Early the next morning, Zhao Huai'an returned to the post station and arranged for his soldiers to investigate everywhere, but he did not find any useful clues until dark.

However, the cavalry who went to the county seat of Ren'an brought back the news that the county garrison did not go out, which means that the cavalry that night was not the imperial army.

Huji Town is not only large, but also because it is located in the main traffic artery, there are many pedestrians and business travelers, so relying on the geographical advantage, the people are relatively wealthy, so there are not a few horse breeders.

Not to mention that there are 200 war horses in the local post station, even Hu Yong's family also has nearly 100 good horses, if you count the ordinary people, there are no less than 500 horses that can be used as military horses in Huji Town.

It is very common for the common people to raise war horses in the Han Dynasty, one is that the state is recruited at any time during the war, and the other is that there are really scattered ghosts to attack, and they also have the power to protect themselves.

Compared with the tall and tall ghosts, the Han people want to confront them head-on, relying on cavalry.

Zhao Huaian frowned and said: "There are so many people who raise horses, who knows who is out of town?" ”

Huo Tong said: "Haven't you thought about why they plundered all the boys and girls? ”

Zhao Huai'an said: "Does this person have special habits?" ”

Huo Tong sighed: "General Zhao, can't you not think crookedly?" Have you forgotten what you saw last night? Even if Hu Zhai has nothing to do with this matter, there must be other things that are difficult to see. ”

Without waiting for Zhao Huai'an to speak, Huo Tong continued: "It is recorded in the palace classics that there is a kind of creature in Hanchuan that likes to eat young men and women the most. ”

Li Di's pupils contracted violently when he heard this: "Jairus, Your Majesty is saying that there is a Jairus here?" How can it be? This thing can't be seen in Yingchuan now. ”

Huo Tong shook his head and said, "I'm not sure, but there must be something murderous nearby." ”

There was nothing to say that night, and early in the morning of the third day, Zhao Huaian continued to send people to look for the traces of the ghost Rong, but still found nothing, but fortunately, there was no news of the reappearance of the ghost in the nearby villages and towns.

When night came, Huji Town ended the hustle and bustle of the day and fell into dead silence again.

Just after the child, the middle-aged man, who had been inseparable from Hu Yong during the day, quietly opened the door and flashed out, and then went straight to the backyard.

The middle-aged man came to the corner of the northeast corner of the backyard, first took a closer look, and saw that there was no one around, so he quickly pressed it somewhere. As a secret door opened silently, he stooped down and slipped inside.

Walking through the passage behind the secret door, there is a staircase that descends a short distance, and at the end of the staircase is a locked iron door.

Behind the iron door was an unusually large underground warehouse, in addition to stacks of gold, silver and jewelry, there were also a number of equally locked rooms, several of which were filled with cries.

After opening the door of one of the rooms, the middle-aged man pulled out a fourteen or fifteen-year-old girl from it and said with a cruel smile: "How can I be fed, it is better to let me enjoy it before losing my life, although your sister is white and tender the day before yesterday, it is a pity that her temperament is too weak, and she obediently obeyed me with a little fright, which is really boring." ”

Although her hands were tied, the girl didn't show the panic she should have, but just looked at the middle-aged man coldly: "In the name of a good person, you are doing such a thing behind your back, and one day if you are known by the government, you will definitely be killed." ”

The middle-aged man said: "Although scolded, but you can't see it, after bringing you back the day before yesterday, I found out that you are unusual, wouldn't it be a pity if such a fierce horse was not ridden once?" But don't worry, if you obey me, I may be able to spare your life. ”

Because of the existence of Huo Tong and the others, the middle-aged man should not have taken such an adventure, but he really couldn't let go of this girl in his heart, so he ventured to come and wanted to take it for himself.

The middle-aged man looked at the girl a little greedily, and reached out and touched her face: "Let me see if you are different from those girls in other aspects today." ”

After saying that, he pushed the girl to the ground, and he wanted to pounce up.

At this moment, a voice came from not far away: "How, I just said that this person is not a good person, and it seems that this Hu member will not be able to escape the involvement." ”

The middle-aged man turned his head sharply when he heard the movement, but saw the three generals who were supposed to sleep standing in front of the iron gate.

However, at this time, the position of the three people has changed, and General Zhao, who was supposed to be the leader, has already followed behind the other two.

The middle-aged man said viciously: "Isn't it good for the three of you to eat and drink well in the Hu Mansion?" Do you have to wade into this troubled water? ”

General Huo, who was the leader, said: "We didn't want to, but if you do everything you want, you will lose your conscience, how can we ignore it since we encounter it?" ”

"Who the hell are you?"

General Li on the side sneered: "Han people! ”

The middle-aged man rolled his eyes, suddenly got up and rushed to an iron gate in the center, shouting as he ran: "You have been discovered, kill them to rest easy." ”

Seeing that the key in the middle-aged man's hand was about to touch the iron door, the sword that Li Di had already held in his hand flew out and inserted it directly into his heart: "I thought the martial arts were good, but I didn't expect an embroidered pillow." ”

Huo Tong shook his head and said, "The shot was not light or heavy, just killed him like this, don't you think it's too cheap for him?" This kind of person deserves a thousand cuts! ”

Then Huo Tong walked over to help the girl up, and helped her untie the rope and said, "What's your name and how old are you this year?" ”

"My name is Zheng Lihua, I am fourteen this year, thank you for the life-saving grace of Gongzi, but there are still my folks in those rooms, please rescue Gongzi together."

Huo Tong just wanted to open the door, but heard Li Di exclaim: "Your Majesty, what do you think this is?" ”

There were two flaming beasts in the middle room of the underground warehouse, and if Xue Tianqing was here, he would definitely recognize at a glance that it was the thing that attacked him.

Seeing this, Huo Tong also gasped and said, "It's really Jairus, it's just that Jairus came here and was locked up by Hu Yong?" ”

Li Di said: "Your Majesty, you yourself see, these two eyes seem to be too old, and walking has become a problem. ”

Zhao Huai'an said: "Your Majesty, this is the first time I've seen Jianxi, why don't you let me do the surgery?" ”

Huo Tong said: "Although the two eyes are old, you can still deal with it alone, if you are slaughtered at will, how can it be the existence of competing with the Rui Beast?" ”

Li Di said: "Your Majesty, Jairus is a ghost and a holy beast that protects the country, why did he enter the territory of the Han Dynasty alone?" ”

Huo Tong spread his hands: "You ask me, who am I going to ask?" But now that the eyes have appeared, will the Rui Beast also come to Dahan? ”

At this moment, Zheng Lihua, who had already taken the key from the middle-aged man and released the rest of the teenagers, walked to the three of them: "You are the current emperor?" ”

Huo Tong bared his teeth: "What, it doesn't look like it?" ”

"It's not like it, the dignity of the Ninth Five-Year is extraordinary, you are a general at most."

Huo Tong laughed when he heard this: "I, the emperor, haven't gotten used to it." ”

Out of prudence, Huo Tong and the others did not rush to deal with the two eyes that were locked up, but first returned to the Wei Mansion from the underground with the rescued boys and girls.

In a few days, seven people have died, and if Huo Tong hadn't found out the clues, the remaining dozen people would also be in danger.

After getting out of the secret door, the first thing Huo Tong did was to order Zhao Huai'an to mobilize more than 80 Yulin Iron Cavalry, as well as the town's catchers and all public officials to raid Hu's house.

Seeing Zhao Huai'an raise his legs and walk towards the front yard, Li Di grabbed him: "Over the wall!" ”

Only then did Zhao Huaian react: "Who will escort me when I leave?" ”

Huo Tong said with a smile: "The general of the imperial court, if you can't even deal with dozens of courtyards, the millions of soldiers and horses of the Han Dynasty will be handed over to others." ”

As soon as Zhao Huai'an left, Hu Yong rushed in with the nursing home: "I treat you well, why can't you get along with me?" ”

Huo Tong took two steps forward and said coldly: "Mingli is known as the first good, but secretly he does this unconscionable thing, and everyone will stop it, not to mention that we are still officials of the imperial court." ”

Hu Yong said: "The Han Dynasty fights wars every year, are there still fewer dead?" Do you still care about these few? Don't forget, Jairus isn't for everyone. ”

"So you want to wait for Jairus to die, take the inner pill, and prolong the number of lifespans, yes or no?"

Hu Yong was taken aback when he heard this: "How do you know this?" ”

Huo Tong shrugged his shoulders: "I know far more than you think, this Jiannan Pill is not something that everyone can afford, and most people will die on the spot because of their physique." Another point is that not all Jairus have Neidan in their brains. ”

Hu Yong frowned and said, "Who are you?" ”

Huo Tong didn't answer, but turned his head to Li Di and said, "Brother Li, there are a lot of people on the other side, can you handle it alone?" ”

Li Di sneered: "I'm just afraid that it is too cheap to kill them with a sword, there have been a lot of ghosts killed over the years, but few people have been killed!" After speaking, he threw himself towards Hu Yong.

Seeing this, Hu Yong hurriedly waved his hand, and the courtyard behind him immediately surrounded Li Di in the middle.

Although Li Di was only one person, he was like a tiger entering a wolf pack, and the sword was full of blood and light, and those guards died next to each other.

Li Di went on a killing spree in the courtyard, while Huo Tong watched with relish with his hands behind his back.

At this time, Zheng Lihua came to his side and said, "Your Excellency, are you not going to help him?" ”

Lord Emperor, this name is very special, Huo Tong snorted and said: "I am Lord Emperor, I want him to protect me, how can I protect him?" ”

Zheng Lihua snorted when she heard this: "I thought you were a good person, but it doesn't seem to be either." ”

Huo Tong didn't understand what it meant, and was about to ask what it meant, but he felt his waist sink, and then he saw Zheng Lihua rushing towards the crowd with evil in his hand.

At this time, nearly half of the casualties in the nursing home were killed, and although the rest of the people were still surrounding Li Di, they had no will to fight, and they were thinking about how to escape, so no one expected that a little girl would kill with a sword, and she was caught off guard at that time.

Zheng Lihua is just a child after all, and martial arts are even more commonplace, although at the beginning of the continuous cutting of a few people, but as the nursing hospital reacted, it gradually fell into disadvantage.

Huo Tong sighed when he saw this: "If you don't have the ability, you have to be strong, a typical way to die." ”

After saying that, he picked up a fallen longsword and rushed forward.

Hu Yong's doing this was a completely ruined move, and at this time he had been carried away by the so-called immortality, so even the generals of the imperial court wanted to kill him.

Seeing this scene, he gritted his teeth, dragged one of the courtyards and said, "Find all the people, and bring bows and arrows." ”

Seeing the nursing courtyard running out of the moon gate, Hu Yong shouted to the others to surround the two, but as soon as he finished speaking, he heard a miserable scream, and the nursing home flew back from the moon gate.

Zhao Huai'an arrived with people, everything was in no suspense, and after tying up all the living nursing homes, Huo Tong ordered the corpses to be removed.

Huo Tong didn't let Hu Yong tie him up, but sat on a chair that Zhao Huai'an had just brought and watched him without saying a word.

After about a cup of tea, Hu Yong knelt down: "General, they are all old and confused." ”

Zheng Lihua stood aside and said, "Bold, you should call Your Majesty!" ”

After learning that the young man in front of him was the current emperor, Hu Yong collapsed to the ground all of a sudden.

"Your Majesty is gracious, Hu Yong knows that his sin is unforgivable, and it is up to His Majesty to kill or scrape. In addition to not doing evil in this matter, I also hope that His Majesty can spare the old and young family. ”

Huo Tong said: "Get up and talk about it, what's going on, why do you have two eyes here." ”

It turned out that on the evening of five days ago, Hu Yong, who was enjoying the cool air, suddenly heard a knock on the backyard door, so he sent the housekeeper Hu Wei, that is, the middle-aged man, to see who was outside, but as soon as Hu Wei opened the door, he saw two eyes lying there.

At first, Hu Yong was also frightened, but later found that instead of hurting people, the two eyes begged him for help.

It turned out that the two eyes had reached their twilight years, and they had almost lost the ability to hunt, if they were under the rule of Ghost Rong, it would be good to say, but now that they have arrived in the land of the Han Dynasty, it is simply difficult to move an inch, and one of them has been seriously injured.

Seeing this situation, Hu Yong moved his mind, and for the sake of Jianwei Neidan and the dream of longevity, he took the risk of placing Jianwei in an underground warehouse.

Because he knew that Jaira liked to eat the flesh of young people, after some thought, Hu Yong sent Hu Wei to lead people from Miaozhuang to bring more than 20 teenagers and girls from Miaozhuang overnight for Jairus to eat.

Originally, he planned to raid another village the next night, but he didn't want the imperial army to be marching south, Huo Tong and others also came to the door to listen to the news, and everything disrupted his plan.

On the night the boys returned from the plunder, four of them were thrown into the room where Jairus was locked. The next day, Huo Tong and others came to the door, Hu Yong didn't want to risk feeding, but Hu Wei sneaked into the warehouse without permission, but he didn't expect to be discovered by Zhao Huai'an.

What Hu Yong didn't expect was that Hu Wei's heart rose tonight, and he went to the warehouse again, but he was caught by Huo Tong.

After listening to Hu Yong's story, Huo Tong stared at him for a long time before he spoke: "These are all secrets, how did you get the news as a common person?" ”

Seeing that Hu Yong was silent, Zhao Huaian said angrily: "In front of His Majesty, he is still hiding it, it is simply lawless, and he is not going to recruit it from the truth!" ”

Hu Yong sighed and said, "Your Majesty, can the grass people spare the whole grass people when they say it?" They didn't know about it, and they had never done anything evil. ”

Seeing Huo Tong nodding in agreement, Hu Yongcai said: "When my grandfather was alive, he served a person, although he didn't know what his name was, but he said that his surname was Huo. ”

Huo Tong was stunned when he heard this: "Didn't you say what is called Huo?" ”

Hu Yong said: "No, although this person is old, but the age does not seem to grow with the years, my grandfather met him when he was young, until the funeral, that person still looks old." ”

"Where is that man now?"

"I don't know, after my grandfather died, he also left the place, but told my father about it before leaving. My father also asked his name and surname, but he said that he was a Han sinner, and his name was not worth mentioning. ”

Li Di said on the side: "Your Majesty, is this person that person?" ”

Huo Tong waved his hand: "It doesn't matter who it is, since the attack on Miaozhuang has been clarified, we should also set off." ”

Then Huo Tong ordered Zhao Huai'an to escort everyone, including Hu Yong, back to the post station, and he took twenty Yulin riders back to the underground.

Standing in front of the iron gate, Huo Tong looked at the two ends and said: "I know that you understand human language, I don't know why you didn't run here in Longling, you must know that this is the border of the Han Dynasty." ”

Seeing that the two beasts did not react, Huo Tong said, "Open the door!" ”

Li Di hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, this thing is insidious and cunning, if you let it escape, I don't know what kind of chaos it will bring." ”

Huo Tong said: "It's okay, open the door." ”

Although the iron door had been opened, the two eyes were still lying on the spot without any movement.

Seeing that Huo Tong wanted to take a step, Li Di suddenly grabbed him, and ordered Yulin behind him: "Show me Your Majesty!" With that, he walked into the room.

The injured japas were wounded in the abdomen, and although they were protected by scale armor, the stomach was still torn open with a large opening, and even the intestines were exposed.

Seeing that it was lying there and not moving, Li Di knew that this guy didn't have much time to live.

Although the other one was not injured, he kept his companion motionless, even when Li Di came closer.

Although he was blocked at the door by Yulin and couldn't come in, Huo Tong still said: "The time is running out for the two eyes, and with such a serious injury, it is unknown whether it can survive tonight." ”

Li Di heard this: "Let it fend for itself here? ”

Huo Tong said: "Do you still want to give them a ride?" ”

At this moment, the uninjured Jairus suddenly let out a low roar full of sorrow, and when everyone looked closely, they found that the injured Jairus was already lying on the ground.

Seeing this, the other one first screamed sadly, and then looked at everyone with a pleading gaze.

Seeing this, Huo Tong separated everyone, pulled out the evil sword and came to Jianxi.

Seeing this, Jairus did not dodge, but opened her mouth.

Huo Tong stretched out his sword into his mouth and said, "Go with peace of mind, I hope you will still be a couple in the next life." ”

As soon as he said that, the sword was inserted from his mouth into Jairus's head.

Then Huo Tong turned his head to Li Di and said, "I want to know what Jaircani Neidan looks like?" Open their heads and see if you have the luck. ”

Half an hour later, Huo Tong looked at the two golden skulls in his hand and said: "I should really leave Hu Yong behind, if he sees that there is nothing in Jianwei's mind, he doesn't know how to feel, the desire in people's hearts is the biggest temptation for himself." ”

Immediately afterwards, Huo Tong pointed to the scale armor on Jairus's body and said: "That's a good thing, it is invulnerable to soft armor, I just lack a piece of soft armor, so I use this animal skin to make a pair for me, and the other two bones just make a pair of heart guards." ”

After disposing of Jairus's body, he came to the backyard again, Huo Tong saw a person kneeling in front of Yulin riding, and when he asked, he realized that it was Qian Hai, the pavilion chief of the town.

Huo Tong waved his hand: "Get up, I will go to Yingchuan immediately, you will temporarily seal this place, and I will dispose of it when I come back." In addition, all the old and young members of the Hu family were sent to the local county government for custody, and none of them could be let go. ”

Zhao Huaian said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, you promised Hu Yong just now. ”

Huo Tong said loudly: "What if you don't talk? He Hu Yong didn't tell me the truth, if he really never did evil, then how could Hu Wei and many nursing homes do such a big thing so easily? ”

Seeing that the sky was bright, Huo Tong took people back to the post station, and saw that the relevant people of the post station were waiting outside the door, so he said to Zhao Huai'an dissatisfiedly: "I told you a long time ago not to make a big noise, why is this still the case?" ”

Then he didn't wait for Zhao Huai'an to explain: "The herald ordered all the troops to rest and set off in the afternoon, Hu Yong and the nursing home will be guarded by the local county government, and they will be interrogated in person when they are waiting for the teacher." ”

The truth of the so-called ghost attack on the village was finally revealed, although most people were relieved, but Zheng Zheng and Wei Yi, who came with Huo Tong, were not happy, and the seven teenagers in their village disappeared forever.

After promising that Hu Yong would be severely punished after the class teacher, and arranging for the Ren'an County Ya to help Miao Zhuang rebuild the destroyed courtyard, Zheng Zheng and the others set off to return to their hometown.

After dealing with everything, Huo Tong returned to the already empty Wei Mansion and threw himself on the bed: why was his energy so poor, and he was so sleepy after a night of sleeplessness.

When he woke up, it was already afternoon, and the first time he opened his eyes, Huo Tong saw Zheng Lihua, who had already left: "Why are you still there?" ”

"I told Uncle Wei that His Majesty wanted someone to serve, so they let me come back."

"Do you know that entering in like this is like an assassination?"

"I'm not afraid of a girl, what are you afraid of as a man? It was General Li who nodded and let me in, or do you really think I can come in quietly? ”

Although she was a little clumsy, Zheng Lihua still helped Huo Tong get dressed: "Your Majesty, I want to follow you to Yingchuan and be a maid who serves you." ”

Of course, Huo Tong would not agree to Zheng Lihua, and after several attempts to persuade her to no avail, she simply called in the guards to tie her up and send her to Qian Hai, this little girl is too stubborn.

Just after Shen Shi, Huo Tong took Zhao Huai'an and more than 80 people under him to leave Huji.

Wang Cheng, the county magistrate of Ren'an County, when he heard that His Majesty was in Huji Town today, he kept rushing here, but before he arrived at the place, he saw Huo Tong leading the cavalry out of the town.

Huo Tong repeatedly instructed Wang Cheng to let Hu Yong live well, and this person would be interrogated in person after he was a teacher. If Hu Yong has three longs and two shorts, he Wang Cheng is ready to spend his life in prison.

On the way, Li Di was a little worried: "Your Majesty, Hu Yong's evil is not a day, I think the local officials will not escape the involvement, I am afraid it is inappropriate for you to detain him in Ren'an County?" ”

Huo Tong laughed when he heard this: "Just like that, don't worry, someone is watching them for me, otherwise how would I leave Huji so happily." ”

Huo Tong ordered the army to continue to run wildly, and he didn't have to care about the safety of himself and Li Di.

I don't want Zhao Huai's peace to die: "Your Majesty, it is absolutely inappropriate for you to accompany the general, if we didn't arrive in time last night, I don't know what would have happened." ”

Seeing that Zhao Huai'an was determined to escort him, Huo Tong no longer insisted and walked forward with everyone.

Fortunately, he made waves along the way, and more than ten days later, the group saw the city wall of Yingchuan from afar.

Seeing this, Li Di let out a sigh of relief: "It's finally here." ”

Huo Tong said: "What's the matter, you don't feel at ease along the way?" ”

"Of course, as long as I accompany you to go out today, I won't be sure."

Huo Tong laughed when he heard this, and just wanted to say something more, but he heard the sound of horses' hooves behind him.