martial arts training ground, pretending to be surprised and said, "Where is the master?"
When the three of them saw him coming back, Wu Yan glanced at him, pouted slightly, and said, "Go out to deliver a letter, why did you change your clothes?"
"I had too much money, so I pretended to be uncomfortable, so I had to spend it. Lin Chen said with a smile.
Wu Yan rolled his eyes.
The little junior sister next to her also snorted lightly when she heard this, turned her head, and expressed her contempt for this naked display of wealth.
Lin Chen didn't care about the angry appearance of the two of them, and said to Zhao Longyang who was smiling next to him: "Senior Brother Zhao, where is my master, the letter he asked me to send has been delivered, but it exhausts me to death!"
Zhao Longyang smiled lightly and said, "Your master said to go out to do something, and you will come back when you go, and it is estimated that you will come back when it gets dark." ”
Lin Chen let out a "oh", and his heart was really like this.
He expected that Zhou Yunshen would follow him out and would not tell anyone else.
In this way, it is equivalent to Zhou Yunshen taking the initiative to hide his traces, and now that he is killed, it is even more difficult for the government to track him down!