Chapter 14: The Beginning of the Crisis
Shen Yusheng followed the sound and saw that it was a slender old man, about a little old, his face was covered with age spots, and he looked a little crazy.
"It was my recklessness that almost did something bad with good intentions." Shen Yusheng actually doesn't believe in ghosts and gods, if there are ghosts and gods, how can people exist in the world? But follow the locals, there is no need to be too tough on this little thing.
The old man walked slowly in front of Shen Yusheng with a cane, and said, "Stranger, I am the village chief of this small stone village, my name is Shizhu, I heard that you rested at Boshan's house last night?" ”
Shen Yusheng helped the stone pillar to the side of the stone, and asked the old man to sit down, the stone pillar was extremely heavy, it seemed that he was very afraid of the cold, and when the old man sat down, he replied: "Village Chief Shi, bothering Xiaoshi Village, we did sleep at Big Brother last night." ”
Shi Zhu nodded thoughtfully and said, "That Boshan and Yingniang are also hard-working people, and you have to bully others." ”
"No, no, when we leave, we'll leave some money to compensate." Shen Yusheng waved his hand again and again, the village chief of Xiaoshi Village thought that they were thieves.
After chatting with the old man for a while, Shen Yusheng said goodbye and left, the old man is the old man, every time he talks to Shizhu, Shizhu has to react for a while before he can answer, the only valuable thing is to know the approximate location of the bandit cottage, I heard Shizhu say that most of the bandits have no livelihood, in order to survive they have to go up the mountain to be thieves ordinary people, there is no threat to their group, if they really come over, they may only use the four of them to repel the bandits.
Back to Boshan's house, Boshan was not at home, I heard Hou Yun say that he went out again with a bamboo basket, Yingniang was still sleeping, Hong Zhengwei went out to hang around, Liang Yujue was not in the house, I don't know where he went.
Shen Yu smiled heartily: "It's because she's in my house." ”
Pushing the door into the side room, Liang Yujue was still sleeping soundly with Shen Yusheng's quilt, Shen Yusheng stepped forward and pinched Liang Yujue's nose, Liang Yujue couldn't breathe, opened his teeth and danced his claws, Shen Yusheng took Liang Yujue's hand away, and said with a smile: "It's all sunburned, can't get up yet?" ”
Liang Yujue pulled Shen Yusheng's hand away, turned his head and continued to sleep, Shen Yusheng was not in a hurry to leave, so he stood by the bed and watched, but after a while, I saw Liang Yujue secretly glance at his position, see if he was gone, and glimpse the corner of his clothes, Liang Yujue suddenly closed his eyes.
Gaffe, gaffe, her dignity as a sister will be lost by her in two days, Liang Yujue is a little embarrassed, she was not like this before, how could she make a mistake as soon as she met Shen Yusheng.
"It must be Ah Sheng's problem." Liang Yujue said to herself.
"Yes, yes, my question, get up first, I'll have lunch later, my eldest lady." Shen Yusheng didn't know what was wrong, but it was right to admit his mistake, and while there was no one at home calling Liang Yujue up first, otherwise when Hong Zhengwei's big mouth came back, he didn't know what he would say to Liang Wuwei when he went back.
Liang Yujue wanted to change clothes, Shen Yusheng went out and waited, and soon after Liang Yujue came out, Hong Zhengwei came back first, followed by Boshan with a bamboo basket, Shen Yusheng clearly saw that there was still a basket of eggs in the bamboo basket, he couldn't help but wonder, there was no one in this village during the day, where did Boshan's eggs come from.
It's just that Shen Yusheng quickly forgot about it, Hong Zhengwei took out a few things from his body and threw them on the table, he stepped forward to take a look, it was actually a bone, to be precise, it was a human skull, Shen Yusheng was startled, and quickly covered it.
"Uncle Hong, where did you get this thing, what should you do if you scare Yingniang." Shen Yusheng complained, it was really that Yingniang's crying and fainting scared him enough yesterday, and he didn't want to experience it again.
"Mine mine, this is what I picked up around the village, not only these, but also some patterns on it, weird and scary, I thought I would take it back to show you." Hong Zhengwei also apologized for not thinking it through, but he was also frightened, and the pile of bones outside was at least the bones of a dozen people.
Shen Yusheng picked it up and carefully measured the bones when he heard this, and sure enough, there were some incomprehensible patterns on it, like words, bright red, just when Boshan entered the room, he also saw the bones in his hands, his face changed greatly, the bamboo basket in his hand fell to the ground, Shen Yusheng frowned, and it was actually a basket of rotten eggs.
"Brother Shen, put the bones away, I'm scared of Brother Bo." Hong Zhengwei said that he was about to snatch the bones in Shen Yusheng's hand and put them away.
Shen Yusheng dodged in a flash, stared at Boshan and asked, "Big brother, do you recognize this thing?" ”
What Bo Shan showed just now was obviously not scared but panicked, and since Shen Yusheng asked the question, Bo Shan's eyes became more and more evasive, and he stopped talking.
"This, this is a sign of the bandits' attack." Ying Niang didn't know when she walked out of the inner room, her face was discolored, and she looked even more haggard.
"Huh? Bandits? Liang Yujue heard Ying Niang's voice and entered the house from outside.
Boshan's face changed again and again, and he said with a little hesitation: "It is indeed a bandit, they will attack Xiaoshi Village tonight at the latest, you better leave quickly and hide somewhere else." ”
"It's okay, I heard from the village chief of Shizhu that those bandits are just some rabble, let's stay here, if they really come, we can also help you and protect the safety of the people in the village." Shen Yusheng refused, and Liang Yujue and others also meant the same. Boshan shook his hand, sighed, and went out, Shen Yusheng touched the bones in his hand, is this really a signal of a bandit attack?
It's just that ordinary villagers have fallen into the grass, how can they make such a ritual thing, and Boshan is obviously hiding something from them and has been urging them to leave.
"Maybe we'll find out later."
Shen Yusheng put away the bones, it was the safest thing to leave, after all, he didn't find anything specific in the village now, but the road ahead was blocked, and they couldn't go back, so it was better to stay here and see the so-called "bandits".
The villagers who were digging the road rushed back, holding hoes, hammers, and brooms in their hands, looking like they were ready to fight.
"Brother Bo went to inform someone." Hong Zhengwei pulled out the nine-ring knife, in the early years, he also thought about walking the rivers and lakes, fighting swords, today the road is uneven, draw the sword to help, and it can be regarded as a dream of youth.
Liang Yujue also took out the red tassel gun, and there was a shout of killing in the distance, Shen Yusheng looked over, and sure enough, he saw a group of people wearing rags and animal skins and holding various weapons. The eleventh style of chivalry, ten steps and one kill.
As Shizhu said, these people seem to be vicious, but they are all ordinary people who do not enter the product, Shen Yusheng sword recruitment, each sword only makes the bandit incapacitated, and does not take his life, the villagers behind him also rushed up and scuffled with the bandits, the bandits are menacing, but Shen Yusheng and a few people killed for a while, and the bandits all retreated.
"I haven't fought enough, why did I run away." Hongzheng Wei stood with a pestle knife, looking fearless and chic. Shen Yusheng glanced at the ground, none of the bandits who had his hands and feet cut off just now were gone, all of them disappeared, in such a chaotic situation just now, this group of bandits could still be taken away without a single brother, is it really so affectionate and righteous?
What's even more strange is that the villagers only beat with farm tools and bandits with weapons, but none of them were seriously injured, and they even prepared to go back and continue digging the road. It is impossible for Shen Yusheng, a villager in the village, to investigate, but he must not let it go, so he can only start from the bandits, and he happened to know the location of the bandits from the village chief, Shen Yusheng took back the scales, came to Liang Yujue's side and said: "You be careful in the village, I will go out and come back immediately, pay more attention to Boshan." ”
Shen Yusheng's advice made Liang Yujue scratch his head, obviously he had just helped Xiaoshi Village to repel the bandits, but Shen Yusheng's face was solemn, and Shen Yusheng didn't have time to explain more, he could be safer if he understood it earlier, and no longer hesitated, he left Xiaoshi Village and entered the woods.
Liang Yujue saw that Shen Yusheng was in a hurry, although he was puzzled, but according to what he said, he began to look for Boshan's location, but after looking around, Boshan was not in the crowd.
"Miss, where is Brother Shen?" Hong Zhengwei came to Liang Yujue, he was still ready to show off his wisdom and martial arts just now, but he didn't expect Shen Yusheng to be there.
"He has something to go out, have you seen Big Brother?" Liang Yujue thought that he was looking at the wrong thing, so he asked Hong Zhengwei.
Hong Zhengwei recalled it well, as if he hadn't seen Boshan just now, so he replied uncertainly: "Probably taking care of Yingniang at home." ”
"Maybe." Liang Yujue didn't think much about it, Yingniang's body is weak, Boshan is afraid that the thieves will touch the village, and it is reasonable to protect it at home, as for the time when she is not at home, she will go back and take a look.
"Let's go, let's go back to the village first." Liang Yujue said that he put away the red tassel gun and returned to Boshan's house, Boshan was not at home, Yingniang rarely went out, looking up at the sky in the courtyard, not knowing what she was thinking.
Seeing Liang Yujue and the three of them coming back, Ying Niang first saluted, and then asked, "Why don't you see that beautiful little brother?" ”
"Oh, he's out for a while, and he should be back in a minute." Liang Yujue replied, walked into the house, and looked at it, there was nothing strange in the house.
"I hope that little brother can come back before dinner, otherwise it will be a pity." Ying Niang shook her head with a little regret.
"What a pity?" Liang Yujue asked curiously.
Ying Niang retracted her gaze, no longer looked at the sky, and explained while returning to the house: "Bolang just went out to hunt some game in the mountains, if the little brother can't come back, there will be no such mouthful." ”
"It turns out that Big Brother went out to hunt game, and he was really bothered." Liang Yujue said politely, and then called Hong Zhengwei and Hou Yun into the side room with a look in his eyes.
After checking that there was no one around, Liang Yujue said solemnly: "It's not right, we have stayed here from the beginning, and as soon as Ah Sheng comes back, we will leave Xiaoshi Village immediately." ”
Hong Zhengwei and the two were puzzled, why did they leave in such a hurry.
Liang Yujue scolded: "You two are still old rivers and lakes, you might as well be vigilant, didn't you find anything wrong when you beat the thieves just now?" Do you have a trail of blood on your blades? ”
Hong Zhengwei and the two of them were shocked when they heard the recollection, the bandit just now did not bleed even if he was cut, he was patronizing the villagers and pretending to be a master at all, and he didn't notice it at all, Liang Yujue also blamed himself in his heart, he hadn't darts for a long time, and he had become so lax, if it weren't for Shen Yusheng's vigilance, he didn't know what would have gone wrong.
Bloodless things, isn't it a strange thing? Thinking of Shen Yusheng's explanation to be careful of the village and Boshan, Liang Yujue became more and more uneasy, and slapped the table, Liang Yujue got up and said: "No, let's go out of the village first, go to find Ah Sheng, and wait until we find Ah Sheng." ”
Hong Zhengwei and Hou Yun also had no idea, they were old dart masters, but they had never encountered such a strange thing, hearing Liang Yujue's proposal, the two did not refuse, Hong Zhengwei took out some silver taels from his arms and put them on the table, and the three of them were ready to leave Xiaoshi Village.
"Where are you going? If you don't eat at home and waste Bolang's kindness, he will be unhappy, and if he is unhappy, I will be unhappy. By the door, Yingniang's figure, her voice was gloomy, and the small stone village where the sun was hanging high instantly seemed to be night.
The sudden change did not scare Liang Yujue, she gritted her teeth and said, "Rush out and talk about it." ”
The three of them broke open the door, and there was no Yingniang outside the house, but the villagers of Xiaoshi Village, who were supposed to dig the road, were staring at Liang Yujue and his party in the yard.
"Don't leave your hands behind, get out of the village first." Liang Yujue shouted, and with a swing of the spear in his hand, he sealed his throat with the tip of the spear, but before he could breathe a sigh of relief, the corpses of the villagers on the ground disappeared and reappeared outside the courtyard.
Liang Yujue is like falling into an ice cave.