The road gradually became less and less easy to walk, and it seemed that it had deviated from the official road and walked towards the path. The road was bumpy, and the trees, vines, and grasses gradually increased. Xiao Tao was a little worried, is this the way to Jinling? But she can't question it.

It was getting dark, and the group came to a sparsely populated village. Zhao Gongzi ordered to rest here first. I found a deserted and broken yard, and settled people, horses, and carts. Xiao Tao and Yu Niang got out of the carriage and rubbed their waists, Xiao Tao squeezed to Zhao Gongzi's side and asked, "Isn't Jinling half a day away?" It's getting dark, why hasn't it arrived yet? ”

Zhao Gongzi's expression was very indifferent: "I won't go to Jinling." ”

"What?" Xiao Tao's eyes widened, stunned there, don't go to Jinling? She is going to Jinling, Zhao Gongzi's words are like a basin of cold water poured on Xiao Tao's head, "Then where are you going?" ”

"Let's go to Kaifeng Mansion first." Zhao Gongzi took out a water bladder from the burden on the horse's back with an expressionless face, took two sips, and handed it to Xiao Tao, "Do you want to drink?" ”

Where is Kaifeng Mansion? Xiao Tao had never heard of it at all. Disappointment, annoyance, and anger all came up, and Xiao Tao pushed Zhao Gongzi's hand away: "You liar!" You clearly said that you went to Jinling. ”

Zhao Gongzi's gaze sharpened: "I didn't say it." You can choose not to follow me. ”

"You!" Small peach knots. Indeed, it was Li Gongzi who said that he would go to Jinling. But he didn't refute it at the time. He knew that he was going to Jinling, and he brought it to this ghost place. My mother is right, there are a lot of bad people when you go out. I thought that the face was familiar and easy to speak, but it turned out that the more familiar the face, the more bullying people were.

Xiao Tao got angry, pursed her lips tightly and didn't speak. Seeing that Zhao Gongzi turned around and went to the backyard to settle down, Xiao Tao pulled his mother and walked out: "Let's go!" ”

The mother was stunned: "Where to go?" ”

"Don't go anywhere with this kind of liar." Xiao Tao strode angrily, "What are they going to Kaifeng Mansion, not Jinling." What are we going to do in that hellish place. ”

"Kaifeng Mansion?" The mother had no idea, so she had to follow Xiao Tao.

Both of them had bad feet and walked very slowly, and the mother sighed: "It's okay to go." I always think those people are weird. Xiao Tao was so angry that she didn't want to speak, so she just walked away. Freaks, liars! Zhao - Zhao what's the matter, I regret not asking his name, I don't know who to scold if I want to scold.

After walking for nearly half an hour, Xiao Tao's anger gradually subsided, but as soon as the anger disappeared, her courage became small again. Looking at the dark sky around him, the two big coffins that he had seen all day seemed to be dangling in front of Xiao Tao's eyes, and Xiao Tao's neck shrank. Actually----- you can wait until dawn before leaving, why are you in such a hurry?

"Oops!" The young lady touched her sleeve, and her voice became anxious, "The jade bottle is lost." ”

"Jade bottle?" Xiao Tao was stunned.

"It's the jade bottle with the powder. I looked at the workmanship and put it away. Later, when you get to the big market town, you can also go to the pawnshop to exchange a few pennies. The girl's face was a little red, "I was still in that yard just now." ”

Xiao Tao's heart moved, and she pulled her mother back: "Then let's go back and find out." "A good man doesn't suffer the loss in front of him, it's so dark, go back and talk about it until dawn. Xiao Tao shrunk her neck as she walked and said, "Okay, I'm looking for a jade bottle for you." Otherwise, I won't go back------"

"Yes, yes." The young lady pursed her lips and chuckled.

The two of them walked for more than half an hour and returned to the deserted courtyard. But the scene in the courtyard made them stunned. They had been gone for only an hour, and it was as if it had been washed in blood. A few torches that were still burning illuminated the yard very clearly, there were many people lying horizontally, and there were pools of blood, Xiao Tao was stunned in place, and her feet seemed to be sticky. The man closest to her, she recognized, was the man who drove the carriage during the day. All around, as silent as a tomb.