CHAPTER XXI

There is no longer a living mouth in Leijiazhuang.

We hurried out of the teahouse, and first pushed open the door to the west, and Lizi was dead in the room, and she had not yet woken up, lying quietly on the bed, her face blue and black, and her breath was completely devoid. We looked out again, not only the watchman, but also the cook, the servant, and even the cats, dogs, and birds raised by the Lei family, all died quietly.

Lei Fang's face was pale, he held the hilt of his sword tightly, and seemed to be muttering to himself: "How come, how can it be like this......"

There was a dead silence in the village, as if even the sound of the wind had frozen.

I had a feeling of unreality.

It's just dawning, I even wonder if this is also a nightmare, I fell into a dream with Lei Fang, this dream is too real and terrifying-

Lei Fang held my hand too hard, and his other hand grasped the hilt of the sword just as hard.

We went to the main courtyard and also to the guest house.

Lei Fang ran very fast, and I followed her closely.

There was silence all around us, and only the sound of heavy breathing and panicked footsteps could be heard from the two of us.

The owner of Lei Zhuang is not in the house, and neither are my master and master-

The rest of the people are dead.

There is no one in Leijiazhuang except for the two of us.

Lei Fang held my hand tightly and said repeatedly, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, it's okay." But I don't think she's comforting me, it's actually for herself.

The sky was completely bright, and Lei Fang's face showed a sluggish calmness. When people suddenly encounter a great change, they always can't wake up all at once, they can't believe all this, and they don't know what to do.

I was also at a loss.

Calm, calm down, can't panic now.

These people seem to have died at the same time, right in ...... Just as we entered the darkroom! Yes, that's right. Before we go into the dark room. The dates are still alive. We were in the dark room for more than half an hour, and when we came out, the village was dead and silent. Jujube should have died in the tea room at that time, so no one answered when Lei Fang called her, and the ear room where Lizi slept was also close to our bedroom, but she didn't hear the sound, indicating that she was also dead at that time.

In this village, even the owner and the guards and guests are afraid that there are thousands of people, but before dawn, all of them suddenly died quietly......

They died of poisoning, I can be sure.

But. What kind of poison is it? How is it poisoned? Where are the poisoners?

What about my master and master? Where is the owner of Ray?

Lei Fang suddenly raised his head: "Someone." ”

It's someone, and I hear it.

There was more than one person, and the footsteps came from far and near.

Lei Fang pulled me and flashed behind the door. The sword slid silently out of its sheath.

I could hear my own pounding heartbeat. The index fingers and thumbs are pinched together - if the person who comes is an enemy, I will not tolerate it.

I haven't killed anyone yet...... Whatever I did in my last life, I don't remember anymore.

But it doesn't seem difficult to make the decision to kill.

"What's going on......"

"Ahh

"It's full of dead people, too!"

"Could it be that all the people in the village are dead?"

"Xia Rui. Don't panic. Xiayu, don't touch anything! These people seem to have died of poisoning, and they must not be touched! ”

Lei Fang and I glanced at each other.

It turned out to be the three sisters of the Ding family?

Yes, we didn't see their corpses in the guest house just now. How could they come back from outside early in the morning?

Lei Fang's hand inadvertently pressed on the door, and the sound of the door lattice made the three people outside and the two of us startled. I heard the sonorous sound of the three people's swords unsheathed. Xia Jun's voice shouted: "What people! Get out! ”

Lei Fang slowly pulled the door open, her voice trembling and crying: "Cousin...... It's ...... us."

The three Ding sisters were drawing their swords and waiting in their hands when they saw the two of us appear behind the door. Suddenly relaxed.

"Why are you ......" Xia Jun did not put down the sword in his hand, still looking around vigilantly, while asking, "What happened in the village?" What's wrong with everyone? ”

"I don't know...... We ...... just now" Lei Fang, who had been tense all the time, cried bitterly, and Xia Rui and Xia Yu came over to support her.

"Don't cry yet, what's going on?" Xia Jun is still the calmest one: "What about the Lei Zhuang Master?" ”

Lei Fang shook his head. With tears and snot on her face, Xia Rui took out a handkerchief to wipe her face. Lei Fang calmed down slightly. I told you what we had just seen.

"Owner Lei is not here?"

Xiajun turned her head to look at me, and there was a thick guard in her eyes. I understand that here, they are relatives, and I am considered an outsider.

"My master and master are not here."

They had traces of dew on the hems of their clothes, and their shoes were stained with dirt from blades of grass, and they had apparently walked a long way.

"Where are you from?"

Xiayu's face turned blue, and she suddenly squatted down and vomited, coughing and crying while spitting. Xia Rui hurriedly let go of Lei Fang and turned to help her.

"Let's go up the hill behind...... Looking for a stone...... Xia Rui's face didn't know whether it was sweat or tears, she wiped it with her sleeve indiscriminately: "We went to find the luminous stone yesterday while it was dark......"

She was trembling too.

The five of us alive, all little girls, could see fear in each other's eyes in a mountain village full of dead bodies.

"Why are you ......" Xia Rui didn't finish the sentence, but I knew what she wanted to ask.

She wanted to ask why we weren't dead.

"We went into the dark room right now......"

If we were out there at that time, would we have died?

What kind of poison is this, and how can it poison everyone at the same time?

Lei Fang raised his head and looked at Xia Jun with a blank look: "Sister Jun, what should we do?" ”

Xia Jun's mouth was pursed tightly, and she still held the sword in her hand, but if she looked closely, her hands were also trembling slightly.

Although she was the oldest of the five, she was only a girl under twenty after all.

"Master Lei Zhuang, my master, they are not in the village, we had better wait for them to come back, and then we will do something. Now...... "I looked at Lei Fang, she obviously had no idea:" I don't know who the poisoner is and where...... We'd better take refuge in a safe place first, and wait for the Thunder Owner to come back. ”

Lei Fang didn't understand what I was talking about, but Xia Jun understood: "That's good." Where is that dark room you just went to? ”

I helped Lei Fang, Xia Rui helped Xia Yu, and stumbled. We entered Lei Fang's courtyard and then moved into the bedroom. Here it was the same as when we left, the curtains were still hanging and the quilt was not folded.

Lei Fang wiped his face, reached out to press the bracket, and with a soft gurgling sound, the shelves parted. The secret door appears before us again.

"Did you just go in here? What a black ......."

Xia Yu seemed to have become a frightened bird, looking at the dark passage in the secret door and not daring to enter.

Lei Fang glanced at her. Step inside first. I followed, and the three sisters hesitated before following in. The secret door can be automatically closed, and Xia Jun, who walked at the end, just followed up, and the secret door closed again.

The three sisters of the Ding family glanced back at each other.

As soon as the door closes. It was pitch black. Lei Fang said dryly: "Oh no, I forgot to bring the fire candle in." ”

"It's okay." Xia Yu suddenly said, her voice timid: "We have something to illuminate." ”

She touched it a few times, and a soft green light lit up in her palm.

"Luminous Stone...... We found it by the stream in the back mountain. ”

There is another ventilation hole in the darkroom, so I don't feel stuffy here. Lei Fang sat down against the wall, as if all his strength had been drained.

I sat down against her. Xia Rui helped Xia Yu and sat down as well.

Xia Jun looked around and whispered, "This is really a good place to hide and take refuge. I had never heard of such a place in Leijiazhuang before. ”

Although the room was still dim, with the glow-in-the-dark stone, I could barely see.

"Sister, you can sit down and rest for a while."

Xia Jun agreed. Also sit down against the wall.

For a moment in the dark room, only the breathing of a few of us could be heard.

Lei Fang's hand reached over. Hold my hand: "Xiao Sheng......"

"I'm here."

She choked up and said, "We...... Are we in a dream......"

I thought about it for a moment.

But I know it's not.

She sobbed softly.

Unlike the uncontrollable howling and crying just now, she was just overly frightened at that time, but now, she clearly understands that sadness and fear are entrenched in everyone's hearts.

"Why, how did it ......?"

She leaned over and I hugged her tightly.

I'm also afraidβ€”it's just that, while I'm afraid, I feel as if something is slowly sprouting in my heart, reviving, supporting me, giving me strength and faith, and making me stronger and stronger.

"Sister......" Xia Yu whispered: "The people in the village, are they all poisoned?" So, Uncle Chen, who came with us, and Senior Brother Yao, are they all dead? ”

Xiajun didn't say anything.

They had just met us at the entrance of the courtyard, and they hadn't had time to go in to see what was going on.

But Lei Fang and I have already seen it - there are only corpses in the guest house.

Xia Yu also cried, and Xia Rui, she also cried.

Three of the five people in this secret room are crying, and the rest are me and Xiajun.

Xia Jun comforted the two sisters softly, and said to the two of us, "You ...... Didn't you hear any unusual noises when you were here just now? ”

Lei Fang's nasal voice was extremely heavy, and he sobbed and said, "No, this door is a foot thick, and it is covered with stone, iron, cotton, and wood...... Movement outside is inaudible from the inside. When we came in, the dates were still in the outhouse, and she was still ...... It's still alive," Lei Fang breathed a sigh of relief, and then said, "But by the time we get out, she's already dead by the tea stove......"

Jujube They have served Lei Fang since they were children, and their relationship should be good, she said this, and rubbed her face twice: "I don't know which mad thief made this kind of means harm our Lei family!" I...... I want revenge! I must take revenge! ”

My heart sank.

If the poison is powerful, there is a chance to attack......

Could it be that the people of the Yao family did it?

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The big orange came back from a walk today and said proudly, "Swimming"~~ I was extremely shocked!

Grandma Orange said that it was the happy one who waded in the water downstairs~~ (to be continued,)