Chapter 496: Finding Out
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He Jinshui saw that she was in a state of interest and her mood was not very high, so he diverted the topic and continued: "According to what we found in the cave, if it is not bad, two thousand years later, this place should have been discovered by a villager who strayed into this place, and inadvertently activated that strange saloman stone, and the evil spirits that fell from the sky took possession of his body, and used him to attract all the residents of the village to become the host of these evil spirits, and in the end, so many things happened. ”
He coughed lightly and continued: "Under the control of the evil spirit, this human wolf mutated by humans lost itself and returned to its animal nature, burning, killing, plundering and eating the living, and finally even God couldn't stand it anymore, leading them to a point of no return, so they are both perpetrators and victims. ”
"When these wolves were destroyed by us, the evil spirits attached to them returned to the gem, and when we went to the top of the mountain to check, these souls discovered our existence, and actually estimated that they would repeat it, and brazenly snatch the dominance of our body, and finally the evil invincible was completely destroyed by us. ”
"I see!" everyone looked at each other, thoroughly understanding the cause and effect of the matter, and their faces suddenly brightened.
"In this way, it is not so much that we are fighting against those villagers, but that we are fighting against evil spirits, and when these evil spirits are destroyed, this place will never be harmed by the undead again!" Ai Mingjia's eyes lit up, and she patted her chest to reveal a relieved expression, and her sullen mood suddenly relaxed a lot.
"Well, that's the case!" He Jinshui thought for a moment, and then said: "One more thing, I think this matter may not be an isolated case, this place is so closely connected to Haisha Town, and it is all missing, maybe the two things are inextricably linked!"
"Haha, then what are we waiting for, let's go quickly!" the two generals said in unison, glancing at each other and slapping together, struggling to get up from the marching bed.
"Nonsense, what's the hurry!" He Jinshui was shocked, and hurriedly stepped forward and pressed back one by one on his shoulder.
"You two really don't make people worry!" He Jinshui pretended to blow his beard and glared with a little anger and said, "Even if you are in an urgent mood, you have to divide the time." If you are reluctant to go on the road and affect the treatment effect, don't blame me for falling disabled in the future. ”
"Lyman, take care of them!" He Jinshui turned to the brown-haired boy and ordered, "Unless you agree, they must not get out of bed for half a step!"
"No, don't you want to let people live!" Arnold wept bitterly.
"I'm so sad, help!" the little madman was heartbroken.
The pig-killing wails of the two men passed through the tent and echoed through the dense woods, startling countless birds.
Early the next morning, the heroes of the Lacey Corps were fully equipped and set out on the journey again.
Although He Jinshui didn't want to leave so quickly, he said that he could afford to sharpen the knife and chop wood, but the two energetic guys who were about to get sick would not do it anyway, and Lyman also thought that their bodies had recovered eight or nine points after repeated diagnosis and confirmation, so He Jinshui finally reluctantly agreed to set off, and led everyone to the final destination of the trip in the afternoon of the next day - Haisha Town.
In March, the spring flowers are blooming, and the sun is slanting down and shining warmly on the ground.
Among the largest restaurants and inns in the area, the halls that were overcrowded in previous years were empty, and there was not even a single shopkeeper.
A scruffy, dirty-clothed shopkeeper was lying on the counter, soaking up in the sun, snoring deafeningly, his saliva drenching down his fingernails.
In the spring of previous years, there was an endless stream of guests coming and going from the south to the north, and it was difficult to find a room in the inn Rijin Doujin, and the shopkeeper smiled from ear to ear, counting the money and counting the cramps in his hands, how could he be so idle. However, since the mysterious disappearance of Haisha Town, business here has plummeted, and the status of the trade center has quickly shifted from Haisha Town to nearby Haiyan Town.
The inn's business was greatly affected and plummeted, and the owner finally moved the idea of closing. He was alone in his homeland, and the money he earned was enough for him to squander his life, so he didn't leave like the neighbors around him, but insisted on staying here until his old age.
In the boring days, he sometimes guards the empty inn in a daze, sometimes sleeps a lot, and when he is happy, he takes the old dog out for a walk, and he is too lazy to clean up the dirty on his body, and his life is relatively leisurely.
Just today, his comfortable nap life was finally disturbed, and a group of uninvited guests suddenly came to the inn and stood in front of his counter.
"Wake up, boss, wake up!" Arnold waved a slap the size of a fan, slapped it on the table with a bang, and said loudly: "There is business coming to the door!"
The old man lay there for a long time before he could react, struggled to raise his head and prop up his sleepy eyes, looked at them in a daze, muttered a few inaudible words in his mouth, and suddenly lowered his head and lay on the table.
"Don't sleep, boss, hehe!" Arnold didn't care about so much, cracked his mouth and smiled, stretched out his right hand and lifted the old man into the air at once, shook it vigorously and threw it onto a chair with a thud, waking him up at once.
"You idiot, what should you do if you hurt the old man?" He Jin Shuifeng said with disgust, and leaned down after opening Arnold, showed his signature friendly smile at the old man, and then diligently helped him tidy up his collar.
"This is like a saying, the offspring is quite polite!" The old man was in a very bad mood after being woken up, and he was so angry that he wanted to go crazy, but he was soothed by He Jinshui's anger three or two times, and he couldn't get out again.
"A few distinguished guests, are you here to stay in the hotel?" the old man straightened his clothes, stood up tremblingly, walked back to the counter and sat down, and looked up at them while holding a quill and said: "This is the only inn in the town that is currently open, you can stay, you can eat, if you want to negotiate business, you can also provide a business room, see that you are more kind in your later life, I can give a little more discount!"
"Hehe, if it weren't for the fact that the surrounding area had already been closed, the ghost would have come here to stay in the hotel!" the little madman muttered in the back, lowering his voice and saying disdainfully.
He Jinshui glared at him, then turned around and said with a pleasant face: "Old man, we are indeed guests from afar, and we want to stay here with you tonight." ”
"I also want to ask about something!" He Jinshui nodded and said with a smile: "We have a companion who came here a few days ago, and since you are the only inn in the town, you must have seen him, so we want to inquire about his whereabouts!"
"What does that guy look like?"
"Well, it's an old man, much older than you look. He Jinshui said with a smile: "He has a long body, a thin face, a weathered face but good spirits, and his eyes are very bright, and he will gurt from time to time!" Speaking of this, He Jinshui added in his heart: "Just like an old thief." ”
"Does he speak in the imperial capital dialect, wearing a dirty gray and white robe, and the smell of sweat and sourness is mixed together, and it smells a little uncomfortable?" the boss stood up with a smile and said without thinking.
"It's him!" He Jinshui said happily: "We originally agreed to meet here, but who knows that there is a delay and loss of contact, if he is in your store, can you take us to his room?"
"Young man, that old man looks very treacherous, and he doesn't look like a serious person running a carriage with his mouth, don't be fooled!" The shopkeeper felt very good about He Jinshuishui, and when he heard this, he looked at the other party repeatedly, and couldn't help but show a suspicious expression and reminded: "That guy's eyes are bright and thieves are bright, and he looks like a charlatan, is he really your companion?"
"Uncle, it's him!" He Jinshui heard the words of the shopkeeper, and his heart was even more determined, and he couldn't help laughing.
"That guy comes every day, but he doesn't live in the store at all, and he picks the door very much!" The shopkeeper rolled his eyes, suddenly thought of something, and immediately stood up and stretched out his slap in front of Jin Shui, and said in his mouth: "Bring it!"
"What to take?" He Jinshui was stunned and looked at the other party a little blankly.
"Although this guy doesn't live in the hotel, he can't go away when he comes here!" said the shopkeeper angrily: "He comes here every day to look for people, and every time he has to find an excuse to sell wine and food on credit." ”
"On credit?" He Jinshui looked at the empty inn and said strangely: "Boss, the business of this store is not good, how can it be on credit?"
"This guy thief can say that the old man has been fooled!" The shopkeeper blushed and sighed: "This guy said that his companion is not bad for money, and he likes to throw money to do wrongs, as long as he is on credit, he will return it twice, and the old man accidentally fell deeper and deeper." ”
"In the past few days, he has come a total of four times, and he has packed enough good wine and food, and there has been no one since yesterday, and the old man hates it in his heart!" The boss stomped his feet, looked at He Jinshui and looked at him repeatedly for a while, before he asked tentatively: "Could it be that you are the wronged boss in his mouth?"
"Okay, we're the wronged boss in his mouth!" He Jinshui pinched his nose and smiled bitterly.
"That's right!" the boss hooked his hand and said, "I don't want to double it, just return to the capital, two silver dollars, thank you!"
"No problem!" He Jinshui's face became more and more brilliant, but his heart was itching with hatred, and he quietly reached into the wrap and took out two silver coins, thought about it and took out two more silver dollars, and stuffed the four silver coins into the old man's hand together.
"Since my companion said double return, the kid won't repay the debt!" He Jinshui patted the old man's shoulder and said affectionately: "Did he leave any message?"
"Yes, he came four times, and each time he left a letter!" The boss smiled, smiling like an old fox, smiling from ear to ear with a hopeful smile on his face, looking at He Jinshui as if he saw the God of Wealth, nodded and continued: "He didn't come yesterday, and he didn't come today, I thought he was a liar and wanted to burn it, but you arrived." ”
"Please do the old man a favor and give us the letter left by my companion, the boy is grateful. He Jinshui arched his hand.
"Oh, where did you put that letter?" the old man frowned, stood up and tapped his head with his fingers in annoyance, shook his head and sighed: "Alas, people of the old age have poor memory, and I can't even remember where to put such an important thing, where did it go?"
He patted his forehead and probed He Jinshui, his eyes showed a little cunning, and his face was a little unconscious, revealing a "you know" expression.
"Understood, understood!" He Jinshui said with a smile: "It doesn't matter if the old man has a bad memory, if you can't think of it, think slowly, it's okay for us to be patient, haha!" Speaking of this, He Jinshui quietly grabbed a few silver coins and held them in the palm of his hand, grabbed the front and shook the other party's slap vigorously, and quietly stuffed the silver coins to the other party.
"Boy, go up!" The old man put on a look of enlightenment, clapped his hands and laughed: "Oh, I remember, those letters are in the box in my room, you wait, I'll get them for you!"
As he spoke, he stood up and walked out happily.
"Boss, this guy is ripping off bamboo!" Arnold took advantage of the fact that there was no one around, quietly approached He Jinshui, and said with a dissatisfied tone on his face: "Why should we compromise and let him succeed, as long as I slap him in the past, he will be obedient, and I don't worry that this old man will not call out obediently." You cheapened him like this, Lao Tzu couldn't swallow this breath. ”
"If you can't swallow it, you have to swallow it, you know how to fight and kill!" Jin Shui glared at him, a little hated that iron is not made of steel, frowned and said in an aggravated tone: "We are here to secretly inquire about the news, but we don't want to provoke right and wrong, if you act recklessly and alarm the black hand behind the scenes, it will be much more troublesome to track down!"
Speaking of this, He Jinshui suddenly raised his voice, looked at the little madman and Arnold with an undoubted tone on his face: "I warn you, before we find out, you all have to stay honest with me, don't talk nonsense, don't fart nonsense, otherwise I'll ask you!"
"Hey, got it!" Hum Ha and the two looked at each other, and after a listless answer, they lowered their heads.
At this time, the shopkeeper came back, with a smile on his face like a spring breeze, walking very briskly, spreading out the folds and palms like chicken feet, and handing over a few letters with a greasy surface and the smell of wine to He Jinshui's hands.
"Thank you!" He Jinshui took it with a smile on his face, first checked the fire paint on the envelope, and saw that it was very intact and showed no signs of damage, so he simply sorted it out in chronological order, and tore open the first envelope to check it.