Xu Chu stood beside him, his face solemn, "The murderer acted neatly and neatly, and his layout was thorough and meticulous. And only a few hours after Xie Niang's death, he dared to attack for the second time, which shows that this person is very bold. ”

In the wind and snow, she stepped into the black place of the burned black place with a fire candle in her hand, and the soft light swayed obliquely, stretching her figure continuously. It's just that no matter how beautiful the tenderness at this time is, it can't match the solemnity and worry on her face.

The light was intertwined, Xu Chu squatted down and looked at Yu Niang's corpse, the strange firelight burned for a long time, although the water pavilion was seriously damaged, and even the pipa in her hand was not left. But the strange thing is that Yu Niang's body is still intact, only charred.

In the gloomy and lonely atmosphere, the cold wind blew, which made Xiao Mingzhu and Hua Wuxian, who were closely following the two of them, shiver. Then, the two of them looked at the black corpse together, as if they were facing a great enemy, lest a powerful ghost really break out of the sky.

It's not that the two of them are timid, it's just that the scene just now is too terrifying. Not to mention the firelight, there is also the sound of ho-ho, and then there is the weird smile of the jade lady who plays the pipa intermittently, no matter where you say it, it really looks like being possessed by a powerful ghost.

Xiao Qinglang stood beside Xu Chu, staring at Yu Niang's corpse with deep eyes and asked, "Can you do an autopsy now?" ”

Xu Chu nodded, took two steps forward, put the fire candle on the stone table, and reached out to put the jade lady flat. But before she could touch Yu Niang with her hand, she suddenly saw a faint blue and cold fire light rise up, and then spread around, until Xu Chu suddenly burned up.

Almost between the lightning and flint, the water pavilion that had been extinguished once again flew into the sky with sporadic firelight. The light of the fire was not large, but it was like a long eye rushing towards the person, burning the large smoke on the bodies of several people.

Xiao Qinglang's eyes changed, and he didn't care about the fire that fell on his body, and directly stretched out his hand to pull Xu Chu in front of him, trapping the person in his arms and protecting him with a big shield to isolate the burns of the strange fire outside.

Xu Chu's fingers just exclaimed in surprise because of the burning pain in his heart, and then he was pulled and rotated by a force. Before she could see it clearly, her eyes were dark and shrouded in a body full of clear bamboo fragrance.

She looked up in amazement, and met the sharp and handsome face, and the firm and worried eyes.

In the light and shadow, Xu Chu looked at Xiao Qinglang's face blankly, and only when he could see the sparks falling on his big wall clearly did he reach out and slap it.

"Don't move." Xiao Qinglang hugged the person gently, and explained quickly and simply, "This big fire is made of tiger skin, and I am not afraid of this lonely fire." ”

When Xu Chu heard this, although he was worried, he no longer struggled to move. She knew in her heart that at this time, she must not become a burden to Xiao Qinglang, and as for the infatuated women's practices depicted in the book, she had always scoffed at them.

Untimely self-assertions, except for adding to the chaos, I am afraid that there is no other use.

Thinking of this, she lowered her head and fell on Xiao Qinglang's chest, and her breath was completely his faint breath. Since she had already expressed her heart, she naturally did not struggle with his sudden tightening movements, but listened to the thumping heartbeat in his chest with a flushed face.

At this time, the two of them were very close, Xu Chu could even clearly hear his slow and calm breathing, and could feel the warmth oozing from the clothes.

Her gaze looked down slightly, and she saw the dark patterns embroidered on his brocade robe under the collar of his large fur, and the firm, firm skin. Inexplicably, there was a moment of envy in her mind, obviously she was a man, why was her skin more confusing than that of a woman?

Thinking of this, her eyes couldn't help but flicker, and she took a deep breath and reached out to wrap around the man's sturdy waist.

Xiao Qinglang didn't expect Xu Chu to have such a sudden and intimate action, and immediately felt that the blood in his body was boiling. He never knew that the sensation above his psoas muscles would be so sensitive that it almost confused him.

He couldn't tell how he felt at this time, as if his heart, which had rarely rippled, was wrapped in a soft light fur, gentle and warm. It was as if a gentle vine tree had grown from the bottom of his heart, breaking through the ground, and then lingering on him, not bound but clinging to each other, which made people's hearts surging with peace and joy.

Compared to Xu Chu, Xiao Qinglang was obviously much nervous, so much so that his breathing was a little short. He had a hard hand in his hand, and he couldn't wait to strangle people into his own blood and bones, but when he lowered his eyes, he looked at the person who was clinging to him with his head slightly up, and suddenly felt that it was also excellent to look like this.

The wind blew through her sideburns and beat against her slender white neck. The interlacing of jet-black hair and the white and round neck also made Xiao Qinglang's gaze move with it, looking deep along the slightly messy neckline. Almost for a moment, he took a breath and his eyes deepened, not daring to look any more.

It's just that, even so, he clearly felt how the delicate body in his heart rose and fell with his breath. So even if his eyes didn't fall on the delicate woman in his arms again, his mind couldn't help but stir, so that his thoughts began to wander.

"Childe?" Xu Chu looked outside from the gap in the big air, but saw Wei Guang and the others hurriedly dodging the firelight, and although Hua Wuxian also learned from Xiao Qinglang's appearance to protect Mingzhu, the light fur on his body was also burned by the firelight. She was a little anxious in her heart, and raised her head and called, "Do you want everyone to exit the water pavilion first?" ”

Xiao Qinglang came back to his senses, his eyes were dark, and he pressed his chin against Xu Chu's hair, and at the same time covered the trust and eagerness in her eyes. He took a deep breath and felt her not move anymore before frowning and looking away at the pavilion.

He never believed that ghosts and gods could do anything, and there must be a reason for this.

"Don't move, put the light in your hand away, and the big heel that will be wet with snow will fade off!" Xiao Qinglang protected Xu Chu in his arms, hugged his chest tightly, and then raised his head and scolded the panicked Hua Wuxian and Wei Guang and the others coldly, "There is phosphorus powder in the fire, and it will move with people." ”

Sure enough, as Hua Wuxian stopped moving with Xiao Mingzhu, Wei Guang and the others, the firelight gradually stopped chasing the people in the pavilion. It's just that the wet coat, even though it was discarded, still emitted light smoke and even gradually burned.

There was silence for about a quarter of an hour before the faint blue light of the fire faded. All that remained was the still steaming dusk fire, and the black smoke burned the unburned wooden planks and carved eaves of the pavilion.

It's just that the fire is already very small, and the light is faint, but it will be extinguished after a while.

The crisis was lifted, and Xu Chu also faded out of Xiao Qinglang's arms. But before she could turn around and go to the corpse to check on it, she was grabbed by a pair of thick hands.

"Did you get burns just now?" Xiao Qinglang pulled the person to his side, put her hand in his palm, and then looked at it carefully.

In fact, it was just a burn between the fingers, and although it hurt, it didn't hurt. She shook her head, "It's fine. ”

Xiao Qinglang saw that there were really no scars on her hands, so he was relieved, but when he let go, he subconsciously tapped her palm.

Xu Chu's face suddenly turned red, and the hands he had touched seemed to be on fire. Think about it, how many people admired King Jing'an, who was once a dignified and cold king, but he didn't want to do so in private......

She shuddered and withdrew her hand as she pretended not to feel it. Then he thought about the corpse and walked away.

At this time, Xiao Mingzhu and Hua Wuxian were all apprehensive, and the scene just now was too unbelievable. The fire, which had been extinguished, suddenly flew all over the sky again, and it would run after people.

It's unbelievable. However, what is even more unbelievable is that the wet light fur and big coat have been burned out of small holes one by one. If they hadn't taken off in time, I'm afraid that the people present would have been burned, if not burned.

Hua Wuxian hesitated for a moment, and was just about to persuade Xiao Mingzhu to leave, when he saw that the girl had already come to Xu Chu's side. He was held in his throat in one breath, couldn't swallow and couldn't spit it out, and finally could only follow his fate.

Sure enough, his "rival in love" is not to be underestimated, but he doesn't know when he will be able to withstand her.

In the water pavilion, there is still a slight smell of burning, but there seems to be a choking garlic smell and a strong sour smell under the burnt smell. Other than that, there seems to be no trace of it.

"Childe, Mingzhu, do you smell any strange smell?" Xu Chu looked at the mottled and strange fire light remaining on the corpse and asked.

Xiao Mingzhu took a deep breath, and then choked and coughed a few times, "It's so strong garlic smell, and there is a strange sour smell!" ”

Xu Chu nodded, "Phosphorus powder will spontaneously combust when heated, and the firelight will emit a faint blue, which is a common means used by the gods and ghosts of the rivers and lakes to pretend to be ghosts, and it is also a ghost fire that people often say in the countryside." ”

Regarding the statement of ghost fire, Xu Chu is no stranger, and Xiao Qinglang is naturally not unfamiliar. In addition to the book records, when the two of them exposed the case of Sun Xing's collusion with Li Dai Taozhuang twenty years ago in Yunzhou City, the most critical clue was the ghost fire on the south bank.

Xiao Mingzhu saw Xu Chu squatting down, so she naturally followed her and hurriedly chased after her and said, "Sister Chu is saying that someone used phosphorus powder when Yu Niang was burned to death and the water pavilion was burned down?" ”

Xu Chu shook his head, "Although phosphorus powder can camouflage ghost fire, its ignition point is extremely low, only more than forty degrees. Normally, phosphorus fire can only burn people, but it is not enough to burn people to death, let alone directly burn people to charred corpses. ”

Therefore, there are often people in the market who do not die on the spot because they encounter ghost fires or are burned by ghost fires. But when he returned home, he looked depressed and finally died. Everyone in the world says that they were asked for their lives by ghosts or became a stand-in. But I don't know that most of the people who die from ghost fire either die of fear of phospho-powder poisoning, or die of wound infection.