Chapter 1: The Mountain Temple Case
March 17 of the first year of Shengong.
There are still doubts about the case of the mountain temple in Luoyang County, and it was transferred to the Shendu Sixing Temple for trial.
There is one survivor of this case, Liu An, a native of Luoyang County, nearly half a hundred years old, who was arrested by Luoyang County at the time of the case, and took over the escort of Luo Xun, the assassin of Fengzhou, into Beijing.
"Liu An, this lawsuit Xingsi Cheng Zhuang Li, I am here to try this case."
The little ones have seen the adults.
"You don't have to panic, it's safe here."
I didn't panic...... My lord, can you hand me that pot of wine?
"In the case of the Mountain Temple, Luoyang County sent someone to investigate, and you are the only one who lives. But why are you keeping your mouth shut? This official has checked your details, and you should know these things. If not, I can send you to the Magistrate's House, and they will have a way to get you to speak. ”
It's not that I don't say it, I'm afraid that if I say it, others will think I'm crazy. I...... Almost every night I dreamed of those people and they smiled at me. Zhang Xiaoqi grabbed me by the neck and asked me why I didn't save him...... However, I was also confused.
"What the hell is going on...... Lao Feng, go get him another pot of wine. ”
At that time, it was a little dark, as if it was going to rain, and there was a little rain, and Zhang Xiaoqi's kid told me if he could rest first. You see, at that time, it was about seven or eight miles away from the divine capital, and Lao Tzu went south and north back then, what is this road, he is precious. also taught the kid a lesson, and it just so happened that a few poor people in Fengzhou had a straight face along the way, and it was not easy to say a few jokes, so they urged us to leave quickly.
It was the official who said to rest, and these poor people agreed. When I saw these poor men still holding them in front of the official, I wanted to laugh. My lord, you know, he was a thorn history who was dismissed, and when he entered the magistrate's house, even the princes and nobles had to fade their skin, and he was a thorn in Fengzhou, where birds don't, and he wasn't a fart when he reached the gods.
Later, the rain really fell, and the sky was terrible, and there happened to be a mountain temple next to it. Yes...... My lord, the mountain temple you are talking about, there is nothing special, there seems to be a circle of walls outside, but it has collapsed, and one side is missing a corner, and it is leaking rain.
A few errand boys in Fengzhou also put silk cloth for the official to help cushion it, picked up some dry firewood, and lit a fire for the official. I hurriedly asked Zhang Xiaoqi to come over, no wonder this kid wanted to rest, a stone was tattooed on his foot, and his shoes were full of blood. Fortunately, I took Jin Chuangyao with me at all times and wrapped him in a cloth, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to walk the rest of the way.
"Who was in the temple at that time?"
Originally, there were just a few of us, and the official was going to do some bullshit poetry, and Lao Tzu was sleepy after listening to a few words. The rain is not over, and I think it will not stop until tomorrow, and I wonder if the city gate is closed, so I might as well go back tomorrow. However, Zhang Xiaoqi had already fallen asleep, and he didn't wake up even if he screamed. There could only be one awake, and I couldn't sleep.
There is another group of people, there are still a lot of people, it should be a rich caravan, there are ...... Five or six wagons, covered with thatch and felt cloth to protect them from the rain, did not know what to load. A few servants followed a rich man in. This rich man didn't know who he believed, and he was covered up with a torn coat outside, but the jade on his hand was a high-quality product at a glance.
There was a handsome little lady, holding a son-in-law, the son of a rich merchant, with fine skin and tender meat, and he was still timid when he saw us. This will be a few years earlier, not to mention meeting bandits, just a little splash in the mound can rob them all. It is also thanks to the queen of heaven who ascended the throne, and the surroundings are peaceful.
"Just these few people?"
Be...... The rich merchant also had five or six retinues, separated from us, and did not speak.
"And then?"
I was a little anxious to pee, went out to pee, kicked Zhang Xiaoqi awake, and made him stare at the official. When the boy saw that the little lady's eyes widened, I kicked it a few more times...... If I knew, I would definitely take him with me.
"When you go out, are there any people in the temple?"
I didn't pay attention, it was cloudy and dark at that time, the wind was cold, who would pay attention to that.
"You go on."
I originally wanted to solve it in the temple, but after all, we are Shendu people, and we can't lose our image in front of outsiders. I ran under the eaves, and when I came back, I suddenly heard a scream from the mountain temple.
I was startled, the knife fell in the temple, I was afraid that something would happen, so I lay on the crack of the door and looked in.
"What do you see?"
I didn't see anything, it was dark inside, but the screams were clear...... There are a lot of people shouting, miserable! I can't say it, I used to kill bandits with the official army, and I know this voice. It is like a knife slashing at a man, without pulling it out, cutting off the bones and flesh little by little. I didn't dare to go in, so I lay on the edge of the door.
Afterward......
You go on...... Lao Feng, let you drink so slowly! ”
Thank you, sir...... Later, when the door opened, I saw Zhang Xiaoqi coming out of it.
No, he didn't come out, he climbed, he crawled on the ground. His feet had become two bloody holes, and he couldn't stop bleeding out. He gripped the ground with his hands. I lost a lot of weight throughout...... Like a dried corpse.
Zhang Xiaoqi shouted at me, but the rain was loud and I couldn't hear it clearly. I thought that someone was going to save the official, and if he didn't see my job, he would have smashed it, so I didn't think much about it at the time, so I rushed into the temple.
I didn't see anyone, it was dark inside. Suddenly, Zhang Xiaoqi suddenly pounced on me, he was so strong that his nails pierced my legs and stomach. Look, my lord, my legs are still a little inflexible.
I panicked and kicked him to the ground.
However...... He crawled again!
Crawling step by step, his knees soaked in blood......
I listened to him shout, spare me, spare me!
With his hand, he pulled out the eyeballs and brought them to me. Then he kowtowed desperately and begged me to spare him.
He's definitely demon-possessed!
My lord...... Don't look at me like that, what the little one said is true.
Call! I was also frightened at the time, I wanted to take Zhang Xiaoqi away, but he suddenly pushed me away, kowtowed desperately, and my head shattered......
There was a sharp stone on the ground, and his head was cut in half, and his brain was mixed with blood and sprinkled on the ground. His body was still connected to half of his head, and he was already dead, and he was still kowtowing desperately.
The inside of the mountain temple was darker, as if there were shadows shaking.
I'm afraid that a youkai will come, so I snatched the horse and ran back!
But, the scariest thing is when you go back!
Huchailing, about seven or eight miles outside the Shendu, is surrounded by poplar trees from Hesse on both sides. Someone...... Someone is following me!
"Someone chasing you?"
I drove my horse fast, but there were always footsteps behind me, who would run faster than a horse? The horse was very uneasy, and I was afraid that it would suddenly startle, so I lay on the horse's back and glanced behind me with my peripheral vision......
Squeak! (Knocking the door)
Yes!
"Don't panic, Lao Feng, put the wine here! I'll just judge him! ”
A man, a woman! She followed me, like a ghost, looming behind me. I was terrified, and I wanted to get out of here as quickly as possible. I ran for half an hour......
"Impossible, Huchailing is only seven or eight miles away. Even if you leave, half an hour should be there! ”
I was in a hurry, I could already see the gods, I kept spinning and couldn't get out! It was pitch black, and the horse suddenly neighed and threw me down. I saw the woman behind me lunge towards me......
"What does that woman look like?"
She's like a person!
"Who?"
I can't say! Said I would die!
(Silence for a while)
"What happened after that?"
I fell into the mud puddle, and I had already lost my strength, let alone bring it up.
The woman was stepping on my head, and she was going to bury me alive in a mud pit!
I wanted to ask for mercy, but when I opened my mouth, I poured mud and sand into my mouth, but I could only shut up.
I struggled to move, only to feel myself sinking deeper and heavier. There seemed to be a pile of broken corpses in the mud pit, and the head of that Fengzhou Thorn Shi was right in front of me, his eyes, nose, mouth, and ears were chopped off, like a skeleton covered in skin.
"And how did you end up alive?"
I thought I was going to die, but the woman suddenly burst into flames and ran away screaming. Someone dragged me out of the mud puddle and I came back to life.
"Who saved you? When we arrived, you were alone. ”
It was a man who dragged me out of the mud pit.
He seemed to be cautious at the time, carried me to a cave behind a bush, and whispered to me, "Wait here, don't go out!"
I don't remember his appearance, except that on the index finger of his left hand, he wore a bronze ring with a hideous grimace carved on it......