"Back then, the imperial court, ah no, it was the former dynasty that suppressed bandits, and I witnessed it with my own eyes on the side."

Speaking of the fight in the bandit village at that time, the old man suddenly came to his senses.

In the nineteenth year of Longyao of the Qin Dynasty, Emperor Yang was killed in battle, and the crown prince was killed.

In those years, it was very messy.

Shendu, as the national capital, was broken through the city gate by the Northern Wilderness Iron Cavalry, and Emperor Yang would rather die than retreat, and died in battle.

Beihuang killed many people in Shendu, but in the end, he couldn't bear the pressure and chose to retreat.

The war has created many refugees, and even the Shendu is also full of mourning, and the people are struggling to make a living. Hunger and despair can easily drive a usually good person to a dead end. There is no food, no money, and snatching is obviously the fastest way.

One is all about living, letting go of kindness, and picking up a butcher's knife. So there were many more murderers inside and outside the city.

Subsequently, the empress Yu Tiandu, who was still the empress of Great Qin at that time, temporarily led the government in Tiandu, led the army of King Qin of the world to counterattack Shendu, and drove the Northern Wilderness Iron Cavalry back to the extreme north. When the army entered the Shendu, the first thing they did was to thoroughly wash the Shendu City.

The spies of the Northern Wilderness, the thieves and bandits, the tide insects in the darkness are exposed to the sun, and the city gates are open every day, carrying corpses outside.

The city is cleared, and then there are bandits outside the city.

This bandit in Huchailing is the last nest of thieves around the Shendu.

They have nowhere to go, and troubled times are a paradise for these people. However, various places were recovered by the officials and troops one after another, order was being established, and they lost the space to survive.

It snowed heavily that day, and the bandits all hid in the cottage to keep warm.

Because there was no notice in the village to prevent people from ventilating the village, there was no notice in advance. Zuo Xiaowei came out of the Shendu City in the starry night, knocked on the gate of the village, passed through the village, and headed towards the cottage.

The old man was the most experienced hunter in the village at that time, and because he was familiar with the nearby roads, he was brought over to guide the thousand Zuo Xiaowei. Although the life in the village is leisurely, it is also boring, and it is rare to encounter such a thing, so the old man remembers it very clearly.

It was snowing heavily outside, and it was late at night, and the bandits did not expect that a large army would suddenly appear.

Zuo Xiaowei is the elite of the Northern Wilderness Iron Cavalry, and it is natural to deal with these bandits. The shouts of the cottage did not last long, and all the bandits who seemed to be brave fell in a pool of blood.

The old man's eyelids jumped, and he recognized a man who had fallen to the ground, and this person was the big boss in the cottage. The bandits wanted to break into the village and loot, and the two fought wits for a long time, and now they became a corpse, and the whole person was stabbed into a sieve by sharp arrows.

"The lord told us to gather all the corpses together and burn them all in one fire. It's just that this cottage has been empty since then, and no one has ever come to it again. The old man sighed.

Tang Yun asked, "Don't you usually go to that cottage?" ”

"Who will go to that place, the fortune teller in the city said that the place is too evil, maybe there were too many people who died there in the first place, it is really unlucky. We would avoid hunting on weekdays, and we also warned the children in the village that no one would pass. The old man shook his head repeatedly.

Tang Yun glanced at it: "Have you remembered what he said just now?" ”

Jing Liang said impatiently: "Isn't there someone in this cottage?" Regardless of whether it is a ghost or a ghost, just rush in and see if it is okay? ”

"Sit down." Tang Yun pointed to the stone pier.

Jing Liang's eyes widened, but he still sat down angrily.

"If there were any people there, you men would have run away long ago. Wait until late at night, just you and I will talk about it, and the others will stay on the mountain road. Tang Yun said.

Jing Liang sneered: "If he dares to run, we can hunt him down from heaven to earth!" ”

Tang Yun closed his eyes: "If there is a demon inside, if you let it go once, we will never have a chance again." ”

Jing Liang wanted to speak and stopped, he really wanted to say what even if he was a demon, Baiqi had never been afraid of something. But then he quickly shut up, if the monster really ran away, and in the end the matter was to blame, but he had to bear it all alone.

Tang Yun ignored Jing Liang, and said to the old man, "Trouble the old man, prepare some food for my brothers." ”

"Well said, well said." The old man hurriedly agreed, and suddenly saw Tang Yun take out a piece of silver from his arms and hand it to him, and quickly waved his hand, "Official, I don't dare to accept this money." ”

"You take it, these brothers have a lot of food, prepare more." Tang Yun gave the old man a few more pieces of silver.

The old man smiled and nodded yes, and when he went back, he greeted the housewives of each family, and after a while, smoke rose in the village.

"We only have three days." Jing Liang felt that Tang Yun should still be reminded.

Tang Yun looked at him: "Is this case investigated by me or by you?" ”

"You!"

"What are you, go and ask someone to take the horse away, there are not many horses in this village, and the sound of horses' hooves is easy to expose us. Moreover, the mountain roads are rugged, and it is better to ride a horse than to walk. Tang Yun looked at Jing Liang, "This is the last time I will instruct you, and next time I will realize something by myself." ”

Jing Liang's face tightened, the anger in his heart burst after another, and his fists clenched.

Tang Yun glanced at him: "Don't sit still, go and serve me a bowl of noodles and add some garlic." Remember, who's the one who is presiding over this case. ”

……

The two sat down at the threshold, snoring and finishing the noodles.

After being full of wine and food, and the sky gradually darkened a little, Tang Yun stretched his waist and lay on the stone table, and after a while, there was a snoring sound.

Jing Liang sat on the grass, his eyes staring at Tang Yun for a while, and looking up at the sky for a while, his mind in a mess.

This should have been a good opportunity for him to make contributions, but unexpectedly, this person suddenly appeared and snatched the case that originally belonged to him.

That's not all, I have to wait for a day in this village in vain!

His Majesty only gave three days, and if the three days arrived, and the monsters were not caught, they would be guilty of dereliction of duty.

Jing Liang seems to have a rough appearance, but he is not a reckless man. If it is really a dereliction of duty, there are still two situations. It's okay if this monster doesn't continue to make trouble, but if he continues to make trouble, then his future will be gone.

There is an even more terrifying possibility, that is, he did not catch the monster this time, and this monster disturbed His Majesty.

That's nothing else, he's definitely a capital offense.

Jing Liang was so anxious that he wanted to rush up the mountain to find out. He was afraid that the monster would escape, and the blame fell on him.

Such a mixture of thoughts made a layer of cold sweat grow on the burly man's head.

Jing Liang gradually fell asleep, and this sleep lasted for a long time, until Tang Yun woke him up.

"What time is it?" Jing Liang was frightened and frightened, and a carp stood up.

Tang Yun whispered to him, "Let's go." ”

Jing Liang followed behind Tang Yun and rubbed his eyes, only to find that Tang Yun had led him to a pool.

"Wash your face and give you time to sober up with a stick of incense." Tang Yun said in a deep voice.

Jing Liang did not hesitate, and the cold water splashed on his face, which immediately made his nerves much clearer. Jing Liang stood up and took a few steps back and forth, calming his slightly dizzy head.

Under the dark night, Tang Yun was dressed in a black brocade robe, and his whole person was hidden in the dark.

Tang Yun opened his mouth and said: "I asked others to ambush in the mountain road, this mountain is very big, you don't have enough manpower, you can only hold a limited number of roads." Therefore, if there are people inside, we must not let them discover us beforehand. ”

"You're confident that there's someone in that cottage?" Jing Liang asked.

Tang Yun shook the ring in his hand: "I don't know if there is anyone, but that demon must be in it." ”

On the ring was a bright light, and if you looked closely, you could see that it was actually emitted by a grimace's eyes. The grimace is hideous and terrifying.

……

Hu Chai Ling.

Tang Yun and Jing Liang were like raccoon cats, walking briskly on the mountain road, their footsteps were very soft, and they could only faintly hear the sound of boots stepping on dry leaves.

From this road, you can go straight to the cottage.

It can be seen that this road has been rarely walked, and the two of them cannot see clearly in the dark night, but they can still hear the dry leaves on the ground.

It was night, the moon was hanging high, and the moonlight was hidden through the layers of tree branches and fell to the ground.

In this moonlight, a cottage like a giant fortress has loomed.

This cottage is hidden on the other side of the mountain, surrounded by mountains on three sides, and only one mountain road can lead to it, and the existence of the cottage is completely invisible from the outside.

"I'll check separately, and if there is any situation, you can make up your own mind." Tang Yun whispered to Jing Liang.

Jing Liang couldn't wait for a long time, and just as he wanted to leave, Tang Yun suddenly said, "Don't be reckless. ”

Jing Liang didn't seem to hear what Tang Yun said at all, and a few of them disappeared into the night.

Tang Yun saw Jing Liang leaving, and the whole person immediately went in the other direction.

In this direction, the red light on the grimace ring became more vivid, and the whole ring trembled slightly, as if it was carnival.

An apparently constructed road was built into the depths of the cottage, but neither of them chose to take it from it.

This cottage is like a small city. Because it is a structure surrounded by mountains on three sides, the walls were cast in only one direction, and the walls made of masonry are magnificent, and every crevice of the masonry is poured with cement to prevent people from climbing.

Tang Yun began to circle around the edge of the cottage, and the old man told him that Zuo Xiaowei's sneak attack on the cottage left a secret passage.

Tang Yun circled the entire fortress three times before finding this entrance, and a green bush had already grown outside, covering this secret passage. It is said that someone in the cottage made an internal response and told this passage, so Zuo Xiaowei easily broke in.

It was dark in the tunnel, and you could smell a damp smell, which was originally used for drainage, but the cottage was deserted, and there was no use here.

The old man said that the secret passage led to a pool at the back of the cottage. There is no water here, and the pool is dry.

Tang Yun emerged from the exit of the passage, and sure enough, as the old man said, this was a huge pit, as if it had been specially dug by someone. Tang Yun climbed up along the edge, clinging to the wall, hiding the whole person into the darkness.

In this cottage, there are really people's voices, they seem to have deliberately lowered their voices, and they are still here, and they can still hear it clearly.

Tang Yun stepped forward, ready to hear more clearly.

"Bektoul, Bracketor!"

Tang Yun was suddenly shocked, and squatted down, his eyes wide open.

One of them replied, "Bethledor, Zako." ”

Tang Yun touched the tiger head knife with one hand and looked at the figures in the hall vigilantly.

This is the language of the Northern Wilderness, and for countless nights in Mobei, as long as he hears this voice, he will wake up from his sleep.

However, this is the outskirts of Shendu, the hinterland of Dazhou!

People of the Northern Wilderness, when did you get here?