Chapter 117: The Dark Shadow Under the Moon
For the rest of the few days, Yubao Zhuang was extraordinarily calm.
In addition to the slaves who were responsible for daily life, Niu Zheng dismissed the slaves and miscellaneous servants in other aspects first, leaving behind more than a dozen sturdy young men.
In this way, he said that it was to reduce unnecessary casualties, but in fact, Niu Zheng was worried that if there were casualties, he would not get a large amount of pension.
On the evening of May 28, Yubaozhuang's bright face was very normal.
A few slaves who had been busy all day took time to chat for a few words, and three or two young slaves went to the backyard together to relieve themselves. However, in a certain room, more than a dozen young strong men all held a long knife with vertical lines in their hands, and they all held their breath between their noses, and put all their strength in their hearts.
In the past few days, the old man's words have been very tight, but there are still rumors in private that the thieves are coming. In addition, there are traps up and down the village, and people with a discerning eye can know that they want to do things at a glance.
Although the name of the golden hand is not well-known in the cultivation world, in the mouths of ordinary people, there is a lot of talk about the tiger's color change.
If anyone can catch the big thief and smuggle the golden hand, not to mention his name, the big girls in the villages will rush to ask for it, just saying that the thousand taels of silver offered by the government are enough to make ordinary people move.
The moonlight was gradually rising, Lu Cheng was covered with a faint color of blood, and the figure who returned late was hurrying home.
For some reason, tonight was unusually quiet.
Under the quiet night, the wolf dogs of the neighboring yard members barked again and again, and the annoying sound spread far and wide, and it was not until late at night that the wolf dogs gradually stopped.
The wolf dog tossed until midnight, tired, and similarly, the dozens of people who were guarding Yubaozhuang were also tired, and the few people who couldn't stay up had already snored.
The night was uneventful, as calm as usual, but most of the people in the village began to get tired of the wolf dogs in the neighboring yard.
Early the next morning, Niu Zheng had two dark circles under his eyes, and complained in a low voice from time to time, saying, "My lord, I don't know if your news is accurate, why did you stay all night, and I didn't even see a ghost." ”
It's okay to complain three or two sentences, but as long as one person leads to a reason, everyone around will start to complain more than once.
"Don't make any noise, shut up for my mother. ”
Luo Chen was also two more irritable in his heart, and he didn't suppress his anger for a while and roared loudly, but the effect was very good, and the servants and miscellaneous servants were frightened and hurriedly kept silent.
Then, he added: "In these three days, no one can say when he will come, so he will disperse first, so that he can rest." ”
The first sentence of reprimand was tight, and the latter sentence said something to appease, after all, in such a big Yubaozhuang, Luo Chen alone wanted to catch the waves, and he really had more than enough heart but not enough strength.
It was another day, and the night of the 29th was a little gloomy.
Maybe the outside of the house was too calm, or maybe the inside of the house was too dull, and everyone's spirit was obviously lowered a lot, carrying a vertical knife in one hand, and glancing out of the window from time to time.
Similarly, the wolf dog of the neighboring house was tossed until the second half of the night, disturbing the good dreams of a few sleepy slaves, which made people a little more annoyed.
Tonight is still quiet, as calm as last night.
On the second day, Niu Zheng didn't mention anything about whether the news was accurate, just scratching his head vigorously and cursing the annoying wolf dog.
The old man of his own house was angry, and a few idle curses happened to fall on the ears of the nearby slave. In this way, a few slaves have a lot of eyes, and the careful thinking of pleasing the master is placed on this wolf dog again.
On the last day of May, the sky suddenly became cloudy.
In the afternoon, the dark clouds over Lucheng were about to press overhead, and finally, after a cool north wind, a few muffled thunders came slowly like passers-by returning late.
In a moment, the raindrops of beans fell, and there was a loud sound outside the north window, and in the blink of an eye, a small puddle of water stains gathered on the window.
"Look, this thunderstorm made a group of us stay in vain for two days and two nights. ”
"Who says no, this thunderstorm is scary, let alone arresting people, it's difficult to catch a mouse. ”
"I dried a few clothes at noon, no, I have to go back to the house to collect my clothes. ”
"Old Liangtou, come here, take two sips to refresh yourself. ”
Everyone didn't have much hope for tonight, but now it's a good thing, and a heavy rain completely dilutes the dreary atmosphere in the room. The three or two of them laughed together in a low voice, and at the base of the wall, the two of them lit the old smoking guns.
Niu Zheng rubbed his stiff face a few times, so that his unnatural smile appeared more natural.
Then, he got up and stepped forward, asked a little half, and said, "My lord, look at this ........"
"Well, what's going on. ”
Luo Chen put away his distant gaze, raised his hand to stir up the water stains on the window flute a few times, and said to himself: "When the moon is dark and kills people, and when you steal on a rainy night, this sentence is not unreasonable. ”
Niu Zheng made a bitter old face, shook his head helplessly and sighed, and admitted: "Yes, the adult has analyzed it thoroughly, and he will come over tonight." ”
Suddenly, Luo Chen's eyes froze, and he raised his head and stared out the window.
"What's the matter, what did you find? ”
"Shhh ”
For a moment, the room fell into an eerie silence, with only the sound of rain, wind, and one or two muffled thunder echoes in the distance. In the eyes of ordinary people, there is nothing unusual around, and there is no other movement.
However, Luo Chen has a cultivated body, and the sharpness of his facial features is far from being comparable to ordinary people.
“.... Want Want ..... Wang....."
“..... Sudden ......."
“..... Woo woo......."
In the wind and rain, a few dog barks can be vaguely heard in the neighboring yard. However, after three or two dog barks, there was another muffled sound, and then the wolfdog whined a few times and then stopped moving.
"No, these noises are not right. ”
Immediately, Luo Chen drew his spear with his backhand and said in a deep voice: "Langlixing may be coming, you take a few people to search separately, and if you find him, drag him as much as possible." ”
Without waiting for Niu Zheng to open his mouth to reply, Luo Chen rushed out of the house and plunged into the heavy rain.
After Niu Zheng was stunned for a moment, he hurriedly turned his head and scolded, and shouted: "What are you doing in a daze, don't pick up the guy's business, and work for Lao Tzu." ”
The midnight temperature was already seeping, and with the pouring rain and the cool breeze pouring into the neckline, the biting cold was really uncomfortable.
In less than three or two breaths, Luo Chen had already rushed out of Zhuangzi and stood on the edge of the partition wall.
By the light of the house in the distance, I could vaguely see two footprints in the alley, one deep and one shallow, and there was nothing else.
"One is in the waves, and the other will be who. ”
Luo Chen leaned over and looked at it a few times, the shallow footprints were nothing special, but the string of deep footprints next to him made him pay extra attention to them.
He then chased in the direction where the footprints had disappeared.
The rain became heavier, and the water rose nearly half a foot thick, and many traps set up in various parts of the courtyard collapsed.
In the north courtyard of Yubaozhuang, in front of a certain house, two figures, one fat and one thin, slowly walked out of the corner.
On the right hand side is a strong man, he is estimated to be about nine and a half feet tall, and his strong body must be more than three hundred pounds, and he looks like a bear from a distance. The thin man on the left hand side is as thin as a bamboo pole, less than seven feet tall, with a long pair of thief eyebrows and rat eyes, and two beige front teeth are particularly eye-catching.
Obviously, this thin man is a wave of travel, and the fat man can't see his specific identity for a while.
The two didn't communicate much, but every time they walked in front of a room, Lang Lixing would raise his hand and put it on the outer wall to test it, and then shake his head to show it.
However, before the two of them could investigate the room in front of them, a lot of chaotic footsteps sounded in their ears.
At night, coupled with heavy rain, the visibility was not high, and the figures in the dark could not necessarily be seen when they got close, let alone the four hurried servants separated by a distance of more than ten feet.
However, these two people were very strange, and they just stood still, but after looking at each other and smiling, they actually walked in the direction of the comer.
“.... Click... Click....."
"Whoever is there, give a name. ”
A series of footsteps echoed on the bluestone slab, and at the same time, the four servants noticed the abnormality, raised their knives and slowly approached this side.
“... Click.... Click....."
Suddenly, the footsteps disappeared inexplicably, and nothing unusual was found except for the wrist-deep water.
"No bullshit, what a day of nonsense. One of the sturdy young men pulled the robe on his shoulders and cursed in a low voice.
Similarly, the remaining three complained in unison for a sentence or two.
"Wow"
However, the broken words in the mouths of the four were only halfway through when a sound of water waves sounded behind them. With the next breath, a dark shadow hit in the darkness of the corner of the wall, and the head of the young man on the right hand flew out inexplicably.
“.... Poof....."
Suddenly, hot blood gushed out from the corpses, splashed on the faces of the remaining three people, stuck to the dirty sleeves, and stained the water on the soles of the feet.
Most of the servants of Yubaozhuang are members of the Zhuang family, and they have no strength, but they lack a fierce energy.
Faced with the cold corpse at hand, and the extremely sticky blood on his face, the three of them were so frightened that they couldn't even hold the knife.
"Little cub, you didn't mean to arrest Lao Tzu. ”
In the dark, the strong man walked out slowly, staring at the three of them playfully, and Weng Sheng said: "No, Lao Tzu is here as promised, don't hurry up." ”
At this moment, one of the young men relieved himself and asked in a closed voice, "..... You are.... Big thief, in the waves. ”
"What a bullshit thief, Lao Tzu is not that coward. ”
Hearing this, the strong man glared and yelled, and then, he raised his head and patted his chest and said: "Lao Tzu Xing will not change his name, he will not change his surname, Chu Badao is also." ”
It was good for him to speak calmly, but he roared angrily, and the three of them only felt that their ears were buzzing.
Hearing the name of Chu Badao, the three of them were inexplicably relieved. Because, there are rumors in Qingzhou that Chu Badao is righteous, and he likes to roar when he sees injustice, and he is an extremely chivalrous person.
However, the strong man in front of him, who called himself Chu Badao, did not match the rumors.
Immediately, another young man treated him politely, stopped talking about the previous killing, and said, "Chu Yishi, I came to visit my Yubaozhuang late at night, I don't know what it is." ”
"Haha..... Hah"
Chu Badao raised his head for a long time and laughed wildly, and then said presumptuously: "Righteous man, fuck the bullshit righteous man, these few words are just a reason to fool you idiots." ”
"Remember, Lao Tzu is called the ghost butcher – Chu Ba Knife, and it is good to be a ghost in the palace of Hades. ”