Are the murderous bandits still hiding nearby?

Of course, He Chunhua also saw it, raised his hand to make a defensive posture, and the army drew his weapon and scattered in all directions.

Mrs. Ying and the other family rolls quietly retreated.

The atmosphere is getting tense.

At that moment, the highest, largest, and brightest room suddenly squeaked open.

Someone stood up at the door and said, "Who is coming?" ”

It turned out to be a woman, wearing a snow-white coat, hibiscus face, willow leaf eyebrows, and a fiery red coral hairpin on the dark cloud bun.

The officers were surprised, this was actually a beauty, with a soft and waxy voice with a little magnetism.

Barren mountains, dead villages, living Lishu.

Lu Xin didn't react, and his companion Big Black Wolf stopped in front of He Yue, baring his teeth and snarling at this beauty.

The threat was clearly felt.

He Chunhua stood still and frowned: "This is what I should ask." Let's come out of the ambush, the smell of blood can't be hidden. ”

The beauty stretched out a finger and shook it: "When I came, the villagers were already dead, but I didn't kill them." ”

"Where's the corpse?"

"After moving there, I dug a big hole and prepared to bury it." The woman sighed, "I'm not hard-hearted either. ”

He Chunhua glanced at Zhao Qinghe, the latter immediately went around the back of the village, and the former asked, "Who are you?" Please report to the portal to avoid accidental injury. ”

"My surname is Li, I am from the national capital, and I am in charge of Songyang Mansion."

As soon as the words "Songyang Mansion" came out, the father and son of the He family were stunned, He Chunhua turned his head and glanced at He Lingchuan, with an inquiry in his eyes.

He Lingchuan could only shrug his shoulders and spread his hands, and asked Mao Tao to hurry up to the back of the team to invite someone.

It didn't take long for Zhao Qinghe to run back and whisper to He Chunhua: "My lord, there are indeed dozens of corpses piled up in the back mountain, and there is a pit dug in the ground that is half dug. Also, I surveyed the nearby mountains and forests, and there were no ambushes. Her staff should be in these rooms. ”

If it is a robber, most of them will be killed and buried. He Chunhua's face improved, and his eyes when he looked at the woman softened: "I am He Chunhua, the governor of Xiazhou, and I want to come to spend the night when I see the lights." The scouts went first, and they saw that this place was miserable. ”

At this time, someone came from the rear of the Response Army, and when he saw the beauty, he immediately stepped forward and saluted, extremely respectful: "Li Fubo greets the lord!" Then he turned to He Chunhua and introduced, "Lord He, this is my Lord of Songyang Mansion!" ”

It was Li Fubo, the exclusive foundry of the broken knife and the master craftsman of Songyang Mansion, who arrived.

He Lingchuan silently held up his chin.

Sir?

This is Songyang Hou? The owner of the Songyang Mansion of the Instrument Sect?

Why didn't anyone tell him from beginning to end that Songyang Hou was a woman?

After Li Fubo pointed out, He Chunhua also put aside his worries and greeted him sincerely: "It turns out that it is really the Marquis of Songyang!" He is offended, don't be surprised. ”

Both sides were polite, and the Marquis of Songyang walked out, followed by two maids: "I'll take you to see the corpse, please come with me." He knocked on the doorframe, "Come out." ”

The other rooms opened one after another, and more than 30 people came out to salute her. He Lingchuan noticed that half of the people here were clear-eyed, and they obviously had cultivation or martial arts.

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"These are all my subordinates, and I told them to stay in the house and not to come out to make trouble." Songyang Hou said, "When you went up the mountain, we already saw the lights of the convoy. ”

He Chunhua nodded, knowing that this was a tactful wording of "to avoid conflict".

The crowd walked to the back of the village.

There were more than forty corpses lying on the ground, and sure enough, as the scout said, there were men, women, and children. Mrs. Ying turned her head after just one look, not daring to look again.

He Lingchuan, Wu Shaoyi and others stepped forward to inspect and found that most of the fatal injuries were in the chest and throat.

"The heart and liver are gone, and some of the kidneys have been removed." Wu Shaoyi turned around and said, "The wound is not left by the sword, but like a crane's beak pen." ”

The killer cut a hole in the deceased's chest and removed the internal organs.

Songyang Hou added: "The money, goods and food in the house have not been lost. ”

"That's probably not the bandits." When the bandits entered the village and looted, they wanted nothing more than the above two things.

He Lingchuan opened the shirt of a deceased man and pointed out the wounds in his heart to everyone: "There are four chiseled wounds here, all of which are near the heart, and only the last one is in the center room." It can be seen that the murderer is very unskilled. ”

He served as a patrol guard in the Coiling Dragon Dream Realm, and he caught monsters seven or eight times, and he already had some experience.

Rookie murderer?

Although robbers and murderers also have a process from rusty to proficient, it is impossible for the whole nest of robbers to use a crane's beak pen, right?

Compared to the sword, this is a very unconventional weapon.

He Chunhua groaned, "Monsters? ”

Songyang Hou thoughtfully: "A few days ago, the emperor was slurry, and the mountains and fields were not peaceful. ”

The emperor's life is a blessing for the living, but blessings and misfortunes are always accompanied. After the emperor's slurry, the new demon is restless, and it is easy to cause trouble to the place, and the governance order of mankind is facing great challenges.

The Panlong Wasteland was still like this back then, how could it be avoided in the territory of the big kite?

Wu Shaoyi also said: "The villagers were killed five or six hours ago, and the murderer is likely to have gone away. ”

"We borrowed their house tonight, and we deserve to bury them alive." Songyang Hou beckoned, and his subordinates came over with hoes.

He Chunhua nodded: "It should be so." ”

The frozen soil was too hard, so Zeng Feixiong also ordered more than a dozen soldiers to dig up the burial people, and sent two groups of soldiers to patrol the neighborhood in turn.

Songyang Hou returned to the village with He Chunhua and others.

The open space outside the village is level, and the army is setting up a tent here to raise fire. At present, there are more than 600 people in the whole army, and the village houses cannot be lived in at all.

This team followed He Chunhua from west to north, and was also accustomed to sleeping in the open, using windproof sheepskin tents, which were more windproof than cloth tents. He Chunhua also asked someone to buy a warm bag from the Shihuan City military quartermaster, whose style is similar to the sleeping bag that He Lingchuan knows, and sleeping in the wild in autumn and winter has a good warmth effect.

Of course, a bonfire was indispensable, and everyone went to the forest to pick up wood, and soon a pile was lit.

The accommodation arrangements for the rest of the personnel have their own housekeepers to worry about. He Chunhua said to him: "We only occupy three huts in the west. ”

Songyang Hou waved his hand: "Then how can it be done?" The cottages are all in the army, and we have another place to stay. ”

Where is the other accommodation, is it possible that Songyang Mansion also has to set up a tent?

I saw Songyang Hou walking to the east of the village, looking for a vacant lot and turning around: "It's just right here." ”

Then, out of nowhere, she took out a palm-sized courtyard model, put it on the ground, first uncovered the rune paper on it, and then retreated a hundred steps, then clapped her hands and shouted: "Long!" ”

In front of everyone's eyes, the toy-like courtyard swelled rapidly, like a bulging balloon.

In just a few breaths, it became a normal courtyard, with a small two-storey building locked by a high wall and a black door, and a pine tip sticking out of the wall.

The toy came true.

Songyang Hou stepped forward and pushed open the courtyard door, looked back at He Chunhua and smiled: "Come into the house and talk, it's too cold outside." ”

The scene was so unusual that the crowd was in a commotion.

He Chunhua was also moved: "Hiding Sumeru in mustard seeds, today I actually saw this magic skill again!" ”

He Lingchuan explained to him: "Dad, Sun Fuping's walnut boat came from Songyang Hou. He borrowed it and didn't pay it back, and in the end he got it for you. ”

He Chunhua suddenly said: "It turned out to be the housekeeping skill of Songyang Mansion." No wonder! "Why didn't this kid mention it before?

Songyang Hou glanced at He Lingchuan with a smile.

The father and son of the He family entered the small courtyard, accompanied by Zhao Qinghe, Wu Shaoyi and other guards.

"Ma'am, the carbon in the house is grown." The housekeeper Lao Mo wanted to lure his wife into the village house to rest, after all, the journey was tiring. But Mrs. Ying looked at the small courtyard and heard laughter from the courtyard, and immediately shook her head: "I'll go in and have a look." Mom! ”

Everyone walked through the black gate, and saw that it was a small courtyard of eighty square meters, with a rockery in the corner, wrinkled and thin, and a pine, and the crown of the tree began to cover the wind and snow.

The two palace lamps emitted a warm yellow halo, and the wind blew in here as if it was half a beat slower.

In front of the eaves of the small building, the wax plum trees are blooming happily.

The snow falls silently, and the small courtyard is elegant, as if isolated from the world. If you don't go to the wall to look, who knows that there are barren mountains and wild villages outside?

Walking into the small building, the warmth came to the face, and the braziers in the four corners kept the chill out of the door.

Walking in from the ice and snow, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Mrs. Ying said with a smile: "With such a treasure with you, Songyang Hou will really enjoy it." ”

"I'm used to running around on weekdays, and I can save a lot of trouble with it."

The two maids behind the Marquis of Songyang came over, took the cloak and the big coat for everyone, and served hot tea.

Only then did He Chunhua introduce the people around him to Songyang Hou one by one.

When he introduced He Lingchuan, the Marquis of Songyang bowed: "Thanks to the eldest son, I got a spiritual weapon." ”

"A spiritual weapon is accompanied by a master craftsman, and there is no loss."

Songyang Hou smiled: "When the eldest prince is free, I want to see the broken knife." ”

Of course, He Lingchuan agreed. This is the head of Songyang Mansion, and he should not be lower than Li Fubo in terms of sword-casting attainments.

When He Chunhua introduced He Yue, Songyang Hou said with a smile: "Two or three years ago, I heard the story of the little prodigy of Qiansong County, and it is rare to have the honor to see it in person today. ”

He Yue's face was flushed, he didn't say a word, and he didn't have the usual calm and comfortable attitude of receiving people and things, He Lingchuan looked funny.

Everyone sat down, and He Chunhua asked about the destination of Songyang Hou. After all, it is already more than 400 miles away from Shihuan City, and the probability of meeting the deceased on the road is very small.

"I'm going to Taobin City to do errands, and then I'm going north to Yufen City to pick up a few treasures and talk about a business."

"Yufen City?" He Chunhua calculated the distance in his heart, "It's already in Xiazhou." "It seems to be in the middle of Xiazhou.

"Yes, this trip is going to go as far as Xiazhou." Songyang Hou took a sip of hot tea, "I want to build a rudder of Songyang Mansion in Yufen City, and I have to talk to the local governor." ”

She continued: "The situation in the north is tense, and the Songyang Mansion is also responsible for the casting of swords and soldiers in the royal court. I will open the rudder first, and then the military transportation will be flexible and free, and it will occupy less of the royal court's transportation capacity. ”

"Good, great good!" He Chunhua clasped his palms, "The lord is thoughtful, why don't you open the rudder in Dunyu, the capital of Xiazhou, so as to facilitate scheduling." ”

Mrs. Ying's face changed slightly when she heard this, and she was very unhappy in her heart.