After a thorough rest in Pingzhou County, everyone bought some dry food that could be stored, and then packed up and prepared to go on the road again.

The horses were fed with good forage for the past two days, and they rested for two days, and this time the hooves on the road felt a little lighter, but from Pingzhou County, it would take about three days to reach the next town, and there was no time to rest on the way.

Originally, they planned to walk slowly, but Lu Chengyan was worried that if they walked slowly, they would be discovered by the person who was watching, so they hurried at the speed they said before, just resting for two more days in the resting town to recover their spirits.

Along the way, I just slept in the open for a few nights, and then slept in the town for two nights and replenished some dry food, and slowly came over.

It had been nearly ten days since they set off from Kyoto, and they had finally arrived in Shuhe Prefecture.

Shuhe County is the largest county in the surrounding area, and there are at least dozens of large and small villages nearby, but because of its remote location and general trade, there is no specific division, but only one county is managed.

The local magistrate's surname is Zhao, and he is an old acquaintance with the prefect of Yin, because he received the letter early and knew that Lu Chengyan was coming, so he had already arranged a place to live in the county office.

Although Lu Chengyan was very unobtrusive when he was a gentleman, he was still very handy about socializing and did it very smoothly. At the moment, he thanked Zhao Zhixian for his warm hospitality to them, and agreed that they must have a drink at the party in the evening, and finally sent the people away.

Lu Chengyan poured himself a cup of hot tea, looked at Rong and said softly: "Then Zhao Zhixian said that there are few things that happen in Shuhe County, the people here are simple, completely self-sufficient, and the annual taxes are paid on time, but the sense of existence is a little low, basically just passing by here, and very few stay here, so the only inn in the county is directly closed and replaced by Buzhuang." ”

After that, Lu Chengyan couldn't help laughing, they went to Kaibuzhuang in Song'an County this time.

After Rong gently put the package, he sat on the edge of the bed and said: "It is estimated that this Zhao Zhixian is not deceiving people, the people we saw on the road have begun to inspect the fields, and it can be seen that they are serious people, and they have abundant water sources here, and it is estimated that the harvest is also good, and in such a quiet and harmonious living environment, there is indeed no one who commits crimes." ”

After Rong softly spoke, Lu Chengyan was silent for a while before he spoke: "Well, a place like Kyoto where power is concentrated has a lot of things. Lu Chengyan said, walked to Rong Qing's side, sat on the edge of the bed, took her hand and said, "It's been too hard these two days, I'll sleep for a while after washing, and I'll call you again when I have a party in the evening." ”

Rong Qing is indeed a little tired in the past two days, even if the carriage is arranged comfortably, the bumps along the way are indispensable, and the rest environment is definitely not as good as in the house. At that moment, she was not ready to hold on, so she directly asked the maid of the government for hot water, and after cleaning herself up briefly, she fell asleep on the bed.

When she woke up again, it was completely dark.

There was no one in the house, and the whole courtyard was very quiet.

Rong gently and slowly got out of bed, groped to the table, found the fire fold, and lit all the oil lamps in the room, and in an instant, the whole room became bright.

Rong gently put down the fire fold, then wrapped a layer of cloak, called the little maid from the county, asked for a pot of hot tea, and turned back to sit.

A quarter of an hour later, Lu Chengyan and the maid who came to deliver hot tea pushed the door and walked in.

Lu Chengyan held the food box in his hand, and after letting the maid go down, he opened the food box and took the vegetables out one by one.

"Is your party over?" Rong asked softly.

Lu Chengyan smiled and said, "It's almost, I will come back when I know that you woke up, eat a little and then rest." ”

Rong nodded lightly, she didn't know how long she had been asleep, she just felt that her stomach was empty and she had no strength, so after taking the dishes and chopsticks handed over by Lu Chengyan, she began to eat.

"I didn't expect this meal to be good." Rong said softly, after leaving Sister Qin, their food level plummeted, but they didn't expect to taste good food in Shuhe County.

"They said that they invited the best chef in Shuhe County, and they must treat us well. Just now at the banquet, I also asked if Governor Yin has a bad temper now, and asked if he has changed after more than ten years, and whether he still has a donkey temper. Lu Chengyan said.

Rong laughed lightly, thinking that these two were probably classmates and friends, so they were so familiar.

"Are you okay with leaving the table halfway through?" Rong asked softly.

Lu Chengyan followed Rong lightly to eat something and said, "No, Zhao Nanyu is here, and now the table is very lively." As he spoke, he gently filled Rong with a bowl of fish soup and put it in her hand.

Rong gently drank a bowl of fish soup, and suddenly felt that his whole stomach was warm, and the fatigue of the past few days had completely dissipated.

"How many days are we here? The day after tomorrow? Rong asked lightly as he put down the bowl.

Lu Chengyan nodded, because Tangjia Village is also under the jurisdiction of Zhaozhi County of Shuhe County, but there is still a distance from Shuhe County, so they have to go to Tangjia Village first, rest for two days and then enter Phoenix Mountain. However, what Zhao Zhixian said just now aroused his vigilance.

"Zhao Zhixian said that about five or six days ago, a person died here, and he suffered a knife wound." Lu Chengyan said.

Rong Qing's eyes immediately condensed slightly, and asked in a deep voice, "Is it a dispute between neighbors and neighbors?" ”

"No, that person was found on the ridge and killed ...... with a knife" Lu Chengyan's lips pursed into a line, and at this time he knew that it was probably the person who was monitoring them, or the person who came to ambush first was accidentally bumped into by that person, so he directly dealt with it cleanly.

"These thugs are really ruthless." Rong gritted his teeth lightly and scolded.

"Zhao Zhixian said that Shuhe County has not encountered such a murder case since he took office, so he has been trying to investigate, but he has not found any traces, including several nearby villages, he has visited, and all said that he has not seen any strangers." Lu Chengyan said.

"So this group of people killed someone and then disappeared out of thin air?" Rong said with a slight frown.

"It was an old man who died, because the murderer really couldn't be caught, so he was buried. Zhao Zhixian can only let people close the door and adopt an evasive attitude towards strangers, which is why he came here today to pick him up in person. Lu Chengyan said.

"Actually, we've already guessed, no, we've actually determined who did it...... So do we want to tell Zhao Zhixian? Rong asked with a worried look on his face.