Jin Ling and Qi Huan still wanted to ask more about the Gu family, but the old woman didn't speak anymore.

As the team moves forward.

In front of me, I came to the door of Wenpo.

I only heard an exclamation in the room, and in the blink of an eye, the originally good courtyard was in flames, and Liu Wenpo's thatched house was more like a huge fireball.

People also couldn't take care of the medicinal herbs anymore and fled for their lives.

In a panic, Qi Huan grabbed Jin Ling's hand and jumped up.

Gu Hengzi and Tian Fei also followed closely and went up to the big tree on the side.

In late autumn, the trees have no leaves, and only dry branches remain. Standing on a high place, you can see the whole yard in a sea of fire.

The fire broke out suddenly, and the villagers in the courtyard who had time to escape were instantly engulfed in flames, and the wailing and screaming were endless.

Fortunately, there is a small river at the head of the village, although the water is only shallow at the bottom. The villagers still spontaneously used pots and pans, buckets, and everything that could be used to fight the fire.

After a night of tossing, the fire was extinguished and the yard burned out.

The people from the county government have also received the news and rushed over with the yacha. This time, in addition to the yacha, even the county and the clerk rushed over.

The sun rose, and the small courtyard, which had been burned by the fire, was in shambles.

The officials cleared out a total of 16 corpses from the fire, all of which were charred and blackened, and could not be identified.

The people who came to sell medicine before were all nearby villagers, and those who were missing people, or whose families did not return all night, all came to identify them. For a while, the whole scene was full of crying.

Qi Huan, Jin Ling and others were at the scene, and a corpse was carried out from the fire in front of them, and Jin Ling grabbed Qi Huan's hand.

The fire was right under their noses. And it's the kind of fire that caught you off guard in an instant. It's like a sudden explosion.

"Has the cause of the fire been clarified?" Tianshui County Cheng is about fifty years old, white and fat, with no wrinkles on his round face.

"Go back to the master, find out that it's a fire sickle! And pine oil! In order to buy medicinal materials, Liu Wenpo got the fire sickle and pine oil that had been placed in the house before into the yard. Presumably, the unwitting villagers accidentally lit the pine oil...."

"Please count the number and let them claim it themselves!" The county man flicked his sleeves, "Remember, the family of the dead person, one person and one or two silver seals!" It is strictly forbidden to spread the word! Liu Wenpo just saw that the eyes of money were opened! With so many people gathered here, it's no wonder that there is no chaos! ”

After saying that, these county men paced into the sedan chair and walked away tremblingly.

As soon as the county left, the villagers became a mess.

The wailing of the dead in the house.

Even if there are no dead people in the family, they are all sad. For the dead are also neighbors. There were only 100 families in this village, and 16 people died at once, which was an unprecedented disaster for the villagers.

"It was originally good, if it wasn't for a few dollars, would it be able to kill you!"

"Yesterday, I heard that Lai Diaosan was bitten to death by a poisonous snake, so we shouldn't have come out again!"

"Yao Niangniang must be angry! These days, everyone goes to collect medicine together. Dig up all the medicinal herbs and go extinct! ”

"It's all to blame on the person who asked Liu Wenpo to collect medicine! If it weren't for him, how could everyone have died? ”

"This fire is strange!"

"The county lord just said, one person is one or two silver, it is forbidden to spread outside, and a human life is worth one or two silver!"

"Why can't such a big thing be passed on! Don't you think it's weird? Who is the person who asked Liu Wenpo to collect the medicine! Twice the market price! The man hasn't shown up until now! It can't really be a person from the palace! Otherwise, why didn't the county lord let it be spread outside! ”

"Eight achievements are! Life is like grass mustard, not as good as a herb......."

Amid the discussions, Qi Huan and Jin Ling returned to the carriage.

It wasn't until the wailing was no longer heard that the carriage stopped in the woods beside it.

During the day, Mother Shu and Bingfeng went to make a fire to cook. Tian Fei dozed off on the wheel.

Jin Ling, Qi Huan, Li Yanqiu, An Xian, Gu Hengzi, and others sat on the felt and were silent for a long time.

"I've checked." Li Yanqiu broke the silence, "All the people who were burned to death were not poisonous, they were all burned alive." ”

"Someone must have set it on purpose!" Jin Ling said firmly, "How much pine oil can Liu Wenpo's family use, the fire is clearly booming." ”

"Could it be that our whereabouts have been leaked?" An Xian said in a deep voice.

"No!" Qi Huan shook his head, "If someone targets us, they will definitely set fire to it when we all go in." That would burn us all to death. ”

"That Lai Diao San is dead, and the blood vines in the bamboo basket are fresh, which means that he was bitten to death by a poisonous snake after collecting blood from Maiteng. And what about the learning vines in his medicine basket! Li Yanqiu looked at Qi Huan and said, "At that time, we only cared about how he died, ignoring that the blood vine was taken away by others. It was the guy who told us to go to the grass market to inquire. ”

"He also asked us to come to Liu Wenpo." Qi Huan continued, "That servant is also here, but my aunt has found something wrong?" ”

"He went for an autopsy!" Li Yanqiu recalled, "At that time, he also glanced at me, and that look clearly remembered me. Li Yanqiu also changed into coarse cloth clothes, but she was always in the car and did not paint her face.

"Auntie is suspicious of that puppet?"

"I can't tell!" Li Yanqiu shook his head, "But if there is a blood vine, it is certain that the ghost doctor must have appeared." ”

"Yes!" An Xian nodded, "The kind of medicine that can control people's minds can only be made by a ghost doctor." In order to prevent being killed, he should not have passed on the prescription to his apprentices so far. ”

"If that's the case, what is he going to do with so many psychedelics!" Jin Ling frowned, "In this way, last night's fire is very likely to be enough medicinal materials." The ghost doctor didn't want to reveal his whereabouts, so he killed people. ”

"Since he has appeared and asked Liu Wenpo to help him sell medicine, he will not leave no traces." Qi Huan squinted his eyes and looked at the sun, "It is necessary for us to go to the county government and ask the county government in private." After all, he is an official here. ”

"You still remember that the county Cheng said that it is not allowed to spread the word. This is clearly a disguise. If you ask openly, you shouldn't be able to ask anything! I think it's better to tie him up. Jin Ling said and looked at the carriage, "When Tian Fei wakes up, let him go and tie up people." We'll go to the same old boy's house later. Didn't the old woman say that the boy's mother was sick, and if we paid for it, the boy would definitely be grateful to us. When the time comes, we will all know about the affairs of the Gu family. ”

"Hmm!" An Xian sighed, "I really didn't expect that Gu Yuandao would have such a side. If he is really so corrupt, how can he be an important minister of the court, once this matter is investigated, he must send a message to his mother as soon as possible, so that she can deal with it as soon as possible! There is also that Gu Ling'er, it is very likely that she has been replaced by Long Jinfeng. ”