Changle County, adjacent to the Huai River, is one of the most important transshipment points of the river waterway from west to north.

The good geographical environment and convenient waterway transportation make it one of the richest counties and towns in Quanzhou, and the area occupied by the county seat alone is more than twice that of Youlan County.

A thriving flow of water and goods means the number of people.

When Qin Yu stood at the wharf and saw the dozen or so huge cargo ships docked by the river, he couldn't help but sigh at the difference between the two county seats.

It was already approaching dusk.

Changle County is a city built on the river, so the wharf is not far from the city.

The two walked for a quarter of an hour or so, and then came to the gate of the West City.

Walking into the city, the streets inside are surprisingly depressed, and there are occasional people, and passers-by are also in a hurry.

Seeing this, Qin Yu suggested: "Master Huikong, it's getting late today, let's find a place to stay for one night, and then ask the people about the situation tomorrow, what do you think." ”

Huikong also had a tired face at the moment, and when he heard this suggestion, of course he would not object, and nodded in agreement.

The two then walked down the street to the center of the city.

However, what makes both of them strange is that this kind of city should be very lively because of the cargo ships coming and going, but now the sunset has just rendered half of the sky, and it will be at least half an hour before the sky completely darkens.

But now there are very few pedestrians on the streets, and only a few lodging and eating shops are still open on either side, while the other shops are closed.

"Master Huikong, something is wrong."

"It's not surprising, it can be seen that the demon path should still stay near Changle County, otherwise, how could it be like this in the city."

"Could it be that something happened in Yunhe Village here?"

Huikong shook his head slightly, and then said in a low voice: "I'm afraid it's even more tricky than the affairs of Yunhe Village, let's find an inn to rest first, maybe we can get some useful news from the inn junior." ”

Qin Yu nodded thoughtfully, the second child of the inn is still quite talkative, if he gives some tips, then the news is definitely very well-informed.

After walking a few streets, the two finally saw an inn that was still open before dark.

As soon as I walked to the door, I could see that it was deserted inside.

Xiao Er sat on a stool, supporting his chin with one hand, his eyelids drooping slightly, as if he was napping, and behind him was a counter.

Behind the counter, a short and fat man wearing a watermelon hat and two mustaches was pulling the abacus in his hand, his face was not very good-looking, and he had obviously lost a lot.

The movement of Qin Yu and Huikong coming in attracted the attention of the napping junior.

As soon as he saw that a guest came to the door, Xiao Er also quickly got up and asked with a smile on his face: "Are the two guest officers staying in the hotel?" ”

"Look at what you said, don't live in the store, what are we doing here."

"Yes, yes, the little one said the wrong thing."

"Do you still have a room here, open two."

"Yes, yes, not only a comfortable upper room, but also a hot meal, have the two guest officers eaten, do you want to order a few side dishes."

At first, he didn't feel anything, but at this time, he was reminded by this little eryi, and Qin Yu remembered that the two of them had not eaten water and rice since noon.

"Give this master a meal, and give me two meat dishes and a pot of wine. Well... I won't eat it down there, I'll be upstairs later. ”

"Okay."

Xiao Er replied loudly, and then walked towards the back kitchen.

On the other side, the shopkeeper behind the counter also took out two keys with a smile on his face and handed them over, and said with a smile: "Guest officer, two Tianzi rooms, at the end of the left turn on the third floor." ”

Qin Yu took the key, then took out a piece of broken silver from his bosom and put it on the table.

"This is the house money, it's not sure how many days you will live, if you don't have enough money to live in the back, you can let Xiao Er tell me."

"Okay." The shopkeeper smiled and took the silver, stuffed it into his sleeve, and began to register the information of the two men.

After a while, Xiao Er came back from the back kitchen, and then led the two up to the third floor.

"Little brother, wait."

Xiao Er, who was already about to leave, heard the guest officer's voice, subconsciously stopped, turned around and asked, "Does the guest officer have anything else to order?" ”

"There's something I want to ask you." Qin Yu said with a smile.

"What's the matter?"

"Has something happened in Changle County recently? Why is it that the streets look so desolate before it gets dark? ”

Hearing that he was asked about this matter, Xiao Er's face suddenly became a little unnatural, and he said hesitantly: "That... It's the beginning of spring season, and most of the people in the city... The fields of the metropolis are farmed. ”

Qin Yu stared at Xiao Er, put his hand into his arms, felt out a piece or so of broken silver, gently weighed it twice in his palm, and said lightly:

"I can give you a chance to organize the language, and as for whether this thing can reach your hands, it depends on whether what you say can satisfy me."

Inducements!

Seeing this, Huikong, who was sitting in the room, smiled silently, lowered his head and began to pat the dust on his body.

Xiao Er saw the broken silver, his eyes immediately straightened, he had never seen such a generous guest, if a few words could be exchanged for one or two broken silver, this deal was a good deal.

Swallowing his saliva, Xiao Er turned his head and glanced at the location of the stairs, then lowered his voice and said: "The two guest officers should be from other places, some strange things have happened in Changle County recently." ”

"Strange things?" Qin Yu's eyes showed curiosity, obviously some interest in this.

Seeing that the other party was impressed, Xiao Er did not hesitate, and immediately said:

"Three months ago, a girl died in Qingyang Village, nailed to a tree with a wooden sword, and two months ago, two girls in Xiahe Village, one was burned alive by fire, and the other was killed with a golden needle.

This is not the end, just a few days after the two girls in Xiahe Village died, Fengmen Village died overnight, and they were all buried when they were alive. Guest, you said that this matter is not evil. ”

Qin Yu's face was calm, and he continued to ask without moving:

"Then has there been anything strange in Changle County recently?"

"Lately?"

Xiao Er frowned and thought about it, and then seemed to remember something.

"If you want to talk about strange things, there is also one thing, in the recent period, three or four babies have disappeared. Although some people say that this incident was done by youkai, many more people say that it was stolen by human traffickers.

Anyway, no one linked this matter with the previous killings, but because of these things, Changle County is also panicked now, if the two guest officers have nothing to do, it is best to leave early to avoid some unwarranted disasters. ”

The situation was almost understood, and under the expectant gaze of the little er, Qin Yu handed him a tael of silver in his hand.

After he left happily, Qin Yu returned to the room with a frown.

"Master Huikong, what do you think of what Xiao Er said."

"These four girls died strangely, but I don't know if Master Qin has found out, their deaths all have one thing in common."

"What do you have in common?"

"They were all killed in different ways."

Hearing this, Qin Yu was stunned for a moment, isn't what you said nonsense.

"Master Huikong, don't make fun of me, I must have killed him in a different way."

Qin Yu complained weakly.

Huikong shook his head slightly, and continued to say flatly:

"The way the little monk said is different, but it doesn't just refer to the murder weapon, please recall that they were all killed by something."

Qin Yu was stunned for a moment, and then recalled the words of the little second.

"The girl in Qingyang Village was killed by a wooden sword and nailed to a tree, two girls in Xiahe Village were killed, one was burned to death, and the other was poked to death with a golden needle......

After saying these words, Qin Yu's mind suddenly flashed, his face suddenly changed, his eyes were a little incredulous, and he muttered in a low voice:

"Wood, fire, metal, earth, and Liu Yan, who was drowned in Yunhe Village, happens to be in line with the Five Elements, that is to say, the other girls are likely to be Eight Yin Destiny."

"Five girls with eight yin life grids were killed by the method of the five elements, which shows that this demon Dao wants to set up a big game."

"But if that's the case, then there is one thing that doesn't make sense, why the whole village of Fengmen Village was buried, and the loss of the baby in Changle County, I think it should be this demon who is making trouble in the dark."

"What the hell is going on, it seems that we can only know tomorrow by going to Fengmen Village."

"That's all there is to it."

Not long after the two finished speaking, Xiao Er came up with food.

And after eating, tiredness came to his head, Qin Yu yawned and said hello to Huikong, and went back to the room to sleep.