Like me, Qingcen seemed to have trouble sleeping, turning over several times, and finally fell asleep, but he was extremely unstable.

The eyelids trembled vigorously, as if he was having a nightmare again.

However, this time I didn't dare to wake up Qingcen, for fear that after she woke up, she wouldn't be able to sleep all night, and I myself got up and poured a glass of water, sat on the wooden chair and drank it, and then went back to the bed and lay down.

I thought in my heart, no matter whether I could take the waterway or not, after arriving in Xiazhou, I was afraid that I would not be able to sleep peacefully, so I closed my eyes and forced myself to sleep for a while.

In a daze, I vaguely heard Qingcen talking nonsense.

"Fire, big fire."

I didn't pay attention to it, closed my eyes and fell asleep.

But on the second day, the inn exploded, and when we went downstairs for breakfast, we saw that the innkeeper and a few guests were talking in full swing.

The stalls on the street were also talking in groups, as if something big had happened.

A few of us sat down, and I listened intently as the guy talked to a few of the guests.

"Oh, this thing is evil, I guess it's retribution!"

"Yes, yes, I heard that many people died in the collapse before, but the old man died unjustly, not to mention that he was unrecognizable, and he was still soaked in the water for so long, and this matter had nothing to do with him."

"Why doesn't it matter? Who told him to collect the money from the black-hearted county government and what kind of bridge to give? "The shopkeeper was furious because of the loss of his loved ones.

"Lao Dao is dead?" I couldn't help but frown when I heard their conversation.

When the shopkeeper heard my question, he turned around and saw that several of us were looking at him, and immediately said, "Yes, dead, found this morning, dead in the water." ”

"Dead in the water?" I frowned: "Didn't he do it for the bridge?" How can you drown in the water? ”

"Drowning?" The man's expression suddenly became mysterious.

He took a few steps closer to our table and said, "He was burned!" ”

"What did you say?" I was stunned, thinking that I had heard it wrong, where did someone get burned to death in the water? Doesn't the flame have to be quenched in the water?

"Oh, really, it burned beyond recognition, it's too bad." The shopkeeper made a gesture with us.

Said that the old man's face was all burned, and all the things on the offering table yesterday fell into the water.

Although the people of the Yamen went there early this morning and fenced off the wharf so that no one was allowed to approach, the people who got up early to fish had already seen the scene.

"Several, I'm afraid you won't be able to walk this waterway today." The shopkeeper said to us.

"Fire?" I didn't take it to heart at all what the shopkeeper said later, but the word kept circling in my mind.

And, he quickly looked at Qing Cen.

Qing Cen seemed to have thought of something, her face was frightened, and when she saw that I was looking at her, Qing Cen immediately lowered her head again.

When Qingcen fell asleep last night, he kept muttering about what "fire", isn't it?

I frowned, stood up, and said to take Qingcen out to buy some preserves, and let her eat them on the way later.

"Don't go too far, come back soon." Someone died mysteriously in this county, and the little uncle's expression became nervous, and when he saw that I was going out, he immediately gave a word of advice.

I nodded, pulled Qingcen out of the store, but not to buy any preserves, but to pull Qingcen to the side of the alley first.

After making sure that there was no one in the alley, he asked, "Qingcen, you?" ”

I don't know what to say, but I can't help but ask Qingcen, is it possible to use nightmares to kill people again?

I pursed my lips and hesitated for a moment, thinking about how to phrase it.

Although Qingcen is young, she is extremely sensitive, and when she saw me looking at her like this, she immediately knew that I was probably suspicious of her, so she immediately shook her head anxiously: "Sister, I didn't do it, it's really not me." ”

"Qingcen, then can you tell my sister what you dreamed about last night?" I looked at Qingcen and asked.

Qing Cen frowned at her willow eyebrows, as if she didn't want to think about it, but since I spoke, she could only nod.

She told me that last night, she had a nightmare about the old Taoist from yesterday, who was burned alive.

"Then have you ever dreamed that he was burned to death by fire?" I asked.

Qing Cen shook his head: "I just dreamed that the old Taoist was struggling in the water, and his body was full of fire. ”

I frowned, just like the guy said.

"Sister, I really didn't do it, that old Taoist has no grievances with me, I won't harm him, it's really not me." Qingcen saw that I was silent, and he was very anxious and grabbed my arm.

I hurriedly nodded at her: "Qingcen, my sister believes you, and my sister believes that you will not kill innocents indiscriminately, but don't you tell others about this?" ”

"yes, I know." Qing Cen nodded vigorously.

I looked at Qingcen and sighed deeply, Qingcen's essence is kind, the people who killed her mother in the village before were all bullied people, I don't want this matter to have anything to do with her.

Moreover, I didn't want to stay here any longer, so I bought a bag of candied fruit, and after bringing it back to the inn, I told my uncle and Chu Chu that today we will set off and take a long detour to Fuzhou.

The little uncle also agreed: "Well, I also plan to do so, and in a while, I will find a carriage in this county." ”

"Okay." I nodded and sat down for a cup of tea.

When the little uncle finished eating breakfast, he went out to look for the carriage.

Chu Chu and Qing Cen and I left the guest room, took the baggage and sat downstairs in the inn, and when the little uncle called the carriage back, we set off to Fuzhou together.

As a result, before waiting for the little uncle, I saw seven or eight people coming out of the county government on the opposite side.

As soon as I saw it, the leader was the bearded man, and at this moment he walked towards the inn in a menacing manner.

Seeing that his face was not good, I still wondered in my heart if it was because I hit him on the street yesterday, so he wanted to come over to find fault.

So, he hurriedly got up and prepared to take Chu Chu and Qingcen out of the inn, saving a while and smashing the shop owner's table and chairs.

"Come with us!" The bearded man suddenly spoke, and in a commanding tone, said something to me.

I stared at the beard and asked coldly, "Why did I go with you?" ”

"Our master, I want to see you." The bearded one came out coldly.

This was beyond my expectations, why did their master see me? Is it to buy tickets?

"We don't need a ticket, we're going to take a detour to Fuzhou." After I finished speaking, I began to look around, looking for a trace of my little uncle.

The bearded man was not happy when he heard it: "Ah, you ugly woman, don't look at whose territory this is, let you go, you go, where did so much nonsense come from?" ”

After that, I only heard the sound of "click", and the people behind the bearded man all drew their sabers.