Chapter Forty-Six: Discovery
This Zhao Wuwu and Shen Yan took tools from Lianhua Village, and after they rushed to the burial place that the old woman said, the sky was already getting dark.
The breeze blew, and Shen Yan was trembling and digging, always feeling that the gusts of cold wind behind him were a little gloomy.
"I said surnamed Zhao, let's dig people's graves so blatantly, isn't there a bit of a lack of morality, or forget it?"
Zhao Wuwu didn't look up, just dug hard, and replied to him: "Don't you think we are helping them? Look at this wilderness, where are there graves, they are at most a lonely ghost." ”
He paused as he spoke, giving Shen Yan a playful smile.
"Besides, let's not be so blatant, do we have to wait until the middle of the night to come back, are you sure you're not afraid?"
Shen Yan shuddered when he thought of the rumors he heard on the street last time, and his hand quickly sped up.
"Who's afraid? I want to hurry up and confirm that I will go back, my father may have been waiting at the entrance of the village, and he is too lazy to come back in the evening. ”
Actually, is he lazy? He's really afraid!
Zhao Wuwu lowered his head and smiled and continued to dig, and suddenly noticed something unusual, he saw a corner of clothes looming in the soil.
"Brother Shen, it seems that you are about to dig up. ”
Zhao Wuwu took out a handkerchief from his sleeve and tied it behind his ear, and began to carefully plane, and soon a peculiar smell came to his nostrils, even if he covered the embroidered handkerchief, it was difficult to hide the unpleasant smell.
Sure enough, as he thought, due to the heat of summer and the fact that these corpses were hastily buried, the soil was loose, and the corpses had basically decomposed for more than a month.
Immediately afterwards, I saw that under the tattered coarse cloth clothes were blackened bones.
Shen Yan pinched his nose and quickly leaned over to take a look, then ran to the side to breathe in the fresh air and sighed: "Sure enough, as you said, they were poisoned to death, but with these blackened bones, how do we know who caused them to be like this?"
Also, Zhao Wuwu raised his head thoughtfully, but saw the green and faint fire flickering in the mountains and forests in the distance, and there was more than one place.
"Maybe those things can tell us the answer. ”
Shen Yan followed his gaze and glanced over, he was dumbfounded in an instant, there were really dots of green light flickering in the distance, he subconsciously swallowed his saliva, and said, "Don't tell me, we're going to find those ghost fires!"
Zhao Wuwu lowered his head and filled all the soil back, he folded his hands and closed his eyes and muttered: "The deceased is gone, today is so abrupt, I hope you don't blame, we will work hard to find the real culprit so that you can rest in peace!"
After he finished speaking, he picked up his hoe and walked in the direction of the ghost fire.
"You're not, are you?"
Shen Yan glanced at the darkness around him, and strange cries were still heard from time to time in this deep forest, so he had to take his things and staggered after them.
It didn't take long for the two of them to catch up with the firelight, and when they walked in, they could faintly hear some sounds.
Shen Yan listened carefully and wondered: "How can I still listen to the sound of talking, can ghosts speak?"
In fact, Zhao Wuwu also guessed, after all, he would rather believe that there are demons in this world than that there are ghosts in this world, so when he saw those ghost fires, the only thought in his heart was: either demons are causing trouble, or people are making trouble.
Although it is confirmed now, the demon is a human, and it doesn't look like it's easy to deal with.
However, looking at the direction in which those people went, judging from the map given by King Yu last time, it seems to be the direction leading to Chixia Peak.
As soon as Shen Yan saw that they were far away, he hurriedly took a step to chase after them, but was pulled by Zhao Wuwu.
"Don't follow, let's go back!"
"Ah, let them go, didn't you say you were going to follow those ghost fires?"
It was not easy to determine that it was not a ghost, so he had the courage to continue to let go of his courage to follow, how could he think that Zhao Wuwu suddenly said this.
"Even the two of us can't do anything to them, and besides, this forest is getting deeper and deeper, and there may be some beasts in the mountains and forests, and we are not prepared enough to rush forward.
It's better to go back and discuss with Ling Zun first, if the people we want to find have not been whereabouts so far, tomorrow we will bring enough people and reserves to find them along this road and say that since they have been here for a long time, it is difficult to guarantee that they will not leave any clues. ”
Shen Yan suddenly brightened up when he heard his explanation, and he couldn't help but nod with appreciative eyes: "It's still thoughtful, I guess my father will be in a hurry, then let's go back first!"
The two hurried to the entrance of the village, and looked at Shen Cong'an's frowning posture and knew that the person had definitely not been found.
"How did you go for so long, how was it, did you get a catch?"
"Dad, those people were really poisoned, and we also saw ghost fire, we suspect that they may be the ghosts!"
Shen Cong'an's face became more and more solemn when he listened, and he thought for a while before he spoke: "If it is true that dozens of lives were tragically killed, then this case is a big one, but this Lotus Village is not under our jurisdiction after all.
Yun Niang has been missing for so long, and there is no news at all, so it seems that she can only rush back to Zuixian Tower as soon as possible to confirm again. ”
In fact, he already had eight points in his heart, if Yun Niang really returned to the Drunken Immortal Building, someone would have been sent over there to spread the word.
Zhao Wuwu saw Shen Cong'an's heavy thoughts, and he also felt that Yun Niang's disappearance might be related to the group of people on the mountain, at least now, although there are no clues, but the body has also not been found, so it is good news.
But...... He had almost forgotten someone.
"Lord Shen, why don't you go back to the Drunken Immortal Tower to confirm first, we also have to go to Jishitang to see what happened to the person you saved, maybe he is the clue we are looking for!"
The brick thrown by Zhao Wuwu gradually ignited a glimmer of hope in Shen Cong'an, who was originally a little discouraged.
Shen Yan also saw from his father's unpredictable expression that he really liked Yun Niang.
recalled how many disasters he had caused to his family in the past because he was ignorant, but his father had to bear it silently alone and clean up the mess for himself, and now it was time for his old man to feel at ease.
On the way back, Shen Yan, who had been silent all the way, suddenly said to Shen Cong'an: "Dad, don't worry, she will definitely be fine." And, what's that...... I was ignorant before, but I will definitely work hard in the future, at least I promise not to hold you back!"
As soon as he said this, he felt embarrassed, he had never been so hypocritical, and he didn't wait for Shen Cong'an, who looked sluggish, to reply, and he drove the horse first.
When the group arrived in the city, they began to go their separate ways, Shen Cong'an walked to Zuixianlou, and Shen Yan followed Zhao Wuwu to Jishitang.
The two rushed to the gate of Jishitang, and the little doctor apprentice in the medical hall was about to close the door, when he saw the two of them dismount and said, "Two guest officers, we have closed!"
"Hey, wait!" Shen Yan stepped forward with an arrow and grabbed the door that was about to close.
"Little brother, don't worry, we're not here to see a doctor, we're here to find the white girl!"
The little doctor looked at them from top to bottom, and suddenly his eyes lit up.
"Oh~ I remember you, aren't you the ones who saved the woman the day before yesterday, I don't know what the two sons are looking for my young lady?"
"Did your young lady bring back a comatose patient today, and that seriously injured person is the patient we need to treat? ”
After listening to Zhao Wuwu's description, the little doctor apprentice thought about it carefully, and finally understood.
"I see, the two sons came in to talk, and my young lady was in the back room to decoct the patient's medicine!"
Seeing that the little doctor finally let go and opened the door, Shen Yan pushed the door with a smile and walked in, but suddenly thought of something.
"By the way, little brother, these two horses outside are also yours. ”
"Alright, I'll lead the horse to the backyard. ”
The little doctor closed the door in vain and went to work.
The two walked into the back room and found that the rescued person was lying on the bed at this time, still unconscious.
Looking for the strong smell of medicine, through the window, I saw Bai Luo standing by the medicine stove with a haggard face, presumably she was busy all day in order to save people.
Zhao Wuwu walked into the courtyard, and as soon as he blurted out a white word, he saw that Shen Yan had already made up two steps.
"White girl, I'll come!"
He grinned and snatched the fan, and began to fan it frantically, and the originally small flames instantly exploded.
Bai Luo saw that he was a novice, and said softly: "Shen Gongzi, why don't you let me come, this medicine has to be boiled slowly, and the fire is easy to paste!"
"No, no, no, I'll do it slowly!"
Shen Yan's attentive look, Zhao Wuwu almost forgot that someone shouted all the way down the mountain that he had back pain and leg cramps, but now he looks very good!
If he wasn't mistaken, someone would have to keep paying attention......
"White girl, you are really smart and beautiful, today we went to see those bones were really poisoned to death! Also, I saw that the person who was rescued by my father was lying in the house, and his complexion was better, it seems that the white girl is not only smart, but also has excellent medical skills!"
Bai Luo listened to Shen Yan's praise, and replied politely: "Shen Gongzi has won the award, these are just within the reach of ordinary people, but although people have been saved, I am afraid that they will disappoint you." ”
When Zhao Wuwu heard this, he stepped forward and asked, "What does Miss Bai mean by this?"
Bai Luo breathed a long sigh of relief and said lightly: "I saved this person, as long as I recuperate carefully, I will definitely be able to recover in the future." But when he woke up not long ago, he didn't seem to remember anything, only that he had a terrible headache.
I suspect he may have suffered a blow to the head, causing temporary amnesia, which I have seen in my medical skills. It's a pity that my medical skills are not enough, and the prescription can only treat the symptoms but not the root cause.
It will take time and observation to get him back to life, but as things stand, it seems like he can't give you any clues. ”
Amnesia?
Shen Yan and Zhao Wuwu, who were originally in a relaxed mood, began to gradually become solemn again.