Hearing the black-robed man's consent, Lin Manliu picked up Jiang Yanlin again and led him to the position of the horse not far away.

"Yan Lin is here and waiting for me for a moment!"

"Hmm..." The two jumped out of the back of the horse earlier, and the tall horse galloped all the way out, and only after the black-robed man had cut the snake did he stop in the direction they came.

Watching the short-shirted young man busy back and forth, the black-robed man found an open space to sit cross-legged. He untied his sword and placed it on his lap to wipe it back and forth, trying to wipe the blood from the sword as much as he could.

It didn't take long for Lin Manliu to trot up to the man and shouted, "The seniors are all cleaned up!" ”

"Take the serpent letter with you," said the black-robed man.

"Yes!" The boy in the short shirt answered, and ran towards the village again. The black-robed man exhaled slowly, and continued to wipe the long sword in his hand.

How long will this be delayed? Wait... It turned out that from the moment Lin Manliu was busy, the black-robed man would pay attention to his young man's every move.

At first, the boy in the short shirt just wanted to bury the horse that was crushed and crushed by the black snake due to fright.

But after Lin Manliu finished it, when he turned around and saw the black-robed man's sword wiping action, he began to hesitate a little in his heart.

Seeing that the other party did not urge, the short-shirted boy dug up some dirt and buried the stumps and broken arms and the blood stains under the eaves.

Looking at the young man's busy figure back and forth, the black-robed man wiped the sword body repeatedly, pretending to wait there.

Lin Manliu poured some dead grass leaves from the bushes, and tied the fishy snake letter in his hand.

He asked the black-robed man, "What is the use of this snake letter in the past?" ”

"Just take it, and go!" After the black-robed man finished speaking, he re-fastened his long sword behind his back and headed south.

The short-shirted young man beckoned Jiang Yanlin to get on the horse, and just as he was about to put the snake letter on the horse's back, Jiang Yanlin's lips trembled.

"Brother Liu... Or I'd better trouble you to carry it..."Lin Manliu said: "It's already dead, don't be afraid!" Jiang Yanlin listened to the young man's voice before he dared to look at the snake letter that was as thick as a wrist.

Blood oozed from the snake letter from time to time, falling down from the tip of the forked tongue, Jiang Yanlin immediately turned his head and didn't dare to look at it again.

"Hey, don't scare you, let's go first!"

"Good!" The black-robed man glanced back, and Lin Manliu hurriedly said, "Senior, wait for me!" Then the short-robed boy led the horse and chased after the black-robed swordsman who was walking briskly.

When Lin Manliu caught up, regardless of whether the young man wanted to or not, whether he wanted to or not, the black-robed man talked about what he had seen

"Snake plague". In his early years, he heard that there was a big snake here, and it was the black Jiao. However, no one has seen the true face, and no trace of it can be found, but it is said that there is a barren mountain snake cave outside the city of Lizhou.

The people who went into the mountains to collect medicine did see small snakes on the barren mountains, and there were a lot of them. Therefore, every year, all the villages and towns here will pay tribute to the barren mountain under the leadership of Wu Zhu or famous people.

There are pigs and sheep that have been raised for a year, vegetables and fruits specially left during the harvest, and cloth and silk left at home as a dowry.

But after a long time, how can there be a harvest every year? Have a surplus every year? The villagers and people who could not hand over the tribute, under the persuasion of Wu Zhu, had to take out the money at home to buy tribute with them.

Lin Manliu said loudly: "I have heard my father say that the south of Fengcheng is even poorer, and life in the city is not easy..." Jiang Yanlin, who was sitting on horseback, did not listen to the words of the black-robed man before, and naturally listened to Brother Liu's words a little puzzled.

"Brother Liu, but these black snakes hinder the harvest of the villagers?" The short-shirted boy shook his head and spoke: "The 'snake plague' disturbing the people is only one of the causes, and in terms of relative impact, it is far less than the latter..." "It's the people who are famous in the countryside, it's the people who come out every festival

The witch blessing of the "dancing god" is the greed and thirst in their hearts. As long as some villagers go into the mountains to collect medicine and see snakes, or even be infested by snakes, they can use this to falsely claim to disturb the black Jiao!

After that, they can ask for money and money from nearby villages, towns, and townships as tribute. Originally, this place was not far from Fengcheng, but compared with it, it can be said that this place is very different, and it is not as prosperous as those in Qianzhong and Jiangnan.

There is only one reason for falling so far! It is this that comes from the greed of the human heart

"Snake plague"... Jiang Yanlin listened to the black-robed man's explanation, and couldn't help it

"Groan". Because these words were spoken to him. It is in the palace wall of the deep courtyard, behind the high platform, the Bodhisattva with a jade face and red lips said.

"Ah Huan, do you know why those who have a prominent background and a noble status will have more rich and extravagant descendants? And those from humble backgrounds and poor families have their descendants increasingly impoverished? ”

"Ah Huan doesn't know..."

"Because the rich and powerful can always find a way to wantonly oppress and oppress those poor, and only need to exploit a hundred poor people to make a rich person rich again, if you exploit thousands, ten thousands, ten thousands!"

"The poor will get poorer and the rich will get richer..."

"Ah Huan can understand, it's the best!" Jiang Yanlin's back was chilling, so much so that he still didn't hear the words of the black-robed man.

On the other hand, Lin Manliu could listen attentively and took all his words into his ears. In its follow-up story, it was this time

The process of the complete outbreak of the "snake plague". When the black-robed man arrived at Lizhou City, the snake plague had already invaded all the villages and towns, so he went to the snake den alone.

But when he entered it, he only killed a few small snakes, not even the one in the previous village.

But he found that the serpent's den was full of brimstone, and there were signs of burning. Hearing this, Lin Manliu reacted quickly, and even stopped his footsteps.

The short-shirted boy said, "Someone did it on purpose? The black snake that hides in the cave... Even the 'black jiao' was forced out? The black-robed man laughed contemptuously and responded, "I'm afraid someone wants to exchange the lives of the people here for a chance to make a name for themselves!" Lin Manliu said to himself: "When the Wind Valley was raised, the Evil Sect also used this method to deal with the Heaven and Earth Alliance..."

"Little brother still knows about slaughtering evil sects? Can these things be mentioned casually? The black-robed man said. Lin Manliu said: "Although I don't know the identity of my predecessor, the kid can see that the predecessor killed the snake, even if he puts aside his own reasons, it must be for the safety of the people here!" The black-robed man smiled, "Why can't I be the one who wants to make a name for myself?" Why can't this 'snake plague' be caused by me? ”

"Those who want to be famous, they should cultivate their own bodies, just as a good horse should be equipped with a good saddle, with the clothes and swords of their predecessors, the boy can't see a minute and a half!"

"Oh? Speaking of which? ”

"If the predecessors had never carried a sword, and then covered their faces and walked in the market, this appearance is no different from ordinary people..."

"You're saying my clothes aren't good?"

"Ahem... Moreover, when the predecessors polished the swords, the long swords used by the predecessors of the boy were not much different from those sold in the city in terms of material, wear and style..."

"You little baby, dare to say that I can't use a sword?" Lin Manliu paid attention to the strange points of the black-robed man, and in order to explain accordingly, he began to practice a closed mouth meditation.

The black-robed man had no choice but to raise his hand and knock on his saber, then sighed and continued to walk.

...... The speed of the three of them was neither fast nor slow, and in two hours, they reached the north gate of the Lizhou City.

The black-robed man said, "Throw the snake letter to the door!" Make it harder! As soon as Lin Manliu raised his hand and threw it away, the snake letter in his hand was thrown out by him.

When the snake letter landed, it stirred up dust on the ground, and the boy in the short shirt saw what was on the ground clearly.

There were more than thirty of the snake letters he had thrown down, most of them had been broken into pieces under the scorching sun, but there were still a few that were bloody... Don't think about it, these are all done by the man in the black robe.

"Before you came, I followed the path of these black snakes and killed them for three days, right? I still haven't found the 'black Jiao'..."Listening to the words of the black-robed man, Lin Manliu stared at those snake letters.

"The kid is willing to go with his seniors!" The head of Lizhou City was not high, and the people stationed at the head of the city also heard the movement outside the city.

Soon the people shouted from the top of the city: "Thank you for your help!" Thank you for slaying the snake! The black-robed man didn't pay any attention to it, turned around and was about to leave.

Lin Manliu looked at Jiang Yanlin and said, "Yanlin, you stay in the city and wait for me first, this place should be safe!" "Safety, on the one hand, means that it can avoid being attacked by black snakes, and on the other hand, judging from the words of the black-robed man before, as well as the garrison here, it can be concluded that there will be no Yanyang soldiers in the city.

Jiang Yanlin glanced at the city gate, then at the black-robed man who was about to walk away, and finally looked at his eldest brother Liu.

He opened his mouth and said, "Yanlin also wants to go with Brother Liu!" The short-shirted boy couldn't make up his mind for a while, so he had to look at the black-robed man.

"I said that I said to the two of you before, if you don't want to die, you can just follow it!" The black-robed man's voice came from afar.

Lin Manliu reminded: "Then the inkstone is for you and remember, stay by my side at all times, and you must protect yourself!" Jiang Yanlin nodded and said, "Hmm! ”

"Senior, we've figured it out!" The boy in the shirt shouted. The black-robed man said: "According to what I have seen in the past few days, the further northwest I go, the bigger the body of the black snake I encountered, and then I will continue to enter the mountains and forests!" Lin Manliu and the two of them kept up with the pace of the black-robed man, and the shirt suddenly remembered about

Rumors of "snake plague".

"When my predecessors were walking these days, had you ever seen a mountain road or a forest with a mud swamp?"

"Are you betting that the 'Black Jiao' is hiding there?"

"According to what I said before, these black snakes that were originally hidden in the snake's den should have been forced out by people who threw sulfur and burned them, and in addition to harming the people here in a short time, these animals also need to find a place to fade the smell of sulfur!"

"In this way, it is indeed possible to hide in the mud swamp in the forest..."Listening to Lin Manliu's explanation, the black-robed man gave the young man a thumbs up.

Lin Manliu said: "Although it is only an ancient rumor, if it can be passed on by word of mouth and made people believe that it is true, then it also needs to be true and false!" The black-robed man said with a smile: "It makes sense! Walk! ”