Fu Xiaojiu cried, and Mrs. Wan couldn't hold back, and said in a choked voice: "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, the third child and your father must be fine!" Sit down, let's go! ”

Wan Pozi wiped her tears with her cuffs, and wanted to go and walk with Feng Zhongjun and them.

Fu Xiaojiu stopped Mrs. Wan, "Mother, you can also take the carriage, so that you can save some physical strength." ”

Wan Feizhi wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes and said to Mrs. Wan: "Mother, you should come with us, with you, my third sister-in-law and I can still be more down-to-earth." ”

Wan Pozi was afraid that she would worry about her son and wife, and she couldn't control her emotions and made Fu Xiaojiu and Wan Feizhi frightened, but she was also afraid that Fu Xiaojiu and Wan Feizhi would panic, so after thinking about it, she still got into the carriage with them.

This is the first time Wan Pozi has taken a carriage, this carriage belongs to Li Dalong's family, and it is padded with thick soft cushions, which is much more comfortable to sit on than an ox cart.

But none of the three of them had the heart to enjoy the comfort of the carriage, and they all lowered their heads and looked at their toes, and they were silent.

When they reached the city gate, the guards stopped them and asked them what they were doing.

He Huzi said that Wan Lin and his father were lost, and these people were all looking for Wan Lin.

The guards knew He Huzi, but because Lord Thorn Shi was not in the county seat yet, the guards let them go first, and they still reported to Thorn Shi.

Thorn Shi knew that He Huzi was Li Dalong's subordinate, and he also knew the relationship between Wan Lin and Li Dalong, and even heard that Fu Xiaojiu was Huo Gongzi's life-saving benefactor, so he sent a team of officers and soldiers to help find someone.

Not far from the county seat to Dajingzi Village, as soon as these people entered the village, they attracted the attention of the villagers.

As soon as they arrived, so did the officers and soldiers.

Wan Pozi and her wife were taken aback when they saw the officers and soldiers, and learned that they were sent by the Assassin Shi to find Wan Lin and others, and the Niang and her wife were grateful to the Assassin and the officers and soldiers.

When the villagers heard about their intentions, someone went to inform the village chief and the Li Zheng.

When the village chief and the others heard that someone had disappeared in the village, they all got up from the bed and hurried over.

The villagers first brought them to the door of Ji Erzhu's house, but there was no one at Ji Erzhu's house, and the villagers all said that they had never seen him come back.

The villagers' words Fu Xiaojiu and the others were even more panicked, He Huzi first asked the three of them to wait at the door of Ji Erzhu's house, and then arranged the personnel with the officers and soldiers, the soldiers were divided into three roads, he took a team of people, let Feng Zhongjun and Feng Zhen take a team of people, a team of officers and soldiers, and each team had a villager who was familiar with the terrain of the village to guide the way.

When the officers and soldiers were about to set off, Fu Xiaojiu suddenly shouted, "Wait! ”。

"Xiao Jiu, what are you doing here?" Wan Pozi asked.

Fu Xiaojiu covered his somewhat flustered heart and said, "I want to go with them to find Xianggong, or I won't worry." ”

"Since you want to go, I'll go with you."

Wan Pozi still thinks that Fu Xiaojiu is an auspicious star, and she may be able to find Wan Lin and Wan Lao Tou faster if she wants to go, so she didn't stop her.

"Then I'll go too!"

Wan Feizhi will also follow.

Wan Pozi said solemnly: "You are still young, and you have to take care of you when you go, so you just stay and wait honestly!" ”

Wan Feizhi was reluctant, Fu Xiaojiu told her that someone had to wait in the same place, the village chief was an old man, and it was inconvenient to follow everyone to find someone, so Wan Feizhi could stay at Ji Erzhu's house with the village chief with peace of mind, and Wan Feizhi obediently stayed.

Although the torches are bright and illuminate the road as if it were daylight, according to Fu Xiaojiu's experience, the place where Wan Lin and the others went was too remote, and it was not easy to find people.

Fu Xiaojiu took the officers and soldiers to walk towards the bushes of the crystal orchid with his impression, but after searching all over the place, he found no trace of Wan Lin and others.

"They're not here?"

Fu Xiaojiu looked around suspiciously, squatted down and carefully examined the footprints on the ground.

But the footprints on the ground were very messy, and it was no longer possible to judge the traces of Wan Lin and the others from the footprints.

"Are there any wild beasts in this village?" The officer and soldier who took the lead asked.

The villager who led the way said: "There are no wild beasts in our village, but poisonous snakes are infested from time to time, especially the highly venomous silver krait. ”

Wan Pozi's heart was cold.

Wan Pozi pulled Fu Xiaojiu's arm coldly, and asked in a trembling voice: "Xiao Jiu, you said that the third child will not be bitten by a snake, right?" ”

Wan Pozi's guess made Fu Xiaojiu's heart cool for a moment, but she was calmer than Wan Pozi, and analyzed rationally: "Mother, this is not very likely, it is impossible for the three of them to be bitten by a snake, if one person is bitten by a snake, the others will definitely find someone for help, and there will not be a trace of the three of them!" ”

The officers and soldiers asked, "Are there any steep cliffs here?" Will they be at risk of stumbling? I've heard of someone who accidentally stepped on the edge of a cliff and his companion tried to pull him but didn't hold him, and put himself in it. ”

The villager who led the way suddenly shouted, "Ah, we really have a cliff here, and every year people stumble over there." ”

"What?" Wan Pozi was dumbfounded, and instantly felt top-heavy, and her body shook uncontrollably.

Fu Xiaojiu hurriedly helped her, and also felt that her head was a little dizzy.

However, Fu Xiaojiu was still calmer than Wan Pozi, and said to Wan Pozi first: "Mother, don't scare yourself first." We'll have to go and see. ”

After Fu Xiaojiu finished speaking, he asked the villagers again: "Uncle, how far do you say that cliff is from here?" ”

The villager pointed ahead and said, "The cliff is not far away, and I will tell you something evil." There is a mass grave on the way to the cliff, sometimes there will be inexplicable fog on the way to that side, and this road will inexplicably divide into two forks in the road, and those who fall off the cliff basically die because they chose the wrong road! ”

Fu Xiaojiu immediately recalled that the first time she and Wan Lin came to look for Crystal Lan and encountered a strange fork in the road.

They were on the right track that time.

Thinking of this, Fu Xiaojiu felt a chill on his back, and hurriedly said to Wan Pozi: "Mother, I have seen that fork in the road!" I know the way is there, I'll take you! ”

Wan Pozi was still a little unconvinced, "How have you ever seen that road?" ”

Fu Xiaojiu said: "Xianggong and I first came here to find Crystal Orchid when we encountered that road, we were with Uncle Ji at the time, I chose which way to go, and then we returned to Dajingzi Village safely." ”

Wan Pozi said with a little reproach: "You still have such an experience? Why didn't you tell me at the time? ”

Fu Xiaojiu pursed his lips and said embarrassedly: "Mother, I'm sorry, we were afraid that we would worry you when we said it, so we didn't say it." In fact, we also encountered mass graves on that occasion. ”

"Alas, my mother doesn't blame you, my mother feels afraid. But since you know the way, let's go and see. ”

Wan Pozi didn't dare to imagine it anymore, and walked forward with her head down.

The officers and soldiers went to find the path under the leadership of Fu Xiaojiu.

However, at night, people's sense of direction is not as good as during the day, Fu Xiaojiu tried his best to concentrate, walked for a while, and finally walked to the path.

"This is it!"

Fu Xiaojiu stopped.

"Where's the other fork in the road?" The officer and soldier asked strangely.

The villager crossed his arms, shrunk his neck in fear, and said quietly: "There is another fork in the road that is not available all the time. ”

Looking at the frightened looks of the villagers, everyone present felt their scalps tingle.

The leading officers and soldiers were a little unconvinced, "How can there be such a strange thing in this world?" If you're talking nonsense, don't blame me for being rude to you! ”

The villager said aggrievedly: "Where do I dare to talk nonsense? What I say is true, if you don't believe it, ask someone! ”

"I can prove that he is not talking nonsense. In my opinion, the other path may have come about for some reason. Let's wait and see if that path can be seen later. ”

Fu Xiaojiu's words had a certain effect, and after she finished speaking, the leading officers and soldiers did not refute.

The villager followed and said, "Yes, this lady is right. The older generation knew about the rumors, but no one knew what it was about. But I promise, that path really exists! ”

Fu Xiaojiu thought for a while and said, "Actually, I don't think it's very likely that I'm going to go the wrong way." Because when my husband and I and Uncle Ji saw those two forks in the road, I chose the right path. I have a good memory, and I will remember it once I walk through it. And Uncle Ji is still with him, even if one person forgets how to go, the other person can remember the right way. But just in case, let's divide the troops into two ways, leaving some people to wait here, and the others will look for them elsewhere. ”

Wan Pozi hurriedly said: "Xiao Jiu, then let's stay?" ”

Fu Xiaojiu nodded affirmatively, "Yes, let's wait and see." Others go to other places to look for it, Dajingzi Village is not big, what we are looking for are three strong men, and there are many people looking for them, but we can find them after all! ”

Wan Pozi also tried to calm down as much as possible, and asked again: "Xiao Jiu, is your heart still panicked?" ”

Fu Xiaojiu realized that her heart was not panicked at all.

"Mother, my heart is not panicked! Could it be that they were found by someone else? Fu Xiaojiu's nerves relaxed slightly.

"Really?" Wan Pozi's eyes also lit up with hope.

Fu Xiaojiu's tone was extraordinarily affirmative, "Really, I really don't feel panicked." ”

As soon as Fu Xiaojiu's words fell, the fog suddenly slowly rose all around.

The translucent white mist soon surrounded them, and everyone was so frightened by the sudden mist that the officers and soldiers even drew their knives.

"What's going on?" The leading officer and soldier asked.

The villagers were also frightened and stammered, "This—this is the precursor to the appearance of that road!" ”

After the villagers finished speaking, an officer and soldier suddenly pointed to the front and screamed.

"Ahh Yes, there are ghosts! ”

Everyone hurriedly looked in the direction he pointed, only to see that a fork in the road suddenly appeared in the place where there was no road, and three figures with strange postures seemed to appear from the psychedelic fog.