In the past few days, I have ordered the catchers to inquire privately, and it took a lot of effort to know that there is indeed a barren mountain in the western suburbs.

After Lian Zheng left Beixian that day, Xiao Beigu visited several surrounding counties and towns such as Beixian County and Taolin Town, and with the help of Mu Qinghe, he collected the information of many missing people into a book, and sent them quickly.

She looked at the booklet for several days, and only then did she realize that the missing people had a distinct feature.

Coupled with the letter sent by Mu Qinghe, Pian Zheng found out that in the Golden Pig God Reward Case, the incident seemed to be far from being as simple as she thought.

There are dozens of missing persons on the list, and most of them are men living alone, with low status but a little wealth.

Most of them are idle merchants or traders who travel from east to west, and have no fixed residence.

In addition, most of these missing people have no family members, and there are only a few people who report to the authorities, and if no one investigates, they will definitely not find out that there are so many missing people, and they will not return once they go to Xiudu.

The missing person's guide always points to Xiudu, but there is no information before they arrive in Xiudu, which is very strange.

A small number of those who have family members do not know where the missing persons have gone.

However, several neighbors reported that the missing persons had sold their scarce possessions, saying that they were looking for wives.

The only missing person who left his brother in his family did not sell his house, but he never returned.

As for the few women who disappeared, these characteristics did not appear.

In this matter, she first concealed Thirteen and Feng Yin, and except for her, the rest of the people did not know.

Dozens of people have already disappeared in Beixian County and the surrounding small towns alone, what if they continue to investigate?

Pity Zheng felt cold in his heart, and immediately repaired a letter and sent it back to Beixian, so that Xiao Beigu and Mu Qinghe could have an idea.

I don't know what the situation is for the time being, but it must be a secret investigation to be safer.

There was no result in that place, the Xiudu case has been solved, and after this banquet, you can go back to Beixian.

At this feast, I heard that the health of the six princes had improved, and the day of returning to Changjing was approaching, Dong Guifei advised the emperor to have a good celebration.

On the third watch, King Sheng sent a group of people to send today's outfit.

The banquet is in Shenshi, and the hour is still early.

He didn't like to spend time grooming up, so he sent thirteen donkey carts to take her to a place.

The widow of the Tian family is not weak, but when she really looked for those famous butchers, they all shirked and did not know where to live.

The mountain was less than 100 meters away from the hill behind the small hill of the City God Temple.

Because of the dense forests, high mountains and dangerous roads, wild boars are often infested, and there are many graves.

So apart from Orion, gradually no one lived there.

Thirteen stopped the donkey cart, and the kiteer got out of the carriage.

There are indeed several tombstones standing at the foot of the mountain, hidden in the forest less than ten meters away, and there is a stone plaque whose name is not clear, which does look a bit like a collapsed archway of chastity.

Thirteen took two sticks from the cart, and tied a sickle to one end of the stick with a wooden rope.

He took one of the sticks and handed it to the kite.

"If the master knows that I have brought you to such a wild place, he will definitely count me down."

Thirteen couldn't help the temperament of the kite, so he had to let it go.

"There are many snakes, insects, rats and ants in the forest, so you can use this stick to clear the way before walking, and you can also take some precautions."

Thirteen is also careful, but she never thought of this.

He didn't say much, and went straight up the mountain with Thirteen.

This mountain is called Wushan, uncultivated, the climb is a little steep, and the mountain is overgrown with barren trees, weeds, and it is extremely difficult to climb.

However, one of them artificially stepped on a relatively flat road, and it would not be so difficult for two people to go up the mountain.

It took a full hour to reach the top of the mountain.

There are almost no places to live, let alone houses, or even people.

Looking down from the top of the mountain, there are rocks on the other side, and you can only vaguely see the lake at the foot of the mountain on the other side.

If you want to go down from here, it is much more difficult, and you have to go back the way you came.

Pian Zheng frowned, "It seems that today is in vain." ”

"It's hard for me to drive a donkey and climb a mountain for no reason, for fear that you will be taken away by snakes, insects, rats and ants."

Hearing this, he smiled and took a break under the tree at the top of the mountain.

Thirteen handed over the water bladder, took a few sips of water, and scratched the back of his hand.

The back of the hand was already red at some point, and there were several red spots that had been bitten by mosquitoes.

When Mercy raised her eyes, Thirteen had drawn the soft sword at his waist and stood opposite her.

Without waiting for her to speak, Thirteen silenced her left hand and leaned slightly to the side, motioning for her to look behind him.

Behind the thirteenth, I don't know when a tiger was erected.

At the same time, less than a foot away from the neck of the kite, a snake with orange red and black stripes was curled up, spitting snake letter at the kite.

The remnants of the pityan had already noticed it, and they couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

"Thirteen, it is impossible to have this kind of snake in the position of Xiudu, there is a volt nearby."

Thirteen frowned and stared at the snake around her neck, "I know. ”

Mercy Kite lowered her breathing, stabilized her heart rate, and tried to calm down and look at Thirteen.

"Thirteen, I'll count one, two, three, I'll squat down and run, and I'll give it to you on both sides." Pity Zheng said.

Thirteen was struck by lightning, his eyes widened, "You're kidding, right?" ”

"Well, just kidding."

Pian Zheng lightly hooked his lips and became a little serious, "I count one, two, three, I catch snakes, and you kill tigers." ”

Thirteen shook his head slightly, "The tiger is not as good as the snake, if you can't catch it, you will definitely die, I can't let you take the risk." ”

"Thirteen ......"

Before he could finish speaking, a sharp whistle came from nowhere.

At the same time, the tiger and the poisonous snake actually attacked!

Thirteen turned his sword into an arrow and shot straight at the viper on the branch.

He flew forward and pushed the kite out of the snake's circle of attack, and the tiger roared and pounced on Thirteen.

Thirteen defended with his hands, and his arm was bitten hard in the mouth by a tiger.

The tiger was swift and swift, and it bit off the clothes in Thirteen's hands with only one bite, and then chased forward, gnawing into Thirteen's hand bones in one bite.

Thirteen was in pain, waved his hand and grabbed the tiger's mouth, and opened it with him.

Pian Zheng fell out half a meter and wanted to get up.

But it was a smooth ground, and in an instant, because of her movements, the ground at the edge was littered.

With a 'snap', the ground cracked in a smooth shape.

The kite stretched out his hand to grasp the climbing vine, and fell down the mountain along the rubble.

Thirteen saw it at a glance, pounced forward, and suddenly reached out and grabbed half of the tree root, and at the same time grabbed the falling kite.

The gravel on the head fell one after another, and the yellow mud fell into the eyes, stabbing people with pain.

This time I went up the mountain, I must have been ambushed, there was a poisonous snake in front of me, and a tiger in the back, and even the things in the ground were moved.

Who is going to put them to death?

She shook her head, let the mountain breeze mix with wet tears, and opened her eyes, only then did she see the situation in front of her.

Thirteen's hand grasping the roots of the tree was being torn by the tiger, and the heavy smell of blood stained his robes, and blood was dripping down his sleeves on her cheeks.

If he hadn't caught her, with his light skills, he would have been just a tiger, so why would it be difficult to escape?

"Thirteen, there is a lake at the bottom of the mountain, and my life will not be in danger if I fall."

"Shut up, I'm running out of energy, don't waste my energy in vain."

Thirteen gritted his teeth, and his face turned pale.

"Thirteen, this time I met an ambush, and if I continue to stalemate, I will die when I arrive, and both of us will have a chance to survive if I fall!"

Thirteen shook his head: "The master explained, I must be with you, if you want to go down, I will go down with you." ”

"Thirteen! I don't want to die, but if you insist on holding me, and we both fall at the same time, if no one calls for help, we will be trapped. Now, if you really want to save me, you need to avoid the tiger and call someone to find me! ”

She didn't want to stage any drama of sacrificing herself, but if both of them fell, who would call for help?

She didn't think she could climb such a high mountain, but at least she could swim and not drown.

"Ahh Thirteen's arm was torn by the tiger and the flesh was blurred, and if he went any further, his hand would be useless.

Thirteen years old is already young, and his body is only afraid that it is lighter than the pitiful kite, and with his strength, he is struggling to support it, and I am afraid that he will not last long.

Pian Zheng took a deep breath and said, "Thirteen, I don't want to die, you listen to what I say next, you must convey it to him!" ”

Thirteen frowned, his left hand numb, and he turned his head to stare at the kite, which was clutching him.

"What can't you say yourself!"

She smiled lightly at him, and said angrily to him: "If we all fall down in a while, it will be too late." ”

"No...... No......" Thirteen muttered to himself, his eyes a little moist, "No, I can't remember, you say it yourself." ”

"Thirteen, there is a booklet under the pillow in my room, and this booklet was sent from the Beixian Muda people on a fast horse."

"I have a handwritten backup, in the vase in my room, don't give it to someone else, I must give it to Feng Yin, only he can understand what I mean." There is no vermilion on the lips of the pitiful kite, and it is finally explained.

Thirteen clenched his teeth, his eyes sour as blood, "I remember." ”

"Thirteen, can you trust me?" Pian Zheng smiled slightly and breathed a sigh of relief.

"At the height of here, if I fall, it's just gravity, there are so many branches on the way, I will fall on these branches, and I won't be able to fall to my death, not to mention that there is a lake below, you must come alive to pick me up."

"I will live, and you can't die either!"

Thirteen's hands hurt and almost let go, he clenched his teeth, and his five fingers grabbed the vine.

"Thirteen, you can trust me, if you want, can you call me the eldest sister again?"

Thirteen's eyes were sour, "No, if I can see you again, I will definitely lose." ”

Seeing that the thirteen pieces couldn't hold on, the pity's face was calm, and he smiled: "Thirteen, then I'll wait for you to come, and remember to keep the promise when the time comes!" ”

"A gentleman's words are hard to chase." Thirteen Yu glanced upward.

He turned his head to look at the blind, and his eyes were calm, and he suddenly smiled.

"Thirteen, remember, you must come to me."

"Don't let go! No way...... No way! ”

Pian Zheng let go of her hand, Thirteen's five fingers lost their strength, and her hand gradually slipped out of his palm.

"No!"