"Why?"

"I was supposed to be back soon, but I met Taiwei and his party outside Jingyang Town. Because he was close friends with my father and knew me, he invited me to stay and come back with him. I couldn't say no, so I agreed. But I didn't expect strange things to happen because of this. ”

"What's going on?"

"That night, I drank too much water, and when I got up at night, I found that the captain had left the post station alone, and he behaved strangely, as if he was going to do something bad, you know, I was very curious, so I immediately followed."

Qu Youying nodded, for Xie Xiaoer's curiosity, he said second, no one dared to call it first.

He walked all the way away from people, and his figure made a sneaky head towards the mountains and forests outside the town. There is a large cemetery there, which is the cemetery of the residents of Jingyang Town. I wondered what he was doing there, but remembering the thoughtful way he looked when he passed there during the day, my gut told me that there must be something wrong there. ”

Qu Youying rolled his eyes, for a person with a lot of curiosity, he would also find it strange to be insignificant in the eyes of others.

She nibbled on the apple, silent, and listened to him continue.

"I followed him all the way, but I didn't find him. When he went to the cemetery, he walked around the graves, looking at the tombstones from time to time, not knowing what he was looking for. ”

His voice is originally good, with the fluctuation of emotions, the tone is abrupt, very suitable for storytelling, to create an atmosphere.

"What are you looking for? Say it! ”

Qu Youying listened seriously, and ate from time to time, purely as if he was talking.

On weekdays, Xie Xiaoer will definitely scold her and make her respect herself.

But now, thinking about that night, he lost that mood.

"He searched for a long time before he stopped at a tombstone, then took out a shovel and began to dig the grave."

"What?" Qu Youying's mouth opened wide, and she didn't swallow a mouthful of apples, and all of them fell out, "Are you sure it's digging a grave?" ”

"Yes, it's a grave digger. And it's still an old grave that has been dead for a long time and is ossified! ”

Xie Xiaoer said with great certainty, "I remember it clearly. The moon was bright that night, and he was busy at the grave, and very fast, like a wild beast. But Taiwei is almost half a hundred years old, and he can't reach out like that. But that's not the weirdest! ”

Qu Youying listened attentively, and his curiosity was brought out little by little.

"What's the weirdest thing?"

"The weirdest thing is—"

He stretched out his last note, suddenly walked into the garden, grasped the branch of the peach tree planted in the garden, and looked back at Qu Youying.

"The weirdest thing is that he actually dug up the white bones in the coffin and lifted the white bones of Sen Sen."

He touched the peach branch with his hand, like a white bone in the hand of the captain, and then gently shook it.

With a snap, he snapped off a piece of white bone.

Qu Youying's body trembled with the sound of the broken branch, and the apple in her hand couldn't be gnawed.

Xie Xiaoer saw that her face changed slightly, and finally raised his eyebrows proudly.

He took the bones and filled the grave again, and then went back. Because his dwelling was guarded, I couldn't get in, so I had to give up. But the next morning! ”

With the branch in his hand, he sat down on a stool beside her, and picked up Qu Youying's teacup on the stone table.

He invited me to dine with him, and of course I went. Then on the dining table, a large bowl of soup was found. ”

Qu Youying watched him stick the branch into the teacup, revealing a look of disgust, "Could it be that bone broth?" ”

"You've been following me for a long time, you're smart."

When Xie Xiaoer praised her, he didn't forget to praise herself, which caused Qu Youying's contempt.

"And you drank it?" Qu Youying suddenly smiled evilly, "Taiwei's hospitality, you can't refuse it, right?" Have you drunk it? What does it taste like? ”

She wanted to see Xie Xiaoer's distorted expression, but how did she know that he showed regret on his face.

"I want to drink it, but I don't have the chance?"

Qu Youying was slightly stunned, "How do you say it?" ”

That bowl of soup was specially prepared by him for his daughter Yang Wan'er. said that she broke her leg a few days ago and drank bone broth to make up for it. ”

"What?"

Qu Youying was shocked again, and her voice was so loud that Yun Shu, who was passing by, looked over here several times.

"Don't make a fuss." Xie Xiaoer waved his hand at her and said, "Yang Wan'er has no doubts, she drank the soup directly, if there is meat on the bones, she will definitely gnaw it." It's just that I didn't expect that the captain would treat his daughter like this? That's his own daughter! ”

Qu Youying asked with a hint of suspicion after being stunned.

"Are you sure that's the human bones he dug up?"

She was just saying this to show certainty.

But Xie Xiaoer hit her with the branch in his hand, expressing his dissatisfaction.

"Master, I'm very knowledgeable, I've watched you all kinds of autopsies since I was a child, and I often give you a start, do you think I'll mistake animal bones and human bones?"

"That's right, too."

Qu Youying touched her head, what she saw and heard on the bones, Xie Xiaoer was definitely not worse than her.

Master once said that he also had a talent for doing tricks, but he never studied hard.

"And after that? What other strange actions did he have? ”

"I stayed with them for two nights, every night. There was definitely a bowl of human bone broth on the breakfast table the next day. ”

Qu Youying touched her chin and nodded.

"But this can only say that he behaves strangely, but why do you suspect that he is not a captain? You can't just say this, it will cause you to die. ”

"I know! That's why I came to you, otherwise why wouldn't I go to Jing Candle, he is much more reliable than you-ah! ”

Before Xie Xiaoer finished speaking, he was hit on the head by an apple.

Qu Youying glared at him viciously, "Besides, I'm not reliable, I'll throw you out directly!" ”

"You!"

Xie Xiaoer wanted to speak and stopped, so angry that he could only pout his lips.

Qu Youying liked the feeling of bullying him, raised her eyebrows proudly, and continued to ask, "Did something happen later?" ”

Xie Xiaoer swallowed his saliva, his eyes flickered, and Qu Youying knew that there was a follow-up.

"Go on."

"Okay!"

He sighed heavily and said, "On the third day, that is, yesterday. A large number of us were walking on the official road, but we didn't expect to get bad for the robbers on the way. ”

"Robbers?" Qu Youying was taken aback, "Which robber is so bold that even the captain dares to rob it?" ”

"I'm curious, too! But they did it anyway. The two sides fought, and one of the robbers' men, having his arm cut off, fled in a hurry. For safety, the lieutenant ordered to move forward quickly, and hung the robber's arm in front of him as a warning. ”

Qu Youying supported her chin with one hand, took a sip of tea, moistened her throat, and continued to listen to him.

Xie Xiaoer said so much, and his throat was dry, but the other party didn't give him water, he licked his lips and drank it when he grabbed it.

After drinking, he touched his mouth contentedly, and then he continued.

"That night, when I saw that the time was almost up, I planned to follow the captain, but I didn't expect that he didn't go out, but asked the leader of the guards for the amputated arm."

Qu Youying frowned, already vaguely knowing what he was going to say.

He took the severed arm, and went to the back kitchen of the inn, where he deboned and fleshed the flesh, stripped the arm alive, and then stewed the bones into soup, and human flesh was the material. You know, I was going to throw up. ”

"I also gave it to Yang Wan'er this time?"

"Nope."

Xie Xiaoer's face was serious, once he put away the smile on his face, his facial features would become resolute and straight, and it was very difficult to approach with a hint of fierceness.

Qu Youying looked at him like that, swallowed his saliva and said, "Could it be for you to drink?" ”

Xie Xiaoer's face suddenly collapsed, and he threw himself directly towards Qu Youying, squatting on the ground, lying on her legs, crying profusely.

"Did he really give you a drink?"

Qu Youying saw him nod his head whimperingly, and laughed shamelessly.

"Haha...... It tastes great, isn't it? Isn't it more delicious than pork and chicken? ”

"You're still laughing, do you have compassion or not!"

Xie Xiaoer protested, but Qu Youying couldn't help but shake her head, "Yes, never, hahaha......"

Xie Xiaoer pursed her lips angrily, and hit her a few times, and she was afraid that if she hurt her, she would sue Mu Jingzhu, so she could only sulk.

After that, she laughed enough, and seeing Xie Xiaoer's unhappy appearance, she kindly cut an apple for him and fed him one by one.

"Don't be angry, it's a big deal that I won't laugh next time."

Xie Xiaoer glared at him with a look, "Which time did you speak?" ”

"That's not what I learned from you."

Qu Youying directly slammed back, then her face sank, and she continued.

"But you know, that's a captain, not everyone can pretend to be it. He passed through Xiangling Town this time, and stayed at your house temporarily, you should go back and see if he is different from the past. In this way, it can be confirmed whether he is a lieutenant or not. You can't judge a person by mere weird behavior to be fake. ”

Xie Xiaoer couldn't stop nodding, but there was no behavior.

"And what are you still sitting for? Why don't you go back soon? ”

"I can't go back."

Xie Xiaoer cried and mourned, grabbed her sleeve, and blinked pitifully.

Qu Youying looked at him like that, and knew that his words were not finished yet, at least there was a follow-up!

"Actually, I didn't drink that bowl of soup because I accidentally knocked it over on purpose."

Qu Youying raised her eyebrows, "Oh? ”

"At that time, his face was not good, I said some words of apology, he was called away for something temporary, I saw that the situation was not right, so I ran away. But halfway through, I encountered a group of killers, whom I suspect were sent by the Captain. If it weren't for my master's martial arts, I would have died halfway, and it is estimated that it will become Yang Wan'er's breakfast tomorrow. ”

Qu Youying rolled her eyes and poked at his head angrily.

"It's just unreliable! What else do you say! ”

"You can still make money!" Xie Xiaoer flashed his long eyelashes and said aggrievedly, "After all, I am the first beautiful man in Xiangling Town, I can make money by relying on my appearance, and I can also make people smile." ”

"You, you, you!"

Qu Youying was so angry that he couldn't even speak, and he didn't directly sweep people out of the house, which was already the greatest favor for him.

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