The mountain road was not easy to walk at night, and the officials were not familiar with the road of the cypress tree, so they had to wait until tomorrow to carry the corpse.

After such an incident, no one had the heart to look at the lanterns again. Shui Yanwei knew that she couldn't help much, so she said goodbye to Wen Zhesang early. However, Jiang Weixi heard the wind and stayed by Wen Zhisang's side silently.

Song Hanshu had already gone home, and Xie Yikou had gone into the mountains again and did not return. Wen Zhesang couldn't think of anyone else who could analyze the case with her for a while, and now that the body was not seen, there was no way to ask her to come over. And they don't know anything about the identity of the corpse, they can't deduce anything. In this way, she had to hold her mind.

The lights outside are brilliant, and there is still lively laughter. However, in an inn built by the river, Du Ruoqiao looked at the river lantern with great interest, and suddenly, a hand passed through her shoulder and closed the window with a "bang".

Du Ruoqiao shrank his head suddenly, almost getting his nose clamped. She looked back angrily, "Are you sick?" I'm watching a lively and get in the way of you? ”

The woman in black had an indifferent expression, "It's ugly, it's an eyesore." ”

Du Ruoqiao sneered: "I think you are touching the scene, yes, your own family is ruined and displaced, but they can reunite and share the family, you are jealous, right?" I said that the county order should have been put on for good. ”

"Of course I'm going to kill her." The woman in black rubbed her sword, which was a birthday gift from her father, but she didn't expect it to be the only thought she kept. The candle flame in the room seemed to be jumping in her eyes, "But I'm going to let the people closest to her push her into hell, that's the fun." ”

Her face was a mixture of hatred and despair, and finally she turned to madness. Du Ruoqiao frowned and quietly took a few steps back, for fear that she would suddenly go crazy and hurt herself.

The moon shines its light unbiased onto the earth, mountains and seas. The mountains were painted with a layer of silver white, and they were cold and deserted, like dead things. Xie Yikou looked up at the sky through the layers of leaves, and saw a cold moon. Occasionally, one or two birdsong chirped in the valley and was desolate, like crying and crying. The insects in the grass died down, and they shut up and pretended to be dead as if they were in danger.

"Big brother, there's something wrong here." The statue of Baili Song looks around, and the trees around it are like evil spirits, and even the more timid people may be scared to pee their pants. But the surroundings were too quiet, and the fog in the mountains and forests gradually spread, and the moonlight illuminated the fog pale, and it was terrible to look at.

There were a total of nine people in their line plus Xie Yikou, and after entering the mountain, they asked the two brothers to go back to Xiaqingshan to see the situation, so there were only seven people who acted. But these days, they will find some clues from time to time, although Baili Song suspects that those mountain bandits deliberately stayed to guide their strategy, but if they don't enter the tiger's den, they will get the tiger, even if they know that this is probably a trick, they have to break through.

Seven people formed a circle back to back, looking around warily.

Xie Yikou twisted his eyebrows, suddenly his eyes moved, and he took the bow and arrow carried by the person next to him with his backhand and shot it out without thinking about it. The grass on the other side moved, and the arrows nailed into the trees were still trembling slightly.

"If you don't show up, the next time the arrow will appear in your head." As he spoke, he bent his bow again.

There was a sound of snorting in the grass, and a man came out of the grass, his face square, his tall stature, and the corners of his mouth straightened with suppressed anger, which was daunting.

"Who are you?" Xie Yikou's arrow was pointed directly at him.

The person opposite spread his hands and smiled, but he didn't expect that a scar across his cheek would make him more like a wicked person with bad intentions. "It's all your own people, why bother to rob it? Brother Xie, Brother Baili, Old ...... In Xiahe Qiuping, why don't we find a place to have a good chat? ”

Xie Yikou said: "I'm afraid you can't move us alone, so let's call out all your minions." His eyes turned, and his body moved slightly, and the arrow broke through the wind, followed by a cry of pain from the other side.

He looked at He Qiuping defiantly, and then slowly picked up an arrow and aimed it in the other direction. "Leaving clues along the way to lead us here just to talk?"

He Qiuping lowered his gaze, and finally re-examined Xie Yikou, he didn't seem to be familiar with how to smile, so the smile he made was more like a threat, but he didn't notice it, so he still smiled at Xie Yikou.

"I made this decision as a last resort, don't blame Brother Xie." He Qiuping raised his right hand as he spoke, and the mountain bandits who were hiding moved when they heard the wind and revealed their figures from the hiding place.

Xie Yikou took a cursory look, good guys, there must be dozens of people here, and they have obviously been ambushed here for a long time, just waiting for them to fall into the net. Xie Yikou's expression became gloomy a little bit, and He Qiuping hurriedly said when he saw this: "We really want to cooperate with Brother Xie, I know that you have been investigating us, and now we are just planning and inviting you into the urn." If Brother Xie is not at ease, I will let the brothers withdraw, and I can also release Brother Xie's brothers, but Brother Xie must cooperate with us. ”

Xie Yikou looked at him like an idiot, his eyes were very sympathetic, "Why do you think I will stay obediently?" Cooperate? I think I'm just a small catcher, being a mountain bandit was all a thing of the past, and now there are not fifty brothers under my hands, and there are ten female bandits, and now they are also busy learning to be popular, and I want to find a village for myself...... Ruyi Langjun, it's really a big woman. If you want to cooperate with me, isn't that a loss-making deal? ”

He Qiuping was silent for a moment, his eyes staring at him for a moment, "Brother Xie laughed, you are famous, which person who is a mountain bandit has never heard of it." All we want is Brother Xie alone, as long as Brother Xie agrees, Brother Baili and others can continue to live incognito, and we will never bother. ”

This made Xie Yikou even more vigilant, no matter how capable he was, he was just an ordinary man, what kind of calculation did this surnamed He have?

"Big brother, beware of deception." Bailisong reminded in a low voice.

"Yes." Xie Yikou replied to him.

"Brother Xie." He Qiuping pursed the corners of his mouth, and the scars on his cheeks were no longer active, but they made people shudder even more, "How do you think about it?" ”

"Yes." Xie Yikou put away his bow and arrows and handed them back to the person beside him.

"Big brother!" Bailisong looked puzzled.

"Okay, isn't it just a cooperation, so that everyone can stay incognito and not be disturbed, isn't this what I originally planned? Now it's just one more condition. Xie Yikou waved his hand leisurely under the frightened gazes of several people, and the hand immediately fell on Baili Song's shoulder, and he said with a smile, "Go back and take a leave of absence from the adults for me." The mountain road is not easy to walk, and the road we came on was relatively smooth, so let's go back from there. ”

Baili Song pursed his lips, gritted his teeth and nodded, "Okay, listen to the eldest brother." But we don't know if he can talk or not, what if the eldest brother goes with them, they come after us? ”

He Qiuping said: "Don't worry, you can leave now, if Brother Xie doesn't believe me, you can send them down the mountain." ”

"Forget it, I'm too lazy to go." Xie Yikou looked at him with a smile, and then drove Baili Song and a few people away, "Go quickly, remember to take leave from adults." ”

The figures of several people faded away, blending into the night, only the torches still burning.

He Qiuping waved his hand again, and more people came out of the shadows, as if he deliberately let Xie Yikou see it, "Brother Xie is going to be a master in the future, and what are you doing with a small position of catching fast?" ”

"I'm a man who likes to start from the beginning." Xie Yikou raised his eyelids lazily, and said nothing to the suddenly extra Bailai people, "Brother He, lead the way?" ”

He Qiuping stared at him for a long time, and suddenly smiled, "Brother Xie really lives up to his reputation, it seems that he has already noticed my brothers, but Brother Xie is so relieved of us, aren't you afraid that we will turn around and kill a few people in Baili Song?" ”

"You can try." Xie Yikou shrugged.

He Qiuping couldn't figure out what he meant, so he could only leave with everyone. Xie Yikou followed silently all the way, but he was thinking about He Qiuping's words in his heart, he didn't believe any of those words, but it was really strange that He Qiuping treated him so politely. Could it be that the old man hid a treasure before he died, and he had to open it as a bandit leader...... Forget it, I've read too much of the words given by Jiang Weixi, and my brain is stupid.

Putting aside those complicated thoughts, Xie Yikou followed everyone for about a stick of incense, and suddenly a mountain bandit chased after him and said a few words in He Qiuping's ear. Xie Yikou listened to the words "no" and "nobody", he turned his head and saw He Qiuping's eyes heavy, and he had a bottom in his heart. The face is even less dewy, only making an impatient waiting.

"Count them as hell." He Qiuping retracted his gaze and told the mountain bandit not to chase anymore. Waiting for the man to retreat, He Qiuping continued to lead everyone forward, and on the way, He Qiuping suddenly spoke: "I don't know what trick Brother Xie gave Baili Song to let them escape." ”

Xie Yikou looked at him inexplicably, "Didn't you say you were going to let them go?" You let them go, of course they have to go. ”

He Qiuping choked on the words in his throat, he couldn't say that he didn't plan to let those people go down the mountain alive at all, and he had already laid down manpower along the way, and once he found Baili Song, he would kill a few people.

"Brother Xie is indeed very unusual." He Qiuping said dryly.

Xie Yikou's face was calm: "Ordinary people can't be a bandit leader." I can't figure out what I have to worry about after a little bit, why don't you tell me first? ”

The sky was covered by dark clouds and the moon, and a cool breeze blew people with goosebumps. He Qiuping's back was straight, his eyes were deep, and he didn't look like a mountain bandit, but like a battle-hardened soldier.

Xie Yikou suppressed the doubts in his heart for the time being, and the bright moon above his head quietly showed his face again, looking at the world shyly and timidly.